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EXAMINATION IN ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING 1 & 2

Directions: Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer. If you think that the correct answer is not
in the given choices, you may write letter E before the number of the item.

1. Who among the teachers described below is doing assessment?
a. Teacher A who is administering a test to her students.
b. Teacher B who is counting the scores obtained by the students in his test.
c. Teacher C who is computing the final grade of the students after completing all their
requirements.
d. Teacher D who is planning for a remedial instruction after knowing that students perform
poorly in her test.
2. Which is TRUE regarding traditional assessment?
a. It refers to the use of pen-and-paper objective tests.
b. It refers to other methods than pen-and-paper objective tests.
c. It refers to the use of assessment methods that simulate real-life situations.
d. It refers to assessment methods that are administered and scored in consistent and
standard manner.
3. You are assessing FOR learning. Which of these will you most likely do?
a. giving grades to students
b. reporting to the parents the performance of their child
c. recommending for new policies in grading students
d. assessing the strengths and weaknesses of students
4. Which is a type of assessment used to determine the students learning difficulties?
a. Placement Assessment c. Formative Assessment
b. Diagnostic Assessment d. Summative Assessment
5. Which is NOT a characteristic of alternative assessment?
a. consists of authentic assessment
b. uses tests where questions are prepared and followed by options
c. allows for the possibility of multiple human judgments
d. directly evaluates holistic projects
6. It is a collection of students works over a period of time which intends to measure their
improvement.
a. Table of Specifications c. Portfolio
b. Item Analysis d. Rubric
7. Mr. Bernales is judging the accuracy of these statements. Which of the following will he consider
as correct?
I. Test is a tool to measure a trait.
II. Measurement is the process of organizing data.
III.Assessment is the process of gathering quantitative and qualitative data.
IV.Evaluation is the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.
a. I and IV only c. I, III and IV only
b. II and IV only d. I, II, III and IV
8. Teacher Z is planning to do an assessment OF learning. Which of these should she include in her
plan considering his purpose for assessment?
a. how to certify students achievements
b. how to design ones instruction
c. how to determine the area of interest of learners
d. how to give immediate feedback to students strengths and weaknesses


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9. Which is the most authentic way of measuring students ability to debate?
a. Let them watch debates on video and ask them to identify strong and weak points.
b. Ask them to outline the steps involved in a debate and list down dos and donts.
c. Have the students witness a debate and ask them to evaluate the debate after.
d. Organize a debate in class and have them debate on a controversial issue.
10. Which is NOT an advantage of using a portfolio?
a. promotes students self-evaluation, reflection and critical thinking
b. measures performance based on genuine samples of students works
c. gives students the opportunity to have extensive input into the learning process
d. requires extra time to plan an assessment system and conduct the assessment
11. Two teachers of the same grade level have set the following objectives for the days lesson:
At the end of the discussion, the students should be able to:
i.construct a bar graph; and
ii.interpret bar graphs.
To assess the attainment of the objectives, Teacher A required the students to construct a bar
graph for a given set of data then she asked them to interpret this using a set of questions as a
guide. Teacher B presented a bar graph then asked them to interpret this using also a set of
guide questions.
Whose practice is acceptable based on the principles of assessment?
a. Teacher A c. Both Teacher A and Teacher B
b. Teacher B d. Neither Teacher A nor Teacher B
12. Which is true about the given case in number 11?
a. Objective A matched with performance-based assessment while Objective B can be assessed
using a traditional pen-and-paper objective test.
b. Objective A matched with traditional assessment while Objective B can be assessed using a
performance-based assessment.
c. Both Objective A and Objective B matched with performance-based assessment.
d. Both Objective A and Objective B matched with traditional assessment.
13. Which statement/s is/are NOT true about rubrics?
i.provide useful feedbacks regarding the effectiveness of the instruction
ii.allow assessment to be less objective and consistent
iii.may be used when assessing an overall quality of an output
iv.promote students awareness about the criteria to be used in assessing their works
a. III only c. all of the above
b. II only d. none of the above
14. If your LET items sample adequately the competencies listed in the syllabi, it can be said that the
LET possesses _________ validity.
a. Concurrent c. Content
b. Construct d. Predictive
15. If a teacher will have to make a scoring rubric for the students outputs, what format is better to
construct considering that the teacher has limited time to evaluate their work?
a. Analytic c. Either A or B
b. Holistic d. Neither A nor B
16. With the manner of answering as a criterion, which of the following types of test does NOT
belong to the group?
a. Multiple Choice c. Matching Type
b. True-or-False d. Completion Test


