NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

The Institution for Better Life

Laoag City
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Instructions: Read and analyze each item carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer for each item.
1. Which of the following statements adhere with the domains of the National Competency-Based Teacher
Standards?
I. A teacher shows accountability with his/her personal growth and professional development.
II. A teacher commits him/herself to his/her schools improvement through linkages with the
community.
III. A teacher understands the diversity of learners and addresses individual differences.
IV. A teacher adheres with the prescribed curriculum through competent instruction.
V. A teacher demonstrates social regard for learning.
A. I and II
B. I, II and III

C. I, II, III and IV

D. I, II, III, IV and V

2. Teaching is a noble profession because of its impact on nation-building and the development of a literate
citizenry. Hence, the state ensures the proper supervision in the_____.
A. Professionalization of teachers
B. Regulation of Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs)
C. Administration of Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET)
D. In-service training (INSET) of teachers.
3. Which of the following activities is NOT included in the professional development of teachers?
A. On-line learning and individual action search
B. Involvement in a professional organization, conducting group research or engaging in group studies
C. Face to face training distance or on-line course study and post-graduate programs
D. Acquisition of professional credits through paid conferences in absentia
4. The 1987 Constitution guarantees the professionalization of teachers. How can it be most successful?
I. It should be embedded in the vision, strategic plan, and organizational structure of the various tiers of
educational system.
II. It must be guided by a purposeful and systematic planning through an Individual Plan for
Professional Development (IPPD).
III. An environment which promotes the goals of a school-based management with a strong leadership
and support system should be ensured.
IV. Compliance with the NCBTS and TEDP should be optional and not mandatory.
A. I and II
B. I and III

C. I, II and III
D. I, III and IV

5. What is the best recommendation so that the teacher education institutions (TEI) will be assured of quality
teacher graduates, given that over a third of TEIs in the country had no LET passer?
A. Accept secondary graduates from private schools only.
B. Provide scholarship to TEIs students.
C. Adopt effective selection, admission and retention policies.
D. Accept students with genuine attitude towards teaching.
6. Which is the LEAST effective way to encourage your pupils to promote care of the environment?
A. Show your pupils a documentary film that depicts environmental negligence and ask them to share
their ideas on how to counteract them.
B. Ask your pupils to gather news clips about environmental protection and ask them to list down best
practices.
C. Designate trash cans for recyclable and non-recyclable wastes in your classroom.
D. Present a technical paper obtained from an international conference about climate change.

7. A new teacher is searching for ways to show gender equality in her class. Which of the following is the
LEAST appropriate suggestion?
A. Give equal academic work to boys and girls.
B. Evaluate class performance of boys and girls using the same scoring rubrics.
C. Make the students aware that a persons life achievements are determined primarily by his/her talents
and efforts.
D. Require girls to take cooking classes and boys carpentry as electives.
8. Which is NOT consistent with the goals of multi-cultural education?
A. It recognizes cultural diversity.
B. It creates equal educational opportunities for students from diverse racial, ethnic, social class and

cultural groups.
C. It helps all students acquire the knowledge, attitudes and skills needed for them to function

effectively in pluralistic society.

D. It promotes personhood and the development of full human potential of the students.

9. According to the Constitution, the State is required to establish and maintain free public and compulsory
education in the elementary level only. Which action logically follows?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The state mandates early childhood care and development.

The state provides conditional cash transfer to poor families
The state establishes school in every barangay
The states cuts the budget for tertiary education.

10. The study of the constitution is integrated in the schools curriculum. What is its purpose?
A.
B.
C.
D.

To acquaint students with the historical evolution of the Philippine Constitution.

To develop students into patriotic, responsible, creative and thinking citizens.
To equip students with the basic knowledge of the Philippine Constitution
To familiarize students with the content of the Philippine Constitution and prepare them for lawmaking.

11. The teaching of religion in public schools is allowed provided that here is a written parental consent and
there are no additional costs on the part of the government. When these requirements are satisfied, when should
religion be taught in public schools, as provided for in the Constitution?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Outside of regular class hours

Once a week at lunch break
Once a week after class hours
Within regular class hours

12. The 1987 Constitution provides for the national and official languages of the Philippines. If you want to
read the constitutional provision pertaining to language, what article should you look for?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Article XI
Article XII
Article XIII
Article XIV

13. According to the Governance of Basic Education Act, which does the basic education cycle encompass?
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.

Early childhood education

Education for Children with special needs
Elementary and secondary education
Alternative Learning system
Middle-level manpower training
Ladderized education

A.
B.
C.
D.

I, II , III and IV
II, III, IV and V
I, II, III and V
II, IV, V and VI

14. The Teachers Professionalization Act provides for the qualifications required of teachers prior to their
appointment. With the passage of R.A. 7836, who may teach?
A. Only those who gave graduated with the degree BSE or BBED.
B. Only those with a valid certification of registration and a valid professional license from the

Professional Regulation Commission.

C. Only those who earned 18 units of professional education or obtained a masters degree in education.
D. Only those with a field of specialization.
15. What program was established to aid needy students left by the public school systems limited facilities and
driven to enroll in private institutions?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Government Scholarship Assistance Program

Study Now-Pay Later Program
Educational Service Contract System
Regular HED Allocation from district and party list representatives

16. The Congressional Commission on Education of 1991 gave the impetus for Congress to pass the laws which
trifocalized the management of the Philippine educational system. What is the proof?
A. The linkages of TESDA and PRC with the Department of Labor and Employment and CHED with

the Office of the President.

B. The presence of Deped for basic education, CHED for higher education and TESDA for technical-

vocational education and training.

C. The synergy between DepEd, CHED and TESDA for education sector concerns.
D. The existence of a Bureau of Elementary Education, Bureau of Secondary Education and Bureau of

Alternative Learning Systems under DepEd.

17. The Adopt-A-School Program was adopted by DepEd to mobilize support from the private sector. If you
were asked to campaign for the program, what would you say?
The program is based on the principle of volunteerism and participation in education by creating
partnerships with different sectors.
II. The program was created to help generate investments and support to education outside the national
budget and mainstream funding.
III. Under the program, participating entities will enjoy additional tax incentives as they implement their
chosen project.
IV. Under the program, schools in low-income municipalities which have high performing students are
given due considerations.
I.

