1. DO NOT WRITE anything on this booklet. You will write your answer in the scannable Answer
Sheet. Use a scratch paper for your computation.
2. This test booklets contains three parts. Part I the Teachers Descriptive Questionnaire (TDQ),
Part II the Teachers English Proficiency Test (TEPT) and Part III the Process Skill Test in
Science and Math with multiple choice items.
3. Part I the Teachers Descriptive Questionnaire (TDQ), numbered 1 45 asks certain pertinent
information about you. This should be answered for 30 minutes.
4. Part II and Part III comprised the test proper.
5. You may find some questions easy and some question difficult. Try to answer all questions, the
difficult ones as well as the easy ones.
6. In answering the multiple choice test, choose the answer you think is correct and blacken the
circle of the letter in your scannable Answer Sheet.
Example 1
How many minutes are there in 1 hour?
A. 12
B. 24
C. 60
D. 120
7. Read as fast as you can so that you can complete the test for each subtest within the allotted time.
8. Your Progress in answering the test will be recorded as shown also on the board.
Parts of the Test
I.
Teachers Descriptive Questionnaire
II.
TEPT
III.
Time Record
Time Started
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Time Finished
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Time Started
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Time Finished
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C. MA/MS
A. Yes
B. Sometimes
C. No
28. How often does he/she check your lesson plans in a months time?
A. Daily
B. once a week
C. once a month
D. no time to check
For items 29 39
How much help in terms of training do you need for each of the following? Blacken the letter
which matches your answer.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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For items 40 45
Which of these seriously affect your effectiveness as a steacher? Blacken the letter that matches
your answer.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Seriously affect
Has effect to some extent
Has little effect
No effect at all
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
Low salary
Too much to do at home
Professional relation with the principal
Relation with family members
Relation with co-teachers
Lack of instructional materials and/or support
Structure
DIRECTIONS: This subset measures your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard
written English.
Items 1 15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence, you will see four words or phrases marked
A, B, C, and D. choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence, then shade the letter
corresponding to your answer in the Answer Sheet.
1. The enterprising daughter who __________ a vast fortune from her super rich and powerful
father is going to Europe to venture into other business deals.
A. Inherit
B. inherited
C. is inheriting
D. was inherited
2. Helium, a new element in the sun, is the ash left __________ atoms of hydrogen are fused in the
furnace of the sun.
A. While
B. unless
C. when
D. until
3. To everybodys surprise, the captain, looking __________, eas there ahead of all the rest.
A. His best
B. at his best
C. in his best
D. for his best
4. People __________ Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) damage were not necessarily those who had
smoked the longest but those who began smoking at a young age.
A. Of worst
B. of worse
C. within the worse
D. within the worst
5. The primordial purpose __________ schooling is ultimately to learn how to learn.
A. In
B. for
C. of
D. at
6. Before the seeds germinated, I did not know what kind of plants they __________.
A. Will be
B. would be
C. can be
D. could be
7. In April 1906, an earthquake never before equaled in violence __________ a part of the United
States, particularly San Francisco, California.
A. Striked
B. stroke
C. strikes
D. struck
A.
B.
C.
D.
Since the time the World Wide Fund for nature reported
that more than 22 species of wild felines have declining
different non-government agencies have given their support
to the program that would protect the species
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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21.
A. The failure of tree-planting project was due to the inconsistent reforestation program
B. haphazard community tree-planting schemes, and meddling practices of indifference
individuals
C. who reduced the anti-erosion fences
D. just to benefit their pasture land businesses
22.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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B.
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B.
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B.
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B.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Media produce
a sociology phenomenon
such as psychological, moral, and academic confusion
about the present culture.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Any nation
that aspires to elevate morality
will have difficulty
stamp out prostitution
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Some doubt about the state of truth of those who do not share their faith,
but they leniently tolerate the situation
even if they are hinder
the motives of others.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Human beings
have this natural inclination
for fending off lonely, exile, and death
by dressing up the passing moment as a miracle
A.
B.
C.
D.
Costing more than $40 million and grossing $20 million in the first two weeks,
Pinocchio is one of the most expensive film
Made in Italy
To help put Rome back to the filmmakers maps
A.
