Question

1. mccarthyism is also known as

a. the witch scare
b. the red scare
c. puritanism
d. the red death

1. what does it mean to summarize a reading passage?

a. to put information in chronological order
b. to briefly recap the main points in the selection
c. to introduce new information
d. to write ones opinion about the section

1. when do you have to cite your sources?

a. we do not have to cite sources.
b. only if your teacher tells you to.
c. whenever you use information from an author or a reference source.
d. only when you have time.

1. what is paraphrasing?

a. rephrasing an original statement
b. taking someone elses words
c. summarizing and shortening
d. a type of summarization

1. which of the following best describes a summary?

a. a really long detailed piece of writing
b. a dumb thing teachers make your write
c. the entire text told in your own words
d. the main ideas and important details of a text

1. when citing a short piece of text, what is the proper formatting?

a. bold
b. underlined
c. quotations
d. italicize

1. what is the appropriate alignment for the title of your works cited page?

a. left justified
b. centered
c. right justified

Explanation:

1. McCarthyism refers to the mid-20th century anti-communist hysteria in the US, commonly called the Red Scare.
2. Summarizing a text involves condensing it to its core main points without adding new content or opinions.
3. Academic integrity requires citing any information taken from an external source, regardless of other conditions.
4. Paraphrasing means restating an original text using different words while keeping the original meaning.
5. A summary captures the key ideas and critical details of a text in a concise form, not the full text.
6. Short direct quotations from a source are formatted using quotation marks to indicate borrowed text.
7. Standard academic formatting (like MLA) requires the Works Cited page title to be centered.

Answer:

1. B. The red scare
2. B. to briefly recap the main points in the selection
3. C. Whenever you use information from an author or a reference source.
4. A. rephrasing an original statement
5. D. the main ideas and important details of a text
6. C. Quotations
7. B. centered