AIM TO TOP REVIEW CENTER c. Dependence on others for direction.

LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS d. Creativity in work.

SEPTEMBER 2017 11. A child who gets punished for stealing candy may not steal
again immediately. But this does not mean that the child may
1. Which can best help a Language teacher develop her students’ not steal again. Based on Thorndike's theory on punishment
pronunciation skills? and learning, this shows that __________
a. TV c. computer a. punishment strengthens a response
b. Audio recording d. radio b. punishment removes a response
2. To elicit more student’s response, Teacher F made use of c. punishment does not remove a response
covert responses. Which one did she do? d. punishment weakens a response
a. She had the students privately write their responses and 12. John Watson said: "Men are built not born." What does this
keep them secretly. statement point to?
b. She had the students share their responses only with their a. The ineffectiveness of training on a person's development.
seatmate b. The effect of environmental stimulation on a person's
c. She told her students to cover their written responses to development.
prevent seatmates from copying c. The absence of genetic influence on a person's
d. She had the students write their responses privately development.
before showing the correct answers on the overhead d. The effect of heredity.
3. Which statement applies a CORRECTLY to Edgar Dale’s 13. In Krathwohl's taxonomy of objectives in the affective, which is
”Cone of Experience” most authentic?
a. The farther you are from the base, the more direct the a. Characterization c. Responding
learning experience becomes. b. Organization d. Valuing
b. The farther you are from the bottom, the more direct the 14. Which assumption underlies the teacher's use of performance
learning experience becomes. objectives?
c. The closer you are from the base, the more indirect the a. Not every form of learning is observable.
learning experience becomes b. Performance objectives assure the learner of learning.
d. The closer you are from the base, the more direct the c. Learning is defined as a change in the learner's
learning experience becomes. observable performance.
4. Which is the first step in the goal-oriented or outcome-based d. The success of learner is based on teacher performance.
model of teaching? 15. Ruben is very attached to his mother and Ruth to her father. In
a. establishing learning objectives what developmental stage are they according to Freudian
b. implementing learning activities psychological theory?
c. designing learning activities a. Oedipal stage c. Anal stage
d. Assessing learner’s entry capabilities b. Latent stage d. Pre-genital stage
5. I am going to construct a periodic test. Which is the first thing 16. Which of the following is the best time for a teacher to set up
for me to do? routine activities that will contribute to effective classroom
a. Go back to my instructional objectives management?
b. Study the content of my lessons a. During each homeroom day
c. Decide on the number of test items b. On the very first day of school
d. Decide on the type of test of construct c. Daily at the start of the session
6. Which is the most authentic way of measuring student’s ability d. As soon as the students have established and adjusted
to debate? their schedules.
a. Let them watch debates on video and ask them to identify 17. Which questioning practice promotes more class interaction?
strong and weak points a. Asking the question before calling on a student.
b. Ask them to outline the steps involved in a debate and list b. Focusing on divergent questions.
down do’s and dont’s c. Focusing on convergent questions
c. Have your students witness a debate and ask them to d. Asking rhetorical questions.
evaluate the debate after 18. In Krathwohl's affective domain of objectives, which of the
d. Organize a debate in class and have them debate on a following is the lowest level of affective behavior?
controversial issue a. Valuing c. Responding
7. Here is a test item: DISTANT: NEAR as GENUINE _______. Characterization d. Organization
This test is a/an _______ 19. How can you exhibit expert power on the first day of school?
a. Analogy c. Essay a. By making them feel you know what you are talking about.
b. Cloze Test d. completion b. By making them realize the importance of good grades.
8. Which one may support equitable access but may sacrifice c. By reminding them your students your authority over them
quality? again and again.
a. Open admission d. By giving your students a sense of belonging and
b. School accreditation acceptance.
c. Deregulated tuition fee hike 20. How can you exhibit referent power on the first day of school?
d. Selective retention a. By making them feel you know what you are talking about.
9. A mother gives his boy his favorite snack every time the boy b. By telling them the importance of good grades.
cleans up his room. Afterwards, the boy cleaned his room c. By reminding your students your authority over them
everyday in anticipation of the snack. Which theory is again and again.
illustrated? d. By giving your students a sense of belonging and
a. Associative Learning acceptance.
b. Classical Conditioning 21. How can you exhibit legitimate power on the first day of
c. Operant Conditioning school?
d. Pavlonian Conditioning a. By making your students feel they are accepted for who
10. What does extreme authoritarianism in the home reinforce in they are.
learners? b. By informing them you are allowed to act in loco parentis.
a. Doing things on their own initiative c. By making them realize the importance of good grade
b. Ability to direct themselves. d. By making them feel you have mastery of subject matter.
