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creativity, and a less positive attitude toward
PRE-TEST EXAM PART IV school. Based on these research findings which
APRIL 2009 recommendation is in order?
a. To give children the total freedom to do as
1. Theft school equipment like TV, computer etc. By they please inside the classroom
teenagers in the community itself is becoming a b. Not to give assessment activities for pre-
common phenomenon. What does this incident schoolers
signify? c. To plan for engaging academic lessons
a. Inability of school to hire security guards d. Not to engage in highly structured direct
b. Deprivation of Filipino schools instruction in pre-school
c. Prevalence of poverty in the community 11. With changing needs and knowledge explosion,
d. Community’s lack of sense of co-ownership the emphasis in today’s schools should be on
2. Which describe(s) inappropriate practice in the teaching _________.
education of young children? a. Skills on how to learn c. Values
a. Individual differences are expected and accepted b. Facts d. Concepts
b. Integrated teaching-learning 12. Which piagetian term refers to one’s inability to
c. Isolated skill development distinguish between one’s own perspective and
d. Positive guidance techniques someone else’s?
3. Honesty remains a value even if nobody in an a. Autism c. Centration
organization values it. This pronouncement comes b. Conservation d. Egocentrism
from the mouth of a (an) ____________. 13. What does the social constructivist approach
a. Pragmatist c. Reconstructionist emphasize? The students need.
b. Idealist d. Progressivist a. Opportunities to learn with the teacher and
4. I cannot forget my friend’s birthday for it comes one more skilled peers
day after my birthday. b. To be filled because their minds are empty
Which principle of association as applied to c. To be placed n a conductive earning
memory explains this? environment
a. Contiguity c. Frequency d. To be reward with every good performance
b. Similarity d. Context 14. If you believe that the child’s mind is
5. A fresh teacher graduate is usually idealistic. Which TABULARASA, in what processes will you engage
one will most likely inspire her to cling to her the child to learn?
idealism? a. Sensory impressions c. Reflections
a. Introduction of educational innovations b. Reasoning d. Metacognition
b. Support of living models 15. What does a DEVLOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE
c. Pressure of work d. High salary PRACTICE type of schooling focus on?
6. I cannot help but recall the sister’s convent which I. Typical developmental patterns of children
served as my boarding house in high school now that II. Uniqueness of each child
am in a noisy boarding house. Which principle of III. Direct instruction
association explains this? a. I & II b. II and III c. I & III d. I only
a. Similarity c. Frequency 16. Which does the empiricist emphasize?
b. Contiguity d. Contrast a. Experience is the only source of knowledge
7. People have ideas about the world and they learn b. Knowledge arises from the mind
these ideas by reflecting upon them, according to the c. Knowledge is derived from reason without
_________. the aid of the senses
a. Empiricist c. Rationalist d. Information is interpreted by the mind
b. Existentialist d. Pragmatist 17. Which of the following best described the role of
8. Which principle of association as applied to memory a teacher from a parennialist perspective?
is this? a. To expose the learner to up-to-date
The recall of an object or idea triggers recall information about Science and Math
of other objects like it. b. To reveal the wisdom of the Ages such as
a. Contrast c. Similarity those contained in the Bible/Koran
b. Contiguity d. Frequency c. To assist the learner clarify his/her value
9. Whose thought is this: “ Although there is an external priorities through self-analysis
world from which human beings acquire sensory d. To tell, interpret, or analyze complete
information, ideas originate from the workings of the information to the students
mind”
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18. “ Do not trust the senses since ideas are arrived at a. Brain-drain c. Dehumanization
only by reason” is an advice from the _____________. b. Mechanical learning d. Knowledge
a. Naturalist c. Existentalist explosion
b. Rationalist d. Empiricst 29. For Freud, the primary motivation for human
19. Which is a weakness of the Montessori approach? behavior is sexual in nature while for Erikson it is
a. Fosters development of the cognitive skills _________ in nature.
b. Fosters independence a. Social b. Cultural c. Physical d. Biological
c. Emphasizes verbal interaction 30. Two identical beakers A & B are presented to the
d. Neglects children’s social development child. Teacher pours the liquid from B into C.,
20. According to the existentialist, every person is in the which is taller, and thinner than A & B has equal
same predicament and has the same possibilities. capacity with B. teacher asks if the beakers A: C
What this imply? have the same amount of liquid. The child says “
a. Every person must have access to education No” and points to C as the beaker that has more
b. Every person must choose to go to college liquid.
c. Every person must go through the same form of In what cognitive developmental stage is the
education child?
d. Every person must go to college a. Formal operational stage
21. Which groups of philosophers have opposite views? b. Pre-operational
a. Rationalist and existentialists c. Concrete operational stage
b. Rationalist and idealists d. Sensorimotor
c. Rationalists and Naturalists 31. To make sense of our world we organize our
d. Rationalists and empiricists experiences. We also change our thinking to
22. Student Z does not study at all but when the include new ideas and additional information. The
Licensure Examination for Teachers come before he process of changing our thinking as a result of
takes the Let, he spends one hour in Quiapo church new ideas is termed by Piaget as________.
prating for a miracle, i.e, to pass the exam. Which a. Construction c. Adaptation
attitude towards religion or GOD is displayed? b. Assimilation d. Accommodation
a. Religion as fake c. Religion as real 32. A pre-school child says: “ That tree pushed the
b. Religion as magic d. Religion as authentic leaf off, and it fell down”. This show that the pre-
23. Two identical balls of clay are shown to the child. The school child believes that inanimate objects have
child agrees that they are equal. Teacher changes the lifelike qualities and are capable of action. This
shape of one of the balls and asks the child whether belief is called___________.
they still contain equal amounts of clay. The child a. Symbolism c. Realism
answer, “ No the longer one has more”. What b. Animation d. Animism
skill does the child lack? 33. What is the latest advice of authorities regarding
a. Centration c. Reasoning left-handed children?
b. Intuition d. Conservation a. Train the child with left-handed tendency to
24. Which theory is demonstrated by this? use the right
A young boy might observe his father aggressive b. Train the left-handed child to use both right
outbursts and hostile interchanges with people; and left hands
when observe with his peers, the young boy’s c. Allow children to use the hand they favor
style of interaction is highly aggressive. d. Discourage the child to use has left hand
a. Social cognitive theory 34. Teacher helps the pupils remember that stalactite
b. Cognitive developmental theory grows from the Ceiling while a stalagmite grows
c. Operant conditioning from the Ground. Which device does the teacher
d. Classical conditioning use?
