This document contains a modified table of specifications for a quarterly examination in Practical Research II for grade 12 students at San Jacinto National High School. The table lists several learning competencies related to quantitative research methodology and assigns test items assessing different cognitive levels to each competency. It provides the key answers for each test item.

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PANGASINAN DIVISION II
Binalonan
MODIFIED TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION
School: SAN JACINTO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Subject: PRACTICAL RESEARCH II Grade Level : 12
Learning Competency Code
Number
of
Teaching
Days
Number
of Items
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ITEM PLACEMENT/LEVELS
OF COGNITIVE DOMAIN
TEST ITEM
KEY
ANS
WER
R U A A E C
1. Chooses
appropriate
quantitative
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1. What will be the most appropriate research design for the given research topic.
Alugbati fruits as natural staining agent
a. Correlational research design c. experimental research design
b. Applied research design d. descriptive research design
B
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2. What will be the most appropriate research design for the given research topic.
Breastfeeding Impact on Health of the Lactating Mother
a. Correlational research design c. experimental research design
b. Causal comparative research design d. descriptive research design
D
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3. What will be the most appropriate research design for the given research topic.
Listening to music lowers blood pressure
a. Historical research design c. correlational research design
b. Causal comparative research design d. descriptive research design
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c. Describes
samling
procedure and
the sample
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16.Which among the following states a correct idea abot reliability in research?
a. Reliability refers to the consistency of a measure.
b. reliability refers to the importance of measure
c. reliability refers to the accuracy of measure
d. reliability refers to the subject of the measure
A
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17. Which among the following states a correct idea about validity in research?
a. Validity is the magnitude to which the data from a measure represent the variable
they are intended to.
C

2. b. Validity is the extent to which the scores from a measure represent the dependent
variable they are intended to.
c. Validity is the extent to which the scores from a measure represent the variable they
are intended to.
d. Validity is the extent to which the scores from a data represent the variable they are
intended to.
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18. This refers to the extent to which a measurement method appears “on its face” to
measure the construct of interest.
a. reliability of measure
b. face validity
c. content validity
d. criterion validity
B
d. Constructs an
instrument and
establishes its
validity and
reliability
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4.It is the statement created by researchers when they speculate upon the outcome of a
research or experiment
a. Hypothesis testing
b. Hypothesis
c. Null hypothesis
d. Alternative hypothesis
B
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5. This pertains to the use of statistics to determine the probability that a given
hypothesis is true.
a. Hypothesis testing
b. Hypothesis
c. Null hypothesis
d. Alternative hypothesis
A
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6.The hypothesis that there is no significant difference between specified populations,
any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.
a. Hypothesis testing
b. Hypothesis
c. Null hypothesis
d. Alternative hypothesis
C
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46. Construct the first part of the statement of the problem based on the topic
“Sanitation Practices of Restaurants in San Jacinto, Pangasinan”
a. What are the Sanitation practices of the restaurants in San Jacinto, Pangasinan
b. What is the profile of the restaurants in San Jacinto Pangasinan
c. What the attributes of the restaurants of San jacinto Pangasinan
d. What are the contributions of the Restaurants in San jacinto, Pangasinan
B
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47. Construct the second statement of the problem based on the topic “Sanitation
Practices of Restaurants in San Jacinto, Pangasinan”
a. What are the Sanitation practices of the restaurants in San Jacinto, Pangasinan
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3. b. What is the profile of the restaurants in San Jacinto Pangasinan
c. What the attributes of the restaurants of San jacinto Pangasinan
d. What are the contributions of the Restaurants in San jacinto, Pangasinan
e. Describes
intervention (if
applicable)
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7. This research are often performed in laboratories and clinical studies to
establish beneficial effects of drugs or procedures.
a. Conventional research b. Descriptive-survey c.interventional research
d. experimental research
C
f. Plans data
collection
procedure
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8.The following best describes data collection in research except?
a. Data collection is a process of collecting information from all the relevant sources to
find answers to the research problem, test the hypothesis and evaluate the outcomes.
b. Data collection methods can be divided into two categories: secondary methods of
data collection and primary methods of data collection.
c. Secondary data is a type of data that has already been published in books,
newspapers,magazines, journals, online portals etc.
d. all of the above
D
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9.It pertains to a strategy that is more specific than plan which included methods to be
followed in collecting and analyzing data.
a. Research Design
b. Data analysis
c. Statement of the problem
d. None of the above
A
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19.Which among the following best sets the scope and delimitation of the research
entitled “Sanitation practices of restaurants in San jacinto, pangasinan”
a. The study has been delimited to 5 restaurants within san Jacinto, pangasinan.
b. The study has been delimited to the sanitation practices of the 5 restaurants in
San Jacinto, Pangasinan
c. The study has been delimited to 5 selected restaurants in San Jacinto,
Pangasinan.
d. None of the above
B
g. Plans data
analysis using
statistics and
hypothesis
testing (if
appropriate)
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a. a. one b. two c. three d. more than five
B
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20.The value that is set to determine statistical significance.
a. level of significance
b. degree of freedom
c. alpha level
d. sample size
A
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21. If the computed t-Test value of 3.14 is higher than the t-Test tabular value of 1.734
at 0.05 alpha with 18 degrees of freedom which means that the null hypothesis is
_______________________________.
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4. a. rejected, in favor of the alternative hypothesis
b. accepted,in favour of the null hypothesis
c. rejected, the hypothesis has to be changed
d. accepted,in favour of the alternative hypothesis
h. Presents
written
research
methodology
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22. It is the specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select,process, and
analyze information about a topic.
