Facilitating Learning ( Ed- FL)

1. The Code of Ethics of Professional teachers covers everyone except:

A. Teachers in the academic, vocational, special, technical, or non-formal

institutions.
B. Teachers in all educational institutions at the pre-school, elementary and
secondary levels.
C. Teachers in tertiary level.
D. All full time public and private school teachers and administrators.
C – Teacher in the tertiary level are not covered in the Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers.
2. How can a teacher uphold the high standards of the teaching profession?

A. By working for a promotion in the system.

B. By continuously improving themselves personally and professionally.
C. By pointing out the advantages of joining the teaching profession.
D. By good grooming to change people’s poor perception of teachers.
B – To maintain high standards of teaching profession, teachers should be
consistent in improving themselves personally and professionally by taking
further studies, enriching their skills, developing positive values and
harnessing strong motivation to keep the passion to teach.
3. A teacher compiled the outputs of her peers and put her name as the author.
Which is unprofessional in her action ?

A. Not giving credit to others for their work.

B. Failing to correct what appears to be unprofessional conduct.
C. Giving due credit to others for their work.
D. Holding inviolate all confidential information concerning associates.
A – The teacher in the given situation is unethical for not giving due credits
where the credits are due.
4. The provision on _________ enables the blind and deaf student to partially or
integrate inside the classroom.

A. Academic freedom for students and teachers.

B. Providing vocational training to adult citizens and out of school youth.
C. Creating scholarship for poor and deserving students.
D. Protecting and promoting the right of all citizens to quality education.
D – To promote access to education among all kinds of learners including
deaf, blind etc., the constitution protects and promotes the rights of all
citizens to quality education.
5. If you are a principal and one of your teachers is not acting the way he should be.
How would you address this problem?

A. Explain to the pupils that there are some things that adults can do but children
can’t.
B. Be tolerant about the teacher’s behavior.
C. In writing, express disapproval of the unbecoming behavior of the teacher.
 D. Talk to the teacher about the importance of being consistent in one’s action
and in the rules of discipline enforced inside the classroom.
D – As a principal, talking to the teacher is initially the best option to
counter the situation.

6. When the boy scout said “Bahalana” before jumping into a pool to save a drowning
child. What attitude was exemplified ?
A. A daring attitude.
B. A “segurista attitude”
C. A daring attitude combined with “pagmamalasakit”
D. An “I don’t care attitude”.
C- In the given scenario, “bahalana” was depicted as a daring attitude
combined with pagmamalasakit. The boy scout took the risk to save the life
of a drowning child therefore the “bahalana” attitude can be considered a
“positive” trait in this particular situation.
7. The way the students learn is as important as what they learn. For this particular
idea. What statement is important?
A. Knowing how to solve problem.
B. Getting the right answer to the word problem.
C. Determine the given.
D. Solving the problem within the time limit.
A – Among the four statements, option A is the most important based on
the principle “How to learn is as important as What they learn”.
8. A teacher only teaches whenever she wants it. What does she lock?
A. Emotional intelligence C. Competence
B. Integrity and accountability D. Intelligence
B – A teacher who only teaches whenever she wants is someone who lack
integrity and accountability. This teacher desecrates the Code of Ethics and
can be sanctioned by his supervisor/principal.
9. Jean Jacques Rousseasu said that everyone is essentially good. This view can help a
teacher when _________.
A. Dealing with misbehaving students.
B. Helping the fast learners in class.
C. Teaching the students some values.
D. Knowing the students potential.
A – According to Rousseau, man is essentially good. Therefore a
misbehaving child still has goodness inside him.
10. __________ introduced kindergarten.
A. Maria Montessori C. Friedrich Froebel
B. Edward Paparazzi D. Johann Herbart
C –Friedrich Froebel introduced Kindergarten and considered as Father of
the Kindergarten.
11. A government position could only be occupied by someone who passed an
examination on Confucian thought. This is an influence from the:
A. Hebrews C. Hindus
B. Chinese D. Greeks
 B – In ancient China, a position could only be occupied upon passing a state
examination. Civil service examination therefore is a contribution of
Chinese education.
12. The concept of Karma originated from:

A. Hebrews C. Greeks
B. Hindus D. Chinese
B – Karma originated from the view of the Hindus
13. What is primitive view about the pupil/student?
A. Active participant C. Empty vessel
B. Hypothesis generator D. Module builder
C – A primitive or “traditional” view of student is that he/she is an empty
vessel.
14. A student did not study but spent one hour in the church praying to pass the exam.
This concept displays what attitude towards God and religion?
A. Religion as fake C. Religion as real
B. Religion as magic D. Religion as authentic
B – This student feels that religion is magical and that prayers can create
miracles.
15. ___________ is the weakness of the Montessori approach.

A. Fosters development of the cognitive skills

B. Foster independence
C. Emphasizes verbal interaction.
D. Neglects children’s social development
D – One of the weakness of Montessori approach is its tendency to neglect
social development. The other options are the strengths of Montessori
approach.
16. If a teacher believes that a child’s mind in TABULA RASA, then the teacher will
most likely engage the students in _________ process for them to learn.
A. Sensory impressions C. Reflections
B. Reasoning D. Metacognition
A – Tabula rasa or the belief that the mind is a “blank sheet:, will most likely
make the teacher conduct lessons that give sensory impressions because the
teacher believes that by doing so, he/she imprints salient inputs in the
students’ mind.
17. A student knows that the examination is approaching, but instead of studying, he
chose to spend his time playing computer games. On the examination day itself, He
opted to pray for miracles rather than studying. Which attitude towards religion is
displayed ?

Miracles rather than studying Which attitude towards religion is displayed ?

A. Religion as Fake C. Religion as authentic
B. Religion as Magic D. Religion as real
 B – The particular scenario shows the attitude of the child regarding religion
as magic. The child thought that his prayer will create miracle and will make
him pass the exam.
18. ___________ is/are used as medium/media of instructions in schools during the
Spanish era.
A. The vernacular C. Spanish
B. English D. Spanish and the vernacular
C – During Spanish era the medium of instructions in schools during the
Spanish era.
19. The use of the integrated approach in both secondary and primary level subjects is
a result of the implementation of the ___________.
A. Program for Decentralized C. Basic Education Curriculum
Education D. School first initiative
B. School-based management
C – BEC Or Basic Education Curriculum uses the integrated approach.
20. What government program allows students who are not accommodated in
community public schools to enroll in a private school at the government’s
expense?
A. Government Assistance C. Educational Service Contract
Program System
B. Study now Pay Later D. National Scholarship Program
A – GAP or Government Assistance Program allows students who were not
accommodated in public community school to enroll in a private school and
the expenses will be shouldered by the government.
21. _____________ was the 1980’s foremost educational issue.
A. Bilingual Education C. Accountability
B. Values Education D. Mainstreaming
A – During the 80s Bilingual Education was a foremost issue. A lot of
discussions among the educators on the pros and cons of the bilingual
approach were done during this time.
22. College students are required to take a constitution course for them to
____________.

A. Develop students into responsible and thinking students.

B. Acquaint students with the historical development of the Philippine
Constitution.
C. Make students experts in terms of Philippine Constitution.
D. Prepare the students for law making.
A – College students are mandated to take some units in constitution for
them to become responsible and thinking citizens. The course allows them
to be familiar with the provisions of the law and thereby making them
productive and responsible citizens.
23. ____________supports equitable access but on the other hand, quality might be
compromised.
A. Open admission C. Deregulated tuition fee hike
B. School accreditation D. Selective retention
 A – Open admission might affect the quality of education because the school
will have no chance to screen students although open administration
promotes equal chances for everyone to be accepted.
24. Educational institutions’ efforts of developing work skills inside the school are
aimed at ________.
A. Developing moral character C. Inculcating love of country
B. Teaching the duties of D. Developing vocational
citizenship efficiency
D – Developing vocational efficiency is aimed to provide students work skills
that will be beneficial for them in the future.
25. In Piaget’s concrete operational stage, a teacher should provide ___________.

