Test Simulations for Licensure Examinations for Teachers C. Require students to bring materials for their teacher.

(LET/BLEPT) D. Let a company/agency sponsor the building of a resource

Professional Education
150 Questions and Answers Key
1. Which holds true to standardized tests?
A. They are used for comparative purposes
B. They are administered differently
C. They are scored according to different standards
D. They are used for assigning grades
center.
9. In a multiple choice test item with four options and out of
50 examinees, which was the most effective distracter?
A. the correct answer that was chosen by 6 examinees
B. the option that was chosen by 30 examinees
C. the option that was chosen by 2 examinees
D. the option that was chosen by 12 examinees

2. A negative discrimination index of a test item tells that 10. To reduce electronic waste, implement a recycling system.
particular test item lacks _____. Which belong to an e-waste recycling system?
A. objectivity I. Repair
B. reliability II. Reuse
C. content validity III. Upgrading of existing equipment
D. construct validity A. I, II, and III
B. I only
3. In his second item analysis, Teacher H found out that more C. I and II
from the lower group got the test item # 6 correctly. This D. II only
means that the test item __________.
A. has a negative discriminating power 11. After scoring, Teacher G got the difference of the highest
B. has a lower validity and lowest scores in each class. What did she compute?
C. has a positive discriminating power A. standard deviation
D. has a high reliability B. mean
C. range
4. You want ti teach concepts, patterns, and abstractions. D. median
Which method is most appropriate?
A. deductive method 12. Which of the following is NOT an example of a teacher’s
B. problem solving nonverbal communication?
C. direct instruction A. eye contact
D. indirect instruction B. gestures
C. pauses
5. Which can enhance the development of spatial intelligence? D. voice
A. hands-on demonstrations
B. environmental study 13. In the Preamble of the Code of Ethics of Professional
C. concept miming Teachers, which is not mentioned about teachers?
D. concept mapping A. possess dignity and reputation
B. with high moral values as well as technical and professional
6. Which of these is not an indicator of a supportive learning competence
environment? C. LET passers
A. high drop-out rates D. duly licensed professionals
B. warm and friendly atmosphere
C. students take personal responsibility for their learning and 14. You want to engage your students in a small group
behavior discussions. Which topic lends itself to a lively discussion?
D. increase in student bonding activities in school A. the exclusion of Pluto as a planet
B. the meaning of the law of supply and demand
7. Which of the following statements is/are not true about C. the law of inertia
assessment? D. rules on subject-verb agreement
I. Feedback is the most important factor in assessment.
II. Only those that can be objectively measured should be 15. Teacher X subscribes to the idealist philosophy. This means
taught. that the teacher believes that knowledge arrived through
III. Assessment should follow a developmental pattern. ______.
IV. Identifying systematic errors committed by students should A. trial and error
be the basis of remedial instruction. B. concrete experience
A. II only C. experimenting
B. IV only D. reasoning
C. III and IV
D. I and II 16. Analytic scoring uses the _____ judgement of the student's
work.
8. What can the teachers in one school do to maximize their A. evaluation
community resources to ensure that effective instruction is B. performance
employed at all times? C. standard
A. Have a learning resource center of materials prepared by D. criterion
teachers.
B. Request the school to purchase materials. 17. Teacher N teaches in a remote barrio. In order not to incur
salary deduction, she does not file her leave of absence every
time she gets absent. Anyway, she uses that amount, which is
supposed to be deducted from her salary on account of her
absence, to buy pencils and paper for the poor pupils in her
class. Is Teacher N right?
A. Yes, the poor students are benefited.
B. No, the end does not justify the means.
C. Yes, the amount is little compared to the millions of pesos
stolen by corrupt government officials.
D. Yes, she is not the only one benefited by her actions.
18. According to Piaget's stages of cognitive development,
between ages 12 and 15, children reach formal operational
stage. What are they capable of doing at this stage?
A. can focus on only one aspect of a situation or event
B. can solve abstract problems and think deductively
C. can reason inductively or deductively
D. can do multi-tasking
19. To enable all students to succeed, two simple approaches
you should use are variety and choice. What does this mean?
I. Make use of a variety of teaching methodologies.
II. Consider learning styles and so allow students some options
on how to go about assignments.
III. Allow for more flexibility in activities.
IV. Do away with routines, rules, and procedures.
A. I and II
B. I, II, and III
C. II and III
D. I, II, III, and IV
20. Which of the following is true about ICT?
I. The use of ICT has negative effects
II. The use of ICT has a lot of benefits.
III. The use of ICT is effective only in industrialized countries.
A. I and II
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and III
21. Teacher R, a science teacher, makes sure all eyes are on
her as she demonstrates the proper behavior for lighting a
Bunsen burner. Whose theory supports Teacher R's practice?
