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1. I can’t find _____ calculator; may I use ______, Richard?

A. My, his B. My, yours

2. On your vacation in Palawan, please if you chance upon Arturo, please give ___ my warm regards.
A. Him B. Himself

3. My brother and I ran into a friend of ____ in the park.

A. Ours B. Min

4. The cost of a new family house is quite expensive for _____, besides we have more urgent family needs.
A. Them B. Us

5. Neither the principal nor the coordinators _____ were present in the event
A. Were B. Was

6. After ___ all day, Father finally found the time to rest.
A. Having worked B. Working

7. The empty board ______ on the table.

A. Were left B. Was left

8. Drama _______ to be the most interesting co-curricular activity of the year.

A. Appears B. Appear

9. The proposed project ______ within the budget of the school.

A. Is appearing B. Is

10. It’s now two hours past his schedule; the facilitator may not come anymore, but we’ll still be ready in case he _________.
A. Does B. Will come

11. We admire ________ when Cynthia speaks English fluently with ____________.
A. Her, us B. Him, them

12. I watched the _______ news on television.

A. Late B. Latest

13. Let us campaign for the total ban __________ of harmful insecticides.
A. With use B. On the use

14. When preparing ingredients, she is always careful not to hurt _____.
A. Herself B. Myself

15. Corrupt government officials should be ashamed of _______.

A. Themselves B. Ourselves

16. I thought the task was heavy for Samantha and _________.
A. Me B. Myself

17. Your boss isn’t working anymore, ______?

A. Is he B. Isn’t he

18. The student’s request to reset the test _____ reasonable.

A. Are B. Is
19. A number of endangered species living underwater _____ now extinct because of illegal hunting and dynamite fishing.
A. Is B. Are
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GENERAL EDUCATION 20. Technology _______ dramatically in the twenty-first century.
A. Has improved B. Did improved
21. If I ______ the same problems you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as well as you have.
A. Have B. Had
22. You ______ finished eating before she arrived.
A. Have B. Will have
23. If I could speak English well, I _______ next year studying in the States.
A. Would have spent B. Would spend
24. The principal has issued the memorandum before she _______ the student’s request.
A. Received B. Will be receiving
25. Had I studied very well, I _______ rewarded with a tour around El Nido.
A. Would have been B. Would be
26. The means of transportation ______ dramatically since the end of the 20th century.
A. Has changed B. Have changed
27. The tribulations that I faced were ______ for me to overcome.
A. So much B. Too much
28. Joan lives _____ Santillan Road.
A. In B. On
29. Maggie will be ready to leave ____ about thirty minutes.
A. In B. At
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GENERAL EDUCATION 30. Since he met his new girlfriend, Mico never seems to be _____ home.
A. In B. At
31. Jeremy responded to his mother’s demands ____ throwing a tantrum.
A. With B. By
32. I think Carmen spent the entire afternoon ____ the phone.
A. In B. On
33. The nearest post office is on _______.
A. Twenty Second Street B. Twenty-second Street
34. Have you ever been to my _________?
A. Brother-in-law’s repair shop, Gus’s Garage B. Brothers-in-law’s repair shop, Gus’s Garage
35. Please read the chapter __________.
A. “Filing Your Income Tax Returns.” B. “Filing your Income Tax Returns.”
36. New students at the shop should bring ________.
A. Hammers, wrenches, and screwdrivers B. Hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers
37. Mrs. Navarro said that ________.
A. the Chemistry II exam will be next Wednesday. B. “The chemistry II exam will be next Wednesday.”
38. “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.” This line means ________.
A. Only the heart can see the beautiful things in life. B. The heart is always correct about everything.
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39. The man in the mirror looks:
A. Strange B. Strangely
40. Several factors must be considered in order to make a sound ________.
A. Query B. Decision
41. Those are probably the _______ blankets in the store.
A. Most fancy B. Fanciest
42. Lolo Jorge is really ____ man.
A. A sweet old B. An old sweet
43. _______ are activities which a heart patient must forego.
A. Heavy smoking and overeating B. Smoking heavy and to overeat
44. In the small town of Tubao, ______ to the green hills and plains.
A. One can quickly walk B. Where one can quickly walk
45. One method of ending discrimination in business and industry is _________.
A. To demand quotas to be met by employers B. To demand that employers must meet quotas
46. Your findings are impertinent to the results of this investigation. Select the word which means the same as the underlined
word.
A. Important B. Irrelevant
47. Several elements must be transmuted to see the real implications of this event. Select the word which means the same as
the underlined word.
A. Summed B. Changed
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GENERAL EDUCATION 48. You should be ashamed of yourself for having such carnal desires. Select the word which means the
same as the underlined word.
A. Worldly B. Bold
49. The President showed great aplomb while dealing with the reporters. Select the word which means the same as the
underlined word.
A. Nervousness B. Composure
50. The courage of the son who saved his father from a raging fire is worth
A. Emulating B. Watching
51. His apocalyptic views seemed to doom the human race. This is to be taken as _______.
A. Apathetic B. Prophetic
52. Our guest of honor was a loquacious speaker. This means _________.
A. Reserved B. Verbose
53. Except for the profanity, I like the story. What is the story about?
A. Obscenities B. Shamelessness
54. Which word/phrase is nearest in meaning to the italicized word? He has been very feeble since his illness?
A. Weak B. Unwell
55. Which word/phrase is nearest in meaning to the italicized word? Jose was contemptuous of the effects of the efforts of his
rival to show greater ability.
A. Scornful B. Appreciative
56. She has a penchant for red accessories. This indicates _________.
A. Dislike B. Fondness
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57. The word “baduy” means
A. Awkward looking B. Low profile
58. That hard work has it rewards appears to be the _______ of the story
A. Moral B. Morale
59. Archimedes shouted “Eureka!” What did we take this to mean?
A. Enjoyment B. Discovery
60. What figure of speech is the following: “He was helpless as a child.”
A. Simile B. Metaphor
61. “…It droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven” is an example of this figure of speech
A. Simile B. Metaphor
62. For the synecdoche figurative “My mother has a green thumb. I can’t wait to show you her garden.” What is the equivalent
meaning?
A. She cultivates a garden B. She is good at gathering
63. What figure of speech is: “O wild west wind!”
A. Apostrophe B. Hyperbole
64. What is the figure of speech in the sentence: “The sun was a ball of fire over the mountain.”
A. Simile B. Metaphor
65. “She is my sunshine” is an example of
A. Simile B. Metaphor
66. “My head is bloody, but unbowed” is an example of which figure of speech?
A. Hyperbole B. Metaphor
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GENERAL EDUCATION 67. “Sturdy and strong, the Filipinos are like the molave” is ________
A. Simile B. Metaphor
68. What figure of speech is: “A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed against the earth’s sweet flowing breasts.”
A. Personification B. Hyperbole
69. “He was like a snake in the night.” What figure of speech is present?
A. Simile B. Metaphor
70. News travels as fast as the wind. This statement is a/an:
A. Simile B. Metaphor
71. What figure of speech is used in the line “I wondered lonely as a cloud…”
A. Simile B. Metaphor
72. “The Lord is my shepherd” uses this figure of speech.
A. Simile B. Metaphor
73. “He is the black sheep in the family.” Which figure of speech is used?
A. Metaphor B. Hyperbole
74. What figure of speech is employed when the author states, “O souls and spirits of the martyred brave, arise?”
A. Apostrophe B. Metonymy
75. October 10 is a “red letter day” for the Chinese. Classify the quoted expression.
A. Idiom B. Metaphor
76. “A man is known by the company he keeps.” This is an example of a __________.
A. Proverb B. Poem
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GENERAL EDUCATION 77. Shakespeare once said, “My honor is my life, both grow as one, take honor from me and my life is
gone.” What is the correct interpretation for this?
A. His life is determined by his honor B. He values honor as much as his life
78. “The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want…” is an expression of one’s _______.
A. Blind ignorance B. Total submission to God
79. The line from the Koran, “Woe to every backbiter,” talks of ________.
A. Sorrow for those who oppose other’s opinion B. Misery for those who talk ill of others
80. What season is it, with the line, “He ruffles every lily-pond? Where blossoms kiss and part.”
A. Spring B. Autumn
81. The hostages are free. They paid their way. What does this statement tell us?
A. They negotiated peacefully. B. After paying ransom they were released.
82. She wrote a “first-rate” report. What does it say about the report?
A. Excellent B. Run-of-the-mill
83. Our commitments can develop us or they can destroy us, but either way, they define us. Choose the line below that has
the same meaning.
A. Our lives are shaped by what we are committed to B. We must make full commitment to wordly goals
84. The Bible tells us, “There is a right time and a right way to do everything.”
A. Plan well what you say and do. B. Say and do things anytime.
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GENERAL EDUCATION 85. Thomas Carlyle said “The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder-a waif…” It could be
interpreted as:
A. There should be a strong driving force in one’slife. B. There should be sufficient energy in one’s life.
86. Shakespeare once said: But love is blind and lovers cannot see; the pretty follies that they themselves commit. What do
the underlined words mean?
A. Careless acts B. Nonsense words
87. What does the expression “love begets love” mean?
A. If you offer love, you will be loved in return. B. Love is offered, not waiting for love in return.
88. Imprisoned for 27 years, Nelson Mandela realizes dream of a free and non-racial South Africa by forgiving his oppressors
and negotiating in good faith for the peaceful transition to democracy. Nelson Mandela demonstrated his trait of _________.
A. Friendliness B. Forgiving
89. The Senator approached the podium with his spiel. His hands were shaking and he was sweating tremendously. He
experienced:
A. Nausea B. Stage fright
90. What role of the women is displayed by the lines in Luis Dato’s Spouse: “She holds no joys beyond the day’s tomorrow,
finds no world beyond her love’s embrace, looks upon the form behind the furrow, her mind, motion, time, and space?
A. Work partner B. House wife
91. “I have always been financially dependent by continuing to teach even when I got married. At times though when the cares
of life weighed heavily on me, I would think of my mother and her example of making the most of what she had. She did her
household chores methodically, tutored us in our lessons and gave modest contributions to worthy causes.” What adjective
best describes the mother?
A. Sacrificing B. Dutiful
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GENERAL EDUCATION 92. What became prophetically true in France when Edwin Markham saw the French peasant as “The
man with the Hoe”, a plundered slave under the rule of kings and princesses?
A. French revolution B. Napoleon’s imperial rule
93. Select the most appropriate heading for the paragraph: Before he has any actual knowledge of war, Stephen Crane wrote
the American Classic “The Red Badge of Courage”, which made him an overnight success. He wrote “The Open Boat” as a
result of shipwreck he experienced on his way to Cuba to report a war in progress there.”
A. The Open Boat B. Stephen’s Writings
94. In William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice”, Portia, the judge, said, “The quality of mercy is not strained; it droppeth as
a gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath…It’s mightiest…and one is likened to God when mercy seasons justice.” The
main thought of the excerpt is that
A. Mercy is limited in extent B. Mercy is spontaneous and freely given
94. “My concept of inner peace came from my mother’s daily activities which I now recall with fondness and awe. She was a
full-time housewife wholly dependent on my father’s monthly salary. How she made both ends meet, guided us in our studies
and did small acts of charity on the side was beyond me.” Based on the recount, the mother’s financial resources were:
A. Limited B. Enough
96. “I am a retired a public school teacher. As a teacher, I was branded as a terror in school. The pupils dreaded the day they
would enter my class. Little did they know that behind my unpopular façade was a heart full of compassion. But how did I
learn this moniker? I did not tolerate dirty pupils in my class. I wanted them to know that cleanliness of body was good for
their health. I inspected their teeth, nails, footwear, handkerchiefs, clothes, ears, noses and hair.” Based on the recount, the
teacher values ______.
A. Cleanliness B. Study
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GENERAL EDUCATION 97. Close relatives in an extended family are provided food and accommodation and in turn help in the
household activities making the relationship __________.
A. Reciprocal B. Friendly
98. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower, we will grieve not; rather find
strength in what remains behind. The passage expresses
A. Hope B. Despair
99. Who has always been called the Morning Star of English literature?
A. Shakespeare B. Geoffrey Chaucer
100. “To be or not to be” is the beginning of the soliloquy of _________.
A. Macbeth B. Hamlet
101. Which play by William Shakespeare features to ill-starred lovers who come from warring families?
A. Rome and Juliet B. Anthony and Cleopatra
102. The Rubaiyat has the theme:
A. Grasping pleasure while you can B. Creating your own world and beautify it
103. Who was the foremost French short story writer?
A. Anatole France B. De Maupassant
104. What are the greatest lyric poems in the literature of the world?
A. The Psalms of Praises B. The Psalms of King David
105. The pen name of Samuel Clemens is _________.
A. Mark Twain B. George Elliot
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GENERAL EDUCATION 106. Filipino migrant writer whose fiction stories reflect the Filipino’s concept of American culture?
A. Bienvenido Santos B. Ambeth Ocampo
107. This Filipino writer in English used Hispanic-Filipino culture and traditions in his fiction works.
A. Nick Joaquin B. Jose Garcia Villa
108. What is a dramatic presentation that originated from the traditional armed encounter between the Christians and
Muslim Filipinos?
A. Moro-moro B. Comedia de Lara y Espana
109. One famous Japanese poem is known as haiku. It consists of
A. Three lines totaling 17 syllables with nature as topic B. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic
110. If a story is made out of an exchange of letters, it will be called ______ literature.
A. Epistolary B. Episodic
111. Among the kinds of listening, which is the type that most students do in the classroom?
A. For information and ideas B. For enjoyment
