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FINAL COACHING GOOD LUCK!!!!! b.

Physiological needs
What is the name of the very first library in the c. Belongingness
world? d. Self actualization•••••
a. Beijing Imperial Library 7. Which is unethical for teachers to do?
b. Ashurbannipal Library••••• a. obeying the legitimate policy of the school
c. UST Library administration
d. Alexandria Library b. cordial relation parents
DNA means? c. refusing to serve in worthwhile neighborhood
A. Data nurturing analysis activities as these will adversely affect her
B. Deoxytribonucleic acid teaching
C. Deoxyribonucleic acid••••• d. conferring with the next of kin about the
D. Deotrixyl nucleic acid problems and needs of a student•••••
PRACTICE TEST FOR PROFESSIONAL 8. Which characteristic of a good test will pupils
EDUCATION will assured of when a teacher constructs a
1. The child fainted in your class because she table of specification for test construction
has not eaten her breakfast. What is the best purpose?
thing for you to do in this situation? a. Scorability
a. Ignore the situation b. Reliability
b. Comfort the child c. Economy
c. Give the child food••••• d. Content validity•••••
d. Call the parent 9. Which of the following is the most important
2. Who perpetuated the idea that reason is contribution of Gestalt psychology to the
superior to experience as a source of theories of learning?
knowledge, thus schools must develop human a. Cognitive insights
reason? b. Use of the multimedia approaches•••••
a. Humanist c. Concept of readiness
b. Stoics d. Importance of reinforcement in the learning
c. Hedonists process
d. Rationalists••••• 10. Which of the following could produce more
3. Faith, hope, and love are values now and than one value?
forever whether they will be valued by people a. mean
or not. Upon what philosophy is this anchored? b. mode•••••
a. Idealism••••• c. median
b. Existentialism d. mean of grouped data
c. Realism 11. Which statement on test result interpretation
d. Pragmatism is CORRECT?
4. When teachers are convinced that it is best a. a raw score by itself is meaningful
to teach students the skill to adapt to change b. A student’s score is a final indication of his
since change is the only thing permanent in this ability
world, they subscribe to the philosophy of c. The use of statistical technique gives
a. Realism••••• meaning to pupil’s score•••••
b. Existentialism d. Test scores do not in any way reflect
c. Pragmatism teacher’s effectiveness
d. Idealism 12. This embodies the teacher’s duties and
5. The old adage “Do not do to others what you responsibilities as well as the proper behaviour
want others do to you” is a teaching of in performing them?
a. Lao Tse a. Code of Ethics for teachers•••••
b. Confucius••••• b. Magna Carta for Public School Teachers
c. Mohammad c. Bill of Rights
d. Buddha d. Philippine Constitution of 1987
6. If the student is encouraged to develop 13. What type of validity is needed if a test must
himself to the fullest, which of Maslow’s course objective and scopes?
hierarchy of needs should be satisfied? a. Content•••••
a. safely needs b. Concurrent
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c. Criterion b. Descriptive
d. Construct c. Historical
14. Which applies when there are extreme d. Case study•••••
scores? 21. Which of the following test is used as a
a. The median will not be very reliable measure basis in giving grades or rating?
of central tendency a. Mastery
b. The mode will be the most reliable measure b. Formative•••••
of central tendency c. Summative
c. There is no reliable measure of central d. Post test
tendency 22. It is the process of judging an attribute
d. The mean will not be very reliable measure of based on certain goals or standards.
central tendency••••• a. Counseling•••••
15. What does a negatively skewed score b. Measuring
contribution imply? c. Evaluating
a. The scores congregate on the left side of the d. Testing
normal contribution curve 23. Which of the following criteria is the most
b. The scores are widespread important in test construction?
c. The students must be academically poor a. Preparation of Table of Specification
d. The score congregate on the right side of the b. Items must jive with the objectives
normal contribution curve••••• c. Arrange events in occurrence•••••
16. The more in direct the classroom d. The stem should contain the central problem
instruction, the more ______________ it is. 24. Which of the following type of test is not
a. Topic focused advisable to be used as a diagnostic test?
b. Student centered••••• a. Multiple choice
c. Teacher centered b. Short response
d. Individualized c. essays•••••
17. Which terms to the act of educating a child d. true false
with special education needs partially in a 25. Why should negative terms be avoided in
special education classroom and partially in the stem of multiple choice items?
regular classroom? a. They may be overlooked
a. Mainstreaming••••• b. It increases the difficulty of scoring
b. Inclusion c. It increase the length of the stem
c. Individualization d. They make the construction of alternatives
d. Head Start more difficult•••••
18. It is good to give students challenging and 26. It is equivalent to the average score of the
creative tasks because group or class?
a. development is aided by stimulation••••• a. Mean
b. the development of individual is unique b. Median
c. development is effective by cultural changes c. Mode
d. development is the individual’s choice d. Standard Deviation•••••
19. The process of one’s thinking to develop 27. The result of the item analysis showed that
critical thinking is known as _________. item no. 4 has a discrimination index of
a. Metacognition••••• 0.67. What could be true about this item?
b. Hypothesizing a. Difficult
c. Reflection b. Valid
d. Meditation c. Easy
20. It is an intensive investigation of a particular d. Average•••••
individual, institution, community or any group 28. What is the norm of a test?
considered as a unit which includes the a. The mean of grouping scores
development, adjustment, remedial or b. The standard of for adequate performance
corrective procedures that suitably follow c. The standard deviation of a group of scores
diagnosis of the causes of maladjustment or of d. The typical performance of a certain group of
favorable behaviors. individuals who took the test•••••
a. Experimental 29. Which of the following is the most important
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stage in testing process? b. existentialist philosophy
a. Constructing test items c. idealist philosophy
b. Establishing test reliability d. realist philosophy•••••
c. Improving test items 37. What concept of education makes every
d. Interpreting test result••••• individual a useful citizen to the state?
30. What does a Table of Specification a. Conformity
establish? b. Security
a. construct validity c. Humanitarianism
b. content related validity and criterion d. Utilitarianism•••••
reference 38. It is an area of philosophy which on the
c. content validity and construct validity••••• nature of knowledge and the best method of
d. content validity and content related validity teaching is.
31. Aura Vivian is one half standard deviation a. Epistemology•••••
above the mean of his group in arithmetic and b. Ethics
one standard deviation above in spelling. What c. Metaphysics
does this imply? d. Aesthetics
a. she excels both in spelling and arithmetic 39. A test is considered reliable if
b. She is better in arithmetic than in spelling a. it is easy to score
c. She does not excel in spelling nor in b. it served the purpose for which it is
arithmetic constructed
d. She is better in spelling than in arithmetic••••• c. It is consistent and stable•••••
32. Given the scores 1,3,3,3,5,5,6,6,6 and 10, d. it is easy to administer
the mode(s) is (are) 40. Which is an element of norm referenced
a. 3 grading?
b. 3 and 6••••• a. the student’s pat performance
c. 5 b. an absolute standard
d. 6 c. the performance of the group•••••
33. NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted d. what constitutes a perfect score
against set mastery level. This means that 41. Mario obtained an NSAT percentile rank of
NSAT and NEAT fall under? 80. This indicates that
a. criterion reference test••••• a. He surpassed in performance 80% of her
b. intelligence test fellow examinees•••••
c. aptitude test b. He got a score of 80
d. norm reference test c. He surpassed in performance 20% of her
34. These are significant in formation about a fellow examinees
student, gathered through the use of various d. He answered 80 items correctly
techniques, assembled, summarize and 42. In the problem solving method of teaching,
organized in such a way that they may be used which is the primary role of the teacher?
effectively. What is referred to? a. Director
a. Cumulative record••••• b. Clarifier
b. Case studies c. Lecturer
c. Test profiles d. Judge•••••
d. personnel inventory 43. Which element should be present for
35. Which measure(s) of central tendency is brainstorming to be effective?
(are) most appropriate when the score a. Lax atmosphere
distribution is badly skewed? b. Teacher’s non judgmental attitude•••••
a. Mean and mode c. Teacher’s use of “put down” strategy
c. Median d. Threatening atmosphere
b. Mode 44. Which is a selective reading technique
d. Mean••••• meant at getting important facts very fast?
36. The inclusion of the study of Rizal and other a. Silent reading
national heroes in the school curriculum in order b. Skim reading
to inculcate love of country is based on a(an). c. Oral reading
a. pragmatist philosophy d. scanning•••••
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45. The study type of reading exercises gives transformation and_______________.
practice in. ●A. Evaluation C. Metacognition
a. picking out the main ideas B. Question D. Education
b. all sorts of study methods 3. Who among the following developed the
c. reading skills needed in other subjects••••• Social Learning Theory?
d. recognizing the precise meaning of words ●A. Bandura C. Bruner
46. Which is the best reason why Mr. Cruz B. Kohlberg D. Skinner
begins a lesson in Math by checking and 4. When a teacher present a morally ambiguous
reviewing on the previous day’s assignment situation to his students and ask them what to
practice and drills? do, the teacher’s technique is based on the
a. Prepare the students for the mastery test theory of
b. Make learning interesting and enjoyable for A. Bandura ●C. Kohlberg
students B. Piaget D. Bruner
c. Check if parents guide their children in the 5. According to Maslow, the highest of the need
making of assignment in the Hierarchy of Needs theory is
d. Make sure that the students understand the A. Psychological need C. belongingn
pre requisite skills of the lesson••••• ●B. Self actualization D. Safety
47. The test item “Group the following items 6. Based on Freud’s theory, which operates
according to shape” is a thought question on. when a person is in the height of anger?
a. creating A. Ego C. Id and ego
b. generalizing B. Superego ●D. Id
c. comparing 7. Operant conditioning can be applied to
d. classifying••••• classroom by
48. Which one should teacher B use if he wants A. Connecting facts and concepts
to teach to pupils the relationship among B. Fostering conducive learning environment
details? ●C. Using reinforcement
a. Journal entries D. Using manipulative devices
b. Story frame 8. “Women should not study since they will be
c. Graphic organizers••••• marrying soon”. If a father tells his daughter
d. Learning log this, can we consider his premise morally right?
49. “What I hear, I forget. What I see I A. Depends on the family social status
remember. What I do, I understand.” This B. Yes, women are mean for the home
means that pupils learn best when they. C. No, women can perform just like men
a. learn independently ●D. No, there is gender equality in education
b. work with groups 9. In Piaget’s concrete operational stage,
c. watch TV teacher Maritel should
d. take active part in the learning process••••• provide_______________.
50. Which is a type of graph in which lines A. Activities of hypothesis formulation
represent each score or set of scores ●B. Learning activities that involve problems of
a. Scattergram classification and order
b. Histogram••••• C. Activities for evaluation purposes
c. Frequency polygon D. Stimulating environment with ample objects
d. Scatterplot to play with
10. A student is finding it hard to read. When
the guidance counselor traced the child’s
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION history, the counselor was able to find out that
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT the student came from a dysfunctional family,
●KEY aside from that, the child was abused and
1. According to Erikson, identity and role neglected. What could have caused the
confusion occurs during student’s reading disability?
A. Elementary Years C. College years ●A. Emotional Factors C. Neurological factors
●B. High school years D. Pre school years B. Poor teaching D. Immaturity
2. According to Jerome Bruner, learning is a 11. A child was punished for cheating in an
simultaneous process of acquisition, exam. For sure the child wont cheat again in
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short span of time, but this does not guarantee the participation
that the child won’t cheat ever again Based on B. Proactive teaching as a modern technique of
Thorndike’s theory on punishment and learning, teaching
this shows that ______________. ●C. Facilitating learning with emphasis on
A. Punishment strengthens a response individual differences
B. Punishment removes response D. Allowing the student to be exposed to
C. Punishment doesn’t remove a response various teaching techniques
●D. Punishment weakens a response 18. The best example of Operant Conditioning
12. Laughing at a two-year-old child who among the following is
uttered a bad word is not a proper thing to do A. Connecting facts and concepts
because in this stage of the child’s, the child B. Fostering conducive learning environment
is_______________. ●C. Using reinforcement
A. Considering the views of others D. Using manipulative devices
B. Distinguishing sex references 19. A child receives a STAR STAMP after
C. Socializing correctly completing his task. The child always
●D. Distinguishing right from wrong tries to complete all tasks correctly for him to
13. According to Sigmund Freud, the main have a stamp once again. What is being shown
proponent of Psychoanalytic Theory, the in the situation?
superego is mainly concerned with A. Associative learning ●C. Operant
A. The resolution of conflict within the self Conditioning
B. The finding of greater satisfaction B. Classical conditioning D. Pavlovian
●C. The idea of right and wrong conditioning
D. The development of healthy psyche 20. A child submitted a poor written report but
14. Modeling is a teaching rooted packaged with brightly colored paper cover.
on______________________ learning theory. This showcases__________________.
●A. Bandura C. Thorndike A. Art over academics C. art over science
B. Skinner D. Bruner B. Substance over “porma” ● D. “porma” over
15. Teacher Marissa would like to employ substance
Operant Conditioning on her students to 21. He is considered as the first special
increase the probabilities of greater participation education student.
during discussion. It is highly possible that ●A. Victor of Aveyron C.Sigmund Freud
teacher Marissa will B. Tarzan of the Jungle D. Alfred Binet
A. Put more emphasis on sharing and 22. The Father of modern psychology
consistently guide them to new ideas A. Carl Jung ● C. Sigmund Freud
B. Allow them to think about thinking B. Aristotle D. Alfred Binet
●C. Give a star token to those who will 23. He is postulated that man psyche is
participate composed of animus and the anima
D. Let them exercise metacognitive approaches A. Karen Horney C. Willism James
to better understand the topic ●B. Carl Jung D. Cattell
16. One of the traits of many students is putting 24. He pioneered in NON-Directive Counseling?
more emphasis on “porma” over substance. A. Thomas Gordon ●C. Carl Rogers
This is likely to be shown when B. Erik Erikson D. Rousseau
A. A written report was submitted by a student 25. This educator proposed 3 modes of
with shabby cover but comprehensive content representation, enactive, iconic and symbolic
●B. A written report was submitted by a student A. Bandura C. Kounin
using “perfumed” stationary but poor content B. Kohler ●D. Bruner
C. A written report was submitted by a student 26. This premier behaviorist once said: Give me
two days ahead of time a dozen healthy infants, well-formed and my
D. A written report was submitted by a student own specified world to bring them up in and I’ll
two days late guarantee to take any one of random and train
17. Providing variety of learning activities to him to become any type of specialist I might
students is a characteristic of a teacher who select – doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief
understand the principle of and, yes even beggar-man and chief,
A. Reward as a potential means of increasing regardless of his talents, penchants,
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tendencies, abilities, vacations, and race of his 38. He once said: “education is not a
ancestors” preparation for life…it is life”
A. Bandura C. Rogers A. Montessori C. Havighurst
●B. Watson D. Erikson ●B. Dewey D. Skinner
27. His best contribution to the world of 39. He proposed that every child is born with a
education is the 3 laws (law of effect, law or unique potential, his individuality, but that
readiness and law of exercise) potential remained unfulfilled until it was
A. Rousseau ●C. Thorndike analyzed and transformed by education
B. Pavlov D. Bandura A. Lewin ●C. Herbart
28. The teachers’ widely accepted view of B. Kohler D. Havighurst
giving rewards to students is the legacy of 40. He pioneered in coming up with a list of
A. Dewey C. kounin development task as individuals pass through
B. Bruner ●D. Skinner the developmental stages
29. He believes that learning is based on ●A. Havigburst C. Anastasi
Adhesive principle B. Hurlock D. Herbart
A. Dewey C. Kounin 41. This educator is famous for applying
B. Bruner ●D. Koffka classical education to impoverished children of
30. One of main proponent of Gestalt and who Chicago Illinois.
believes that the whole is more than the sum of ●A. Collins C. Froebel
all its parts B. Montessori D. Piaget
A. Bruner ●C. Wertheimer 42. This educator opposes the traditional notion
B. Thorndike D. Lewin that students are empty vessels. He call this
31. “the child learns from what he sees in the traditional technique as banking system
environment” is the main thesis of this famous A. Herbart ● C. Freire
educational psychologist B. Locke D. Rousseau
A. Skinner ● C. Bandura 43. He pioneered in the study of language
B. Locke D. Koffka acquisition of children
32. According to this theorist, our behavior at a ●A. Rousseau C. Chomsky
particular time is a product of the interaction of B. Freire D. Rubenstein
two factors, internal and external forces 44. He introduced the notion of zone of proximal
●A. Lewin C. Locke development and “scaffolding”
B. Wertheimer D. Jung ●A. Vygotsky C. Chomsky
33. According to this developmental B. Tyler D. Rubenstein
psychologist, children’s thinking skills move 45. This condition is also known as trisomy 21
from simplicity to complexity A Turner Syndrome ●C. Down Syndrome
A. Bandura ●C. Piaget B. Patau Syndrome D. Autism
B. Thorndike D. Freud 46. This condition is characterized by poor
34. The inventor of the first usable intelligence spelling and pervasive difficulty in reading
test A. Mental retardation C. Savant
A. Freud C. Skinner B. autism ●D. dyslexia
B. Piaget ●D. Binet 47. Certain injury to the language area of the
35. This particular theorist believes that the brain can cause the total loss of the ability to
mind is blank at birth produce and/ or understand language, this
A. Allport ●C. Loche condition is known as
B. Skinner D. Binet A. Mutism C. aspergers
36. He is generally considered as the father of ●B. Aphasia D. dyslexia
modern education 48. ___________is a disorder of neural
A. Collin C. Aristotle development characterized by impaired social
●B. Comenius D. hagel interaction and communicatio9n and by
37. Kindergarten movement is the legacy of this restricted and repetitive behavior.
man who is considered the father of A. Mental retardation C. ADHD
kindergarten ●B. Autism D. Physical Disabilities
A. Pestalozzi C. Montessori 49. __________ refers to quantitative changes
●B. Froebel D. Collins in an individual as he progresses in
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chronological age. 2015- SAF 44 massacre
A. Development C. Cephalocaudal 2017- Marawi siege (Maute Group)
●B. Growth D. Proximodistal
50. __________ refers to progressive series of Hydrophobic- fear of water
changes of an orderly coherent type leading to Excruciating- unbearable
the individual’s maturation. To Herald- to proclaim
●A. Development C. Cephalocaudal Gloat- brag
B. Growth D. Proximodistal Sophisticated- complicated
Eureka- discovery
Two-faced- deceitful
Hyperropia- farsightedness Armed to the Teeth- to have many weapons
Astigmatism- blurred Cold as ice- person who does not care
Myopia- nearsigtednessHyperropia- Excuse my French- using language poorly
farsightedness learned
Astigmatism- blurred Lucid moments- thinking clearly
Myopia- nearsigtedness High-minded- honorable
Hydrophobic- fear of water Haitus- lapse
Excruciating- unbearable Frivolous- worthless
To Herald- to proclaim Commenced- beginning
Gloat- brag Procrastinate- lazy
Sophisticated- complicated Presumption of innocence- remains innocent
Eureka- discovery until proven guilty
Two-faced- deceitful Rogue- dishonest/mischievous person
Armed to the Teeth- to have many weapons Axiology- nature of values
Cold as ice- person who does not care Logic- nature of reasoning
Excuse my French- using language poorly Epistemology- nature of knowledge
learned Metaphysics- nature of reality
Lucid moments- thinking clearly ⭐Stages of mitosis: PMAT
High-minded- honorable ProphaseMetaphaseAnaphaseTelophase
Haitus- lapse Psychosexual stages (Sigmund Freud):
Frivolous- worthless oralanalphalliclatencygenetal
Commenced- beginning ⭐Information processing: Sensory Register-
Procrastinate- lazy STM-LTM
Presumption of innocence- remains innocent ⭐Types of carbohydrates:
until proven guilty monosaccharides, oligosaccharides &
Rogue- dishonest/mischievous person polysaccharides Components of fungi cell
Axiology- nature of values wall: chitin, protiens & sugar
Logic- nature of reasoning ⭐Phil. Events:
Epistemology- nature of knowledge 2009- Ampatuan massacre
Metaphysics- nature of reality 2013- Zamboanga siege
⭐Stages of mitosis: PMAT 2015- SAF 44 massacre
ProphaseMetaphaseAnaphaseTelophase 2017- Marawi siege (Maute Group)
Psychosexual stages (Sigmund Freud):
oralanalphalliclatencygenetal
⭐Information processing: Sensory Register- PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Questions and Answers
STM-LTM
⭐Types of carbohydrates: 1. Used as medium of instruction during
Spanish- SPANISH
monosaccharides, oligosaccharides &
2. Government program allow students who are
polysaccharides Components of fungi cell
not accommodated in community public school.
wall: chitin, protiens & sugar
To enroll in private school- GOVERNMENT
⭐Phil. Events:
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (GAP)
2009- Ampatuan massacre
3. CHED– Study Now Pay Later
2013- Zamboanga siege
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4. Integrated Approach in both secondry and 26. Philippine Education during revolution
primary level-BASIC EDUCATION period
CURRICULUM (BEC) – ESTALISHMENT NATIONHOOD
5. 1980s foremost education issue – 27. Shy
BILINGUAL EDUCATION - INTROVERT
6. Support equal access but on the other hand 28. METACOGNITIVE/ METACOGNITION
quality might be compromised- OPEN - thinking about their thinking
ADMISSION 29. Jean Jacques Rousseau
7. The government education program on - DEALING WITH MISBEHAVIOR STUDENTS
_______ made Philippine education Placement 30. Jean Jacques Rousseau- said that
Test for adults and out of school youth.- -EVERYONE IS ESSENTIALLY GOOD
EQUITABLE ACCESS DEVELOPMENT 31. How teacher uphold high standard of the
8. College students are required to take a teaching profession?
constitution course for them to- DEVELOP - CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING
STUDENTS INTO RESPONSIBLE AND THEMSELVES
THINKING STUDENT 32. Colonial Mentality
9. Education institution effort of developing work - FOREIGNER SUPERIOR
skills include the schools are aim at- 33. Learning to know
DEVELOPING VOCATIONAL EFFICIECY - FACILITATOR
10. Seek out a classmate for help when 34. Pattern of acquiring values is based on
problem occurs-INTERPERSONAL values are
INTELEGENCE - CAUGHT NOT TAUGHT
11. Dysfunctional family- EMOTIONAL 35. Progressivist
FACTOR – DEWEY
12. Child who is cold towards the people around 36. Free movement time allotment
him might have failed to attain- TRUST - FLEXIBLE
13. Philippine Education during Spanish regime 37. Activities ahead of time
– EMPHASIS ON RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION - EMERGENCY ACTIVITY/ FILLER
14. Uttered a bad word– DISTINGUISHING 38. Normal practice followed in the classroom
RIGHT FROM WRONG - ROUTINE
15. Boy closer and girl closer- PHALLIC STAGE 39. DECS changes to DepEd
16. Objective of the continuous progression - RA 9155
scheme in the elementary 1970-71.- MASS 40. Teacher controlled his off talk giving him
PROMOTION direct contact
17. Fullest/ highest- SELF ACTUALIZATION - CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
18. First American Teacher- THOMASITES 41. Center of Excellence- CHED
19. Reward – REINFORCEMENT 42. Integral part of teaching process-
20. PRC (LET)- RA 7836 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
21. Thomasites 43. BP Blg. 232 SHALL ESTABLISH<
- DISAMBARKED FROM CSI CALLED MAINTAIN…
THOMAS 44. Cluster remote stand-alone school is under
22. Erickson said that child aged 3-5 is most one lead school ahead strong influence-
likely GEOGRAPHICAL
- ECO-CENTRIC 45. Failure of ended- DEPENDENCE ON
23. Child always fight his classmate very short HIGHER AUTHORITY
attention span 46. President Fidel Ramos- EFA (Education for
- ADHD All)
24. Adopted to provide universal access to 47. Bottom up management style-
basic learning to eradicate illiteracy INVOLVEMENT OF STUDENTS, PARENTS,
- EFA TEACHER AND COMMUNITY IN SCHOOL
25. Free public education Article XIV Sec. 2 48. GENDER EQUALITY IN EDUCATION
- THESE LEVELS PROVIDE THE 49. Learning to Know- UNDERSTANDING
FOUNDATION FOR LIFE FUNCTIONS AND 50. GENDER EQUALITY
ROLE 51. Realia –FEASIBLE
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52. Learning to live together- LEV VGOTSKY – Social Cognitivist, Scaffolding
53. Ex. Volcanoes erupted- MOCK –UP SIGMUND FREUD – Psychosexual
WILLIAM SHELDON – Physiological
54. Topic” Discuss Earth- MODEL PRINCIPLES
55. With-it-ness-JACOB KOUNIN- AWARE HEDONISM – pleasure principle
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE CLASSROOM DOUBLE EFFECT – sacrifice for the good or bad
FORMAL COOPERATION – cooperation with will
56. Orderly Transition- MATERIALS READILY LESSER EVIL – choice of the less one from two bad
AVAILABLE things
57. Nearest from the real thing-EDGAR DALE- MATERIAL COOPERATION – cooperation without will
CONE OF EXPERIENCE – WATCHING DEMO
FREUD’S PSYCHOSEXUAL/PSYCHOANALYTICAL
58. Referent power- FEELING OF TRUST AND THEORY
ACCEPTANCE 1. ORAL (0-1 yrs. old) – Infant
59. Routine Activities- ESTABLISH ON FIRST 2. ANAL (1-3 yrs. old) – Toddler
3. PHALLIC – Preschool
DAY OF SCHOOL 4. LATENCY – School Age
60. Low profile classroom technique- MANAGE 5. GENITAL – Adolescense
MISBEHAVIOR OEDIPUS – son to mom ELECTRA – daughter to
dad

LAWS IN EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PRC BR 435 – Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers
PD 1006 – Decree Professionalizing Teachers
SUBCATEGORIES OF TEACHER RA NO. 1425 – inclusion of the works of Jose Rizal
MOVEMENT/MOVEMENT MANAGEMENT RA NO. 4670 – “Magna Carta for Public School
1. THRUST – proceeding without assessing Teacher”
2. DANGLING – hanging activity by giving another RA 7722 – CHED
3. TRUNCATION – leaves activity RA 7796 – “TESDA Act of 1994”
4. FLIP-FLOP – returns to a left activity while RA 7836 – Phil. Teachers Professionalization Act of
currently 1994
doing an activity RA 9155 – BEGA (Basic Educ.) or DepEd Law
5. STIMULUS-BOUND – distracted RA 9293 – Teachers Professionalization Act
6. OVERDWELLING – overtime in one topic RA 10533 – K-12 Law
7. OVERLAPPING – multitasking results negatively ACT NO. 2706 – “Private School Law”
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 578 – “persons in
ISM’s IN EDUCATION authority”
BEHAVIORISM – change ESSENTIALISM – basic KAUTUSANG PANGKAGAWARAN BLG 7 - PILIPINO
EXISTENTIALISM – choice HUMANISM – build NatlLng
IDEALISM – enough in mind PERRENIALISM – PROKLAMA BLG 12 - Linggo ng Wika (Balagtas,Mr29-
constant Ap4)
PRAGMATISM - practice (T&E) PROGRESSIVISM – PROKLAMA BLG. 186 – Linggo ng Wika
improve (Quezon,Ag13-19)
REALISM – enough to see UTILITARIANISM - best PROKLAMA BLG. 1041 – Buwan ng Wika (Ramos)
SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTIVISM – benefit of all PHIL. CONSTITUTION ACT 14 – ESTACS
RA 1079 – no limit of Civil Service eligibility
AIMS OF ERAS
RA 6655 – “Free Public Secondary Educ. Act of 1988”
PRE-SPANISH – survival and conformity
RA 6728 – “Act Providing Government Assistance to
SPANISH – Christianity
Students and Teachers in Private
AMERICAN – democratic ideals and way of life
Education
COMMONWEALTH – moral character, efficiency
RA 7277 – Magna Carta for PWD
JAPANESE – progress
RA 7610 – Anti-Child Abuse Law (Amendment: RA
PROF. ED PROPONENTS 9231)
B.F. SKINNER – Operant Conditioning RA 7743 – establishment of public libraries
BANDURA – Modeling RA 7877 – “Anti Sexual Harassment Act of 1995”
BANDURA & WALLACE – Social Learning RA 7880 – “Fair and Equitable Access to Education
CARL JUNG – Psychological Act”
CARL JUNG – Psychological RA 8049 – Anti-Hazing Law
CONFICIUS – Education for all, Golden Rule RA 8187 – Paternity Act
EDWARD THORNDIKE – Connectionism RA 10627 – Anti-Bullying
ERICK ERIKSON – Psychosocial SB 1987 ART. 14 SEK. 6-9 – FILIPINO (National
IVAN PAVLOV – Classical Conditioning Language)
JEAN PIAGET – Cognitive FROEBEL - Father of BRUNER’S THREE MODES OF REPRESENTATION
Kndrgrtn 1. ENACTIVE (0-1 yrs. old) – action-based
PEZTALLOZI – realia, Froebel’s protégé information
JEROME BRUNER – Instrumental Conceptualism 2. ICONIC (1-6 yrs. old) – image-based information
JOHN DEWEY – learning by doing 3. SYMBOLIC (7+) – code/symbols such as
JOHN LOCKE – Tabula Rasa (blank sheet) language
KOHLERS – Insight Learning
LAURENCE KOHLBERG – Moral Development TAXONOMY OF OBJECTIVES
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COGNITIVE: Stage 1: Obedience and Punishment
BLOOM (LOTS) ANDERSON (HOTS) Orientation
o Knowledge o Remembering Stage 2: Individualism and Exchange
o Comprehension o Understanding LEVEL 2: CONVENTIONAL MORALITY
o Application o Applying Stage 3: Good Interpersonal Relationships
o Analysis o Analyzing Stage 4: Maintaining the Social Order
o Synthesis o Evaluating LEVEL 3: POST-CONVENTIONAL MORALITY
o Evaluation o Creating Stage 5: Social Contract and Individual
Rights
AFFECTIVE: Stage 6: Universal Principles
o Receiving
o Responding CENTRAL TENDENCY -Central (middle location)
o Valuing Tendency
o Organizing MEAN – Average MODE – most
o Characterization occurring
RANGE – highest score minus lowest score
PSYCHOMOTOR: LOW SD–Homogenous, scores near to mean (almost
SIMPSON HARROW same)
o Perception o Reflex movement HIGH SD – Heterogenous, scores far to mean
o Set o Fundamental (scattered)
o Guided Response Movement DECILE – 10 grps (D1…D10) QUARTILE – 4 grps
o Mechanism o Physical Movement (Q1…Q4)
o Complex Overt o Perceptual Abilities
Response o Skilled Movements SUSPENSION – time REVOKATION –
o Adaptation o Non-discursive condition
o Origination communication
DIFFICULTY INDEX
DALES CONE OF EXPERIENCE 0-0.20 VERY DIFFICULT
0.21-0.40 DIFFICULT
0.41-0.60 MODERATELY DIFFICULT
Read 0.61-0.80 EASY
Hear 0.81-1.00 VERY EASY
Picture
Video POSITIVELY SKEWED (LEFT FOOT)
Exhibit - low scores, mean greater than mode
Demonstration NEGATIVELY SKEWED (RIGHT FOOT)
Collaborative Work - high scores, mean is lower than mode
Simulation
Real thing HORN/HALO EFFECT
- overcoming other trait, either bad/good
ERIKSON’S PSYCHOSOCIAL TASKS GENERAL EDUCATION
1. TRUST VS. MISTRUST (0-12 months)
2. AUTONOMY VS. SHAME/DOUBT (1-3 years old) FILIPINO/ENGLISH:
3. INITIATIVE VS. GUILT (3-6 years old) MGA TEORYA NG PINAGMULAN NG WIKA
4. INDUSTRY VS. INFERIORITY (6-12 years old) 1. BOW-WOW –kalikasan at hayop
5. INDENTITY VS. ROLE CONFUSION (12-18 years old) 2. DING-DONG – bagay
6. INTIMACY VS. ISOLATION (early 20s-early 40s 3. POOH-POOH – masidhing damdamin
7. GENERATIVITY VS. STAGNATION (40s-mid 60s) 4. YOHEHO – pwersang pisikal
8. INTEGRITY VS. DESPAIR (mid 60s-death)
PIAGET’S COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT THEORY FILIPINO POETS AND PEN NAMES
1. SENSORY – senses BENVENIDO SANTOS – American Culture Writings
2. PRE-OPERATIONAL - imagination DANIEL DEFOE – “Robinson Crusoen” (novel)
3. CONCRETE 4. FORMAL EDILBERTO TIEMPO – made “Cry Slaughter” that has
been
GENERATIONS OF COMPUTER translated many times
1. VACUUM TUBES (1940-1956) ERNEST HEMINGWAY – Ring Lardner Jr.
2. TRANSISTORS (1956-1963) JOSE GARCIA VILLA – “Comma Poet”, Dove G. Lion
3. INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (1964-1971) MIGUEL DE CERVANTES/ESCALANDE - Masterpiece is
4. MICROPROCESSORS (1971-present) “Don Quixote” that is most
5. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (present-future) influential
NICK JOAQUIN – Quijano de Manila
MISTAKEN GOALS – Spanish Culture Writing
1. ATTENTION SEEKER – “teacher, notice me” PAZ MARQUEZ BENITEZ – made “Dead Stars” that is
2. REVENGE – “teacher, I am hurt” the 1st
3. POWER-SEEKING – “teacher, may I help?” modern English short story
4. INADEQUACY – “teacher, don’t give up on me” SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS – Mark Twain
5. WITHDRAWAL – “teacher, please help me” - “Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
- “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (best
KOHLBERG’S THEORY OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT novel)
LEVEL 1: PRE-CONVENTIONAL MORALITY
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SINTAKS/SINTAKSIS/PALAUGNAYAN PAGBABAGONG MORPONEMIKO
- sangay ng barirala na tumatalakay sa 1. ASIMILASYON – Parsyal (pangsukli), Ganap
masistemang pagkaka-ayus-ayos ng mga salita (panukli)
sa pagbuo ng mga parirala at pangungusap 2. MAY ANGKOP – wikain mo – “kamo”
PEN NAMES OF FILIPINO PROTAGONISTS 3. MAYSUDLONG/PAGDARAGDAG NG PONEMA
ANDRES BONIFACIO – May Pag-asa, Agapito - muntik – muntikan, pagmuntikan,
Bagumbayan pagmuntikanan
ANTONIO LUNA – Taga-Ilog 4. METATESIS – linipad – nilipad
EMILIO AGUINALDO - Magdalo 5. PAGKAKALTAS NG PONEMO – takipan – takpan
EMILIO JACINTO – Di Masilaw, Tingkian 6. PAGLILIPAT-DIIN – laRUan (playground) - laruAN
GRACIANO LOPEQ JAENA – Diego Laura (toy)
JOSE MA. PANGANIBAN – JoMaPa 7. PAGPAPALIT NG PONEMA – madapat – marapat
JOSE RIZAL – Dimas alang, Laon laan
JUAN LUNA – Buan MGA URI NG PANGHALIP/PRONOUNS
MARCELO DEL PILAR – Plaridel, Dolores Manapat, 1. PANAO/PERSONAL PRONOUN – ako/I etc.
Piping Dilat 2. PAMATLIG/DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN – ito/this
MARIANO PONCE – Tikbalang, Naning (Satanas), etc.
Kalipulako 3. PANAKLAW/INDEFINITE P. - isa, all, anyone etc.
4. PATULAD – ganito, ganyan atbp.
MGA URI NG PANGUNGUSAP 5. PANANONG/INTERROGATIVE P. – sino, when etc.
WALANG PAKSA: 6. PAMANGGIT/RELATIVE P. – daw, umano, which,
1. EKSISTENSYAL – mayroong isa o higit pang tao who
Halimbawa: Mayroon daw puno sa bakuran.
2. MODAL – nais/pwede/maari (Gusto ko matulog.) MGA AKDANG NA MAY IMPUWENSYA SA MUNDO
3. PANLIPUNAN – pagbati, pagbigay galang atbp. AKLAT NG MGA ARAW – China (by Confucius)
4. SAGOT LAMANG – “Talaga?”, “Oo” AKLAT NG MGA PATAY – Egypt cults & myths (by
5. SAMBITLA – masidhing damdamin (Aray!) Osiris)
6. TEMPORAL – panandaliang kalagayan o AWIT NI ROLANDO-France (by Doce Pares,
panahon Roncesvalles)
KAYARIAN: BIBLIYA – Palestino at Greece
1. PAYAK – iisang kaisipan CANTEBURY TALES – America (by Chaucer)
2. TAMBALAN – dalawang sugnay na ‘di makapag- DIVINE COMEDIA – Italy (by Dante)
iisa EL CID COMPEADOR – katangian at history ng Spain
3. HUGNAYAN – madalas nagsisimula sa kung, ILIAD o ODYSSEY – Myths of Greece made by
dahil sa Homer.
4. LANGKAPAN – mahabang pangungusap ISANG LIBO’T ISANG GABI – Ugali sa Arabia at Persia
KORAN – Arabia (Muslim Bible) MAHABRATA –
MGA URI NG KWENTO India
1. PABULA (fable) – hayop UNCLE TOM’S CABIN – about slaves that becomes
2. PARABULA (parable)– Bibliya the basis of democracy. (by Harriet Beecher Stowe
3. ANEKDOTA (anecdote) – tunay na buhay of U.S.)
4. MITOLOHIYA (myth) – diyos at diyosa MGA URI NG PANITIKAN
(pinagmulan) 1. TULUYAN – binubuo ng mga pangungusap
A. NOBELA – binubuo ng mga kabanata
ASPEKTO NG PANDIWA (Verb) B. DULA – pagtatanghal sa entablado
1. PERPEKTIBO – tumakbo MGA DULANG PANLIBANGAN:
2. IMPERPEKTIBO – tumatakbo a. TIBAG – Sta. Elena
3. KONTEMPLATIBO – tatakbo b. LAGAY – Pilarenos ng Sorsogon
c. PANUNULUYAN – pagtatanghal bago
KAANTASAN NG PANG-URI (Adjective) mag-alas dose (12PM) ng gabi ng
1. LANTAY – walang pinaghahambingan kapaskuhan
2. PAHAMBING – inihahalintulad d. PANUBOL – parangal sa may kaarawan
3. PASUKDOL – nangingibabaw (H: pinakamataas) e. KARILYO – ala-puppet show
f. KURIDO – katapangan, kabayanihan,
MGA URI NG TULA kababalaghan, pananampalataya
1. PATULA (Moro-moro) g. SARSUELA – musical tungkol sa pag-ibig,
2. PASALAYSAY (Epiko, Awit, Korido) paghihiganti atbp. masisidhing
damdamin
MGA AWITING BAYAN C. ALAMAT – pinagmulan
1. DALIT/HIMNO – pagsamba sa anito o pang- D. ANEKDOTA – ugali, may mabuting aral
relihiyon 2. PATULA - may
2. DIONA – kasal sukat,pantig,tugma,taludtod,saknong
3. DUNG-AW – patay (pagdadalamhati) A. TULANG PASALAYSAY - mahahalagang tago
4. KALUSAN – paggawa o pangyayari sa buhay.
5. KUMINTANG – tagumpay (pandigma) a. EPIKO – kabayanihan sa kababalaghan
6. KUNDIMAN – pag-ibig o BIDASARI, PARANG SABIR – Moro
7. OYAYI – pagpapatulog ng bata o BIAG NI LAM ANG – Iloko
8. SOLIRANIN – pagsasagwan o MARAGTAS, HARAYA, LAGDA AT HARI
9. TALINDAW – pamamangka SA BUKID – Bisaya
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o KUMINTANG – Tagalog 1. PREPOSITIONS-on, under, off, by, in near, for, to,
o DAGOY AT SUDSUD – Tagbanua since
o TATUANG - Bagobo 2. CONJUNCTIONS (PANGATNIG)
b. AWIT o KORIDO - kaharian - para/for, at/and, nor, or, pero/but, yet, so, ni,
c. TULA NG DAMDAMIN o LIRIKI – own ngunit
feeling 3. INTERJECTION – with exclamation mark
MGA TULANG LIRIKO:
o AWITING BAYAN – kalungkutan
o ELEHIYA – yumao PROPER SEQUENCE OF WORDS IN A SENTENCE
o DALIT – pagpupuri sa Diyos 1. ARTICLES – a, an, the 2. OPINION 3. SIZE
o PASTORAL – buhay sa bukid 4. AGE 5. SHAPE 6.
o ODA – papuri COLOR
B. TULANG DULA O PANGTANGHALAN 7. MATERIAL 8. PURPOSE
a. KOMEDYA
b. MELODRAMA – musical CLASSIFICATIONS OF POEM
c. TRAHEDYA – death of main character 1. BALLAD – narrative, less folk tale/legend, to be
d. PARSA – mga pangyayaring nakakatawa sung
e. SAYNETE 2. BLACK VERSE – with meter but no rhyme
-karaniwang pag-uugali ng tao/ pook 3. DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE – written in form of
speech for individual character.
4. ELEGY –death of individual
5. EPIC – tells a story about heroic figure
C. TULANG PATNIGAN 6. EULOGY – message for the dead
a. KARAGATAN – alamat ng singsing ng 7. FREE VERSE (vers libre) – without meter but with
prinsesa na naihulog niya sa dagat sa rhyme
hangaring mapangasawa ang 8. HAIKU – Japanese poem about nature. 5, 7, 5 (3
kasintahang mahirap. lines and 17 syllables)
b. DUPLO – paligsahan ng husay sa pagtula 9. IDYLL (Idyl) – peaceful, idealized country scene
c. BALAGTASAN – pumalit sa Duplo 10. LYRICS - thoughts and feelings
11. NARRATIVE – tells story
FIGURES OF SPEECH/TAYUTAY 12. ODE -typically serious/meditative nature, type of
PAG-UUGNAY O PAGHAHAMBING: Lyric
1. SIMILE/PAGTUTULAD – mayroong pangatnig 13. PASTORAL –rural life in peaceful & romanticized
2. METAPHOR/PAGWAWANGIS – walang pangatnig way
3. ALUSYON – iba’t ibang aspekto ng buhay ng tao 14. SONNET – Lyric poem consists of 14 lines
4. METONYMY/PAGPAPALIT-TAWAG 15. TANKA – Japanese poem: 5 lines, 31 syllables
5. SYNECDOCHE/SINEKDOKE – pagbanggit ng isa
upang tukuyin ang kabuuan PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTIONS
Hal: Dalawang bibig ang umaasa kay Romeo. BIAK NA BATO – pact, thought of 1st Republic.
PAGLALARAWAN: - Spainards paid P200 000
6. HYPERBOLE/ PAGMAMALABIS o EKSAHERASYON 1. MALOLOS CONSTITUTION – Apolinario Mabini
7. APOSTROPHE/PAGTAWAG – pakikipag-usap sa - rights of soldiers
hindi buhay o malayong tao. Hal: Ulan, tumigil - no Visayas yet in right of territories
ka na. 2. 1935 CONSTITUTION – adapted from American
8. EXCLAMATION/PAGDARAMDAM – strong feeling. Const.
9. PARADOX/PARADOKS -“malayo ma’y malapit 3. 1943 CONSITUTION - Jose P. Laurel
pa rin” - Japan invades but gave freedom for Phil. to rule.
10. OXYMORON/PAGTATAMBIS - paradox w/ extra 4. 1937 CONSTITUTION – Ferdinand Marcos
words - Martial Law – 60days max
PAGSASALIN NG KATANGIAN: - Nat’l Territory forced Kalayaan grp. of Islands &
11. PERSONIFICATION/PAGSASATAO Saba
PAGSASATUNOG: 5. 1987 CONSTITUTION - 18 articles
12. ONOMATOPOEIA/PANGHIHIMIG – tunog ang - past chairwoman: Cecilla Muñoz Palma (Feb 2,
paksa 1987)
13. ALLITERATION/PAG-UULIT – repetition of 1st letter - Bill of Rights are for the criminals
in the 1st word. Ex: Dinggin mo ang Diyos na
JUS SANGUINI – blood JUS SOLI – place
Dinadakila
14. REPITASYON – repetition of phrase. Ex: Tama! SOME TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS
Tama!... 1. COMMUNIST – classless society
IBA PANG TAYUTAY NA GAMIT SA TULA: - State plans and controls economy
ALITERASYON – unang titik o pantig ay pare-pareho 2. PARLIAMENTARY – majority of people voted
ANADIPLOSIS – paggamit ng salita sa unahan at 3. REPUBLICAN – power comes from people
hulihan PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTS
EPIPORA – pag-uulit ng salita sa hulihan (AgQueLaOsRoQuiMagGarMaMarAquiRaEsArAquiD
PAG-UYAM – sarcasm ut)
LITOTES – pagtanggi o pagkukunwari.
ACTS
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Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam,  Mesosphere
Malaysia  Thermosphere
2. BELL TRADE (PHILIPPINE TRADE ACT) – bet. Phil. &  Exosphere
U.S. HYDROSPHERE – water
3. KYOTO PROTOCOL (UNNCC) LITHOSPHERE – oceanic and continental crust
- fight global warming decreasing green house BIOSPHERE – all life forms in Earth
gases CRYOSPHERE – ice ANTHROSPHERE –
4. RIO DE JANEIRO CONVENTION ancestors
- environment and sustainable development
5. TEJEROS CONVENTION – election PLANETS AND THEIR SEQUENCE
- Bonifacio elected as Director Imperior 1. SUN – 99.86% of Solar System
6. TREATY ON GENERAL RELATIONS - believed was formed 4.6 billion years ago
- recognition of U.S. to Philippine freedom - Responsible for weather and climate
7. UNDERWORLD-SIMMONS ACT – full free foreign 2. MERCURY – named after Roman God
trade - no satellite and atmosphere
8. PAYNE ALDRICH ACT – partial free foreign trade - discovered by Mariner Ten
3. VENUS – Goddess of Love and Beauty (Mariner
MISSIONARIES AND EXPEDITIONS 2)
1. AUGUSTINIAN – most intelligent - Perfect sphere, sister planet of Earth
2. FRANCISCAN – sends medical aids 4. EARTH
3. JESUITS 5. MARS – God of War, red planet (Mariner 9)
4. DOMINICANS – richest 6. JUPITER -Gas Giant, fastest rotating planet (10hrs
5. RECOLECTS – most killed schools less)
- has Great Red Spot: huge storm for 350yrs
MARTYR PRIESTS 7. SATURN – God of Agriculture (chunks of rocks)
1. BURGOS – youngest, mastermind of - made mostly of hydrogen
secularization 8. URANUS – Frederick William Herscel
2. GOMEZ – Oldest, likes “sabong” and hid there - Sky & Ice Giant, 3rd largest planet

HOMO HABILIS – man of steel (bighead, uses “I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO
muscle) GIVES ME STRENGTH”
HOMO ERECTUS – man who discovered fire & clothes - Philippians 4:13
HOMO SAPIENS – thinking man (can produce
materials) PREPARED BY:
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BIOCHEMISTRY – chemical patterns of animals
ECOLOGY – living things bet. Each other in
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birth
GENETICS – heredity MYCOLOGY – fungi – 150 items
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TAXONOMY – classification of living organisms
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CAROLUS LINNAEUS – Father of Taxonomy
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slrc_davao@yahoo.com. Thank you. God a. Infancy and early childhood b. Middle
bless. childhood c. Adolescence d. Early
adulthood
1. What concept can best describe Francisco’s to walk
without support at age 12 months because of the 9. Jillian believes that authority is respected. She is now
“internal ripening” that occurred in his muscles, in what particular level in the moral development
bones, and nervous system development? theory of Lawrence Kohlberg?
a. Development b. Growth a. Social contract b. Law and order orientation
c. Learning d. Maturation c. Interpersonal concordance d. Universal
ethics orientation
2. Which situation best illustrates the concept of
growth? 10. What is Freud’s idea about a young boy’s guilt
a. A kinder pupil gains 2 pounds within 2 months feelings brought about by jealousy of his father’s
b. A high school student gets a score of 85 in a relationship with his mother?
mental ability test a. Electra complex b. Oedipus complex
c. An education student has gained knowledge on c. Phallic complex d. Penis envy
approaches and strategies in teaching different complex
subject
d. An elementary graded has learned to play piano 11. Which of the following is true about human
development?
3. Mr Miguel was very much worried about the thumb a. Heredity is the process of transmitting biological
sucking of his son. A friend of him says that certain traits from parents to off springs through genes
behaviour among infants. Who presented that b. Development involves increase in the complexity
notion that certain behaviour like thumb-sucking is a of function and skill progression
normal behavior? c. Development pertains to the behavioral aspect of
a. Sigmund Freud b. Erik Ericson growth
c. John Bowlly d. Eric Bronfrenbenner d. All of the above

4. Lily focuses her attention on the school work and 12. Which of the following is the correct order of
vigorous play that consume most her physical psychosexual stages proposed by Sigmund Freud?
energy. Which stage of psychosexual theory a. Oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency
illustrates her behaviour? stage, genitals stage
a. Oral b. Anal b. Anal stage, oral stage, phallic stage, latency stage,
c. Phallic d. Latency genital stage
c. Oral stage, anal stage, genital stage, latency
5. JV develops an integral and coherent sense of self. stage, phallic stage
He seeks answer to the question, “Who am i?” which d. Anal stage, oral stage, genital stage, latency
of the following is JV likely to develop? stage, phallic stage
a. Initiative b. Identity and role
confusion c. Intimacy d. 13. What is the BEST discription of Erikson’s
Autonomy psychosocial thoery of human development?
a. Eight crisis all people are thought to face
6. In Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development, which c. The same number of stages as freud’s, but
of the following statements would illustrate Von with different names
who is 11 years old? b. Four psychosocial stages in the latency period
a. Able to see relationships and to reason in the d. A stage theory that is not psychoanalytic
abstract c. Differentiates goals and goal-
directed activities 14. In Eriksons’ theory, what is the unresolved crisis of
b. Unable to breakdown a whole into separate parts an adult who has difficulty establishing a secure,
d. Experiments with method s to reach mutual relationship with a life partner?
goals a. Initiative Vs Guilt b. Autonomy Vs Shame
and Doubt c. Intimacy Vs Isolation
7. Melanie goes with her mother in school. She enjoys d. Trust Vs Mistrust
the workplace of her mother. Which of the following
ecological theories is illustrated by the situation? 15. Which of the following provides the best broad
a. Microsystems b. Mesosystem description of the relationship between heredity and
c. Exosystem d. Macrosystem environment in determining height?
a. Heredity is the primary influence, with
8. Imee no longer feels that she is below the level of environment affecting development only in
her elders but equal and seeks personal severe situations
independence. These are among the attributes of an b. Heredity and environment contribute equally to
individual in what particular stage? development
c. Environment is the major influence on physical
characteristics
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d. Heredity directs the individuals’ potential and 22. Teacher Rhea teaches in a remote high school where
environment determines whether and to what newspapers are delivered irregularly. Knowing the
degree the individual reaches that potential importance of keeping the students aware of current
affairs, what is probably the best way to keep the
16. When a baby realized that a rubber duck which has students updated?
fallen out of the tub must be somewhere on the a. Gather back issues of newspapers and let pupils
floor, he is likely to achieve what aspect of cognitive compile them
development? b. Urge the pupils to listen to stories circulating in
a. Object permanence b. Deferred imitation the community
c. Mental combinations d. Goal directed c. Encourage the pupils to listen to daily broadcast
behaviour from a transistor radio
d. The teacher should try all available means to get
17. Erikson noted that when the preschoolers eagerly the newspaper delivered to the school
begin many new activities but are vulnerable to
criticism and feeling of failure, they are experiencing 23. Devices can make a lecture more understandable
what particular crisis? and meaningful. What is the most important thing a
a. Identity Vs Role Confusion b. Initiative Vs teacher should consider in the selection and
Guilt c. Basic trust Vs Mistrust d. utilization of instructional materials?
Efficacy Vs helplessness a. Objectives of the lesson
c. Attractiveness of instructional material
18. Marlin, who is low-achieving, shy, and withdrawn, is b. Availability of instructional material
rejected by most of her peers. Her teacher wants to d. Degree of interest on the part of the students
help Joy increase her self-esteem and social
acceptance. What can Marlyn’s teacher suggest to 24. Teacher Rose asks student Pia to identify and
her parents? analyzed events, ideas or objects in order to state
a. Transfer her to a different school their similarities and differences. In which part of the
b. Help their daughter improve her motor skills lesson does the said activity take place?
c. Help their daughter learn to accept more a. Preparation b. Generalization
responsibility for her academic failures c. Application d. Comparison and
d. Help their daughter improve her skills relating to abstraction
peers
25. Teacher Luffy wants the class to find out the effect
19. Fifteen-year-old RJ is preoccupied with her of heat on matter. Which method will help him
“disgusting appearance” and seems depressed most accomplish his objective?
of the time. What is the best thing her parents can a. Preparation b. Generalization
do to help her get through this difficult time? c. Application d. Comparison and
a. Ignore her self-preoccupation because their abstraction
attention would only reinforce it
b. Encourage to “shape up” and not give in to self 26. Which of the following characterizes a well-
pity motivated lesson?
c. Kid her about her appearance in the hope that a. The class is quite c. The
she will see how silly she is acting teachers can leave the pupils to attend to some
d. Offer practical advice, such as clothing activities
suggestions, to improve her body image b. The children have something to do d. There
are varied procedures and activities undertaken
20. Which statement below best describes by the pupils
development?
a. A high school student’s height increased from 27. Learners must be developed not only in the
5’2” to 5’4” c. A student had learned to cognitive, psychomotor but also in the affective
operate the computer aspect. Why is the development of the latter also
b. A high school students’ change in weight from important?
110 lbs to 125lbs d. A students’ a. It helps them develop a sound value system
enlargement of hips c. It helps them develop an adequate knowledge
of good actions
21. Teacher Franco gives the class specific topic as b. Their actions are dominated by their feelings
assignment which they have to research and pass d. Awareness of the consequences of their
the following day. However, the students could not action is sharpened
find any information about it. What method should
Teacher Franco use to teach the assignment? 28. The strategy of teaching which make use of the old
a. Project method b. Discovery approach concept of “each-one-teach-one” off the sixty’s is
c. Lecture method d. Demonstration similar to
method a. Peer learning b. Independent learning
c. Partner learning d. Cooperative
learning
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29. Which of the following is NOT true? 36. One of the requirements of Teacher Roro in his class
a. Lesson plan should be in constant state of is a case study. He grouped his class into four and
revision asked each ggroup to prepare a case to present their
b. A good daily lesson plan ensures a better lesson view about the topic. What cognitive domain is
c. Students should never see a teacher using a displayed?
lesson plan a. Evaluation b. Knowledge
d. All teachers regardless of their experience should c. Synthesis d. Analysis
have daily lesson plan
37. Based on bandura’s theory, which conditions must
30. Teacher Chopper, a physician education teacher, be present for a student to learn from a model?
demonstrate the new skill to be learned so that his i. Attention ii. Retention iii. Motor
students can watch him and later reproduce the skill. reproduction iv. Motivation
What learning theory is associated with the a. I and ii b. I,ii, and iii c. I,ii,ii
situation ? and iv d. Iii and iv
a. Dual-Coding learning theory b. Information
processing c. Schema Learning Theory 38. A burglary occurred in Robin’s neighbourhood. Since
d. Social Learning then, Robin is very careful of locking their doors and
closing windows. What theory best explains jason’s
31. Teacher Nami, a music teacher, is careful in planning behaviour?
activities for each lesson. She praises liberally and a. Observational learning b. Imitation
rewards correct answers. What view of learning is learning c. Self-reguated learning
exhibited? d. Vicarious learning
a. Classical conditioning b. Meaningful
learning c. Operant conditioning 39. Ichigo is bilingual. He speaks both English and
d. Social learning Filipino fluently. He begins to study Spanish and
immediately recognizes many similarities between
32. Which of the following best describes what the Spanish and Filipino languages and uses this
meaningful earning is? information to acquire the new language faster.
a. When what is to be learned is new and easy for What kind of transfer was Ichigo able to use?
the students a. Lateral transfer b. General transfer
b. Materials presented is difficult and challenging c. Specific transfer d. Vertical
to the students transfer
c. When the materials to be learned is related to
what students already know 40. Some learners like to find specific and concrete
d. Students find the lessons easy and relevant to answers. What kind of learners are they?
what was assigned to them a. Accommodators b. Assimilators
c. Convergers d. Divergers
33. What is NOT a technique in motivating learners?
a. The teacher is building on the students strengths 41. Which is NOT a provision for the development of
first each learner in a good curriculum?
b. The teacher offers choices to develop students’ a. Extensive arrangements are made for the
ownership educational diagnosis of individual learners
c. Provide a secure environment which permits b. Self-directed, independent study is encouraged
children to fail without penalty wherever possible and advisable
d. Encourage them to take opportunities c. Self-motivation and self-evaluation are
beguilingly stimulated and emphasized throughout the
learning opportunities of the school
34. After just being introduced to another guest in the d. The program provides a wide range of
party, Usopp cannot remember the name of the opportunities for individuals with same abilities,
guest he was introduced to. In what memory stage needs, and interest
was the information stored in?
a. Episodic memory b. Semantic 42. Teacher Rukla would like to take part in developing a
memory c. Sensory memory subject-centered curriculum because she believes
d. Working memory that all subjects in this type of curriculum are geared
towards the holistic development of the learner. Is
35. Vgotsky claimed that social interaction is important her belief about the subject centered curriculum
for learning. What does this imply? true?
a. Children are independent problem solvers a. Yes, because the subject-centered curriculum
b. Children learn from adult and other children focuses on the learner’s needs, interests, abilities
c. Children learn well by passive presentation of b. No, because it is the experience-centered
information curriculum that emphasizes the teaching of facts
d. Children in the crib has no leaning yet, since they and knowledge for future use
are not capable off interaction
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c. Yes, because the subject-centered curriculum a. Problem-centered b. Learner-centered
involves cooperative control c. Subject-centered d. Culture-based
d. No, because it is the experience centred and not
the subject-centered curriculum that 51. Ms. Lucy is planning to integrate technology in her
emphasizes integration of habits and skills in mathematics class. Which of the following would be
learning the knowledge component of a subject the logical steps in doing this?
area i. Set the oobjectives
ii. Analyze the learner
43. This phase of curriculum development involves iii. Utilize the materials with
decisions, among other things, on grade placement showmanship
and sequencing of content. Which phase is this? iv. Evaluate the performance of the
a. Curriculum planning b. Curriculum evaluation students
c. Curriculum organization d. Curriculum
implementation a. i-ii-iii-iv b. ii-i-iii-iv
c. i-ii-iv-iii d. ii-i-iv-iii
44. A stakeholder in curriculum development, Mr. Gin, a
district supervisor and a member of the school board 52. Mrs De Leon placed text together with the relevant
has one of the following primary roles. Which one is graphics on the same page in her multimedia
this? presentation. Which principle did she apply?
a. Support and participate in parent –school a. Spatial contiguity b. Feedback principle
organization activities c. Cost effectiveness d.
b. Authorize school expenditures for curriculum Communication effectiveness
development, implementation and evaluation
c. Enact legislations to effect curriculum 53. Which of the following statements has a very limited
development definition of educational technology?
d. Recommend changes in curriculum a. It is a profession composed of various job
categories
45. What design element establishes the vertical linkage b. It refers to the computer used for teaching and
from level to level to avoid glaring gaps and wasteful learning
overlaps? c. It includes audiovisual materials, interactive
a. Articulation b. Balance multimedia, and self-instructional materials
c. Scope d. Sequence d. It is the development, application, and evaluation
of systems, techniques and aids to improve
46. Which is NOT a component of curriculum design? human learning
a. Objective b. Learning content
c. Learning experience d. Diagnosis of 54. Which of the following should Mr. Aizen primarily
needs consider in determining his teaching-learning
objectives and use of instructional media?
47. To ensure success in curriculum development, which a. The assessment tool to be used b. The learning
of the following specific actions should a curriculum activities c. The learner d. The
leader avoid? teacher
a. Work with people not over them
c. Keep channels communication open 55. Mr Chad, an ICT teacher, takes into account
b. Use your status frequently to establish discipline technology standards to address the needs of the
d. Show that you too desire to improve students and help them adapt with the changing
society and technology. Which of the following
48. What do call the curriculum when the teacher puts standards is an exception?
into action all the different planned activities in the a. Creativity and innovation
classroom? c. Model digital-age work and learning
a. Recommended curriculum b. Written b. Research and information literacy
curriculum c. Taught curriculum d. Technology operations and concepts
d. Supported curriculum
56. Mr Uryu, a computer teacher demonstrates
49. Combined with geography, civics and culture, and understanding of local and global issues and exhibits
history to comprise one subject area. Which design ethical and legal use of information and
is this? communication technology tools. Which is true
a. Correlated b. Broadfields about him?
c. Separate subject d. Core a. He models digital-age work learning
b. He facilitates and inspires student learning and
50. Schools divide the school hours to different subjects creativity
such as reading, grammar, literature, math, science, c. He promotes and models digital citizenship and
history and geography. What curriculum design is responsibility
referred here? d. He designs and develops digital-age learning
experience and assessment
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64. Ms Lisa wants to determine if the Student’s score in
57. There are several reasons why teachers are reluctant their Final Test are reliable. However, she has only
in using electronic media in the teaching-learning one set of test and her students are already on
process. Which is the most common reason? vacation. What test of reliability van she employ?
a. The limited exposure of teachers to new a. Test-retest b. Kuder Richardson method
equipment c. Equivalent forms d. Test-retest with
b. Their incompatibility to diverse needs of the equivalent forms
learners
c. The difficulty in integrating technology in the 65. In the context of the Theory of Multiple Intelligence,
curriculum which is a weakness of the paper-pencil test?
d. The excessive availability of local technology in a. It puts non-linguistically intelligent at a
the community disadvantage c. It utilizes so much
time
58. Which of the following is an ineffective use of b. It is not easy to administer
Presentation Software? d. It lacks reliability
a. Darken the room b. Use appropriate pacing
c. Read directly from the slides d. Allow 66. At the beginning of the school year, the 6-year-old
interaction with the learner pupils were tested to find out who among them can
already read. The result was used to determine their
59. Internet consists of thousands connected computer sections. What kind of test was given to them?
networks around the world. Which term does NOT a. Diagnostic b. Formative
refer to internet? c. Placement d. Summative
a. NET b. On-line c.
Cyberspace d. Information 67. Mr Omaeda developed an achievement test in math
superhighway for his grade 3 pupils. Before he finalized the test, he
examined carefully if the test items were
60. Which technology tool can Prof. Inoue use to constructed based on the competencies that have to
communicate asynchronously with her students? be tested. What test of validity was he trying to
a. Chat and blog b. Chat and instant messaging establish?
c. Blog and video conferencing d. Electronic a. Content-validity b. Concurrent validity
bulletin board and email c. Predictive validity d. Construct
validity
61. Mr Urahara is judging the accuracy of these
statements. Which statements will he consider as 68. Ms Sorfon who is a high school teacher in English
correct? conducted an item analysis of her test. She found
i. Test is a tool to measure a trait out that four of the items of the test obtained the
ii. Measurement is the process of qualifying a given following difficulty and discrimination indices and as
trait follows:
iii. Assessment is the gathering of quantitative and
qualitative data ITEM NUMBER DIFFICULTY DISCRIMINATION
iv. Evaluation is the analysis of quantitative and INDEX INDEX
1 .58 .49
qualitative data for decision making
2 .92 .72
3 .09 .32
a. i and ii b. iii and iv c. i, ii, 4 .93 .15
and iii d. i, iii, iv
Which of the above items should she disregard
62. You targeted that after interaction, your student in her item pool?
should be able to show their ability to solve
problems with speed and accuracy. You then a. Item 1 b. Item 2 c. Item 3
designed a tool to measure this ability. What d. Item 4
principle of assessment did you consider in this
situation? 69. If the number of students per group is 15 with the
a. Assessment should be based on clear and upper and lower group as 10 and 4 respectively,
appropriate learning targets or objectives what is the discrimination index?
b. Assessment should have a positive consequence a. .40 b. .50 c. .60
on students’ learning d. .70
c. Assessment should be reliable
d. Assessment should be fair 70. Mr Iba asked his pupils to indicate on a piece of
63. Ms Nanao tasked her students to show how to play paper the names of their classmates whom they
basketball. What learning target is she assessing? would like to be with for some group activity. What
a. Knowledge b. Reasoning assessment technique did Mr Iba use?
c. Skills d. Products a. Self-report technique b. Guess-who technique
c. Sociometric technique d. Anecdotal
technique
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a. Encouraging learners to memorize factual
71. The Department of Education gives greater emphasis knowledge c. Providing learners opportunities
on the development of basic skills. What is the to apply theories and
philosophical basis for this? principle
a. Essentialism b. Existentialism b. Equipping learners with the basic abilities and
c. Perennialism d. Pragmatism skills d. Requiring learners full mastery of the
lesson
72. Why should a teacher take the obligation upon
himself to study and understand the custom and 79. Which of the following is NOT a function of the
traditions of the community where he works? school?
a. To change the culture of the community a. Changing cultural practices
c. To identify the weaknesses of the culture of c. Reproduction of species
the community b. Development of attitude and skills
b. To have a sympathetic attitude for the people of d. Socialization among children
the community d. To please the people of the
community 80. Teacher Unohana, a values education teacher
emphasizes ethnics in almost all her lessons. Which
73. A teacher, who is a recognized expert in carpentry of the following emphasizes the same?
works, taught his students how to prepare and a. Liberal education b. Moral education
construct good and aesthetic furniture from local c. Religious training d. Social
resources. What cultural transmission process is education
this?
a. Acculturation b. Enculturation 81. How is gradual progression of teachers’ salary from
c. Indoctrination d. minimum to maximum done?
Observation a. Regular increment every year
c. Regular increment every 3 years
74. With a death threat over his head, Teacher Kira is b. Increment after 10 years of service
directed to pass an undeserving student. If he is a d. Increment after 5 years
hedonist, which of the following will he do?
a. Don’t pass him, live by his principle of justice. He 82. Which of the following rights is intended for parents
will get reward, if not this life, in the next under education act of 1982?
b. Don’t pass him. He surely will not like someone to a. The right to academic freedom
give you a death threat in order to pass c. The right to seek redress of grievance
c. Pass the student. That will be use to him, the b. The right to privacy communication
student, and his parents d. The right to full access to the evidence of the
d. Pass the student. Why suffer the threat? case
75. In a study conducted, the pupils were asked which
nationality they prefer if given a choice. Majority of 83. Teacher Shinji has been in active service for 10 years
the pupils wanted to be Americans. In this case, in when he decided to pursue higher studies. Under
which obligation relative to the state are schools R.A 4670, what kind of leave of absence can he avail
seemed to be failing? of?
a. Instil allegiance to the constitutional authorities a. Indefinite leave b. Scholarship leave
c. Promote obedience to the laws of the state c. study leave d. Vacation leave
b. Promote national pride
d. Respect for all duly constituted authorities 84. When can teacher be required to work on
assignment not related to their duties?
76. Religious rituals in the classroom and in the school a. When on probation c. When
programs prove the deep natural religiosity of the lacking in educational qualifications
Filipinos. Which philosophy has greatly contributed b. When found inefficient d. When
to this tradition? compensated under existing laws
a. Buddhism b. Confucianism
c. Hinduism d. Islam 85. Teacher Momo, a graduate of BSEd with majorship
in English teaches in a national high school in her
77. Homeroom advisers always emphasize the province. Since she has been rated outstanding in
importance of cleanliness of the body. Children are her performance, can she be exempted from taking
taught how to wash their hands before and after the LET?
eating. What is this practice called? a. Yes, that is privilege that must be given to
a. Folkway b. Laws teachers whose performance is outstanding
c. Mores d. Social norm b. Yes, if approved by PRC
c. No, it is against RA 7836
78. A teacher who subscribes to the pragmatic d. No, professional license is required of all teachers
philosophy of education believes that experience regardless of age and teaching performance
should follow learning in her teaching. Which of the
following does she do to support her belief?
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86. Which of the following is true about the teacher as a a. Introduced multiculturalism in the class and
person under the Code of Ethics for Professional provide activities for practice
Teachers? b. Threaten the students that if there are students
a. Live with dignity at all times wherever he/she is who do not behave and tolerate their classmates,
c. Place premium upon self respect and self- they will be dropped from class
discipline c. Inform students that they will all be learning new
b. Serve as a model worthy of emulation ways of thinking and behaving in this class, so
d. All of the above they might as well leave their cultural
idiosyncrasies at home
87. A schools’ academic coordinator has been found to d. Assign bright students to monitor and control
have engaged in gambling which has cursed him to behaviour of poor students
be absent most of the time. Can his certificate of
registration as a teacher be revoked? 94. Which of the following is the first target of the
a. No, unless he’s proven guilty Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) formulated
b. No, because he’s protected by his rights as by member states of the UN in September 2000?
teacher a. Reduce child mortality
c. Yes, because he’s incompetent c. Reduce death due to HIV/AIDS and malaria
d. Yes, because habitual gambling is a b. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
dishonourable conduct and is against the d. Achieve universal access to primary education
practice of teaching
95. What is the kind of education that emphasizes
88. Mr. Ginrei, a school superintendent, filed his human-earth relationships and fosters a vision of
statement of assets and liabilities upon assuming to education for sustainable development to build a
office. Under what ethical standard does this global culture of ecological responsibility?
practice fall? a. Human rights education b. Development
a. Divestment b. Prohibited Acts and Transaction education c. Environmental education
c. Statement of assets and liabilities d. d. Global education
System of incentives
89. Which of the following is NOT in the norms of 96. With the growing competition brought about by
conduct under RA 6713? globalization, what is preferred by most employers
a. Professionalism b. Just and sincerity c. in hiring their employees?
Commitment to public interest d. a. Flexible b. Selective
Responsiveness to the private c. Quick d. None of the
above
90. Teacher Byakuya suffers from hypertension and
experiences difficulty in speech. Which would be 97. What United Nation Decade are we celebrating for
affected if he continues teaching? 2005-2014?
a. Personality b. Punctuality c. a. Educating for culture of peace
Effectiveness d. Devotion to duty c. Educating for sustainable development
b. Educating for international understanding
91. What is the concern of multicultural education? d. Promoting the rights of the elderly
a. Anticipating the future and imagining possible
and probable futures 98. What current trend in education focuses on the
b. Gender equality and harnessing of the role of study of the basic concepts, beliefs, and values
women in development underlying our democratic political community and
c. Promoting care for the environment and building constitutional order?
a global culture of ecological responsibility a. Civic education b. Development
d. The exploration of concepts of cultural diversity, education c. Peace education d.
similarities, and prejudices to promote cultural Multicultural education
understanding
99. Which pillar of education of J. Delors (UNESCO)
92. What pillar of education emphasizes learning to be focuses on voc-tech relevant to people-centered
human, through acquisition of knowledge, skills and human development?
values conductive to personality development? a. Learning to know b. learning to do
a. Learning to know b. Learning to do c. Learning to live together d.
c. Learning to live together d. Learning to be
Learning to be
100. UNICEF and UNESCO are two key UN agencies
93. A class is composed of students coming from several which are particularly active advocates of education
ethnic communities including Muslims and Lumads. of peace. Which of the following is not supported by
They seem to have difficulty understanding each UNESCO in promoting peace in the schools?
others’ behaviour and points of view. What should a. Uphold children’s basic rights as outlined in the
the teacher do? Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

