WorksheetsEnglish 1 Research Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
A simple question gets a simple answer. Avoid questions that can be answered with "yes" or "no" or a single word or phrase.
Which of these questions is a GOOD question?
Does owning a pet improve quality of life for older people?
In what ways does owning a pet improve quality of life for older people?
How do government regulations prevent corporations from
polluting the water?
Good research question
Bad research question
Has the population of the world increased in the past
century?
Good research question
Bad research question
What are the advantages and disadvantages of cell phone use in schools?
Good Research Question
Bad Research Question
8. Which of these is the BEST choice for an essential question for a research paper about life on planets?
Which planets do we know have life on them?
What factors affect a planet’s ability to sustain life?
Why would being the closest or farthest planet from the sun affect the ability to sustain life?
Why is there no life on the moon?
Is a Newspaper from 9/12/01 a primary source for the events of 9/11?
Yes
No
What type of source is an original painting hanging in the Louvre.
Primary
Secondary
Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?
Original suits of armor from a time period
Magazine written at the time of an event
Photographs from a historical event
A report about the Civil War from your peer
Lin Manuel Miranda utilizes Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton Biography as a source for his musical, Hamilton. Does Miranda utilize a primary or secondary source?
Primary
Secondary
An effective thesis contains:
Identification of Topic
Claim (your position on the topic)
Reasoning
Determine which of the following sentences is a thesis statement.
Teenagers who struggle from mental illness.
The aim of this paper is to show why teenagers struggle with mental illness.
Why do teenagers struggle from mental illness?
Mental illness in teenagers could be reduced by providing counseling, stronger family supports, and better education understanding their needs.
Which sentence would be a better thesis statement for the introductory paragraph of an essay?
The Hunger Games is a science fiction adventure film based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins.
The Hunger Games is a morality tale about the dangers of a political system that is dominated by the wealthy.
Autor's attitude is the same as
Tone
Voice
Purpose
All of them
How can you determine the autor's attitude in a text?
through the words and details he or she selects.
through the body movements s/he performs
both of them are true
Writers Attitude tend to fall into two categories: Formal and Objective and Informal or subjective. According to this fiction texts and personal essays are usually written with a
Subjective Tone because they describe feelings, judgments, or opinions
Objective Tone because includes facts and reasonable explanations.
Both answers are correct
textbooks and reports are usually written with an _______________________ which includes facts, neutral tone and reasonable factual explanations.
Objective Tone
Subjective Tone
Both Tones are Valid Here
