Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
KAWIT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Kawit, Medellin, Cebu

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write the letter of your choice in your paper. Don’t write anything on this test paper!

1. Which among the given is a characteristic of a quantitative research?

A. Collects data from the participant C. Conducts inquiry in biased manner
B. Ask broad questions D. Relies point of views from the participant
2. Which of the following is a kind of quantitative research that does not answer the question “why” because it does not seek to
explain why certain things happen?
A. Experimental research C. Quasi Experimental
B. Descriptive research D. All of the above
3. Which of the following best defined the language of quantitative research?
A. quantity C. informal
B. quality D. formal
4. Which of the following is not a type of quantitative research non experimental according to Research Purpose?
A. descriptive C. Predictive
B. Explanatory D. Retrospective
5. Which among the given is considered as the most widely used research?
A. Descriptive C. Predictive
B. Explanatory D. Retrospective
6. Which of the following refers to a process or a means of obtaining information to seek solutions to problems?
A. Research C. Inquiry
B. Quantity D. Quality
7. Which of the following is not a type of quantitative research non experimental according to time dimension?
A. Predictive C. Cross-sectional
B. Retrospective D. Longitudinal
8. Which of the following is a type of research which usually happens in hard sciences like physics, chemistry, biology and
medicine?
A. Quantitative Research C. Descriptive Research
B. Qualitative Research D. Predictive Research
9. Which of the following variable is quantitative?
A. type of car C. distance travelled by a car in kilometers
B. favorite food D. brand of cell phone used
10. You have given a task of examining the research title “relationship between achievement in English and achievement in
Mathematics” What type of Quantitative Research is reflected from the title?
A. Ex-post Facto Research C. Experimental Research
B. Correlational Research D. Non Experimental research
11. Which among the given is NOT a purpose of review of related literature?
A. To increase the workload of each member.
B. To discover the relation of your research with previous research studies.
C. To obtain information on the accuracy or relevance of your research questions.
D. To find out the connection of your research to the current conditions and situations of the world.
12. When we write ideas that came from other authors, we need to cite them in order to avoid:
A. Copyright infringement C. Trademark violation
B. Plagiarism D. Patent violation
13. Why review of literature writes in coherent?
A. Because it’s easy to understand C. Because it’s complicated
B. Because it’s hard to understand D. Because it’s important
14. In reviewing the literature, what is the law that need to consider in doing literature research?
A. Cybercrime C. Anti-violence against women
B. Plagiarism D. None of the above
15. Which of the following is NOT a consideration in writing a scope and delimitation?
A. A brief statement of the problem of the study.
B. The local of the study.
C. The population or universe from which the respondents were selected.
D. The period of the study.
16. Which of the following is another term for causal comparative research?
A. True Experimental Research C. Correlational Research
B. Quasi Experimental Research D. Descriptive Research
17. Which among the given uses scientific method to establish cause-effect relationship among group of variables in a
research study with randomization?
A. True Experiment B. Quasi-Experiment C. Descriptive D. Explanatory
18. Which of the following is the nature of reality of quantitative research?
A. Objectivity B. Subjectivity C. Longevity D. None of the above
19. Which research design seeks to describe “what it is”?
A. Correlational C. experimental
B. Descriptive / D. evaluation
20. Who will be benefited to this study entitled “Influence of Learning Modalities in the Academic Performance of SHS
students in Math”?
A. Learners C. Parents
B. Stakeholders D. All of the above
21. Which of the following refers to the behavior or characteristic that is being affected on the subjects which will be
recorded during experimentation?
A. Independent variable C. extraneous variable
B. Dependent Variable D. random variables
22. What do you call a hypothesis which shows negative statement like no significance or no difference?
A. alternative hypothesis C. null hypothesis
B. cause and effect hypothesis D. none of the above
23. There is a significant difference between the affectivity of the two brands of feeds in the growth of pigs is an example
of what type of hypothesis?
A. alternative hypothesis C. null hypothesis
B. cause and effect hypothesis D. none of the above
24. Jana wants to see if time of sleep is related on the academic performance of the students. What is the best null
hypothesis for her study?
A. There is no significant relationship between the time of sleep and academic performance of the students.
B. There is a significant relationship between the time of sleep and academic performance of the students.
C. There is no significant difference between the time of sleep and academic performance of the students.
D . There is a significant difference between the time of sleep and academic performance of
the students.. .
25. Which of the following involves pulling together all of the Literature that you want to use to review or report?
A. Relevant B. Synthesizing C. Literature D. Information
26. Synthesizing of Literature can also have constructed a persuasive argument. Which among the given are needed?
A. Compare, Combine, Contrast C. Compile, Contrast, Combine
B. Conclude, Compare, Contrast D. Combine, Combine, Conclude
27. According to the overview, writing a literature review lets you gain and demonstrate skills in which two KEY areas?
A. Information Seeking and Critical Appraisal C. Critical Appraisal and Citation
B. Information Seeking and Inquiry D. Citation and Inquiry

For items 28-30: Sixty students were randomly divided into two groups as part of a study on the effects of alcohol on
reaction time. Each member of one group consumed a specified amount of alcohol and members of the other group had a
non-alcoholic beverage. The reaction time of both groups was measured before and after taking the beverage/alcoholic
drink.

