This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is Miss Veldboom's favorite animal? A) Moose. B) Pig. C) Pigeon. D) Cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cat. 2. A separate page at the end of a research paper that includes a list of the sources that you used is? A) Source. B) Quote. C) Works cited. D) Thesis statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Works cited. 3. What is copyright? A) The legal right to the text. B) The author of the text. C) The plot of the story. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The legal right to the text. 4. A book or a set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically A) Keyword. B) No-no words. C) Encyclopedia. D) In-text citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Encyclopedia. 5. Anything that supplies information is a? A) Database. B) Source. C) Reliable. D) Works cited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Source. 6. A method of finding out what works best in the classroom to improve student learning. A) Research Subject. B) Case Study. C) Classroom Action Research. D) Construct validity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Classroom Action Research. 7. What kind of sentence is this:I love cats! A) Exclamation. B) Question. C) Command. D) Statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclamation. 8. Fill in the blank:To restate the meaning of something in different words is to ..... A) Paraphrase. B) Summarize. C) Translate. D) Quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraphrase. 9. A glossary is like a small ..... in a book. A) Dictionary. B) Map. C) Story. D) Treasure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dictionary. 10. Imagine Scarlett, Benjamin, and Elijah are on a treasure hunt. They gather lots of clues, but what's the "main idea" of these clues? A) The most interesting clue they find. B) The one big clue or message that leads them to the treasure. C) A list of all the clues they have collected. D) The summary of all the maps and hints they've used. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The one big clue or message that leads them to the treasure. 11. This creature has smooth, wet skin. Its body helps it live on land and in water. A) Mammal. B) Reptile. C) Amphibian. D) Insect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amphibian. 12. Someone who is paid to work for a person, organization, or company A) Profession. B) Journeyman. C) Personnel. D) Employee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Employee. 13. What is a secondary source? A) A source that learned about something; weren't directly involved. B) A source who was actually there; autobiography. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A source that learned about something; weren't directly involved. 14. Has words that have the same of opposite meanings of words you are looking for A) Glossary. B) Thesaurus. C) Dictionary. D) Guide words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thesaurus. 15. This section describes what your job will be like and has lots of important information. A) Salary. B) Job Description. C) Job Advertisement. D) Working Conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Job Description. 16. What are words (e.g., AND, OR, NOT) used in search engines to refine search results called? A) Keywords. B) Boolean Operators. C) Filters. D) Tags. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boolean Operators. 17. Imagine Nora and Daniel are on a treasure hunt. They find a mysterious box with a note saying, "To unlock the secrets within, you must Analyze." What does this mean in their adventure? A) To explain a code they found on the map. B) To find how the clues are different from each other. C) To put puzzle pieces together to understand the map better. D) To collect more clues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To put puzzle pieces together to understand the map better. 18. What is the term for 'a text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate'? A) Informational text. B) Poetry. C) Narrative text. D) Persuasive text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Informational text. 19. Emma saw the tornado touch down first-hand, so I guess you could call her a ..... source A) Secondary. B) Primary. C) Bias. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary. 20. What is the last step or stage of the writing process; the copy of the paper you turn in? A) Revision. B) Summary. C) Rough draft. D) Publish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Publish. 21. Information that can be trusted and backed up with evidence A) Supporting details. B) Secondary source. C) Credible sources. D) Primary source. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Credible sources. 22. The Works Cited is ..... A) A list of sources in alphabetical order that you looked at for research. B) A list of sources in alphabetical order that you cited in your paper. C) A list of any reliable sources that could be used for research. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A list of sources in alphabetical order that you cited in your paper. 23. One of the school ..... is having a good language laboratory A) Problem. B) Potency. C) Difficulty. D) Product. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Potency. 24. Imagine you're on a treasure hunt in the vast library of knowledge with Elijah, Kai, and Zoe. You stumble upon a golden piece of information. What does it mean to "Cite" this source? A) To make an educated guess based on the source. B) To collect data from the source. C) To give credit to the source of information. D) To find the main idea in the source. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To give credit to the source of information. 25. A taxi company in Atlanta puts a new type of tire with a special tread on a random sample of 50 cars, and the regular type of tire on another random sample of 50 cars. What is the independent (explanatory) variable in this experimental research study? A) Type of Tire. B) Type of Car. C) Gas mileage. D) Taxi company. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Type of Tire. 26. What is "naturalistic observation" ? A) A research method involving the manipulation of variables to determine cause and effect. B) A research method involving the observation of subjects in their natural environment. C) A research method involving the use of surveys and interviews. D) A research method involving the use of laboratory experiments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A research method involving the observation of subjects in their natural environment. 27. The writer of a book, article, or report A) Biography. B) Author. C) Evaluate. D) Refine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author. 28. The reason the author wrote the passage (persuade, inform, or entertain) A) Thesis statement. B) Research. C) Topic sentence. D) Author's purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Author's purpose. 29. URL (Uniform Resource Locator) A) A software application used for browsing the internet. B) A protocol for transferring files over the internet. C) The unique web address of a resource on the internet, such as a web page, image, or document. D) A type of computer virus that spreads through the internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The unique web address of a resource on the internet, such as a web page, image, or document. 