A. research design
b. Research methodology
c. research paradigm
d. research problem
B
i. Implements
design
principles to
produce
creative
artwork
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23. which among the following states a correct idea about experimental research?
a. In an experimental design, the researcher actively tries to change the situation,
circumstances,or experience of participants (manipulation), which may lead to a
change in behaviour or outcomes for the participants of the study.
b. The researcher randomly assigns participants to different conditions, measures the
variables of interest and tries to control for confounding variables.
c. the research does not involve a manipulation of the situation, circumstances or
experience of the participants.
d. both a and b
D
Collects data
using
appropriate
instruments
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41. A. researcher tried to redo the method of the dog-sleep-drug study. She took ten
male dogs and ten female dogs. She fed all these dogs, let them sleep. Then she took
the length of sleep in hours of the two groups. What is the df?
a. 19 b. 18 c. 9 d. 8
B
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42. The problem that uses the legend highly valid, valid, moderately valid, needs
improvement uses what point of likert scale?
a.1-point scale b. 2-point likert scale c.3-point scale d. 4-point likert scale
D
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Experiment 1: You want to figure out which brand of microwave popcorn pops the
most kernels so you can get the most value for your money. You test different brands
of popcorn to see which bag pops the most popcorn kernels.
 Independent Variable: Brand of popcorn bag (It’s the independent variable
because you are actually deciding the popcorn bag brands)
 Dependent Variable: _______________________________________
a. Value of kernels popped
b. Brand of microwave pops
c. Number of kernels popped
d. Value of the money
C
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Experiment 2:You want to see which type of fertilizer helps plants grow fastest,so
you add a different brand of fertilizer to each plant and see how tall they grow.
 Independent Variable: ___________________________
 Dependent Variable: Plant height
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5. a. Type of fertilizer given to the plant
b. Type of plant
c. The length of growth of plants
d. Both a and b
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Experiment 3: You’re interested in how rising sea temperatures impact algae life, so
you design an experiment that measures the number of algae in a sample of water taken
from a specific ocean site under varying temperatures.
 Independent Variable: Ocean temperature
 Dependent Variable: ___________________________
a. The sample of water
b. The change in temperature
c. The number of algae in the sample
d. Both a and b
C
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43. Given the research question. How effective is the extract in inhibiting the growth of
Salmonella in terms of the Zone of inhibition in the treatment groups? What statistical
tool is appropriate to employ?
a. mean b. median c. weighted Mean d. T-test
A
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44. given the research question. What is the mean performance of the mushroom
grown in mushroom shelf in terms of bioconversion efficiency among the four
treatment groups? What statistical tool is appropriate to employ?
a. mean b. median c. weighted mean d. t-test
C
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45. which among the following is not applicable to parametric test?
a. one sample b. two sample test c. annova
d. Each group should be greater than 15
D
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11. This pertains to a set of printed or written questions with a choice of answers,
devised for the purposes of a survey or statistical study.
a. questionnaire b. checklist c. checking instrument d. test questions
A
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12. This pertains to the method that has direct contact with the interviewee.
a. indirect method b. direct method c. registration method d. experimental
method
B
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34. The study that has a result of 4.2 average weighted mean uses what scale?
a. 5-point likert scale b. 4 point likert scale c. 3 point likert d. 2 point likert
scale
A
j. Presents and
interprets data
in tabular and
graphical
forms
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13.The process that refers to the implementation of processes through which data is
reviewed for the purpose of arriving at an informed conclusion.
a. Data gathering b. data analysis c. data interpretation d. data
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a. rejected b. accepted c. changed d. retained
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26. What can be concluded based on the perception of male and female students
regarding the importance of sex education in highschool students
Males Females
I do not think that receiving sex education
in high school is important
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I think that receiving sex education in
high school is important.
