PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION – SECONDARY SET A

MARCH 26, 2017

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. In essence, what is the new Performance Appraisal System for Teachers (PAST)?
A. Practice-based
B. Knowledge-based
C. skill-based
D. Competency-based

2. Which of the following correctly describes the Individual Plan for Professional
Development (IPPD)?
A. Job-embedded
B. Self-monitoring
C. Andragogical approach
D. All of the above

3. To ensure high standards of teachers’ personal and professional development, which of

the following measures must be implemented?
I. Every teacher formulates his/her own professional development plan.
II. A school head plans professional development of his/her teachers.
III. The implementation of what is learned in training must be monitored.
A. I only C. II and III
B. I and III D. II only

4. What is the constitutional exemption for prohibition to establish schools solely for aliens
in the Philippines?
A. School for Asians only
B. School for special alien children
C. Religious or mission schools
D. Schools for children of diploma’s and their dependents

5. Among the following, which directly qualifies a teacher candidate to be registered at par
with other professions like nursing, engineering, medicine and the like?
A. Licensure examination
B. Teaching job placement
C. Continuing professional education
D. Membership in professional associations

6. A father tells his daughter “You are a woman. You are meant for the home and so for
you going to school is not necessary.” Is the father CORRECT?
A. No, today women can take on the jobs of men.
B. No, there is gender equality in education.
C. It depends on the place where the daughter and father live.
D. Yes, women are meant to be mothers only.
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7. In a highly pluralistic society, which of the following are the responsibilities of the
teacher?
I. Having an open mind.
II. Understanding students who are different
III. Affirming that boys and girls are treated differently.
A. I and II C. II only
B. I, II and III D. I and III

8. Which actions show that political factors affect schools as agents of change?
I. The practice of mainstreaming.
II. The strengthening of the teaching of English in Philippine schools.
III. The introduction of mandated subjects such as Rizal in the curriculum.
A. I and II C. II and III
B. I and III D. I, II and III

9. Large class sizes in congested cities is a common problem in our public schools. Which
measure/s can offset the effects of large class?
I. Implementation of 1:1 pupil to textbook ration.
II. Deployment of more teachers.
III. Conduct of morning and afternoon sessions.
A. I, II and III C. III only
B. I and II D. II and III only

10. The schooling incidents in schools campuses abroad have made schools rethink the
curriculum. Which of the following are believed to counteract such incidents and are
being introduced in schools?
I. Focus on academic achievement and productivity.
II. Inclusion of socio-emotional teaching.
III. The emphasis on the concept of competition against self and not against
others.
A. I and III C. I and II
B. II and III D. I, II and III

11. Which of the following is the strongest influence of the geographical factor in the
efficient and effective management of schools as agents of change?
A. Sending mobile teachers to live with the people in remote areas.
B. Soliciting funds from the private sector in exchange of tax incentives.
C. Clustering remote stand-alone schools under one lead school head.
D. Adopting innovative technology that allows teacher even in remote areas to
access educational materials to supplement their lessons.

12. Which of the following was taught by the Spartans?

A. Religious education
B. Scientific thinking
C. Character education
D. Military education
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13. Of the following interventions, which is directly aimed at responding to the transitional
gap between academic achievement and employment?
A. School networking with business and industry
B. Identification of centers of excellence
C. Deregulation of tuition fees
D. Voluntary accreditation of schools

14. This is to equip people in low-income provinces with relevant technical skills and
practical know-how on starting small business as the Philippines Amusement and
Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) and the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) launched this project.
A. Alternative Learning System
B. Outreach programs
C. Mobile Training Laboratories
D. Distance Learning Program

15. Can Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao teach sports in the public school?
A. Yes, because he is an ALS graduate.
B. Yes, because he is acknowledged internationally.
C. No, he is not a LET passer.
D. No, he is not aware of the teaching and learning process.

16. Is it mandatory for teachers to join accredited Professional Teachers Organization?

A. Yes, for all LET passers. C. Yes, for high-rates.
B. Yes, for those who are teaching. D. No, teachers enjoy academic freedom.

17. Which is NOT embodied in Republic Act 10533 or the k-12 Law?
A. Mandatory kindergarten C. Selective admission to tertiary education
B. 12 years of basic education D. Inclusion of TVET in basic education

18. Which of the following justifies the right of private schools to administer entrance
examinations in tertiary education?
A. Academic freedom C. NCEE
B. Right to exclusive school D. Unique academic agenda

19. Among rights of the schools, which is NOT provided by the law?
A. Right for basic education to determine subjects of study
B. Right to provide proper governance
C. Right to enforce administrative systems
D. Right for institutions of higher learning to determine academic grounds for
admission

20. Material development at the expense of human development points to the need to do
more in school.
A. “Learning to do” C. “Learning to live together”
B. “Learning to know” D. “Learning to be”
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21. “The expert knows more and more about less and less until he knows everything about
nothing.” Hence, it is better to be a generalist, claims Teacher Lawrence. Which
philosophy does Teacher Lawrence subscribe to?
A. Progressivism C. Essentialism
B. Perennialism D. Eclecticism

22. With a death threat over his head, Teacher Delia is directed to pass an undeserving
student. Which will a utilitarianist do?
A. Don’t pass him. You surely will not like someone to give you a death threat in
order to pass.
B. Pass the student. Why suffer the threat?
C. Don’t pass him; live by your principle of justice. You will get reward, if not in this
life, in the next.
D. Pass the student. That will use to the student, his parents and you.

