DAO-AN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Dao-an, San Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur

Second Grading Examination
ENGLISH X

Name ___________________________ Grade/Section ________________ Score ___________

Teacher _________________________ LRN ________________________ Date ____________

Directions: Read the questions carefully and give the best answer. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is the proper order of the steps in writing a research paper?

a. Choose a topic, create a research question, find reliable sources and start the bibliography, take notes and
make an outline, write a raft draft, revise and edit, publish
b. Choose a topic, find reliable sources, create a research question, make an outline and take notes, write a raft
draft, revise and edit, start the bibliography, and publish
c. Create a research question, choose a topic, find reliable sources and start the bibliography, make an outline
and take notes, write a draft, revise and edit, and publish
d. Choose a topic, create a research question, take notes and make an outline, find reliable sources and start the
bibliography, write a rough draft, revise and edit, and publish
2. In which step does a researcher create a general plan for each paragraph of his or her paper?
a. Write a rough draft
b. Take notes and make an outline
c. Revise and edit the rough draft
d. Create a research question
3. What is the difference between revising and editing?
a. Revising focuses on the mechanical aspects, whereas editing involves rewording sentences or change ideas
b. Revising and editing are the same thing
c. Revising involves rewording sentences or changing ideas, whereas editing focuses on the mechanical aspects
d. Revising means to write a whole new paper, and editing means to fix the grammar
4. If you have good research skills, then when you’re doing research you should feel a bit like you
are_________________.
a. Solving a mystery
b. Designing a puzzle
c. Digging in the ground to retrieve something
d. Classifying books in a research library
5. When you have finished researching and are writing your paper, what should be your writing persona? That is, how
should you come across in your paper?
a. As a student writing for your instructor
b. As an instructor writing for students
c. As an expert writing for other experts
d. As a reporting writing for the general public
6. When you write a research paper, your goal is to _____________?
a. Inform your reader c. save your reader time
b. Persuade your reader d. motivate your reader to learn more about the subject
7. In your paper, the researcher must include his or her research question _________________
a. In your introduction
b. In your thesis statement in your introduction
c. In the first sentence of your introduction
d. In the last sentence of your introduction
8. What should you not do in your paper’s conclusion?
a. Summarize your paper’s main point or thesis
b. Introduce a final, strong argument to support your thesis
c. State why the results of your research are significant
d. Point out where further research on your topic is needed
9. When you are assessing the strength of research arguments and evidence, which of the following factors should
you ignore?
a. Relevance c. representativeness
b. Consensus d. sufficiency
10. What is the function of the research paper?
a. To entertain c. to reflect
b. To inform d. to tell a story
11. What type of sources are suitable for research papers?
a. Wikipedia
b. Blogs
c. Academic journals, newspaper articles, websites with ”.edu” or “.org”, or other academic sources with
authors that stand by their data and assertions
d. Personal experience and anecdotal evidence
12. Secondary data can include which of the following?
a. Government statistics
b. Personal diaries
c. Organizational records
d. Statistical records

13. Interview questions should:

a. Lead the respondent
b. Probe sensitive issues
c. Be delivered in a neutral tone
d. Test the respondents’ powers of memory

14. A disadvantage of using secondary data is that:

a. The data may have been collected with reference to research questions that are not those of the researcher
b. The researcher may bring more detachment in viewing the data than original researchers could muster
c. Data have often been collected by teams of experienced researchers
d. Secondary data sets are often available and accessible
15. All of the following are sources of secondary data EXCEPT:
a. Official statistics
b. A television documentary
c. The researcher’s research diary
d. A company’s annual report
16. Which of the following should not be a criterion for a good research project?
a. Demonstrates the abilities of the researcher
b. dependent on the completion of other projects
c. Demonstrates the integration of different fields of knowledge
d. Develops the skills of the researcher
17. Which of the following is a good research question?
a. To produce a report on student job searching behaviors
b. To identify the relationship between self- efficacy and student job searching behaviors
c. Students with higher levels of self- efficacy will demonstrate more active job searching behaviors
d. Do students with high levels of self-efficacy demonstrate more active job searching behaviors?
18. Which part of a research report contain details of how the research was planned and conducted?
a. Results c. introduction
b. Design d. background
19. When designing a questionnaire it is important to do each of the following EXCEPT:
a. Pilot the questionnaire c. avoid double questions
b. Avoid jargon d. use leading questions
20. One of the advantages of using questionnaire is that:
a. Probe questions can be asked c. interview bias can be avoided
b. Respondents can be put at ease d. response rates are always high
21. All of the following are sources of secondary data EXCEPT:
a. Official statistics c. the researcher’s diary
b. A television documentary d. a company’s annual report
22. The writing of research reports is best regarded as:
a. Just like writing an essay c. an unnecessary chore
b. An unnecessary chore d. something that most students find easy
23. How should references be listed in the APA reference list?
a. In order according to when used within the paper
b. In alphabetical order according to the author’s last name
c. In chronological order based on year of publication
d. In alphabetical order according to publication title
24. Which of the following is the correct sequence of writing a bibliography?
a. A Press, London, Computers and language learning, (1996), Clarke
b. Computers and language learning, A Press, Clarke, London, (1996)
c. (1996) Clarke, A Press, London, Computers and language learning
d. London, A Press, Clarke (1996), Computers and language learning
25. Why are referenced included in a research project?
a. It is courtesy to the authors of the works that you have read
b. To keep a record of everything that you have read in writing the report
c. To impress lecturers.
d. To fully identify the source of information and ideas discussed in the report so that others may check for
themselves.
26. Which of the following is the best thing to do about citation?
a. Cite the actual source you used rather than the source of the original study
b. Cite the original study but then indicate where you got your information from
c. Cite the original study because that has the most detail
d. Cite the original study in the text of the report but leave it out of the list of references because you have not
actually read it
27. Which of these is NOT a reason for documenting the sources you use in your paper?
a. Documentation discourages the circulation of error
b. Your professor determines the citation style you use
c. Your readers should be able to determine the accuracy of your sources
d. Representing the work of others as your own is plagiarism.
28. One of the most important aspects of the results and discussion section is__________________
a. An elaborate interpretation of the findings
b. A repeat of the literature review
c. A statement of how a research question was answered
d. A justification for why either quantitative or qualitative methods were used
29. Which section should provide recommendations of how other researchers could improve on research be included?
a. Methods and data c. references
b. Results and discussion d. conclusion
30. The literature review is __________________
a. The main focus of a research paper
b. Not the main focus of the research paper
c. Should thoroughly explain the theories
d. Should explain the results of your own research
31. Which of the following is the last item in an entry of a bibliography?
a. The date of publication c. the place of publication
b. The title of the book d. the name of the author
32. Which of the following separates a title and subtitle in APA formatting?
a. A colon c. a comma
b. A semi colon d. a hyphen
33. Which is not a primary source of information?
a. Artifacts c. history textbooks
b. Diaries d. government documents
34. Which bibliographical entry follows the APA guidelines correctly?
a. Duncan, G. J. (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation.
b. Duncan, G. J. (1997). New York, NY. Consequences of growing up poor: Russell SAGE Foundation
c. Consequences of growing up poor. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation, Duncan, G.J. (1997)
d. Duncan, G. J. Consequences of growing up poor. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation. (1997)
35. Which best describes research writing? Research writing _________________
a. Gathers data form secondary sources
b. Is an elaborate writing a topic
c. Is expert, systematic, and accurate investigation
d. Is a simple systematic refined techniques of writing

36-40. Write the sequence of your research/thesis defended last March 12, 2019 (based on your table of contents)