Question 1.

It is the engagement to make sure the learner’s success in working

from the guide to the independent display of knowledge, comprehension, and
skills. Among the following, which is the theoretical basis of the aid system?
A. Multiple Intelligence Theory
B. Information Processing Theory
C. Zone of Proximal Development
D. Dale’s Cone of Experiences

Question 2. James was given a module by his teacher to catch up with the
lessons he missed. The module includes a series of objective-type test items
after each lesson for James to check and monitor his progress as he moves to
the next lesson. What form of assessment is being applied by the teacher?
A. Assessment of learning
B. Assessment for learning
C. Assessment of and for learning
D. Assessment as learning

Question 3. A learning outcome in the Grade 12 research subject reads ‘At the
end of the lesson, the students will be exposed to various research designs’. Is
this a good target for the assessment?
A. Yes, the action is observable.
B. Yes, the action can be measured.
C. No, the action is not done by the students.
D. No, the action is not attainable.

Question 4. Teacher Anne asks her students to submit a portfolio that showcases
their best literary works from all their finished compositions. What type of
portfolio is teacher Anne asking?
A. Display Portfolio
B. Working Portfolio
C. Documentation Portfolio
D. Growth Portfolio

Question 5. In the present marking system of K-12, how are learners’ behavior
reported?
A. Numerical rating
B. Non-numerical rating
C. Pass-fail system
D. Anecdotal record

Question 6. Mr. Adamson administered an achievement test in Mathematics. He is

in the process of counting the scores obtained by his students. This process is
called _____.
A. Assessment
B. Measurement
C. Evaluation
D. Testing

Question 7. Which of the following is the advantage of portfolio assessment?

A. Learners are assessed based on a wide range of evidence of learning.
B. Learners are assessed objectively.
C. Learners are assessed in a manner that is from the teachers’ biases.
D. Learners can demonstrate what they can do without any evidence of learning.

Question 8. What is the lowest mark that can be reflected in the report card?
A. 60
B. 65
C. 70
D. 75

Question 9. Which of the following test is considered to be relatively less reliable

for scoring and grading?
A. Completion
B. Alternative Response
C. Essay
D. Matching Type

Question 10. Teacher Vivian is asking her students to identify the equipment in
the Chemistry Laboratory. Under the cognitive domain, in which assessment level
is this?
A. Remembering
B. Understanding
C. Analyzing
D. Creating

Question 11. Who among the teachers described below is doing the assessment?
A. Mrs. Bautista is administering a test to her students.
B. Mr. Ferrer is counting the scores obtained by the students in his test.
C. Ms. Leyva is computing the final grade of the students after completing all their
requirements.
D. Prof. Cuevas is planning for remedial instruction after knowing that students perform
poorly on her test.
Question 12. Mr. Fernandez is judging the accuracy of these statements. Which
statements will he consider as correct?
I. Test is a tool to measure a trait.
II. Measurement is the process of qualifying a given trait.
III. Assessment is the gathering of quantitative and qualitative data.
IV. Evaluation is the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data for decisions.
A. I and II only
B. III and IV only
C. I, II, and III
D. I, III, and IV

Question 13. If I have to use the most authentic method of assessment, which of
these procedures should I consider?
A. Traditional Test
B. Performance-based Assessment
C. Written Test
D. Objective Assessment

Question 14. After doing the exercise on verbs, Ms. Borillo gave a short quiz to
find out how well students understood the lesson. What type of assessment was
done?
A. Summative Assessment
B. Formative Assessment
C. Diagnostic Assessment
D. Placement Assessment

Question 15. Who among the teachers below performed a diagnostic

assessment?
A. Ms. Santos who asked questions when the discussion was going on among her
students understood what she was trying to emphasize.
B. Mr. Colubong gave a short quiz after discussing thoroughly the lesson to determine
the programs of learning.
C. Ms. Ventura gave a 10-item test to find out the specific lessons which the students
failed to understand.
D. Mrs. Lopez administered a readiness test to the incoming grade one pupil.

Question 16. You are assessing for learning. Which of these will you likely do?
A. Giving grades to students
B. Reporting to parents the performance of their child.
C. Recommending new policies in grading students.
D. Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of students.
Question 17. Ms. Saplan is planning to do an assessment of learning. Which of
these should she include in her plan considering her purpose for an assessment?
A. How to give immediate feedback on students’ strengths
B. How to determine the area of interest of learners
C. How to certify student’s achievement
D. How to design one’s instruction

Question 18. You targeted that after instruction, your students should be able to
show their ability to solve problems with speed and accuracy. You then designed
a tool to measure this ability. What principle of assessment did you consider in
this situation?
A. Assessment should be based on clear and appropriate learning targets or objectives.
B. Assessment should have a positive consequence on student’s learning
C. Assessment should be reliable.
D. Assessment should be fair.

Question 19. Ms. Ortega tasked her students to show them how to play
basketball. What learning target is she assessing?
A. Knowledge
B. Reasoning
C. Skills
D. Products

Question 20. Mr. Ravelas made an essay test for the objective “Identify the
planets in the solar system”. Was the assessment method used the most
appropriate for the given objective? Why?
A. Yes, because an essay test is easier to construct than an objective test.
B. Yes, because essay tests can measure any type of objective.
C. No, he should have conducted oral questioning.
D. No, he should have prepared an objective test.

