SAMPLE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR “ISMS” PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION (SOCIAL

DIMENSIONS)
1. The Philippine Elementary School Curriculum gives greater emphasis on the development
of basic skills like reading, writing, and arithmetic. What is the philosophical basis for this?
A. Pragmatism C. Essentialism
B. Perennialism D. Existentialism
RATIONALIZATION: C. Essentialism. Essentialism - is an educational theory rooted in
classical realism and idealism which advocates curricular reform stressing the essentials of
the basics like the 3R's.
Pragmatism- is regarded as an American philosophy whose various forms advocate
experimentalism,
instrumentalism, functionalism, and practicalism and their curricular offerings imply a wide
range of subject areas.
Perennialism- is a traditional educational theory that puts premium on eternal truth as
contained in the "Great Books".
Existentialism - personalizes knowledge to the individual. The person chooses the
knowledge that he deems is relevant to his process of becoming to realize his essence.
2. Teacher H asks one of her students, “What do you want to become when you grow up?”
This
question is an indication of what kind of philosophy? A. Progressivism C. Existentialism
B. Naturalism D. Idealism
RATIONALIZATION: D - Idealism. Idealism is the answer because it stresses the existence
of ideas independent from the material world. Ideas that which exist in the mind are the only
reality.
3. Teacher X has not only explained the concept of Philosophy of Education but also
imparted this to her students. This demonstrates what kind of philosophy?
A. Naturalism C. Realism
B. Idealism D. Perennialism
RATIONALIZATION: C - Realism. Realism concerns with what is real, actual. For ideas to be
realized, they must be transferred or demonstrated.
4. In his class, Teacher M always presents principles and values so as to encourage his
students to examine them and decide for themselves whether to accept them or not. What
kind of philosophy does he practice?

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A. Idealism C. Humanism
B. Essentialism D. Existentialism
RATIONALIZATION: D - Existentialism. Existentialism is a philosophy that emphasizes
subjectivity, freedom and responsibility.
5. When a teacher emphasizes that man’s sense should be trusted because they are the
only
way to acquire knowledge, the teacher can be regarded as .
A. Naturalist C. Empiricist
B. Realist D. Pragmatist
RATIONALIZATION: C -Empiricism. Empiricism upholds that the only source of knowledge is
the senses and sense-based experience.
6. Teacher K views her pupils as unique, free choosing, and responsible individuals. She
plans activities where the pupil can develop his unique personality. What theory underlies
this nature of the pupil?
A. Realism C. Existentialism
B. Essentialism D. Progressivism
RATIONALIZATION: C. Existentialism. Existentialism is the philosophy of subjectivity of self
hood whose fundamental doctrine proclaims man’s freedom in the accomplishment of his
destiny. In this case, emphasis is given on the students rather than on the curriculum
content.
7. "Learning is the process of retrieving prior learning", this is a statement from _. A.
Constructivist C. Progressivist
B. Reconstructivist D. Empiricist
RATIONALIZATION: A. Constructivist. As defined, Constructivism is a philosophy of learning
which asserts that reality does not exist outside of the human conceptions. It is the individual
that construct reality by reflecting on his own experience and gives meaning to it. It is
founded on the premise that by reflecting on our own experiences, we construct our own
understanding of the world we live in. Therefore, learning is simply the process of adjusting
our mental modes to accommodate new experiences.
8. Teacher U teaches to his pupils that pleasure is not the highest good. Teacher's teaching
is against what philosophy?
A. Realism C. Epicureanism
B. Hedonism D. Empiricism

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RATIONALIZATION: B. Hedonism. Epicureanism is just a form of Hedonism. Hedonism is
the general, Epicureanism is the specific. Always select the general answer.
9. After listening to the homily of the Priest about fidelity, Catherine has a moment of
reflection. Her understanding of the value of fidelity has become deeper as she related this
to her past experience. This typifies what kind of philosophy?
A. Constructivism C. Humanism
B. Reconstructivism D. Existentialism
RATIONALIZATION: A. Constructivism. Constructivism is a philosophy of learning which
asserts that reality does not exist outside the human conceptions. It is the individual who
construct reality by reflecting on his own experience and gives meaning to it.
10. After studying the Principle of Identity, Teacher W asks her students to determine which
among the given set of problems conforms to the said identity. This shows that Teacher W
upholds what kind of Philosophy?
A. Perennialism C. Essentialism
B. Progressivism D. Naturalism
RATIONALIZATION: B. Progressivism. Progressivism is a philosophy of learning by doing
things.
11. Thea listened to the advice given by her sister to end the relationship that she has with
Gilbert. However, her sister learned that the advice she has given was not followed and Thea
decided to continue the relationship. This action of Thea is a manifestation of what kind of
philosophy?
A. Essentialism C. Perennialism
B. Existentialism D. Humanism
RATIONALIZATION: B. Existentialism. Existentialism is the philosophy of subjectivity of
selfhood
and proclaims man’s freedom in the accomplishment of his destiny.
12. After finishing the degree in Education, Teacher M learns that learning never stops. In
fact, she accumulates more knowledge after leaving the portal of her alma mater. This
typifies what kind of philosophy?
A. Constructivism C. Progressivism
B. Perennialism D. Humanism
RATIONALIZATION: C. Progressivism. Progressivism connotes change, growth and
development. It is an active form of philosophy for it continues to evolve.

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13. Matilda is an advocate of the principle “making the most of your life”. She is indeed an
advocate of what kind of philosophy?
A. Humanism C. Realism
B. Perennialism D. Existentialism
RATIONALIZATION: A. Humanism. Humanism is a philosophy that stresses to “live life to
the fullest”.
14. Teacher X is a very dedicated teacher in the nursery. Her foremost concern is for
students to learn how to adapt themselves in the environment. This shows that Teacher X
upholds what kind of philosophy?
A. Naturalism C. Progressivism
B. Pragmatism D. Rationalism
RATIONALIZATION: A. Naturalism. Naturalism aims to unfold the child’s potential, not to
prepare him for a definite vocation or social position but to prepare him to adapt to the
changing times and needs.
15. Teacher J serves as an inspiration to his students because of his efficiency and
effectiveness as a teacher. The mind set of his students towards him/her is an instance of
what kind of philosophy?
A. Realism C. Nationalism
B. Idealism D. Constructivism
RATIONALIZATION: B. Idealism. Idealism is a philosophy which asserts that what’s in the
mind is the only reality. In this situation, the teacher inspires his/her students through the
values that he/she possessed. Values are absolute are told to belong in realm of ideas.
Hence, these are considered as ideas that exist only in the mind.
16. John learns well through active interplay with others. His learning increases when
engaged in activities that has meaning in him. Which philosophy can describe this?
A. Progressivism C. Realism
B. Idealism D. Empiricism
RATIONALIZATION: A. Progressivism. Progressivism is a philosophy of hands of learning or
experiential learning. “Learning by doing”. Learning is based from the questions of one’s
experience of the world. Hence, it is the learner himself who thinks, solves, and gives
meaning through his individual experiences.
17. Your teacher is of the opinion that the world and everything in it are ever changing and
so teaches you the skill to cope with the changes. Which in his governing philosophy?

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A. Experimentalism C. Idealism
B. Existentialism D. Realism
RATIONALIZATION: A. Experimentalism. Experimentalism believes that things are
constantly changing. It is based on the view that reality is what works right now and that
goodness comes from group decisions. As a result, schools exist to discover and expand the
society we live in. Students study social experiences and solve problems.
18. Principal C shares this thought with his teachers: "Subject matter should help students
understand and appreciate themselves as unique individuals who accept complete
responsibility for their thoughts, feelings, and actions." From which philosophy is this thought
based? / Teacher V teaches her students to appreciate themselves as unique individuals
and are
to accept the responsibility to their feelings, actions and thoughts. She upholds the
philosophy of
.
A. Perennialism C. Existentialism
B. Essentialism D. Progressivism
RATIONALIZATION: C. Existentialism. Existentialism is the philosophy of subjectivity of
selfhood
and proclaims man’s freedom in the accomplishment of his destiny.
19. Teacher H class is engage in problem solving activity which in a way is a reflection of the
personal and social experiences. The purpose of this activity is for the students to acquire
the skills that can help them in solving their own real-life problems. What philosophy can best
describe this?
A. Realism C. Progressivism
B. Idealism D. Existentialism
RATIONALIZATION: C. Progressivism. Progressivism connotes growth and development. In
this manner learning comes best when things are being experienced, that is learning by
doing
things. It involves participation of the students and allows them to exercise freedom.
20. In the Social Science class of Teacher G, students identify the various social and
economic problems that require urgent solutions. They not only discuss the ways to address
it but also agreed to participate in solving them. What kind of philosophy does this class
uphold?
A. Naturalism C. Progressivism
B. Constructivism D. Reconstructivism
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RATIONALIZATION: D. Reconstructivism. Reconstructivism covers the underlying factors
that constitute reality or society. In this regard, students are encourage to become involved
in the problems whether political, social, or economical that confront the society and be able
to arrive at solutions in order to reconstruct society.
21. A curriculum should only include those that have survived the test of time and combine
the symbols of literature, history, and mathematics. Thus, curriculum like this contains values
that are constant and universal. What philosophy describes this kind of curriculum?
A. Idealism C. Humanism
B. Perennialism D. Essentialism
RATIONALIZATION: B. Perennialism. Perennialism maintains that education involves
confronting the problems and questions that have challenged people over the centuries.
Thus there is a need to study classical tradition of great books.
22. Who among the following puts more emphasis on core requirements, longer school day,
longer academic year and more challenging textbooks?
A. Perennialist C. Progressivist
B. Essentialist D. Existentialist
RATIONALIZATION: B. Essentialist. Essentialism is an educational theory rooted in classical
realism and idealism which advocates curricular reform stressing the essentials of the basics
like the 3R's.
23. “Education is a continuous process of experiencing and of visiting or reorganizing
experiences “according to a Progressivist. What does it mean?
A. Education begins and ends in school.
B. Education takes place anytime and anywhere. C. Education happens formally and
informally.
D. Education goes on throughout life.
RATIONALIZATION: D. Education goes on throughout life. Progressivism connotes growth
and development. It is an active form of philosophy for it continues to evolve.
24. Mr. Cruz exemplifies an ideal teacher and son. He is competent in his field based on the
various recognitions that he received from his school. As a dutiful son, he assumes all the
responsibilities of raising his family (this includes his parents, siblings, and their own families)
– giving all their needs and wants. The fulfilment of these is the neglect of the responsibilities
to himself. This attitude of Mr. Cruz is against what kind of philosophy?
A. Existentialism C. Pragmatism
B. Constructivism D. Humanism

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RATIONALIZATION: D. Humanism. Humanism stresses personal culture, individual
freedom, and development (the best way towards full and rich lives).
25. Teacher R ensures to put a certain amount of his monthly earnings in the bank. At the
end of the school year, he used all his savings in visiting places rich of cultural heritages
rather than of buying expensive clothes, jewellery, and latest gadgets. Favoring the former
action over the latter exhibits that Teacher R follows what kind of philosophy?
A. Existentialism C. Behaviorism
B. Essentialism D. Progressivism
RATIONALIZATION: A. Existentialism. Existentialism is a philosophy that gives a person the
freedom to choose. It is a philosophy of subjectivity.
26. Teacher R ensures to put a certain amount of his monthly earnings in the bank. At the
end of the school year, he used all his savings in visiting places rich of cultural heritages
rather than of buying expensive clothes, jewellery, and latest gadgets. This shows that
Teacher R is an advocate of what kind of philosophy?
A. Pragmatism C. Naturalism
B. Perennialism D. Essentialism
RATIONALIZATION: B. Perennialism. Perennialism views education as a recurring process
based on eternal truths. Good education involves a search for and understanding of truth
which can all be found in the great works of civilization.
27. Teacher X rates the art work of her students not just on the merit of its appeal to the
senses but also considers its uniqueness and the responsibility that every student has given
in accomplishing the task. This practice shows how Teacher X upholds this kind of
philosophy:
A. Realism C. Idealism
B. Reconstructivism D. Existentialism
RATIONALIZATION: D. Existentialism. Conceives philosophy as something that is felt by an
individual because it’s concrete in itself or based on what is concrete. There is also personal
involvement in this kind of philosophy.
28. In line with the philosophy of Reconstructivism, which of the following should be given
emphasis in teaching?
A. To seek a better position in the society
B. To compare oneself with the less fortunate
C. To become economically self-reliant
D. To designate one’s superiority over the others

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RATIONALIZATION: C. To become economically self-reliant. Reconstructivism aims to
achieve social changes. This is a philosophy that entails the identification of social problems,
finding solutions for this and be a part of the solution.
29. Joining organizations or clubs in school is requisite to granting of academic distinction
under DECS Order No. 65, s. 1998. This shows school community connection reflected in
activities geared towards society's needs. What philosophy is related to this? / Activities
planned by
school clubs or organizations show school-community connection geared towards society's
needs. What philosophy is related to this?
A. Realism C. Existentialism
B. Progressivism D. Reconstructivism
RATIONALIZATION: D. Reconstructivism. Reconstructivism aims to achieve social changes.
This is a philosophy that entails the identification of social problems, finding solutions for this
and be a part of the solution.
30. Increase of time allotment in English, Math and Science in the Elementary level under
the New Elementary School Curriculum (NESC) as provided in DECS Order No. 1, s. 1993
contributes in the culturation of basic literacy by providing the needed essential skills. The
related philosophy is .
A. Realism C. Idealism
B. Essentialism D. Perennialism
RATIONALIZATION: B. Essentialism. Essentialism is an educational theory rooted in
classical realism and idealism which advocates curricular reform stressing the essentials of
the basics like the 3R's.
31. Teacher A believes that the learner is the product of his environment. Sometimes he has
no choice. He/she is determined by his environment.
A. Rationalist C. Existentialist
B. Behaviorist D. Progressivist
RATIONALIZATION: B. Behaviorist. A behaviourist believes that human behaviour can be
best explained in terms of responses to external stimuli. Also, education can be best
achieved by modifying or changing student behaviours in a socially acceptable manner
through the arrangement of the conditions for learning. The control is obtained not by
manipulating the individual, but the environment.
32. The curriculum is viewed as a means of developing desirable habits. It is recommended
that the way /means to form these habits is through the mastery of organized subject matter.
Which philosophy is behind this educational view?
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A. Naturalism C. Realism
B. Idealism D. Pragmatism
RATIONALIZATION: C. Realism. This educative process is viewed mainly as the
transmission of information and knowledge. The curriculum has the function of forming the
body and this interrelationship gives rise to the dictum "sound mind in a sound body."
33. Teachers in school perform the role and responsibility of parents in the development and
education of the child. This stems from the belief that the home is the primary agency in the
education of the individual. Thus, teachers are regarded as surrogate parents along the loco
parentis principle. Which philosophy espouses this view of education?
A. Pragmatism C. Idealism
B. Naturalism D. Realism
RATIONALIZATION: B. Naturalism - the school is seen as the extension of home and
teachers are deemed "surrogate parents".
34. This philosophy believes that students need a passionate encounter with the positive and
negative phases of life like the joy and agony of love, desirability of life, the inevitability of
death, the anguish of freedom and the consequences of choices and actions. Which
philosophy advocates this view in education?
A. Existentialism C. Essentialism
B. Perennialism D. Realism
RATIONALIZATION: A. Existentialism - it is a modern school of thought that grew out of the
thoughts of European philosophers , particularly from Soren Kierkegaard, who believes that
the central problem humanity is facing is the ability to cope with its existence.

1. As a parent and at the same time a teacher, which of the following will you do to show
your cooperation to a PTA project in your school to be financed with the proceeds of the
sales of the school canteen where food prices are little bit higher?
a. Bring food for you and your children, but always make it a point to buy in the school
canteen.  💮 💮 ✔
b. Buy all you food in the school canteen but request for a discount 
c. Bring food enough for you and your children but do not eat in the canteen 
d. Buy all your food from the school canteen even if you cannot afford to do everyday.
2. How can you help a habitual borrower of money get rid of his habit?
a. Let him do something for you in return for the money you lent him 
b. Direct him to others 

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c. Do not lend him anymore  💮 💮 ✔
d. Ask for a collateral for the cash he is loaning
3. Periodic checks on student seatwork with a smile and pat on the shoulder effectively
reinforce good study habit is an example of __________
a. Discrimination reinforcement 
b. Variable-ratio schedule 
c. Continuous reinforcement  💮 💮 ✔
d. Fixed interval and variable-interval schedule
4. A person strives to work at a given task because of a need. Which of the following
situations can make a person strive to meet his needs?
a. Minimize the unpleasant consequences of student involvement  💮 💮 ✔
b. Utilize your own opinion as teacher in making final decisions in the classroom 
c. Use unfamiliar materials as examples in order to initially arouse their curiosity 
d. Ask pupils to submit test questions or reactions which you can select topics
5. The singing of the National Anthem in schools is an offshoot of the philosophy of
_________
a. Nationalism  💮 💮 ✔
c. Naturalism 
b. Pragmatism 
d. Socialism
6. The environment in order to facilitate, learning must be interactive. Which of the following
best typifies this kind environment?
a. The child goes out and discovers for himself some rock or fossil  💮 💮 ✔
b. The child listens to a lecture on fossils given by the teacher 
c. The child summarize the section on fossils in his science textbook 
d. The child copies a list of facts concerning fossils on the blackboard
7. Social development means the acquisition of the ability to behave in accordance with
__________
a. Social expectation  💮 💮 ✔
c. social insight 
b. Stereotyped behavior 
d. universal norms
8. When an adolescent combines ability to use deductive and inductive reasoning in the
construction of realistic rules that he can respect and live by, how does he perceive his
environment?
a. He views the world from his own perspective 
b. He interprets events from a limited view

