FINAL COACHING GOOD LUCK!!!!!

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

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
●KEY

1. According to Erikson, identity and role confusion occurs during

A. Elementary Years C. College years

●B. High school years D. Pre school years

2. According to Jerome Bruner, learning is a simultaneous process of acquisition,

transformation and_______________.

●A. Evaluation C. Metacognition

B. Question D. Education

3. Who among the following developed the Social Learning Theory?

●A. Bandura C. Bruner

B. Kohlberg D. Skinner

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. Bandura ●C. Kohlberg

B. Piaget D. Bruner

5. According to Maslow, the highest of the need in the Hierarchy of Needs theory is

A. Psychological need C. belongingn

●B. Self actualization D. Safety

6. Based on Freud’s theory, which operates when a person is in the height of anger?

A. Ego C. Id and ego

B. Superego ●D. Id

7. Operant conditioning can be applied to classroom by

A. Connecting facts and concepts

B. Fostering conducive learning environment
●C. Using reinforcement
D. 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. Yes, women are mean for the home
C. No, women can perform just like men
●D. 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
C. Activities for evaluation purposes
D. Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with

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 C. Neurological factors

B. Poor teaching D. Immaturity

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 removes response
C. Punishment doesn’t remove a response
●D. 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 sex references
C. Socializing
●D. Distinguishing right from wrong

13. According to Sigmund Freud, the main proponent of Psychoanalytic Theory, the
superego is mainly concerned with
A. The resolution of conflict within the self
B. The finding of greater satisfaction
●C. The idea of right and wrong
D. The development of healthy psyche

14. Modeling is a teaching rooted on______________________ learning theory.

●A. Bandura C. Thorndike

B. Skinner D. Bruner

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. Allow them to think about thinking
●C. Give a star token to those who will participate
D. Let them exercise metacognitive approaches to better understand the topic

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
C. A written report was submitted by a student two days ahead of time
D. A written report was submitted by a student two days late

17. Providing variety of learning activities to students is a characteristic of a teacher

who understand the principle of
A. Reward as a potential means of increasing the participation
B. Proactive teaching as a modern technique of teaching
●C. Facilitating learning with emphasis on individual differences
D. Allowing the student to be exposed to various teaching techniques

18. The best example of Operant Conditioning among the following is

A. Connecting facts and concepts

B. Fostering conducive learning environment
●C. Using reinforcement
D. 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. Associative learning ●C. Operant Conditioning

B. Classical conditioning D. Pavlovian conditioning

20. A child submitted a poor written report but packaged with brightly colored paper
cover. This showcases__________________.

A. Art over academics C. art over science

B. Substance over “porma” ● D. “porma” over substance
21. He is considered as the first special education student.
●A. Victor of Aveyron C.Sigmund Freud
B. Tarzan of the Jungle D. Alfred Binet

22. The Father of modern psychology

A. Carl Jung ● C. Sigmund Freud

B. Aristotle D. Alfred Binet

23. He is postulated that man psyche is composed of animus and the anima

A. Karen Horney C. Willism James

●B. Carl Jung D. Cattell

24. He pioneered in NON-Directive Counseling?

A. Thomas Gordon ●C. Carl Rogers

B. Erik Erikson D. Rousseau

25. This educator proposed 3 modes of representation, enactive, iconic and

symbolic
A. Bandura C. Kounin
B. Kohler ●D. 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 C. Rogers
●B. Watson D. Erikson

27. His best contribution to the world of education is the 3 laws (law of effect, law or
readiness and law of exercise)

A. Rousseau ●C. Thorndike

B. Pavlov D. Bandura

28. The teachers’ widely accepted view of giving rewards to students is the legacy of

A. Dewey C. kounin
B. Bruner ●D. 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. Bruner ●C. Wertheimer

B. Thorndike D. Lewin

31. “the child learns from what he sees in the environment” is the main thesis of this
famous educational psychologist

A. Skinner ● C. Bandura
B. Locke D. Koffka

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 C. Locke

B. Wertheimer D. Jung

33. According to this developmental psychologist, children’s thinking skills move

from simplicity to complexity
A. Bandura ●C. Piaget
B. Thorndike D. Freud
34. The inventor of the first usable intelligence test

A. Freud C. Skinner
B. Piaget ●D. Binet

35. This particular theorist believes that the mind is blank at birth

A. Allport ●C. Loche

B. Skinner D. Binet

36. He is generally considered as the father of modern education

A. Collin C. Aristotle
●B. Comenius D. hagel

37. Kindergarten movement is the legacy of this man who is considered the father of
kindergarten

A. Pestalozzi C. Montessori
●B. Froebel D. Collins

38. He once said: “education is not a preparation for life…it is life”

A. Montessori C. Havighurst
●B. Dewey D. Skinner

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

A. Lewin ●C. Herbart

B. Kohler D. Havighurst

40. He pioneered in coming up with a list of development task as individuals pass

through the developmental stages

●A. Havigburst C. Anastasi

B. Hurlock D. Herbart

41. This educator is famous for applying classical education to impoverished

children of Chicago Illinois.

●A. Collins C. Froebel

B. Montessori D. Piaget
42. This educator opposes the traditional notion that students are empty vessels. He
call this traditional technique as banking system

A. Herbart ● C. Freire
B. Locke D. Rousseau

43. He pioneered in the study of language acquisition of children

●A. Rousseau C. Chomsky

B. Freire D. Rubenstein

44. He introduced the notion of zone of proximal development and “scaffolding”

●A. Vygotsky C. Chomsky

B. Tyler D. Rubenstein

45. This condition is also known as trisomy 21

A Turner Syndrome ●C. Down Syndrome

B. Patau Syndrome D. Autism

46. This condition is characterized by poor spelling and pervasive difficulty in

reading

A. Mental retardation C. Savant

B. autism ●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 C. aspergers
●B. Aphasia D. dyslexia

48. ___________is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired

social interaction and communicatio9n and by restricted and repetitive behavior.

A. Mental retardation C. ADHD

●B. Autism D. Physical Disabilities

49. __________ refers to quantitative changes in an individual as he progresses in

chronological age.

A. Development C. Cephalocaudal
●B. Growth D. Proximodistal
50. __________ refers to progressive series of changes of an orderly coherent type
leading to the individual’s maturation.

