PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

DIAGNOSTIC TEST

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MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. It is a scientific, experimental, or inductive manner of thinking. A. Listening

B. Watching C. Research D. Inquiry

2. This term is synonymous with the word “investigation”, is the answer to this question.
A. Listening B. Watching C. Research D. Inquiry

3. The following are important tasks in research EXCEPT

A. The systematic study of problems or phenomena, using the scientific process of
assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating life.
B. The initiation and assessment of technology application.
C. Appropriateness of Technology use.
D. Identifying interventions that can help individuals respond to change.

4. Which of the following best describes control variables?

A. They provide the researcher with control over the independent variable.
B. They are kept the same over multiple trials.
C. They increase the variability of the experiment.
D. They increase the participants' control over the experiment.

5. The following are examples of quantitative variables EXCEPT.

A. Marital Status B. Age C. Height D. Family Income

6. What is the research applicable for business?

A. Action research C. Feasibility Study
B. Action Plan D. Thesis Dissertation in Nutrition

7. Which is not part of the guidelines in writing research title?

A. Captures the readers’ attention B. Condenses the paper’s content in a few words
C. It consist of 20 words D. Research paper title should contain key words

8. How to write an effective research title?

A. It builds confidence to the reader C. It contributes the economy of the country
B. It captures reader’s attention D. It summarizes the facts

9. Selecting relevant literature in a study shows the following, except one:

A. Compilation of research abstract C. Review survey of past related studies

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B. Methods and materials illustrated D. Written related studies of the topic

10. What is the general format when citing in-text in APA style?
A. Author’s Last Name and Page Number B. Author and year
C. Author’s Last Name Only D. Year and Page Number

11. What research design aims to determine a cause from already existing effects?
A. Descriptive Research Design C. Quasi-Experimental Research
B. Correlational Research Design D. Ex Post Facto

12. What research design is often conducted in a controlled setting with corresponding
research treatment?
A. Correlational C. Survey Research
B. Ex post facto D. Experimental

13. What is the suited research design for this research title, “The Effects of Twitter on
the Communication Etiquette of Students”?
A. Correlational C. Experimental
B. Ex post facto D. Descriptive

14. Mr. Canuc would like to know further the type of social media used between the
male and female SHS students of East Pagat National High School. What is the
appropriate research design to be used in his study?
A. Quasi-Experimental C. Experimental
B. Correlational D. Descriptive

15. What is the difference between quasi-experimental research and experimental

research?
A. Only one dependent variable is used in quasi-experimental research, while multiple
dependent variables can be used in quasi-experimental research.
B. Intact groups are used in experimental, while quasi-experimental randomly assigned
individuals into groups.
C. The researcher controls the intervention in the experimental group, but not quasi-
experimental research.
D. Participants for groups are randomly selected in experimental, but not quasi-
experimental research.

16. What sampling technique is used when the researcher would like to consider giving
an equal chance to the member of the accessible population being selected as part of the
study?
A. Simple Random Sampling C. Systematic Sampling
B. Stratified Sampling D. Cluster Sampling

17. When can we consider a research sample as the “best”?

A. representative of the population C. conveniently represented
B. systematically chosen D. purposely selected
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18. What is the main objective of using stratified random sampling?
A. sample was chosen proportionately drawn from the different categories of the
population
B. sample is taken from an accessible population than the target population
C. every individual will be given an equal chance to be selected
D. those who will possibly respond to treatment are chosen

19. What is the sampling method used in the given situation?

Teacher Joan wants to know if the new learning modalities of the school effects on
the academic performance of students in the science curriculum. He took the list of
students and selected every 8th name in each class list as participant.

