PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 11.

With changing needs and knowledge explosion, the emphasis in

today’s schools should be on teaching _________.
1. Theft school equipment like TV, computer etc. By a. Skills on how to learn c. Values
teenagers in the community itself is becoming a b. Facts d. Concepts
common phenomenon. What does this incident 12. Which piagetian term refers to one’s inability to distinguish
signify? between one’s own perspective and someone else’s?
a. Inability of school to hire security guards a. Autism c. Centration
b. Deprivation of Filipino schools b. Conservation d. Egocentrism
c. Prevalence of poverty in the community 13. What does the social constructivist approach emphasize? The
d. Community’s lack of sense of co-ownership students need.
2. Which describe(s) inappropriate practice in the a. Opportunities to learn with the teacher and more skilled
education of young children? peers
a. Individual differences are expected and b. To be filled because their minds are empty
accepted c. To be placed n a conductive earning environment
b. Integrated teaching-learning d. To be reward with every good performance
c. Isolated skill development 14. If you believe that the child’s mind is TABULARASA, in what
d. Positive guidance techniques processes will you engage the child to learn?
3. Honesty remains a value even if nobody in an a. Sensory impressions c. Reflections
organization values it. This pronouncement b. Reasoning d. Metacognition
comes from the mouth of a (an) __________. 15. What does a DEVLOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICE
a. Pragmatist c. type of schooling focus on?
Reconstructionist I. Typical developmental patterns of children
b. Idealist d. Progressivist II. Uniqueness of each child
4. I cannot forget my friend’s birthday for it comes III. Direct instruction
one day after my birthday. a. I & II b. II and III c. I & III d. I only
Which principle of association as applied to 16. Which does the empiricist emphasize?
memory explains this? a. Experience is the only source of knowledge
a. Contiguity c. Frequency b. Knowledge arises from the mind
b. Similarity d. Context c. Knowledge is derived from reason without the aid of the
5. A fresh teacher graduate is usually idealistic. senses
Which one will most likely inspire her to cling to d. Information is interpreted by the mind
her idealism? 17. Which of the following best described the role of a teacher from a
a. Introduction of educational innovations parennialist perspective?
b. Support of living models a. To expose the learner to up-to-date information about
c. Pressure of work d. High salary Science and Math
6. I cannot help but recall the sister’s convent which b. To reveal the wisdom of the Ages such as those contained
served as my boarding house in high school now in the Bible/Koran
that am in a noisy boarding house. Which c. To assist the learner clarify his/her value priorities through
principle of association explains this? self-analysis
a. Similarity c. Frequency d. To tell, interpret, or analyze complete information to the
b. Contiguity d. Contrast students
7. People have ideas about the world and they 18. “ Do not trust the senses since ideas are arrived at only by
learn these ideas by reflecting upon them, reason” is an advice from the _____________.
according to the _________. a. Naturalist c. Existentalist
a. Empiricist c. Rationalist b. Rationalist d. Empiricst
b. Existentialist d. Pragmatist 19. Which is a weakness of the Montessori approach?
8. Which principle of association as applied to a. Fosters development of the cognitive skills
memory is this? b. Fosters independence
The recall of an object or idea triggers recall c. Emphasizes verbal interaction
of other objects like it. d. Neglects children’s social development
a. Contrast c. Similarity 20. According to the existentialist, every person is in the same
b. Contiguity d. Frequency predicament and has the same possibilities. What this imply?
9. Whose thought is this: “ Although there is an a. Every person must have access to education
external world from which human beings acquire b. Every person must choose to go to college
sensory information, ideas originate from the c. Every person must go through the same form of education
workings of the mind” d. Every person must go to college
a. Rationalist c. Empiricist 21. Which groups of philosophers have opposite views?
b. Existentialist d. Pragmatist a. Rationalist and existentialists
10. A research conducted by Hirsch-Pasek, et al in b. Rationalist and idealists
1989 noted possible harmful effects of highly c. Rationalists and Naturalists
academically-oriented early childhood education d. Rationalists and empiricists
program. These include higher test anxiety, less 22. Student Z does not study at all but when the Licensure
creativity, and a less positive attitude toward Examination for Teachers come before he takes the Let, he
school. Based on these research findings which spends one hour in Quiapo church prating for a miracle, i.e, to
recommendation is in order? pass the exam. Which attitude towards religion or GOD is
a. To give children the total freedom to do as displayed?
