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Which of the following does not use excessive coordination or subordination?
A. Because our society values mental work over physical work, people often underestimate the thinking involved in "blue collar" or "service" work.
Identify the choice that uses one or more transitions to correctly indicate a chronological relationship.
After packing my suitcase, I will go to the train station.
Which of the following should you analyze when you are evaluating the purpose of a source?
All of these are correct.
Which of the following questions can be used to evaluate the level of evidence and support in an online source?
All of these questions can be used.
Select the best subordinating conjunction to join the clauses in the sentence. __________ Mary has four children to raise, she still gets good grades in all her courses.
Although
Which of the following correctly uses subordination to combine these sentences? The dog noticed the squirrels. It did not chase them.
Although the dog noticed the squirrels, it did not chase them.
Select the sentence that is complete and properly punctuated.
Americans eat an average of three hamburgers a week; the total number sold by McDonald's alone is equivalent to twelve hamburgers for every person in the world.
Which of the following is an example of a thesis with points?
The most important qualities of a good husband are honesty, affection, and tolerance.
Which of the following statements would be considered common knowledge?
The painter Salvador Dali died in 1989.
Choose the sentence that uses a comma or commas correctly.
The plane landed, according to her watch, a minute short of three hours late.
Identify the sentence that punctuates a quotation correctly.
The police officer said, "Take a left at the first stoplight.
Identify the choice that uses one or more transitions correctly.
The wind was blowing fiercely; however, no branches or trees had yet fallen.
Select the sentence that is complete and properly punctuated.
These children usually find a particular aspect of school frightening, such as a school bully or an overcritical teacher; thus, treatment may require a change in school environment.
Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
They talked about many things; most of the time, they talked about soccer.
Which of the following would not be a good reason to reject a source?
The author's view contradicts your own.
Identify the choice that uses one or more transitions correctly.
Though we are definitely close to agreement, I'm not completely satisfied about the financing.
Select the best subordinating conjunction to join the clauses in the sentence. __________ I win the lottery, I will have to work for a living.
Unless
Select the best subordinating conjunction to join the clauses in the sentence. __________ I win the lottery, I will have to work for a living.
Unless
The painter Salvador Dali died in 1989.
Use the style dictated by your instructor.
Which statement describes a strategy for avoiding plagiarism?
Use documentation to acknowledge when you are using the words or ideas of others, taken from the sources you've compiled on your topic.
Identify the choice that uses one or more transitions correctly.
We all thought we had sent out all the invitations to the debate; instead, we suddenly had a big problem.
Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly.
West Side Story, a musical play dominated by intricate ballets and modern dances, is an updated version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Choose the passage that uses a comma or commas correctly.
We didn't take a vacation this year. Last summer, however, my family visited Maine and New Hampshire.
Which of the following is not a consideration when evaluating the credibility of an author?
What does the author look like?
Identify the sentence that uses (or omits) commas correctly
When we were driving to Wisconsin, the car overheated.
Identify the sentence that uses commas correctly.
Whitefish Bay, a town near Milwaukee, is a scenic destination.
Which of the following questions is most useful when evaluating the credibility of an online source?
Who sponsors the site?
Which of the following statements would be considered common knowledge?
World War II began in 1939 and ended in 1945.
Which statement describes a strategy for avoiding plagiarism?
Write clear quotation marks when you're directly quoting a passage.
Can you use interviews in a research paper?
Yes, interviews are outside sources
Which statement describes a type of plagiarism?
You buy a paper from an Internet site and use part or all of it as your own.
Which statement describes a type of intentional plagiarism?
You turn in a paper someone else has written.
Select the sentence that is complete and properly punctuated.
Young children often experience fears; for example, they may feel afraid of the dark when they go to bed at night.
What is one of the cardinal rules for paraphrasing?
Your paraphrase must be consistent with the intent of the source.
What is one of the cardinal rules for quoting sources?
Your quotation must be accurate.
When referencing the same novel, drama, or long poem in your paper, you should
not repeat the author's name in every instance.
When you are working with electronic sources, you can be more confident in an author when the sponsoring agency of a source is
one you would trust in a print environment.
