MAP Communication and Documentation 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which citation element lets a reader find an online source again most directly?
- The author's middle name
- The URL or DOI (Correct answer)
- The number of paragraphs
- The font used on the site
Correct answer: The URL or DOI
A URL or DOI points the reader straight to the source's location.
Question 2: A student is writing to persuade the school board to extend library hours. Which detail would provide the strongest support?
- A personal opinion that libraries are nice
- Survey data showing 68% of students want later hours (Correct answer)
- A joke about closing time
- A description of the library's paint color
Correct answer: Survey data showing 68% of students want later hours
Relevant data from a survey is credible evidence that directly supports the claim.
Question 3: What is the best way to show that a word-for-word passage comes from a source?
- Underline it
- Put it in quotation marks and cite it (Correct answer)
- Write it in all capital letters
- Put it at the end of the paper
Correct answer: Put it in quotation marks and cite it
Direct quotations need quotation marks plus a citation to credit the source.
Question 4: During a class discussion, which behavior best shows active listening?
- Planning your reply while the speaker is still talking
- Looking at your phone
- Paraphrasing the speaker's point before responding (Correct answer)
- Interrupting to correct small details
Correct answer: Paraphrasing the speaker's point before responding
Paraphrasing shows the listener understood the speaker's message before responding.
Question 5: Which choice best describes the purpose of an annotated bibliography?
- To list sources with a short summary or evaluation of each (Correct answer)
- To give the paper a title page
- To record the writer's grades
- To replace in-text citations
Correct answer: To list sources with a short summary or evaluation of each
An annotated bibliography gives each source's citation followed by a brief description or evaluation.
Question 6: A writer's audience is a group of third graders. Which revision would best suit this audience?
- Adding technical jargon
- Using longer, complex sentences
- Using simple words and concrete examples (Correct answer)
- Removing all illustrations
Correct answer: Using simple words and concrete examples
Young readers understand plain words and familiar examples best.
Question 7: Which sentence uses the correct tone for a formal business letter?
- Yo, we need those supplies ASAP.
- I am writing to request an update on our supply order. (Correct answer)
- Gimme a call about the stuff.
- Supplies?? Where are they lol
Correct answer: I am writing to request an update on our supply order.
Formal letters use complete sentences, polite wording, and no slang.
MAP Communication and Documentation 3
Which citation element lets a reader find an online source again most directly?