This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Scientific Writing – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Scientific Writing Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does peer review contribute to the quality of scientific research? A) Peer review enhances the quality of scientific research by ensuring rigorous evaluation and validation of findings. B) Peer review is primarily focused on increasing the number of citations. C) Peer review slows down the publication process without improving quality. D) Peer review eliminates all biases in scientific research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peer review enhances the quality of scientific research by ensuring rigorous evaluation and validation of findings. 2. What is a crucial application mentioned for combating Acanthamoeba? A) Focusing only on the vegetative stage. B) Ignoring the cystic form. C) Using toxic substances. D) Developing anti-microbial agents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Developing anti-microbial agents. 3. What shape should the introduction follow according to the document? A) Circular. B) Linear. C) Funnel. D) Square. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Funnel. 4. A project is funded by Company X. The PI downplays adverse findings to avoid jeopardizing future contracts, and the final report favors the sponsor's product. Which violation is most directly implicated? A) Conflict of interest-scholarly work steered by interests that benefit oneself or a sponsor. B) Plagiarism. C) Duplicate publication. D) Fabrication only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict of interest-scholarly work steered by interests that benefit oneself or a sponsor. 5. How many authors are usually limited to in a letter? A) 4 to 6. B) 3 to 6. C) 2 to 5. D) 1 to 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4 to 6. 6. What are some examples of valid sources? A) Unverified online forums. B) Personal blogs. C) Examples of valid sources include academic journals, books, government publications, and official organizational websites. D) Social media posts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Examples of valid sources include academic journals, books, government publications, and official organizational websites. 7. Buying clothes are often a very time-consuming practice because those clothes that a person likes are rarely the ones that fit him or her A) Are. B) Because those. C) A very time-consuming. D) Are rarely the ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 8. Recommendations should: A) Come from the study results and be realistic and actionable. B) Be general and unrelated to the findings. C) Include long literature reviews. D) Be written as paragraphs only (never numbered). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Come from the study results and be realistic and actionable. 9. Which step should you do first when using dimensional analysis (conversion factors) to convert units? A) Round to two decimals. B) Cancel all units at once. C) Start with the given value. D) Guess the correct factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Start with the given value. 10. The following statements are importance of research ethics EXCEPT: A) Avoids the researcher in committing mistakes in the process of research. B) Promotes essential values that help researchers on a topic to have a common understanding. C) It binds together experts from different fields of expertise. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 11. How many different amino acids are there? A) 15. B) 20. C) 25. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20. 12. What's the missing preposition?draw an analogy ..... A) To. B) With. C) By. D) Among. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 13. Miss Murdock wants to estimate population size for crabs on Destin Beach. She uses 2 quadrats and counts 11 crabs in the first and 7 crabs in the second. The quadrats are 2ft$^{2}$. The area of the beach is 20ft$^{2}$. What is the estimated population size of crabs? A) 360. B) 90. C) 18. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 90. 14. Find the word that collocates with: ..... practice A) Easy. B) Often. C) Common. D) Custom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Common. 15. Apa itu indent gantung dalam bibliografi? A) Baris pertama diindentasi. B) Semua baris kecuali yang pertama diindentasi. C) Seluruh entri dipusatkan. D) Semua baris rata kiri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semua baris kecuali yang pertama diindentasi. 16. What does "Jargon Management" aim to prevent in scientific writing? A) Overloading terminology while maintaining precision. B) Avoiding terminology overload while ensuring accurate communication. C) Adjusting writing style for public summaries. D) Overstating conclusions in scientific reports. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Avoiding terminology overload while ensuring accurate communication. 17. Which of these sentences correctly uses passive voice in present tense? A) The experiment is conducting in the lab. B) The experiment was conducted in the lab. C) The experiment is being conducted in the lab. D) The experiment has conducted in the lab. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The experiment is being conducted in the lab. 18. Which of the following elements is present in Nucleic acid but not in other biomolecules? A) Carbon. B) Phosphorus. C) Nitrogen. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phosphorus. 19. Salah satu manfaat belajar penalaran adalah ..... A) Membuat seseorang lebih mudah menerima semua pendapat. B) Mengurangi kemampuan berpikir objektif. C) Membantu menghindari kesalahan dan kesesatan dalam berpikir. D) Membentuk cara berpikir tidak terstruktur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Membantu menghindari kesalahan dan kesesatan dalam berpikir. 20. A Conclusion must: A) Introduce new results. B) Summarize key findings concisely and relate them to study objectives. C) Add new references. D) Repeat the discussion word-for-word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summarize key findings concisely and relate them to study objectives. 21. Kita dapat menggunakan bahasa informal secara keseluruhan dalam scientific writing A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. An untested idea that is logical and drawn out of information can be tested by means of experimentation. A) Title. B) Variables. C) Problem Statement. D) Hypothesis. E) Experimentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothesis. 23. ..... appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion. A) The moon. B) That the moon. C) When the moon. D) The moon which. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That the moon. 24. What makes passive voice more suitable in scientific writing? A) It emphasizes who performed the action. B) It makes sentences shorter and more casual. C) It highlights the action and results rather than the subject. D) It allows for personal opinions to be included. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It highlights the action and results rather than the subject. 25. How should you properly cite a book in your research paper? A) Author Last Name, First Initial. (Year). Title of the Book. Publisher. B) Author First Name, Last Name. Title of the Book. Year. Publisher. C) Title of the Book by Author Last Name, First Initial. Publisher, Year. D) Publisher. Title of the Book. Author Last Name, First Initial, Year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author Last Name, First Initial. (Year). Title of the Book. Publisher. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesScientific Writing Quiz 1Scientific Writing Quiz 2Scientific Writing Quiz 3Scientific Writing Quiz 4Scientific Writing Quiz 5Scientific Writing Quiz 6Scientific Writing Quiz 7Scientific Writing Quiz 8Scientific Writing Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books