DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

REGION 1
PANGASINAN DIVISION II
MANAOAG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

INQUIRIES, INVESTIGATION AND IMMERSION

(12 GAS – SHAKESPEARE)
SECOND SEMESTER, SY 2019-2020

ASSESSMENT PART II
Name: _______________________________________________________ Date: ____________________
Grade & Strand: ____________________ LRN: ______________________ Score: ___________________
Multiple Choice. Read each of the following statements / questions and choose the item that answers correctly the question
or the best completes the statements. Write the letter of your choice in the space provided for.

1.Which of the following components of the research process should be conducted first?
a. Conducting the experiment c. Coming up with the hypothesis
b. Conducting the literature review d. Data analysis
2. The general plan for selecting participants, assigning participants to experimental conditions, controlling
extraneous variables, and gathering data is known as the
a. hypothesis. b. theory. c. research design. d. literature review.
3. Which of the following steps in the research process occurs AFTER the data is collected?
a. Formulate the hypothesis. c. Make decisions in terms of past research and theory.
b. Conduct a literature review. d. Consider theories relevant to your project.
4. Joanna, a budding undergraduate researcher, is interested in studying whether people see bright lights after they
die. Why is this a poor research idea?
a. Everyone already knows that people see bright lights after they die.
b. It is too big of an idea for an undergraduate to tackle.
c. This project is not testable.
d. None of the above
5. Which of the following is NOT a systematic source of research ideas?
a. Theory b. Everyday occurrences c. Classroom lectures d. Past research
6. All of the following would be presented in the Method section EXCEPT:
a. the number of participants in the experiment. c. the equipment used by the researcher.
b. the results of the statistical tests. d. the procedure of the experiment.
7. The reference section of an APA-format paper should contain:
a. everything you read on the topic, even if those references are not explicitly used in the paper.
b. the important references from your paper.
c. all references that are used in your paper (and only those references used in your paper).
d. nothing; no references are used in an APA-format paper.
8. Ethical responsibilities by participants in research studies include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Participants should not ask questions of the researcher, especially during the informed consent
procedure.
b. Participants should not discuss the experiment with others who may be participants in the future.
c. Participants should take the research seriously and cooperate with the experimenter.
d. Participants should be on time for their research appointments.
9. Using someone else’s work without giving credit to the original source is known as
a. debriefing. b. plagiarism. c. the Nuremberg Code. d. fabrication of data.
10. Which of the following would be considered plagiarism?
a. The exact words from a source are put in quotes with the author’s last name, year of publication, and
page number of the quote indicated.
b. A paragraph from a source is used and the writer rearranges a few words in each sentence so that quote
marks are unnecessary.
c. A writer summarizes an article in her own words and uses a parenthetical reference with no quote
marks.
d. All of the above would be considered plagiarism.
11. Which of the following ethical violations occurs AFTER data has already been collected?
a. Lying with statistics b. Plagiarism c. Citing references incorrectly d. All of the above.
12. After Paul collects his data, he conducts a number of analyses and only presents the results that support his
hypothesis, ignoring results that run contrary to his hypothesis. Paul is guilty of
a. plagiarism. b. lying with statistics. c. incorrectly citing his references. d. putting his participants “at risk.”
13. Descriptive research methods
 a. involve manipulation of one independent variable.
b. involve manipulation of two independent variables.
c. do not involve manipulation of an independent variable.
d. are used to assess causality.
14. Dr. Jones spends two years immersed in the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria in order to better understand cross-
cultural differences in child-rearing. Dr. Jones is engaged in what kind of research?
a. Naturalistic observation b. Ethnography c. Archival research d. Case study
15. When a researcher becomes immersed in an entire culture for a lengthy period of time, it is called a(n)
a. experiment. b. naturalistic observation. c. ethnography. d. archival study.
16. If a researcher is developing a narrative description of behavior, then he/she is engaging in
a. quantitative research. b. qualitative research. c. situation sampling. d. time sampling.
17. Clara has written a research report that contains little scientific jargon but several emotional words. Clara has
most likely engaged in
a. a reliability analysis. b. correlational research. c. quantitative research. d. qualitative research.
18. Quantitative research is more concerned with __________ and qualitative research is more concerned with
_________.
a. generalities; details and emotions c. grounded theory; logic
b. details and emotions; generalities d. generalities; interobserver reliability
19. Qualitative research is more likely than quantitative research to focus on
a. deductive logic.
b. problems about which little information already exists.
c. extensive statistical analyses.
d. specific, narrow hypotheses.
20. An approach to qualitative research that focuses on building theories is known as
a. the correlational approach. b. grounded theory. c. archival research. d. situation sampling.
21. The grounded theory approach is most likely to use
a. complicated statistical techniques.
b. interviews and observations.
c. independent and dependent variables.
d. All of the above.
22. Suppose a survey contains the following item: 1 2 3 4 5
“I am shy when around people I don’t know well.” Not at all Not very Slightly Fairly Very much

What kind of question is this?

