tailieunhanh - RESEARCH AND WRITING SKILLS SUCCESS PART 19

The objective of the pretest is to measure what you already know and what you need to know. The questions in this pretest do not cover all the topics discussed in each chapter, so even if you can answer every sin¬gle question in this pretest correctly, there are still many practical writing strategies and style issues to learn. | POST-TEST 29. If a book does not provide you with specific references in order to check the accuracy of an author s information it is a good idea to a. find the author and interview him or her yourself. b. exclude any information in your own paper that is not substantiated. c. ask a reference librarian for help. d. rewrite your thesis statement. 30. Checking your paper for sequencing means that you a. are reading it from back to front. b. need to number each page twice. c. are placing ideas sentences paragraphs and pages in the right order. d. need to rework your thesis statement. 31. Biographical dictionaries provide a. historical legends and tales of folklore. b. facts and real-life occurrences. c. accounts of the lives and circumstances of famous individuals. d. a lot of textual evidence and information. 32. Using the 5 W s allows you to narrow down your topic by a. using historical facts to shape your research. b. providing relevant historical data in your research. c. asking yourself specific questions about your subject matter. d. engaging your imagination and establishing opinions. 33. An annotated bibliography is often requested by professors so that they a. can determine whether the books you are consulting are relevant to your topic. b. can correct spelling at an early stage of your writing. c. can review for factual grammatical and content errors. d. can determine whether a historiography is necessary to conclude your paper. 34. A good way to practice reader appeal and make sure that your tone is convincing is to a. read a book before you begin to write. b. use impressive vocabulary. c. rewrite and revise your introduction. d. practice stating your thesis aloud to a listener. 35. Any idea that influenced you in the writing of your research paper but was not an original idea should a. be rejected as incorrect data. b. be assembled in a bibliography. c. contain a footnote with precise citation information. d. be subjected to hypothesis. 113 POST-TEST 36. A