Deck 13: Conducting Research

Question 1

Directions : Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 13 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passages. ​
Safe Driving
¹The major threat to the lives of college students isn't illness but injury. Almost 75 percent of deaths among Americans 15 to 24 years old are caused by "unintentional injuries" (a term public health officials prefer), suicides, and homicides. Accidents, especially motor vehicle crashes, kill more college-age men and women than all other causes combined; the greatest number of lives lost to accidents is among those 25 years of age. One key factor in increasing your odds of staying safe on the road is staying sober and alert.
²The number of fatalities caused by drunk driving, particularly among young people, has dropped. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration attributes this decline to increases in the drinking age, to educational programs aimed at reducing nighttime driving by teens, to the formation of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD, originally called Students Against Drunk Driving)and similar groups, and to changes in state laws that lowered the legal blood-alcohol concentration level for drivers under age 21 (some states have zero tolerance blood-alcohol level for drivers under 21). Although most drunk drivers are men, more young women are driving drunk and getting into fatal car accidents than ever before. More young women than men involved in deadly crashes had high blood-alcohol levels in a recent analysis of data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
³Falling asleep at the wheel is second only to alcohol as a cause of serious motor vehicle accidents. About half of drivers in the United States drive while drowsy. Nearly 14 million have fallen asleep at the wheel in the past year, according to the National Sleep Foundation. Men and young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 are at the highest risk for driving while drowsy or falling asleep at the wheel. In a recent study, adolescents who had at least one previous crash reported more nighttime driving, more occasions of driving while sleepy, bad sleep, and use of stimulants such as caffeinated soft drinks, tobacco, and drugs.
             -adapted from Hales , An Invitation to Health: Choosing to Change , p. 420
​ What source does the author cite in the passage to show that drunk driving fatalities have dropped?

A)National Sleep Foundation
B)Students Against Destructive Decisions
C)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
D)none of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 13. What is the first step in observing events to gather information?

A)do follow-up research
B)record sights and sounds as you experience them
C)get permission
D)have a clear goal in mind

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 13. ​ Which of the following is not a step in annotating a text?

A)Read parts of the text aloud.
B)Write questions in the margin.
C)Underline key points.
D)Define unfamiliar terms.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 13.
​ The source list at the end of your research report should include only those sources that are difficult to find online.

Question 5

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 13 to answer the following questions. Which is the correct MLA format for a book in the Source list?

A)Morrison, Toni. Home . Knopf, 2012.
B)Toni Morrison. Home . Knopf, 2012.
C)Morrison, Toni. Home . Knopf, 2012.
D)Morrison, Toni. Home . Knopf: 2012.

Question 7

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 13. ​ Which of the following is a primary source?

A)encyclopedia
B)biography
C)diary
D)newspaper

Question 8

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 13.
​ Internet sources are more reliable that print sources because they are updated so often.

Question 9

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 13.
​ Crediting sources of information accurately gives your own conclusions validity.

Question 10

Directions : Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 13 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passages. ​
Safe Driving
¹The major threat to the lives of college students isn't illness but injury. Almost 75 percent of deaths among Americans 15 to 24 years old are caused by "unintentional injuries" (a term public health officials prefer), suicides, and homicides. Accidents, especially motor vehicle crashes, kill more college-age men and women than all other causes combined; the greatest number of lives lost to accidents is among those 25 years of age. One key factor in increasing your odds of staying safe on the road is staying sober and alert.
²The number of fatalities caused by drunk driving, particularly among young people, has dropped. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration attributes this decline to increases in the drinking age, to educational programs aimed at reducing nighttime driving by teens, to the formation of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD, originally called Students Against Drunk Driving)and similar groups, and to changes in state laws that lowered the legal blood-alcohol concentration level for drivers under age 21 (some states have zero tolerance blood-alcohol level for drivers under 21). Although most drunk drivers are men, more young women are driving drunk and getting into fatal car accidents than ever before. More young women than men involved in deadly crashes had high blood-alcohol levels in a recent analysis of data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
³Falling asleep at the wheel is second only to alcohol as a cause of serious motor vehicle accidents. About half of drivers in the United States drive while drowsy. Nearly 14 million have fallen asleep at the wheel in the past year, according to the National Sleep Foundation. Men and young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 are at the highest risk for driving while drowsy or falling asleep at the wheel. In a recent study, adolescents who had at least one previous crash reported more nighttime driving, more occasions of driving while sleepy, bad sleep, and use of stimulants such as caffeinated soft drinks, tobacco, and drugs.
             -adapted from Hales , An Invitation to Health: Choosing to Change , p. 420
​ If a reader is interested in learning more about the recent study on adolescent drivers (paragraph 3), where can he or she get more information?

