Department of Education

Division of Surigao del Sur

Lanuza District
AGSAM INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Agsam, Lanuza, Surigao del Sur
MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN INQUIRES, INVESTIGATION AND IMMERSION
NAME:___________________________________ DATE:____________________
GRADE AND SECTION: ______________________ SCORE: _________________

DIRECTION: Read each question carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is a scientific investigation of the different dimensions associated with the situational problem involving 2
or more factors or variables?
a. Research problem c. Research
b. Research question d. Research topic

2. What is a meaningful sensation of the condition in the environment that bothers you and which alone cannot
solve?
a. Ideas b. Perception c. Research d. Experience
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3. What are part of perception?
a. See, experience, observe, hear, read and feel
b. See, social, observe, political, read and feel
c. imagination, experience, observe, creativity, read and feel
d. dancing, experience, singing, hear, write and feel

4. What are sources of situational problem?

a. Social b. Political c. Physical d. All of the above

5. What is the correct format in the system framework of research?

a. Input -> process-> output d. Input-> output-> process
b. Process-> Input-> output
c. Output-> process-> input
6. What part of the system framework of research includes skills and abilities necessary in conducting research/
scientific investigation?
a. Process b. Output c. Input d. All of the above

7. What part of the system framework of research includes (Theories/Principles) Pure/Basic research (Idealistic)
Solutions to problems (Social Responsibility)?
a. Process b. Output c. Input d. All of the above

8. Brainstorming for research topics can be done through the following EXCEPT?
a. Scheduling c. Solution to the problem
b. Team teaching d. Evaluation of learning, reporting to parents

9. Systematic Framework of research aims to develop a person to be sensitive to the surrounding, all statements
are included EXCEPT?
a. Critical b. Logical c. Rational d. Social

10. The first step in brainstorming a research topic is topic identification, which of the following is a key question in
this step?
a. Will the solution to the problem improve practice?
b. What do I know about the topic?
c. Is it within the limit and range of your resource and time constraints
d. Is the problem sufficient in magnitude and scope?

11. Who has a 3rd eyes , seeks the truth from what he reads, does not take them hook –line and sinker, does not
jump into conclusions and treat opinions as opinions?
a. Researcher c. Critical Researcher
b. Creative Researcher d. Compassionate Researcher

12. Brainstorming a topic should begin with a topic in mind. What are characteristics of topic?
a. Relevant, significant and feasible d. Resourceful, significant and feasible
b. Reliable, significant and feasible
c. Reality, significant and feasible
13. The following are specific consideration in choosing a problem, EXCEPT?
a. Practical Value c. Critical
b. Theoretical Value d. Workability

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 14. Which of the following statements describe a critical researcher?
a. Believes in heresy rather than data c. Does not jump into conclusions
b. Doesn’t accept opinions d. Sticks to his/her own ideas and belief

15. Which of the following statements describes the workability of a research problem?
a. Will you have access to the number of samples required?
b. Is there reason to believe that you can come up with the answers to the problem?
c. Is the required methodology manageable and understandable?
d. All of the above

16. Which of the following statements describes the Theoretical value of a research problem?
a. Is there reason to believe that you can come up with the answers to the problem?
b. Does it improve the “state of the art”?
c. Is the problem sufficient in magnitude and scope (are there enough variables and potential results)?
d. Are you interested in the problem?

17. Which of the following statements describes the Critical Mass of a research problem?
a. Is there reason to believe that you can come up with the answers to the problem?
b. Is the problem sufficient in magnitude and scope (are there enough variables and potential results)?
c. Is the problem sufficient in magnitude and scope (are there enough variables and potential results)?
d. Are you interested in the problem?

18. Which of the following statements describes the Practical Value of a research problem?
a. Will the solution to the problem improve practice?
b. Are practitioners likely to be interested in the results?
c. Will the findings aid the managers in making sound decisions?
d. All of the above

19. Which of the following statements describes the Interest of a research problem?
a. Is there reason to believe that you can come up with the answers to the problem?
b. Does it improve the “state of the art”?
c. Is the problem sufficient in magnitude and scope (are there enough variables and potential results)?
d. Are you interested in the problem?

20. Knowledge of child abuse existing in the environment are problems that can be derived from this situation.
What are problems that could be crafted from this?
a. Do children abused sexually come from broken homes or not?
b. Do children abused sexually come from one parent homes or not?
c. Do children abused sexually come from poor families or not?
d. All of the above

21. Which of the following is a definition of research?

a. A study/investigation
b. A scientific investigation
c. Is a study on investigation which is done systematically, empirically, scientifically, and logically for the
purpose of achieving knowledge and helping solve situational problems.
d. All of the above

22. What is a study on investigation which is done systematically, empirically, scientifically, and logically for the
purpose of achieving knowledge and helping solve situational problems?

a. Research b. Art c. Science d. Mathematics

23. What characteristics of research process is define as measureable and observable things or phenomenon that
you can put in print on the bases of your sense?
a. Systematic b. Empirical c. Scientific d. Logical

24. What characteristics of research process states that research is well defined designs, an orderly procedure?
a. Systematic b. Empirical c. Scientific d. Logical

25. Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of Research Process?

a. Systematic b. Empirical c. Realistic d. Logical

26. What characteristics of research process says that research can be tested?
a. Systematic b. Empirical c. Scientific d. Logical

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 27. What characteristics of research process says that research is justifiable and acceptable by reason?
a. Systematic b. Empirical c. Scientific d. Logical

28. What is the purpose of research?

a. Discover new knowledge c. Both a and b

b. Help solve situational problems d. None of the above

29. What part of the research Chapter I presents the concept of the study in a very effective manner?
a. Conceptual Framework c. Background of the study
b. Significance of the study d. Definition of terms

30. What must a Background of the study include?

a. It must include an assumption of significance.

b. It must be a loaded statement that would drive an impact to emote interest from the reader.
c. It must be simple, clear, specific and related to the topic.
d. All of the above

31. What is the purpose of the Background of the study?

a. To highlight the need for the study by presenting what is happening at present and what ought to be using
the data that the researcher has gathered.
b. To expand the context and background of the study
c. To help further define the problem
d. To provide an empirical basis for the subsequent development/formulation of hypothesis.

32. What are the 3 key variables of the study?

a. Independent variable c. Moderator variable
b. Dependent variable d. All of the above

33. What type of approach for developing hypothesis starts from generalization or theory by logical deduction?
a. Deduction b. Induction c. Production d. Generalization

34. What type of approach for developing hypothesis starts from observation, opinions to generalizations?
a. Deduction b. Induction c. Production d. Generalization

35. Which of the following statements describes the Background of the Problem?
a. This introductory page acquaints the reader with the problem to be dealt with. This orientation is best
accomplished by providing rationale or background.
b. The background intends to draw a clearer picture of what you want to say. It describes clearly, colorfully and
vividly the problem situation which serves as the rationale of the study.
c. It presents in details the problem situation based on what you
d. All of the above

36. What part of research Chapter I deals with the key concepts and related literature underlying the framework
that guides the study?
a. Conceptual Framework c. Background of the study
b. Significance of the study d. Definition of terms

37. Which of the following is the purpose of the conceptual framework?

a. To expand the context and background of the study

b. To help further define the problem
c. To provide an empirical basis for the subsequent development/formulation of hypothesis.
d. All of the above

38. The second step of conceptual framework is to look for the definitions of the variables. For the dependent
variables the following should be done EXCEPT?

a. Define the variable (universal definition)

b. Describe its characteristics and indicators

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 c. Discuss its importance (how it affects other variables) and how it is affected by other variables (independent
variables)
d. None of the above

39. For the independent variable, which of the following should be done?
a. Define and describe its characteristics and indicators.
b. Discuss its effect on the dependent variable on the basis of the review of related literature and studies.
c. The same should be done for the moderator variables.
d. All of the above

40. What is a conjectural statement of the relation between two or more variables
a. Idea b. Hypothesis c. Guess d. All of the above

41. Which of the following is a characteristics of a research hypothesis?

a. It should conjecture upon a relationship between two or more variables.

b. It should be stated clearly and unambiguously in a declarative statement.
c. It should be testable; that is it should be possible to restate it in an operational form which can be evaluated
based on data.
d. All of the above

42. “THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN I. Q AND ACHIEVEMENT TEST” is an example

of what type of research hypothesis?
a. Null Hypothesis c. Both a and b
b. Alternative hypothesis d. None of the above

43. The advantages of stating the statement of the problem are the statements below, EXCEPT?

a. It provides the reader with an immediate basis from which to interpret subsequent statements
b. It makes it possible to quickly determine the purpose of the study. The reader will not have to search for the
introduction and background to discover the problem being examined.
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

44. What characteristics does a problem statement must have?

a. It should ask about a relationship between two or more variables.

b. It should be stated clearly, unambiguously and usually in question form.
c. It should be possible to collect data to answer the question asked.
d. All of the above

45. What type of constructing definition can be constructed in terms of the operations that must be performed to
cause the phenomenon or state being defined to occur?
a. Type A b. Type B c. Type C d. Type D

46. What type of definition is this example “Thus an intelligent student can be operationally defined as a person
who gets high grades in school or a person who demonstrates capability for solving complicated mathematical
problems”?
a. Type A b. Type B c. Type C d. Type D

47. What type of definition can be constructed in terms of what the object or phenomenon being defined looks like
that is what constitutes its static properties?
a. Type A b. Type B c. Type C d. Type D

48. Ideally, the operational definition should contain three parts, what are these parts?
a. The first part is its universal meaning.
b. The second part is how it is being used in the study.
c. The third is how it is being measured.
d. All of the above

49. What part of the research where in the writer, under this section, tries to sell its importance to the panel or to
the funding agency?
a. Background of the study c. Importance of the study
b. Scope and Limitations d. Definition of terms

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 50. What part of the research tells the specific boundaries of the study by describing the place or venue of the
study, the population, subjects/respondents, time frame, the variables and their indicators?
a. Background of the study c. Importance of the study
b. Scope and Limitations d. Definition of terms

GOD BLESS 