REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

REGION VIII
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TACLOBAN CITY
LEYTE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Senior High School
Tacloban City, Leyte

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

QUARTER 1 (S.Y. 2022-2023)
Instructions: Read, analyze, and answer the questions carefully. Write the CAPITAL LETTER of
the best answer on a 1 whole sheet of yellow paper. Erasure or superimposition is NOT
allowed.

1. Which research paradigm is most concerned about generalizing its findings?

A. Basic Research C. Qualitative Research
B. Mixed-methods research D. Quantitative Research
2. Which statement best describe Quantitative Research?
A. It is a state of action of making or proving an idea.
B. It is a task focused with discovering innovation in education.
C. It is a research that can be considered and associated with books, journals, and libraries.
D. It uses numbers to generalize a particular inquiry based from objective scales of
measurements of units called variables.
3. Which of the following types of quantitative research requires there to be a control group and an
experimental group?
A. Correlational Research C. Mixed-method Research
B. Experimental Research D. Survey Research
4. The following statements are characteristics of a quantitative research, EXCEPT.
A. It is subjective not objective.
B. It includes numerical presentation of data.
C. It studies large sample sizes to avoid biases in interpreting the results.
D. It can be replicated or repeated but not duplicated to verify or confirm the correctness of the
results in another setting.
5. What makes a quantitative research weak?
A. It gathers numerical data.
B. It requires a large number of respondents.
C. The data in quantitative research can be analyzed in a quick and easy way.
D. Statistical techniques are used to facilitate sophisticated analyses and allows you to
comprehend a huge number of vital characteristics of data.
6. This type of research allows the researcher to either describe a situation or phenomenon or the
relationship between two or more variables without any interference from the proponent.
A. Action Research C. Experimental Research
B. Basic Research D. Non-experimental Research
7. This type of research involves the manipulation of an independent variable without the random
assignment of participants to conditions or orders of conditions.
A. Correlational Research C. Quasi-experimental Research
B. Descriptive Research D. True-experimental Research

8. Which of the following illustrates a quantitative study?

A. Academic performance of Grade 12 students.
B. Public opinion to the corruption in Tacloban City.
C. Stands of students in Leyte National High School on fake news.

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 D. Attributes to malnutrition in children living in highly populated place.
9. What quantitative research design is best fit to the research topic, Effectiveness of video games in
improving the problem-solving skills of students?
A. Correlational Research C. Experimental Research
B. Descriptive Research D. Survey Research
10. Mark is interested in learning how to set up his solar-powered device to function effectively.
What field of research does his study fall under?
A. Education C. Medicine
B. Engineering D. Social Sciences
11. A teacher proposes a research on the effectiveness of online learning during the pandemic in
Leyte National High School. Identify the field of research his study belongs.
A. Education C. Medicine
B. Engineering D. Social Sciences
12. If you want to know how post-shipment financial rate affects the small sized enterprises. What
field of research are you going to conduct?
A. Arts C. Education
B. Business D. Medicine
13. This field of research deals with the behavior of people in their different roles, such as consumers,
competitors, producers, executives, salespersons, leaders, workers, followers, teachers, students,
opinion-makers, etc.
A. Education C. Medicine
B. Engineering D. Social Sciences
14. To investigate methods or approaches that enhances one’s creativity. This study is under what
field of research?
A. Arts C. Education
B. Business D. Medicine
15. How will modern technologies change the way of living in the future? This can be answered by
conducting what field of research?
A. Education C. Medicine
B. Engineering D. Social Sciences
16. The following statements explain the importance of quantitative research across fields, EXCEPT.
A. It helps the development of new medicines, and new tools possible.
B. It plays a key role in determining the factors that lead to business success.
C. Quantitative research can generate numerical data for easier statistical data analysis.
D. The findings of a particular quantitative study can influence crucial decisions affecting
different organizations and individuals.
17. Why is quantitative research important?
i. It enables us to conduct research on a large scale.
ii. It helps business understand the size of a new opportunity.
iii. It reveals insights about broader groups of people or population as a whole.
iv. It enables researchers to compare different groups to understand similarities and
differences.
A. i only C. i, ii, and iii
B. i and ii D. i, ii, iii, and iv
18. It refers to the characteristics, or attribute of an individual or an organization that can be measured
or observed and that varies among the people or organization being studied.
A. Data C. Problem
B. Design D. Variable
19. Which of the following is NOT a scale of measurement?
A. Continuous C. Nominal
B. Interval D. Ordinal

