This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. The writer of a book, article, or report A) Biography. B) Refine. C) Author. D) Evaluate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Author. 3. The reason the author wrote the passage (persuade, inform, or entertain) A) Author's purpose. B) Topic sentence. C) Research. D) Thesis statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's purpose. 4. URL (Uniform Resource Locator) A) The unique web address of a resource on the internet, such as a web page, image, or document. B) A type of computer virus that spreads through the internet. C) A software application used for browsing the internet. D) A protocol for transferring files over the internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The unique web address of a resource on the internet, such as a web page, image, or document. 5. 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. 6. A reference to a source that provides enough information to allow a reader to retrieve the source A) Works Cited page. B) Cite. C) Parenthetical citation. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citation. 7. 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. 8. The use of diagrams in calculation and design A) Primary Source. B) Graphics. C) Citation. D) Keyword. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graphics. 9. Course, line, methodology, procedure, and program have the nearest meaning with ..... A) Validation. B) Benefit. C) Result. D) Policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Policy. 10. 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. 11. The ..... is the most important point the author makes. A) Summarize. B) Justify. C) Prediction. D) Central Idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central Idea. 12. ..... Is a process to make our product become valid and appropriate to be applied in the field A) Development. B) Treatment. C) Production. D) Validation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Validation. 13. 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. 14. Which of the following is an example of an alternative hypothesis? A) Eating a big breakfast helps you focus before a test. B) Eating a big breakfast is never recommended. 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. 15. To find information to learn about a topic by searching for it A) Evaluate. B) Research. C) Paraphrase. D) Credible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Research. 16. Translate the following word to English:soleado A) Sunny. B) Snowy. C) Stormy. D) Warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunny. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. Examine in detail A) Bibliography. B) Cite. C) Evidence. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analyze. 20. 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. 21. 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). 22. Separating out the effects of particular factors so they do not influence/affect the results/outcome of the research A) Measurement; measure. B) Research question. C) Controlling the factors. D) Method, procedure, steps taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Controlling the factors. 23. To give credit to someone else's words and/or ideas (a) A) Research. B) Credible. C) Synthesize. D) A. Cite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. Cite. 24. 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) Credible. B) Resources. C) Information. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citation. 25. Citations to original sources that appear in the text of a paper A) Cite. B) Works Cited page. C) Citation. D) Parenthetical citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parenthetical citation. 26. 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. 27. A company divides its market based on customers' hobbies and interests. What type of segmentation is this? A) Demographic. B) Behavioral. C) Psychographic. D) Geographic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychographic. 28. A ..... source is information that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly involved in the event. A) Primary. B) Tertiary. C) Quaternary. D) Secondary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary. 29. Which segmentation focuses on consumers' actions, such as purchasing habits? A) Behavioral. B) Attitude. C) Psychographic. D) Geographic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behavioral. 30. 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) Subjective observation. B) Experiment. C) Evaluation. D) Interview. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Experiment. ← 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