ENGLISH Planning a Paper with Sources 1. Jake is interested in writing on "children of divorce" for his research paper. However, he's correctly concerned that the topic is probably too _______ to be workable. A. creative B. ordinary C. narrow D. controversial 4. Thelma's working thesis is "Children raised permissively are more likely to be dependent, impulse driven, and socially immature." Her next step will probably be to A. offer a dictionary definition of permissiveness. B. list research questions on her topic. C. define several different styles of parenting. D. write an outline for her essay. 5. When annotating your impressions of a reading, which of the following should you include? A. Ideas you agree or disagree with B. Unfamiliar words C. Headings D. Highlighted text 6. Which of the following works could serve as a secondary source for a research paper? A. Martin Luther King, /Letters from Birmingham Jail/ B. Gertrude Stein, /The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas/ C. Clarence Livermore, /Isaac Newton: His Life and Times/ D. William Butler Yeats, /A Vision/ 7. James has just accessed a website he thinks may be relevant to his essay topic. He finds a likely source document and then checks to see when it was posted to the site. It's most likely that James is concerned with whether the document information is A. scholarly. B. current. C. interesting. D. accurate. 9. Writing a statement such as "After reading the essay, I felt _______," is an example of using the A. key-word response method. B. annotation method. C. abstract learning style. D. two-column format. 10. Eric and Heather are choosing a topic for their research paper. Eric will choose a topic that he knows can be covered adequately in his five-page paper. Heather will choose a topic about a current news event. Who is choosing a workable topic? A. Neither Eric nor Heather B. Both Eric and Heather C. Only Heather D. Only Eric 13. You can take an active or passive approach to reading. Which of the following is associated with passive reading? A. Looking up answers to questions while reading B. Reading the content from start to finish C. Writing notes while reading D. Highlighting text while reading 16. An Internet or print source that supports a strong opinion with distorted facts and incomplete information is presenting a/an _______ viewpoint. A. dishonest B. scholarly C. biased D. relevant 18. Which of the following websites would most likely be a usable source for a research paper about minimum wage? A. http://www.dol.gov/ B. http://www.care2.com/causes/surprising-facts-about-minimum-wage-earners.html C. http://www.raisetheminimumwage.com/facts/ D. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage 19. If you're having a hard time reading sentences because they're long and confusing, you should first A. imagine yourself having the writer's experiences. B. find some background information about the writer. C. read the sentences aloud. D. read the summary o ...

1. ENGLISH
Planning a Paper with Sources
1. Jake is interested in writing on "children of divorce" for his
research paper. However, he's correctly concerned that the topic
is probably too _______ to be workable.
A. creative
B. ordinary
C. narrow
D. controversial
4. Thelma's working thesis is "Children raised permissively are
more likely to be dependent, impulse driven, and socially
immature." Her next step will probably be to
A. offer a dictionary definition of permissiveness.
B. list research questions on her topic.
C. define several different styles of parenting.
D. write an outline for her essay.
5. When annotating your impressions of a reading, which of the
following should you include?
A. Ideas you agree or disagree with
B. Unfamiliar words
C. Headings
D. Highlighted text
6. Which of the following works could serve as a secondary
source for a research paper?
A. Martin Luther King, /Letters from Birmingham Jail/
B. Gertrude Stein, /The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas/
C. Clarence Livermore, /Isaac Newton: His Life and Times/
D. William Butler Yeats, /A Vision/

2. 7. James has just accessed a website he thinks may be relevant
to his essay topic. He finds a likely source document and then
checks to see when it was posted to the site. It's most likely that
James is concerned with whether the document information is
A. scholarly.
B. current.
C. interesting.
D. accurate.
9. Writing a statement such as "After reading the essay, I felt
_______," is an example of using the
A. key-word response method.
B. annotation method.
C. abstract learning style.
D. two-column format.
10. Eric and Heather are choosing a topic for their research
paper. Eric will choose a topic that he knows can be covered
adequately in his five-page paper. Heather will choose a topic
about a current news event. Who is choosing a workable topic?
A. Neither Eric nor Heather
B. Both Eric and Heather
C. Only Heather
D. Only Eric
13. You can take an active or passive approach to reading.
Which of the following is associated with passive reading?
A. Looking up answers to questions while reading
B. Reading the content from start to finish
C. Writing notes while reading

