Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Division of Cavite
NAIC NATIONAL HIGHSCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

DIAGNOSTIC TEST

Practical Research 1

Name: ______________________________________ Date: _______________

I. Read and analyze the following items, then encircle the letter of the best answer.

1. It is a process of executing various mental acts for discovering and examining facts and
information to prove the accuracy or truthfulness of your claims or conclusions about the
topic of your research.
a. Inquiry c. Method
b. Research d. Correlation

2. It is one of the characteristics of research that gives correct or accurate data, which the
footnotes, notes, and bibliographical entries should honestly and appropriately
documented or acknowledged.
a. Accuracy c. Timeliness
b. Objectiveness d. Relevance
3. It is one of the characteristics of research which the topic must be instrumental in
improving society or in solving problems affecting the lives of people in a community.
a. Accuracy c. Timeliness
b. Objectiveness d. Relevance
4. It is another characteristics of research that connotes organized or orderly manner.
a. Objectiveness c. Systematic
b. Clarity d. Relevance
5. This type of research studies an ongoing practice of a school, organization, community,
or institution for the purpose of obtaining results that will bring improvements in the
system.
a. Descriptive Research c. Exploratory Research
b. Correlational Research d. Action Research
6. This type of research aims at defining or giving a verbal portrayal or picture of a person,
thing, event, group, situation, etc.
a. Descriptive Research c. Explanatory Research
b. Correlational Research d. Action Research
7. This type of research elaborates or explains not just the reasons behind the relationship of
two factors, but also the ways by which such relationship exists.
a. Descriptive Research c. Explanatory Research
 b. Correlational Research d. Action Research
8. It requires non-numerical data, which means that the research uses words rather than
numbers to express the result, the inquiry, or investigation about people’s thoughts,
beliefs, feelings, views, and lifestyles regarding the object of the study.
a. Qualitative Research c. Primary Data
b. Quantitative Research d. Secondary Data
9. It is a type of qualitative research that usually takes place in the field of social care,
nursing, psychology, rehabilitation centers, education, etc.
a. Case study c. Phenomenology
b. Ethnography d. Historical Analysis
10. Central to this qualitative research method is the examination of primary documents to
make you understand the connection of past events to the present time.
a. Case study c. Phenomenology
b. Ethnography d. Historical Analysis
11. Coming from the word “phenomen,’’ which means something known through sensory
experience, this type of qualitative research refers to the study of how people find their
experiences meaningful.
a. Case study c. Phenomenology
b. Ethnography d. Historical Analysis
12. A research design is made up of things indicating
a. separation c. singularity
b. relationship d. craftsmanship
13. Wanting to increase your understanding of the burial practices of the Mangyans, you
choose the qualitative research design called
a. Historical c. phenomenological
b. Ethnographical d. grounded theory
14. Grounded theory involves a series of ________________.
a. Theories c. design
b. Books d. instructions
15. A great degree of man’s emotionally surfaces in a research design called___________.
a. Case study c. historical
b. Ethnography d. phenomenology
16. Determining what makes an individual distinct from others is the goal of__________.
a. Case study c. historical
b. Ethnography d. phenomenology
17. No research design means no research _______________.
a. Motivation c. direction
b. Title d. data
18. This cliché – When you are in Rome, do what the Romans do- is true for __________.
a. Case study c. phenomenology
b. Historical study d. ethnography
19. The who, what, why, and how of your research study are determined by your research
a. Data c. question
b. Title d. design
20. A researcher’s personal participation in people’s activities is necessary in ________.
a. Historical c. ethnography
b. phenomenological d. case study
21. How are research questions most often described?
 a. Arising within a laboratory setting
b. Posed after important factors are identified
c. May arise from our everyday life experiences
d. Always answered if we follow a scientific method of inquiry
22. In general, when selecting factors for a study, you want to be sure of which of these?
a. They have been investigated before
b. They are available to investigate
c. They are not of interest to you
d. They do not lead to another question
23. Which of the following best describes a hypothesis?
a. Statement that you set out to prove
b. tested by collecting only the data that support it
c. Proposed before a good research question can be developed
d. Posits a clear relationship between different factors
24. Michael hands out a survey to find out the average age and schooling level of his class.
What type of research is this?
a. Historical
b. Cause-and-effect
c. Quasi-experimental
d. Descriptive
25. Identify and select the correct order of steps in scientific inquiry (note: these are not ALL
of the steps in the process)
a. Formulating a hypothesis, collecting relevant information, testing the
hypothesis, working with the hypothesis
b. Reconsidering the theory, asking new questions, identifying the important factors,
collecting relevant information
c. Asking the question, identifying the important factors, asking new questions,
testing the hypothesis
d. Asking new questions, reconsidering the theory, working with the hypothesis,
testing the hypothesis
26. Hannah assigns children to different teaching method groups and tests their math
performance after six weeks. This is an example of what type of research?
a. Descriptive
b. Historical
c. Experimental
d. Uncontrolled
27. What is the major difference between applied and basic research?
a. Basic research takes longer to complete
b. Applied research is less important
c. Basic research is more traditional
d. Basic research has no immediate application
28. In a study of the effect of the amount TV viewing on children’s aggressiveness, amount
of TV viewing would be what type of variable?
a. Independent variable
b. Dependent variable
c. Control variable
d. Extraneous variable
29. Our job as researchers is to eliminate ___________ as a factor contributing to differences
between groups.
a. Chance
b. Change
c. The hypothesis
d. An average score
30. What does a good research question usually pursue?
a. A small part of a broad topic
b. A topic unrelated to any other topics
c. The same thing as the null hypothesis
d. A broad topic