This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Animals that are considered to be at risk for extinction, meaning that there are so few left of their kind that they could disappear from the planet altogether. A) Endangered species. B) Omnivores. C) Mammals. D) Cold-blooded animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endangered species. 2. What is an alternative hypothesis? A) The hypothesis that goes against the current held belief. B) The hypothesis that supports the current held belief. C) The hypothesis that cannot be tested. D) The hypothesis that is always true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The hypothesis that goes against the current held belief. 3. Choose the correct definition of the term:conclusion A) A detailed examination of the elements or structure of something. B) A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved. C) A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. D) The end or finish of an event, process, or text. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The end or finish of an event, process, or text. 4. What does the term "Relevant" mean? A) Good or having a good effect. B) Closely connected or important to the current situation. C) To hold up as true or publicly support. D) Most of the people or things in a group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closely connected or important to the current situation. 5. What does 'blight' mean? 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: A) Something that spoils, prevents growth, or destroys. 6. What is the definition of "credible" ? A) Reliable or trustworthy. B) To write the source information. C) To take credit for others' ideas. D) A condensed piece of writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reliable or trustworthy. 7. The last paragraph in an academic paper that summarizes the essay, restates the thesis and/or gives an overall solution or recommendation to the issue discussed in the paper. A) Body. B) Introduction. C) Conclusion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 8. Reliable means ..... A) The source can be trusted. B) The source cannot be trusted. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The source can be trusted. 9. Precious graduated with a double ..... in Math and History. A) Major. B) Career. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Major. 10. Which is the name of the genre of books we use for information and facts? A) Fiction. B) Nonfiction. C) Novels. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonfiction. 11. The topic of your research is ..... A) Usually one word. B) The main idea of your research. C) Not included in your thesis statement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The main idea of your research. 12. When you take another person's words and place them in your own document. These must always be placed inside quotation marks and given appropriate attribution A) Summarize. B) Thesis statement. C) Cite. D) Direct quotations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct quotations. 13. Which research type is used to understand how consumers feel about a brand or product? A) Attitude Research. B) Product Research. C) Media Research. D) Geographic Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attitude Research. 14. To judge or decide the amount, value, quality, or importance of something A) Assess. B) Relevant. C) Cite. D) Feasible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assess. 15. Fill in the blank with the best transition.Jaden is an excellent long distance runner ..... , his cousin Anthony is better with short distances. A) Therefore. B) Otherwise. C) However. D) In addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) However. 16. Cohesion A) A claim to offset another claim. B) To make corrections to grammar. C) To give a shortened version of a text. D) Ideas, sentences, and paragraphs are linked together with transitions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ideas, sentences, and paragraphs are linked together with transitions. 17. Commentary A) Written/spoken explanations or interpretations that further develop an idea (e.g., the responses in your composition notebooks after reading). B) A brief summary of a text or event. C) A type of literary device used to create imagery. D) An opinion piece that critiques a work of art. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written/spoken explanations or interpretations that further develop an idea (e.g., the responses in your composition notebooks after reading). 18. What is the purpose of footnotes in a document? A) D) To store compact disc data. B) A) To provide detailed information about something mentioned on the page. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A) To provide detailed information about something mentioned on the page. 19. Your attitude towards your personality. A) Awareness. B) Self-concept. C) Individuality. D) Aptitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self-concept. 20. Imagine you're a detective like Sherlock Holmes, and you've just cracked a tricky case with your friends Sophia, Maya, and David. What is the final step in your detective work process as described in the text? A) Making an observation. B) Collecting data. C) Analyzing the evidence. D) Drawing a conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drawing a conclusion. 21. A prewriting technique in which students, either alone or in groups, jot down all words or phrases that come to mind on a topic to expand the range of available ideas, to solve a problem, or to clarify a concept A) Fluency. B) Transitions. C) Brainstorming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brainstorming. 22. Translate the following word to English:la moneda A) Capital. B) Flag. C) Food. D) Currency. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Currency. 23. Inquiry A) The act of asking questions to gain information or understanding. B) A method of conducting experiments in a laboratory. C) A type of survey used to collect data from a population. D) A process of analyzing data to draw conclusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The act of asking questions to gain information or understanding. 24. Asking good questions to find information A) Evaluate. B) Inquiry. C) Paraphrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inquiry. 25. Audit, check (out), examine, inspect, overlook, review, scrutinize, and view have the same meaning with ..... A) Produce. B) Develop. C) Increase. D) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Survey. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesResearch Vocabulary Quiz 1Research Vocabulary Quiz 2Research Vocabulary Quiz 3Research Vocabulary Quiz 5Research Vocabulary Quiz 6Research Vocabulary Quiz 7Research Vocabulary Quiz 8Research Vocabulary Quiz 9Research Vocabulary Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books