PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Strengthen team work
EXAM DRILL
1. In mastery learning the
definition of an acceptable
standard of performance is
called
a. SMART c. Criterion measure
b. Condition d. Behavior
2. Under what value
measurement instrument does
sentence/story completion fall?
a. Opinionnaire c. Projective
technique
b. Moral dilemma d.
Observation guide
3. Teacher B clears his throat to
communicate disapproval of a
student’s behavior. Which
specific influence technique is
this?
a. Proximity control c. Signal
interference
b. Interest boosting d. Direct
appeal
4. Which is the first step in
planning an achievement test?
a. Select the type of test items
to use.
b. Decide on the length of the
test..
c. Define the instructional
objective
d. Build a table of specification
5. Which may NOT be a benefit
derived from the use of graphic
organizers?
a. Make relationships among
detail clear
b. Enable students to identify
important ideas and details
c.
from other data-gathering
d. Represent stated information
in concrete form
6. Whitehead’s “ educated man”
is the man of culture and
expertise. Which one most
completely describes the “
educated” man according to
Whitehead?
a. Highly dependent and deeply
involved
b. Critical and deeply involved
c. Productive and deeply
involved
d. Productive and obeys blindly
7. Rights which can not be
renounced or transferred
because they are necessary for
the fulfillment of man’s
primordial obligations are
called
a. Perfect rights c. Acquired
rights
b. Alienable rights d. Inalienable
rights
8. During Spanish period the
medium of instruction in
schools was (were)
a. The vernacular c. English
b. Spanish and the vernacular d.
Spanish
9. Standard deviation is to
variability as mean is to ________.
a. Discrimination c. Correlation
b. Level of difficulty d. Central
tendency
10. One strength of an
autobiography as a technique
for personality appraisal is that
a. It can replace data obtained
technique
b. It gives complete data about
the author
c. It makes possible the
presentation of intimate
experiences that can not be
revealed in a face-to-face
situation by shy students
d. It may be read by
unauthorized people
11. If teacher wants to develop
in the learner the skills to
organize ideas which one
should he employ?
a. Histogram c. Graphic
organizer
b. Venn diagram d. K-W-L
technique
12. Russel thinks that some
amount of constraints and
discipline is indispensable to
education. Therefore, it is
necessary for the teacher to.
a. Allow the child to react in any
manner to these constraints
b. Help the child see the
importance of these constraints
c. Apologize before parents for
these necessary constraints
d. Convince the child that
he/she has no choice but to
subject himself/herself to these
constraints
13. Which characteristic of a
good test will pupils be assured
of when a teacher constructs a
table of specification for test
construction purposes?
a. Scorability c. Economy
b. Reliability d. Content validity
16. Which one will most likely
increase student participation?
a. Feeling or emotions are not
permitted in the discussion
b. The group leader allows
quiet members to remain quiet
c. The teacher models good
listening habits
d. Repeat directions over and
over until everyone listens.
17. Which is implied by a
positively skewed score
distribution?
a. The mean, the median, and
the mode are equal
b. Most of the scores are high
c. The mode is high
d. Most of the scores are low
18. Learning takes place best
when
a. Learning exercises are
focused on the right side of the
brain
b. Learning exercises involve
both sides of the brain
c. Learning exercises are
focused on cognitive objectives
d. Learning exercises are
focused on the left side of the
brain
19. A negative discrimination
index means that
a. Less from the lower group
got the test item correctly
b. More from the lower group
answered the test item
correctca
c. The test item could not
discriminate between the lower
and upper group
d. More from the upper group
answered the test item
correctly
20. Your teacher is of the
opinion that the world and
everything in it are ever
changing and so teaches you
the skill to cope with change.
Which is his governing
philosophy?
a. Existentialism c. Idealism
b. Realism d. Experimentalism
21. Which is a characteristic of
infused or integrated
instruction?
a. Does not allow deviation
from intended objective
b. Includes all thinking process
from low level to high level
c. Excludes related topics
d. Confines itself to higher level
thinking process
22. Here is a performance
objective:” WITH THE AID OF A
PERIODIC CHART, the student
will list the atomic weights of
the first ten elements.” The
capitalized words are referred
to as the.
a. Performance statement c.
Behavior
b. Minimum acceptable
performance d. Condition
23. Which statement about
Grade 7 is correct?
a. Grade 7 was introduced in
America but never in the
Philippines
b. Spain introduced Grade 7 in
the country
c. Grade 7 was established by
the Education Act of 1940
d. The 1901 Department of
Public Instruction established
Grade 7
24. Marvin, a Grade I pupil,
plays with his classmates but
can not accept defeat. Based on
Piaget’s theory or cognitive
development, in what
developmental stage is Marvin?
a. Concrete operation c. Formal
operation
b. Sensorimotor d. Pre-
operational
25. Which guideline in test
construction is NOT observed
in this test item? EDGAR ALLAN
POE WROTE _____________.
a. The length of the blank
suggests the answer
b. The central problem is not
packed in the stem
c. It is open to more than one
correct answer
d. The blank is at the end of the
question
26. In her Science class Teacher
H uses the process approach.
Which order of process will she
follow?
