INTEGRATED A

PREBOARD EXAM
1. The transferee speaks more fluently than

A. me
B. I
C. mine
D. my
2. The circus audience round of applause for the perfectly
timed acrobatic stunt.

A. Received a well-deserved
B. Had given a well-deserved
C. Did give a well-deserved
D. Received a deserving
3. What type of error is shown in this sentence?
"Faster than a speeding bullet, the citizens of Metropolis
Superman flying overhead."

A. Faulty Coordination
B. Misplaced Modifier
C. Faulty Parallelism
D. Comma Splice
4. In English, you can tell whether a word is being used as a noun
or a verb based on its placement in a sentence relative to other
word. This is a_____

A. Syntax
B. Semantics
C. Morphology
D. Phonemes
5. Which of the following pairs of words contain dichotomy of
ideas?

A. Arid-dry
B. Ameliorate-worsen
C. Bravado-boldness
D. Maudlin-sentimental
6. All appropriation, revenue or traffic bills, etc. shall originate
exclusively in the:

A. House of Representativess
B. Sangguniang Panlalawigan
C. Senate
D. Supreme court
7. The event that implicated the three priests Burgos, Gomez and
Zamora which resulted to their execution was the:

A. Cavite Mutiny
B. Cry of Pugadlawin
C. llocos Rebellion
D. Bacoor Massacre
8. Who is the last Spanish governor general in the Philippines?

A Diego de los Rios

B. Guido de Lavezares
C. Ramon Blanco
D. Camilo de Polavieja
9. In which poem did Rizal inspire every Filipino to offer
one's life for one's country?
A. Mi Retire
B. Las Flores del Heidelberg
C. A La Juventud Filipina
D. Mi Ultimo Adios
10. Jose Rizal was considered the National Hero because of his
efforts to bring about reforms in the lives of Filipinos through his
works in the:

A. Katipunan
B. Propaganda Movement
C. La Liga Filipina
D. 1896 Revolution
11. What does a nation experience if the supply of goods and
services becomes smaller than the demand for them?

A. Recession
B. Boom
C. Inflation
D. Depression
12. What is the smallest positive integer that has 6, 8 and 10 as
factors?

A. 80
B. 120
C. 240
D. 300
13. Simplify (3x-9)/ (x^2-9):

A. 3/x-3)
B. 3/x+3)
C. 3/(x+1)
D. 3/(x-1)
14. Half of the teacher-applicants for a position were turned down on the
basis of responses received in the mail. Ten others were eliminated after
personal interviews, leaving one-seventh of the total number of applicants
for the position. How many applicants were there for the position?

A. 14
B. 20
C. 28
D. 30
15. What is the 6th in the progression 1, 4, 16..

A. 64
B. 1024
C. 256
D. 2048
16. 40% of 35 is what percentage of 140?

A. 29%
B.10%
C. 28%
D.14%
17. There are 96 students in a class. 1/6 is enrolled in swimming,
1/2 in Karate and the rest in voice lesson. How many are enrolled
in voice lesson?

A.16
B. 32
C. 48
D. 54
18. What is the dimension of a rectangle whose perimeter
is 54m if the length is 3m less than twice its width?

A. 8m by 17m
B. 11m by 6m
C. 17m by 10m
D. 12m by 15m
19. Find (x, y) if (2x+1, x+y) = (-7,2)

A. (-4,-6)
B. (-1, 6)
C. (-4, 6)
D. (3,-1)
20. if a+b=38, a+c=44 and b+c=52. What is the value of a
+ b+ c?
A.134
B. 67
C. 23
D. 29
21. Which of the following gives the sum of the polynomials
(a2+b2+ab) and (3a2+4ab-2b) ?

A. 4a-b+5ab
B. 5a+5b+Sab
C. 3a+5ab-2b2
D. 4a+5ab-b?
22. A species of fish lived in a lake. When a dam was constructed in the
areas a group of fish was separated
and populated a new pond. Then they developed differing
characteristic and became a distinct species. Which of the following
concepts explains this speciation?

A. Geographical Isolation
B. Chronotropic isolation
C. Episodic isolation
D. Behavioral isolation
23. In 4 basic morphologies, what is the shape of vibrio cholerae?

A. Rod-shaped
B. Spirochete
C. Spiral
D. Comma
24. Which of the following is a mis-match?

A. Chick and hawk - Predation

B. Eagle and hawk - Competition
C. Orchids and tree - Commensalism
D. Dog and ticks - Mutualism
25. What is the flap-like structure that prevents the food from
going the wrong way during swallowing?

