GENED-ENGLISH (CARL YELLOW BOOK)

1. The apocalyptic lecture on the “west valley fault line” warns of serious natural disaster in case of a “big earthquake”. The
underline words mean _______.
a. Encouraging b. Attractive c. Prophetic d. Careless

2. You should be ashamed of yourself for having such CARNAL desires.

a. Bold b. Worldly c. Guilty d. Spiritual

3. “We listened to a LOQUACIOUS speaker”. The capitalized word means_______________.

a. Verbose b. Lousy c. Simple d. Quiet

4. Even when her friends betray her, Vanessa bears no RANCOR in her heart because she is not_____.
a. Consoled b. Bitter c. Embarrassed d. Insulted

5. Because of the PROPANITY program was suspended from the television. The capitalized words mean?
a. Falsehood b. Decency c. Obscenity d. History

6. The ________lesson of the story is that honesty is the best policy.

a. Moralism b. Morality c. Morale d. Moral

7. The expression of “baduy” connotes?

a. Smart b. Low profile c. Uneducated d. Awkward looking

8. “The figures must be TRANSMUTED in order to understand the grade”. The capitalized word means?
a. Changed b. Estimated c. Summed d. Surpassed

9. Some preachers suggest that _______ that the end of the world is near.
a. Prophecy b. Proposal c. Prophet d. Prophetic

10. Several factors must be assessed to arrive at a sound.

a. Query b. Decision c. Problem d. Change

11. Iah would read any book or magazine she could lay her hands on and read from cover to cover in one sitting. She is such a
_______reader.
a. Tedious b. Leisurely c. Serious d. Voracious

12. If you learn to swim, you __ on this trip. The appropriate verb phrase to complete the sentence is ____.
a. Will go b. Will be going c. Would go d. Would have gone

13. Which does not belong?

a. Centigrade b. Foot c. Mile d. Kilometer

14. The word “inappropriate, illegal, irresponsible, unaware” have prefixes which are classified as:
a. Positive b. Common c. Negative d. Neutral

15. I can’t find _____ calculator; may I use _______, Richard?

a. Yours, mine b. His, Yours c. My, Yours d. My, His

16. If you forgot _____ textbook, you can use _____, Kevin.
a. Yours, ours b. Myself c. Yours, mine d. Ours, hers

17. If I ___ known you before, we could have arranged a join project.
a. Will b. Have c. Could d. Had

18. Every teacher, parent and student in the audience ___ every intention of exploring this issues.
a. Has b. Do have c. Have d. Does have

19. When I met Pillar yesterday, it was the first time I ___ her since Christmas.
a. Had seen b. Have seen c. Saw d. Have been seen
 20. He was excused because all he said were white lies. The underlined idiomatic expression means:
a. Lies are really harmless
b. Lies recited are excusable
c. Lies are written on white page
d. She recited the lies in public

21. Wise people can ___ with frustration.

a. Cope up b. Cope in c. Cope on d. Cope

22. If you want to be recognized, have a finger in the pie. The underlined phrase means.
a. Take an active part in something
b. Take a share of the pie
c. Join a group
d. Dip finger in the pie

23. If you come with us last night, you ____ the dance.
a. Would enjoy b. Will enjoy c. Will have enjoyed d. Would have enjoyed

24. Your father is paying for your plane ticket, ___?

a. Isn’t it b. Is he c. Isn’t d. Aren’t you

25. When helping in the kitchen, I am always careful not to hurt ___?
a. Myself b. Ourselves c. Herself d. Himself

26. Is this the spot ___ you had the accidents?

a. Which b. Where c. Why d. Wherein

27. My sister and I met an acquaintance of _______ on the shopping mall.

a. Ourselves b. Us c. Mine d. Ours

28. Neither the teacher nor the students ____ present in the affairs.
a. Am b. Is c. Were d. Was

29. On your trip to Tagaytay, if you had a chance to meet with upon Arsenio, please give ___ my warm regards.
a. Himself b. Myself c. Him d. Me

30. We admire ____ when Cynthia speaks English fluently with ___.
a. Him, them b. Him, we c. Her, us d. Him, me

SOCIAL SCIENCE
1. During the 17th- 18th century Hispanic era, what was the highest post a native or Chinese mestizo can attain at the municipal
level, equivalent to the mayors today?
a. Governadorcillo b. Tanientes de justicia c. Cabeza de barangay d. Directorcillo

2. What was the term given by Marcello H. Del Pilar to hidden control and domination by Spanish religious priest over the
colonial government?
a. Fraolocracia b. La suerte partidos c. Pase region d. Complace

3. During the Hispanic era, native and Chinese male mestizos 16-60 yrs. Old are obligated to do forced labor for forty days.
How can exemption be made?
a. Getting a cedula personal
b. Paying the falla (exemption fee)
c. Paying bandala
d. Give santorum tax to the church

4. The Philippine president who was known as “the man of the masses” was?
a. Manuel Roxas b. Ramon Magsaysay c. Fidel Ramos d. Manuel Quezon

5. A recently awarded National Artist for Sculpture was?

a. Luna b. Blanco c. Abueva d. Alcantara
6. One of the pledge of the President of the Philippines is defend is?
a. Constitution b. Land c. Citizens d. Islands

7. What contained the concrete promise of the Americans to the Filipinos Independence “as soon as stable government can be
established”.
a. Preamble of the Jones Law
b. Commonwealth Government
c. Fairfield Bill of 1924
d. First 1919 Parliamentary Mission to the US

8. Which is the fundamental law of the Philippines?

a. Bill of Rights b. Ten Commandments c. Civil Criminal Code d. Constitution

9. In the point of population, which nation is the largest state with a population placed at about 1.2 billion people?
a. China b. India c. Indonesia d. United State

10. The economic policy that good action is one that helps the greatest number of people is called?
a. Mecantilism b. Utilitarianism c. Capitalism d. Colonialism

11. The right invoked in the “writ of habeas data” is?

a. Right to transmit data
b. Right to gather information data
c. The right for information privacy
d. The right to search for information

12. Of the seven continents comprising continuous land mass surrounded by big bodies of water, the biggest 30.1 percent of the
earth is ___?
a. Northern America b. Asia c. Europe d. Australia

13. Who was the last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines?

a. Ramon Blanco b. Fermin jaudenes c. Diego de los Rios d. Basilio Agustin

14. What economic policy in the 16th century in Europe influenced Spain’s expansionist policy to discover ne lands?
a. Mercantilism b. Colonialism c. Capitalism d. Spice-Trading

15. When one controls the supply production of goods, this implies?
a. Inflation b. Economic equilibrium c. Economic stability d. Monopoly

16. Gregoria de Jesus saw her husband __ charge for treasob by fellow Filipinos who have formed the Philippine Revolutionary
force to fight Spain.
a. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
b. Andres Bonifacio
c. Jose Rizal
d. Emilio Aguinaldo

17. Tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals?

a. Income tax b. Inheritance tax c. Community tax d. Real estate tax

18. Which constitutional safeguard prevents one branch of government from becoming powerful or abusive?
a. Check and Balance b. Laisser Faire c. Ombudsman d. Impeachment

19. What is the possible consequence of the meritocracy in a social system?

a. Rule by those with noble birth
b. Culture of elitism
c. Leadership by people of talent
d. Rule by the wealthy and powerful

20. Agency tasked to nurture Philippine Arts?

a. NBI b. NCAA c. NCCA d. CCP
 21. Which was the first labor union in the country founded by Isabelo de los Reyes on July 1901?
a. Union Obrera Democratica
b. Association of the Phil. Labor
c. Union Trabajadores de Filipinos
d. Association de Compania Tabacalera

22. The ultimate objective of the comprehensive Agrarian Reform is?

a. Ensure the cultivation of an idle lands
b. Abolish share tenancy in favor of lease tenancy
c. Established once cultivated land
d. Distribute all arable lands to the landless

23. What law passed on August 1909 by the US Congress established a full free trade in the Philippines?
a. Bell Trade b. Underwood Simmonds Act c. Treaty on General Relations d. Payne-Aldrich Act

24. Who was the Spanish mestizo priest who first lead the native secular clergy in the Secularization Movement in 1861?
a. Father Jose Burgos
b. Father Pedro Pelaez
c. Father Gregorio Aglipay
d. Father Jacinto Zamora