they please inside the classroom a. Religion as fake c. Religion as real
b. Not to give assessment activities for pre- b. Religion as magic d. Religion as authentic
schoolers 23. Two identical balls of clay are shown to the child. The child
c. To plan for engaging academic lessons agrees that they are equal. Teacher changes the shape of one of
d. Not to engage in highly structured direct the balls and asks the child whether they still contain equal
instruction in pre-school
 amounts of clay. The child answer, “ No the a. Train the child with left-handed tendency to use the right
longer one has more”. What skill does the b. Train the left-handed child to use both right and left hands
child lack? c. Allow children to use the hand they favor
a. Centration c. Reasoning d. Discourage the child to use has left hand
b. Intuition d. Conservation 34. Teacher helps the pupils remember that stalactite grows from the
24. Which theory is demonstrated by this? Ceiling while a stalagmite grows from the Ground. Which device
A young boy might observe his father aggressive does the teacher use?
outbursts and hostile interchanges with people; a. Drill device c. Memory device
when observe with his peers, the young boy’s b. Mnemonic device d. Coding device
style of interaction is highly aggressive. 35. The theory on life-span development advocates that sensitive
a. Social cognitive theory care giving in later life is a important as sensitive care giving in
b. Cognitive developmental theory early life. What statement goes with this?
c. Operant conditioning a. Experiments in the first 3 years are as important as later
d. Classical conditioning experiences
25. Jones is a shy student and prefers to be alone. b. Children can not be influenced after childhood
Based on Jung’s psychological theory under c. The most important years in development are the first five
what classification does he fall? years
a. Extrovert c. Paranoid d. What child becomes at ages 3 is fixed
b. Ambivert d. Introvert 36. Based on Freud’s psychoanalytic theory which component(s) of
26. Which theory on development puts emphasis on personality is (are) concerned with a sense of right and wrong
the importance sensitive periods in a. Super-ego b. Super-ego and ego c. Id d. Ego
development? 37. Two sticks are aligned in front o the child. The child agrees that
a. Ecological theory they are the same length. Teacher moves on stick to the right,
b. Social cognitive theory then asks the child if they are equal in length. The child answer, “
c. Psychoanalytic theory no, the one on top is longer”.
d. Ethological theory a. Reasoning c. Centration
27. According to the cognitive theory of human b. Intuition d. Conservation
development, the primary determinant of 38. Which statement correctly explains the constructivist theory of
behavior is__________. learning?
a. Cognitive c. Heredity a. Children are empty receptacles
b. Unconscious thought d. Environment b. Children actively create knowledge and understanding
28. Which may be an undesirable result of the c. Children are passive learners
misuse of education technology on human d. Children’s minds are blank slates
development? 39. Which conception of age is wrong?
a. Brain-drain c. Dehumanization a. Chronological age s different from biological and
b. Mechanical learning d. Knowledge psychological and psychological age
explosion b. Chronological age, biological age, psychological and
29. For Freud, the primary motivation for human social age are related
behavior is sexual in nature while for Erikson it is c. Psychological age and social age are two different things
_________ in nature. d. Chronological age is the same psychological age
a. Social b. Cultural c. Physical d. Biological 40. As humans we walk at about one year, engage in fantasy play as
30. Two identical beakers A & B are presented to the a young child, and become more independent as a youth. What
child. Teacher pours the liquid from B into C., does this prove? Each of us develops partly.
which is taller, and thinner than A & B has equal a. Like no other individuals
capacity with B. teacher asks if the beakers A: C b. Like no other individual, like some other individuals, like all
have the same amount of liquid. The child says “ other individuals
No” and points to C as the beaker that has more c. Like all other individuals
liquid. d. Like some other individuals
In what cognitive developmental stage is the 41. In Piaget’s theory an individual’s adjustment to new information s
child? called___________.