A. I only
B. I and II

C. I, II and III
D. All of the above

18. Which of the following statements INCORRECTLY describe the development of the educational system in
the Philippines?
I. Religious instruction was the focus of education during the Spanish period.
II. Philippine education during the Revolutionary period was focused on establishing nationhood.
III. The primary objective of the public schools system during the American occupation was teaching the
Filipinos to become self-reliant citizens.
Iv. The Japanese taught the Filipinos love of labor through post-graduate education.
V. The most prominent educational issue of the mid-1980s was values education.

A. I only
B. II only

C. III only
D. IV and V

19. Thomasites were the first American teachers who were recruited to help establish the public educational
system in the Philippines. Why were they called Thomasites?
A. They were professionl teachers who came to the Philippines on board the US transport named

Thomas.
B. They were the American soldiers who doubted the success of the pblic educational system to be set

in the Philippines.
C. They were the devotees of St. Thomas Aquinas who came to evangelize.
D. They believed in scholasticism, an educational philosophy founded on the work of St. Thomas

Aquinas.
20. Considering medieval education, which of the following is INCORRECTLY paired?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Chivalric: education for social etiquette

Saracenic: education as training for scientific thinking
Guild education: education for commerce
Scholastic: monastic education

For items 21 to 23
In an in-service training, the resource speaker asked the participating teachers to share their thoughts about their
profession, teaching. The following is the gist of what were shared:
TEACHER A: As a teacher, I should provide everything to my students. Their minds are blank slates, hence, I
should fill them up with all the information they need.
TEACHER B: As a teacher, I should engage my students with introspection. I believe that ideas are absolute,
hence, they should reflect to bring out absolute ideas.
TEACHER C: As a teacher, I should facilitate the learning process. Students have prior knowledge about the
world, hence, thy should be given the opportunity to discover meaning themselves.
TEACHER D: As a teacher, I should engage my students with value clarification. Values are relative, hence,
students should be given freedom to choose and be responsible for their actions.
TEACHER E: As a teacher, I should train my students rational power. Every learner is a rational being; hence,
my lessons should help him/her improve his/her reasoning skills.
21. Whose philosophical concepts are those of Teachers A and B?
A. Behaviorism and idealism
B. Essentialism and perennialism

C. Pragmatism and reconstructionism

D. Realism and empiricism

22. Teachers C and Ds responses come from proponents of:

A. Hedonism and Epicureanism
B. Experimentalism and progressivism

C. Constructivism and existentialism

D. Monasticism and scholasticism

23. If you agree with Teacher E, you are more a/an_____.

A. Empiricist
B. Realist

C. Rationalist
D. Consequentialist

24. Which statement is consistent with the pillars of learning of the Delor Commissions The Treasure from
Within?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Learning to Be prioritizes the development of the human potential to the fullest.

learning to Know is about mastering the instruments of knowledge
Learning to Live Together emphasizes environmental protection
Learning to Do highlights developing competence and application of what has been learned.

25. On which of the four pillars of learning does UNESCO place greater emphasis?
A. Learning to Know
B. Learning to Do

C. Learning to Live Together

D. Learning to Be

26. What changes in the basic education curriculum were adopted by the Department of Education in response
to the call of President Benigno C. Aquino III?
A. Making kindergarten and two-year senior high school compulsory.
B. Adding three years in secondary education as preparation for higher learning and vocational

education.
C. Reviving grade 7 in elementary education.
D. Mandating the high school Bridge program, an intensive one-year program in English, Science and
Math to improve on the competencies needed to complete a full high school curriculum.
27. The Multi-Lingual Education framework refers to learning which begins in the first language (L1) and
transitions to additional languages. What is referred to as L1?
A. Mother tongue
B. English

C. Tagalog
D. Other foreign languages

28. The Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers stipulates that under no circumstances shall a teacher be
prejudiced nor discriminatory against any learner. In which of the following circumstances is the teacher NOT
prejudiced against any learner?
A.
B.
C.
D.

She refuses a pupil with ADHD in her class

She considers MI in the choice of her teaching strategies
She sticks with paper-and-pencil tests in assessing learning
She makes a nearsighted pupil seat at the back and a farsighted pupil in front.

29. Mrs. Altamira, your former co-teacher, was promoted as a school head in a nearby school two years ago.
Because of outstanding performance, she has been receiving accolades from the Division office. Recently, you
discovered that she fabricated training certificates to earn the points which led to her promotion. What should
you do if you have to act professionally?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Submit a signed justifiable complaint against Mrs. Altamira to the office concerned.
Go straight to the Division Office and give criticism verbally.
Talk directly to Mrs. Altamira and tell her to be careful So that her secret will not be revealed.
Write a poison letter against Mrs. Altamira for dissemination.

30. You have students in your class who are flunking. Their parents missed several appointments with you.
When you asked some of your students what their parents are doing, one of them was honest to tell you that his
mother was in the spa. Another student said his father is in the gym. Still another said his parents are going on a
tour in Hong Kong. As a new teacher, what will you do?
A. Call for a parent-teacher conference and try your best to have them attend.
B. Ask for parent volunteers f or school activities and make sure that they will help out as much as they

can.
C. Report the matter to the principal and leave to her the decision on the issue.
D. Schedule a home visitation to discuss the problem of your students with their parents.

