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Research & Writing Final Exam Review (Covid Year (no APA or persuasion)
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#MLA #APA (updated already for APA, 7th edition, 2020)
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1
What term describes using a quote in a book from someone other than the author of that book?
primary source
credible source
secondary or indirect source
peer-reviewed source
2
Which type of note taking involves reading a lot of info and turning it into 1-2 sentences?
paraphrase
quotation
summary
3
Which parenthetical below shows that you are using a secondary or indirect source?
(qtd. in Johnson)
(Johnson)
("Building")
(Johnson, "Building")
4
1/2" margins should be used in MLA for
block quotes
line spacing
top, bottom, left, and right margins
headers with page #s
5
Which author names should be inverted or reversed on an MLA Works Cited page?
Only the first author's name.
The first and last author's names.
All authors' names.
6
What percentage of direct quotations would be acceptable for a research paper?
17%
50%
5%
39%
7
Which is
NOT
an acceptable author in MLA?
(@Jon_Stewart)
(United States, Dept. of Agriculture)
("Lending a Hand" pg. 9)
(Anderson 58)
8
Which quotation is integrated correctly with no grammatical errors?
Cooper found that, "Ice is melting 4x faster than expected."
Cooper found that "ice is melting 4x faster than expected."
Cooper found that "ice is melting 4x faster than expected".
Cooper found that "Ice is melting 4x faster than expected".
9
On average, how many parentheticals should there be per body paragraph in a research paper?
4-5
3-4
1-2
2-3
10
Where should end punctuation go when using quotation marks?
Both inside and outside the quotation mark (use two periods)
Inside or before the final quotation mark
Outside or after the final quotation mark
11
You should add a final period after the last element in an entry (typically after the URL).
True
False
12
If a source has more than 1 author, how should the authors be listed in MLA?
List them in alphabetical order
List them in the same order they appear on the source
List them from oldest to youngest in age
13
MLA: If the author (#1) and the publisher (#3) are the same, what should you do on the WC pg?
List it for both #1 and #3
List it as #1 and skip it as #3
Skip it as #1 and only list it as #3
14
Which of the following is the correct way to list a government source?
United States.
U.S., DOJ.
Dept. of Justice.
United States, Dept. of Justice.
15
You can substitute an editor in the author position in MLA?
False
True
16
Which is a correctly formatted date in MLA?
June 23, 2020
6/23/2020
2020, June 23
23 June 2020
17
Where should pg #s be placed in a sentence in MLA?
immediately after the quote
at the end of the sentence
before the quote
18
You should delete the
http://
from a URL.
True
False
19
Which of the following properly describes a Bibliography page?
Lists all sources actually used in a paper
Lists all sources used with a description of each
Lists all sources found regardless of whether they were used
Lists all sources in order of most to least useful
20
Why should you avoid using the question words when writing a paper?
They are too stuffy and overly formal.
They should be reserved for journalistic writing.
They are too direct to the reader.
They lead to wordier, nonspecific statements.
21
Which of the following is
NOT
a kind of
common knowledge
?
basic info found in reference works
dates and circumstances of major historical events
research data
biographical information
22
If combining info from 2 sources into 1 parenthetical, which punctuation marks is used?
slash
dash
semicolon
comma
23
Which quotation is integrated correctly with no grammatical errors?
Snow said "Winter is coming."
Snow said, "Winter is coming."
Snow said, "winter is coming."
Snow said, "Winter is coming".
24
In MLA, which Core Elements all end with a period after them?
#1-9
#1, 2, and 9.
#1, 2, 3, and 9
#1, 3, 9.
25
In a hanging indent, which line is aligned on the left side of a Works Cited or reference list page?
first line of each entry
the title
page #
second (and subsequent) lines of an entry
26
In MLA, how many authors do you need to have before using
et al.
?
2
3
4
5
27
Which is the
weakest
attention-getter below?
Being a teacher is like being a pirate.
Yoda once said, "Do or do not; there is no try."
What would happen if all the bees disappeared on earth?
Recycling is an important first step in saving the planet.
28
Which of the following would
NOT
be appropriate to use past tense verbs?
papers writing about history
papers analyzing literature
referring to an event that occurred before the current one
29
In MLA, which symbol indicates that a quote has been altered?
qtd. in
- - -.
[sic]
[brackets]
30
Which title is capitalized correctly for MLA?
The things they carried: a work of fiction
The things they carried: A work of fiction
The Things They Carried: A Work of Fiction
The Things They Carried: A Work Of Fiction
31
Which of the following is a source that has 2 containers?
a DVD documentary video
an article found in an online database
a printed copy of Romeo and Juliet
a website article on the USDA.gov's site
32
In general, a source should be no older than ____ .
1-2 years
6-12 months
3-5 years
5-7 years
33
Which is the preferred location of online sources in MLA if available?
permalinks
DOI's
root links
URL links
