JESRYL R.

ORTEGA BSED MATH-IV

Exercise 2
1. Which one can best evaluate students' attitudinal development?
A. Essay test
B. Portfolio
C. Observation
D. Short answer test

RATIONALIZATION
B- Portfolios can encourage students to take more ownership and responsibility over the learning process. In some
schools, portfolios are a way for students to critique and evaluate their own work and academic progress.

2. Which is a form of direct instruction?

A. Discovery process
B. Problem solving
C. Programmed instruction
D. Inductive reasoning

RATIONALIZATION
C- Programmed instruction could be considered a form of direct instruction since it was led by teachers or the content of
material was determined by the teacher.

3. History books used in schools are replete with events portraying defeats and weaknesses of the Filipino as a
people. How should you tackle them in the classroom?
A. Present them and express your feelings of shame.
B. Present facts and use them as means of inspiring your class to learn from them.
C. Present them and blame those people responsible or those who have contributed.
D. Present them as they are presented, and tell the class to accept reality.

RATIONALIZATION
B- Presenting facts about the historical stories act as a source of inspiration to students. History remembers heroic acts
of people, events, and more. History motivates students and inspires them as well. It helps them understand the
present-day issues and makes them ask questions as to why things are the way they are. It lights up children’s
imagination and encourage them to do great things.

4. Standard deviation is to variability as mean is to __________.

A. coefficient of correlation
B. central tendency
C. discrimination index
D. level of difficulty

RATIONALIZATION
B- Central tendency is a single value that attempts to describe a set of data by identifying the central position within that
set of data.

5. A mother gives his boy his favorite snack every time the boy cleans up his room. Afterward, the boy cleaned his
room every day in anticipation of the snack. Which theory is illustrated?
A. Associative Learning
B. Classical Conditioning
C. Operant Conditioning
D. Pavlovian Conditioning

RATIONALIZATION
C- Operant Conditioning is a method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior.

6. Bruner's theory on intellectual development moves from enactive to iconic and symbolic stages. In which stage(s)
are diagrams helpful to accompany verbal information?
A. Enactive and iconic
B. Symbolic
C. Symbolic and enactive
D. Iconic
RATIONALIZATION
B- Symbolic is through the use of words and symbols.

7. Teacher A discovered that his pupils are very good in dramatizing. Which tool must have helped him discover his
pupils' strength?
A. Portfolio assessment
B. Performance test
C. Journal entry
D. Paper-and-pencil test

RATIONALIZATION
B- Performance test is a task students must perform instead of than write a test.

8. Which one can enhance the comparability of grades?

A. Using common conversion table for translating test scores in to ratings
B. Formulating tests that vary from one teacher to another
C. Allowing individual teachers to determine factors for rating
D. Individual teachers giving weights to factors considered for rating

RATIONALIZATION
A- Enhance the comparability of grades is through using common conversion table for translating test scores in to
ratings.

9. In the Preamble of the Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers, which is NOT said of teachers?
A. LET passers
B. Duly licensed professionals
C. Possess dignity and reputation
D. With high-moral values as well as technical and professional competence

RATIONALIZATION
A- According to the Preamble Teachers duly licensed professionals who possesses dignity and reputation with high
moral values as well as technical and professional competence in the practice of their noble profession, and they
strictly adhere to, observe, and practice this set of ethical and moral principles, standards, and values. Therefore,
LET passers excluded in the definition of Preamble professional teacher in the Code of Ethics.

10. Which is the first step in planning an achievement test?

A. Define the instructional objective.
B. Decide on the length of the test.
C. Select the type of test items to use.
D. Build a table of specifications.

RATIONALIZATION
D- The first step in planning an achievement test is to build a table of specifications.

11. A teacher who equates authority with power does NOT __________.
A. shame
B. develop self-respect in every pupil
C. retaliate
D. intimidate

RATIONALIZATION
B- Respect in the classroom boosts teacher effectiveness and encourages active and appropriate participation in classroom
activities. Positive, supportive, and respectful relationships between teachers and students even increase students’ odds of
long-term academic and social success.

12. Which is a major advantage of a curriculum-based assessment?

A. It is informal in nature.
B. It connects testing with teaching.
C. It tends to focus on anecdotal information on student progress.
D. It is based on a norm-referenced measurement model.