31. Which of the following instructional activities is the most effective, based on Edgar Dales Cone of
Experience?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Participate in a hands-on workshop

Read about the habits of model students
Role play about how one would handle bullying in class
Experience building a home for resettlers displaced by floods

32. If Teacher New wants to reach her students to value life, which learning activity is MOST appropriate?
A. Discussion
B. Independent study

C. Role playing
D. Questioning

33. Teacher Celestes lesson is on methods of family planning. She wanted her class to gain a holistic
understanding of family planning methods. So she invited a priest to talk on the morality of family planning
methods, a doctor on the physiological aspect of family planning, an official of the Population Commission for
his expertise and couple who practices family planning to talk before her class and to answer questions raised
by the class. What technique did she employ?
A. Forum
B. Panel discussion

C. Debate
D. Symposium

34. Of the following elements, which is not a necessary for cooperative learning to take place in the classroom?
A. Group processing
B. Individual and group accountability

C. Grouping students homogeneously

D. Positive interdependence

35. If Teacher Louise wants her students to learn how to properly use the LCD projector in the audio-visual foe
their presentations, which teaching method should she use?
A. Indirect instruction
B. Direct instruction

C. Problem-based
D. Cooperative learning

36. Teacher Franchesca assigns a human biology project for her students to investigate the range of peripheral
and determine how its range is affected by color, shape, ambient light and motion. This inquiry-based project
following the scientific method of investigation refers to____.
A. Discovery learning method
B. Expository method

C. Morrisonian or unit method

D. Type-study method

37. When choosing instructional materials, what should be the primary consideration of Teacher Abelardo?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Contribution to the attainment of the lesson objective

Preference of students
Up=to-dateness to suit Filipino learners
Time and cost needed to prepare instructional materials

38. Teacher Maila wanted to teach her Grade 2 students the differences between igneous, metamorphic and
sedimentary rocks. Which should be MOST appropriate to use in class?
A. Realia
B. Model

C. Diorama
D. Replica

39. Application of computers in teaching and learning have been beneficial, except which one?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Computer-assisted instruction for drills, tutorials, and problem solving

Productivity enhancements for word processing, calculations and data handling
Abundance of copyrighted books to clip and paste for term papers on demand
E-learning for those constrained to attend classes due to time and place

40. Teacher Annie was issued a new printer to use, but it would not print. She was told that she needs a driver.
What is a driver in computer parlance?
A.
B.
C.
D.

USB flash drive

A printer ink system
A software that enables a computer to communicate with a peripheral device
A computer technician

41. Teacher Joel wanted to reduce the time he spends computing for the final grades of his students. What
software does he need to use?
A. Database management software
B. Spreadsheet program

C. Powerpoint presentation slide

D. Word processing software

42. Which of the following refers to the split in the access to technologies between those belong in the high and
low socioeconomic statuses in society?
A. Digital deconstructionism
B. Digital configuration

C. Digital divide
D. Digital dissent

43. Which of the following best describes classroom management?

A.
B.
C.
D.

It encourages positive social interaction among students with same intellectual capacities.
It promptly and unobtrusively redirects misbehavior to optimize academic time.
It empowers class the teacher to enforce strict disciplinary measures all the time
It organizes class activities to adapt to the changing needs and temperaments of students.

44. On the first day of classes each school year, Teacher Sheryll involves her Grade 6 students in formulating
rules and procedures for accomplishing lessons and projects, administrative routines, movements around the
room, talk among students and housekeeping. After discussing and agreeing on the rules, she asks a student
volunteer to write the rules in a cartolina and have it posted beside the board for all to see.
Is Teacher Sherylls practice of having students prepare classroom rules sensible classroom
management?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Yes, it gives students a sense of ownership of the rues.

Yes, it reduces teacher Sherylls work load.
No, it confesses students undue superiority over the teacher.
No, it wastes student time and energy on the first day.

45. Teacher Rona manages her Nursey 1 classroom effectively. She knows what is happening in all play, learn,
and rest areas of the room. What classroom management principle of Kounin does she adhere to?
A. Withitness
B. Assertive discipline

C. Overlapping
D. Ripple effect

46. If instructional planning refers to the how of learning while curriculum development refers o the what
of learning, all EXCEPT which word belongs to a different aspect of learning?
A. Approach
B. Curriculum

C. Method
D. Technique

47. Bruners cognitive development theory proceeds from enactive to iconic to symbolic stage. Applying
Bruners theory, what should be Teacher Hazels first step in teaching the concept of fractions in mathematics?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Ask her brightest math student the meaning of the , and 1/8?
Show her class one whole cake and ask a student to cut it into two.
Write on the whiteboard: , , and 1/8
Draw three circles on the board and divide it into 2, 4 and 8.

48. In the new verb associated with Blooms taxonomy of the cognitive domain, what level of performance is
measured by the following instructional objective in computer education for fourth year high school students?
At the end of the quarter, student will design a personal blog about his/her high school life and plans for
college.
A. Understanding
B. Analyzing

C. Creating
D. Applying

49. Considering Robert Magers principles of lesson objective formulation, how can the following objective be
improved by teacher Jose:
After discussing the different forms of market structures in the economy, the teacher will give students
the reasons why the privatization of the Philippine electric power industry was beneficial to the consuming
public.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Cut it short; the statement is quite long

Reformulate it from the learners point of view
Remove the phrase After discussing the different forms of market structure in the economy.
No need to improve on it.

50. Which of the following DOES NOT characterize the inductive method of teaching? It proceeds from:
A. Concrete to abstract
B. Particular to universal

C. Generalizations to examples
D. Simple to complex

51. A recent curriculum improvement in the countrys secondary curriculum, Understanding by Design or UbD,
focuses on teaching for understanding using backward planning. Under the UbD, planning starts with
A.
B.
C.
D.

Determining acceptable evidence or assessment criteria

Preparing instructional processes
Planning learning activities
Identifying desired results

52. Teacher Noel wants to account for his students learning style, pace, interests as well as difficulties in
understanding the value of learning math. He prepares subject content using examples in sports, business,
medicine, technology and other fields of discipline to show how math formulas are used. What kind of teaching
technique does Teacher Noel use?
A. Scaffolding
B. Conceptualization

C. Discovery learning
D. Differentiated instruction

52. The K+12 program for the Philippine basic education system extends basic education from 10 to 12 years
and would include career and livelihood tracks in the last two years of high school. What alteration is called for
by the shift to the enhanced K+12 curriculum?
A. Curriculum change
B. Curriculum organization

C. Curriculum evaluation
D. Curriculum improvement

54. In Teacher Melanes school where core subjects are integrated into the curriculum, which of the following
instructional strategies would most likely be observed?
A. Teacher Melane focuses on individual instruction, although small groups are used more for reading

than mathematics.
B. Teacher Melane prepares students for seatwork so they have more opportunities to complete tasks

successfully.
C. Teacher Melane reteaches lessons whenever necessary for students who do not understand the

lessons.

