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Which examples are relevant sources for students to use in research? Check all that apply.a journal entry written by a professor who is considered an experta report written by an independent government sourcea presentation by a company that includes paid informationa document published by a renowned organizationa scientific paper put out by a non-profit organizationa blog whose author tries to sell a product or service

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a journal entry written by a professor who is considered an expert
B
a report written by an independent government source
C
a presentation by a company that includes paid information
D
a document published by a renowned organization
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a scientific paper put out by a non-profit organization
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a blog whose author tries to sell a product or service
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During the "retrieving” stage, search engines

A
display stored web addresses related to search terms.
B
use “spiders” to find web pages related to search terms.
C
rank web pages based on the most relevant information.
D
record keywords and text in large data centers.
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Which website citation is correctly formatted according to MLA standards?

A
MyPlate. United States Department of Agriculture, n.p. Web.
B
MyPlate. United States Department of Agriculture, 7 June 2013. Web. 30 May 2012.
C
United States Department of Agriculture. MyPlate. United States Department of Agriculture, 30 May 2012. Web. 7 June 2013.
D
MyPlate. United States Department of Agriculture, 30 May 2012. Web. 7 June 2013.
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Nina is learning about clouds in her science class so she puts the phrase "types of clouds” in a search engine. In which step of a crawler-based search engine is this phrase most important?

A
indexing
B
crawling
C
ranking
D
retrieving
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Which best describes what a works-cited list includes?

A
sources found during research
B
sources cited in a paper
C
sources quoted in a paper
D
sources examined during research
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When writing a research paper, in-text citations should be used for which of the following? Check all that apply.analysescritical evaluationsdirect quotationsideas from othersparaphrases

A
analyses
B
critical evaluations
C
direct quotations
D
ideas from others
E
paraphrases
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The excerpt is a sample works-cited list.Based on MLA standards, how could this list be improved?

Question illustration
A
alphabetize according to title
B
change it to a bibliography
C
order it according to in-text citations
D
use hanging indents in the second line
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Which elements of an MLA citation appear in italics? Check all that apply.article titlesbook titlesmagazine titlesnewspaper titlespublishers’ nameswebsite names

A
article titles
B
book titles
C
magazine titles
D
newspaper titles
E
publishers’ names
F
website names
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Deepak is researching famous World War II pilots. She wants to focus on pilots from the United States rather than Germany.

A
United States pilots or German pilots in World War II
B
World War II and pilots
C
United States pilots not German pilots in World War II
D
German pilots not United States pilots in World War II
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Which is the most relevant source for students researching the effects of climate change?

A
a government report written by a group of leading scientists
B
a study funded by private corporations refuting global warming
C
a blog that seeks to combat global warming by selling solar panels
D
a magazine that provides commentary on the environment
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Which best describes why plagiarism can have legal consequences, such as lawsuits and fines?

A
It upsets the authors of original works.
B
It can harm the original author’s reputation.
C
It is considered a form of stealing.
D
It can lead to the original author being arrested.
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Which source would best enable students to read the feelings and thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi?

A
personal letters written by Gandhi
B
a biography about Gandhi
C
newspaper articles about Gandhi
D
a critique of letters written by Gandhi
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Amit is researching the science behind a new diet. He typed the name of the diet and the word science into a search engine.

A
infomercial featuring the nutritionist who invented the diet.
B
journal article about the diet written by a government nutritionist.
C
chat room discussion about the pros and cons of the diet.
D
website with links to diets that have come and gone over the years.
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translateinterpretcopycompile

A
translate
B
interpret
C
copy
D
compile
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Plagiarism occurs when writers

A
use others’ ideas and writing as their own.
B
exclude a bibliography from their work.
C
include direct quotations from others.
D
use others’ work as inspiration.
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Which are examples of secondary sources found on the Internet?

A
encyclopedias and textbooks
B
journals and dictionaries
C
speeches and photographs
D
biographies and newspaper articles
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What do secondary sources rely on for their analysis of events?

A
primary or tertiary sources
B
tertiary sources only
C
primary or secondary sources
D
primary sources only
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Andres wants to use a direct quotation in his history report. What is the best reason for including the quotation?

A
to condense the text’s main point
B
to provide detailed information
C
to emphasize the text’s main idea
D
to help illustrate an important point
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Which is an example of a tertiary source?

A
journal articles
B
works of nonfiction
C
works of fiction
D
encyclopedias
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Why should citations be included in a paper or report?

A
to make the location of original work obvious
B
to ensure that a paper is accurate
C
to give others credit for their work
D
to show that research was done correctly

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