A. Epiglottis
B. Larynx
C. Esophagus
D. Pharynx
26. Which of the following is an omnivore?

A. Lion
B. Rabbit
C. Rat
D. Sheep
27. What do you call a mixture that scatters light passing
through it?

A. Solution
B. Colloid
C. Suspension
D. All of theem
28. Why does the level of water in a beaker rise after a
stone is placed in it?

A. The stone and water occupy the same space

B. The stones takes the place occupied by water
C. The stone has more mass than water
D. The water weighs less than the stone
29. Which of the following is true about heat transfer?

A. Heat flows from an object with higher temperature to an

object with lower temperature.
B. Transfers heat directly to a material.
C. Heat flows from an object with lower temperature to an
object with higher temperature.
D. Transfer of heat through movement of fluid.
30. Which of the following statements best defines the weight of
an object?

A. It is equal to the inertia of the object

B. It is the same as the mass of the object
C. It is the quantity of matter in an objects
D. It is the result of the gravitatinal force acting on
the object
31. What causes high and low tides?

A. Earth's rotation on it's axis

B. Sun's solar energy
C. Moon's gravitational pull
D. Earth's gravitational pull
32. In which rock layer are remains of aquatic organisms
commonly found?

A. Igneous
B. Sedimentary
C. Metamorphic
D. Granite
33. Upang mapalaganap, mapaunlad at mapanatili ang Filpino at
iba pang wika. Ano ang pangkalahatang layunin ng Komisyon ng
Wikang Filipino.

A. Makipag-ugnayan sa ibat'-ibang departamento

B. Magsagawa ng seminar
C. Magsagawa, mag-ugnay
D. Maglimbag ng mga aklat at diksyunaryo
34. Ang tao'y napapabulalas sa sakit na maaaring mapa-
ouch o mapa-aray. Ito ay ayon sa

A. Teoryang Bow-wow
B. Teoryang Ding-dong
C. Teoryang Pooh-pooh
D. Teoryang Tara-ra-boom-de-ay
35. Sikapin mong makatapos sa pag-aaral kahit
magtrabaho ako sa gabi.

A. Payak
B. Tambalan
C. Hugnayan
D. Langkapan
36. Ang imam ay salitang

A. Tausug
B. Hiligaynon
C. Tagalog
D. Cebuano
37. Bakit ganoon si Lolo indo? Amoy-beha.

A. Amoy tabako
B. Amoy lupa
C. Amoy babae
D. Amoy kalan
38. She is vision of feminine PULCHRITUDE". The
capitalized word means
A. Homeliness
B. Loveliness
C. Plain
D. Ugliness
39 He is a Filipino poet known in using punctuation marks
extensively in his pieces-most specially "commas."

A. Paz Marquez Benitez

B. Nick Joaquin
C. Jose Garcia Villa
D. Edilberto Tiempo
40. The fundamental right invoked by filling the "writ of
amparo" is_______.

A. The right to due process

B. The right to self-defense
C. The right to be defended by a public attorney
D. The right to life, liberty and security
41. Which best describes the division of the legislature
into the Senate and the House of Representatives?

A. Bicameralism
B. Bipartisanship
C. Unicameralism
D. Co-legislative powers
42. The government wants a piece of private land for a
government project. The owner resisted the government's
demand. How may the government own the land?

A. Right of eminent domain

B. Right of government ownership
C. Right of habeas corpus
D. Right of a sovereign over the governed
43. Who among our Presidents promised to "make this country
great again"?
A. Garcia
B. Magsaysay
C. Marcos
D. Macapagal
44. Which of the following is a segmented worm that can
be used to facilitate anticoagulation?

A. Bloodworms
B. Earthworms
C. Maggots
D. Leeches
45. The following organs have specific functions except:

A. Intestine
B. Liver
C. Pancreas
D. Appendix
46. Sound travels fastest in which of the following
medium?

A. Air
B. Solid
C. Vacuum
D. Water
47. Which of the following planets is considered to be closes to
the Earth, with an approximate distänce of 41 million kilometers?

A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Mercury
D. Jupiter
48. Ang mga sumusunod, maliban sa isa, ay ilan sa mga akdang
pampanitikang nagdala ng malaking impluwensya sa buong
daigdig.