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20. This variable is considered to cause, influence, or affect outcomes.
A. Control Variable C. Independent Variable
B. Dependent Variable D. Intervening Variable
21. Identify the scale of measurement of the variable, Economic Status of students.
A. Continuous C. Nominal
B. Interval D. Ordinal
22. A type of variable that can take infinite number on the value that can occur within the population.
Its values can be divided into fractions.
A. Categorical C. Discrete
B. Continuous D. Numerical
23. Eye color, business type, religion, biological sex, political affiliation, and basketball fan affiliation
are examples of what variable?
A. Interval C. Ordinal
B. Nominal D. Ratio
24. Which of the following is NOT an example of a ratio variable?
A. Distance travelled C. Temperature in °C
B. Height of students D. Weight of students
25. A study on the impact of self-efficacy and academic performance of Leyte National High School
senior high students. What is the dependent variable in the study?
A. Academic performance C. Self-efficacy
B. LNHS D. Students
26. Researchers are interested in the relationship between education and yearly spending of teachers
in LNHS. After collecting data on education level and yearly spending for a total of 300 teachers,
they found that there is a strong positive correlation between the two variables. In particular, they
concluded that individuals who have more education tend to spend more. However, without
realizing it the researchers have failed to take note of the income of the teachers. It turns out that
teachers who have higher levels of education tend to hold higher positions, which means they
naturally have more money to spend. What is the role of the income of teachers in their study?
A. Confounding Variable C. Independent Variable
B. Dependent Variable D. Intervening Variable
27. Which of the following statements about research is CORRECT?
A. Research does not understand art.
B. Research does not help in human life.
C. Research is not originated with a question or problem.
D. The role of research is a formal process of problem solving.
28. This refers to the total approach that select in order to incorporate the different components of the
study.
A. Arts C. Correlational
B. Bi-variates D. Research Design
29. Which of the following statements is a characteristic of a good research title?
A. It indicates all variables in the study.
B. All beginning letters of each word is capitalized.
C. It uses abbreviations to shorten the number of characters.
D. It is a short but accurate description of the content of the study.
30. Which of the following is the most common form of the research title?
A. Declarative C. Question Form
B. Interrogative D. Phrase
31. It explains to the reader where your research journey started, why you got interested in the topic,
and how you developed the research question that you will later specify.
A. Background of the Study C. Scope and Delimitation
B. Review of Related Literature D. Statement of the Problem

