A. Give the word or words described by each of the following sentences.

1. It is a systematic investigation of a particular topic for the purpose of answering questions. -Research 2. Provides the way for the continuous discovery and explanation of the unknown. - Research 3. An activity which is an objective and systematic analysis and recording of controlled observations. - Research 4. An investigation which utilizes questionnaires and interviews. -Survey Research 5. It requires a systematic search for documents which contain information related to the researchers study about a certain period in the past. -Historical Research 6. A study which involves the selection of a sample subjects. -Experimental Research 7. It describes accurately, factually and systematically a situation. -Descriptive Research 8. The place which is a significant depot of information for any researcher conducting a study. -Library 9. Considered as a significant research instrument used in conducting a study. - Library
10. It contains the general tools and specialized reference books for research activity.

-Reference Section

11. A section of the library which holds the books written by Filipino authors and topics about the Philippines written by foreign authors. -Filipiniana Section 12. It is a section in the library that has issues of journals and the bound volumes of periodicals. -Periodical Section 13. It has the books reserved by the faculty members for the use of their particular students. -Reserved Section 14. The section of the library which supervises the circulation of books for home use. -Circulation Section 15. It is a process of scientific thinking that leads to the discovery or establishment of new knowledge or truth. - Research 16. It refers to the worldwide network of web pages. -Internet 17. The search station of a library which is usually found near the lobby of a librarys entrance. -OPAC 18. They are issued to users for their easy access to library resources. -E-Catalog 19. The system used in libraries in the United States for users to access abstracts and information on specific topics. -ERIC 20. It is a global network of information sharing using the internet. -World Wide Web

B. Discuss briefly.

1. What is research? What is the significance of research? -Research is a systematic search for pertinent information on a specific topic or problem. 2. What are the characteristics of a good research? Research -Aims to solve a problem - It requires keen observation and most precise form of description. -Characterized by carefully designed procedures. -Formulates generalizations, theories or principles that forecast event. -Anchored on facts, data and experiences which can be verified by observation, experimentation and other methods. -Involves the collection of data from different sources. -Objective and impartial. -Requires accuracy when written and reported. -Done with patience. -Usually conducted by an expert. 3. What is the most common research methods used? a. Descriptive Research b. Experimental Research c. Historical Research d. Survey Research e. Evaluation Research

4. What benefits will you get in knowing the steps in research writing? Explain each.

-To discover the causes or new facts about noted phenomena - To provide findings that will serve as a basis for decision making. -To provide solutions to problems -To make mans life more comfortable -To help predict what will happen in the future -To promote a healthy lifestyle -To satisfy mans curiosity

5. What is the significance of the library to any research? -Your knowledge of the fundamental research processes will help you accomplish many things in college - You will be acquainted with the sources of research data like the library, internet, interviews, observations, surveys, experiments, or fields of studies. 6. Why should research papers be strictly written as an original work? -So that no one will say that you are a plagiarist. Make sure that it is your original work or else you will be called a fraud. 7. Why does research require courage? -If you dont have courage in making a research you will not be able to finish it. 8. Why does research require the critical analysis of the researcher? -Because it can give the researcher an ideas on how he will do it. 9. Why has research become imperative in almost all fields of discipline? -Because it can widen the facts of the researcher. We can fully understand it if you we just try to understand it. 10. What are the rewards of doing a good research? -Good remarks and complements will be the rewards of it and specially the satisfaction and pride you will have as a researcher.

Page 10-11 EXCERCISES A. List five general topics of your interest.

a) Home Pets b) Life Outside the School c) Group Studies d) Children Addicted to Computer Games e) Holidays

B. Out of the general topics above, choose two that interest you most. Then narrow them down to workable topics. General Topic 1: Home Pets Workable Topic 1.1: Exotic Workable Topic 1.2: Huggable General Topic 2: Holidays Workable Topic 2.1: Christmas Season Workable Topic 2.2: Summer Season C. For each of the general topics that interest you, develop a thesis statement. Thesis Statement 1 Home Pets are easy to take care, you just need some time to be with them and let them understand that you love them. They are easy to be a part of a family specially when you have children. Exotic animals are those who are hard to tame. Examples are Tarantulas, snakes, scorpions and many more.

