PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION DRILL

With Answers
1. According to Erikson, identity and role confusion occurs during
A. Elementary Years
●B. High school years
2. According to Jerome Bruner, learning is a simultaneous process of acquisition, transformation
and_______________.
●A. Evaluation
B. Question
3. Who among the following developed the Social Learning Theory?
●A. Bandura
B. Kohlberg
4. When a teacher present a morally ambiguous situation to his students and ask them what to do, the teacher’s
technique is based on the theory of?
●A. Kohlberg
B. Piaget
5. According to Maslow, the highest of the need in the Hierarchy of Needs theory is
A. Psychological need
●B. Self actualization
6. Based on Freud’s theory, which operates when a person is in the height of anger?
A. Ego
●B. Id
7. Operant conditioning can be applied to classroom by
●A. Using reinforcement
B. Using manipulative devices
8. “Women should not study since they will be marrying soon”. If a father tells his daughter this, can we consider his
premise morally right?
A. Depends on the family social status
●B. No, there is gender equality in education
9. In Piaget’s concrete operational stage, teacher Maritel should provide_______________.
A. Activities of hypothesis formulation
●B. Learning activities that involve problems of classification and order
10. A student is finding it hard to read. When the guidance counselor traced the child’s history, the counselor was able
to find out that the student came from a dysfunctional family, aside from that, the child was abused and neglected.
What could have caused the student’s reading disability?
●A. Emotional Factors
B. Poor teaching
11. A child was punished for cheating in an exam. For sure the child wont cheat again in short span of time, but this
does not guarantee that the child won’t cheat ever again Based on Thorndike’s theory on punishment and learning,
this shows that ______________.
A. Punishment strengthens a response
●B. Punishment weakens a response
12. Laughing at a two-year-old child who uttered a bad word is not a proper thing to do because in this stage of the
child’s, the child is_______________.
A. Considering the views of others
●B. Distinguishing right from wrong
13. According to Sigmund Freud, the main proponent of Psychoanalytic Theory, the superego is mainly concerned
with
●A. The idea of right and wrong
B. The development of healthy psyche
14. Modeling is a teaching rooted on______________________ learning theory.
●A. Bandura
B. Skinner
15. Teacher Marissa would like to employ Operant Conditioning on her students to increase the probabilities of greater
participation during discussion. It is highly possible that teacher Marissa will
A. Put more emphasis on sharing and consistently guide them to new ideas
●B. Give a star token to those who will participate
16. One of the traits of many students is putting more emphasis on “porma” over substance. This is likely to be shown
when
A. A written report was submitted by a student with shabby cover but comprehensive content
●B. A written report was submitted by a student using “perfumed” stationary but poor content
17. Providing variety of learning activities to students is a characteristic of a teacher who understand the principle of
●A. Facilitating learning with emphasis on individual differences
B. Allowing the student to be exposed to various teaching techniques
18. The best example of Operant Conditioning among the following is
●A. Using reinforcement
B. Using manipulative devices
19. A child receives a STAR STAMP after correctly completing his task. The child always tries to complete all tasks
correctly for him to have a stamp once again. What is being shown in the situation?
●A. Operant Conditioning
B. Classical conditioning
20. A child submitted a poor written report but packaged with brightly colored paper cover. This
showcases__________________.
A. Art over academics
● B. “porma” over substance
21. He is considered as the first special education student.
●A. Victor of Aveyron
B. Tarzan of the Jungle
22. The Father of modern psychology
● A. Sigmund Freud
B. Aristotle
23. He is postulated that man psyche is composed of animus and the anima
A. Karen Horney
●B. Carl Jung
24. He pioneered in NON-Directive Counseling?
●A. Carl Rogers
B. Erik Erikson
25. This educator proposed 3 modes of representation,enactive, iconic and symbolic
A. Bandura
●B. Bruner
26. This premier behaviorist once said: Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed and my own specified world to
bring them up in and I’ll guarantee to take any one of random and train him to become any type of specialist I might
select – doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief and, yes even beggar-man and chief, regardless of his talents,
penchants, tendencies, abilities, vacations, and race of his ancestors”
A. Bandura
●B. Watson
27. His best contribution to the world of education is the 3 laws (law of effect, law or readiness and law of exercise)
●A. Thorndike
B. Pavlov
28. The teachers’ widely accepted view of giving rewards to students is the legacy of
A. Dewey
●B. Skinner
29. He believes that learning is based on Adhesive principle
A. Dewey C. Kounin
B. Bruner ●D. Koffka
30. One of main proponent of Gestalt and who believes that the whole is more than the sum of all its parts
●A. Wertheimer
B. Thorndike
31. “the child learns from what he sees in the environment” is the main thesis of this famous educational psychologist
● A. Bandura
B. Locke
32. According to this theorist, our behavior at a particular time is a product of the interaction of two factors, internal
and external forces
●A. Lewin
B. Wertheimer
33. According to this developmental psychologist, children’s thinking skills move from simplicity to complexity
●A. Piaget
B. Thorndike
34. The inventor of the first usable intelligence test
A. Freud
●B. Binet
35. This particular theorist believes that the mind is blank at birth
●A. Locke
B. Skinner
36. He is generally considered as the father of modern education
A. Collin
●B. Comenius
37. Kindergarten movement is the legacy of this man who is considered the father of kindergarten
A. Pestalozzi
●B. Froebel
38. He once said: “education is not a preparation for life…it is life”
A. Montessori
●B. Dewey
39. He proposed that every child is born with a unique potential, his individuality, but that potential remained unfulfilled
until it was analyzed and transformed by education
●C. Herbart
B. Kohler
40. He pioneered in coming up with a list of development task as individuals pass through the developmental stages
●A. Havigburst
B. Hurlock
41. This educator is famous for applying classical education to impoverished children of Chicago Illinois.
●A. Collins
B. Montessori
42. This educator opposes the traditional notion that students are empty vessels. He call this traditional technique as
banking system
●A. Freire
B.Locke
43. He pioneered in the study of language acquisition of children
●A. Chomsky
B. Freire
44. He introduced the notion of zone of proximal development and “scaffolding”
●A. Vygotsky
B. Tyler
45. This condition is also known as trisomy 21
●B. Down Syndrome
B. Patau Syndrome
46. This condition is characterized by poor spelling and pervasive difficulty in reading
A. Mental retardation
●D. dyslexia
47. Certain injury to the language area of the brain can cause the total loss of the ability to produce and/ or understand
language, this condition is known as
A. Mutism
●B. Aphasia
48. ___________is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication
and by restricted and repetitive behavior.