28. What is the independent variable?

A. amount of alcohol B. reaction time C. one student D. sixty students
29. What is the dependent variable?
A. amount of alcohol B. reaction time C. one student D. sixty students
30. Which of the following is/are potential extraneous variable/s in this study?
A. weight of the subject C. tolerance level to alcohol
B. diet prior to test D. all of these
31. Which of the following steps must be considered first in order to be effective in selecting relevant literature?
A. writing up the literature reviewed
B. develop a theoretical framework;
C. search for existing literature in your area of study;
D. review the literature selected;
32. Which of the following style is commonly used in education?
A. APA Style B. MLA C. CPA D. Chicago manual style
33. In selecting relevant literature, we follow sequential steps. Which of the following is not part of the steps?
A. Clarifying the research question
B. Planning the research based on your understanding of the research questions
C. Listing the authors of selected literatures
D. Searching for literature
34. Which of the following is a kind of review of related literature in which you re-examine and combine the results of
two or more statistical studies for coming out with a grand total to indicate stronger effects of the research outcome?
A. Meta-synthesis C. Synthesis
B. Meta-analysis D. Analysis
35. Which of the following is not a characteristics of a Good Literature Review?
A. give a new interpretation of old material or combine new with old interpretations
B. trace the intellectual progression of the field including major debates
C. Identify where gaps exist in how a problem has been researched to date.
D. combine the good and bad ideas
36. APA System is an example of a referencing style. What does APA stand for?
A. American Psychological Association C. American Pattern Aspect
B. American Pattern Association D. Association for Patter Aspects
37. Which of the following research titles best fit to the given statement of the problem “the main concern of this study is
to find out the management practices among the public high school at the division of Bataan during school year 2010-2011”.
A. Management Practices Among Public High Schools at The Division of Bataan
B. Management and Learning Practices Among Public High Schools at the Division of Bataan
C. Management Practices Among Public High Schools Teachers at the Division of Bataan
D. Significant Relationship Among the Public High School Teachers and Administration
38. Bryman (2008) cited three important aims of a problem statement, which among the given is NOT included?
A. Place the problem in a particular context
B. Demonstrate a researchable topic
C. Introduce the reader to the importance of the topic being studied
D. Provide the framework for reporting the results
39. Which of the following is defined as an examination of relevant books, scholarly articles and any other sources
pertinent to an area of research?
A. literature review B. Research C. Inquiry D. None of the above
40. Which of the following is not included in the three options for placing citations?
A. Idea-focused B. Researcher-focused C. Chronology-focused D. Problem-focused
41. Which of the following serves as the framework in conducting quantitative research?
A. scientific method B. critic method C. questionnaire D. operational method
42. Which of the following defines a concept in terms of specific ideas, principles, or theories associated with the term?
A. operational definition B. conceptual definition C. local definition D. theoretical definition
43. Which of the following defines the term on how it is mentioned in the present study?
A. operational definition B. conceptual definition C. local definition D. theoretical definition
44. Which among the given is an educated guess on the most logical outcome of an experiment or a study?
A. case study B. RRL C. Research Hypothesis D. Research study
45. Which of the following is the best way to write a review of related literature?
A. construct conceptual framework C. construct a literature map
B. construct theoretical framework D. construct a literary framework
46. Which of the following must NOT be done in gathering background of research?
A. You must not rush
B. Spend time getting background knowledge about the problem
C. Read for rich background ideas about the problem
D. Copy paste the work of others and do not cite them
47. What ethical principles and rules are to consider in producing an honest to goodness research paper?
A. Kindness B. Honesty and Integrity C. Truthfulness D. None of the above
48. Which among the given is a visual or graphical summary of the study that identifies what will and will not be
investigated in the study?
A. literature map B. conceptual framework C. references D. literary framework
49. Which of the following is NOT included in three ways to cite sources or references?
A. APA style B. MLA style C. Chicago Manual Style D. APL style
50. Which of the following is a part of literature review wherein you give an overview, define important key words,
and inform readers of the limitation of the review.
A. body B. introduction C. conclusion D. none of the above
II. ESSAY WRITING: Read the questions below and answer it in two to three sentences.

1. What is the difference between qualitative research and quantitative research?

2. What do you think is the BEST type of research to use? Is it qualitative or quantitative? Explain.

3. What is the importance of research in our daily lives?

4. If you were to make your own research study what would be its title and what would it be about?

“Research is seeing what everybody else has seen and thinking what
nobody else has thought.”
- Albert Szent-Györgyi

Research in Daily Life 2

Ms. Sheila Mae O. Arcipe