●A. Development C. Cephalocaudal

B. Growth D. Proximodistal

Hyperropia- farsightedness
Astigmatism- blurred
Myopia- nearsigtednessHyperropia- farsightedness
Astigmatism- blurred
Myopia- nearsigtedness
Hydrophobic- fear of water
Excruciating- unbearable
To Herald- to proclaim
Gloat- brag
Sophisticated- complicated
Eureka- discovery
Two-faced- deceitful
Armed to the Teeth- to have many weapons
Cold as ice- person who does not care
Excuse my French- using language poorly learned
Lucid moments- thinking clearly
High-minded- honorable
Haitus- lapse
Frivolous- worthless
Commenced- beginning
Procrastinate- lazy
Presumption of innocence- remains innocent until proven guilty
Rogue- dishonest/mischievous person
Axiology- nature of values
Logic- nature of reasoning
Epistemology- nature of knowledge
Metaphysics- nature of reality
⭐Stages of mitosis: PMAT ProphaseMetaphaseAnaphaseTelophase Psychosexual
stages (Sigmund Freud): oralanalphalliclatencygenetal ⭐Information processing:
Sensory Register-STM-LTM
⭐Types of carbohydrates: monosaccharides, oligosaccharides & polysaccharides
Components of fungi cell wall: chitin, protiens & sugar
⭐Phil. Events:
2009- Ampatuan massacre
2013- Zamboanga siege
2015- SAF 44 massacre
2017- Marawi siege (Maute Group)

Hydrophobic- fear of water

Excruciating- unbearable
To Herald- to proclaim
Gloat- brag
Sophisticated- complicated
Eureka- discovery
Two-faced- deceitful
Armed to the Teeth- to have many weapons
Cold as ice- person who does not care
Excuse my French- using language poorly learned
Lucid moments- thinking clearly
High-minded- honorable
Haitus- lapse
Frivolous- worthless
Commenced- beginning
Procrastinate- lazy
Presumption of innocence- remains innocent until proven guilty
Rogue- dishonest/mischievous person
Axiology- nature of values
Logic- nature of reasoning
Epistemology- nature of knowledge
Metaphysics- nature of reality
⭐Stages of mitosis: PMAT ProphaseMetaphaseAnaphaseTelophase Psychosexual
stages (Sigmund Freud): oralanalphalliclatencygenetal ⭐Information processing:
Sensory Register-STM-LTM
⭐Types of carbohydrates: monosaccharides, oligosaccharides & polysaccharides
Components of fungi cell wall: chitin, protiens & sugar
⭐Phil. Events:
2009- Ampatuan massacre
2013- Zamboanga siege
2015- SAF 44 massacre
2017- Marawi siege (Maute Group)

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Questions and Answers
1. Used as medium of instruction during Spanish- SPANISH
2. Government program allow students who are not accommodated in community
public school. To enroll in private school- GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM (GAP)
3. CHED– Study Now Pay Later
4. Integrated Approach in both secondry and primary level-BASIC EDUCATION
CURRICULUM (BEC)
5. 1980s foremost education issue – BILINGUAL EDUCATION
6. Support equal access but on the other hand quality might be compromised-
OPEN ADMISSION
7. The government education program on _______ made Philippine education
Placement Test for adults and out of school youth.- EQUITABLE ACCESS
DEVELOPMENT
8. College students are required to take a constitution course for them to- DEVELOP
STUDENTS INTO RESPONSIBLE AND THINKING STUDENT
9. Education institution effort of developing work skills include the schools are aim
at- DEVELOPING VOCATIONAL EFFICIECY
10. Seek out a classmate for help when problem occurs-INTERPERSONAL
INTELEGENCE
11. Dysfunctional family- EMOTIONAL FACTOR
12. Child who is cold towards the people around him might have failed to attain-
TRUST
13. Philippine Education during Spanish regime – EMPHASIS ON RELIGIOUS
INSTRUCTION
14. Uttered a bad word– DISTINGUISHING RIGHT FROM WRONG
15. Boy closer and girl closer- PHALLIC STAGE
16. Objective of the continuous progression scheme in the elementary 1970-71.-
MASS PROMOTION
17. Fullest/ highest- SELF ACTUALIZATION
18. First American Teacher- THOMASITES
19. Reward – REINFORCEMENT
20. PRC (LET)- RA 7836
21. Thomasites
- DISAMBARKED FROM CSI CALLED THOMAS
22. Erickson said that child aged 3-5 is most likely
- ECO-CENTRIC
23. Child always fight his classmate very short attention span
- ADHD
24. Adopted to provide universal access to basic learning to eradicate illiteracy
- EFA
25. Free public education Article XIV Sec. 2
- THESE LEVELS PROVIDE THE FOUNDATION FOR LIFE FUNCTIONS AND
ROLE
26. Philippine Education during revolution period
– ESTALISHMENT NATIONHOOD
27. Shy
- INTROVERT
28. METACOGNITIVE/ METACOGNITION
- thinking about their thinking
29. Jean Jacques Rousseau
- DEALING WITH MISBEHAVIOR STUDENTS
30. Jean Jacques Rousseau- said that
-EVERYONE IS ESSENTIALLY GOOD
31. How teacher uphold high standard of the teaching profession?
- CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING THEMSELVES
32. Colonial Mentality
- FOREIGNER SUPERIOR
33. Learning to know
- FACILITATOR
34. Pattern of acquiring values is based on values are
- CAUGHT NOT TAUGHT
35. Progressivist
– DEWEY
36. Free movement time allotment
- FLEXIBLE
37. Activities ahead of time
- EMERGENCY ACTIVITY/ FILLER
38. Normal practice followed in the classroom
- ROUTINE
39. DECS changes to DepEd
- RA 9155
40. Teacher controlled his off talk giving him direct contact
- CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
41. Center of Excellence- CHED
42. Integral part of teaching process- CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
43. BP Blg. 232 SHALL ESTABLISH< MAINTAIN…
44. Cluster remote stand-alone school is under one lead school ahead strong
influence- GEOGRAPHICAL
45. Failure of ended- DEPENDENCE ON HIGHER AUTHORITY
46. President Fidel Ramos- EFA (Education for All)
47. Bottom up management style-INVOLVEMENT OF STUDENTS, PARENTS,
TEACHER AND COMMUNITY IN SCHOOL
48. GENDER EQUALITY IN EDUCATION
49. Learning to Know- UNDERSTANDING
50. GENDER EQUALITY
51. Realia –FEASIBLE
52. Learning to live together-
53. Ex. Volcanoes erupted- MOCK –UP
54. Topic” Discuss Earth- MODEL
55. With-it-ness-JACOB KOUNIN- AWARE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE
CLASSROOM
56. Orderly Transition- MATERIALS READILY AVAILABLE
57. Nearest from the real thing-EDGAR DALE- CONE OF EXPERIENCE –
WATCHING DEMO
58. Referent power- FEELING OF TRUST AND ACCEPTANCE
59. Routine Activities- ESTABLISH ON FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
60. Low profile classroom technique- MANAGE MISBEHAVIOR
YOU CAN ANSWER NOW THE PRE-BOARD EXAM...ANSWER IS ON THE LAST
PART ...THANK YOU!