112. In the speech progress, which is concerned with amplifying and enriching the voice, using human amplifiers such as the
nose, windpipe and chest?
A. Resonation B. Phonation
113. Of the seven continents comprising a continuous land mass surrounded by big bodies of water, the biggest (30.1 percent
of the earth) is ___________.
A. Africa B. Asia
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114. Baghdad is to Iraq and ____________ is to Syria.
A. Jordan B. Damascus
115. Hers is … “the face that launched a thousand ship”
A. Helen of Troy B. Princess of the Nile
116. Where did the ancient civilization of China exist?
A. Nile River B. Yellow River
117. Analects which are short and witty sayings that treat moral values and good human relation, are attributed to this
Chinese writer:
A. Confucius B. Lao-Tzu
118. Indian sacred hymns are enshrined in this compendium
A. Rig Veda B. Mahabharata
119. This person is the world’s first mythical geographer, and he was recognized due to his vivid descriptions of lands and
people encountered by his hero Ulysses.
A. Virgil B. Homer
120. Egyptian literature is identified as ___________ literature.
A. Mediterranean B. African
121. The Philippines lies in the ________, an area where volcanoes are active.
A. Wheel of fire B. Ring of fire
122. Before migrants crossed the seas from the southern Philippines, there were already aboriginal settlers in the islands. Who
were these?
A. Negritos B. Malayans
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GENERAL EDUCATION 123. What is considered the earliest form of writing in the Philippines?
A. Abakada B. Alibata
124. What is one of the man-made wonder of the Philippines?
A. Rice terraces B. Manila Bay
125. Who first introduced the Islamic religion to the Philippines?
A. Mukdum B. Rajah Baguinda
126. The late president Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under Martial Law through which of the following laws?
A. Proclamation 1081 B. Kautusang Tagapagpaganap blg. 25 S. 1974
127. In July 1901, Isabelo delos Reyes founded the first labour union in the country. What was its name?
A. Union Obrero Democratica B. Union Trabajadores de Filipinos
128. This religious institution is the only living remnant of the Philippine Revolution of 1896?
A. Philippine Independent Church B. United Church of the Philippines
129. What building was the only one left intact after the destruction of Intramuros during the Battle of Manila?
A. San Agustin Church B. Manila Cathedral
130. This person served as the brains behind the “arena theater”.
A. Montano B. Avellana
131. She wrote the 1st Filipino modern English language short story, Dead Star, published in the Philippine Herald in 1925.
A. Paz Marquez Benitez B. Ophelia Dimalanta
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GENERAL EDUCATION 132. Which among the following pertains to the passionate Filipino dance that makes use of a fan or
handkerchief to illustrate a couple in romance?
A. El Bimbo B. Carinosa
133. Famous ballerina who brought ballet to children of various economic levels?
A. Lea Salonga B. Liza Macuja
134. Angono, Rizal boasts a famous composer who became a National Artist. Who is this person?
A. San Pedro B. Cayabyab
135. Who is Quijano de Martin in Philippine Literature?
A. Nick Joaquin B. Jose Garcia Villa
136. Who was the literary figure known as “Huseng Sisiw”?
A. Jose dela Cruz B. Juan Matapang Cruz
137. The following were among the five ships involved in Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage, except:
A. Trinidad B. Cartagena
138. What was the name of forced labor imposed during the Spanish regime?
A. Bandala B. Polo
139. Through the Galleon Trade, the Philippines had extended contacts with ___________.
A. Mexico B. Spice Islands
140. What economic policy in 16th century Europe influenced Spain’s expansion is policy to discover new lands?
A. Mercantilism B. Colonialism
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GENERAL EDUCATION 141. 1565, Legaspi concluded a blood compact with the chief of Bohol. Who is referred to?
A. In Lakandula B. Sikatuna
142. Which of the following was the first to happen?
A. The Philippines was ceded to the US by the Treaty of Paris B. Guerilla warfare against the US was initiated
143. Which religious missionaries first arrived in the Philippines?
A. Augustinians B. Franciscans
144. The Spanish mestizo priest was the pioneering leader of the native secular clergy in the Secularization Movement of 1861.
A. Father Pedro Pelaez B. Father Gregorio Aglipay
145. Governor-General Narciso Claveria was responsible for the ____________.
A. Use of Spanish surname by Filipinos B. Establishment of the Tobacco Monopoly
146. During the Hispanic era, native and Chinese male mestizos 16-60 years old are obligated to do forced labor for forty days.
How can exemption be made?
A. Paying the bandala B. Paying the falla (exemption fee)
147. Which Spanish policy provided the resettlement of Filipino communities to form town centers of cabeceras?
A. Reduccion B. Bandala
148. The last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines
A. Basilio Agustin B. Diego de los Rios
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GENERAL EDUCATION 149. During the Spanish era, who was the revolutionary leader who waged a long war against the
government because it did not allow proper burial for his brother?
A. Macario Sakay B. Francisco Dagohoy
150. Even after General Malvar’s surrender, there was a revolutionary leader who refused to surrender to the Americans.
Instead, he declared himself President and Commander-in-chief of the supreme Government of the Tagalog Archipelago. Who
was this person?
A. Macario Sakay B. Artemio Ricarte
151. Gregoria de Jesus saw her husband ______ charged for treason by fellow Filipinos who have formed the Philippine
revolutionary force to fight Spain.
A. Andres Bonifacio B. Jose Rizal
152. During the June 12, 1898 declaration of Philippine Independence, a band played the Marcha Nacional Filipino. What band
was this?
A. Malabon Band B. San Francisco del Monte Band
153. Marcelo H. del Pilar condemned the hidden control and domination by Spanish religious priests over the colonial
government using this term.
A. Complace B. Frailocracia
154. He became the leader of the Magdalo faction.
A. Mariano Alvarez B. Baldomero Aguinaldo
155. Who was the founder and editor of the newspaper “La Independencia”?
A. Antonio Luna B. Graciano Lopez Jaena
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GENERAL EDUCATION 156. Who was the orator of the Reform Movement and the first editor of La Solidaridad?
A. Marcelo del Pilar B. Graciano Lopez Jaena
157. What law passed on August 1909 by the U.S. Congress established a partial free trade in the Philippines?
A. Payne-Aldrich Act B. Underwood-Simmons Act
158. Which law set a full-tree trade policy abolishing the quota limitations on Philippine exports to the United States?
A. Payne-Aldrich Act B. Underwood-Simmons Act
159. Which law enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1916 established a bicameral legislature in the Philippines with the senator
(upper house) and House of Representative (lower house) to be composed of elected Filipinos?
A. Cooper Act B. Jones Law
160. What contain the concrete promise of the Americans to Filipinos independence “as soon as stable government can be
established”?
A. Preamble of Jones Law B. Preamble of the Commonwealth Government
161. Who was the American president who proclaimed the Benevolent Assimilation policy during the American colonial years
of the Philippines?
A. William Mckinley B. Franklin Roosevelt
162. Who was among the last Filipino generals who fought the Americans and established the so-called “Tagalog Republic?”
A. Macario Sakay B. Miguel Malvar
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GENERAL EDUCATION 163. In Philippine history, who was known as the “The Great Dissenter?”
A. Manuel Roxas B. Claro M. Recto
164. Who among the following Filipino statesmen was the most vocal to speak against the country’s foreign policy of close
association with Americans?
A. Claro M. Recto B. Cayetano Arellano
165. He is considered as the “Father of the Local Government Code”.
A. Jovito Salonga B. Aquilino Pimentel
166. Who is considered as the father of Iloco Literature?
A. Pedro Bucaneg B. Pedro Paterno
167. Where did the folk song “Atin Cu Pong Singsing” originate?
A. Ilocanos B. Pampangos
168. One instance of taking away the life of another person without due process is _______.
A. Salvaging B. Euthanasia
169. How many days are needed after which an enrolled bill becomes a law?
A. 90 days B. 30 days
170. Which policy of the state provides preferential attention to the welfare of the less fortunate members of Philippine
society?
A. Distributive justice B. Social justice
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GENERAL EDUCATION 171. Participation in governance, including the right to vote and seek public office is secured within the
citizenry’s _____________.
A. Political rights B. Right of suffrage
172. Which best describes the division of the Legislature in to the Senate and the House of Representatives?
A. Bipartisanship B. Bicameralism
173. Which department has the authority to make laws and to alter them when needed?
A. Legislative B. Administrative
174. If this principle is applied well, no branch of government will be too powerful or abusive.
A. Check and balance B. Impeachment
175. Which of the following is a way for the judiciary to check on the executive branch of government?
A. Determining the salary of the president and vice president B. Declaring an act of the president unconstitutional
176. Which is the fundamental law of the Philippines?
A. The Philippine Constitution B. The Bill of Rights
177. Which condition contradicts the social justice mandate in the 1987 Constitution?
A. Creation of economic opportunities for all B. Sense of dependency among citizens
178. Which refers to the act of the President to stay the execution of a convict?
A. Pardon B. Reprieve
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GENERAL EDUCATION 179. Who has the power to declare the existence of a state of war?
A. Congress B. President
180. A losing senatorial candidate may file a protest against the winner. What body will assume jurisdiction over the case?
A. COMELEC B. Electoral Tribunal
181. How is the crime of rape classified?
A. Malicious mischief B. Heinous
182. All Filipino citizens have the right to vote and to be voted upon as a government official. What is this constitutional right
called?
A. Suffrage B. Electoral right
183. Any individual has the right to question why he is being arrested, and to summon his accuses to court so that due process
may be performed. This right is embodied in which of the following?
A. Res ipsa loquitor B. Habeas corpus
184. The tax required to be paid annually by all adult citizens of the Philippines is the ____________.
A. Community tax B. Income tax
185. Which among the following represents the political process involved in amending or revising the Philippine constitution
to adapt to the present Philippine situation?
A. Constitutional convention B. Charter change
186. If the social system is based on meritocracy, which is a possible effect?
A. Rule by wealthy and powerful B. Leadership by the people of talent
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GENERAL EDUCATION 187. In the decade of the 70s, one clamor of the activists who staged street demonstration on the
streets was “Down with the oligarchs!” What did they accuse government of as suggested by the underlined word?
Government was:
A. A rule of the few rich B. Elitist
188. With the Batasang Pambansa performing legislative and executive powers in the Marcos regime, which form of
government was implemented?
A. Presidential B. Parliamentary
189. To which type of political system do we belong?
A. Democracy B. Colonialism
190. In which form of government does power or authority reside in a few persons who govern for their own interest?
A. Monarchy B. Oligarchy
191. Which of the following represents the smallest subunit of government in the Philippines at present?
A. Barangay B. Sitio
192. The Philippine government is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judiciary. Which among the following
doctrines best describes the model of governance in the Philippines?
A. Division of labor B. Separation of powers
193. The right invoked in the “writ of habeas data.” Is _________
A. Right to search for information B. Right to privacy of information
194. The fundamental right invoked by filing the writ of amparo is ____________.
A. Right to due process B. Right to life, liberty, and security
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GENERAL EDUCATION 195. Which concept best showcases social and environmental justice interconnection?
A. Industrialized countries’ toxic disposed to poorer countries B. Desertification of verdant regions
196. How do you call the tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals?
A. Income tax B. Community tax
197. Which of the environmental law requires industries to install antipollution devices and bans the use of incinerators?
A. Clean Air Act B. Environmental Security Act
198. Based on the poem, “Sa Aking Mga Kababata” written by Jose Rizal as a young poet, what was he advocating?
A. The use of both the native tongue andmultilingual languages B. The use of one’s native tongue (mother tongue)
199. In his “La Indolencia del Filipino,” Rizal’s thinking was the rich natural resources of the Philippines and the favourable
climate were not a blessing after all for the Filipino. Which explains this?
The rich natural resources and the favourable climate of the country _________.
A. Made the Filipinos compere against one another B. Encouraged the “get-by” mentality
200. Which among the following is the main theme of the El Filibusterismo?
A. Curing the social cancer B. Ideal means of achieving social reform
201. What was the title of Rizal’s work considered to be his crowning glory as a young poet?
A. Mi Ultimo Adios B. A La Juventad Filipina
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GENERAL EDUCATION 202. What is the art and science that deals with the morality of human acts?
A. Ethics B. Logic
203. In Rizal’s time which among the following was pressing issues in Philippines society that were presented in Noli Me
Tangere?
A. Abuses against Filipino women B. Abuses of friars
204. Ethical conduct governs social research. Which among the following are not related to ethics/morality in research?
A. Erroneous data B. Voluntary participation of respondents
205. Whose view gives prominence to faith in understanding the existence of God?
A. St. Augustine B. St. John
206. Reason must be used in understanding the existence of God. Who advocated this philosophy?
A. St. John B. St. Thomas Aquinas
207. This field deals with the study of how human beings behave.
A. Psychology B. Ethics
208. If principles and theories of human behavior were to applied to teaching and learning, the field will be called
A. Educational philosophy B. Educational psychology
209. The father of modern psychology
A. Sigmund Freud B. Wilhelm Wundt
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GENERAL EDUCATION 210. Which of the following is considered as the lowest form of learning?
A. Perceiving B. Responding
211. Which statement on human intelligence is correct?
A. It is verbal ability and abstract reasoning B. It consists of multiple intelligences
212. Of the following, which is an example of natural altered state of awareness?
A. Sedation B. Sleep
213. What is Ausubel’s belief on the learning of the children?
