This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A statement that someone wants to discuss or prove. It includes the main idea + your opinion + your reasons. A) Expert opinion. B) Evidence. C) Thesis statement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thesis statement. 2. Restricts the generalizability of the results of a study to other populations/context A) Hypothesis. B) LiteratureClear my choice. C) Limitation. D) Implication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limitation. 3. In an experimental study, what does the term "treatment" refer to? A) The process of collecting data. B) The analysis of results. C) What is changed or added to the population or sample. D) The selection of participants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What is changed or added to the population or sample. 4. Which word describes information related to the physical location of consumers? A) Psychographic. B) Demographic. C) Geographic. D) Behavioral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geographic. 5. An ..... is a well organized plan of the paper explaining in topical form the contents of the paper in order they are to appear. A) URL. B) Outline. C) Secondary source. D) Primary source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outline. 6. What is the Dewey Decimal system used for? A) C) Classifying books in libraries by subject and arranging them in numerical order. B) A) Organizing research information. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C) Classifying books in libraries by subject and arranging them in numerical order. 7. Always be accurate when typing in an online web address. A) Median. B) Search engine. C) Mean. D) URL. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) URL. 8. Definition:The presentation of investigation results on a selected topic A) Hypothesis. B) Citation. C) Research mode. D) Database. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Research mode. 9. Definition:Physical or digital cards used to document and organize source information for research A) Information Cards. B) Note Cards. C) Source Cards. D) Source Format. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Source Cards. 10. Motivators for people that exist inside us A) Extrinsic. B) External. C) Internal. D) Intrinsic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intrinsic. 11. Research participants may present themselves in the way they want the interviewer to see them. A) Interpretation. B) Self-presentation Bias. C) Bias Observation. D) Informed consent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self-presentation Bias. 12. The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions A) Refine. B) Research. C) Biography. D) Evaluate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Research. 13. What is the role of synonyms in understanding the word "research" ? A) To make it more complex. B) To provide alternative words with similar meanings. C) To confuse the meaning. D) To change the definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide alternative words with similar meanings. 14. We must study hard in order to ..... a good result A) Obtain. B) Alter. C) Finish. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obtain. 15. An educational database A) Credible source. B) Not a credible source. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Credible source. 16. Located at the beginning of the book; allows the reader to know the order and to find topics A) Table of contents. B) Research. C) Works cited. D) Paraphrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Table of contents. 17. What is the term for a detailed examination of the elements or structure of something? A) Analysis. B) Interpretation. C) Evaluation. D) Synthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analysis. 18. Taking exact words from an article, using quotation marks and a citation is called: A) Plagiarism. B) Paraphrasing. C) An advertisement. D) A direct quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A direct quote. 19. After crunching all the data, the ..... was a surprise to everyone; they never expected dolphins to secretly plan world domination. A) Outcome. B) Criterion. C) Factor. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outcome. 20. A carnivore is an animal that only likes to eat meat. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. What do we call the resource found at the beginning of a book, which shows chapter titles and page numbers? A) Index. B) Table of contents. C) Glossary. D) Appendix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Table of contents. 22. Comparison of two things using the words like or asThe room is as messy as a pig pen. A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 23. Journal is ..... A) A research. B) A research article. C) A periodical magazine. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A periodical magazine. 24. Facts in the form of numbers is called ..... A) Statistics. B) Mean. C) Median. D) Range. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statistics. 25. Using someone else's work without proper attribution is called: A) Paraphrasing. B) Plagiarism. C) Referencing. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plagiarism. 26. Is an individual retained by a company for a predetermined time, for a predetermined price gets this type of salary ..... A) Hourly Pay. B) Contract Pay. C) Commission Pay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contract Pay. 27. Which word means:The opposing (opposite) argument? A) Proponent. B) Counterclaim. C) Synthesize. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Counterclaim. 28. Fill in the blank:A method of collecting opinions or votes from a group of people, usually to find out what most people think about a particular issue, is called ..... A) Debate. B) Lecture. C) Polls. D) Interview. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polls. 29. If you are citing your sources, you are giving an author: A) A stomach ache. B) Money. C) Clickbait. D) Credit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Credit. 30. To go from one country, region, or place to another. A) Persecution. B) Migration. C) Settlement. D) Universal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migration. ← 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