1. What do you call the systematic and empirical approach to solving problems?

a. research c. case study

b. investigation d. experiment

2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of research?

a. systematic c. critical

b. comprehensive d. impeccable

2. Which one is NOT a purpose in research?

a. to satisfy human persons’ basic and social needs to improve their quality of life.

b. to provide legal bases for correct action and decision-making to perpetuate the essence of good
life.

c. to identify whether the solution to the specific problem is assumed to be correct.

d. to find solutions to problems in the simplest way possible in the different fields of study.

3. Before, Pluto is considered as one of the planets in the solar system. Just recently, it has been excluded
from the family. For what purpose does the research serve for?

a. to be updated with new facts c. to find solutions

b. to confirm effectiveness of solution d. None of the above

4. Mrs. Cardona uses calamansi detergent bar for it has been proven by research that it can kill 100% of
germs and bacteria. For what purpose does the research serve for?

a. to be updated with new facts

b. to improve quality of life

c. to find solutions

d. to identify if the solution is effective

5. Teacher Mina uses Dynamic Learning Program for it has been proven by research that it can improve
the entrance exam results of Senior High School students. For what purpose does the research serve for?

a. to be updated with new facts

b. to provide legal bases for legal action

 c. to find solutions

d. to identify if the solution is effective

6. Juana is looking for 3 in 1 mask that will get rid of her skin impurities. She did not find anything in the
market so she created her own peel-off mask. For what purpose does the research serve for?

a. to be updated with new facts

b. to improve quality of life

c. to find solutions

d. to identify if the solution is effective

7. The Newton’s Principle is an example of what kind of research?

a. Applied Research c. Action Research

b. Pure Research d. Practical Research

8. What kind of research aims to discover basic truths and principles?

a. Applied Research c. Action Research

b. Pure Research d. Practical Research

9. What kind of research involves the seeking of new applications of scientific knowledge to the solution of
a problem?

a. Applied Research c. Action Research

b. Pure Research d. Practical Research

10. This is a decision-oriented research that involves the application of scientific method in response to an
immediate need to improve existing practices. What kind of research is this?

a. Descriptive Research

b. Laboratory research

c. Action Research
 d. Practical Research

11. What classification of research where answers to specific questions or problems of study are available
in the library?

a. Laboratory research c. Pure research

b. Library research d. Basic research

12. What type of research focuses at the present condition and provides essential knowledge about the
nature of objects and persons?

a. Laboratory research

b. Historical research

c. Experimental research

d. Descriptive research

13. Which one is a list of sources on a particular subject that a writer uses in constructing the discussion of
a paper?

a. bibliography c. citation

b. encyclopedia d. annotation

14. Which is a summary, an evaluation, a commentary or an explanation about a written work?

a. bibliography c. citation

b. encyclopedia d. annotation

15. Which one is a list of sources on a topic, with commentary on each source written by a researcher?

a. citation c. annotated bibliography

b. referencing d. publication

16. All but ONE indicates the purpose of an annotated bibliography. Which one is it?

a. It helps researcher keep a running log of the researches that have been done.

b. It enables a researcher to quickly look back at the usefulness of content.

c. It provides a starting point of the topics a researcher wants to know more about.

d. none of the above

17. What bibliographic sample is this - Burley, J., & Harris, J. (2002). A companion to genethics. Malden,
MA: Blackwell.

a. book with two authors c. edited book

b. book with more than 2 authors d. revised edition

18. What bibliographic format is this - Seton, E. T. (2011). The Arctic prairies: A canoe-journey of 2,000
miles in search of the caribou. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/6818.

a. online classroom c. free web

b. e-book d. online journal

19. Which of the following is the foremost ethical question a researcher must address?

a. Can I keep the names of the participants confidential?

b. Are participants protected from harm?

c. Will other researchers be able to replicate my study?

d. Is deception absolutely necessary?

