Discipline-Specific and Technical Vocabulary

Question 1

In a research report, what does a researcher mean by a significant difference?

Accepted Answer

A difference too large to explain by chance

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A difference that matters a lot to society

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A difference that is very large in size

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A difference the writer finds interesting

Question 2

A study on study music has a control group. What is that group?

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The group that does not get the treatment

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The group the researchers watch most closely

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The group that keeps the study on schedule

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The group chosen to check the equipment

Question 3

A report says its population is Grade 10 learners in one city. What does population mean here?

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The whole group the study is about

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The number of people living in the city

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The learners who agreed to take part

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The learners present on the survey day

Question 4

A researcher studies 200 of those learners. What is that smaller group called, and what is it?

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A sample, the part actually studied

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A sample, a free item given for testing

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A section, the easiest part to reach

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A selection, the best cases available

Question 5

A report warns of bias in its survey. What does bias mean in research?

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A leaning that pushes results away from the truth

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A strong dislike of a certain person

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An opinion the writer states openly

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A mistake made in adding the scores

Question 6

A study lists hours of sleep as one of its variables. What is a variable?

Accepted Answer

Something measured that can take different values

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A person who often changes their mind

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A result the researchers cannot trust

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A part of the report left unclear

Question 7

A report finds a correlation between screen time and tiredness. What has it found?

Accepted Answer

The two measures tend to change together

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Screen time is the cause of tiredness

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The two measures are exactly equal

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Most learners agreed with the survey

Question 8

A report says forty subjects joined the study. What are subjects here?

Accepted Answer

The people taking part in the study

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The topics the study looks into

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The school lessons being compared

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The main ideas of each section

Question 9

A table gives the average commuting time. How is an average worked out?

Accepted Answer

Add all the times, then divide by their number

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Take the time that appears most often

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Take the longest time that was recorded

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Choose the time that seems most ordinary

Question 10

A report gives the median score for reading. What is a median?

Accepted Answer

The middle value once scores are ordered

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The value that turns up most often

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The gap between the top and bottom

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The average of the top and bottom scores

Question 11

A results table lists the range of daily water use. What is a range?

Accepted Answer

The gap between the highest and lowest value

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The set of values most people gave

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The average of the recorded values

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The area the study collected data in

Question 12

A report mentions measurement error in its readings. What does error mean here?

Accepted Answer

The gap between a measurement and the true value

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A careless slip made by the writer

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A wrong answer given by a learner

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A false statement printed in the report

Question 13

A teacher asks learners to state the claim of a research report. What is a claim?

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The statement the report asks readers to accept

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A demand for money that is owed

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A fact that everybody already accepts

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The question the study set out to ask

Question 14

What counts as evidence in a research report?

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Gathered information that supports or challenges a claim

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Proof strong enough to settle a court case

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A belief the writer holds very firmly

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A short retelling of what a source said

Question 15

A report says its data were collected in June. What are data?

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The measurements and answers that were recorded

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The conclusions the researchers reached

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The sources the researchers read first

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The graphs printed with the results

Question 16

A section is headed Findings. What does a finding report?

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What the study actually observed

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What the writer advises schools to do

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What earlier studies had already shown

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What the researchers hoped to see

Question 17

A report states a hypothesis before collecting data. What is a hypothesis?

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A statement predicted in advance that can be tested

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A guess with no way of checking it

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A summary of what the results showed

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A question the researchers could not answer

Question 18

A report lists its limitations. What is a limitation?

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A feature of the study that narrows what it can show

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A rule the school set for the researchers

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A section the writer cut to save space

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A mistake found after the report was printed

Question 19

A report notes a trend in canteen sales. What is a trend in research?

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A general direction shown across the data

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Something that is popular at the moment

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A single unusual value in the data

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A change the researchers want to see

Question 20

A researcher calls a measure reliable. What does reliable mean here?

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It gives the same result when repeated

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It comes from a person who keeps promises

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It was written by a well known expert

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It agrees with what the writer expected

Question 21

A researcher calls a test valid. What does valid mean here?

