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Vocabulary 18- Research Terms

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the definition of: research

a)

careful study that is done to find and report new knowledge about something

b)

reasonable to trust or believe

c)

a list of the books, websites, magazines, articles, etc., that are mentioned in a text

d)

to say (something that someone else has said or written) using different words

2.

Choose the definition of: search term

a)

the letters and symbols (such as "http://www.Merriam-Webster.com") that are the address of a Web site

b)

a statement that states the purpose of a paper or presentation

c)

what you enter into an online search engine to find resources

d)

a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.

3.

Choose the term to match this definition:

a person, website, book, etc., that gives information

a)

citation

b)

search term

c)

plagiarism

d)

resource

4.

Choose the term to match this definition: reasonable source to trust or believe

a)

URL

b)

credible

c)

scholarly

d)

paraphrase

5.

Choose the definition of: bibliography

a)

a list of the books, websites, magazines, articles, etc., that are mentioned in a text

b)

to say (something that someone else has said or written) using different words

c)

relating to formal study or research

d)

a statement that states the purpose of a paper or presentation

6.

Choose the correct definition of the term: URL

a)

a person, website, book, etc., that gives information

b)

the letters and symbols (such as "http://www.Merriam-Webster.com") that are the address of a Web site

c)

the act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person

d)

relating to formal study or research

7.

Choose the term to match this definition: relating to formal study or research

a)

credible

b)

paraphrase

c)

scholarly

d)

thesis

8.

Choose the term to match this definition: to say (something that someone else has said or written) using different words

a)

paraphrase

b)

citation

c)

thesis

d)

resource

9.

Choose the correct definition of the term: citation

a)

careful study that is done to find and report new knowledge about something

b)

a list of the books, websites, magazines, articles, etc., that are mentioned in a text

c)

the act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person

d)

a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.

10.

Choose the correct definition of the term: plagiarism

a)

a statement that states the purpose of a paper or presentation

b)

a person, website, book, etc., that gives information

c)

the act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person

d)

a list of the books, websites, magazines, articles, etc., that are mentioned in a text

11.

Choose the correct definition of the term: thesis

a)

a list of the books, websites, magazines, articles, etc., that are mentioned in a text

b)

reasonable to trust or believe

c)

relating to formal study or research

d)

a statement that states the purpose of a paper or presentation