A. Learn best when given ample opportunity for autonomous discovery B. Children can be taught concepts in similar ways that
adults are taught as long as the materials is meaningful
214. A behavioural psychologist would probably say that:
A. The mind is most important when analyzing behavior B. We act based on rewards and punishments received
215. Which characterizes psychologically healthy people?
A. Concerned with goals and beyond themselves B. Feels superior over others
216. Which of the following is not true of mentally retarded children?
A. Grasps things easily B. Short attention span
217. If a person claims he has a strong sense of self-efficacy, which is not reflective of him/her?
A. View challenging problems are tasked to be mastered B. Avoid challenging tasks
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GENERAL EDUCATION 218. Which statement is not true of human growth and development?
A. Individual undergoes similar stages of development B. The rate of development is the same in everyone
219. The tendency to imitate elders is very strong among children. Teachers should therefore be very good ______
A. Role models B. Disciplinarians
220. Which term refers to the social aspects of sex or to socially defined roles and expectations that are associated with sex?
A. Social differentiation B. Gender
221. Which need is highlighted by the statement “Children cannot learn with empty stomach”?
A. Physiological B. Esteem
222. Which idea contradicts the concept of free will?
A. Evolution theory B. Biological determinism
223. Which human need is considered basic?
A. Security B. Wealth
224. Which among the following represents a detrimental aspect of Philippine culture and society?
A. Palabra de honor B. Ningas cogon
225. Material culture refers to the tangible and concrete objects produced by man. Which are examples of material culture?
A. Sinulog celebrations B. Stone walls of Tasadays
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GENERAL EDUCATION 226. What is the term for the unpleasant sensation of frustration when a traditional bound Filipino goes
to the U.S. and observes the open display of love and emotions?
A. Culture shock B. Culture phobia
227. When teachers brand as “pilosopo” students who ask questions, they communicate the negative sociological principle
that
A. Asking questions in class is a sign of inattentiveness B. Passive and conformity are worth perpetuating
228. Which of the following best describes the concept of society?
A. The same as culture or nation B. Organized interaction of people sharing land and culture
229. The primary biological limitation of natural family planning is that it is:
A. Goes against the tenets of the Catholic church B. Only suitable for females with regular periods
230. What is the bet reason for holism in art education?
A. Everyone is a potential artist with talents of his or her own B. Art means the beautiful in human creativity
231. Art is the handmaid of religion. Why do Jews and Muslims allow signs and symbols and not human beings in religious art?
A. People might worship images themselves B. Signs and symbols display hidden mysteries
232. Due to close family ties, Filipino families are generally
A. Nuclear B. Extended
233. If the family is matriarchal, who will the leader be?
A. Mother B. Grandmother
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234. In what sense is the Filipino likened to a bamboo?
A. He is flexible B. He is sturdy
235. The Filipino’s indomitable spirit is shown in his _____.
A. Self-reliance B. Ability to survive
236. On which Filipino trait does Gawad Kalinga build on?
A. Bayanihan spirit B. Joy and humor
237. Out of used illustration boards, students came up with cute and functional bags for school children. Which Filipino trait is
exhibited?
A. Creativity B. Adaptability
238. The Filipinos are deeply religious; however, sometimes this religiosity instills the negative attitude of:
A. Resignation, which leads to doing nothing to improve one’s condition B. Total surrender to God in times of helplessness is
best
239. Then Philippines is an example of a predominantly _________ country in the world.
A. Christian B. Muslim
240. Which of the following types of societies came first during societal evolution?
A. Horticultural B. Industrial
241. In a sociological sense, earning a 1.0 Grade Weighted Average (GWA) makes you a deviant because:
A. You could only have gotten that CGWA by cheating B. A GWA of 10 is not the norm
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GENERAL EDUCATION 242. What is the underlying theory of the belief that the DepEd and other stakeholders should exert
deliberate efforts to construct a satisfying culture for education?
A. Cultural Revitalization Theory B. Anarchistic Theory
243. Of the following remarks from workers, which deserve a higher wage owing to effective speech what increases work
efficiency?
A. I have strong hands, willingness and honesty in work B. I like people and listen to respond their opinions and needs
244. What problem can result owing to bias among parents and the youth towards manual or technical occupations, e.g.
Masons, mechanics, plumbers, etc?
A. White collar mania B. Blue collar mania
245. Which among the following are qualities of an authoritarian parent?
A. High level of control and a low level of warmth B. High level of both control and warmth
246. An individual who can find minute differences between small objects possesses which of the following?
A. A high difference threshold B. A low difference threshold
247. Among the developing Asian nations, which of the following is widely promoted to be the better solution to poverty and
unemployment?
A. Urbanization B. Industrialization
248. The method of classical conditioning begins with:
A. The unconditioned stimulus and response B. The conditioned stimulus and response
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249. What does “capital” in economics refer to?
A. Investment and loss computed B. Money/machines invested to transact business
250. What results when the government spends more than what it collects in the form of taxes?
A. Fiscal overspending B. Fiscal deficit
251. One of the major functions of taxes is to finance real government expenditures. This function can simply be stated as to:
A. Promote development B. Raise revenues
252. What is the type of cooperative which promoted thrift among members and creates funds in order to be able to grant
loans?
A. Service B. Credit
253. Which term refers to the measures undertaken by the government which would remove anything that hinders the entry
of foreign products, services and capital between countries?
A. Liberalization B. Globalization
254. What do we call the sum of money collected for our use of a road, bridge and highway?
A. Tax B. Toll
255. Which term refers to duties payable on goods, whether imported or exported?
A. Subsidiary B. Tariff
256. When on controls the supply/production of goods, this implies
A. Inflation B. Monopoly
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GENERAL EDUCATION 257. To stimulate the nation’s economy and increase employment, former President Diosdado
Macapagal:
A. Abolished government repressive controls B. Standardized the salaries of government employees
258. Which of the following best described the goal of agrarian reform?
A. Abolish share tenancy in favor of less tenancy B. Distribute all arable lands to the landless
259. Which task does an operating system for a computer perform?
A. Data compression B. Memory management
260. Which one links the computers to base computer making it possible to share software materials?
A. Internet B. Local Area Network
261. Which enables the computer to communicate with other computers over the telephone?
A. Modem B. Network
262. When is it most important to scan a computer’s drives for viruses? Immediately after ______.
A. Downloading a text file from a government website B. Installing software from a disk created by a friend
263. Like the typewriter, the computer has a ______.
A. Screen B. Keyboard
264. Which refers to a single phrase or word that tells the computer to do something with a program or file?
A. Command B. Computer program
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GENERAL EDUCATION 265. A secret word that must be entered into the computer before a person is allowed to get or change
information is called ________:
A. Password B. Input
266. In writing a letter, which productivity tool is used?
A. Publisher B. Word processing
267. 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 B. Multimedia
268. What symbol is used to make the text bold?
A. Ctrl + B B. Ctrl + V
269. ______means the graphics will be displayed more than once.
A. Tiling B. Tagging
270. Which keyboard information is used to open a document in Windows operating systems?
A. Ctrl + D B. Ctrl + O
271. Which is the brain of the computer?
A. RAM B. CPU
272. The acronym HTML means Hyper Text Mark-Up
A. Language B. Label
273. Three-dimensional image reproduced from a pattern of interference is called
A. Hologram B. Network
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GENERAL EDUCATION 274. Activities connected by a computer system are described as
A. Network B. Online
275. Which among these types of graphs best illustrates the progress in academic grades over four quarters?
A. Line graph B. Bar graph
276. What illustrates a particular data series through rectangles?
A. Line graphs B. Bar graph
277. A social network services available through the computer is ______.
A. I-pad B. Facebook
278. Which program application provides users with a means to organize and present information through the use of text,
numbers, graphs, sounds, and visual images?
A. Multimedia B. Spreadsheet
279. What refers to a computer program?
A. Software B. Terminal
280. The information highway is called ________.
A. Internet B. Information technology
281. In the phrase, “six times a number increased by seven raised to the fifth power, the exponent is ______.
A. 5 B. 7
282. The island of Luzon is estimated to be 100, 000 square kilometers. In exponential from, it can be expressed as ________.
A. 1 x 106 B. 105
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GENERAL EDUCATION 283. How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 100?
A. 25 B. 24
284. What are the prime factors of 120?
A. 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 B. 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5
285. What are the prime factors of 56?
A. 7, 4, 2 B. 7, 2, 2, 2
286. The least common multiple of 2, 3, and 4 is _______.
A. 12 B. 24
287. What is the LCM of 5, 2, and 7?
A. 35 B. 70
288. What are the least common multiple of 12 and 60?
A. 120 B. 360
289. The largest common factor of two or more numbers is called?
A. Greatest common factor B. Prime factor
290. The greatest common factor of 22, 15, 7 is
A. 1 B. 2
291. Among the given decimals, which is equivalent to 9%
A. 0.09 B. 0.9
292. What percent if 75 is 15?
A. 20% B. 30%
293. Total amount after adding 8% interest for 3 months of P 6, 000?
A. P 6, 120 B. P 10, 500
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GENERAL EDUCATION 294. Iah left her house at 2 PM travelling at a constant speed. At 4 PM, her brother Prince drove at 70
kph to catch up to her. If Mia was overtaken at 9 PM, at what speed was she travelling?
A. 40 kilometers per hour B. 50 kilometers per hour
295. The probability of getting a 2 after rolling a fair die is
A. 1/6 B. ½
296. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number divisible by 2?
A. 1/2 B. 1/3
297. A ball is drawn at random from a box containing 6 red balls, 4 white balls, and 5 blue balls. Find the probability that is it is
blue.
A. 1/3 B. 2/5
298. In how many ways can 5 girls be seated in a row of 5 seats?
A. 120 B. 100
299. A recipe calls for 2 cups of milk for every 7 cups of flour. A chef will use 28 cups of flour, how many cups of milk must he
have?
A. 8 B. 14
300. In a university, the ratio of female professors to the male professors is 8:5. If there are 288 female professors, how many
are male professors?
A. 180 B. 120
301. How many seconds are there in a 24-hour day?
A. 86, 400 B. 84, 600
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GENERAL EDUCATION 302. What number must be subtracted from both numerator and denominator of the fraction 11/23 to
give a fraction whose values is 2/ 5?
A. 4 B. 3
303. The sum of three consecutive integers is 123. What are the integers?
A. 40,41,42 B. 39,40,41
304. Which of the following is a product of 13 and an integer?
A. 1326 B. 1323
305. Simplify 6 – (3 – (4) + 11 + 8)
A. 20 B. -20
306. Simplify 5 – (2 – (-4)+ 11 – 8)
A. 4 B. -4 307. Simplify: x – 2y (x – 8y) – (-6xy + 7x)
A. -6x + 3xy + 24y2 B. 6x – 3xy – 24y2 308. Simplify: (8x – 24) / (2x2 – x – 15)
A. 8 / (2x + 5) B. 4 / (x – 13)
309. Subtract 5a-2b from the sum of 7a+5b and a+b
A. 3a + 14b B. -3a + 14b
310. If 50% of x is 20, what is 20% of x?
A. 16 B. 8
311. The mean of an x and negative five is ten. What is the value of x?
A. 25 B. 20
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GENERAL EDUCATION 312. Janus took 6 tests in Art. She got an average of 76% on quizzes 1 and 2 while she got an average of
85% on quizzes 3 to 6. What is her average score for the six tests?
A. 82% B. 82.5%
313. The following are Mathematics test scores: 10, 15, 12, 18, 16, 24, 12, 19, 14. What is the median score?
A. 14 B. 15
314. The scores of five students in an English exam are as follows: 80, 75, 60, 95, and 100. What is the average score?
A. 82 B. 83
315. In an English test, eight students obtained the following scores: 12, 10, 13, 11, 15, 20, 19, 17. What is the median score?
A. 15.5 B. 14
316. The following measures are affected by outliers, except
A. Median B. Mean
317. Given the test scores 10, 12, 14, 10, 12, 11, 10, 11, 12, 13, 10, 12, 12, 11, 10, the distribution is
A. Bimodal B. Unimodal
318. The sum of the sides of a polygon is the ______.
A. Perimeter B. Area
319. All right angles are
A. Equal B. Supplementary
320. The altitudes of the base of a triangle are 24 meters, and 5 meters respectively. What is its area?
A. 60 square meters B. 50 square meters
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GENERAL EDUCATION 321. Kalian nagsimula ang pagkakaraoon ng modernisasyon ng wikang pambansa?
A. 1987 B. 1974
322. Ang katumbas ng igkas ng titik Q sa kasalukuyan ay
A. Kuyu B. Kyu
323. Hanapin mo ako sa _____ ng mga sasakyan.
A. Abangan B. Pag-abangan
324. Gagawin mo lang yan _____ mo ako mahal.
A. Kung di B. Kungdi
325. ______ ka na sa ilog. Nanginginig ka na.
A. Humango B. Umahon
326. Kinakailangang _______ ang damit sa Huwebes.
A. Magyari B. Mayari
327. Limang oras na pero hindi ko pa rin _____ ang nawawalang aklat.
A. Makita B. Mahanap
328. Pahalagahan ang pangaral ______________ hindi malihis ng lands. Anong pangatnig ang angkop sa pahayag na ito?
A. Nang B. Habang
329. Nakapandidiri ang asong kalye na _____________.
A. Madumi B. Dumumi
330. Anong salita ang nagsisilbing salitang ugat ng PINAGLABANAN?
A. Laban B. Labanan
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GENERAL EDUCATION 331. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang pangungusap na may paksa?
A. Nagbabasa sila sa aklatan. B. Kay ganda ng paglubog ng araw.
332. Huwag makisama kay Zoilo dahil buwaya siya. Ang salitang buwaya ay tumutukoy sa kahulugang
A. Denotasyon B. Konotasyon
333. Uri ng pangatnig na ginagamit sa pagpili, pagbubukod at pagtatangi.
A. Pamukod B. Paninsay
334. Bantas na ginagamit sa pagitan ng panlaping ika at tambilang
A. Gitling B. Panaklong
335. Ano ang tawag sa tatlong magkakasunod na tuldok na ginagamit upang ipabatid na may bahaging hindi sinipi mula sa
talata?
A. Ellipsis B. Sintesis
