This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 24 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A condition characterized by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body A) Scales. B) Thin. C) Obesity. D) Healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obesity. 2. What is to transition? A) A passage from one state or stage to another. B) A musical. C) A type of train. D) A wrestling move. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A passage from one state or stage to another. 3. An ellipsis should never be used to change the original meaning of a quote. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 4. To give information to another person A) Narrow. B) References. C) Research. D) Present. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present. 5. ..... gathers participants' experiences, perceptions, and behavior. It answers the hows and whys instead of how many or how much. A) Quantitative research. B) No clue!!!. C) Survey research. D) Qualitative research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Qualitative research. 6. What is an interview? A) A book I wrote with pictures and information. B) An animoto I made with facts. C) A video I created where I asked questions to get information. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A video I created where I asked questions to get information. 7. In paraphrasing you ..... A) You read an article and find reliable sources. B) Write the name of the characters. C) Put the information of the original text in your own words. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Put the information of the original text in your own words. 8. Which is NOT a way to conclude a paragraph? A) Lastly. B) Finally. C) To begin with. D) In conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To begin with. 9. Which one shows an example of MLA format? A) In conclusion, Walt Disney lives on forever. B) "The way to get started is to quit talking and start doing.". C) Joe SmithMrs. MarconettPeriod 226 January 2021. D) Who is the greatest cartoonist of our time?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joe SmithMrs. MarconettPeriod 226 January 2021. 10. ..... is the actual words from something you read; a quotation. A) Textual Evidence. B) Conclude. C) Author's Purpose/Intent. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Textual Evidence. 11. The degree to which the test content is representative of the domain it's supposed to cover. A) Research Findings. B) Research Gap. C) Data Analysis. D) Content Validity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Content Validity. 12. A set of data presented as the grounds for substantiating a claim. A) Major claim:. B) Inductive argument:. C) Complex argument:. D) Evidence:. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence:. 13. A quote is when you ..... A) Enclose someone else's words in quotations word for word and correctly give them credit. B) Talk about something. C) Put quotations around words. D) Say, "To be, or not to be, that is the question". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enclose someone else's words in quotations word for word and correctly give them credit. 14. Which word means:Reasons FOR supporting a side of an argument? A) Pros. B) Cons. C) Fake answers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pros. 15. When Josh found out 90 percent of the geometry class watched football, he could make a guess about the entire group that they liked it. A) Survey. B) Questionnaire. C) Guess. D) Generalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Generalization. 16. Use the word 'research' in a sentence. A) The research was conducted by a team of engineers. B) The book was about the history of research methods. C) The scientist conducted extensive research to find a cure for the disease. D) She enjoys researching different types of fruit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientist conducted extensive research to find a cure for the disease. 17. Are used to link words, phrases, or sentences. They help the reader to progress from one idea to the next idea. A) Transition words. B) Topic. C) Peroidicals. D) Thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transition words. 18. Occurring in the middle A) Generic. B) Intermediate. C) Senior. D) Elementary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intermediate. 19. A synonym of collect is ..... A) Pay. B) Gather. C) Earn. D) Spread. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gather. 20. What is the definition of the word "topic" ? A) A place to visit. B) A kind of music. C) The subject of writing or speech. D) A type of clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The subject of writing or speech. 21. What is the term for your main point that you need to prove with evidence? A) Summary. B) Opinion. C) Claim. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claim. 22. We can ..... the hyphothesis by doing research A) Apply. B) Prove. C) Get. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prove. 23. A process utilized to develop steps to test research findings related to the product A) Classroom Action Research. B) Data Analysis. C) Research Setting. D) Research and Development (R&D) in Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Research and Development (R&D) in Education. 24. Modern Language Association rules for creating research papers A) Plagiarism. B) Primary sources. C) Peroidicals. D) MLA format. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MLA format. 25. What is the purpose of research? A) To create fictional stories. B) To entertain people. C) To discover new information or reach a new understanding. D) To confuse readers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To discover new information or reach a new understanding. 26. To steal someone's work or words and sign your name to it A) Plagarism. B) Citation. C) Donkey Kong. D) Mrs. Gentilini. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plagarism. 27. Imagine Luna and James are on a treasure hunt in the world of research. What would be their "Method" to find the treasure? A) The most important message in a text. B) The recipe for their adventure. C) The clues that help prove your hypothesis. D) The final answer after gathering evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The recipe for their adventure. 28. Facts, statements, and examples which guide the reader to a full understanding of the main idea. They clarify, describe, expand and illustrate the main idea. A) Reliable Source. B) Supporting Details. C) Quote. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supporting Details. 29. Measures whether a test looks like it tests what it is supposed to test A) Criterion Validity. B) Pre-Test. C) Face Validity. D) Previous Studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Face Validity. 30. Translate the following word to English:famoso A) Flag. B) Sport. C) Food. D) Famous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Famous. 