Pamampangin National High School

Lopez, Quezon
Practical Research 1
Midterm Examination
Grade 11
Name: ______________________________________ Date: ____________
Track/Strand: ________________________________ Score: ____________
DIRECTIONS: Read very well, choose the best answer, and write the letter on the blank before each number.
_____1. Why is research important to life?
a. Research has the potential for providing quality life.
b. Research assesses individuals or groups plan of actions as basis for accurate inventions and decisions in life.
c. Research helps professionals deliver quality education services.
d. d. All of the above.
_____2. Which of the following describes qualitative research?
a. It examines the context or situation of an individual’s life.
b. It explores a phenomenon to better understand it.
c. It requires non-numerical data.
d. All of the above
_____3. It is to look for information by asking various questions about the thing you are curious about.
a. Learning b. Inquiry c. Research d. Exploration
_____4. An abstract form _________or idea, often conveyed on a single word which serves as a springboard or building blocks
of theory.
a. Theory b. Paradigm c. Framework d. Paradigm D. Concept
_____5. 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 b. Model c. Research d. Theory
_____6. What research approach uses quantifiable data to analyze and come up with conclusions?
a. Evaluative Research c. Descriptive Research
b. Qualitative Research d. Quantitative Research
_____7. What should be done first before arriving at a conclusion?
a. Asking questions c. Formulating hypothesis
b. Analyzing Data d. Gathering Data
_____8. Today I don’t Feel Like Doing Anything: Students’ View on Procrastination. What is the research design used in the
above title?
a. Qualitative c. Mixed Method
b. Phenomenology d. Case Study
_____9. How do students come up with an idea? What answers are being demanded by the question?
a. Narrative of parents.
b. Reasons why students think.
c. Process on how students come up with a certain idea.
d. Perspective of students who are thinking.
_____10. Where can we find general and specific declaration of research problems in a complete research paper?
a. Methodology c. Review of Related Literatures and Studies
b. b. Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations d. Background of the Study
_____11. Which among the tools below is not suitable in doing qualitative paper? I - Test II – Interview III – Observation IV –
Survey
a. I and II b. I and IV c. III and IV d. I only
_____12. What is the correct sequence of the research process? I - data collection, treatment, processing, and analysis II -
Identification of problem III - research design, approach, and tool IV - data presentation, interpretation V - conclusion,
implications, and recommendations
a. II-I-IV-V-III b. II-III-I-IV-V c. II-I-III-V-IV d. II-IV-V-I-III
_____13. What data are said to be perceived through five senses?
a. numerical data b. non-empirical data b. qualitative data d. empirical data
_____14. I All are the components of a qualitative research except…
a. Statement of the Problem c. Hypothesis
b. Presentation of Data d. Theoretical Framework
_____15. These are statements considered as an ‘intelligent guess’.
a. Hypothesis b. Theory c. Concept d. Assumption
_____16. What is the distinction of a quantitative research from a qualitative research base on the nature of the data?
a. The data of quantitative research are overt behaviors of the respondents while the data of qualitative are covert.
 b. The data of the quantitative research are based on hypothesis while the data of the qualitative are based on
assumptions.
c. Qualitative research requires experience while quantitative requires numerical computation.
d. The data in quantitative research are pre-determined while in qualitative research, data are culled out.
_____17. How many respondents are needed in qualitative research?
a. 1 respondent will do for as long as it can provide the necessary information.
b. 500 respondents to set the validity and reliability of the paper.
c. 1 or more depending on the question.
d. No required number.
_____18. Creativity is best shown in which example?
a. Kaye questioned the existence of God.
b. Allan used his vernacular language in explaining his reason to his parents.
c. Romel uses laundry clips as a binder of his computer’s wires.
d. Guiller participates proactively in barangay cleaning drive.
_____19. Which format does qualitative research follows?
a. Introduction-Method-Results-Discussion
b. Introduction-Method-Findings-Discussion
c. Definition-Analysis-Presentation-Conclusion
d. Introduction-Method-Analysis-Findings
_____20. All but one is not a distinction of a qualitative research.
a. Introduction b. Discussion c. Findings d. Results
_____21. Which of the following references is the appropriate referencing format for education and social science research?
a. APA b. Chicago c. MLA d. Harvard
_____22. What should a researcher do when he cites an author within the text of the paper?
a. State the first and the last names of the author
b. Use the author, date citation method
c. Use an asterisk and a footnote
d. Insert the complete citation in parenthesis
_____23. Which of the following is not an ethical guideline for conducting research with humans?
a. Getting informed consent of the participant
b. Telling participants, they must continue until the study has been completed
c. Keeping participants’ identity anonymous
d. Telling participants, they are free to withdraw at any time
_____24. Which of the following best describes quantitative research?
a. Research that is exploratory
b. The collection of non-numerical data
c. Research that attempts to generate a new theory
d. An attempt to confirm the researcher’s hypotheses
_____25. In validating the data gathered, what is important for the researcher to maintain from the results of the interview or
focus group discussion.
a. Anonymity b. discretion c. Confidentiality d. ethics
_____26. Which of the following is necessary in obtaining informed consent?
a. A description of the purpose of the research
b. A description of the reliability and validity of test instruments
c. A description of the statistical analyses that will be carried out
d. A list of publications that the researcher had in the last ten years
_____27. 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 b. Complementarity c. Triangulation d. Expansion
_____28. The research considers the protection of research participants by obtaining approval from participants through
voluntary written consents.
a. Validation b. Reliability c. Informed consent d. Interview
______29. Research should maintain objectivity. What does objectivity mean?
a. showing prejudice to the subject matter.
b. having partiality to the decisions being undertaken on the process.
c. establishing validity among the data collected.
d. being impartial and independent from different factors.
______30. One important goal in conducting research is to
a. Advance the personal and professional qualification of practitioner b.
b. Produce evidence-based practice
c. Focus direction of the research
d. Describe characteristics of a population
_____31. 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
_____32. A hypothesis is not the research answer, but rather
a. A theory to be tested
b. Imaginary terms or situations
c. A proposal to be tested and evaluated
d. It is an assumption in a thesis
_____33. 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
_____34. 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 c. Tertiary sources
b. Secondary sources d. non-documentary searching
_____35. The research considers the protection of research participants by obtaining approval from participants
through voluntary written consents.
a. Validation b. Reliability c. Informed consent d. Interview
_____36. 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 colleague’s data from the paper that you are reviewing for a journal
_____37. 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.
_____38. Which of the following statements is TRUE about research theory? I - It simply means
“explanation”. II - It answers the “how” and “why” questions. III - It can be a well-developed explanatory
system.
a. I only b. II only c. III only d. I, II, and III
_____39. Written documents such as books, periodicals, magazines, journals, newspapers and legal citations.
a. Primary sources b. Related literature c. Secondary sources d. Related studies
_____40. Previous studies that involve similar variables including theses, dissertations, scholarly written papers, studies,
published and unpublished.
a. Primary sources b. Related studies c. Related literature d. Secondary sources

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