Jumpstart English Semester Exam
Select the verb that belongs in the blank.Tired of arguing over new arrangements, the rock band _______ to their various homes. A. has gone B. have gone
B. have gone
Select the verb that belongs in the blank.The jury _______ order their lunches from various take-out restaurants nearby. A. has to B. have to
B. have to
Franz Kline (1910-1962) produced monumental black-and-white works these are examples of abstract expressionism. A. Correct B. Comma Splice C. Fused Sentence
C. Fused Sentence
On the night of the 1968 California presidential primary, which was a close race, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan. A. Active Voice B. Passive Voice
B. Passive Voice
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for in-text documentation.The student is quoting the following one of two works by the same author that appear in the list of works cited.Fallows, James. "Cyber Warriors." The Atlantic, Mar. 2010, pp. 58-63. A. Some worry about a cyber threat to American security, "that organizations or individuals may be spying on, tampering with, or preparing to inflict damage on America's electronic networks" (Fallows, "Cyber" 60). B. Some worry about a cyber threat to American security, "that organizations or individuals may be spying on, tampering with, or preparing to inflict damage on America's electronic networks" ("Cyber" 60).
A. Some worry about a cyber threat to American security, "that organizations or individuals may be spying on, tampering with, or preparing to inflict damage on America's electronic networks" (Fallows, "Cyber" 60).
People first wrote on clay tablets and on papyrus until parchment, made of treated animal skin, came along around 250 BC. A. Correctly Written Sentence B. Incorrectly Written Sentence
A. Correctly Written Sentence
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for in-text documentation.The student is providing in-text documentation for the following online source, which includes no page numbers:Walker, Rob. "Stuck on You." The New York Times Magazine, 3 June 2010, www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/magazine/06fob-consumed-t.html. Accessed 9 June 2010. A. According to a 2008 study, drivers with bumper stickers on their cars are much more likely to display road rage (Walker). B. According to a 2008 study ("Stuck on You"), drivers with bumper stickers on their cars are much more likely to display road rage.
A. According to a 2008 study, drivers with bumper stickers on their cars are much more likely to display road rage (Walker).
Read the following excerpt, and note its identified source. Then decide which choice quotes the source more accurately and correctly using MLA (2016) style.Original Source:Following a rule of good manners may mean doing something you do not want to do, and the weird rhetoric of our self-indulgent age resists the idea that we have such things as obligations to others. --Stephen L. Carter A. Describing a decline in the behavior of young people, Stephen L. Carter worries that "the weird rhetoric of [this] self-indulgent age resists the idea" of self-control and good manners (672). B. Describing a decline in the behavior of young people, Stephen L. Carter worries that "the weird rhetoric of a self-indulgent age resists the idea that we should have" self-control and good manners (672).
A. Describing a decline in the behavior of young people, Stephen L. Carter worries that "the weird rhetoric of [this] self-indulgent age resists the idea" of self-control and good manners (672).
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for the works-cited entry (or entries).The student is citing "The Enhancement of the Senses," a review of the book The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science. The review appeared in the magazine The Nation on May 31, 2010, on pp. 33-36. A. Findlen, Paula. "The Enhancement of the Senses." Review of The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science, by Richard Holmes. The Nation, 31 May 2010, pp. 33-36. B. Findlen, Paula. "The Enhancement of the Senses." The Nation, 31 May 2010, pp. 33-36.
A. Findlen, Paula. "The Enhancement of the Senses." Review of The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science, by Richard Holmes. The Nation, 31 May 2010, pp. 33-36.
