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Question 431 pts From the choices below, where does this…
Question 431 pts
From the choices below, where does this sentence err as part of a research essay?
Gay marriages are just immoral. 70% of Americans think so!
Group of answer choices
Opinions are not considered evidence or determine morality.
It doesn’t show evidence of how many Americans are against marriage not matter who is involved.
The topic is too sensitive to be used for a research essay.
70% still leaves room for those who disagree to be considered.
Flag question: Question 44Question 441 pts
Which of the following is not supported by ICC in the online library?
Group of answer choices
Hoopla
Gale
Ebscohost
Quizlet
Flag question: Question 45Question 451 pts
A database search on your topic produced 1000 results. What course of action would be appropriate?
Group of answer choices
Select another topic and start over
Try to review at least half of the entries you find
Narrow search results by entering additional keywords to your search
Expand your search by unchecking the full-text limiter
Flag question: Question 46Question 461 pts
You are conducting research on the topic of zip lines and safety. Which of the following sources might provide the best (unbiased and objective) information on the topic?
Group of answer choices
All of the above
A blogger’s account of his/her zip line vacation experience
None of the above
An advertisement from a zip line company
Flag question: Question 47Question 471 pts
Before you begin writing an essay, you have to consider what three things?
Group of answer choices
audience, tone, format
audience, tone, purpose
audience, tone, time involved
vocabulary, diction, tone
diction, audience, purpose
Flag question: Question 48Question 481 pts
Which of these sentences would be a good thesis statement for an essay prompt?
Write a 5-7 page argument on whether you agree or disagree with standardized testing in public schools.
Group of answer choices
Standardized testing in public schools should not be allowed because students lose class time, the tests are expensive for the schools, and the tests often have errors in them.
Students should take standardized tests because that’s the way it’s always been.
Standardized testing in public schools is bad for kids because it takes too long.
Kids shouldn’t have to take standardized tests because it takes away from learning
Flag question: Question 49Question 491 pts
A research paper gives……………………
Group of answer choices
A point of view about a topic based on popularity
A chosen point of view about a topic, based on facts
A fictional account of a topic
A combination of facts and fictional support
Flag question: Question 50Question 501 pts
The first step in the research paper process is what?
Group of answer choices
Writing the essay
Evaluating the process to be used
Talking to classmates to see what might be the easiest topic to find information on
Identifying the problem or question or prompt
Revising the draft
Flag question: Question 51Question 511 pts
What is NOT a suggested proofreading strategy?
Group of answer choices
Walking away from the essay before you begin proofreading
Using your computer’s grammar and spell checkers before proofreading
Reading only the new paragraphs as you write them, as you go
Looking for one error at a time
Flag question: Question 52Question 522 pts
Go to the ICC library. Locate the following article and tell which of the following is MLA formatting for the citation.
“Point: School Uniforms Are Harmful to Students”
Group of answer choices
Forster M, Geier DB. Point: School Uniforms Are Harmful to Students. Points of View: School Uniforms. April 2022:1-3. Accessed April 19, 2023. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=12462117&site=eds-live
Forster M, Geier DB. Point: School Uniforms Are Harmful to Students. Points of View: School Uniforms [Internet]. 2022 Apr [cited 2023 Apr 19];1-3. Available from: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=12462117&site=eds-live
Forster, Matt, and Denise B. Geier. 2022. “Point: School Uniforms Are Harmful to Students.” Points of View: School Uniforms, April, 1-3. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=12462117&site=eds-live.
Forster, Matt, and Denise B. Geier. “Point: School Uniforms Are Harmful to Students.” Points of View: School Uniforms, Apr. 2022, pp. 1-3. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=12462117&site=eds-live.
Flag question: Question 53Question 532 pts
From the ICC library database locate the following article to answer the question below….
“Should Students Have to Wear School Uniforms?” ProCon.org
Which of the following is NOT listed in this article as a PRO?
Group of answer choices
School uniforms make getting ready for school easier, which can improve punctuality.
School uniforms can save parents money.
Wearing uniforms enhances school pride, unity, and community spirit.
School uniforms keep students focused on their education, not their clothes.
School uniforms do not stop bullying and may increase violent attacks.
Flag question: Question 54Question 542 pts
From the ICC library database locate the following article to answer the question below….
“Should Students Have to Wear School Uniforms?” ProCon.org
Which of the following is the correct citation for this article using MLA9?
Group of answer choices
“School Uniforms Pros and Cons – 13 Arguments for and Against.” School Uniforms, 17 Feb. 2022, https://school-uniforms.procon.org/.
Jenkins, Scott. “School Uniforms Pros and Cons – 13 Arguments for and Against.” School Uniforms, 17 Feb. 2022, https://school-uniforms.procon.org/.
