RESEARCH CHADWICK

1. The basic purpose of a research paper is to.

• A. explain

• B. describe

• C. inform

•  D. narrate

•  E. illustrate

2. The first step in writing a research paper is to.

• A. narrow your subject to refine your topic

• B. choose a subject

• C. develop a research question         

• D. find sources

3. A good research topic is one that is.

• A. general or vague   

• B. easy, uncomplicated

• C. of interest to the researcher

•  D. limited or focused

•  E. only c and d

4. The most common way to conclude a research paper is to.

• A. restate the main idea

• B. restate the principal arguments supporting the main idea

• C. supply necessary background information

• D. all of the above

5. A Works Cited list includes.

• A. all the sources you read for the paper

• B. all the sources you know of about your topic

• C. all the sources you used for the paper

• E. both c and d

6. What purposes are accomplished by the introduction to a research paper?

• A. It provides background information and key terms.

• B. It grabs the reader's attention.

• C. It presents the main idea, or thesis statement.

• D. all of the above

7. This research term provides a tentative explanation or answer for a phenomenon under investigation.

• A. reliability 

• B. hypothesis

• C. sampling    

• D. validity

8. It is the systematic process of collecting and analyzing information in order to increase our understanding of the information of the phenomenon which are of concern or interest.

• A. research

• B. variables

• C. theory

• D. concept

9. It is a term used in research that abstractly describes and names an object, a phenomenon, or an idea.

• A. research

• B. variables

• C. Theory

• D. concept

10. It is an organized body of concepts and principles intended to explain a particular phenomenon.

• A. research

• B. variables

• C. Theory

• D. concept