SRepublic of the Philippines Department of Education Region III Division of City of San Jose del Monte Bulacan SAN JOSE DEL MONTE TRADE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL nd 2 Quarter EXAMINATION IN PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1 Name: ___________________________________________Score:_____________ Grade & Section:________________________________Teacher: Mrs. Clara Jane M. Caparas Multiple Choice: Read each of the following statements /questions and choose the item that answers correctly the question or the best completes the statements. Write the letter of your choice. 1. The purpose of research presents a picture of the specific of the details of a situation, social setting or relationship. a) Exploratory c) Explanatory b) Descriptive d) Quantitative 2. Educational qualifications of teachers affect their socioeconomic status because the higher the educational qualification, the higher the salary will be. Educational qualification is. a) Intervening variable c) Dependent variable b) Independent variable d) Moderator variable 3. The characteristics of good research that any conclusion drawn is based upon hard evidence gathered from information collected from real life experience or observation is? a) Rigorous c) Systematic b) Empirical d) Critical 4. A type of applied research that is a discipline process of inquiry conducted by and for those taking the action. a) Impact assessment research b) Action research c) Evaluation research d) Basic research 5. The third type of research aims to explore and describe. a) Quantitative method b) Mixed method c) Qualitative method d) Scientific research 6. The quantitative research is concerned with cause - and - effect relationship. a) Non- experimental design c) Correlation design b) Experimental design d) Survey research 7. This type of qualitative research describes experiences as they lived. a) Ethnography c) Historical b) Phenomenology d) Case study 8. An abstract form _________or idea, often conveyed on a single word which serves as a springboard or building blocks of theory. a) Theory c) Framework b) Concept d) Paradigm 9. A method of acquiring knowledge based on the scientific method of inquiry to enrich the system of objective knowledge in the field of natural and social sciences. a) Discipline c) Theory b) Research d) Model 10. The research considers the protection of research participants by obtaining approval from participants through voluntary written consents. a) Validation c) Reliability b) Informed consent d) Interview 11. Since a study involves people, special care is taken into consideration to ensure that respondents are treated ethically in all aspects. a) Open coding c) Benchmarking b) Ethical consideration d) Bracketing 12. A research process that uses more than one source of data to strengthen the validity of research by telling a more comprehensive story of the things to be examined. a) Correlation c) Complementarity b) Triangulation d) Expansion 13. Civil status affects the performance of teachers in performing their duties. To which of the variables does civil status belong? a) Dependent variables b) Control variable c) Intervening variable d) Moderate variable 14. The purpose of research is to formulate more precise questions that future research can answer. a) Descriptive c) Explanatory b) Exploratory d) Combination 15. Treatment of time is another dimension in research. Researcher capture features of people or other unit at more than time. a) Cross- sectional c) Summative b) Longitudinal d) Formative 16. One important goal in conducting research is to a) Advance the personal and professional qualification of practitioner b) Produce evidence based practice c) Focus direction of the research d) Describe characteristics of a population 17. The first step in the research process begins with generating research ideas for research problems and synthesis. a) Formulating research designs and methodology b) Establishing problems and synthesis c) Collecting data d) Drawing conclusion and recommendations 18. Salinity is a variable that affect the growth of seaweeds. To which of the variables does salinity fall? a) Independent variable c) Control variable b) Dependent variable d) moderate variable 19. The first step in research is identifying a topic, conceptualizing a research topic would include a) Title of research c) Where to start b) Finding a focus d) discuss with fellow researchers 20. A statement that makes a specific prediction between one to two variables. a) Problem c) Gap in literature b) Hypotheses d) proposition 21. One important basic question asked about the research title. a) Do they meet basic questions asked? b) Does the title describe what the study is all about? c) What are the factors that affect the skills of teachers d) Thinks of a topic in research which can be made and used as the title of the study. 22. An introduction answers question about the problem, one of these is. a) What is the methodology? C) What are the conclusions? b) Why is it a problem? D) What are the rec0mmendations? 