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1. With R.A. 9155, to which body were all the functions, programs, and activities of the Department of Education related to
Sports competition transferred?
a. Technical Education Services Department Authority
b. Philippine Sports Commission
c. National Commission for Culture and the Arts
d. Commission on Higher Education
2. Parenting style influences children’s development. Read the following parent’s remarks for their children then, answer the
question.
Parent C – Tells her child: “You should do it my way or else. There is no discussion.”
Parent D – Tells her husband: “It is 10:00 PM, do you know where your child is?”
Parent E – Tells her child: “You know, you should have not done that. Let’s talk about it so you can handle the situation
better next time.”
Parent F – Tells her child: “You may do what you want. We will always be here for you, no matter what you do.”
Which Parenting style is Authoritarian?
a. D b. F c. E d. C
3. Two identical beakers A and B are presented to the child. Teacher Sonny pours the liquid from B to C which is taller and
thinner than A and B but has equal capacity with B. The teacher asks if the beakers A and C have the same amount of
liquid. The child says “NO” and points to C as the beaker that has more liquid. In which cognitive developmental stage is
the child?
a. Sensorimotor stage
b. Concrete operational stage
c. Pre-operational stage
d. Formal Operational stage
4. To determine her students’ level of moral development, Teacher Evangeline presents to her class a morally ambiguous
situation and asks them what they would do in such a situation. On whose theory is Teacher Evangeline’s technique
based?
a. Bruner
b. Kohlberg
c. Freud
d. Piaget
5. According to R.A. 9155, which among the following is considered the “heart of the formal education system”?
a. The pupil
b. The teacher
c. The classroom
d. The school
6. You arrange the rows of blocks in such a way that a row of 5 blocks is longer than a row of 7 blocks. If you ask which row
has more, Grade 1 pupils will say that it is the row that makes the longer line. Based on Piaget’s cognitive development
theory, what problem is illustrated?
a. Assimilation problem
b. Accommodation problem
c. Conservation problem
d. Egocentrism problem
7. According to R.A. 9155, a school head has two roles, namely administrative manager and ____.
a. Health officer
b. Instructional leader
c. Facilitator
d. Guidance counselor
8. After reading and paraphrasing Robert Frost’s Stopping by the Woods on Snowy Evening, Teacher Marko asked the class
to share any insight derived from the poem. In which domain in Bloom’s taxonomy of objectives is the term paraphrase?
a. Analysis c. Comprehension
b. Application d. Synthesis
9. Which characterizes a constructivist teaching-learning process?
a. Conceptual interrelatedness
b. Multiple perspectives
c. Authentic assessment
d. Passive acceptance of information
10. On what theory is the sequencing of instruction anchored?
a. Gagne’s hierarchical theory
b. B.F. Skinner’s operant conditioning theory
c. Bandura’s social learning theory
d. Thorndike’s law of effect
11. A common complaint of teachers about pupils is this: “You give them assignment, the following day they come without
any. You teach them this today, asks them tomorrow and they don’t know. It is as if there is nothing that you taught them
at all.” Based on the theory of information processing, what must teachers do to counteract pupil’s forgetting?
I. Punish every child who can’t give correct answers to questions.
II. Work for meaningful learning by connecting lesson to what pupils know.
III. Reward every child who remembers past lessons.
a. III only c. II and III
b. I and III d. II only
12. When small children call all animals “dogs”, what process is illustrated, based on Piaget’s cognitive development theory?
a. Assimilation c. Reversion
b. Conservation d. Accommodation
13. Based on Bandura’s theory, which conditions must be present for a student to learn from a model?
I. Attention III. Motor reproduction
II. Retention IV. Motivation
a. I and II c. I, II, III and IV
b. I, II and III d. III and IV
14. According to Tolman’s theory on purposive behaviorism, learning is goal-directed. What is its implication to teaching?
a. Evaluate lessons based on your objective/s
b. Set as many objectives as you can
c. Stick to your objectives/s no matter what happens
d. Make the objective/s of your lesson clear and specific
16. Cristina’s family had a family picture when she was not yet born. Unable to see herself in the family picture, she cried
despite her mother’s explanation that she was not yet born when the family picture was taken. What does Cristina’s
behavior show?
a. Limited social cognition
b. Egocentrism
c. Semi-logical reasoning
d. Rigidity of thought
17. To help a student learn to the optimum, Vygotsky advises us to bridge the student’s present skill level and the desired skill
level by ______.
a. Challenging c. Inspiring
b. Scaffolding d. Motivating
18. Based on Piaget’s theory, what should a teacher provide in the formal operational stage?
a. Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with
b. Games and other physical activities to develop motor skills
c. Activities for hypothesis formulation
d. Learning activities that involve problems of classification and ordering
19. “Do not cheat. Cheating does not pay. If you do, you cheat yourself” says the voiceless voice from within you. In the
context of Freud’s theory, which is/are at work?
a. Id c. Ego
b. Id and Superego d. Superego
20. Here are comments from School Head Carmen regarding her observations on teacher’s practice in lesson planning:
The words “identify,” “tell” and “enumerate” are overused. Many times they make use of non-behavioral terms. Often their
lesson objectives do not include value formation and inculcation.
What can be inferred from the School Head’s comments regarding teacher formulated lesson objectives?
a. Often lesson objectives are in the low level
b. Very often lesson objectives are in the cognitive domain
c. Quite often lesson objectives describe teacher’s behavior
d. Often lesson objectives are in the psychomotor domain
21. Sassi, a Grade I pupil is asked, “Why do you pray everyday?” Sassi answered, “Mommy said so.” Based on Kohlberg’s
theory, in which moral development stage is Sassi?
a. Pre-convention level
b. Conventional level
c. In between conventional and post-conventional levels
d. In between pre- and post-conventional levels
22. Teacher Fatima tells her students: “You must be honest at all times not only because you are afraid of the punishment but
more because you yourselves are convinced of the value of honesty.” Based on Kohlberg’s theory, which level of moral
development does the teacher want her students to reach?
a. Conventional level
b. Between conventional and post-conventional levels
c. Between pre-conventional and post-conventional levels
d. Post-conventional level
25. According to Havighurst’s development tasks, reaching and maintaining satisfactory performance in one’s occupational
career is supposed to have been attained during ____.
a. Middle age and Early adulthood
b. Middle age
c. Old age
d. Early adulthood
26. Student Deina says: “I have to go to school on time. This is what the rule says.” In what level of moral development is the
student?
a. Pre-conventional
b. Post-conventional
c. Conventional
d. Cannot be specifically determined
28. Which among the following is closest to the real human digestive system for study in the classroom?
a. Drawing of the human digestive system on the board
b. Model of the human digestive system
c. The human digestive system projected on an OHP
d. Drawing of the human digestive system on a page of a textbook
29. Here is a question: “Is the paragraph a good one?” Evaluate. If broken down to simplify, which is the best simplification?
a. Why is the paragraph a good one? Prove
b. Is the paragraph a good one? Why or Why not?
c. If you asked to evaluate something, what do you do? Evaluate the paragraph?
d. What are the qualities of a good paragraph? Does the paragraph have these qualities?
31. With this specific objective, to reduce fractions to their lowest terms, this is how the teacher developed the lesson.
Step 1 – Teacher stated the rule on how to reduce fractions to their lowest term
Step 2 – Teacher wrote 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
4 6 8 10 12
and showed how to reduce them to 1
2
Step 3 – Teacher wrote 3 , 6 , 4 and
9 9 12
showed how to reduce them to their lowest term.
Step 4 – Teacher gave this written exercise to the class.
Reduce the following fractions to their lowest terms: 3 , 7 , 5 , 8 , 5 , 4
12 14 10 16 15 6
Did the lesson begin with concrete experience then developed into the abstract?
a. No
b. Yes, a little
c. Yes, by way of the examples given by the teacher
d. Yes, the pupils were involved in arriving at the rule on reducing fractions to their lowest terms
32. I want to compare two concepts. Which technique is most appropriate?
a. Attribute wheel
b. K-W-L techniques
c. Venn diagram
d. Spider web organizer
33. Which activity should a teacher have more for his students if he wants them to develop logical-mathematical thinking?
a. Focus group discussion
b. Problem solving
c. Games
d. Small group discussion
34. I want to use a pre-teaching strategy that will immediately engage my students in the content and will enable me to get an
insight into how students think and feel about the topic. Which is most appropriate?
a. K-W-L chart c. Graphic organizer
b. Story boarding d. Document analysis
35. For a discussion of a topic from various perspectives, it is best to hold a ______.
a. Debate c. Panel discussion
b. Brainstorming d. Symposium
36. After establishing my learning objectives, what should I do to find out what my students already know and what they do not
yet know in relation to my lesson objectives in the cognitive domain?
a. Give a pretest
b. Study the least learned competencies in the National Achievement Test
c. Analyze my students’ grades last year
d. Interview a sample of my students
37. What characterizes genuine change? Change in _____.
a. Appearance c. Substance
b. Form d. Physical attribute
38. In which strategy, can students acquire information from various perspectives, and led to reflective thinking and group
consensus?
a. Debate
b. Small group discussion
c. Panel discussion
d. Symposium
39. At the end of my lesson on the role of a teacher in learning, I asked the class: “In what way is a teacher an enzyme?” With
this question, it engaged the class in _______.
a. Allegorical thinking
b. Concrete thinking
c. Metaphorical thinking
d. Symbolical thinking
40. Which must be primarily considered in the choice of instructional aide?
a. Must stimulate and maintain student interest
b. Must be updated and relevant to Filipino setting
c. Must be suited to the lesson objective
d. Must be new and skillfully made
41. For lesson clarity and effective retention, which should a teacher observe, according to Bruner’s theory?
a. Begin teaching at the concrete level but go beyond it by reaching the abstract
b. Use purely verbal symbols in teaching
c. Start at the concrete level and end there
d. End teaching with verbal symbols
42. Is it advisable to use realias all the time?
a. No, for the sake of variety of instructional materials
b. No, only when feasible
c. Yes, because there is no substitute for realias
d. Yes, because it is the real thing
43. I want my students to look at the issues on the call for President Arroyo to step down from several perspectives. Which
activity is most fitting?
a. Cross examination c. Symposium
b. Panel discussion d. Debate
44. I intended to inculcate in my students the value of order and cleanliness. I begin my lesson by asking them to share their
experiences about the dirtiest and the cleanest place they have seen and how they felt about them. From there I lead
them to the consequences of dirty and clean home of surroundings. In my lesson development plan, how do I proceed?
a. Transductively c. Deductively
b. Inductively d. Concretely
45. Teacher Neri wants to develop the ability of sound judgment in his students. Which of the following questions should he
ask?
a. What is the essayist saying about judging other people?
b. With the elements of a good paragraph in mind, which one is best written?
c. Why is there so much poverty in a country where there is plenty of natural resources?
d. Of the characters in the story, with whom do you identify yourself?
46. The teacher is the first audio-visual aid in the classroom. What does this imply?
a. You take care that you follow the fashion or else students won’t listen to you
b. Your physical appearance and voice should be such that students are helped to learn
c. Make good use of the radio and TV in the classroom
d. Include singing in your teaching method
47. I used the gumamela flower, a complete flower, to teach the parts of a flower. Which method did I use?
a. Demonstration method
b. Type-study method
c. Drill method
d. Laboratory method
52. A big story in your local newspaper. You want to use the headlines as an inquiry device. To increase student participation,
you might begin by ____.
a. Asking one to read the news story and interpret what he read after
b. Asking the class to infer connotations and denotations from the headline
c. Explaining what you believe to be the underlying causes
d. Describing the background of the story as you know it
53. If a triadic interaction includes three (3) persons, how many persons are included in a dyadic interaction?
a. Two
b. Two groups composed of two persons each
c. One, the person and himself
d. Four
54. When I teach skills that are critical to the learning of the next topics, what should I employ?
a. Direct instruction
b. Mastery learning
c. Socratic method
d. Cooperative learning
55. I want my students to have mastery learning of a basic topic. Which can help?
a. Drill
b. Socratic method and drill
c. Morrisonian technique and drill
d. Socratic method
56. Teacher Feng wanted to teach the pupils the skill of cross stretching. Her check-up quiz was a written test on the steps of
cross stitching. What characteristic of a good test does it lack?
a. Predictive validity
b. Objectivity
c. Reliability
d. Content validity
57. In the parlance of test construction, what does TOS mean?
a. Table of Specification
b. Team of Specifications
c. Table of Specifics
d. Terms of Specifications
58. If I favor “assessment for learning,” which will I do most likely?
I. Conduct a pre-test results
II. Teach based on pre-test results
III. Give specific feedback to students
IV. Conduct peer tutoring for students in need of help
a. I, II and IV c. I, II and III
b. II, III and IV d. I, II, III and IV
59. After a lesson on the atom, the students were asked to work on a physical model of the atom to determine learning. For
which group of students is building an atom model intended?
a. Interpersonality intelligent
b. Kinesthetically intelligent
c. Mathematically intelligent
d. Linguistically intelligent
60. If I want to develop creative thinking in my students, which one/s should I use?
I. Problem solving
II. Brainstorming
III. Dramatics
a. I and II c. III only
b. II only d. I, II and II
61. Which is/are effective method/s in teaching students critical reading skills?
a. Read and interpret three different movie reviews
b. Interpret editorials about a particular subject from three different newspaper
c. Distinguish fiction from non-fiction materials
d. Interpret editorials and read and interpret three different movie reviews
62. I want to present the characteristics features of a constructivist approach. What should I use?
a. Fishbone diagram
b. Venn diagram
c. Narrative frame
d. Attribute wheel
63. If all of your students in your class passed the pretest, what should you do?
a. Administer the posttest
b. Go through the unit as usual because it is part of the syllabus
c. Go through the lesson quickly in order not to skip any
d. Go on to the next unit
64. Teacher Vicky shows her students a picture of people in thick jackets. Then she asks them to tell her the kind of climate
when the picture was taken. If she asks 5 questions of this kind and her students do not get them, it is safe to conclude
that pupils are quite weak in the skill of _______.
