Deck 19: Strengthening an Essay With Research

Question 1

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. "Save Money, Save the Environment" by Maura Judkis, U.S. News & World Report , April 2010, pp. 58-61.

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Instructions: Identify each of the following statements as true or false.
Careful documentation of information gathered from outside sources will help prevent plagiarism.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Schmidt, A., Randall, W., Davey B., & McEveety, S.  (Producers), & Randall, W. (Director). (2013). We       were soldiers [Motion Picture]. United States: Paramount.

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Instructions: Identify each of the following statements as true or false.
Facts and statistics from outside sources must be documented, but direct quotations do not have to be documented.

Question 5

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. American Cancer Society. 1 Feb. 2012. Guide to Quitting Smoking . www.cancer.org/Healthy/StayAwayfromTobacco/GuidetoQuittingSmoking/index.

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Question 6

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Levin, Josh. "Lance Armstrong Loses (Almost) Everything." Slate.com .  24 Aug.  2012. Web. 26 Aug. 2016, 
Http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2012/08/lance_armstrong_doping_usada_is_taking_
Away_his_seven_tour_de_france_titles_but_he_s_keeping_what_he_prizes_most_his_righteous_ind
Ignation_.html.

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Question 7

Instructions: Identify each of the following statements as true or false.
According to MLA style guidelines, a correct citation in the body of an essay should appear inside parentheses after the material from that source.

Question 8

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Holland, Kimberly. 2012. http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20448023,00.html

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Question 9

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct word for each blank. When using ____, a writer puts source information in the body of the essay, in parentheses, rather than in endnotes or footnotes.

A) MLA style
B) sources
C) evaluation

Question 10

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct word for each blank. The ____ provides all of the sources you summarized, directly quoted, or indirectly quoted in your essay, in alphabetical order by the author's last name.

A) search engine
B) Works Cited list
C) evaluation

Question 11

Instructions: Identify each of the following statements as true or false.
The author's last name is usually the first piece of information in a Works Cited entry.

Question 12

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Ellis, Joseph J. His Excellency: George Washington : 2004.

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Question 13

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct word for each blank. According to MLA guidelines, a correct ____ should appear in two places in your essay: in parentheses inside the essay and in a Works Cited list at the end of the essay.

A) research
B) citation
C) evaluation

Question 14

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct word for each blank. To find information on the Internet, a researcher can use a ____ such as Google.

A) search engine
B) documentation
C) citation

Question 15

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct word for each blank. ____ of a web site involves studying it to determine whether the information it presents seems accurate, up to date, and fair.

A) Documentation
B) Citation
C) Evaluation

Question 16

Instructions:  Each question below is an entry for a References page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to APA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Rubin, G. (2015). The happiness project: or, why I spent a year trying to sing in the morning, clean my closets, fight right, read Aristotle, and generally have more fun. New York, NY: HarperCollins.

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Question 17

(2015, October 15). "A Brief History of the Selfie." The Huffington Post.

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Question 18

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Hellmich, Nanci. "Outlook on Obesity Is Pretty Grim." USA Today ,  30 Aug. 2011, p 6D.

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Question 19

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Isaacson, Walter. "Keep It Simple." September 2012 Smithsonian , p. 42.

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Question 20

Instructions: Identify each of the following statements as true or false.
Information from outside sources is usually interesting but does not help support an essay's main points.

Question 21

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a References page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to APA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Goode, E. (2012, June 6). Average prison stay grew 36 percent in two decades. New York Times.  Retrieved from
Http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/us/average-prison-stay-grew-36-percent-in-two-decades.html

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Question 22

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct answer. Which of the following tasks comes after writing the first draft?

A) deciding which ideas to include
B) arranging ideas in a plan or outline
C) proofreading for grammar and spelling errors

Question 23

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct answer for each of the questions below. According to MLA guidelines, where should a source citation appear in an essay?

A) inside the essay in parentheses and at the end of the essay in a Works Cited list
B) at the bottom of the page only
C) at the end of the essay on an Endnotes page

Question 24

When using ______, a writer puts source information in the endnotes or footnotes, rather than in the body of the essay.

A) APA style
B) sources
C) evaluation

Question 25

Instructions: For each Works Cited page entry below, select the answer "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines. Select the answer "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Miller, Peter. "Weather Gone Wild." National Geographic , 2012.

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Question 26

Wilson, J. Q., & DiIulio, Jr., J. J. (2004).   American government (9th ed.). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Question 27

Instructions: Select the correct term for the following statements. The ____ appears at the end of the essay and provides information about all of the sources that the writer referred to in his or her essay.