25. Jones is a shy student and prefers to be alone. Based a. Drill device c. Memory device
on Jung’s psychological theory under what b. Mnemonic device d. Coding device
classification does he fall? 35. The theory on life-span development advocates
a. Extrovert c. Paranoid that sensitive care giving in later life is a
b. Ambivert d. Introvert important as sensitive care giving in early life.
26. Which theory on development puts emphasis on the What statement goes with this?
importance sensitive periods in development? a. Experiments in the first 3 years are as
a. Ecological theory c. Psychoanalytic theory important as later experiences
b. Social cognitive theory d. Ethological theory b. Children can not be influenced after
27. According to the cognitive theory of human childhood
development, the primary determinant of behavior c. The most important years in development
is__________. are the first five years
a. Cognitive c. Heredity d. What child becomes at ages 3 is fixed
b. Unconscious thought d. Environment 36. Based on Freud’s psychoanalytic theory which
28. Which may be an undesirable result of the misuse of component(s) of personality is (are) concerned
education technology on human development? with a sense of right and wrong
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 a. Super-ego b. Super-ego and ego c. Id d. Ego d. Develops in the child a highly competitive
37. Two sticks are aligned in front o the child. The child attitude because of the nature of play
agrees that they are the same length. Teacher moves 45. Progressive considers the nature of he child.
on stick to the right, then asks the child if they are Which philosophy does NOT relate with this?
equal in length. The child answer, “ no, the one on top a. Pragmatism c. Humanism
is longer”. b. Essentialism d. Naturalism
a. Reasoning c. Centration 46. J.B. Watson relates that a particular behavior is
b. Intuition d. Conservation determined by environmental factor. Which of
38. Which statement correctly explains the constructivist the following situations can the students develop
theory of learning? a positive attitude towards mathematics?
a. Children are empty receptacles a. Tell students that Math is a difficult subject
b. Children actively create knowledge and b. Give difficult problems to challenge the
understanding students
c. Children are passive learners c. Present lessons from the easiest to the
d. Children’s minds are blank slates most complex
39. Which conception of age is wrong? d. Have favorable learning atmosphere in the
a. Chronological age s different from biological and classroom
psychological and psychological age 47. Margaret has been staring at the matchstick
b. Chronological age, biological age, psychological puzzle problem. She is figuring out how to solve
and social age are related it. Suddenly, a bright idea flashes in her mind and
c. Psychological age and social age are two excitedly she successfully learns to solve the
different things puzzle. This is an example of_____________.
d. Chronological age is the same psychological age a. Metacognition
40. As humans we walk at about one year, engage in b. Insight learning
fantasy play as a young child, and become more c. Analytical learning
independent as a youth. What does this prove? Each d. Trial and error learning
of us develops partly. 48. Considering the senses used in learning, which
a. Like no other individuals does NOT belong to the group?
b. Like no other individual, like some other a. Radio c. Filmstrip
individuals, like all other individuals b. Audiotape recorder d. Phonograph
c. Like all other individuals 49. The use of multi-level materials enables a teacher
d. Like some other individuals to do
41. In Piaget’s theory an individual’s adjustment to new a. Review c. Application of lesson
information s called___________. b. Tutoring d. Differentiated instruction
a. Organization c. Assimilation 50. In relations to comprehension skills, which does
b. Accommodation d. Adaptation NOT belong to the group?
42. The psychoanalytic theorists believe the following, a. Sequencing events
Except: b. Critical reading
a. Development is not in any way colored by c. Finding the main idea
emotion d. Recreatory reading
b. We analyzed the symbolic meanings of 51. Miss Solano, a preschool teacher sees to it that
behavior not just focus on the behavior the children are given opportunity to explore and
c. Early experience with parents extensively shape work on different materials so that they will
our development develop initiative and not guilt. She is guided by
d. We have to analyze the inner working of the the theory of______.
mind to understand behavior a. Maslow b. Kohlberg c. Gardner d. Erikson
43. Which teacher’s attitude best reflects his/her 52. Which process does NOT fall under extrapolation?
understanding of development as a product of a. Inferring c. Concluding
maturation and learning? b. Predicting d. Observing
a. Patient when with the slower ones 53. Article XIV, Sec. 2 highlights the importance of
b. Creativity with the classroom strategies or tasks providing a system of free public education in the
c. Fairness when giving grades or school marks elementary and high school levels. Why is there
d. Cheerfulness and enthusiasm when discussing such a necessity?