31. Analytical Research aims to explains existing state of affairs from available data A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. What kind of sentence is this?Do you have a cat? A) Exclamation. B) Question. C) Command. D) Statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Question. 33. What are the factors a speaker considers when determining which type of language is appropriate for usage? A) Informal English. B) Context. C) Multimedia. D) Visual displays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Context. 34. A true piece of information A) Controversial. B) Fact. C) Cite. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fact. 35. Which word means to hold up as true or publicly support? A) Relevant. B) Curate. C) Affirm. D) Majority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affirm. 36. What should be the last thing said in the introduction? A) Your favorite story. B) Your conclusion. C) Your first detail. D) Your Thesis Statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Your Thesis Statement. 37. Real new organizations may make mistakes, but, unlike creators of fake news, real news organizations will not: A) Use advertisements. B) Publish false information on purpose. C) Answer questions from their readers. D) Be accurate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Publish false information on purpose. 38. Tomove back and forth from lack of balance; waver A) Vacillate. B) Exude. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vacillate. 39. A statistical relationship between two variables. A) Correlation. B) Regression. C) Generalizability. D) Blinding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correlation. 40. No pronouns such as I, me, you, we, etc. No feelings or opinions should be expressed A) Research paper. B) Works cited. C) Rough draft. D) No-no words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No-no words. 41. Which word means:An unfair amount of information for ONE side only of an argument or issue? A) Unbiased. B) Claim. C) Biased. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biased. 42. "MLA" stands for ..... A) Maybe Later Alligator. B) Minimum Language Association. C) Modern Links Article. D) Modern Language Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Modern Language Association. 43. More than 40 hours per week A) Full-time. B) Shift. C) Overtime. D) Part-time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overtime. 44. Be sure that your poster ..... at least 8 questions. A) Organizes. B) Includes. C) Synthesizes. D) Quantifies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Includes. 45. What is the Works Cited? A) Used after a quote to tell the author and page (Smith, 5). B) A format for essays, citations, and source information. C) List of the sources used in a research paper. D) The sentence that captures your position on the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) List of the sources used in a research paper. 46. A company is trying to understand why a new product failed in the market. Which combination of research methods would provide the most comprehensive understanding? A) Product Research and Attitude Research. B) Only Media Research. C) Only Demographic Research. D) Only Geographic Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Product Research and Attitude Research. 47. A declaration of a proposed truth that is open to challenge. A) Argument of discovery:. B) Argument:. C) Argument of advocacy:. D) Claim:. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Claim:. 48. Which one is an example of a PRIMARY source? A) You interview Salva Dut for your report on Salva Dut's life. B) You use the website for Salva's company. Water for South Sudan to collect information. C) An article about the Lost Boys of Sudan for your report on Salva Dut's life. D) A newspaper article where Salva is being interviewed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You interview Salva Dut for your report on Salva Dut's life. 49. The researcher ..... questionnaire to know the students' responses toward the use of Online learning A) Distribute. B) Comprehend. C) Read. D) Reveal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distribute. 50. What term means through or by? A) Via. B) Drawback. C) Affirm. D) Diverse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Via. 51. Researcher is ..... A) A person who search things online. B) A person who conducts an investigation. C) Someone who knows all the answers and doesn't need to research. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person who conducts an investigation. 52. What does 'persuasion' mean? A) The act of convincing someone to do or believe something. B) Able to be trusted or believed. C) To admit or recognize something as true. D) The process of presenting reasons and evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The act of convincing someone to do or believe something. 53. All of the following are rules about paraphrasing EXCEPT A) Use complete sentences. B) Write in list form. C) Put everything in your own words. D) Rewrite sentence by sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Write in list form. 54. ..... means something that is stated directly and is easy to figure out. A) Explicit. B) Conclude. C) Author's Purpose/Intent. D) Textual Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explicit. 55. Regular recurrence or process of sleep A) Sleep patterns. B) Sleeping bag. C) Sleep problems. D) Sleep apnea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sleep patterns. 56. What is a control group? A) A group of participants who do not receive the experimental treatment. B) A variable that is manipulated by the researcher to determine its effect on the dependent variable. C) A variable that is not directly measured but can influence the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. D) A statistical measure of the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group of participants who do not receive the experimental treatment. 57. To treat (someone) cruelly or unfairly especially because of race or religious or political beliefs. A) Refugee. B) Persecution. C) Migration. D) Asylum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persecution. 58. Reading upstream helps you do what when evaluating a news story or claim? A) Jump to unrelated websites to find ads and sponsors. B) Follow a link to the original source or primary sources referenced to answer, "What's the evidence?". C) Collect as many opinions as possible from social media posts. D) Summarize the article without checking any sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Follow a link to the original source or primary sources referenced to answer, "What's the evidence?". 59. MLA format is an example of a ..... A) Format. B) Citation. C) Credible source. D) Text feature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citation. 60. ..... are those animal species which can maintain a body temperature higher than their environment. A) Cold-blooded. B) Warm-blooded. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm-blooded. ← 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