Huggable animals are those who are easy to tame. Examples are dogs, cats, hamsters, and many more. Thesis Statement 2 Holidays are the days where there are no classes. Students love the holidays for they are not going to school. Christmas season is the most exciting part of holidays.

D. Below are general topics. Give at least three limited topics for each.

Philippine Movies -Romance -Comedy -Horror

Students -Nerdy guys -Social girls -Cool guys

Social Networking Sites -Facebook -Twitter -Multiply

Literature -Shakes Spear -Filipino Literature -Chinese Literature

Medicine -Cancer -AIDS -Dengue

Page 18 EXERCISE A. Write a bibliography cards for each of the following entries. 1. An article in the Time Magazine dated September 2008 on page 17 by Alain McHearty entitled Asias Worst Drivers.
MCHEARTY McHearty, Alain. Asias Worst Drivers Time Magazine. September 2008: 17

2. An entry in the World Book Encyclopedia on Ball Games by Philip Tan Siu, 2008

SIU 2008 Siu, Philip Tan Ball Games World Book Encyclopedia, 2008 3. A book written by Wilson Bradford in its 2nd edition printed in Denver, Colorado by

Mckenzy Publisher in 2009 entitled Performance Management in the Y Genre.

BRADFORD

2009 Bradford, Wilson Performance Management Colorado, Mckenzy Publisher, 2009

PEREZ

4. A Cup of Coffee Makes Your Day on page 10 of the Philippine Free Press by Chona M. Perez, March 21,2009
Perez, Chona M., A Cup of Coffee Makes Your Day

Philippine Free Press. 21 March 2009:10

5. A Recipe for Life an article published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer by Marie Belle

Zabala on September 12, 2008, Section A26.

ZABALA Zabala, Marie Belle. A Recipe for Life Philippine Daily Inquirer. 12 September 2008: Section A26

6. An article in Philippine Tribune dated November 28, 2008 section L15 by Lindsey CruzPerez.
PEREZ Perez, Lindsey Cruz. Philippine Tribune. 28 November 2008: Section L15

7. On Space Travel, an internet article by the World Book Online edition published on

July 16, 2008 at http//www.olsvcworkbookaok.com/wbol WORLD BOOK ONLINE World Book Online. Space Travel Available http://www.olsvcworkbookaok.com/wbol,July 16, 2008 WBO

8. In Manila Times, an article by Zaldy D. Borja entitled My Father is a Cellphone? Printed on May 8, 2009, page 12
BORJA Borja, Zaldy D.. My Father is a Cellphone? Manila Times. 8 May 2009: 12

9. A book by Alexander Smith entitled Mass Media Cyber Crimes published in Alaska by Rhinehart Press in 2008.
SMITH

Smith, Alexander. Mass Media Cyber Crimes Alaska: RhineHart Press, 2008

10. An article in the internet entitled Stress from the World Book Online Services published on August 9, 2008 at http//www.aolsvcworldbook.aol.com
WORLD BOOK ONLINE World Book Online Services. Stress Available http://www.aolsvcworldbook.aol.com :August 9,

2008

Page 23 EXERCISES A. Below are original paragraphs. Prepare note cards of quotation, paraphrase and prcis for each.

1. Original material In a secondary school in one of the cities in the United States, five hundred students wrote essays about the needed religious education that would be important and interesting to them. They wrote the essay with consistency and frankness. They wished to know if religion. Christianity in particular, has some realistic aspects to clarify the issues that they were facing. One issue which they wished resolved was How can people believe in a loving God who is not visible? Most of the students, though, were interested in personal and social issues. a. Write a note card of quotation. b. Write a note card of paraphrase. c. Write a note card of prcis.

2. Original material Planet earth is modern-day Noahs Ark which is like a space capsule with fauna and flora out with limited supplies of air, potable water and necessary fuel. The human families living in this planet take care and see to it that they are afraid of the aftermath of the action killer pollution. A careful balance has to be kept between various forms of plant and animal life or else, mans food supplies will be threatened. a. Write a note card of quotation. b. Write a note card of paraphrase. c. Write a note card of prcis.