336. Uri ng pagbabagong morpoponemiko na gumagamit ng pagpapapalit ng posisyon ng ponema sa salita.
A. Asimilasyon B. Metatesis
337. Uri ng pagsusulat na ang pokus ay ang imahinasyon ng manunulat upang pukawin ang damdamin.
A. Jornalistik B. Malikhain
338. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang nararapat sa komunikasyon na pasulat?
A. Lakas ng boses B. Maayos na pagpapalugit
339. Ano ang kalabang mortal ng pakiking?
A. Talinghaga B. Ingay
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GENERAL EDUCATION 340. Pahayag na pasaklaw na nabubuo sa pamamagitan ng personal na panlasa o pagpili.
A. Subjective generalization B. Analytical generalization
341. Dulog pampanitikan na nagbibigay diing sariling panlasag bumabasa. Kilala rin ito bilang reader-response theory.
A. Antropolohiya B. Impresyonista
342. Proseso ng paghahatid ng saloobin, opinion, karunungan sa pamamagitan ng makabuluhang tunog.
A. Pakikinig B. Pagsasalita
343. Nakikipagaway ka sa speaker. Ito ay pakikinig na
A. Pasibo B. Kombatib
344. Paraan ng pagbasa na ginagamit kung ang akda ay mahirap unawain.
A. Muling basa B. Masusis
345. Kung ang pangungusap ay, “Bilang at sukat kung mangusap ang dalaga”, paano mailalarawan ang dalaga?
A. Mahirap unawain B. Maingat
346. Isang uri ng pamamatnubay kung saan ang reporter ay lumilihis sa pamatnubay; lumilikha ito ng sariling paraan sa mga
gawaing pagulat.
A. Kombensyunal B. Di-kombensyunal
347. Ibigay ang angkop na damdaming Ito ang dinadaanan upang maipaabot ng tagapagsalita ang kanyang mensahe
A. Tsanel B. Fidbak
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GENERAL EDUCATION 348. Ang pag-aaral ay nakatuon sa motibasyon ng mga mag-aaral sa paggamit ng kompyuter sa
paggawa ng mga sulatin. Natuklasan sa pag-aaral na ito na ang ganitong pahayag ay ilalagay sa _______.
A. Abstrak B. Paradigm
349. Kung ikaw ay nagnanais lamang magpalipas ng oras, anong klaseng pagbasa ang nababagay sa iyo?
A. Scanning B. Kaswal
350. Ang kahulugan ng: My bank account is in the read.
A. Bale-wala B. Malapit na maubos
351. Ano ang damdaming napapaloob sa “Bakit gabi na’y ‘di pa siay dumarating?”
A. Pagkatakot B. Pagkagalit
352. Sa taas ng mga bilihin ngayon kahit kahig ka nang kahig ay wala pa ring maipon. Ano ang ibig sabihin?
A. Trabaho ng trabaho B. Hanap nang hanap
353. Ang pahayagan ay hindi dapat maglathala ng anumang uri ng pagbibintang na makasisira sa reputasyon nang di muna
nagbibigay ng pagkakataon sa nasasakdal na marinig ang kanyang panig. Ito ay _________.
A. Patas na pamamahayag B. Makatarungang pakikitungo
354. “You can count on me,” Ang pinakamalapit na salin nito ay _________.
A. Maaasahan mo ako B. Bilangin mo ako
355. “Malalim ang bulsa,” ng kanyang Nanay. Ang ibig sabihin nito ay __________.
A. Walang pera B. Kuripot
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GENERAL EDUCATION 356. Siya ay may kutsarang pilak ng ipinanganak. Ito ay nangangahulugang _________.
A. Masalita B. Mayaman
357. “Panahon na upang magdilat ng mata at makisangkot sa mga usapin.” Ito’y nagpapahiwatig na _________.
A. Magising sa katotohanan B. Idilat ang mga mata
358. “Ang lumalakad ng mabilis, kung matinik ay malalim.” Ano ang ibig sabihin ng paalaalang ito?
A. Ang naglalakad nang mabilis ay hindi nakakapag-isip. B. Ang nagmamadali ay madalas magkamali.
359. Mahusay “maglubid ng buhangin” ang taong gipit. Ano ang ibig sabihin?
A. Magsinungaling B. Magpaikot-ikot
360. “Mahal kita, mahal kita hindi ‘to bola/ Ngumit ka man lang sana ako’t nasa langit na.” Ang salitang pampanitikan na
ginamit sa linya ng kanta ay nangangahulugang ________.
A. Sinisinta B. Napakasaya
361. Anong uri ng tayutay ang pahayag na ito? “Ang kabutihan mo sa buhay ang magiging hakbang sa pag-unlad.”
A. Pagtutulad B. Pagwawangis
362. Alin dito ang pinakawastong salin sa pangungusap na: “I am sure he didn’t say that.”
A. Natitiyak kong hindi niya sinabi iyon. B. Ako ay tiayk na hindi niya sinabi iyon.
363. Ang salin sa blangko para sa blank ay halimbawa ng pagtutumbas na _______.
A. Panghiram sa Espanyol at pagbaybay sa Filipino B. Paggamit ng leksikong Filipino
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GENERAL EDUCATION 364. “Pinutol mo/ dagkung kahoy/ dahil ditto/ gumulong ang mga bato/ ania na, ania na, ania na…” Ang
linya ng awit ay nagpapatunay ng _____.
A. Diglossic na kkalagayan ng wika B. Paggamit ng lalawigang antas
365. “Heto na, heto na, heto na, /wahh! Doo bidoo bidoo, bidoo, bidoo.” Alin ang nabuong salita o tunog sa linya nabuo ayon
sa teoryang poohpooh?
A. Wahh B. Doo bidoo
366. “Ang babae ay huwag mong tingnang isang bagay na libangan lamang kundi isang katuwang at karamay sa mga kahirapan
nitong kabuhayan.” (E. Jacinto) Ang tungkulin ng wika sa linya ay ______.
A. Panregulatori B. Pang-instrumental
367. Pen pen de sarapen/ de cuchillo de almasen/ haw haw de carabao batuten. Pinatutunayan ng linya ang paglaganap ng
wika dahil sa ________.
A. Pananakop B. Heograpiya
368. Pinag-aaralang mabuti ng bawa’t abogado ang _____ ng 1987.
A. Saligang batas B. Batas pambansa
369. Ang paniniwala sa Diyos ay susi upang matamo natin ang _______.
A. Kaligtasan B. Salvasyon
370. Tapos na ang klase kapag tumunog na ang _______.
A. Batingting B. Kampana
371. Upang hindi madala ng agos ang barko, ibinaba ng mga mandaragat ang ________.
A. Timpulan B. Angkora
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GENERAL EDUCATION 372. Ang aklat ni Dr. Tinsley Harrison ang ______ sa pag-aral ng medisina.
A. Sandigan B. Pundasyon
373. Winasak ng _______ Katrina ang maraming bahay sa New Orleans.
A. Bagyong B. Buhawi
374. Ang pagbibigay ng diploma ay nasa huling bahagi ng ________.
A. Programa B. Palatuntunan
375. Ang sanaysay na ito ay nagtataglay ng pangkaraniwang paksa at waring nakikipagusap lamang.
A. Malaya B. Maanyo
376. Ang katangiang ito ng wika ay nangangahulugang ang wika ay nauunawaan ng lahat at napagkasunduan ng isang
lahi/pangkat.
A. Dinamiko B. Arbitraryo
377. Ito ay naguulat ng mga tunay na pangyayari batay sa pag-aaral, pananaliksik, o pakikipanayam. Ngunit, ang paraan ng
pagsulat ay kawili-wili. Ano ito?
A. Lathalain B. Editorial
378. “Kapapasok pa lang niya sa silid.” Ang pandiwa sa pangungusap ay nasa aspetong
A. Pangnagdaan B. Perpektibo
379. Paano mailalarawan ang isang akademing marunong tumanggap ng kritisismo para sa ikagaganda ng pananaliksik?
A. Malikhain B. Bukas ang isipan
380. Ang wastong salin ng “You are the apple of my eye.”
A. Ikaw ay mahalaga sa akin B. Katuwa-tuwa ka
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GENERAL EDUCATION 381. Sa pangungusap na “Malakas ang boses mo”, ang salitang malakas ay isang
A. Panguri B. Pandiwa
382. Ang pagpapalitan ng mga ideya, opinyon, salaysay, sa pamamagitan ng mga sagisag ay tinatawag na ______.
A. Talastasan B. Paglalahad
383. Saan kabilang na uri ng tayutay ang pahag na: “Kapalaran, huwag ka sanang mailap.”
A. Pagtawag B. Palit-tawag
384. Ang bahaging ito ng lingwistika ang siyang nag-aaral ng mga tuntunin kung paano inaayos ang mga salita sa loob ng
pangungusap
A. Syntax B. Pragmatika
385. Kung bibilangin ang pantig sa bawat taludtod ng tula, ito ang makukuha
A. Tugma B. Sukat
386. Ito ay uri ng pangungusap na tumutukoy sa pangyayaring pangkalikasan o pangkapaligiran
A. Eksistensyal B. Phenomenal
387. Sa anong bahagi ng pananaliksik matatagpuan ang mga kaugnay na literature at pag-aaral?
A. Kabanata I B. Kabanata II
388. Ang wastong kahulugan ng “The present problem is only a storm in a teacup” ay
A. May galit B. Bale-wala
389. Sa pangungusap na “Malakas ang boses mo”, ang salitang malakas ay isang
A. Pang-uri B. Panghalip
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GENERAL EDUCATION 390. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang di-mahalagang salik sa pagtatalumpati?
A. Pagyayabang B. Okasyon
391. Ang simbolong kumakatawan sa mga bagay at mga pangungusap na nais ipahayag ng tao sa kanyang kapwa ay
A. Wika B. Tunog
392. Tumutukoy ito sa mga salitang nakapagiisa at may kahulugan. Kilala rin itong salitang-ugat.
A. Malayang morpema B. Di-malayang morpema
393. Anong anyo ng patanong na pangungusap ang: Dumaan ka na dito, di ba?
A. May karugtong B. Kabalikang anyo
394. Sa anong bahagi ng pananaliksik matatagpuan ang mga lugar at babasahing mapagkukunan ng mga literature at pag-
aaral.
A. Kabanata I B. Kabanata II
395. Science provides knowledge through disciplined observation. Which of the following is not characteristic of scientific
assertion?
A. Hearsay B. Empirical support
396. Which of the following when perceived causes action on a reaction?
A. Stimulus B. Sound
397. Which among the following represents the smallest unit of life?
A. Embryo B. Cell
398. Which of the following statements about living things is false?
A. All living things have a nervous system B. All living things are capable of reproduction
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GENERAL EDUCATION 399. Which of the following best describes a group of cells that work together to perform a function?
A. Organ B. Tissue
400. Which among the following are duplicated during the process of mitosis?
A. Chromosomes B. Centromeres
401. Plants create their own food by absorbing and processing sunlight. The ability to produce one’s own food source is a
metabolic process known as:
A. Autotrophy B. Homotrophy
402. Fungi absorb the nutrients from dead organisms. In an ecosystem what roles do they play?
A. Carnivore B. Saprophytes
403. Which among the following cell organelles does not participate in cellular division?
A. Cytoplasm B. Ribosomes
404. Which of the following is an example of a symbiotic relationship?
A. Wolves working together to hunt in a pack B. Weeds clinging to the roots of trees in your backyard
405. Which of the following is not an example of a naturally occurring sugar?
A. Glucose B. Mitose
406. Sugar compounds such as monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides are also classified
A. Carbohydrates B. Proteins
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GENERAL EDUCATION 407. Polysaccharides, triglycerides, polypeptides, and nucleic acids are classified as
A. Acids and bases B. Macromolecular
408. Which of the following are the components of fungal cell wall?
A. Cellulose, lipids, and nucleic acids B. Chitin, proteins, and sugar
409. What organisms would most likely be in an artic environment?
A. Walrus B. Turtle
410. How are bats able to navigate in the dark without bumping into anything?
A. They emit sound waves whose returning vibrations can detect the presence of objects B. They have supersonic eyes
411. A species of fish lived in a lake. When a dam was constructed in the area, a group of fish was separated and populated a
new pond. They then developed differing characteristics and became a distinct species. Which of the following concepts
explains this speciation?
A. Geographical isolation B. Behavioral isolation
412. This demonstrates the feeding connections between all life forms.
A. Nutrition cycle B. Food web
413. Plants capture energy from the sunlight by means of molecule known as
A. Adenosine triphosphate B. Chlorophyll
414. Because it will adversely affect the populations’ food supplies, the most disadvantageous source of energy is _______.
A. Geo-thermal B. Plants
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GENERAL EDUCATION 415. Damage to DNA that is not repaired and then replicated can result in genetic disorders. This
demonstrates ________.
A. Mutation B. Pathology
416. Air, when mixed with sulfur oxide coming from motor vehicles and industrial plants falls to earth giving effects to living
things. This polluted air is known as
A. Acid rain B. Greenhouse rain
417. Air, flood, and water are essential elements in human existence. Carried by wind air called _____ falls to earth poisoning
fish and destroying vegetation.
A. Acid rain B. Greenhouse rain
418. You won the jackpot prize in the lottery. The prize money cannot be paid in currency byt only in gold. Applying your
knowledge in chemistry, select the largest amount of gold from the choices below. (Au = 197).
A. 40.0 kilograms of gold B. 22.4 moles of gold
419. The Kyoto protocol, which requires countries to reduce greenhouse emission, is a practice that advocates _______.
A. Environmental protection B. Ecological destruction
420. Which is true of metalloids?
A. Have properties of both metals and non-metals B. Conduct heat and electricity less effectively than non-metals
421. An atom of silicon has a mass number of 28 and an atomic number of 14. How many protons are in this atom?
A. 28 B. 14
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GENERAL EDUCATION 422. Element X has an electron configuration of 1S22S22P2. Based on information, element X belongs to
a/an ______ family.
A. Coinage B. Halogen
423. A toothpick can sit on the surface of water due to
A. Surface tension B. Buoyancy
424. When the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, it is summer and when the sun shines all the time both day and night,
what is this called?
A. Midnight sun B. Northern light
425. What type of clouds produce thunderstorms
A. Cumulonimbus B. Stratus
426. What is a pyroclastic flow?
A. Poisonous gas of a volcano B. A mixture of volcanic gas, ash and other tephra
427. Rock fragments thrown into the air during a volcanic eruption are called:
A. Lava B. Tephra
428. Which among the following properties is a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched?
A. Luster B. Hardness
429. What is the numerical value for the hardest mineral on the Mohs hardness scale?
A. 10 B. 20
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GENERAL EDUCATION 430. What part of the Earth is thought to be composed of iron and nickel?
A. Lithosphere B. Core
431. What is the partially molten layer of the Earth called?
A. Asthenosphere B. Lithosphere
432. If there are several earthquakes in a row, what is the name of the largest of these earthquakes
A. Mainshock B. Tertiary shock
433. What is the location on the Earth’s surface that is directly above the place where an earthquake originates?
A. Epicenter B. Fault
434. Fats do not dissolve in water because fats _____.
A. Are nonpolar and water is polar B. Are polar and water is nonpolar
435. Breaking up solid speeds dissolving in a liquid by _______.
A. Raising the temperature B. Increasing surface area
436. The amount of substance having 6.02x1023 of any kind of chemical unit is called a(n):
A. Mass number B. Mole
437. According to the modern periodic law, the chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their _____.
A. Atomic mass B. Atomic number
438. A horizontal row of elements on the Periodic Table is known as a(n):
A. Period or series B. Group or family
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GENERAL EDUCATION 439. If no more solute can be dissolved in a solvent at a given temperature, then that solution is called:
A. Saturated B. Saturable
440. What intermolecular forces do geckos and other lizards use to stick to walls and ceilings?
A. Static ionic attractions B. Van der Waals forces
441. Salts of which of the following metals are added to fireworks to make them brilliant red?
A. Copper B. Strontium
442. Alchemists in ancient Egypt tested gold for purity by remelting it and heating it. If the gold became whiter, it contained:
A. Lead B. Silver
443. Which of the following is an example of a fungus?
A. Yeast B. Euglenoids
444. Which among the following elements can be drawn into thin wires and hammered into thin sheets?
A. Cu B. Ag
445. A molecule or an ion is classified as a Lewis base if it has which of the following properties?
A. Accepts a proton from water B. Donates a proton to water
446. Which among the following has the most polar bond?
A. N2 B. HF
