This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 48 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is a synonym for 'investigate'? A) Ignore. B) Explore. C) Neglect. D) Abandon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explore. 2. Used to give credit to someone else's words/research in a paper A) In-text citation. B) Keyword. C) MLA format. D) Rough draft. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In-text citation. 3. What are "quotation marks" used for? A) To write the source information. B) To represent text that is being borrowed directly for citation. C) To give original sources credit. D) To write a brief statement of events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To represent text that is being borrowed directly for citation. 4. A word or phrase used in a search query to find information is called a: A) Keyword. B) Tag. C) Snippet. D) Link. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keyword. 5. Which of the following is a characteristic of this classroom? A) Underwater. B) Fast. C) Colorful. D) Barking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colorful. 6. Another word for plagiarizing is: A) Biased. B) Citing. C) Copying. D) Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Copying. 7. An assignment that seems REALLY bad but ultimately isn't that terrible. A) PE. B) Research Paper. C) Free Time on the computer. D) Spending time with Ms. Hector. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Research Paper. 8. What term describes texts and images that show information so that an audience can see it? A) Context. B) Visual displays. C) Informal English. D) Multimedia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visual displays. 9. A list of sources at the end of an article A) Footnotes. B) Source. C) References. D) Measures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) References. 10. An overarching group of jobs available for a person to pursue A) Job. B) Career. C) Occupation. D) Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occupation. 11. A set or system of methods or principles used in a discipline, as in the sciences: A) Conclusion. B) Discussion. C) Research proposal. D) Methodology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Methodology. 12. We should look for articles that are written objectively in our research. If something is objective, it focuses on ..... instead of opinions or feelings. A) Beliefs. B) Facts. C) Biases. D) Citations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Facts. 13. The word Comprehend has the same meaning with ..... A) Conduct. B) Reveal. C) Grasp. D) Tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grasp. 14. Choose the term to match this definition:reasonable source to trust or believe A) URL. B) Credible. C) Scholarly. D) Paraphrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Credible. 15. Time that is free from normal occupational duties. A) Vocational time. B) Discriminatory time. C) Leisure time. D) On the job training. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leisure time. 16. What is the main use of a DVD? A) To hold large amounts of data including high resolution audiovisual data. B) To store small amounts of text data. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To hold large amounts of data including high resolution audiovisual data. 17. What is correlation? A) A study that involves observing people in their natural environment. B) A study that involves analyzing data from multiple sources. C) A study that involves examining a specific individual or group in depth. D) A statistical measure of the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A statistical measure of the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables. 18. What is the subject or topic you are wanting to learn? A) Search Engine. B) Content. C) Authenticity. D) Hyperlink. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Content. 19. What is the best definition for claim? A) A statement you believe to be false. B) A statement you believe to be true. C) Evidence that proves something right. D) An opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A statement you believe to be true. 20. I will ..... your work based on the scoring rubric that I have given A) Send. B) Borrow. C) Evaluate. D) Give. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evaluate. 21. I decided not to use that source because it didn't seem very ..... A) Organized. B) Credible. C) Quantitative. D) Relevance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Credible. 22. Restating an author's idea in different words, often to share information by making the meaning clear to readers A) Summarize. B) Paraphrase. C) Irrelevant. D) Direct quotations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paraphrase. 23. A set of books with information A) Stanza. B) Thesaurus. C) Atlas. D) Encyclopedia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Encyclopedia. 24. A topic is ..... A) A point-by-point list used to organize a story, speech, or other writing. B) The subject of a piece of writing, lesson, or speech. C) The close or last part of something; the end. D) A list of books or writings about a subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The subject of a piece of writing, lesson, or speech. 25. Which of the following is a synonym for "topic" ? A) Issue. B) Solution. C) Problem. D) Answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Issue. 26. Which of the following is a method used to collect data by asking people questions directly? A) Focus Groups. B) Surveys. C) Product Research. D) Media Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surveys. 27. An ..... is a claim that is supported with reasons and evidence. A) Argument. B) Claim. C) Counterclaim. D) Relevant information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argument. 28. Hypothesis A) A proposed explanation for a phenomenon. B) A definitive conclusion based on evidence. C) A random guess without basis. D) A statement that cannot be tested. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A proposed explanation for a phenomenon. 29. The ..... of the experiment proved that life was actually sustainable on Mars. A) Factor. B) Resolve. C) Outcome. D) Contention. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outcome. 30. What do we call electronic mail sent on computers with internet access? A) Letter. B) Email. C) Field trip. D) Secondary source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Email. ← 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