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b. Develop a climate that models peaceful and terms to help each other learn. What mode of
respectful behaviour among all members of the grouping can facilitate the skill and values desired?
learning community a. Competitive b. Heterogenous
c. Demonstrate the principle of equality and non- c. Homogenous d. Whole class
discrimination in administrative policies
d. Enable the teachers to stress peace-making in 107. A teacher earns a title “professional” if he/she is
social studies classroom only when necessary knowledgeable, proficient in a variety of teaching
methodologies and exhibits a high degree of
101. Which of these statements regarding component of competence which is/are:
professional teachers is the major difference in the a. Ethical and moral standards b. A high degree
professionalism of teachers and teaching as of dexterity c. Fairness and objectivity
promulgated in Presidential Decree 1006 and in d. Mastery of content
Republic Act 7836?
a. Holder of valid professional licence and 108. As a parent at the same time a teacher, which of
certificate of registration the following will you do to show your cooperation
b. Appointed of full time basis and permanent to a PTA project in your school to be financed with
status the proceeds of the sales from the school canteen
c. Assigned at the elementary and secondary levels where foods process are a little bit higher?
in both public and private schools a. Bring baon enough for you and your children
d. Assigned at the tertiary level in both private and even if you really don’t like to do it
state colleges and universities b. Buy all your food from the school canteen even if
102. Which principle of development is manifested in you cannot afford everyday
the saying “as the tree is bent, so shall it grow”, that c. Buy all your food in the school canteen but
is a “a person’s actions reflect the training he request for a discount
receives as a child”? d. Bring baon but always make it a point to buy
a. The early formative years are more crucial than something from the school
later development
b. Development is determined by the environment 109. When a teacher practices professional ethics,
or how one is nurtured which of the following he is not likely to do?
c. Development is determined by heredity or one’s a. Shares an outstanding outcome or undertaking
inherent nature with others c. Resects his superior
d. It is never too late to teach a child new ways b. Maintain cordial relationship with colleagues
d. Engages in gossips
103. Should a teacher involve her/his students in
planning the instructional objectives before starting 110. Which of the following will you do if somebody
a lesson? confided to you an offense which will implicate your
a. Yes, they will be given a tip on what question to brother?
ask a. Advise the person who confided to you to get the
b. Yes, with shared objectives, they become self- services of the lawyer
motivated b. Encourage him to keep quite so as not to
c. No, they will not ready for it at the beginning implicate your brother
d. No, with cognitive objectives at the start, c. Find out the full account of the matter
irrelevant questions are formulated d. Tell him to report the matter to the authorities

104. What is the advantage of using the project 111. A police officer informs you that there has been
method in science teaching? a rush of stealing within the vicinity of the school. He
a. It requires assistance of experts on the subject asks you for the names of some clients you believe
b. It develops high-level thinking and learning might have been involved. Which of the following
c. It tests the students manipulative skills will you do?
d. It requires students to present in concrete form a. Provide him with the names of likely suspects
how principle works b. Ask him to seek permission from the principal
c. Remind the police officer of confidentiality of
105. The heroism of Jose Rizal exemplifies kholberg’s information
theory of moral development. Which is Rizal’s d. Promise him that you will ask information about
characteristic? the crime
a. He gives important to what people think or say
b. He is motivated to act by the benefit he gets later 112. Parents and teachers are considered as
c. He believes laws that are wrong can be changed authorities and models by children at the early
d. He possesses moral responsibility to make social childhood stage. What does this statement imply?
changes regardless of consequences to one self a. Parent-teacher conference should always be an
activity in school
106. Cooperative learning approach makes use of a b. Teachers and parents should serve as a role
classroom organization where students work in model at all times

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c. Teachers should demand complete obedience a. Health impairment b. Emotional disorder
from the learners in school c. Attention deficit disorder d. Mental
d. Parents should enforce strict discipline at home retardation
and teachers in school
120. Which type of students do teachers commonly
113. The child’s concept of right and wrong is based neglect?
on external criteria laid down by adults during the a. Slow learner b. Average
stage of pre-conventional morality. This is based on c. Genius d. Frequent absentee
the ideas of:
a. Piaget b. Erikson 121. Free public elementary and secondary education
c. Kohlberg d. Freud is in line with the governments’ effort to address
educational of?
114. According to piaget’s stages of cognitive a. Relevance and quality b. Access and equity
development, between ages 12 and 15 children c. Effectiveness and efficiency d.
reach formal operational stage. What are they Productivity
capable of doing at this stage?
a. Can solve abstract problems and think 122. The teacher’s role in the classroom according to
deductively c. Can focus on one cognitive psychologist is to:
aspect of a situation or event a. Help the learner to connect what he knows with
b. Reasoning is neither inductive nor deductive the new information learned
d. Intelligence is intuitive in nature b. Dictate what the learners need to know
c. Fill in minds of the learner with information
115. Field trip is an effective way of teaching where d. Make the learning task easy for the learner
organisms could be observed in their natural habitat,
active and responding to stimuli in the environment. 123. Transition age form childhood to adulthood
In addition, what values are developed among the where rapid physical changes and sex maturity occur
students during and after the trip? resulting in changes in ways of feelings, thinking, and
a. On-the-spot observation to keep them active acting.
c. Love of nature, proper behaviour during a. Early adulthood b. Adolescence
exploration c. Puberty d. Latency stage
b. Freedom in an open space than in classroom
d. Considerations of the rights of the others 124. The reinforcement of a persons’ responses by
presentation or removal of rewards and
116. How can a teacher enhance his/her questioning punishments:
technique for an effective teacher-student a. Transfer learning b. Discipline
interaction? c. Feedback principle d. Operant
a. Immediately call another student in case one conditioning
cannot answer c. Allow sufficient “think time”
at least 7-10 seconds 125. Instructional objectives in the affective domain
b. You may answer your own question if no one can includes receiving, responding, valuing and the
d. Extend wait time until the student highest level is:
responds a. Selective attention or willingness to receive
c. Acceptance or preference
117. A teacher who advocates the pragmatic b. Conceptualization of a value system
philosophy of education believes that experience d. Sequence or feelings of satisfaction
should follow learning, thus she has to:
a. Equip her students with basic skills and abilities 126. Difficulty in focusing and maintaining attention
c. Provide her students to apply their skills and coupled with, recurrent hyper active and impulsive
abilities behaviour are observed difficulties of children
b. Encourage her students to memorize facts manifesting a kind of difficulty known as:
d. Require her students mastery of the lesson a. Dyslexia b. Autism c. Sensory
impairment d. Attention deficit
118. Basic education includes secondary education. hyperactivity disorder
Which of the following led to the establishment of
the secondary school? 127. A review lesson to be an effective tool for
a. Realistic b. Reformation mastery learning must be:
c. Idealism d. Humanism a. Drill lesson b. Test format c. Re-
teaching but presented in different way d.
119. Children with sub average intelligence and Repetition of old lesson
deficits in adaptive behaviour experience difficulty in
managing daily activities and in conducting 128. When a students are given a chance to settle
themselves appropriately in social situations are different opinion of discussion they develop:
diagnosed to be suffering from a kind of disability a. Tolerance b. Irritants
called: c. Fair play d. Sociability
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b. A few students performed excellently
129. Journal written by students at the completion of d. Most students performed well
a days’ lesson will reveal which information than can
serve as a guide in planning the next lesson? 136. The following are the characteristics of a good
i. Part of a lesson well understood or teaching/learning practice except:
not a. Students are governed by fixed and rigid
ii. Topics most interesting standards
iii. Difficulties experienced b. Life-like situations introduces as learning
iv. Emotional state throughout experiences in classroom
c. Students are given more opportunities or act or
a. i, ii, iii b. i and ii experience learning
c. i and iv d. iii only d. Evaluation is made an integral part of teaching
procedures
130. An education for globalization should nurture
the higher order cognitive skill and interpersonal 137. Which of the following principles highlights that
skills in order to develop of multiple intelligence?
a. Students’ awareness of the world in which they a. People have different Intelligence Quotient(IQ)
live inn c. Learning is static and permanent
b. Ability to think creatively and ethically b. Intelligence is measured in multiple forms
c. Ability to master one’s national origin d. Best learning theory is cognitive in nature
d. Openness to diverse heritage and culture 138. Which of the following is not a developmental
principle?
131. How can a teacher establish the reliability test? a. Development follows an orderly, predictable
i. Repeat the same test sequence c. Early development is more
ii. Administer a parallel test crucial than later development
iii. Split the test b. Numerous studies show how individual develops
iv. Vary the number of items d. Presence of social expectations in early
developmental stage
a. i, ii, iii b. i, iii, iv
c. i and iv d. ii and iv 139. Which questioning technique would be
appropriate for inductive lessons?
132. On which policy is RA 4670 known as the Magna a. Questioning only the more motivated students
Carta for Public School Teachers Focused? c. Using questions requiring only
a. Right to establish or join organization memory responses
b. Code of ethics for professional teachers b. Activity involving students in the questioning
c. Recruitment shall take place after training process d. Teachers will not ask any
d. To promote and improve anti-social economic questions
status of public school teachers
140. A teaching method which proceeds from the
133. The use of TV and film bring the classroom “live details of a lesson towards generalization is:
broadcast” of the world events as they happen. a. Deductive b. Inductive
What are the other advantages of using it? The c. Debate d. problem solving
students are provided
i. Exciting sounds and sights 141. Grades become valid indicators when_________
ii. Close up view of big events a. Giving objective type of test
iii. Most believable news source c. Explaining the meaning of grades or marks
b. Using letter grades such as A, B, C, D
a. i, ii, iii b. i and ii d. Course objectives are defined as intended
c. i and iii d. ii and iii learning outcomes

134. What are the sources of ones’ educational 142. The non-verbal symbols used to maximize
philosophy? learning are referred to as:
i. People and kinds of relationaship a. Instructional devises b. Classroom
ii. School and teachers in them techniques c. Field trips d.
iii. Socio cultural environment Educational media

a. i, ii, iii b. i and ii 143. What contemporary aid to teaching utilizes


c. ii and iii d. ii and iii carefully-planned materials where each step of
learning requires repetition and practice until such
135. What can be said of students’ performance in a step is thoroughly learned?
positively skewed score distribution? a. Programmed instruction b.
a. Most students performed poorly Keypunching c. educational television
c. Almost all students had average d. educational hardware
performance
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144. Which of these is not quality of a good teacher?
a. A mastery of the subject matter
c. Aims to become rich thru teaching GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
b. Broad background of liberal education
d. Understand the nature of learners 1. This Test Booklet contains 150 test
questions.
2. Detach one (1) answer sheet from the
145. To accomplish many good activities in a bottom of your Examinee ID/Answer Sheet
particular class period, the teacher must provide? Set.
a. Additional curricular activities 3. Write the subject title “PROFESSIONAL
c. Institute a systematic plan EDUCATION” on the box provided.
b. Provide unique teaching aids 4. Shade Set Box “A” on your answer sheet if
d. Use of expensive materials your test booklet is Set A; Set B if your
test booklet is Set B.
146. One way to encourage a students who lacks 5. Shade only one (1) box for each question
on your answer sheets. Two or more boxes
interest in reading to love reading is to:
shaded will invalidate your answer. There
a. Reprimand him b. Ask the parents to by
is only one answer to each question.
books c. Provide reading materials 6. AVOID ERASURES.
d. Isolate him 7. This is ST. LOUIS REVIEW CENTER
PROPERTY. Unauthorized process or
147. If the teachers encounters a student who is reproduction, and or sale of this test
reluctant to attend classes, the teacher should____ booklet is punishable by law.
to encourage him to go to class regularly.
a. Report the matter to principle
c. Praise the student sincerely MULTIPLE CHOICE:
b. Scold him
d. Report the matter to the parents
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE
148. Referred to as the knowledge and skills which about teacher – parent relationship?
the learner is expected to accumulate and develop a. Parents should be welcomed in school and
at the end of the class treated with consideration
a. Individual skills b . Terminal behaviour b. Parents should be welcomed only during
c. Special talent d. Dominant behavior PTA meeting
c. Parents are given the rights to interfere in
school management
149. Which of the following situation would indicate
d. Parents should be given a hand in
that you, as a teacher, had been effective in instilling evaluating students performance in school
discipline among your students?
a. Students have develop concern to each other
c. Students behave because an award awaits 2. You have a student who is always boasting in
them the class his mastery of the Bible because he
b. Fear and fright resulting in good behaviour is a Protestant. How would you react being a
d. Your presence results in their being behave Catholic?
a. Challenge him to debate
b. Share with him knowledge of the Bible
150. Which of the following style or technique would
c. Keep silent and respect his belief
make you the teacher a good classroom manager, d. Listen to him once in a while
“teacher with eyes on the back of her head”?
a. Give your students the “head-to-toe” look when
angry c. Fear and fright dominates the 3. In her desire to help the children build their
classroom atmosphere vocabulary, she maintains a small board at the
b. Uses eye contact technique with your students corner of her classroom for the ”Word of the
d. Being aware of all actions and activities in Day” to teach the children one new word each
the classroom day. Which method of vocabulary building
does she employ?
a. Incidental attention to building meaning
c. Wide reading
b. Direct vocabulary instruction
d. All of the above

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION – SET A


4. The teacher’s role in the classroom according
to cognitive psychologists is to:
a. Make the learning task easy for the learner
b. Fill the mind of the learner with
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION information
c. Dictate what to learn upon the learner
– 150 items d. Help the learner connect what she knows
with new information from teacher
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for a very short time. He also had frequent
tantrums. He is suffering from:
5. Which is the first step in planning an a. Mental retardation
achievement test? c. Down syndrome
a. Decide on the length of the test b. Learning disability
c. Define the instructional objective d. Attention-deficit hyperactivity
b. Build a table of specification disorder
d. Select the type of test items to
use
11. When a teacher practices professional ethics,
which of the following he is NOT likely to do?
6. One strength of autobiography as a technique a. Maintains cordial relationship with his
for personality appraisal is that: colleagues
a. It gives complete data about the author b. Shares an outstanding outcome of an
b. It can replace data obtained from other undertaking with others
data-gathering technique c. Engages in gossips
c. It may be read by authorized people d. Respects his superiors
d. It makes possible the presentation of
intimate experiences that cannot be
revealed 12. Which instructional aid requires pupils to
perform?
a. Comic books b. Mock up
7. The same test is administered to different c. Film d. Pantomine
groups at different places at different times.
This process is done in testing the:
a. Objectivity b. Validity 13. In his relationship with his superiors the
c. Reliability d. teacher should:
Comprehensiveness a. Work with self-vested interests
b. Work with them without expecting any
material benefits
8. As a parent and at the same time a teacher, c. Expect to be promoted for every favor
which of the following will you do to show your done to them
cooperation to a PTA project in your school to d. Adopt an indifferent attitude
be financed with the proceeds of the sales
from the school canteen where food prices are
a little bit higher? 14. Which graphic organizer used to show even in
a. Buy all your food in the school and chronological order?
request for a discount a. Time line and cycle
b. Bring “baon” for you and your children but c. Time line and series of events
always make it a point to buy something chart
from the school canteen b. Time line and story map
c. Bring “baon” enough for you and your d. Series of events chart and story
children even if you really do not like to do map
it
d. Buy all your food from the canteen even if
you cannot afford to do so everyday 15. The best way for a teacher to impart values to
his pupils is:
a. Constant repetition of actions to make
9. You teach in a “privileged” school were each them routinary
classroom is air conditioned. Aware of the b. Inflicting corporal punishment
present economic problems of the country, c. Acting as a role model
how do you think your schools can contribute d. Always scolding his pupils
to the solution of this problem of the country?
a. Students cannot be made to sacrifice and
recite in warm classrooms especially that 16. Why are test norms established? To have a
they do not directly cause the country’s basis for:
economic problem a. Establishing learning goals
b. Air conditioning of classrooms could cut off c. Identifying pupil’s difficulties
on certain days especially of they are not b. Computing grades
in use d. Interpreting test results
c. Savings on cutting down air conditioning
could be spent on other worthwhile
activities for the students 17. Which of the following conduct of a teacher
d. Air-conditioning is such a small matter that will merit the confidence and respect of
savings on it could hardly affect the parents?
economy a. One who Dresses properly depending on
the occasion, mingles will all kinds of
parents and entertains all complains
10. Jonas, age 8, was removed from her class for b. One who gives on the spot decisions over
frequent fights with other children. He refused cases which require careful deliberation
to be disciplined and was to focus in class only
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c. One who deals only well to do parents and 23. What does teaching require teachers to be
intelligent pupils most alert to?
d. One who dresses properly, arranges her a. Public concerns about education
hair meticulously, and certain only high b. Poor behavior and use of immediate
officials of government and schools punishment
c. The family backgrounds of students
d. Appropriate behavior and reward
18. Who are not covered by the Code of ethics of
Professional Teachers?
a. Teachers of academic, vocational, special, 24. Identical twins are more alike than fraternal
technical or non-formal institutions twins. Which of the following
b. All full time or part time public and private statements/principles is supported by this?
school teacher and administrator a. Intelligence is determined partly by pre-
c. Teacher in the tertiary level natal nutrition
d. Teacher in all educational institutions at b. Environment affects both fraternal and
the preschool , elementary and secondary identical twins
level c. Heredity has a part in determining physical
appearance
d. Intelligence hinges in physical structure
19. Pick out the teacher student relationship that 25. Tutoring of learners is now practiced in our
was violated when Miss Vega gave Marie a school provided it is not than by their own
grade of 75% in her science class due to poor teacher but by an outsider. Which of these
conduct? Western philosophies influenced this practice?
a. A teacher should not make deductions on a. Athenian b. Roman
pupils scholastic ratings for acts that are c. Spartan d. Egyptian
manifestations of poor moral values
b. A teacher may deduct on pupil’s scholastic
ratings for acts that are manifestations of 26. You received an advice form the COMELEC
poor moral values that you will be the Chairman in Precinct 3A in
c. Maintains an instructional program that your town. You are the first cousin of one of
stresses a traditional academic education the candidates for councilors. Your cousin and
d. Rely on the media to improve the image of your parents are very happy for your
the school appointment. What will you do?
a. I will report to precinct 3A and do my job
very well
20. A police officer informs you that there has b. I will help my cousin requesting the voters
been a case of stealing within the vicinity of in my precinct to vote for him
the school. He asks you for the names of some c. I will decline the appointment and explain
students you believe might have been to the COMELEC that I have a relative who
involved. Which of the following will you do? is a candidate for councilor
a. Remind the police officer of confidentiality d. I will read the name of my cousin even if
of information his name does not appear in the ballot
b. Promise him that you will ask information
about this crime
c. Provide him with the names of likely 27. What is the advantage of using computers in
suspects processing test results?
d. Ask him to seek permission from the a. Test results can easily be assessed
principal b. Its statistical computation is accurate
c. Its processing takes a shorter period of
time
21. The lesson is on the pros and cons of declaring d. All of the above
a state of rebellion in the country. Teacher
wants his students to arrive at a view of the
declaration of the state of rebellion from 28. Education in Human Rights starts with:
different perspectives. Which technique will be a. Liking the other
most appropriate? c. Loving the other
a. Brainstorming b. Caring for the other
c. Role playing d. Respect towards the other
b. Simulation
d. Pane discussion
29. Which is the ultimate aim of classroom
management?
22. All the examinees obtained scores below the a. To set up conditions that bring about
mean. A graphic representation of the score effective teaching and learning
distribution will be? b. To secure conformity to rules with ease
a. Perfect normal curve c. To make children realize that they can not
c. Positively skewed do everything they want
b. Leptokurtic d. To remove the physical conditions in the
d. Negatively skewed room that distracts children’s attention

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30. One criterion for content to be developed in a a. Personal inventory
lesson is LEARNABILITY. What does the capital c. Sociogram
letter word mean? b. Cumulative records
a. The content should be worthwhile d. Anecdoctal record
b. The content should be useful and practical
in some situation
c. Resources and materials for the 37. Teachers and students can participate in these
development of the content are available levels of computer use. Give the order of
d. The content should be within the capacity computer use from simplest to complex?
of the students to learn a. Computer literacy, computer competency,
computer expertise
b. Computer competency, computer literacy,
computer expertise
c. Computer competency, computer
31. The project method is considered valuable for expertise, computer literacy
the following reasons EXCEPT one: d. Computer literacy, computer expertise,
a. Motive for learning is developed computer literacy
b. Movement among pupils is not free and
discussion is almost restricted
c. Pupils are trained to be responsible 38. Which one is considered the “brain” of the
d. Pupils develop alertness, open-mindedness microcomputer?
and tolerance a. Keyboard b. CPU
c. Video screen d. Software

32. Classroom discussion should end with final


summary also known as: 39. A group activity wherein one group
a. Internal summary representative presents the output to the
c. Organizer bigger group rather than individual pupils
b. Medial summary presenting the output is known as:
d. Post organizer a. Jury trial
c. Composite report
b. Consensus decision
33. What is the advantage of using computers in d. Agenda
processing test results?
a. Its processing takes a shorter period of
time 40. Zero standard deviation means that:
b. Test results can be easily be assessed a. More than 50% of the score obtained is
c. Its statistical computation is accurate zero
d. All of these b. 50% of the scores obtained zero
c. The students scores are the same
d. Less than 50% of the scores obtained zero
34. It is generally believed that the best way of
meeting the needs of mentally superior
learners is through ______ 41. Which of the following is an authentic mode of
a. Enriching the curriculum assessment?
b. Accelerating them a. Experiments in science to assess skill in
c. Involving them in extra curricular activities use of scientific method
d. Providing opportunities for them to help b. Oral performance to assess students
the slow learners spoken communication skills
c. Paper and pencil test in vocabulary
d. Artistic production for music or art
35. What is the recognized principle in test
construction that is violated in this item?
a. Mineral b. Protein 42. All of statements below are kinds of pleasure.
c. Mineral and iron d. All of the Which ONE is morally good?
above a. Pleasure in winning in a beauty contest by
means of ballot
b. Pleasure in offering one’s hand-earned
a. Each item should test only one idea grades to one person
b. The linguistic component of the item c. Pleasure in winning in a chance number
should be low games
c. Make all options grammatically consistent d. Pleasure in winning in a sports by default
with the item 43. Which of the following situations will manage
d. Avoid textbook working or stereotyping conflicting situations to bring out values
phraseology enhancing nationhood?
a. Kidnapped victims’ refusal to report cases
to authorities and paying ransom money
36. Which technique(s) enable (s) a teacher to instead
identify and eventually assist students with b. The coddling of squatter before election
interpersonal difficulties? time and evicting them after election

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c. Aling Tacing and her son patiently pick out 51. Which of the following situations will manage
worms and insects in the vegetable plots conflicting situations to bring out values
rather than use insecticides made from enhancing nationhood?
foreign chemicals a. A logger was asked to replace the trees he
d. Hostage-taking incidents leading to the cut
grating of the hostage taker’s demands in b. Filipino contract workers abroad accepting
exchange for the releases of the hostages lower wages than other contract workers
from countries performing the same job
c. A baby dress exporter changes the quality,
44. In what period of a child is physical growth workmanship of the goods she delivers to
fastest? her foreign partner after learning of the
a. Early adolescence great profit her partner is getting
c. Babyhood d. Local manufacturers agreeing business
b. Middle Childhood partners to provide cheap labor by Filipino
d. Early childhood 52. Which curricular move serves to strengthen
spiritual and ethical values?
a. Re-introducing science as a subject in
45. How does fear affect voluntariness of an act? Grade 1
a. Lessens but not destroy voluntariness b. Integration of creative thinking in all
c. Increases voluntariness subjects
b. Makes the act involuntarily c. Reducing the number of subject areas into
d. No affect at all the skill subject
d. Introduction of Value education as a
separate subject area
46. A group of people asserts that their culture is
superior to another. The exemplifies
a. Cultural conflict 53. The Filipino tendency to resort to the easy way
c. Ethnocentrism out from a term paper as a country
b. Cultural gap requirement by hiring a ghost writer or by
d. Norm conflict passing a photocopied term paper proves
which Filipino trait?
a. Lack of discipline
47. Which computer seems to the most potential c. Ambivalence
for the classroom? b. Anticipation
a. Minicomputer d. Pakikisama
c. LPC
b. Mainframe computer
d. Microcomputer 54. Which storage device is significantly more
difficult in holding information
a. Floppy disk
48. How can you help a habitual borrower of c. Software
money to get rid of this habit? b. Hard disk
a. Do not lend him anymore d. Audio cassette
b. Let him do something for you in return for
the money you lent him
c. Direct him to others
d. Ask for a collateral for the cash he is
loaning 55. Which thrust on value formation is meant to
help the students make use of their logical
thinking and scientific investigation to decide
49. The best way for a teacher to impart values to on topics and questions about values?
his pupils is: a. Value clarification
a. Constant repetition of actions to make c. Moral development
routinary b. Analysis
b. Inflicting corporal punishment d. Value inculcation
c. Acting as a role model
d. Always scolding his pupils
56. Which of the following is the best situation
wherein you can balance between
50. The key of continuing community support for responsibility and accountability?
instructional program is to a. A construction firm who won the lowest bid
a. Develop program responsive to changing for the construction of a bridge employs
the needs of the community the lowest paid workers to justify his lower
b. Create a desire among your students to bid
clean the community as an outcome of b. A construction firm who won the lower bid
your lesson for the construction of the bridge hurries
c. Maintain an instructional program that his workers so he can work on the other
stresses a traditional academic education projects
d. Rely on the media to improve the image of c. A construction firm who won the lowest bid
the school for the construction of a bridge lets his

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workers to themselves while he looks on 63. The environment in order to facilitate leaning,
other project to bid on must be interactive. Which of the following
d. A construction firm who won the lowest bid best exemplifies this kind of environment
for the construction of a bridge carefully a. The child copies a list of facts concerning
supervises his workers on the project fossils on the backboard
b. The child goes out and discovers for
himself some rock or fossil
57. Which of the following should a teacher do if c. The child listens to a lecture on fossils
she cannot pay the monthly installment of an given by the teacher
appliance she got at a department store in d. The child summarizes the section of fossils
their town? in his science books
a. Offer to return the used appliance to the
store on the condition that she will be
refunded on the monthly installment she 64. Teachers should bear in mind that the periods
paid of greatest mental development is from
b. Move to another neighborhood to escape ________________
payment a. 6 to 9 years
c. Reject any notice of demand for payment c. 3 to 6 years
to make the impression that she did not b. 9 to 12 years
receive any d. 12 to 15 years
d. Inform the manager of the store personally
and make a satisfactory arrangement of
payment on or before the due date 65. Which of the following best illustrates that
“freedom and authority are not antagonistic,
moreover, freedom is the legitimate offspring
58. In mastery learning, the definite of an of authority?
acceptable standard of performance is called a. Teacher carries a mantle of authority in an
a. SMART imperious manner
c. Criterion measure b. Parents and teachers personify authority
b. Condition and discipline
d. Behavior c. Pupils are free to do what the law permits
d. Children learn freedom from being
inhibited in their conduct
59. Which of the following is the initial step in
planning an achievement test?
a. Select the type of test items to use
c. Define the instructional objective
b. Decide on the length of the test 66. Which pattern of development is closely
d. Build a table of specification paralleled with the pattern of speech
development?
a. Emotional and motor
60. Rights which can not be renounced or c. Intellectual and motor
transferred because they are necessary for the b. Intellectual and moral
fulfillment of man’s primordial obligations are d. Emotional and moral
called:
a. Perfect rights
c. Acquired rights 67. It is generally believed that the best way to
b. Alienable rights meeting the needs of mentally superior
d. Inalienable rights learners is through _________
a. Enriching the curriculum
b. Accelerating them
61. What should be AVOIDED in arranging the c. Involving them in extra-curricular activities
items of the final form of the test? d. Providing opportunities for them to help
a. Space the items so they can be read easily the slow learners
b. Follow a definite response pattern for the
correct answers to ensure ease of scoring
c. Arrange the sections such that they 68. What is the first step the teacher should take
progress form the very simple to very in carrying out classroom researches?
complex a. Identify the problem
d. Keep all the items and options together on b. Gather data
the same page c. Advance hypothesis
d. Formulating tentative solutions

62. Which of the following is a tool for evaluating


personal social adjustment of students 69. Happiness is different from the pleasure in
a. Interview guide being an abiding consequence of result which
c. Sociometry is not destroyed, even by the presence of
b. Observation checklist pain. The best illustration of this principle is
d. All of these a. A student topping the board exam
c. An engaged couple getting
married
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b. A mother giving birth b. Monastic education
d. A jackpot winning colleting his d. Feudalistic education
prize

76. The primary objective in the regionalization of


70. You have a student who is always boasting in the education system is to ______
the class his master of the Bible because he is a. Take into account local needs and
a protestant. How would you react being a conditions and encourage local
Catholic? development plan
a. Challenge him to debate b. Promote quality education at all levels and
b. Snare with him your knowledge of the in communities of the country
Bible c. Encourage the undertaking of language
c. Keep silence and respect his belief researches in various regions
d. Listen to him once in a while d. Get assurance that all education policies
71. Which of the following will you do if somebody are implements nationwide
confided to you an offense which will implicate
your brother
a. Find out the fall account of the matter 77. Dewey’s philosophy stresses the development
b. Tell him to report the matter to authorities of an individual capable of reflective thinking,
c. Advised the person who confided to you to especially that being able to solve problem he
get the services of the lawyer faces individually. This is ________
d. Encourage him to keep quiet so as not to a. Developmentalism
implicate your brother c. Experimentation
b. Rationalism
d. Disciplinism
72. An athletic coach training college students for
an intercollegiate tournament through weigh
lifting, would do well to select his prospective 78. These are also known as “combination classes”
contestants from the high school group organized in barrios and barangays where the
because of muscular strengths required number of pupils of the same grade
_____________ level has not met the required number to
a. Reaches full maturation after age 20 make up a separate class thus the teacher
b. Depends upon the proportion of muscles apportions class for instruction to every grade
and fat which stabilize after age 20 level within class. These are _________
c. Continuous to grow reaching its peak at a. Multi grade classes
the age of 20 c. Heterogenous classes
d. Reaches its peak at age 17 and stabilize b. Homogenous classes
till age 20 d. Extension classes
73. Computers are now widely used in many 79. Which of the following Filipino attitudes in
aspects of society including in education. Why enhanced by the teaching of “Planting Rice is
are some schools slow in accepting the use of Never Fun”?
computer? a. Increase once tolerance
a. Programs needed to run the computer are c. Dislike for works
not available b. Love for the farm
b. All of these d. Love for music
c. The cost of hardware is high
d. Competently trained teachers are few
80. Which of the following situations will manage
conflicting situations to bring out values
74. The relationship between education and enhancing nationhood?
culture tends to be cyclical. This means a. After a 20 year stay in London as a
__________ housekeeper. Mila decided to return to her
a. A culture is transmitted by the school country and share her retirement pay with
system, and the classroom the place where the relatives and friends in the form of a
transmission takes place business venture
b. The school becomes the avenue by which b. Illegal recruitment of Filipinos by
individuals learn their culture foreigners
c. The school functions primarily as a c. Filipinos act as a drug couriers
transmitter of culture and is a change unsuspectingly to foreign lands by foreign
agent drug syndicates
d. The school is shaped by culture and culture d. Filipinos actresses accepting roles against
in turn is influenced by the school Filipina modestly in favor of attractive
remuneration

75. Education during this period was essentially


intellectual discipline base on rational 81. Underground economy is great in improving
arguments. This influenced educator who the country’s economy. Banana cue, camote
emphasized organization and reason in cue, barbecue and the likes are sold in school
learning. This points ______ and other public places. Students are captive
a. Saracenic education buyers. To augment her income Mrs. Reyes is
c. Scholastic education
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selling in school. Which of the following ideas b. Yes, because his invention will help
does Mrs. Reyes need to do? improve the country
a. Increase the price of hers since the c. Yes, because the beneficiaries of his
students will no longer go out of the invention are his relative
campus d. Yes, because the amount he will get from
b. Ask her student to sell her items in the foreigner can also be spent in the
different places Philippines
c. Sell her items lower than the prevailing
price to help the students
d. Seek her co-teachers to help her sell her
items
88. Pavlov is to classical conditioning as
_________is the operant conditioning
82. Educators are aware that no amount of a. A. Bandura
practice and instruction can make a four c. J. Watson
month old child walk or speak fluently, b. J. Holt
because the muscular and neural structures d. B.F. Skinner
are not yet ready for those skills. The points to
the process called _____
a. Maturation 89. What will you do with the extra amount of
c. Heredity voluntary contribution you solicited from your
b. Growth calls for the typhoon victims?
d. Development a. Spend the extra contribution for their own
needs
b. Return the extra amount to them
83. The level of mental maturity necessary for a c. Buy some snacks and distribute to your
pupil to profit from opportunities to learn pupils
__________ d. Use the extra contribution to buy visual
a. Can approximately be reached at the age aids
of five
b. Varies from task to task
c. Can be determined by readiness test 90. One criterion for content to be developed in a
d. May be reached at the age of seven lesson is LEARNABILITY. What does the
capitalized word mean?
a. The content should be within the capacity
84. Rapid technological development facilitates of the students to learn
transmission of knowledge for educational b. The content should be useful or practical in
purposes, whether formal or informal through some situation
media technology. This development is c. Resources and materials for the
called_________ development of the content are available
a. Distance educational technology d. The content should be worthwhile
c. Mass Media Technology
b. Computer assisted technology
d. Sine Eskwela Technology 91. The firs American teachers in the Philippines
were
a. Soldiers
85. Learning is strengthened if it results in c. Missionaries
satisfaction but weakened if it leads to b. Graduates of the normal schools
annoyance. This is the law of_________ d. Elementary graduates
a. Effect b. Repetition
c. Readiness d.
Exercise 92. Which instructional aid requires pupils to
perform?
a. Pantomime b. Comic books
86. Because learning increases directly in c. Mock up d. Film
proportion to the extent to which the learner is
wholly bound upon his tasks, the teacher
should give lessons that ____________ 93. Confucius asserted that in teaching there
a. Have significance and worth to the child should be no distinction of classes. Confucius
b. Are fictitious to appeal to their imagination teaching is in support of
c. Portray complex a. Education for all (EFA)
d. Are easy to comprehend c. Back-to-the-basics
b. Moral Recovery Program
d. Values education
87. An inventor is offered by a foreigner four times
as much as what he will get practicing in the
Philippines. He refused the offer. Is he right? 94. Which refers to the Filipino trait of practicing
Which of the following is the best answer? values in different venues and with different
a. No, because opportunity knocks only at social groups?
once a. Procrastination
c. Crab mentality
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b. “kanya-kanya” mentality 102. The basic needs in the hierarchy of needs
d. Split personality must be met so that learning will effectively
take place. This expresses the theory of
a. Rogers b. Murray
95. Conducting follow up to graduates and drop c. Horney d. Maslow
outs is guidance service that falls under: 103. When a school decides to work on a thematic
a. Placement service curriculum which should be out of the
c. Counseling service picture?
b. Individual inventory service a. Integration
d. Research service c. Competition
b. Peer collaboration
d. Team teaching
96. Education during voluntary period in the
Philippines then was focused on the
a. Establishment of nationhood 104. Teacher Z wants to teach his pupil the
b. Strengthening of the moral fiber of the technique on reading for information. Which
people technique should he use?
c. Mastery of the basic skills a. Prior knowledge
d. Master of the Spanish language c. SQ3R
b. Story map
d. Text structure
97. Learning is enhanced when
a. The learner competes with his classmates
b. The teacher expresses his disappointment 105. In instructional planning, which among these
with low scores three: unit plan, course plan lesson plan is
c. The expectation of success is high most specific? _______________ plan.
d. The learner is under stress and is a. Course
challenged c. Lesson
b. Unit
d. Course and lesson
98. Which theory stresses the importance of using
a pre-reading strategy that encourages
students to use their own experiences to 106. The use of drills in the classroom is rooted
predict and evaluate the problems/actions of on Thorndike’s law of
characters in the stories they read? a. Belongingness
a. Metacognition theory c. Exercise
c. Peer tutoring b. Readiness
b. Schema theory d. Effect
d. Text structure theory
99. How is the last curriculum introduced in the
elementary and secondary schools called? 107. Positive interdependence as an element of
a. The Re-structured Basic Education collaborative learning means that students
Curriculum must:
b. 2002 Elementary and Secondary Education a. Help one another in the individual test for
Curriculum everyone to pass
c. Millennium Curriculum b. Dependent on the diligent student
d. 2002 Basic Education Curriculum c. Be grouped heterogeneously
d. Learn to depend on each other to achieve
a goal
100. With a number of senses to be stimulated
as criterion, which one should be first in the
list? 108. Which graphic organizers are used to show
a. Audio aid event in chronological order?
c. Visual aid a. Series of events chart and story map
b. Audio-visual aid c. Time line and series of events
d. Multi-sensory aid chart
b. Time line and cycle
d. Time line and story map

109. Classroom discussion should end with a final


summary also known as
101. The teacher’s role in the classroom according a. Internal summaries
to cognitive psychologists is to c. Organizers
a. Fill the minds of the learner with b. Medial summaries
information d. Post organizers
b. Make the learning task easy for the learner
c. Dictate what to learn upon the learner
d. Help the learner connect what s/he knows 110. When points in the scatter gram are spread
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a. The correlation between two variables is b. Supervisory evaluation
positive d. Peer evaluation
b. The correlation between two variables is
low
c. The correlation between two variables is 118. The search for related literature by accessing
high several data bases by the use of telephone
d. There is no correlation between two line connected to a computer in a library
variables with other computer that have database is
termed:
a. Computer search
111. In writing performance objective which word c. On-line search
is NOT acceptable? b. Compact disc search
a. Delineate b. Manipulate d. Manual search
c. Integrated d.
Comprehend
119. In the Preamble of the Code of the Ethics of
Profession Teachers, which is not mentioned
112. In a study, pupils were asked about their about teachers?
preference for a mother country. Only a. Possess dignity and reputation
4.83% preferred Philippines. This finding b. With high moral values as well as technical
shows that several pupils and professional competence
a. Don’t know their country c. LET passers
b. Are not sure of what they want d. Duly licensed professional
c. Haven’t developed national consciousness
d. Are not enlightened citizens
120. Which measures(s) of central tendency is
(are) most appropriate when the score
113. In a normal distribution curve, a T-score of distribution is not badly skewed?
70 is a. Median and mode
a. Town SDs below the mean c. Median
c. One SD below the mean b. Mean
b. Two SDs above the mean d. Mode
d. One SD above the mean

121. Which is the best indicator of a well-


114. A child who gets punished for stealing candy managed class?
may not steal again immediately. But this a. The learners pursue their task without
does not means that the child may not steal inhibition
again. Based on Thorndike’s theory on b. The learners are controlled by the teacher
punishment & learn, this shows that: c. The learners blindly obey teacher’s
a. Punishment strengthens a response instructions
b. Punishment removes a response d. The learners are earnestly engaged in
c. Punishment does not remove a response activity that leads them to realize that
d. Punishment weakens a response stated goal
115. One philosopher considers education as an
acquisition of the art of utilization of
knowledge. This implies that: 122. Which statement about Median is CORRECT?
a. A learner’s application of what she has a. It is a measure of variability
learned is necessary b. Is the most stable measure of central
b. A learner’s in art is commendable tendency
c. A learner’s acquisition of information is c. It is the 50th percentile
sufficient d. It is significantly affected by extreme
d. A learner’s acquisition of information is scores
important

123. The three-level approach to teaching


116. The strongest disadvantage of the alternate included the teaching of the facts and skills,
response type of test is concepts, and values. Which teaching is the
a. Demand for critical thinking highest level?
c. Encouragement of role memory a. Skills b. Values
b. Absence of analysis c. Facts d. Concepts
d. High possibility of guessing 124. Which one stifles student’s initiative?
a. Rationalism
c. “Bahala na”
117. For professional growth, which source of b. Extreme authoritarianism
teacher performance evaluation is d. “Utang na Loob”
considered more valid and reliable
considering the time spent together?
a. Self-evaluation 125. The following are trends in marking and
c. Student’s evaluation reporting system, EXCEPT:

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a. Indicating strong points as well as those 133. The following are four level of computer use.
needing improvement You are able to use the computer as a tool
b. Conducting parent-teacher conferences as for particular purposes. In what level are
often as needed you?
c. Raising the passing grade from 75 to 80 a. Computer hacker
d. Supplementing subjects grades with c. Computer expertise
checklist on traits b. Computer literacy
d. Computer competency

126. Teaching in the cognitive, psychomotor and


affective domains is based on the concept 134. Who of the following will trust least the
that the learner is: senses as a source of knowledge?
a. Material and an acting being a. Idealists b. Realists
c. spiritual and material being c. Existentialists d.
b. Moral and feeling being Pragmatist
d. thinking, feeling and acting being

135. The philosophers that maintain the “truth


127. Which is unethical for teachers to do? exists in an objective order that is
a. Obeying the legitimate policies of the independent of the knower” are:
school administration a. Pragmatists b. Idealists
b. Maintaining cordial relation with parents c. Existentialists d.
c. Refusing to serve in worthwhile Realists
neighborhood activities as these will
adverse affect her teaching
d. Conferring with the next of kin about the 136. Which was William James pragmatic
problems and needs of a student. thought?
128. If Teachers M wants to build teamwork a. Morality for persons
among his students which should he use b. What is right or wrong depends on the
more? situation
a. Lectures c. Something is true if it works
c. Independent study d. Everything is this world is tentative, a
b. Cooperative learning series of means and ends
d. Brainteaser

137. Which of the following can a computer NOT


129. When necessary conditions are present, the do as an information processor?
use of inductive method is preferred because a. Analyze tests and test items
a. It needs only a few instruction material b. Score test and other relevant information
b. There is greater active participation on the on one or many pupils
part of pupils c. Interpret test results
c. It gives the teacher more time to rest d. Create test data files
d. Academic time is used wisely

138. Which interactive teaching should be


130. Which of the following works against AVOIDED?
personal or national discipline? a. Using multiple response strategy
a. Campaigning against overspending during c. Asking more divergent questions
elections b. Using “put-down” strategy
b. Recognizing model behavior of public d. Asking more evaluative question
servants
c. Exerting more pressure on punishment of
wrongdoing of public servants 139. Teacher begins her lesson with warm-up
d. Engaging in “ghost writing” for exercises by focusing on specific bits of
theses/dissertations information of maximize student
131. A teacher who equates authority with power participation. What type of questions will she
usually does the following EXCEPT: be asking?
a. Shames a. Divergent b. Evaluation
c. Develops self-respect in every c. High level d. Convergent
pupil
b. Retaliates
d. Intimidates 140. Which is NOT characteristic of anecdotal
records
a. Incidents is objectively described
132. Which type of test is least useful in b. Incident recorded is significant
educational diagnosis? c. Factual
a. Multiple choice item d. Incident is recorded long after it has
c. Matching item happened
b. True-false item
d. Short answer item

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141. Which body was first to perform regulatory b. The school is shaped by culture in turn is
functions over the teaching profession? influenced by the school
a. National Board for Teachers c. The school functions primarily as
b. Civil Service Commissions transmitter of the culture and is a change
c. Professional Regulations commission agent
d. Board of Professional Teachers d. The school becomes the avenue by which
individuals learn their culture

142. A teacher clarifies her thinking to answer the


question “How shall I as a person of 149. What does good teaching require the teacher
authority behave to achieve the objectives to be MOST alert to?
for my students”? This results in the use of: a. Family background of student
a. Role modeling b. Public concerns about education
c. Transactional analysis c. Appropriate behavior and proper rewards
b. Discovery strategy d. Poor behavior and use of immediate
d. Demonstration method punishment

143. Oligarchy refers to government ruled by 150. Teachers are more conscious of their bearing
a. A few military technique methods, practices in classroom
b. A few who are either rich or powerful discipline, teaching devices and other
c. A minority elected by the people wholesome development. To achieve a
d. A minority distinguished by aristocratic desirable teacher student relationship, the
privileged teacher must be:
a. Sympathetic but exacting
c. Kind but firm
144. Two boys are fighting in your class. Which b. Firm but reserved
discipline strategy will be most appropriate? d. All of the above.
a. A moderate level force and public
dimension
b. High-level force and private dimension
c. High-level force and public dimension
d. Low-level and private dimension

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cleanliness and orderliness? WATCHERS. BRINGING THE TEST
a. “Tapat ko, linis ko”
c. Queuing in public places
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147. Values Education in the NESC is offered as a


separate subject as values development in
the NESC is ___________. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
a. The class goes out and discovers the
habitat of insects
EXAM DRILL III
b. The teacher shows poster of the habitat of
insects
c. The class copies a list of facts concerning
the habitat of insects 1. As a teacher you are a skeptic. Which among these
d. The teacher lectures on the habitat of the will be your guiding principle?
insects e. I must teach the child to the full.
f. I must teach the child every knowledge, skill,
and value that he needs ors a better future
148. Which of the following demonstrates that g. I must teach the child that we can never have
education and culture stand to be cyclical? real knowledge of anything
a. Culture is transmitted by the school h. I must teach the child so he is assured
system and the classroom becomes the 2. The use of values clarification as a strategy in
values education flows from which philosophy?
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b. Reconstructionism d. Existentialism 16. One learns Math by building on the Math previously
3. Who of the following believes that human beings learned. This is an application of the ___theory.
are shaped entirely by their external environment? a. S-R c. Glasser’s
a. Progressivist c. Existentialist b. Constructivist d. Bandura’s
b. Essentialist d. Behaviorist 17. Teacher R, a science teacher, makes sure all eyes
4. Honesty remains a value even if nobody in the are on her as she demonstrates the proper behavior
school system values it. This is the conviction of for lighting a Bunsen burner. Whose theory
a/an. supports Teacher R practice?
e. Realist c. Idealist a. Piagets’s c. Glasser’s
f. Pragmatist d. Existentialist b. Vygotsky’s d. Bandura’s
5. Which one will serve as a guiding principle, it, as a 18. Teacher D claims: If have to give reinforcement, it
teacher, you are a reconstructionist? I MUST TEACH has to be given immediately after the response.
THE CHILD “Which theory supports Teacher D?
a. So he is assured of heaven. a. Cognitive theory
b. Every knowledge, skill, and value for a better b. Operant conditioning theory
future c. Social-cognitive theory
c. To develop his mental powers to the fullest d. Humanist theory
d. That we can never have real knowledge of 19. Which is a classroom application of the theory on
anything operant conditioning?
6. The practice of non-graded instruction stems from a. Create a classroom atmosphere that elicits
c. Reconstructionism c. Essentialism relaxation
d. Existentialism d. Progressivism b. Reinforce a good behavior to increase the
7. Mencius believed that all people were born good. likelihood that the learner will repeat the
This thought on the innate goodness of people response
makes it easier for us to _____ our pupils c. Help students see the connectedness of facts,
a. Like c. Teach concepts and principles
b. Motivate d. Respect d. Make students learn by operating manipulatives
8. If you want to live life meaningfully, make a choice 20. A teacher should consider the forces that affect the
and commit yourself to your choice.” This advice behavior of the student both from the external
comes from a/an ______. environment and what the student is thinking and
a. Idealist c. Existentialist feeling from within. This helps her understand the
b. Pragmatist d. Realist learner and provide more effective ways to help the
9. Teacher N sees to it that her classroom is clean and child learn. On which theory is this thinking based?
orderly so her pupils will less likely disarrange seats a. Gestalt theory
and titter on the floor. On which theory is her b. Lewin’s field theory
basis? c. Skinner’s operant conditioning theory
b. Existentialism c. Progressivism d. Pavlov’s conditioning theory
c. Behaviorism d. Reconstructionism 21. Between pursing a college course, where there is no
10. The student – centered curriculum belongs to which demand and a vocational course which is highly in
group of educators? demand, the Filipino usually opts for the college
a. Reconstructionist, perennialists course. Which Filipino trait is shown?
b. Progressivists, reconstructionsts c. Interest to obtain a skill
c. Progressivists, essentialists d. Penchant for a college diploma
d. Perennialists, essentialists e. Desire for entrepreneurship
11. For Freud, the primary motivation for human f. Appreciation of manual labor
behavior is sexual in nature while for Erikson, it is 22. Which of the following does extreme
____ in nature. authoritarianism in the home reinforce in pupils?
e. Intellectual c. Social c. Sense of initiative
f. Biological d. Emotional d. Ability for self-direction
12. Teacher D is convinced that whenever a student e. Creativity in work
performs a desired behavior, provide him/her f. Dependence on other for direction
reinforcement and soon the student learns to 23. To ensure that all Filipino children are functionally
perform the behavior on his/her own. On which literate, which mechanism is meant to reach out to
principle is the conviction based? children who are far from a school?
c. Environmentialism c. Constructivism e. Multi-grade classroom
d. Behaviorism d. Cognitivism f. A school in every barangay
13. Who stressed the idea that student cannot learn if g. Mobile teacher
their basic needs are not first met? h. Sine’s skwela
a. Thorndike c. Miller 24. A teacher’s quarrel with a parent makes her
b. Wertheimer d. Maslow develop a feeling of prejudice against the parent’s
14. A person, who has had painful experiences at the child. The teacher’s unfavorable treatment of the
dentist’s office, may become fearful at the more child is an influence of what Filipino trait?
sight of the dentist’s office building. Which theory e. Lack of self-reflection
can explain this? f. Extreme family-centeredness
a. Attribution theory c. Operant conditioning g. “Sakop-mentality
b. Generalization d. Classical h. Extreme personalism
conditioning 25. Teacher Badette teels offended by her supervisor’s
15. Which illustrates vicarious punishment? unfavorable comments after a classroom
a. Out or comparison, we volunteer to get supervision. She concludes that her supervisor does
punished in placed of a friend. not like her. Which Filipino trait is demonstrated by
b. We feel so such for classmates who get Teacher Badette?
punished, so we convince then to go to school a. Extreme family-centerdness
on time. b. Extreme personalism
c. When we see someone gets punished for c. “Kanya-kanya” syndrome
habitual tardiness, we less likely to be tardy. d. Superficial religiously
d. We charge to experience our being punished. 26. Complete this analogy:
Spanish period: moral and religious person.

