Research Writing - Types of Research

Writing that is based on factual information from outside sources, that presents and organizes information and ideas, and shows evidence in support of a clear thesis statement.

• research reports and documented essays
• experimental journals
• statistical and analytical reports
• all research writing

A value that can be measured is best called

• opinion polls
• percentage rates
• numerical polls
• numerical data

What kind of research writing would you most likely create to enter into a science fair?

• experimental journal/lab reports
• annotated bibliography
• research report
• documented essay

Research reports and documented essays both include

• graphics and illustrations
• a thesis statement
• formal writing prose
• parenthetical in-text citations

Experimental journals and lab reports both focus on purposes, procedures, and ________ of a lab experiment.

• results
• possible causes
• opportunities
• hypothetical situations

The formatting (organization) of experimental journals and lab reports are

• strict
• not strict
• does not apply

Which one of these describes a "classic" research paper for language arts?

• research report
• documented essay
• statistical and analytical reports
• experimental journals

What kind of research writing shows numerical data?

• statistical and analytical reports
• annotated bibliographies
• documented essays
• research reports

This type of writing lists all of the sources the writer used in his/her research writing.

• annotated bibliography
• experiment journal
• statistical report
• documented essay

Which type of research writing would best be used to document the reports of an election poll?

• numerical data
• statistic and analytical report
• research report
• documented essay