a. Analyzing c. Synthesizing
b. Inferring d. Generalizing
65. Which must go with self-assessment for it to be effective?
a. Scoring rubric
b. Consensus of evaluation results from teacher and student
c. External monitor
d. Public display of results of self-evaluation
66. Which group of scores is most varied? The group with ________.
a. 0.90 SD c. 0.10 SD
b. 0.50 SD d. 0.75 SD
67. The main purpose in administering a pretest and a posttest to students is to _____.
a. Measure gains in learning
b. Measure the value of the material taught
c. Keep adequate records
d. Accustom the students to frequent testing
68. Assessment is said to be authentic when the teacher ________.
a. Consider students’ suggestion in teaching
b. Gives valid and reliable paper-and-pencil test
c. Gives students real-life task to accomplish
d. Includes parents in the determination of assessment procedures
69. The following are computed means of a hundred-item test: Physical science, 38; Math, 52; English, 33. Based on the data,
which is true?
a. The examinees seem to be very good in Physical Science
b. The Math test appears to be the easiest among the three
c. The examinees seem to excel in English
d. The English test appears to be the easiest among the three
70. An examinee whose score is within x + 1 SD belongs to which of the following groups?
a. Above average
b. Average
c. Below average
d. Needs improvement
71. Which is true of a bimodal distribution?
a. The scores are neither high nor low
b. The group has two different groups
c. The score are high
d. The score are low
72. When you reach the “plateau of learning”, what should you do?
a. Forget about learning
b. Reflect what caused it
c. Force yourself to learn
d. Rest
73. What can be said if student performance in a positively skewed scores distribution?
a. Most students performed well
b. Most students performed poorly
c. Almost all students had averaged performance
d. A few students performed excellently
74. A number of test items in a test are said to be non-discriminating? What conclusion/s can be drawn?
I. Teaching or learning was very good.
II. The item is so easy that anyone could get it right.
III. The item is so difficult that nobody could get it.
a. II only c. III only
b. I and II d. II and III
75. A test item has a difficulty index of 0.51 and a discrimination index of 0.25. What should the teacher do?
a. Revise the item
b. Retain the item
c. Make it a bonus item
d. Reject the item
76. The difficulty index of a test item is 1. This means that _____________.
a. The test item is a quality item
b. The test is very difficult
c. The test is very easy
d. Nobody got the item correctly
77. If the compound range is low, this means that _____________.
a. The students performed very well in the test
b. The difference between the highest and the lowest score is low
c. The difference between the highest and the lowest score is high
d. The students performed very poorly in the test
78. What is the mastery level of a school division in a 100-item test with a mean of 55?
a. 42% b. 55% c. 45% d. 50%
79. A negative discrimination index means that ____________.
a. The test item has low reliability
b. More from the lower group answered the test item correctly
c. The test item could not discriminate between the lower and upper groups
d. More from the upper group got the item correctly
80. In an entrance examination, student Anna’s Percentile is 25 (P25). Based on this Percentile rank, which is likely to happen?
a. Student Anna will be admitted
b. Student Anna will not be admitted
c. Student Anna has 50-50 percent chance to be admitted
d. Student Anna has 75 percent chance to be admitted
81. What does a percentile rank of 62 mean?
a. It is the student’s score in the test
b. The student answered sixty-two (62%) of the items correctly
c. The student’s score is higher than 62 percent of all students who took the test
d. Sixty-two percent (62%) of those who took the test scored higher than the individual
82. What does the computer have in common with the TV?
a. Key board c. Screen
b. File d. Disk drive
83. Which depicts in graphic form the social relations present in a group?
a. Interest inventory
b. Sociogram
c. Anecdotal record
d. Johari’s window
84. Planned ignoring, signal interference, and proximity control are techniques used in _____.
a. Managing temper tantrums
b. Managing surface behavior
c. Operant conditioning
d. Life-space interviewing
85. What should you do to get the child’s attention when she/he is distracted by an object in the room?
I. Call him by his name and tell him to pay attention
II. Put away the distracting influence
III. Involve him in helping with an activity
a. I and II c. II and III
b. I and III d. I, II and III
86. Which practice in our present educational system is in line with Plato’s thought that “nothing learned under compulsion
stays with the mind”?
a. Clarification of school policies and classroom rules on Day 1
b. Presentation of standards of performance in the learner
c. Making the teaching-learning process interesting
d. Involving the learner in the determination of learning goals
87. In Values Education, faith, hope, and love are believed to be permanent values whether they be valued by people or not.
Upon what philosophy is this anchored?
a. Realism c. Idealism
b. Existentialism d. Pragmatism
88. In the schools, we teach realities that cannot be verified by the senses like an Invisible God or Allah. Whose beliefs does
this practice negate?
a. Stoicists’ c. Skeptics’
b. Rationalists’ d. Empiricists’
89. Which emphasized on non-violence as the path to true peace as discussed in peace education?
a. Taoism c. Hinduism
b. Buddhism d. Shintoism
90. I make full use of the question-and-answer as a model for discussion. From whom is this question-and-answer method?
a. Socrates c. Aristotle
b. Kant d. Plato
91. A wife who loves her husband dearly becomes so jealous that in a moment of savage rage, kills him. Is the wife morally
responsible and why?
a. Not necessarily. Antecedent passion may completely destroy freedom and consequently moral responsibility
b. Yes, she killed her husband simply because of jealousy
c. It depends on the case of the wife’s jealousy
d. It depends on the mental health of the wife
92. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Man may understand all about the rotation of the earth but he may still miss the radiance
of the sunset.” Which type of education should be emphasized as implied by Martin Luther King Jr.?
a. Science and education
b. Vocational education
c. Liberal education
d. Technical education
95. Applying Confucius’s teachings, how would hiring personnel select the most fit in government positions?
a. By record evaluation done by an accrediting body
b. By government examinations
c. By accreditation
d. By merit system
96. “Moral example has a greater effect on pupils’ discipline than laws and codes of punishment” is an advice of teachers from
_________.
a. Confucius c. Lao tzu
b. Mohammed d. Mencius
97. “The principle of spontaneity against artificiality will make you accomplish something. Leave nature to itself and you will
have harmony” is an active advice from the _____.
a. Hindu c. Shintoist
b. Taoist d. Buddhist
98. The significance of liberal education in holistic development of students is supported by _____.
a. Perennialism
b. Pragmatism
c. Confucian teaching
d. Perennialism and Confucian philosophy
99. Is a sick teacher, the only one assigned in a remote school, excused from her teaching duty?
a. No, she is the only one assigned in that school
b. Yes, teaching is a demanding job
c. Yes, she is sick
d. No, she must abide by her contract
100. What is a demonstration of your authority as a professional teacher?
a. You make your pupils run errands for you
b. You decide on how to teach a particular lesson
c. You absent from class to enjoy your leave even without prior notice
d. You select to teach only those lessons which you have mastered
101. Which statement on true authority is wrong?
a. It sets an example
b. It seeks its own satisfaction and privilege
c. It acts in the best interest of others
d. Its goal is to help, form, and guide others
102. When a teacher teaches the idea that it is wrong to think that Filipino lifestyle, products and ideas are inferior to those of
other nationalities, he fights against ______.
a. Acculturation c. Ethnocentrism
b. Xenocentrism d. Culture shock
103. Teacher Lolita, a teacher for forty years, refuses to attend seminars. She claims that her forty years of teaching is more
than all the seminars she is asked to attend. Is her actuation and thinking in accordance with the Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers?
a. No, a professional teacher, regardless of teaching experience, ought to go through continuing
professional education
b. No, non-attendance to seminars means no professional growth
c. Yes, because she has taught for forty years and may have mastered the trade
d. Yes, provided she has an excellent performance rating
104. A principal asked her good teachers to write modular lessons in Science, and then she had them published with her
name printed as author. Which is unethical in this case?
a. She was the exclusive beneficiary of the royalty from the modules
b. She burdened her teachers with work not related to teaching
c. She had the modular lessons published when they were worth publishing
d. She got the merit which was due for her teacher-writers
105. Is it ethical on the part of the teacher to proselyte in her classroom every Friday?
a. Yes, that strengthens values education
b. Yes, that is religious instruction which is allowed by the Constitution
c. No, a teacher shall not engage in the promotion of his/her religious interest in the classroom
d. No, proselyting is no longer necessary in this age
CASE #4 – On the first day of school, Teacher Yveta oriented her class on procedures to be observed in passing papers,
getting textbooks from and returning the same on the bookshelf, leaving the room for necessity, and conducting group work.
She arranged the chairs in such a way that students can interact and can move around without unnecessarily distracting those
seated. She involved the class in the formulation of rules to ensure punctuality, order and cleanliness in the classroom.
131. On what belief is Teacher Yveta's management practice anchored?
a. Classroom rules need to be imposed for order's sake
b. The classroom environment affects learning
c. A teacher must lord her power over her students to be an effective classroom manager
d. A reactive classroom management style is effective
132. Teacher Yveta involved her students in the formulation of class rules. Which describes her classroom management
style?
a. Benevolent c. Democratic
b. Authoritarian d. Laissez-faire
133. Which adjective appropriately describes Teacher Yveta as a classroom manager?
a. Proactive c. Reactive
b. Modern d. Traditional
134. Was it sound classroom management practice for Teacher Yveta to have involved the students in the formulation of
class rules?
a. No, it weakens the teacher's authority over her students
b. Yes, it makes students feel a sense of ownership of the rules
c. Yes, it lessens a teacher's work
d. No, it is a students' act of usurpation of teacher’s power
135. Which assumption underlies Teacher Yveta's classroom management practice?
a. Classroom routines are boring and will work when imposed
b. Classroom routines leave more time for class instruction
c. Students need to be treated like adults to learn responsibility
d. Teacher's personality is a critical factor in classroom discipline
CASE #5 – Mr. Santo's lesson was on water conservation. He presented a graph that compared water consumption of small
and big families. Before he asked any of the questions, he asked someone to stand up to give an answer. He called only on
those who raised their hands. The questions he asked were:
1. What do you see in the graph?
2. How do you compare the water consumption of small and big families?
3. Why do most of the big families consume more water than the smaller families?
4. Do all the small families consume less water than the big families? Explain your answer.
5. In your opinion, why does one small family consume more water than one big family?
6. In what ways is water wasted?
7. What are ways of conserving water?
8. Are the families presented well at water conservation? Why or why not?
9. What generalization can you draw about water consumption and size of families?
136. Is there any convergent question from #1 to #8?
a. Yes, question #4
b. Yes, question #7
c. Yes, question #8
d. None
137. Which question technique/s of Mr. Santo do(es) not enhance interaction?
I. Asking high-level questions
II. Calling only on those who raised their hands
III. Calling on someone before asking the question
a. II and III c. III only
b. I and II d. I and III
138. Which statement on “wait time” is correct?
a. The higher the level of the question, the longer the wait time
b. Wait time turns off slow thinking students
c. For quality response, “what” and “why” questions require equal wait time
d. Wait time discourages the brighter group of students
139. To connect the lesson on water conservation to the life of the students, which question is most appropriate?
a. How can you help conserve water?
b. Based on you observations, in what ways for people contribute to water wastage?
c. What maybe the reason why even if Family B is not as big as Family C, it consumes much more water than
Family C?
d. Among the families, who contributes most to water conservation?
140. Were all the questions of Mr. Santo divergent?
a. Yes c. No
b. No, except #4 d. Yes, except #1
CASE #6 – With a topic on the human circulatory system, Teacher Jan formulated the following lesson objectives:
1. Given a model of the human circulatory system, the student must be able to understand the route of blood circulation
2. After discussing the process of blood circulation, the teacher must be able to lead the pupils in enumerating circulatory
system-related diseases and in citing the causes and prevention of such diseases.
141. Is objective #1 in accordance with the principles of lesson objective formulation?
a. No, the word “understand” is not a behavioral term
b. No, it is not attainable
c. Yes, “understand” is an action word
d. Yes, it is very specific
142. How can you improve objective #2?
a. Remove the phrase “After discussing the process of blood circulation.”
b. Formulate it from the learner's point of view
c. Cut it short; the statement is quite long
d. No need to improve on it
143. Do both objectives include a criterion of success, an element of a lesson objective cited by Robert Mager?
a. Only objective #1 has
b. Only objective #2 has
c. No, they don't
d. Yes, they do
144. Is objective #2 in accordance with the principles of lesson objective formulation?
a. No, it does not describe pupils' learning behavior
b. Yes, it is formulated from the point of view of the teacher
c. No, it is very broad
d. Yes, it describes teacher's teaching activity
145. Which one is the measurable learning behavior in objective #1?
a. Able to understand
b. Route of blood circulation
c. To understand
d. None
CASE #7 – Teacher Fantina has a hard time getting the attention of her class. When she checks for understanding of the
lesson after a usual forty-five minute lecture, she finds out that only one or two can answer her questions. This has become a
pattern so one time, when the class could not answer, she gave a test.