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American period: _______ 38. The encouragement of self-learning, independent
e. Productive citizen c. Patriotic citizen and out-of-school study programs as stated in the
f. Self-reliant citizen d. Caring citizen 1987 Constitution has given rise to _____.
27. Which is NOT a characteristic of education during a. Institutionalization of early childhood care and
the pre-Spanish era? development
e. Vocational training-oriented b. The clamor for a Grade VII
f. Structured c. The clamor for a Grade VII
g. Unstructured d. The conduct of the national Achievement Test
h. Informal 39. Which is/are a ground/s for the revocation of a
28. For city-bred students to think that their culture is professional teacher’s license?
better than those from the province is a concrete e. Immoral, unprofessional or dishonorable
example of ____. conduct
a. Ethical relativism c. Cultural relativism f. Chronic enibriery or habitual use of drugs
b. Ethacentrism d. Xenocentrism g. Unjustified or willfull failure to attend
29. Referring to the characteristics of the latest Basic seminars, workshops, conference or the
Educational Curriculum which does NOT belong to continuing education program prescribed by
the group? the Board and the Commission
a. More flexible a. I only c. II only
b. Less prescriptive b. I and II d. I, II and III
c. More compartmentalized 40. With the passage of R.A. 7836, who may teach?
d. More integrated Only those ________.
30. Which program is DepEd’s vehicle in mobilizing a. Who have reached the age of twenty-one (21)
support from the private and non-government b. With a valid certificate of registration and a
sectors to support programs based on DepEd’s valid professional license from the Professional
menu of assistance packages? Regulation Commission
e. Chili-Friendly-School System c. With earned 18 Master’s degree in Education
f. Every Child A Reader Program d. With a field of Specialization
g. Adopt-A-School-Program 41. Which government program gives every citizen
h. Brigada Eskwela equitable assess to education?
31. Just as selected Filipino teachers today are sent a. Professionalization of teaching
abroad to study, the Americans did the ___ in b. School-based management
1903. These teacher scholars were known as ___. c. Participation in world affairs
a. Reformists c. Insulares d. A school in every barangay
b. Pensionados d. Peninsulares 42. Can parents pass on their duty to educate their
32. Which DepEd test to out-of-school youths and adults children to the school, especially if they are
take to enable them to enroll in college if they pass it? Illiterate?
b. National Achievement Test a. It depends on the condition of children
c. National Secondary Achievement Test b. Yes, because parents did not go through formal
d. National College Entrance Examination training for the education of their children.
e. Accreditation and Equivalent Test c. It depends on the condition of parents
33. Which is compulsory for children of school ages as d. No, parents have the primary duty to educate
stated in the 1987 Philippine situation? their children.
a. Special education 43. Which types of play best characterize a four to six-
b. Elementary and secondary education year old child?
c. Elementary education a. Solitary and on-looker plays
d. Pre-elementary education b. Associative and cooperative plays
34. Which feature was TRUE of Philippine education c. Cooperative and solitary plays
during the Spanish regime? d. Associative and on-looker plays
a. Separation of Church and state 44. Which is a typical characteristic of the adolescent?
b. Emphasis on religious instruction c. Reasonable and secure
c. Vernacular as a medium of instruction d. Intense emotions and disequilibrium
d. Establishment of a normal school e. Slow but steady physical growth
35. Which is in line with equitable access to education f. Passive and obedient
but runs counter to quality? 45. Teacher X asked her students to describe how their
a. Selective retention of students families celebrate holidays. From this activity,
b. Open admission students can discover that people celebrate
c. Program accreditation holidays differently. Which principle in cognitive
d. Deregulated tuition fee hike development governs Teachers X’s teaching
36. The National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) activity?
was abolished because it was perceived to be ____. a. Children often think in different ways at
a. Culturally based against the marginalized different ages.
citizens b. Children actively construct their knowledge
b. Against the democratization of access to c. Cognitive develop involves relating new
education information to prior knowledge
c. Not supportive of the production of quality d. Social interaction is essential for cognitive
manpower for the country development
d. Highly expensive for it was given to a huge 46. What is referred to as the “looking glass self” of
number of high school graduates Colley?
37. Availment of the Accreditation and Accreditation a. It is how others look at myself.
and Equivalency Test for adults and out-of-school b. It is how I influence others
youths is in support of the government’s c. It is how I look at myself through the eyes of
educational program towards _______. others
a. Quality and relevance d. It is how others affect me
b. Relevance 47. Bernadette, a senior high school student, claims
c. Quality that what she does is what her conscience dictates
d. Equitable access as right. Based on Kohlberg’s theory on moral

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development, in which moral development stage is teacher not to take notice of it. Which influence
Bernadette? technique is this?
e. Punishment and obedience stage a. Antiseptic bouncing
f. Law and other stage b. Planned ignoring
g. Universal ethics stage c. Proximity control
h. Social contact stage d. Signal interference
48. In which way does heredity affect the development 60. As a classroom manager, how can you exhibit
of the learner? expert power on the first day of school?
b. By providing equal potential to all c. By citing to my students the important of good
c. By placing limits beyond which the learner grades
cannot develop d. By making my students feel my authority over
d. By compensating for what environment fails to them
develop e. By making them feel a sense of belongingness
e. By making acquired traits heredity and acceptance
49. Six-and-seven-year old children are generally ___. f. By making my students feel I know what I am
e. Farsighted talking about
f. Both nearsighted and farsighted 61. Teacher B asked this question: “What conclusion
g. Neither nearsighted or farsighted can you draw based on your observation?” Nobody
h. Nearsighted raised a hand so she asked another question:
50. The development task of learning to get along with Based on what you observe, what can you now say
age mates belongs to which developmental stage, about the reaction of plants to light. “Which did
according to Havighurst? Teacher B do?
e. Early childhood c. Adolescence a. Redirecting c. Repeating
f. Early adulthood d. Late childhood b. Probing d. Rephrasing
51. How does a goal-oriented curriculum culminate? In 62. Which is the lowest level of comprehension?
a. Planning of activities e. Integration
b. The formulation of objectives f. Literal
c. Questioning for creative thinking g. Critical comprehension
d. Evaluation h. Interpretation
52. Which behavioral term describes a lesson in the 63. Teacher V asked this question: “We all know what
highest level of Bloom’s cognitive domain? the three branches of government are, but where
e. Analyze c. Infer did they come from, how were they devised, and in
f. Create d. Evaluate what manner do they relate?
53. In writing performance objectives, which word is Question: WHAT IS DEFECTIVE WITH THE
NOT acceptable? QUESTION?
a. Integrate c. Manipulate a. It is focused c. It is ambiguous
b. Delinate d. Comprehend b. It is difficult d. It is simplistic
54. In the writing of performance objectives for 64. Which practice contributes to an interactive lesson?
mastery learning, what is an acceptable standard of c. Asking more rhetorical type of questions
performance called? d. Asking more divergent type of questions
c. Behavior c. SMART e. Calling on a student to answer before asking
d. Condition d. Criterion measure the question
55. Why learning activities should be carefully planned? f. Asking more convergent type of questions.
a. The ability of the teacher to plan is tested 65. After giving an input on a good paragraph. Teacher
b. This is expected by pupils Leticia asks students to rate given paragraph along
c. The accomplishment o f objectives is dependent the elements of a good paragraph. In which level is
on the plan students’ task?
d. This is required of a teacher e. Application c. Analysis
56. Arielle describes Teacher M as “fair, caring and f. Evaluation d. Synthesis
approachable.” Which power does Teacher M 66. Which statement holds TRUE to probing?
possess? e. It is done before a student gives a response
a. Legitimate power c. Referent power f. It is meant to clarify further the question
b. Expert power d. Reward power g. It restructures the student’s response in a more
57. Kounin claims “with-it-ness” is one of the productive direction
characteristics of an effective classroom manager. h. It cuts short student response.
What is one sign of “with-it-ness”? 67. Which is the first thing that the teacher determines
a. Giving attention to students having difficulty in the selection of media for teaching?
with school work e. Ability of the students
b. Seeing only a portion of the class but f. Objectives of the lesson
intensively g. Technique to used
c. Knowing where instructional materials are kept h. Availability of the media
d. Aware of what’s happening in all part of the 68. Which is a characteristic of the teaching machines
classroom. of B.F. Skinner?
58. Teacher A says “Very Good to every student after e. It is meant for collaborative work.
an answer. Is this a sound classroom management f. Teacher’s assistance was necessary
practice? g. Allowed student to proceed through lesson at
c. Yes. Every student effort must be praised his own pace.
profusely h. No feedback mechanism is needed
d. No. teachers must be generous in giving praise 69. Which of the following questions must be
must be genuinely deserved. considered in evaluating teacher-made materials?
e. No. A teacher must be generous in giving praise a. Does the material stimulate individualism?
but praise must be genuinely deserved. b. It is the material updated?
f. Yes. Praise makes every student feels good and c. It the material new?
so must be given every time. d. Is the material expensive?
59. If student’s inappropriate behavior is low level or 70. Which instructional material/s is/are MOST fit in
mild an that it appears that the misbehavior will not contextualized learning?
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b. TV d. Field trip c. Be done in an evaluative atmosphere
71. For an effective presentation of Article XIV of the d. Take place over a long period of time
Philippine Constitution, which is MOST appropriate? e. Be arranged to allow students to receive
a. Learning circles c. Independent study feedback
b. Team game d. Direct instruction f. Be difficult enough for students to remember
72. Which does a pupil use when she sings a concept to and learn
a familiar tune in order to help himself commit the 83. To develop reasoning and speaking ability, which
concept to memory? should I use?
a. “ABC” song c. Piggyback song a. Experiment c. Debate
b. Rap d. Jingle b. Storytelling d. Role –playing
73. I want the first learners in my class to do self- 84. Teacher L demonstrated to the class how to focus
directed learning. What strategy will I use? the microscope, after which the students were
c. Collaborative learning asked to practice. Which teacher prompting is least
d. Metacognition intrusive? Teacher L ____.
e. Problem-based learning a. Held the hand of a student and with her hand
f. Social dialogue holding the student’s hand adjusted the mirror
74. You have pupils in your class whose achievement is b. Pointed to the mirror and made an adjusting
below the grade level they are in. What should you gesture with her hand
do? c. Reminded the class to first adjust the mirror
a. Give them the same work as other pupils so d. Adjusted the mirror
they won’t feel embarrassed. 85. If I want to hone my student’s meta-cognitive
b. Give them materials on their level and let them ability, which is MOST fit?
work at a pace that is reasonable for them. c. Drill c. Brainstorming
c. Give them work that is a little above their d. Debate d. Journaling
achievement level to challenge them 86. My problem is there are too many topics to cover
d. Give them the same work as the other pupils, and I may not able to finish before classes end in
anyway they will learn as much as they are March. Which approach when used can help solve
capable of learning. my problem?
75. With forms of prompting in mind, which group is c. Thematic
arranged from least to most instructive prompting? d. Constructive
a. Verbal, physical, gestural e. Experimental approach
b. Physical, gestural , verbal f. Direct instruction
c. Gestural, physical, verbal 87. If you make use of the indirect instruction method,
d. Verbal, gestural, physical you begin your lesson with ____.
76. With which learning style group are manipulative a. Guided practice
MOST effective? b. A review of previous day’s work
c. Understanding style group c. Advance organizers that provide an overall
d. Self-expressive style group picture of the lesson
e. Master style group d. independent
f. Interpersonal style group 88. A school Division Superintendent was
77. The lesson is on the PROS and CONS of the enthusiastically lecturing on the Accreditation
government’s all out war against the MILF. Mr. Program for Public Elementary Schools. (APPES) its
Palaroan wants to do high level thinking and to benefits and demands. Thinking of its many
develop a view of the all out war from different demands, most of the school heads were not very
perspectives. Which technique will be the most happy about it and the older one were whispering
appropriate? “we have very reason to retire soon.”
a. Simulation c. Panel discussion What does this tell about the change process?
b. Lecture d. Role playing a. Leadership can effect the desired change in
78. I like to help my students identify and reflect on persons despite opposition from the persons
their values. Which technique is most appropriate? themselves.
a. Value organization c. Value clarification b. People resist change for no reason
b. Value analysis d. Value inculcation c. People tend to resist change
79. I want my better students to overlearn what they d. Resistance to change is insurmountable
learned at the same time help others to master the 89. Which guidelines should you follow for behavior
lesson. Which activity is BEST? modification to effective?
a. Practice c. Simulation a. Subject yourself to group pressure
b. Peer tutoring d. Game b. Work on several behaviors at the time for a
80. Which is the most direct way of checking on the significant change.
previous lesson? c. Never use negative reinforcement
d. Work on one behavior at a time
a. Sampling the understanding of a few students 90. In which phases/s of change, according to Kurt
b. Having students identify difficult homework Lewin, do you feel the pain?
problems e. Transition
c. Having students indentify difficult homework f. Unfreezing
problems g. Refreezing
d. Explicitly reviewing task-relevant information h. Transition and freezing
necessary for the day’s lesson 91. In self directed learning, to which extent should a
81. I want to elicit more student responses. Which one teacher’s “scaffolding” be?
should I AVOID? e. To the maximum, in order to extent to the
a. Using covert responses student all the help he needs
b. Creating an evaluative atmosphere f. To the degree the student needs it.
c. Prompting to covert wrong answers to correct g. To the minimum, to speed up the development
ones of the student’s sense of independence
d. Giving non-threatening comments h. None, to fore the student to find his way and
82. For practice to be effective, which guideline should learn faster by himself.
bear in mind? 92. Which is a form of direct instruction?
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f. Problem solving 105. With indirect instruction in mind, which does NOT
g. Programmed instruction belong to the group?
h. Inductive method e. Experiential method
93. Deductive and inductive reasoning will be most fit f. Lecture-recitation
for which group of students? g. Discovery method
a. Spatial h. Inductive method
b. Naturalist 106. When we do brainstorming in class, we are
c. Linguistic expected to _______.
d. Logical, mathematical a. Involve everyone
94. Which technique in cooperative learning is used b. Build understanding and ownership
when new information is divided equally among all c. Expand the range of options
group members and each student-teacher his/her d. Increase creativity
portion to the other group members? 107. Teacher A, an experienced teacher, does daily
a. Roundrobin c. Jigsaw review of past lesson. Why?
b. Think-Pair-Share d. Roundtable e. To reflect on how he presented the previous
95. Teacher D used the direct instruction strategy. lesson
Which did she so last? f. To introduce a new lesson
a. Guided student practice g. To determine a new lesson
b. Feedback h. To emphasize the relationship between lessons
c. Reviewing the previous day’s work 108. If I want my students to develop reading
d. Independent practice comprehension and learning strategies, which one
96. For direct instruction which does NOT belong? should I employ?
c. Demonstration method c. Cooperative learning
d. Inductive method d. Mastery learning
e. Deductive method e. Reciprocal teaching
f. Drill method f. Peer tutoring
97. In want to use the direct instruction strategy. Which 109. Which is a graphic presentation of numerical
sequence of steps will I follow? data?
I. Reviewing the precious day’s work a. Venn diagram c. attribute wheel
II. Guided student practice b. spider map d. histogram
III. Independent practice 110. The direct instructional model is appropriate when
IV. Presenting practice a teacher needs to ______.
V. Presenting and structuring a. Teach creative making
VI. Feedback b. Disseminate information that is not readily
e. I-IV-II-II-V c. IV-I-III-II-V available from texts or workbooks
f. I-IV-II-III-V d. IV-I-II-III-V c. Develop the students’ critical thinking
98. To make our children “little scientists”, which d. Develop the students critical and creative
method(s) should we employ more often? thinking
e. Inquiry III. Laboratory 111. To teach your students how to cook a recipe
f. Problem solving effectively, which method should you use?
a. II and III c. I and III e. Questioning c. Unit
b. I and II d. I, II and III f. Discovery d. Demonstration
99. For which lesson objective will you use the direct 112. If I do brainstorming in class effectively, I
instruction method? succeed in ______.
a. Appreciate Milton’s Paradise Lost e. Making the class arrive at the best solution to a
b. Use a microscope properly problem
c. Become aware of the pollutants in the f. Getting the correct answer to a convergent
environment question
d. Distinguish war from aggression g. Generating many ideas
100. For a more authentic application and evaluation of h. Making the class evaluate their answers.
learning, which method is recommended? 113. Which approach makes you think of your
a. Laboratory c. Project thinking?
b. Inquiry d. Question and answer e. Constructivist c. Cognitive
101. I make my students teach each other in a “Pair, f. Integrative d. Metacognitive
Think, Share” manner. Which technique so I 114. When I teach, I often engage myself in
employ? brainstorming. Which one does I AVOID?
a. Mnemonic device a. Increase creativity
b. Peer teaching b. Break down barriers
c. Active review c. Selectively involve pupils
d. Hands-on activities d. Generate many ideas
102. For value education, which technique is MOST 115. I use a technique to assess my class’s knowledge
appropriate? on the lesson before I proceed. Which is this
a. Stimulation c. Conflict story technique? The use of __________.
b. Brainstorming d. Panel discussion 8. Brainstorming
103. To encourage introspection, which teaching 9. A story Board
method is MOST appropriate? 10. A review
a. Process 11. An anticipation/reaction guide
b. Cognitive 116. A master teacher, the resource speaker in an in-
c. Reflective service training, presented the situated learning
d. Cooperative learning theory and encouraged her colleagues to apply the
104. To give opportunity for bonding and sharing, same in class. Which did she NOT encourage her
which can be of help? colleagues to do?
The use of ____ c. Apprenticeship
c. Constructivist approach d. Authentic problem solving
d. Cooperative learning approach e. Learning as it normally occurs
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117. Teacher S teaches a lesson in which students b. The blank is at the beginning of the sentence
must recognize that ¼ is the same as 0.25. They c. It is a very short question
use this relationship to determine that 15 and .20 d. It is an insignificant test item
are slightly less than 1/4. Which of the following 128. “By observing unity, coherence emphasis and
concept/s is/are being taught? variety, write a short paragraph on taking
b. Place value of decimals examination.” This an item, that tests the students
c. Numeration skills for decimals and relationships skill to _______.
between fractions and decimals e. Evaluate c. Synthesize
d. Relationships between fractions and decimals f. Comprehend d. Recall
e. Numeration skills 129. Which is a characteristic of an imperfect type of
118. In which of the following would programmed matching test?
learning to be most likely to be found? e. There are two or more distracters
a. In a class divided into small groups f. An answer may be repeated
b. Independent study g. The test items in the right and left columns
c. In dyadic groups are equal in number
d. In a class where teacher tries to individualized h. An item may have no answer at all.
instruction 130. READ AND ANALYZE THE MATCHING TYPE OF
119. I want to engage my students in small group TEST GIVEN BELOW.
discussion. Which topic lends itself to a lively Direction: Match Column A with Column B. Write
discussion? only the letter of your answer on the blank of the
a. The meaning of the law of supply and demand left column.
b. Rules on subject-verb agreement
c. The law of inertia
d. The exclusion of Pluto as a planet
120. The following are characteristics of Column A Column B
interdisciplinary teaching EXCEPT _____. e. Jose Rizal a. Considered the 8th wonder
c. Allows learners to see connectedness between
of the world
things
d. Provides learning opportunities in a real-world b. The National hero of the
context f. Ferdinand Marcos Philippines
e. Eliminates boundaries between content area c. National Heroes’ Day
f. Discussion from a single perspective d. The first woman President
g. Corazon Aquino
121. Which is a valid assessment tool if I want to find
out how well my students can spea
of The Phil
extemporaneously? h. Manila e. The capital of the
e. Writing speeches Philippines.
f. Written quiz on how to deliver extemporaneous f. The President of the
speech i. November 30
Philippines who served the
g. Performance test in extemporaneous speaking
h. Display of speeches delivered longest
j. Banaue Rice
122. Teacher J discovered that her pupils are weak in Terraces
comprehension. To further determine which
particular skill(s) her pupils are weak, which test
should Teacher J give? Question: What does the fest lack?
e. Standardized test c. Diagnostic
f. Placement d. Aptitude test 151. Premise
123. “Group the following items according to phylum” 152. Option
is a though test item on _______. 153. Distracter
e. Inferring c. Generalizing 154. Response
f. Classifying d. Comparing 131.
124. Which will the most authentic assessment tool for 3:9 as 4: ________
an instructional objective on working with and
relating to people?
a. Writing articles on working and relating to
people
b. Organizing a community project a. 16 c. 8
c. Home visitation b. 12 d. 6
d. Conducting mock election
125. While she is in the process of teaching. Teacher J
in finds out if her students understand what is
teaching. What is Teacher J engaged in? Question: What type of multiple choice type of test
a. Criterion-reference evaluation
is this?
b. Summative evaluation
c. Formutive evaluation
a. Re-arrangement type c. Analogy
d. Norm-reference evaluation
b. Short answer type d. Problem type
126. With types of test in mind, which does NOT
132. Teacher A constructed a matching type test. In
belong to the group?
her columns of items are combinations of events,
e. Restricted response essay
people, and circumstances. Which of the following
f. Completion
guidelines in constructing matching type of test did
g. Multiple choice
he VIOLATE?
h. Short answer
a. List options in an alphabetical order
127. Here is a test item:
b. Make list of items homogeneous
_____ is an example of a mammal c. Make list of items heterogeneous
d. Provide three or more options
133. Which improvement/s should be done on his
What is defective with this test item? completion test-item: An example of a mammal is
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c. The blank should be longer to accommodate all f. It is trivia.
possible answers g. The statement is not definitely true nor
d. The blank should be at the beginning of the definitely false
sentence h. The test item is a textbook jargon
e. The question should have only one acceptable 140. The facility index of a test item is 50. This means
answer that the item is ___________.
f. The item should give more cues. e. Valid c. Reliable
134. Here is Teacher D’s Lesson objective:” To trace f. Very easy d. Moderate in difficulty
the causes of Alzheimer’s disease.” Which is a valid 141. Study this group of test which was administered
test for this particular objective? to a class to whom Peter belongs, then answer the
a. Can an Alzheimer’s disease be traced to old question:
age? Explain your answer.
b. To what factors can Alzheimer’s disease be
SUBJECT MEAN SD PETER’S SCORE
traced? Explain?
c. What is an Alzheimer’s disease?
d. Do young people also get attacked by SUBJECT MEAN SD PETER’S
Alzheimer’s disease? Support your answer. SCORE
135. Study this test item.
A test is valid when _________. Math 56 10 43
a. It measures what it purpose to measure
b. Covers a broad scope of subject matter Physics 41 9 31
c. Reliability of scores
d. Easy to administer English 80 16 109 In
whic
How can you improve on this true-false test item? h subject (s) did Peter perform most poorly in
relation to the group’s mean performance?
c. Make the length of the options uniform e. English c. English and Physics
d. Pack the question in the stem f. Physics d. Math
e. Make the options parallel. 142. Based on the data given in # 141, in which
f. Construct the option in such a way that the subject(s) were the scores most widespread?
grammar of the sentence remains correct a. Math c. Cannot be
136. Read this True-false test answer the question that determined
follows: b. Physics d. English
Andres Bonifacio founded the Katipunan. 143. A test item has a difficulty index of .89 and a
discrimination index of -.44. What should the
Which principle in test construction is violated? teacher do?
c. Avoid qualitative terms e. Make a bonus item
d. There should be sufficient reason to make the f. Reject the item
statement false. g. Retain the item
e. Test something significant h. Make it a bonus item and reject it.
f. Make use of simple words 144. The test item has a discrimination index of --.38
137. What characteristic of a good test construction and difficulty index of 1.0. What does this imply to
purposes? test construction? Teacher must _______.
e. Relaibility c. Construct a. Recast the item
f. Content validity d. Storability b. Shelve the item for future use
138. READ AND ANALYZE THE MATCHING TYPE OS c. Reject the item
TEST GIVEN BELOW: d. Retain the item
Direction: Match Column A with Column B. Write 145. What is/are important to state when explaining
only the letter of your answer on the blank of the percentile-rankled tests to parents?
left column. c. What group took the test
d. That the scores show how students
Column A Column B performed in relation to other students
e. That the scores show how students
c. Jose Rizal c. Considered the 8th
performed in relation to an absolute
wonder of the world
measure.
d. Ferdinand Marcos d. The National hero of the
e. II only c. I & II
Philippines
f. I & III d. III only
e. Corazon Aquino e. National Heroes’ Day
f. The first woman 146. In a one hundred item test, what does Ryan’s raw
President of The Phil score of 70 mean?
f. Manila a. He surpassed 70 of his classmate in terms of
g. The capital of the
Philippines. score in Math
g. November 30 h. The President of the b. The scores in Math and English do not have any
Philippines who served relationship
h. Banaue Rice the longest c. The higher the scores in Math, the lower the
Terraces scores in English
What criteria of a matching type of test is not d. The lower the score in English, the lower the
observed? score in Math
147. The computed for English and Math score is -.75.
a. It is not valid. What does this mean?
b. It is quite easy a. The higher the scores in English, the higher the
c. The items are NOT homogenous scores in Math
d. It has only a few items. b. The scores in Math and English do not have any
139. This is a true-false test item. The Manila Bay relationship
sunset is the most beautiful sunset in the world.” c. The higher the scores in Math, the lower the
What’s wrong wit it? scores in English
e. A specific determiner is used d. The lower the score in English, the lower the
score in Math.
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148. STUDY THE TABLE ON ITEM ANALYSIS FOR NON-
ATTRACTIVENESS AND NON PLAUSIBIITY OF
DISTRACTIONS CASED ON THE RESULTS OF
MULTIPLE CHOICE TRYOUT TEST IN MATH. THE
LETTER MARKED WITH AN ASTERICK IN THE
CORRECT ANSWER.

A* B C D

Upper 10 4 1 1
27%
Lower 6 6 2 0
27%
*Correct Answer

Based on the table which is the most effective


distracter?

c. Option A c. Option B
d. Option C d. Option D
149. The discrimination index of a test item is +.48.
What does this mean?
a. More from the lower group go the item
correctly.
b. An equal number from the lower and upper
group got the item correctly.
c. More from the upper group got the item
correctly
d. More from the upper group got the item
wrongly.
150. Q1 is 25th percentile as median is to _______.
a. 40th percentile c. 50th percentile
b. 60 percentile
th d. 75th percentile

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45. C
46. C
47. C
48. C
49. C
50. A
51. D
52. D
53. D
54. D
55. C
56. C
57. D
58. B
59. B
60. D
61. D
62. D
63. C
64. B
65. B
66. C
67. B
68. C
69. A
70. D
71. D
72. C
73. C
PROF. ED. EXAM DRILL III 74. B
1. As a teacher you are a skeptic… 75. D
76. C
77. C
Answer key 78. C
79. B
1. C
80. D
2. D
81. A
3. D
82. C
4. C
83. C
5. B
84. C
6. B
85. D
7. D
86. A
8. C
87. C
9. B
88. A
10. B
89. D
11. C
90. B
12. B
91. C
13. D
92. C
14. D
93. B
15. C
94. C
16. B
95. D
17. D
96. D
18. B
97. B
19. B
98. D
20. B
99. B
21. B
100. C
22. D
101. B
23. A
102. C
24. D
103. C
25. B
104. B
26. A
105. B
27. B
106. B
28. B
107. D
29. C
108. C
30. C
109. D
31. B
110. B
32. D
111. D
33. C
112. A
34. B
113. D
35. B
114. C
36. B
115. C
37. D
116. B
38. D
117. B
39. D
118. D
40. B
119. D
41. D
120. D
42. D
121. C
43. B
122. C
44. B
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123. B i. Teacher E encourages her students to develop their
124. B reasoning power to the fullest in order to arrive
125. C knowledge. Teacher E is/an _____
126. A a. empiricist c. rationalist
127. B b. pragmatist d. utilitarianist
128. C j. “Specialization is knowing more and more about
129. D less and less. Then it is better to be a generalist”,
130. C claims Teacher F. On which philosophy does
131. C Teacher F lean?
132. B e. Essentialism c. Perennialism
133. C f. Progressivism d. Existentialism
134. B k. “The greatest happiness lies in the contemplative
135. D use of the mind,” said Plato. Therefore, let us give
136. C more opportunities for out students to
137. B do_________
138. C c. social interaction c. cooperative learning
139. C d. role playing d. introspection
140. D l. When we convince our students that pleasure is
141. D NOT the only good in life, we object to the
142. D teachings of _________
143. B i. skepticism c. Epicureanism
144. C j. stoicism d. humanism
145. A m. Teacher B teaches his/her students that pleasure is
146. D NOT the highest good. What teacher teaches is
147. C contrary to which philosophy?
148. C i. Empiricism c. Hedonism
149. C j. Realism d. Idealism
150. C n. An emphasis on the humanities is a reflection of the
________ philosophy
e. progressivist c. perennialist
f. essentialist d. reconstructionist
o. Teacher L says: “If it is billiard that brings students
out of the classroom, let us bring it into the
classroom. Perhaps, I can use it to teach Math.” To
which philosophy does Teacher L adhere?
c. Reconstructionism c. Existentialism
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p. Class schedule, list of competencies to master, and
4F A La King Café Bldg., Don Llorente St., uniform class requirements belong to a school
governed by the educational philosophy of
Capitol Site, Cebu City ________
a. various modes of assessing learning
b. Accommodating students learning styles
c. Sharing form multiple perspectives
d. Uniform requirements
q. Which practice-does NOT fit in a classroom that
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION recognizes individual differences?
g. Various modes of assessing learning
h. Accommodating students learning styles
EXAM DRILL II
i. Sharing from multiple perspectives
j. Uniform requirements
r. The practice of motivating students before we
e. In recent curricular revisions, the humanities are proceed to our lesson proper is in accordance with
gradually replaced by technical courses that bear the law of__________
practical consequences. This shows that curricular f. exercise c. readiness
direction is toward________ g. effect d. belongingness
i. pragmatism c. utilitarianism s. Pavlov is to classical conditioning as ________ is to
j. realism d. essentialism operant conditioning
f. According to existentialist, every person is in the a. B.F. Skinner c. J. Watson
same predicament and has the same possibilities. b. J. Holt d. A. Bandura
What does this imply? t. Which psychological theory states that the mind
c. Every person must go to school insists on finding patterns in things that contribute
d. Every person must go through the same form to the development of insight?
of education e. Gestalt psychology c. Piaget’s psychology
e. Every person must earn a college degree f. Bruner’s theory d. Kohlberg’s psychology
f. Every person must be given access to education u. If a student is encouraged to develop himself to the
g. School B’s curriculum puts emphasis on the fullest and must satisfy his hierarchy of needs, the
classics. School B’s curriculum is predominantly highest need is_________
________. i. belongingness c. psychological need
e. perennialist c. reconstructionist j. self-actualization d. safety needs
f. progressivist d. essentialist v. Which practice is based on Thorndike’s
h. Student A claims: “I cannot see it so I won’t believe connectionism?
it.” Under which group can he be classified? e. Make use of drill and rewards for students to
a. Idealist c. Pragmatist learn
b. Realist d. Empiricist f. Use collaborative learning often
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h. Link teaching and testing g. The Basic Education Curriculum
w. Why is it sound to encourage our students to define h. Every Child A Reader Program (ECARP)
terms in their own words? Because______ i. Child-Friendly School System
e. students remember information better when j. Brigada Eskwela
they mentally process it in some way hh. According to psychologist Ormrod, considering
f. they ought to connect the terms that they learn socio-cultural influences, who can serve as an
with other terms effective model for students motivation?
g. this is one opportunity to brush up with their One who is___________
English g. popular and loving
h. defining the terms in their own words helps h. not like them in terms of race, socio-economic
them memorize the definition faster status and cultural background
x. Teacher L gives his students opportunities to be i. superior to them in age and position in life
creative because of his conviction that much j. similar to them in terms of race, socio economic
learning results from the need to express creativity. status and cultural background
On which theory is Teacher L’s conviction ii. The Continuous Progression Scheme (CPS) in the
anchored?_______ theory elementary level in Philippines in the past had as its
k. Behaviorist c. Cognitive objective _________
l. Associationist d. Humanist a. pupil’s progression according to capacity
y. Based on Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, which b. equitable access to education
component/s of personality is/are concerned with a c. mastery of the 3 r’s
sense of right or wrong? d. mass promotion
a. Super ego and ego c. Ego jj. Which is/are characteristic feature/s of the 2002
b. Id and Ego d. Super ego Basic Education Curriculum?
z. This is a classroom application of this principle, c. Constructivist III. Essentialist
“Students learn more effectively when they d.Inegrative
elaborate of new information.” Ask your students to c. I only c. II only
_______ d. I and II d. I,II and III
i. write the principle five times kk. Which was perceived to be contrary to the
j. commit the principle memory democratized access to education?
k. print the principle in bigger letters then put in a c. The “Study-Now-Pay-Later” Plan
place where they can read it time and again d. The imposition on moratorium on pro-poor
l. identify an application of the principle courses
aa. Which teaching activity is founded on Bandura’s e. The granting of scholarships to a selected few
social learning theory? f. The giving of the National College Entrance
g. questioning c. inductive reasoning Examination (NCEE)
h. modeling d. interactive teaching ll. Which program was wrongly understood to mean all
bb. Which practice is an offshoot of B.F. Skinner’s pupils pass, no one fails?
theory of operant conditioning? 151. Mastery learning
e. ensuring mastery of language 152. Continuous Progression Scheme
f. use of programmed instruction
153. Back-to-the-basics
g. use of scaffolding
154. Schools First Initiative
h. considering multiple intelligence
mm. Which move liberalized access to education
cc. Teacher Z always checks on entry knowledge and
during the Spanish period?
skills before she proceeds to her new lesson. On
e. The hiring of tribal tutors to teach children
which principle is Teacher Z’s practice grounded?
f. The provision of vocational training for school
c. Effective teaching proceeds from the concrete age children
to the abstract g. The establishment of at least one primary
d. Learning increases when the lesson is relevant school for boys and girls in each municipality
e. Attention is essential for learning h. The education of illiterate parents
f. New learning builds on previous learning
nn. Are elementary and secondary education
dd. The practice of starting school programs very late compulsory for all children of school age?
points to the Filipino’s ________ e. No, this violates parents’ and children’s right to
g. orientation only on the present decide what is best for them and their children
h. lack of discipline f. Yes, for all children regardless of age
i. poor teamwork g. Yes, that is why they are free of charge
j. lack of initiative h. No, only elementary education is compulsory
ee. In a research conducted by Sadker, it was found oo. Which is the main purpose of the compulsory study
out that male and female teachers are more likely of the Philippine Constitution in schools?
to call on male than female students and are more a. Acquaint students with the historical
likely to give positive reinforcement to male’s development of the Philippine Constitution
correct responses than to those of females. What b. Develop students into responsible, thinking
does this point o? Prevalence of ____in schools. citizens
c. racial prejudice c. ethnocentrism c. Equip students with the basic knowledge of
d. multiculturalism d. gender bias Philippine Constitution
ff. To develop in the young, a sense of pride and d. Familiarize the students with the content of the
appreciation of our very own culture, which one Philippine Constitution
should schools do more? pp. To which goals of educational institutions as
i. Stress on the positive aspects of our Filipino provided for by the Constitution is the Development
culture of work skills attuned?
j. Invite knowledgeable persons to discuss i. To develop moral character
events in our history for which we can be j. To develop vocational efficiency
proud k. To teach the duties of citizenship
k. Study the lives of our heroes l. To inculcate love of country
g. I, II and III c. I and III qq. Which does basic education encompass?
h. II and III d. I and II e. Early childhood education
gg. Which program of the Department of Education is f. Elementary education
an off shoot of the Filipino bayanihan spirit? g.Secondary education
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h.Alternative learning system j. pre-conventional
i. Education for Children with Special Needs bbb. When asked about her order in a restaurant, a
e. I, II, III, IV and V c. I, II, III and IV little girl tells the waiter” yong kagaya kahapon.”
f. I, II and III d. I, II, III and V With Piaget’s theory in mind, what is the little girl’s
rr. The following are characteristics of child friendly behavior called?
school EXCEPT: i. Conservation
c. child centered c. not discriminating j. Reversibility
d. gender sensitive d. exclusive k. Pre-operational egocentrism
ss. Student X says: “I must not cheat even if everyone l. Transductive reasoning
in class cheats. Never mind if I get ostracized for ccc. The following terms refer to performance objectives
that I will only cheat myself if I do. Besides, EXCEPT __________ objectives
cheating erodes people’s trusts and relationships. I g. teacher’s c. learner’s
condemn cheating.” In the context of Kohlberg’s h. behavioral d. lesson
moral development theory, in what moral ddd. Which objective in the affective domain is in the
development level is student X? lowest level?
c. Pre-conventional c. To accumulate examples of authenticity
d. Post-conventional d. To support viewpoints against abortion
e. Conventional e. To respond positively to a comment
f. In between conventional and post conventional f. To formulate criteria for honestly
tt. Which teaching practice is contrary the child’s eee. Here is a lesson objective in literature: “Using
multiple intelligence theory of Gardener? the six descriptions of the elements of a good short
e. Using portfolio as an alternative way of story, identify in writing the six elements in the
assessing learning short story by O. Henry with complete accuracy.”
f. Limiting the assessment of learning to paper- Applying Robert Mager’s principle on writing
and pencil tests performance objectives, which is the criterion
g. Utilizing varied ways of assessing learning measure?
h. Encouraging the class to use creative ways to e. “The six elements in the short story O. Henry
show what was learned with complete accuracy.”
uu. Which statement on IQ and EQ is correct? f. “Identify in writing.”
g. EQ has a greater contribution to performance g. “With complete accuracy.”
than IQ h. “Using the six description of elements for a
h. It is the blending of both IQ and EQ than can short story.”
make difference in performance fff. Which statement on review is CORRECT?
i. The contribution of IQ and EQ to performance is c. It is a remedial measure for the slow learners
dependent on factors like age and gender class
j. IQ has a greater contribution to performance d. One of its purposes is to link the past with the
the EQ new lesson
vv. Peter, a Grade I pupil, is happy when he wins a e. It is repeating the lesson on previous day to
game but sulks when he doesn’t. Which does find out if students learned the lesson
Peter’s behavior indicate? f. Every lesson begins with a review
e. Egocentrism c. Rigidity of thought ggg. Edgar Dale found out that people generally
f. Egotism d. Semilogical reasoning remember 10% of what they read but generally
ww. Which learning principle is the essence of remember 90% of what they do. What does this
Gardener’s theory on Multiple intelligence? imply to a teacher’s instructional planning?
c. almost all learners are linguistically intelligent a. Plan a detailed lecture and provide the students
d. Intelligence is not measured in one form with your lecture outline.
e. Learners have different IQ level b. Give many reading materials to the students
f. Learners have static IQ c. Plan for an activity where students to the real
thing
xx. Kendric, a Grade I pupil plays with his classmates d. Outline the lesson on the board
but cannot accept defeat. Based on Piaget’s theory hhh. With bloom’s cognitive taxonomy in mind,
on cognitive development, in what development which objective is in the highest level?
stage is Kendric? c. To rate a project along relevance, originally and
a. Sensorimotor c. concrete operation craftsmanship
b. pre-operational d. formal operation d. To state the assumption that underlies the
yy. According to the cognivist, Jerome Bruner, for the given statements
learner to sue information effectively, it must be e. To state a generalization from data given
TRANSLATED into his TERMS. What is an f. Tow rite a paragraph that observes unity,
implication of this to the teacher? coherence and variety
e. To make him define the terms clearly iii. Study the lesson objectives hen answer the
f. To use terms within the level of the pupil’s question: “After a discussion on how to make a
understanding good rubric and given the criteria of a good rubric,
g. To employ cooperative learning the students are able to evaluate a rubric that he
h. To teach the information in the constructivist made.”
way What is/are lacking in the objective based on
zz. Based on Erikson’s theory, what is the greatest Mager’s elements of a good objective?
danger in the elementary school years for children’s 12. Condition
development? 13. Condition and criterion of success
The development of a sense of ________ 14. performance behavior
c. identity confusion c. guilt 15. criterion of success
d. isolation d. inferiority jjj. Although learning can take place anywhere and
aaa. Fully convinced that it is not the right thing to anytime, the more systematic the teacher, the
do, Johann convinces his classmates not to cut greater is the probability for success. This points
classes. In which stage of moral development is out the need for teachers to _________
Johann? e. set their teaching priorities
g. conventional f. specify their objectives
h. between conventional and post-conventional g. select their instructional materials
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kkk. “Using the six descriptions of elements of good student need is she trying to address? The need
short story, IDENTIFY IN WRITING THE SIX to___.
ELEMENTS IN THE SHORT STORY BY O. HENRY, g. show their abilities to the rest of the class
with complete accuracy.” The words in capital h. feel fulfilled
letters are referred to as the ___________ i. feel significant and be part of a group
e. criterion of success j. be creative
f. performance statement www. Which can run counter to the encouragement
g. condition you give to your students to ask questions?
h. minimum acceptable performance a. Knitted eyebrows when a question is raised
lll. When should a teacher decide to use direct b. eye to eye contact
instruction as a method? c. radiant face
e. When the subject matter is easy d. An encouraging hand gesture.
f. When the subject matter is difficult xxx. To encourage class participation, which should a
g. When the students will be able to contribute teacher NEVER do?
substantially to the lesson c. ask non-directed questions
h. When the teacher is expert in direct instruction d. Call on non-volunteers to recite
mmm. If teacher is concerned with the development of e. Pose high level questions
students’ higher-order-thinking skills, then his f. Reject a student’s response at once
lesson objectives must go beyond __________ yyy. Which question demands the highest level of
g. analysis c. recall thinking?
h. application d. comprehension g. what steps are followed in class reporting?
nnn. For greater accountability of learning, our h. How should you present a report in class?
lesson objectives must be SMART. T in the acronym i. What conditions must be met for reporting
means method to be effective?
a. time bound j. Was the student reporting well done? Support
b. terminal your answer
c. time bound and terminal zzz. Presenting graphs of literacy rate and GNP of 5
d. taxonomic countries, Teacher L asked his class this question”
ooo. Which is in accordance with the “with-it-ness” “Based on what you see on the graph, what is the
principle of classroom management of Kounin? relationship between literacy rate and GNP?”
c. Students agree to disagree in class discussion Noticing that no hand was raised, Teacher L asked:
d. Teacher is fully aware of what is happening in “What do you notice about the GNP when literacy
his classroom rate is high? What about when literacy rate is low?”
e. Student is with his teacher in everything he WHAT TECHNIQUE OF QUESTIONING DID TEACHER
teaches EMPLOY?
f. both parents and teachers are involved in the c. verifying c. rephrasing
education of children d. leading d. probing
ppp. Which is a characteristic of an effective aaaa. Teacher Macrina asked her class this question:
classroom management? How will you illustrate symbiosis to your
e. coercive c. imposed classmates? Teacher Macrina’s questionis a
f. reactive d. preventive question that _________
qqq. Teacher G raises her eyebrows and tilts her a. leads the students to evaluate
head to communicate a warning to Jones who talks b. makes the students to analyze
while she lectures. Which classroom control c. assesses cognition
technique did she use? d. probes creative thinking
e. Proximity c. prompting bbbb. Which questioning technique promotes more
f. name dropping d. eye contact classroom interaction?
rrr. Which seat arrangement has been proven to be a. Focusing on convergent questions
effective for learning? b. Calling on the students before asking the
e. Any seat arrangement to suit varied learning question
styles c. Focusing on divergent questions
f. A combination of fixed and flexible arrangement d. Asking rhetorical questions
g. Flexible to suit varied activities cccc. One effective way to handle a correct response
h. Fixed arrangement to maximize instructional is to give appropriate praise. Which of the following
time describe an appropriate praise?
sss. Which illustrates a proactive approach to discipline? c. It matches the level of difficulty of the
e. Teacher starts giving rule only after a violation question
of a rule d. It is generously given
f. Teacher arranges the chairs to allow for a e. It matches the quality of the response given
smooth traffic flow f. It is heartily given
g. Teacher brings to the principal two boys c. I and IV c. II and IV
engaged in a fight d. I, II, III and IV d. I and III
h. Teacher reprimands a misbehaving student. dddd. Which is an evaluative question?
ttt. With preventive discipline in mind, which does NOT e. Why did the researcher make use of the
belong to the group? ethnographic method?
g. Reactive c. Inventive f. Do you agree with the way the action research
h. Anticipatory d. Proactive was conducted? Why or why not?
uuu. Which is a proactive management practice? g. What research findings are most significant to
i. Tell them that you enforce the rules on you?
everyone, no exception h. Does the action research possess the elements
j. Set and clarify your rules and expectations on of a scholarly research? Why or Why not?
Day 1 eeee. To improve listening and speech skills, which
k. Punish the misbehaving pupils in the presence will be MOST appropriate?
of their classmates a. Mock up c. Radio
l. Stress on penalty for every violation b. Recording d. Audio recording
vvv. Teacher D strives to draw participation of every ffff. When you use the overhead projector for topic
student into her classroom discussion. Which presentation, point to the _____
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gggg. If there is truth to the statement “A picture is Decide who must get in.” This was followed by class
worth a thousand words”, then for effective discussion. Which activity did Teacher B use?
teaching, what should teachers do? g. Game c. Forum
Teacher should ___________ h. Drama d. Simulation
e. make use of visual aids as often as they can ssss. Which activity is meant for the kinesthetically
f. talk less and listen more intelligent pupils?
g. remain abstract in their teaching method g. Dance
h. hang many pictures of heroes on the wall h. Independent study
hhhh. Based on Edgar Dale’s Cone of experience, i. Individualized instruction
which activity is farthest from the real thing? j. Cooperative learning
e. Watch a demo c. Hear tttt. Which activity is most appropriate if I want my
f. View images d. Attend exhibit students to get a graphic overview of the whole
iiii. Where do you make the correction of your notes lesson on figures of speech before I discuss them
while using the overhead projector? one by one?
c. On the projection wall e. Topic outline c. sentence outline
d. On the screen f. Venn diagram d. advance organizer
e. On the overhead projector uuuu. Which should I use more if I want to counteract
f. on the slide the spirit of destructive competition among my
jjjj. The teaching machines of Skinner provided students?
_______ instruction e. Listening activities
e. Evaluative c. program f. self evaluation
f. collaborative d. recorded g. concept miming
kkkk. Which can best help a Language teacher h. community involvement projects
develop her students’ pronunciation skills? vvvv. Which activity should I use when I want to
a. TV c. computer generate possible topics for panel discussion?
b. Audio recording d. radio c. task group c. debate
llll. A student memorized the pairs of nucleic acids in d. forum d. brainstorming
the DNA by using initials of his loved ones. Which wwww. Which activity is good for organizing and
device did he use? summarizing?
a. Acrostic c. Recall a. cartoons c. PowerPoint
b. Jingle d. Mnemonic presentation
mmmm. For the picture smart the most effective b. interview d. case study
learning activities are ________ xxxx. If you want your pupils to master the
c. visual imaginations c. discussions multiplication table, which activity is MOST fit?
d. reflections d. manipulatives e. reflection c. simulation
nnnn. Which activity is most fit if teacher wants his f. game d. drill
students to appreciate the value of teamwork? yyyy. As a professional teacher, which one can renew
e. group game c. field rip your enthusiasm to fight burnout?
f. brainstorming d. buzz group c. Initiate changes in your job
oooo. I presented two potted ivy plans in class, one d. Judge yourself as right and someone else as
very robust, the other stunted, I asked my class to wrong
share me their thoughts on why one looks healthy e. stick to your job
and the other not. In what type of activity are my f. engage in self-pity
students engaged? zzzz. Here is a prayer, “Lord give the courage to
c. comparison change those I can change the serenity to accept
d. experimentation those I cannot change and the wisdom to know the
e. drawing conclusion difference.” What the right attitude towards change
f. hypothesis formulation is as expressed in the prayer?
f. Change only if you can
g. Resign yourself to things which are not within
your power to change
pppp. To elicit more students’ response, Teacher F
h. Take the initiative to introduce change
made use of covert responses. Which one did she
i. Welcome and work on change and submit to
do?
those you cannot change
i. She had the students privately write their
aaaaa. I want to teach a plant’s response to light
responses and keep them secretly.
inductively. How will I proceed?
j. She had the students share their responses
c. Draw plant’s response to light then explain
only with their seatmate
d. Show pictures of plants growing toward the
k. She told her students to cover their written
light then ask students draw their conclusion on
responses to prevent seatmates from copying
plant’s response to light
l. She had the students write their responses
e. State plant’s response to light then prove by
privately before showing the correct answers on
showing examples
the overhead
f. Make my students share their research on
qqqq. Considering Filipino students passivity, with
phototropism and ask one another questions
which activity can you best develop students
bbbbb. Which method has been proven to be effective
questioning and interactive skills?
in the courses that stress acquisition of knowledge?
g. Instruct your students to listen closely to your
e. cooperative learning c. mastery learning
questions and ask them to comment on them
f. Socratic method d. lecture method
when asked
ccccc. If “a picture is worth a thousand words”, which
h. After every lesson, encourage your students to
teaching technique is preferred?
ask questions
i. game c. graphic organize
i. After a lesson ask your student to write down
j. role playing d. anecdote
their questions for their classmates to answer
ddddd. For integrative purposes, which
j. Based on your lesson, assign your students to
method/approach should be used?
write down their questions for them to answer
VII. metacognitive approach
rrrr. After dividing her Values Education class into
VIII. cooperative learning
small groups, Teacher B asked her students to go
IX. thematic approach
through this activity: “You are under nuclear attack.
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X. constructive approach d. Teach in multiple ways
eeeee. A master teacher, the resource speaker in an ppppp. Which is the first step in the goal-oriented or
in-service training, presented the situated learning outcome-based model of teaching?
theory and encouraged her colleagues to apply the a. establishing learning objectives
same in class. Which did she encourage her b. implementing learning activities
colleagues to do? c. designing learning activities
a. Application of lesson in real-life activities d. Assessing learner’s entry capabilities
b. Use of pro-active classroom management qqqqq. For effective comparison, which one can I use?
c. Use of independent study as a method g. Fishbone diagram c. Metaphor
d. creation of a conductive setting for tests h. Webbing d. Spider map
fffff. Teacher N developed a card game in which pupil’s rrrrr. On which assumption is the use of the Socratic
matched different fractions. The shapes contained method anchored?
within each card were the same while the number e. There are lot of latent ideas in the child’s mind
of parts shaded was different. Which concept/ f. The child;s mind is “tabula rasa”
process were taught by this activity? g. The child’s mind is an empty vessel
e. sequencing fractions h. The child’s needs to be motivated to learn
f. equivalent fractions sssss. Which concept backs up the integrated teaching
g. proper and improper fractions approach?
h. converting fractions e. The need to destroy communication barriers
ggggg. Which graphic organizer is MOST fit for f. The necessity of the scientific method
sequencing steps of a process? g. The desire to became experts at least in one
g. hierarchy diagram c. Venn diagram field
h. flow chart d. double cell diagram h. The interrelatedness of concepts
hhhhh. Which is a characteristic of constructivist ttttt. With the directness of instruction as criterion,
teaching approach? which is LEAST direct?
g.Metacognitive III. Integrativ g. Lecture c. Deductive method
h.Reflective h. Cooperative learning d. Demonstration
g. I and II c. I only uuuuu. Teachers are encouraged to make use of
h. I, II and III d. II only authentic assessment. Which goes with authentic
iiiii. Which would likely increase students participation? assessment?
a. Emphasize on self-evaluation e. De-contextualized drills
b. Keep students in the same small groups f. Unrealistic performance
c. The teacher calls only on students who raise g. Answering multiple choice test items
their hands h. Real world application of lessons learned
d. Repeat questions for everybody to listen vvvvv. Which evaluation tool will be most reliable in
jjjjj. In computer based instruction, which tool can determining the students’ stage acquisition of the
help you revise your short stories, essays and other value of punctuality?
written work? e. Projective technique
i. word processing c. database f. Unobstructive observation
j. spreadsheet d. desktop publishing g. Opinionnaire
kkkkk. Which does NOT belong to the group? h. Likert scale
c. Cooperative learning wwwww. Which assessment activity is most
d. Thematic approach appropriate to measure the objective “to explain
e. Content-based instruction the meaning of molecular bonding” for the group
f. multi-disciplinary approach with strong interpersonal intelligence?
lllll. Which should I use when the lesson involves tasks e. Write down chemical formulas and show how
that are too large or difficult for a single student to they were derived
accomplish independently? f. Build several molecular structures with multi-
e. Computer based instruction colored pop beads
f. Direct instruction g. Draw diagrams that show different bonding
g. Cooperative learning patterns
h. Expository instruction h. Demonstrate molecular bonding using student
mmmmm. In the value clarification approach, as atoms
which is NOT appropriate for a teacher to do?
a. To help his/her students know what they value xxxxx. Can paper-and-pencil tests diagnose students
b. To pass judgment on student values ability to organize thoughts?
c. To share his/her own value g. Yes, by way of the essay test
d. To listen to his/her students share what they h. No, unless the multiple choice type of test is
value made situational
nnnnn. Teacher Lovelyn uses English as a second i. Yes, by way of the selected response type of
language. In teaching a lesson about grocery test
shopping, she makes use of vocabulary cards, fill- j. No, they are limited only to simple recall
in-the-blank sentences, dialogues, dictation, and yyyyy. Which is the most reliable tool for seeing the
writing exercises. Based on this information, which development in your pupils’ ability to write?
of the following is a valid conclusion? Teacher f. Interview of pupils c. Scoring rubric
Lovelyn_________ g. Self-assessment d.Portfolio assessment
e. was applying Bloom’s hierarchy of cognitive zzzzz.Under what value measurement instrument does
learning sentence/story completion fall?
f. taught the used of varied techniques because c. Moral dilemma c. opinionnaire
not all students learn in the same manner d. Observation guide d.projective technique
g. was emphasizing writing skills aaaaaa. I’d like to test whether a student knows what a
h. wanted her students to talk more particular word means. Which should I ask the
ooooo. Which will I AVOID if I have to do responsive student to do?
teaching? g. Give the word a tune then sing it
a. Teach the textbook h. Define the word
b. Encourage students to work alone and with i. Spell the word and identify its part of speech
peers j. Give the etymology of the word
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bbbbbb. To what extent were the objectives of l. The President of the Philippines who served the
the course met? This is the concern of the process longest
of ________evaluation
c. norm-referenced What is WRONG with the test?
d. authentic g. It contains less than ten items
e. criterion-referenced h. It is NOT a reliable test
f. formative i. Columns A and B in the wrong place
cccccc. Which assessment tool can diagnose more j. It does not measure what supposed to be the
specific learning difficulties? measure
e. Sociogram kkkkkk. I am going to construct a periodic test. Which is
f. Journal entry the first thing for me to do?
g. Analytic rubric i. Go back to my instructional objectives
h. Holistic rubric j. Study the content of my lessons
dddddd. Teacher G has NOT to wait for the end k. Decide on the number of test items
of the term to find out how much his students l. Decide on the type of test of construct
learned? With which does Teacher G agree? llllll. Study this matching type of test. Then answer the
g. Authentic evaluation question below
h. Formative evaluation _____1. Measure of relationship
i. Norm-referenced evaluation
_____2. Measure of central tendency
j. Summative evaluation
eeeeee. Which is the most authentic way of measuring _____3. Binet-Simon
student’s ability to debate? _____4. statistical test of mean difference
151. Let them watch debates on video and _____5. measure of variability
ask them to identify strong and weak points
152. Ask them to outline the steps involved d. mean
in a debate and list down do’s and dont’s e. standard deviation
153. Have your students witness a debate f. rho
and ask them to evaluate the debate after g. t-ratio
154. Organize a debate in class and have h. intelligence testing movement
them debate on a controversial issue
ffffff. To ensure mastery of a cognitive lesson, which Whichis a way to improve the above matching test?
assessment tool is most appropriate?
i. Add five items in both columns
i. pre-test and post-test
j. Add one or two items in the right column
j. summative test
k. Add ten items in both columns to make the test
k. essay test
more comprehensive
l. objective test
l. Add one or two items in the left column
gggggg. “In the light of the facts presented,
mmmmmm. Study this multiple choice test, then
what is most likely to happen when…?” is a sample
answer the question
thought question on _________
a. generalizing c. justifying
b. concluding d. inferring How may you check whether an egg is fresh?
hhhhhh. Here is a test item: DISTANT: NEAR as a. By the smoothness of the shell
GENUINE _______. This test is a/an _______ b. There is a shadow when it is seen against a
e. Analogy c. metaphor candle light
f. riddle d. completion c. it sinks in water
iiiiii. ‘State a set of principles that can explain the d. It moves when shaken
following events” is a test item on _______
c. relating cause-and-effect What is WRONG with the test item?
d. summarizing e. The correct answer is obvious
e. generalizing f. The options are not grammatically parallel
f. predicting g. The distracters are not effective
h. B is a very long option in comparison with the
rest

jjjjjj. READ AND ANALYZE THE MATCHING OF TEST


GIVEN BELOW:
Direction: match Column A with Column B. Write
only the letter of your answer at the blank column
on the left. nnnnnn. What’s defective with this test?

The Philippines ___________


Column A
______1. Jose Rizal a. is in Southeast Asia
______2. Ferdinand Marcos b. has a democratic form of government
______3. Corazon Aquino c. belongs to the Third World
______4. Manila d. is the most thickly populated in Southeast
______5. November 30 Asia
______6. Banawe Rice terraces
e. it has no distracter
f. The stem is very short
Column B g. it has several correct answer
h. The stem does not contain the question
g. Considered the 8th wonder of the world oooooo. A test item begins with these words: IN
h. The national hero of the Philippines THE LIGHT OF THE FACTS PRESENTED, WHAT IS
i. National Heroes Day MOST LIKELY TO HAPPEN WHEN…?
j. The first woman President of the Philippines This test item is a question on _________
k. The capital of the Philippines c. summarizing
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d. inferring vvvvvv. Teacher Lorelle does norm referenced
e. relating cause and effect interpretation of scores. Which of the following does
f. applying she do?
g. She uses a specified content as frame reference
pppppp. Which is a way to improve the following h. She describes the class performance against a
item? set level of mastery
i. She compares individual student’s scores with
Clay can be used for ___________ other students scores
j. She describes what should be every individual
student’s performance.
wwwwww. What can be said of student
a. making hollow blocks performance in a negatively score distribution?
b. making pots i. Most students did quite well
c. garden soil j. Almost all students had an average
e. make the options equal in length performance
f. Make the stem of the question longer k. A few students performed excellently
g. Add 2 o more options l. Most students performed poorly
h. Add the word “making” to garden soil option C xxxxxx. The results of National Achievement Test (NAT)
qqqqqq. are interpreted against a set mastery level. This
Here is a lesson objective: “to reduce fractions means that NAT is categorized as a/an _____ test
to their lowest term.” e. Criterion-referenced
f. Norm-referenced
Which is a valid test item to test the attainment of g. I only c. II only
this objective? h. Either I and II d. Neither I or II
i. Which is the equivalent of 8/12?
c. 2/3 b. 3/4 c. 4/6 d. 16/24
j. Reduce 2/4, 6/8, 3/9, 4/10 and 8/12 to their
lowest terms Believe in yourself and there will come a day
k. What is a fraction when others will have no choice but to believe
l. How do you reduce a fraction to its lowest term with you.
rrrrrr. Study this group of test which administered with
the following results, then answer the question

Subject Mean SD SOC’S SCORE

MATH 56 10 43

PHYSICS 41 9 31

ENGLISH 80 16 109

On the basis of Soc’s Scores, what type learner is


Soc? More of the _______
g. kinesthetic type c. linguistic type
h. spatial type d. logical type
ssssss. STUDY THE TABLE BELOW THEN ANSWER THE
QUESTION:

SCORES PERCENT OF STUDENTS

0-59 2%

60-69 8%

70-79 39%

80-89 38%

90-100 13%

What percent of the student’s scores are below 70?


e. 10% c. 28%
f. c. 2% d. 8%
tttttt. Which graph suggests the relationship that exists
between to sets of data?
f. Histograph c. Pictograph
g. Scattergraph d. Frequency polygon

uuuuuu. Which is implied by a positively skewed


score distribution?
c. Most of the scores are low
d. The mean, median, and mode are equal
e. The mode is low
f. Most of the scores are high

