Citing Dahl

You are asked to cite your evidence as a direct quote, which of the following would be a correct example of a direct quote?

• "It is his own secret store-house, as secret as a lady's handbag, and there is an unwritten law that no other boy, no teacher, not even the Headmaster himself has the right to pry into the contents of your tuck-box."

• Tuck-boxes were "secret store-houses" for the boys things that no but the owner could touch.

• A tuck-box was a private storage space, as private as a woman's purse. There was an unspoken rule that no one in the school, not even the principal, could look at the contents inside.

• 
  The tuck-box is a private storage for boys where they can keep their personal items. It's an unspoken rule that only the owner has the right to access its contents.

You are asked to cite your evidence by paraphrasing, which of the following would be a correct example of paraphrasing?

• "It is his own secret store-house, as secret as a lady's handbag, and there is an unwritten law that no other boy, no teacher, not even the Headmaster himself has the right to pry into the contents of your tuck-box."

• Tuck-boxes were "secret store-houses" for the boys things that no but the owner could touch.

• A tuck-box was a private storage space, as private as a woman's purse. There was an unspoken rule that no one in the school, not even the principal, could look at the contents inside.

• 
  The tuck-box is a private storage for boys where they can keep their personal items. It's an unspoken rule that only the owner has the right to access its contents.

You are asked to cite your evidence by summarizing, which of the following would be a correct example of summarizing?

• "It is his own secret store-house, as secret as a lady's handbag, and there is an unwritten law that no other boy, no teacher, not even the Headmaster himself has the right to pry into the contents of your tuck-box."

• Tuck-boxes were "secret store-houses" for the boys things that no but the owner could touch.

• A tuck-box was a private storage space, as private as a woman's purse. There was an unspoken rule that no one in the school, not even the principal, could look at the contents inside.

• 
  The tuck-box is a private storage for boys where they can keep their personal items. It's an unspoken rule that only the owner has the right to access its contents.

Which of the following is correctly citing the direct quote using parenthetical citation?

• "It is his own secret store-house, as secret as a lady's handbag, and there is an unwritten law that no other boy, no teacher, not even the Headmaster himself has the right to pry into the contents of your tuck-box." (Dahl, pg. 54).

• "It is his own secret store-house, as secret as a lady's handbag, and there is an unwritten law that no other boy, no teacher, not even the Headmaster himself has the right to pry into the contents of your tuck-box" (Dahl pg 54)

• "It is his own secret store-house, as secret as a lady's handbag, and there is an unwritten law that no other boy, no teacher, not even the Headmaster himself has the right to pry into the contents of your tuck-box" (Dahl 54).

• "It is his own secret store-house, as secret as a lady's handbag, and there is an unwritten law that no other boy, no teacher, not even the Headmaster himself has the right to pry into the contents of your tuck-box. Dahl 54"

Which of the following is the correct way to cite a direct quote without using parenthetical citation?

• Dahl said on page 54, "It is his own secret store-house, as secret as a lady's handbag, and there is an unwritten law that no other boy, no teacher, not even the Headmaster himself has the right to pry into the contents of your tuck-box."

• "It is his own secret store-house, as secret as a lady's handbag, and there is an unwritten law that no other boy, no teacher, not even the Headmaster himself has the right to pry into the contents of your tuck-box." Dahl, pg. 54

• "It is his own secret store-house, as secret as a lady's handbag, and there is an unwritten law that no other boy, no teacher, not even the Headmaster himself has the right to pry into the contents of your tuck-box." Dahl pg 54

• "It is his own secret store-house, as secret as a lady's handbag, and there is an unwritten law that no other boy, no teacher, not even the Headmaster himself has the right to pry into the contents of your tuck-box." Dahl 54

Which of the following is the correct way to take out the underlined words from the direct quote below?

"The other four stared at me in wonder. Then, as the sheer genius of the plot began to sink in, they all started grinning. They slapped me on the back. They cheered me and danced around the classroom. 'We'll do it today!' they cried."

• "The other four stared at me in wonder. Then, as the sheer genius of the plot began to sink in, they all started grinning. 'We'll do it today!' they cried."

• "The other four stared at me in wonder. Then, as the sheer genius of the plot began to sink in, they all started grinning. (words were removed). 'We'll do it today!' they cried."

• "The other four stared at me in wonder. Then, as the sheer genius of the plot began to sink in, they all started grinning...'We'll do it today!' they cried."

• "The other four stared at me in wonder. Then, as the sheer genius of the plot began to sink in, they all started grinning." "'We'll do it today!' they cried."

Which of the following correctly cites a direct quote from the paragraph below?

At St. Peter's the ground floor was all classrooms. The first floor was all dormitories. On the dormitory floor the Matron ruled supreme. This was her territory. Hers was the only voice of authority up here, and even the eleven-and twelve-year-old boys were terrified of this female ogre, for she ruled with a rod of steel.

• "On the dormitory floor the Matron ruled supreme. This was her territory."

• "For she ruled with a rod of steel." (Dahl pg. 57)

• At St. Peter's the ground floor was all classrooms. dahl, page 57.

• "...even the eleven-and twelve-year-old boys were terrified of this female ogre, for she ruled with a rod of steel." (Dahl 57).

Which of the following correctly cites and paraphrases the information from the paragraph below?

At St. Peter's the ground floor was all classrooms. The first floor was all dormitories. On the dormitory floor the Matron ruled supreme. This was her territory. Hers was the only voice of authority up here, and even the eleven-and twelve-year-old boys were terrified of this female ogre, for she ruled with a rod of steel.

• The floor where the dormitories were was controlled by the Matron. This floor belonged to her (Dahl 57).

• The Matron was mean because she yelled at the boys.

• At St. Peter's all the classrooms were underground. (Dahl 57).

• Even the eleven-and twelve-year-old boys were terrified of this female ogre, for she ruled with a rod of steel. (Dahl 57).

Which of the following is an ellipsis?

• ?

• ...

• ( )

• [ ]

What is the function of an ellipsis (...)?

• It has no function.

• To indicate the end of a sentence.

• To show that words from the original text have been removed in the cited quote.

• To indicate a strong emotion or reaction.