Professional Education C.

III and IV
150 Questions and Answers Key D. I and II

1. Which holds true to standardized tests? Ans: A

A. They are used for comparative purposes
B. They are administered differently 8. What can the teachers in one school do to maximize
C. They are scored according to different standards their community resources to ensure that effective
D. They are used for assigning grades instruction is employed at all times?
A. Have a learning resource center of materials
Ans: C prepared by teachers.
B. Request the school to purchase materials.
2. A negative discrimination index of a test item tells C. Require students to bring materials for their teacher.
that particular test item lacks            . D. Let a company/agency sponsor the building of a
A. objectivity resource center.
B. reliability Ans: A
C. content validity
D. construct validity 9. In a multiple choice test item with four options and
out of 50 examinees, which was the most effective
Ans: B distracter?
A. the correct answer that was chosen by 6 examinees
3. In his second item analysis, Teacher H found out that B. the option that was chosen by 30 examinees
more from the lower group got the test item # 6 C. the option that was chosen by 2 examinees
correctly. This means that the test item ________            D. the option that was chosen by 12 examinees
.
A. has a negative discriminating power Ans: B
B. has a lower validity
C. has a positive discriminating power 10. To reduce electronic waste, implement a recycling
D. has a high reliability system. Which belong to an e-waste recycling system?
I. Repair
Ans: B II. Reuse
III. Upgrading of existing equipment
4. You want ti teach concepts, patterns, and A. I, II, and III
abstractions. Which method is most appropriate? B. I only
A. deductive method C. I and II
B. problem solving D. II only
C. direct instruction
D. indirect instruction Ans: A

Ans: D 11. After scoring, Teacher G got the difference of the

highest and lowest scores in each class. What did she
5. Which can enhance the development of spatial compute ?
intelligence? A. standard deviation
A. hands-on demonstrations B. mean
B. environmental study C. range
C. concept miming D. median
D. concept mapping
Ans: C
Ans: D
12. Which of the following is NOT an example of a
6. Which of these is not an indicator of a supportive teacher’s nonverbal communication?
learning environment? A. eye contact
A. high drop-out rates B. gestures
B. warm and friendly atmosphere C. pauses
C. students take personal responsibility for their D. voice
learning and behavior
D. increase in student bonding activities in school Ans: D
Ans: A
13. In the Preamble of the Code of Ethics of Professional
7. Which of the following statements is/are not true Teachers, which is not mentioned about teachers?
about assessment? A. possess dignity and reputation
I. Feedback is the most important factor in assessment. B. with high moral values as well as technical and
II. Only those that can be objectively measured should professional competence
be taught. C. LET passers
III. Assessment should follow a developmental pattern. D. duly licensed professionals
IV. Identifying systematic errors committed by students
should be the basis of remedial instruction. Ans: C

A. II only 14. You want to engage your students in a small group

B. IV only discussions. Which topic lends itself to a lively
discussion?
A. the exclusion of Pluto as a planet 20. Which of the following is true about ICT?
B. the meaning of the law of supply and demand I. The use of ICT has negative effects
C. the law of inertia II. The use of ICT has a lot of benefits.
D. rules on subject-verb agreement III. The use of ICT is effective only in industrialized
countries.
Ans: A
A. I and II
15. Teacher X subscribes to the idealist philosophy. This B. II only
means that the teacher believes that knowledge arrived C. III only
through D. I and III
.
A. trial and error Ans: A
B. concrete experience
C. experimenting 21. Teacher R, a science teacher, makes sure all eyes are
D. reasoning on her as she demonstrates the proper behavior for
lighting a
Ans: D Bunsen burner. Whose theory supports Teacher R's
practice?
16. Analytic scoring uses the ____  judgement of the A. Vygotsky's
student's work. B. Glasser's
A. evaluation C. Piaget's
B. performance D. Bandura's
C. standard
D. criterion Ans: D