A. Vygotsky's
B. Glasser's
C. Piaget's
D. Bandura's
22. Which should you use more if you want to counteract the
spirit of destructive competition among your students?
A. community involvement projects
B. listening activities
C. self-evaluation activities
D. concept miming
23. When curriculum content is fairly distributed in each area
of discipline, this means that the curriculum is _____.
A. sequenced
B. balanced
C. integrated
D. continued
24. Teacher B discovered that her pupils are weak in
comprehension. To further determine in which particular skills
her pupils are weak which test should Teacher B give?
A. Aptitude Test
B. Placement Test
C. Diagnostic Test
D. Standardized Test
25. In constructing test items the teacher considers the
alignment of _____ with assessment.
A. content and process
B. monitoring and evaluation
C. instructional objectives
D. instructional materials
26. Teacher B wanted her students to learn the electoral
process in action. So, they stimulate a copy of the real thing
completed with coming up with their own qualification of
candidates, manner of campaigning, and canvassing of votes.
With this, the students learned from _____.
A. contrived experiences
B. direct experiences
C. purposeful experience
D. demonstration
27. The Education Act of 1982 categorically states that it is a
teacher's _____ to refrain from making deductions in scholastic
ratings for acts that are clearly not manifestations of poor
scholarship.
A. obligation
B. right
C. prerogative
D. responsibility
28. Research on teacher-effectiveness practices has shown
that _____.
A. directions should be few and best delivered in a casual
manner
B. planning has little impact on student learning
C. questioning strategies are ineffective monitoring techniques
D. teaching procedures on classroom routines early in the
school year are essential
29. A student with a percentile score of 80 means that the
student scored _____.
A. higher than 80% of the members of the group
B. better, relative to the competencies targeted
C. high in all the skills being tested
D. 80% of the specified content
30. With a computer, you can organize information about trees
and planets. Which tool should you use?
A. spreadsheet
B. database
C. word processing
D. desktop publishing
31. Which of the following is a right granted to parents as
provided in B. P. 232, Sec. 8:12?
A. The right to receive, through primarily competent
instruction, relevant quality education in line with national
goals and conducive to their full development as persons with
human dignity.
B. The right to free expression of opinion and suggestions and
to effective channels of communications with appropriate
academic and administrative bodies of the school or institution.
C. The right to organize themselves and/or with teachers for
the purpose of providing a forum for the discussion of matters
relating to the school programs.
D. The right of institutions of higher learning top determines
on academic grounds that shall be admitted to study, who may development theory, the child can see only his point of view
teach, and what shall be the subject of the study and research. and assumes that everyone also has the same view as his.
What is this tendency called?
32. Which of these are the two most important knowledge and A. transductive reasoning
skills that a teacher needs to be able to provide teaching- B. animism
learning opportunities that develop problem solving and higher C. egocentrism
order thinking abilities? D. conservatism
I. designing, planning, implementing, documenting, and
reviewing learning experiences. 40. The adoption of national language directed by the
II. impact of cultural, social, and political influences in Philippine Constitution is designed primarily to _____.
education. A. facilitate communication among diverse linguistic groups
III. meta-cognitive processes B. do away from colonial mentality
IV. methods of identifying students' learning needs C. officially adopt Tagalog as national language
A. III and IV D. counteract elitism
B. II and III
C. I and III 41. The Department of Education directed that the lowest
D. I and IV passing grade is _____% and the lowest failing grade is
_____% in the report card.
33. Bruner's theory on intellectual development moves from A. 70 - 60
enactive to iconic and symbolic stages. Applying Bruner's how B. 75 - 70
should you teach? C. 75 - 65
A. Begin with the concrete. D. 70 -50
B. Begin with the abstract.
C. Be interactive in approach. 42. If you use Pygmallion effect to explain why children
D. Do direct instruction. coming from depressed areas cannot read, to which do you
attribute the poor reading performance of this particular group
34. When asked about her order, a little girl tells the waiter " of children?
'yong kagaya kahapon." With Piaget's theory in mind, what is A. poor expectation from depressed areas
the little girl's behavior called? B. lack of motivation
A. pre-operational egocentrism C. ineffective teaching methods
B. conservation D. lack of reading materials
C. reversibility
D. transductive reasoning 43. Student R gave a wrong answer. Teacher W said "Wrong!
You are way off." As a consequence other students in the class
35. If one asked to develop himself to the fullest, what need is were afraid to answer questions. Which of the following is
he trying to satisfy according to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? illustrated by the event?
A. Safety needs A. ripple effect
B. Belongingness B. halo effect
C. Physiological needs C. severity error
D. Self actualization D. central tendency error

