This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The detailed examination of information or evidence is called: A) Description. B) Summary. C) Analysis. D) Synthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analysis. 2. What can a claim also be called? A) A thesis statement. B) A supporting detail. C) An opinion. D) A concluding sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A thesis statement. 3. Useful for some purpose; convenient A) Expedient. B) Exude. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expedient. 4. When our teacher asked us to line up according to our height, I was in the exact middle. A) Average. B) Median. C) No answer choice is correct. D) Mode. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Median. 5. An in-depth description of a single person, family, social group, or social setting. A) Sampling. B) Case Study. C) Cross-sectional study. D) Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Case Study. 6. Where does your thesis statement need to appear in your essay? A) At the beginning of your introduction. B) At the end of your entire essay. C) At the end of your introduction. D) In your body paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the end of your introduction. 7. What does the word omit or omission mean? A) To add. B) To rearrange. C) To change completely. D) To leave out or take out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To leave out or take out. 8. What is the term for explaining why you are writing, such as to convince, explain, or tell a story? A) Purpose for Writing. B) Audience Awareness. C) Grammar Usage. D) Writing Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purpose for Writing. 9. ..... are much easier to follow than stories with lots of ..... A) Historical, irony. B) Literary essays, introductory. C) Linear plots, flashbacks. D) Flat characters, interweave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Linear plots, flashbacks. 10. What does "citing" mean? A) To write the exact words from a text. B) To give original sources credit for ideas and words. C) To use information by putting it into your own words. D) To take credit for the ideas and words of others. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give original sources credit for ideas and words. 11. If you don't ..... the information from your ..... , you will be accused of ..... and given a zero on the assignment. In some places, you can even get kicked out of school. A) Paraphrase, source, plagiarism. B) Credible, source, research. C) Synthesize, position, relevance. D) Summary, references, quantitative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraphrase, source, plagiarism. 12. Conclusions are used for? A) Properly ending a paragraph. B) Properly ending your paper. C) Properly ending a sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Properly ending your paper. 13. The ..... that the researcher wants to develop is Vocabulary Game A) Product. B) Gap. C) Data. D) Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Product. 14. (n) anything-such as a database article, magazine article, web page, video, person, or book-that provides information for a research paper. A) Periodical. B) Citation. C) Source. D) Summary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Source. 15. An organized collection of data for research purposes is called: A) Database. B) Document. C) Presentation. D) Spreadsheet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Database. 16. What is the use of more than one type of media, such as newspapers, magazines, the Internet, radio, and television, called? A) Visual displays. B) Multimedia. C) Formal English. D) Context. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multimedia. 17. To use and pass the ideas or writings of another as one's own, results in a FAILING GRADE A) MLA format. B) Direct quotation. C) Plagiarism. D) Paraphrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plagiarism. 18. Definition:To quote from a source or sources, requiring proper formatting with quotation marks for academic integrity. A) Sight. B) Evidence. C) Cite. D) Site. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cite. 19. Which term means-a strong, lasting feeling of sadness and exhaustion? A) Via. B) Majority. C) Diverse. D) Depression. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Depression. 20. The investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. (a) A) A. Research. B) Credible. C) Synthesize. D) Cite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Research. 21. What is a "double blind study" ? A) A study where both the researcher and the participants are unaware of the group assignments. B) A study where the participants are blindfolded. C) A study where the researcher is blindfolded. D) A study where the participants are unaware of the group assignments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A study where both the researcher and the participants are unaware of the group assignments. 22. 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 treatments? A) Tomato plants. B) Plots of Land. C) Types of fertilizer. D) Yield of tomatoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Types of fertilizer. 23. What is the goal of brainstorming? A) To find the one and only solution to a problem. B) To generate a large variety of ideas. C) To include everyone. D) To write an excellent essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To generate a large variety of ideas. 24. Fill in the blank:Paraphrased or directly quoted detail(s) from a text that supports a reader's claim, thought, inference, or analysis about the text is called ..... A) Summary. B) Theme. C) Text evidence. D) Main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Text evidence. 25. Boolean Operator's are used for A) Saving documents. B) Correcting spelling mistakes. C) Helping you type faster. D) Combining search terms to refine search results. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Combining search terms to refine search results. 26. What example below uses concrete details best? A) A large pizza sat on the counter ungaurded. B) A piping hot pizza sat on the counter unguarded, and it had steam rising from its bubbling cheese and curling pepperoni. C) A piping hot pizza sat on the counter; it had steam rising from it. D) A hot pizza sat on the counter; it had bubbles rising from the steam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A piping hot pizza sat on the counter unguarded, and it had steam rising from its bubbling cheese and curling pepperoni. 27. They ..... a list of students who didn't bring laptops. A) Referred. B) Evaluated. C) Summarized. D) Compiled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compiled. 28. Explain the term 'data analysis' and its significance. A) Data analysis is the process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data to discover useful information, inform conclusions, and support decision-making. B) Data analysis is the same as data entry. C) Data analysis is irrelevant to decision-making. D) Data analysis is only about collecting data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Data analysis is the process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data to discover useful information, inform conclusions, and support decision-making. 