LICENSURE EXAMINATION REVIEW
PREBOARD
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
1. Theft school equipment like TV, computer etc. By
teenagers in the community itself is becoming a
common phenomenon. What does this incident
signify?
a. Inability of school to hire security guards
b. Deprivation of Filipino schools
c. Prevalence of poverty in the community
d. Community’s lack of sense of co-ownership
2. Which describe(s) inappropriate practice in the
education of young children?
a. Individual differences are expected and accepted
b. Integrated teaching-learning
c. Isolated skill development
d. Positive guidance techniques
3. Honesty remains a value even if nobody in an
organization values it. This pronouncement comes
from the mouth of a (an) ____________.
a. Pragmatist c. Reconstructionist
b. Idealist d. Progressivist
4. I cannot forget my friend’s birthday for it comes
one day after my birthday.
Which principle of association as applied to
memory explains this?
a. Contiguity c. Frequency
b. Similarity d. Context
5. A fresh teacher graduate is usually idealistic.
Which one will most likely inspire her to cling to her
idealism?
a. Introduction of educational innovations
b. Support of living models
c. Pressure of work d. High salary
6. I cannot help but recall the sister’s convent which
served as my boarding house in high school now
that am in a noisy boarding house. Which principle
of association explains this?
a. Similarity c. Frequency
b. Contiguity d. Contrast
7. People have ideas about the world and they learn
these ideas by reflecting upon them, according to
the _________.
a. Empiricist c. Rationalist
b. Existentialist d. Pragmatist
8. Which principle of association as applied to
memory is this?
The recall of an object or idea triggers recall
of other objects like it.
a. Contrast c. Similarity
b. Contiguity d. Frequency
9. Whose thought is this: “ Although there is an
external world from which human beings acquire
sensory information, ideas originate from the
workings of the mind”
a. Rationalist c. Empiricist
b. Existentialist d. Pragmatist
10. A research conducted by Hirsch-Pasek, et al in
1989 noted possible harmful effects of highly
academically-oriented early childhood education
program. These include higher test anxiety, less
creativity, and a less positive attitude toward
school. Based on these research findings which
recommendation is in order?
a. To give children the total freedom to do as they
please inside the classroom
b. Not to give assessment activities for pre-
schoolers
c. To plan for engaging academic lessons
d. Not to engage in highly structured direct
instruction in pre-school
11. With changing needs and knowledge explosion,
the emphasis in today’s schools should be on
teaching _________.
a. Skills on how to learn c. Values
b. Facts d. Concepts
12. Which piagetian term refers to one’s inability to
distinguish between one’s own perspective and
someone else’s?
a. Autism c. Centration
b. Conservation d. Egocentrism
13. What does the social constructivist approach
emphasize? The students need.
a. Opportunities to learn with the teacher and more
skilled peers
b. To be filled because their minds are empty
c. To be placed n a conductive earning environment
d. To be reward with every good performance
14. If you believe that the child’s mind is
TABULARASA, in what processes will you engage
the child to learn?
a. Sensory impressions c. Reflections
b. Reasoning d. Metacognition
15. What does a DEVLOPMENTALLY
APPROPRIATE PRACTICE type of schooling focus
on?
I. Typical developmental patterns of children
II. Uniqueness of each child
III. Direct instruction
a. I & II b. II and III c. I & III d. I only
16. Which does the empiricist emphasize?
a. Experience is the only source of knowledge
b. Knowledge arises from the mind
c. Knowledge is derived from reason without the aid
of the senses
d. Information is interpreted by the mind
17. Which of the following best described the role of
a teacher from a parennialist perspective?
a. To expose the learner to up-to-date information
about Science and Math
b. To reveal the wisdom of the Ages such as those
contained in the Bible/Koran
c. To assist the learner clarify his/her value
priorities through self-analysis
d. To tell, interpret, or analyze complete information
to the students
18. “ Do not trust the senses since ideas are arrived
at only by reason” is an advice from the
_____________.
a. Naturalist c. Existentalist
b. Rationalist d. Empiricst
19. Which is a weakness of the Montessori
approach?
a. Fosters development of the cognitive skills
b. Fosters independence
c. Emphasizes verbal interaction
d. Neglects children’s social development
20. According to the existentialist, every person is
in the same predicament and has the same
possibilities. What this imply?
a. Every person must have access to education
b. Every person must choose to go to college
c. Every person must go through the same form of
education
d. Every person must go to college
21. Which groups of philosophers have opposite
views?
a. Rationalist and existentialists
b. Rationalist and idealists
c. Rationalists and Naturalists
d. Rationalists and empiricists
22. Student Z does not study at all but when the
Licensure Examination for Teachers come before
he takes the Let, he spends one hour in Quiapo
church prating for a miracle, i.e, to pass the exam.
Which attitude towards religion or GOD is
displayed?
a. Religion as fake c. Religion as real
b. Religion as magic d. Religion as authentic
23. Two identical balls of clay are shown to the
child. The child agrees that they are equal. Teacher
changes the shape of one of the balls and asks the
child whether they still contain equal amounts of
clay. The child answer, “ No the longer one has
more”. What skill does the child lack?
a. Centration c. Reasoning
b. Intuition d. Conservation
24. Which theory is demonstrated by this?
A young boy might observe his father aggressive
outbursts and hostile interchanges with people;
when observe with his peers, the young boy’s
style of interaction is highly aggressive.
a. Social cognitive theory
b. Cognitive developmental theory
c. Operant conditioning
d. Classical conditioning
25. Jones is a shy student and prefers to be alone.
Based on Jung’s psychological theory under what
classification does he fall?
a. Extrovert c. Paranoid
b. Ambivert d. Introvert
26. Which theory on development puts emphasis on
the importance sensitive periods in development?
a. Ecological theory c. Psychoanalytic theory
b. Social cognitive theory d. Ethological theory
27. According to the cognitive theory of human
development, the primary determinant of behavior
is__________.
a. Cognitive c. Heredity
b. Unconscious thought d. Environment
28. Which may be an undesirable result of the
misuse of education technology on human
development?
a. Brain-drain c. Dehumanization
b. Mechanical learning d. Knowledge explosion
29. For Freud, the primary motivation for human
behavior is sexual in nature while for Erikson it is
_________ in nature.
a. Social b. Cultural c. Physical d. Biological
30. Two identical beakers A & B are presented to
the child. Teacher pours the liquid from B into C.,
which is taller, and thinner than A & B has equal
capacity with B. teacher asks if the beakers A: C
have the same amount of liquid. The child says “
No” and points to C as the beaker that has more
liquid.