Ans: D 22. Which should you use more if you want to

counteract the spirit of destructive competition among
17. Teacher N teaches in a remote barrio. In order not your students?
to incur salary deduction, she does not file her leave of A. community involvement projects
absence every time she gets absent. Anyway, she uses B. listening activities
that amount, which is supposed to be deducted from C. self-evaluation activities
her salary on account of her absence, to buy pencils and D. concept miming
paper for the poor pupils in her class. Is Teacher N
right? Ans: A
A. Yes, the poor students are benefited.
B. No, the end does not justify the means. 23. When curriculum content is fairly distributed in each
C. Yes, the amount is little compared to the millions of area of discipline, this means that the curriculum is         
pesos stolen by corrupt government officials. D. Yes, she .
is not the only one benefited by her actions. A. sequenced
B. balanced
Ans: B C. integrated
D. continued
18. According to Piaget's stages of cognitive
development, between ages 12 and 15, children reach Ans: B
formal operational stage. What are they capable of
doing at this stage? 24. Teacher B discovered that her pupils are weak in
A. can focus on only one aspect of a situation or event comprehension. To further determine in which
B. can solve abstract problems and think deductively particular skills her pupils are weak which test should
C. can reason inductively or deductively Teacher B give?
D. can do multi-tasking A. Aptitude Test
B. Placement Test
Ans: B C. Diagnostic Test
D. Standardized Test
19. To enable all students to succeed, two simple Ans: C
approaches you should use are variety and choice. What
does this mean? 25. In constructing test items the teacher considers the
I. Make use of a variety of teaching methodologies. alignment of _____ with assessment.
II. Consider learning styles and so allow students some A. content and process
options on how to go about assignments. B. monitoring and evaluation
III. Allow for more flexibility in activities. C. instructional objectives
IV. Do away with routines, rules, and procedures. D. instructional materials

A. I and II Ans: C
B. I, II, and III
C. II and III 26. Teacher B wanted her students to learn the
D. I, II, III, and IV electoral process in action. So, they stimulate a copy of
the real thing completed with coming up with their own
Ans: B qualification of candidates, manner of campaigning, and
canvassing of votes. With this, the students learned
from __. 32. Which of these are the two most important
A. contrived experiences knowledge and skills that a teacher needs to be able to
B. direct experiences provide teaching- learning opportunities that develop
C. purposeful experience problem solving and higher order thinking abilities?
D. demonstration I. designing, planning, implementing, documenting, and
reviewing learning experiences.
Ans: A II. impact of cultural, social, and political influences in
education.
27. The Education Act of 1982 categorically states that it III. meta-cognitive processes
is a teacher's to refrain from making deductions in IV. methods of identifying students' learning needs
scholastic ratings for acts that are clearly not
manifestations of poor scholarship. A. III and IV
A. obligation B. II and III
B. right C. I and III
C. prerogative D. I and IV
D. responsibility
Ans: C
Ans: A
33. Bruner's theory on intellectual development moves
28. Research on teacher-effectiveness practices has from enactive to iconic and symbolic stages. Applying
shown that _        . Bruner's how should you teach?
A. directions should be few and best delivered in a A. Begin with the concrete.
casual manner B. Begin with the abstract.
B. planning has little impact on student learning C. Be interactive in approach.
C. questioning strategies are ineffective monitoring D. Do direct instruction.
techniques
D. teaching procedures on classroom routines early in Ans: A
the school year are essential
34. When asked about her order, a little girl tells the
Ans: D waiter " 'yong kagaya kahapon." With Piaget's theory in
mind, what is the little girl's behavior called?
29. A student with a percentile score of 80 means that A. pre-operational ego centrism
the student scored ______. B. conservation
A. higher than 80% of the members of the group C. reversibility
B. better, relative to the competencies targeted D. transudative reasoning
C. high in all the skills being tested
D. 80% of the specified content Ans: A

Ans: A 35. If one asked to develop himself to the fullest, what

need is he trying to satisfy according to Maslow’s
30. With a computer, you can organize information hierarchy of
about trees and planets. Which tool should you use? needs?
A. spreadsheet A. Safety needs
B. database B. Belongingness
C. word processing C. Physiological needs
D. desktop publishing D. Self-actualization

Ans: B Ans: D

31. Which of the following is a right granted to parents 36. Which is the most reliable tool of seeing the
as provided in B. P. 232, Sec. 8:12? development in your pupils' ability to write?
A. The right to receive, through primarily competent A. portfolio assessment
instruction, relevant quality education in line with B. scoring rubric
national goals and conducive to their full development C. interview of pupils
as persons with human dignity. D. self-assessment
B. The right to free expression of opinion and
suggestions and to effective channels of Ans: A
communications with appropriate academic and
administrative bodies of the school or institution. 37. Article XIII of the Code of Ethics stipulates that the
C. The right to organize themselves and/or with evaluation of the learner's work should be based on
teachers for the purpose of providing a forum for the merit and quality of academic ____.
discussion of matters relating to the school programs. A. marks
D. The right of institutions of higher learning top B. evaluation
determines on academic grounds that shall be admitted C. performance
to study, who may teach, and what shall be the subject D. results
of the study and research.
Ans: C
Ans: C
38. Which is a classroom application of Vygotsky's idea B. skim reading
of scaffolding? C. oral reading
A. Give the learner the necessary assistance until she D. scanning
can be on her own.
Ans: D
B. From the start, leave the learner to herself because
she has the power for self-learning. 45. Ask to do a learning task, Joe hesitates and says
C. Don't spoil the learner by doing what she ought to "Mahirap. Ayaw ko. 'Di ko kaya!" (It's d ifficult. I don't
do. like it. I can't
D. Give the learner a task that challenges her ability. do it.) To which factor can you attribute his perceived
inability to perform the task? To a factor.
Ans: A I. within him
II. outside his control
39. At the preoperational stage of Piaget's cognitive III. which is stable
development theory, the child can see only his point of IV. within his control
view and assumes that everyone also has the same view
as his. What is this tendency called? A. I and IV
A. transductive reasoning B. II and III C. I only
B. animism D. IV only
C. egocentrism
D. conservatism Ans: A

