SOCIAL SCIENCE

September 2018

Actual Board Questions

“ The term “ frailocracia “ refers to the
hidden control and domination of the orders
on Colonial Government. Who coined this
term?
A. Graciano Lopez Jaena
B. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
C. Jose Rizal
D. Juan Luna
This was a prize winning-poem of Rizal when
he was a student in UST. This poem proved
that an Indio was not only equal but also
more superior than the Spaniards in Poetry
Writing
A. To the Filipino Youth
B. They ask me For Verses
C. Hymn to Talisay
D. Kundiman

To the Filipino Youth. The ultimate challenge of Rizal in this poem is

to excel and to be an international figure
He coined the term “ Survival of the Fittest”

A. August Comte
B. Karl Max
C. Herbert Spencer
D. Arnold Toynbee
The Philippines is susceptible to earthquakes
since it lies in a place where there are
volcanoes, and this place is called the _____.

A. Equation Plane
B. Below the level
C. Ring of Fire
D. Volcanic Glasses
The function by which schools help children
to participate effectively in larger society is
called:
A. Socialization
B. Education
C. Enculturation
D. Acculturation
What do you call the power of the electorate
to approve or reject a legislation through an
election called for the purpose?

A. Initiative
B. Referendum
C. Plebiscite
D. Petition
Which marked the declaration of war against
Spain?

A. The death of GOMBURZA

B. The execution of Dr. Jose Rizal
C. The discovery of the Katipunan
D. The exile of Rizal to Dapitan
A licensed and professional teacher must
faithfully conform to and observe the ______.

A. City character
B. Code of ethics
C. Barangay Code
D. Rules of etiquette
The term “frailocracia” refers to the hidden
control and domination of the orders on
colonial government. Who coined this term?

A. Graciano Lopez-Jaena
B. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
C. Jose Rizal
D. Juan Luna
In economics, _________ is a rise in the
general level of prices of goods and services
in an economy over a period of time.

A. Inflation
B. Mercantilism
C. Depression
D. Free trade
The law was the first American formal and
official commitment to grant independence
to the Philippines:

A. Tydings-McDuffie Law
B. OsRox Mission
C. Hare-Hawes Cutting Act
D. Jones Law
This is considered as one of the man-made
of the Philippines.

A. Mount Makiling
B. Rice Terraces
C. Manila Bay
D. Taal Volcano
Which writing of Rizal stipulated the
exemplary fighting spirit of women, such
that whatever a mother shows to her
children is what the children will become
also:
A. The story of the Moth
B. To the Young Women of Malolos
C. Canto de Maria Clara
D. El Canto del Viajero
Governor-General Narciso Claveria was the
one who ordered the _________.

A. Founding of the Union Obrera Democratica

B. Use of Spanish Surname by Filipinos
C. Tobacco Monopoly
D. Resettlement of Filipino communities in
cabeceras
PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
September 2018

Actual Board Questions

In Grace Goodell’s Reading Skills Ladder,
Which of the following takes precedence?

A. Basic Sight Words

B. Reading from the Internet
C. Using phonetic analysis
D. Using contextual clues
Which of the following measure of central
tendencies occurs most frequently among
the distribution?

A. Mode
B. Mean
C. Median
D. Mean and Mode
This is also known as Philippine Teacher’s
Professionalization Act of 1994.

A. Republic Act 7836

B. Republic Act 9293
C. Republic Act 4670
D. Republic Act 10533
Can a failed examinee qualify for the
position of para-teacher?

A. No
B. Yes
C. Yes, if his LET rating is below 75
D. Yes, if his LET rating is 70 and above
What does the Teacher Education
Development Program signify as
prerequisite for employment of teachers in
basic education schools?

A. Job Interview for teacher applicants

B. Licensure Examination for Teachers
C. Induction of New Teachers
D. National Standard competencies among teacchers
 It is an act that created the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED)

A. Republic Act 7722

B. Republic Act 7796
C. Republic Act 7784
D. Republic Act 7687
In the 5s Formula to create a conducive
learning environment, which S stands for
cleanliness of the workplace?

A. Self-discipline
B. Systematize
C. Shining
D. Sort
A percentile score of P90 indicates that:

A. The score is higher that 90 percent of the group

B. The score is higher than 10 percent of the
group
C. The student scored 90 points
D. The student scored 90 percent of the items
What can be said about a negatively-skewed
distribution?

A. Most scores are high

B. Most scores are low
C. It is skewed to the right
D. The scores are heterogeneous
Which measures of central tendency is most
reliable when scores are extremely high and
low?

A. Median
B. Mode
C. Mean
D. Cannot be identified unless individual scores
are given
A teacher who is on study leave will enjoy
how many percent of their monthly salary?