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c. He views events apart from himself and other people  💮 💮 ✔
d. He views the world and himself through the eyes of other people
9. Who introduced the technique of using the drawing of a man as a measure of intelligence?
a. Aristotle 
b. Herbart 
c. Good Enough  💮 💮 ✔
d. Binet
10. Which Republic Act provides government assistance to students and teachers in private
education?
a. RA 7784 
b. RA 6728  💮 💮 ✔
c. RA 7836 
d. RA 6675
11. The authoritarian setting in the Filipino home is reinforced by a classroom teacher who:
a. Encourage pupils to ask questions 
b. Prescribes what pupils should do  💮 💮 ✔
c. Is open to suggestions 
d. Ask open ended questions
12. Who among the following believes that learning requires disciplined attention, regular
homework, and respect for legitimate authority?
a. Essentialist  💮 💮 ✔
b. Perennialist 
c. Progressivist 
d. Reconstructionist
13. The Constitutional provision on language has the following aims EXCEPT:
a. To make the regional dialect as auxilliary media of instructions in regional school 
b. To maintain English as a second language 
c. To make Filipino the sole medium of instruction  💮 💮 ✔
d. To make Filipino the national Language and medium of instruction and communication
14. The tendency to emphasize so much on school beautification to the detriment of pupils
performance illustrates the
a. Filipino’s lack of seriousness 
b. Filipino’s lack of reflection
c. Filipino’s sense of humor 
d. Filipino’s love for “porma” 💮 💮 ✔
15. Which is NOT a characteristics of democratic discipline?
a. Child has opportunity to express his/her opinion 
b. Child given punishment is related to the misdeed
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c. Child understands the meaning of rules 
d. Child obeys blindly 💮 💮 ✔
16. Who among the following stressed the processes of experience and problem solving?
a. Dewey  💮 💮 ✔
b. Aristotle 
c. Hegel 
d. Plato
17. Which of the following reasons of measuring student achievement is NOT valid?
a. To prepare feedback on the effectiveness of the learning process
b. To certify that students have attained a level of competence in a subject area 
c. To discourage students from cheating during test and getting high scores 💮 💮 ✔
d. To motivate students to learn and master the materials they think will be covered by the
achievement test
18. Which characterizes the perfectionist type of students?
a. Does not volunteer or initiate 
b. Give up easily 
c. Rarely complete tasks 
d. Often anxious fearful or frustrated about quality of work 💮 💮 ✔
19. When a school decides to work on a thematic curriculum which should be out of the
picture?
a. Peer collaboration 
c. team teaching 
b. Integration 
d. competition 💮 💮 ✔
20. Teacher wants to teach his pupils the technique on reading for information. Which
technique should be used?
a. Text structure 
c. Story map 
b. Prior knowledge 
d. SQ4R 💮 💮 ✔
21. In instructional planning, which among these three: unit plan, course plan, lesson plan is
(are) most specific? _________ plans. 
a. Course and lesson 
c. lesson  💮 💮 ✔
b. Course 
d. unit
22. The use of drills in the classroom is rooted on Thorndike’s law of 
a. Readiness 
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c. effect 
b. Exercise  💮 💮 ✔
d. belongingness
23. Positive interdependence as an element of collaborative learning means that the
students must:
a. Learn to depend on each other to achieve a goal  💮 💮 ✔
b. Depend on the diligent students 
c. Help one another in the individual test for everyone to pass
d. Be grouped heterogeneously
24. Which of the following measures should a teacher do to a principal whom she would like
to file a case of sexual harassment without violating the relationship of the teacher and her
superiors?
a. Present the case before competent authority and prepare to prove the charge  💮 💮
✔
b. Write an anonymous letter to a higher school official to denounce the superior 
c. Call a parent-teacher meeting and denounce the superior
d. Encourage the other teachers and students to hold a demonstration to oust the superior
25. Pick out the situation that illustrates the duty of a new teacher to the state:
a. Take a long vacation which she firmly believes she deserves after four years of diligent
study before taking the examination for teachers 
b. Apply for teaching job where eligibility is not required to gain teaching experience before
taking the teachers board examination 
c. Prepare for the wedding she and her boyfriend have long planned to able to raise a family
with children which they plan to rear as good citizen of our country 
d. Take the licensure examination for teacher and an oath to do her best to help carry out the
policies of the state 💮 💮 ✔
26. Parents are up in arms on the telephone bills that pay for sex calls. What is the solution
to this problem?
a. The telephone company is to blame for this 
b. The government restriction have no teeth 
c. Parents allow this to make their children modern 
d. Parents, school and students should discuss this openly 💮 💮 ✔
27. Cooperative are encouraged is as many groups as possible. What agency controls the
different cooperatives?
a. Security and Exchange Commission  💮 💮 ✔
c. Commission on Audit
b. Department of Local Government 
d. Bureau of Cooperative
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28. Society and media know drinking starts off drug addiction. What should be discussed in
schools?
a. Drug addiction has been traced to drinking wine  💮 💮 ✔
b. Nobody drinks at home except father 
c. TV ads show drinking is a source of fellowship 
d. High taxes on liquor will be deterrent to eventual drug use
29. Cooperatives have branched out to consumer cooperatives. Schools have included the
concepts of cooperatives. Where is it practiced?
a. School book stores 
c. Schools uniform purchases
b. School canteen  💮 💮 ✔
d. Class stores
30. A student collapsed in her social studies class. It was found out that he did not eat her
lunch. What principle is shown in the situation
a. Psychological needs 
c. Somatotonic 
b. Physiological need  💮 💮 ✔
d. Safety need
31. The main function of a philosophy of education is to:
a. Aid the learner to build his own personal philosophy 
b. Reconsider existing educational goals in the light of society’s needs 
c. Provide the academic background prerequisite to learning 
d. Define the goals and set the direction for which education is to strive 💮 💮 ✔
32. Which technique (s) enable (s) a teacher to identify and eventually assists students with
interpersonal difficulties?
a. Anecdotal record 
c. Cumulative record 
b. Personal inventory 
d. Sociogram**
33. Teachers and students can participate in levels of computer use. Give the order of
computer use from simplest to complex?
a. Computer competency, computer literacy, competency expertise
b. Computer literacy, computer expertise, computer competency
c. Computer competency, computer expertise, computer literacy 
d. Computer literacy, computer competency, computer expertise 💮 💮 ✔ ✔
34. Which one is considered the “Brain” of the microcomputer?
a. CPU  💮 💮 ✔
b. Software 
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c. Video Screen 
d. Keyboard
35. A group activity wherein one group representative presents the output to the bigger
group rather than individual pupils presenting the output is known as:
a. Consensus decision 
c. Jury trial 
b. Composite report  💮 💮 ✔
d. Agenda
36. In the formulation of classroom regulations, which of the following should a teacher
refrain from doing?
a. State classroom regulation as clearly as possible 
b. Enlist student aid in the formation of classroom regulation 
c. Enforce classroom regulations consistently and fairly 
d. Teacher and the class should make as many regulations as possible 💮 💮 ✔
37. Zero standard deviation means that:
a. The students scores are the same  💮 💮 ✔
b. 50% of the scores obtained is zero 
c. More than 50% of the score obtained is zero 
d. Less than 50% of the scores obtained is zero
38. Which is the least authentic mode of assessment?
a. Paper-and-pencil test in vocabulary  💮 💮 ✔
b. Oral performance to assess student’s spoken communication ski8lls 
c. Experiments in science to assess skill in the use of scientific methods 
d. Artist production for music or art subject
39. In what period of a child is physical growth fastest?
a. Prenatal period 
c. Early childhood **
b. Early adolescence 
d. Prenatal and early adolescence
40. How does fear affect the voluntariness of an act?
a. Makes the act involuntary  💮 💮 ✔
c. Increases voluntariness
b. No effect at all 
d. Lessens but not destroy voluntariness
41. A group of people asserts that their culture is superior to another. This exemplifies:
a. Cultural gap 
c. norm conflict 

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b. Cultural conflict 
d. Ethnocentrism 💮 💮 ✔
42. A test consist of a graph showing the relationship between age and population. Follow a
series of true-false items based on the graph. Which type of test does this illustrate?
a. Laboratory exercise 
c. Performance 
b. Problem solving 
d. interpretative 💮 💮 ✔
43. Which curricular move served to strengthen spiritual and ethical values?
a. Integration of creative thinking in all subject 
b. Reducing the number of subject areas into the skill subject 
c. Introduction of Value Education as a separate subject area  💮 💮 ✔
d. Re-introducing Science as all subject in Grade 1
44. Which computer seems to have the most potential for the classroom?
a. Main frame computer 
c. Microcomputer  💮 💮 ✔
b. Minicomputer 
d. LPC
45. A teacher notices glaring wrong pronunciation of vowel sounds among her students
necessitating more practice. Which of the following activities would be a most help?
a. Dictionary use 
c. Assignments 
b. Review 
d. Drill 💮 💮 ✔
46. When storage device is significantly more efficient in holding information 
a. Hard disk  💮 💮 ✔
c. Floppy disk 
b. Software 
d. Audio cassette
47. The Filipino tendency to resort to the easy way out from a term paper as a course
requirement by hiring a ghost writer or by passing a photocopied term paper provide which
Filipino traits?
a. Anticipation 
c. Pakikisama
b. Ambivalence 
d. Lack of discipline 💮 💮 ✔
48. “ No pain, no gain.” This means that 
a. Only those willing to carry the crosses that life impose can share the joy of life 💮 💮
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✔
b. One should be penitent every Friday by carrying his cross
c. The more suffering in this life, the more one is assured of heaven 
d. One should look for suffering to save himself/ herself
49. Which thrust on value formation is meant to help the students make use of their thinking
and scientific investigation to decide on topics and questions about values?
a. Value inculcation 
c. Value clarification 💮 💮 ✔
b. Analysis 
d. Moral development
50. Which interactive teaching should be AVOIDED?
a. Using “put down” strategy  💮 💮 ✔
c. Asking more divergent questions 
b. Using multiple response strategy 
d. Asking more evaluative questions
51. Rights which can not be renounced or transferred because they are necessary for the
fulfillment of man’s primordial obligations are called:
a. Alienable rights 
c. Inalienable rights  💮 💮 ✔
b. Perfect rights 
d. Acquired rights
52. In mastery learning the definition of an acceptable standard of performance is called:
a. Alienable rights 
c. Inalienable rights 
b. Perfect rights 
d. Acquired rights**
53. A negative discrimination index means that:
a. More from the lower group answered the test items correctly  💮 💮 ✔
b. The items could not discriminate between the lower and upper group 
c. More from the upper group answered the test item correctly 
d. Less from the lower group got the test item correctly
54. Your teacher is of the opinion that the world and everything in it are ever changing and
so teaches you the skill to cope with the changes. Which in his governing philosophy?
a. Experimentation 
c. Realism 
b. Existentialism  💮 💮 ✔
d. Idealism

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55. For brainstorming to be effective which one should be out?
a. Making use of the others ideas shared 
[Link]-threatening atmosphere 
b. Teacher’s judge mental attitude  💮 💮 ✔
d. Openness to idea
56. Which statement on spaced and massed learning is CORRECT?
a. Massed learning is better than spaced learning 
b. Spaced learning is better than massed learning  💮 💮 ✔
c. Massed learning is as effective as spaced learning 
d. Both massed learning and spaced learning are not effective
57. A teacher is a facilitator of learning and of the development of the youth. Which practice
is NOT in keeping with his role as facilitator?
a. Considers the multiple intelligences of learners 
b. Humiliates misbehaving pupils  💮 💮 ✔
c. Dialogs with parents and with other members of the community 
d. Keeps himself abreast with educational trends
58. Which one indicates a teacher’s genuine enthusiasm and pride in teaching?
a. Sticking to teaching for the moment that there are no better offers 
b. Telling everyone that he went to teaching for there was no other choice them 
c. Engaging himself in continuing professional education  💮 💮 ✔
d. Belittling the re-numeration one gets from teaching
59. In writing performance objective which word is NOT acceptable?
a. Manipulate 
c. Delineate
b. Integrate 
d. Comprehend 💮 💮 ✔
60. When is giving praise INEFFECTIVE? When IT?
a. Uses the accomplishment of peers as the context for describing a student’s present
accomplishment  💮 💮 💮 ✔
b. Provides information to student’s about their competence and the value of their
accomplishment 
c. Focuses students attention on her own task relevant behavior 
d. Shows spontaneity, variety and other signs of credibility
61. Which statement applies when scores distribution is negatively skewed?
a. The mode corresponds to a lower value 
b. The median is higher that the mode 
c. The mode and median are equal 
d. The mean corresponds to a high value 💮 💮 ✔
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62. The use of the process approach gives the student the opportunity to:
a. Learn on their own 
c. Make use of laboratory apparatuses 
b. Apply the scientific method  💮 💮 ✔
d. Learn how to learn
63. A comprehension skill of higher level which may be inferred or implied from reading is 
a. Picking out the main idea 
c. Following direction 
b. Noting specific details 
d. Drawing conclusion 💮 💮 ✔
64. In the Preamble of the Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers, which is not mentioned
about teachers?
a. Dully licensed professionals 
c. LET passers 💮 💮 ✔
b. Posses dignity and reputation 
d. With high moral values
65. What does a skewed score distribution mean?
a. The scores are concentrated more at one end or the other end **
b. The mode, the mean and the median are equal 
c. The mean and median are equal 
d. The scores are normally distributed
66. Which is implied by a negatively skewed score distribution/
a. The scores are evenly distributed from the left to the right 
b. Most pupils are underachieves 
c. Most of the scores are high 💮 💮 ✔
d. Most of the scores are low
67. A teacher discovers that a product of a certain bottling company brings about damage to
teeth. Much as he wants to share the products of his research, he could not because of
harassment from all sides. Which teacher’s right is violated?
a. Right to property 
c. Academic freedom  💮 💮 ✔
b. Right to one’s honor 
d. Right to make a livelihood
68. Why can the calculator do arithmetic? Because 
a. A computer inside the calculator tells it how  💮 💮 ✔
c. A typewriter inside does inside does it 
b. A watch inside direct it 
d. A TV inside shows it
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69. On which constitutional provision is the full or partial integration of capable deaf and blind
students in the classroom based? The provision on
a. Providing citizenship and vocational training to adult citizen 
b. Protecting and promoting the rights of all citizen to quality education  💮 💮 ✔
c. Academic freedom 
d. Creating scholarship for poor and deserving students
70. Teaching in the cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains is based on the concept
that the learner is a:
a. Moral and feeling being 
c. Thinking, feeling and acting being  💮 💮 ✔
b. Maternal and an acting being 
d. Spiritual and maternal being
71. Both Muslim and Christian value marriage but the Muslim practices polygamous
marriage while the Christian practices monogamous marriage. What is this called?
a. Cultural relativism  💮 💮 ✔
c. Ethical relativism 
b. Acculturation 
d. Enculturation
72. Teacher wants to compare 2 concepts. With which technique can accomplish this best?
a. K-W-L technique 
c. Spider web 
b. Venn diagram  💮 💮 ✔
d. Histogram
73. To build a sense of pride among Filipino youth which should be done?
a. Re-study our history and stress on our achievements as a people  💮 💮 ✔
b. Set aside the study of local history 
c. Re-study our history from the perspective of our colonizers 
d. Replace the study of folklores and myths with technical subjects
74. When necessary conditions are present, the use of inductive method is preferred
because 
a. There is greater active participation on the part of pupils  💮 💮 ✔
b. It gives the teacher more time to rest 
c. It needs only few instruction materials 
d. Academic time is used wisely
75. Which is the best reason why teacher begins a lesson in Math by checking and reviewing
on the previous day’s assignment and provides practice and drills?
a. Check if parents guide their children in the making of assignment 
b. Make sure that the students understand the pre-requisite skills of the lesson  💮 💮 ✔
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c. Prepare the students for the mastery test 
d. Make learning interesting and enjoyable for students
76. Which is a selective reading technique meant at getting at important facts very fast?
a. Skim reading 
c. Oral reading 
b. Scanning  💮 💮 ✔
d. Silent reading
77. For counseling to be successful which assumption must be AVOIDED?
a. The environment must provide assurance of confidentiality 
b. The student is willing to participate in the process
c. The counselor must be able to relate to the student 
d. The counselor tells the student what to do 💮 💮 ✔
78. Which technique is most appropriate when a teacher wants a group to agree on a plan of
action?
a. Composite report 
c. Agenda 
b. Symposium 
d. Consensus decision making 💮 💮 ✔
79. Which term applies to the search for related literature by computing access of data bases
of discs kept in libraries?
a. On line research 
c. Compact discs computer research  💮 💮 ✔
b. Manual research 
d. Computer research
80. Which best indicates the effectiveness classroom activities?
a. The laughter and enjoyment of students 
b. The application of concept learned in daily life  💮 💮 ✔
c. The utilization of varied techniques and approaches 
d. The variety of instructional materials used
81. The main purpose of the compulsory study of the Constitution in Philippine schools is to 
a. Develop the students into responsible thinking citizens  💮 💮 ✔
b. Acquaint students with the historical development of the Philippine Constitution 
c. Prepare students for law making 
d. Make constitutional experts of the students
82. Some students who are high in the scholastic aptitude test have failed in college. Some
who are below the standards set for admission but who for various reasons were admitted,
attained satisfactory standings. This proves that 
a. Human beings are certainly predictable 
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b. Admission tests are not accurate, hence should not be used 
c. Aptitude tests do not measure all factors important for success 💮 💮 ✔
d. Aptitude test can be perfectly relied on
83. If the teachers pattern in questioning consists of calling on a student then asking the
question 
a. All students may be encouraged to participate 
b. The student called to answer may be able to think well of his answer 
c. The rest of the class may just dictate the answer 
d. The rest of the class may not engage themselves in thinking of the answer 💮 💮 ✔
84. In order to avoid disgrace, a pregnant, unmarried woman takes drug to induce abortion.
Is she morally justified to do that?
a. Yes, it can save her and child from disgrace when he grows up
b. No, the unborn child can not be made to suffer the consequences of the sins of his
parents  💮 💮 ✔
c. No, the act of inducing abortion is bad in itself 
d. No, it is better to prevent the child from coming into the world who will suffer very much
due to the absence of a father
85. In which way does heredity affect the development of the learner?
a. By placing limits beyond which the learner can not develop  💮 💮 ✔
b. By compensating for what environment fails to develop 
c. By blocking the influence of environment 
d. By providing equal potential to all
86. The cultivation of reflective and meditative skills in teaching is an influence of 
a. Taoism 
c. Confucianism 
b. Shintoism 
d. Zen Buddhism 💮 💮 ✔
87. A child refuse to obey orders or displays negativism as a development trait. How may
you best handle him?
a. Take every opportunity to praise him for every positive attitude displayed  💮 💮 ✔
b. Detain him after office hours for him do to what he has been ordered to do
c. Insist on compliance to the same degree required of pupils
d. Avoid giving him orders if you do and he objects take back the order
88. Which term refers to the collection of students products and accomplishment for a period
of evaluation purposes?
a. Portfolio  💮 💮 ✔
c. Anecdotal record 