Question 21. Mr. Cidro wants to test students’ knowledge of the different places
in the Philippines, their capital, and their products and so he gave his students an
essay test. If you were the teacher, will you do the same?
A. No, the giving of an objective test is more appropriate than the use of an essay.
B. No, such a method of assessment is inappropriate because the essay is difficult.
C. Yes, essay tests could measure more than other tests could measure.
D. Yes, an essay test is the best for measuring any type of knowledge.
Question 22. What type of validity does the Pre-board examination possess if its
results can explain how the students will likely perform in their licensure
examination?
A. Concurrent
B. Predictive
C. Construct
D. Content

Question 23. Ms. Aviz wants to determine if the student’s scores on their Final
Test are reliable. However, she has only one set of tests and her students are
already on vacation. What test of reliability can she employ?
A. Test-Retest
B. Kuder Richardson Method
C. Equivalent Forms
D. Test-Retest with Equivalent Forms

Question 24. Two teachers of the same grade level have set the following
objectives for the day’s lesson. At the end of the period, the students should be
able to construct and interpret a bar graph. To assess the attainment of the
objectives, Teacher A required the students to construct a bar graph for the given
set of data then she asked them to interpret this using a set of questions as a
guide. Teacher B presented a bar graph and then asked them to interpret this
using also a set of guide questions. Whose practice is acceptable based on the
principles of assessment?
A. Teacher A
B. Teacher B
C. Both Teachers A and B
D. Neither Teacher A nor Teacher B

Question 25. Which is true about the given case?

A. Objective A matched with a performance-based assessment while B can be
assessed using the traditional pen-and-paper objective test.
B. Objective A matched with traditional assessment while B can be assessed using a
performance-based method.
C. Both objectives A and B matched with performance-based assessment.
D. Both objectives A and B matched with traditional assessment.

Question 26. In the context of the Theory of Multiple Intelligence, which is a

weakness of the paper-pencil test?
A. It puts non-linguistically intelligent at a disadvantage.
B. It is not easy to administer
C. It utilizes so much time.
D. It lacks reliability.

Question 27. Mr. Umayam is doing a performance-based assessment for the day’s
lesson. Which of the following will most likely happen?
A. Students are evaluated in one setting.
B. Students do an actual demonstration of their skill.
C. Students are evaluated in the most objective manner.
D. Students are evaluated based on varied evidence of learning.

Question 28. Ms. del Rosario rated her students in terms of appropriate and
effective use of some laboratory equipment and measurement tools and the
student’s ability to follow the specified procedures. What mode of assessment
should Miss del Rosario use?
A. Portfolio Assessment
B. Journal Assessment
C. Traditional Assessment
D. Performance-based Assessment

Question 29. Mrs. Hilario presented the lesson on baking through a group activity
so that the students will not just learn how to bake but also develop their
interpersonal skills. How should this lesson be assessed?
I. She should give the students an essay test explaining how they baked the cake.
II. The students should be graded on the quality of their baked cake using a
rubric.
Ill. The students in a group should rate the members based on their ability to
cooperate in their group activity.
IV. She should observe how the pupils perform their tasks.
A. I, II, and III only
B. I, III, and IV only
C. I, II, and IV only
D. I, II, III, and IV

Question 30. If a teacher has set objectives in all domains or learning targets that
could be assessed using a single performance task, what criterion in selecting a
task should she consider?
A. Generalizability
B. Fairness
C. Multiple Foci
D. Teachability
Question 31. Which term refers to the collection of students’ products and
accomplishments in a given period for evaluation purposes?
A. Diary
B. Portfolio
C. Anecdotal record
D. Observation report

Question 32. Mrs. Catalan allowed the students to develop their own portfolios in
their own style as long as they show all the non-negotiable evidence of learning.
What principle in portfolio assessment explains this practice?
A. Content Principle
B. Learning Principle
C. Equity Principle
D. Product Principle

Question 33. How should the following steps in portfolio assessment be arranged
logically?
I. Set targets
II. Select evidence
III. Collect evidence
IV. Rate Collection
V. Reflect on Evidence
A. I, II, III, IV, V
B. I, III, II, V, IV
C. I, II, III, V, IV
D. I, III, V, II, IV

Question 34. Which could be seen in a rubric?

I. Objective in a high level of cognitive behavior
II. Multiple criteria in assessing learning
III. Quantitative descriptions of the quality of work
IV. Qualitative descriptions of the quality of work
A. I and II only
B. II, III, and IV only
C. I, II, and III
D. I, II, III, and IV

Question 35. The pupils are to be judged individually on their mastery of the
singing of the national anthem so their teacher lets them sing individually. What
should the teacher use in rating the performance of the pupils considering the
fact that the teacher has only one period to spend evaluating her 20 pupils?
A. Analytic
B. Holistic
C. Either holistic or analytic
D. Both holistic and analytic

Question 36. Mrs. Pua is judging the worth of the project of the students in her
Science class based on a set of criteria. What process describes what she is
doing?
A. Testing
C. Evaluating
B. Measuring
D. Assessing

Question 37. Mrs. Acebuche is comparing measurements from the evaluation.

Which statement explains the difference?
A. Measurement is assigning a numerical value to a given trait while evaluation is giving
meaning to the numerical value of the trait.
B. Measurement is the process of gathering while evaluation is the process of
quantifying the data gathered.
C. Measurement is the process of quantifying data while evaluation is the process of
organizing data.
D. Measurement is a pre-requisite of assessment while evaluation is the pre-requisite of
testing.

Question 38. Ms. Ricafort uses alternative methods of assessment. Which of the
following will she not likely use?
A. Multiple Choice Test
B. Reflective Journal Writing
C. Oral Presentation
D. Developing Portfolios

Question 39. Ms. Camba aims to measure the product of learning. Which of these
objectives will she most likely set for her instruction?
A. Show a positive attitude towards learning common nouns
B. Identify common nouns in a reading selection
C. Construct a paragraph using common nouns
D. User a common noun in a sentence

Question 40. The students of Mrs. Valino are very noisy. To keep them busy, they
were given any test available in the classroom, and then the results were graded
as a way to punish them. Which statement best explains if the practice is
acceptable or not?
A. The practice is acceptable because the students behaved well when they were given
a test.
B. The practice is not acceptable because it violates the principle of reliability.
C. The practice is not acceptable because it violates the principle of validity.
D. The practice is acceptable since the test results are graded.