A) Works Cited list
B) documentation
C) MLA style

Question 28

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. McCallum, Jack. Dream Team Ballentine Books, 2012.

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Question 29

Instructions: Select the correct term for the following statements. A method of putting source information in the footnotes or endnotes, rather than in the body of the essay is called ____.

A) research
B) APA style
C) a library

Question 30

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Barack Obama. The Audacity of Hope , 2008.

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Question 31

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Hobson, Katherine. "How to Get the Very Best Cancer Care." U.S. News & World Report,  1 Dec. 2009: 52.

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Question 32

Instructions: Select the correct term for the following statements. A method of putting source information in the body of the essay, in parentheses, rather than in footnotes or endnotes is called ____.

A) research
B) MLA style
C) a Works Cited list

Question 33

Instructions: For each Works Cited page entry below, select the answer "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines. Select the answer "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Cain, Susan. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking . New York: Crown, 2012. Print.

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Question 34

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct answer for each of the questions below. Seeking answers to questions in sources outside yourself is called

A) using MLA style.
B) doing research.
C) documentation.

Question 35

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct answer. The step of the writing process during which writers think, jot down ideas, and plan the paper is known as

A) proofreading.
B) prewriting.
C) revising.

Question 36

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a References page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to APA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Bensinger, G. (2016 December 22). Uber Moves Self-Driving Car Test to Arizona after Regulatory  Defeat in California. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from
Http://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-moves-self-driving-car-test-to-arizona-after-regulatory-defeat-in- 
California-1482442732

A) Correct
B) Incorrect

Question 37

Instructions: Read the paragraph below and then answer the questions that follow by selecting the letter of the correct response.
Playing video games can be a fun and relaxing hobby. For some players, though, this activity can become an addiction that's as harmful as gambling. That's why gamers who play two or more hours a day should be aware of the signs of addiction. One of these signs is abandonment of other hobbies. Someone who stops participating in all other leisure time activities or social events to play video games may be in the grip of a harmful addiction. Another sign of possible addiction is constantly thinking or talking about a game even while doing other things. If thoughts about the next gaming session prevent someone from paying attention to other tasks or people, that player could be addicted. A final warning sign is fighting with or lying to loved ones about the amount of time spent playing. Neglecting relationships with family members and friends is a classic sign of video game addiction.
The subject of this paragraph is

A) fun, relaxing hobbies.
B) signs of video game addiction.
C) playing video games.

Question 38

Instructions: Read the paragraph below and then answer the questions that follow by selecting the letter of the correct response.
Playing video games can be a fun and relaxing hobby. For some players, though, this activity can become an addiction that's as harmful as gambling. That's why gamers who play two or more hours a day should be aware of the signs of addiction. One of these signs is abandonment of other hobbies. Someone who stops participating in all other leisure time activities or social events to play video games may be in the grip of a harmful addiction. Another sign of possible addiction is constantly thinking or talking about a game even while doing other things. If thoughts about the next gaming session prevent someone from paying attention to other tasks or people, that player could be addicted. A final warning sign is fighting with or lying to loved ones about the amount of time spent playing. Neglecting relationships with family members and friends is a classic sign of video game addiction.
This paragraph was written for an audience of

A) people who design video games.
B) former video game players.
C) video game players.

Question 39

Instructions: Read the paragraph below and then answer the questions that follow by selecting the letter of the correct response.
Playing video games can be a fun and relaxing hobby. For some players, though, this activity can become an addiction that's as harmful as gambling. That's why gamers who play two or more hours a day should be aware of the signs of addiction. One of these signs is abandonment of other hobbies. Someone who stops participating in all other leisure time activities or social events to play video games may be in the grip of a harmful addiction. Another sign of possible addiction is constantly thinking or talking about a game even while doing other things. If thoughts about the next gaming session prevent someone from paying attention to other tasks or people, that player could be addicted. A final warning sign is fighting with or lying to loved ones about the amount of time spent playing. Neglecting relationships with family members and friends is a classic sign of video game addiction.
The purpose of this paragraph is to

A) explain why video games are fun.
B) inform gamers about the signs of addiction.
C) convince people to stop playing video games.

Question 40

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct answer for each of the questions below. Which of the following is not something a correct source citation should do?

A) It should indicate that the material is from an outside source.
B) It should give your reader enough information to find the original source.
C) It should give the name of the library where you found the source.

Question 41

Vonnegut, K. (1999). Slaughterhouse-five, or the children's crusade: a duty-dance with death. New   York, NY: Random House.

A) Correct
B) Incorrect