Question: When developing a methodology, you should first _________.

Answer Options:
Write the methodology in clear prose
Establish your goals
List the steps you plan to take in order
Determine if someone else has already solved your research problem

Answer: Determine if someone else has already solved your research problem

Question: True or False. A research paper will contain more adverbs and adjectives than nouns and verbs.

Answer Options:
True
False

Answer: False

Question: Research papers should use what form of language?

Answer Options:
Standard
Slang
Colloquial
Colorful

Answer: Standard

Question: What is the second step of planning research?

Answer Options:
Determining the purpose
Defining the problem
Writing the thesis
Designing the Methodology

Answer: Determining the purpose

Question: “Consequently” is an example of what kind of term?

Answer Options:
Transition
Introduction
Conclusion
Colloquial

Answer: Transition

Question: For research in the field of Religion/Theology, which database provides the best place to begin research?

Answer Options:
ATLA
International Review of Biblical Studies
Elenchus Bibliographicus
Project Muse

Answer: ATLA

Question: True or False. It is desirable to use “the researcher” or “the writer” instead of using the first person perspective.

Answer Options:
True
False

Answer: True

Question: When you _______ you should alter the author’s words, but not his/her ideas or thoughts.

Answer Options:
Summarize
Paraphrase
Comment
Direct quote

Answer: Paraphrase

Question: True or False: Once you develop a working thesis statement, you should never change it.

Answer Options:
True
False

Answer: False

Question: The ______ will become the foundation of the research paper.

Answer Options:
Hypothesis
Paragraphs
Research plan
Thesis statement

Answer: Thesis statement

Question: _____ is the process of putting the parts of three clocks together to make a functioning alarm piece.

Answer Options:
Organization
Analysis
Synthesis
Research

Answer: Synthesis

Question: Which of the following represents modest and tentative language?

Answer Options:
Often
All
None
Never

Answer: Often

Question: ________ is the act of skimming a text for main points without reviewing every word.

Answer Options:
Scanning
Skimming
Previewing
Reviewing

Answer: Scanning

Question: __________ are the words and ideas of another person.

Answer Options:
Paraphrases
Quotations
Summaries
Comments

Answer: Quotations

Question: True or False. A research paper will contain more adverbs and adjectives than nouns and verbs.

Answer Options:
True
False

Answer: False

Question: When referring to a past event, what tense should be used?

Answer Options:
Present
Present progressive
Past
Past perfect

Answer: Past

Question: Deciding to examine the lack of consensus surrounding the use of an Old Testament term is an example of which step of the planning process?

Answer Options:
Designing the Methodology
Defining the problem
Writing the thesis
Determining the purpose

Answer: Defining the problem

Question: True or False. You should avoid exclamation marks in research papers.

Answer Options:
True
False

Answer: True

Question: Most scholars need _______ hour(s) for each finished, double-spaced, typewritten page, with appropriate footnotes.

Answer Options:
1-2
2-3
3-4
4-5

Answer: 1-2

Question: Which of the following represents passive voice?

Answer Options:
The boy threw the ball.
The boy ate the cake.
The cake was eaten by the girl.
The girl caught the ball.

Answer: The cake was eaten by the girl.

Question: What is the first step of planning research?

Answer Options:
Defining the problem
Writing the thesis
Documenting the methodology

Answer: Defining the problem

Question: True or False. You should avoid exclamation marks in research papers.

Answer Options:
True
False

Answer: True

Question: The writing process generally makes up what amount of time of the overall research and writing process?

Answer Options:
One-third
Two-thirds
One-fourth
One-half

Answer: One-third

Question: True or False. As a general rule of thumb, a paragraph should be completely visible on the computer screen without scrolling if it is the correct length.

Answer Options:
True
False

Answer: True