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GENERAL EDUCATION 447. Which of the following best describes the amount of energy required to remove an electron from a
gaseous atom?
A. Ionization energy B. Activation energy
448. What does a pH below 7 indicate?
A. Acidity B. Alkalinity
449. Which among the following gases is green in color?
A. Krypton B. Chlorine
450. The manager of textile factory considers it too expensive to treat liquid wastes so he suggested digging a hole near the
factory where the wastes can be stored. Is this environmentally safe?
A. No, the liquid wastes will mix to the groundwater. B. No, the liquid can be recycled.
451. Why are nights cooler when the sky is clear than when it is overcast?
A. Cooler air holds less vapour B. There is no cloud cover to prevent heat from escaping
452. Water covers 75% of the Earth’s surface and yet some people still do not have enough water to drink. Why? 1. Most of
world’s water is salty 2. Most of our bodies of water are polluted by chemicals 3. Most freshwater are frozen in ice caps
A. 1 and 2 only B. 1, 2 and 3
453. Children born with a deficiency of thyroxin ______ if deficiency is not checked.
A. Become mentally retarded B. Have weak bones
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GENERAL EDUCATION 454. The correct way of eating fruits is when eaten ______.
A. With an empty stomach B. After meals
455. An eclipse of the sun throws the shadow of the _____.
A. Moon on the earth B. Moon on the sun
456. The following are effects of global warming, except:
A. Changes in the aiming of seasonal patterns in ecosystem B. Expansion of tropical diseases
457. John experienced a lack of growth hormone (GH) as a child. Now that John is an adult, it is likely that he:
A. Has normal adult body proportions, but an extremely short stature B. Is of normal height, but has child-like body
proportions
458. Which type of digestion occurs in the mouth when an individual chews a piece of bread?
A. Mechanical digestion only B. Both mechanical and chemical digestion
459. One immediate cause of a decrease in the rate of photosynthesis is a reduction in the availability of which of the
following substance?
A. Oxygen B. Carbon dioxide
460. Vascular tissue that transports water in leaves connects directly to which of the following?
A. Xylem in the stem B. Root hairs in the epidermis
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GENERAL EDUCATION 461. Which of the following statements is true about parasites and their relationships with their hosts?
A. The parasite enjoys the benefits of a relationship in which the host is harmed or killed B. The host enjoys the benefits of a
relationship in which the parasite is harmed or killed
462. In computing data, a student computes up to the second decimal place. As a researcher or scientist, what trait(s) do(es)
the student possess? 1. Accuracy 2. Critical mindedness 3. Objectivity 4. Truthfulness
A. 1 and 4 B. 1 and 3
463. What is the main difference between prokaryotes and the eukaryotes?
A. The eukaryote has a nucleus, but the prokaryote does not have. B. The prokaryote has a nucleus, but the eukaryote does
not have
464. Which of the following is a proper example of natural selection?
A. A community of lady bugs begins having offspring with darker shells, in order to hide from their predators B. Seagulls begin
to eat so many fish so that onlythose with dark blue scale color survive
465. Which of the following has the smallest mass when measured in an equal arm balance?
A. 1/8 sheet of pad paper B. ½ sheet of pad paper
466. During periods of increased global temperatures, which of the following is most likely to occur?
A. A decrease in atmospheric CO2 B. An increase in atmospheric CO2
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GENERAL EDUCATION 467. Why is the Philippines much hotter than Canada? The Philippines:
A. Has days with more hours of light B. Receives sun rays closer to vertical position
468. Geothermal energy, an energy resource in the country, is based on which phenomenon?
A. There are more concentrations of heat in some places of earth’s crust B. Earth’s internal energy heats its surface more than
the sun does
469. 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 lie down B. Stormy weather patterns develop
470. Why do fisherfolks catch more fish during the new moon than during the full moon?
A. Fishes are attracted to the light from the fishing boat which fisherman makes use of during the new moon B. Fishes go near
the surface during the new moon because the water is warmer
471. Bagoong smells because ________.
A. Air and volatile particles from bagoong mix and get spoiled further B. Molecules from bagoong spread in air
472. Every morning when the sun shines through the glass jalousies of Maria’s window, she sees a rainbow on her wall. Which
could explain this?
A. The glass jalousies break up the beam of sunlight into the colors of the rainbow B. There are water droplets on the glass
that act like a prism
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GENERAL EDUCATION 473. Which of the following is true about light and seeing?
A. Light rays coming from an object meets lightcoming from a light source, and then enters the eyes B. Light hits an object,
bounces and then enters the eyes
474. Why do leaves with green color look green in the sunlight?
A. They absorb the green light B. They reflect green light
475. Why does the level of water in a beaker rise after a stone is placed in it?
A. The stone takes the place occupied by water B. The stone has more mass than the water
476. Why do people feel their ears pop or crack when they are up in the air?
A. There are less air particles B. There are more air particles
477. Which of the following activities help reduce water pollution?
A. Treating wastewater before it is discharged B. Cleaning of soap instead of detergents
478. Of the following organisms, which are included under Kingdom Plantae?
A. Magnolidae B. Prokaryotes
479. Which of the following is the lowest rank of coal and is otherwise called brown coal?
A. Lignite B. Anthracite
480. Which element has Te as its symbol?
A. Tellurium B. Technetium
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GENERAL EDUCATION 481. What is the term form slowing-down response by the frog’s circulatory system during cold season?
A. Hibernation B. Estivation
482. Which of the following is a vitamin?
A. Niacin B. Pepsin
483. Which element has Ca as its symbol?
A. Carbon B. Calcium
484. Which of the following process involves chloroplast?
A. Conversion of light energy to chemical energy B. Cell division
485. Aside from solid, liquid, and gas what is the fourth form of matter?
A. Plasma B. Colloid
486. Which of the following is a heterotroph?
A. Grasshopper B. Algae
487. Which type of reaction does the general equation (AB + energy A + B) show?
A. Endothermic synthesis B. Endothermic decomposition
488. Iron is what type of magnetic material?
A. Ferromagnetic B. Paramagnetic
489. Humans reproduce when an ovum is combined with a sperm leading to the development of an embryo. This form of
reproduction is called
A. Budding B. Fertilization
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GENERAL EDUCATION 490. Of the following which is an example of physiological adaptation that allows survival among plants
or animals?
A. Frog’s powerful hind to jump away from predators B. Walking stick’s unique shape and color
491. Which of the following activities help reduce water pollution?
A. Use of soap and detergents B. Treating waste water prior to discharge
492. What is the main organ for respiration?
A. Lungs B. Nose
493. Dengue is an infectious disease transmitted by an organism classified under which phylum?
A. Arthropoda B. Echinodermata
494. The source of water pollution is when water from a river is mixed with the contents of a septic tank, this is called
A. Water condensation B. Hypertrophication
495. The union of an ovum and sperm inside a test tube is
A. In vitro fertilization B. Pollination
496. What are the small hair-like structures that serve as a sensory function in eukaryotic cells?
A. Cilia B. Actin filaments
497. What thin structures are essential for cytokinesis, amoeboid movement, and changes in cell shape?
A. Pseudofilaments B. Microfilaments
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GENERAL EDUCATION 498. Which of the following process best explains the evolution of life forms or gradual transformation
of species?
A. Natural selection B. Genetic drift
499. Which technology can lead to the formation of a new genetic trait?
A. Embryo transplant B. Exposure to radiation
500. A rectangular book of steel has dimensions of 5 meters x 10 meters x 15 meters and weights, 1, 000 N. How should this
block be placed on a surface to exert the least pressure on the surface?
A. On the 10 meters by 15 meters side B. On the 5 meters by 15 meters side
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1 A 31 B 61 A 91 B 121 B 2 A 32 B 62 B 92 B 122 A 3 A 33 B 63 A 93 B 123 B 4 B 34 A 64 B 94 A 124 A 5 A 35 A 65 B 95 B 125 A 6
A 36 A 66 A 96 A 126 A 7 B 37 A 67 A 97 A 127 A 8 A 38 A 68 A 98 A 128 A 9 B 39 A 69 A 99 B 129 A 10 A 40 B 70 A 100 B 130 A
11 A 41 B 71 A 101 A 131 A 12 B 42 A 72 B 102 A 132 B 13 B 43 A 73 A 103 B 133 B 14 A 44 A 74 A 104 B 134 A 15 A 45 B 75 A
105 A 135 A 16 A 46 B 76 A 106 A 136 A 17 A 47 B 77 B 107 A 137 B 18 B 48 A 78 B 108 A 138 B 19 B 49 B 79 B 109 A 139 A 20 A
50 A 80 B 110 A 140 A 21 B 51 B 81 B 111 A 141 B 22 B 52 B 82 A 112 A 142 A 23 B 53 A 83 A 113 B 143 A 24 A 54 A 84 A 114 B
144 B 25 A 55 A 85 A 115 A 145 A 26 A 56 B 86 A 116 B 146 B 27 B 57 A 87 A 117 A 147 A 28 B 58 A 88 B 118 A 148 B 29 A 59 B
89 B 119 B 149 B 30 B 60 A 90 B 120 A 150 A
GENERAL EDUCATION ANSWER KEYS
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GENERAL EDUCATION 151 A 191 A 231 A 271 B 311 A 152 A 192 B 232 B 272 A 312 A 153 B 193 B 233 A 273 A 313 B 154 B 194
B 234 A 274 A 314 A 155 A 195 A 235 B 275 A 315 B 156 B 196 A 236 A 276 B 316 A 157 A 197 A 237 A 277 B 317 A 158 B 198 B
238 A 278 A 318 A 159 B 199 B 239 A 279 A 319 A 160 A 200 B 240 A 280 A 320 A 161 A 201 B 241 B 281 A 321 A 162 A 202 B
242 A 282 B 322 B 163 B 203 A 243 B 283 A 323 A 164 A 204 A 244 B 284 B 324 A 165 B 205 B 245 A 285 B 325 B 166 A 206 B
246 B 286 A 326 B 167 B 207 A 247 B 287 B 327 A 168 A 208 B 248 A 288 A 328 A 169 B 209 A 249 B 289 A 329 A 170 B 210 A
250 B 290 A 330 A 171 A 211 B 251 B 291 A 331 A 172 B 212 B 252 B 292 A 332 B 173 A 213 B 253 A 293 A 333 A 174 A 214 B
254 B 294 B 334 A 175 B 215 A 255 B 295 A 335 A 176 A 216 A 256 B 296 A 336 B 177 B 217 B 257 A 297 A 337 B 178 B 218 B
258 B 298 A 338 B 179 A 219 A 259 B 299 A 339 B 180 B 220 A 260 B 300 A 340 A 181 B 221 B 261 A 301 A 341 B 182 A 222 B
262 B 302 B 342 B 183 B 223 A 263 B 303 A 343 B 184 A 224 B 264 A 304 A 344 A 185 B 225 B 265 A 305 B 345 B 186 B 226 A
266 B 306 A 346 B 187 A 227 B 267 B 307 A 347 A 188 A 228 B 268 A 308 A 348 A 189 A 229 B 269 A 309 A 349 B 190 B 230 A
270 B 310 B 350 B
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GENERAL EDUCATION 351 A 391 A 431 A 471 B 352 A 392 A 432 A 472 A 353 A 393 A 433 A 473 B 354 A 394 A 434 A 474 B 355
B 395 A 435 B 475 A 356 B 396 A 436 B 476 A 357 A 397 B 437 B 477 A 358 B 398 A 438 A 478 A 359 A 399 B 439 A 479 A 360 B
400 A 440 B 480 A 361 B 401 A 441 B 481 A 362 A 402 B 442 B 482 A 363 A 403 B 443 A 483 B 364 B 404 B 444 A 484 A 365 A
405 B 445 A 485 A 366 A 406 A 446 B 486 A 367 B 407 B 447 A 487 B 368 A 408 B 448 A 488 A 369 A 409 A 449 B 489 B 370 B
410 A 450 A 490 A 371 A 411 A 451 B 491 B 372 B 412 B 452 B 492 A 373 A 413 B 453 A 493 A 374 A 414 B 454 A 494 B 375 A
415 A 455 A 495 A 376 B 416 A 456 B 496 A 377 A 417 A 457 A 497 B 378 B 418 A 458 B 498 A 379 B 419 A 459 B 499 B 380 B
420 A 460 A 500 A 381 A 421 B 461 A 382 A 422 A 462 A 383 A 423 A 463 B 384 A 424 A 464 A 385 B 425 A 465 A 386 B 426 B
466 B 387 B 427 B 467 B 388 B 428 B 468 A 389 A 429 A 469 B 390 A 430 B 470 A
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501. Which of the following descriptions of a teacher is included in the preamble of the Code of Ethics for Professional
Teachers?
A. Persons of dignity and reputation B. With satisfactory teaching performance
502. The effects of maternal employment on children’s achievement were found by a number of researchers as _______.
A. Fully established B. Hardly established
503. Why is babyhood often referred to as a “critical period” in the development of personality?
A. At this time the baby is exposed to many hazards both physical and a psychological B. At this time the foundations are laid
upon which the adult personality structure is built
504. When is complete coordination of motor activities attained as established by researches?
A. Childhood stage B. Adolescence stage
505. Which of these theories holds that human activity is based on the interaction of stimuli and responses?
A. Phenomenology B. Association
506. What is the process by which an organism inherits the characteristics/ traits of the parents?
A. Variation B. Heredity
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 507. Kristle is competing with her mother for her father’s attention. She is therefore said to be
experiencing _______.
A. Electra complex B. Oedipus complex
508. To whom is classical conditioning theory always attributed for his experiment involving the dog’s salivation as a reaction
to the sound of the buzzer
A. Lewin B. Pavlov
509. How are institutions of learning encouraged to set higher standards of quality over and above the minimum required for
state recognition as provided for the Education Act of 1982?
A. Continuing professional education (CPE) B. Voluntary accreditation
510. The main function of a philosophy of education is to:
A. Aid the learner to build his own personal philosophy B. Define the goals and set the direction for which education is to strive
511. The control and the administration of all educational institutions shall be vested in the citizens of the Philippines as
stipulated in ___________.
A. 1987 Constitution B. P.D. no. 176
512. The present military training in our school curriculum is an influence of
A. Sparta B. Athens
513. Which of these philosophies stresses the development of an individual capable of reflective thinking especially that of
being able to solve the problem he faces individually or collectively?
A. Developmentalism B. Experimentalism
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 514. Which of the following contributed to the establishment of secondary schools which is an
inclusion to basic education ?
A. Reformation B. Realistic
515. The present Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act has its beginning on what period of Roman History?
A. A.D. 100-AD 175-government increased its subsidy for education B. A.D. 274-259- government established a monopoly on
education
516. Whose philosophy influenced the present emphasis on Character Education and Values Education in our school system?
A. Gandhi B. Confucius
517. The singing of national anthem is an offshoot of the philosophical ideals of
A. Nationalism B. Socialism
518. Ejay, an adolescent combines his ability to use deductive and inductive reasoning in realistic rules that he can respect and
live by. When he does this, how does Ejay perceives his environment?
A. He sees events apart from himself and other people B. He sees the world through the eyes of the people
519. Manual aesthetic activities involving attitudes and feelings are primarily expressive of emotions and values not thought.
An example of this motor skill is ________.
A. Baking a cake with background music B. Dancing and playing musical instruments
520. Parents and teachers are considered as authorities and models by children at the early childhood stage. What does this
