Documentation Quiz Prep

Principles of Proper Documentation

1. Which of the following is the best practice for handling "common knowledge"?

• a. If a piece of information can be found in three places, it can be treated as common knowledge.

• b. Common knowledge varies from one field to another, and from one course to another. When in doubt, you should cite the source of information.

• c. If you knew something beforehand, you should treat it as common knowledge.

• d. Common knowledge is anything available from electronic sources and does not require citation.

                Answer: Common knowledge varies from one field to another, and from one course to another. When in doubt, you should cite the source of information.

2. If a student accidentally fails to cite their sources, a college will still hold them responsible for academic dishonesty. 

• True

• False

                Answer: True

3. What is false citation?

• a. When a student cites a piece of information that does not require a citation

• b. When a student makes an error with their documentation

• c. When a student misplaces a citation in the body of their essay

• d. When a student fabricates any part of their citation

                Answer: When a student fabricates any part of their citation

4. Which of the following is NOT a reason to acknowledge your sources?

• a. To distinguish your own work from those of your sources

• b. To add content and volume to an essay

• c. To establish the credibility and authority of your content

• d. To allow the reader to verify your information

                Answer: To add content and volume to an essay

5. Most web sources are self-published and have not received any review or verification. 

• True

• False

               Answer: True

6. Match the example of plagiarism with the correct description.

1. Verbatim Plagiarism of Complete Sentences

                c. When a student uses complete statements as their own material without proper documentation.

                2. Verbatim Plagiarism of Selected Phrases

                  b. When a student uses more limited language (word or phrase choices) without attributing that language              back to the original author.

                3. Paraphrasing Plagiarism

                a. When a student uses the ideas of an author without attributing the material back to the original author.

7. What is the core element behind acknowledging and citing your sources? 

• a. Authorial authority

• b. Academic honesty

• c. Convention command

• d. Research originality

                Answer: Academic honesty

Works Cited Entry 

Author(s): The person(s) or party responsible for generating a source 

Title of Source: The name of the source (book, article, website, film, etc.)

Container(s): the larger whole which contains a source

Other Contributors: Other parties who may have added to the source (editors, translators, illustrator, etc.) 

Version: The edition of a work

Number: the number of the source if it is part of a sequence

Location: Page number, URL, or physical place

Publisher: The party who distributed the source to the public 

Publication Date: When a source was distributed or presented to the public

MLA In- text Citations

1. When using a signal word or phrase, it must match the first thing that appears in the corresponding entry on the Works Cited page.

• True

• False

                Answer: True

2.  Why do we need in-text citations?

• a. So the reader can track the source of the information being used.

• b. So you don't plagiarize by neglecting to give credit to other people.

• c. Because the English teachers make us.

                Answer: So the reader can track the source of the information being used.and So the reader can track the source of the information being used.

3. What is the trail (chain) for finding the information referenced in someone's paper?

• a. There is no trail.

• b. In-text citations take us to the exact source.

• c. In-text citations to the works cited entry to the exact source.

                 Answer: In-text citations to the works cited entry to the exact source.

4. Anytime you use an author's name in a signal phrase, you need to use their full name. 

• True

• False

                 Answer: False

5. Quotation marks must go around the exact words that were borrowed from someone else.

• True

• False

Answer: True

6. When should a student use in-text citations? 

• a. When paraphrasing someone else's ideas.

• b. When summarizing someone else's ideas

• c. When you use someone else's exact words

• d. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

7. If a source has page numbers, the student only needs page numbers when they are quoting from the source (not when they are paraphrasing).

• True

• False

Answer: False

8. If a source does not have an author but does have a title, the student will likely be using the title for the in-text citation.

• True

• False

Answer: True

9. What should a writer do after the author's or creator's name if they are citing a source with a runtime (video or song)? 

• a. Nothing. The in-text citation only needs the author's or creator's name.

• b. Include a 1 because there is only one page.

• c. Include the timestamp (hour, minute, second) for where the information is referenced in the source.

Answer: Include the timestamp (hour, minute, second) for where the information is referenced in the source.

10. What punctuation mark should a writer use to separate multiple sources in an in-text citation? For example, I want to cite that I have three separate sources that describe the same core idea. 

• a. None

• b. Colon

• c. Comma

• d. Semi-colon

Answer: Semi-colon

CRAAP Test

1. What is a good way of evaluating the authority of a source? 

• a. The content is accessible via a research database.

• b. Do a quick check on the publisher/publishing organization.

• c. Evaluate whether the article is clearly related to your topic.

Answer: Do a quick check on the publisher/publishing organization.

2. A student should automatically rule out a persuasive or biased source. 

• True

• False

Answer: False

3. In regards to relevance, what should students know about shoehorning sources?

• a. Shoehorning refers to misusing a source or its information to make it fit your purposes.

• b. Shoehorning can be a good strategy for finding ways to use unique sources.

• c. Shoehorning refers to ignoring a source's currency in relationship to your topic.

• d. Shoehorning refers to ignoring a source's purpose.

Answer: Shoehorning refers to misusing a source or its information to make it fit your purposes.

4. Clear documentation and references are most useful in evaluating which aspect of the CRAAP test?

• a. Purpose

• b. Accuracy

• c. Currency

• d. Relevance

Answer: Accuracy

5. The CRAAP test is primarily used for evaluating general web sources rather than academic and library sources. 

• True

• False

Answer: True

6. Which of the following is a way of checking the information's currency? 

• a. Broken vs. working links

• b. Date of copyright or last update

• c. The domain or original source container

Answer: Broken vs. working links and Date of copyright or last update