22. Quiz is to formative test while periodic is to __________
a. criterion-reference test c. norm-reference test
b. summative test d. diagnostic test
23. Teacher Y does norm-referenced interpretation of scores.
Which of the following does she do?
a. She describes group performance in relation to a level of
mastery set.
b. She uses a specified content as its frame of reference.
c. She compares every individual students' scores with
others' scores.
d. She describes what should be their performance.
24. In a criterion-referenced testing, what must you do to ensure
that your test is fair?
a. Make all of the questions true or false.
b. Ask each student to contribute one question.
c. Make twenty questions but ask the students to answer
only ten of their choice.
d. Use the objectives for the units as guide in your test
construction.
25. Standard deviation is to variability as mean is to __________.
a. coefficient of correlation c. discrimination index
b. central tendency d. level of difficulty
26. To nurture creativity among learners, the teacher should be:
a. Flexible in technique, time and place
b. A repository of knowledge
c. An authority figure
d. Single-minded
27. The cultivation of reflective and meditative skills in teaching is
an influence of __________.
a. Shintoism c. Confucianism
b. Zen Buddhism d. Taoism
28. Teachers often complain of numerous non-teaching
assignments that adversely, affect their teaching. Does this
mean that teachers must be preoccupied only with teaching?
a. Yes, if they are given other assignments, justice demands
that they be properly compensated.
b. Yes, because other community leaders, not teachers, are
tasked to leading community activities
c. NO, because every teacher is expected to provide
leadership and initiative in activities for betterment of
communities.
d. Yes, because teaching is enough full time job.
29. The typical autocratic teacher consistently does the following
EXCEPT
a. encouraging students c. ridiculing students
b. shaming students d. intimidating students
30. Each teacher is said to be a trustee of the cultural and
educational heritage of the nation and is, under obligation to
transmit to learners such heritage. Which practice makes him
fulfill such obligation?
a. Use the latest instructional technology.
b. Observe continuing professional education.
c. Use interactive teaching strategies.
d. Study the life of Filipino heroes.
31. 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 in 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.
32. Teacher A is directed to pass an undeserving student with a
death threat. Which advice will a hedonist give?
a. Pass the student. Why suffer the threat?
b. Don't pass him. You surely will not like someone to give
you a death threat in order to pass.
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 be of use to the student, his
parents and you.
33. Student B claims: "I cannot see perfection but I long for it. So it
must be real." Under which group can he be classified?
a. Idealist c. Realist
b. Empirist d. Pragmatist
34. Which of the following prepositions is attributed to Plato?
a. Truth is relative to a particular time and place
b. Human beings create their own truths.
c. Learning is the discovery of truth as Iatent ideas are
brought to consciousness.
d. Sense perception is the most accurate guide to
knowledge.
35. Soc exhibits fear response to freely roaming dogs but does not
show fear when a dog is on a leash or confined to a pen.
Which conditioning process is illustrated
a. Generalization c. Acquisition
b. Extinction d. Discrimination
36. Which of the following is the best situation wherein you can
balance responsibility and accountability __________.
a. a teacher patiently and diligently explains to a below
average child how to manipulate a simple machine
b. a teacher tells below average pupil to tell his parents to
get a tutor to teach him how to manipulate simple machine
c. a teacher allows a below average child to find out himself
how to manipulate a simple machine
d. a teacher asks a brighter child to teach a below average
pupil how to manipulate a simple machine
37. Which of the following should a teacher do with a parent’s
complaint against other teachers.
a. Side with the parent and tell other things against the
teachers being complained.
b. Try to encourage the parents to see the principal and lay
the problem to him.
c. Try to defend the teacher and put blame on the pupil.
d. Try his best to encourage the parent to talk the problem
over with the teacher concerned.