146. What does the inattentiveness of most of Teacher Fantina's students confirm?
a. The “ripple effect” of behavior
b. The lack of academic preparation of some teachers
c. The strange behaviors of today's students
d. The stubbornness of student groups
147. Which method in dealing with classroom management problem is better than that of Teacher Fantina?
a. Low level force and private communication
b. Low level force and public communication
c. High level force and private communication
d. High level force and public communication
148. Can the inattentiveness of Teacher Fantina's class be attributed to her use of the lecture method?
a. Yes, if the lecture was not interactive
b. Yes, if Teacher Fantina is an experienced teacher
c. No, if the students are intelligent
d. Cannot be determined
149. With the principles of learning in mind, which one can help Teacher Fantina solve her student disciplinary problem?
a. Call on their first names
b. Do interactive teaching
c. Change seat plan of the class
d. Assign monitors in class
150. Which act of Teacher Fantina is contrary to the principles of teaching?
a. Asking questions to check for understanding
b. Giving a lecture
c. Checking for understanding of the lesson in the process of teaching
d. Giving a test to discipline the class
151. Teacher Leon gives his students opportunities to be creative because of his conviction that much learning results from the
need to express creativity. On which theory is Teacher Leon’s conviction anchored? ______ theory
a. Behaviorist c. Cognitive
b. Associationist d. Humanist
152. Which philosophy approves of a teacher who lectures most of the time and requires his students to memorize the rules of
grammar?
a. Existentialism c. Pragmatism
b. Realism d. Idealism
153. Teacher Nikka wants to check prior knowledge of her pupils about water pollution. She writes the main topic water
pollution in the center of the chalkboard and encircles it. Then, she ask the pupils to provide information that can be
clustered around the main topic. Which technique did the teacher employ?
a. Vocabulary building
b. Semantic mapping
c. Demonstration
d. Deductive teaching
154. The current emphasis on the development of critical thinking by the use of philosophic methods that emphasize debate
and discussion began with:
a. Aristotle c. Confucius
b. Socrates d. Plato
155. Which refers to a single word or phrase that tells the computer to do something with a program or file?
a. Computer program c. Computer language
b. Password d. Command
156. In instructional planning, which among these three; unit plan, course plan, lesson plan is most specific? _________ plan.
a. Course c. Resources
b. Unit d. Lesson
157. The first American teachers on the Philippines were:
a. Missionaries
b. Soldiers
c. Graduates of the normal school
d. Elementary graduates
158. By which process do children become participating and functioning members of society by fitting into an organized way to
life?
a. Socialization c. Accommodation
b. Acculturation d. Assimilation
159. What is the mean of this score distribution 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10?
a. 7.5 b. 8.5 c. 6 d. 7
160. Which is a teaching approach for kindergartens that makes real world experiences of the child the focal point of
educational stimulation?
a. Situation approach
b. Traditional approach
c. Montessori approach
d. Eclectic approach
161. Which among the following graphic organizers used helps to show events in chronological order?
a. Time line and story map
b. Time line and cycle
c. Series of events chart and story map
d. Time line and series of events chart
162. Which schools are subject to supervision, regulation and control by the state?
a. Public, private sectarian and non-sectarian schools
b. Public schools
c. Sectarian and non-sectarian schools
d. Private schools
163. Which among following can help student development the habit of critical thinking?
a. Blind obedience of authority
b. A willingness to suspend judgment until sufficient evidence is presented
c. Asking convergent questions
d. Asking low level questions
164. Teacher Nelda wants to develop in her pupils comprehension skills. What order of skills will she develop?
I.Literal comprehension
II. Interpretation
III. Critical evaluation
IV. Integration
a. II-III-IV-I c. I-II-III-IV
b. III-IV-I-II d. IV-III-II-I
165. An integrative, conceptual approach introduced by Roldan that has as its highest levels in the development of _____
thinking skills.
a. Interpretative c. Critical
b. Creative d. Literal
166. If a student thinks about thinking, he is involved in the process called ________.
a. Higher order thinking
b. Metacognition
c. Critical thinking
d. Creative thinking
167. The use of drills in the classroom is rooted on Thorndike’s law of:
a. Readiness c. Exercise
b. Effect d. Belongingness
168. The following are some drill techniques, except:
a. Challenging students to be above the level of the class
b. Asking pupils to repeat answers
c. Giving short quiz and having students grade papers
d. Assigning exercises from a workbook
169. The process of task analysis ends up in the formulation of:
a. Instructional objectives
b. Enabling objectives
c. Goals of learning
d. Behavioral objectives
170. For city-bred students to think that their culture is better than those from the province is a concrete example of ____.
a. Ethical relativism c. Cultural relativism
b. Ethnocentrism d. Xenocentrism
171. Who were the Thomasites?
a. The first American teachers that help in establishing the public educational system in the Philippines
b. The soldiers who doubted the success of the public educational system to be set in the Philippines
c. The first religious group who came to the Philippines on board the US transports Thomas
d. The devotees to St. Thomas Aquinas who came to evangelize
172. Which teaching activity is founded on Bandura's social learning theory?
a. Questioning
b. Inductive reasoning
c. Modeling
d. Interactive teaching
173. Which program is DepEd’s vehicle in mobilizing support from the private and non-government sectors to support programs
based on DepEd’s menu of assistance packages?
a. Chili-Friendly-School System
b. Adopt-A-School-Program
c. Every Child A Reader Program
d. Brigada Eskwela
174. Researchers gave rats a dose of 3-m butyl phthalide and measured changes in the rats blood pressure. This statement is
best classified as
a. Experiment c. Hypothesis
b. Prediction d. Finding
175. The right hemisphere of the brain is involved with the following functions except:
a. Visual functions
b. Nonverbal functions
c. Intuitive functions
d. Detail-oriented functions
176. To build a sense of pride among Filipino youth, which should be done?
a. Re-study our history from the perspective of our colonizer
b. Re-study our history and stress on our achievements as a people
c. Replace the study of folklores and myths with technical subjects
d. Set aside the study of local history
177. Which is in accordance with the “with-it-ness” principle of classroom management of Kounin?
a. Students agree to disagree in class discussions
b. Teacher is fully aware of what is happening in his classroom
c. Student is with his teacher in everything he teaches
d. Both parents and teachers are involved in the education of children
178. Below are questions that must be considered in developing appropriate learning activity experiences except one. Which is
it?
a. Can experiences benefit the pupils?
b. Do the experiences save the pupils from learning difficulties?
c. Are the experiences in accordance with the patterns of pupils?
d. Do the experiences encourage pupils to inquire further?
179. Which is a characteristic of an imperfect type of matching test?
a. An item may have no answer at all
b. An answer may be repeated
c. There are two or more distracters
d. The items in the right and left columns are equal in number
180. Which is a proactive management practice?
a. Tell them that you enforce the rules on everyone, no exception
b. Set and clarify your rules and expectation on Day 1
c. Punish the misbehaving pupils in the presence of their classmates
d. Stress on penalty for every violation
181. “Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less. Then it is better to be a generalist,” claims Teacher Patty.
On which philosophy does Teacher Patty learn?
a. Essentialism c. Perennialism
b. Progressivism d. Existentialism
182. I like to develop the synthesizing skills of my students. Which one should I do?
a. Ask my students to formulate a generalization from the data shown in the graphs
b. Direct my students to point out which part of the graph are right and which part is wrong
c. Ask my students to answer the questions beginning with “what if”
d. Tell my students to state data presented in the graph
183. To reach out to clientele who cannot be in the classroom for one reason or another, which of the following was
established?
a. Informal
b. Special education (SPED)
c. Pre-school education
d. Alternative learning delivery system
184. Tira enjoys games like scrabble, anagrams and password. Which type of intelligence is strong in Tira?
a. Interpersonal intelligence
b. Linguistic intelligence
c. Logical and mathematical intelligence
d. Spatial intelligence
185. Teacher Milla observes cleanliness and order in the classroom to create a conducive atmosphere for learning. On which
theory is her practice based?
a. Psychoanalysis
b. Gestalt psychology
c. Behaviorism
d. Humanistic psychology
186. Which learning principles is the essence of Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences?
a. Almost all learners are linguistically intelligent
b. Intelligence is not measured on one form
c. Learners have different IQ level
d. Learners have static IQ
187. Who asserted that children must be given the opportunity to explore and work on different materials so that they will
develop the sense of initiative instead of guilt?
a. Kohlberg c. Maslow
b. Erickson d. Gardner
188. Teacher Ada uses direct instruction strategy. Which will she first do?
a. Presenting and structuring
b. Independent practice
c. Guided student practice
d. Reviewing the previous day’s work
189. The free public elementary and secondary educations in the country are in the line with the government effort to address
educational problems of _________.
a. Productivity
b. Relevance and quality
c. Access and quality
d. Effectiveness and efficiency
190. Here are raw scores in a quiz 97, 95, 85, 83, 77, 75, 50, 10, 5, 2, 1. To get a picture of the group’s performance which
measure of central tendency is most reliable?
a. Median
b. Mode
c. Mean
d. None, it is best to look at the individual scores
193. You have presented a lesson on animal protective coloration. At the end, you ask if there are any questions. There are
none. You can take this to mean that ______.
a. The students are not interested in the lesson
b. You need to ask specific questions to elicit responses
c. The students did not understand what you were talking about
d. The students understood everything you presented
194. Teacher Vina feels offended by her supervisor’s unfavorable comments after a classroom supervision. She concludes that
her supervisor does not like her. Which Filipino trait is demonstrated by Teacher Vina?
a. Extreme family-centeredness
b. Extreme personalism
c. “Kanya-kanya” syndrome
d. Superficial religiously
195. Teachers are encouraged to make use of authentic assessments such as:
a. De-contextualized drills
b. Unrealistic performances
c. Answering multiple choices test items
d. Real world application of lessons learned
196. What does the principle of individual difference require teachers to do?
a. Give less attention to gifted learners
b. Provide for a variety of learning activities
c. Treat all learners alike while teaching
d. Prepare modules for slow learners in class
197. The source of energy responsible for life on earth is the ______.
a. Moon c. Star
b. Wind d. Sun
198. Which quotation goes with a proactive approach to discipline?
a. “An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.”
b. “Do not make a mountain out of a molehill.”
c. “Walk your talk.”
d. “Do not smile until Christmas.”
199. I’d like to test whether a student knows what a particular word means. What should I ask the student to do?
a. Give the word a tune then sing it
b. Define the word
c. Spell the word and identify its part of speech
d. Give the etymology of the word
200. Study this matching type of test. Then answer the question below.
1. Measure of relationship a. Mean
2. Measure of central b. Standard Deviation
tendency c. Rho
3. Binet-Simon d. T-ratio
4. Statistical test of mean e. Intelligence testing
difference movement
5. Measure of variability
Which among the following is a way to improve the above matching test?
a. Add five items in both columns
b. Add one or two items in the right column
c. Add ten items in both columns to make the test more comprehensive
d. Add one or two items in the left column
201. A teacher’s quarrel with a parent makes her develop a feeling of prejudice against the parent’s child. The teacher’s
unfavorable treatment of the child is an influence of what Filipino trait?
a. Lack of self-reflection
b. Extreme personalism
c. Extreme family-centeredness
d. “Sakop-mentality”
202. In the context of grading, what is referred to as teacher’s generosity error? A teacher _______.
a. Rewards students who perform well
b. In overgenerous with praise
c. Has a tendency to give high grades as compare to the rest
d. Gives way to students’ bargain for no more quiz
203. For mastery learning and in line with outcome-based evaluation model which element should be present?
a. Inclusion of non-performance objectives
b. Construction of criterion-referenced tests
c. Construction of norm-referenced tests
d. Non-provision of independent learning
204. Which statement about standard deviation is correct?
a. The higher the standard deviation the more spread the scores are
b. The lower the standard deviation the more spread the scores are
c. The higher the standard deviation the less spread the scores are
d. It is a measure of central tendency
205. What is the Teacher’s Professionalism Act?
a. RA 7836 c. RA 7722
b. RA 4670 d. RA 9263
206. The State shall protect and promote the right of citizens to quality education at all levels. Which government program is in
support of this?
a. Exclusion of children with special needs from the formal system
b. Free elementary and secondary education
c. Deregulated tuition fee hike
d. Re-introduction of the NEAT and NSAT
207. The American Teachers who were recruited to help set the public educational system in the Philippines during the
American regime were called Thomasite’s because:
a. They were devotees of St. Thomas Aquinas
b. They disembarked from the CIS Transport called Thomas
c. They first taught at the University of Sto. Tomas
d. They arrived in the Philippines on the feast of St. Tomas
208. Zazha 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. Generalization c. Discrimination
b. Acquisition d. Extinction
209. The Filipino learner envisioned by the Department of Education is one who is imbued with the desirable values of person
who is:
a. Makabayan, makatao, makakalikasan at maka-Diyos
b. Makabayan, makatao, makahalaman, at maka-Diyos
c. Makabayan, makasarili, makakalikasan, at maka-Diyos
d. Makabayan, makakaragatan, makatao, at maka-Diyos
210. The right hemisphere of the brain is involved with the following function except:
a. Intuitive functions
b. Nonverbal functions
c. Visual functions
d. Detail-oriented functions
211. What function is associated with the right brain?
a. Visual, non-verbal, logical
b. Visual, intuitive, non-verbal
c. Visual, intuitive, logical
d. Visual, logical, detail-oriented
212. Principal Connie tells her teachers that training in the humanities is most important. To which education philosophy does
he adhere?
a. Existentialism c. Essentialism
b. Progressivism d. Perennialism
213. 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 less likely to be repeated in the future. Which one is
explained?
a. Freud’s psychoanalytic theory
b. Thorndike’s law of effect
c. B.F. Skinner’s Operant conditioning theory
d. Bandura’s social learning theory
214. Theft of school equipment like TV, computer, etc. by people on the community itself is becoming a common phenomenon.
What does this 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
215. The main purpose of compulsory study of the Constitution is to _____.
a. Develop students into responsible, thinking citizen
b. Acquaint students with the historical development of the Philippine Constitution
c. Make constitutional experts of the students
d. Prepare students for law-making
216. Which goals of educational institution, as provided for by the Constitution, is the development of work skills aligned?
a. To develop moral character
b. To develop vocational efficiency
c. To teach the duties of citizenship
d. To inculcate love of country
217. Complete this analogy:
Spanish period: moral and religious person.
American period: _______
a. Productive citizen c. Patriotic citizen
b. Self-reliant citizen d. Caring citizen
218. Who is remembered for his famous quotation? “My loyalty to may party ends where my loyalty to my country begins.”
a. Carlos P. Garcia c. Manuel L. Quezon
b. Ferdinand Marcos d. Manuel Roxas
219. Here is a question: “Is the paragraph a good one? Evaluate.” If broken down to simplify, which is the best simplification?
a. Is the paragraph a good one? Why or why not?
b. Why is the paragraph a good one? Prove
c. If you asked to evaluate something, what do you do? Evaluate the paragraph
d. What are the qualities of a good paragraph? Does the paragraph have these qualities?
