PRETEST
INSTRUCTIONS: Shade only one box for each
question on your answer sheets. Two or more boxes
shaded will invalidate your answer. There is only
one answer to each question. AVOID ERASURES.
1. This is the pre-planned collection of sample of
student works, assessed results and other output
produced by the students
a. Anecdotal report c. Portfolio
b. Diary d. Observation report
2. Which of the following statements is one of the
strengths of an autobiography as a technique for
personality appraisal?
a. It may be read by authorized people
b. It gives complete data about the author
c. It can replace data obtain from other data
techniques
d. It makes possible presentation of intimate
experience
3. Student Jay was asked to report to the guidance
Office. Student Jay and his classmates at once
remark, “What’s wrong?” What does this mean?
a. Reporting to a guidance office is often
associated with misbehavior
b. Guidance counselors are perceived to be
“almighty and omniscient.”
c. The parents of student Jay must be of
delinquent type
d. Student Jay is a “problem”student
4. The discriminating index of item number 15 is 0.44
this means that
a. More students from the upper group got the
item correctly
b. More students from the lower group got the
item correctly
c. Equal number of students got the correct
answer
d. The test item is very easy
5. What is the main advantage of using the table of
specifications when constructing periodic test?
a. It reduces the scoring tme
b. It makes test construction easier
c. It increases the reliability of the test result
d. It improves the sampling of content areas
6. Which of the following statements is the main
reason why negative words should be avoided in
constructing multiple choice tests?
a. Stems tends to be longer
b. More difficult to construct option
c. Might be overlooked
d. Increase the difficulty of the test item
Assessment of Student Learning
7. Which of the following is an example of norm-
referenced interpretation?
a. Lei’s test score is higher than 89% of the class
b. Joe set up his laboratory equipment in 2
minutes
c. Mat solves five problems correctly out of thirty
problems
d. Hanna must spell twenty five words correctly
out of thirty words
8. Which of the following assessment techniques best
assess the objective “plans and designs an
experiment to be performed.”
a. Rating scale c. Checklist
b. Paper and pencil test d. Essay
9. What type of measure of variation is easily affected
by the extreme scores?
a. Range c. Standard deviation
b. Quartile deviation d. Inter quartile range
10. Standard deviation is to measure of variation as
_______ is to measure of central tendency
a. Quartile deviation c. Mean deviation
b. Range d. Mode
11. Which statement/s is/are true in constructing
matching type of test?
I. The options and descriptions are not
necessarily homogenous
II. Description in Column A and option in
Column B
III. The options must be greater than the
description
IV. The directions must state the basis of
matching
a. I, II and III c. I, II and IV
b. II, III and IV d. I, II, III and IV
12. A type of error committed in grading the
performance of the students by the rater who avoids
both extremes of the scale and tends to rate
everyone as average
a. Severity error c. Logical error
b. Generosity error d. Central tendency error
13. Which of the following should be AVOIDED in
constructing true or false test?
I. Verbal clues and specific determiner
II. Terms denoting definite degree or amount
III. Taking statements directly from the book
IV. Keep true and false statement the same in length
a. I and III c. I, II and IV
b. I, II and III d. II and IV
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14. Which of the following tests can best effectively
measure higher order of cognitive learning
objectives?
a. Achievement test c. Objective test
b. Completion test d. Extended essay test
15. To increase the difficulty of a multiple choice test
item, which of the following should be done?
a. Make the options homogeneous
b. Make it grammatically incorrect
c. Make the options equal in length
d. Make the stem shorter
16. Teacher A set 85% accuracy in a test on predicting
the kind of weather given 5 different atmospheric
conditions. May obtain a score of 82% that can be
interpreted as
a. She is 3% short of the set percentile score
b. She did not meet the set standard by 3%
c. She obtained 82% percentile score
d. She is higher then 82% of the group
17. Teacher Ace wants to establish the reliability of his
test in Biology. Which of the following will he
accomplish?
I. Administer a parallel test
II. Split the test
III. Construct a variety of items
IV. Administer the same test twice
a. I, III, IV c. I, II
b. b. I, II, IV d. I, IV
18. Teacher nancy constructed a matching type test
item. In her column of descriptions are combination
of presidents, current issues, and sports. Which rule
of constructing a matching type test item was NOT
followed?
a. The options must be greater than the
descriptions
b. The descriptions must be homogeneous
c. The descriptions must be heterogeneous
d. Arrange the options according to order
19. Which of the following does NOT belong to the
group when we talk about projective personality
test?
a. Sentence Completion test c. Interview
b. Word Association d.Thematic Apperception
20. Which of the following is the main purpose of
administering a pre test and post test to the
students?
a. Measure the value of the materials used
b. Accustom the students in frequent testing
c. Measure gains in learning
d. Measure the effectiveness of instruction
Assessment of Student Learning
21. Which is the first step in planning a periodic test?
a. Select the type of test to use
b. Construct a table of specification
c. Go back to the instructional objectives
d. Determine the group of whom the test is
intended
22. Below is the list of methods used to establish the
reliability of a test, which method is questionable
due to practice and familiarity?
a. Split half c. Kuder richardson
b. Equivalent form d. Test retest
23. What is the meaning of TOS in the parlance of test
construction?
a. Table of Specifics c. Table of Specific Test
b. Table of Specifications d. Table of Subject
24. Which is implied by a positively skewed score
distribution?
a. The mean, the median and the mode are equal
b. Most of the scores are high
c. The mode is high
d. Most of the scores are low
25. Which of the following is a result of compressing a
file?
a. The file deleted
b. The file size is smaller
c. The tree character extension is hidden
d. All file properties
26. Which of the following are the basic components of
curriculum design?