25. In a matriarchal family, which family member plays the leading role?
a. Mother b. Aunt c. Older sister d. Grandmother

26. What is one of the man-made wonders of the Philippines?

a. Taal Volcano b. Manila Bay c. Mount Makiling d. Rice Terraces

27. Who is known as the “Father of the Local Government Code?

a. Jovito Salonga b. Joey Luna c. Aquilino Pimentel d. Joseph Estrada

28. What happens to a good action when it is performed on account of an evil motive?
a. It becomes good
b. It becomes evil
c. It becomes morally good
d. It becomes moral act

29. While authority should be respected, its opinion may be an error. Which of the following represents a better/more certain
avenue to the truth?
a. Replication (repeat and check)
b. Selective observation
c. Overgeneralization
d. Fallacious reasoning

30. As a Social Science teacher, which should Teacher Nora avoid?

a. Abreast with all other issues
b. Appreciate of change
c. Facilitator of learning
d. As a sage on the stage

MATHEMATICS

1. 30% of 65 is what percent of 120?

a. 12.75% b. 18% c. 14.50% d. 16.25%

2. A 25-hectare farm land produces 350 cavans of palay. How many cavans can a 60-hectares land produce?
a. 800 b. 920 c. 840 d. 880

3. What are the factors of 65 x 3−35 x 2+5 x ?

a. 5(13-7+x) b. 15(13-7x+1) c. 5x(13 x 2−7 x+ 1¿ d. -5(13-7x+1)
4. 5 3/4 – 3 7/8 = ____?
a. 1 7/8 b. 1 5/8 c. 2 7/8 d. 2 5/8

5. How many square feet of paper would be needed to cover a box in all sides? The box is 5 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 1.5 feet
high.
a. 54 b. 48 c. 27 d. 96

6. A 3-foot-high tree casts a shadow 4 feet long. Another tree casts a 24 feet shadow. If the heights and shadows are in
proportion, how high is the second tree?
a. 24 b. 18 c. 21 d. 20

7. A company issues a 3 letter security code to each of its employee. How many distinct codes can be generated if each letter
can be used only once for each code?
a. 75 b. 17, 576 c. 78 d. 15, 600

8. A community covers 300 hectares of land. 1/8 of the land was reserved for common areas like parks and roads and the rest
for residences. How many hectares were used for residences?
a. 260 b. 262.5 c. 240.5 d. 260

9. A meter stick breaks into two pieces at the 36cm mark. What is the ratio of the smaller piece to the larger piece?
a. 2:3 b. 9:25 c. 9:16 d. 13:50

10. When a man died, he left a large tract of land too his wife and five children. How large is the share of the wife if the total
land area is 66 hectares?
a. 26.4 ha b. 13.2ha c. 22 ha d. 11 ha

11. How many meters longer is a mile than a kilometer? There are 1.609 kilometers in a mile.
a. 609 b. 1609 c. 1000 d. 600

12. A water pipe 10 feet long was cut into 2 with the shorter part measuring 2.5 feet. Find the ratio of the smaller part to the
larger part.
a. 2.5:10 b. 1:4 c. 1:3 d. 4:5

13. A student got his report card and saw the following grades: 85, 72, 80, 88 and 90. What is the average grade?
a. 84 b. 87 c. 83 d. 82.5

14. A bond paper is folded in half, after which it is folded again in half, and again in half. If this folding is done 5 times. How
many rectangles on the original sheet of paper will there be?
a. 32 b. 64 c. 10 d. 16

15. How much cloth is required to cover a round table whose diameter is 1.5 meters?
a. 17.67 sq. b. 1.676 sq. c. 1.767 sq. d. 16.76 sq.

16. Floor tiles will be placed in a bathroom which measures 3.5 meters by 2.6 meters. How many square meters will be tiled?
a. 9.1 b. 8.2 c. 10.2 d. 9.8

17. What is the area of a triangular piece of the land which has a “base” of 940m and “height” of 128m?
a. 160, 240 sq. b. 60, 160 sq. c. 80, 120 sq. d. 120, 320 sq.

18. A rectangular field is 20 meters by 12 meters. Find its perimeter.

a. 120m b. 32m c. 240m d. 64m

19. A merchant sold an item for ₱45,000 in the process earning for himself a 15% profit, how much is the profit?
a. ₱3,000 b. ₱6,750 c. ₱51,750 d. ₱4,750

20. How much would ₱180,000 amounts to in 20 years if it earns 9% per annum?
a. ₱604,000 b. ₱704,000 c. ₱504,000 d. ₱404,000

21. A swimming pool is 50 meters long. How many times will a swimmer traverse the entire length of the pool if he needs to
cover 200 meters.
a. 4 b. 5 c. 16 d. 10
 22. A graduating class of 160 boys and 180 girls held a senior’s ball. Approximately what percent attended if 60% of the girls
and 70% of the boys were there?
a. 68,97% b. 67.06% c. 64.71% d. 68.97%

23. A big container contains 12 liters when it is 30% full. How much does it contain when it is 90% full?
a. 48L b. 36L c. 42L d. 64L

24. A box weight 1.3 kilos when it is empty. A bottle of wine weight 1.5 kilos. Which expression gives the weight of the box
when it is filled with y bottles?
a. 1.5y-1.3 b. 1.3y-1.5y c. 1.3+1.5y d. 1.3y+1.5

25. A book is 2 ½ cm thick. How many copies of this book can be placed in a shelf one meter long?
a. 36 b. 40 c. 44 d. 45

26. If you are currently earning ₱22,000 a month, how much will you new salary be if you are to receive a 4% increase next
month.
a. ₱24,330 b. ₱25,440 c. ₱26,560 d. ₱22,880

27. At what rate of interest should 24,000 be invested so that it will earn ₱1,080 in 9 months?
a. 6 ½% b. 5% c, 6% d. 15%

28. In a PBA game last week, Terrence Romeo attempted 40 shots and made 65% of them. How many shots did he make?
a. 26 b. 28 c. 32 d. 30

29. Elmer can paint a room in 10 hrs. Erwin can finish the same task in 12hrs. how long will it take the two of them if they work
together.
a. 4hrs b. 6.25hrs c.5.45hrs d. 5.25hrs

30. Aria is packing her things. She needs a box which can hold 75cubic inches. Which of the following could fit her needs?
a. 4x4x4 inches b. 3x5x5 inches c. 3x6x5 inches d. 3x6x7 inches

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

1. A secret word that must be entered into the computer before a person is allowed to get or change information is called?
a. Program b. Password c. Statement d. Input

2. Which of the following is not an input device?

a. Gaming Application b. Keyboard c. Scanner d. Mouse

3. Which refers to a single phase or word that tells the computer to do something with a program or file?
a. Password b. Command c. computer program d. Computer language

4. Like a typewriter, the computer has a _______.

a. Screen b. Keyboard c. Cursor d. Disk drive

5. In writing a letter, which productivity tool is used?

a. Database b. Page maker c. Word Processing d. Spreadsheet

6. Which one links the computers to base computer making it possible to share software materials?
a. Local Area Network b. Interface c. Modem d. Internet

7. Activities connected by a computer system are described as?

a. Virtual b. Distance c. Online d. Network

8. Messages are easily transported anywhere in the world through the?

a. E-mail b. E-shopping c. E-learning d, E-registry

9. ALT is the symbol for __?

a. Back up b. Control key c. Alter key d. Enter key
 10. Which symbol used to open a document?
a. Ctrl + D b. Ctrl + S c. Ctrl + O d. Ctrl + N

11. It is the process of storing, recovering and disseminating recorded data through the computer?
a. Information technology b. Information utilization c. information retrieval d. information science

12. CTRL is a symbol for ____?

a. Entry key b. Control key c, Alter key d. Backspace

13. The acronym HTML means Hyper Text Mark-up ______?

a. Line b. Letter c. Language d. Label

14. Which task does an operating system for a computer perform?

a. Data compression b. Search engine c. Memory management d. Storage of pictures

15. The acronym URL means Uniform ______ Locator?

a. Resources b. Restrict c. Reform d. Report

16. Which form of data storage stores frequently used instruction to increase the speed of a system.
a. CPU b. Flash drive c. CD-ROM d. RAM

