Pre-LET Part 1

Part I
Professional Education
Prof. Von Anthony G. Torio

The whole child concept of education is
1 contrary to the:
A. academic essentials approach to education

B. progressivist’s approach to education
C. focus on humanistic approach to education
D. the naturalistic approach to education
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Concept
Essentialism
asserts that education properly

involves the learning of the basic
skills.
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Which philosophy approves of a
teacher who lectures most of the time
2 and requires his students to memorize
the rules of grammar?
A. Existentialism
B. Realism
C. Pragmatism
D. Idealism
Concept
Idealism
It believes that moral and spiritual reality
has the same essence as mental reality.
Reality is in the ideas independent of sense
and experience.

Concept
Idealism
The teacher is the ideal or personification of
reality. The educative process is done
mainly through imitation, interest and
effort.

The current emphasis on the
development of critical thinking by the
3 use if philosophic methods that
emphasizes debate and discussion
began with
A. Aristotle
B. Socrates
C. Confucius
D. Plato
Concept
Socrates
used introspection in teaching. Idealist. Socratic
method, is a form of inquiry and debate between
individuals with opposing viewpoints based on
asking and answering questions to stimulate
critical thinking and to illuminate ideas.

Which refers to a single word or phrase
4 that tells the computer to do
something with a program or file?
A. Computer program
B. password
C. Computer language
D. command
5 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
Which is a teaching approach for
kindergartens that makes real
6 world experiences of the child the
focal point of educational
stimulation?
A. Situation approach
B. Traditional approach
C. Eclectic approach
D. Montessori approach
Which graphic organizers are
7 used to show event in
chronological order?
A. Time line and story map

B. Time line and series of events chart
C. Series of events chart and story map
D. Time line and cycle
Which schools are subject to
8 supervision, regulation and
control by the state?
A. Public schools
B. Sectarian and non-sectarian schools
C. Private Schools
D. Public, private and non-sectarian schools
Which one can help student
9 development of the habit of
critical thinking?
A. Blind obedience of authority

B. Asking convergent questions
C. Asking low level questions
A willingness to suspend judgment until
D. sufficient evidence is presented
Concept
Convergent thinking questions
Questions with specific

answers

Concept
divergent thinking questions
a question with no specific answer, but

rather exercises one's ability to think
broadly about a certain topic

In instructional planning, which
10 among these three: unit, plan,
course plan, lesson plan is most
specific? _____ plan.
A. Course
B. Unit
C. Resource
D. Lesson
Teacher Mar wants to develop
11 in her pupils comprehension
skills. What order of skills will
she develop?
I. Literal comprehension
II. Interpretation
III Critical evaluation
IV integration
Teacher Mar wants to develop
11 in her pupils comprehension
skills. What order of skills will
she develop?
A. II-III-IV-I
B. III-IV-I-II
C. I-II-III-IV
D. IV-III-II-I
An integrative, conceptual
approach introduced by Roldan has
12 as its highest level in the
development of __________
thinking skills.
A. Interpretative
B. Creative
C. Critical
D. Literal
Concept
Bloom’s Taxonomy
KCAASE
RUAAEC
If a student thinks about
13 thinking, he is involved in the
process called:
A. Higher-order thinking
B. Critical thinking
C. Creative thinking
D. metacognition
The use of drills in the classroom is
14
rooted on Thorndike’s law of:
A. Readiness
B. Effect
C. Exercise
D. Belongingness
Concept
Law of Exercise
Law of use- the more often an association
is used the stronger it becomes.[14]
Law of disuse- the longer an association is
unused the weaker it becomes.

The following are some drill
15
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

Concept
Drills
Simple activities

The process of task analysis ends
16
up in the formulation of:
A. Instructional Objectives
B. Goals of learning
C. Enabling objectives
D. Behavioral Objectives

For holistic learning, it is urgent to
utilize both sides of the brain; the
17 effective as well as the cognitive, the
logical along with the __________.
A. Rational
B. Behavioral
C. Musical
D. Intuitive

The first American teachers in the
18 Philippines were
A. Soldiers
B. Graduates of the normal school
C. missionaries
D. Elementary graduates

Concept
Thomasites
Considered as the first American teachers in the
Philippines. They are soldiers. (The Thomasites arrived
in the Philippines on August 21, 1901, to establish a new
public school system, to teach basic education, and to
train Filipino teachers, with English as the medium of
instruction. )

By which process do children become
participating and functioning members
19 of society by fitting into an organized
way of life?
A. Socialization
B. Acculturation
C. Accommodation
D. Assimilation

Concept
Acculturation
explains the process of cultural and
psychological change that results following
meeting between cultures. acculturation can
be thought of as second-culture learning

Concept
Enculturation
used to describe the process

of first-culture learning

Concept
Assimilation
The term assimilation is often used when
referring to immigrants and various ethnic
groups settling in a new land. New customs
and attitudes are acquired through contact and
communication.