statement imply?
A. Teachers and parents should serve as role models at all times B. Parent-teacher conference should always be an activity in
school
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 521. Which of these statements regarding professional teachers is the major difference in the
professionalization 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 on full time basis and on a permanent status
522. Which of these activities would be an effective way of avoiding or minimizing social stratification in the classroom?
A. Assign leadership roles to the children of the upper social class B. Avail the infuence of mass media for children of all classes
523. The constitution which provided the present philosophy of education was the contribution of the Aquino Administration.
Which of these statements is NOT consistent with our educational philosophy?
A. Foster nationalism and patriotism B. Appreciate the roles of foreigners on the historical saga of the country
524. If children are cooperatively engaged with the teacher in a group project, the children will discipline themselves as each
member of the group exercises _______.
A. Obedience to the teacher B. Moral compulsion
525. Operation “return to the basics” was launched by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports not only to upgrade
pupil achievement but also to ________.
A. Emphasize the importance of the 3Rs B. Serve as the basis for a learning continuum
526. Which of the following embodies the operation “Return to the Basics”?
A. New Elementary School Curriculum B. National Secondary Achievement Test
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 527. In a classroom it is possible to see the teacher doing the following to facilitate learning : I.
The class reads a workbook on the characteristics of animals II. The class copies the characteristics of animals from books III.
The class goes out to the zoo to observe the animals IV. The teacher shows posters of animals
Which of these teacher’s activities reflects an interactive environment?
A. I and IV B. III only
528. Which is NOT TRUE in the development of understanding in early childhood?
A. Ability to reason and to see relationship B. Ability to explore their environment
529. Whose research established the first kindergarten also known as “a garden where children can grow” ?
A. Froebel B. Herbart
530. Values development is integrated in all subjects in the NSEC while Values Education is _________.
A. Offered as a separate subject B. Emphasized in Science and technology
531. Which of the following is a mark of a good teacher?
A. Has the mastery of the lesson B. Has the capability to implement corporal punishment
532. Under the learning to do, which of the following instruments must be acquired by Justin so he can perform his work
effectively?
A. Competence B. Insights
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 533. What do you think would be the action of a teacher who found out and has proven that his
principal is involved in the malversation of funds of their school?
A. Ignore what the teacher has discovered about this action of the principal B. Present the charge to a competent authority
534. Teacher Abe is a neophyte teacher. One time a mother of one of his students confronted and maligned him in front of his
colleagues. How should Teacher Abe react on this kind of situation?
A. Allow the mother to keep on maligning her until it’s turn to do the same B. Wait until the emotion of the mother subsides
and invite her to discuss the concern with the principal or guidance counselor
535. Ms. Gasat is always guided by the principle that she has a foremost responsibility as a teacher. Given the following, which
do you think is the main responsibility of Ms.Gasat?
A. Inspires student to interesting lessons B. Guides students in the learning process
536. During the class reunion, Teacher Nancy learned that most of her classmates are successful in their fields. Also, she found
out that most of them are wealthy because they have chosen a lucrative profession. Confronted with this situation, how
should Teacher Nancy react?
A. Leave the event so as to avoid being asked about her profession B. Tell with pride that she is a teacher by profession
537. Roan as a principal is very much interested in a quality professional development program of her teachers. Which of the
following should she consider to realize this?
A. Responsive to identified teachers needs B. Prescribed by top educational teachers
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 538. Ms. Sarah wants to help in ending Ms. Rose’s act of immorality but doesn’t have the courage
to confront her. What she did was to write and secretly distribute copies of anonymous letter to her colleagues. What should
have been done instead?
A. Talk to the married man with whom Ms. Rose is having an illicit affair B. If the charge is valid, present such charge under
oath before her school head
539. The principal asks his good teachers to write modular lessons in Science, then he had them published with his name
printed as author. Which is unethical in this case?
A. He got the merit which was due for his teacher writers B. He burdened the teachers with work not related to teaching
540. Teacher Ruth, a teacher for thirty two years, refuses to attend seminars. She claims that her thirty two years of teaching
is more than all the seminars she is asked to attend. Are her actuation and thinking in accordance with the Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers?
A. Yes, because she taught for thirty two years and may have mastered the subject B. No, a professional teacher, regardless of
teaching experience, ought to go through CPE
541. Operation “return to the basics” was launched by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports not only to upgrade
pupil achievement but also to _______.
A. Emphasize the importance of the 3Rs B. Serve as the basis for a learning continuum
542. Which of the following embodies the operation “Return to the Basics”?
A. New Elementary School Curriculum B. National Secondary Achievement Test
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 543. Education is a continuous process of experiencing and revisiting or reorganizing experiences
according to a progressivist. What does it mean?
A. Education takes place anytime and anywhere B. Education goes on throughout life
544. The main contribution of the Arroyo administration in education is Republic Act no. 9155. This provision _______.
A. Renamed the DECS to DepED B. Established the study now-pay later system
545. The main purpose of compulsory education of the Constitution is to:
A. Develop students into responsible thinking citizen B. Acquaint students with the historical development of constitution
546. Which of the following situations violates the principle of respect?
A. Teacher Dave tells his students that what Teacher Neil taught is essential. B. Teacher Dang is giving special favor to students
to please so that she can get a remarkable result in the evaluation
547. If Teacher Lando states that specialization is knowing more and more about less and less, hence it is better to be
generalist. What kind of philosophy does he uphold?
A. Essentialism B. Progressivism
548. Teacher Iah is an inspiration to almost all of the students. Her efficiency and effectiveness in the profession is truly
outstanding. Which of the following describes this attitude toward her?
A. Progressivism B. Idealism
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 549. Teacher Janus finds teaching in a multi-cultural classes very challenging. Which among the
following choices will alleviate the difficulty of addressing theses challenges?
A. He must nurture diversity rather than practicing domination and oppression B. He must welcome one sided view rather
than the recognition of biases
550. Ms. Algie is the most admired pre-school teacher in her school. Which among the following can best explain her being a
good teacher?
A. She manages to instill control to her students B. She adheres to the want of the parents for their children
551. Teacher Bong brought a salamander in the class during a lecture about amphibians. The salamander is a device
commonly known as REALIA. Teacher can bring realia ONLY when ________.
A. Available B. Feasible
552. Students of Teacher Jigs described him as someone who knows what he is talking about. Teacher Jigs therefore exhibits a
power known as _____.
A. Expert power B. Referent power
553. To show disapproval to the misbehavior of the student, Teacher Prince clears his throat and looks intently at the erring
student. This classroom management style is commonly known as _______.
A. Proximity control B. Signal interference
554. When choosing an instructional aid or device, the primary consideration of the teacher would be _______.
A. Suitability B. Efficiency
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 555. Which of the computer-based instructional tools can help you revise written work such as
short stories and essays?
A. Desktop publishing B. Word processing
556. Ms. Bhum wants to show to her class a magnified picture of the Mt. Pinatubo’s crater fixed on a bond paper. Which of the
following tools can she use?
A. Overhead projector B. Opaque projector
557. As teacher employs the project based multimedia learning (PBML) strategy, what are some limitations teachers expect
from the encounter?
I. There is a need for extending the time to use several media II. The presentation of the product is not an easy task III. The
technology skills to produce a product may be lacking A. I, II, III B. II and III only
558. B.F. Skinner is a known psychologist and the one who first described operant conditioning. Which of the techniques is an
application of operant conditioning?
A. Project method B. Computer-assisted instruction
559. Which of the following choices is considered as social force that affects the school and the curriculum?
A. Changes in gender roles B. Learner’s characteristics
560. Which of the following is an expression of child’s interest in his body?
A. Looking at themselves in the mirror B. Looking the picture of an adult men and women
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 561. Motor development is manifested by a particular child who _______?
A. Learns how to walk, run, and jump B. Recognizes the different sizes of toys given to him
562. Which among the following drugs is commonly used for children with ADHD?
A. Ritalin B. Thorazine
563. What is the main reason why children with ADHD have limited learning skills?
A. Are given sedatives which make them listen B. Act on impulse and cannot concentrate
564. Many concerned parents commonly make the mistake of __________.
A. Unintentionally rewarding their children for creating stress B. Unintentionally creating high levels of stress for their child
565. Stuttering is commonly caused by _________.
A. Problem with a physical origin B. Side effect of authoritarian parenting
566. How can parents foster initiative and independence in children?
A. Mastering psychomotor skills B. Encouragement from parents when a child plans and carries out a task
567. Which stage considers the importance of teachers, peers and adults outside the home in shaping attitude toward
oneself?
A. Integrity versus despair B. Industry versus inferiority
568. When a child manifest autism, self-destructive behavior and echolalia, the child might be showing the symptoms of
______?
A. Anorexia nervosa B. Childhood autism
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 569. When Kevin’s moral choices are determined by the direct consequences of actions, he is
most likely in the stage of _______?
A. Post conventional B. Pre-conventional
570. What is the motivation of Lester who paints for the sheer enjoyment of creating artwork?
A. Intrinsic B. Extrinsic
571. Providing variety of learning activities to students is a characteristic of a teacher who understands the principle of
__________.
A. Facilitating learning with emphasis on individual differences B. Allowing the student to be exposed to various teaching
techniques
572. Students who are disobedient and who display negative attitudes towards others are best handled by a teacher who will
________.
A. Take every opportunity to praise him for every positive attitude displays B. Detain him after office hours for him to do what
he has been ordered
573. Which of the following develops critical thinking skill among the students?
A. A willingness to suspend judgment B. Blind obedience to authority
574. A child who always fights with his /her classmates, who has a very short attention span, and who has frequent tantrums is
believed to be sufferring from
A. Mental retardation B. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
575. Teacher Selwyn has been lecturing for more than an hour and he noticed that students are not anymore able to absorb
additional information. This phenomenon is known as ________.
A. Stagnation B. Plateau of learning
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 576. Planned ignoring, signal interference and proximity control are techniques used in
__________.
A. Life space interviewing B. Managing surface behavior
577. A foreigner who is studying here in the Philippines was turned off by the Filipinos way of eating balut and frogs. This
feeling is called _________.
A. Culture phobia B. Culture shock
578. Who among the following claimed that children are natural learners and therefore must be taught in natural settings?
A. Montessori B. Froebel
579. The concept that learning to read or write does not happen quickly but is build upon many small steps that occur over the
course of the child’s early childhood.
A. Emergent literacy B. Innate literacy
580. A boy is closer to his mother and a girl is closed to her father. These instances are under ________.
A. Oepidal complex B. Phallic stage
581. Laughing at a two year old child who uttered a bad word is not a proper thing to do because in this stages of the child’s
life, the child is _________.
A. Considering the views of others B. Distinguishing right from wrong
582. The school director emphasizes the necessity of clean and green environment that contribute to effective teaching and
learning. This is an example of ________.
A. Providing an atmosphere conducive to learning B. Establishing rapport between teachers and pupils
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 583. The teachers are facilitators of learning. Which among the following negates this principle?
A. Uses pro-active discipline methods B. Focus on the background of the students
584. The nearest to the real thing according to Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience is __________.
A. Watching demo B. Attending exhibit
585. This is the pre-planned collection of sample of student works, assessed results and other output produced by the
students _________.
A. Portfolio B. Observation report
586. Which of the following statements is one of the strengths of an autobiography as a technique for personality appraisal?
A. It can replace data obtain from other data techniques B. It makes possible presentation of intimate experience
587. Student Raj was asked to report to the Guidance Office. Student Raj and his classmates at once remark, “What’s wrong?”
What does this mean?
A. Reporting to a guidance office is oftenassociated with misbehavior B. Guidance counselors are perceived to be “almighty
and omniscient.”
588. The discriminating index of item number 15 is 0.45 means that
A. More students from the upper group got the item correctly B. More students from the lower group got the item correctly
