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WorksheetsResearch Paper Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
In which high-school course might a teacher assign a research paper?
English
Social Studies/History
Science
All of these
Being a good writer can help you
pass essay tests in school
do well on the PSAT/SAT test for college
win scholarships
apply for and get a good job
with all of these
What does MLA stand for?
Making Life Awesome
Multiple Linguistic Approaches
Modern Language Association
Most Likely an Apparition
What is the purpose of the MLA handbook?
to waste paper
to establish a set of standards for writing papers and citing sources
to teach people to write better
to make students suffer
Where can you get help with MLA format?
the Purdue OWL
The MLA Handbook
Both of these
Neither of these
Which of these are usually reliable sources of information?
peer-reviewed journals
established encyclopedias
books published by established publishers
Wikipedia
What is a bibliography or source card?
a card that lists source information
the card in the back of a library book
a card that contains facts from a source
a card you send to someone to request an interview
What should you do before you start taking notes from a source?
get out a fresh sheet of paper
ask a teacher for help
read the source carefully to make sure it meets your research needs
stretch and make yourself a cup of hot cocoa
Each of your sources should have a unique
bibliography or source card and number
nickname
place on your desk
bookmark
When you take notes from a source, how do you number your source cards?
Number them in the order in which you write them: 1, 2, 3,...
Number them based on the number of the source from which they came
Give them even numbers because the sources should have odd numbers
Number them based on which paragraph you'll use them in the essay
Each note card should have a heading that
briefly tells you what kind of information is on the card
tells you the nickname of the source from which it came
tells you what paragraph you'll use it in when you write the essay
tells you one fact or idea from your research
What is a bibliography?
a list of facts you used in the essay
a list of the sources you cited in the essay
a list of all the sources you consulted for this essay
a book about a person
Sources in a bibliography should be listed in
alphabetical order
the order in which you used them
order from most to least important
order from best to worst
A Works Cited page is
a page that lists all the sources cited in an essay
a page that lists all the sources the author consulted as he/she researched
a page that lists other places people can go for information about the topic
not important in a research paper
Where does the Works Cited page fit in an essay?
on page 1
in the middle
at the end