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b. Observation report 
d. Diary
89. For comparing and contrasting which graphic organizers is most appropriate?
a. Cycle 
c. Story map 
b. Web 
d. Venn Diagram 💮 💮 ✔
90. If a resilient child with superior intelligence is reared in a poor environment the probable
outcome would be
a. No change in IQ because environment deprivation has nothing has nothing to do with
intelligence
b. Slight change in IQ although he can overcome frustration and obstacle  💮 💮 ✔
c. Mental retardation since he is culturally deprived 
d. Great change in IQ because he is culturally deprived
91. Which of the following is usually considered the most important factor in a child’s
observable classroom behavior ?
a. Intelligence 
c. Self concept  💮 💮 ✔
b. Heredity 
d. Cultural background
92. Section 5, article XIV, of the Constitution states that academic freedom shall be enjoyed
in 
a. Public assemblies 
c. All levels of learning 
b. State colleges and universities 
d. All institution of higher learning 💮 💮 ✔
93. A teacher who subscribes to the pragmatic philosophy of education believes that
experience should follow learning in her teaching, she therefore exerts effort in 
a. Encouraging learners to memorize factual knowledge 
b. Equipping learners with the basic abilities and skills 
c. Requiring learners full mastery of the lesson 
d. Providing learners opportunities to apply theories and principles 💮 💮 ✔
94. Freud expounded that there is a period when young boys experience rivalry with their
father for their mother’s affection. This is 
a. Oedipus complex  💮 💮 ✔
c. Achilles syndrome 
b. Electra complex 
d. Cassandra syndrome
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95. Education is a life long process. This simply means that education 
a. May take place formally or informally to enable the individual to grow 
b. May take place anywhere and any time the individual so desires 
c. Is a continuous process of experiencing and reorganizing experiences  💮 💮 ✔
d. Take place in the school where the individual is exposed, self contained experiences
96. The tendency to imitate elders is very strong in the early childhood stage. Teachers
should therefore be very good 
a. Counselors 
c. Disciplinarians 
b. Role models  💮 💮 ✔
d. Facilitators of learning
97. How is Values Education offered in the National Secondary Education Curriculum?
a. Emphasized in Science and Technology 
b. As a separate subject  💮 💮 ✔
c. Integrated in all subject areas
d. Integrated with Technology and Home Economics
98. The NSEC orients secondary education to 
a. The teaching of the national symbols 
b. The development of competencies and values for social living  💮 💮 ✔
c. Health values development 
d. National development requirement and reflects research based direction
99. The child cannot distinguish abstracts during the sensory motor of development. Which
of these techniques should a teacher apply to accommodate learning?
a. Make use of individualized instruction 
b. Explain the lesson very well 
c. Utilize concrete objects to clarify concept 
d. Provide variety of educational toys 💮 💮 ✔
100. Which of these systems of learning includes ways and methods which are used in
preserving and building certain within cultural communities?
a. Non-formal learning 
c. Cultural learning **
b. Multi-level learning 
d. Indigenous learning
101. Which of the following statements is TRUE in the use of experiments and
demonstrations in teaching science 
a. It is valuable if used in the context of a lesson that related observation to other
information  💮 💮 ✔
b. It should be encouraged in elementary school since the concept the encompass are
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difficult for your children 
c. It is as valuable as teaching by lecturing 
d. It is less valuable than teaching through inquiry and discussion
102. Identical twins are more alike than fraternal twins. Which of the following statements/
principle is supported by this?
a. Environment affects both fraternal and identical twins
b. Intelligence hinges in physical structure 
c. Heredity has a part in determining intelligence  💮 💮 ✔
d. Intelligence is determined partly by pre-natal nutrition
103. Which of theses philosophers is reflective of that of Dewey’s which stresses the
development of an individual capable of reflective thinking specifically that of being able to
solve the problem he faces individually or collectively 
a. Disciplinarianism c. Experimentation  💮 💮 ✔
b. Developmentalism d. Rationalism
104. Which of the following abilities is stressed by humanistic education?
a. Learn the different philosophies of education 
b. Develop man into a thinking individual 
c. Enjoy the great works of man such as the classics 
d. Make man distinctly civilized educated and refined 💮 💮 ✔
105. An appreciation lesson is one that is designed to lead the class to conduct and enjoy
something. Which of the following statements closely approximate the meaning of the
above?
a. An appreciation lesson should be a lesson in values 
b. Appreciation lessons help pupils weigh and clarify values 
c. One cannot fully appreciate what one does not understand or enjoy 
d. A teacher should plan lessons that will guide children to appreciate what is beautiful 💮
💮 ✔
106. Which of the following is the best time for a teacher to set up routine activities that will
contribute to effective classroom management?
a. As soon as the students have established 
c. During his homeroom days 
b. Daily at the start of the session 
d. On the very first day of school 💮 💮 ✔
107. In large classes where little of the work pupils can be individualized, the most effective
and practical ways to individualize instruction is to 
a. Devise group activities which afford every pupil an opportunity to work at his own 💮 💮
✔
b. Give the pupils freedom to launch individual projects 
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c. Assign homework and check it regularly 
d. Assign program material for out-of-class hours
108. Which of these is the MOST important principle that a teacher should follow in initiating
program for positive reinforcement?
a. Make sure the reward comes immediately after the appropriate behavior 💮 💮 ✔
b. Punish negative behavior and reward positive behavior
c. Provide regular opportunity for socially acceptable behavior 
d. Consider peer approval and recognition
109. The trend of focusing attention on the child’s interests, abilities and needs and on the
improvement of community living necessitate the use of the 
a. Discovery approach 
c. Integrative approach
b. Conceptual technique 
d. Project method 💮 💮 ✔
110. The best way the teacher can see the appropriateness of an instructional materials is
to 
a. Consider its technical quality 
c. Consider its availability 
b. Try it out before using it in class  💮 💮 ✔
d. Consider its cost
111. Tasks analysis involves the breaking down of a learning task into subtasks or sub skills.
Given a task to retell a story, which of the following skills is NOT needed?
a. To disseminate information  💮 💮 ✔
c. To identify topic sentences
b. To outline a selection 
d. To arrange events in sequence
112. You are assigned to teach students with varied abilities. You want to teach a more
homogenous grouping. Which type of grouping will tend to benefit your students?
a. Mixed ability grouping 
c. With-in class ability grouping  💮 💮 ✔
b. Low ability group 
d. High ability grouping
113. Which of the following examples illustrate the use of questions to focus pupil attention
on the key points of the lesson?
a. Why are machine made goods cheaper than those made by hand? 💮 💮 ✔
b. What is Rizal Park known for?
c. Have you ever enjoyed watching the clouds on a bright day?
d. Who came while I was writing on the blackboard?
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114. The new teacher entered a noisy classroom. She shouted immediately at the students
desperately trying to get order and discipline. Since then the teacher has not controlled the
class. Which is the most probable cause of the teacher’s failure?
a. The students reaction to the teacher is the consequence of her behavior
b. Rules are not defined and procedures to sustain order is not put into place
c. The new teacher wants to show the class who is authority 
d. The class wants to test the ability and patience of the teacher. 💮 💮 ✔
115. The educational implementation of research findings relative to the ability of dull
learners and bright learners to organize and generalize is for teacher
a. To make the bright learners guide the dull ones in learning generalize 
b. To make the bright learners to generalize and the dull ones to memorize 
c. To give the dull learners more concrete experiences to serve as basis for generalizing 
d. To give both the dull and bright learners concrete and abstract experiences to serve as
basis for generalizing 💮 💮 ✔
116. Which of the following will you do the FIRST to establish good class management?
a. Discuss the required rules for proper class behavior  💮 💮 ✔
b. Discuss the work plan for the year 
c. Prepare a seat plan 
d. Train the class in the distribution of material
117. A student was diagnosed to have a high IQ but is falling in his academic subject. What
should the teacher do to help him?
a. Talk to his parents
b. Examine his study habits 
c. Talk the student and find out his problem  💮 💮 ✔
d. Refer him to the guidance counselor
118. Which is the TRUE foundation of the social order?
a. Strong, political leadership 
b. The reciprocation of rights and duties  💮 💮 ✔
c. Equitable distribution of wealth 
d. Obedient citizenry
119. When do test, inventories and career information become effective for counseling
services?
a. When the data generated are interpreted on time by professionally competent person 💮
💮 ✔
b. The psychological test result are still valid and reliable 
c. When the records are updated 
d. When the records are kept for ready reference when needed

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120. Which of the following is a major advantage in using arithmetic mean?
a. It is more commonly used than other measures
b. It discriminates between the lowest and the highest 
c. It is simple to compute  💮 💮 ✔
d. It is more than stable than the median
121. In preparing a multiple choice test how many options would be ideal?
a. It is more commonly used than other measures 
b. It discriminates between lowest and the highest 
c. It is simple to compute 
d. It is more than stable than the median
122. Learners often find it much easier to fit into a new social situation when given
encouragement and support. How can this be done?
a. By giving him room responsibility 
b. By assigning “peers or Buddies” to him  💮 💮 ✔
c. By giving him special help 
d. By discovering his new interest
123. Who expounded on the need to study the child carefully for individualized instruction?
a. Da Feltre  💮 💮 ✔
b. Erasmus 
c. Boccacio 
d. Ascham
124. Which of the following should a teacher do if she cannot pay the monthly installment of
an appliance she got from a department store in their town?
a. Reject any notice of demand for payment to make the impression that she did not receive 
b. Move to another neighborhood to escape payment 
c. Inform the manager of the store personally and make a satisfactory arrangement of
payment on or before the due date of payment  💮 💮 ✔
d. Offer the return the used appliance to the store on the condition that she will be refunded
on the monthly installment she paid
125. Which of the following will you recommended to a senior high school scholar who is
impregnated by a fellow student?
a. Tell her parent about her condition  💮 💮 ✔
b. Stop schooling till after she gives birth 
c. Direct her to an abortion clinic
d. Force her boyfriend to marry her
126. The government prescribes a higher percentage on the administration of educational
institution to Filipino citizens in order to
a. Minimize the unemployment problem 
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b. Procedure globally competitive graduates  💮 💮 ✔
c. Protect the rights of the citizen 
d. Ensure the teaching of Filipino
127. Teacher should bear in mind that the period of greatest mental development is from:
a. 9 to 12 years 
b. 12 to 15 years  💮 💮 ✔
c. 6 to 9 years 
d. 3 to 6 years
128. Which of the following is the best situation wherein you can balance responsibility and
accountability?
a. A teacher paid on an hour basis, takes her time with the subject matter till end of period 
b. A teacher paid on an hour basis, teaches as much as she could for duration of the
period  💮 💮 ✔
c. A teacher paid on an hour basis, spends most of the time on the latest gossips in showbiz
d. A teacher paid on an hour basis, entertain her students with stories till the end of the
period
129. You have a pupil who is so talkative, naughty and aggressive that he is a burden to the
entire members of the class. How would you remedy this problem?
a. Call the parents for dialogue 
c. Reprimand him always 
b. Report the case to the principal 
d. Talk to him seriously 💮 💮 ✔
130. What should a teacher do before constructing items for a particular test?
a. Prepare a table specifications 💮 💮 ✔
b. Review the previous lessons
c. Determine the length of time for answering it
d. Announce to students the scope of the test
131. Under which of the multiple choice type of test can this question be classified? ‘ Which
of the following statements expresses this concept in different forms?
a. Association  💮 💮 ✔
b. Definition 
c. Difference 
d. Cause
132. Of the following types of test which is the most subjective in scoring?
a. Matching type 
b. Simple recall 
c. Multiple choice 
d. Essay 💮 💮 ✔
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133. In which of these research methods can the researcher control certain variable?
a. Experimental  💮 💮 ✔
b. Ex post facto 
c. Descriptive 
d. Historical
134. During the first grading period, a student obtained failing marks in five academic
subjects. Which of the following tests would best explain his performance?
a. Mental ability 
b. Personality 
c. Attitude 
d. Aptitude 💮 💮 ✔
135. Measuring the work done by gravitational force is a learning task. At what level of
cognition ?
a. Application  💮 💮 ✔
b. Knowledge 
c. Evaluation 
d. Comprehension
136. Setting up criteria for scoring test is meant to increase their ________
a. Objectively **
b. Reliability 
c. Validity 
d. Usability
137. Which of the following you will do to an examinee you caught cheating and who offered
to a certain sum of money to keep quiet
a. Motion him to keep quiet and watch for him after the examination 
b. Confiscate his test paper and report him to the examination supervisor 💮 💮 ✔ 
c. Announce to all examinees the name of the cheater
d. Ignore him but let him feel you saw him
138. Which of the following is the best situation wherein you can balance rights and
authority?
a. Allow all their only daughter’s suitor to come and go as she pleases
b. Censor all their only daughter’s suitor 
c. Choose a life-partner for their only daughter 
d. Caution their only daughter’s choice of a boyfriend 💮 💮 ✔
139. In testing which of the following is referred to as cultural bias?
a. Test items are more familiar with some culture  💮 💮 ✔
b. Some culture do better on test than others 

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c. Test will show who is more cultured 
d. Cultured people do better on tests
140. Which is the most obvious and familiar way of reporting variability?
a. Range between highest with some culture 
c. Standard error of the mean 
b. Standard deviation  💮 💮 ✔
d. Distribution of raw scores
141. The theory of identical elements in learning holds that transfer is facilitated when the
______
a. Teacher uses different teaching devices 
b. Learner has a memory of specific responses
c. Development task is easily identifies 
d. Experience is similar to the application situation 💮 💮 ✔
142. If this need is not met the adolescent tends to be critical and always tries to find fault.
This is the need
a. For recognition  💮 💮 ✔
c. to belong 
b. For adventure 
d. for material security
143. The way a child talks, walks of manifest, gestures may have been learned from models
he had been exposed. This explains
a. Affective 
b. Insight 
c. Social  💮 💮 ✔
d. Cognitive
144. Audio-visual aids are used in classroom teaching to __________
a. Help make learning more permanent 
c. Help clarify important concept 
b. All of these  💮 💮 ✔
d. Arouse and sustain student’s interest
145. Which of the following is the MOST important purpose for using achievement test? To
measure the _________
a. Quality and quantity of previous learning  💮 💮 ✔
c. Educational and vocational aptitude
b. Quality and quantity of previous teaching 
d. Capacity for future learning
146. Which of the different types of test covers a wide variety of objectives?
a. True-false 
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c. Matching 
b. Multiple choice  💮 💮 ✔
d. Essay
147. In a multiple choice test, keeping the options brief indicates ____________
a. Inclusion in the item irrelevant clues such as the use in the correct answer
b. Non inclusion of option that mean the same 
c. Plausibility and attractiveness of the item  💮 ✔
d. Inclusion in the item any word that must otherwise repeated in each response
148. Which of these criteria is the most important in test constructions?
a. The stem should contain the central problem 
b. Items should be congruent with the objectives 💮 💮 ✔
c. A table of specification should be prepared 
d. Options should be of almost the same length