23. Teacher Bonito believes that a discussion of societal needs and problems must be
included in the curriculum. His belief stems from what philosophy?
A. Perennialism C. Progressivism
B. Essentialism D. Reconstructionism

24. What is an existentialist’s point of view relative to the aim of education?

A. To re-engineer society
B. To acquire productive skill
C. To develop cognitive power
D. To know themselves and their place in society

25. Tutoring his/her own students for a fee is prohibited because:

A. It encourages overtime work on the part of the teachers.
B. It hinders good relationship between teachers and students.
C. It is conductive to favoritism and impartiality.
D. Teachers also have responsibility to her family.

26. Which violate principle of respect?

I. Teacher A tells her students that what Teacher B taught is wrong.
II. To retaliate, Teacher B advises students not enroll in Teacher A’s class.
III. Teacher C secretly gives way to a special favor requested by student A is
vying for honors.
A. II and III C. I and II
B. I, II and III D. I and III

27. What is the degree of moral certitude of Alegre who entered into marriage only out of
obedience to her parents, but uncertain whether she wanted marriage at all?
A. Lax C. Doubt
B. Probable D. Certain
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28. Barbara is in constant fear and unnecessarily condemns herself for sins that she
believes she has committed, even after trying to live a perfectly blameless like and
doing everything to make up and alone for whatever sins she has committed. As such,
she is said to have a .
A. Lax conscience C. Timorous conscience
B. Scrupulous conscience D. Conscientious conscience

29. Jeffrey grew up in a violent environment. He became a leader of aging and eventually a
gun for hire group and drug syndicate. He could kill and harm anybody without the
slightest remorse or guilt.
A. Evil conscience C. Wrong conscience
B. Callous conscience D. Malevolent conscience

30. Which of the following principles justifies euthanasia?

A. Principle of Lesser Evil C. Principle of Formal Operations
B. Principle of Double Effect D. Principle of Cooperation

31. Ms. Castro wanted her students to do more than memorize basic math facts. She
wanted them to understand why 8 x8 = 64 and to be able to use that information in their
everyday lives. To teach multiplication, she starts by showing them that it is actually
repeated addition. She uses manipulates; gives students real world problems, and often
asks them to work cooperatively. Which of the following instructional approaches does
she use?
A. Discovery C. Behavioral
B. Constructivist D. Information processing

32. Visualizing Dale’s Cone of Experience, what are the bottom and at the top most levels
of the cone?
A. Action learning; verbal symbols C. Contrived experience; visual symbols
B. Demonstration; motion pictures D. Dramatized experience; exhibitions

33. Teacher Rina wanted her students to learn the electoral process in action so they went
on to elect the President, Vice President, 12 Senators and 20 Congressmen. They
came up with qualification of candidates, manner of campaigning and canvassing of
votes. Through this almost real life situation, students learned from .
A. Contrived experience C. Purposeful experiences
B. Direct experiences D. Demonstration
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34. One’s approach to teaching is influenced by Howard Gardner’s MI Theory. What is

he/she challenged to do?
I. To come up with 9 different ways of approaching a lesson to cater the 9
multiple intelligences.
II. To develop all student’s skills in all nine intelligences.
III. To provide worthwhile activities that acknowledge individual differences in
children.

A. I, II and III C. II only

B. II, III D. III only

35. Students who have high ninth intelligence toy with the all except one of the following
questions. Which one?
A. How can I be a better student?
B. Why am I here? Why are we there?
C. Are there other dimensions and if so what are they like?
D. Where does God live?

36. Mr. Bernardo is teaching his students to read by emphasizing that they decode and
comprehend words. He thinks metacognitive skills as well as general automaticity are
important. What approach to teaching reading is Mr. Bernardo using?
A. Integrative approach C. Social constructivist approach
B. Cognitive approach D. Whole language approach

37. In deductive learning, the last task that a teacher does is .

A. Review the skill to transfer C. Attend to skill transfer
B. Demonstrate the skills taught D. Provide guided practice

38. In the following method, the teacher starts a lesson stating the following findings:

The flies died after three days in a tightly-covered bottle.

The cockroaches caught in a covered tray died.
The rat caught in a deep hole was found dead.

Question: what caused the death of the animals?

Answer: lack of oxygen
Generalizations: Living things need oxygen in order to live.

What method of teaching is illustrated? Describe briefly.