Indicate whether the italicized clause is an independent clause or a subordinate clause.You must come to your brother's graduation regardless of the anger you have toward him, which is certainly justified. A. Independent Clause B. Subordinate Clause
B. Subordinate Clause
Known for glass-covered boxes filled with enigmatically arranged found objects and collages, Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) was a product of surrealism, which relied on irrational juxtaposition. A. Correct B. Comma Splice C. Fused Sentence
A. Correct
Ancient people not only placed great value on salt for improving the flavor of food but also used salt as a preservative. A. Correctly Written Sentence B. Incorrectly Written Sentence
A. Correctly Written Sentence
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for in-text documentation.The student is quoting from page 258 of the article with the following works-cited entry:Reichert, Julie, et al. "Narrative Medicine and Emerging Clinical Practice." Literature and Medicine, vol. 27, no. 2, Fall 2008, pp. 248-71. A. Many medical students participating in the study "commented on the ways that writing helped them become more observant and thoughtful" (Reichert et al. 258). B. Many medical students participating in the study "commented on the ways that writing helped them become more observant and thoughtful" (Reichert 258).
A. Many medical students participating in the study "commented on the ways that writing helped them become more observant and thoughtful" (Reichert et al. 258).
Read the following excerpt, and note its identified source. Then decide which choice quotes the source more accurately and correctly using MLA (2016) style.Original Source:Most [magazine] editors test their covers in focus groups in an endless search for the magic that will make their magazines fly off the shelves--and to avoid costly mistakes. --Katharine Q. Seelye A. Seelye argues that magazine editors seek "the magic that will make their magazines fly off the shelves" (604). B. Seelye argues that magazine editors seek "the magic that will make their magazines fly off the shelves (604)."
A. Seelye argues that magazine editors seek "the magic that will make their magazines fly off the shelves" (604).
Read the following excerpt, and note its identified source. Then decide which choice quotes the source more accurately and correctly using MLA (2016) style.Original Source:To be very clear, then, I am not criticizing the work of Habitat for Humanity. --Diana George A. Although George criticizes the visuals that advertise Habitat for Humanity, she is careful to state, "I am not criticizing the work of Habitat for Humanity" (623). B. Although their advertisements are the subject of her analysis, George states, "I am not criticizing the work of Habitat for Humanity." (623)
A. Although George criticizes the visuals that advertise Habitat for Humanity, she is careful to state, "I am not criticizing the work of Habitat for Humanity" (623).
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for in-text documentation.The student is citing the following online work; its author is unknown:"114,000 iPads Hacked." CNN.com, Cable News Network, 10 June 2010, cnn.com/videos/tech/2010/06/10/nr.levs.ipad.security.breach.cnn. Accessed 11 June 2010. A. As many as 114,000 new iPad owners were left vulnerable after hackers took advantage of security lapses and gathered private user information ("114,000 iPads"). B. According to CNN, as many as 114,000 new iPad owners were left vulnerable after hackers took advantage of security lapses and gathered private user information (CNN.com).
A. As many as 114,000 new iPad owners were left vulnerable after hackers took advantage of security lapses and gathered private user information ("114,000 iPads").
Long before the Europeans arrived, rich cultures and languages had been developed by Native American tribes. A. Active Voice B. Passive Voice
B. Passive Voice
Select the verb that belongs in the blank.A dictionary or thesaurus _______ a long-lasting graduation gift. A. makes B. make
A. makes
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for the works-cited entry (or entries).The student is quoting from the unsigned editorial "Asserting Silence," published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on June 4, 2010. A. Anonymous. "Asserting Silence." Editorial. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4 June 2010, p. A16. B. "Asserting Silence." Editorial. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4 June 2010, p. A16.
B. "Asserting Silence." Editorial. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4 June 2010, p. A16.
Select the verb that belongs in the blank.My sisters and my brother _______ over who should take me to the dentist. A. argues B. argue
B. argue
Indicate whether the italicized clause is an independent clause or a subordinate clause.The snowstorms came one after another, yet the fires burned brightly in the cabin, where Josie read Mark Twain's novels to her favorite uncle. A. Independent Clause B. Subordinate Clause
A. Independent Clause
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for the works-cited entry (or entries).For an essay about women in American films from the 1960s, the student is citing the performances of George Peppard and Audrey Hepburn and the work of the director Blake Edwards in Breakfast at Tiffany's. The film was released in 1961 and distributed on DVD in the Paramount Centennial Collection in 2009. A. Breakfast at Tiffany's. Dir. Blake Edwards. Perf. Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard. Paramount, 1961. Film. B. Breakfast at Tiffany's. Performances by George Peppard and Audrey Hepburn, directed by Blake Edwards, Paramount Pictures, 1961.
