Despite being one of the first sections to be read, the abstract is one of the last few sections to be written.

• True

• False

We will place the 1cmx1cm food sample on a white tile. Following which, we will add 2-3 drops of iodine solution onto the food sample and record any change in colour of the solution.

• It uses a narrative instead of a list.

• It uses present tense instead of past tense.

• It is not clear enough for researchers to repeat.

• All of the above.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-4

We should present every single result we find in the Results section.

• True

• False

If one of your key findings contradicts your hypothesis or results from other research papers, you should:

• Leave the results out of your research paper.

• Include the results in the Results section but leave it out in the Discussion section.

• Discuss possible reasons for this discrepancy.

• Fake your results so that it matches.

Other than the abstract, the conclusion is one of deciding factors for readers to decide if they would like to continue reading the whole paper.

• True

• False

Which of the following about the introduction is/are true? Select all that apply.

• It should be written from general to specific.

• The objectives and hypothesis should be written clearly at the very start of the introduction.

• The section should be long and provides deep and very detailed background information about the topic.

• Any necessary definitions to be made should be made in this section.

The abstract should summarise the entire paper in less than 250 words. It includes which sections? Select all that apply.

• Purpose

• Methods

• Key results

• Conclusion

Which of the following is the best title?

• Action of antibiotics on bacteria

• Inhibition of growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by streptomycin

• Inhibitory actions of the antibiotic streptomycin on Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria culture

• A preliminary research on the inhibitory actions of the antibiotic streptomycin on Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria

There is no such thing as too many references, so you should add as many as you can.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Which of the following is true?

• We can include citations in the Abstract to show credibility in our work.

• We can include illustrations in the Materials & Methods to aid our description on what was done.

• We should use absolutes in our Discussion to show confidence in our explanations.

• We should include as many limitations as possible in the conclusion to show that we have deeply evaluated our research process.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-6