PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (Secondary) competent application.

Which principle governs

Teacher B’s practice?
MULTIPLE CHOICE A. Constructivist C. Behaviorist
B. Gestalt D. Cognitivist
1. Which does Naom Chomsky assert about language
learning for children? 8. Student B claims: “I cannot see perfection but I
I. Young children learn and apply long for it. So it must be real. “under which group
grammatical rules and vocabulary as can he be classified?
they are exposed to them. A. Idealist C. Realist
II. Begin formal teaching of grammatical B. Empiricist D. Pragmatist
rules to children as early as possible.
III. Do not require initial formal language 9. What does extreme authoritarianism in the home
teaching for children. reinforce in learners
A. Doing things on their own initiative
A. I and III C. I only B. Ability to direct themselves
B. II only D. I and II C. Dependence on others for directions.
D. Creativity in work.
2. Which is/are the sources of man’s intellectual
drives, according to Freud 10. You arrive at knowledge by re-thinking of latent
A. Id C. Id -ego ideas. From whom does this thought come?
B. Super ego D. Ego A. Experimentalist C. Idealist
B. Realist D. Existentialist
3. Theft of school equipment like TV, computer, etc. by
teenagers in the community itself is becoming a 11. Behavior followed by pleasant consequences will
common phenomenon. What does this incident be strengthened and will be more likely to occur in
signify? the future. Behavior followed by unpleasant
A. Prevalence of poverty in the community. consequences will be weakened and will be more
B. Inability of school to hire security guards. likely to be repeated in the future. Which one is
C. Deprivation of Filipino schools. explained
D. Community’s lack of sense of co-ownership. A. Freud’s psychoanalytic theory
B. Thorndike’s law effect
4. As a teacher, you are reconstructionist, Which C. B.F. Skinner’s Operant conditioning theory
among these will be your guiding principle? D. D. Bandura’s social learning theory
A. I must teach the child every knowledge,
skills and value that he needs for a better 12. Principal B tells her teachers that training in the
future. humanities is most important. To which
B. I must teach the child to develop his mental educational philosophy does he adhere?
powers to the full. A. Existentialism C. Progressivism
C. I must teach the child so he is assured of B. Perennialism D. Essentialism
heaven.
D. I must teach the child that we can never 13. All subject in Philippine elementary and secondary
have real knowledge of anything. schools are expected to be taught using the
integrated approach. This came about as a result of
5. The concepts of Trust vs. mistrust, autonomy vs. implementation of ___________.
shame & self-doubt, and initiative vs. guilt are A. Program for Decentralized Education
most closely related with works of _____. B. School-Based Management
A. Erickson C. Freud C. Basic Education Curriculum
B. Piaget D. Jung D. D. Schools First Initiative

6. Student Z does not study at all but when the
Licensure Examination for Teachers comes, before
he takes the LET, he spends one hour or more
praying for a miracle, i.e., to pass the examination.
Which attitude towards religion or God is
displayed?
A. Religion as fake C. Religion as authentic
B. Religion as magic D. Religion as real
14. Principal C shares this thought with the teachers:
Subject matter should help students understand and
appreciate themselves as unique individual who
accept complete responsibility for their thoughts,
feelings and actions. “ From which philosophy is this
thought based?
A. Perennialism C. Existentialism
B. Essentialism D. Progressivism

