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Research Writing

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first stage of writing a research paper?

a)

find citations

b)

type up a rough draft

c)

make a Works Cited

d)

choose a subject

2.

Why would you evaluate the sources you find?

a)

checking credibility

b)

checking relevance

c)

to see if you know the author personally

d)

Both A and B

3.

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of research?

a)

to make yourself look smart

b)

to add to the existing body of knowledge about a topic

c)

to investigate a topic outside your own knowledge

d)

to teach you to think critically

4.

(a)   is using someone else's words or ideas without giving them credit.

5.

A (a)   source is using an original document or making a firsthand observation.

6.

(a)   sources are when you use research someone else has already done, such as using magazines, books, etc.

7.
Works Cited page goes at the end of the paper or presentation.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
How are entries organized on a Works Cited page?
a)
Alphabetically
b)
In the order they appear in the paper.
c)
By length
d)
Randomly
9.
MLA stands for what?
a)
Many Liars Anonymous
b)
Modern Language Association
c)
My Library's Awesome
d)
Multiple Large Aardvarks
10.
Works Cited should be _________ at the top of the page.
a)
left aligned
b)
centered
c)
right aligned
11.
A Works Cited page is ________ spaced.
a)
single
b)
double
c)
triple
12.
Only sources actually cited in the research paper should be included on the Works Cited page.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
13.
When you put the words of others into your own words, you are doing what?
a)
plagiarizing
b)
writing
c)
cheating
d)
paraphrasing
14.
Which of the following statements best describes how to paraphrase information?    
a)
Copy the sentence and then put it in quotations.
b)
Copy the sentence, put it in quotations, and cite the source.
c)
 Determine key words in the sentence and replace one of two of them with words that have similar meanings. 
d)
Determine key words in the sentence and replace most of them with words that have similar meanings.  Rewrite the sentence in your own words.
15.

If you use your own words, you should use quotation marks when paraphrasing.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Key terms can remain the same when paraphrasing.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Original: Rugby football is the most popular sport in New Zealand. Most villages, towns, and districts have their own teams.


Paraphrase: Of all the sports played in New Zealand, rugby football is the most popular. Most areas even have their own teams.

a)

Acceptable Paraphrase

b)

Plagiarism

18.

Original: Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team.


Paraphrase: Lionel Messi earns over $39 million annually playing his position for La Liga's Barcelona team in Spain.

a)

Acceptable Paraphrase

b)

Plagiarism

19.

Original: Seventy-five percent of university students prefer to live in student housing.


Paraphrase: Campus housing is not a preference for around a quarter of college students.

a)

Acceptable Paraphrase

b)

Plagiarism

20.

What is the overall purpose of notetaking?

a)

to torture teenagers

b)

to understand the text and record the most important information

c)

to make beautiful outlines to share with friends

d)

to write own everything in case you forget it

21.

Which of the following should your notes include?

a)

key words and phrases

b)

complete sentences

c)

full paragraphs

d)

exact punctuation

22.

What is summarizing?

a)

Restating in your own words only the key ideas of the original piece in a condensed form

b)

Copying the ideas word for word and using quotation marks

c)

Restating the content in your own words by replacing some of the words to avoid plagiarizing but maintaining most of the same meaning

d)

Writing the first and last sentence of every paragraph

23.

What word matches the definition:

a small part of something

a)

main

b)

subtopic

c)

detail

d)

outline

24.

What word matches the definition:

arranged in a logical order

a)

detail

b)

organized

c)

phrase

d)

summary

25.

What word matches the definition:

a restatement of what has been said

a)

summary

b)

outline

c)

key word

d)

note

26.

What kind of note-taking method is this?

a)

Cornell notes

b)

outline

c)

mind map

27.

What is an example of a print source?

a)

Websites

b)

Informational book

c)

Interview

d)

Email

28.

Which of the following is a digital source?

a)

Encyclopedias

b)

Letters

c)

Websites

d)

Phone calls

29.

to tell where you did the research and got the information from

a)

infer

b)

poetry

c)

paraphrase

d)

citation

30.

What is the purpose of a bibliography in a research paper?

a)

To introduce the research topic

b)

To provide a detailed analysis of the topic

c)

To list the sources used in the research

d)

To summarize the research findings