This source provides lots of general information about a broad range of topics, generally arranged alphabetically.
What is an encyclopedia?
100
This book tells you how to form your citations and format your paper the proper way.
What is the MLA Handbook?
100
What are brackets [ ] used for?
To add words that were not in the original quotation.
100
The sentence that states what the research paper is about.
What is the thesis?
100
What is a simile?
A comparison using the words "like" or "as."
200
Which article would have the best information on what Taylor Swift was like as a child?
A) "A Guide to Taylor Swift's Dating Life"
B) "Top Ten Taylor Swift Songs"
C) "Is the Hatred of Taylor Swift a Feminist Issue?"
D) "The Biography of Taylor Swift"
What is D) "The Biography of Taylor Swift"
200
This is the way the Works Cited page is organized.
What is alphabetical order?
200
If a sentence has no quotation marks but still has a citation at the end of it, is it a direct quotation or a paraphrase?
Paraphrase
200
The location of the thesis.
What is the last sentence of the first paragraph?
200
What is a stanza?
A group of lines in a poem separated from the others with a blank line.
300
Which source would probably have the most reliable information?
A) A student who really likes that topic
B) A site written by a scholar
C) A site with no author listed
What is B) A site written by a scholar
300
This is what the city listed in the citation tells you.
What is where the publishing company is located?
300
If the name of the source is in quotation marks " ", then what type of source is it?
A short work, like an article or short story.
300
The sentence that tells you what the paragraph is going to be about.
What is the topic sentence?
300
What is the tone of a poem?
The author's attitude toward the subject.
400
Subheadings are helpful in research papers because they allow you to quickly determine _______ .
What that section of the paper is about.
400
According to Wilson, "People in the Middle Ages did not share our concern about dental hygiene" (20).
Why is the 20 in parentheses?
To show that this quotation can be found on page 20 of the article/book.
400
If the title of the source is underlined, it is probably what type of source?
A long work, like a novel or a play.
400
The location of the topic sentence.
What is the first sentence of each paragraph.
400
Which sentence is correct?
A) Knights was brave and use many weapons.
B) Knights were brave and use many weapons.
C) Knights was brave and used many weapons.
D) Knights were brave and used many weapons.
What is D) Knights were brave and used many weapons.
500
Which of these is the best way to evaluate accuracy of information in a research paper?
A) Doing more research
B) Reading the same paper multiple times
C) Seeing which sources the paper used
What is C) Seeing which sources the paper used
500
Which of the following is cited correctly?
A) According to Smith, "English is easy" (30).
B) According to Smith, "English is easy" (Smith 30).
C) "English is easy" (30).
D) English is easy.
What is A) According to Smith, "English is easy" (30).
500
What are ellipses ... used for?
To indicate that words have been left out of the quotation.
500
The organizational pattern where you describe events in the order that they happened.
What is chronological order?
500
Which sentence does NOT support the thesis?
Thesis: High school is important.
A) High school prepares you for a career.
B) High school prepares you for college.
C) High school is more about popularity than academics.
D) High school teaches you how to be responsible.
C) High school is more about popularity than academics.