Study Skills Mod 5
Which of the following suggestions will help you avoid plagiarism? Check all that apply.
Take time to explore and understand what you are trying to say and then say it clearly and directly in your own words. Write the number of the bibliography source card next to quoted, paraphrased, or replicated work. Follow the five-step writing process, using multiple drafts, revisions, and edits.
Which of the following helps you decide how much information to include in an essay?
The assigned length
What must you consider when choosing a tone for your paper?
The audience and my purpose for writing
You have completed the rough draft of your research paper. Which of the following will help you gain a fresh perspective on your writing?
Let it sit for a day or two without reading it.
Which of the following forms of writing might be assigned in a life application course?
Letter writing
Word choice
Nouns and verbs within the paper make the message strong and clear.
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Parallel
What is prewriting?
The planning step of the writing process
Which of the following strategies are helpful in evaluating and validating your resources?
Applying who, what, when, where, and why questions to the source.
When publishing and submitting your paper electronically, use the default styles of your word processing program.
False
During which part of the writing process, do you ensure that your sources are formatted correctly?
Final editing
The thesis guides you as you further develop your detailed outline.
Finding the scope and limits of each resource
What is the focus of most high school research papers?
To investigate, report, and evaluate subjects by using published books, articles, and other information
What is an example of one way you might use a web or cluster map during pre-writing?
To think about what you know and what you need to know about your topic
How are the thesis statement and the outline of an essay related?
Together they provide an overview and a map to guide you as you write your paper.
What are the parts of the prewriting step of the writing process?
Topic, organization, perspective
Writing helps to demonstrate your learning.
True
You can ensure that your research reflects current and reliable information by validating your resources.
True
Which of the following sentences describes one correct use of a colon?
Two complete sentences can only be combined by using a FANBOYS word with a colon in front of it or by putting a semicolon between the two clauses.
How can you verify that you are using credible sources for your research paper? Check all that apply.
Verify the information from the site with encyclopedias or other time-tested resources. Make sure that the article posted is not only interesting, but is well written. When using news articles, check with more than one news agency.
timelines
for visualizing events, usually listed on a time scale
How do you use your notes to organize your thinking or your information?
Skim and scan your notes to identify main ideas and related support.
Where can you get help on your high school research paper? Check all that apply.
Speak with someone in your career or counseling center. Go to someone who has written a research paper before. Talk to someone who has written a paper on the same topic you are researching.
Which of the following graphic organizers would be most helpful in writing about an event such as a walk to raise funds for a national disaster?
5W and 1H
You will always follow the five steps of the writing process when completing these forms of writing. Choose all that apply.
Essays Letters Stories
What is an example of tone that a writer might consider using when writing an essay?
Serious or humorous
How are the detailed outline and the thesis related in a research paper?
The thesis guides you as you further develop your detailed outline.
What are the parts of a paragraph?
The topic sentence, the supporting sentences, and, when needed, a concluding sentence
Conventions
These rules of language that address grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage.
How do programs like Easybib and Bibme assist you in completing your research paper?
They compile your bibliography according to the style you identify.
Writing serves what three purposes?
To communicate about daily life, to provide evidence of your learning, to produce more learning PREVIOUS
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wordy
Which of the following best describes the value or purpose of following a research guide?
A model you can follow to help you complete the research and writing processes of every high school research assignment
What is a thesis statement?
A sentence that sums up everything you are trying to say in your paper
Expository essays always require that you write about your opinion.
False
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Which of the following forms of writing tell a story?
Narratives
WW
Wrong Word
The perfect-as-you-go writing strategy is often used in which of these situations?
A timed in-class essay
What revising strategy is helpful in giving you specific reminders about what to revise?
Revising checklist
Which of these strategies will help you determine if a comma is needed in a series of adjective like dark stormy winter night?
AND, reverse order strategy
Agr
Agreement
Which of the following best describes an expository essay?
An essay in which you explain an issue, a theme, or an idea. It includes facts and information and usually some description.
Which of the following best describes a persuasive essay?
An essay that analyzes and evaluates similar, opposing, or complex issues and information and attempts to bring the reader to a particular point of view
How is the outline different from the graphic tree?
An outline is a linear format and is less visual than a graphic tree.
Awk
Awkward
How is each paragraph in a paper related to the thesis?
Each paragraph explains supporting information for the thesis.
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New paragraph
Sentence fluency
Sentences vary in length and in their beginning words.
