PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1 (PRE-TEST)

Name: ________________________________ Section: _______________ Date: ____________

______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. Design research
b. Review the literature d. Define research problem
______3. What is the final step in doing research?
a. Define research problem c. Interpret and Report
b. Formulate hypothesis d. Design research
______4. It is the quality of research which tells that something is based on direct experience or observation by the researcher.
a. Empirical c. Critical
b. Methodical d. Analytical
______5. Research is _________ if it exhibits careful and precise judgment.
a. Empirical c. Critical
b. Replicability d. Methodical
______6. Identify if it is ethical or unethical. Acknowledgment of research collaboration and assistance
a. Ethical b. Unethical
______7. Invading the respondent's privacy
a. Ethical b. Unethical
______8. What represents a population?
a. Sample size c. Confidence level
b. Sample Mean d. Frequency
______9. _____ is the heart of the study
a. Significant of the study c. Related Literature
b. Objectives d. Findings
______10. Using someone else's work to help you without their permission is:
a. plagiarism c. research
b. periodical d. cite
______11. This contains and lists all of your citations for information you used in your research:
a. research paper format c. parenthetical citation (in-line citation)
b. bibliography / works cited d. publisher
______12. 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
______13. There is a set of fixed, predetermined questions which are presented to every participant in the same order and in the same way.
a. Structured interview c. Unstructured interview
b. Semi-structured interview
______14. Asking participants to recommend others to take part in the research.
a. Systematic sampling c. Stratified sampling
b. Snowball sampling d. Random sampling
______15. 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 biodegradability.
b. However, Selke et al. did not find any significant difference in biodegradability1.
c. However, Selke et al. did not find any significant difference in biodegradability (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 biodegradability (Evaluation of biodegradation. Environmental
Science & Technology).
______16. This refers to a particular procedure or set of procedures applied in conducting a research or study.
a. Introduction c. Methodology
b. Review of Related Literature d. Findings, Results and Recommendations
______17. A remark, statement or comment based on something one has seen, heard or noticed.
a. Hearsay c. Observation
b. Gossip d. Noticed Actions
______18. This refers to the information or content from different sources related to the topic.
a. Literature c. References
b. Methodology d. Sources
______19. The sources you used on your research.
a. Sources c. Literature
b. References d. Results
______20. 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. Methodology
b. Review of Related Literature d. Results and Recommendations
______21. What research strategy is used by a linguist studies the content of different Web sites and rates their level of English.
a. observation c. content analysis
b. experiment d. survey
______22. Which of the following describes the purpose of qualitative research?
a. It describes and answers questions about participants and contexts.
b. It explores a phenomenon to better understand it.
c. It answers question and illuminate’s issues that cannot be answered by a quantitative research.
d. All of them.
______23. 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. ethnographic study
b. action research d. grounded theory

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 PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1 (PRE-TEST)
Name: ________________________________ Section: _______________ Date: ____________
______24. A qualitative research design in which data related to past events is systematically collected and evaluated to describe potential causes,
effects, or trends related to those events is known as
a. Ethnographic c. action theory
b. historical d. grounded theory
______25. Which of the following must be accomplished first when conducting a research study?
a. Analyze narrative data for underlying themes c. Collect data
b. Negotiate entry into the research site d. Interpret the data analysis
______26. An individual with an exceptional memory is identified. She is capable of recalling major events, the weather, and what she did on any
given date. What research method is being used if a psychologist conducts an in-depth investigation of this individual including
questionnaires, brain scans, and memory tests?
a. Survey c. Case Study
b. Interview d. Naturalistic Observation
______27. What is one disadvantage of a survey?
a. People don't tell the truth.
b. Yields a lot of information
c. Provides a good way to generate hypotheses
d. Can provide information about many people since it’s cheap and easy to do
______28. What is Research Misconduct?
a. Fabrication c. Plagiarism
b. Falsification d. All of The Above
______29. If you paraphrase, summarize, or directly quote information, you must:
a. research the source c. cite the source
b. format the source d. bibliography / works cited the source
______30. Which is the name of the genre of books we use for information and facts?
a. Fiction b. Nonfiction c. Novels
______31. The first step of the research process is
a. searching for sources c. choosing the correct font
b. deciding on a topic and a research question d. writing a works cited entry for sources
______32. Qualitative research involves a large number of respondents.
a. True b. False
______33. Qualitative research tests theories.
a. True b. False
______34. Qualitative research requires strong theoretical base/s.
a. True b. False
______35. Qualitative research involves development of theory
a. True b. False
______36. Data is defined as
a. the collection of hypothesis c. the study of people
b. the collection of people d. the collection of information
______37. Research aimed at gathering an in-depth understanding of an issue by way of open ended questioning, non-statistical research
techniques, or value-based observations. This describes which of the following?
a. Quantitative Research b. Qualitative Research
______38. Francesca wants to know if her classmates prefer pineapple on their pizza. What research method should Francesca use?
a. Case study c. Experiment
b. Longitudinal study d. Survey
______39. An intensive investigation of one or more participants is a
a. case study c. survey
b. Naturalistic observation d. experiment
______40. A college counselor met a student who was experiencing stress due to family problems. During lunch, the counselor shared with her
friend of the session she had with the student and the family issue the student was facing. This shows that the counselor had breached
which ethical code?
a. Informed consent c. Voluntary participant
b. Confidentiality d. Withdrawal rights
______41. ___________ refers to the protection of people identify through not disclosing their name or not knowing it.
a. Confidentiality c. Voluntary participation
b. Privacy d. Anonymity
______42. When you would like to explore a phenomenon in-depth, you employ
a. semi-structured interview b. structured interview
______43. When you study the group culture, you would employ an approach called
a. grounded theory b. case study c. ethnography
______44. In a study, what is a relatively small group out of the total population called?
a. case study c. sample
b. control group d. survey

______45. Selecting participants who just happen to be available is called:

a. Opportunity sampling c. Random sampling
b. Volunteer sampling d. Quota sampling
______46. The most significant decision during the process of designing a research study is:
a. The sampling plan. c. The quality of the research design.
b. The choice of research approach. d. The details of tactical research problems.
______47. A word that refers to the process of selecting respondents to answer questions to yield data for a research study.
a. Sampling b. Selecting
______48. What does RRL means?
a. Reviewing of relatively literature b. Review of related literature
______49. What is the thing that you use in gathering data?
a. Review of Related Literature c. Instrument
b. Conclusion d. SOP
______50. The Online Games Addiction of Grade 10 Students of Lanton High School. The underlined word is an example of?
a. SOP c. Research Method
b. Locale d. Respondents
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