I. Identifying the problem
II. Formulating the hypothesis
III. Setting the experiment
IV. Drawing tentative
conclusion
a. II, III, I, IV c. I, III, II, IV
b. II, I, III, IV d. I, II, III, IV
27. Whitehead’s “inert ideas”
apply when the teacher
a. Relates what is taught to life
concerns
b. Covers the Philippine
Elementary/Secondary
Learning Competencies without
relating them to daily life
c. Shows how the learner is
concerned with what is taught
d. Leads the learner to see how
all that is taught hangs together
in a meaningful whole
28. For brainstorming to be
effective which one should be
out?
a. Non-threatening atmosphere
b. Teacher’s judgmental
attitude
c. Openness to idea
d. Making use of other’s ideas
shared
29. Which is the highest level of
comprehension?
a. Critical Comprehension
b. Critical evaluation
c. Integration
d. Literal comprehension
30. Which statement on spaced
and massed learning is
CORRECT?
a. Both massed learning and
spaced learning are not
effective
b. Massed learning is better
than spaced learning
c. Massed learning is as
effective as spaced learning
d. Spaced learning is better
than massed learning
31. If teacher wants to
elaborate on a central idea by
adding details to the central
idea which one should he use?
a. Time line c. Venn diagram
b. Cluster map d. Story map
32. Mother equally divided the
pineapple juice in two glasses
for her two boys. One glass is
short but stout; another long
but thin. Both boys wanted the
long but thin glass believing
that it contained more. In what
developmental stage are the
boys?
a. Concrete operation c.
Senrorimotor
b. Formal operation d. Pre-
operational
33. A teacher is a facilitator of
learning and of the
development of the youth.
Which practice is NOT in
keeping with his role as
facilitator?
a. Keeps himself abreast with
educational trends
b. Dialogs with parents and
with other members of the
community
c. Considers the multiple
intelligences of learners
d. Humiliates misbehaving
pupils
34. What can be said of Jones
who obtained a score of 75 in a
Grammar Test?
a. He performed better thanh
75% of his classmates
b. He answered 75 items in the
test correctly
c. He got a raw score of 75
d. He answered 75% of the test
items correctly
35. Which does NOT belong to
the group?
a. Completion c. Multiple choice
b. Matching d. Alternate
response
36. Which best indicates the
effectiveness classroom
activities?
a. The utilization of varied
techniques and approaches
b. The laughter and enjoyment
of students
c. The application of concept
learned in daily life
d. The variety of instructional
materials used
37. Which feature was true to
Philippine education during the
Spanish regime?
a. Establishment of a normal
school
b. Separation of Church and
state
c. Vernacular as medium of
instruction
d. Emphasis on religious
instruction
38. Q1 is to 25th percentile as
median is to
a. 40th percentile c. 50th
percentile
b. 75th percentile d. 60th
percentile
39. Which graphic organizer
provides a visual
representation of analytical
thinking where the concept, the
focus of analysis, is written at
the center of a circle and major
characteristics are placed like
the sun’s rays from the center?
a. Sequence chair c. Web
b. Story map d. Attribute wheel
40. Which group activity is
illustrated when a teacher
allows the evaluation of
members’ work by the group
and encourage the giving of
constructive moment’s and
suggestions about ways to
improve the work?
a. Jury trial c. Consensus
decision
b. Critiquing session d. Round
table
41. Which one indicates a
teacher’s genuine enthusiasm
and pride teaching?
a. Telling everyone that he went
to teaching for there was no
other choice then
b. Belittling the renumeration
one gets from teaching
c. Engaging himself in
continuing professional
education
d. Sticking to teaching for the
moment that three are no
better offers
42. It is necessary that the parts
of a lesson plan from the first to
the last have
a. Completeness c. Symmetry
b. Conciseness d. Coherence
43. When is giving praise
INEFFECTIVE? When it
a. Provide information to
students about their
competence and the value of
their accomplishments
b. Uses the accomplishment of
peers as the context for
describing a student’s present
accomplishments
c. Shows spontaneity, variety
and other signs of credibility
d. Focuses students attention
on their own task-relevant
behavior
44. In writing performance
objective which word is NOT
acceptable?
a. Delineate c. Intergrate
b. Manipulate d. Comprehend
45. In what way does cultural
alienation fail to contribute to
nation-building?
a. The Filipino will look at his
culture as something superior
over others
b. The Filipino has no sense of
national pride
c. The Filipino closes himself to
foreign influence
d. The Filipino operates on a
Filipino model of development
46. Just as selected Filipino
teachers today are sent abroad
to study, the Americans did the
same in 1903. These teacher
scholars then were known as:
a. Insulares c. Peninsulares
b. Pensionados d. Reformists
47. Which according to Rizal is
the main formula for national
redemption?
a. Gaining economic recovery
b. Stabilizing the political
situation
c. Opening our doors to foreign
influence
d. Upgrading the quality of the
Filipino through education
48. An American student
enrolled in the Philippines is
repelled by the Filipinos’ lack of
punctuality and use of
euphemism. Which term refers
to his experience?
a. Ethnocentrism c.
Xenocentrism
b. Colonial mentality d. Culture
shock
49. What is claimed to be the
overall advantage of criterion-
referenced over norm-
referencedinterpretation?
a. An individual’s score is
compared with the set mastery
level
b. An individual’s score is
compared with that of his peers
c. An individuals score is
compared with the average
scores
d. An individual’s score does
not need to be compared with
any measure
50. Teacher Y does norm-
referenced interpretation of
scores. Which of the following
does she do?
a. She uses a specified content
as its frame of reference
b. She describes group
performance in relation to a
level of mastery set
c. She compares every
individual student scores with
others’ scores
d. She describes what should be
their performance
51. Out of the 3 distracters in a
multiple choice type of test
namely, A, B, and D, no pupil
chose D as answer. This implies
that D is
a. A vague alternative
b. A plausible distracter
c. An ineffective distracter
d. An effective distracter
52. The main purpose of the
compulsory study of the
Constitution in Philippine
schools is to
a. Prepare students for law-
making
b. Acquaint students with the
historical development of the
Phil. Constitution
c. Make constitutional experts
of the students
d. Develop the students into
responsible, thinking citizens
53. Which must be primarily
considered in the choice of an
instructional aid?
a. Must be new and skillfully
made
b. Must be updated and
relevant to Filipino setting
c. Must stimulate and maintain
student interest
d. Must be suited to the lesson
objective
54. In a study pupils were
asked about their preference
for a mother country. Only
4.83% preferred Philippines.
