Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
MIMAROPA Region
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF MARINDUQUE
YOOK NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1 – QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Second Semester – Midterm Examination
SY 2017-2018

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _____________

Grade&Section: _______________________ Score:______ / _____

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so
that we may fear less”
Marie Curie

Directions: Analyze each item carefully. Write only the letter of the correct answer on the blank before each number.

_______ 1. Which should NOT be considered in choosing a topic for research?

a. Personal resources c. relevance of the topic
b. Interest of the research jury d. availability of information
_______ 2. What kind of research topic should be avoided?
c. Vague subject c. too broad subject
d. Highly technical subject d. all of the above
_______ 3. Why is research important to life?
a. Research has the potential for providing quality life.
b. Research assesses individuals or groups plan of actions as basis for accurate inventions and decisions in life.
c. Research helps professionals deliver quality education services.
d. All of the above.
______ 4. Which of the following describes a qualitative research?
a. It examines the context or situation of an c. It requires non-numerical data.
individual’s life. d. All of the above.
b. It explores a phenomenon to better
understand it.
______ 5. Which is the correct process of conducting a research?
I – Reviewing Related Literature
II – Designing Research
III – Collecting and Analyzing Data
IV – Formulating Hypothesis
V – Defining Problem
VI – Reporting Results
a. I – II – III – IV – V – VI c. V – I – IV – II – III – VI
b. V – IV – I – II – III – VI d. IV – V – III – I – II – VI

For numbers 6 - 9, choose from the options below.

a. If the two statements are both correct c. If the second statement is correct while the first
b. If the first statement is correct while the second one is not
one is not d. If the two statements are both incorrect
___a____ 6. I – In qualitative research, the validity or reliability is difficult to know.
II – Qualitative research involves several processes, which results greatly depend on the researcher’s views or
interpretations.
____c___ 7. I – Qualitative research happens in an artificial setting.
II – Qualitative is instrumental for both positive and negative societal changes.
___c____ 8. I – Research doesn’t improve your reading and writing skills.
II – Research teaches you to work systematically.
____a___ 9. I - The research participants must be fully informed about the nature of research, its purposes and potential
risk and benefits.
II – Research must do good and no harm to study participants.

For numbers 10 - 12, identify the type of research applicable for each question/topic/situation. Choose from the options
below.
a. Qualitative research c. Both a and b
b. Quantitative research d. None of these
____a___ 10. What are the feelings of super typhoon “Yolanda” survivors before, during and after the phenomenon?
___b____ 11. What is the academic performance of students in Science?
___b____ 12. Is there a significant difference in the strand preference of students when grouped according to gender?
For numbers 13 - 15, identify the type of qualitative research best suited for the following topics.
a. Content/ Discourse Analysis c. Phenomenology
b. Ethnography d. Historical

____a___ 13. The Muslim Wedding Rites

____c___ 14. Parents’ Views About the K – 12 Curriculum
____d___ 15. The Rise and Fall of the Twenty-Year Reign of Former Philippine President, Ferdinand E. Marcos

For numbers 16 – 21, Choose the letter of the word that does not belong to the group.
_______ 16.
a. Offers best answers to certain phenomena c. Develop theories
b. Underlying meanings surface d. Time consuming
_______ 17.
a. Participant Observation c. Conducting examination
b. In-depth interviewing d. Focus group interviewing
_______ 18.
a. Time consuming c. Underlying meanings surface
b. Resource draining d. Subjectivity
_______ 19.
a. Interpret social interactions c. Specific variables studied
b. Not randomly selected d. Words, images, or objects
_______ 20.
a. Explore b. Describe c. Discover d. Construct
_______ 21.
a. Statistics b. Words c. Images d. Objects
____d___ 22. Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 major approaches to qualitative research.
a. Ethnography c. Phenomenology
b. Case study d. Nonexperimental
_______ 23. Researchers who focus on the study of culture take which type of qualitative research?
a. Grounded theory c. Phenomenology
b. Case study d. Ethnography
_______ 24. Researchers study just one individual, classroom, school, or program in which type of qualitative research?
a. Case study c. Ethnography
b. Historical d. Phenomenology

For numbers 25 – 29, choose from the options below which classifies best the following research topics.
a. Understanding and perceptions c. Influencing Factors
b. Practices / Accounts of Practice d. Representations
___a___ 25. Perceptions of the impact of Social Media to the high school students.
___b____ 26. The appearance and clothing’s of bisexuals
___d____ 27. Representations of Masculinity and the Metrosexual man in mens magazine
___c____ 28. Factors that influence parents food purchasing behaviours
____b___ 29. The gendered dynamics of sleep.
____b___ 30. It sets the boundaries of the study or scope?
a. Statement of the Problem c. Review of Related Literature
b. Delimitation of the Study d. Significance of the study

Essay: Write briefly but comprehensively the (1) Statement of the Problem, (2) Significance of the Study, (3) Scope
and Delimitation, (4) Benefits and Benificiaries on any of the following topics (20pts):

A. Perceptions on Celebrities-turned-Politicians among Senior High School Teachers at Signal Village National High
School
B. The Relationship between Teacher Motivation and Academic Achievement among Grade 9 Junior High School
Student at Signal Village National High School
C. Reasons for Taking Up the GAS Strand among Grade 11 GAS Senior High School Students at Signal Village National
High School
D. The Effectiveness of using “Filipinish” in the Enhancement of the Subject-Verb Agreement Skills of Grade 8 Junior
High School Students at Signal Village National High School
E. The Challenges of the K-12 Curriculum among Grade 11 Senior High School Students at Signal Village National High
School

________________________________________ Good luck!!!______________________________________

Prepared by:
Beverly Y. Mansalapus
SST II