EASY

1. Manuel is the tallest of the two boys. Which of the following statements about the above
sentence is true?
A. The sentence is written correctly.
B. The subject and verb do not agree.
C. The word “boys” should be possessive.
D. “Tallest” modifies Manuel incorrectly.
ANSWER: D
2. What do we call the circular DNA that most bacteria have?
A. Plastids
B. Pilli
C. Plasmid
D. Globulins
ANSWER: C
3. A fifth-grade teacher has provided each student with centimeter grid paper and scissors to
explore how some two-dimensional shapes can be folded into three-dimensional figures. Which
of the following concepts are the students exploring?
A. Rotations
B. Reflections
C. Nets
D. Tessellations
ANSWER: C
4. During physical education class, students throw a ball against the wall and move to try to catch
the ball. Which of the following components of skill-related fitness does this activity most
closely address?
A. Agility
B. Power
C. Speed
D. Coordination
ANSWER: D
5. In weaving, the vertical and horizontal threads in a loom are called the
A. bobbin and quill
B. shuttle and paddle
C. ply and twist
D. warp and weft
ANSWER: D.
6. Ito’y isang mahabang tulang pang-awit bilang handog sa isang dalagang may kaarawan. Kilala rin
ito sa Katagalugan dahil sa pagpuputong ng koronang bulaklak sa dalaga
A. Kurido
B. Ensilida
C. Ang Panuluyan
D. Ang Panubong
ANSWER: D
7. A similarity between the cities of Varanasi (Banaras) in India and Mecca in Saudi Arabia is that
both are
A. capitals of countries formerly colonized by the English
B. destinations for vast numbers of religious pilgrims
C. financial centers for a large fraction of the world’s economy
D. examples of modern urban planning
ANSWER: B.
 8. Which of the following terms is a psychologist most likely to use to refer to the categories that
people use to classify events, objects or individuals?
A. Images
B. Concepts
C. Scripts
D. Metacognition
ANSWER: B
9. Which of these classifications of research is conducted in a natural environment wherein no
changes are made?
A. library research
B. laboratory research
C. basic research
D. field research
ANSWER: D
10. Which of the following statements accurately describes a JPEG compressed digital photograph?
A. The JPEG format is used only for color photos.
B. A JPEG compression sharpens the details in an image.
C. The JPEG format compresses file size by selectively discarding data.
D. A JPEG compression alters the proportions of the original image by rearranging data.
ANSWER: C

AVERAGE

11. On a summer day, the air conditioning unit is not functioning properly in a classroom. According
to Maslow’s hierarchy, which of the following types of needs is causing the students to have
difficulty focusing in class?
A. Physiological
B. Social
C. Esteem
D. Self-actualization
ANSWER: A
12. Which of the following structures is correctly matched with its location in the brain?
A. Frontal lobe: somatosensory cortex
B. Parietal lobe: primary motor cortex
C. Temporal lobe: Wernicke’s area
D. Occipital lobe: Broca’s area
ANSWER: C
13. A normally distributed test has a mean of 60 and a standard deviation of 10. Which of the
following score ranges is expected for 95% of the population who took the test?
A. 20 to 100
B. 30 to 90
C. 40 to 80
D. 50 to 70
ANSWER: C
14. Which of the following foundational theorists is known for developing the concept of
introverted and extroverted personalities?
A. Jean Piaget
B. Erik Erikson
C. Carl Jung
D. Abraham Maslow
ANSWER: C
15. A social studies class has studied the system of checks and balances within which the three
branches of government operate. The teacher then asks students to find in the Constitution
examples of ways the executive branch can limit the power of the legislative branch. Which is
the highest level of thinking within Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives that this
assignment is likely to require students to use?
A. Analysis
B. Synthesis
C. Application
D. Knowledge
ANSWER: A
16. Which characteristic of a good test is questionable when a significantly greater number students
from the lower group gets test items correctly?
A. Reliability
B. Objectivity
C. Scorability
D. Administrability
ANSWER: A
17. A child received a candy after correctly completing the 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. Pavlonian conditioning
ANSWER: C
18. The child uses experimentation as a way to discover, innovate and create something new from
all things he is curious about. In effect, he is able to have intelligent access to new knowledge.
This situation is an example of learning to _____ pillar of education.
A. know
B. do
C. live together
D. be
ANSWER: A
19. Which of the following educational approaches of learning best relates to the work of John
Dewey?
A. Learning is essentially passive.
B. Learning is precisely measured by tests.
C. Learning is sharply defined by specific content.
D. Learning is directly related to meaningful experiences.
ANSWER: D
20. Teacher Maria sees to it that her pupils will have a classroom that is well-lighted and ventilated.
In addition, she also uses instructional materials that can capture the attention of her pupils.
These practices are anchored on the teaching philosophy of _____.
A. perennialists
B. existentialists
C. behaviorists
D. progressivists
ANSWER: C
DIFFICULT