B. Breakfast at Tiffany's. Performances by George Peppard and Audrey Hepburn, directed by Blake Edwards, Paramount Pictures, 1961.
Another early contributor to psychology was Max Wertheimer (1880-1943), who helped develop gestalt psychology. This branch of psychology dealt with human perception. A. Correct B. Comma Splice
A. Correct
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for the works-cited entry (or entries).The student is summarizing the article "What Does the Millennial Generation Want from a Mobile Phone?" by Stephanie Camp. The article appeared online in The Huffington Post on June 9, 2010. The student accessed the article on June 17, 2010. A. Camp, Stephanie. "What Does the Millennial Generation Want from a Mobile Phone?" The Huffington Post, 9 June 2010, www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-camp/what-does-the-millennial_b_606077.html. Accessed 17 June 2010. B. Camp, Stephanie. "What Does the Millennial Generation Want from a Mobile Phone?" The Huffington Post, 9 June 2010. Web. 17 June 2010.
A. Camp, Stephanie. "What Does the Millennial Generation Want from a Mobile Phone?" The Huffington Post, 9 June 2010, www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-camp/what-does-the-millennial_b_606077.html. Accessed 17 June 2010.
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for in-text documentation.The student is quoting from page 27 of the following article:Robin, Corey. "Garbage and Gravitas." The Nation, 7 June 2010, pp. 21-27. A. Toward the end of a review of two biographies of Ayn Rand, Robin asks the following question: "[H]ow could such a mediocrity . . . exert such a continuing influence on the culture at large?" (27). B. Toward the end of a review of two biographies of Ayn Rand, Robin asks the following question: "[H]ow could such a mediocrity . . . exert such a continuing influence on the culture at large?" (27)
A. Toward the end of a review of two biographies of Ayn Rand, Robin asks the following question: "[H]ow could such a mediocrity . . . exert such a continuing influence on the culture at large?" (27).
Read the following excerpt, and note its identified source. Then decide which choice quotes the source more accurately and correctly using MLA (2016) style.Original Source:I haven't found a soul who tried this machine who wasn't appalled, baffled, or both. --David Pogue A. When evaluating the BlackBerry, Pogue complains "I haven't found a soul who tried this machine who wasn't appalled, baffled, or both" (D7). B. When evaluating the BlackBerry, Pogue complains that "he hasn't found a soul who tried this machine who wasn't appalled, baffled, or both" (D7).
A. When evaluating the BlackBerry, Pogue complains "I haven't found a soul who tried this machine who wasn't appalled, baffled, or both" (D7).
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for in-text documentation.The student is quoting the words of Thierry Gardère, which appear on page 20 of the following source:Korten, Tristram. "Rum and Hope." The Atlantic, May 2010, pp. 19-20. A. Thierry Gardère believes that "what we have to do in Haiti to survive is to be completely self-sufficient" (Korten 20). B. Thierry Gardère believes that "what we have to do in Haiti to survive is to be completely self-sufficient" (qtd. in Korten 20).
B. Thierry Gardère believes that "what we have to do in Haiti to survive is to be completely self-sufficient" (qtd. in Korten 20).
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for the works-cited entry (or entries).The student is paraphrasing page 265 of Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood by Mark Harris. The book was published by Penguin Press in 2008. A. Harris, Mark. Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood. Penguin Press, 2008. B. Harris, Mark. Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood. Penguin, 2008.
