Stella Matutina Academy of Bukidnon, Inc.

Kibawe, Bukidnon

PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2
Preliminary Exam
All Grade 12

Name: _____________________________________________ Section: __________________ Score: ___________

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: 3.Review your answers.

1. Read and answer the questions carefully. 4. In as much as possible do not use pencil.
2. Minimize erasures, crash-outs and alterations. 5. Pray before and after answering.

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read the questions carefully. Write your answers on the space provided before each
number. (1 point each)
1. What refers to obtaining more meaningful statistical result if the data came from a large sample
size?
A. Generalize Data B. Objectivity
C. Large Sample Size D. Reliable data
2. What refers to a broad spectrum that it can be classified into smaller and more specific kind?
A. Descriptive Design B. Quantitative Research
C. Experimental Design D. Qualitative Research
3. What field determines causes and effects of climate change?
A. Environmental Science B. Social Science
C. Natural & Physical Science D. Agriculture and Fisheries
4. What field prevents and cures crops and livestock diseases?
A. Environmental Science B. Social Science
C. Agriculture & Fisheries D. Natural and Physical Science
5. What data is generally easier to collect than descriptions or phrases?
A. Quantitative Data B. Behavior
C. Qualitative Data D. Numerical Data
6. What type of variable is used in quantitative research because they are numeric and can be
measured?
A. Numerical variable B. Discrete variable
B. Qualitative variable D. Quantitative variable
7. People inclined to doing a quantitative research wants to discover truth in ________________
A. an exact manner B. indirect way C. a personal way D. personal way
8. What is used to describe a particular phenomenon by observing it as it occurs in nature?
A. Qualitative design B. Quantitative research
C. Experimental design D. Descriptive design
9. What variable can take fractional values that can either be positive or negative?
A. Quantitative variable B. Discrete variable
C. Continuous variable D. Nominal variable
10. A quantitative research presents research findings in this manner:
A. Many prefer to study with textbooks
B. Students find text books indispensable or necessary
C. Perhaps, 30% consider textbook unnecessary in their studies
D. Out of 100 college students, 90 find textbooks beneficial to their studies
11. The following is a Qualitative Variable EXCEPT
A. Nominal B. Continuous C. Dichotomous D. Ordinal
12. What is anything that has a quantity or quality that varies?
A. Variable B. Values C. Variety D. Variant
13. What field contributes in understanding cultural and racial conflicts?
A. Natural Science B. Environmental Science
C. Physical Science C. Social Science
14. Qualitative research: Small sample; Quantitative: __________________
A. Tables and charts B. Text-based C. Narrative D. Behavior
15. What characteristic of quantitative research refers to using statistical tools for a less time-
consuming data analysis?
A. Concise Presentation B. Faster data analysis
C. Reliable data C. Fast and easy data collection
16. What also refers to as “categorical variables” that are in descriptions or categories?
A. Ordinal variable B. Nominal variable
C. Qualitative variable D. Discrete variable

17. What field contributes in enhancing athletic performance?

A. Sports B. Business C. Arts and Design D. Social Science
18. When the researcher fails to control extraneous variable that it caused considerable effect to the
outcome, the extraneous variable becomes a __________________
A. Ordinal variable B. Independent variable
C. Dependent variable D. Cofounding variable
19. In planting a fruit, several factors affect the growth of the plant. Which of the following is a
dependent variable?
A. Sunlight B. nutrients in the soil
C. Water C. number of fruits produced
20. What characteristic of quantitative research refers to a method that can be repeated to verify
findings enhancing its validity, free from false or immature conclusions?
A. Reliable data B. High replicability
C. Generalized data D. Objectivity

II. TRUE OR FALSE

Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if otherwise. Write your answers on
the space provided. (1 point each)
21. Research method is classified into two parts: qualitative and quantitative. TRUE
22. Quantitative research is generally concerned with understanding phenomenon. FALSE
23. Most inventions and innovations are products of qualitative studies. FALSE
24. A phenomenon is scientific for the fact that it uses a scientific method in designing and collecting
numerical data. TRUE
25. Data is an on-going process. It can be done at any stage of the process. FALSE
26. One of the advantages of quantitative research is that it can be replicated or repeated. TRUE
27. The mathematics behind quantitative studies less likely helps us make estimates of the outcome
from a given condition. FALSE
28. Quantitative data are more reliable, credible and useful than qualitative data. TRUE
29. One of the disadvantages of quantitative research is that it is very objective. FALSE
30. Numerical data are generally easier to collect than descriptions or phrases used in qualitative
research. TRUE
31. The findings of quantitative research is generalizable to the population. TRUE
32. The researcher in descriptive design always start with a hypothesis. FALSE
33. Qualitative data can be presented using graphs and charts. FALSE
34. Variable is classified into two according to their nature: Ordinal variable Quantitative (Numerical)
and Qualitative (Nominal). FALSE
35. Ordinal variable have a qualitative or quantitative attribute. TRUE

III. ESSAY
Criteria for Essay:

Content & Grammar 5

Hand written and neatness 2
Use of words in a sentence 3
TOTAL 10

36 – 40. What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative method? How can we collect
data from these methods?

41 – 45. How important is it for the researcher to identify the type of variables used in the study?

46 – 50. If you were to conduct your own study, what issue would you be addressing? Why?

Prepared by:

JESON L. VILLAFRANCA, LPT CRISME B. ALAJID, LPT CHERRY ROSE A.

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JENNY H. RODRIGUEZ CRISARAJANE M. DEQUITO

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