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WorksheetsResearch and Study Skills
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
When is the best time to start to study for a test?
In the bus on the way to school.
Daily, starting a week before the test.
The night before the test.
Skip breakfast and study then.
What does it mean to prioritize the questions?
Answer the hard questions first.
Write the essay first.
Read the passages before the questions
Answer the easy questions first.
If you are asked to describe something, you must ________.
compare and contrast
draw a conclusion
give details about it
analyze evidence
When you are asked to compare and contrast, you must ________.
tell how two things are alike and different
provide an outline
justify your stance
develop a thesis statement
In order to justify your stance, you must ________.
develop an idea
provide evidence
make a prediction
evaluate an argument
What is a paraphrase?
a restatement of the information in a text
a persuasive argument about the information in a text
a genre of storytelling
an essay about a specific topic
True or False: A paraphrase is about the same length as the original text.
True
False
Which of these is plagiarism?
giving credit to the author of a book
presenting someone else’s ideas as your own
telling your friend about a great book you just read
writing a short summary of a text
In mind mapping, what goes in the center circle?
the name of the topic
the source of the notes
the most important details
the date the notes are taken
What is written at the bottom of the page of Cornell notes?
a list of questions
source information
a summary
your name and the date
When taking notes, abbreviations and symbols ________.
should be avoided
allow you to take notes faster
should only be used in technical subjects
are an essential part of mind mapping
What's essential when you're deciding on a research topic?
that you like the topic
that there's a web site on the topic
that there's a lot of videos on the topic
that no one has heard of the topic
What is an example of a primary source?
a textbook
an academic journal
an encyclopedia
a diary
What is the purpose of the bibliography?
To define words the reader may not know.
To tell the reader where find specific ideas in your paper.
To tell where your facts and quotes came from.
To give credit to your librarian for helping you.
The ________ in a sentence is always capitalized.
last word
noun
first word
verb
Which pronoun is always capitalized?
I
Her
He
We
Which of these words should be capitalized?
winter
aunt
library
friday
Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
Taylor put on his rain boots before he went outside.
The sky was clear, but the air was still misty and wet.
It had rained all night, so the street was full of puddles.
Taylor found the first big puddle he stomped and splashed with glee.
Which of the following is a way to correct a run-on sentence?
Make it into two sentences using a period.
Create a compound sentence by using a semicolon.
Form a compound sentence with a comma and coordinating conjunction.
all of the above
Fixing a run-on sentence involves adding the proper
predicate.
punctuation.
part of speech.
independent clause.
