#ProfEd LET Reviewer A. operant conditioning theory 6.

The design of the 2002 Basic Education

Curriculum (BEC) is based on the principles that
150 Items with Answer Key B. social cognitive theory the main sources for contemporary basic
1. At the end of periodical examination, Teacher C. cognitive theory education are the expert systems of knowledge
R administered a summative test in Filipino. and the learner's experience in their context.
After scoring the test papers she assigned D. humanist theory This shows that the BEC is _____ in orientation.
grades to each test score such as 95, 90, 85, 80 4. Visual imagery helps people store I. constructivist
etc. What process did Teacher R use? information in their memory more effectively.
Which is one teaching implication of this II. behaviorist
A. Ranking
principle? III. essentialist
B. Computation
A. You will not object when your students A. I and III
C. Measurement daydream in class.
D. Evaluation B. III only
B. Instruct students to take notes while you
2. It is the study of man’s prehistory through the lecture. C. I only
buried remains of ancient culture, skeletal
C. Encourage your students to imagine the D. I, II, and III
remnants of human beings.
characters and situations when reading a story.
7. Which assessment tool shows evidence of
A. Anthropology
D. Tell them to read more illustrated comics. student’s writing skills?
B. Archeology
5. Which is essential in the cognitive A. project
C. Ethnology development of a person according to
Vygotsky? B. portfolio
D. Ethnography
A. independent thinking C. critiquing sessions
3. Teacher D claims: "If I have to give
B. social interaction D. daily journal
reinforcement, it has to be given immediately
after the response." Which theory supports 8. Ask to do a learning task, Joe hesitates and
C. individual mental work
Teacher D? says "Mahirap. Ayaw ko. 'Di ko kaya!" (It's
D. scientific thinking
difficult. I don't like it. I can't do it.) To which
problem does the case of the student allude?
I. Unmotivated students
II. Uncaring teachers
III. Extremely difficult learning tasks
IV. incompetent teachers
A. I and III
B. I and II
C. II and III
D. I, II, and III
9. Teacher S wants to determine immediately
the learning difficulties of her students. Which
of the following do you expect her to
undertake?
A. Require her students to prepare a portfolio.
B. Administer an achievement test.
C. Administer a diagnostic test.
D. Interview her students directly.
10. NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted
against set mastery level. This means that NSAT
and NEAT fall under __________.
A. intelligence test D. collaboration
B. aptitude test 13. Which of these activities is not appealing to
the bodily-kinesthetic learners?
C. criterion-referenced test
A. making math moves
D. norm-referenced test
B. doing simple calisthenics
11. The result of the item analysis showed that
item no. 4 has a discrimination index of 0.67. C. sketching/illustrating events
What characteristic could be true about this
item? D. joining extramural events
A. Difficult 14. Institutions of learning are required to meet
the minimum standards for state recognition
B. Valid but are encouraged to set higher standards of
quality over and above the minimum through
C. Easy _____ as provided in Educational Act of 1982.
D. Average
A. lifelong education
12. The theme of Vygotsky's socio-cultural B. voluntary accreditation
theory emphasizes the role of appropriate
assistance given by the teacher to accomplish a C. formal education
task. Such help enables the child to move from
the zone of actual developmeny to a zone of D. academic freedom
proximal development. Such assistance is 15. You intend to assess affective attributes
termed _____. such as capacity to feel, attitudes, and behavior.
A. competency technique Which of the following should you establish to
ascertain the instrument's validity?
B. scaffolding
A. construct
C. active participation
B. content
C. criterion-related
D. face
16. Which will be the most authentic
assessment tool for an instructional objective
on working with and relating to people?
A. conducting mock election
B. home visitation
C. organizing a community project
D. writing articles on working and relating to
people
17. As an effective classroom manager, what
should a teacher do?
I. She uses instructional time wisely.
II. She uses her power to punish students for
the sake of discipline.
III. She puts to use the available and appropriate
materials.
IV. She manipulates colleagues and students so
she can meet her goals.
A. I and III
B. II, III, and IV
C. I, II, and III B. It teaches dependence on others for self-
control.
D. I, II, III, and IV
C. It respects cultural norms of a limited group
18. Keeping track of assessment results from students.
one periodic rating to the next is useful in
contributing to the development of a _____. D. Strategies are simple enough to be used
consistently.
A. regional plan
21. When curriculum content is fairly
B. annual implementation plan distributed in each area of discipline, this means
C. school improvement plan that the curriculum is _____.
D. division plan A. sequenced
B. balanced
19. In the K W L technique K stands for what the
pupil already knows, W for he wants to know C. integrated
and L for what he _____.
D. continued
A. failed to learn
22. Direct instruction is for facts, rules, and
B. he likes to learn actions as indirect instruction is for _____.
C. needs to learn A. hypotheses, verified data, and conclusions
D. learned B. concepts, patterns, and abstractions
20. Which is one characteristic of an effective C. concepts, processes, and generalizations
classroom management?
D. guesses, data, and conclusions
A. It quickly and unobtrusively redirects
misbehavior once it occurs. 23. The difficulty index of a test item is 1.0. This
means that the test is _____.
A. a quality item A. exclusive IV. Providing teachers with skills for using
software applications
B. very difficult B. child-centered
A. I and III
C. very easy C. gender-sensitive
B. II and III
D. missed by everybody D. nondiscriminating
C. III and IV
24. The discrimination index of a test item is - 27. To make the lesson meaningful, systematic
0.35. What does this mean? and motivating, teachers’ example should be D. I, II, III, and IV
______.
A. More from the upper group got the item 29. Which of these non-threatening means of
correctly. A. based on higher level skills assessing learning outcomes?

B. More from the lower group got the item
correctly.
C. The test is quite reliable.
D. The test item is valid.
25. His aim of education is individual not a
preparation for but participation in the life
around the individual.
A. Froebel
B. Spencer
C. Herbart
D. Pestalozzi
26. The following are characteristics of a child-
friendly school except for _____.
B. interesting aided with illustrations I. Portfolio
C. easy, simple, and understandable II. Self-evaluation
D. relevant to students’ experience and III. Peer evaluation
knowledge
IV. Learning journals
28. Which are the most important concerns
about the use of ICT in instruction? A. I and II
B. I and III
I. Developing appropriate curriculum materials
that allow students to construct meaning and C. I, II, and IV
develop knowledge throught the use of ICT
D. II and III
II. Devising strategies to meaningfully integrate
technology into the curriculum 30. Teacher A's lesson is about the parts of the
gumamela. He asked his pupils per group to
III. Using pedagogical skills related to bring a real flower to study the different parts.
technology After the group work labeling each part, the
teacher gave a test. What would be the best A. learner D. ICT brings us away from an interconnected
type of test he can give? society.
B. teacher
A. essay type 35. Educational institutions’ effort of developing
C. principal work skills inside the school are aimed at _____.
B. matching type
D. supervisor A. developing moral character
C. diary
33. The difficulty index of a test item is 1.0. B. inculcating love of country
D. journal What does this mean?
C. teaching the duties of citizenship
31. Principal A wants her teachers to be A. The test item is very good, so retain it.
constructivist in their teaching orientation. On D. developing vocational efficiency
which assumption/s is the principal's action B. The test item is very difficult.
anchored? 36. Teacher B discovered that her pupils are
C. The test item is extremely easy. weak in comprehension. To further determine
I. Students learn by personally constructing D. The test item is not valid. in which particular skills her pupils are weak
meaning of what is taught. which test should Teacher B give?
34. Someone wrote: "Environment relates to
II. Students construct and reconstruct meanings the profound relationship between matter, A. Aptitude Test
based on experiences. nature, and society, and in such a context, ICTs B. Placement Test
III. Students derive meaning from the meaning bring new ways of living in a more
that teacher gives. interconnected society, all of which reduces our C. Diagnostic Test
dependency on matter and affects our
A. I and III relationship with nature." What does this D. Standardized Test
convey? 37. That the quality of Philippine education is
B. I only
A. Environment and ICT are poles apart. declining was the result of a study by EDCOM
C. I and II which recommended to _____ teachers and
B. ICT impacts on environment. teaching.
D. II only
C. Environment affects ICT. A. regulate
32. The norms in a school culture are centered
on the _____. B. progessionalize
C. strengthen
D. improve
38. As provided in the Republic Act #4670, every
teacher shall enjoy equitable safeguards at each
stage of any disciplinary procedures and shall
the following except:
A. the right to be informed in writing, of the
charges
B. the right to full access to the evidence in the
case
C. the right to appeal to clearly designated
authorities.
40. A child was shown an amount of water in a
glass. The teacher poured the whole amount to
a much taller and narrower glass and marked
this glass as
A. The same amount was poured in a shorter
and wider glass, marked glass
B. When asked which has more water, the
child's answer was "Glass A". In what stage of
cognitive development is the child and what is
this ability called? A. concrete operational
stage; conservation B. formal operational stage;
deductive reasoning
C. sensorimotor stage; symbolic functions
42. What is an alternative assessment tool for
teaching and learning consisting of a collection
of work/artifacts finished or in-progress
accomplished by the targeted clientele?
A. rubric
B. achievement test
C. evaluation instrument
D. portfolio
43. Societal change requires continually deep-
seated questions about "good" living. Which of
these did Socrates recognize as the greatest of
human virtues?

D. All of these D. pre-operational stage; centration A. moral wisdom

39. The subject matter or content to be learned
must be within the time allowed, resources
available, expertise of the teacher, and nature
of learners. What criterion is addressed?
A. validity
B. significance
C. interest
D. feasibility
41. In a multiple choice test item with four B. fair justice
options and out of 50 examinees, which was the
least effective distracter? C. courage
A. the option that was chosen by 13 examinees D. piety
B. the option that was chosen by 2 examinees 44. Among the following curriculum
stakeholders, who has the most responsibility in
C. the option that was chosen by 30 examinees curriculum implementation?
D. the correct answer that was chosen by 5 A. the learners
examinees
B. the school heads

C. the teachers
D. the parents
45. Study this group of tests which was
administered with the following results, then
answer the question.
47. Which of the following techniques of
curriculum implementation is fit to the
objective of developing cooperative learning
and social interaction?
A. buzz session
50. What is the implication of using a method
that focuses on the why rather than the how?
A. There is best method
B. Typical one will be good for any subject

SubjectMathPhysicsEnglishMean564180SD1091 B. graded recitation C. These methods should be standardized for

6Student′sScore4331109 different subjects.
C. individual reporting
In which subject(s) did Ronnel perform most D. Teaching methods should favor inquiry and
poorly in relation to the group’s performance? D. lecture problem solving.

A. English 48. To determine your pupil's entry knowledge 51. Which software can you predict changes in
and skills, which should you employ? weather pattern and or trends in the population
B. English and Math of endangered species?
A. interview
C. Math A. word processing
B. focus group discussion
D. Physics B. spreadsheet
C. post-test
46. You like to show a close representation of C. desktop publishing
the size and shape of the earth and its location D. pre-test
in the entire solar system. What is the best D. database
49. We encounter people whose prayer goes
instructional aid? like this: “O God, if there is a God; save my soul, 52. You would like to assess students' ability to
A. picture if I have a soul” From whom is this prayer? write a portfolio. What type of test will
determine their ability to organize ideas and
B. model A. Stoic think critically?

C. realia B. Empiricist A. long test

D. film C. Agnostic B. essay test

D. Skeptic C. formative test
D. summative test A. excuse ourselves whenever we do wrong C. rote learning dominated

53. Teacher F asks one student, "Rachel, can B. blame our government for not doing
you summarize what we have just read? anything about it
Remember, the title of this section of the
chapter." This is an example of a teacher's effort C. be aware and responsible about the problem
at _____. D. be comfortable with the present state affairs
A. scaffolding 56. In their desire to make schools perform, the
DepEd then published the ranking of schools in
B. inspiring NAT results nationwide. As an effect of this
practice, what did schools tend to do?
C. directing
I. Taught at the expense of NAT
D. giving feedback
II. Conducted review classes for NAT at the
D. highly directed teaching
58. Which apply/applies to extrinsically
motivated learners?
I. Tend to process information superficially
II. Tend to be content with meeting minimum
requirements
III. Achieve at high level
A. I and II
B. II only