1. It is a collection of religious poetry written by Rabindranath Tagore.

a. Mahabharata
b. Gitanjali
c. The Ramayana
d. Bhagavad Gita
Answer: B
2. Robert Frost wrote the poem Acquainted with the Night from which the stanza is
taken:
I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain-back in rain.
I have out walked the farthest city light
The poet in the stanza talks of?
a. isolation and loneliness
b. joy getting out of the house
c. youthful delight playing in the rain
d. happiness in having been acquainted with the night
Answer: A
3. Which is the BEST WAY to write the underlined portion of this sentence?
Researchers also speculate that some teachers might have given boys more computer
time because parents and teachers expected boys to need computers for future
careers.
a. expected
b. expecting
c. will expect
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Answer: D
4. The wounded soldiers were visited by the president who honoured them with ____
for their _____.
a. medals – valor
b. gun salute – bravery
c. appointments – dedication
d. money – sacrifice
Answer: A
5. Every June, Manila has its festival of outstanding Filipino films. This was a project
initiated by
a. Arsenio Lacson
b. German Moreno
c. Antonio Villegas
d. Ramon Bagatsing
Answer: C
6. Which among the sounds below is voiceless?
a. /b/
b. /z/
c. /g/
d. /p/
Answer: D
7. “Only the heart can see rightly.” This statement is lifted from what particular novel?
a. The Prince and the Pauper
b. The Little Prince
c. The Right One
d. The Pearl
Answer: B
8. He was the American President who said, “Ask not what America will do for you, but
what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
a. Gerald Ford
b. Franklin Roosevelt
c. Henry Truman
d. John F. Kennedy
Answer: D
9. History is the witness that ______ passing of time.
a. testifies
b. will testify
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d. testifies for the
Answer: D
10. When I met Liza yesterday, it was the first time I _____ her since Christmas.
a. saw
b. had seen
c. have seen
d. have been seen
Answer: D
11. The commander ordered his men to hold on the fort. What was the message?
a. Surrender in arms
b. Keep on with the fight
c. Disregard the peace negotiation
d. Rescue the hostage victims fast and early
Answer: B
12. “She is a vision of feminine pulchritude.” This stands for the following EXCEPT
a. Loveliness
b. Comeliness
c. Homeliness
d. Physical beauty
Answer: C
13. The Nibelungenlied is a
a. Latin Myth
b. Chinese legend
c. Russian folk song
d. Medieval German epic
Answer: D
14. An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that
represents it.
a. Metonymy
b. Comparison
c. Euphemism
d. Personification
Answer: A
15. Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time as it ______ around the
earth, we see the same side
a. Revolve
b. Revolves
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d. Has been revolving
Answer: B
16. In English verse, a poetic foot having 1 stressed syllable followed by 1 unstressed
syllable is ______.
a. Trochaic
b. Iambic
c. Dactylic
d. Anapaestic
Answer: A
17. Senators were accused by activists of washing their hands with the perfumes of
Arabia. This state is commonly known as
a. Guilt
b. Triumph
c. Indecision
d. Aggression
Answer: A
18. I suggest that he _____ in the room for one week.
a. Stay
b. Stayed
c. Staying
d. Stays
Answer: A
19. The manager told his workers, “We have to reduce our workforce.” What did he
mean?
Workers are free to leave
Workers are warned of possible lay off
Workers have to double time on their jobs
Workers should submit themselves to a reducing gym
Answer: B
20. The parent remarked, “__________ I come late, just lock the door.”
a. In the absence
b. In the process
c. In the event
d. In the case
Answer: C
21. The copyreader found the news story boring. He found it full of _____.
a. Adjectives
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c. Pronouns
d. Adverbs
Answer: C
22. There were three guests on the stage. They were made up of a parent, the
governor and the principal. Who should be acknowledged first by the valedictorian?
a. The classmates
b. The principal
c. The governor
d. The parent
Answer: C
23. What is suggested in the opening line? June 13, 1986 - they came from all over
America - 200,000 heroes strong, with their families.
a. The writer holds great admiration for the veterans
b. The writer is opposed to the Vietnam War
c. The writer was a veteran of the war
d. The writer is a flag-waving patriot
Answer: A
24. A readability mismatch happens when the reading levels of books exceed the
reading levels of the students. In this situation, the students experience frustration and
they fall short of the expected or desired output. A student who finds himself/ herself in
such a mismatch will likely do which of the following?
a. Give an intelligent critique of the selection or story read
b. Write a comprehensive reaction paper regarding the selection or story read
c. Present an argument that the selection or story read was not properly written
d. Manifest an expected and commensurate emotional reaction to the selection or
story read
Answer: C
25. What does this mean: Excuses are for losers… those who take responsibility for
their actions are real winners in life. This tells of?
a. losers often fail because they find reasons for losing
b. a winner can also be a quitter
c. accountability of one’s action tells of bravery
d. excuses are needed to justify any failure
Answer: C
26. A couple accepted a wedding invitation. They showed pleasure in these remarks
a. All guests congratulated the organizers and the couple
b. Guests came in and out of the ceremonies
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c. The ceremonies were very impressive
d. The couple felt uneasy with the priest
Answer: C
27. What correction should be made to this sentence?
One of the theories is that the first child receives more of the parents' attention than
other children so first-borns tend to be more intellectual.
a. Change is to are
b. Insert a comma after children
c. Change parents' to parent's
d. Change theories to theory's
Answer: B
28. Carl Sundburg wrote "Jazz Fantasia" which has for its first stanza:
Drum on your drums, batter on your banjos, sob on the long cool winding saxophones.
Go to it, O jazzmen.
Which words illustrate alliteration?
a. Batter and banjos
b. Sob and winding
c. Long and cool
d. To and it
Answer: A
29. What is meant by AT SIXES AND SEVENS in this sentence?
We moved into the house last week, but I'm afraid everything, is still at sixes and
sevens.
a. The things have not been shipped.
b. In a state of confusion
c. In an orderly manner
d. The boxes are still intact
Answer: B
30. What is the mood of these lines?
Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in.
When the dawn comes
tonight will be a memory, too
And a new day will begin.
a. Afraid
b. Sarcastic
c. Depressed
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Answer: D
Below is the LET Reviewer for General Education GENED: Filipino Part 1. We
encourage readers/ reviewees to use the comment boxes after the article for
discussion.
1. Sinabi ni Carlos P. Romulo sa isa niyang akda, “Ang Pilipino ay may dugong
maharlika.” Ano ang kahulugan nito?
a. Ang Pilipino ay nanggaling sa malayang lahi
b. Ang Pilipino ay sadyang mabuti ang budhi.
c. Ang Pilipino ay galing sa mayamang lahi
d. Ang Pilipino ay madaling maipagbili
Answer: A
2. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang pinakatamang pangungusap?
a. Ang mga kabataan sa lansangan ay naglalaro at nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan.
b. Ang kabataan ay naglalaro kung maliwanag ang buwan at nagtatakbuhan sa
lansangan.
c. Ang mga kabataan ay naglalaro at nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan kung maliwanag
ang gabi.
d. Ang mga kabataan kung maliwanag ang buwan ay nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan at
naglalaro.
Answer: C
3. Piliin ang gawi ng pagsasalita: Kasiyahan ko nang makitang kayo’y nagmamahalan.
a. Pangarap
b. Pagkontrol ng kilos
c. Pagkuha ng impormasyon
d. Pagbabahagi ng damdamin
Answer: D
4. Ang kaugnayan ng pagkakapatay kina Burgos, Gomez at Zamora sa panitikang
Pilipino ay
a. Nanatiling masigla ang diwang Pilipino
b. Nakagising sa damdaming makabayan ng mga Pilipino
c. Natutong lumabag sa batas at lumaban sa may kapangyarihan ang mga Pilipino
d. Naimpluwensyahan ang diwang alipin ng mga Pilipino
Answer: B
5. Laging UMUUKILKIL sa isipan ng ama ang nasirang pangako ng anak.
a. Sumasagi
b. Gumugulo
c. Bumubuhay
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Answer: B
6. Ang Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas ng Pilipinas ay gulong-gulo kapag may
giyera sa ibang bansa. Ano ang unang ginagampanan ng ambassador ng bansa?
a. Bilangin ang mga nasugatan at nasawi
b. Alamin ang mga tirahan ng mga Pilipino sa bayang iyon.
c. Ipunin ang mga maykaya at ipalipad pauwi.
d. Bayaang magsipag-uwian sa sariling sikap ang bawat isa
Answer: B
7. Ano ang pokus ng pandiwa sa pahayag na “Bumili ng bagong sasakyan si Angelo”?
a. Pokus sa direksyon
b. Pokus sa kagamitan
c. Pokus sa sanhi
d. Pokus sa aktor
Answer: D
8. Kabaliwan at paglulustay ang inyong ginagawa taon-taon. Higit na marami ang
maralitang nangangailangan ng salapi at dunong. Ang nagsasalita ay
a. Kuripot
b. Matipid
c. Maramot
d. Praktikal
Answer: D
9. Nasa anong kaganapan ng pandiwa ang pangungusap?
Naglaro ng basketball sa Rizal Stadium ang koponan ng aming pamantasan.
a. Sanhi
b. Tagaganap
c. Kagamitan
d. Ganapan
Answer: D
10, Sa aling salita magkakaroon ng saglit na paghinto kung pinagpipilitang si Rose
ang nakabasag ng pinggan?
Hindi si Rose ang nakabasag ng pinggan.
a. Rose
b. Hindi
c. Nakabasag
d. Pinggan
Answer: B
11. Anong tayutay ang tinutukoy sa pahayag.
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Durog ang katawang bumagsak sa semento si Miguel.
a. Pagtutulad
b. Pagbibigay katauhan
c. Pagmamalabis
d. Pagwawangis
Answer: C
12. Sino ang pinagkalooban ng karangalan bilang “Unang Tunay na Makata” noong
1708?
a. Jose dela Cruz
b. Felipe de Jesus
c. Francisco Balagtas
d. Jose Corazon de Jesus
Answer: B
13. “Magtatrabaho ako at ikaw ay mag-aaral upang makatapos ka ng pag-aaral.”
Anong uri ng pangungusap ito?
a. Payak
b. Tambalan
c. Hugnayan
d. Langkapan
Answer: D
14. Mag-aalas-singko na _____ umaga _____ magising siya.
a. ng – ng
b. nang – nang
c. ng – nang
d. nang – kapag
Answer: C
15. Ang butong tinangay ng aso, walang pagsalang nalawayan ito. Ang kaisipang ito
ay tumutukoy sa katotohanan ng ______.
a. Pagnanakaw
b. Pagtatanan
c. Pagpapakasal
d. Pakikipagkaibigan
Answer: B
16. Anong uri ng pagbigkas ang salitang “dambuhala”?
a. Malumi
b. Mabilis
c. Maragsa
d. Malumay
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17. Ang katawagan sa pangngalan, pang-abay, pang-uri at pandiwa ay?
a. Palabuuan
b. Pangkayarian
c. Pangnilalaman
d. Palaugnayan
Answer: C
18. Ang panukalang inihain niya ay lubhang malalim at mahirap arukin.
a. Abutin 
b. Unawain
c. Sukatin
d. Tanggalin
Answer: B
19. Ang wikang Filipino ay hawig sa mga wika sa Asya. Alin dito ang pinagmulan ng
wikang Filipino?
a. Bahasa
c. Nihonggo
d. Mandarin
d. Malayo-Polinesyo
Answer: D
20. Ano ang katumbas ng “Dekalogo” ni Apolinario Mabini na nagsasaad ng aral sa
Filipino?
a. Mosaic Law
d. Code of Ethics ni Kalantiaw
c. New Society ni Pres. Marcos
d. Code of Citizenship ni Pres. Quezon
Answer: A
21. Siya ay hinirang na taga-sensus ng bahay-bahay. Ano ang kanyang nalikom?
a. Ang bilang ng tao sa bahay
b. Ang kayamanan ng may-bahay
c. Ang datos tungkol sa mga bata sa bawat bahay
d. Ang datos tungkol sa mga naninirahan sa bawat bahay
Answer: D
22. Kami ang kabataang siyang magiging pag-asa ng bayan. Paano ginamit ang
salitang may salungguhit?
a. Pagtukoy
b. Pagpuri
c. Panghalip
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Answer: A
23. Walang tubig kahapon. Ito ay pangungusap na:
a. May paksa
b. Walang pandiwa
c. May panaguri
d. Walang paksa
Answer: D
24. Ipinagmamalaki mo siya, BAHAG naman pala ang kanyang BUNTOT. Ang ibig
sabihin ng salitang may malaking titik ay:
a. Kuripot
b. Traydor
c. Duwag
d. Mahiyain
Answer: C
25. Sabihin ang gawi ng pananalitang ito: “Bawal tumawid, may namatay na dito!”
a. Pananakot
b. Pagtukoy
c. Babala
d. Paalala
Answer: C
26. Pinakamahalagang nobelang Pilipino sa maraming taon na nalimbag noong 1906
at tumalakay nang masinsinan sa paksang puhunan laban paggawa at sa sosyalismo
ang _____.
a. Luha ng Buwaya
b. Banaag at Sikat
c. Ibong Mandaragit
d. Pangginggera
Answer: B
27. Ayon kay Balagtas, “ang laki sa layaw, karaniwa’y hubad” kaya ang mga bata ay 
a. jeproks
b. nag-aartista
c. nakapagtatapos sa pag-aaral
d. hindi sumusunod sa magulang
Answer: D
28. Noong taong 1962, ano ang pagbabago sa paglimbag ng diploma at sertipiko ng
pagtatapos?
a. Pinahihintutan ang pribadong paaralan na maglimbag sa wikang Ingles
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c. Nilimbag sa Filipino ang diploma ngunit may Ingles
d. Nalimbag sa Filipino ang diploma
Answer: D
29. Ang gintong panahon ng mga manunulat noong panahon ng Amerikano ay batid
sa uring
a. Sanaysay
b. Nobela
c. Panulaan
d. Maikling kwento
Answer: D
30. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang may wastong gamit ng tinig ng pandiwa?
a. Ang hinog na papaya na kinuha sa puno ni Marie. 
b. Kinuha ni Marie ang hinog na papaya sa puno.
c. Kinuha sa puno ang hinog na papaya ni Marie.
d. Papayang hinog ang kinuha sa puno ni Marie.
Answer: B
Below is the LET Reviewer for General Education GENED: Mathematics Part 1. We
encourage readers/ reviewees to use the comment boxes after the article for
discussion.
1. Two buses leave the same station at 8:00 pm. One bus travels north at the rate of
30 kph and the other travels east at 40 kph. How many kilometers apart are the buses
at 10 pm?
a. 140 km
b. 100 km
c. 70 km
d. 50 km
Answer: B
2. Calculate the mean absolute deviation of the following numbers: 60, 80, 100, 75 and
95
a. 12.4
b. 14.2
c. 16.1
d. 18.9
Answer: A
3. Which of the following is the factorization of the binomial x2 - 42?
a. (x + 4)(x + 2)
b. (x – 4)2
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c. x(x + 2x + 2)
d. (x – 4)(x + 4)
Answer: D
4. What value of x will satisfy the equation: 0.4(5x - 1470) = x?
a. 490
b. 2,130
c. 1470
Answer: D
5. Which of the following has the greatest value:
a. 3 + 32 + (3 + 3)2
b. 33
c. [(3 + 3)2]2
d. (3 + 3 + 3)2
Answer: C
6. The average of 5 different counting numbers is 20. What is the highest possible
value that one of the numbers can have?
a. 20 
b. 40 
c. 30 
d. 90
Answer: D
7. Three brothers inherited a cash amount of P62,000 and they divided it among
themselves in the ratio of 5:4:1. How much more is the largest share than the smallest
share?
a. P75,000 
b. P30,000 
c. P24,800
Answer: C
8. What is the missing terms in the series 5, 20, 80, ___,1280, ___, 20, 480?
a. 50;210 
b. 40;160 
c. 35;135 
d. 320;5120
Answer: D
9. At what rate per annum should P2400 be invested so that it will earn an interest of
P800 in 8 years?
a. 6 ½ %
b. 5 ½ %
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d. 6 %
Answer: C
10. The area of a rectangle is (x2 + 2x - 8). If its length is x + 4, what is its width?
a. x + 2 
b. x - 2 
c. x + 1
d. x + 6
Answer: B
11. What is the value of 12⅙ - 3 ⅜ - 5 ⅔ + 20 ¾?
a. 21 1/8
b. 22
c. 23 7/8
d. 21
Answer: C
12. The vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 20°. What is the measure of one of the
base angles?
a. 150° 
b. 60° 
c. 75°
d. 80°
Answer: D
13. Ana and Beth do a job together in three hours. Working alone, Ana does the job in
5 hours. How long will it take Beth to do the job alone?
a. 3 and 1/3 hours 
b. 2 and 1/3 hours 
c. 3 hours 
d. 7 and 1/2 hours
Answer: D
14. How much greater is the sum of the first 50 counting numbers greater than the
sum of the first 100 counting numbers?
a. 110 
b. 3,775 
c. 3,155
d. 1200
Answer: N
15. Which of the following has the largest value?
a. 85 
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b. 39 
c. 65 
d. 94
Answer: A
16. A water tank contains 18 liters when it is 20% full. How many liters does it contain
when 50% full?
a. 60 
b. 30 
c. 58 
d. 45
Answer: D
17. The edges of a rectangular solid have these measures: 1.5 feet by 1½ feet by 3
inches. What is its volume in cubic inches?
a. 324 
b. 225 
c. 972 
d. 27
Answer: C
18. In a certain school, the ratio of boys to girls is 5 is to 7. If there are 180 boys and
girls in the school, how many boys are there?
a. 105 
b. 90 
c. 45
d. 75
Answer: D
19. Ruben’s grades in 6 subjects are 88, 90, 97, 90, 91 and 86? What is the least
grade that he should aim for in the 7th subject if he has to have an average of 88?
a. 92 
b. 74 
c. 88 
d. 85
Answer: B
20. On a certain day, three computer technicians took turns in manning a 24-hour
internet shop. The number of hours Cesar, Bert, and Danny were on duty was in the
ratio 3:4:5, respectively. The shop owner pays them P50 per hour. How much would
Danny receive for that day?
a. P 230 
b. P500 
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d. P480
Answer: B
21. A retailer buys candies for P90.25. The pack has 35 pieces of candies. If she sells
each candy for P2.25, how much profit does she make?
a. P11.50 
b. P56.25 
c. P37.50 
d. P18.75
22. An online shop sells a certain calculator for P950 and charges P150 for shipping
within Manila, regardless of the number of calculators ordered. Which of the following
equations shows the total cost  (y) of an order as a function of the number of
calculators ordered (x)?
a. y = (950 + 150)x 
b. y = 150x +950 
c. x = 950y + 150 
d. y = 950x + 150
Answer: D
23. One side of a 45° - 45° - 90° triangle measures x cm. What is the length of its
hypotenuse?
a. X √3 cm
b. X cm
c. (X √3)/2 cm
d. X √2 cm
Answer: D
24. The legs of one right triangle are 9 and 12, while those of another right triangle are
12 and 16. How much longer is the perimeter of the larger triangle than the perimeter
of the smaller triangle?
a. 84 
b. 7 
c. 12 
d. 14
Answer: C
25. Determine the midpoint of the line segment joining the points (7, -3) and (-1, 6).
a. (2, 3/2) 
b. (2, -3/2) 
c. (3, 3/2) 
d. (1, 5/2)
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26. Which of these has the longest perimeter?
a. A square 21 cm on a side
b. A rectangle 19 cm long and 24 cm wide
c. An equilateral triangle whose side is 28 cm
d. A right triangle whose two legs are 24 and 32 cm
Answer: D
27. How many square inches are in 2 square yard?
a. 900 
b. 144 
c. 1296
d. 2,592
Answer: D
28. In a playground for Kindergarten kids, 18 children are riding tricycles or bicycles. If
there are 43 wheels in all, how many tricycles are there?
a. 8 
b. 9 
c. 7 
d. 11
Answer: C
29. Nelia takes ¾ hour to dress and get ready for school. It takes 4/5 hour to reach the
school. If her class starts promptly at 8:00 am; what is the latest time she can jump out
of bed in order not to be late for school?
a. 6:42 am 
b. 6:27 am 
c. 6:57 am 
d. 7:02 am
Answer: B
30. Which common fraction is equivalent to 0.215?
a. 43/200 
b. 27/125 
c. 21/50
d. 108/375
Answer: A
Below is the LET Reviewer for General Education GENED: Science Part 1. We
encourage readers/ reviewees to use the comment boxes after the article for
discussion.
1. Which of the following statements best describes a hypothetical element with an
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electron configuration of 1s22s22p63s23p5?
a. The hypothetical element has an atomic number of 11.
b. The hypothetical element is a member of Group V, otherwise called the Nitrogen
Group.
c. The hypothetical element is in the fifth position in the p-block, along the third period
of the periodic table.
d. The hypothetical element is located at the third position of the p-block, along the fifth
period of the periodic table.
Answer: C
2. Despite the observed diversity among organisms, they are all made from the same
set of biomolecules composed of monomeric units except:
a. Proteins
b. Carbohydrates
c. Nucleic Acids
d. Lipids and Fats
Answer: D
3. What will be formed when radium isotope, with 88 protons and 138 neutrons
undergoes alpha decay?
a. Radon Atom (Rn222) with 86 Protons
b. Francium Atom (Fr222) with 87 Protons
c. Actinium Atom (Ac222) with 89 Protons
d. Thorium Atom (Th232) with 90 Protons
Answer: A
4. Which of the following examples best illustrates application of Boyle’s Law?
a. A tire becomes harder as more air is pumped into it.
b. A sealed aerosol can explodes when thrown into a fire.
c. A balloon expands and bursts when exposed to direct sunlight.
d. A scuba divers stops at certain depths as he ascends to the ocean’s surface.
Answer: D
5. Three liquids A, B, C were studied in a laboratory. Liquid A was found to float over B
and C. It was also found that liquid A flows fastest among the three. What can be said
about liquid A?
a. Densest and most viscous
b. Densest and least viscous
c. Least dense and most viscous
d. Least dense and least viscous
Answer: D
6. Which of the following statements represents a physical change?
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a. An antacid tablet forms bubbles when dissolved in water.
b. A flashlight beam slowly gets dimmer and finally dies out over time.
c. The lawn grows thicker every day because fertilizers were added into the soil.
d. Frozen mango juice melted when left standing at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Answer: D
7. Which of the following best explains why farmers burn rice straw and hull during
seasons of harvest?
a. Burning rice hulls and straws produce compounds that act as repellant for pests
which may damage plantation.
b. The smoke produced by burning rice hulls and straws stimulate growth and fruit
bearing of trees.
c. Rice hulls and straws are burned so that more spaces will be available for planting
next set of crops.
d. Ash from burnt rice hulls and straws are rich in compounds that could neutralize
acidic soil so that more crops will grow
8. Acid rain occurs when ____________.
Answer: D
8. Acid rain occurs when _________.
a. carbon dioxide combines with water in the atmosphere.
b. phosphorus-rich water in lakes evaporates to form phosphoric acid.
c. sulfur released in burning fossil fuels combines with water in the atmosphere.
d. excess hydrogen is released into the atmosphere to produce acids.
Answer: C
9. Why is it difficult to integrate nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into the nitrogen
cycle of the biosphere?
a. Nitrogen is very abundant in the atmosphere
b. Living organisms quickly absorb nitrogen gas
c. Oceans quickly absorb nitrogen gas
d. Few organisms can directly utilize atmospheric nitrogen
Answer: D
10. Which of the following sentences about greenhouse effect is INCORRECT?
a. Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere which are returned to the earth’s
surface.
b. Greenhouse effect is important in maintaining the temperature of the earth.
c. Greenhouse effect is due to gases that absorb the green region of light from the
sun.
d. Greenhouse effect increases the overall surface temperature of the earth.
Answer: C
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11. When a gardener propagates a plant by taking cuttings, he plants his cutting in a
well-watered soil in a plant pot. What is the most likely reason why he may then cover
the plant and pot with a lightly perforated polythene bag?
a. To reduce the water demand of the cutting.
b. To decrease the rate of gaseous exchange by the plant.
c. To reduce the chance of attack by pests.
d. To protect the plant from cold weather.
Answer: A
12. It is a common observation that mushrooms thrive few days after lightning strikes.
Which among the following biogeochemical cycles is involved in this process?
a. Nitrogen cycle
b. Carbon-Oxygen cycle
c. Phosphorus cycle
d. Sulfur cycle
Answer: A
13. Which of the following factors contribute to an increase in human population?
I. Immigration II. Emigration
III. Natality IV. Mortality
a. III and IV 
b. II and III
c. I only
d. I and III
Answer: D
14. Shown below is a simple food web in a grassy community. The arrow symbol
means eaten by. What would happen if all snakes are killed?
Grass>Grasshopper>Frog>Snake
Bird>Snake
a. Grass population would increase.
b. Grasshopper population would increase.
c. Bird and frog populations would increase.
d. Grasshopper and bird populations would increase.
Answer: C
15. Which of the following shows mechanical weathering of rocks?
a. formation of caverns 
b. acids dissolves rocks
c. freezing water between rock particles
d. iron in rocks combine with oxygen
Answer: C
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16. PAGASA announces the approach of the seasonal winds. The familiar names
used are Amihan and Habagat, internationally known as ________ and ________
respectively.
a. Northeast and southwest
b. Trade wind and easterlies
c. Southwest and northeast
d. Westerlies and easterlies
Answer: A
17. Fog is a cloud with its base at or very near the ground. The formation of fog
generally occurs after the ground has lost heat by:
a. Evaporation
b. Convection
c. Conduction
d. Radiation
Answer: D
18. Why do we see the sun rise in the east?
a. The earth revolves eastward.
b. The earth rotates from west to east. 
c. We are located in the 20th meridian.
d. On the globe, we are located in the east.
Answer: B
19. If a voltage of 100 volts produces a current of 5 amperes in an electrical device,
what is the resistance?
a. 95 Ohms
b. 20 Ohms 
c. 105 Ohms 
d. 500 Ohms
Answer: B
20. Which of the following best differentiates an earthquake's intensity from its