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9. The wide acceptance of “bottom up” management
style has influenced schools to practice which
management practice?
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION a. Exclusion of politicians from the pool of guest
speakers during graduation exercises.
EXAM DRILL I 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
1. You are very much interested in a quality
10. Large class size in congested cities is a common
professional development program for teachers.
What characteristic should you look for? problem in our public schools. Which measure/s
a. Prescribe by top educational teachers have schools taken to offset the effects of large
class?
b. Dependent on the availability of funds
I. The deployment of more teachers
c. Required for renewal of professional license
II. The implementation of 1:1 pupil textbook
d. Responsive to identified teacher’s needs.
ratio
2. To ensure high standards of teachers’ personal and
professional development, which of the following III. The conduct of morning and afternoon
measures must be implemented? sessions
I. A school head plans the professional a. I, II and III c. III only
b. I and II d. II only
development of his/her teachers.
11. The failure of independent study with most Filipino
II. Every teacher formulates his/her own
students may be attributed to students’
professional development plan
a. unpreparedness fro schooling
III. The implementation of what is leaned in
training must be monitored. b. ambivalence
a. I only c. II and III c. high degree of independence
b. I and III d. II only d. high degree of independence on authority
12. The schooling incidents in school campuses abroad
3. As a community leader, which of the following
have made school to rethink the curriculum. Which
should a teacher NOT do?
is believed to counteract such incidents and so is
a. Support effort of the community to improve
being introduced in schools?
their status in life.
b. Makes herself aloof to ensure that her decisions I. Inclusion of socio-emotional teaching
will not be influenced by the community politics. II. The emphasis on the concept of competition
against self and not against others
c. Solicit donation from philanthropists in the
III. Focus on academic achievement and
community.
productivity
d. Play an active part in the activities of the
a. I and III c. I and II
community.
4. In a highly pluralistic society, what type of learning b. II and III d. I, II and III
environment is the responsibility of the teacher? 13. Widespread abuse of Mother Earth prompted
I. Safe II. Gender-biased III. Secure schools to teach sustainable development. Which
one does this prove about schools?
a. I and II c. II only
a. The curricula of schools are centered on Mother
b. I, II and III d. I and III
Earth.
5. A teacher is said to be “trustee of the cultural and
b. Schools can easily integrate sustained
educational heritage of the nation and is under
obligation to transmit to learners such heritage”. development in their curriculum.
Which practice makes the teacher fulfill such c. Sustained development cannot be effectively
obligation? taught in the classroom.
d. Environment factors influence the school as an
a. Use interactive teaching strategies.
agent of change.
b. Use the latest educational technology.
14. A father tells his daughter “You are a woman. You
c. Observe continuing professional education
are meant for the home and so for you, going to
d. As a class, study the life of Filipino heroes.
6. Which actions show that political factors affect school is not necessary.” Is the father CORRECT?
schools as agents of change? a. It depends on the place when the daughter and
the father live.
I. The strengthening of the teaching of English
b. Yes, women are meant to be a mother only.
in Philippines school.
c. No. today women can take on the jobs of men.
II. The introduction of mandated subjects such
d. No, there is gender equality in education.
as Rizal in the curriculum
III. The practice of mainstreaming 15. Is there a legal basis for increasing the teacher’s
IV. The turnover of day care centers for DSWD to starting salary to P18,000 an months?
DepEd for supervision. a. No, it is a gift to teachers from Congress
b. Yes, R.A 7836
a. I and III c. II and III
c. No, it is simply an act of benevolence from
b. I and II d. II and IV
President GMA
7. For more efficient and effective management of
d. Yes, the Phil. Constitution
school as agents of change, one proposal is for the
DepEd to cluster remote stand-alone schools under 16. As provided for the Educational Act of 1982, how
one lead school head. Which factor has the are the institutions of learning encouraged setting
strongest influence on this proposal? higher standards of equality over the minimum
standards required for state recognition?
a. Psychological c. Geographical
a. Granting of Special Permit
b. Historical d. Social
b. Academic freedom
8. What does the acronym EFA imply for schools?
c. Continuing Professional Education
a. The acceptance of exclusive schools for boys
and for girls. d. Voluntary accreditation
b. The stress on the superiority of formal 17. Despite of opposition from some school official,
DepEd has continuously enforced the “no collection
education over that of alternative learning
of fees” policy during enrolment period in public
system.
schools. In this policy in accordance with EFA goals?
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a. No, it violates the mandate of equality c. Pass the student. That will be of use to the
education student, his parents and you.
b. Yes, it somewhat eliminates gender disparities d. Don’t pass him. You surely will not like
c. Yes, it supports equitable access to basic someone to give you a death threat in other to
education pass.
d. No. it does not support parent of adult 27. Teacher A knows of the illegal activities of a
education neighbor but keeps quiet in order not to be involved
18. “Specialization is knowing more and more about in any investigation. Which foundational principle of
less and less”. Hence, it is better to be a generalist, morality does Teacher A fail to apply?
claims Teacher F. Which Philosophy does Teacher F. a. The end does not justify the means
subscribe to? b. The end justifies the means
a. Existentialism c. Essentialism c. Always do what is right
b. Perennialism d. Progressivism d. Between two evils, do the lesser evil
19. Mencius believed that all people are born good. This 28. To earn units for promotion, a teacher pays her fee
thought on the innate goodness of people makes it but does not attend class at all. Does this constitute
easier to our pupils. professional growth?
a. teach c. like a. Not immediately but yes after promotion
b. Respect d. motivate b. It depends on the school she is enrolled in
20. The specialization requires of every professional c. No, it is simply earning MA units for promotion
teacher for him/her to be competent is in line with d. Yes, just enrolling in an MA program is already
which pillar of learning? professional growth
a. Learning to know 29. If a teacher asks more higher-order questions, he
b. Learning to be has to ask more questions.
c. Learning to live together a. fact c. convergent
d. Learning to do b. close d. concept
21. Which pillar of learning is aimed at the holistic 30. Misdemeanor has a “ripple effect”. This implies that
development of man and his complete fulfillment? as a classroom manager, a teacher
a. Learning to be a. reinforces positive behavior
b. Learning to know b. responds to misbehavior promptly
c. Learning to live together c. is consistent in her classroom management
d. Learning to do practice
22. Material development at the expense of human d. count 1 to 10 before she deals with a
development points to the need to do more in misbehaving student
school. 31. Based on Edgar Dale’s “Cone of Experience”, which
a. “Learning to do” activity is farthest from the real thing?
b. “Learning to know” a. Watching demo c. Video disc
c. “Learning to live together” b. Attending exhibit d. Viewing images
d. “Learning to be” 32. The students of Teacher Y scan an electronic
23. A student complains to you about his failing grade. encyclopedia, view a film on subject, or look at
When you recomputed you found out that you related topics at the touch of a button right there in
committed an error in this grade computation. Your the classroom. Which device/s does teacher Y’s
decision is not accept the erroneous computation class have?
before the student and so leave the failing grade as a. Teaching machines
is for fear that you may lose credibility. Is this b. CD
morally right? c. Video disc
a. No, the reason for not accepting the error d. Videotaped lesson
before the students in flimsy. 33. Which is an INAPPROPIATE way to manage off-task
b. No, the end does not justify the means behavior?
c. Yes, the end justifies the means a. Redirect a child’s attention to task and check
d. Yes, as a teacher you must maintain your his progress to make sure he is continuing work
credibility b. Make eye contact to communicate what you
24. Which violate(s) the principle of respect? wish to communicate
I. Teacher A tells her students that what c. Move closer to the child to make him feel your
Teacher B taught is wrong. presence
II. To retaliate, Teacher B advises students not d. Stop your class activity to correct a child who is
to enroll in Teacher A’s class. no longer on task
III. Teacher C secretly gives way to a special 34. To be an effective classroom manager, a teacher
favor (e.g. add 2 points to grade) requested must be friendly but must at the same time be .
by student A, who is vying for honors. a. confident c. analytical
a. II and III c. I and II b. businesslike d. buddy-buddy
b. I, II and III d. I and III 35. Which software is needed when one wants to
25. Which is/are in accordance with the principle of perform automatic calculations on numerical data?
pedagogical competence? a. Database
I. Communication of objectives of the course to b. Spreadsheet Program
students c. Microsoft Word
II. Awareness of alternative instruction strategies d. Microsoft PowerPoint
III. Selection of appropriate methods of 36. Which of the following questions must be
instruction considered in evaluating teacher-made materials?
a. I and III c. III only a. In the material new?
b. I, II and III d. II and III b. Does the material simulate individualism?
26. With a death threat over his head, Teacher D is c. Is the material expensive?
directed to pass an undeserving student. Which will 37. Kounin claims that “with-it-ness” is one of the
a utilitarianist do? characteristics of an effective classroom manager.
a. Pass the student, why suffer the threat? What is one sign of “with-it-ness”?
b. Don’t pass him; live by your principle of justice. a. Giving attention to students who are having
You will get reward, if not in this life, in the difficulty with school work
next. b. Seeing only a portion of the class but
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c. Knowing where instructional materials are kept a. Change the question to an easier one
d. Aware of what’s happening in all parts of the b. Redirect the question by calling another student
classroom to recite
38. Which of these is one of the ways by which the c. Probe to redirect the response into a more
internet enables people to browse documents productive area
connected by hypertext links? d. Pause, ask the question, lecture, then ask the
a. URL question again
b. Browser 50. If curriculum is designed following the traditional
c. Welcome page approach, which feature(s) apply (ies)?
d. World Wide Web I. The aims of the curriculum are set by
39. Which characteristics must be primary considered professionals and experts
as a choice of instructional aids? II. Interested groups (teachers, students,
a. Stimulate and maintain students interests communities) are assumed to agree with the
b. Suited to the lesson objectives aims of the curriculum
c. Updated and relevant to Filipino setting III. Consensus building in not necessary
d. New and skillfully made a. III only c. I, II
40. You can exhibit referent power on the first day of b. I, II, III d. I, III
school by . 51. I want my student to develop the ability to look at a
a. telling them the importance of good grades problem from various perspectives. Which approach
b. giving your students a sense of belongingness will be MOST fit?
and acceptance a. Behaviorist approach
c. making them feel you know what you are b. Computer-based Education
taking about c. Modular approach
d. reminding your students your authority over d. Cognitive approach
them again and again 52. One’s approach to teaching is influenced by Howard
41. I would like to use a model to emphasize particular Gardner’s MI Theory. What is he/she challenged to
part. Which of these would be MOST appropriate? do?
a. Regalia c. Stimulation I. To come up with 9 different ways of
b. Audio recording d. Mock up approaching lesson to cater to the 9 multiple
42. What must a teacher do to ensure orderly intelligence
transitions between activities? II. To develop all student’s skill in all nine
a. Allow time for the students to socialize in intelligences
between activities III. To provide worthwhile activities that
b. Have the materials ready at the start of the acknowledge individual difference in children
activity a. I, II and III c. II only
c. Assign fewer exercise to fill the allotted time b. II, III d. III only
d. Wait for students who lag behind 53. If my approach to my lesson is behaviorist, what
43. The task of setting up routine activities for effective features will dominate my lesson?
classroom management is a task that a teacher I. Copying notes III. Lecturing
should undertake II. Reasoning IV. Demonstration
a. as soon as the students have adjusted to their a. III, IV c. I, II, III, IV
schedules b. I, III, IV d. II, III, IV
b. on the very first day of school 54. You practice inclusive education. Which of these
c. every day at the start of the session applies to you?
d. every homeroom day I. You accept every student as full and valued
44. Teacher S uses the low-profile classroom control member of the class and school community
technique most of the time. What does this imply? II. Your special attention is on learners with
a. She is reactive in her disciplinary orientation specific learning or social needs
b. She manages pupils personalities III. Your address the needs of the class as a
c. She reacts severely to a misbehaving student whole within the context of the learners with
d. She stops misbehaving without disrupting specific learning or social needs
lesson flow a. II only c. I only
45. When teacher tries to elicit clarification on a student b. I and II d. I and III
response or solicits additional information, which of 55. School curriculum reflects the world’s economic and
these should be use? political integration and industrialization. what does
a. Directing c. Structuring these point in curriculum development.
b. Probing d. Cross examining a. The trend towards the classical approach to
46. Which priority criterion should guide a teacher in curriculum development
the choice of instructional devices? b. The trend toward the globalization and
a. Novelty c. Attractiveness localization
b. Cost d. Appropriateness c. The trend toward participatory curriculum
47. Which learning activity is MOST appropriate if a development
teacher’s focus is attitudinal change? d. The shift in the paradigm of curriculum
a. Fieldtrip c. Role play development from a process-oriented to a
b. Exhibit d. Game product-oriented one
48. Teacher H strives to draw participation of every 56. You choose cooperative learning as a teaching
student into her classroom discussion. Which of approach. What thought is impressed on your
these student needs is she trying to address? The students?
need to . a. Interaction is a must, but not necessarily face
a. shoe one’s oral abilities to the rest of the class to-face interaction
b. feel significant and be part of a group b. Student’s success depends on the success of
c. get everything and be part of a group the group
d. be creative c. Student’s individuality evaluate how effectively
49. Instead of teacher giving this comment a student their group worked.
response. “You’re on the wrong track!” What should d. The accountability for learning is on the group
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57. What principle is violated by overusing the 66. I combined several subject areas in order to focus
chalkboard, as though it is the only education on a single concept for interdisciplinary teaching.
technology available? Which strategy did I use?
a. Isolated use c. Variety a. Reading-writing activity
b. Flexibility d. Uniformity b. Thematic introduction
58. Which statement applies a CORRECTLY to Edgar c. Unit method
Dale’s ”Cone of Experience” d. Problem-centered learning
a. The farther you are from the base, the more 67. To teach the democratic process to the pupils, Biag
direct the learning experience becomes. Elementary School decided that the election of class
b. The farther you are from the bottom, the more officers shall be patterned after local elections.
direct the learning experience becomes. There are qualifications set for candidates, limited
c. The closer you are from the base, the more period for campaign and rules for posting campaign
indirect the learning experience becomes materials, etc. Which of the following did the school
d. The closer you are from the base, the more use?
direct the learning experience becomes a. Symposium c. Pole playing
59. “When more senses are stimulated, teaching and b. Simulation d. Philips 66
learning become more effective.” What is an 68. Which are effective methods in teaching student
application of this principle? critical reading skills?
a. Appeal to student’s sense of imagination I. Interpret editorial
b. Use multisensory aids II. Read and interpret three different movie
c. Make your students touch the instructional reviews
material III. Read a position paper and deduce underlying
d. Use audiovisual aids because the eyes and the assumptions of the position papers
eras are the most important senses in learning. a. II and III c. I and II
60. Which is a classroom application of the theory of b. I and III d. I, II and III
“operant conditioning”? 69. Here is a test item
a. Help student see the connectedness of facts, “The improvement of basic education
concepts, and principles should be the top priority of the Philippine
b. Create a classroom atmosphere that elicits government. Defend or refute this
relaxation position”.
c. Reinforce a good behavior to increase the Under what type of question does this test item
likelihood that the learner will repeat the fall?
response a. Low-level c. Analysis
d. Make students learn by operating manipulatives b. Evaluative d. Convergent
70. When I teach, I often engage in brainstorming.
Read the following teacher-student situation Which do I avoid?
61. TEACHER: Why is the process called a. Break down barriers
photosynthesis? b. Increase creativity
STUDENT: I don’t know c. Generate many ideas
Which questioning technique should be the d. Selectively involves pupils
teacher use? 71. Teacher S teaches a lesson in which students must
a. Clarification c. Prompting recognize that ¼ is the same 0.25. They use this
b. Multiple response d. Concept review relationship to determine that 0.15 and 0.20 are
62. Here is the test item. slightly less than ¼. Which of the following
“From the data presented in the table, concept/s is/are being taught?
from generalizations that are supported by a. Numeration skills
the data”. b. Place value of decimals
Under what type of question does this item fall? c. Numeration skills of decimals and relationships
a. Convergent c. Application between fractions and decimals
b. Evaluative d. Divergent d. Relationship between fraction and decimals
63. I want to teach concepts, patterns and abstractions. 72. What is the best way to develop math concept?
Which method will be MOST appropriate? a. Solving problems using multiple approaches
a. Discovery c. Direct instruction b. Solving problems by looking for correct answer
b. Indirect instruction d. Problem solving c. Learning math as applied to situations, such as
64. Teacher A teaches English as a Second Language. being a tool of science
She uses vocabulary cards, fill-in-the-blanks d. solving problems by applying learned formulas
sentences, dialogues, dictation, and writing 73. After the reading of a selection in the class, which
exercises in teaching a lesson about grocery of these activities can enhance students’ creativity?
shopping. Based on this information, which of the I. Reader’s theater
following is a valid conclusion? II. Reading aloud
a. The teacher wants to make her teaching easier III. Silent reading
by having les talk a. I and II c. I only
b. The teacher emphasizing reading and writing b. II only d. III only
skills 74. Teacher C, a Reading teacher, advised he class to
c. The teacher is teaching in a variety of ways “read between the lines”. What does she want her
because not all students learn in the same pupils to do?
manner a. Make an educated guess
d. The teacher is applying Bloom’s hierarchy of b. Determine what is meant by what is stated
cognitive learning c. Apply the information read
65. Teacher A an experienced teacher, does daily d. Describe the characters in the story
review of past lessons in order to 75. To nurture students’ creativity, which activity
a. introduce a new lesson should a teacher AVOID?
b. reflect on how he presented the previous a. Ask “hat if…” questions
lessons b. Ask divergent thinking questions
c. provide his pupils with a sense of continuity c. Emphasize the need to give right answers
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76. Teacher R wants to develop his students’ creativity. 84. A person who has painful experiences at the
Which type of questions will be MOST appropriate? dentist’s office may become fearful at the mere
a. Synthesis questions sight of the dentist’s office building. Which theory
b. Fact questions can explain this?
c. “What if….” questions a. Generalization
d. Analysis questions b. Operant Conditioning
77. In my attempt to develop creative thinking skills, I c. Attribution theory
want to test fluency of ideas. Which activity for my d. Classical conditioning
students will be MOST appropriate? 85. Which is/are the basic assumption/s of
a. Solve this math problem behaviorists?
b. List animals covered with hair in 1 minute I. The mind of newborn child is a blank state.
c. Solve this puzzle II. all behaviors are determined by
d. Compare pictures 1 and 2. Where are the environmental events
differences? III. The child has a certain degree of freedom not
78. You want your students to answer the questions at to allow himself to be shaped by his
the end of a reading lesson. “What did I learn environment.
did?”,”What still puzzle me?”, “What did I enjoy, a. III only c. II only
hate accomplish in the class today”?,”How did I b. I and II d. I and II
learn from the lesson?”.Which of the following are 86. If a student is encouraged to develop himself to the
you asking them to do? fullest and must satisfy his hierarchy of needs, the
a. Work on an assignment highest needs to satisfy according to Maslow is .
b. Make journal entry a. psychological need c. belongingness
c. Work on a drill b. self-actualization d. safety needs
d. Apply what they learned 87. In a Social studies class, Teacher I presents a
79. After reading an essay. Teacher B wants to help morally ambiguous situation and asks student what
sharpen her students’ ability to interpret. Which of they would do. On whose theory is Teacher I’s
these activities will be most appropriate? technique based?
a. Drawing conclusions a. Bandura c. Kohlberg
b. Making inferences b. Piaget d. Bruner
c. Getting the main idea 88. Teacher F is convinced that whatever a student
d. Listing facts separately from opinion performs a desired behavior, provide reinforcement
and soon the student learns to perform the
Read the following then answer the question behavior on his own. On which principle is Teacher
80. A man and his son are driving in a car. The car F’s conviction based?
crashes into a tree, killing the father and seriously a. Environmentalism c. Cognitivism
injury his son. At the hospital, the boy needs to b. Behaviorism d. Constructivism
have surgery. Looking at the boy, the doctor says 89. Bandura’s social learning theory, states that
(telling the truth),”I cannot operate on him. He is children often imitate those who
my son. How can this be? I. have substantial influence over their lives
ANSWER: The doctor is the boy’s mother. II. belong their peer group
The above brain twister helps develop critical III. belong to other races
reading skills. Which activity was used? IV. are successful and seem admired
a. Comparing a. IV only c. I and II
b. Classifying b. I and IV d. II and IV
c. Inferring meaning 90. According to Erikson, what years are critical for the
d. Looking for cause and effect development of self-confidence?
81. Research says that mastery experiences increase a. High school years
confidence and willingness to try similar or more b. College years
challenging tasks as reading. What does this imply c. Preschool years
for children’s reading performance? d. Elementary school years
a. Children who have not mastered the basic skills 91. Which of the following does NOT describe the
are more likely to be motivated to read in order development of children aged 11 to 13?
to gain mastery over basic skills. a. They exhibit increased objectivity in thinking
b. Children who have mastered basic skills are b. They shift from impulsivity to adaptive ability
more likely to be less motivated to read c. Sex difference in IQ become more evident
because they get fed up with too much reading. d. They show abstract thinking and judgment
c. Children who have a high sense of self- 92. Teacher H begins a lesson on tumbling,
confidence are not necessarily those who can demonstrating front and back somersaults in slow
read motion and physically guiding his students through
d. Children who have gained mastery over basic the correct movements. As his students become
skills are more motivated to read more skillful, he stands back from the man and
82. The value that students put on reading is critical to gives verbal feedback about how to improve. With
their success. In what way/s can teachers inculcate Vygotsky’s theory in mind, what did Teacher H do?
his value for reading? a. Apprenticeship
I. Sharing the excitement of read-aloud b. Guided participation
II. Showing their passion for reading c. Peer interaction
III. Being rewarded to demonstrate the value of d. Scaffolding
reading 93. What does Gagne’s hierarchy theory propose for
a. II and III c. I, II and III effective instruction?
b. I and II d. II only a. Be concerned with the socio-emotional climate
83. Bruner’s theory on intellectual development moves in the classroom
from enactive to iconic and symbolic stages. b. Teach beginning with the concrete
Applying Bruner’s theory. How would you teach? c. Sequence instruction
a. Be interactive in approach d. Reward good behavior
b. Begin with the abstract 94. William Glasser’s control theory states that behavior
c. Begin with the concrete in inspired by what satisfies a person’s want at any
d. do direct instruction given time. What then must a teacher do to
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a. Make teaching-leaning interactive b. Convince them that genuine motivation is the
b. Avoid giving assignments only factor that matters for a person to succeed
c. Organize a curriculum in a spiral manner c. Make them realize that failure is a part of life
d. Make schoolwork relevant to students’ basic d. Make them realize that both success and failure
human needs. are more a function of internal causes.
95. Soc exhibit fear response to freely roaming dogs 104. Which characterize/s a learning environment that
but does not show fear when a dog is on a leash or promotes fairness among learners of various
confined to a pen. Which conditioning process is cultures, family background and gender?
illustrated? I. Inclusive
a. extinction c. acquisition II. Exclusive
b. generalization d. discrimination III. Gender-sensitive
96. Based on Freud’s theory, which operate/s when a a. I only c. I and III
student strikes a classmate at the height of anger? b. III only d. II and III
a. Ego c. Id and Ego interact 105. Which of the following steps should be completed
b. Id d. Superego first in planning an achievement test?
97. Bernadette enjoyed the roller coaster when he and a. Define the instructional objective
her family went to Enchanted Kingdom. The mere b. Set up a table of specialization
sight of a roller coaster gets her excited. Which c. Select the types of test items to use
theory explains Bernadette’s behavior? d. Decide on the length of the test
a. Operant conditioning 106. The computed r fro scores in Math and Science in
b. Social learning theory 0.92. What does this mean?
c. Attribution theory a. Math score is positive related to Science score
d. Pavlovian conditioning b. The higher the Math score, the lower the
98. According to Frued, with which should one be Science score
concerned if he/she has to develop in the students c. Math score is not in any way related to Science
a correct sense of right and wrong? score
I. Super-ego II. Ego III. Id d. Science score is slightly related to math score
a. I and II c. I 107. Which types of test is most appropriate if Teacher
b. II d. III Y wants to measure student’s ability to organize
99. When small children call animals “dog”, what thoughts and ideas?
process is illustrated on Piaget’s cognitive a. Short answer type of test
development theory? b. Extended response essay
a. reversion c. accommodation c. Modified alternative response
b. assimilation d. conservation d. Limited response essay
100. Researchers found that when a child is engaged 108. With assessment of affective learning in mind,
in a learning experience a number of areas of the which does NOT belong to the group?
brain are simultaneously activated. Which of the a. Cloze test c. Reflective writing
following is/are implication/s of this research b. Moral dilemma d. Diary entry
finding? 109. I want to test student’s synthesizing skills. Which
I. Make use of field trips, guest speakers has the highest diagnostic value?
II. Do multicultural units of study a. multiple choice test c. Essay test
III. Stick to the “left brain and right brain” b. Performance test d. Completion test
approach 110.
a. I and III c. I and II is an example of a leafy
b. I only d. II only vegetable.
101. Which appropriate teaching practice flows from
this research finding on the brain: “The brain’s Why is this test item poor?
emotional center is tied into its ability to learn”. I. The test item does not pose a problem to the
a. Establish the discipline of being judgmental in examinee
attitude II. There are variety of possible correct answer
b. Come up with highly competitive games where to this item
winners will feel happy III. the language used in the question is not
c. Tell the students to participate in class activities precise
or else won’t receive plus points in class IV. The blank is near the beginning of a sentence
recitation a. I and III
d. Create a learning environment that encourages b. II and IV
students to explore their feeling and ideas c. I and IV
freely d. I and II
102. Research on Piagetian tasks indicates that 111.
thinking becomes more logical and abstract as What follows is a multiple choice type of
children reach the formal operations stage. What is
test.
an educational implication of this finding?
a. Engage children in analogical reasoning as early
as preschool to train them for higher order Some test items .
thinking skills (HOTS)
b. Learners who are not capable of logical a. are too difficult
reasoning from ages 8 to 11 lag behind in their b. are objective
cognitive development c. are poorly constructed
c. Let children be children What makes the multiple choice type of test poor?
d. Expect hypothetical reasoning for learners d. options
a. The have multiple defensible answers
are not grammatically connected to
between 12 to 15 years of age the stem
103. Research says: “People tend to attribute their b. The stem fails to present a problem
successes to internal causes and their failures to c. There are grammatical clues
external causes.”Based on this finding, what should d. The options are not parallel
be taught to students for them to be genuinely
motivated to succeed?
a. Tell them the research finding when applied will
make them genuinely motivated

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112. If a teacher wants to measure her students’ 121. Which can be said of Arielle who obtained a score
ability to discriminate, which of these is an of 75 out of 100 items in a Grammar objective test?
appropriate type of test item as implied by the a. She performed better than 25% of her
direction? classmates
a. “Outline the Chapter on The Cell”. b. She answered 75 items in the test correctly
b. “Summarize the lesson yesterday”. c. Her rating is 75
c. “Group the following items according to shape”. d. She answered 75% of the test items correctly
d. “State a set of principle that can explain the 122. The criterion of success in Teacher D’s objective
following events”. is that “the pupils must be able to spell 90% of the
113. A test item has a difficult index of 0.89 and a words correctly”. Ana and 24 others in the class
discrimination index of 0.44. What should the spelled only 40 out of 50 words correctly while the
teacher do? rest scored 45 and above. This means that Teacher
a. Reject the item D
b. Retain the item a. attained her lesson objective
c. Make it a bonus item b. did not attain her lesson objective because of
d. Make it a bonus item and reject it the pupils’ lack of attention
114. Which form of assessment is consistent with the c. failed to attain her lesson objective as far as the
saying “The proof of the pudding is in the eating”. 25 pupils are concerned
a. Contrived c. Traditional d. attained her lesson objective because of her
b. Authentic d. Indirect effective spelling drill
115. 123. If the scores of your test follow a negatively
Who is best admired for outstanding skewed score distribution, what should you do?
contribution to world peace? Find out ?
a. why your items were easy
b. why most of the scores are high
a. Kissinger c. Kennedy
c. why most of the scores are low
b. Clinton d. Mother Teresa
What is WRONG with this item? d. why some pupils scored high
a. Item is overly specific 124. Principal A is talking about “grading on the curve”
b. Content is trivial in a faculty meeting. What does this expression
c. Test item is option-based refer to?
d. There is a cue to the right answer a. A student mark compares his achievement to
116. Student’s score were as follows: 82, 83, 84, 86, his effort.
88, 84, 83, 85. The score 86 is the b. A student’s grade or mark depends on how his
a. mode c. median achievement compares with the achievement of
b. average d. mean other students in a class.
117. Which text form would you choose if you want to c. A student’s grade determines whether or not a
have a valid and reliable test based on the table student attains a defined standard of
below? achievement
d. A student mark tells how closely he is achieving
Test Form Validity Index Reliability Index to his potential.
A .47 .68 125. Which tests determine whether students accept
B .87 .57 responsibility for their own behavior or pass on
C .20 .86 responsibility for their own behavior to other
D .40 .41 people?
E .63 .07 a. Thematic tests
b. Sentence-completion tests
a. A only c. A and D c. Stylistic test
b. B only d. B and E d. Locus-of-control tests
118. A mathematicians test was given to all Grade V 126. Which of the one weakness of self-supporting
pupils to determine the contestants for the Math personality checklists?
Quiz Bee. Which statistical measure should be used a. Many personality measures have built-in lie
to identify the top 15? scales
a. Mean percentage score b. They lack stability
b. Quartile Deviation c. They may not get true information because
c. Percentile Rank individuals can hide or disguise feelings
d. Percentage Score d. They have poor internal consistency
119. Nellie’s score is within x±1 SD. To which of the 127. Which of these can measure awareness of values?
following groups does she belong? a. Sociogram
a. Below average b. Moral dilemmas
b. Average c. Projective techniques
c. Needs Improvement d. Rating scales
d. Above average 128. Marking on a normative basis means that
120. Use the inbox below to answer the question that the normal distribution curve should be followed
follows: a. some should fall
Percentage Grades for Final Examination b. some get high marks
c. the grading is based on a present criteria
129. Which process enhances the comparability of
grades?
40 70 80 90 100 a. Using a table specifications
Which of the following statement is TRUE about b. Determining the level of difficulty of the tests
the plot of grades above? c. Giving more HOTS (higher order thinking skills)
a. The median is a score of 80 and the range is d. Constructing departmentalized examinations for
60. each subject area.
b. The median is a score of 70 and the range is
60.
c. The median is a score of 80 and the range is
20.
d. The median is a score of 70 and the range is
20.
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SITUATIONAL c. Learners have multiple intelligence and varied
learning styles
Situation 1- In a faculty meeting, the principle d. Learners are producers of knowledge not only
told his teacher: “We need to improve our school passive recipients of information
performance in the National Achievement Test.
What should we do? Situation 4- Principal E wants her teachers to apply
constructivism in teaching
The teacher gave varied answers as follows:
139. On which assumption/s is the principal’s action
anchored?
1. Let’s give incentives and rewards to students
I. Students learn by personally constructing
who get a rating of 85%
meaning of what is taught.
2. Let’s teach them to accept complete II. Students are construct and reconstruct
responsibility for their performance meaning based on experiences
3. Let’s make the school environment conducive III. Students derive meaning from the meaning
for learning that the teacher gives
4. Let’s make use of the experimental methods a. II only c. I, II, and III
b. I and II d. I only
of teaching
130. Which response/s come/s from a behaviorist? 140. Which materials will her teachers LEAST prefers?
a. #2 and #4 c. #3 and #4 a. Controversial issues
b. #1 and #2 d. #1 and #3 b. Open-ended topics
131. On which educational philosophy is response #1 c. Unquestionable laws
anchored? d. Problem or cases
a. Existentialism c. Progressivism 141. Which concept/s of the learner will Principal E
b. Essentialism d. Bahaviorism NOT accept?
132. If you learned toward a progressivist philosophy, I. “Empty vesse!”
with which response would you agree? II. “Tabula rasa”
a. #2 b. #3 c. #4 d. #1 III. Candle to be lighted
a. III only c. II only
b. I only d. I and II
Situation 2- One principle in the utilization of
technology of the classroom is appropriateness of
Situation 5- Study the matching type of test then
material or activity.
answer the 3 questions that follow:
133. Teacher C wants his students to master the
concept of social justice. Which series of activities Column A Column B
will be most effective?
a. Pretest-teaching-posttest 1. equilateral triangle A. With 3 equal sides
b. Pretest-teaching-posttest-re-teaching for 2. right triangle B. With 5 equal sides
unlearned concepts-posttest
3. octagon C. Has 90- degree
c. Review-pretest-teaching-posttest
d. Teaching-posttest angle
134. Teacher A likes to show how the launching of
spaceships takes place. Which of the following 4. pentagon D. Means many
142.
5. How can you make the items
heptagon E. homogeneous?
with 7 sides
materials available is most fit?
a. Increase the number of items in Column B
a. Model c. Replica 6. poly F. with 8 sides
b. All items should be on polygons
b. Mock-up d. Realia
c. Remove the word triangle in items #1 and #2
135. Teacher B likes to concretize the abstract
in column A
concepts of an atom. She came up with a concrete
d. The word “gon” must be included in column B
presentation of the atom by using wire and plastic
143. What is the main defect of this matching test?
balls. How would you classify Teacher B’s visual
a. the matching type is an imperfect type
aids?
b. the items are NOT homogeneous
a. Chart c. Model
c. the items quite easy
b. Replica d. Realia
d. an obvious pattern is followed in the answering
144. Which should be done to improve the matching
Situation 3- After reading and paraphrasing Robert type of test?
frost’s “Stopping by the Wood on a snowy Evening”. a. Capitalize the items in Column A
b. Items in Column A and B should be exchanged
Mr. Sales asked the class to share any insight derived
c. Drop #6 item in Column A
from the poem. d. The item in Column A should be increased
136. The class was asked to share their insights about
Situation 6- Below is the template for Scoring
the poem. The ability to come up with a n insight
stems from the ability to Rubric.
a. analyze the parts of a whole
b. evaluate the worthiness of a thing
c. relate and organize things and ideas
d. comprehend the subject that is being studied 5-Demonstrate complete understanding of the
137. To ask the class any insight derived from the problem. All requirements of task are included in
poem is based on the theory of response
a. realism c. conditioning
b. behaviorism d. constructivism 4-Demonstrate considerable understanding of the
138. On which assumption about the learner is Mr. problem. All requirements of task are included
Marquez’s act of asking the class to share their
insight based? 3- Demonstrate partial understanding of the problem.
a. Learners are like empty receptacles waiting to
Most requirements of task are included
be filled up
b. Learners are meant to interact with one another
2- Demonstrate little understanding of the problem.
Many requirements of task are missing
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1- Demonstrate no understanding of the problem
145. Which of these is/are essential in constructing a
scoring rubric?
I. Description of criteria to serve as standard
II. Clear descriptions of performance at each
level
III. Levels of achievement (mastery)
IV. Rating scheme
a. I, II, III c. I, II, III, IV
b. I, II d. I only
146. Which statement is TRUE of the rubric?
a. It is developmental
b. It is analytical
c. It is both holistic and developmental
d. It is holistic
147. Which is TRUE of the scoring rubric?
I. It describes criteria of levels of achievement
II. It has a rating scheme
III. It limit itself to 4 levels of achievement
a. I and II
b. I and III
c. II and III
d. I, II and III

Situation 7- Study the table on item analysis for


non-attractiveness and non-plausibility of distracters
based on the results of a try-out test in Science. The
letter marked with a asterisk is the correct answer.

Item No. 1 A B C D E

Upper 27% 10 4 1 1 0
148. The table shows that the test item analyzed .
a. has a positive discrimination index
Lower
b. 27% 6 discrimination
has a negative 5 2 index 2 0
c. is extremely easy
d. is extremely difficult
149. Based on the table, which is the most effective
distracter?
a. Option D
b. Option A
c. Option C
d. Option B
150. Based on the table, which group got more correct
answer?
a. Upper group
b. It cannot be determined
c. Lower group
d. Data are not sufficient to give an answer

When you get right down to the root of the


meaning of the word "succeed," you find that it
simply means to follow through.

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EXAM DRILL I – PROF. ED.

ANSWER KEY:

1. You are very much interested in a quality professional development program for teachers. What characteristic
should you look for?
A. Prescribe by top educational teachers…

1. D
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. –
7. C
8. C
9. C
10. A
11. A
12. D
13. D
14. D
15. D
16. C
17. C
18. C
19. C
20. A
21. A
22. C
23. B
24. B
25. B
26. C
27. C
28. C
29. D
30. B
31. D
32. A
33. D
34. B
35. B
36. B
37. D
38. B
39. B
40. C
41. D
42. B
43. B
44. D
45. B
46. D
47. C

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48. B
49. C
50. C

51. –
52. A
53. B
54. D
55. C
56. B
57. C
58. D
59. B
60. C
61. C
62. D
63. A
64. C
65. C
66. D
67. B
68. D
69. B
70. D
71. C
72. C
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73. C
74. –
75. C
76. C
77. –
78. B
79. B
80. C
81. D
82. C
83. C
84. D
85. B
86. B
87. C
88. B
89. B
90. C
91. C
92. D
93. C
94. D
95. D
96. B
97. D
98. B
99. B
100. A
101. D
102. D
103. C
104. C
105. A
106. A
107. B
108. –
109. C
110. D

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111. B
112. C
113. B
114. B
115. B
116. C
117. B
118. D
119. B
120. C
121. B
122. C
123. B
124. B
125. A
126. C
127. B
128. A
129. D
130. D
131. D
132. C
133. B
134. A
135. C
136. D
137. D
138. D
139. B
140. C
141. D
142. B
143. B
144. C
145. C
146. C
147. A
148. –
149. –
150. –

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1. The ash from Mt. Pinatubo has been found to have gold content of only 20 parts per billion which is far
below commercial levels. As such, officials have warned against hopes of a new “gold rush.”
A. There is new hope for boosting the economy of the Philippines
B. There is a need to explore what else lies beneath Mt. Pinatubo
C. There is possibility of existing gold mines beneath Mt. Pinatubo
D. The gold content of the ash from Mt. Pinatubo does not have commercial value
2. The Nibelungenlied is a:
A. Russian folk song C. Medieval German Epic
B. Latin Myth D. Chinese legend

3. The EQUINOX usually occurs on or close to March 21 and September 23.


A. Time when heavy rains fall
B. Time when days are longer than the nights
C. Time when days are shorter than the nights
D. Time when day and night are equal length all over the earth

4. The first day of June is a Saturday. What day will the last day of June be?
A. Sunday C. Thursday
A. Monday D. Frida
5. Hindi nakayanan ng aking kaibigan ang kanyang MASALIMUOT na buhay.
A. Mahirap B. Malabo C. Malungkot D. Magulo

6. Ang katumbas sa Filipino ng “national identity” ay _______.


A. Pandaigdig na pagkilala C. Pambansang pagkakilanlan
B. Pambayang pagkakakilala D. Pambansang katanyagan

7. Walang tubig kahapon. Ito ay pangungusap na:


A. Walang pandiwa C. May panaguri
B. Walang paksa D. May paksa

8. A substance that gives up hydrogen ions to water to form hydronium ions is called:
A. A salt B. A base C. Sour milk D. Flour

9. Lunar eclipse occurs when the earth passes between the moon and the sun, eclipse of the moon does
not occur each month because:
A. The dark side of the moon rarely faces the earth
B. The earth is usually between the moon and the sun

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C. The moon rarely comes close enough to the earth


D. The moon’s orbit is at an angle to the earth’s orbit around the sun

10. How may the established of housing subdivision to address housing problem contribute to decreased
food production?
A. Housing divisions become over crowded
B. Men get occupied with construction and leave their farms untilled
C. Arable lands are reduced for these are converted into housing subdivision
D. People who flocked to the center where most subdivisions are located have no skill

11. Which principle of taxation does the Philippine government lack if it falls to raise the needed revenue
and therefore borrows from other countries to cover its expenses
A. Equity B. Elasticity C. Neutrality D. Productivity

12. What can be said of the Philippine peso if the exchange rate of a dollar to a peso has gone down from
P50 to a dollar to P40.32?
A. The peso is stable C. The value of peso is fluctuating
B. The peso has weakened D. The peso has strengthened

13. Ecologist associate the relation between climate and vegetation and animals life with the term:
A. Biome B. Habitat C. Biosphere D. Population

14. Which biogas is obtained from biological wastes such as animals manure?
A. Ester B. Alcogas C. Methane D. Ethylene

15. Who are referred to as Japayukis?


A. Filipinos working as entertainers in Japan
B. Filipino overseas contract workers in Japan
C. Filipino Japanese descendents now working in Japan
D. Japanese who come to the Philippines for their business/pleasure tours

16. What happens to the speed of a light ray as it passes from water to air?
A. Increases C. Increase then decreases
B. Decreases D. Remains the same

17. In each cardiac cycle, the heart goes through a system contraction. What is this phase called?
A. Systole B. Diastole C. Diastole arc D. Diffusion

18. Ano ang tawag sa nasa malaking titik sa sumusunod na pangungusap? Naging mabilis ang pulong NG
PANGULO at NG MGA KALIHIM
A. Salita B. Kataga C. Parirala D. Sugnay

19. With the Cold War in mind, which does NOT belong?
A. Conflict B. Dialogue C. Competition D. Tension

20. The dignity of every human person is rooted on his/her being:


A. Good C. Productive
B. Educated D. Created into God’s Image & likeness

21. To be ethical and moral, what is the best thing to do?


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A. Strengthen the will C. Reflect on the moral things to do


B. Discuss what is good to do D. Conduct seminars on values education

22. When a manufacturer engages the production of pirated CD’s he violates other people’s right to
A. Copyright C. Intellectual property
B. Lawful Income D. Engage in business

23. The latest agrarian reform program in the country is more comprehensive than the first because:
A. Included sugar & coconut lands in addition to rice & corn lands
B. Enforced more than nineteen Presidential Decrees
C. Declared the whole country as a land reform area
D. Benefitted both tenant and landowner

24. Which is the foundation of genuine justice?


A. Religiosity C. Social Justice
B. Peace talks D. End of the arms race

25. What is the counting number that is less than 15 and when divided by 3 has a remainder of 1: but
when divided by 4 has a remainder of 2?
A. 12 B. 8 C. 5 D. 10

26. Which of the following factors contribute to an increase in human population?


I. Immigration III. Natality
II. Emigration IV. Mortality
A. III and IV B. I only C. I and III D. II and III

27. How much interest would be paid on a bank loan of 30,000 for 8 months at 12% annual interest?
A. P 3,600 B. P 2,800 C. P 2,400 D. 3,240

28. Which family obligation is especially valued?


A. Sending relatives in remote barrios to college
B. Supplying groceries to relatives in remote barrios
C. Keeping immediate family members out of trouble
D. Providing health assistance to relatives living in the same locale.

29. A good writer supports his generalizations with __________ examples.


A. Convenient C. Concrete
B. Unfamiliar D. Abstract

30. Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time as it _______ around the earth, we see the
same side always.
A. Revolves C. Is revolving
B. Revolve D. Has been revolving

31. She wrote a “first-rate” report. What does it say about the report?
A. Run-of-the-mill C. Excellent
B. Ordinary D. Mediocre

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32. She has a penchant for blue dresses. This indicates ___________.
A. Dislike C. Avoidance
B. Fondness D. Strong aversion

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33. “Values education is integrated in the curriculum of all levels.” Which of the following supports this
statement?
A. Values education is stressed in all subjects at all levels
B. There is a need for training of teachers to teach
C. Additional classroom will be needed
D. New teachers will be hired

34. “She is a vision of feminine pulchritude.” This stands for the following except:
A. Comeliness C. Homeliness
B. Loveliness D. Physical Beauty

35. Ako’y nangangakong matatapos sa isang karera. Siya’y kasama sa:


A. Gustong magsuot ng toga isang araw C. Ospital sa panganganak ng asawa
B. Siya’y hawak ang malamig na bakal D. Isang rally sa EDSA

36. Ang kagawaran nang pang-ibang bansa ay gulong-gulo kapag may giyera sa ibang bansa. Ano ang
unang ginagampanan ng Ambassador sa Bansa:
A. Bayaang masipag-uwian sa sariling sikap ang bawat isa
B. Alamin ang mga tirahan ng mga Filipino sa bayang iyon
C. Ipunin ang mga maykaya at ipalipad pauwi
D. Bilangin ang mga lalaki

37. In moral life, responsibility depends on one’s knowingly and freely doing an act. In which of the
following situations would you attribute responsibility?
A. A person unknowingly passes counterfeit money
B. An insane person strikes someone’s head with a hammer
C. A four year old fires a loaded gun killing his own father
D. A nurse administer a medicine despite strong doubts

38. The government has control of many government corporations and industries. What was
deregulated and allowed to raise prices without control?
A. Oil industry C. Fishing industry
B. Mining industry D. Water source

39. Democracy refers to the involvement of all citizens in the control of government, while an oligarchy
relegates control of government to:
A. The mother Country C. A religious group
B. An autocrat D. A select few
40. Printed on the label of a bottle of cough medicine is the following instruction.” Store away from
light, below 30 degrees C.” What can you infer about the cough medicine?
A. It is in a dark, light proof bottle C. It should be stored in the refrigeration
B. It is affected by heat and light D. It should be stored hidden

41. Which human right violation is a deliberate and systematic extermination of an ethnic or national
group?
A. Genocide B. Murder C. Homicide D. Parricide

42. Man is always interested in asking questions. He is also very eager to find the answers to his
questions. What scientific attitude is he displaying?
A. Wonder C. Curiosity
B. Rationality D. Absence of prejudice

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43. Paulo admits that he is not free committing errors. He recognizes that there may be better ideas
and realizes that there are individuals whom he may have to consult to arrive at correct
observations and conclusions. What scientific trait is he displaying?
A. Humility B. Objectivity C. Open mindedness D. Rationality

44. A lady actively participates is task and also dutifully performs tasks assigned to her. What scientific
attitude is displayed in his situation?
A. Unity B. Camaraderie C. Being a team player D. Responsibility

45. PINASYALAN ng mag-anak ang Enchanted Kingdom noong isang buwan. Ano ang pokus ng
pandiwa?
A. sanhi B. direksyon C. tagatanggap D. tagaganap

46. “Magtatrabaho ako at ikaw ay mag-aaral upang makatapos ka ng pag-aaral”, Anong uri ng
pangungusap ito?
A. Payak B. Hugnayan C. Tambalan D. Langkapan

47. If the area of one circle is twice that of another circle, what is the ratio in percent, of the smaller to
larger circle?
A. 50 % B. 25% C. 75% D. 70%

48. Four mangoes cost P29.00 at that price, what will 2 ½ dozen mangoes cost?
A. P 870.00 B. P 348.50 C. P188.50 D. P 217.50

49. All the seats in the bus are occupied and six are standing. At the next bus stop, 13 persons got off
and 5 got in. How many seats were empty after this stop?
A. 2 B. 0 C. 23 D. 24

50. What day follows the day before yesterday if two days from now will be Sunday?
A. Thursday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. None of the above

51. The hypotenuse of a right angle triangle is 25 feet. If one leg is 24 feet, what is the length of the
other leg?
A. 5ft B. 6ft C. 20ft D. 7ft

52. Two buses leave the same station at 9pm. One bus travels north at the rate of 30 kph and the
other travels east at 40 kph. How many kilometers apart are the buses at 10pm?
A. 50 km B. 70km C. 100km D. 140km

53. Which of the following does not belong to life science?


A. Cytology B. Physics C. Botany D. Genetics

54. Why do leaves with green color look green in the sunlight?
A. They absorb the blue and yellow object
B. The blue and yellow bounces off from the leaves
C. They absorb the green light
D. They reflect green light

55. Why do people feel their ears pop or crack when they are up in the air?
A. Air is cleaner C. There are more air particles

B. Air is cooler D. There are less air particles

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56. What is the bending of light when it changes speed in passing from one material to another?
A. reflection B. refraction C. diffraction D. interference

57. Two vases are identical except one is glass and the other is made of black plastic. If they are side
by side in a well-lit room, which vase absorbs more light energy?
A. The black vase absorbs more. C. The glass vase absorbs more.
B. They absorb the same amount. D. They absorb no light energy.

58. If you connect light bulbs together so that the current through each lightbulb is the same, you
have made which type of circuit?
A. a series circuit C. a combination circuit
B. a parallel circuit D. an open circuit

59. Why is just one side of the Moon visible from Earth?
A. The Moon does not rotate on its axis as it orbits the Earth.
B. The Moon rotates once in the same amount of time that it orbits.
C. Half of the Moon is always unlit by the Sun.
D. Half of the Moon does not reflect light.

60. Stars rise and set in the night sky because


A. Earth orbits the Sun.
B. Earth rotates.
C. the North Poles points toward Polaris
D. the stars are moving in space

61. Dissolving sugar in water is an example of


A. physical change C. phase change
B. chemical change D. nuclear change

62. An electric current can be used to decompose, or break down, water into oxygen gas and hydrogen
gas. This is an example of a
A. physical change C. phase change
B. chemical change D. nuclear change

63. How is energy transferred by convection?


A. by direct contact between objects
B. by electromagnetic waves
C. by movement of groups of particles in gases or liquids
D. by movement of groups of particles in solid objects

64. Water requires more energy than an equal mass of iron for its temperature to increase by a given
amount because water has a greater
A. ability to conduct heat C. temperature
B. thermal energy D. specific heat

65. An insulator keeps a home warm by


A. slowing the transfer of cold particles from outside to inside
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B. increasing the specific heat of the air inside


C. slowing the transfer of energy from inside to outside
D. increasing the thermal energy of the walls.

66. What characteristic of large bodies of water explains why the seawater is cooler than the land in
the hot afternoon sun?
A. Water is liquid while the land is solid.
B. Water has a higher specific heat than land.
C. Land is a better insulator than water.
D. Land has a higher specific heat than water.

67. Geothermal energy, an energy resource in the country, is based on which phenomenon?
A. Heat energy from the sun penetrates deep into the earth
B. Human activity is the largest source of energy heat on earth
C. There are concentration of heat in some places of earth’s crust
D. Earth’s internal energy heats its surface more than the sun does

68. Which of these effects generally occurs as a result of warm air mass and a cooler air mass
converging at earth’s surface?
A. Winds die down C. Stormy weather patterns develop
B. The sky becomes cooler D. Cloud formation decreases

69. To what classification of rights does the right to live and to love belong?
A. Political B. Natural C. Statutory D. Constitutional

70. Which among the following are duplicated during the process of mitosis?
A. Centrosomes B. Centromeres C. Chromosomes D. Chloroplasts

71. Every right has a corresponding duty. This means that rights and duties are:
A. Different B. Absolute C. Reciprocal D. Related

72. The EDSA I in our history as a people prove the power of:
A. Information C. Preference of the poor
B. Armed violence D. People power

73. Which desktop icon can be used to access the files and programs in the computer?
A. Task bar B. My documents C. My briefcase D. My computer

74. When it is most important to scan a computer’s drives for virus? Immediately after:
A. Shutting down the computer improperly
B. Defragmenting a computer’s hard disk
C. Installing software from a disk created by a friend
D. Downloading a text file from a government website

75. Your computer is not receiving the print command. Which should you do first?
A. Check the computer’s default printing settings
B. Reset the printing properties of the printer
C. Realign the heads of the printers print
D. Replace the ink cartridges

76. In what sense is the Filipino linked to a bamboo?


A. He is sturdy B. He is flexible C. He is versatile D. He is
ambitious
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77. You have a property worth P500,000. The tax is 1%, he pays P5000. If his property is worth
P1,000,000 he pays 10,000. Which does this illustrate?
A. Equality in taxation C. Uniformity taxation
B. Equity taxation D. Progressive taxation

78. Which refer to a single phrase or word that tells the computer to something with a program or a
file?
A. Command C. Computer program
B. Password D. Computer language

79. Who was the first scientist who measured the speed of light in water?
A. Fizeau B. Gallileo C. Michelson D. Foucalt

80. The power rating of an electric motor that draws current of 3A when operated at 120V is:
A. 360 W B. 40 W C. 1,080 W D. 540 W

81. An apple that weights 1N falls to the ground with an impact force of about:
A. 4 N B. 1 N C. 9.8 N D. 2 N

82. Where does the pick up needle on a phonograph move the fastest across the record?
A. At the end of the record
B. At the beginning of the record
C. Everywhere, it has the same speed everywhere on the record
D. None of the above

83. If you lower the frequency of a wave in a string you will:


A. Lower its speed C. Lower its amplitude
B. Shorten its period D. Increase its wavelength

84. Which is an example of a way to improve efficiency in transportation


I. Use of fuel efficient, hybrid or electric cars
II. Carpooling
III. Use of public transportation
A. I and II B. II and III C. I and III D. I, II and III

85. Which application program provides users with a means to organize and present information
through the use of text, numbers, graphs, sounds and visual images?
A. Publisher C. Word processing
B. Spreadsheet D. powerpoint

86. Why is the Philippines much hotter that Canada? The Philippines:
A. Has days with more hours of light C. Has more vegetation to absorb sunlight
B. Has a denser population than Canada D. Receive sun rays closer to vertical position

87. Which is the method that uses organisms to clean up toxic waste?
A. Monoculture C. Carrying capacity
B. Deforestation D. Bioremediation

88. Which has more mass, a kilogram of feathers or a kilogram of iron?


A. Iron C. Both have the same mass
B. Feather D. None of the above

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89. One of the major functions of taxes is to finance real government expenditures. This function can
simply be stated as to:
A. Raise revenues C. Raise national security
B. Secure price stability D. Promote development

90. While travelling at night, you lost direction. Which star should you look for and in what
constellation?
I. Polaris III. Ursa Major
II. Rigel IV. Ursa Minor
A. I and IV B. I and III C. II and IV D. II and III

91. Which principle states that no man in the country is above the law and the laws must be obeyed
by all applied to everyone rich or poor, lowly or powerful, without fear or favor?
A. Social justice C. Separation of church and state
B. Rule of law D. Rule of the majority

92. Any individual has the right to question why he is being arrested and to summon his accusers to
court so that due process may be performed. This right is embodied in which of the following?
A. Prison major C. Reclusion perpetua
B. Habeas corpus D. Res ipsa loquitour

93. Chalk, limestone and marbles are remains of seashells deposited in the seas million years ago.
They are all forms of:
A. Sodium sulfide B. Carbon dioxide C. Calcium carbonate D. Calcium hydroxide

94. What was the first book published in the Philippines?


A. Pasiong mahal C. Del superior Govierno
B. Doctrina Christina D. Barlaan at Josaphat

95. A triangle is 4 times as long as it is wide. If the length is increased by 4 inches and the width is
decrease by 1 inch, the area will be 60 square inches. What were the dimensions of the original
rectangle?
A. 4 X 16 B. 2 X 32 C. 5 X 12 D. 3 X 14

96. The numerator of a fraction is 3 less than the denominator. If the numerator and the
denominator are each increased by 1, the value of the fraction becomes ¾. What is the original
fraction?
A. 8/12 B. 6/13 C. 7/12 D. 8/11

97. If a liter of chemical X is 95% pure, how many liters of water must be added to make a 50%
solution?
A. 0.90 L B. 0.94 L C. 0.09 L D. 0.80 L

98. A man accepts a position at P14,250 basic salary with agreement that he will receive a 2%
increase every year for 3 years. What will his salary be at the end of 3 years?
A. P 16,500.00 B. P 14, 950.00 C. P 15,105.00 D. P 15,122.21

99. A man is planning to take a leisurely stroll around their rectangular patio, which measures 27.7 M
long and 21.5 M wide. How far does the man have to walk?
A. 88.4 M B. 98.4 M C. 120.4 M D. 96.4 M

100. After a stone is dropped into a cylindrical container filled with 100 cm3 of water, the water rises
and the new reading is 106.5 cmᵌ. What is the volume of the stone?
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A. 10.65 cmᵌ B. 6.5 cmᵌ C. 60.65 cmᵌ D. 60.5 cmᵌ

101. What is the volume of air in an atmospheric balloon with a diameter of 24 cm?
A. 2304 cmᵌ B. 570 cmᵌ C. 240 cmᵌ D. 144 cmᵌ

102. A 4 cm by 7 cm rectangle is rotated about its longer side. What is the approximate volume of the
cylinder thus generated?
A. 750.25 cmᵌ B. 176.36 cmᵌ C. 351.86 cmᵌ D. 615.75 cmᵌ

103. After a series of tutorial lessons at Best Tutorial Center, Ann’s grade in Math rose from 78 to 88.
By what percent did her average increase?
A. 35.75% B. 12.82% C. 11.36% D. 20.16%

104. A large pipe can empty a tank in six hours, and a smaller pipe can empty it in ten hours. How
long would it take both pipes to empty the tank?
A. 3.25 hours B. 4.5 hours C. 3.75 hours D. 2 hours

105. Jose Rizal: El Filibusterismo: Graciano Lopez Jaena:


A. Ninay C. Noche Buena
B. Fray Botod D. Cadaquilaan ng Dios

106. Sounds differ though spelled alike. Which does not belong to the group?
A. The leader chided the follower’s C. She sounded victorious
B. She wanted a chaperon D. Baby screamed for help

107. A blind mother was allowed to work in a place where her fingers could be productive. Why is it
possible?
A. Disabled person are given special attention
B. The disable and handicapped are given equal protection of the law
C. Blind individuals are discouraged from begging
D. Blind individuals can still be productive

108. A 3 ½ meter ribbon is cut into four pieces in the ratio 1:2:3:4. Find the length of the longest
piece.
A. 35 cm B. 70 cm C. 100 cm D. 140 cm

109. According to Confucius, what is the best way to rule a people and attain harmony?
A. By allowing to do as they please C. By consulting the governed
B. By moral example D. By force

110. Compute the exact simple interest on Php 20, 500 at 2.5% per annum for 60 days.
A. Php 95.50 B. Php 84.25 C. Php 85.42 D. Php 90.64

111. During the experiment, temperature was measured three times. The second reading was 8
degrees lower than the first and the third reading was 13 degrees lower than the second. If the
first reading was 7 degrees what was the last?
A. 6 degrees B. 14 degrees C. -14 degrees D. -12 degrees

112. Who of the following Romans was never emperor?


A. Caligula B. Catullus C. Claudius D. Julius Caesar

113. The government’s prohibiting the press from interviewing, constitutes called:
A. Gag order B. Media law C. Censorship D. Prior restraint

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114. The press is referred to as Four Estate because it:


A. is a powerful political force
B. is an adversary of government
C. acts as the fourth branch of government
D. checks all branches of government

115. How do you describe a typical social structure which describe a pattern through which
relationships at work are ordered?
A. Communistic B. Capitalistic C. Bureaucratic D. Technological

116. The official stand of the news paper on a particular issue is found in the:
A. Front page C. Editorial page
B. Inside page D. Features section

117. An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that represents it.
A. personification B. metonymy C. comparison D. euphemism

118. He was the American President who said” Ask not what America will do for you, but what
together we can do for freedom of man.”
A. Gerald Ford C. Henry Truman
B. Franklin Roosevelt D. John F. Kennedy

119. The area of a rectangle is 117 cm2. Find its perimeter if its length is 13 cm.
A. 9 cm B. 30 cm C. 44 cm D. 54 cm

120. Two angles are supplementary. One of the angles is five times larger than the other. What is the
measure of the larger number?
A. 150 B. 300 C. 1200 D. 1500

121. Ito ay sinulat ni Harriet Stowe ng Estados Unidos na tumatawag pansin sa kalagayan ng mga
alipin at naging batayan ng simulain ng demokrasya.
A. And “Book of the Dead” C. “Divina Comedia”
B. Ang “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” D. “Mahabharata”

122. Sabihin ang gawang pagsasalitang ito. “Iwasan ang imburnal, may nagtratabaho”
A. Pagtukoy B. Pagkukuwento C. Babala D. Pasasalamat

123. Kabaliwan at paglulustay ang inyong ginagawa taun-taon. Higit na marami ang maralitang
nanganngailangan ng salapi at dunog. Ang nagsasalita ay –
A. Kuripot B. Maramot C. Praktical D. Matipid

124. If a function is defined by the set of ordered pairs (1,2), (2,4),(3,8),(4,16),(5,Y) then the value
of Y is –
A. 10 B. 32 C. 20 D. 25

125. If each of the five members in a basketball team shakes hands with every other member of the
team before the game starts, how many handshake will there be in all?
A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 9

126. Which of the following causes the seasons?


A. The rotation of the Earth about the Sun C. The distance of the Earth from the Sun
B. The rotation of the Sun about the Earth D. The tilting of the Earth on its axis

127. A person who specialized in the study of atmospheric conditions is called a


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A. Geologist B. Scientist C. Meteorologist D. Weather forecaster

128. You have identified the problem in your experiment. What is the next step?
A. Formulate the hypothesis C. Gather relevant data
B. Formulate the conclusion D. Test the hypothesis

129. When the moon is passing the point of its orbit directly between the earth and the sun and it
cannot be seen, this phase of the moon is
A. Full moon B. Crescent C. Gibbous D. New moon

130. What is the least common multiple of 9, 8 and 18?


A. 36 B. 54 C. 72 D. 144

131. Which of the following is NOT true about the sum of two consecutive odd integers?
A. it is even C. it is divisible by 4
B. it is only divisible by 12 D. it is always divisible by 1

132. The thinning of the ozone layer is due to the use of


A. Weed killers and insecticide sprays
B. Hydrocarbons like gasoline
C. Mercury in gold mines
D. refrigerant and aerosol sprays

133. Comets often have eccentric orbits. This means that


A. Their orbits are circular
B. Their time of arrival is unpredictable
C. They cannot be seen without telescope
D. The sun is closer to one end of the orbit

134. Senators were accused by activists of washing their hands with the perfumes of Arabia. This is
state commonly known as
A. Triumph B. Guilt C. Aggression D. Indecision

135. Lucille is 4 times as old as Nicole. Six years from now, she will be twice as old as Nicole. How old
are they now?
A. Lucille 12; Nicole 3 C. Lucille 16; Nicole 4
B. Lucille 3; Nicole 12 D. Lucille 4; Nicole 16

136. If x + y = 2a and x - y = 2b, what is the value of xy?


A. ab B. a2 + b2 C. (a – b)2 D. a2 – b2

137. Reports of the death sentence were awaited by the parents. But the President decides the
postponement for a month or in legal terms this means
A. Reprieve B. Pardon C. Execution D. Commutation

138. A square box has a perimeter of 88 cm. What is measurement of one side of the box?
A. 88 cm B. 22 cm C. 60 cm D. 44 cm

139. At the outset of the rainy season the epidemic of H-fever is feared. Which practice is the best
approach to prevent it occurrence is homes?
A. Clean the yards of breeding places for mosquitoes like old tries, cans etc.
B. Fumigate the house with smoke and chemicals
C. Submit children to vaccination
D. Avoid mosquito bites in the afternoon
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140. The founder and first editor of La Solaridad in Barcelona, Spain and was considered the greatest
orator of the Filipino colony in Spain?
A. Mariano Ponce C. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
B. Graciano Lopez Jaena D. Gregorio H. Del Pilar

141. Find the GCF of 12, 32 and 56.


A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 56

142. The primary source of the objectives of educations in the Philippines at present is the –
A. Report of the Monroe Commission C. Tydings McDuffie Act
B. Philippine Constitution D. The Swanson Report

143. The voyage of Ferdinand Magellan is considered the greatest single achievement in the history of
exploration and discovery because it –
A. Made proved that the world is not flat
B. Marked the discovery of westward route to the East
C. Marked the first circumnavigation of the globe
D. Marked the discovery of the Philippines

144. A car racer covers 225 km. in 2 ½ hours. How far can he go in 1 ¾ hours.
A. 267 ½ km B. 168 ¾ km C. 394 km D. 157 ½ km

145. Three-fourth of what number is 12?


A. 30 B. 12 C. 24 D.16

146. What is the difference in elevation between the top of a mountain 8,520 feet above sea level and
a point in a valley 253 feet below sea level?
A. 8367 feet B. 8267 feet C. 8873 feet D. 8773 feet

147. What do you call the arrangement of a number of objects in a definite order and arrangement?
A. Probability B. Permutation C. Combination D. Factorial

148. What is the value of a in the statement 3ab=15 if b=5?


A. 15 B. 3 C. 30 D. 1

149. Which of the following is a function?


A. {(1,2), (2,3), (3,4)} C. {(1,3), (1,4), (1,5)}
B. {(x, y) / x = 4} D. {(x, y) / x2 + y2 = 1}

150. There are 18 Tagalogs maids and 12 Visayan maids serving in hotel. Give the ratio of the Tagalog
to the entire group and express them is simple terms?
A. 3/2 B. 2/5 C. 2/3 D. 3/5

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151. What concept can best describe Francisco’s to walk without support at age 12 months because of the
“internal ripening” that occurred in his muscles, bones, and nervous system development?
a. Development B. Growth C. Learning D. Maturation

152. Which situation best illustrates the concept of growth?


a. A kinder pupil gains 2 pounds within 2 months
b. A high school student gets a score of 85 in a mental ability test
c. An education student has gained knowledge on approaches and strategies in teaching different subject
d. An elementary graded has learned to play piano

153. Mr. Miguel was very much worried about the thumb sucking of his son. A friend of him says that certain
behaviour among infants. Who presented that notion that certain behaviour like thumb-sucking is a normal
behavior?
a. Sigmund Freud B. Erik Ericson C. John Bowlly D. Eric Bronfrenbenner

154. Lily focuses her attention on the school work and vigorous play that consume most her physical energy.
Which stage of psychosexual theory illustrates her behaviour?
a. Oral B. Anal C. Phallic D. Latency

155. JV develops an integral and coherent sense of self. He seeks answer to the question, “Who am I?” which
of the following is JV likely to develop?
a. Initiative C. Intimacy
b. Identity and role confusion D. Autonomy

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156. In Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development, which of the following statements would illustrate Von who
is 11 years old?
a. Able to see relationships and to reason in the abstract
b. Unable to breakdown a whole into separate parts
c. Differentiates goals and goal-directed activities
d. Experiments with method s to reach goals

157. Melanie goes with her mother in school. She enjoys the workplace of her mother. Which of the following
ecological theories is illustrated by the situation?
a. Microsystems B. Mesosystem C. Exosystem D. Macrosystem

158. Imee no longer feels that she is below the level of her elders but equal and seeks personal independence.
These are among the attributes of an individual in what particular stage?
a. Infancy and early childhood C. Adolescence
b. Middle childhood D. Early adulthood

159. Jillian believes that authority is respected. She is now in what particular level in the moral development
theory of Lawrence Kohlberg?
a. Social contract C. Interpersonal concordance
b. Law and order orientation D. Universal ethics orientation

160. What is Freud’s idea about a young boy’s guilt feelings brought about by jealousy of his father’s
relationship with his mother?
a. Electra complex B. Oedipus complex C. Phallic complex D. Penis envy complex
161. Which of the following is true about human development?
a. Heredity is the process of transmitting biological traits from parents to off springs through genes
b. Development involves increase in the complexity of function and skill progression
c. Development pertains to the behavioral aspect of growth
d. All of the above

162. Which of the following is the correct order of psychosexual stages proposed by Sigmund Freud?
a. Oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency stage, genital stage
b. Anal stage, oral stage, phallic stage, latency stage, genital stage
c. Oral stage, anal stage, genital stage, latency stage, phallic stage
d. Anal stage, oral stage, genital stage, latency stage, phallic stage

163. What is the BEST description of Erikson’s psychosocial theory of human development?
a. Eight crisis all people are thought to face
b. Four psychosocial stages in the latency period
c. The same number of stages as Freud’s, but with different names
d. A stage theory that is not psychoanalytic

164. In Eriksons’ theory, what is the unresolved crisis of an adult who has difficulty establishing a secure,
mutual relationship with a life partner?
a. Initiative Vs Guilt C. Intimacy Vs Isolation
b. Autonomy Vs Shame and Doubt D. Trust Vs Mistrust

165. Which of the following provides the best broad description of the relationship between heredity and
environment in determining height?
a. Heredity is the primary influence, with environment affecting development only in severe situations
b. Heredity and environment contribute equally to development

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c. Environment is the major influence on physical characteristics


d. Heredity directs the individuals’ potential and environment determines whether and to what degree the
individual reaches that potential

166. When a baby realized that a rubber duck which has fallen out of the tub must be somewhere on the floor,
he is likely to achieve what aspect of cognitive development?
a. Object permanence C. Mental combinations
b. Deferred imitation D. Goal directed behaviour

167. Erikson noted that when the preschoolers eagerly begin many new activities but are vulnerable to criticism
and feeling of failure, they are experiencing what particular crisis?
a. Identity Vs Role Confusion C. Basic trust Vs Mistrust
b. Initiative Vs Guilt D. Efficacy Vs helplessness

168. Marlin, who is low-achieving, shy, and withdrawn, is rejected by most of her peers. Her teacher wants to
help Joy increase her self-esteem and social acceptance. What can Marlyn’s teacher suggest to her parents?
a. Transfer her to a different school
b. Help their daughter improve her motor skills
c. Help their daughter learn to accept more responsibility for her academic failures
d. Help their daughter improve her skills relating to peers

169. Fifteen-year-old RJ is preoccupied with her “disgusting appearance” and seems depressed most of the
time. What is the best thing her parents can do to help her get through this difficult time?
a. Ignore her self-preoccupation because their attention would only reinforce it
b. Encourage to “shape up” and not give in to self pity
c. Kid her about her appearance in the hope that she will see how silly she is acting
d. Offer practical advice, such as clothing suggestions, to improve her body image

170. Which statement below best describes development?


a. A high school student’s height increased from 5’2” to 5’4”
b. A high school students’ change in weight from 110 lbs to 125lbs
c. A student had learned to operate the computer
d. A students’ enlargement of hips

171. Teacher Franco gives the class specific topic as assignment which they have to research and pass the
following day. However, the students could not find any information about it. What method should Teacher
Franco use to teach the assignment?
a. Project method C. Lecture method
b. Discovery approach D. Demonstration method

172. Teacher Rhea teaches in a remote high school where newspapers are delivered irregularly. Knowing the
importance of keeping the students aware of current affairs, what is probably the best way to keep the
students updated?
a. Gather back issues of newspapers and let pupils compile them
b. Urge the pupils to listen to stories circulating in the community
c. Encourage the pupils to listen to daily broadcast from a transistor radio
d. The teacher should try all available means to get the newspaper delivered to the school

173. Devices can make a lecture more understandable and meaningful. What is the most important thing a
teacher should consider in the selection and utilization of instructional materials?
a. Objectives of the lesson C. Attractiveness of instructional material
b. Availability of instructional material D. Degree of interest on the part of the students

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174. Teacher Rose asks student Pia to identify and analyzed events, ideas or objects in order to state their
similarities and differences. In which part of the lesson does the said activity take place?
a. Preparation C. Application
b. Generalization D. Comparison and abstraction

175. Teacher Luffy wants the class to find out the effect of heat on matter. Which method will help him
accomplish his objective?
a. Preparation C. Application
b. Generalization D. Comparison and abstraction

176. Which of the following characterizes a well-motivated lesson?


a. The class is quite
b. The children have something to do
c. The teachers can leave the pupils to attend to some activities
d. There are varied procedures and activities undertaken by the pupils

177. Learners must be developed not only in the cognitive, psychomotor but also in the affective aspect. Why
is the development of the latter also important?
a. It helps them develop a sound value system
b. Their actions are dominated by their feelings
c. It helps them develop an adequate knowledge of good actions
d. Awareness of the consequences of their action is sharpened

178. The strategy of teaching which make use of the old concept of “each-one-teach-one” off the sixty’s is similar
to
a. Peer learning C. Partner learning
b. Independent learning D. Cooperative learning

179. Which of the following is NOT true?


a. Lesson plan should be in constant state of revision
b. A good daily lesson plan ensures a better lesson
c. Students should never see a teacher using a lesson plan
d. All teachers regardless of their experience should have daily lesson plan

180. Teacher Chopper, a physician education teacher, demonstrate the new skill to be learned so that his
students can watch him and later reproduce the skill. What learning theory is associated with the situation?
a. Dual-Coding learning theory C. Schema Learning Theory
b. Information processing D. Social Learning

181. Teacher Nami, a music teacher, is careful in planning activities for each lesson. She praises liberally and
rewards correct answers. What view of learning is exhibited?
a. Classical conditioning C. Operant conditioning
b. Meaningful learning D. Social learning

182. Which of the following best describes what meaningful earning is?
a. When what is to be learned is new and easy for the students
b. Materials presented is difficult and challenging to the students
c. When the materials to be learned is related to what students already know
d. Students find the lessons easy and relevant to what was assigned to them

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183. What is NOT a technique in motivating learners?


a. The teacher is building on the students strengths first
b. The teacher offers choices to develop students’ ownership
c. Provide a secure environment which permits children to fail without penalty
d. Encourage them to take opportunities beguilingly

184. After just being introduced to another guest in the party, Usopp cannot remember the name of the guest
he was introduced to. In what memory stage was the information stored in?
a. Episodic memory C. Sensory memory
b. Semantic memory D. Working memory