Accepted Answer

It measures what it claims to measure

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It follows the rules the school allows

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It has not yet passed its expiry date

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It produced the answer that was expected

Question 22

A report is described as objective. What does objective mean here?

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Based on what can be observed and checked

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Aimed at a goal the writer has set

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Stated in strong and confident wording

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Giving equal space to both sides

Question 23

A study picked its sample at random. What does random mean in research?

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Every member had an equal chance of being picked

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The choice was strange and unexpected

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The choosing was done without much care

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The researcher picked whoever seemed typical

Question 24

A report says its sample is representative. What does that mean?

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The sample reflects the wider group it came from

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The sample was picked by class leaders

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The sample gave the clearest set of answers

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The sample was large enough to fill a room

Question 25

A writer warns against generalizing from one class. What does generalize mean here?

Accepted Answer

Apply a finding beyond the group studied

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State an idea in vague, broad wording

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Repeat a finding in simpler language

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Group several findings under one heading

Question 26

A study collects a baseline before the reading program starts. What is a baseline?

Accepted Answer

A measurement taken before anything changes

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The lowest score any learner reached

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The target the program hopes to reach

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The line drawn at the foot of a graph

Question 27

A survey is used to gather information. What is a survey in research?

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A set of questions given to many people

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A careful look over a piece of land

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A long talk with one chosen person

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A count of everyone living in a town

Question 28

A report calls its questionnaire an instrument. What is an instrument here?

Accepted Answer

The tool used to collect the data

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A device that is played to make music

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A form that parents sign before a trip

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A machine that measures very small amounts

Question 29

A report thanks its respondents. Who are respondents?

Accepted Answer

The people who answered the survey

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The people who wrote the survey questions

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The people who replied to the writer's letters

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The people who paid for the study

Question 30

A research report opens with an abstract. What is an abstract?

Accepted Answer

A short summary of the whole report

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An idea that is not concrete or real

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A list of the terms used in the report

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The first paragraph of the introduction

Question 31

A study reports quantitative data. What kind of data are those?

Accepted Answer

Data recorded as counts or measurements

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Data judged to be of high quality

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Data gathered from a very large group

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Data collected over a long period

Question 32

Another study reports qualitative data. What kind of data are those?

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Data recorded as descriptions in words

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Data checked carefully for quality

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Data taken from published sources only

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Data shown in tables and graphs

Question 33

A report uses a primary source. What is a primary source?

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A record made by someone who was there

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A source the writer thinks is most useful

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A source written by a leading expert

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A source read before all the others

Question 34

A report includes a literature review. What does a literature review do?

Accepted Answer

Report what earlier studies have found

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Judge how well a novel is written

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List every book held in the library

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Explain how the new data were gathered

Question 35

A teacher asks for the thesis of a research report. What is the thesis?

Accepted Answer

The central position the report argues for

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The full paper a graduate hands in

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The question the researchers first asked

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The list of results found at the end

Question 36

A writer is told to use synthesis, not summary. What is synthesis?

Accepted Answer

Bringing several sources together into one point

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Retelling each source one after another

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Shortening a long source into a few lines

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Quoting the best line from each source

Question 37

A writer paraphrases a source. What does paraphrase mean?

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Restate a source's idea in different wording

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Copy a source's sentence word for word

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Shorten a source to its main points only

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Explain why a source can be trusted

Question 38

A report gives attribution for an idea. What is attribution?

Accepted Answer

Naming the source an idea came from

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Copying a sentence straight from a source

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Putting a source's idea in simpler words

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Listing the topics a source covers

Question 39

A teacher praises the hedging in a report. What does hedging do?

Accepted Answer

Claims no more than the evidence supports

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Hides a weak result behind long words

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Avoids answering the research question

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Repeats a finding in a stronger form

Question 40

What makes a word discipline-specific?

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It carries a special meaning inside one field

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It may be used only by trained experts

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It is too difficult for ordinary readers

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It appears in every research report written

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