Question

Which task is a part of narrowing down a subject for a paper?

a. creating a plan for writing the paper
b. deciding on the scope of the topic
c. searching for research sources
d. organizing researched data

Answer 1

The question is asking which task is a part of narrowing down a subject for a paper. This means that the topic i or subject for a paper is being determined, and specifically it is being decided what will NOT be a part of it. The best answer is then: b. deciding on the scope of the topic - deciding what is, and what isn't part of the topic

Answer 2

I believe the answer is: b. deciding on the scope of the topic

The scope of topic refers to the limit of subject that would be touched by the author within a certain writing.

When writers decided the scope of the topic, they would determine beforehand the thing that they will include in the writing and things that are not. This would narrow down the subject and keep the audiences focused to a specific issue.