WorksheetsResearch Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is MLA format?
the last page of the paper
how to print your research paper
My Left Armpit
a style of writing and citing
Plagiarism is_______________.
anytime you research someone else's work
taking someone else's work and passing it off as your own
telling what someone else said
The Black Plague
A quote is when you _______________.
enclose someone else's words in quotations word for word and correctly give them credit
talk about something
put quotations around words
say, "To be, or not to be, that is the question"
Paraphrasing is when you _______________.
change the story completely
parasail
put everything someone said in quotes
use your own words to retell information
A source is _______________.
where information comes from
the beginning
where you plug things in
The Force, young Jedi
A primary source is _______________.
information created at the time that the topic happened that is being researched, first-hand
elementary kids telling you something
yellow, red, or blue source
the first thing you research
A secondary source is _______________.
the second thing you research
purple, green, or pink source
a source that discusses information originally presented somewhere else - written later by someone that did not experience it first hand
discusses information about second thoughts
To cite something is to _______________.
put it in quotation marks
quote as evidence giving credit to someone else
give it a ticket
yell out a name
A Bibliography or Works Cited page is _______________.
page at the end listing all references cited or used in the research paper
a Bible worksheet
a list of books you like to read
all the work you've done
A good source online can be found at _______________.
Wikihow
Wikipedia
Urban Dictionary
Library databases (EBSCO, SweetSearch)
Rewording the ideas of an author or source is a ________________.
citation
paraphrase
plagiarization
quote
An exact copy from a source or author; using the exact words with quotation marks and a citation is called a _______________.
Works Cited
paraphrase
quote
publisher
A page at the end of a research paper that lists all the sources used in the paper is the _______________.
quote
Works Cited
plagiarization
Thesis
To take the ideas or words of someone else and pass them off as your own is to _______________.
paraphrase
quote
have bias
plagiarize
A statement or sentence that states the main idea of an essay is a _______________.
citation
Works Cited
quote
Thesis
Copying information and text from the Internet (copy and paste) is not considered plagiarism.
True
False
What should be the last thing said in the introduction?
your conclusion
your Thesis Statement
your first detail
your favorite story
What is the definition of bias?
An author or source can see two sides to an argument and is fair to both
An author or source does not have the valid credentials that would make them an expert on the topic
An author or source does not take a stand on a topic and is too wishy-washy
An author or source is prejudiced or close-minded by only seeing one side to an argument for personal reasons
What is research?
A learning and sharing process
Providing details to support an answer
Finding the main idea of a passage
The subject or topic
The purpose of research is to _______________.
give examples of different topics
persuade the reader
explain different ideas
gain information with the intention of teaching others about a specific topic
