PRACTICE TEST FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 4.

In a highly pluralistic society, what type of

learning environment is the responsibility of the
1. You are very much interested in a quality
teacher?
professional development program for
teachers. What characteristic should you look I. Safe
for?
II. Gender-biased
a. Prescribe by top educational teachers
III. Secure
b. Dependent on the availability of funds
a. I and II
c. Required for renewal of professional license
b. I, II and III
d. Responsive to identified teacher’s needs.
c. II only
2. To ensure high standards of teachers’
d. I and III
personal and professional development, which
of the following measures must be 5. A teacher is said to be “trustee of the cultural
implemented? and educational heritage of the nation and is
under obligation to transmit to learners such
I. A school head plans the professional
heritage”. Which practice makes the teacher
development of his/her teachers.
fulfill such obligation?
II. Every teacher formulates his/her own
a. Use interactive teaching strategies.
professional development plan
b. Use the latest educational technology.
III. The implementation of what is learned in a
training must be monitored. c. Observe continuing professional education
a. I only d. As a class, study the life of Filipino heroes.
b. I and III 6. Which actions show that political factors
affect schools as agents of change?
c. II and III
I. The strengthening of the teaching of English in
d. II only
Philippines school.
3. As a community leader, which of the
II. The introduction of mandated subjects such
following should a teacher NOT do?
as Rizal in the curriculum
a. Support effort of the community to improve
III. The practice of mainstreaming
their status in life.
IV. The turnover of day care centers for DSWD
b. Make herself aloof to ensure that her
to DepEd for supervision.
decisions will not be influenced by the
community politics. a. I and III
c. Solicit donation from philanthropists in the b. I and II
community.
c. II and III
d. Play an active part in the activities of the
community. d. II and IV
7. For more efficient and effective management
of school as agents of change, one proposal is
for the DepEd to cluster remote stand-alone
schools under one lead school head. Which
factor has the strongest influence on this
proposal?
a. Psychological
b. Historical
c. Geographical
d. Social
8. What does the acronym EFA imply for
schools?
a. The acceptance of exclusive schools for boys
and for girls.
b. The stress on the superiority of formal
education over that of alternative learning
system.
b. Practice of inclusive education
c. The concentration on formal education
system
9. The wide acceptance of “bottom up”
management style has influenced schools to
practice which management practice?
a. Exclusion of politicians from the pool of guest
speakers during graduation exercises.
b. Prescription of what ought to be done from
the Center Office.
c. Involvement of students, parents, teachers,
and community in school planning
d. Allowing schools to do what they think is best
s to do what they think is best
10. Large class size in congested cities is a
common problem in our public schools. Which
measure/s have schools taken to offset the
effects of large class?
I. The deployment of more teachers
II. The implementation of 1:1 pupil textbook
ratio
III. The conduct of morning and afternoon
sessions
a. I, II and III
b. I and II
c. III only
d. II only
11. The failure of independent study with most
Filipino students may be attributed to students’:
a. unpreparedness from schooling
b. ambivalence
c. high degree of independence
d. high degree of independence on authority
12. The schooling incidents in school campuses
abroad have made school to rethink the
curriculum. Which is believed to counteract
such incidents and so is being introduced in
schools?
I. Inclusion of socio-emotional teaching
II. The emphasis on the concept of competition
against self and not against others
III. Focus on academic achievement and
productivity
a. I and III
b. II and III
c. I and II
d. I, II and III
13. Widespread abuse of Mother Earth
prompted schools to teach sustainable
development. Which one does this prove about
schools?
a. The curricula of schools are centered on
Mother Earth.
b. Schools can easily integrate sustained
development in their curriculum.
c. Sustained development cannot be effectively
taught in the classroom.
d. Environment factors influence the school as
an agent of change.
14. A father tells his daughter “You are a
woman. You are meant for the home and so for
you, going to school is not necessary.” Is the
father CORRECT?
a. It depends on the place when the daughter
and the father live.
b. Yes, women are meant to be a mother only.
c. No. today women can take on the jobs of
men.
d. No, there is gender equality in education.
15. Is there a legal basis for increasing the
teacher’s starting salary to P18,000 an months?
a. No, it is a gift to teachers from Congress
b. Yes, R.A 7836
c. No, it is simply an act of benevolence from
President GMA
d. Yes, the Phil. Constitution
16. As provided for the Educational Act of 1982,
how are the institutions of learning encourage
to set higher standards of equality over the
minimum standards required for state
recognition?
a. Granting of Special Permit
b. Academic freedom
c. Continuing Professional Education
d. Voluntary accreditation
17. Despite of opposition from some school
official, DepEd has continuously enforced the
“no collection of fees” policy during enrolment
period in public schools. In this policy in
accordance with EFA goals?
a. No, it violates the mandate of equality
education
b. Yes, it somewhat eliminates gender
disparities
c. Yes, it supports equitable access to basic
education
d. No. it does not support parent of adult
education
18. “Specialization is knowing more and more
about less and less”. Hence, it is better to be a
generalist, claims Teacher F. Which Philosophy
does Teacher F. subscribe to?
a. Existentialism
b. Perennialism
c. Essentialism
d. Progressivism
19. Mencius believed that all people are born
good. This thought on the innate goodness of
people makes it easier toour pupils.
a. teach
b. Respect
c. like
d. motivate
20. The specialization requires of every
professional teacher for him/her to be
competent is in line with which pillar of
learning?
a. Learning to know
b. Learning to be
c. Learning to live together
d. Learning to do
21. Which pillar of learning is aimed at the
holistic development of man and his complete
fulfillment?
III. Teacher C secretly gives way to a special
favor (e.g. add 2 points to grade) requested by
student A, who is vying for honors.
a. II and III
b. I, II and III