Ans: C 46. You were assigned to handle a multi-grade class.

What instructional materials must be utilized to provide
40. The adoption of national language directed by the for the needs of each level?
Philippine Constitution is designed primarily to _______. A. differentiated materials to cater to different levels
A. facilitate communication among diverse linguistic B. multi-sensory materials
groups C. colorful, useful, and durable materials
B. do away from colonial mentality D. materials of high level thinking skills
C. officially adopt Tagalog as national language
D. counteract elitism Ans: B

Ans: A 47. What is the initial step that a homeroom adviser

must do at the beginning of the class? A. Get to know
41. The Department of Education directed that the each member of the class.
lowest passing grade is ____% and the lowest failing B. Prepare a seat plan. C. Secure the class list.
grade is % in the report card. D. Memorize the names of the students.
A. 70 - 60 Ans: A
B. 75 - 70
C. 75 - 65 48. Having a mock presidential election, complete with
D. 70 -50 debates, discussion of issues, and voting, teaches
students
Ans: C .
A. the decision-making process
42. If you use Pygmallion effect to explain why children B. the skill to win in debates
coming from depressed areas cannot read, to which do C. the art of winning in an election
you attribute the poor reading performance of this D. the skill to persuade
particular group of children?
A. poor expectation from depressed areas Ans: A
B. lack of motivation
C. ineffective teaching methods
D. lack of reading materials 49. Teacher R observed that one of her students excels
in activities requiring strength, speed, flexibility,
Ans: A balance, and hand-eye coordination. According to H.
Gardner, such natural intelligence can be identified as 
43. Student R gave a wrong answer. Teacher W said _______.
"Wrong! You are way off." As a consequence other A. bodily-kinesthetic
students in the class were afraid to answer questions. B. intrapersonal
Which of the following is illustrated by the event? C. interpersonal
A. ripple effect D. verbal-linguistic
B. halo effect
C. severity error Ans: A
D. central tendency error
50. The search for related literature by accessing several
Ans: A databases by the use of a telephone line to connect a
computer library with other computers that have
44. Which is a selective reading technique meant at database is termed _______.
getting important facts very fast? A. compact disc search
A. silent reading B. manual search
C. on-line search factors have less influence on learning when compared
D. computer search to community and home backround variables. Which is
one implication of this finding?
Ans: C A. The school needs to strengthen its partnership with
parents and community.
51. The government’s educational program on made B. The school must focus on mastery learning.
the Philippine Education Placement Test accessible for C. DECS should work for 1:1 child-book ratio.
adults and out of school youth. D. DECS must create more teacher items.
A. equitable access
B. quality Ans: A
C. quality and relevance
D. relevance 58. Which should you use if you want to teach the
human digestive system in such a way that the pupils
Ans: A can manipulate the organs?
A. model of the digestive system
52. Ask to do a learning task, Joe hesitates and says B. realia from medical schools
"Mahirap. Ayaw ko. 'Di ko kaya!" (It's difficult. I don't C. drawing of an artist
like it. I can't do it.) Which drive can motivate him to D. picture from medical references
perform the learning task? The drive to _______.
A. achieve Ans: A
B. have power
C. affiliate 59. The strongest disadvantage of the alternate
D. to be free response type of test is           .
A. the demand for critical thinking
Ans: A B. the absence of analysis
C. the encouragement of rote memory
53. Which one should teacher AVOID to produce an D. the high possibility of guessing
environment conducive for learning?
A. Tests Ans: D
B. Seat plan
C. Individual competition 60. Which is not part of classroom routines?
D. Games A. line formation during recess, lunch, and dismissal
B. passing of papers
Ans: C C. greeting teachers and classmates
D. studying lessons before, during, and after classes
54. If you are a constructivist, what assumptions about
learning and learner govern your thinking? Ans: C
A. For learners to learn, knowledge should be
transmitted directly from teachers to learners. 61. Any deviation from a standard or desired level of
performance is a           .
B. Learners are capable of constructing meaning of what A. problem
is taught to them. B. gap
C. Learners are empty receptacles waiting to be filled. C. devotion
D. Teachers are the only source of knowledge. D. decision

