Professional Documents
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Jazmine, a new principal , sets a goal to increase collaboration among school office staff
during the first year. A few weeks into the school year, she learns that on two different occasions a
teacher has encouraged other teachers to undermine her efforts to implement a new school
initiative. Which of the following is the principal's best initial action for addressing the situation?
a. Offering the teacher an opportunity to express an opinion about the new evaluation directly to her
b. Meeting the teacher to document the incidents and communicate her expectations
c. Placing a letter of reprimand for insubordination in the principal’s personnel file
d. Ignoring the situation at present and waiting to see if the negative talks stop on its own
2. Which of the following initiatives should a principal implement to best support data-driven
decision making?
a. Grading system based on each teacher’s evaluation of completed work and participation
b. Staff development programs as improvement strategies to address documented problems
c. Staffing decisions based on each teacher’s long- term commitment and availability
d. Budget decisions based on prior practice and school board- supportrd priorities
3. Which of the following actions by a principal would best ensure that the agreed upon, non-
negotiable school goals for improving classroom instruction and student achievement are
implemented?
a. Establishing a communication plan to guarantee that all staff members in each building are aware of
the identified goals
b. Allocating additional funds for professional development programs to promote the consistent use of
research based instructional practice
c. Adopting a single instructional model that all teachers employ for classroom instructional design and
planning
d. Making sure that building-level administrators engage in behaviors that provide both implicit and
explicit support for the identified goals
4. A principal wants to improve the effectiveness of the school's new teacher mentoring
program which currently assigns each new teacher to a single mentor-teacher. To best improve
the program, the principal should take which of the following actions?
a. Reallocating the cost of a mentor-teacher assignment toward the cost of staff development classes
that occur twice a year
b. Asking a group of teachers in a specific content area to act as cohorts in the mentors
c. Providing multiple mentors to each new teacher to support in critical-need areas
d. Allocating an instructional coach and administrator to each new teacher
7. Which of the following uses of technology by administrators is an emerging trend in education that helps school
leaders increase their efficiency?
8. A principal mentors a newly appointed elementary teacher who is concerned that there is
insufficient time in the day to complete tasks and responsibilities requiring her individual
attention. Which of the following is an inefficient time management practice of many new
principals?
a. Supervising the arrival and departure of students
b. Scheduling time at the beginning and end of the day to respond to email
c.Having an open door policy
d. Setting aside a period of time a day to visit classrooms
10. Research-based professional development standards make explicit that the purpose of
professional learning is to
a. identify the most appropriate and effective learning programs for educators
b. develop educator’s knowledge and skills to help students perform at higher level
c. support collaboratively determined improvement goals of schools and districts
d. prescribe professional learning solutions to address school-based challenges
11. When a principal responds to requests by employees for a reference, which of the following
practices best mitigates potential liability for errors and omissions
a. providing the requested information to third parties and then notifying the employee
b. providing a full and comprehensive reference
c. identifying any statement of personal opinion
d. including the employee’s contact information in the reference letter
12. The principal examines irregularities in the students' responses on a commercial standardized
test. The review reveals that a principal at an elementary school has altered students'
responses. Which of the following has the principal violated?
13. 1. Focused on specific curriculum content; 2. organized around real problems of practice; 3.
linked to analysis of teaching and student learning; 4. intensive, sustained and continuous over
time; 5. integrated into school and classroom planning around curriculum, instruction, and
assessment. According to research, following the guidelines above will most likely result in
improved
a. professional development programs b. curriculum development and revision
c. long-range planning d. goal setting
14. Which of the following best identifies a school public relations standard to promote regular, two-
way communication with various segments of the community?
a. evaluating the division and school administrators serve as active members of civic and service
organizations
b. employing variety of communication channels that are based on research and planning
c. making information about the district available to the news media on a regular basis
d. providing regular opportunities for school administrators and teachers to meet face to face with
parents
15. After a violent incident occurs at a school, which of the following steps taken by the
superintendent and school administration best supports the recovery of the campus climate?
