This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements? A) Punctuation marks used to end sentences. B) Parts of the sentence that add more information but can be removed without changing the meaning. C) Sentences that ask questions. D) Words that describe nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parts of the sentence that add more information but can be removed without changing the meaning. 2. The synonym of the word involve is ..... A) Reveal. B) Claim. C) Include. D) Exclude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Include. 3. A list of the topics or books that will be studied in a course is called as ..... A) Chapter. B) Title. C) Acknowlegment. D) Syllabus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Syllabus. 4. Uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language * A) Subjective. B) Paraphrase. C) Objective. D) Ambiguity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ambiguity. 5. A person, book, or website that gives information A) Refine. B) Research. C) Paraphrase. D) Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Source. 6. A publisher is ..... A) The company that created the book. B) The characters in a story. C) The cost of a book. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The company that created the book. 7. When you get a specif age, you can get ..... in a lot of stores! A) Facilities. B) Average. C) Discounts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Discounts. 8. Paragraphs in poems A) Encyclopedia. B) Thesaurus. C) Stanza. D) Atlas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stanza. 9. What type of research involves a small group of people discussing a product or idea? A) Focus Groups. B) Attitude Research. C) Geographic Research. D) Demographic Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Focus Groups. 10. The extent to which a measure is related to an outcome A) Criterion Validity. B) Research Instruments. C) Research Analysis. D) Research Gap. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Criterion Validity. 11. What is the meaning of 'accurate'? A) Trustworthy and accurate. B) Correct and without errors. C) To make someone believe something is true. D) The process of presenting reasons and evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct and without errors. 12. A formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or judge the worth of another person A) Methodology. B) Interview. C) Questionnaire. D) Discussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interview. 13. Animals that are considered to be at risk for extinction, meaning that there are so few left of their kind that they could disappear from the planet altogether. A) Mammals. B) Cold-blooded animals. C) Omnivores. D) Endangered species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endangered species. 14. What is an alternative hypothesis? A) The hypothesis that cannot be tested. B) The hypothesis that is always true. C) The hypothesis that supports the current held belief. D) The hypothesis that goes against the current held belief. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The hypothesis that goes against the current held belief. 15. Choose the correct definition of the term:conclusion A) The end or finish of an event, process, or text. B) A detailed examination of the elements or structure of something. C) A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved. D) A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The end or finish of an event, process, or text. 16. What does 'blight' mean? A) Something that spoils, prevents growth, or destroys. B) Illnesses or diseases. C) Confused and unable to understand something. D) Very badly affected by trouble or illness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that spoils, prevents growth, or destroys. 17. What is the definition of "credible" ? A) To take credit for others' ideas. B) To write the source information. C) A condensed piece of writing. D) Reliable or trustworthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reliable or trustworthy. 18. The last paragraph in an academic paper that summarizes the essay, restates the thesis and/or gives an overall solution or recommendation to the issue discussed in the paper. A) Body. B) Introduction. C) Conclusion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 19. Reliable means ..... A) The source can be trusted. B) The source cannot be trusted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The source can be trusted. 20. Precious graduated with a double ..... in Math and History. A) Major. B) Career. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Major. 21. Which is the name of the genre of books we use for information and facts? A) Fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) Novels. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonfiction. 22. The topic of your research is ..... A) Usually one word. B) The main idea of your research. C) Not included in your thesis statement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The main idea of your research. 23. When you take another person's words and place them in your own document. These must always be placed inside quotation marks and given appropriate attribution A) Cite. B) Thesis statement. C) Direct quotations. D) Summarize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct quotations. 24. Which research type is used to understand how consumers feel about a brand or product? A) Media Research. B) Product Research. C) Geographic Research. D) Attitude Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attitude Research. 25. To judge or decide the amount, value, quality, or importance of something A) Relevant. B) Cite. C) Feasible. D) Assess. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assess. 26. Fill in the blank with the best transition.Jaden is an excellent long distance runner ..... , his cousin Anthony is better with short distances. A) Otherwise. B) In addition. C) Therefore. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) However. 27. What is the purpose of footnotes in a document? A) D) To store compact disc data. B) A) To provide detailed information about something mentioned on the page. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A) To provide detailed information about something mentioned on the page. 28. Your attitude towards your personality. A) Self-concept. B) Aptitude. C) Individuality. D) Awareness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-concept. 29. Imagine you're a detective like Sherlock Holmes, and you've just cracked a tricky case with your friends Sophia, Maya, and David. What is the final step in your detective work process as described in the text? A) Collecting data. B) Analyzing the evidence. C) Making an observation. D) Drawing a conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drawing a conclusion. 30. A prewriting technique in which students, either alone or in groups, jot down all words or phrases that come to mind on a topic to expand the range of available ideas, to solve a problem, or to clarify a concept A) Fluency. B) Transitions. C) Brainstorming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brainstorming. 