54. Cooperative learning approach makes use of expense of teaching C. I and III
a classroom organization where students work
III. Practiced the so-called teaching to the test D. I only
in teams to help each other learn. What mode
of grouping can facilitate the skill and values A. II and III 59. To make our children become like "little
desired?
B. II only scientists", which of the following methods
A. large group should we employ more often?
C. I and III
B. homogeneous I. Inquiry
D. III only
C. heterogeneous II. Problem-solving
57. Which one appropriately describes your
D. Wear multicolored dress to catch the lesson if you use the cognitive approach? III. Laboratory
students' attention.
A. promotes "find out for yourself" approach A. II and III
55. To solve moral ambiguity among us
B. lecture-dominated B. I and II
Filipinos, we must _____.
C. I, II, and III
D. I and III
60. Teacher B is a teacher of English as a Second
Language. She uses vocabulary cards, fill-in-the-
blank sentences, dictation and writing exercises
in teaching a lesson about grocery shopping.
Based on this information, which of the
following is a valid conclusion?
A. The teacher is reinforcing learning by giving
the same information in, a variety of methods.
B. The teacher is applying Bloom's hierarchy of
cognitive learning.
C. The teacher wants to do less talk.
D. The teacher is emphasizing listening and
speaking skills.
61. A mother gives her son his favorite snack
every time the boy cleans up his room.
Afterwards, the boy cleans his room everyday in
anticipation of the snack. Which theory explains
this?
A. operant conditioning
B. social learning theory
C. associative learning
D. Pavlovian conditioning
62. What is the primary fundamental question
in examining a curriculum?
A. What educational experiences can be
provided that are likely to attain these
purposes?
B. What educational purposes should the
school seek to attain?
C. How can these educational experiences be
effectively organized?
D. How can we determine whether these
purposes are attained or not?
63. To elicit more student’s response, Teacher G
made use of covert responses. Which one did
she NOT do?
A. She had the students write their response
privately.
B. She showed the correct answers on the
overhead after the students have written their
responses.
C. She had the students write their responses
privately then called each of them.
D. She refrained from judging on the student's
responses.
64. Which is the ideal stage of moral
development?
A. social contract
B. universal ethical principle
C. law and order
D. good boy/ good girl
65. There is a statement that says, "No amount
of good instruction will come out without good
classroom management." Which of the
following best explains this statement?
A. Classroom management is important to
effect good instruction.
B. There must be classroom management for
instruction to yield good outcomes/ results.
C. Classroom management means good
instruction.
D. Good instruction is equal to effective
classroom management.
66. What does a Table of Specification
establish?
A. construct validity
B. content related validity and criterion
reference
C. content validity and construct validity
D. content validity and content related validity
67. A person who had painful experiences at the
dentist's office may become fearful at the mere
sight of the dentist's office. Which theory can
explain this?
A. generalization
B. classical conditioning
C. operant conditioning
D. attribution theory
68. Which one can help student develop the
habit of critical thinking?
A. Asking low level questions
B. A willingness to suspend judgment until
sufficient evidence is represented
C. Asking convergent questions
D. Blind obedience to authority
69. Multiple intelligences can be used to explain
children's reading performance. Which group
tends to be good readers?
A. linguistically intelligent group
B. spatially intelligent group
C. existentially intelligent group
D. kinesthetically intelligent group
70. Teachers should avoid _____ in assigning
student performance-based ratings.
A. arbitrarines and bias
B. unnecessary deductions
C. partiality and calculation
D. unnecessary evaluation
71. Which of the following is NOT a guidance
role of the classroom teacher?
A. Psychological Test Administrator
B. ListenerAdviser
C. Human Potential Discoverer
D. Total Development Facilitator
72. Watson applied classical conditioning in his
experiments and the results showed that
behavior is learned through stimulus-response
associations, specifically the development of
emotional responses to certain stimuli. This
helps is in _____.
A. interpreting reflexes as emotions
B. understanding fears, phobias, and love
C. connecting observable behavior to stimulus
D. understanding the role of overt behavior
73. Who claimed that children are natural
learners and therefore, must be taught in
natural settings?
A. Piaget
B. Froebel
C. Montessori
D. Kohlberg
74. the benefit of "reading aloud" is that
children learn _____.
A. new vocabulary in meaningful contexts
B. to value the presence of their friends as they
read together
C. to make predictions by examining pictures
and listening for clues
D. to use their imaginations to explore new
ideas as they listen to books
75. What does a negatively skewed score
contribution imply?
A. The scores congregate on the left side of the
normal contribution curve.
B. The scores are widespread.
C. The students must be academically poor.
D. The score congregate on the right side of the
normal contribution curve.
76. A high school graduate was refused
admission to a university on the grounds that he
failed the admission test. The student insisted
that he had the right to be admitted and the act
of the univeristy was a violation of his right to
education. Was the student correct?
A. No, the university may refuse the student in
its exercise of academic freedom.
B. Yes, education is everyone's right.
C. Yes, especially if he belongs to the
Indigenous Peoples' group.
D. No, if the university is exclusively for girls.
77. Which of the following is a correct
statement on service contracting scheme?
A. It increases access to education.
B. It works against quality education.
C. It discriminates against private schools.
D. it is not cost-effective.
78. Student M obtained an NSAT percentile rank
of 80. This indicates that _____.
A. he surpassed in performance 80% of her
fellow examinees
B. he got a score of 80
C. he surpassed in performance 20% of her
fellow examinees
D. he answered 80 items correctly
79. Teachers are encouraged to make use of
authentic assessment. Which goes with
authentic assessment?
A. unrealistic performances
B. de-contextualized drills
C. real world application of lessons learned
D. answering high multiple choice test items
80. Global students learn with short bursts of
energy. To maintain concentration they require
______.
A. frequent reminder that they need to
concentrate
B. frequent and intermittent breaks
C. short and easy reading materials
D. music while studying
81. A child was punished for cheating in an
exam. For sure the child wont cheat again in
short span of time, but this does not guarantee
that the child won’t cheat ever again. Based on
Thorndike’s theory on punishment and learning,
this shows that _____.
A. punishment strengthens a response
B. punishment doesn’t remove a response
C. punishment removes response
D. punishment weakens a response
82. Faith, hope, and love are values now and
forever whether they will be valued by people
or not. Upon what philosophy is this anchored?
A. Idealism
B. Existentialism
C. Realism
D. Pragmatism
83. In a grade distribution, what does the
normal curve mean?
A. a large number of students receiving low
grades and very few students with high marks
B. a large number of more or less average
students and very few students receiving low
and high grades
C. a large number of students with high grades
and very few with low grades
D. all of the students have average grades
84. Lecturer C narrates: "I observe that when
there is an English-speaking foreigner in class,
more often than not, his classmates perceive
him to be superior." To which Filipino trait does
this point?
A. hospitality
B. friendliness
C. colonial mentality
D. lack of confidence
85. Which violates this brain-based principle of
teaching-learning: "Each child's brain is unique
and vastly different from one another."
A. giving ample opportunity for a pupil to
explore even if the class creates "noise"
B. making a left-handed pupil write with his
right hand as it is better this way
C. allowing open dialogue among students
D. employing MI teaching approaches
86. The child fainted in your class because she
has not eaten her breakfast. What is the best
thing for you to do in this situation?
A. Ignore the situation
B. Comfort the child
C. Give the child food
D. Call the parent
87. Which one should teacher AVOID to
produce an environment conducive for
learning?
A. Tests
B. Seat plan
C. Individual competition
D. Games
88. You are convinced that whenever a student
performs a desired behavior, provide
reinforcement and soon the student learns to
perform the behavior on her own. On which
principle is your conviction based?
A. cognitivism
B. behaviorism
C. constructivism
D. environmentalism
89. “Men are built not born.” This quotation by
John Watson states that _____.
A. the ineffectiveness of training on a person’s
development
B. the effect of environmental stimulation on a
person’s development
C. the absence of genetic influence on a
person’s development
D. the effect of heredity
90. Which order follows the basic rule in
framing interaction?
A. call on a student, pause, ask the question
B. ask the question, call on a student, pause
C. ask the question, pause, call on a student
D. call on a student, ask the question, pause
91. At the preoperational stage of Piaget's
cognitive development theory, the child can see
only his point of view and assumes that
everyone also has the same view as his. What is
this tendency called?
A. transductive reasoning
B. animism
C. egocentrism
D. conservatism
92. "Vox Populi Est Supreme Lex" is a Latin
expression that means what?
A. The Supreme Being is God
B. No one is above the law
C. The voice of the people is the supreme law
D. it is the popular choice
93. Which is not among the major targets of the
Child-Friendly School System (CFSS)?
A. All school children are friendly.
B. All children 6-12 years old are enrolled in
elementary schools.
C. All children complete their elementary
education within six years.
D. All Grade 6 students pass the division,
regional, and national tests.
94. Thorndike's law of effect states that a
connection between stimulus and response is
strengthened when the consequence is _____.
A. repeated
B. negative
C. pleasurable
D. positive
95. Which is the most reliable tool of seeing the
development in your pupils' ability to write?
A. portfolio asssessment
B. scoring rubric
C. interview of pupils
D. self-assessment
96. The Philippine constitution directs the
teaching of religion in public schools on the
following conditions except for?
A. option is expressed in writing
B. without cost to the government
C. with cost shouldered by the parents or
guardians
D. given only at the option of parents or
guardians
97. These are also known as “combination
classes” organized in barrios/barangays where
the required number of pupils of the same
grade levels has not met the required number
to make a separate class thus the teacher
apportions class time for instruction to every
grade level within class. These are ______.
A. extension classes
B. heterogeneous classes
C. multigrade classes
D. homogeneous classes
98. After reading and paraphrasing R. Frost's
Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening,
Teacher M asked the class to share any insight
derived from this poem. On which assumption
about the learner is Teacher M's act of asking
the class to share their insight based?
A. Learners are producers of knowledge, not
only passive recipients of information.
B. Learners are meant to interact with one
another.
C. Learners are like empty receptacles waiting
to be filled up.
D. Learners have multiple intelligence and
varied learning styles.
99. "Do not cheat. Cheating does not pay. If you
do, you cheat yourself." says the voiceless voice
from within you. In the context of Freud's
theory, which is at work
A. id alone
B. superego alone
C. ego alone
D. Id and ego interaction
100. Which of the following assessment tools
would you recommend if one should adhere to
constructivist theory of learning?
I. Constructed response test
II. Performance test
III. Checklist of a motor screening test
IV. Observation test
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I, II, and III
D. I, II, and IV
101. The test in English and Mathematics
showed poor results in comprehension and
problem-solving questions. How may the data
be used for better learners' performance?
A. Use context clues in vocabulary building.
B. Give more exercises/situations on
comprehension questions.
C. Determine weakness in grammatical
structures.
D. Involve parents in guiding learners'
developing good study habits.
102. Which of the following may be the
assumption/s of behaviorists?
I. The mind of a newborn child is a blank slate.
II. All behaviors are determined by
environmental events.
III. The child has a certain degree of freedom
not to allow himself to be shaped by his
environment.
A. III only
B. I and II
C. I and III
D. II only
103. _____ supports equitable access but on the
other hand, quality might be compromised. A.
Open admission B. School accreditation C.
Deregulated tuition fee D. Selective retention
104. If you want your students to develop
reading comprehension and learning strategies
which one should you employ?
A. reciprocal teaching
B. cooperative learning
C. peer tutoring
D. mastery learning
105. What statement is FALSE with reference to
Article VIII “The Teacher and the Learners” of
the Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers?
A. A teacher shall not accept favors or gifts
from learners, their parents, or others in their
behalf in exchange for requested concessions,
especially if undeserved,
B. A teacher shall not inflict corporal
punishment or offending learners nor make
deductions from their scholastic ratings as a
punishment for acts which are clearly not
manifestation of poor scholarship.
C. In a situation where mutual attraction and
subsequent love develop between teacher and
the learner, the teacher shall exercise utmost
professional discretion to avoid scandal, gossip,
and preferential treatment of the learner.
D. A teacher shall maintain at all ties a dignified
personality, which could serve as model worthy
of emulation by learners, peers and others.
106. In the light of the modern concept of
teaching, which is a characteristic of effective
teaching?
A. pouring information to the learners
B. allowing learners to learn on their own
C. developing abilities to address the future
D. removing the physical presence of the
teacher
107. One facet of understanding, an evidence of
learning is perspective. Which is an indicator of
perspective?
A. A bright student refuses to consider that
there is another correct solution to the problem
apart from hers.
B. A student explains the arguments for and
against the acquittal of Hubert Webb and
group.
C. A teacher cannot accept opinions different
from hers.
D. A mother cannot understand why her child's
performance is below par.
108. Which among the indicators could be most
useful for assessing quality of schooling?
A. participation rate
B. cohort survival rate
C. net enrollment rate
D. drop-out rate
109. The discrimination index of a test item is
+0.48. What does this mean?
A. An equal number from the lower and upper
group got the item correctly.
B. More from the upper group got the item
wrongly.
C. More from the lower group got the item
correctly.
D. More from the upper group got the item
correctly.
110. Which of the following is NOT an example
of a teacher’s nonverbal communication?
A. eye contact
B. gestures
C. pauses
D. voice
111. Which is a valid assessment tool if you
want to find out how well your students can
speak extemporaneously?
A. performance test in extemporaneous
speaking
B. written quiz on how to deliver
extemporaneous speech
C. display of speeches delivered
D. writing speeches
112. Professionalization of teachers and
teaching as promulgated in Presidential Decree
No. 1006, defines teaching as profession
concerned with classroom institution ______.
A. by teachers on fulltime basis
B. at the tertiary level in both public and private
institutions
C. at the elementary and secondary levels in
both public and private schools
D. by teachers of permanent status
113. Teacher U asked her pupils to create a
story out of the given pictures. Which projective
technique did Teacher U use?
A. Rorschach test
B. narrative
C. thematic apperception test
D. reflective
114. The Code of Ethics for Professional
Teachers stipulates that educational institutions
shall offer quality education for all Filipino
citizens. How is quality education defined in R.A.
9155?
A. Relevance and excellence of education are
emphasized to meet the needs and aspirations
of an individual and society.
B. All school-aged children should be provided
free and compulsory education.
C. Children with special needs should be
mainstreamed with regular classes in the public
schools.
D. Public and private basic education schools
should provide relevant education.
115. Teacher A discovered that his pupils are
very good in dramatizing. Which tool must have
helped him discover his pupils’ strength?
A. Portfolio assessment
B. Performance test
C. Journal entry
D. Paper-and-pencil test
116. Which appropriate teaching practice flows
from this research finding on the brain: The
brain's emotional center is tied into its ability to
learn.
A. Create a learning environment that
encourages students to explore their feelings
and ideas freely.
B. Come up with highly competitive games
where winners will feel happy.
C. Tell students to participate in class activities
or else won't receive plus points in class
recitation. D. To establish discipline, be
judgmental in attitude.
117. Your percentile rank in class is 60%. What
does this mean?
A. You got 40% of the test items wrongly.
B. You scored less than 60% of the class.
C. You got 60% of the test items correctly.
D. You scored better than 60% of the class.
118. Which test item is in the highest level of
Bloom's taxonomy of objectives?
A. Explain how a tree functions in relation to
the ecosystem.
B. Explain how trees receive nutrients.
C. Rate three different methods of controlling
tree growth.
D. Write a paragraph that observes coherence,
unity, and variety.
119. In qualitative social and behavioral studies,
"the investigator is a part of the study." What
are implied in this statement?
I. The researcher processes and analyzes the
data himself.
II Data interpretation depends on the
orientation of the researcher.
III. The investigator is the only source of
information.
IV. Data gathering may be done by others but
the analysis is done by the researcher.
A. I and IV
B. II and III
C. I, II, and IV
D. I, II, III, and IV
120. The observable manifestation of student's
feelings, thoughts, or attitude are summed up
as behavior. Every high school teacher is
expected to contribute to the assessment of the
student's behavior but the grade is reflected in
_____.
A. Good Manners and Right Conduct
B. Values Education
C. co-curricular activities
D. curricular activities
121. Which must be present for self-evaluation
to succeed?
A. consensus between teacher and student
regarding evaluation results
B. teacher's approval of self-evaluation results
C. teacher's monitoring of self-evaluation
process
D. student's intrinsic motivation to learn
122. The instructions for a test are made simple,
clear and concise. This is part of which of the
following characteristics of a good test?
A. objectivity
B. economy
C. administrability
D. scorability
123. What is the mean of this score distribution:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10?
A. 7
B. 6
C. 8.5
D. 7.5
124. The Early Childhood Care and Development
Act provides for the promotion of the rights of
children for survival and development. Which of
the following statements is not among its
objectives?
A. Enhance the role of parents as the primary
caregivers and educators of their children form
birth onward.
B. Facilitate a smooth transition from care and
education provided at home to community or
school-based setting and primary schools.
C. Assist the LGUs in their endeavor to prepare
the child for adulthood.
D. Enhance the physical, social, emotional,
cognitive, psychological, spiritual, and language
development of young children.
125. Which of the following represents a
minuscule curriculum?
A. textbook that learners use
B. lesson plan that teachers prepare
C. reference materials that supplement the text
D. lecture notes of the teacher
126. Bernadette enjoyed the roller coaster
when they went to Enchanted Kingdom. Just at
the sight of a roller coaster, she gets excited.
Which theory explains Bernadette's behavior?
A. operant conditioning
B. attribution theory
C. Pavlovian conditioning
D. social learning theory
127. What objectives do effective leaders
foster?
I. Attainable
II.Measurable
III.Results-oriented
IV. Specific
V. Time-bound
A. II, III, and IV
B. I, II, III, IV, and V
C. I, IV, and V
D. I, II, III, and IV
128. Thomasites are _____.
A. the soldiers who doubted the success of the
public educational system to be set in the
Philippines
B. the first American teacher recruits to help
establish the public educational system in the
Philippines
C. the first religious group who came to the
Philippines on board the US transport named
Thomas.
D. the devotees of St. Thomas Aquinas who
came to evangelize
129. Which is an underlying assumption of the
social cognitive theory?
A. People are social by nature.
B. People learn by observing others.
C. People learn by trial-and-error.
D. People learn by association.
130. Researchers found that when a child is
engaged in a learning experience, a number of
areas of the brain are simultaneously activated.
What is an application of this in the teaching-
learning process?
I. Make use of field trips, guest speakers
II. Do multicultural units of study
III. Stick to the "left brain and right brain"
approach
A. II only
B. I only
C. I and III
D. I and II
131. Here is a score distribution: 98, 93, 93, 93,
90, 88, 87, 85, 85, 85, 70, 51, 34, 34, 34, 20, 18,
15, 12, 9, 8, 6, 3, 1. Which is the range?
A. 93
B. 85
C. 97
D. between 51 and 34
132. Which tool should a teacher use if she 135. Piagetian tasks state that thinking becomes
wants to locate areas which are adversely more logical and abstract as children reach the
affecting the performance of a significant formal operations stage. What is an educational
number of students? implication of this finding?
A. problem checklist A. Expect hypothetical reasoning from learners
between 12 to 15 years of age.
B. self-report technique
B. Engage children in analogical reasoning as
C. autobiography early as preschool to train them for HOTS.
D. cumulative record C. Learners who are not capable of logical
133. Which activity works best with self- reasoning from ages 8 to 11 lag behind in their
expressive people? cognitive development.
A. metaphors D. Let children be children.
B. kinesthetic activities 136. This embodies the teacher’s duties and
responsibilities as well as proper behavior in
C. inquiry performing them.
D. independent study A. Code of Ethics for Teachers
134. centralization : Education Act of 1901 :: B. Magna Carta for Public School Teachers
decentralization : _____
C. Bill of Rights
A. R.A. 9155
D. Philippine Constitution of 1987
B. R.A. 9293
137. The class was asked to share their insights
C. R.A. 7836 about the poem. The ability to come up with an
insight stems from the ability to _____.
D. R.A. 7722
A. comprehend the subject that is being
studied
B. analyze the parts of a whole
C. evaluate the worthiness of a thing
D. relate and organize things and ideas
138. Which is not a characteristic of authentic
assessment?
A. focused on lifelike, meaningful, relevant
types of student learning
B. offers opportunities to study problem
intensively
C. easy to complete
D. fruitful in terms of genuine learning
139. Schools should develop in the students the
ability to adapt to a changing world. This is
adhereance to the philosophy of _____.
A. essentialism
B. perennialism
C. progressivism
D. reconstructionism
140. The teacher’s first task in the selection of
media in teaching is to determine the ______.
A. choice of the students
B. availability of the media
C. objectives of the lesson
D. technique to be used
141. With which goals of educational
institutions as provided for by the Constitution
is the development of work skills aligned?
A. To develop moral character
B. To teach the duties of citizenship
C. To inculcate love of country
D. To develop vocational efficiency
142. Median is to point as standard deviation is
to _____.
A. area
B. volume
C. distance
D. square
143. Who is the forerunner of the presence of
the Language Acquisition Device?
A. Watson
B. Chomsky
C. Gardner
D. Piaget
144. Which of the following statements best
describes metacognition as a strategy for
curriculum augmentation?
A. It is learning how to learn and thinking about
how one thinks.
B. It is learning strategies for success.
C. It is learning through interaction with the
environment.
D. It is learning through computer-aided
instruction.
145. Which psychological theory states that the
mind insists on finding patterns in things that
contribute to the development of insight?
A. Piaget's psychology
B. Kohlberg's psychology
C. Gestalt psychology
D. Bruner's psychology
146. Which is not a characteristic of an analytic
learner?
A. learns whole to part
B. enjoys memorizing
C. works on details
D. sequences objects in order
147. The concepts of trust vs. maturity,
autonomy vs. self-doubt, and initiative vs. guilt
are most closely related with the works of
__________.
A. Erikson
B. Piaget
C. Freud
D. Jung
148. Ask to do a learning task, Joe hesitates and
says "Mahirap. Ayaw ko. 'Di ko kaya!" (It's
difficult. I don't like it. I can't do it.) Is it possible
to motivate this type of student?
A. Yes, he can do something with his ability.
B. Yes, he can change the nature of the job.
C. No, it is impossible to motivate a student 1. B 19. D
who himself is not motivated.
2. B 20. A
D. No, motivation is totally dependent on the
student. No person outside him can influence 3. A 21. B
him. 4. C 22. C
149. As of the Republic Act 7836 the licensure 5. A 23. C
exam for teachers is with the _____.
6. A 24. B
A. Commission on Higher Education
7. D 25. A
B. Professional Regulation Commission
8. A 26. A
C. Department of Education
9. C 27. D
D. Civil Service Commission
10. C 28. D
150. Filipinization is violated if _____.
11. D 29. A
A. an educational institution is owned by a
corporation of which 40% of the capital is 12. B 30. B
owned by Filipino Citizens
13. C 31. C
B. an educational institution owned by a
14. B 32. A
religious order
15. D 33. C
C. an American serving as president of the
educational institution 16. C 34. B
D. an educational institution owned by a 17. A 35. D
charitable institution
18. C 36. C
Answer Key
37. B 55. C 73. C

