The Empowered Writer, Practice Quiz: Chapter 10

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. Synthesis is the ________ of ideas from different sources.

a) putting together correct incorrect

b) taking apart correct incorrect

c) mimicking correct incorrect

d) paraphrasing correct incorrect

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. In an expository essay, it is essential to properly present ________.

a) opinion correct incorrect

b) case studies correct incorrect

c) information correct incorrect

d) feedback correct incorrect

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. Typically, the first step in writing a research paper involves choosing a ________.

a) thesis correct incorrect

b) question correct incorrect

c) topic correct incorrect

d) argument correct incorrect

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. According to the text, the first stage in researching a topic is to determine the major ________ in the subject area.

a) documentation styles correct incorrect

b) authors correct incorrect

c) dictionaries correct incorrect

d) novels correct incorrect

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. To further explore a research topic, a writer may add potential research topics to ________.

a) an annotated bibliography correct incorrect

b) a working bibliography correct incorrect

c) a works cited page correct incorrect

d) an abstract correct incorrect

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. When making research notes, it is important to record ________.

a) direct quotations correct incorrect

b) summaries correct incorrect

c) paraphrases correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Literary texts, historical documents, surveys, questionnaires, and interviews are all examples of ________.

a) primary sources correct incorrect

b) secondary sources correct incorrect

c) synthesizing sources correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. The commentary of another person on an original work is called ________.

a) a primary source correct incorrect

b) a secondary source correct incorrect

c) original research correct incorrect

d) outside commentary correct incorrect

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. According to the text, while a good starting point for research, ________ should NOT be cited in an essay.

a) Wikipedia correct incorrect

b) Google Scholar correct incorrect

c) personal emails correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. When using online databases, a writer should never site the ________.

a) introduction correct incorrect

b) conclusion correct incorrect

c) abstract correct incorrect

d) thesis statement correct incorrect

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. If you want your search results to include both terms, type ________ between the two terms.

a) AND correct incorrect

b) OR correct incorrect

c) NOT correct incorrect

d) BOTH correct incorrect

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. A proposal announces the essay's ________.

a) arguments and counterarguments correct incorrect

b) direct quotations and summaries correct incorrect

c) topic, purpose and research sources correct incorrect

d) final thesis statement correct incorrect

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. To ________ means to take other people's ideas and incorporate them into your essay.

a) arrange correct incorrect

b) interview correct incorrect

c) assimilate correct incorrect

d) compose correct incorrect

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. To write a well-researched paper, you must ________ findings that contradict your thesis.

a) ignore correct incorrect

b) acknowledge correct incorrect

c) discover correct incorrect

d) agree with correct incorrect

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. Strategies for arranging research include all of the following EXCEPT _________.

a) connect information for different sources using transition words or phrases correct incorrect

b) write an outline with primary and secondary headings correct incorrect

c) decide how many pages to allocate for each section correct incorrect

d) arrange your paper in a word processing program according to length correct incorrect