This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Research > Research Methods And Materials In English – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Research Methods And Materials In English Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The research process is cyclical ..... hence this research cycle consist of ..... areas/parts A) 7. B) 4. C) 1. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 2. Ethics is about doing the ..... thing. A) Right. B) Newcastle Utd. C) Good. D) Profit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 3. Before you form a hypothesis, you need to ..... A) Perform calculations. B) Do research. C) Write a procedure. D) All of these choices are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do research. 4. The methods and data section should outline: A) How the researcher answered his or her research question. B) The researcher's theories and hypotheses. C) The researcher's results. D) The researcher's conclusions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How the researcher answered his or her research question. 5. Why are interviews effective as a research method? A) They are time efficient. B) They focus on qualitative data. C) They easily allow for quantitative information to be collected. D) They provide secondary research data. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They focus on qualitative data. 6. Scientific writing should not be ..... A) Precise. B) Concise. C) Biased. D) Focused. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biased. 7. What is meant by an 'experimental design'. A) The type of experiment is used by psychologists. B) How psychologists design their research schedule. C) Ow psychologists gather their sample. D) How psychologists use participants in their experiments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How psychologists use participants in their experiments. 8. Which of the following can help to increase the validity of results in a research study? A) Relying on personal judgement. B) Using only one research method in data collection. C) Investigating secondary sources to gain background knowledge. D) Collecting primary data before collecting secondary data. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Investigating secondary sources to gain background knowledge. 9. What can you do to avoid plagiarism? A) Cite your source at the end of a sentence. B) Reference and rephrase others work. C) Use quotation marks. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Below is the objectives of doing research. Which one is NOT TRUE? A) To determine patern. B) To test frequencies. C) To seek for the truth. D) To test hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To seek for the truth. 11. An open-ended question is one in which A) Respondents answer a set of given answers. B) Respondents make their own question. C) Respondents provide their own answers. D) Respondents are given a time-frame to complete a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Respondents provide their own answers. 12. Units of the population are ordered in some fashion. Usually, every k-th unit is chosen. A) Proportional. B) Systematic. C) Probable. D) Stratified. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Systematic. 13. What is anonymity? A) Not telling someone you are researching them. B) Keeping someone's identity secret. C) Not putting your name on your research. D) Telling all of the names. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keeping someone's identity secret. 14. According to Nunan, which of the following is NOT a major characteristic in the definition of action research? A) It is collaborative. B) It is carried out by using of oral interviews. C) It is carried out by practitioners (eg:classroom teacher). D) It is aimed at changing things. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is carried out by using of oral interviews. 15. If variables a and b are highly correlated, then A) There is no relationship between a and b. B) A causes b. C) B causes a. D) There is a strong relationship between a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There is a strong relationship between a and b. 16. The person who leads a focus group discussion is called a ..... A) Recorder. B) Facilitator. C) Influencer. D) Moderator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moderator. 17. Identify the sampling design:SCPS wants to survey its employees. They pick 4 schools from the county and survey every single employee in each of the 4 buildings. A) Cluster. B) Volunteer. C) Systematic. D) Simple random. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cluster. 18. Both open-and closed-ended questions A) Mixed method. B) Research design. C) Qualitative method. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mixed method. 19. By combining two or more research methods in a research study, researchers can prevent what from happening? A) They will collect all applicable data. B) They will cover several aspects about the participants. C) They will overlook a certain aspect and perspective about the participants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They will overlook a certain aspect and perspective about the participants. 20. Text and image analysis A) Qualitative Methods. B) Mixed Methods. C) Quantitative Methods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualitative Methods. 21. ..... aim to classify features, count them, and create statistical models to test hypotheses and explain observations. A) Qualitative Method. B) Interviews. C) Fieldwork Studies. D) Quantitative Method. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quantitative Method. 22. Analysing data from a mixed-methods research may be like the analysis of data from ..... A) Quantitative studies. B) Qualitative studies. C) Both A & B. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A & B. 23. Provides the summary of the research A) Results. B) Abstract. C) Conclusion. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 24. Which analysis procedure focuses on taking quantitative and qualitative data findings and building a coherent whole? A) Data reduction. B) Data integration. C) Data consolidation. D) Data cleansing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Data integration. 25. What kind of qualitative method is used to study an organization or entity? A) Survey Research. B) Case Study. C) Ethnographic research. D) Discussion groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Case Study. 26. The last 6 days the high temperatures in Temple were 84, 83, 81, 80, 85, and 79. What is the median of these temperatures? A) 83. B) 81. C) 84. D) 82. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 82. 27. In sequential embedded design, Qualitative data can be collected ..... Quantitative data? A) Before. B) After. C) Both A & B. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A & B. 28. Which of the following is NOT a step in the research process? A) Collect data. B) Design study. C) Inter prate data. D) Take a course in research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take a course in research. 29. Ideally, the research participant's identity is not known to the researcher. This is called: A) Confidentiality. B) Deception. C) Anonymity. D) Desensitizing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anonymity. 30. A research design is a blueprint for the collection, measurement, and analysis of data, based on ..... of the study A) The purpose. B) The research questions. C) The introduction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The research questions. 31. Research that uses qualitative methods for one phase and quantitative methods for the next phase is known as: A) Action Research. B) Mixed-Method Research. C) Rational Research. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mixed-Method Research. 32. The list shows the number of licenses issued every year to lobster boats in Massachusetts for a five-year period.551, 554, 529, 534, 530What is the range of this data? A) 21. B) 540. C) 25. D) 534. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 25. 33. This concept implies that whatever we conclude on the basis of our findings is correct and can be verified by other researchers A) Controlled. B) Empirical. C) Reliable and valid. D) Systematic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reliable and valid. 34. The characteristics Quantitative Research do not include which of the following? A) The measurement of variables. B) Graphically portrayed information. C) Descriptions, use of metaphors, comparisons. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Descriptions, use of metaphors, comparisons. 35. What statistic is used to measure the relationship between two variables? A) Mean. B) Median. C) Correlation coefficient. D) Standard deviation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correlation coefficient. 36. Jonathan's last five test grades are 94, 91, 93, 87, and 90. What is the mean of Jonathon's grades? Fill your answer into the grid below. A) 455. B) 227.5. C) 93. D) 91. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 91. 37. Pre-determined methods A) Quantitative Methods. B) Mixed Methods. C) Qualitative Methods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quantitative Methods. 38. Mrs. Connie wants to know the average student's opinion of the tardy policy at our school. Which group of students should she survey in order to achieve the most accurate-non-biased results? A) 30 students who are often tardy. B) 30 students who are rarely tardy. C) 30 7th grade students. D) 30 randomly selected students from our school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 30 randomly selected students from our school. 39. How does Google decide which sources to send you when you make a search? A) It sends you everything there is. B) It sends you only things that are age appropriate. C) It filters sources through a number of criteria, such as key words and importance. D) It focuses on advertisements related to your search to try to sell you something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It filters sources through a number of criteria, such as key words and importance. 40. A remark, statement or comment based on something one has seen, heard or noticed. A) Gossip. B) Observation. C) Hearsay. D) Noticed Actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observation. 41. Which of the following is an advantage of using questionnaires as a research method? A) A large amount of secondary information can be obtained and analysed. B) They can be used during observations and case studies to record findings. C) The questions can be adapted to meet the needs of the researcher and respondent. D) They are easy to use and can obtain qualitative and quantitative data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are easy to use and can obtain qualitative and quantitative data. 42. Teacher Jean wants to understand how learners make friends and socialize through the pandemic's flexible learning, by documenting their experiences. Which research method is she more likely to use? A) Phenomenological research. B) Correlational research. C) Ethnographical research. D) Grounded theory research. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phenomenological research. 43. Evaluates the results of the study or research A) Outline. B) Literature Review. C) Variable. D) Discussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discussion. 44. What is the name of the conceptual framework in which the research is carried out? A) Research paradigm. B) Research hypothesis. C) Synopsis of Research. D) Research design. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Research design. 45. Interview data, observation data, document data, and audiovisual data A) Qualitative Methods. B) Mixed Methods. C) Quantitative Methods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualitative Methods. 46. Research method in which one or more variables are consciously manipulated and the outcomes are effect that manipulati A) Fundamental research. B) Historical research. C) Experimental research. D) Applied research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experimental research. 47. Which is NOT the characteristic of Ethnographic Research? A) The research takes a relative long time. B) Carried out in the context in which the subjects normally live and work. C) Questions or hypothesis emerge before the course of investigation. D) The researcher does not try to control or handle the phenomenon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The researcher does not try to control or handle the phenomenon. 48. Use quotes around a phrase ("We the people") to search for websites where ..... A) Those exact words inside the quotes appear in that exact order. B) Those words are found in any order. C) Those words are not found. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Those exact words inside the quotes appear in that exact order. 49. Provides a review of what others have written or researched on concerning the topic. A) Abstract. B) Reference. C) Appendix. D) Literature Review. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Literature Review. 50. Exploratory research often relies on ..... research such as review of the literature and/or ..... approaches to data gathering. A) Primary, quantitative. B) Primary, qualitative. C) Secondary, qualitative. D) Secondary, quantitative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secondary, qualitative. 51. What type of descriptive research study measures a situation at only one point in time? A) Point in Time studies. B) One Point in Time studies. C) Longitudinal studies. D) Cross-sectional studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cross-sectional studies. 52. What is a hypothesis? A) An educated guess. B) An absolute solution. C) A random guess. D) An experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An educated guess. 53. This section indicates the tools that you will use for data collection. A) Design. B) Instruments. C) Respondents and Sampling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Instruments. 54. An advantage of computer-assisted telephone interviewing is: A) Questionnaires do not have to be coded. B) Interviewing time is reduced. C) Data quality is enhanced. D) There is little opportunity for interviewer bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interviewing time is reduced. 55. The things that are kept the same to ensure the results are due to the experiment is called.. A) Dependent Variable. B) Constant. C) Control. D) Independent Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constant. 56. If a research is getting rid of anything that cannot be validated and continuing with the things that can be validated, it is ..... A) Analytical. B) Empirical. C) Cyclical. D) Logical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logical. 57. Which of the following is a simple statement of researchers' intention and a crucial element of a research study? A) Research Hypothesis. B) Research Objective. C) Research Problem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Research Objective. 58. What do quantitative research methods do? A) Collects data through conversational methods. B) Conduct interviews. C) Do nothing. D) Deal with numbers and measurable forms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deal with numbers and measurable forms. 59. What is the benefit of choosing a mixed method approach in a proposal? A) Reliability increases with this type of approach. B) Qualitative and quantitative do not represent a complete study, and mixed methods do. C) Strengths from qualitative and quantitative approaches can be combined to develop a stronger understanding. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strengths from qualitative and quantitative approaches can be combined to develop a stronger understanding. 60. Multiple forms of data drawing on all possibilities A) Qualitative Methods. B) Mixed Methods. C) Quantitative Methods. D) None of above. 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