A. Harris, Mark. Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood. Penguin Press, 2008.
Read the following excerpt, and note its identified source. Then decide which choice quotes the source more accurately and correctly using MLA (2016) style.Original Source:Do temperamentally violent kids seek out shows that express feelings they already have, or are they in it for the adrenaline boost? --Maggie Cutler A. "Do temperamentally violent kids seek out shows that express feelings they already have . . . ?" Cutler asks (64). B. "Do temperamentally violent kids seek out shows that express feelings they already have . . . " Cutler asks (64)? FEEDBACK: The question mark is part of the quotation, so it should go inside the closing quotation mark.
A. "Do temperamentally violent kids seek out shows that express feelings they already have . . . ?" Cutler asks (64).
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for in-text documentation.The student is citing material from page 167 of the following essay in an anthology:Franzen, Jonathan. "David Foster Wallace." Best American NonrequiredReading 2009, edited by Dave Eggers, Mariner Books, 2009, pp. 167-71. A. Franzen explains that details for David Foster Wallace were "a way of connecting, on relatively safe middle ground, with another human being" (Franzen 167). B. Franzen explains that details for David Foster Wallace were "a way of connecting, on relatively safe middle ground, with another human being" (167).
B. Franzen explains that details for David Foster Wallace were "a way of connecting, on relatively safe middle ground, with another human being" (167).
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for in-text documentation.The student is quoting from page 194 of the following work, which is one of two works by the author Deborah Tannen in the list of works cited:Tannen, Deborah. You're Wearing That? Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation. Ballantine Books, 2006. A. Tannen claims that in some cases a new medium such as email "just substitutes a new form for an old function" (You're Wearing That? 194). B. Tannen claims that in some cases a new medium such as email "just substitutes a new form for an old function" (194).
A. Tannen claims that in some cases a new medium such as email "just substitutes a new form for an old function" (You're Wearing That? 194).
What's the difference between psychology and psychiatry? The former studies mental processes and behavior, the latter is a branch of medicine specializing in mental illness. A. Correct B. Comma Splice
B. Comma Splice
Read the following excerpt, and note its identified source. Then decide which choice quotes the source more accurately and correctly using MLA (2016) style.Original Source:Grief turns out to be a place none of us know until we reach it. --Joan Didion A. Didion's suggestion that "[g]rief turns out to be a place none of us know until we reach it" (929). B. Didion suggests that "[g]rief turns out to be a place none of us know until we reach it" (929).
B. Didion suggests that "[g]rief turns out to be a place none of us know until we reach it" (929).
Read the following passage and the information about its source. Then determine whether the "Using the source" sentence uses the source appropriately. Select "Could be considered plagiarism" if the sentence is not acceptable. Select "Uses the source appropriately" if the sentence uses and acknowledges the source appropriately.Original source:For those who can't afford to be fussy about status or pay, there are of course plenty of jobs in America. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants crowd into the country every year to work in lawn maintenance, on construction crews, or as housecleaners, nannies, and meat packers. Even in the absence of new job creation, high turnover in the low-wage job sector guarantees a steady supply of openings to the swift and the desperate. To white-collar job seekers, these are known as "survival jobs"—something to do while waiting for a "real" job to come along.From:Ehrenreich, Barbara. Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream. Metropolitan Books, 2005. The passage appears on pages 202-03.Using the source:Huge numbers of immigrant workers stream into the United States each year looking for jobs in landscaping or construction, house cleaning or childcare. A. Could be considered plagiarism B. Uses the source appropriately
A. Could be considered plagiarism
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for the works-cited entry (or entries).The student is citing the book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough and Michael Brungart. It was published by North Point Press, an imprint of the publisher Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, in 2002. A. McDonough, William, and Brungart, Michael. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. North Point-Farrar, 2002. B. McDonough, William, and Michael Brungart. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2002.
