This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 22 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The book ..... in a tragic death scene which left readers deeply disturbed. A) Culmination. B) Outcame. C) Outcome. D) Culminated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Culminated. 2. ..... is collected data, and clues collected from observations made. A) Textual Evidence. B) Evidence. C) Explicit. D) Background. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence. 3. The ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure A) Validity. B) Reseach Design. C) Reference. D) Content Validity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Validity. 4. Which search entry is most like a good keyword search as defined in the vocabulary? A) Ancient Egypt. B) History stuff. C) Tell me everything about pyramids please. D) Ancient Egypt pyramids construction methods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ancient Egypt pyramids construction methods. 5. A copy of a student's records in school (attendance, grades) is what? A) SAT/ACT test. B) Interview. C) Transcript. D) Post secondary education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transcript. 6. My teacher asked me to fill out a list of questions about my favorite classes. A) Questionnaire. B) Mean. C) Median. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Questionnaire. 7. Classroom Action Research is intended to ..... the quality of teaching and learning process A) Make. B) Get. C) Improve. D) Use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improve. 8. A statement or sentence that states the main idea of an essay is a ..... A) Quote. B) Works Cited. C) Thesis. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thesis. 9. The use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work A) Secondary source. B) Plagiarism. C) Primary source. D) Credible source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plagiarism. 10. ..... is known as support from sources that backs up a writer's claim and points A) Database. B) Textual Evidence. C) URL. D) MLA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Textual Evidence. 11. The title is ..... A) A creative wording that does not connect to the main idea of the writing. B) The main idea of the writing with no creativity. C) A creative way to express the main idea of the writing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A creative way to express the main idea of the writing. 12. When an animal or an object is being described as if it were humanThe door cried when the child slammed it. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 13. What do we call the resource that contains synonyms (words with similar meanings) and antonyms (words with opposite meanings) of words? A) Keyword. B) Index. C) Thesaurus. D) Dictionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thesaurus. 14. A type of observation in which behavior in a setting is carefully observed and recorded without any other kind of manipulation; often used to describe complex cultural activities. A) Participant observation. B) Systematic observation. C) Statistical observation. D) Naturalistic observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Naturalistic observation. 15. The results of research or an experiment A) Variables. B) Findings. C) Measures. D) Samples. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Findings. 16. A private research organization conducts a poll of 5000 households close to major national airports and another 2500 that are not close to an airport, in order to study whether living in a noisier environment results in health effects. How many experimental units (subjects) were involved in this poll? A) 0. B) 5000. C) 7500. D) 2500. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7500. 17. What does "falsifiable" mean in scientific research? A) It means the research can be proven false. B) It means the research is not believable. C) It means the research is false or incorrect. D) It means the research is not valid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It means the research can be proven false. 18. (n) using someone else's words or ideas WITHOUT giving proper credit or giving any credit at all. A) Larceny. B) Citation. C) Sourcing. D) Plagiarism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plagiarism. 19. A list of questions is called a ..... A) Population. B) Questionnaire. C) Survey. D) Sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Questionnaire. 20. What does 'puzzled' 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: C) Confused and unable to understand something. 21. What does the term 'conclusion' refer to? A) A source that has been verified for trustworthiness. B) A final inference or understanding about a topic. C) Taking credit for the ideas and words of others. D) To write the exact words from a text or source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A final inference or understanding about a topic. 22. Which word means belonging to the present time, recent, or up-to-date? A) Accurate. B) Purpose. C) Current. D) Credible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Current. 23. To market a product successfully, a company has to ..... A) Spend a lot of money on advertising. B) Understand what people want to buy. C) Hire sales representatives. D) Make sure they have a large inventory of their product. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understand what people want to buy. 24. Functional terms that tell the database how your keywords should be related. Common examples are AND/OR/NOT. A) Boolean operators. B) Wild cards. C) Phrase searches. D) Credibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boolean operators. 25. Fill in the blank: ..... is a list that shows all the places you got your information. A) Works cited. B) Table of contents. C) Glossary. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Works cited. 26. In English class a text is a ..... ? A) Book or other piece of writing. B) A summary of the plot. C) The falling action of a story. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Book or other piece of writing. 27. Information literacy A) Ability to use a computer. B) Ability to find, evaluate and use information effectively. C) Knowledge of computer programming. D) Skill of writing essays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ability to find, evaluate and use information effectively. 28. What is the term for the following definition? Small, diverse groups of people brought together to discuss and provide feedback on a product, service, or concept. A) Observational Studies. B) Surveys. C) Interviews. D) Focus Groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Focus Groups. 29. The person or company that you work for is your A) Employee. B) Employer. C) Position. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Employer. 30. To determine the effectiveness of a new pain reliever, a researcher divides a random sample of patients into two groups:one group is assigned to take the new drug and the second group takes a placebo. What is the independent variable? A) New Pain Reliever. B) Whether pain is relieved or not. C) Placebo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New Pain Reliever. 31. I found three different ..... including a book and two websites. A) Sources. B) Website. C) Internet. D) Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sources. 