DIRECTION: This is a test in General Education 40% for Elementary Education/

40% in Secondary Education . Work as fast as you can covering as many items as
possible within the given time. This is 150 items .

1. In one of his poems, the Filipino author Zulueta da Costa said that the Filipinos
are like the Molave. What figure of speech was used?

a. simile b. personification c. metaphor d. hyperbole

2. Helen of Troy is the face who launched a thousand ships .What figure of speech
is used in the given sentence?

a. ellipsis b. synecdoche c. alliteration d. irony

3. Si Ana at Ariadne ay masisipag na mag-aaral. Walang Mali.

a. Si b. at c. masisipag d. mag-aaral e. Walang mali

4. ________ mo ng mga damit ang iyong kapatid sa dormitory.

a. Dalhin b. Dalahin c. Dalhan d. Dadalahin

5. ________ sa batas, hindi maaaring isakdal ng dalawang beses ang isang

akusado para sa iisang pagkakasala.

a. Maliban b. Ayon * c. Ayon kay d. Marahil

6. nawalang-malay : hinimatay : : naghihingalo : ______

a. nasa bingit ng kamatayan* b. namatay c. napagod d. nahihilo

7. Isahan : gaano : : _______

a.maramihan : gaa-gaano b.maramihan : gaanu-ano

c.maramihan : gaga-gaano d.maramihan : ganu-ano

8. Masalimuot ang buhay ng taong kapit sa patalim.

a. malungkot b. masaya c. magulo d. mapayapa

9. Naglipana sa lansangan ang masamang-loob lalo na kung gabi.

a. namasyal b. nagkalat c. nagtatago d. nagmuni-muni

10. Siya ang “Ama ng Zarsuelang Tagalog”?

A. Aurelio Tolentino b. N.V.M Gonzalez c. Alejandro Abadilla d. Severino Reyes

11. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang HINDI epiko ng Mindanao?

a. Indarapatra at Sulayman b. Alim c. Bidasari d. Bantugan

12. Ang titik “ng” sa Alpabetong Filipino ay nagmula sa alpabetong _____.

a. Ingles b. Abecedario c. Romano d. Abakada

13. Ilang titik ang hiniram ng Alpabetong Filipino mula sa Alpabetong Ingles?

a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9

14. Aling salita ang klaster?

a. palma b. basta c. pluma d. basket

15. ”Ang aking pag-ibig ay tanging sa iyo lamang .” Ibigay ang ayos ng
pangungusap na ito.

a. payak b. tambalan c. karaniwan d. di-karaniwan

16. Aling Salita ang may diptonggo?

a. buwis b. bayan c. buhay d. iwas

17. Ang epiko tungkol sa kasaysayan ng pag-iibigan ng mga bathala na nagmula sa

Iloilo ay ang ______ .

a. Hinilawod b. Biag-ni- Lam-ang c. Bidasari d. Maragtas

18. Anong teorya ng wika ang nagsasabing ang wika ay nailikha bunga ng
masidhing damdamin ng tao?

a. Bow-wow b. Pooh-pooh c. Ding-dong d. Yoheho

19. ”Natutulog ba ang Diyos?” Ang pahayag sa itaas ay halimbawa ng anong uri ng
tayutay?

a. Pagdaramdam b. Tanong Retorikal c. Pagtanggi d. Pagsalungat

20. Ano ang nagging pangalan ng wikang pambansa noong 1959?

a. Pilipino b. Filipino c. Tagalog d. Wikang Pambansa
21. The captain of the pep squad are working feverishly to boost the team`s morale.
No error.

a. pep-squad b .are c. to boost d. team`s morale . e. No error

22. The teachers as well as the guidance counselor is accompanying the students
on a field trip. No error.

a. teachers b. guidance counselor c. is accompanying d. on a field trip e. No error

23. Simba and Nala is my favorite characters in The Lion King. No error.

a. and b. is c. The Lion King d. No error

24. Tne committee are meeting on Friday to discuss the details of the charaity ball.
No error.

a. are meeting b. on Friday c. to discuss d. charity ball e. No error

25. Mumps, which are a dangerous disease, can be prevented through vaccination .
No error.

a. Mumps b. are c. disease d. vaccination e. No error

26. The student leaders ______ surveys to determine the students` need since last
week.

a. has conducted b. have conducted c. has conducting d. have been conducting

27. The President _______ the bill on Children`s Right last Monday.

a. vetoes b. vetos c. vetoed d. vetoid

28. The Committee on Ethics ____ every Friday.

a. meets b. meet c. has met d. have met

29. It is estimated that in the present century, there ______ about 954 million
illiterate adults.

a. is b. are c. was d. were

30. In 1960, 58% of illiterates ______ women; the corresponding figure today is
more than 60%.

a. is b. are c. was d. were

31. The warm humid air irritated he.

a. irritated he. b. irritated him. c .irritation him. d. irritating him.