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32. Where Does the Background Section Go in your paper?
A. Introduction Section C. Review of Related Studies
B. Methodology D. Scope and Delimitation
33. Which of the following is NOT included in the “Background Information” in a research paper?
A. Why you got interested in the topic?
B. You need to make sure you pique the reader’s interest.
C. How you developed the research question that you will later specify?
D. The background section of a research paper explains to the reader where your research
journey started.
34. Depending on whether you do “basic” (with the aim of providing further knowledge) or “applied”
research (to establish new techniques, processes, or products), this is either a literature review that
summarizes all relevant earlier studies in the field or a description of the process (e.g., vote
counting) or practice (e.g., diagnosis of a specific disease) that you think is problematic or lacking
and needs a solution. You need to do this first.
A. Fill the current state of your research C. Provide a general overview
B. Know the controversies D. Understand the main issue/s
35. Which of the following characteristics describes a good research question?
A. Clear, significant, and ethical C. Feasible, clear, significant, and ethical
B. Feasible, clear, and ethical D. Feasible, clear, significant, and
hypothetical
36. Which of the following best describes the development process for a research question?
A. A broad topic is trimmed down to make it more interesting.
B. As specific question can be broadened to make study more significant.
C. Preliminary research helps trim down a broad topic to a more manageable question.
D. To focus your literature review, research topic must be refined first before doing a
preliminary research.
37. It explains the topic and boundaries of a research problem to be determined.
A. Background C. Scope
B. Limitation D. Scope and Delimitation
38. It describes how in-detailed your study is to explore the research question and the parameters in
which it must be operated, relating to the timeframe and population.
A. Background C. Scope
B. Limitation D. Scope and Delimitation
39. This helps determine the general scope of a dissertation, research or study, which also refers to
how far a dissertation, paper, or study goes into a research subject.
A. Delimitations C. Research Preliminary
B. Research Objectives D. Scope
40. How do Scope and Delimitation Help in Research?
A. Narrow down your thesis topic to limit the scope of research.
B. Defining the scope before starting the study shows the importance of scope.
C. define what information needs to be included in the paper and explain why the author chose
the particular information.
D. All of the above
41. Which of the following is not a component of a problem statement?
A. Expected answer to the problem
B. Definition of concepts relevant to the problem
C. A description and an excerpt of the history of the problem
D. Evidence that supports the existence of the identified problem
42. Mr. Juan, a Practical Research 2 teacher, wants to examine the association between a student’s
sleeping habits and his/her academic performance. He aims to investigate this problem with Grade

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 9 students at Leyte National High School as his respondents. Which of the following research
questions is appropriate for Mr. Juan’s objective?
A. What percentage of Grade 9 LNHS students sleep for 7-8 hours daily?
B. What is the effect of irregular sleeping habits to the academic performance of Grade 9 LNHS
students?
C. Is there a relationship between the sleeping habits and the academic performance of Grade 9
LNHS students?
D. Is there a significant difference between the sleeping habits and the academic performance of
Grade 9 LNHS students?
43. It is a visual representation that illustrates the expected cause and effect relationship between
variables.
A. Conceptual Framework C. Semantic Map
B. Gantt Chart D. Theoretical Framework
44. Which of the following components of a conceptual model shows a causal link between
variables?
A. Arrows C. Lines
B. Framework D. Space
45. Analyze the following statements and identify which of the following is not true about Conceptual
Models.
A. The usage of conceptual models is customary. Yet, it depends on the research design if adding
one is useful.
B. Since conceptual models define the expected interactions of variables in a study, it is
considered as an analytical tool.
C. Unlike qualitative research, quantitative studies are less exploratory. Hence, the usage of
conceptual models in exploratory research is not suitable.
D. Conceptual models are created before the conduct of the study. This is usually done to
visualize expected results and relationships between involved variables.
46. I n a d d i t i o n t o

describe a system on how the research will be conducted and the expected output. Below is an
example of an IPO model. Examine the sample conceptual model below and determine the
research design being implemented.
A. Descriptive design C. Quasi-Experimental
B. Ex Post Facto D. True-Experimental
47. “Happiness is defined as a state of well-being”. This statement is an example of what type of
definition?
A. Conceptual C. Both A and B
B. Operational D. None of the choices