7. Teacher B engages her students with information

for thorough understanding, for meaning and for

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15. Based on Piaget’s theory, what should a teacher C. Operant conditioning
provide for children in the concrete operational D. Pavlonian conditioning
stage?
A. Activities for hypothesis formulation. 23. Which group of philosophers maintain the “truth
B. Learning activities that involve problems of exists in an objective order that is independent of
classification and ordering. the knower”?
C. Games and other physical activities to develop A. Idealists C. Existentialists
motor skills. B. Pragmatists D. Realists
D. Stimulating environment with ample objectives
to play with. 24. Under which program were students who were not
accommodated in public elementary and secondary
16. To come closer to the truth we need to “go back to schools because of lack of classroom, teachers, and
the things themselves.” This is the advice of the ______. instructional materials, were enrolled in private
A. Behavioris C. idealist schools in their respective communities at the
B. phenomenologists D. pragmatists government’s expense?
A. Government Assistance Program
17. Researches conducted show that teacher’s B. Study Now-Pay later
expectations of students become self-fulfilling C. Educational Service Contract System
prophecies. What is this phenomenon called? D. National Scholarship Program
A. Halo effect C. Ripple effect
B. Pygmalion effect D. Hawthorne effect 25. Which of the following prepositions is attributed to
Plato?
18. Teacher F is convinced that whatever a student A. Truth is relative to a particular time and place.
performs a desired behavior, provided B. Human beings create their own truths.
reinforcement and soon the student will learn to C. Learning is the discovery of truth as latent ideas
perform the behavior on his own. On which are brought to consciousness
principle is Teacher F’s conviction based? D. Sense perception is the most accurate guide to
A. Cognitivism C. Behaviorism knowledge.
B. Environmentalism D. Constructivism
26. In a treatment for alcoholism, Ramil was made to
19. Teacher U teaches to his pupils that pleasure is not drink an alcoholic beverage and then made to
the highest good. Teacher’s teaching is against ingest a drug that produces nausea. Eventually, h
what philosophy? nauseated at he sight and smell of alcohol and
A. Realism C. Epicureanism stopped drinking alcohol. Which theory explains
B. Hedonism D. Empiricism this?
A. Operant conditioning C. Associative learning
20. Studies in the areas of neurosciences discloses that B. Social learning theory D. Attribution theory
the human brain has limitless capacity. What does
this imply 27. In a social studies class, Teacher I present a morally
A. Some pupils are admittedly not capable of ambiguous situation and asks his students what
learning. they would do. On whose theory is Teacher I’s
B. Every pupil has his own native ability and his technique based
learning is limited to this native ability. A. Kohlberg C. Piaget
C. Every child is a potential genius. B. Bandura D. Bruner
D. Pupil can possibly reach a point where they have
learned everything. 28. Quiz to formative test while periodic is to
_________.
21. Availment of the Philippine Education Placement A. criterion-reference test C. norm-reference
Test for adults and out-of-school youths is in test
support of the government’s educational program B. summative test D. diagnostic test
towards _____.
A. equitable access C. quality and relevance 29. Your teacher is of the opinion that the world and
B. quality D. relevance everything in it are ever changing and so you the
skill to cope with change. What is his governing
22. A mother gives his boy his favorite snack every time philosophy?
the boy cleans up his room. Afterwards, the boy A. Idealism C. Experimentalism
cleaned his room everyday in anticipation of the B. Existentialism D. Realism
snack. Which theory is illustrated?
A. Associative learning 30. The search for related literature by accessing
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 connect a computer that have database is termed 39 B. Zen Buddhism D. Taoism
______.
A.compact disc search C. on-line search 40. Teacher Y does norm-referenced interpretation of
B. manual search D. computer search scores. Which of the following does she do?
A. She describes group performance in relation to a
31. In which competency do my students find the level of mastery set.
greater difficulty? In item with a difficulty index of B. She uses a specified content as its frame of
A. 0. 1 C. 0.5 reference.
B. 0. 9 D. 1.0 C. She compares every individual student’s scores
with others’ scores.
32. We encounter people whose prayer goes like this: O D. She describes what should be their
God, if there is a God; save my soul if I have a soul,” performance.
from whom is this prayer?
A. Stoic C. Agnostic 41. The best way for a guidance counselor to begin to
B. Empiricist D. Skeptic develop study skills and habits in underachieving
student would be to ______.
33. If teacher wants to test student’s ability to organize A. have these underachieving students observe the
ideas, which type of test should she formulate? study habits of excelling students.
A. Short answer C. Essay B. encourage students to talk study habits from
B. Technical problem type D. Multiple-choice type their own experiences
C. have them view filmstrips about various study
34. Who among the following needs less verbal approaches
counseling but needs more concrete operational D. give out list of effective study approaches
forms of assistance? The child who ________.
A. has mental retardation 42. Teacher F wanted to teach the pupils the skills to do
B. has attention-deficit disorder cross stitching. He check up quiz was a written test
C. has learning disability on the steps of cross stitching. What characteristic
D. has conduct disorder of a good test does it lack?
A. Scorability C. Objectivity
35. Which applies when skewness is zero? B. Reliability D. Validity
A. Mean is greater than median.
B. Median is greater than the mean. 43. For which may you use the direct instruction method?
C. Scores have three modes. A. Become aware of the pollutants around us.
D. Scores are normally distributed B. Appreciate Milton’s Paradise Lost.
C. Use a microscope properly.
36. Which does NOT belong to the group of alternative D. Distinguish war from aggression.
learning systems
A. Multi-grade grouping C. Graded education 44. In the context on the theory on multiple intelligences,
B. Multi-age grouping D. Non-graded grouping what is one weakness of the paper-pencil test?
A. It is not easy to administer.
37. The first thing to do in constructing a periodic test is B. It puts the non-linguistically intelligent at a
for a teacher to ______. disadvantage
A. decide on the number of items for the test C. It utilizes so much time.
B. go back to her instructional objectives D. It lacks reliability.
C. study the content
D. decide on the type of test to construct 45. NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted against set
mastery level. This means that NSAT and NEAT fall
38. Which one can enhance the comparability of grades? under _________.
A. Using common conversation table for A. intelligence test C. criterion-referenced test
translating test scores in to ratings. B. aptitude test D. norm-referenced test
B. Formulating tests that vary from one teacher to
another. 46. Teacher B uses the direct instruction strategy. Which
C. Allowing individual teachers to determine sequence of steps will she follow?
factors for rating I. Independent practice
D. Individual teachers giving weights to factors II. Feedback and correctiveness
considered for rating. III. Guided student practice
IV. Presenting and structuring
39. The cultivation of reflective and meditative skills in V. Reviewing the previous day’s work
teaching is an influence of _____.
A. Shintoism C. Confucianism A. V-IV-III-II-I C. V-II-IV-III-I

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 B. III-II-IV-I-VD. I-V-II-III-IV B. a vague distracter
C. an effective distracter
47. Which guideline must be observed in the use of D. a plausible distracter
prompting to shape the correct performance of your
students? 55. The burnout malady gets worse if a teacher doesn’t
A. Use the list intrusive prompt first. intervene to change whatever areas he or she in
B. Use all prompts available. control. Which one can renew a teacher’s
C. Use the most intrusive prompt first. enthusiasm?
D. Refrain form using prompts. A. Stick to job C. Judge someone else as wrong
B. Initiate changes in jobs D. Engage in self-pity
48. What measure/s of central tendency do/es the
number 16 represent in the following data: 56. If teacher has to ask more higher-order questions, he
14,15,17,16,19,20,16,14,16? has to ask more ____ questions.
A. Mode C. Median A. closed C. concept
B. Mode and median D. Mean B. Fact D. convergent

49. Which holds true to standardized tests? 57. What can be said of Peter who obtained a score of
A. They are used for comparative purposes. P75 in a Grammar objective test?
B. They are administered differently. A. His rating is 75 items in the test correctly.
C. They are scored according to different standards. B. He answered 75 % of the test items correctly.
D. They are used for assigned grades. C. He answered 75.
D. He performed better that 5% of his classmate.
50. Study this group of tests which was administered
with the following results, then answer the 58. I drew learners into several content areas and
question. encouraged them to solve a complex question for
Subject Mean SD Ronnel’s scrore interdisciplinary teaching. Which strategy did I use?
Math 56 10 43 A. Problem-centered learning
Physics 41 9 31 B. Unit method
English 80 16 109 C. Reading-writing activity
D. D. Thematic instruction
In which subject(s) were the scores most
homogenous? 59. Which guidance in test construction is NOT observed
A. Math C. Physics in this test item “ Jose Rizal wrote ____”.
B. English D. Physics and Math A. The central problem should be packed in the
51. In the parlance of test construction what does TOS stem.
mean? B. There must be only one correct answer.
A. Table of Specifics C. Table of Specific Test Items C. Alternatives must grammatical parallelism.
B. Term of Specifications D. Table of Specifications D. The alternative must be plausible.