A. Mental retardation
●B. Autism
49. __________ refers to quantitative changes in an individual as he progresses in chronological age.
A. Development
●B. Growth
50. __________ refers to progressive series of changes of an orderly coherent type leading to the individual’s
maturation.
●A. Development
B. Growth
PROF ED BLESSED
What is the name of the very first library in the world?
a. Beijing Imperial Library
b. Ashurbannipal Library•••••
c. UST Library
d. Alexandria Library
DNA means?
A. Data nurturing analysis
B. Deoxytribonucleic acid
C. Deoxyribonucleic acid•••••
D. Deotrixyl nucleic acid
PRACTICE TEST FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
1. The child fainted in your class because she has not eaten her breakfast. What is the best thing for you to do in
this situation?
a. Ignore the situation
b. Comfort the child
c. Give the child food•••••
d. Call the parent
2. Who perpetuated the idea that reason is superior to experience as a source of knowledge, thus schools must
develop human reason?
a. Humanist
b. Stoics
c. Hedonists
d. Rationalists•••••
3. Faith, hope, and love are values now and forever whether they will be valued by people
or not. Upon what philosophy is this anchored?
a. Idealism•••••
b. Existentialism
c. Realism
d. Pragmatism
4. When teachers are convinced that it is best to teach students the skill to adapt to change since change is the
only thing permanent in this world, they subscribe to the philosophy of
a. Realism•••••
b. Existentialism
c. Pragmatism
d. Idealism
5. The old adage “Do not do to others what you want others do to you” is a teaching of
a. Lao Tse
b. Confucius•••••
c. Mohammad
d. Buddha
6. If the student is encouraged to develop himself to the fullest, which of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs should be
satisfied?
a. safely needs
b. Physiological needs
c. Belongingness
d. Self actualization•••••
7. Which is unethical for teachers to do?
a. obeying the legitimate policy of the school administration
b. cordial relation parents
c. refusing to serve in worthwhile neighborhood activities as these will adversely affect her teaching
d. conferring with the next of kin about the problems and needs of a student•••••
8. Which characteristic of a good test will pupils will assured of when a teacher constructs a table of specification
for test construction purpose?
a. Scorability
b. Reliability
c. Economy
d. Content validity•••••
9. Which of the following is the most important contribution of Gestalt psychology to the theories of learning?
a. Cognitive insights
b. Use of the multimedia approaches•••••
c. Concept of readiness
d. Importance of reinforcement in the learning process
10. Which of the following could produce more than one value?
a. mean
b. mode•••••
c. median
d. mean of grouped data
11. 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 pupil’s score•••••
d. Test scores do not in any way reflect teacher’s effectiveness
12. This embodies the teacher’s duties and responsibilities as well as the proper behaviour in performing them?
a. Code of Ethics for teachers•••••
b. Magna Carta for Public School Teachers
c. Bill of Rights
d. Philippine Constitution of 1987
13. What type of validity is needed if a test must course objective and scopes?
a. Content•••••
b. Concurrent
c. Criterion
d. Construct
14. Which applies when there are extreme scores?
a. The median will not be very reliable measure of central tendency
b. The mode will be the most reliable measure of central tendency
c. There is no reliable measure of central tendency
d. The mean will not be very reliable measure of central tendency•••••
15. What does a negatively skewed score contribution imply?
a. The scores congregate on the left side of the normal contribution curve
b. The scores are widespread
c. The students must be academically poor
d. The score congregate on the right side of the normal contribution curve•••••
16. The more in direct the classroom instruction, the more ______________ it is.
a. Topic focused
b. Student centered•••••
c. Teacher centered
d. Individualized
17. Which terms to the act of educating a child with special education needs partially in a special education
classroom and partially in regular classroom?
a. Mainstreaming•••••
b. Inclusion
c. Individualization
d. Head Start
18. It is good to give students challenging and creative tasks because
a. development is aided by stimulation•••••
b. the development of individual is unique
c. development is effective by cultural changes
d. development is the individual’s choice
19. The process of one’s thinking to develop critical thinking is known as _________.
a. Metacognition•••••
b. Hypothesizing
c. Reflection
d. Meditation
20. It is an intensive investigation of a particular individual, institution, community or any group considered as a
unit which includes the development, adjustment, remedial or corrective procedures that suitably follow
diagnosis of the causes of maladjustment or of favorable behaviors.
