First Trim Periodical Test Reviewer 2

Which among the following formats is used in outlining?

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Which of the following serves as the main idea of the paragraph?

• Hurricanes are summer storms.

• Hurricanes are one type of storm.

• Hurricanes are large dangerous storms

• Hurricanes are just like tornadoes and floods.

What do you call a concise and condensed version of a longer test, speech, or piece of information, in which the main ideas, key points, and importand details are extracted and presented in a shorter form?

• outline

• thesis statement

• summary

• essay

Which of the following defines the concept of summarizing?

• Rewriting a text in a shorter form.

• Providing a detailed analysis of a text.

• Citing sources to prove your position.

• Drawing connections between various texts.

Which of the following serves as the main idea for the paragraph?

• Choose a fun way to exercise.

• There are many types of exercise.

• If you are not happy, exercise will fix it.

• There are many ways to make yourself feel better.

Which of the following summarizes the paragraph?

• A human skeleton is made up of many bones – 206, to be exact! Bones give your body structure, let you move in different ways, and protect your internal organs.

• But as you grow and eat foods containing calcium like milk and cheese, the cartilage grows too and is eventually replaced by bone. It takes 25 years for your bones to get as big as they are going to be.

• A human skeleton is made up of many bones – 206, to be exact! Bones grow and change during your lifetime just like the other parts of your body. It takes 25 years for your bones to get as big as they are going to be.

• The 206 bones that make up the human skeleton provide structure, movement, and protection. Over a period of 25 years, cartilage, a flexible material, grows and is replaced by bone.

Which of the following summarizes the paragraph?

• You probably think of your head, hand, and feet as being single things, but each of these things is made up of many, many bones.

• Your skull is a set of twenty-two bones. There are five separate bones in the hand. Each feet has twenty-six bones and thrity three joints.

• Your head, hand, and feet are composed of numerous bones, including the skull, hands, fingers, and joints, which enable you to perform various tasks.

• The many bones and joints in our body allow us to do amazing things like pick up a glass, type on a computer, or throw a ball for your dog.

Why is the summary considered weak or ineffective?

• It does not give recognition to the source of information.

• It slightly changes the meaning of the text, giving the impression that being tall guarantees success.

• It is not well-punctuated and contains errors in grammar.

• It is too short and leaves out all the important details from the original text.

Which of the following is an example of plagiarism?

• Consulting an online resource when you write your research paper.

• Putting a quote from a magazine article in an essay.

• Forgetting to include a bibliography at the end of your paper.

• Paraphrasing the author's idea of a published book.

What 's the best way to quote online resources without plagiarizing?

• Paraphrasing every paragraph that you read

• Using only print versions of online documents

• Explaining to your teacher that you did your research on the internet.

• Citing all your online resources with proper format