Citing Sources in Academic Writing
A Grade 9 ELA worksheet focusing on the importance, methods, and proper formatting of citing sources in academic writing.
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Citing Sources in Academic Writing
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. This worksheet assesses your understanding of citing sources in academic writing.
1. What is the primary reason for citing sources in academic writing?
To make your paper longer
To avoid plagiarism and give credit to original authors
To impress your teacher with many sources
To fill up space in your bibliography
2. Which citation style is commonly used in English and Humanities papers?
APA
Chicago
MLA
Harvard
3. Plagiarism is the act of using another person's ideas or words without giving them .
4. A citation appears within the body of your paper, usually in parentheses.
5. The page, or Works Cited page, lists all the sources you used in your paper.
6. Explain the difference between quoting and paraphrasing a source. When would you use each?
7. It is only necessary to cite direct quotes, not paraphrased information.
True
False
8. Common knowledge, such as 'The Earth revolves around the Sun,' does not need to be cited.
True
False
9. Below is information for a source. Write the correct MLA Works Cited entry for this book.
Author: Jane Doe Title: The Art of Research Publisher: Academic Press Publication Year: 2022 City of Publication: New York