A)The study is not cited properly, so the reader will not be able to learn more.
B)The reader can look up the study based on the information cited here.
C)The reader can find the study on the National Sleep Foundation website.
D)none of the above

Question 11

Directions : Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 13 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passages. ​
Safe Driving
¹The major threat to the lives of college students isn't illness but injury. Almost 75 percent of deaths among Americans 15 to 24 years old are caused by "unintentional injuries" (a term public health officials prefer), suicides, and homicides. Accidents, especially motor vehicle crashes, kill more college-age men and women than all other causes combined; the greatest number of lives lost to accidents is among those 25 years of age. One key factor in increasing your odds of staying safe on the road is staying sober and alert.
²The number of fatalities caused by drunk driving, particularly among young people, has dropped. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration attributes this decline to increases in the drinking age, to educational programs aimed at reducing nighttime driving by teens, to the formation of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD, originally called Students Against Drunk Driving)and similar groups, and to changes in state laws that lowered the legal blood-alcohol concentration level for drivers under age 21 (some states have zero tolerance blood-alcohol level for drivers under 21). Although most drunk drivers are men, more young women are driving drunk and getting into fatal car accidents than ever before. More young women than men involved in deadly crashes had high blood-alcohol levels in a recent analysis of data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
³Falling asleep at the wheel is second only to alcohol as a cause of serious motor vehicle accidents. About half of drivers in the United States drive while drowsy. Nearly 14 million have fallen asleep at the wheel in the past year, according to the National Sleep Foundation. Men and young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 are at the highest risk for driving while drowsy or falling asleep at the wheel. In a recent study, adolescents who had at least one previous crash reported more nighttime driving, more occasions of driving while sleepy, bad sleep, and use of stimulants such as caffeinated soft drinks, tobacco, and drugs.
             -adapted from Hales , An Invitation to Health: Choosing to Change , p. 420
​ The research report above on motor vehicle accidents among college-age men and women identifies two major causes, which are:

A)educational programs and changes in state laws
B)lowering the legal drinking age and raising the blood-alcohol level
C)use of stimulants and raising the legal drinking age
D)drunk driving and falling asleep at the wheel

Question 12

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 13.
​ Note-taking while conducting research can help focus your attention on essential ideas and details in the sources.

Question 13

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 13.
​ Conducting a survey is a valuable way to collect information from a wide range of people.

Question 15

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 13. ​ Which of the following guidelines will help you evaluate the quality of a source?

A)Consider the author's reputation.
B)Consider the timeliness of the information.
C)Consider opposing viewpoints.
D)All of the above.

Question 16

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 13. ​ The most common types of plagiarism are

A)copying a text without giving proper credit.
B)neglecting to insert quotation marks around a direct quote.
C)paraphrasing ideas without properly citing them.
D)All of the above.

Question 17

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 13. ​ Which of the following is a secondary source?

A)textbook
B)interview
C)experiment
D)survey

Question 18

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 13. ​ Which of the following is not a goal of references sources in writing?

A)To add authority to your writing.
B)To show that you are more educated than your readers.
C)To allow your readers to follow up on the topic.
D)To credit others for their work and ideas.

Question 19

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 13 to answer the following questions. ​ Which is the correct in-text citation if a source has more than three authors?

A)Abbott, Brown, Corbin, and Deitz
B)Abbott and Brown, et al.
C)Abbott et al.
D)Deitz et al.

Question 20

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 13.
​ If someone else conducts a survey, you can still report those results as a primary source in your paper.

Question 21

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 13 to answer the following questions. Which is the correct MLA format for a web article in the Source list?

A)Dalessio, Jaimie. "5 Fast Tips for Preventing Colds." EverydayHealth.com , 22 Jan. 2015.
B)Jaimie Dalessio. "5 Fast Tips for Preventing Colds." EverydayHealth.com , 22 Jan. 2015. Web.  https://www.everydayhealth.com/cold-flu/preventing-cold-and-flu.aspx
C)Jaimie Dalessio. "5 Fast Tips for Preventing Colds." EverydayHealth.com , 22 Jan. 2015. Web.
D)Dalessio, Jaimie. "5 Fast Tips for Preventing Colds." EverydayHealth.com , 22 Jan. 2015,  https://www.everydayhealth.com/cold-flu/preventing-cold-and-flu.aspx