A. Stratified Random Sampling C. Systematic Random Sampling

B. Simple Random Sampling D. Cluster Sampling

20. What is the type of validity when an instrument produces results similar to those of
another instrument that will be employed in the future?
A. Predictive Validity C. Content Validity
B. Criterion Validity D. Face Validity

21. What data collection method involves tracking of changes during specified time
period?
A. Questionnaire B. Observation
C. Interview D. Test

22. Which of the following is defined as an action that the researcher will do to obtain
appropriate data?
A. Data Interpretation B. Data Manipulation
C. Data Collection D. Data Analysis

23. Which of these methods is the most expensive way to collect data per respondent?
A. Personal B. Online
C. Phone Call/Text D. Postal

24. The following are guidelines before conducting an interview. Which one is not?
A. Check if your recording device worked well throughout the interview.
B. Choose a comfortable venue with the least amount of distractions.
C. Prepare and rehearse your interview guide.
D. Decide on the duration of the interview.

25. Which of the following should not be part of the informed consent form?
A. Name of Researchers and the Institution affiliated with
B. Name of Participants and the Institution affiliated with

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C. Anonymity of the participants and their responses
D. Title of the study and purpose of the study

26. Participant observation can be performed covertly. What does it imply?

A. Participants are not aware of the purpose of the observation.
B. Participants are aware of the purpose of the observation.
C. Participants are unmindful of the result of the research.
D. Participants are aware of the result of the research.

27. Which of the following data processing techniques refers to ordering the data into a
table?
A. Arrangement B. Tabulation C. Editing D. Coding

28. Which correlation is the strongest?

A. -1.0 B. +.80 C.-0.6 D. +0.5

29. Which graph uses vertical bars to represent data?

A. vertical graph B. pie chart C. line graph D. bar chart

30. In a two-tailed test, which should be rejected when the test value falls in any of the
two critical regions?
A. Alternative hypothesis B. Null hypothesis C. Type I error D. Type II error

31. What does practical implication means?

A. the reality that would happen if certain situations are satisfied
B. the vague imagery of your research
C. the useful ways of doing things
D. implies a good practice

32. Which of the following parts of a research paper should be in the concluding part of
the research paper?
A. Summary of research methodology, scope and limitations, and recommendations.
B. Summary of research methodology, conclusions, and recommendations.
C. Summary of findings, research methodology, and recommendations.
D. Summary of findings, conclusion, and recommendations.

33. Which of the following statements best describes a conclusion?

A. makes logical connections between the various parts of the arguments starting from
the hypotheses
B. discuss the results and limitations about the topic under study
C. discuss the methodology of the study
D. discuss relevant literature

34. Which of the following contents of the summary of findings is considered as the most
important?
A. Research findings from which the conclusion will be derived.
B. Brief restatement of the research methodology.

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C. List of research questions and hypothesis.
D. Overall research problem of the study.

35. Which of the following statements is addressed or answered by your research

conclusion?
A. every research inquiry you have in your research study.
B. the queries of the previous researchers.
C. the questions of the field experts.
D. the hesitations of the researcher.

36. In presenting the conclusion of the study, what should be the guide of the
researcher?
A. Scope and Delimitation of the Study C. Methodology of the Study
B. Research Questions of the Study D. Statistical Tests Used

37. What is the purpose of the theoretical implications in your conclusion part of the
research study?
A. reflect how literature presented supports or contrasts the findings
B. reflect the results and findings based on reality
C. be indicated in your recommendations
D. be an important theory

38. Which of the following parts of the research paper refers to the brief restatement of
the overall components of the study?
A. Recommendations of the Study
B. Conclusion of the Study
C. Summary of Findings
D. Abstract of the Study

39. Which of the following parts of the research paper answers the research questions of
the study?
A. Recommendations of the Study
B. Conclusion of the Study
C. Limitations of the Study
D. Abstract of the Study

40. In writing the recommendations, where should the researcher based its suggestions?
A. Conceptual Framework of the Study
B. Scope and Delimitation of the Study
C. Summary of Findings of the Study
D. Conclusions of the Study

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ANSWER KEY

1.C
2.D
3.B
4.D
5.A
6.C
7.C
8.B
9.B
10. B
11. D
12. D
13. B
14. B
15. D
16. A
17. A
18. A
19. C
20. A
21. B
22. C
23. A
24. A
25. B
26. A
27. B
28. A
29. D
30. B
31.A
32.D
33.A
34.A
35.A
36. B
37. A
38. C
39. B
4 0. D

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