In what cognitive developmental stage is the
child?
a. Formal operational stage
b. Pre-operational
c. Concrete operational stage
d. Sensorimotor
31. To make sense of our world we organize our
experiences. We also change our thinking to
include new ideas and additional information. The
process of changing our thinking as a result of new
ideas is termed by Piaget as________.
a. Construction c. Adaptation
b. Assimilation d. Accommodation
32. A pre-school child says: “ That tree pushed the
leaf off, and it fell down”. This show that the pre-
school child believes that inanimate objects have
lifelike qualities and are capable of action. This
belief is called___________.
a. Symbolism c. Realism
b. Animation d. Animism
33. What is the latest advice of authorities regarding
left-handed children?
a. Train the child with left-handed tendency to use
the right
b. Train the left-handed child to use both right and
left hands
c. Allow children to use the hand they favor
d. Discourage the child to use has left hand
34. Teacher helps the pupils remember that
stalactite grows from the Ceiling while a stalagmite
grows from the Ground. Which device does the
teacher use?
a. Drill device c. Memory device
b. Mnemonic device d. Coding device
35. The theory on life-span development advocates
that sensitive care giving in later life is a important
as sensitive care giving in early life. What statement
goes with this?
a. Experiments in the first 3 years are as important
as later experiences
b. Children can not be influenced after childhood
c. The most important years in development are the
first five years
d. What child becomes at ages 3 is fixed
36. Based on Freud’s psychoanalytic theory which
component(s) of personality is (are) concerned with
a sense of right and wrong
a. Super-ego b. Super-ego and ego c. Id d. Ego
37. Two sticks are aligned in front o the child. The
child agrees that they are the same length. Teacher
moves on stick to the right, then asks the child if
they are equal in length. The child answer, “ no, the
one on top is longer”.
a. Reasoning c. Centration
b. Intuition d. Conservation
38. Which statement correctly explains the
constructivist theory of learning?
a. Children are empty receptacles
b. Children actively create knowledge and
understanding
c. Children are passive learners
d. Children’s minds are blank slates
39. Which conception of age is wrong?
a. Chronological age s different from biological and
psychological and psychological age
b. Chronological age, biological age, psychological
and social age are related
c. Psychological age and social age are two
different things
d. Chronological age is the same psychological age
40. As humans we walk at about one year, engage
in fantasy play as a young child, and become more
independent as a youth. What does this prove?
Each of us develops partly.
a. Like no other individuals
b. Like no other individual, like some other
individuals, like all other individuals
c. Like all other individuals
d. Like some other individuals
41. In Piaget’s theory an individual’s adjustment to
new information s called___________.
a. Organization c. Assimilation
b. Accommodation d. Adaptation
42. The psychoanalytic theorists believe the
following, Except:
a. Development is not in any way colored by
emotion
b. We analyzed the symbolic meanings of behavior
not just focus on the behavior
c. Early experience with parents extensively shape
our development
d. We have to analyze the inner working of the mind
to understand behavior
43. Which teacher’s attitude best reflects his/her
understanding of development as a product of
maturation and learning?
a. Patient when with the slower ones
b. Creativity with the classroom strategies or tasks
c. Fairness when giving grades or school marks
d. Cheerfulness and enthusiasm when discussing
44. Which one is Piaget’s Freud’s and Eriksson’s
thought about children’s play?
a. Contributes to the child’s mastery of his physical
and social environment
b. Makes a child’s life so enjoyable that he will tend
to hate school life later
c. Prepares a child for an excellent academic
performance in formal schooling
d. Develops in the child a highly competitive
attitude because of the nature of play
45. Progressive considers the nature of he child.
Which philosophy does NOT relate with this?
a. Pragmatism c. Humanism
b. Essentialism d. Naturalism
46. J.B. Watson relates that a particular behavior is
determined by environmental factor. Which of the
following situations can the students develop a
positive attitude towards mathematics?
a. Tell students that Math is a difficult subject
b. Give difficult problems to challenge the students
c. Present lessons from the easiest to the most
complex
d. Have favorable learning atmosphere in the
classroom
47. Margaret has been staring at the matchstick
puzzle problem. She is figuring out how to solve it.
Suddenly, a bright idea flashes in her mind and
excitedly she successfully learns to solve the
puzzle. This is an example of_____________.
a. Metacognition
b. Insight learning
c. Analytical learning
d. Trial and error learning
48. Considering the senses used in learning, which
does NOT belong to the group?
a. Radio c. Filmstrip
b. Audiotape recorder d. Phonograph
49. The use of multi-level materials enables a
teacher to do
a. Review c. Application of lesson
b. Tutoring d. Differentiated instruction
50. In relations to comprehension skills, which does
NOT belong to the group?
a. Sequencing events
b. Critical reading
c. Finding the main idea
d. Recreatory reading
51. Miss Solano, a preschool teacher sees to it that
the children are given opportunity to explore and
work on different materials so that they will develop
initiative and not guilt. She is guided by the theory
of______.
a. Maslow b. Kohlberg c. Gardner d. Erikson
52. Which process does NOT fall under
extrapolation?
a. Inferring c. Concluding
b. Predicting d. Observing
53. Article XIV, Sec. 2 highlights the importance of
providing a system of free public education in the
elementary and high school levels. Why is there
such a necessity?
a. Elementary and high school provide formal
education
b. These levels provide the foundation for life
functions and roles
c. No one goes to college without passing the grade
and high schools
d. A few people cannot afford the expensive quality
of private schools
54. The use of graphic organizers may tap the brain
processes because they mainly.