38. Happiness is different from pleasure in being an abiding
consequence of result which is not destroyed even by the
presence of pain. The best illustration of this principle is:
a. A jackpot winner collecting his prize
b. An engaged couple getting married
c. A mother giving birth
d. A student topping the board exam
39. Below are objectives stated differently. Which one is stated as
affective objective?
a. After completing this unit, the teacher should be able to
give two types of retention problems associated with
learning disabled children
b. After reading this unit, the teacher should be able to write
clear behavioral objectives related to learning disabled
children
c. After reading this unit, the teacher should have a greater
sensitivity to the characteristics of learning disabled
children
d. After reading this unit, the teacher should be able to
indicate a language problem characteristic of learning
disabled children
40. Audio – visual aids are used in classroom teaching to _______.
a. Arouse and sustain student’s interest
b. Help make learning more permanent
c. Help clarify important concepts
d. All of these
41. Which of the following principles highlights that of multiple
intelligences?
a. People have different intelligence quotient (I.Q.) level.
b. Intelligence is measured in multiple forms.
c. Learning is static and permanent.
d. Best learning theory is cognitive in nature.
42. The ultimate aim of good classroom management is to
_________.
a. Establish conditions that make possible effortless teaching
and learning
 b. Set up condition that brings about effective teaching and b. Business-like d. Buddy-buddy
learning 53. Rights which can not be renounced or transferred because
c. Secure conformity to rules with ease they are necessary for the fulfillment of man’s primordial
d. Remove the physical conditions in the room that distract obligations are called
children’s attention a. Perfect rights c. Acquired rights
43. In teaching the major classification of plants and animals, b. Alienable rights d. Inalienable rights
which of the following will be MOST effective? 54. If you have to vote for the sake of the nation you will vote for
a. Memorize the plants and animals under each a. A candidate who has the making of a public servant
classification b. A neighbor who is closest to you in times of need
b. Invite a speaker to lecture on this subject c. A candidate who helped you concretely by giving cash
c. List down all plants and animals under each classification d. A Ninong from whom you owe your father’s job
d. Let the students discover the characteristics of plants and 55. According to Confucius, what is the best way to rule a people
animals under each classification and attain harmony?
44. Due to mismatch of manpower and high rate of unemployment a. By allowing people to do as they please
trained Filipino professionals seek employment in foreign b. By consulting the governed
lands. This refers to the problem of _____. c. By force
a. disadvantage workers d. By moral example
b. Filipino domestic workers 56. A teacher wants to make a scoring rubric for a student’s output.
c. Filipino overseas workers Which format will use differential weighs for the qualities of a
d. Brain drain product of a performance?
45. Which of the following is the MOST valid reason for keeping a. Performance based c. Holistic rubric
pupil personnel records? b. Rating scales d. Analytic rubric
a. Referral to community agencies 57. Studies in the area of neurosciences disclosed that the human
b. Provide a basis for sectioning of pupils brain has limitless capacity What does this imply?
c. Provide data for educational research a. Every pupil has his own native ability, his learning is
d. For guidance of pupils and improve instructions limited to this ability.
46. When can an item be said to have positive discriminating b. Pupils can possibly reach a point where they have learned
power? everything.
a. When the pupils who answered the item correctly got c. Some pupils are admitted not capable of learning.
higher total score in the test than those who answered it d. Every child is a potential genius.
incorrectly 58. Which element should be present for brainstorming to be
b. When the pupils who answered the item incorrectly got effective?
higher total score in the test than those who answered it a. Lax atmosphere
correctly b. Teacher’s non-judgmental attitude
c. When there is no significant difference between the c. Teacher’s use of “put down” strategy
general achievement of pupils who answered incorrectly d. Threatening atmosphere
d. When pupils who are low scorers answered more items 59. Teacher U wants to make use of a structured format where two
correctly than the high scores. positions on a controversial issue are presented formally and
47. The system of apprenticeship or cadet training was patterned each speaker is a given a center amount of time to state a
after what country’s philosophy of education ___________. position. Which technique should he use?
a. Egypt b. Syria c. Greece d. Rome a. Simulation c. Debate
48. A teacher scolds a boy who dribbles the ball in the classroom b. Symposium d. Critiquing session
and sends him to the gym to practices there. This teacher 60. Authority comes from GOD and is meant to:
wants the boy to be aware that ________. a. Distinguish the powerless from the powerful
a. there is a proper place for every activity b. Be lorded over others
b. basketball is a game that has to be played outdoor c. Be used to exploit others
c. there is a time when one’s interest overshadows discipline d. Be used to serve others
d. discipline is any part of a game and must be observed 61. Honesty remains a value even if nobody in an organization
49. Which of the following statements about the use of tests is the values it. This pronouncement comes from the mouth of a (an)
best? ____________.