Question 41. Ms. Delos Angeles advocates assessment for learning. Which will
she NOT likely do?
A. Formative Assessment
B. Diagnostic Assessment
C. Placement Assessment
D. Summative Assessment

Question 42. At the beginning of the school year, the 6-year-old pupils were
tested to find out who among them can already read. The result was used to
determine their sections. What kind of test was given to them?
A. Diagnostic
B. Formative
C. Placement
D. Summative

Question 43. The grade six pupils were given a diagnostic test in addition and
subtraction of whole numbers to find out if they can proceed to the next unit.
However, the results of the test were very low. What should the teacher do?
A. Proceed to the next lesson to be able to finish all the topics in the course.
B. Construct another test parallel to the given test to determine the consistency of the
scores.
C. Count the frequency of errors to find out the lessons that the majority of students
need to relearn.
D. Record the scores then inform the parents about the very poor performance of their
child in mathematics.

Question 44. Mrs. Nogueras is doing an assessment of learning. At what stage of

instruction should she do it?
A. Before instruction
B. After instruction
C. Prior to instruction
D. During the instructional process

Question 45. Mr. Cartilla developed an Achievement Test in Math for her grade
three pupils. Before she finalized the test she examined carefully if the test items
were constructed based on the competencies that have to be tested. What test of
validity was she trying to establish?
A. Content-validity
B. Concurrent validity
C. Predictive validity
D. Construct validity

Question 46. Mrs. Robles wants to establish the reliability of her achievement test
in English. Which of the following activities will help her achieve her purpose?
A. Administer two parallel tests to different groups of students.
B. Administer two equivalent tests to the same group of students
C. Administer a single test but two different groups of students.
D. Administer two different tests but to the same group of students.

Question 47. A teacher set the following objectives for the day’s lesson: At the
end of the period, the students should be able to:
I. Identify the parts of a friendly letter.
II. Construct a friendly letter using MS Word.
III. Show interest in the day’s lesson.
To assess the attainment of the objectives, Ms. Cidro required the students to
construct friendly letters and have them encoded at their Computer Laboratory
using MS Word. The letter should inform one’s friend about what one has learned
in the day’s lesson and how one felt about it. Which is NOT true about the given
case?
A. Ms. Cidro practices a balanced assessment.
B. Ms. Cidro’s assessment method is performance-based.
C. Ms. Cidro needs a rubric for scoring the work of the students.
D. Ms. Cidro’s assessment targets are all in the cognitive domain.

Question 48. If Mr. Paraiso will have to make a scoring rubric for the student’s
output, what format is better to construct considering that the teacher has limited
time to evaluate their work?
A. Analytic Rubric
B. Holistic Rubric
C. Either A or B
D. Neither A nor B

Question 49. The school principal has 3 teacher applicants all of whom graduated
from the same institution and are licensed teachers. She only needs to hire one.
What should she do to choose the best teacher of the three?
I. Give them a placement test.
II. Interview them about why they want to apply to the school.
III. Let them demonstrate how to teach a particular lesson.
IV. Study their portfolio to examine the qualities of the students’ outputs when
they were in college.
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I, III, and IV
D. II, III, and IV

Question 50. What should be done first when planning for a performance-based
assessment?
A. Determine the “table of specifications” of the tasks.
B. Set the competency to be assessed.
C. Set the criteria for scoring the task.
D. Prepare a scoring rubric.

Answer key

1. C 11. C 21. A 31. B 41. D

2. D 12. D 22. B 32. C 42. C

3. C 13. B 23. B 33. B 43. C

4. A 14. B 24. A 34. B 44. B

5. B 15. C 25. A 35. B 45. A

6. B 16. D 26. A 36. C 46. B

7. A 17. C 27. B 37. A 47. D

8. A 18. A 28. D 38. A 48. B

9. C 19. C 29. C 39. C 49. D

10. A 20. D 30. C 40. C 50. B

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1. Which of the following statements gives the most acceptable description of the
relationship
between assessment and evaluation in classroom setting?
A. Assessment is the collection of student data that evaluation interprets or appraises if
indicative of success or failure.
B. Evaluation is the collection of student data that assessment interprets or appraises if
indicative
of success or failure.
C. Assessment is the gathering of student quantitative data while evaluation provides
the
qualitative description of that data.
D. Evaluation is the gathering of student quantitative data while assessment provides
the
qualitative description of that data.

2. Teacher X wants to assess how well the students have learned problem solving in
Mathematics
using a multiple-choice type of test. Considering more the validity of assessment, will
you
endorse this process?
A. Yes, multiple choice is flexible enough to assess problem solving skill.
B. Yes, as multiple choice is the most practical way of assessing learning.
C. No, letting the students actually show their solution to problems is more valid than
multiple
choice.
D. No, problem solving is best captured through giving of essay test than that of multiple
choice.

3. To find out what intervention program to offer to students who are consistently
performing
poorly in a test, what kind of assessment is best to administer?
A. Summative Assessment
B. Formative Assessment
C. Diagnostic Assessment
D. Placement Assessment

4. Who among the teachers below performed a formative assessment?

A. Teacher W who gave a long test about the unit taught.
B. Teacher X who gave a short quiz and checked immediately to find the results of
instruction
C. Teacher Y who gave a ten-item test to find out the specific lessons which the
students failed to
understand.
D. Teacher Z who administered a readiness test at the beginning of the school year.

5. Which is considered an assessment FOR learning?

A. Giving grades to students
B. Reporting to parents the performance of their child.
C. Recommending for new policies in grading students.
D. Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of students.
6. Which is being done if Teacher Z is doing assessment OF learning?
A. Giving immediate feedback to student's strengths and weaknesses.
B. Determining the area of interest of learners
C. Certifying student's achievement
D. Designing a relevant instruction

7. If you review the test items to ensure that all learners understood the context used,
what
principle on student assessment are you trying to consider?
A. Assessment should have a positive consequence to student's learning.
B. Assessment should be balanced.
C. Assessment should be reliable.
D. Assessment should be fair.