a. Organize the words in some ways the students
remember
b. Appeal to both the left and right hemispheres of
the brain
c. Arouse the students interest in the lesson being
learned
d. Stimulate neural wings of the brain in the process
55. Which teaching technique develops creative
thinking by the use of comparison or analogy
a. Heuristic c. Synectic
b. Aesthetic d. Intrinsic
56. Cognitive psychologist regards the learner as
one who comes into the classroom _______.
a. Ignorant of schooling c. Knowing nothing
b. Uninterested t learn d. Full of experiences
57. Which one is a developmental task of the
intermediate pupil according to Havighurst’s list of
development tasks?
a. Learning sex differences
b. Beginning to develop a conscience
c. Achieving emotional independence from parents
d. Learning to get along with age mates
58. Six-and-seven-year-old children are
generally___.
a. Nearsighted
b. Farsighted
c. Both nearsighted and farsighted
d. Neither nearsighted nor farsighted
59. Individualized instruction, which may have been
pioneered by the Hebrew’s, is characterized by the
students’.
a. Being taught one on one
b. Learning at their own pace
c. Giving tutorials to slow learners
d. Expressing their personal ideas
60. When teacher attempts to develop his students
metacognitive skills, he teaches them to:
a. Recall pass lesson
b. Visualize
c. Formulate hypothesis
d. Think about their thinking
61. A caregiver working with infants aims to
maximize their cognitive development by having an
environment that provides multisessorial
stimulation. This is guided by the theory
of_________.
a. Gardner b. Bridges c. Erikson d. Piaget
62. Friedrich Froebel believed that education should
awaken the child’s dormant potentials and stimulate
them to the fullest development. In this case, the
teacher’s role is that of a _________.
a. Molder of character
b. Facilitator of learning
c. Dispenser of knowledge
d. Evaluator of learning
63. Which is a typical characteristic of the
adolescent?
a. Reasonable and secure
b. Feels intense emotions and sense of
disequilibrium
c. Slow but steady physical growth
d. Passive and obedient
64. Which can be an innovative solution to the
problems of high rate of absenteeism in rural areas
where most pupils absent from class during the
planting season?
a. Refusing readmission of pupils who have been
absent for long
b. Observance of seasonal school calendar
c. Giving lectures to parents on the importance of
schooling
d. Keeping a record of absences for information
65. In which development period does the child’s
group begin to exert a tremendous influence on the
child’s attitude and behavior?
a. Late childhood c. Early adolescence
b. Late adolescence d. Middle childhood
66. What practice is exemplified when a principal
emphasizes the need for clean and orderly
classrooms as ell as green and beautiful
surrounding to contribute to effective teaching and
learning?
a. Provide an atmosphere conducive for learning
b. Provide adequate physical facilities
c. Utilize educational technology
d. Establish rapport between teachers and pupils
67. Which statement on motivation is baked up
research?
a. Incentives for learning are more important for
high-achieving students
b. Incentives are important only for average student
when content I difficult
c. Activities that enhance success and reduce
failure increase motivation
d. More motivational devices are needed or
intrinsically motivated student
68. Which of the following should be avoided by the
teachers in asking questions?
a. Repeat questions if pupils cannot answer
b. Encourage lengthy responses and sustained
answer
c. Ask the question first before calling a pupil to
answer
d. Ask a sufficient number of questions to stimulate
thinking
69. Instructional objectives should tell one who is to
perform the desired behavior, the result, the
relevant condition under which the behavior is
performed and:
a. The test items to be used in evaluating the
objectives
b. The materials and references to be used
c. The criteria to be following in carrying out lesson
d. The criteria to be used in evaluating the success
of the performance
70. Which is NOT an element of cooperative
learning?
a. Positive interdependence
b. Group accountability for learning
c. Individual’s accountability for learning
d. Face-to face interaction
71. The Reading teacher stays 30 minutes daily after
class and teaches the slow readers how to read.
What is the practice called?
a. Make-up class c. Remedial instruction
b. Enrichment activity d. Development reading
72. Mrs. Ramos provide reading materials of varying
levels of difficulty to the three groups of learners.
Which principle is implemented by her action?
a. Focus on individual’s need to achieve
b. Help each student attain goals
c. Focus on student attention
d. Provide informative feedback
73. The effective teacher manages routine and
transition with a minimum of disturbance primary
to:
a. Spare more time for instructional planning
b. Abide by the faculty handbook
c. Correct misbehaving pupil
d. Increase academic learning time
74. Sometimes the non-verbal aspect of
communication can carry more weight than the
verbal. Nonverbal message can be sent by the
following, Except:
a. Teacher’s comment: “ the answer is not written
on the floor”
b. Tone of voice
c. Facial expression d. Body language
75. What criterion (a) is (are) applied by a principal
who evaluates teachers based on the result of the
achievement tests of pupils?
a. Product and attitude c. Product
b. Process d. Attitude
76. Which of these techniques id being featured?
Teacher A encourages her students to participate
actively in the class discussion by making the
answer question, allows students to call on one
another to recite, and wait for their turn to ask or
answer.
a. Socialized recitation c. Open forum
b. Graded recitation d. Panel discussion
77. A reading teacher sees positive effects in the
use of various sections of a newspaper. In what way
does the use of the newspaper affect the students?
a. Provides for meeting pupil different interest
b. Strengthens learning skills
c. Contributes to pupils understanding
d. Reinforces learning experiences
78. Allowing students to participate in the formation
of two to the three rules for the classroom
promotes______ in the classroom.
a. A sense of belongingness
b. Teacher diminished authority
c. An autocratic atmosphere
d. “ Buddy-buddy” system
79. Meaningfulness is the key to all cognitive
processes. Meaningfulness depends on______.
a. The intensiveness of practice
b. The persistence of student in answering
c. The variety of learning activities
d. The manner in which the teacher handles the
topic
80. Miss Santos aims to maximize individual
learning o her third year students in Science. If she
intends to permit students to proceed at their own
rate, which of the following will she apply?