36. Which is the most reliable tool of seeing the development 44. Which is a selective reading technique meant at getting
in your pupils' ability to write? important facts very fast?
A. portfolio asssessment A. silent reading
B. scoring rubric B. skim reading
C. interview of pupils C. oral reading
D. self-assessment D. scanning

37. Article XIII of the Code of Ethics stipulates that the 45. Ask to do a learning task, Joe hesitates and says "Mahirap.
evaluation of the learner's work should be based on merit and Ayaw ko. 'Di ko kaya!" (It's difficult. I don't like it. I can't do
quality of academic _____. it.) To which factor can you attribute his perceived inability to
A. marks perform the task? To a factor _____.
B. evaluation I. within him
C. performance II. outside his control
D. results III. which is stable
IV. within his control
38. Which is a classroom application of Vygotsky's idea of A. I and IV
scaffolding? B. II and III
A. Give the learner the necessary assistance until she can be C. I only
on her own. D. IV only
B. From the start, leave the learner to herself because she has
the power for self-learning. 46. You were assigned to handle a multi-grade class. What
C. Don't spoil the learner by doing what she ought to do. instructional materials must be utilized to provide for the needs
D. Give the learner a task that challenges her ability. of each level?
A. differentiated materials to cater to different levels
39. At the preoperational stage of Piaget's cognitive B. multi-sensory materials
C. colorful, useful, and durable materials C. Learners are empty receptacles waiting to be filled.
D. materials of high level thinking skills D. Teachers are the only source of knowledge.

