Midterm Exam - Research
Midterm Exam - Research
Midterm Exam - Research
Test I. Multiple Choice: There are 30 multiple choice test questions. (1 point per item)
1. What is research?
A. Executing various mental acts for discovering and examining facts and information to prove
the accuracy or truthfulness or claims.
B. Involves investigation of something through interviewing.
C. Way of discovering new knowledge in various ways.
D. It deals with concepts, principles, or abstract things.
2. Which of the following statements is NOT the purpose of the research?
A. To learn how to work independently C. To learn how to work systematically
B. To worsen your reading and writing skills D. To free yourself from the domination of a
single textbook
3. One of the purposes of research is to elevate your mental abilities by letting you think in higher-
order thinking strategies (HOTS). Which of the following is NOT HOTS?
A. Evaluating B. Synthesizing C. Diminishing D. Applying
4. What are the characteristics of research?
A. Accuracy, Objectiveness, Timeliness, Relevance, and Systematic
B. Accuracy, Objectiveness, Time-bound, Relevance, and Systematic
C. Accuracy, Evaluation, Objectiveness, Timeliness, Relevance, and Systematic
D. Accuracy, Clarity, Objectiveness, Timeliness, Relevance, and Systematic
5. What type of research that depends on the objective or goal in conducting research?
A. Based on Application of Research C. Based on Purpose of the Research
B. Based on Types of Data Needed D. Based on the Goal of the Research
6. A type of research that elaborates or explains not just the reasons behind the relationship of two
factors, but also the ways by which such relationship exists. What type of research is this?
A. Action B. Correlational C. Descriptive D. Explanatory
7. This type of research shows relationships or connectedness of two variables that affect the
research.
A. Action B. Correlational C. Descriptive D. Explanatory
8. What type of research that best suited to the topic "Theory of Relativity"?
A. Applied B. Correlation C. Explanatory D. Pure
9. What is qualitative research?
A. subjectivity is true because of your personal involvement in every stage of your research
B. puts premium or high value on people's thinking or point of view conditioned by their
personal traits
C. to know so many things about your surrounding as well as the people, and places
D. conditioned by society and people's intentions
10. When to use qualitative research?
A. when data is in the form of numbers and statistical results
B. when all research methods be used in one research study
C. when data provided as a narrative, pictures, or objects
D. all of the above
11. Which of the following is the disadvantage of qualitative research?
A. It involves several processes
B. It increases the researcher's interest in the study
C. It engenders respect for people's individually as it demands
D. It promotes a full understanding of human behavior or personality traits
12. Which of the following is INCORRECT?
In producing an interview guide for interviewing a group of sex offenders what will the
researcher consider?
A. Not just incorporating questions which relate to theory but basic demographic questions too.
B. Modifying the interview guide as issues are highlighted and more interviews conducted.
C. Using the same language for all the participants
D. Structuring the interview guide in a sensible order
13. Which of the following statements is the characteristics of a qualitative research?
A. Active, Powerful, and Energetic C. One-sided research approach and method
B. External Analysis D. Human Understanding and Interpretation
14. Which of the following is correct?
A. Case study takes place in the field of education while ethnography is cultural group.
B. Phenomenology through sensory experience while case study discovers new theory.
C. Grounded theory discovers a new theory while ethnography refers how people works
D. Content and discourse analysis requires examination of the past events.
For # 15-18: Name the type of qualitative research best suited for the following topics.
Write only the letters that correspond to the said type.
A. Case Study C. Content and Discourse Analysis E. Ethnography
B. Historical Analysis D. Grounded Theory F. Phenomenology
15. Student Activism Since the Marcos Era
16. Relatives of Typhoon Victims
17. Spiderman: The Very First Film in the 21st Century
18. Philippines' Political Party System: Then and Now
19. Which of the following is correct?
A. All numerical data are either quantitative or qualitative research
B. Quantitative is to scientific approach; Qualitative is to naturalistic approach
C. Qualitative is to scientific approach; Quantitative is to naturalistic approach
D. A quantitative or qualitative kind of research is exclusive to hard or soft sciences
20. What is the difference of a good research topic from a bad one?
A. A good topic is relevant if it yields results that are instrumental in societal improvement.
B. For a beginner, researching on topics that require an advanced study is a good topic.
C. A good topic should not require a rich background knowledge of the researcher.
D. A good topic is unsupported by evidence that is researchable.
21. Which of the following research topics is to be avoided?
A. Interest in the Subject C. Timeliness of the Topic
B. Highly Technical Subjects D. Availability Information
22. This research topic will depend greatly on the writer's opinion, which may tend to be biased or
prejudicial.