a. Formal operational stage a. Organization c. Assimilation
b. Pre-operational b. Accommodation d. Adaptation
c. Concrete operational stage 42. The psychoanalytic theorists believe the following, Except:
d. Sensorimotor a. Development is not in any way colored by emotion
31. To make sense of our world we organize our b. We analyzed the symbolic meanings of behavior not just
experiences. We also change our thinking to focus on the behavior
include new ideas and additional information. c. Early experience with parents extensively shape our
The process of changing our thinking as a result development
of new ideas is termed by Piaget as________. d. We have to analyze the inner working of the mind to
a. Construction c. Adaptation understand behavior
b. Assimilation d. 43. Which teacher’s attitude best reflects his/her understanding of
Accommodation development as a product of maturation and learning?
32. A pre-school child says: “ That tree pushed the a. Patient when with the slower ones
leaf off, and it fell down”. This show that the pre- b. Creativity with the classroom strategies or tasks
school child believes that inanimate objects have c. Fairness when giving grades or school marks
lifelike qualities and are capable of action. This d. Cheerfulness and enthusiasm when discussing
belief is called___________. 44. Which one is Piaget’s Freud’s and Eriksson’s thought about
a. Symbolism c. Realism children’s play?
b. Animation d. Animism a. Contributes to the child’s mastery of his physical and
33. What is the latest advice of authorities regarding social environment
left-handed children? b. Makes a child’s life so enjoyable that he will tend to hate
school life later
 c. Prepares a child for an excellent academic b. Appeal to both the left and right hemispheres of the brain
performance in formal schooling c. Arouse the students interest in the lesson being learned
d. Develops in the child a highly competitive d. Stimulate neural wings of the brain in the process
attitude because of the nature of play 55. Which teaching technique develops creative thinking by the use
45. Progressive considers the nature of he child. of comparison or analogy
Which philosophy does NOT relate with this? a. Heuristic c. Synectic
a. Pragmatism c. Humanism b. Aesthetic d. Intrinsic
b. Essentialism d. Naturalism 56. Cognitive psychologist regards the learner as one who comes
46. J.B. Watson relates that a particular behavior is into the classroom _______.
determined by environmental factor. Which of the a. Ignorant of schooling
following situations can the students develop a b. Uninterested to learn
positive attitude towards mathematics? c. Knowing nothing
a. Tell students that Math is a difficult subject d. Full of experiences
b. Give difficult problems to challenge the 57. Which one is a developmental task of the intermediate pupil
students according to Havighurst’s list of development tasks?
c. Present lessons from the easiest to the a. Learning sex differences
most complex b. Beginning to develop a conscience
d. Have favorable learning atmosphere in the c. Achieving emotional independence from parents
classroom d. Learning to get along with age mates
47. Margaret has been staring at the matchstick 58. Six-and-seven-year-old children are generally___.
puzzle problem. She is figuring out how to solve a. Nearsighted
it. Suddenly, a bright idea flashes in her mind and b. Farsighted
excitedly she successfully learns to solve the c. Both nearsighted and farsighted
puzzle. This is an example of_____________. d. Neither nearsighted nor farsighted
a. Metacognition 59. Individualized instruction, which may have been pioneered by the
b. Insight learning Hebrew’s, is characterized by the students’.
c. Analytical learning a. Being taught one on one
d. Trial and error learning b. Learning at their own pace
48. Considering the senses used in learning, which c. Giving tutorials to slow learners
does NOT belong to the group? d. Expressing their personal ideas
a. Radio c. Filmstrip 60. When teacher attempts to develop his students metacognitive
b. Audiotape recorder d. Phonograph skills, he teaches them to:
49. The use of multi-level materials enables a a. Recall pass lesson
teacher to do b. Visualize
a. Review c. Formulate hypothesis
b. Tutoring d. Think about their thinking
c. Application of lesson 61. A caregiver working with infants aims to maximize their cognitive
d. Differentiated instruction development by having an environment that provides
50. In relations to comprehension skills, which does multisessorial stimulation. This is guided by the theory
NOT belong to the group? of_________.
a. Sequencing events a. Gardner b. Bridges c. Erikson d. Piaget
b. Critical reading 62. Friedrich Froebel believed that education should awaken the
c. Finding the main idea child’s dormant potentials and stimulate them to the fullest
d. Recreatory reading development. In this case, the teacher’s role is that of a
51. Miss Solano, a preschool teacher sees to it that _________.
the children are given opportunity to explore and a. Molder of character
work on different materials so that they will b. Facilitator of learning
develop initiative and not guilt. She is guided by c. Dispenser of knowledge
the theory of______. d. Evaluator of learning
a. Maslow b. Kohlberg c. Gardner d. 63. Which is a typical characteristic of the adolescent?