8. Teacher Ria emphasizes what problem solving is and not how to solve problems.
What
learning target should her assessment cover?
A. skill
B. knowledge
C. disposition
D. product

9. Given below the responses of the upper and lower groups in Item 12 and the answer
is A,
which option is the most plausible?
a. Option A
b. Option B
c. Option C
d. Option D

10. Given below the responses of the upper and lower groups in Item 12 and the
answer is A,
were more from the lower group who got the item correct. This means the test item
a. Is easy
b. Is difficult
c. Has a negative discrimination index.
d. Has a positive discrimination index.

11. Given below the responses of the upper and lower groups in Item 9 and the answer
is C, are
all the options effective?
a. No, because most of the students in the upper group got the correct answer.
b. Yes, because most of the students in the upper group were attracted to the distracter.
c. No, because most of the students in the lower group got the correct answer.
d. Yes, because most of the students in the lower group were attracted to the distracter.

12. Given below the responses of the upper and lower groups in Item 9 and the answer
is C, do
you discriminate the item?
a. Yes, because the item is easy.
b. No, because the index of discrimination is negative.
c. No, because the index of discrimination is positive.
d. Yes, RU is greater than RL.

13. A statement of a complex trait or behavior that is targeted for instruction and
acquired by the
learner that assessment has to capture if attained or not.
a. Competency
b. Objective
c. Test
d. Measurement

14. An instrument designed to measure any characteristic, quality, ability, knowledge, or

skill. It
comprised of items in the area it is designed to measure.
a. Competency
b. Objective
c. Test
d. Measurement

15. A process of quantifying the degree to which someone/something possesses a

given trait. i.e.,
quality, characteristics, or features.
a. Competency
b. Objective
c. Test
d. Measurement

16. An assessment that set targets in all domains of learning (cognitive, affective, and
Psychomotor) or domains of intelligence (verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, bodily-
kinesthetic, Visual-spatial, musical-rhythmic, intrapersonal-social, physical
world-natural-
existential-spiritual).
a. Valid Assessmet
b. Formative Assessment
c. Balanced Assessment
d. Summative Assessment

17. Which is an advantage of the paper-pencil test?

a. It is easy to administer and score.
b. It requires little, use of time for teaching and assessment.
c. It is favorable to students who are interpersonally intelligent.
d. Its validity in assessing students who are good musically is high.

18. Teacher Jay is collecting all possible evidence that could tell if a student should pass
or fail.
What process is the teacher doing?
a. Testing
b. Measuring
c. Evaluating
d. Assessing
19. Teacher Rose examined carefully if the test items she constructed for her Quarterly
Test are
based on the competencies to be tested. What test of validity was she trying to
establish?
a. content-validity
b. concurrent validity
c. predictive validity
d. Construct validity

20. Ms. Aviz wants to determine if the students’ scores in their Final Test is reliable.
However,
she has only one set of test and her students are already on vacation. What test of
reliability can
she employ?
a. Test-Retest
b. Kuder Richardson Method
c. Equivalent Forms
d. Test-Retest with Equivalent Forms

21. What type of validity does the Pre-board examination possess if its results can
explain how
the students will likely perform in their licensure examination?
a. Concurrent
b. Predictive
c. Construct
d. Content

22. This type of rubrics that estimates the overall quality of a performance by assigning
a single
numerical value to represent a specific category of accomplishment
A. Analytic rubrics
B. Checklists
C. Holistic rubrics
D. Combining scoring systems

23. Which of the following does not serve as organizer in the preparation of a portfolio?
A. Envelope
B. Clear book
C. Objective test
D. Album

24. Which statement about performance-based assessment is FALSE?

a. It emphasizes merely process.
b. It also stresses doing, not only knowing.
c. It accentuates on process as well as product.
d. Essay tests are an example of performance-based assessments.
Answer key

1. A 11. D 21. B

2. C 12. C 22. C

3. C 13. A 23. C

4. B 14. C 24. A

5. D 15. D

6. C 16. C

7. D 17. A

8. B 18. D

9. D 19. A

10. C 20. B

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Choose the best/correct answer.
For Items 1-4
Given below the responses of the upper and lower groups in Item 9 and the answer is
C, answer the following questions:

1. What is the index of difficulty?

a. 44% b. 85.71% c. 25% d. 42.86%

2. What is the Index of discrimination?

a. 0.43 b. 0.86 c. - 0.25 d - 0.43

3. Do you discriminate the item?

a. Yes, because the item is easy.
b. No, because the index of discrimination is negative.
c. No, because the index of discrimination is positive.
d. Yes, RU is greater than RL.
4. Are all the options effective?
a. No, because most of the students in the upper group got the correct answer.
b. Yes, because most of the students in the upper group were attracted to the distracter.
c. No, because most of the students in the lower group got the correct answer.
d. Yes, because most of the students in the lower group were attracted to the distracter.

5. Which is likely happening in a class that is doing a performance-based assessment?

A. Students are evaluated using a multiple choice test.
B. Students are evaluated based on different written tests.
C. Students do peer evaluation using key to corrections provided to them.
D. Students perform a group activity in creating a model of digestive system.

6. Mr. Saber rated his students in terms of appropriate and effective use of garden tools
and if
they were able to follow the specified procedures. What mode of assessment did he
use?
A. Portfolio Assessment C. Traditional Assessment
B. Journal Assessment D. Performance-Based Assessment

7. Which is a correct assumption about performance-based assessment?

A. It emphasizes merely process.
B. It stresses more on psychomotor skills.
C. It can assess both process and product of learning.
D. It refers to tasks that require high order thinking skills.

8. Teacher Hayabusa is planning to assess her students through their learning portfolio.
Which
of the following should he do first?
A. Set the targets for portfolio assessment.
B. Select evidences that are non-negotiable in students' portfolio.
C. Engage the students in the development of the rubric in rating their work.
D. Let the students identify their strengths and weaknesses as basis for portfolio
development.

