This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Edit A) To state in your own words. B) Set of standards for writing and layout of documents. C) Speaking or writing that expresses a position on a problem and supports it with reasons and evidence. D) To make corrections to the grammar or style of a piece of writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To make corrections to the grammar or style of a piece of writing. 2. This comes from the cause. A) Result. B) Confirm. C) Research question. D) Controlling the factors. E) Target. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Result. 3. Secondary source A) An eyewitness account that is filled with multiple points of view. B) A diary entry. C) A document that interprets a primary source. D) A live video of an event taking place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A document that interprets a primary source. 4. Face-to-face conversation to explore issues; conducted without using a structured questionnaire A) Observation. B) In-depth interview. C) Research question. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In-depth interview. 5. What does the term 'research' mean? A) Random guessing and speculation. B) Copying information from others. C) Ignoring evidence and making assumptions. D) Systematic investigation and study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Systematic investigation and study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions. 6. Brief restatement of the most important points of the passage A) Topic sentence. B) Direct quote. C) Summary. D) Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summary. 7. The time a source was researched or published. This is strongly connected to the topic being researched. A) Source. B) Date. C) Reliability. D) Relevance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Date. 8. If you are curious about something, can you research it? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 9. A company wants to launch a new product in a specific city. Which segmentation should they focus on? A) Demographic. B) Geographic. C) Behavioral. D) Psychographic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geographic. 10. Making changes to the paper's structure or word choice A) Proofreading. B) Revision. C) Citation. D) Paraphrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revision. 11. What is the term for 'the study skill of outlining or summarizing the ideas of a lecture, a book, or another source of information to aid in the retention of ideas'? A) Notetaking. B) Memorization. C) Skimming. D) Highlighting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Notetaking. 12. Restating what someone else wrote in your own words A) Direct quote. B) Paraphrase. C) Plagiarize. D) Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paraphrase. 13. What is the definition of bias? A) An author or source can see two sides to an argument and is fair to both. B) An author or source does not have the valid credentials that would make them an expert on the topic. C) An author or source does not take a stand on a topic and is too wishy-washy. D) An author or source is prejudiced or close-minded by only seeing one side to an argument for personal reasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An author or source is prejudiced or close-minded by only seeing one side to an argument for personal reasons. 14. To ..... is to tell in your own words what a passage is about including only the central idea and most important details. Does not include opinions or judgment. A) Exceprt. B) Prediction. C) Summarize. D) Justify. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summarize. 15. The bad parts about a job. A) Advantage. B) Disadvantage. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disadvantage. 16. A study where neither participants nor experimenters know who is receiving a treatment. A) Systematic study. B) Experimental study. C) Double-blind study. D) Cohort study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Double-blind study. 17. What is an "operational definition" ? A) A definition that describes the physical or concrete behavior that can be observed. B) A definition that describes the theoretical or abstract behavior that cannot be observed. C) A definition that describes the operational or practical behavior that can be observed. D) A definition that describes the operational or practical behavior that cannot be observed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A definition that describes the physical or concrete behavior that can be observed. 18. Why do we analyze information? A) To understand it better. B) To make it sound more interesting. C) To explain it better. D) To confuse our audience into thinking we are right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To understand it better. 19. What is the term for 'the exact, word-for-word repetition of someone else's spoken or written words, enclosed in quotation marks'? A) Direct quote. B) Paraphrase. C) Summary. D) Indirect speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct quote. 20. What does the prefix 're-' mean in the word 'revisit'? A) To stop. B) To change. C) To remove. D) Again or back. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Again or back. 21. ..... includes specific facts, statistics and examples. A) Reason. B) Evidence. C) Tacos. D) Claims. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence. 22. What does it mean to do research? A) To write the end or last part of something. B) To do a careful study to find and learn facts. C) To write the beginning of a story or paper. D) To repeat the exact words that someone said or wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To do a careful study to find and learn facts. 23. The most important sentence in an essay that gives the main idea A) Evidence. B) Source. C) Claim. D) Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claim. 24. To study (something) closely and carefully A) Cite. B) Periodical. C) Analyze. D) Subjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analyze. 25. Research question A) Similar to a trivia question, based on history. B) Guides your research by defining what you are seeking to answer. C) A statement of fact that is provable by known science. D) A summary of multiple articles about a specific subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guides your research by defining what you are seeking to answer. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesResearch Vocabulary Quiz 1Research Vocabulary Quiz 2Research Vocabulary Quiz 3Research Vocabulary Quiz 4Research Vocabulary Quiz 6Research Vocabulary Quiz 7Research Vocabulary Quiz 8Research Vocabulary Quiz 9Research Vocabulary Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books