Plagiarism is
presenting someone else's words or ideas as if they were your own.
When you quote the exact words of a source, you must
put them in quotation marks.
Which statement describes a guideline for writing paraphrases?
put them in quotation marks.
When you take notes, it is essential to
record source information for in-text citations and the Works Cited page
To paraphrase is to
restate someone's ideas in your own words.
Which of the following is not an example of a primary source?
review
These sources of information are among the most carefully researched, reviewed, and edited.
scholarly articles
Field research can be conducted in all of the following ways, except
searching online databases for your topic.
The body paragraphs of an essay
should explain and support the thesis statement.
While reading a complex text for understanding, your first step should be to
skim thework, looking at headings, subheadings, images, and otheremphasized material.
To summarize is to
state the main idea in your own words.
Does the following sentence use coordination, subordination, both, or neither? Because of his boundless imagination and energy, Calvin finds it difficult to concentrate in school.
subordination
Identify if the following sentence uses coordination, subordination, both, or neither. While he is supposed to be doing his homework, Calvin builds a "transmogrifier" machine.
subordination
Which of the following is not an active reading technique?
synthesizing
When writers take several outside sources and weave the information into their arguments, they are
synthesizing.
When trying to understand the context of a piece of writing, you might consider
the author's age andgender, and the political and social leanings of the publication where the text appeared.
Understanding a text's context helps you envision
the author's circumstances and possible biases regarding the topic.
For a project related to issues of climate control, whose website would be least likely to be overly-biased?
the National Weather Service's
You should record all of the following information when visiting online sources for your research project except
the name of the search engine you used to find the site, if applicable.
In a written text, which of the following best describes a main claim?
the overall point the writer is attempting to make
A thesis statement includes
the writer's purpose for writing.
You should comment on source material you've included in your essay
throughout the paper to demonstrate thematerial's relevance to your point.
Which of the following is not a good reason for using quotations in a research project?
to avoid putting ideas in your own words
If you have a credible source that opposes your main claim, how might you use it in an essay?
to illustrate a counterargument
What does it mean to paraphrase something?
to putsomeone's ideas into your own words
Why should you summarize?
to briefly explain the essentials of original material
What is involved in reading actively?
understanding the meaning of a text and creating a dialogue with the ideas in it by annotating
Fill in the blank with the best transition for this sentence. We were satisfied with Renata's explanation for the budget shortfall ________ James told us the results of the audit.
until
Which of the following is least likely to lead you to appropriate sources for academic research?
using a generic search engine like google.com or bing.com
When a quotation appears within another quotation, indicate it by
using single quotation marks for the quote inside the quote
When a quotation appears within another quotation, indicate it by
using single quotation marks for the quote inside the quote.
When you quote, you are
using someone's exact words.
Choose the correct word(s) to finish the sentence. A well-balanced diet includes a lot of fruit and
vegetables.
When should you use summaries?
when the source's major ideas are what you need
When annotating a text, you should
write down questions and note reactions you have to thetext, responding to thewriter's ideas and logic.
Once you have checked your library's catalogue for sources, you should
write down the call numbers so you can find the sources in the library.
What is a secondary source?
writing about a primary source
Which of the following questions can be used to evaluate the content of an online source?
xCan you verify the accuracy of the information presented?
Choose the best coordinating conjunction and punctuation to fill in the blank. It's best not to take antibiotics __________ they are useless in fighting common colds.
, for
Choose the correct coordination conjunction plus punctuation to fill in the blank. It is not known whether vitamin C is really helpful __________ has it been established that zinc is a true remedy.
, nor
Select the answer that correctly completes this sentence: Colds are highly contagious __________ if someone you know has a cold, try not to use the same dishes, glasses, or telephone.
, so
Select the answer that correctly completes this sentence: Many people believe that being cold or chilled can lead to catching a cold __________ studies have shown that colds are not more frequent or severe as a result of becoming cold or chilled.
, yet
What are the Boolean connectors?
AND, OR, NOT
Select the sentence that is complete and properly punctuated.