589. What is the main advantage of using the table of specifications when constructing periodic test?
A. It increases the validity of the test result B. It improves the sampling of content areas
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 590. Which of the following is an example of norm-referenced interpretation?
A. Jiah’s test score is higher than 89% of the class B. Fritz solves five problems correctly out of thirty problems
591. Which of the following assessment techniques best assess the objective “plans and designs an experiment to be
performed.”
A. Rating scale B. Checklist
592. What type of measure of variation is easily affected by the extreme scores?
A. Quartile deviation B. Standard deviation
593. Standard deviation is to measure of variation as _______ is to measure of central tendency
A. Mean B. Mode
594. Which statement/s is/are true in constructing matching type of test? I. The options and descriptions are not necessarily
homogenous II. Description in Column A and option in Column B III. The options must be greater than the description IV. The
directions must state the basis of matching A. I, II and III B. II, III and IV
595. A type of error committed in grading the performance of the students by the rater who avoids both extremes of the scale
and tends to rate everyone as average
A. Logical error B. Central tendency error
596. Which of the following should be AVOIDED in constructing true or false test? I. Verbal clues and specific determiner II.
Terms denoting definite degree or amount III. Taking statements directly from the book IV. Keep true and false statement the
same in length A. I and III only B. I, II and III
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 597. Which of the following tests can best effectively measure higher order of cognitive learning
objectives?
A. Objective test B. Extended essay test
598. To increase the difficulty of a multiple choice test item, which of the following should be done?
A. Make the options homogeneous B. Make the options equal in length
599. Teacher Abegail wants to establish the reliability of his test in Biology. Which of the following will he accomplish? I.
Administer a parallel test II. Split the test III. Construct a variety of items IV. Administer the same test twice A. I, III, IV B. I, II, IV
600. Teacher Tiffany constructed a matching type test item. In her column of descriptions are combination of presidents,
current issues, and sports. Which rule of constructing a matching type test item was NOT followed?
A. The descriptions must be homogeneous B. The descriptions must be heterogeneous
601. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group when we talk about projective personality test?
A. Sentence Completion test B. Word Association test
602. Which of the following is the main purpose of administering a pre test and post test to the students?
A. Measure gains in learning B. Measure the effectiveness of instruction
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 603. Which is the first step in planning a periodic test?
A. Construct a table of specification B. Go back to the instructional objectives
604. Below is the list of methods used to establish the reliability of a test, which method is questionable due to practice and
familiarity?
A. Kuder Richardson B. Test retest
605. What is the meaning of TOS in the parlance of test construction?
A. Table of Specifications B. Table of Specific Test
606. Which is implied by a positively skewed score distribution?
A. The mode is high B. Most of the scores are low
607. Which of the following is a result of compressing a file?
A. The file is deleted B. The file size is smaller
608. Which of the following are the basic components of curriculum design?
A. Content, Assessment and delivery B. Assessment, Teaching strategies and textbooks
609. The following are examples of Learner-Centered Design EXCEPT
A. Child-centered design B. Humanistic-centered design
610. Which of the following statements about computer viruses is TRUE?
A. Files damaged by computer viruses can be cured B. Compressed files can never be damaged by viruses
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 611. Mrs. Grachie dreams to organize a seminar with a known poet from another country but she
cannot afford to spend for the transportation of the said guest. Which of the following can she use so she won’t need to spend
much?
A. Instant messaging B. Video conferencing
612. Teacher Nemiah wants her students to express their opinions regarding environmental problems. Which of the following
can she use to do this?
A. Forum B. Blog
613. Ms. Vanessa will be absent for two days because of a national conference. She wants her students to work on a certain
module. What is the fastest way of sending the module to her students while she is away?
A. Share it to all her students in her live account B. Send the module through group instant messaging
614. Teacher Grace is assigned to handle a multi-grade class. What instructional material must be used to provide the needs of
each grade?
A. Differentiated materials to cater to different levels B. Multisensory materials
615. A document published by a school district that identifies rules of behavior that must be followed by anyone using the
school district computers, network or internet connection
A. Fair use B. Ethical internet use policy
616. Which of the following are the rationales behind using technology in the classrooms? I. Motivational II. Unique
instructional capabilities III. Increased Teachers’ productivity A. II and II only B. I, II and III
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 617. Using bloom’s Taxonomy, the highest among the following is
A. Critical comprehension B. Critical evaluation
618. Among the following educators, who proposed the placement of children in a “prepared environment”?
A. Montessori B. Froebel
619. To improve comprehension and retention among the students, the teacher’s best option would be to use
A. SQ3R B. Contextual Clues
620. Teacher Nerry would like to compare and contrast plant cell vs. animal cell. She would most likely use:
A. Venn diagram B. Tree diagram
621. The students of Teacher Panyang feel that their teacher has an “eye behind her head” This characteristics of the teacher
is known as
A. Referent power B. Withitness
622. Teacher Prince asks his students what they already know about the topic before starting a new topic in his subject. What
concept of cognitive development is exhibited in the situation above?
A. Assimilation B. Schemata
623. During the distribution of the report card, which of the following must be the foremost concern of a teacher?
A. Discuss the projects of the school B. Discuss the progress as well as the deficiencies of the student
624. How will you classify the purpose of the school as it concerns with the training and preparation of citizens for the world of
work?
A. Economic purpose B. Social purpose
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 625. After listening to the homily of the Priest about fidelity, Julian has a moment of reflection. His
understanding of the value of fidelity has become deeper as he relate this to his past experiences. This typifies what kind of
philosophy _______?
A. Constructivism B. Reconstructivism
626. Teacher Carl is a new teacher. He realizes that handling his students’ misbehavior is a very demanding aspect of the
classroom management. In this regard he thought of giving up teaching. What advice can you give him?
A. Report every student’s misbehavior to the principal B. Set the ground rules for the whole class
627. Which among the following philosophers considered habits and reasons as equally important forces to be cultivated in
education?
A. Aristotle B. Jerome Bruner
628. Which of the following is the most important component of educational reform?
A. Implementing a better curriculum for students B. Allowing the students to participate more
629. The failure in the test of independence among Filipino students can be attributed to
A. High degree of dependence to authority B. Strong family ties
630. Teacher Justin is admired for being an effective classroom manager. He is not only friendly but at the same time _____.
A. Business-like B. Analytical
631. Which of the following would be the most fitting action of a teacher who is having a relationship with his/her student?
A. Defer the relationship until they are ready to admit it B. Continue the relationship and exercise utmost professional
discretion about this
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 632. Some children go through a period of intense appetite when they eat or chew on all sorts of
inedible substances. This is called:
A. Pica B. Enuresis
633. Mrs. Grace Binay was not accepted by a certain company because of her age. This discrimination based on age is called
A. Ageism B. Senilism
634. Jco’s parents do not want their child with ADHD to undergo drug treatment, their better alternative would be
A. Behavior modification of behavior management B. Punishment
635. Ripple effect can also be seen in misdemeanor. The teacher should therefore
A. Immediately respond to misbehavior B. Be consistent in classroom management
636. The best example of Operant Conditioning among the following is _________.
A. Using reinforcement B. Fostering conducive learning environment
637. A child submitted a poorly written report but packaged with startingly colored paper cover. This showcases ___________
A. Subtance over “porma” B. porma” over substance
638. Jeff has inherent skills in taking care of plants. It is highly possible that he has _______
A. Naturalistic intelligence B. Intrapersonal intelligence
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 639. According to Erikson, a child who is cold towards that people around him might have failed to
attain what basic goal based on psychosocial development?
A. Trust B. Initiative
640. What is the most likely characteristic of children aged 3 to 5 according Erikson?
A. Mischievous B. Ego-centric
641. Metacogniton is primarily characterized by _________.
A. Formulating hypothesis B. Thinking about their thinking
642. A person who is friendly and has a capacity to make people laugh possesses _______.
A. Intrapersonal intelligence B. Interpersonal intelligence
643. A student is finding it hard to read. When the guidance counselor traced the child’s history, the counselor was able to find
out the student came from a dysfunctional family, Aside from that, the child was abused and neglected. What could have
caused the student’s reading disability?
A. Emotional factors B. Poor teaching
644. As children move into the elementary school years, they direct their energy toward mastery knowledge and skills. Which
stage of Erikson’s theory is characterized here?
A. Industry VS. Inferiority B. Identity VS. Role Confusion
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
645. To whom does the word teacher refer? I. Full time teachers II. Part time teachers III. Guidance counselors IV. Librarians V.
Division Superintendent A. I,II, and V B. III and IV 646. Which is true of LET passers?
A. Every LET passer shall be required to take the Professional Oath before practicing as a Professional Teacher B. Taking the
Professional Oath before practicing as a Professional Teacher is optional for LET passer
647. Are vocational teachers required of professional license?
A. Yes B. No
648. Can a failed examinee qualify for the position of para-teacher?
A. Yes, if his LET rating is below 75 B. Yes, if his LET rating is 70 and above
649. When should teachers support one another?
A. At all times for whatever cause B. When the best interest of learners is at stake ina controversy
650. What does the Teacher Education Development Program signify as a prerequisite for employment of teachers in basic
education schools?
A. Licensure examination for teachers B. National standard competencies among teachers
651. How do orientation sessions help the new teacher? I. Be attuned to the school environment II. Learn guidelines to follow
III. Develop good relations A. II and III B. I, II, III
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 652. Former DepEd Director Lolita Andrada described her humble early schooling: a silong (ground
floor of a house) converted into a classroom. Which best characterizes the situation?
A. School-home connection B. Rural village school
653. What is the overall stream for education, growth and fulfillment in the teaching profession?
A. Merit and promotion B. Lifelong career
654. Among the following, which directly qualifies the teacher candidate to be registered at par with other professions like
medicine, law, nursing, and the like?
A. Licensure examination B. Membership in professional association
655. In essence, what is the new Performance Appraisal System for Teachers (PAST)?
A. Competency-based B. Skill-based
656. Among active participation of school officials and teachers in the community, which of the following is not appropriate
due to prevailing religious sentiments?
A. Literacy assistance for out of school children/youths B. Promoting contraceptives for planned parenthood
657. Among rights of the schools, which is not provided by the law?
A. Right for basic education to determine subjects of the study B. Right for institutions of higher learning to determine
academic grounds for admission.
658. What is known as a self-appraisal for professional growth that is acceptable and useful for recognizing weakness and
strengths for a new beginning teacher?
A. Self-evaluation B. Students’ evaluation
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 659. In order to assist new teacher, which is the most effective way to clarify the schools’ goals
and responsibilities early in the first year?
A. Student’s handbook B. Orientation
660. Transparency international, a global corruption watchdog, rates the Philippines as one of the most corrupt nation in Asia.
What educational program is relevant to this situation?
A. Values education B. Socio-economic development
661. The Transparency International’s perception that the Philippines suffer a cultural malaise of corruption, what component
of our character needs to be further developed along the Learning To Be Pillar of education in the 21st century?
A. Intellectual-emotional component B. Ethical-spiritual component
662. What is the cultural trait of conflicting values that aims to please people in different venues and situations rather than
abide by principles?
A. Kanya-kanya system B. Split personality
663. What best describes “puwede na” mentality vs. excellence in service/ work?
A. Arduous preparation B. Resignation to mediocrity
664. A teacher introduces herself as teacher only. What does this imply?
A. The teaching profession is the lowest paid profession B. She takes no pride in the teaching profession
665. How is collaboration among teachers for sustained professional practice teachers best achieved?
A. Mentoring system by experienced teachers B. Interdependent work for cohesion
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 666. From the Constitution, what is the condition for allowing students to be taught religion in
public schools?
A. Outside of school hours only B. Upon written permission by parents
667. Under R.A. 7722 or Higher Education Act of 1994, which agency has direct supervision and management of teacher
education institutions or colleges of education in the country?
A. Commission on Higher Education B. Teacher Education Council
668. Along the aim towards labor for integrity, which aspect of work needs to be taught to future employers and employees in
the 21st century workplace?
A. Industry skills and orientation B. Loyalty for company and work
