Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VII, Central Visayas
DIVISION OF CEBU PROVINCE
Alegria, District

FOURTH SUMMATIVE TEST in PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

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Name: _____________________ Date:___________ Section: __________ Score: __________

GENERAL DIRECTION: MULTIPLE CHOICES: Read the test questions carefully.
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Encircle the letter of the correct answer only.
1. Which of the following is a good way to find a research topic?
a. Personal experience c. Looking for the next step in the research process
b. Getting an idea from your adviser d. All of the above
2. What is a not true of a research title?
a. Read the most, and it is usually read first
b. Least important element that defines the research problem.
c. Contains few words that describe the purpose of the research
d. All of the above
3. What is the reason for consulting handbooks, yearbooks, encyclopedias, or reviews in the initial stages of
identifying a research topic?
a. They are readily available.
b. They provide an overview of the issues related to a topic.
c. They are primary sources.
d. They avoid reporting statistical data to interpret the results more readily.
4. Which of the following are excellent sources for research topics?
a. Theory b. Personal experience c. Replication of prior research d. All of the above
5. Mr. Santos identified his research topic as "classroom assessment." He recognized very quickly his topic was far
too broad. Which of the following is likely to have led to that conclusion?
a. There was far too much written on the topic to understand it all.
b. It was difficult to organize the material collected in an effective manner.
c. The potential problems he began thinking would be next to impossible to study.
d. All of the above.
6. What is a research project?
a. A way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory.
b. A choice between using qualitative or quantitative methods.
c. A style in which you present your research findings, e.g. a graph.
d. A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data.

7. Which of these would be assured by you when selecting factors for a study in general?
a. They have been investigated before c. They are not of interest to you
b. They are available to investigate d. They do not lead to another question
8. A business student plans a research project; it is called a description of an online business. On the limited
information (the title), which one of these best applies to the idea?
a. It is too broad. c. It has an acceptable method.
b. It is a highly technical subject. d. It has an acceptable purpose.
9. What is the main advantage of producing a written research project?

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 a. Helps with liability. c. Informs all interested parties.
b. Helps the society. d. Helps keep people employed.
10. Good research proposals will always:
a. Focus on the written style.
b. Provides respondent names and addresses.
c. Consider all possible research previously been done on the topic.
d. Focus on addressing the research objectives.
11. Which of the following is a good way to find a research topic?
a. Personal experience c. Looking for the next step in the research process
b. Getting an idea from your adviser d. All of the above
12. What is a not true of a research title?
a. Read the most, and it is usually read first
b. Least important element that defines the research problem.
c. Contains few words that describe the purpose of the research
d. All of the above
13. What is the reason for consulting handbooks, yearbooks, encyclopedias, or reviews in the initial stages of
identifying a research topic?
a. They are readily available.
b. They provide an overview of the issues related to a topic.
c. They are primary sources.
d. They avoid reporting statistical data to interpret the results more readily.
14. Which of the following are excellent sources for research topics?
a. Theory b. Personal experience c. Replication of prior research d. All of the above
15. Mr. Santos identified his research topic as "classroom assessment." He recognized very quickly his topic was far
too broad. Which of the following is likely tohave led to that conclusion?
a. There was far too much written on the topic to understand it all.
b. It was difficult to organize the material collected in an effective manner.
c. The potential problems he began thinking would be next to impossible to study.
d. All of the above.
16. What is a research project?
a. A way of conducting research that is not grounded in theory.
b. A choice between using qualitative or quantitative methods.
c. A style in which you present your research findings, e.g. a graph.
d. A framework for every stage of the collection and analysis of data.
17. Which of these would be assured by you when selecting factors for a study in general?
a. They have been investigated before c. They are not of interest to you
b. They are available to investigate d. They do not lead to another question
18. A business student plans a research project; it is called a description of an online business. On the limited
information (the title), which one of these best applies to theidea?
a. It is too broad. c. It has an acceptable method.
b. It is a highly technical subject. d. It has an acceptable purpose.
19. What is the main advantage of producing a written research project?
a. Helps with liability. c. Informs all interested parties.
b. Helps the society. d. Helps keep people employed.
20. Good research proposals will always:
a. Focus on the written style.
b. Provides respondent names and addresses.
c. Consider all possible research previously been done on the topic.
d. Focus on addressing the research objectives.
B. True or False. Determine each statements if it is true or false. It the statement is right, write TRUE if the
statement is wrong, write FALSE. Write your answer on the space provided before each
number.
________ 1.Research question come from any of several sources namely, personal interest and experiences.
________2. The research question should be either too broad or too narrow.
________3. The objective of the research is sometimes referred to as delimitations of the study.
________4. Scope and Delimitation or research indicates the boundaries, exceptions, reservation and qualification in
your study.
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 ________5. Objectives of the research indicate what will the research will do, for instance, discover, explain or seek.
________6. The rationale of the study gives the reasons why the study should be conducted.
________7. The starting point in any research project is to formulate a question.
________8. The researcher's own personal interests and observations may be a valuable source of questions.
________9. Theories of other researchers are not a particularly good source of research questions.
________10.Successful research often raises new questions, even while it answers old questions.