A . Ang Koran
B. Ang Divina Comedia
C. Ang Banal na Kasulatan
D. Ang Romeo at Juliet
49. Ang Wikang Pambansa ay wikanng pinagtibay ng batas na
gagamitin ng pamahalaan sa pakikipagtalastasan sa kanyang mga
mamamayang nasasakupan sa larangan ng edukasyon
pananaliksik at pangangalakal. Alin ang nagtakda sa paglinang ng
isang wikang pambansa.

A. Kautusang Tagaganap Blg. 263

B. Artikulo IV Pangkat 3 ng Saligang Batas 1935
C. Batas Komonwelt Blg. 570
D. Batas Komonwelt Blg. 184
50. Tukuyin ang salitang naiiba sa kahulugan: kinain,
nilapa, sinibasib, inumin

A. Nilapa
B. Kinain
C. Sinibasib
D. Inumin
51. A leptokurtic distribution signifies that:

A. All scores are average

B. Most scores are average, very few are high and low
C. Scores are heterogeneous
D. The distribution has two modes
52. Which of the following does not describe a holistic
rubric in scoring?

A. It utilizes a single criterion

B. The student is assessed based on a specific target
C. It uses at least 3 or more basis
D. Both B and C
53. Kylie scored 74.80 from the recent LET. According to the
law, she can be referred to as a para-teacher. Which of the
following is not correct about para-teachers?

A. They will be assigned mostly to areas that are underserved,

depressed, or isolated.
B. These teachers failed to reach the minimum GWA of 75 but have
grades below 75.
C. They will be allowed to teach under certain circumstances based on
RA 9293.
D. They are covered by the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers.
54. Teacher Mae makes sure that she checks understanding to
ensure that the students are following the lesson. of what part of
assessment is she occupied with?

A. Assessment of learning
B. Assessment for learning
C. Assessment as learning
D. Assessment for and as learning
55. Of types of the curriculum, which comes from policy,
standards and guidelines from national organizations or
international bodies such as UNESCO?

A. Recommended curriculum
B. Learned curriculum.
C. Assessed curriculum
D. Written curriculum
56. Which program directly embodies both the pre-service
and in-service programs for Teachers?

A.Teacher Education Development Program (TEDP)

B. Basic Education Curriculum (BEC)
C. Basic Education Sector Reform Agenda (BESRA)
D. K-12 Program
57. Teacher Anna dealt effectively with a minor infarction of
whispering by a student to a neighbor during class. Which of the
following did she do?
A. Use nonverbal signals (gesture or facial expression)
B. Continue to teach and ignore infarction
C. Reprimand student after class
D. Reprimand quietly
58. Which of the following is considered the most
important characteristic of a good test?

A. Administrability
B. Reliability
C. Validity
D. Usability
59. To determine student's entry knowledge and skills
which test should be given?

A. Diagnostic
B. Aptitude
C. Placement
D. Standardized
60. NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted against set mastery
level. This means that NSAT and NEAT fall under

A. Intelligence test
B. Aptitude test
C. Criterion-referenced test
D. Norm-referenced test
61. Which of the following is a restricted essay test?

A. What should the Department of Education do to solve the perennial

problems of poor quality of basic education? Give and justify your
proposals.
B. If you were president of the Philippines, what would you do to spur
the nation's economic growth?
C. What conditions must be present for photosynthesis to take place?
Explain each factor in not more than three sentences.
D. Why are more and more people sick of Alzheimer's disease?
62. You give a 100-point test; three students make scores of 95,
92 and 91, respectively; and the other 22 students in the
classmake scores ranging from 33 to 67. The measure of the
central tendency which is apt to best describe for this group of 25
students

A. The mean
B. The mode
C. Average of the median and mode
D. The median
63. It is advisable to promote manipulative materials to a
child in his early childhood to develop:

A. Numerical skills
B. Social skills
C. Reading readiness skills
D. Pre-handwriting skills
64. Piagetian tasks state that thinking becomes more logical and
abstract as children reach the formal operations sage. What is an
educational implication of this finding?

A. Expect hypothetical reasoning from learners between 12 to 15

years of age.
B. Engage children in analogical reasoning as early as preschool to
train them for HOTS.
C. Learners who are not capable of logical reasoning from ages 8 to
11 lag behind in their cognitive development.
D. Let children be children.
65. Elvin lost his job and not long after, his job met an accident and was in
critical condition. Elvin tried to borrow money from relatives and friends
but came up short for a very critical operation needed to save his child's
life. Stealing became an option, What would a person in the conventional
stage say?