185. Vgotsky claimed that social interaction is important for learning. What does this imply?
a. Children are independent problem solvers
b. Children learn from adult and other children
c. Children learn well by passive presentation of information
d. Children in the crib has no leaning yet, since they are not capable off interaction

186. One of the requirements of Teacher Roro in his class is a case study. He grouped his class into four and
asked each group to prepare a case to present their view about the topic. What cognitive domain is displayed?
a. Evaluation B. Knowledge C. Synthesis D. Analysis

187. Based on bandura’s theory, which conditions must be present for a student to learn from a model?
i. Attention iii. Motor reproduction

ii. Retention iv. Motivation

a. i and ii B. i, ii, and iii C. i, ii, iii and iv D. iii and iv

188. A burglary occurred in Robin’s neighbourhood. Since then, Robin is very careful of locking their doors and
closing windows. What theory best explains Jason’s behaviour?
a. Observational learning C. Self-regulated learning
b. Imitation learning D. Vicarious learning

189. Ichigo is bilingual. He speaks both English and Filipino fluently. He begins to study Spanish and
immediately recognizes many similarities between the Spanish and Filipino languages and uses this
information to acquire the new language faster. What kind of transfer was Ichigo able to use?
a. Lateral transfer C. Specific transfer
b. General transfer D. Vertical transfer

190. Some learners like to find specific and concrete answers. What kind of learners are they?
a. Accommodators B. Assimilators C. Convergers D. Divergers

191. Which is NOT a provision for the development of each learner in a good curriculum?
a. Extensive arrangements are made for the educational diagnosis of individual learners
b. Self-directed, independent study is encouraged wherever possible and advisable
c. Self-motivation and self-evaluation are stimulated and emphasized throughout the learning opportunities
of the school
d. The program provides a wide range of opportunities for individuals with same abilities, needs, and
interest

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192. Teacher Rukla would like to take part in developing a subject-centered curriculum because she believes
that all subjects in this type of curriculum are geared towards the holistic development of the learner. Is her
belief about the subject centered curriculum true?
a. Yes, because the subject-centered curriculum focuses on the learner’s needs, interests, abilities
b. No, because it is the experience-centered curriculum that emphasizes the teaching of facts and knowledge
for future use
c. Yes, because the subject-centered curriculum involves cooperative control
d. No, because it is the experience centered and not the subject-centered curriculum that emphasizes
integration of habits and skills in learning the knowledge component of a subject area
193. This phase of curriculum development involves decisions, among other things, on grade placement and
sequencing of content. Which phase is this?
a. Curriculum planning C. Curriculum organization
b. Curriculum evaluation D. Curriculum implementation

194. A stakeholder in curriculum development, Mr. Gin, a district supervisor and a member of the school board
has one of the following primary roles. Which one is this?
a. Support and participate in parent –school organization activities
b. Authorize school expenditures for curriculum development, implementation and evaluation
c. Enact legislations to effect curriculum development
d. Recommend changes in curriculum

195. What design element establishes the vertical linkage from level to level to avoid glaring gaps and wasteful
overlaps?
a. Articulation B. Balance C. Scope D. Sequence

196. Which is NOT a component of curriculum design?


a. Objective C. Learning experience
b. Learning content D. Diagnosis of needs

197. To ensure success in curriculum development, which of the following specific actions should a curriculum
leader avoid?
a. Work with people not over them
b. Use your status frequently to establish discipline
c. Keep channels communication open
d. Show that you too desire to improve

198. What do call the curriculum when the teacher puts into action all the different planned activities in the
classroom?
a. Recommended curriculum C. Taught curriculum
b. Written curriculum D. Supported curriculum

199. Combined with geography, civics and culture, and history to comprise one subject area. Which design is
this?
a. Correlated B. Broadfields C. Separate subject D. Core

200. Schools divide the school hours to different subjects such as reading, grammar, literature, math, science,
history and geography. What curriculum design is referred here?
a. Problem-centered B. Learner-centered C. Subject-centered D. Culture-based

201. Ms. Lucy is planning to integrate technology in her mathematics class. Which of the following would be the
logical steps in doing this?
v. Set the objectives
vi. Analyze the learner

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vii. Utilize the materials with showmanship


viii. Evaluate the performance of the students
a. i-ii-iii-iv B. ii-i-iii-iv C. i-ii-iv-iii D. ii-i-iv-iii

202. Mrs. De Leon placed text together with the relevant graphics on the same page in her multimedia
presentation. Which principle did she apply?
a. Spatial contiguity C. Cost effectiveness
b. Feedback principle D. Communication effectiveness

203. Which of the following statements has a very limited definition of educational technology?
a. It is a profession composed of various job categories
b. It refers to the computer used for teaching and learning
c. It includes audiovisual materials, interactive multimedia, and self-instructional materials
d. It is the development, application, and evaluation of systems, techniques and aids to improve human
learning

204. Which of the following should Mr. Aizen primarily consider in determining his teaching-learning objectives
and use of instructional media?
a. The assessment tool to be used C. The learner
b. The learning activities D. The teacher
205. Mr. Chad, an ICT teacher, takes into account technology standards to address the needs of the students
and help them adapt with the changing society and technology. Which of the following standards is an
exception?
a. Creativity and innovation C. Model digital-age work and learning
b. Research and information literacy D. Technology operations and concepts

206. Mr. Uryu, a computer teacher demonstrates understanding of local and global issues and exhibits ethical
and legal use of information and communication technology tools. Which is true about him?
a. He models digital-age work learning
b. He facilitates and inspires student learning and creativity
c. He promotes and models digital citizenship and responsibility
d. He designs and develops digital-age learning experience and assessment

207. There are several reasons why teachers are reluctant in using electronic media in the teaching-learning
process. Which is the most common reason?
a. The limited exposure of teachers to new equipment
b. Their incompatibility to diverse needs of the learners
c. The difficulty in integrating technology in the curriculum
d. The excessive availability of local technology in the community

208. Which of the following is an ineffective use of Presentation Software?


a. Darken the room C. Read directly from the slides
b. Use appropriate pacing D. Allow interaction with the learner

209. Internet consists of thousands connected computer networks around the world. Which term does NOT
refer to internet?
a. NET B. On-line C. Cyberspace D. Information superhighway

210. Which technology tool can Prof. Inoue use to communicate asynchronously with her students?
a. Chat and blog C. Blog and video conferencing
b. Chat and instant messaging D. Electronic bulletin board and email

211. Mr. Urahara is judging the accuracy of these statements. Which statements will he consider as correct?
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v. Test is a tool to measure a trait


vi. Measurement is the process of qualifying a given trait
vii. Assessment is the gathering of quantitative and qualitative data
viii. Evaluation is the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data for decision making
a. i and ii B. iii and iv C. i, ii, and iii D. i, iii, iv

212. You targeted that after interaction, your student should be able to show their ability to solve problems
with speed and accuracy. You then designed a tool to measure this ability. What principle of assessment did
you consider in this situation?
a. Assessment should be based on clear and appropriate learning targets or objectives
b. Assessment should have a positive consequence on students’ learning
c. Assessment should be reliable
d. Assessment should be fair

213. Ms. Nanao tasked her students to show how to play basketball. What learning target is she assessing?
a. Knowledge B. Reasoning C. Skills D. Products

214. Ms Lisa wants to determine if the Student’s score in their Final Test are reliable. However, she has only
one set of test and her students are already on vacation. What test of reliability van she employ?
a. Test-retest C. Equivalent forms
b. Kuder Richardson method D. Test-retest with equivalent forms

215. In the context of the Theory of Multiple Intelligence, which is a weakness of the paper-pencil test?
a. It puts non-linguistically intelligent at a disadvantage
b. It is not easy to administer
c. It utilizes so much time
d. It lacks reliability

216. At the beginning of the school year, the 6-year-old pupils were tested to find out who among them can
already read. The result was used to determine their sections. What kind of test was given to them?
a. Diagnostic B. Formative C. Placement D. Summative
217. Mr. Omaeda developed an achievement test in math for his grade 3 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. Content-validity B. Concurrent validity C. Predictive validity D. Construct validity

218. Ms. Sorfon who is a high school teacher in English conducted an item analysis of her test. She found out
that four of the items of the test obtained the following difficulty and discrimination indices and as follows:

ITEM NUMBER DIFFICULTY INDEX DISCRIMINATION INDEX

1 .58 .49

2 .92 .72

3 .09 .32

4 .93 .15

Which of the above items should she disregard in her item pool?
a. Item 1 B. Item 2 C. Item 3 D. Item 4

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219. If the number of students per group is 15 with the upper and lower group as 10 and 4 respectively, what
is the discrimination index?
a. .40 B. .50 C. .60 D. .70

220. Mr. Iba asked his pupils to indicate on a piece of paper the names of their classmates whom they would
like to be with for some group activity. What assessment technique did Mr. Iba use?
a. Self-report technique C. Sociometric technique
b. Guess-who technique D. Anecdotal technique

221. The Department of Education gives greater emphasis on the development of basic skills. What is the
philosophical basis for this?
a. Essentialism B. Existentialism C. Perennialism D. Pragmatism

222. Why should a teacher take the obligation upon himself to study and understand the custom and traditions
of the community where he works?
a. To change the culture of the community
b. To have a sympathetic attitude for the people of the community
c. To identify the weaknesses of the culture of the community
d. To please the people of the community

223. A teacher, who is a recognized expert in carpentry works, taught his students how to prepare and
construct good and aesthetic furniture from local resources. What cultural transmission process is this?
a. Acculturation B. Enculturation C. Indoctrination D. Observation

224. With a death threat over his head, Teacher Kira is directed to pass an undeserving student. If he is a
hedonist, which of the following will he do?
a. Don’t pass him, live by his principle of justice. He will get reward, if not this life, in the next
b. Don’t pass him. He surely will not like someone to give you a death threat in order to pass
c. Pass the student. That will be use to him, the student, and his parents
d. Pass the student. Why suffer the threat?
225. In a study conducted, the pupils were asked which nationality they prefer if given a choice. Majority of the
pupils wanted to be Americans. In this case, in which obligation relative to the state are schools seemed to be
failing?
a. Instill allegiance to the constitutional authorities
b. Promote national pride
c. Promote obedience to the laws of the state
d. Respect for all duly constituted authorities

226. Religious rituals in the classroom and in the school programs prove the deep natural religiosity of the
Filipinos. Which philosophy has greatly contributed to this tradition?
a. Buddhism B. Confucianism C. Hinduism D. Islam

227. Homeroom advisers always emphasize the importance of cleanliness of the body. Children are taught how
to wash their hands before and after eating. What is this practice called?
a. Folkway B. Laws C. Mores D. Social norm
228. A teacher who subscribes to the pragmatic philosophy of education believes that experience should follow
learning in her teaching. Which of the following does she do to support her belief?
a. Encouraging learners to memorize factual knowledge
b. Equipping learners with the basic abilities and skills
c. Providing learners opportunities to apply theories and principle
d. Requiring learners full mastery of the lesson

229. Which of the following is NOT a function of the school?

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a. Changing cultural practices C. Reproduction of species


b. Development of attitude and skills D. Socialization among children

230. Teacher Unohana, a values education teacher emphasizes ethnics in almost all her lessons. Which of the
following emphasizes the same?
a. Liberal education B. Moral education C. Religious training D. Social education

231. How is gradual progression of teachers’ salary from minimum to maximum done?
a. Regular increment every year C. Regular increment every 3 years
b. Increment after 10 years of service D. Increment after 5 years

232. Which of the following rights is intended for parents under education act of 1982?
a. The right to academic freedom C. The right to seek redress of grievance
b. The right to privacy communication D. The right to full access to the evidence of the case

233. Teacher Shinji has been in active service for 10 years when he decided to pursue higher studies. Under
R.A 4670, what kind of leave of absence can he avail of?
a. Indefinite leave B. Scholarship leave C. Study leave D. Vacation leave

234. When can teacher be required to work on assignment not related to their duties?
a. When on probation C. When lacking in educational qualifications
b. When found inefficient D. When compensated under existing laws

235. Teacher Momo, a graduate of BSEd with majorship in English teaches in a national high school in her
province. Since she has been rated outstanding in her performance, can she be exempted from taking the
LET?
a. Yes, that is privilege that must be given to teachers whose performance is outstanding
b. Yes, if approved by PRC
c. No, it is against RA 7836
d. No, professional license is required of all teachers regardless of age and teaching performance

236. Which of the following is true about the teacher as a person under the Code of Ethics for Professional
Teachers?
a. Live with dignity at all times wherever he/she is
b. Serve as a model worthy of emulation
c. Place premium upon self respect and self-discipline
d. All of the above

237. A schools’ academic coordinator has been found to have engaged in gambling which has cursed him to be
absent most of the time. Can his certificate of registration as a teacher be revoked?
a. No, unless he’s proven guilty
b. No, because he’s protected by his rights as teacher
c. Yes, because he’s incompetent
d. Yes, because habitual gambling is a dishonourable conduct and is against the practice of teaching

238. Mr. Ginrei, a school superintendent, filed his statement of assets and liabilities upon assuming to office.
Under what ethical standard does this practice fall?
a. Divestment C. Statement of assets and liabilities
b. Prohibited Acts and Transaction D. System of incentives

239. Which of the following is NOT in the norms of conduct under RA 6713?
a. Professionalism C. Commitment to public interest

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b. Just and sincerity D. Responsiveness to the private

240. Teacher Byakuya suffers from hypertension and experiences difficulty in speech. Which would be affected
if he continues teaching?
a. Personality B. Punctuality C. Effectiveness D. Devotion to duty

241. What is the concern of multicultural education?


a. Anticipating the future and imagining possible and probable futures
b. Gender equality and harnessing of the role of women in development
c. Promoting care for the environment and building a global culture of ecological responsibility
d. The exploration of concepts of cultural diversity, similarities, and prejudices to promote cultural
understanding

242. What pillar of education emphasizes learning to be human, through acquisition of knowledge, skills and
values conductive to personality development?
a. Learning to know B. Learning to do C. Learning to live together D. Learning to be

243. A class is composed of students coming from several ethnic communities including Muslims and Lumads.
They seem to have difficulty understanding each others’ behaviour and points of view. What should the
teacher do?
a. Introduced multiculturalism in the class and provide activities for practice
b. Threaten the students that if there are students who do not behave and tolerate their classmates, they
will be dropped from class
c. Inform students that they will all be learning new ways of thinking and behaving in this class, so they
might as well leave their cultural idiosyncrasies at home
d. Assign bright students to monitor and control behaviour of poor students

244. Which of the following is the first target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) formulated by
member states of the UN in September 2000?
a. Reduce child mortality C. Reduce death due to HIV/AIDS and malaria
b. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger D. Achieve universal access to primary education

245. What is the kind of education that emphasizes human-earth relationships and fosters a vision of education
for sustainable development to build a global culture of ecological responsibility?
a. Human rights education C. Environmental education
b. Development education D. Global education

246. With the growing competition brought about by globalization, what is preferred by most employers in
hiring their employees?
a. Flexible B. Selective C. Quick D. None of the above

247. What United Nation Decade are we celebrating for 2005-2014?


a. Educating for culture of peace C. Educating for sustainable development
b. Educating for international understanding D. Promoting the rights of the elderly

248. What current trend in education focuses on the study of the basic concepts, beliefs, and values underlying
our democratic political community and constitutional order?
a. Civic education C. Peace education
b. Development education D. Multicultural education

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249. Which pillar of education of J. Delors (UNESCO) focuses on voc-tech relevant to people-centered human
development?
a. Learning to know B. Learning to do C. Learning to live together D. Learning to be

250. UNICEF and UNESCO are two key UN agencies which are particularly active advocates of education of peace.
Which of the following is not supported by UNESCO in promoting peace in the schools?
a. Uphold children’s basic rights as outlined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
b. Develop a climate that models peaceful and respectful behaviour among all members of the learning
community
c. Demonstrate the principle of equality and non-discrimination in administrative policies
d. Enable the teachers to stress peace-making in social studies classroom only when necessary

251. Which of these statements regarding professional teachers is the major difference in the professionalism of
teachers and teaching as promulgated in Presidential Decree 1006 and in Republic Act 7836?
a. Holder of valid professional license and certificate of registration
b. Appointed of full time basis and permanent status
c. Assigned at the elementary and secondary levels in both public and private schools
d. Assigned at the tertiary level in both private and state colleges and universities

252. Which principle of development is manifested in the saying “as the tree is bent, so shall it grow”, that is an
“a person’s actions reflect the training he receives as a child”?
a. The early formative years are more crucial than later development
b. Development is determined by the environment or how one is nurtured
c. Development is determined by heredity or one’s inherent nature
d. It is never too late to teach a child new ways

253. Should a teacher involve her/his students in planning the instructional objectives before starting a lesson?
a. Yes, they will be given a tip on what question to ask
b. Yes, with shared objectives, they become self-motivated
c. No, they will not ready for it at the beginning
d. No, with cognitive objectives at the start, irrelevant questions are formulated

254. What is the advantage of using the project method in science teaching?
a. It requires assistance of experts on the subject
b. It develops high-level thinking and learning
c. It tests the students manipulative skills
d. It requires students to present in concrete form how principle works

255. The heroism of Jose Rizal exemplifies Kohlberg’s theory of moral development. Which is Rizal’s
characteristic?
a. He gives important to what people think or say
b. He is motivated to act by the benefit he gets later
c. He believes laws that are wrong can be changed
d. He possesses moral responsibility to make social changes regardless of consequences to one self

256. Cooperative learning approach makes use of a classroom organization where students work in terms to help
each other learn. What mode of grouping can facilitate the skill and values desired?
a. Competitive B. Heterogeneous C. Homogenous D. Whole class

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257. A teacher earns a title “professional” if he/she is knowledgeable, proficient in a variety of teaching
methodologies and exhibits a high degree of component of competence which is/are:
a. Ethical and moral standards C. Fairness and objectivity
b. A high degree of dexterity D. Mastery of content

258. As a parent at the same time a teacher, which of the following will you do to show your cooperation to a PTA
project in your school to be financed with the proceeds of the sales from the school canteen where foods
process are a little bit higher?
a. Bring baon enough for you and your children even if you really don’t like to do it
b. Buy all your food from the school canteen even if you cannot afford everyday
c. Buy all your food in the school canteen but request for a discount
d. Bring baon but always make it a point to buy something from the school

259. When a teacher practices professional ethics, which of the following he is not likely to do?
a. Shares an outstanding outcome or undertaking with others
b. Maintain cordial relationship with colleagues
c. Respects his superior
d. Engages in gossips

260. Which of the following will you do if somebody confided to you an offense which will implicate your brother?
a. Advise the person who confided to you to get the services of the lawyer
b. Encourage him to keep quite so as not to implicate your brother
c. Find out the full account of the matter
d. Tell him to report the matter to the authorities

261. A police officer informs you that there has been a rush of stealing within the vicinity of the school. He asks
you for the names of some clients you believe might have been involved. Which of the following will you do?
a. Provide him with the names of likely suspects
b. Ask him to seek permission from the principal
c. Remind the police officer of confidentiality of information
d. Promise him that you will ask information about the crime

262. Parents and teachers are considered as authorities and models by children at the early childhood stage.
What does this statement imply?
a. Parent-teacher conference should always be an activity in school
b. Teachers and parents should serve as a role model at all times
c. Teachers should demand complete obedience from the learners in school
d. Parents should enforce strict discipline at home and teachers in school

263. The child’s concept of right and wrong is based on external criteria laid down by adults during the stage of
pre-conventional morality. This is based on the ideas of:
a. Piaget B. Erikson C. Kohlberg D. Freud

264. According to Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, between ages 12 and 15 children reach formal
operational stage. What are they capable of doing at this stage?
a. Can solve abstract problems and think deductively
b. Reasoning is neither inductive nor deductive
c. Can focus on one aspect of a situation or event
d. Intelligence is intuitive in nature

265. Field trip is an effective way of teaching where organisms could be observed in their natural habitat, active
and responding to stimuli in the environment. In addition, what values are developed among the students
during and after the trip?

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a. On-the-spot observation to keep them active


b. Freedom in an open space than in classroom
c. Love of nature, proper behaviour during exploration
d. Considerations of the rights of the others

266. How can a teacher enhance his/her questioning technique for an effective teacher-student interaction?
a. Immediately call another student in case one cannot answer
b. You may answer your own question if no one can
c. Allow sufficient “think time” at least 7-10 seconds
d. Extend wait time until the student responds

267. A teacher who advocates the pragmatic philosophy of education believes that experience should follow
learning, thus she has to:
a. Equip her students with basic skills and abilities
b. Encourage her students to memorize facts
c. Provide her students to apply their skills and abilities
d. Require her students mastery of the lesson

268. Basic education includes secondary education. Which of the following led to the establishment of the
secondary school?
a. Realistic B. Reformation C. Idealism D. Humanism
269. Children with sub average intelligence and deficits in adaptive behaviour experience difficulty in managing
daily activities and in conducting themselves appropriately in social situations are diagnosed to be suffering
from a kind of disability called:
a. Health impairment C. Attention deficit disorder
b. Emotional disorder D. Mental retardation

270. Which type of students do teachers commonly neglect?


a. Slow learner B. Average C. Genius D. Frequent absentee

271. Free public elementary and secondary education is in line with the governments’ effort to address
educational of?
a. Relevance and quality C. Effectiveness and efficiency
b. Access and equity D. Productivity

272. The teacher’s role in the classroom according to cognitive psychologist is to:
a. Help the learner to connect what he knows with the new information learned
b. Dictate what the learners need to know
c. Fill in minds of the learner with information
d. Make the learning task easy for the learner

273. Transition age form childhood to adulthood where rapid physical changes and sex maturity occur resulting in
changes in ways of feelings, thinking, and acting.
a. Early adulthood B. Adolescence C. Puberty D. Latency stage

274. The reinforcement of a persons’ responses by presentation or removal of rewards and punishments:
a. Transfer learning B. Discipline C. Feedback principle D. Operant conditioning

275. Instructional objectives in the affective domain includes receiving, responding, valuing and the highest level
is:
a. Selective attention or willingness to receive C. Acceptance or preference
b. Conceptualization of a value system D. Sequence or feelings of satisfaction

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276. Difficulty in focusing and maintaining attention coupled with, recurrent hyper active and impulsive behaviour
are observed difficulties of children manifesting a kind of difficulty known as:
a. Dyslexia C. Sensory impairment
b. Autism D. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

277. A review lesson to be an effective tool for mastery learning must be:
a. Drill lesson C. Re-teaching but presented in different way
b. Test format D. Repetition of old lesson

278. When a students are given a chance to settle different opinion of discussion they develop:
a. Tolerance B. Irritants C. Fair play D. Sociability

279. Journal written by students at the completion of a days’ lesson will reveal which information than can serve
as a guide in planning the next lesson?
v. Part of a lesson well understood or not
vi. Topics most interesting
vii. Difficulties experienced
viii. Emotional state throughout

a. i, ii, iii B. i and ii C. i and iv D. iii only

280. An education for globalization should nurture the higher order cognitive skill and interpersonal skills in order
to develop
a. Students’ awareness of the world in which they live inn
b. Ability to think creatively and ethically
c. Ability to master one’s national origin
d. Openness to diverse heritage and culture

281. How can a teacher establish the reliability test?


i. Repeat the same test
ii. Administer a parallel test
iii. Split the test
iv. Vary the number of items

a. i, ii, iii B. i, iii, iv C. i and iv D. ii and iv

282. On which policy is RA 4670 known as the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers Focused?
a. Right to establish or join organization
b. Code of ethics for professional teachers
c. Recruitment shall take place after training
d. To promote and improve anti-social economic status of public school teachers

283. The use of TV and film bring the classroom “live broadcast” of the world events as they happen. What are
the other advantages of using it? The students are provided
iv. Exciting sounds and sights
v. Close up view of big events
vi. Most believable news source

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a. i, ii, iii B. i and ii C. i and iii D. ii and iii

284. What are the sources of ones’ educational philosophy?


iv. People and kinds of relationship
v. School and teachers in them
vi. Socio cultural environment

a. i, ii, iii B. i and ii C. ii and iii D. ii and iii

285. What can be said of students’ performance in a positively skewed score distribution?
a. Most students performed poorly C. Almost all students had average performance
b. A few students performed excellently D. Most students performed well

286. The following are the characteristics of a good teaching/learning practice except:
a. Students are governed by fixed and rigid standards
b. Life-like situations introduces as learning experiences in classroom
c. Students are given more opportunities or act or experience learning
d. Evaluation is made an integral part of teaching procedures

287. Which of the following principles highlights that multiple intelligence?


a. People have different Intelligence Quotient(IQ)
b. Intelligence is measured in multiple forms
c. Learning is static and permanent
d. Best learning theory is cognitive in nature

288. Which of the following is not a developmental principle?


a. Development follows an orderly, predictable sequence
b. Numerous studies show how individual develops
c. Early development is more crucial than later development
d. Presence of social expectations in early developmental stage

289. Which questioning technique would be appropriate for inductive lessons?


a. Questioning only the more motivated students
b. Activity involving students in the questioning process
c. Using questions requiring only memory responses
d. Teachers will not ask any questions

290. A teaching method which proceeds from the details of a lesson towards generalization is:
a. Deductive B. Inductive C. Debate D. Problem solving

291. Grades become valid indicators when_________


a. Giving objective type of test
b. Using letter grades such as A, B, C, D
c. Explaining the meaning of grades or marks
d. Course objectives are defined as intended learning outcomes

292. The non-verbal symbols used to maximize learning are referred to as:
a. Instructional devises C. Field trips
b. Classroom techniques D. Educational media

293. What contemporary aid to teaching utilizes carefully-planned materials where each step of learning requires
repetition and practice until such step is thoroughly learned?
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a. Programmed instruction C. Educational television


b. Keypunching D. Educational hardware

294. Which of these is not quality of a good teacher?


a. A mastery of the subject matter C. Aims to become rich thru teaching
b. Broad background of liberal education D. Understand the nature of learners

295. To accomplish many good activities in a particular class period, the teacher must provide?
a. Additional curricular activities C. Institute a systematic plan
b. Provide unique teaching aids D. Use of expensive materials

296. One way to encourage a students who lacks interest in reading to love reading is to:
a. Reprimand him C. Provide reading materials
b. Ask the parents to by books D. Isolate him

297. If the teachers encounters a student who is reluctant to attend classes, the teacher should____ to
encourage him to go to class regularly.
a. Report the matter to principle C. Praise the student sincerely
b. Scold him D. Report the matter to the parents

298. Referred to as the knowledge and skills which the learner is expected to accumulate and develop at the end
of the class
a. Individual skills C. Special talent
b. Terminal behaviour D. Dominant behavior

299. Which of the following situation would indicate that you, as a teacher, had been effective in instilling
discipline among your students?
a. Students have develop concern to each other
b. Fear and fright resulting in good behaviour
c. Students behave because an award awaits them
d. Your presence results in their being behave

300. Which of the following style or technique would make you the teacher a good classroom manager, “teacher
with eyes on the back of her head”?
a. Give your students the “head-to-toe” look when angry
b. Uses eye contact technique with your students
c. Fear and fright dominates the classroom atmosphere
d. Being aware of all actions and activities in the classroom

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151. The ash from Mt. Pinatubo has been found to have gold content of only 20 parts per billion which is far
below commercial levels. As such, officials have warned against hopes of a new “gold rush.”
E. There is new hope for boosting the economy of the Philippines
F. There is a need to explore what else lies beneath Mt. Pinatubo
G. There is possibility of existing gold mines beneath Mt. Pinatubo
H. The gold content of the ash from Mt. Pinatubo does not have commercial value

152. The Nibelungenlied is a:


C. Russian folk song C. Medieval German Epic
D. Latin Myth D. Chinese legend

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153. The EQUINOX usually occurs on or close to March 21 and September 23.
E. Time when heavy rains fall
F. Time when days are longer than the nights
G. Time when days are shorter than the nights
H. Time when day and night are equal length all over the earth

154. The first day of June is a Saturday. What day will the last day of June be?
B. Sunday C. Thursday
C. Monday D. Friday

155. Hindi nakayanan ng aking kaibigan ang kanyang MASALIMUOT na buhay.


B. Mahirap B. Malabo C. Malungkot D. Magulo

156. Ang katumbas sa Filipino ng “national identity” ay _______.


C. Pandaigdig na pagkilala C. Pambansang pagkakilanlan
D. Pambayang pagkakakilala D. Pambansang katanyagan

157. Walang tubig kahapon. Ito ay pangungusap na:


C. Walang pandiwa C. May panaguri
D. Walang paksa D. May paksa

158. A substance that gives up hydrogen ions to water to form hydronium ions is called:
B. A salt B. A base C. Sour milk D. Flour

159. Lunar eclipse occurs when the earth passes between the moon and the sun, eclipse of the moon does not
occur each month because:
E. The dark side of the moon rarely faces the earth
F. The earth is usually between the moon and the sun
G. The moon rarely comes close enough to the earth
H. The moon’s orbit is at an angle to the earth’s orbit around the sun

160. How may the established of housing subdivision to address housing problem contribute to decreased food
production?
E. Housing divisions become over crowded
F. Men get occupied with construction and leave their farms untilled
G. Arable lands are reduced for these are converted into housing subdivision
H. People who flocked to the center where most subdivisions are located have no skill

161. Which principle of taxation does the Philippine government lack if it falls to raise the needed revenue and
therefore borrows from other countries to cover its expenses
B. Equity B. Elasticity C. Neutrality D. Productivity

162. What can be said of the Philippine peso if the exchange rate of a dollar to a peso has gone down from P50
to a dollar to P40.32?
C. The peso is stable C. The value of peso is fluctuating
D. The peso has weakened D. The peso has strengthened

163. Ecologist associate the relation between climate and vegetation and animals life with the term:
B. Biome B. Habitat C. Biosphere D. Population

164. Which biogas is obtained from biological wastes such as animals manure?
B. Ester B. Alcogas C. Methane D. Ethylene

165. Who are referred to as Japayukis?


E. Filipinos working as entertainers in Japan
F. Filipino overseas contract workers in Japan
G. Filipino Japanese descendents now working in Japan
H. Japanese who come to the Philippines for their business/pleasure tours

166. What happens to the speed of a light ray as it passes from water to air?
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C. Increases C. Increase then decreases


D. Decreases D. Remains the same

167. In each cardiac cycle, the heart goes through a system contraction. What is this phase called?
B. Systole B. Diastole C. Diastole arc D. Diffusion

168. Ano ang tawag sa nasa malaking titik sa sumusunod na pangungusap? Naging mabilis ang pulong NG
PANGULO at NG MGA KALIHIM
B. Salita B. Kataga C. Parirala D. Sugnay

169. With the Cold War in mind, which does NOT belong?
B. Conflict B. Dialogue C. Competition D. Tension

170. The dignity of every human person is rooted on his/her being:


C. Good C. Productive
D. Educated D. Created into God’s Image & likeness

171. To be ethical and moral, what is the best thing to do?


C. Strengthen the will C. Reflect on the moral things to do
D. Discuss what is good to do D. Conduct seminars on values education

172. When a manufacturer engages the production of pirated CD’s he violates other people’s right to
C. Copyright C. Intellectual property
D. Lawful Income D. Engage in business

173. The latest agrarian reform program in the country is more comprehensive than the first because:
E. Included sugar & coconut lands in addition to rice & corn lands
F. Enforced more than nineteen Presidential Decrees
G. Declared the whole country as a land reform area
H. Benefitted both tenant and landowner

174. Which is the foundation of genuine justice?


C. Religiosity C. Social Justice
D. Peace talks D. End of the arms race

175. What is the counting number that is less than 15 and when divided by 3 has a remainder of 1: but when
divided by 4 has a remainder of 2?
B. 12 B. 8 C. 5 D. 10

176. Which of the following factors contribute to an increase in human population?


III. Immigration III. Natality
IV. Emigration IV. Mortality
B. III and IV B. I only C. I and III D. II and III

177. How much interest would be paid on a bank loan of 30,000 for 8 months at 12% annual interest?
B. P 3,600 B. P 2,800 C. P 2,400 D. P 3,240

178. Which family obligation is especially valued?


E. Sending relatives in remote barrios to college
F. Supplying groceries to relatives in remote barrios
G. Keeping immediate family members out of trouble
H. Providing health assistance to relatives living in the same locale.

179. A good writer supports his generalizations with __________ examples.


C. Convenient C. Concrete

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D. Unfamiliar D. Abstract

180. Because the moon rotates on its axis at the same time as it _______ around the earth, we see the same
side always.
C. Revolves C. Is revolving
D. Revolve D. Has been revolving

181. She wrote a “first-rate” report. What does it say about the report?
C. Run-of-the-mill C. Excellent
D. Ordinary D. Mediocre

182. She has a penchant for blue dresses. This indicates ___________.
C. Dislike C. Avoidance
D. Fondness D. Strong aversion

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183. “Values education is integrated in the curriculum of all levels.” Which of the following supports this
statement?
E. Values education is stressed in all subjects at all levels
F. There is a need for training of teachers to teach
G. Additional classroom will be needed
H. New teachers will be hired

184. “She is a vision of feminine pulchritude.” This stands for the following except:
C. Comeliness C. Homeliness
D. Loveliness D. Physical Beauty

185. Ako’y nangangakong matatapos sa isang karera. Siya’y kasama sa:


C. Gustong magsuot ng toga isang araw C. Ospital sa panganganak ng asawa
D. Siya’y hawak ang malamig na bakal D. Isang rally sa EDSA

186. Ang kagawaran nang pang-ibang bansa ay gulong-gulo kapag may giyera sa ibang bansa. Ano ang unang
ginagampanan ng Ambassador sa Bansa:
E. Bayaang masipag-uwian sa sariling sikap ang bawat isa
F. Alamin ang mga tirahan ng mga Filipino sa bayang iyon
G. Ipunin ang mga maykaya at ipalipad pauwi
H. Bilangin ang mga lalaki

187. In moral life, responsibility depends on one’s knowingly and freely doing an act. In which of the following
situations would you attribute responsibility?
E. A person unknowingly passes counterfeit money
F. An insane person strikes someone’s head with a hammer
G. A four year old fires a loaded gun killing his own father
H. A nurse administer a medicine despite strong doubts

188. The government has control of many government corporations and industries. What was deregulated and
allowed to raise prices without control?
C. Oil industry C. Fishing industry
D. Mining industry D. Water source

189. Democracy refers to the involvement of all citizens in the control of government, while an oligarchy
relegates control of government to:
C. The mother Country C. A religious group
D. An autocrat D. A select few

190. Printed on the label of a bottle of cough medicine is the following instruction.” Store away from light, below
30 degrees C.” What can you infer about the cough medicine?
C. It is in a dark, light proof bottle C. It should be stored in the refrigeration
D. It is affected by heat and light D. It should be stored hidden

191. Which human right violation is a deliberate and systematic extermination of an ethnic or national group?
B. Genocide B. Murder C. Homicide D. Parricide

192. Man is always interested in asking questions. He is also very eager to find the answers to his questions.
What scientific attitude is he displaying?
C. Wonder C. Curiosity
D. Rationality D. Absence of prejudice

193. Paulo admits that he is not free committing errors. He recognizes that there may be better ideas and
realizes that there are individuals whom he may have to consult to arrive at correct observations and
conclusions. What scientific trait is he displaying?
B. Humility B. Objectivity C. Open mindedness D. Rationality

194. A lady actively participates is task and also dutifully performs tasks assigned to her. What scientific attitude
is displayed in his situation?
B. Unity B. Camaraderie C. Being a team player D. Responsibility

195. PINASYALAN ng mag-anak ang Enchanted Kingdom noong isang buwan. Ano ang pokus ng pandiwa?
B. Sanhi B. Direksyon C. Tagatanggap D. Tagaganap

196. “Magtatrabaho ako at ikaw ay mag-aaral upang makatapos ka ng pag-aaral”, Anong uri ng pangungusap
ito?
B. Payak B. Hugnayan C. Tambalan D. Langkapan

197. If the area of one circle is twice that of another circle, what is the ratio in percent, of the smaller to larger
circle?
B. 50 % B. 25% C. 75% D. 70%

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198. Four mangoes cost P29.00 at that price, what will 2 ½ dozen mangoes cost?
B. P 870.00 B. P 348.50 C. P 188.50 D. P 217.50

199. All the seats in the bus are occupied and six are standing. At the next bus stop, 13 persons got off and 5
got in. How many seats were empty after this stop?
B. 2 B. 0 C. 23 D. 24

200. What day follows the day before yesterday if two days from now will be Sunday?
B. Thursday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. None of the above

201. The hypotenuse of a right angle triangle is 25 feet. If one leg is 24 feet, what is the length of the other leg?
B. 5ft B. 6ft C. 20ft D. 7ft

202. Two buses leave the same station at 9pm. One bus travels north at the rate of 30 kph and the other
travels east at 40 kph. How many kilometers apart are the buses at 10pm?
B. 50 km B. 70km C. 100km D. 140km

203. Which of the following does not belong to life science?


B. Cytology B. Physics C. Botany D. Genetics

204. Why do leaves with green color look green in the sunlight?
E. They absorb the blue and yellow object
F. The blue and yellow bounces off from the leaves
G. They absorb the green light
H. They reflect green light

205. Why do people feel their ears pop or crack when they are up in the air?
C. Air is cleaner C. There are more air particles
D. Air is cooler D. There are less air particles

206. What is the bending of light when it changes speed in passing from one material to another?
B. Reflection B. Refraction C. Diffraction D. Interference

207. Two vases are identical except one is glass and the other is made of black plastic. If they are side by side
in a well-lit room, which vase absorbs more light energy?
C. The black vase absorbs more. C. The glass vase absorbs more.
D. They absorb the same amount. D. They absorb no light energy.

208. If you connect light bulbs together so that the current through each lightbulb is the same, you have made
which type of circuit?
C. a series circuit C. a combination circuit
D. a parallel circuit D. an open circuit

209. Why is just one side of the Moon visible from Earth?
E. The Moon does not rotate on its axis as it orbits the Earth.
F. The Moon rotates once in the same amount of time that it orbits.
G. Half of the Moon is always unlit by the Sun.
H. Half of the Moon does not reflect light.

210. Stars rise and set in the night sky because


E. Earth orbits the Sun.
F. Earth rotates.
G. the North Poles points toward Polaris
H. the stars are moving in space

211. Dissolving sugar in water is an example of


C. physical change C. phase change
D. chemical change D. nuclear change

212. An electric current can be used to decompose, or break down, water into oxygen gas and hydrogen gas.
This is an example of a
C. physical change C. phase change
D. chemical change D. nuclear change

213. How is energy transferred by convection?


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E. by direct contact between objects


F. by electromagnetic waves
G. by movement of groups of particles in gases or liquids
H. by movement of groups of particles in solid objects

214. Water requires more energy than an equal mass of iron for its temperature to increase by a given amount
because water has a greater
C. ability to conduct heat C. temperature
D. thermal energy D. specific heat

215. An insulator keeps a home warm by


E. slowing the transfer of cold particles from outside to inside
F. increasing the specific heat of the air inside
G. slowing the transfer of energy from inside to outside
H. increasing the thermal energy of the walls.

216. What characteristic of large bodies of water explains why the seawater is cooler than the land in the hot
afternoon sun?
E. Water is liquid while the land is solid.
F. Water has a higher specific heat than land.
G. Land is a better insulator than water.
H. Land has a higher specific heat than water.

217. Geothermal energy, an energy resource in the country, is based on which phenomenon?
E. Heat energy from the sun penetrates deep into the earth
F. Human activity is the largest source of energy heat on earth
G. There are concentration of heat in some places of earth’s crust
H. Earth’s internal energy heats its surface more than the sun does

218. Which of these effects generally occurs as a result of warm air mass and a cooler air mass converging at
earth’s surface?
C. Winds die down C. Stormy weather patterns develop
D. The sky becomes cooler D. Cloud formation decreases

219. To what classification of rights does the right to live and to love belong?
B. Political B. Natural C. Statutory D. Constitutional

220. Which among the following are duplicated during the process of mitosis?
B. Centrosomes B. Centromeres C. Chromosomes D. Chloroplasts

221. Every right has a corresponding duty. This means that rights and duties are:
B. Different B. Absolute C. Reciprocal D. Related

222. The EDSA I in our history as a people prove the power of:
C. Information C. Preference of the poor
D. Armed violence D. People power

223. Which desktop icon can be used to access the files and programs in the computer?
B. Task bar B. My documents C. My briefcase D. My computer

224. When it is most important to scan a computer’s drives for virus? Immediately after:
E. Shutting down the computer improperly
F. Defragmenting a computer’s hard disk
G. Installing software from a disk created by a friend
H. Downloading a text file from a government website

225. Your computer is not receiving the print command. Which should you do first?
E. Check the computer’s default printing settings
F. Reset the printing properties of the printer
G. Realign the heads of the printers print
H. Replace the ink cartridges

226. In what sense is the Filipino linked to a bamboo?


B. He is sturdy B. He is flexible C. He is versatile D. He is ambitious

227. You have a property worth P500,000. The tax is 1%, he pays P5000. If his property is worth P1,000,000
he pays 10,000. Which does this illustrate?
C. Equality in taxation C. Uniformity taxation

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D. Equity taxation D. Progressive taxation

228. Which refer to a single phrase or word that tells the computer to something with a program or a file?
C. Command C. Computer program
D. Password D. Computer language

229. Who was the first scientist who measured the speed of light in water?
B. Fizeau B. Gallileo C. Michelson D. Foucalt

230. The power rating of an electric motor that draws current of 3A when operated at 120V is:
B. 360 W B. 40 W C. 1,080 W D. 540 W

231. An apple that weights 1N falls to the ground with an impact force of about:
B. 4 N B. 1 N C. 9.8 N D. 2 N

232. Where does the pick up needle on a phonograph move the fastest across the record?
E. At the end of the record
F. At the beginning of the record
G. Everywhere, it has the same speed everywhere on the record
H. None of the above

233. If you lower the frequency of a wave in a string you will:


C. Lower its speed C. Lower its amplitude
D. Shorten its period D. Increase its wavelength

234. Which is an example of a way to improve efficiency in transportation


J. Use of fuel efficient, hybrid or electric cars
II. Carpooling
III. Use of public transportation
B. I and II B. II and III C. I and III D. I, II and III

235. Which application program provides users with a means to organize and present information through the
use of text, numbers, graphs, sounds and visual images?
C. Publisher C. Word processing
D. Spreadsheet D. PowerPoint

236. Why is the Philippines much hotter that Canada? The Philippines:
C. Has days with more hours of light C. Has more vegetation to absorb sunlight
D. Has a denser population than Canada D. Receive sun rays closer to vertical position

237. Which is the method that uses organisms to clean up toxic waste?
C. Monoculture C. Carrying capacity
D. Deforestation D. Bioremediation

238. Which has more mass, a kilogram of feathers or a kilogram of iron?


C. Iron C. Both have the same mass
D. Feather D. None of the above

239. One of the major functions of taxes is to finance real government expenditures. This function can simply be
stated as to:
C. Raise revenues C. Raise national security
D. Secure price stability D. Promote development

240. While travelling at night, you lost direction. Which star should you look for and in what constellation?
III. Polaris III. Ursa Major
IV. Rigel IV. Ursa Minor
B. I and IV B. I and III C. II and IV D. II and III

241. Which principle states that no man in the country is above the law and the laws must be obeyed by all
applied to everyone rich or poor, lowly or powerful, without fear or favor?
C. Social justice C. Separation of church and state
D. Rule of law D. Rule of the majority

242. Any individual has the right to question why he is being arrested and to summon his accusers to court so
that due process may be performed. This right is embodied in which of the following?
C. Prison major C. Reclusion perpetua
D. Habeas corpus D. Res ipsa loquitour

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243. Chalk, limestone and marbles are remains of seashells deposited in the seas million years ago. They are all
forms of:
B. Sodium sulfide B. Carbon dioxide C. Calcium carbonate D. Calcium hydroxide

244. What was the first book published in the Philippines?


C. Pasiong mahal C. Del superior Govierno
D. Doctrina Christina D. Barlaan at Josaphat

245. A triangle is 4 times as long as it is wide. If the length is increased by 4 inches and the width is decrease
by 1 inch, the area will be 60 square inches. What were the dimensions of the original rectangle?
B. 4 X 16 B. 2 X 32 C. 5 X 12 D. 3 X 14

246. The numerator of a fraction is 3 less than the denominator. If the numerator and the denominator are
each increased by 1, the value of the fraction becomes ¾. What is the original fraction?
B. 8/12 B. 6/13 C. 7/12 D. 8/11

247. If a liter of chemical X is 95% pure, how many liters of water must be added to make a 50% solution?
B. 0.90 L B. 0.94 L C. 0.09 L D. 0.80 L

248. A man accepts a position at P14,250 basic salary with agreement that he will receive a 2% increase every
year for 3 years. What will his salary be at the end of 3 years?
B. P 16,500.00 B. P 14,950.00 C. P 15,105.00 D. P 15,122.21

249. A man is planning to take a leisurely stroll around their rectangular patio, which measures 27.7 M long and
21.5 M wide. How far does the man have to walk?
B. 88.4 M B. 98.4 M C. 120.4 M D. 96.4 M

250. After a stone is dropped into a cylindrical container filled with 100 cm 3 of water, the water rises and the new
reading is 106.5 cm3. What is the volume of the stone?
B. 10.65 cm3 B. 6.5 cm3 C. 60.65 cm3 D. 60.5 cm3

251. What is the volume of air in an atmospheric balloon with a diameter of 24 cm?
B. 2304 cm3 B. 570 cm3 C. 240 cm3 D. 144 cm3

252. A 4 cm by 7 cm rectangle is rotated about its longer side. What is the approximate volume of the cylinder
thus generated?
B. 750.25 cm3 B. 176.36 cm3 C. 351.86 cm3 D. 615.75 cm3

253. After a series of tutorial lessons at Best Tutorial Center, Ann’s grade in Math rose from 78 to 88. By what
percent did her average increase?
B. 35.75% B. 12.82% C. 11.36% D. 20.16%

254. A large pipe can empty a tank in six hours, and a smaller pipe can empty it in ten hours. How long would it
take both pipes to empty the tank?
B. 3.25 hours B. 4.5 hours C. 3.75 hours D. 2 hours

255. Jose Rizal: El Filibusterismo: Graciano Lopez Jaena:


C. Ninay C. Noche Buena
D. Fray Botod D. Cadaquilaan ng Dios

256. Sounds differ though spelled alike. Which does not belong to the group?
C. The leader chided the follower’s C. She sounded victorious
D. She wanted a chaperon D. Baby screamed for help

257. A blind mother was allowed to work in a place where her fingers could be productive. Why is it possible?
E. Disabled person are given special attention
F. The disable and handicapped are given equal protection of the law
G. Blind individuals are discouraged from begging
H. Blind individuals can still be productive

258. A 3 ½ meter ribbon is cut into four pieces in the ratio 1:2:3:4. Find the length of the longest piece.
B. 35 cm B. 70 cm C. 100 cm D. 140 cm

259. According to Confucius, what is the best way to rule a people and attain harmony?
C. By allowing to do as they please C. By consulting the governed
D. By moral example D. By force

260. Compute the exact simple interest on Php 20, 500 at 2.5% per annum for 60 days.
B. Php 95.50 B. Php 84.25 C. Php 85.42 D. Php 90.64

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261. During the experiment, temperature was measured three times. The second reading was 8 degrees lower
than the first and the third reading was 13 degrees lower than the second. If the first reading was 7 degrees
what was the last?
B. 6 degrees B. 14 degrees C. -14 degrees D. -12 degrees

262. Who of the following Romans was never emperor?


B. Caligula B. Catullus C. Claudius D. Julius Caesar

263. The government’s prohibiting the press from interviewing, constitutes called:
B. Gag order B. Media law C. Censorship D. Prior restraint

264. The press is referred to as Four Estate because it:


E. is a powerful political force
F. is an adversary of government
G. acts as the fourth branch of government
H. checks all branches of government

265. How do you describe a typical social structure which describes a pattern through which relationships at work
are ordered?
B. Communistic B. Capitalistic C. Bureaucratic D. Technological

266. The official stand of the news paper on a particular issue is found in the:
C. Front page C. Editorial page
D. Inside page D. Features section

267. An association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that represents it.
B. personification B. metonymy C. comparison D. euphemism

268. He was the American President who said” Ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do
for freedom of man.”
C. Gerald Ford C. Henry Truman
D. Franklin Roosevelt D. John F. Kennedy

269. The area of a rectangle is 117 cm2. Find its perimeter if its length is 13 cm.
B. 9 cm B. 30 cm C. 44 cm D. 54 cm

270. Two angles are supplementary. One of the angles is five times larger than the other. What is the measure of
the larger number?
B. 150 B. 300 C. 1200 D. 1500

271. Ito ay sinulat ni Harriet Stowe ng Estados Unidos na tumatawag pansin sa kalagayan ng mga alipin at naging
batayan ng simulain ng demokrasya.
C. And “Book of the Dead” C. “Divina Comedia”
D. Ang “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” D. “Mahabharata”

272. Sabihin ang gawang pagsasalitang ito. “Iwasan ang imburnal, may nagtratabaho”
B. Pagtukoy B. Pagkukuwento C. Babala D. Pasasalamat

273. Kabaliwan at paglulustay ang inyong ginagawa taun-taon. Higit na marami ang maralitang nanganngailangan
ng salapi at dunog. Ang nagsasalita ay –
B. Kuripot B. Maramot C. Praktical D. Matipid

274. If a function is defined by the set of ordered pairs (1,2), (2,4),(3,8),(4,16),(5,Y) then the value of Y is –
B. 10 B. 32 C. 20 D. 25

275. If each of the five members in a basketball team shakes hands with every other member of the team before
the game starts, how many handshake will there be in all?
B. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 9

276. Which of the following causes the seasons?


C. The rotation of the Earth about the Sun C. The distance of the Earth from the Sun
D. The rotation of the Sun about the Earth D. The tilting of the Earth on its axis

277. A person who specialized in the study of atmospheric conditions is called a


B. Geologist B. Scientist C. Meteorologist D. Weather forecaster

278. You have identified the problem in your experiment. What is the next step?
C. Formulate the hypothesis C. Gather relevant data
D. Formulate the conclusion D. Test the hypothesis

279. When the moon is passing the point of its orbit directly between the earth and the sun and it cannot be seen,
this phase of the moon is
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B. Full moon B. Crescent C. Gibbous D. New moon

280. What is the least common multiple of 9, 8 and 18?


B. 36 B. 54 C. 72 D. 144

281. Which of the following is NOT true about the sum of two consecutive odd integers?
C. it is even C. it is divisible by 4
D. it is only divisible by 12 D. it is always divisible by 1

282. The thinning of the ozone layer is due to the use of


E. Weed killers and insecticide sprays
F. Hydrocarbons like gasoline
G. Mercury in gold mines
H. refrigerant and aerosol sprays

283. Comets often have eccentric orbits. This means that


E. Their orbits are circular
F. Their time of arrival is unpredictable
G. They cannot be seen without telescope
H. The sun is closer to one end of the orbit

284. Senators were accused by activists of washing their hands with the perfumes of Arabia. This is state
commonly known as
B. Triumph B. Guilt C. Aggression D. Indecision

285. Lucille is 4 times as old as Nicole. Six years from now, she will be twice as old as Nicole. How old are they
now?
C. Lucille 12; Nicole 3 C. Lucille 16; Nicole 4
D. Lucille 3; Nicole 12 D. Lucille 4; Nicole 16

286. If x + y = 2a and x - y = 2b, what is the value of xy?


B. ab B. a2 + b2 C. (a – b)2 D. a2 – b2

287. Reports of the death sentence were awaited by the parents. But the President decides the postponement for
a month or in legal terms this means
B. Reprieve B. Pardon C. Execution D. Commutation

288. A square box has a perimeter of 88 cm. What is measurement of one side of the box?
B. 88 cm B. 22 cm C. 60 cm D. 44 cm

289. At the outset of the rainy season the epidemic of H-fever is feared. Which practice is the best approach to
prevent it occurrence is homes?
E. Clean the yards of breeding places for mosquitoes like old tries, cans etc.
F. Fumigate the house with smoke and chemicals
G. Submit children to vaccination
H. Avoid mosquito bites in the afternoon

290. The founder and first editor of La Solaridad in Barcelona, Spain and was considered the greatest orator of the
Filipino colony in Spain?
C. Mariano Ponce C. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
D. Graciano Lopez Jaena D. Gregorio H. Del Pilar

291. Find the GCF of 12, 32 and 56.


B. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 56
292. The primary source of the objectives of educations in the Philippines at present is the –
C. Report of the Monroe Commission C. Tydings McDuffie Act
D. Philippine Constitution D. The Swanson Report

293. The voyage of Ferdinand Magellan is considered the greatest single achievement in the history of exploration
and discovery because it –
E. Made proved that the world is not flat
F. Marked the discovery of westward route to the East
G. Marked the first circumnavigation of the globe
H. Marked the discovery of the Philippines

294. A car racer covers 225 km. in 2 ½ hours. How far can he go in 1 ¾ hours.
B. 267 ½ km B. 168 ¾ km C. 394 km D. 157 ½ km

295. Three-fourth of what number is 12?


B. 30 B. 12 C. 24 D. 16

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296. What is the difference in elevation between the top of a mountain 8,520 feet above sea level and a point in a
valley 253 feet below sea level?
B. 8367 feet B. 8267 feet C. 8873 feet D. 8773 feet

297. What do you call the arrangement of a number of objects in a definite order and arrangement?
B. Probability B. Permutation C. Combination D. Factorial

298. What is the value of a in the statement 3ab=15 if b=5?


B. 15 B. 3 C. 30 D. 1

299. Which of the following is a function?


C. {(1,2), (2,3), (3,4)} C. {(1,3), (1,4), (1,5)}
D. {(x, y) / x = 4} D. {(x, y) / x2 + y2 = 1}

300. There are 18 Tagalogs maids and 12 Visayan maids serving in hotel. Give the ratio of the Tagalog to the
entire group and express them is simple terms?
B. 3/2 B. 2/5 C. 2/3 D. 3/5

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9. “She is a vision of feminine pulchritude. “This


1. The Nibelungenlied is a: stands for _____.
a. Russian folk song a. Simple
c. Medieval German Epic c. Homeliness
b. Latin Myth b. Loveliness
d. Chinese legend d. Plain

2. The ash from Mt. Pinatubo has been found to 10.Shakespeare one said, “My honor is my life,
have gold content of only 20 parts per billion both grow as one, take honor from me and my
which is far below commercial levels. As such, life is gone. “What is the correct interpretation
officials have warned against hopes of a new for this?
“gold rush “. a. He values life before honor
a. There is a new hope for boosting the b. He prefers honor instead of life
economy of the Philippines c. His life determined by his honor
b. There is a need to explore what else lies d. He values honor as much as his life
beneath Mt. Pinatubo
c. There is a possibility of existing gold mines
beneath Mt. Pinatubo 11.Thomas Carlyle said “The man without a
d. The gold content of the ash from Mt. purpose is like a ship without a rudder.” It
Pinatubo does not have commercial value could be interpreted as ____________.
a. Direction can never come into one’s life
3. In the Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dante b. One’s life doesn’t need be controlled
was wrongfully imprisoned in: c. There should be sufficient energy in one’s
a. Castle of Chillon life
c. The Bastille d. There should be a strong driving force in
b. The Conciergerie one’s life
d. The Devil’s Island
12.A field commander gave his orders. He meant
4. “He is the black sheep in the family. “Which drop previous order. Which message was
figure of speech is used? heard?
a. Simile a. Negative! Delete!
c. Hyperbole C. Repeat! Repeat!
b. Metaphor b. Over! Over!
d. Synonym D. Copy! Copy!

5. Which of the following line is an example of 13.What is implied about the place of our country
iambic pentameter? in technology?
a. And his alas is more than we would do a. Filipinos score behind in computers
b. Her desk one red with heroes blood b. Filipinos are abreast in I.T. with India
c. She loves the way I hold her hand c. Filipinos are at par with any country in I.T.
d. I will lament and cry d. Filipinos have to learn more from Singapore

6. A good writer supports his generalizations with 14.Loss of qualified teachers going abroad is one
______examples. type of ______.
a. Convenient a. Unemployment
c. Concrete c. Brain drain
b. Unfamiliar b. Migration
d. Abstract d. Employment

7. Because the moon rotates on its axis at same 15.The hostage victims were heard asking the
time as it _____ around the earth, we see the rescuers to hold on the fort. What was the
same side always. message?
a. Revolves a. Surrender in arms
c. Is revolving c. Keep on with the fight
b. Revolve b. Rescue them fast and early
d. Has been revolving d. Disregard the peace negotiation

8. She has a penchant for red accessories. This 16.What is meant by this statement? The hostages
indicates ______. are free. They paid their way!
a. Dislike a. The kidnap victims family negotiated
c. Avoidance peacefully
b. Fondness b. The kidnap victim were freed after a
d. Strong aversion ransom
c. No ransom was demanded of the victims
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17.The reporter was accused in court because of d. Time when day and night are equal length
his news story. The story was: all over the earth
a. Full of distorted facts
c. Tainted with malice 26.Make sure to ASSEMBLE your data for your
b. A narration of facts lecture properly.
d. Too personal to take a. bring together in one place
c. put or fit the parts together
18.The hunter stalked the wild boar slowly, b. come together or meet
cautiously and IN A SILENT MANNER. d. compile or gather
a. And in silence
c. And silently 27.Alma’s project ABSORBED her so much that she
b. And also used silence was able to ignore the ringing of the phone,
d. And by acting silently hunger pangs, even the march of time.
a. sucked up
19.About a thousand people GATHERED, THEY c. took on without echo, recoil, or
WERE THERE PROTESTING the construction of reflection
a nuclear power plant. b. engrossed deeply
a. Gathered, protesting against d. assumed an expense
b. Gathered to protest
c. Gathered for the purpose of protesting 28.After a couple of years, Sarah evolved into an
d. Gathered-they were protesting ACCOMPLISHED actress.
a. filled up
20.Angel is taller than ANY GIRL in her class c. brought to a successful conclusion
a. Angel is taller than any other girl in the b. completed or effected
class d. perfected, experience or training
b. Angel is the taller than other girls in the
class 29.The lecture was so long that I needed a SHIFT
c. Angel is taller than other girls in the class now and then to relieve my aching back and
d. Angel is the taller girl in the class buttocks.
a. a person’s scheduled period of work
SELECT THE LETTER OF THE WORD OR PHRASE b. a straight loose-fitting dress for women
THAT DEFINES THE CAPITALIZED WORD IN c. a change or transfer in position
EACH SENTENCE d. a change in the focus of one’s thoughts or
concentration
21.There was an ESOTERIC lecture on holography
30.Watching TV is controlled by parents. Children
a. Something ancient
below 18 are discouraged to view this type of
b. Out of context
film.
c. Understandable only by a select group
a. Violence and sex
d. Irrefutable proof
c. Historical battles and bloodshed
b. Discovery in Science
22.The brain can store ADMONITORY information. d. Adolescent stories
a. Valuable data
c. Advanced knowledge
31.Text messages are used for fast
b. Past experience
communication. What does this message
d. Warning to avoid danger
mean? “U have to meet friends 5 A. m.”
a. You should meet your friends at five in the
23.TRANSCENDENTAL meditation is practiced in morning
Yoga b. You have to be here at 5 in the afternoon
a. Supernatural c. You have friends to meet at five A.M.
c. Interpretative d. Be there at five in the morning
b. Momentary
d. Supernatural
32.A tourist chose his plane for Cebu. He chose
PAL which is “Philippine Flag Carrier”. When
24.She had ILLUSIVE dreams of instant wealth. asked why he chose PAL his remark was:
a. Beyond comprehension a. All right, PAL can be trusted
c. Based on false ideas b. I’m sorry; I’m scared to take PAL
b. Moving swiftly c. I doubt if PAL arrives on time
d. Tending to slip away d. Oh, I believe other planes don’t carry the
Philippine symbol
25.The EQUINOX usually occurs on March 21 and
September 23. 33.After an airplane crash, passengers who choose
a. Time when heavy rains fall a flight would say:
b. Time when days are longer than the nights a. A middle aisle seat allow easy escape
c. Time when days are shorter than the nights b. A seat closest to the cockpit be given to me
c. I want a reservation on the back to me
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d. A front seat would be safest 42.Health officials advised mothers about


preservatives used in vegetables. Which advice
34.Ang Kagawaran ng Pang-ibang bansa ay should be followed to ensure safety when
gulong-gulo kapag may giyera sa ibang bansa. eating vegetables?
Ano ang unang ginagampanan ng Ambassador a. Soak the vegetables in cold ice
sa Bansa: b. Put vegetables in freezers
a. Bayaang magsipag-uwian sa sariling sikap c. Wrap the vegetables in newspapers
ang bawat sa d. Wash the vegetables very well
b. Alamin ang mga tirahan ng mga Filipino sa
bansang iyon 43.Not all micro-organism are harmful. Which of
c. Ipunin ang mga maykaya at ipalipad iyon these are done by yeasts?
d. Bilangin ang mga lalaki a. Promotes the rising of bread for baking
b. Cause milk to become cheese
35.Ako’y nangangakong matatapos sa isang c. Cause Yakult to be milky
karera. Siya’y kasama sa: d. Encourage disease food
a. Gustong magsuot ng toga isang araw
b. Siya’y hawak ang malamig na bakal 44.Where are flash floods on Metro Manila blamed
c. Ospital sa panganganak ng asawa to?
d. Isang rally sa Edsa a. Overpopulation
c. Clogging of rivers with waste
b. Volcanic eruption
d. Urbanization practices
36.Ang saging kailanman ay di-magbubunga ng
santol. Ang salawikain ay nagpapahiwatig na: 45.The decrease of fish in Philippine seas has been
a. Walang pagbabago ang anoman traced. What is the root cause?
b. Walang bungang di galing sa sariling puno a. Pollution of sea water
c. Ang bunga ng isang kahoy ay galing sa b. Proliferation of nets
sariling lahi c. Exportation of sea products
d. Maaring magbunga ng bayabas ang isang d. Destruction of coral reefs
punong santol
46.Which statement is FALSE?
37.Alin ang babala na dapat sundin ng mga a. Solid particles have the strongest attractive
mamamayan? forces in between
a. Itapon ang basura sa Pasig b. Solids and liquids have more molecules per
b. Itapon ang basura sa tabing dagat unit volume, hence their densities are
c. Gawin ang paghihiwalay ng mga basura higher
d. Bayaran ang buwis para ang basura ay c. Molecules of solids and liquids are more
hakutin closely packed than those in gases
d. The gas phase the least kinetic energy
38.Sino and pangulo ng Pilipinas na nagbigay ng
buhay sa wikang Filipino? 47.A change in the shape and size of an object can
a. Jose P. Laurel be classified as:
c. Corazon Aquino a. Chemical change
b. Elpidio Quirino c. Physical change
d. Manuel L. Quezon b. Nuclear change
d. Mechanical change
39.Hindi nakayanan ng aking kaibigan ang
kanyang MASALIMUOT na buhay. 48. Eight out of the top ten leading causes of
a. Mahirap morbidity in the Philippines are communicable.
c. Malungkot To prevent this from happening to your
b. Malabo students the best advice you can give them is
d. Magulo to ___.
a. Avoid dangerous activities
b. Clean the classroom often
40.Ang katumbas sa Filipino ng national identity ay
c. Cover the mouth when sneezing
_____________.
d. Wash hands frequently
a. Pandaigdig na pagkilala
c. Pambansang pagkakakilanlan
b. Pambayang pagkakakilala 49.Iron-deficiency is related to the poor scholastic
d. Pambansang kantanyagan performance of students. Which of the following
food items is best for iron-deficient students?
a. Pechay b. Fish
41.Piliin ang tinutukoy ng salitang nakahilig
c. Sardines d. Liver
Nasa PANTALAN ang sasalubong sa President.
a. Airport b. Railroad
50.Which of the following BEST differentiates an
c. Tabing-dagat d. Pier
earthquake’s intensity from its magnitude?