a. Experimental
b. Descriptive
c. Historical
d. Case study•••••
21. Which of the following test is used as a basis in giving grades or rating?
a. Mastery
b. Formative•••••
c. Summative
d. Post test
22. It is the process of judging an attribute based on certain goals or standards.
a. Counseling•••••
b. Measuring
c. Evaluating
d. Testing
23. Which of the following criteria is the most important in test construction?
a. Preparation of Table of Specification
b. Items must jive with the objectives
c. Arrange events in occurrence•••••
d. The stem should contain the central problem
24. Which of the following type of test is not advisable to be used as a diagnostic test?
a. Multiple choice
b. Short response
c. essays•••••
d. true false
25. Why should negative terms be avoided in the stem of multiple choice items?
a. They may be overlooked
b. It increases the difficulty of scoring
c. It increase the length of the stem
d. They make the construction of alternatives more difficult•••••
26. It is equivalent to the average score of the group or class?
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
d. Standard Deviation•••••
27. The result of the item analysis showed that item no. 4 has a discrimination index of
0.67. What could be true about this item?
a. Difficult
b. Valid
c. Easy
d. Average•••••
28. What is the norm of a test?
a. The mean of grouping scores
b. The standard of for adequate performance
c. The standard deviation of a group of scores
d. The typical performance of a certain group of individuals who took the test•••••
29. Which of the following is the most important stage in testing process?
a. Constructing test items
b. Establishing test reliability
c. Improving test items
d. Interpreting test result•••••
30. 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
31. Aura Vivian 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 both in spelling and arithmetic
b. She is better in arithmetic than in spelling
c. She does not excel in spelling nor in arithmetic
d. She is better in spelling than in arithmetic•••••
32. 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
33. NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted against set mastery level. This means that
NSAT and NEAT fall under?
a. criterion reference test•••••
b. intelligence test
c. aptitude test
d. norm reference test
34. These are significant in formation about a student, gathered through the use of various techniques,
assembled, summarize and organized in such a way that they may be used effectively. What is referred to?
a. Cumulative record•••••
b. Case studies
c. Test profiles
d. personnel inventory
35. 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•••••
36. The inclusion of the study of Rizal and other national heroes in the school curriculum in order to inculcate
love of country is based on a(an).
a. pragmatist philosophy
b. existentialist philosophy
c. idealist philosophy
d. realist philosophy•••••
37. What concept of education makes every individual a useful citizen to the state?
a. Conformity
b. Security
c. Humanitarianism
d. Utilitarianism•••••
38. It is an area of philosophy which on the nature of knowledge and the best method of teaching is.
a. Epistemology•••••
b. Ethics
c. Metaphysics
d. Aesthetics
39. A test is considered reliable if
a. it is easy to score
b. it served the purpose for which it is constructed
c. It is consistent and stable•••••
d. it is easy to administer
40. Which is an element of norm referenced grading?
a. the student’s pat performance
b. an absolute standard
c. the performance of the group•••••
d. what constitutes a perfect score
41. Mario obtained an NSAT percentile rank of 80. This indicates that
a. He surpassed in performance 80% of her fellow examinees•••••
b. He got a score of 80
c. He surpassed in performance 20% of her fellow examinees
d. He answered 80 items correctly
42. In the problem solving method of teaching, which is the primary role of the teacher?
a. Director
b. Clarifier
c. Lecturer
d. Judge•••••
43. Which element should be present for brainstorming to be effective?
a. Lax atmosphere
b. Teacher’s non judgmental attitude•••••
c. Teacher’s use of “put down” strategy
d. Threatening atmosphere
44. Which is a selective reading technique meant at getting important facts very fast?
a. Silent reading
b. Skim reading
c. Oral reading
d. scanning•••••
45. The study type of reading exercises gives practice in.
a. picking out the main ideas
b. all sorts of study methods
c. reading skills needed in other subjects•••••
d. recognizing the precise meaning of words
46. Which is the best reason why Mr. Cruz begins a lesson in Math by checking and reviewing on the previous
day’s assignment practice and drills?
a. Prepare the students for the mastery test
b. Make learning interesting and enjoyable for students
c. Check if parents guide their children in the making of assignment
d. Make sure that the students understand the pre requisite skills of the lesson•••••
47. The test item “Group the following items according to shape” is a thought question on.
a. creating
b. generalizing
c. comparing
d. classifying•••••
48. Which one should teacher B use if he wants to teach to pupils the relationship among details?
a. Journal entries
b. Story frame
c. Graphic organizers•••••
d. Learning log
49. “What I hear, I forget. What I see I remember. What I do, I understand.” This means that pupils learn best
when they.
a. learn independently
b. work with groups
c. watch TV
d. take active part in the learning process•••••
50. Which is a type of graph in which lines represent each score or set of scores
a. Scattergram
b. Histogram•••••
c. Frequency polygon
d. Scatterplot
150 QUESTIONS With ANSWERS
1. Jose believes that everything that happens in this world has a cause or a reason. What scientific attitude is
seen in his actions?
A. curiosity
B. firm set of beliefs*
C. honesty
D. critical-mindednessg
2. _____ it never recycled any waste materials, the company’s environmental record was not perfect.
A. For*
B. In that
C. With
D. Due to
3. Our guest of honor was a loquacious speaker. Loquacious means:
A. reserved
B. verbose*
C. reticent
D. spiritless
4. The sociological concept of home for most Filipino is the presence of _____.
A. families with boarders in addition to the family members
B. nuclear family and extended families*
C. families with illegal light and water connections
D. families with pet dogs and cats
5. "A man is known by the company he keeps." This is an example of a _____.
A. report
B. rule
C. poem
D. proverb*
6. Which of the following is the ultimate purpose of Human Right Education?
A. to identify threats of human rights
B. to generate awareness of one’s basic rights*
C. to check on abuses in the exercise of human rights
D. to understand and change conditions which give rise to human rights violation
7. The members of the federation of cooperatives are _____.
A. primaries
B. secondaries
C. natural persons
D. primary and secondary cooperatives*
8. Be sure to fill _____ the forms correctly.
A. over
B. in*
C. on
D. with
9. Vascular tissue that transports water in leaves connects directly to which of the following?
A. meristems in the root tip
B. pistils in the flower
C. root hairs in the epidermis
D. xylem in the stem*
10. Which statement is true?
A. 5–√ is a rational number.
B. b. 0 is a positive number
C. 3–√ is a real number.*
D. 4–√ is an irrational number
11. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number divisible by 2?