20. The ethical principle that data collected from subjects should be kept confidential means that _____

a. Data should be collected from anonymous participants.

b. Researchers should never reveal the names of participants when they report results.
c. Names can be released with the data only to other research professionals.
d. Participants should not be told how they scored on the study's measuring instruments.

21. Study participants should always be told of their right to ______

a. withdraw from participation in the study.

b. report suspicious research practices to the institutional review board.
c. compare the data they provide with other data collected in the study.
d. footnote their dissatisfaction with the study in the final research report.

22. Which of the following statements exemplify ethical research practice?

a. As a student of a college/university, you are not required to participate in any study.

b. If some of the results in a research study are different from the others, it is okay to delete the
different ones.
 c. It is okay to conduct research on students under the age of 18 without gaining parental approval
if the research is for education.

d. It is ethical to coerce children to participate in research without their parents' approval.

23. You are plagiarizing if you _________

a. buy a paper from an internet site, another student or writer, or any other source and pass it off
as your own

b. turn in a paper that someone else has written, whether the person has given it to you

c. changed selected parts of an existing paper and claim it as your own

d. all of the above

24. To examine different groups of subjects all at the same time is an example of what kind of research?

a. quantitative research c. qualitative research

b. illuminative research d. cross-sectional research

25. To subjectively derive understanding from the perspective of observed persons without the use of
statistical techniques is what kind of research?

a. quantitative research c. qualitative research

b. illuminative research d. cross-sectional research

26. To discover facts and causes objectively derived from data gathered through the use of statistical tools
showcases which kind of research?

a. quantitative research c. qualitative research

b. illuminative research d. cross-sectional research

27. All of the following describes research EXCEPT ____

a. It is a systematic process of collecting and logically analyzing information or data for some
purpose

b. It is a systematic inquiry aimed at providing information to solve problems.

c. Research is a kind of writing that is predictable and orderly where you control style & content.

d. Research is a long composition that is usually conducted in a semester of the calendar year.
28. What referencing style is preferred for Education?

a. APA c. MLA
b. Chicago d. Turabian

29. Which kind of research is conducted in artificial or controlled conditions?

a. Field c. Laboratory
b. Library d. Historical

30. The use of this research technique may result in subjective findings. Which kind of research is this?

a. Qualitative c. Quantitative
b. Survey d. Observation

31. Which is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents followed by a brief descriptive and evaluative
paragraph?

a. Bibliography c. Annotated bibliography

b. Documentation d. Parenthetical referencing

32. Which one refers to the acknowledgment of the sources of ideas and information of your paper?

a. Bibliography c. Documentation
b. In-text citation d. Appendix

33. Which research technique uses structured research instruments?

a. Qualitative c. Quantitative
b. Historical d. Experimental

34. Which of the following is a not a descriptive research design/technique?

a. Observation c. Survey
b. Frequency calculation d. Corporate strategy

35. Which kind of research that looks at cause and effect relationships by comparing two or more similar groups,
usually chosen by random selection, involving the control or manipulation of conditions?

a. Library c. Pure
b. Field d. Experimental

36. The blueprint for the collection, measurement and analysis of data.

a. Research Method c. Data Gathering Procedure

b. Research Design d. Data Interpretation/Analysis
37. It explains from whom, and how permission to conduct the study will be obtained, administered and retrieved

from respondents.

a. Research Method c. Data Gathering Procedure

b. Research Design d. Data Interpretation/Analysis

38. The process of breaking up the whole study into constituent parts according to the problems stated.

a. Research Method c. Data Gathering Procedure

b. Research Design d. Data Interpretation/Analysis

39. The description of statistical tools used in the study.

a. Research Method c. Data Gathering Procedure

b. Research Design d. Data Interpretation/Analysis

40. The description of the rationale for the application of specific procedure used to identify, select and analyze

information.

a. Research Method c. Data Gathering Procedure

b. Research Design d. Data Interpretation/Analysis

41. Which is TRUE about a conceptual framework?

a. It serves as a guide in the evident testing of the predicted consequences.

b. It gives you a general framework for the collection and analysis of data.

c. It is vital in the preparation of a research proposal using descriptive methods.

d. all of the above

42. When should qualitative research design be use?

a. It is used by researchers extensively to study human behaviour and habits.

b. It is used when attacking a problem

c. It is used to measure relationships between variables

d. It is used for standard experimental method of most scientific disciplines.