31. Translate the following word to English:la moneda A) Food. B) Capital. C) Flag. D) Currency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Currency. 32. Asking good questions to find information A) Evaluate. B) Inquiry. C) Paraphrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inquiry. 33. Audit, check (out), examine, inspect, overlook, review, scrutinize, and view have the same meaning with ..... A) Survey. B) Develop. C) Produce. D) Increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Survey. 34. This comes from the cause. A) Controlling the factors. B) Result. C) Confirm. D) Target. E) Research question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Result. 35. Secondary source A) A diary entry. B) A document that interprets a primary source. C) A live video of an event taking place. D) An eyewitness account that is filled with multiple points of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A document that interprets a primary source. 36. Face-to-face conversation to explore issues; conducted without using a structured questionnaire A) Observation. B) In-depth interview. C) Research question. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In-depth interview. 37. What does the term 'research' mean? A) Random guessing and speculation. B) Copying information from others. C) Ignoring evidence and making assumptions. D) Systematic investigation and study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Systematic investigation and study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions. 38. Brief restatement of the most important points of the passage A) Direct quote. B) Research. C) Summary. D) Topic sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summary. 39. The time a source was researched or published. This is strongly connected to the topic being researched. A) Source. B) Reliability. C) Relevance. D) Date. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Date. 40. If you are curious about something, can you research it? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 41. A company wants to launch a new product in a specific city. Which segmentation should they focus on? A) Psychographic. B) Behavioral. C) Demographic. D) Geographic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geographic. 42. Making changes to the paper's structure or word choice A) Paraphrase. B) Proofreading. C) Revision. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revision. 43. What is the term for 'the study skill of outlining or summarizing the ideas of a lecture, a book, or another source of information to aid in the retention of ideas'? A) Memorization. B) Highlighting. C) Skimming. D) Notetaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Notetaking. 44. Restating what someone else wrote in your own words A) Source. B) Plagiarize. C) Paraphrase. D) Direct quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paraphrase. 45. What is the definition of bias? A) An author or source can see two sides to an argument and is fair to both. B) An author or source does not have the valid credentials that would make them an expert on the topic. C) An author or source does not take a stand on a topic and is too wishy-washy. D) An author or source is prejudiced or close-minded by only seeing one side to an argument for personal reasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An author or source is prejudiced or close-minded by only seeing one side to an argument for personal reasons. 46. To ..... is to tell in your own words what a passage is about including only the central idea and most important details. Does not include opinions or judgment. A) Summarize. B) Justify. C) Prediction. D) Exceprt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summarize. 47. The bad parts about a job. A) Advantage. B) Disadvantage. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disadvantage. 48. A study where neither participants nor experimenters know who is receiving a treatment. A) Double-blind study. B) Cohort study. C) Experimental study. D) Systematic study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Double-blind study. 49. What is an "operational definition" ? A) A definition that describes the physical or concrete behavior that can be observed. B) A definition that describes the operational or practical behavior that cannot be observed. C) A definition that describes the theoretical or abstract behavior that cannot be observed. D) A definition that describes the operational or practical behavior that can be observed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A definition that describes the physical or concrete behavior that can be observed. 50. Why do we analyze information? A) To understand it better. B) To make it sound more interesting. C) To explain it better. D) To confuse our audience into thinking we are right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To understand it better. 51. What is the term for 'the exact, word-for-word repetition of someone else's spoken or written words, enclosed in quotation marks'? A) Indirect speech. B) Paraphrase. C) Summary. D) Direct quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct quote. 52. What does the prefix 're-' mean in the word 'revisit'? A) To stop. B) Again or back. C) To change. D) To remove. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Again or back. 53. ..... includes specific facts, statistics and examples. A) Evidence. B) Tacos. C) Claims. D) Reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence. 54. What does it mean to do research? A) To write the end or last part of something. B) To do a careful study to find and learn facts. C) To write the beginning of a story or paper. D) To repeat the exact words that someone said or wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To do a careful study to find and learn facts. 55. The most important sentence in an essay that gives the main idea A) Source. B) Evidence. C) Research. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Claim. 56. To study (something) closely and carefully A) Analyze. B) Periodical. C) Subjective. D) Cite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analyze. 57. Research question A) A statement of fact that is provable by known science. B) Guides your research by defining what you are seeking to answer. C) Similar to a trivia question, based on history. D) A summary of multiple articles about a specific subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guides your research by defining what you are seeking to answer. 58. The Buffalo Bills wanted to raise ticket prices. For two games, they decided to increase prices by $ 10 per ticket to see if it would change the amount of people who purchased tickets. What type of primary research is this? A) Observation. B) Experiment. C) Focus Group. D) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experiment. 59. Able to be believed; convincing. A) Credible. B) Thesis. C) Bias. D) Incredible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Credible. 60. A subtopic is ..... A) Smaller ideas that tell more about a topic. B) A topic that is not connected to the topic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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