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Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 46mins
What should follow immediately after the quotes for a direct quote?
(
author
).
book page number or article title
Which is the correct citation for Lord of the Flies by William Golding?
"By now they were listening to the tirade" (Golding 45).
"By now they were listening to the tirade (Golding 45)."
By now they were listening to the tirade" (Golding).
"By now they were listening to the tirade" (45).
Which is the correct citation for Lord of the Flies by William Golding?
"When Simon mentioned his hunger the others became aware of theirs." (Golding 30).
"When Simon mentioned his hunger the others became aware of theirs" (30 Golding).
"When Simon mentioned his hunger the others became aware of theirs" (Golding 30).
When Simon mentioned his hunger the others became aware of theirs (Golding 30).
When using someone's exact words, _____________ must be used.
parenthasis
commas
authors
quotation marks
Which citation is correct for this quote that is found on page 26?
In the community, "it was considered rude to call attention to things that were unsettling or different about individuals" (Lowry 26).
In the community, "it was considered rude to call attention to things that were unsettling or different about individuals." (Lowry, 26)
In the community, "it was considered rude to call attention to things that were unsettling or different about individuals" (Lowry, 26).
In the community, it was considered rude to call attention to things that were unsettling or different about individuals. (Lowry 26).
What is this citation missing?
"He felt self-conscious, realizing that he, too, had that look (Lowry 26).
A quotation mark after look
A period after look
A comma after Lowry
Should there be a comma between the author's last name and the page number in the parenthesis?
(Lowry, 14).
Yes
No
Is the following citation correct?
Jonas doesn't know that animals are real, saying that "many of the comfort objects, like Lily's, were soft, stuffed, imaginary creatures" (Lowry 23).
Yes
No
Is the following citation correct?
Most people in the community had dark eyes, "but there were a few exceptions." (Lowry 25).
Yes
No
Is the title cited correctly?
In "The Giver," Jonas lives with his mom, dad and sister Lily.
No
Yes
If I want to emphasize the credibility of my source, where is the best place for my signal phrase?
At the beginning of the sentence: According to Mrs. Lancy, "direct quotes are important to a strong response."
In the middle of the sentence: "Direct quotes," according to Mrs. Lancy, "are important to a strong response."
At the end of the sentence: "Direct quotes are important to a strong response," according to Mrs. Lancy.
If I want to emphasize two different parts of the quote, where is the best place for my signal phrase?
At the beginning of the sentence: According to Mrs. Lancy, "direct quotes are important to a strong response."
In the middle of the sentence: "Direct quotes," according to Mrs. Lancy, "are important to a strong response."
At the end of the sentence: "Direct quotes are important to a strong response," according to Mrs. Lancy.
If I want to emphasize the information in the quote, where is the best place for my signal phrase?
At the beginning of the sentence: According to Mrs. Lancy, "direct quotes are important to a strong response."
In the middle of the sentence: "Direct quotes," according to Mrs. Lancy, "are important to a strong response."
At the end of the sentence: "Direct quotes are important to a strong response," according to Mrs. Lancy.
If I have citation information in a signal phrase, do I need to include it again in parentheses? (The title and author have already been mentioned in the response.)
On page 26, Jonas finds the newchild's light eyes "unsettling" because his are light, too (Lowry 26).
No parenthetical citation is needed at all--the page number in the signal phrase is adequate.
No, only the author's name is necessary in parentheses for every citation in the response.
Yes, the page number always has to be included in the parentheses.
How should the parenthetical citation be written?
When Jonas met Gabe for the first time and saw the baby's light eyes, it made Jonas feel "self-conscious" when he realized that he also had that rare, "certain look" (_______)
(Lois Lowry 21).
(Lowry, 21).
(Lowry 21).
(The Giver 21).
Is it acceptable to shorten a longer title to a short word or phrase, excluding words like "A" or "The"?
For example, instead of "The New Utopia," use "New Utopia"
Yes, as long as the full title has been properly cited near the beginning of the response.
No, you must always use a full title, even with parenthetical citations.
Yes, this is fine to use anytime during a response--even for the first citation.
Which type of citation is this?
Jonas is surprised when he sees the new child's light eyes (25).
Signal Phrase
Parenthetical Citation
Which type of evidence is this?
When he meets Gabriel, "It was the first thing Jonas noticed... the pale eyes" (Lowry 25).
Paraphrase
Direct Quote
Which type of evidence is this?
In Chapter 3, Jonas meets the new child Gabriel and discovers that they have something in common: light eyes.