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a. Intensity describes the depth from which b. Law of Universal Gravitation


the earthquake originated while magnitude c. Kaw of Interaction
refers to the energy of the earthquake d. Law of Inertia
b. Intensity cannot be measured while
magnitude can be measured using a 58.Which part of the brain controls heartbeat,
seismograph breathing and digestion?
c. Intensity refers to the strength of the quake a. Cerebellum
while magnitude refers to the degree of c. Cerebrum
destruction it caused at its epicenter b. Thalamus
d. Intensity is a measure of how much d. Medulla oblongata
damage an earthquake caused at the
surface while magnitude is the strength of 59.The two minerals that are needed for bone and
the quake. tooth formation and blood clothing are _____.
a. Sodium and iron
51.Which of the following highlight the significance c. Calcium and potassium
of the process of mitosis? a. Calcium and phosphorus
a. daughter cells have more chromosomes d. Iron and iodine
than the parent cell
b. daughter cells have chromosomes twice the 60.Steam burns are more damaging than burns
number as that of the parent cell caused by boiling water because steam _____.
c. daughter cells have the same number of a. Is vapor of water molecules during boiling
chromosomes as that of the parent cell b. Occupies more energy per kilogram than
d. daughter cells have half the number of boiling
chromosomes as that of the parent cell c. Has more energy per kilogram than boiling
water
52.What characteristic of light accounts for the d. Has a higher temperature than boiling
phenomenon of color? water
a. amplitude b. wavelength
c. speed d. intensity 61.Children are fond of pets. One time a pet dog
growled and bit a child. How will the owner
53.In which layer of the atmosphere do all weather handle the situation?
changes happen? a. Kill the dog
a. thermosphere b. stratosphere b. Tie the dog & feed it regularly
c. troposphere d. mesosphere c. Use the dog’s brain to treat the wound
d. Allow the dog to be observed for 10-18
54.Mario met an accident and was bleeding days before giving anti-rabies injection
profusely. He needed a blood type AB 62.The weather bureau gave this warming about
transfusion. There was confusion on what to do thunderstorms. Which comes first?
because no blood type AB was available. a. Thunder follows all lightning
Somehow he survived because they were able c. Thunder sound spread fast
to give him blood. Which of the following best b. Lightning & thunders are simultaneous
explains this? d. Lightning flashes first
a. Type A was mixed with type B blood.
b. Type B was mixed with type A blood. 63. A type of larvae injected by a mosquito bite
c. Type AB can receive type A blood. has been observed in Mindoro and Bicol
d. Type AB can be given any blood type. provinces. So a special health program was
established to identify patients who normally
55.Which process occurs when dry ice, CO2 (s) is exhibit
changed in to CO2 (g)? a. protruding eye balls
a. Decomposition c. enlarge thyroid glands
c. Condensation b. enlarged tonsils
b. Evaporation d. enlarged legs
d. Sublimation

56. The opening of cement plants requires getting 64. Children with poor eye sights were advised to
a DENR clearance. Which of these clearances improve their nutrition through this were
are required? advised to improved their nutrition through this
a. Waste disposal combination of food:
c. Environmental Clearance (ECC) a. pork, bread, potato
b. Air Pollution Clearance c. rice, squash, fish
d. Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) b. meat, rice, ice cream
d. hamburger, french fries, coke
57.Riders in a bus are pushed forward during a
sudden stop. Which law of motion provides an 65.There are several advertisements that
explanation? encourage people to take this supplement so
a. Hooke’s Law
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that they can grow three to five inches more d. Identifying such personalities and reporting
even after the age of twenty. them to authorities
a. This is true because of the protein content
b. This is the because the AD would not have 72. In plant cells, chloroplasts are active in the
been allowed chemical processes required to make food.
c. This is not true because there are no Animal cells have no chloroplasts. Based on
specific individuals mentioned this, we can conclude that _______
d. This is not possible: there is definite pattern a. plant cells are more complex than animal
of growth of bones and muscles cells
b. animals must obtain food from outside
66.After two pregnancies some of these mothers sources
loose a pair of teeth or so. What could be the c. animal cells are more complex than plant
cause? cells
a. Lack of iron & other minerals in diet during d. animal cells prey upon cells as a food
pregnancies source
b. Diet during pregnancy lacks sulfur
c. Too much sweets in the diet
d. Poor brushing habits 73. Why does water boil at a lower temperature on
a mountain than at sea level?
67.The carabao is the working animal of farmers. a. The temperature of the air falls as we go
However, these herds were converted for meat higher
purposes. How would the government respond b. The atmospheric pressure is higher as we
to the lack of carabaos? go higher
a. Imported buffalos from Australia c. The atmospheric pressure is lower as we go
b. Put up a carabao project in CLSU higher
c. Distributed tractors and other machinery d. The temperature of the air rises as we go
d. Converted farms into subdivision and higher
housing areas 74. Potato plants are usually grown from buds, not
seeds. The explanation for this is that
68. Which of the following should you expect to be __________
true about the rate of cellular respiration for a a. potatoes cannot be grown from seeds
group of students who are the same age, b. buds are not subject to light as seeds are
height, and weight? c. buds are more likely to duplicate the
a. Athletes would tend to have higher rates of qualities of the parent plant
cellular respiration than non-athletes. d. buds represent a form of asexual
b. Africans would have a higher rate of cellular reproduction and seeds represent sexual
respiration than Asians. reproduction and seeds represent sexual
c. Boys would have a higher rate of cellular reproduction
respiration than girls.
d. Non-athletes would have higher rates of
cellular respiration than athletes. 75. Researches gave rats a dose of 3-m, butyl
phtalide and measured changes in the rats
blood pressure. This statement is BEST
69.A patient underwent a surgery. The anesthesia
classified as
hardly had an immediate effect on him. Where
a. experiment
was the case traced? To his:
c. hypothesis
a. Being allergic
b. prediction
c. Being an alcoholic
d. finding
b. Physical weakness
d. Heredity
76. Children of obese parents have natural
70.Tomatoes come in abundance at certain times tendencies to be obese. Doctors advise parents
of the year. How can the supply be assured? on maintaining the right weight of children age
a. Plant during rainy season 0-12 by:
c. Use substitute to tomatoes a. giving balanced diets with accompanying
b. Avoid using tomatoes exercise
d. Encourage preservation of b. reducing milk intake
tomatoes c. reducing intake of chocolates, candies and
pasties
71. The presence of fake doctors and d. encouraging more intake of soda drinks
malpractitioners on medical/health services are
growing in number. How may this be 77. There is a campaign against cholera. How can
discouraged? the pupils get protected catching the disease?
a. Ignore the presence of such persons a. Contact the parents for a meeting
b. Refuse patronage of said services b. Teach children to wash their hands before
c. Take patients to professional medical and after meals
practitioners
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c. Open up a store in the classroom for b. Give a cold glass of coffee with sugar
children’s recess snack c. Allow the patient to take hot porridge
d. Allow children to eat food sold by peddlers d. Give a glass of coca cola or sprite
85. Which of the following physical charges involve
78. Acetysalicylic acid (aspirin) is known to retard adding heat to a substance?
the blood-clotting process. This can have both a. Boiling and condensing
positive and negative effects. One positive b. Condensing and freezing
application of this knowledge application of this c. Evaporating and condensing
knowledge is the use of aspirin to________ d. Melting and boiling
a. stop bleeding
b. reduce the possibility of stroke
c. relieve pain 86. What do rays of light demonstrate when they
d. act as stimulant strike a polished piece of metal, appearing to
bounce off its surface?
79. A suspension is a mixture in which the a. Refraction
disturbed particles are larger than those of the c. Polarization
solvent and which in the particles, in time, will b. Reflection
settle. d. Interference
Which of the following is a suspension?
87. Which of the following statements about atomic
a. Pure oxygen structure is NOT right?
c. Pure gold a. Atoms are mostly empty space
b. Dusty Air b. All atoms of the same atomic numbers are
d. Salt water atoms of the same element
c. Most of the mass of the atom is
concentrated in its nucleus
80. Which of the following causes the seasons? d. An atom can gain or lose electrons without
a. The distance of the Earth from the Sun changing its charge
b. The rotation of the Sun about the Earth
c. The rotation of the Earth about the Sun
d. The tilting of the earth on its axis 88. Which of the following control measures would
NOT help prevent the spread of malaria?
a. Draining swamps
81. To achieve ecological balance, which of the b. Covering windows with netting
following sets of components about an c. Boiling drinking water
aquarium contain? d. Spraying insecticides on stagnant water
a. water, plants
c. water, fish 89.The virus “love bug’ is a recent technological
b. water, snail, plants, fish element spread by:
d. water, snail, fish a. Computer
c. Radio
b. Internet
82. Which of the following statements best explains d. Television
why copper is the most widely used in electrical
wiring? 90.The price of gasoline has gone high suddenly.
a. It is a better conductor than aluminum and The gas station ordered 120,000 liters before
cheaper than silver the price increase. However, only 1,500 liters
b. It is the best conductor of electricity were sold. How many liters are now sold on the
c. It is cheaper than aluminum new price?
d. It has high resistance to electricity a. 112,000 b. 121,500
c. 118,500 d.
108,000
83. At the outset of the rainy season the epidemic
of Dengue is feared. Which practice is the best 91.There are 18 north maids and 12 south maids
approach to prevent its occurrence in homes? serving in a hotel. Give the ratio of the north to
a. Submit children to vaccination the entire group and express them in simple
b. Avoid mosquito bites in the afternoon terms?
c. Fumigate the house with smoke and a. 3/5 b. 2/5
chemicals c. 3/2 d. 2/3
d. Clean the yards of breeding places for
mosquitoes like old trees, cans, etc.
92.What is the total length of the clothing
materials if there are 7 2/10 meters and 15 4/5
meters available?
84. A patient collapsed due to her low sugar level
a. 23 m b. 18 ¼
in the blood. What first aid should be applied at
c. 18 m d. 18 ½
once?
a. Give a hot glass of milk without sugar
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93.A value of the expression 3xy + 5y + 7 when x 102. Which of the following is not divisible by 3?
= 2 and y = 3 is (no answer) (answer is 40) a. 123321333 b. 696222333
a. 50 b. 42 c. 998877663 d. 767676767
c. 36 d. 34
103. Giant hummingbirds are known to beat
94.If a function is defined by the set of ordered
pairs (1,2), (2,4), (3,8), (4,16), (5,Y) then the their wings about 10 times per second. How
value of Y is: many beats would this be in a period of 1.5
a. 32 b. 20 minutes?
c. 10 d. 25 a. 90 beats b. 900 beats
c. 9000 beats d. 90 000
beats
95. A child spends 1/3 of the day sleeping and 1/4
day in school. What fraction of the day is used
104. A rat has four toes on each of its front paws
for his other activities?
and five on each of its back paws. If the pet
a. 2/7 b. 5/12
store owner counts 306 toes in the rat cage,
c. 7/12 d. ¾
how many rats does the store have?
a. 17 rats b. 34 rats
96. Arman is preparing orange juice. He mixed 32
c. 24 rats d. 19 rats
tablespoons of orange powder with 16 cups of
water and it tasted just right. Her sister added
1 tablespoon of orange powder into the juice. 105. The perimeter of a rectangular lawn is 37
How many cups of water does Arman need to meters. If it is 8 meters wide, how long is the
add so that the juice will taste exactly as it did lawn?
before? a. 9 ½ m b. 10 m
a. 17 b. 16.5 c. 10 ½ m d. 11 m
c. 1 d. 0.5
106. If the volume of the cube with side 6 is
97.Your salary deduction per month includes 10% equal to the volume of a rectangular solid with
for income tax, 5% for GSIS and 2% for loan length 12 and width 9, then the height of the
amortization. Your take home pay is P 8, rectangular solid is
300.00. What is your monthly salary? a. 2 b. 4
a. P 10,000 b. P 10,500 c. 6 d. 8
c. P 11,000 d. P
9,500 107. A man, 32 years old, has a son 8 years of
age. In how many years so that the man will
98.What is the area of a television screen that be twice as old as his son?
measure twelve inches by eighteen inches? a. 16 years b. 24 years
a. 217 inches b. 218 inches c. 32 years
c. 215 inches d. 216 d. 48 years
inches
108. A tank of water supplies the needs of 5
99. The sum of the measure of the interior angles children for 6 days. How long will the water last
of a regular polygon is 1080. How many sides if there were only 3 children?
does this polygon have? a. 3.6 days b. 5 days
a. 8 b. 6 c. 8 days d. 10
c. 7 days
d. 5
109. A man gives 10% of his monthly earnings
100. Andres can encode a 100-page thesis in 24 to the church. Another 70% is spent on food,
hours, while Ani can do the same task in 16 electricity, water and other bills. After paying
hours. How many hours will it take them to all these, he still has P2, 000. How much does
finish the job if they work together? he earn in a month?
a. 10 b. 5/48 a. P5,000 b. P8,000
c. 11 d. 9 3/5 c. P10,000 d.
P12,000
101. If 2a + 2b + 3c = 16 and c = 2, what is the
value of (a + b)2? 110. For every 5 garlands that Girlie can make,
a. 5 b. 10 Charm can make 8. If for one day, together
c. 25 d. 625 they can make 169 garlands, how many can
Girlie make in one day?
a. 65 b. 55
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111. There are 12 people in a room; 6 people a. 10th b. 30th


are wearing socks, 4 people are wearing shoes c. 20 th

and 3 people are wearing both. How many d. 40th


people are bare feet?
a. 7 b. 6 122. The introductory price of a certain item was
c. 5 d. 8 P12. What is the percent increase in the price
of the item if two years later its price is P42?
112. An empty book carton weighs 1.3 kilos. A a. 150% b.200%
book weighs 1.5 kilos. Which expression gives c.250% d.
the weight of the carton when filled with y 300%
books?
a. 1.3y + 1.5 b. 1.5y – 1.3 123. The outer diameter of a metal pipe is 3 ¼
c. 1.3 + 1.5y cm and the inner diameter is 2 ¾ cm. Find the
d. 1.3y + 1.5y thickness of the pipe.
a. ½ cm b. ¼ cm
113. Jake deposited P10, 000 at 5% annual c. 1/8 cm d. ¾ cm
interest. How much will it gain in 2 ½ years?
a. P1,250 b. P1,350 124. On board an inter-island ship, 25% of the
c. P1,500 d. passengers travel 1st class, 30% travel 2nd
P1,750 class, and 729 travel 3rd class. How many
passengers are there?
114. Rose deposited P5, 000 in a savings bank. a. 1254 b. 1480
The bank gives 5 ½ % compounded semi- c. 1560 d. 1620
annually. How much will her deposit amount to
in three years? Assume that no withdrawals will 125. Find the number of distinct permutations of
be made. the letters in the word ‘balloon’?
a. P 6 483.84 b. P 5 883.84 a. 270 b. 720
c. P 66 883.84 d. P 5 c. 1260 d. 5040
683.84
126. A card is picked at random from an
115. What is the difference between √150 and ordinary deck of cards. Find the probability of
√54? picking a queen?
a. 3√6 b.16√6 a. ½ b. ¼
c. 6√2 d. 2√6 c. 1/13 d. 1/26

116. One tenth is what part of three-fourths? 127. How many sets of answers are possible for
a. 3/40 b. 1/8 a true or false test with 10 questions?
c. 2/15 d. 15/2 a. 1024 b. 512
c. 256 d. 2
117. How many 1/8’s are there in 2 5/8?
a. 21 b. 22 128. In how many ways can a president, a
c. 23 d. 24 secretary, and a treasurer be selected from a
committee of seven?
118. A blue neon light blinks every 4 seconds. A a. 200 b. 230
red one blinks every 5 seconds, while a green c. 150
one blinks every 6 seconds. How many times d. 210
will they blink together in one hour?
a. once b. 10 times 129. A bowl contains 15 red beads, 30 white
c. 20 times d. 60 beads, 20 blue beads, and 7 black beads. If
times one of the beads is drawn at random, what is
the probability that it will be white or blue?
119. The sum of two numbers is 52 and their a. 25 / 36 b. 13 / 40
difference is 20. What is the larger number? c. 15 / 42
a. 16 b. 26 d. 17 / 52
c. 36 d. 46
130. The first day September is a Wednesday.
120. Find the sum of all the positive even What day will last day of September be?
integers consisting of two digits. a. Wednesday
a. 2 435 b. 2 425 c. Thursday
c. 2 430 b. Monday
d. 2 420 d. Friday

121. The first three elements of an arithmetic 131. A blind mother was allowed to work in a
sequence are 20, 16 and 12. Which element is place where her fingers could be productive.
-96? Why is this possible?

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a. The disable and handicapped are given b. Mining industry


equal protection of the law d. Water source
b. Blind individuals are discourage from
begging 138. In the Philippine governance, the earliest
c. Disable person are given special attention and smallest of governance is the:
d. Blind individuals can still be productive a. Barrio
c. Barangay
132. During the national census each household b. Poblacion
member is asked to give: d. Municipality
a. His reason for staying in these house
b. His data-age, sex, language, etc 139. Drug addiction has been found rampant in
c. His earnings for ten years schools. The initial signs of addiction are in:
d. His nationality a. Shabby and unkempt appearance
b. Sleeping during recitation time
133. Foreign students in Philippines c. Red nose cheeks at noon
Internationals Schools are required courses in d. Abusive language and behavior
Philippine culture and languages. This makes
possible: 140. A child wanted to use her father’s family
a. Provides comparison of cultural differences name. Why did she insist on this?
b. Allows racial prejudices among foreigners a. Every child should have a father
c. International understanding b. Every individual has a right to be baptized
d. Promotion of nationalism c. Every individual has a right to a proper
identity
d. Every child should be called by her paternal
name
134. Which of the following runs counter to the
development of honesty and accountability? 141. A man was imprisoned for ten years. After
a. Payment of just wages to workers an five years, he was found innocent. What can
employees this man demand?
b. Equal payment of government employee’s a. Compensation for the years under
productivity pay detention
c. Being vigilant about weights and measures b. Punishment of the arresting officer
used in the market c. Retaliation against the accusers
d. Transparent in operation of the barangay d. Sanction against the judge
and other organization through public
reporting 142. Students and teachers stand at attention
during flag ceremonies. School principals
135. Which of the following statement defines assign guards on the street to stop vehicles
ethics? during the ceremonies. How does the public
a. The study being general take this practice?
b. The science of correct thinking a. Only school children should be controlled in
c. The study of the nature of human this ceremonies
knowledge b. Only military or policeman should stop and
d. The study of the rightness or wrongness of salute the flag
human action c. The flag is for all citizens: It’s symbol of the
nation
136. In moral life, responsibility depends on d. Stopping traffic is not the job of the school
one’s knowingly and freely doing an act. In
which of the following situations would you
attribute responsibility? 143. Democracy refers to the involvement of all
a. A person unknowingly passes counterfeit the citizens in the control of government, while
money an oligarchy relegates control of government
b. An insane person strikes someone’s head to:
with a hammer a. The mother country
c. A four year old fires a loaded gun killing his c. A religious group
own father b. An autocrat
d. A nurse administers a medicine despite d. A select few
strong doubts about it
144. An aspect of Philippine culture that does
137. The government has control of many much to promote interpersonal communication
government corporations and industries. What beyond the community boundary is the:
was deregulated and allowed to cause prices a. Fiesta celebration
without control? c. Tagalog movies
a. Oil industry b. Television
c. Fishing industry d. Zarzuela

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145. A child discovered a new formula for


decreasing the population of ants. She
submitted the research to a teacher who
claimed the research as hers. The teacher:
a. Right to choose
c. Right to intellectual property
b. Violated human right
d. Right to live within one’s means
146. Conducting PRC examinations abroad to
OFW in different countries are perceived as a:
a. Service to earn dollars
b. Propaganda of government
c. A pleasure trip for PRC officers
d. Service to overseas workers

147. The Philippines National Bank soars and has


used this as a symbol in its advertisement
a. The hawk b. The parrot
c. The pigeon d. The
eagle

148. The crimes were considered serious


because the penalty was:
a. To die in jail
c. A life sentence
b. Lethal injection
d. A total exile in a foreign land

149. The impeachment led Filipino to:


a. Listen to the proceedings
b. Hate Administration trials
c. Understand the judge’s comments
d. Appreciate the democratic process of
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b. Children who had no identity to speak up
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GENERAL EDUCATION
EXAM DRILL III

k. The words “inappropriate, illegal, irresponsible and


unaware” have prefixes which are classified as .
e. Positive c. Negative
f. Common d. Neutral
l. Which does NOT belong?
e. Hypothesis c. Conclusion
f. Surmise d. Conjecture
m. Which does NOT belong?
SUBMIT THIS TEST BOOKLET TOGETHER
i. Foot c. Centigrade
WITH YOUR ANSWER SHEET TO YOUR j. Kilometer d. Mile
WATCHERS. BRINGING THE TEST n. “Blessed are sorrowing for shall
BOOKLET OUT OF THE ROOM WILL BE A be comforted.”
i. the-you c. you-they
GROUND FOR CANCELLATION OF YOUR j. the-they d. they-they
EXAMINAION. o. When I met Pilar yesterday, it was the first time I
her since Christmas.
c. have seen c. have been seen
d. saw d. had seen
p. If you want to be recognized, have a finger in the
pie.

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c. Dip finger in the pie i. He will be given riches and mercy.


d. Take a share of the pie j. He will be known throughout the land.
e. join a group k. He will always obey his master for his glory.
f. take an active part in something l. He will be provided peace and prosperity.
q. Your father is paying for your plane ticket, ? ee. The Master said:
e. Isn’t it c. isn’t be “Only one who bursts with eagerness do I
f. Is he d. aren’t you instruct. Only one who bubbles with
r. It’s now two hours past his schedule; the facilitator excitement do I enlighten”.
will not come anymore, but we’ll still be ready in
case he .
i. is coming c. does
j. may d. will come
The lines give one the ideas that true learning,
s. He was excused because all he said were white lies.
The underline idiomatic expression means .
16. makes man a disciple of instruction
m. Lies are really harmless
17. involves patience and a dash of lethargy
n. Lies recited are excusable
18. is capable of making man
o. Lies are written on white page
19. comes with commitment and passion
p. She recited the lies in public.
ff. “Katulad ng wika ang isang halaman. Sa
t. This grade on your essay is low. Did your teacher
matabang lupa kusang lalago ito kung may
suggest another?
sapat na tubig at liwanag.
g. you will make c. to write
h. writing d. revise
u. Wise people can with frustration.
Ang pahayag na ito ni Teongociang ay umaayon sa,
m. cope up c. cope in
n. cope on d. cope
v. Is this the spot you had the accident? e. Taglish
e. why c. wherein f. Dekolonisasyon
f. where d. which g. puristang paniniwala
w. “Nothing happens in this world by chance; it is all h. intelektwalisasyon
part of a grand design.” gg. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang salitang pambansa?
The author speaks of one’s . e. Pinoy c. Mapagkumbaba
f. Kamusta d. Nagdadalantao
hh. Ano ngaun ang tuntunin na susundin sa
g. ambition c. destiny
pagtutumbas sa Filipino ng “rice terraces”
h. luck d. dream
e. Kung anu ang bigkas siyang sulat.
x. These towels are for us to dry the dishes.
f. Gamitin ang katutubong katumbas
k. very dry c. so wet
g. Tumbasan sa Espanyol at baybayin sa Filipino.
l. very wet d. too wet
h. Hiramin nang ganap
y. Which sounds like “when”?
ii. Ang pagkautal ay matatawag na na sagabal
e. while c. whine
sa pagsasalita.
f. pin d. pet
i. saykolohikal c. pisikal
z. Manalo approached the platform with his speech. His
j. pisyolohikal d. semantiko
palms were sweaty and his hands were shaking. He
jj. Sa taong 2008, nakatitiyak sambayanang
felt the palpitations of his chest and perspiration
Filipino na mapaunlad ang ekonomiya ng bansa.
began to appear at his forehead. Manalo is
kk. Si c. ang
experiencing .
ll. Sina d. ang mga
a. heart attack c. stage fright
mm. Kung bawat isa sa atin ay matututong
b. nausea d. epilepsy
magsikap at magpahalaga sa ating mga ginagawa,
ang ating sarili ay patuloy na uunlad.
aa. What figure of speech is present in this line of the
nn. ang c. si
poem “The Brook”?
oo. ang mga d. sina
“This second time it was a tiny snake.”
pp. Kailan lamang ay nakita ko Manong na
nakikipag-usap sa ating mga punong-bayan.
k. Personification c. Simile
qq. si c. ang
l. Metaphor d. Apostrophe
rr. sina d. ang mga
bb. The “Rubaiyat”, a loosely joined series of 280
ss. Kung darating Joy at Tin-Tin ay pakisabing
stanzas, has this general theme. Which one?
nauna na ako.
g. Always look forward to a new day.
tt. si c. kina
h. Never give in to death easily.
uu. sina d. sila
i. Grasp pleasure while you can.
vv. Ang Pilipinas ay mahigit na pitong libong pulo.
j. Create your own world and beautiful it.
ww. may c. mayron
cc. Do not go gentle into good night,
xx. mayroon d. meron
Old age should burn and rage at close a day;
yy. Sinabi ng Kalihim sa Edukasyon na makukuhang
Raged, against the dying of the light.
benepisyo ang mga guro sa taong ito.
zz. may c. mayron
-Dylan Thomas
aaa. mayroon d. meron
The person in the lines above could characterized as,
bbb. Kilala ang mga pamilya ni Makee sa Bulacan.
Mga
i. pessimistic c. courageous iyan.
j. violent d. strong
dd. In Psalm 23 otherwise known as “Psalm of David”,
ccc. mayron c. may
what is the closest meaning to the line?
ddd. meron d. mayroon
“He maketh me to lie down in green pasture;
eee. Sa pangungusap na “Panahon na upang
he leadeth me beside the still waters.” magdilat ng mata at makisangkot sa mga
usapin”, ano ang ibig ipahiwatig?
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e. Idilat ang mga mata sss. Simplify 5√75 - 4√12


f. Umiwas sa usapan yyyyyy. 13√5 c. 33√3
g. Kalimutan ang isyu zzzzzz. √63 d. 17√3
h. Maging sa katotohanan ttt. A child can be admitted to Grade I if he/she is at
fff. Alin ang mali sa pangungusap na ito? Ilang taon ring least 5 years and 10 months old by June of the
namahinga sa pag-awit ang sikat na si Whitney school year. Which of these birthdates will disqualify
Houston. a child from being admitted to Grade I on June 15,
i. ang sikat c. sa pag-awit 2009?
j. ring d. Ilang taon g. June 10, 2003 c. May 5, 2003
ggg. Alin ang pinakatamang pahayag? h. Jan. 10, 2003 d. April 30, 2003
k. Tiningala niya ang langit. uuu. A time deposit in a bank will mature after 91
l. Tinitigan niya ang langit days. If the deposit was made on April 28, on what
m. Sinulyapang niya ang langit. date will it mature?
n. Tinitingnan niya ang langit g. June 28 c. July 28
hhh. “You can count on me”. Ang pinakamalapit na h. July 18 d. July 29
salin nito ay vvv. The readings on water meter in April and May
e. “maasahan mo siya” are 417.8kl and 430.4kl. If there a basic charge of
f. “bilangin mo kame 23 pesos and the cost per kl is 20 pesos, how much
g. “maasahan mo ako” “ is the billing for water consumption between the two
h. “ibilang mo ako” months?
iii. Si Lolo Jose ay malakas pa kahit alog na ang baba. e. P2,520 c. P2,543
Ang kahulugan ng may salungguhit ay f. P272 d. P275
i. masakit ang baba www. One side of a 45 ˚- 45 ̊- 90 ̊ triangle
j. bata pa measures 5 cm. What is the length of its
k. matanda na hypotenuse?
l. Malabo ang mata k. 5√3cm c. 5√3
jjj. If July 12, 2003 fell on Tuesday, on what day will 2cm
July 12, 2005 fall? l. 5 cm d. 5√2cm
i. Thursday c. Sunday xxx. An online shop sells a certain calculator for P850
j. Friday d. Monday and charges P250 for shipping within Manila,
kkk. A map is drawn to scale such that 1.5 cm on the regardless of the number of calculators ordered.
map corresponds to 75 cm in actual distance. How Which of the following equations shows the total
many cm on the map would represent that distance cost (y) of an order as a function of the number of
between two towns which are 270 cm apart? calculators ordered (x)?
i. 2.7 cm c. 1.8 cm i. y=(850+250)x c. y=850x+250
j. 3.6 cm d. 5.4 cm j. y=250x+850 d. x=850y+250
lll. How much greater is the sum of the first 20 yyy. How many glasses of Cola each to be filled with
counting numbers than the sum of the first 10 150 cu cm of the liquid can be made from 5 family
counting numbers. sizes bottles of cola each containing 1.5 liters?
e. 110 b. 55 c. 100 d. 155 i. 60 b. 45 c. 40 d. 50
mmm. Which of these statements is always TRUE? zzz. The edges of a cubical frame are made from plastic
e. The sum of 3 consecutive pages of a book is straws. How much longer is the total length of the
always odd. plastic edges of a cube whose edge is 10 cm
f. The sum of two square numbers CANNOT be odd compared to a cube whose edge is 8 cm?
g. The sum of the page number of two consecutive g. 32 cm c. 24 cm
pages of a book is even. h. 8 cm d. 16 cm
h. The sum of 5 consecutive numbers is always aaaa. How many different rectangles can be found in
divisible by 5. the diagram below?
nnn. A father and son working together can finish e. 8 b. 4 c. 5 d. 9
painting a room in 6 hours. Working alone, a father bbbb. If the width of a rectangle is reduced by 20%
takes 9 hours to do the painting. How many painting and the length is also reduced by 20%, what percent
hours will it take the son, working alone, to finish of the original area is the new area of the rectangle?
painting the room? e. 60% b. 64% c. 80% d. 36%
e. 18 b. 15 c. 75 d. 12 cccc. How many square inches are in 1 square yard?
ooo. Which common fraction is equivalent t0 .216? k. 900 b. 144 c. 1296 d. 648
m. 53 c. 21 dddd. Which of these has the longest perimeter
250 50 a. A rectangle 19 cm long and 24 m wide
n. 27 d. 108 b. A right triangle whose two legs are 24 and 32
125 375 cm
ppp. From a 75m bolt/roll of clothing material, 28 c. A square 21 cm on a side
school uniforms are made. Each uniform uses 2-m. d. An equilateral triangle whose side is 28 cm
How many meters of material are left? eeee. Determine the midpoint of the line segment
k. 8 ¾ b. 10- c. 16 d. 12 joining the points (5,-3) and (-1,6)
qqq. Nelia takes ¾ hour to dress and get ready for k. (2,3/2) c. (3,3/2)
school. It takes 4/5 hour to reach school. If her class l. (2,-3/2) d. (1,5/2)
start promptly at 8:15 a.m; what is the latest time ffff. The legs of one right triangle are 9 and 12, while
she can jump out of bed in order to be late for those of another right triangle are 12 and 16. How
school? much longer is the perimeter of the larger triangle
h. 6:42 a.m c. 6:45 a.m than the perimeter of the smaller triangle?
i. 6:50 a.m d. 7:22 a.m g. 84 b. 7 c. 12 d. 14
rrr. In a playground for Kindergarten kids, 18 children gggg. In a circle with center O, arc RS=132 degrees.
are riding tricycles or bicycles. If there 43 wheels in How many degrees are there in angle RSO?
all, how many tricycle are there? k. 22 b. 24 c. 20 d. 48
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hhhh. One angle of a parallelogram is 35? What are j. Destroying large areas of the equatorial rain
the measures of the three other angles? forests
i. 145 ̊,35 ̊,145 ̊ uuuu. If two variables X and Y are directly relate,
j. 45 ̊,65 ̊,170 ̊ which of these is NOT true?
k. 85 ̊,135 ̊,140 ̊ i. When X is low, Y is also low.
l. 35 ̊,65 ̊,65 ̊ j. As X increase, Y also increase
iiii. A series of square figures are made with match k. When X increase, Y decrease
stick. If the first three figures are the following, how l. A high Y is associated with a high X
many matchsticks will be needed to form the 6th vvvv. What is the most significant cause of dwindling
figure? biodiversity?
g. large plant consumption
h. global warming
i. destruction of habitat
j. depletion of ozone layer
wwww. The existence of extraterrestrial life may never
k. 60 b. 5 c. 84 d. 40 be proven, but this idea will become more
jjjj. If 1 = a then x equals the scientifically acceptable over time if
x b h. alternative hypotheses are proposed and
155. product of a and b confirmed
156. sum of a and b i. hypotheses are made related to the idea
157. difference of a and b j. no one disputes this idea in a scientific forum
158. quotient of a and b k. increasing scientific evidence supports the idea
kkkk. On a certain day three computer technicians xxxx. Why is incineration not favored as a method of
took turns in manning a 24-hours internet shop. The waste disposal?
number of hours Cesar, Bert, and Danny were on i. It is expensive for a country like ours.
duty was in the ratio 1:2:3, respectively. The shop j. The country lacks funds to install incineration.
owner pays them Php 40 per hour. How much would k. It requires large energy expenditure.
Danny receive for that day? l. It releases noxious gases.
e. Php 230 c. Php 160 yyyy. Teacher M showed the class the potted plants
f. Php 960 d. Php 480 placed on the window sills. She asked them to
llll. A bus has seven vacant seats. If there additional observe the direction of their growth. The pupils
passengers enter the bus, in how many different observe that the plants tented to grow outward.
ways can they be seated? Then Teacher M asked them the class this question:
m. 6 b. 210 c. 5040 d. 35 “Why do think they grow outward?” What were
mmmm. Ruben’s grades in 6 subjects are 88, 89, Teacher M engaging pupils to do?
84, 90, 91 and 86? What is the least grade that he e. Observe
should aim for the 7th subject if he has to have an f. Formulate hypothesis
average of 88? g. Draw conclusion
a. 91 b. 90 c. 93 d. 92 h. Design an experiment
nnnn. In how many ways can 7 people seated around a zzzz. Which of the following has the smallest mass
circular table? when measured in an equal arm balance?
k. 49 b. 720 c. 5,040 d. 14 k. ½ sheet of pad paper
oooo. A committee of 3 is to be selected from a group l. 1/8 sheet of pad paper
of 5 girls and 3 boys. What is the probability that m. ¼ sheet of pad paper
two boys are selected? n. 1/3 sheet of pad paper
e. 15/56 b. 8/56 c. 3/56 d. 5/56 aaaaa. Which of the following activities help REDUCE
pppp. A student has ten posters to pin up on the wall water pollution?
of her room, but there is space or only seven. In m. Throwing only liquids wastes
how many ways can she choose the posters to be n. Cleaning with soap instead of detergents
pinned up? o. Treating wastewater before it is discharge
i. 5040 c. 120 p. Using organic fertilizers in farms
j. 604,800 d. 7 bbbbb. Leaves are green in sunlight because
qqqq. A retailer buys candies for Php 37.50. That pack c. they absorb the green light
has 25 pieces of candies. If she sells each candy for d. their tints bounce off
Php 2.25, how much profit does she make? e. they absorb the blue and yellow object and
i. Php 15.50 c. Php 37.50 yellow light
j. Php 56.25 d. Php 18.75 f. they reflect green light
rrrr. In how many ways can four boys and four girls ccccc. Which of the following is TRUE about light and
seated in a row containing eight seats if the boys seeing?
and girls must sit in alternate seats? b. Light enters the eyes enabling people to see
i. 1152 b. 24 c. 40,320 d. 576 objects.
ssss. During period of increased global temperatures, c. Light goes out from eyes, hits an object, and
which of the following is most likely to occur? then returns to the eyes.
g. A decreased in earthquakes d. Light rays coming from an object meets light
h. An increase in earthquakes coming from a light source and then enters
i. A decreased in atmospheric CO2 the eyes.
j. An increase in atmospheric CO2 e. Light hits an object, bounces, and then enters
tttt. Which of the following human activities reduces the the eyes.
level of ozone in the atmosphere? ddddd. A tray filled with ice was left on a table. After
g. Using large banks of solar cells for energy one hour, it was observed that some of the ice had
production changed to liquid. Which of the following is TRUE
h. Using artificial lighting in scientific polar station about the temperature of the water is higher than
i. Releasing of fluorocarbons from aerosol cans the temperature of the ice.
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j. The temperature of the ice became higher. e. I and III c. I and II


k. The temperature of water is higher than the f. II and III d. II only
temperature of the ice. nnnnn. Which is TRUE of the Philippines
i. II only c. III only g. It has been colonized by two European colonial
j. I and III d. I only powers.
eeeee. A stainless steel spoon feels colder than a plastic h. There have been attempts to change its
spoon because stainless steel government to a parliamentary form.
c. absorbs less heat from the hand than plastic i. It is the only Christian in Asia.
does j. It has never been united as a nation.
d. is really colder than plastic ooooo. Which is TRUE of the historical development of
e. has a lower temperature than plastic the Philippines?
f. conducts heat away from the hand faster than k. It has been an independent nation.
plastic does l. It has not achieved full independence from the
fffff. Why does the level of water in a beaker rise very beginning
after a stone is laced in it? m. It has been an independence nation ever since.
g. The stone and water occupy the same space n. It has evolved from a colony to a fully
h. The stone takes the place occupied by water independent nation.
i. The stone has more mass than the water ppppp. This year’s SONA was focused on education and
j. The water weighs less than stone. economy. What is meant by SONA?
ggggg. In President Quezon’s time, the country had the k. Speech of the Nation Assembly
Philippine Commonwealth. What is TRUE about the l. Speech of the Nation Address
Philippine Commonwealth? The Filipinos were m. State of the Nation Advocacy
i. partially independent n. State of the Nation Address
j. granted total freedom to course their destiny qqqqq. Which statement is TRUE of the pre-Spanish
only on matters of education Filipino government?
k. citizens of the United State e. There was a court created by the datu to hear
l. fully independent complaints.
hhhhh. What does the “presumption of innocence” mean f. The datu exercised all powers of government.
in so far as human rights is concerned? g. Laws were formulated by a law making body
k. has the right to remain silent elected by the community.
l. remains innocence until proven quality h. Laws were formulated by a law-making body
m. is concerned guilty unless proven otherwise appointed by the datu.
n. has the right to a legal counsel rrrrr. With which are the words “Cha-cha” and “con-
iiiii. What development has taken place in our form of ass” associated?
government from the pre-Hispanic Philippines to the e. Imposition of martial law.
present? f. Return to dictatorial form of government
k. We have come from a one-man rule to a g. Amendment of the present constitution
government of the people, by the people, h. Division between Senate and House of
and for the people. Representatives
l. We began with a one-man rule and have sssss. The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform and
ended up with a dictatorial form of cooperatives are meant to .
government b. to improve on the country’s literacy rate
m. We started with a dictatorial form of c. to make all citizens equal
government that has developed into the d. bridge the gap between the rich and the poor
present democratic form. e. eradicate poverty in the country
m. I and III c. II ttttt. How can the Comprehensive Agrarian reform
n. III d. I Program bring about social equity and economic
jjjjj. In connection with government transactions prosperity in the country?
involving public interest, which policy, is adopted by l. By distributing the ownership of land to
the Constitution to assure the public of farmers for value charge
accountability and transparency? m. By transferring the ownership of land to
h. Rural development and agrarian reform farmers for value
i. Private enterprise and incentives to needed n. By helping the affected landowners to use
investments their land compensation in viable business
j. Full public disclosure activities
k. Balanced and healthful ecology o. By providing support services to farmer-
kkkkk. With the Batasang Pambansa performing beneficiaries
legislative and executive powers in the Marcos k. I, II and III c. II, III and IV
regime, which form of government was l. I, II and IV d. I, III and IV
implemented? uuuuu. When one company controls the supply of sugar,
i. Monarchial c. Presidential which terms applies?
j. Parliamentary d. Dictatorial g. Economic Stability c. Equilibrium
lllll. As a result of EDSA I, the Philippines h. Monopoly d. Inflation
k. changed its form of government to vvvvv. When parents decide to send their children to a
parliamentary private school and pay their tuition fee instead of
l. intensified its participation in international affairs sending them to the public school, they don’t get
m. saw the impeachment of Joseph Estrada as their share in the benefit derived from the taxes
president they pay. This is a case of
n. became known worldwide for its People’s Power b. social inequity c. social injustice
Revolution c. double taxation d. double jeopardy
mmmmm. Rizal focused the “La Liga Filipina” to wwwww. Which does one display when he thinks
i. unite the whole country that what is foreign is the best and that what is local
j. fight violence and justice is inferior?
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j. Favoritism d. Xenocentrism i. It’s good that NCEE was abolished because that
xxxxx. Upon which is the claim that is no single would mean only those fit for college would go
universal standard to be used to judge any cultured to college.
based? j. Most of those who did not pass the NCEE were
k. Cultural diversity c. Cultural relativism graduates of deprived to schools
l. Cultural shock d. Ethical relativism k. College education liberates the poor from the
yyyyy. You have to take extra care when you critique bondage of poverty.
the work of a Filipino. Your negative comment iiiiii. Art and music are necessary ingredients to a child’s
maybe mistaken to be an attack against his/her education. Which statement/s, support/s, the idea of
person. Upon which Filipino trait is this advice this sentence.
based? g. Music and arts intensify a child’s
i. “Bayanihan” spirit imagination.
j. Extreme personalism h. Music teaches discipline, team work, math
k. “Sakop” mentality and poetry through rhythm.
l. Adaptability i. Painting helps a kinesthetic learner express
abstract concepts in concrete forms.
zzzzz. Which of the following was the first to happen? g. I only c. I and II
i. Aguinaldo declared Philippine independence h. I,II and III d. III only
j. Guerilla warfare against the US was initiated
k. The Philippines was ceded to the US by the
Treaty of Paris jjjjjj. Rizal said: “There are no tyrants where there are
l. Aguinaldo was captured no slaves.” Which logically explain this?
aaaaaa. If they were to come back life, who among the g. If the Filipino were treated as slaves by the
following would be the most vocal to speak against Spaniards it was because they allowed
the country’s foreign policy of close associated with themselves to be treated as such.
America? h. It was the equally the fault of the Filipino
e. Jose P. Laurel, Elpidio Quirino why the Spaniards treated them as slaves.
f. Leon Ma. Guerrero Jr., Jose P. Laurel i. The Spaniards were tyrants and so they
g. Claro M. Recto, Leon Ma. Guerrero treated the Filipino as slaves.
h. Claro M. Recto, Jose P. Laurel i. I b. III c. I and II d. II
bbbbbb. To stimulate the nation’s economy and kkkkkk. You are often told: “Poverty is not hindrance to
increase employment, past President Diosdado success.” What does this imply?
Macapagal __ i. It is other people that hinder people to succeed.
g. borrowed money from the World Bank j. What a person becomes in life is a product of
h. standardized the salaries of government his/her own choice.
employees k. A person is totally conditioned by his/her
i. abolished government repressive controls environment.
j. gave incentives to home cottage industries l. The “promdi” student does not succeed because
cccccc. Based on his work “Sa Aking Mga Kabata”, of his/her place of origin.
would Rizal favor the use of the mother tongue in llllll. What a student can do offers from what he will do.
the early grades? What does this prove?
e. He did not express it clearly g. Motivation and ability always together.
f. Yes, but mixed with English. h. Motivation differs from ability.
g. No. i. Student of today are hardly motivated.
h. Yes. j. Ability is the opposite of motivation.
dddddd. Out of used illustration boards, students mmmmmm. A Biology teacher described herself
came up with cute and function bags for school biologically: “My estrogen level is decreasing and I
children. Which Filipino trait is exhibited? have signs for osteoporosis.” What is TRUE of the
g. Adaptability Biology teacher?
h. Creativity m. She is a chain smoker
i. Family-orientedness n. She is in late adolescence
j. Pagkabayani o. She is spinster.
eeeeee. On which Filipino trait dies Gawad Kalinga p. She in her post-menopausal period.
build on? nnnnnn. A secret word that must be entered into
i. Extreme personalism the computer before a person is allowed to get or
j. Joy and Humor change information is called
k. Bayanihan spirit i. program c. statement
l. Adaptability j. password d. input
ffffff. The Filipino’s indomitable spirit is shown in his oooooo. The search for related literature by
e. utang na loob accessing several data bases by the use of a
f. friendliness telephone line to connect a computer library with
g. self-reliance other computers that have database is termed
h. ability to survive
gggggg. Let’s assume that universities will be i. manual search
required to offer education programs at the graduate j. on-line search
rather than at the undergraduate level. Based on k. Compact disc search
this information, how should you respond? l. computer search
g. Disagree c. Agree pppppp. Which refers to a single phrase or word
h. Not enough information d. Neutral that tells the computer to do something with a
hhhhhh. One reason why the NCEE was abolished program or file?
was because it was anti-poor. Which explanation j. Password
logically supports this reasoning? k. Computer Program
h. The NCEE served as a measured to counter the l. Command
“diploma mill” mentality of Filipinos. m. Computer language

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qqqqqq. In writing a letter, which productivity


tool is used?
e. Pagemaker c. Spreadsheet
f. Word processing d. Publisher xxxxxx. What kind of improvement process is in keeping
rrrrrr. Like the typewriter, the computer has with SBM?
i. screen c. keyboard m. Data-driven
j. cursor d. disk drive n. Continuous
ssssss. Which application program provides one with a o. Participatory
means to organize and present information through c. I and II
the use of text, numbers, graphs, sounds, and visual d. I and III
image e. II and III
e. Publisher c. Multimedia f. I, II and III
f. Spreadsheet d. Word processing yyyyyy. In SBM, who is empowered to lead the school
tttttt. Which one links the computers to base computer and the community for improvement
making it possible to share software materials? i. The parent leaders
m. Modern c. Local area network j. The school head
n. Interface d. Internet k. The principal
uuuuuu. What is/are the best ways to a child’s l. The teachers
development according to the statement? zzzzzz. Which word/phrase does NOT go with school-
g. Meet the child where the child is. based management?
h. Allow the child to develop according to c. Transparency
his/her pace. d. Authoritarian leadership
i. Compare a child to another in order to e. Continuous improvement
motivate her/him to catch up with other f. Partnership
children’s development.
e. II and III c. I,II and III
f. I and III d. I and II
SITUATIONAL

Situation 1-

“You can’t make children grow faster by punishing Situation 3-


them, just as you can’t make flower bloom faster
by pulling them.” SEASONS OF LOVE
vvvvvv. What message does the statement have for
teachers? I Love was spring
g. Just look at the flowers when you are tempted to
When feelings bloomed
hurry up the development of a child.
h. Provide children with developmentally
As we first said hello
appropriate practices.
i. Games will help develop children naturally.
And looked into each other’s eyes
j. Avoid comparing a child with other children.
wwwwww. Which statement is in support of the
together
statement given above?
i. A teacher’s moment-by-moment actions and
interactions with children are the most powerful
determinant of learning outcomes and V Love become summer
development.
j. We can’t make children’s dendrites grow faster When passions rose cold
or insist that important connections in the brain
be made. As we held hands
k. It is the early childhood educator who has both
the immense responsibility of creating the And said our vows
learning environment that will intrigue and
stimulate the whole child. Without each other
l. Each child’s brain is unique and vastly different aaaaaaa. “Spring” in the first stanza represents all
from one another. but one of the following .
c. a budding relationship
IXd.Love
theturned to autumn
beginning of love
Situation 2-
e. colorful world of people in love
f.When
thewe fell apart
end of bachelorhood
School-based Management (SMB) is in line with the
bbbbbbb. The word “summer” in the second stanza
spirit of decentralization. It aims to: 1) empower As things went sour
suggests
the school heads to lead their teachers, students, m. hot environment
And we just can’t stay
and members of the community in a continuous n. mixed feelings
school improvement process leading to higher o. vacation from school
learning outcomes and improved health and p. heightened emotions
ccccccc. In the third stanza, “autumn” may mean
nutrition status of students; 2) bring resources XIII Love changed to winter
all the following EXCEPT .
within the control of the schools to support the
g. When
irreconcilable
the nights differences
grew waning of feelings
delivery of quality educational services in the spirit h. problem faced by lovers
of transparency; 3) strengthen school partnerships i. Asfalling out of life’s
we travelled love road
with the communities, local government units to j. death of the love
encourage them to invest time, money and other Without each other
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resources in providing a better school learning
environment; and 4) institutionalize participatory
and data-based school improvement process.
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n. Pagkat kaloob ng Diyos sa tao ang pagdurusa,


Situation 4- sikat at suliranin,nariyan Siya upang tao ay
damayan.
Recall “Harvest”, ”May Day Eve” and “Hidden Sea” o. Harapin nang buong tapang ang buhay na may
lungkot ay ligaya, at magtiwala sa Poong
written by L. Paras-Sulit, Nick Joaquin and Stevan,
Maykapal.
Javellana, respectively then answer the three p. Buong giting na humarap sa buhay mabagyo
questions that immediately follow. man o maaraw.
ddddddd. In L. Paras-Sulit short story “Harvest”,
which people compose this world? Situation 6-
k. Those constantly in search of beauty
l. Those who seek to destroy beauty Ang tunay na pag-ibig ay walang ibinubunga
m. Those who created beauty kung hindi ang tunay na ligaya at kaginhawaan.
i. I, II and III c. I and III
Kainlanpama’t sapin-sapin ang dusang pinapasan ng
j. I and II d. II and III
eeeeeee. The theme of Nick Joaquin’s short story bayani, at ang kanyang buhay ay nalipos ng
“May Day Eve” is . karukhaan at lungko, ang dahilan ay sapagkat hindi
a. it is good for a person to love and lose than to ang tunay na pag-ibig ang naghahari kung hindi ang
not have loved at all taksil na pita sa yama’t bulaang karangalan.
b. true love is eternal and permanent jjjjjjj. Alin ang hindi bunga batay sa talata?
c. justice should prevail in every endeavor e. Karukhaan
d. it is foolish and dangerous to base one’s worthy f. Ligaya
endeavors on superstitious beliefs g. Kalungkutan
fffffff. The theme of “Hidden Sea” written by Stevan h. Karangalan
Javallana is . kkkkkkk. Ang paghihirap ng bayani ay sanhi
k. the good victorious; evil will be punished. g. diagmaan
l. insatiable greed leads to destruction; therefore h. pagkamasarili
man has to strive for simplicity. i. kahinaan ng bayani
m. the sea is a mixture of all beautiful things; j. kawalang malay
therefore we have to preserve the sea. lllllll. Kung gagamitan ng paghihibla sa mga konsepto na
n. man is a paradox, a mixture of good and evil; it talata, alin ang pinakagitna?
is only through love that admirable qualities may g. Ligaya
be manifested. h. Kabayanihan
i. Pag-ibig
j. Kaginhawaan

Situation 5-

Maraming katulad ang buhay ng tao. Ito’y


katulad ng putahe na “sweet and sour dish”. May
matamis at maasim na lasa. Katulad din ito ng
panahon, may mabagyo at maaraw. Nakararanas Situation 7-
tayo ng malulungkot na pangyayari at kung
minsan ay masasayang karanasan. The class was asked to design an experiment
to test the effect of detergent on fish. One group came
Kailangan ay lagi tayong handa. Anuman up with this experimental design. For detergent they
ang pangyayaring dumating ay dapat nating got Tide, Surf and Champion. For fish, they had
harapin ng buong tapang, maging ito’y mapait na tilapia, fingerling, goldfish, and baby junior fish
karanasan. Kung mabagyo ang buhay, lagi nating contained in different sizes and shapes of bottles. To
sabihin ang ganit: Kung kaya nila itong the tilapia fingerling, they put 1 tbsp of Tide. To the
nararanasan ko, kakayanin ko rin. Hindi ito goldfish, they put 1 tbsp of surf and the baby junior
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ang mahalagang
kung hindi
pag-uugali
ko kaya.
ng tao fish, 1tbsp of Champion.
ang pinapahiwatig
Nagtitiwala ako sang kanya
binasang talataan?
dahil hindi niya ako mmmmmmm. Is there any detect in the experimental
e. Maging makatarungan tayo sa lahat ng bagay, design?
papabayaan.
tao at panahon e. Yes, there is, but was compensated for by the
f. Humanda tayo lagi sa mga suliraning darating sa use of not only one type of fish.
ating buhay. f. Yes, there is, but was remedied by the fact that
g. Maging positibo tayo sa pag-iisp at pagbibigay 3 kinds of detergents were used.
pasiya. g. Yes, not only one but several.
h. Gawin natin lagi ang magagandang bagay, ang h. None, it is simple yet perfect design.
pagtawag at paghingi ng tulong sa Diyos. nnnnnnn. How can the experimental design be
hhhhhhh. Saan itinulad ng akda ang ating buhay? improved?
m. Sa malakas na bagyo g. Focus on one independent variable at a time,
n. Sa masarap na putahe e.g brand of detergent.
o. Sa init at lamig ng panahon h. Make use of the same type and size of fish.
p. Sa putahe at sa panahon i. Increase the number of fish and reduce the
iiiiiii. Anu ang pangunahing paksa na inilahad sa number of detergent brands involved.
talataan? ooooooo. I only c. I and II
m. Harapin ang buhay at isipan ang kasabihang ppppppp. I and III d. II only
umasa sa Diyos na hindi magpapabaya. qqqqqqq. What is the detergent variable?
rrrrrrr. The amount of water
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ttttttt. The amount of detergent


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design?
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variables the effects of which are tested at the
same time.
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Champion
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Determination gives you the resolve to keep going


in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you.

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yyyyyy. C 1. Army men who are rescued from insurgent kidnap
zzzzzz. D undergo medical check-up. Why is this done?
a. To protect the prisoner from further harassment
b. To avoid relapses from illness while in hiding
c. To determine the physical and mental state of
the army man
d. To determine the loyalty of this army man
2. The reporter was accused in court because of his
story. The story was ______.
a. A tainted with malice
b. A narration of facts
c. To personal to take
d. Full of distorted facts
3. The menace of drugs has affected the Philippines
economy greatly. Which id these drugs are found
most destructive to one’s brain?
a. Opium c. Methyl salicilate
b. Marijuana d. Shabu
4. Miss Victoria has many children. Her husband
decided to send there to Manila and seek jobs. The
eldest child is only 16 years old. What right is
violated by the father?
a. Right of family to family living wage
b. Right to education
c. Right of the children to work and exploitation
d. Right of the children to assistance, proper care
and attention
5. A prisoner was made to confess of his guilt. A
lawyer of the respondent was present in the
confession. What was violated?
a. The confession was without due consultant
b. The prisoner was approached properly
c. The prisoner should have a lawyer of his choice
d. The choice of the lawyer was [made by the
accuser
6. The hostage victims were heard asking the rescuers
to hold on to the fort. What was the message?
a. Disregard the peace negotiation
b. Rescues them fast and early
c. Surrender in arms
d. Keep on with the fight
7. When do doctors declare dengue fever as an
epidemic?
a. When every one is suffering from a cold
b. When two are hospitalized from the
neighborhood
c. When the proportion of patients reach at least
15% of the population
d. When every household of fine houses are sick
with high fever
8. Parents are worried about student’s interest in
interment. What is the most safeguard?
a. Check on learners interest while surfing
b. Allow internet only after classes
c. Supervise Internet use with parents consent
d. Allow students use of Internet instead of using
library books
9. Families of OFW meet a lot of conflict. How does the
St. Louis Review Center, Inc. government address this?
a. Increase insurance benefits
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c.Provide scholarship for husband left behind to 21. Which is the greatest value according o the
study teachings of Karl Marx?
d. Creation of skills development centers for OFW a. Health
10. How does the Department of Science and b. Pleasure
Technology assure quality science teaching in c. Elimination of selfish desires
secondary schools? d. Absolute equality
22. Which expresses the polynomial in the following?
a. 2x+4x-3 c. x-x+9-3x+10x
a. Open up science high school in every province b. xy-x-6 d. x-4x+2x-x+2
b. Share researches and distributes equipment to 23. The weather report a temperature of 29*C in the
schools morning and 35.50C at two 0’oclock in the
c. Carry one science fair every year afternoon. How many degrees higher was
d. Maintain a scholarship grant for deserving a. 5.80C c. 6.50C
science and mathematics teachers. b. 5.5 C 0 d. 4.50C
11. Which illustrates the spirit of non-violence? 24. Why are the Filipino overseas worker considered
a. The act to submit oneself to the will of the modern time heroes?
powers that be a. They became broad minded, skilled and
b. The move towards a gunless society economically stable
c. The use of strike as a bargaining power b. They have stabilized Philippine economy
d. The act to be quiet to preserve peace c. They come home ready to feast their town-
12. With the Cold War in mind, which does NOT belong? mates and friend’s
a. Dialogue c. Tension d. They sacrifice all-the family and economies just
b. Competition d. Conflict to improve their quality of life
13. Drug addiction, neurosex, and other psychological 25. The volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its
illness are indicators of ____. pressure. When the pressure is 30 cm of mercury,
a. Progress in medical science the volume is 600 cubic cm. find the pressure when
b. Inner peacelessness the volume is 259 cm.
c. Fast pace and industrialization a. 12.5 cm of mercury
d. Rapid modernization in society b. 28 cm of mercury
14. Which body of the United Nations has peace among c. 72 cm of mercury
as its major responsibility? d. 65 cm of mercury
a. Trusteeship Council 26. The report from congress registered rejection of the
b. General Assembly proposed bill. This means _____.
c. International Court of Justice a. Some changed parties
d. Security Council b. Some proved their lack of cooperation
15. What do we have in common with the beasts? c. Some favored the leadership
a. Our intelligence d. The majority failed to get the group support
b. Our manner of survival 27. A young girl left her baby at the household of a
c. Our material body monastery. The child grew with up without knowing
d. Our freedom her mother and father. What right is deprived of the
16. “Be honest livening if others are not. Be honest child?
even if others cannot. “What do these statements a. Right to freedom of choice
imply? b. Right to assert individuality
a. Honesty remains a value even if nobody values c. Right to quality education
it d. Right to life
b. Honesty does not pay 28. Form a sentence from these words.
c. Filipinos seem not to value honesty anymore 1. The senator
d. Honestly is truly a value only if people possess 2. As a legislator
and live by it. 3. Although he raised his voice
17. Values that are essential must be preferred over 4. Accepted several amendments
those that are accidental? Which illustrate this? Which is the best arrangement?
We prefer _______. a. 2,1,4,3 c. 1,2,3,4
a. Money over sense of fulfillment b. 4,3,2,1 d. 2,1,3,4
b. Health over beauty 29. A swimming contest is held in a four lane swimming
c. Pleasure over money pool of 50 meter long. The contest is for the 200
d. Beauty over achievement meter. How many times will each swimmer run in
18. What is meant by the statement: Values are this contest?
absolute? Values are ________. a. 10 times c. 5 times
a. Reflection on the moral thing to do b. 16 times d. 4 times
b. Discussion on what is good to do 30. There are many cases of abuse on Filipino contract
c. Strengthening of the will workers. Where can these workers seek justice and
d. Conducting seminars on values education redress?
19. To be ethical and moral what is the best thing to a. International Court of Justice
do? b. Department of Labor and Employment
a. Reflection on the moral thing o do c. Philippine Supreme Court
b. Discussion on what is good to do d. DOJ and Foreign Affairs Consulate Office in the
c. Strengthening of the will Foreign country
d. Conducting seminars on values education 31. Quality of education they say is:
20. Honey is extracted from bees. To ensure a supply of a. Every citizen’s accounting task
honey for food and medicine, what has been b. Everyone’s responsibility
resorted to lately? c. Everybody’s concern at times
a. Culture honey bees for propagation d. Every parent’s and teachers responsible task
b. Encourage bee farm is chosen areas 32. Only 682 examinees passed in a Nurse Licensure
c. Gather –honey from the forest Examination out of 2550 examinees. What is the
d. Discourage the use of pesticides in honey farm passing percentage?
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a. 26% b. 26.7% c. 26.8% d. 26.5% 45. Ang Tagalog ang nagging opisyal na wika ng
33. To assure healthy banking industry, the Bangko Pilipinas dahil sa:
Central has encouraged. a. Saligang batas ng 1986
a. Bank tie up with foreign banks b. Saligang batas ng 1973
b. Bank Merger c. Saligang batas ng 1935
c. Bank Closure and Declared bankruptcy d. Saligang batas ng Malolos
d. Selling of Stocks to interested buyers 46. Di katakataka na ilang pulis a hinihiling kasangkot
34. The Department of Agriculture noted that only 1/3 sa pagpalaganap ng krimen. Ano ang kahulugan ng
of the palay produced are used to advantage. What kasangkot?
measure was adapted to save observed harvest a. Kabalikat c. Kasabwat
wastage? b. Kabilang d. Kasama-sama
a. Rice miling process 47. Ang di niya makalimutan ay isang ____ ng anak
b. Palay-drying and storage niya bago umalis pa Amerika.
c. Rice Transplanting method a. Pagaako c. Paaako
d. Palay Exchange and Marketing b. Paako d. Pangako
35. In order to avoid unnecessary stress in the ARRM 48. Ang swimming pool is an equilateral triangle in
election, what measure under taken lately the shape. One side is 11 meters. How many meters
government? are needed o enclose he pool?
a. Maintained a status quo on personnel a. 55 meters c. 44 meters
b. Allowed a reorganization of the structure b. 45 meters d. 33 meters
c. Postponed the election to a later data 49. Water is rationed in a village every other day. The
d. Started a motion for recall with the Comelec truck tanks deliver 8 tons of water to 10 houses.
36. A couple was just married when the groom is three How many tons of water was delivered in 4 days o
scores older the bride. How old is the bride is she is each house by the agent?
one score younger? a. 3.2 tons c. 40 tons
a. 20 years c. 50 years b. 320 tons d. 80 tons
b. 40 years d. 30 years 50. Mrs. Alice’s bathroom has to be covered with tiles.
37. Children in upland places are found affected by The edge of the bathroom needs a rubberize tile. If
enlarged goiter. Which of this situation may he this the tub is 2.3 meters long and 1.8 wide, how many
group of children? meters of rubberized tiles are required?
a. Add iron to diet a. 9.2 meters c. 4.6 meters
b. Add iodized salt to diet b. 8.2 meters d. 2.3 meters
c. Expose the children to ultraviolet rays 51. An executive office has to be carpeted. The area is
d. Add iodine drops to diet 3m by 4m the carpet costs P1,000.00 per square
38. What word is not properly spelled and used in these meter. How much will be spent for the purchase of
sentenced? the carpet?
a. There were confusions on admission a. P120,000.00 c. P12,000.00
b. There were commission on the fare b. P10,000.00 d. P1,000.00
c. There as confusion on directions 52. Write this ratio in its simplest form: 3 Cm to 20 cm
d. There was confusion in the plane a. 20.3 c. 30.20
39. The Bible goes for parallelism. It says “Blessed are b. 20.30 d. 3.20
the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of 53. The Department of Health allow as sale of drugs
heaven”. This means and medicine after thorough laboratory test. Which
a. Heaven is not only for the rich but also for the of those drugs is discouraged for use because of its
poor man component?
b. Poor spirit can be open gate to heaven a. Vitamin A and B c. Bangkok pills
c. Poorness in spirit it is not a way to hell b. Tea and sugar syrup d. None syrup
d. The poor can become rich 54. Food markets are encouraged to handle cooked
40. At the Philippine General Hospital, doctors reported food well. One incident in a wedding party sent
on the abandoned patients. This means: hundreds of guest to the hospital. It was found out
a. The patients do not permanent address that the food
b. The patients cannot afford to pay their bill a. Was left uncovered
c. The patients are left by doctors b. Was half cooked
d. The patients are left behind by relatives c. Had ptomaine poison
41. The death of men in the mine was caused by: d. Was contaminated with dysentery bacteria
a. Suffocation c. Erosion 55. Similar eruptions of volcanoes have affected lives in
b. Lethal smell d. Darkness Zambales. Relief and evacuation were managed by
42. “A time patient is indefatigable in promoting the Red Cross in Mindanao, specify in:
political truth”. The question means a. Taal Volcano c. Hibok-hibok
a. A hero practices political truth b. Mayon Volcano d. Mt. Halcon
b. Patriots are brave and cunning 56. Modern science has used technology to help
c. Patriots are rich truthful determine illness. A child bumped and fell his head
d. Patriots forget selves to serve others hitting a concenter pavement. Which medical
43. Ano ang tawag sa mga titik batay sa bigkas ng approach will determine the status of the cranial
Ingles? accident?
a. Alivata or baybayin a. Submit the child to chest X-ray
b. Alpabetong Filipino b. Submit the child to cranial X-ray
c. Alphabetong Romano c. Submit the child to cranial scanning
d. Alpabetong Pilipino d. Open up and so surgical operation
44. Ang sabi Romula sa isa niyan akda, ang Pilipino ay 57. The city government of Metro Manila had been
dugong maharlika. Ano ang kahulugan n. closing and raiding night spots. What is the basic
a. Ang Pilipino ay sadyang matatag ang budhi reason of the campaign?
b. Ang Pilipino ay nanggaling sa malayang lahi a. Many homes are destroyed by these night clubs
c. Ang Pilipino ay madaling maipagbili at mabola b. The values of the young affected by these clubs
d. Ang Pilipino ay di purong Pilipino
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c. The fast spread of HIV and AIDS are traced to d. Final judgment was made after it was
these places established that the farmers were not legitimate
d. These spots are areas of crimes holders of titles of the land.
58. In the Philippine government, the earliest and 68. A peace officer opens the house of a drug pusher.
smallest service of governance is the. The drug pusher complained on the police officer’s
a. Manucipality c. Barangay actuation because he alleged that:
b. Poblacion d. Barrio a. He was not around when the incident happened
59. Personal income tax should be paid and filed every b. The officer had no warrant of arrest
year by employees and corporation. Who among c. The officer was armed
the group are exempt from filling income tax d. The right for privacy was violated
returns? 69. A candidate was detained for working against a
a. Government employees on daily, contractual dominant political party. Which right can be
and consultation basis invoked?
b. Government employees receiving less than P a. Right to his political beliefs
18,000.00 per year b. Right to his aspirations
c. Retired government employees receiving only c. Right to seek redness
pensions d. Right o vote according o one’s conscience
d. Overseas workers 70. The entry of data and commands into the computer
60. Protests from inhabitants close to dumping sites of system is made possible through the:
Metro Manila waste arises from some observe a. Keyboard c. Printer
factors. The most serious of which is: b. Diskette d. Monitor
a. Presence of human being dumped in the sites
b. Unlimited seepage of waste into the water 71. Which of the following values is CLOSEST o the
shads square root of 4000?
c. Presence of files and mosquitoes a. 63 b. 200 c. 22 d. 19
d. Noise pollutants from garbage trucks 72. The arithmetic mean of a set of 50 meters is 38. If
61. Philippine eagles are identified as rare species. two numbers 45 and 35 are discarded, the mean of
Lately, in Davao more eagles were raised through. the remaining set of numbers is:
a. Catching eagles are raised them in cages a. 37.24 c. 37.0
b. Artificial insemination through fertilized eggs b. 37.5 d. 36.5
c. Incubating eggs from their nests 73. If 5x>0 which of the following must be TRUE?
d. Putting up eagle farms under the Bureau of a. II only c. I and II
Wildlife b. II and III d. I only
62. Scientific attitudes require of learners accuracy and 74. If P is a positive integer in the equation 12p=q,
verification of data. Which manifestation in then q must be a:
observed in experienced? a. Positive even integer
a. Objectivity c. Curiosity b. Negative even integer
b. Rationality d. Critical mindedness c. Positive odd integer
63. The proper disposal of garbage has improved the d. Negative odd integer
environment. The best process ]of handling waste 75. Ikaw ba ang dapat sisihin sa nangyari?
is through: a. Pagsasadula
a. Utilization of organic compounds b. Pagbati
b. Burning non-biodegradable c. Pagbibigay ng impormasyon
c. Emerging waste soluble waste d. Pakikipagkapwa
d. Recycling biodegradable waste 76. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang pinakatamang
64. The nervous system has its specific function. Which pangungusap?
is the closest function? a. Ang mga bataan sa lansangan ay naglalaro at
a. The spinal cord links the finger tips to the brain nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan
b. Impulses transmit messages to the brain by b. Ang mga kabataan ay naglalaro at
electrical signal nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan kung maliwanag
c. Human body activities are all in the nervous ang gabi
system c. Ang mga kabataan ay naglalaro kung
d. The nervous system defends most on the brain maliwanagang buwan at nagtakbuhan sa
65. A provincial governor was convicted for using lansanngan
prisoners to build his summer resort. What should d. Ang mga kabataan kung maliwanag ang buwan
the prisoner demands? ay nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan at naglalaro
a. The right to refuse the job 77. Kabaliwan at paglulustay ang iyong ginagawa taun-
b. The right to vote taon. Higit na marami ang maralitang nangailangan
c. The right to live in standard rooms ng salapi at duong. Ang nagsasalita ay –
d. The right to just compensation a. Maramot c. Matipid
66. A priest gave all his possessions to disabled b. Praktikal d. kuripot
children. What right may they claim? 78. Piliin ang gawi pagsasalita: Ayokong sumunod sa
a. Right to just treatment mga sinasabi mo.
b. Right to proper treatment a. Babala c. Pakiusap
c. Right of disable to equal treatment b. Pagtanggi d. Pamungkahi
d. Right to disabled to equal protection 79. Ikinalulunkot ko ang mga nangyayari.
67. The case of farmers in Sumilao, Bukidnon was won a. Pagsagot c. Panghula
by the landowner. How was the case decided by the b. Pagtanong d. Paghingi ng paumanhin
Supreme Court? 80. Ipinagmamalaki mo siya, BAHAG naman pala ANG
a. Final judgment was made because of political kanyang BUNTOT. Ang ibig sabihin ng may
pressure malaking itik ay.
b. The farmers were paid beforehand a. Mahiyain c. Kuripot
c. The farmers were landholders of a farm b. Traidor d. Duwag
81. What is the range of the following: 86, 70, 83, 90,
85, 78, 79, 81, 87.
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a. 12 b. 15 c. 16 d. 20 a. File a diplomatic protest