A. Demonstration – present an activity to a group of observers.

B. Deductive – start with the generalization, then give examples.
C. Direct instruction – a step by step procedure is followed.
D. Inductive – from several examples, state a rule.
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39. Teacher Richard wanted to use project-based multimedia learning in his class. What
limitations would he expect?
I. The students’ technology skills may be lacking.
II. Class time may have to be extended to use several media.
III. The presentation of the project is not an easy task.
IV. The learning model is too student-centered.
A. I only C. III and IV only
B. I, II and III D. I and II only

40. You choose cooperative learning as a teaching approach. What thought is impressed to
your students?
A. Interaction is a must, but not necessarily face-to-face interaction.
B. Students’ success depends on the success of the group.
C. Students’ individually evaluate how effectively their group worked.
D. The accountability for learning is on the group not on the individual.

41. Teacher Arlene uses interactive-teacher learning in her TLE-Cosmetology class. Which
should she not do in class?
A. Ask divergent questions.
B. Give sufficient think time for students to respond to questions.
C. Lecture more to avoid student misbehavior.
D. Make the focus of interaction clear.

42. Why did teacher Bea use the project method in teaching about atoms in her Physics
class?
A. It requires students to present in concrete form how a principle works.
B. It tests the students’ manipulative skill.
C. It promoted cooperative help.
D. It develops high-kevel thinking and learning.

43. Mrs. Villanueva wants to use the Group Investigation method in her history class. Which
of the following would be the best activity to employ?
A. Groups decide which historical figure they want to study and delegate
responsibilities for initial legwork within the group before getting together to
summarize the findings.
B. Group members decide which historical figures they want to study and break up
to meet with students from other groups.
C. Students work together at tables on teacher prepared worksheets.
D. Each student signs up for a historical figure to research, at the library.

44. To ensure that every member of the class contributes to the discussion, Mr. Marin
asked the class to form small groups where members talk about a topic on their own a
given of time. What form of group discussion technique did he use?
A. Buzzing C. Panel
B. Debate D. Posters
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45. Teacher Claire’a lesson is on methods of family planning. She wanted her class to gain
a holistic understanding of family planning methods. So she invited a priest to talk on
the morality of family planning methods, a doctor to shed light on the physiological
aspect of family planning, an official of Population Commission to share his research
findings and a couple to give insights on their family planning practices. After each of
the guests have shared their viewpoints with one another, they answer questions raised
by the class. What technique did she employ?
A. forum C. Debate
B. Panel discussion D. Symposium

46. Teacher Camille interviewed seven students to know the reasons for their frequent
absence in class. Then, she showed the whole picture of their class attendance in a
cause (lack of transport fare)-and-effect (missing a day in class) diagram with the use of
which organizer?
A. Fishbone diagram C. Spider web
B. Flow chart D. Storyboard

47. When I teach, I often engage in brainstorming. Which do I avoid?

A. Breakdown barriers C. Generate many ideas
B. Increase creativity D. Selectively involve pupils

48. Lessons depicting historical events like EDSA people’s revolution can best be taught
through which of these methodologies?
A. Group discussion C. Narratives
B. Team teaching D. Roleplaying

49. Teacher Arriane, an experienced teacher, does daily review of past lessons in order to
.
A. Introduce a new lesson
B. Reflect on how he presented the previous lesson
C. Provide his pupils with a sense of continuity
D. Determine who among his pupils are studying

50. In the following instructional objective, which is the degree of performance as referred to
in Robert Nager’s guidelines for writing instructional objectives?

Within 60 minutes, students must be able to answer a 100-item multiple choice

examination in Principles of Teaching with 80% accuracy.

A. To answer a 100-item multiple choice examination

B. Students must be able
C. Within 60 minutes
D. With 80% accuracy
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51. With genetics as a subject in Biology. Teacher Conrad formulated the following lesson
objectives:

1. Given two human traits of a married couple, the student must be able to
comprehend the process of drawing a Punnett square.
2. After discussing what a Punnett square is, the teacher must be able to
construct a Punnett square illustrating the resulting genotypes of the couple’s
future offsprings.

Is objective # 1 in keeping with the principles of lesson objective formulation by Robert

Mager?

A. No, the word “comprehend” is not a behavioral term.

B. Yes, “comprehend” is a behavioral word.
C. Yes, objectives were written our completely.
D. No, objectives are not attainable.

