WorksheetsHow to Write Research Papers
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Well-written papers contain these three important parts.
a)
introduction, periods, commas
b)
date, nickname, title
c)
introduction, body, and conclusion
d)
mother's name, father's name, and address
2.
Prewriting is when you
a)
create a poem
b)
brainstorm, decide on a main idea and create an outline
c)
work on a paper with your pet dog
3.
Which word is a synonym for fact?
a)
Reality
b)
Justify
c)
Opinion
d)
Untrue
4.
What is an antonym for the word fact?
a)
True
b)
Honest
c)
Fiction
d)
Football
5.
How many paragraphs are in a traditional paper?
a)
7
b)
6
c)
5
d)
4
6.
Which of the following should appear first in your research paper?
a)
works cited page
b)
introduction
c)
title
d)
conclusion
7.
Which of the following should appear last in your research paper?
a)
works cited
b)
in-text citations
c)
thesis
d)
title
8.
Where is your thesis statement located in your research paper?
a)
after the title
b)
last sentence of the introduction
c)
first sentence of your conclusion
d)
in the works cited
9.
Which is the proper size font for your research paper?
a)
12
b)
14
c)
11
d)
16
10.
What is the thesis statement?
a)
the main purpose of your paper
b)
a summary of all the facts of your paper
c)
the same thing as the introduction
d)
the same thing as the conclusion
11.
What is the minimum number of sources you should have in your words cited?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
1
d)
10
12.
How many in-text citations should you have?
a)
10
b)
as many as you need to in order to avoid plagiarism
c)
5
d)
none
13.
When typing an essay, what should you do with a book title?
a)
underline the title
b)
capitalize the title
c)
italicize and underline the title
d)
italicize the title
14.
Which of the following should my title be?
a)
Bolded
b)
Centered
c)
Underlined
d)
all of the above are correct
15.
What sentence should be at the end of an introductory paragraph?
a)
attention-grabber
b)
background
c)
integrated quote
d)
thesis
16.
How are multiple sources organized in a Works Cited?
a)
order of importance
b)
alphabetically
c)
order of citations
d)
randomly
17.
What is the title of the page where you give credit to authors whose work you used in a paper?
a)
Reference Page
b)
Works Cited
c)
Citations
d)
Sources
18.
Should your "Works Cited" page be at the end of your essay, or on its own page at the very end?
a)
It should follow the last line after your essay body.
b)
It should be on its own page at the very end.
19.
A ______________ refers to acquiring information for your report from a book, newspaper article, website, etc.
a)
Source
b)
Plagiarism
c)
MLA Style
d)
Table of Contents
20.
Why should students use MLA Format?
a)
To avoid plagiarism
b)
Because teachers say they should
c)
To make a paper harder
d)
Students shouldn't use it
21.
Which of the following is not a synonym for plagiarism?
a)
Copying
b)
Piracy
c)
Sharing
d)
Stealing
22.
Why do you have to cite your sources?
a)
You need to give credit to the original authors of the information
b)
It is a part of MLA format
c)
Mrs. Stuart says so
d)
All of the above
23.
How many sentences should your thesis be?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3 or more
d)
There is no limit
24.
Which of the following is NOT an scholarly source?
a)
PBS documentary
b)
professional journal
c)
a blog
d)
a university sponsored website
25.
Submitting work written by another student, parent, or professional and claiming it is your own work
a)
paraphrasing
b)
plagiarism
c)
cheating
d)
stratagem
26.
How many sources do you need to use?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
27.
You need to have a separate page for what?
a)
Title page
b)
Works Cited
28.
You should avoid using which of the following?
a)
"I"
b)
"me"
c)
"you"
d)
all of the above
29.
What is research?
a)
A learning and sharing process
b)
Finding the main idea of a passage
c)
Providing details to support an answer
d)
The subject or topic
30.
What is a citation?
a)
Boga Fat
b)
Where the info is from.
c)
Boogers
d)
A dish in Europe
31.
The subject
a)
The Main Topic
b)
America
c)
Burgers
d)
The End Of The Essay
32.
Information that is able to be trusted and accurate is?
a)
relevant
b)
reliable
c)
glossary
d)
source
33.
Copying words and ideas from a source and presenting them as your own is?
a)
quoting
b)
paraphrasing
c)
summarizing
d)
plagiarism
34.
Body Paragraph is the
a)
Boga Fat
b)
Middle of Essay
c)
Start of Essay
d)
End of Essay
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