32. Keep on reading and you will learn more.

a. Keep on reading b. Keep to read c. Keep on read d. Keeping on reading

33. Even though Mariel studied hard, she got the highest mark.

a. Even though Mariel studied hard b. But Mariel hard

c. Because Mariel studied hard d. While Mariel studied hard

34. The Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature were given to different literary
pieces that excel in their respective genres.

a. were given to different literary pieces b. is given by different literary pieces

c. are given at different literary pieces d. is given to different literary pieces

35. We hike Mt.Apo half an hour.

a. half an hour. b. for half an hour. c. at half an hour. d. by half an hour.

36. Kmono: ______ :: kilt : Scandinavian

a. Indian b. Indonesian c. Chinese d. Japanese

37. king of beats : lion :: king of birds : _______

a. robin b. sparrow c. eagle d. falcon

38. Jewish : kosher : : halal

a. Muslim b. Buddhist c. Christian d. Pagans

39. Catholic : priest : : Buddhist : ______

a. Imam b. rabbi c. lama d. pope

40. laity : lay people : : clergy : ______

a. clergymen b. clerics c. clergy d. clerks

41. Ano ang tamang ispeling ng salitang barbershop sa Filipino?

a. barbersyap b. barbershop c.barbershap d. barbersiyap

42. ” Ikaw ang aking mahal.” Ibigay ang ayos ng pangungusap na ito .

a. payak b. tambalan c. karaniwan d. di-karaniwan

43. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang HINDI tulang pasalaysay?

a. Moro-moro b. Epiko c. Awit d. korido

44. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang HINDI epiko ng Bisaya?

a. Lagda b. Maragtas c. Bidasari d. Hinilawod

45. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang isang epiko ng mga Ifugao?

a. Ibalon at Aslon b.Hudhod c. Biag ni Lam-ang d. Haraya

46. ”Nagtaksil si Adrian.” Ibigay ang ayos ng pangungusap na ito.

a. payak b. tambalan c. karaniwan d. di-karaniwan

47. Ito ay ang pag-aaral ng makabuluhang tunog ng isang wika.

a. Ponolohiya * b. Morpolohiya c. Sintaks d. Palabuuan

48. Siya ang may-akda ng nobelang “Banaag at Sikat”?

a. Jose dela Cruz b. Lope K. Santos c. Jose Corazon de Jesus d. Emilio Jacinto

49. Isang awiting bayan na tungkol sa pakikipagkaibigan ang _____ .

a. sambotani b. salagintok c. daeleng d. oyayi

50. Siya ay si “Dolores Manapat”.

a. Graciano Lopez Jaena b. N.V.M. Gonzalez c. Andres Bonifacio d. Marcelo H. del

Pilar

51. The process of comparing one quantity with corresponding standard is called
______ .
a. Measurement b. Formulation c. Interpolation d. Extrapolation

52. Matter is anything that has ______.

a. Weight and volume b. Mass and volume c. Weight and mass d. Mass and shape
53. A student walks from home to school 3 blocks away and then returns home for
lunch. After lunch, he goes back to school. His total displacement is _______ .
a. 0 block b. 3 block c. 6 blocks d. 9 blocks

54. What property of matter is involved in the sign, “Fasten Your Seat Belt”?

a. Impenetrability b. Inertia c. Acceleration d. Interaction

55. Which of the following situations is true as a boat moves from salty sea to fresh
water river?

a. It sinks deeper. b. It floats higher. c. It stays at the same level. d. It moves faster.

56. Which of the following is conserved when a pendulum is swinging?

a. Mass b. Momentum c. Energy d. Weight

57. Which statement best explains why ice is a good refrigerant ?

a. It cools by evaporation. b.It absorbs heat while melting.

c.It conducts heat quickly. d.It does not melt inside the refrigerator.

58. An object becomes positively charge if it _________ .

a. gains protons b. gains electron c. loses protons d. loses electrons

59. The force that holds the atoms and molecules together to form larger bodies is
known as

a. Gravitational force b. Electromagnetic force

c. Weak nuclear force d. Strong nuclear force

60. What is the maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in n=4?

a. 2 b. 8 c. 16 d. 32

61. It is characterized by shared experiences and mutual responsibilities.

a. Gesellschaft b. Gemeinchaft c. Enculturation d. Acculturation

62. It features the exchange of goods, money and services .

a. Gesellschaft b. Gemeinchaft c. Enculturation d. Acculturation

63. The longest revolt in the Philippine History is called the ______ .

a. Dagohoy revolt b .Diego Silang revolt c. Gabriela Silang revolt d. Palaris revolt
64. Violation of human rights is a violation of the _____ of persons.

a. dignity b. intelligence c. emotions d. freedom

65. What is the foundation of genuine peace and reconciliation?

a.Joy b.Confrontation
c.happinness
d.Social justice

66. What was our government under the 1935 constitution ?

a. Revolutionary b. Monarchy c. Commonwealth d. Military

67. What values are being promoted by the Philippine Government when it launched
the “Juan Time” project in 2011 ?

a. Punctuality b. Austerity c. Palabra de Honor d. Close family ties

68. If you seeing your ways of doing things as the right way and everybody else`s as
the wrong way, you tend to have the the attitude called

a. Cultural relativism b. Ethical relativism c. Ethnocentrism d. Xenophobia

69. It refers to any liability to pay money arising out of a contract , express or implied
.

a. Poll tax b. Tax c. Debt d.Debtors

70. He coined the term “survival of the fittest.”

a. August Comte b .Karl Marx c. Herbert Spencer d. Arnold Toynbee

71. The biologist who probably first used the term “cell” was ______.

a. Hooke b. Browne c. Leeuwenhoek d. Schleiden

72. The following means help in controlling floods , except

a. Reforestation b. Deforestation c. Crop rotation d. Construction of flood ways

73. Farmers add commercial fertilizers to the soil to ______ .

a. Speed up the decay of bacteria b. Add mineral content

c. Activate the growth of earthworms d. Enhance the growth of the roots
74. What phylum classification is the transmitter of dengue?

