Quiz on Research and Information Gathering

What is the initial search for facts to develop a working understanding of an issue called?

• Research

• Information gathering

• Quoting

• Summarizing

What term describes information found through formal, scholarly investigation?

• Memorize

• Paraphrasing

• Research

• Impromptu

What is an example of impromptu?

• Giving an unprepared speech at a gathering.
• Conducting a planned interview with questions.
• Preparing a detailed presentation in advance.
• Writing a formal report on a topic.

What is the act of giving exact information or writing a passage from another source with credit acknowledgment?

• Quoting

• Summarizing

• Extemporaneous

• Manuscript

What term is used for covering the main points succinctly?

• Summarizing

• Quoting

• Research

• Extemporaneous

What is a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form?

• Memorize

• Paraphrasing

• Information gathering

• Impromptu

What is speaking without advanced preparation called?

• Manuscript

• Impromptu

• Memorize

• Paraphrasing

What is a non example of extemporaneous?

• An impromptu speech
• A spontaneous conversation
• A rehearsed presentation
• A scripted speech

What is the term for written text?

• Extemporaneous

• Manuscript

• Quoting

• Research

What does it mean to commit something to memory?

• Memorize

• Paraphrasing

• Information gathering

• Summarizing