82. Which of the following audio-visual sets of b. Recall all its nations
equipment can best project visual materials in a c. Declare war immediately
classroom that is difficult to darken? d. Retaliate by arresting nationals of other country
a. Filmstrips c. Opaque projector 95. How did recipient of operation title transfer react to
b. Color materials d. Overhead projector taxation?
83. Change the following percents o decimals: 23%, a. They wanted the landlords to pay taxes
5%, 3%, 3.5%. b. Assessment of transfer titles are recognized by
a. 2.3, 500, .30, 30.5 local offices
b. .23, 0.05, .03, 0.035 c. Cooperatives do not explain the tenants role on
c. .23, 05, .003, .035 taxation
d. .023, 5.00, 3.0, 03.5 d. Paying taxes was obviously not the land owners
84. If the scores of 10 students are: 76, 80, 75, 83, 80, concern
79, 85, 80, 88,, 90, the mode is 96. Without limiting the rights of parents to rear their
a. 79 b. 85 c. 80 d. 88 children, the constitution provides compulsory
85. A vehicle consumes one liter of gasoline o travel 10 Elementary education for:
kilometers. After a tune-up, I travels 15% farther a. All children of pre-school age
on one liter. To the nearest tenth, how many liters b. All children of school age
of gasoline will it take for the vehicle o travel 230 c. All physically able individuals
kilometers? d. Adult citizens and out-of-school youth
a. 23 liters c. 23.15 liters 97. Which of the following causes the seasons?
b. 20 liters d. 20.15 liters a. The rotation of the sun about the earth
86. If each of the five members in a basketball team b. The distance of the earth from the sun
shakes hands with every other member of the team c. The rotation of the earth about the sun
before the game starts, how many handshakes will d. The tilting of the earth on its axis.
there be in all? 98. Which of the following statements best explains
a. 8 b. 10 c. 6 d. 9 why copper is the mental most widely used in
87. How many twenty thousand are there in one electrical wiring?
million? a. It has high resistance to electricity
a. 500 b. 50 c. 100 d. 1000 b. It is best conductor of electricity
88. What is 1/5 called a unit fraction? c. It is cheaper than aluminum
a. The unit is less than one d. It is better conductor than aluminum and
b. The number 5 is the denominator cheaper than silver
c. I is between 0 and 1, the basic unit 99. What is the social scientist’s explanation of the
d. Unit fractions have 1 as the numerator relationship of a leader of history?
89. A rectangle has sides of 10 and 12 units. How can a. Leaders are a product of their times
the area of a square be computed if it has the same b. History is a reflection of great leaders
perimeter as the rectangle? c. Every great movement is the lengthened
a. Add 10 and 12, double the sum, divide by 4, shadow of a great man
then multiply by 4 d. Had any great leader been different than he
b. Add 10 and 12, double the sum, divide by 4, was.
then multiply by 100. Mass society is described as being composed of
c. Add 10 and 12, double the sum, divide by 4, anonymous individuals. The word “anonymous”. It
then square the quotient used to convey the idea that the individuals
d. Add 10 and 12, double the sum, the multiply by involved:
4 a. Are unaware of other individuals exposed to the
90. Rabies comes from dog and other bites. How could same stimuli.
this prevented? b. Are known only to those who control the mass
a. Tie the dogs at all times media
b. Keep the dogs in cage c. Are unaware that there are mass audience
c. Kill the dog that bites d. Have little influence on decision making since
d. Have the dog vaccinated with anti-rabies they are not organized
91. A father was misunderstood by his teenage boy 101. What is LEAST likely to be function of a trade
because: association?
a. The father abhorred and mistook modernization a. Protecting the reputation of the industry
as being fresh b. Standardizing types of products
b. The father imposed on his values on courting c. Influencing government policy
and marriage d. Encouraging completion
c. The father did not understand the teenage 102. In every society, a certain positions are assigned
values on dating to individuals on the basis of age, sex, marital
d. The father could not tolerate a live-in status, and other criteria. These patterns are:
arrangement of his son. a. University accepted and practiced
92. The death of the kidnapped victims by the terrorists b. Cultural defined
was considered: c. Learned from parents
a. A deviation from protocol d. Taught in school
b. A revenge for atrocities of civilians 103. To be a moral person is to:
c. A neglect of priorities a. Known and act upon the “ought to be” and the
d. An affront o the leadership “ought to do”
93. Voting is a privilege in a democracy. Those who are b. Be integrated in speech, feelings, thinking and
deprived their votes are normally. action
a. Franchised c. Disenfranchised c. Be able to follow the dictates of one’s
b. Exiled d. Execute conscience
94. How do countries register dislike or disagreement of d. Be acceptable by society
another country’s discussion through diplomatic 104. Which of the following characterizes the behavior
means? pattern of differed gratification?
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a. The minority groups in such a mismatch will likely do which of the


b. The lower class following?
c. The upper class a. Present an argument that the selection or story
d. The middle class read was not properly written.
105. The El Niño phenomenon which grabbed control b. Write a comprehensive reaction paper regarding
of the world’s weather machine is identified by the selection or story read.
climatologists as: c. Give an intelligent critique of the selection or
a. Lack of rains, droughts, crop failure story read
b. Landslides, flash floods, warm air currents d. Manifest an expected and commensurate
c. Heavy downpours, tropical storm in some parts emotional reaction to the selection or story read
of the earth 115. An electric industrial company has developed a
d. All of these computer program that can use photographs of
106. A storm or a group which has an feces to predict how an unborn child will look like.
excess/deficiency of electrons is called: a. A computer analyzes facial characteristics from
a. Proton c. Electron a photograph
b. Molecules d. Ion b. A computer can predict the looks of future
107. When lighted, the energy of the alcohol in a lamp children as well as their parents
is: c. A computer can choose the right mate and
a. Transformed from, chemical energy predict the ageing
b. Transformed from chemical to heat d. A computer can predict the number of children
c. Lost while heating is done energy for newlyweds.
d. Completely destroyed 116. According the current linguistic theories, which at
108. Radium was discovered by: the following is the best definition of the meaning of
a. Pierre and Marie Carrie a word?
b. Albrecht Van Haller a. Its general, dictionary definition
c. Joseph John Thomstom b. Its objection to which it refers
d. Albert Einstein c. Its corresponding idea in the mind
d. It use is a particular situation
109. Fossils are most likely to be found In: 117. Teachers have a responsibility for the
a. Ocean floor development of children’s competence is basic
b. Sedimentary rocks concepts and principles of free speech. Therefore, if
c. Igneous rocks were children to develop their own voices in a free
d. Metamorphic rocks society, teachers must support participatory
110. Four circular holes of equal size arranged from democratic experiences in the daily classroom
top to bottom were cut 2 cm apart into a large activities through.
plastic bottle. The holes were covered with tape, a. Consideration for cultural gender differences
and the bottle was filled with water. The tape was b. Concepts and principles of free speech
the removed. Which of the following statements will c. Indoctrination of the principles ]of society
BEST described the result? d. Developing children’s citizenship competence
a. The sudden release of water will cause the 118. Kami ang kabataang siyang magiging pag-asa ng
bottle to collapse bayan.
b. Water from each hole will squirt out the same a. Pagtula c. Pagtukoy
distance from the bottle b. Pagtatanong d. Pasasalamat
c. Water from the op hole will squirt out 0the 119. Ikaw naman kasi, nagpahuli ka pa
farthest a. Pagkontrol ng kilos ka pa
d. Water from the bottom hole will squirt out the b. Paglikha
farthest c. Pagbibigay ng impormasyon
111. Symbiosis is defined by biologists individuals of d. Pagbabahagi ng damdamin
different species living together in intimate 120. Alin sa mga sumusuno maliban sa isa, ay ilan sa
association, regardless of weather the association is mga akdang pampanitikang nagdala ng maling
harmful, neutral, or beneficial. All of the following impluwensya sa buong daigdig.
pairs are examples of symbiosis EXCEPT: a. Ang Koran
a. Human and tapeworms b. Ang Divina Commedia
b. Dogs and fleas c. Ang Banal na Kasulatan
c. Ants and aphids d. Ang Romeo at Julieta
d. Cats and mice 121. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang pinakatamang
112. “How much money did you bring for shopping?”. pangungusap?
Which of the following answer this question? a. Ang pabrikang pinagtrabahuhan nila malapit sa
a. I have some change in my purse. amin ay bago’t malaki.
b. None, but I have a credit card b. Ang bago’t malaking pabrikang
c. I have P500.00 inside the envelope in my desk pinagtrabahuhan nila ay malapit sa amin.
d. All the cash I have was spent at the grocery c. Ang pinagtatrabahuhan nilang malpit sa amin a
store yesterday bago’ malaking pabrika
113. Adults acquire new word and experience primarily d. Ang pabrikang malapi sa amin, bago’t malaki ay
through – pinagtatrabahuhan nila.
a. Casual explanation from peers. 122. Alin sa sumusunod ang pinakatamang
b. Formal instruction in school pangungusap?
c. Exposure to their use a. Nagpapabata ang pulbos sa kutis na Clinique
d. Use of thesaurus b. Nagpapabata sa kutis ang pulbos ng Clinique
114. A readability mismatch happens when the reading c. Nagpapabata ng mukha sa kutis ng pulbos na
levels of books exceed the reading levels of the Clinique
students. In this situation, the students experience d. Nagpapabata sa kutis ng mukha ang pulbos na
frustration and they fall short of the expected Clinique
desired output. A student who finds himself/herself 123. Piliin ang gawi ng pagsasalita: Kasiyahan ko nang
makitang kayo’y nagmamahalan.
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a. Pangarap 136. Which of the following is the numerical form for


b. Pagkontrol ng kilos “twenty thousand twenty”?
c. Pagkuha ng impormasyon a. 2,020 c. 20,020
d. Pagbabahagi ng damdamin b. 2,000,020 d. 20,00020
124. Ang kaugnayan ng pagkakapantay kina Burgos, 137. How many twenty thousand are there in one
Gomez at Zamora sa panitikang Pilipino ay – million?
a. Nanatiling masigla ang diwang Pilipino a. 100 c. 50
b. Nakagising saa damdaming makabayan ng mga b. 500 d. 1000
]Pilipino 138. Which of the following statements is TRUE of
c. Natuong lumabag sa batas at lumaban sa may nuclear fission?
kapangyarihan ang mga Pilipino. a. The energy process is identical to that which
d. Naimpluwensyahan ang diwa alipin ng mga occurs in the sun
Pilipino b. Energy is obtained by getting nucleus of the
125. Walang tubig kahapon. Ito ay pangungusap na – atoms to break up o split.
a. Walang pandiwa c. May panaguri c. After from the lighter atoms is changed into
b. Walang paksa d. May paksa energy
126. A computer system is actually made up of actual d. Scientists can combine lighter atoms to form
physical machines known as – heavier atoms.
a. Monitor c. Printer 139. The skull of a person increase in size rapidly
b. Hardware d. Software during –
127. Which of the following gives the sum of the a. Puberty c. Adolescence
polynomials (a2 + b2 + ab) and (3a2 + 4ab – 2b2)? b. Babyhood d. Adulthood
a. 4a2+b2+5ab c. 3a2+5ab-2b2 140. Metabolism and combustion are chemically
b. 5a2+5b2=5ab d. 4a2+5ab-b2 similar. They both result in the oxidation of some
128. Of 50 students enrolled in the subject. Curriculum compounds. If completely oxidized which of the
and Instruction 90% took the final examination at following foodstuffs would yield the MOST thermal
the end of the term. Two-thirds of those who took energy?
the final examination passed. How many students a. A cup of ice cream
passed the exam? b. A cup of sugar
a. 33 b. 45 c. 34 d. 30 c. A cup of milk
129. A cube is a rectangle solid, the length, width and d. A cup of flour
height of which have the same measure called the 141. In countries where medical skill and a public
edge (e) of the cube. The volume of the cube is understanding about health and disease are wide
found by cubing the measure of the edge. What is spread, which of the following changes are evident?
the volume of the cube whose edge is 4cm? I. Accidental deaths have decreased
a. 27 cm3 c. 206 cm3 II. The communicable disease death rate has
b. 64 cm 3 d. 125 cm3 decreased
130. “While attempting to explain the role of imitation III. Infant mortality has decreased
in language acquisition, investigators studied the IV. More people live a full life
different aspects of language development. “An V. People live ]long enough to succumb to
inference which parents my make from this passage degenerative disease
is that they should – a. I, II, III c. I, II, III, IV, V
a. Be concerned when a child imitates their b. II, III, IV, V d. I, II , III, IV
language 142. Which of 0the following parts of the circulatory
b. Should be unconcerned as imitation is too system carries digested fats away from the
complex intestines?
c. Realize that their child’s imitations may reflect a. Pancreatic duct
several aspects of language acquisition b. Arterial capillaries
d. Realize that their talking may over-stimulate c. Pulmonary artery
their child’s activities d. Lacteals
131. If function is defined by set of ordered ]pair (1,2), 143. When water evaporates, it changed into which of
(2,4), (3,8), (4,16). (5,Y0, then the value of Y is- the following states?
If n<m and a<b, then ____________ a. Solid c. Gaseous
a. n + a > m + b c. n = a b. Matter d. Liquid
b. m = b d. n + a < m + b 144. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE
132. if the scores in a Mathematics test of 45 students about comets?
are arranged from the highest to the lowest, the a. Comets are mostly frozen gases and cosmic
23rd score is the – dust
a. mean c. median b. Comets glow by their own light
b. variance d. mode c. Comets generally have elongated, elliptical
133. To find perimeter (P) of a rectangle that has a orbits
length of 16 inches and width of 12 inches which of d. Comets may go around the sun in any direction
the following equation can be used? 145. A British physician and bacteriologist, Sir Ronald
a. P=2(16)(12) c. P=2(16)=(12) Ross was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for
b. P=(16)+(12) d. P=2(16+12) his researches in the –
134. What is the cube root of (32 x 3)? a. Liquid fuel rocket
a. 9 b. 3 x 3 c. 27 d. 3 b. Prevention of hepatitis
135. A vehicle consumes one liter of gasoline to travel c. Transmission of malaria
10 kilometers. After a tune-up, it travels 15% d. Control of cholera
farther on one liter. To the nearest tenth, how 146. A thermometer measures
many gasoline will it take for the vehicle to travel a. Energy c. Pressure
230 kilometers? b. Heat d. Temperature
a. 20.15 liters c. 23.15 liters 147. Which of the following forms of energy travels in
b. 23 liters d. 20 liters waves?
a. Chemical energy
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b. Sound energy
c. Mechanical energy
d. Electrical energy
148. The history of the earth has been divided by
scientists into eras. Which of the following shows
the arrangement of these eras into proper sequence
form the oldest to the most recent?
a. Precambrian, Mesozoic, Cenezoic, Paleozoic
b. Paleozaoic, Cenozoic, Precambrian,
c. Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian
Mesozoic
d. Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic
149. Which of the following is closes to normal body
temperature?
a. 32 degrees F
b. 50 degrees C
c. 212 degrees F
d. 37 degrees C
150. A change in the composition of a substance
resulting in the formation of a new substance is
called.
a. Nuclear change c. Physical change
b. Mechanical change d. Chemical change

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EXAM DRILL II – GEN. ED. 31. D 68. D

ANSWER KEY: 32. B 69. A

33. D 70. A

1. Army men who are rescued 34. D 71. A


from insurgent kidnap undergo
medical check-up. Why is this 35. C 72. C
done?
A. To protect the prisoner 36. B 73. B
from further harassment…
37. B 74. A

1. C 38. C 75. C

2. D 39. C 76. B

3. D 40. D 77. B

4. C 41. A 78. B

5. A 42. D 79. D

6. B 43. C 80. D

7. C 44. B 81. D

8. C 45. C 82. C

9. D 46. C 83. C

10. B 47. D 84. C

11. B 48. D 85. B

12. A 49. A 86. B

13. B 50. B 87. B

14. D 51. C 88. A

15. B 52. D 89. C

16. A 53. C 90. D

17. B 54. D 91. B

18. A 55. C 92. C

19. B 56. B 93. C

20. A 57. B 94. A

21. D 58. C 95. D

22. B 59. C 96. B

23. C 60. C 97. D

24. D 61. B 98. B

25. A 62. A 99. B

26. D 63. D 100. A

27. B 64. C 101. C

28. A 65. D 102. B

29. D 66. C 103. A

30. D 67. D 104. C


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105. A 142. D

106. D 143. C

107. B 144. D

108. A 145. C

109. B 146. D

110. B 147. B

111. D 148. C

112. B 149. D

113. C 150. D

114. D

115. A

116. B

117. B

118. C

119. D

120. D

121. B

122. D

123. D

124. B

125. A

126. B

127. D

128. D

129. B

130. C

131. D

132. C

133. D

134. D

135. D

136. C

137. C

138. B

139. B

140. C

141. B
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FOCUS: GENERAL EDUCATION


GENERAL EDUCATION – SET A
AREA: MATHEMATICS

LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS (LET) LET Competencies:

Refresher Course 1. Properties of Numbers


2. Number Theory
3. Integers
4. Fractions and Decimals
5. Operations with whole numbers,
decimals, fractions and decimals
6. Ratio and Proportion
PART I: Content Update 7. Percents
8. Measurement
9. Plane and Solid Geometry
I. PROPERTIES OF NUMBERS
10.  Numbers
Basic Statistics
that canand Probabilityas the quotient
be expressed
A. SETS OF NUMBERS 11. or Basic Algebra
ratio of two integers a and b, represented as
Real Numbers (R) a
, where b ≠ 0
b Prof. Henry P. Contemplacion
PREPARED BY:
2 1  Have a specific place on the number line.
-9, −√6, − , 0, 1, , 𝜋, √21, 5
3 4  Can be written as terminating (e.g. 1.75, 2.5) or
repeating decimals (e.g. 0.1111…, 2.
090909…)
Rational
Subsets Definition
Numbers (Q)
Natural
 Consist of the numbers 1, 2,
Numbers (N)
3, ….

Rational Numbers (Q) Irrational Numbers (H) Whole


 Consist of the natural
Numbers (W)
numbers and zero
2 1
-9, − , 0, 1, , 5 −√6, 𝜋, √21
3 4
Integers  Consist of the natural
numbers, their negatives,
and zero
Irrational  Numbers that cannot be expressed as fractions
Numbers (H)  Have decimal representations that are non-
terminating and non-repeating
B. THE ORDER OF OPERATIONS
Integers (Z) Non-Integers When performing multiple operations, remember
PEMDAS:
…-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3,.. 2 1 P Parentheses (grouping symbols)
- 3, 4 E
… Exponents
MD Multiply and divide from left to right
AS Add and subtract from left to right

C.NUMBER PROPERTIES
Property Definition Examples
 When we add or multiply
14 + 25 + 44 +
any element in a set of
52 = 135
Negative Integers Whole Numbers (W) Closure numbers, the sum or
Property product is a unique real
23 x 14 x 10 =
… -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, … number which belongs to
3 220
that same set.
 states that changing the
33 + 10 = 10 + 33
Commutative position of the addends or
Property the factors does not affect 18 x 9 = 9 x 18
the sum or the product
 states that changing the
Zero Natural Numbers (N) (5 + 6) + 7 =
grouping of addends in a
5 + (6 + 7)
Associative sum or the grouping of
0 1, 2, 3, … Property factors in a product does
2 x (4 x 6) = (2
not change the resulting
x 4) x 6
sum or product
 The sum of any
Addition number and
zero is the 512 + 0 = 512
same number.
The Real Number System Identity  0 is the identity.
Property  The product of
Set Definition Multipli- any number
cation and one is the 512 x 1 = 512
Real same number.
 All numbers that we encounter everyday  1 is the identity
Numbers (R)
 Consist of rational and irrational numbers Distributive
Property of  states that multiplication
7(9 + 12) = 7(9)
Multiplication distributes over addition
+ 7(12)
over Addition and subtraction
/Subtraction
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Methods in Finding the Prime Factors of a Given


Prime Factorization
Number
expressing a number as a product of factors, each of which
Continuous Division is a prime number
Factor Tree Method
Method
D. GCF and LCM
56  Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
2 56
Refers to the largest common factor of two or more
8 numbers
7 2 28

2 14
4 Ex: Find the GCF of 45 and 60
2
7

2 2
METHODS
56 = 7 x 8
Intersection of Sets
= 7 x (2 x 4)
56 = 7 x 8 For each of the given numbers, list their factors in
=7x2x2x2 ascending order, and pick out the factor that is common to
= 7 x (2 x 4) both lists.
56 = 23 x 7
II. NUMBER THEORY
=7x2x2x2 Factors of 45  {1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45}
A. DIVISIBILITY RULES
Divisible 56 = 23 x 7 Factors of 60  {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12,
Rule
by 15, 20, 30, 60}
2 If the number is an even number
Common Factors  {1, 3, 5, 15}
If the sum of all individual digits in the number
3
is divisible by 3
If the last two digits of the number is divisible
4
by 4 GCF  15
5 If the last digit of the number is 0 or 5
Prime Factorization Repeated Division by Primes
6 If the number is even and is divisible by 3
Double the last digit. Subtract the doubled last
digit from the number without the last digit. If 3 45 60
7
the difference is a multiple of 7, then it is
divisible by 7. 5 15 20
If the last three digits of the number is divisible
8
by 8 45  3 ∙ 3 ∙ 5 3 4
If the sum of the individual digits in the number
9 60  2 ∙ 2 ∙ 3
is divisible by 9
∙5
10 If the last digit of the number is 0 The resulting quotients, 3 and 4
have no common factors.
If after subtracting and adding the digits
11 Therefore, the GCF of 45 and
successively the result is divisible by 11
60 is the product of their
common factors:
GCF  3 ∙ 5 = 15
B. FACTORS and MULTIPLES
(3)(5) = 15
 The factors of integer n are the positive integers that divide
n evenly without remainder.
Ex: factors of 24: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
GCF  15
 The multiples of n are the integers that n divides without
any remainder.
Ex: multiples of 7: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35…
 Least Common Multiple (LCM)
C. PRIME and COMPOSITE NUMBERS  Refers to the smallest number that two or more
 Prime Numbers – counting numbers that have exactly two numbers will divide without remainder
distinct, positive divisors
Ex: Find the LCM of 18 and 20
e.g. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19 …

METHODS

 Composite Numbers – counting numbers greater than 1 that Intersection of Sets


have positive factors other than 1 and itself
e.g. 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16… For each of the given numbers, list their multiples in

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ascending order, and pick out the smallest non-zero If the signs of the If the signs are
multiple that is common to both lists. factors or different, the

Multiplication and
dividend/divisors are product/quotient is
Multiples of 18  {18, 36, 54, 72, 90, 108, 126, the same, the negative.

Division
144, 162, 180, 198…} product/quotient is
positive. Examples:
Multiples of 20  {20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, Examples: (-9)(5) = -
160, 180, 200} (3)(7) = 21 45
(-32) ÷ (-8) 100 ÷ (-
Common Multiple  180 =4 10) = -10

LCM  180

Repeated Division by Part I: Analyzing Test Items (Properties of Numbers and


Prime Factorization Number Theory)
Primes

Write the prime factorization for 1. The number 0.123123123123……… is


each of the given numbers in A. Integer C. Irrational
such a way that common, and 2 18 20 B. Rational D. Non-Integer
only common, prime factors are 2. What is the difference between the largest prime number and
in the same column. The LCM is 2 9 10 smallest prime number between 50 and 90?
the product of the highest powers A. 33 B. 34 C. 35 D. 36
3 9 5 3. Which of the following is NOT a multiple of 4 and 6?
occurring in a column of any of
the prime factorizations. A. 12 B. 32 C. 48 D. 60
3 5 4. Find the sum of all prime numbers less than 12.
18 = 2 * 32 A. 10 B. 17 C. 28 D. 29
5. The difference between the largest factor and the smallest
20 = 22 * 5 factor of 150 is
A. 75 B. 80 C. 149 D. 150
22 * 32 * 5 6. Find the least quantity of honey that can be put exactly into
LCM  2 ∙ 2 ∙ 3 ∙ 3 ∙
two liter, four liter, six liter or eight liter bottles.
LCM = 180 5
A. 12 B. 24 C. 36 D. 48
7. A man has 152 g and 140 g of peanuts which he wishes to
 180 put into boxes. Each box should hold same number of grams
and largest number possible. How many grams can he put
into each box?
A. 4 B. 5 C. 35 D. 38
III. INTEGERS 8. If q is a positive integer in the equation 6q = p, then p must
be a:
 Integers – refer to the set of whole numbers and their A. positive even integer C. positive odd integer
opposites B. negative even integer D. negative odd integer
 Absolute Value – the number of units a number is away 9. If a2 is an even number, which of the following statement is
from 0 in a number line TRUE?
Ex: -7 = 7 I. a is even III. a2 + 1 is even
 Integer Operations II. a3 is even IV. a + 2 is even
Operation Like Signs Unlike Signs A. I and II only C. III only
B. I, II and IV D. III and IV only
Add the integers and 10. What is the smallest positive integer that has factors of 3, 4, 5
Subtract the
keep the sign. and 6?
integers and take
the sign of the A. 180 B. 150 C. 120 D. 60
Examples:
Addition

integer with the


5+3 PART II: Enhancing Test Taking Skills
largest absolute
=8
value.
(-6) + 1. Find the value of N: [ 36 ÷ (64 ÷ 16 x 2 + 1)] – 3 = N
Examples:
(-10) = A. 9 B. 8 C. 2 D. 1
7 + (-4) = 3
-16 2. A blue neon light blinks every four seconds; a red one blinks
(-9) + 4 = -5
every five seconds while a green one blinks every 6 seconds.
Change the sign of the subtrahend, and How many times will it blink together in one hour?
Subtraction

then proceed to addition. A. 150 B. 120 C. 90 D. 60


Examples: 3. Maria has 90 sweets, 34 chocolate bars and 65 tins of soft
4 – (-6) = 4 + 6 (-9) – (-5) = (-9) + 5 drink. She prepares some gift bags which contain 5 sweets, 2
4 + 6 = 10 (-9) + 5 = -4 chocolate bars and 5 tins of soft drink each. What is the
maximum number of gift bags she can make?
A. 13 B. 17 C. 18 D. 22
4. In a group of students, 5 are boys. If each boy weighs 42 kg.
and girl weighs 38 kg. Calculate the total mass of 13 students
in kg.
A. 514 B. 541 C. 526 D. 562
5. Which of the following is a multiple of 3, 4, 5 and 8?
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A. 240 B. 120 C. 80 D. 60
6. Find the sum of all composite numbers less than 13. Changing Dissimilar Fractions to Similar Fractions
A. 18 B. 27 C. 39 D. 40 Find the LCM of the denominators involved (hence
7. How many numbers are multiples of 8 between 80 and 120? called Least Common Denominator or LCD). Divide
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 the LCD by each of the denominators, and then
8. Which of the following is the GCF of 36 and 60? multiply each quotient to their corresponding
A. 12 B. 14 C. 18 D. 20 numerators.
9. A man has two trees he wishes to cut into logs of equal Examples:
length. If the trees are 84 dm. and 96 dm. long, and are cut 3 1 18  5 23
into the longest possible logs, what is the length of the log? + = =
A. 7 dm B. 8 dm C. 12 dm D. 15 dm.
5 6 30 30
10. Given (x – 4) is the greatest common factor of 12 and 20.
Find the value of x? The LCD of 5 and 6 is 30
A. 0 B. 4 C. 8 D. 12
30 ÷ 5 x 3 = 18

30 ÷ 6 x 1 = 15
IV. FRACTIONS
 Fractions
 A number whose value can be expressed as 6 1 42  8 34 17
- = = or
the quotient or ratio of any two numbers a and 8 7 56 56 28
a
b, represented as , where b ≠ 0. It is a part
b The LCD of 7 and 8 is 56
of a whole or a set.
 Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms 56 ÷ 8 x 6 = 42
Divide the numerator and the denominator by its
GCF. 56 ÷ 7 x 1 = 8
Example:
18 6 3
÷ =
24 6 4
 Conversions
Mixed Number to Improper Fraction to Mixed
Improper Fraction Number
1. Multiply the 1.Divide the numerator by the
denominator to the denominator.
whole number. 2.The quotient is the whole
2. Add the product to number for the mixed
the numerator. number.
3. The sum is the new 3.The remainder is the new B.Multiplication of Fractions
numerator, then numerator over the same Simply multiply the numerators, and multiply the
copy the same denominator.
denominators. Reduce the product to lowest terms, if
denominator.
Example: necessary.
1 Example: Example:
3 = (3 x 3) + 1 =
3 3 8 24
x =
10 → new numerator 77 4 9 36
= 77 ÷ 6 = 12 r. 5
6 24 12 2
÷ =
36 12 3
1 10 C.Division of Fractions
3 = 77 5
3 3 = 12 Take the first fraction and multiply it by the reciprocal
6 6 of the second fraction.
Example:
5 3 5 2 10
÷ = x =
8 2 8 3 24
 FRACTION OPERATIONS
10 2 5
÷ =
A.Addition and Subtraction 24 2 12

a. Of Similar Fractions:  Complex Fractions


Just add/subtract the numerators and copy the Fractions whose numerator and/or denominator is/are
denominator. also fraction/s
Examples: To simplify these fractions, remember that the fraction
2 4 6 5 2 3 bar means to divide. Rewrite the fraction as a division
+ = - =
7 7 7 8 8 8
problem, and follow the procedure for dividing
b. Of Dissimilar Fractions:
fractions.
Convert the fractions first to similar fractions. Then
Example:
add/subtract the numerators and keep the
denominators. Reduce to lowest terms if necessary.

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8 b) Multiplication
Steps:
Simplify
15 . 1. Multiply the numbers without regard to the
4 decimal point to obtain a whole number
product.
8 2. Count the number of digits that are to the
8 right of the decimal point of BOTH factors.
15 = ÷4 3. Alter the whole number product to have the
4 15 same number of digits to the right of the
decimal point, as counted in step 2.
8 1 8 2
= x = or
15 4 60 15
c) Division
V. DECIMALS Steps:
1. Set up the long division problem.
Ten Thousands

Thousandths 2. Count how many digits there are to the

Thousandths

Thousandths
Hundredths

right of the decimal point in the divisor.


Thousands

Thousands

Hundreds

3. Move the decimal point in the dividend with


Hundred

Hundred
Tenths

the amount from step 2.


Ones
Tens

Ten

4. Raise the newly placed decimal point up to


the quotient.
1, 0.0
100, 10, 0. 0.0 0.00 5. Divide as usual, as if there were no decimal
100 10 1 0 0.1
000 000 01 01 001 points.
000 001

PART I: Analyzing Test Items (Fractions and Decimals)


1. There are 300 members in Math wizards club, 2/3 of them
A. CONVERSIONS
are freshmen, 1/5 are sophomores and the rest are juniors.
Decimal to How many members of Math wizards club are juniors?
Fraction to Mixed Number to
Fraction / A.40 B. 50
Decimal Decimal
Mixed Number C. 60 D. 260
Recognize 2. If a fraction is divided by 1 ¼ and then subtracted from 2 ½
that a fraction Separate and keep gives the result of 1 7/10, what is the value of the fraction?
bar means ‘to the whole number A. 1 B. 1 1/2 C. 1 3/4
Simply use the divide’. Thus, part (this is the D. 2
place value and to change a number to the left of 3. During Holy week, ¼ of the office workers went out of town,
then reduce to fraction to a the decimal point). 3/5 stayed at home while the rest, numbering 9, had to work
lowest terms, if decimal, Then divide the overtime. How many total office workers are there?
necessary. simply divide fractional part as A. 60 B. 80
the numerator described on the C. 90 D. 100
by the left. 4. A freshmen class of 40 girls and 80 boys sponsored an
denominator. acquaintance party. If 3/5 of the girls and 3/4 of the boys
Example: Example: Example: attended the party, how many freshmen attended the party?
18.6 = 18 6 3 A. 60 B. 72
+ 0.6 12 = 12 + C. 84 D. 96
= 18 15 4 5. If the price of round trip fare to Pagsanjan, Laguna is Php
+ ( = 6 3 315, how much will it cost a family of four if husband pays full
÷ 15 fare, the wife pays 2/3 of full fare, and the two children each
6 4
) 6 = 12 +
pay ½ the regular price?
10 A. P945 B. P840 C.
= 18 15 (0.75)
P787.50 D. P760
= 3
3 0.4 12 = 6. A cell phone costs Php 12 250.75 and the price drops Php
+(
5 4 876.88 every month, what is the price of the cell phone after
12.75 3 months?
)
A. P12,250.11 B. P11,373.87 C.
18.6 = 18
P10,496.99 D. P9620.11
3 7. A number divided by 0.312 is 100. What is the number?
5 A. 0.312 B. 3.120 C.
31.20 D. 312.0
8. Jack is 52.12 kg and Jill is 3.86 kg lighter than Jack, what is
the weight of Jill?
A. 55.98 B. 48.62 C.
B. DECIMAL OPERATIONS 48.26 D. 46.16
9. A utility worker earns P 8000.56 a month. If P 150.75 is
a) Addition and Subtraction
deducted for GSIS and P 87.50 for withholding tax, how
 Make sure to LINE UP the decimal points
much is his take-home pay?
first. Add trailing zeroes if necessary to
A. P7762.13 B. P7762.31
avoid careless mistakes. Then perform the
C. P7761.23 D.
indicated operation.
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10. Henry’s car odometer read, 7 654.7 km at the beginning of


his trip. If it read, 8 581.03 km upon his return, How many
kilometres did he cover? Extremes-Means Property:
A. P929.30 B. P929.33 C.
P926.33 D. P926.30  In any proportion, the product of the means is equal
PART II: Enhancing Test Taking Skills to the product of the extremes.
1. A bottle 5/9 full of oil. Pete took 45 mL and it was then ½ full. a c
From = or a : b = c : d, we get ad = bc
How many mL does the bottle hold when full? d
b
A. 162 B. 450
C. 810 D. 900  Finding the Missing Terms of a Proportion
2. What fraction is half the sum of 5/7 and 3/5?  To find the missing term of a proportion, use the
A. 2/3 B. 4/35 C. Extremes-Means Property and solve for the
8/23 D. 23/35 unknown.
3. If 2/5 of x is 20, what is 3/10 of x? Example:
A. 9 B. 12 4 : x = 8 : 10
C. 15 D. 18
4. Kaye spent 1/5 of her money in one store. In the next store
she spent three times as much as she spent in the first store,
and 60 pesos left. How much money did she have at the (8)(x) = (10)(4)
start?
A. P240 B. P270 C. 8x = 40
P300 D. 320
5. A farmer owns 3/5 hectares of land. After selling 1/4 of his x = 5
share, how many hectares of land did the farmer still owns?
A. 4/9 B. 3/20 C.
 TYPES OF PROPORTIONS
2/5 D. 9/20
6. A gas tank of Mr. Reyes car is 5/8 full. If he used 2/5 of this A. Direct Proportion
amount travelling from his house to his province, what part of  As one quantity increases, the other also
the tank has gas? increases.
A. 3/8 B. 7/40 C.
7/15 D. 7/13 Example:
7. Mr. Lee bought 6 bottles of mineral water and each bottle has
1.35 liters of water. If he drinks 0.85 liters everyday for a If 4 kg of mangoes cost as much as 3 kg of
week, what is the volume of water remaining after a week? guavas, how many kg of mangoes would
A. 4.15 B. 3.15 C. cost as much as 75 kg of guavas?
2.15 D. 1.15
Solution:
8. The share of market index was 869.3 on Monday. The index
dropped by 38.6 on Tuesday and rose 16.48 on Wednesday. Equate the ratio of the terms in the first
Find the final index on Wednesday before closing. condition to the ratio of the terms in the
A. 847.18 B. 847.81 C. second condition. So, we have:
874.18 D. 874.81
9. A shirt pattern requires 22.5 dm of cloth. If a tailor has 65.25
meters of cloth available, how many shirts can be made?
A. 3 B. 2.9 First Condition Second Condition
C. 29 D. 30
10. Two decimals are in the ratio 2:3. If their sum is 62.5, find the
two numbers.
A. 20 & 42.5 B. 22 & 40.5 4 kg of mangoes n kg of mangoes
=
C. 25 & 37.5 D. 28 & 3 kg of guavas 75 kg of guavas
34.5

VI. RATIO and PROPORTION

Ratio Rate Proportion


Using the Extremes-Means Property, solve
An equation or
for the unknown.
A comparison of statement that
Refers to a ratio
two or more expresses the
whose two
amounts or equality of two
amounts represent
quantities, such ratios. (4 kg of mangoes)(75 kg of guavas)
different quantities n=
3 kg of guavas
as a and b, May be expressed
which can be as:
expressed in the n = 100
a c
following Examples: 1) = , or
equivalent ways:
b d
2) a : b = c : d
a 35 mi⁄h, Answer: 100 kg of mangoes would cost as
a:b, a b, In each form, b
b 5 m⁄s and c are called much as 75 kg of guavas.
means, and a and
d are called
extremes.
B. Inverse Proportion
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 As one quantity increases, the other what is the actual measurement of the
quantity decreases, and vice versa. boat?

model length 1 6
Example: Solution: = =
actual length 20 x
If the food in a crate is sufficient to feed 15
castaways in 14 days, how many days 1 6
=
would it last for 30 castaways? 20 x

Solution:
Equate the product of the terms in the first x = 120
condition to the product of the terms of the
second condition. So, we have: Answer: The actual measurement of the boat is
120 in., or 10 ft.
Second
First Condition
Condition B. Similarity
 When figures have corresponding sides
(15 castaways)(13 (30 castaways)(n
= that are in proportion with one another and
days) days)
corresponding angles with the same
measure, the figures are similar.
 Proportions can be used to determine that
(15 castaways)(14 days) figures are similar, and calculate the
n=
30 castaways missing part/s of known similar figures
Example:
n=7
Find the missing side of the larger
triangle. D
Answer: The food supply will last for only 7 days
for 30 castaways.
A Solution:

C. Partitive Proportion AB BC 10 6
 One quantity is being partitioned into 10 cm = 15 cm→ =
DE EF 15 x
different proportions.

Example: B C 10x = 90
A piece of wood 150 cm long is cut in the
ratio 2:3:5. Find the measure of each part. x=9
Solution: 6 cm
1. Add the terms of the ratio.
2 + 3 + 5 = 10 E F
2. Divide the whole measure that was
x
partitioned by the sum of the terms.
150 cm ÷ 10 = 15
cm
3. Multiply the quotient to each term of Answer: The measure of the missing side
the ratio to find the measure of each of the larger triangle is 9 cm.
part.
2 (15 cm) = 30 cm
VII. PERCENTS
3 (15 cm) = 45 cm
5 (15 cm) = 75 cm  Percent
 Literally meaning ‘per hundred’, it refers to a
Answer: The measures of the cut parts of wood special ratio that compares a numerical quantity
are 30 cm, 45 cm, and 75 cm. to 100.
 CONVERSIONS
Between Decimals and Between Fractions and
Percents Percents
A. Percent to Decimal
 APPLICATIONS INVOLVING RATIOS and  Remove the A. Percent to Fraction
percent symbol  Use the
PROPORTIONS x
(%) and move proportion =
100
A. Scales the decimal a
, and cross-
point two b
When working with scale models, the scale multiply to
places to the
is often given as the ratio: solve for the
left.
model measurement : actual measurement variable x.
B. Decimal to Percent
1. Multiply the
decimal by B. Fraction to Percent
100; or  Remove the
Example: 2. Move the percent symbol
decimal point (%) and
If the scale model of a boat measures 6 two places to multiply the
1
inches and the model has a scale of 1:20, the right and number by .
100
write a percent

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symbol Example:
What is the interest on P100,000 borrowed for 4
years at 16% interest rate per year
compounded annually.
 PERCENTAGE, BASE, and RATE Solution:
Percent Formula: Compute the compound interest at the end of
Part = Percent x Whole each year.
Remember, in Mathematics: After year 1: P100, 000 x 0.16 = P16,000
 “Of” usually After year 2: (P100,000 + P16,000) x 0.16 =
means multiply. P18, 560
 “Is” usually After year 3: (P116,000 + P18,500) x 0.16 =
means equals. P21, 529.60
After year 4: (P134, 560 + P21,529.60) x 0.16 =
P24,974.34
75 is 30% Total Interest after 4 years = P16,000 +
of 250 P18,560 + P21,529 + P24,974 = P81,063.94
D. Discount
D Discount
D=Pxr
Percentage (P) Base (B)
Rate (R) P
N =P - D marked pr

(the number usually before (the number usually in (the number usually before
or after the word “of”) r  discount ra
or after the word “is”) “percent”) Example:
Formulas: Find the net price and discount on Na product
net price
with marked price of P120 at a discount rate of
P 70%.
P=RxB R= B
B P  P15,000 D=
P r  70% D=
=
R D=
 APPLICATIONS INVOLVING PERCENT N=
A. Percent Increase or Decrease N=
 To increase a number by a certain percent, N=
(1) add 100% to the given percent, (2)
convert the sum to a decimal, and (3) PART I: Analyzing Test Items (Ratio, Proportion and Percent)
multiply the number by that decimal.
Example: increase 40 by 45% 1.
In an office the ratio of male employee to female employee is
1:3. If there 12 male employees, how many employees are in
Solution: 45% + 100% = 145% = 1.45
that office?
40 x 1.45 = 58
A. 16 B. 36
B. Simple Interest Rate
C. 40 D. 48
I  interest charged
2. Janryor paid out 300 words in 5 minutes. How many words can
can type
I = Prt
he type in ¾ of an hour?
P  principal amountA. that
1125is saved or borrowedB. 2500 C.
2700 D. 3625
r  percentage 3. rate
Twowritten
numbersas a decimal
are in the ratio 3:5. If the sum is 120, find the
Example:
two numbers.
If Cedric borrows P15,000 at an t interest
time in years A. 30:90 B. 40:100
rate of 17% for 18 months, how much will
C. 45:75 D. 50:70
he have paid in simple interest at the end
4. A 135 – meter piece of string is divided into 3 parts in the
of the 18 months?
ratio 1 ½ : 2 ¼ : 3, what is the measure of the longest piece?
Solution:
A. 40 B. 60
P  P15,000 I = Prt
C. 80 D. 100
r  17%
5. Two Inumbers
= (P15,000)(17%)(1.5)
are in the ratio 4:7. If the difference between
t  18 months = 1.5 years two numbers is 48, find the two numbers.
I = P3,825
A. 32 & 80 B. 48 & 96 C.
60 & 48 D. 64 & 112
Answer: At the end of 18 months, Cedric will
6. Six pumps can fill a tank in 28 minutes. How long will 4
pay P3,825 in simple interest.
pumps of the same kind can fill a tank?
C. Compound Interest
A. 18 B. 20
To compute for compound interest: C. 42 D. 60
7. What percent of ¾ is 3/5?
- Use the simple interest formula, I – Prt, whereA.t is125% the period of time for B. 80% C.
compounding. 60% D. 40%
- Add the interest to the principal to create a8.new Five percent
value forofthe
theprincipal
batch of items from a manufacturing
- Continue the first and second steps until the entire company is defective.
period If there are 150 defective items in the
is covered
The interest on an investment is reflected every whole batch, how many items in the whole batch are not
defective?
- 3 months if compounded quarterly A. 3000 B. 2850 C.
2750 D. 2580
- 2 months if compounded bimonthly
- 6 months if compounded semiannually, and
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9. An amount of P 18,500 was requested for the purchase of


m
office supplies. How much was released if 15% of the amount A B
requested was not granted line m,
A. P13490 B. P14260 C. line AB or BA
P15640 D. P15725
10. Last year, the bus fare for Alex was P 480 per month. This
year, the new bus fare is 520 per month. Find its percentage D E F
Points Line l contains points D,
increase of bus fare? Colline that lie E, and F.
A. 8.33% B. 8 1/3 % ar on the Points D, E, and F belong
G
C. 7.33% D. 7 1/3 % Points same to line l.
line Points D, E, and F are
collinear.
PART II: Analyzing Test Items
Point D, E, and G are not
1. If 8 men can do a certain job in 12 days, how many men collinear.
will be required to do the same job in 16 days? A subset
A. 6 B. 7 of a line
C. 8 D. 9 that
contains
X Y
2. A basketball player shoots 3 times out of 4 attempts at
the free – throw line. How many shots can he make out two
Line points of
of 36 attempts at the free – throw line? Segme the line
A. 20 B. 24 nt and all
C. 27 D. 30 points
3. In a certain map 1/4 of an inch represent ten miles of between
actual distance. If two barrios are 2 inches apart in the those
map, the actual distance between them is: two
points
A. 20 B. 40
A subset
C. 60 D. 80
of a line
4. I have enough money to have a vacation of 12 days if I that
spend P500 a day. For how many days will my money contains
M N
last if I decide to spend only P400 a day? the
A. 9 B. 10 endpoint
C. 15 D. 18 Ray and all
points
5. The ratio of male to female students in a year level is 12
on the
: 7. If there are 60 more males than females, how many line on
students are there in a year level? one side
A. 282 B. 228 C. of the
210 D. 198 point.
6. Three similar lamps use 4 liters of oil in 80 hours. How
much oil will 6 lamps of the same kind use in 40 hours?
A. 4 B. 5 PLANAR NOTIONS
C. 6 D. 8
Definit
7. The product of two whole number is 48, and their ratio is Term Illustration
ion
1:3. Which is the smaller number?
Points
A. 3 B. 4 that lie D
C. 6 D. 8 Coplanar
in the
Points
8. What percent 8 is 3/5 of 12? same
plane A
A. 66 2/3% B. 72% C.
80% D. 90% Lines B
9. If P12,000 is invested at 12% simple interest. What is that lie
Coplanar C
in the
the amount at the end of two years? Lines
same
A. P14,880 B. P14,400 plane
C. P9,920 D. P9,120 Two
10. Niko spent 25% of his money on pair of socks, 20% of it coplan Points A, B, and C are
on a Sudoku puzzle and P50 on a snack. If he had P82 ar lines coplanar.
left, how much money did he start with? with Points A, B, C, and D are
Intersecti noncoplanar.
A. P240 B. P280 C. exactly
ng Lines
one
P320 D. P360 Lines AB, BC, and AC are
point in
comm coplanar.
VIII. PLANE GEOMETRY on.
A. BASIC NOTIONS Lines
LINEAR NOTIONS that
Concurre contain Lines AB and AC are
Definiti
Term Illustration nt Lines the intersecting lines. They
on
same intersect at point A.
point
Point A B
point A, point B

Line

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Lines
Ex: ∠1 ≅ ∠4; ∠2 ≅ ∠3; ∠5 ≅ ∠8; ∠6 ≅
that do Lines AC, BC, and DC are
not concurrent. Two angles on the same side of the
interse Corresponding Angles in the interior of the parallel lines, the
ct, and
Skew
there Ex: ∠1 ≅ ∠5; ∠2 ≅ ∠6; ∠3 ≅ ∠7; ∠4 ≅
Lines
is no Two angles on different sides of the t
Lines AB and CD are skew Alternate Interior
plane interior of the parallel lines
that lines. Angles
contain Ex: ∠3 ≅ ∠6; ∠4 ≅ ∠5
s them Two angles on different sides of the t
exterior of the parallel lines
Two Alternate Exterior
distinct l Ex: ∠1 ≅ ∠8; ∠2 ≅ ∠7
Angles
coplan
ar lines m
that l is parallel to m, written as l
Parallel
have  m.
Lines C. POLYGONS
no
points  Polygon
in  A simple and closed geometric figure
comm which have sides that are line
on. segments
Lines
 A point where two sides of a polygon
in the
meet is a vertex.
same
plane
that
interse
Perpendi
ct at  TRIANGLES
cular
one
Lines TRIANGLE
point
and
form
four
90°
According to the Angles According to the Sides
angles.

B. Acute NOTIONS
OTHER PLANAR Obtuse Scalene Isosceles
 Triangle
ANGLES Right Triangle Triangle Triangle
 An angle is Triangle
formed by two distinct rays
sharing the same endpoint.
Equilateral
a. Classification of Angles
Triangle
Type of
Description
Angle
Measure is between 0° and Name
Acute
90°
Right Measures exactly 90°
Acute Triangle
Measure is between 90°
Obtuse
and 180°
Straight Measures exactly 180° According to
the Angle Right Triangle
Measures
CLASSIFICATION

b. Special Angle Pair Relationships

Term Definition Illustration Obtuse Triangle

Complimentary Angles Any two angles whose combined measures equal to 90°.
Scalene Triangle

According to
the Measures
of Sides
Supplementary Angles Any two angles whose combined measures equal to 180°. Isosceles Triangle

Formed when two lines intersect;


Vertical Angles Two angles that share a common vertex but share no A transversal cuts through
common sides two parallel lines:

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A triangle with three


Equilateral Triangle
s congruent sides
Square 4s

 QUADRILATERALS

QUADRILATERAL
b
Kite Trapezoid
a
Parallelogram 2a + 2b
h

Parallelogram Isosceles
Trapezoid

b1
Rhombus Rectangle

a1 a2 b
h Trapezoid a1 + a2 + b1 + b2 (
Square
Name Definition Illustration

A quadrilateral with at b2
Trapezoid least one pair of
parallel sides

A quadrilateral with
two adjacent sides
Kite congruent and the s s
other two sides also Triangle s+s+s
congruent h
A trapezoid with
Isosceles s
exactly one pair of
Trapezoid
congruent sides
A quadrilateral in
which each pair of Circle Circumference:
Parallelogram
opposite sides is r
parallel 2 r

A quadrilateral with 4
Rectangle
right angles
SOLID FIGURES

Formula
A quadrilateral with all Figure Name of Figure
Rhombus
sides congruent Total Surface Area

A quadrilateral with 4
Square right angles and 4 Rectangular Prism 2lw + 2wh + 2hl
congruent sides

IX. MEASUREMENT 6e2


Cube
PLANE FIGURES (e = edge)

Formula
igure Name of Figure
Perimeter Area
Cylinder 2  r2 + 2  rh

s2 + 2sl
Rectangle 2l + 2w lw
Pyramid
s = side of the base

l = slant height of the

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pyramid Mass: 1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz)

1 ton = 2000 pounds

1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds

Cone  r2 +  rs ⅓  r2 h
Time 1 minute 60 seconds (s)
=
(min)

1 hour (hr) = 60 minutes

1 day (d) = 24 hours


4 3
Sphere 4  r2 r 1 year (yr) = 365 days
3
1 decade = 10 years

1 millennium = 1000 years

 METRIC SYSTEM
Volume: 1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts (qt)
Metric System
1 quart = 2 pints (pt)
Dimension
Prefix Equivalent 1 cup 16
=
Length Capacity Mass tablespoons

Greek kilo 1000 meter liter gram 1 liter = 1.06 quarts

 PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM
 In every right triangle, the sum of the
squares of the legs is equal to the square of the
hypotenuse.

Greek hecto 100 meter liter gram

deca 10 c2
deci 1/10 Legs b2

Latin centi 1/100  sides of the


triangle that form
milli 1/1000 the right angle

a2
 UNIT CONVERSIONS
Length: 1 foot (ft) = 12 inches (in)

1 yard (yd) = 3 feet

1 mile (mi) 5280 feet 1760


= = c 2 = a 2 + b2
yards

1 inch 2.54
=
centimeters

1 foot = 0.3 meter


Part I: Analyzing Test Items (Geometry and Measurement)
1 meter = 1.1 yards
1. The edge of the bathroom needs a rubberized tile. If the
1 mile = 1.6 kilometers bathroom is 2.2 meters long and 1.6 meters wide, how many
rubberized tiles are required?
A. 3.52 B. 3.8
C. 7.04 D. 7.6
Area: 1 acre = 43,560 sq. ft.
2. The measure of each interior angle is 150°. How many sides
1 sq. m. = 640 acres does it have?
A. 10 B. 11
= C. 12 D. 13

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3. A rectangular lot has a perimeter of 120 m. If the length of the A. 2100 m3 B. 2400 m3 C.
2
lot is 20 m. more than its width, what is its area? 2100 m D. 2400 m2
A. 800 B. 1500 C. 8. Pedro use ten 100 – watt bulbs in his house. He uses these
2000 D. 3500 bulbs at an average of 5 hours each day. How many KWH
do these bulbs use each day?
4. A box 16 inches wide, 24 inches long and 6 inches high. How
A. 50 B. 25
many square feet of paper would be needed to cover it on all
C. 10 D. 5
sides?
9. A man left his house at 10:15 am and reaches a town 30 km
A. 2304 B. 1248 C.
away at 10:55 am. What was his average speed for the
104 D. 8 2/3
journey?
5. How many meters of fencing is needed to enclose an 84 m A. 30 km/h B. 35 km/h C.
by 48 m rectangular garden? 40 km/h D. 45 km/h
A. 4 032 B. 336 10. The length of a rectangle is 2 cm less than twice its width.
C. 264 D. 232 What is its width, if its perimeter is 50 cm?
6. The volume of a cube is 125 cm3. What is the total surface A. 4 B. 9
area? C. 16 D. 36
A. 625 cm2 B. 500 cm2 C.
2
250 cm D. 150 cm2
7. A boy is to meet his teacher in the principal’s room at 7:30 in X. PROBABILITY
the morning. If it takes the boy 30 mins to take a bath, 15 A. SIMPLE PROBABILITY
mins to eat his breakfast, 5 mins to brush teeth, 20 mins  The probability (P) of an event (E) is defined
other morning activities, 25 mins to dress up and 10 mins as:
walking to the school principal’s room. What will be the latest
time that he can get up to meet his teacher on time?
Number of favorable outcomes
P(E) =
A. 4:45 am B. 5:15 am C. Total number of possible outcomes
5:30 am D. 5:45
8. Which of the following is the longest? Example:
A. 71.2 m B. 7,120 cm C.
71 200 mm D.0.712 km A gumball machine has 18 pieces remaining (6
9. What is 3.8 L + 2500 mL when converted to centilitres? blue, 5, yellow, 7, red). The probability of getting
A. 630 B. 6.3 6 1
C. 0.63 D. 0.063 a blue gumball is or .
18 3
10. A plane flies over a control tower at a height of 8 km. An
observer on the ground is 15 km from the control tower. How
far is the plane from the observer?
A. 9 km B. 10 km C. B. COUNTING TECHNIQUES
12 km D. 17km a) Permutation
 refers to the number of possible
PART II: Enhancing Test Taking Skills arrangements for a given set of objects
1. How many square feet of paper would be needed to cover a
box in all sides? The box is 5 feet long, 3 feet wide and 1.5 Case 1: All of the objects are considered for
feet high? each different arrangement
A. 96 B. 54
C. 48 D. 27 (nPn, read as “the permutation of n
objects taken n at a time”)
2. How many hectares are in a rectangular field which is 800 m
long and 750 m wide? This is represented by this operation:
A. 120 ha B. 100 ha C.
80 ha D. 60 ha nPn = n! (read as “n factorial”)
3. Find the volume (in cubic inches) of a rectangular solid
whose dimensions are 3 feet, 30 inches and ¾ feet.
A. 9720 B. 8530 C.
The factorial of a whole number is the
7980 D. 6570
product of that whole number and
4. What is the area of a triangular piece of land which has a
each of the natural numbers less than
base of 94 m and a height of 12 m?
the number.
A. 1128 B. 564
C. 424 D. 212 n! = n x (n – 1) x (n – 2) x … x 1
5. How many 1 – cm square stickers are needed to cover a
photo box 4 cm long, 3 cm wide and 5 cm high?
A. 60 B. 74
C. 94 D. 100 Example:
6. A swimming pool is 40 meters long, 20 meters wide, and 10
meters deep. How many cubic meters of water does it In how many ways can 6
contain when it is half filled? books be placed on a shelf?
A. 16000 B. 8000 C.
4000 D. 2000
7. How many cubic meters of soil must be removed from an
Solution: 6! = 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 =
excavation 20 m by 15 m by 8 m?
720

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Answer: There are 720 ways that 6 Answer: There are 70 different 4-person
books can be placed on a shelf. committees that can be formed from 8 people.