21. Which of the following best defines a portfolio assessment?

A. An explicit set of criteria used for assessing a particular type of work or performance
that usually includes potential levels of achievement for each criterion.
B. A systematic collection of materials selected to demonstrate a person’s level of
knowledge, skill or ability in a particular area
C. An informal written record for tracking a child’s social, emotional, physical, and
cognitive development.
D. A tool used to gather information that can help teachers make sense educational
situations, gauge the effectiveness of educational practices, and plan for improvement.
Answer: B
22. Which of the following best describes instructions using Vygotsky’s zone of proximal
development (ZPD)?
A. Giving second-grade students a work sheet of two-digit addition problems to complete
independently.
B. Giving first-grade students a book to read independently at their instructional reading
level.
C. Using a book at a group of first-grade students’ independent reading level in a guided
reading group.
D. Using manipulative cubes with second-grade students to help them learn regrouping in
addition.
Answer: D
23. Article XI of the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers states that a teacher shall live with
dignity in all places at all time because teachers must be worthy of emulation by learners, peers
and others. This supports one of the seven domains of teaching and learning which is ____.
A. personal growth and personal development
B. diversity of learners
C. community linkages
D. social regard for learning
ANSWER: D
24. A teacher notices that a student is trying to read a book that is above the student’s reading
level. The teacher helps by teaching the student how to pronounce and sound out the new
words. Which of the following concepts is demonstrated by the teacher’s actions?
A. Lev Vygotsky’s concept of the zone of proximal development
B. Jean Piaget’s concept of accommodation
C. Urie Brofenbrenner’s concept of the macrosystem
D. Sigmund Freud’s concept of projection
ANSWER: A
25. A general education teacher assigns fifth graders an occupation to research and specifies how
they will present their findings. Which of the following changes in the assignment is most likely
to support the learning of the gifted students in the class?
A. Allowing students to select the careers they will research and their method of
presentation.
B. Pairing each gifted student with a struggling student to create the presentation
C. Asking students to choose from a list of fine arts occupations to research.
D. Lettings students choose any topic to research and present based on their interest.
ANSWER: A
 26. Students in a science class are reading a chapter in symbiosis. Which of the following strategies
is likely to help the students understand and remember different kinds of symbiotic
relationships?
A. Making flash cards so the students can practice the vocabulary
B. Having the students identify the main idea in each paragraph
C. Putting the students in pairs to quiz each other
D. Assisting students in creating a graphic organizer of the important concepts
ANSWER: D
27. Which of the following correctly states an aspect of effective reflective practice?
A. Peer coaching should be done sparingly because it can interfere with a coach’s own
reflective potential.
B. Reflective practice, to remain truly professional, should exclude student input that
challenges teaching practices.
C. The reflection processes should be free of links to conceptual frameworks that limit
inquiry and problem solving.
D. Teacher coaches should create an environment of trust and build a context for
reflection that is unique to every learning situation.
ANSWER: D
28. This law aims to uplift the social and economic status of public school teachers in the Philippines
for the purposes of providing teachers living and working conditions comparable with other
walks of life and retaining more teachers with proper qualification.

ANSWER: RA 4670 or The Magna Carta for Public School Teachers

29. This law created the Commission of Higher Education (CHED) as the governing body for both
public and private institutions of higher education as well as degree-granting programs in all
tertiary educational institutions in the Philippines.

ANSWER: Higher Education Act of 1994 or RA 7722

30. Professional Regulation Commission has announced Monday, October 17, 2016 that the full
implementation of the new law on CPD unit requirements for all professionals will be on first
quarter of 2017. For Professional teachers, how many CPD units must be complied before the
renewal of their PRC license?

ANSWER: 45

CLINCHERS:

1. Which of the following is something that should almost always be discussed with students when
they are given a type of assignment that may be new to them?
A. Whether the students will be tested on the material covered in the assignment.
B. Whether the assignment will be graded according to the same criteria as other
assignments with which the students are familiar
C. What the students can expect to learn from doing the assignment.
D. What kind of prior experience the teacher has had with this type of assignment
ANSWER: C
2. Which of the following is most likely to be a component of an enrichment activity rather than
part of the accelerated program?
A. Participating in academic competitions
B. Receiving credit by exam
C. Taking college-level courses in high school
D. Skipping subjects
ANSWER: A

3. Which of the following is a type of test score used to show a student’s relative position among a
group of students in the same grade who are tested at the same time?
A. Percent correct
B. Percentile rank
C. Raw score
D. Composite score
ANSWER: B
4. Which of the following techniques is best to use for determining whether an infant can perceive
the difference between two colors?
A. Habituation
B. The strange situation
C. Negative reinforcement
D. The visual cliff
ANSWER: A
5. Which of the following is most useful in showing the relationship between hours of study and
course grade?
A. Pie chart
B. Scatter plot
C. Bar graph
D. Normal Distribution
ANSWER: B
6. A student is actively engaged in reading a book and is making judgments and decisions beyond
what is stated in the text. Which of the following is the student using to aid comprehension?
A. Inferential
B. Literal
C. Vocabulary
D. Internal
ANSWER: A