220. Manunulat ang tatay mo kaya sa personal mong kagustuhan makasunod sa kanyang mga yapak, magsusulat ka. Ano ang
kahulugan ng pagsusulat?
a. Proseso na nagsisimula sa idea o karanasan
b. Makalikha ng mga salita, pangungusap at talata
c. Kakayahan ng tao na makapagtala o makapagimprenta ng malinaw
d. Pagpili ng paksa at pagsasaliksik
221. Anong bahagi ng pananalita ang nasa malaking titik? Malungkot ANG MGA nagtapos na wala pang trabaho.
a. Pananda c. Pariralang pantukoy
b. Pang-ukol d. Pangatnig
222. Which is NOT a characteristic of education during the pre-Spanish era?
a. Vocational training-oriented
b. Structured
c. Unstructured
d. Informal
223. Which is closest to the real human digestive system for study in the classroom?
a. Model of the human digestive system
b. Drawing of the human digestive system on the board
c. The human digestive system projected on an OHP
d. Drawing of human digestive system on a page of a textbook
224. Which one is in support of greater interaction?
a. Repeating the question
b. Not allowing a student to complete a response
c. Probing
d. Selecting the same student respondents
225. Which is/are effective methods/s in teaching students critical reading skills?
a. Interpret editorials about a particular subject from three different newspapers
b. Read and interpret three different movie reviews
c. Distinguish fiction from non-fiction materials
d. Interpret editorials and read and interpret three different movie reviews
226. Which is true of a bimodal score distribution?
a. The group tested has two different groups
b. The scores are neither high nor low
c. The scores are high
d. The scores are low
227. What is the mastery level of school in a 100 item test with a mean of 55?
a. 42% b. 50% c. 45% d. 55%
228. Who stressed the idea that students cannot learn if their basic needs are not first met?
a. Thorndike
b. Maslow
c. Wertheimer
d. Operant conditioning
229. A person, who has had painful experience as the dentist’s office, may become fearful at the mere sight of the dentist’s
office building. What theory can explain this?
a. Attribution theory
b. Classical conditioning
c. Generalization
d. Operant conditioning
230. I want my students to have mastery learning of a basic topic. Which of the following can help?
a. Socratic method and drill
b. Drill
c. Socratic method
d. None of the above
231. As a teacher you are a skeptic. Which among these will be your guiding principle?
a. I must teach the child to the fullest
b. I must teach the child every knowledge, skill, and value that he needs for a better future
c. I must teach the child that we can never have real knowledge of anything
d. I must teach the child so he is assured
232. With forms of prompting in mind, which group is arranged from least to most instructive prompting?
a. Verbal, physical, gestural
b. Verbal, gestural, physical
c. Gestural, physical, verbal
d. Physical, gestural, verbal
233. In which way does heredity affect the development of the learner?
a. By providing equal potential to all
b. By making acquired traits hereditary
c. By compensating for what environment fails to develop
d. By placing limits beyond which the learner cannot develop
234. In writing performance objectives, which word is not acceptable?
a. Integrate c. Manipulate
b. Delineate d. Comprehend
235. For which lesson objective will a teacher use the direct instruction method?
a. Distinguish war from aggression
b. Appreciate Milton’s Paradise Lost
c. Use a microscope properly
d. Become aware of the pollutants in the environment
236. To encourage introspection, which teaching method is MOST appropriate?
a. Cognitive c. Process
b. Reflective d. Cooperative learning
237. With indirect instruction in mind, which does not belong to the group?
a. Lecture-recitation
b. Experiential method
c. Inductive method
d. Discovery method
238. A master teacher is the resource speaker in an in-service training. He presented the situated learning theory and
encouraged his colleagues to apply the same in class. Which of the following did he not encourage his colleagues to do?
a. Apprenticeship
b. Decontextualized teaching
c. Learning as it normally occurs
d. Authentic problem solving
239. I want to engage my students in small group discussions. Which topic lends itself to a lively discussion?
a. The exclusion of Pluto as a planet
b. The meaning of the law of supply and demand
c. The law of inertia
d. Rules on subject-verb agreement
240. Teacher Joshua discovered that his pupils are weak in comprehension. To further in which particular skill(s) his pupils are
weak, which test should Teacher Joshua give?
a. Standardized test c. Placement
b. Aptitude test d. Diagnostic
241. The students of Teacher Kath scan an electronic encyclopedia, view a film on the subject, or look at related topics at the
touch of a button right there in the classroom. Which devices does teacher Kath’s class have?
a. Videotape lesson c. Video disc
b. Teaching machine d. CD
242. If my approach to my lesson is behaviorist, what features will dominate my lesson?
I.Lecturing III. Reasoning
II. Copying notes IV. Demonstration
a. III, IV c. I, II, III, IV
b. I, III, IV d. II, III, IV
243. You practice inclusive education. Which of these applies to you?
I. You accept every student as full and valued member of the class and school community
II. Your special attention is on learners with specific learning or social needs
III. You address the needs of the class as a whole within the context of the learners with specific learning or social needs
a. II only c. I only
b. I and II d. I and III
244. Which will be the most authentic assessment tool for an instructional objective on working with and relating to people?
a. Organizing a community project
b. Writing articles on working and relating to people
c. Home visitation
d. Conducting mock election
245. Here is a test item:
“From the data presented in the table, form generalizations that are supported by the data.” Under what type of question
does this item fall?
a. Convergent c. Application
b. Evaluative d. Divergent
246. I want to teach concepts, patterns, and abstractions. Which method will be most appropriate?
a. Discovery c. Direct instruction
b. Indirect instruction d. Problem solving
247. We are very much interested in a quality professional development program for teachers. What characteristic should we
look for?
a. Required for renewal of professional license
b. Prescribed by top educational leader
c. Responsive to identified teacher’s needs
d. Dependent on the availability of funds
248. What principle is violated by overusing the chalkboards, as though it is the only education technology available?
a. Isolated use c. Variety
b. Flexibility d. Uniformity
249. Which statement applies correctly to Edgar Dale’s “CONE of experience”?
a. The farther you are from the base, the more direct the learning experience becomes
b. The farther you are from the bottom, the more direct the learning experience becomes
c. The close you are to the base, the more indirect the learning experience become
d. The closer you are to the base, the more direct the learning experience becomes
250. To teach the democratic process to the pupils. Santo Domingo Elementary School decided that the election of class
officers shall be patterned after local elections. There are qualities set for candidates, limited period for campaign, rules
for posting campaign materials, etc. Which of the following did the school use?
a. Symposium c. Role playing
b. Simulation d. Philips 66
251. Which of the following are effective methods in teaching student critical reading skills?
I. Interpret editorials
II. Read and interpret three different movie reviews
III. Read a position paper and deduce underlying assumptions of the position papers
a. II and III c. I and II
b. I and III d. I, II and III
252. Here is a test item:
“The improvement of basic education should be the top priority of the Philippine government. Defend and refute the
position.”
Under what type of question does this test item fall?
a. Low-level c. Analysis
b. Evaluative d. Convergent
253. Teacher Jenny teaches a lesson in which students must recognize that ¼ is the same as 0.25. They use this
relationship to determine that 0.15 and 0.20 are slightly less than ¼. Which of the following concept/s is/are being
taught?
a. Numeration skills
b. Place value of decimals
c. Numeration skills for decimal and relationship between fractions and decimals
d. Relationship between fractions and decimals
254. To nurture student’s creativity, which activity should the teacher avoid?
a. Ask “what if” questions
b. Ask divergent thinking questions
c. Emphasize the need to give right answer
d. Be open to “out-of-this world” ideas
255. After reading an essay, Teacher Bebe wants to help sharpen her students’ ability to interpret. Which of these activities
will be most appropriate?
a. Drawing conclusions
b. Making inferences
c. Getting the main idea
d. Listing facts separately from opinion
258. Research says that mastery experiences increase confidence and willingness to try similar or more challenging tasks
such as reading. What does this imply for children reading performance?
a. Children who have mastered basic skills are more likely to be less motivated to read because they get fed up with
too much reading
b. Children who have not mastered the basic skills are more likely to be motivated to read in order to gain mastery
over basic skills
c. Children who have a high sense of self-confidence are not necessarily those who can read
d. Children who have gained mastery over basic skills are more motivate to read
259. Bruner’s theory on intellectual development moves from enactive to iconic and symbolic stages. Applying Bruner’s
theory, how would you teach?
a. Begin with the abstract
b. Be interactive in approach
c. Begin with the concrete
d. Do direct instruction
260. Teacher Nene asked this question: “What conclusion can you draw based on your observation?” Nobody raised a hand
so she asked another question: “Based on what you observe, what can you now say about the reaction of plants to
light.” What did Teacher Nene do?
a. Redirecting c. Repeating
b. Probing d. Rephrasing
261. Under no circumstance shall a teacher be prejudiced nor discriminatory against any learner according to the Code of
Ethics. When is a teacher prejudice against any learner?
a. When he makes a nearsighted pupil sit at the front
b. When he considers multiple intelligences in the choice of his teaching strategies
c. When he makes a farsighted pupil sit at the back
d. When he refuses a pupil with a slight physical disability in class
262. Which learning activity is most appropriate if teacher’s focus in attitudinal change?
a. Role play c. Exhibit
b. Field trip d. Game
263. The mode of a score distribution is 25. This means that:
a. There is no score of 25
b. Twenty five (25) is the score that occurs most
c. Twenty five is the average of the score distribution
d. Twenty five is the score that occurs least
264. The following characterize a child-centered kindergarten except:
a. Focus on the education of the whole child
b. Importance of play in development
c. Extreme orientation on academic
d. Emphasis on individual uniqueness
265. As a classroom manager, how can you exhibit expert power on the first day of school?
a. By citing to my students the important of good grades
b. By making my students feel my authority over them
c. By making them feel a sense of belongingness and acceptance
d. By making my students feel I know what I am talking about
266. Which may help an adolescent discover his identity?
a. Parents pushing in to follow a specific path
b. Relating to people
c. Decision to follow one path only
d. Exploring many different roles in a healthy manner
267. Which terms refers to a teacher helping a colleague grow professionally?
a. Technology transfer
b. Peer mentoring
c. Facilitating
d. Independent study
268. What primary criterion should guide a teacher in the choice of instructional devices?
a. Novelty c. Appropriateness
b. Cost d. Attractiveness
269. Some of your students don’t seem to like you as their teacher. If you will regard the situation, on the level of the ego,
what will you most likely think about?
a. Why should I care if they like me or not
b. To hell with them
c. What’s wrong have I done to deserve this?
d. What is it about me that they do not like?
270. Which of the following is considered a peripheral device?
a. Printer c. CPU
b. Keyboard d. Monitor
271. Which questioning practice will promote more class interaction?
a. Asking rhetorical question
b. Rejecting wrong answer
c. Focusing on convergent question
d. Asking divergent question
272. For grades to be (made) valid indicators of students’ achievements, which process should be observed?
a. Adopting letter grades such as A, B, C, D
b. Explaining the meaning of grades
c. Defining the course objectives as intended learning outcomes
d. Giving objective type of test
273. The claim of a benefactor to the gratitude of his protégé is an example of a (an):
a. Acquired right c. Imperfect right
b. Perfect right d. Alienable right
274. Which appropriate teaching practice flows from this research finding on the brain: “The brain’s emotional center is tied
its ability to learn.”
a. Create a learning environment that encourages students to explore their feelings and ideas freely
b. Come up with highly competitive games where winners will feel happily
c. Establish this discipline of being judgmental in attitude
d. Tell the students to participate in class activities or else they won’t receive plus points in class recitation
275. Research on Piagetian tasks indicates that thinking becomes more logical and abstract as children reach the formal
operations stage. What is an educational implication of this finding?
a. Expect hypothetical reasoning for learners between 12 to 15 years of age
b. Learners who are not capable of logical reasoning from ages 8 to 11 behind in their cognitive development
c. Engage children in analogical reasoning as early as preschool to train them for higher order thinking skills
(HOTS)
d. Let children be children
276. A mathematics test was given to all Grade V pupils to determine the contestants for the math quiz bee. Which statistical
measure should be used to identify the top 15?
a. Percentage score
b. Mean percentage score
c. Quartile score
d. Percentile score
277. 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
278. With which is true authority equated?
a. Service c. Suppression
b. Power d. Coercion
279. The following are sound specific purposes of questions except:
a. To stimulate learners to ask questions
b. To call the attention of an inattentive student
c. To arouse interest and curiosity
d. To teach via student answers
280. What is not a sound purpose in making questions?
a. To remind students of a procedure
b. To probe deeper after an answer is given
c. To encourage self-reflection
d. To discipline a bully in class
281. A student passes a book report written but ornately presented in a folder to make up for the poor quality of the book
content. Which Filipino trait does this practice prove?
a. Art over science
b. Art over academic
c. Substance over “porma”
d. “Porma” over substance
282. Which one should a teacher avoid to produce an environment conducive for learning?
a. Games c. Tests
b. Seat plan d. Individual competition
283. Between pursuing a college course where there is no demand and a vocational course which is highly in demand, the
Filipino usually opts for the college course. Which Filipino trait is shown?
a. Interest to obtain a skill
b. Penchant for a college diploma
c. Desire for entrepreneurship
d. Appreciation of manual labor
284. Which of the following does extreme authoritarianism in the home reinforce in pupils?
a. Sense of initiative
b. Dependence on other for direction
c. Ability for self-direction
d. Creativity in work
285. Teacher Bart wants his students to master the concept of social justice. Which series of activities will be most effective?
a. Pre-teaching > posttest > re-teaching of unlearned concept > posttest
b. Pre-test > teaching > posttest
c. Review > pretest > teaching > posttest
d. Teaching > posttest
286. To provide for individual differences how is curriculum designed?
a. Minimum learning competencies are included
b. Realistic and meaningful experiences are provided
c. Some degree of flexibility is provided
d. Social skills are emphasized
287. Which types of play is most characteristic of a four- to six-year-old child?
a. Solitary and onlooker plays
b. Associative and cooperative plays
c. Associative and onlookers plays
d. Cooperative and solitary plays
288. How can you exhibit referent power on the first day of school?
a. By making the students 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
d. By giving your students a sense of belonging and acceptance
289. To ensure that all Filipino children are functionally literate, which mechanism is meant to reach out to children who are
far from a school?
a. A school in every barangay
b. Multi-grade classroom
c. Mobile teacher
d. Sine’s skwela
290. Referring to the characteristics of the latest Basic Educational Curriculum which does not belong to the group?
a. More flexible
b. Less prescriptive
c. More compartmentalized
d. More integrated
291. If student’s inappropriate behavior is low level or mild and that it appears that the misbehavior will not spread to others,
it is sometimes best for the teacher not to take notice of it. What influence technique is this?