Case 2: Not all of the objects are considered PART I: Analyzing test Items (Probability and Statistics)
for each different arrangement
1. Liza received these grades on four math tests: 80, 90, 83,
(nPr, read as “the permutation of n and 79. What grade must she receive on a fifth test in order
objects taken r at a time”) to have an average of 85?
A. 89 B. 90
n! C. 92 D. 93
nPr =
2. The quiz scores of Lino are 6, 5, 9, 8, 10, 7, 8, and 9. Find
(n  r)!
the median of Lino’s quiz score.
A. 7 B. 7.5
Example:
C. 8 D. 8.5
How many different arrangements 3. A set of 12 numbers has a mean of 58. What number must
of 5 students can be made in a be added to them so that the mean is 60?
row of 3 desks? A. 24 B. 48
C. 60 D. 72
4. A set of 14 numbers has a mean of 65. If two of the numbers,
namely 70 and 84 are removed, what is the mean of
Solution: remaining number?
A. 76 B. 75
n! C.65 D.63
nPr = 5. In a Math class of 15 students, 9 students had an average of
(n  r)! 80, while the other six students had an average 85. What is
the average of whole class?
5! 5! A. 82 B. 83
5P3 = → 5P3 =
(5  3)! 2! C. 84 D. 85
6. In how many ways can you guess an answer in a 10-item
5 · 4 · 3 · 2 ·1 True or False question?
= = 5 ∙ 4 ∙ 3 = 60
2 ·1 A. 2,048 B. 1,024 C.
512 D. 256
7. How many ways can you arrange three Science books
Answer: (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) in any order on a shelf?
There are 60 different A. 24 B. 18
arrangements of 5 students that C. 12 D. 6
can be made in a row of 3 desks. 8. Rica has 7 red T-shirts and 5 green T-shirts. If she picks one
T-shirt at random, what is the probability that will NOT be
b) Combination green?
 refers to the total number of groupings of a A. ½ B. 1/6
set of objects. C. 5/12 D. 7/12
 The order of the objects is not important 9. How many ways can seven people can be seated at a round
when dealing with combinations. table?
A. 5040 B. 840
n!
nCr = C. 720 D. 120
(n  r)!r! 10. The face of a coin is either head or tail. If there are three
coins tossed, what is the probability of getting three tails or
Example: three heads?
A. ¼ B. 1/8
How many different 4-person committees C. 3/8 D. 3/4
can be formed from a total of 8 people? PART II: Enhancing Test Taking Skills
1. Jake received these grades on four math tests: 85, 92, 80,
and 78. What grade must she receive on a fifth test in order
to have an average of 85?
Solution:
A. 89 B. 90
C. 92 D. 93
n! 2. The Math quiz scores of Alfred are 10, 7, 8, 9, 6, 5, 8, and 12.
nCr =
(n  r)!r! Find the median of Lino’s Math quiz score.
A. 9.5 B. 9
C. 8.5 D. 8
8! 8! 8 · 7 · 6 ·5 · 4 · 3 · 2 ·1
8C4 = → = = 3. A set of 15 numbers has a mean of 47. What number must
(8  4)!4! 4!4! (4 · 3 · 2 ·1)(4 · 3 · 2 ·1) be added to them so that the mean is 50?
8 · 7 · 6 ·5 A. 45 B. 50
= 70 C. 55 D. 60
4 · 3 · 2 ·1 4. A set of 20 numbers has a mean of 60. If three of the
numbers, namely 65, 67 and 82 are removed, what is the
mean of remaining number?

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A. 55 B. 56  EXPONENTS
C.57 D.58 Exponent or Power – the total number of times
5. In a Math class of 15 students, 5 students had an average of a base is used as a factor
a) Multiplying and Dividing Like Bases
76, 6 students had an average of 80 while the other 4
students had an average 85. What is the average of whole Multiplication Division
class?
When multiplying like When dividing like
A. 79 B. 80
bases, add the bases, subtract the
C. 81 D. 82
exponents: exponents:
6. In a class of 40 students, 28 like Algebra and 24 like xm
xm · xn = xm+n = xm-n
Geometry. How many like both Algebra and Geometry? xn
Example:
A. 10 B. 11 Example:
C.12 D. 13 b5
a3 · a2 = a3+2 = a5 = b5-2 = b3
7. In how many ways can six distinct books be arranged in a 𝑏2

bookshelf? b) Operations with Powers


A. 720 B. 360 Simply multiply the
C. 180 D. 120 exponents:
Raising a Power to a
8. Red has 8 blue T-shirts and 12 yellow T-shirts. If she picks (xm)n = xmn
Power
one T-shirt at random, what is the probability that will NOT be Example:
blue? (a2)3 = a(2)(3) = a6
A. 3/4 B. 2/5 Raise each base
C. 3/5 D. 1/3 number and/or
9. How many ways can 5 boys and 5 girls form a circle with variable to that
boys and girls alternate? exponent:
Raising a Product to
A. 288 B. 2880 C. (xmyn)t = xm·t yn·t
a Power
5600 D. 14400 Example:
10. In a throw of two dice, the probability of obtaining a total of 10 (4x2)3 =
or 12 is (4 )(x2·3) =
1·3

A. 1/18 B. 1/12 C. 64x6


1/9 D. 1/6 Raise both
numerator and
denominator to that
XI. BASIC ALGEBRA exponent and
A. ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS simplify the
Raising a
expression:
 TRANSLATING ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS Quotient/Fraction to
x m xm
a Power ( ) =
y ym
Add Subtract Multiply Divide Equal
Example:
(+) (-) (x) (÷) (=) 3
𝟐𝟐 22·3 26
plus, sum, minus, times, divide by, is, ( ) = =
b b3 b3
increased difference, multiplied quotient, result, 64
=
by, more decreased by, into total, b3

than, by, less product, of, equal to c) Negative Exponents


To simplify an expression with negative
exceeds than,
exponents, remember that:
reduced 1
x-m = m
x

Algebraic Expression – contains numbers,


variables, and operations to state a relationship  POLYNOMIALS
Examples: 5, 7n, 3x + 2, x2+4x+4 a) Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
When adding and subtracting polynomials,
only like terms can be combined.
Equation – two algebraic expressions set equal to Examples:
each other
Example: 3x + 5 = x +
7

5z + 6z = 11z 18x2 - 8x2 = 10x2


b) Multiplying Polynomials multiplying the exponents for
1. Monomial by a monomial like bases.
 Multiply the coefficients and
then follow the rules for
Example:
2x3 ∙ 4x4 Solution:
2x3 ∙ 4x4 = (2)(4)∙(x3)(x4) = 8x7

2. Monomial by a Polynomial  Use the distributive property


Example: Solution:
3a2 (2a + 4) 3a2 (2a + 4) = (3a2)(2a) + (3a2)(4)
= 6a3 + 12a2
3. Binomial by a Binomial  Use FOIL (First, Outer,
Inner, Last)

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Example:
(x – 3)(x + 4) +
Terms Factors Product
9
First x∙x x2
x
Outer x∙4 4x
Inner -3 ∙ x -3x –

Last -3 ∙ 4 -12
2

(x – 3)(x + 4) = x2 + 4x –  FACTORING
3x – 12 a) Using GCF
 To find the GCF of any
= x2 +
polynomial, look for common
x – 12
factors in the coefficients, and
4. Any polynomial by a polynomial
common variables between each
 Use the distributive property
term.
Example:
Example:
Factor 4x4 + 12x3.
(2x – 1)(3x2 – 5x + 2)

Solution: Solution:
(2x – 1)(3x2 – 5x + 2) = The GCF of 4x4 +
6x3 – 10x2 + 4x - 3x2 + 12x3.is 4x3, so factor out
5x – 2 4x3 from each term.
= 4x4 + 12x3 = 4x3 (x + 3)

6 b) Difference Between Two Perfect


x Squares
3  To factor the difference between
two perfect squares, take the
– square root of each term. Then,
express the factors in the
1 following form:
3 (x – a)(x + a)
x
2

Example: Solution:
Factor x2 – 49.
x2 – 49 = (x – 7)(x + 7)

1. List the factors of 6 (c):


1 and 6, -1 and -6, 2
c) Polynomials in the form ax2 + bx + c and 3, -2 and -3
 When factoring any factorable 2. Find the pair of factors
polynomial in the form ax2 + bx + that has a sum of 5 (b).
c, where a = 1, the constant Here that pair is 2 and
terms of the factors have a sum 3.
of b and a product of c. If the 3. Use the factors 2 and 3
value of a ≠1, use the factors of
as the second terms in
c with trial-and-error to find the
factors. the binomial factors.
Example: (x + 2)(x + 3)
Factor x2 + 5x + 6 Answer: The factors of x2 + 5x +
Solution: 6 are (x + 2)(x + 3).
x2 + 5x + 6
a = 1, b = 5, c = 6 d) Perfect Square Trinomials
 Has two equal binomial factors;
they have two forms and factored
as follows:
x2 + 2ax + a2 = (x + a)2 x2 – 2ax + a2 = (x – a)2
Solution:
Example: b2 – 10b + 25.= (b – 5)(b – 5)
Factor b2 – 10b + 25.
= (b – 5)2

e) Factoring Completely be broken down into its smallest


 To factor polynomials possible factors.
completely, the expression must Steps:

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1. Factor out the GCF, if it  Expressions that may involve


exists. constants and/or variables in the form
a
2. Factor the difference , where b ≠ 0.
b
between two squares.
3. Factor the trinomial into a) Simplifying
two binomials (FOIL).  When simplifying rational
expressions, factor first and
 RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS make sure to only cancel
factors.
Example: Solution:
x2 − x − 6 x2 − x − 6 (x−3)(x+2)
=
x2 − 9 (x−3)(x+3)
x2 − 9
(𝒙+𝟐)
=
(𝒙+𝟑)

b) Adding and Subtracting numerator and denominator


Steps: of the rational expressions
1. Find a common denominator by the missing factor needed
(LCD) by finding the to make the LCD.
smallest expression that 3. Combine the expressions.
each denominator will divide 4. Keep the common
into without a remainder. denominator.
2. When this denominator is
found, multiply both the
Example:

7x 4 Solution:
+
2x2 x2
7x 4 7x 4 ∙2
+ = +
2x2 x2 2x2 2x2

7x 8
= 2 +
2x 2x2

7x + 8
=
2x2

c) Multiplying and Dividing 3. Multiply across any


Steps: remaining factors.
1. Factor each numerator and 4. When dividing, simply take
denominator of the fractions the reciprocal of the fraction
when possible. being divided by and then
2. Cancel out any common multiply as explained in
factors between the steps (1) to (3).
numerators and
denominators.
Example:

2x - 4 4 - x2
÷
z 3z

Solution:

2x - 4 x2 - 4 2x - 4 3z
÷ = x
z 3z z x2 - 4

2(x – 2) 3z
= x
z (x - 2)(x + 2)

3
=2∙
(x + 2)

6
=
(x + 2)

1. Simplify each side of the equation


separately:
B. ALGEBRAIC EQUATIONS  Apply the distributive
 Solving Equations property when needed.
 Combine like terms when
Here are the steps to ensure success
needed.
when solving an equation:

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2. Move the variable to one side of the Example 2: 4x – 6 – 7x = 27


equation. Solution:
3. Perform the inverse operations of 4x – 6 – 7x = 27 Given
either addition or subtraction.
4. Perform the inverse operations of 4x – 7x – 6 = 27 Apply the comm
multiplication or division.
5. Check your answer by substituting -3x – 6 = 27 Combine like te
the value of the variable into the
original equation. -3x – 6 + 6 = 27 + 6
Add 6 to both s
-3x = 33
Example 1: -2(x + 8) = 32
-3x 33
Solution: =
-3 -3
Divide both side
-2(x + 8) = 32 Given x = -11

(-2 ∙ x) + (-2 ∙ 8) = 32 Check:


Apply the distributive property to Substitute
get rid ofin the
the equation the
parentheses. value of -24 for x:
-2x – 16 = 32 4x – 6 – 7x =
27
-2x – 16 + 16 = 32 + 16 4(-11) – 6 – 7(-
Add 16 to both sides. 11) = 27
-2x = 48 -44 – 6 +77 =
27
-2x 48
= -50 + 77 = 27
-2 -2
Divide both sides of the equation by -2. 27 = 27
x = -24 C. SEQUENCES and SERIES
 Sequence
 An ordered set whose elements
consist of consecutive natural
Check: Substitute in the equation the numbers
value of -24 for x: Types of Sequences:

-2(x + 8) = 32 1. Arithmetic Progression


 a sequence of numbers in which
-2(-24 + 8) = the difference between any two
32 successive terms is constant; the
constant difference is called the
-2(-16) = 32 common difference (d)

32 = 32 Elements of an Arithmetic
Progression:

a1 = the first term d = the common difference

an = general term Sn = sum of the first n terms

n = no. of terms

n
To find any term (nth term): an = Sn =   (a1 + an)
a1 + (n – 1)d
2
2. Geometric Progression
To find the sum of n terms (Sn) of  a sequence of numbers in which
an arithmetic progression: the ratio of every pair of
successive terms is constant; the
constant ratio is called the
common ratio (r).
a1 = the first term n = no.
Elements of a Geometric of terms r = the common
Progression: ratio

an = general/nth term Sn =
sum of the first n term

To find any term (nth term): an = To find the sum of n terms (Sn) of
a1 rn – 1 a geometric progression:

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(1  r n )
10. Find the equation of the line passing through the points
Sn = a1 where r ≠ 1 (3,1) and (-5,4).
(1  r ) A. 3x – 8y + 17 = 0 B. 3x + 8y – 17 = 0 C. 3x + 8y
+ 17 = 0 D. 3x – 8y – 17 = 0

PART II: Enhancing Test Taking Skills


3. Infinite Geometric Progression 1. How many terms are there in the algebraic expression -
 A geometric progression with an 16m – 4 + 0.3m – 6k + y/2?
infinite number of terms A. 2 B. 3
C. 4
To find the sum of n terms (Sn) of D. 5
an infinite geometric progression: 2. In the sequence 4, - 2, k, - 14, -20, h, what is the value
of k + h in the above number sequence?
a1 A. 34 B. 18
Sn = where │r│< 1 C. -34
1 r D. -18
3. Evaluate: -2x – 6 + 5x + 2 =
A. 7x – 4 B. 3x – 4
4. Harmonic Progression
C. 3x – 8 D. -3x
 A sequence of numbers whose
–4
reciprocals form an arithmetic
4. If 8 less than the product of a number and – 3 is greater
progression
than 7, which of the following could be that number?
Example:
A. 6 B. 5
AP: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14
C. -5
1 1 1 1 1
HP: , , , , D. -6
2 5 8 11 14
5. Given that 2xy = 20 and y = 0.5, what is the value of x?
PART I: Analyzing Test Items (Basic Algebra/Content A. 10 B. 10.5
Course) C. 16 D. 20
6. What value of x makes √𝑥 + 9 = √2𝑥 + 137
1. Which of the following is an unlike term of 6b? TRUE?
A. – 6b B. 6d A. – 16 B. – 9
C. – b/6 D. C. 16
11b D. 25
2. If 8x + 12 = 24, what is the value of 24x + 36? 7. Find two numbers whose sum of reciprocals is 5/12 and
A. 72 B. 24 whose product is 24?
C. 18 A. 3 and 8 B. 4 and 6
D. 10 C. 12 and 2 D. 24
3. Simplify: ( - 3m – 3 ) – (5 – 7m) = and 1
A. 4m – 8 B. 8 – 4m 3𝑎2 − 48 3𝑎− 16
8. What is ÷ ?
C. -4m + 8 D. - 𝑎 𝑎2
4m – 8 A. a–4 B. a – 16
4. The difference between 8 times a number and 17 is C. a2
231. Find the number. D. a
A. 1 984 B. 48 9. Find the equation of the line with slope 2 and passing
C. 37 through the point (3, -1).
D. 31 A. 2x + y + 7 = 0 B. 2x + y – 7 = 0 C. 2x – y – 7 =
5. Paul is twice as old as Janice. Seven years ago the 0 D. 2x – y + 7 = 0
sum of their ages was 16. How old is Janice now? 10. Evaluate: lim(𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 1).
𝑥=1
A. 20 B. 16 A. Undefined B. – 1
C. 10 C. 0
D. 8 D. 1
6. If x = y/3 and 3x = 5. What is y?
A. 1/5 B. 5/9
C. 9/5
D. 5
15𝑎4 𝑏8
7. Simplify: (10𝑎2 )(𝑎𝑏5
)
3 2
A. 𝑎2𝑏3 B. 𝑎 2 𝑏 3 C.
2 3
2 3
𝑎𝑏 3 D. 𝑎𝑏 3
3 2
8. What is the perimeter of a rectangle whose length and
width are (2x + 3) and (2x – 3) respectively?
A. 4x2 + 9 B. 4x2 – 9
C. 2x + 3x – 3 D. 4x2 + 6x – 9
2

9. Factor the expression 36m5 – 144m7.


A. 12(3 – 12m2) B. 12m5(-3 + 12m2) C.
12m5(12m2 – 3m5) D. 36m5(1 – 2m) (1 + 2m)

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PRE-TEST

1. Write this ratio in its simplest form: 3 dm is to 20 cm.

A. 2:3 B 20 : 3
C. 3 : 20 D. 3 :
2

2. If a = b/5 and 10a = 14, what is b? 3. An artist ordered cans of red paint, white paint, and
A. 28 B. 14 green paint in the ratio 2 : 4 : 6, respectively. If he
ordered a total of 24 cans of paint, how many cans of
C. 12
white paint did he order?
D. 7
A. 4 D. 16
B. 8
C. 12
A. 36.5 B. 37.24
C. 37.5 D.
4. The arithmetic mean of set of 50 numbers is 38. If two 37.92
numbers 45 and 35 are discarded, the mean of the
remaining set of numbers is: 5. A traveller was helped by other passengers for his
extra weight of 113 kg. There were three travellers who
gave their allotment of 25 kg. How much more extra
weight will be pay?
A. 35 C. 38
B. 37 D. 48
lap every 15 seconds. When will Bob lap John,
assuming that they started together?
6. John and Bob are cycling on a track. Bob completes
one lap every 12 seconds, and John completes one
A. after 45 seconds C. after 2 minutes
B. after 3 minutes D. after 1 minute
7. A store reduced the price of a computer by 20% and
sold it for P56,400. How much did the computer
originally for?
A. P 60,400 C. P 70,500
B. P 65,000 D. P 72,500

8. A policeman caught a pusher carrying prohibited drugs.


Each package weighted 12 ¾ kg, 10 kg, 8 1/8 kg, and
11 kg. Give the total weight of the confiscated drugs. 9. The first 5 numbers in a sequence are 5,6,8,11 and 15.
A. 41 7/8 B. 41 ¾ What are the 8th and 10th numbers in the sequence?
C. 42 7/8
D. 43 ¾
A. 27 and 42 C. 32 and 49
B. 26 and 49 D. 33 and 50

5
10. A carpenter wanted three pieces of wood each 1 feet
8
long. If he planned to cut them from a 6-foot piece of
wood, how much of the piece would be left?
7 5
A. 4 ft C. 4 ft
8 8
1 D. 3ft
B. 1 ft
8
11. Four mangoes cost P29.00. At what price will 2 ½
dozen mangoes cost?
A. P 217.50 C. P 348.50
B. P 188.50 D. P 870.00

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12. How many integers between 1 and 150 are divisible by both 4 and 5?
A. 7 C. 9
B. 8 D. 10
13. If P75.00 is shared among three children in the ratio of
3:7:15. What is the size of the smallest share?
A. P 35 C. P 15
B. P 25 D. P 9
14. Which of the following is a factor of the equation x2 – 2x
– 24 = 0?
A. x–4 C. x + 4
B. x+2 D. x + 6
A. 125 meters B. 200 meters
15. A bomb was dropped in an area where rebels were C. 225 meters D. 425 meters
hiding. The perimeter of the damage area was 480
meters and width was 15 meters. What was the length
of the damage area? 16. What is the sum of all the two digit numbers which are
divisible by 5?
A. 945 C. 960
B. 950 D. 1050
The volume of the cube is found by ‘cubing the
measure of the edge’. What is the volume of the cube
17. A cube is a rectangular solid, the length, width and whose edge is 4 cm?
height of the measure called the edge (e) of the cube.
A. 27 cm3 C. 125 cm3
B. 64 cm3 D. 216 cm3

18. Lisa bought 120 handkerchiefs at 10 pesos each. Then


she sold them at 3 handkerchiefs for P 50. If she sold
all the handkerchiefs, how much profit did she make?
A. P170 C. P733
B. P400 D. P800
each, how much will he have to pay after his employee
19. Employees at Highwire Musictown get a 20% discount discount?
on all purchases. If Luis buys three tapes at P7.49
A. P 16.98 C. P 18.98
B. P 17.98 D. P 19.98
20. How many ways can a committee of 4 people be
selected from a group of 7 people?
A. 35 C. 140
B. 70 D. 210
21. How much bigger is 29 than 92?
A. 47 C. 175
B. 73 D. 431
inches per gallon). Round your answer to the nearest
22. How many gallons of water will fill a fish tank that is 18 gallon.
inches by 12 inches by 48 inches? (There are 231 cubic
A. 45 gallons C. 47 gallons
B. 38 gallons D. 40 gallons
23. In a class of 40 students, 27 like Algebra and 25 like
Trigonometry. How many like both Algebra and
Trigonometry?
A. 10 C. 12
B. 11 D. 13
24. If n < m and a < b, then _____________?
A. n+a>m+b B. m = b 25. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 feet. If one leg
C. n = a D. n + a < m + is 24 feet, what is the length of the other leg?
b

A. 6 ft C. 7 ft
B. 5 ft D. 20 ft
26. What is the average of ½, ¼, and ⅓?

13 13
A. C.
24 12
13 13
B. D.
29 36
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27. Write the expression 4x3 + x in factored form.


A. 4 (x3 + 1) C. x (4x2 + 1)
B. 4x2 (x + 1) D. 4x (x2 + 1)

28. If a car travels 96 miles on 8 liters of gas, how far can


the car travel on a full tank of gas that holds 20 liters?
A. 230 miles C. 240 miles
B. 235 miles D. 245 miles
A. 777 B. 718
C. 500
29. Given the numerals 9,2,7,5, what is the difference
D. 448
between the largest 3-digits number and the smallest 3-
digit number that can be formed from these numerals if
no digits are repeated in a number?
30. A vehicle consumes one liter of gasoline to travel 10 the nearest tenth, how many liters of gasoline will it
km. After tune-up, it travels 15% farther on one liter. To take for the vehicle to travel 230 km?
A. 23.15 C. 20.15
B. 23 D. 20
A. 37 B. 47
C. 57
31. A picture 10 cm x 8 ½ cm is mounted on a piece of D. 67
hard cardboard. If there is a margin of 2 ½ cm around
the picture, what is the perimeter of the cardboard 32. A certain bank issues 3-letter identification codes to its
used? customers. If each letter can be used only once per
code, how many different codes are possible?
A. 326 C. 15,600
B. 78 D. 17,576
5:2:1. How much more is the largest share than
smallest share?
33. Three brothers inherited a cash amount of P 120,000
and they divided it among themselves in the ratio of
A. P15,000 C. P60,000
B. P30,000 D. P75,000
A. 6 B. 12
C. 18
34. In one section, the ratio of boys to girls is 4 : 3. If there D. 24
are 42 students in a class, how many are girls?
35. What is the volume of a cube whose surface area is
54?
A. 54 C. 27
B. 81 D. 729
36. What are the odds of getting two 5’s in a single throw
of a pair of dice?
2 35
A. C.
35 36
1 1
B. D.
35 36
37. What percent of P340.00 is P30.60?
A. 9% C. 7%
B. 8% D. 6%

38. What is the length of the diagonal BD of the rectangle 30


pictured below?

A D

A. 50 C. 30
B. 40 D. 20
39. What part of an hour has passed from 2:48 pm. to 3:20
pm?
7 1
A. B.
8
B 40 C3
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C. D.
15 2.5
40. One -fourth of the width and one-fifth of the length of a
sheet of cartolina are cut off. What percent of the
original sheet is the remaining area?

A. 20% D. 60%
B. 25%
C. 40%

41. The annual budget of a certain department amounts to 48. The ratio of men to women in the national pool of
2 billion. From this amount, the budgets of three athletes is 15:7. If there are 72 more men than women,
bureaus are in the ratio 5:3:2. How much does the how many athletes are there in the national pool?
bureau with the smallest budget receive? A. 1 920 B. 1 080
A. Php 600 M B. Php 400 M C. C. 198 D. 192
Php 200 M D. Php 100 M
49. A meat dealer sold his butchered cow for Php 21
500.00. If each kilo of beef cost Php 120.00 , how many
42. In Elaine’s garden, there are two daisies for every three kilos were realized from one cow?
roses. If there is a total of 45 daisies and roses, how A. 179.16 kg B. 179. 18 kg
many roses are there?
C. 179.61 kg D. 179.81 kg
A. 15 B. 18
C. 27 D. 30
50. A couple was just married when the groom is three
scores older than the bride. How old is the bride is she
43. The sum of two integers is 74 and their difference is 26, one score younger?
what is the bigger number? A. 20 B. 30
A. 50 B. 46 C. 40 D. 50
C. 38 D. 24
51. A swimming pool is an equilateral triangle in shape.
44. Nika spent 30% of his allowance on snacks and 40% on One side is 11 meters. How many meters of rope is
a book and had 45 pesos left. How much is her needed to enclose the pool?
allowance? A. 55 meters B. 45 meters
A. Php 120 B. Php 150 C. 44 meters D. 33 meters
C. Php 180 D. Php 200
52. Water rationed in a village every other day. The truck
tanks deliver 8 tons of water every 10 hour. How many
45. A school canteen needs A kilos of rice each customer a
tons of water was delivered in 4 days to each house by
month. If there are B customers in a canteen, for how
many months C kilos last? the agent?
A. AC/B B. B/AC A. 32 tons B. 40 tons
C. AB/ C D. C/AB C. 120 tons D. 320 tons

53. Mrs. Reyes bathroom has to be covered with tiles. The


46. Pipe A can fill a swimming pool in three hours while edge of the bathroom needs a rubberized tile. If the tub
Pipe B can fill the same pool in two hours. If Pipe A and
is 2.3 meters long and 1.8 meters wide, how many
Pipe B are both open, how long will they fill the
swimming pool? meters of rubberized tiles are required?
A. 5 hours B. 2 hours A. 9.2 meters B. 8.2 meters
C. 1.5 hours D. 1.2 hours C. 4.2 meters D. 2.3 meters

47. Mr. Cosico purchased an air conditioner for a 54. A man started painting a wall at 9:00 AM and was able
discounted price of Php 10 200.00. If he got 15% to finish painting 3/5 of it at 10:30 AM. Continuing at this
discount, what was the original price?
rate, at what time will he finish painting the wall?
A. Php 12 000 B. Php 11 800 C.
Php 11 400 D. Php 10 800 A. 11:35 A.M. B. 11:30 A. M.
C. 12:15 A.M. D. 12:30 A.M.

x2 - 9
55. If x = - 5, what is the value of : ?
x+3
A. -8 C. 5
B. -6 D. 7
A. P467 B. P500
C. P600 D. P1400
56. Which of these numbers is greater than ¼?
A. 0.04 B. (1/2)2 C. 1/8 58. What is the measure of the complement of an angle if
D. 1/0.04 its supplement is 145 degrees?
A. 65° B. 55°
57. If Charles paid P350 for a pair of shoes that was sold at C. 45° D. 35°
25% discount. What was the tag price of the shoes?

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59. Which of the following is equivalent to 887 – 886?

60. How much interest would be paid on a bank loan of


A. 887 + 86 B. 887 – 86 P36,000 for 8 months at 12% annual interest?
C. 886 (7) D. 8(87- 86)
A. P2,400 C. P3,240
B. P2,880 D. P3,600

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POST TEST 1. If the price of round-trip fare to Malolos, Bulacan is


P285, how much will it cost a family of four if the
husband pays full fare, the wife pays ⅔ of full fare, and
the two children each pay ½ of the regular price?

A. P 475 C. P 760
B. P 570 D. P 1140
2. What number subtracted from each of 71 and 58 will
result in two perfect squares?
A. 22 C. 35
B. 33 D. 42
3. Jessica has 6 red t-shirts and 9 yellow t-shirts. If she
picks one t-shirt at random, what is the probability that
it will not be yellow?
2 9
A. B.
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2 3
C. D.
3 5

4. The simplest expression for 240/420 is _____________.


A. 1 C. (½)20
B. 4 D. 220
5. What percent of 4 is 3/5 of 8?
A. 48% 1
C. 83 %
3
B. 80%
D. 120%

6. How many members of Set A are factors of any SET A = {0,1,2,3,4,5}


members of Set B? SET B = {1,2,7,9,10}
A. 6 C. 4
B. 5 D. 3
7. A meter stick was cut into two pieces at the 640-mm
mark. What is the ratio of the smaller piece to the
largest piece?
A. 9:16 C. 13:50
B. 16:25 D. 9:25
8. The product of 2 whole numbers is 36, and their ratio is
1:4. Which of these is the smaller number?
A. 9 C. 2
B. 3 D. 12
9. Find, in feet, the amount of framing needed to frame a
picture 8 ½ inches by 11 inches?
A. 3 ¼ ft C. 4 ¼ ft
B. 2 ¼ ft D. 5 ¼ ft
10. If a certain job can be finished by 18 workers in 26
days, how many workers are needed to finish the job in
12 days?
A. 24 C. 39
B. 30 D. 45
11. Which of these weights is heaviest?
A. 2250 g C. 4200 mg
B. 2.5 kg D. 5 pounds
12. Two buses leave the same station at 9:00 pm. One travels east at 40 kph. How many kilometers apart are
bus travels north at the rate of 30 kph and the other the buses at 10 pm?
A. 50 km C. 100 km
B. 70 km D. 140 km
13. A park has a triangular shape. It has a base of 24m
and a height of 9m. What is its area?
A. 122 m2 C. 42 m2
B. 108 m2 D. 54 m2
14. Joselito repacks a 60 kg sack of sugar into small packs
of 750g. How many small packs can be made?
A. 90 C. 75
B. 45 D. 80
1 3 2 3
15. What is the value of 12 - 2 - 7 + 19 ?
6 8 3 4
A. 21 7
C. 21
1 8
B. 21 D. 22
8
16. An employee earning P9,200 a month will receive a
15% increase next month. How much will his/her new
salary be?
A. P10,500 C. P10,580
B. P10,530 D. P10,560
17. What is 3 m + 28 dm when converted to centimeters?
A. 480 D. 5800
B. 580
C. 4800
18. What is the smallest positive integer that has 6, 8 and
10 as factors?
A. 300 C. 80
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19. What must be subtracted from 5x3 – 2x2 + 3x – 5 to get


2x3 – 8 + 5x – 2x2?
20. A box is 12 inches wide, 16 inches long and 6 inches
A. 3x3 – 2x2 + 3 B. 3x3 – 2x2 – 3 high. How many square inches of paper would be
C. 3x3 + 2x + 3 D. 3x3 – 2x + 3 needed to cover it on all sides?
A. 192 sq. in. C. 360 sq. in.
B. 900 sq. in. D. 720 sq. in.
a. x is odd II. x2 is odd III. x2 + 1
is odd
21. If x2 is odd, which of these statements is true?
A. I and III only C. I only
B. I and II only D. II only
22. What are the missing terms in the series 5, 10, 20
_____, 80, ____320?
A. 40, 160 C. 50, 120
B. 40, 120 D. 35, 135

23. In a certain school, the ratio of boys to girls is 3 to 7. If


there are 150 boys and girls in the school, how many
boys are there?
A. 45 C. 75
B. 105 D. 90
athletes. If there are four athletes in the class, how
many students are there in the class?
24. In one senior class, 1/4 of the students are honor
students. Of these honor students, 2/5 is varsity
A. 40 C. 60
B. 52 D. 84
A. 4i B. 13
25. Multiply (3 – 2i)(3 + 2i) C. 9 – 4i D. 9 –
16i

26. A 737-model plane has 29 rows with 5 seats per row,


except for the last three rows which had 3 seats each.
What is the seating capacity of the plane?
A. 144
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27. If you were converting the height of your room for better 39. Miss Rose types at a rate of 75 words per minute. At this
rate how, long will it take her to type a manuscript of 4050
ventilation, what would 1.60 m be equivalent to?
words?
A. 16 cm B. 160 cm A. 45 minutes B. 48 minutes
C. 50 minutes D. 54 minutes
C. 1600 mm D. 1.6 dm
28. What do you call the arrangement of a number of objects
regardless arrangement? 40. A gas tank of Mr. Cruz car is 5/8 full. If he used 2/5 of this
amount travelling from his house to his province, what part
A. Factorial B. Permutation C. of the tank has gas?
Combination D. Probability A. 7/ 13 B. 7/15
C. 7/40 D. 3/8
29. A room of 10 m by 7m. There is 7.5 m by 5 m carpet in the
middle. What percent of the room is uncovered?
41. If 56 men can build a small building in 20 days. At this rate,
B. 46.4% B. 48% how many days can 35 men build the same building?
C. 53.6% D. 80% A. 12 ½ B. 24
C. 25 D. 32
30. The sum of two integers is 63. If one of the integers is three
more than twice the other, what are the two integers? 42. A tenant was awarded a house and lot package worth Php
A. 17 and 46 B. 18 and 45 180 000.00 he has to pay the package for 20 years at 9%
C. 19 and 44 D. 20 and 43 per annum. How much will the lot cost after 20 years?
A. P504 000 B. P500 000
C. P604 000 D. P704 000
31. A dozen eggs cost 72 pesos. How much do seven eggs
cost?
A. Php 41.00 B. Php 41.50
C. Php 42.00 D. Php 42. 50 43. A 10 m long steel pipe shrank 0.05% when exposed to
below freezing temperature. By how many centimetres did
the pipe shrank?
32. Mr. Reyes was able to purchase a 32” LCD TV that would A. 5 B. 0.005
cost him Php 24 900.00. This amount represents the down C. 0.5 D. 0.05
payment and six monthly installments of Php 3 175.00. How
much is his down payment?
A. Php 4 580.00 B. Php 5 480.00 C. Php 5
840.00 D. Php 5 850.00
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44. What is 30% of ?
𝟏𝟖
𝟓 𝟓 𝟐𝟓
33. Henry spent ¼ of his money on pair of socks, 1/5 of it on a A. B. C.
𝟏𝟎𝟖 𝟏𝟐 𝟓𝟒
Sudoku puzzle and Php 50 on a snack. If he had Php 82 left 𝟐𝟓
how much money did he start with? D.
𝟔
A. Php 240.00 B. Php 280.00
C. Php 320.00 D. Php 360.00

34. In a department store, 55% of the employees are men. If 45. One thousand two hundred boys enrolled in a school year
there are 180 women in the department store, how many this year. Four years ago 1500 boys enrolled. What is the
employees are there?
percent of decrease in enrolment?
A. 360 B. 400
C. 430 D. 500 A. 10% B. 8%
C. 25% D. 20%

35. A banana and three mangoes cost Php 65.00 while three 46. It takes a teacher 20 minutes to check 25 papers and take a
bananas and one mango cost Php 35.00. How much does rest of 5 minutes after 25 papers before starting another
two bananas and two mangoes cost? set. At this rate, how many minutes will it takes the teacher
A. Php 54.00 B. Php 52.00 to correct 75 test papers?
C. Php 51. 80 D. Php 50.00
A. 75 B. 60
C. 70 D. 80
36. It took Kaye 35 minutes to drive from her house to her 47. Six people are standing in a line waiting to file their income
school 20 kilometers away. In the return trip, she took just 25 tax return. In how many ways can they stand in line?
minutes. What is her average speed? A. 180 B. 240 C. 360
A. 20 kph B. 30 kph D. 720
C. 40 kph D. 50 kph
37. Successive discounts of 10% and 30% are equivalent to
48. Alfred’s grades in 5 Quizzes in Assessment of Learning are
what single discount?
A. 40% B. 37% 76, 92, 80, 85 and 86. What must she get in the 6 th quiz to
C. 35% D. 30% get an average of 85?
A. 88 B. 89
C. 90 D. 91
38. A DVD player is on sale at a price of Php 4 500.00. If the
discount is 20%, what is the original price of the DVD 49. An aquarium is 8 dm, 6 dm wide and 5 dm high. How many
player? liters of water does it hold when 4/5 full?
A. Php 5 625 B. Php 5 265
C. Php 5 400 D. Php 3 600 A. 240 B. 210 C. 192
D. 120

50. Three numbers in the ratio 3:4:6. If the middle number is 28,
what is the sum of the three numbers?

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many times will each swimmer run?
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GENERAL EDUCATION
EXAM DRILL I
52. An executive office has to be carpeted. The area 3 m by 4
o. Which of the following statements is definitely true
m, the carpet costs P 1,000 per square meter. How much
about the nature of science?
will be spent for the purchase of the carpet? i. Science will help make the world a better place
A. P 120, 000 B. P 100, 000 to live in.
C. P 12, 000 D. 10, 000 j. Science can always uncover the truth in the
realm of nature.
k. Scientific work requires a dedication that excludes
53. What is the range of the following 86, 70, 83, 90, 85, 78, 79, the lives of people in other fields of work.
81, 87? l. Theories in science can be disproved by testing:
A. 12 B. 15 a well established theory can be demolished
C. 16 D. 20 with a single observation.
p. Which of the following processes is best associated
with technology than with science?
f. designing for a need
54. Which of the following values is closest to the square root of
g. uncovering natural phenomena
4000?
h. discovering the nature of matter
A. 200 B. 63 i. constructing concepts, principles and laws
C. 72 D. 19 q. Which of the following statements best describes
the connection between science and technology?
55. If P is a positive integer in the equation 12p = q, then q must i. Scientist use the laws and principles discovered
be a: by technologists.
A. positive even integer C. positive j. Technology is the part of science that deals with
odd integer mechanical problems.
B. negative even integer D. k. Technology involves the practical applications of
negative odd integer scientific knowledge.
l. Science depends on technology for ideas and
the organization of experimental work.
56. How many twenty thousands are there in one million?
r. Which of the following is a technological concept
A. 1000 B. 500 rather than a scientific concept?
C. 100 D. 50 k. Tungsten has a high melting point.
l. Metals are good conductors of heat.
m. Resistance is inversely proportional to current.
57. The measure of each interior angle of a regular polygon is n. Fluorescent lamps are improved through
160°. How many sides does it have? methods of manufacturing.
A. 24 B. 18 s. You want to add exactly 35.00 g of salt to a
C. 15 D. 12 solution. What instrument must you use to measure
58. In how many different ways can 5 beads of different colors this amount?
be arranged on a bracelet? i. beaker
A. 24 B. 80 j. thermometer
C. 120 D. 160 k. graduated cylinder
l. triple beam balance
59. A farmer owns 3/8 hectares of land. After selling 1/3 of his
t. Young people stand straight. Very old ones usually
share, how many hectares of land do the farmer still owns?
stoop. Why?
A. 5/16 B. 1/4 C. 2/9 k. Sedentary lives of the old.
D. 1/8 l. Habit of stooping developed in the old.
m. Greater gravitational pull on the old than on the
young.
60. What do you call the arrangement of a number of objects in
n. Bones of the old have become weak and soft
a definite order and arrangement? and their joints become loose.
A. Factorial B. Permutation u. Why is it not quite possible for viruses to live and
multiply in the outer layers of our skin?
C. Combination D. Probability l. The outer layer of the skin has dead cells only.
m. The outer layer of the skin has oil which is
harmful to viruses.
n. The outer layer of the skin has a lower
temperature unsuitable for viruses.
o. The outer layer of the skin has salt from
perspiration which is harmful to viruses.
v. Alcohol thermometer works on the principle that
e. Volume usually increases with pressure.
f. Temperature usually increases with density.
g. Volume usually increases with temperature.
h. Temperature usually increases with pressure
w. Which of the following is an important factor in

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explaining why seasons occur? closed while cooking. This prevents


g. Earth's axis is tilted. i. escape of nutrients
h. The sun's axis is tilted. j. escape of steam, thus built up pressure
i. Earth rotates on its axis. k. escape of substances which tenderize the food.
j. The sun rotates on its axis. l. escape of vapor which increases the boiling
x. To preserve the fertility of the soil, farmer should point.
employ the following except
k. strip cropping c. terracing jj. Not all organisms are harmful. Which of these is
l. continuous farming d. contour farming done by yeast?
y. How can the presence of a person afflicted with HIV m. encourage disease food
and/or AIDS be handled? n. cause Yakult to be milky
l. Discreetly reporting the case to health o. cause milk to become cheese
authorities. p. Promotes the rising of bread for baking
m. Conducting home forum to discuss the kk. Which of the following organisms is used to convert
identification of AIDS cases. milk to cheese?
n. Avoid and discourage patronage of places g. bacteria c. viruses
frequented by these persons. h. protozoa d. algae
o. Discourage the establishment of recreation ll. Why do mountain climbers use oxygen equipment at
centers like cabarets and discos. the top of high mountains?
z. The following describe chemical change except n. There is a hole in the ozone layer.
l. A chemical change takes place when a solid is o. There is less oxygen in the air at great heights
changed to liquid then changed to gas p. There is less nitrogen in the air at great heights.
m. For a chemical change to take place, heat, light, q. There is no air on top of very high mountains.
or electricity is either needed or given off. mm. War experts use energy in its discovery of
n. Some examples of chemical change are souring nuclear bombs. When energy is released from a
of milk, ripening of fruit, and digestion of food. nuclear fission, what occurs?
o. In a chemical change, a new substance is m. Atoms are split into fragments.
formed, with chemical properties that are difft n. Energy is released from fission.
rent from, the original substance o. Decrease in mass nuclear bombs.
aa. Where do we trace the El Nino phenomenon? p. The energy possessed is used for bombing
q. rising ocean levels nations.
r. very severe earthquakes nn. Which of the following alternative sources of energy
s. annual changes in seasons could result to acid rain?
t. thinning or depletion of the ozone layer m. solar c. geothermal
bb. Why does the greenhouse effect result to warmer n. biogas d. nuclear energy
temperature near the earth's surface? oo. Which of the following is predicted to be the result
o. clouds trap infrared radiation of global warming?
p. soil absorbs incoming radiation i. rising ocean level
q. ozone traps ultraviolet radiation j. thinning of ozone layer
r. carbon dioxide traps infrared radiation k. more severe earthquakes
cc. Why do people feel warmer just before it rains? l. larger volcanic eruptions
m. Heat released by the condensation of water pp. Billy is one student who tries his best to submit
vapor. laboratory reports, projects, and other requirements
n. The clouds prevent heat from escaping the earth. on time. Which of the following scientific attitudes
o. The increased relative humidity makes them feel does Billy possess?
warmer. k. Patience c. open-mindedness
p. The warming is due to the heat absorbed by the l. responsibility d. honesty
evaporation of water. qq. A manager of a textile company said it is too
dd. A good method to prevent soil from being eroded expensive to treat liquid wastes so he suggested
from a hill is to digging hole near the factory where the wastes can
o. irrigate the area be stored. Is this environmentally safe?
p. plow the hill regularly f. No, the liquid can be recycled.
q. plant only ion alternate layers g. No, the liquid waste will seep to the ground
r. Plant the hill with grass or tree water.
ee. The possible interconnected feeding relationships h. Yes, the liquid wastes will be less hazardous
among organisms in an ecosystem are termed with time.
i. Food pyramid c. Food chain i. Yes, the liquid will pass through layers of soil
j. Food web d. Food groups and becomes clean.
ff. Two beakers contain boiling water. Beaker A has a rr. The air in Metro Manila is now heavily polluted with
volume of 150 mL while beaker B has a volume of carbon dioxide and lead dust from the motor
600 mL. Which of the following statements is true? vehicles, factories, and restaurants. As a citizen, you
f. Both beakers are at equal temperatures. will minimize pollution by following all the following
g. Both beakers have the same thermal energy. practices except
h. Beaker A has more thermal energy than beaker k. Bury garbage rather than burning it.
B. l. Burning garbage in your own backyard.
i. Beaker A has a higher temperature than beaker m. Participate actively in government's tree
B. planting project.
gg. On the ground, Francis weighs 500n. Aboard flying at n. Help disseminate information regarding the
an elevation of 1500 m, what would his mass be? advantages of using anti-pollution devices for
m. 5 kg b. 50 kg c. 100 kg d. 150 kg motor vehicles
hh. How will you classify the statement" The earth's ss. Insecticides are used to control insect populations
outer core is a liquid."? so that they do not destroy crops. However, over
g. a law c. an inference time, a new insecticide has to be developed as they
h. a theory d. an observation become less effective in killing the insects. Why?
ii. To save fuel it is advisable to keep your pot tightly aaaaaaa. Insecticides build up in the soil.

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bbbbbbb. Insecticides are concentrated at the l. more than the amount of light energy produced.
bottom of the food chain. m. the same as the amount of light energy
ccccccc. Surviving insects pass their resistance to produced
insecticides to their offsprings. n. depends on the wattage produced by the light
ddddddd. Surviving insects have learned to include bulb
insecticides as a food source. ccc. The following statements are ideas about the
tt. Why do fishermen catch more fish during the new environment. Which one is false?
moon than during the full moon? k. Clear water is clean water.
f. Fishes look for mates during the new moon l. Plants help clean the air of harmful gases.
g. Fishes are attracted to the light from the fishing m. It takes millions of years for crude oil to form.
boat n. Fire can sometimes start by itself in a big pile of
h. Fishes go near the water surface during new decaying garbage.
moon because the water is warmer. ddd. Ultrasound is often used by medical workers to
i. Fishes are more active during new moon because obtain features of internal body parts. Infrasound on
the salt content of water is just right. the other hand is commonly used in:
uu. In one of his investigations, Alexander Fleming j. monitoring conditions in pregnant women
noticed that bacteria growing on agar did not grow k. detecting harmful living tissues inside the body
next to a mold that was growing on the same plate. l. seismographic surveying of structures below the
He wrote in his report, "The mold may be producing earth's surface
a substance that kills bacteria." The statement is m. providing moving pictures of tidal waves and
best described as earthquakes
k. a conclusion c. an observation eee. A 12 cm red hot steel bar is placed into a pan of
l. a hypothesis d. a generalization boiling water. Which statement correctly explains
vv. Which of the following is the primary reason why the resulting heat transfer?
scientists repeat measurements they take during 20. Heat flow out of the kettle to the cooler
experiments? surrounding air.
q. To list all the results in a table 21. Heat flow from the water to the steel bar
r. To estimate experimental error because boiling water has more thermal energy.
s. To check if the equipment is working. 22. Heat flows from the water to the steel bar since
t. To change the experimental conditions. the water molecules have higher average kinetic
ww. When scientists investigate, it is said that they energy.
follow the scientific method. How will you logically 23. Heat flows from the water to the steel bar since
arranged the essential steps in the scientific method? the steal bar is at a higher temperature
q. make a hypothesis fff. Which of the following acid groups is found in
r. recognize the problem vinegar?
s. formulate the simplest generalization g. nitric acid c. formic acid
t. perform experiments to test the prediction h. acetic acid d. ascorbic acid
u. predict the consequences of the hypothesis ggg. Which of the following forms of energy travels
n. 1,4,2,3,5 c.2,5,1,3,4 through empty space?
o. 2, 1, 5, 4, 3 d. 3, 2, 1, 4, 5 d. chemical energy c. sound energy
xx. Which of the following factors contribute to e. radiant energy d. all of them
"greenhouse effect"? hhh. Why do we see the sun rise in the east and set
q. destruction of the forests of the west?
r. use of carbon dioxide by land plants k. the earth rotates from west to east
s. depletion of minerals in the soil by overfarming l. the earth revolves counterclockwise
t. use of solar glass panels to capture radiant m. the earth revolves from west to east
energy n. the sun rotates in a clockwise manner
yy. All interacting units of matter tends to move toward iii. All of the following are physical properties except
a state in which energy content is a minimum, and l. sugar dissolves in water
the energy distribution is most random. In the m. water evaporates from an open container
process of attaining this state, energy matter and n. moth balls sublime at room temperature
energy-matter transformations occur. This scheme is o. butter turns rancid when left unrefrigerated
governed by all of the following concepts except jjj. Colloids maybe dispersed in a gas, liquid, or solid.
g. conservation c. homeostasis Which of the following colloidal systems show a
h. equilibrium d. isostacy liquid dispersed in a gas medium?
zz. Matter exists in the form of units which can be o. clouds c. paint
classified in hierarchies or organizational levels. p. smoke d. beaten egg white
Which of the following units show a correct kkk. Which blood transfusion would agglutinate
hierarchical organization? blood?
i. atom — molecule — element — compound — o. A donor --> A recipient
mixture p. A donor --> 0 recipient
j. cell — tissue — organ — system — organism q. A donor --> AB recipient
k. solids — liquids — gases — plasma r. 0 donor ---> AB recipient
l. protons — neutrons — electrons — ion lll. All of the following compose the male reproductive
aaa. Which of the following statements is not true of organ of a flowering plant except
energy in the biosphere? g. anther c. stigma
g. Energy flows a one — way path. h. pollen grain d. stamen
h. Energy is conserved in the biosphere. mmm. Angiosperms are also known as
i. Energy follows a cycle through the web of life. 159. cone bearing c. seed bearing
j. Energy leaves the living system in the form of 160. flower bearing d. spore bearing
heat. nnn. Tropical rainforests have many trees and other
bbb. Electrical energy is used to power a light bulb. plants that photosynthesize. What happens when
How does the amount of electrical energy used to huge areas of tropical rain forests are destroyed?
compare to the amount of light energy produced? m. Oxygen level increases and carbon dioxide level
k. less than the amount of light energy produced. increases.

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n. Oxygen level increases and carbon dioxide level i. projectile motion


decreases j. rectilinear motion
o. Oxygen level decreases and carbon dioxide level cccc. In a neutral atom, the number of protons is
increases equal to the number of
p. Oxygen level decreases and carbon dioxide level j. electrons c. nucleons
decreases k. neutrons d. all of these
ooo. How is the conservation of mechanical energy dddd. The scientist who have said that an atom is
described in a falling object? mostly empty space with tiny positive core called
k. A falling object loses kinetic energy and gains the nucleus
potential energy. k. Dalton c. Rutherford
l. A falling object 'loses kinetic energy and loses l. Thomson d. Bohr
potential energy. eeee. What process can efficiently separate alcohol
m. A falling object gains kinetic energy and loses from water?
potential energy. m. distillation c. filtration
n. A falling object loses kinetic energy and loses n. decantation d. chromatography
potential energy ffff. The constant temperature at which solid is changed
ppp. Which property of light accounts for the in its liquid form
phenomenon of color? o. melting point c. dew point
n. wavelength c. velocity p. boiling point
o. amplitude d. intensity gggg. Urine has a density of 1.02 g/mL. What is the
qqq. In which rock layers are remains of aquatic volume of 25 g of urine?
organisms most commonly found? k. 24.5 mL c. 0.04 mL
l. Igneous c. metamorphic l. 25.5 mL d. 25.0 mL
m. sedimentary d. intrusive hhhh. Which of the following statements best
rrr. Nights are cooler when the sky is dear than when it describes a liquid?
is overcast. Why is this so? a. It has definite shape
f. The sun is hidden from us at night. b. It has definite volume
g. Cooler air can hold less water vapor. c. It expands to till its container
h. Rain falls when water vapor condenses above d. Its particles are tightly packed with each other
freezing point. iiii. The movement of the solid part of the earth is called
i. Heat from the lower atmosphere easily escapes i. diastropism c. earthquake
when there is no cloud cover. j. faulting d. folding
sss. Two air masses have the same relative humidity. jjjj. The rocks that may have been formed from magma
Which of the following can also be said about them? in volcanoes or from flowing larva are called
e. they have the same volume e. sedimentary rocks c. igneous rocks
f. they have the game temperature f. metamorphic rocks d. minerals
g. both have rain clouds kkkk. The method of farming on the mountainsides to
h. none of them prevent erosion is called
ttt. Which of the following phrases best describes k. crop rotation
adaptation of organisms? l. contour farming
m. thick covering to conserve water m. strip cropping
n. fast movements to escape its enemies n. mountain farming
o. blending of color so that it cannot be easily seen llll. The process of breaking down rocks
by its enemies g. erosion c. weathering
p. structure or behavior of an organism to help it h. volcanism d. all of these
survive in its environment mmmm. The upper part of lithosphere that
uuu. At what stages in its life cycle is a butterfly most contains various rock layers at different depths
active? e. crust c. core
g. egg and larva c. larva and adult f. mantle d. none of these
h. pupa and adult d. adult and egg nnnn. At night, the wind blows from the land to the
vvv. What type of solar radiation is effectively absorbed sea. This is because the cool air over the land blows
by the ozone layer of the earth's atmosphere? in to replace the warm air rising from the sea. This
k. infrared c. gamma type of breeze is called
l. ultraviolet d. X — ray k. sea breeze c. both of them
www. We wear light clothes especially during summer l. land breeze d. none of there
because white oooo. The type of cloud the produces precipitation and
q. absorbs heat c. reflects heat is usually seen before it rains
r. disperses heat d. refracts heat i. cirrus c. cumulus
xxx. Objects are visible because of the light they j. stratus d. nimbus
k. reflect c. diffuse pppp. The condition of the atmosphere at any given
l. absorb d. refract time and place
yyy. It makes blue litmus paper turn red j. weather c. season
m. salt c. base k. climate d. none of them
n. acid d. water qqqq. It refers the actual amount of water vapor present
zzz. Smelling a scent of perfume from a distance in the atmosphere
illustrates m. relative humidity c. both of them
i. cohesion c. diffusion n. absolute humidity
j. adhesion d. all of these rrrr. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the
aaaa. What is the weight of the man whose mass is 50 ozone layer
kg? k. troposphere c. stratosphere
l. 50 N b. 13. 50 kg c. 490 N d. 490 N l. mesosphere d. thermosphere
bbbb. The motion of the noon around the earth is an ssss. Who advocated the idea that all things are made
example of up of four elements of fire, air, earth, and water?
g. uniform motion g. Newton c. Aristotle
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tttt. How do solutions differ from compounds? iiiii. What do you call sound with frequency that is below
m. solutions are heterogeneous mixtures; 20 Hz?
compounds are homogeneous k. supersonic c. infrasonic
n. solutions vary in composition; compound have l. subsonic d. ultrasonic
definite composition jjjjj. The separation of white light into colors of the
o. solutions have definite composition; compounds spectrum is called
vary in composition k. scattering c. reflection
p. solutions are formed in chemical reactions; l. dispersion d. refraction
compound combine physically kkkkk. Which among the following is a non-renewable
uuuu. Which part of the flower develops into seeds? energy resource?
k. pistil c. ovule p. wind energy c. fossil fuel
l. ovary d. ovary wall q. solar energy d. geothermal energy
vvvv. Copper is used for electrical wires because it is lllll. Which element is not recycled throughout an
ductile. Which of the following describes ductility of ecosystem by the process of photosynthesis and
metals? respiration?
q. the softness of metals e. carbon c. oxygen
r. the hardness of metals f. nitrogen d. hydrogen
s. can be drawn into fine wires mmmmm. The gas that is most abundant in the air
t. can be hammered forming this sheets is
wwww. Why does air temperature usually decrease i. oxygen c. carbon dioxide
toward the poles? j. nitrogen d. argon
m. there is plenty of ice near the poles nnnnn. The greatest source of indoor pollutant is
n. air generally moves toward the equator k. smog c. CFCs
o. cold air near the poles prevent heating of the l. radon d. sunlight
land ooooo. All of the following are probable consequences
p. areas near the poles receive less solar energy of water related environmental problems except
per unit area g. diarrhea c. typhoid fever
xxxx. Which energy changes takes place in a flashlight h. amoebiasis d. respiratory tack infection
with batteries? ppppp. Overdraft is an overuse of groundwater, which
j. chemical — electrical — light makes the reservoirs of groundwater emptied and
k. electrical — light — chemical very seldom replenished especially during the summer
l. light — chemical — electrical months. Which among the following environmental
m. chemical — light — electrical problems related to soil is the probable consequence
yyyy. A material that does not transmit light that of overdraft?
strikes its surface is known as c. soil pollution c. soil erosion
i. opaque b. transparent c. translucent d. land subsidence d. deforestation
zzzz. The mechanism of heat transfer that is only qqqqq. Plant nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates,
possible in liquids and gases is called which come from fertilizers and detergent, can cause
h. conduction b. convection c. radiation algal bloom. What do you call the phenomenon on
aaaaa. What is the process of changing solid to gas which a body of water which contains high
without passing the liquid state? concentrations of chemical elements required for life
k. condensation c. sublimation makes the produces bloom by directly nourishing most
l. evaporation d. freezing bacteria than aquatic organisms like fishes?
bbbbb. Sound that is heard louder than the others has a l. euthrophication c. soil water intrusion
greater m. biomagnification
g. pitch c. frequency rrrrr. Which of the following best describes a nonmetal?
h. frequency d. amplitude k. They are ductile and malleable
ccccc. Why are shadows formed? l. they have high tensile strength
p. Light produces _a dark area m. they are good insulators
q. light is dispersed in all direction n. they are hard and brittle
r. light travels in a straight line sssss. Which is an example of a heterogeneous mixture?
s. light is scattered by a smooth surface o. Distilled water c. Agua oxinada
ddddd. In a guitar, which string can produce a high p. rubbing alcohol d. concrete
pitch? ttttt. Which of the following phase changes are
i. thin and long c. thin and short exothermic?
j. thick and long d. thick and short m. sublimation and melting
eeeee. Which device can converts mechanical energy to n. evaporation and condensation
electrical energy? o. condensation and freezing
k. battery c. motor p. evaporation and deposition
l. generator d. photo voltaic cell uuuuu. Which grouping is composed of pure substances
fffff. What is the force that opposes motion? only?
m. friction c. weight g. Fog, dew, brine
n. tension d. normal force h
. –
ggggg. Why are bums caused by steam more damaging .i –
than the one caused by boiling water? j. ice, table salt, fog
m. Water has a higher temperature vvvvv. Which of the following best describes a mixture?
n. Steam is a vapor of water molecules m. It is homogeneous
o. Steam has more energy per kilogram n. It has a definite composition
p. Steam is easily formed than boiling water o. It changes the colors of common indicators
hhhhh. What happens when vapor condenses into a p. Its components are combined in any proportion
liquid? wwwww. The state of matter that is characterized
k. It absorbs heat by strong attractive forces.
l. It releases heat f. solid c. gas
m. its temperature increases g. liquid d. plasma
n. its temperature decreases xxxxx. The components of ink can best be separated

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using i. latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines


m. evaporation c. centrifugation meet at the poles
n. filtration d. Chromatography j. latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines
yyyyy. All of the following are chemical properties meet at the equator
except k. longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines
k. toxicity c. solubility meet at the poles
l. corrosiveness d. flammability l. longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines
zzzzz.Which of the following statements is true? meet at the equator
i. Light has mass llllll. The water part of the earth is also known as
j. Air has volume b. lithosphere c. atmosphere
k. Heat occupies space c. hydrosphere d. biosphere
l. Sound has both mass and volume mmmmmm. The vibration of the earth's surface due
aaaaaa. Which of the following is an intensive physical to the release of storad energy when the deformed
property? rock ruptures or returns to its original size and
i. mass b. volume c. color d. length shape?
bbbbbb. When a pure crystalline yellowish n. earthquake c. faulting
substance is heated in vacuum, a greenish gas and a o. tsunami d. folding
red powdery substance were produced. In which of the nnnnnn. What happens to a given mass of fluid if
following will you classify the yellowish substance? heat flow into it?
i. Element c. mixture i. It becomes denser
j. compound d. pure substance j. It becomes less dense
cccccc. Isotopes are atoms that have the same atomic k. it becomes colder
number but different mass numbers. It means also l. It becomes heavier
that isotopes are atoms that have oooooo. What happens when air is heated?
j. the same number of electrons but different o. It expands and it rises
number of protons p. It expands and sinks
k. the same number of neutrons but different q. It contracts and rises
number of electrons r. It contracts and sinks
l. the same number of protons but different pppppp. What do you call the phenomenon
number of neutrons wherein there is a marked increase in the earth's
m. the same number of protons but different surface temperature associated with radiation being
number of electrons trapped by its atmosphere?
o. Global warming c. El Niño
dddddd. This electrically neutral particle was p. Greenhouse effect d. La Niña
discovered by Chadwick in 1932 with its mass slightly
greater than that of proton? qqqqqq. In the water cycle, which process is
kkkkkkkk. electron c. positron responsible for getting water into the atmosphere?
llllllll. neutron d. neutrino j. Condensation c. sublimation
eeeeee. The spoilage of meat is delayed when kept in a k. evaporation d. melting
refrigerator because the cold temperature rrrrrr. In majority of stars, the most common element is
i. keeps the flies/ insects away g. oxygen c. helium
j. slows down the action of bacteria h. hydrogen d. nitrogen
k. changes the color and odor of meat ssssss. The color of the hottest star is
l. turns the water component of meat to ice m. red c. yellow
ffffff. During chemical changes or chemical reactions, which n. blue d. bluish white
particles are gained, lost, or shared? tttttt. If you want to cook boiled eggs while in the
j. protons inside the nucleus mountains you should
k. neutrons inside the nucleus i. use hotter flame
l. electrons in the outermost energy level j. boil the eggs for a longer time
m. electrons in the innermost energy level k. boil the eggs for a shorter time
gggggg. Which of the following radiation has the highest l. not boil the eggs, because the water temperature
penetrating power? won't get hot enough to cook them
j. alpha b. beta c. gamma uuuuuu. A metal lid could not be unscrewed from
hhhhhh. Which of the following statements its glass jar. Which of the following is the best way
explains why we feel cool after perspiring? to unscrew it from the jar?
k. vapor in the air condenses in our skin aaaaaaa. Invert the jar with the lid in a very hot
l. water coming out of our body is cold water for a few seconds
m. pores in our skin allow cool air to enter bbbbbbb. Invert the jar with the lid in a very cold
n. evaporating water in our skin produces a cooling water for a few seconds
effect ccccccc. invert the jar with the lid in cold and
iiiiii. What is the most practical way to control pollution? then in hot water for a few seconds
l. decreasing the population ddddddd. invert the jar with the lid in hot and
m. more government control of industry then in cold water for a few seconds
n. careful planning of environmental usage vvvvvv. It refers to the temperature at which the
o. slowing the rate of technological growth molecules have the lowest possible kinetic energy
jjjjjj. Humans can cause rapid changes in the environment, o. absolute zero c. boiling point
sometimes producing catastrophic events. Which p. melting point d. freezing point
statement below is the best example of this concept? wwwwww. Why does apiece of metal feel colder
k. lightning causes forest fire than a piece of wood at the same temperature
l. shifting crustal plates cause an earthquake g. metal is colder than wood
m. changing seasonal winds cause flooding in an h. metals allow heat to flow through them easily
area i. metals have higher specific heat than wood
n. mountainside highway construction causes a j. none of the above
landslide xxxxxx. What accounts for the cooling effect inside the
kkkkkk. How are latitude and longitude lines drawn? refrigerator?

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j. the refrigerator is properly insulated


k. vaporization of the refrigeration fluid
l. compression of the refrigerant into liquid
m. the motor converts electrical energy into thermal
energy
yyyyyy. What do you call animals that feed on both plant
and meat?
l. herbivores c. omnivores
m. carnivores d. insectivores
zzzzzz. After drinking dirty water, a student developed
bloody diarrhea and liver problems in a few weeks
later. Which of the following is the most likely cause
of the disease?
o. Paramecium c. amoeba
p. dinoflagellates d. euglena
aaaaaaa. Chemical produced by some bacteria
that can kill or weaken other bacteria
l. antitoxins c. antibiotics
m. antibodies d. antiseptic
bbbbbbb. When light travels from water to air,
what happens to its speed?
i. It increases c. It remains the same
j. It decreases
ccccccc. In which medium can sound travel the
fastest?
k. wood b. water c. air d. metals
ddddddd. The sound produced by a piano differs
from that of the violin even if both sounds have the
same pitch and loudness because of
m. frequency c. overtones
n. intensity d. amplitude
eeeeeee. What do you call type of mixture that
scatters light passing through it?
f. solution b. colloid c. suspension
fffffff. Fleming is a scientist made famous due to his
fortunate accidental discovery of penicillin. This is an
example of
i. scientific destiny c. medical truth
j. serendipity d. hard work
ggggggg. Why is water considered a universal
solvent?
g. It has a high density
h. It has a high specific heat
i. It dissolves polar and non — polar substances
j. It dissolve both polar and ionic substance
hhhhhhh. The study of matter with focus on
motion, forces and energy?
g. physics c. biology
h. chemistry d. earth science

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statements is definitely true
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