Scott Jenkins. “”School Uniforms Pros and Cons – 13 Arguments for and Against.” School Uniforms, 17 Feb. 2022, https://school-uniforms.procon.org/.
Pro/Con.org. 13 Arguments for and Against.”
Flag question: Question 55Question 552 pts
What is incorrect with this thesis?
In this essay, I will discuss the novel, The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison and explain how the author uses symbolism through the characters’ names, the names of the towns, and items in nature.
Group of answer choices
Symbolism is not a good choice for a thesis topic.
The thesis has unclear points.
The author does not have to be given just because it is a literary piece.
In writing, an announce is not made telling the reader what will be discussed as in “In this essay, I will discuss.”
Flag question: Question 56Question 561 pts
Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle excerpt
“I never believe in Santa Claus. None of us kids did. Mom and Dad refused to let us.”
Choose the answer that best explains the problem with the wording in the quote.
Group of answer choices
Mom and Dad should not be capitalized.
The use of pronouns are unacceptable.
Claus should be spelled Clause.
Tense changes
Flag question: Question 57Question 571 pts
Choose the answer that best explains the problem with the following:
“Pick out your favorite star”, Dad said.
Group of answer choices
no change
favorite star, Dad said.
favorite, star”, Dad said.
favorite star,” Dad said.
Flag question: Question 58Question 581 pts
From “The Difference Between a Llama and an Alpaca, excerpted from KnowledgeNuts (http://knowledgenuts.com/2013/12/15/the-difference-between-a-llama-and-an-alpaca/Links to an external site.)
Choose the answer that best corrects or explains the statement.
The alpaca is much more prized for their fiber, and for many farmers, that is the only reason they are raised.
Group of answer choices
that’s
they’re
its
there
no change
farmer’s
Flag question: Question 59Question 591 pts
From “The Difference Between a Llama and an Alpaca, excerpted from KnowledgeNuts (http://knowledgenuts.com/2013/12/15/the-difference-between-a-llama-and-an-alpaca/Links to an external site.)
Choose the answer that best corrects or explains the statement.
Both are easy to train, and because of their size and strength.
Group of answer choices
A period should go after train.
Because should be capitalized.
The statement is a fragment.
No change
Flag question: Question 60Question 601 pts
From President Obama-Becoming an American President
Choose the answer that best corrects or explains the statement.
After graduating from Columbia University in 1983 worked as a community organizer in Chicago.
Group of answer choices
It is a fragment.
Nothing is incorrect.
Community Organizer should be capitalized.
University should not be capitalized.
Flag question: Question 61Question 611 pts
From President Obama-Becoming an American President
Choose the answer that best corrects or explains the statement.
During his first two years in office, Obama signed many landmark bill.
Group of answer choices
It is correct as it is written.
Bill should be plural.
Signed should be sign.
Landmark bill should be capitalized.
Two should be too.
Flag question: Question 62Question 622 pts
Using the ICC library online locate Grand Canyon National Park by Penelope Nelson and choose which answer below describes it.
Group of answer choices
It is considered News in the databases.
It is a book.
It is the title of a website.
It is an academic journal.
Flag question: Question 63Question 632 pts
When using the ICC databases and actually clicking on/reviewing an article, how many tools are provided on the right hand size to help the student/researcher?
Group of answer choices
Ten
Eleven
Seven
Eight
Flag question: Question 64Question 642 pts
Using the ICC library databases, find the following article and tell why it is not a good source to use.
Roe vs. Wade: the new class warfare. by PJ Riga
Group of answer choices
It is a database many students have not used.
Roe vs Wade is a topic that is too controversial.
It is too simple in its discussion of the topic.
It is an academic journal.
It is too old.
Flag question: Question 65Question 651 pts
Annotation means what?
Group of answer choices
Scanning
Summarizing
Paraphrasing
Taking notes
Flag question: Question 66Question 661 pts
What is usually worth more than a “dozen lengthy explanations”?
From: English professor Thomas Cooley
Group of answer choices
A paraphrase
An example
A quote
A summary
Flag question: Question 67Question 672 pts
What is incorrect with the following Works Cited entry?
The Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Speech That Inspired a Nation. Hanson, Drew. HarperCollins, 2003.
Group of answer choices
It should have a website URL listed.
The date should be a the beginning of the entry.
The title of the book should be in quotations.
The author’s last name and first name should be listed first in the entry.
Flag question: Question 68Question 682 pts
“It gave King the opportunity to bring up, ever so gently, the issue of civil rights” (68).
In the sentence above, what is the function of the (68)?
Group of answer choices
It represents the 68th speech/book/article the author has written.
It gives the number of times this statement has been used.