52. Which is a major advantage of a curriculum-based 60. To elicit more students’ response, Teacher G. made
assessment? use of covert responses. Which one did she NOT do?
A. It is informal nature. A. She had the students write their response
B. It connects testing with teaching. privately.
C. It tends to focus on anecdotal information on B. She showed the correct answers on the
student progress. overhead after the students have written their
D. It is based on a norm-referenced measurement responses.
model. C. She had the students write their responses
privately then called each of them.
53. Teacher H gave first-grade class a page with a story in D. She refrained from judging on the student’s
which picture take the place of some words. Which responses.
method did she use?
A. The whole language approach 61. Direct instruction id a facts, rules, and actions as
B. The Spaulding method indirect instruction is for _____ ,____, _____.
C. The rebus method A. hypotheses, verified data and conclusions
D. The language experience approach B. concepts, patterns and abstractions
C. concepts, processes and generalizations
54. Out of 3 distracters in a multiple choice test items, D. guesses, data and conclusions
namely B, C, and D, no pupil choice D as answer. This
implies that D is ________. 62. Which test has broad sampling of topics as
A. an ineffective distracter strength?

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B. Short answer test D. Problem test 69. Which criterion should guide a teacher in the choice
. of instructional devices?
63. Teacher T taught a lesson denoting ownership by A. Attractiveness C. Novelty
means of possessives. He first introduced the rule, B. Cost D. Appropriateness
then gave examples, followed by class exercises,
then back to the rule before he moved into second 70. Study this group of tests which was administered
rule. Which presenting technique did he use with the following results, then answer the
A. Combinatorial C. Part-whole question.
B. Comparative D. Sequential Subject Mean SD Ronnel’s scrore
Math 56 10 43
64. In his second item analysis, Teacher H found out that Physics 41 9 31
more from the lower group got the test item # 6 English 80 16 109
correctly. This means that the test item _____.
A. has a negative discriminating power. In which subject(s) did Ronnel perform poorly in
B. has a lower validity. relation to the group’s performance?
C. has a positive discriminating power. A. English C. Math
D. has a high reability. B. English and Math D. Physics

65. Teacher E discussed how electricity flows through 71. “What is most likely to happen to our economy
wires and what generates the electric charge. Then when export continuously surpasses import” is a
she gave the students wires, bulbs, switches, and dry thought question on ______.
cells and told the class to create a circuit that will A. creating C. relating cause-and-effect
increase the brightness of each bulb. Which one B. synthesizing D. predicting
best describes the approach used?
A. It used a taxonomy of basic thinking skills. 72. Which method has been proven to be effective in
B. It was constructivist. courses that stress acquisition of knowledge?
C. It helped students understand scientific A. Socratic method C. Indirect instruction
methodology. B. Cooperative learning D. Mastery learning
D. None of the above
73. Which is the first step in planning an achievement
66. Teacher W wants to review and check on the lesson of test?
the previous day. Which one will be most reliable? A. Define the instructional objective.
A. Having students identify difficult homework B. Decide on the length of the test.
problems. C. Select the type of test items to use.
B. Having students correct each other’s work. D. Build a table of specification.
C. Sampling the understanding of a few students.
D. Explicitly reviewing the task-relevant information 74. Which activity should a teacher have more for his
necessary for the day’s lesson. students if he wants to develop logical-
mathematical thinking?
67. Shown a picture of children in sweaters inside the A. Drama C. Problem solving
classrooms, the students were asked this question: B. Choral reading D. Storytelling
In what kind of climate do these children live? This
is a thought questions on ______. 75. Why should a teacher NOT use direct instruction all
A. inferring C. applying the time
B. creating D. predicting A. It requires much time.
B. It requires use of many supplemental materials.
68. Study this group of tests which was administered C. It is generally effective only in the teaching of
with the following results, then answer the concepts and abstractions.
question. D. It reduces student’s engagement in learning.
Subject Mean SD Ronnel’s scrore
Math 56 10 43 76. Which are direct measures of competence?
Physics 41 9 31 A. Personality tests C. Paper-and-pencil test
English 80 16 109 B. B. Performance tests D. Standardized tests