a. Planned ignoring
b. Antiseptic bouncing
c. Proximity control
d. Signal interference
292. Which among the following objectives in the psychomotor domain is highest in level?
a. To distinguish distant and close sounds
b. To contract a muscle
c. To run a 100-meter dash
d. To dance the basic steps of the waltz
293. Which material consists of instructional units that cater to varying mental level pupils?
a. Plantilia
b. Multi-level materials
c. Multi-grade materials
d. Minimum learning competencies
294. Which statement on counseling is false?
a. For counseling to be successful, the counselee is willing to participate in the process
b. The ultimate goal of counseling is greater happiness on the part of the counselee
c. Counseling is the program that includes guidance
d. The school counselor is primarily responsible of counseling
295. Arianna describes Teacher Monica as “fair, caring and approachable.” Which power does Teacher Monica possess?
a. Legitimate power
b. Expert power
c. Referent power
d. Reward power
296. Kounin claims “with-it-ness” is one of the characteristics of an effective classroom manager. Which among the following
is a sign of “with-it-ness”?
a. Giving attention to students having difficulty with school work
b. Seeing only a portion of the class but intensively
c. Knowing where instructional materials are kept
d. Aware of what’s happening in all part of the classroom
297. In the K-W-L technique, K stands for what the pupils already knows, W for what he wants to know and L for what he:
a. Learned c. Failed to learn
b. He like to learn d. Needs to learn
298. When a significantly greater number from the lower group gets a test item correctly, this implies that the test item:
a. Is not highly reliable
b. Is not very valid
c. Is highly reliable
d. Is very valid
299. Which statement about guidance is false?
a. The classroom teacher is not part of the school guidance program since she is not trained to be a
guidance counselor
b. Guidance embraces curriculum, teaching, supervision and all other activities in school
c. Guidance is a function of the entire school
d. A guidance program is inherent in every school
300. A teacher should not be a slave of his lesson plan. This means that:
a. A teacher must be willing to depart from her lesson plan if students are interested in something other than
her intended lesson
b. A lesson plan must be followed by a teacher no matter what
c. A teacher must be ready to depart from her lesson plan if she remembers something more interesting than what
she earlier planned
d. Teacher is the best lesson plan designer
301. With a death threat over her head, Teacher Donita is directed to pass an undeserving student. What will a utilitarianist do?
a. Pass the student, why suffer the threat?
b. Pass the student. That will be of use to the student, his parents and you
c. Don’t pass him; live by your principle of justice. You will get reward, if not in this life, in the next
d. Don’t pass him. You surely will not like someone to give you a death threat in order to pass
302. Teacher Alessandra 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 Alessandra fail to apply?
a. Always do what is right
b. The end does not justify the means
c. The end justifies the means
d. Between two evils, do the lesser evil
303. You are very much interested in a quality professional development program for teachers. What characteristic should you
look for?
a. Prescribe by top educational teachers
b. Responsive to identified teacher’s needs
c. Dependent on the availability of funds
d. Required for renewal of professional license
304. To ensure high standards of teachers’ personal and professional development, which of the following measures must be
implemented?
I. A school head plans the professional development of his/her teachers.
II. Every teacher formulates his/her own professional development plan.
III. The implementation of what is learned in training must be monitored.
a. I only c. II and III
b. I and III d. II only
305. As a community leader, which of the following should a teacher not do?
a. Solicit donation from philanthropists in the community
b. Support effort of the community to improve their status in life
c. Make herself aloof to ensure that her decisions will not be influenced by the community politics
d. Play an active part in the activities of the community
306. In a highly pluralistic society, what type of learning environment is the responsibility of the teacher?
I. Safe III. Secure
II. Gender-biased
a. I and II c. II only
b. I, II and III d. I and III
307. A teacher is said to be “trustee of the cultural and educational heritage of the nation and is under obligation to transmit to
learners such heritage”. Which practice makes the teacher fulfill such obligation?
a. Use interactive teaching strategies
b. As a class, study the life of Filipino heroes
c. Use the latest educational technology
d. Observe continuing professional education
308. Large class size in congested cities is a common problem in our public schools. Which measure/s have schools taken to
offset the effects of large class?
I. The deployment of more teachers
II. The implementation of 1:1 pupil textbook ratio
III. The conduct of morning and afternoon sessions
a. I, II and III c. III only
b. I and II d. II only
309. The failure of independent study with most Filipino students may be attributed to students’?
a. Unpreparedness for schooling
b. Ambivalence
c. High degree of independence
d. High degree of independence on authority
313. The wide acceptance of “bottom up” management style has influenced schools to practice which management practice?
a. Exclusion of politicians from the pool of guest speakers during graduation exercises
b. Prescription of what ought to be done from the Center Office
c. Involvement of students, parents, teachers, and community in school planning
d. Allowing schools to do what they think is best
314. Material development at the expense of human development points to the need to do more in school. This is base on
which pillar of learning?
a. Learning to do
b. Learning to know
c. Learning to live together
d. Learning to be
315. The schooling incidents in school campuses abroad have made school to rethink the curriculum. Which is believed to
counteract such incidents and so is being introduced in schools?
I. Inclusion of socio-emotional teaching
II. The emphasis on the concept of competition against self and not against others
III. Focus on academic achievement and productivity
a. I and III c. I and II
b. II and III d. I, II and III
316. The specialization requires of every professional teacher for him/her to be competent is in line with which pillar of
learning?
a. Learning to know
b. Learning to be
c. Learning to live together
d. Learning to do
317. Widespread abuse of Mother Earth prompted schools to teach sustainable development. Which one does this prove about
schools?
a. The curricula of schools are centered on Mother Earth
b. Environment factors influence the school as an agent of change
c. Schools can easily integrate sustained development in their curriculum
d. Sustained development cannot be effectively taught in the classroom
318. Which pillar of learning is aimed at the holistic development of man and his complete fulfillment?
a. Learning to live together
b. Learning to be
c. Learning to know
d. Learning to do
319. A father tells his daughter “You are a woman. You are meant for the home and so for you, going to school is not
necessary.” Is the father correct?
a. It depends on the place where the daughter and the father live
b. No, there is gender equality in education
c. Yes, women are meant to be a mother only
d. No, today women can take on the jobs of men
320. Is there a legal basis for increasing the teacher’s starting salary to PHP18,000 a months?
a. No, it is a gift to teachers from Congress
b. Yes, R.A 7836
c. Yes, the Philippine Constitution
d. No, it is simply an act of benevolence from President GMA
321. As provided for the Educational Act of 1982, how are the institutions of learning encouraged setting higher standards of
equality over the minimum standards required for state recognition?
a. Voluntary accreditation
b. Continuing Professional Education
c. Granting of Special Permit
d. Academic freedom
322. Despite of opposition from some school official, DepEd has continuously enforced the “no collection of fees” policy during
enrolment period in public schools. In this policy in accordance with EFA goals?
a. No, it violates the mandate of equality education
b. Yes, it somewhat eliminates gender disparities
c. Yes, it supports equitable access to basic education
d. No, it does not support parent of adult education
323. “Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less.” Hence, it is better to be a generalist, claims Teacher
Fonda. Which Philosophy does Teacher Fonda subscribe to?
a. Existentialism c. Essentialism
b. Perennialism d. Progressivism
324. Mencius believed that all people are born good. This thought on the innate goodness of people makes it easier to
________ our pupils.
a. teach c. like
b. respect d. motivate
325. A student complains to you about his failing grade. When you recomputed you found out that you committed an error in his
grade computation. Your decision is not to accept the erroneous computation before the student and so leave the failing
grade as is for fear that you may lose credibility. Is this morally right?
a. No, the reason for not accepting the error before the students is flimsy
b. No, the end does not justify the means
c. Yes, the end justifies the means
d. Yes, as a teacher you must maintain your credibility
326. Which violate(s) the principle of respect?
I. Teacher Ana tells her students that what Teacher Beth taught is wrong.
II. To retaliate, Teacher Beth advises students not to enroll in Teacher Ana’s class.
III. Teacher Catherine secretly gives way to a special favor (e.g. add 2 points to grade) requested by student Alex who is
vying for honors.
a. II and III c. I and II
b. I, II and III d. I and III
327. Which is/are in accordance with the principle of pedagogical competence?
I. Communication of objectives of the course to student.
II. Awareness of alternative instruction strategies.
III. Selection of appropriate methods of instruction.
a. I and III c. III only
b. I, II and III d. II and III
328. To earn units for promotion, Teacher Flora pays her fee but does not attend class at all. Does this constitute professional
growth?
a. Not immediately but yes after promotion
b. No, it is simply earning MA units for promotion
c. It depends on the school she is enrolled in
d. Yes, just enrolling in an MA program is already professional growth
329. If Teacher Analiza asks more higher-order questions, she has to ask more ________ questions.
a. fact c. convergent
b. close d. concept
330. Misdemeanor has a “ripple effect.” This implies that as a classroom manager, a teacher:
a. reinforces positive behavior
b. responds to misbehavior promptly
c. is consistent in her classroom management practice
d. count 1 to 10 before she deals with a misbehaving student
331. Based on Edgar Dale’s “Cone of Experience,” which activity is farthest from the real thing?
a. Watching demo c. Video disc
b. Attending exhibit d. Viewing images
332. The students of Teacher Yue scan an electronic encyclopedia, view a film on subject, or look at related topics at the touch
of a button right there in the classroom. Which device/s does teacher Yue’s class have?
a. Teaching machines
b. CD
c. Video disc
d. Videotaped lesson
333. Which is an inappropriate way to manage off-task behavior?
a. Redirect a child’s attention to task and check his progress to make sure he is continuing work
b. Stop your class activity to correct a child who is no longer on task
c. Make eye contact to communicate what you wish to communicate
d. Move closer to the child to make him feel your presence
334. When Teacher Pearl tries to elicit clarification on a student response or solicits additional information, which of these
should be use?
a. Directing c. Structuring
b. Probing d. Cross examining
335. Which priority criterion should guide a teacher in the choice of instructional devices?
a. Novelty c. Attractiveness
b. Cost d. Appropriateness
336. Which learning activity is most appropriate if a teacher’s focus is attitudinal change?
a. Fieldtrip c. Role play
b. Exhibit d. Game
337. Teacher Hannah strives to draw participation of every student into her classroom discussion. Which of these student
needs is she trying to address? The need to _______.
a. feel significant and be part of a group
b. show one’s oral abilities to the rest of the class
c. get everything and be part of a group
d. be creative
338. To be an effective classroom manager, a teacher must be friendly but must at the same time be _________.
a. confident c. analytical
b. business-like d. buddy-buddy
339. Which software is needed when one wants to perform automatic calculations on numerical data?
a. Database
b. Spreadsheet Program
c. Microsoft Word
d. Microsoft Powerpoint
340. Which of the following questions must be considered in evaluating teacher-made materials?
a. In the material new?
b. Does the material simulate individualism?
c. Is the material expensive?
d. Is the material cheap?
341. Kounin claims that “with-it-ness” is one of the characteristics of an effective classroom manager. What is one sign of “with-
it-ness”?
a. Giving attention to students who are having difficulty with school work
b. Aware of what’s happening in all parts of the classroom
c. Seeing only a portion of the class but intensively
d. Knowing where instructional materials are kept
342. Which of these is one of the ways by which the internet enables people to browse documents connected by hypertext
links?
a. URL c. Welcome page
b. Browser d. World Wide Web
343. Which characteristics must be primarily considered as a choice of instructional aides?
a. Stimulate and maintain students interests
b. Suited to the lesson objectives
c. Updated and relevant to Filipino setting
d. New and skillfully made
344. You can exhibit referent power on the first day of school by __________.
a. telling them the importance of good grades
b. giving your students a sense of belongingness and acceptance
c. making them feel you know what you are talking about
d. reminding your students your authority over them again and again
345. I would like to use a model to emphasize particular part. Which of these would be most appropriate?
a. Regalia c. Stimulation
b. Audio recording d. Mock up
346. What must Teacher Luke do to ensure orderly transitions between activities?
a. Have the materials ready at the start of the activity
b. Allow time for the students to socialize in between activities
c. Assign fewer exercise to fill the allotted time
d. Wait for students who lag behind
347. The task of setting up routine activities for effective classroom management is a task that a teacher should undertake:
348. What principle is violated by overusing the chalkboard, as though it is the only education technology available?
a. Isolated use c. Variety
b. Flexibility d. Uniformity
349. Teacher Sandra uses the low-profile classroom control technique most of the time. What does this imply?
a. She is reactive in her disciplinary orientation
b. She manages pupils personalities
c. She reacts severely to a misbehaving student
d. She stops misbehaving without disrupting lesson flow
350. If curriculum is designed following the traditional approach, which feature(s) apply(ies)?
I. The aims of the curriculum are set by professionals and experts.
II. Interested groups (teachers, students, communities) are assumed to agree with the aims of the curriculum.
III. Consensus building in not necessary.
a. III only c. I and II
b. I, II and III d. I and III
351. If you make use of the indirect instruction method, you begin your lesson with:
a. Guided practice
b. A review of previous day’s work
c. Advance organizers that provide an overall picture of the lesson
d. Independent
352. One’s approach to teaching is influenced by Howard Gardner’s MI Theory. What is he/she challenged to do?
I. To come up with 9 different ways of approaching lesson to cater to the 9 multiple intelligence
II. To develop all student’s skill in all nine intelligences
III. To provide worthwhile activities that acknowledge individual difference in children
a. I, II and III c. II only
b. II and III d. III only
362. I want to teach concepts, patterns and abstractions. Which method will be most appropriate?
a. Discovery c. Direct instruction
b. Indirect instruction d. Problem solving
363. Teacher Atilla teaches English as a Second Language. She uses vocabulary cards, fill-in-the-blanks sentences, dialogues,
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 wants to make her teaching easier by having less talk
b. The teacher emphasizing reading and writing skills
c. The teacher is applying Bloom’s hierarchy of cognitive learning
d. The teacher is teaching in a variety of ways because not all students learn in the same manner
364. Teacher Georgina, an experienced teacher, does daily review of past lessons in order to:
a. introduce a new lesson
b. reflect on how she presented the previous lessons
c. provide her pupils with a sense of continuity
d. determine who among her pupils are studying
365. I combined several subject areas in order to focus on a single concept for interdisciplinary teaching. Which strategy did I
use?
a. Reading-writing activity
b. Thematic introduction
c. Unit method
d. Problem-centered learning
366. To teach the democratic process to the pupils, Batongmalaki Elementary School decided that the election of class officers
shall be patterned after local elections. There are qualifications set for candidates, limited period for campaign and rules
for posting campaign materials, etc. Which of the following did the school use?
a. Symposium c. Pole playing
b. Simulation d. Philips 66
367. Which among the following are effective methods in teaching student critical reading skills?
I. Interpret editorial
II. Read and interpret three different movie reviews
III. Read a position paper and deduce underlying assumptions of the position papers
a. II and III c. I and II
b. I and III d. I, II and III
368. Here is a test item:
“The improvement of basic education should be the top priority of the Philippine government. Defend or refute this
position.”