B.
C.
D.
Oil prices have shaping the world economy for many years
but the emergence of the New Economy and the rise of service industries
have supposedly made oil
increasingly less vital to economic growth.
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B.
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B.
C.
D.
As of January 2003,
Okinawa has the highest proportion of centenarians in the word
but its ranking of male life expectancy
fell into first rank in 1985 to fourth rank in 1995.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Any government
should implement certain policies
which would cater to the economic, political, moral,
and the social needs of the nation.
A.
B.
C.
D.
The indication
of social distinct
or the credibility of a piece of information
can lead to interesting state of perplexity.
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38.
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40.
READING COMPREHENSION
DIRECTIONS: In this subtest you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions
about it. For items 1-50, you are to choose the one best answer, A, B, C, and D, to each question. Then
blacken the circle that corresponds to the letter of your choice in the Answer Sheet. Answer all questions
following a passage on the basis of what is started or implied in that passage.
Selection A (Items 1 8)
1. One reason that so many people fail is that they lack confidence in themselves. If you think of
yourself as being unworthy of great achievement, you will never achieve greatness. If, on the
other hand, you know yourself and understand what your abilities are, and if then you are
determined to accomplish everything of which you are capable, you will then realize all your
possibilities and gain confidence in yourself.
2. One of the surest ways to accomplish this is for you to associate with persons who have really
achieved greatness. It is impossible, however, for most people to come frequently into the
actual presence of the great. The next best thing, perhaps, is for you to spend part of your time
in reading about great achievers. Biography is a powerful stimulant to action.
3. But these processes will not work unless you rid yourself of a sense of inferiority and determine
to do the best that you possibly can. One of the great philosophers expressed the idea in a single
sentence when he said that each individual should hitch his wagon to a star.
1. What is the main idea of the selection?
A. Self-confidence is hard to achieve
B. Many people suffer from an inferiority complex
C. Knowing oneself leads to great achievement in life.
D. Self-confidence is the key factor in achieving success in life.
2. Which paragraph/s gives/give specific suggestions on how to develop confidence in oneself?
A. Paragraph 1
B. Paragraph 2
C. Paragraph 1 to 3
D. Paragraph 2 and 3
3. What word is synonymous or closest in meaning to the sword hitch as used in the last sentence
of the selection?
A. Drive
B. fasten
C. detach
D. remove
4. Successful people are different from those who are not because they
A. work hard at having faith in their abilities.
B. Persevere to achieve greatness.
C. Hesitate to take risk by themselves.
D. Disregard the opinions of others.
5. What does the saying Each individual should hitch his wagon to a start mean?
A. One should try to fulfill all his ambitions in life.
B. A person should emulate his ideal person.
C. A person should aim as high as he could reach.
D. One should wish upon a star to make his dreams come true.
6. What literary technique was used by the writer in presenting his ideas?
A. Narration
C. Comparing ideas
B. Detailed analysis
D. Giving suggestions
7. According to the author, what is one of surest ways to achieve self-confidence?
A. Read lots of informative books
B. Deal with people who have achieved greatness
C. Befriend people who are self-sufficient
D. Develop a strong and independent personality
8. Based on the selection, what conclusion may be drawn?
A. Confidence in oneself is crucial in achieving success.
B. Associating with well-known individuals is enough to propel one to succeed.
C. Reading the biographies of great people is essential for one to become successful.
D. Confidence in the ability of others is needed to boost ones chances of succeeding.
Selection B (19 15)
1. Asias new generation of kids has more than just youth in common. Whether in Manila,
Hongkong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta or Tokyo, whether rich or poor, urban or rural,
delinquent or not, Asias youngsters share many things. They go to schools, sing-along bars, fast
food outlets, rock concert and rallies. They are dressed in wild costumes of screaming colors or
black, leather jackets, outsized t-shirts and candy-colored sneakers.
2. In Manila, they are particularly called bagets. Their pursuits, though seemingly inane are
innocent singing-along with the gang at the malls, sharing cheeseburgers and sodas or cruising
the commercial center of Cubao and Makati.
3. In Bangkok, they will wander about the Siam Shopping Center, in Singapore, in the Shopping
complexes of Orchard Road. They are kids of Asias great cities, avant-garde, rebellious,
modernized. They are exposed to imported television that usher in international values.