In which subject(s) did Ronnel perform best in 77. Which is one role play in the pre-school and early
relation to the group’s performance? childhood years?
A. Develops competitive spirit.
A. Physics and Math C. Physics B. Separates reality from fantasy.
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 C. Increase imagination due to expanding 84. In Krathwoh’s taxonomy of objectives in the affective,
knowledge and emotional range. which is most authentic?
D. Develops the upper and lower limbs. A. Characterization C. Responding
B. Valuing D. Organization
78. Teacher A discovered that his pupils are very good in
dramatizing. Which tool must have helped him discover 85. “In the light of the facts presented, what is most likely
his pupils’ strength? to happen when…?” is a simple thought question
A. Portfolio assessment C. Journal entry on _____.
B. Performance test D. Paper-and-pencil test A. inferring C. synthesizing
B. generalizing D. justifying
79. Teacher M’s pupils are quite weak academically and
his lesson is already far behind time table. How should 86. The teacher’s first task in the selection of media in
Teacher M proceed with his lesson? teaching is to determine the
A. Experientially C. Logically A. choice of the students
B. B. Inductively D. Deductively B. availability of the media
C. objectives of the lesson
81. I want to teach concepts, patterns and abstractions. D. technique to be used
Which method is most appropriate?
A. Indirect instruction C. Direct instruction 87. In self-directed learning, to what extent should a
B. Discovery D. Problem solving teacher’s “scaffolding” be?
A. To a degree the student needs it.
82. If your Licensure Examination for Teacher (LET) B. None, to force the student to learn by himself
items sample adequately the competencies listed in C. To the maximum, in order to extend to the
the syllabi, it can be said that LET possesses ______ student all the help he needs.
validity. D. To the minimum, to spend up development of
A. concurrent C. content student’s sense of independence.
B. construct D. predictive
88. Which is a form of direct instruction?
83. Read the following then answer the questions: A. Discovery process C. Programmed instruction
B. B. Problem solving D. Inductive reasoning
TEACHER: IN WHAT WAYS OTHER THAN THE
PERIODIC TABLE MIGHT WE 89. With synthesizing skills in mind, which has the highest
PREDICT THE UNDISCOVERED diagnostic value?
ELEMENTS? A. Essay test C. Completion tes
BOBBY: WE COULD GO TO THE MOON AND B. Performance test D. Multiple choice test
SEE IF THERE ARE SOME ELEMENTS
THERE WE DON’T HAVE. 90. How can you exhibit legitimate power on the first day
BETTY: WE COULD DIG DOWN TO THE of school?
CENTER OF THE EARTH AND SEE IF A. By making your students feel they are accepted
WE FIND ANY OF THE MISSING for who they are.
ELEMENTS. B. By informing them you are allowed to act in loco
RICKY: WE COULD STUDY DEBRIS FROM parents.
THE METEORITES-IF WE CAN FIND C. By making them realize the importance of good
ANY. grades.
TEACHER: THOSE ARE ALL GOOD ANSWERS. D. By making them feel you have mastery of
BUT WHAT IF THOSE EXCURSIONS subject matter.
TO THE MOON, TO THE CENTER OF
THE EARTH OR TO FIND 91. Based on Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience, which
METEORITES WERE TOO COSTLY activity is farthest from the real thing?
AND TIME CONSUMING? HOW A. View images C. Watch a demo
MIGHT WE USE THE ELEMENTS WE B. Attend exhibit D. Hear
ALREADY HAVE HERE ON EARTH TO
FIND SOME NEW ONES? 92. Which can effectively measure student’s awareness
of values?
Question: The Teacher questions in the above exchange A. Projective techniques C. Likert scales
are examples of ____ questions. B. Moral dilemma D. Anecdotal record
A. Fact C. Direct
B. Concept D. Closed 93. I combined several subject areas in order to focus on
a single concept for interdisciplinary teaching.
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 A. Problem-entered learning 102. Which Filipino trait works against the shift in
B. Thematic instruction teacher’s role from teacher as a fountain of information
C. Reading–writing activity to teacher as facilitator?
D. Unit method A. AuthoritativenessC. Hiya
B. Authoritarianism D. Pakikisama
94. The test item ”Group the following items according
to shape” is a thought test item on _______. 103. Teacher A is a teacher of English as Second
A. creating C. classifying Language: she uses vocabulary cards, fill-in-the
B. generating D. comparing blank sentences, dictation and writing exercises in
teaching a lesson about grocery shopping. Based
95. For maximum interaction, a teacher ought to avoid on this information, which of the following is a valid
_____ questions. conclusion?
A. informational C. leading A. The teacher is applying Bloom’s hierarchy of
B. rhetorical D. divergent cognitive learning.
B. The teacher is teaching variety of ways because
96. By what name is Socratic method also known ? not all students learn in the same manner.
A. Mastery learning C. Morrison method C. The teacher wants to make her teaching easier
B. Indirect instruction D. Questioning Method by having less talk.
D. The teacher is emphasizing reading and writing
97. Which is an appropriate way to make manage off- skills.
task behavior?
A. Make eye contact. 104. With specific details in mind, which one has (have) a
B. Stop your class activity to correct a child who is stronger diagnostic value?
no longer on task. A. Multiple choice test
C. Move closer to the child. B. Non-restricted essay test
D. Redirect a child’s attention to task and check his C. Restricted essay test
progress to make sure he is continuing to work D. Restricted and non-restricted essay tests