Teacher Von wants to check prior knowledge of his
pupils about water pollution. She writes the main
topic water pollution in the center of the
20 chalkboard and encircles it. Then, she asks the
pupils to provide information that can be clustered
around the main topic. Which technique did the
teacher employ?
A. Vocabulary building
B. Demonstration
C. Semantic mapping
D. Deductive teaching

21 Who were the Thomasites?
The soldiers who doubted the success of the republic

A. educational system to be set in the Philippines
The first American teacher recruits to help establish the
B. public educational system in the Philippines
The first religious group who came to the Philippines on
C. board the US transports Thomas
The devotee to S. Thomas Aquinas who came to
D. evangelized.
“Approach every pupil as she is s/he is
without allowing yourself to be
22 influenced by your foreknowledge of
his/her home background” is an advice
from a (an)?
A. Rationalist
B. Existentialist-phenomenologist
C. Positivist
D. Essentialist

Concept
Existentialism
a kind of philosophizing that emphasizes the uniqueness
and freedom of the individual person against the herd, the
crowd or the mass society. It contends, further, that all
people are responsible for the meaning of their own
existence and the creating of their own essence and self-
definition.

Concept
Essentialism
This philosophy of education asserts that
education properly involves the learning of the
basic skills. It sees the primary function of the
school as the preservation and transmission of the
basic elements of human culture.

The right hemisphere of the brain
23 is involved with the following
functions EXCEPT
A. Nonverbal functions
B. Visual functions
C. Intuitive functions
D. Detail-oriented functions

To build a sense of pride among
24 Filipino youth, which should be
done?
Re-study our history and stress on our achievements as
A. a people.
Re-study our history from the perspective of our
B. colonizer.
Replace the study of folklores and myths with technical
C. subjects.
D. Set aside the study of local history.

“Specialization is knowing more and
more about less and less. Then it is
25 better to be a generalist”, claims
Teacher F. on which philosophy does
Teacher F learn.
A. Essentialism
B. Progressivism
C. Perennialism
D. Existentialism

Concept
Perennialism
Perennial means ‘everlasting’. It has a conservative/traditional view of
human nature and education. Perennialists contend that truth is
universal and unchanging. In fact, they view all human beings as
possessing the same essential nature that leads them to think that
education of man must also be universal and constant

Concept
Perennialism
As a result, they believe that students learn
from reading and analyzing the works by
history’s finest thinkers and writers – these
are the classics.

Concept
Progressivism
Educational progressivism is the belief that education

must be based on the principle that humans are social
animals who learn best in real-life activities with other
people.

Concept
Essentialism
This philosophy of education asserts that
education properly involves the learning of the
basic skills. It sees the primary function of the
school as the preservation and transmission of the
basic elements of human culture.

Teacher Lei gives his students opportunities
to be creative because of his conviction that
much learning results from the need to
26 express creativity. On which theory is
Teacher Lei conviction anchored? _________
theory
A. behaviorist
B. associationist
C. cognitive
D. humanist

Concept
Humanism
approaches seeks to engage the whole person:
the intellect, feeling life, social capacities, artistic
and practical skills are all important focuses for
growth and development.

Concept
Associationism
the idea that mental processes operate

by the association of one state with its
successor states.

Concept
Behaviorism
based on the proposition that all things that organisms do—
including acting, thinking, and feeling—can and should be
regarded as behaviors, and that psychological disorders are
best treated by altering behavior patterns or modifying the
environment

Which teaching activity is founded
27 on Bandura’s social learning
theory?
A. Questioning
B. Inductive reasoning
C. Modeling
D. Interactive teaching

Concept
Social Learning Theory of Bandura
People learn through observing others’

behavior, attitudes, and outcomes of those
behaviors. “Most human behavior is learned
observationally through modeling

I like to develop the synthesizing
28 skills of my students. Which one
should I do?
Ask my students to formulate a generalization from the

A. data shown in the graphs.
Direct my students to point out w/c part of the graph
B. are right and w/c part is wrong
Ask my students to answer the questions beginning
C. with “What if…”
D. Tell my students to state data presented in the graph.