9. Which of the following statement is true about the figure given at the right?
a. mean=median>mode c. mean<median<mode
b. mean=median=mode d. mean>median>mode

10. Which statements represent criterion-referenced interpretation?

A. Edna did better in solving the linear equation than 80% of representative Algebra
students.
B. Edna’s score indicates that she is able to solve about two thirds of all one-variable
linear
equations of such complexity
C. Students who have reached Edna’s level on linear equations usually succeed in the
subsequent unit on simultaneous equations with special help or extra time; i.e Edna is
ready to
move ahead.
D. All of the above.
11. Which of the following questions indicate norm-referenced interpretation?
A. How does the pupils’ test performance in our school compare with that of other
school?
B. How does a pupil’s test performance in reading and mathematics compare?
C. What type or remedial work will be most helpful for a slow-learning pupil?
D. Which pupils have achieved mastery of computational skills?

12. In his second item analysis, Mr. Banot found out that more from the lower group got
the test
item 9 correctly. What does this mean?
A. The item has become more valid.
B. The item has become more reliable.
C. The item has a positive discriminating power.
D. The item has a negative discriminating power.

13. Which of the following statement is true about the figure given at the right?
a. mean=median>mode c. mean<median<mode
b. mean=median=mode d. mean>median>mode
14. If a test item has a difficulty index of 0.5, how would you describe the test item?
A. It is easy B. It is very easy C. It is moderate D. It is difficult

15. After conducting an item analysis, teacher Sam found out that a significantly greater
number
from the upper group of the class got the item #5 correctly. This means that the test item
A. has a negative discriminating power C. is valid
B. has a positive discriminating power D. is easy

16. Which is implied by a positively skewed scores distribution?

a. The mean, the median and the mode are equal. c. Most of the scores are low.
b. Most of the scores are high. d. The mode is high

17. Which of the following type of test best described when the result is interpreted by
comparing
one student with another student?
A. Criterion Referenced B. Norm-Referenced C. Standardized D. Objective

18. Which term refers to the collection of students' products and accomplishments in a
given
period for evaluation purposes?
a. Diary b. Portfolio c. Anecdotal record d. Observation report

19. To maximize the amount of time spent for performance-based assessment, which
one
should be done?
a. Plan a task that can be used for instruction and assessment at the same time.
b. Assess one objective for one performance task.
c. Set objectives only for cognitive domains.
d. Limit the task to one meeting only.
20.Teacher Odette prepared a 5-point rating scale to assess the performance of the
students in
a group activity.
The levels of performance are described as 5-excellent, 4-very satisfactory, 3-
satisfactory, 2-needs improvement 1- poor. After using the rating Scale with these
descriptions,
she found out that most of her students had a rating of 3. Even those who are evidently
poor in
their performance had a rating of satisfactory.

Could there be a possible error in the use of the instrument?

A. Yes, the teacher could have committed the generosity error.
B. Yes, the teacher could have committed the central tendency source of error.
C. No, it is just common to see more of the students having a grade of 3 in a 5-point
scale.
D. No, such result is acceptable as long as it has a positive consequence to the
students.

21. Which of the following processes will help Teacher Glenn establish the reliability of
his
achievement test in English?
A. Administer two parallel tests to different groups of students.
B. Administer two equivalent tests to the same group of students.
C. Administer a single test but to two different groups of students.
D. Administer two different tests but to the same group of students

22. At what stage of instruction does a teacher do assessment OF learning?

A. before instruction
B. during the instructional process
C. prior to instruction
D. after instruction

23. Ms. Ang gave her students a diagnostic test to find out if they can proceed to the
next unit.
However, the results of the test were very low. What should she do?
A. Proceed to the next lesson to be able to finish all the topics in the course.
B. Construct another test parallel to the given test to determine the consistency of the
scores.
C. Count the frequency of errors to find out the lessons that the majority of students
need to
relearn.
D. Record the Scores then inform the parents about the very poor performance of their
child in
the subject.

24. If a teacher advocates assessment FOR learning, which of the following

assessment will she
NOT likely do?
A. Formative Assessment
B. Diagnostic Assessment
C. Placement Assessment
D. Summative Assessment

25. Teacher X gave the students a test to keep them busy instead of them making so
much
noise. How do you describe such practice?
A. The practice is acceptable because the students could behave well when taking the
test.
B. The practice is not acceptable because it violates the principle of reliability.
C. The practice is not acceptable because it violates the principle of validity.
D. The practice is acceptable since the test results are graded.

26. What objective does one have in mind if the focus of assessment is a product of
learning?
A. Show positive attitude towards learning common nouns
B. Identify common nouns in a reading selection
C. Construct a paragraph using common nouns
D. Use a common noun in a sentence

27. Ms. Edna tasked her students to show how to play basketball. What learning target
is she
assessing?
A. Knowledge B. Reasoning C. Skills D. Products

28. Which of the following methods is considered traditional?

A. Multiple Choice Test
B. Reflective Journal Writing
C. Oral Presentation
D. Developing Portfolios

29. Which sentence shows a correct comparison of terms?

A. Measurement is assigning a numerical value to a given trait while evaluation is giving
meaning to the numerical value of the trait.
B. Measurement is the process of gathering data while assessment is the process of
quantifying
the data gathered.
C. Measurement is the process of quantifying data while evaluation is the process of
organizing
data.
D. Measurement is a pre-requisite of assessment while evaluation is the pre-requisite of
testing.

30. A test item has a difficulty index of .5 and a discrimination index of .44. What should
the
teacher do?
A. Make it a bonus item. C. Retain the item
B. Reject the item. D. Make it a bonus and reject it.

31. Which is a norm-referenced statement?

A. Luis performed better in spelling than 60% of his classmates.
B. Luis was able to spell 90% of the words correctly.
C. Luis was able to spell 90% of the words correctly and spelled 45 words out of 50
correctly.
D. Luis spelled 45 words out of 50 correctly.

32. Which is claimed to be the overall advantage of criterion-referenced over

norm-referenced
interpretation?
A. An individual’s score does not need to be compared with any measure.
B. An individual’s score is compared with the average scores.
C. An individual’s score is compared with the set of mastery level.
D. An individual score is compared with that of his peers.