3. Original material The world has embraced the child protg in Michael Jackson. At the tender age of five, he had been humming melodies of songs sung by his older brothers, the Jackson 5. He had his stage debut when he was six years old. Though in the latter part of his life, he declared that he just wanted to be an ordinary child who would climb trees and tree houses and play water and balloon guns, he said he enjoyed every bit of his singing sting. He was sad but he was not sorry. His simple reason was that he loved his fans so much thats why he always did his best in every show that he had.

a. Write a note card of quotation. b. Write a note card of paraphrase. c. Write a note card of prcis.

4. Original material Politics plays a very important role in the lives of people. People believe that politicians are pare-humans or holy creatures sent by the Devine to impose changes on the lives of the destitute. They believe that in the hands of the sweet-tongued politicians, their lives would become better as what the politicians utter specially during campaign periods. However, they should think twice. Politicians have no magic wands that would affect changes in just an instance. They, too, are humans who make promises and are capable of forgetting such promises.

a. Write a note card of quotation. b. Write a note card of paraphrase.

c. Write a note card of prcis.

5. Original material Many ecosystems have a very delicate balance. Even what ay appear to be a slight change can have major consequences. A rise in temperature or rain fall changes will cause many species of plants and animals to disappear, possibly before we even know they exist. But animals and plant are nor the only ones affected. a. Write a note card of quotation. b. Write a note card of paraphrase. c. Write a note card of prcis.

B. Discuss briefly Why is working bibliography necessary in writing research paper? -Because it shows them proof that you didn't copy the authors work and if a teacher finds something interesting, they go to the link and search for it. C. Encircle the letter of the statement that best paraphrases the following sentences.

1. Talents differ. All is well and wisely put. Aesop

a. Humans have different talents while they are alive. b. Talents help a person succeed in his ventures in life. c. The distinct talents of humans need to be discovered and developed.

2. I shall not allow no man to belittle my soul by making myself hate him.

a. Hating people for long time does not do good to myself.

b. I will hate anybody who thinks small of me. c. I hate people who belittle others.

3.

It is better to honor a good man in life than to worship him after he is dead.

a. Help each other while there is still time. b. Show appreciation and honor to deserving people while they are still alive not when they have already died. c. Honor both the living and the dead by words of praises and appreciation. 4. A faithful friend is strong defense, and he that hath found such, hath found a treasure.

-Ecclesiastes 6:14

a. A person is lucky to have a true friend who fights for him. b. Treasure great friends everyday in your life. c. True friends stay with each other until forever.

5. It is painful and pointless to fixate on a period which cannot be relieved or replenished.

a. Living in the pas is painful. b. It is wonderful to be thinking always of the past.

c. It is useless to dwell in the past which cannot be lived through again and refurbished.

D. Paraphrase the following:

1. Work is love made visible - If we value the sweat of our brows and if we can see our work as valuable then it is the very expression of love for ourselves and for our world. 2. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder -There is more than beauty than we see in our naked eye.
3. Language is the dress of thought.

- The beautiful words we use give us a sublimity and power unequalled by any other form of communication
4. Democracy must be defended by arms when it is attacked by arms; by the

truth when it is attacked by lies. - An eye to an eye a tooth to a tooth. One must be fair enough to do things. 5. Education makes people easy to lead but difficult to drive; easy to govern but difficult to enslave. - If people are educated, they can see the value of a good idea, even if it seems undesirable on the surface, like the need to pay more taxes if there really is one. They can understand the argument. Leading implies that you have willing followers. 6. Love is not love which alters when alteration binds. Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks. But beats it out even to the edge of doom. - For better or for worse in sickness and in health for richer or poorer till death do as apart. 7. Poems are made by fools like me; but only God can make tree.