A. 50%
B. 60%
C. 75%
D. 100%
When can a teacher be granted an indefinite
leave?

A. If he/she wants to pursue graduate studies

B. If he/she is for promotion
C. If he/she has an illness that demands a long
treatment that will exceed one year at the least
D. All of the above
The classroom has become uncontrollable, and so
teacher Yen decided to have some undisciplined
students out of the room to the counselor’s office.
What did teacher Yen apply by way of preventive
approach to discipline?
A. Removing seductive objects
B. Direct appeal
C. Antiseptic bouncing
D. Physical restraint
A boy is closer to his mother and a girl is
closer to her father. These instances are
under
A. Oedipal Complex
B. Latent Stage
C. Phallic stage
D. Pre-genital stage
If a person says to another, “ You are what
you choose to be”, the person is more of
a/an

A. Idealist
B. Pragmatist
C. Realist
D. Existentialist
The Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 (K-
12)
is an example of which type of curriculum?
A. Spiral
B. Fused
C. Single
D. Correlated
GENERAL EDUCATION

September 2018

Actual Board Question

“The firgures must be TRANSMUTED in order
to understand the grade.” The capitalized
word means ______________________.

A. Estimated
B. Changed
C. Surpassed
D. Summed
Some preachers suggest the _____________
that the end of the world is near.

A. Proposal
B. Prophetic
C. Prophecy
D. Prophet
“Because of PROFANITY the program was suspended
from television.” The capitalized word means?

A. Obscenity
B. History
C. Falsehood
D. Decency
What figure of speech is the following: “He is
the black sheep of the family.”

A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Alliteration
D. Hyperbole
In William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice,” Portia,
the judge said: “The quality of mercy is not strained; it
droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place
beneath... It is twice blesst; it blesseth him that gives and
him that takes. ‘Tis mighter than the mightiest... and one
is likened to God when mercy seasons justice.”

A. Mercy is only for deserving

B. Mercy is limited in extent
C. Mercy is spontaneous and freely given.
D. Mercy comes from the rain.
“I am a retired public school teacher. As a teacher, I was branded
as a terror in school. The pupils dreaded the day they would
enter my class. Little did they know that behind my unpopular
facade was a heart full of compassion. But how did I earn this
moniker? I did not tolerate dirty pupils in my class. I wanter them
to know that clealiness of body was good for their health. I
inspected their teeth, nails, footwear, handkerchief, clothes, ears,
noses and hair.”

A. Cleanliness
B. Study
C. Absence
D. Posture
Who is the proponent of the arena
theater?

A. Carpio
B. Tinio
C. Montano
D. Avellana
Haiku is traditional Japanese poems
consisting of ___________________.

A. Eight lines ending in rhyming couplet with death as

topic.
B. Lines of poetry in free verse with ordinary things as
topic.
C. Three lines totalling 17 syllables with nature as
topic.
D. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic.
Tax imposed on all employed and practicing
professionals

A. Income Tax
B. Real Estate Tax
C. Community Tax
D. Inheritance Tax
Whose philosphy advocate the use of reason in
understanding the existence of God?

A. St. Benedict
B. St. Peter
C. St. John
D. St. Thomas Aquinas
As a Social Science teacher which should
Teacher Nora avoid?

A. Abreast with all the other issues

B. Appreciative of Change
C. Facilitator of Learning
D. As a sage on the stage
What was the power to set aside certain by the
Kingdom of Spain to the Governor-General of the
Philippines?

A. Veto Power
B. Condign Power
C. Conditioned Power
D. Compensatory Power
Governor General Narciso Claveria was
responsible for the ________________.

A. Abolition of the Galleon Trade

B. Establishment of the Tobacco Monopoly
C. Use of Spanish surname by Filipinos
D. Establishment of the Galleon Trade
Which is true of metalloids?

A. Conduct heat and electricity less effectively than non-

metal.
B. Conduct heat and electricity better than metals.
C. Conduct heat better than metals.
D. Have properties of both metals an non-metals.
What organism would most likely be in an
arctic environment?

A. Crocodile
B. Walrus
C. Turtle
D. Maya Bird
The protein shell of a virus is
called____________.
A. Capsid
B. Lambda bacteriophage
C. Virions
D. Capsomeres
Air, flood and water are essential elements in
human existence. Carried by the wind, polluted air
called ________________falls to earth poisoning fish
and destroying vegetation.

A. La Nina
B. El Nino
C. Greenhouse Rain
D. Acid rain
 “ Every accomplishment
starts with the decision to
try”
BLESSINGS FROM
ABOVE