WorksheetsAT Week 2 Plenary
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 15mins
Research is more effective if you create questions that you need to find the answers to.
True
False
Which website traps should you avoid citing in your work? (Select all that apply)
Wikipedia
.Gov websites
The Office for National Statistics
Revision websites
What can you do if your search doesn't show relevant results? (Select all that apply)
Try a different web browser like Edge or Firefox
Try different synonyms
Change the endings of words
Broaden or narrow your search
This is an example of a narrow search: marketing techniques and startup funding.
True
False
Which of the following is an example of a broad search?
How to start a small business
What are the best marketing strategies for e-commerce?
Strategic planning
Business success stories in Yorkshire
(Read all the answers first) Referencing . . .
Acknowledges where you've used information from another source
Provides evidence that you've done the research
Makes your work more credible
All of the above
A citation is . . .
The long reference that goes on the reference page
The short in-text reference
A court summons
Which citation is correct?
(Jackson, 2018)
(2018, Jackson)
(Jackson, T, 2018)
(Taj Jackson, 2018)
When do you use quotation marks in your work? ('.... ')
When quoting the exact words of the author
Every time you refer to someone else's work
When quoting a source, which information is not needed for the citation?
The author's surname
The date
The author's blood type
The page number
If you paraphrase or summarise someone else's research, do you still need to reference it?
No – I have changed the words, so I don’t need to reference
Yes – I have still taken it from somewhere else
No – I only reference if I quote it ‘word for word’
No - you shouldn't change the information into your own words
Which of the following does not need a reference?
Statistics
Information taken from websites, videos or podcasts
Someone else's argument
Commonly-known information
Every reference in your reference list should have a corresponding citation.
True
False
How should the reference list be ordered?
By date
By the order they appear in your text
Alphabetically by the authors' surnames/organization name
By order of the most significant source
What is the correct way to begin a reference for your reference list?
Johnson, Boris 2020
Boris, Johnson. (2018)
Johnson, B. 2018
Johnson, B. (2018)
Which is the correct example of a website reference?
Gene. www.bbc.uk/gene (Accessed: 5 June 2020)BBC.
BBC. Gene. www.bbc.uk/gene (2016)
www.bbc.uk/gene (Accessed: 5 June 2020)
BBC. (2016) Gene. Available at. www.bbc.uk/gene (Accessed: 5 June 2020).