C. Using the baseline information, discuss the process of a literature review and its need and purpose by supplying the
synonym of the word/s enclosed in parenthesis needed to make the statement true and correct. You can choose the
synonyms of the words in the parentheses from the box below and provide the correct letters to complete the synonym
word in each number.

SIMILARITIES ARTICULATION ORAL ACKNOWLEDGE

VARIABLES GAPS RECOMMENDATIONS DATA
AVOID RELATED REVIEW DIFFERENCES

1. A literature (go over) __ __V__ __W is a summary of studies related to a particular area of research.
2. When investigating a research topic, review only those that are directly (connected) __ E__ __ T__D to your
specific point of study.
3. (Keep away from) A__ O__ __ the temptation to copy paste everything you find in the literature you have read.
4. Relate findings to previous (information) D__ T__ and suggest areas for further research.
5. Included in literature review are (space) __ A__ S and (advice) R__ __O__M __N__ A__ION__ for additional
study specified in related studies.
6. Theories give details of the presence of the problem and certain (factors) V__ __ I__B __ES that is connected to
the problem.
7. A literature is a/an (spoken) O__ A__ or written record of man’s significant experiences.
8. Some sources of direct (expressions) A__TIC __LA__ION is in books, journals, periodic papers, and online
reading materials.
9. The significance of reviewing related studies is to find out the (analogous) S__M __L__RI __ __ES and (variation)
D__FF __REN__ES between the past and present studies.
10. A literature review (recognize) __CK __OW__ __D__E the work of previous researchers.

C. Choose an appropriate word/(s) from the box to complete the discussion about the process and
methods of selecting, citing, and synthesizing literature review by filling in the blanks provided in each
statement.

Synonyms Dissertation APA In-text citation Closely References

Paraphrasing Conference proceedings Bibliography Summarizing Plagiarism

1. In selecting sources of related literature, choose articles which are _____________________related to your
research interest.
2. A ______________________________ are brief summaries of research work presented at conferences.
3. A _____________________________ is a scholarly written article submitted for a doctorate or a higher degree at a
university.
4. A method of expressing borrowed ideas using different words to give clarity to an idea is called
_____________________________________.
5. Using ______________________________ is a technique in paraphrasing which utilize words of same meanings.
6. In making ________________, all materials including all books, journal, theses, dissertations, and other literary
works are listed alphabetically or chronologically as it appears in the manuscript.
7. A/an ____________________ format of referencing is the most frequently used within the social sciences in citing
various sources.
8. _____________________ is a shortened version of the original text expressed in your own language, picking only
the most important details of the text.

Prepared by: Reviewed by:

ROVILISA C. BINOBO ELENITA L. ALCAREZ

Subject Teacher Head Teacher I

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QA by: _________________________________ Approved by:
Team Member VICTORIANO I. BORLA
District Supervisor