What is a descriptive annotation?

Summarizes the content of a source without commenting on its value

What does it mean to paraphrase?

When you restate the information in your own words.

What does it mean to summarize?

To state the main ideas found in a source concisely and in your OWN words.

What is the definition of an annotated bibliography?

An overview of research and scholarship on a topic

When should you use brackets?

When you need to change words and need to make grammatical changes.

A way of weaving someone else’s exact words into your text.

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1
Which one of the following is a key feature of an annotated bibliography?
Complete bibliographic information
All of the Above
A brief introductory statement explaining what you are covering.
A concise description of the work that is objective and accurate
2
Which of the following titles should be either underlined OR italicized?
Websites
Novels
All of the Above
Magazines
3
When creating a MLA citation, you need to list the website URL.
True
False
4
What is a descriptive annotation?
A brief introductory statement explaining what you are covering.
Summarizes the content of a source without commenting on its value
A concise description of the work that is objective and accurate
Summarizes an opinion about the source along with the description
5
"Using another writer’s exact words without quotation marks" is a form of plagiarism.
True
False
6
What does it mean to paraphrase?
A way of weaving someone else’s exact words into your text.
To state the main ideas found in a source concisely and in your OWN words.
When you need to change words and need to make grammatical changes.
When you restate the information in your own words.
7
"Paraphrasing or summarizing someone else’s ideas" is a form of plagiarism.
True
False
8
What does it mean to summarize?
When you need to change words and need to make grammatical changes.
A way of weaving someone else’s exact words into your text.
To state the main ideas found in a source concisely and in your OWN words.
When you restate the information in your own words.
9
When writing a scholarly literature review, you must research the proper sources that relate to your topic.
True
False
10
"Using language or sentence structures that are too close to someone else's" is a form of plagiarism.
False
True
11
"Using language or sentence structures that are too close to someone else's" is a form of plagiarism.
True
False
12
Which of the following are guidelines when paraphrasing?
Use quotation marks when using any of the source's original phrasing
All of the Above
Use proper citations when necessary to avoid plagiarism
Use your own words and sentence structure
13
When paraphrasing, include ALL of the details; when summarizing, omit details and include ONLY the main ideas.
True
False
14
Which of the following titles should be in quotation marks?
Songs
All of the Above
Poems
Short Stories
15
What is the definition of an annotated bibliography?
A brief summary of definitions
A collection of works published by the same author
An overview of research and scholarship on a topic
An overview of terms and definitions
16
When using ellipses, how many periods should be used?
Three
One
Four
Two
17
Which are examples of SIGNAL words?
None of the Above
for
and
an
18
You should ALWAYS acknowledge which type of sources?
opinions and assertions of others
All of the Above
arguable statements and inforamtion that may not be common knowledge
direct quotations
19
When should you use brackets?
When you need to change words and need to make grammatical changes.
A way of weaving someone else’s exact words into your text.
When you restate the information in your own words.
To state the main ideas found in a source concisely and in your OWN words.
20
Which type of sources do you NOT need to cite?
All of the Above
material or information you gathered yourself
information and documents that are widely available
information that most readers are likely to know
21
What is a quote?
To state the main ideas found in a source concisely and in your OWN words.
A way of weaving someone else’s exact words into your text.
When you restate the information in your own words.
Use brackets when you need to change words/ grammatical changes.
22
When taking notes, how might you keep track of your information?
All of the Above
Take your own notes
Type or use a computer file
Label each note
23
"Using another writer’s words or ideas without acknowledging the source" is a form of plagiarism.
True
False
24
When creating a MLA citation for a WEBSITE, you need to list the author, editior, or compiler's name.
True
False
25
MLA stands for:
Modern Language Association
Middle Literature America
Middle Language Association
Modern Literature Association

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