Department of Education

Division of Bohol
SAN ROQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Alburquerque, Bohol
1st Semester, S.Y.: 2019-2020
PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1
DIAGNOSTIC TEST

Name: Gr. 11- Date: Score: / 40

I. Directions: Read the following questions or statements below and write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.
USE CAPITAL LETTERS.
1. The purpose of research presents a picture of the specific of the details of a situation, social setting or relationship.
a. Exploratory b. Descriptive c. Explanatory d. Quantitative
2. Educational qualifications of teachers affect their socioeconomic status because the higher the educational qualification, the higher
the salary will be. Educational qualification is.
a. Intervening variable b. Dependent variable c. Independent variable d. Moderator variable
3. The characteristics of good research that any conclusion drawn is based upon hard evidence gathered from information collected
from real life experience or observation is?
a. Rigorous b. Systematic c. Empirical d. Critical
4. A type of applied research that is a discipline process of inquiry conducted by and for those taking the action.
a. Impact assessment research b. Action research
c. Evaluation research d. Basic research
5. The third type of research aims to explore and describe.
a. Quantitative method b. Qualitative method c. Mixed method d. Scientific research
6. The quantitative research is concerned with cause - and - effect relationship.
a. Non- experimental design b. Experimental design
c. Correlation design d. Survey research
7. This type of qualitative research describes experiences as they lived.
a. Ethnography b. Historical c. Phenomenology d. Case study
8. An abstract form _________or idea, often conveyed on a single word which serves as a springboard or building blocks of theory.
a. Theory b. Framework c. Concept d. Paradigm
9. A method of acquiring knowledge based on the scientific method of inquiry to enrich the system of objective knowledge in the field of
natural and social sciences.
a. Discipline b. Theory c. Research d. Model
10.The research considers the protection of research participants by obtaining approval from participants through voluntary written
consents.
a. Validation b. Reliability c. Informed consent d. Interview
11.Since a study involves people, special care is taken into consideration to ensure that respondents are treated ethically in all
aspects.
a. Open coding b. Benchmarking c. Ethical consideration d. Bracketing
12.A research process that uses more than one source of data to strengthen the validity of research by telling a more comprehensive
story of the things to be examined.
a. Correlation b. Complementarity c. Triangulation d. Expansion
13. Civil status affects the performance of teachers in performing their duties. To which of the variables does civil status belong?
a. Dependent variables b. Intervening variable c. Control variable d. Moderate variable
14.The purpose of research is to formulate more precise questions that future research can answer.
a. Descriptive b. Explanatory c. Exploratory d. Combination
15.Treatment of time is another dimension in research. Researcher capture features of people or other unit at more than time.
a. Cross- sectional b. Summative c. Longitudinal d. Formative
16.One important goal in conducting research is to
a. Advance the personal and professional qualification of practitioner c. Focus direction of the research
b. Produce evidence based practice d. Describe characteristics of a population

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17.The first step in the research process begins with generating research ideas for research problems and synthesis.
a. Formulating research designs and methodology c. Collecting data
b. Establishing problems and synthesis d. Drawing conclusion and recommendations
18.Salinity is a variable that affect the growth of seaweeds. To which of the variables does salinity fall?
a. Independent variable b. Control variable c. Dependent variable d. Moderate variable
19.The first step in research is identifying a topic, conceptualizing a research topic would include
a. Title of research b. Finding a focus c. Where to start d. Discuss with fellow researchers
20.A statement that makes a specific prediction between one to two variables.
a. Problem b. Hypotheses c. Gap in literature d. Proposition
21.An introduction answers question about the problem, one of these is.
a. What is the methodology? c. What are the conclusions?
b. Why is it a problem? d. What are the recommendations?
22.The problem statement is
a. Background of the study
b. The verbalization and articulation as well as the analysis of the “question” in which the researcher wants the research to
answer
c. Description of the issues
d. Analysis of the question
23.The purpose of a background study is to
a. Report observation or research results.
b. Help you to prove the relevance of your research question and to further develop the thesis
c. Go to the library to gather data
d. Complete the research
24.A hypothesis is not the research answer , but rather
a. A theory to be tested c. Imaginary terms or situations
b. A proposal to be tested and evaluated d. It is an assumption in a thesis
25.A statement about the population or populations being examined that states that there is no effect, no change or relationship.
a. Alternative hypothesis c. Research hypothesis
b. Null hypothesis d. Independent and dependent hypothesis
26.There are several sources of research. These are published writings and reports that critique or reports on primary sources and can
be found in periodical and references books.
a. Primary sources c. Tertiary sources
b. Secondary sources d. Non- documentary searching
27.Organized related literature and studies to inform the reader of what is
a. A researchable area c. A research area of interest
b. A known and conflicting area d. A broad area of research
28.Component of research process wherein it describes properly the relationship of variables is
a. Assumptions c. Research design
b. Data processing d. Theoretical framework
29.A popular system of referencing is the APA format also called
a. A brief citation of the sources in text and full citations and all work cited in the text.
b. Author- date method of parenthetical documentation or in text citation.
c. Footnotes and endnotes used to acknowledge the source of the idea or
d. A list of citation of sources whereby each citation is given description historical and textual explanation.
30. Plagiarism is to
a. Use inappropriate statistical techniques in order to obtain favorable results and enhance the significance of one’s research.
b. Present someone else’s ideas or work as your own.
c. Publish the same paper in two different journals without informing the editor.
d. Discuss with your colleagues data from the paper that you are reviewing for a journal
31. Paraphrasing is
a. Harm that is physical, financial, or psychological experienced by the participants.
b. Using someone’s idea in own words to restate the author’s ideas and acknowledge to give credits to the original author.
c. Minimizing harm and risk to human lives
d. Making derogatory comments and personal attacks in the review of author’s submitted work.
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32. Written documents such as books, periodicals, magazines, journals, newspapers and legal citations.
a. Primary sources b. Related literature c. Secondary sources d. Related studies
33.Previous studies that involves similar variables including theses, dissertations, scholarly written papers, studies, published and
unpublished.
a. Primary sources b. Related studies c. Related literature d. Secondary sources
34.In interpreting hypothesis test result, any result that lies outside of the confidence level, can be .
a. Confirmed b. Rejected c. Accepted d. Alternated
35. In a final research output, the is referred to as the “bottom line”.
a. Appendices b. References c. Conclusions d. Recommendations
36. In one of the items below, it illustrates how recommendation in a research report should be stated: “Increase enrollment through
marketing campaign” this illustrates a recommendation that is ______________.
a. Specifically stated b. Measurable c. Time - bound d. Result orient
37.The element in the front matter of a thesis that ensures the use of other works cited is in accordance with legal requirements.
a. Title page b. Approval sheet c. Copyright page d. Acknowledgement
38.Which contain s the brief summary of a research report?
a. Acknowledgement b. Abstract c. Dedication d. Approval sheet
39. “Giving credit where credit is due”, illustrative which of the following ethical concerns.
a. Informed consent c. Justice and fairness
b. Non- maleficence and beneficence d. Right to full disclosure
40.This is unethical when a researcher copy material intensively from others.
a. Informed consent c. Justice and fairness
b. Non- maleficence and beneficence d. Right to full disclosure

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