Bob's Big Boy, Wimpy, and other hamburger chains followed, but none has ever reached the success of McDonald's, the world's biggest chain.
Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly?
Memory, the vast mental storehouse containing everything we know, enables us to recognize who and (usually) where we are when we awaken each morning.
Which of the following sentences uses commas correctly?
Memory, the vast mental storehouse containing everything we know, enables us to recognize who and (usually) where we are when we awaken each morning.
Identify the choice that uses one or more transitions to correctly indicate a spatial relationship.
Nearby, there is a subway station, so this hotel is ideally located.
You can print complete journal articles from
full-text indexes.
Which of the following groups of words is composed entirely of concrete words?
horse, doorbell, pizza, fur, cologne
Body paragraphs support thesis statements by including
specific, relevant details.
Select the sentence that is complete and properly punctuated.
As children begin to understand the realities of the wider world, the possibility of personal harm may trouble them; in addition, common worries include academic failure and peer rejection.
Which of the following statements would not be considered common knowledge?
B. There are 5,283 hospice programs in the United States.
When should you use summaries?
B. when the source's major ideas are what you need
Which of the following correctly uses subordination to combine these sentences? Janine thought the dog was fully trained. She stopped the training sessions.
Because Janine thought the dog was fully trained, she stopped the training sessions.
Which of the following does not use excessive coordination or subordination?
Because he had soon designed several toys of his own, and he had also done many kinds of book illustrations, he was able to sell his work to other toy companies.
Identify the sentence that punctuates a quotation correctly.
How long," heasked, "before we get there?"
Which of the following sentences is a fused sentence?
I hate gossip it destroys people's lives.
Identify the sentence that uses commas correctly.
I would like to live in San Diego, where it's always warm, after college
Identify the sentence that uses commas correctly.
I would like to live in San Diego, where it's always warm, after college.
Identify the sentence that uses (or omits) commas correctly.
In the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes, it's smart to wear a lifejacket
Identify the sentence that uses (or omits) commas correctly.
In the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes, it's smart to wear a lifejacket.
Select the sentence that is complete and properly punctuated.
In the early nineteenth century, emigrants from Hamburg, Germany, brought this dish to the United States, where it was popularized asHamburg-style steak.
Which of the following is not a consideration when evaluating the author of an online source?
Is the author male or female?
Which is one reason that the following is a good thesis statement? Those who are considering getting a tattoo need also to consider the potential health and professional drawbacks.
It identifies the position that the author takes on the topic.
Which of the following sentences about a thesis statement is true?
It presents the essay's controlling idea.
Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
I shouldn't feel stress with only one final exam, but history is my hardest subject.
Which of the following correctly uses coordination to combine these two sentences? Janine loved her dog. The dog had a bad habit.
Janine loved herdog, but the dog had a bad habit.
Which of the following sentences is a comma splice?
Jeremy is applying for a job at the bank, he wants to work with otherpeople's money.
What should you remember to do when synthesizing another's written text into your own writing?
Keep careful notes indicating what informationyou've pulled from the otherwriter's text so that you can credit this source in your paper.
Which example illustrates the method of placing the attribution after the borrowed material?
One reason you may have more colds if you hold back tears isthat, whenyou're understress, your body puts out steroids which affect your immune system and reduce your resistance to disease," Dr. Broomfield comments(Stern 37).
Choose the version of this sentence that uses commas correctly.
The U.S. Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Identify the choice that uses one or more transitions to show the relative emphasis of ideas.
The ad should be worded beautifully, but it is more important that it get to the newspaper by the deadline.
Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated, including only necessary commas?
The agreement included, she noticed, training for part-time staff.
Which of the following is a good reason not to use a book you find in your college library?
The book is relevant to your subject, but is full of highly specialized language and concepts you cannot understand or decipher.
Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated, including only necessary commas?
The concert featured, to our surprise, an opening act with a tiger.
Which of the following correctly uses coordination to combine these two sentences? The dog chased every squirrel it saw. There were lots of squirrels in Janine's neighborhood.
The dog chased every squirrel it saw, and there were lots of squirrels in Janine's neighborhood.
