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WorksheetsIntro To Research
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 23mins
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1.
Why do you need to cite information?
a)
to avoid plagiarism
b)
so that a paper is longer
c)
so that a paper takes more time to complete
d)
so someone else doesn't steal my work
2.
The MLA in-text or parenthetical citation should be located _________________.
a)
just after the information being cited
b)
just before the information cited
c)
at the bottom of the page
d)
on the last page of the paper
3.
True or False?
"Only direct quotes need to be cited."
"Only direct quotes need to be cited."
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Parenthetical Citations (paraphrases) are used ___________________.
a)
at the end of the paper
b)
within the Works Cited
c)
to cite summarized information
d)
to cite direct quotes
5.
Which of the following does NOT need to be cited?
a)
exact words of an author
b)
Purchased music, lyrics, and videos
c)
Pictures, graphs, and photos found on the Internet
d)
Your own words and ideas
6.
If available, what piece of information is the first thing that should go in a citation?
a)
author's name
b)
page number
c)
website article title
d)
website title
7.
If the source is a book, what two pieces of information are put in the citation?
a)
author and page number
b)
author and book title
c)
book title and page number
d)
website title and author
8.
If there is no author, what is used instead?
a)
book title
b)
website article title
c)
editor's name
d)
page number
9.
True or False?
When citing a book, put a comma between the author's name and page number.
When citing a book, put a comma between the author's name and page number.
a)
False
b)
True
10.
Select which in-text citation is PROPERLY DONE from the options below.
a)
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately (Smith 10).
b)
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith 10)
c)
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith p.10)
d)
(Smith 10) Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately
11.
Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth.
Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth.
a)
Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.
b)
One fifth of the Earth's surface is desert.
c)
Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.
d)
Deserts cover more than half of the Earth's surface.
12.
What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
A type of shark called a shortfin mako can leap 20 feet above the surface of the water.
A type of shark called a shortfin mako can leap 20 feet above the surface of the water.
a)
A shark can leap 20 feet out of the water, it is called a shortfin mako.
b)
The shortfin mako shark can jump above the surface of water.
c)
A shortfin mako is a kind of shark that can leap 20 feet out of the water.
d)
A shortfin mako can jump 20 feet above the surface of the water.
13.
What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Brazil is the largest country in South America and Suriname is the smallest.
Brazil is the largest country in South America and Suriname is the smallest.
a)
The biggest country in South America is Brazil, while the tiniest is Suriname.
b)
Suriname and Brazil the largest and smallest countries in Brazil.
c)
The largest country is Brazil and the smallest country is Suriname, and they are both countries in Brazil.
d)
The two countries of Brazil and Suriname are two countries in Brazil.
14.
Choose the sentence that BEST paraphrases this sentence:
A high school student usually has summer reading assignments.
A high school student usually has summer reading assignments.
a)
A high school student always has homework assignments in the summer.
b)
It is common for students in high school to have summer reading assignments.
c)
Usually school aged students have summer reading assignments.
d)
Most summer school students have high school reading to do.
15.
Choose the BEST paraphrase of this text:
Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team.
(Scholastic Book of World Records 2011 page 99)
Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team.
(Scholastic Book of World Records 2011 page 99)
a)
Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team.
b)
According to Scholastic Book of World Records 2011, I think it is great that soccer player Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team!
c)
Soccer player Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing soccer as striker/winger for La Liga's Barcelona team. Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain.
d)
According to Scholastic Book of World Records 2011, soccer player Lionel Messi makes over $39 million dollars annually. This impressive salary is from his work as a striker for La Liga's Barcelona team (page 99).
16.
Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Dragonflies have six legs, but they can’t walk.
Dragonflies have six legs, but they can’t walk.
a)
Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk, and I think that this is odd.
b)
Dragonflies have six legs.
c)
Although Dragonflies have six legs, they cannot walk at all.
d)
Even though they have six legs, dragonflies can’t walk.
17.
Choose the BEST paraphrase of these sentences:
Rugby football is the most popular sport in New Zealand. Most villages, towns, and districts have their own teams.
(World Book Atlas page 212)
Rugby football is the most popular sport in New Zealand. Most villages, towns, and districts have their own teams.
(World Book Atlas page 212)
a)
Of all sports played in New Zealand, rugby football is the most popular. Most areas even have their own teams.
b)
Rugby and football are the most popular sports in the area of New Zealand. Every village, town, and district has teams.
c)
New Zealand sports include rugby football in most districts, villages, and towns.
d)
Most villages, districts, and towns in New Zealand love rugby football and popular sports.
18.
Which of these is cited correctly?
a)
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings," (Wordsworth 263).
b)
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings." (Wordsworth 263)
c)
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth p. 263).
d)
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
19.
When citing a website, MLA requires the URL to be included.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The following is your MLA Works Cited entry. From that, create a matching parenthetical citation for when you cite the source in the actual paper.
"'So Who's Got Time for Adults!': Femininity, Consumption and the Development of Teen TV - from Gidget to Buffy." Teen TV: Genre, Consumption, Identity. Ed. Glyn Davis and Kay Dickinson. London: BFI, 2004. p. 71. Print
a)
(So Who's Got Time for Adults! 71)
b)
(Feminity 71)
c)
(So Who's Got Time for Adults!)
d)
(Davis & Dickinson 71)
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