38. D 56. A 74. B

39. D 57. A 75. D

40. A 58. A 76. A

41. B 59. C 77. A

42. D 60. A 78. A

43. A 61. A 79. C

44. C 62. B 80. B

45. A 63. B 81. B

46. B 64. B 82. A

47. A 65. B 83. B

48. D 66. C 84. C

49. D 67. B 85. B

50. D 68. B 86. C

51. B 69. A 87. C

52. B 70. A 88. B

53. A 71. A 89. B

54. C 72. B 90. C

91. C 109. D 127. B

92. C 110. D 128. C

93. D 111. A 129. B

94. D 112. C 130. D

95. A 113. C 131. C

96. B 114. A 132. A

97. C 115. B 133. B

98. A 116. A 134. A

99. B 117. D 135. A

100. A 118. D 136. A

101. B 119. A 137. D

102. B 120. B 138. C

103. A 121. D 139. D

104. A 122. C 140. C

105. D 123. A 141. D

106. B 124. C 142. B

107. B 125. B 143. D

108. B 126. C 144. A

145. C 2. A negative discrimination index of a test item 5. Which can enhance the development of
tells that particular test item lacks _____. spatial intelligence?
146. A
A. objectivity A. hands-on demonstrations
147. A
B. reliability B. environmental study
148. A
C. content validity C. concept miming
149. B
D. construct validity D. concept mapping

3. In his second item analysis, Teacher H found 6. Which of these is not an indicator of a
out that more from the lower group got the test supportive learning environment?
item # 6 correctly. This means that the test item
__________. A. high drop-out rates

A. has a negative discriminating power B. warm and friendly atmosphere

B. has a lower validity C. students take personal responsibility for their

Professional Education
150 Questions and Answers Key
1. Which holds true to standardized tests?
A. They are used for comparative purposes
B. They are administered differently
C. They are scored according to different
standards
D. They are used for assigning grades
learning and behavior
C. has a positive discriminating power
D. increase in student bonding activities in
D. has a high reliability school
4. You want ti teach concepts, patterns, and 7. Which of the following statements is/are not
abstractions. Which method is most true about assessment?
appropriate?
I. Feedback is the most important factor in
A. deductive method assessment.
B. problem solving II. Only those that can be objectively measured
should be taught.
C. direct instruction
III. Assessment should follow a developmental
D. indirect instruction pattern.
IV. Identifying systematic errors committed by B. the option that was chosen by 30 examinees 12. Which of the following is NOT an example of
students should be the basis of remedial a teacher’s nonverbal communication?
instruction. C. the option that was chosen by 2 examinees
A. eye contact
A. II only D. the option that was chosen by 12 examinees
B. gestures
B. IV only 10. To reduce electronic waste, implement a
recycling system. Which belong to an e-waste C. pauses
C. III and IV recycling system?
D. voice
D. I and II I. Repair
13. In the Preamble of the Code of Ethics of
8. What can the teachers in one school do to II. Reuse Professional Teachers, which is not mentioned
maximize their community resources to ensure about teachers?
that effective instruction is employed at all III. Upgrading of existing equipment
times? A. possess dignity and reputation
A. I, II, and III
A. Have a learning resource center of materials B. with high moral values as well as technical
B. I only and professional competence
prepared by teachers.
C. I and II C. LET passers
B. Request the school to purchase materials.
D. II only D. duly licensed professionals
C. Require students to bring materials for their
teacher. 11. After scoring, Teacher G got the difference 14. You want to engage your students in a small
of the highest and lowest scores in each class. group discussions. Which topic lends itself to a
D. Let a company/agency sponsor the building What did she compute?
of a resource center. lively discussion?
A. standard deviation A. the exclusion of Pluto as a planet
9. In a multiple choice test item with four
options and out of 50 examinees, which was the B. mean B. the meaning of the law of supply and
most effective distracter? demand
C. range
A. the correct answer that was chosen by 6 C. the law of inertia
D. median
examinees
D. rules on subject-verb agreement
15. Teacher X subscribes to the idealist
philosophy. This means that the teacher
believes that knowledge arrived through
______.
A. trial and error
B. concrete experience
C. experimenting
D. reasoning
16. Analytic scoring uses the _____ judgement
of the student's work.
A. evaluation
B. performance
C. standard
D. criterion
17. Teacher N teaches in a remote barrio. In
order not to incur salary deduction, she does
not file her leave of absence every time she gets
absent. Anyway, she uses that amount, which is
supposed to be deducted from her salary on
account of her absence, to buy pencils and
paper for the poor pupils in her class. Is Teacher
N right?
A. Yes, the poor students are benefited.
B. No, the end does not justify the means.
C. Yes, the amount is little compared to the
millions of pesos stolen by corrupt government
officials.
D. Yes, she is not the only one benefited by her
actions.
18. 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
19. To enable all students to succeed, two
simple approaches you should use are variety
and choice. What does this mean?
I. Make use of a variety of teaching
methodologies.
II. Consider learning styles and so allow students
some options on how to go about assignments.
III. Allow for more flexibility in activities.
IV. Do away with routines, rules, and
procedures.
A. I and II
B. I, II, and III
C. II and III
D. I, II, III, and IV
20. Which of the following is true about ICT?
I. The use of ICT has negative effects
II. The use of ICT has a lot of benefits.
III. The use of ICT is effective only in
industrialized countries.
A. I and II
B. II only
C. III only
D. I and III
21. Teacher R, a science teacher, makes sure all
eyes are on her as she demonstrates the proper
behavior for lighting a Bunsen burner. Whose 24. Teacher B discovered that her pupils are B. direct experiences
theory supports Teacher R's practice? weak in comprehension. To further determine
in which particular skills her pupils are weak C. purposeful experience
A. Vygotsky's which test should Teacher B give? D. demonstration
B. Glasser's A. Aptitude Test 27. The Education Act of 1982 categorically
C. Piaget's B. Placement Test states that it is a teacher's _____ to refrain from
making deductions in scholastic ratings for acts
D. Bandura's C. Diagnostic Test that are clearly not manifestations of poor
22. Which should you use more if you want to scholarship.
D. Standardized Test
counteract the spirit of destructive competition A. obligation
among your students? 25. In constructing test items the teacher
considers the alignment of _____ with B. right
A. community involvement projects assessment.
C. prerogative
B. listening activities A. content and process
D. responsibility
C. self-evaluation activities B. monitoring and evaluation
28. Research on teacher-effectiveness practices
D. concept miming C. instructional objectives has shown that _____.
23. When curriculum content is fairly D. instructional materials A. directions should be few and best delivered
distributed in each area of discipline, this means in a casual manner
that the curriculum is _____. 26. Teacher B wanted her students to learn the
electoral process in action. So, they stimulate a B. planning has little impact on student learning
A. sequenced copy of the real thing completed with coming
up with their own qualification of candidates, C. questioning strategies are ineffective
B. balanced monitoring techniques
manner of campaigning, and canvassing of
C. integrated votes. With this, the students learned from D. teaching procedures on classroom routines
_____. early in the school year are essential
D. continued
A. contrived experiences
29. A student with a percentile score of 80
means that the student scored _____.
A. higher than 80% of the members of the
group
B. better, relative to the competencies targeted
C. high in all the skills being tested
D. 80% of the specified content
30. With a computer, you can organize
information about trees and planets. Which tool
should you use?
A. spreadsheet
B. database
C. word processing
D. desktop publishing
31. Which of the following is a right granted to
parents as provided in B. P. 232, Sec. 8:12?
A. The right to receive, through primarily
competent instruction, relevant quality
education in line with national goals and
conducive to their full development as persons
with human dignity.
B. The right to free expression of opinion and
suggestions and to effective channels of
communications with appropriate academic and
administrative bodies of the school or
institution.
C. The right to organize themselves and/or with
teachers for the purpose of providing a forum
for the discussion of matters relating to the
school programs.
D. The right of institutions of higher learning top
determines on academic grounds that shall be
admitted to study, who may teach, and what
shall be the subject of the study and research.
32. Which of these are the two most important
knowledge and skills that a teacher needs to be
able to provide teaching-learning opportunities
that develop problem solving and higher order
thinking abilities?
I. designing, planning, implementing,
documenting, and reviewing learning
experiences.
II. impact of cultural, social, and political
influences in education.
III. meta-cognitive processes
IV. methods of identifying students' learning
needs
A. III and IV
B. II and III
C. I and III
D. I and IV
33. Bruner's theory on intellectual development
moves from enactive to iconic and symbolic
stages. Applying Bruner's how should you
teach?
A. Begin with the concrete.
B. Begin with the abstract.
C. Be interactive in approach.
D. Do direct instruction.
34. When asked about her order, a little girl tells
the waiter " 'yong kagaya kahapon." With
Piaget's theory in mind, what is the little girl's
behavior called?
A. pre-operational egocentrism
B. conservation
C. reversibility
D. transductive reasoning D. results
35. If one asked to develop himself to the 38. Which is a classroom application of
fullest, what need is he trying to satisfy Vygotsky's idea of scaffolding?
according to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
A. Give the learner the necessary assistance
A. Safety needs until she can be on her own.
B. Belongingness B. From the start, leave the learner to herself
because she has the power for self-learning.
C. Physiological needs
C. Don't spoil the learner by doing what she
D. Selfactualization ought to do.
36. Which is the most reliable tool of seeing the D. Give the learner a task that challenges her
development in your pupils' ability to write? ability.
A. portfolio asssessment 39. At the preoperational stage of Piaget's
cognitive development theory, the child can see
B. scoring rubric
only his point of view and assumes that
C. interview of pupils everyone also has the same view as his. What is
this tendency called?
D. self-assessment
A. transductive reasoning
37. Article XIII of the Code of Ethics stipulates
that the evaluation of the learner's work should B. animism
be based on merit and quality of academic
_____. C. egocentrism
A. marks D. conservatism
B. evaluation 40. The adoption of national language directed
by the Philippine Constitution is designed
C. performance primarily to _____.
A. facilitate communication among diverse
linguistic groups
B. do away from colonial mentality
C. officially adopt Tagalog as national language
D. counteract elitism
41. The Department of Education directed that
the lowest passing grade is _____% and the
lowest failing grade is _____% in the report
card.
A. 70 - 60
B. 75 - 70
C. 75 - 65
D. 70 -50
42. If you use Pygmallion effect to explain why
children coming from depressed areas cannot
read, to which do you attribute the poor
reading performance of this particular group of
children?
A. poor expectation from depressed areas
B. lack of motivation
C. ineffective teaching methods
D. lack of reading materials
43. Student R gave a wrong answer. Teacher W
said "Wrong! You are way off." As a
consequence other students in the class were
afraid to answer questions. Which of the
following is illustrated by the event?
A. ripple effect
B. halo effect
C. severity error
D. central tendency error
44. Which is a selective reading technique
meant at getting important facts very fast?
A. silent reading
B. skim reading
C. oral reading
D. scanning
45. Ask to do a learning task, Joe hesitates and
says "Mahirap. Ayaw ko. 'Di ko kaya!" (It's
difficult. I don't like it. I can't do it.) To which
factor can you attribute his perceived inability
to perform the task? To a factor _____.
I. within him
II. outside his control
III. which is stable
IV. within his control
A. I and IV
B. II and III
C. I only
D. IV only
46. You were assigned to handle a multi-grade
class. What instructional materials must be
utilized to provide for the needs of each level?
A. differentiated materials to cater to different
levels
B. multi-sensory materials
C. colorful, useful, and durable materials
D. materials of high level thinking skills
47. What is the initial step that a homeroom
adviser must do at the beginning of the class?
A. Get to know each member of the class.
B. Prepare a seat plan.
C. Secure the class list.
D. Memorize the names of the students.
48. Having a mock presidential election,
complete with debates, discussion of issues,
and voting, teaches students ______.
A. the decision-making process
B. the skill to win in debates
C. the art of winning in an election
D. the skill to persuade
49. Teacher R observed that one of her students
excels in activities requiring strength, speed,
flexibility, balance, and hand-eye coordination.
According to H. Gardner, such natural
intelligence can be identified as _____.
A. bodily-kinesthetic
B. intrapersonal
C. interpersonal
D. verbal-linguistic
50. The search for related literature by
accessing several databases by the use of a
telephone line to connect a computer library
with other computers that have database is
termed _____.
A. compact disc search
B. manual search A. Tests 56. Which is an offshoot of the fourth pillar of
learning, "learning to live together"?
C. on-line search B. Seat plan
A. Schools teach respect for diversity.
D. computer search C. Individual competition
B. Schools show concern to what happens to
51. The government’s educational program on D. Games children after they leave school.
_____ made the Philippine Education Placement
Test accessible for adults and outofschoolyouth. 54. If you are a constructivist, what assumptions C. Schools celebrate United Nations Week.
about learning and learner govern your
A. equitable access thinking? D. Schools teach care for the environment.