magnitude?
a. Intensity describes 'the depth from which the earthquake originated’ while
magnitude refers to ‘the energy of the earthquake’.
b. Intensity cannot be measured while magnitude can be measured using a
seismograph.
c. Intensity refers to the strength of the quake while magnitude refers to the degree of
destruction it caused at the epicenter.
d. Intensity is a measure of how much damage an earthquake cause at the surface
while magnitude is the strength of the quake.
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Answer: D
21. Comparing the speed of sound in liquids, gases, and solids, the speed of sound is
usually lowest in ____ and highest in ____.
a. solids, gases
b. gases, liquids
c. liquids, solids
d. gases, solids
Answer: D
22. Which has a greater density, a lake full of water or a cupful of water?
a. The cup full of water
b. The lake full of water
c. Not enough information
d. They have the same density
Answer: D
23. A stainless steel spoon feels colder than a plastic spoon because stainless steel
a. absorbs less heat from the hand than plastic does
b. is really colder than plastic
c. has a lower temperature than plastic
d. conducts heat away from the hand faster than plastic does
Answer: D
24. Why is it NOT advisable to repeatedly open the door of a refrigerator?
a. It will loosen the hinges of the refrigerator's door
b. Leads to wastage in electrical energy.
c. Repeated opening introduces bacteria in to the refrigerator.
d. The warm air outside lowers the temperature inside thus making the refrigeration
less-efficient.
Answer: B
25. What kind of mirror is used in cars to give the driver a wider area and smaller
image of the traffic behind him/her?
a. Double concave
b. Convex 
c. Plane
d. Concave
Answer: B
26. Why do we hear thunder some seconds after seeing lightning?
a. Light appears brighter in the sky.
b. Light travels faster than sound.
c. Sound travels 1.331 m/s
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d. Sound is released later actually
Answer: B
27. Water has a higher specific heat than iron. What does this mean?
a. Water is hotter than iron 
b. Water heats more rapidly than iron
c. Water is more dense than iron
d. Water heats more slowly than iron
Answer: D
28. If a colorblind man marries a woman who has normal vision and no history of the
disease, it is most probable that all of their :
a. daughters will be carriers 
b. daughters will be colorblind
c. sons will be carriers
d. sons will be colorblind
Answer: A
29. Albino corn seedlings may grow several inches tall. However, they will eventually
die, primarily because
a. direct sunlight will destroy their cells 
b. they lack adequate root system
c. they cannot produce their own food
d. they cannot obtain carbon dioxide
Answer: C
30. Mimosa pudica, locally known as Makahiya is called as such because its leaflets
tend to close when touched. This organismal response to a given stimuli is called:
a. Hydrotropism 
[Link] 
c. Geotropism 
d. Phototropism
Answer: B
Below is the LET Reviewer for General Education GENED: Social Science Part 1. We
encourage readers/ reviewees to use the comment boxes after the article for
discussion.
1. What factor was a major cause of both World War I and World War II?
a. The spread of Marxian ideas into Europe
b. The dropping of atomic bombs
c. Nationalism and national borders
d. The rise of totalitarian fascist states 
Answer: D
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2. In which organization is the Philippines a member to fight communist aggression?
a. APEC
b. ASA
c. UN
d. SEATO
Answer: D
3. The theory that population increases by geometrical ratio while the means of
subsistence increases by arithmetical ratio is attributed to?
a. Karl Marx
b. Robert Malthus
c. Emile Durkheim
d. Aristotle
Answer: B
4. In what instance is the Filipino double-standard morality shown?
a. A couple brings their sick child to the doctor then later to the espiritista
b. Young parents bring up their children in a manner different from how they were
brought up
c. Illiterate parents are eager to send their children to school even if they themselves
did not go to school
d. A married man who flirts with someone else other than his wife seems acceptable
but a married woman who flirts with another man is condemned. 
Answer: D
5. Which part of Asia does the Arabian peninsula occupy?
a. Northwest
b. Southeast
c. Southwest
d. Northeast
Answer: C
6. The important factors which have contributed to the weakness in the internalization
of desirable values is the?
a. Lack of models among the very people expected to exemplify these values
b. Use of approaches which are mainly cognitive rather than effective
c. Lack of follow up systems from one grade level to another
d. Minimum recognition and appreciation given to teachers
Answer: A
7. To govern is to rule and the government rules by laws. Whose main duty is the
enforcement of laws? 
a. Police department
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b. Judiciary department
c. Legislative department
d. Executive department
Answer: D
8. The term that refers to the class of Filipinos who were free and independent
a. Timawa
b. Maharlika
c. Aliping namamahay
d. Aliping saguiguilid
Answer: A
9. The Spanish expedition responsible for naming the archipelago Filipinas
a. Magellan’s expedition
b. Loarca expedition
c. Legaspi expedition
d. Villalobos expedition
Answer: D
10. The third and last military governor of the Philippines was
a. Gen. Wesley Merritt
b. Gen. Elwell Otis
c. Gen. Arthur MacArthur
d. Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Answer: C
11. Which Katipunan member commuted from Cavite to Manila to buy materials used
to make ammunitions?
a. Teresa Magbanua
b. Agueda Esteban
c. Teodora Alonso
d. Trinidad Tecson
Answer: B
[Link] economic system is based on free enterprise?
a. Globalism
b. Mixed economies
c. Capitalism 
d. Communism
Answer: C
13. How is the so-called colonial mentality manifested?
a. Cultural relativism
b. Cultural diversity
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c. Xenocentrism
d. Ethnocentrism
Answer: C
14. Which is a safeguard against unfair trade practices like short-weighing?
a. Total Quality Movement
b. Consumerism
c. Consumer vigilance
d. Substandardization
Answer: C
15. If the seven continents were arranged from largest to smallest, in which order does
Australia fall?
a. 4th
b. 5th
c. 6th
8. 7th
Answer: D
16. In which continent can we find stormy Cape Horn which is known as the graveyard
of ships and sailors?
a. Africa
b. Australia
c. South America
d. Asia
Answer: C
17. Which led to the creation of Pakistan as a nation in 1947? Religious differences
between
a. Hindus and Christians
b. Christians and Muslims
c. Hindus and Buddhists
d. Hindus and Muslims
Answer: D
18. Which is common to Sun Yat Sen and Mahatma Gandhi?
a. Promoted a society ruled by religious leaders
b. Rejected violence as a way to political power
c. Led a successful nationalistic movement in their respective countries 
d. Supported Marxist philosophy to change existing governments
Answer: B
19. Nebuchadnezzar was to the Babylonian Empire as Asoka was to the ______
Empire.
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a. Roman
b. Gupta
c. Greek
d. Maurya
Answer: D
20. With the opposition of the parity rights in mind, who does NOT belong to the
group?
a. Claro M. Recto
b. Jose Laurel
c. Manuel Roxas
d. Pedro Taruc
Answer: C
21. When the Filipino reformists asked for the assimilation of the Philippines by Spain,
what did they ask for? For the Philippines to ____
a. Become independent from Spain
b. Become a province of Spain
c. Be independent from Spain with certain conditions
d. Be represented in the Spanish Cortes
Answer: B
22. Who among the Presidents changed the date of our celebration of Independence
day from July 4 to June 12?
a. Ramon Magsaysay
b. Diosdado Macapagal
c. Carlos Garcia
d. Ferdinand Marcos
Answer: B
23. In which country did the Philippines participate in the world’s peacekeeping
operations by sending doctors, nurses, soldiers and police?
a. Israel
b. East Timor
c. Iraq
d. Iran
Answer: C
24. In which poem did Rizal write about offering one’s life for one’s country?
a. A La Juventud Filipina
b. Song of Maria Clara
c. Sa Aking mga Kabata
d. Mi Ultimo Adios
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Answer: D
25. As an effect of our geography, in which of the following island/s do people travel
mostly by water?
a. Luzon
b. Mindanao
c. Visayas
d. Visayas and Mindanao
Answer: C
26. As an insular country, to which principle does the Philippines adhere when it
comes to territorial boundary?
a. Two hundred nautical miles of the country’s coast
b. Three hundred fifty nautical miles from shore
c. Three-mile territorial limit
d. Archipelagic doctrine
Answer: D
27. Which part/s of the Visayas has/have comparatively more excessively moist
climate and limited arable lands?
a. Western
b. Eastern
c. Eastern and Central
d. Central and Western
Answer: B
28. Which follows Pres. Garcia’s “Filipino First Policy”? Filipinos
a. Should buy and consume Filipino products only
b. Should not contribute to the brain drain problem
c. Should be selective in the entry in the entry of foreign professionals in the country
d. Were to be given first preference in all matters related to the economic development
of the country
Answer: D
29. Aside from the Philippines, which countries claim part of the Spratly islands in the
South China Sea?
a. China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia
b. China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia
c. Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Malaysia
d. China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia
Answer: B
30. The following are our constitutional rights EXCEPT to 
a. Free access to legal assistance which shall not be denied due to poverty
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b. Have access to all records of the government
c. Be presumed innocent until proven guilty
d. Form association and labor unions
Answer: B
Below is the LET Reviewer for General Education GENED: Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) Part 1. We encourage readers/ reviewees to use the
comment boxes after the article for discussion.
1. Which of the following is not a benefit of technology in education?
a. Improves critical-thinking abilities.
b. Unlimited access to games and other internet sites.
c. Allows cooperative learning.
d. Increases self-expression.
Answer: B
2. Which situation shows that technology can be used to motivate students to learn?
a. Teacher Eric employs educational games related to the lesson they are taking.
b. Miss Cleo designs lessons which use cooperative learning with technology
integration.
c. Mr. Jimmy utilizes computer assisted instruction programs so that students will learn
at their own pace.
d. Teacher Sarah assigns projects to her class where self-expression and creativity is
acknowledged.
Answer: A
3. He is considered as the “Father of Modern Media in Education”.
a. Jean Piaget
b. Robert Gagne
c. B.F. Skinner
d. Edgar Dale
Answer: D
4. It is a term to denote a whole range of technologies associated with processing
information and with sending and receiving messages.
a. Educational Technology
b. Information and Communication Technology
c. Media Technology
d. Instructional Systems Design
Answer: B
5. A methodology widely used for developing new training programs.
a. Microsoft
b. World Wide Web
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c. Instructional Systems Design
d. Computer Technology
Answer: C
6. This is considered to be the first manual data processing device developed in China
in the 12th century A.D.
a. Hieroglyphics
b. Papyrus
c. Printing Press
d. Abacus
Answer: D
7. He is considered to be the “Father of Computing” because of his contributions to the
basic design of computer.
a. John Napier 
b. William Oughtred
c. Blaise Pascal
d. Charles Babbage
Answer: D
8. Which is the standard input device that accepts letters, numbers and commands
from the user?
a. Trackpad 
b. Lightpen 
c. Mouse
d. Keyboard
Answer: D
9. Mr. Rico carefully studies the materials he acquired from the internet. He always
examines if the author is qualified to present the material. This practice is?
a. necessary to ensure that the materials are reliable.
b. unethical because he does not trust the author.
c. unnecessary because all resources from the internet are dependable.
d. just a waste of time.
Answer: A
10. When a teacher asks the consistency of a material taken from the internet with
other available materials, he/she is concerned with its?
a. relevance
b. accuracy
c. coverage
d. currency
Answer: B
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
50 Items with Answer
1. Which of the following would be the most fitting action of a teacher who is having a
relationship with his/her student?
a. Deny the relationship.
b. Enjoy the relationship while it lasts.
c. Defer the relationship until they are ready to admit it.
d. Continue the relationship and exercise utmost professional discretion about this.
2. Ms. de Leon is a sickly teacher. She gets to school even late and not feeling well. What
provision in R.A. 7836 does she violates?
a. Teachers must be devoted, honest and punctual in performing their duty.
b. Teachers should be physical, mentally and morally fit to teach.
c. Teachers should manifest genuine enthusiasm and pride in teaching as a noble
profession.
d. All of the above
3. "Education is a continuous process of experiencing and of visiting or reorganizing
experiences" according to a Progressivist. What does it mean?
a. Education begins and ends in school.
b. Education takes place anytime and anywhere.
c. Education happens formally and informally.
d. Education goes on throughout life.
4. If you have a foreign visitor, what would be the best gift to buy?
a. Imported antiques
b. Expensive Buddha figurines
c. Porcelain wares
d. Embroidered products from Quezon province
5. Which of the following would manifest best the Teacher-Student Relationship?
a. Teacher to inflict corporal punishment to offending student upon the approval of
parents.
b. Teacher to inflict corporal punishment on offending student secretly.
c. Teacher to inflict corporal punishment to offending student at all times.
d. Teacher to inflict no corporal punishment on offending student at all times.
6) Which of the following is a characteristic of a Pragmatist Teacher?
a. Equipping the learners with the basic abilities and skills.
b. Providing the learners with the opportunities to apply theories and principles.
c. Requiring the learners the full mastery of the lessons.
d. Encourage the learners to memorize factual knowledge.
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7) In line with the philosophy of Reconstructivism, which of the following should be given
emphasis in teaching?
a. To seek for a better position in the society.
b. To compare oneself with the less fortunate.
c. To become economically self-reliant.
d. To designate one's superiority over the others.
8) One of the responsibilities of school administrators and faculty members is to
communicate and cooperate harmoniously with the community. Which of the following
attributes best applies to this responsibility?
a. Interfacing
b. Alignment
c. Partnership
d. Kinship
9) This principle was violated when Teacher Rey talked badly about the new school
principal in front of his students by telling them that the new principal is incompetent and
arrogant.
a. Respect for authority
b. Fidelity
c. Loyalty
d. Confidentiality
10) Which of the following is an integral part of the teaching process?
a. Teacher and principal
b. Lesson plan
c. Classroom management
d. Rubrics
11) Which of the following is the Fundamental Moral Principle?
a. Stealing is wrong.
b. Health is wealth.
c. Do good and avoid evil.
d. Cheating is immoral.
12) "Moral example has greater effect on pupils' discipline than laws and punishment" is
an advice for teachers from ________.
a. Confucius
b. Mohammed
c. Lao Tzu
d. Plato
13) According to Max Scheler's Hierarchy of Values, ________ is the highest form of
values.
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a. Pleasure values
b. Vital values
c. Spiritual values
d. Values of the Holy.
14) Which of the following prepositions is attributed to Plato?
a. Truth is relative to a particular time and place.
b. Human beings create their own truth.
c. Learning is the discovery of truth as latent ideas are brought to consciousness.
d. Sense perception is the most accurate guide to knowledge.
15) If reality is politically socially and economically formed, this philosophy is being
followed:
a. Essentialism
b. Existentialism
c. Progressivism
d. Pragmatism
16) In Piaget's concrete operational stage, a teacher should provide ________.
a. Activities for hypothesis formulation.
b. Learning activities that involve problems of classification and order.
c. Activities for evaluation purposes.
d. Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with.
17) A grade 1 pupil likes to play with his friends, but gets angry when defeated. Piaget's
theory states that this pupil is under what development stage?
a. Concrete-operational stage
b. Sensorimotor stage
c. Formal-operational stage
d. Pre-operational stage
18) Fear of something that was caused by a painful experience in the past is an example
of?
a. Insight
b. Classical conditioning
c. Operant conditioning
d. Imitation
19) A teacher rewards a child for doing things correctly. This technique is called:
a. Conditioning
b. Fading
c. Chaining
d. Reinforcement
20) A person who is friendly and has a capacity to make people laugh possesses:
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a. Naturalistic intelligence
b. Spatial intelligence
c. Intrapersonal intelligence
d. Interpersonal intelligence
21) A student with Attention Deficit Disorder exhibits:
a. Care for his/her personal things
b. Impatient while waiting for his/her turn during games
c. Completes work before shifting to another
d. Excessively quiet
22) A child treats his friends highly aggressive. The reason behind this attitude is his past
experiences with his father who is also highly aggressive. This is demonstrated on what
theory?
a. Social cognitive theory
b. Cognitive developmental theory
c. Operant conditioning
d. Classical conditioning
23) 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
24) ________ puts emphasis on the importance of sensitive periods in development.
a. Ecological theory
b. Social Cognitive theory
c. Psychoanalytic theory
d. Ethnological theory
25) Contrary to Freud's concept that the primary motivation of human behavior is sexual
in nature, Erikson's is ________ in nature.
a. Social
b. Cultural
c. Physical
d. Biological
26) ________ is described by Freud as the component/s of personality that is concerned
with the idea of right and wrong.
a. Superego
b. Superego and ego
c. Id
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d. Ego
27) What idea about age is NOT right?
a. Chronological age is different from biological and psychological age.
b. Chronological age, biological age, psychological age and social age are related.
c. Psychological age and social age are two different things.
d. Chronological age is the same as biological and psychological age.
28) ________ reflects the teacher's understanding of development as results of
maturation and learning.
a. Patience when dealing with the slower ones.
b. Creativity with classroom strategies or task.
c. Fairness when giving grades or school marks.
d. Cheerfulness and enthusiasm when discussing.
29) ________ is Erikson's, Piaget's and Freud's thought about play.
a. Contribute to the child's mastery of his physical and social environment.
b. Makes a child's life enjoyable that he will tend to hate school life later.
c. Prepares a child for an excellent academic performance in formal schooling.
d. Develops the child's highly competitive attitude because of the nature of play.
30) A student has been staring at a puzzle. He is figuring out how to solve it and
suddenly, an idea flashed in the student's mind and excitedly he was able to learn how to
solve the puzzle. This exemplifies ________.
a. Metacognition
b. Insight learning
c. Analytical learning
d. Trial and error learning
31) A teacher attempting to develop a student's metacognitive skills teaches the student
to:
a. Recall past lesson
b. Visualize
c. Formulate hypothesis
d. Think about their thinking
32) An adolescent exhibits what common characteristics?
a. Reasonable and secure
b. Feels intense emotions and sense of disequilibrium
c. Slow but steady physical secure
d. Passive and obedient
33) Instincts are under what mental dimension?
a. Ego and Superego
b. Ego
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c. Id
d. Superego
34) A child cannot do ________, according to Piaget's concrete operational stage.
a. Doing mentally what was just physically done.
b. Reasoning applied to specific example.
c. Classifying objects into different sets.
d. Imagining the steps necessary to complete an algebraic expressions.
35) What should teachers teach students to eradicate bullying among kids in school?
a. Full development of talents
b. Athletic skills
c. Respect for the dignity of persons
d. Full development of physical power
36) Education is the acquisition of the art and the utilization of knowledge. This statement
means:
a. A learner's application of what she has learned is necessary.
b. A learner's interest in art is commendable.
c. A learner's acquisition of information is sufficient.
d. A learner's acquisition of information is not important.
37) Student's initiative is stifles by:
a. Rationalism
b. Extreme authoritarianism
c. "Utang na loob"
d. "Bahala na"
38) A piece of music may sound sad, but when each note is played, there is nothing sad
about it. This is based on the doctrine that says:
a. The whole experience is equal to the sum of its parts.
b. The whole experience is more than the sum of its parts.
c. The whole experience is less than the sum of its parts.
d. The whole experience is not in any way related to the sum of its parts.
39) Which among the words below does NOT prevent the emergence of truth which the
learners and teachers are in search of?
a. Mindset
b. Mask
c. Open mind
d. Defense
40) What a teacher should do if students are misbehaving in class?
a. Send the misbehaving pupils to the guidance counselor.
b. Involve the whole class in setting rules of conduct in the whole class.
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c. Make a report to the parents about their children's misbehavior.
d. Set the rules for the class to observe.
41) What is an inappropriate method in teaching young children?
a. Individual difference are expected and accepted
b. Integrated teaching-learning
c. Isolated skill development
d. Positive guidance techniques
42) If a teacher believes that a child's mind is TABULA RASA, then the teacher will most
likely engage the students in ________ process for them to learn.
a. Sensory impressions
b. Reasoning
c. Reflections
d. Metacognition
43) A child received a candy after correctly completing his task. The child always tries to
complete all tasks correctly for him to have a candy once again. What is being shown in
the situation?
a. Associative learning
b. Classical conditioning
c. Operant conditioning
d. Pavlovian conditioning
44) A child learns by association and by insights. This states that the association and
cognitive theories of learning are:
a. Diametrically opposed
b. Complementary
c. Partly wrong
d. Partly correct
45) Emotion's role on success and happiness is highlighted by Daniel Goleman's theory
on emotional intelligence. How can the teacher best show empathy in the case of fighting
students?
a. Reprimand the students so that other will not follow the misbehavior.
b. Tell the students to stop fighting so that there will be peace in the classroom.
c. Make them realize how fighting negatively affects themselves and others.
d. Establish roles and responsibilities to avoid arguments among them.
46) The television program BATIBOT was developed because:
a. Children learn by conditioning.
b. Children learn by discovery.
c. Children learn by trial and error.
d. Children learn by observing and imitating.
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 47) Comprehension skills comprises the following, EXCEPT for:
a. Finding the main idea
b. Recreational reading
c. Sequencing events chronologically
d. Reading critically
48) Who was responsible for stating that modeling is essential in pedagogy?
a. Bandura
b. Bruner
c. Skinner
d. Thorndlike
49) To make her students participate more often during class discussions, teacher Chai
believes that she can apply Operant Conditioning by way of:
a. Giving more incentives to her students, such as additional grades and small tokens.
b. Emphasizing group sharing and guiding them in thinking critically and innovatively.
c. Instilling metacognition in them through modeling.
d. Letting them reflect on how they think about their subjects.
50) "Porma" over substance is evident in students in one of these instances.
a. Dolly submitted his comprehensive written report to Mrs. Topacio even if it was slightly
soiled with tomato ketchup.
b. Harvey submitted his written report on time to Mrs. Francisco even if it reeked of the
cigarette she smoked before class.
c. Joel submitted his written report to Mrs. Cantiveros a week in advance.
d. Olivia submitted her poorly written report, which was printed on perfumed stationery to
her English teacher, Mrs. Estrada.

