Quoting with Confidence

What is the purpose of using a quote in your writing?

• • To summarize the entire text in one sentence

• • To take the exact words from a source to support your argument

• • To change the words in a text and make them your own

• • To express your personal opinion without any facts

The exact words taken from the text and surrounded by quotation marks are called a __________.

• • Paraphrase

• • Summary

• • Quote

• • Opinion

Which of the following is the correct way to quote from a text?

• • "The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents."

• • According to "The Declaration of Independence," the document was "signed in 1776 by the Founding Fathers."

• • The Bill of Rights is about ten different rules that people must follow.

When using a quote, what should you do before or after the quote?

• • Leave the source unnamed

• • Add extra words to change the meaning

• • Reference the source to avoid plagiarism

• • Use all caps for the quote

Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

In order to correctly cite a quote, you should always place the quoted words in __________ marks.

• • Parenthesis

• • Brackets

• • Quotation

• • Square

Which of the following is an example of quoting from a source?

• • "The Declaration of Independence" says that "All men are created equal."

• • The Declaration of Independence talks about men being equal and free.

• • "The Declaration of Independence" was written to give people their rights.

• • The Declaration of Independence means that everyone has the same rights.

True or False: When quoting, you should change some of the words to make the quote fit better into your writing.

• • True

• • False

Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

When writing an essay, you can use quotes from sources such as "The Bill of Rights" or "The Declaration of Independence," but you must always __________ the source.

• • Ignore

• • Paraphrase

• • Reference

• • Rewrite

What should you do to ensure that the quoted text is accurately represented in your writing?

• • Change the word order slightly for readability

• • Take the exact words and use quotation marks

• • Add your opinion to the quote

• • Remove unnecessary words to make it shorter

The quote "The Bill of Rights limits government power" should be written with quotation marks and referenced properly, such as: "The Bill of Rights limits government power" (Source 2).

• • True

• • False