a. preparing a comprehensive statement regarding the incident for the media
b. working to return the school to normalcy
c. conducting a timely debriefing with safety officials to identify lessons learned
d. determining needed changes to ensure another incedent does not occur
16. A principal wants the community to better understand the goals of public education as
reflected in the school's strategic plan. Which of the following most effectively communicates this
information to stakeholders and the community at large?
a. scheduling meeting for interested parties to learn more about the history and relevance of public
education
b. including a short statement about the purpose of education on the school website and other
communication instruments
c. distributing a questionaire asking participants about the importance of education and publishing the
result on the school website
d. contributing a series of brief articles on the local newspaper to highlight different aspects of the
importance and relevance of public education
17. The Formal Investigation Committee shall submit report within___ days after the conclusion of
the formal investigation
a. 10 days c. 21 days
b. 15 days d. 30 days
18. The following are true about the Formal Investigation Report except:
a. serve as a guide to the discipling authority who may or may not adopt the same
b. a copy be given to both the complainant and the respondent
c. contains the narrative of the material facts established during the investigation
d. contains the complete records of the case as attachements
19. An Order of preventive suspension may be issued by the disciplining authority after the issuance
of the Formal Charge for the following reasons except:
a. temporarily remove the respondent from the scene of his misfeasance or malfeasance
b. prelude the possibility of exerting undue influence on the witnesses
c. for preventing him from functioning his duties and responsibilities
d. tampering of documentary evidence or file in his office
a. DepEd Order No. 43, s. 2006 c. DepEd Order No. 79, s. 2006
b. DepEd Order No. 22, s. 2013 d. DepEd Order No. 49, s. 2006
21. A General Parent-Teacher Association can only operate in school after its;
22. When a principal provide directive role in achieving the school’s goals, he:
a. his protest shall be subscribed and sworn to in the form of a letter complaint
b. filed it in the office of the superintendent thru the principal of the school where he applied
c. it shall be in three ( 3 ) copies
d. filed at the regional office within 90 days from the issuance of appointment
27. The following are conditions whic service credits are earned except:
28. The following are activities in which service credits shall not be granted except:
29. What law provides for the Regional Director approves the establishment of public and private
schools?
a. BP 232 c. RA 9155
b. BP 22 d. RA 10533
30. Which of the following documents provide free public elementary and secondary education?
a. RA 5546 c. RA 5447
b. RA 4206 d. RA 7160
32. The School Selection Committee in the ranking of honor students shall act on protest within:
a. top 10% of the pupils/students of the school c. top 10% using the 7-3 point system
b. top 10 pupils/students of the school d. top 10 using the 7-3 point system
34. An integrated school is a school that offers
35. Which of the following is not among the principles of governance of basic education
36. Which law provides government assistance to students and teachers in private education
a. RA 6728 c. RA 8525
b. RA 2260 d. RA 8545
a. RA 7798 c. RA 7160
b. RA 7797 d. Batas Pambansa 232
a. Governor c. Superintendent
b. Municipal Mayor d. Co-chaired by the Governor and Superintendent
39. The following are the rights of the parents who have children enrolled in a school except:
a. organize themselves and/or with teachers for the purpose of providing a forum for the discussion of
matters relating to the school
b. cooperate with the school in the formulation and efficient implementation of programs
c. access to any official record directly relating to the children who are under their parental
responsibility
d. co-mamage school activities as provided in the principle of shared governance
40. An investigation committee tasked to investigate a teacher shall be composed of the following
except:
a. provide mechanism to ensure proper coordination with the members of the community
b. provide feedback to the community on the performance of the teachers
c. provide an avenue for discussing relevant concerns
d. provide assistance and support to the school for the promotion of the welfare of the students
43. Whose function or who will act on application for relief of accountability on loss of property
44. Who has the exclusive jurisdiction to hear administrative cases against the
Assistant Superintendents
45. Aggrieved employee brought his grievence to his superior. Which one is not true in the Grievance
procedure
46. A certain company donated one million pesos for training of teachers. How would this be
treated?