B. quality A. For learners to learn, knowledge should be 57. From the Households and School Matching
transmitted directly from teachers to learners. Survey (HSMS) conducted in 1982, it was found
C. quality and relevance out that school factors have less influence on
B. Learners are capable of constructing meaning learning when compared to community and
D. relevance of what is taught to them. home backround variables. Which is one
52. Ask to do a learning task, Joe hesitates and C. Learners are empty receptacles waiting to be implication of this finding?
says "Mahirap. Ayaw ko. 'Di ko kaya!" (It's filled.
difficult. I don't like it. I can't do it.) Which drive A. The school needs to strengthen its
can motivate him to perform the learning task? D. Teachers are the only source of knowledge. partnership with parents and community.
The drive to _____. B. The school must focus on mastery learning.
55. To ensure that all Filipino children are
A. achieve functionally literate, which mechanism is meant C. DECS should work for 1:1 child-book ratio.
to reach out to children who come from a
B. have power barangay without a school? D. DECS must create more teacher items.
C. affiliate A. mobile teacher 58. Which should you use if you want to teach
D. to be free the human digestive system in such a way that
B. multi-level classroom the pupils can manipulate the organs?
53. Which one should teacher AVOID to C. multi-grade classroom
produce an environment conducive for A. model of the digestive system
learning? D. Sine Eskwela
B. realia from medical schools
C. drawing of an artist
D. picture from medical references
59. The strongest disadvantage of the alternate
response type of test is _____.
A. the demand for critical thinking
B. the absence of analysis
C. the encouragement of rote memory
D. the high possibility of guessing
60. Which is not part of classroom routines?
A. line formation during recess, lunch, and
dismissal
B. passing of papers
C. greeting teachers and classmates
D. studying lessons before, during, and after
classes
61. Any deviation from a standard or desired
level of performance is a _____.
A. problem
B. gap
C. devotion
D. decision
62. The class of IV - K is tasked to analyze the
present population of the different cities and
municipalities of the National Capital Region for
the last five years. How can they best present
their analysis?
A. By means of a table
B. By looking for a pattern
C. By means of a graph
D. By guessing and checking
63. In the context of the theory on multiple
intelligence, one weakness of the paperpencil
test is that _____.
A. it utilizes so much time
B. it puts the non linguistically intelligent at a
disadvantage
C. it lacks reliability
D. it is not easy to administer
64. Which of the following belongs to non-
projected media?
A. realias
B. flannel boards
C. filmstrips
D. field trips
65. Which measure of central tendency is most
reliable when scores are extremely high and
low?
A. cannot be identified unless individual scores
are given
B. mode
C. mean
D. median
66. Batas Pambansa Blg. 232, Sec. 13:2 provides
institutions the freedom to determine on
academic grounds that shall be admitted to
study, who shall teach, and what shall be the
subject and research. This statement means
A. Philippine education provides equal access to
cultural opportunities.
B. Philippine education recognizes academic
freedom.
C. Philippine education encourages voluntary
accreditation.
D. Philippine education accord rights to and
imposes duties and obligations upon school
administrators or managers.
67. This self-assessment tool which is used
nationwide is one of the bases in planning the
_____ training of teachers.
A. preservice
B. post-service
C. school-based
D. division-based
68. The test item “Group the following items
according to shape” is a thought test item on
_____.
A. creating
B. classifying
C. generalizing
D. comparing
69. The old, time-tested methods are also used
in classes. Which of the following describes
these methods?
I. They are teacher-directed.
II. Mastery of subject matter is of utmost
importance.
III. Procedures are well-established.
A. II and III
B. I and II
C. I and III
D. I, II, and III
70. Skinner is known for his theory based upon
the notion that learning is a result of change in
overt behavior, meaning, an individual responds
to events that occur in the environment. This
theory came to be known as _____.
A. connectionism
B. stimulus-response associations
C. classical conditioning
D. operant conditioning
71. A sentece that comes before is missing. How
is understanding of a concept shown by
learners?
A. by repeating what has been heard
B. by memorizing what has been read
C. both a and b
D. by using and adopting these concepts
72. The introduction of non-formal education in
life with the Constitution provision on _____.
A. protection of teachers
B. promoting the rights of all citizens to make
quality education accessible to all
C. acceptance, affection and achievement
D. affection, ability, attitudes
73. Nita doesn't enjoy writing but can't escape
from it. She has to finish it in order to graduate.
Greta has always liked to write. She really likes
to become a writer because she wants to be a
journalist someday. Who is more likely to be
more focused on the writing activity and why?
A. Greta, because she is intrinsically motivated.
B. Nita because she is extrinsically motivated.
C. Both, because they are both motivated
anyway.
D. It cannot be determined. Motivation
fluctuates.
74. J. Bruner taught that curriculum should 77. Which of these statements reflects best D. double cell diagram
revisit basic ideas and build on them until the active learning?
student grasped the full formal concept. Which 80. Scoring guides for rating open-ended
curriculum is referred to? A. "I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I questions are called _____.
do and I understand."
A. special curriculum A. outputs
B. "I became interested in the school, I feel it is
B. re-structured curriculum my school now." B. outcomes

C. basic curriculum C. "I need more support, a network from which I C. rubrics
could learn." D. scales
D. hidden curriculum
D. "I have found that one key to student 81. "Do not cheat. Cheating does not pay. If you
75. Based on Freud's theory, which operates development is providing criteria for
when a student a classmate at the height of do, you cheat yourself." says the voiceless voice
performance." from within you. In the context of Freud's
anger?
78. The facility index of a test item is .50. This theory, which is at work
A. ego alone means that the test item is _____. A. id alone
B. superego alone A. valid B. superego alone
C. Id alone B. moderate in difficulty C. ego alone
D. Id and ego interaction C. very easy D. Id and ego interaction
76. Which is not a domain of NCBTS? D. reliable 82. Which is a graphic representation of
A. Learning Environment 79. Which graphic organizer is most fit for numerical data?

B. Alternative Learning sequencing? A. histogram

C. Diversity of Learners A. hierarchy diagram B. attribute wheel

D. Social Regard for Learning B. Venn diagram C. Venn diagram

C. flow chart
D. spider map
83. After the holidays, there was much chatter
and sharing of stories in class. You are
confronted with behavioral management. You
have a well-planned lesson which you cannot
start. What is the best strategy for the class to
settle down so you can start the lesson?
A. Give the class 10 minutes to share how they
spent the holidays.
85. Which is ethical for a teacher to do in a
situation where he/she falls in love with a
student or when a student falls in love with
his/her teacher?
A. the teacher advises the student to
discontinue with his/her studies
B. the teacher resigns from his/her teaching job
C. the teacher avoids that learner
C. responsibility
D. evaluation
88. Which of the following assessment tools
would you recommend if one should adhere to
constructivist theory of learning?
I. Constructed response test
II. Performance test

B. Ask the students what their New Year's
resolutions are.
C. Give the students 10 minutes to write a
paragraph on their New Year's resolution.
D. Give a 10-item test to keep them quiet.
84. High levels of cortisol, the stress hormone,
inhibits learning. What is an implication of this
in the teaching-learning process?
A. Teachers should be non-threatening in their
ways.
B. Avoid quizzes and tests.
D. the teacher exercises discretion to avoid III. Checklist of a motor screening test
scandal and gossip and preferential treatment IV. Observation test
of that learner
A. I and II
86. If you want to hone your students'
metacognitive ability, which is most fit? B. II and III
A. drill for mastery C. I, II, and III
B. journal writing D. I, II, and IV
C. debate 89. Which technique in cooperative learning is
used when new information is divided equally
D. brainstorming among all group members and each student
87. The principle of leaner _____ makes teaches his or her portion to the other group
assessment a shared responsibility with the members?