a. Grades should reward effort a. Pragmatist c. Reconstructionist
b. Grades should be used as incentives b. Idealist d. Progressivist
c. Grades should follow a strict curve 62. If you believe that the child’s mind is TABULARASA, in what
d. Grades should reflect quality and quantity of processes will you engage the child to learn?
performances a. Sensory impressions c. Reflections
50. Psychologists have stressed the importance of feedback in b. Reasoning d. Metacognition
motivating people. Which of these is the best feedback? 63. A document published by a school district that identifies rules
a. Correcting the papers immediately and calling the of behavior that must be followed by anyone using school
attention to good answers made by students districts computers, network, or internet connection.
b. Returning the graded papers and calling attention to a. Classroom rules c. Fair use
mistakes made by students b. Acceptable use policy d. Ethical internet use policy
c. Returning the graded papers to the pupils with comments 64. Student Z does not study at all but when the Licensure
written on them Examination for Teachers come before he takes the Let, he
51. What does a negatively skewed score distribution imply? spends one hour in Quiapo church prating for a miracle, i.e, to
a. The scores congregate on the right side of the normal pass the exam. Which attitude towards religion or GOD is
distribution curve. displayed?
b. The students are academically poor. a. Religion as fake c. Religion as real
c. A proportion of the class is academically poor. b. Religion as magic d. Religion as authentic
d. The scores are widespread. 65. Which statement correctly explains the constructivist theory of
52. To be an effective classroom manager, teacher must be learning?
friendly but at the same time be a. Children are empty receptacles
a. Highly demanding c. Rigid b. Children actively create knowledge and understanding
 c. Children are passive learners b. Students need to learn the lessons using appropriate
d. Children’s minds are blank slates materials
66. Margaret has been staring at the matchstick puzzle problem. c. Teaching job must be procedural/systematic in order to be
She is figuring out how to solve it. Suddenly, a bright idea effective
flashes in her mind and excitedly she successfully learns to d. Class activities must be appropriate to the students
solve the puzzle. This is an example of_____________. background
a. Metacognition 77. Which of the following is an important duty of a teacher?
b. Insight learning a. Soliciting contributions.
c. Analytical learning b. Safekeeping of the school properties.
d. Trial and error learning c. Evaluating the students’ progress.
67. Individuals differ from each other in their needs, interests, and d. Building relationships with the students.
abilities, at any given point in their learning style. Which type of 78. Allowing students to participate in the formation of two to the
instructional program is needed by the learners at risk? three rules for the classroom promotes______ in the
a. Adaptive instruction classroom.
b. Traditional instruction a. A sense of belongingness
c. Remedial instruction b. Teacher diminished authority
d. Computer-assisted instruction c. An autocratic atmosphere
68. Which is another name for collaborative learning? d. “ Buddy-buddy” system
a. Interactive learning c. Cooperative learning 79. In problem solving, which of these strategies best reflects the
b. Team building d. Integrative learning principle “how students learn may be more important than what
69. Which learning principle marks the highlight of Multiple they learn?”
intelligences? a. Knowing steps to take to solve the problem
a. Learning is static and permanent b. Solving the problem within the given limit
b. Intelligence is not measured in one form c. Determining the givens and constraints in the problem.
c. Cognitive theory is stressed in learning d. Arriving at the right answers.
d. People have different IQ level 80. Which type of test is used to discover further attitudes about
70. Which term refers to the act of educating a child with special self and others?
education needs partially in a special education classroom and a. Personality test c. Achievement test
partially in a regular classroom? b. Intelligence test d. Diagnostic test
a. Mainstreaming c. Individualization 81. The Filipino learner envisioned by the Department of Education
b. Inclusion d. Head start is one who is imbued with the desirable values of a person who
71. The inclusion of the study of Rizal and other national heroes in is ________________.
the school curriculum in order to inculcate love of country is a. makabayan, makasarili, makakalikasan, and maka-Diyos
based in a (an). b. makabayan, makatao, makahalaman, at maka-Diyos
a. Pragmatist philosophy c. makabayan, makakaragatan, makatao, at maka-Diyos
b. Existentialist philosophy d. makabayan, makatao, makakalikasan at maka-Diyos
c. Idealist philosophy 82. Who were Thomasites?