a. Arthropoda b. Hemichordate c. Echinodermata d. Annelida

75. A col-blooded animals is one that _______ .

a. lacks red corpuscles b. lacks white corpuscles

c. has a variable body temperature d. has fixed body temperature

76. Which of the following organisms is included in the kingdom Plantae ?

a.Magnolidae b. Fungi c. Protozoa d. Prokaryotes

77. The molecule that allows plants to capture energy from the sun is the ______ .

a. ATP b. carbon dioxide c. chlorophyll d.sugar

78. What do you call the natural environment where a certain organism lives and
thrives ?

a. Community b. Habitat c. Country d. Ecosystem

79. Ang gintong panahon ng Panitikan ng Pilipinas ay ang panahon ng _______ .

a. Amerikano b. Hapones c. Kastila d. Kontemporaryo

80. Ang may-akda ng tulang “Ako Ang Daigdig”.

a. Alejandro Abadilla b. Jose Corazon de Jesus c. Aurelio Tolentino d. Amado

Hernandez

81. The local basketball players were supported by Fil-American imports . this group
_____ efforts.

a. Complicated the team b. Complimented the team

c. Complemented the team d. completed the team

82. Did you understand her response to the judges? Here`s the answer.

a. Not very b. Not really c. Certainly d. On the other hand

83. I have but one life to give and I am willing to give it to my country ,not everyone
is given this chance. Justice Abad Santos answered the Japanese soldiers. This
finds an equivalent in valor of :

a. Jose Rizal b. Marcelo del Pilar c. Pre.Aquino d. Governor Aguinaldo

84. The human Body temperature is

a. 37 F b. 98.4 F c. 104 F d. 445 F

85. The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular park is 3 : 2. If a
man cycling along the boundary of the park at the speed of 12 km/hr completes one
round in 8 minutes, then the area of the park (in sq. m) is:

a. 15360 b. 153600 c. 30720 d. 307200

86. Your father isn’t working anymore, __________?

a. is he b. isn’t he c. has he d. hasn’t he

87. Which among the sound below is a voiceless sound?

a. /dz/ b ./g/ c. /z/ d. /sh/

88. All of the following are examples of input devices EXCEPT

a. scanner b. mouse c. printer d. keyboard

89. _______ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful way .
a. A process b. Information c. Software d. Storage

90. _______ is the heart of the computer and this is where all the computing is done
.

a. Keyboard b. Monitor c. CPU d. printer

91. Which element in the periodic table has the symbol Ca ?

a. Cadmium b.Calcium c. Carbon d. Californium

92. Ions are formed by _______ .

a. gaining or losing electrons b. gaining or losing protons

b. c.sharing protons d. sharing electrons

93. All of the following are characteristics of metals, except _______ .

a. good conductor b. brittleness * c. malleability d. ductility

94. In flame test, what is the color of the flame if there is a presence of boron in a
solution ?

a. Brick red b. Yellow gold c. Royal blue d. Bright green

95. The chemical reaction that releases heat energy during the process is called
_______ .

a. Endothermic reaction b. Exothermic reaction c. Synthesis reaction d.

Decomposition

96. Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a. Melting of candle b. Rusting of iron c. Dissolving sugar d. Boiling of water

97. A change in state from solid to gas without passing the liquid state is called
_____ .

a. Solidification b. Evaporation c. condensation d. sublimation

98. Which warning label indicates a chemical property of the material being labeled?

a. Fragile b. Handle with care c.Shake well d. Flammable

99. Which scientist paved the way for modern exploration by advancing the theory
that planets revolve around the sun ?

a. Ptolemy b. Aristotle c. Copernicus d. Harvey

100. The Philippines lies in the region where many volcanoes are active. This region
is known as _____.

a. Wheel of Fire b. Ring of fire c. Volcanic Rim d. Archipelagic Fault Line

101. If the probability that it will rain today is 5/8, what is the probability that it will
not?

a. 1/8 b. 3/8 c. 1/4 d. 100%

102. The degree of the term -4x^2 y, is _____.

a. 4th b. 1st c. 2nd d. 3rd

103. If x is an odd integer and y is an even integer , which of the following is an even
integer?

a. 2x-y-1 b.x^2+y c. x^2+3y+1 d. 4x-1

104. The difference between gross profit and cost of goods sold is known as ______
.
a. markdown b. discount c. net profit d. invoice price
105. The greatest common divisor (GCD) of 91,39 and 78 is ______ .

a. 24 b. 13 c. 91 d. 39

106. The property of real numbers which describes (5+6)-3 = -3 + (5+6) is _______.

a. Commulative b. Associative c. Distributive d. Reflexive

107. Which is a proportion ?

a. 5:4 = 15 : 12 b. 8:3 = 16 : 9 c. 4: 5 = 12 : 10 d. 1/2 : 7 = 5: 2

108. 1/8 in percent is ______ .

a. 10.5 % b. 12.5 % c. 14.5 % d. 16.5 %

109. Simplify this equation ( 8/9 – 1/3) / (3/4-1/6 )

a. 21/20 b. 20/21 c. 19/20 d. 20/19

110. The least common multiple (LCM ) of 18 and 24 is ______ .

a. 6 b.24 c. 36 d.72

111. Solve for the value of x to make the proportion x : 8 = 16 true.

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

112. What do you call a triangle with equal sides ?

a.scalene b.equilateral c.isoceles d.right

113. Which of the following numbers is prime?

a. 91 b. 121 c. 101 d. 119

114. In how many ways can a photographer arrange 6 people in a row to pose for a
photograph?

a. 30 b. 600 c.120 d. 720

115. If April 18, 2014 fell on Friday, in which day will April 18, 2016 fall ?

a. Monday b. Tuesday c. Thursday d. Sunday

116. Martial law remained in force until 1981 under Proclamation # ______ .

a. 1081 b. 1425 c. 9994 d. 7610

117. The process by which a person learns the requirements of the culture by which
he or she is surrounded, and acquires values and behaviors that are appropriate or
necessary in that culture is called ______ .

a. assimilation b. enculturation c. cultural relativism d. acculturation

118. The exchange of cultural features that results when groups of individuals from
different cultures come into continuous first-hand contact. The original cultural
patterns of either or both groups may be altered, but the groups remain distinct.

a. assimilation b. enculturation c. cultural relativism d. acculturation

119. The commander of the American and Filipino forces in Bataan was ______ .

a. Gen. Arthur MacArthur b. Gen. Douglas MacArthur

c. Gen.Jonathan Wainright d. Gen. Edward P. King

120. The first American Civil Governor was ______ .

a. William Howard Taft b. Wesley Merritt c.Arthur MacArthur d. Murray

121. To move forward through the tabs

a. CTRL+TAB b. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB c.SHIFT+TAB d.Noneofthe