30. The person, book, or document that provides information is ..... ? A) A project. B) A source. C) An answer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A source. 31. A reference to a source that provides enough information to allow a reader to retrieve the source A) Citation. B) Parenthetical citation. C) Cite. D) Works Cited page. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citation. 32. What is a dropped or floating quote? A) It is a line the writer takes directly from a text without any analysis or introduction for the reader. B) It is when a quote is powerful and creates an emotional reaction within the reader. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a line the writer takes directly from a text without any analysis or introduction for the reader. 33. The use of diagrams in calculation and design A) Citation. B) Graphics. C) Keyword. D) Primary Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graphics. 34. Course, line, methodology, procedure, and program have the nearest meaning with ..... A) Benefit. B) Validation. C) Policy. D) Result. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Policy. 35. A statement that is for or against something. A) Thesis. B) Source. C) Argument. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Argument. 36. The ..... is the most important point the author makes. A) Central Idea. B) Prediction. C) Justify. D) Summarize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Idea. 37. ..... Is a process to make our product become valid and appropriate to be applied in the field A) Treatment. B) Production. C) Validation. D) Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Validation. 38. What is the purpose of a category chart? A) To compare different categories of data. B) To list sources of information. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To compare different categories of data. 39. Which of the following is an example of an alternative hypothesis? A) Eating a big breakfast is never recommended. B) Eating a big breakfast helps you focus before a test. C) Eating a big breakfast does not help you focus before a test. D) Eating a big breakfast is always healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating a big breakfast does not help you focus before a test. 40. To find information to learn about a topic by searching for it A) Research. B) Credible. C) Evaluate. D) Paraphrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Research. 41. Translate the following word to English:soleado A) Sunny. B) Warm. C) Snowy. D) Stormy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunny. 42. What type of data shows numerical information to analyze for market research purposes? A) Qualitative Data. B) Quantitative Data. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantitative Data. 43. What kind of sentence is this:Feed the cat. A) Exclamation. B) Question. C) Command. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Command. 44. Examine in detail A) Bibliography. B) Evidence. C) Analyze. D) Cite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analyze. 45. Facts or information that is proof whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. A) Paraphrase. B) Body. C) Evidence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evidence. 46. What is a non-representative sample? A) A sample that does not reflect the makeup of the population (a biased sample). B) A sample that includes every member of the population. C) A sample that is chosen randomly from the population. D) A sample that reflects the makeup of the population accurately. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sample that does not reflect the makeup of the population (a biased sample). 47. Separating out the effects of particular factors so they do not influence/affect the results/outcome of the research A) Controlling the factors. B) Method, procedure, steps taken. C) Measurement; measure. D) Research question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Controlling the factors. 48. To give credit to someone else's words and/or ideas (a) A) Credible. B) Synthesize. C) A. Cite. D) Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. Cite. 49. What is a written reference to a source that provides information about the original author, title, and publication date and are used to credit the original author. A) Information. B) Credible. C) Resources. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citation. 50. Citations to original sources that appear in the text of a paper A) Cite. B) Works Cited page. C) Parenthetical citation. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parenthetical citation. 51. In an observational research study, subjects are assigned to treatment groups at random A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 52. A company divides its market based on customers' hobbies and interests. What type of segmentation is this? A) Behavioral. B) Psychographic. C) Demographic. D) Geographic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psychographic. 53. A ..... source is information that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly involved in the event. A) Secondary. B) Quaternary. C) Primary. D) Tertiary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary. 54. Which segmentation focuses on consumers' actions, such as purchasing habits? A) Attitude. B) Behavioral. C) Psychographic. D) Geographic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behavioral. 55. A research method best suited for examining causal relationships in which some variable or group of variables is systematically manipulated to examine its effect on an outcome. A) Experiment. B) Evaluation. C) Subjective observation. D) Interview. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Experiment. 56. The area where organisms interact. A) Ecosystem. B) Climate. C) Border. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem. 57. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:The scientist conducted a thorough ..... to gather data for the study. A) Analysis. B) Experiment. C) Research. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Research. 58. If a company wants to know which TV channels their target audience watches, which type of research should they conduct? A) Media Research. B) Focus Groups. C) Demographic Research. D) Product Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Media Research. 59. MLA stands for what? A) Many Liars Anonymous. B) Multiple Large Aardvarks. C) Modern Language Association. D) My Library's Awesome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modern Language Association. 60. To put together information from different places A) Sources. B) Topic. C) Synthesize. D) Review. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synthesize. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesResearch Vocabulary Quiz 1Research Vocabulary Quiz 2Research Vocabulary Quiz 3Research Vocabulary Quiz 4Research Vocabulary Quiz 5Research Vocabulary Quiz 6Research Vocabulary Quiz 7Research Vocabulary Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books