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ENGLISH GRADE 10

Distinguish Technical Terms Used in Research

1. Using the DICTIONARY

If you are unable to understand the meaning of an unfamiliar word by using context clues,
then you should look up the word in a dictionary. Here are tips for proper dictionary
usage.
ü Look at the preface and notes in your dictionary. The preface contains explanations
about the various symbols and abbreviations. Find out what your dictionary has to
offer.
ü Good dictionaries include all known definitions of a word. When you are looking up
a word, do not stop after you have read the first meaning! Keep reading, and look for
the meaning that best fits the context of your sentence.
ü If the difficult word has a prefix such as un-- or mis-, you may have to look up the
root word.
Other Important Entry Elements
1.1. Guide Words
The words listed in a dictionary are listed in alphabetical order, letter by letter.
Pairs of guide words are usually at the top of each set of facing pages. Guide words
list the first and last defined word to appear on a page (or facing pages).Using guide
words help you quickly locate the word you seek.
If the guide words on facing pages are symbolic and sympathy, you will have to
turn to the next page to find symphonic.
1.2. Main/Word Entries
Main entries are the words that are explained in a dictionary. These words appear
in boldface (dark) type.
Main entries may be single words, compound words, abbreviations, affixes, or
phrases.
1.3. Parts of Speech The dictionary uses nine abbreviations for the parts of speech.
n. noun v.t. transitive verb adj. adjective
pron. pronoun interj. interjection adv. adverb
prep.
v.i. intransitive verb conj. conjunction preposition
1.4. Restrictive labels
Subject labels tell you that a word has a special meaning when used in a
particular field ( mus. for music, med. for medicine, zool. for zoology, etc. ) Usage
labels tell you how a word is used (slang, colloq, for colloquial, dial. for dialect, etc.)
 Geographic labels tell you in which region of the country (N.E. for New England,
West, South, etc.) the definition applies.
1.5. Spelling
Not knowing how to spell a word can make it difficult to find in the dictionary,
but not impossible. You will be surprised at how quickly you can find most words
by following the sounded-out spelling.
Activity 1: Parts of a Dictionary Entry
Direction: Determine the part of a dictionary entry by using the jumbled letters of the term
and the provided meaning. You may also use a dictionary from online sources or
mobile applications to accomplish this activity.
1. An TRENY WORD, listed alphabetically, shows how a word is spelled and how
words of more than one syllable is divided.
2. The CIAROPNOITNUN has symbols to show how to say the words.
3. A TRAP-OF-SCHEEP label gives the function or functions of a word.
4. LATERED FORMS, such as plurals, or comparative forms are often given.
5. ULTIMPLE DEFINITIONS or meanings are numbered.
6. An ILLUSTIVERAT SENTENCE or phrase shows how a word is used.
7. An EMOTYLOGY, or word history, tells the origin of a word.
8. An ENTACC shows which syllables are said with special force.
9. Sometimes a MYSYNON STUDY shows shades of meaning.
10. A MOGRAPHHO is spelled the same as another word but has a different origin and
meaning.

Activity 2: Words Worth

Give Technical and Operational Definitions

Activity 1: What is Research?

Direction: Determine further the meaning and function of research by reading the paragraphs
below. In doing so, arrange the jumbled letters of some terms to understand research even better.
When researchers are interested in examining a problem using a scientific approach, it is said
that they are doing a (1.) S A R R E E C H. The people who are being studied are called (2.) B U
J E C T S. The person who oversees the research is called the (3.) P R I N C E L I P investigator.
The building blocks of theories are called (4.) C E P C O N T S. An abstract generalization that
presents a systematic representation about relationships among phenomena is called a (5.) H E R
O Y T. The concepts that are studied are called (6.) B A R I A L E V. The concept that is being
studied that usually indicates the influence or cause is called the (7.) D E N T I N P E E N D
variable. The concept that the researcher is most interested in understanding is called the (8.) T E
E N N P E D D variable. Variables that may influence or contaminate the data are called (9.) E O
U T S X A E R N variables. If the group that is being studied is very different or varied, the
group is said to be (10.) G E N E S H E R O T E O U while groups that are very similar are
called (11.) H O O M N E E G O U S groups. When studying variables, definitions must be
clarified. A variable such as anxiety may be defined as a feeling of uneasiness; this is called a
(12.) C E P T A L C U O N definition. To measure anxiety, the State-Traite Anxiety Scale might
be used. A (13.) S Y S I T H E P H O is a statement written by the researcher that states the
relationship among or between
variables. There are two major categories for research designs. One design, the (14.) Q U A I N
T V A I E T T approach uses data that has numerical representation or values. The second
design, (15.) Q U A I L V E A T T I, uses narrative data. (16.) D E D U C E V I T reasoning is
the basis for quantitative approach. The bond or connection between two variables is called a
(17.) O R I E N T A L H I P S. Research that is conducted to generate knowledge that influences
or improves practice is called (18.) D E A L I P P research. Research that tests theories is known
as (19.) A S C I B research.

Activity 2: What’s the Term?

Direction: Distinguish the research terms being asked in each item.
_______________________ 1. The people who are being studied in a research
_______________________ 2. Accuracy, the extent to which a test or study measures what it is
supposed to measure
_______________________ 3. Everybody has the same chance of being assigned to any group.
_______________________ 4. A measure of spread; the average deviation of a group of scores
from the mean
_______________________ 5. Mathematical tools based on the normal curve used to analyze
data
_______________________ 6. An important finding that did not likely happen by chance
_______________________ 7. The method for finding out what the researcher wants to know,
experiment, or correlate.
_______________________ 8. A quality of interest that can be manipulated, observed or studied
_______________________ 9. A smaller group that represents population of interest
__________________________ 10. Uses data that has numerical representation or values

Give Expanded Definitions of Words

Learning Task 2
Directions: The following sentences used the given terms in Learning Task 1. In your own
words, define the terms operationally
based on how they are used in the sentences below.
Example: The contestants slay their performance in the Town Fiesta’s singing competition.
Slay refers to a condition by which an activity or performance is done in an excellent manner.
1. Elena answers the questions given in the reflection part of their learning material.
2. Danilo paid for his new cellphone in six installments with zero interest.
3. Grade 10 students should follow their schedule in submitting their modules.
4. Jose aims to fulfill his dream of becoming a successful architect.
5. Andeng has a habit of checking her Facebook timeline from time to time.
6. Belen cannot sleep as she thinks for the possible solution to solve her family’s financial
problem.
7. Ronaldo has been diagnosed with terminal illness.
Observe Correct Grammar in Making Definitions

Learning Task 2

From the word pool below, determine the techniques/approaches used in the numbered
statements found in the expanded
definition of Freedom.

1To our colonial forefathers, freedom 2(Old English freedom: power of self-determination)
meant achieving independence from foreign powers. The Filipinos fought countless battles,
resulting to bloody revolutions since the 19th century under the Spanish government; and the
sacrifice and death of Filipinos in the hands of Japanese forces during World War II.

3 Since the Philippines won the right to rule itself, our country has been referred to as the “land
of bondage, land

of the free” by the late statesman Raul Manglapus.

4 True freedom means the ability to think, feel, say, or act however
one chooses. 5 It is a state where the bars of bondage do not exist. Unfortunately, there is still the
humankind’s continuing
struggle for freedom as the widening gap between the haves and have nots is evident in terms of
equal educational
opportunities.
1. ______________________2. _____________________3. _____________________4.
_____________________5._____________________