Research Paper Quiz: MCQ!
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- 1.If you have good research skills, then when you’re doing research you should feel a bit like you are:
- A.
Solving a mystery.
- B.
Designing a puzzle.
- C.
Digging in the ground to retrieve something.
- D.
Classifying books in a research library.
- 2.
- A.
As a student writing for your instructor.
- B.
As an instructor writing for students.
- C.
As an expert writing for other experts.
- D.
As a reporter writing for the general public.
- 3.
- A.
Inform your reader.
- B.
Persuade your reader.
- C.
Save your reader time.
- D.
Motivate your reader to learn more about the subject.
- 4.You begin a research paper by stating your research topic. When you state your topic, what punctuation mark should you use?
- A.
A period.
- B.
A colon.
- C.
A semi-colon.
- D.
A question mark.
- 5.In academic writing, square brackets [ ] are used
- A.
To qualify statements.
- B.
To add minor comments.
- C.
To make insertions in quotations.
- D.
To indicate deleted material.
- 6.In academic writing, three periods (. . .) are used
- A.
To qualify statements.
- B.
To add minor comments.
- C.
To imply something that isn’t actually stated.
- D.
To indicate deleted material.
- 7.In your paper, you must include your research question
- A.
In your introduction.
- B.
In your thesis statement in your introduction.
- C.
In the first sentence of your introduction.
- D.
In the last sentence of your introduction.
- 8.What should you not do in your paper’s conclusion?
- A.
Summarize your paper’s main point or thesis (since it’s unnecessary).
- B.
Introduce a final, strong argument to support your thesis.
- C.
State why the results of your research are significant.
- D.
Point out where further research on your topic is needed.
- 9.Should you quote Wikipedia in your research paper? Experts address this question when they are discussing
- A.
Web 2.0
- B.
Digital publishing vs. print publishing
- C.
Wiki technology
- D.
Information literacy
- 10.When you are assessing the strength of research arguments and evidence, which of the following factors should you ignore?
- A.
Relevance
- B.
Consensus
- C.
Representativeness
- D.
Sufficiency
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