This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Research Vocabulary – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Vocabulary Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An in-depth description of a single person, family, social group, or social setting. A) Observation. B) Cross-sectional study. C) Case Study. D) Sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Case Study. 2. Where does your thesis statement need to appear in your essay? A) At the beginning of your introduction. B) At the end of your introduction. C) In your body paragraphs. D) At the end of your entire essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the end of your introduction. 3. What does the word omit or omission mean? A) To leave out or take out. B) To add. C) To change completely. D) To rearrange. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To leave out or take out. 4. What is the term for explaining why you are writing, such as to convince, explain, or tell a story? A) Purpose for Writing. B) Writing Tone. C) Audience Awareness. D) Grammar Usage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purpose for Writing. 5. ..... are much easier to follow than stories with lots of ..... A) Linear plots, flashbacks. B) Flat characters, interweave. C) Literary essays, introductory. D) Historical, irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linear plots, flashbacks. 6. What does "citing" mean? A) To write the exact words from a text. B) To give original sources credit for ideas and words. C) To use information by putting it into your own words. D) To take credit for the ideas and words of others. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give original sources credit for ideas and words. 7. Credible source A) People/places/texts in which you gathered reliable information. B) Unverified online articles. C) Personal opinions and anecdotes. D) Social media posts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People/places/texts in which you gathered reliable information. 8. If you don't ..... the information from your ..... , you will be accused of ..... and given a zero on the assignment. In some places, you can even get kicked out of school. A) Synthesize, position, relevance. B) Paraphrase, source, plagiarism. C) Credible, source, research. D) Summary, references, quantitative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paraphrase, source, plagiarism. 9. Conclusions are used for? A) Properly ending a paragraph. B) Properly ending your paper. C) Properly ending a sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Properly ending your paper. 10. The ..... that the researcher wants to develop is Vocabulary Game A) Data. B) Source. C) Gap. D) Product. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Product. 11. (n) anything-such as a database article, magazine article, web page, video, person, or book-that provides information for a research paper. A) Summary. B) Periodical. C) Source. D) Citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Source. 12. An organized collection of data for research purposes is called: A) Database. B) Spreadsheet. C) Document. D) Presentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Database. 13. What is the use of more than one type of media, such as newspapers, magazines, the Internet, radio, and television, called? A) Visual displays. B) Context. C) Multimedia. D) Formal English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multimedia. 14. To use and pass the ideas or writings of another as one's own, results in a FAILING GRADE A) Paraphrase. B) Plagiarism. C) MLA format. D) Direct quotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plagiarism. 15. Definition:To quote from a source or sources, requiring proper formatting with quotation marks for academic integrity. A) Cite. B) Sight. C) Site. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cite. 16. Which term means-a strong, lasting feeling of sadness and exhaustion? A) Majority. B) Diverse. C) Via. D) Depression. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Depression. 17. The investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. (a) A) Credible. B) A. Research. C) Synthesize. D) Cite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. Research. 18. What is a "double blind study" ? A) A study where both the researcher and the participants are unaware of the group assignments. B) A study where the participants are blindfolded. C) A study where the researcher is blindfolded. D) A study where the participants are unaware of the group assignments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A study where both the researcher and the participants are unaware of the group assignments. 19. An agriculturist wants to determine the effect of fertilizer type on the yield of tomatoes. There are four types of fertilizer under study. She plants tomatoes on five plots of land, one plot receives no fertilizer. Each plot is treated identically except for receiving a different type of fertilizer. What are the treatments? A) Tomato plants. B) Plots of Land. C) Types of fertilizer. D) Yield of tomatoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Types of fertilizer. 20. What is the goal of brainstorming? A) To find the one and only solution to a problem. B) To generate a large variety of ideas. C) To include everyone. D) To write an excellent essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To generate a large variety of ideas. 21. Fill in the blank:Paraphrased or directly quoted detail(s) from a text that supports a reader's claim, thought, inference, or analysis about the text is called ..... A) Text evidence. B) Main idea. C) Summary. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Text evidence. 22. Boolean Operator's are used for A) Helping you type faster. B) Combining search terms to refine search results. C) Correcting spelling mistakes. D) Saving documents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Combining search terms to refine search results. 23. What example below uses concrete details best? A) A large pizza sat on the counter ungaurded. B) A piping hot pizza sat on the counter unguarded, and it had steam rising from its bubbling cheese and curling pepperoni. C) A piping hot pizza sat on the counter; it had steam rising from it. D) A hot pizza sat on the counter; it had bubbles rising from the steam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A piping hot pizza sat on the counter unguarded, and it had steam rising from its bubbling cheese and curling pepperoni. 24. They ..... a list of students who didn't bring laptops. A) Evaluated. B) Referred. C) Summarized. D) Compiled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compiled. 25. Explain the term 'data analysis' and its significance. A) Data analysis is the process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data to discover useful information, inform conclusions, and support decision-making. B) Data analysis is the same as data entry. C) Data analysis is irrelevant to decision-making. D) Data analysis is only about collecting data. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Data analysis is the process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data to discover useful information, inform conclusions, and support decision-making. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books