This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 55 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 55 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... is collected data, and clues collected from observations made. A) Background. B) Evidence. C) Explicit. D) Textual Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence. 2. The ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure A) Reseach Design. B) Reference. C) Validity. D) Content Validity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Validity. 3. Which search entry is most like a good keyword search as defined in the vocabulary? A) Ancient Egypt. B) Ancient Egypt pyramids construction methods. C) Tell me everything about pyramids please. D) History stuff. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ancient Egypt pyramids construction methods. 4. A copy of a student's records in school (attendance, grades) is what? A) Interview. B) SAT/ACT test. C) Transcript. D) Post secondary education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transcript. 5. My teacher asked me to fill out a list of questions about my favorite classes. A) Data. B) Mean. C) Median. D) Questionnaire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Questionnaire. 6. Classroom Action Research is intended to ..... the quality of teaching and learning process A) Use. B) Make. C) Get. D) Improve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Improve. 7. A statement or sentence that states the main idea of an essay is a ..... A) Citation. B) Works Cited. C) Quote. D) Thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thesis. 8. The use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work A) Plagiarism. B) Primary source. C) Secondary source. D) Credible source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plagiarism. 9. ..... is known as support from sources that backs up a writer's claim and points A) MLA. B) Database. C) Textual Evidence. D) URL. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Textual Evidence. 10. The title is ..... A) A creative wording that does not connect to the main idea of the writing. B) The main idea of the writing with no creativity. C) A creative way to express the main idea of the writing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A creative way to express the main idea of the writing. 11. When an animal or an object is being described as if it were humanThe door cried when the child slammed it. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 12. What do we call the resource that contains synonyms (words with similar meanings) and antonyms (words with opposite meanings) of words? A) Dictionary. B) Thesaurus. C) Index. D) Keyword. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thesaurus. 13. A type of observation in which behavior in a setting is carefully observed and recorded without any other kind of manipulation; often used to describe complex cultural activities. A) Naturalistic observation. B) Participant observation. C) Systematic observation. D) Statistical observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Naturalistic observation. 14. Concept map A) A geographic map complete with a legend, or key. B) A list of book you are planning to utilize for your research paper. C) A type of essay that explores a variety of topics. D) Visual representation of ideas and their connections. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visual representation of ideas and their connections. 15. The results of research or an experiment A) Measures. B) Findings. C) Samples. D) Variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Findings. 16. A private research organization conducts a poll of 5000 households close to major national airports and another 2500 that are not close to an airport, in order to study whether living in a noisier environment results in health effects. How many experimental units (subjects) were involved in this poll? A) 0. B) 2500. C) 5000. D) 7500. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7500. 17. Author is ..... A) The text features of a book. B) The characters in a story. C) The person who wrote the text (book, article, song etc ). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The person who wrote the text (book, article, song etc ). 18. What does "falsifiable" mean in scientific research? A) It means the research is false or incorrect. B) It means the research can be proven false. C) It means the research is not believable. D) It means the research is not valid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It means the research can be proven false. 19. (n) using someone else's words or ideas WITHOUT giving proper credit or giving any credit at all. A) Plagiarism. B) Citation. C) Larceny. D) Sourcing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plagiarism. 20. A list of questions is called a ..... A) Questionnaire. B) Survey. C) Sample. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Questionnaire. 21. What does 'puzzled' 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: C) Confused and unable to understand something. 22. What does the term 'conclusion' refer to? A) A source that has been verified for trustworthiness. B) A final inference or understanding about a topic. C) Taking credit for the ideas and words of others. D) To write the exact words from a text or source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A final inference or understanding about a topic. 23. Which word means belonging to the present time, recent, or up-to-date? A) Credible. B) Accurate. C) Current. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Current. 24. To market a product successfully, a company has to ..... A) Spend a lot of money on advertising. B) Understand what people want to buy. C) Hire sales representatives. D) Make sure they have a large inventory of their product. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understand what people want to buy. 25. Functional terms that tell the database how your keywords should be related. Common examples are AND/OR/NOT. A) Boolean operators. B) Phrase searches. C) Wild cards. D) Credibility. 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