This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 47 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the purpose of a 'literature review' in research? A) The purpose of a literature review in research is to summarize and evaluate existing studies to provide context and rationale for new research. B) To conduct interviews with participants. C) To present the final results of the research. D) To collect raw data for analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The purpose of a literature review in research is to summarize and evaluate existing studies to provide context and rationale for new research. 2. Findings extend knowledge from previous studies and raise implications for theoretical issues A) Research Significance. B) Plagiarism. C) Qualitative Data. D) Research Background. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Research Significance. 3. Fill in the blank:A credible or believable source is called a ..... A) Reliable source. B) Biased source. C) Unverified source. D) Anonymous source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reliable source. 4. If a marketer wants to know how often customers buy their product, which segmentation should they analyze? A) Demographic. B) Behavioral. C) Geographic. D) Psychographic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behavioral. 5. Which of the following is an example of quantitative data? A) Favorite color. B) Height. C) Type of car. D) Brand of shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Height. 6. What is software to organize and format references (e.g., NoodleTools, Easybib) called? A) Reference management software. B) Word processor. C) Spreadsheet software. D) Presentation software. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reference management software. 7. Which of the following best describes a 'thesis statement'? A) A question that guides the research. B) A summary of the research findings. C) A statement that presents the main argument or claim. D) A list of sources used in the research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A statement that presents the main argument or claim. 8. A ..... is a declarative sentence that states the overall purpose of the paper. A) Source card. B) Primary source. C) Database. D) Thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thesis. 9. Words that have opposite meaning A) Synonyms. B) Thesaurus. C) Atlas. D) Antonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antonyms. 10. A source that comments on, analyzes, or otherwise relies on primary sources A) Secondary Source. B) Source Card. C) Supporting Detail. D) Central Idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary Source. 11. Which statement is an opinion according to the research vocabulary? A) A claim that can be checked with reliable evidence and stays the same for everyone. B) A statement that is not verifiable and can't be proven true; does change from person to person. C) A statistic reported by a government agency after a census. D) A quote copied exactly from a diary written during an event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A statement that is not verifiable and can't be proven true; does change from person to person. 12. After throwing a few snack foods in each other faces, they ..... their differences by sharing a bag of Cheetos. A) Culminated. B) Resolved. C) Theory. D) Factorized. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resolved. 13. My sister takes ..... classes at the Art Academy. A) Sport. B) Ballet. C) Table tennis. D) Widow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ballet. 14. In this step of the writing process you fix misspelled words. A) Revising. B) Editing. C) Drafting. D) Planning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Editing. 15. What is a common feature of a bibliography? A) It includes personal opinions. B) It lists all sources used. C) It contains fictional stories. D) It provides a summary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It lists all sources used. 16. What is bibliographic information? A) A list of sources used in a research project. B) Information including the title, author, date of publication, and pages of a source. C) A final inference or understanding about a topic. D) Taking credit for the ideas and words of others. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Information including the title, author, date of publication, and pages of a source. 17. What is a piece of information that contributes to the overall understanding of the topic being studied. A) Database. B) Research. C) Source. D) Findings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Source. 18. List of printed sources usually alphabetically by author's last name A) Works cited. B) Thesis. C) Keyword. D) Accurate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Works cited. 19. The writers were not directly involved or present at the time of the event is known as what? A) Source. B) Tertiary Source. C) Primary Source. D) Secondary Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Secondary Source. 20. The principal used facts in the form of numbers to report daily suspensions. A) Average. B) Statistics. C) Mode. D) Median. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Statistics. 21. What is a dependent clause? A) A group of words in a sentence that contains a subject and a predicate but does not express a complete thought. B) A sentence that can stand alone. C) A word that connects two sentences. D) A punctuation mark used to separate items in a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group of words in a sentence that contains a subject and a predicate but does not express a complete thought. 22. What should a student write prior to the rough draft? A) Bibliography. B) Introduction. C) Conclusion. D) Outline. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outline. 23. In research, it is important that others carry out a similar investigation and observe the same results as the original investigator. It should be deemed ..... A) Valid. B) Repeatable. C) Reliable. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repeatable. 24. A major claim is based on the premises warranted by a complex argument. These premises are based on simple claims and their simple arguments. A) Inductive argument:. B) Major claim:. C) Evidence:. D) Complex argument:. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Major claim:. 25. A question that guides the research process. A) A research question. B) A statement of purpose. C) A hypothesis. D) Purpose question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A research question. ← 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