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a. Almost all of the males believe that sex education in high school is
important
b. Almost majority of the females believe that sex education is important
c. Sex education is important in in most of the female
d. Majority of the male believe that sex education is not important
A
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27. The formula for finding the degrees of freedom for Chi-Square Goodness-of-fit is
___________________.
a. df= c-1 b. df= k-1 c. df= (r-1) – (c-1) d. df= h+1
C
k. Uses statistical
techniques to
analyse data-
study of
differences
and
relationships
limited for
bivariate
analysis
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14. Parametric tests are tests that require ____________.
a. a nominal level of measurement
b. an ordinal level of measure
c. a sample from a population
d. a normal distribution
D
25 25. The computed value of a chi-square test is always _______.
a.decimal b. positive c.negative d.smaller than 0.05
A
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28. Which of the following is true about non-parametric tests?
a. these tests require data that will satisfy the conditions of a bell-shaped curve.
b. they are used when data or variables are categories or rank ordered
c. they are used when the data or variables are interval or ratio level of measurement
d. they are more powerful tests compared to the parametric tests.
B
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Which Chi-Square test is used to compare the observed sample distribution with the
expected probability distribution?
e. Chi-square Goodness-of-fit
f. Chi-square Test of Homogeneity
g. Chi-square Test of Independence
h. Chi-square Test of Association
A
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30. Which of the following test will be used if the researcher would like to test the
difference between observed frequencies and expected frequencies?
a. Spearman rho c. Pearson
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7. b. Chi-square test d. Mc Nemar’s test
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36. A certain machine is supposed to mix penuts, hazelnuts, cashews and pecans in the
ratio of 4:3:2:1. A can containing 500 of these mixed nuts was found to have 270
peanuts, 110 hazelnuts, 80 cashews and 40 pecans. At 0.05 level of significance, test
the hypothesis that the machine is mixing the nuts at the ration of 4:3:2:1.
36. Which of the following is the null hypothesis?
a. The machine is functional
b. The machine is mixing the nuts at the ratio of 4:3:2:1
c. The machine is not effective mixer
d. The machine is mixing the nuts at the ratio of 270:110:80:40 ratio.
B
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37. If X2 (Calculated) > x2 (tabulated), with (n-1) d.f, then the null hypothesis for the
Test of Goodness of Fit of Distributions is rejected otherwise accepted. What can be
inferred if the null hypothesis is accepted?
a. it can be concluded that the given distribution follows theoretical distribution
b. It can be concluded that there is a significant association between two attributes
c. it can be concluded that there is a uniformity in the occurance of the events.
d. it can be concluded that there is no uniformity in the occurance of the events.
A
l. Draws
conclusion
from research
findings
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31. Final judgement or comment of the report is included on which part of the research
a. Chapter 1
b. Chapter 3
c. Chapter 4
d. Chapter 5
D
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32. Which of the following is not advised in writing conclusions?
a.Conclusion must be direct and straightforward.
b. Symbols added may be used to give emphasis on some information
c. Conclusions should be brief and consized.
d. The findings of the present study is the basis for conclusion.
D
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38. Written answers from the respondents as part of the statement of the problem shall
be included in which part of the research?
a. introduction b. Review of related literature c. research design d. findings
and discussion
D
m. Formulates
recommendati
ons
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33. Which among the following statement expresses a correct idea about
recommendations?
a. Recommendations are “unfinished” part of the study.
b. Recommendation bridges possible exploration of the research and future studies.
c. Equal number of conclusions and recommendations is required.
d.Recommendation is always to be followed by conclusion.
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8. n. Lists of
references
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a. reference list b. bibliography c. information guide d. citation lists
B
o. Presents
written
research report
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35. It is appropriate to include appendices for the following reasons except.
a. information is too lenghtyand detailed to be easily summarized in the body of the
paper.
b. provides relevnt information or data that is more easily understood or analysed in a
self-contained section of the paper.
c. provides a place to further demonstrate your understanding of the research problem
by giving additional details about a new or innovative method, technical details, or
design protocols.
d. the research paper will not be fully comprehended without the attached documents
in the appendices.
D
p. Finalizes and
presents best
design
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39. Arrange the following according its appropriate placement.
1. Header 2.A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of ….
3. Student-researcher 4. Critic reader and Research Adviser
5. School Principal and Research Consultant
6. SHS: School Coordinator& Research Consultant
a. 1,2,4,5,6,3 b. 2,1,3,4,6,5 c. 1,2,3,4,6,5 d. 2,1,4,3,6,5
C
q. Presents
research
workbook
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40. J.K. Rowling (2001). Harry Potter and the socerer’s stone. London: Bloomsburg
Children’s. Write the above information in an APA format.
a. Rowling, J.K. (2001). Harry potter and the socerer’s stone. London: Bloomsburg
Children’s
b. J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the socerer’s stone. London: Bloomsburg
Children’s”, (2001)
c. Harry Potter and the socerer’s stone. J.K. Rowling (2001). London: Bloomsburg
Children’s.
d. J.K. Rowling (2001). London: Bloomsburg Children’s. Harry Potter and the
socerer’s stone.
A
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Donna Joy M. Corpuz Mike Dacasin PerlitaB. Ostrea
SHS TeacherII AssistantPrincipal II Principal IV