REVIEWER in PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

1. A type of interview wherein the interviewer is not allowed to change the specific wordings of the questions
in the interview schedule.
a. Standardized interview c. Focused interview
b. Non-standardized interview d. Non-directive interview
2. This type of interview is focused on specific topics that are to be investigated in depth.
a. Non-directive interview c. Standardized interview
b. Focused interview d. Semi-standardized interview
3. Which of the following is not one of the steps to be followed in the interview?
a. Planning step
b. Establishing rapport
c. Recording the interview
d. Revising the interview
4. Means of gathering data using senses such as sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell
a. Observation c. Questionnaire
b. Interview d. All of the above
5. It refers to method or process of selecting respondents or people to answer questions meant to yield data
for a research study.
a. Sample c. Sampling frame
b. Sampling d. None of the above
6. It is the best type of probability sampling through which you can choose sample from a population.
a. Simple random sampling c. Stratified sampling
b. Systematic sampling d. Cluster sampling
7. This is a probability sampling that makes you isolate a set of persons instead of individual members to
serve as sample members.
a. Simple random sampling c. Stratified sampling
b. Systematic sampling d. Cluster sampling
8. You choose people whom you are sure could correspond to the objectives of your study, like selecting
those with rich experience or interest in your study.
a. Quota sampling c. Purposive sampling
b. Voluntary sampling d. Snowball sampling
9. Since the subjects you expect to participate in the sample selection are the ones volunteering to constitute
the sample, there is no need for you to do any selection process.
a. Quota sampling c. Purposive sampling
b. Voluntary sampling d. Snowball sampling
10. The purpose of this is to explore the views, experiences, beliefs and/or motivations of individuals on specific
matters.
a. Interview c. Survey
b. Observation d. None of the above
11. It is an interview that does not reflect any preconceived theories or ideas and are performed with little or
no organization.
a. Structured interview c. Unstructured interview
b. Semi-structured interview d. None of the above
12. It explains the details entailed in data gathering, from how you intend to contact the subjects to how the
method (e.g. survey, interview, or observation) will be done.
a. Data gathering procedure c. Instrumentation
b. Research design d. Data analysis
13. It describes the kind of instrument you will use for gathering data in the study.
a. Data gathering procedure c. Research design
b. Instrumentation d. Data analysis
14. To do a research study based on this research design is to describe a person, a thing, or any creature on
Earth for the purpose of explaining the reasons behind the nature of its existence.
a. Case study c. Historical study
b. Ethnography d. Phenomenology study
15. For this kind of probability sampling, chance and system are the ones to determine who should compose
the sample.
a. Systematic sampling c. Cluster sampling
b. Stratified sampling d. None of the above
16. It is a paper containing series of questions formulated for an individual and independent answering by
several respondents for obtaining statistical information?
a. Interview c. both a and b
b. Questionnaire d. neither a nor b
17. These are essentially, verbally administered questionnaires, in which a list of predetermined questions is
asked, with little or no variation and with no scope for follow-up questions to responses that warrant
further elaboration.
 a. Structured interview c. Unstructured interview
b. Semi-structured interview d. None of the above
18. Which of the following are guidelines in formulating interview questions?
a. Use clear and simple language.
b. Avoid using acronyms, abbreviations, jargons, and highfalutin terms.
c. Let one question elicit only one answer; no double-barrel question.
d. All of the above.
19. ST1 Techniques under probability method are simple random, systematic, stratified, cluster, or multi-
stage cluster sampling.
ST2 Under non-probability method, the techniques are convenience, accidental, snowball, chain-
referral, purposive, or quota sampling.
a. True, True c. True, False
b. False, False d. False, True

20. It is a process of understanding data or known facts or assumptions serving as the basis of any claims or
conclusions you have about something.
a. Data analysis c. Both a and b
b. Data matrix d. Neither a nor b
21. It is the act of using symbols like letters or words to represent arbitrary or subjective data (emotions,
opinions, attitudes) to ensure secrecy or privacy of the data.
a. Coding c. Both a and b
b. Collating d. Neither a nor b
22. This design tells you the right research method to determine the reasons for changes or permanence of
things in the physical world in a certain period (i.e., years, decades, or centuries).
a. Case study c. Phenomenology
b. Historical study d. Grounded theory
23. It aims at developing a theory to increase your understanding of something in a psycho-social context. Such
study enables you to develop theories to explain sociologically and psychologically influenced phenomena
for proper identification of a certain educational process.
a. Case study c. Grounded theory
b. Ethnography d. Phenomenology
24. It involves a study of a certain cultural group or organization in which you will obtain knowledge about the
characteristics, organizational set-up, and relationships of the group members.
a. Case study c. Grounded theory
b. Ethnography d. Phenomenology
25. A characteristic of research that must take place in an organized or orderly manner.
a. Accuracy c. Systematic
b. Objectiveness d. Timeliness