122. William Shakespeare showed composure in front of his critics amidst countless
derision .
The underlined word means :

a. agitation b. fear c. aplomb d. nervousness

123. Unti-unti niyang natalos ang kahalagahan ng pag-aaral nang Makita niyang
walang hanap-buhay ang walang pinag-aralan .

a. nabatid b.nawala c.naitago d.nahiram

124. What is the units digits of the product of the 1 000 smallest prime numbers?

a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 5

125. Find the largest prime divisor of (2^16-1).

a. 13 b. 17 c. 257 d. 65 535
126. An atom that does not react with another atom

a. is inert b. is an ion c. is an isotope d. forms a polar bond with water

127. Down syndrome is a classic example of

a. deletion b. nondisjunction c.XXY Syndrome d. mosaic chromosomes

128. How many significant figures are there in 120.400 ?

a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6

129. This was a prize winning-poem of Rizal when he was a student in UST. This
poem proved that an Indio was not only equal but also more superior than the
Spaniards in poetry writing.

a. To the Filipino Youth b. They ask Me For Verses c. Hymn to Talisay d. Kundiman

130. In this poem,Rizal noted the role of religion in attaining good education.

a.Remembrance to my Hometown b.Our Mother Tongue

c.To Education d.Intimate alliance between religion and good education

131. Fossils are mostly to be found in _______ .

a. Sedimentary rocks b. Igneous rocks c. Metamorphic rocks d. Plutonic rocks

132. The segmented worm that can be used to facilitate anticoagulation is the _____
.
a. Earthworm b. Leech* c. Flatworm d. Remora

133. Ang may-akda ng “Kahapon ,Ngayon at Bukas” ay si ________.

a. Aurelio Tolentino b. Juan Abad c. Alejandro Abadilla d. Severino Reyes

134. Isang awiting bayan na tungkol sa paglilibing ang _______.

a. umbay b. kundiman c. sambotani d.s oliranin

135. The highest mountain in the continent of Africa is ______ .

a. Mt.Everest b. Mt.Kilimanjaro c. Mt. Fuji d. Mt. Apo

136. The “yellow race “ is also known as :

a. Caucasians b. Mongoloids c.Negroids d.Malays

137. The function by which schools help children to participate effectively in larger
society is called :

a. Socialization b. Education c. Enculturation d. Acculturation

138. What phase of the Moon is observed when it cannot be seen at all because it
passes directly between the earth and the Sun ?

a. New Moon b. First quarter c. Full Moon d. Last quarter

139. May sagisag panulat na Paralitiko at ang tinaguriang “Utak ng Himagsikan” , ay

si _______.

a. Emilio Jacinto b. Antonio Luna c. Jose Corazon de Jesus d. Apolinario Mabini

140. Catalysts accomplish their work by reducing a reaction`s

a. kinetic energy b. chemical energy c. potential energy d. activation energy

141. Newton's first law of motion states that __________.

a. when a force acts on an object, its acceleration is in the same direction as the
force
b.when a force is applied on an object, there is an equal force applied by the object
in the opposite direction.
c.an object will remain at rest or keep moving unless a force acts on it .
d.acceleration is calculated by dividing the force exerted on an object by the mass of
the object

142. In whose presidency was the famous MIRACLE RICE produced?

a. Ferdinand Marcos…… b.Fidel Ramos c.Joseph Estrada d.Sergio Osmena

143. In Economics, __________ is the rise in the general level of prices of goods
and services in an economy a period of time.

a. Inflation ……. b. mercantilism c. depression d. free trade

144. Ito ay ang pahapyaw na pagbasa.

a. Sintaks b. Skimming ….. c. Sesura d. Sukat

145. Which among the words below has the /sh/ sound?

a. sober b. leisure ….. c. shallow d.salient

146. This pertains to the pauses or rests in speech.

a. Pitch b. Juncture…. c. Stress d. Intonation

147. What is the smallest positive number that is a multiple of both 15 and 18?

a. 90 …… b. 180 c. 75 d.72

148. Simplify this (2^-1)(2^2)(2^0).

a. 1 b. 2 …. c. 4 d. 0

149. This court shall have jurisdiction over civil and criminal case involving graft and
corrupt practices and such offenses committed by public officers and employees in
relation to their offices as may be determined by law.

a. Court of Appeals b. Regional Trial Courts c. Sandiganbayan …. d. Supreme Court

150. Which of the following best describes the science of Ecology?

a. Living things b. Rocks c. Life and environment ….. d. Weather and climate

-End of General Education-

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

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10. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe (1838)
Edgar Allan Poe’s only novel – a classic adventure story with supernatural elements
– has fascinated and influenced generations of writers.

11. Sybil by Benjamin Disraeli (1845)

The future prime minister displayed flashes of brilliance that equalled the greatest
Victorian novelists.
A whirlwind success … Jane Eyre
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A whirlwind success … Jane Eyre.
12. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (1847)
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Charlotte Brontë’s erotic, gothic masterpiece became the sensation of Victorian
England. Its great breakthrough was its intimate dialogue with the reader.

13. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (1847)

Emily Brontë’s windswept masterpiece is notable not just for its wild beauty but for
its daring reinvention of the novel form itself.

14. Vanity Fair by William Thackeray (1848)

William Thackeray’s masterpiece, set in Regency England, is a bravura
performance by a writer at the top of his game.

15. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (1850)

David Copperfield marked the point at which Dickens became the great entertainer
and also laid the foundations for his later, darker masterpieces.

16. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850)

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s astounding book is full of intense symbolism and as haunting
as anything by Edgar Allan Poe.

17. Moby-Dick by Herman Melville (1851)

Wise, funny and gripping, Melville’s epic work continues to cast a long shadow over
American literature.

18. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1865)

Lewis Carroll’s brilliant nonsense tale is one of the most influential and best loved in
the English canon.

19. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (1868)

Wilkie Collins’s masterpiece, hailed by many as the greatest English detective novel,
is a brilliant marriage of the sensational and the realistic.

20. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (1868-9)

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Louisa May Alcott’s highly original tale aimed at a young female market has iconic
status in America and never been out of print.