52. Mr. Basa’s social studies class studied the system of checks and balances within which
the three branches of government operate. Then, he asks students to find in the
Constitution examples of ways the executive branch can limit the power of the
legislative branch. Which is the highest level of thinking within Bloom’s taxonomy of
educational objectives that this assignment is likely to require students to use?
A. Analysis C. Application
B. Synthesis D. Knowledge

53. As part of their lesson, Teacher Ella, the music teacher, scheduled the young beginners
to vocalize for 5 to 20 minutes daily three times per week. In terms of psychomotor
learning, such teacher’s action illustrates .
A. Skill perfecting C. Distributed practice
B. Mass practice D. Skilled performance

54. You want your students to answer the questions at the end of a reading lesson:
What did I learn today?’ “What still puzzle me?” What did I enjoy, hate, accomplish in
class today?” How did I learn from the lesson?” Which of the following are you asking
them to do?
A. Work on an assignment C. Work on a drill
B. Make journal entry D. Apply what they learned

55. Teacher Carla wants her students to master the concept of social justice. Which series
of activities will be most effective?
A. Pretest-teaching-posttest
B. Pretest-teaching-posttest-re-teaching for unlearned concepts-posttest
C. Review-pretest-teaching-posttest
D. Teaching-posttest
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56. Teacher Arvie wanted to show a close representation of the size and shape of the Earth
and its location in the entire solar system. Which instructional tool should he use?
A. Realia C. Picture
B. Model D. Film

57. Teacher Ian wants to conduct a research about dolphins on the Web. Which tool should
he used to find information on the Internet?
A. Search engine C. Instant messenger
B. Wireless network D. Email

58. The teacher is the first audiovisual aid in the classroom. How can she act as one?
A. Have a pleasing physical appearance and modulated voice.
B. Sing before the class starts to wake up the class on a rainy day.
C. Show her TV film clip when she was interviewed at a popular broadcast network.
D. Wear designer clothes to catch their attention.

59. Misdemeanor has a “ripple effect”. This implies that as a classroom manager, a teacher
.
A. Reinforce positive behavior
B. Responds to misbehavior promptly
C. Is consistent in her classroom management practice
D. Counts 1 to 10 before she deals with a misbehaving student

60. When a teacher inserts unrelated material from a previous lesson, a flip-flop occurs.
What consequence results from this teacher flaw in classroom management?
A. Students lose-concentration on what to focus their attention on.
B. Students become unruly.
C. Students refuse to work on assignments.
D. students are demotivate to learn.

61. A good teacher has “eyes on the back of her head.” What one characteristic of the
teacher as an effective classroom manager is depicted by this idiom?
A. Giving attention to students who are having difficulty with school work
B. Seeing only a portion of the class but intensively
C. Knowing where instructional materials are kept
D. Being sensitive to happenings in all parts of the classroom

62. You can exhibit referent power on the first day of school by .
A. Employing power-seeking strategies
B. Giving your students a sense of belongingness and acceptance.
C. Making your students feel you know what you are talking about
D. Enforcing your authority over your students
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63. Mrs. Gaddi encourages her students to brainstorm, to be internally motivated, and to be
flexible and playful in their thinking. She is also careful that she does not become
overcontrolling of her students. Mrs. Gaddi is fostering in her classroom.
A. Creativity C. Collaboration
B. Decision making D. Dependence

64. What must a teacher do to ensure orderly transitions between activities?

A. Allow time for the students to socialize in between activities.
B. Have the materials ready at the start of the activity.
C. Assign fewer exercises to fill the allotted time.
D. Wait for students’ who lag behind.

65. The task of setting up routine activities for effective classroom management is a task
that a teacher should undertake .
A. As soon as the students have adjusted to their schedules
B. On the very first day of school
C. Every first hour of each class session
D. Every homeroom day of the week

66. Teacher Susie uses the low-profile classroom control technique most of the time. What
does this imply?
A. She is reactive in her disciplinary orientation.
B. She manages pupils’ personalities and motivation.
C. She manages misbehavior without disrupting lesson flow.
D. She reacts severely to a misbehaving student.

67. Your student’s talkativeness is beginning to distract the attention of the entire class. You
want to use time-out to discipline him. Which of the procedures should you not do?
A. Send your student out of the classroom for the duration of the class period.
B. Ensure that the student can be observed by you or a teacher aide while serving
the time-out.
C. Allow the student to rejoin the class when the time-out period is over.
D. Let the students stay in an area which is not stimulating but secure and
comfortable to the student.

68. Suppose two of your students fought in class while the lesson was going on. What
would be your immediate response?
A. Take the two students immediately to the principal’s office.
B. Settle the issues immediately even if you have to stop the lesson.
C. Stop the fight and place the two boys in a corner of the room.
D. Ask the class who is started the fight and what caused it.
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69. To ensure effective teacher –student interaction in his class, which questioning practice
should teacher Peejay do?
A. Allowing sufficient “think time” of at least 7-10 seconds.
B. Calling another student as soon as the student called cannot answer the
question.
C. Extending wait-time until the student responds correctly.
D. Answering the question himself if no one can correctly answer.

70. When asking effective questions, all except one of the following practices should be
followed. Which one?
A. If students are unable to respond, give them the correct answer to save time.
B. Wait at least five seconds before calling on students to respond.
C. Ask one questions at a time.
D. Start your lesson with relatively easy questions and proceed to more difficult
ones.

71. What type of questioning does the following depict:

How could this information be corrected or approved?