This finding shows that several
pupils
a. Don’t know their country
b. Are not sure of what they
want
c. Haven’t developed national
consciousness
d. Are not enlightened citizens
55. All the examinees obtained
scores below the mean. A
graphic representation of the
score distribution will be:
a. Negatively skewed
b. Perfect normal curve
c. Leptokurtic
d. Positively skewed
56. The lesson is on the pros
and cons of declaring a state
rebellion in the country.
Teacher B wants his students to
arrive at a view of the
declaration of the state of
rebellion from different
perspectives. Which technique
will be most appropriate?
a. Role playing c. Panel
discussion
b. Simulation d. Braistorming
57. Which statement applies
when score distribution is
negatively skewed?
a. The mean corresponds to a
high value
b. The mode corresponds to a
low value
c. The median is higher than the
mode
d. The mode and median are
equal
58. In a normal distribution
curve a T-score of 70 is:
a. Two SDs below the mean
b. Two SDs above the mean
c. One SD below the mean
d. One SD above the mean
59. STUDY THE TABLE ON
ITEM ANALYSIS FOR NON-
ATTRACTIVENESS AND NON-
PLAUSIBILITY OF
DISTRACTORS BASED ON THE
RESULT OF A TRYOUT TEST IN
MATH. THE LETTER MARKED
WITH AN ASTERISK IS THE
CORRECT ANSWER
Based on the table which is the
most effective distracter?
a. Option D c. Option A
b. Option C d. Option B
60. Teacher T wants the group
to evaluate an issue by having
the group act out a jury trial.
Which technique will he
employ?
a. Critiquing c. Majority-rule
decision making
b. Panel d. Simulation
61. Which activities should a
teacher have more for his
students if he wants them to
develop logical-mathematical
thinking?
a. Storytelling c. Independent
study
b. Problem solving d. Drama
62. Which type of test measures
higher order thinking skills?
a. Enumeration c. Completion
b. Matching d. Analogy
63. Which is a convergent
question?
a. Did the LA SOLIDARIDAD
accomplished its purpose? Why
or why not?
b. Who was the first editor of
the LA SOLIDARIDAD?
c. Why did the LA
SOLIDARIDAD come about?
d. If you were editor of the LA
SOLIDARIDAD what would you
do?
64. Here is a performance
objective: Given a compass and
a straight edge, construct a
pentagon within 5 degrees of
accuracy on any of the inside or
outside angles. Which is the
condition statement?
a. Within 5 degrees of accuracy
b. Constrcut a pentagon
c. On any of the inside or
outside angles
d. Given a compass and a
straight edge
65. Which view on intelligence
runs counter to Gardner’s MI
theory?
a. Learners possess multiple
intelligence’s
b. Learners can develop each of
the eight multiple intelligence’s
c. Learners have a single,
quantifiable intelligence
d. Learners are strong in some
and weak in other intelligence’s
66. Some students who are high
in the scholastic aptitude tests
have failed in college. Some
who are below the standards
set for admission, but who, for
various reason, were admitted,
attained satisfactory standings.
This proves that
a. Aptitude tests can be
perfectly relied on
b. Human beings are certainly
predictable
c. Admission tests are not
accurate, hence should not be
used
d. Aptitude tests do not
measure all factors important
for success
67. The use of the process
approach gives the students the
opportunity to
a. Learn how to learn
b. Make use of laboratory
apparatuses
c. Apply the scientific method
d. Learn on their own
68. Teacher H and Teacher I are
rivals for promotion. To gain
the favor of the promotional
staff, Teacher I offers her beach
resort for free for the members
of the promotional staff before
the ranking. As one of the
contenders for promotion, is
this becoming of her to do?
a. Yes, the rare invitation will
certainly be welcomed by an
overworked promotional staff
b. Yes, this will be professional
growth for the promotional
staff
c. Yes, there’s nothing wrong
with sharing one’s blessings
d. No, this may exert undue
influence on the members of
the promotional staff and so
may fail to promote someone
on the basis of merit.
69. 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 strengthens a
response
b. Punishment removes a
response
c. Punishment does not remove
a response
d. Punishment weakens a
response
70. Standard deviation is to
variability as is to central
tendency
a. Mode c. Range
b. Quantile d. Pearson
71. A comprehension skill of
higher level which may be
inferred or implied from
reading is
a. Noting specific details
b. Picking out the main idea
c. Following directions
d. Drawing conclusion
72. One philosopher considers
education as the acquisition of
the art of the utilization of
knowledge. This implied that.
a. A learner’s application of
what she has learned is
necessary
b. A learner’s interest in art is
commendable
c. A learner’s acquisition of
information is sufficient
d. A learner’s acquisition of
information is not important
73. For professional growth
which source of teacher
performance evaluation is
considered more valid and
reliable considering time spent
together?
a. Self –evaluation
b. Supervisory evaluation
c. Students’ evaluation
d. Peer evaluation
74. If you have to vote for the
sake of the nation you will vote
for
a. A candidate who has the
making of a public servant
b. A neighbor who is closet to
you in times of need
c. A candidate who helped you
concretely by giving cash
d. A Ninong from whom you
owe your father’s job
75. Teacher F wanted to teach
the pupils the skill to do cross
stitching. Her check up quiz
was a written test on test on
steps of cross stitching. Which
characteristic of a good test
does it lack?
