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1. The skill of summarizing is important for all of these reasons EXCEPT for:

a) it reflects the depth of understanding of a text; b) it teaches you to keep track of the number of words in your paper c) it teaches to differentiate between main and minor points; d) it improves the skills of compression

 

2. Fidelity of your summary means that you__________. a) represent the source accurately and comprehensivelyb) convey briefly the textual information c) cover all the important things d) present the borrowed ideas in your own language

 

3. You need to quote to ______a) prove that you have read the original b) to give authority to your statements c) make the note-taking process easier d) make the note-taking process shorter

 

4. In a good summary you need to _______. a) change all the author’s words b)use the key words of the author c) change none of the author’s words d) reproduce the author’s ideas word-fot-word.

 

5. You need to summarize if a) all you are interested in are the main points b) you want to demonstrate your ability to compress c) you want to prove that you have read the original d) want to practice your language skills

 

6. Brevity of your summary means that you________

a) represent the source accurately b) convey briefly the textual information

c) cover all the important things d) represent the source comprehensively

 

7. A summary of scholarly source material on a particular topic is called a/an ________.

a) abstract b) literature reviewc) analysis d) quotation

 

8. Compression of a whole text in your own words is called_______.

a) paraphrasing b) quoting c) summarizingd) quotation

 

9. Completeness of your summary means that you_________

a) represent the source accurately b) convey briefly the textual information

c) cover all the important thingsd) represent the source comprehensively

10. The language of your summary should be ___ that of the original

a) as difficult as b) easier than c) more difficult than d) as easy as the original.

 

11 Your summary should be clear and understandable to anyone who has _______ a) read the original b) not read the original article c) written the original d) written it.

 

12. Which statement about using a quotation is true?
a) It is acceptable to omit words from a quotation as long as the original quote is still represented accurately;

b) Blending quotation from a source with paraphrase from the same source is not a good idea in research writing;

c) Capitalization and final punctuation of quoted material may never be altered.

d) Capitalization and final punctuation of quoted material may never be preserved.

 

13. While writing a summary you do all of these EXCEPT for:

a) scanning for specific information b) skimming for the main points

c) compressing the text d) selecting the main points

 

14. The first sentence of your summary should ________a) mention the author of the original



b) express the overall message of the textc) present the publication record of the source d) the purpose of summarizing

 

15. Your summary should meet all of these requirements EXCEPT for ________

a) fidelity b) emotional tensity c) coverage d) brevity

 

16. A summary should be reduced to ___% of the original. a) 60-70 b) 10-30 c) 40-50 d) 10-50

17. When writing a summary one should read the original ____

a) only once b) at least twicec) outloud d) many times

 

18. A good summary ___ the original a) complements b) substitutes c) is impossible to understand without d) quotes

 

19. When writing a summary avoid using such phrases as the author ______. a) saysb) agrees c) announces d) supports

20. Which statement about the use of summary is correct? a) Unlike paraphrases, summaries do not need to be documented.
b) When summarizing source material, you can leave out some of the concrete details from the original if they are not necessary for your paper.c) Summaries, by their nature, are short and overly general. Therefore, summaries are not appropriate in research writing. d) Summarizing is plagiarism.

Writing Numbers and Equations

 

1. Numbers are always spelled out when they are…

a) used to state the time. b) at the beginning of a sentence c) percentages d) with a unit of measurement

2. Numbers are never spelled out when they are…

a) at the beginning of a sentence b) approximate values c) very large d) used with a unit of measurement

3. Scientific information expressed in numbers should use

a) numeric expression b) word form c) only fractions d) fractions written in word form

4. Which is correct for a technical paper?

a) 6 o’clock b) 8 out of 27 c) four hundred people d) it lasted approximately 8 months

5. The type style of an equation should

a) change with every equation b) match that of the text c) not matter d) be different from the text

6. Which of these should be italicized in an equation?

a) Greek letters b) numbers c) lowercase variables d) uppercase variables

7. Where should equations appear in a research paper?

a) in the introduction b) in the conclusion c) in the literature review d) in the results

8. A long equation should appear

a) in-line with the text b) on its own line c) with all the other equations d) nowhere in a technical paper

9. How should times be written?

a) 8:00 p.m. b) 8.00 c) 8 AM d) 20.00 p.m.

10. A mathematical equation is

a) numbers appearing in a text b) a statement saying that two expressions are equal c) not appropriate for a technical paper d) only useful for original research

11. Every variable in an equation should be

a) in bold b) capitalized c) explained to the reader d) italicized

12. Each equation should be numbered. The number should appear…

a) in the left margin b) at the equation’s start c) underneath the equation d) in the right margin

13. The BEST way to include an equation in your text is:

a) as a picture b) using standard word processing functions c) as a graphic d) using equation editing software

14. A unit used with a number is never abbreviated when the number is:

a) a whole number b) an approximate number c) a decimal d) a fraction

15. Which option is correct for technical writing?

a) 1,000 b) 1000 c) 1.000 d) a thousand

16. Equations should be numbered

a) in order of importance b) not at all c) only if they are referred to later d) in order of appearance

17. Equations do not need to be numbered if they

a) are not referred to later b) only appear once c) are referred to often d) they always need to be numbered

18. What is the correct way to include the number “2,000,000” in the text of a paper?

a) 2 million b) 2,000,000 c) 2.000.000 d) two millions

19. Which option is correct?

a) two gallons b) a few kg c) around six tons d) three thousands euros

20. Single digit numbers (zero through nine) are usually

a) spelled out b) written as digits c) not included in a technical paper d) rounded up to ten

 

 

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