98. Which one can best evaluate student’s attitudinal
development?
A. Essay test C. Observation
B. Portfolio D. Short answer test
99. What should a teacher do for students in his class
who are on grade level
A. Give them materials on their level and let them
work at a pace that is reasonable for them,
trying to bring them up to a grade level.
B. Give them the same work as the other students,
because they will absorb as much as they are
capable of.
C. Give them the same work as the other students,
not much, so that they won’t feel embarrassed.
D. Give them work on the level of the other
students and work a little above the classmates
level to challenge them.
100. With-it-ness, according to Kourin, is one of the
characteristics of an effective classroom manager.
Which phrase goes with it?
A. Have hands that write fast.
B. Have eyes on the back of your hands.
C. Have a mouth ready to speak.
D. Have minds packed with knowledge.
101. On whose philosophy was A.S.Neil Summerhill, one
of the most experimental schools based?
A. A. Rousseau C. Montessori
B. B. Pestalozzi D. John Locke
105. Teacher B is a teacher of English as 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 applying Bloom’s hierarchy of
cognitive learning.
C. The teacher is wants to do less talk.
D. The teacher is emphasizing listening and
speaking skills.
106. In a criterion-referenced testing, what must you do
to ensure that your test is fair
A. Make all of the questions true or false.
B. Ask each student to contribute one question.
C. Make twenty questions but ask the students to
answer only ten of their choice.
D. Use objectives for the unit as guide in your test
construction.
107. Read this question: “How will you present the layers
of the earth to your class?” This is a question that
_________.
A. directs
B. leads the students to evaluate
C. assesses cognition
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108. In Krathwoh’s affective domain of objectives, which BETTY: WE COULD DIG DOWN TO THE CENTER
of the following is the lowest level of effective OF THE EARTH AND SEE IF WE FIND
behavior? ANY OF THE MISSING ELEMENTS.
A. Valuing C. Responding RICKY: WE COULD STUDY DEBRIS FROM THE
B. Characterization D. Organization METEORITES- IF WE CAN FIND ANY.
TEACHER: THOSE ARE ALL GOOD ANSWERS BUT
109. Which is NOT a sound purpose for asking questions? WHAT IF THOSE EXCURSIONS TO THE
A. To probe deeper after an answer is given MOON, TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
B. To discipline a bully in class OR TO FIND METEORITES WERE TOO
C. To remind students of a procedure COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING? HOW
D. To encourage self-reflection MIGHT WE USE THE ELEMENTS WE
ALREADY HAVE HERE ON EARTH TO
110. It is not wise to laugh at a two-year old child when FIND SOME NEW ONES?
he utters bad word because in his stage he is
learning to __________. Question: which questioning strategy/ies does/do
A. considered other’s views the exchange of thoughts above
B. distinguish right from wrong illustrate?
C. socialize A. Funneling
D. distinguish sex differences B. Sowing and reaping
C. Nose-dive
111. Research tells that teachers ask mostly content D. Extending and lifting
questions. Which of the following terms does NOT
refer to content questions? 117. How can you exhibit referent power on the first day
A. Closed C. Concept of school?
B. Direct D. Convergent A. By making them feel you know what you are
talking about.
112. In mastery learning, the definition of an acceptable B. By telling them the importance of good grades.
standard of performance is called a C. By reminding your students your authority over
A. behavior C. SMART them again and again.
B. condition D. criterion measure D. By giving your students a sense of belonging and
acceptance.
113. Based on Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience, which
activity is farthest from the real thing? 118. A sixth grade twelve-year old boy comes from a
A. Read C. View images dysfunctional family and has been abused and
B. Hear D. Attend exhibit neglected. He has been to two orphanages and
three different elementary schools. The student can
114. After giving an input on a good paragraph, Teacher decode on the second grade level, but he can
W asks her students to rate a given paragraph comprehend orally material at the fourth or fifth
along the elements of a good paragraph. The grade level. The most probable cause/s of this
students’ task is in level of _________. student’s reading problem is/are ______.
A. application C. evaluation A. emotional factors
B. analysis D. synthesis B. poor teaching
C. neurological factors
115. Which is one characteristic of an effective classroom D. immaturity
management?
A. It quickly and unobtrusively redirects 119. Which questioning practice promotes more class
misbehavior once it occurs. interaction?
B. It teaches dependence on other for self-control. A. Asking the question before calling a student
C. It respects cultural norms of a limited group B. Focusing on divergent questions.
students. C. Focusing on convergent questions.
D. Strategies are simple enough to be used D. Asking rhetorical questions
consistently
120. The following are sound specific purpose of
116. Read the following then answer the questions: questions EXCEPTS
TEACHER: IN WHAT WAYS OTHER THAN THE A. To call the attention of an inattentive student
PERIODIC TABLE MIGHT WE PREDICT THE B. To teach via student answers
UNDISCOVERED ELEMENTS? C. To stimulate learners to ask questions
BOBBY: WE COULD GO TO THE MOON AND SEE D. To arouse interest and curiosity
IF THERE ARE SOME ELEMENTS THERE
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121. Which technique should a teacher use to encourage
response if his students do not respond to his
question?
A. Ask a specific student to respond, state the
question, and wait a response.
B. Tell the class that it will have detention unless
answers are forthcoming.
C. Ask another question, an easier one.
D. Wait for a response.
122. Which types of play is most characteristic of a four
to six-year old child?
A. Solidarity plays and onlookers plays
B. Associative and cooperative plays
C. Associative and onlookers plays
D. Cooperative and solidarity plays
123. The principle of the individual difference requires
teachers to ___________.
A. give greater attention to gifted learners
B. provide for a variety of learning activities
C. treat all learners alike while in the classroom
D. prepare modules for slow learners in class
124. Referring to Teacher S, Nicolle describes her teacher
as “fair, caring and someone you can talk to”. Which
power or leadership does Teacher S have?
A. Referent power C. Reward power
B. Legitimate power D. Expert power
125. During the Spanish period, what was/were the
medium/media of instruction in schools?
A. The Vernacular C. Spanish
B. English D. Spanish and the Vernacular
126. Rodel is very aloof and cold in his relationship with
classmates. Which basic goals must have not been
attained by Rodel during his developmental years,
according to Erickson’s theory of psychological
development?
A. Autonomy C. Initiative
B. Trust D. Generativity
127. How can you exhibit expert power on the first day of
school?
A. By making them feel you know what you are
talking about.
B. By telling them the importance of good grades.
C. By reminding then your students your authority
over them again and again.
D. By giving your students a sense of belonging and
acceptance.
128. Teacher P wants to develop the skill of synthesizing
in her pupil. Which one will she do?
A. Ask her students to formulate a generalization
from the data shown in graphs.
B. Ask her students to answer questions beginning
with “What if …”
C. Tell her pupils to state data presented in graphs.
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D. Directs her students to ask questions on the
parts of the lesson not understood.
129. John Watson said “Men are built not born. ” What
does this statement point to?
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.
130. Teacher H strives to draw participation of every
student into classroom discussion. Which student’s
need is she trying to address? The need
A. to show their oral abilities to the rest of the class
B. to be creative
C. to feel significant and be part of a group
D. to get everything out in the open
131. Teacher G’s lessons objective has something to do
with the skill of synthesizing? Which behavioral
term is most appropriate?
A. Test C. Appraisal
B. Assess D. Theorize
132. Which is a sound classroom management practice?
A. Avoid establishing routines; routines make your
student robots.
B. Establish routines for all daily needs and tasks.
C. Apply rules and policies on a case to case basis.
D. Apply reactive approach to discipline.
133. A child who gets punished for stealing candy may
not steal again immediately. But this does not mean that
the child may not steal again. Based on Thorndike’s
theory on punishment and learning, this shows that
______________.
A. punishment strengthen e a response
B. punishment remove a response
C. punishment does not remove a response
D. punishment weakens a response
134. Which assumption underlines the teacher’s use of
performance objectives?
A. Not every form of learning id observable.
B. Performance objectives assure the learner of
learning.
C. Learning is defined as a change in the learner’s
observable performance.
D. The success of the learner is based on teacher’s
performance.
135. As a teacher, what do you do when you engage
yourself in major task analysis?
A. Test if learning reached higher level thinking
skills
B. Breakdown a complex task into sub-skills
 C. Determine the level of thinking involved A. SMART C. behavior
D. Revise lesson objectives B. criterion measure D. condition