Erikson a. Reasonable and secure
52. Which process does NOT fall under b. Feels intense emotions and sense of disequilibrium
extrapolation? c. Slow but steady physical growth
a. Inferring c. Concluding d. Passive and obedient
b. Predicting d. Observing 64. Which can be an innovative solution to the problems of high rate
53. Article XIV, Sec. 2 highlights the importance of of absenteeism in rural areas where most pupils absent from
providing a system of free public education in the class during the planting season?
elementary and high school levels. Why is there a. Refusing readmission of pupils who have been absent for
such a necessity? long
a. Elementary and high school provide b. Observance of seasonal school calendar
formal education c. Giving lectures to parents on the importance of schooling
b. These levels provide the foundation for life d. Keeping a record of absences for information
functions and roles 65. In which development period does the child’s group begin to exert
c. No one goes to college without passing a tremendous influence on the child’s attitude and behavior?
the grade and high schools a. Late childhood
d. A few people cannot afford the expensive b. Late adolescence
quality of private schools c. Early adolescence
54. The use of graphic organizers may tap the brain d. Middle childhood
processes because they mainly. 66. What practice is exemplified when a principal emphasizes the
a. Organize the words in some ways the need for clean and orderly classrooms as ell as green and
students remember beautiful surrounding to contribute to effective teaching and
learning?
 a. Provide an atmosphere conducive for 75. What criterion (a) is (are) applied by a principal who evaluates
learning teachers based on the result of the achievement tests of pupils?
b. Provide adequate physical facilities a. Product and attitude c. Product
c. Utilize educational technology b. Process d. Attitude
d. Establish rapport between teachers and 76. Which of these techniques is being featured? Teacher A
pupils encourages her students to participate actively in the class
67. Which statement on motivation is baked up discussion by making the answer question, allows students to call
research? on one another to recite, and wait for their turn to ask or answer.
a. Incentives for learning are more important a. Socialized recitation c. Open forum
for high-achieving students b. Graded recitation d. Panel discussion
b. Incentives are important only for average 77. A reading teacher sees positive effects in the use of various
student when content I difficult sections of a newspaper. In what way does the use of the
c. Activities that enhance success and newspaper affect the students?
reduce failure increase motivation a. Provides for meeting pupil different interest
d. More motivational devices are needed or b. Strengthens learning skills
intrinsically motivated student c. Contributes to pupils understanding
68. Which of the following should be avoided by the d. Reinforces learning experiences
teachers in asking questions? 78. Allowing students to participate in the formation of two to the
a. Repeat questions if pupils cannot answer three rules for the classroom promotes______ in the classroom.
b. Encourage lengthy responses and a. A sense of belongingness
sustained answer b. Teacher diminished authority
c. Ask the question first before calling a pupil c. An autocratic atmosphere
to answer d. “ Buddy-buddy” system
d. Ask a sufficient number of questions to 79. Meaningfulness is the key to all cognitive processes.
stimulate thinking Meaningfulness depends on______.
69. Instructional objectives should tell one who is to a. The intensiveness of practice
perform the desired behavior, the result, the b. The persistence of student in answering
relevant condition under which the behavior is c. The variety of learning activities
performed and: d. The manner in which the teacher handles the topic
a. The test items to be used in evaluating the 80. Miss Santos aims to maximize individual learning o her third year
objectives students in Science. If she intends to permit students to proceed
b. The materials and references to be used at their own rate, which of the following will she apply?