44. Which one is Piaget’s Freud’s and Eriksson’s thought a. Elementary and high school provide formal
about children’s play? education
a. Contributes to the child’s mastery of his physical b. These levels provide the foundation for life
and social environment functions and roles
b. Makes a child’s life so enjoyable that he will c. No one goes to college without passing the
tend to hate school life later grade and high schools
c. Prepares a child for an excellent academic d. A few people cannot afford the expensive
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processes because they mainly. 64. Which can be an innovative solution to the
a. Organize the words in some ways the students problems of high rate of absenteeism in rural
remember areas where most pupils absent from class during
b. Appeal to both the left and right hemispheres the planting season?
of the brain a. Refusing readmission of pupils who have
c. Arouse the students interest in the lesson being been absent for long
learned b. Observance of seasonal school calendar
d. Stimulate neural wings of the brain in the c. Giving lectures to parents on the
process importance of schooling
55. Which teaching technique develops creative thinking d. Keeping a record of absences for
by the use of comparison or analogy information
a. Heuristic c. Synectic 65. In which development period does the child’s
b. Aesthetic d. Intrinsic group begin to exert a tremendous influence on
56. Cognitive psychologist regards the learner as one who the child’s attitude and behavior?
comes into the classroom _______. a. Late childhood c. Early adolescence
a. Ignorant of schooling c. Knowing nothing b. Late adolescence d. Middle childhood
b. Uninterested t learn d. Full of experiences 66. What practice is exemplified when a principal
57. Which one is a developmental task of the emphasizes the need for clean and orderly
intermediate pupil according to Havighurst’s list of classrooms as ell as green and beautiful
development tasks? surrounding to contribute to effective teaching
a. Learning sex differences and learning?
b. Beginning to develop a conscience a. Provide an atmosphere conducive for
c. Achieving emotional independence from learning
parents b. Provide adequate physical facilities
d. Learning to get along with age mates c. Utilize educational technology
58. Six-and-seven-year-old children are generally___. d. Establish rapport between teachers and
a. Nearsighted pupils
b. Farsighted 67. Which statement on motivation is baked up
c. Both nearsighted and farsighted research?
d. Neither nearsighted nor farsighted a. Incentives for learning are more important
59. Individualized instruction, which may have been for high-achieving students
pioneered by the Hebrew’s, is characterized by the b. Incentives are important only for average
students’. student when content I difficult
a. Being taught one on one c. Activities that enhance success and reduce
b. Learning at their own pace failure increase motivation
c. Giving tutorials to slow learners d. More motivational devices are needed or
d. Expressing their personal ideas intrinsically motivated student
60. When teacher attempts to develop his students 68. Which of the following should be avoided by the
metacognitive skills, he teaches them to: teachers in asking questions?
a. Recall pass lesson a. Repeat questions if pupils cannot answer
b. Visualize b. Encourage lengthy responses and sustained
c. Formulate hypothesis answer
d. Think about their thinking c. Ask the question first before calling a pupil
61. A caregiver working with infants aims to maximize to answer
their cognitive development by having an d. Ask a sufficient number of questions to
environment that provides multisessorial stimulation. stimulate thinking
This is guided by the theory of_________. 69. Instructional objectives should tell one who is to
a. Gardner b. Bridges c. Erikson d. Piaget perform the desired behavior, the result, the
62. Friedrich Froebel believed that education should relevant condition under which the behavior is
awaken the child’s dormant potentials and stimulate performed and:
them to the fullest development. In this case, the a. The test items to be used in evaluating the
teacher’s role is that of a _________. objectives
a. Molder of character b. The materials and references to be used
b. Facilitator of learning c. The criteria to be following in carrying out
c. Dispenser of knowledge lesson
d. Evaluator of learning d. The criteria to be used in evaluating the
63. Which is a typical characteristic of the adolescent? success of the performance
a. Reasonable and secure 70. Which is NOT an element of cooperative learning?
b. Feels intense emotions and sense of a. Positive interdependence
disequilibrium b. Group accountability for learning
c. Slow but steady physical growth c. Individual’s accountability for learning
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71. The Reading teacher stays 30 minutes daily after class which of the following will she apply?
and teaches the slow readers how to read. What is a. Cooperative learning c. Hands-on learning
the practice called? b. Modular instruction d. Supervised study
a. Make-up class c. Remedial instruction 81. Kindergarten and elementary grade pupils are
b. Enrichment activity d. Development reading often engaged in various games as their learning
72. Mrs. Ramos provide reading materials of varying activities. What principle is best observed in the
levels of difficulty to the three groups of learners. situation?
Which principle is implemented by her action? a. Teachers need to relax while the children
a. Focus on individual’s need to achieve are at play
b. Help each student attain goals b. Children need games to relax and enjoy
c. Focus on student attention c. Games as a formalized expression of play
d. Provide informative feedback are natural
73. The effective teacher manages routine and transition d. Games provide wide range of social and
with a minimum of disturbance primary to: cognitive experience
a. Spare more time for instructional planning 82. Which s the lowest level of teaching in the three-
b. Abide by the faculty handbook level approach?
c. Correct misbehaving pupil a. Concepts b. Values c. Skills d. Facts
d. Increase academic learning time 83. The social Studies teacher pans to present a
74. Sometimes the non-verbal aspect of communication political situation which is very close to reality,
can carry more weight than the verbal. Nonverbal particularly the role of mayor, a counselor, or a
message can be sent by the following, Except: barangay captain. What strategy is the most
a. Teacher’s comment: “ the answer is not written appropriate?
on the floor” a. Lecture c. Reporting
b. Tone of voice b. Discussion d. Simulation
c. Facial expression d. Body language 84. Individuals differ from each other in their needs,
75. What criterion (a) is (are) applied by a principal who interests, and abilities, at any given point in their
evaluates teachers based on the result of the learning style. Which type of instructional
achievement tests of pupils? program is needed by the learners at risk?
a. Product and attitude c. Product a. Adaptive instruction
b. Process d. Attitude b. Traditional instruction
76. Which of these techniques id being featured? Teacher c. Remedial instruction
A encourages her students to participate actively in d. Computer-assisted instruction
the class discussion by making the answer question, 85. In what level of objective in the affective domain
allows students to call on one another to recite, and is this objectives: to contribute to the discussion
wait for their turn to ask or answer. by asking questions.