To reach out to clientele who
cannot be in the classroom for one
29
reason or another, which of the
following was established?
A. Informal
B. Special Education (SPED) System
C. Pre-school education
D. Alternative learning delivery

Nicolle enjoys games like scrabble,
anagrams, and password. Which
30
type of intelligence is strong in
Nicolle?
A. Interpersonal intelligence
B. Logical and mathematical intelligence
C. Linguistic intelligence
D. Spatial intelligence

Teacher Cora observes cleanliness
and order in her classroom to
31 create a conducive atmosphere for
learning. On which theory is her
practice based?
A. Psychoanalysis
B. Gestalt Psychology
C. Behaviorism
D. Humanistic Psychology

Concept
Gestalt Psychology
whole to parts. gestalt psychology is that

the brain is holistic, parallel, and analog,
with self-organizing tendencies.

Which learning principle is the
32 essence of Gardner’s theory of
multiple intelligences?
A. Almost all learners are linguistically intelligent
B. Intelligence is not measured in one form
C. Learners have different IQ levels
D. Learners have static IQ

Which objective in the affective
33
domain is in the lowest level?
A. To accumulate examples of authenticity
B. To support viewpoints against abortion
C. To respond positively to a comment
D. To formulate criteria for honesty

“Using the six descriptions of elements of
good short story, IDENTIFY THE SIX
ELEMENTS OF THE SHORT STORY BY O.
34 HENRY, with complete accuracy.” The words
in capital letters are referred to as the
____________.
A. Criterion of success
B. condition
C. Performance statement
D. Minimum acceptable performance

Which is in accordance with the
35 “with-it-ness” principle of
classroom management of Kounin?
A. Students agree to disagree in class discussions

Teacher is fully aware of what is happening in his
B. classroom
C. Student is with his teacher in everything he teaches
Both parents and teachers are involved in the education
D. of the children
Below are the questions that must
be considered in developing
36 appropriate learning
activities/experiences EXCEPT one.
Which is it?
A. Can the experiences benefit the pupils?
Do the experiences save the pupils from learning
B. difficulties?
Are the experiences in accordance with the life patterns
C. of pupils?
Do the experiences encourage pupils to inquire
D. further?
Which is a characteristic of an
37
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.

The items in the right and left columns are equal in
D. number.
38 Which is a proactive
management practice?
Tell them that you enforce the rules on everyone, no

A. exception.
B. Set and clarify your rules and expectations on Day 1.
Punish the misbehaving pupils in the presence of their
C. classmates.
D. Stress on penalty for every violation.

Concept
Proactive
(acting in advance) proactivity or proactive

behavior by individuals refers to anticipatory,
change-oriented and self-initiated behavior in
situations, particularly in the workplace.

39 Zero standard deviation
means that:
A. The students’ scores are the same.
B. 50% of the scores obtained zero
C. More than 50% of the scores obtained zero
D. Less than 50% of the scores obtained zero

Which quotation goes with a
40 proactive approach to
discipline?
A. “An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.”
B. ”Do not make a mountain of a mole.”
C. “Walk your talk.”
D. “Do not smile until Christmas.”

You have presented a lesson on animal
protective coloration. At the end, you
41 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
The students did not understand what you were talking
B. about
C. The students understood everything you presented
D. You need to ask specific questions to elicit responses

What does the principle of
42 individual differences 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.

Teachers are encouraged to make
use of authentic assessment.
43
Which among the following goes
with authentic assessment?
A. De-contextualized drills
B. Unrealistic performances
C. Answering multiple choices test items
D. Real world application of lessons learned

I’d like to test whether a student
knows what a particular word
44
means. Which 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

45
WHICH IS A WAY TO IMPROVE THE MATCHING
TEST?
A. Add five items in both columns
B. Add one or two items in the right column

Add ten items in both columns to make the test more
C. comprehensive
D. Add one or two items in the left column

With SMART lesson objectives in
46 the synthesis level in mind, which
one does NOT belong to the group?
A. Formulate
B. Organize
C. Build
D. Dissect

Who asserted that children must be
given the opportunity to explore and
47 work on different materials so that
they will develop the sense of initiative
instead of guilt?
A. Kohlberg
B. Erikson
C. Maslow
D. Gardner

