1.1.F - Lesson Review: MLA Formatting / Experimentation and Scientific Method

Question 1

If I use the author’s last name in my sentence, then _________________ (Choose 2)

Question 2

You find an article that says,

“Fed up with whiny, lazy students who are only looking to make the grade, some professors are striking back. Their weapon: Rate Your Students, a blog maintained by an anonymous faculty member, who collects rants from across the United States (and Canada).”

You already knew from your teacher that this was happening, and you looked up the article to include in your paper. You write:

“Faculty members across the United States and Canada are tired of being the only ones that get rated. They decided to rate their students.”

Choose the best answer.

You don’t need to cite this because you did not use specific information from the article.
You need to cite this because you paraphrased.
You need to cite this because it is common knowledge.
You don’t need to cite this because it is common knowledge.
You don’t need to cite this because you already knew this information.

Answer 2

You need to cite this because you paraphrased.

Question 3

If you put a quote in your paper without mentioning the author, how should the parenthetical citation look?

Answer 3

(Jones 13)

Question 4

I need a citation any time ___________________. (Select all that apply)

Answer 4

I copy a quote
a bit of information does not come from my own thoughts

Question 5

How far do you indent the first line of a paragraph?

Answer 5

1/2 inch

Question 6

MLA requires your paper to be _________________.

Answer 6

double spaced, size 12 font

Question 7

Which of the following are measurable? (Select all that apply)

Answer 7

How often a plant is watered
How much sunlight a plant receives
The actual number of new leaves on a plant

Question 8

The
___________ variable is changed by the experimenter. The
____________ variable changes as a result of the
______________ variable changing.

Answer 8

Answer 1:
Independent
Answer 2:
Dependent
Answer 3:
Independent

Question 9

Which of these are steps in the scientific method? (Select all that apply)
Conclusion
Variable
Control
Hypothesis

Answer 9

Conclusion
Hypothesis

Question 10

Which one of these is not a step in the scientific method?

Independent Variable
Conclusion
Data
Analysis

Answer 10

Independent Variable

Question 11

In an experiment, the ___________________ variable changes as a result of the variable hat was changed by the experimenter.

Answer 11

dependent

Question 12

A scientific theory should always be _________________________.

based on unproven facts
based on unsubstantiated ideas
based on a few select facts
based on the scientists’ educated guess
based on a full set of proven facts
based on one experiment

Answer 12

based on a full set of proven facts

Question 13

You research your favorite topic: earthquakes. You build a tall LEGO building, and you want to know which type of motion is most damaging to your building. You discover in your research that side-to-side motion is the worst. You will place the building on a piece of wood and shake it for durations of 30 seconds, 60 seconds, and 90 seconds. You will try an up-and-down motion and side-to-side motion. Using this example, give a proper hypothesis using the if-then format.
Your Answer:

Answer 13

If I shake the building from side to side, then the time of the fall will be faster than shaking it up and down.

Question 14

In MLA format, when you directly quote, paraphrase, or summarize an outside source, you must always make a(n)? (Select all that apply)

block citation with a hanging indent
an addition to your Works Cited
parenthetical citation
parenthetical reference
nothing, it is okay to paraphrase, summarize, or quote
in-text citation

Answer 14

an addition to your Works Cited
parenthetical citation
parenthetical reference
in-text citation

Question 15

It is not plagiarism ______________________.
if I only paraphrase a sentence or two
if I rearrange a few words in a sentence
if I only copy a sentence or two
if someone told me the information
if I use a thesaurus to change the sentence
if I reference ALL my sources

Answer 15

if I reference ALL my sources

Question 16

The work cited section should be listed by ___________________________.

the author’s first name, last name, and then alphabetical by the title
alphabetical by the author’s last name, first name, and then by the title
alphabetical by the title, and the year of publication
the year of publication, then the author’s last name
alphabetical by the title and the author’s last name

Answer 16

alphabetical by the author’s last name, first name, and then by the title

Question 17

What is a control variable?
The variable that can impact the dependent variable.
The variable the scientist changes.
The variable that changes in response to what the scientist changes.
The variable the scientist keeps constant.

Answer 17

The variable the scientist keeps constant.

Question 18

How do scientists prove a scientific theory before it becomes widely accepted? (Select all that apply)

Scientists come up with a good idea.
Scientists test other scientists’ results to see if they get the same results.
Scientists design multiple experiments.
Scientists collect results from many, many different experiments.
Scientists do experiments over and over again, getting facts to see if they can disprove the theory.

Answer 18

Scientists test other scientists’ results to see if they get the same results.
Scientists design multiple experiments.
Scientists collect results from many, many different experiments.
Scientists do experiments over and over again, getting facts to see if they can disprove the theory.

Question 19

Which of these are steps in the scientific method? (Select all that apply)

Conclusion
Variable
Hypothesis
Control

Answer 19

Conclusion
Hypothesis