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1.Which of the following best describes the purpose of


conducting a qualitative research?
A. To explore the meaning of people's experiences, culture,
etc.
B. To examine relationships of variables.
C. To test hypotheses of the study.
D. To prove a particular theory
2. What is the first step in conducting research?
A. Analyze Data C. Review the literature
B. Design research D. Define research problem
3. What is the first step in conducting research?
A. Analyze Data C. Review the literature
B. Design research D. Define research problem
4. It is the quality of research which tells that something
is based on direct experience or observation by the
researcher.
A. Empirical C. Methodical
B. Critical D. Analytical
5. Research is _________ if it exhibits careful and
precise judgment.
A. Empirical C. Replicability
B. Critical D. Methodical
6. Using someone else's work to help you without their
permission is:
A. plagiarism B. periodical
C. research D. cite
7. This contains and lists all of your citations for information you
used in your research:
A. research paper format C. bibliography / works cited
B. parenthetical citation (in-line citation) D. publisher
8. Lee wants to learn about Jackie Robinson, the first African
American to play major league baseball. Which source would
provide the most appropriate information?
A. An encyclopedia entry about Jackie Robinson
B. an essay in a baseball magazine about Jackie Robinson
C. a student website about the contributions of Jackie Robinson
D. a movie about a child who admires Jackie Robinson
9. What is the correct way to cite in text the following source in APA style?
A. However, Selke et al. (2015) did not find any significant difference in biodegradeability.
B. However, Selke et al. did not find any significant difference in biodegradeability1.
C. However, Selke et al. did not find any significant difference in biodegradeability
(Selke,S., Auras,R., (2015)
Evaluation of biodegradation. Environmental Science & Technology 49(6)).
D. However, Selke et al. did not find any significant difference in biodegradeability
(Evaluation of
biodegradation. Environmental Science & Technology).
10. This refers to a particular procedure or set of procedures applied
in conducting a research or study.
A. Introduction C. Review of Related Literature
B. Methodology D. Findings, Results and Recommendations
11. This refers to the information or content from different sources
related to the topic.
A. Literature B. Methodology C. References
D. Sources
12. It establishes the scope, context and significance of the research
to be conducted. This also states the purpose why the study will be
conducted.
A. Introduction C. Review of Related Literature
B. Methodology D. Results and Recommendations
13. Which of the following describes the purpose of qualitative
research?
A. It describes and answers questions about participants and contexts.
B. It explore a phenomenon to better understand it.
C. It answers question and illuminates issues that cannot be answered
by a quantitative research.
D. All of them
14. A qualitative research design seeking to describe
and analyze all or part of the culture of a community
is known
as a(n)
A. historical study C. action research
B. ethnographic study D. grounded theory
15. Documents written by experts or scholars
discussing results of scholarly works like research.
A. books C. reference materials
B. scholarly araticles D. news/magazines
16. This kind of information source contains the
most recent information or opinions.
A. reference materials C. books
B. government documents D. news /
magazine article
17. The use of outside sources of information helps the
writer and reader do the following EXCEPT ________.
A. to gain additional information of the topic. C. to
lend credibility to the written material.
b. to influence the reader to agree with the writer. D. to
make the writing less persuasive.
18. When you’re doing research about an event, person or period in history, you want to look for
historical sources of information. Some sources are considered primary sources, and others are
considered secondary sources.
Which of the following best describes historical sources?
A.When people imagine events from the past and write about them to create historical sources
B. Historical sources come from witnesses and from people who study accounts of witnesses.
C. Primary sources are works of fiction, while secondary sources are generally nonfiction and
both are historical.
D.Secondary sources are historical because they analyze information, but primary sources are not
historical
20. Thea is writing a report on President Donald J. Trump and wants
to include both primary and secondary sources. Which of the
following sources is not a primary source about President Trump?
A. a videotaped interview with him C. an encyclopedia entry on
him
B. a tweet he wrote and posted D. an email from him to his chief of
staff
21. Secondary sources are made by someone who did not experience an event first-
hand. A secondary source often uses one or more primary sources to create an overall
picture of what life was like at a certain time or place. Secondary sources are useful
because they can give a lot of information at once.
Which of the following is not true of secondary sources?
A. They were created by a witness to the event being discussed.
B. They can give a lot of information at one time.
C. They create an overall picture of history.
D. They often use one or more primary sources.
22. A primary source is created by someone who:
A. read about an event C. made up an event from their imagination
B. was present at the event D. heard about an event from a witness
23. When citing a journal article, what is the format for the volume, issue,
and pages number?
A. Volume No. (Issue No.) Pages No. C. Volume No., Issue No., Pages No.
B. (Volume No.) Issue No., Pages No. D. Volume No., Issue No. (Pages No.)
24. Which of the following has the correct format for writing the
date?
A. (22 September 2020) C. (September 22, 2020)
B. (2020, September 22) D. (Sept 22, 2020)
25. What is the correct format for citing a webpage or website?
A. Author. (Date). Article's title. Website's title. Retrieved from URL
B. Author. (Date). Article's title. Website's title. Retrieved from URL
C. Author. (Date). Article's title. Website's title. Retrieved from URL
D. None of the above
26 – 30 Identify the type of SOURCES OF
INFORMATION

