TOMAS CLAUDIO COLLEGES

Morong, Rizal

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

FIRST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS

Practical Research 2

Table of Specifications

Number of
Percentage Test
Topic Recitation Test Items
of Test Items Placements
Days
1. Inquiry vs
1 8.33% 5 41 – 45
Research
2. Quantitative 24 – 30 ;46 –
3 25.00% 12
Research 50
3. Experimenta
3 25.00% 12 6 – 17
l Research
4. Non-
experimental 2 16.67% 9 1 – 3; 18 – 23
Research
5. Variables 3 25.00% 12 4 – 5; 31 – 40
TOTAL 12 100 50

Prepared by: Checked by:

MR. RAFAEL P. AMONOY MRS. CRISELDA C. PATAG

Subject Teacher ABM Strand Coordinator

MR. RODOLFO G. HERNANDEZ, Jr.

SHS Coordinator

Noted by: Approved by:

RUEL G. MANALO, Ed. D. MR. DINDO C. PUNZALAN

Asst. Principal Principal
 TOMAS CLAUDIO COLLEGES
Morong, Rizal

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

FIRST PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS

Practical Research 2
Name: Score
:
Strand/Section Date:
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I – VOCABULARY. Directions: Read the following sentences earnestly. Choose the correct
meaning of the italicized word/s through context clues. Write the letter on the space provided
before each number.
__________1. The announcement about the title defense must be diffused.
a. converge b. join c. feast d. spread
__________2. You don’t need to use a large amount of money in research; you just need to be
efficient.
a. impractical b. resourceful c. ineffective d. useless
__________3.The panelist was looking for the veracity of the result, so she kept on asking
questions to the group.
a. dishonesty b. disloyalty c. duplicity d. truthfulness
__________4. You are not allowed to manipulate the result!
a. disregard b. neglect c. ignore d. to handle with special skills
__________5. Plant A bears all the characteristics that causes the potential in growing faster by
using water and sunlight.
a. breed b. labor c. carry d. deny

II – MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully. Write
TRUE if the statement is correct and if the statement is incorrect, underline the word that makes
it wrong, and then write the correct answer on the space provided before each number.
__________6-7. Experimental research determines the effects of the treatment to discover the
cause of such results.
__________8-9. Non-experimental research is also capable of establishing cause-effect
relationship.
__________10-11. True experimental research uses random selection in choosing the
participants which belong to an experimental or control group.
__________12-13. Matched comparison is choosing a treatment group and another group that
is different from the selected treatment group.
__________14-15. Obtaining information about people’s opinions and feelings about an issue is
one of the purposes of survey research.
__________16-17. A type of quasi-experimental research which controls treatment and
condition applied to one individual or group is called single-subject quasi-experimental research.
__________18-19. Efficiency as a strength of survey research deals with the capacity of
safeguarding the privacy or anonymity of the respondents.
__________20-21. Versatility is one of the weaknesses of a survey research as it tackles any
issue affecting the society.
__________22-23. One of the steps in planning a survey research is formulation of research
questions or hypotheses but not to predict relationships of variables

III – IDENTIFICATION. Directions: Write “QL” if the given instances refer to QUALITATIVE
RESEARCH and “QN” if it refers to QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH. Write your answer on the
space provided before each number.
_____24. The nurses will be using a certain weighing scale to know the weight of the baby.
_____25. The students will be observing the colors of the sky if it is significant to the changes in
weather.
_____26. Observing the social interactions of pre-school children in a playgroup using an
observation checklist.
_____27. Observing the effects of using a treat as a reward to teach a dog to sit on a command.
_____28. Conducting an experiment to investigate if having a longer break during a prolonged
lecture improves performance on a test.
_____29. Interviewing the contestants based on what they have experienced during the contest.
_____30. Giving the doctor, on a scale of 1 – 10, the pain you are feeling right now.

IV – ENUMERATION. Directions: List down the ten (10) types of variables.

31. ___________________
32. ___________________
33. ___________________
34. ___________________
35. ___________________
36. ___________________
37. ___________________
38. ___________________
39. ___________________
40. __________________

V. ESSAY
Directions: Compose a five-sentence paragraph regarding the topics below. Each essay will be
graded according to the following rubrics:
Organization of thoughts – 3 points
Connection of ideas to the topic – 2 points
Total – 5 points

1. Compare and contrast inquiry and research.

2. What are the differences between a qualitative research and a quantitative research?

Prepared by: Checked by:

MR. RAFAEL P. AMONOY MRS. CRISELDA C. PATAG

Subject Teacher ABM Strand Coordinator

MR. RODOLFO G. HERNANDEZ, Jr.

SHS Coordinator

Noted by: Approved by:

RUEL G. MANALO, Ed. D. MR. DINDO C. PUNZALAN

Asst. Principal Principal