RATIONALIZATION
D- Norm-referenced measurement model is an assessment where students are compared with other students. It used to
describe student performance according to relative position in some known group. It measures the performance of one
group of test takers against another group test takers.

13. Which does NOT belong to the group of alternative learning systems?
A. Multi-grade grouping
 B. Multi-age grouping
C. Graded education
D. Non-graded grouping

RATIONALIZATION
C-Grading in education is the process of applying standardized measurements for varying levels of achievements
in a course.

14. Theft of school equipment like tv, computer, etc. by teenagers in the community itself is becoming a common
phenomenon. What does this incident signify?
A. Prevalence of poverty in the community.
B. Inability of school to hire security guards.
C. Deprivation of Filipino schools.
D. Community's lack of sense of co-ownership.

RATIONALIZATION
D-Community’s lack of sense of co-ownership happens because of limited attraction of donors/government
agencies for implementing programs in those areas. Lack of accountability and responsibility among the
community stakeholders. Lack of opportunities and resources in the community.

15. Which can effectively measure students' awareness of values?

A. Projective techniques
B. Moral dilemma
C. Likert scales
D. Anecdotal record

RATIONALIZATION
D-Anecdotal record is a record of some significant item of conduct, a record of an episode in the life of students.

16. Based on Edgar Dale's Cone of Experience, which activity is closest to the real thing?
A. View images
B. Attend exhibit
C. Watch a demo
D. Hear

RATIONALIZATION
B- Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience attend exhibit is the closest to the real thing.

17. Teacher B is a teacher of English as a Second Language. She uses vocabulary cards, fill-in-the-blank sentences,
dictation, and writing exercises in teaching a lesson about grocery shopping. Based on this information, which of
the following is a valid conclusion?
A. The teacher is reinforcing learning by giving the same information in, a variety of methods.
B. The teacher is applying Bloom's hierarchy of cognitive learning.
C. The teacher wants to do less talk.
D. The teacher is emphasizing listening and speaking skills.

RATIONALIZATION
A- The teacher reinforce the same information but in different methods.

18. Helping in the development of graduates who aremaka-Diyosis an influence of

A. naturalistic morality
B. classical Christian morality
C. situational morality
D. dialectical morality

RATIONALIZATION
B-Christian morality consists of living one’s life with guidance and inspiration from the Christian scriptures and
traditions. Christian ethics as an academic discipline uses these scriptures and traditions in developing and critiquing
ethical norms and theories and applying them to ethical issues.

19. From whom do we owe the theory of deductive interference as illustrated in syllogisms?
A. Plato
B. Socrates
C. Aristotle
D. Pythagoras
RATIONALIZATION
Option C is the correct answer since Aristotle proposed the theory of deductive interference as illustrated in syllogisms.  A
syllogism uses deductive reasoning to arrive at a conclusion that is based on two or more propositions that are assumed to
be true. Option A is incorrect because Plato was more inclined to use inductive reasoning. Not option B because according
to Socrates, “knowledge and virtue were the same things.” For him, ‘knowledge’ is nothing but a concept or a truth that
has a universal appeal the way it (a particular concept) exists around the world, having a responsibility built in it, to do or
to bring good for the existing concepts. Not option D because Pythagoras of Samos is often described as the first pure
mathematician. He is an extremely important figure in the development of mathematics yet we know relatively little about
his mathematical achievements.

20. Studies in the areas of neurosciences disclosed that the human brain has a limitless capacity. What does this
imply?
A. Some pupils are admittedly not capable of learning.
B. Every pupil has his own native ability and his learning is limited to this native ability.
C. Every child is a potential genius.
D. Pupils can possibly reach a point where they have learned everything.

RATIONALIZATION
C-When we say each child is a potential genius, we are inherently saying that we care, deeply, about the growth of every
child. It means that we understand that each student is unique.

21. Teacher C is part of developing a harmonized and standardized mechanism that provides policy recommendations
based on the assessment results to improve learning delivery, teacher quality, and educational management. What
Bureau under the Central Office does Teacher C belong to? 
A. Bureau of Curriculum Development 
B. Bureau of Learning Delivery 
C. Bureau of Learning Resources 
D. Bureau of Educational Assessment 
 
RATIONALIZATION
D- Bureau of Educational Assessment establishes policies, standards and guidelines relevant to assessment and
quality assurance of curriculum and learning delivery processes. Advocates and promotes the use of assessment,
QA and education research results for policy recommendations, review and enhancement of the curriculum and
other related processes.