a. Learning to be c. I and II

b. Learning to know d. I and III

c. Learning to live together 25. Which is/are in accordance with the

principle of pedagogical competence?
d. Learning to do
I. Communication of objectives of the course to
22. Material development at the expense of
students
human development points to the need to do
more in school. II. Awareness of alternative instruction
strategies
a. “Learning to do”
III. Selection of appropriate methods of
b. “Learning to know”
instruction
c. “Learning to live together”
a. I and III
d. “Learning to be”
b. I, II and III
23. A student complains to you about his failing
c. III only
grade. When you recomputed you found out
that you committed an error in this grade d. II and III
computation. Your decision is not accept the
26. With a death threat over his head, Teacher
erroneous computation before the student and
D is directed to pass an undeserving student.
so leave the failing grade as is for fear that you
Which will a utilitarianist do?
may lose credibility. Is this morally right?
a. Pass the student, why suffer the threat?
a. No, the reason for not accepting the error
before the students in flimsy. b. Don’t pass him; live by your principle of
justice. You will get reward, if not in this life, in
b. No, the end does not justify the means
the next.
c. Yes, the end justifies the means
c. Pass the student. That will be of use to the
d. Yes, as a teacher you must maintain your student, his parents and you.
credibility
d. Don’t pass him. You surely will not like
24. Which violate(s) the principle of respect? someone to give you a death threat in other to
pass.
I. Teacher A tells her students that what
Teacher B taught is wrong. 27. Teacher A knows of the illegal activities of a
neighbor but keeps quiet in order not to
II. To retaliate, Teacher B advises students not
to enroll in Teacher A’s class.
be involved in any investigation. Which a. Watching demo
foundational principle of morality does Teacher
b. Attending exhibit
a fail to apply?
c. Video disc
a. The end does not justify the means
d. Viewing images
b. The end justifies the means
32. The students of Teacher Y scan an electronic
c. Always do what is right
encyclopedia, view a film on subject, or look at
d. Between two evils, do the lesser evil related topics at the touch of a button right
there in the classroom. Which device/s does
28. To earn units for promotion, a teacher pays
teacher Y’s class have?
her fee but does not attend class at all.
a. Teaching machines
Does this constitute professional growth?
b. CD
a. Not immediately but yes after promotion
c. Video disc
b. It depends on the school she is enrolled in
d. Videotaped lesson
c. No, it is simply earning MA units for
promotion 33. Which is an INAPPROPIATE way to manage
off-task behavior?
d. Yes, just enrolling in an MA program is
already professional growth a. Redirect a child’s attention to task and check
his progress to make sure he is continuing work
29. If a teacher asks more higher-order
questions, he has to ask more questions. b. Make eye contact to communicate what you
wish to communicate
a. fact
c. Move closer to the child to make him feel
b. close
your presence
c. convergent
d. Stop your class activity to correct a child who
d. concept is no longer on task