17. Which application program provides users with a means to organize and present information through the use of text,
numbers, graphs, sounds and visual images.
a. Multimedia b. Publisher c. Office d. Word

18. Which enables the computer communicate with other computer over the telephone?
a. Network b. Wi-Fi c. Modem d. Internet

19. What symbol is used to make the text bold?

a. Ctrl + E b. Ctrl + V c. Ctrl + L d. Ctrl + B

20. Three-dimensional image reproduced from a pattern of interference is called?

a. Hologram b. Wi-Fi c. Images d. Network

21. A social network service available through the computer is___?

a. I-pad b. Google c. Facebook d. I-phone

22. Which among these types of graphs best illustrate the progress in academic grades over four quarter?
a. Histogram b. Line graph c. Scatter diagram d. Circle graph

23. What illustrates a particular data series through rectangles?

a. Line graph b. Bar graph c. Pie graph d. All of the above

24. The information highway is called?

a. Facebook b. Information technology c. Google d. Internet

25. What refers to a computer program?

a. Software b. Teminal c. Peopleware d. Hardware

GENERAL SCIENCE 1

1. The selectivity of the cell membrane is most closely associated with the maintenance of ____?
a. Plasmolysis b. Homeostasis c. Phagocytosis d. Pinocytosis

2. Which modified stem is used for the storage of food?

a. Carrots b. Potato c. Gabi d. Tomato

3. Which part of our body serves as a lever a kind of simple machine?

a. Spinal cord b. Neurons c. Bone d. Tendon
4. What are the breathing organs of plants that are located in the stems and trunks?
a. Lamellae b. Cortex c. Lenticels d. Stoma

5. Which animals belong to order PRIMATES?

a. Ape b. Whale c. Bat d. Porpoise

6. We feel warmer just before it rains because _____?

a. Heat is released by the evaporation of water
b. The clouds prevent heat from escaping the earth
c. There is an increase relative humidity
d. Heat is released by the condensation of water vapor

7. Which of the following criterion is used to distinguish between two species?

a. Physical traits b. Time c. Geography d. Reproduction

8. In the process of evolution, the effect of the environment is to?

a. Provide stable conditions favorable to the survival of the species
b. Act as a selective force on variation in species
c. Prevent the occurrence of mutation
d. Provide conditions favorable for the formation of fossils

9. Most of the reaction involved in aerobic respiration occur in the__?

a. Mitochondria b. Endoplasmic reticulum c. Ribosomes d. Golgi bodies

10. The fact that large number of mitochondria are observed in the tubule cells of nephrons suggest that the nephrons is involved
in the process of?
a. Active transport b. Diffusion c. Passive transport d. Osmosis

11. What do you call the hormones that stimulates the secretion of milk?
a. Luteinizing hormones b. Thyroid-stimulating hormones c. Prolactin d. Follicle-stimulating hormones

12. Some plants have waxy leaves due to the presence of cutins. Which is a characteristic of cutin?
a. Liquid at room temperature
b. Is a hydrophobic substance
c. Short chain fatty acids
d. Similar to steroids

13. Some vines can climb post easily because they respond positively to touch. Such response is termed?
a. Thigmotropism b. Geotropism c. Phototropism d. Photoperidism

14. A vegetable grower is selecting good squash seeds that will surely germinates. What is the usual practice?
a. Open and find out if it has cotyledon
b. Press and get the hard one
c. Place them in water and select those that sink
d. Select those that float in water

15. We should avoid indiscriminate cutting of trees because?

a. It loosens the soil and causes flooding
b. We will run out of wood for building houses
c. It makes the forest dry
d. It is the law

16. Which is the correct hierarchy of ecological organization?

a. Population. Community. Ecosystem, Biosphere
b. Community, Ecosystem. Population, Biosphere
c. Biosphere, Population, Community, Ecosystem
d. Ecosystem, Community, Biosphere, Population

17. What type of joint is responsible for strengthening or bending our arms and legs?
a. Sliding b. Hinge c. Pivot d. Ball and Socket
 18. In a hydrologic cycle, what process must occur in order to complete the cycle?
a. Respiration and evaporation
b. Evaporation and sublimation
c. Condensation and sublimation
d. Evaporation and condensation

19. Pure water is neither acidic nor basic, that is, it is neutral. It has a pH of?
a. 5 b. 10 c. 9 d. 7

20. Given a group of organism, which among them can be considered a population?
a. Birds egg that hatches in an aviary
b. Frogs caught in certain rice field
c. Ants in an anthill during summer
d. Tilapia being cultured in a pond

21. Which is an effective method of preventing soil erosion from a hill?

a. Practice alternate farming
b. Avoid frequent watering
c. Avoid planting cover crops
d. Practice contour plowing

22. Which of the following clues would tell you whether a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
a. Whether or not the cell carries out cellular metabolism
b. Whether or not the cell is partitioned by internal membranes
c. The presence or absence of ribosomes
d. The presence or absorbance of a rigid cell wall

23. Mammals are vertebrates with mammary glands. Which of the following does not have mammary glands?
a. Dolphin b. Whale c. Shark d. Dog

24. After fertilization which part of flower develops into a fruit?

a. Corolla b. Stigma c. Ovary d. Receptacle

25. What is the composition of the core of the earth?

a. Oxygen and silicon b. Iron and nickel c. silicon and iron d. Nickel and magnesium

26. Which sites of cellular respiration are considered the “powerhouse of eukaryotic cell”?
a. Mitochondria b. Golgi bodies c. Ribosomes d. Endoplasmic reticulum

27. During germination, what gas is needed most by the spouting seed?
a. Oxygen b. Nitrogen c. Carbon dioxide d. Hydrogen

28. What is the outstanding characteristic among mammals that are preyed upon by other mammals for food?
a. Help in searching for food
b. Able to detect danger
c. Possess eyes on both sides of the head
d. Have claws on both feet

29. Which of these is NOT an insect?

a. Cockroach b. Scorpion c. Louse d. Giant ant

30. What is the structure adaptation of birds that enables them to fly at high altitudes easily at less effort?
a. Their bones are porous
b. Sight is well developing
c. They use strong limbs
d. They are covered with feathers

GENERAL SCIENCE 2

1. Of the states of natters, which has the weakest intermolecular force of attraction?
a. Solid b. Liquid c. Gas d. all of the above
2. The temperature at which a substance changes from the liquid phase to the gaseous phase is called?
a. Deposition b. Evaporation c. Freezing d. Condensation

3. Which of the following illustrates a physical change?

a. Fruits ripen b. Iron nail rusts c. Butter melts d. Milk turns sour

4. Which of these is malleable?

a. Glass b. Gold c. Rubber d. Chalk

5. Which classification of matter consist of two or more atoms?

a. Compound b. Mixtures c. Elements d. Solution

6. When vapor condensed to a liquid heat is?

a. Increased b. Transformed c. Released d. Absorbed

7. Hardness is one of the properties of matter and is best described as?

a. Property of a solid to resist compression
b. Is the temperature at which substance begins to change from solid to liquid
c. Is the temperature at which a substance begins to change from liquid to gas
d. Ability of a liquid to dissolved in another liquid

8. Which of the following is mostly compound of ionic compound?

a. Organic b. Elements c. Metals d. Mixtures

9. This refers to the space occupied by matter?

a. Mass b. Solubility c. Volume d. Malleability

10. Chemical change in matter usually happens when?

a. New substance is formed from the original substance
b. Nuclear composition of an atom increases or decreases
c. The change in substance keeps its chemical identity
d. An atom has same atomic mass but different atomic number

11. Which of the following composition of atom surrounds the nucleus and has a negative charge?
a. Protons b. Nucleus c. neutrons d. Electrons

12. Phase of matter wherein particles have a great attraction to each other, has definite shape and volume.
a. Plasma b. Gas c. Liquid d. Solid

13. Refers to a break or crack in the Earth’s crust?

a. Epicenter b. Fault c. Focus d. Fault line

14. Which of the following refers to the spot directly above the focus of earthquake on the surface of the Earth?
a. Epicenter b. Hypocenter c. Fault d. Fault line