A. 1/6
B. 1/2*
C. 1/4
D. 1/3
12. Why do mothers usually soak meat in pineapple juice before cooking it?
A. It makes meat tender.*
B. It removes the bad odor.
C. It improves the taste of meat.
D. It preserves the natural taste of meat.
13. What is considered the earliest form of writing in the Philippines?
A. Abakada
B. Roman alphabet
C. Alibata*
D. Balitaw
14. Most asteroids are found between the two planets:
A. Venus and Earth
B. Earth and Mars
C. Mars and Jupiter*
D. Jupiter and Saturn
15. A wood frame for pouring concrete has an interior perimeter of 14 meters. Its length is one meter greater
than its width. The frame is to be braced with twelve-gauge steel cross-wires. Assuming an extra half-meter of
wire is used at either end of a cross-wire for anchoring, what length of wire should be cut for each brace?
A. 6 m*
B. 7 m
C. 8 m
D. 12 m
16. New students at the shop should bring _____.
A. hammers wrenches and screwdrivers
B. hammers, wrenches, and screwdrivers*
C. hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers
D. hammers wrenches, and screwdrivers
17. The army’s retreat was IGNOMINICUSFUL. This means _____.
A. reputable
B. honorable
C. shameful*
D. mysterious
18. Ibigay ang tayutay na nagamit sa sumusunod: Ikaw ang payong ng aking buhay - silungan ng init - hatid ay
proteksyon sa panahong masungit
A. simile
B. personipikasyon
C. metapora*
D. paglilipat-wika
19. Which of the following BEST demonstrates the greenhouse principle?
A. a heated aquarium
B. a car with rolled-up windows*
C. a microwave oven
D. a solar battery -powered calculator
20. The bank was swarmed with depositors. The bank ______
A. declared an open house
B. declared dividends
C. declared a holiday
D. declared bankruptcy*
21. The Rizal Day celebration reminds us about heroes worth _____.
A. appreciating
B. emulating*
C. reading about
D. studying
22. Which among the following represents the smallest unit of life?
A. embryo
B. organelle
C. cell*
D. atom
23. What is the equation of the line whose slope is -2 and whose y-intercept is 3?
A. 2x +3y =6
B. x +2y =3
C. 2x +2y =4
D. 2x +y =3*
24. Nag-aaral ako _____ mabuti upang makakuha ako ng iskolarship.
A. nang*
B. ng
C. mas
D. lalong
25. Two air masses have the same humidity. Which of the following can also be said about them?
A. They have the same temperature.
B. They have the same volume
C. Both have rain clouds.
D. none of the above*
26. _____ I help you, sir?
A. Might
B. Could
C. May*
D. -
27. What measure of central tendency can best describe the size of t-shirts commonly used by teenagers?
A. mean
B. median
C. mode*
D. both a and c
28. _____ tell her professor next time.
A. She does
B. She
C. She'll*
D. She's
29. Wise people can _____ with frustrations.
A. cope in
B. cope up
C. cope*
D. cope on
30. Which enables the computer to communicate with other computers over the telephone?
A. network
B. modem*
C. internet
D. hypermedia
31. Which of the following is expressed clearly, effectively states the idea, and has no structural error?
A. I learned the distance of the sun from the earth was 90 million miles.
B. I learned that the sun was 90 million miles from the earth.
C. I learned that the sun is 90 million miles from the earth.*
D. I learned that the earth and the sun are 90 million miles apart.
32. Basically, the Philippine agrarian reform is a question of _____.
A. land distribution*
B. nepotism and corruption
C. graft and corruption
D. environmental degradation
33. I really object _____ in rooms where other people have to eat.
A. people smoking
B. to people smoke
C. people to smoke
D. to people smoking*
34. What is the exact date of Rizal’s birth?
A. June 19, 1862
B. June 19, 1858
C. June 19, 1861*
D. June 19, 1860
35. Given the following scores of 70, 95, 60, 80, and 100, what can you infer from the measures of variability that
can be obtained from this?
A. The population is very homogeneous.
B. The measures are very unstable.
C. The grades are very scattered.*
D. The range of scores is a very reliable measure of variability.
36. Which one of the following is a result of compressing a file?
A. The file is deleted.
B. The file size is smaller.*
C. The three character extension is hidden.
D. All file properties are lost.
37. What is the measure of an interior angle of a regular dodecagon?
A. 120 degrees
B. 130 degrees
C. 140 degrees
D. 150 degrees*
38. 1/5 of the width and 1/4 of the length of a rectangular cardboard is cut off. What part of the original cardboard
is the area of the remaining piece?
A. 30% of the original area
B. 40% of the original area
C. 50% of the original area
D. 60% of the original area*
39. Which is the "brain" of a computer?
A. CPU*
B. peripheral
C. software
D. RAM
40. Which one of the following is an appropriate routine to shut down a non-responding application?
A. Close all open documents and press the power button until the computer automatically switches off.
B. Press "Ctrl + Alt + Delete", then select the non-responding application in the Task Manager window and click
"End Task".*
C. Pull out the power cable from the back of the computer.
D. Click "Shut Down" on the on the Start menu and choose "Shut down" from the Shut Down Windows drop-
down list.
41. Why do fisherfolks catch more fish during the new moon than during the full moon?
A. Fishes are more active during the new moon because of the salt content of water is just right.
B. Fishes look for mates during the new moon.
C. Fishes go near the surface during the new moon because the water is warmer.
D. Fishes are attracted to the light from the fishing boat which fishermen make use during the new moon.*
42. "Mahal kita, mahal kita, hindi 'to bola/ Ngumiti ka man lang sana ako'y nasa langit na." Ang salitang
pampanitikan na ginamit sa linya ng kanta ay nangangahulugang _____.