a. Socialized recitation c. Open forum a. Organization c. Responding
b. Graded recitation d. Panel discussion b. Receiving d. Valuing
77. A reading teacher sees positive effects in the use of 86. The teacher conducts the same lesson taken up
various sections of a newspaper. In what way does the previous day but she uses different teaching
the use of the newspaper affect the students? materials. What type of lesson is illustrated?
a. Provides for meeting pupil different interest a. Evaluation c. Development
b. Strengthens learning skills b. Application d. Review
c. Contributes to pupils understanding 87. Which is the best reason why Mr. Cruz begins a
d. Reinforces learning experiences lesson in Mathematics by checking and reviewing
78. Allowing students to participate in the formation of the previous day’s assignment and provides
two to the three rules for the classroom practice and drills?
promotes______ in the classroom. a. Make sure that student understand the
a. A sense of belongingness prerequisite skills for the lesson
b. Teacher diminished authority b. Make learning interesting and enjoyable for
c. An autocratic atmosphere students
d. “ Buddy-buddy” system c. Prepare the students for the mastery test
79. Meaningfulness is the key to all cognitive processes. d. Give students the opportunity to answer
Meaningfulness depends on______. workbook exercises
a. The intensiveness of practice 88. If teacher wants to teach his pupils the skill to
b. The persistence of student in answering organize and integrate concepts the most
c. The variety of learning activities appropriate technique is:
d. The manner in which the teacher handles the a. Brainstorming c. Semantic webbing
topic b. Role playing d. Games
80. Miss Santos aims to maximize individual learning o 89. Which activity is best suited to summarize a
her third year students in Science. If she intends to lesson at the end?

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the lesson present students with an advanced organizer.
b. Present a medial summary Which principle does the teacher apply?
c. Administer a short quiz d. Give a homework a. Arrange for appropriate practice
90. Teacher C established opening routines in her class. b. Provide for correct responding on the first
She does not waste time in engaging her pupils to trial
work immediately. Her pupils are engaged the period. c. Organize material into appropriate learning
What is exemplified in this situation? units
a. Well-planned of activities c. Constant seatwork d. Assist students to learn communication
b. Sufficient seat work d. Uniform discipline skills
91. The audio-visual experience is an opportunity for the 100. As student B was solving a Math problem she
teacher to guide students for more fruitful learning. It detected an error and recovered from that error
is more effective if students by making a quick fix. Which ability did Student B
a. Participate actively through discussion display?
b. Are told to remember and memorize facts. a. Metacognition c. Imagination
c. Listen attentively and jot down notes b. Intuition d. Creative thinking
d. Are given quizzes immediately after the 101. What is the best way to handle a situation a
presentation teacher realizes that her planned lessons were
92. Which image must a teacher possess for her to inadequate?
develop creative thinking skills among pupils? a. Send the students to the library to read
a. “ Repository of knowledge” c. “ Sage” related topics
b. “ Catalyst teachers” d. “ Authority figure” b. Tell the students to prepare for the nest
93. A unit plan formulated using the taxonomic approach subject
contains: c. Give the students an essay for the
a. Major topics remaining period
b. Objectives in the cognitive, psychomotor, and d. Provide more exercise on the major points
affective domains of the lesson
c. Updated resource d. Special activities 102. After reading. The Horse and red Hen, teacher
94. What group activity is illustrated when the teacher asked the pupils this question” “ What is the best
allows the evaluation of work by the group and thing to be according to the horse”? Under what
encourage the giving of constructive comments and level of comprehension does this question all?
suggestions about ways to improve the work? a. Interpretation c. Integration
a. Consensus decision c. Critiquing session b. Literal comprehension d. Cortical evaluation
b. Round table d. Jury trial 103. The sociogram reveals that four children in
95. Leticia strives hard to excel in oratory. Which would your class formed a “ cluster” or a “ cique”. This
explain best her effort? means that the teacher should.
a. Desire to satisfy aesthetic needs a. Talk to them individually to disband the
b. Desire for security group
c. Desire for self-actualization b. Encourage them to join other members of
d. Desires to know and understand the groups with similar interest
96. The teacher and pupils working on honesty agreed c. Discourage them from forming such groups
that no cabinets and bookcases would be locked as this should not be allowed
throughout the day. Which one is provided? d. Allow them to be the together all the time
a. Pleasant emotional experiences 104. Which is another name for collaborative
b. Exemplary models learning?
c. Independent attitude cultivation a. Interactive learning c. Cooperative learning
d. Appropriate practice b. Team building d. Integrative learning
97. Which is the lowest level of comprehensive 105. The human evocative approach and the 4 A’s
a. Integration c. Critical evaluation end with________.
b. Critical comprehension d. Literal a. Generalization c. Application
98. Mr. David usually holds the Physical Education classes b. Analysis d. Abstraction
in the open space of the school in the absence of a 106. Which of the following is the most important
covered court or gymnasium one afternoon after the contribution of Gestalt psychology to the theories
warm up activity and brief introduction of the new of learning?
activity of the new activity t started to rain. Which is a. Use of multimedia approaches
the best way to handle the situation? b. Cognitive insight
a. Continue the activity since the students are in c. Importance of the reinforcement in the
there P.E uniforms learning process
b. Move the class to their room and give a quite d. Concept of readiness in learning
game 107. The process of thinking about one’s thinking
c. Dismiss the class and continue next meeting to develop critical thinking is known
d. Stop the lesson and wait until the ran stops as__________.