15. When large masses of rock in the Earth’s crust deform and break, the sudden movement creates vibrations that travel through
the Earth and is felt as?
a. Earthquake b. Tornado c. landslide d. tsunami

16. The place where the earthquake starts or the origin of an earthquake is termed as?
a. Fault b. Focus c. Fault line d. epicenter

17. A scale that measure the magnitude of an earthquake based on seismic waves and movements along a fault is known as?
a. Mercalli scale b. Movement magnitude scale c. Richter scale d. Weighing scale

18. Which of the following government agencies is responsible for mapping the active faults and trenches in the Philippines?
a. DENR b. DPWH c. PHIVOLCS d. PAGASA

19. What does seismograph record?

a. Location of the epicenter b. Rating of the earthquake
c Movement caused by seismic waves d. Speed of seismic waves
 20. What is the temperature of the bodies of water in the vicinity of the Philippines?
a. Cold b. Warm c. Moist d. Lukewarm

21. A sudden push from an underwater fault can produce a wave called?
a. Tsunami b. Hurricane c. Tornado d. Thunderstorm

22. Tanny Cruz, a meteorologist announced a tropical cyclone spotted North of Batanes with wind speed of 200 kph. What kind
of weather disturbance is expected in Batanes?
a. Typhoon b. Tropical storm c. Super typhoon d. Tropical depression

23. In which climate zone is the Phil. Found?

a. Tropical b. Arctic c. Polar d. Temperate

24. To inform the people about the approaching weather disturbance the PAGASA sends out?
a. Typhoon signal b. Emergency kit c. Weather map d. Tornado

25. Tropical storms formed in Atlantic Ocean?

a. Typhoon b. Cyclone c. Tornado d. Hurricane

26. Why do typhoons weaken as they pass over land?

a. There is less water vapor in cool air
b. The wind blows from different directions
c. It no longer has warm, moist air to draw energy from
d. It starts at a latitude closer to the equator

27. Which of the following is known as the largest gas planet?

a. Saturn b. Uranus c. Neptune d. Jupiter

28. Which of the following planets is known as the fastest orbiting planet in the solar system?
a. Mercury b. Venus c, Earth d. Mars

29. What is the highest rank of coal?

a. Bituminous b. Anthracite c. Lignite d. Sub-bituminous

30. A grade 8 science teacher is discussing tension force. Which of the following statement describe this type of force?
a. A force with which the earth, moon, and other massively large object toward itself.
b. A force transmitted through a string when it is pulled tight
c. Force upon an object that is contact with another stable object
d. A force that is also called as support force

FILIPINO

1. Tumutukoy ito sa mga salitang nakapag-iisa at may kahulugan. Kilala rin itong salitang ugat?
a. Morpemang leksikal b. Paglalapi c, Malayang ponema d. Di-malayang ponema

2. Uri ng pagbabagong morponemiko na gumagamit ng pagpapalit ng possisyon ng ponema sa salita?

a. Asimilasyon b. Paglalapi c. Metatesis d. Pagkakaltas

3. Ang pariralang nalaglag-nahulog ay nag papakahulugan ng?

a. Magkasalungat b. Idyoma c. Magkahawig d. Magkapares

4. Ang mga salitang dalhin, dakpin, bigyan ay nagtataglay ng?

a. Pagkaltas b. Tono c. Metatesis d. Asimilasyon

5. Isang disenyo ng pananaliksik na nagsisiyasat sa pamamagitan ng palatanungan o pakikipanayam?

a. Sarbey b. Etnograpiya c. Case study d. Feasibility study

6. Isang uri ng pamahayagan na nag-uulat ng mga tunay na pangyayari batay sap ag-aaral, pananaliksik o pakikipanayam at
isinulat sa paaang kawili-wili.
a. Anunsyo klasipikado b. Editoryal c. Lathalain d. Pag-uulo
7. Sinong pangulo ng Pilipinas ang nagproklama ng pagkakaroon ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino?
a. Fidel Ramos b. Ramon Magsaysay c. Corazon Aquino d. Joseph Estrada

8. Bahagi ng pananaliksik kung saan matatagpuan ang panimula, kaligiran ng pag-aaral at konseptuwal framework.
a. Kabanata II b. Kabanata I c. Kabanata IV d Kabanata III

9. Uri ng pagsulat na ang pokus ay ang imahinasyon ng manunulat at pukawin ang damdamin.
a. Malikhain b. Jornalistik c. Teknikal d. Akademiko

10. Ang proseso ng paghahatid ng saloobin, opinion at karunungan sa pamamagitan ng makahulugang tunog ay tinatawag na?
a. Pagtatala b. Pakikinig c, Pagsasalita d. Pagbabasa

11. Ang pagpapalitan ng ideya, opinion at salaysay sa pamamagitan ng mga sagisag ay tinatawag na?
a. Talastasan b. Pagtuklas c. paglalahad d. Pakikinig

12. Alin ang angkang pinagmulan ng mga wika sa Pilipinas?

a. Indones Polenesyo b. Indones c. Malayo-Polenesyo d. Malay

13. Siya ya kilala bilang “dakilang manunulat” ng kilusang propaganda.

a. Graciano Lopez Jaena b. Gregorio del Pilar c. Marcelo H. Del Pilar d. Jose Rizal

14. Pahayag na pasaklaw na nabubuo sa pamamagitan ng personal na panlasa o pagpili.

a. Probable Generalization b, Dategorical Generalization
c Subjective Generalization d. Analytical Generalization

15. “Ang aking pag-ibig ay tanging sayo lamang” ibigay ang ayos ng pangungusap na ito?
a. Di-karaniwan b. Karaniwan c. Payak d. Tambalan

16. Ano ang kahulugan ng “Neneng is the apple of Daddy’s eye”

a. Paborito ni daddy ang mansanas b. Mahal ni daddy si Neneng
c Si Neneng ay tulad ng mansanas d. Tawag-pansin ang mansanas

17. Nakikipag-away ka sa speaker. Ito ay pakikinig na?

a. Pasibo b. Kombatibo c. Masusi d. may lugod

18. Ang wastong kahulugan ng “the present problem is only a storm in a teacup”.
a. Buong puso b. May galit c. Bale-wala d. Matagumpay

19. Ang katumbas ng bigkas ng titik Q sa kasalukuyan ay?

a. Ku b. Kuyu c. Kyu d. Kuya

20. Saan kabilang na uri ng tayutay ang pahayag na “Kapalaran huwag ka sanang mailap”
a. Pagtawag b. Palit-tawag c. Pagmamalabis d. Palit-saklaw

21. Ito ang rutang dinaraan ng mensahe ng tagapagsalita?

a. Tsanel b. Konteksto c. Participant d. Pidbak

22. Aling salita ang nasa talasalitaang Filipino na hiram sa Cebuano.

a. Balay b. Bana c. Asawa d. Bahay

23. Ito ay pagbasang pansamantala o di palagian. Ginagawa ito kung nais magpalipas ng oras.
a. Scanning b. Skimming c. Kaswal d. Pre-viewing

24. Piliin ang angkop na pagpapakahulugan. Bilang at sukat kung mangusap ang dalaga.
a. Mahirap unawain b. Madaldal c. Mahina anh boses d. Maingat

25. “Ako ay isang ibon na nakakaigayang pakinggan”. Ito ay?

a. Pagwawangis b. Pagpapalit tawag c. Pagtutulad d. Sinekdoke
PROFED-TEACHING PROFESSION (CARL YELLOW BOOK)
1. Which of the following is not covered by the Magna Carta for Public school teachers?
a. Tertiary public teachers b. Elementary public teachers
c Secondary public teachers d. Both B & C

2. According to RA 4670, who shall formulate and prepare a Code of Professional Conduct for Public School Teachers?
a. PRC b. Board of Professional Teachers
c Secretary of Education d. President of the Philippines

3. Which of the following does the term “teacher” refers to as used in the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers?
i. Public school teacher
ii. Guidance counselors
iii. School librarians
iv. Vocational instructor
v. School supervisor

a. ii b. i, ii, iv c. i, ii, iii, iv, v d. i, ii

4. a teacher’s salary must increase right after how many years of service according to the Magna Carta for Public School
Teachers?
a. 7 years b. 3 years c. 5 years d. 2 years