KEY TO CORRECTION
1. D 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. C 9. A
10. C 11. C 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. C 16. B 17. D 18. B
19. D 20. D 21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. A 27. D
28. A 29. A 30. B 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. C 36. A
37. B 38. D 39. C 40. B 41. C 42. C 43. C 44. B 45. C
46. D 47. B 48. A 49. A 50. A

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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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 1. Which does Naom Chomsky assert about language learning for children?
I. Young children learn and apply grammatical rules and vocabulary as they are
exposed to them.
II. Begin formal teaching of grammatical rules to children as early as possible.
III. Do not require initial formal language teaching for children.

A. I and III C. I only

B. II only D. I and II

2. Which is/are the sources of man’s intellectual drives, according to Freud

A. Id C. Id -ego
B. Super ego D. Ego

3. Theft of school equipment like TV, computer, etc. by teenagers in the community itself is
becoming a common phenomenon. What does this incident signify?
A. Prevalence of poverty in the community.
B. Inability of school to hire security guards.
C. Deprivation of Filipino schools.
D. Community’s lack of sense of co-ownership.

4. As a teacher, you are reconstructionist, Which among these will be your guiding
principle?
A. I must teach the child every knowledge, skills and value that he needs for a better
future.
B. I must teach the child to develop his mental powers to the full.
C. I must teach the child so he is assured of heaven.
D. I must teach the child that we can never have real knowledge of anything.

5. The concepts of Trust vs. mistrust, autonomy vs. shame & self-doubt, and initiative vs.
guilt are most closely related with works of _____.
A. Erickson C. Freud
B. Piaget D. Jung

6. Student Z does not study at all but when the Licensure Examination for Teachers
comes, before he takes the LET, he spends one hour or more praying for a miracle, i.e.,
to pass the examination. Which attitude towards religion or God is displayed?
A. Religion as fake C. Religion as authentic
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7. Teacher B engages her students with information for thorough understanding, for
meaning and for competent application. Which principle governs Teacher B’s practice?
A. Constructivist C. Behaviorist
B. Gestalt D. Cognitivist

8. Student B claims: “I cannot see perfection but I long for it. So it must be real. “under
which group can he be classified?
A. Idealist C. Realist
B. Empiricist D. Pragmatist

9. What does extreme authoritarianism in the home reinforce in learners

A. Doing things on their own initiative
B. Ability to direct themselves
C. Dependence on others for directions.
D. Creativity in work.

10. You arrive at knowledge by re-thinking of latent ideas. From whom does this thought
come?
A. Experimentalist C. Idealist
B. Realist D. Existentialist

11. Behavior followed by pleasant consequences will be strengthened and will be more
likely to occur in the future. Behavior followed by unpleasant consequences will be
weakened and will be more likely to be repeated in the future. Which one is explained
[Link]’s psychoanalytic theory
[Link]’s law effect
C.B.F. Skinner’s Operant conditioning theory
D.D. Bandura’s social learning theory
12. Principal B tells her teachers that training in the humanities is most important. To which
educational philosophy does he adhere?
A. Existentialism C. Progressivism
B. Perennialism D. Essentialism

13. All subject in Philippine elementary and secondary schools are expected to be taught
using the integrated approach. This came about as a result of implementation of
___________.
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[Link]-Based Management
[Link] Education Curriculum
D.D. Schools First Initiative

14. Principal C shares this thought with the teachers: Subject matter should help students
understand and appreciate themselves as unique individual who accept complete
responsibility for their thoughts, feelings and actions. “ From which philosophy is this
thought based?
A. Perennialism C. Existentialism
B. Essentialism D. Progressivism

15. Based on Piaget’s theory, what should a teacher provide for children in the concrete
operational stage?
[Link] for hypothesis formulation.
[Link] activities that involve problems of classification and ordering.
[Link] and other physical activities to develop motor skills.
[Link] environment with ample objectives to play with.

16. To come closer to the truth we need to “go back to the things themselves.” This is the
advice of the ______.
A. Behavioris C. idealist
B. phenomenologists D. pragmatists

17. Researches conducted show that teacher’s expectations of students become self-
fulfilling prophecies. What is this phenomenon called?
A. Halo effect C. Ripple effect
B. Pygmalion effect D. Hawthorne effect

18. Teacher F is convinced that whatever a student performs a desired behavior, provided
reinforcement and soon the student will learn to perform the behavior on his own. On
which principle is Teacher F’s conviction based?
A. Cognitivism C. Behaviorism
B. Environmentalism D. Constructivism

19. Teacher U teaches to his pupils that pleasure is not the highest good. Teacher’s
teaching is against what philosophy?
A. Realism C. Epicureanism
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20. Studies in the areas of neurosciences discloses that the human brain has limitless
capacity. What does this imply
A. Some pupils are admittedly not capable of learning.
B. Every pupil has his own native ability and his learning is limited to this native ability.
C. Every child is a potential genius.
D. Pupil can possibly reach a point where they have learned everything.

21. Availment of the Philippine Education Placement Test for adults and out-of-school
youths is in support of the government’s educational program towards _____.
A. equitable access C. quality and relevance
B. quality D. relevance

22. A mother gives his boy his favorite snack every time the boy cleans up his room.
Afterwards, the boy cleaned his room everyday in anticipation of the snack. Which
theory is illustrated?
A. Associative learning
B. Classical conditioning
C. Operant conditioning
D. Pavlonian conditioning

23. Which group of philosophers maintain the “truth exists in an objective order that is
independent of the knower”?
A. Idealists C. Existentialists
B. Pragmatists D. Realists

24. Under which program were students who were not accommodated in public elementary
and secondary schools because of lack of classroom, teachers, and instructional
materials, were enrolled in private schools in their respective communities at the
government’s expense?
A. Government Assistance Program
B. Study Now-Pay later
C. Educational Service Contract System
D. National Scholarship Program

25. Which of the following prepositions is attributed to Plato?

A. Truth is relative to a particular time and place.
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C. Learning is the discovery of truth as latent ideas are brought to consciousness
D. Sense perception is the most accurate guide to knowledge.

26. In a treatment for alcoholism, Ramil was made to drink an alcoholic beverage and then
made to ingest a drug that produces nausea. Eventually, h nauseated at he sight and
smell of alcohol and stopped drinking alcohol. Which theory explains this?
A. Operant conditioning C. Associative learning
B. Social learning theory D. Attribution theory

27. In a social studies class, Teacher I present a morally ambiguous situation and asks his
students what they would do. On whose theory is Teacher I’s technique based
A. Kohlberg C. Piaget
B. Bandura D. Bruner

28. Quiz to formative test while periodic is to _________.

A. criterion-reference test C. norm-reference test
B. summative test D. diagnostic test

29. Your teacher is of the opinion that the world and everything in it are ever changing and
so you the skill to cope with change. What is his governing philosophy?
A. Idealism C. Experimentalism
B. Existentialism D. Realism

30. The search for related literature by accessing several data bases by the use of a
telephone line to connect a computer that have database is termed ______.
A. compact disc search C. on-line search
B. manual search D. computer search
31. In which competency do my students find the greater difficulty? In item with a difficulty
index of
A. 0. 1 C. 0.5
B. 0. 9 D. 1.0

32. We encounter people whose prayer goes like this: O God, if there is a God; save my
soul if I have a soul,” from whom is this prayer?
A. Stoic C. Agnostic
[Link] D. Skeptic

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33. If teacher wants to test student’s ability to organize ideas, which type of test should she
formulate?
A. Short answer C. Essay
B. Technical problem type D. Multiple-choice type

34. Who among the following needs less verbal counseling but needs more concrete
operational forms of assistance? The child who ________.
A. has mental retardation
B. has attention-deficit disorder
C. has learning disability
D. has conduct disorder

35. Which applies when skewness is zero?

A. Mean is greater than median.
B. Median is greater than the mean.
C. Scores have three modes.
D. Scores are normally distributed
36. Which does NOT belong to the group of alternative learning systems
A. Multi-grade grouping C. Graded education
B. Multi-age grouping D. Non-graded grouping

37. The first thing to do in constructing a periodic test is for a teacher to ______.
A. decide on the number of items for the test
B. go back to her instructional objectives
C. study the content
D. decide on the type of test to construct

38. Which one can enhance the comparability of grades?

A. Using common conversation table for translating test scores in to ratings.
B. Formulating tests that vary from one teacher to another.
C. Allowing individual teachers to determine factors for rating
D. Individual teachers giving weights to factors considered for rating.

39. The cultivation of reflective and meditative skills in teaching is an influence of _____.
A. Shintoism C. Confucianism
B. Zen Buddhism D. Taoism

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40. Teacher Y does norm-referenced interpretation of scores. Which of the following does
she do?
A. She describes group performance in relation to a level of mastery set.
B. She uses a specified content as its frame of reference.
C. She compares every individual student’s scores with others’ scores.
D. She describes what should be their performance.

41. The best way for a guidance counselor to begin to develop study skills and habits in
underachieving student would be to ______.
A. have these underachieving students observe the study habits of excelling students.
B. encourage students to talk study habits from their own experiences
C. have them view filmstrips about various study approaches
D. give out list of effective study approaches

42. Teacher F wanted to teach the pupils the skills to do cross stitching. He check up quiz
was a written test on the steps of cross stitching. What characteristic of a good test does
it lack?
A. Scorability C. Objectivity
B. Reliability D. Validity

43. For which may you use the direct instruction method?
A. Become aware of the pollutants around us.
B. Appreciate Milton’s Paradise Lost.
C. Use a microscope properly.
D. Distinguish war from aggression.