33. Teacher Y wants to establish the reliability of a Final Test with only one form but
whose
objectives have at least two parallel items arranged in consecutive manner. What
method of
establishing reliability is most likely to be used?
A. Test-Retest C. Split-Half Method
B. Kuder Richardson Method D. Test-Retest with Equivalent Forms

34. In a negatively skewed distribution the following statements are true EXCEPT
a. Mean is not higher than the median.
b. Median is lower than the mode.
c. Mean is lower than the mode.
d. Mode is less than the median.

35. Teacher Y gave a quiz for the lesson objective "identify the planets in the solar
system". Can
quiz be enough to assess students' learning for the given objective?
A. Yes, since the objective is meant for quizzes only.
B. No, doing oral questioning is better than giving a quiz.
C. No, it is better if essay is given so that higher thinking skills are assessed
D. Yes, since selective type of test is possible to use so results could be reported
immediately to
the students.

36. In a negatively skewed distribution which of the following statements is true?

a. Median is higher than the Mode. c. Mode is lower than the Mean.
b. Mode is lower than the Median. d. Mean is lower than the Mode

37. In a negatively skewed distribution, what kind of students does Teacher Edna have?
a. Very good b. Very poor c. Average d. Heterogeneous

38. A Pre-board Examination was found out to have the ability to explain how the
students will
likely perform in their licensure examination in the future. Can I say the licensure
examination
has predictive validity? Why?
A. Yes, since it can be used to tell how the takers will perform in the assessment in the
future.
B. Yes, since it can be used to describe the performance of the takers in their pre-board
examination.
C. No, it is the pre-board examination that possesses predictive validity as it can tell the
future
performance of the takers in their licensure examination.
D. No, what it possesses is concurrent validity since it happens almost at the same time
when
the pre-board examination was taken.

39. Teacher B wants to test students’ knowledge of the different places in the
Philippines, their
capital and their products and so she gave her students an essay test. If you are the
teacher will
you do the same?
A. No, the giving of an objective test is more appropriate than the use of essay.
B. No, such method of assessment is inappropriate because essay is difficult.
C. Yes, essay test could measure more than what other tests could measure
D. Yes, essay test is the best in measuring any type of knowledge.

43. Two teachers of the same grade level have set the following objectives for the day's
lesson:

At the end of the period, the students should be able to:

i. solve routine and non-routine problems involving the four basic operations on whole
numbers;
ii. Construct routine and non-routine problems involving the four basic operations on
whole
numbers;

To assess the attainment of the objectives, Teacher A required the students to construct
individually a routine and a non-routine word problem involving the four basic operations
then
asked them to show their solution to the problems. Teacher B constructed a routine and
a non-
routine word problem involving the four basic operations then asked the students to
show their
solution to the problems.

Whose practice is acceptable?

a. Teacher A as her/his assessment is more valid.
b. Teacher A as her/his assessment is more reliable.
c. Teacher B as her/his assessment is more valid.
d. Teacher B as her/his assessment is more reliable.

44. Teacher D asked her students to construct any word problem that involves the four
fundamental operations then formed them by twos so that each pair exchanged
problems and
solved each other's problems.
Which is NOT true about the assessment practice of teacher D?
a. The assessment is so complex that the students do not normally do in the classroom.
b. The assessment must have been focused on knowing students' ability to solve word
problems.
c. The assessment is authentic as it allows the students to reflect their own experiences
in the
use of the four basic operations in real life.
d. The assessment develops multiple skills like students' ability to create problems and
being
able to solve them while developing also their social skills.

45. Give the test twice to the same group with any time interval between tests from
several
minutes to several years.
a. Test-Retest
b. Equivalent Forms
c. Split Half
d. Kuder-Richardson

46. Give parallel forms of the test with a close time intervals between forms.
a. Test-Retest
b. Equivalent Forms
c. Split Half
d. Kuder-Richardson

47. Ms. Edna presented her lesson on baking through a group activity so that the
students will
not just learn how to bake but could also develop their interpersonal skills. How should
she
assess her students?
l. She should observe how the students perform their tasks.
ll. She should grade the students on the quality of their baked cake using a rubric.
lll. She should allow her students to rate the members based on their ability to
cooperate in their
group activity
lV. She should give the students an essay test explaining how they baked the cake.

a. l, ll, and lll only

b. Il, lll, and IV only
c. l, ll, IV only
d. l, ll, lll, and IV

48. Teacher Vic has set a performance assessment target that could accommodate
students'
multiple instructional outcomes. What criterion in the selection of assessment task did
he
consider?
a. Generalizability
b. Fairness
c. Multiple Foci
d. Authenticity

49. Which is the logical sequence of the following steps of portfolio assessment?
l. Set target trait to assess.
ll. Collect evidence of attainment of the targets set.
lll. Select evidence that could best represent the target set.
IV. Exhibit evidences to celebrate success in doing the work.
V. Reflect on the value of the evidence gathered.

a. l, ll, lll, lV, V

b. I, lll, ll , V , IV
c. l, lI, lll, V, lV
d. l, lll, V, Il, IV

50. A statement of a specific trait or behavior that is targeted for instruction and
acquired by the
learner that assessment has to capture if attained or not. This trait could be specific
knowledge,
skills, attitudes, and values that can be acquired as a result of teaching and learning.
a. Competency
b. Objective
c. Test
d. Measurement

Answer key

1. D 11. A 21. A 31. A 41.

2. B 12. D 22. D 32. C 42.

3. D 13. B 23. C 33. C 43. A

4. D 14. C 24. D 34. D 44. A

5. D 15. B 25. C 35. D 45. A

6. D 16. C 26. C 36. D 46. B

7. C 17. B 27. C 37. A 47. A

8. A 18. B 28. A 38. C 48. C

9. D 19. A 29. C 39. A 49. C

 10. B 20. B 30. C 40. 50. B

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1. Who among the teachers described below is doing assessment?

