This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 23 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the blank:The unique web address of a resource on the internet, such as a web page, image, or document, is called a ..... A) URL (Uniform Resource Locator). B) IP Address. C) HTML Tag. D) Web Server. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) URL (Uniform Resource Locator). 2. To determine the effectiveness of a new pain reliever, a researcher divides a random sample of patients into two groups:one group is assigned to take the new drug and the second group takes a placebo. Does this experimental research study involve blinding? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 3. Which word means:Information related to a specific topic? A) Fake News. B) Relevant. C) Important. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relevant. 4. A method for choosing the sample for the research study in which participants are selected form a variety of levels or types of people in the population. A) Random sample. B) Statistical sample. C) Stratified sample. D) Quasi-sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratified sample. 5. Specific A) Clearly defined or identified. B) Vague and ambiguous in nature. C) General and broad in scope. D) Unrelated to the topic at hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clearly defined or identified. 6. Counterclaim A) A short account of an interesting event. B) A claim made to offset another claim. C) Sources that are trustworthy and reliable. D) Summarize in your own words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A claim made to offset another claim. 7. What is an in-text citation? A) Put the key ideas into your own words in complete sentences. B) The sentence that captures your position on the topic. C) Used after a quote to tell the author and page (Smith, 5). D) Quoting a text word for word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Used after a quote to tell the author and page (Smith, 5). 8. A proposed explanation based on limited evidence. A) A research question. B) A hypothesis. C) Conclusive data. D) A variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A hypothesis. 9. The information about a source and usually includes the author's name, title and the copyright date A) Citation. B) Source. C) Research. D) Direct quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citation. 10. The VERY LAST PAGE of your paper where all of the sources YOU CITED/USED in your paper are listed in ABC order, and must follow a specific format (MLA) A) MLA format. B) Works cited page. C) Parenthetical citation. D) Thesis statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Works cited page. 11. Research that seeks to solve practical problems A) Basic Research. B) Applied Research. C) Exploratory research. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Applied Research. 12. A quotation from or reference to a book, paper or author, especially a scholarly work A) Evidence. B) Inquiry. C) Research. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Citation. 13. How can you determine if a source is credible? A) Consider the popularity or number of views of the source. B) Evaluate the authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, and citations of the source. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaluate the authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, and citations of the source. 14. (n) a brief citation located within the text of a research paper that identifies a source of information. A) Works Cited page. B) Quotation mark. C) Reference. D) In-text citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In-text citation. 15. When you are able to walk you have the ..... to walk. A) Ability. B) Custom. C) Response. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ability. 16. To ..... means to quote from a source or sources, using proper formatting with quotation marks A) Cite. B) Outline. C) Research. D) Textual evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cite. 17. Using author's language word for word, showing your reader it was not your own words A) Paraphrase. B) Plagiarize. C) Citation. D) Direct quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct quote. 18. Paraphrased information from a source should still be cited with the author's last name and a page number. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Anything used to locate facts for research A) Research. B) Source. C) Paraphrase. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Source. 20. Looking over a paper for errors in grammar or punctuation A) Proofreading. B) Citation. C) Paraphrase. D) Revision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proofreading. 21. Define 'variables' in the context of research studies. A) Variables are only qualitative traits that cannot be measured. B) Variables are the conclusions drawn from research studies. C) Variables are characteristics or quantities that can change and are measured in research studies. D) Variables are fixed constants that do not change in research studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Variables are characteristics or quantities that can change and are measured in research studies. 22. A set of techniques for acquiring new knowledge, investigating questions of interest, and modifying or correcting previous knowledge. A) Survey. B) Scientific process. C) Inquiry. D) Evaluation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scientific process. 23. How many of the research vocabulary words will you use in your essay? A) At least 5. B) At least 3. C) None. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At least 5. 24. According to the learning material, a "site" is an internet address for what purpose? A) Selling products. B) Providing information. C) Hosting events. D) Storing data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Providing information. 25. A first-hand or contemporary account of an event or topic. They are the most direct evidence of a time or event because they were created by people or things that were there at the time or event. A) Integrate. B) Primary Source. C) Secondary Source. D) Plagiarism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary Source. ← 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