29. A reference made within the body of text. It alerts the reader to the source of the information, evidence or quotation. A) Evidence. B) In-Text Citation. C) Works Cited Page. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In-Text Citation. 30. A list of resources that you create to give credit to the author A) Direct quote. B) Works cited. C) Plagiarize. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Works cited. 31. Choose the term to match this definition:a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. A) Hypothesis. B) Analysis. C) Summary. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothesis. 32. What are primary sources? A) A set of moral guidelines around safety. B) Documents that come directly from people who were present during an event. C) A type of AI that generates conversation. D) Questions that help focus the information that is being gathered about a topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Documents that come directly from people who were present during an event. 33. Could the following claim be supported with evidence?Schools should limit the amount of homework given to students. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 34. To ..... is to suggest, by the expressed CLUES given in the text. A) Evidence. B) Imply. C) Inference. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imply. 35. Set of beliefs of a group of people, including worship, god(s), and ideas of what is right and wrong A) Population. B) Agriculture. C) Religion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Religion. 36. Why is plagiarism considered unethical? A) Plagiarism is considered unethical because it involves taking someone else's work or ideas without giving them proper credit. B) Plagiarism is not considered unethical because it helps spread knowledge. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plagiarism is considered unethical because it involves taking someone else's work or ideas without giving them proper credit. 37. ..... often appeals to the 5 senses. A) Genre. B) Irony. C) Imagery. D) Formality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 38. Word or term that represent the topic being researched A) Paraphrase. B) Keyword. C) Outline. D) Thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keyword. 39. Calm and assured A) Imperturbable. B) Increment. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imperturbable. 40. What do we call the resource which is extra information appearing at the end of a book to add to the material in the chapters? A) Index. B) Glossary. C) Table of contents. D) Appendix. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appendix. 41. Definition:Support from sources that backs up a writer's claim and points in a paper or project. A) Textual evidence. B) Argument. C) Context clues. D) Implicit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Textual evidence. 42. An account of someone's life written by someone else A) Accomplishment. B) Plagiarism. C) Bibliography. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biography. 43. Fake news is mostly found: A) In Alaska. B) In newspapers. C) Online. D) On the radio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Online. 44. What are dashes used for in a sentence? A) To end a sentence. B) To separate items in a list. C) To indicate a pause. D) To set off words, phrases, or clauses that interrupt the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To set off words, phrases, or clauses that interrupt the sentence. 45. Which of the following is an example of categorical data? A) Age in years. B) Temperature in degrees. C) Height in centimeters. D) Hair color. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hair color. 46. ..... is a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience. A) Imply. B) Inference. C) Analyze. D) Background. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inference. 47. Your road map for success; lets you know what you plan to say in your paper, the order you want to say things, and whether or not you have research to support your topics A) Citation. B) Outline. C) Source. D) Works cited page. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outline. 48. Cross out the odd word. A) Edition. B) Translation. C) Version. D) Adaptation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Translation. 49. The usual weather conditions in an area. A) Ecosystem. B) Agriculture. C) Climate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 50. A reference to the source of information is called: A) Footnote. B) Citation. C) Annotation. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citation. 51. The title of newspaper articles, often written in a larger font, is called a: A) Bias. B) Paraphase. C) Photo credit. D) Headline. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Headline. 52. These are the clothes you might need to wear to work. A) Uniform. B) Suit & Tie. C) Job Description. D) Working Condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uniform. 53. What do we call a resource to find the latest information on a specific topic? A) Magazine. B) Newspaper. C) Computer. D) Internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Internet. 54. ..... is a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events. A) Excerpt. B) Justify. C) Prediction. D) Summarize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prediction. 55. What does a citation primarily serve as in academic work? A) A way of giving credit for sourced material. B) A method to shorten lengthy descriptions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A way of giving credit for sourced material. 56. Data associated with mathematical models and statistical techniques A) Quantitative Data. B) Quantitative research. C) Secondary Data. D) Mixed Methods Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quantitative Data. 57. Which word has the same meaning as "tool" ? A) Measurement. B) Instrument. C) Procedure. D) Respondent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Instrument. 58. The thesis for my research project should include A) Background on the problem. B) The problem and some solutions. C) Quotation from an expert. D) A question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The problem and some solutions. 59. Restatement in your own words A) Rough draft. B) Thesis. C) Topix. D) Paraphrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paraphrase. 60. I wanted to ..... about the test, but the teacher was not there. A) Inquire. B) Evaluate. C) Relevance. D) Compile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inquire. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesResearch Vocabulary Quiz 1Research Vocabulary Quiz 2Research Vocabulary Quiz 3Research Vocabulary Quiz 5Research Vocabulary Quiz 6Research Vocabulary Quiz 7Research Vocabulary Quiz 8Research Vocabulary Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books