This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Scientific Writing – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Scientific Writing Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following best describes the purpose of formal communication in scientific writing? A) To entertain readers with creative storytelling. B) To communicate research findings and scientific ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision to diverse audiences. C) To persuade readers using emotional appeals. D) To simplify complex ideas for casual readers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To communicate research findings and scientific ideas with clarity, accuracy, and precision to diverse audiences. 2. Miss Murdock wants to estimate population size for crabs on Destin Beach. She uses 2 quadrats and counts 11 crabs in the first and 7 crabs in the second. The quadrats are 2m$^{2}$. The area of the beach is 20m$^{2}$. What is the estimated population size of crabs? A) 90. B) 360. C) 9. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 90. 3. This is one job proteins do NOT have in the body A) Speed up chemical reactions. B) Storing genetic information. C) Transport things through cell membrane. D) Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Storing genetic information. 4. A reasonable time to publication of a paper, from submission to actual publication, is A) Two years. B) 6 months. C) 1 month. D) One week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6 months. 5. What is the importance of using credible sources in scientific writing? A. To entertain the audience B. To provide emotional support C. To enhance the reliability of information D. To make the writing more colorful A) To support personal opinions. B) To confuse the reader. C) To simplify complex ideas. D) To enhance the reliability of information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To enhance the reliability of information. 6. Apa fokus utama dari proposal penelitian? A) Untuk merangkum studi-studi sebelumnya. B) Untuk menguraikan studi yang direncanakan. C) Untuk menghibur audiens. D) Untuk menyajikan penelitian yang telah selesai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Untuk menguraikan studi yang direncanakan. 7. Mindmaps are linear and restricted. 2. Mindmaps can help ideate research questions and papers A) True & false. B) False & true. C) True & true. D) False & false. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False & true. 8. What is research methodology? A) The specific procedures or techniques used to analyze data. B) The process of writing research proposals. C) The specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select, process, and analyze information about a topic. D) The process of formulating research questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select, process, and analyze information about a topic. 9. Which verb form should be used in passive voice for past events? A) Is + past participle. B) Will + base verb. C) Was/were + past participle. D) Has/have + past participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was/were + past participle. 10. What is the purpose of a research hypothesis? A) To summarize the research findings. B) To guide the direction of the study and make testable predictions. C) To analyze the collected data. D) To finalize the research design. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To guide the direction of the study and make testable predictions. 11. ..... should be included to indicate variability around the mean: A) Standard error bars. B) Confidence intervals. C) Range. D) Median. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Standard error bars. 12. Which referencing style uses author-date format in-text? A) Vancouver. B) IEEE. C) MLA. D) APA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) APA. 13. What is the purpose of the title page in a scientific paper? A) To give the paper a formal look. B) To list the references. C) To summarize the paper. D) To contain the abstract. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give the paper a formal look. 14. What is the purpose of a pre-test in research? A) To write the research report. B) To analyze the collected data. C) To finalize the research design. D) To check the clarity of data collection instruments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To check the clarity of data collection instruments. 15. What is a correct direct quote? A) "To be or not to be"Hamlet. B) "To be or not to be."(Hamlet). C) "To be or not to be, "(Hamlet). D) "To be or not to be"(Hamlet). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "To be or not to be"(Hamlet). 16. In what tense and person should an abstract be written? A) First person, present tense. B) Third person, past tense. C) Second person, future tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third person, past tense. 17. Kutipan langsung pendek memiliki panjang ..... A) Lebih dari 80 kata. B) Antara 50-70 kata. C) Lebih dari 100 kata. D) Kurang dari 40 kata. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kurang dari 40 kata. 18. What should be stated and interpreted in the discussion section? A) The abstract. B) Key findings. C) The references. D) The introduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Key findings. 19. What was one of the findings regarding the alkoxy chalcone-based system? A) It has no biological activity. B) It is harmful to MCF-7 cells. C) It is ineffective in cancer chemotherapy. D) It causes apoptosis and autophagic activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It causes apoptosis and autophagic activities. 20. Perangkat lunak yang digunakan untuk mengelola sitasi dan daftar pustaka adalah ..... A) CorelDRAW. B) Photoshop. C) Excel. D) Zotero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zotero. 21. What is evidence, according to the learning material? A) Information you found from the text or from a reputable source. B) A personal opinion about a topic. C) A story you heard from a friend. D) A random fact unrelated to the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Information you found from the text or from a reputable source. 22. A description of the current and prevailing problem which needs to be addressed. It provides the context for the research study and generates the questions which the research aims to offer solutions. A) Experimentation. B) Hypothesis. C) Problem Statement. D) Title. E) Variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Problem Statement. 23. Is the passive voice commonly used in scientific writing? A) False. B) Only in certain fields. C) True. D) Rarely used. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True. 24. Why is it important to avoid plagiarism in scientific writing? A) To confuse the readers. B) To maintain academic integrity. C) To make the writing more interesting. D) To increase the length of the paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To maintain academic integrity. 25. Apa format yang benar untuk mengutip buku dalam gaya APA? A) Penulis, Tahun, Judul, Penerbit. B) Judul. Penulis. Tahun. Penerbit. C) Penerbit. Penulis. Tahun. Judul. D) Penulis. (Tahun). Judul. Penerbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Penulis. (Tahun). Judul. Penerbit. 26. Which of the organisms would NOT be good to do quadrat sampling on? A) Rollie Pollies. B) Bush Honeysuckle. C) Beetles. D) Wolves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wolves. 27. The boys ..... doing test while the girl ..... having a break. A) Was-were. B) Were-was. C) Were-were. D) Was-was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were-was. 28. What should never be introduced in the conclusion of a paper? A) New evidence. B) New citations. C) New references. D) New topics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New topics. 29. Tindakan menerbitkan karya tulis orang lain atas nama dirinya sendiri disebut sebagai ..... A) Penjiplak. B) Plagiarisme. C) Plagiat. D) Plagiator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plagiat. 30. What should readers be given when referring to a particular table or figure? A) The messages that can be derived from a table or figure. B) The raw data from the table or figure. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The messages that can be derived from a table or figure. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesScientific Writing Quiz 1Scientific Writing Quiz 2Scientific Writing Quiz 3Scientific Writing Quiz 5Scientific Writing Quiz 6Scientific Writing Quiz 7Scientific Writing Quiz 8Scientific Writing Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books