A. napakasaya
B. pakikipagkaibigan
C. sinisinta*
D. laruan
43. Which is the method of growing vegetables and low plants in a nutrient-packed aerated solution with no soil
at all?
A. vegetative cultivation
B. natural farming
C. hydroponics*
D. aerial cultivation
44. Which part of the brain is responsible for memory and intelligence?
A. cerebellum
B. cerebrum*
C. medulla oblongata
D. thalamus
45. How can the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program bring about social equity and economic prosperity in
the country?
I. By distributing the agricultural lands to landless farmers free of charge
II. By transferring the ownership of land to farmers for a value
III. By helping the affected landowners to use their land compensation in viable business activities
IV. By providing support services to farmer-beneficiaries
A. II, III, and IV*
B. I, II, and IV
C. I, II, and III
D. I, III, and IV
46. You are a member of a cooperative which operates taxis, tricycles, and buses. Of which type of a
cooperative are you a member?
A. service cooperative
B. multipurpose cooperative
C. marketing cooperative
D. producers cooperative
47. Which among the following is an example of a transfer payment?
A. profit*
B. rent
C. unemployment benefits
D. government purchases
48. Adolfo does not allow his feelings and biases to influence his recording of observations, interpretation of
data, and formulation of conclusions. What scientific attitude is reflected in his actions?
A. absence of bias
B. concern for the environment
C. rationality
D. objectivity*
49. If a baseball player hits 10 home runs in the first 45 games, at the same rate how many home runs can he
expect to hit during the 162-game season?
A. 38
B. 42
C. 36*
D. 40
50. Which method of reproduction provides for the most variety of offspring?
A. cloning
B. sexual reproduction*
C. asexual reproduction
D. cellular reproduction
51. The following EXCEPT one are experience that help students build a global orientation.
A. Teach about the United Nations and its specialized agencies
B. Explore some of the reasons for the differences in ways of living
C. Conduct training with schools from other countries
D. Promote the development against stereotypes and ethnic bias*
52. Alin ang paksa sa sumusunod na pangungusap? Ginagawa niya ang pagdarasal araw-araw.
A. ginagawa
B. araw-araw
C. pagdarasal*
D. niya
53. What instrument is used to measure the intensity of earthquakes?
A. barograph
B. thermograph
C. seismograph*
D. hygrograph
54. Excuse me, can I borrow _____ dictionary?
A. your*
B. yours
C. you
D. a
55. Alin ang di karaniwang anyo ng pandiwang HINTAY KA?
A. tay
B. tayka
C. intay
D. teka*
56. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang aral na ibinigay ng ANG ALAMAT NI MARIANG MAKILlNG na ikinuwento ni
Jose Rizal?
A. Pagyamanin at pangalagaan ang ating bayan at lahi pagka’t hiyas at yaman natin ito.
B. Pag-ibig ang makapagbabago sa mundong ito.
C. Kabanalan ang magpatawad at tulungan ang isang nagkasala.
D. Dahil sa pagmamalabis at pagsasamantala, maraming biyaya ang sa kanya'y nawawala.*
57. Which is the main goal of drug abuse education?
A. arrest
B. prevention*
C. control
D. rehabilitation
58. The amount of substance having 6.02 x 10^23 of any kind of chemical unit is called a/an _____.
A. mass number
B. mole*
C. formula
D. atomic weight
59. How many ways can a committee of 4 people be selected from a group of 7 people?
A. 35*
B. 70
C. 140
D. 210
60. A rectangle is 4 times a long as it is wide. If the length of the third side?
A. 2 x 32
B. 4 x 16*
C. 3 x 14
D. 5 x 12
61. What law was passed by Philippine Congress in 1995 which affirms the total integration of persons with
disabilities into the mainstream of society?
A. R.A. 7277*
B. R.A. 7784
C. R.A. 7722
D. R.A. 7776
62. Far _____ Terry’s small plane lay the freezing waters of the North Sea, where his father’s boat had
disappeared many years before.
A. down
B. under
C. underneath
D. below*
63. To reduce electronic waste, implement a recycling system. Which belong to an e-waste recycling system?
I. Repair
II. Reuse
III. Upgrading of existing equipment
A. I, II, and III*
B. I only
C. I and II
D. II only
64. A molecule or an ion is classified as a Lewis base if it has which of the following properties?
A. donates a proton to water
B. accepts a pair of electrons
C. has resonance structures
D. accepts a proton from water*
65. Kailan natin ipinadiriwang ang Lingo ng Wika?
A. Hunyo 13-19
B. Agosto 13-19*
C. Agosto 1-31
D. Marso 13-19
66. Excuse me, _____ the time?
A. have you
B. have you got*
C. got you
D. do you
67. Nowadays, _____ are much better behaved than their parents were at the same age, don’t you think?
A. teenagers*
B. the teenagers
C. a teenager
D. teen an ager
68. If x = 1 and y = -2, what is the value of the expression, x22xy−4x+3xy2?
A. -9/2
B. 15/2
C. -7/2*
D. 17/4
69. Which among the following statements is always true?
A. The supplement of an angle is acute.
B. The complement of an angle is obtuse.
C. The complement of any acute angle is acute.*
D. Two supplementary angles are congruent.
70. A losing senatorial candidate may file a protest against the winner. What body will assume jurisdiction over
the case?