D. Teacher Melane focuses on whole group discussion and uses various questioning, explaining, and

probing techniques.
55. Teacher Gigi wanted to enhance her students critical thinking skills by asking them a series of questions to
clarify concepts, probe assumptions, reasons, implications and viewpoints until they themselves arrive at an
ultimate answer. Which technique did she employ?
A. Socratic method
B. Mastery method

C. Funnel questioning
D. Problem solving

56. Teacher Rod prepared self-contained and self-paced instructional materials with well-defined objectives,
teaching-learning activities and evaluation measures to account for individual differences of his students. What
technique did he use?
A. Modula learning technique
B. Field study technique

C. Computer-assisted learning
D. Programmed instruction

57. What instructional tool was developed by David Ausebel to explain, integrate or interrelate new material
with previously presented information through comparisons and cross-referencing of new and old idea?
A. Story board
C. Advance organizers
B. Wikipedia
D. Powerpoint presentation
58. What visual tool could be used to structure a brainstorming session by identifying possible causes for an
effect or problem?
A. Fishbone diagram
C. Chain of events organizer
B. Spider map
D. Problem and solution organizer
59. Students learn by doing (and forget by not doing); hence, Teacher Cherry frequently gives Math drills to her
students. This practice is rooted on Thorndike's Law of
A. Readiness
C. Effect
B. Exercise
D. Belongingness
60. Teacher Wilson wanted to present information not readily accessible to students in an organized way, in a
relatively short period of time. What technique should he use?
A. Concept mapping
C. Focused group discussion
B. Cooperative learning
D. Lecture
61. For the fourth quarter of the school year, activities of graduating students revolved around the central topic
"The future is in our hands." Subject teachers were asked to prepare learning objectives, activities, materials and
assessment tools aligned with the topic as an opportunity for interdisciplinary learning among students. The
quarter ends with a culminating activity. What type of teaching did this involved?
A. Metacognitive learning
C. Simulation
B. Thematic approach
D. Sociodrama
62. Teacher Dorothy ask the question: How can you prevent global warming? Then, she gives students time to
think about their answers, discuss with their partner and then share their responses with a small group or the
whole class. What kind of cooperative strategy did she employ?
A. Jigsaw
C. Think-pair-share
B. STAD
D. Numbered heads together
63. The following are some ways that teachers implement an integrated curriculum, EXCEPT:
A. Math teachers relates the concept of fractions to decimals, which in turn relates to money, grades and
time concepts.
B. English teacher presents a historical novel depicting a particular period while the History teacher
teachesthat same period.
C. Science and Math teachers team teach the overlapping concepts of data collection, charting and
graphing.
D. Social studies teacher discusses the differences between the school's present curriculum and future
plans to implement integrated work-to-school curriculum

64. What curriculum dimension includes norms, values and disposition which students learn from the school's
way and covert communications?
A. Societal curriculum
C. Process curriculum
B. Hidden curriculum
D. Praxis curriculum
65. The Mother-Tongue Based Multilingual Education (MLE) curriculum was institutionalized in 2009 by the
Department of Education for the following reason, EXCEPT:
A. Make Filipino students use only their mother tongue in school.
B. Allow Filipino students to read quickly in their mother tongue.
C. Enable Filipino students to readily learn secong or third language.
D. Facilitate cognitive development and learning in non-academic areas.
66. Driggs, a Grade 6 students, recalls that the already had lessons in Geometry since he was in Grade 4. What
type of curriculum does his school implement?
A. Spiral curriculum
C. Problem-solving curriculum
B. Societal curriculum
D. Concomitant curriculum
67. Mrs. Gaddi takes part in developing a school curriculum rooted on progressivism. Which of the following
would characterize her curriculum design?
A. Teachers use the Socratic method to study the "Great Books."
B. Students are required to master basic academic subjects and skills.
C. Students engage in authentic learning activities and cooperative learning experiences.
D. Teachers lead students in analyzing socio-economic issues and become agents of change.
68. Social promotion or the act of moving students from one grade to the next even though they have not
demonstrated sufficient knowledge of grade level may be minimized with the following strategies EXCEPT:
A. Lowering the standards of the school so that the students meet performance benchmarks.
B. Hiring effective and well-trained teachers.
C. Providing after class and summer remedials.
D. Conducting standardized test and alternative performance based assessment.
69. What is the major advantage of a Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA) for the young learners with special
needs?
A. It links curriculum and instruction.
B. It is based on a norm-referenced measurement model.
C. It focuses on anecdotal information on student progress.
D. It is informal in nature.
70. Who are the primary stakeholders in curriculum development?
A. Teachers
B. School management and board members
C. Learners
D. Parents and guardian of students
71. There has been rampant theft of school equipment and uncontrolled vandalism in school premises by
teenagers in the community. What do this incidences indicate?
A. Inability of the school to hire security guards
B. Prevalence of poverty in the community
C. Scarcity of school resources for its students
D. Community's lack of sense of co-ownership
72. Vocabulary plays an important part in learning to read and in reading comprehension. Which of the
following is NOT an appropriate approach for vocabulary instruction?
A. Word definition copying
C. Wide reading
B. Direct instruction
D. Strategic word-learning
73. Which of the following teaching strategy is not meant to help develop reading fluency?
A. Choral reading
C. Time-repeated reading
B. Words map
D. Reader's theater