47. What is the initial step that a homeroom adviser must do 55. To ensure that all Filipino children are functionally literate,
at the beginning of the class? which mechanism is meant to reach out to children who come
A. Get to know each member of the class. from a barangay without a school?
B. Prepare a seat plan. A. mobile teacher
C. Secure the class list. B. multi-level classroom
D. Memorize the names of the students. C. multi-grade classroom
D. Sine Eskwela
48. Having a mock presidential election, complete with
debates, discussion of issues, and voting, teaches students 56. Which is an offshoot of the fourth pillar of learning,
______. "learning to live together"?
A. the decision-making process A. Schools teach respect for diversity.
B. the skill to win in debates B. Schools show concern to what happens to children after
C. the art of winning in an election they leave school.
D. the skill to persuade C. Schools celebrate United Nations Week.
D. Schools teach care for the environment.
49. Teacher R observed that one of her students excels in
activities requiring strength, speed, flexibility, balance, and 57. From the Households and School Matching Survey (HSMS)
hand-eye coordination. According to H. Gardner, such natural conducted in 1982, it was found out that school factors have
intelligence can be identified as _____. less influence on learning when compared to community and
A. bodily-kinesthetic home backround variables. Which is one implication of this
B. intrapersonal finding?
C. interpersonal A. The school needs to strengthen its partnership with parents
D. verbal-linguistic and community.
B. The school must focus on mastery learning.
50. The search for related literature by accessing several C. DECS should work for 1:1 child-book ratio.
databases by the use of a telephone line to connect a D. DECS must create more teacher items.
computer library with other computers that have database is
termed _____. 58. Which should you use if you want to teach the human
A. compact disc search digestive system in such a way that the pupils can manipulate
B. manual search the organs?
C. on-line search A. model of the digestive system
D. computer search B. realia from medical schools
C. drawing of an artist
51. The government’s educational program on _____ made the D. picture from medical references
Philippine Education Placement Test accessible for adults and
out of school youth. 59. The strongest disadvantage of the alternate response type
A. equitable access of test is _____.
B. quality A. the demand for critical thinking
C. quality and relevance B. the absence of analysis
D. relevance C. the encouragement of rote memory
D. the high possibility of guessing
52. Ask to do a learning task, Joe hesitates and says "Mahirap.
Ayaw ko. 'Di ko kaya!" (It's difficult. I don't like it. I can't do 60. Which is not part of classroom routines?
it.) Which drive can motivate him to perform the learning task? A. line formation during recess, lunch, and dismissal
The drive to _____. B. passing of papers
A. achieve C. greeting teachers and classmates
B. have power D. studying lessons before, during, and after classes
C. affiliate
D. to be free 61. Any deviation from a standard or desired level of
performance is a _____.
53. Which one should teacher AVOID to produce an A. problem
environment conducive for learning? B. gap
A. Tests C. devotion
B. Seat plan D. decision
C. Individual competition
D. Games 62. The class of IV - K is tasked to analyze the present
population of the different cities and municipalities of the
54. If you are a constructivist, what assumptions about National Capital Region for the last five years. How can they
learning and learner govern your thinking? best present their analysis?
A. For learners to learn, knowledge should be transmitted A. By means of a table
directly from teachers to learners. B. By looking for a pattern
B. Learners are capable of constructing meaning of what is C. By means of a graph
taught to them. D. By guessing and checking
63. In the context of the theory on multiple intelligence, one
weakness of the paperpencil test is that _____.
A. it utilizes so much time
B. it puts the non linguistically intelligent at a disadvantage
C. it lacks reliability
D. it is not easy to administer
64. Which of the following belongs to non-projected media?
A. realias
B. flannel boards
C. filmstrips
D. field trips
65. Which measure of central tendency is most reliable when
scores are extremely high and low?
A. cannot be identified unless individual scores are given
B. mode
C. mean
D. median
66. Batas Pambansa Blg. 232, Sec. 13:2 provides institutions
the freedom to determine on academic grounds that shall be
admitted to study, who shall teach, and what shall be the
subject and research. This statement means
A. Philippine education provides equal access to cultural
opportunities.
B. Philippine education recognizes academic freedom.
C. Philippine education encourages voluntary accreditation.
D. Philippine education accord rights to and imposes duties
and obligations upon school administrators or managers.
67. This self-assessment tool which is used nationwide is one
of the bases in planning the _____ training of teachers.
A. preservice
B. post-service
C. school-based
D. division-based
68. The test item “Group the following items according to
shape” is a thought test item on _____.
A. creating
B. classifying
C. generalizing
D. comparing
69. The old, time-tested methods are also used in classes.
Which of the following describes these methods?
I. They are teacher-directed.
II. Mastery of subject matter is of utmost importance.
III. Procedures are well-established.
A. II and III
B. I and II
C. I and III
D. I, II, and III
70. Skinner is known for his theory based upon the notion that
learning is a result of change in overt behavior, meaning, an
individual responds to events that occur in the environment.
This theory came to be known as _____.
A. connectionism
B. stimulus-response associations
C. classical conditioning
D. operant conditioning
71. A sentence that comes before is missing. How is
understanding of a concept shown by learners?
A. by repeating what has been heard
B. by memorizing what has been read
C. both a and b
D. by using and adopting these concepts
72. The introduction of non-formal education in life with the
Constitution provision on _____.
A. protection of teachers
B. promoting the rights of all citizens to make quality education
accessible to all
C. acceptance, affection and achievement
D. affection, ability, attitudes
73. Nita doesn't enjoy writing but can't escape from it. She has
to finish it in order to graduate. Greta has always liked to
write. She really likes to become a writer because she wants to
be a journalist someday. Who is more likely to be more
focused on the writing activity and why?
A. Greta, because she is intrinsically motivated.
B. Nita because she is extrinsically motivated.
C. Both, because they are both motivated anyway.
D. It cannot be determined. Motivation fluctuates.
74. J. Bruner taught that curriculum should revisit basic ideas
and build on them until the student grasped the full formal
concept. Which curriculum is referred to?
A. special curriculum
B. re-structured curriculum
C. basic curriculum
D. hidden curriculum
75. Based on Freud's theory, which operates when a student a
classmate at the height of anger?
A. ego alone
B. superego alone
C. Id alone
D. Id and ego interaction
76. Which is not a domain of NCBTS?
A. Learning Environment
B. Alternative Learning
C. Diversity of Learners
D. Social Regard for Learning
77. Which of these statements reflects best active learning?
A. "I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I
understand."
B. "I became interested in the school, I feel it is my school
now."
C. "I need more support, a network from which I could learn."
D. "I have found that one key to student development is
providing criteria for performance."
78. The facility index of a test item is .50. This means that the
test item is _____.
A. valid
B. moderate in difficulty
C. very easy
D. reliable
79. Which graphic organizer is most fit for sequencing?
A. hierarchy diagram
B. Venn diagram
C. flow chart
D. double cell diagram
80. Scoring guides for rating open-ended questions are called 88. Which of the following assessment tools would you
_____. recommend if one should adhere to constructivist theory of
A. outputs learning?
B. outcomes I. Constructed response test
C. rubrics II. Performance test
D. scales III. Checklist of a motor screening test
IV. Observation test
81. "Do not cheat. Cheating does not pay. If you do, you cheat A. I and II
yourself." says the voiceless voice from within you. In the B. II and III
context of Freud's theory, which is at work C. I, II, and III
A. id alone D. I, II, and IV
B. superego alone
C. ego alone 89. Which technique in cooperative learning is used when new
D. Id and ego interaction information is divided equally among all group members and
each student teaches his or her portion to the other group
82. Which is a graphic representation of numerical data? members?
A. histogram A. round table
B. attribute wheel B. think-pair-share
C. Venn diagram C. round robin
D. spider map D. jigsaw

