This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Research > Scientific Report Writing – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Scientific Report Writing Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The section of the report that explains existing scientific understandings that relate to your investigation. A) Results. B) Background Theory. C) Rationale. D) Safety. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Background Theory. 2. Which of the following examples do you think best illustrates the concise language you should use in a lab report? A) The plants exposed to full sunlight showed amazing amounts of growth after a couple weeks. B) The plants grew. C) The plants exposed to full sunlight grew an average of 3 cm in 14 days, while the plants left indoors grew only 0.5 cm on average. D) The entire lab group laughed when the water spilled out of the test tube. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The plants exposed to full sunlight grew an average of 3 cm in 14 days, while the plants left indoors grew only 0.5 cm on average. 3. Along with a data table, your results should also include: A) Random numbers. B) A team photo. C) A line graph of averages. D) A paragraph explaining the scientific theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A line graph of averages. 4. The dependent variable is the variable you: A) Measure. B) Change. C) Keep the same. D) All answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Measure. 5. You did an experiment in which you added 20 mL of water to a test tube. How would you describe this in your lab report? A) I added 20 mL of water to a test tube. B) Add 20 mL of water to a test tube. C) 20 mL of water was added to a test tube. D) 20 mL of water is added to a test tube. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 20 mL of water was added to a test tube. 6. The controlled variables are the variables you: A) Change. B) Measure. C) Keep the same. D) All answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keep the same. 7. What's Ms Tenedora's favourite Pixar movie? A) Finding Nemo. B) Coco. C) Monsters Inc. D) Finding Dory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coco. 8. The materials/equipment list of an experiment: A) Is in full sentence format. B) Is in numbered format. C) Always includes materials needed for safety precautions. D) Is in dot point format, along with specific quantities needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is in dot point format, along with specific quantities needed. 9. This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. A) Dependent variable. B) Data. C) Control group. D) Independent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Independent variable. 10. Below you will see the 6 steps of the scientific method. Choose the answer that is in the correct order. A) Make an Observation, Ask a Question, Create a Hypothesis, Conduct an Experiment, Analyze the Results, Make Conclusions. B) Make an Observation, Ask a Question, Conduct an Experiment, Make a Hypothesis, Analyze the Results, Make Conclusions. C) Ask a Question, Make an Observation, Conduct an Experiment, Make a Hypothesis, Analyze Results, Make Conclusions. D) Ask a Question, Make a Hypothesis, Make an Observation, Conduct an Experiment, Make Conclusions, Analyze Results. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make an Observation, Ask a Question, Create a Hypothesis, Conduct an Experiment, Analyze the Results, Make Conclusions. 11. In which lab report section do you write about the tools or equipment that you used to answer the research question? A) The Results. B) The Conclusion. C) The Procedure. D) The Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Procedure. 12. The name given to a question that queries a relationship between independent and dependent variables. A) Multiple Choice Question. B) Rationale. C) Inquiry Question. D) Research Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Research Question. 13. Imagine you did an experiment in which you taught tricks to a group of dogs. Which of the following is the best example of a title for a graph in your lab report based on this experiment? A) Average number of tricks performed by dogs after 3 weeks of training. B) Figure 1. Number of tricks. C) Figure 1. Average number of tricks performed by dogs after 3 weeks of training. D) Table 1. Average number of tricks performed by dogs after 3 weeks of training. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Figure 1. Average number of tricks performed by dogs after 3 weeks of training. 14. When making an observation, you must use ..... A) Only Sight. B) Smell & Touch. C) ALL 5 Senses. D) Only Taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ALL 5 Senses. 15. To increase the accuracy of an experiment, you: A) Ensure all measurements are accurate. B) Repeat the experiment multiple times to gather similar results. C) Ensure all variables are controlled except for 1. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ensure all measurements are accurate. 16. To increase the reliability of an experiment, you: A) Ensure that all measurements are accurate. B) Ensure that all variables are controlled except for 1. C) Repeat the experiment multiple times to gather a similar result. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repeat the experiment multiple times to gather a similar result. 17. Which of the following could be found in the results section of a lab report? A) A graph. B) A Data Table. C) Calculations. D) All of the above are possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are possible. 18. The method section of a scientific report: A) Includes numbered steps. B) Never written in first person. C) Must be detailed and repeatable by another scientist. D) All answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All answers are correct. 19. What section of the report includes a sentence summarising the purpose of the investigation, a results summary and a link back to the research question? A) Title. B) Background Theory. C) Rationale. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conclusion. 20. Who sung the song "Havana?" A) Nicki Minaj. B) Camilla Cabello. C) Taylor Swift. D) Ariana Grande. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Camilla Cabello. 21. An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what are the controlled variables? A) Type of plant, amount of music, and sunlight. B) Water, apple juice, milk. C) Plant growth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Type of plant, amount of music, and sunlight. 22. The independent variable is the variable that you: A) Measure. B) Change. C) Keep the same. D) All answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change. 23. The independent variable is what you ..... during an experiment. A) Measure. B) Do not change. C) Change. D) Count. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change. 24. Which step of the scientific method is a summary of the results of the experiment? A) Conducting the Experiment. B) Analyzing the Results. C) Making Conclusions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making Conclusions. 25. Imagine that you're writing a paper for a lab in which you isolated the caffeine from a cup of coffee. Select the sentence that you would write in the Materials and Methods section of a lab report. A) Coffee is a beverage enjoyed by millions of people around the world every day. B) The second attempt resulted in the extraction of 73 mg of caffeine. C) 200 mL coffee heated to 90$^ \circ$C. D) 200 mL of coffee was placed in a flask and heated to 90$^ \circ$C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 200 mL of coffee was placed in a flask and heated to 90$^ \circ$C. 26. Which NRL team does she go for? A) West Tigers. B) Canterbury Bulldogs. C) Brisbane Broncos. D) Sydney Roosters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sydney Roosters. 27. Observations made during an experiment are called: A) Questions. B) Conclusions. C) Data. D) Problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Data. 28. The hypothesis of an experiment: A) Is in the format "If then because ". B) Is a prediction of what you think will happen. C) Links the independent variable to the dependent variable. D) All answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All answers are correct. 29. To increase the validity of an experiment, you: A) Ensure all variables are controlled except for 1. B) Repeat the experiment multiple times to gather a similar result. C) Ensure all measurements are accurate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ensure all variables are controlled except for 1. 30. The purpose of the rationale is to ..... A) Communicate your results. B) Explain the background scientific theory behind the experiment. C) Describe the step-by-step instructions of the investigation. D) Communicate the purpose or reasons behind your experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communicate the purpose or reasons behind your experiment. Next →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesScientific Report Writing Quiz 2Reporting And Thesis Writing QuizResearch And Scientific Methods QuizResearch Concept QuizResearch Design QuizResearch Ethics QuizResearch Methodology QuizResearch Papers For Journals Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books