C. Never raise your voice. teacher. A. round table

D. Do not give assignments. A. perfromance B. think-pair-share

B. accountability C. round robin
D. jigsaw
90. Which of the following is the most
important contribution of Gestalt psychology to
the theories of learning?
A. Use of multimedia approaches
B. Importance of the reinforcement in the
learning process
C. Cognitive insight
D. Concept of readiness in learning
91. John Dewey's major contributions to the
sociological foundations of education are the
following. Which is an exception?
A. School is a continuation of home; activities at
home continue at school.
B. Education is a social process beginning
unconsciously at birth.
C. "True Education" is transmission of
knowledge from the teacher to the learner.
D. Facilitating education means being aware of
the social condition of the learners.
92. NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted
against set mastery level. This means that NSAT
and NEAT fall under?
A. criterionreference test
B. intelligence test
C. aptitude test
D. normreference test
93. A child who is cold towards the people
around him might have failed to attain what
basic goal based on Erikson’s theory on
psychological development?
A. Autonomy
B. Initiative
C. Trust
D. Mistrust
94. What is referred to as the "looking glass
self" of Cooley?
A. It is how I look at myself through the eyes of
others.
B. It is how others look at myself.
C. It is how others affect me.
D. It is how I influence others.
95. Student A is one-half standard deviation
above the mean of his group in arithmetic and
one standard deviation above in spelling. What
does this imply?
A. She excels both in spelling and arithmetic.
B. She is better in arithmetic than in spelling.
C. She does not excel in spelling nor in
arithmetic.
D. She is better in spelling than in arithmetic.
96. Is it wise to orient our students and parents
on our grading system?
A. Yes, so that from the very start, students and
their parents know how grades are derived.
B. Yes, but orientation must be only for our
immediate customers, the students.
C. No, this will court a lot of complaints later.
D. No, grades and how they are derived are
highly confidential.
97. The design of the 2002 Basic Education
Curriculum (BEC) is based on the principles that
the main sources for contemporary basic
education are the expert systems of knowledge
and the learner's experience in their context.
This shows that the BEC is _____ in orientation.
I. constructivist
II. behaviorist B. It is easier to imitate a teacher who shows 102. Teacher R asserts that he needs to make
the steps. his students get interested in the subject
III. essentialist whether they like it or not. This is more the
C. No student knows how to execute the steps. thinking of a/an _____.
A. I and III
D. Class time is limited to ask student to A. reconstructionist
B. III only execute.
C. I only B. essentialist
100. How much of the scientific method has
D. I, II, and III your pupils acquired? This is the best measured C. perennialist
in their skill to _____.
98. Which is the basic principle underpinning D. behaviorist
the performance-based grading system? I. Generate and test hypotheses
103. Inculcaying the spirit of empathy among
A. It is a tool for improving teaching and II. Critic and evaluate learners fulfills which pillar of learning?
learning. III. See connectedness of events A. learning to live together
B. It is a tool to determine prerequisite A. II and III B. learning to do
knowledge.
B. I and II C. learning to be
C. It is diagnostic, formative, and summative.
C. I only D. learning to know
D. It is evaluative and judgmental.
D. I, II, and III 104. Teacher M sees to it that her classroom is
99. A P.E. Teacher wrote this objective in her clean and orderly so her pupils will less likely
lesson plan, "To execute the four fundamental 101. Which is the least exploratory in nature? disarrange seats and litter on the floor. On
dance steps." When observed by the school which thought is her action based?
principal, she was showing her class how to A. problem solving
execute the basic dance steps correctly. Why B. inquiry A. behaviorism
did the teacher use a demonstration method to
implement her objective? C. demonstration B. existentialism

A. It is a chance to show the teacher's expertise. D. discovery C. progressivism

D. reconstructionism B. Reading Readiness Theory D. Redirect a child's attention to task and check
his progress to make sure he is continuing to
105. It is equivalent to the average score of the C. Multiple Intelligence Theory work.
group or class?
D. Emotional Intelligence Theory 110. At the high school level, Kohlberg's advice
A. Mean to teachers is for them to begin discussing with
108. A student knows that the examination
B. Median week is approaching, but instead of studying, he students about abstract principles such as
chose to spend his time playing computer justice and human rights. On the average, in
C. Mode games. On the examination day itself, He opted which moral development stage are high school
to pray for miracles rather than studying. Which students supposed to be?
D. Standard Deviation
attitude towards religion is displayed? Miracles A. post conventional stage
106. Which tool should a teacher use if she rather than studying which attitude towards
wants to locate areas which are adversely religion is displayed? B. conventional stage
affecting the performance of a significant
number of students? A. Religion as Fake C. in between conventional and post
conventional stage
A. problem checklist B. Religion as Magic
D. this depends on the school culture
B. self-report technique C. Religion as authentic
111. Which of the following is NOT a guidance
C. autobiography D. Religion as real role of the classroom teacher?

D. cumulative record
107. What theory states that identical
instructional environments, methods, and
resources may be effective for some learners
and ineffective for others because of the
differences in the learner's biological and
developmental set of characteristics?
A. Learning Style Theory
109. Which is an appropriate way to manage A. Psychological Test Administrator
off-task behavior?
B. ListenerAdviser
A. Make eye contact.
C. Human Potential Discoverer
B. Stop your class activity to correct a child who
is no longer on task. D. Total Development Facilitator
C. Move closer to the child. 112. To make the materials highly engaging,
what must teachers do?
A. Make the materials interactive.
B. Prepare materials which are easy to make.
C. Create materials which are less costly.
D. Design materials similar to commercial ones.
113. Which are violations of the principle of
respect?
I. Teacher A tells her students that what
Teacher B taught is wrong.
II. To retaliate, Teacher b advises students not
to attend Teacher A's class.
III. Teacher J secretly gives way to special favor
to add 2 points to the grade of Student A who is
vying for honors.
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I, II, and III
D. I and III
114. Rodel is very aloof and cold in his
relationships with his classmates. Which basic
goal must haye not been attained by Rodel
during his developmental years, according to
Erikson’s theory on psychological development?
A. Autonomy A. excuse ourselves whenever we do wrong
B. Trust B. blame our government for not doing anything
about it
C. Initiative
C. be aware and responsible about the problem
D. Generativity
D. be comfortable with the present state affairs
115. Which statement on test result
interpretation is CORRECT? 118. The Parent-Learning Support System
targets the acceptance of the parent's
A. A raw score by itself is meaningful. responsibility of educating a child. In attending
to this responsibility, which of the following
B. A student’s score is a final indication of his
ability. roles of parents should be given priority?
I. as a learner
C. The use of statistical technique gives meaning
to pupil’s score. II. as a child educator
D. Test scores do not in any way reflect III. as a participant in school activities
teacher’s effectiveness.
IV. as a model for children's development
116. If the difficulty index of your test item is
0.10, what should you do with this item? V. as a provider of home environment
conducive to learning
A. Revise it.
A. V
B. Reject it.
B. II
C. Retain it.
C. IV and V
D. Reserve it for another group of pupils.
D. I and II
117. To solve moral ambiguity among us
Filipinos, we must _____.
119. After a leason on the atom, the students
were asked to work on a physical model of the
atom to determine learning. Which of the M.I. Is
being enhanced?
A. linguistic
B. interpersonal
C. mathematical
D. kinesthetical
120. It is an approach that makes students
"think about their thinking". Students get
conscious of their thought processes while they
are engaged in their cognitive tasks.
A. cognitive
B. constructivist
C. metacognitive
D. reflectivist
121. There is a controversial report that in a
certain country, toddlers are disciplined by
being beaten, scalded with boiling water, and
tied to the chairs for hours. According to the
same report, the orphanages limited the
number of orphans according to the budget.
They did this by selecting children, especially
the ugly and naughty ones, and placed them in
the "dying room" where they were deliberately
left to starve to death. Is this morally right?
A. No, the end does not justify the means.
B. No, the children, no matter how naughty,
have basic goodness.
C. Yes, the government cannot afford to
maintain crowded orphanages.
D. Yes, the children are naughty anyway and
may grow to be undesirable citizens.
122. With which goals of educational
institutions as provided for by the Constitution
is the development of work skills aligned?
A. To develop moral character
B. To teach the duties of citizenship
C. To inculcate love of country
D. To develop vocational efficiency
123. Essay questions are used in an
achievement test when _____.
A. most of the material sampled is factorial
information
B. a wide sampling of material is desired
C. originality is a factor in the response
D. little time is available for construction and
scoring
124. 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 low-income families are
among those likely to be at risk of failing and
dropping from school.
C. Gifted students are more highly motivated.
D. More boys than girls become underachievers.
125. The developmental focus of the guidance
process suggests that it.
A. Follows definite phases and stages
B. Entails much time and effort
C. Is characterized by varied changes
D. Facilitates changes in all aspects
126. A test is considered reliable if _____.
A. it is easy to score
B. it served the purpose for which it is
constructed
C. it is consistent and stable
D. it is easy to administer
127. Erikson labeled children who are two years
of age as “terrible two” because _____.
A. they are inquisitive
B. they are playful
C. they are sickly
D. they are assertive
128. Which technique is an application of B.F.
Skinner's theory on operant conditioning?
A. mastery learning
B. process approach
C. computer-assisted instruction
D. project method
129. Educational institutions’ effort of
developing work skills inside the school are
aimed at _____.
A. developing moral character
B. inculcating love of country
C. teaching the duties of citizenship
D. developing vocational efficiency
130. You have presented a lesson on animal
protective coloration. At the end, you ask if
there are any questions. There are none. You
can take this to mean _____.
A. your students are not interested in the lesson
B. you need to determine if the students
understood everything you presented
C. you need to ask specific questions to elicit
responses
D. your students did not understand what you
were talking about
131. The teacher performance results provide
continual _____ to professional development.
A. support
B. feedback
C. guidance
D. assessment
132. If a student is encouraged to develop
himself to the fullest and must satisfy his
hierarchy of needs, the highest need to satisfy
according to Maslow is _____.
A. belongingness
B. safety
C. psychological need
D. self-actualization
133. To what extent were the objectives of the
course met? This is the concern of the process
of _____ evaluation.
A. authentic
B. criterion-referenced
C. norm-referenced
D. formative
134. Which of these school practices helps
create a positive learnin climate?
A. giving recognition or appreciation for
teachers/staff accomplishments
B. giving clear expectations to the academic
community
C. encouraging everyone to participate in
accomplishing school goals and objectives
D. encouraging only the high performing
teachers to apply for promotion
135. What is the purpose of directed reading-
thinking activity (DRTA)?
A. to encourage students to model their own
thinking
B. to bridge the learning of oral language and
written language
C. to increase comprehension and
comprehension monitoring by predicting,
generating questions, clarifying, and
summarizing
D. to encourage students to think about their
reading by having them make their predictions,
confirm or reject them, and revise their
prediction as the story unfolds
136. "Each learner approaches the world in
many ways" implies that the learner has
different views of what they learn. It implies
varied learning styles as well as teaching styles.
As a teacher, how would you apply this
statement?
A. Review the contents of the lesson.
B. Master one strategy in teaching.
C. Make one standard lesson plan.
D. Provide various activities of learning.
137. It is sound to encourage students to define
terms in their own words because _____.
A. defining the terms in their own words helps
them memorize the definition faster
B. students remember information better when
they mentally process it in some way
C. this is one opportunity to brush up with their
English
D. they ought to connect the terms that they
learn
138. Each teacher is said to be a trustee of the
cultural and educational heritage of the nation
and is obliged to transmit to learners such
heritage. Which practice helps them fulfill such
obligation?
A. Observe continuing professional education
and be the best teacher.
B. Teach the latest instructional technology to
children.
C. Teach community life and culture worth
emulating.
D. Supplant indigenous culture with foreign
culture.
139. Test norms are established so that they
have basis for _____.
A. computing grades
B. establishing learning goals
C. identifying pupil’s
D. interpreting test results
140. Professionalization of teachers and
teaching as promulgated in Presidential Decree
No. 1006, defines teaching as profession
concerned with classroom institution ______.
A. by teachers on fulltime basis
B. at the tertiary level in both public and private
institutions
C. at the elementary and secondary levels in
both public and private schools
D. by teachers of permanent status
141. Which of the following indicates a strong
negative correlation?
A. -0.75
B. -0.10
C. -0.25
D. -0.15
142. The official title of the Philippine National
Anthem is _____.
A. Bayang Magiliw
B. Ang Alab ng Puso
C. Lupang Hinirang
D. Pilipinas kong Mahal
143. Ask to do a learning task, Joe hesitates and
says "Mahirap. Ayaw ko. 'Di ko kaya!" (It's
difficult. I don't like it. I can't do it.) Is it possible
to motivate this type of student?
A. Yes, he can do something with his ability.
B. Yes, he can change the nature of the job.
C. No, it is impossible to motivate a student who
himself is not motivated.
D. No, motivation is totally dependent on the
student. No person outside him can influence
him.
144. Which type of test measures higher order
thinking skills?
B. Matching
C. Completion
D. Analogy
145. In the context of the six facets of
understading cited by Wiggins and McTighe,
what is a proof of a student's understanding a
principle?
A. repeating the principle given by the teacher
B. applying the principle to solve a problem
C. stating the principle from memory
D. memorizing the principle
146. You want your students to develop the
ability to look at a problem from various
perspectives, which approach will be more fit?
A. affective approach
B. behaviorist approach
C. modular approach
D. integrative approach
147. What is an application of Vygotsky's idea of
scaffolding?
A. Give the learner a task that challenge her
ability.
B. From the start, leave the learner to herself
because she has the power for self-learning.
C. Don't spoil the learner by doing what she
ought to do.
D. Give the learner the necessary assistance
until she can be on her own.
148. Instead of assigning our students to discuss
how to write a good editorial, ask them to write
one for the school organ. Which principle
underlies this practice?
A. Promote meaningful connections between
classroom subject matter and real-world
contexts.
B. Use assignments for instructional and
diagnostic purposes.
C. When giving assignments take into account
students' development levels.
D. Make assignments challenging.
149. Which are the most important concerns
about the use of ICT in instruction?