A. Supreme Court
B. Electoral Tribunal*
C. COMELEC
D. Regional Trial Court
71. Ano ang pormasyon na pantig sa mga titik na "prin" sa salitang prinsesa?
A. KKPK*
B. KKP
C. KPK
D. KP
72. The Philippines belong to the type of biome called _____.
A. dicidous forest
B. taiga
C. tropical rainforest*
D. grassland
73. A square has an area of 400 sq. cm . What is its perimeter?
A. 20 cm
B. 80 cm*
C. 100 cm
D. 40 cm
74. If 500 or 25% of a graduating class are girls, how many are graduating?
A. 2000*
B. 5000
C. 10000
D. 20000
75. What type of thermo-nuclear reaction occurs in the sun which generates a tremendous amount of heat
energy?
A. fission
B. radiation
C. convection
D. fusion*
76. Nobel Prize winners are chosen from different levels. Where was Pres. Quirino considered?
A. politics
B. literature
C. human rights
D. economics*
77. Organisms that eat plants only are called _____.
A. ovipores
B. herbivores*
C. omnivores
D. carnivores
78. Piliin ang salitang may diptonggo.
A. yoyong
B. kamay*
C. lawa
D. tihaya
79. How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 100?
A. 23
B. 24
C. 25*
D. 26
80. You cannot share what you do not have, Who portrayed it best?
A. Heaven is built on stilts. One can buy all happiness.
B. The Man scorned on the Cross not redeem the world without suffering.*
C. Patience on the rice store cue was tested by a grumbling lady.
D. Words without deeds can never go far.
81. When a person shows the ability to understand and appreciate the similarities and differences in the
customs, values, and beliefs of one's culture, that person is said to _____.
A. possess multicultural literacy*
B. possess sociocultural awareness
C. possess global awareness
D. possess social literacy
82. Mr. Lucido deposited 225 pesos in the bank. If his deposit consisted of 29 bills, consisting of 5 peso, and 10
peso bills, how many 10 peso bills did he deposit?
A. 13
B. 14
C. 15
D. 16*
83. Marumi ang baso. Huwag mong ____ yan!
A. inumin
B. inuman*
C. uminom
D. pag-inuman
84. When you carry a heavy load with one arm, you tend to hold your free had away from your body in order to
_____.
A. change the weight of your body and load
B. change the mass of your body
C. be ready to grab something in case you fall
D. change the center of gravity of your body and load*
85. If a picture frame is 27 cm long and 18 cm wide, what is the ratio of its length to its width?
A. 3:2*
B. 2:3
C. 3:5
D. 5:3
86. When a teacher is charged with administrative case committed in the lawful discharge of professional duties,
what right may the teacher invoke for their defense?
A. right to receive compensation in the duration of the case
B. right to be given the due process of law
C. right to be defended by the organization of teachers to which they are a member
D. right to be provided with free legal service by the appropriate office*
87. In how many ways can a team of 10 basketball players be chosen from 12 players?
A. 62
B. 64
C. 66*
D. 72
88. Find m in the proportion m/12 = 30/24.
A. 3
B. 15*
C. 20
D. 25
89. People who are too _____ are liable to be deceived by unscrupulous individuals.
A. wary
B. credulous*
C. cynical
D. demanding
90. _____ natin ng mapa si Kenny para hindi siya maligaw.
A. Iwan
B. Mag-iwan
C. Iwanan*
D. Pag-iwan
91. Pinandirihan ni Mico ang aso niyang _____.
A. ma-galis
B. mag-alis
C. magalis*
D. galis-aso
92. Any individual has the right to question why he is being arrested, and to summon his accusers to court so
that due process may be performed. This right is embodied in which of the following?
A. reclusion perpetua
B. res ipsa loquitur
C. prison mayor
D. habeas corpus*
93. The elevator can carry a maximum load of 605 kg. How many passengers of weight 50.5 kg each can the
elevator hold?
A. 12
B. 11.9
C. 11*
D. 10
94. 4 1/5 + 3 2/7 = _____
A. 7 3/12*
B. 7 3/35
C. 7 17/35
D. 7 1/35
95. For the fruit punch, 3050 mL of fruit juice is needed. How much fruit juice is needed in dekaliters?
A. 0.305*
B. 3.05
C. 5.03
D. 0.053
96. "Ang babae ay huwag mong tingnang isang bagay na libangan lamang kundi isang katuwang at karamay sa
mga kahirapan nitong kabuhayan." (E. Jacinto) Ang tungkulin ng wika sa linya ay _____.
A. pangheuristiko
B. pang-interaksyunal
C. panregulatori*
D. pang-instrumental
97. Anong tayutay ang tinutukoy nito? Durog ang katawang bumagsak sa semento si Miguel.
A. pagtutulad
B. pagbibigay-katauhan
C. pagmamalabis*
D. pagwawangis
98. Yes, the script was excellent, but the performances were _____ weak.
A. completely
B. extremely*
C. utterly
D. absolutely
99. The smallest angle of a triangle is two-thirds the size of the middle angle, and the middle angle is three-
sevenths of the largest angle. Find all three angle measures.
A. 30°, 60°, 90°
B. 45°, 45°, 90°
C. 35°, 45°, 110°
D. 30°, 45°, 105°*
100. Tandaan mo na lahat ng paghihirap ni Luis ay _____ sa iyong magandang kinabukasan.
A. tungkol
B. upang
C. sanhi
D. ukol*
101. Ang mga mata mo ay tulad ng bituin sa kalangitan. Ano ang ginamit na pagpapahayag dito?
A. pagtutulad*
B. personipikasyon
C. pagwawangis
D. pang-uyam
102. What science deals with the study of outer space?
A. Astronomy*
B. Oceanography
C. Paleontology
D. Geology
103. To pass her English Test, Lucille must get 75% of the items correct. Out of 80 questions, how many must
she correctly answer?