47. The following are sound Financial Management strategies of the Superintendent except:
50. The following are the components of the National Drug Education Program (NDEP) EXCEPT one:
a. Curriculum and instruction
b. Parent education and community outreach
c. Pre-service and in-service training of teachers
d. Ancillary services; and research and evaluation
51. One of tools used in CFSS ( Child Friendly School System) to track down the pupils’ participation
in school is the:
a. Effective Teaching-Learning Guide
b. Student Tracking System
c. Gender Sensitivity Guide
d. Self - Assessment Guide
52. This is one of the Innovations introduced by DepEd to strengthen school-based management
through decentralized construction management and principal empowerment with active
participation of the community and technical assistance from professional engineers.
a. DPWH-Led school-Building Project
b. LGU-Led School Building Project
c. Principal-Led School Building Project
d. Principal-LGU Joint School Building Project
53. R.A 9184 (An Act Providing for the modernization, Standardization and Regulation of the
procurement Activities of the Government and for the other purposes) upholds the following
principle in government procurement EXCEPT one:
a. Competitiveness by extending equal opportunity to all public and private parties who are
eligible and qualified, to participate a public bidding
b. Transparency in the procurement process and in the implementation of procurement contracts
through wide non-government organization
c. System accountability is exclusively intended for the party(ies) involved
d. Revised procurement process that will apply government procurement standards
54. Per RA 9184 “Competitive Bidding” and public Bidding” shall have the same meaning. This
method of procurement is open to any interested party and consists of the following series of
activities, EXCEPT one:
a. Pre-bid conference
b. Eligibility screening of prospective bidder
c. Receipt and opening of bids, and closure and evaluation of bids
d. Post-qualification and award of contract
55. Aside from BAC (Bids and Awards Committee) the head of the procuring entity shall create a
Technical Working Group (TWG) from a pool/technical, financial and/or legal expert to assists in the
procurement process, particularly in the eligibility screening and in the
a. Evaluation of bids and pre-qualification
b. Evaluation of bids and post-qualification
c. Resolving motions for reconsideration
d. Resolving motions and awarding of contract
56. In the implementing BRIGADA ESKWELA, the School Principal and the PTA should organized the
work groups through the following approaches EXCEPT one:
57. Boy Scouting is a continuing program for every boy from pre-school into young manhood. It consists
of the following activities KID Scouting, KAB Scouting, Boy Scouting and :
58. The following are DepEd nationally-initiated projects of the Bureau of Alternative Learning System
(BALS) except one:
59. As provided in RA 7160 (Local Government Code) The local School Board has the following functions,
EXCEPT one:
a. The education establishment is poorly managed and government is not investing enough in the
education system
b. There is graft and corruption in all the four levels of its structure and Philippines is rated No. 3
c. There are many layers of education-Basic Education, Higher Education and Tech-voc Program
d. Lack of financial resources
61. DepEd Order No. 51, s. 2004 has formally launched MADRASAH Program in public schools system.
What is its best feature?
62. The provision of inclusive education as anchored on the philosophy that all children and youth with
special needs must receive an appropriate education and everything within the system. Inclusion is a
basic right of every Filipino child with special needs to education, relationship, support, service, work,
training and employment opportunities and:
63. A Philippine innovation in the delivery of educational services to children with special needs is the
SPECIAL EDUCATION (SPED) CENTER. The following are its characteristics EXCEPT one:
64. Basic principles of multi-grade teaching includes the following, EXCEPT one:
a. The implementation of the school curriculum must taken into consideration the varied abilities,
levels and interests within a particular group
b. The value of any educational program will be judged according to how well it is able to achieve
the goals of the program-whether the children actually learn what they are expected to learn
and how well they have learned
c. Inter-aging or the combination of children of different ages is more respectful of individual
needs of learners and reflects real-life
d. The role of the teachers in a classroom involves setting up and managing a learning
environment that will be conducive for homogenous groupings
a. A class with two grade levels within one classroom with one teacher
b. Multi-level classes
c. A class with two to three grade levels with one teacher for an entire school year
d. A class involving different children of different ages with different skills and abilities
67. Which of the following personal qualities does the mentor should have?
68. Which of the following professional skills does the mentor should have?
I. Promotes self-learning
II. Improves the capacity of the mentees to deal with change
III. Sustainable framework which can be reviewed regularly by the mentor and mentees.
IV. Increases effective communication
g. I and II
h. I, II and III
i. I, II, III and IV
j. II, III and IV
70. RA 8980 is about the Early Childhood Care and Development Act (ECCD) Which of the following
describes best the ECCD Act?