3. D. Highlighting text while reading
16. An Internet or print source that supports a strong opinion
with distorted facts and incomplete information is presenting
a/an _______ viewpoint.
A. dishonest
B. scholarly
C. biased
D. relevant
18. Which of the following websites would most likely be a
usable source for a research paper about minimum wage?
A. http://www.dol.gov/
B. http://www.care2.com/causes/surprising-facts-about-
minimum-wage-earners.html
C. http://www.raisetheminimumwage.com/facts/
D. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage
19. If you're having a hard time reading sentences because
they're long and confusing, you should first
A. imagine yourself having the writer's experiences.
B. find some background information about the writer.
C. read the sentences aloud.
D. read the summary or conclusion.
20. An ancient king once asked three blind sages to identify a
creature he called a pachyderm by examining it with their
hands. The first sage described the creature as a thick, wrinkled
hose, possibly some kind of serpent. The second sage said the
creature was wide and flat, almost like a wall. The third sage
reported that it was like a tree trunk with rough, wrinkled bark.
What aspect of determining an idea for an essay topic does this
fable illustrate?
A. Viewing a topic from different perspectives

4. B. Gathering sources for research
C. Narrowing a topic to manageable proportions
D. Thinking outside the box
21. All or most of the ideas presented in an essay will be
questionable if they're based on A. biased sources.
B. a reliable opinion.
C. a false assumption.
D. a generalization.
23. When reading a difficult text, there are various strategies to
help you absorb the content. Which of the following strategies
is suggested when the material contains unfamiliar words?
A. Make outline notes in the margins.
B. Study with a classmate.
C. Study the surrounding text for clues to the meaning of the
words.
D. Create a graphic organizer of the words.
24. An example of a primary source is a/an
A. biography.
B. blog.
C. encyclopedia article.
D. newspaper story.
25. In the active reading process, when should you draw graphic
organizers?
A. While you highlight key points
B. After you read
C. Before you read
D. While you read
26. Which of the following can you use to pique your interest in
a reading assignment?
A. Previewing

5. B. Annotating
C. Studying the figures
D. Reviewing
27. Wendy and Peter are determining a website's purpose.
Wendy will start by identifying the site's sponsor. Peter will
check the advertisers who support the website. Who is correctly
going about determining a website's purpose?
A. Only Wendy
B. Only Peter
C. Both Wendy and Peter
D. Neither Wendy nor Peter
28. Which of the following statements is most accurate
concerning key elements of an essay?
A. The thesis is stated indirectly.
B. The opening paragraph indicates the subject.
C. The title conveys the author's point of view.
D. Details provide a fair and balanced viewpoint.
29. If you tend to overlook details and focus on the big ideas of
a story, you're most likely a(n) _______learner.
A. abstract
B. verbal
C. social
D. spatial
30. An effective way to scan material for information is to
A. read every other page.
B. read only the first two words of every sentence.
C. follow a pattern to systematically cover the page.
D. closely scrutinize every sentence. End of exam
THE END 21 QUESTION

6. (1) Suppose there are two types of Penn State Sports fans:
Rabid (R), and Casual (R’). These fans either view a big game
Live (L) or at Home (L’). Suppose 60% of Penn State fans are
both Casual and watch the games at Home. If a fan watches at
Home, the probability that he/she is Casual is 95%. Finally,
suppose 10% of fans are Rabid.
a. What is the probability of any fan watching the game at
Home?
b. If a fan watches the game Live, what is the probability that
they are Rabid?
( 2) Suppose a random sample of size 16 is taken, and the
variance of the sample is calculated to be 5.
a. What is (approximately) the probability that the population
variance is less than 7?
b. There is a 10% chance the population variance will be greater
than ___.
(3) True or False. You MUST write a brief explanation to
justify your answer. No explanation=no credit. Partially correct
explanation=partial credit.
a. For the events A and B, if (A∩B)’ =S (where S, of course, is
the sample space), then the events CANNOT be mutually
exclusive.
b. In a confidence interval for the difference between n matched
pairs of observations, the t-distribution to use is with 2n-2
degrees of freedom.
c. All else equal, in a hypothesis test, if we increase n, we
increase α.
d. In a linear regression, all else equal, if SST increases, r²
decreases