a. Cooperative learning c. Hands-on learning
b. Modular instruction d. Supervised study
81. Kindergarten and elementary grade pupils are
often engaged in various games as their learning
activities. What principle is best observed in the
situation?
a. Teachers need to relax while the children are at
play
b. Children need games to relax and enjoy
c. Games as a formalized expression of play are
natural
d. Games provide wide range of social and
cognitive experience
82. Which s the lowest level of teaching in the three-
level approach?
a. Concepts b. Values c. Skills d. Facts
83. The social Studies teacher pans to present a
political situation which is very close to reality,
particularly the role of mayor, a counselor, or a
barangay captain. What strategy is the most
appropriate?
a. Lecture c. Reporting
b. Discussion d. Simulation
84. Individuals differ from each other in their needs,
interests, and abilities, at any given point in their
learning style. Which type of instructional program
is needed by the learners at risk?
a. Adaptive instruction
b. Traditional instruction
c. Remedial instruction
d. Computer-assisted instruction
85. In what level of objective in the affective domain
is this objectives: to contribute to the discussion by
asking questions.
a. Organization c. Responding
b. Receiving d. Valuing
86. The teacher conducts the same lesson taken up
the previous day but she uses different teaching
materials. What type of lesson is illustrated?
a. Evaluation c. Development
b. Application d. Review
87. Which is the best reason why Mr. Cruz begins a
lesson in Mathematics by checking and reviewing
the previous day’s assignment and provides
practice and drills?
a. Make sure that student understand the
prerequisite skills for the lesson
b. Make learning interesting and enjoyable for
students
c. Prepare the students for the mastery test
d. Give students the opportunity to answer
workbook exercises
88. If teacher wants to teach his pupils the skill to
organize and integrate concepts the most
appropriate technique is:
a. Brainstorming c. Semantic webbing
b. Role playing d. Games
89. Which activity is best suited to summarize a
lesson at the end?
a. Ask students to interpret a cartoon related to the
lesson
b. Present a medial summary
c. Administer a short quiz d. Give a homework
90. Teacher C established opening routines in her
class. She does not waste time in engaging her
pupils to work immediately. Her pupils are engaged
the period. What is exemplified in this situation?
a. Well-planned of activities c. Constant seatwork
b. Sufficient seat work d. Uniform discipline
91. The audio-visual experience is an opportunity
for the teacher to guide students for more fruitful
learning. It is more effective if students
a. Participate actively through discussion
b. Are told to remember and memorize facts.
c. Listen attentively and jot down notes
d. Are given quizzes immediately after the
presentation
92. Which image must a teacher possess for her to
develop creative thinking skills among pupils?
a. “ Repository of knowledge” c. “ Sage”
b. “ Catalyst teachers” d. “ Authority figure”
93. A unit plan formulated using the taxonomic
approach contains:
a. Major topics
b. Objectives in the cognitive, psychomotor, and
affective domains
c. Updated resource d. Special activities
94. What group activity is illustrated when the
teacher allows the evaluation of work by the group
and encourage the giving of constructive comments
and suggestions about ways to improve the work?
a. Consensus decision c. Critiquing session
b. Round table d. Jury trial
95. Leticia strives hard to excel in oratory. Which
would explain best her effort?
a. Desire to satisfy aesthetic needs
b. Desire for security
c. Desire for self-actualization
d. Desires to know and understand
96. The teacher and pupils working on honesty
agreed that no cabinets and bookcases would be
locked throughout the day. Which one is provided?
a. Pleasant emotional experiences
b. Exemplary models
c. Independent attitude cultivation
d. Appropriate practice
97. Which is the lowest level of comprehensive
a. Integration c. Critical evaluation
b. Critical comprehension d. Literal
98. Mr. David usually holds the Physical Education
classes in the open space of the school in the
absence of a covered court or gymnasium one
afternoon after the warm up activity and brief
introduction of the new activity of the new activity t
started to rain. Which is the best way to handle the
situation?
a. Continue the activity since the students are in
there P.E uniforms
b. Move the class to their room and give a quite
game
c. Dismiss the class and continue next meeting
d. Stop the lesson and wait until the ran stops
99. Everytime a new unit is taken up, the teacher
present students with an advanced organizer.
Which principle does the teacher apply?
a. Arrange for appropriate practice
b. Provide for correct responding on the first trial
c. Organize material into appropriate learning units
d. Assist students to learn communication skills
100. As student B was solving a Math problem she
detected an error and recovered from that error by
making a quick fix. Which ability did Student B
display?
a. Metacognition c. Imagination
b. Intuition d. Creative thinking
101. What is the best way to handle a situation a
teacher realizes that her planned lessons were
inadequate?
a. Send the students to the library to read related
topics
b. Tell the students to prepare for the nest subject
c. Give the students an essay for the remaining
period
d. Provide more exercise on the major points of the
lesson
102. After reading. The Horse and red Hen, teacher
asked the pupils this question” “ What is the best
thing to be according to the horse”? Under what
level of comprehension does this question all?
a. Interpretation c. Integration
b. Literal comprehension d. Cortical evaluation
103. The sociogram reveals that four children in
your class formed a “ cluster” or a “ cique”. This
means that the teacher should.
a. Talk to them individually to disband the group
b. Encourage them to join other members of the
groups with similar interest
c. Discourage them from forming such groups as
this should not be allowed
d. Allow them to be the together all the time
104. Which is another name for collaborative
learning?
a. Interactive learning c. Cooperative learning
b. Team building d. Integrative learning
105. The human evocative approach and the 4 A’s
end with________.
a. Generalization c. Application
b. Analysis d. Abstraction
106. Which of the following is the most important
contribution of Gestalt psychology to the theories
of learning?
a. Use of multimedia approaches
b. Cognitive insight
c. Importance of the reinforcement in the learning
process
d. Concept of readiness in learning
107. The process of thinking about one’s thinking to
develop critical thinking is known as__________.
a. Metacognition c. Reflection
b. Hypothesizing d. Meditation
108. Which is a popular teaching-learning approach
found in Philippine school where classrooms are
generally self-contained, teacher is the focal point
and reference, and the pupils are taught the basic
skills-reading, writing, and counting?
