This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 45 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 45 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In a survey, what is an "open question" ? A) A question with no answer choices, allowing the subject to answer freely. B) A question with multiple choice answers. C) A question that requires a yes or no response. D) A question that is only answered by experts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A question with no answer choices, allowing the subject to answer freely. 2. The students' ..... increased significantly after the implementation of the new method A) Test. B) Work. C) Achievement. D) Task. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Achievement. 3. What does 'stricken' refer to? 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. 4. Researched data for use in a report A) Search Engine. B) Source. C) Primary Source. D) Periodical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Source. 5. In an observational study, what is NOT done to the population? A) No outside factors are placed on the population. B) The population is given a treatment. C) The population is divided into groups. D) The population is exposed to experimental conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No outside factors are placed on the population. 6. What is the definition of nonfiction? A) Fake information. B) Real-life information. C) Imaginary stories. D) Fictional tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Real-life information. 7. A sentence that states the focus of a single paragraph A) Opinion. B) Topic sentence. C) Research. D) Author's purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Topic sentence. 8. Imagine you're a detective like Zoe, David, or Isla, diving into the mysteries of science or any subject. What's the very first step you'd take on this thrilling adventure? A) Making a hypothesis. B) Collecting data. C) Making an observation. D) Drawing a conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making an observation. 9. We can not ..... what will happen in the future A) Predict. B) Conclude. C) Conduct. D) Increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predict. 10. In an experimental study, what is the purpose of assigning a treatment to a group? A) To study a specific characteristic and compare data based on the results. B) To entertain the group members. C) To avoid collecting any data. D) To ensure all groups are identical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To study a specific characteristic and compare data based on the results. 11. Synthesize A) To combine elements and parts to form a coherent whole. B) To analyze components separately. C) To separate elements into distinct parts. D) To create a new element from scratch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To combine elements and parts to form a coherent whole. 12. Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people. A) Culture. B) Assimilation. C) Settlement. D) Persecution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Culture. 13. What does it mean to paraphrase? A) To write the exact words that come from a text or source. B) To use information from a source by putting the ideas into your own words. C) Taking credit for the ideas and words of others. D) A final inference or understanding about a topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To use information from a source by putting the ideas into your own words. 14. What do we call resources that examine an event, interpret and examine primary sources, or combine information from several primary sources? A) Primary sources. B) Secondary sources. C) People. D) Magazine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary sources. 15. Fill in the blank:A small group of people brought together to provide detailed feedback and opinions about a product, service, or concept through guided discussion is called ..... A) Focus Groups. B) Surveys. C) Interviews. D) Observations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Focus Groups. 16. A method for collecting data from a group of people, often using questionnaires, is called: A) Interview. B) Survey. C) Observation. D) Experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Survey. 17. What is the term for 'written/spoken explanations or interpretations that further develop an idea (e.g., the responses in your composition notebooks after reading)'? A) Commentary. B) Summary. C) Quotation. D) Paraphrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commentary. 18. Keeping records of changes caused by factors A) Measure. B) Research question. C) Tool. D) Confirm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Measure. 19. This provides the place and the date of publication . A) Text. B) Copyright page. C) Text. D) Index. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Copyright page. 20. Sponsored content often looks like regular news, but it is actually: A) An advertisement. B) A primary source. C) A secondary source. D) Yellow journalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An advertisement. 21. Which word means writing someone's ideas in your own words? A) Paraphrase. B) Quote. C) Summarize. D) Cite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraphrase. 22. Gives the source (the name(s) of the authors where the information was taken and the year of publicaton) in the body of the text A) References. B) Citation. C) Footnote. D) Caption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citation. 23. What is the purpose of an outline in research? A) To highlight the limitations of the research. B) To provide a structured framework for organizing and presenting the main ideas and supporting details of a research paper or project. C) To provide a list of references used in the research. D) To summarize the main findings of the research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide a structured framework for organizing and presenting the main ideas and supporting details of a research paper or project. 24. A question, anecdote, or statistic to catch the reader's attention/interest. A) Direct quote. B) Hook. C) In text citation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hook. 25. Translate the following word to Spanish:food A) La comida. B) El comida. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) La comida. 26. To ask a group of people the same questions is called a ..... A) URL. B) Survey. C) Questionnaire. D) Sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Survey. 27. What do we call the resource found at the end of a book, which alphabetically lists terms, people, or pictures found in the book and their corresponding page numbers? A) Glossary. B) Index. C) Table of contents. D) Appendix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Index. 28. Fill in the blank:To combine elements and parts to form a coherent whole is to ..... A) Synthesize. B) Separate. C) Ignore. D) Fragment. E) Divide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synthesize. 29. A list of people who can say good things about you and your work ..... these people recommend you for a job A) Preferences. B) Salary. C) References. D) Work experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) References. 30. The book ..... in a tragic death scene which left readers deeply disturbed. A) Outcame. B) Outcome. C) Culmination. D) Culminated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Culminated. ← 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