A. 55
B. 60*
C. 70
D. 65
104. To stimulate the nation's economy and to increase employment, former President Diosdado Macapagal
_____.
A. abolished government repressive controls*
B. borrowed money from the World Bank
C. standardized the salaries of government employees
D. gave incentives to home cottage industries
105. The ratio of the number of red, green, and blue balls in a box is 2:5:6. How many green balls are there if
there are 52 balls in all?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 20*
D. 24
106. Which of the following is expressed clearly, effectively states the idea, and has no structural error?
A. Good teachers possess a capacity for connectedness; not in the method but in their hearts - a place where
intellect, emotion, spirit, and will converge in the human self.*
B. Good teachers possess a capacity for cooperation; not in the method but in their hearts where they
knowledge, spirit and emotion converge.
C. Good teachers are capable to promote nterrelationship among learners, parents, school heads, and
community.
D. Good teachers have the capacity to develop interpersonal relationship among the factors in the learning
environment.
107. We’re late. By the time we get to the cinema, the film _____ .
A. will have started*
B. has started
C. will start
D. will have been starting
108. One of the objectives of Philippine Education as provided in the 1987 Constitutions is to promote respect
for human rights. To gave flesh to this constitutional mandate, President Aquino issued an order requiring
human rights to be integrated in the school curricula. Which of the following specifies the said directives?
A. DECS Order No. 61
B. Executive Order No. 27*
C. Presidential Decree No. 603
D. Administrative Order No. 2
109. In which part of the flower develop into seeds?
A. pistil
B. ovary
C. ovules*
D. ovary wall
110. renewable
A. a resource that is inexhaustible*
B. a process where one plate is forced under another
C. the blanket of air surrounding the Earth
D. describes how different types of rocks are formed
111. Which of the following is expressed clearly, effectively states the idea, and has no structural error?
A. Albert himself told me it was true.*
B. Albert, himself, told me it was true.
C. Albert told me it was true himself.
D. Albert told me himself it was true.
112. Did you have _____ on holiday?
A. a good weather
B. good weathers
C. good weather
113. A behavioral psychologist would probably say that _____.
A. introspection is a useful way to study mental processes
B. the mind is most important when analyzing behavior
C. we act based on rewards and punishments received*
D. the unconsciousness stimulates our behavior
114. Sino ang naglimbag ng "El Guinto de Pueblo ng panahon ng Amerikano?
A. Sergio Osmena
B. Pascual Poblete
C. Jose Palma*
D. Francisco Balagtas
115. When two missing digits in a given number are replaced, the number is divisible by 99. What is the
number?
A. 85021
B. 85031
C. 85041*
D. 85051
116. Which of the following documents embodies the general principles of human rights which set forth the
minimum standard of living for all people pf the world?
A. International Covenant on Civil, Political Rights
B. International Covenant on socio-Economic, Cultural rights
C. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
D. United Nations Declaration on Rights to Development*
117. Ibigay ang tayutay na nagamit sa sumusunod: Ilaw ng tahanan - Ikaw ang sandigan - Lamyos ng
pagmamahal - Sa pag-unlad ko'y tangan
A. metonimiya*
B. sinekdote
C. onomatopeya
D. pagtawag
118. A secret word that must be entered into the computer before a person is allowed access to information is
called _____.
A. input
B. password*
C. program
D. statement
119. Are you going shopping now? No, but _____ later.
A. I might go*
B. I might to go
C. I might going
D. I might be go
120. The Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers provides that a teacher has the right and duty to determine
the academic marks and the promotion of learners. What is the obligation of the teacher in relation to the
aforementioned right as mandated in the Education Act of 1982?
A. Refrain from making deductions in students ratings for acts not of poor scholarship.*
B. Refrain from discriminating high and low achievers in the classes they handle.
C. Refrain from influencing corporal punishment and make it a basic for deductions in scholastic ratings.
D. Refrain from segregating the fast and slow learners for convenience in rating them.
121. Which of the following is expressed clearly, effectively states the idea, and has no structural error?
A. A strange car kept blinking the lights at us as he followed closely.
B. A strange car followed closely, and he kept blinking his lights at us.
C. A strange car followed us closely, and its driver kept blinking his lights at us.*
D. A strange car, blinking the lights at us, followed closely.
122. Which of the following is the catalytic converter on cars in the control technology?
A. carbon monoxide
B. carbon dioxide
C. nitrogen dioxide*
D. sulfur oxide
123. What type of cooperative provides assistance to general public such as transportation, health and housing?
A. consumer
B. producer
C. credit
D. service*
124. Which is at the base of a triangle that shapes us into what we are?
A. environment
B. heredity*
C. training
D. school attended
125. _____ up! Or we'll be late.
A. You hurry
B. Be hurrying
C. Hurry*
D. Hurry you
126. Which of the following demonstrate sublimation?
A. dry ice evaporating*
B. perspiration drying
C. laundry drying
D. steam forming water droplets
127. Ano ang salitang-ugat ng kanluran?
A. kalan
B. kanlong
C. lunan*
D. lunod
128. A teacher wants to group her pupils into groups of 3 or 5 or 6. However, she found out that if she do that
there will always be 1 pupil left. What is the least possible number of pupils in the class?
A. 81
B. 31*
C. 21
D. 11
129. Ibigay ang aspekto ng pandiwa sa sumusunod na pangungusap. Mag-aral sa bahay ng mga araling ukol sa
agham at teknolohiya.
A. pawatas*
B. kontemplatibo
C. imperpektibo
D. perperktibo
130. _____ taong masipag sa loob ng bulwagan.
A. May*
B. Mayroong
C. A at B
D. Wala ang sagot sa mga pagpipilian.
131. Who has greater moral responsibility and why? The lazy master teacher who does not teach well or the
beginning teacher who is groping while she teaches and so does not teach well either.
A. The master teacher, who is older and more experienced.
B. The master teacher, who is expected to have more knowledge and freedom.*
C. Cannot be determined. Age, experience, or freedom does not necessarily make some one more or less
morally responsible than the other.
