Exam 19: Strengthening an Essay With Research

Schmidt, A., Randall, W., Davey B., & McEveety, S.  (Producers), & Randall, W. (Director). (2013). We       were soldiers [Motion Picture]. United States: Paramount.

When using ______, a writer puts source information in the endnotes or footnotes, rather than in the body of the essay.

Select the letter of the correct answer. Which of the following tasks comes after writing the first draft?

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. Ellis, Joseph J. His Excellency: George Washington : 2004.

Identify each of the following statements as true or false. Careful documentation of information gathered from outside sources will help prevent plagiarism.

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. Levin, Josh. "Lance Armstrong Loses (Almost) Everything." Slate.com .  24 Aug.  2012. Web. 26 Aug. 2016,  Http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2012/08/lance_armstrong_doping_usada_is_taking_ Away_his_seven_tour_de_france_titles_but_he_s_keeping_what_he_prizes_most_his_righteous_ind Ignation_.html.

Identify each of the following statements as true or false. Facts and statistics from outside sources must be documented, but direct quotations do not have to be documented.

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. Hobson, Katherine. "How to Get the Very Best Cancer Care." U.S. News & World Report,  1 Dec. 2009: 52.

Identify each of the following statements as true or false. According to MLA style guidelines, a correct citation in the body of an essay should appear inside parentheses after the material from that source.

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. http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20448023,00.html

Vonnegut, K. (1999). Slaughterhouse-five, or the children's crusade: a duty-dance with death. New   York, NY: Random House.

For each Works Cited page entry below, select the answer "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines. Select the answer "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Cain, Susan. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking . New York: Crown, 2012. Print.

Each question below is an entry for a References page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to APA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Goode, E. (2012, June 6). Average prison stay grew 36 percent in two decades. New York Times.  Retrieved from Http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/us/average-prison-stay-grew-36-percent-in-two-decades.html

Read the paragraph below and then answer the questions that follow by selecting the letter of the correct response. Playing video games can be a fun and relaxing hobby. For some players, though, this activity can become an addiction that's as harmful as gambling. That's why gamers who play two or more hours a day should be aware of the signs of addiction. One of these signs is abandonment of other hobbies. Someone who stops participating in all other leisure time activities or social events to play video games may be in the grip of a harmful addiction. Another sign of possible addiction is constantly thinking or talking about a game even while doing other things. If thoughts about the next gaming session prevent someone from paying attention to other tasks or people, that player could be addicted. A final warning sign is fighting with or lying to loved ones about the amount of time spent playing. Neglecting relationships with family members and friends is a classic sign of video game addiction. The subject of this paragraph is

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, p 6D.

Select the letter of the correct answer for each of the questions below. According to MLA guidelines, where should a source citation appear in an essay?

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.

Select the correct term for the following statements. 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.

Identify each of the following statements as true or false. Information from outside sources is usually interesting but does not help support an essay's main points.

 Each question below is an entry for a References page. Select "Correct" if the entry is correctly formatted according to APA guidelines or "Incorrect" if the entry is not correctly formatted. Rubin, G. (2015). The happiness project: or, why I spent a year trying to sing in the morning, clean my closets, fight right, read Aristotle, and generally have more fun. New York, NY: HarperCollins.