a. Situation approach
b. Traditional approach
c. Montessori approach
d. Eclectic approach
109. Which learning principle marks the highlight of
Multiple intelligences?
a. Learning is static and permanent
b. Intelligence is not measured in one form
c. Cognitive theory is stressed in learning
d. People have different IQ level
110. The Greeks’ legacy to the world is democracy.
As a teacher, how can you best show you being
democratic?
a. Consider your students as capable of
independent learning
b. Give the students freedom to express their ideas
in any way
c. Treat everyone fairly in terms of learning
opportunities
d. Reward the good students and punish the
misbehaving ones
111. The more indirect the classroom instruction,
the more_______ it is.
a. Topic-focused c. Teacher-centered
b. Student-centered d. Individualized
112. Lewin’s Topological field theory posits that
certain “ internal and external forces” operating
simultaneously may cause the person tension. To
help the student lessen their tension related to
learning, the teacher should best.
a. Demand perfection from the learners
b. Advise the students on how they will solve their
problems
c. Conduct remedial sessions to help students with
difficulties
d. Suit the lesson goals and activities to the
learner’s nature
113. The creation of centers of excellence in teacher
education was meant to strengthen the:
a. Monitoring of teacher education institutions
b. In-service training of teachers
c. Pre-service and in-service training of teachers
d. Pre-service training of teachers
114. The K-W-L strategy performs the following
functions, EXCEPT;
a. It provides purpose for reading
b. It encourages the reader to interact with the text
c. It activates previous schema
d. It provides summary of what has been learned
115. Which graphic organizer is used to show how
all information and parts of a work of fiction fit
together?
a. Main idea and details table c. Story map
b. Cluster map d. Web
116. What theory of long-term memory states that
memories are formed by concepts becoming linked
to other concepts?
a. Schema theory
b. Motivation theory
c. Semantic network theory
d. Levels of processing theory
117. Direct instruction excludes a focus on
a. Student-selected activities
b. Academics
c. Controlled classroom theory
d. Levels of processing theory
118. Daniel Goleman’s theory on emotional
intelligence highlights the role of emotion in the
success or happiness of an individual. In which
situation can the teacher best cultivate empathy in
case of students fighting in the classroom?
a. Reprimand the students so that others will not
follow the misbehavior
b. Tell the students to stop fighting so that there will
be peace in the room
c. Make them realize how fighting negatively affects
themselves and other
d. Establish roles and responsibilities to avoid
arguments among them
119. The adoption of national language directed by
the Phil. Constitution is designed primarily to
a. Facilitate communication among diverse
linguistic groups
b. Do away with colonial mentality
c. Officially adopt tagalog as a national language
d. Counteract elitism
120. Under which generalization was the tv program
Batibot developed?
a. Children learn by conditioning
b. Children learn by discovery
c. Children learn by trial and error
d. Children learn by observing and imitating
121. The teacher provides various learning activities
and methods in her teaching so that diverse needs
and interest of learners are met. Which principle of
learning did she considered?
a. Learning by doing
b. Cognitive development stage
c. Multiple intelligence
d. Cooperative learning
122. Which of the following situation best shows the
teacher’s consideration of the learner’s
developmental patterns?
a. Teaching from the basic to the complex
b. Using the best strategy for the topics
c. Having outdoor activities for learning
d. Developing the learners’ hidden abilities
123. As a constructivist teacher, which of the
following questions can be an interesting one to tap
the Grade 2 pupils prior knowledge on digestive
system?
a. Why do you think our stomach hurts if we do not
eat?
b. What is it about digestion that you learned
before?
c. What are the organs responsible for digestion
d. Do you know how the food we eat gets digested?
124. Which of the following is the most important
contribution of Gestalt psychology to the theories
of learning?
a. Cognitive insight
b. Use of multimedia approaches
c. Concept of reading in learning
d. Importance of reinforcement in the learning
process
125. Which is a characteristic of task groups?
a. No limit for work time
b. Complex type of discussion
c. Tend to be teacher-dominated
d. Large group discussion
126. Planning for instruction should be based on
certain developmental principles because the:
a. Lesson objectives will determine the students’
activities in class
b. Students need to learn the lessons using
appropriate materials
c. Teaching job must be procedural/systematic in
order to be effective
d. Class activities must be appropriate to the
students background
127. “ What do you think of the behavior of Sabel”?
It is typical of children in the rural areas? Explain”.
These are questions asked by the teacher after
reading” A new Home for Ruben” under what level
of comprehension are the question categorized?
a. Application c. Interpretation
b. Critical evaluation d. Literal comprehension
128. In a problem solving model, question
concerning events or data are:
a. Limited to two questions per student
b. Answered by the teacher in detail
c. Asked by the teacher and answered by the
students
d. Raised by the students
129. Which graphic organizer is used to show how a
series of events interact to produce a set of results
again and again?
a. Series of events chart b. Web c. Cycle d. Time
line
130. Which comment helps create a conducive
intellectual learning environment?
a. “ How many problems can you get right?”
b. “ Today, I want to see how much you can learn”
c. “ Here are 5 difficult problems. It’s all right if you
can solve just three”
d. “ Here are 5 difficult problems. It’s all right if you
can solve just three”
131. Which theory supports cooperative learning
strategies?
a. Group games count a lot in assessing learning
b. Learning is best when more interactions happens
in a social setting
c. There is no learning that happens in a vacuum
d. Teachers must be a part of the group to facilitate
learning
132. Teacher S connects the new lessons to one
just completed to enable the students to gain a
holistic view of the subject. What psychological
principle is invoked?
a. Stimulation c. Recognition
b. Apperception d. Conceptualization
133. The classroom activity that best relates with
the constructivist approach is:
a. Repeating the difficult lessons previously taken
up
b. Doing some drills and exercises about a lesson
c. Sharing points of view or ideas during discussion
d. Answering questionnaires to determine learning
134. Teacher A begins her lesson with concrete life
experiences than leads the students to abstraction.