83. After the holidays, there was much chatter and sharing of
stories in class. You are confronted with behavioral
management. You have a well-planned lesson which you
cannot start. What is the best strategy for the class to settle
down so you can start the lesson?
A. Give the class 10 minutes to share how they spent the
holidays.
B. Ask the students what their New Year's resolutions are.
C. Give the students 10 minutes to write a paragraph on their
New Year's resolution.
D. Give a 10-item test to keep them quiet.
84. High levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, inhibits
learning. What is an implication of this in the teaching-learning
process?
A. Teachers should be non-threatening in their ways.
B. Avoid quizzes and tests.
C. Never raise your voice.
D. Do not give assignments.
85. Which is ethical for a teacher to do in a situation where
he/she falls in love with a student or when a student falls in
love with his/her teacher?
A. the teacher advises the student to discontinue with his/her
studies
B. the teacher resigns from his/her teaching job
C. the teacher avoids that learner
D. the teacher exercises discretion to avoid scandal and gossip
and preferential treatment of that learner
86. If you want to hone your students' metacognitive ability,
which is most fit?
A. drill for mastery
B. journal writing
C. debate
D. brainstorming
87. The principle of leaner _____ makes assessment a shared
responsibility with the teacher.
A. performance
B. accountability
C. responsibility
D. evaluation
90. Which of the following is the most important contribution
of Gestalt psychology to the theories of learning?
A. Use of multimedia approaches
B. Importance of the reinforcement in the learning process
C. Cognitive insight
D. Concept of readiness in learning
91. John Dewey's major contributions to the sociological
foundations of education are the following. Which is an
exception?
A. School is a continuation of home; activities at home
continue at school.
B. Education is a social process beginning unconsciously at
birth.
C. "True Education" is transmission of knowledge from the
teacher to the learner.
D. Facilitating education means being aware of the social
condition of the learners.
92. 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
93. A child who is cold towards the people around him might
have failed to attain what basic goal based on Erikson’s theory
on psychological development?
A. Autonomy
B. Initiative
C. Trust
D. Mistrust
94. What is referred to as the "looking glass self" of Cooley?
A. It is how I look at myself through the eyes of others.
B. It is how others look at myself.
C. It is how others affect me.
D. It is how I influence others.
95. Student A 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. perennialist
C. She does not excel in spelling nor in arithmetic. D. behaviorist
D. She is better in spelling than in arithmetic.
103. Inculcaying the spirit of empathy among learners fulfills
96. Is it wise to orient our students and parents on our grading which pillar of learning?
system? A. learning to live together
A. Yes, so that from the very start, students and their parents B. learning to do
know how grades are derived. C. learning to be
B. Yes, but orientation must be only for our immediate D. learning to know
customers, the students.
C. No, this will court a lot of complaints later. 104. Teacher M sees to it that her classroom is clean and
D. No, grades and how they are derived are highly orderly so her pupils will less likely disarrange seats and litter
confidential. on the floor. On which thought is her action based?
A. behaviorism
97. The design of the 2002 Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) B. existentialism
is based on the principles that the main sources for C. progressivism
contemporary basic education are the expert systems of D. reconstructionism
knowledge and the learner's experience in their context. This
shows that the BEC is _____ in orientation. 105. It is equivalent to the average score of the group or
I. constructivist class?
II. behaviorist A. Mean
III. essentialist B. Median
A. I and III C. Mode
B. III only D. Standard Deviation
C. I only
D. I, II, and III 106. Which tool should a teacher use if she wants to locate
areas which are adversely affecting the performance of a
98. Which is the basic principle underpinning the performance- significant number of students?
based grading system? A. problem checklist
A. It is a tool for improving teaching and learning. B. self-report technique
B. It is a tool to determine prerequisite knowledge. C. autobiography
C. It is diagnostic, formative, and summative. D. cumulative record
D. It is evaluative and judgmental.
107. What theory states that identical instructional
99. A P.E. Teacher wrote this objective in her lesson plan, "To environments, methods, and resources may be effective for
execute the four fundamental dance steps." When observed by some learners and ineffective for others because of the
the school principal, she was showing her class how to execute differences in the learner's biological and developmental set of
the basic dance steps correctly. Why did the teacher use a characteristics?
demonstration method to implement her objective? A. Learning Style Theory
A. It is a chance to show the teacher's expertise. B. Reading Readiness Theory
B. It is easier to imitate a teacher who shows the steps. C. Multiple Intelligence Theory
C. No student knows how to execute the steps. D. Emotional Intelligence Theory
D. Class time is limited to ask student to execute.
108. A student knows that the examination week is
100. How much of the scientific method has your pupils approaching, but instead of studying, he chose to spend his
acquired? This is the best measured in their skill to _____. time playing computer games. On the examination day itself,
I. Generate and test hypotheses He opted to pray for miracles rather than studying. Which
II. Critic and evaluate attitude towards religion is displayed? Miracles rather than
III. See connectedness of events studying which attitude towards religion is displayed?
A. II and III A. Religion as Fake
B. I and II B. Religion as Magic
C. I only C. Religion as authentic
D. I, II, and III D. Religion as real