Concept
Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Stage
Trust vs Mistrust Identity vs Confusion

Autonomy vs shame and Intimacy vs Isolation
Doubt Generativity vs
Initiative vs Guilt Stagnation
Industry vs Inferiority Integrity vs Despair

Concept
Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral

Development
Level 1 (Pre-Conventional) Level 2 (Conventional)
Level 3 (Post-
1. Obedience and 3. Interpersonal accord and
punishment orientation conformity
Conventional)
(How can I avoid (Social norms) 5. Social contract
punishment?) (The good boy/good girl orientation
2. Self-interest orientation attitude) 6. Universal ethical
(What's in it for me?) 4. Authority and social-order principles
(Paying for a benefit) maintaining orientation (Principled conscience)
(Law and order morality)

Teacher Zen uses direct
48 instruction strategy. Which
will she first do?
A. Presenting and structuring
B. Guided student practice
C. Independent practice
D. Reviewing the previous day’s work

The free public elementary and
secondary education in the country is
49 in line with the government effort to
address educational problems of
________________________.
A. Productivity
B. Relevance and quality
C. Access and quality
D. Effectiveness and efficiency

Here are raw scores in a quiz: 97, 95,
85, 83, 77, 75, 50, 10, 5, 2, 1. To get a
50 picture of the group’s performance,
which measure of central tendency is
MOST reliable?
A. Median
B. Mean
C. Mode
D. None, it is best to look at individual scores.

In the context of grading, what is
referred to as teacher’s generosity
51 error? A teacher
________________________.
A. Rewards students who perform well.
B. Is overgenerous with praise

Has a tendency to give high grades as compared to the
C. rest
D. Gives way to students’ bargain for no more quiz

Which one holds true to anecdotal
52 records?
A. Combining facts with interpretation
B. Writing objectives, descriptive behavior with case
C. Describing behavior in natural setting
D. Non-provision of independent learning

For mastery learning and in line with
53 the 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

Which statement about standard
54 deviation is CORRECT?
The lower the standard deviation the more spread the

A. scores are.
The higher the standard deviation the more spread the
B. scores are.
The higher the standard deviation the less spread the
C. scores are.
D. It is a measure of central tendency.

Which is the Teachers’ Professionalism
55 Act?
A. RA 7836
B. RA 4670
C. RA 7722
D. RA 9293

Concept
Relevant Laws
RA 7836 – Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994
RA 4670 – magna carta for public school teachers
RA 7722 – creation of CHED
R A 9293 – AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT
NUMBERED SEVENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX (R. A. NO. 7836),
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "PHILIPPINE TEACHERS PROFESSIONALIZATION
ACT OF 1994"

The State shall protect and promote
the right of all citizens to “quality
56 education at all levels.” Which
government program is in support of
this?
Exclusion of children with special needs from the formal
A. system
B. Free elementary and secondary education
C. Deregulated tuition fee hike
D. Re-introduction of the NEAT and NSAT

The K-12 curriculum is otherwise called
57 as ________________________.
A. Basic Education Curriculum
B. Revitalized Basic Education Curriculum
C. Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum
D. Extended Basic Education Curriculum

The Filipino learners envisioned by the
Department of Education in the light of
58 the K-12 curriculum is
________________________.
Technologically literate and holistically developed
A. Filipinos
B. Functionally literate and holistically developed Filipinos
C. Scientifically advanced and values oriented Filipinos

Nationally Oriented and Internationally Competitive
D. Filipinos
The right hemisphere of the
59 brain is involved with the
following function EXCEPT.
A. Nonverbal functions
B. Visual functions
C. Intuitive functions
D. Detail-oriented functions

60 What functions are associated
with the right brain?
A. Visual, non-verbal, logical
B. Visual, intuitive, logical
C. Visual, intuitive, non-verbal
D. Visual, logical, detail-oriented

Principal tells her teachers that
training in the humanities is most
61
important. To which educational
philosophy does he adhere?
A. Existentialism
B. Progressivism
C. Essentialism
D. Perennialism

Concept
Humanities
academic disciplines that study the human
condition, using methods that are primarily
analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished
from the mainly empirical approaches of the
natural sciences.

Concept
Existentialism
a kind of philosophizing that emphasizes the uniqueness
and freedom of the individual person against the herd, the
crowd or the mass society. It contends, further, that all
people are responsible for the meaning of their own
existence and the creating of their own essence and self-
definition.

