M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Third Semester
English
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
(CBCS 2014 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 X 2 20)
Answer all the questions.
1. Why should plagiarism be avoided?
2. What is the need for compiling a working bibliography?
3. Name the forms of outlines.
4. How does paraphrasing help in research?
5. How do you format an article in a scholarly journal in
works cited?
6. How do you acknowledge a web-source?
7. What is the universally accepted font type for research?
8. How should quotation be included in the body of
research?
9. Name the book that is used for documentation in
research.
10. How would you acknowledge a multi-volume publication?
Sub. Code
4MEN3C3
AFF-4745
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Sp4
Part B X 5 25)
Answer all the questions.
11. How can a researcher use a library?
Or
In what way should notes be taken?
12. Write a short note on paraphrasing.
Or
Explain the use of outlinining in research.
13. Discuss the importance of spelling in research.
Or
What role does punctuation play in research
writing?
14. Write a short note on margin and spacing.
Or
How should page numbers be allotted according to
the latest edition of the MLA Hand Book?
15. Explain parenthetical documentation.
Or
How do you write the following in works cited?
Work by two authors
An edition of a book
An article in a newspaper
AFF-4745
3
Sp4
Part C X 10 30)
Answer any three of the following questions.
16. Comment on the fundamentals of research.
17. Analyse the importance of language and style in a
research paper.
18. Bring out the importance of the mechanics in research
writing.
19. Formatting in the end product of research Discuss.
20. What are the ways by which the sources of information
are documented in research?
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