B. McDonough, William, and Michael Brungart. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2002.
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for the works-cited entry (or entries).The student is quoting from a review by Betsy Sharkey (titled "Untangling the Past") of the film The Secret in Their Eyes, which was directed by Juan José Campanella. The review was published April 16, 2010, and accessed online on May 3, 2010, from the Los Angeles Times. A. Sharkey, Betsy. "Untangling the Past." Review of The Secret in Their Eyes, directed by Juan José Campanella. Los Angeles Times, 16 April, 2010, articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/16/entertainment/la-et-secret-20100416. Accessed 3 May 2010. B. Sharkey, Betsy. "Untangling the Past." Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2010. Web.
A. Sharkey, Betsy. "Untangling the Past." Review of The Secret in Their Eyes, directed by Juan José Campanella. Los Angeles Times, 16 April, 2010, articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/16/entertainment/la-et-secret-20100416. Accessed 3 May 2010.
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for the works-cited entry (or entries).The student is citing two books by Lawrence Lessig. One is Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy, published by Penguin Press in 2008. The other is Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity, published by Penguin in 2004. A. Lessig, Lawrence. Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity. Penguin Press, 2004.Lessig, Lawrence. Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy. Penguin Press, 2008. B. Lessig, Lawrence. Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity. Penguin Press, 2004.- - -. Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy. Penguin Press, 2008.
B. Lessig, Lawrence. Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity. Penguin Press, 2004.- - -. Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy. Penguin Press, 2008.
Read the following passage and the information about its source. Then determine whether the "Using the source" sentence uses the source appropriately. Select "Could be considered plagiarism" if the sentence is not acceptable. Select "Uses the source appropriately" if the sentence uses and acknowledges the source appropriately.Original source:For those who can't afford to be fussy about status or pay, there are of course plenty of jobs in America. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants crowd into the country every year to work in lawn maintenance, on construction crews, or as housecleaners, nannies, and meat packers. Even in the absence of new job creation, high turnover in the low-wage job sector guarantees a steady supply of openings to the swift and the desperate. To white-collar job seekers, these are known as "survival jobs"—something to do while waiting for a "real" job to come along.From:Ehrenreich, Barbara. Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream. Metropolitan Books, 2005.The passage appears on pages 202-03.Using the source:According to Ehrenreich, these "survival jobs" are something to do while waiting for a real job to come along. A. Could be considered plagiarism B. Uses the source appropriately
A. Could be considered plagiarism
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for in-text documentation.The student is summarizing a point from page 139 in the following article:Ruzich, Constance M., and A. J. Grant. "Predatory Lending and the Devouring of the American Dream." Journal of American Culture, vol. 32, no. 2, June 2009, pp. 137-45. A. Ruzich and Grant claim the term predatory lending suggests a metaphor that sheds light on current American attitudes toward credit and the relationships between lending institutions and borrowers (139). B. Ruzich et al. claim the term predatory lending suggests a metaphor that sheds light on current American attitudes toward credit and the relationships between lending institutions and borrowers (139).
A. Ruzich and Grant claim the term predatory lending suggests a metaphor that sheds light on current American attitudes toward credit and the relationships between lending institutions and borrowers (139).
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for the works-cited entry (or entries).The student is quoting from the article "Surveillance: Taking It Downtown" by Brennan David, published on March 28, 2010, in the newspaper Columbia Daily Tribune. The student accessed the article on the Web on June 9, 2010. A. David, Brennan. "Surveillance: Taking It Downtown." Columbia Daily Tribune, 28 Mar. 2010, www.columbiatribune.com/news/perspectives/surveillance-taking-it-downtown/article_d9197f56-2331-5d7f-9894-03efb04fe7b8.html. Accessed 9 June 2010. B. David, Brennan. "Surveillance: Taking It Downtown." Columbia Daily Tribune, 28 Mar. 2010, Web. www.columbiatribune.com/news/perspectives/surveillance-taking-it-downtown/article_d9197f56-2331-5d7f-9894-03efb04fe7b8.html 9 June 2010.
A. David, Brennan. "Surveillance: Taking It Downtown." Columbia Daily Tribune, 28 Mar. 2010, www.columbiatribune.com/news/perspectives/surveillance-taking-it-downtown/article_d9197f56-2331-5d7f-9894-03efb04fe7b8.html. Accessed 9 June 2010.