44. In the context on the theory on multiple intelligences, what is one weakness of the paper-
pencil test?
A. It is not easy to administer.
B. It puts the non-linguistically intelligent at a disadvantage
C. It utilizes so much time.
D. It lacks reliability.

45. NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted against set mastery level. This means that
NSAT and NEAT fall under _________.
A. intelligence test C. criterion-referenced test
B. aptitude test D. norm-referenced test

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46. Teacher B uses the direct instruction strategy. Which sequence of steps will she follow?
I. Independent practice
II. Feedback and correctiveness
III. Guided student practice
IV. Presenting and structuring
V. Reviewing the previous day’s work

A. V-IV-III-II-I C. V-II-IV-III-I
B. III-II-IV-I-V D. I-V-II-III-IV

47. Which guideline must be observed in the use of prompting to shape the correct
performance of your students?
A. Use the list intrusive prompt first.
B. Use all prompts available.
C. Use the most intrusive prompt first.
D. Refrain form using prompts.

48. What measure/s of central tendency do/es the number 16 represent in the following
data: 14,15,17,16,19,20,16,14,16?
A. Mode C. Median
B. Mode and median D. Mean

49. Which holds true to standardized tests?

A. They are used for comparative purposes.
B. They are administered differently.
C. They are scored according to different standards.
D. They are used for assigned grades.

50. Study this group of tests which was administered with the following results, then answer
the question.
Subject Mean SD Ronnel’s scrore
Math 56 10 43
Physics 41 9 31
English 80 16 109

In which subject(s) were the scores most homogenous?

A. Math C. Physics
B. English D. Physics and Math
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51. In the parlance of test construction what does TOS mean?
A. Table of Specifics C. Table of Specific Test Items
B. Term of Specifications D. Table of Specifications

52. Which is a major advantage of a curriculum-based assessment?

A. It is informal nature.
B. It connects testing with teaching.
C. It tends to focus on anecdotal information on student progress.
D. It is based on a norm-referenced measurement model.

53. Teacher H gave first-grade class a page with a story in which picture take the place of
some words. Which method did she use?
A. The whole language approach
B. The Spaulding method
C. The rebus method
D. The language experience approach

54. Out of 3 distracters in a multiple choice test items, namely B, C, and D, no pupil choice
D as answer. This implies that D is ________.
A. an ineffective distracter
B. a vague distracter
C. an effective distracter
D. a plausible distracter

55. The burnout malady gets worse if a teacher doesn’t intervene to change whatever areas
he or she in control. Which one can renew a teacher’s enthusiasm?
A. Stick to job C. Judge someone else as wrong
B. Initiate changes in jobs D. Engage in self-pity

56. If teacher has to ask more higher-order questions, he has to ask more ____ questions.
A. closed C. concept
B. Fact D. convergent

57. What can be said of Peter who obtained a score of P75 in a Grammar objective test?
A. His rating is 75 items in the test correctly.
B. He answered 75 % of the test items correctly.
C. He answered 75.
D. He performed better that 5% of his classmate.
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58. I drew learners into several content areas and encouraged them to solve a complex
question for interdisciplinary teaching. Which strategy did I use?
A. Problem-centered learning
B. Unit method
C. Reading-writing activity
D. D. Thematic instruction

59. Which guidance in test construction is NOT observed in this test item “ Jose Rizal wrote
____”.
A. The central problem should be packed in the stem.
B. There must be only one correct answer.
C. Alternatives must grammatical parallelism.
D. The alternative must be plausible.

60. To elicit more students’ response, Teacher G. made use of covert responses. Which one
did she NOT do?
A. She had the students write their response privately.
B. She showed the correct answers on the overhead after the students have written their
responses.
C. She had the students write their responses privately then called each of them.
D. She refrained from judging on the student’s responses.

61. Direct instruction id a facts, rules, and actions as indirect instruction is for _____ ,____,
_____.
A. hypotheses, verified data and conclusions
B. concepts, patterns and abstractions
C. concepts, processes and generalizations
D. guesses, data and conclusions

62. Which test has broad sampling of topics as strength?

A. Objective test C. Essay test
B. Short answer test D. Problem test
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63. Teacher T taught a lesson denoting ownership by means of possessives. He first
introduced the rule, then gave examples, followed by class exercises, then back to the
rule before he moved into second rule. Which presenting technique did he use
A. Combinatorial C. Part-whole
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64. In his second item analysis, Teacher H found out that more from the lower group got the
test item # 6 correctly. This means that the test item _____.
A. has a negative discriminating power.
B. has a lower validity.
C. has a positive discriminating power.
D. has a high reability.

65. Teacher E discussed how electricity flows through wires and what generates the electric
charge. Then she gave the students wires, bulbs, switches, and dry cells and told the
class to create a circuit that will increase the brightness of each bulb. Which one best
describes the approach used?
A. It used a taxonomy of basic thinking skills.
B. It was constructivist.
C. It helped students understand scientific methodology.
D. None of the above

66. Teacher W wants to review and check on the lesson of the previous day. Which one will
be most reliable?
A. Having students identify difficult homework problems.
B. Having students correct each other’s work.
C. Sampling the understanding of a few students.
D. Explicitly reviewing the task-relevant information necessary for the day’s lesson.

67. Shown a picture of children in sweaters inside the classrooms, the students were asked
this question: In what kind of climate do these children live? This is a thought questions
on ______.
A. inferring C. applying
B. creating D. predicting

68. Study this group of tests which was administered with the following results, then answer
the question.
Subject Mean SD Ronnel’s scrore
Math 56 10 43
Physics 41 9 31
English 80 16 109

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 In which subject(s) did Ronnel perform best in relation to the group’s performance?

A. Physics and MathC. Physics

B. English D. Math

69. Which criterion should guide a teacher in the choice of instructional devices?
A. Attractiveness C. Novelty
B. Cost D. Appropriateness
70. Study this group of tests which was administered with the following results, then answer
the question.
Subject Mean SD Ronnel’s scrore
Math 56 10 43
Physics 41 9 31
English 80 16 109

In which subject(s) did Ronnel perform poorly in relation to the group’s performance?
A. English C. Math
B. English and Math D. Physics

71. “What is most likely to happen to our economy when export continuously surpasses
import” is a thought question on ______.
A. creating C. relating cause-and-effect
B. synthesizing D. predicting

72. Which method has been proven to be effective in courses that stress acquisition of
knowledge?
A. Socratic method C. Indirect instruction
B. Cooperative learning D. Mastery learning

73. Which is the first step in planning an achievement test?

A. Define the instructional objective.
B. Decide on the length of the test.
C. Select the type of test items to use.
D. Build a table of specification.

74. Which activity should a teacher have more for his students if he wants to develop logical-
mathematical thinking?
A. Drama C. Problem solving
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75. Why should a teacher NOT use direct instruction all the time
A. It requires much time.
B. It requires use of many supplemental materials.
C. It is generally effective only in the teaching of concepts and abstractions.
D. It reduces student’s engagement in learning.

76. Which are direct measures of competence?

A. Personality tests C. Paper-and-pencil test
B. B. Performance tests D. Standardized tests

77. Which is one role play in the pre-school and early childhood years?
A. Develops competitive spirit.
B. Separates reality from fantasy.
C. Increase imagination due to expanding knowledge and emotional range.
D. Develops the upper and lower limbs.

78. Teacher A discovered that his pupils are very good in dramatizing. Which tool must
have helped him discover his pupils’ strength?
A. Portfolio assessment C. Journal entry
B. Performance test D. Paper-and-pencil test

79. Teacher M’s pupils are quite weak academically and his lesson is already far behind time
table. How should Teacher M proceed with his lesson?
A. Experientially C. Logically
B. B. Inductively D. Deductively

81. I want to teach concepts, patterns and abstractions. Which method is most appropriate?
A. Indirect instruction C. Direct instruction
B. Discovery D. Problem solving

82. If your Licensure Examination for Teacher (LET) items sample adequately the
competencies listed in the syllabi, it can be said that LET possesses ______ validity.
A. concurrent C. content
B. construct D. predictive

83. Read the following then answer the questions:

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 TEACHER: IN WHAT WAYS OTHER THAN THE PERIODIC TABLE MIGHT WE
PREDICT THE UNDISCOVERED ELEMENTS?
BOBBY: WE COULD GO TO THE MOON AND SEE IF THERE ARE SOME
ELEMENTS THERE WE DON’T HAVE.
BETTY: WE COULD DIG DOWN TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH AND SEE IF
WE FIND ANY OF THE MISSING ELEMENTS.
RICKY: WE COULD STUDY DEBRIS FROM THE METEORITES-IF WE CAN FIND
ANY.
TEACHER: THOSE ARE ALL GOOD ANSWERS. BUT WHAT IF THOSE
EXCURSIONS TO THE MOON, TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH OR TO
FIND METEORITES WERE TOO COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING? HOW
MIGHT WE USE THE ELEMENTS WE ALREADY HAVE HERE ON EARTH
TO FIND SOME NEW ONES?

Question: The Teacher questions in the above exchange are examples of ____ questions.
A. Fact C. Direct
B. Concept D. Closed

84. In Krathwoh’s taxonomy of objectives in the affective, which is most authentic?

A. Characterization C. Responding
B. Valuing D. Organization

85. “In the light of the facts presented, what is most likely to happen when…?” is a simple
thought question on _____.
A. inferring C. synthesizing
B. generalizing D. justifying

86. The teacher’s first task in the selection of media in teaching is to determine the
A. choice of the students
B. availability of the media
C. objectives of the lesson
D. technique to be used

87. In self-directed learning, to what extent should a teacher’s “scaffolding” be?

A. To a degree the student needs it.
B. None, to force the student to learn by himself
C. To the maximum, in order to extend to the student all the help he needs.
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88. Which is a form of direct instruction?

A. Discovery process C. Programmed instruction
B. B. Problem solving D. Inductive reasoning

89. With synthesizing skills in mind, which has the highest diagnostic value?
A. Essay test C. Completion tes
B. Performance test D. Multiple choice test
90. How can you exhibit legitimate power on the first day of school?
A. By making your students feel they are accepted for who they are.
B. By informing them you are allowed to act in loco parents.
C. By making them realize the importance of good grades.
D. By making them feel you have mastery of subject matter.

91. Based on Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience, which activity is farthest from the real thing?
A. View images C. Watch a demo
B. Attend exhibit D. Hear

92. Which can effectively measure student’s awareness of values?

A. Projective techniques C. Likert scales
B. Moral dilemma D. Anecdotal record

93. I combined several subject areas in order to focus on a single concept for
interdisciplinary teaching. Which strategy/method did I use?
A. Problem-entered learning
B. Thematic instruction
C. Reading–writing activity
D. Unit method

94. The test item ”Group the following items according to shape” is a thought test item on
_______.
A. creating C. classifying
B. generating D. comparing

95. For maximum interaction, a teacher ought to avoid _____ questions.

A. informational C. leading
B. rhetorical D. divergent
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96. By what name is Socratic method also known ?
A. Mastery learning C. Morrison method
B. Indirect instruction D. Questioning Method

97. Which is an appropriate way to make manage off-task behavior?

A. Make eye contact.
B. Stop your class activity to correct a child who is no longer on task.
C. Move closer to the child.
D. Redirect a child’s attention to task and check his progress to make sure he is
continuing to work

98. Which one can best evaluate student’s attitudinal development?

A. Essay test C. Observation
B. Portfolio D. Short answer test

99. What should a teacher do for students in his class who are on grade level
A. Give them materials on their level and let them work at a pace that is reasonable for
them, trying to bring them up to a grade level.
B. Give them the same work as the other students, because they will absorb as much as
they are capable of.
C. Give them the same work as the other students, not much, so that they won’t feel
embarrassed.
D. Give them work on the level of the other students and work a little above the
classmates level to challenge them.

100. With-it-ness, according to Kourin, is one of the characteristics of an effective classroom

manager. Which phrase goes with it?
A. Have hands that write fast.
B. Have eyes on the back of your hands.
C. Have a mouth ready to speak.
D. Have minds packed with knowledge.

101. On whose philosophy was [Link] Summerhill, one of the most experimental schools
based?
A. A. Rousseau C. Montessori
B. B. Pestalozzi D. John Locke

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102. Which Filipino trait works against the shift in teacher’s role from teacher as a fountain
of information to teacher as facilitator?
A. Authoritativeness C. Hiya
B. Authoritarianism D. Pakikisama

103. Teacher A is a teacher of English as Second Language: she uses vocabulary cards, fill-
in-the blank sentences, dictation and writing exercises in teaching a lesson about grocery
shopping. Based on this information, which of the following is a valid conclusion?
A. The teacher is applying Bloom’s hierarchy of cognitive learning.
B. The teacher is teaching variety of ways because not all students learn in the same
manner.
C. The teacher wants to make her teaching easier by having less talk.
D. The teacher is emphasizing reading and writing skills.

104. With specific details in mind, which one has (have) a stronger diagnostic value?
A. Multiple choice test
B. Non-restricted essay test
C. Restricted essay test
D. Restricted and non-restricted essay tests

105. Teacher B is a teacher of English as Second Language: she uses vocabulary cards, fill-
in-the blank sentences, dictation and writing exercises in teaching a lesson about grocery
shopping. Based on this information, which of the following is a valid conclusion?
A. The teacher is reinforcing learning by giving the same information in a variety of
methods.
B. The teacher applying Bloom’s hierarchy of cognitive learning.
C. The teacher is wants to do less talk.
D. The teacher is emphasizing listening and speaking skills.

106. In a criterion-referenced testing, what must you do to ensure that your test is fair
A. Make all of the questions true or false.
B. Ask each student to contribute one question.
C. Make twenty questions but ask the students to answer only ten of their choice.
D. Use objectives for the unit as guide in your test construction.

107. Read this question: “How will you present the layers of the earth to your class?” This is
a question that _________.
A. directs
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C. assesses cognition
D. probes creative thinking

108. In Krathwoh’s affective domain of objectives, which of the following is the lowest level of
effective behavior?
A. Valuing C. Responding
B. Characterization D. Organization

109. Which is NOT a sound purpose for asking questions?

[Link] probe deeper after an answer is given
[Link] discipline a bully in class
[Link] remind students of a procedure
[Link] encourage self-reflection

110. It is not wise to laugh at a two-year old child when he utters bad word because in his
stage he is learning to __________.
[Link] other’s views
[Link] right from wrong
[Link]
[Link] sex differences

111. Research tells that teachers ask mostly content questions. Which of the following
terms does NOT refer to content questions?
[Link] C. Concept
[Link] D. Convergent

112. In mastery learning, the definition of an acceptable standard of performance is called a

A. behavior C. SMART
B. condition D. criterion measure

113. Based on Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience, which activity is farthest from the real
thing?
A. Read C. View images
B. Hear D. Attend exhibit

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114. After giving an input on a good paragraph, Teacher W asks her students to rate a
given paragraph along the elements of a good paragraph. The students’ task is in level
of _________.
A. application C. evaluation
B. analysis D. synthesis

115. Which is one characteristic of an effective classroom management?

A. It quickly and unobtrusively redirects misbehavior once it occurs.
B. It teaches dependence on other for self-control.
C. It respects cultural norms of a limited group students.
D. Strategies are simple enough to be used consistently

116. Read the following then answer the questions:

TEACHER: IN WHAT WAYS OTHER THAN THE PERIODIC TABLE MIGHT WE
PREDICT THE UNDISCOVERED ELEMENTS?
BOBBY: WE COULD GO TO THE MOON AND SEE IF THERE ARE SOME
ELEMENTS THERE WE DON’T HAVE.
BETTY: WE COULD DIG DOWN TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH AND SEE IF WE
FIND ANY OF THE MISSING ELEMENTS.
RICKY: WE COULD STUDY DEBRIS FROM THE METEORITES- IF WE CAN FIND
ANY.
TEACHER: THOSE ARE ALL GOOD ANSWERS BUT WHAT IF THOSE
EXCURSIONS TO THE MOON, TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH OR TO
FIND METEORITES WERE TOO COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING? HOW
MIGHT WE USE THE ELEMENTS WE ALREADY HAVE HERE ON EARTH TO
FIND SOME NEW ONES?

Question: which questioning strategy/ies does/do the exchange of thoughts above

illustrate?
A. Funneling
B. Sowing and reaping
C. Nose-dive
D. Extending and lifting

117. How can you exhibit referent power on the first day of school?
A. By making them feel you know what you are talking about.
B. By telling them the importance of good grades.
C. By reminding your students your authority over them again and again.
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118. A sixth grade twelve-year old boy comes from a dysfunctional family and has been
abused and neglected. He has been to two orphanages and three different elementary
schools. The student can decode on the second grade level, but he can comprehend
orally material at the fourth or fifth grade level. The most probable cause/s of this
student’s reading problem is/are ______.
A. emotional factors
B. poor teaching
C. neurological factors
D. immaturity

119. Which questioning practice promotes more class interaction?

A. Asking the question before calling a student
B. Focusing on divergent questions.
C. Focusing on convergent questions.
D. Asking rhetorical questions

120. The following are sound specific purpose of questions EXCEPTS

A. To call the attention of an inattentive student
B. To teach via student answers
C. To stimulate learners to ask questions
D. To arouse interest and curiosity

121. Which technique should a teacher use to encourage response if his students do not
respond to his question?
A. Ask a specific student to respond, state the question, and wait a response.
B. Tell the class that it will have detention unless answers are forthcoming.
C. Ask another question, an easier one.
D. Wait for a response.

122. Which types of play is most characteristic of a four to six-year old child?
A. Solidarity plays and onlookers plays
B. Associative and cooperative plays
C. Associative and onlookers plays
D. Cooperative and solidarity plays

123. The principle of the individual difference requires teachers to ___________.

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B. provide for a variety of learning activities
C. treat all learners alike while in the classroom
D. prepare modules for slow learners in class
124. Referring to Teacher S, Nicolle describes her teacher as “fair, caring and someone you
can talk to”. Which power or leadership does Teacher S have?
A. Referent power C. Reward power
B. Legitimate power D. Expert power

125. During the Spanish period, what was/were the medium/media of instruction in schools?
A. The Vernacular C. Spanish
B. English D. Spanish and the Vernacular

126. Rodel is very aloof and cold in his relationship with classmates. Which basic goals
must have not been attained by Rodel during his developmental years, according to
Erickson’s theory of psychological development?
A. Autonomy C. Initiative
B. Trust D. Generativity

127. How can you exhibit expert power on the first day of school?
A. By making them feel you know what you are talking about.
B. By telling them the importance of good grades.
C. By reminding then your students your authority over them again and again.
D. By giving your students a sense of belonging and acceptance.