74. Teacher Jean, a Physics teacher, noticed her students were having difficulty understanding a chapter in their
textbook. She led a dialogue that modeled generating questions, summarizing, predicting and clarifying. Then
the students took turns assuming her role. Which of the following methods was she probably using?
A. Think-loud
C. Cooperative learning groups
B. Reciprocal teaching
D. Question-answer relationships
75.Which of the following teaching strategies could be used before, during and after reading to actively engage
the reader with the text by requiring him/her to create mental pictures, share the picture and identify words from
the reading material which evoked the mental images? This strategy improves reading comprehension by
connecting the author's writing with the reader's personal picture, using the reader's prior knowledge and
background experiences.
A. Summarizing
C. Story maps
B. Jigsaw
D. Visual imagery
76. Critical reading entails all of the conditions below EXCEPT one.
A. Logical analysis
C. Questioning attitude
B. Recording notes
D. Recognizing bias
77. Teacher Arlene wants to assess her students' reading comprehension level. Which of the following will she
NOT implement in her class?
A. Have students retell a story read in their own words.
B. Have students read a passage at an appropriate level for the student and then have the students answer
factual questions about the text.
C. Have students read and reread a text to find words that fit a particular pattern.
D. Have students fill in missing words from a passage.
78. What procedure does Teacher Patricia use as a reading comprehension strategy when she organizes her
instructions into a three-part framework, with specific activities used before, during and after reading?
A. KWL
C. Listen-read-discuss
B. List-group-label
D. Alphabetic matching
79. Based on research, which of the following factors is the single most important home-based activity of
preschoolers in building the knowledge required for children's eventual success in reading?
A. Being read to by parents
B. Practicing the alphabet
C. Memorizing nursery rhymes
D. Talking with parents about what happened while they were at work
80. Which of the following is the most important oral reading skill that Teacher Alfred should enable his
students to learn?
A. Proper pitch
C. Precise articulation
B. Correct pronunciation
D. Reading in meaningful units
81. Aaron grew up in a high literacy home surrounded by books and magazines and parents who are avid
readers. How would this exposure affect his reading development?
A. He would have a listening vocabulary richer than his reading vocabulary.
B. He would learn to read earlier, easier and with better comprehension.
C. He may not be interested to lear reading anymore.
D. He may have grown tired of reading and would rather play in class.
82. Teacher Jayson wants to develop his students' reading comprehension skills. What se quence development
would he follow?
A. Literal comprehension-interpretation-critical evaluation-integration.
B. Interpretation-critical evaluation-integration-literal comprehension.
C. Literal comprehension-integration-critical evaluation-interpretation.
D. Interpretation-integration-literal comprehension-critical evaluation.
83. Cosiderring the theories and principles of human development, which of the following practice/s should
teachers adhere to?
I. A teacher should take into account the family background and the environment where his/her pupils grew up.
II. A teacher should be aware of the stage of growth of his/her pupils to know what to expect from them.

III. A teacher should choose the appropriate activities as wellas methods of teaching for his/her pupils.
IV. A teacher should not make a comparison among his/her pupils unless their rate and pattern of growth have been
taken into account.

A. I only
B. I and II

C. I,II,and III
D. I,II,III and IV

84. Development is the age-related physical, cognitive, social, moral, and personal changes that occur
throughout an individual's lifetime. Studies indicate that development in any one of these aspects.
A. Is inconclusive.
B. May affect performance in another aspect.
C. Has nothing to do with another aspect.
D. Has a negative correlation with the other aspects.
85. Which of the following does NOT demonstrate a principle of learning?
A. Teachers should be creative in teaching.
B. Teachers should engage the students on hands-on activities.
C. Teachers must ensure that the tasks are too difficult to challenge the students.
D. Teachers should consider the students' level of development in presenting a lesson and in expecting
certain cognitive processes.
86. Which of the following learning theories is WRONGLY stated?
A. Behaviorism views learning as consisting of stimulus-response connections.
B.Cognitivism includes such processes as thought, memory, judgment and their relationships.
C. Constructivism stems from the theory that learning occurs primarily through reflection on personal
experience and as a result of intrinsic motivation.
D. Social learning theory believes that individuals learn from what others do as they decide which behavior
to adopt and use.
87. The most essential component of constructivism is when students.
A. Experience emotional boosts through learning.
B. Build positive social interactions through learning.
C. Actively build meaningful understandings through experiences and interactions.
D. Create physical constructs through information.
88. It is said that the crown of Robert Havighurt's research on education is on tasks that an individual performs
at different levels of development. Following his theory on "developmental tasks," what tasks should teachers
expect of a child in the middle childhood stage?
A. Achieving new and more mature relations with age mates of both sexes and desiring and achieving
socially responsible behavior.
B. Learning to get along with age mates and developing concepts necessary for everyday living.
C. Learning control the elimination of body wastes, sex differences and sexual modesty.
D. Selecting a mate and taking on civic responsibility
89. Ivan Pavlov posited the theory on classical conditioning with his stimulus-response experiments. Which of
the following BEST demonstrates Pavlovian conditioning?
A. A person imitates his peers in the way they dress themselves.
B. A person who learned to solve basic math problems successfully is motivated to solve higher math
problems.
C. A person who had painful experience at the dentist's office is fearful at the mere sight of the dentist's
uniform.
D. A person who was punished for not using the pedestrian lane when crossing the street is more likely to
follow traffic rules.
90. Central to the theory on purposive behaviorism which came from the work of Edward Tolman is the concept
of "goal-directed learning." What is its implication to teaching?
A. Teachers should set as many objectives as possible.
B. Teachers should make their lesson objectives "SMART."
C. Teachers should evaluate their lessons based on the objectives set.
D. Teachers should refrain from departing from their lesson objectives.

91. The "Little Albert" experiment was popularized by John Watson the "Father of Behaviorsm." His
experiment proved that "men are built not born" because
A. Genetic make-up greatly shapes an individual's development.
B. Heredity compensates what the environment fails to develop.
C. Environmental stimulation determines an individual's development.
D. Nutrition affects the healthy disposition of an individual.
92. The Law of readiness, exercise and effect in learning were products of the studies conducted by Edward Lee
Thorndike. Which of the following practices does NOT adhere with these laws?
A. Use drills for students to learn.
B. Always check on entry knowledge and skills of your students before proceeding to a new lesson.
C. Make sure that all eyes are on you when you demonstrate a behavior.
D. Make sure that inappropriate behaviors are followed by unpleasant circumstances.
93. The role of reinforcement and punishment in learning was emphasized in the work of B.F. Skinner. Which
of the following is a classroom application?
I. Create a classroom atmosphere that elicits relaxation.
II. Reinforce a good behavior to increase the likehood that the learner will repeat the response.
III. Help students see the connectedness of facts, concepts and principles.
IV. Punish undesirable behavior by representing an aversive stimulus following the behavior.
A. I and II
B. II and III