26. A source that was written or created during the time of the event it covers is called:
27. At school we use textbooks to learn about the history of the world. When we use textbooks, what
are we using?
28. When I was at summer camp a few years ago, I found an arrowhead; I did research and found out
it has been made by the Cherokee Indians. What is my arrowhead?
29. I am writing an essay on George Washington for my social studies class. I used articles from
Wikipedia Britannica. What am I using?
30. An autobiography of President George Washington is a:
31. Select the answer with the correctly placed quotation marks (“ ”).
A. “Teacher Hunter said,” It is my car. C. Teacher “Hunter said”, it is my car.
B. Teacher Hunter said, "It is my car." D. Teacher, Hunter “said, it is my car.
32. Select the answer with the correctly placed quotation marks or speech marks (“ ”).
A. “David exclaimed,” I come to school here everyday.
B. David exclaimed! "I come to school here every day".
C. David exclaimed! "I come to school here every day."
D. Jhavid exclaimed! I come to school here, “every day.”
33. Select the answer with the correctly placed quotation marks or
speech marks (“ ”).

A. Nika asked, "Have you finished your homework?"


B. “Nika asked,” Have you finished your homework?
C. Nika asked! Have you finished “your homework?"
D. Nascika “asked”, Have you finished your homework?
34. What punctuation mark is to be used when there is a need to pause
between sentences. It is also used to separate items in a list and to
mark the place of thousands in a large number.
A. comma B. semicolon C. quotation mark
D. apostrophe
35 – 40 . How should we correct this sentence

35. "Stop yelling at me." said Susan


A. said should be Said. C. The first full stop should be a comma
B. at should be 'on' D. The second full stop is unnecessary
36. "Please stop shouting, Harry." "I have a headache," explained Susie.
A. the comma should be after the speech marks
B. The speech marks after Harry are unnecessary and shouldn't be there
C. The comma before Harry shouldn't be there
D. There is nothing wrong with the punctuation.
37. Where should the comma be placed in the following example? “I would love
to” said Ben.
A. Before end/ closing quotation marks C. After closing quotation marks
B. After the word 'said' D. After the word 'would'
38. Before closing speech/quotation marks, should a punctuation mark be used?
A. Yes B. No C. Sometimes D. Seldom
39. Which of these sentences is using speech/quotation marks
correctly?
A. "I'm looking for a dragon," said Pete. "Have you seen him?"
B. "I'm looking for a dragon," said, Pete. "Have you seen him?"
C. "I'm looking for a dragon, said Pete "have you seen him?"
D. I'm looking for a dragon said Pete have you seen him?
40. Which of the following dialogue is written using the
correct punctuation?
A. Sam yelled, "Mom, where did I put my green pen."
B. Sam yelled ",Mom, where did I put my green pen!"
C. Sam yelled, "Mom, where did I put my green pen?"
D. Sam "yelled Mom, where did I put my green pen?"
41. An in-text citation looks like:
A. (Hafiz, 2019) C. (Mohamed Khalaf Hafiz, 2019)
B. (Hafiz, M. A., 2019) D. M. K. Hafiz (2019)
42. If there are four or more authors, which of the following in the in-text citation is correctly written?
A. Adam and others (2016) C. Adam, Ali, Ahmed and Hassan (2016)
B. Adam et al. (2016) D. Adam, Ali et al. (2016)
43. If there is no author given in the source, you need to mention ____________ in the in-text citation.
A. Anonymous (2018) C. No author (2018)
B. Anon. (2018) D. (No author, 2018)
44. Jacob (2015, p.5) asserts that "online learning is the future of
education".
The page number is written in the in-text citation because:
A. the information is borrowed from another source.
B. the information is a paraphrased sentence.
C. the information stated is written verbatim. Hence, it is a direct
quote.
D. the information written is a summarised version.
45. 1. According to APA format, the list of references which appear at the end of your paper is called:
A. Bibliography B. Work Cited C. References D. List of references
46. The references at the end of your paper should appear
A. in alphabetical order by authors’ surname or by title (if there is no author), regardless of type of
reference (book, film journal article, website, etc.).
B. under separate subheadings according to type of source.
C. first under those with authors, then those without.
D. numbered in the order in which they appear
47. What is the correct author and year format for a journal article in a reference list?
A. Brill, J. B. (2011) B. Brill, JB (2011) C. Brill, J.B. 2011 D. John Brill, 2011
48. If the name of the author is Simon K. Cornwall, how do you cite it in-text?
A. Simon B. Cornwall C. S. Cornwall D. Cornwall, S. K.
49. Which font size should you normally use in your essay according to APA?
A. 10B. 11 C. 12D. 14
50. Which in-text citation is correct in APA?
A. He writes, "We forgive for ourselves" (Tutu, 2014, p. 16).
B. He writes, "We forgive for ourselves" (Tutu 16).
C. Tutu writes, "We forgive for ourselves" (16).
D. The author writes (2014), "We forgive for ourselves" (p. 16).

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