101. Which is the least exploratory in nature? 109. Which is an appropriate way to manage off-task
A. problem solving behavior?
B. inquiry A. Make eye contact.
C. demonstration B. Stop your class activity to correct a child who is no longer
D. discovery on task.
C. Move closer to the child.
102. Teacher R asserts that he needs to make his students get D. Redirect a child's attention to task and check his progress to
interested in the subject whether they like it or not. This is make sure he is continuing to work.
more the thinking of a/an _____.
A. reconstructionist 110. At the high school level, Kohlberg's advice to teachers is
B. essentialist for them to begin discussing with students about abstract
principles such as justice and human rights. On the average, in
which moral development stage are high school students
supposed to be?
A. post conventional stage
B. conventional stage
C. in between conventional and post conventional stage
D. this depends on the school culture
111. Which of the following is NOT a guidance role of the
classroom teacher?
A. Psychological Test Administrator
B. ListenerAdviser
C. Human Potential Discoverer
D. Total Development Facilitator
112. To make the materials highly engaging, what must
teachers do?
A. Make the materials interactive.
B. Prepare materials which are easy to make.
C. Create materials which are less costly.
D. Design materials similar to commercial ones.
113. Which are violations of the principle of respect?
I. Teacher A tells her students that what Teacher B taught is
wrong.
II. To retaliate, Teacher b advises students not to attend
Teacher A's class.
III. Teacher J secretly gives way to special favor to add 2
points to the grade of Student A who is vying for honors.
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I, II, and III
D. I and III
114. Rodel is very aloof and cold in his relationships with his
classmates. Which basic goal must haye not been attained by
Rodel during his developmental years, according to Erikson’s
theory on psychological development?
A. Autonomy
B. Trust
C. Initiative
D. Generativity
115. 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.
116. If the difficulty index of your test item is 0.10, what
should you do with this item?
A. Revise it.
B. Reject it.
C. Retain it.
D. Reserve it for another group of pupils.
117. To solve moral ambiguity among us Filipinos, we must
_____.
A. excuse ourselves whenever we do wrong
B. blame our government for not doing anything about it
C. be aware and responsible about the problem
D. be comfortable with the present state affairs
118. The Parent-Learning Support System targets the
acceptance of the parent's responsibility of educating a child.
In attending to this responsibility, which of the following roles
of parents should be given priority?
I. as a learner
II. as a child educator
III. as a participant in school activities
IV. as a model for children's development
V. as a provider of home environment conducive to learning
A. V
B. II
C. IV and V
D. I and II
119. After a leason on the atom, the students were asked to
work on a physical model of the atom to determine learning.
Which of the M.I. Is being enhanced?
A. linguistic
B. interpersonal
C. mathematical
D. kinesthetical
120. It is an approach that makes students "think about their
thinking". Students get conscious of their thought processes
while they are engaged in their cognitive tasks.
A. cognitive
B. constructivist
C. metacognitive
D. reflectivist
121. There is a controversial report that in a certain country,
toddlers are disciplined by being beaten, scalded with boiling
water, and tied to the chairs for hours. According to the same
report, the orphanages limited the number of orphans
according to the budget. They did this by selecting children,
especially the ugly and naughty ones, and placed them in the
"dying room" where they were deliberately left to starve to
death. Is this morally right?
A. No, the end does not justify the means.
B. No, the children, no matter how naughty, have basic
goodness.
C. Yes, the government cannot afford to maintain crowded
orphanages.
D. Yes, the children are naughty anyway and may grow to be
undesirable citizens.
122. With which goals of educational institutions as provided
for by the Constitution is the development of work skills
aligned?
A. To develop moral character
B. To teach the duties of citizenship
C. To inculcate love of country
D. To develop vocational efficiency
123. Essay questions are used in an achievement test when
_____.
A. most of the material sampled is factorial information
B. a wide sampling of material is desired
C. originality is a factor in the response
D. little time is available for construction and scoring
124. Research findings showed that student's motivation may
vary according to socio-economic background. Which
observation can attest to this?
A. Females are more likely than males to earn higher grades.
B. Students from low-income families are among those likely to
be at risk of failing and dropping from school.
C. Gifted students are more highly motivated.
D. More boys than girls become underachievers.
125. The developmental focus of the guidance process
suggests that it.
A. Follows definite phases and stages
B. Entails much time and effort
C. Is characterized by varied changes B. giving clear expectations to the academic community