C. II and IV
D. III and IV

94. In an experiment, Teacher Marife arranged the rows of blocks in such a way that a row of 5 blocks is a
longer than a row of 7 blocks. She asked Aldwin, her grade 1 pupil, which row has more blocks. Aldwin said
that it is the row that makes the longer line. Considering Piaget's stages of cognitive development, which of the
following would explain the answer of Aldwin?
A. Aldwin has the trouble of seeing someone else's point of view.
B. Aldwin has the tendency to believe that other people look at the world as others do.
C. Aldwin cannot determine that a certain quantity will remain the same despite adjustment of the shape or
size.
D. Aldwin's thinking is rigid hence his reasoning is semi-logical.
95. Based on Piaget's theory, what should a teacher NOT provide in the different stages of a child's cognitive
development?
A. For a child under the sensorimotor stage, a stimulating environment with ample objects to play with
B. For a child under the pre-operational stage, acting out an example of a concept.
C. For a child under the concrete operational stage, learning activities that involve problems of classification
and ordering.
D. For a child under the formal operational stage, activities of hypothesis formulation.
96. Nadia observed birds flying and said, "I already knew that. All birds fly." Then she saw an ostrich from the
zoo and was told that it is flightless bird. Several days later, she was asked again if all birds fly. She replied,
"Well, most do." In Piaget's terms, what process did Nadia use to draw this conclusion?
A. Assimilation
C. Adaptation
B. Accommodation
D. Adjustment
97. If you adhere with David Ausebel's theory on meaningful learning, what will be your guiding principle/s as
a teacher?
I. Meaningful learning occurs when the material to be learned is related to what students already know.
II. Meaningful learning occurs when the material to be learned is memorized.
III. Meaningful learning occurs when the learner arrives at the solution to a problem independently and
relates it to his/her existing knowledge.
IV. Meaningful learning occurs when the solution is arrived at independently and is committed to memory.
A. I only
B. III only

C. I and III
D. II and IV

98. According to Jerome Bruner, modes of representation are ways in which a child manipulates information.
Considering his theory on intellectual development, what best depicts a child's transition from enactive, iconic
and symbolic modes?
A. Solving a math problem-using a calculator-doing mental math.
B. Imitating a dance step-joining a dance contest-winning in a dance competition.
C. Reading a map-going on a field trip-sharing of experiences to the class.
D. Playing with a book-looking at pictures-reading a story.
99. Noam Chomsky offered a nativist view about language learning. Which of the following does he assert
about language learning for children?
I. Young children learn and apply grammatical rules and vocabulary as they are exposed to them.
II. Begin formal teaching of grammatical rules to children as early as possible.
III. Do not require initial formal language teaching for children.
IV. Do not teach language to children at all.
A. I only
B. I and II

C. I and III
D. I and IV

100. Considering the assumptions of Lev Vygotzky, which of the following is/are TRUE?
I. Children perform more challenging tasks when assisted by more advanced individuals.
II. Learning mostly takes place in the Zone of Proximal Development and not independent work.
III. Complex mental processes begin as social processes that children gradually internalize and use
independently.
IV. Development precedes learning; hence children should given developmentally appropriate education.
A. I,II and III
B. II,III and IV

C. I, II and IV
D. All of the above

101. With the "Bobo Doll' experiment, Albert Bandura founded social learning theory which favors which of
these activities in teaching how to handle an LCD projector?
A. Lecturing the step-by-step process in operating an LCD projector
B. Employing the Socratic method in helping the students realize the proper way of handling an LCD
projector.
C. Showing the students how to use an LCD projector through a quick demonstration
D Asking a volunteers to operate an LCD projector through a trial-and-error method.
102. Based on Albert Bandura's theory, which conditions must be presented for a student to learn from a
model?
A. Acquisition, Transformation, Evaluation
B. Attention, Retention, Reproduction, Motivation
C. Preparation, Presentation, Application, Generalization
D. Interactive teaching, Questioning, Inductive reasoning
103. He proposed that the child will not have the tools to explore other parts of his/her environment when the
relationship in the immediate system of the environment breaks down, resulting in behavioral and academic
deficiencies.
A. Max Wertheimer
C. David Kolb
B. Robert Gagne
D. Urie Bronfenbrenner
104. In her values education class, Ms. Pomoy presented morally ambiguous situations to her students. The
following is the gist of what her students shared:
STUDENT A: "I must not cheat even if everyone in our class cheats. Never mind if I get ostracized for
that. I will only cheat myself if I do."
STUDENT B: " I must be honest at all times not only because I am afraid of punishment but because I am
convinced of the value of honesty."

STUDENT C: "Cheating erodes people's trusts and relationships. I will only follow what my conscience
dictates as right. I condemn cheating."
In the context of Kohlberg's moral development theory, in what moral development level are Ms. Pomoy's
students?
A. Between conventional and post-conventional levels
B. Conventional level
C. Between pre-conventional and post-conventional levels
D. Post-conventional level
105.Erik Erikson hypothesized that people pass through eight psychosocial stages in their lifetimes. What
happens at each stages?
A. There are conflicts or critical issues to be resolved.
B. The person's family will have a formal "rite to passage" ritual.
C. Fixation happens only when one decides to be fixated.
D. An individual may choose what crisis to resolve.
106. With Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory in mind, which of the following is an INCORRECT statement?
A. In the elementary school years; the greatest danger for children is the development of a sense of
inferiority.
B. A child who is cold towards the people around him/her as failed to attain trusts during the infancy
stage.
C. For a person who is at old age, giving something back to the community becomes an important task.
D. The most important task of an adolescent is finding someone to be intimate with.
107. Which of the following was postulated by Sigmund Freud in his theory on psychoanalysis?
I. Sexual drives are the primary motivational forces of human life.
II. The human psyche can be divided into three parts: id, ego and super-ego.
III. Each stage in psychosexual development is a progression into adult sexual maturity.
IV. Childhood sexuality and unconscious motivations influence personality only until adolescence.
A. I only
B. II and III