a. Multiple choice b. Forced alternative c. Likert-type scale d. Open-ended
23. Which of the following types of questions allows the researcher to calculate an average or mean response?
a. Open-ended b. Yes-no c. Likert-type scale d. Forced alternative
24. Which of the following types of questions allows the researcher to code responses?
a. Open-ended b. Yes-no c. Likert-type scale d. Forced alternative
25. “What is your age?” This question falls under the category of ________ data.
a. demographic b. Likert-type scale c. analytic d. split-half
26. The ______ the number of participants, the _____ the power in an experiment.
a. greater; fewer b. fewer; greater c. greater; greater d. None of the above.
27. Which of the following is the best guideline for choosing the number of participants to use in a research
project?
a. cost b. availability c. time d. past research
28. You are using a(n) _________ scale of measurement if events are assigned to categories.
a. interval b. ordinal c. nominal d. ratio
29. Which of the following is NOT one of the four scales of measurement?
a. Ratio b. Interval c. Ordinal d. Variable
30. Karen categorizes people in her sample as either male or female, which represents which scale of
measurement?
a. Ordinal b. Interval c. Nominal d. Ratio
31. Why is it important to understand scales of measurement?
a. The scale of measurement for the dependent variable determines the kind of statistical test that can be
conducted.
b. Scales of measurement are integral for inferential statistics (but not necessarily descriptive statistics).
c. Scales of measurement are integral for descriptive statistics (but not necessarily inferential statistics).
d. Researchers can only analyze data on interval and ratio levels of measurement.
32. Tammy conducted a study in which participants rank-ordered their favorite free-time activities. Tammy used
a(n) _________ scale of measurement.
a. ratio b. nominal c. interval d. ordinal
33. If we rank the winners of a horse race (first, second, third), we are using a(n) ____________ scale of
measurement.
a. ratio b. ordinal c. interval d. nominal
 34. If there are equal intervals between numbers but no true zero point, we are using a(n) __________ scale of
measurement.
a. ordinal b. ratio c. interval d. nominal
35. Temperature in Fahrenheit represents a(n) __________ scale of measurement.
a. ordinal b. interval c. ratio d. nominal
36. The presence of a true zero point is characteristic of the ________ scale of measurement.
a. nominal b. ratio c. interval d. ordinal
37. Number of errors on a math test represents a(n) __________ scale of measurement.
a. nominal b. interval c. ordinal d. ratio
38. “The study identified the presence of two dominant contrasting views regarding quality school.
• Identify those.
• Why are they important?” BEST represents what part of chapter 4?
a. Summary b. Discussion c. Conclusion d. Recommendation
39. An abstract summarizes, usually in one paragraph of 250 words or less, the major aspects of the entire paper in a
prescribed sequence that includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. the basic design of the study
b. a brief summary of your interpretations and conclusions
c. major findings or trends found as a result of your analysis
d. None, all of the choices are quite correct.
40. How to analyze data and use codes or categories in qualitative research?
a. Get to know your data. c. Ask teammates to analyze.
b. Identify themes or patterns. d. All of the above.
41. What is the correct distinction between the conclusions that we make every day and the conclusions done in research?
a. Conclusions done in research are based solely on empirical data; conclusions that we make every day
are based on experimental data.
b. Conclusions done in research are based on reasoning and factual evidence and are called inference;
conclusions that we make every day are subjective.
c. Both a and b.
d. All the choices are considered incorrect.
42. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of quantitative research?
A. Data are gathered before proposing a conclusion or solution to a problem.
B. Quantitative methods can be repeated to verify findings in another setting, thus strengthen and
reinforcing
validity of findings eliminating the possibility of spurious conclusions.
C. Figures, tables or graphs showcase summarized data collection in order to show trends, relationships or
differences among variables. In sum, the charts and tables allow you to see the evidence collected.
D. It seeks to gather a more comprehensive understanding of activities related to human behavior and the
attributes that rule such behavior.
43. A review of related literature helps in the formulation of the following sections or parts of a research paper, except one,
Which is this?
a. General problem to be answered c. Theoritical and Conceptual framework
B. Specific questions to be research one d. Methods to be employed, and mode of analysis
44. In selecting a literature to be reviewed, the following guidelines should be followed, except one. Which is true/
a. Materials must be as recent as possible.
b. materials must be objective and bias.
c. Materials must be based upon genuinely original and true facts or data
d. Materials must not be too few nor too many.
45. Which of the following is properly cited journal in APA style?
a. Szkudelski T. (2001). The mechanism of alloxan and streptozotocin action in B cells of the rat pancreas.
Physiology Res. 50: 537546.
b. Kashyap CP, Ranjeet K, Vikrant A, Vipin K. Therapeutic Potency of Ocimum scharicum. A Review Global
Journal of Pharmacology 5: 191200. (2011)
c. Rasool R, Ganai BA, Akbar S, Kamili AN, Masood A. (2010). Phytochemical screening of Prunella vulgaris l.
an important medicinal plant of Kashmir. Pakistan Journal Pharmacology Science. 23: 399402.
d. Hosseinzadeh H, Younesi HM. Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of Crocus sativus L. stigma and
petal extracts in mice. 2002. BMC Pharmacology. 2: 7.

Prepared by:

MARK ANTHONY E. GARCIA

SHS Teacher II