Ans: A Ans: B

55. To ensure that all Filipino children are functionally 62. The class of IV - K is tasked to analyze the present
literate, which mechanism is meant to reach out to population of the different cities and municipalities of
children who come from a barangay without a school? the National Capital Region for the last five years. How
A. mobile teacher can they best present their analysis?
B. multi-level classroom A. By means of a table
C. multi-grade classroom B. By looking for a pattern
D. Sine Eskwela C. By means of a graph
D. By guessing and checking
Ans: A
Ans: C
56. Which is an offshoot of the fourth pillar of learning,
"learning to live together"? 63. In the context of the theory on multiple intelligence,
A. Schools teach respect for diversity. one weakness of the paper pencil test is that _______.
B. Schools show concern to what happens to children A. it utilizes so much time
after they leave school. B. it puts the non linguistically intelligent at a
C. Schools celebrate United Nations Week. disadvantage
D. Schools teach care for the environment. C. it lacks reliability
D. it is not easy to administer
Ans: A
Ans: C
57. From the Households and School Matching Survey
(HSMS) conducted in 1982, it was found out that school 64. Which of the following belongs to non-projected
media? that occur in the environment. This theory came to be
A. realias known as _____.
B. flannel boards A. connectionism
C. filmstrips B. stimulus-response associations
D. field trips C. classical conditioning
D. operant conditioning
Ans: C
Ans: D
65. Which measure of central tendency is most reliable
when scores are extremely high and low? A. cannot be 71. A sentence that comes before is missing. How is
identified unless individual scores are given understanding of a concept shown by learners? A. by
B. mode repeating what has been heard
C. mean B. by memorizing what has been read
D. median C. both a and b
D. by using and adopting these concepts
Ans: D
Ans: D
66. Batas Pambansa Blg. 232, Sec. 13:2 provides
institutions the freedom to determine on academic 72. The introduction of non-formal education in life with
grounds that shall be admitted to study, who shall the Constitution provision on  ____.
teach, and what shall be the subject and research. This A. protection of teachers
statement means B. promoting the rights of all citizens to make quality
A. Philippine education provides equal access to cultural education accessible to all
opportunities. B. Philippine education recognizes C. acceptance, affection and achievement
academic freedom. D. affection, ability, attitudes

C. Philippine education encourages voluntary Ans: B

accreditation.
D. Philippine education accord rights to and imposes 73. Nita doesn't enjoy writing but can't escape from it.
duties and obligations upon school administrators or She has to finish it in order to graduate. Greta has
managers. always liked to write. She really likes to become a writer
Ans: D because she wants to be a journalist someday. Who is
more likely to be more focused on the writing activity
67. This self-assessment tool which is used nationwide is and why?
one of the bases in planning the _      _ training of A. Greta, because she is intrinsically motivated.
teachers. B. Nita because she is extrinsically motivated.
A. preservice C. Both, because they are both motivated anyway.
B. post-service D. It cannot be determined. Motivation fluctuates.
C. school-based
D. division-based Ans: A

Ans: C 74. J. Bruner taught that curriculum should revisit basic

ideas and build on them until the student grasped the
68. The test item “Group the following items according full formal concept. Which curriculum is referred to?
to shape” is a thought test item on            . A. special curriculum
A. creating B. re-structured curriculum
B. classifying C. basic curriculum
C. generalizing D. hidden curriculum
D. comparing
Ans: C
Ans: B
75. Based on Freud's theory, which operates when a
69. The old, time-tested methods are also used in student a classmate at the height of anger?
classes. Which of the following describes these A. ego alone
methods? B. superego alone
I. They are teacher-directed. C. Id alone
II. Mastery of subject matter is of utmost importance. D. Id and ego interaction
III. Procedures are well-established.
Ans: C
A. II and III
B. I and II 76. Which is not a domain of NCBTS?
C. I and III A. Learning Environment
D. I, II, and III B. Alternative Learning
C. Diversity of Learners
Ans: D D. Social Regard for Learning

70. Skinner is known for his theory based upon the Ans: B
notion that learning is a result of change in overt
behavior, meaning, an individual responds to events 77. Which of these statements reflects best active
learning?
A. "I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I Ans: A
understand."
B. "I became interested in the school, I feel it is my 84. High levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, inhibits
school now." learning. What is an implication of this in the teaching -
C. "I need more support, a network from which I could learning process?
learn." A. Teachers should be non-threatening in their ways.
D. "I have found that one key to student development is B. Avoid quizzes and tests. C. Never raise your voice.
providing criteria for performance." D. Do not give assignments.