136. The following are used in writing performance 145. “A stitch on time saves nine”, so goes the adage.
objectives EXCEPT Applied to classroom management, this means that
A. delineate C. integrate we _______.
B. diagram D. comprehend A. may not occupy ourselves with disruptions
which are worth ignoring because they are
137. Teacher B clears his throat to communicate minor
disapproval of a student’s behavior. Which specific B. must be reactive in our approach to discipline
influence technique is this? C. have to resolve minor disruptions before they
A. Signal interference C. Interest boosting are out of control
B. Direct appeal D. Proximity control D. may apply 9 rules out of 10 consistently

138. An effective classroom manager uses low-profile 146. Ruben is very attached to his mother and Ruth to
classroom control. What is a low-profile classroom her father. In what developmental stage are they
technique? according to Freudian psychological theory?
A. Note to parents A. Oedipal stage C. Anal Stage
B. After-school detention B. Latent stage D. Pre-genital stage
C. Withdrawal of privileges
D. Raising the pitch of the voice 147. What was the prominent educational issues of the
mid 1980’s?
139. The primary objective of my lesson is: “To add A. Bilingual Education C. Accountability
similar fractions correctly.” Before I can do this I B. Value Education D. Mainstreaming
must first aim at this specific objective: “to
distinguish a numerator from a nominator. “What 148. Which behavior is exhibited by a student who is
kind of objective is the latter? strong in interpersonal intelligence?
A. Major C. Enabling A. Works on his/her own.
B. Terminal D. Primary B. Keeps interest to himself/herself
C. Seeks out a classmate for help when problem
140. With which goals of educational institutions as occurs.
provided for by the Constitution is the D. Spends time meditating.
development of work skills aligned?
A. To develop moral character 149. Which is behavioral term describes a lesson
B. To teach the duties of citizenship outcome in the highest level of Bloom’s cognitive
C. To inculcate love of country domain?
D. To develop vocational efficiency A. Create C.