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17. Which statement about performance-based assessment is FALSE?
a. It emphasizes merely process.
b. It stresses on doing, not only knowing.
c. It accentuates on process as well as product.
d. Essay tests are an example of performance-based assessment.
18. Which is a good portfolio evidence of students acquired knowledge and writing skills?
a. Projects c. Reflective Journals
b. Test Results d. Critiqued Outputs
19. A teacher reveals to his students their ranks at the end of a grading. What type of scale of
measurement did the teacher use?
a. Nominal Scale c. Interval Scale
b. Ordinal Scale d. Ratio Scale
20. Teacher X presented the lesson on baking through a group activity so that the students will not
just learn how to bake but could also develop their interpersonal skills. How should this lesson
be assessed?
i.The teacher should give the students an essay test explaining how they baked the cake.
ii.The students should be graded on the quality of their baked cake using a rubric.
iii.The students in a group should rate the members based on their ability to cooperate in their
group activity.
iv.The teacher should observe how the pupils perform their task.
a. I, II and III only c. II, III and IV only
b. I, III and IV only d. I, II, III and IV only
21. Teacher Y allowed his students to develop their own portfolio in their own style as long as they
show all the non-negotiable evidences of learning. What principle on portfolio assessment
explains this practice?
A. Content Principle c. Learning Principle
B. Equity Principle d. Product Principle
22. Teacher ABC is judging the worth of the project of the students in his Science class based on a
set of criteria. What process is he doing?
a. Testing c. Assessing
b. Measuring d. Evaluating
23. Teacher XYZ uses alternative methods of assessment. Which will he NOT likely use?
a. Oral Presentation c. Multiple Choice Test
b. Portfolios d. Reflective Journal Writing
24. The Grade Six pupils were given a diagnostic test in addition and subtraction of whole numbers
to find out if they can already proceed to the next unit. However, the results of the test were
very low. What should the teacher do?
a. Proceed to the next lesson to be able to finish all the topics in the course.
b. Construct another test parallel to the given test to determine the consistency of the scores.
c. Count the frequency of errors to find out the lessons that majority of the students need to
relearn.
d. Record the scores then inform the parents about the very poor performance of their
children in Mathematics.
25. Teacher A advocates assessment FOR learning. Which will she NOT likely do?
a. Formative Assessment c. Placement Assessment
b. Diagnostic Assessment d. Summative Assessment