Ans: A Ans: A

78. The facility index of a test item is .50. This means 85. Which is ethical for a teacher to do in a situation
that the test item is ________ where he/she falls in love with a student or when a
A. valid student falls in love with his/her teacher?
B. moderate in difficulty A. the teacher advises the student to discontinue with
C. very easy his/her studies
D. reliable B. the teacher resigns from his/her teaching job
C. the teacher avoids that learner
Ans: B D. the teacher exercises discretion to avoid scandal and
gossip and preferential treatment of that learner
79. Which graphic organizer is most fit for sequencing?
A. hierarchy diagram Ans: D
B. Venn diagram
C. flow chart 86. If you want to hone your students' metacognitive
D. double cell diagram ability, which is most fit?
A. drill for mastery
Ans: C B. journal writing
C. debate
80. Scoring guides for rating open-ended questions are D. brainstorming
called _______
A. outputs Ans: B
B. outcomes
C. rubrics 87. The principle of leaner  _______ makes assessment
D. scales a shared responsibility with the teacher.
A. perfromance
Ans: C B. accountability
C. responsibility
81. "Do not cheat. Cheating does not pay. If you do, you D. evaluation
cheat yourself." says the voiceless voice from within
you. In the context of Freud's theory, which is at work Ans: B
A. id alone
B. superego alone 88. Which of the following assessment tools would you
C. ego alone recommend if one should adhere to constructivist
D. Id and ego interaction theory of learning?
I. Constructed response test
Ans: B II. Performance test
III. Checklist of a motor screening test
82. Which is a graphic representation of numerical IV. Observation test
data?
A. histogram A. I and II
B. attribute wheel B. II and III
C. Venn diagram C. I, II, and III
D. spider map D. I, II, and IV

Ans: A Ans: A

83. After the holidays, there was much chatter and 89. Which technique in cooperative learning is used
sharing of stories in class. You are confronted with when new information is divided equally among all
behavioral management. You have a well-planned group members and each student teaches his or her
lesson which you cannot start. What is the best strategy portion to the other group members?
for the class to settle down so you can start the lesson? A. round table
A. Give the class 10 minutes to share how they spent B. think-pair-share
the holidays. C. round robin
B. Ask the students what their New Year's resolutions D. jigsaw
are.
C. Give the students 10 minutes to write a paragraph on Ans: D
their New Year's resolution.
D. Give a 10-item test to keep them quiet. 90. Which of the following is the most important
contribution of Gestalt psychology to the theories of customers, the students.
learning? C. No, this will court a lot of complaints later.
A. Use of multimedia approaches D. No, grades and how they are derived are highly
B. Importance of the reinforcement in the learning confidential.
process
C. Cognitive insight Ans: A
D. Concept of readiness in learning
97. The design of the 2002 Basic Education Curriculum
Ans: A (BEC) is based on the principles that the main sources
for contemporary basic education are the expert
91. John Dewey's major contributions to the sociological systems of knowledge and the learner's experience in
foundations of education are the following. Which is an their context. This
exception? shows that the BEC is
A. School is a continuation of home; activities at home I. constructivist
continue at school. II. behaviorist
B. Education is a social process beginning unconsciously III. essentialist
at birth.
C. "True Education" is transmission of knowledge from A. I and III
the teacher to the learner. B. III only in orientation.
D. Facilitating education means being aware of the C. I only
social condition of the learners. D. I, II, and III

Ans: C Ans: A

92. NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted against set 98. Which is the basic principle underpinning the
mastery level. This means that NSAT and NEAT fall performance-based grading system? A. It is a tool for
under? improving teaching and learning.
A. criterion reference test B. It is a tool to determine prerequisite knowledge.
B. intelligence test C. It is diagnostic, formative, and summative.
C. aptitude test D. It is evaluative and judgmental.
D. norm reference test
Ans: A
Ans: A
99. A P.E. Teacher wrote this objective in her lesson
93. A child who is cold towards the people around him plan, "To execute the four fundamental dance steps."
might have failed to attain what basic goal based on When observed by the school principal, she was
Erikson’s showing her class how to execute the basic dance steps
theory on psychological development? correctly. Why did the teacher use a demonstration
A. Autonomy method to implement her objective?
B. Initiative A. It is a chance to show the teacher's expertise.
C. Trust B. It is easier to imitate a teacher who shows the steps.
D. Mistrust C. No student knows how to execute the steps.
D. Class time is limited to ask student to execute.
Ans: C Ans: B

