eng comp II - introduction to research quiz & Synthesizing and Incorporating Sources

The sentence below references a work by authors Joel Best and Eric Best. Choose the correct answer that should go in the blank to complete the sentence below using APA style guidelines. As one observer noted, "The world has become a bazaar from which to shop for an individual 'lifestyle'"____________. ( Best & Best, 2017). Best & Best ; 2017 (Best, 2017). (Best, et. al, 2017).

( Best & Best, 2017).

A student is writing a paper on hospital care and wants to include some information from this newspaper article with an unknown author: Every patient's nightmare. (2002, March 14). The New York Times, A30. In past centuries, people who got sick were often more afraid of going to the hospital than they were of staying home___________. Choose the correct answer that should go in the blank to complete the sentence below using APA style guidelines. ("Every Patient's Nightmare", 2002). (The New York Times, 2002).

("Every Patient's Nightmare", 2002).

A writer wants to use a quotation from p. 950 of the following source in her paper: Obama, B. (2016). Eulogy for Clementa Pinckney. In M. A. Goldthwaite, J. Bizup, J. Brereton, A. Fernald, & L. Peterson (Eds.), The Norton reader: An anthology of nonfiction (14th ed., pp. 949-955). W. W. Norton. Choose the correct answer that should go in the blank to complete the sentence below using APA style guidelines. Clementa Pinckney has been described as "the progeny of a long line of the faithful—a family of preachers who spread God's word, a family of protestors who sowed change to expand voting rights and desegregate the South"__________. (Obama, 2016, p. 955). (p. 955). (955) (Obama).

(Obama, 2016, p. 955).

A writer wants to use a quotation from p. 950 of the following source in her paper: Obama, B. (2016). Eulogy for Clementa Pinckney. In M. A. Goldthwaite, J. Bizup, J. Brereton, A. Fernald, & L. Peterson (Eds.), The Norton reader: An anthology of nonfiction (14th ed., pp. 949-955). W. W. Norton. Choose the correct answer that should go in the blank to complete the sentence below using APA style guidelines. Obama (2016) described Clementa Pinckney as "the progeny of a long line of the faithful—a family of preachers who spread God's word, a family of protestors who sowed change to expand voting rights and desegregate the South"_______________ (p.960). (pg.960). (Obama, 2016, p. 960). (Obama).

(p.960).

Which of the following instances would constitute plagiarism? paraphrasing someone else's ideas using language that is too close to the original All of these instances would constitute plagiarism. using another writer's words or ideas without acknowledging the source using another writer's exact words without putting quotation marks around them

All of these instances would constitute plagiarism.

Which of the following questions can help you assess the patterns and connections that you find among your sources? Are there any disagreements among your sources? All of these questions are helpful in assessing the patterns and connections among sources. How have your sources affected your thinking on the topic? Have you discovered new questions you need to investigate?

All of these questions are helpful in assessing the patterns and connections among sources.

Which of the following guidelines should you follow when keeping track of your sources? All of these suggestions are helpful for keeping track of your sources. Highlight the paragraphs or sentences within each source that you might use. Use your rough outline to keep track of where you might use your source information. Bookmark web sources using the DOI or stable URL, permalink, or document URL.

All of these suggestions are helpful for keeping track of your sources.

Which of the following strategies will help you search effectively using keywords? All of these suggestions are helpful for searching effectively using keywords. Create a word cloud to better see what terms and keywords are used to discuss your topic. Use an advanced search technique by typing an asterisk at the end of your base keyword to increase your search results. Use combinations of keywords to further narrow your search results.

All of these suggestions are helpful for searching effectively using keywords.

Which of the following strategies can help you investigate a news source to determine whether it is false news? Avoid reading the "About" page of the source so you can be objective in your analysis. Check the URL to see whether the source is hosted on a counterfeit website that mimics a real news source by altering the URL. Assume that the story is trustworthy if you agree with the author's argument. Don't check to see if other news media are reporting the same story; focus only on the source in question.

Check the URL to see whether the source is hosted on a counterfeit website that mimics a real news source by altering the URL.

Before you start to look for connections among your sources, you should make sure that you know how your own ideas fit within the larger conversation about your topic. False True

False

Which of the following guidelines should you follow when drafting a tentative thesis? Do not allow your thesis to determine your purpose for doing research. Commit to the thesis that you draft regardless of what you learn through your research. Formulate your thesis as a possible answer to your research question. Choose a thesis that supports your initial viewpoint.

Formulate your thesis as a possible answer to your research question.

What is the main difference between writing a paraphrase and writing a summary? In a summary, you use your own words. In a summary, you condense the information in the source. In a summary, you document the source. In a summary, you capture the main ideas of the

In a summary, you condense the information in the source.

When using a quotation of five or more lines in your writing, which of these formatting rules should you follow? Place brackets around the quotation. Indent the entire quotation one-half inch from the left margin. Begin the quotation with three ellipsis dots. Enclose the quotation in quotation marks.

Indent the entire quotation one-half inch from the left margin.

When considering whether a source might be useful to your research, which of the following questions will be MOST helpful in establishing whether the source is reliable? Is the source available as a full-text PDF? Does the source support or challenge your own position on the topic? How does the source relate to your topic? Is the source peer-reviewed?

Is the source peer-reviewed?