Which method did she employ?
a. Transductive c. Deductive
b. Inductive d. Interactive
135. The Audio-visual experience in the classroom
is more effective if student:
a. Are given immediately after the presentations
b. Are told to remember and memorize facts
c. Are allowed to eat while viewing
d. Listen attentively and jot down notes
136. Which of the following measures is most
affected by an extreme score?
a. Semi-interquartile range c. Mode
b. Median d. Mean
137. Which diagram is used to determine the social
interactions among individuals in a group?
a. Sociogram c. Scatter gram
b. Histogram d. Anagram
138. A student has just learned a particular formula
to make math problem to solve. She tries it with
another problem and succeeds at it. So this student
is even more encouraged top discover easier ways
to solve math problems. Which of Thorn dike’s laws
is depicted in this situation?
a. Readiness b. Effect c. Repetition d. Practice
139. Which applies when the means are equal?
a. The distribution of the scores is concentrated
b. The distribution of the scores is widespread
c. The distribution of the scores are identical
d. The distribution of the scores are not necessarily
identical
140. On the first day of class after initial
introductions, the teacher administered a
misconception/ preconception check. She
explained that she wanted to know what the class
as a hole already knew about Philippines before the
Spaniard came. On what assumption is this practice
based?
a. Teachers teach a number of erroneous
information in history
b. A misconception/ preconception check
determines students’ readiness for instruction
c. The greatest obstacle to new learning often is not
the students’ lack of prior knowledge but, rather,
the existence of prior knowledge
d. History books are replete with factual errors
141. Tom’s raw score in the Filipino class is 23,
which is equal to the 70th percentile. What does this
imply?
a. 70% of Tom’s classmates got a score lower than
23
b. Tom’s score is higher than 23 of this classmates
c. 70% of Tom’s classmates got a score above 23
d. Tom’s score is higher than 23 of his classmates
142. Which assessment tool shows evidence of
student’s writing skills?
a. Project c. Critiquing sessions
b. Porfolio d. Daily Journal
143. Which is (are) (a) norm-referenced statement?
a. Danny performed better in spelling than 60 of his
classmate
b. Danny was able to spell 90% of the words
correctly
c. Danny was able to spell 90 of the words correctly
and spelled 35 words out of 50 correctly
d. Danny spelled 35 words out of 50 correctly
144. Like a TV, the computer has a:
a. Disk drive c. Screen
b. Keyboard d. File
145. Teacher J discovered that her pupils are weak
in comprehension. To further determine in which
particular skill (s) her pupils are weak which test
should teacher J give?
a. Aptitude test c. Diagnostic test
b. Placement test d. Standardized test
146. What does a negatively skewed score
distribution imply?
a. The scores congregate on the left side of the
normal distribution curve
b. The cores are widespread
c. The students must be academically poor
d. The score congregate on the right side of the
normal distribution curve
147. In group norming, the percentile rank of the
examinee is:
a. Dependent on his batch of the examinee is
b. Independent of his batch of examinees
c. Unaffected by skewed distribution
d. Affected by skewed distribution
148. What type of validity is needed if a test must
course objectives and scope?
a. Content b. Concurrent c. Criterion d. Construct
149. Teacher gives this to his class for assessment:
CORE IS TO EARTH AS NUCLEUS IS TO ATOM.
THEN SHE ASKS THE STUDENTS TO EXPLAIN
HOW THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORE AND
EARTH IS SIMILAR TO THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN ODOMETER AND DISTANCE. What is
this classroom assessment technique called?
a. Webbing b. Analogy c. Metaphor d. Simile
150. Which applies when there are extreme scores?
a. The median will not be a very reliable measure of
central tendency
b. The mode will be the most reliable measure of
central tendency
c. There is no reliable measure for central tendency
d. The mean will not be a very reliable measure of
central tendency
151. In the context of the theory on multiple
intelligence, one weakness of the paper pencil test
is:
a. It utilizes so much time
b. It puts the non-linguistically intelligent at a
disadvantage
c. It lacks reliability d. It is not easy to administer
152. The sum of all score in a distribution always
equals.
a. The mean times the interval size
b. The mean divided by the interval size
c. The mean times N d. The mean divided by N
153. Which is TRUE to a one-group-posttest-only
design?
a. No pretest is done at the start of the experiment
b. Two groups of subjects that are not statistically
equivalent are used in the experiment
c. The subjects are randomly assigned to two
groups
d. Pre-test was done prior to the treatment
154. What does a table of specification establish?
a. Construct validity
b. Content related validity and criterion reference
c. Content validity and construct validity
d. Content validity and content related validity
155. The teacher gives achievement test to his 25
students. The test consists of the50 items. He wants
to classify his students’ performance based on the
test result. What is the appropriate measure for the
position?
a. Z-value c. Stanine
b. Percentile rank d. Percentage
156. What measure of position is appropriate when
the distribution is skewed?
a. Mean b. Stanine c. Z-valued. Percentile rank
157. The Analysis of Variance utilizing the F-test is
the appropriate significance test to run between.
a. Frequencies c. Medians
b. Two means only d. Three or ore means
158. Which statement about performance-based
assessments is FALSE?
a. They emphasize merely process
b. They stress on doing, not only knowing
c. Essay test are an example of performance-based
assessments
d. They accentuate on process as well as product
159. Referring to assessment of learning, which
statement on the normal curve is FALSE?
a. The normal curve may not necessarily apply to a
homogeneous class
b. When all pupils achieves expected their learning
curve may deviate from the normal curve
c. The normal curve is sacred. Teachers must
adhere to it no matter what
d. The normal curve may not be achieved when
every pupil acquires targeted competences.
