This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The center of interest or attention; in writing, the central idea A) Topic Sentence. B) Coherence. C) Focus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Focus. 2. Works cited page A) A page that appears at the end of a research paper that lists all sources referenced in the body of the paper. B) A summary of the research paper's findings. C) A list of authors who contributed to the research. D) A page that includes only the title of the research paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A page that appears at the end of a research paper that lists all sources referenced in the body of the paper. 3. Which word means:Take a side, either pro or con, on an issue after obtaining information on it? A) Decide. B) Determine. C) Stance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stance. 4. Prey is hunted and eaten by ..... A) Herbivores. B) Predators. C) Extinct animals. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predators. 5. Which of these options is the best paraphrase for the following text:"Willy Wonka was famous for his delicious candy. Children and adults loved to eat it." A) Willy Wonka had famous candy that people loved to eat. B) Willy Wonka was known throughout the world because people enjoyed eating the tasty candy he made. C) Willy Wonka is someone who made delicious candy. D) Children loved to eat the famous candy that Willy Wonka made. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Willy Wonka was known throughout the world because people enjoyed eating the tasty candy he made. 6. Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions A) Supporting Detail. B) Evidence. C) Objective. D) Subjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subjective. 7. We have a vocabulary test on these words tomorrow (Thursday). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. You are asked to summarize the plot of a chapter. You copy the chapter description from the online Spark Notes Web site and don't cite your source. Is this plagiarism? A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YES. 9. Which term describes a list of all sources used in the process of researching your work? A) B) Footnotes. B) A) Bibliography. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A) Bibliography. 10. This means working more than 32 hours a week A) Part time. B) Full time. C) Degress. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Full time. 11. Fill in the blank:The unique web address of a resource on the internet, such as a web page, image, or document, is called a ..... A) URL (Uniform Resource Locator). B) IP Address. C) HTML Tag. D) Web Server. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) URL (Uniform Resource Locator). 12. 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. Does this experimental research study involve blinding? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 13. Which word means:Information related to a specific topic? A) Fake News. B) Relevant. C) Important. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relevant. 14. A method for choosing the sample for the research study in which participants are selected form a variety of levels or types of people in the population. A) Random sample. B) Statistical sample. C) Stratified sample. D) Quasi-sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratified sample. 15. Specific A) Clearly defined or identified. B) Vague and ambiguous in nature. C) General and broad in scope. D) Unrelated to the topic at hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clearly defined or identified. 16. Counterclaim A) A short account of an interesting event. B) A claim made to offset another claim. C) Sources that are trustworthy and reliable. D) Summarize in your own words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A claim made to offset another claim. 17. What is an in-text citation? A) Put the key ideas into your own words in complete sentences. B) The sentence that captures your position on the topic. C) Used after a quote to tell the author and page (Smith, 5). D) Quoting a text word for word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Used after a quote to tell the author and page (Smith, 5). 18. A proposed explanation based on limited evidence. A) A research question. B) A hypothesis. C) Conclusive data. D) A variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A hypothesis. 19. The information about a source and usually includes the author's name, title and the copyright date A) Citation. B) Source. C) Research. D) Direct quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citation. 20. The VERY LAST PAGE of your paper where all of the sources YOU CITED/USED in your paper are listed in ABC order, and must follow a specific format (MLA) A) MLA format. B) Works cited page. C) Parenthetical citation. D) Thesis statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Works cited page. 21. Research that seeks to solve practical problems A) Basic Research. B) Applied Research. C) Exploratory research. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Applied Research. 22. A quotation from or reference to a book, paper or author, especially a scholarly work A) Evidence. B) Inquiry. C) Research. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citation. 23. How can you determine if a source is credible? A) Consider the popularity or number of views of the source. B) Evaluate the authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, and citations of the source. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaluate the authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, and citations of the source. 24. (n) a brief citation located within the text of a research paper that identifies a source of information. A) Works Cited page. B) Quotation mark. C) Reference. D) In-text citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In-text citation. 25. When you are able to walk you have the ..... to walk. A) Ability. B) Custom. C) Response. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ability. 26. To ..... means to quote from a source or sources, using proper formatting with quotation marks A) Cite. B) Outline. C) Research. D) Textual evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cite. 27. Using author's language word for word, showing your reader it was not your own words A) Paraphrase. B) Plagiarize. C) Citation. D) Direct quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct quote. 28. Paraphrased information from a source should still be cited with the author's last name and a page number. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Anything used to locate facts for research A) Research. B) Source. C) Paraphrase. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Source. 30. Looking over a paper for errors in grammar or punctuation A) Proofreading. B) Citation. C) Paraphrase. D) Revision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proofreading. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesResearch Vocabulary Quiz 1Research Vocabulary Quiz 2Research Vocabulary Quiz 3Research Vocabulary Quiz 4Research Vocabulary Quiz 5Research Vocabulary Quiz 6Research Vocabulary Quiz 7Research Vocabulary Quiz 8Research Vocabulary Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books