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Which of the following Internet site suffixes is LEAST LIKELY to contain reliable or verifiable information?

Select one:

a. .com

b. .edu

c. .gov

d. .org

Question 2

A thesis statement provides direction for an essay. Which of the following provides direction for a research paper?

Select one:

a. subject encyclopedias

b. a works cited list

c. a source overview

d. a research question

Question 3

In a research paper for English class, references to your sources should be ________.

Select one:

a. in footnotes and a list at the end of the paper

b. in footnotes and endnotes

c. in parentheses and a list at the end of the paper

d. in parentheses and a copy of each source attached at the end of the paper

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a valid source for your research?

Select one:

a. books

b. blogs

c. databases

d. Facebook

Question 5

Citing your sources means ________.

Select one:

a. summarizing

b. telling where information came from

c. quoting directly from a source

d. formatting a research paper

Question 6

your our research should contain, as much as possible, information from ________.

Select one:

a. online sources

b. works by reporters and critics

c. secondary sources

d. primary sources

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A research journal allows you to ________.

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a. read articles other authors have written about a subject

b. record sources and problems you encounter

c. draft individual paragraphs before putting an essay together

d. turn in a neatly packaged essay

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a( n ) ________ provides direction for your research

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a. outline

b. prompt

c. research question

d. plan of research

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Of the following sources, which would provide the MOST in-depth information?

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a. a general encyclopedia article

b. a newspaper article

c. a full-text journal article from library database

d. an article abstract from library database

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If used judiciously, Internet sources can be valuable for ________.

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a. current information

b. secondary sources

c. bibliographies

d. illustrations

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MLA formatting requires which of the following?

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a. double spacing throughout, including the Works Cited page

b. half-inch margins

c. a title page

d. paragraphs indented one inch

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The style guide for writing in the subjects of English, foreign languages, and some other humanities subjects is ________.

Select one:

a. APA

b. LSa

c. MLA

d. Chicago

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The APA manual is a style resource for writers in what disciplines?

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a. humanities

b. life sciences

c. psychology and social sciences

d. English and philosophy

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As an academic writer, you should _______.

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a. let the research determine which documentation style to use

b. become familiar with the documentation style of the discipline in which you are writing

c. choose a documentation style based on what you have used previously

d. incorporate a variety of documentation styles in a single research paper

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In the Chicago format, source information is typically supplied in the form of ________.

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a. a list of works cited

b. endnotes or footnotes

c. an annotated bibliography

d. an index

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In APA style, in-text citations refer to the list of sources at the end of the text called _______.

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a. bibliography

b. works cited

c. source citations

d. references

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In MLA, parenthetical references _______.

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a. are optional and may be interchanged with footnotes

b. should always contain the author’s last name and page number

c. should have a comma between the author and page number

d. may contain just the page number if the author’s name has already been mentioned in the paragraph

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When applicable, entries on an MLA Works Cited page must include which of the following?

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a. author’s professional qualifications

b. date publication was first read and specific page numbers

c. city of publication and name of publisher

d. date of access for electronic sources, URL, name of database

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A laboratory report usually contains ________.

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a. a summary, a case analysis, a method or procedure, the results, and discussion

b. an abstract, an introduction, a method or procedure, a problem solving analysis, and a research paper

c. an abstract, an introduction or objective, a method or procedure, the results, and a discussion

d. an introduction, a list of objectives, a method, a case analysis and a research report

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The list of sources at the end of the paper using Chicago format should be arranged ________.

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a. chronologically by date of publication

b. chronologically by occurrence in paper

c. alphabetically by the title of the work

d. alphabetically by the author’s last names