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for in-text documentation.The student is quoting from page 210 of the following essay, which appears in a book:George, Diana. "Changing the Face of Poverty: Nonprofits and the Problem ofRepresentation." Popular Literacy: Studies in Cultural Practices and Poetics, edited by John Trimbur, U of Pittsburgh P, pp. 209-28. A. George examines videos for Habitat for Humanity and explores whether "reliance on stereotypes of poverty can, in fact, work against the aims of the organization producing them" (210). B. George examines videos for Habitat for Humanity and explores whether "reliance on stereotypes of poverty can, in fact, work against the aims of the organization producing them." (210)
A. George examines videos for Habitat for Humanity and explores whether "reliance on stereotypes of poverty can, in fact, work against the aims of the organization producing them" (210).
Read the following passage and the information about its source. Then determine whether the "Using the source" sentence uses the source appropriately. Select "Could be considered plagiarism" if the sentence is not acceptable. Select "Uses the source appropriately" if the sentence uses and acknowledges the source appropriately.Original source:Radio was a new thrill for many Americans in the twenties, but it had extraordinary value for the isolated farm families of the Midwest, for whom solitude loomed as a daily problem. Radio was a source of music and fun, information and weather reports, and it was an easy way to enjoy the pleasure of other people's company. In-person visiting was a special event that often meant putting on dress clothes and serving cakes and lemonade and gathering politely in the parlor; frequently the press of chores or bad weather made that impossible. But with a radio, women could continue their housework as they listened to a friendly voice; men working in the barn had access to weather reports and farm programs.From:Stern, Jane, and Michael Stern. Two for the Road: Our Love Affair with American Food. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. The passage appears on page 103.Using the source:In the twenties, radio was a source of music and fun, information and weather reports (Stern and Stern 103). A. Could be considered plagiarism B. Uses the source appropriately
A. Could be considered plagiarism
Read the following excerpt, and note its identified source. Then decide which choice quotes the source more accurately and correctly using MLA (2016) style.Original Source:Anecdotally, adolescent vegetarianism seems to be rising, thanks in part to YouTube animal slaughter videos that shock the developing sensibilities of many U.S. children. But there isn't enough long-term data to prove that [the trend is real], according to government researchers. --Mike Stobbe A. Increasingly, adolescents are becoming vegetarian because of "YouTube animal slaughter videos that shock the developing sensibilities of many U.S. children" (Stobbe 649). B. If more adolescents are becoming vegetarian, this trend may be related to "YouTube animal slaughter videos that shock the developing sensibilities of many U.S. children" (Stobbe 649).
B. If more adolescents are becoming vegetarian, this trend may be related to "YouTube animal slaughter videos that shock the developing sensibilities of many U.S. children" (Stobbe 649).
Read the following passage and the information about its source. Then determine whether the "Using the source" sentence uses the source appropriately. Select "Could be considered plagiarism" if the sentence is not acceptable. Select "Uses the source appropriately" if the sentence uses and acknowledges the source appropriately.Original source:For those who can't afford to be fussy about status or pay, there are of course plenty of jobs in America. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants crowd into the country every year to work in lawn maintenance, on construction crews, or as housecleaners, nannies, and meat packers. Even in the absence of new job creation, high turnover in the low-wage job sector guarantees a steady supply of openings to the swift and the desperate. To white-collar job seekers, these are known as "survival jobs"--something to do while waiting for a "real" job to come along.From:Ehrenreich, Barbara. Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream. Metropolitan Books, 2005.The passage appears on pages 202-03.Using the source:Ehrenreich cites a consistent pool of low-paying jobs that some white-collar workers disdain and regard as jobs of last resort (202-03). A. Could be considered plagiarism B. Uses the source appropriately
B. Uses the source appropriately
Read the following excerpt, and note its identified source. Then decide which choice quotes the source more accurately and correctly using MLA (2016) style.Original Source:The Internet has turned teenagers into honest documentarians of their own lives--reporters embedded in their homes, their schools, their own heads. But this is also why it's dangerous, why we can't seem to recognize that it's just a medium. We're afraid. Our kids know things we don't. --Amy Goldwasser A. According to Goldwasser, the cause for fear is that "Internet access has turned teenagers into honest documentarians of their own lives . . . Our kids know things we don't" (667). B. According to Goldwasser, the cause for fear is that Internet access "has turned teenagers into honest documentarians of their own lives. . . . Our kids know things we don't" (667).