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48. Terminologies used in the study is defined in what subsection of Chapter I?
A. Background of the Study C. Scope and Delimitation
B. Definition of Terms D. Statement of the Problem
49. Which of the following is an example of a null hypothesis?
A. There is a correlation between study habits and academic performance in Grade 9 LNHS
students
B. A significant effect on Plant height of Allium cepa was observed after adding compost to the
potting mix
C. There is a significant difference in antimicrobial activity between leaf and seed extracts of
Mangifera indica against Escherichia coli
D. There is no significant difference in antimicrobial activity between leaf and seed extracts of
Mangifera indica against Escherichia coli
50. An employee of a food company noticed that the machine they are using for food packaging is
already old. Typically, the engineers in their company report that the average mass of food
packages produced in a day is 50kg. The employee asked the engineers if the age of the machine
affects its efficiency. If there is a significant deviation from the average mass of food packages
reported in a day, the employee advises that the machine should be recalibrated. Based on the
selection, which of the following mathematical relationship describes a directional hypothesis?
A.  ≠ 50kg C.  > 50kg
B.  ≈ 50kg D.  = 50kg
51. A literature review which introduces several theories or concepts that focus on specific topic.
A. Context Review C. Methodological Review
B. Integrative Review D. Theoretical Review
52. This is a part of literature review which summarizes and synthesizes the different ideas from the
different sources.
A. Conclusion C. Main Body
B. Introduction D. Recommendation
53. Which of the following is NOT anchored on the purposes of the Review of Related Literature?
A. Identify more theories or concepts as the foundation of your research study and to learn from
them.
B. Clarify misconceptions on previous research and help refocus, polish, and contribute to the
development of the body of knowledge.
C. To gain knowledge on the advancement of technology and to identify developments on
certain areas, which progress through time.
D. Determine possible gaps, conflicts, and open questions left from other research which might
help you in formulating and justifying your research ideas.
54. A literature that contains existing proof associated to a clearly stated research questions and uses
standardized methods to determine and evaluate relevant research.
A. Context Review C. Integrative Review
B. Historical Review D. Self-Study Review
55. A reference made within the body of text in the paper. It leads the reader to a source where
particular information has been taken of.
A. APA Format C. Credits
B. Bibliography D. In-text Citation
56. Refers to the actual ideas, beliefs, and tentative theories that specifically support the study. It is
primarily a conception or model of what is out there that the researcher plans to study.
A. Conceptual Framework C. Review of Related Literature
B. Input-Process-Output Model D. Theoretical Framework
57. A functional model that is usually used in action research where an intervention or solution is
necessary to solve the identified problem.
A. IPO Model

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C. Output-Input-Process Model
D. Independent Variable - Dependent Variable Model (IV-DV)
58. The review of related literature allows us to identify the questions that are still needed to be
answered regarding a research topic. Which of the following roles of RRL does this refer to?
A. The RRL provides sources of significant problems.
B. The RRL reports contribution of others to the study.
C. The RRL states the stand of the researcher on conflicting views relative to the study.
D. The RRL leads to definitions of problems, selection of methods, and interpretation of
findings.
59. The review of related literature enables researchers to look through research instruments from
previous research that can also be used to answer their own research questions. Which of the
following roles of RRL does this refer to?
A. The RRL provides source of significant problems.
B. The RRL states the stand of the researcher on conflicting views relative to the study.
C. The RRL leads to definitions of problems, selection of methods, and interpretation of
findings.
D. The RRL helps us conceptualize and justify the research because an extensive review can
assure no duplication.
60. The school record claims that the mean score in Math of the incoming Grade 11 students is 81.
The teacher wishes to find out if the claim is true. She tests if there is a significant difference
between the batch mean score and the mean score of students in her class. Let 𝜇 be the population
mean score and 𝑥̅ be the mean score of students in her class. Which of the following statements is
not true about Null and Alternative hypothesis?
A. 𝐻𝑜: The mean score of the incoming Grade 11 students is 81 or 𝜇 = 81.
B. 𝐻𝑎: The mean score of the incoming Grade 11 students is not 81 or 𝜇 ≠ 81.
C. 𝐻𝑜: The mean score of the incoming Grade 11 students has no significant difference with the
mean score of her students or 𝜇 = 𝑥̅.
D. 𝐻𝑎: The mean score of the incoming Grade 11 students has no significant difference with the
mean score of her students or 𝜇 ≠ 𝑥̅.

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