a. It Institutionalized a national system for ECCD test which is comprehensive and longitudinal
b. It provides a comprehensive and a coherent national policy for the implementation of an
integrated ECCD
c. It supports the 8 weeks curriculum of the DepEd’s Pre-School Program
d. It aims to improve in and child survival rate
80. The main objectives of every Child A Reader Program (ECARP) is to:
81. An assessment tool to determine the reading level of the children where teachers apply intervention
strategies after the conduct of the pretest
a. ECARP
b. CURE
c. FIBER
d. PHIL-IRI
82. DepEd order No. 25, s. 2006 organized the Division/school Calamity, Disaster and fire Control (CDFC)
Groups and guidelines on the calamity and Disaster Preparedness on the following EXCEPT one:
a. Enlists the teacher’s cooperation in the formulation of policies, plans and procedures
b. The supervisor observes with the aims to improve teaching learning situations through
cooperative process or group action
c. The teachers, supervisors and administrators are regarded as co-workers in a common tasks
d. Emphasis is upon the improvement of the teacher as well as her technique through direction,
training and guidance
90. Makabayan as the “laboratory of life” means that it provides the environment for
91. Content-Based instruction in the language subjects such as Filipino and English means that:
a. The content for English and Filipino is based on learning competencies in the BEC
b. The content for English is taken from Science and Filipino from Social Studies
c. Instruction for English and Filipino is focused on content rather than communication skills
d. The teachers of English and Filipino should be competent of their subject content
92. The teacher promotes interactive learning in the following situations EXCEPT one:
93. The teacher practices integrative teaching in the following EXCEPT one. Which is the exception?
94. Collaborative learning among children is demonstrated in the following situation EXCEPT one. Which
is the exception?
a. Children learn to work in different situation in different contest with different teams
b. Learners know how to deal with their classmates with their teachers and with other people
c. Learners demonstrate leadership and teamwork and group habits
d. Learners do a lot of reflection and intelligent decision making
96. Which one of the following is more effective way in teaching beginning reading?
97. Remedial instruction should be done only before or after classes. This is:
a. True, because remedial reading is not part of the regular class period
b. True, because pupils read better outside the regular period
c. False, because the teacher should do this in all subject areas from Grade I-VI
d. False, because every learner may need remedial reading anytime
98. Effective communication is emphasized in the curriculum. Which of the following is not a good
strategy for this purpose
a. Storytelling
b. Brainstorming
c. Journal writing
d. Drawing
99. Which of the following is not true about higher order thinking?
100. The following are true in decision making process, EXCEPT one:
a. The principal/supervisor consults with those people who are affected by his / her decision,
particularly those in position of power
b. The supervisor / principal must be sensitive and must try to avoid having differences with his /
her subordinates for he / she can learn a lot from them
c. The supervisor / principal needs the support of his / her subordinates only when there is a
problem which the supervisor needs to cope
d. Once the supervisor / principal makes decision, he / she assumes full responsibility for its
consequences.
101. Mr. Bert Lomocso’s supervisor has passed him over for a promotion many times because the
supervisor believes that he lacks leadership skills. AS A RESULT, Mr.Lomocso now assumes a passive role
in when working in a team environment. This situation is an example of:
102. According to managerial grid model, the authoritarian leadership style is characterized by:
103. According to paradigm of teacher categories, these teachers have both a low level of commitment
and low level of abstraction.
a. Teacher dropouts
b. Unfocused teachers
c. Analytical observers
d. Professionals
104. These teachers have both a high level of commitment and a high level of abstraction.
a. Teachers dropouts
b. Unfocused teachers
c. Analytical observers
d. Professionals
105. These teachers have low level of commitment but high level in abstraction
a. Teachers dropouts
b. Unfocused teachers
c. Analytical teachers
d. Professionals
106. A school manager can use strategies to motivate teachers to increase performance. Which of the
following statements is a sound assumption on motivation process?
a. Most people have little capacity in creativity and in solving school problems
b. Most people are not ambitious have a little desire for responsibility and prefer to be directed
c. Most people must be closely controlled and often coerced to achieve organizational objectives
d. Most people can be self-directed, creative at work, possess self-control and are properly
motivated.