A. Activities for hypothesis formulation

B. Learning activities that involve problems of classification and order
C. Activities for evaluation purposes
D. Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with
B – A child in the concrete operational stage (age 7-11) needs skills in
classification and order which requires appropriateuse of logic.
26. Interpersonal intelligence is best shown by a student who _____________.

A. Works on his/her own

B. Keeps interest to himself/herself
C. Seeks out a classmate for help when problem occurs
D. Spends time meditating
C – Interpersonal intelligence or “people-oriented –skill” is shown when the
child helps his/her classmate who has a problem.
27. 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 C. Neurological factors
B. Poor teaching D. Immaturity
A – Reading disability was found to be related with emotional factors.
Therefore, a child who is neglected and abused has a higher chance of
having difficulty gaining reading skills.
28. A child was punished for cheating in an exam for sure the child won’t cheat againin
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 as a response

B. Punishment removes response
C. Punishment doesn’t remove a response
D. Punishment weakens a response
D – Punishment does not permanently remove a response from a child’s
repertoire of behavior, instead it only weakens it.
29. Laughing at a two-year-old child who uttered a bad word is not a proper thing to do
because in the stage of the child’s life, the child is __________.
 A. Considering the views of others D. Distinguishing right from
B. Distinguishing sex difference wrong
C. Socializing

D – A two year old child is learning what is right and wrong and therefore
laughing at him when he/she utters bad word is not a good practice since
he/she might consider it as an approval of his/her behavior.

30. “Men are built not born.” This quotation by John Watson states that __________.

A. The ineffectiveness of training on a person’s development

B. The effect of environmental stimulation on a person’s development
C. The absence of genetic influence on a person’s development
D. The effect of heredity
B – John Watson believes that environmental stimulation is directly
affecting a person’s development that’s why he was quoted saying “Men are
built not born”.
31. 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 C. Initiative
B. Trust D. Mistrust
B – According to Psychological development Theory of Erikson, a child who is cold
towards people around him failed in the basic goal of “trust” in the stage
“Trust vs Mistrust”. A child who exhibits this kind of behavior might have
lacked the warmth of mother’s embrace and affection from significant
others.
32. A boy is closer to his mother and a girl is close to her farther. These instances are
under _________.
A. Oedipal Complex C. Phallic stage
B. Latent stage D. Pre-genital stage
C – When a boy is closer to the mother (Oedipus complex) and a girl is closer
to her father (Elektra complex), these instances are under Freud’s Phallic
Stage in the Psychosexual Development Theory.
33. _____________ are rights that cannot be renounced because they needed for a
person to fulfill his/her primordial obligations.
A. Perfect rights C. Acquired rights
B. Alienable rights D. Inalienable rights
D – Inalienable rights (e.g. Right to live) are rights that cannot be renounced
or taken away from the person.
34. A grade 1 pupil likes to play with his friends, but gets angry when defeated. Piaget’s
theory states that this pupil is under what developmental stage?
A. Concrete operation C. Formal operation
B. Sensor motor D. Pre-operation
D – Pre-operation stage according to Piaget is characterized by egocentrism.
35. Which describes Philippine education during the Spanish regime?
 A. Establish of a normal school
B. Separation of church and state
C. Vernaculars as medium of instruction
D. Emphasis on religious instruction
D – During Spanish regime, education is focused on religious instruction.
36. Some Filipino teachers are sent abroad to study. We call the ___________.
A. Insulares C. Peninsulares
B. Pensionados D. Reformist
B – Pensionados are Filipino scholars sent abroad to study during the
American time.

