WorksheetsConducting Research Mastery Quiz
Total questions: 101
Worksheet time: 51mins
Olivia is researching the history of airplanes for her school project. What should she check to determine if a website has credibility?
Check if it has a lot of pictures.
Check if it ends in .com or .net.
Check if it ends in .gov or .edu.
Check if it has many advertisements.
Check the website color scheme.
While researching for a school project, Nora finds a website about climate change. Which feature suggests the website may not be trustworthy?
The site is visually appealing.
The information was updated four years ago.
The language used is emotionally charged.
The website has an about us page.
The author's name is listed.
Evelyn is working on a science project about dinosaurs. How does she determine if an article is relevant to her research?
The article is very popular.
The article discusses recent findings related to her topic.
The article is the first result in a search engine.
The article is from a well-known magazine.
The article includes animations.
How can the presence of spelling and grammar mistakes in a health article recommended by Priya impact the perceived accuracy of the article?
It makes the article more interesting.
It may suggest a lack of professionalism.
It shows the article is intended for experts.
It indicates the article is very old.
It proves the article is informal.
Which of the following sources is generally considered the least reliable?
A peer-reviewed academic journal.
A government website (.gov).
A personal blog.
A university website (.edu).
When evaluating the credibility of an online article, which of the following is NOT a good indicator of reliability?
The article includes citations and references.
The website has a lot of advertisements.
The author's credentials are provided.
The article is recent and up-to-date.
Why is it important to check the publication date of an online article when evaluating its reliability?
Older articles are always more reliable.
Information may have changed, making the article outdated.
Recent articles are less likely to be peer-reviewed.
The publication date indicates the popularity of the article.
Which of the following is a red flag that may question the credibility of an online source?
The source provides a list of references.
The domain name ends in .edu or .gov.
The author's bias is evident and unacknowledged.
The writing is free of grammatical errors.
When trying to determine if an expert is credible, which of the following is the least important?
The number of social media followers the expert has.
The expert's educational background.
The expert's contributions to reputable journals.
The expert's professional experience in the field.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a high-quality academic journal?
It is peer-reviewed.
It publishes articles by anonymous authors.
It focuses on popular topics rather than scholarly research.
It charges readers to access the articles.
Which quote and citation is properly formatted? The information for the cited quote is the following
He was stone dead.
Edgar Allan Poe
page 85
"He was stone dead. (Poe 85)"
He was stone dead (Poe 85).
"He was stone dead (Poe)."
"He was stone dead" (Poe 85).
How do you properly format this quotation and citation?
I smiled- for what had I now to fear?
Edgar Allan Poe
page 87
"I smiled- for what had I now to fear? (Poe, 87)".
"I smiled- for what had I now to fear?" (Poe 87).
"I smiled- for what had I now to fear" (Poe 87)?
"I smiled, for what had I now to fear?" (Poe, 87)
Paraphrasing another person's ideas or words does NOT require an in-text citation.
True
False
Is the use of quotation and in-text citation correct?In The Hitchhiker, Ronald Adams asks the mechanic, "What about hitchhikers?" to which the mechanic replies, "(half-laughing) Hitchhikers- here?" (Fletcher 95).
Yes
No
The four parts of an in-text citation are...
open parentheses, author's first name, page number, and close parentheses
open parentheses, author's last name, a comma, the page number, and a close parentheses
open parenteses, author's last name, page number, and close parentheses
parentheses, quote, comma, author's last name
True or false? Information that is not considered common knowledge needs to be cited.
True
False
A MLA in-text/parenthetical citation should be located:
just after the information being cited
at the bottom of the page
on the last page of the paper
just before the information being cited
Select which in-text citation is properly done from the options below:
"Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately." (Smith 10)
"Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately," (Smith 10).
"Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately." (Smith p. 10).
(Smith 10) "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately."
What is the spacing of your text?
Single
Double
1.25
1.5
Identify the correct parenthetical citation for this source:
Tannen, Deborah. The Argument Culture. Toronto: Random House, 1998.
Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (Tannen, p. 7).
Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (The Argument Culture 7).
Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (7).
Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (Tannen 7).
What information do you include if there is no known author of a source?
Publication Date
Publisher name
Title of source
Do not cite
What is the correct parenthetical citation to use in the paper if the citation is:
"Humanities Rocks." Fort Dodge Senior High, 6 September 2016. Web. 5 January 2017.
("Humanities Rocks").
("Humanities Rocks." Fort Dodge Senior High, 6 September 2016. Web. 2017).
(No author).
(Humanities Rocks).
The placement of an in-text or parenthetical citation within a paper is important. Select which in-text citation is properly done from the options below.
(Smith 10) Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith p.10)
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately (Smith 10).
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith 10)
How is the Works Cited page arranged?
Alphabetically, by title of the work
Alphabetically, by the author's last name
By publication year
Alphabetically, by the author's first name
If I included the author’s last name in my lead-in sentence, then I do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation.
True
False