128. Teacher P wants to develop the skill of synthesizing in her pupil. Which one will she do?
A. Ask her students to formulate a generalization from the data shown in graphs.
B. Ask her students to answer questions beginning with “What if …”
C. Tell her pupils to state data presented in graphs.
D. Directs her students to ask questions on the parts of the lesson not understood.

129. John Watson said “Men are built not born. ” What does this statement point to?
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.

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130. Teacher H strives to draw participation of every student into classroom discussion.
Which student’s need is she trying to address? The need
A. to show their oral abilities to the rest of the class
B. to be creative
C. to feel significant and be part of a group
D. to get everything out in the open

[Link] G’s lessons objective has something to do with the skill of synthesizing? Which
behavioral term is most appropriate?
A. Test C. Appraisal
B. Assess D. Theorize

132. Which is a sound classroom management practice?

A. Avoid establishing routines; routines make your student robots.
B. Establish routines for all daily needs and tasks.
C. Apply rules and policies on a case to case basis.
D. Apply reactive approach to discipline.

133. A child who gets punished for stealing candy may not steal again immediately. But this
does not mean that the child may not steal again. Based on Thorndike’s theory on
punishment and learning, this shows that ______________.
A. punishment strengthen e a response
B. punishment remove a response
C. punishment does not remove a response
D. punishment weakens a response

134. Which assumption underlines the teacher’s use of performance objectives?

A. Not every form of learning id observable.
B. Performance objectives assure the learner of learning.
C. Learning is defined as a change in the learner’s observable performance.
D. The success of the learner is based on teacher’s performance.

135. As a teacher, what do you do when you engage yourself in major task analysis?

A. Test if learning reached higher level thinking skills

B. Breakdown a complex task into sub-skills
C. Determine the level of thinking involved
D. Revise lesson objectives
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136. The following are used in writing performance objectives EXCEPT
A. delineate C. integrate
B. diagram D. comprehend

137. Teacher B clears his throat to communicate disapproval of a student’s behavior. Which
specific influence technique is this?
A. Signal interference C. Interest boosting
B. Direct appeal D. Proximity control

138. An effective classroom manager uses low-profile classroom control. What is a low-
profile classroom technique?
A. Note to parents
B. After-school detention
C. Withdrawal of privileges
D. Raising the pitch of the voice

139. The primary objective of my lesson is: “To add similar fractions correctly.” Before I can
do this I must first aim at this specific objective: “to distinguish a numerator from a
nominator. “What kind of objective is the latter?
A. Major C. Enabling
B. Terminal D. Primary

140. With which goals of educational institutions as provided for by the Constitution is the
development of work skills aligned?
A. To develop moral character
B. To teach the duties of citizenship
C. To inculcate love of country
D. To develop vocational efficiency

141. In instructional planning it is necessary that parts of the plan from the first to the last
have ___________.
A. clarity C. coherence
B. symmetry D. conciseness

142. All of the following describe the development of children aged eleven to thirteen
EXCEPT
A. they shift from impulsivity to adaptive ability
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C. they exhibit increased objectivity in thinking
D. they show abstract thinking and judgement

143. If a teacher plans a constructivist lesson, what will he most likely do? Plan how he can
_______.
A. do evaluate his student’s work
B. do reciprocal teaching
C. do lecture to his students
D. engage his students in convergent thinking

144. In mastery learning, the definition of an acceptable standard of performance is called a

A. SMART C. behavior
B. criterion measure D. condition

145. “A stitch on time saves nine”, so goes the adage. Applied to classroom management,
this means that we _______.
A. may not occupy ourselves with disruptions which are worth ignoring because they are
minor
B. must be reactive in our approach to discipline
C. have to resolve minor disruptions before they are out of control
D. may apply 9 rules out of 10 consistently

146. Ruben is very attached to his mother and Ruth to her father. In what developmental
stage are they according to Freudian psychological theory?
A. Oedipal stage C. Anal Stage
B. Latent stage D. Pre-genital stage

147. What was the prominent educational issues of the mid 1980’s?
A. Bilingual Education C. Accountability
B. Value Education D. Mainstreaming
148. Which behavior is exhibited by a student who is strong in interpersonal intelligence?
A. Works on his/her own.
B. Keeps interest to himself/herself
C. Seeks out a classmate for help when problem occurs.
D. Spends time meditating.

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149. Which is behavioral term describes a lesson outcome in the highest level of Bloom’s
cognitive domain?
A. Create C.
C. Analyze
B. Evaluate D. Design

150. The main purpose of compulsory study of the Constitution is to ___.

[Link] students into responsible, thinking citizens
[Link] student with the historical development of the Phil Constitution
[Link] constitutional experts of the students
[Link] students for law-making

151. A goal-oriented instruction culminates in _______.

[Link] activities
[Link]
[Link] of topics
[Link] of objectives

152. Based on Freud’s psychoanalytic theory which component (s) of personality is (are)
concerned with a sense of right and wrong?

A. Super ego C. Id
B. Super-ego and Ego D. Ego

153. Who among the following puts more emphasis on core requirements, longer school day,
longer academic year and more challenging textbooks?
A. Perennialist C. Progressivist
B. Essentialist D. Existentialist

154. A student passes a research report poorly written but ornately presented in a folder to
make up for the poor quality of the book report content. Which Filipino trait does this
practice prove?
A. art of academics
B. substance over “porma”
C. art over science
D. “porma” over substance

155. Which one may support equitable access but may sacrifice quality?
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B. School accreditation D. Selective retention

156. Based on Piaget’s theory, what should a teacher provide for children in the sensimotor
stage?
A. Games and other physical activities to develop motor skill.
B. Learning activities that involve problems of classification and ordering.
C. Activities for hypothesis formulation.
D. Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with.

157. A teacher’s summary of a lesson serves the following functions, EXCEPT

A. it links the parts of the lesson.
B. it brings together the information that has been discussed.
C. it makes provisions for full participation of students.
D. it clinches the basic ideas or concepts of the lesson.

158. As a teacher, you are rationalist, Which among these will be your guiding principle?
A. I must teach the child that we can never have real knowledge of anything.
B. I must teach the child to develop his mental powers to the full.
C. I must teach the child so he is assured of heaven
D. I must teach the child every knowledge, skills and value that he needs for a better
future.

159. Bruner’s theory on intellectual development moves from enactive to iconic and symbolic
stages. In which stage(s) are diagrams helpful to accompany verbal information?
A. Enactive and iconic C. Symbolic and enactive
B. Symbolic D. Iconic
160. Student’s scores on a test were: 72,72,73,74,76,78,81,83,85.
The score 76 is the ___.
A. mode C. average
B. mean D. median

161. Standard deviation is to variability as mode to _____.

A. level of difficulty C. correction
B. discrimination D. central tendency

162. A teacher who equates authority with power does NOT usually __________.
A. Shame C. develop self-respect in every pupil
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163. Which is a true foundation of the social order?

A. Obedient citizenry
B. The reciprocation of rights and duties
C. Strong political leadership
D. Equitable distribution of wealth

164. Standard deviation is to variability as mean is to _______.

A. coefficient of correlation C. discrimination index
B. central tendency D. level of difficulty

165. Teacher Q does not want Teacher B to be promoted and so writes an anonymous letter
against Teacher B accusing her of fabricated lies. Teacher Q mails this anonymous letter
to School Division Superintendent. What should Teacher Q do if she has to act
professionally?
A. Submit a signed justifiable criticism against Teacher B, if there is any.
B. Go straight to the School Division Superintendent and gives criticism verbally.
C. Hire a group to distribute poison letters against Teacher B for the information
dissemination.
D. Instigate student activists to read poison letter over the microphone.

166. Each teacher is said to be a trustee of the cultural and educational heritage of the
nation and is under obligation to transmit to learners such heritage. Which practice
makes him fulfill such obligation?
A. Use the latest instruction technology
B. Observing continuing professional education.
C. Use interactive teaching strategies
D. Study the life of Filipino heroes

167. Which type of reports to “on-the spot” description of some incident, episode or
occurrence that is being observed and recorded as being of possible significance?
A. Autobiographical report
B. Value and interest report
C. Biographical report
D. Anecdotal report

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168. Teacher A is directed to pass an undeserving student with a death threat. Which advice
will a hedonist give?
A. Pass the student. Why suffer the threat?
B. Don’t pass him. You surely will not like someone to give you a death threat in order to
pass.
C. Pass the student. That will be use to the student, his parents and you.
D. D. Don’t pass him. Live by principle of justice. You will get reward, if not in this life,
in the next.

169. If you agree with Rizal on how you can contribute to our nation’s redemption, which
should you work for?
A. Opening our doors to foreign influence
B. Upgrading the quality of the Filipino through education
C. Stabilizing the political situation
D. Gaining economic recovery

170. “All men are pretty much alike. It is only by custom that they are set apart, “ said one
Oriental philosopher. Where can this thought be most inspiring?
A. In a multi-cultural group of learners.
B. In multi-cultural and heterogeneous groups of learners and indigenous peoples’ group.
C. In a class composed of indigenous people.
D. In heterogeneous class of learners.

171. In what way can teachers uphold the highest possible standard of quality education?
A. By continually improving themselves personally and professionally
B. By wearing expensive clothes to change people’s poor perception of teachers
C. By working out undeserved promotions
D. By putting down other professions to lift the status of teaching

172. How would you select the most fit in government position? Applying Confucius teaching,
which would be the answer?
A. By course accreditation of an accrediting body
B. By merit system and course accreditation
C. By merit system
D. By government examinations

173. The attention to the development of a deep respect and affection for our rich cultural
past is an influence of ______
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 A. Confucius C. Teilhard de Chardin
B. Heqel D. Dewey

174. A teacher / student is held responsible for his actions because s/he _______.
A. has instincts C. has mature
B. has a choice D. is reason

175. The typical autocratic teacher consistently does the following EXCEPT
[Link] students C. shaming students
[Link] students D. encouraging students

176. Teacher H and teacher I are rivals for promotion. To again the favor of the promotion
staff, teacher I offers her beach resort for free for members of he promotional staff before
ranking. As one of the contenders for promotions, is this becoming of her to do
A. Yes. This will be professional growth for the promotional staff.
B. No. This may exert undue influence on the members of the promotional staff and so
may fail to promote on the basis of merit.
C. Yes. The rare invitation will certainly be welcomed by an overworked promotional staff.
D. Yes. There’s nothing wrong with sharing one’s blessings.

177. Rights and duties are correlative. This means that.

A. rights and duties regulate the relationship of men in society.
B. rights and duties arise from natural law.
C. each right carries with it one or several corresponding duties.
D. rights and duties ultimately come from God.

178. In the Preamble of Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers, which is NOT said of
teachers?
A. LET passer
B. Duly licensed professionals
C. Possess dignity and reputation
D. With high moral values as well as technical and professional competence

179. What should you do if a parent who is concerned about a grade his child received
compared to another student’s grade, demands to see both students’ grades?
A. Refuse to show either record.
B. Show only his child’s record.
C. Refuse to show any record without expressing permission from principal.
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180. Teacher often complain of numerous non-teaching assignments that adversely affect
their teaching. Does this mean that teachers must be preoccupied only with teaching?
A. Yes, if they are given other assignments, justice demands that they be properly
compensated.
B. Yes, because other community leaders, not leaders, not teachers, are asked to lead in
community activities.
C. Yes, because every teacher is expected to provide leadership and initiative in
activities for betterment of communities.
D. No, because teaching is enough full time job.

181. Which illustrates a development approach in guidance and counseling?

A. Spotting on students in need of guidance
B. Teaching students how to interact in a positive manner
C. Acting as a mentor
D. Making the decision for the confused student

182. Whose influence is the education program that puts emphasis on self-development
through the classics, music, and ritual?
A. Buddha C. Confucius
B. Mohammed D. Lao tsu

183. Helping in the development of graduates who are “maka-Diyos” is an influence of ___.
A. naturalistic morality
B. classical Christian morality
C. situational morality
D. dialectical morality

184. What is the mean of this score distribution 4,5,6,7,8,9,10?

A. 7 C. 8.5
B. B. 6 D. 7.5

185. Are percentile ranks the same as percentage correct?

A. It cannot be determined unless scores are given.
B. It cannot be determined unless the number of examinees is given
C. No
D. Yes
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186. Teacher F is a newly converted to a religion. Deeply convinced of his new found
religion, he starts Monday classes by attacking one religion and convinces his pupil to
attend their religion services on Sundays. Is this in accordance with the Code of Ethics
of Professional Teachers?
A. Yes. What he does strengthens value education.
B. No. A teacher should not use his position to proselyte others.
C. Yes. In the name of academic freedom, a teacher can decide what to teach.
D. Yes. What he does is a value education.

187. In a study conducted, the pupils were asked which nationality they preferred. If given a
choice. Majority of the pupils wanted to Americans. In this case, in which obligation,
relative to the state, do schools seem to be failing? In their obligation to
A. respect for all duly constituted authorities
B. promote national pride
C. promote obedience to the laws of the state
D. install allegiance to the Constitution

188. A guest in one graduation rites told his audience: “Reminder, you are what you choose
to be”. The guest speaker is more of a/an _____.
A. realistic C. pragmatist
B. Idealistic D. existentialist

189. From whom do we owe the theory of deductive interference as illustrated in syllogism?
A. Plato C. Socrates
B. Aristotle D. Pythagoras

190. In what way can teachers uphold the highest possible standard of quality education?
A. By continually improving themselves personally and professionally
B. By putting down other professions to lift the status of teaching
C. By wearing expensive clothes to change people’s poor perception of teachers
D. By working out undeserved promotions

191. Two students are given the WISC III. One has a full scale IQ of 91, while the other has
an IQ of 109. Which conclusion can be drawn?
A. Both students are functioning in the average range of intellectual ability
B. Another IQ test should be given to truly assess their intellectual potential.

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potential.
D. The second student has significantly higher intellectual ability.

192. Which describes norm-referenced grading?

A. What constitutes a perfect score
B. The student’s past performance
C. An absolute standard
D. The performance of the group

193. Teacher A knows of the illegal activities of a neighbor but keeps quiet in order not to be
involved in any investigation. Which foundational principle of morality does Teacher A
fail to apply?
A. Always do what is right
B. The principle of double effect
C. The end does not justify the means
D. Between two evils, do the lesser evil

194. Teacher Q does not want Teacher B to be promoted and so writes an anonymous letter
against Teacher B accusing her of fabricated lies. Teacher Q mails this anonymous
letter to School Division Superintendent. What should Teacher Q do if she has to act
professionally?
A. Hire a group to distribute poison letters against Teacher B for the information
dissemination.
B. Submit a signed justifiable criticism against Teacher B, if there is any.
C. Go straight to the School Division Superintendent and gives criticism verbally.
D. Instigate student activists to read poison letter over the microphone

195. A teacher’s summary of a lesson serves the following functions, EXCEPT

A. it makes provisions for full participation of students.
B. it brings together the information that has been discussed.
C. it links the parts of the lesson.
D. it. clinches the basic ideas or concepts of the lesson

196. Soc exhibits fear response to freely roaming dogs but does not show fear when a dog
is on a leash or confined to a pen. Which conditioning process is illustrated?
A. Extinction C. Generation
B. Discrimination D. Acquisition
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197. Ruben is very attached to his mother and Ruth to her father. In what developmental
stage are they according to Freudian psychological theory?
A. Latent stage C. Anal Stage
B. Pre-genital stage D. Oedipal stage

198. The concepts of Trust vs. mistrust, autonomy vs. shame & self-doubt, and initiative vs.
guilt are most closely related with works of _____.
A. Jung C. Erickson
B. Freud D. Piaget

199. A goal-oriented instruction culminates in _______.

A. evaluation
B. formulation of objectives
C. identification of topics
D. planning activities

200. Which of the following is considered a peripheral device?

A. Keyboard C. Monitor
B. CPU D. Printer

ANSWER KEY
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
(Secondary)

1. A 50. C 100. D 150. B 197. D

2. B 51. B 101. no answer 151. D 198. C 3.
D 52. D 102. B 152. A 199. A
4. A 53. no answer 103. B 153. no answer 200. D
5. A 54. A 104. B 154. D
6. B 55. B 105. A 155. A
7. D 56. C 106. D 156. A
8. C 57. A 107. D 157 C
9. C 58. D 108. C 158. B
10. C 59. B 109. B 159. no answer
11. C 60. D 110. C 160. D
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12. D 61. B 111. D 161. D
13. C 62. C 112. C 162. C
14. C 63. D 113. C 163. D
15. B 64. A 114. A 164. B
16. C 65. D 115. D 165. A
17. B 66. A 116. A 166. D
18. C 67. A 117. A 167. D
19. B 68. C 118. A 168. D
20. C 69. D 119. B 169. B
21. A 70. A 120. A 170 B
22. B 71. C 121. C 171. A
23. A 72. C 122. C 172. D
24. C 73. A 123. B 173. A
25. no answer 74. A 124. A 174. B
26. C 75. D 125. C 175. A
27. A 76. B 126. B 176. B
28. D 77. C 127. D 177. C
29. C 78. B 128. A 178. A
30. C 79. B 129. B 179. D
31. A 80. C 130. C 180. C
32. C 81. C 131. D 181. A
33. C 82. C 132. C 182. A
34. A 83. C 133. D 183. B
35. D 84. D 134. C 184. A
36. C 85. A 135. B 185. C
37. B 86. C 136. D 186. B
38. A 87. C 137. B 187. B
39. B 88. A 138. C 188. D
40 C 89. A 139. C 189. B
41. B 90. B 140. D 190. A
42. D 91. B 141. C 191. B
43. A 92. B 142. D 192. D
44. B 93. B 143. D 193. C
45 C 94. C 144. B 194. B
46. C 95. B 145. C 195. D
47. A 96. D 146. A 196. B
48. A 97. D 147. B
49. A 98. B 148. C
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