- God's plan made a hopeful beginning. But man spoiled his chances by sinning. We trust that the story will end in God's glory. But, at present, the other side's winning. 8. Buildings boys is better than mending men. - To be Independent is better than being a dependent person

9. Money is a bottomless sea in which honor, conscience and truth may be discovered. -there are many secrets behind money more than anyone ones. Many people want money for power but as he goes on, he may discover many things. 10. The gem cannot be polished without friction, man perfected without trials. -There are ups and downs in life and one must accept those reality to move on to the next level and remember what lesson he did have and he can become a great person 11. Ethics is what you do when no one is looking. - Little voice that tells us "don't do that" is loud and clear in all of us. Or what we call conscience. 12. This is sad but true. The poorest man in the world are those who have only money. -Money cannot buy anything that can worth our time. 13. To a busy man, a day is twenty-four hours short. -For someone who is a workaholic, a twenty four hour is too short for he is a busy man. 14. Love can neither be bought nor sold. Its only price is love. -Love will always be something we feel not just something that can be bought. For love is a priceless thing that a person can have. 15. It is in literature that the concrete outlook of humanity receives expression, - Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

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EXERCISES

A. Improve the topic outline below by conducting a research to fill out missing information

and observing the proper guidelines in outlining. Human Development I. Humans undergo physical development

A. Infants B. Children C. Adolescents D. Adults

II. Psychological development

A. Infancy B. Childhood C. Adolescence D. Adulthood

III. Cognitive development

A. Infancy B. Childhood

1. Pre-school age 2. School age

C. Adolescence D. Adulthood

1. Early Adulthood 2. Middle Adulthood 3. Late Adulthood

B. Complete the following outline. Revise the outline to achieve consistency.

The Library (adapted from Gibaldi and Gerbert 1988) Thesis Statement

I.

Selections in the Library A. Reference Section B. C. D. The Central Catalog

II.

A. Systems of Classification 1. 2. B. Catalog Cards 1. 2. Title Card 3.

III.

Library Service

A. Systems of Classification B. Interlibrary Coordination C. C. Using the outline you have constructed about the library, write a five to six-paragraph essay. Provide it with an appropriate title and underline you thesis statement.

Page 40-42

EXERCISES A. Assume that you are incorporating into the text of your paper the following information. Quote it verbatim and document it properly. Source: Santos, Myrna F. et al. Research Methods. Rev, Ed. Manila: Rex Book Store, 2005 The critical incident technique is a form of observational tool that was developed by Flanagan (Wayne, 2004) in the nineties. This is a technique where the researcher observed the subjects specific behavior patterns considered to be critical to the situation being studied. Childrens play behavior, for example can be observed by the use of this tool. This technique is more commonly employed as a questioning tool rather than as a direct observational tool p.215 B. Paraphrase and document the information above.

C. Write prcis of the information above. Document the information. D. Write a one-page structured or close-ended questionnaire that seeks to find out your classmates attitudes toward any of the following topics;

1. Philippines Politics 2. Show Business in the Philippines 3. Tourism Change 4. Climate Change 5. The Music of Michael Jackson 6. Pre-marital Sex 7. Homosexuality

8. Marriage and Religion 9. Local Singing Bands 10. Sports

E. You want to know the hobbies of your classmates. Construct an unstructured or openended questionnaire for this purpose.

F. Discuss briefly

1. Define observation as a research-data gathering tool.

2. Explain the standards to be followed by the researcher in gathering data through the observation process. 3. Define an interview. 4. What are the three types of interview according to purpose? 5. Explain how to make the questions for interview effective. 6. What is a questionnaire? 7. Discuss the criteria to follow in constructing a questionnaire. 8. Differentiate random sampling from stratified sampling. 9. How does the structured questionnaire differ from the unstructured questionnaire? 10. How do you choose your respondents? Page 58-59

EXCERCISES A. Supply the information needed to develop the title of the following research topics:

1. Research topic Hobbies 2. Respondents 3. Venue of the research 4. Period covered in the research Research Title:

1. Research topic Computer Games 2. Respondents 3. Venue of the research 4. Period covered in the research Research Title:

1. Research topic Preferred Entertainment Gadget 2. Respondents 3. Venue of the research 4. Period covered in the research Research Title:

B. Give the categories of the following research topics. Then, develop your own research questions based on these categories:

1. Novels

Most Preferred Novels (Give the general types of novels) 2. Computer Games (Give the different kinds of computer games.) 3. Favorite TV Shows (Give the type of TV shows.) C. Discuss briefly your answers for the following questions.

