I.

TECHNICAL TERMS USED IN RESEARCH

Directions: Match the definitions in column A with the corresponding section names listed in column B.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
A
____1. explains how the research was conducted
____2.
D presents the information gathered through research
____3.
G evaluates the results of the study or research
____4.
C presents background information, scope,
and focus of the research paper.
____5.
B provides a review of what others
have written or researched on concerning the topic.
____6.
I summarizes all sections and helps readers
decide whether or not to read the entire report
H
____7. a systematic investigation to contribute to an
existing body of knowledge.
____8.
F provides the summary of the research
____9.
D lists all the sources used in the research
J
____10. contains other related information such as
graphs, charts, tables, and lists

II. EXPANDED DEFINITION

Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is incorrect.
FALSE Contrast is used to give details and more information which includes the use of descriptive words.
______1.
______2.
TRUE Classification is showing how a word fits in a larger category.
FALSE Analogy is a rhetorical device through which the writers identify differences between two subjects,
______3.
things, or ideas.
______4.
TRUE The structure of expanded definition of word consists of formal sentence definition from the
dictionary
followed by the appropriate technique/s that will help you explain further the term to the readers.
FALSE
______5. Providing description means explaining by comparing two dissimilar topics, where the second is
familiar to the audience.
TRUE
______6. Expanded definition of word goes deeper than a simple dictionary definition.
TRUE
______7. You could illustrate the concept of a word with anecdotes from your personal life, or examples from
the news or current events, or write an opinion piece.
TRUE
______8. Etymology is knowing the roots of a term or word.
______9.
TRUE Cause and effect determine how phenomena or events are related to one another.
TRUE
______10. Comparison and contrast are similarities and differences.

III. CONSTRUCTING GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT DEFINITIONS

1. Either the members or the leader (conduct, conducts) the orientation.
2. People, to some extent, (know, knows) what is the right to do but they still choose to do what’s wrong.
3. The study (show, shows) the effects of technology on Grade 10 students.
4. The research (address, addresses) the issues experienced by the Junior High School learners.
5. Each member of the team (contribute, contributes) to the completion of the research paper.
6. Two-thirds of the class (vote, votes) to push through with the program.
7. Four months (was, were) enough to finish the implementation of the program.
8. The number of respondents (is, are) an important consideration in research.
9. There (has, have) been numerous queries about the conduct of the research.
10. The hypotheses (was, were) validated by the findings of the research.

III. TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS

Directions: Write T if the definition is technical and O if the definition is operational.
T
______1. The heat index (HI) is an index that combines air temperature and relative humidity, in shaded areas,
to posit a human-perceived equivalent temperature, as how hot it would feel if the humidity were
some other value in the shade
O
______2. Hydration is adding water to the human body that has been lost, usually by drinking.
T
______3. Carbohydrates are a food group including sugars, starches, and cellulose.
O
______4. Heat is to become warm or hot.
______5.
T Computer memory is one of three basic components of a computer that stores information for future
use - both the data that will be operated on as well as the programs that direct the operations to be
performed.
______6.
O Computers are devices or machines used in performing, assessing, evaluation, and following
commands set by the users.
______7.
O A telephone is a device used to talk to people who are far away.
______8.
O Tardiness is entering the classroom (or designated area) after the accepted entry period.
______9.
T An automobile is a car or truck that gets you around from place to place and carries cargo or
passengers, and makes it easier to live in the city or countryside.
______10.
T X (formerly Twitter) is a social media platform that limits messages.