Soc exhibits fear response to freely
roaming dogs but does not show fear
62 when a dog is on a leash or confined in
a cage. Which conditioning process is
illustrated?
A. generalization
B. acquisition
C. discrimination
D. extinction

Behavior followed by pleasant consequences will
be strengthened and will be more likely to occur in
the future. Behavior followed by unpleasant
63 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

Concept
Classical Conditioning
form of learning in which one stimulus, the conditioned stimulus or CS,
comes to signal the occurrence of a second stimulus, the
unconditioned stimulus or US. The US is usually a biologically
significant stimulus such as food or pain that elicits a response from
the start; this is called the unconditioned response or UR. The CS
usually produces no particular response at first, but after conditioning
it elicits the conditioned response or CR

Concept
Operant Conditioning
(voluntary behavior) - operant or instrumental
conditioning, in which behavior emitted by the
organism is strengthened or weakened by its
consequences (e.g. reward or punishment)

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

The main purpose of compulsory study
65 of the Constitution is to
________________________.
A. Develop students into responsible, thinking citizens

Acquaint students with the historical development of
B. the Phil. Constitution
C. Make constitutional experts of the students
D. Prepare students for law-making

With which goals of educational
institution as provided for by the
66 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

Parents admit that SMS has an effect
67 on ________________________.
A. Communicating through guessing
B. Ability to guess words correctly
C. Shortening messages effectively
D. Ability to spell words correctly

Who is remembered for his famous
quotation?
68
“My loyalty to my party ends where my
loyalty to my country begins.”
A. Carlos P. Garcia
B. Ferdinand Marcos
C. Manuel L. Quezon
D. Manuel Roxas

Which is closest to the real
69 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

Drawing of the human digestive system on a page of aa
D. textbook
Here is a question: “Is the
paragraph a good one? Evaluate. “If
70
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.

If you asked to evaluate something, what do you do?
C. Evaluate the paragraph.
What are the qualities of a good paragraph? Does the
D. paragraph have these qualities?
Which one is in support of greater
71
interaction?
A. Repeating the question
B. Not allowing a student to complete a response
C. Probing
D. Selecting the same student’s response

I want my students to have
72 mastery learning of a basic topic.
Which can help?
A. Problem Solving
B. Drill
C. Lecture Method
D. Socratic method

Which is/are effective method/s in
73 teaching students critical reading
skills?
Interpret editorials about a particular subject from

A. three different newspapers.
B. Read and interpret three different movie reviews.
C. Distinguish fiction from non-fiction materials.

Interpret editorials and read and interpret three
D. different movie reviews.
Which is TRUE of a bimodal score
74
distribution?
A. The group tested has two different groups
B. The scores are neither high or low
C. The scores are high
D. The scores are lows

What is the mastery level of a
75 school in a 100-item test with a
mean of 55?
A. 42%
B. 50%
C. 45%
D. 55%

Who stressed the idea that
76 students cannot learn if their basic
needs are not first met?
A. Thorndike
B. Maslow
C. Wertheimer
D. Maslow

A person who had painful experiences
at the dentist’s office, may become
77 fearful at the mere sight of the
dentist’s office building. Which theory
can explain this?
A. Attribution Theory
B. Classical Conditioning
C. Social Learning
D. Operant Conditioning

Concept
Classical Conditioning
form of learning in which one stimulus, the conditioned stimulus or CS,
comes to signal the occurrence of a second stimulus, the
unconditioned stimulus or US. The US is usually a biologically
significant stimulus such as food or pain that elicits a response from
the start; this is called the unconditioned response or UR. The CS
usually produces no particular response at first, but after conditioning
it elicits the conditioned response or CR

Concept
Operant Conditioning
(voluntary behavior) - operant or instrumental
conditioning, in which behavior emitted by the
organism is strengthened or weakened by its
consequences (e.g. reward or punishment)

Can parents pass on their duty to
educate their children to the
78
school, especially if they are
illiterate?
A. It depends on the condition of children
B. It depends on the condition of parents

No, parents have the primary duty to educate their
C. children
Yes, because parents did not go through formal training
D. for the education of their children
In which way does heredity
79 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

By placing limits beyond which the learner cannot
D. develop
With forms of prompting in
80 mind, which group is arranged
from least to most intrusive
prompting?
A. Verbal, physical, gestural
B. Verbal, gestural, physical
C. Gestural, physical, verbal
D. Physical, gestural, verbal