It represents the year of the statement.
It gives the page number of a previous mentioned source.
Flag question: Question 69Question 692 pts
When should a student paraphrase in writing?
Group of answer choices
when the student wants to take the same information and add his/her own points…..
when the same information is wanted to be used, but the original wording does not matter……
when a student does not understand what the passage means
when a summary will not work….
Flag question: Question 70Question 702 pts
Go to the fact-checking website, PolitiFact.com and select the correct rating of the following statement. ( You will have to put the statement in the search/magnifying glass section in the upper left of the site’s page and then scroll down).
Steph Curry parted ways with Nike because they wouldn’t let him write Bible verses on his shoes.
Group of answer choices
False
Mostly true
True
Mostly false
Half-true
Flag question: Question 71Question 712 pts
Which of the following outline formats is correct?
Group of answer choices
I. A. II. A. B. C. III. A. B.
I. A. B. C. 1. 2. II. A. B. C. III. A. B. C. 1. 2.
I. A). B). II. A). B). C). III. A). B).
1a. 1b. 1c. 2a. 2b. 2c.
I. A. B. C. 1. II. A. B. C. 1. 2. III. A. B. C. 1.
Flag question: Question 72Question 721 pts
Healthy arguments include a healthy consideration for both sides………..
Group of answer choices
Half true
Half false
True
False
Flag question: Question 73Question 732 pts
Pull up the following website
https://www.worldvision.org/clean-water-news-stories/global-water-crisis-factsLinks to an external site.
and answer each of the following questions…….as true or false.
Women and girls and young boys spend an estimated 200 million hours carrying water every week.
Group of answer choices
True
False
Flag question: Question 74Question 742 pts
Pull up the following website
https://www.worldvision.org/clean-water-news-stories/global-water-crisis-factsLinks to an external site.
and answer each of the following questions…….as true or false.
The average cost for WorldVision to help one person in need get access to clean water is $50.
Group of answer choices
True
False
Flag question: Question 75Question 752 pts
Pull up the following website
https://www.worldvision.org/clean-water-news-stories/global-water-crisis-factsLinks to an external site.
and choose the best answer for the following question….
Why aren’t the wells that people dig for themselves not the best answer?
Group of answer choices
Because open defecation is common…..
Because there are not tools to dig a well at all
Because the wells are too deep
Because it is customary for the women, girls, and young boys to carry the water
Flag question: Question 76Question 761 pts
How would the previous article be written at the beginning of a MLA entry on the Works Cited page?
Pull up the following website
https://www.worldvision.org/clean-water-news-stories/global-water-crisis-factsLinks to an external site.
Group of answer choices
Reid, Kathryn
“Water Crisis”
Reid, K. “Water Crisis”
“Global water crisis: Facts, FAQS, and how to help”
Kathryn Reid. “Global Water…….”
Flag question: Question 77Question 771 pts
Using the ICC library website, which of the following sites allow students to have days of unlimited access to great online content with a single borrow through a BingePass?
Group of answer choices
Swank Video
EbscoHost
hoopla
Films on Demand
Flag question: Question 78Question 781 pts
When a student needs to access the library from and off-campus site, the student needs to use his/her username, the MyTribe password, and the teacher’s name.
Group of answer choices
No answer text provided.
False
No answer text provided.
True
Flag question: Question 79Question 791 pts
“The Biggest Misconception about Today’s College Students” by Gail Mellow
google the preceding title and answer the following….
The thesis is “You might think the typical college student lives in a state of bliss, spending each day moving among classes, parties and extracurricular activities.”
Group of answer choices
False
Flag question: Question 80Question 802 pts
From the same article “The Biggest Misconception about Today’s College Students” by Gail Mellow,” which of the following would be the best choice on an outline for I. B.
I.
A.
B. Here……………………
Group of answer choices
“More than 40 percent to to community college.”
Nearly 18 million students attend undergraduate classes in the United States.
‘Only 62 percent can afford to go to college full-time.”
“Over half of all undergraduates live at home to make their degrees more affordable.”
Flag question: Question 81Question 811 pts
Which of the following would be a correctly formatted intext (parenthetical) citation in MLA?
Group of answer choices
(Mellow, “The Biggest Misconception”).
(Mellow).
. (Mellow, G.).
. (Mellow).
(“The Biggest Misconception”).
Flag question: Question 82Question 821 pts
Why does Gail Mellow contend that too many students at her college drop out of college before graduation?
Group of answer choices
They are spread too thin.
They are lazy.
They begin college to collect financial aid and then leave as soon as that is dispersed.
They fail too many classes and lose their financial aid.
A two-year degree usually only gives them the opportunity to make about $5,000 more than a high school