A. Enumeration
I. Developing appropriate curriculum materials 2. B 20. A
that allow students to construct meaning and
develop knowledge throught the use of ICT 3. B 21. D

II. Devising strategies to meaningfully integrate 4. D 22. A

technology into the curriculum 5. D 23. B
III. Using pedagogical skills related to 6. A 24. C
technology
7. A 25. C
IV. Providing teachers with skills for using
software applications 8. A 26. A

A. I and III 9. B 27. A

B. II and III 10. A 28. D

C. III and IV 11. C 29. A

D. I, II, III, and IV 12. D 30. B

150. What is the mean of this score distribution: 13. C 31. C

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10?
14. A 32. C
A. 7
15. D 33. A
B. 6
16. D 34. A
C. 8.5
17. B 35. D
D. 7.5
18. B 36. A
Answer Key:
19. B 37. C
1. C
38. A 56. A 74. C

39. C 57. A 75. C

40. A 58. A 76. B

41. C 59. D 77. A

42. A 60. C 78. B

43. A 61. B 79. C

44. D 62. C 80. C

45. A 63. C 81. B

46. B 64. C 82. A

47. A 65. D 83. A

48. A 66. D 84. A

49. A 67. C 85. D

50. C 68. B 86. B

51. A 69. D 87. B

52. A 70. D 88. A

53. C 71. D 89. D

54. A 72. B 90. A

55. A 73. A 91. C

92. A 110. A 128. C

93. C 111. A 129. D

94. A 112. A 130. C

95. D 113. C 131. B

96. A 114. B 132. D

97. A 115. C 133. B

98. A 116. C 134. C

99. B 117. C 135. D

100. D 118. C 136. D

101. C 119. D 137. B

102. B 120. C 138. C

103. A 121. A 139. C

104. A 122. D 140. C

105. D 123. C 141. A

106. A 124. B 142. C

107. A 125. D 143. A

108. B 126. C 144. A

109. D 127. D 145. B

146. D 1 He was the last Spanish Governor-General in 4) An Act Stengthening Teacher Education in the
the Philippines. Philippines by establishing Centers of Excellence
147. D and creating a Teacher Education Council.
a. Diego de los Rios
148. A a. R.A. 7796
b. Basilio Agustin
149. D b. R.A. 7784
c. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
150. A c. R.A. 1425
d. Narciso Claveria
d. R.A. 8049
2) The Republic Act that requires the
compulsory teaching of Rizal Course and the 5) It prohibits hazing and other forms of
lives of other Filipino patriots is ______. initiation rites in fraternies, sororities, and other
illegitimate organizations.
a. R.A. 7796
a. R.A. 7796
b. R.A. 7784
b. R.A. 7784
c. R.A. 1425
c. R.A. 1425
d. R.A. 8049
d. R.A. 8049
3) This Republic Act created the Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority 6) Rizal was eight years old when he wrote this
(TESDA): poem. He realized the ultimate importance of
having a native tongue.
a. R.A. 7796
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. R.A. 7784
b. Our Mother Tounge
General Education for BEED and BSED-LET c. R.A. 1425
Reviewer (1-200) c. To Education
d. R.A. 8049
Ang SAGOT po ay nasa baba.
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and
Education
7) This poem was written by Rizal when he was
15 years old His memories of Calamba
demonstrated his innate love of nature that
ultimately developed into a greater love of
nation.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and
Education
8)In this poem, Rizal compared education to the
goodness of light, wisdom, hope, peace and
truth.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and
Education
9) In this poem, Rizal noted the role of religion
in attaining good education.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and
Education
10) This was a prize winning poem of Rizal when
he was a student in UST. This poem proved that
an Indio was not only equal but also more
superior than the Spaniards in poetry writing.
a. To the Filipino Youth
b. They Ask Me for Verses
c. Hymn to Talisay
d. Kundiman
11) Rizal's loneliness is profoundly expressed in
this poem which has the lines, "His lyre had long
ago become so mute and broken; his use
stammers and no longer smiles at him." What is
the title of the poem?
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and
Education
12) Written in 1895, the verses were used
against him during his trial in December 1896.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and
Education
13) The poem is one of the two only poems that
Rizal wrote in his vernavular. He, however,
denied authorship of such.
a. Remembrance to my Hometown
b. Our Mother Tounge
c. To Education
d. Initimate Alliance between Religion and
Education
14) The highest mountain in the continent of
Africa is ______.
a. Mount Everest
b. Mount Kilimanjaro
c. Mount Fuji c. Mount Kilimanjaro 21) Which of the following countries is located
in Central America:
d. Mount Apo d. Mount Fuji
a. Mexico
15) He coined the term "survival of the fittest." 18) The "yellow race" is also known as:
b. Puerto Rico
a. Karl Marx a. Caucasians
c. Panama
b. August Comte b. Mongoloids
d. Colombia
c. Herbert Spencer c. Negroids
22) The capital city of Australia.
d. Arnold Toynbee d. Malays
a. Melbourne
16) This is a multilateral agreement regulating 19) Year 2014 has been declared by Pope
international trade. According to its preamble, Francis as Year of the ______. b. Sydney
its purpose was the "substantial reduction of
tariffs and other trade barriers and the a. Laity c. Canberra
elimination of preferences on a reciprocal and b. Hope d. Perth
mutually advantageous basis."
c. Faith 23) The principle of checks and balances is
a. APEC intended to maintain balance among executive,
d. Righteousness legislative and judicial departments of the
b. ASEAN
20) The Russian President who gave Crimea to government. Which one is a check on the
c. NAFTA Ukraine in 1954 is ______. executive department by the judiciary?

d. GATT a. Vladimir Putin a. Determining the salaries of the President and

the Vice President.
17) The mountain that separates the continents b. Michael Gorbachev
of Asia and Europe is ______. b. Declaring a legislative measure
c. Joseph Stalin unconstitutional.
a. Ural Mountain
d. Nikita Krushchev c. Declaring an act of the President
b. Mount Everest unconstitutional.
d. Impeaching the President d. Germany 30) What is the Bukidnon plateau known for?

24) ______ was named "Distinguished and Ever 27) The first Vice President of the Republic of a. Strawberry plantation
Loyal City" by Legazpi. the Philippines.
b. Banana plantation
a. Manila a. Sergio Osmeña
c. Orchidarium
b. Cebu b. Mariano Trias
d. Pineapple plantation
c. Bohol c. Ramon Avanceña
31) Corazon Aquino is to Freedom Constitution
d. Samar and Leyte d. Salvador Laurel as Ferdinand Marcos is to______

25) A Visayan bamboo drum: 28) Who was the Spanish Governor-General a. Subservience to America
who ordered the deportation of Jose Rizal to
a. Kudyapi Dapitan? b. Ties with Asian nations

b. Tultogan a. Gov. Gen. Eulogio Despujol c. New society

c. Silbay b. Gov. Gen. Carlos Maria dela Torre d. "Filipinos First" policy

d. Kutibeng c. Gov. Gen. Camilo de Polavieja 32) In whose term was the celebration date of
Philippine Independence Day changed from July
26) The Allies of World War II, called the United d. Gov. Gen. Fermin Jaudenes 4 to June 12?
Nations from the January 1, 1942 declaration,
were the countries that together opposed the 29) Who was the hero of the Battle at Tirad a. Diosdado Macapagal
Axis powers during the Second World War. Pass?
Which among the countries belongs to the b. Carlos P. Garcia
"Allies"? a. Macario Sakay
c. Ferdinand Marcos
a. Japan b. Diego Silang
d. Elpidio Quirino
b. France c. Antonio Luna
33) In which order did the following occupy the
c. Italy d. Gregorio del Pilar Philippines?
a. Spaniards, Americans, Japanese, British
b. Spaniards, Americans, British, Japanese
c. British, Spaniards. Americans, Japanese
d. Spaniards, British, Americans, Japanese
34) Which is a visible Hispanic legacy?
a. Love for fast food
b. Love for basketball
c. Prevalence of noodles
a. OFWs dollar remittances prop the nation's 39) The first woman in Panay to fight in the
economy Philippine revolution, also known as the Visayan
Joan of Arc.
b. A number of Filipinas marry foreigners
a. Agueda Esteban
c. Its insular nature makes its people live far
apart b. Trinidad Tecson
d. About 11 % of its population is overseas c. Teresa Magbanua
37) Who was the Katipunero through whom the d. Gregoria de Jesus
Katipunan was discovered by Fr. Mariano Gil?
40) In a cooperative, what is the maximum term
a. Apolonio de la Cruz of a Board of Director?

d. Prevalence of Spanish surnames among b. Teodoro Patiño a. Three consecutive terms

Filipinos c. Jose del Rosario b. two terms but not consecutive
35) Who among the Presidents of the d. Daniel Tirona c. One term only
Philippines was known for his love for the "little
man" and opened Malacanang Palace to all? 38) Even though women of the Katipunan were d. two consecutive terms
exempted from the pact, who participated in
a. Ferdinand Marcos the blood compact and fought fearlessly, in 41) For the organization and registration of a
twelve bloody''battles of the revolution in cooperative, what is the required minimum
b. Ramon Magsaysay number of persons?
Bataan including the Battle of Biak-na-Bato?
c. Carlos P. Garcia a. 25
a. Agueda Esteban
d. Elpidio Quirino b. 30
b. Trinidad Tecson
36) Why is the Philippines described to have the c. 15
largest Diaspora network in the world? c. Teresa Magbanua

d. Gregoria de Jesus d. 20
42) A country does not need to specialize in d. Gross National Product, a way to determine a b. Lack of discipline
everything. She needs to concentrate on that country's economic growth rate
thing which she is good at. This thought is in line c. Extreme personalism
with the economic principle of_____. 45) "Trabaho lang, walang personalan" is a
reminder for every Filipino to counteract his d. Colonial mentality
a. profit and loss ______. 48) A foreigner once remarked: "I envy Filipinos.
b. supply and demand a. lack of discipline They can sleep anywhere." What Filipino trait is
being praised?
c. opportunity and cost b. tendency to be lazy
a. Faith in God
d. comparative advantage c. extreme personalism
b. Joy and humor
43) Which economic system is based on free d. tendency to overwork
enterprise? c. Adaptability
46) Risking his life, a Filipino boy dives into a
a. Mixed economies pool of water to save a drowning boy. Which d. Creativity
trait does tie demonstrate? 49) If you want to see the impact of the major
b. Capitalism
a. Bahala na religions of the world in people's way of life, in
c. Communism which continent must you travel?
b. Bahala na with malasakit
d. Globalism a. Asia
c. Flexibility
44) What is GNP in economics? b. North America
d. Family-orientedness
a. General National Product, a way to detect a c. Australia
country's economic growth. 47) "No one is above the law", says Principal.
She imposes the penalty to all children d. Europe
b. Gross National Product, a way to determine a deserving of penalty but exempts the son of her
country's productivity. 50) Which was the first hominid with marked
kumare from the same penalty that he equally expansion of the brain?
c. General National Product, a way to detect a deserves. What Filipino trait is shown?
country's productivity. a. Homo sapiens
a. Utang-na-loob
b. Homo erectus D. Ferdinand magellan D. Governor general

c. Homo habilis 54 The greatest contribution of spain to filipino 57 The katipunan was the movement founded
culture was? by bonifacio. it's major objective was:
d. Neanderthal man
A. Education A. Seek reforms from spain
51 The earliest form of government of the
filipinos was? B. Development of traded B. Demand for equal rights and priveleges for
filipinos
A. Pueblo C. Construction of roads and other
infrastructures C. Separation of phil.from spain
B. Barangay
D. Christianization of the Filipinos 58 As per the agreement in the pact of biac-na-
C. Encomienda bato.emilio aguinaldo was to go into exile in:
55 Ferdinand magellan was killed by lapu-lapu's
D. Alcaldia men in the? A. Guam
52. The name "felipas" was given to the A. Battle of manila bay B. Hongkong
territory that spain later colonized by:
B. Battle of mactan C. Singapore
A. Magellan
C. Battle of cebu D. Dapitan
B. Legazpi
D. Battle of limasawa 59 Emilio aguinlado declared the independence
C. Erdaneta of the Phil.in kawit cavite on?
56 What title was given to the head of the
D. Villabos centralized government established by the A. July 4, 1946
53 Who led the first europeans who arrived in spaniards in the philippines?
B. June 12. 1898
the philippine history? A. Corregidor
C. July 4, 1898
A. Miguel lopez de legazpi B. Encomendero
D. August 25, 1896
B. Magellan C. Gobernadocillo
c. Roy villabos
60 The Americans acquired the philippines as 63 The government under president corazon c 66. What factor was a major cause of both
their colony because aquino was World War I and World War II?

A. They invated the philippines A. De facto a. The spread of Marxian ideas into Europe

B. They helped Filipinos fight spaniards B. De jure b. The dropping of atomic bombs

C. Spain ceded the philippines by virtue of the C. Both A&B c. Nationalism and national borders
treaty of Paris of 1898
D. None of the above d. The rise of totalitarian fascist states
D. They defeated the Spaniards
64 In which country did the Philippines 67. The third and last military governor of the
61The constitution empowers the president to participate in the world’s peacekeeping Philippines was
declare martial for operations by sending doctors, nurses, soldiers
and police? A) Gen. Wesley Merritt
A 30 days
a. Israel B) Gen. Elwell Otis
B 60 days
b. East Timor C) Gen. Arthur MacArthur
C 45 days
c. Iraq D) Gen. Douglas MacArthur
D 90 days
d. Iran .
62 an enrolled bill may become a law after lapse
of? 65 In which poem did Rizal write about offering 68. Which is common to Sun Yat Sen and
one’s life for one’s country? Mahatma Gandhi?
A 30days
a. A La Juventud Filipina A) Promoted a society ruled by religious leaders
B 60days
b. Song of Maria Clara B) Rejected violence as a way to political power
C 40days
c. Sa Aking mga Kabata C) Led a successful nationalistic movement in
D 90days their respective countries
d. Mi Ultimo Adios
D) Supported Marxist philosophy to change C) Consumer vigilance 74. The term that refers to the class of Filipinos
existing governments who were free and independent
D) Substandardization
. A) Timawa
.
69. Nebuchadnezzar was to the Babylonian B) Maharlika
Empire as Asoka was to the ______ Empire. 72. As an effect of our geography, in which of
the following island/s do people travel mostly C) Aliping namamahay
A) Roman by water?
D) Aliping saguiguilid
B) Gupta A) Luzon
.
C) Greek B) Mindanao
75. Which led to the creation of Pakistan as a
D) Maurya C) Visayas nation in 1947? Religious differences between

. D) Visayas and Mindanao A) Hindus and Christians

70. How is the so-called colonial mentality . B) Christians and Muslims

manifested?
73. As an insular country, to which principle C) Hindus and Buddhists
A) Cultural relativism does the Philippines adhere when it comes to
territorial boundary? D) Hindus and Muslims
B) Cultural diversity
A) Two hundred nautical miles of the country’s 76. The Spanish expedition responsible for
C) Xenocentrism coast naming the archipelago Filipinas

D) Ethnocentrism B) Three hundred fifty nautical miles from shore A) Magellan’s expedition

