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Research 101

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Using someone else's work to help you without their permission is:

a)

Plagiarism

b)

Periodical

c)

Research

d)

Sight

2.

What is primary research also known as?

a)

Desk Research

b)

Field Research

c)

Independent Research

d)

Group Research

3.

What type of data involved numbers and figures?

a)

Quantitative

b)

Qualitative

4.

Which type of data involves people's feelings and opinions?

a)

Quantitative

b)

Qualitative

5.

Which of the following is NOT an example of primary research?

a)

Focus Groups

b)

Questinnaires

c)

Observations

d)

Newspapers

6.

True or False: market research does not help a business find market opportunities.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

This refers to a paper and pencil data gathering method wherein the subject or respondent completely answers a series of questions.

a)

interview method

b)

question and answer method

c)

methodology

d)

questionnaire

8.

This refers to a particular procedure or set of procedures applied in conducting a research or study.

a)

Introduction

b)

Review of Related Literature

c)

Methodology

d)

Findings, Results and Recommendations

9.

A comment or change that you have seen or heard in your research.

a)

Hearsay

b)

Gossip

c)

Observation

d)

Noticed Actions

10.

The sources you used in your research are also called......

a)

Sources

b)

References

c)

Literature

d)

Results

11.
This research method is a descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
a)
Case Study
b)
Survey
c)
Observational
d)
Correlational
e)
Experiments
12.
This research method is a technique for ascertaining the self – reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group.
a)
Survey
b)
Observational
c)
Correlational
d)
Experiments
e)
Case Study
13.
This research method is a measure of the extent to which two variables change together, and thus of how well either variable predicts the other
a)
Correlational
b)
Experiments
c)
Case Study
d)
Survey
e)
Observational
14.
This is a method of research where an investigator manipulates one or more factors (independent variables) to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process (the dependent variable).
a)
Experiments
b)
Case Study
c)
Survey
d)
Observational
e)
Correlational
15.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

an educated guess

b)

an absolute solution

c)

a random guess

d)

an experiment

16.

What is a target population?

a)

the whole group you want to study or describe

b)

the population that is practicing for the Hunger Games

c)

population inside the classroom

d)

part of the group you want to study or describe

17.

What is a sample in research?

a)

the whole target population

b)

a piece of food you get to try

c)

an educated guess

d)

only part of the target population

18.

What is bias?

a)

a preference to a certain point of view without evidence that proves it is correct.

b)

believing the facts, despite one's opinion

c)

listening to opinions of politicians

d)

believing in childhood myths

19.

A quotation/quote in research is when you...

a)

enclose someone else's words in quotations word for word and correctly give them credit

b)

put quotations around words

c)

talk about something

d)

Say "To be or not to be, that is the question?"

20.

Paraphrasing is when you...

a)

change the story completely

b)

put everything someone said in quotes

c)

parasail

d)

use your own words to retell information

21.

A source is...

a)

where information comes from

b)

where you plug things in

c)

the beginning

d)

the force young jedi

22.

To cite something is to...

a)

put it in quotation marks

b)

give it a ticket

c)

quote as evidence giving credit to someone else

d)

yell out a name