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Asynch Activities 2

Activity 1 (Week 1- Assessment) Read each statement carefully and choose the best answer that fits the given
description.
___1. The basic purpose of a research paper is to .
A. explain D. narrate
B. describe E. illustrate
C. inform F. persuade
___2. The first step in writing a research paper is to .
A. narrow your subject to refine your topic D. find sources
B. choose a subject E. take notes
C. develop a research question F. write a thesis statement
___3. A good research topic is one that is .
A. general or vague D. limited or focused
B. easy, uncomplicated E. only c and d
C. of interest to the researcher F. only a and b
___4. The most common way to conclude a research paper is to .
A. restate the main idea
B. restate the principal arguments supporting the main idea
C. supply necessary background information
D. all of the above
E. only a and b
F. only b and c
___5. A Works Cited list includes .
A. all the sources you read for the paper D. both print and non-print sources
B. all the sources you know of about your topic E. both c and d
C. all the sources you used for the paper F. all of the above
___6. What purposes are accomplished by the introduction to a research paper?
A. It provides background information and key terms.
B. It grabs the reader's attention.
C. It presents the main idea, or thesis statement.
D. all of the above
___7. This research term provides a tentative explanation or answer for a phenomenon under investigation.
A. reliability B. hypothesis C. sampling D. validity
___8. It is the systematic process of collecting and analyzing information to increase our understanding of the
information of the phenomenon which are of concern or interest.
A. research B. variables C. theory D. concept
___9. It is a term used in research that abstractly describes and names an object, a phenomenon, or an idea.
A. research B. variables C. Theory D. concept
___10. It is an organized body of concepts and principles intended to explain a particular phenomenon.
A. research B. variables C. Theory D. concept
___11. It is a term in research called any quality of person, group subject, event, condition or emotion that
varies or takes on different values.
A. variable B. sampling C. hypothesis D. theory
___12. This is a part of research that consists of assumptions, hypotheses, definitions, or a synthesis of a set of
theories serving as the theoretical backbone of the investigation.
A. Statement of the Problem C. Scope and Limitation of the
B. Theoretical Framework Study D. Background of the Study
___13. This part of the research paper tells the purpose and importance of the research.
A. Gap of the Problem C. Significance of the Study
B. Introduction D. Abstract
___14. This section of the research focuses only on results that are related to the research or problem.
A. Abstract B. Introduction C. Methodology D. Title
___15. It uses a style or format to cue authors where it supports the background of the study of your research.
A. Literature Cited B. Methodology C. Abstract D. Introduction
___16. All the tools used in the research should be seen in this part.
A. References B. Introduction C. Title D. Methodology
___17. This kind of research is used to describe variables and examine relationships among variables.
A. Qualitative Method C. Quantitative Method
B. Experimental Design D. Grounded theory
___18. This design of a qualitative method focuses on the experiment/s that are a part of the variables.
A. Phenomenology B. Experimental C. Correlation D. Descriptive
___19. This method of research refers to the meaning, concepts, definitions, characteristics, metaphors, symbols
and descriptions of things.
A. Qualitative Method C. Concepts
B. Theory D. Quantitative Method
___20. It is a problem that needs to be solved through research.
A. Scope and Limitation of the Study C. Gap of the Study
B. Background of the Study D. Problem of the Study

Activity 2: Filling in those blanks


To check your understanding of the lesson, put into correct order the following steps in writing the research
paper. Arrange them by numbering them from 1-11.
____ A. limiting your subject to specific
____ B. finding an angle and writing a statement of controlling purpose
____ C. choosing your subject
____ D. doing preliminary research
____ E. preparing a list of possible sources, a working bibliography
____ F. writing the final draft
____ G. taking notes and developing a rough, or working, outline
____ H. writing your first draft
____ I. writing your Works Cited page, a complete list of sources used in the paper
____ J. revising your first draft
____ K. organizing notes and making a final outline

Activity 3: Read the statements below and identify if they are true or false. Write on the blanks before the
number TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is not.
________ 1. The introduction of the research paper gives an overview of any issues involved with the subject.
________ 2. Statements in the introduction should not be paraphrased, it should be copied word by word.
________ 3. The body of the research paper uses strong evidence from sources—paraphrases, summaries, and
quotations that support the main points.
________ 4. The body clearly presents the main points of the paper as listed in the thesis.
________ 5. Highlight background information on the topic needed to understand the direction of the paper is
found in the body of the research.
________ 6. Conclusion should restate your thesis from the introduction in different words.
________ 7. Use transitions between main points and between examples within the main points.
________ 8. The introduction must end with a THESIS statement that tells what the overall paper will focus on.
________ 9. Briefly outline the main points in the paper in the conclusion part.
________10. The conclusion ends with a strong clincher statement, an appropriate, meaningful final sentence
that ties the whole point of the paper together.

