SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

S.Y. 2019-2020

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

Practical Research 2
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Directions: Study carefully each question and choose the APPROPRIATE and BEST answer that
corresponds to the given item.

1. Which of the following is a criterion for a good research question?

a. Questions should be long and use complex terms

b. Questions should show where my research biases are.
c. Questions should sound contemporary.
d. Questions should connect with established theory and research.
2. A systematic literature review is:
a. one which generates a literature review using a treasure hunt system.
b. a replicable, scientific, and transparent process
c. one which gives equal attention to the principal contributors to the area
d. a manufactured system for generating literature reviews tailored to your subject.
3. A type of variable that are not actually measured or observed in a study although they
exist, however their influence cannot be directly detected in a study
a. Intervening variables c. confounding variables
b. Control variables d. continuous variables
4. Why is it important to have well formulated research questions?

a. It gives greater clarity to the research process and what you wish to research.
b. It leads to more focused research.
c. It provides more structure to my work
d. All of the above
5. Which of the following should you think about when preparing your research?
a. Your sample frame and sampling strategy.
b. The ethical issues that might arise
c. Negotiating access to the setting.
d. All of the above
6. A technical definition is:
a. one that bears no relation to the underlying concept.
b. A mechanical definition of a concept.
c. definition based on how a word/s are used in the research study
d. one that refers to opera singers and their work
7. Why do you need to review the existing literature?

a. You enjoy reading the academic research on your topic.

b. Because without it, you could never reach the required word-count.
 c. To find out what is already known about your area of interest.
d. to make sure you have a long list of references.
8. To read the literature critically means:

a. to suggest the previous research was always poorly conducted.

b. skimming through the material because most of it are unimportant details.
c. evaluating what you read in terms of your own research questions.
d. being negative about something before you read it.
9. A systematic literature review is:
a. one which generates a literature review using a treasure hunt system.
b. a replicable, scientific, and transparent process.
c. one which gives equal attention to the principal contributors to the area.
d. a manufactured system for generating literature reviews tailored to your subject.
10. An operational definition is:

a. one that bears no relation to the underlying concept.

b. A mechanical definition of a concept.
c. definition based on how a word/s are used in the research study
d. one that refers to opera singers and their work
11. In which section of a research proposal must researchers state the particular question to
be investigated?

a. Statement of the problem c. background of the study

b. Definition of terms d. scope and delimitation
12. A questionnaire contained a question regarding marital status. The respondent
checked either single, married, divorced, separated or widowed. What is the scale of
measurement for this question?
a. Nominal variable c. interval variable
b. Ordinal variable d. ratio variable
13. A hypothesis is:
a. a statement which serves as the basis for further investigation
b. the methodical evaluation of research evidence.
c. a statement of the aims of an investigation.
d. all of the above.
14. An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth.
Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each
plant has the same amount of soil, same amount of sunlight, and the same amount of
liquid. In this investigation, what is the independent variable?
a. Type of plant
b. Different liquids
c. Plant growth
d. Amount of sunlight
15. What is the purpose of informed consent?
a. To make sure that participants know exactly what to expect from the research and to
communicate their right to withdraw at any stage.
 b. In order that the participant can make an informed choice about their participation
and not undertake to do something which they may otherwise have declined to do.
c. To ensure that participants are not lied to about the time commitment involved in their
participation.
d. All of the above
16. This is a special software package used for logical batched and non-logical batched
statistical analysis. What does SPSS stand for?
a. Static Package for Social Sciences c. Statistical Package for Social
Sciences
b. Statistic Package for Social Sciences d. Statistic Package for Social
Science
17. Variables with ratio measurement:
a. do not have a true zero in their measurement scale
b. have a true zero in their measurement scale
c. have categories with meaningful order
d. do not have categories with meaningful order
18. The most basic distinction between types of data is that some data are quantitative while
other data are qualitative. Quantitative data general consists of:
a. Numbers
b. Equations
c. Open- ended questions
d. Survey and questionnaire data
19. Which of the following is an example of ordinal measurement?
a. a. Male and female choices indicating biological sex
b. A scale from 1 to 4 measuring life satisfaction
c. A list of six different religious affiliations
d. A whole number indication of a person's age in years
20. Which of the follow is a benefit of a systematic review?
a. It reduces researcher bias and demands the researcher is comprehensive of their
approach
b. It is really quick to complete.
c. is cost effective as an approach.
d. It provides internal validity to the study.
21. This refers to variables whose data are non-numeric labels that do not reflect quantitative
information?
a. Nominal variable c. interval variable
b. Ordinal variable d. ratio variable
22. What is a portion or part of a population called?
a. Random survey c. Tally
b. Sample d. Frequency distribution
23. Variables that represent categories that can be ordered and categorized however there is
no measurable distance between its categories
a. Ordinal c. interval
 b. Nominal d. ratio
24. What type of research design is used to determine what has happened during a given
activity or an institution?
a. Normative c. causal comparative
b. Comparative d. evaluative
25. Why is it important to read original articles when you are reviewing the literature?
a. To examine the validity of the conclusions
b. To obtain an overview of methods and procedures
c. To look for flaws in the method.
d. All of the above
26. In an experiment, the group that does not receive any intervention is called?

a. The experimental group c. the control group

b. The participant group d. the treatment group

27. . What is a method of viewing and recording participant using a checklist?

a. case study c. questionnaire
b. observation d. survey
28. What is the best tool for measuring level of opinions.
a. dichotomous questions c. open- ended questions
b. Likert scale d. yes or no questionnaire