a. Mrs. Bautista who is administering a test to her students.
b. Mr. Ferrer who is counting the scores obtained by the students in his test.
c. Ms. Leyva who is computing the final grade of the students after completing all their
requirements.
d. Prof. Cuevas who is planning for a remedial instruction after knowing that students
perform poorly in her test

2. Mr. Fernandez is judging the accuracy of these statements. Which statements will he
consider as correct?
I. Test is a tool to measure a trait.
II. Measurement is the process of qualifying a given trait.
III. Assessment is the gathering of quantitative and qualitative data.
IV. Evaluation is the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data for decision making
A. I and II only
b. III and IV only
c. I, II, and III
d. I, III and IV

3. If I have to use the most authentic method of assessment, which of these procedures
should I consider?
a. Traditional Test
b. Performance-based Assessment
c. Written Test
d. Objective Assessment

4. After doing the exercise on verbs, Ms. Borillo gave a short quiz to find out how well
students have understood the lesson. What type of assessment was done?
a. Summative Assessment
b. Formative Assessment
c. Diagnostic Assessment
d. Placement Assessment
5. Who among the teachers below performed a diagnostic assessment?
a. Ms. Santos who asked questions when the discussion was going on to know who
among h er students understood what she was trying to emphasize.
b. Mr. Colubong who gave a short quiz after discussing thoroughly the lesson to
determine the programs of learning.
c. Ms. Ventura who gave 10-item test to find out the specific lessons which the students
failed to understand.
d. Mrs. Lopez who administered a readiness test to the incoming grade one pupils.

6. You are assessing for learning. Which of these will you likely do?
a. Giving grades to students
b. Reporting to parents the performance of their child.
c. Recommending new policies in grading students.
d. Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of students.

7. Ms. Saplan is planning to do an assessment of learning. Which of these should she

include in her plan considering her purpose for assessment?
a. How to give immediate feedback to student’s strengths and weaknesses
b. How to determine the area of interest of learners
c. How to certify student’s achievement
d. How to design one’s instruction

8. You targeted that after instruction, your students should be able to show their ability
to solve problems with speed and accuracy. You then designed a tool to measure this
ability. What principle of assessment did you consider in this situation?
a. Assessment should be based on clear and appropriate learning targets or objectives.
b. Assessment should have a positive consequence on student’s learning
c. Assessment should be reliable.
d. Assessment should be fair.

9. Ms. Ortega tasked her students to show how to play basketball. What learning target
is she assessing?
a. Knowledge
b. Reasoning
c. Skills
d. Products

10. Mr. Ravelas made an essay test for the objective “Identify the planets in the solar
system”. Was the assessment method used the most appropriate for the given
objective? Why?
a. Yes, because essay test is easier to construct than objective test.
b. Yes, because essay test can measure any type of objective.
c. No, he should have conducted oral questioning.
d. No, he should have prepared an objective test.

11. Mr. Cidro wants to test students’ knowledge of the different places in the Philippines,
their capital and their products and so he gave his students an essay test. If you were
the teacher, will you do the same?
a. No, the giving of an objective test is more appropriate than the use of essay.
b. No, such method of assessment is inappropriate because essay is difficult.
c. Yes, essay test could measure more than what other tests could measure.
d. Yes, essay test is the best in measuring any type of knowledge.

12. What type of validity does the Pre-board examination possess if its results can
explain how the students will likely perform in their licensure examination?
a. Concurrent
b. Predictive
c. Construct
d. Content

13. Ms. Aviz wants to determine if the students’ scores in their Final Test is reliable.
However, she has only one set of test and her students are already on vacation. What
test of reliability can she employ?
a. Test-Retest
b. Kuder Richardson Method
c. Equivalent Forms
d. Test-Retest with Equivalent Forms

Refer to this case in answering items 14-15

Two teachers of the same grade level have set the following objectives for the day’s
lesson. At the end of the period, the students should be able to:
a. Construct bar graph, and
b. Interpret bar graphs

To assess the attainment of the objectives, Teacher A required the students to construct
a bar graph for the given set of data then she asked them to interpret this using a set of
questions as guide. Teacher B presented a bar graph then asked them to interpret this
using also a set of guide questions.

14. Whose practice is acceptable based on the principles of assessment?

a. Teacher A
b. Teacher B
c. Both Teacher A and B
d. Neither Teacher A nor Teacher B

15. Which is true about the given case?

a. Objective A matched with performance-based assessment while B can be assessed
using the traditional pen-and-paper objective test.
b. Objective A matched with traditional assessment while B can be assessed using a
performance-based method.
c. Both objective A and B matched with performance-based assessment.
d. Both objective A and B matched with traditional assessment.

16. In the context of the Theory of Multiple Intelligence, which is a weakness of the
paper-pencil test?
a. It puts non-linguistically intelligent at a disadvantage.
b. It is not easy to administer.
c. It utilizes so much time.
d. It lacks reliability.

17. Mr. Umayam is doing a performance-based assessment for the day’s lesson. Which
of the following will most likely happen?
a. Students are evaluated in one sitting.
b. Students do an actual demonstration of their skill.
c. Students are evaluated in the most objective manner.
d. Students are evaluated based on varied evidences of learning

18. Ms. del Rosario rated her students in terms of appropriate and effective use of some
laboratory equipment and measurement tools and the students ability to follow the
specified procedures. What mode of assessment should Miss del Rosario use?
a. Portfolio Assessment
b. Journal Assessment
c. Traditional Assessment
d. Performance-based Assessment
19. Mrs. Hilario presented the lesson on baking through a group activity so that the
students will not just learn how to bake but also develop their interpersonal skills. How
should this lesson be assessed?
I. She should give the students an essay test explaining how they baked the cake.
II. The students should be graded on the quality of their baked cake using a rubric.
III. The students in a group should rate the members based on their ability to cooperate
in their group activity.
IV. She should observe how the pupils perform their tasks.