C. I, II, and III

D. I, II, III and IV

108. Based on Carl Jung's personality types, a child who is shy, less outspoken in groups and prefers to be alone
is classified as an ________, while a child who is comfortable with groups, talkative and assertive is
__________.
A. ambivert, extrovert
C. extrovert, introvert
B. introvert, extrovert
D. introvert, paranoid
109. Howard Gardner proved that intelligence cannot be measured in one form through his theory on multiple
intelligence (MI). Which teaching practice is contrary to his theory?
I. Requiring uniform requirements from the class for fairness.
II. Utilizing varied ways of assessing learning such as portfolio.
III. Sticking to paper-and-pencils test for ease in administering and scoring
IV. Encouraging the class to be creative in showing what was learned
V. Presenting a lesson in multiple perspectives and adjusting the lesson to students needs
A. I and II
B. I and III

C. II and III
D. II and IV

110. If one is made to believe that "what can be, he must be," what need will he strive to satisfy according to
Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
A. Physiological needs
C. Belongingness
B. Safety needs
D. Self-actualization
111. Read the following parents' remarks to their children then answer the question that follows
Parent A: "You will do what I want you to do. There is no discussion."
Parent B: (Child not home yet) "It is already 10:00 p.m."
Parent C: "You should not have done that. Let's talk about it so you can handle the situation better next

time."
Parent D: "You may do what you want. We will always be here for you, no matter what you do."
Which parenting styles are AUTHORITARIAN AND AUTHORITATIVE?
A. Parent A is authoritarian while Parent C is authoritative.
B. Parent A is authoritative while Parent C is authoritarian.
C. Parent B is authoritarian while Parent D is authoritative.
D. Parent B is authoritative while Parent D is authoritarian.
112. Which of the following is/are source/s of motivation?
I. Having the capabilities to execute the courses of action required to manage situations.
II. Having a sense of autonomy when it comes to things that one does and the choices one makes
III. Having the belief that a person can accomplish a task and an expectation about s/he to achieve.
A. I only
B. II only

C. I and II
D. I, II and III

113. What will Teacher Alice do if she wants to conduct a norm referenced evaluation?
I. Find out how well the course competencies were met.
II. Compare her student's performance with other student's in the country.
III. Compare her student's scores with the other student's scores.
IV. Describe the class performance against a set level mastery.
V. Describe what should be every individual student's performance.
A. I only
B. II and III

C. IV and V
D. V only

114. A principal helps his new teachers in constructing a periodic test. What device should he give his teachers
who find it difficult to start writing the test?
A. Study the content of their lesson.
B. Decide on the number of items for the test.
C. Revisit their instructional objectives to know what to put in the test.
D. Choose whether to give a constructed response test or a selected response test.
115. David Krathwoht's taxonomy of affective domain is ordered according to the principle of internalization.
Which of the following ate the least and most authentic levels of affective behavior?
A. Valuing, organizing
B. Receiving, characterization

C. Responding, valuing
D. Knowledge, evaluation

116. With Bloom's taxonomy of cognitive domain in mind, which of the following tasks will help your students
reach the highest level?
A. Rate a given paragraph along the elements of a good paragraph.
B. List the seven-step scientific method in their correct progressive order.
C. Discuss the process of photosynthesis using an example.
D. Compare and contrast norm-referenced and criterion-referenced evaluation.
117. In order to use essay questions effectively, teachers should understand the advantages and limitations of
essay questions. Why would a teachers choose another test item type instead of an essay test? Because an essay
test ____________.
A. assess higher order thinking skills.
B. evaluates student thinking and reasoning.
C. provides authentic experience
D. assess a limited sample of the range of content

118. In a practicum class, a student teacher constructed a matching type test. When he presented it to his critic,
he was told that he should construct homogenous items instead. What was the student teacher supposed to do?
A. List premises and response randomly
B. Use premises and response which are from the same categories.
C. Put more or less responses than premises.
D. Make correct answer obvious.
119. Which improvement should be done on this completion test item: An example of traditional folk
dance___________.
A. The blank should be longer to accommodate all possible answers.
B. The blank should be at the beginning of the sentence.
C. The question should have only one acceptable answer.
D. The central problem should be packed in the stem.
120. In which of the following should a scoring rubric NOT be applied? When you want to:
A. emphasize self- assessment
B. see the development in your pupils abilities
C. increase the consistency of judgment when assessing authentic tasks.
D. allow students to understand not only what is expected for their work, but also the grade they receive.
121. Which of the following practices reflects a formative evaluation?
A. While in the process of teaching, Teacher Aicel finds out if her students understand what she is teaching.
B. At the end of his lesson, Teacher Paulo determines the extent by which his lesson objectives are met.
C. Teacher David waits for the end of the term to find out how much his students learned.
D. Teacher Korina administers pre-test and post-test to ensure mastery of a cognitive lesson.
122. You noticed that your students have strong intrapersonal intelligence. Which assessment activity is most
appropriate for them if you want to measure the objective "to explain the meaning of molecular bonding?"
A. Write down chemical formulas and show how they were derived.
B. Draw diagrams that show different bonding patterns.
C. Demonstrate molecular bonding using students as atoms.
D. Let your students build molecular structures with multi-colored pop beads individually.
123. Which is the most authentic way of measuring a students ability to deliver an extemporaneous speech?
A. Bring your students in Congress to watch a plenary deliberation and ask them to evaluate the
extemporaneous speeches delivered by their representatives.
B. Let them search for extemporaneous speeches on YouTube and ask them to identify strong and weak
points.
C. Organize an impromptu speech contest and have your students participate.
D. Ask your students to write an essay outlining the steps in delivering an extemporaneous speech.
124. Mastery learning refers to the idea that teaching should organize learning through ordered steps. To move
to the next step, students have to master the prerequisite step. If all of your students in your class passed the
pretest, what should you do?
A. Administer the post test
B. Go through the lesson quickly in order not to skip any.
C. Go on to the next unit.
D. Go through the unit as usual because it is part of the syllabus.
125. A portfolio is a systematic collection of work, often including work in progress, students self-analysis and
reflections, on what the student has learned. Which of the following is not an example of portfolio?
A. Quotations the student especially likes
B. A student's working draft of a short story
C. Recording or video tapes of performances
D. Compilation of students report cards
126. If a teacher uses a constructed-response test, what items does she give to his/her student's?
A. Multiple-choice questions, matching-type exercises
B. Essay questions, sentence completion
C. Draw-a-person, kinetic family drawing
D. True/false statements, fill-in the blank