30. Misdemeanor has a “ripple effect”. This 34. To be an effective classroom manager, a
implies that as a classroom manager, a teacher teacher must be friendly but must at the same
time be
a. reinforces positive behavior
a. confident
b. responds to misbehavior promptly
b. strict
c. is consistent in her classroom management
practice c. analytical

d. count 1 to 10 before she deals with a d. buddy-buddy

misbehaving student
35. Which software is needed when one wants
31. Based on Edgar Dale’s “Cone of Experience”, to perform automatic calculations on numerical
which activity is farthest from the real thing? data?
a. Database d. New and skillfully made

b. Spreadsheet Program 40. You can exhibit referent power on the first
day of school by
c. Microsoft Word
a. telling them the importance of good grades
d. Microsoft Powerpoint
b. giving your students a sense of belongingness
36. Which of the following questions must be
and acceptance
considered in evaluating teacher-made
materials? c. making them feel you know what you are
taking about
a. Is the material new?
d. reminding your students your authority over
b. Does the material simulate individualism?
them again and again
c. Is the material expensive?
41. I would like to use a model to emphasize
37. Kounin claims that “with­it­ness” is one of particular part. Which of these would be
the characteristics of an effective classroom
MOST appropriate?
manager. What is one sign of “with­it­ness”?
a. Realia
a. Giving attention to students who are having
difficulty with school work b. Audio recording

b. Seeing only a portion of the class but c. Stimulation

intensively
d. Mock up
c. Knowing where instructional materials are
42. What must a teacher do to ensure orderly
kept
transitions between activities?
d. Aware of what’s happening in all parts of the
a. Allow time for the students to socialize in
classroom
between activities
38. Which of these is one of the ways by which
b. Have the materials ready at the start of the
the internet enables people to browse
activity
documents connected by hypertext links?
c. Assign fewer exercises to fill the allotted time
a. URL
d. Wait for students who lag behind
b. Browser
43. The task of setting up routine activities for
c. Welcome page
effective classroom management is a task that a
d. World Wide Web teacher should undertake

39. Which characteristics must be primary a. as soon as the students have adjusted to their
considered as a choice of instructional aids? schedules

a. Stimulate and maintain students interests b. on the very first day of school

b. Suited to the lesson objectives c. every day at the start of the session

c. Updated and relevant to Filipino setting d. every homeroom day

44. Teacher S uses the low-profile classroom
control technique most of the time. What does
this imply?
a. She is reactive in her disciplinary orientation
b. She manages pupils personalities
c. She reacts severely to a misbehaving student
d. She stops misbehaving without disrupting
lesson flow
a. shoe one’s oral abilities to the rest of the
class
b. feel significant and be part of a group
c. get everything and be part of a group
d. be creative
49. Instead of teacher giving this comment a
student response. “You’re on the wrong track!”
what should be teacher do?

45. When teacher tries to elicit clarification on a
student response or solicits additional
information, which of these should be use?
a. Directing
b. Probing
a. Change the question to an easier one
b. Redirect the question by calling another
student to recite
c. Probe to redirect the response into a more
productive area

c. Structuring d. Pause, ask the question, lecture, then ask the

question again
d. Cross examining
50. If curriculum is designed following the
46. Which priority criterion should guide a
traditional approach, which feature(s)
teacher in the choice of instructional devices?
apply(ies)?
a. Novelty
I. The aims of the curriculum are set by
b. Cost professionals and experts

c. Attractiveness II. Interested groups (teachers, students,

communities) are assumed to agree with the
d. Appropriateness aims of the curriculum
47. Which learning activity is MOST appropriate III. Consensus building in not necessary
if a teacher’s focus is attitudinal change?
a. III only
a. Fieldtrip
b. I, II, III
b. Exhibit
c. I, II
c. Role play
d. I, III
d. Game

48. Teacher H strives to draw participation of

every student into her classroom discussion.

Which of these student needs is she trying to

address? The need to.