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What is the first step in writing a research paper? |
| | A) | Plan your paper |
| | B) | Limit your topic |
| | C) | Take notes on your topic |
| | D) | Select your topic |
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How can you make sure your topic is appropriate for a research paper? |
| | A) | Make sure there are at least 3 books available on your topic. |
| | B) | Do a subject search at the library. |
| | C) | Visit an online bookstore to search for books on the topic. |
| | D) | All of the above |
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Why is it important to limit your research topic when writing a paper? |
| | A) | You can skim over more material looking for the right topic. |
| | B) | You can find more information on the Internet. |
| | C) | A successful paper develops a limited topic, which should be narrow and deep rather than broad and shallow. |
| | D) | A successful paper contains as much information about a broad topic as you can gracefully include. |
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What is involved in planning your paper? |
| | A) | Make your point clear. |
| | B) | Make sure you have enough support for your point. |
| | C) | Prepare a basic outline showing the point and support and the order of how you will present the information. |
| | D) | All of the above |
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What is plagiarism? |
| | A) | Taking notes on your topic |
| | B) | Using someone else's work as your own. |
| | C) | Writing down a list of the books you used to write your paper |
| | D) | A good way to remember the steps in writing a research paper |
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What information do you NOT include in a "works cited list?" |
| | A) | All the sources you read for the paper, whether you used them or not. |
| | B) | The titles of the books you used to write the paper. |
| | C) | The author's name |
| | D) | The publisher of each book |
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What is the last step you should take before proofreading your paper and turning it in? |
| | A) | Brainstorm titles for your paper. |
| | B) | Make sure you organize your notes. |
| | C) | Document your sources. |
| | D) | Make sure you know which parts of your paper have been subject to plagiarism. |
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Which 5 components should your research paper include? |
| | A) | Prewriting, outline, list of sources, main point, support |
| | B) | Title page, opening page, body of paper, concluding paragraph, works cited list |
| | C) | Plagiarism page, list of books read, topic sentence, online resources, outline |
| | D) | All of the above |
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