Research Vocabulary Quiz 19 (30 MCQs)

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1. The center of interest or attention; in writing, the central idea
2. Works cited page
3. Which word means:Take a side, either pro or con, on an issue after obtaining information on it?
4. Prey is hunted and eaten by .....
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."
6. Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions
7. We have a vocabulary test on these words tomorrow (Thursday).
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?
9. Which term describes a list of all sources used in the process of researching your work?
10. This means working more than 32 hours a week
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 .....
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?
13. Which word means:Information related to a specific topic?
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.
15. Specific
16. Counterclaim
17. What is an in-text citation?
18. A proposed explanation based on limited evidence.
19. The information about a source and usually includes the author's name, title and the copyright date
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)
21. Research that seeks to solve practical problems
22. A quotation from or reference to a book, paper or author, especially a scholarly work
23. How can you determine if a source is credible?
24. (n) a brief citation located within the text of a research paper that identifies a source of information.
25. When you are able to walk you have the ..... to walk.
26. To ..... means to quote from a source or sources, using proper formatting with quotation marks
27. Using author's language word for word, showing your reader it was not your own words
28. Paraphrased information from a source should still be cited with the author's last name and a page number.
29. Anything used to locate facts for research
30. Looking over a paper for errors in grammar or punctuation