The sentence below references a work by authors Nica Lull, Max Rust, and Danielle Bello. Fill in the blank to complete the sentence using APA style guidelines. ________________supported their claims about the origins of fire with startling physical evidence (p. 12). Choose the correct answer that should go in the blank to complete the sentence below using APA style guidelines. Lull et al. (2019). (Lull, Rust, and Bello, 2019). Lull, Rust, and Bello (2019). (Lull et al., 2019).

Lull et al. (2019).

When mapping out a timeline for completing a research project, which of the following tasks should you plan to complete before you come up with a research question? Do any field research. Plan a research strategy and do preliminary research. Come up with a tentative thesis and outline. Read sources and take notes.

Plan a research strategy and do preliminary research.

What is the MOST IMPORTANT characteristic that distinguishes a popular source from a scholarly source? Popular sources are not reviewed by other experts in the field that is being discussed. Popular sources generally explain or provide opinions on current events or topics of general interest. Popular sources tend to simplify scholarly research, if used, to make it understandable to nonspecialist audiences. Popular sources are often written by professional writers who report or comment on the scholarship of others rather than doing any research themselves.

Popular sources are not reviewed by other experts in the field that is being discussed.

Which of the following strategies for reading can help you identify patterns and connections among sources? Read specifically to uncover ways that your sources connect to your thesis. Read all your sources with an open mind. Ignore your first reactions, since they will likely not be well thought out. Avoid thinking creatively or "outside the box."

Read all your sources with an open mind.

Which of the following statements BEST explains why you might consult a reference librarian when conducting preliminary research? Reference librarians can help you focus your topic by determining appropriate search terms and keywords for your topic. Reference librarians can show you how to conduct general internet searches for your topic. Reference librarians can save you a lot of time when researching because they will compile a working bibliography for you. Reference librarians can direct you to the best popular sources for your topic

Reference librarians can help you focus your topic by determining appropriate search terms and keywords for your topic.

If a student in a college course is caught having copied and pasted large amounts of material from online sources into his or her paper without putting quotation marks around the material or documenting the sources, which of the following is MOST LIKELY to happen? The paper may be graded as usual, but the instructor will point out the instances of plagiarized content. The instructor may simply issue the student a warning for future papers. The paper may be returned to be revised without consequence. The paper may receive a grade of zero with no option to re-write it.

The paper may receive a grade of zero with no option to re-write it.

False or "fake" news has been around since at least the invention of the printing press. True False

True

It's easy to plagiarize inadvertently when you're working with online sources that you've cut and pasted into your notes. False True

True

The following statement about the whole of David McCullough's text is formatted correctly in APA: Throughout his life, John Adams strove to succeed (McCullough, 2001). True False

True

The information you record for a working bibliography will be the same for every type of source you use. True False

True

When paraphrasing a passage, which of the following guidelines should you follow to ensure that you avoid plagiarism? Use your own words and sentence structure. Rearrange the sentences of the source text to make the passage your own. Only document the source if you use an exact phrase. Copy the source text, and then plug in synonyms for some words.

Use your own words and sentence structure.

When reading a source with a critical eye, which of the following questions will be MOST helpful as you evaluate how persuasive its argument is? Is the author writing to a general or specific audience? Do you recognize ideas you've run across in other sources? What reasons and evidence does the author provide in support of their position? Does the author represent a position you may need to acknowledge or refute?

What reasons and evidence does the author provide in support of their position?

When comparing two or more sources that present similar information, which of the following questions should you ask to help decide which source is the best to use? Which source's argument is most logical? Which source has been around the longest? Which source is most biased to one particular viewpoint? Which source is the most interesting read?

Which source's argument is most logical?

Which of the following items would usually be considered a secondary source? the Rig-Veda, a Hindu religious text Long Walk to Freedom, an autobiography by Nelson Mandela a literary analysis of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" an eyewitness account of a terrorist attack

a literary analysis of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"

Signal phrases are handled the same way in both MLA and APA documentation styles. False True

false

When you access a source through a database, the URL or link address is the same each time you log in, so there is no need to look for a stable URL, permalink, or document URL to copy and paste into your list of sources. True False

false

Which of the following sources would NOT need formal acknowledgment in your paper? assistance from another person the opinion of another person direct quotations information that most readers are likely to know

information that most readers are likely to know

If you desired to find in-depth information on a single field or topic, which of the following collections in the library would be MOST helpful? specialized reference works bibliographies scholarly sources general reference works

specialized reference works

Which of the following sources would need formal acknowledgment in your paper? information that most readers are likely to know data that you collected yourself the opinion of another person documents that are widely available

the opinion of another person

Why should you strive to synthesize the ideas of multiple sources in your own writing? to create an amalgam of source material for your readers to appreciate to generate new information and support what you want to say to demonstrate to your instructor that you are capable of synthesizing sources to ensure that you haven't left out any ideas or positions on your topic

to generate new information and support what you want to say

When deciding whether to quote, paraphrase, or summarize a source's information, when is it best to paraphrase? when an authority's opinions challenge or disagree with those of others when the main points of a longer passage in the source are important but the details are not when exact wording of the source is not necessary but there are details you need to include when the source's original wording makes a point so well that no rewording will do it justice

when exact wording of the source is not necessary but there are details you need to include