a. Content, Assessment and delivery
b. Assessment, Teaching strategies and textbooks
c. Philosophy, goals and objectives
d. Standards, learning competencies and evaluation
27. The following are examples of Learner-Centered
Design EXCEPT
a. Child-centered c. Experience-centered
b. Humanistic-centered d. Life situation
28. Mrs. Cruz dreams to organize a seminar with a
known poet from another country but she cannot
afford to spend for the transportation of the said
guest. Which of the following can she use so she
won’t need to spend much?
a. Instant messaging c. Distant communication
b. Video conferencing d. Podcasting
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29. Teacher Elise wants her students to express their 36. How will you classify the purpose of the school as it
opinions regarding a certain government issue. concerns with the training and preparation of
Which of the following can she use to do this? citizens for the world of work?
a. Forum c. Email a. Political purpose c. Economic purpose
b. Blog d. Group messaging system b. Cognitive purpose d. Social purpose
37. What practice(s) will demonstrate the teacher’s
30. Ms. Ella will be absent for two days because of a genuine concern for the learning of students?
national conference. She wants her students to work a. Confers progress of students to their parent
on a certain module. What is the fastest way of b. Guides students to meet their learning goal
sending the module to her students while she is c. Validates attainment of learning goals
away? d. All of the above
a. Email module to her students 38. Which of the following is the most important
b. Share it to all her students in her live account component of educational reform?
c. Send the module through group instrant a. Implementing a better curriculum for
messaging students
d. Message each of the students on a social b. Allowing the students to participate more in
networking site extra curricular activities
c. Hiring only the excellent teachers
31. A document published by a school district that d. Involving parents in the education of the
identifies rules of behavior that must be followed by children
anyone using the school district computers, network 39. The failure in the test of independence among
or internet conection Filipino students can be attributed to
a. Classroom rules c. Fair use a. Lack of skills
b. Acceptable use policy d. Ethical internet use policy b. High degree of dependence to authority
c. Strong family ties
32. To improve comprehension and retention among the d. All of the above
students, the teacher’s best option would be to use 40. A child submitted a poorly written report but
a. Six thinking hats c. Contextual Clues packaged with startingly colored paper cover. This
b. SQ3R d. Autodidactic Activities showcases ___________
a. Art over academics c. Art over science
33. Teacher Mae would like to compare and contrast b. Subtance over “porma” d. “porma” over substance
plant cell vs. animal cell. She would most likely 41. Which one should I do if I want to apply the
use: integrative approach in my lesson development?
a. Fishbone diagram c. Tree diagram I. Design activities that cater to multiple
b. Venn diagram d. KWL chart intelligences
II. Relate lesson to other lesson in other
34. The students of Teacher Corazon feel that their subjects
teacher has an “eye behind her head” This III. Teach lesson in the cognitive, psychomotor
characteristics of the teacher is known as and affective domains
a. Referent power c. Pygmalion effect a. I and II c. I and lll
b. Withitness d. Rosenthal effect b. I, ll and lll d. Il and lll

42. The topic is environmental degradation. Teacher

35. During the distribution of the report card, which of tackles it from the perspective of an ecologist,
the following must be the foremost concern of a economist, medical doctor, educator and
teacher?
sociologist. For his lesson plan, which method will
a. Discuss the projects of the school
b. Discuss the progress as well as the deficiencies be most appropriate?
of the student a. Brainstorming c. Debate
c. Discuss the unsettled bill of the students b. Panel discussion d. Focus group discussion
d. Discuss the complaints of other teachers and
classmates of the students 43. In a lesson which intends to generate as many ideas
as there are, which technique ought to be used?
a. Values Clarification c. Brainstorming
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b. Brainwashing d. Inquiry
44. I want my students to take a personal stand on the
Reproductive Bill and defend the same. Which
assessment item/activity matches my objective?
a. Are you for or against the Reproductive Bill?
Why or why not?
b. Research on reasons given by those who are pro
Reproductive Bill and by those who are anti.
c. Why are a number of leaders in favor for the
Reproductive Bill?
d. Why is the Catholic Church against the
Reproductive Bill?
45. Here is a Unit objective: “To develop appreciation
for all the sacrifices that our heroes made for our
freedom as a nation.” What activities will be most
appropriate?
I. Dramatization of selected nationalistic episodes
from the life of our Filipino heroes
II. Debate on who should have been declared as
national hero- Rizal or Bonifacio
III. Writing a thank you letter to at least two Filipino
heroes in appreciation of the sacrifice they have made
a. I and III c. I only
b. III only d. II only
46. If schools want to equip children with the basic
skills, what should teachers do?
a. Make pupils master reading, writing and arithmetic
b. Develop pupils “multiple intelligences
c. Teach them to ask the right question
d. Teach them livehood skills
Assessment of Student Learning
47. Assessment must be authentic. If you want to know how
well children read and write, which should you do?
a. Have them read and write
b. Have them mark, circle and underline words
after you have read them
c. Allow children to select how they will be
evaluated
d. Have them list the stories they read for the
month
48. Which practice goes with authentic assessment?
a. Make students dance tango to determine if they
learned how to dance tango
b. Make students recite the multiplication table to
check for mastery
c. Make students check their own answer after quiz
d. Make students come up with a flow chart to
demonstrates a process
49. In what way are the results of summative
assessment utilized?
a. To assign a grade
b. To diagnose learning difficulties
c. To guide teacher in her choice of class activity
d. To check attainment lesson objectives
50. What does a grade given to the students measure?
a. Learners achievement
b. Learners intelligence
c. Parents involvement in the learning of a child
d. Teacher effectiveness