71. Which is a safeguard against unfair trade C) Three-mile territorial limit B) Loarca expedition
practices like short-weighing?
D) Archipelagic doctrine C) Legaspi expedition
A) Total Quality Movement
. D) Villalobos expedition
B) Consumerism
77This often called a "heaven of peace" in a. The spread of Marxian ideas into Europe a. A couple brings their sick child to the doctor
Central America. This country had led the way in then later to the espiritista
forest conservation and demilitarization. b. The dropping of atomic bombs
b. Young parents bring up their children in a
A. Nicaragua c. Nationalism and national borders. manner different from how they were brought
d. The rise of totalitarian fascist states up.
B. Costa Rica
81. In which organization is the Philippines a c. Illiterate parents are eager to send their
C. El Salvador children to school even if they themselves did
member to fight communist aggression?
D. Honduras not go to school .
a. APEC
78 Who constructed Suez Canal? d. A married man who flirts with someone else
b. ASA other than his wife seems acceptable but a
A. Fyodor Litke married woman who flirts with another man is
c. UN
condemned.
B. Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky
d. SEATO
84. Which part of Asia does the Arabian
C. Voin Rimsky-Korsakov
82. The theory that population increases by peninsula occupy?
D. Ferdinand de Lesseps geometrical ratio while the means of
a. Northwest
subsistence increases by arithmetical ratio is
79 La Solidaridad is to the reformists while attributed to? b. Southeast .
_____ is to Katipunero
a. Karl Marx c. Southwest
A. Pahayag
b. Robert Malthus d. Northeast
B. La Propaganda
c. Emile Durkheim 85. The important factors which have
C. The Decalogue
contributed to the weakness in the
d. Aristotle
D. Kalayaan internalization of desirable values is the?
83. In what instance is the Filipino double-
80. What factor was a major cause of both a. Lack of models among the very people
standard morality shown?
World War I and World War II? expected to exemplify these values
b. Use of approaches which are mainly cognitive a. Magellan’s expedition b. Mixed economies
rather than effective
b. Loarca expedition c. Capitalism
c. Lack of follow up systems from one grade
level to another c. Legaspi expedition d. Communism

d. Minimum recognition and appreciation given d. Villalobos expedition 92. How is the so-called colonial mentality
to teachers manifested?
89. The third and last military governor of the
86. To govern is to rule and the government Philippines was a. Cultural relativism
rules by laws. Whose main duty is the a. Gen. Wesley Merritt b. Cultural diversity
enforcement of laws?
b. Gen. Elwell Otis c. Xenocentrism
a. Police department
c. Gen. Arthur MacArthur d. Ethnocentrism
b. Judiciary department
d. Gen. Douglas MacArthur 93. Which is a safeguard against unfair trade
c. Legislative department practices like short-weighing?
90. Which Katipunan member commuted from
d. Executive department Cavite to Manila to buy materials used to make a. Total Quality Movement
87. The term that refers to the class of Filipinos ammunitions?
b. Consumerism
who were free and independent a. Teresa Magbanua
c. Consumer vigilance
a. Timawa b. Agueda Esteban
d. Substandardization
b. Maharlika c. Teodora Alonso
94. If the seven continents were arranged from
c. Aliping namamahay d. Trinidad Tecson largest to smallest, in which order does
d. Aliping saguiguilid Australia fall?
91.Which economic system is based on free
88. The Spanish expedition responsible for enterprise? a. 4th
naming the archipelago Filipinas a. Globalism b. 5th
c. 6th c. Led a successful nationalistic movement in c. Be independent from Spain with certain
their respective countries conditions
d. 7th
d. Supported Marxist philosophy to change d. Be represented in the Spanish Cortes
95. In which continent can we find stormy Cape existing governments
Horn which is known as the graveyard of ships 101. Who among the Presidents changed the
and sailors? 98. Nebuchadnezzar was to the Babylonian date of our celebration of Independence day
Empire as Asoka was to the ______ Empire. from July 4 to June 12?
a. Africa
a. Roman a. Ramon Magsaysay
b. Australia
b. Gupta b. Diosdado Macapagal
c. South America
c. Greek c. Carlos Garcia
d. Asia
d. Maurya d. Ferdinand Marcos
96. Which led to the creation of Pakistan as a
nation in 1947? Religious differences between 99. With the opposition of the parity rights in 102. In which country did the Philippines
mind, who does NOT belong to the group? participate in the world’s peacekeeping
a. Hindus and Christians operations by sending doctors, nurses, soldiers
a. Claro M. Recto and police?
b. Christians and Muslims
b. Jose Laurel a. Israel
c. Hindus and Buddhists
c. Manuel Roxas b. East Timor
d. Hindus and Muslims
d. Pedro Taruc c. Iraq
97. Which is common to Sun Yat Sen and
Mahatma Gandhi? 100. When the Filipino reformists asked for the d. Iran
assimilation of the Philippines by Spain, what
a. Promoted a society ruled by religious leaders did they ask for? For the Philippines to ____ 103. As an effect of our geography, in which of
b. Rejected violence as a way to political power the following island/s do people travel mostly
a. Become independent from Spain by water?
b. Become a province of Spain a. Luzon
b. Mindanao a. Should buy and consume Filipino products
only
c. Visayas
b. Should not contribute to the brain drain
d. Visayas and Mindanao problem
104. As an insular country, to which principle
c. Should be selective in the entry in the entry of
does the Philippines adhere when it comes to foreign professionals in the country
territorial boundary?
d. Were to be given first preference in all
a. Two hundred nautical miles of the country’s matters related to the economic development
coast of the country
b. Three hundred fifty nautical miles from shore 107. Aside from the Philippines, which countries
c. Three-mile territorial limit claim part of the Spratly islands in the South
China Sea?
d. Archipelagic doctrine
a. China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia
105. Which part/s of the Visayas has/have
comparatively more excessively moist climate b. China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia
and limited arable lands? c. Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Malaysia
a. Western d. China, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia
b. Eastern 108. The following are our constitutional rights
c. Eastern and Central EXCEPT to
d. Central and Western a. Free access to legal assistance which shall not
be denied due to poverty
106. Which follows Pres. Garcia’s “Filipino First
Policy”? Filipinos b. Have access to all records of the government
c. Be presumed innocent until proven guilty
d. Form association and labor unions
109 The adoption of scientific techniques to
control and manipulate environment such as
modern methods for farming and fishing is
called
A. social change C. cultural change
B. technological change D. discovery change
110 Heavily sanctioned folkway which no one
dares to question because they embody moral
laws are called
a. beliefs C. mores
b. customs D. tradition
111 What is that inevitable folkway which no
one dares to question because they embody
moral laws are called
a. change C. progress
b. development D. evolution
112 Nora Aunor became a legend in the
showbusiness because of her talent,
determination and hard work. What role does
this illustrate?
a. achieve role C. hereditary role
b. ascribed role D. temporary role
113 Pinning veil around the bride and the
groom/exchange of rings, releasing of doves,
etc. during wedding ceremony show that
culture is
a. symbolic C. historical
b. continuous D. changeless
114 Aling Maria has taught her daughter how to
prepare good and delicious desserts from local
fruits and vegetables. What cultural
transmission process is this?
a. observation C. enculturation
b. acculturation D. indoctrination
115 Mr. Francisco was teaching something on
mores, folkways, customs and beliefs in his
Social Studies class. What was his lesson about?
A. material culture C. tangible culture
B. non-material culture D. hereditary culture
116 It was the first day of school. Miss Dela
Rosa prepared activities which will make her
Grade III children sing, play, talk, learn and
introduce themselves to the class. What
process did the teacher emphasize?
C. enculturation C. indoctrination
D. socialization D. acculturation
117 Mildred, an accountant, who now lives with
a married man was disowned by her family and
friends. This punishment is a form of
A isolation C. ostracism
B deportation D. character assassination
118 When a certain culture is acceptable to one
group and questionable to others, it shows that:
a. culture is borrowed C. culture is varied
b. culture is a shared product D. culture is
relative
119 The teaching and learning of religion and
values mostly make use of
a. enculturation C. culturation
b. indoctrination D. acculturation
120 In order to achieve the goals for change, all
include the following strategies EXCEPT
a. Change must involve all sectors of the society
b. Change must be centralized where only a few
initiate the change
c. Change must be holistic that focuses on the
individual and the system
d. Change should come from the leaders and
the people
121 Which change is bought about by discovery
or modernization to increase production?
a. cultural change C. technological change
b. societal change D. social change
122 The following statements refer to the
characteristics of the Philippines as one of the
important territories of Asia, except for one
a. It is a tropical country and geographically
located in the northeastern part of the world.
b. Philippines has one of the highest literacy
rates in Asia with existing policy of free and
compulsory six years in elementary.
c. The establishment of the first Philippine
Republic gave birth to the first constitutional
democracy in Asia
d. The free port of Manila is one of the world’s
busiest ports, compared with other Southeast
Asian nations
123 Globes are essentially important tool in the
study of Geography. A map is more convenient
to use but all map projections have some errors
in presentation of distance and shapes. Given
these conditions, which among the known
mapping projections will we use to give the true
size and shape of the earth’s land masses?
a. Azimuthal Mapping C. Equal Area Mapping
b. Conformal Mapping D. Equidistant Mapping
124 Most scientists believe that El Niño
phenomenon which was greatly experiences in
1982, 1983 occurred when trade winds that
normally blow from east to west slow down and
actually change direction. The winds blow
warm water toward South America where the
normal weather patterns are changed for a
time. Given this global change, which among
the following conditions is not considered as
direct effect of the El Niño phenomenon?
a. Occurrences of hurricanes and heavy rainfall
in the mid-Pacific region in a normal condition
b. Some species of fish like cold-water loving
salmon disappeared along the west coast of the
United States but tuna and shrimp were
attracted to the warm waters
c. The gradual warming of the earth is known as
the Greenhouse effect could dramatically
change climates worldwide
d. Water temperature in some parts of the
Pacific Ocean rose to as much as 14 degrees
higher than to normal condition
125 China has over one fifth of the world’s
population and its leaders believe that its large
population hinders the economic progress of
the country and to address this problem they
want to achieve equal death rate and birth rate
in population. This government action to limit
the population is known as the
a. Baby Boom C. Population pyramid
b. Population distribution D. Zero
population growth
126 Given the current condition of Africa, it is
still considered as the most rural and least
urbanized continent in the world. With these
characteristics, which among the following
sentences is the least contributory factor to the
current socio-political and economic problems
of Africa?
a. Few states are ethnically homogenous and
infancy of a strong sense of national unity
among tribal leaders
b. Insufficient capital technology, political
instability and poorly trained workforce to push
development among the African nations
c. The increasing percentage of school-age
children who did not attend school low literacy
rate and a grate number of world’s AIDS deaths
d. The replacement of Christianity among the
Islamized society in Africa along with the
continuous practice of animism among few
villages
127 The biggest and most populated island in
the Philippine Archipelago
a. Cebu D. Mindanao
b. Leyte E. Negros
c. Luzon
128 As of 1996, what sector of Philippine
economy shows an increase near to 50%?
a. Agricultural Sector D. Service Sector
b. Energy Sector E. Tourism Sector
c. Mining Sector
129 Which of the following is not included in
the main geographical and political-cultural
subdivisions of Asia?
a. North Asia D. Southeast Asia
b. Northwest Asia E. Southwest Asia
c. South Asia
130 This continent is the largest and it covers
almost 33% of the earth’s surface. It is consider
as the most diverse continent and home for
earliest civilization and major religions of the
world
a. Africa D. Europe
b. Asia E. North America
c. Austria and Oceania
131 Which area of the world has been described
as the “symbol of worldwide demographic,
environmental and societal stress/problems”?
a. Africa D. North America
b. Asia E. South America
c. Austria/Oceania
132 Which of the following continent is
considered as the world’s most productive in
agriculture?
a. Africa D. North America
b. Australia and Oceania E. South America
c. Europe 136 The world’s largest island is:
133 If the Caribbean Islands may be combined a. Australia D. Greenland
with Mexico and Central America, it could be
collectively and properly described as: b. China E. Madagascar
a. Latin America D. South America c. Iceland
b. Middle America E. The Americas 137 What sea is often included in the physical
definition of North America?
c. North America
a. Baltic Sea D. Read Sea
134 The name “Oceania” is widely used to refer
to the scattered group of islands b. Caribbean Sea E. South China Sea
c. Mediterranean Sea
a. Central and Southern Pacific Ocean
138 It is the longest mountain chain in the
b. Central and Western Pacific Ocean
world
c. Melanesia (Black Islands)
a. Andes D. Kunlun
D. Micronesia (Little islands)
b. Himalayas E. Pamir
E. Polynesia (Many islands)
c. Karakoram
135 What country is considered as largest
producer of Diamond, although few of its 139 What religious group suffered heavily in
Europe during the Nazi Holocaust?
diamonds are of gem quality?
a. Atheist D. Jewish
a. Australia D. New Zealand
b. Canada E. South Africa b. Buddhist E. Muslim
c. Mexico c. Christian
140 Most of the people in Latin America during
the colonial period came from what known
place in the world?
a. Amazon Rainforest D. Oceania
b. Andes Mountain E. Scandinavian
c. Iberian Peninsula
141 It is considered as one of the worst
eruption of the century that almost affects the
earth’s atmosphere due to its ash falls
a. Mt. Hibuk-Hibok D. Mt. Pinatubo
b. Mt. Kanlaon E. Taal Volcano
c. Mt. Mayon
142 Which part of the earth where we can
experience six (6) months of continuous
daylight and six (6) months continuous darkness
each year?
a. Greenland D. North Pole
a. Atlantic Ocean D. Pacific Ocean
b. Greenwich, England E. South Pole
c. North Pole
144 In what part of the world can you find the
longest and largest coral reef which is also
known s the “Great Barrier Reef”?
a. Africa D. North America
b. Australia E. South America
c. Europe
145 It is a common knowledge that all bodies of
water are interconnected with one another but
this ocean covers 1/3 of the world from Arctic
to Antartica
a. Arctic Ocean D. Pacific Ocean
b. Indian Ocean E. South Atlantic Ocean
c. North Atlantic Ocean
c. Singapore
147 Among the South American nations, this
country is the only Portuguese speaking country
a. Argentina D. Mexico
b. Brazil E. Peru
c. Chile
148 The first African nation that tried to
establish industrialization to lessen the
worsening unemployment rate of the country
a. Bostwana D. South Africa
b. Egypt E. Zaire
c. Kenya
149 It is known to the ancient and modern
world that this is the home of rich and key cities
of the world. It is also of the major tourist
destination and it provides a well designed
airports and railways across the continent

b. Greenwich, England E. Pacific Ocean 146 Which of the following countries is not part a. Africa D. Europe
of the Association of the South East Asian
c. Iceland Nations (ASEAN)? b. Asia E. South America