c. The criteria to be following in carrying out a. Cooperative learning
lesson b. Modular instruction
d. The criteria to be used in evaluating the c. Hands-on learning
success of the performance d. Supervised study
70. Which is NOT an element of cooperative 81. Kindergarten and elementary grade pupils are often engaged in
learning? various games as their learning activities. What principle is best
a. Positive interdependence observed in the situation?
b. Group accountability for learning a. Teachers need to relax while the children are at play
c. Individual’s accountability for learning b. Children need games to relax and enjoy
d. Face-to face interaction c. Games as a formalized expression of play are natural
71. The Reading teacher stays 30 minutes daily after d. Games provide wide range of social and cognitive
class and teaches the slow readers how to read. experience
What is the practice called? 82. Which s the lowest level of teaching in the three-level approach?
a. Make-up class a. Concepts c. Skills
b. Enrichment activity b. Values d. Facts
c. Remedial instruction 83. The social Studies teacher pans to present a political situation
d. Development reading which is very close to reality, particularly the role of mayor, a
72. Mrs. Ramos provide reading materials of varying counselor, or a barangay captain. What strategy is the most
levels of difficulty to the three groups of learners. appropriate?
Which principle is implemented by her action? a. Lecture c. Reporting
a. Focus on individual’s need to achieve b. Discussion d. Simulation
b. Help each student attain goals 84. Individuals differ from each other in their needs, interests, and
c. Focus on student attention abilities, at any given point in their learning style. Which type of
d. Provide informative feedback instructional program is needed by the learners at risk?
73. The effective teacher manages routine and a. Adaptive instruction
transition with a minimum of disturbance primary b. Traditional instruction
to: c. Remedial instruction
a. Spare more time for instructional planning d. Computer-assisted instruction
b. Abide by the faculty handbook 85. In what level of objective in the affective domain is this objectives:
c. Correct misbehaving pupil to contribute to the discussion by asking questions.
d. Increase academic learning time a. Organization c. Responding
74. Sometimes the non-verbal aspect of b. Receiving d. Valuing
communication can carry more weight than the 86. The teacher conducts the same lesson taken up the previous day
verbal. Nonverbal message can be sent by the but she uses different teaching materials. What type of lesson is
following, Except: illustrated?
a. Teacher’s comment: “ the answer is not a. Evaluation c. Development
written on the floor” b. Application d. Review
b. Tone of voice 87. Which is the best reason why Mr. Cruz begins a lesson in
c. Facial expression d. Body language Mathematics by checking and reviewing the previous day’s
assignment and provides practice and drills?
 a. Make sure that student understand the b. Critical comprehension
prerequisite skills for the lesson c. Critical evaluation
b. Make learning interesting and enjoyable d. Literal
for students 98. Mr. David usually holds the Physical Education classes in the
c. Prepare the students for the mastery test open space of the school in the absence of a covered court or
d. Give students the opportunity to answer gymnasium one afternoon after the warm up activity and brief
workbook exercises introduction of the new activity of the new activity t started to rain.
88. If teacher wants to teach his pupils the skill to Which is the best way to handle the situation?
organize and integrate concepts the most a. Continue the activity since the students are in there P.E
appropriate technique is: uniforms
a. Brainstorming c. Semantic webbing b. Move the class to their room and give a quite game
b. Role playing d. Games c. Dismiss the class and continue next meeting
89. Which activity is best suited to summarize a d. Stop the lesson and wait until the ran stops
lesson at the end? 99. Everytime a new unit is taken up, the teacher present students
a. Ask students to interpret a cartoon related with an advanced organizer. Which principle does the teacher
to the lesson apply?
b. Present a medial summary a. Arrange for appropriate practice
c. Administer a short quiz b. Provide for correct responding on the first trial
d. Give a homework c. Organize material into appropriate learning units
90. Teacher C established opening routines in her d. Assist students to learn communication skills
class. She does not waste time in engaging her 100. As student B was solving a Math problem she detected an error
pupils to work immediately. Her pupils are and recovered from that error by making a quick fix. Which ability
engaged the period. What is exemplified in this did Student B display?