A. Controversial Topics C. Too Broad Subjects
B. Too Narrow Subjects D. Vague Subjects
23. What is the right descriptive word for the research topic: "Pluses and Minuses of all English
Textbooks"?
A. Broad B. Controversial C. Narrow D. Vague
24. What is the meaning of review of related literature?
A. An oral or written record of man's significant experiences that are artistically conveyed in a
prosaic manner.
B. Recorded or preserved world perceptions of man are expressed directly and indirectly.
C. An analysis of man's written or spoken knowledge of the world.
D. Both formal or direct and informal or indirect expressions.
25. Which of the following is INCORRECT?
A. No research means no research questions
B. You can ask any question in your research study
C. You derive your research topic from your research question
D. Data not referred to by the research question can be collected
26. One of the guidelines in formulating research questions is to be guided by the acronym SMART.
What is SMART?
A. Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Related, Timeliness
B. Specific, Measurable, Analysis, Researchable, Timeframe
C. Specific, Measurable, Accountable, Reliable, Thinking
D. Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-bound
27. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of review of related literature?
A. To obtain background knowledge of your research
B. To explain technical terms involved in your research study
C. To decrease your understanding of the underlying theories, principles.
D. To highlight the significance of your work with the kind of evidence it gathered.
28. Between world knowledge and review of related literature (RRL), the second serves as the:
A. Summary B. Linker C. Conclusion D. Symbol
29. Your direction in your RRL is given by your research:
A. Data B. Design C. Problem D. Question
30. Mr. Stephen has coded his observations to hide the identity of each of the three participants in
his study. He is ensuring:
A. Protection from harm C. Informed consent
B. Confidentiality D. Anonymity
Test II. Essay: Answer what is being asked. (5 points per item)
31-35. What is citation? And give three purposes of citation.
36-40. What is sampling in research? And when do we say that your sampling is unbiased?
PRESIDENT QUIRINO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
General Mathematics (Grade XI)
Name: ________________________________ Section: ______________ Score: ______
Teacher: ______________________________ Date:_________________
General Directions:
1. Read and analyze the items carefully.
2. Write only the letter on the space provided before the number for multiple choice
test.
3. Observe neatness by avoiding erasures. Erasure means WRONG.
4. Calculator is allowed. Cellphone is NOT allowed. Good luck!
Test I. Multiple Choice: There are 20 multiple choice test questions. (1 point per item)
1. What is function?
A. A set of ordered pairs
B. One variable depends on another
C. Element of the domain corresponds to exactly one element of the range
D. The domain of a relation is the set of first coordinates, and range is the second coordinates
2. Which of the following is NOT a function?
A. The number of miles travelled by an airplane per hour.
B.
C.
D.
3. What is the domain and range of the function: ?
A. and C. and
B. and D. and
A. C.
B. D.
9. What is rational expression?
A. Polynomials that the x is in the domain of g and g(x) is in the domain of f.
B. Ratio of two polynomials such that denominator is not equal to zero.
C. Having numerator and denominator as a polynomial
D. An expression that represents ratio
A. B. C. D.
A. B. C. D.
12. Find the domain of the rational function: ?
A. C.
B. D.
A. C.
B. D.
14. What is the function that such that for each value of x in the domain of and
for each value of x in the domain of f?
A. Composite B. Inverse C. Operation D. Quadratic
15. Which of the following given functions is inverse to each other?
A. C.
B. D.
16. Which of the following is one-to-one function?
A. B. C. D.
A. ; where m >3 B. C. D.
Test II. Problem Solving: Answer what is asked. Show your solution.
21-26. Determine . Graph , and the line of symmetry y = x of .
27-32. Solve the rational inequalities , and find the solution set.