This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 58 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the main use of a DVD? A) To hold large amounts of data including high resolution audiovisual data. B) To store small amounts of text data. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To hold large amounts of data including high resolution audiovisual data. 2. What is correlation? A) A study that involves observing people in their natural environment. B) A study that involves analyzing data from multiple sources. C) A study that involves examining a specific individual or group in depth. D) A statistical measure of the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A statistical measure of the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables. 3. What is the subject or topic you are wanting to learn? A) Search Engine. B) Content. C) Authenticity. D) Hyperlink. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Content. 4. What is the best definition for claim? A) A statement you believe to be false. B) A statement you believe to be true. C) Evidence that proves something right. D) An opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A statement you believe to be true. 5. I will ..... your work based on the scoring rubric that I have given A) Send. B) Borrow. C) Evaluate. D) Give. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evaluate. 6. I decided not to use that source because it didn't seem very ..... A) Organized. B) Credible. C) Quantitative. D) Relevance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Credible. 7. Restating an author's idea in different words, often to share information by making the meaning clear to readers A) Summarize. B) Paraphrase. C) Irrelevant. D) Direct quotations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paraphrase. 8. A set of books with information A) Stanza. B) Thesaurus. C) Atlas. D) Encyclopedia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Encyclopedia. 9. A topic is ..... A) A point-by-point list used to organize a story, speech, or other writing. B) The subject of a piece of writing, lesson, or speech. C) The close or last part of something; the end. D) A list of books or writings about a subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The subject of a piece of writing, lesson, or speech. 10. Which of the following is a synonym for "topic" ? A) Issue. B) Solution. C) Problem. D) Answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Issue. 11. Which of the following is a method used to collect data by asking people questions directly? A) Focus Groups. B) Surveys. C) Product Research. D) Media Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surveys. 12. An ..... is a claim that is supported with reasons and evidence. A) Argument. B) Claim. C) Counterclaim. D) Relevant information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argument. 13. Hypothesis A) A proposed explanation for a phenomenon. B) A definitive conclusion based on evidence. C) A random guess without basis. D) A statement that cannot be tested. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A proposed explanation for a phenomenon. 14. The ..... of the experiment proved that life was actually sustainable on Mars. A) Factor. B) Resolve. C) Outcome. D) Contention. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outcome. 15. What do we call electronic mail sent on computers with internet access? A) Letter. B) Email. C) Field trip. D) Secondary source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Email. 16. Shows what words mean A) Dictionary. B) Thesaurus. C) Glossary. D) Guide words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dictionary. 17. A sentence intended to express the main idea in a paragraph or passage A) Revision. B) Thesis. C) Topic Sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Topic Sentence. 18. What is the correct term for a brief restatement of a text's main points in your own words? A) Summarizing. B) Quoting. C) Paraphrasing. D) Citing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paraphrasing. 19. A company notices that sales are higher in urban areas than rural areas. What type of data analysis does this represent? A) Demographic. B) Geographic. C) Psychographic. D) Attitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geographic. 20. What is an almanac? A) A) A book published yearly with information about important days and weather patterns. B) D) A method for recording research information. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) A book published yearly with information about important days and weather patterns. 21. To ..... is to contradict, disprove. A) Tone. B) Central Idea. C) Excerpt. D) Refute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refute. 22. Information provided that supports the topic sentence or thesis A) Subjective. B) Works Cited Page. C) Graphics. D) Supporting Detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supporting Detail. 23. Which word means:Use evidence from a credible source to support an argument? A) Credibility. B) Trustworthy. C) Cite. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cite. 24. Two or more groups that are similar on many dimensions; in experimental research often one group of participants receives some type of treatment or experimental intervention but the other group does not. A) Matched group. B) Peer review. C) Sampling. D) Twin study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Matched group. 25. The chemical processes by which a person uses food, water, to grow and heal and make energy A) Photosynthesis. B) Metabolism. C) Synthesis. D) Organism. 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