I want the fast learners in my
81 class to do self-directed
learning. What strategy will I
use?
A. Collaborative learning
B. Social dialogue
C. Metacognition
D. Problem-based learning

For which lesson objective will
82 you use the direct instruction
method?
A. Appreciate Milton’s Paradise Lost
B. Use a microscope properly
C. Distinguish war from aggression
D. Become aware of the pollutants in the environment

To encourage introspection,
83 which teaching method is MOST
appropriate?
A. Cognitive
B. Reflective
C. Process
D. Cooperative Learning

With indirect instruction in
84 mind, which does NOT belong
to the group?
A. Experiential method
B. Inductive method
C. Lecture-recitation method
D. Discovery method

A master teacher, the resource speaker in an
in-service training, presented the situated
learning theory and encouraged her
85 colleagues to apply the same in-class.
Which did she NOT encourage her colleagues
to do?
A. Apprenticeship
B. Decontextualized teaching
C. Learning as it normally occurs
D. Authentic problem solving

I want to engage my students in
small group discussions. Which
86
topic lends itself to a lively
discussion?
A. The meaning of the law of supply and demand
B. The exclusion of Pluto as a planet
C. The law of inertia
D. Rules on subject-verb agreement

Teacher Jay discovered that her pupils
are weak in comprehension. To further
87 determine in which particular skill(s)
her pupils are weak; which test should
Teacher Jay give?
A. Standardized test
B. Aptitude test
C. Placement
D. Diagnostic

Which will be the most authentic
assessment tool for an instructional
88 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

We are very much interested in a
quality professional development
89 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

The students of Teacher Yen scan an
electronic encyclopedia, view a film on the
subject, or look at related topics at the
90 touch of a button right there in the
classroom. Which devices does teacher
Yen’s class have?
A. Videotape lesson
B. Teaching machine
C. Video disc
D. CD

Yen’s class have?
I. Lecturing
II. Copying notes
III reasoning
IV demonstration

Yen’s class have?
A. III, IV
B. I, III, IV
C. I, II, III, IV
D. II, III, IV

You practice inclusive education. Which
92 of these apply to you?
You accept every student as full and valued member of the class
I. and school community
Your special attention is on learners with specific learning or
II. social needs
You address the needs of the class as a whole within the context
III of the learners with specific learning or social needs

Yen’s class have?
A. II only
B. I and II
C. I only
D. I and III

What principle is violated by overusing the
93 chalkboards, as though it is the only
education technology available?
A. Isolated use
B. flexibility
C. Variety
D. Uniformity

Which statement applies CORRECTLY to
94 Edgar Dale’s “Cone of Experience”?
The farther you are from the base, the more direct the
A. learning experience becomes
The farther you are from the bottom, the more direct
B. the learning experience becomes
The closer you are to the base, the more indirect the
C. learning experience becomes.
The closer you are to the base, the more direct the
D. learning experience becomes
Here is a test item:
“From the data presented in the table, form
generalizations that are supported by the
95 data.”
Under what type of question does this item
fall?
A. convergent
B. evaluative
C. application
D. divergent

I want to teach concepts, patterns,
96 and abstractions. Which method
will be MOST appropriate?
A. Discovery
B. Indirect Instruction
C. Direct Instruction
D. Problem Solving

Teacher Ann, an experienced
97 teacher, does daily review of past
lessons in order to________.
A. introduce a new lesson
B. reflect on how he presented the previous lesson
C. provide his pupils with a sense of continuity
D. Determine who among his pupils are studying

To teach the democratic process to the pupils, the
Elementary School decided that the election of class
officers shall be patterned after local elections. There are
98 qualification set for candidates, limited period for
campaign and rules for posting campaign materials, etc.
Which of the following did the school use?
A. symposium
B. simulation
C. Role playing
D. Philips 66

Which are effective methods in
99 teaching student critical reading
skills?
I Interpret editorials
II Read and interpret three different movie reviews

Read a position paper and deduce underlying
III assumptions of the position papers

Which are effective methods in
99 teaching student critical reading
skills?
A. II and III
B. I and III
C. I and II
D. I, II and III

Here is a test item:
“The improvement of basic education should be the
top priority of the Philippine government. Defend or
100 refute the position”.
Under what type of question does this test item

fall?
A. Low-level
B. Evaluative
C. Analysis
D. Convergent

To nurture students’ creativity,
101 which activity should a teacher
AVOID?
A. Ask “what if…” questions
B. Ask divergent thinking questions
C. Emphasize the need to give the right answer
D. Be open to “out-of-this-world” ideas