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b. Hypothesizing d. Meditation memories are formed by concepts becoming
108. Which is a popular teaching-learning approach linked to other concepts?
found in Philippine school where classrooms are a. Schema theory
generally self-contained, teacher is the focal point b. Motivation theory
and reference, and the pupils are taught the basic c. Semantic network theory
skills-reading, writing, and counting? d. Levels of processing theory
a. Situation approach 117. Direct instruction excludes a focus on
b. Traditional approach a. Student-selected activities
c. Montessori approach b. Academics
d. Eclectic approach c. Controlled classroom theory
109. Which learning principle marks the highlight of d. Levels of processing theory
Multiple intelligences? 118. Daniel Goleman’s theory on emotional
a. Learning is static and permanent intelligence highlights the role of emotion in the
b. Intelligence is not measured in one form success or happiness of an individual. In which
c. Cognitive theory is stressed in learning situation can the teacher best cultivate empathy
d. People have different IQ level in case of students fighting in the classroom?
110. The Greeks’ legacy to the world is democracy. As a. Reprimand the students so that others will
a teacher, how can you best show you being not follow the misbehavior
democratic? b. Tell the students to stop fighting so that
a. Consider your students as capable of there will be peace in the room
independent learning c. Make them realize how fighting negatively
b. Give the students freedom to express their affects themselves and other
ideas in any way d. Establish roles and responsibilities to avoid
c. Treat everyone fairly in terms of learning arguments among them
opportunities 119. The adoption of national language directed by
d. Reward the good students and punish the the Phil. Constitution is designed primarily to
misbehaving ones a. Facilitate communication among diverse
111. The more indirect the classroom instruction, the linguistic groups
more_______ it is. b. Do away with colonial mentality
a. Topic-focused c. Teacher-centered c. Officially adopt tagalog as a national
b. Student-centered d. Individualized language
112. Lewin’s Topological field theory posits that d. Counteract elitism
certain “ internal and external forces” operating 120. Under which generalization was the tv
simultaneously may cause the person tension. To help program Batibot developed?
the student lessen their tension related to learning, a. Children learn by conditioning
the teacher should best. b. Children learn by discovery
a. Demand perfection from the learners c. Children learn by trial and error
b. Advise the students on how they will solve their d. Children learn by observing and imitating
problems 121. The teacher provides various learning
c. Conduct remedial sessions to help students with activities and methods in her teaching so that
difficulties diverse needs and interest of learners are met.
d. Suit the lesson goals and activities to the Which principle of learning did she considered?
learner’s nature a. Learning by doing
113. The creation of centers of excellence in teacher b. Cognitive development stage
education was meant to strengthen the: c. Multiple intelligence
a. Monitoring of teacher education institutions d. Cooperative learning
b. In-service training of teachers 122. Which of the following situation best shows
c. Pre-service and in-service training of teachers the teacher’s consideration of the learner’s
d. Pre-service training of teachers developmental patterns?
114. The K-W-L strategy performs the following a. Teaching from the basic to the complex
functions, EXCEPT; b. Using the best strategy for the topics
a. It provides purpose for reading c. Having outdoor activities for learning
b. It encourages the reader to interact with the d. Developing the learners’ hidden abilities
text 123. As a constructivist teacher, which of the
c. It activates previous schema following questions can be an interesting one to
d. It provides summary of what has been learned tap the Grade 2 pupils prior knowledge on
115. Which graphic organizer is used to show how all digestive system?
information and parts of a work of fiction fit a. Why do you think our stomach hurts if we
together? do not eat?
a. Main idea and details table c. Story map b. What is it about digestion that you learned
b. Cluster map d. Web before?
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d. Do you know how the food we eat gets is invoked?
digested? a. Stimulation c. Recognition
124. Which of the following is the most important b. Apperception d. Conceptualization
contribution of Gestalt psychology to the theories of 133. The classroom activity that best relates with
learning? the constructivist approach is:
a. Cognitive insight a. Repeating the difficult lessons previously
b. Use of multimedia approaches taken up
c. Concept of reading in learning b. Doing some drills and exercises about a
d. Importance of reinforcement in the learning lesson
process c. Sharing points of view or ideas during
125. Which is a characteristic of task groups? discussion
a. No limit for work time d. Answering questionnaires to determine
b. Complex type of discussion learning
c. Tend to be teacher-dominated 134. Teacher A begins her lesson with concrete life
d. Large group discussion experiences than leads the students to
126. Planning for instruction should be based on abstraction. Which method did she employ?
certain developmental principles because the: a. Transductive c. Deductive
a. Lesson objectives will determine the students’ b. Inductive d. Interactive
activities in class 135. The Audio-visual experience in the classroom
b. Students need to learn the lessons using is more effective if student:
appropriate materials a. Are given immediately after the
c. Teaching job must be procedural/systematic in presentations
order to be effective b. Are told to remember and memorize facts
d. Class activities must be appropriate to the c. Are allowed to eat while viewing
students background d. Listen attentively and jot down notes
127. “ What do you think of the behavior of Sabel”? It 136. Which of the following measures is most
is typical of children in the rural areas? Explain”. affected by an extreme score?
These are questions asked by the teacher after a. Semi-interquartile range c. Mode
reading” A new Home for Ruben” under what level of b. Median d. Mean
comprehension are the question categorized? 137. Which diagram is used to determine the
a. Application c. Interpretation social interactions among individuals in a group?
b. Critical evaluation d. Literal comprehension a. Sociogram c. Scatter gram
128. In a problem solving model, question concerning b. Histogram d. Anagram
events or data are: 138. A student has just learned a particular
a. Limited to two questions per student formula to make math problem to solve. She tries
b. Answered by the teacher in detail it with another problem and succeeds at it. So this
c. Asked by the teacher and answered by the student is even more encouraged top discover
students easier ways to solve math problems. Which of
d. Raised by the students Thorn dike’s laws is depicted in this situation?