43. Which one refers to the prediction of the outcome of the study?

a. hypothesis c. conclusion
 b. research question d. problem statement

44. What does the review of related literature present?

a. related studies c. information about the study

b. data interpretation d. reasons for the conduct of study

45. Which is the acknowledgment of the sources of ideas and information of your paper?

a. Bibliography c. Documentation

b. In-text citation d. Appendix

46. Which one refers to the last page of an essay or research paper that's been written in APA style?

a. annotated bibliography c. reference page

b. citations d. bibliographic entry

47. “The effect of computer-based Mathematics on problem solving.” What kind of research does this title
indicate?

a. Historical c. Experimental

b. Applied d. Action

48. All of the following statements indicate the purposes & importance of related literature, EXCEPT _____

a. to widen the knowledge of the researcher

b. to ensure originality in the conduct of study

c. to formulate the research problem

d. to inform on & lend to the researcher’s assumptions

49. Which one is NOT theoretical framework?

a. It discusses and explains the theory thoroughly.

b. It enables you to see clearly the possible variables of the study

c. It provides guidance in the conceptualization of the research problem.

 d. none of the above

50. Thomas proposed to study whether there are differences between standardized test scores in fifth-
grade children who were taught mathematics in same-gender versus mixed-gender mathematics
classrooms. Which of the following best describes this research topic?

a. experimental c. correlational

b. quantitative d. qualitative

51. The purpose of this study is to compare children's motivation for reading before and after enrolment in a
summer reading program designed to teach phonemic awareness to struggling readers.

a. experimental c. correlational

b. quantitative d. qualitative

52. Savannah plans to conduct a study that involves cosmetics. She wanted to know the preference of
cosmetic use among adolescents, young adult, middle adult and the late adult women. The research
design of her study would be

a. descriptive c. experimental

b. correlational d. historical

53. Freya wanted to know the relationship between the level of anxiety experienced during examinations
and the exam performance among the level 2 student nurses of Colegio San Agustin Bacolod. The type of
research design utilized is ____

a. descriptive c. experimental

b. correlational d. historical

54. Alfred randomly grouped the participants into two and tested the effects of his new product towards
their endurance. His study uses this type of research design _____

a. descriptive c. experimental

b. correlational d. historical

55. In an event that the researcher wanted to know more about the cause and effect relationship however
the cause already exists and cannot be manipulated, the type of research design appropriate for this is ___

a. descriptive c. experimental

b. correlational d. historical
56. Vincent conducts a study that will further get to know the frequency of scrub cases between the north
and south affiliated hospitals of their school. What's the type of research design to be used in his study?

a. descriptive c. experimental

b. correlational d. historical

57. Panels of experts are used to get the collective observations and opinions. They are particularly useful when
there is not one correct solution or procedure. What data gathering technique is this?

a. interview c. focus group discussion

b. observations d. surveys

58. This is used when researchers want to gather data from a large number of people. They can be both formal and
informal. What data gathering technique is described?

a. interview c. focus group discussion

b. observations d. surveys

59. It is conducted one-on-one or with a small group. It can be used throughout the data-gathering process. Which
technique is this in gathering data?

a. interview c. focus group discussion

b. observations d. surveys

60. The researcher chooses a sample based on their knowledge about the population and the study itself. The study
participants are chosen based on the study’s purpose. What sampling procedure is utilized?

a. Pure random sampling c. Non-probability

b. Stratified random sampling d. Cluster sampling