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Research Workshop: Generating Research Questions and Evaluating Sources

Question 8 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 A-CR

When formulating research question, a researcher should

Answer
A
write a question that has already been thoroughly written about.
B
write a question that is impossible to answer.
C
write a question that can be easily answered.
D
write a question that has an undetermined answer.

Explanation

A strong research question addresses something whose answer is not already settled, so research can investigate it and contribute new knowledge. It should still be possible to study with available methods and resources; an impossible question is not useful, and an already thoroughly answered question may offer little to investigate. Therefore, the best choice is “write a question that has an undetermined answer.”

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