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Peter’s College
Sabayle St., Iligan City

Basic Education Department

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Practical Research 2
1st Semester, SY: 2021-2022

Name: ________________________________________ Date of Exam: ________________________

Course/Year/Section: __________________________________ Permit Number: ___________________________
Instructor:Ms.Mariecor C. Balber Score: ______________

Answer as directed. ERASURES are INVALID. (50 points)

I. A. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the correct answer by writing it on the space provided before each
number. (1 point each)

__1. Which of the following does NOT describe the Hypotheses?

a. direct the researcher’s observations
b. explains how data will be gathered
c. describes a relationship among variables
d. shows possible cause and effect

__2. A hypothesis which shows no relation between variables.

a. alternative hypothesis c. complex hypothesis
b. logical hypothesis d. null hypothesis

__3. It refers to the assumption about the relationship of the variables.

a. guide questions c. framework
b. hypothesis d. literature

__4. It expresses the connection among two or more independent variables and two or more dependent variables.
a. alternative hypothesis c. complex hypothesis
b. logical hypothesis d. null hypothesis

__5. Shows a relationship between the independent and dependent variables and the fact that the first affects the
second one.
a. alternative hypothesis c. complex hypothesis
b. logical hypothesis d. null hypothesis

__6. A tentative explanation or an answer to a question about variables, their relationships, and other facts involved in
the research.
a. guide questions c. framework
b. hypothesis d. literature

__7. Examines the relationship of one dependent and independent variables.

a. alternative hypothesis c. complex hypothesis
b. simple hypothesis d. null hypothesis
__8. It is a reference done within the text/paragraph in the paper.
a. list of references c. bibliography
b. in-text citation d. source

__9. Which of the following reflect the general purpose of a literature review?
a. Isolate specific research method
b. relate previous research to the current problem
c. refine the problem
d. all of the above

__10. A literature review is best described as:

a. A list of relevant articles and other published material you have read about your topic, describing the content of
each source
b. An internet search for articles describing research relevant to your topic criticizing the methodology and reliability
of the findings
c. An evaluative overview of what is known about a topic, based on published research and theoretical accounts,
which serves as a basis for future research or policy decisions
d. An essay looking at the theoretical background to your research study

__11. Choose the best answer. A literature review is

a. Conducted after you have decided upon your research question
b. Helps in the formulation of your research aim and research question
c. Is the last thing to be written in your research report
d. Is not part of a research proposal

__12. The main sources of literature for most students are__________.

a. Books, journal articles and the internet.
b. Google and Wikipedia.
c. Newspaper articles and documentaries.
d. Books, dissertations and your supervisor

__13. The literature review serves two important functions (1) it provides theoretical background to a study and (2) it
helps contextualize the findings by comparing them with what others found out in relation to the enquiry.
a. True
b. False

__14. Which of the following statements about plagiarism is most accurate?

a. It is so easy to "copy and paste" from the internet that everyone does it nowadays. If a proper reference is
given, where is the harm in that?
b. How can we say for sure where our own ideas come from exactly? If we tried to give a reference for everything
we could never hope to succeed.
c. Any suggestion that we have written what another actually wrote is morally wrong. Anyway, the whole point of a
literature review is to show what we have read and what we thought about it.
d. Plagiarism is such an awful crime that those found guilty should be obliged to wear a scarlet "P" on their
clothing.

__15. MLA means?

a. Modern Literature Association c. Modern Language Association
b. Modern Langauge Association d. Modern Literature Associate

__16. APA means?

a. American Psychological Association c. American Pcychological Association
b. Africa Physical Association d. Arab Physical Association
__17. Which of the following does NOT describe Review of Related Literature?
a. establishes the importance of a topic
b. predicts the possible outcome of a study
c. proves researcher’s familiarity with significant and/or up-to-date research relevant to the topic
d. justifies the researcher’s choice of research question, theoretical or conceptual framework, and method

__18. conceptual model that you adopt to guide your research

a. theoretical framework c. conceptual framework
b. hypotheses d. theory

__19. depict interconnections and relationships between variables and the different elements of your study; make it
easier for the readers to visualize the ideas that they are discussing in their research paper
a. diagram c. narrative discussion
b. sets of propositions d. mathematical equation

__20. The underlying theme of the conceptual framework is

a. understandability. c. reliability.
b. comparability d. all of the above

B. Circle the letter of the word that corresponds in meaning with the underlined word in the sentence.

__1. The enrollment date given by the registrar is tentative, so we have several days more to catch up with the deadline
of the registration.
a. Temporary c. fixed
b. Slowly d. recorded

__2. Between husband and wife or writing and reading, there is a correlative relationship.
a. Doubtful c. mutual
b. Close d. instant

__3. Read the memo to ascertain the truth about the new salary scheme.
a. Test c. prove
b. find out d. reach out

__4. I’ll try to infer the meaning of your puzzle, but let me be guided by some clues.
a. Repeat c. answer
b. Think d. guess

__5. To make the plant yield fruits fast, water them regularly.
a. give c. appropriate
b. hard d. to go

C. Check the statement that is true

__1. Science deals with concrete and abstract terms

__2. Science is a branch of research
__3. Research gives way of framing questions
__4. The language of research is unique
__5. Research sounds complex because of its multi- syllable words
D. Matching type. Match the word to its correct terms.

1. Inquiry a. systematic
2. Quantitative b. investigation
3. Empirical c. numerical
4. Scientific d. concepts
5. Empirical e. observable

II. Check the right column for each referencing item.

True for True for

ASPECT APA MLA
Style Style only
only
Full name first, then
followed by initials of first
Writing the author’s and middle name.
name Full surname first,
followed by full first name,
and optional initial of the
middle name.
Italicized title with only
the beginning word
Writing the title of capitalized (exception:
the reading capital for every proper
material noun)
Underlined or italicized
title with all content words
capitalized
Written after the author’s
Writing the name
copyright date Written after the
publisher’s name

Test III: Essay 10 points.

Directions: Analyze each question and answer them on the space provided. Be guided by the rubrics given.

1. Why should a research be given a conceptual framework? (4 pts)

2. As a researcher, why you should ensure that the names of the other people’s ideas incorporated in your paper
appear in the appropriate sections of your research paper? (3 pts)
3. Why hypothesis a tentative explanation of something? (3 pts)

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