1. What is a survey research paper? Discuss its nature.

2. Why is it necessary to count on your knowledge, interest, availability of resources

and manageability of your research topics? 3. What is preliminary reading? Why do you consider it an important step in writing your research paper? 4. How do you limit the scope of your research? 5. What is the function of your sub problems to your research? How do you formulate your research problems? 6. Why is it necessary to document your borrowed ideas?

Page 79-80

Discuss briefly: 1. Define observation as a research data gathering tool. 2. Explain the standards to follow by the researchers in gathering the data through the observation process. 3. What are the advantages of using interview as a data gathering technique? 4. What are the types of interviews according to purpose? 5. Explain how questions are prepared for an interview. 6. What is a questionnaire? 7. Discuss the criteria to follow in constructing a questionnaire. 8. How does the structured questionnaire differ from the unstructured questionnaire? 9. How are the respondents chosen for a particular research? 10. Differentiate random sampling from stratified random sampling. Page 114

EXCERCISES
A. Correct the errors in the following parts of the business letter.

1. Sept. 10, 2008 2. yours truly 3. 12-12-2008 4. dear sirs 5. your very sincerely 6. yours repectfully

7. your letter of august 3rd

8. 1143 Tres Marias Street 9. dear Mrs. De la Rama 10. sincerely yours

B. The following are inside addresses and salutations. Arrange them properly. Provide each

entry the appropriate salutation.

1. Lorna Pharmacy, Pasig Boulevard, Pasig City, Dear Madam, Mrs. Lorena de la Paz

2. Goldilocks Bakeshop, Mandaluyong City, Shaw Boulevard

3. Ayala Hotel, Manhattan Street, Salcedo Village, Jeffrey Peter de Ayala, Makati City

4. Smith General Hospital, 68 Brooklyn Ave. Massachusetts, Dr. George Michel Smith, Dear George

5. Human Resources Department, University of Asia, Dr. Steve R. Montfort, Director

Page 141

EXCERCISES

A. Your College organization will be celebrating its anniversary next month. Invite a guest

speaker to deliver a speech in you annual celebration. Supply the necessary details in your invitation letter.

B. Write a letter of sympathy to a family friend who has just experiences a great financial

loss because of a calamity.

C. A colleague of yours has just been promoted to a supervisory position. Write a letter of congratulation.

D. Enumerate at least five (5) situations when public relations letters may be written.

E. One of your customers, Mr. Henry Rony E. Villaverde, has just been elected

congressman of your province. Write him a letter that will build good public relations.

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EXERCISES A. You are the Over-all Sales Manager at SM Centerpoint. Write a memorandum to all department heads informing them of a special meeting. Supply the other information.

B. You are the president of the Debating Society. Write a memorandum announcing a

meeting of the academic organization. Propositions for eh series of debate will be decided

in this meeting. Inform the members that they should be ready with their proportions. Supply the other details.

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EXERCISES

A. Explain the importance of each in the modern day business communication.

1. Electronic mails

2. Facsimile (faxed message)

3. Voice messages (voice mails)

4. Video conferencing

B. Bring samples of electronic mails and faxed messages to the class. Identify the parts of each message and explain how each serves both the sender and the receiver.

C. Make your own voice message. Record them and bring them to the class.

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EXERCISES

A. Each of the following paragraphs contains a sentence or two that do not contribute to the development of the main idea. Determine which sentence/s should be removed.

1. Honesty is the best policy. This time worn adage is the best guiding principle

of men, specially those who hold responsible positions in public or private entities. Francois de Rochefoucauld became popular because of his proverbs. The best men are those who are able to serve society without any ulterior motive except the altruistic urge to be as useful as they can to society. Honest men are certainly the most valuable assets of society.

2. Aristotle define courage as the middle course between cowadice and rashness.

Aristotle was an early Greek Philosopher who theorized on varied subjects ranging from mens senses to the soul. Men who display genuine courage in moment of danger are those who neither show fear nor foolhardiness. Their presence of mind is in effect a part of their valor. There was a time when Filipino died dreaming of t he disintegrating Skylab. Men who react impending danger without rhyme or reason are not really courageous. They are the foolhardy ones since they do not have the presence of mind.

3. Inflation is an unnecessary