Name: ________________________Yr. & Sec.

: _________ Date: ________Score: _________

A. MULTIPLE CHOICES

Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer.

____1. Which statement cannot be considered as a definition of research?

a. It is a process of gathering data or information to solve a particular or specific problem
in a scientific manner.
b. It is a jumbled process of inquiry that seeks to find clarifications to broad topics which
involves indefinite method or process to deal with the inquiry.
c. It is a scientific investigation which includes collection, presentation, analysis, and
interpretation of facts that links human’s speculation with reality.
d. It is a careful, critical, disciplined inquiry, varying in technique and method according
to the nature and conditions of the problem identified, directed toward the clarification or
resolution of a problem.
____2. The following are goals of research, except __________.
a. prevention of the expansion of new knowledge
b. discovery of new facts about phenomena
c. preservation and improvement of the quality human life
d. improving existing techniques to develop new instruments or products
____3. A researcher reports the results of investigation no matter how good or how bad he thinks
data gathered are. This characteristic of a researcher is _______________.
a. critical
b. intellectual curiosity
c. intellectual honesty
d. prudence
____4. How did the universe began is an example of _______________.
a. experimental research c. basic research
b. applied research d. descriptive research

For items 5 – 9, consider the following research characteristics.

a. realistic
b. logical
c. cyclical
d. analytical
e. replicable
f. critical

For the following numbers, identify the characteristic of research being described in each of the
situations below. Use the above list as your options.

____5. Eric identifies a problem for his research. After his findings for the first problem, he
found out and identified another problem that arose from his previous problem. He suggested
that other researchers continue to research on the newly found problem.
____6. Annie uses the scientific method in doing her research procedures. She makes sure that
all the instruments and all the procedures she uses are valid before proceeding to the next step to
assure that the final outcome and conclusions are also valid.
____7. Robbie was interested to research about factors affecting the growth of fish in saltwater.
He chose this topic because he lives in an area near the seashore. He always walks near the
shore in his free time. Because of this, it will be easy for him to conduct observations and gather
data he needs regarding his chosen topic.
____8. Grace has finished conducting a research in her field of expertise. She wants to submit it
in a national journal for publication. The National Journal Screening Committee wants to
examine the validity of the results of Grace’s paper. The committee decided to include Grace’s
paper since the results from the experiment of the committee is the same as the results reported
by Grace on her paper.
____9. Irvin, after finishing his data analysis, still examines the results of the data analysis.
Before he accepts or rejects his hypothesis, he makes sure that he has established a high level of
confidence in his data analysis so that he is confident and precise in his interpretations whether
the results are significant or not.

For items 10 – 15, identify which quality a good researcher demonstrates in each of the
following situations below. Choose from the following options:
a. research – oriented f. resourceful
b. efficient g. creative
c. scientific h. honest
d. effective i. economical
e. active j. religious
___10. Hannah is curious about many things around her, thus she seeks to find out the causes of
the different phenomena she is experiencing daily. She goes to the library to search for answers
to her inquiries. She regularly attends research forums and never let herself be outdated to the
new and current trend in research.
___11. Audie, a research teacher is an organized person. Through his investigations, he strictly
follows a certain process in all of his investigations. He makes sure that he never goes away
with the proper process of inquiry, specifically the scientific method. He also had applied this
method to his everyday endeavors. Because of this, all of his inquiries are solved with ease.
___12. Noah is conducting an investigation about the effect of a certain antimicrobial substance
on a certain type of bacteria. He was expecting that the substance will prevent the growth of
the population of the bacteria. After his experiment, he found out that the bacteria still grew its
population. Although he was not expecting this result, Noah still reports his findings on his
paper.
___13. Alice is planning to conduct an experiment. Before she could start her experiment, she
needs to measure the area of the field where she will be conducting her experiment. She
planned to use a tape measure to be used for measuring. However, when she went to the
stock room, she did not find any tape measure available. There were only three meter sticks
present there. She just used the available meter sticks in measuring the area of the field.
___14. Brix wants to make sure that every material that will be used for his experiment will be
used wisely. He makes sure that he will buy materials sufficient enough for the needs of
the experiment. He does not want that his budget be wasted in buying unnecessary or excess
materials.
___15. Toshio is a student – researcher. His teacher notices that he finishes his research tasks on
time. He was never late in submitting a requirement. He ensures that he finishes his tasks first
before doing leisure activities. Because of this, he has received high grade in his research
course.
B. MATCHING TYPE

Direction: Match the ICONS about Plagiarism, with their corresponding description of
plagiarism (Column A) and the type (Column B). You will have two answers every number. One
for the description and one for the type.

ICON Column A Column B

_______1. A. An act of submitting other’s work, a. clone

word-for-word, as one’s own.
_______2. B. A written piece that contains significant b. Ctrl+C
portions of text from a single source
without alterations.

_______3. C. The act of changing key words and phrases c. Re – Tweet

but retaining the essential content of the
source in paper.

_______4. D. An act of paraphrasing from other sources d. Find – Replace

and making the content fit together seamlessly.

_______5. E. The act of borrowing generously from one’s e. Remix

previous work without citation. This is also
called self – plagiarism.

_______6. F. The act of combining perfectly cited sources f. 404 error

with copied passages – without citation – in
one paper.

_______7. G. A paper that represents a mix copied materials g. Aggregator

from several different sources without proper
citation.

________8. H. A written peace that includes citations to non - h. Mash – up

existent or inaccurate information about sources.

________9. I. The paper includes proper citation, but contains i. Recycle

almost no original work.

_______10. J. The paper includes proper citation, but relies too j. Hybrid
closely on the text’s original wording and/or
structure.

C. ELEMENTS OF A RESEARCH TITLE

Direction: Analyze the following research titles. Identify the elements of a research title
from the given statement below.
1. The Value of Social Interaction in the Development of Good Work Ethics in Young
Children Aged 7 –10 in Roxas City in the Year 2019 – 2020
Aim:___________________________________________________________________
Subject: ________________________________________________________________
Locale: _________________________________________________________________
Period: _________________________________________________________________
Population: ______________________________________________________________
2. The Relationship Between Homelessness and Academic Success Among Females in
Capiz for the Year 2019 – 2020
Aim:___________________________________________________________________
Subject: ________________________________________________________________
Locale: _________________________________________________________________
Period: _________________________________________________________________
Population: ______________________________________________________________
3. A Study on the Factors Affecting the Infant Feeding Practices of Mothers in Roxas City
for the Year 2019 – 2020
Aim:___________________________________________________________________
Subject: ________________________________________________________________
 Locale: _________________________________________________________________
Period: _________________________________________________________________
Population: ______________________________________________________________

Direction: Given the following elements, construct a SMART Research Title. (5 pts each)
1. Aim: Determine The Effect on Reading Comprehension
Subject: Graphic Organization
Locale: Filamer Christian University
Period: 2019 – 2020
Respondents: Secondary Special Education Students

SMART RESEARCH TITLE:

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

2. Aim: Determine the Impact on Social Development

Subject: Electronic, Video and Mobile Games
Locale: Capiz National High School
Period: 2019 – 2020
Respondents: High School Students

SMART RESEARCH TITLE:

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

“Work hard in silence; let your success be your noise”

God bless!!!

Prepared by: Checked by:

VERONICA P. CAPOTE IRMA B. PEŇOL

Elective Teacher Head, Math & Sci Department

Noted: Approved:

URLA S. DELA SHEILA C. SURESCA

Asst. Principal, JHS Principal, High School