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Research Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is research all about?

a)

Collecting and analyzing data

b)

Writing essays

c)

Playing sports

d)

Cooking recipes

2.

What is the main idea of Unit 1: Inquisitive World of Research?

a)

Traveling around the world

b)

Solving math problems

c)

Learning to dance

d)

Research manifests in everyday life

3.

What is the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning in research?

a)

None of the above

b)

Both are the same

c)

Inductive tests concepts using new empirical data, while deductive infers theoretical concepts from observed data

d)

Inductive infers theoretical concepts from observed data, while deductive tests concepts using new empirical data

4.

What is the purpose of qualitative research?

a)

To understand or make sense of the world based on experiences and perceptions of individuals

b)

To conduct experiments in a lab

c)

To solve puzzles

d)

To build robots

5.

What is the goal of applied research?

a)

To study theoretical concepts

b)

To write novels

c)

To contribute directly to the understanding or resolution of practical issues

d)

To explore outer space

6.

What is empirical knowledge based on?

a)

Superstitions

b)

Dreams

c)

Guesswork

d)

Experience and direct data collection

7.

What is scientific knowledge derived from?

a)

Horoscopes

b)

Comic books

c)

Folk tales

d)

A generalized body of laws and theories that explain a phenomenon acquired using the scientific method

8.

What does exploratory research aim to do?

a)

Design buildings

b)

Create new languages

c)

Prove existing theories

d)

Scope out the magnitude of a particular phenomenon, problem, or behavior

9.

What is the purpose of descriptive research?

a)

To study ancient history

b)

To describe an aspect of life richly

c)

To invent new technologies

d)

To predict the future

10.

What is the role of research design in a study?

a)

A blueprint for a spaceship

b)

A recipe for baking a cake

c)

A plan for a vacation

d)

A strategic plan of how to go about answering the research questions

11.

What is the difference between research methodology and methods?

a)

Both are the same

b)

Methodology justifies the choice of data collection and analysis, while methods are the specific tools used throughout the study

c)

Methods justify the choice of data collection and analysis, while methodology are the specific tools used throughout the study

d)

None of the above

12.

What is the first step in the scientific method cycle?

a)

Peer Review

b)

Observation

c)

Experiment

d)

Hypothesis

13.

What is the purpose of inductive reasoning in research?

a)

To compose music

b)

To infer theoretical concepts and patterns from observed data

c)

To test concepts using new empirical data

d)

To write poetry

14.

What is the goal of deductive reasoning in research?

a)

To perform magic tricks

b)

To test concepts and patterns known from theory using new empirical data

c)

To infer theoretical concepts and patterns from observed data

d)

To solve riddles

15.

What is the purpose of quantitative research?

a)

To understand the world by generalizability using controlled, value-neutral processes

b)

To understand the world based on experiences and perceptions of individuals

c)

To explore the ocean depths

d)

To climb mountains