21. Middlemarch by George Eliot (1871-2)

This cathedral of words stands today as perhaps the greatest of the great Victorian
fictions.

22. The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope (1875)

Inspired by the author’s fury at the corrupt state of England, and dismissed by critics
at the time, The Way We Live Now is recognised as Trollope’s masterpiece.
23. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (1884/5)
Mark Twain’s tale of a rebel boy and a runaway slave seeking liberation upon the
waters of the Mississippi remains a defining classic of American literature.

24. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886)

A thrilling adventure story, gripping history and fascinating study of the Scottish
character, Kidnapped has lost none of its power.

25. Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome (1889)

Jerome K Jerome’s accidental classic about messing about on the Thames remains
a comic gem.

26. The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle (1890)

Sherlock Holmes’s second outing sees Conan Doyle’s brilliant sleuth – and his bluff
sidekick Watson – come into their own.
Helmut Berger and Richard Todd in the 1970 adaptation of The Picture of Dorian
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Helmut Berger and Richard Todd in the 1970 adaptation of The Picture of Dorian
Gray.

27. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891)

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Wilde’s brilliantly allusive moral tale of youth, beauty and corruption was greeted
with howls of protest on publication.

28. New Grub Street by George Gissing (1891)

George Gissing’s portrayal of the hard facts of a literary life remains as relevant
today as it was in the late 19th century.

29. Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (1895)

Hardy exposed his deepest feelings in this bleak, angry novel and, stung by the
hostile response, he never wrote another.

30. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (1895)

Stephen Crane’s account of a young man’s passage to manhood through soldiery is
a blueprint for the great American war novel.

31. Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897)

Bram Stoker’s classic vampire story was very much of its time but still resonates
more than a century later.

32. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1899)

Joseph Conrad’s masterpiece about a life-changing journey in search of Mr Kurtz
has the simplicity of great myth.
33. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (1900)
Theodore Dreiser was no stylist, but there’s a terrific momentum to his unflinching
novel about a country girl’s American dream.

34. Kim by Rudyard Kipling (1901)

In Kipling’s classic boy’s own spy story, an orphan in British India must make a
choice between east and west.

35. The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1903)

Jack London’s vivid adventures of a pet dog that goes back to nature reveal an
extraordinary style and consummate storytelling.

36. The Golden Bowl by Henry James (1904)

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American literature contains nothing else quite like Henry James’s amazing,
labyrinthine and claustrophobic novel.

37. Hadrian the Seventh by Frederick Rolfe (1904)

This entertaining if contrived story of a hack writer and priest who becomes pope
sheds vivid light on its eccentric author – described by DH Lawrence as a “man-
demon”.

38. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (1908)

The evergreen tale from the riverbank and a powerful contribution to the mythology
of Edwardian England.

39. The History of Mr Polly by HG Wells (1910)

The choice is great, but Wells’s ironic portrait of a man very like himself is the novel
that stands out.

40. Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm (1911)

The passage of time has conferred a dark power upon Beerbohm’s ostensibly light
and witty Edwardian satire.

41. The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford (1915)

Ford’s masterpiece is a searing study of moral dissolution behind the facade of an
English gentleman – and its stylistic influence lingers to this day.

42. The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan (1915)

John Buchan’s espionage thriller, with its sparse, contemporary prose, is hard to put
down.

43. The Rainbow by DH Lawrence (1915)

The Rainbow is perhaps DH Lawrence’s finest work, showing him for the radical,
protean, thoroughly modern writer he was.
44. Of Human Bondage by W Somerset Maugham (1915)
Somerset Maugham’s semi-autobiographical novel shows the author’s savage
honesty and gift for storytelling at their best.
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45. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (1920)

The story of a blighted New York marriage stands as a fierce indictment of a society
estranged from culture.

46. Ulysses by James Joyce (1922)

This portrait of a day in the lives of three Dubliners remains a towering work, in its
word play surpassing even Shakespeare.

47. Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis (1922)

What it lacks in structure and guile, this enthralling take on 20s America makes up
for in vivid satire and characterisation.

48. A Passage to India by EM Forster (1924)

EM Forster’s most successful work is eerily prescient on the subject of empire.

49. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos (1925)

A guilty pleasure it may be, but it is impossible to overlook the enduring influence of
a tale that helped to define the jazz age.

50. Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (1925)

Woolf’s great novel makes a day of party preparations the canvas for themes of lost
love, life choices and mental illness.
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Carey Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio in The Great Gatsby’s film adaptation by
Baz Luhrmann.

51. The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald (1925)

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Fitzgerald’s jazz age masterpiece has become a tantalising metaphor for the eternal
mystery of art.

52. Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner (1926)

A young woman escapes convention by becoming a witch in this original satire
about England after the first world war.

53. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (1926)

Hemingway’s first and best novel makes an escape to 1920s Spain to explore
courage, cowardice and manly authenticity.
54. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (1929)
Dashiell Hammett’s crime thriller and its hard-boiled hero Sam Spade influenced
everyone from Chandler to Le Carré.

55. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner (1930)

The influence of William Faulkner’s immersive tale of raw Mississippi rural life can
be felt to this day.

56. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932)

Aldous Huxley’s vision of a future human race controlled by global capitalism is
every bit as prescient as Orwell’s more famous dystopia.

57. Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (1932)

The book for which Gibbons is best remembered was a satire of late-Victorian
pastoral fiction but went on to influence many subsequent generations.

58. Nineteen Nineteen by John Dos Passos (1932)

The middle volume of John Dos Passos’s USA trilogy is revolutionary in its intent,
techniques and lasting impact.

59. Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller (1934)

The US novelist’s debut revelled in a Paris underworld of seedy sex and changed
the course of the novel – though not without a fight with the censors.

60. Scoop by Evelyn Waugh (1938)

Evelyn Waugh’s Fleet Street satire remains sharp, pertinent and memorable.

61. Murphy by Samuel Beckett (1938)

Samuel Beckett’s first published novel is an absurdist masterpiece, a showcase for
his uniquely comic voice.
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Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall in The Big Sleep.

62. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (1939)

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Raymond Chandler’s hardboiled debut brings to life the seedy LA underworld – and
Philip Marlowe, the archetypal fictional detective.