A. Fact C. Analytical
B. Convergent D. Knowledge

72. After reading an essay, Teacher Baby wants to help sharpen her student’s ability to
interpret. Which of these activities will be most appropriate?
A. Drawing conclusions C. Getting the main idea
B. Making inferences D. Listing facts separately from opinion

73. What is possible effect of an overcrowded curriculum?

A. In-depth learning tends to be given greater emphasis.
B. Greater concept understanding.
C. Lifelong learning skills tend to be fully developed.
D. Lack of personal analysis and reflection on major concepts.

74. If curriculum is designed following the traditional approach, which feature(s) apply(ies)?
I. The aims of the curriculum are set by professionals and experts.
II. Interested groups (teachers, students, communities) are assumed to
agree with the aims of the curriculum.
III. Consensus building is not necessary
A. III only C. I, II
B. I, II, III D. I, III
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75. Which one explains curriculum alignment correctly?

A. Teachers emphasize different learning experiences based on their skills and
interests.
B. Objectives match assessment.
C. Objectives match instruction and assessment.
D. Teachers plan activities in the context of learner’s multiple intelligences and
varied learning styles.

76. You practice inclusive education. Which of these applies to you?

I. You accept every student as full and valued member of the class and
school community.
II. Your special attention is on learners with specific learning or social needs.
III. You address the needs of the class as a whole within the context of the
learners with specific learning or social needs.
A. II only C. I only
B. I and II D. I and III

77. What facet of understanding occurs when students are able to tell stories, narratives,
and parables which enlightens and engages helps them remember, focus on essentials
and make sense of life.
A. Evaluation C. Application
B. Interpretation D. Perspective

78. Which of the following correctly states an aspect of effective reflective practice?
A. The reflection should be free of links to conceptual frameworks that limit inquiry
and problem solving.
B. Teacher coaches should create environment of trust and build a context for
reflection that is unique to every learning situation.
C. Peer coaching should be done sparingly because it can interfere with a coach’s
own reflective potential.
D. Reflective practice, to remain truly professional, should exclude student input that
challenges teaching strategies.

79. After kindergarten and 12 years of schooling, every k to 12 graduate will be ready for
higher education, employment, or entrepreneurship since he is equipped with
.
I. Learning and innovation skills
II. Life and career skills
III. Information, media and technology skills
IV. Effective communication skills
A. I and II C. II and IV
B. I, II, III, IV D. I, III, and IV
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80. Which among the following rationale applies to the two extra years in the Senior High
School of the K to 12 curriculum?
I. To ensure sufficient skills for mastery of concepts
II. To develop student’s entrepreneurial skills
III. To promote lifelong learning
A. I only C. I and II
B. II only D. I, II and III

81. Research findings showed that student’s motivation may vary according to socio-
economic background. Which observation can attest to this?
A. Females are more likely than males to earn higher grades.
B. Students from poor families have higher risks of failing and dropping from school.
C. Gifted students are more highly motivated.
D. More boys than girls become underachievers

82. Action research is a practical self-assessment procedure which teachers can undertake
to explore nature of their practice in a particular learning context. The information
gathering and reflection which ensues will assist teachers in appraising
.
A. Classroom atmosphere C. Knowledge of teaching practice
B. Social connections with students D. Perceptions of right and wrong

83. Cheche came to class without her assignment. When asked why, she answered, “I
have no one to ask for help. My parents leave for office very early in the morning and
come past midnight when I am asleep already.” As her teacher what can you do?
A. Write Cheche’s parents about their responsibilities in helping her with school
work.
B. Warn the parents that the child will fail if unaided.
C. Meet her parents and discuss how home and school can partner to assist
Cheche.
D. Advise Cheche to talk to her parents for much-needed help.

84. Among the following research instruments, one does not belong to the group. Which is
it?
A. Description C. Observation
B. Interview D. Method

85. Parents who observed to be caring, but unmindful of their children’s manners at home
are considered .
A. Authoritarian C. Permissive
B. Authoritative D. Rejecting and neglecting

86. Which theory calls for adaptation to the learner’s biological and developmental set of
characteristics?
A. Multiple Intelligence Theory C. Experiential Learning Theory
B. Emotional Intelligence Theory D. Reading Readiness Theory
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87. When a child is engaged in a learning experience, a number of areas of the brain are
simultaneously activated. Which of the following is NOT an implication of this research
finding?
A. Teachers should create a balance between meaningful experiences and optimal
stimulation of the brain in their classrooms.
B. Teachers should offer children plenty of “left brain” and “right brain” activities in
the classroom.
C. Teachers should provide high-involvement, low-stress activities like field trips and
cooperative learning.
D. Teachers should enable the connecting of learning to positive emotions, allowing
students to make better, more reflective decisions and choices.

88. Which of the following statements about men and women is most accurate?
A. Overall, men are physically superior to women.
B. Overall, women are physically superior to men.
C. Men and women differ physically in some limited ways.
D. There are no physical differences between men and women.

