IMIUS Branch

PRACTICAL RESEARCH

Preliminary Examination

Name:_______________________ Score:___________
Section:________________ Date:___________

I. Mutiple Choice

1) Is a process of executing various mental acts for discovering and examining facts and
information to prove the accuracy or truthfulness of your claims or conclusions about
the topic of your research.
a. Reaseach
b. Inquiry
c. Interview
d. Survey
2) Requires non-numerical data, which means that the research uses words rather than
numbers to express the results, the inquiry, or investigation about people's thoughts,
beliefs, feelings, views, and lifestyles regarding the object of the study.
a. Qualitative Research
b. Reasearch
c. Quantitative Research
d. Inquiry
3) Involves measurement of data. Thus, it presents research findings referring to the
number or frequency of something in numerical forms (i.e., using percentages, fractions,
numbers).
a. Qualitative Research
b. Reasearch
c. Quantitative Research
d. Inquiry
4) This type of qualitative research shows relationships or connectedness of two
factors, circumstances, or agents called variables that affect the research. It is only
concerned in indicating the existence of a relationship, not the causes and ways of the
development of such relationship.
a. Descriptive Research
b. Correlational Research
c. Explanatory Research
d. Action Research
5) This type of research studies an ongoing practice of a school, organization,
community, or institution for the purpose of obtaining results that will bring
improvements in the system.
a. Exploratory Research
 b. Explanatory Research
c. Case study
d. Action Research
6) A study of a particular cultural group.
a. Phenomenology
b. Case Study
c. Content Analysis
d. Ethnography
7) Is a qualitative method where there is an examining of past events to draw
conclusions and make predictions about the future.
a. Grounded Theory
b. Historical Analysis
c. Case Study
d. Phenomenology
8) Is a research technique that analyzes the modes of communication such as letters,
e-mails etc.
a. Ethnography
b. Phenomenology
c. Historical Analysis
d. Content Analysis
9) Takes place when there is a discovery of new theory which underlies your study at
the time of data collection and analysis.
a. Historical Analysis
b. Phenomenology
c. Grounded Theory
d. Content Analysis
10) “live-experienced” of a phenomenon
a. Historical Analysis
b. Phenomenology
c. Grounded Theory
d. Content Analysis
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