Under what type of question does this test item fall?
a. Low-level c. Analysis
b. Evaluative d. Convergent
369. When I teach, I often engage in brainstorming. Which do I avoid?
a. Break down barriers
b. Selectively involves pupils
c. Increase creativity
d. Generate many ideas
370. Teacher Sammy teaches a lesson in which students must recognize that ¼ is the same as 0.25. He use this relationship
to determine that 0.15 and 0.20 are slightly less than ¼. Which of the following concept/s is/are being taught?
a. Numeration skills of decimals and relationships between fractions and decimals
b. Numeration skills
c. Place value of decimals
d. Relationship between fraction and decimals
371. What is the best way to develop math concept?
a. Solving problems using multiple approaches
b. Solving problems by looking for correct answer
c. Learning math as applied to situations, such as being a tool of science
d. Solving problems by applying learned formulas
372. After the reading of a selection in the class, which of these activities can enhance students’ creativity?
I. Reader’s theater
II. Reading aloud
III. Silent reading
a. I and II c. I only
b. II only d. III only
373. Teacher Carlo, a Reading teacher, advised the class to “read between the lines”. What does she want his pupils to do?
a. Determine what is meant by what is stated
b. Make an educated guess
c. Apply the information being read
d. Describe the characters in the story
374. To nurture students’ creativity, which activity should a teacher avoid?
a. Ask “What if…” questions
b. Emphasize the need to give right answers
c. Ask divergent thinking questions
d. Be open to “out-of-this-world” ideas
375. Teacher Rodel wants to develop his students’ creativity. Which type of questions will be most appropriate?
a. Synthesis questions
b. Fact questions
c. “What if…” questions
d. Analysis questions
376. Floramay enjoyed the roller coaster when she and her family went to Disneyland. The mere sight of a roller coaster gets
her excited. Which theory explains Floramay’s behavior?
a. Operant conditioning
b. Pavlovian conditioning
c. Social learning theory
d. Attribution theory
377. According to Freud, with which should one be concerned if he/she has to develop in the students a correct sense of right
and wrong?
I. Super-ego II. Ego III. Id
a. I and II c. I
b. II d. III
378. When small children call animals “dog”, what process is illustrated on Piaget’s cognitive development theory?
a. Reversion c. Accommodation
b. Assimilation d. Conservation
379. Researchers found that when a child is engaged in a learning experience a number of areas of the brain are
simultaneously activated. Which of the following is/are implication/s of this research finding?
I. Make use of field trips and guest speakers
II. Do multicultural units of study
III. Stick to the “left brain and right brain” approach
a. I and III c. I and II
b. I only d. II only
380. My problem is there are too many topics to cover and I may not able to finish before classes end in March. Which
approach when used can help solve my problem?
a. Thematic c. Experimental approach
b. Constructive d. Direct instruction
381. You want your students to answer the questions at the end of a reading lesson. “What did I learn?”, “What still puzzles
me?”, “What did I enjoy, hate and accomplish in the class today?” and “How did I learn from the lesson?”.Which of the
following are you asking them to do?
a. Work on an assignment
b. Make journal entry
c. Work on a drill
d. Apply what they learned
382. William Glasser’s control theory states that behavior is inspired by what satisfies a person want at any given time. What
then must a teacher do to motivate students to learn?
a. Make schoolwork relevant to students’ basic human needs
b. Make teaching-leaning interactive
c. Avoid giving assignments
d. Organize a curriculum in a spiral manner
383. Nadia exhibit 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. Acquisition
b. Generalization d. Discrimination
384. Based on Freud’s theory, which operate/s when a student strikes a classmate at the height of anger?
a. Ego c. Id and Ego interact
b. Id d. Superego
385. After reading an essay. Teacher Beatrice wants to help sharpen her students’ ability to interpret. Which of these activities
will be most appropriate?
a. Drawing conclusions
b. Making inferences
c. Getting the main idea
d. Listing facts separately from opinion
386. Read the following then answer the question. A man and his son are driving in a car. The car crashes into a tree, killing
the father and seriously injury his son. At the hospital, the boy needs to have surgery. Looking at the boy, the doctor says
(telling the truth), “I cannot operate on him. He is my son. How can this be?
ANSWER: The doctor is the boy’s mother.
The above brain twister helps develop critical reading skills. Which activity was used?
a. Comparing c. Inferring meaning
b. Classifying d. Looking for cause and effect
387. Research says that mastery experiences increase confidence and willingness to try similar or more challenging tasks as
reading. What does this imply for children’s reading performance?
a. Children who have not mastered the basic skills are more likely to be motivated to read in order to gain mastery over
basic skills
b. Children who have mastered basic skills are more likely to be less motivated to read because they get fed up with too
much reading
c. Children who have gained mastery over basic skills are more motivated to read
d. Children who have a high sense of self-confidence are not necessarily those who can read
388. The value that students put on reading is critical to their success. In what way/s can teachers inculcate his value for
reading?
I. Sharing the excitement of read-aloud
II. Showing their passion for reading
III. Being rewarded to demonstrate the value of reading
a. II and III c. I, II and III
b. I and II d. II only
389. Bruner’s theory on intellectual development moves from enactive to iconic and symbolic stages. Applying Bruner’s theory.
How would you teach?
a. Be interactive in approach
b. Begin with the abstract
c. Begin with the concrete
d. Do direct instruction
390. A person who has painful experiences at the dentist’s office may become fearful at the mere sight of the dentist’s office
building. Which theory can explain this?
a. Generalization
b. Operant Conditioning
c. Attribution theory
d. Classical conditioning
391. Which is/are the basic assumption/s of behaviorists?
I. The mind of newborn child is a blank state
II. All behaviors are determined by environmental events
III. The child has a certain degree of freedom not to allow himself to be shaped by his environment
a. III only c. II only
b. I and II d. I and III
392. If a student is encourage to develop himself to the fullest and must satisfy his hierarchy of needs, the highest needs to
satisfy according to Maslow is ________.
a. Psychological need c. Belongingness
b. Self-actualization d. Safety needs
393. In a Social Studies class. Teacher Ina presents a morally ambiguous situation and asks student what they would do. On
whose theory is Teacher Ina’s technique based?
a. Bandura c. Kohlberg
b. Piaget d. Bruner
394. Teacher Violy is convinced that whenever a student performs a desired behavior, provide reinforcement and soon the
student learns to perform the behavior on his own. On which principle is Teacher Violy’s conviction based?
a. Environmentalism c. Cognitivism
b. Behaviorism d. Constructivism
395. In Bandura’s social learning theory, it states that children often imitate those who:
I. have substantial influence over their lives
II. belong their peer group
III. belong to other race
IV. are successful and seem admired
a. IV only c. I and II
b. I and IV d. II and IV
396. According to Erikson, what years are critical for the development of self-confidence?
a. High school years
b. Elementary school years
c. College years
d. Preschool years
397. Which of the following does not describe the development of children aged 11 to 13?
a. They exhibit increased objectivity in thinking
b. Sex difference in IQ become more evident
c. They shift from impulsivity to adaptive ability
d. They show abstract thinking and judgment
398. Teacher Henry begins a lesson on tumbling, demonstrating front and back somersaults in slow motion and physically
guiding his students through the correct movements. As his students become more skillful, he stands back from the man
and gives verbal feedback about how to improve. With Vygotsky’s theory in mind, what did Teacher Henry do?
a. Apprenticeship c. Peer interaction
b. Guided participation d. Scaffolding
399. What does Gagne’s hierarchy theory propose for effective instruction?
a. Be concerned with the socio-emotional climate in the classroom
b. Sequence instruction
c. Teach beginning with the concrete
d. Reward good behavior
400. Which appropriate teaching practice flows from this research finding on the brain: “The brain’s emotional center is tied
into its ability to learn”.
a. Establish the discipline of being judgmental in attitude
b. Come up with highly competitive games where winners will feel happy
c. Create a learning environment that encourages students to explore their feeling and ideas freely
d. Tell the students to participate in class activities or else won’t receive plus points in class recitation
401. Research on Piagetian tasks indicates that thinking becomes more logical and abstract as children reach the formal
operation stage. What is an educational implication of this finding?
a. Engage children in analogical reasoning as early as preschool to train them for higher order thinking skills (HOTS)
b. Learners who are not capable of logical reasoning from ages 8 to 11 lag behind in their cognitive development
c. Let children be children
d. Expect hypothetical reasoning for learners between 12 to 15 years of age
402. Research says: “People tend to attribute their successes to internal causes and their failures to external causes.” Based
on this finding, what should be taught to students for them to be genuinely motivated to succeed?
a. Tell them the research finding when applied will make them genuinely motivated
b. Convince them that genuine motivation is the only factor that matters for a person to succeed
c. Make them realize that failure is a part of life
d. Make them realize that both success and failure are more a function of internal causes
403. Which characterize/s a learning environment that promotes fairness among learners of various cultures, family
background and gender?
I. Inclusive III. Gender-sensitive
II. Exclusive
a. I only c. I and III
b. III only d. II and III
404. Which of the following steps should be completed first in planning an achievement test?
a. Define the instructional objective
b. Set up a table of specialization
c. Select the types of test items to use
d. Decide on the length of the test
405. The computed r for scores in Math and Science is 0.92. What does this mean?
a. Math score is positive related to Science score
b. The higher the Math score, the lower the Science score
c. Math score is not in any way related to Science score
d. Science score is slightly related to Math score
406. Which types of test is most appropriate if Teacher Yanny wants to measure student’s ability to organize thoughts and
ideas?
a. Short answer type of test
b. Extended response essay
c. Modified alternative response
d. Limited response essay
408. I want to test student’s synthesizing skills. Which has the highest diagnostic value?
a. Multiple choice test
b. Performance test
c. Essay test
d. Completion test
_________ is an example of a
leafy vegetable.
Why is this test item poor?
I. The test item does not pose a problem to the examinee
II. There are variety of possible correct answer to this item
III. The language used in the question is not precise
IV. The blank is near the beginning of a sentence
a. I and III c. I and IV
b. II and IV d. I and II
410. Joanne’s score is within x±1 SD. To which of the following groups does she belong?
a. Below average
b. Average
c. Needs Improvement
d. Above average
411. Here is a test item:
413. A test item has a difficult index of 0.89 and a discrimination index of 0.44. What should the teacher do?
a. Reject the item
b. Revise the item
c. Make it a bonus item
d. Make it a bonus item and reject it
414. Which form of assessment is consistent with the saying “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.”
a. Contrived c. Traditional
b. Authentic d. Indirect
a. Kissinger c. Kennedy
b. Clinton d. Mother Teresa
What is WRONG with this item?
a. Item is overly specific
b. Content is trivial
c. Test item is option-based
d. There is a cue to the right answer
416. A student’s score were as follows: 82, 83, 84, 86, 88, 84, 83, 85. The score 84 is the:
a. Mode c. Median
b. Average d. Mean
417. Which text form would you choose if you want to have a valid and reliable test based on the table below?
A .47 .68
B .87 .57
C .20 .86
D .40 .41
E .63 .07
a. A only c. A and D
b. B only d. B and E
418. A mathematician’s test was given to all Grade V pupils to determine the contestants for the Math Quiz Bee. Which
statistical measure should be used to identify the top 15?
a. Mean percentage score
b. Quartile Deviation
c. Percentile Rank
d. Percentage Score
419. Use the inbox below to answer the question that follows:
Percentage Grades for Final Examination
40 70 80 90 100
Which of the following statement is true about the plot of grades above?
a. The median is a score of 80 and the range is 60
b. The median is a score of 70 and the range is 60
c. The median is a score of 80 and the range is 20
d. The median is a score of 70 and the range is 20
420. Which can be said of Nina who obtained a score of 75 out of 100 items in a Grammar objective test?
a. She performed better than 25% of her classmates
b. She answered 75 items in the test correctly
c. Her rating is 75
d. She answered 75% of the test items correctly
421. The criterion of success in Teacher Butch’s objective is that “the pupils must be able to spell 90% of the words
correctly”. Student Dave and 24 others in the class spelled only 40 out of 50 words correctly while the rest scored 45
and above. This means that Teacher Butch _____________.
a. attained his lesson objective
b. failed to attain his lesson objective as far as the 25 pupils are concerned
c. did not attain his lesson objective because of the pupils’ lack of attention
d. attained his lesson objective because of his effective spelling drill
422. Which of these can measure awareness of values?
a. Sociogram
b. Moral dilemmas
c. Projective techniques
d. Rating scales
423. Marking on a normative basis means that:
a. the normal distribution curve should be followed
b. some should fall
c. some get high marks
d. the grading is based on a present criteria
424. Which process enhances the comparability of grades?
a. Using a table specifications
b. Determining the level of difficulty of the tests
c. Giving more HOTS (higher order thinking skills)
d. Constructing departmentalized exams for each subject area.
