AYUNGON SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL

Tampocon II, Ayungon Negros Oriental

Fourth Periodic Test

In
Research 10
Prepared by: Mrs. Shiela P. Repe

Name: _______________________________________ Date: ______________________________

Year & Section: ________________________________ Score: ______________________________

Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Why do you need to review the existing literature?

a. To make sure you have a long list of references
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 help in your general studying

2. Why is a primary source often more valuable to a researcher than a secondary source?
a. It gives general information about a particular topic.
b. It reviews relevant literature.
c. It synthesizes the results from a number of studies.
d. It provides detailed information about all aspects of a study.

3. A review of the literature can BEST be defined as a

a. systematic identification and analysis of information related to the research problem.
b. list of at least 20 journal articles.
c. list of the five most important articles written on the topic.
d. discussion of the appropriate methodology for conducting a study.

4. A review of the literature could enable a researcher to do which of the following?

a. Ascertain what is already known about a topic.
b. Identify methodological strategies for designing the study.
c. Provide the insight necessary to develop a logical framework into which the topic fits.
d. All of these.

5. A hypothesis is defined as
a. a tentative prediction of the results of the research. c. a qualitative research design.
b. the operational definition of the results of the research. d. a quantitative study.

6. Which of the following is the BEST hypothesis?

a. Taller students will have higher test scores than shorter students.
b. Students taught in a co-operative group setting have higher achievement test scores than students taught in
a traditional class.
c. Students using laptops will do well.
d. Some students will fail.

7. The following hypothesis was tested: Teachers receiving holistic stress reduction training will demonstrate lower levels of
stress than teachers who do not receive such training. The results of the study indicated teachers receiving the training had
lower levels of stress. Which of the following BEST describes these results?
a. The results support the hypothesis. c. The results prove the hypothesis.
b. The results do not support the hypothesis. d. The results disprove the hypothesis.

8. The scientific method is preferred over other ways of knowing because it is more
a. reliable. b. systematic. c. accurate. d. all of these.

9. Which of the following studies most likely uses quantitative methods?

a. Comparing test results across groups to understand the effects of a particular instructional approach.
b. Understanding historical perspective for an educational topic.
c. Understanding the shared beliefs and practices of teachers in a school.
d. Developing a theory grounded in the beliefs of the group being studied.

10. Which of the following problems is most appropriate to a qualitative approach?

a. Describing the relationship between students' math attitudes and their math achievement.
b. Identifying the characteristics that differentiate students who drop out of high school from those students
who do not drop out.
c. Describing the effect of creating a student-centered assessment environment on students' achievement.
d. Understanding what it is like to work in a school that is changing the decision-making process from a top-
down, administratively driven model to a bottom-up, teacher driven model.
11. “Students who have been given extra credit will report more satisfaction with their course than students who
have not been given extra credit.” This statement represents a/an
a. theory b. hypothesis c. variable d. problem

12. Which of the following components of the research process should be conducted first?
a. Conducting the experiment c. Coming up with the hypothesis
b. Conducting the literature review d. Data analysis
13. What is the independent variable in the following statement? “If rats are reinforced with five food pellets for each correct
response, then they will make more correct responses than rats that are reinforced with zero food pellets.”
a. Number of correct responses c. Number of rats
b. Number of food pellets (five or zero)

14. What is the dependent variable in the following statement? “If people are put in groups, then they will be less likely to help
a stranger than when they are by themselves.”
a. Group size (group or individual) c. The participants
b. Likelihood to help a stranger d. The researcher

15. After Paul collects his data, he conducts a number of analyses and only presents the results that support his hypothesis,
ignoring results that run contrary to his hypothesis. Paul is guilty of
a. plagiarism. c. incorrectly citing his references.
b. lying with statistics. d. putting his participants “at risk.”

16. What specific purpose or goal of research is evident when we come to know the dangers from the abusive use of
unprescribed drugs and some poisonous drugs and some poisonous substances?
a. to discover new facts about known phenomena
b. to find answers to problems which are only partially solved by existing methods
c. to discover pathways of known substances and elements
d. to satisfy researcher’s curiosity

17. Which purpose of research is evident when effectiveness of the learning process is maximized due to revision of
curricula and instructional innovations?
a. to provide man with more of his basic needs
b. to expand or verify existing knowledge
c. to promote health and prolong life
d. to improve educational practices for raising the quality of school products

18. Why must every research activity be done accurately?

a. so that the findings will lead to the formulation of scientific generalizations
b. so that there is no error in the interpretation of all the data
c. so that results of research will be free from alteration
d. so that the research data will not be scrutinized by experts

19. Why does research require an effort-making capacity?

a. because research comes as a result of hurried and careless procedures
b. because research involves much work and time
c. because research follows an orderly and sequential procedure
d. because research places emphasis upon the discovery of general principles

20. What is meant by the statement “Research is empirical.”?

a. All the procedures employed and the data gathered are perceived in the same manner by all observers.
b. All variables except those that are tested or being experimented upon are kept constant.
c. All conclusions are based on actual data.
d. All conclusions and generalizations are cautiously arrived at.

21. What does research require at times a researcher encounters public and social disapproval?
a. patience b. open-mindedness c. acceptance d. courage

22. Research is original work except in:

a. descriptive research c. historical research
b. experimental research d. exploratory research

23. Why do you need to review the existing literature?

a. To make sure you have a long list of references
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 help in your general studying

24. The experimenter’s predicted outcome of a research project is known as a/an

a. theory. b. hypothesis. c. extraneous variable. d. problem.
25. Which of the following components of the research process should be conducted first?
a. Conducting the experiment c. Coming up with the hypothesis
b. Conducting the literature review d. Determining the problem

Put a line across the words related to research in the puzzle. Try any direction. Write the words formed on the space
provided after the number.

E R T H I S P W X H S M I T E R 26. RESOLUTION
P U R P O S I V E U D A N S F E
E N O I T A C I F I R E V I Y S 27. PURPOSIVE
A X F G K S E O G J I R E B L O
D B S D E F E G T I O N S R U L 28. PREDICTION
S L Y E T S E A R C H S T I L U
I O S X Y U S B R E A N I G L T 29. SYSTEMATIC
H G T I M A X I M S I Z G E F I
Y R E V O C S I D N I C A K A O 30. SEARCH
R W M R E P P R E D I C T I O N
31. INQUIRY
I A A X L E M A H T E L I U D Q
U O T A M E A G E R R U O P R P
32. DISCOVER
Q E I M P O Y O I V D E N T I B
N U C R I T I C A L X E T A L E
33. VERIFICATION
I N T E R N A L O R G A N T O C
34. CRITICAL

35. INTERNAL
investigation

Order the following chapters of a research paper

______7_______36. Review of Related Literature

______10_______37. Summary of Findings

______3_______38. Assumptions and Hypothesis

______12_______39. Recommendations

______8_______40. Methods of Research & Procedure

______1_______41. Introduction

______13_______42. Bibliography

______4_______43. Significance of the Study

______11_______44. Conclusions

______6_______45. Scope and Delimitation of the Study

______2_______46. Statement of the Problem

______9_______47. Analysis, Presentation, & Interpretation of Data

_______5______48. Definition of Terms