160. Median is to point as standard deviation is to:
a. Area b. Volume c. Distance d. Square
161. It is good to give students challenging and
creative learning tasks because
a. Development is aided by stimulation
b. The development of individuals is unique
c. Development s affected by cultural changes
d. Development is the individual’s choice
162. Rita is one-half standard deviation above the
mean of his group in arithmetic and one standard
deviation above in spelling. What does this imply?
a. She excels in both spelling and arithmetic
b. She is better in arithmetic than is spelling
c. She does not excel in selling nor in arithmetic
d. She is better in spelling than in arithmetic
163. Which of the following could produce more
than one value?
a. Mean c. Median
b. Mode d. Mean of group data
164. You give a 100-point test; three students make
scores of 95,92 and 91, respectively, while the other
22 students in the class make scores ranging from
33 to 67. The measure of central tendency which id
apt to best describe for this group of 25 students is
a. The mean d. The median
b. The mode
c. An average of the median and mode
165. Which is an old view of the pupils/student?
a. Active participant c. Empty vessel
b. Hypothesis generator d. Model builder
166. According to Kohlberg, a person’s moral
development is due to maturational factors and
cognitive growth. Which of the following statements
best supports his claim?
a. The older the person is, the higher is his level of
morality
b. As the person develops, his morality becomes
conventional
c. As the person grows, his moral reasoning also
gets defined
d. The younger the person is, the higher is his level
of morality
167. Given the scores 1,3,3,3,5,5,6,6,6, and 10, the
mode (s) is (are).
a. 3 b. 3 and 6 c. 5 d. 6
168. The following are characteristics of a chills
with ADHD EXCEPT:
a. Hyperactivity c. Inattention
b. Focus d. Impulsivity
169. NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted against
set mastery level. This means that NSAT and NEAT
fall under.
a. Criterion-reference test c. Aptitude test
b. Intelligence test d. Norm-reference test
170. These are significant information about a
student, gathered through the use of various
techniques, assemble, summarized and organized
in such a way that they may be used effectively.
What is referred to?
a. Cumulative record c. Test profiles
b. Case studies d. Personal inventory
171. Which measure(s) of central tendency is (are)
most appropriate when the score distribution is
badly skewed?
a. Mean and mode c. Median
b. Mode d. Mean
172. Lino is a boy who thinks that he is a good-for-
nothing person. Evidently, he does his school work
poorly and his parents seem to have affirmed this
attitude at home. Hoe can you effectively change
this “ Pygmalion effect” ( a self-fulfilling prophecy)?
a. Assign Lino to be the leader during important
activities
b. Let Lino do something easy so that he will
experience success
c. Assess Lino’s strengths and tap them naturally in
class
d. Tell Lino’s parents that their son needs help in
school
173. Your school principal is playing favorites to
some teachers by allowing them to go home even
before their office hours end. Likewise, they are
given better rooms and better time schedule, which
indeed suit their convenience. What would be the
appropriate reaction to this situation if you are
among those being favored?
a. Warm the principal’s favorites and caution them
to be careful about their behavior
b. Follow your official time and do your job well and
resist being influenced by you co-teacher’s
behavior
c. Be nice to your principal, gradually asking to be
given the same privilege next time
d. See the district supervisor and complain about
principal’s malpractice
174. What should an effective reporting system
minimize?
a. Reporting pupil’s status relative to goal set by the
individual pupil/student
b. Reporting pupil’s progress regularly
c. Reporting pupil’s progress relative to the class
d. Reporting pupil’s progress relative to set
criterion of success
175. Which of the following is NOT a developmental
principal?
a. Early development is more critical than later
development
b. Numerous studies have revealed how individuals
develop
c. Social expectations mark every developmental
period
d. Development follows an orderly, predictable
sequences
176. Which best explains what mainstreaming in the
classroom means?
a. Pupils who were previously enrolled in special
education classes are now integrated into regular
classes
b. Teachers in SPED Centers are now teaching in
the regular classroom
c. Teachers of regular classes are now teaching
children with disabilities in SPED centers
d. Pupils in the regular classroom are now accepted
in Special Education centers
177. Marvin’s school has a regulation against hair
that extends beneath the top of the shirt collar. His
hair will be that long in a couple of weeks.
Furthermore, he has been asked to join a rock ban
that requires long hair among its members. What is
the best thing to do?
a. Have a hair cut to comply with the school
regulation
b. Befriend his teacher so as not to be reprimanded
by her
c. Approach the principal and explain the reason for
his sporting long hair
d. Ignore the school regulation
178. Which term refers to the act of educating a
child with special education needs partially in a
special education classroom and partially in a
regular classroom?
a. Mainstreaming c. Individualization
b. Inclusion d. Head start
179. Which statement on test result interpretation is
CORRECT?
a. A raw score by itself is meaningful
b. A student’s score is a final indication of his
ability
c. The use of statistical technique gives meaning to
pupils scores
d. Test scores do not in any way reflect teacher’s
effectiveness
180. Which word is acceptable in the writing of
performance objectives?
a. Appreciate c. Understand
b. Think d. Demonstrate
181. Teacher Z is engaged in a criterion-reference
interpretation of scores. Which of the following
does she do?
a. She uses a specified population of person as its
interpretative frame of reference
b. She describes every individual student
performance in relation to the clearly defined
learning task
c. She describes every individuals student
performance in relation to the performance of the
age group of the student
d. She compares every individual student
performance with the performance of the rest
182. KNEE IS TO LEG AS ELBOW IS TO_______.
A. HAND B. INGERS C. ARM D. WRIST What type of
test is this?
a. Analogy c. Short answer type
b. Rearrangement type d. Problem type
183. Which of the following statements best
manifest the teacher-pupil relationship regarding
corporal punishment?
a. A teacher should not inflict corporal punishment
on offending pupils for acts that are clearly not
manifestations poor achievement
b. It is alright to inflict corporal punishment on
offending pupils whose parents take no offense for
such act
c. A teacher may not inflict corporal punishment on
offending pupils whose parents may agree to make
up in any form of misdemeanor done by their
children
d. A teacher may inflict corporal punishment on
offending pupils whose parents had an agreement
with the teacher
184. Spiritual training disciplines both mind and
body. The individual soul is part of the absolute
soul. These thoughts from part of _____
philosophy.
a. Greek b. Chinese c. Hebrew d. Hindu
185. The inclusion of the study of Rizal and other
national heroes in the school curriculum in order to
inculcate love of country is based in a (an).
a. Pragmatist philosophy c. Idealist philosophy
b. Existentialist philosophy d. Realist philosophy
186. Who perpetuated the idea that reason is
superior to experience as a source of knowledge
thus schools must develop human reason?
a. Humanists c. Hedonists
b. Stoics d. Rationalist
187. Should a teacher involve parents and other
stakeholders in making of their school improvement
Plan (SIP)?
a. Yes, and rely totally on community for its
implementation
b. Yes, to gain the support of the community
c. No, the SIP concerns only the school
d. No, it will only delay the formation and
implementation of the SIP
188. Which can promote national pride among
pupils/Students?