B. According to Goldwasser, the cause for fear is that Internet access "has turned teenagers into honest documentarians of their own lives. . . . Our kids know things we don't" (667).
Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for the works-cited entry (or entries).The student is paraphrasing from the second edition of the book Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World by Rosalind Wiseman. It was published in 2009 by Three Rivers Press, which is an imprint of Crown Publishing Group, which itself is a division of Random House. A. Wiseman, Rosalind. Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World. Crown, 2009. B. Wiseman, Rosalind. Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World. 2nd ed., Crown Publishing Group, 2009.
B. Wiseman, Rosalind. Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World. 2nd ed., Crown Publishing Group, 2009.
Read the following passage and the information about its source. Then determine whether the "Using the source" sentence uses the source appropriately. Select "Could be considered plagiarism" if the sentence is not acceptable. Select "Uses the source appropriately" if the sentence uses and acknowledges the source appropriately.Original source:For those who can't afford to be fussy about status or pay, there are of course plenty of jobs in America. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants crowd into the country every year to work in lawn maintenance, on construction crews, or as housecleaners, nannies, and meat packers. Even in the absence of new job creation, high turnover in the low-wage job sector guarantees a steady supply of openings to the swift and the desperate. To white-collar job seekers, these are known as "survival jobs"—something to do while waiting for a "real" job to come along.From:Ehrenreich, Barbara. Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream. Metropolitan Books, 2005.The passage appears on pages 202-03.Using the source:For the workers who do not have the luxury to care about salary or prestige, there are many work choices (Ehrenreich 202). A. Could be considered plagiarism B. Uses the source appropriately
A. Could be considered plagiarism
Read the following passage and the information about its source. Then determine whether the "Using the source" sentence uses the source appropriately. Select "Could be considered plagiarism" if the sentence is not acceptable. Select "Uses the source appropriately" if the sentence uses and acknowledges the source appropriately.Original source:Radio was a new thrill for many Americans in the 1920s, but it had extraordinary value for the isolated farm families of the Midwest, for whom solitude loomed as a daily problem. Radio was a source of music and fun, information and weather reports, and it was an easy way to enjoy the pleasure of other people's company. In-person visiting was a special event that often meant putting on dress clothes and serving cakes and lemonade and gathering politely in the parlor; frequently the press of chores or bad weather made that impossible. But with a radio, women could continue their housework as they listened to a friendly voice; men working in the barn had access to weather reports and farm programs.From:Stern, Jane, and Michael Stern. Two for the Road: Our Love Affair with American Food. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005.The passage appears on page 103.Using the source:Jane Stern and Michael Stern note that because many midwestern farm families were isolated, radio provided a new thrill and extraordinary value (103). A. Could be considered plagiarism B. Uses the source appropriately
A. Could be considered plagiarism
Read the following passage and the information about its source. Then determine whether the "Using the source" sentence uses the source appropriately. Select "Could be considered plagiarism" if the sentence is not acceptable. Select "Uses the source appropriately" if the sentence uses and acknowledges the source appropriately.Original source:Radio was a new thrill for many Americans in the twenties, but it had extraordinary value for the isolated farm families of the Midwest, for whom solitude loomed as a daily problem. Radio was a source of music and fun, information and weather reports, and it was an easy way to enjoy the pleasure of other people's company. In-person visiting was a special event that often meant putting on dress clothes and serving cakes and lemonade and gathering politely in the parlor; frequently the press of chores or bad weather made that impossible. But with a radio, women could continue their housework as they listened to a friendly voice; men working in the barn had access to weather reports and farm programs.From:Stern, Jane, and Michael Stern. Two for the Road: Our Love Affair with American Food. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. The passage appears on page 103.Using the source:After the invention of radio, Stern and Stern observe, farm women could do chores with pleasant programs in the background while men could toil in the barn, listening to farm and weather reports. A. Could be considered plagiarism B. Uses the source appropriately