Paraphrase
Direct Quote
Which is NOT a rule for formatting the titles of books and stories?
The first word of the title must always be capitalized (even if it is a small word)
Words of titles should be capitalized, except small words like the, and, or, to, of
All types of titles should always in be italics AND "quote marks"
Titles of books and other long works should be underlined when handwritten
Which formatting is correct for this book title?
"Born A Crime" by Trevor Noah
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
"Born a Crime" by Trevor Noah
Which formatting is correct for this book title?
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
"To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
Which formatting is correct for this book title?
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
Haroun And The Sea Of Stories by Salman Rushdie
"Haroun and the Sea of Stories" by Salman Rushdie
"Haroun and the sea of Stories" by Salman Rushdie
Which formatting is correct for this short story?
"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
"All Summer In A Day" by Ray Bradbury
All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury
"All Summer In A Day" by Ray Bradbury
True or False?
You should avoid using a Direct Quote as its own sentence
True!
False
True or False?
Always try to use signal phrases with direct quotes so that you incorporate evidence smoothly into your response.
True!
False
True or False?
You do not need to cite the page number when you paraphrase evidence from the text.
False: you always need to cite evidence from the text!
True: you don't need to cite when you put evidence in your own words.
What is this evidence missing?
"[Jonas] felt self-conscious, realizing that he, too, had that look" (Lowry 26).
There should be a signal phrase that helps incorporate the Direct Quote into a response, instead of as a standalone sentence.
The page number should be placed before the author's name: (26 Lowry)
There is a period missing after the word 'look'
There shouldn't be quote marks to show it comes directly from the text.
He describes the bird as "cheerily chirping in the early day" (Clark 6).
The period should go inside the quotation mark.
The "C" in "chirping" should be capitalized.
There should be a comma between Clark and "6" in the parentheses.
No change the sentence is correct.
We can see evidence of bias when he calls the government "misguided and completely irresponsible." (Daniels 23)
The period should be after the last parentheses.
Daniels must also be written at the beginning of the sentence.
There should be a comma between Daniels and "23" in parentheses.
There is no change the sentence is correct.
Any words that you are using at textual evidence must be enclosed within these...
Quotation Marks
Commas
Brackets
Parentheses
Which sentence is the better written parenthetical citation?
Jim is ashamed that Huck has played such a cruel prank. “Dat truck dah is trash; en trash is what people is dat puts dirt on de head er dey fren’s en makes ‘em ashamed” (Twain 55 ).
Ashamed that Huck has played such a cruel prank, Jim exclaims, “Dat truck dah is trash; en trash is what people is dat puts dirt on de head er dey fren’s en makes ‘em ashamed” (Twain 55 ).
When is an in-text citation needed?
In-text citations are used when you take words from your own thoughts
In-text citations are used when you plagiarize
In-text citations are used when you are paraphrasing or directly quoting material that is not common knowledge.
In-text citations are used when you want to up your words count
"She flicked her tongue, tasting the dust (Rubalcaba 1).
Is this use of quotation and parenthetical citation correct?
In "The Hitchhiker", Ronald Adams asks the mechanic, "What about hitchhikers?" to which the mechanic replies, "(half-laughing) Hitchhikers- here?" (Fletcher 95).
Yes
No
He was stone dead.
Edgar Allan Poe
page 85
"I stepped on the gas like a shot, That's lonely country through the Alleghenies, and I had no intention of stopping. Besides, the coincidence, or whatever it was, gave me the willies. I stopped at the next gas station."
I smiled- for what had I now to fear?
Edgar Allan Poe
page 87
Select the date of publication in this Works Cited entry for a poem in a collection.
Silverstein, Shel.
"How Many, How Much."
A Light in the Attic
New York: Harper and Row
1981
What is a correct citation for a book?
“Hurricanes have destroyed millions of homes in their reign (Florence 6)”
“Hurricanes have destroyed millions of homes in their reign (6 Florence)”
(Florence 6) “Hurricanes have destroyed millions of homes in their reign”
“Hurricanes have destroyed millions of homes in their reign” (Florence 6).
What goes in the parentheses for this quotation?
Fletcher's character, Ronald Adams explains:
I stepped on the gas like a shot. That's lonely country through the Alleghenies, and I had no intention of stopping. Besides, the coincidence, or whatever it was, gave me the willies. I stopped at the next gas station. (?)
This quote is from page 92
p. 92
Fletcher 92
92
92 Fletcher
He was stone dead.
Edgar Allan Poe
page 85