5. If a teacher may be required to render more than 6 hours of teaching per day, he must be paid the same rate as his regular pay
plus at least how many percent of the basic remuneration?
a. 100% b. 75% c. 25% d. 50%

6. A teacher engaged in actual classroom instruction shall not be required to render more than how many hours of teaching a
day?
a. 5 hours b. 6 hours c. 7 hours d. 9 hours

7. A public school teacher may enjoy study leave if he or she has already how many years of service?
a. 7 years b. 3 years c. 5 years d. 10 years

8. Teachers who are assigned in areas that are exposed to difficulty in commuting to the place of work or other hazards shall be
awarded allowances equivalent to how many percent of their monthly salary?
a. 25% b. 75% c. 50% d. 100%

9. When can a teacher be granted an indefinite leave?

a. If he/she wants to pursue graduate studies
b. If he/she has an illness that demands a long treatment that will exceed one year at the least
c. If he/she is for promotion
d. All of the above

10. A teacher who is on study leave will enjoy how many percent of their monthly salary?
a. 50% b. 75% c. 60% d. 100%

11. Which is true about LET passers?

a. Taking the Professional Oath before practicing as Professional Teacher is optional for LET passer.
b. The Professional Oath can be taken before any Professional Teacher.
c. Every LET passer shall be required to take the Professional Oath before practicing Professional teachers.
d. The taking of oath must be within one month from passing the LET

12. This is also known as Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994?

a. RA 9293 b. RA 7836 c. RA 4670 d. RA 10533

13. Can a failed examinee qualify for the position of para-teacher?

a. No b. Yes
c. Yes, if his LET rating is below 75 d. Yes, if his LET rating is 70 and above
14. When should teacher support one another?
a. At all times for whatever cause
b. When they dialogue with administration
c. When there is rift among teachers
d. When the best interest of learners is at stake in a controversy

15. How many orientation sessions help the new teachers?

i. Be attuned to the school environment
ii. Learn guidelines to follow
iii. Develop good relations

a. i and ii b. i, ii and iii c. I only d. ii and iii

16. what does the teacher education development program signify as a prerequisite for employment of teachers in Basic
education schools?
a. Licensure examination for teachers
b. Job interview for teacher applicant
c. Induction of new teachers
d. National standard competencies among teachers

17. Students must be taught self-responsibility is the desire of the ______teachers.

a. Utilitarianism b. Pragmatism c. Existentialist d. Constructivist

18. In essence, what is the New Performance Appraisal System for Teachers (PAST)
a. Skill-based b. Competency-based c. Knowledge-based d. Practice-based

19. This is known as the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013.

a. RA 9293 b. RA 4670 c. RA 10533 d. K-12

20. From the Constitution, what is the condition for allowing students to be taught religion in public schools?
a. Upon written permission by parents b. extra pays for teachers
c. Catechists paid by government d. Outside of school hours only

21. It is an act that created the Commission on the Higher Education (CHED)
a. RA 7796 b. RA 7722 c. RA 7784 d. RA 7687

22. The focus of education during the Spanish period.

a. Religion b. Nationalism c. Vocational training d. Free basic education

23. According to John Dewey, education starts at:

a. Preschool b. elementary days c. Early childhood d. At birth

24. Which of the following is an act that aims to regulate the practice of teaching in the Philippines and prescribed the licensure
examination for teachers?
a. RA 9293 b. RA 7836 c. RA 10533 d. RA 4670

25. Which of the following correctly describe enculturation?

a. Successions of one generation to the future one
b. Passing down of culture from one culture to a different culture
c. Merging of two different cultures
d. Passing culture from one who knows to somebody who does not know

26. Which of the following does not involve characteristic of culture?

a. Constant b. Universal c. Symbolic d. Dynamic

27. Which of the following is an absolute violation of the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers?
a. Not make anonymous accusations or charges against superior
b. Dismiss a teacher for a just cause
c. Do not accept favors from learners unless in exchange for a request
d. Keep information private until after they have been formally released
 28. Progressivism does not include?
a. Cooperation should be given emphasis
b. Education should be similar foe every students
c. Solving problem should be used for learning
d. Teachers should only be a facilitator

29. The Philippine Constitution of 1987 requires that the highest budgetary allocation should be given to:
a. Education b. Health c. science and Technology d. War on drugs

30. What is the government doing to ensure that only competent professionals will be allowed to practice professional teaching in
the Philippines?
a. NCBTS b. Core competencies c. Licensure d. BESRA

PRINCIPLES & METHOD OF TEACHING

1. The class has become uncontrollable, and so teacher Yen decided to have some undisciplined students out of the room to the
counselor’s office. What did teacher Yen apply by way of preventive approach to discipline?
a. Removing seductive object
b. Antiseptic bouncing
c. Direct appeal
d. Physical restraint

2. Of subcategories of teacher movement behavior, what is happening when the teacher bursts into activities without assessing
student readiness and give orders, statements or questions that confuse students.
a. Thrust b. Stimulus-bounded c. Truncation d. dangle

3. What is aroused among viewing learners by dramatic educational films in what is known as “cliff hanger”
a. Relevance b. Satisfaction c. Expectancy d. Significance

4. According to Nagel’s Acronym PPPF, what is important to Follow Up in the proper use of instructional materials?
a. Student interest b. Lesson objectives c. Student expectations d. Media and materials

5. In the 5S Formula to create a conducive learning environment, which S stand for cleanliness of the work place?
a. Shining b. Sort c. Sustain d. Set in order

6. Which of the following is not included in the principles of teaching?

a. Learning is a passive process
b. The more senses involve in learning more effective is learning
c. A non-threatening environment enhance learning
d. A good teacher consider that learners has different learning styles

7. Which of the following is not an aim of expository or didactic method?

a. To get information b. to develop habits of thinking
c. to provide example d. to build structures of concepts

8. Who interprets philosophical concerns in arriving at instructional objectives?

a. Gonlound b. Mager c. Tyler d. All of the above

9. This includes a small group discussion where members are seated facing each other around a table, with no large audience.
a. Panel Forum b. Round Table Discussion c. Debate d. Symposium Forum

10. When should a teacher used deductive teaching?

a. When teacher wants to develop concept
b. When knowledge of specific information is essential for learning a lesson
c. When a teacher wants to test a rule
d. For performance-oriented subject

11. When a teacher provides a student hints to assist the student to answer a question correctly. He/she uses which of the
following guidelines in asking questions.
a. Wait time b. Prompting c. Probing d. Redirection
12. When a teacher punishes a student, it is said to be which of the following types of control?
a. Corrective b. Preventive c. Supportive d. promotive

13. Which of the following describes “content” of classroom management?

a. Maintenance of peaceful environment
b. Delivery of the subject matter
c. Emphasis on physical elements related to the setting of the classroom
d. Importance of communication

14. Which of the following is not included in the 2 C’s Classroom management?
a. Content b. Conduct c. Context d. Control

15. The maximum number of members in a buzz session is?

a. Seven b. Six c. Five d. Ten

16. Which of the following is not advantage of printed materials?

a. It gives an outline a teacher can utilize in planning
b. It summarizes important information
c. It always considers a local problem
d. It is convenient for the student to bring them home

17. Which of the following is a poor content management of setting of routines?

a. Avoiding the use of overlapping techniques
b. Maximizing visibility
c. Using non-verbal cues
d. Using eye contact when talking to students

18. Assertive management style does not include:

a. Implementing a conduct code b. a verbal reprimand is better than a verbal praise
c setting limits d. asks the parents for support

19. Which of the following is the correct sequence in formulating a lesson plan?
i. Activities
ii. Formulating objectives
iii. Subject matter
iv. Giving assignment
v. Evaluation

a. i, ii, iii, iv, v b. ii, iv, iii, I c. i, v, iii, ii d. v, iv, ii, iii

20. in the context of the 6 facets of understanding cited by Wiggins and Mctighe, what is a proof of a student understanding a
principle.
a. Starting given example b. repeating it as given by the teacher
b. Applying it to solve his problem d. Retaining it in memory for a long period of time

21. What is the main organization and orientation of science and social studies reading materials?
a. Expository b. Narrative c. Descriptive d. Argumentative