How is the outline like the graphic tree?
Both the graphic tree and the outline show the relationships between ideas.
Which series of adjectives is punctuated correctly?
Bucky is an old golden retriever.
When gathering information during prewriting, your notes must meet three standards. What are those standards?
Complete enough to be useful, easily accessible, and tied to a source
Which part of the IBC strategy for organizing your writing provides a clear restatement of your thesis, without adding new ideas or information?
Conclusion
What might you do or consider when narrowing your topic? Choose all that apply.
Consider the due date. Brainstorm for ideas, using free writing or webbing. Ask the teacher for more direction. Set scope and limits.
What is the focus of the editing and proofreading that occur during the editing phase of the writing process?
Conventions: mechanics, usage, and sentence formation
Which of the following best describes the editing step of the writing process?
Correct errors in conventions, including punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage.
Which of the following must be properly evaluated by the author of a research paper to ensure the validity of your conclusion?
Credibility of sources
What is the most common form of writing assigned to high school students?
Essays
Which of the following is (are) addressed by a publishing style? Check all that apply.
Font options Margins Title page Methods of citation and page numbering
You would use a style manual to guide which of the following writing and research tasks? Check all that apply.
How to consistently apply grammar rules within your paper
Your teacher assigns a five-page research paper on this topic: compare the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean. What action would you take to analyze the topic?
I would use free writing to narrow or limit the scope of the topic.
You have written your rough draft and reread it making changes as you found ways to improve your argument. Which of the following techniques will allow you to gain an objective review of your paper?
Invite criticism.
Which of the following is a benefit of writing a journal?
It allows you to explore and reflect on your reactions to ideas and situations.
What is the purpose of a style manual?
It defines a set of standards for presenting your ideas and arguments in a form that is familiar to your audience.
Explain why this is a good proofreading strategy: Use a piece of paper to cover the lines below the one you are reading.
It focuses your attention on the words and reduces your chance of looking past any errors.
Which of the following best describes how brainstorming helps you begin your writing?
It helps you think of and explore ideas related to your chosen or assigned topic.
Why is it important to know how to write a high school research paper?
It teaches you to communicate effectively.
What must you understand and be able to apply before you are ready to write a formal research paper?
Know and be able to apply the steps of the writing process and include the traits of good writing in your papers.
How can you find great sources for your research paper? Check all that apply.
Look for articles and books cited within the resources you are already using. Go to your research librarian to find help locating a variety of resources including books, computers, electronic data bases, and card catalogues. Interview an expert to gather information and insights into additional sources. Use a good internet search engine such as Bing, Google, or Ask.
A discovery draft helps you overcome what two obstacles to writing?
Not knowing where to start and procrastination
Which of the following statements best describes the role or function of notes in the development of your research?
Notes provide the substance or content for your research paper.
List the five stages of the writing process in order.
Prewriting, writing, revising, editing, publishing
Which of the following is a proofreading strategy, which you can use during the final stage of editing?
Set your draft aside for a day or two before proofreading.
Organization
The overall paper has a clear beginning, middle, and ending. The order of ideas is logical and easy to follow. PREVIOUS
If the topic is assigned, what must you determine about that topic before you begin to gather information?
The scope or the size of the topic
Which of the following is a simple strategy to help you find words, phrases, or sentences that seem awkward or out of place?
Read your draft aloud slowly.
Which of the following best describes the revising step of the writing process?
Review your initial writing or draft for both sound structure and complete content, making changes as necessary.
Which series of adjectives is punctuated correctly?
Sammy is a young, ferocious lion.
What are the limits of a topic?
The ideas that are excluded
What is the first thing you do when creating a cluster or web map?
Write the main idea or topic in the middle of the page.
What is the benefit of taking a break before you evaluate your writing?
You gain a fresh perspective and can evaluate your words more objectively.
Voice
Your verb form is active, fits your purpose, and speaks to your audience.
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add space
Thesis statement
describes the main idea of your research and tells the reader how you will present or structure that idea in your paper
Bibliography card
documents the sources you use or cite in the development and writing of your paper
5W&1H lists
for brainstorming the people, places, and reasons involved in an event; asks Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How?
T-charts
for seeing cause/effect relationships
Venn diagrams
for seeing compare/contrast relationships
graphic trees
for seeing hierarchies
chains
for visualizing events listed in a specific order
Topic outline
identifies the main ideas and arguments that you will address in your paper and guides your research and your note taking