D. Facilitates changes in all aspects C. encouraging everyone to participate in accomplishing school
goals and objectives
126. A test is considered reliable if _____. D. encouraging only the high performing teachers to apply for
A. it is easy to score promotion
B. it served the purpose for which it is constructed
C. it is consistent and stable 135. What is the purpose of directed reading-thinking activity
D. it is easy to administer (DRTA)?
A. to encourage students to model their own thinking
127. Erikson labeled children who are two years of age as B. to bridge the learning of oral language and written language
“terrible two” because _____. C. to increase comprehension and comprehension monitoring
A. they are inquisitive by predicting, generating questions, clarifying, and
B. they are playful summarizing
C. they are sickly D. to encourage students to think about their reading by
D. they are assertive having them make their predictions, confirm or reject them,
and revise their prediction as the story unfolds
128. Which technique is an application of B.F. Skinner's theory
on operant conditioning? 136. "Each learner approaches the world in many ways"
A. mastery learning implies that the learner has different views of what they learn.
B. process approach It implies varied learning styles as well as teaching styles. As a
C. computer-assisted instruction teacher, how would you apply this statement?
D. project method A. Review the contents of the lesson.
B. Master one strategy in teaching.
129. Educational institutions’ effort of developing work skills C. Make one standard lesson plan.
inside the school are aimed at _____. D. Provide various activities of learning.
A. developing moral character
B. inculcating love of country 137. It is sound to encourage students to define terms in their
C. teaching the duties of citizenship own words because _____.
D. developing vocational efficiency A. defining the terms in their own words helps them memorize
the definition faster
130. You have presented a lesson on animal protective B. students remember information better when they mentally
coloration. At the end, you ask if there are any questions. process it in some way
There are none. You can take this to mean _____. C. this is one opportunity to brush up with their English
A. your students are not interested in the lesson D. they ought to connect the terms that they learn
B. you need to determine if the students understood
everything you presented 138. Each teacher is said to be a trustee of the cultural and
C. you need to ask specific questions to elicit responses educational heritage of the nation and is obliged to transmit to
D. your students did not understand what you were talking learners such heritage. Which practice helps them fulfill such
about obligation?
A. Observe continuing professional education and be the best
131. The teacher performance results provide continual _____ teacher.
to professional development. B. Teach the latest instructional technology to children.
A. support C. Teach community life and culture worth emulating.
B. feedback D. Supplant indigenous culture with foreign culture.
C. guidance
D. assessment 139. Test norms are established so that they have basis for
_____.
132. If a student is encouraged to develop himself to the A. computing grades
fullest and must satisfy his hierarchy of needs, the highest B. establishing learning goals
need to satisfy according to Maslow is _____. C. identifying pupil’s
A. belongingness D. interpreting test results
B. safety
C. psychological need 140. Professionalization of teachers and teaching as
D. self-actualization promulgated in Presidential Decree No. 1006, defines teaching
as profession concerned with classroom institution ______.
133. To what extent were the objectives of the course met? A. by teachers on fulltime basis
This is the concern of the process of _____ evaluation. B. at the tertiary level in both public and private institutions
A. authentic C. at the elementary and secondary levels in both public and
B. criterion-referenced private schools
C. norm-referenced D. by teachers of permanent status
D. formative
141. Which of the following indicates a strong negative
134. Which of these school practices helps create a positive correlation?
learnin climate? A. -0.75
A. giving recognition or appreciation for teachers/staff B. -0.10
accomplishments
C. -0.25 into the curriculum
D. -0.15 III. Using pedagogical skills related to technology
IV. Providing teachers with skills for using software
142. The official title of the Philippine National Anthem is applications
_____. A. I and III
A. Bayang Magiliw B. II and III
B. Ang Alab ng Puso C. III and IV
C. Lupang Hinirang D. I, II, III, and IV
D. Pilipinas kong Mahal
150. What is the mean of this score distribution: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
143. Ask to do a learning task, Joe hesitates and says 9, 10?
"Mahirap. Ayaw ko. 'Di ko kaya!" (It's difficult. I don't like it. I A. 7
can't do it.) Is it possible to motivate this type of student? B. 6
A. Yes, he can do something with his ability. C. 8.5
B. Yes, he can change the nature of the job. D. 7.5
C. No, it is impossible to motivate a student who himself is not
motivated.
D. No, motivation is totally dependent on the student. No
person outside him can influence him.