22. Which is an alternative assessment tool that consist of collection of works artifacts or in progress accomplishment by a
targeted clientele?
a. Rubrics b. Evaluation instrument c. achievement test d. Portfolio

23. What is being assessed by the Rubrics that seeks to asses high, moderate, or low imaginative thinking.
a. Aesthetic b. appeal c. Creativity d. Craftsmanship

24. Which of the following best describe creativity?

a. Inspired b. Imaginative c. Positive d. Resourceful

25. Of the following, which is the most conducive for authentic assessment?
a. Real world application b. Complex multiple-choice test
c De-contextualized setting d. Performance drill
 26. What is a scoring guide that lists the criteria and their levels of quality on which evaluation will focused?
a. Portfolio b. Stem c. Rubrics d. Journal

27. Which is not an aim in having partners in team learning?

a. Focused attention b. sharing ideas c. Lighter work d. cooperative work

28. In the school, who is the key to the success or failure in teaching-and-learning, being the link between the child and
curriculum.
a. The teacher b. the parent c. the student d. the principal

29. What is the erroneous concept of outcomes in Outcome-Based Education?

a. Results b. Content c. Performance d. Products

30. In a Problem-Based Learning Group, who take notes, join discussion and review materials?
a. Facilitator b. Recorder c. team members d. team leader

SOCIAL DOMENSION

1. Which of the following correctly describes horizontal mobility?

a. One example of horizontal mobility is a teacher being promoted as supervisor
b. Movement of an individual from one social position to another of the same rank
c. One example of horizontal mobility is a parent who is rich but their children become poor
d. It involves change in an individual’s social position within his adult life

2. It refers to the movement of a person from one position of society to another?

a. Internal mobility b. Personal mobility c. Social mobility d. interpersonal mobility

3. Educated in a religious school, Dona goes to confession every day to be free of any kinds of sin. How do you characterize
Dona’s moral attitude?
a. Callous b. Scrupulous c. Strict d. Pharisaical

4. The following include negative sanctions, except:

a. Imprisonment b. Verbal threats c. Gratitude d. Ostracizing

5. The Eight Fold Path is a concept under:

a. Jainism b. Buddhism c. Confucianism d. Taoism

6. In social development, mesosystem is defined as:

a. Child imitate contact
b. Includes the ideologies, values, attitudes, mores and customs of particular culture
c. Includes does setting in which the child usually does not have an active role
d. Social influences involving reciprocal relationship

7. Which of the following is not included among the eastern philosophies?

a. Classical b. Islamic c. Taoism d. Buddhism

8. Joseph, 12 years old, lives with his father, mother and his two siblings. This known as which of the following types of
families?
a. Blended family b. Nuclear family c. Single Family d. Extended family

9. Which of the following is true about autosociality?

a. A stage when children prefer to play with others of the same sex
b. A stage when infant’s interests are themselves
c. A stage when children prefer companionship of others
d. A stage when adolescents find friendship in both sexes

10. An infant enjoys playing with a rattle. This type of play is known as:
a. Parallel Play b. Associative Play c. Solitary Play d. Onlooker Play

11. John Dewey sad; An ounce of experience is better than a ton of theory.” To which does this statement point?
a. The need for theory b. The primacy of experience
 c The need for experience d. the primacy of theory
12. In the learning to do pillar of new education, what is the enabling factor that can make the learner fully contribute to a
peaceful and just society?
a. Knowledge b. Skills c. Insights d. Values

13. Of the three aspects of learning, which is not mentioned as needed so that the individual learner in the 21 st century can learn
how to learn?
a. Ability to think b. Concentration c. Memory skills d. Mathematical skills

14. Before being able to fully learn to live and work together under the pillar of the 21st century education, what must the learner
attain for himself?
a. Find peace within oneself b. Become self-actualized
c Love his fellowmen d. Attain an altruistic mind

15. In avoiding implying sickness or suffereing, which of the following is the most preferable way to refer to those with
disabilities like polio?
a. Is polio stricken b. Polio victim c. Had polio d. Suffer from polio

16. Which of the following represents the new paradigm shift in education?
a. Traditional pedagogies b. Lifelong education for all
c Rigid subject matter boundaries d. Rigid selection of students based on single and fixed criteria

17. Which of the following statements is not true of Philippine education?

a. The percentage of private school students transferring to public schools is higher than the annual growth rate in school
environment.
b. The language policy of the Phil. Is multilingual English, Filipino and local dialect
c. Phil. Has high drop-out rates and they ate mostly women or girls
d. In tertiary level of education, there are more student’s enrollees

18. What is the concern of Multi-Culture Education?

a. Anticipating the future and imagining possible and probable features
b. Gender equality and harnessing of the role of women in development
c. The exploration of concepts of culture diversity. Similarities and prejudices to promote cultural understanding
d. Promoting care of the environment and building a global culture of ecological responsibility

19. Which best describes the philosophy of the present Basic Education Curriculum?
a. The development of an empowered learner who possesses life skill for lifelong learning
b. The promotion of transformative education for national development
c. The development of highly competitive and competent Filipinos for a globalized world
d. The promotion of a just and humane society

20. The 2008 education reform measures recommended by Pres. G.M Arroyo’s Presidential Task Force for Education (PRFE)
are found in the book.
a. Our Common Feature in Phil. Education
b. Philippine Main Education Highway: Toward a Knowledge-Based Economy
c. Learning: The Treasure within
d. The Philippine Basic Education Reform Agenda in the Future

21. Among the behavior of Filipinos is to always ask the most senior among the group for their advice or insight on a certain
issue. This clearly shows which Filipino trait?
a. Colonial mentality b. Ningas kugon c. Authoritarianism d. Bahala Na

22. When a person steals something from another, he is held accountable for his action and is punished by society accordingly.
This is because man is said to have.
a. No other choice b. Reason or choice c. Instinct d. A spirit

23. A researcher asked a group of Filipino respondents if they want to have been born in America, a European or Japanese. None
said yes. What is an implication of this findings?
a. Inferiority of the Filipino b. Superiority of the Filipino
c Filipino lack of a sense of national pride d. Superiority of the other nationalities
 24. Which of the following will likely inspire a new teacher to maintain his idealism?
a. Support of living model b. Work pressure
c High salary d. Innovation in education

25. When a group of people believe that the culture of another group of people is superior to them, this exemplifies?
a. Xenocentrism b. Ethnocentrism c. Cultural conflict d. Cultural relativist

26. A parent quarreled with another parent because apparently their children hit each other during recess. This behavior is an
influence of which Filipino trait?
a. Extreme personalism b. Extreme family-centeredness
c Sakop mentality d. Lack of self-reflection

27. A teacher, after discovering that a student who complained about the computation of the final grade was right, still stuck to
the erroneous computation for fear of losing credibility, is this decision acceptable.
a. Yes, the teacher must maintain her credibility at all times
b. No, the reason for not admitting the error before the student is flimsy
c. No, the end does not justify the means
d. Yes, the end justifies the means

28. A man kills a wife in a moment of unbridled rage because of jealousy. Is the husband morally responsible? Why?
a. It depends on the husband’s state of mind
b. Not necessarily. Passion may completely destroy freedom and therefore moral responsibility
c. It depends on the reason for the man’s jealousy
d. Yes. He killed his wife simply because of jealousy

29. It is ethical for a teacher who does not agree with a long standing grading policy to openly talk against it in her classes?
a. No, it is her duty to faithfully carry the policy out even if she does not agree
b. Yes, she is entitled to her opinion
c. Ye, provided she ask her superior for permission
d. No, she might be confused and might pass on her confusion to others

30. It is right for a woman to kill the man who raped her and invoke self-defense?
a. Yes, if the killing is done to defend her reputation
b. No, the killing is no longer self-defense because the rape already happened
c. Yes, this is the only time the woman can ably defend herself
d. Yes, rape is a serious act of aggression and killing the aggressor is justified

CHILD ADOLESCENT & FACILITATING OF LEARNING

1. A worried mother of two said that she’s afraid her baby is experiencing separation anxiety. Which of the following is a
manifestation of separation anxiety?
a. The child knows that 1 liter of water remain 1 liter even after transferring
b. The play may cease after a parent leaves them
c. The infant knows his mother is existing even if he does not see her
d. All of the above

