This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. SIFT method A) Technique for baking or cooking. B) A way to organize books or journal articles. C) Technique to evaluate content credibility. D) A programming language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Technique to evaluate content credibility. 2. What does "plagiarism" mean? A) To write the source information. B) To take credit for the ideas and words of others. C) To use information by putting it into your own words. D) A pair of signs used for citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To take credit for the ideas and words of others. 3. In a book, an alphabetical listing of topics and the pages on which information about them can be found. The index is located at the back of the book. A) Index. B) Objective. C) Search Engine. D) Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Index. 4. Select the vocabulary word that means to do a careful study to find and learn facts A) Research. B) Quote. C) Topic. D) Facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Research. 5. Which of the following is a correct example of a credible site found in your notes? A) Www.nationalgeographic.com. B) Www.localstore.com. C) Www.citypark.com. D) Www.communitycenter.com. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Www.nationalgeographic.com. 6. What is "deductive reasoning" in psychology? A) The process of making conclusions based on emotions. B) The process of making conclusions based on personal beliefs. C) The process of making conclusions based on specific details and facts. D) The process of making conclusions based on general assumptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The process of making conclusions based on specific details and facts. 7. What does 'impact' mean? A) The effect or influence that something has on something else. B) The clearing or destruction of forests for other uses. C) Materials or assets that are available to be used. D) In danger of becoming extinct or disappearing completely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The effect or influence that something has on something else. 8. Falsifiable A) The ability to be proven true. B) The capacity for some proposition, statement, theory or hypothesis to be proven wrong. C) The quality of being universally accepted without evidence. D) The tendency to be subjective and open to interpretation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The capacity for some proposition, statement, theory or hypothesis to be proven wrong. 9. Operational definition A) A vague and ambiguous definition of a concept. B) A clear, concise detailed definition of a measure. C) A definition that is only applicable in theoretical contexts. D) A definition that is based on personal opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A clear, concise detailed definition of a measure. 10. Cite means ..... A) Using text evidence to support your ideas. B) Finding a reliable source for your research. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using text evidence to support your ideas. 11. Using exact words or phrases from a source in your own work A) Plagiarism. B) Primary sources. C) Thesis. D) Topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plagiarism. 12. Credible sources A) A shortened version of the text. B) Alter something that is already written in order to make corrections, improve or update. C) Sources that are trustworthy and reliable. D) Set of standards for writing and layout of documents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sources that are trustworthy and reliable. 13. Restate Thesis, So What and Final Thought are the 3 parts of the what? A) Introduction. B) Transition. C) Conclusion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduction. 14. What is a belief or feeling that can't always be proven with facts? A) Opinion. B) Fact. C) Evidence. D) Proof. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opinion. 15. The qualifications of the speaker or author. Do they know what they're talking about? Are they trustworthy on this topic? A) Relevance. B) Wild card. C) Boolean operator. D) Credibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Credibility. 16. A broad plan for writing a research paper using Roman numerals, letters, numbers, etc. A) Footnote. B) Periodical. C) Topic Sentence. D) Outline. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outline. 17. An ..... student, is the one who is good at school, participate in different events and is good at home. A) Widow. B) Average. C) Facilities. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Average. 18. The Bucks Tutoring Center offers a "range of tutors ..... so please feel free to work with different tutors to find the right one or ones for you" (About the Tutoring Center). A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 19. The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. A) Integrate. B) Primary Source. C) Secondary Source. D) Plagiarism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plagiarism. 20. Using the author's language word for word A) Direct quote. B) Works cited. C) Primary source. D) Embedded quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct quote. 21. Sources are ..... A) Articles, books, magazines, etc. that are used to gather facts for research. B) Quotations used in text evidence. C) A list that shows all the source citations. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Articles, books, magazines, etc. that are used to gather facts for research. 22. Define Fake News. A) Something that is proven. B) False news stories, created to be widely shared or distributed for the purpose of generating revenue, or promoting or discrediting a public figure, political movement, company, etc. C) Something that exists or has been known to have happened. D) Closely related to the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False news stories, created to be widely shared or distributed for the purpose of generating revenue, or promoting or discrediting a public figure, political movement, company, etc. 23. A list of the sources of a research paper, including full bibliographic references for each source the writer consulted while conducting research A) Plagiarism. B) Primary source. C) Secondary source. D) Bibliography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bibliography. 24. The title of a section of the article A) Heading / subtitle. B) Abstract. C) Caption. D) Source / citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heading / subtitle. 25. Usually means working LESS than 32 hours a week A) Full time. B) Part time. C) Overtime. D) None of the above. 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