a. Scorability c. Validity
b. Objectivity d. Reliability
76. The search for related
literature by accessing several
data bases by the use of a
telephone line to connect a
computer in a library with
other computers that have
database is termed:
a. Computer search
b. Compact disc search
c. On-line search d. Manual
search
77. The strongest disadvantage
of the alternate-response type
of test is:
a. The demand for critical
thinking
b. The absence of analysis
c. The encouragement of rote
memory
d. The high possibility of
guessing
78. Teacher wants his pupils to
master the skill in adding
unlike fractions. Which
teaching method should he use?
a. Discovery method c. Unit
method
b. Type method d. Drill method
79. If the teacher’s pattern in
questioning consist of calling on
a student then asking the
question.
a. The student called to answer
may be able to think well of his
answer
b. The rest of the class may just
dictate the answer
c. The rest of the class may not
engage themselves in thinking
of the answer
d. All students may be
encouraged to participate
80. A student was asked to
respond to a series of pictures,
ink blots and to similarly
ambiguous stimuli for
personality appraisal. To what
tool was he subjected?
a. Anecdotal record c. Projective
technique
b. Sociometry d. Problem
checklist
81. The guidance counselor as a
social worker means that the
guidance counselor will
a. Spend much time planning,
giving, the interpreting tests
b. Give vocational guidance
c. Do tutoring
d. Do counseling with children
who are disturbed emotionally
82. The “brain” of the computer
is the
a. Monitor c. Keyboard
b. UPS d. CPU
83. A class is composed of
academically poor students.
The distribution will most
likely to be
a. Leptokurtic c. Skewed to the
left
b. Skewed to the right d. Very
normal
84. In the Preamble of the Code
of the Ethics of Professional
Teachers, which is not
mentioned about teachers?
a. Possess dignity and
reputation
b. With high moral values as
well as technical and
professional competence
c. LET passers
d. Duly licensed professionals
85. According to Confucius,
what is the best way to rule a
people and attain harmony?
a. By allowing people to do as
they please
b. By consulting the governed
c. By force
d. By moral example
86. Which technique gives a
group an opportunity to listen
to other groups’ comments or
suggestions regarding the
group’s work?
a. Majority-rule decision-
making
b. Critiquing session
c. Panel
d. Forum
87. Which factor hampers
mastery of developmental
tasks?
a. Creativity
b. Lack of motivation
c. Absence of physical defect
d. High level of intelligence
88. Which is referred to as a list
of instructions that the
computer carries out one at a
time?
a. Diskette c. Computer
program
b. File d. CD
89. Which statement about
Median is CORRECT?
a. It is measure of variability
b. It is the most stable measure
of central tendency
c. It is the 50th percentile
d. It is significantly affected by
extrema scores
90. Why should learning
activities be carefully planned?
a. This is required of a teacher
b. The ability of the teacher to
plan is tested
c. The accomplishment of
objectives is dependent on the
plan
d. This is expected by pupils
91. In Russel’s negative theory
of education”, for which reason
must impositions on the learner
be minimized?
a. To allow the learner to do
what is required
b. To train the learner to live
within limits
c. To allow the learner to
discover and to inquire
d. To direct the learner to do
the right thing
92. In order to avoid disgrace, a
pregnant, unmarried woman
takes drugs to induce abortion.
Is she morally justified to do
that?
a. No. The unborn child can not
made to suffer the
consequences of the sins of his
parents
b. Yes, It can save her and the
child from disgrace when he
grows up
c. No. The act of inducing
abortion is bad in self
d. No. It is better to prevent the
child from coming into the
world who will suffer very
much due to the absence of a
father
93. In which way does heredity
affect the development of the
learner?
a. By compensating for what
environment fails to develop
b. By placing limits beyond
which the learner can not
develop
c. By blocking the influence of
environment
d. By providing equal potential
94. When a teacher teaches the
idea that it is wrong to think
that Filpino lifestyle, products
and ideas are inferior to those
of other nationalities he fights
against feelings of
a. Culture shock c.
Xenocentrism
b. Ethnocentrism d.
Acculturation
95. Which is the best indicator
of a well-managed class?
a. The learners pursue their
task without inhibition
b. The learners are controlled
by the teacher
c. The learners blindly obey
teacher’s instructions
d. The learners are earnestly
engaged in an activity that leads
them to realize the staged goal
96. Which measure(s) of central
tendency is (are) most
appropriate when the score
distribution is not badly
skewed?
a. Median and mode c. Mode
b. Mean d. Median
97. Which of the following
teacher behaviors my NOT
enhance the developmental of
high-level thinking skills?
a. Encouraging credibility as a
criterion
b. Asking convergent question
c. Making students aware of
their mental process
d. Teaching for meaning
98. What does a skewed score
distribution mean?
a. The scores are normally
distributed
b. The mean and the median are
equal
c. The mode, the mean, and the
median are equal
d. The scores are concentrated
more at one end or the other
end
99. Which is implied a
negatively skewed score
distribution?
a. Most pupils are
underachievers
b. Most of the scores are high
c. Most of the scores are low
d. The scores are evenly
distribution from the left to the
right
100. The principle of individual
differences requires teaches to
a. Treat all learners alike while
in the classroom
b. Provide for a variety of
learning activities
c. Give greater attention to
gifted learners
d. Prepare modules for slow
learners in class
101. Which activity is are
meant for the bodily-
kinesthetically intelligent
pupils?