141. In instructional planning it is necessary that parts of C. Analyze

the plan from the first to the last have B. Evaluate D. Design
___________.
A. clarity C. coherence 150. The main purpose of compulsory study of the
B. symmetry D. conciseness Constitution is to ___.
A. develop students into responsible, thinking
142. All of the following describe the development of citizens
children aged eleven to thirteen EXCEPT B. acquaint student with the historical
A. they shift from impulsivity to adaptive ability development of the Phil Constitution
B. sex differences in IQ becomes more evident C. make constitutional experts of the students
C. they exhibit increased objectivity in thinking D. prepare students for law-making
D. they show abstract thinking and judgement
151. A goal-oriented instruction culminates in _______.
143. If a teacher plans a constructivist lesson, what will A. planning activities
he most likely do? Plan how he can _______. B. evaluation
A. do evaluate his student’s work C. identification of topics
B. do reciprocal teaching D. formulation of objectives
C. do lecture to his students
D. engage his students in convergent thinking 152. Based on Freud’s psychoanalytic theory which
component (s) of personality is (are) concerned
144. In mastery learning, the definition of an acceptable with a sense of right and wrong?
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 A. Super ego C. Id 160. Student’s scores on a test were:
B. Super-ego and Ego D. Ego 72,72,73,74,76,78,81,83,85.
The score 76 is the ___.
153. Who among the following puts more emphasis on A. mode C. average
core requirements, longer school day, longer B. mean D. median
academic year and more challenging textbooks?
A. Perennialist C. Progressivist 161. Standard deviation is to variability as mode to
B. Essentialist D. Existentialist _____.
A. level of difficulty C. correction
154. A student passes a research report poorly written B. discrimination D. central tendency
but ornately presented in a folder to make up for the
poor quality of the book report content. Which 162. A teacher who equates authority with power does
Filipino trait does this practice prove? NOT usually __________.
A. art of academics A. Shame C. develop self-respect in every pupil
B. substance over “porma” B. retaliate D. intimidate
C. art over science
D. “porma” over substance 163. Which is a true foundation of the social order?
A. Obedient citizenry
155. Which one may support equitable access but may B. The reciprocation of rights and duties
sacrifice quality? C. Strong political leadership
A. Open admission C. Deregulated tuition fee hike D. Equitable distribution of wealth
B. School accreditation D. Selective retention
164. Standard deviation is to variability as mean is to
156. Based on Piaget’s theory, what should a teacher _______.
provide for children in the sensimotor stage? A.coefficient of correlation C. discrimination index
A. Games and other physical activities to develop B. central tendency D. level of difficulty
motor skill.
B. Learning activities that involve problems of 165. Teacher Q does not want Teacher B to be promoted
classification and ordering. and so writes an anonymous letter against Teacher B
C. Activities for hypothesis formulation. accusing her of fabricated lies. Teacher Q mails this
D. Stimulating environment with ample objects to anonymous letter to School Division Superintendent.
play with. What should Teacher Q do if she has to act
professionally?
157. A teacher’s summary of a lesson serves the A. Submit a signed justifiable criticism against
following functions, EXCEPT Teacher B, if there is any.
A. it links the parts of the lesson. B. Go straight to the School Division
B. it brings together the information that has been Superintendent and gives criticism verbally.
discussed. C. Hire a group to distribute poison letters against
C. it makes provisions for full participation of Teacher B for the information dissemination.
students. D. Instigate student activists to read poison letter
D. it clinches the basic ideas or concepts of the over the microphone.
lesson.
166. Each teacher is said to be a trustee of the cultural
158. As a teacher, you are rationalist, Which among these and educational heritage of the nation and is
will be your guiding principle? under obligation to transmit to learners such
A. I must teach the child that we can never have heritage. Which practice makes him fulfill such
real knowledge of anything. obligation?
B. I must teach the child to develop his mental A. Use the latest instruction technology
powers to the full. B. Observing continuing professional education.
C. I must teach the child so he is assured of heaven C. Use interactive teaching strategies
D. I must teach the child every knowledge, skills D. Study the life of Filipino heroes
and value that he needs for a better future.
167. Which type of reports to “on-the spot” description
159. Bruner’s theory on intellectual development moves of some incident, episode or occurrence that is
from enactive to iconic and symbolic stages. In which being observed and recorded as being of possible
stage(s) are diagrams helpful to accompany verbal significance?
information? A. Autobiographical report
A. Enactive and iconic C. Symbolic and enactive B. Value and interest report
B. Symbolic D. Iconic C. Biographical report
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168. Teacher A is directed to pass an undeserving student
with a death threat. Which advice will a hedonist
give?
A. Pass the student. Why suffer the threat?
B. Don’t pass him. You surely will not like someone
to give you a death threat in order to pass.
C. Pass the student. That will be use to the student,
his parents and you.
D. D. Don’t pass him. Live by principle of justice.
You will get reward, if not in this life, in the
next.
169. If you agree with Rizal on how you can contribute to
our nation’s redemption, which should you work
for?
A. Opening our doors to foreign influence
B. Upgrading the quality of the Filipino through
education
C. Stabilizing the political situation
D. Gaining economic recovery
170. “All men are pretty much alike. It is only by custom
that they are set apart, “ said one Oriental
philosopher. Where can this thought be most
inspiring?
A. In a multi-cultural group of learners.
B. In multi-cultural and heterogeneous groups of
learners and indigenous peoples’ group.
C. In a class composed of indigenous people.
D. In heterogeneous class of learners.
171. In what way can teachers uphold the highest
possible standard of quality education?
A. By continually improving themselves personally
and professionally
B. By wearing expensive clothes to change
people’s poor perception of teachers
C. By working out undeserved promotions
D. By putting down other professions to lift the
status of teaching
172. How would you select the most fit in government
position? Applying Confucius teaching, which
would be the answer?
A. By course accreditation of an accrediting body
B. By merit system and course accreditation
C. By merit system
D. By government examinations
173. The attention to the development of a deep respect
and affection for our rich cultural past is an
influence of ______
A. Confucius C. Teilhard de Chardin
B. Heqel D. Dewey
174. A teacher / student is held responsible for his
actions because s/he _______.
A. has instincts C. has mature
B. has a choice D. is reason
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175. The typical autocratic teacher consistently does the
following EXCEPT
A. intimidating students C. shaming students
B. ridiculing students D. encouraging students
176. Teacher H and teacher I are rivals for promotion. To
again the favor of the promotion staff, teacher I
offers her beach resort for free for members of he
promotional staff before ranking. As one of the
contenders for promotions, is this becoming of her to
do
A. Yes. This will be professional growth for the
promotional staff.
B. No. This may exert undue influence on the
members of the promotional staff and so may
fail to promote on the basis of merit.
C. Yes. The rare invitation will certainly be
welcomed by an overworked promotional staff.
D. Yes. There’s nothing wrong with sharing one’s
blessings.
177. Rights and duties are correlative. This means that.
A. rights and duties regulate the relationship of
men in society.
B. rights and duties arise from natural law.
C. each right carries with it one or several
corresponding duties.
D. rights and duties ultimately come from God.
178. In the Preamble of Code of Ethics of Professional
Teachers, which is NOT said of teachers?
A. LET passer
B. Duly licensed professionals
C. Possess dignity and reputation
D. With high moral values as well as technical and
professional competence
179. What should you do if a parent who is concerned
about a grade his child received compared to
another student’s grade, demands to see both
students’ grades?
A. Refuse to show either record.
B. Show only his child’s record.
C. Refuse to show any record without expressing
permission from principal.
D. Show both records to him.
180. Teacher often complain of numerous non-teaching
assignments that adversely affect their teaching.
Does this mean that teachers must be preoccupied
only with teaching?
A. Yes, if they are given other assignments, justice
demands that they be properly compensated.
B. Yes, because other community leaders, not
leaders, not teachers, are asked to lead in
community activities.
C. Yes, because every teacher is expected to
provide leadership and initiative in activities for
betterment of communities.
 D. No, because teaching is enough full time job.
181. Which illustrates a development approach in
guidance and counseling?
A. Spotting on students in need of guidance
B. Teaching students how to interact in a positive
manner
C. Acting as a mentor
D. Making the decision for the confused student
182. Whose influence is the education program that puts
emphasis on self-development through the
classics, music, and ritual?
A. Buddha C. Confucius
B. Mohammed D. Lao tsu
183. Helping in the development of graduates who are
“maka-Diyos” is an influence of ___.
A. naturalistic morality
B. classical Christian morality
C. situational morality
D. dialectical morality
184. What is the mean of this score distribution
4,5,6,7,8,9,10?
A. 7 C. 8.5
B. B. 6 D. 7.5
185. Are percentile ranks the same as percentage
correct?
A. It cannot be determined unless scores are given.
B. It cannot be determined unless the number of
examinees is given
C. No
D. Yes
186. Teacher F is a newly converted to a religion. Deeply
convinced of his new found religion, he starts
Monday classes by attacking one religion and
convinces his pupil to attend their religion services
on Sundays. Is this in accordance with the Code of
Ethics of Professional Teachers?
A. Yes. What he does strengthens value education.
B. No. A teacher should not use his position to
proselyte others.
C. Yes. In the name of academic freedom, a teacher
can decide what to teach.
D. Yes. What he does is a value education.
187. In a study conducted, the pupils were asked which
nationality they preferred. If given a choice.
Majority of the pupils wanted to Americans. In this
case, in which obligation, relative to the state, do
schools seem to be failing? In their obligation to
A. respect for all duly constituted authorities
B. promote national pride
C. promote obedience to the laws of the state
D. install allegiance to the Constitution
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188. A guest in one graduation rites told his audience:
“Reminder, you are what you choose to be”. The
guest speaker is more of a/an _____.
A. realistic C. pragmatist
B. Idealistic D. existentialist
189. From whom do we owe the theory of deductive
interference as illustrated in syllogism?
A. Plato C. Socrates
B. Aristotle D. Pythagoras
190. In what way can teachers uphold the highest
possible standard of quality education?
A. By continually improving themselves personally
and professionally
B. By putting down other professions to lift the
status of teaching
C. By wearing expensive clothes to change
people’s poor perception of teachers
D. By working out undeserved promotions
191. Two students are given the WISC III. One has a full
scale IQ of 91, while the other has an IQ of 109.
Which conclusion can be drawn?
A. Both students are functioning in the average
range of intellectual ability
B. Another IQ test should be given to truly assess
their intellectual potential.
C. The first student is probably below average,
while the second has above average potential.
D. The second student has significantly higher
intellectual ability.
192. Which describes norm-referenced grading?
A. What constitutes a perfect score
B. The student’s past performance
C. An absolute standard
D. The performance of the group
193. Teacher A knows of the illegal activities of a neighbor
but keeps quiet in order not to be involved in any
investigation. Which foundational principle of
morality does Teacher A fail to apply?
A. Always do what is right
B. The principle of double effect
C. The end does not justify the means
D. Between two evils, do the lesser evil
194. Teacher Q does not want Teacher B to be promoted
and so writes an anonymous letter against Teacher
B accusing her of fabricated lies. Teacher Q mails
this anonymous letter to School Division
Superintendent. What should Teacher Q do if she
has to act professionally?
A. Hire a group to distribute poison letters against
Teacher B for the information dissemination.
B. Submit a signed justifiable criticism against
Teacher B, if there is any.
C. Go straight to the School Division
Superintendent and gives criticism verbally.
 D. Instigate student activists to read poison letter (Secondary)
over the microphone