A. Could be considered plagiarism
Read the following passage and the information about its source. Then determine whether the "Using the source" sentence uses the source appropriately. Select "Could be considered plagiarism" if the sentence is not acceptable. Select "Uses the source appropriately" if the sentence uses and acknowledges the source appropriately.Original source:For those who can't afford to be fussy about status or pay, there are of course plenty of jobs in America. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants crowd into the country every year to work in lawn maintenance, on construction crews, or as housecleaners, nannies, and meat packers. Even in the absence of new job creation, high turnover in the low-wage job sector guarantees a steady supply of openings to the swift and the desperate. To white-collar job seekers, these are known as "survival jobs"--something to do while waiting for a "real" job to come along.From:Ehrenreich, Barbara. Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream. Metropolitan Books, 2005.The passage appears on pages 202-03.Using the source:Ehrenreich explains that in the current economy, "[e]ven in the absence of new job creation, high turnover . . . guarantees a steady supply of openings" for low-paying jobs (202-03). A. Could be considered plagiarism B. Uses the source appropriately
B. Uses the source appropriately
Read the following passage and the information about its source. Then determine whether the "Using the source" sentence uses the source appropriately. Select "Could be considered plagiarism" if the sentence is not acceptable. Select "Uses the source appropriately" if the sentence uses and acknowledges the source appropriately.Original source:Radio was a new thrill for many Americans in the twenties, but it had extraordinary value for the isolated farm families of the Midwest, for whom solitude loomed as a daily problem. Radio was a source of music and fun, information and weather reports, and it was an easy way to enjoy the pleasure of other people's company. In-person visiting was a special event that often meant putting on dress clothes and serving cakes and lemonade and gathering politely in the parlor; frequently the press of chores or bad weather made that impossible. But with a radio, women could continue their housework as they listened to a friendly voice; men working in the barn had access to weather reports and farm programs.From:Stern, Jane, and Michael Stern. Two for the Road: Our Love Affair with American Food. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. The passage appears on page 103.Using the source:According to Stern and Stern, the radio offered busy farm families companionship that was easier than traditional socializing, which could be difficult or time-consuming to organize (103). A. Could be considered plagiarism B. Uses the source appropriately
B. Uses the source appropriately
Read the following passage and the information about its source. Then determine whether the "Using the source" sentence uses the source appropriately. Select "Could be considered plagiarism" if the sentence is not acceptable. Select "Uses the source appropriately" if the sentence uses and acknowledges the source appropriately.Original source:Radio was a new thrill for many Americans in the twenties, but it had extraordinary value for the isolated farm families of the Midwest, for whom solitude loomed as a daily problem. Radio was a source of music and fun, information and weather reports, and it was an easy way to enjoy the pleasure of other people's company. In-person visiting was a special event that often meant putting on dress clothes and serving cakes and lemonade and gathering politely in the parlor; frequently the press of chores or bad weather made that impossible. But with a radio, women could continue their housework as they listened to a friendly voice; men working in the barn had access to weather reports and farm programs.From:Stern, Jane, and Michael Stern. Two for the Road: Our Love Affair with American Food. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. The passage appears on page 103.Using the source:Stern and Stern explain that for farmers a visit with neighbors "meant putting on dress clothes and serving cakes and lemonade and gathering politely in the parlor" (103). A. Could be considered plagiarism B. Uses the source appropriately
B. Uses the source appropriately