d. Realist philosophy a. The soldiers who doubted the success of the public
72. How should teacher regard her participation in community educational system to be set in the Philippines
movements for common good? b. The first American teacher recruit to help establish the
a. Lead in community movements half-heartedly so as not to public educational system in the Philippines
be invited again. c. The first religious group who came to the Philippines on
b. Wait for an invitation from local officials to participate in board the US transport Thomas
community fiesta. d. The devotees to St. Thomas Aquinas who came to
c. Take the initiative to actively participate in community evangelized
movements for the common good. 83. The American teachers who were recruited to help set the
d. Resist participation in community movements that public educational system in the Philippines during the
adversely affect teaching job American regime were called Thomasites because:
73. According to Kohlberg, a person’s moral development is due a. They arrived in the Philippines on the feast of St. Thomas
to maturational factors and cognitive growth. Which of the b. They first taught at the University of Sto. Tomas
following statements best supports his claim? c. They were devotees of St. Thomas Aquinas
a. The older the person is, the higher is his level of morality d. They disembarked from the CIS transport called Thomas
b. As the person develops, his morality becomes 84. Which instructional aid requires pupils to perform?
conventional a. mock up c. pantomime
c. As the person grows, his moral reasoning also gets b. film d. comic books
defined 85. If a student thinks about thinking, he is involved in the process
d. The younger the person is, the higher is his level of called:
morality a. creative thinking c. higher-order thinking
74. Teacher J discovered that her pupils are weak in b. metacognition d. critical thinking
comprehension. To further determine in which particular skill 86. Vygotsky claimed that social interaction is important for
(s) her pupils are weak which test should teacher J give? learning. What does this imply?
a. Aptitude test c. Diagnostic test a. Children are independent problem solvers
b. Placement test d. Standardized test b. Children learn from adults and other children.
75. Which assessment tool shows evidence of student’s writing c. Since they are not capable of interaction, children in the crib
skills? has no learning yet
a. Project c. Critiquing sessions d. Children learn well by passive presentation of information
b. Porfolio d. Daily Journal 87. One criterion for content to be developed in a lesson is
76. Planning for instruction should be based on certain LEARNABILITY. What does the capitalized letter word mean?
developmental principles because the: a. The content should be worthwhile
a. Lesson objectives will determine the students’ activities in b. The content should be within the capacity of the students
class to learn
 c. Resources and materials for the development of the
content are available
d. The content should be useful or practical in some situation
88. Teacher wants his pupils to master the skill in adding unlike
fractions. Which method should he use?
a. Unit method c. Laboratory method
b. Drill method d. Discovery method
89. What is a simple frequency distribution? A graphic
representation of ________________.
a. Means
b. standard deviations
c. lowest and highest
d. raw scores
90. What is the mean of this score distribution: 4,5,6,7,8,9,10?
a. 8.5 b. 6 c. 7.5 d. 7
91. Which skills should be taught if teacher wants to equip his
students with the skill to organize information gathered?
a. Note taking, outlining, using library
b. Summarizing note taking using the library
c. Note taking, outlining, summarizing
d. Outlining, summarizing, using the card catalogue
92. The use of mnemonics helps a pupil _______ information
a. Analyze c. Apply
b. Understand d. Remember
93. The use of drills in the classroom is rooted on Thorndike’s law
of
a. Belongingness c. Exercise
b. Readiness d. Effect
94. Confucius asserted that in teaching there should be no
distinction of classes. Confucius’ teaching is in support of
a. Moral recovery program
b. Back-to –the-basics
c. Education for all (EFA)
d. Values Education
95. Which criterion should guide a teacher in the choice of
instructional devices?
a. Attractiveness c. Appropriateness
b. Novelty d. Cost
96. A teacher who equates authority with power usually does the
following, except:
a. shames
b. retaliates
c. develops self respect in every pupil
d. intimidates
97. A student passes a book report poorly written but ornately
presented in a folder to make up in the poor quality of the book
report content. Which Filipino trait does this practice prove?
Emphasis on
a. “ Porma” over substance
b. art over academics
c. substance over “porma”
d. art over science
98. The free public elementary and secondary education in the
country is in line with the government effort to address
educational problems of ___________.
a. effectiveness and efficiency c. productivity
b. relevance and quality d. access and equity
99. The Department of Education gives greater emphasis on the
development of basic skills. What is the philosophical basis for
this?
a. Essentialism c. Perennialism
b. Existentialism d. Pragmatism
100. Which statement below best describes development?
a. A high school students height increased from 5’2’’ to 5’4’’
b. A high school student’s change in weight from 110 lbs. to
125 lbs.
c. A student had learned to operate the computer.
d. A student’s enlargement of hips.