When writing an essay, only use one mode, or type of writing, such as narration, description, or, definition. Do not mix the modes, or types, together.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 2Essays should only be five paragraphs long.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 3Choose the sentence where the book title is capitalized and punctuated/embedded into the sentence correctly:
a. In his novel Crime in the tenth degree, Peter Rosenberg takes an in-depth look at the treatment of the mentally ill in federal prisons across the United States.
b. In his novel, Crime in the Tenth Degree, Peter Rosenberg takes an in-depth look at the treatment of the mentally ill in federal prisons across the United States.
c. In his novel, Crime in the Tenth Degree, Peter Rosenberg takes an in-depth look at the treatment of the mentally ill in federal prisons across the United States.
d. In his novel, Crime In The Tenth Degree, Peter Rosenberg takes an in-depth look at the treatment of the mentally ill in federal prisons across the United States.
Ques. 4Choose the sentence where the article title is capitalized and punctuated/embedded into the sentence correctly:
a. In the article The full moon rises and falls, Rebecca Johnson analyzes America's obsession with vampire novels.
b. In the article, The Full Moon Rises and Falls, Rebecca Johnson analyzes America's obsession with vampire novels.
c. In the article The Full Moon Rises And Falls, Rebecca Johnson analyzes America's obsession with vampire novels.
d. In the article, The Full Moon Rises and Falls, Rebecca Johnson analyzes America's obsession with vampire novels.
Ques. 5If an online source does not have a visible page number, what can you use as documentation at the end of a quote, summary, or paraphrase?
a. Place the author's last name in parentheses.
b. Copy the source's entire URL address and paste it in parentheses.
c. Print a copy of the article, and just count the pages; whatever page the quote is on, put that page number in parentheses.
d. Do not put any documentation at the end of the quote.
Ques. 6Read the four items below, and merge them together to form an acceptable embedded quote using MLA style and correct punctuation: Author's name: Janet Dean Page number: 124 In her article titled, Finding Peace in Two Days, The author states, I have longed for world peace with every fiber of my being..
a. In her article titled, Finding Peace in Two Days, the author states, I have longed for world peace with every fiber of my being (Dean 124).
b. On page 124 of her book, Janet Dean says, I have longed for world peace . . .. (Finding Peace in Two Days)
c. I have longed for world peace with every fiber of my being, Janet Dean said (Finding Peace in Two Days, page 124).
d. All of the above forms of in-text documentation are correct.
Ques. 7MLA stands for ______.
a. Modern Language Association
b. Millennials Language Arts
c. Mapping Languages Association
d. Modern Linguistic Academy
Ques. 8A list of all of your sources read or actually used in your research paper appears on your research paper's _______.
a. Works Cited page
b. Notes page
c. margins
d. header
Ques. 9What is one difference between a paraphrase and a summary?
a. A paraphrase is usually longer than a summary.
b. A paraphrase is someone's own version of the author's message; the message stays the same, but the essence of it is captured by using the person's own words.
c. A summarized piece of information is followed by parenthetical documentation.
d. Paraphrased and summarized information is similar in every way.
Ques. 10In order to avoid plagiarizing when paraphrasing information, do not use more than ____ exact, undocumented words.
a. Three or four
b. Six or seven
c. Ten or eleven
d. Fifteen or sixteen
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