94. What is referred to as the "looking glass self" of 100. How much of the scientific method has your pupils
Cooley? acquired? This is the best measured in their skill to
A. It is how I look at myself through the eyes of others. _____
B. It is how others look at myself. I. Generate and test hypotheses
C. It is how others affect me. D. It is how I influence II. Critic and evaluate
others. III. See connectedness of events

Ans: A A. II and III

B. I and II
95. Student A is one-half standard deviation above the C. I only
mean of his group in arithmetic and one standard D. I, II, and III
deviation above in spelling. What does this imply?
A. She excels both in spelling and arithmetic. Ans: D
B. She is better in arithmetic than in spelling.
C. She does not excel in spelling nor in arithmetic. 101. Which is the least exploratory in nature?
D. She is better in spelling than in arithmetic. A. problem solving
B. inquiry
Ans: D C. demonstration
D. discovery
96. Is it wise to orient our students and parents on our
grading system? Ans: C
A. Yes, so that from the very start, students and their
parents know how grades are derived. 102. Teacher R asserts that he needs to make his
B. Yes, but orientation must be only for our immediate students get interested in the subject whether they like
it or not. This is more the thinking of a/an ______ D. Religion as real
A. reconstructionist
B. essentialist Ans: B
C. perennialist
D. behaviorist 109. Which is an appropriate way to manage off-task
behavior?
Ans: B A. Make eye contact.
B. Stop your class activity to correct a child who is no
103. Inculcating the spirit of empathy among learners longer on task.
fulfills which pillar of learning? C. Move closer to the child.
A. learning to live together D. Redirect a child's attention to task and check his
B. learning to do progress to make sure he is continuing to work.
C. learning to be
D. learning to know Ans: D

Ans: A 110. At the high school level, Kohlberg's advice to

teachers is for them to begin discussing with students
104. Teacher M sees to it that her classroom is clean about abstract principles such as justice and human
and orderly so her pupils will less likely disarrange seats rights. On the average, in which moral development
and litter on the floor. On which thought is her action stage are high school students supposed to be?
based? A. post conventional stage
A. behaviorism B. conventional stage
B. existentialism C. in between conventional and post conventional stage
C. progressivism D. this depends on the school culture
D. reconstructionism
Ans: A
Ans: A
111. Which of the following is NOT a guidance role of
105. It is equivalent to the average score of the group or the classroom teacher?
class? A. Psychological Test Administrator
A. Mean B. ListenerAdviser
B. Median C. Human Potential Discoverer
C. Mode D. Total Development Facilitator
D. Standard Deviation
Ans: A
Ans: D
112. To make the materials highly engaging, what must
106. Which tool should a teacher use if she wants to teachers do?
locate areas which are adversely affecting the A. Make the materials interactive.
performance of a significant number of students? B. Prepare materials which are easy to make.
A. problem checklist C. Create materials which are less costly.
B. self-report technique D. Design materials similar to commercial ones.
C. autobiography
D. cumulative record Ans: A

Ans: A 113. Which are violations of the principle of respect?

I. Teacher A tells her students that what Teacher B
107. What theory states that identical instructional taught is wrong.
environments, methods, and resources may be effective II. To retaliate, Teacher b advises students not to attend
for some learners and ineffective for others because of Teacher A's class.
the differences in the learner's biological and III. Teacher J secretly gives way to special favor to add 2
developmental set of characteristics? points to the grade of Student A who is vying for
A. Learning Style Theory honors.
B. Reading Readiness Theory
C. Multiple Intelligence Theory A. I and II
D. Emotional Intelligence Theory B. II and III
C. I, II, and III
Ans: A D. I and III

