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WorksheetsResearch Ready?
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following steps is the first step of the research process?
a)
Going to Wikipedia
b)
Choosing a topic
c)
Creating a Works Cited page
d)
Typing the heading, title, and introduction paragraph
2.
Where should you look to find credible, reliable, and authoritative information to use to support your research ideas?
a)
Online databases
b)
Internet
c)
Books
d)
All of the above
3.
Which of the following website domains is the most trustworthy?
a)
.com
b)
.edu
c)
.gov
d)
.org
4.
Which of the following is NOT a question you need to ask yourself when evaluating a research source you find on the internet:
a)
Is the information accurate and up-to-date?
b)
Does the author have ethos? Are they an expert on the subject or topic?
c)
Is this article mean to persuade me, inform me, or entertain me?
d)
Is this article long enough?
5.
Every single article that you use at least once in your research paper must be included on your Works Cited page.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
All articles retrieved from an online database already have a pre-made MLA formatted or APA formatted citation available.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
When you are including information that you are borrowing from your research article into your own research paper you can do all of the following except:
a)
Summarize
b)
Paraphrase
c)
Directly quote
d)
Copy and paste
8.
On an online database you can find the following "resource types":
a)
Magazine and newspaper articles
b)
Videos, audio, and images
c)
Reference articles (encyclopedia articles, biography articles, etc.)
d)
All of the above
9.
At Elmont, we use the following program to help us with our Works Cited pages:
a)
EasyBib
b)
SonofCitation
c)
NoodleTools
d)
BibMe
10.
Every research paper should have a ________. The one sentence at the end of your introduction that lets your reader know what you are aiming to argue or prove. This one sentence is called...
a)
Topic Sentence
b)
Main Idea
c)
Thesis Statement
d)
Attention Grabber
11.
Every single piece of borrowed information, whether it is summarized, paraphrased, or directly quoted must have a parenthetical citation that allows your reader to connect the information to the original source. A parenthetical citation is also known as a(n)
a)
note
b)
in-text citation
c)
footnote
d)
endnote
12.
Think of your essay as a hamburger on a bun. Your introduction and conclusion are the buns that hold your essay together. The body paragraphs are the MEAT of your essay. Every body paragraph must have an M-E-A-T. What might "M" stand for?
a)
Main idea
b)
Motivation
c)
My opinion
d)
Misinformation
13.
The first sentence of any body paragraph using the MEAT should be the main idea statement. But, the sentences that follow the main idea are the E+A... including all of the following EXCEPT
a)
Evidence or examples from articles
b)
Explanations or analysis
c)
Summaries or annotations
d)
Asking questions
14.
All solid body paragraphs written using the MEAT formula have a main idea statement, evidence and analysis, and finally a ___ to the next body paragraph or conclusion.
a)
Transition
b)
Tie Up
c)
One or the other
d)
Neither
15.
A properly MLA-formatted research paper includes all of the following except:
a)
12-inch font
b)
Arial font type
c)
double spaced lines
d)
1 inch margins
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