EXAM

Multiple Choice: Analyze each sentence carefully and choose the letter of your answer from the
options given.

1. Based on the correct definition of multicultural education, James Bank (2001) stated the
primary goal of multicultural education is to create equal opportunities to learn for the following
groups:

A. Male and female students C. students from diverse racial, cultural, social ethnic groups
B. Exceptional student D. students from a to c

2. In the context of 21st century education, the teachers and the learners are branded as digital,
immigrants and digital natives, respectively. How will you differentiate them in terms of
aspects?
A. Thinking style: The teachers think randomly, while the learners, sequentially.
B. Learning perspective: The teaches prefer experiencing, while the learners opt for
intellectualizing.
C. Manner of response: The teacher tend to reflect, while the learner usually react
D. Use of senses: The teachers utilize emotion and touch, while the learners, hearing and
seeing.

3. “We must prepare young people for living in a world of powerful images, words and sounds,” a
UNESCO’s description of ___.
A. Attributes of the 21st Century Graduates C. Literacy for the 21st Century
B. Landscape of 21st Century Curriculum D. 21st Century Skills of the Teachers

4. According to him Technological revolution bears a greater impact on society than the transition
from an oral print to print culture.
A. Dr. Douglas Kellner C. Henry J. Kaiser
B. Dr. Micheal Wesch D. Hawkins and Graham

5. The following concepts refer to the implications of 21 st Century education for teachers EXCEPT
one. Which is the exception?
A. Teachers must maintain students` interest by helping them see the connection of what
they learn for life with the real world.
B. Teachers must instill curiosity in students because it is fundamental to lifelong learning.
C. Teachers must be consistent in how they teach.
D. Teachers must excite learners to become even more resourceful so that they will
continue to learn outside the formal school.

6. The design of tracks and strands in the senior high school curriculum that stresses exit
competencies to be attained by every K to 12 completer strongly adheres to which 21 st Century
skill category?
A. Learning and Innovation C. Life and Career
B. Leadership and Career D. Information, Media and Technology
7. Referring to the ability to understand and participate fluently in a given culture. Cultural literacy
is an analogy to literacy proper (the ability to read and write letters). Cultural literacy is a term
coined by Who?
A. E.D Hirsch C. Bounette 2008
B. Dr. Micheal Wesch D. Banks 2003

8. Which is the most recommended mode of instructional delivery today that addresses gaps on
distance to increase learning opportunities?
A. Internet-based C. Blended Learning
B. Face-to-face meeting D. Modular Approach

9. The new breed of teachers takes advantage of technology that enables them to understand,
integrate, create, communicate and compute printed and written materials. Which best
describes the 21st Century teacher?
A. Multitasked C. Multiliterate
B. Multispecialist D. Multiskilled

10. The lesson presented in class must be selected and designed to respond to the learners` life
survival today and his career preparation in the future. This implies which critical attribute of
21st Century education?
A. Global Classrooms C. Integrated and Interdisciplinary
B. Relevant and Real World D. Technologies and Multimedia

11. Which is the most appropriate assessment technique for this given learning outcome: “Solve
problems in both conventional and innovative ways as a 21 st Century skill”.
A. Students will make research capstone on developing a system that would reduce
traffic along Sucat Road.
B. Students will answer an essay on the topic “A solution to Graft and Corruption”
C. Students will critique a documentary film on solutions to conflict Mindanao.
D. Students will answer the survey questionnaire on problem-solving skill assessment.

12. The K to 12 curriculum aims at raising the quality of Filipino learners and graduates while
empowering them for lifelong learning that requires functional literacy. Towards this end, the
following are the perspectives of this new curriculum EXCEPT:
A. Providing more focus on the total learning areas towards the development of
metacognitive skills
B. Implementing a unidisciplinary approach in treating every facet and component of
the curriculum
C. Providing experiential learning areas wherein learners can apply knowledge and life
skills
D. Making values development integral across disciplines

13. What are the possible causes of lack of reading comprehension skill among Grade 4 pupils?
I. The use of Mother-Tongue from grade 1-3
II. Inability to master the prerequisite skills in reading in the previous level
 III. Reduced time allotment-for developing reading skills
IV. Non-contextualized strategies and reading materials to address indigenization
perspective
A. I and II only C. III and IV only
B. II and III only D. I, II, III and IV

14. To attain the 21st Century skills among learners, the following are relevant approaches and
prospects that schools should impose. If you arrange the following approaches based on
effectiveness. If you arrange the following approaches based on effectiveness, in terms of
developing 21st Century skills, which one comes last?
A. Bring learners to the real world where action is.
B. Expose them to a great deal of researches and other inquiry-based modalities using
technology.
C. Provide them information on direct instruction principles and perspectives.
D. Guide them in searching for truth and exploring their own learning experiences.