a. Cooperative learning
b. Individualized instruction
c. Independent study
d. Dance
102. The three-level approach
to teaching includes the
teaching of facts and skills,
concepts, and values. Which
teaching is in highest level?
a. Skills c. Facts
b. Values d. Concepts
103. Which statement is NOT
true of guidance?
a. Guidance is concerned with
the entire individual
b. Guidance is an integral part
of education
c. Guidance helps individuals
develop the ability to make
intelligent choices
d. Guidance makes choices for
individuals
104. Which on stifles student’s
initiative?
a. Rationalism
b. Extreme authoritarianism
c. “Utang-na-loob
d. “Bahala na”
105. Which does NOT belong to
the group?
a. Short answer
b. Restricted-response essay
c. Completion
d. Multiple choice
106. The following are trends in
making and reporting system,
EXCEPT:
a. Indicating strong points as
well as those needing
improvement
b. Conducting parent-teacher
conferences as often as needed
c. Raising the passing grade
from 75 to 80
d. Supplementing subject
grades with checklist on traits
107. A teacher discovers that a
product of a certain bottling
company brings about damage
to teeth. Much as he wants to
share the products of his
research, he could not because
of harassment from all sides.
Which teacher’s right is
violated?
a. Right to make a livelihood
b. Academic freedom
c. Right to one’s honor
d. Right to property
108. Which is a type of graph in
which lines represent each
score or set of scores?
a. Scattergram c. Frequency
polygon
b. Histogram d. Scatterplot
109. Which term refers to a
model which is constructed so
as to emphasize a particular
part or function?
a. Simulation c. Audio recording
b. Mock up d. Realia
110. Why can the calculator do
arithmetic? Because
a. A TV inside shows it
b. A typewriter inside does it
c. A computer inside the
calculator tells it how
d. A watch inside directs it
111. On which constitutional
provision is the full or partial
integration of capable deaf and
blind students in the classroom
based? The provision on
a. Creating scholarship for poor
and deserving students
b. Academic freedom
c. Providing citizenship and
vocational training to adult
citizens and out-of-school
youths
d. Protecting and promoting the
right of all citizens to quality
education
112. Which of the following is
(are) the least stable
measure(s) of central
tendency?
a. Median c. Mode
b. Mean d. Mode and median
113. Teaching in the cognitive,
psychomotor, and affective
domains is based on the
concept that the learner is a
a. Material and an acting being
b. Moral and a feeling being
c. Spiritual and material being
d. Thinking, feeling, and acting
being
114. Which statement on
responsibility is CORRECT?
a. A person’s degree of
responsibility is fixed at birth
b. A person’s sense of
responsibility decreases as he
grows in age
c. A person’s sense of
responsibility can not be
developed
d. A person’s sense of
responsibility increases as he
grows in age
115. Which may NOT help
develop attentive listening in
the students?
a. Conducting oral tests
frequently
b. Assigning student to give a
summary of the lesson
c. Repeating direction,
comments, and questions
d. Asking a student to
paraphase a previous student’s
response
116. Which assumption
underlies teachers’ use of
performance objectives?
a. Performance objectives
assure the learner of learning
b. Not every form of learning is
observable
c. The success of the learner is
based on others’ performance.
d. Learning is defined as a
change in the learner’s
observable performance
117. Which is unethical for
teachers to do?
a. Obeying the legitimate
policies of the school
administration
b. Maintaining cordial relation
with parents
c. Refusing to serve in
worthwhile neighborhood
activities as these will
adversely affect her teaching
d. Conferring with the next of
kin about the problems and
needs of a student
118. Which statement is TRUE
to guidance?
a. Guidance is aimed merely at
the amelioration of trauma
b. Guidance is concerned with
the maximum development of
the individual
c. Guidance is confined to one
type of life situation like social
d. Guidance is making
intelligent choices for confused
individuals.
119. In time of war, soldiers
must be ready to give up their
lives in defense of the nation.
Which principle is applied?
a. More common good-Public
safety before private safety
b. Closer relationship-Friends
before strangers
c. Wider social order-Family
before the individual
d. Nobler person-God before
man
120. “ What I hear, I forget.
What I see, I remember. What I
do, I understand.” This means
that pupils learn best when
they
a. Learn independently
b. Work with groups
c. Watch TV
d. Take active part in the
learning process.
121. Both Muslim and Christian
value marriage but the Muslim
practices polygamous marriage
while the Christian practices
monogamous marriage. What is
this called?
a. Ethical relativism c.
Acculturation
b. Enculturation d. Cultural
relativism
122. Which of the following is
true of the brainstorming
technique?
a. Quality is given the same
stress as quantity
b. Picking up others’ ideas is
encouraged.
c. Only practical ideas are
accepted.
d. Each suggested idea is
scrutinized.
123. Research found out that
children learn visual
discrimination tasks more
rapidly if they talk to
themselves. This shows that
a. Visual discrimination can not
be learned without
vocalization.
b. Visual discrimination may be
learned without vocalization.
c. Vocalization assists visual
discrimination.
d. Vocalization does not
enhance visual discrimination.
124. Which one should Teacher
Y use if he wants to teach to
pupils the relationship among
details?
a. Journal entries c. Graphic
Organizers
b. Story frame d. Learning log
125. If teacher M wants to build
teamwork among his students
which should he use more.
a. Lectures c. Independent
study
b. Cooperative learning d.