37. Jose Rizal said that national redemption can be achieved by ____________.
A. Gaining economic recovery
B. Stabilizing political situation
C. Opening our doors to foreign influence
D. Upgrading the quality of the Filipinos through education
D – Jose Rizal believed that education will upgrade the Filipinos and
eventually will lead to national redemption.
38. A foreigner who is studying here in the Philippines was turned-off by the Filipino’s
lack of punctuality and poor word choice
A. Ethnocentrism C. Xenocentrism
B. Colonial mentality D. Culture shock
D – Culture shock is phenomenon when a person is new to a certain place is
appalled to some nuances of the community.
39. If you are a wise voter, you would vote ____________.

A. A candidate who has the making of a public servant

B. A neighbor who is closest to you in times of need
C. A candidate who helped you giving cash
D. A godfather who gave your father a job.
A – A wise voter would vote for someone who can be a good leader and has
the making of a true public servant.
40. A pregnant, unmarried woman aborted her baby to avoid disgrace. Is she morally
justified to do that?

A. No, the unborn child cannot be made to suffer the consequences of the sins of
his/her parents.
B. Yes, it can save her and the child from disgrace when he grows up.
C. No, abortion is immoral.
D. Yes, it is better to prevent the child from coming into the world who will suffer
very much due to the absence of a father.
C – Abortion is an immortal act and is considered murder therefore the
person is liable not only to the law of God but to the law of man as well.
41. This constitutional provision is the full and partial integration of the capable deaf
and blind students in the classroom.

A. Creating scholarship for poor and deserving students.

 B. Academic freedom
C. Providing citizenship and vocational training to adult citizens and out-of-
school-youths.
D. Protecting and promoting the right of all citizens to quality education.
D – The constitution provides protection and promotion for quality
education for all its citizens including the “special learners”.
42. The difference between Christian and Muslim marriage, the former being
monogamous and the latter being polygamous is called ____________.
A. Ethnical Relativism C. Acculturation
B. Enculturation D. Cultural relativism
A – Ethnical relativism is concept wherein an acceptable norm in one
community may be considered immoral in the other.
43. A perfect duty is exemplified by:
A. Supporting a poor but deserving student to school.
B. Paying the worker the wages agreed upon.
C. Donating an amount for a noble project.
D. Giving alms to the needy.
B – Perfect duty is usually agreed upon the entered into a contract. Paying
agreed upon wages of employees is an example.
44. The brain’s left hemisphere is involved in ____________ function.
A. Intuitive C. Nonverbal
B. Visual D. Logical
D – The left hemisphere of the brain is believed to be involved in logical
function. The rest of the options are functions of the right hemisphere.
45. ____________ is the start of Education in human rights.
A. Loving others C. Caring for others
B. Liking others D. Respect towards others
D – Respect towards others is the start of education in human rights. It
emanates from the idea that the rights of a person stop when the rights of
others begin.
46. This is the objective of the continuous progression scheme that was introduced in
the elementary level in the school year 1970 to 1971.
A. Mastery of three r’s C. Mass promotion
B. Pipil’s progression according to D. Access to education
capacity
C – CPS or continuous progression scheme during the 70’s was popular for its
mass promotion.
47. Schema theory states that:
A. We learn by the process of conditioning
B. We are passive learners
C. We organize what we learn according to patterns
D. We are totally conditioned by our environment
C – Schema theory which is closely related to Gestalt Theory believes that a
person learns by organization of patterns.
48. If one is asked to develop himself to the fullest, what we need is he trying to satisfy
according to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
A. Safety needs B. Physiological needs
 C. Belongingness D. Self-actualization
D – According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, the highest among the need
is Self Actualization, wherein the person strives to develop himself to his full
potential.
49. Fear of something that was caused by a painful experience in the past is an example
of
A. Insight C. Operant conditioning
B. Classical conditioning D. Imitation
B – Classical conditioning explains why fear of something (e.g. phobic
reaction to dogs) is caused by a painful experience in the past. For example,
the person is afraid of dogs because he was ran after by a big dog when he
was small.
50. Education during the American regime can be characterized as:
A. Religious C. Filipinistic
B. Centralized D. Decentralized
B - During American regime, the educational system is centralized.