The Research Process

________ is the theft of words, phrases, sentence structures, ideas, or opinions. (*Spelling counts in your response.)

What is the purpose of the bibliography?

• To define words the reader may not know.

• To tell the reader where find specific ideas in your paper.

• To tell where your facts and quotes came from.

• To give credit to your librarian for helping you.

When should you cite a source?

• each time you write an idea that is your own

• each time you write a fact or idea that's not your own

• each time you write a word that the reader may not know

• each time you include your own photo or drawing

Which statement is true?

• If you quote less than three lines from a book, you don't have to cite it.

• If you quote information from a web site, you don't have to cite it.

• If you quote information from a print or digital source, you must cite it.

• If you state your opinion in your research paper, you must cite it.

As a general rule, direct quotations in an essay should be no more than ____ of your total paper length.

• 10%

• 100%

• 25%

• 50%

You must still acknowledge your source when you...

• use exact quotations from the source

• paraphrase the source

• summarize the source

• all of these

When introducing quoted material in our writing, we tend to overuse these two verbs: writes/wrote and __________ (for your answer, follow the template for writes/wrote)

What does MLA stand for?

• More Language Always

• Modern English Language

• Making Language Accessible

• Modern Language Association

MLA requires two types of citation. What are they?

• in-text citations & works cited page

• bibliography & works cited page

• in-text citations & signal phrases

• works cited page & paraphrase

Which of the following is NOT a reason to use MLA format?

• allows readers to cross-reference your sources easily

• provides consistent format within a discipline

• gives you credibility as a writer

• protects you from plagiarism

• makes paper more complicated and formal