📚 Practice Quiz
Research, Evidence & Citation Quiz
Choosing strong evidence, quoting and paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism, and citing sources (MLA basics). Answer one question at a time and see why each option is right or wrong. Miss one? It comes back in a retry round until you get every question correct. 20 questions · free · no sign-up.
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Sample questions from this quiz
A few examples (the live quiz shuffles options and checks your answer). Take the quiz above for the full set with explanations.
Which source is most reliable for a science essay?
- a 2023 peer-reviewed study
- an anonymous blog
- a social media post
Which is the STRONGEST evidence?
- a 2023 WHO report found a 30% rise
- studies show a rise
- my cousin says there was a rise
A source written to sell a product is…
- biased — use with care
- the most reliable
- always wrong
Wikipedia is best used for…
- an overview and its reference list
- direct citation
- nothing