425. If the scores of your test follow a negatively skewed score distribution, what should you do? Find out __________?
a. why your items were easy
b. why most of the scores are high
c. why most of the scores are low
d. why some pupils scored high
426. Principal Gemma is talking about “grading on the curve” in a faculty meeting. What does this expression refers to?
a. A student’s mark compares his achievement to his effort
b. A student’s grade or mark depends on how his achievement compares with the achievement of other
students in a class
c. A student’s grade determines whether or not a student attains a defined standard of achievement
d. A student’s mark tells how closely he is achieving to his potential
427. Which tests determine whether students accept responsibility for their own behavior or pass on responsibility for their
own behavior to other people?
a. Locus-of-control tests
b. Thematic tests
c. Stylistic test
d. Sentence-completion tests
Situation 1. (#129-131)
431. If you leaned toward a progressivist philosophy, with which response would you agree?
a. #2 b. #3 c. #4 d. #1
Situation 2. (#132-134)
Situation 3. (#135-137)
435. The class was asked to share their insights about the poem. The ability to come up with an insight stems from the ability
to:
a. analyze the parts of a whole
b. evaluate the worthiness of a thing
c. relate and organize things and ideas
d. comprehend the subject that is being studied
436. To ask the class any insight derived from the poem is based on the theory of:
a. Realism c. Conditioning
b. Behaviorism d. Constructivism
437. On which assumption about the learner is Mr. Sales’s act of asking the class to share their insight based?
a. Learners are like empty receptacles waiting to be filled up
b. Learners are meant to interact with one another
c. Learners have multiple intelligence and varied learning styles
d. Learners are producers of knowledge not only passive recipients of information
Situation 4. (#138-140)
Situation 5. (#141-143)
Column A Column B
Situation 6. (#144-146)
452. Teacher Nikko helped his students recall that stalagmites grow on the “ground” while stalactites grow on the “ceiling” of a
cave by associating “G” in stalaGmites with ground and “C” in stalaCtites with ceiling. What did Teacher Nikko make use
of it?
a. Visual aid
b. Mnemonic device
c. Audio-visual aid
d. Meaning-maker device
453. “Makabayan” as a subject in the re-structured Basic Education Curriculum is the “laboratory for life.” What does this
mean? It is in this subject where the learner ____________.
a. Will be taught the Filipino strengths and weaknesses
b. Will demonstrate practical knowledge and skills gained in the other subjects
c. Will be taught the true concept of being “pagkamakabayan”
d. The biographies of heroes who are “makabayan” will be taught
454. In the faculty room everyone is talking about a teacher who is torturing for a fee from her own pupil who is vying for
honors. What is the professional thing for the other teachers to do?
a. Talk to the parents of the tutee. Tell them what teachers doing is unprofessional
b. Leave her alone, she might accuse you of meddling in her personal life
c. Correct her and remind her torturing one’s own pupil for a fee is unethical
d. As a group, report her to the principal
455. When Teacher Demi presents a set of data then asks the students to enter a conclusion, generalization or a pattern of
relationship which method does she use?
a. Process approach
b. Type method
c. Unit method
d. Inductive inquiry method
456. Which individualized teaching method makes use of workbooks, teaching machines or computers?
a. Project method
b. Unit method
c. Programmed instruction
d. Inductive inquiry method
457. I want to elicit more student responses. Which one should I avoid?
a. Creating an evaluative atmosphere
b. Using covert responses
c. Prompting to covert wrong answers to correct ones
d. Giving non-threatening comments
458. For practice to be effective, which guideline should bear in mind? Practice should _______.
a. Be done in an evaluative atmosphere
b. Be arranged to allow students to receive feedback
c. Take place over a long period of time
d. Be difficult enough for students to remember and learn
459. Which of the following is a practice in progressive education?
a. Open classroom
b. Study of classics
c. Academic orientation
d. Cognitive education
460. The workers’ rights to form unions or to strike can be suppressed in times of national emergency. On what norm is this
based?
a. Higher law, inalienable rights before alienable
b. Wider social order, the society before the individual
c. Clearer title, the certain before the title
d. Nobler person, God before man
461. Which skills should be taught if Teacher Joey wants to equip his students with the skill to organize information gathered?
a. Note-taking, outlining, using the library
b. Outlining, summarizing, using the card catalogue
c. Note-taking, outlining, summarizing
d. Summarizing, note taking using the library
462. Annual medical checkup required of teachers is done in the interest of:
a. Filipino medical doctors
b. Parents
c. The state and of every teacher
d. School administration
463. In a study conducted, the pupils were asked which nationality they preferred if given a choice. Majority of the pupils
wanted to be an American. In this case, in which obligation relative to the state are schools seemed to be failing? In their
obligation to:
a. Respect for all duly constituted authorities
b. Instill allegiance to the Constitution
c. Promote obedience to the laws of the state
d. Promote national pride
464. To be an effective classroom manager, teachers must be friendly but at the same time be:
a. Buddy-buddy
b. Rigid
c. Business-like
d. Highly demanding
465. Which of the following field of Social Sciences below is more connected with the study of social traditions and cultures?
a. Theology
b. Psychology
c. Sociology
d. Anthropology
466. When an individual or group adapts the culture of others, practice them and become habitual, this is:
a. Culture change c. Culture shock
b. Culture lag d. Culture difference
467. Which appropriate teaching practice flows this research finding on the brain: “The brain’s emotional center is tied into its
ability to learn.”
a. Tell the students to participate in class activities or else won’t receive plus points
b. Create a learning environment that encourages students to explore their feelings and ideas
c. Come up with highly competitive games where winners will feel happy
d. Establish the disciple of being judgmental in attitude
468. Which statement holds true to grades? Grades _________.
a. are exact measure of IQ and achievement
b. are a measure of achievement
c. are necessarily a measure of students’ IQ
d. are intrinsic motivation for learning
469. Which practice does not fit in a classroom that recognizes individual differences?
a. Uniform requirements
b. Sharing from multiple perspective
c. Accommodating student’s learning styles
d. Various modes of assessing learning
470. Teacher Benny says: “If it is billiard that brings students out of the classroom, let us bring it into the classroom. Perhaps, I
can use it to teach Math.” To which philosophy does Teacher Benny adhere?
a. Progressivism c. Essentialism
b. Existentialism d. Reconstructionism
471. “The greatest happiness lies in the contemplative use of the mind”, said Plato. Therefore, let us give more opportunities for
our students to do __________.
a. Social interaction c. Role playing
b. Introspection d. Cooperative learning
472. Why is it sound to encourage students to define terms in their own words? Because ____________.
a. Defining the terms in their own words helps them memorize the definition faster
b. Students remember information better when they mentally process in some way
c. They ought to connect the terms that they learn with other terms
d. This is one opportunity to brush up with other terms
473. Pavlov is to classical conditioning as ______ is to operant conditioning.
a. A. Bandura c. J. Watson
b. J. Holt d. B.F. Skinner
474. You arrange the rows of blocks in such a way that a row of 5 blocks is longer than a row of 7 blocks. If you ask which row
has more, Grade 1 pupils will likely say that it is the row that makes the longer line. Based on Piaget’s cognitive
development theory, what problem is illustrated?
a. Conservation problem
b. Assimilation problem
c. Egocentrism problem
d. Accommodation problem
475. Were teachers in the Philippines required of a professional license since the establishment of the Philippine educational
system?
a. No, but the equivalent of a license required was a certificate in teaching
b. Yes, it was required since the Americans established the educational system
c. No, it was only with the effectivity of R.A. 7836 that professional license was required
d. Yes, except for the Thomasites
476. The increase in the number of school children left by OFW parents intensifies the teacher role as ______________.
a. Student’s friends
b. Guidance counselors
c. Facilitator of learning
d. Substitute parents
477. As a teacher, you are a rationalist. Which among these will be your guiding principle?
a. I must teach the child so he is assured of heaven
b. I must teach the child to develop his mental powers to the fullest
c. I must teach the child that we can never have real knowledge of anything
d. I must teach the child every knowledge, skill and value that needs for a better future
478. A teacher put together the output of her colleagues in one workshop and published it with her name as author. Which is
unprofessional about the teacher’s behavior?
a. Failing to correct what appears to be unprofessional conduct
b. Giving due credit to others of their work
c. Not giving due credit to others for their work
d. Holding inviolate all confidential information concerning associates
479. In what way can teachers uphold the highest possible standards of the teaching profession?
a. By pointing out the advantages of joining the teaching profession
b. By good grooming to change people’s perception of teacher
c. By continuously improving themselves personally and professionally
d. None of the above
480. To reach out to clientele who cannot be in the classroom for one reason or another, which of the following was
established?
a. Special education (SPED)
b. Informal education
c. Alternative learning delivery system
d. Pre-school education
481. Teacher Neil discovered that his pupils are weak in comprehension. To further determine in which particular skills his
pupils are weak; which test should Teacher Neil give?
a. Standard Test c. Diagnostic Test
b. Placement Test d. Aptitude Test
482. In the context of multiple intelligences, which one is the weakness of the paper-pencil test?
a. It put non-linguistically intelligent pupils at a disadvantage
b. It requires paper and printing and is so expensive
c. It utilizes so much time
d. It lacks reliability
483. Out of 3 distracters in a multiple choice test item, namely X, Y and Z, no pupil chose Z as an answer. This implies that Z is
________.
a. An effective distracter
b. A plausible distracter
c. A vague distracter
d. An ineffective distracter
485. The following are features of the Restructure Basic Education Curriculum, except:
a. Increased time for tasks to gain mastery of competencies
b. Interdisciplinary modes of teaching
c. Greater emphasis on content, less on the learning process
d. Stronger integration of competencies and values, across the learning area
486. The free public elementary and secondary education in the country is in the line with the government effort to address
educational problems of _______.
a. access and equity
b. relevance and quality
c. effectiveness and efficiency
d. productivity
487. The task of setting up routine activities for effective classroom management as a task that a teacher should undertake
______.
a. on the very first day of school
b. every day at the start of the session
c. every homeroom day
d. as soon as the students have adjusted on their schedule
488. Teacher Honey uses direct instruction strategy. Which will she first do?
a. Independent practice
b. Guided student practice
c. Review the previous day’s work
d. Presenting and structuring
489. Teacher Janice observes cleanliness and order in her classroom to create a conductive atmosphere for learning. On
which theory is her practice based?
a. Behaviorism
b. Psychoanalysis
c. Gestalt psychology
d. Humanistic psychology
490. Which activity is meant for kinesthetically intelligent pupils?
a. Independent study
b. Individualized study
c. Pantomime
d. Cooperative learning
491. With which will the existentialist agree? The school is a place where individuals _____.
a. Listen and accept what the teacher say
b. Can meet to pursue dialogue and discussion about their lives and choices
c. Can observe by using their senses to the maximum
d. Can reflect on ideas
492. Which will be the most authentic assessment tool for an instructional objective on working with and relating to people?
a. Writing articles on working and relating to people
b. Organizing a community project
c. Home visitation
d. Conducting mock election
494. Each teacher said to be a trustee of cultural and educational heritage of the nation and under obligation to transmit to
learners such heritage. Which practice makes him fulfill such obligation?
a. Use of the latest instructional technology
b. Study of the life of Filipino heroes
c. Use of interactive teaching strategies
d. Observing continuing professional education
495. Writing an original essay is an example of which level of objective in the cognitive domain?
a. Evaluation c. Analysis
b. Synthesis d. Application
501. Conducting follow up studies of graduates and drop out is a guidance service that falls under:
a. Placement services
b. Research service
c. Individual inventory services
d. Counseling service
530. Teacher Agot likes to show how the launching of spaceships takes place. Which of the following materials available is
most fit?
a. Mock-up c. Replica
b. Realia d. Chart
531. Teacher Bonnie likes to concretize abstract concept of the water molecule. She came up with a concrete presentation by
using wires and plastic balls. How would you classify Teacher Bonnie’s visual aid?
a. Replica c. Realia
b. Chart d. Mock-up
532. Teacher Lenny demonstrated to the class how to focus the microscope, after which the students were asked to practice.
Which teacher prompting is least intrusive? Teacher Lenny ________.
a. Held the hand of a student and with her hand holding the student’s hand adjusted the mirror
b. Pointed to the mirror and made an adjusting gesture with her hand
c. Adjusted the mirror
d. Reminded the class to first adjust the mirror
533. A pupil who has developed a love for reading keeps in reading for his enjoyment. His motivation for reading is:
a. Insufficient c. Extrinsic
b. Intrinsic d. Both intrinsic and extrinsic
534. Which educational trend is occurring in all modern societies as a result of knowledge explosion and rapid social,
technological and economic changes?
a. Nuclear education
b. International education
c. Lifelong learning
d. Team teaching
535. With the advent of multi-media resources and computers, which is the most favorable result of the optimal use of
educational media technology?
a. Interactive learning
b. Increase learning
c. Speed learning
d. More interesting learning
536. Which refers to the Filipino trait of practicing conflicting values in different venues and with different social groups?
a. “Kanya-kanya” mentality
b. Procrastination
c. Existential intelligence
d. Crab mentality
537. Which of these can measure awareness of values?
a. Projective techniques
b. Rating scales
c. Moral dilemmas
d. Sociogram
538. Which test determines whether students accept responsibility for their own behavior or pass on responsibility for their own
behavior to other people?
a. Locus-of-control tests
b. Sentence-completion tests
c. Thematic tests
d. Stylistic tests
540. Under which type of guidance service does the concern of school to put students into their most appropriate courses fall?
a. Information service
b. Placement service
c. Individual inventory services
d. Research services
541. The teacher’s role in the classroom according to cognitive psychologist is to _______.
a. Make the learning task easy for the learner
b. Dictate what to learn upon the learner
c. Fill the minds of the learner with information
d. Help the learner connect what they know with new information from the teacher
558. How students learn may be more important than what they learn. From this principle, which of the following is
particularly important?
a. Knowing how to solve a problem
b. Solving a problem within time allotted
c. Getting the right answer to a word problem
d. Determining the given
559. Kiko is very attached to his mother and Sharon to her father. In what developmental stage are they according to
Freudian’s psychological theory?
a. Phallic stage c. Oedipal stage
b. Latent stage d. Anal stage
560. A student dislikes Math due to traumatic experience in the past. Which law explains this?
a. Partial activity c. Vividness
b. Analogy d. Disposition/Mind set
588. The failure of independent study with most Filipino students may be attributed to students’ ______.
a. high degree of independence
b. ambiance
c. unpreparedness for schooling
d. high degree of dependence on authority
589. When you use the overhead projector for topic presentation, point to the ______.
a. OHP slide c. OHP screen
b. OHP light d. Projection wall
590. Where do you make the correction of your notes while using the overhead projector?
a. On the slide
b. On the overhead projector
c. On the projector wall
d. On the screen
593. A Principal tells her teacher that training in the humanities is most important. To which educational philosophy does he
adhere?
a. Perennialism c. Essentialism
b. Existentialism d. Progressivism
594. Jonna, a principal, shares this thought with her teachers. “Subject matter should help students understand and
appreciate themselves as unique individuals who accept complete responsibility for their thoughts, feelings and action.”
