Question 1. Synthesizing helps writers with WHICH of the following skills?

Reading to understand a fact

Memorizing important data

Selecting the correct option

Seeing connections between sources

Question 2. Which of the following is NOT a great demonstration of scholarly writing material?

Lecturing readers on common knowledge

Making an argument

Criticizing another writer's method

Borrowing expert authority

Question 3. Which of the following statements BEST describes plagiarism?

Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of common knowledge without a citation.

Plagiarism is the unique formulation of your own ideas.

Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of words and ideas originating with other writers.

Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of quotes from informal conversations.

Question 4. When taking notes to avoid plagiarism, which of the following is NOT suggested?

Enclose all words from a source in quotation marks.

Integrate your ideas with your source material without citing.

Record all data about the source for your references page.

Attribute all words and ideas to their correct author with in-text citations.

Question 5. Marking up your texts while conducting research allows for all of the following EXCEPT

focusing your attention actively.

acquiring and retaining information.

quickly skimming through material.

furthering a conversation.

Question 6. Limiting the scope of your research project can involve all of the following, EXCEPT

specifying a subtopic to help limit your research.

exploring a problem fully and completely.

defining a location where you will focus your attention.

viewing your topic through a specific theoretical perspective.

Question 7. Which method of research offers the MOST comprehensive list of academic articles across disciplines?

Accessing Google Scholar's broad database

Using a specialized database at a library

Searching the dictionary

viewing specific encyclopedias online

Question 8. A parent topic is a good starting point for ALL BUT ONE of the following reasons:

Parent topics provide a general framework from which to get started.

Parent topics provide a context for the debate.

Parent topics show how your topic relates to larger issues.

Parent topics create boundaries and limitations to maintain focus.

Question 9. Which of the following is NOT an example of signaling that an idea originates from another source?

Enclosing words from the writer in quotation marks

Using attributional phrases when including a writer's ideas

Summarizing and paraphrasing in your own words without citation

Including an in-text citation at the end of the sentence

Question 10. A researcher can tell that questions are coherent by all of the following results, EXCEPT when

the essential questions are unrelated to one another.

the supporting questions are connected to essential questions.

the scope of the project is limited and possible.

the research is focused on a specific purpose.

Question 11. Which of the following steps do not help writers develop research topics into appropriate lines of inquiry?

Identify the parent, sibling, and child topics

Construct a central, one-dimensional topic

Develop a set of essential and supporting questions

Define the scope of your project

Question 12. In the Chapter 2 case study, while researching the impact of technology on teen social life, Emma uses supporting questions to do all of the following EXCEPT

to locate open-ended questions for further consideration.

to find new ways to gather and interpret data.

to discover new questions to ask.

to uncover new relationships.

Question 13. Synthesizing tables are most helpful for WHICH of the following reasons?

Noting the variety of alternate views on the topic

Capturing areas of disagreement

Noting sources of agreement

Citing examples of writer's main thoughts

Question 14. Which of the following reasons is the LEAST likely cause of plagiarism?

A belief that all information is common knowledge

The pressure to succeed at all costs

A failure to understand what constitutes plagiarism

Thinking that no one will ever notice the plagiarism

Question 15. When writing a thesis paragraph, you should AVOID

explaining the significance of your thesis.

claiming other authors' ideas as your own.

establishing your own perspective in a scholarly debate.

articulating your thesis as a response to established research.

Question 16. Once a writer has completed the first stages of the research project, which of the following is MOST recommended?

Writers should follow a strict schedule and not skip around.

Students should avoid locating new sources and be satisfied with what has been written.

Writers should review their work and revise periodically.

Students must work ahead and complete upcoming stages early.

Question 17. Which of the following types of sources is LEAST likely to meet your research needs?

A source whose primary function is to establish fact

A source that considers alternative explanations

A source that takes a different position than the one you hold

A source that treats readers as fellow researchers

Question 18. A good synthesis includes all of the following elements EXCEPT

the interweaving of quoted and cited passages into your own paragraphs.

the use of specialized language.

the credentials of the authors of your research articles.

lack of distinction between your views and the ideas of other writers.

Question 19. Which of the following sources is likely NOT useful beyond the information it contains?

A source that is lengthy and treats subject with complexity

A source that uses the specialized language of experts

A source that serves multiple purposes

A source that is short and presents answers as matters of fact

Question 20. When making basic marks and marginal comments, which strategy is LEAST helpful?

Underlining essential and supporting questions

Drawing a block around complex passages

Drawing lines to make connections.