This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Report Writing – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Report Writing Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which note best supports the student's opinion that dogs are the best pet for a kid to have? A) Dogs like to sleep a lot during the day. B) Dogs like to play a lot of games with their owners. C) Dogs shed hair around the house and on clothing. D) Dogs cost a lot since they need to visit the vet at least once a year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dogs like to play a lot of games with their owners. 2. What has made underwater exploration possible in modern times? A) Better weather. B) More funding. C) New technology. D) Advanced boats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New technology. 3. What should be included in the Workshop chapter of a research report? A) Conclusion and Recommendations. B) Results or Findings and References. C) Introduction and Methodology. D) Title/Cover page and Table of contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion and Recommendations. 4. Which of the following is the BEST title for an engineering research paper? A) "A Study of Interesting Things in Mechanical Engineering". B) "Design and Simulation of IoT-Based Smart Traffic Light System". C) "What Engineers Should Know About Technology". D) "A Report on Electrical Stuff". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Design and Simulation of IoT-Based Smart Traffic Light System". 5. The first step in formulating a problem is A) Measurement. B) Survey. C) Gathering of Data. D) Statement of the Problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Statement of the Problem. 6. In making a reference entry, the year of publication comes before the name/s of the author/s. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 7. How is the title of a research report formatted? A) Left align, initial caps. B) Centered, initial caps. C) Centered, all caps, bold. D) Left align, all caps, bold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Centered, initial caps. 8. What is the purpose of a bibliography? A) Provide additional readings. B) Provide ALL publications related to a topic. C) Provide a list of references cited in a report. D) Provide a list of all sources related to a report. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provide a list of references cited in a report. 9. What is the purpose of using underwater sea vehicles according to the text? A) To explore unseen parts of the world. B) To travel faster. C) To transport goods. D) To catch fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To explore unseen parts of the world. 10. The final product of a research project should include: A) Title page. B) Type-written work. C) Bibliography. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. Population Census is an example of ..... Research A) Survey. B) Empirical. C) Diagnostic. D) Clinical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Survey. 12. ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ADDED TO YOUR REPORT SUCH AS SAMPLE QUESTIONARES AND LETTERS A) APPENDICES. B) RESULT. C) METHODOLOGY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) APPENDICES. 13. It is a brief restatement of the components of the research. A) Conclusion. B) Interpretation of the study. C) Summary of findings. D) Recommendation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conclusion. 14. Which of the following are prefatory Information A) Thesis Completion Certificate. B) Plagiarism Certificate. C) Abstract. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 15. ..... are used to cite a source A) Endnotes. B) References. C) Titles. D) Headers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) References. 16. Which of the follow graph represents the data by areas in columns or vertical rectangles wherein the height represent the Y-axis? ..... graph A) Picto. B) Pie. C) Bar. D) Line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bar. 17. A strong Discussion should: A) Relate findings to research questions and engineering applications. B) Avoid mentioning limitations. C) Focus only on repeating numerical data. D) Provide references without interpretation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relate findings to research questions and engineering applications. 18. Imagine you're helping Amelia and Kolten with their research report. What should they include on the title page? A) The table of contents. B) The main headings. C) The student's name, the date, and the title of the report. D) The references. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The student's name, the date, and the title of the report. 19. Gathering of references is not needed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Used to accompany parenthetical citations A) Works Cited. B) Title Page. C) Notes Page. D) Unbound Report. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Works Cited. 21. Once you've taken lots of notes, how do you organize them all? A) In alphabetical order. B) Things that are interesting come first, and the less interesting information is written last. C) Things that are alike should be grouped together. D) In the same order that you took the notes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Things that are alike should be grouped together. 22. Which example uses transitional tags to show cause and effect? A) Once World War II ended, baseball games became even more popular. B) Because people wanted to focus on fun and forget their sadness, baseball became more popular after World War II. C) First, the war was over. Then, people wanted to forget about the horrors of war. D) The war was a horrible experience for many Americans, but baseball was something made people happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because people wanted to focus on fun and forget their sadness, baseball became more popular after World War II. 23. If your report is supposed to convince your school's principal to change a school rule, what should include in your draft? A) What your parents have said the rule. B) Examples of how the rule harms students. C) Reasons why you don't like the rule. D) Names of friends of yours who also don't like the rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Examples of how the rule harms students. 24. What part of the research report contains the substantial amount of information that needs to be clearly and accurately presented and analyzed? A) Body. B) References. C) Introduction. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Body. 25. Imagine you're Colin, and you've just made a change near the end of your report. What should you do next? A) Add more references. B) Change the title page. C) Check that the page numbers are still correct and make any changes needed in the table of contents. D) Rewrite the introduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Check that the page numbers are still correct and make any changes needed in the table of contents. 26. Anika, a Grade 10 student, was tasked by the teacher to submit a completed study that reports an investigation or exploration of a problem by identifying questions to be addressed, and includes data collected, analyzed and interpreted. What does the teacher actually want Anika to do? A) Documentaries. B) Research Report. C) Reflection paper. D) Science Project. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Research Report. 27. "Whirling windmills have been used for energy in countries such as the Netherlands for hundreds of years."What is the article about? A) Using windmills for energy. B) Netherlands. C) Energy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using windmills for energy. 28. Why do you need to conduct research report on relevant social issues? A) It gives you ideas of how to deal with problems and issues you may face in the future. B) It shows the answers to all your queries by giving you correct information and results. C) It highlights some important details that will help you overcome problems in your life. D) It provides possible solutions to the problems in the society through a thorough study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It provides possible solutions to the problems in the society through a thorough study. 