15. The teacher instills to the students the Filipino value of respect for the elderly that s shown
through the provision of spaces in the building, granting of discount privileges and prioritizing
them in the grocery stores and LRT stations. What is literacy is being implied?
A. Multicultural Literacy C. Financial Literacy
B. Social Literacy D. Media Literacy

16. If I intend my students to attain the competency: “effectively analyze and evaluate evidence,
arguments, claims and beliefs” (Critical Thinking and Problem Solving), which teaching
strategy should I need to employ?
I. Socio-drama: The students will present a scene that portrays a current social issue.
II. Delimma: The students will examine and resolve a given delimma and report to
class their propositions.
III. Jury trial: The teacher will lay down an issue and two students will act as defense
lawyers who will weigh the two sides of it.
IV. Parliamentary procedure: The students will be given an issue in which they will
express their thoughts using parliamentary procedures.
A. I and II only C. II, III and IV
B. I, II and III D. I, II, III and IV

17. It refers to the capacity to use digital technology, communication devices or networks to locate,
analyze, use and produce information.
A. Digital Literacy C. Social Literacy
B. Media Literacy D. Traditional Literacy

18. It is when we understand the interdependence among countries and their people, and having
the ability to communicate and collaborate across cultures.
A. Media Literacy C. Financial Literacy
B. Global Literacy D. Social Literacy
19. Which of the following activities in the curriculum help develop functional literacy to its
optimum?
I. Industry Immersion. TechVoc students are sent to the food production company and
trained in processing meat, a culminating activity in their food technology subject.

II. Service Learning. The Education students share the findings of their study with the
city government for consideration regarding traffic reduction management.
III. Research/Capstone. The Criminology students share the findings of their study with
the city government for consideration regarding traffic reduction management.
IV. Experiential/Participatory Learning. AB Political Science students join a public forum
where they lay down their insights and perspectives on the given issue being
discussed.
A. I, II and III C. II, III and IV
B. I, III and IV D. I, II and IV

20. It refers to the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language–to read, write, listen, and
speak.
A. 21st Century Literacy C. Industrial Literacy
B. Standard Literacy D. Traditional Literacy

21. Which instructional material is the best self-directed means of attaining functional literacy?
A. Community resources and real-life fields
B. Simulation laboratory apparatuses
C. Audio-visual tools and films
D. Research survey facts and data

22. It refers to the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language–to read, write, listen, and
speak.
A. 21st Century Literacy C. Industrial Literacy
B. Standard Literacy D. Traditional Literacy

23. It is the ability to recognize what information is required, understand how the information is
structured, distinguish the principal sources of information for a given need, find and assess
those sources critically, then share that information.
A. Environmental Literacy C. Informational Literacy
B. Structured Literacy D. Social Literacy

24. It is the ability to understand your emotions, the capacity to listen to others and empathize with
their emotions, and the potential to demonstrate emotions effectively.
A. Informational Literacy C. Environmental Literacy
B. Emotional Literacy D. Mental Literacy

25. It is the ability to demonstrate proficiency of the environment and the conditions affecting it,
especially as it applies to climate, land, air, energy, food, water and our ecosystems.
A. Environmental Literacy B. Financial Literacy C. Social Literacy D. Emotional Literacy
 26. It is the ability to identify and understand ideas communicated through actions or images
(decode), as well as to be able to communicate ideas or messages through imagery (encode).
A. Physical Literacy C. Social Literacy
B. Visual Literacy D. Financial Literacy

PART 2. True or False

___1.) Teachers become more important, though their role changes, within new literacy classrooms.

___2.) New Literacies are not always included in literacy programs.

___3.) New forms of strategic knowledge are required with new literacies.

___4.) The Internet and related technologies can be fully accessed using traditional literacies.

___5.) The Internet is this generation's defining technology for literacy and learning within our global
community.

___6.) We don't need to teach new literacies because our students are already "digital natives" skilled
in online research skills.

___7.) New Literacies are a static set group of skills that work for all online reading and writing.

___8.) New Literacies are the skills, strategies, social practices, and dispositions needed to navigate
online.

Part 3 Essay

1.) What makes you a 21st century learner?

2.) Why do you think teachers need to be multiliterate?
3.) Explain the paradigm shift for 21st century Education.
4.) What are the critical attributes of 21st Century education? Explain them.
5.) Describe a 21st Century teacher and discuss some innovative tools for learning?
6.) Explain how you can integrate 21st Century education in the curriculum..