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Citing Evidence Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you give credit to the author you must

a)

Cite

b)

Explicitly thank the author

2.

Provides you proof in the text

a)

Evidence

b)

Conclusion

3.

quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement,

a)

summarize or summary

b)

cite or citation

c)

claim

d)

explicit

4.

a quote, paraphrase, or summary from a text that supports a specific argument or claim that is being made.

a)

drawing conclusions

b)

textual evidence

c)

summary

d)

paraphrase

5.

words or phrases that are taken from someone else or from literary work

a)

citation

b)

paraphrase

c)

summary

d)

quote

6.

What does explicit mean?

a)

A guess

b)

Evidence that is directly stated in the text

c)

A conclusion based off of facts and reasoning

7.

What MUST you include before textual evidence you've cited?

a)

An appetizer

b)

A sentence fragment

c)

A parachute

d)

A sentence starter

8.

When you provide a direct quote from a text, what must you include to give proper credit?

a)

A) A summary

b)

B) A citation

c)

C) A paraphrase

d)

D) An analysis

9.

What is the term for information in a text that supports a specific argument or claim?

a)

A) Hypothesis

b)

B) Evidence

c)

C) Assumption

d)

D) Opinion

10.

Which of the following is a synonym for 'cite'?

a)

A) Ignore

b)

B) Quote

c)

C) Dismiss

d)

D) Forget

11.

What is the purpose of citing evidence in an essay?

a)

A) To confuse the reader

b)

B) To support your argument

c)

C) To make the essay longer

d)

D) To summarize the text

12.

Which word refers to a restatement of a text or passage in your own words?

a)

A) Citation

b)

B) Paraphrase

c)

C) Quote

d)

D) Evidence

13.

What does the term 'textual evidence' refer to?

a)

A) A random guess

b)

B) Information from the text that supports an argument

c)

C) A summary of the text

d)

D) An unrelated fact

14.

What is the correct way to introduce a quote in an essay?

a)

A) With a random statement

b)

B) With a sentence starter

c)

C) With a question

d)

D) With a joke

15.

What does it mean to 'analyze' a piece of text?

a)

A) To ignore it

b)

B) To summarize it

c)

C) To examine it in detail

d)

D) To rewrite it