Activity 4: Identify the underlined words in the sentences below. Write TECHNICAL or OPERATIONAL depending
how it used in the sentences.
___________1. The bank closes at 3pm daily.
___________2. My father’s operation was done successfully and is under recovery.
___________3. The conglomerate boards of SM had decided to relieve the CEO from his position starting
tomorrow.
___________4. Students usually surf the websites for answers to their modules.
___________5. The fruits of her hardships were greatly rewarded.
___________6. The soldier’s watch was over a minute ago when his reliever came.
___________7. The soldier’s watch was broken.
___________8. My friend’s promise was broken.
___________9. My vase was broken by my cat.
___________10. The fruit from the chico tree was eaten by the birds.

Activity 5 (Assessment Week 2): Read the statements below. Give the correct meaning of the underlined
technical words. Choose from the given selections.
______ 1. The Red Cross furnishes food and clothing to the typhoon victims.
a. pulls b. builds c. gives d. pushes
______ 2. Dad saturates the cloth with water. After it had been soaked, he pours spot remover on the stain. What
does saturate mean?
a. dries b. soaks c. dirties d. folds
______ 3. The boys were in peril as they sat on the edge of the cliff. They were in danger of being swept away by
the strong waves. What does peril mean?
a. danger b. safe c. happy d. secure
______ 4. The bank has other branches in the city. What do branches mean in the sentence?
a. limbs of a tree b. offices c. classes d. groups
______ 5. A swimmer began to flounder in the ocean and yelled for help. What does flounder mean in the
sentences?
a. a kind of fish c. a character in an animated movie
b. struggle d. float
______ 6. Exercises are given at the end of the discussion.
a. do body movements c. a rhythmic body activity
b. written/oral assessment d. running, swimming and dancing
______ 7. The air squadron fighters got the command to fire missiles at the enemy. What does fire indicates in
the sentence?
a. heat b. burn c. shoot d. desire
______ 8. Please play the music for us. What does play in the sentence indicate?
a. turn on b. a toy c. a game d. an item
______ 9. Please press enter on your keyboards for the data to be recorded.
a. opening a door to enter a room
b. a command that tells you to enter a room
c. going inside the elevator.
d. to press a key on a keyboard to give a command to the computer system
______ 10. The lady was crying and at the same time her face is all red while eating. What does this indicate?
a. The lady is sad since she does not want the food.
b. The lady is eating a bitter food.
c. The lady is eating a spicy food
d. The lady is eating sweet food.

Activity 6: Read each text and identify if it is an example of an expanded definition or not. Write YES if it is an
example of an expanded definition, and NO if not.

_____1. An electronic design engineer is an electrical engineer or electronic and communication engineer who
designs electronic circuits and systems. The design may be original, a development, or modification of existing
ones.

Applications are biomedical, communications, industrial control, analytical instruments, image processing,
consumer electronics, and automation. By discipline, they are digital, analog, micro-processor based or very
large-scale integrated circuits (VLSIC) (Gonzales, et al., 2017).

_____2. Formal language is the language used when writing for professional or academic purposes like university
assignments (uts.edu.au, n.d.).

_____3. Speed is a concept that marks our day. Sluggishness is out. Speed is demanded by industry which is
constantly on the look–out for new inventions. Sluggishness is penalized, especially in industries where
compensation depend upon output. Speed is the attractive come-on for short-term courses in cooking,
computerizing, sewing, diving, learning a new language, and others. The slower long-term courses are not so
appealing.

Instant coffee is usually preferred to coffee that needs to be boiled. Yes, speed is the word of the day (Gorgon, et
al., 2010).

_____4. COVID-19 is a potentially severe, primarily respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus and characterized
by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath (dictionary.com, 2021).

____5. Pandemic is an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries
or continents) and typically affects a significant proportion of the population: a pandemic outbreak of a disease
(Merriam-Webster, 2021).

Activity 7: Arrange chronologically the sentences to form a definition paragraph. Use letters A, B, C, D, and E.
Write letter A for the first sentence and the other letters for the succeeding sentences.

_____1. Formal definitions generally include three elements: (1) a term, (2) class; and (3) differentiating
features, or the word or phrase that makes it different with the others from the same class.

_____2. Meanwhile, informal definitions express the meaning of a term partially or incompletely.

_____3. A definition can be formal or informal.

_____4. The definitions provided in dictionaries are examples of formal definition.

_____5. They are frequently based on the writers’ experience so that they are not universal.

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