After reading an essay, Teacher B
wants to help sharpen her
102 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 opinions

Research says that mastery experiences
increase confidence and willingness to try
103 similar or more challenging tasks such as
reading. What does this imply for children’s
reading performance?
Children who have not mastered the basic skills are more likely to be
A. motivated to read in order to gain mastery over basic skills.
Children who have mastered basic skills are more likely to be less motivated to
B. read because they get fed up with too much reading.
Children who have a high sense of self-confidence are not necessarily those
C. who can read.
D. Children who have gained mastery over basic skills are more motivate to read.

Bruner’s theory on intellectual
development moves from enactive
104 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

A person who had painful experiences
at the dentist’s office may become
105 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

Under no circumstance shall a teacher
be prejudiced nor discriminatory against
106 any learner, says the Code of Ethics.
When is a teacher prejudice against any
learner?
A. When he makes a nearsighted pupil sit at the front
When he considers multiple intelligences in the choice
B. of his teaching strategies
C. When he makes a farsighted pupil sit at the back
D. When he refuses a pupil with a slight disability in class

Which learning activity is most
107 appropriate if teacher’s focus is
attitudinal change?
A. Role play
B. Field trip
C. Exhibit
D. Game

The mode of a score
108 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.

The following characterize a
109 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

The last year of pre-service
110
education is student
teaching. Student teaching is
classified as ___________.
A. Role playing
B. Simulation
C. Field trip
D. Demonstration

Which may help an
111 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

Which terms refers to a
112 teacher helping a colleague
grow professionally?
A. Technology transfer
B. Peer mentoring
C. Facilitating
D. Independent study

What primary criterion
113
should guide a teacher in the
choice of instructional
devices
A. Novelty
B. Cost
C. Appropriateness
D. Attractiveness

Some of your students don’t seem to
like you as their teacher. If you will
114 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 wrong have I done to deserve this?
D. What is it about me that they do not like?

115
Which of the following is
considered a peripheral device?
A. Printer
B. Keyboard
C. CPU
D. Monitor

116
Which questioning practice will
promote more class interaction?
A. Asking rhetorical question
B. Rejecting wrong answers
C. Focusing on convergent question

Asking the question before calling on a student to
D. answer
For graduates to make valid
117
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

Defining the course objectives as intended learning
C. outcomes
D. Giving objective-type of test

The claim of a benefactor to the
118 gratitude of his protégé is an
example of a (an)
A. Acquired right
B. Perfect right
C. Imperfect right
D. Alienable right

Which appropriate teaching
practice flows from this research
119 finding on the brain: “The brain’s
emotional center is tied into its
ability to learn.”
Create a learning environment that encourages students
A. to explore their feelings and ideas freely.
Come up with highly competitive games where winners
B. will feel happily.
C. Establish this discipline of being judgmental in attitude.
Tell the students to participate in class activities or else
D. won’t receive plus points in class recitation.
Research on Piagetian tasks indicates
that thinking becomes more logical and
120 abstract as children reach the formal
operations stage. What is an
educational implication of this finding?
Expect hypothetical reasoning for learners between 12
A. to 15 years of age.
Learners who are not capable of logical reasoning from
B. ages 8 to 11 behind in their cognitive development
Engage children in analogical reasoning as early as preschool to train them for
C. higher order thinking skills (HOTS)
D. Let children be children

A mathematics test was given to all
Grade V pupils to determine the
121 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

Teacher Car wants his students to
122 master the concept of social justice.
Which series of activities will be most
effective?
A. Pretest-teaching-posttest
Pretest-teaching-posttest-re-teaching for unlearned
B. concept-posttest
C. Review-pretest-teaching posttest
D. Teaching-posttest

Which type of play is
123 characterized by a four to six-
year old child?
A. Solitary and onlooker plays
B. Associative and cooperative plays
C. Associative and onlooker plays
D. Cooperative and solitary plays

How can you exhibit referent
124 power on the first day of
school?
By making the feel you know what you are talking
A. about.
B. By telling them the importance of goof grades
By reminding your students your authority over them
C. again and again
By giving your students a sense of belonging and
D. acceptance
The following are sound specific
125 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

Which is NOT a sound
126 purpose for asking
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

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

128
The first American teachers in
the Philippines were:
A. Elementary graduates
B. Graduate of the Normal school
C. Missionaries
D. Soldiers