107. Leadership including following act for certain goals that represent the values and the motivations,
aspirations and expectations of both leaders and followers. What is the type of leadership wherein
reward or punishment is contingent upon performance?
a. Shared leadership
b. Democratic leadership
c. Transactional leadership
d. Transformational leadership
108. The following are key results areas in principalship, EXCEPT one:
a. Curriculum development
b. Staff development
c. Local School Board Management
d. Pupil Development
109. In decision making processes, the principal had to define and analyse the problems. What is the
next step?
a. Follow up strategies
b. Develop alternatives
c. Evaluate alternatives
d. Follow up and appraise results
111. Crisis is applied to situations which involve immediate threat with adverse consequences. Which of
the following is not an element of crises?
a. Threat c. surprise
b. Decision d. importance
112. SIP (School Improvement Plan) / AIP (Annual Implementation Program) should focus on the
following EXCEPT one:
113. A school manager can use strategies to motivate teachers to increase performance. Which of the
following statements is a sound assumption on motivation process?
e. Most people have little capacity in creativity and in solving school problems
f. Most people are not ambitious have a little desire for responsibility and prefer to be directed
g. Most people must be closely controlled and often coerced to achieve organizational objectives
h. Most people can be self-directed, creative at work, possess self-control and are properly
motivated.
114. Leadership including following act for certain goals that represent the values and the motivations,
aspirations and expectations of both leaders and followers. What is the type of leadership wherein
reward or punishment is contingent upon performance?
e. Shared leadership
f. Democratic leadership
g. Transactional leadership
h. Transformational leadership
115. The following are key results areas in principalship, EXCEPT one:
e. Curriculum development
f. Staff development
g. Local School Board Management
h. Pupil Development
116. In decision making processes, the principal had to define and analyse the problems. What is the
next step?
e. Follow up strategies
f. Develop alternatives
g. Evaluate alternatives
h. Follow up and appraise results
e. Relevance
f. Seriousness
g. Urgency
h. Gravity
118. Crisis is applied to situations which involve immediate threat with adverse consequences. Which of
the following is not an element of crises?
c. Threat c. surprise
d. Decision d. importance
119. SIP (School Improvement Plan) / AIP (Annual Implementation Program) should focus on the
following EXCEPT one:
120. To start the implementation of SBM under the leadership of the school head, which of the
following should be performed by each school together with its community stakeholders based on
actual baseline data taken from the school annual report of the preceding school year.
121. Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the function and duties of School Governing Council?
122. The following are the strategies to raise teacher’s morale and motivation EXCEPT one:
a. Teachers undergo continuing and advanced professional training at least once a year
b. The principal provides strong direction and leadership guided by a written supervisory plan
c. The principal regularly monitors teacher’s performance and provides needed support
d. Teachers regularly monitor and assess their pupil’s academic performance, with the view of
improving their performance
123. Which of the following principles recognizes that every unit in the education bureaucracy has a
particular role, task and responsibility inherent in the office and for which it is principally accountable
for outcomes?
a. School-Based Management
b. Shared Governance
c. Accountability and Transparency
d. AURA ( authority, responsibility, and accountability)
124. The proper disciplining authority may preventively suspend any subordinate officer or employee
under his jurisdiction if the charge against such officer or employee involves:
a. Dishonesty
b. Grave misconduct
c. Oppression
d. All of the above
125. How many days of absence can an official declared it AWOL if it does not have an approved Leave?
a. 30 months c. 1 year
b. 30 days d. 90 days