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Which rules must be followed for an MLA citation to be correct? Select four options.

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The author’s name, if known, must be included.
B
Both opening and closing quotation marks must be used when quoting directly from a text.
C
The complete citation must be added to the works cited page.
D
The author’s name should be included only if the source is a book.
E
A parenthetical citation must be included before the quotation from the source.
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The author’s name can be placed either before the quotation or within parentheses.
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A closing quotation mark should be eliminated if the quotation is longer than one line.
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Read this excerpt from Colleen’s research-based essay on trends in education.What was once a trend in education may now be considered passé, as research has transformed the field completely more than once over the past 30 years. The makerspace of today may no longer be used in five years; however, these places where students can gather for project-based learning and discovery seem popular enough to have staying power.

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The word passé requires an extended definition because it is foreign and might be unfamiliar to her intended audience.
B
The word makerspace requires an extended definition because it is complex and most likely unfamiliar to the audience of the paper.
C
The phrase staying power requires an extended definition because it is an infrequently used term that may confuse the audience.
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No words require extended definitions; all potentially unfamiliar words are appropriately supported by context.
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Read the excerpt from a research essay published in a printed book.Binge-watching television shows several times a week has a negative impact on people’s social lives. According to a study conducted by Dr. Cynthia Toles, adults who binge-watched more than one show a week were more prone to insomnia and a less-healthy diet. Further, "the process of watching several episodes of one show consecutively can cause changes to one’s sleep patterns” (Toles).

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add a citation after each sentence in the essay
B
include a page number after the author’s name
C
remove the reference to the name of the doctor
D
place an end quotation mark after the end parenthesis
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Read the research question.Why do high school students not spend enough time doing physical activity each day?Which statement is the best evaluation of the research question?

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It is too biased; this research question contains an opinion and cannot be answered through research.
B
It is clear and complex; this research question has a single focus that can be researched and discussed.
C
It is too broad; this research question is unfocused and would be too difficult to discuss in a single research essay.
D
It is too narrow; this research question is limited to high school students, which is not a large enough group to research.
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Which keywords would be most effective to find research on the development of a cure for slowing down or decelerating human aging?

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aging
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old AND research
C
aging AND development AND people
D
aging AND research AND cure
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Which source would be most reliable for researching the most effective types of physical activity for high school students?

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a blog post from a high school student who discusses his after-school activities with his friends and posts humorous photos
B
an online article written by a personal trainer who is looking for new clients and who posts about client success stories
C
an article from a university that uses advanced statistics to determine the total calorie loss for 10 different physical activities
D
an article in an online exercise magazine written by a parent who is concerned about her child’s obsession with video games
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When should a student writing a research-based paper directly quote a research text instead of paraphrasing or summarizing it?

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when the words quoted are specific and unique
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when the person quoted is an expert in his or her field
C
when a paragraph does not yet have a direct quote
D
when a summary or paraphrase would take too long to write
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Read the excerpt. The sun was shining on the sea, Shining with all his might: He did his very best to make The billows smooth and bright— And this was odd, because it was The middle of the night. -from "The Walrus and the Carpenter” by Mother Goose

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“The sun was shining on the sea, Shining with all his might.”
B
Mother Goose begins to describe the oddity at the end of the first stanza, “And this was odd, because it was / The middle of the night.”
C
The sun was shining on the sea, / Shining with all his might:
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The poem says this was odd because it was the middle of the night and the reader is left to wonder, “Why is it odd? How can it be sunny in the middle of the night?”
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Panyin wants to use this research for her informative essay.Because organic foods are produced with few or no pesticides, organic foods are less likely to have harmful effects than conventional foods.Which topic sentence is best supported by this research?

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Research shows that organic farms can coexist with traditional farms, to the benefit of both.
B
Research shows that organic foods pose less danger to human health than nonorganic foods.
C
Research shows that people who consume organic foods with no pesticides will live longer.
D
Research shows that pesticides used on fruit trees can have a negative impact on farmers.
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Read the description a student gave about how she wrote her research paper.Once I analyzed the prompt, I was able to determine my purpose and audience. Since I knew it was a research-based essay, I found several valid sources, making sure to write citation information for each, so I could use the citations in my paper and on my Works Cited page. Then I wrote a research question by synthesizing the information from my source. Finally, I created an outline that I could use to organize my writing. I was ready to write my first draft.

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She should have begun the whole writing process by creating an outline.
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She should have written a research question before conducting research.
C
She should have found one valid source in order to write a research question.
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She should have decided on a purpose and audience before analyzing the prompt.

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