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Research Terminology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It's always ___________ which college football team is really number one, since there's more than one ranking system

a)

debatable

b)

chronological

c)

relevant

d)

con

2.

The document was ________ that her story was true.

a)

an analogy

b)

plagiarism

c)

journal

d)

proof

3.

An executive order has been signed directing federal agencies to prioritize _______________ and development in artificial intelligence

a)

plagiarism

b)

claim

c)

parallelism

d)

research

4.

According to authorities, who _________an unconfirmed report, a man demanded a plane be diverted to Afghanistan.

a)

justified

b)

cited

c)

researched

d)

plagiarized

5.

Writing a good ____________is the key to a well organized research paper.

a)

pro

b)

con

c)

thesis

d)

bibliography

6.

Making sure research___________ has plenty of information makes it easier to write.

a)

topic

b)

bibliography

c)

claim

d)

parallelism

7.

To avoid plagiarism, you want to make sure you ____________ your sources and not copy them verbatim.

a)

plagiarize

b)

summarize

c)

justify

d)

claim

8.

The subject cards contained descriptions of the item in addition to the____________ at the end of the research paper.

a)

topic

b)

thesis

c)

plagiarism

d)

bibliography

9.

Having ____________ sources is important in making sure your research paper is not filled with fake news.

a)

pro

b)

relevant

c)

con

d)

topic

10.

Taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own is _____________, and it's against the law.

a)

parallelism

b)

plagiarism

c)

pro

d)

con

11.

It is important to both use _______ effectively and cite them properly to write an effective paper and avoid plagiarizing.

a)

journals

b)

claims

c)

quotations

d)

bibliography

12.

Good writers always ___________their papers to check for mistakes in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

a)

proofread

b)

refute

c)

justify

d)

paraphrase

13.

Part of the writing process is to ________________what you have written in order to for it to flow more smoothly and make better sense.

a)

paraphrase

b)

justify

c)

revise

d)

refute

14.

_______________ is important for a research paper, because you take combination of ideas and make them into a complex whole.

a)

plagiarism

b)

synthesis

c)

parallelism

d)

journal

15.

Presenting an argument in favor of something is a ___________, while an argument against it is a ____________.

a)

analogy, claim

b)

journal, quotation

c)

quotation, synthesis

d)

pro, con