When determining whether or not to incorporate an editorial article into your paper on campaign reform, which factor should be top priority?
The editorial is written by a political scientist who presents a balanced, well-supported opinion in the editorial.
Which one of the following sentences is a fused sentence?
The entrees are wonderful the restaurant uses fresh ingredients.
Select the sentence that is complete and properly punctuated.
The first widely reported appearance of the modern hamburger was at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, where cooked patties of ground beef were served on hard rolls.
Identify the choice that uses no transitions at all.
The meeting turned out well; all of my motions were approved.
Which of the following run-ons is a comma splice?
The milk had gone sour, I threw it out.
Why are there no quotation marks around a paraphrase?
A paraphrase does not use the source's exact words.
When quoting poetry what type of punctuation should be used to indicate a line break?
A slash
A summary is
A summary is
Which of the following sentences is a comma splice?
Once he drove a movie star to a premiere, she was very nice.
You can integrate a brief quotation into your paper by
including it in a sentence.
If you are quoting four lines of text or more, you should
indent each line of the quotation from the left margin.
Which example illustrates the method of placing the attribution after the borrowed material?
"One reason you may have more colds if you hold back tears isthat, whenyou're understress, your body puts out steroids which affect your immune system and reduce your resistance to disease," Dr. Broomfield comments(Stern 37).
Choose the best coordinating conjunction and punctuation to fill in the blank. It's best not to take antibiotics __________ they are useless in fighting common colds.
, for
What is plagiarism?
. all of these
Which of the following is false about identifying an author's main claim?
A main claim rarely appears in an introductory paragraph of a text.
Which of the following series uses commas correctly?
C. Crocodiles and alligators eat a variety of fish, mammals, water birds, turtles, and other reptiles.
Which of the following thesis statements most effectively introduces the main topics in an essay?
C. Good childcare centers are clean and safe, have trained staff, and have enough staff for the number of children.
Choose the sentence that uses a comma or commas correctl
C. The plane landed, according to her watch, a minute short of three hours late.
Which of the following questions can be used to evaluate the content of an online source?
Can you verify the accuracy of the information presented?
Choose the version of this sentence that uses commas correctly.
Choose the version of this sentence that uses commas correctly.
Which statement describes a type of plagiarism?
Combine the ideas from many sources and claim that they are your own thoughts.
When you cannot identify the author or sponsoring organization of a website and cannot verify the accuracy of all of its content, what should you do?
Consider its information untrustworthy.
How should you evaluate sources?
Consider author, purpose,content, audience, and design.
Choose the version of this sentence that uses commas correctly.
Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Which of the following sentences is a fused sentence?
Gail found her dog in the laundry room he was sleeping in the warm, clean sheets.
Choose the correct word(s) to fill in the blank. __________, bungee jumping, and kiteboarding are all popular extreme sports.
Glacier climbing
Which of the following thesis statements gives focus to an essay on global warming?
Global warming affects sea level, weather patterns, and plant and animal lives.
To find a website on your topic, you can use a search engine such as
Google.
Choose the sentence with the best coordination.
Harry travels by train to Hogwarts, but Ged takes a boat to Roke Island.
Which of the following does not use excessive coordination or subordination?
He always loved toys as a child, so he decided to become a toy designer. He applied for a job at a local toy company.
Identify the choice that uses one or more transitions to show the relative emphasis of ideas.
He enjoyed listening to jazz even though classical music was his clear favorite.
Choose the sentence with the best coordination.
Like J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter, Ursula Le Guin's Ged is a young man who discovers he has magical powers.
Identify the sentence that uses (or omits) commas correctly with adjectives.
Loretta has a collection of old vinyl records that she keeps in her moldy, dusty attic.
Which of the following does not use excessive coordination or subordination?
Many service jobs require education beyond the secondary level, and others require extensive in-service training.
Select the sentence that is complete and properly punctuated.
Most children handle their fears constructively by talking about them with parents and friends; consequently, childhood fears generally fade over time.
Select the sentence that is complete and properly punctuated.
Nearly 60% of all the sandwiches eaten in the United States arehamburgers, and more than 7% of all the potatoes produced here are used for fries.
