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WorksheetsChp. 12 Research Report
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
A (a) is a research report about a person.
A research report gives (a) about a topic.
Facts are (a) statements that can be checked and verified by in a source of information such as an encyclopedia, magazine, or non-fiction book.
The first step in writing a good research report is to:
Choose your topic
Decide the main ideas
Make note cards
Write an outline
All of the following would be good choices for sources of information for a research report:
encyclopedias
internet articles
fiction books
non-fiction books
When researching and writing notecards, you should put the ________at the top of each card.
Main point or idea
(heading)
source of information
the date
every detail you read
Every note card you write research on should have these listed at the bottom:
source of information
page number
main idea
accomplishments
An (a) is a way to organize your ideas under main points before you begin to write.
When organizing your notecards into an outline, sometimes the main ideas can be combined into one body (a) .
You must include every detail from your notecards into your report.
True
False
The first paragraph in your research report is the (a) paragraph.
In class you were given a list of ________topics to choose from to write three body paragraphs.
five
seven
ten
three
A good research paper will have sentences with a variety of different lengths.
True
False
Checking the content of my paragraphs for appropriate length and detail is part of this process:
outlining
drafting
revising
proofreading
Checking the capitalitization, grammar, and spelling of my report is in this step:
outlining
drafting
revising
proofreading
A (a) is a list of the sources you used in your report.
The bibliography lists all the sources in alphabetical order by the:
date of publication
author's last name
title of source
publishing company
In writing your bibliography, the titles of a book, magazine, or encyclopedia are underlined.
True
False
What should be listed first in a citation of a source?
author's last name
title of source
publication date
page number
Which would probably not be a main idea in a research report about a person?
date of birth
education
religion
accomplishments