I. Studying lives of outstanding Filipinos
here and aboard
II. Reading of the lives the saints of the
Church
III. Study of the Philippines History with
emphasis on the Victories/ Greatness of
the Filipino people.
a. I,II b. I only c. III only d. I & II
189. Faith, hope, and love are values now and
forever whether they be value by people or not.
Upon what philosophy is this anchored?
a. Idealism c. Realism
b. Existentialism d. Pragmatism
190. The law of karma, what you sow you reap, are
words often said when Filipinos attempt to explain a
misfortune perceived to be rightly deserved by
someone. This originated from the:
a. Hebrews b. Hindus c. Greeks d. Chinese
191. The commonly-used question-and-answer
method that includes debate and discussion is in
consonance with the method of:
a. Confucius b. Plato c. Aristotle d. Socrates
192. Teacher C subscribes to the idealist
philosophy. Which types of knowledge will he most
likely advance? Knowledge arrived at though.
a. Trial and error c. Experimenting
b. Concrete experience d. Reasoning
193. Teacher B subscribes to the mental discipline
approach. Which is he convinced of?
a. The easier the subject, the greater the value of
the subject
b. The less the student engages, the more the
student has to exercise the mind, the greater the
value of the subject
c. The more difficult the subject, the more the
student has to exercise the mind, the greater the
value of the subject
d. The more bodily exercise, the better for the
student
194. To occupy a government position, one had to
pass an examination on Confucian thought. From
whom did this influence come?
a. Hebrews b. Chinese c. Hindus d. Greeks
195. Which is the wisest immediate thing for a
teacher to do if he discovers a mathematically
gifted child in her class? c. A teacher tells below average pupil to tell his
a. Tell her to attend class only when a new lesson is parents to get a tutor to teach him how to
introduced manipulate a simple machine
b. Lobby for the opening of a SPED Center d. A teacher asks a brighter child to teach a below
c. Let her serve as a tutor of those pupils who are average pupil how to manipulate a simple machine
poor in Math KEY TO CORRECTION
d. Provide her with enrichment experiences 1. C
196. How should teacher regard her participation in 2. C
community movements for common good? 3. B
a. Lead in community movements half-heartedly so 4. A
as not to be invited again 5. A
b. Wait for an invitation from local officials to 6. D
participate in community fiesta 7. D
c. Take the initiative to actively participate in 8. C
community movements for the common good 9. A
d. Resist participation in community movements 10. D
that adversely affect teaching job 11. B
197. A new boy in you class has been the headache 12. D
of many teachers in your school. His aggression is 13. C
shown through fighting, quarrelling, arguing, 14. A
teasing or bullying. The best things for you to do 15. A
first is to 16. B
a. call hi parents for a conference and solicit their 17. D
cooperation in changing his behavior 18. B
b. assess his needs and determine possible causes 19. D
o his behavior 20. A
c. ask the cooperation of his classmates by telling 21. A
them mot to fight back 22. D
d. punish him immediately after his misbehavior 23. B
198. Which of the following will do if a parent of one 24. A
of your failing pupils asks you to tutor her daughter 25. D
in consideration of certain amount of money which 26. D
you badly need? 27. C
a. Accept the offer with discount 28. C
b. Direct the parent to another teacher for tutoring 29. A
c. Direct the parent to another teacher but ask for a 30. C
commission 31. B
d. Accept the offer but do the tutoring at home 32. D
199. A is a school principal who gives this 33. C
comment. “ Wait until become principal to a teacher 34. C
who questions and suggests a lot for the common 35. A
good. Which is the principal’s fault? Lack of 36. A
a. Professional courtesy c. cordial relations 37. B
b. E.O. d. Honesty 38. B
200. Which of the following is the best situation 39. D
where in you can balance responsibility and 40. C
accountability? 41. B
a. A teacher allows a below average child to find out 42. A
himself how to manipulate a simple machine 43. A
b. A teacher patiently and diligently explains to a 44. A
below average child how to manipulate a simple 45. C
machine 46. D
47. B 99. C
48. C 100. A
49. D 101. D
50. D 102. B
51. D 103. B
52. D 104. C
53. A 105. A
54. C 106. A
55. C 107. B
56. B 108. B
57. D 109. B
58. D 110. B
59. B 111. B
60. C 112. B
61. D 113. C
62. B 114. D
63. B 115. A
64. B 116. D
65. D 117. A
66. A 118. C
67. C 119. A
68. A 120. B
69. ? 121. C
70. C 122. A
71. C 123. D
72. A 124. B
73. D 125. A
74. A 126. D
75. C 127. B
76. A 128. C
77. A 129. A
78. A 130. B
79. D 131. B
80. B 132. B
81. D 133. C
82. D 134. B
83. D 135. D
84. A 136. D
85. D 137. A
86. D 138. B
87. A 139. D
88. C 140. C
89. A 141. A
90. A 142. B
91. C 143. A
92. B 144. C
93. B 145. C
94. C 146. D
95. C 147. A
96. D 148. A
97. D 149. B
98. B 150. D
151. C
152. C
153. D
154. C
155. B
156. A
157. B
158. C
159. D
160. C
161. A
162. A
163. B
164. D
165. C
166. C
167. B
168. B
169. A
170. A
171. C
172. B
173. B
174. A
175. A
176. A
177. C
178. A
179. C
180. D
181. B
182. A
183. A
184. A
185. C
186. D
187. B
188. D
189. A
190. B
191. D
192. D
193. C
194. B
195. D
196. C
197. B
198. D
199. B
200. B