22. What do you call a special environment established by members of society, for the purpose of simplifying,
purifying, and integrating the social experience of the group so that it can be understood, examined, and used by
its children? 
A. Campus 
B. Classroom 
C. School 
D. Institution  

RATIONALIZATION
C- School is an institution established by society in which the accumulated experience of the past generations are passed
on to incoming generations are passed on to incoming generations by means of systematized programs of institution.

23. What are the offices and divisions under the Bureau of Curriculum Development? 
A. Office of the Director, Curriculum Standard & Special Curricular Programs Divisions 
B. Office of the Director, Teaching & Learning Division, Student Inclusion Division 
C. Office of the Director, Education Assessment Division, Education Research Division  
D. Office of the Director, Learning Resources Production Division, Learning Resources Quality Assurance
Division 
  
RATIONALIZATION
A- The offices and divisions under the Bureau of Curriculum Development are Office of the Director, Curriculum
Standard & Special Curricular Programs Divisions.

24. Teacher J integrates technology into the content and pedagogy of her classrooms which helps her learners to learn
more effectively. What social change and demands that Teacher J is evolving? 
A. Instruction must focus on the holistic development of every learner 
B. Technology must be utilized to improve access to quality education 
C. New literacy and skills must be developed 
D. Teachers must be equipped with a high level of TPCK 
RATIONALIZATION
D- TPACK is an essential part of the education system today as it incorporates the growing demand on the use of
technology in the classroom as well as continuing the focus on the content and how we teach it.

25. Why does a school, a dynamic social organization, develop every learner for various social roles? 
A. It is influenced by a system anchored on a philosophy, mission, and vision 
B. It has its own system of governance influenced by a fixed organizational structure  
C. It is guided by the different principles and theories of teaching and learning 
D. It has hierarchies of authority, goals, & role expectations 

  RATIONALIZATION
A- Schools also develop the manpower needs of the society developing the necessary skills, values, and knowledge
needed in everyday life particularly in the industry. Furthermore, schools are national and regional symbols
serving as repository of the people’s history and culture. In the nutshell, school is a dynamic social organization
that develops every learner for various social roles. It is influenced by a system anchored on a philosophy,
mission, and vision.

26. In order for Dhang Ngaz to get into a prestigious college, she needs to perform well on CET and have an
impressive transcript. And in order for her to become a lawyer and represents clients, she must graduate first and
pass the state Bar Exam. This clearly defines a school as what? 
A. School as Bureaucracy 
B. School as Organization 
C. School as Community 
D. School as Institution 

RATIONALIZATION
A- School as Bureaucracy is no exception to this rule. They became structured around hierarchy and standardization.

27. What is the correct Hierarchal System of Authority? 

A. School Boards, Superintendent, Principal, Teachers, Students 
B. Students, Teachers, Principal, Superintendent, School Boards 
C. Superintendent, School Boards, Principal, Teachers, Students 
D. Students, Teachers, Principal, School Boards, Superintendent 
  
RATIONALIZATION
A- The correct Hierarchical System of Authority are:
 School Boards
 Superintendent
 Principal
 Teachers
 Students

28. What are the three (3) goals of the school system? 
A. Office Goals, Classroom Goals, Support Service Goals 
B. Societal & Community Goals, School Goals, Individual Goals 
C. Mission, Vision, Policy 
D. Reading, Writing, Arithmetic (R’s) 

RATIONALIZATION
B- Societal & Community Goals, School Goals, Individual Goals are the three goals of the school system.

29. Who is the proponent of bureaucracy? 

A. Max Weber 
B. John Locke 
C. Karl Marx 
D. Auguste Comte 

RATIONALIZATION
A- Max Weber is the proponent of bureaucracy. He is also the father of bureaucracy.
 
30. Which of the following statement is the BEST example of Individual Goals? 
A. I will raise my hand more when the teacher asks for answers from the class 
B. Together we will finish our group activity in Science 
C. We’ll arrange the school chairs in horseshoes or semicircle 
D. My self-confidence was lost due to my absenteeism  
RATIONALIZATION
A- The BEST example of Individual Goals is I will raise my hand more when the teacher asks for answers from the
class. Individual Goals is a goal obligates an individual to take action, regardless of the obstacles that may be in
place.