A. "EIvin has the right to steal since nobody wants to help him."
B "Evin should not steal because he will go to jail"
C. "Stealing is morally wrong but Elvin has to save his son's life. It is a choice he
has to make but he has to be
ready for the consequences of his action"
D. "Elvin should not steal because it is wrong and against the law"
66. A school curriculum should include a common body of
knowledge that all students should know.

A. Essentialism
B. Progressivism
C. Perennialism
D. Reconstructionism
67. While having supper, Mrs. Garcia asks her two children what
they learned in school earlier that day. Which level of curriculum
is shown in this situation?

A. Institutional
B. Experiential
C. Societal
D. Instructional
68. Mrs. Garcia would like to take part in developing a subject-centered
curriculum because she believes that all subjects in this curriculum are
geared towards the holistic development of the learner. Is her belief about
the experience-centered curriculum true? Why?

A. No, because the experience-centered curriculum focuses on the learners needs,

interests, and abilities.
B. Yes, because the experience-centered curriculum emphasizes the teaching of
facts and knowledge for
future use.
C. Yes, because the experience-centered curriculum involves cooperative control.
D. No, because it is the experience centered curriculum that emphasizes integration
of habits and skills in learning the knowledge component of a subject areas.
69. What refers to the authenticity of the content selected
by the curriculum developers?

A. Feasibility
B. Learnability
C. Significance
D. Validity
70. Which of the followingg school activities is closely
related and has greater impact to curriculum development?

A. Principal's performance evaluation of the

teachers.
B. Monthly meeting with the barangay officials.
C. Review of the textbooks and reference materials.
D. School visit of visitors from other places.
 71. All of the following statements are true descriptions of bottom-up
theory or model of the reading process EXCEPT:

A. Even though a reader does not recognize each word, he may be able
to comprehend a selection.
B. The meaning exists in the printed page and is interpreted by the
reader.
C. The meaning of the text is expected to come naturally as the code is
broken based on the readers prior knowledge of words.
D. The reader matches letters with sounds in a defined sequence..
72. What is a limitation of the word-attack strategy the
teacher is using?

A. This strategy is only useful when reading narratives or

stories, not other literature forms.
B. The strategy can only be used when a text is written below
the student's reading level.
C. The text may not contain the necessary information to
supply the definition being sought.
D. There are irregular pronunciations of consonant blends.
73. Content-Based Instruction (CBI) is based on the common
underlying principle that successful language learning occurs when
students are presented with target language material in a meaningful,
contextualized form, with the primary focus on

A. Understanding the lessons

B. Acquiring information and knowledge
C. Making connections between what they learn at school
and what they learn outside the school
D. Making meaning from what they learn
74. An example of vicarious experience is_____.

A. Watching a video
B. Taking a field trip
C. Making a class book
D. Making vegetable soup
75. Which must be primarily considered in the choice of
instructional aid?
A. Must be updated and relevant to Filipino setting
B. Must stimulate and maintain student interest
C. Must be suited to the lesson objective
D. Must be new and skilfully made
76. A teacher used the materials like TV, radio and radio
recordings, and pictures for his lectures. Which of the following
classification do the materials he used?

A. Abstract
B. Enactive
C. Continuum
D. Iconic
77. Which software is needed when one wants to perform
automatic calculations on numerical data?

A. Spreadsheet program
B. Database
C. Microsoft powerpoint
D. Word processing
78. A student who has difficulty concentrating and has a low tolerance for
frustration is planning a science research project that will include a final
presentation. Which of the following educational technologies is most
likely to benefit this student?

A. An assistive listening device

B. Text-to-speech software
C. A large keyboard for input
D. Graphic organizer software
79. Which of the following develops critical thinking skill
among the students?

A. Asking low level questions

B. A willingness to suspend judgment until sufficient
evidence is presented
C. Asking convergent questions
D. Blind obedience to authority
80. Bruner's theory on intellectual development moves
from enactive to iconic and symbolic stages. Applying
Bruner's theory how should the teacher teach?

‘
A. Begin with the concrete
B. Begin with the abstract
C. Be interactive in approach
D. Do direct instruction
81. When a persons' moral choices are determined by the
direct consequences of action, he is most likely in the
stage of:

A. Pre-conventional
B. Conventional
C. Concrete operational
D. Post-conventional
82. The following are principles of Classical Conditioning
Theory, except

A. Continuous Recovery
B. Extinction
C. Excitation
D. Stimulus generalization
83. Ms. Unida started her science lesson by stating a
generalization. Then she asked her pupils to undertake activities
to prove the correctness of the generalization before letting them
give specific examples or cases. What method did she use?