108. A student knows that the examination week is Ans: C

approaching, but instead of studying, he chose to spend
his time playing computer games. On the examination 114. Rodel is very aloof and cold in his relationships
day itself, He opted to pray for miracles rather than with his classmates. Which basic goal must have not
studying. Which attitude towards religion is displayed? been attained by Rodel during his developmental years,
Miracles rather than studying which attitude towards according to Erikson’s theory on psychological
religion is displayed? development?
A. Religion as Fake A. Autonomy
B. Religion as Magic B. Trust
C. Religion as authentic C. Initiative
D. Generativity C. metacognitive
D. reflectivist
Ans: B
Ans: C
115. Which statement on test result interpretation is
CORRECT? 121. There is a controversial report that in a certain
A. A raw score by itself is meaningful. country, toddlers are disciplined by being beaten,
B. A student’s score is a final indication of his ability. scalded with boiling water, and tied to the chairs for
C. The use of statistical technique gives meaning to hours. According to the same report, the orphanages
pupil’s score. limited the number of orphans according to the budget.
D. Test scores do not in any way reflect teacher’s They did this by selecting children, especially the ugly
effectiveness. and naughty ones, and placed them in the "dying room"
where they were deliberately left to starve to death. Is
Ans: C this morally right?
A. No, the end does not justify the means.
116. If the difficulty index of your test item is 0.10, what B. No, the children, no matter how naughty, have basic
should you do with this item? goodness.
A. Revise it. C. Yes, the government cannot afford to maintain
B. Reject it. crowded orphanages.
C. Retain it. D. Yes, the children are naughty anyway and may grow
D. Reserve it for another group of pupils. to be undesirable citizens.

Ans: C Ans: A

117. To solve moral ambiguity among us Filipinos, we 122. With which goals of educational institutions as
must ______. provided for by the Constitution is the development of
A. excuse ourselves whenever we do wrong work skills aligned?
B. blame our government for not doing anything about A. To develop moral character
it B. To teach the duties of citizenship
C. be aware and responsible about the problem C. To inculcate love of country
D. be comfortable with the present state affairs D. To develop vocational efficiency

Ans: C Ans: D

118. The Parent-Learning Support System targets the 123. Essay questions are used in an achievement test
acceptance of the parent's responsibility of educating a when _____
child. In attending to this responsibility, which of the A. most of the material sampled is factorial information
following roles of parents should be given priority? B. a wide sampling of material is desired
I. as a learner C. originality is a factor in the response
II. as a child educator D. little time is available for construction and scoring
III. as a participant in school activities
IV. as a model for children's development Ans: C
V. as a provider of home environment conducive to
learning 124. Research findings showed that student's
motivation may vary according to socio-economic
A. V background. Which observation can attest to this?
B. II A. Females are more likely than males to earn higher
C. IV and V grades.
D. I and II B. Students from low-income families are among those
likely to be at risk of failing and dropping from school.
Ans: C C. Gifted students are more highly motivated.
D. More boys than girls become underachievers.
119. After a lesson on the atom, the students were
asked to work on a physical model of the atom to Ans: B
determine learning. Which of the M.I. Is being
enhanced? 125. The developmental focus of the guidance process
A. linguistic suggests that it.
B. interpersonal A. Follows definite phases and stages
C. mathematical B. Entails much time and effort
D. kinesthetical C. Is characterized by varied changes
D. Facilitates changes in all aspects
Ans: D
Ans: D
120. It is an approach that makes students "think about
their thinking". Students get conscious of their thought 126. A test is considered reliable if ____
processes while they are engaged in their cognitive A. it is easy to score
tasks. B. it served the purpose for which it is constructed
A. cognitive C. it is consistent and stable
B. constructivist D. it is easy to administer
 Ans: B
Ans: C
134. Which of these school practices helps create a
127. Erikson labeled children who are two years of age positive learning climate?
as “terrible two” because           . A. giving recognition or appreciation for teachers/staff
A. they are inquisitive accomplishments
B. they are playful B. giving clear expectations to the academic community
C. they are sickly C. encouraging everyone to participate in accomplishing
D. they are assertive school goals and objectives
D. encouraging only the high performing teachers to
Ans: D apply for promotion

128. Which technique is an application of B.F. Skinner's Ans: C

theory on operant conditioning?
A. mastery learning 135. What is the purpose of directed reading-thinking
B. process approach activity (DRTA)?
C. computer-assisted instruction A. to encourage students to model their own thinking
D. project method B. to bridge the learning of oral language and written
language
Ans: C C. to increase comprehension and comprehension
monitoring by predicting, generating questions,
129. Educational institutions’ effort of developing work clarifying, and summarizing
skills inside the school are aimed at           . D. to encourage students to think about their reading by
A. developing moral character having them make their predictions, confirm or reject
B. inculcating love of country them, and revise their prediction as the story unfolds
C. teaching the duties of citizenship
D. developing vocational efficiency Ans: D

