ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY

Cabagan, Isabela
College of Criminal and Justice Education
Midterm Quiz
POLICE RESEARCH WITH STATISTICS

Name: __________________________________ Date: ________________

Year/Section: ______________ Score: _________

Instruction: Read each item carefully and select the correct answer by writing the letter that corresponds to your
answer before the item. STRICTLY NO ERASURE - Answers with erasures/obliterations will not be counted.

1. One of the most critical stages in research writing which is to look for a problem and the choice of what to research
on. This is one of the reasons that delay the student in pursuing a thesis. Therefore, it is not uncommon to hear a
student lament and say ____.

a. my problem is that I don’t have a problem c. the problem is my teacher

b. my problem is my budget for research d. the problem is the panel

2. If a study on the same topic has been conducted before, the review provides the researcher information about the
aspects of the problem which have not been investigated or explored before. This means that:
a. It avoids fruitless approaches c. It delimits the research problem
b. It gains methodological insights d. It selects new lines of investigation

3. Which of the following is not among the benefits of having methodological insights?
a. by reviewing related literature, the researcher will be helped in developing various parts of his
study.
b. It also provides the researcher ideas on how to proceed with his own investigation.
c. It will give him guidance on how and where to start, who and what he will consult, and what
direction he should be headed to.
d. It gives the researcher the background of the proposed study

4. Research papers must be written in a formal style. This means that ________.
a. it should be in the third person, not the first person
b. it should be in the first person not the third person
c. use always singular person not plural persons
d. use always the past tense since it is related literature and studies conducted before

5. The language in the research work should be neutral gender. This means that _____ .
a. no sexist language like his/her, she/he c. no gender bias, have a gender fair treatment
b. no discrimination of sexes d. all of them

6. As stated by Calderon and Gonzales (1993:21), it is (1) any significant, perplexing and challenging situation, real or
artificial, the solution of which requires reflective thinking; (2) a perplexing situation after it has been translated into a
question or series of questions that help determine the direction of subsequent inquiry.

a. A research title c. Statement of the Problem

b. A research problem D. Research Paradigm

7. The title should be concise, descriptive and comprehensive. The wordings should indicate or summarize
the content of the paper. It should be short and simple and fully explanatory.
a. Aoid too old literature and studies
b. Avoid long introduction
c. Avoid unnecessary and redundant words
d. avoid citing conflicting literatures and studies
8. Any written material, may it be poetry, novel, book, article or research report, published or unpublished, which
meets the required form and expression and expresses permanent or universal interest
a. References c. Literature
b. Bibliography d. related Studies

9. Literature include all writings having _____.

a. excellence of form c. expressing ideas of permanent or universal interest
b. excellence of expression d. all of these

10. A literature has all of the following descriptions:

5.1. Any written material, may it be poetry, novel, book, article
5.2. A research report, published or unpublished
5.3. Any written material which meet the required form and expression and expresses permanent or universal
interest.
a. True c. False
b. Maybe d. Probably true

11. It implies that the literature reviewed have some connections, bearings or relations to the problem or concern
under investigation.
a. scope and delimitation c. significant relationship
b. significant difference d. related

12. These are written reports on the result of researches or studies which were done previously, either published or
unpublished.
a. Literature c. Conceptual Literature
b. Related Literature d. Research Literature

13. Research literature are described as, except:

a. written reports on the result of researches or studies
b. which were done previously
c. either published or unpublished
d. single authorship or with co-author

14. Published researches means:

a. the researches are made available to the public
b. the researches have not been distributed in many manner
c. the researches were sent to the friends of the authors
d. A and C

15. The descriptions to Conceptual Literature are, it consists of; except:

a. articles or books written by authorities giving their opinions
b. experiences, theories or ideas of what is good and bad
c. desirable and undesirable within the problem area
d. biography of the author

16. These consists of articles or books written by authorities giving their opinions, experiences, theories or ideas of what
is good and bad, desirable and undesirable within the problem area
a. Literature c. Conceptual Literature
b. Related Literature d. Research Literature

17. In reviewing literature, the researcher should be alert for lines of inquiry in his area of interest that maybe fruitless.
This means ________.
a. It avoids fruitless approaches c. it avoids simple researches
b. It avoids very long research study d.it avoids fruitless discussion

18. By reviewing related literature, the researcher will be helped in developing various parts of his study. That is:
a. to know the processes in approving research c. to gain methodological insights
 b. to gain insights on the needed budget d. to know the format of a thesis

19. With the use of related literature, the researcher will be guided on______:
a. how and where to start c. what direction he should be headed to
b. who and what he will consult about d. why to conduct the study

20. As sources of literature, the libraries of the following institutions/private persons may be included, except:
a. academic institutions c. private individuals
b. government and non-government agencies d. music library

21. To get related literature from the internet, a researcher only needs _______ .
a. Internet-capable computer/Smart cellular phone c. Wide screen TV
b. International Journal d. Smart TV

22. The following is a good source of literature:

a. Libraries and internet capable computer c. English Literature Books
b. Old researches d. List Authors of Books/Researchers

23. In citing materials, one of the guidelines is that this is important because of the rapid social, political, scientific, and
technological changes.
a. Materials must be as recent as possible c. Materials must be enormous as possible
b. Materials must be factual as passible d. Materials must be as few as possible

24. Materials is affected by the following rapid changes, except:

a. social c. scientific
b. political, and technological d. change of individual mindset

25. Only materials that have some similarity to or bearing on the problem researched on should be cited means that:
a. Materials must be of similar title c. Materials must be relevant to the study
b. Materials must be of similar locale d. Materials must be a follow-up study

26. Materials must be relevant to the study means that:

a. It is the same as to objective of the study
b. It is similar or with bearing on the problem
c. It is different as to locality but the same as to demographic profile of respondents
d. It is the same as to title of the study

27. One of the characteristics of the materials cited states that it is important because of the rapid social, political,
scientific, and technological changes. This means that:
a. Materials must be artistic c. Materials must be as recent as possible
b. Materials must be of wide scope d. Materials must cover history

28. The Related Literature will also provide the researcher with the following, except;
a. a range of theoretical & conceptual frameworks c. personal background of the authors
b. debates d. issues about the research topic

29. The researcher should not discuss similarities and dissimilarities in the works of various authors in the related
literature and studies.
c. a. True b. False c. Probably d. Cannot be ascertained

30. In the presentation of related literature and studies, the researcher should discuss similarities and dissimilarities in
the works of various authors.
d. a. True c. Probably
e. b. False d. Cannot be ascertained