1) Avoiding Plagiarism
sing an author’s exact words inside quotation marks and giving credit is:
A) Summarizing
B) Paraphrasing
C) Quoting
D) Synthesizing
C) Quoting
The best way to make your writing clearer is usually to:
A) Use longer sentences
B) Use simpler, more precise words
C) Add more adjectives
D) Avoid repetition by removing key terms
B) Use simpler, more precise words
The sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph is the:
A) Concluding sentence
B) Topic sentence
C) Supporting sentence
D) Transition sentence
B) Topic sentence
Restating a source in your own words and sentence structure while keeping the meaning (with a citation) is:
A) Paraphrasing
B) Copying
C) Fabricating
D) Peer reviewing
A) Paraphrasing
Which sentence is clearer?
A) There are many researchers who think that stress is a serious issue.
B) Many researchers think stress is a serious issue.
C) Stress is a serious issue, and that is why it is stressful.
D) It is thought by researchers that stress is an issue.
B) Many researchers think stress is a serious issue.
Facts, reasons, examples, and explanations that develop the main idea are:
A) Supporting details
B) Citations
C) Hooks
D) Titles
A) Supporting details
Changing only a few words but keeping the original sentence structure is often called:
A) Common knowledge
B) Patchwriting (mosaic plagiarism)
C) Annotating
D) Skimming
B) Patchwriting (mosaic plagiarism)
Which revision improves clarity by fixing unclear pronoun reference?
A) When students met teachers, they were nervous. → When students met teachers, they were nervous.
B) When students met teachers, they were nervous. → When students met teachers, the students were nervous.
C) When students met teachers, they were nervous. → When students met teachers, nervousness happened.
D) When students met teachers, they were nervous. → When students met teachers, it was nervous.
B)
Words/phrases like “However,” “For example,” and “In addition” are:
A) Transitions (linking words / transition signals)
B) Quotations
C) Counterclaims
D) Summaries
A) Transitions (linking words / transition signals)
Reusing your own previous assignment for a new class without permission or citation is:
A) Self-plagiarism
B) Collaboration
C) Secondary research
D) Outlining
A) Self-plagiarism
Which option is the clearest and most concise?
A) Due to the fact that the experiment failed, we decided to do it again.
B) Because the experiment failed, we repeated it.
C) The experiment failed, which is why we decided to repeat it again.
D) In light of the fact that the experiment did not succeed, a repetition was carried out.
B)
The quality where ideas connect logically and are easy to follow is:
A) Accuracy
B) Coherence
C) Originality
D) Objectivity
B) Coherence