Quiz for Chapter Nine
Student Self-Grading Multiple Choice
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1. Skills in summarizing written material may be used in ________.
a) essays
b) stand-alone assignments
c) technical instructions
d) Both a and b
e) All of the above
Answer: d (page 154)
2. Rephrasing someone else’s ideas in the writer’s own words is called ________.
a) rephrasing
b) paraphrasing
c) translating
d) interpreting
Answer: b (page 154)
3. An abstract is an overview of a writer’s ________.
a) purpose
b) methods
c) results
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Answer: d (page 154)
4. Which of the following summarizes similar works in a writer’s field of study?
a) An expanded bibliography
b) A works cited list
c) The references page
d) An annotated bibliography
e) All the above
Answer: d (page 154)
5. Summaries can be composed of ________.
a) sentences
b) paragraphs
c) essays
d) A and b only
e) All of the above
Answer: e (page 155)
6. An extended summary must ________.
a) use only the writer’s own language
b) use concise prose
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above
Answer: b (page 157)
7. When using signal phrases, the writer should choose a signal ________.
a) verb
b) adjective
c) noun
d) adverb
e) All of the above
Answer: a (page 159)
8. By summarizing the content of a particular piece, a writer avoids adding too much/many ________.
a) direct quotations
b) paraphrases
c) research
d) arguments
e) factual regurgitation
Answer: a (page 159)
9. When a writer summarizes parts of someone else’s work, he or she is summarizing the ________.
a) primary source
b) secondary source
c) tertiary source
d) None of the above
Answer: b (page 159)
10. Abstracts can be used as ________.
a) research in place of the full article
b) to help decide whether the article is useful
c) as an introduction
d) None of the above
Answer: b (165)
Short Answer Questions
11. When using a source’s main idea as background information, a writer should draft a short ______________.
Answer: summary (page 155)
12. A summary should include the main ______________ of the original text.
Answer: ideas (page 155)
13. An extended summary must be factually ______________.
Answer: accurate (page 157)
14. An extended summary must use concise ______________.
Answer: prose (page 157)
15. An extended summary generally omits ______________.
Answer: examples and illustrations (page 157)
16. When summarizing, it is advisable to leave yourself ______________ between steps.
Answer: time (page 157)
17. A summary should always contain the work’s ______________.
Answer: thesis (page 158)
18. An abstract is an ______________ of the writer’s purpose.
Answer: overview (165)
19. In addition to reading an abstract, the reader should also ______________ the article.
Answer: scan (page 165)
20. Because of the large amount of entries in many annotated bibliographies, each entry should be ______________.
Answer: brief (page 166)