a. I, II, and III only

b. I, III, and IV only
c. I, II and IV only
d. I, II, III, and IV

20. If a teacher has set objectives in all domains or learning targets and which could be
assessed using a single performance task, what criterion in selecting a task should she
consider?
a. Generalizability
b. Fairness
c. Multiple Foci
d. Teachability

21. Which term refers to the collection of students’ products and accomplishments in a
given period for evaluation purposes?
a. Diary
b. Portfolio
c. Anecdotal record
d. Observation report

22. Mrs. Catalan allowed the students to develop their own portfolio in their own style as
long as they show all the non-negotiable evidences of learning. What principle in
portfolio assessment explains this practice?
a. Content Principle
b. Learning Principle
c. Equity Principle
d. Product Principle
23. How should the following steps in portfolio assessment be arranged logically?
I. Set targets
II. Select evidences
III. Collect evidences
IV. Rate Collection
V. Reflect on Evidences
a. I, II, III, IV, V
b. I, III, II, V, IV
c. I, II, III, V, IV
d. I, III, V, II, IV

24. Which could be seen in a rubric?

I. Objective in a high level of cognitive behavior
II. Multiple criteria in assessing learning
III. Quantitative descriptions of the quality of work
IV. Qualitative descriptions of the quality of work
a. I and II only
b. II, III and IV only
c. I, II and III
d. I, II, III and IV

25. The pupils are to be judged individually on their mastery of the singing of the
national anthem so their teacher let them sing individually. What should the teacher use
in rating the performance of the pupils considering the fact that the teacher has only one
period to spend in evaluating her 20 pupils?
a. Analytic
b. Holistic
c. Either holistic or analytic
d. Both holistic and analytic

Answers: 1C 2D 3B 4B 5C 6D 7C 8A 9C 10D 11A 12B 13B 14A 15A 16A 17B 18D
19C 20C 21B 22C 23B 24B 25B

1. Mr. Palma, a secondary school teacher in Mathematics conducted a chapter

assessment in “Polynomial function and Equation.” He found out that most of his
students obtained high scores. Which measures of central tendency is most appropriate
to describe the center of the distribution?
A. Mean
B. Median
C. Mode
D. Mean and Median

2. JM obtained a NAT percentile rank of 96 in English. This means that __________.

A. JM belongs to the 96% of the group who took the test.
B. JM answered 96% correctly.
C. JM surpassed 96% of his group who took the test.
D. 96% of the students are better than JM

3. Louie obtained a stanine score of 5 in the National Achievement Test in Mathematics.

How can we describe the performance of Louie?
A. Below Average
B. Average
C. Above Average
D. Between Average and Above Average

4. Which is indispensable with the current emphasis on performance-based assessment

and portfolio assessment?
A. Letter grading
B. Scoring rubric
C. Numerical grading
D. Authentic assessment

5. Principal YG used machine-scored tests. What factor in scoring does this add to
make tests more reliable?
A. Objective scoring
B. Administration is easy
C. Ease in checking
D. Time-consuming

6. Which of the following statements describes performance-based assessments?

I. Measures broad range of contents
II. Evaluates complex learning outcomes
III. Encourages the application of learning to real life situation
A. I, II
B. II, III
C. I, III
D. I, II and III

7. The facility index of test item 13 is 0.50. What does this mean?
A. Moderately difficult
B. High reliability
C. High validity
D. Easy

8. Which statement can be determined by a criterion-referenced test?

A. Performance higher than the group
B. Performance of the students in a large group
C. Performance of students in a small group
D. Preferred level of performance of students in a group

9. A portfolio assessment requires a representation of a collection of student’s work.

What is the purpose of the said activity?
I. To showcase the current abilities and skills of the learners
II. To show growth and development of the learners
III. To evaluate the cumulative achievement of the learners
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. I and III
D. I, II and III

10. Teacher X discovered that his students are weak in writing skills. Which test should
teacher x administers further to determine in which other skills are weak?
A. Formative Assessment
B. Placement Assessment
C. Diagnostic Assessment
D. Summative Assessment

Answer Key: 1B 2C 3A 4B 5A 6B 7A 8D 9D 10D

1. What does a discrimination index of 0.34 mean in the test item analysis?
A. Test is reliable.
B. More students from the upper group got the item correctly.
C. More students from the lower group got the item correctly.
D. Test is valid.
2. Which statement can describe a positively skewed distribution of students’
performance?
A. Few students got low scores
B. Most of the students got average scores.
C. Most of the students got low scores.
D. The scores are normally distributed.

3. Which is true when the students test results has a large standard deviation?
A. Scores are more spread.
B. Scores are normally distributed.
C. Scores are less spread.
D. Scores are clustered together.

4. A test can measure what the teacher wants to measure when the test is
___________.
A. Reliable
B. Valid
C. Efficiency
D. Administrability

5. What does grading on the curve mean in grade distribution of scores?

A. Most of the students receive low and high grades.
B. All have average grades.
C. Few students got low scores, and most students got high grades.
D. Large number with high grades, and few got low and high grades.

6. Which of the activities below is correctly assessed using a paper and pencil test?
A. Music Reading
B. Dissecting a frog
C. Vocabulary skills
D. Driving drills

7. Which of the following is the LEAST authentic mode of assessing students’

performance?
A. Artistic production in the fold of art
B. Paper and pencil test in vocabulary test
C. Oral performance in communication skills
D. Dissecting a frog in the class
8. Which of the following types of test can measure the range of achievement better?
A. Multiple-choice
B. Matching type
C. True or False
D. Short-answer Item

9. Which of the following types of validity reflects the relationship between the content of
the lesson and instructional objectives of the program of studies?
A. Criterion validity
B. Curricular validity
C. Content validity
D. Predictive validity

10. XYZ University wants an entrance test that can identify the future outcomes or
differences such as showing who will graduate from college or who will drop out. The
test has _______.
A. Curricular validity
B. Content validity
C. Construct validity
D. Predictive validity

Answer key: 1B 2C 3A 4B 5D 6C 7B 8A 9C 10D