A. Inductive
B. Deductive
C. Problem solving
D. Discovery
84. Prof. Perello, a physical education teacher would like to make
her students know about different kinds of exercise and how each
affects their bodies. What is the focus of her concern?

A. Cognitive domain
B. Evaluation domain
C. Affective domain
D. Psychomotor domain
85. A teaching task ideally done on a daily basis. Which of the
following lesson plans provide maximum assistance and guide to
experience teachers?

A. Detailed lesson plan

B. Semi-detailed lesson plan
C. Brief lesson plan
D. Outlined lesson plan
86. Which of the following is an ineffective way of
presenting visuals?

A. Show visuals with an element of suspense.

B. Shut of the overhead projector when explaining lengthily.
C. Erase any writing on the chalkboard or whiteboard when
you no longer need it.
D. Have as many visuals you can present simultaneously to
hold the learners' interest.
87. Which pillar of learning is aimed at the wholistic
development of man and his complete fulfillment ?

A. Learning to know
B. Learning to do
C. Learning to live together
D. Learning to be
88. What is the most appropriate characteristic of a globally
competent individual?

A. Ability to become familiar with a new culture and work environment.

B. Having an intercultural facility of effective two-way communication.
C. Having an open mind while actively seeking to understand norms and
work effectively outside one's environment.
D. Having the professional competence to speak foreign languages.
89. dohn who is a son of a carpenter eventually learns the nature
of his father's job. This is an example of:

A. Assimilation
B. Enculturation
C. Acculturation
D. Culture pattern
90. A teacher is said to be a "trustee of the cultural and
educational heritage of the nation and is under obligation to
transmit to learners such heritage." What practice makes him/her
fulfill such obligation?

A. Use the latest educational technology

B. Practice integrative teaching process
C. Study the life of Filipino heroes
D. Pursue graduate education
91 As provided for 'in Article ll, Sec 17 of the 1987 Philippine
Constitution, "to foster patriotism, accelerate social progress, and
promote total human liberation, the state shall give priority" to
the following, except:

A. Education
B. Science and Technology
C. Arts, culture and sports
D. Value formation
92. With death threat over his head, Teacher Mayra is directed to
pass an undeserving student. If she is a hedonist, which of the
following will she do?
A. Don't pass him. Live by principle of justice. She will get reward, if
not in this. life, in the next.
B Don't pass him. She surely will not like someone to give you a death
threat in order to pass.
C. Pass the student. That will be of use to her, the student, and his
parents.
D. Pass the student. Why suffer the threat?
93. Article XIll of the Code of Ethics stipulates that the
evaluation of the learner's work should be based on merit and
quality of academic

A. Marks
B. Evaluation
C. Performance
D. Results
94. Upon prior consent of parents and school authorities, religion
may be taught in Philippine schools.

A. Within regular class hours

C. During vacant period
B. After class
D. After recess
95. A teacher who believes in the progressivist theory of
education would embrace certain reforms on methodologY.
Which reform would be consistent with this theory?

A. Active participation of the learners

B. Formal instructional pattern
C. Strict external discipline
D. Teacher domination of class activities
96. Which NCBTS domain creates situations that encourage
learners to use high order thinking skills (HOTS)?

A. Diversity of learner
B. Curriculum
C. Learning environment
D. Community linkages
97. One of the following quotations does not conform to the
Christian doctrine of Education for Humanitarianism. Which one
is it?

A. Do unto others as you would like others do unto you.

B. Love thy neighbor as thyself
C. Not on bread alone is man to live but on every utterance
that comes from the mouth of God.
D. Whatever good things we do to our poor, helpless brothers,
we do it for God.
98. As positive correlation is to direct relation, to what
relation is negative correlation?

A. Definite relation
B. Neutral relation
C. Inverse relation
D. Indefinite relation
99. Of the following questions, which relate to meta-cognition?

A. How is this done?

B. Am I learning well enough?
C. What facts did I know?
D. When did this event occur?
100 The class has become uncontrollable, and so teacher Yen
decided to have some undisciplined students out of the room to
the counselor's office. What did teacher Yen apply by way of
preventive approach to discipline?

A. Removing seductive objects

B. Direct appeal
C. Antiseptic bouncing
D. Physical restraint