Which statement describes a guideline for writing paraphrases?
Never distort a source's meaning as you reword and change the writing style.
Select the sentence that uses commas in a series correctly.
Other women in the lineup must resemble the suspect in age, body, build, and race.
Identify the choice that does not use one or more transitions to correctly indicate a relationship between a statement and its illustration.
Participating in our fund-raising event is easy; nevertheless, you could simply collect tickets as people enter the show.
Which sentence is a thesis statement that indicates the writer's purpose for writing an essay on recycling?
People should recycle at home, at work, and in the community.
Which of the following sentences is a comma splice?
Shawn wanted to play basketball, he couldn't find the ball.
Identify the sentence that uses commas correctly with adjectives.
She rode a graceful, beautiful palomino horse in the parade.
What is the best way to avoid plagiarism?
Take careful notes and include in your paper the names of your sources.
Which of the following elements is in a thesis statement?
a controlling idea
What is a full-text database?
a database that takes you directly to complete journal articles online
A scholarly article is most likely to appear in
a journal
Which of the following is an example of a genre of writing?
a journal article
In which of the following projects would older information be most useful?
a report on changing work habits in Spain over fifty years
Which of the following is a good supporting detail to be used in a body paragraph?
a specific example
Which of the following best represents a text that should be used in a college-level paper?
a text with language and tone geared toward educated readers
A paraphrase is
about as long as the original.
While reading for understanding, after you have skimmed the material, you should
actively read the text.
Which sources that you quote, paraphrase, or summarize in your paper need to be cited?
all of them
An example of a Boolean connector is
all of these
When conducting a field observation, it is important to
all of these
When determining whether a source is appropriate for your academic research, you should consider which of the following?
all of these
Which library tool should you use if you want to find a scholarly article on a topic?
an online database
How many body paragraphs should you include in an essay?
as many as you need to support the thesis statement
If you use the word "not" in a search, you are
asking the search to return results that mention the first term, but not the second.
Sources written by recognized experts in the field of the topic you are researching should
inspire confidence that the source is credible.
Reading body language is important to field research because
it helps you interpret how the interview is progressing.
A thesis statement states the ______ of an essay.
main idea
A good thesis statement focuses on a
manageable topic.
The purpose of annotating a text is to
begin a conversation with the ideas expressed in the text.
You must cite—or document—your sources
both right where the material appears and in a list at the end of the paper.
To check if your library has a source, you should
check the library's online catalogue.
When analyzing an argument, you should look primarily at the writer's
claims and evidence.
Select the best description for the following: The baby's diaper needed to be changed, I couldn't find a clean one.
comma splice
One main purpose of a thesis statement is to
communicate the writer's purpose.
Electronic journal collections, like online databases, have
complete journal articles that you can print out.
The closely related terms proud and arrogant have different implied meanings, which are the _______ of the words.
connotations
Knowing what historical and social events were occurring at the time a writer wrote a text is part of understanding the piece's
context.
Does the following sentence use coordination, subordination, both, or neither? Watterson rejected and resisted all attempts to merchandise his creations; therefore, it is not possible to buy Calvin and Hobbes toys or clothes.
coordination
Identify if the following sentence uses coordination, subordination, both, or neither. The Complete Calvin and Hobbes weighs more than twenty pounds, and it is 1,440 pages long.
coordination
All sources in your research paper should be evaluated for
credibility and usefulness.
What does a writer place in body paragraphs to support the thesis statement?
details and examples
Overall, to synthesize a source means
determining whether and how to incorporate a source into your own writing.
Which of the following terms means the words the author chooses in order to express a viewpoint?
diction
Plagiarism is
dishonest.
Which tool might you use if you want to get a general overview of your topic?
encyclopedia
Which of these groups of words are composed entirely of abstract words, the opposite of concrete words?
energy, self-discipline, speed, courtesy, ambition
Select the best description for the following: The school field trip is next week the kids are all excited.
fused sentence
A thesis statement contains the controlling idea of an essay which
gives direction to the rest of the essay.
Where do writers generally place a thesis statement?
in the last sentence of the first paragraph