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26. Teacher B developed an Achievement Test in Math for his Grade Three pupils. Before he
finalized the test, he examined carefully if the test items were constructed based on the
competencies that have to be tested. What test of validity was he trying to establish?
a. Concurrent Validity c. Content Validity
b. Construct Validity d. Predictive Validity
27. What should be done FIRST when planning for a performance-based assessment?
a. Determine the Table of Specifications
b. Set the competency to be assessed
c. Set the criteria in scoring the task
d. Prepare a scoring rubric
28. To maximize the amount of time spent for performance-based assessment, which one should be
done?
a. Plan a task that can be used for instruction and assessment at the same time.
b. Assess one objective for one performance task.
c. Set objectives only for cognitive domain.
d. Limit the task to one meeting only.
29. A teacher set the following objectives for the days lesson:
At the end of the period, the students should be able to:
i.identify the parts of a friendly letter;
ii.construct a friendly letter using the MS Word; and
iii.show interest towards the days lesson.
To assess the attainment of the objectives, he required the students to construct a friendly
letter using the MS Word. The letter should inform ones friend about what one has learned in
the days lesson and how one felt about it.
Which is NOT true about the given case?
a. The teachers assessment tools matched with the objectives.
b. The teachers assessment methods were performance-based.
c. The teacher needs a rubric in scoring the work of the students.
d. The teachers assessment targets are all in the cognitive domain.
30. Which is a good portfolio evidence of a students acquired knowledge and writing skills?
a. Project c. Reflective Journal
b. Test Results d. Critiqued Outputs
31. In a positively-skewed distribution, the following statements are true EXCEPT:
a. Median is greater than the Mode
b. Mean is greater than the Median
c. Mean is less than the Mode
d. Mean is greater than the Mode
32. In a negatively-skewed distribution, which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Mode is lower than the Mean
b. Mean is lower than the Mode
c. Median is greater than the Mode
d. Mode is lower than the Median
33. When the distribution is skewed to the right, the test is said to be _________.
a. Very difficult c. Average
b. Very easy d. Partly easy, Partly Difficult
34. In a negatively-skewed distribution, the students are _____________.
a. Very Good c. Average
b. Very Poor d. Cannot be determined

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35. The result of the test showed a negatively-skewed distribution. It indicates that the test is
_________.
a. Very Difficult c. Average
b. Very Easy d. Not too easy nor too difficult
36. Which is TRUE about a skewed distribution?
a. In a negatively-skewed distribution, the students got low scores and so, the test was very
difficult.
b. In a positively-skewed distribution, the students got high scores and so, the test was very
easy.
c. In a negatively-skewed distribution, the students will likely receive low scores.
d. In a positively-skewed distribution, the students will likely receive low scores.
37. If Quartile Deviation is to Median, what is to Mode?
a. Standard Deviation c. Range
b. Mean d. Variance
38. A shoe store conducted a survey on the size of shoes that teenagers most commonly wear to
determine the shoe size to be displayed. What measure of Central Tendency was obtained?
a. Mean c. Mode
b. Median d. cannot be determined
39. A set of data has the following properties: Mean=17, Median=15 and Mode=14. Which of the
following best describes the data set?
a. Negatively-skewed c. skewed but neither right nor left
b. Positively-skewed d. not skewed
40. In a frequency distribution, what is the interval size of a class whose upper and lower limits are
10.5 and 19.5 respectively?
a. 11 c. 9
b. 10 d. 5
41. In a frequency distribution, what is the midpoint of the class interval whose upper and lower
limits are 99.5 and 108.5 respectively?
a. 107 c. 104.5
b. 105 d.104
42. Find the median and mode (in that order) for the following set of data:
33, 55, 38, 35, 37
a. 37, 35 c. 37, 40
b. 38, 35 d. 38, 40
43. What does a high standard deviation indicate?
a. The scores are tightly-bunched together.
b. The scores are spread-apart.
c. The scores are almost the same.
d. There is insufficient data for the correct answer to be determined.
44. Which measure of kurtosis shows the most homogeneous scores?
a. Platykurtic Distribution
b. Mesokurtic Distribution
c. Leptokurtic Distribution
d. Normal Distribution
45. Which statement is FALSE regarding the index of difficulty of an item?
a. The higher the index of difficulty, the easier the item.
b. The lower the index of difficulty, the more difficult the item.
c. The higher the index of difficulty, the better is the class performance.
d. The lower the index of difficulty, the better is the class performance.
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Answer Key:
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. D
10. D
11. A
12. A
13. B
14. C
15. B
16. D
17. D
18. C
19. B
20. C
21. A
22. D
23. C
24. C
25. D
26. B
27. B
28. A
29. D
30. C
31. C
32. B
33. A
34. A
35. B
36. D
37. C
38. C
39. B
40. C
41. D
42. A
43. B
44. C
45. D