2. Following Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development, what is the moral reasoning or perspective of Joy who allows her
classmate to copy her test work, so that she will be her friend?
a. Punishment b. Law and order c. Obedience d. Social approval

3. In Piaget’s Concrete Operational Stage of cognitive development, which refers to the ability to order or arrange things
logically according to dimension such as weight, volume, or size.
a. Conservation b. Reversibility c. Decentering d. Seriation

4. Mr. David would like to improve the abilities of the students to solve more complex problems what must Mr. David do?
a. Correct wrong answer all the time
b. Problems match appropriately to the student’s level of thinking
c. Increase practice with simple stimulation so as to increase attention to the task
d. Increase practice with simple problems

5. The learner should be biologically prepared applies to the law of?

 a. Practice b. Readiness c. Effect d. Exercise
6. Which of the following statements will not support the concept of individual difference?
a. Use varied activities for a difficult lesson
b. Involve all students regardless of what the activity is
c. Help should be extended only to retarded learner/students
d. Consider the uniqueness of each student

7. The quantitative increase in the length or size of an individual is defined as:

a. Growth b. learning c. Development d. maturation

8. Which situation best illustrates the concept of growth?

a. A kinder pupil gains 2 pounds within two months
b. A high school student gets a score of 85 in a mental ability test
c. An education student has gained knowledge on approaches and strategies in teaching different subjects
d. An elementary grader has learned to play piano

9. Which statement below best describe development?

a. A high school student’s height increased from 5’2 to 5’4
b. A high school student’s change in weight from 110lbs to 125lbs
c. A student had learned to operate the computer
d. A student’s enlargement of hips

10. A student knows that the examination week is approaching, but instead of studying, he chose to spend his time playing
computer games. On the examination day itself, he opted to pray for miracles rather than studying. Which attitude towards
religion is displayed?
a. Religion as authentic b. Religion as magic
c Religion as fake d. Religion as real

11. Teacher Jesus is now 69 years old. He has been observing changes in him such as the aging process. Which term refers to the
development change in the individual?
a. Learning b. Growth c. Maturation d. Development

12. What concept can best describe Francisco’s ability to walk without a support at age of 12 months old because of the internal
ripening that occurred in his muscles, bones and nervous system?
a. Maturation b. Learning c. Development d. Growth

13. A child was punished for cheating in an exam. For sure the child won’t cheat again in short span of time, but this does not
guarantee that the child won’t cheat ever again. Based on Thorndike’s theory on punishment and learning, this shows that.
a. Punishment strengthens a response b. Punishment weakens a response
c Punishment doesn’t remove a response d. punishment removes response

14. In Piaget’s concrete operational stage, a teacher should provide?

a. Activities for hypothesis formulation
b. Learning activities that involve problems of classification and other
c. Activities for evaluation purposes
d. Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with

15. A student is finding it hard to read. When the guidance counselor traced the child’s history, the counselor was able to find out
that the student came from a dysfunctional family, aside from that, the child was abused and neglected. What could have
caused the student’s reading disability?
a. Immaturity b. Neurological factors c. Emotional factors d. Poor teaching

16. Laughing at a 2-year-old child who uttered a bad word is not a proper thing to do because in this stage of the child’s life, the
child is?
a. Considering the views of other b. distinguishing sex differences
c Socializing d. Distinguishing right from wrong

17. A child who is cold towards the people around him might have failed to attain what basic goal based on Erikson’s theory on
psychosocial development?
a. Trust b. Autonomy c. Mistrust d. Initiative
 18. “Men are built, not born”. This quotation by John Watson states that?
a. The ineffectiveness of training on a person’s development
b. The effect of environmental stimulation on a person’s development
c. The absence of genetic influence on a person’s development
d. The effect of heredity

19. Fear of something that was cause by a painful experience in the past is an example of?
a. Insight b. Classical conditioning c. Operant conditioning d. Imitation

20. A grade I pupil likes to play with his friends, but get angry when defeated. Piaget’s theory states that this pupil is under what
development?
a. Pre-operational b. Sensorimotor c. Formal operational d. Concrete operational

21. A boy is closer to his mother and girl is closer to her father. These instances are under?
a. Oedipus complex b. Phallic stage c. Electra complex d. Latent stage

22. If one is asked to develop himself to the fullest, what need is he trying to satisfy according to the Maslow’s hierarchy of
needs?
a. Belongingness b. Self-actualization c. Safety needs d. Physiological needs

23. A teacher rewards a child for doing coy. This technique is called?
a. Conditioning b. chaining c. Fading d. Reinforcement

24. Erikson labeled children who are two years old as “terrible two” because?
a. They are assertive b. They are sickly c. They are inquisitive d. They are playful

25. Erikson said that children aged 3-5 is mostly likely?

a. Mischievous b. Egocentric c. Lazy d. Altruistic

26. A person who is friendly and has a capacity to make people laugh possesses?
a. Naturalistic Intelligence b. Intrapersonal Intelligence
c Spatial Intelligence d. Interpersonal Intelligence

27. A child who always fight with his/her classmates, who has a very short attention span, and who has frequent tantrums is
believed to be suffering from?
a. ADHD b. Learning disability c. Down syndrome d. Mental retardation

28. A student with Attention Deficit Disorder exhibits?

a. Care for his personal things b. impatient while waiting for his turn during games
c Completely work before shifting to another d. Excessively quiet

29. A child treats his friends highly aggressive. The reason behind this attitude is his past experience with his father who is also
highly aggressive. This is demonstrated on what theory?
a. Cognitive development theory b. Operant conditioning
c Social Cognitive theory d. Classical conditioning

30. Based on Jung’s psychological theory, a child who is shy and prefers to be alone falls under what classification?
a. Extrovert b. Ambivert c. Paranoid d. Introvert

CURRICULUM DEV’T & DEVELOPMENTAL READING

1. Traditionalists view the curriculum as “a body of subject or a subject matter prepared by the teacher for the student to learn”.
This view is synonymous to:
a. Course outline b. Subject matter c. Assignment d. Activity

2. “the teacher is the role authority in his/her subject area or field of specification”. Which foundation of curriculum is related to
this statement?
a. Essentialism b. Constructivism c. Idealism d. Progressivism

3. Who among the following progressivist viewed curriculum as “all the experience in the classroom which are planned and
enacted by the teacher, and also learned by the students”?
 a. Taba b. Marsh & Willis c. Tyler d. Mager
4. Which best relates to Reconstructionism?
a. Use of encyclopedia b. Free choice
c Going back to the basics d. Fairness in opportunities in education for everyone

5. A recommended curriculum is defined as:

a. Proposed by scholars and professional organizations
b. This is what the teachers implement or deliver in the schools
c. Based on curriculum that appears in school
d. The unintended curriculum

6. Which of the following refers to behaviorist psychology?

a. Learning is concerned with the process
b. Learning should be organized so learners can experience success in the process of mastering the concept.
c. Learning constitutes logical method
d. All of the above

7. Which of the following best relates to social foundation of curriculum?

a. Society is static b. society is constant c. society is not changing d. society is dynamic

8. Bobbit and Charles viewed curriculum as?

a. Learners-centered b. Subject-centered c. Society-centered d. All of the above

9. Which of the following is a characteristics of good curriculum?

i. The curriculum is complex
ii. The curriculum is continuous
iii. The curriculum provides logical order
iv. The curriculum complements with the programs of the community

a. [Link] b. I, II, III c. I only d. I, II, III and IV

10. When politicians, administrators and specialist participate in the making of curriculum, this is said to be under which
curriculum levels?
a. Experiential b. Societal c. Institutional d. Instructional

11. If the teacher provides contents that will contribute to basic ideas and principles to achieve the goal of the curriculum, this is
termed as?
a. Significance b. Ethics c. Interest d. Utility

12. The Enhanced Basic Education Act 2013 (K-12) is an example of which type of curriculum?
a. Fused b. Spiral c. Single d. Correlated

13. This philosophy in education focuses on societal change required towards attaining good life today and tomorrow?
a. Essentialism b. Perennialism c. Reconstructionism d. Existentialism