Brainteasers
126. Teacher C wants to
compare 2 concepts. With
which technique can he
accomplish this best?
a. Histogram c. Venn diagram
b. K-W-L technique d. Spider
web
127. The problem method can
have an incalculable value for
children because
a. Learning problem-
solving skills will eliminate all
life problems.
b. Problem-solving skills are
needed for lifetime.
c. Learning problem solving
skills will mean no more
misbehaved children.
d. Life is full of problems.
128. Test norms are established
in order to have a basis for
a. Establishing learning
objectives.
b. Identifying pupils difficulties
c. Planning effective
instructional devices.
d. Comparing test scores.
129. Which is an example of a
perfect duty?
a. Supporting a poor but
deserving student to school
b. Paying the worker the wages
agreed upon
c. Donating an amount for a
noble project
d. Giving alms to the needy
130. The test item “Group the
following items according to
shape” is a thought question on
a. Creating c. Comparing
b. Generalizing d. Classifying.
131. Marvin, a Grade I pupil, is
happy when he wins in a game
but sulks when he doesn’t.
Which does Marvin’s behavior
indicate?
a. Egotism c. Rigidity of
thought
b. Egocentrism d. Sernilogical
reasoning
132. A melody may sound sad
to one and yet when the
individual notes are played
separately there is nothing sad
about it. This viewpoint is
based on the doctrine that
a. The whole of experience is
equal to the sum of its parts.
b. The whole of experience is
more than the sum of its parts.
c. The whole experience is less
than the sum of its parts.
d. The whole of experience is
not in any way related to the
sum of its parts.
133. On which theory is the
logical sequencing of
curriculum based?
a. Perennialism c. Essentialism
b. Progressivism d.
Reconstructionism
134. In what way can
instructional aids enhance
learning?
a. Hold students in the
classroom
b. Entertain students
c. Take the place of the teacher
d. Reinforce learning
135. To build a sense of pride
among FILIPINO young which
should be done?
a. Re-study our history from the
perspective of our colonizers
b. Replace the study of folklores
and myths with technical
subjects that make youths
globally competitive
c. Re-study our history and
stress on our achievements as a
people
d. Set aside the study of local
history
136. Teachers 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. No, because every teacher is
expected to provide leadership
and initiative in activities for
betterment of communities
c. Yes, because other
community leaders, not
teachers, are tasked to lead in
community activities
d. Yes, because teaching is
enough full time job
137. When necessary
conditions are present, the use
of inductive method is
preferred because
a. It needs only a few
instruction materials
b. There is greater active
participation on the part of
pupils
c. It gives the teacher more time
to rest
d. Academic time is used wisely
138. Which is the best reason
why Mr. Cruz begins a lesson in
Math by checking and
reviewing on the previous day’s
assignment and provides
practice and drills?
a. Prepare the students for the
mastery test
b. Make learning interesting
and enjoyable for students
c. Check if parents guide their
children in the making of
assignment
d. Make sure that the students
understand the pre-requisite
skills of the lesson
139. Here is a test item: “Jose
Rizal was born in Calamba,
Laguna on June _________, 1861.”
What is wrong with the item?
a. The blank is very short
b. It is concerned with trivia
c. The blank is near the end
d. It is open to more than one
correct answer
140. How students learn may
be more important than what
they learn. From this principle,
which of the following is
particularly important?
a. Solving a problem within
time allotted
b. Getting the right answer to a
word problem
c. Knowing how to solve a
problem
d. Determining the givens
141. Authority comes from GOD
and is meant to:
a. Distinguish the powerless
from the powerful
b. Be lorded over others
c. Be used to exploit others
d. Be used to serve others
142. With which function is the
left hemisphere of the brain
involved?
a. Intuitive c. Nonverval
b. Visual d. Logical
143. The study type of reading
exercises gives practice in
a. Picking out the main ideas
b. All sorts of study methods
c. Reading skills needed in
other subjects
d. Recognizing the precise
meaning of words
144. For effective classroom
management, when should a
teacher undertake the task of
setting up of routine activities?
a. Every Homeroom day
b. Everyday at the start of the
session
c. As soon as the students have
adjusted to their schedules
d. On the very first day of
school
145. The score distribution
follows the normal curve. What
does this mean?
a. Most of the scores are on the
–2 SD
b. Most of the scores are on the
+ 2 SD
c. The scores coincide with the
mean
d. Most of the scores pile up
between –1 SD and + 1 SD
146. The computed for English
and Math scores is___75. What
does this mean?
a. The higher than scores in
Math the higher the scores in
English.
b. Math and English scores are
not in any way related
c. The higher the scores in
Math, the lower the scores in
English
d. The lower the scores in Math
the lower the scores in English
147. To which Filipino trait can
one attribute a Filipino
student’s resistance to scientific
methods and unquestioning
obedience to authority?
a. Impersonalism c.
Personalism
b. Rationalism d. Non-
rationalism
148. In her conduct of item
analysis, Teacher G found out
that a significantly greater
number from the upper group
of the class got test item # 5
correctly. This means that the
test item
a. Has a negative discriminating
power
b. Is valid
c. Is easy
d. Has a positive discriminating
power
149. For counseling to be
successful which assumption
must be AVOIDED?
a. The student is willing to
participate in the process
b. The counselor tells the
student what to do
c. The environment must
provide assurance of
confidentiality
d. The counselor must be able
to relate to the student
150. Which is selective reading
technique meant at getting at
important facts very fast?
a. Silent reading c. Oral reading
b. Skim reading d. Scanning
151. Which element should be
present for brainstorming to be
effective?
a. Lax atmosphere
b. Teacher’s non-judgmental
attitude
c. Teacher’s use of “put down”
strategy
d. Threatening atmosphere
152. Which technique is most
appropriate when a teacher
wants a group to agree on a
plan of action?
