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Research Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is MLA format?

a)

the last page of the paper

b)

how to print your research paper

c)

My Left Armpit

d)

a style of writing and citing

2.

Plagiarism is_______________.

a)

anytime you research someone else's work

b)

taking someone else's work and passing it off as your own

c)

telling what someone else said

d)

The Black Plague

3.

A quote is when you _______________.

a)

enclose someone else's words in quotations word for word and correctly give them credit

b)

talk about something

c)

put quotations around words

d)

say, "To be, or not to be, that is the question"

4.

Paraphrasing is when you _______________.

a)

change the story completely

b)

parasail

c)

put everything someone said in quotes

d)

use your own words to retell information

5.

A source is _______________.

a)

where information comes from

b)

the beginning

c)

where you plug things in

d)

The Force, young Jedi

6.

A primary source is _______________.

a)

information created at the time that the topic happened that is being researched, first-hand

b)

elementary kids telling you something

c)

yellow, red, or blue source

d)

the first thing you research

7.

A secondary source is _______________.

a)

the second thing you research

b)

purple, green, or pink source

c)

a source that discusses information originally presented somewhere else - written later by someone that did not experience it first hand

d)

discusses information about second thoughts

8.

To cite something is to _______________.

a)

put it in quotation marks

b)

quote as evidence giving credit to someone else

c)

give it a ticket

d)

yell out a name

9.

A Bibliography or Works Cited page is _______________.

a)

page at the end listing all references cited or used in the research paper

b)

a Bible worksheet

c)

a list of books you like to read

d)

all the work you've done

10.

A good source online can be found at _______________.

a)

Wikihow

b)

Wikipedia

c)

Urban Dictionary

d)

Library databases (EBSCO, SweetSearch)

11.

Rewording the ideas of an author or source is a ________________.

a)

citation

b)

paraphrase

c)

plagiarization

d)

quote

12.

An exact copy from a source or author; using the exact words with quotation marks and a citation is called a _______________.

a)

Works Cited

b)

paraphrase

c)

quote

d)

publisher

13.

A page at the end of a research paper that lists all the sources used in the paper is the _______________.

a)

quote

b)

Works Cited

c)

plagiarization

d)

Thesis

14.

To take the ideas or words of someone else and pass them off as your own is to _______________.

a)

paraphrase

b)

quote

c)

have bias

d)

plagiarize

15.

A statement or sentence that states the main idea of an essay is a _______________.

a)

citation

b)

Works Cited

c)

quote

d)

Thesis

16.

Copying information and text from the Internet (copy and paste) is not considered plagiarism.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What should be the last thing said in the introduction?

a)

your conclusion

b)

your Thesis Statement

c)

your first detail

d)

your favorite story

18.

What is the definition of bias?

a)

An author or source can see two sides to an argument and is fair to both

b)

An author or source does not have the valid credentials that would make them an expert on the topic

c)

An author or source does not take a stand on a topic and is too wishy-washy

d)

An author or source is prejudiced or close-minded by only seeing one side to an argument for personal reasons

19.

What is research?

a)

A learning and sharing process

b)

Providing details to support an answer

c)

Finding the main idea of a passage

d)

The subject or topic

20.

The purpose of research is to _______________.

a)

give examples of different topics

b)

persuade the reader

c)

explain different ideas

d)

gain information with the intention of teaching others about a specific topic