14. Which of the following accurately describes an experience centered curriculum?

a. It involves mastery of subject matter
b. The learning is provided in a step-by-step series
c. It does consider learner’s capacity for growth
d. It is a learner-centered

15. What is the goal of curriculum during the pre-Spanish time?

a. To learn basic skills b. To promote prosperity
c to accept Catholicism d. To train Filipinos the American culture

16. If a person says to another “You are what you choose to be”, the person is more of a/an?
a. Existentialist b. Idealist c. Realist d. Pragmatist
17. A principal tasked some teachers to write instructional materials in a subject. Later on, the teachers found out that she had the
materials published under her name. which act of the principal is unethical?
a. She was the only recipient of the royalty from the materials
b. She took the recognition due to her teachers
c. She had the materials published when they are already publishable
 d. She made the teachers work on an additional task
18. Who said that Tyranny is bad form of government?
a. Aristotle b. Plato c. Socrates d. alexander the Great

19. A student submitted a narrative report which was poorly written but very well packaged to make up for the poor quality of
writing. This is an illustration of?
a. Art over science b. Substance over form c. Form over substance d. art over academics

20. Existentialist say that every person is in the same predicament and has the name possibilities. What does this mean?
a. Every person must choose to go to a university b. Every person must have access to education
b. Every person must go through the same form d. every person must go to a university

21. Based on RA 9155, being an administrative manager is one of the two roles of a school head. What is the other one?
a. Manager b. Motivator c. Instructional leader d. Facilitator

22. In Grace Goodell’s Reading Skill Ladder, which is at the very bottom and needed to move up to the sequential ladder of
reading skills?
a. Vocabulary building b. Basic sight words c. Phonetic analysis d. Structural analysis

23. The Basic Education Curriculum encourages the principle of “back-to-basic”, From which educational philosophy does this
spring?
a. Perennialism b. Progressivism c. Existentialist d. Essentialism

24. In Grace Goodell’s Reading skill Ladder, which step should come last, and only when needed?
a. Using dictionary b. Using contextual clues c. Using parts of the book d. Using phonetic clues

25. Od comprehension or thinking strategies, which is relating one or two items, such as nouns and verbs?
a. Affective strategies b. Basic elaboration strategies
c Complex elaboration strategies d. Complex rehearsal strategies

26. Which of the following is not true about Language Acquisition among children?
a. Language acquisition device assumes that people are born with innate ability to acquire language
b. Chomsky explains in his model that children acquired language solely through exposure
c. LAD claims that certain linguistic structures must already be imprinted on the child’s mind at birth
d. Among those who worked on these are Crystal and Piaget

27. In Grace Goodell’s Reading Skill Ladder, which of the following takes precedence?
a. Basic sight words b. reading from the internet c. using phonetic analysis d. using contextual clues

28. Who is the proponent of language acquisition device?

a. Chomsky b. Hizo c. Tyler d. Taba

29. Which of the following is a feature of top-down approach in reading?

i. Readers can comprehend selection even though they do not recognize each word
ii. Readers should be use meaning and grammatical cues to identity
iii. Reading for meaning is the primary objective of reading, rather than mastery of letters, letters/sound.

a. I only b. I and II only c. I and III only d. I, II, III

30. This model shows reading as an active process that depends on reader characteristics, the text, reading situations.
a. Bottom- Up b. Top-down c. Interactive d. Down-top

ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING

1. A high positive discrimination index means that?

a. More on the upper group got the items correctly
b. More from the lower group got the correct answer
c. The item could not discriminate from the upper and lower group
d. The item is very difficult

2. Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency?

a. Median b. Mode c. Mean d. Standard deviation
3. A very high difficulty index should be?
a. Rejected b. Retained c. Revised d. Not enough information

4. A mesokurtic distribution signifies that?

a. All score are average
b. More score are high
c. Most score are average
Very few are high
Very few are low
d. Most score are low

5. If a distribution has a high standard deviation, it means that?

a. Score are heterogeneous b. Score are homogenous
c Score are clustered d. Score are near from the mean

6. Which of the following measures of central tendencies occurs most frequently among the distribution?
a. Mean and mode b. Mode c. Median d. Mean

7. Which of the following measurements scales include civil status and gender?
a. Ordinal b. Nominal c. Interval d. Ratio

8. A percentile score of P90 indicates that?

a. The score is higher than 90 percent of the group
b. The score is higher than 10 percent of the group
c. The student scored 90 points
d. The student scored 90 percent of the items

9. Among the opportunities of Essay Questions, which of the following does not provide high-level thinking opportunity?
a. Analysis b. Evaluation c. Synthesis d. Memorization

10. What can be said about negatively skewed distribution?

a. most score are high b. Most score are low c. It is skewed to the right d. score are heterogeneous

11. Among cognitive level of thinking, what cognitive level is stressed by the Essay question: “In the light of the facts presented,
what is most likely to happen when?
a. inferring b. Classifying c. applying d. Analyzing

12. In her tests, Teacher Dorie made tests that were either too difficult or too easy. What was wrong with her tests?
a. Inappropriate level of difficulty to the test items
b. Identifiable pattern of answer
c. Unclear directions
d. Ambiguity

13. What is wrong with test items that gives clues to answer to questions?
a. Unclear directions b. Test brevity c. ambiguity d. Poor construction

14. In using essay questions, which of the following are these tests susceptible to, such as to make them less reliable measure
broad knowledge of the subject matter?
a. Bluffing b. time consuming c. Guessing d. Cheating

15. For easier correction of his test, Teacher Edward prepared TRUE or FALSE items in alternating. What is wrong with the test
items of usability?
a. Improper arrangement of items
b. Identifiable pattern of answers
c. Ambiguity
d. Poorly constructed test items

16. test should be non-threatening, but which of the following actually threatens students?
a. Self-record of test scores b. Surprise-quiz
c Scheduled exam d. Submission of report
17. Principal Rodriquez introduced machine-scored tests in his school. What factor in scoring does this add to make tests more
reliable?
a. Objective scoring b. Cost-saving c. Ease in checking d. Time-economics

18. Under the psychomotor domain of learning, what relates to expressive movement, posture, gesture, facial expression and
creative movements?
a. Skilled movement b. Perceptual abilities c. Non-discursive comm. D. Reflex movement

19. What is the meaning of negative correlation bet. Amount of practice and number of error in tennis?
a. The decrease in the amount of practice sometimes affects the number of errors
b. The increase in amount of practice does not at all affect the number of errors
c. Decrease in the amount of practice foes with decrease in the number of errors
d. As the amount of practice increases, the number of errors decreases

20. A positive correlation is to direct relation, to what relation is negative correlation?

a. Indefinite relation b. Definite relation c. Inverse relation d. neutral relation

21. What does it mean if student Pete got 60% percentile rank in class?
a. He scored better than 60% of the class
b. He got 60% of the test items correctly
c. He scored less than 60% of the class
d. He got 40% of the test wrongly

22. What does the test item mean id the difficulty index is 1?
a. Very easy b. Missed by everyone c. Very difficult d. a quality item

23. What does it mean if the discrimination index of a test item is 0.35?
a. More from the upper group got the item correctly
b. The test is quite reliable
c. More from the lower group got the item correctly
d. The test item is valid

24. What is the normal curve in the grade distribution of students in a class?
a. All have average grade
b. Most get average grades, very few high and low
c. Most get high grade
d. Most get low grade

25. Which is true when the standard deviation is big?

a. Score are spread out b. Score are not extremes
c The bell curve shape is steep d. score are concentrated

26. In interpreting assessment result, which is described when the results are consistent?
a. Subjectivity b. Reliability c. Validity d. Objectivity

27. Which measure of central tendency is most reliable when scores are extremely high and low?
a. Median b. Mode c. Mean d. All of the above

28. Under the cognitive domain which of the following gives emphasis on remembering information?
a. Comprehension b. application c. Analysis d. Knowledge

29. Since Teacher wants his test to become more reliable which of the following should be adopt?
a. Make a test that requires students the need for more time to complete
b. Make the test difficult
c. Increase number of test items
d. Restrict range of abilities in the test

30. Which of the following are examples of concepts that fall under analysis level of objectives?
a. Interpreting b. Memorizing c. Judging d. Discussing