Ans: D 136. "Each learner approaches the world in many ways"

implies that the learner has different views of what they
130. You have presented a lesson on animal protective learn. It implies varied learning styles as well as teaching
coloration. At the end, you ask if there are any styles. As a teacher, how would you apply this
questions. There are none. You can take this to mean      statement?
. A. Review the contents of the lesson.
A. your students are not interested in the lesson B. Master one strategy in teaching.
B. you need to determine if the students understood C. Make one standard lesson plan.
everything you presented D. Provide various activities of learning.
C. you need to ask specific questions to elicit responses
D. your students did not understand what you were Ans: D
talking about
137. It is sound to encourage students to define terms
Ans: C in their own words because _____
A. defining the terms in their own words helps them
131. The teacher performance results provide continual memorize the definition faster
______ to professional development. B. students remember information better when they
A. support mentally process it in some way
B. feedback C. this is one opportunity to brush up with their English
C. guidance D. they ought to connect the terms that they learn
D. assessment
Ans: B
Ans: B
138. Each teacher is said to be a trustee of the cultural
132. If a student is encouraged to develop himself to and educational heritage of the nation and is obliged to
the fullest and must satisfy his hierarchy of needs, the transmit to learners such heritage. Which practice helps
highest need to satisfy according to Maslow is ______ them fulfill such obligation?
A. belongingness A. Observe continuing professional education and be
B. safety the best teacher.
C. psychological need B. Teach the latest instructional technology to children.
D. self-actualization C. Teach community life and culture worth emulating.
D. Supplant indigenous culture with foreign culture.
Ans: D
Ans: C
133. To what extent were the objectives of the course
met? This is the concern of the process of 139. Test norms are established so that they have basis
A. authentic for _____
B. criterion-referenced A. computing grades
C. norm-referenced B. establishing learning goals
D. formative C. identifying pupil’s
D. interpreting test results
 A. effective approach
Ans: C B. behaviorist approach
C. modular approach
140. Professionalization of teachers and teaching as D. integrative approach
promulgated in Presidential Decree No. 1006, defines
teaching as profession concerned with classroom Ans: D
institution _____
A. by teachers on full time basis 147. What is an application of Vygotsky's idea of
B. at the tertiary level in both public and private scaffolding?
institutions A. Give the learner a task that challenge her ability.
C. at the elementary and secondary levels in both public B. From the start, leave the learner to herself because
and private schools she has the power for self-learning.
D. by teachers of permanent status C. Don't spoil the learner by doing what she ought to
do.
Ans: C D. Give the learner the necessary assistance until she
can be on her own.
141. Which of the following indicates a strong negative
correlation? Ans: D
A. -0.75
B. -0.10 148. Instead of assigning our students to discuss how to
C. -0.25 write a good editorial, ask them to write one for the
D. -0.15 school organ. Which principle underlies this practice?
A. Promote meaningful connections between classroom
Ans: A subject matter and real-world contexts.
B. Use assignments for instructional and diagnostic
142. The official title of the Philippine National Anthem purposes.
is ______ C. When giving assignments take into account students'
A. Bayang Magiliw development levels.
B. Ang Alab ng Puso D. Make assignments challenging.
C. Lupang Hinirang
D. Pilipinas kong Mahal Ans: A

Ans: C 149. Which are the most important concerns about the
use of ICT in instruction?
143. Ask to do a learning task, Joe hesitates and says I. Developing appropriate curriculum materials that
"Mahirap. Ayaw ko. 'Di ko kaya!" (It's difficult. I don't allow students to construct meaning and develop
like it. I can't do it.) Is it possible to motivate this type of knowledge through the use of ICT
student? II. Devising strategies to meaningfully integrate
A. Yes, he can do something with his ability. B. Yes, he technology into the curriculum
can change the nature of the job. III. Using pedagogical skills related to technology
C. No, it is impossible to motivate a student who himself IV. Providing teachers with skills for using software
is not motivated. applications
D. No, motivation is totally dependent on the student.
No person outside him can influence him. A. I and III
B. II and III C. III and IV
Ans: A D. I, II, III, and IV

144. Which type of test measures higher order thinking Ans: D

skills?
A. Enumeration 150. What is the mean of this score distribution: 4, 5, 6,
B. Matching 7, 8, 9, 10?
C. Completion A. 7
D. Analogy B. 6
C. 8.5
Ans: A D. 7.5

145. In the context of the six facets of understanding Ans: A

cited by Wiggins and McTighe, what is a proof of a
student's understanding a principle?
A. repeating the principle given by the teacher
B. applying the principle to solve a problem
C. stating the principle from memory
D. memorizing the principle

Ans: B

146. You want your students to develop the ability to

look at a problem from various perspectives, which
approach will be more fit?