Exam:500496RR-UsingSourcesQuiz
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Questions1to20:Selectthebestanswertoeachquestion.Notethataquestionanditsanswersmaybesplitacrossapage break,sobesurethatyouhaveseentheentirequestionandalltheanswersbeforechoosingananswer.
1. In order to avoidplagiarism,
A. limit your use of paraphrasing andsummarizing.
B. alwaysusetheexactwordingofthesourcematerial.
C. onlyusescholarlysources.
D. makesureyouclearlyseparateyourownideasfromideasexpressedinyoursourcematerial.
2. Which of the following is consideredplagiarism?
A. Purchasingastudentpaperonline
B. Usinganin-textcitationofonlinesourcematerial
C. Usingonlinesourcesforapaper
D. Citingmorethanoneinternetsource
3. Which of the following is the most reliable in finding reputable onlineresources?
A. The Penn FosterLibrary
B. Twitter
C. Wikipedia references
D. Googlesearch
4. ThesourcesinaWorksCitedpage
A. shouldbeorganizedintheordertheywereused.
B. shouldbeinalphabeticalorder.
C. onlyneedanameandtitle.
D. belongatthebeginningoftheessay.
5. WhenshouldacitedsourceinanessaybeincludedintheWorksCitedpage?
A. Onlyfordirectquotes
B. Always
C. Itdependsonthesource.
D. Never
6. Why should you use attributions in addition to parenthetical citations?
A. Toproperlysourcetwoormoreauthors
B. Toproperlydocumentyoursources
C. Toputyoursourcesintocontext
D. Toavoidbeingaccusedofplagiarism
7. Which of the following does not need to be cited in an essay?
A. Paraphrase
B. Summary
C. Directquote
D. Yourownoriginalideas
8. Directquotationshouldbeusedonlyto
A. prove you didresearch.
B. verify commonknowledge.
C. analyzeandexplainyourideas.
D. providetheactualstatementofanexpertonthetopic.
9. What does it mean to choose an interesting topic?
A. Writingaboutsomethingyouenjoyandcanwriteaboutenthusiastically
B. Choosingatopicaroundwhichthereisagreatdealofcontroversy
C. Writingaboutsomethingthatinterestsyouraudience
D. Choosingatopicthatdealswithanissueinyourpersonallife
10. Which of the following is a disadvantage of using online sources compared to print sources?
A. Onlinesourcesareextremelydifficulttocite.
B. Anyonecanmodifythecontentsofanonlinesource.
C. Thequalityofthecontentvarieswildlyandisn’talwaysscreenedbypublishers.
D. Authorshipisrarelyprovided.
11. Foraresearchpaper,athesisstatementismostoftenplaced
A. in theconclusion.
B. in theintroduction.
C. in thetitle.
D. inthefirstbodyparagraph.
12. Which of the following best describesparaphrasing?
A. Directly quoting theauthor
B. Restatingtheauthor’sideasinyourownwords
C. Summarizing an author’sideas
D. Plagiarizing theauthor
13. Informationobtainedfromsourcesshould
A. entertain theaudience.
B. takeplaceofathesisstatement.
C. supportyourmainpoints.
D. addtothewordcount.
14. Thepurposeofincorporatingsourcesintoyourpaperisto
A. providetransitionsbetweenyourownideas.
B. demonstratethatyou’vediscoveredinterestingfacts,eveniftheydon’tsupportyourthesis.
C. summarizewhatothershavewrittenaboutthesubject.
D. emphasizeorillustrateyourownideas.
15. Whatisthefirststepinplanningaresearchpaper?
A. Brainstorming
B. Choosing atopic
C. Listing researchquestions
D. Understanding theassignment
16. An assumptionis
A. ageneralizationorideathatisacceptedastruewithoutquestion.
B. simply a synonym for”generalization.”
C. ageneralizationbasedonfact.
D. asynthesisofverifiablefactsformulatedasageneralstatement.
17. What does it mean to choose a manageable topic?
A. Tochoosethemostinterestingtopic
B. Tochooseatopicyoucancoversufficiently
C. Todecreaseyourwordcount
D. Todomoreresearchonatopic
18. Which of the following is not an important part of in-text documentation?
A. Parenthetically citing thesource
B. Introducing the sourceinformation
C. Giving background information on theauthor
D. Usingquotationmarksfordirectquotes
19. Asyoutakenotesaboutyoursources,it’simportanttorecordonlyinformationthat
A. reflectsfactsratherthanopinionsorexperience.
B. relatestoyourtopicandpurpose.
C. capturestheexactwordingofthesourceauthor.
D. affirms your thesisstatement.
20. Whenyoufirstexamineasource,selectivelypreview(skimorscan)thesourceinorderto
A. determinewhetherornotyouagreewiththesource.
B. verifywhetherornotit’sreliable.
C. decidewhetherornotthesourcewillforceyoutomodifyyourthesis.
D. identifythesectionsthatarerelevanttoyourtopic.
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