129. Which graphic organizer is used to show how a a. Readiness b. Effect c. Repetition d. Practice
series of events interact to produce a set of results 139. Which applies when the means are equal?
again and again? a. The distribution of the scores is
a. Series of events chart b. Web c. Cycle d. Time line concentrated
130. Which comment helps create a conducive b. The distribution of the scores is widespread
intellectual learning environment? c. The distribution of the scores are identical
a. “ How many problems can you get right?” d. The distribution of the scores are not
b. “ Today, I want to see how much you can learn” necessarily identical
c. “ Here are 5 difficult problems. It’s all right if 140. On the first day of class after initial
you can solve just three” introductions, the teacher administered a
d. “ Here are 5 difficult problems. It’s all right if misconception/ preconception check. She
you can solve just three” explained that she wanted to know what the class
131. Which theory supports cooperative learning as a hole already knew about Philippines before
strategies? the Spaniard came. On what assumption is this
a. Group games count a lot in assessing learning practice based?
b. Learning is best when more interactions a. Teachers teach a number of erroneous
happens in a social setting information in history
c. There is no learning that happens in a vacuum b. A misconception/ preconception check
d. Teachers must be a part of the group to determines students’ readiness for
facilitate learning instruction
132. Teacher S connects the new lessons to one just c. The greatest obstacle to new learning often
completed to enable the students to gain a holistic is not the students’ lack of prior knowledge
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d. History books are replete with factual errors tendency
141. Tom’s raw score in the Filipino class is 23, which is d. The mean will not be a very reliable
equal to the 70th percentile. What does this imply? measure of central tendency
a. 70% of Tom’s classmates got a score lower than 151. In the context of the theory on multiple
23 intelligence, one weakness of the paper pencil
b. Tom’s score is higher than 23 of this classmates test is:
c. 70% of Tom’s classmates got a score above 23 a. It utilizes so much time
d. Tom’s score is higher than 23 of his classmates b. It puts the non-linguistically intelligent at a
142. Which assessment tool shows evidence of disadvantage
student’s writing skills? c. It lacks reliability d. It is not easy to
a. Project c. Critiquing sessions administer
b. Porfolio d. Daily Journal 152. The sum of all score in a distribution always
143. Which is (are) (a) norm-referenced statement? equals.
a. Danny performed better in spelling than 60 of a. The mean times the interval size
his classmate b. The mean divided by the interval size
b. Danny was able to spell 90% of the words c. The mean times N d. The mean divided by N
correctly 153. Which is TRUE to a one-group-posttest-only
c. Danny was able to spell 90 of the words design?
correctly and spelled 35 words out of 50 a. No pretest is done at the start of the
correctly experiment
d. Danny spelled 35 words out of 50 correctly b. Two groups of subjects that are not
144. Like a TV, the computer has a: statistically equivalent are used in the
a. Disk drive c. Screen experiment
b. Keyboard d. File c. The subjects are randomly assigned to two
145. Teacher J discovered that her pupils are weak in groups
comprehension. To further determine in which d. Pre-test was done prior to the treatment
particular skill (s) her pupils are weak which test 154. What does a table of specification establish?
should teacher J give? a. Construct validity
a. Aptitude test c. Diagnostic test b. Content related validity and criterion
b. Placement test d. Standardized test reference
146. What does a negatively skewed score distribution c. Content validity and construct validity
imply? d. Content validity and content related validity
a. The scores congregate on the left side of the 155. The teacher gives achievement test to his 25
normal distribution curve students. The test consists of the50 items. He
b. The cores are widespread wants to classify his students’ performance based
c. The students must be academically poor on the test result. What is the appropriate
d. The score congregate on the right side of the measure for the
normal distribution curve position?
147. In group norming, the percentile rank of the a. Z-value c. Stanine
examinee is: b. Percentile rank d. Percentage
a. Dependent on his batch of the examinee is 156. What measure of position is appropriate
b. Independent of his batch of examinees when the distribution is skewed?
c. Unaffected by skewed distribution a. Mean b. Stanine c. Z-valued. Percentile rank
d. Affected by skewed distribution 157. The Analysis of Variance utilizing the F-test is
148. What type of validity is needed if a test must the appropriate significance test to run between.
course objectives and scope? a. Frequencies c. Medians
a. Content b. Concurrent c. Criterion d. Construct b. Two means only d. Three or ore means
149. Teacher gives this to his class for assessment: 158. Which statement about performance-based
CORE IS TO EARTH AS NUCLEUS IS TO ATOM. THEN assessments is FALSE?
SHE ASKS THE STUDENTS TO EXPLAIN HOW THE a. They emphasize merely process
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORE AND EARTH IS b. They stress on doing, not only knowing
SIMILAR TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ODOMETER c. Essay test are an example of performance-
AND DISTANCE. What is this classroom assessment based assessments
technique called? d. They accentuate on process as well as
a. Webbing b. Analogy c. Metaphor d. Simile product
150. Which applies when there are extreme scores? 159. Referring to assessment of learning, which
a. The median will not be a very reliable measure statement on the normal curve is FALSE?
of central tendency a. The normal curve may not necessarily apply
b. The mode will be the most reliable measure of to a homogeneous class
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curve may deviate from the normal curve way that they may be used effectively. What is
c. The normal curve is sacred. Teachers must referred to?
adhere to it no matter what a. Cumulative record c. Test profiles
d. The normal curve may not be achieved when b. Case studies d. Personal inventory
every pupil acquires targeted competences. 171. Which measure(s) of central tendency is (are)
160. Median is to point as standard deviation is to: most appropriate when the score distribution is
a. Area b. Volume c. Distance d. Square badly skewed?
