This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Define 'variables' in the context of research studies. A) Variables are only qualitative traits that cannot be measured. B) Variables are the conclusions drawn from research studies. C) Variables are characteristics or quantities that can change and are measured in research studies. D) Variables are fixed constants that do not change in research studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Variables are characteristics or quantities that can change and are measured in research studies. 2. A set of techniques for acquiring new knowledge, investigating questions of interest, and modifying or correcting previous knowledge. A) Survey. B) Scientific process. C) Inquiry. D) Evaluation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scientific process. 3. How many of the research vocabulary words will you use in your essay? A) At least 5. B) At least 3. C) None. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At least 5. 4. According to the learning material, a "site" is an internet address for what purpose? A) Selling products. B) Providing information. C) Hosting events. D) Storing data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Providing information. 5. A first-hand or contemporary account of an event or topic. They are the most direct evidence of a time or event because they were created by people or things that were there at the time or event. A) Integrate. B) Primary Source. C) Secondary Source. D) Plagiarism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary Source. 6. An original source, such as a speech, a diary, a novel, a legislative bill, a laboratory study, a field research report, or an eyewitness account A) Primary source. B) Secondary source. C) Thesis. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary source. 7. The systematic study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions A) Treatment. B) Research. C) Acknowledgement. D) Research Gap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Research. 8. The tools used to collect, measure, and analyze data related to your subject. A) Research Instruments. B) Validity. C) Abstract. D) Previous Studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Research Instruments. 9. To take someone's words and put them in your own words A) Works cited. B) Relevant. C) Paraphrase. D) Summarize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paraphrase. 10. If something is legitimate, it can be: A) Copied. B) Plagiarized. C) Trusted. D) Biased. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trusted. 11. What is the term for 'a reference to the author's name, title of work, date published, publisher, and/or page numbers of quoted or paraphrased text'? A) Citation. B) Summary. C) Annotation. D) Footnote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citation. 12. What is the first stage or step in the writing process; where you organize your ideas? A) Prewriting. B) Rough draft. C) Paraprase. D) Proofreading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prewriting. 13. What is Miss Veldboom's favorite animal? A) Pigeon. B) Cat. C) Pig. D) Moose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cat. 14. A separate page at the end of a research paper that includes a list of the sources that you used is? A) Thesis statement. B) Quote. C) Source. D) Works cited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Works cited. 15. An editor ..... A) Writes the original written material. B) Publishes for authors. C) Corrects, checks facts, etc. for authors. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Corrects, checks facts, etc. for authors. 16. What is copyright? A) The legal right to the text. B) The author of the text. C) The plot of the story. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The legal right to the text. 17. A book or a set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically A) In-text citation. B) Keyword. C) No-no words. D) Encyclopedia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Encyclopedia. 18. Book of maps A) Stanza. B) Thesaurus. C) Atlas. D) Encyclopedia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atlas. 19. Periodical A) Inquiry or investigation into a subject. B) Anything or place from which something comes. C) A subject for composition or essay. D) A magazine or other journal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A magazine or other journal. 20. Anything that supplies information is a? A) Works cited. B) Database. C) Reliable. D) Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Source. 21. A method of finding out what works best in the classroom to improve student learning. A) Construct validity. B) Case Study. C) Research Subject. D) Classroom Action Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Classroom Action Research. 22. XX wiek A) Move. B) Scientist. C) XX century. D) Important. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) XX century. 23. What kind of sentence is this:I love cats! A) Exclamation. B) Question. C) Command. D) Statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exclamation. 24. Fill in the blank:To restate the meaning of something in different words is to ..... A) Paraphrase. B) Summarize. C) Translate. D) Quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraphrase. 25. A glossary is like a small ..... in a book. A) Treasure. B) Dictionary. C) Map. D) Story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dictionary. 26. Imagine Scarlett, Benjamin, and Elijah are on a treasure hunt. They gather lots of clues, but what's the "main idea" of these clues? A) The most interesting clue they find. B) The one big clue or message that leads them to the treasure. C) A list of all the clues they have collected. D) The summary of all the maps and hints they've used. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The one big clue or message that leads them to the treasure. 27. This creature has smooth, wet skin. Its body helps it live on land and in water. A) Reptile. B) Amphibian. C) Mammal. D) Insect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amphibian. 28. Someone who is paid to work for a person, organization, or company A) Employee. B) Journeyman. C) Personnel. D) Profession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Employee. 29. What is a secondary source? A) A source that learned about something; weren't directly involved. B) A source who was actually there; autobiography. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A source that learned about something; weren't directly involved. 30. Has words that have the same of opposite meanings of words you are looking for A) Dictionary. B) Thesaurus. C) Glossary. D) Guide words. 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