situation? a. Metacognition
a. Well-planned of activities c. Constant b. Intuition
seatwork c. Imagination
b. Sufficient seat work d. Uniform d. Creative thinking
discipline 101. What is the best way to handle a situation a teacher realizes that
91. The audio-visual experience is an opportunity for her planned lessons were inadequate?
the teacher to guide students for more fruitful a. Send the students to the library to read related topics
learning. It is more effective if students b. Tell the students to prepare for the nest subject
a. Participate actively through discussion c. Give the students an essay for the remaining period
b. Are told to remember and memorize facts. d. Provide more exercise on the major points of the lesson
c. Listen attentively and jot down notes 102. After reading. The Horse and red Hen, teacher asked the pupils
d. Are given quizzes immediately after the this question” “ What is the best thing to be according to the
presentation horse”? Under what level of comprehension does this question
92. Which image must a teacher possess for her to all?
develop creative thinking skills among pupils? a. Interpretation
a. “ Repository of knowledge” ” b. Literal comprehension
b. “ Catalyst teachers c. Integration
c. “ Sage” d. Cortical evaluation
d. “ Authority figure” 103. The sociogram reveals that four children in your class formed a “
93. A unit plan formulated using the taxonomic cluster” or a “ cique”. This means that the teacher should.
approach contains: a. Talk to them individually to disband the group
a. Major topics b. Encourage them to join other members of the groups with
b. Objectives in the cognitive, psychomotor, similar interest
and affective domains c. Discourage them from forming such groups as this should
c. Updated resource d. Special activities not be allowed
94. What group activity is illustrated when the d. Allow them to be the together all the time
teacher allows the evaluation of work by the 104. Which is another name for collaborative learning?
group and encourage the giving of constructive a. Interactive learning
comments and suggestions about ways to b. Team building
improve the work? c. Cooperative learning
a. Consensus decision c. Critiquing d. Integrative learning
session 105. The human evocative approach and the 4 A’s end with________.
b. Round table d. Jury trial a. Generalization c. Application
95. Leticia strives hard to excel in oratory. Which b. Analysis d. Abstraction
would explain best her effort? 106. Which of the following is the most important contribution of
a. Desire to satisfy aesthetic needs Gestalt psychology to the theories of learning?
b. Desire for security a. Use of multimedia approaches
c. Desire for self-actualization b. Cognitive insight
d. Desires to know and understand c. Importance of the reinforcement in the learning process
96. The teacher and pupils working on honesty d. Concept of readiness in learning
agreed that no cabinets and bookcases would be 107. The process of thinking about one’s thinking to develop critical
locked throughout the day. Which one is thinking is known as__________.
provided? a. Metacognition c. Reflection
a. Pleasant emotional experiences b. Hypothesizing d. Meditation
b. Exemplary models 108. Which is a popular teaching-learning approach found in Philippine
c. Independent attitude cultivation school where classrooms are generally self-contained, teacher is
d. Appropriate practice the focal point and reference, and the pupils are taught the basic
97. Which is the lowest level of comprehensive skills-reading, writing, and counting?
a. Integration a. Situation approach
 b. Traditional approach 118. Daniel Goleman’s theory on emotional intelligence highlights the
c. Montessori approach role of emotion in the success or happiness of an individual. In
d. Eclectic approach which situation can the teacher best cultivate empathy in case of
109. Which learning principle marks the highlight of students fighting in the classroom?
Multiple intelligences? a. Reprimand the students so that others will not follow the
a. Learning is static and permanent misbehavior
b. Intelligence is not measured in one form b. Tell the students to stop fighting so that there will be
c. Cognitive theory is stressed in learning peace in the room
d. People have different IQ level c. Make them realize how fighting negatively affects
110. The Greeks’ legacy to the world is democracy. themselves and other
As a teacher, how can you best show you being d. Establish roles and responsibilities to avoid arguments
democratic? among them
a. Consider your students as capable of 119. The adoption of national language directed by the Phil.
independent learning Constitution is designed primarily to
b. Give the students freedom to express their a. Facilitate communication among diverse linguistic groups
ideas in any way b. Do away with colonial mentality
c. Treat everyone fairly in terms of learning c. Officially adopt tagalog as a national language
opportunities d. Counteract elitism
d. Reward the good students and punish the 120. Under which generalization was the tv program Batibot
misbehaving ones developed?