Which among the following
129 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

Which material consists of
130 instructional units that cater to
varying mental levels pupils?
A. Plantilla
B. Multi-level materials
C. Multi-grade materials
D. Minimum learning competencies

Which school are subject to
131 supervision, regulation and
control by the state?
A. Sectarian and non-sectarian schools
B. Public, private & non-sectarian schools
C. Public schools
D. Private schools

In the K-W-L- technique K stands
132 for what the pupils already knows,
W for what he wants to know and L
for what he
A. learned
B. Likes to learn
C. Failed to learn
D. Needs to learn

When a significantly greater
133 number from the lower group gets
a test item correctly, this implies
that the test item
A. Is not very valid
B. Is not highly reliable
C. Is highly reliable
D. Is very valid

134 Which statement about guidance is
FALSE?
Guidance embraces curriculum, teaching, supervision

A. and all other activities in school
B. Guidance is a function of the entire school
C. A guidance program is inherent in every school

The classroom teacher is not part of the school guidance program
D. since she is not trained to be a guidance councilor

135 Which statement on counseling is
FALSE?
For counseling to be successful, the counselee is willing

A. to participate in the process
The ultimate goal of counseling is greater happiness on
B. the part of the counselee
C. Counseling is the program that includes guidance
D. The school counselor is primarily, responsible for counseling

A positive discrimination index
136 means that
________________________.
A. The test item has low reliability
B. More from the upper group got the item correctly
C. More from the lower group got the item correctly

The test item could not discriminate between the lower & upper
D. groups

A Teacher should not be a slave of
137 his lesson plan. This means that
________________________.
A. A lesson plan must be followed by a teacher no matter

A teacher must be ready to depart from her lesson plan if she remembers
B. something more interesting than what she earlier planned.
A teacher must be willing to depart from her lesson plan if students are
C. interested in something other than her intended lesson.
D. Teacher is the best lesson plan designer

To provide for individual
138 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

139 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

140 With which is true authority
equated?
A. Service
B. Power
C. Suppression
D. Coercion

Which one should teacher AVOID
141 to produce an environment
conducive for learning?
A. Games competition
B. Seat plan
C. Tests
D. Class disruptions

A test consists of a graph showing the
relationship between age and
142 population. Following it is a series of
true-false items based on the graph.
Which type of test does this illustrate?
A. Laboratory exercise
B. Problem Solving
C. Performance
D. Interpretive

143 Which curricular move served to
strengthen spiritual and ethical values?
A. Integration of creative thinking in all subjects
B. Reducing the number of subject areas into the skills subjects
C. Introduction of Values Education as a separate subject area
D. Re-introducing Science as all subject in Grade 1

144 Which computer seems to have the
most potential for the classroom?
A. Mainframe computer
B. Minicomputer
C. Microcomputer
D. LPC

A teacher notices glaring wrong
pronunciation of vowel sounds among
145 her students necessitating more
practice. Which of the following
activities would be a most help?
A. Dictionary use
B. Review
C. Assignment
D. Drill

Which priority criterion should
146 guide a teacher in the choice of
instructional devices?
A. Novelty
B. Cost
C. Attractiveness
D. Appropriateness

Teacher H strives to draw participation
of every student into her classroom
147 discussion.
Which of these students’ needs is she
trying to address? The need to .
A. Show one’s oral abilities to the rest of the class
B. Feel significant and be part of a group
C. Get everything and be part of a group
D. Be creative

148 “No pain, no gain”. This means that
________________________.
only those willing to carry the crosses that like impose

A. can share the joy of life
one should be a penitent every good Friday by carrying
B. his cross
the more suffering in this life, the more one is assured
C. of heaven
D. one should look for suffering to save himself/herself

What principle is violated by
149 overusing the chalkboard, as
though it is the only education
technology available?
A. Isolated use
B. Flexibility
C. Variety
D. Uniformity

150 Which interactive teaching should
be AVOIDED?
A. Using “put down” strategy
B. Using multiple response strategy
C. Asking more divergent questions
D. Asking more evaluative questions

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A. academic essentials approach to education

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A. Blind obedience of authority

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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

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used to describe the process

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The soldiers who doubted the success of the republic

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Educational progressivism is the belief that education

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the idea that mental processes operate

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Ask my students to formulate a generalization from the

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B. Special Education (SPED) System

D. Alternative learning delivery

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B. Logical and mathematical intelligence

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