143 In what part of the world can you a. Malaysia D. Taiwan c. Australia
approximately find the International Date Line
(IDL)? b. Philippines E. Thailand
150 The opening of the Suez Canal connects the
trading route between these two bodies of
water
a. Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
b. Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico
c. Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal
D. Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
E. South China Sea and Philippine Sea
151 This is the known Peninsula in Europe that
occupied by Norway, Sweden, Denmark also
included is Iceland and Finland
a. Apennines D. Jutland
b. Balkan E. Scandinavian
c. Iberian
152 Map projections have particular purposes;
specifically what do we call projections that
show all areas on Earth’s surface in proper
proportion to visualize patterns of distribution
with spatial area?
a. Albers conic projection
b. Equal area projection
c. Gnomonic projection
D. Lamber azimuthal projection
E. Mercator projection
153 When these imaginary lines are used in
combination, it gives you a unique destination
to every point on Earth?
a. International Date Line (IDL)
b. Lines of Longitude and Latitude
c. North, East, West and South Hemisphere
D. North Pole and South Pole
E. Prime Meridian & Equator
154 Earthquakes and volcanic activities were
frequently experienced by the Philippines due
to:
a. Climatic change in Asia for a long period of
time
b. Erosion caused by heavy winds and typhoons
all year round
c. High and low humidity brought by
Northeasterly and Southeasterly wind
d. Short, sharp and shift flowing rivers from
Luzon to Mindanao
e. Unstable Pacific floor under the Philippine
territory
155 Manila has a good medical facilities but
there is a great need for medical people
specially in the rural areas, the main factor for
this situation is:
a. Great exodus of medial practitioners like
Nurses, Medical Technician and Medical
Doctors going abroad
b. Low quality of graduates that cannot passed
both local and international standards for
medical practices
c. Political unrest and security of rural hospital
across the nation due to terrorism and local
conflicts
d. Small number of medical graduates like
medical doctors and nurses to support the
needs of the country
e. Traditional medicine is a strong competitor
for the scientific advancement of our Medicinal
Science in rural areas
156 The “Rood of the World” may be associated
to:
a. Diverse ethnic group of Asia
b. Frequent occurrence of earthquakes and
volcanic eruptions
c. Numerous islands, arranged in a series of arcs
d. Series of high mountains and plateaus
e. Super continent Pangaea and its cultural
heritage
157 In the 19th century, most Europeans
considered Africa as “The Dark Continent”
because:
a. Most African nations had been subjected to
European domination
b. Most inhabitants are literally black or dark
people of this continent
c. Most of its economic and political activities
were dependent to industrialized nations
d. Most of the African land area is covered by
vast desert and rugged mountains
e. Most of the African interior was unexplored
and not colonized by European and other
neighboring nations
158 The following statement refers to the
general characteristics of African people in
terms of their cultural traits except for:
a. Few nations have developed a strong sense of
national unity among its people
b. Imposition of colonial boundaries among
African people further divide the continent
c. Indigenous churches brought common
traditions and practices among African people
d. Traditional values prevailed over the African
Tribes
e. Various languages further perpetual tribal
identities over and above national identity
159 The population statistics as of 2004 shows
evidences that population explosion will bring:
a. A 100% increase by 2050 in terms of
population
b. Africa to its greatest annual increase among
the other continents
c. Declined life expectancy in developing
countries due to famine and diseases
d. One child policy to Asian nations
e. Stability in terms of population growth rate
160 One of the major issues between US and
Mexico which led US government to take action
against the growing population of Mexico.
a. Assist rapid economic growth of Mexico to
eliminate poverty
b. Control the great demand of farmers for the
south flowing Colorado River for dry region
c. Control the increase of illegal crossing of
Mexicans to the US border in search of
employment
d. Manifest a virtual veto power of US towards
Mexico’s economic policy
e. Support peasant rebels stage war against the
state
161 What do you call the new racial type
created due to intermarriages of most
Caucasian and African slaves brought to Brazil
and Colombia?
a. Aborigine D. Mulatto
b. Indian E. Native American
c. Mestizo
162 Which of the following is not a human
activity that threats the incredible biological
diversity of the Amazon Wildlife?
a. El Niño Phenomenon
b. Development of rural settlement
c. Increased in demand for lumber
D. Massive deforestation
E. Road construction
163 The word “Narcotraficantes” is associated
with:
a. Annual occurrences of El Niño Phenomenon
b. Colombia’s illegal drug trade
c. Destruction of the Amazon Forest
d. Trading of Black slaves from Africa
e. Volcanic and earthquake activities in the
Andes mountains
164 Which of the following reasons why people
cannot establish a permanent settlement in
Antartica?
a. Danger of nuclear weapons testing over the
territory
b. Environmental problems like oil spills
c. It is the coldest place on earth and
experiencing the strongest wind
d. Ozone concentration in the area above the
continent
e. The growing controversy over the claims of
different nations over the territory
165 The three leading financial centers of the
world included the following key cities of:
a. Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Seoul
b. Beijing, Sydney, Washington DC
c. Berlin, Mexico City, Singapore
D. Hong Kong, Paris, Rome
E. London, New York, Tokyo
166 The leading industry both for value and
employment of many people in Australia.
a. Electronics & information technology
b. Food processing
c. Forestry and fishing
d. Production of machinery for transportation
e. Tourism
167 Chernobyl will be remembered as
a. Commonwealth of Independent States
b. Economic bloc of former USSR to European
Community
c. Place of the nuclear reactor explosion
d. Site of the 1992 Olympics
e. Space launcher of Russian Cosmonauts that
blasted
168 The following are general characteristics of
an industrialized country except for one.
a. Economic and political stability
b. High literacy rate
c. Longer life expectancy
d. Low infant mortality
e. One child policy per family
169 . Filipino citizens have the power to
participate in the establishment or
administration of government such as right to
vote and be voted upon as an exercise of
____________________.
a.Politicalrights
b.Civilrights
c.Socialrights
d. Right to Suffrage
170 Based on the early historical accounts of
Europe these two nations had strong ties with
the European culture and the Asian nations.
A. Australia and New Zealand D. North Korea
and South Korea
B. India and Sri Lanka E. Turkey and Russia
C. Iran and Iraq
171 Among the 5 continents below
i. Africa 4 Australia/Oceania
ii. Antartica 5 Europe
iii. Asia
Arrange the continents from smallest to biggest
in terms of its population based on the
estimated 2004 data
A. 5 3 1 2 4 D. 1 3 4 2 5
B. 3 1 4 5 2 E. 4 5 1 3 2
C. 2 4 5 1 3
172 The following statements refer to the
African condition that hinders its potential
towards economic growth except for one:
a. Diverse natural resources
b. Insufficient capital technology
c. Political instability
d. Poorly trained workforce
e. Small purchasing power
173 Which of the following Asian countries has
historical ties with European city and it was
considered as the heart of the Byzantine and
Ottoman Empire?
a. Iraq (Mesopotamia) D. Saudi Arabia
b. Israel E. Turkey
c. Russia
174 The following occurrences are all natural
hazards that the world is experiencing across
the time except for one:
a. Deforestation D. Tsunami
b. Diastrophism E. Volcanic Eruption
c. El Niño and La Niña
175 This is known super continent that broke up
million and million years ago.
a. Atlantis D. Pangaea
b. Gondwanaland E. Tethys
c. Laurasia
176 Arrange the continents from biggest to
smallest in terms of land area.
A. 3 1 2 5 4 D. 4 3 2 5 1
B. 2 3 4 1 5 E. 5 2 4 1 3
C. 1 4 5 2 3
177. What is the possible consequence of
meritocracy in a social system?
A. Rule by the wealthy and powerful.
B. Leadership by people of talent.
C. Culture of elitism.
D. Rule by those with noble birth.
178 Among the developing Asian nations, it is
widely promoted to be one of the better
solution to poverty and unemployment
problems.
A. Cooperation D. Privatization
B. Importation E. Urbanization
c. Industrialization
179 All of the following constitute the meaning
of political science except:
A. A basic knowledge and understanding of the
state.
B. It is primarily concerned with the association
of human beings into a political community.
C. Common knowledge every events taking
place in the society.
D. It deals with the relationship among men and
groups which are subject to the control by the
state.
180 It refers to the community of persons more
or less numerous, permanently occupying
definite portion of territory, having a
government of their own to which the great
body of inhabitants render obedience, and
enjoying freedom from external control.
A. Sovereignty
B. Nation
C. Citizenship
D. State
181 It refers to the agency through which the
will of the state is formulated, expressed and
carried out.
A. Government
B. Sovereignty
C. Constitution
D. Laws
182 What are the four elements of state?
A. people, territory, sovereignty, government
B. people, constitution, territory, government
C. government, law, peace, territory
D. constitution, people, land, independence
183 What theory asserts that the early states
must have been formed by deliberate and
voluntary compact among the people to form a
society and organize government for their
common good.
A. Necessity Theory
B. Devine Right Theory
C. Social Contract Theory
D. Social Compact Theory
184. Government exists and should continue to
exist for the benefit of the people.
A The statement is a general truth.
B The statement is just an assumption.
D There is no basis for judgment.
DThere is no basis for judgment.
185 . What are the forms of government in
which the political power is exercised by a few
privilege class.
A Oligarchy and Aristocracy
C Theocracy and Fascismarchy
CTheocracy and Fascism
D Democracy and Tyranny
186. The pre-colonial Philippines has no
established government. Its villages and
settlements were called barangays.
A Only the first statement is true and correct.
B Only the second statement is true and correct.
C Both statements are true and correct.
D Both statements are untrue and incorrect.
187. There were four social classes of people in
the pre-colonial barangays. They were the
nobles, freemen, serfs, and the slaves.
AOnly the first statement is true and correct. C Cebu 2. The Revolutionary Government

BOnly the second statement is true and correct. D Iloilo 3. The Biak-na-Bato Republic

A Only the first statement is true and correct.ct. 191.The government which Spain established in 4. The First Philippine Republic
the Philippines was defective. It was a
D Both statements are untrue and incorrect. government for the Spaniards and not for the A2314

188. What are the two known written codes Filipinos. B3124
during the pre-Spanish era in the Philippines? A. Only the first statement is true and correct. C341 2
A. Maragtas and Kalantiaw Codes B. Only the second statement is true and D1234
B. Sumakwil and Sulayman Codes correct.
194. Arranged according to its establishment
C. Panay and Subanon Codes C. Both statements are true and correct. during the American Regime:

D. Hammurabi and Ur Nammu Codes D. Both statements are untrue and incorrect 1. The Commonwealth Government

189. Under the Spanish colonial government, 192. What was the secret society founded in 2. The Military Government
who directly governed the Philippines? 1896 that precipitated the glorious revolution
against the Spaniards. 3. The Civil Government
AThe Governor-General
A The Katipunan A. 1 2 3
A The Governor-Generalico
B The Kalahi B. 2 3 1
C The Royal Audiencia
C The Biak na Bato Republic C. 3 2 1
D The King of Spain
D The Ilustrado D. 2 1 3
190. What is the first city to be established in
1565 in the Philippines? 193. Arranged the sequence of governments 195. What was the civil government established
during the revolutionary era: during the Japanese occupation of the
A Manila Philippines?
1. The Dictatorial Government
B Davao A The Japanese Imperial Government
B The Philippine Republic AThe statement is true and valid. ANS KEY (1-200)

C The Puppet Government of Japan B The statement is true and valid.. 1. A

D The Philippine Executive Commission C The statement is a fallacy. 2. C

196. The Constitution used by the Philippine D The statement is doubtful. 3. A

government from the commonwealth period
until 1973.
A The Malolos Constitution
B The Biak-na-Bato Constitution
C The 1935 Constitution
199. It is defined as written instrument by which 4. B
the fundamental powers of the government are
established, limited and defined and by which 5. D
these powers are distributed among the several 6. B
departments or branches for their and useful
exercise for the benefit of the people. 7. A

D The 1901 Constitution A Laws 8. C

197. What kind of government was installed B Statutes 9. D

under the 1973 Constitution under the Marcos C Constitution 10. A
regime?
D Ordinances 11. B
A Modified Presidential system
200. There is no Constitution that is entirely 12. C
B Modified Parliamentary system written or unwritten.
13. D
C Military system A The statement is true and correct.
14. B
D Bicameral system C The statement is partially correct.
15. C
198. A de facto government acquires a de jure CThe statement is partially correct.
status when it gains wide acceptance from the 16. D
people and recognition from the community of D There is no basis to conclude.
17. A
nations.
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18. B 36. D 54. D

19. A 37. B 55. B

20. D 38. B 56. C

21. C 39. C 57. A

22. C 40. A 58. B

23. C 41. C 59. B

24. A 42. D 60. C

25. B 43. B 61. B

26. B 44. B 62. A

27. B 45. C 63. A

28. A 46. B 64. C

29. D 47. A 65. D

30. D 48. C 66. D

31. C 49. A 67. C

32. A 50. C 68. B

33. D 51. B 69. D

34. D 52. D 70. C

35. B 53. D 71. C

72. C 90. B 108. B

73. D 91. C 109. B

74. A 92. C 110. C

75. D 93. C 111. A

76. D 94. D 112. A

77. B 95. C 113. A

78. D 96. D 114. C

79. D 97. B 115. B

80. D 98. D 116. D

81. D 99. C 117. A

82. B 100. B 118. D

83. D 101. B 119. B

84. C 102. C 120. D

85. A 103. C 121. C

86. D 104. D 122. D

87. A 105. B 123. C

88. D 106. D 124. C

89. C 107. B 125. D

126. D 144. A 162. A

127. C 145. D 163. B

128. D 146. D 164. C

129. B 147. B 165. E

130. A 148. D 166. B

131. A 149. D 167. C

132. D 150. D 168. E

133. B 151. E 169. A

134. A 152. B 170. E

135. A 153. B 171. C

136. E 154. E 172. A

137. B 155. A 173. E

138. A 156. D 174. A

139. D 157. E 175. D

140. C 158. C 176. C

141. D 159. B 177. B

142. D 160. C 178. C

143. D 161. D 179. D

180. D 198. A

181. A 199. C

182. A 200. A

183. C

184. A

185. A

186. C

187. C

188. A

189. A

190. C

191. C

192. A

193. B

194. B

195. D

196. C

197. B