89. Pre-school children tend to focus all their attention on a single characteristic compared
to the others.
A. Centration C. Egocentrism
B. Ego-centration D. Conservation

90. It is based on the belief that learning occurs when learners are actively involved in the
learning process and not just possibly receivers of information.
A. Experiment learning C. Collaborative
B. Constructive teaching D. Conceptual learning
C.
91. A mother told his son, “Unlike dogs, birds don’t bark.” What process is illustrated in
Piaget’s cognitive development theory?
A. Accommodation C. Reversion
B. Conservation D. Assimilation

92. Which of the following observations can be explained by classical conditioning?

A. A person imitates the behaviors of his classmates.
B. A person may attribute features to conditions outside of him.
C. A person feels fatigue every time he walks from home to school.
D. A person becomes fearful at the mere sight of the dentist’s office building.

93. Recent researchers reveal limitations of behaviorist views but they continue to influence
education. Which of these demonstrate/s the influence of behaviorist theories over
effective learning?
A. Blended learning C. Journal writing
B. Problem solving, HOTS D. Programmed instruction
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94. Who among the following used animals as models for human behavior?
A. Lewin C. Wertheiner
B. Tolman D. Piaget

95. Which of the following clearly illustrates negative reinforcement?

A. A teacher promises extra time in the play area to children who behave well
during the lesson.
B. A teacher announces that a student who gets an average grade of 90 for the two
grading periods will no longer take the final examination.
C. A teacher promises an early recess to her students who are hesitant to begin
their seatwork.
D. A teacher announces that students who clean their room without being asked will
earn extra points.

96. People who active a sense of integrity .

A. Teat themselves as the most important person in the world.
B. Sink into despair
C. Consolidate a sense of self
D. Want to make personal changes

97. According to Erikson, which of these is the most important aspect of the ego?
A. Realistic ego C. Perceived ego
B. Self-conscious ego D. Ego identity

98. Jun-Jun does not realize that the juice in each glass can be poured back into the juice
box form which it came. Jun-Jun demonstrates:
A. Egocentrism C. Lack of object permanence
B. Conservation problem D. Reversibility of thought

99. According to Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, between ages 12 and 15

children reach formal operational stage. What are they capable of doing at this stage?
A. Can focus on only one aspect of a situation or event.
B. Can solve abstract problems and think deductively.
C. Can reason inductively or deductively.
D. Can do multi-tasking.

100. In the constructivist approach, the following are the roles of a teacher EXCEPT:
A. Scaffolds and guides C. Empowering model
B. “Sage on the stage” D. Warm demander

101. Below are the characteristics of Constructivist teaching EXCEPT which one?
A. Activities are interactive and student-centered
B. Learners are not actively involved
C. Environment is democratic
D. Teacher-facilitators process learning
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102. Teacher Ailleen begins a lesson on tumbling, demonstrating front and back
somersaults in slow motion and physically guiding her students through the correct
movements. As her students become more skillful, she stands back from the mat and
gives verbal feddback about how to improve. With Vygotsky’s theory in mind, what did
Teacher Aileen do?
A. Apprenticeship C. Peer interaction
B. Guided participation D. Scaffolding

103. Sexual urges remain repressed and children mostly interact with same-sex
peers. These instances are under the .
A. Anal Stage C. Phallic Stage
B. Latency Stage D. Genital Stage

104. Based on Freud’s theory, which operates when a student strikes a classmate at
the height of anger?
A. Ego C. Id and Ego interact
B. Id D. Superego

105. The department head of Edukasyon sa Pagpapahalaga asked his teachers to

enhance their students’ moral reasoning. Which of the following techniques can satisfy
this objective?
A. Providng students with developmentally appropriate education.
B. Presenting a morally ambigous situation and asking the studnets what they
would do.
C. Challenging the studnets to perform beyond their abilities and do assigned tasks
independently.
D. Inviting successful graduates of the school and talk about their experiences to
the students.

106. Which of the following activities should be incorporated in the elementary level?
A. Creating a list of classroom duties that needed to be completed on scheduled
basis.
B. Utilizing physical activity to teach fairness and sportsmanship.
C. Incorporating guest speakers to expose students to many career choices.
D. Utilizing physical activity to help relieve stress, negative feelings and improve
moods.

107. Ryzza knows that when their family goes out for dinner, she needs to follow
certain rules and mind her manners at the table. Such set of standards is an example
of:
A. Pre-conventional rule
B. Conventional rule
C. Post-conventional rule
D. Between pre-conventional and conventional rule
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108. Teacher Marissa wants her students satisfy the highest need according to
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Which of the following is the most appropriate suggestion
to Teacher Marissa:
A. Ensure their good health and well-being.
B. Give them time for recess and relaxation.
C. We will help them engage in a hobby to gain recognition.
D. Encourage them to develop themselves to the fullest.

109. A school wants to develop the learners’ metacognitive skills. Which practice is
inconsistent with school’s goal?
A. Rote teaching C. Constructivist instruction
B. Emphasis on HOTS D. Authentic assessment

110. Do factual skills have something to do with metacognitive skills?

A. No, if the subject matter is quite easy.
B. No, the prerequisite knowledge is disconnected to metacognitive processes.
C. Yes, if the subject matter is extremely difficult.
D. Yes, the prerequisite knowledge must have been mastered so a student can
engage in higher metacognitive processes.

