This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Clauses > Embedding – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Embedding Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Embedding Text Evidence:What is the primary purpose of embedding text evidence in an essay? A) To summarize the text. B) To introduce new topics. C) To provide personal opinions. D) To support claims with concrete examples. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To support claims with concrete examples. 2. Which word should the comma be placed after? After he went to bed his parents put his presents out. A) Parents. B) After. C) Went. D) Bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bed. 3. What is one step you DO NOT need to take when embedding a quote? A) Identify the type of text. B) Add a citation at the end. C) Add the title. D) Check the source. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Check the source. 4. This is a Theme Statement:In the poem "Don't Nobody" Jason Reynolds suggests that the theme is loss because it's important. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Which quotation example is correctly formatted? A) "But then she said, Butt out. How rude!" she told me. B) "But then she said, "Butt out." How rude!" she told me. C) "But then she said, 'Butt out' How rude!" she told me. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "But then she said, 'Butt out' How rude!" she told me. 6. Paraffin sections should be kept in paraffin until they are embedded. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. These can be used to introduce a quotation after a complete sentence. A) Colons. B) Commas. C) Brackets. D) Semi-colons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colons. 8. Jackson always talks about his football jersey. Which of the following is the correct way to write the sentence? A) Jackson always talks about his "football jersey.". B) Jackson always talks about his football jersey. C) Jackson always talks about his "football jersey" . D) Jackson always talks "about his football jersey.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jackson always talks about his football jersey. 9. Why is it important to insert citations/quotes into our writing? A) So that your writing can look fancy. B) To provide evidence for your conclusions or opinions. C) Because you get to copy from a source. D) They are actually not needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide evidence for your conclusions or opinions. 10. How do you punctuate a quote inside a quote? A) Change the inner quote to single quotation marks. B) Use double quotation marks for both quotes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change the inner quote to single quotation marks. 11. True or false:It's okay to drop in a quote all by itself as EVIDENCE, without any of your own words before. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Clearly the children feel unsure about their freedom. "The feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them" (Jackson 1). A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 13. Which of the following is a correctly embedded quote? A) He said:'Hello.'. B) He said 'Hello.'. C) He said, 'Hello.'. D) He said; 'Hello.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He said, 'Hello.'. 14. When do you use ellipses? A) To make the sentence longer. B) To add to a quote if it's too short. C) To trim a quote if it's too long. D) To add words that aren't in original quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To trim a quote if it's too long. 15. Any words which are not your own should be enclosed within these A) Parentheses. B) Commas. C) Brackets. D) Quotation Marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quotation Marks. 16. Embedded molds should bear the case number and other identification data of the tissue block A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Which in-text citation is formatted correctly in MLA format? A) "Darwin pointed out that nature would have to stop overpopulation" (Kurlansky 55). B) "Darwin pointed out that nature would have to stop overpopulation (Kurlansky 55).". C) "Darwin pointed out that nature would have to stop overpopulation." (Kurlansky 55). D) "Darwin pointed out that nature would have to stop overpopulation" (Kurlansky pp 55). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Darwin pointed out that nature would have to stop overpopulation" (Kurlansky 55). 18. "He told me to delete the adjectives and I'd have the facts" (Lee).Atticus's name was used in the original quotation, but the author omitted it to avoid redundancy in her writing. What punctuation mark should be included to indicate the change-he instead of Atticus? A) Parentheses around he. B) Brackets around he. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brackets around he. 19. What is wrong with this embedding? If a hognose snake refuses meals, owners should consider: "Adjustments to their enclosure to remove any sources of stress" or "scent[ing] the rodents with frog or toad secretions" (Shinyu). A) There should be an in-text citation after each chunk of quotation. B) The colon before the quotation should be removed. C) There is nothing wrong with this embedding. D) You can't use brackets to change a verb tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The colon before the quotation should be removed. 20. How should a quote be punctuated when embedded in a sentence? A) Punctuation should be placed outside the quotation marks. B) The quote should be italicized instead of using quotation marks. C) Punctuation should be placed according to the rules of the sentence; typically, the quote is enclosed in quotation marks. D) Quotes should never be used in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Punctuation should be placed according to the rules of the sentence; typically, the quote is enclosed in quotation marks. 21. What is the second part of the quotation sandwich? A) Explain the importance or relevance of the textual evidence. B) Introduce the author or speaker of the textual evidence. C) Quote the textual evidence using quotation marks. D) Introductory paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quote the textual evidence using quotation marks. 22. Constituency grammar represents sentences in terms of: A) TF-IDF. B) Word embeddings. C) Phrase structure. D) Dependency edges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phrase structure. 23. Early in the novel, Hermione believes that Harry and Ron are selfish ..... Hermione protests, "Don't you care about Gryffindor [or] do you only care about yourselves[?]" (Rowling 155). A) For example, in chapter nine,. B) For example, in one memorable scene about halfway through the novel,. C) When she discovers that Harry and Ron are planning on sneaking out after curfew,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When she discovers that Harry and Ron are planning on sneaking out after curfew,. 24. "Warbling water" is an example of alliteration, (Owen 18). A) The citation belongs at the end of the sentence. B) The comma is not necessary. C) The comma should be after the parentheses. D) No change the sentence is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The comma is not necessary. 25. Is a comma needed in this sentence? The day ends at 1:50 unless you count SEL time. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 26. What is wrong with this embedding? Western and Eastern Hognose snakes live all over the United States, "their enclosure should replicate their natural habitat" (Shinyu). A) The punctuation should go before the citation. B) The citation is in the wrong place. C) Ellipses ( ) should go before the quotation. D) The sentence is a run-on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sentence is a run-on. 27. When you use a colon or "says" word with a comma, should the quotation begin with a capital letter or lowercase letter? A) Capital Letter. B) Lowercase letter. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capital Letter. 28. The heading for your paper should be ..... A) Right justified. B) Left justified. C) Centered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left justified. 29. What is the role of a transition sentence when embedding text evidence? A) To conclude the paragraph. B) To introduce a new topic. C) To confuse the reader. D) To connect the evidence to the main argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To connect the evidence to the main argument. 30. Is this sentence punctuated correctly? I have three dogs, which is just too much. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesEmbedding Quiz 1Embedding Quiz 2Embedding Quiz 3Embedding Quiz 4Embedding Quiz 5Embedding Quiz 6Embedding Quiz 7Embedding Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books