a. Agenda
b. Composite report
c. Symposium
d. Consensus decision-making
153. Which order is observed in
the task analysis model of
lesson organization?
a. Facts, principle, concepts,
generalization
b. Facts,
generalization, concepts,
principle
c. Facts, concepts,
generalization, principle
d. Facts, concepts, principle,
generalization
154. Who are NOT covered by
the Code of Ethics of
Professional Teachers?
a. Teachers in the tertiary level
b. All full time or part time
public and private school
teacher and administrators
c. Teachers in all educational
institutions at the preschool,
elementary and secondary
levels
d. Teachers of academic,
vocational, special, technical or
non-formal institutions
155. Education in human rights
starts with
a. Loving the other
b. Liking the other
c. Caring for the other
d. Respect towards the other
156. What is the advantage of
standard scores over
percentiles?
a. They have a zero reference
point
b. They have scales of equal
units
c. They indicate an individual’s
relative standing in a group
d. They indicate specific points
in the normal curve
157. Teacher Q shares this
concept with her students:
“What you do not want done to
your self do not do to others.
“This concept is
a. Buddhist and Confucian
b. Muslim and Christian
c. Christian and Confucian
d. Hindu and Christian
158. A teacher by reason of
having gotten tired of elections
resulting to no change did not
exercise her right of suffrage
last May 14, 2001. Which
provision in the Code of Ethics
did she fail to observe?
a. Every teacher shall possess
and actualize full commitment
and devotion to duty
b. A teacher shall not engage in
the promotion of any political,
religious, or other partisan
interest
c. Every teacher shall vote and
shall exercise all other
constitutional rights and
responsibilities
d. Every teacher shall enjoy
academic freedom
159. The Continuous
Progression Scheme introduced
in the elementary level in the
Philippines, in the school year
1970-1971 had as its objective.
a. Mastery of the 3 r’ s
b. Pupil’s progression according
to capacity
c. Mass promotion
d. Access to education
160. To educate the child for
freedom is to educate him/her
to
I. Respond to himself/herself
II. Respond to others
III. Do as he/she pleases
IV. Live as he/she desires
a. II, III b. I, III c. I, II d. I, IV
161. Peter sees Tony being
attached by a bully classmate
and realizes that, unless
assisted, Tony will be badly
beaten up. He decides, however,
not to stop them because Peter
enjoys seeing the fight. Did
Peter act responsibly?
a. Yes, because by not taking
part he prevented the fight
from becoming worse
b. Yes, because he did not
involve himself in the fight
c. No, Peter’s motive did not
lead to any good
d. Yes, because anyway Tony, a
bully himself, deserves to be
beaten
162. In the problem solving
method of teaching, which is
the primary role of the teacher?
a. Director c. Lecturer
b. Classifier d. Judge
163. The schema theory asserts
that
a. We learn by the process of
conditioning
b. We are passive learners
c. We organize what we learn
according to patterns
d. We are totally conditioned by
our environment
164. Which term applies to the
search for related literature by
computer access of data bases
on discs kept in libraries?
a. Manual research
b. On-line research
c. Compact discs computer
research
d. Computer research
165. Which one can enhance
the comparability of grades?
a. Individual teachers giving
weights to factors considered
for rating
b. Using a common conversion
table for translating test scores
into ratings
c. Allowing individual teaches
to determine factors for rating
d. Formulating tests that vary
from one teacher to another
166. Lorelie obtained a NSAT
percentile rank of 80. This
indicates that.
a. She surpassed in
performance 80% of his fellow
examinees
b. She got a score of 80
c. She surpassed in
performance 20% of his fellow
examinees
d. She answered 80 items
correctly
167. Determining the
pronunciation and meaning of
words by analyzing roots,
affixes, and derived forms is
called
a. Contextual attack c. Structure
analysis
b. Phonetic analysis d. Blending
sounds
168. The cultivation of
reflective and meditative skills
in teaching is an influence of
a. Confucianism c. Shintoism
b. Taoism d. Zen Buddhism
169. Which test item is in the
highest level of Bloom’s
taxonomy of objectives?
a. Explain how trees receive
nutrients
b. Explain how a tree functions
in relation to the ecosystem
c. Rate three different methods
of controlling tree growth
d. List the parts of a tree
170. If the student is
encouraged to develop himself
to the fullest, which of Maslow’s
hierarchy of needs should he
satisfy?
a. Safety needs c. Belongingness
b. Physiological needs d. Self-
actualization
171. When plateau is reached in
a student’s learning curve, it is
advisable for the learner to.
a. Continue reviewing
b. Give up learning
c. Take a rest
d. Force himself/herself to get
interested
172. Based on Piaget’s theory,
in what cognitive development
stage in the learner who is
capable of abstract,
hypothetical, and logical
reasoning?
a. Concrete operation stage
b. Pre-operational stage
c. Formal operation stage
d. Sensori-motor stage
173. When teachers are
convinced that it is best to
teach students the skill to adapt
to change since change is the
only thing permanent in this
word, they subscribe to the
philosophy of
a. Realism c. Pragmatism
b. Existentialism d. Idealism
174. The old adage “ Do not to
others what you do not want
others do to you” is a teaching
of
a. Lao tsu c. Mohammad
b. Confucious d. Buddha
175. Which is the ultimate aim
of classroom management?
a. To remove the physical
conditions in the room that
distract children’s attention
b. To set up conditions that
bring about effective teaching
and learning
c. To secure conformity to
rulers with ease
d. To make children realize that
they can not do everything they
want
176. Which violates the spirit of
Filipinization of educational
institution?
a. An educational institution
owned by a corporation of
which 40% of the capital is
owned by Filipino citizens
b. An educational institution
owned by a religious order
c. An American President
serving as President of the
educational institution
d. An educational institution
owned by a charitable
institution
177. Which is an element of
norm-referenced grading?
a. The student’s past
performance
b. An absolute standard
c. The performance of the group
d. What constitutes a perfect
score
178. Which can effectively
measure students awareness of
values?
a. Anecdotal record c. Likert
scales
b. Projective techniques d.