26. ST1 Research is a continuous undertaking of making known the unknown.

ST! Research is a tested approach of thinking and employing validated instruments and steps in order
to obtain a more adequate solution to a problem that is otherwise impossible to address under
ordinary means.
a. True, True c. True, False
b. False, False d. False, True
27. ST1 Research follows a process of investigation that uses a standardized approach in answering
questions or solving problems.
ST2 Research is a very careful investigation of something that purports the contribution of additional
knowledge and wisdom.
a. True, True c. True, False
b. False, False d. False, True
28. It consists of the detailed content of each chapter.
a. Macro system c. System
b. Micro system d. All of the above
29. Which of the following is not a characteristic of research?
a. The research should be systematic. c. The research should be impressive.
b. The research should be objective. d. The research should be clear.
30. It is an outline that guides the researcher in conceptualizing and conducting the research.
a. Research Foundations c. Research Problem
b. Research Paradigm d. Research Questions
31. It refers to the fundamental components of the research.
a. Research Problem c. Research Foundations
b. Research Questions d. Research Paradigm
32. It describes how the researcher will answer research questions in a credible manner.
a. Research Methodology c. Research Paradigm
b. Conceptual Framework d. Research Foundations
33. It is an outline that presents the topics to be studied, the variables and contexts and how these relate to or
influence each other.
a. Conceptual Framework c. Research Problem
b. Research Paradigm d. Research Foundations
34. It analyzes the existing knowledge regarding the research topic.
a. Review of literature c. Conclusion
b. Data collection d. All of the above
35. It summarizes the key results of the study and discusses how these are relevant to the research problem.
a. Data collection c. Recommendation
b. Conclusion d. Review of literature
36. Which of the following is not included in the methodology of the research?
a. Instruments used c. Data gathering procedure
b. Research design d. Purpose of the research
37. Which of the following is a primary source?
a. Books c. Established practices
b. Articles published d. Unpublished dissertations
38. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good research instrument?
a. It must be valid and reliable.
b. It must contain questions that are equivocal.
c. It must be free from all kinds of bias.
d. It must contain clear and definite directions to accomplish it
39. It refer to a list of planned, written questions related to a particular topic, with space provided for
indicating the response to each question, intended for submission to a number of persons for reply.
a. Interview c. Survey
b. Observation d. Questionnaire
40. Which of the following is not one of the advantages of questionnaire?
a. Easy to construct c. Responses are difficult to tabulate.
b. Distribution is easy and inexpensive. d. the respondent’s replies are free
41. Which of the following is not one of the criteria of an effective questionnaire?
a. Clarity of language c. singleness of purpose
b. Specific contents and time d. Freedom of expression
42. It is a data gathering device which comes from one point of view and may be considered an oral type of
questionnaire in which the researcher gets the needed information from the person verbally and directly
talk face to face contact.
a. Questionnaire c. Observation
b. Interview d. All of the above
43. This is a kind of interview wherein the questions are stated specifically in a fixed list.
a. Structured interview c. Both a and b
b. Unstructured interview d. Neither a nor b
44. A type of questionnaires that provide a fixed list of alternative responses and ask the respondent to select
one or more of the alternatives as indicative of the best possible answer.
a. Open ended questions
b. Close-ended questions
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
45. A component of introductory chapter which consists of statements on what led the investigator to launch
the study.
a. Statements of the problem c. The background of the study
b. The Significance of the study d. The scope and delimitation of the study
46. A component of introductory chapter where the study should have a value not only to the researcher but
also to the management of the company, the community where he lives, the respondents themselves and
the impact on the researcher’s field of specialization.
a. Scope and delimitation of the study c. Statement of the problem
b. Significance of the study d. The background of the study
47. Studies done in other countries but have a bearing on the research study being done.
a. Local studies
b. Foreign studies
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
48. Which of the following is a non-probability sampling?
a. Convenience sampling
b. Systematic sampling
c. Purposive sampling
d. Cluster sampling
49. Which of the following is a probability sampling?
a. Accidental sampling
b. Quota sampling
 c. Convenience sampling
d. Purposive sampling
50. It is a process of picking out people in the most convenient and fastest way.
a. Quota sampling
b. Convenience sampling
c. Purposive sampling
d. Accidental sampling