111. Which of the following can help teachers elicit metacognitive skills among
students?
I. Use of higher-order thinking strategies.
II. Choose topics that students want to learn.
III. Teach metacognitive skills explicitly.
A. I only C. I and II
B. I and II D. I, II, and III

112. Which of the following is an example of an intrinsic motivator?

A. A pay increase C. Satisfaction in a job well done
B. Promotion D. good working conditions

113. Which is a flexible and individual support for children with special needs that are
a part of education?
A. Exclusive C. Inclusive
B. Conclusive D. Exhaustive

114. Tests should be non-threatening, but which of the following actually threatens
students?
A. Self-record of test scores C. Scheduled exam
B. Surprise quiz D. Submission of report

115. In the context of the 6 facets of understanding cited by Wiggins and McTighe,
what is a proof of the student’s understanding of a principle?
A. Repeating the principle given by the teacher. C. Stating it from memory.
B. Applying it to solve his/her problem. D. Memorizing it.
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For numbers 116 to 118, refer to the given task below.

After reading and paraphrasing Robert Frost’s “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy
Evening.”Mr. Sales asked the class to share any insight derived from the poem.

116. The class was asked to share their insights about the poem. The ability to come
up with an insight stems from the ability to .
A. Analyze the parts of a whole
B. Evaluate the worthiness of a thing
C. Relate and organize thing and ideas
D. Comprehend the subject that is being studied

117. To ask the class any insight derived from the poem is based on the theory of?
A. Realism C. Conditioning
B. Behaviorism D. Constructivism

118. On which assumption about the learner is Mr. Sales’s act of asking the class to
share their insight based?
A. Learners are meant to interact with one another.
B. Learners are like empty receptacles waiting to be filled up.
C. Learners have multiple intelligences and varied learning styles.
D. Learners are producers of knowledge not only passive recipients of information.

119. Which of the following should be done first in making a quarterly exam?
A. Define the instructional objective.
B. Set up a table of specifications.
C. Decide on the length of the test.
D. Select the types of test items to use.

120. According to Wiggins and McTighe, one facet of understanding, an evidence of

learning, is empathy. Which test questions assesses a student’s capacity to emphatize?
A. Summarize the story of Romeo and Juliet.
B. What were the sweet words of Romeo to Juliet?
C. If you were the author, how will you end the story? Explain briefly.
D. Imagine you were Juliet. What were your thoughts and feelings for taking this
desperate action?

121. A criterion-referenced test is designed to determine whether or not a student has

.
A. Performed well in a wide content coverage
B. Performed higher than the other members of a group
C. Reached a present target
D. Reached a performance level on a specific skill
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122. Which type of tests is most appropriate if teacher Alyssa wants to measure
student’s ability to recall factual information?
A. Limited response essay C. Extended response essay
B. Short answer type of test D. Modified alternative response

123. In a test, Teacher Larry asked his students to enumerate five Filipino heroes
during the Spanish-Filipino war. In which level is the students’ task?
A. Applying C. Synthesizing
B. Evaluating D. Remembering

124. Why this item poor?

is the female President of the Philippines.

I. There are a variety of possible correct answers to this item.

II. The last item does not pose a problem to the examinee.
III. The language used in the question is not precise.
IV. The blank is at the beginning of a sentence.

A. I and II C. I and IV
B. I and III D. II and IV

125. What makes this multiple choice type of test poor?

Some test items .

A. Are objective
B. Are too difficult
C. Are poorly constructed
D. Have multiple defensible answers

A. There options are not grammatically connected to the stem.

B. The stem fails to present a problem.
C. There are grammatical clues.
D. The options are not parallel.

126. What is defective in this test item?

Who is best admired for outstanding contribution of world peace?

A. Kissinger C. Kennedy
B. Clinton D, Mother Teresa

A. Content is trivial.
B. Item is overly specific.
C. Test item is opinion-based.
D. There is a cue to the right answer.
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127. What is wrong with this True-False item?

Ivan Pavlov is a Behaviorist who studied operant conditioning.

A. It is a trivial item. C. it has two central ideas.

B. It is a textbook jargon. D. It’s not neither true nor false.

Fornumbers 128 to 129, study the matching type below.

Column A Column B

1. equivalent triangle A. With 3 equal sides

2. right triangle B. With 5 equal side
3. octagon C. Has a 90-degree angle
4. pentagon D. Means many
5. heptagon E. With 7 sides
6. poly F. With 8 sides

128. What is the main defect of this matching test?

A. The matching types is an imperfect type C. The items are not homogeneous.
B. The answers have an obvious pattern. D. The items are quite easy.

129. Which should be done to improve this matching test.

A. Drop item #6 in Column A.
B. All items should be on types of polygons.
C. Increase the number of items in Column B.
D. Remove the word triangle in items #1 and #2 in column A.

