Scientific Writing II

There are too many papers in the world to read. You will not have time to read them all. You need only to read the good paper by reading the following part, EXCEPT ?

• Chapter II: System Model

• Abstract

• Chapter I: Introduction

• Conclusions

Which statement is incorrect?

• You can put citation in a figure or table caption.

• You can put a citation in Chapter I

• You can put a citation in Chapter II

• You can put a citation in a footnote.

A paper with good English is more important than a paper with good content. This statement is ?

• Correct

• Incorrect

• Partially correct

• Partially wrong

Which is correct for an Abstract?

• Abstract should contain purpose, method, principle results.

• Abstract should contain a background, purpose, principle results.

• Abstract can include citation number.

• Abstract can be copied as a conclusion.

Which of the following are the aims of research?

i. discovering new knowledge

ii. finding answers to existing questions

iii. applying new knowledge to new situations

iv. generating funds for the investigators themselves

• A. i, ii, iii, iv

• B. i, ii, iii

• C. i, ii, iv

• D. i and ii only

Which of the following is NOT an example topic for applied research?

• A. origin of species

  
  

• B. treatment for cancer

• C. best fertilizer for eggplants

• D. improved agricultural crop production

Which of the following about the introduction is/are true? Select all that apply.

• It should be written from general to specific.

• The objectives and hypothesis should be written clearly at the very start of the introduction.

• The section should be long and provides deep and very detailed background information about the topic.

• Any necessary definitions to be made should be made in this section.

Which of the following is true?

• We can include citations in the Abstract to show credibility in our work.

• We can include illustrations in the Materials & Methods to aid our description on what was done.

• We should use absolutes in our Discussion to show confidence in our explanations.

• We should include as many limitations as possible in the conclusion to show that we have deeply evaluated our research process.

The best graph to use if I want to compare the price of six different cars would be a
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• Pie graph
• Bar graph
• Data table
• Line graph

Students were investigating some properties of rocks. They wanted to compare the volumes of the rocks.

Which tool should the students use to accurately measure the volume of each rock?

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