Directions: Recall the following terms. Write your answer on the space provided 1. is a list of works on a subject or by an author that were used or
consulted to write a research paper, book or article. It can also be referred to as a list of
works cited. It is usually found at the end of a book, article or research paper.
2. Is a process of systematic inquiry that entails collection of data,
data/information, in accordance with suitable methodologies set by specific professional
documentation
and analysis and interpretation of that
of critical information;
fields and academic disciplines
3. Are a short way to uniquely identify a published work (e. g. book
article, chapter, web site)
4. Style refers to the style recommended by the Modern Language
Association (MLA) for preparing scholarly manuscripts and student research papers. It
concerns itself with the mechanics of writing, such as punctuation, quotation, and,
documentation of sources,

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." those tests were constructed around items like fill-in-the-blank sentence completion, such as “even though tom was mary thought he was ” and the correct answer always seemed to be the most bland combinations of thoughts, for example, “even though tom was foolish, mary thought he was ridiculous.” well, according to my mother, there were very few limitations as to what tom could have been and what mary might have thought of him. so i never did well on tests like that. how does tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt? tan discusses the types of questions on achievement tests to support the idea that the tests limit students’ ability to write well. tan explains a question on a language achievement test to support the idea that the tests should include more interesting content. tan gives an example of her experience with achievement tests to support the idea that they are not always accurate measures of language ability. tan considers how her mother might answer a question on a test to support the idea that nonstandard english limits a person’s ability to communicate.