127. With validity and reliability in mind, which of the following is TRUE?
I. If an achievement test measures what it says it measures, the test is said to be valid.
II. When a test contains items that do not represent the content covered during instruction, it is known as an
unreliable test.
III. Test items that do not successfully measure the intended learning outcomes are invalid items.
IV. A test item is said to be unreliable when most students answered the item wrongly.
V. Assessment that does not represent student learning well enough is definitely invalid and unreliable.
A. I, II, III
B. I, III, V

C. I, IV, V
D. II, III, IV

128. Item analysis procedures help teachers improve a test as a whole by indicating which items to keep on a
test, which to modify and which to eliminate. Teacher Myra was assigned to do an item analysis for an algebra
test in first year. Which analysis is not necessary?
A. Distracter analysis
C. Item difficulty index
B. Analysis of variance
D. Discrimination index
129. What does an item difficulty index of 1.0 indicate?
A. All students answered the item incorrectly.
B. All students answered the item correctly.
C. Only one student got the item correctly.
D. Only one student got the item wrong.
130. Teacher Raymark found out in his item analysis that more from the lower group got test item #8 correctly.
This means that the item
A. Has high item validity
C. Has positive discriminating power
B. Has low item reliability
D. Has negative discriminating power
131. Which of the following statements is true of distracter analysis?
A. Distracter analysis anables teachers to examine how many students in the upper and lower groups selected
each option in a multiple-choice item.
B. Distracter analysis describes the relationship between item difficulty anditem discrimination.
C. Distracter analysis indicates the correlation between the performance of bright and poor students.
D. Distrcter analysis allows teachers to compare the level of difficulty of individual test items relative to the
whole test.
For items 132 to 135
Teacher Albert is evaluating the test he gave in Araling Panlipunan.The first item in the test showed the
following distribution of choices among the students in his class.
Options
Item 1
Students in top group
Students in bottom group
*Correct answer
132. What is the p. or index of difficulty of item 1?
A. 0.52
B. 0.37

A*
22
9

B
2
8

C D
3 3
6 7

C. 0.73
D. 0.43

133. What is the D discrimination index?

A.0.52
B.0.37

C.0.73
D.0.43

134. What could be said about item 1 based on the above values?
A. demonstrates positive discrimination
B. demonstrates negative discrimination

C. is an extremely easy item

D. is an extremely difficult item

135. What future action should be done on item 1?

A. Revise the item.
B. Revise the distracters.

C. Retain the item.

D. Discard the item.

For items 136 and 137

In the same Araling Panlipunan test, Teacher Albert got the following results for item 2.
Options
Item 2

A*

Students in top group

Students in bottom group

17
13

C
0

D
4

9
11

136. What could be said of distracter B?

A. It was an easy item.
B. It needs to be replaced.

C. It is the most effective distracter.

D. Data insufficient to answer the question.

137. Based on the above table which is the most effective distracter?
A. Option A
B. Option B

C. Option C
D. Option D

138. The scores of teacher Glenns students in Science are as follows: 88, 84, 86, 75, 88, 84, 78, 85, 90, and 92.
What is the mean, median and mode of the scores?
A.85.5, 88, 88
B.85.5, 85, 88

C.85, 88, 85.5

D.85, 85.5, 88

139. Approximately __________ percent of observation under the normal curve lie within 1 standard deviation
from the mean.
A. 95
B. 68

C. 99
D. 34

140. In the normal distribution of grades in Math, what is the performance of a student who has a z-score of 1
and a t-score of 60?
A. Average
B. Below average
C. Above average
D. Insufficient information given to determine performance
141. What is implied when score distribution in teacher Miguels class is positively skewed?
A. Most students got low scores.
B. Most students got high scores.
C. Most student are average.
D. Most students passed the test.
142. The computed r for Math and Science is 0.20. What does this mean?
A. The Math score is not related to the Science score.
B. The higher the Math score, the lower the Science score.

C. The Math score is slightly related to the Science score.

D. The Math score is negatively related to the Science score.
143. To asses her students application of good manners and right conduct, Mrs. Basa first enumerated all the
attributes and characteristics that she wanted to observe. Then, she put a check mark on attributes present and a
cross mark for attributes not observed in the student. What assessment tool did she use?
A. Checklist
B. Projective test

C. Rating scale
D. Anecdotal record

144. Miss Flores wanted to know if her students agreed to the K + 12 curriculum changes which the government
will soon implement. She used an ordered, one-dimensional scale from which respondents chose one option that
best aligned with their view. The students were required to tick on a box whether they strongly agree,
disagree, strongly disagree with K+ 12 or race undecided. Which of the following did she use?
A. Semantic differential
B. Likert scale

C. Self-report
D. Thurstone scale

145. Which of the following is an example of an affective learning outcome?

A. Conduct a debate on the pros and cons of being rich.
B. Perform the basic steps of the tango.
C. Participate in a waste segregation drive to show value for environmental preservation.
D. Create a mind map of lesson is microeconomics.
146. Teacher Manuel instructed her students to collect and organize all of their English compositions for the
whole year as a basis for evaluating their writing achievements. Which assessment tool is she using?
A. Scoring rubric
B. Portfolio assessment

C. Rating scale
D. Performance assessment

147. Behavior rating scales, self-report and projective techniques are tools assessing personality and behavior I
school children. Which is not a projective technique?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Child is asked to draw a house, a tree and a person of each ender on separate sheets.
Child is asked to complete a sentence, like I was happiest______.
Child is asked to give an inventory of his/her best and worst personality traits.
Child is asked to interpret the image presented in an ambiguous inkblot.

148. What type of grading is used for the national Licensure Examination for Teachers?
A. Norm-referenced grading
B. Criterion-referenced grading

C. Grading on the curve

D. Relative grading

149. What is the main basis for assigning grades?

A. Students behavior in class
B. Students class participation or recitation

C. Students actual academic achievement

D. Students attitudes in class

150. Formative evaluation: corrective effect as summative evaluation:___________.

A. Constructive feedback
B. Grading on the curve

C. Performance evaluation
D. General promotion

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