4. In Hongkong, the kids have been described as precocious, world-wise, and materialistic,
governed less by teachers and parents than by the omnipresent television. Peer group influence is
great. Their trademarks are smoking, foul language, bizarre and attention-getting appearance, and
rude mannerisms.
5. In Japan, they look like different race to the old generation. There is rising drug abuse, sexual
freedom, crime and homosexuality among the youth. Theres less respect given to parents and to
the aged.
6. Such attitudes may have been developed due to persistent exposure to westernized lifestyle, but
beneath their modern image, many of Asias kid still hold traditional values. They still dream and
that is good. Most are still more family-oriented. Some are more resilient and they seem to be
able to cope better with their problems.
7. These, in a nutshell, are Asias kids.
9. The selection is about Asias
A. lost generation
C. urbanized society
B. delinquent youth
D. new generation of youth
10. it can be inferred from the selection that Asias youth
A. have senseless pursuits.
C. have been influenced by western culture.
B. share many common goals.
D. have varied dreams and ambitions.
11. What is worth observing and good about the youth beneath the modern image and westernized
lifestyle?
A. The youth are still the easy-go-lucky type
B. Many of them still believe in traditional values
C. They share a common character as influenced by the media.
D. The values of the new generation have been modified by modernization.
12. When the author said that Asian youth are avant-garde, it means that they
A. Are behind the times
C. are promiscuous and stubborn
B. Have old-fashioned thoughts
D. practice new and experimental ideas
13. What conclusion can be drawn out of the selection?
A. Peers are just companions, they dont influence others.
B. Print and broadcast media have a great influence on the youth.
C. Discipline at home has nothing to do with the character of the youth today.
D. Character is hereditary, the environment has nothing to do with what was become of the
youth today.
14. If the youth are exposed to too much western television they will likely
A. Develop foreign values and forget traditional ones.
B. Become complacent and indifferent.
C. Become aggressive and violent
D. Develop an independent mind.
15. What literary technique was used by the author in writing the selection?
A. Comparing
B. Describing
C. Making a profile
D. Narrating events
Selection C (Items 16 22)
1. In the year 1799, an officer of the French Army was stationed in a small fortress on the
Rosetta River, a mouth of the Nile, near Alexander, Egypt. He was interested in the ruins
of the ancient Egyptian civilization, and had seen the sphinx and the pyramids, those
mysterious structures that were erected by men of another era.
2. One day, as a trench was being dug, he found a piece of black slate on which letters had
been carved. He had studied Greek in school, and knew this was as inscription written in
that language. There were two more lines carved into the stone: one in the Egyptian
characters he had seen on the ruins, the other in completely unfamiliar characters.
3. The officer realized the importance of such a find, and relinquished it to scholars who
had been puzzling over Egyptian inscriptions.
4. In 1802, a French professor by the name of Champollion began studying the stone in an
attempt to decipher the two unknown sets of characters using the Greek letters as a key.
He worked with the stone for over 20 years, and in 1823, announced that he had
discovered the meaning of the fourteen signs, and in doing so, had unlocked the secret
of ancient Egyptian writing.
5. Some 5000 years after an unknown person had made those three inscriptions, the Rostta
Stone became a key, unlocking the written records of Egypt and sharing the history of
that civilization with the rest of the world.
16. What is the main idea of the selection?
A. French scholars worked hard in studying ancient history.
B. Ancient Egyptians wrote and preserved their history in stones.
C. The discovery of the Rosetta Stone led to a better understanding of the history of Egypt.
D. A French Army officer studied the Rosetta Stone and the inscriptions carved into it.
17. In which country was the Rosetta Stone found?
A. Egypt
B. Greece
C. France
D. Alexandra
18. What word would best describe ancient Egyptians based on the selection?
A. dedicated
B. resourceful
C. wise
D. gifted
19. What might have happened if the Rosetta Stone were not found?
A. Egyptian civilization would have flourished.
B. Ancient Egypt would not have reached the peak of its glory.
C. Ancient Egyptians would not have known of their cultural heritage.
D. Egyptian civilization would not have been fully understood by the modern world.
20. What does the lone sentence in the third paragraph mean?
A. The owner of the Rosetta Stone tried to sell it to scholars.
B. The Egyptian scholars were puzzled by the inscriptions found in the Rosetta Stone.
C. The founder of the Rosetta Stone knew of its value and turned it over to the proper
authorities.
