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Research and Study Skills

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When is the best time to start to study for a test?

a)

In the bus on the way to school.

b)

Daily, starting a week before the test.

c)

The night before the test.

d)

Skip breakfast and study then.

2.

What does it mean to prioritize the questions?

a)

Answer the hard questions first.

b)

Write the essay first.

c)

Read the passages before the questions

d)

Answer the easy questions first.

3.

If you are asked to describe something, you must ________.

a)

compare and contrast

b)

draw a conclusion

c)

give details about it

d)

analyze evidence

4.

When you are asked to compare and contrast, you must ________.

a)

tell how two things are alike and different

b)

provide an outline

c)

justify your stance

d)

develop a thesis statement

5.

In order to justify your stance, you must ________.

a)

develop an idea

b)

provide evidence

c)

make a prediction

d)

evaluate an argument

6.

What is a paraphrase?

a)

a restatement of the information in a text

b)

a persuasive argument about the information in a text

c)

a genre of storytelling

d)

an essay about a specific topic

7.

True or False: A paraphrase is about the same length as the original text.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of these is plagiarism?

a)

giving credit to the author of a book

b)

presenting someone else’s ideas as your own

c)

telling your friend about a great book you just read

d)

writing a short summary of a text

9.

In mind mapping, what goes in the center circle?

a)

the name of the topic

b)

the source of the notes

c)

the most important details

d)

the date the notes are taken

10.

What is written at the bottom of the page of Cornell notes?

a)

a list of questions

b)

source information

c)

a summary

d)

your name and the date

11.

When taking notes, abbreviations and symbols ________.

a)

should be avoided

b)

allow you to take notes faster

c)

should only be used in technical subjects

d)

are an essential part of mind mapping

12.

What's essential when you're deciding on a research topic?

a)

that you like the topic

b)

that there's a web site on the topic

c)

that there's a lot of videos on the topic

d)

that no one has heard of the topic

13.

What is an example of a primary source?

a)

a textbook

b)

an academic journal

c)

an encyclopedia

d)

a diary

14.

What is the purpose of the bibliography?

a)

To define words the reader may not know.

b)

To tell the reader where find specific ideas in your paper.

c)

To tell where your facts and quotes came from.

d)

To give credit to your librarian for helping you.

15.

The ________ in a sentence is always capitalized.

a)

last word

b)

noun

c)

first word

d)

verb

16.

Which pronoun is always capitalized?

a)

I

b)

Her

c)

He

d)

We

17.

Which of these words should be capitalized?

a)

winter

b)

aunt

c)

library

d)

friday

18.

Which of the following is a run-on sentence?

a)

Taylor put on his rain boots before he went outside.

b)

The sky was clear, but the air was still misty and wet.

c)

It had rained all night, so the street was full of puddles.

d)

Taylor found the first big puddle he stomped and splashed with glee.

19.

Which of the following is a way to correct a run-on sentence?

a)

Make it into two sentences using a period.

b)

Create a compound sentence by using a semicolon.

c)

Form a compound sentence with a comma and coordinating conjunction.

d)

all of the above

20.

Fixing a run-on sentence involves adding the proper

a)

predicate.

b)

punctuation.

c)

part of speech.

d)

independent clause.