Research Proposal Quiz

1. Which statement describes the purpose of a research proposal?

• It is an overall plan, structure, and strategy designed to obtain answers to the research questions

• A document for scientific scrutiny for others to judge the appropriateness of the project

• A reference document to show how the research was carried out

• All of the above

2. Which one of these will always appear in a research proposal?

• Research objective

• Creative objective

• Academic objective

• Personal objective

3. Which of these terms should be included in a research proposal

• Hypothesis or research questions

• Aims and objectives

• A rationale

• All of these

4. Good research proposals will always:

• Focus on the Harvard style

• Provide participant names and addresses

• Consider previous research on the subject

• Include only English language papers

5. The proposal’s literature review is important because:

• It is expected by the university

• Your lecturer said you should

• It shows that you are knowledgeable about the literature that relates to your research topic

• You have to copy what other people say

6. Which section is NOT part of the Research Proposal?

• Introduction

• Literature review

• Data Analysis

• References

7. Proposals mostly have abstracts rather than executive Summary

• True

• False

8. The proposal should start with ______________.

• An overview of the main area under study

• The proposed structure of the report

• Sampling technique

• A time frame of the proposed research

9. Which ONE of these phrases is best avoided in a proposal?

• This research seeks to………….

• This research draws upon the work of………..

• The intention is to complete the study by……….

• I hope to…………

10. The last objective usually can be made ___________________________________

• Gap

• Recommendation

• Problem

• Limitation