130. Teacher Solita wants to determine students’ knowledge on the use of laboratory
equipment. Which assessment procedure will be most appropriate and authentic?
A. Oral test to identify different laboratory equipment.
B. Requiring students to draw and label the laboratory equipment.
C. Observation of students’ use of laboratory equipment while doing experiments.
D. Paper-and p-pencil teat that requires students to enumerate the do’s and don’ts’s
in the use of laboratory equipment.

131. If a teacher wants to measure her students’ ability to discriminate, which of this is
an appropriate type of test item as implied by the direction?
A. “Outline the Chapter on the Cell.”
B. “Summarize the lesson yesterday.”
C. “Group the following items according to shape.”
D. “State a set of principles that can explain the following events.”
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132. Essay questions are used in an achievement test when .

A. Originality is a factor in the response
B. A wide sampling of materials is desired
C. Little time is available for construction and scoring
D. Most of the material sampled are facts or information.

133. Which form of assessment is consistent with the saying “The proof of the pudding
is in the eating.”
A. Indirect C. Contrived
B. Authentic D. Traditional

134. What is being assessed by the rubric given below?

Rubric
8 – 10 pts Demonstrates imaginative thinking
5 – 7 pts Demonstrates moderate imaginative skills
1 – 4 pts Lacks imaginative thinking

A. Appeal C. Creativity
B. Aesthetic D. Workmanship

135. Which test form would you choose if you want to have a valid and reliable test
based on the table below?

Test form Validity Index Reliability Index

A 0.47 0.63
B 0.87 0.57
C 0.20 0.86
D 0.40 0.41
E 0.63 0.07

A. Form A C. Form A and D

B. Form B D. Form B and E

136. What should a teacher do to make a test valid

A. Have two or three colleagues rate the test.
B. Make the individual test items undergo internal consistency.
C. Compare the assessment measure with another measures.
D. Develop a set of parallel items and administer it in the same group.

137. A test item has a difficulty index of 0.50 and a discrimination index of 0.24. What
should the teacher do?
A. Reject the item. C. Make it a bonus item.
B. Retain the item. D. Make it a bonus item and reject it.
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138. Teacher Carla discarded an item, what does it imply about the test item?
A. The mean score is relatively low.
B. Half of the class got the item correctly.
C. More form the lower group got the correct answer.
D. The distracters of the item are plausible and attractive.

For item numbers 139 to 141, study this item analysis done in an item in a Science test.

Item No. 1. The correct answer is B.

Group A B* C D
Upper 27% 7 11 1 1
Lower 27% 7 5 6 2

139. Based on the table, what is the item difficulty?

A. 0.20 C. 0.40
B. 0.30 D. 0.60
140. The table shows that the test item analyzed .
A. Has a positive discrimination C. Is extremely easy
B. Has a negative discrimination index D. Is extremely difficult

141. Based on the table which is the most effective distractible?

A. Option A C. Option C
B. Option B D. Option D

142. A mathematics test was given to all Grade V pupils to determine the contestants
for the Math Quiz Bee. Which statistical measure should be used to identify the top 15?
A. Mean Score C. Quartile Deviation
B. Percentile Rank D. Percentage Score

143. Nelia’s score is within x – 1 SD. To which of the following groups does she
belong?
A. Average C. Above Average
B. Below Average D. Needs Improvement

144. Study results of a group of tests administered to Angel’s Class.

Subject Mean Standard Angel’s Score

Deviation
Math 39 5 41
Physics 29 12 28
English 42 15 45
Social Science 43 9 44

In which subject did Angel perform well?

A. Math C. English
B. Physics D. Social Science
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145. If the scores of your test follow a negatively skewed score distribution, what
should you do? Find out .
A. Why your items were easy C. Why most of the scores are high
B. Why some pupils scored high D. Why most of the scores are low

146. The correlation coefficient for scores in Math and Science is -0.92. What does
this mean?
A. The higher the Math score, the lower the Science score.
B. Math score is not in any way related to Science score.
C. Math score is positively related to Science score.
D. Science score is slightly related to Math score.

147. Which tests determine whether students accept responsibility for their own
behavior or pass on responsibility for their own behavior to other people?
A. Stylistics tests C. Locus-of-control tests
B. Thematic tests D. Sentence-completion tests

148. Which is one weakness of self-supporting personality checklists?

A. They lack stability.
B. They have built-in lie scales.
C. They has poor internal consistency.
D. They can hide or disguise individual’s feelings.

149. Marking on a normative basis means that .

A. Some should fail
B. Some get high marks
C. The grading is based on a preset criteria
D. The normal distribution curve should be followed

150. When checking projects made by your pupils, what must be done to ensure
objectivity in giving grades?
A. Prepare rubrics I giving grades.
B. Rate the projects by batch checking.
C. Request somebody to grade the projects of your classes.
D. Rate the projects in descriptive and not in a quantitative manner.