This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Research > Research Methods And Materials In English – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Methods And Materials In English Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why do you need to review the existing literature? A) To find out what is already known about your area of interest. B) Because without it, you could never reach the required word-count. C) To make sure you have a long list of references. D) To help in your general studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To find out what is already known about your area of interest. 2. This sample consists of units of the population that are easily accessible. A) Cluster. B) Observational. C) Convenience. D) Volunteer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convenience. 3. What is Research? A) A stage of different perspectives which focus on qualitative and quantitative approaches. B) A process of collecting, analyzing, interpreting and writing the results of a study. C) A procedure of data analysis to show real evidences of studies. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A process of collecting, analyzing, interpreting and writing the results of a study. 4. All of the following are types of mixed data analysis except ..... A) Monodata-multianalysis. B) Multidata-multianalysis. C) Monodata-monoanalysis. D) Multidata-mononanalysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monodata-monoanalysis. 5. Which of the following variables cannot be expressed in quantitative terms? A) Numerical Aptitude. B) Marital Status. C) Professional Attitude. D) Socio-economic Status. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Numerical Aptitude. 6. Conducting a mixed-methods research design may be more difficult than conducting a study using just one type of data. Why? A) Sampling considerations are more complex. B) Rigorous application of both qualitative and quantitative procedures. C) Considering the best way to integrate the results of both forms of data collection. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. A panel of respondents is often used in which type of study? A) Sample surveys. B) Cross-sectional. C) Case analysis. D) Longitudinal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Longitudinal. 8. Emerging methods A) Qualitative Methods. B) Mixed Methods. C) Quantitative Methods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualitative Methods. 9. What is the type of research that identifies the characteristics of an observed phenomenon and collects more information? A) Survey Research. B) Descriptive research. C) Correlative research. D) Ethnographic research. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Descriptive research. 10. Contains other related information such as graphs, charts, tables, lists A) Thesis. B) Appendix. C) Conclusion. D) Outline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendix. 11. Independent variables are A) Those that depend on the independent variables; they are the outcomes or results of the influence of the independent variables. B) New variables constructed by a researcher by taking one variable and multiplying it by another to determine the joint impact of both. C) Those that (probably) cause, influence, or affect outcomes. They are also called treatment, manipulated, antecedent or predictor variables. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Those that (probably) cause, influence, or affect outcomes. They are also called treatment, manipulated, antecedent or predictor variables. 12. When using Google for research, what should you type? A) The whole question. B) Specific and descriptive key words. C) Random words. D) A single, unclear word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specific and descriptive key words. 13. Data in experimental research must be able to be ..... A) Quantitative. B) Reorganized. C) Reevaluated. D) Qualitative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quantitative. 14. In this type of research, the interpretation phase takes place across database. A) Quantitative Research. B) Qualitative Research. C) Mixed Methods Research. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mixed Methods Research. 15. What is a disadvantage of using a questionnaire to collect data for a research? A) Too few responses may be returned. B) Closed questions are difficult to tally. C) The answers from respondents cannot be compared. D) Quantitative data is difficult to interpret. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too few responses may be returned. 16. Semi-structured interviews A) Start with a question and then a conversation follows. B) Are guided by set questions that you adhere to without making any changes based upon the participants responses. C) Are group based interview where the group interaction is an essential aspect of data collection. D) Are when an interviewer follow a guidance of questions but allows scope for probing further. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are when an interviewer follow a guidance of questions but allows scope for probing further. 17. A(n) ..... level of interaction occurs when the researcher mixes the two methods, which can occur at different points in the process but must occur prior to the final interpretation of results. A) Independent. B) Active. C) Compensating. D) Interdependent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interdependent. 18. Interview, document and visual data are very useful in this type of research. A) Quantitative Research. B) Qualitative Research. C) Mixed Methods Research. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Qualitative Research. 19. Which of the following is included in research proposal? A) Literature review. B) Introduction. C) Introduction & Literature review. D) Data analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Introduction & Literature review. 20. Teacher Dane wants to investigate if the behavior of his students are linked to their consumption of media (e.g., watching action TV shows/ movies, etc.). To do this, he plans to gather data on the shows their watch. What tool should he use? A) Observation. B) Interviews. C) Survey. D) Records/ documents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Survey. 21. Both statistical analysis and text analysis are being used in this type of research. A) Quantitative Research. B) Qualitative Research. C) Mixed Methods Research. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mixed Methods Research. 22. This refers to a paper and pencil data gathering method wherein the subject or respondent completely answers a series of questions. A) Interview method. B) Question and answer method. C) Methodology. D) Questionnaire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Questionnaire. 23. What is meant by reliability in relation to research? A) The research can be conducted again with a different sample group. B) Similar results will be produced if the research is conducted again under the same conditions. C) Primary and secondary research data are carefully selected and planned. D) The research data gathered is influenced in favour of one point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Similar results will be produced if the research is conducted again under the same conditions. 24. The section of the research proposal that includes the research questions is the A) Literature Review. B) Objectives. C) Introduction. D) Research Methodology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Objectives. 25. Specific objectives are steps used to ..... the general objective A) Explain. B) Describe. C) Specify. D) Break down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Break down. 26. Define 'primary' data A) Data collected from the internet. B) Data collected using other forms of media. C) Data collected through questionnaires, interviews and observations. D) Data not yet published. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Data collected through questionnaires, interviews and observations. 27. The various types of research design include: A) Exploratory, exploitive, and competitive. B) Deductive, descriptive, and exploitive. C) Exploratory, causal, and competitive. D) Exploratory, descriptive, and causal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exploratory, descriptive, and causal. 28. Which of the following should not be included in the methods and data section? A) The operationalization of the concepts used in the analysis. B) The source of data analyzed. C) An interpretation of the research findings. D) An explanation of statistical tests performed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An interpretation of the research findings. 