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Research/Thesis Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Using someone else's work to help you without their permission is:

a)

Plagiarism

b)

Periodical

c)

Research

d)

Sight

2.

Can you always trust Wikipedia?

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

Maybe...

3.

Which of the following types of resources should you not use for research?

a)

Nonfiction Books

b)

Internet

c)

Magazines

d)

Fiction Books

4.

The person or organization responsible for sharing something

a)

Elon Musk

b)

web address;

the URL

c)

publisher

d)

copyright

5.

Which of the following can be useful to help you know if a website is reliable or not?

a)

Author has credible background information

b)

A recent date

c)

Resources used are cited

d)

It is formatted in a nice way

e)

There are a few grammatical errors to show authenticity

6.

Which of these is a thesis statement?

a)

Knowing a foreign language.

b)

Why should people know a foreign language?

c)

Knowing a foreign language is a very useful skill that benefits one's career and relationships with others.

d)

You are smarter when you know a foreign language.

7.

A thesis statement should use the word I.

a)

False

b)

True

8.

Which of the following is a thesis statement?

a)

Even though marriage is a strong and respected in Russia, more and more people are choosing to live together before marriage, despite the cultural pressures.

b)

I am going to explain why many couples in Russia are choosing to live together rather than getting married.

c)

Marriage in Russia.

d)

Within the country, over 40% of couples are choosing to live together before marriage.

9.

What is research?

a)

A game that requires 4 players

b)

A careful study that is done to find and report knowledge about something

c)

A scientific process to gain new understanding about something

d)

Solving a math problem

10.

Which one of these websites can you trust?

a)

.edu

b)

verycoolwebsite.io

c)

.website

d)

.ogr

e)

.horse

11.

Can you trust a database?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe...

12.

Everything published on the internet is true? (True or False)

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A thesis statement contains all the details of your argument.

a)

False

b)

True

14.

Up to date; timely

a)

relevant

b)

credible

c)

current

15.

A piece of evidence that can be proven true or false

a)

opinion

b)

bias

c)

fact

d)

point of view

16.

Which of the following are potentially supporting details in an article?

a)

A fact

b)

A quote from an article

c)

The thesis

d)

An image with captioning

17.

If you were researching the meaning of the word "gasconade," which of the following would MOST LIKELY be a credible source?

a)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasconade,_Missouri

b)

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/gasconading

c)

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Gasconade

d)

http://www.gasconadecountycollector.com/realsearch.php

18.

An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory is a _________________.

a)

counterargument

b)

claim

c)

piece of text evidence

d)

opinion

19.

Which website domains or suffixes are the MOST credible, current, and relevant?

a)

.test .gov .wikihow

b)

.mil .twitter .cbs

c)

.org .net .blogger

d)

.com .edu .gov

20.

Trustworthy; reliable

a)

credible

b)

relevant

c)

reliable

21.

When conducting research it is alright to rely on one source. (True or False)

a)

True

b)

False

22.

If you were researching taco recipes, which of the following would MOST LIKELY be a credible source?

a)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/taco-man/id1296940719?mt=2

b)

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/articles/50-tacos

c)

https://www.quora.com/Are-tacos-healthy-Why-or-why-not

d)

https://www.tacobell.com/

23.

When someone or something is reliable enough to be trusted we say they have...

a)

Bias

b)

Logical Fallacy

c)

Credibility

d)

Emotional Appeal

24.

To put information into your own words

a)

quote

b)

paraphrase

c)

plagiarize

d)

summarize

25.

To shorten a text by identifying the main ideas and most important details

a)

quote

b)

paraphrase

c)

summarize

26.

Giving credit to the source of information within the essay, usually after a quote or paraphrased section

a)

quote

b)

citation

c)

publisher

d)

copyright

27.

An individual's personal view or perspective on something

a)

point of view

b)

opinion

c)

fact

28.

Writing down EXACTLY what someone said or wrote and marking it with quotation marks

a)

citation

b)

quote

c)

paraphrase

d)

summarize

29.

What is it called with the author presents facts in a way that consciously favors one side of an argument over the other?

a)

Bias

b)

Logical fallacy

c)

Counterargument

d)

Ethical appeal

30.

Can you always trust YouTube?

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

Maybe...

31.
What is the font size for most MLA documents?
a)
8
b)
10
c)
12
d)
14
32.
The first page of an MLA document includes:
a)
Student name
Teacher Name
Date
b)
Student Name
Date
c)
Student Name
Title of paper
Date
d)
Student name
Teacher name
Course
Date
33.
What kind of spacing should your essay have?
a)
Single
b)
Double
c)
1.5
d)
Multiple
34.
Which of the following fonts is acceptable for MLA formatting?
a)

Wingdings

b)

Times New Roman

c)

Brain Flower

d)

Lucida Handwriting

35.
Which of the following should my title be? 
a)
Bolded 
b)
Centered 
c)
Underlined 
d)
all of the above are correct
36.
What are the margins in MLA reports? 
a)
.5"
b)
1"
c)
1.5"
d)
2"
37.

Which of the following date formats are correct for MLA headings? 

a)

11/9/2015

b)

November 9, 2015

c)

9 November, 2015

d)

9 November 2015

38.
Each paragraph is _____ at the beginning. 
a)
right aligned 
b)
centered 
c)
indented
d)
single spaced 
39.

You put your in-text citation inside of...

a)

"quotation marks"

b)

(parentheses)

c)

[brackets]

d)

$dollar signs$

40.

Which in-text citation is formatted correctly?

a)

"Darwin pointed out that nature would have to stop overpopulation" (Kurlansky pp 55).

b)

"Darwin pointed out that nature would have to stop overpopulation (Kurlansky 55)."

c)

"Darwin pointed out that nature would have to stop overpopulation." (Kurlansky 55)

d)

"Darwin pointed out that nature would have to stop overpopulation" (Kurlansky 55).