English 1: The Structure of Language: Test
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What is meant by \"citing a source\"?
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naming the source of the information
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It is necessary to cite a source because____
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The idea, work, or material is someone else's, it is proper to give the author credit, and it is academically correct.
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Ideas, works, and words that are someone else's must be documented because ______.
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They are not original with the student, they do not belong to the student, and they are someone's hard work, ideas, or words.
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Crediting of sources can also protect you from being accused of including inaccurate facts. T/F
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True
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Plagiarism damages reputations and relationships. T/F
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True
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To be charged with plagiarism is a minor offense. T/F
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False
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As long as you use parenthetical citation in your paper, you cannot be guilty of plagiarism. T/F
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False
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There is no difference between paraphrasing and summarizing. T/F
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False
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A paraphrase, when used in an essay, must be cited because, although it is in your own words, it is still another's ideas or work. T/F
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True
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A summary does not need to be cited as to its source because a summary is your own words. T/F
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False
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George Washington was the first president of the United States.
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common knowledge
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Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea won a Nobel in 1954.
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needs documentation
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The theme of revenge in Shakespeare's Hamlet is dominant in the play.
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needs documentation
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The earth revolves around the sun.
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common knowledge
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a quotation from a speech by a famous person
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needs documentation
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a description of the construction methods for building the pyramids
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needs documentation
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What is the best piece of advice when you are not sure if you are plagiarizing?
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Write a citation
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What is plagiarism? What are the consequences of plagiarism?
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Plagiarism is the concept of using someone else's ideas, words, and opinions. The consequences of plagiarism can be being expelled from school, loss of credit, and job loss.
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A(n) ______ is made during research to tell the facts about the source one is using.
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source card
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If you saw the italicized sentence in an essay, would it constitute plagiarism? Baseball is surprisingly known as \"America's Favorite Pastime.\" But don't worry because football is hot on its heels in the race for the title.
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Yes. It uses the original author's words but does not include quotes or a citation.
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Which of the following, if included in a student's paper, would not be an example of plagiarism?
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Baseball is \"a rather boring sport played between two teams of nine players\" (Hughes 1).
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Sarah wants to use some of Hughes's ideas about baseball in one of her own essays. How can she do this without plagiarizing?
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by citing Hughes as the source of the ideas she uses
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Below are works cited entries for a book in print by one author. Select the one that is completely correct.
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Halpern, Howard M. Cutting Loose. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1977. Print.
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Below are works cited entries for a book in print with more than three authors. Select the one that is completely correct.
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Stenger, Wallace et al. Modern Composition. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964. Print.
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Below are works cited entries for an encyclopedia article on the Internet. Select the one that is completely correct.
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\"Cooper, James Fenimore.\" World Book Encyclopedia. 2004 ed. Web.
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Below are works cited entries for a letter you received in the nail. Select the one that is completely correct.
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Adams, George. Letter to the author. 25 Oct. 2010. TS.
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Below are works cited entries for a magazine article. Select the one that is completely correct for the print version.
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Jones, Janet. \"Solutions for global Warming.\" Compas 30 Jan. 2005: 90-92. Print.
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Below are works cited entries for an Internet source. Select the one that is completely correct.
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Clifford, Erin. \"Review of Neuropsychology.\" SparkNotes. Web. 2 Aug. 2009.
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\"The Hunger Problem in America.\" Newsweek. 15 June, 2007, 76. Print.
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incorrect punctuation between items
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Create a works cited page entry for the following information. Be careful! Remember, your capitalization, spacing, and punctuation must be exact. A videocassette produced by Disney Studios, The Fiery Planet. It was directed by Micheal Douglass and released in 2005.
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The Fiery Planet. Micheal Douglass. Disney Studios, 2005. Flim
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You interviewed Davis Hamletter, an expert on nuclear power plants, on April 17, 2009 by telephone. The interview lasted 30 minutes.
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Hamletter, Davis. Telephone interview. 17 April 2009.
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Which of the following are characteristics of parenthetical
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immediately after the information or quotation to be documented, enclosed in parentheses, and very brief
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If you are using parenthetical citation for a book, what information needs to be put in parentheses?
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The author's name and the author's last name
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If you have already cited the author's name in your paragraph, you will put _______ in parentheses
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page number only
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What punctuation or abbreviations are used in a parenthetical citation?
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author's initials p. for page comma between author and page NO OF THESE
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Put your parenthetical citation at the ____ of the information which needs crediting in your essay.
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end
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Identify the error in this parenthetical citation for an article on the Internet. (http://www.webaddress.com)
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wrong information
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Below are parenthetical citations for a first citation of a Bible passage. Select the one that is completely correct.
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(New International Version John 6:14-15)
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Below are parenthetical citations for a classic play. Select the one that is completely correct.
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(Hamlet 5.1. 183-7)
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Below are parenthetical citations for an encyclopedia article. Select the one that is completely correct.
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(\"Hannibal\" 16-17)
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What form(s) of documentation is (are) required in all assignments using outside sources?
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Parenthetical citation and works cited.