29. The abstract should be written prior to writing a conclusion. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. The introduction contains the purpose of the study and the current state of the field of the study. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. What should be the line spacing within each reference in a bibliography? A) Double. B) Triple. C) Quadruple. D) Single. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Single. 32. Keywords in an engineering research paper are important because they: A) Add extra words to meet length requirements. B) Support indexing and improve discoverability. C) Replace the need for an abstract. D) Provide a summary of results. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support indexing and improve discoverability. 33. What do you call the sentence that provides an overall insight to the entire paper? A) Abstract. B) Thesis statement. C) Body. D) Declarative sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thesis statement. 34. Why do we always use a hook in the introduction, according to Sophia and Orion? A) To introduce ourselves to the reader. "Hello there, my name is ". B) To draw the reader's interest and make them want to know more. C) Because the captain's first mate was arrr-guing about it. D) To end the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To draw the reader's interest and make them want to know more. 35. What is the purpose of transitional tags? A) To slow readers down and make them read carefully. B) To remind readers that a real person wrote the report. C) To define unusual words. D) To show readers how sentences and ideas are related. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To show readers how sentences and ideas are related. 36. A/An ..... is a multi-page document that usually contains several sub-topics of information related to one main topic. A) Research Report. B) Table of Contents. C) Minutes. D) Agenda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Research Report. 37. Which part of a Social Studies report will list all of the sources? A) Report Body. B) Works Cited. C) Table of Contents. D) Title Page. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Works Cited. 38. ..... are typically used to add commentary A) Endnotes. B) Headers. C) References. D) Titles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endnotes. 39. The recommendation should be written this way EXCEPT one. Which one is it? A) Briefly. B) Logically. C) Lengthily. D) Concisely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Briefly. 40. Which statement is NOT mentioned in the student's notes? A) Music can make some people feel sad. B) The brain gets more active when people are listening to music. C) Music helps plants grow faster. D) Some schools have music teachers that help students learn about all kinds of music. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Music helps plants grow faster. 41. What type of report outlines the methods, processes, and findings of a qualitativemethod of systematic investigation? A) Quantitative Research Report. B) Research Report. C) Popular Research Report. D) Qualitative Research Report. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Qualitative Research Report. 42. What should separate the main parts of each reference in a bibliography? A) Period. B) Quotation Marks. C) Colon. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period. 43. Why is preparing outline important in writing a research report? A) This will provide the writer the information he or she needs. B) This will help the writer organize his or her notes and thoughts. C) This will guide the writer to come up with a successful result in writing project. D) This will help the organizer and reader to understand the explained title. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This will help the writer organize his or her notes and thoughts. 44. What application would you typed a Research Report in A) PowerPoint. B) Excel. C) Acess. D) Word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Word. 45. What determines the margins of the bibliography A) Margins within the softeware. B) Margins of the research paper. C) Length of the research paper. D) Length of the sheet of paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Margins of the research paper. 46. What is keyed in the top left margin of a research report? A) Address. B) Name. C) Agenda. D) Title. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Title. 47. How should the first line of each reference be formatted in a bibliography? A) Indented. B) Right aligned. C) Left aligned. D) Centered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Left aligned. 48. It highlights the aims and objectives of the systematicinvestigation as well as theproblem which the systematicinvestigation sets out to solve. A) Conclusion. B) Introduction/ Rationale. C) Review of Literature. D) Discussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introduction/ Rationale. 49. How should the top margin be set in an unbound report? A) 2.5. B) 2. C) 1.5. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 50. Research report is a completed study that reports an investigation of a problem, identifies questions to be addressed, and includes data collected, analyzed, and interpreted by the researcher. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 51. It helps a writer to explore and understand the relationships between ideas. A) CONCEPT MAPPING. B) LOOPING. C) SKETCHING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CONCEPT MAPPING. 52. What is the role of supporting details in an analysis statement? A) To provide additional opinions. B) To add complexity to the statement. C) To contradict the analysis. D) To strengthen the statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To strengthen the statement. 53. Who authored the book "methods in Social Research" A) Wilkinson. B) CR Kothari. C) Kerlinger. D) Goode and Halt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Goode and Halt. 54. What chapter in a research paper wherein specific research problems are answered? A) Chapter 5. B) Chapter 2. C) Chapter 3. D) Chapter 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chapter 3. 55. Why do you need to write your conclusions well? A) It allows the readers to take on a new perspective of the thesis. B) It opens new topic either related or not to the research. C) It brings lots of solutions to the problems raised in the report. D) It brings lots of solutions to the problems raised in the report. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It allows the readers to take on a new perspective of the thesis. 56. METHODOLOGY SHOULD BE IN PASSIVE VOICE A) FALSE. B) TRUE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 57. The main function of the title in an engineering research paper is to: A) Summarize the main focus of the study. B) Replace the abstract. C) Entertain the reader. D) Provide detailed methodology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summarize the main focus of the study. 58. Why do you need to include illustrations and visual representations in your data? A) To make attractive and presentable. B) To lend additional credibility to your systematic investigation. C) To impress the reader of your creativity. D) To make the information real and justifiable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To lend additional credibility to your systematic investigation. 59. Due to its technicality, which of the following is the most difficult part to write? A) Results. B) Procedure. C) Introduction. D) Materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Procedure. 60. Colin and Nora are working on their research report. What is the purpose of a bibliography in their report? A) To introduce the topic. B) To list the sources used in the research. C) To summarize the report. D) To provide a conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To list the sources used in the research. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesResearch Report Writing Quiz 2Research Report Writing Quiz 3Research Report Writing Quiz 4Research Report Writing Quiz 5Research Report Writing Quiz 6Academic Paragraph Review QuizAcademic Vocabulary QuizAcademic Writing Conventions And Practices Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books