195. A teacher’s summary of a lesson serves the 1. A 50. C 100. D

following functions, EXCEPT 150. B 197. D
A. it makes provisions for full participation of 2. B 51. B 101. no
students. answer 151. D 198. C
B. it brings together the information that has been 3. D 52. D 102. B
discussed. 152. A 199. A
C. it links the parts of the lesson. 4. A 53. no answer 103. B
D. it. clinches the basic ideas or concepts of the 153. no answer 200. D
lesson 5. A 54. A 104. B
154. D
196. Soc exhibits fear response to freely roaming dogs 6. B 55. B 105. A
but does not show fear when a dog is on a leash or 155. A
confined to a pen. Which conditioning process is 7. D 56. C 106. D
illustrated? 156. A
A. Extinction C. Generation 8. C 57. A 107. D
B. Discrimination D. Acquisition 157 C
9. C 58. D 108. C
197. Ruben is very attached to his mother and Ruth to 158. B
her father. In what developmental stage are they 10. C 59. B 109. B
according to Freudian psychological theory? 159. no answer
A. Latent stage C. Anal Stage 11. C 60. D 110. C
B. Pre-genital stage D. Oedipal stage 160. D
12. D 61. B 111. D
198. The concepts of Trust vs. mistrust, autonomy vs. 161. D
shame & self-doubt, and initiative vs. guilt are 13. C 62. C 112. C
most closely related with works of _____. 162. C
A. Jung C. Erickson 14. C 63. D 113. C
B. Freud D. Piaget 163. D
15. B 64. A 114. A
199. A goal-oriented instruction culminates in _______. 164. B
A. evaluation 16. C 65. D 115. D
B. formulation of objectives 165. A
C. identification of topics 17. B 66. A 116. A
D. planning activities 166. D
18. C 67. A 117. A
200. Which of the following is considered a peripheral 167. D
device? 19. B 68. C 118. A
A. Keyboard C. Monitor 168. D
B. CPU D. Printer 20. C 69. D 119. B
169. B
21. A 70. A 120. A
170 B
22. B 71. C 121. C
171. A
23. A 72. C 122. C
172. D
24. C 73. A 123. B
173. A
25. no answer 74. A 124. A
174. B
26. C 75. D 125. C
175. A
27. A 76. B 126. B
176. B
28. D 77. C 127. D
ANSWER KEY 177. C
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29. C 78. B 128. A
178. A
30. C 79. B 129. B
179. D
31. A 80. C 130. C
180. C
32. C 81. C 131. D
181. A
33. C 82. C 132. C
182. A
34. A 83. C 133. D
183. B
35. D 84. D 134. C
184. A
36. C 85. A 135. B
185. C
37. B 86. C 136. D
186. B
38. A 87. C 137. B
187. B
39. B 88. A 138. C
188. D
40 C 89. A 139. C
189. B
41. B 90. B 140. D
190. A
42. D 91. B 141. C
191. B
43. A 92. B 142. D
192. D
44. B 93. B 143. D
193. C
45 C 94. C 144. B
194. B
46. C 95. B 145. C
195. D
47. A 96. D 146. A
196. B
48. A 97. D 147. B
49. A 98. B 148. C
99. A 149. B

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