32. Mammals, birds, and reptiles are all classified as vertebrates. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 33. An agriculturist wants to determine the effect of fertilizer type on the yield of tomatoes. There are four types of fertilizer under study. She plants tomatoes on five plots of land, one plot receives no fertilizer. Each plot is treated identically except for receiving a different type of fertilizer. What are the experimental units? A) Tomato plants. B) Plots of Land. C) Types of fertilizer. D) Yield of tomatoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tomato plants. 34. ..... is a research strategy that focuses on quantifying the collection and analysis of data. It includes measurements and the statistical, mathematical, or numerical analysis of data. A) No idea!. B) Qualitative research. C) Quantitative research. D) Experimental research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quantitative research. 35. This creature has fur or hair. It also feeds milk to its young. A) Amphibian. B) Insects. C) Mammal. D) Reptile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mammal. 36. The action of mentioning or alluding to something. A) Research Analysis. B) Research. C) Research Objectives. D) Reference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reference. 37. Data that demand rebuttal or concession and refute or limit the claim. A) Premise:. B) Qualifiers:. C) Warrant:. D) Simple argument:. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Qualifiers:. 38. This is the process of collecting, recording, analyzing, and presenting data related to marketing goods and services. A) Marketing. B) Target Market. C) Test Market. D) Market Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Market Research. 39. What is a "dependent variable" in psychological research? A) A variable that is not affected by other variables. B) A variable that is constant in a study. C) A variable that is measured in a study. D) A variable that is manipulated by the researcher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A variable that is measured in a study. 40. Translate the following word to Spanish:climate A) El clima. B) La clima. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) El clima. 41. Why is it important to use credible sources in research? A) To confuse readers. B) To ensure accuracy, reliability, and validity of information. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To ensure accuracy, reliability, and validity of information. 42. ..... means to quote a passage, book, author, etc; to refer to an example. A) Refute. B) Tone. C) Elaborate. D) Cite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cite. 43. Which word means a visual image such as a chart or diagram used to represent information? A) Infographic. B) Details. C) Main idea. D) Summarize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infographic. 44. The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same. A) Rough draft. B) Copyright. C) Publication. D) Author. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Copyright. 45. Imagine Priya and James are on a treasure hunt. They come across an ancient scroll that hints at where the treasure might be hidden. In research terms, what does this 'hint' or 'educated guess' based on clues refer to? A) The most important message in a text. B) Your educated guess based on clues. C) The final answer after gathering evidence. D) The information collected during research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your educated guess based on clues. 46. A group of words grouped in "quotation marks, " telling the database they must occur in the same order in all sources. A) Phrase searches. B) Wild card. C) Boolean operators. D) Reliability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase searches. 47. Positive correlation A) A relationship between two variables in which both variables move in tandem. B) A relationship where one variable increases while the other decreases. C) A relationship that shows no consistent pattern between two variables. D) A relationship that is only applicable in linear equations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A relationship between two variables in which both variables move in tandem. 48. A symbol used to represent a missing word or part of a word in a search. A) Accuracy. B) Wild card. C) Boolean operators. D) Phrase searching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wild card. 49. The author ..... how the hero would ..... the evil plot. A) Flashbacked, imagery. B) Foreshadowed, foil. C) Inferenced, irony. D) Interweaved, genre. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowed, foil. 50. The transmission of physical or mental characteristics from parents to their offspring A) Influence. B) Character. C) Heredity. D) Personality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heredity. 51. Domain Extension A) Anything that provides the basis for confidence, belief, credit, etc. B) Believable; reliable. C) The suffix at the end of a web address, such as .edu or .gov. D) A person or company whose business is the publishing of books, newspapers, online articles, computer software, etc. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The suffix at the end of a web address, such as .edu or .gov. 52. Which is a evidence of a "good student" ? A) A student who sleeps in class. B) A student who never does their work. C) A student who studies for their classes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A student who studies for their classes. 53. He ..... why the students unmotivated to the lesson A) Make. B) Develop. C) Invesigate. D) Apply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Invesigate. 54. A source that comments on, analyzes, or otherwise relies on primary sources. An article in a newspaper, that reports on a scientific discovery or a book that analyzes a writer's work ..... A) Thesis. B) Secondary source. C) Primary source. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary source. 55. Research Step #3:Analyzing means ..... A) Showing how information connects. B) Putting information in order (like an outline). C) Collecting information. D) Creating a format to show research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Showing how information connects. 56. Which of the following is a synonym for 'investigate'? A) Ignore. B) Explore. C) Neglect. D) Abandon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explore. 57. Used to give credit to someone else's words/research in a paper A) MLA format. B) Keyword. C) In-text citation. D) Rough draft. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In-text citation. 58. What are "quotation marks" used for? A) To represent text that is being borrowed directly for citation. B) To write a brief statement of events. C) To give original sources credit. D) To write the source information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To represent text that is being borrowed directly for citation. 59. A word or phrase used in a search query to find information is called a: A) Keyword. B) Link. C) Tag. D) Snippet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keyword. 60. Which of the following is a characteristic of this classroom? A) Underwater. B) Colorful. C) Barking. D) Fast. 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