This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 42 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Synthesize means A) To quote. B) To combine new information with prior knowledge to form a new idea. C) To tell a personal story. D) To be trustworthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To combine new information with prior knowledge to form a new idea. 2. To remove variables that could influence the results. A) Causality. B) To eliminate a variable. C) Replication. D) A placebo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Causality. 3. Choose the correct sentence structure: A) The results were analyzed by the team thoroughly. B) The team thoroughly analyzed the results. C) Thoroughly the team analyzed the results. D) Analyzed thoroughly the team the results. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team thoroughly analyzed the results. 4. When you evaluate a website, you are checking to see if it is trustworthy, good or bad, weak or strong. In other words, you are: A) Judging the website. B) Clicking on the website. C) Sharing the website with your friends. D) Citing the website. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Judging the website. 5. A study in which events or cases are observed or studied as they occur, or in which human subjects are identified and followed forward in time, often to enable predictions to be made A) Prospective study. B) Longitudinal study. C) Retrospective study. D) Cross-sectional study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prospective study. 6. Which of the following is a key characteristic of nonfiction? A) It is based on real life. B) It is imaginary. C) It is fictional. D) It is a myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is based on real life. 7. The number that occurs the most often in a group of numbers is called the ..... A) Mean. B) Median. C) Mode. D) Range. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mode. 8. Plagiarize A) To copy someone else's work and claim it as your own without giving credit. B) To summarize someone else's ideas in your own words. C) To present the ideas or words of another as one's own without crediting the source. D) To reference another's work properly in your own writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To present the ideas or words of another as one's own without crediting the source. 9. A book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically. A) To edit. B) Encyclopedia. C) Article. D) To summarize. E) MLA format. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Encyclopedia. 10. There are a number of websites that look through millions of files that can be used to find information. A) URL. B) Survey. C) Questionnaire. D) Search engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Search engine. 11. What is the term for the following definition? Using existing data that was collected by others, such as reports, studies, or statistics, to inform your research. A) Secondary Research. B) Primary Research. C) Experimental Research. D) Field Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary Research. 12. Find a synonym for 'result'. A) Consequence. B) Effect. C) Conclusion. D) Outcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outcome. 13. Which of the following is an example of non-representative sampling? A) Population:High School Students, Sample:Only Freshmen. B) Population:High School Students, Sample:All Grades. C) Population:College Students, Sample:All Majors. D) Population:High School Students, Sample:Randomly Selected Students from All Grades. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population:High School Students, Sample:Only Freshmen. 14. A fact or a piece of data from a study is a what? A) Statistic. B) Thesis. C) Hook. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statistic. 15. Birds and mammals are cold-blooded animals. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Videos are a good resource for research paper information. A) False. B) True. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 17. Facts, documentation or testimony used to strengthen a claim and support an argument A) Evidence. B) Argument. C) Claim. D) Counterclaim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence. 18. Which word means the reason for which something is done or created, the motive or cause? A) Relevant. B) Purpose. C) Bias. D) Author. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purpose. 19. What is the main goal of lateral reading when fact-checking a claim? A) To stay on one website and read it from top to bottom for hidden details. B) To click on several results in new tabs and see what other credible sources say about the topic. C) To read only the comments section to find different opinions. D) To search only for images and ignore text sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To click on several results in new tabs and see what other credible sources say about the topic. 20. I knew the judge had a ..... when he gave a higher score to the other contestant, even though her routine was easier than mine. A) Bias. B) Secondary source. C) Thesis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bias. 21. What is the experimental group in psychology? A) The group that is not exposed to the treatment. B) The group that is exposed to the treatment. C) The group that is given a placebo. D) The group that is observed for changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The group that is exposed to the treatment. 22. Bibliography is another word for works cited A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Topic sentences are ..... A) The first sentence of a subtopic paragraph. B) Not used in research. C) Part of the introduction paragraph to hint at the main idea. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The first sentence of a subtopic paragraph. 24. Define the term opinion. A) A subject. B) A person's viewpoint or attitude about something. C) Something that can be proven with evidence. D) Believable; trutstworthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person's viewpoint or attitude about something. 25. A group in a study that does not receive the tested treatment. A) A control group. B) A diverse group of participants. C) A study group. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A control group. 26. Data collection method that involves two or more people through questions and answers A) Null Hypothesis (H0). B) Interview. C) Quantitative Data. D) Experimental Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interview. 27. A visual image such as a chart or diagram used to represent information or data A) Irrelevant. B) Infographic. C) Claim. D) Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infographic. 28. What is the term for a list of sources used in a research paper? A) Bibliography. B) Index. C) Glossary. D) Appendix. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bibliography. 29. Fill in the blank:A systematic process of gathering, analyzing, and interpreting information about a specific market, product, or service to make better business decisions is called ..... A) Market Research. B) Product Placement. C) Brand Endorsement. D) Sales Promotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Market Research. 30. What is a "single blind study" ? A) A study in which the participants are unaware of whether they are in the control group or the experimental group. B) A study in which both the participants and the researchers are unaware of the group assignments. C) A study in which only the researcher is unaware of the group assignments. D) A study in which neither the participants nor the researchers are unaware of the group assignments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A study in which the participants are unaware of whether they are in the control group or the experimental group. ← 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