63. Party Going by Henry Green (1939)

Set on the eve of war, this neglected modernist masterpiece centres on a group of
bright young revellers delayed by fog.

64. At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O’Brien (1939)

Labyrinthine and multilayered, Flann O’Brien’s humorous debut is both a reflection
on, and an exemplar of, the Irish novel.
65. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (1939)
One of the greatest of great American novels, this study of a family torn apart by
poverty and desperation in the Great Depression shocked US society.

66. Joy in the Morning by PG Wodehouse (1946)

PG Wodehouse’s elegiac Jeeves novel, written during his disastrous years in
wartime Germany, remains his masterpiece.

67. All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren (1946)

A compelling story of personal and political corruption, set in the 1930s in the
American south.

68. Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry (1947)

Malcolm Lowry’s masterpiece about the last hours of an alcoholic ex-diplomat in
Mexico is set to the drumbeat of coming conflict.

69. The Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen (1948)

Elizabeth Bowen’s 1948 novel perfectly captures the atmosphere of London during
the blitz while providing brilliant insights into the human heart.
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Richard Burton and John Hurt in Nineteen Eighty-four.

70. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (1949)

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George Orwell’s dystopian classic cost its author dear but is arguably the best-
known novel in English of the 20th century.

71. The End of the Affair by Graham Greene (1951)

Graham Greene’s moving tale of adultery and its aftermath ties together several vital
strands in his work.

72. The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger (1951)

JD Salinger’s study of teenage rebellion remains one of the most controversial and
best-loved American novels of the 20th century.

73. The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow (1953)

In the long-running hunt to identify the great American novel, Saul Bellow’s
picaresque third book frequently hits the mark.

74. Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1954)

Dismissed at first as “rubbish & dull”, Golding’s brilliantly observed dystopian desert
island tale has since become a classic.

75. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (1955)

Nabokov’s tragicomic tour de force crosses the boundaries of good taste with glee.
76. On the Road by Jack Kerouac (1957)
The creative history of Kerouac’s beat-generation classic, fuelled by pea soup and
benzedrine, has become as famous as the novel itself.

77. Voss by Patrick White (1957)

A love story set against the disappearance of an explorer in the outback, Voss
paved the way for a generation of Australian writers to shrug off the colonial past.

78. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960)

Her second novel finally arrived this summer, but Harper Lee’s first did enough
alone to secure her lasting fame, and remains a truly popular classic.

79. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark (1960)

Short and bittersweet, Muriel Spark’s tale of the downfall of a Scottish
schoolmistress is a masterpiece of narrative fiction.

80. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (1961)

This acerbic anti-war novel was slow to fire the public imagination, but is rightly
regarded as a groundbreaking critique of military madness.

81. The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing (1962)

Hailed as one of the key texts of the women’s movement of the 1960s, this study of
a divorced single mother’s search for personal and political identity remains a
defiant, ambitious tour de force.
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Malcolm Macdowell in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange film.

82. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (1962)

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Anthony Burgess’s dystopian classic still continues to startle and provoke, refusing
to be outshone by Stanley Kubrick’s brilliant film adaptation.

83. A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood (1964)

Christopher Isherwood’s story of a gay Englishman struggling with bereavement in
LA is a work of compressed brilliance.

84. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (1966)

Truman Capote’s non-fiction novel, a true story of bloody murder in rural Kansas,
opens a window on the dark underbelly of postwar America.

85. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (1966)

Sylvia Plath’s painfully graphic roman à clef, in which a woman struggles with her
identity in the face of social pressure, is a key text of Anglo-American feminism.
86. Portnoy’s Complaint by Philip Roth (1969)
This wickedly funny novel about a young Jewish American’s obsession with
masturbation caused outrage on publication, but remains his most dazzling work.

87. Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor (1971)

Elizabeth Taylor’s exquisitely drawn character study of eccentricity in old age is a
sharp and witty portrait of genteel postwar English life facing the changes taking
shape in the 60s.

88. Rabbit Redux by John Updike (1971)

Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom, Updike’s lovably mediocre alter ego, is one of America’s
great literary protoganists, up there with Huck Finn and Jay Gatsby.

89. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison (1977)

The novel with which the Nobel prize-winning author established her name is a
kaleidoscopic evocation of the African-American experience in the 20th century.

90. A Bend in the River by VS Naipaul (1979)

VS Naipaul’s hellish vision of an African nation’s path to independence saw him
accused of racism, but remains his masterpiece.

91. Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie (1981)

The personal and the historical merge in Salman Rushdie’s dazzling, game-
changing Indian English novel of a young man born at the very moment of Indian
independence.

92. Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson (1981)

Marilynne Robinson’s tale of orphaned sisters and their oddball aunt in a remote
Idaho town is admired by everyone from Barack Obama to Bret Easton Ellis.
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Nick Frost as John Self Martin Amis’s Money.

93. Money: A Suicide Note by Martin Amis (1984)

Martin Amis’s era-defining ode to excess unleashed one of literature’s greatest
modern monsters in self-destructive antihero John Self.

94. An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (1986)

Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel about a retired artist in postwar Japan, reflecting on his
career during the country’s dark years, is a tour de force of unreliable narration.

95. The Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald (1988)

Fitzgerald’s story, set in Russia just before the Bolshevik revolution, is her
masterpiece: a brilliant miniature whose peculiar magic almost defies analysis.
96. Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler (1988)
Anne Tyler’s portrayal of a middle-aged, mid-American marriage displays her
narrative clarity, comic timing and ear for American speech to perfection.

97. Amongst Women by John McGahern (1990)

This modern Irish masterpiece is both a study of the faultlines of Irish patriarchy and
an elegy for a lost world.

98. Underworld by Don DeLillo (1997)

A writer of “frightening perception”, Don DeLillo guides the reader in an epic journey
through America’s history and popular culture.

99. Disgrace by JM Coetzee (1999)

In his Booker-winning masterpiece, Coetzee’s intensely human vision infuses a
fictional world that both invites and confounds political interpretation.

100. True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey (2000)

Peter Carey rounds off our list of literary milestones with a Booker prize-winning
tour-de-force examining the life and times of Australia’s infamous antihero, Ned
Kelly.