D. The officer did not think the Rosetta Stone had much value and therefore gave it away.
21. What literary technique was used by the writer in developing the selection?
A. Detailed analysis
C. Narrative chronological order of events
B. Comparison and contrast of ideas D. Repetition of important points for emphasis
22. What conclusion may be drawn from the selection?
A. Egypt has a rich civilization dating back to the earliest of times.
B. Egypt has a mysterious culture which remained unknown.
C. Egypt was an ancient country with no significant history.
D. Egypts civilization benefited only those in ancient times.
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yet He cant do it.
4. And every year, he would drop the chalk onto the tile floor of the classroom and it
would shatter into a hundred pieces. All of the students would do nothing but to stop
and stare. Most of the students thought indeed that God couldnt exist.
5. Well, a few years ago there was a freshman who happened to enroll. He had heard the
stories about this professor. He was required to take the class for his major, and he was
afraid. But for three months that semester, he prayed every morning that he would have
the courage to stand up, no matter what the professor said, or what the class thought.
Nothing they said could ever shatter his faith.
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seat at the back of the classroom. The professor shouted, You FOOL! If God existed,
he would keep this piece of chalk from breaking when it hits the ground! He
processed to drop the chalk, but as he did, it slipped out of his hand, into his pants,
down his leg, and off his shoes. As it hit the ground, it simply rolled away unbroken,
8. The professors jaw dropped as he stared at the chalk. He looked up at the young man,
and then ran out of the lecture room. The young man, who had stood, proceeded to
walk to the front of the room and shared his faith for the next half hour.
6. By and large, OFWs are skilled and experienced workers. Overseas jobs entail either
similar or additional responsibilities relative to their previous jobs in the Philippines. In
most cases, employment skill are fully utilized overseas but, for a minority, there is little or
no use of skills previously learned in the Philippines
7. OFWs holding positions overseas are generally very satisfied with their jobs and working
conditions. A factor to consider in job satisfaction, however, is the country of employment.
It appears that workers in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East countries are relatively less
satisfied than workers employed in Europe, America, and Asia.
44. What is the selection is all about?
A. Solutions to problems of overseas Filipino workers
B. A profile of overseas Filipino workers
C. A study made by overseas Filipino workers
D. Problems faced by overseas Filipino workers
45. Most OFWs are in their thirties because they
A. are more prepared to take risks and are more ambitious.
B. Are more mature and confident than those who are younger.
C. Have a family to support and thus need a higher income.
D. Have tried working locally but were unsuccessful.
46. To whom does their in the last sentence of the second paragraph refer to?
A. Parents of male and female OFWs
C. female OFWs
B. Male and female OFWs
D. male OFWs
47. Which of the following statements is true, based on the selection?
A. OFWs in the Middle East and those in Europe, America, and Asia are not satisfied with their
work.
B. OFWs in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East are generally mosre satisfied than OFWs in
Europe, America, and Asia.
C. OFWs in the Middle East countries and those in America, Europe, and Asia are generally
well satisfied with their work.
D. OFWs in Europe, America, and Asia are generally more satisfied than those who work in
Saudi Arabia and the Middle East countries.
48. Which paragraph mentions the countries wherein most overseas Filipino workers are employed?
A. Fourth Paragraph B. Third Paragraph
C. Fifth paragraph
D. Last Paragraph
49. What conclusion may be derived based on the foregoing discussion?
A. Most OFWs come from poor families.
B. It is difficult for OFWs to stay employed abroad.
C. Families of OFWs prosper due to a large income.
D. OFWs work abroad to improve their family living conditions.
50. What might happen if most Filipinos continue to prefer working abroad than in their own
country?
A. The economy will suffer from the loss of its most skilled workers.
B. The economy will remain as it is in spite of workers going abroad.
C. The country will become rich because of foreign workers earnings.
D. The country will become highly industrialized.