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RESEARCH WRITING

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A reliable source is...
a)
Biased
b)
Trusted
c)
Trying to sell you something
d)
Google
2.
An example of a reliable source is...
a)
A print or an online encyclopedia.
b)
wikipedia.com.
c)
google.com.
d)
yahoo.com.
3.
What is the problem with using the Internet for research?
a)
There isn't a problem with using the Internet for research.
b)
The information is not verified or edited.
c)
Teachers don't like it.
d)
Too much information.
4.
In order for an author to be considered a credible, reliable source they must be....
a)
Very smart
b)
A good writer
c)
An expert on the subject matter
d)
A teacher
5.
When paraphrasing, you do not want to use the same words as the original author.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
If you don't understand a word and want to use different word, what resource do I use?
a)
Thesaurus
b)
Encyclopedia
c)
Easy Bib
d)
Google Classroom
7.
What can you do to avoid plagiarism?
a)
Cite your source at the end of a sentence
b)
Reference and rephrase others work
c)
Use quotation marks
d)
All of the above
8.
What is a citation?
a)
The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, fild, or record work
b)
To present the words and ideas of someone else as your own, without giving credit
c)
A reference to an author of a given work that can include name, title, page number, and date.
d)
To re-work the ideas, words, phrases, and sentence structures of others and retell them in your own words
9.
The author wrote, "Most female mammals have a mothering instinct." What is this an example of?
a)
Paraphrase
b)
Direct Quote
c)
Author Purpose
d)
All of the above
10.
Sources created by people who witnesses or took part in the events they describe are?
a)
primary source
b)
database
c)
secondary source
d)
index
11.
Sources created by people not directly involved in the events they describe are ?
a)
plagiarism
b)
database
c)
primary source
d)
secondary source
12.
letters, diaries, autobiographies, eyewitness accounts
a)
examples of third person point-of-view
b)
contains only indirect quotes
c)
examples of secondary sources
d)
examples of primary sources
13.
How are entries organized on a bibliography works cited page?
a)
Alphabetically
b)
In the order they appear in the paper.
c)
By length
d)
Randomly
14.

Each source listed in the Reference list must be cited in text.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

To avoid plagiarism you can do 3 things:

a)

Write everything verbatim, say you are sorry, write why you plagiarized.

b)

Use quotation marks if you write something verbatim, paraphrase, write an in-text citation.

c)

Write the source, but not the year, write the exact words, tell your teacher you'll never do it again.

16.

How can you give credit to the author when writing a paper? (Choose two)

a)

Write the information directly into your paper.

b)

To attribute to the author or institution.

c)

By beginning the sentence with "According to..."

d)

Do not state where you got the information.

17.

What is an abstract?

a)

a short summary of a longer work

b)

a page where you should collect the academic sources and all the publications you consulted

c)

a page where you present the sources you have studied while preparing for the work ahead

d)

a page where you report the findings of your study based upon the methodology you applied to gather information

18.

Which sources of information should you include in the reference page?

a)

General mentions of websites or periodicals

b)

Common knowledge

c)

Personal communications

d)

Sources cited in the body text

19.

Reliable sources are not

a)

peer reviewed

b)

biased

c)

interesting

d)

researched

20.

Is a fiction book a good resource for research writing?

a)

Some parts can be.

b)

no

c)

yes