From which philosophy is this though based?
a. Essentialism c. Progressivism
b. Perennialism d. Existentialism
595. Who stressed the idea that students cannot learn if their basic needs are not first met?
a. Maslow c. Wertheimer
b. Miller d. Thorndike
596. A person, who has had painful experiences at the dentist’s office, may become fearful at the mere sight of the dentist’s
office building. Which theory can explain this?
a. Classical conditioning
b. Generalization
c. Operant conditioning
d. Attribution theory
597. One strength of an autobiography as a technique for personality appraisal is that ________.
a. It may be read by unauthorized people
b. It can replace data obtained from other data-gathering technique
c. It makes possible the presentation of intimate experiences
d. It gives complete data about the author
598. Which Millennium Development Goal (MDG) goal is related to the state’s goal for quality education?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
599. All of the following describe the development of children aged eleven to thirteen, except:
a. Sex differences in IQ become more evident
b. They exhibit increased objectivity in thinking
c. They shift from impulsivity to adaptive ability
d. They show abstract thinking and judgment
600. One learns Math by building on the Math concepts previously learned. This is an application of:
a. Constructivist c. Physiological
b. Humanist d. S-R
601. The singing of the National Anthem in schools is an offshoot of the philosophy of:
a. Nationalism c. Naturalism
b. Pragmatism d. Socialism
602. The environment in order to facilitate learning must be interactive. Which of the following best typifies this kind of
environment?
a. The child listens to a lecture on fossils given by the teacher
b. The child goes out and discovers for himself some rock or fossil
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
603. Social development means the acquisition of the ability to behave in accordance with:
a. Stereotyped behavior
b. Social expectation
c. Social insight
d. Universal norms
604. When an adolescent combines ability to use deductive and inductive reasoning in constructing 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 sees the world and himself through the eyes of other people
c. He interprets events form a limited views
d. He sees events apart from himself and other people
605. Who introduced the technique of using the drawing of a man as a measure of intelligence?
a. Aristotle c. Goodenough
b. Herbert d. Binet
606. Which Republic Act provides government assistance to students and teachers in private education?
a. RA 7784 c. RA 7836
b. RA 6728 d. RA 6675
607. The authoritarian setting in the Filipino home is reinforced by a classroom teacher who:
a. Is open to suggestions
b. Encourage pupils to ask questions
c. Prescribes what pupils should do
d. Ask open ended questions
608. Who among the following believes that learning requires disciplined attention, regular homework, and respect for
legitimate authority?
a. Essentialist c. Progressivist
b. Perennialist d. Reconstructionist
609. The Constitutional provision on language has the following aim, except:
a. To make Filipino the sole medium of instruction
b. To make the regional dialect as auxiliary media of instructions in regional school
c. To maintain English as a second language
d. To make Filipino the national Language and medium of instruction and communication
610. 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 love for “porma”
c. Filipino’s lack of reflection
d. Filipino’s sense of humor
611. In order to avoid disgrace, a pregnant, unmarried woman takes drugs 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 act of inducing abortion is bad in itself
c. No, the unborn child cannot be made to suffer the consequences of the sins of his parents
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
612. In which way does heredity affect the development of the learner?
a. By placing limits beyond which the learner cannot develop
b. By providing equal potential to all
c. By compensating for what environment fails to develop
d. By blocking the influence of environment
613. The cultivation of reflective and meditative skills in teaching is an influence of:
a. Taoism c. Confucianism
b. Shintoism d. Zed Buddhism
614. A child refuse to obey orders or displays negativism as a development trait. How may you best handle him?
a. Detain him after office hours for him do to what he has been ordered to do
b. Take every opportunity to praise him for every positive attitude display
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
615. Which term refers to the collection of students’ products and accomplishment for a period of evaluation purposes?
a. Portfolio c. Anecdotal record
b. Observation report d. Diary
616. For comparing and contrasting which graphic organizers is most appropriate?
a. Cycle c. Story map
b. Web d. Venn Diagram
619. 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 to do with intelligence
b. Mental retardation since he is culturally deprived
c. Slight change in IQ although he can overcome frustration and obstacle
d. Great change in IQ because he is culturally deprived
620. 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
621. Section 5, Article XIV, of the Constitution states that academic freedom shall be enjoyed in:
a. Public assemblies
b. All institution of higher learning
c. State colleges and universities
d. All levels of learning
622. 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. Providing learners opportunities to apply theories and principles
c. Equipping learners with the basic abilities and skills
d. Requiring learners full mastery of the lesson
623. 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 your 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 every day
624. 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
c. Do not lend him anymore
d. Ask for a collateral for the cash he is loaning
625. 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
626. 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
627. Which is not a characteristic of a democratic discipline?
a. Child has opportunity to expense his/her opinion
b. Child’s given punishment is related to the misdeed
c. Child understands the meaning of rules
d. Child obeys blindly
628. Who among the following stressed the processes of experience and problem solving?
a. Dewey c. Hegel
b. Aristotle d. Plato
629. 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
630. 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
631. When a school decides to work on a thematic curriculum which should be out of the picture?
a. Peer collaboration
b. Integration
c. Team teaching
d. Competition
632. Teacher Mary wants to teach her pupils the technique on reading for information. Which technique should be used?
a. Text structure c. Story map
b. Prior knowledge d. SQ3R
633. 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
634. The use of drills in the classroom is rooted on Thorndike’s law of:
a. Readiness c. Effect
b. Exercise d. Belongingness
635. 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
636. Which computer seems to have the most potential for the classroom?
a. Mainframe computer
b. Minicomputer
c. Microcomputer
d. LPC
637. A teacher notices glaring wrong pronunciation of vowel sounds among her students necessitating more practice. Which of
the following activities would be most helpful?
a. Dictionary use c. Assignments
b. Review d. Drill
643. Rights which cannot 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
644. Which is in line with equitable access to education but runs counter to quality?
a. Selective retention of students
b. Deregulated tuition fee hike
c. Open admission
d. Program accreditation
645. A negative discrimination index means that:
a. The items could not discriminate between the lower and upper group
b. More from the lower group answered the test items correctly
c. More from the upper group answered the test item correctly
d. Less from the lower group got the test item correctly
646. 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. What is his governing philosophy?
a. Experimentation c. Realism
b. Existentialism d. Idealism
649. 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. Write an anonymous letter to a higher school official to denounce the superior
b. Present the case before a competent authority and prepare to prove the charge
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
650. 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. Take the licensure examination for teacher and an oath to do her best to help carry out the policies of
the state
c. Apply for teaching job where eligibility is not required to gain teaching experience before taking the teachers
board examination
d. 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
651. 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. Parents, school and students should discuss this openly
c. The government restriction have no teeth
d. Parents allow this to make their children modern
652. Cooperative is encouraged in as many groups as possible. What agency controls the different cooperatives?
a. Security and Exchange Commission
b. Department of Local Government
c. Commission on Audit
d. Bureau of Cooperative
653. Society and media know drinking starts off drug addiction. What should be discussed in schools?
a. Nobody drinks at home except father
b. Drug addiction has been traced to drinking wine
c. TV ads show drinking is a source of fellowship
d. High taxes on liquor will be deterrent to eventual drug use
654. Cooperatives have branched out to consumers cooperative. Schools have included the concepts of cooperatives. Where
is it practiced?
a. School book stores
b. Schools uniform purchases
c. School canteen
d. Class stores
655. 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 need
b. Physiological need
c. Psychosomatic
d. Safety need
656. 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
657. 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
658. 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 competency, computer expertise
c. Computer literacy, computer expertise, computer competency
d. Computer competency, computer expertise, computer literacy
659. Which one is considered the “Brain” of the microcomputer?
a. CPU c. Video Screen
b. Software d. Keyboard
660. 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
661. 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. Teacher and the class should make as many regulations as possible
c. Enlist student aid in the formation of classroom regulation
d. Enforce classroom regulations consistently and fairly
666. A group of people asserts that their culture is superior to another. This exemplifies:
a. Cultural gap
b. Ethnocentrism
c. Cultural conflict
d. Norm conflict
667. A test consists 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
b. Interpretative
c. Problem solving
d. Performance
668. Which curricular move served to strengthen spiritual and ethical values?
a. Integration of creative thinking in all subject
b. Introduction of Value Education as a separate subject area
c. Reducing the number of subject areas into the skill subject
d. Re-introducing Science as all subject in Grade 1
669. A teacher is a facilitator of learning and of the development of the youth. Which practice is not 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
670. 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 then
c. Engaging himself in continuing professional education
d. Belittling the remuneration one gets from teaching
671. In writing performance objective which word is not acceptable?
a. Manipulate c. Delineate
b. Integrate d. Comprehend
672. 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
673. 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
674. The use of the process approach gives the student the opportunity to:
a. Learn to their own
b. Apply the scientific method
c. Make use of laboratory apparatuses
d. Learn how to learn
675. A comprehension skill of higher level which may be inferred or implied from reading is:
a. Picking out the main idea
b. Drawing conclusion
c. Nothing specific details
d. Following direction
676. In the Preamble of the Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers, which is not mention about teachers?
a. Dully licensed professionals
b. Posses dignity and reputation
c. LET passers
d. With high moral values
677. 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
679. 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
b. Academic freedom
c. Right to one’s honor
d. Right to make a livelihood
680. Why can the calculator do arithmetic? Because:
a. A computer inside the calculator tells it how
b. A watch inside direct it
c. A typewriter inside does it
d. A TV inside shows it
681. On which constitutional provision is the full or partial integration of capable deaf and blind students in the classroom
based? The provision on:
a. Protecting and promoting the right of all citizen to qualify education
b. Providing citizenship and vocational training to adult citizen
c. Academic freedom
d. Creating scholarship for poor and deserving students
682. Teaching in the cognitive, psychomotor and effective domains is based on the concept that the learner is a:
a. Moral and feeling being
b. Maternal and an acting being
c. Thinking, feeling and acting being
d. Spiritual and maternal being
683. 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
684. 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
685. To build a sense of pride among Filipino youth what 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
686. When necessary conditions are present, the use of inductive method is preferred because:
a. It gives the teacher more time to rest
b. There is greater active participation on the part of the pupils
c. It needs only few instruction materials
d. Academic time is used wisely
687. 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
c. Prepare the students for the mastery test
d. Make learning interesting and enjoyable for students
688. 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
689. For counseling to be successful which assumption must be avoided?
a. The environment must provide assurance of confidentiality
b. The counselor tells the student what to do
c. The student is willing to participate in the process
d. The counselor must be able to relate to the student
690. Which technique is most appropriate when a teacher wants a group to agree on a plan of action?
a. Composite report
b. Consensus decision making
c. Symposium
d. Agenda
691. What term applies to the search for related literature by computing access of databases of discs kept in libraries?
a. Compact discs computer research
b. On line research
c. Manual research
d. Computer research
693. 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
694. 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
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
695. 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
696. Freud expounded that there is a period when young girls experience rivalry with their mother for their father’s affection.
This is called:
a. Electra complex
b. Oedipus complex
c. Achilles syndrome
d. Cassandra syndrome
697. Education is a lifelong 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 anytime 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
698. 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
699. How is Values Education offered in the National Secondary Education Curriculum?
a. Emphasized in Science and Technology
b. Integrated in all subject areas
c. As a separate subject
d. Integrated with Technology and Home Economics
700. The NSEC orients secondary education to:
a. The teaching of the national symbols
b. Health values development
c. The development of competencies and values for social living
d. National development requirement and reflects search based direction
701. 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 individualize instruction
b. Explain the lesson very well
c. Utilize concrete objects to clarify concept
d. Provide variety of educational toys
702. 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
b. Multi-level learning
c. Cultural learning
d. Indigenous learning
703. Which of the following statement 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 difficult for your children
c. It is as valuable as teaching by lecturing
d. It is less valuable than teaching through inquiry and discussion
704. Identical twins are more alike than fraternal twins. Which of the following statement principle 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
708. If this need is not met, the adolescent tends to be critical and always tries to find fault. This is the need:
a. For adventure
b. For recognition
c. To belong
d. For material security
709. The way a child talks and walks manifest gestures that have been learned from models he had been exposed. This
explains what influence?
a. Affective c. Social
b. Insight d. Cognitive
719. 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 pupils an opportunity to work at his own
b. Give the pupils freedom to launch individual projects
c. Assign homework and check it regularly
d. Assigned program material for out-of-class hours
720. Which of these is the most important principle that a teacher should follow in initiating a program with 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
721. 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
b. Conceptual technique
c. Integrative approach
d. Project method
722. The best way the teacher can be of the appropriateness of an instructional materials is to:
a. Try it out before using it in class
b. Consider its technical quality
c. Consider its availability
d. Consider its cost
723. 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
b. To outline a selection
c. To identify topic sentences
d. To arranged events in sequence
724. 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
b. Low ability group
c. Within class ability grouping
d. High ability grouping
725. Which of the following examples illustrate the use of questions to focus pupils attention on the key points of the lesson?
a. What is Rizal Park known for?
b. Why are machine made goods cheaper than those made by hand?
c. Have you ever enjoyed watching the clouds on a bright day?
d. Who came while I was writing on the blackboard?
726. 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
727. 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 to generalize
b. To make the bright learners to generalize and the dull ones to memorize
c. To give the dull learners to 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
728. Which of the following will 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
729. A student was diagnosed to have a high IQ but is failing 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