Citation Mastery

According to MLA format, how should the title of an article be presented in a citation?

Enclosed in quotation marks (correct)
Bolded
Underlined
Italicized

What information is required to be included in an MLA citation for an article from a scholarly journal?

Publication year and page numbers
Abstract and keywords
Author's name and title
Volume and issue numbers (correct)

What is the purpose of using a DOI (digital object identifier) in a citation?

To indicate the publication year of the article
To display the URL of the article
To identify the author of the article
To provide a persistent link to the article (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a type of plagiarism?

Accidental plagiarism (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a summary?

To condense the original material (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of intentional plagiarism?

Both A and C (B) Signup and view all the answers

Why should paraphrasing be done following certain guidelines?

To avoid plagiarism (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a signal verb commonly used in academic writing?

Dropped (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a 'dropped quote'?

A quote that appears without a signal phrase (D) Signup and view all the answers

When quoting, what are brackets used for?

To clarify a quotation by identifying a word that may be ambiguous (B) Signup and view all the answers

What should be done if a quote is too long and needs to be shortened?

Use ellipses to remove nonessential information (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which three methods are mentioned for using information from sources in your paper?

Quoting, summarizing, and paraphrasing (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a signal phrase used for?

To indicate that someone else's idea is about to be used (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the opening line of the Gettysburg Address?

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a consideration when evaluating citation websites?

Style guide used (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the most popular site that generates citations based on information entered about the source?

EasyBib (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the generic term used to refer to the list of sources included at the end of a paper?

Bibliography (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which documentation style requires the use of parenthetical citations?

MLA style (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a reason to paraphrase rather than quote?

To retain the original style and rhythm (C) Signup and view all the answers

When paraphrasing a source written in the first person, what perspective should the paraphrased version be in?

Third person (D) Signup and view all the answers

What tense should a source written in the present tense be paraphrased in?

Past tense (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a difference between paraphrasing and summarizing?

Paraphrasing is shorter than the original material, while summarizing focuses on the main points (C) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, why is it important to cite your sources?

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, when do you need to cite a source for a statement that reflects an opinion?

Always (C) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, when do you need to cite a source for factual information?

Only when the fact is not common knowledge (C) Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, which of the following is an example of information that should be cited?