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WorksheetsResearch/Thesis Pre-Assessment
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 13mins
Using someone else's work to help you without their permission is:
Plagiarism
Periodical
Research
Sight
Can you always trust Wikipedia?
No
Yes
Maybe...
Which of the following types of resources should you not use for research?
Nonfiction Books
Internet
Magazines
Fiction Books
The person or organization responsible for sharing something
Elon Musk
web address;
the URL
publisher
copyright
Which of the following can be useful to help you know if a website is reliable or not?
Author has credible background information
A recent date
Resources used are cited
It is formatted in a nice way
There are a few grammatical errors to show authenticity
Which of these is a thesis statement?
Knowing a foreign language.
Why should people know a foreign language?
Knowing a foreign language is a very useful skill that benefits one's career and relationships with others.
You are smarter when you know a foreign language.
A thesis statement should use the word I.
False
True
Which of the following is a thesis statement?
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.
I am going to explain why many couples in Russia are choosing to live together rather than getting married.
Marriage in Russia.
Within the country, over 40% of couples are choosing to live together before marriage.
What is research?
A game that requires 4 players
A careful study that is done to find and report knowledge about something
A scientific process to gain new understanding about something
Solving a math problem
Which one of these websites can you trust?
.edu
verycoolwebsite.io
.website
.ogr
.horse
Can you trust a database?
Yes
No
Maybe...
Everything published on the internet is true? (True or False)
True
False
A thesis statement contains all the details of your argument.
False
True
Up to date; timely
relevant
credible
current
A piece of evidence that can be proven true or false
opinion
bias
fact
point of view
Which of the following are potentially supporting details in an article?
A fact
A quote from an article
The thesis
An image with captioning
If you were researching the meaning of the word "gasconade," which of the following would MOST LIKELY be a credible source?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasconade,_Missouri
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/gasconading
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Gasconade
http://www.gasconadecountycollector.com/realsearch.php
An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory is a _________________.
counterargument
claim
piece of text evidence
opinion
Which website domains or suffixes are the MOST credible, current, and relevant?
.test .gov .wikihow
.mil .twitter .cbs
.org .net .blogger
.com .edu .gov
Trustworthy; reliable
credible
relevant
reliable
When conducting research it is alright to rely on one source. (True or False)
True
False
If you were researching taco recipes, which of the following would MOST LIKELY be a credible source?
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/taco-man/id1296940719?mt=2
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/articles/50-tacos
https://www.quora.com/Are-tacos-healthy-Why-or-why-not
https://www.tacobell.com/
When someone or something is reliable enough to be trusted we say they have...
Bias
Logical Fallacy
Credibility
Emotional Appeal
To put information into your own words
quote
paraphrase
plagiarize
summarize
To shorten a text by identifying the main ideas and most important details
quote
paraphrase
summarize
Giving credit to the source of information within the essay, usually after a quote or paraphrased section
quote
citation
publisher
copyright
An individual's personal view or perspective on something
point of view
opinion
fact
Writing down EXACTLY what someone said or wrote and marking it with quotation marks
citation
quote
paraphrase
summarize
What is it called with the author presents facts in a way that consciously favors one side of an argument over the other?
Bias
Logical fallacy
Counterargument
Ethical appeal
Can you always trust YouTube?
No
Yes
Maybe...
Teacher Name
Date
Date
Title of paper
Date
Teacher name
Course
Date
Wingdings
Times New Roman
Brain Flower
Lucida Handwriting
Which of the following date formats are correct for MLA headings?
11/9/2015
November 9, 2015
9 November, 2015
9 November 2015
You put your in-text citation inside of...
"quotation marks"
(parentheses)
[brackets]
$dollar signs$
Which in-text citation is formatted correctly?
"Darwin pointed out that nature would have to stop overpopulation" (Kurlansky pp 55).
"Darwin pointed out that nature would have to stop overpopulation (Kurlansky 55)."
"Darwin pointed out that nature would have to stop overpopulation." (Kurlansky 55)
"Darwin pointed out that nature would have to stop overpopulation" (Kurlansky 55).
