Semi-Final Examination in Research I (Grade 7)

Name: ______________________________________________ Score: ____________

I. Read each question carefully and identify what is being asked in the given
statement. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before the
number.

______1.It includes a brief synopsis of the background that supports your research
problem and explains why this research is important.
A. Procedure B. Rationale
C. Bibliography D. Analysis

______2. What is the proper sequence of Scientific Method?

I. Formulating a Hypothesis
II. Making Observations
III. Drawing a Conclusion
IV. Doing Experimentation
A. I,II,III,IV B. II,I,IV,III
C. II,I,IV,III D. II,IV,I,III

______3.It refers to a number that summarizes a particular characteristic of a parameter

or statistics.
A. Ratio B. Percentage
C. Range D. Measures

______4.It is also referred to as “average”.

A. Mean B. Median
C. Mode D. Standard Deviation

______5.It refers to the value having the most frequent occurrence in a set of data.
A. Mean B. Median
C. Mode D. Standard Deviation
______6.It identifies the location where the author(s) were when the research was
conducted.
A. Title B. Byline
 C.Affiliation D. Author Note

______7. Summarizes the main idea of the manuscript simply and if possible, with style.
A. Title B. Byline
C. Affiliation D. Author Note

______8. Appears with each printed article to identify each author’s departmental
affiliation, provide acknowledgements, state any disclaimers or perceived conflict of
interest, and provide a point of contact for the interested reader.
A. Title B. Byline
C. Affiliation D. Author Note

______9. It is a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the article/manuscript.

A. Method B. Acknowledgement
C. Abstract D. Introduction

______10. Describes in detail how the study was conducted, including conceptual and
operational definitions of the variables used in the study.
A. Method B. Acknowledgement
C. Abstract D. Introduction

For nos. 11-14, choose among the given choices with regards to the characteristics of a
good research.
A. Accurate
B. Nonevaluative
C. Coherent and Readable
D. Concise

______11. Abstract must be brief and informative.

______12.Abstract must reflects the purpose and content of the manuscript.1
______13. In writing an abstract, one should not add to or comment on what is in the
body of the manuscript.
______14. Write the abstract in a clear and concise language.

______15. In Scientific Method, observations are made and recorded. The recorded
observations are known as ___.
 A. Data B. Expressions
C.Hypothesis D. Conclusions

For nos. 16-19, consider the scores of top 10 qualifiers for a scholarship: 92, 93, 95, 90,
89, 92, 94, 95,91, 96.
______16. Determine the median score.
A. 92 B. 92.5
C.93 D. 93.5

______17. What is the mean score?

A. 92.5 B. 92.7
C. 93.5 D. 95

______18. Find the range of the scores.

A. 96 B. 89
C.7 D. -7

______19. What are the modes of the scores?

A. 92, 93 B. 92, 95
C. 93, 95 D. 92, 94

______20. The statistic that divides a set of scores in two equal numbers of scores is __
A. mean B. mode
C.median D. range

II. Write T if the statement is correct and F if it is otherwise.

_____1. Interview refers to the face-to-face inquiry of the interviewer to the respondent.
_____2. Experimentation makes use of the different human senses ingathering
information.
_____3. Every manuscript includes the name of the author and the institutional
affiliation of the author when the research was conducted.
_____4. When an author has no institutional affiliation, the title must be written below
the author’s name.
_____5. Any changes in the institutional affiliation of the author must be disregarded.
_____6. In writing the fourth paragraph of the author note, one must provide a complete
mailing address for correspondence and end it with a period.
_____7.A hypothesis is an educated guess.
_____8. The first step of the scientific process is testing the hypothesis.
_____9.Abbreviations should be used in writing a title of a manuscript.
_____10. In a manuscript, one can hide uncomfortable results by omission.

III. Consider the midyear test scores of 45 students in Research I.

29 27 28 27 34 29 27 27 28
25 23 35 25 29 33 23 27 33
27 22 40 27 21 29 22 25 29
25 21 20 21 23 25 30 20 28
30 29 28 30 27 27 27 19 30

Solve for the mean, median and mode of the given scores.