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Research Long Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first step in the research process is?

a)

Citing your sources

b)

note taking

c)

Organizing and writing

d)

Generate a list of topics

2.

The second step in the research process is?

a)

Create a research question

b)

Identify relevant sources

c)

Generate a list of topics

d)

Reading and taking notes

3.

The third step in the research process is?

a)

Organize and write

b)

Identify relevant sources

c)

Create a a research question

d)

Cite your references

4.

The fourth step in the research process is?

a)

Cite your references

b)

Create a research question

c)

Read and take notes

d)

Identify relevant sources

5.

If you wanted to find more information about Missouri's natural resources, what would the best source be?

a)

Historical fiction that takes place in Missouri

b)

Newspaper article about economy

c)

A dictionary

d)

Nonfiction text about Missouri's resources

6.

If you wanted to conduct research about the Great Flood of 1993, where would be the best place to get more information?

a)

If you wanted to conduct research about the Great Flood of 1993, where would be the best place to get more information?

b)

Newspaper article about the flood

c)

Dictionary

d)

Encyclopedia

7.

Paraphrasing is?

a)

Copying the text

b)

Putting information I read into my own words

c)

Saying whatever I want after reading

d)

A water activity

8.

True or False: Everything I read on the Internet is correct.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

What step in the research process would involve reviewing/reading my resources and writing down facts/details?

a)

Generating a list of topics

b)

Citing references

c)

Read and take notes

d)

Create a research question?

10.

Plagiarism is?

a)

Using my own words to express another's ideas

b)

A game played in England

c)

Copying someone else's work and passing it off as my own

d)

Citing my source and giving credit to that author

11.

In research, considering what resources are available and which would be most useful is called?

a)

Task Definition

b)

Use of Information

c)

Information Seeking Strategies

d)

Synthesis

12.

During the Use of Information step, the researcher will "extract information." That means to

a)

Copy the information word by word.

b)

Print out websites

c)

Take notes on important facts

d)

Pull books from the shelves

13.

When information is synthesized, it is . . . .

a)

organized and presented

b)

put into an outline

c)

placed in a web and displayed on a poster

d)

turned into the teacher

14.

Judging your product (effectiveness) and judging your research process (efficiency) is called?

a)

Synthesis

b)

Reporting

c)

Grading

d)

Evaluation

15.

What is the format used in Oxford for creating citations?

a)

APA

b)

MLA

c)

Turbian

d)

OASD CIT

16.

Why is it important to cite your sources?

a)

You will get arrested if you don't

b)

It gives credit to your source

c)

Your teacher requires it

d)

It keeps you from cheating on your research.

17.

True or false: You should be interested in the topic you choose for a research project.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

Which of these sources would you find in a library?

a)

Old letters

b)

Academic journal articles

c)

Speeches

d)

Scrapbooks

19.

In order to organize your thoughts for a research paper, what is necessary to do?

a)

Start writing it while researching.

b)

Take notes before writing.

c)

Create a graphic organizer.

d)

Copy quotes directly from sources.

20.

True or false: You don't need to cite a source if you don't copy a quote from it.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

Which of these websites would be considered the most credible source?

a)

Wikipedia

b)

Bradley.edu- A website sponsored by Bradley University.

c)

Gatesnotes.com- A website sponsored by Bill Gates.

d)

Target.com- A website sponsored by a store.

22.

These are the common mistakes in choosing a research topic, EXCEPT

a)

Topic is too difficult

b)

Sticking with the last topic that comes into mind

c)

Topic is too broad

d)

Inadequate literature on the topic

23.

These are how we can find a research idea, EXCEPT?

a)

Keep an open mind

b)

Based on friend's suggestion

c)

Do your homework

d)

Pick a topic that you are interested

24.

These are how we can construct a good research hypothesis, EXCEPT?

a)

Acceptable

b)

Testable

c)

Logical

d)

Refutable

25.

Research is a _________ process

a)

linear

b)

hexagonal

c)

spiral

d)

triangle

26.

A logical research hypothesis _________.

a)

usually founded in established theories or developed from the

results of previous research

b)

must be possible to obtain research results that are contrary to the prediction

c)

must be possible to observe and measure all of the variables involved

d)

must make a positive statement about the existence of something, usually the existence of relationship, the existence of a difference, or the existence of a treatment effect.

27.

How can you analyse and interpret the results?

a)

By assuming that something does not exist

b)

Identify the results without commentating on them

c)

Making decisions about the specific methods

d)

Use statistical methods to examine and evaluate the data

28.

One of the reason to report your research results is?

a)

To gain popularity

b)

To get praise

c)

To make more money

d)

The research procedure is public so it can be replicated or refuted by other researchers

29.

Choose a statement that refers to a CASE STUDY research.

a)

Involves the in -depth study and detailed description of a single or limited number of groups

b)

Research based on describing the past

c)

Where practitioners in their workplace, whether they be teachers, nurses, doctors, managers, etc., engage in research in order

d)

Examines the relationship between two variables

30.

When researching we should also start by assessing the task?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE