Exam 19: Strengthening an Essay With Research

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Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. "Lance Armstrong Loses (Almost) Everything." Slate.com. The Slate Group. 24 Aug. 2012. Web. 26 Aug. 2012.

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Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Hellmich, Nanci. "Outlook on Obesity Is Pretty Grim." USA Today. 30 Aug. 2011: 6D. Print.

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Question 22

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct word for each blank. ____ of a web site involves studying it to determine whether the information it presents seems accurate, up to date, and fair.

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Question 23

Instructions: Select the correct term for the blank in each of the following statement(s). The ____ appears at the end of the essay and provides information about all of the sources that the writer referred to in his or her essay.

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Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Isaacson, Walter. "Keep It Simple." September 2012 Smithsonian , p. 42.

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Question 25

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Holland, Kimberly. 2012. "Stop a Cold in Its Tracks"

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Question 26

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct word for each blank. When using ____, a writer puts source information in the body of the essay, in parentheses, rather than in endnotes or footnotes.

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Question 27

Instructions: Select the correct term for the blank in each of the following statement(s). To avoid plagiarism, a writer must provide ____ for facts, statistics, quotations, and other information from outside sources.

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Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. "Save Money, Save the Environment" by Maura Judkis, U.S. News & World Report , April 2010, pp. 58-61.

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Question 29

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct answer for each of the questions below. Which of the following is not something a correct source citation should do?

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Exam 19: Strengthening an Essay With Research

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Hellmich, Nanci. "Outlook on Obesity Is Pretty Grim." USA Today. 30 Aug. 2011: 6D. Print.

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct word for each blank. ____ of a web site involves studying it to determine whether the information it presents seems accurate, up to date, and fair.

Instructions: Select the correct term for the blank in each of the following statement(s). The ____ appears at the end of the essay and provides information about all of the sources that the writer referred to in his or her essay.

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Isaacson, Walter. "Keep It Simple." September 2012 Smithsonian , p. 42.

Instructions: Each question below is an entry for a Works Cited page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Holland, Kimberly. 2012. "Stop a Cold in Its Tracks"

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct word for each blank. When using ____, a writer puts source information in the body of the essay, in parentheses, rather than in endnotes or footnotes.

Instructions: Select the correct term for the blank in each of the following statement(s). To avoid plagiarism, a writer must provide ____ for facts, statistics, quotations, and other information from outside sources.

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct answer for each of the questions below. Which of the following is not something a correct source citation should do?

Exploring the Writing Process the Writing Process Subject, Audience, and Purpose

Prewriting to Generate Ideas

The Process of Writing Paragraphs

Achieving Coherence

Illustration

Narration

Description

Process

Definition

Comparison and Contrast

Classification

Cause and Effect

Persuasion

The Process of Writing an Essay

The Introduction, the Conclusion, and the Title

Types of Essays I

Types of Essays II

Summarizing, Quoting, and Avoiding Plagiarism

Writing Under Pressure: the Essay Examination

Revising for Consistency and Parallelism

Revising for Sentence Variety

Revising for Language Awareness

Putting Your Revision Skills to Work

Proofreading to Correct Your Personal Error Patterns

The Simple Sentence

Coordination and Subordination

Avoiding Sentence Errors

Present Tense Agreement

Past Tense

The Past Participle

Nouns

Pronouns

Prepositions

Adjectives and Adverbs

The Apostrophe

The Comma

Mechanics

Putting Your Proofreading Skills to Work Proofreading Strategy

Spelling

Look-Alikessound-Alikes Proofreading Strategy

Some Guidelines for Students of English as a Second Language.

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