111. The more indirect the classroom instruction, the a. Children learn by conditioning
more_______ it is. b. Children learn by discovery
a. Topic-focused c. Teacher-centered c. Children learn by trial and error
b. Student-centered d. Individualized d. Children learn by observing and imitating
112. Lewin’s Topological field theory posits that 121. The teacher provides various learning activities and methods in
certain “ internal and external forces” operating her teaching so that diverse needs and interest of learners are
simultaneously may cause the person tension. met. Which principle of learning did she considered?
To help the student lessen their tension related to a. Learning by doing
learning, the teacher should best. b. Cognitive development stage
a. Demand perfection from the learners c. Multiple intelligence
b. Advise the students on how they will solve d. Cooperative learning
their problems 122. Which of the following situation best shows the teacher’s
c. Conduct remedial sessions to help consideration of the learner’s developmental patterns?
students with difficulties a. Teaching from the basic to the complex
d. Suit the lesson goals and activities to the b. Using the best strategy for the topics
learner’s nature c. Having outdoor activities for learning
113. The creation of centers of excellence in teacher d. Developing the learners’ hidden abilities
education was meant to strengthen the: 123. As a constructivist teacher, which of the following questions can
a. Monitoring of teacher education be an interesting one to tap the Grade 2 pupils prior knowledge
institutions on digestive system?
b. In-service training of teachers a. Why do you think our stomach hurts if we do not eat?
c. Pre-service and in-service training of b. What is it about digestion that you learned before?
teachers c. What are the organs responsible for digestion
d. Pre-service training of teachers d. Do you know how the food we eat gets digested?
114. The K-W-L strategy performs the following 124. Which of the following is the most important contribution of
functions, EXCEPT; Gestalt psychology to the theories of learning?
a. It provides purpose for reading a. Cognitive insight
b. It encourages the reader to interact with b. Use of multimedia approaches
the text c. Concept of reading in learning
c. It activates previous schema d. Importance of reinforcement in the learning process
d. It provides summary of what has been 125. Which is a characteristic of task groups?
learned a. No limit for work time
115. Which graphic organizer is used to show how all b. Complex type of discussion
information and parts of a work of fiction fit c. Tend to be teacher-dominated
together? d. Large group discussion
a. Main idea and details table 126. Planning for instruction should be based on certain
b. Cluster map developmental principles because the:
c. Story map a. Lesson objectives will determine the students’ activities in
d. Web class
116. What theory of long-term memory states that b. Students need to learn the lessons using appropriate
memories are formed by concepts becoming materials
linked to other concepts? c. Teaching job must be procedural/systematic in order to be
a. Schema theory effective
b. Motivation theory d. Class activities must be appropriate to the students
c. Semantic network theory background
d. Levels of processing theory 127. “ What do you think of the behavior of Sabel”? It is typical of
117. Direct instruction excludes a focus on children in the rural areas? Explain”. These are questions asked
a. Student-selected activities by the teacher after reading” A new Home for Ruben” under what
b. Academics level of comprehension are the question categorized?
c. Controlled classroom theory a. Application
d. Levels of processing theory b. Critical evaluation
c. Interpretation
 d. Literal comprehension 138. A student has just learned a particular formula to make math
128. In a problem solving model, question concerning problem to solve. She tries it with another problem and succeeds
events or data are: at it. So this student is even more encouraged top discover easier
a. Limited to two questions per student ways to solve math problems. Which of Thorn dike’s laws is
b. Answered by the teacher in detail depicted in this situation?
c. Asked by the teacher and answered by a. Readiness c. Repetition
the students b. Effect d. Practice
d. Raised by the students 139. Which applies when the means are equal?
