This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 50 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 50 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A reference on a job application is A) A dictionary. B) Telephone book. C) People who know you well enough to recommend you for a job. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People who know you well enough to recommend you for a job. 2. My advisors ..... me to fiinsh my thesis as soon as possible. A) Require. B) Increase. C) Influence. D) Reveal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Require. 3. These are special features that help your animal survive in its habitat. A) Adaptations. B) Diet. C) Climate. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adaptations. 4. Imagine you're a detective in a mystery novel. What would "Bias" represent in your investigation? A) The clues that Liam thinks are crucial to prove the case. B) The final revelation Ava uncovers after gathering all the evidence. C) A misleading piece of information that Priya finds, slanted to one side. D) The most important message hidden in an old, mysterious letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A misleading piece of information that Priya finds, slanted to one side. 5. .com, .org, .edu, .mx are examples of ..... A) Domain name. B) Project. C) Paraphrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Domain name. 6. Synthesize means A) To quote. B) To combine new information with prior knowledge to form a new idea. C) To tell a personal story. D) To be trustworthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To combine new information with prior knowledge to form a new idea. 7. To remove variables that could influence the results. A) Causality. B) To eliminate a variable. C) Replication. D) A placebo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Causality. 8. Choose the correct sentence structure: A) The results were analyzed by the team thoroughly. B) The team thoroughly analyzed the results. C) Thoroughly the team analyzed the results. D) Analyzed thoroughly the team the results. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team thoroughly analyzed the results. 9. When you evaluate a website, you are checking to see if it is trustworthy, good or bad, weak or strong. In other words, you are: A) Judging the website. B) Clicking on the website. C) Sharing the website with your friends. D) Citing the website. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Judging the website. 10. A study in which events or cases are observed or studied as they occur, or in which human subjects are identified and followed forward in time, often to enable predictions to be made A) Prospective study. B) Longitudinal study. C) Retrospective study. D) Cross-sectional study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prospective study. 11. Which of the following is a key characteristic of nonfiction? A) It is based on real life. B) It is imaginary. C) It is fictional. D) It is a myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is based on real life. 12. The number that occurs the most often in a group of numbers is called the ..... A) Mean. B) Median. C) Mode. D) Range. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mode. 13. Plagiarize A) To copy someone else's work and claim it as your own without giving credit. B) To summarize someone else's ideas in your own words. C) To present the ideas or words of another as one's own without crediting the source. D) To reference another's work properly in your own writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To present the ideas or words of another as one's own without crediting the source. 14. A book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically. A) To edit. B) Encyclopedia. C) Article. D) To summarize. E) MLA format. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Encyclopedia. 15. There are a number of websites that look through millions of files that can be used to find information. A) URL. B) Survey. C) Questionnaire. D) Search engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Search engine. 16. What is the term for the following definition? Using existing data that was collected by others, such as reports, studies, or statistics, to inform your research. A) Secondary Research. B) Primary Research. C) Experimental Research. D) Field Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary Research. 17. Find a synonym for 'result'. A) Consequence. B) Effect. C) Conclusion. D) Outcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outcome. 18. Which of the following is an example of non-representative sampling? A) Population:High School Students, Sample:Only Freshmen. B) Population:High School Students, Sample:All Grades. C) Population:College Students, Sample:All Majors. D) Population:High School Students, Sample:Randomly Selected Students from All Grades. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population:High School Students, Sample:Only Freshmen. 19. A fact or a piece of data from a study is a what? A) Statistic. B) Thesis. C) Hook. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statistic. 20. Birds and mammals are cold-blooded animals. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Videos are a good resource for research paper information. A) False. B) True. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 22. Facts, documentation or testimony used to strengthen a claim and support an argument A) Evidence. B) Argument. C) Claim. D) Counterclaim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence. 23. Which word means the reason for which something is done or created, the motive or cause? A) Relevant. B) Purpose. C) Bias. D) Author. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purpose. 24. What is the main goal of lateral reading when fact-checking a claim? A) To stay on one website and read it from top to bottom for hidden details. B) To click on several results in new tabs and see what other credible sources say about the topic. C) To read only the comments section to find different opinions. D) To search only for images and ignore text sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To click on several results in new tabs and see what other credible sources say about the topic. 25. I knew the judge had a ..... when he gave a higher score to the other contestant, even though her routine was easier than mine. A) Bias. B) Secondary source. C) Thesis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bias. ← 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