Senior High School Department

DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION
PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

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General Instructions: Write your answers in your paper.
I. Multiple Choice Questions. Write the letter of the correct answer in CAPITAL FORM.
1. It is the systematic investigation and study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new
conclusions.
a. Hypothesis b. Thesis c. Research d. Inquiry
2. It is defined as “seeking for truth, information or knowledge”
a. Hypothesis b. Thesis c. Research d. Inquiry
3. The following are the significant data a research hold EXCEPT;
a. To make changes c. for a safer life
b. To know the truth d. school-based activities
4. One of the characteristics of research that says research is based on observation and
experimentations theories.
a. Empirical b. systematic c. controlled d. analytical
5. One of the characteristics of research that says there is critical analysis of all data used so that there
is no error in the researcher’s interpretations.
a. Empirical b. systematic c. controlled d. analytical
6. One of the characteristics of research that says in research, all variables except those that are
tested/ experimented on are kept constant.
a. Empirical b. systematic c. controlled d. analytical
7. One of the characteristics of research that says that research follows orderly and sequential
procedures based on valid procedures and principles.
a. Empirical b. systematic c. controlled d. analytical
8. It is a type of research that is done primarily in the library where answers to specific questions or
problems are available.
a. Library research b. field research c. laboratory research d. analytical research
9. This research is done in the natural setting such as barangay, school or factory.
a. Library research b. field research c. laboratory research d. analytical research
10. This type of research is conducted in an artificial or controlled conditions by doing the study in a
thoroughly specified and equipped area.
a. Library research b. field research c. laboratory research d. analytical research
11. It is norms for conduct that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable behavior.
a. Research b. Inquiry c. Ethics d. Conduct
12. This type of research is primary an exploratory research. It is used to give understanding of
underlying reasons, opinion and motivations.
a. Quantitative research c. Quantifying research
b. Qualitative research d. applied research
13. This research is more often associated with hard data. It is used to quantify that is to put numerical
equivalents to findings
a. Quantitative research c. Quantifying research
b. Qualitative research d. applied research
 14. It is designed to solve practical problems of the modern world, rather than to acquire knowledge for
knowledge’s sake; its goal to improve human condition.
a. Quantitative research c. Quantifying research
b. Qualitative research d. applied research
15. It refers to the systematic investigation of statistical study of relationships among two or more
variables, without necessarily determining cause and effect.
a. Correlational research c. ethnographic research
b. Descriptive research d. exploratory research
16. It is a kind of qualitative research that demands immersion in the natural setting of the research
participants.
a. Observations c. Participants observations
b. Focus group interviewing d. in depth interviewing
17. It is also kind of qualitative research that entails systematic noting or recording of event, behaviors
and artifacts (objects) in the social setting chosen for study.
a. Observations c. Participants observations
b. Focus group interviewing d. in depth interviewing
18. It calls for systematic examination of forms of communication to document patterns objectively- as
shown in letters, emails, minutes of meetings, policy statements and a lot more.
a. Narratology c. Observation
b. Content Analysis d. Films, videos, or photograph
19. It is a discussion that draws on one or more sources.
a. Analysis b. Synthesis c. Hypothesis d. Thesis
20. It is characteristics of a good literature that means that the ideas should be presented economically.
a. Focused b. Logical c. Develop d. Concise
21. It is a systematic inquiry that describes, explains, predicts, and controls the observe phenomenon.
a. Research b. Analysis c. Thesis d. Case Study
22. It is a process of naturalistic inquiry that seeks an in-depth understanding of social phenomena
within their natural setting.
a. Qualitative Research c. Variables
b. Quantitative Research D. Hypothesis
23. It is a structured way of collecting and analyzing data obtained from different sources.
a. Hypothesis c. Variables
b. Quantitative Research d. Qualitative Research

II. Arrange the following research process in order. A being the first and G being the last.
24. Review the Literature
25. Design Research
26. Collect Data
27. Define Research Problem
28. Analyze Data
29. Formulate Hypothesis
30. Interpret and Report

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