ENG 2 UNIT 4 (COMPLETE)

Which of the following shows the correct parenthetical citation for information from page 57 of an article in the March 1999 issue of Popular Science magazine called "Designer Fuels," written by Dan McCosh, according to MLA style?

(McCosh 57)

Which of the following shows the correct parenthetical citation from page 15 of an article in the January 2000 issue of Premiere magazine called Fear of Flying, written by Christine Spines, according to MLA style?

(Spines 15)

The general notation for your supporting points in an outline is

Arabic numerals

The painting looks well, but I thought it would be more colorful.

Change well to good.

Choose the word that has a capitalization mistake: My friend Katie is from a small City in Michigan called Kalamazoo.

City

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for revising your paper?

Create an outline of your paper

Which of the style guides no longer recommends citing URLs?

MLA

Choose the word that has a capitalization mistake: In 1959, Alaska and Hawaii became States.

States

Which of the following always requires a citation in a research paper?

a quotation

The general notation for your subtopics in an outline is

capital letters

One important goal of synthesizing should be to

combine your ideas with researched information.

When you are taking notes, which of the following should you not be doing?

considering other areas for new research

Another word for "building up" an idea in your paper is

developing

Which of the following is NOT a behavior associated with editing?

developing a subtopic

All of the following are ways to cite sources used in a research report except

expert quotations.

The first change you need to make when revising a paper is to fix any comma and period errors.

false

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: There's no way you could _____ seen that car coming.

have

The best way to organize your ideas is

in an order that makes sense for the topic

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: Due to mechanical failures, the bus took a long time to reach __________ destination.

its

Choose the word that has a capitalization mistake: He was flown to a hospital in kansas city after the accident.

kansas city

"I was _______ excited about going to the concert than I usually am"

less

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: After my belt broke, my pants felt really ______ around my waist.

loose

Synthesizing means something similar to

merging together

Choose the superlative form of eloquent.

most eloquent

Which of the following is not a step that you must follow before synthesizing your information?

outlining

What change would most improve this introductory paragraph?

providing summary evidence of the bad impacts of water pollution

When you are trying to scan a source for relevant information, you should not

read the entire source first, circling key words

Another word for "focusing" an idea in your paper is

refining

The general notation for your main topics (or body sections) in an outline is

roman numerals

Choose the comparative form of "short."

shorter

Choose the correct form of the modifier: "When my sister is thinking, she sits __________."

silently

"Liechtenstein is the small country in Europe."

smallest

Choose the correct usage to complete the sentence: Are you ______________ to be in here?

supposed

When summarizing a source, which of the following steps should be done last?

synthesize

: "I've never eaten a (most tastier, tastier) meal.

tastier

Choose the correct usage to complete the sentence: We enjoyed the poetry reading even more _____ we thought we would.

than

Choose the correct usage to complete the sentence: I read ______________ our part of the country is going to have a severe hurricane season.

that

Choose the correct usage to complete the sentence: The students agreed that _____________ teacher's explanation made sense.

their

Which of the following does not always require a citation in a research paper?

thesis statment

When summarizing a source, which of the following steps should be done first?

translate

A working thesis in a research paper may include your own opinion.

true

The purpose of editing is to make sure that small mistakes don't get in the way of the ideas and meaning of your paper.

true

Our coach expects us to play _____.

well

The used car I bought recently ran ____ only after the tuneup

well