161. It is good to give students challenging and a. Mean and mode c. Median
creative learning tasks because b. Mode d. Mean
a. Development is aided by stimulation 172. Lino is a boy who thinks that he is a good-for-
b. The development of individuals is unique nothing person. Evidently, he does his school
c. Development s affected by cultural changes work poorly and his parents seem to have
d. Development is the individual’s choice affirmed this attitude at home. Hoe can you
162. Rita is one-half standard deviation above the effectively change this “ Pygmalion effect” ( a self-
mean of his group in arithmetic and one standard fulfilling prophecy)?
deviation above in spelling. What does this imply? a. Assign Lino to be the leader during
a. She excels in both spelling and arithmetic important activities
b. She is better in arithmetic than is spelling b. Let Lino do something easy so that he will
c. She does not excel in selling nor in arithmetic experience success
d. She is better in spelling than in arithmetic c. Assess Lino’s strengths and tap them
163. Which of the following could produce more than naturally in class
one value? d. Tell Lino’s parents that their son needs help
a. Mean c. Median in school
b. Mode d. Mean of group data 173. Your school principal is playing favorites to
164. You give a 100-point test; three students make some teachers by allowing them to go home even
scores of 95,92 and 91, respectively, while the other before their office hours end. Likewise, they are
22 students in the class make scores ranging from 33 given better rooms and better time schedule,
to 67. The measure of central tendency which id apt which indeed suit their convenience. What would
to best describe for this group of 25 students is be the appropriate reaction to this situation if you
a. The mean d. The median are among those being favored?
b. The mode a. Warm the principal’s favorites and caution
c. An average of the median and mode them to be careful about their behavior
165. Which is an old view of the pupils/student? b. Follow your official time and do your job
a. Active participant c. Empty vessel well and resist being influenced by you co-
b. Hypothesis generator d. Model builder teacher’s behavior
166. According to Kohlberg, a person’s moral c. Be nice to your principal, gradually asking to
development is due to maturational factors and be given the same privilege next time
cognitive growth. Which of the following statements d. See the district supervisor and complain
best supports his claim? about principal’s malpractice
a. The older the person is, the higher is his level of 174. What should an effective reporting system
morality minimize?
b. As the person develops, his morality becomes a. Reporting pupil’s status relative to goal set
conventional by the individual pupil/student
c. As the person grows, his moral reasoning also b. Reporting pupil’s progress regularly
gets defined c. Reporting pupil’s progress relative to the
d. The younger the person is, the higher is his level class
of morality d. Reporting pupil’s progress relative to set
167. Given the scores 1,3,3,3,5,5,6,6,6, and 10, the criterion of success
mode (s) is (are). 175. Which of the following is NOT a
a. 3 b. 3 and 6 c. 5 d. 6 developmental principal?
168. The following are characteristics of a chills with a. Early development is more critical than later
ADHD EXCEPT: development
a. Hyperactivity c. Inattention b. Numerous studies have revealed how
b. Focus d. Impulsivity individuals develop
169. NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted against set c. Social expectations mark every
mastery level. This means that NSAT and NEAT fall developmental period
under. d. Development follows an orderly, predictable
a. Criterion-reference test c. Aptitude test sequences
b. Intelligence test d. Norm-reference test 176. Which best explains what mainstreaming in
170. These are significant information about a student, the classroom means?
gathered through the use of various techniques,
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education classes are now integrated into punishment on offending pupils for acts that
regular classes are clearly not manifestations poor
b. Teachers in SPED Centers are now teaching in achievement
the regular classroom b. It is alright to inflict corporal punishment on
c. Teachers of regular classes are now teaching offending pupils whose parents take no
children with disabilities in SPED centers offense for such act
d. Pupils in the regular classroom are now c. A teacher may not inflict corporal
accepted in Special Education centers punishment on offending pupils whose
177. Marvin’s school has a regulation against hair that parents may agree to make up in any form
extends beneath the top of the shirt collar. His hair of misdemeanor done by their children
will be that long in a couple of weeks. Furthermore, d. A teacher may inflict corporal punishment
he has been asked to join a rock ban that requires on offending pupils whose parents had an
long hair among its members. What is the best thing agreement with the teacher
to do? 184. Spiritual training disciplines both mind and
a. Have a hair cut to comply with the school body. The individual soul is part of the absolute
regulation soul. These thoughts from part of _____
b. Befriend his teacher so as not to be philosophy.
reprimanded by her a. Greek b. Chinese c. Hebrew d. Hindu
c. Approach the principal and explain the reason 185. The inclusion of the study of Rizal and other
for his sporting long hair national heroes in the school curriculum in order
d. Ignore the school regulation to inculcate love of country is based in a (an).
178. Which term refers to the act of educating a child a. Pragmatist philosophy c. Idealist philosophy
with special education needs partially in a special b. Existentialist philosophy d. Realist
education classroom and partially in a regular philosophy
classroom? 186. Who perpetuated the idea that reason is
a. Mainstreaming c. Individualization superior to experience as a source of knowledge
b. Inclusion d. Head start thus schools must develop human reason?
179. Which statement on test result interpretation is a. Humanists c. Hedonists
CORRECT? b. Stoics d. Rationalist
a. A raw score by itself is meaningful 187. Should a teacher involve parents and other
b. A student’s score is a final indication of his stakeholders in making of their school
ability improvement Plan (SIP)?
c. The use of statistical technique gives meaning to a. Yes, and rely totally on community for its
pupils scores implementation
d. Test scores do not in any way reflect teacher’s b. Yes, to gain the support of the community
effectiveness c. No, the SIP concerns only the school
180. Which word is acceptable in the writing of d. No, it will only delay the formation and
performance objectives? implementation of the SIP
a. Appreciate c. Understand 188. Which can promote national pride among
b. Think d. Demonstrate pupils/Students?
