MLA
Databases/Research
Grammar
100
What is the difference in the text format between the titles of books/movies and short stories?
Book/movie titles appear in Italics. Short Story titles appear in quotations.
100
All of the following are acceptable databases available through the FSU library except? A. Google search B. Academic Search Complete C. JSTOR D. Literature Resource Center
A. Google Search
100
Choose the correct word for the following sentence: The ----- rooms are upstairs. A. children's B. child's C. children D. childs'
A. Children's
200
What is the correct in-text citation for a quote on page 112 from the book Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell? A. (Woodrell, p. 112.) B. (Daniel Woodrell 112). C. (Woodrell 112). D. (Winter's Bone, 112.) E. (Winter's Bone 112)
C. (Woodrell 112).
200
Which of the following is not a primary source? A. Memoir B. Textbook C. Diary D. Interview
B. Textbook because a primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study.
200
True or False Semicolons and colons should always be placed outside the closing quotation marks.
True.
300
Name two instances in which you would need to provide a parenthetical citation in your paper.
Possible Answers: When using a direct quote. When paraphrasing or summarizing an author’s idea. When you state a fact or statistic that is not considered common knowledge.
300
Suppose you use one of the library's online research databases. You encounter an article from the New York Times that you would like to use in your paper. How should you cite this article? A. As print magazine articles, since they also appeared in print. B. As electronic articles, since you found them using an online database. You use one of the library’s online research databases, Academic Search Premier, to find information for a paper. You find several articles from Newsweek. How should you cite these articles?
b. As electronic articles, since you found them using an online database. (Always cite the version of the source you actually used.)
300
Which sentence correctly uses apostrophes. A. My brother's went to the Heat game last night. B. LeBron James' dunk last night was incredible. C. She fly's to California very often. D. Luis' favorite game in the world is Jeopardy. E. B & D
E. B & D
400
Name three characteristics of the format of an MLA paper.
- Double spacing - 1 inch margins - A title - A heading - Your last name and page number in the top right corner - 12 point times new roman font - A list of works cited - Parenthetical citations
400
What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?
Primary sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event. Secondary sources interpret and analyze primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event.
400
What is the problem in the following sentence and why? I did not make the basketball team since I was not good enough.
"Since" should be replaced with "because". These two words are often misused with eachother. Since refers to time and because refers to causation.
500
In the following citation for a magazine article, what does “Academic Search Premier” refer to? Berman, Sanford. “Time to Renew Darfur Stand.” American Libraries June/July 2007. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Oct. 2008.
Academic Search Premier is the name of the database used to find the article.
500
One beneficial tool used in searching databases is the Boolean operator. What is a Boolean operator?
When you connect different search words with AND, OR, and NOT to get more specific results.
500
What is wrong with the following sentence and why? The residents of New Orleans were effected greatly by Hurricane Katrina.
"Effected" should be replaced with "affected". "Affect” means to influence or produce an impression and is almost always a verb. “Effect” is the thing produced by the affecting agent; it describes the result or outcome.
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