This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Cohesion A) A claim to offset another claim. B) To make corrections to grammar. C) To give a shortened version of a text. D) Ideas, sentences, and paragraphs are linked together with transitions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ideas, sentences, and paragraphs are linked together with transitions. 2. Commentary A) Written/spoken explanations or interpretations that further develop an idea (e.g., the responses in your composition notebooks after reading). B) A brief summary of a text or event. C) A type of literary device used to create imagery. D) An opinion piece that critiques a work of art. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written/spoken explanations or interpretations that further develop an idea (e.g., the responses in your composition notebooks after reading). 3. What is the purpose of footnotes in a document? A) D) To store compact disc data. B) A) To provide detailed information about something mentioned on the page. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A) To provide detailed information about something mentioned on the page. 4. Your attitude towards your personality. A) Awareness. B) Self-concept. C) Individuality. D) Aptitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self-concept. 5. Imagine you're a detective like Sherlock Holmes, and you've just cracked a tricky case with your friends Sophia, Maya, and David. What is the final step in your detective work process as described in the text? A) Making an observation. B) Collecting data. C) Analyzing the evidence. D) Drawing a conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drawing a conclusion. 6. A prewriting technique in which students, either alone or in groups, jot down all words or phrases that come to mind on a topic to expand the range of available ideas, to solve a problem, or to clarify a concept A) Fluency. B) Transitions. C) Brainstorming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brainstorming. 7. Translate the following word to English:la moneda A) Capital. B) Flag. C) Food. D) Currency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Currency. 8. Inquiry A) The act of asking questions to gain information or understanding. B) A method of conducting experiments in a laboratory. C) A type of survey used to collect data from a population. D) A process of analyzing data to draw conclusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The act of asking questions to gain information or understanding. 9. Asking good questions to find information A) Evaluate. B) Inquiry. C) Paraphrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inquiry. 10. Audit, check (out), examine, inspect, overlook, review, scrutinize, and view have the same meaning with ..... A) Produce. B) Develop. C) Increase. D) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Survey. 11. Edit A) To state in your own words. B) Set of standards for writing and layout of documents. C) Speaking or writing that expresses a position on a problem and supports it with reasons and evidence. D) To make corrections to the grammar or style of a piece of writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make corrections to the grammar or style of a piece of writing. 12. This comes from the cause. A) Result. B) Confirm. C) Research question. D) Controlling the factors. E) Target. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Result. 13. Secondary source A) An eyewitness account that is filled with multiple points of view. B) A diary entry. C) A document that interprets a primary source. D) A live video of an event taking place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A document that interprets a primary source. 14. Face-to-face conversation to explore issues; conducted without using a structured questionnaire A) Observation. B) In-depth interview. C) Research question. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In-depth interview. 15. What does the term 'research' mean? A) Random guessing and speculation. B) Copying information from others. C) Ignoring evidence and making assumptions. D) Systematic investigation and study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Systematic investigation and study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions. 16. Brief restatement of the most important points of the passage A) Topic sentence. B) Direct quote. C) Summary. D) Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summary. 17. The time a source was researched or published. This is strongly connected to the topic being researched. A) Source. B) Date. C) Reliability. D) Relevance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Date. 18. If you are curious about something, can you research it? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 19. A company wants to launch a new product in a specific city. Which segmentation should they focus on? A) Demographic. B) Geographic. C) Behavioral. D) Psychographic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geographic. 20. Making changes to the paper's structure or word choice A) Proofreading. B) Revision. C) Citation. D) Paraphrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revision. 21. What is the term for 'the study skill of outlining or summarizing the ideas of a lecture, a book, or another source of information to aid in the retention of ideas'? A) Notetaking. B) Memorization. C) Skimming. D) Highlighting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Notetaking. 22. Restating what someone else wrote in your own words A) Direct quote. B) Paraphrase. C) Plagiarize. D) Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paraphrase. 23. What is the definition of bias? A) An author or source can see two sides to an argument and is fair to both. B) An author or source does not have the valid credentials that would make them an expert on the topic. C) An author or source does not take a stand on a topic and is too wishy-washy. D) An author or source is prejudiced or close-minded by only seeing one side to an argument for personal reasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An author or source is prejudiced or close-minded by only seeing one side to an argument for personal reasons. 24. To ..... is to tell in your own words what a passage is about including only the central idea and most important details. Does not include opinions or judgment. A) Exceprt. B) Prediction. C) Summarize. D) Justify. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summarize. 25. The bad parts about a job. A) Advantage. B) Disadvantage. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disadvantage. 26. A study where neither participants nor experimenters know who is receiving a treatment. A) Systematic study. B) Experimental study. C) Double-blind study. D) Cohort study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Double-blind study. 27. What is an "operational definition" ? A) A definition that describes the physical or concrete behavior that can be observed. B) A definition that describes the theoretical or abstract behavior that cannot be observed. C) A definition that describes the operational or practical behavior that can be observed. D) A definition that describes the operational or practical behavior that cannot be observed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A definition that describes the physical or concrete behavior that can be observed. 28. Why do we analyze information? A) To understand it better. B) To make it sound more interesting. C) To explain it better. D) To confuse our audience into thinking we are right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To understand it better. 29. What is the term for 'the exact, word-for-word repetition of someone else's spoken or written words, enclosed in quotation marks'? A) Direct quote. B) Paraphrase. C) Summary. D) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct quote. 30. What does the prefix 're-' mean in the word 'revisit'? A) To stop. B) To change. C) To remove. D) Again or back. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Again or back. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesResearch Vocabulary Quiz 1Research Vocabulary Quiz 2Research Vocabulary Quiz 3Research Vocabulary Quiz 5Research Vocabulary Quiz 6Research Vocabulary Quiz 7Research Vocabulary Quiz 8Research Vocabulary Quiz 9Research Vocabulary Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books