D. Both are equally morally responsible.
132. Which of the following is expressed clearly, effectively states the idea, and has no structural error?
A. I would not want to be he.*
B. I would not want to be himself.
C. I would not want to be themselves.
D. I would not want to theirselves.
133. Alin and tamang babala sa pagtatapon ng basura?
A. Gamitin and basurahan sa inyong bahay, huwag dito
B. Dito and tambakan ng basura
C. Huwag mag-tapon ng basura dito*
D. Huwag mag-ipon ng basura dito
134. 166. Which is the MOST important perceived need and problem of the Filipino family?
A. Unemployment or financial problem*
B. Proneness to vices
C. Over protectiveness of children
D. Double standard on the roles of male and female
135. Which of the following statements about living things is false?
A. All living things use energy to function.
B. All living things are composed of cells.
C. All living things have a nervous system.*
D. All living things are capable of reproduction.
136. Robert Frost wrote the poem "Acquainted with the Night" from which the stanza is taken:
I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain-back in rain.
I have out walked the farthest city light
The poet in the stanza talks of
A. isolation and loneliness.*
B. happiness in having been acquainted with the night.
C. joy getting out of the house.
D. youthful delight playing in the rain.
137. What form of government is characterized by the separation of powers?
A. Parliamentary
B. Presidential*
C. Aristocracy
D. Monarchical
138. Which is the BEST evidence that helium gas is lighter than air?
A. Helium has the lowest boiling point of all elements.
B. Helium atoms do not combine with other air atoms.
C. Helium-filled balloons rise in air.*
D. By volume, helium makes up only 0.0005% of air.
139. I _____ get up at six o'clock this morning with much difficulty.
A. could
B. managed to*
C. can
140. One package is 100 pounds, and the other is 150 pounds. The weight of the second package is how many
times that of the first?
A. 1½ times heavier
B. ½ as heavy
C. none of these*
D. 10 pounds heavier
141. Excursions are encouraged to allow participants to see places. All the 400 personnel fell ill. Doctors’
laboratory findings traced the cause to _____.
A. congestion on the bus
B. food poisoning*
C. excitement
D. excessive fat
142. Which of the following facts support the Big Bang theory's explanation of the creation of the universe?
A. The universe does not expand nor contract.
B. The universe seldom expand.
C. The universe will have background radiation.*
D. he universe has no beginning nor end.
143. In a university, the ratio of female professors to the male professors is 8:5. If there are 75 male professors,
how many are female professors?
A. 120*
B. 180
C. 225
D. 375/8
144. He_____ his leg while he _____ rugby.
A. was breaking - played
B. broke - was playing*
C. breaks - is playing
145. Someone wrote: "Environment relates to the profound relationship between matter, nature, and society, and
in such a context, ICTs bring new ways of living in a more interconnected society, all of which reduces our
dependency on matter and affects our relationship with nature." What does this convey?
A. Environment and ICT are poles apart.
B. ICT impacts on environment.*
C. Environment affects ICT.
D. ICT brings us away from an interconnected society.
146. mantle
A. the thickest layer of the Earth*
B. a process where one plate is forced under another
C. the blanket of air surrounding the Earth
D. describes how different types of rocks are formed
147. "Heto na, heto na, heto na, /wahh! Doo bidoo bidoo, bidoo, bidoo." Alin ang nabuong salita o tunog sa linya
na nabuo ayon sa teoryang pooh-pooh?
A. wahh*
B. heto
C. na
D. doo bidoo
148. A town that is located ______ is a location that should have most nearly twelve hours of daylight and twelve
hours of darkness during December.
A. halfway between the Equator and the South Pole
B. close to the Equator*
C. close to the North Pole
D. close to the South Pole
149. And now for this evening’s main headline: Britain _____ another Olympic gold medal!
A. had won
B. wins
C. won
D. has won*
150. Charity begins at home. What illustrates this value?
A. Millionaires send checks anonymously
B. Patrons check out donations by the size of the advertisement
C. Grandparents stay with the Home for the Aged. They are nuisance to modern families
D. An ambassador in Jeddah shelters battered Filipino OCW’s and avoid social gatherings to be able to save
food for these refugees*
Answer Key: 59. A 118. B
1. B 60. B 119. A
2. B 61. A 120. A
3. B 62. D 121. C
4. B 63. A 122. C
5. D 64. D 123. D
6. B 65. B 124. B
7. D 66. B 125. C
8. B 67. A 126. C
9. D 68. C 127. C
10. C 69. C 128. B
11. B 70. B 129. A
12. A 71. A 130. A
13. C 72. C 131. B
14. C 73. B 132. A
15. A 74. A 133. C
16. B 75. D 134. A
17. C 76. D 135. C
18. C 77. B 136. A
19. B 78. B 137. B
20. D 79. C 138. C
21. B 80. B 139. B
22. C 81. A 140. C
23. D 82. D 141. B
24. A 83. B 142. C
25. D 84. D 143. A
26. C 85. A 144. B
27. C 86. D 145. B
28. C 87. C 146. A
29. C 88. A 147. A
30. B 89. B 148. B
31. C 90. C 149. D
32. A 91. C 150. D
33. D 92. D
34. C 93. C
35. C 94. A
36. B 95. A
37. D 96. C
38. D 97. D
39. A 98. B
40. B 99. D
41. D 100. D
42. A 101. A
43. C 102. A
44. B 103. B
45. A 104. A
46. A 105. C
47. C 106. A
48. D 107. A
49. C 108. B
50. B 109. C
51. D 110. A
52. C 111. A
53. C 112. C
54. A 113. C
55. B 114. C
56. D 115. C
57. B 116. D
58. B 117. A