Quoting from the Text

Quoting means...

• To copy a source with no changes

• To copy the source's ideas but not the exact words

• To copy the source with some slight changes

• To copy a source but in your own words

What is text evidence?

• An answer to the question

• My paraphrased version of tghe article

• A word-for-word quote from a passage

• My opinion of the article

Select all correct answers that make appropriate sentence starters when you're citing evidence

• Because of this...

• The author states...

• In conclusion...

• This means...

• According to the text...

Proof is also known as

• citing

• elaboration

• conclusion

• evidence

Which punctuation mark should be used to separate a quotation from the rest of the sentence?

• a period

• an exclamation point

• a comma

• a colon

When quoting evidence directly from the text, the quoted text should go...

• at the beginning of the sentence

• in the middle of the sentence

• at the end of the sentence

• any of these would work

When you directly quote a text, you must...

• skip some words and put in quotation marks

• use the author's exact words and put them in quotation marks

• include the following phrase: 'I am quoting the following' and put it in quotation marks

What is missing...

"I whistle melodies from Beethoven and Vivaldi and the more popular classical composers. I also love country music tunes" the author stated.

• a period

• nothing

• a question mark

• a comma

Which one is punctuated correctly?

• According to the text, "Fake photos are very common on the internet."

• According to the text, "Fake photos are very common on the internet".

• According to the text, "Fake photos are very common on the internet?"

• According to the text, "Fake photos are very common on the internet"

Which one is punctuated incorrectly?

• Viral social messages spread just like a virus, stated the author.

• "Viral social messages spread just like a virus, stated the author.

• Viral social messages spread just like a virus," stated the author.

• All of the above