181. Teacher Z is engaged in a criterion-reference I. Studying lives of outstanding Filipinos
interpretation of scores. Which of the following does here and aboard
she do? II. Reading of the lives the saints of the
a. She uses a specified population of person as its Church
interpretative frame of reference III. Study of the Philippines History with
b. She describes every individual student emphasis on the Victories/ Greatness of
performance in relation to the clearly defined the Filipino people.
learning task a. I,II b. I only c. III only d. I & II
c. She describes every individuals student 189. Faith, hope, and love are values now and
performance in relation to the performance of forever whether they be value by people or not.
the age group of the student Upon what philosophy is this anchored?
d. She compares every individual student a. Idealism c. Realism
performance with the performance of the rest b. Existentialism d. Pragmatism
182. KNEE IS TO LEG AS ELBOW IS TO_______. 190. The law of karma, what you sow you reap, are
A. HAND B. INGERS C. ARM D. WRIST What words often said when Filipinos attempt to
type of test is this? explain a misfortune perceived to be rightly
a. Analogy c. Short answer type deserved by someone. This originated from the:
b. Rearrangement type d. Problem type a. Hebrews b. Hindus c. Greeks d. Chinese
183. Which of the following statements best manifest 191. The commonly-used question-and-answer
the teacher-pupil relationship regarding corporal method that includes debate and discussion is in
punishment? consonance with the method of:
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192. Teacher C subscribes to the idealist philosophy. comment. “ Wait until become principal to a
Which types of knowledge will he most likely teacher who questions and suggests a lot for the
advance? Knowledge arrived at though. common good. Which is the principal’s fault? Lack
a. Trial and error c. Experimenting of
b. Concrete experience d. Reasoning a. Professional courtesy c. cordial relations
193. Teacher B subscribes to the mental discipline b. E.O. d. Honesty
approach. Which is he convinced of? 200. Which of the following is the best situation
a. The easier the subject, the greater the value of where in you can balance responsibility and
the subject accountability?
b. The less the student engages, the more the a. A teacher allows a below average child to
student has to exercise the mind, the greater find out himself how to manipulate a simple
the value of the subject machine
c. The more difficult the subject, the more the b. A teacher patiently and diligently explains to
student has to exercise the mind, the greater a below average child how to manipulate a
the value of the subject simple machine
d. The more bodily exercise, the better for the c. A teacher tells below average pupil to tell
student his parents to get a tutor to teach him how
194. To occupy a government position, one had to to manipulate a simple machine
pass an examination on Confucian thought. From d. A teacher asks a brighter child to teach a
whom did this influence come? below average pupil how to manipulate a
a. Hebrews b. Chinese c. Hindus d. Greeks simple machine
195. Which is the wisest immediate thing for a teacher
to do if he discovers a mathematically gifted child in
her class?
a. Tell her to attend class only when a new lesson
is introduced
b. Lobby for the opening of a SPED Center
c. Let her serve as a tutor of those pupils who are
poor in Math
d. Provide her with enrichment experiences
196. How should teacher regard her participation in
community movements for common good? “A rich man may be wise in his own eyes,
a. Lead in community movements half-heartedly but a poor man who has discernment sees
through him.”
so as not to be invited again
b. Wait for an invitation from local officials to
participate in community fiesta
c. Take the initiative to actively participate in
community movements for the common good
d. Resist participation in community movements
that adversely affect teaching job
197. A new boy in you class has been the headache of
many teachers in your school. His aggression is shown
through fighting, quarrelling, arguing, teasing or
bullying. The best things for you to do first is to
a. call hi parents for a conference and solicit their
cooperation in changing his behavior
b. assess his needs and determine possible causes
o his behavior
c. ask the cooperation of his classmates by telling
them mot to fight back
d. punish him immediately after his misbehavior
198. Which of the following will do if a parent of one
of your failing pupils asks you to tutor her daughter in
consideration of certain amount of money which you
badly need?
a. Accept the offer with discount
b. Direct the parent to another teacher for
tutoring
c. Direct the parent to another teacher but ask for
a commission
d. Accept the offer but do the tutoring at home
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DRILL IV
Au g us t 20 07
Theft school equipment like TV, computer etc. By
teenagers in the community itself is becoming
1. C 67. C 133. C 199. B
2. C 68. A 134. B 200. B
3. B 69. ? 135. D
4. A 70. C 136. D
5. A 71. C 137. A
6. D 72. A 138. B
7. D 73. D 139. D
8. C 74. A 140. C
9. A 75. C 141. A
10. D 76. A 142. B
11. B 77. A 143. A
12. D 78. A 144. C
13. C 79. D 145. C
14. A 80. B 146. D
15. A 81. D 147. A
16. B 82. D 148. A
17. D 83. D 149. B
18. B 84. A 150. D
19. D 85. D 151. C
20. A 86. D 152. C
21. A 87. A 153. D
22. D 88. C 154. C
23. B 89. A 155. B
24. A 90. A 156. A
25. D 91. C 157. B
26. D 92. B 158. C
27. C 93. B 159. D
28. C 94. C 160. C
29. A 95. C 161. A
30. C 96. D 162. A
31. B 97. D 163. B
32. D 98. B 164. D
33. C 99. C 165. C
34. C 100. A 166. C
35. A 101. D 167. B
36. A 102. B 168. B
37. B 103. B 169. A
38. B 104. C 170. A
39. D 105. A 171. C
40. C 106. A 172. B
41. B 107. B 173. B
42. A 108. B 174. A
43. A 109. B 175. A
44. A 110. B 176. A
45. C 111. B 177. C
46. D 112. B 178. A
47. B 113. C 179. C
48. C 114. D 180. D
49. D 115. A 181. B
50. D 116. D 182. A
51. D 117. A 183. A
52. D 118. C 184. A
53. A 119. A 185. C
54. C 120. B 186. D
55. C 121. C 187. B
56. B 122. A 188. D
57. D 123. D 189. A
58. D 124. B 190. B
59. B 125. A 191. D
60. C 126. D 192. D
61. D 127. B 193. C
62. B 128. C 194. B
63. B 129. A 195. D
64. B 130. B 196. C
65. D 131. B 197. B
66. A 132. B 198. D

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