144. Which type of test measures higher order thinking skills?

A. Enumeration
B. Matching
C. Completion
D. Analogy

145. In the context of the six facets of understading cited by

Wiggins and McTighe, what is a proof of a student's
understanding a principle?
A. repeating the principle given by the teacher
B. applying the principle to solve a problem
C. stating the principle from memory
D. memorizing the principle

146. You want your students to develop the ability to look at a

problem from various perspectives, which approach will be
more fit?
A. affective approach
B. behaviorist approach
C. modular approach
D. integrative approach

147. What is an application of Vygotsky's idea of scaffolding?

A. Give the learner a task that challenge her ability.
B. From the start, leave the learner to herself because she has
the power for self-learning.
C. Don't spoil the learner by doing what she ought to do.
D. Give the learner the necessary assistance until she can be
on her own.

148. Instead of assigning our students to discuss how to write

a good editorial, ask them to write one for the school organ.
Which principle underlies this practice?
A. Promote meaningful connections between classroom subject
matter and real-world contexts.
B. Use assignments for instructional and diagnostic purposes.
C. When giving assignments take into account students'
development levels.
D. Make assignments challenging.

149. Which are the most important concerns about the use of
ICT in instruction?
I. Developing appropriate curriculum materials that allow
students to construct meaning and develop knowledge
throught the use of ICT
II. Devising strategies to meaningfully integrate technology
Answer Key:

1. C 51. A 101. C
2. B 52. A 102. B
3. B 53. C 103. A
4. D 54. A 104. A
5. D 55. A 105. D
6. A 56. A 106. A
7. A 57. A 107. A
8. A 58. A 108. B
9. B 59. D 109. D
10. A 60. C 110. A
11. C 61. B 111. A
12. D 62. C 112. A
13. C 63. C 113. C
14. A 64. C 114. B
15. D 65. D 115. C
16. D 66. D 116. C
17. B 67. C 117. C
18. B 68. B 118. C
19. B 69. D 119. D
20. A 70. D 120. C
21. D 71. D 121. A
22. A 72. B 122. D
23. B 73. A 123. C
24. C 74. C 124. B
25. C 75. C 125. D
26. A 76. B 126. C
27. A 77. A 127. D
28. D 78. B 128. C
29. A 79. C 129. D
30. B 80. C 130. C
31. C 81. B 131. B
32. C 82. A 132. D
33. A 83. A 133. B
34. A 84. A 134. C
35. D 85. D 135. D
36. A 86. B 136. D
37. C 87. B 137. B
38. A 88. A 138. C
39. C 89. D 139. C
40. A 90. A 140. C
41. C 91. C 141. A
42. A 92. A 142. C
43. A 93. C 143. A
44. D 94. A 144. A
45. A 95. D 145. B
46. B 96. A 146. D
47. A 97. A 147. D
48. A 98. A 148. A
49. A 99. B 149. D
50. C 100. D 150. A