Moral dilemma
179. Teacher K delegates some
of her responsibilities to the
whole class. She separate
student monitors for
attendance, classroom cleaning,
and distribution of learning
materials. In which aspect is
she good?
a. Instructional planning c.
Classroom management
b. Value development d.
Classroom teaching
180. The Second World War has
caused too much destruction to
life and property and the Allied
forces consisting of the United
States, Great Britain and France
wanted to end it but Japan
consistently refused. To force
Japan’s surrender the Allied
forces dropped the first atomic
bomb on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki, Japan on August 9,
1945. Which principle of
morality applies in this
situation?
a. The end justices the means
b. Always do what is right
c. The end does not justify the
means
d. Between two evils, do the
lesser evil
181. Of the following methods
used to discover the interests of
people, which does NOT belong
to the group?
a. Analyzing activities that an
individual performs
b. Using interests tests and
inventories
c. Using anecdotal records
d. Asking individuals what they
like to do
182. A child refuses to obey
orders or displays negativism
as a development trait. How
may you best handle him?
a. Insist on compliance to the
same degree required of pupils.
b. Take every opportunity to
praise him for every positive
attitude displays
c. Avoid giving him orders or if
you do and he objects take back
the order
d. Detain him after office hours
for him to do what he has been
ordered to do.
183. Which process enhances
the comparatibility of grades?
a. Determining the level of
difficulty of the test
b. Using a table of specifications
c. Giving more high level
questions
d. Constructing
departmentalized
examinationsm for each subject
area
184. Royalty rights acquired
through the authorship of a
book are examples of
a. Imperfect rights c. Inalienable
rights
b. Alienable rights d. Acquired
rights
185. For grades to be made
valid indicators of students
achievements which process
should be observed?
a. Adopting letter grades such
as A,B,C and D
b. Defining the course
objectives as intended learning
outcomes
c. Explaining the meaning of
marks or grades
d. Giving objective type of tests
186. Using the six descriptions
of the elements of a good short
story, IDENTIFY IN WRITING
THE SIX ELEMENTS IN THE
SHORT STORY BY O HENRY
with complete accuracy. The
capitalized words are referred
to as the
a. Minimum acceptable
performance
b. Performance statement
c. Criterion success
d. Condition
187. For comparing and
contrasting, which graphic
organizer is most appropriate?
a. Story map c. Web
b. Venn diagram d. Cycle
188. Under which teaching
strategy does a School’s
Division practice of assigning a
Girl Scout to serve as
Superintendent of the Day or
Major of the Day for leadership
training fall?
a. Symposium c. Panel
discussion
b. Simulation d. Dramarization
189. Which is characteristic of
the country’s educational
system during the American
regime?
a. Religious c. Filipinistic
b. Centralized d. Decentralized
190. Which term refers to the
collection of student’s products
and accomplishments for a
period for evaluation purposes?
a. Anecdotal record c.
Observation report
b. Portfolio d. Diary
191. With Republic Act 7836
the licensure exams for
teachers is with
a. Commission on Higher
Education
b. Professional Regulation
Commission
c. Department of Education,
Culture, and Sports
d. Civil Service Commission
192. Which one helps produce
an environment conducive for
learning?
a. Cooperative learning
b. Long assignments
c. Individual competition
d. Excessive praise
193. With which goals of
educational institutions as
provided for by the
Constitution is the development
of work skills aligned?
a. To teach the duties of
citizenship’s
b. To develop moral character
c. To inculcate love of country
d. To develop vocational
efficiency
194. Which human right does
libel violate?
a. The right to one’s own life
b. The right to one’s honor
c. The right to make a livelihood
d. The right to property
195. Teacher U wants to make
use of a structured format
where two positions on a
controversial issue are
presented formally and each
speaker is a given a center
amount of time to state a
position. Which technique
should he use?
a. Simulation c. Debate
b. Symposium d. Critiquing
session
196. A test is considered
relievable if
a. It is easy to score 200. Which materials consist of
b. It serves the purpose for instructional units that cater to
which it is constructed the different needs and the
c. It is consistent and stable varying mental levels of pupils?
d. It is easy to administer a. Multi-level materials
197. A class is composed to b. Multi-grade materials
bright students. The c. Minimum learning
distribution will most likely be competencies
a. Platykurtic c. Skewed to the d. Plantilla
left
b. Skewed to the right d. Very
normal
198. An arsonist is seen
preparing to burn a public
market. Can he be shot to death
in the name of self-defense?
a. Yes, but the act of killing can
not be called self-defense
b. Yes, the good to be defended
is of great importance and is
proportionate to the evil done
by the aggressor
c. No, shooting him to death is
not proportionate to the arson
he is preparing to do
d. No, in no way is killing
justified, only God can take
away life
199. If a student’s appropriate
behavior is mild and that it
appears that the misbehavior
will not spread to others, it is
sometimes best for the teacher
not to make a fuss of it. Which
influence technique is this?
a. Antiseptic bouncing
b. Planned ignoring*
c. Proximity control
d. Signal interference