English 1131

Question 1

When writing a research paper, one should avoid _____

Answer 1

plagiarism

Question 2

The purpose of a research paper is ____

Answer 2

to discover facts

Question 3

Plagiarism is actually ____

Answer 3

stealing

Question 4

The two basic types of research papers are _____ and ___

Answer 4

conclusive; informative

Question 5

Two troubling areas to be avoided are ____ and _____

Answer 5

carelessness; procrastination

Question 6

The first step in the preparation of a research paper is _____

Answer 6

selecting and limiting the subject or topic

Question 7

As a part of step one, one should write some ____ to guide the research

Answer 7

questions

Question 8

The brain of any well-equipped library is the ____

Answer 8

card catalog

Question 9

The two kinds of sources are ___ sources and __ sources

Answer 9

primary; secondary

Question 10

The ____ will assist the researcher in the search for available magazine articles pertaining to his subject

Answer 10

Reader’s Guide

Question 11

Step two in preparation of the research paper is to prepare a ______

Answer 11

working bibliography

Question 12

The _____ make up the working bibliography

Answer 12

source cards

Question 13

An identification number should be placed in the upper ___-hand corner of each source card

Answer 13

right

Question 14

Just as a traveler needs a road map, a writer needs a/an ___

Answer 14

outline

Question 15

The ouline, which may or may not become the final outline, is called the _____

Answer 15

preliminary outline

Question 16

The first stage in developing an outline is determining the ___ points

Answer 16

main

Question 17

A research paper entitled “Secular Humanism Has Destroyed Public Education” would not only be informative, but ___ as well

Answer 17

conclusive

Question 18

The ___ points of an outline can be likened to the human ____

Answer 18

main; skeleton

Question 19

A good outline serves to keep the writer on ___

Answer 19

track

Question 20

Outlines should be developed in a ____ order

Answer 20

logical

Question 21

No outline is in proper form when it has only ___ subpoint

Answer 21

one

Question 22

Each letter and numeral division in the outline provides more ____

Answer 22

details

Question 23

The main points of an outline are preceded by ____ numerals. The broader subpoints are named with ___ letters, while more detailed subpoints are named with Arabic ____ followed by ___ letters

Answer 23

Roman; capital; numerals; small

Question 24

The sources chosen for research purposes are called a _____

Answer 24

working bibliography

Question 25

Once the outline has been completed, a ___ statement should be written

Answer 25

thesis

Question 26

Step 4 in preparing and writing a research paper is to ____ and ____

Answer 26

read; take notes

Question 27

The note cards should be ____ than the ___ cards. Why?

Answer 27

larger; source; they will be easier to distinguish and accomodate more information

Question 28

Note-taking is organized with the help of the ____

Answer 28

preliminary outline

Question 29

Each note card should contain only ___ note

Answer 29

one

Question 30

To avoid plagiarism, note-taking should be done in your own ___

Answer 30

words

Question 31

Use ____ to indicate that a passage has been quoted directly

Answer 31

quotation marks

Question 32

Note-taking can help you ____ the ____ of a piece of writing

Answer 32

understand; meaning

Question 33

The number in the upper right-hand corner of the note card matches the number on a particular ____ card

Answer 33

source

Question 34

The number on the source card represents the ____ from which information was taken

Answer 34

resource