29. Three distinct characteristics of a research of a research include A) Selection of problems. B) Following a specific plan of procedure. C) Modes of inquiry. D) Only (a) and (b)above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only (a) and (b)above. 30. What is the primary source of ethnographic data? A) Structured interview. B) Participant observation. C) Cultural practice. D) Document study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participant observation. 31. Complete the sentence:Focus groups ..... A) That start with a question and then a conversation follows. B) Are guided by set questions that you adhere to without making any changes based upon the participants responses. C) Are group based interviews where the group interaction is an essential aspect of data collection. D) Are when an interviewer follow a guidance of questions but allows scope for probing further. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are group based interviews where the group interaction is an essential aspect of data collection. 32. How do you generally classify research methods? A) Qualitative and quantitative. B) Survey Research and Ethnographic Research. C) Individual interview and discussion groups. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualitative and quantitative. 33. The conductor has control over the environment in this setting A) Experiment. B) Observational study. C) Population. D) Sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Experiment. 34. Which of the following can be the source of information A) Thinking. B) Survey. C) Compilation of results. D) Data analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Survey. 35. All seniors at Cedar Bluff School is an example of A) A sample. B) A population. C) An outlier. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sample. 36. Presents the information gathered through the research A) Quotes. B) Summary. C) Reference. D) Results. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Results. 37. What does it mean to draw conclusions? A) Test a theory to see if it is true. B) Make a guess. C) Try something new. D) Use data to make an assumption/theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use data to make an assumption/theory. 38. The data collection methods are: A) Qualitative and Research. B) Quantitative and Research. C) Qualitative and Quantitative. D) Quantitative and Sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Qualitative and Quantitative. 39. U seful tool that may help a scientist interpret data by revealing unexpected patterns A) Data table. B) Graph. C) Variable. D) Model. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graph. 40. Research and theory are necessary complements to one another because A) Research findings are integrated into a system of description, prediction, or explanation. B) The inductive research model starts with theory. C) The deductive research model ends with theory development. D) Theory is necessary to validate research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Research findings are integrated into a system of description, prediction, or explanation. 41. A hypothesis is ..... A) A prediction. B) A summary of the experiment. C) An observation. D) A question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A prediction. 42. Teacher Jean wants to understand how learners make friends and socialize through the pandemic's flexible learning, by documenting their experiences. What tool should she use to gather the experiences of the learners? A) Records/ documents. B) Observations. C) Interviews. D) Survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interviews. 43. Who was the author of the book named "Methods in Social Research" ? A) CR Kothari. B) Goode and Halt. C) Wilkinson. D) Kerlinger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goode and Halt. 44. Which survey design deals with collecting data on past events. A) Panel survey. B) Cohort survey. C) Cross-sectional survey. D) Retrospective survey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retrospective survey. 45. Across databases interpretation A) Qualitative Methods. B) Mixed Methods. C) Quantitative Methods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mixed Methods. 46. A systematic investigation to contribute to an existing body of knowledge. A) Methods. B) Methodology. C) Reference. D) Research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Research. 47. Unstructured interviews ..... A) Start with a question and then a conversation follows. B) Are guided by set questions that you adhere to without making any changes based upon the participants responses. C) Are group based interview where the group interaction is an essential aspect of data collection. D) Are when an interviewer follow a guidance of questions but allows scope for probing further. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Start with a question and then a conversation follows. 48. Which type of data design requires a larger sample size for external validity? A) Qualitative. B) Quantitative. C) They require the same sample size. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantitative. 49. Which of the following cannot be considered a true research? A) Information discovery. B) Theory. C) Fact discovery, fact transportation and fact transcription. D) Only (a) and (c). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only (a) and (c). 50. Quantitative research uses: A) Measurement and observation to represent communication as amounts, frequencies, degrees, values, or intensity. B) Measurement and observation to represent the complexity of interaction. C) Statistics to represent communication phenomena as amounts, frequencies, degrees, values, or intensity. D) Statistics to determines data collection methods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Measurement and observation to represent communication as amounts, frequencies, degrees, values, or intensity. 51. If a research is conducted in a methodical manner, it is ..... A) Analytical. B) Cyclical. C) Critical. D) Methodical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Methodical. 52. Find the median of this set of data. 100, 142, 118, 112, 108, 103, 120, 115 A) 112.5. B) 113.5. C) 115. D) 112. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 113.5. 53. This sample consists of the entire population A) Cluster. B) Simple. C) Census. D) Convenience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Census. 54. A(n) ..... correlation involves the assumption that a relationship exists between two variables that are actually NOT related. A) Negative. B) Illusory. C) Null. D) Positive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illusory. 55. Cluster, stratified, simple random, systematic, and proportional are all types of A) Biased samples. B) Haphazard samples. C) Convenience samples. D) Unbiased samples. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unbiased samples. 56. What characteristic of Qualitative Research states that it involves the objectives process of analyzing phenomena of importance to any profession or to different fields or disciplines A) Empirical. B) Systematic. C) Objective. D) Feasible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Objective. 57. Characteristics of a Good Literature Review are A) Simply summarizes sources. B) Only citing references that agree with your argument. C) Define the need for your research problem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Define the need for your research problem. 58. What is the most common form in SLA mixed-methods researches? A) Triangulation design. B) Explanatory design. C) Exploratory design. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Triangulation design. 59. Which following sentence is not correct? A) There are fundamental differences between qualitative and quantitative methods. B) We can not use both of methods in a single study. C) Each of them has strengths and weaknesses. D) Both could be used in a single study to adequately address a research problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We can not use both of methods in a single study. 60. The conductor has no input or control over the environment in this situation A) Observational study. B) Experiment. C) Judgment. D) Census. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Observational study. 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