23. The problem statement is a) Background of the study b) The verbalization and articulation as well as the analysis of the “question” in which the researcher wants the research to answer. c) Description of the issues d) Analysis of the question 24. The purpose of a background study is to a) Report observation or research results. b) Help you to prove the relevance of your research question and to further develop the thesis c) Go to the library to gather data d) Complete the research 25. A hypothesis is not the research answer , but rather a) A theory to be tested b) A proposal to be tested and evaluated c) Imaginary terms or situations d) It is an assumption in a thesis 26. A statement about the population or populations being examined that states that there is no effect, no change or relationship. a) Alternative hypothesis c) Research hypothesis b) Null hypothesis d ) Independent and dependent hypothesis 27. There are several sources of research. These are published writings and reports that critique or reports on primary sources and can be found in periodical and references books. a) Primary sources b) Secondary sources c) Tertiary sources d) Non- documentary searching 28. Organized related literature and studies to inform the reader of what is a) A researchable area c) A research area of interest b) A known and conflicting area d) A broad area of research 29. Component of research process wherein it describes properly the relationship of variables is a) Assumptions c) Research design b) Data processing d) Theoretical framework 30. A popular system of referencing is the APA format also called a) A brief citation of the sources in text and full citations and all work cited in the text. b) Author- date method of parenthetical documentation or in text citation. c) Footnotes and endnotes used to acknowledge the source of the idea or authorship. d) A list of citation of sources whereby each citation is given description historical and textual explanation. 31. Plagiarism is to a) Use inappropriate statistical techniques in order to obtain favorable results and enhance the significance of one’s research. b) Present someone else’s ideas or work as your own. c) Publish the same paper in two different journals without informing the editor. d) Discuss with your colleagues data from the paper that you are reviewing for a journal 32. Paraphrasing is a) Harm that is physical, financial, or psychological experienced by the participants. b) Using someone’s idea in own words to restate the author’s ideas and acknowledge to give credits to the original author. c) Minimizing harm and risk to human lives d) Making derogatory comments and personal attacks in the review of author’s submitted work. 33. Written documents such as books, periodicals, magazines, journals, newspapers and legal citations. a) Primary sources b) Related literature c) Secondary sources d) Related studies 34. Previous studies that involves similar variables including theses, dissertations, scholarly written papers, studies, published and unpublished. a) Primary sources c) Related literature b) Related studies d) Secondary sources 35. The purpose of review of related literature and studies is to inform the reader about what already is known, what is not known or research blank spots. a) Blind spots/ conflicting areas b) Unexplored areas c) Research gap d) Irrelevant statement 36. A written or visual presentation that explains either graphically or in narrative form, the main things to be studies, the key factors, concepts or variables and the assumed relationship among them. a) Independent variable c) Theoretical variable b) Conceptual variable d) Dependent variable 37. One of the qualities of good researcher that he keeps on inventing unique, new, and original researches is a) Efficient c) Resourceful b) Creative d) Scientific 38. It is response variable which is observed and measured to determine the effect of stimulus variable is a) Intervening variable b) Moderate variable c) Independent variable d) Dependent variable 39. A statement showing the research design and methodology or the entire process of research using a theory or theories for developing a hypothesis. a) Conceptual framework c) Independent variable b) Theoretical framework d) Dependent variable 40. In interpreting hypothesis test result, any result that lies outside of the confidence level, can be _______________. a) Confirmed c) Accepted b) Rejected d) Alternated 41. In a final research output, the ____________ is referred to the “bottom line”. a) Appendices c) Conclusions b) References d) Recommendations 42. In a non-random sampling technique, the researcher uses _________ sampling when they include people that are available as they are easily recruited. a) Quota c) Convenience b) Purposive d) Cluster 43. This technique is not a non-random sampling technique a) Quota c) Convenience b) Purposive d) Cluster 44. In one of the items below, it illustrates how recommendation in a research report should be stated: “Increase enrollment through marketing campaign” this illustrates a recommendation that is ______________. a) Specifically stated c) Time - bound b) Measurable d) Result orient 45. The element in the front matter of a thesis that ensures the use of other works cited is in accordance with legal requirements. a) Title page c) Copyright page b) Approval sheet d) Acknowledgement 46. Which of the following refers to large scale collaboration in research? a) Information and computer technology b) Middleware c) Cyber infrastructure d) E - research 47. In writing the front matter of a thesis, the ________carries the names and signature of adviser and panel of examiners. a) Title page c) Copyright page b) Acknowledgement d) Approval sheet 48. Which of the following qualitative approaches describe individual experiences of a phenomenon? a) Phenomenology c) Case studies b) Ethnography d) Grounded theory 49. In organizing the research report, the chapter title assumes the ____________headings. a) Multilevel headings c) First level b) Third level d) Second level 50. For appropriate sub - heading of thesis elements, the statistical tools or treatment are cited in. a) Sampling techniques c) Data gathering procedure b) Data analysis d) Research problem ANSWER KEY 1. B 31. B 2. B 32. B 3. B 33. B 4. B 34. B 5. B 35. B 6. B 36. C 7. B 37. B 8. B 38. D 9. B 39. C 10. B 40. B 11. B 41. D 12. B 42. B 13. D 43. C 14. B 44. C 15. B 45. D 16. B 46. D 17. B 47. A 18. C 48. B 19. B 49. B 20. B 50. D 21. B 22. B 23. B 24. B 25. B 26. B 27. B 28. B 29. D 30. B