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WorksheetsY9 Flex 20/9/2022
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What citation style do we use at VSA?
APA
MLA
VSA
EasyBib
In MLA, what is the name for the list of sources that is at the end of every assisgnment that involves research?
References
Sources
Works Cited
Bibliography
What is the VSA recommended website to use for creating a Works Cited page?
EasyBib
MyBib
Cite this for me
Citation Machine
BibMe
You need to include the date you last viewed each online resource (e.g. web page) in your works cited list, in case the website changes.
True
False
What is paraphrasing?
Putting "quotations marks" around something when you copy it.
Copying from a website but swapping a few words so you don't plagiarise.
Rewriting something from a website or a book in your own words.
A brief summary of the information on a website.
A good way to paraphrase is to copy from a website and just change a few words.
True.
False.
When you paraphrase something the meaning should be the same as the original source.
True
False
Which reference for this book is correct?
Rowling, J K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 2018.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 2018.
Reorder the following reference for a book:
Graphix,
Molly.
The Girl from the Sea.
Ostertag,
2021.
Reorder the following reference for an article from a website
Padilla, Antonio.
“The Number That Is Too Big for the Universe.”
New Scientist, 9 Sept. 2022,
www.newscientist.com/article/2336176-the-number-that-is-too-big-for-the-universe/.
Accessed 15 Sept. 2022.
If a source that you use is a book, what two pieces of information are put in the in-text citation?
author and page number.
author and book title.
book title and page number.
website title and author.
When citing a book, put a comma between the author's name and page number in the in-text citation.
True
False
Which of the following options is the correct way to complete this sentence that cites a book?
In The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Starr notices that her voice changes when she speaks to the police
(95).
(Thomas 95).
(Thomas).
(The Hate U Give 95).
Which of the following in-text citations is formatted correctly?
... is "unusual in the study of animals" (Chow).
... is "unusual in the study of animals." (Chow)
A student wishes to paraphrase the source in the image that has been correctly referenced on their Works Cited page:
For example, researchers at facebook have been able to develop an AI that is capable of solving complex university level calculus problems (“Facebook’s AI Mathematician Can Solve University Calculus Problems”) .
For example, researchers at facebook have been able to develop an AI that is capable of solving complex university level calculus problems (Li 2019) .
For example, researchers at facebook have been able to develop an AI that is capable of solving complex university level calculus problems (Li, Gege) .
For example, researchers at facebook have been able to develop an AI that is capable of solving complex university level calculus problems (Li).
For example, researchers at facebook have been able to develop an AI that is capable of solving complex university level calculus problems (New Scientist).
If you include a source in your works cited list, but forget to include an in-text citation for it in your report, this could be considered plagiarism.
True
False
If there is no author for a website, what should you include in your in-text citation?
Website Name.
"Website Article Title".
Website Article Title.
Website Name.
What is missing from this reference?
Devlin, Hannah. “Scientists Try to Teach Robot to Laugh at the Right Time.” 15 Sept. 2022, www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/sep/15/scientists-teach-robot-laugh-right-time-research?mc_cid=ecce8d89dd&mc_eid=45e76a81d2.
Author name and access date.
Article title and access date.
Website Name and access date.
Article title and publication date.
Which reference is correctly formated in MLA style?
“Britannica School.” School.eb.com, school.eb.com/levels/high/article/David-Bowie/105872. Accessed 19 Sept. 2022.
"David Bowie." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 12 Jan. 2016. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/David-Bowie/105872. Accessed 19 Sep. 2022.
“David Bowie -- Britannica School.” Eb.com, 2016, school.eb.com/levels/high/article/David-Bowie/105872. Accessed 19 Sept. 2022.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, "David Bowie." Britannica School, 12 Jan. 2016. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/David-Bowie/105872. Accessed 19 Sep. 2022.
What important piece of information is missing in the reference being created in htis screenshot?
Author Name.
Format.
The date you last viewed the website.
Website Name.
