Which of the following is a PRIMARY SOURCE?

A book of letters written by people who experienced an event

Which of the following is the best indicator that a Website is reliable?

The author provides contact information and credentials.

Which of these is an example of a thesis statement?

The growth of the Taliban is related to the Cold War.

Why is a bibliography important when conducting research?

It gives credit to other authors whose work you’ve used.

Which is important when taking notes?

Use your own words and symbols to help remember main ideas.

Is it important to use proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling when writing a research paper?

Yes. You must communicate the results of your research.

What does this URL (web address) tell you about the source? http://vos.ucsb.edu

It is associated with an educational institution.

1. Is this an example of plagiarism? Why or why not?

Yes. The student did not use quotation marks for a quote.

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Which of the following is a PRIMARY SOURCE?
A biography in which the author drew on a variety of sources
A book of letters written by people who experienced an event
A book of analysis and interpretation written by a historian
A newspaper article about an event from ten years ago
2
Which of the following is the best indicator that a Website is reliable?
The author links to his or her favorite websites.
The author provides contact information and credentials.
The author states that the site was proofread by a librarian
The author of the site says the information is reliable.
3
Which of these is an example of a thesis statement?
Members of the Taliban kill people.
The Taliban is a very bad organization.
How did the Taliban become so powerful?
The growth of the Taliban is related to the Cold War.
4
Why is a bibliography important when conducting research?
It shows that you know how to write the title of a book
It is always the longest part of any research paper
It gives credit to other authors whose work you’ve used.
It allows you to get help from friends.
5
Which is important when taking notes?
Use complete sentences.
Use your own words and symbols to help remember main ideas.
All of these
Make sure your spelling and punctuation is edited.
6
Is it important to use proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling when writing a research paper?
Yes. You must communicate the results of your research.
No. Only the conclusion is important.
No. Only edit for your English teacher.
Yes. You will be publishing your work in a book.
7
Which skill(s) are needed to conduct research about a historical event?
All of these
summarizing
comparing
making predictions
8
What does this URL (web address) tell you about the source? http://vos.ucsb.edu
It is an English teacher’s personal home page.
All of these.
It is an article from a magazine.
It is associated with an educational institution.
9
Which of the following can help you refine your Internet search?
Asterisk (star symbol)
Quotation marks
Boolean operators (and, not)
All of these
10
1. Is this an example of plagiarism? Why or why not?
No. The student provides full citation in a footnote.
Yes. The student clearly made this information up.
No. The student used common knowledge.
Yes. The student did not use quotation marks for a quote.

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