This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 38 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a the materials, data, or information used to support a study, including primary sources like original documents, interviews, or statistical data, and secondary sources like books, articles, or reviews that analyze primary sources; essentially, anything that provides information relevant to the research question. A) Credible. B) Information. C) Resources. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resources. 2. Choose the definition of:research A) Careful study that is done to find and report new knowledge about something. B) Reasonable to trust or believe. C) A list of the books, websites, magazines, articles, etc., that are mentioned in a text. D) To say (something that someone else has said or written) using different words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Careful study that is done to find and report new knowledge about something. 3. Mrs. Holcomb added up all the scores and divided by the total number this gave her the average score for the group. A) Mode. B) Mean. C) Median. D) None are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mean. 4. What is the meaning of 'stricken'? A) Something that spoils, prevents growth, or destroys. B) Illnesses or diseases. C) Confused and unable to understand something. D) Very badly affected by trouble or illness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very badly affected by trouble or illness. 5. Which of the following is NOT typically considered categorical data? A) Gender. B) Ethnicity. C) Religious affiliation. D) Weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weight. 6. Choose the correct definition of the term:plagiarism A) A statement that states the purpose of a paper or presentation. B) A person, website, book, etc., that gives information. C) The act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person. D) A list of the books, websites, magazines, articles, etc., that are mentioned in a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person. 7. A ..... is a shortened version of the original information. A) Position. B) Research. C) Summary. D) Inquire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summary. 8. A measure of the strength and direction of the relationship among variables. A) Causal. B) Relational. C) Confidental. D) Corelation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Corelation. 9. Expresses the main idea of the paragraph. The first sentence of the paragraph. A) Direct quote. B) Thesis statement. C) Topic sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Topic sentence. 10. Research that relies on what is seen in field or naturalistic settings A) Qualitative Research. B) Ethnography Research. C) Observation. D) Primary Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualitative Research. 11. Which marketing research term is defined as:'Research that collects and analyzes numerical data to identify patterns, averages, or statistical relationships.'? A) Quantitative Research. B) Qualitative Research. C) Exploratory Research. D) Descriptive Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quantitative Research. 12. When you do ..... , you should ..... your sources so that you can show others where you got your information. A) Research, cite. B) Compile, include. C) Substantiate, inquire. D) Summary, evaluate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Research, cite. 13. Fill in the blank:A research method that uses numerical data and statistical analysis to measure and quantify information objectively is called ..... A) Quantitative Research. B) Qualitative Research. C) Case Study. D) Ethnography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quantitative Research. 14. Means exaggerationI am so hungry I could eat a horse. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 15. A point-by-point list used to organize a story, speech, or other writing is ..... A) An outline. B) Research. C) A bibliography. D) Facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An outline. 16. What is the definition of 'maladies'? A) Something that spoils, prevents growth, or destroys. B) Illnesses or diseases. C) Confused and unable to understand something. D) Very badly affected by trouble or illness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illnesses or diseases. 17. I want to ..... my research gresult by using SPSS 21 A) Apply. B) Analyze. C) Implement. D) Validate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analyze. 18. We must use ..... media in teaching learning process A) Appropriate. B) Advantage. C) Expensive. D) Comfortable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appropriate. 19. A source is ..... A) Where information comes from. B) The beginning. C) Where you plug things in. D) The Force, young Jedi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where information comes from. 20. It is not plagiarism if I use someone's ideas without giving them credit. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. What is a concise summary of the main point or claim of an essay or research paper called? A) Introduction. B) Conclusion. C) Thesis Statement. D) Abstract. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thesis Statement. 22. What does the term 'abstract' refer to in research? A) A list of references used in the study. B) A detailed analysis of research methods. C) A brief summary of a research paper or article. D) The main findings of the research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A brief summary of a research paper or article. 23. What do we call the searchable resource at the library found on the computer that helps in finding a book, magazine or video, and is searchable by title, author, subject? A) Library catalog database. B) Preface. C) Table of contents. D) Encyclopedia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Library catalog database. 24. Encyclopedia Brittanica-Maneless Zebra A) Source. B) Paraphrase. C) Inference. D) Google eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Source. 25. The very specific way your research paper must be written; must be typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt. font A) Paraphrase. B) Works cited page. C) Direct quotation. D) MLA format. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MLA format. 26. Note cards that cite each source exactly as you will use them on your work cited page A) Supporting Detail. B) Secondary Source. C) Source Card. D) Summarize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Source Card. 27. To steal a person's ideas or writings and say they are yours. A) Argument. B) Bias. C) Plagiarize. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plagiarize. 28. Directly connected with and important to what is being discussed or considered A) Assess. B) Relevant. C) Evaluate. D) Feasible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relevant. 29. Which of the following is NOT a number represented in a Box & Whisker Plot? A) Mean. B) Median. C) Maximum. D) Quartile 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mean. 30. What are parentheses used for? A) To add more information about something in the sentence, but can be removed without changing the meaning. B) To end a sentence. C) To indicate a question. D) To separate items in a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To add more information about something in the sentence, but can be removed without changing the meaning. ← 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