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Intro to Research Writing

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What to we research?

a)

to find out more about a topic

b)

nothing else to do

2.

What questions do you ask when researching?

a)

What, When, Where, What, Why and How?

b)

when, how

c)

where, what

d)

how

3.

Is wikipedia a creditable source?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

maybe

4.

Is a fiction book a good resource for research writing?

a)

Some parts can be.

b)

no

c)

yes

5.

Paraphrasing is...

a)

Copying the text

b)

Saying whatever I want after reading

c)

Putting information I read into my own words

d)

A water activity

6.

If I wanted to find the meaning of the word "agriculture," I would use a...

a)

dictionary

b)

thesaurus

c)

almanac

d)

encyclopedia

7.

True or False: Everything I read on the Internet is correct.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

In what source would you most likely find more pictures like this one?

a)

an almanac

b)

a thesaurus

c)

a dictionary

d)

an atlas

9.

Wikipedia is NOT a reliable source and, as such, should not be used in your assignments.

a)

True

b)

False

10.
You can tell that a website is associated with a college or university if the URL ends with...
a)
.com
b)
.gov
c)
.edu
d)
.org
11.
A reliable source is...
a)
Biased
b)
Trusted
c)
Trying to sell you something
d)
Google
12.
An example of a reliable source is...
a)
A print or an online encyclopedia.
b)
wikipedia.com.
c)
google.com.
d)
yahoo.com.
13.
When paraphrasing, you do not want to use the same words as the original author.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Sources created by people who witnesses or took part in the events they describe are?
a)
primary source
b)
database
c)
secondary source
d)
index
15.
Sources created by people not directly involved in the events they describe are ?
a)
plagiarism
b)
database
c)
primary source
d)
secondary source
16.
How are entries organized on a bibliography works cited page?
a)
Alphabetically
b)
In the order they appear in the paper.
c)
By length
d)
Randomly