129. Which graphic organizer is used to show how a a. The distribution of the scores is concentrated
series of events interact to produce a set of b. The distribution of the scores is widespread
results again and again? c. The distribution of the scores are identical
a. Series of events chart b. Web c. Cycle d. Time d. The distribution of the scores are not necessarily identical
line 140. On the first day of class after initial introductions, the teacher
130. Which comment helps create a conducive administered a misconception/ preconception check. She
intellectual learning environment? explained that she wanted to know what the class as a hole
a. “ How many problems can you get right?” already knew about Philippines before the Spaniard came. On
b. “ Today, I want to see how much you can what assumption is this practice based?
learn” a. Teachers teach a number of erroneous information in
c. “ Here are 5 difficult problems. It’s all right history
if you can solve just three” b. A misconception/ preconception check determines
d. “ Here are 5 difficult problems. It’s all right students’ readiness for instruction
if you can solve just three” c. The greatest obstacle to new learning often is not the
131. Which theory supports cooperative learning students’ lack of prior knowledge but, rather, the existence
strategies? of prior knowledge
a. Group games count a lot in assessing d. History books are replete with factual errors
learning 141. Tom’s raw score in the Filipino class is 23, which is equal to the
b. Learning is best when more interactions 70th percentile. What does this imply?
happens in a social setting a. 70% of Tom’s classmates got a score lower than 23
c. There is no learning that happens in a b. Tom’s score is higher than 23 of this classmates
vacuum c. 70% of Tom’s classmates got a score above 23
d. Teachers must be a part of the group to d. Tom’s score is higher than 23 of his classmates
facilitate learning 142. Which assessment tool shows evidence of student’s writing
132. Teacher S connects the new lessons to one just skills?
completed to enable the students to gain a a. Project c. Critiquing sessions
holistic view of the subject. What psychological b. Porfolio d. Daily Journal
principle is invoked? 143. Which is (are) (a) norm-referenced statement?
a. Stimulation a. Danny performed better in spelling than 60 of his
b. Apperception classmate
c. Recognition b. Danny was able to spell 90% of the words correctly
d. Conceptualization c. Danny was able to spell 90 of the words correctly and
133. The classroom activity that best relates with the spelled 35 words out of 50 correctly
constructivist approach is: d. Danny spelled 35 words out of 50 correctly
a. Repeating the difficult lessons previously 144. Like a TV, the computer has a:
taken up a. Disk drive c. Screen
b. Doing some drills and exercises about a b. Keyboard d. File
lesson 145. Teacher J discovered that her pupils are weak in comprehension.
c. Sharing points of view or ideas during To further determine in which particular skill (s) her pupils are
discussion weak which test should teacher J give?
d. Answering questionnaires to determine a. Aptitude test
learning b. Placement test
134. Teacher A begins her lesson with concrete life c. Diagnostic test
experiences than leads the students to d. Standardized test
abstraction. Which method did she employ? 146. What does a negatively skewed score distribution imply?
a. Transductive c. Deductive a. The scores congregate on the left side of the normal
b. Inductive d. Interactive distribution curve
135. The Audio-visual experience in the classroom is b. The cores are widespread
more effective if student: c. The students must be academically poor
a. Are given immediately after the d. The score congregates on the right side of the normal
presentations distribution curve
b. Are told to remember and memorize facts 147. In group norming, the percentile rank of the examinee is:
c. Are allowed to eat while viewing a. Dependent on his batch of the examinee is
d. Listen attentively and jot down notes b. Independent of his batch of examinees
136. Which of the following measures is most affected c. Unaffected by skewed distribution
by an extreme score? d. Affected by skewed distribution
a. Semi-interquartile range c. Mode 148. What type of validity is needed if a test must course objectives
b. Median d. Mean and scope?
137. Which diagram is used to determine the social a. Content b. Concurrent c. Criterion d. Construct
interactions among individuals in a group? 149. Teacher gives this to his class for assessment: CORE IS TO
a. Sociogram c. Scatter EARTH AS NUCLEUS IS TO ATOM. THEN SHE ASKS THE
gram STUDENTS TO EXPLAIN HOW THE RELATIONSHIP
b. Histogram d. Anagram BETWEEN CORE AND EARTH IS SIMILAR TO THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ODOMETER AND DISTANCE.
 What is this classroom assessment technique
called?
a. Webbing b. Analogy c. Metaphor d.
Simile “A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has
150. Which applies when there are extreme scores? discernment sees through him.”
a. The median will not be a very reliable
measure of central tendency
b. The mode will be the most reliable
measure of central tendency
c. There is no reliable measure for central
tendency
d. The mean will not be a very reliable
measure of central tendency

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