669. Which of the following is a quality of an engaging learning environment most reflective of Education For All (EFA)?
A. Improvised to enhance learning for all types of learners B. Student-centered learning activities 670. Educated in a religious
school, Sansa goes to confession every day to be free of any kind of sin. How do you characterize Dona’s moral attitude?
A. Scrupulous B. Pharisaical
671. How should teachers regard new trends and reforms in education?
A. As a development need B. As a wave in millennial change
672. How does the “humaneness” of the teacher best describe when he/ she is full of interest and enthusiasm in the work of
teaching?
A. Responsiveness B. Perceptiveness
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 673. Of the following, which best describes peer teacher-and-learning?
A. Individual B. Collegial
674. To survive in the global community and in the twenty first century, one must be a:
A. Digital expert B. Digital immigrant
675. What observation tests to the fact that the student’s motivation vary according to socio-cultural background?
A. Genetic endowments may show gifted endowments among the young B. Children from low-income
household meet more obstacles in learning
676. Which indicator is most useful for assessing quality of schooling?
A. Cohort survival rate B. Net enrollment rate
677. The world has become a global village. What sound practice is expected of teachers?
A. Respect of diverse culture B. Ethnic cleansing
678. Of the following, which is the most powerful source of values like beauty and goodness outside the school system?
A. Nature B. Mass media
679. Among components of a morally mature person, which demonstrates that a teacher seeks peaceful resolution of conflict?
A. Working for peace/reconciliation B. Accepting responsibility for choices
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 680. Which of the following refer to teamwork among teachers in classroom teaching?
A. Peer evaluation B. Peer teaching
681. Of goals of education, which relates to the strengthening of our society’s sense of belonging and identity?
A. Moral character B. Citizenship
682. Inculcating moral maturity among students, which of the following relates to beliefs and ideals?
A. Respecting freedom of conscience B. Promoting human equality
683. Among core/basic life skill, which relate to recognizing and giving worth to ourselves as persons?
A. Self-esteem B. Empathy
684. What philosophical motive was behind public education during the American colonial period?
A. Secularism B. Utilitarianism
685. Students must be taught self-responsibility is the desire of the ___________ teacher.
A. Existentialist B. Constructivist
686. Values are subjective. Your value may bot necessarily be my value. What subscribe to this thought? I. Progressivist II.
Pragmatists III. Essentialist A. I and III B. I and II
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 687. Which aspect of multi-intelligence is enhanced by asking students to work on a physical
model of the atom after a teacher’s discussion on the subject of the atom?
A. Interpersonal B. Kinesthetical
688. John Dewey said, “An ounce of experience is better than a ton of theory.” To which does this statement point?
A. The need for experience B. The primacy of experience
689. In Piaget’s Concrete-Operational stage in cognitive development, which refers to the ability to order or arrange things
logically on dimension such as weight, volume, or size?
A. Seriation B. Conservation
690. In Piaget’s Formal Operation Stage in cognitive development, which of the following is not among the characteristics of
the child’s thinking ability?
A. Hypothesis making B. Knowing properties (number, mass, volume, etc)
691. In Erikson’s Stage Theory of Development, which affirmation belongs to the stage of Identity versus role confusion?
A. I get a good deal of pleasure from working B. I wonder what sort of person I am
692. What is the degree of moral certitude of Vanessa who entered into marriage only out of obedience to her parents, but
uncertain whether she wanted marriage at all?
A. Probable B. Doubtful
693. Which is the most basic in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
A. Socialization B. Actualization
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 694. Among mistaken goals in the Acceptance Approach to discipline, what happens when
students seek to hurt others to make up being for being hurt or rejected?
A. Revenge seeking B. Power seeking
695. Among mistaken goals in the Acceptance Approach to discipline, what happens when students feel helpless and rejected
so that they remove themselves rather than confront the situation?
A. Withdrawal B. Attention getting
696. How will you make a child memorize the table of multiplication from the point of view of Pavlov?
A. Make them understand the meaning of multiplication B. Call the child’s attention every time you recite the table for them
697. In the 5’S Formula to create a conductive learning environment, which S stands cleanliness of the work place?
A. Shine B. Systematize
698. Among mistaken goals in the Acceptance Approach to discipline, what happens when students are not getting the
recognition they desire, continually seek to help, and refuse to work unless the teacher hovers over them?
A. Withdrawal B. Power seeking
699. What is being shown by teachers who ignore slow-learners and take pride in the work of fast learners?
A. Hurling invectives B. Discrimination
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 700. What provides the most direct type of learning, but is difficult to supply in the traditional
classroom?
A. Real-life experience B. Multisensory instructional aids
701. Among thinking skills in learning, what includes fluent, flexible, original and elaborate thinking?
A. Divergent thinking B. Convergent thinking
702. Of the following effects on learning, what is the effect of assigning various sections of the newspaper, and allowing choice
depending on the learner’s choice?
A. Allowing different interests B. Encouraging participation
703. Learning is influenced by social interaction and interpersonal relations. What must a teacher do?
A. Make students feel good about themselves B. Make students work collaboratively
704. How can new information be made more meaningful to students?
A. Relating it to knowledge they already know B. Increasing retention of new knowledge
705. Which of the following best relate to basic literacy to learners?
A. Text-based learning B. Field experience
706. What is the initial knowing process learned by the individual that revolves around practical problem-solving?
A. Thinking B. Listening
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 707. What condition afflicts child learners who have to count on fingers to tell whether 5 are more
than 4?
A. Neurological B. Mental
708. In learning complex matters, what is important to give focus on?
A. Separate and diverse thoughts and beliefs B. Meaning from information, experience, and beliefs
709. Which is not an aim in having partners in team learning?
A. Focused attention B. Cooperative work
710. Among the components in the instructional framework for learning strategies, which is demonstrated by teacher Ana
who assigns homework for students to do on their own?
A. Independent practice B. Consolidation
711. Someone said, “Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.” This means
that:
A. Theory and experience must go hand-in-hand B. Theory is more important than experience
712. Teacher A set 85% accuracy in a test on predicting the kind of weather given 5 different atmospheric conditions. Mary
obtain a score of 82% that can be interpreted as
A. She is 3% short of the set percentile score B. She did not meet the set standard by 3%
713. Of the following, which is the best way parents can support the learning development of their children?
A. Interest and assistance in class assignments B. Checking report card grades
714. What characteristic differentiate spiritual intelligence or spiritual quotient as developed by Harvard University, from
sectarian religion (E.g. Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, etc.)?
A. Creedal values B. Sectarian values
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 715. Sequence the following events on the historical development of reading: I. Greek letters and
the Roman alphabet were developed II. Through the Semite’s ingenuity, sounds, and symbols gave rise to the Phoenician
alphabet III. People used pictures and characters to convey messages IV. Researchers showed the processes of reading,
comprehension, and interpretation A. I, II, III, and IV B. III, II, I and IV
716. In Grace Godell’s Reading Skill Ladder, which step should come last, and only when needed?
A. Using parts of a book B. Using the dictionary
717. In Grace Godell’s Reading Skills Ladder, which is at the very bottom and needed to move up to the sequential ladder of
reading skills?
A. Phonetic analysis B. Basic sight words
718. Among models of reading strategies, what did student Donald adopt when he reads back and forth, attending to both
what is in his mind and what’s on the page?
A. Bottoms-up B. Interactive
719. What is known as learning a new word by studying its roots and affixes?
A. Morphology B. Phonetic analysis
720. What is an example of a book or writing intended for moral knowledge of the very young readers?
A. Jack and the Beanstalk B. Les Miserable
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 721. Which of the following does not belong to the meta-cognitive reading activities?
A. Testing B. Sampling
722. Among specialist in reading, who are mainly concerned about reading as a thinking process that involves the recognition
of printed or written symbols which serve as thought stimuli?
A. Linguists B. Psychologists
723. What is mainly addressed by early intervention program for children with disabilities, ages 0 to 3 years old?
A. Ensuring inclusion for special children B. Early growth development lag
724. Who is best equipped to lead in the formulation of an individual educational plan for special children?
A. Special education teachers B. Parents of special children
725. To what problem type do students belong, who have short attention span, unable to sustain concentration by being easily
affected by sights, sounds or speech?
A. Withdrawn B. Distractible
726. On categories of exceptionality in the young, what is difficulty in focusing and maintaining attention, and/or recurrent
hyperactive and impulsive behavior?
A. ADHD B. Emotional/conduct disorders
727. How is the disorderly behavior of children classified when they tell lies?
A. Moral B. Social
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 728. In preparing classroom tests, which of the following checklists is the LAST among steps in
tests preparation?
A. How are the test results to be reported? B. How are the test scores to be tabulated?
729. Tests should be non-threatening, but which of the following actually threatens students?
A. Surprise quiz B. Scheduled exam
730. The test questions in Teacher Dae Dae’s test were confusing and subject to wrong understanding, especially to poorer
students. What was wrong with the test?
A. Unclear directions B. Ambiguity
731. In her tests, Teacher Tomden made tests that were either too difficult or too easy. What was wrong with her tests?
A. Unclear directions B. Inappropriate level of difficulty of the test items
732. What is wrong with test items that give clues to answers to questions?
A. Tests brevity B. Poor construction
733. With manner of answering as a criterion, which of the following belongs to supply type of test?
A. Completion B. Multiple choice
734. What primary response factor is considered by Essay questions?
A. Wide sampling of ideas B. Factual information
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 735. In using Essay questions, what of the following are these tests susceptible to, such as to make
them less reliable measure broad knowledge of the subject matter?
A. Bluffing B. Time consuming
736. Among standardized tests, which reveals strengths and weaknesses for purposes of placement and formulating an
appropriate instructional program?
A. Achievement tests B. Diagnostic tests
737. Among standardized tests, which is to measure cognitive abilities, and administered either as a group or individual test?
A. Intelligence test B. Achievement test
738. What kind of assessment helps teachers determine gaps in learning a subject matter?
A. Formative assessment B. Summative assessment
739. An entering college would like to determine which course is best suited for him. Which test is appropriate for this
purpose?
A. Aptitude test B. Diagnostic test
740. Among recording devices during assessment, which can the student use to describe behavior and context which
observations may be forgotten or remembered incorrectly?
A. Anecdotal record B. Self-assessment
741. Among written categories of assessment methods, what did teacher Maggie Lagid use when she assessed the stock
knowledge of her students through questioning in an open class?
A. Oral questioning B. Performance test
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 742. Self-evaluation can be done in various ways, but this is not one of them:
A. Use of an evaluation instrument B. Peer feedback session
743. Which of the following are alternative assessments?
A. Portfolio, exhibits, journals B. Paper-and-pencil test, demonstration, reports 744. What is an alternative assessment tool
that consists of a collection of work artifacts or in progress accomplishment by a targeted clientele?
A. Rubric B. Portfolio
745. Of the following, which is the most conducive for authentic assessment?
A. Performance drill B. Real world application
746. Among written categories of assessment methods, what instruments did Mona use when she used a check list in order to
grade the dramatic performance of students in play?
A. Performance test B. Product rating scale
747. In order for assessment to have clarity of learning targets, outcomes must be stated in behavioral terms so that this can
be measured. Which of the following shows this desired clarity?
A. To practice reading with competence B. To improve the speed of reading competence
748. In outcomes based education, which of the following are not considered outcomes?
A. Products B. Procedures
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 749. Among written categories of assessment methods, what instruments did Science teacher
Julian use when he prepared a list of behavior that make up a certain type of performance in the use of a microscope?
A. Product rating scale B. Performance test
750. What is the criterion-referenced test designed to determine?
A. Performance level on a specific skill B. Performance on a wide content of coverage
751. Of the following subjects, which does not belong to performancebased subjects in which direct instruction is effectively
used?
A. Mathematics B. Science
752. What does it mean if student Pete got a 60% percentile rank in class?
A. He scored better than 60% of the class B. He scored less than 60% of the class
753. Which measure of central tendency is most reliable when scores are extremely high and low?
A. Median B. Mean
754. What should be done with the test item whose difficulty index is .98?
A. Reject it B. Revise it
755. What does the test mean if the difficulty index is 1?
A. Very difficult B. Very easy
756. What is the meaning of a negative correlation between amount of practice and number of errors in tennis?
A. The increase in the amount of practices does not at all affect the number of errors B. As the amount of practice increases,
the number of errors decreases
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 757. What is the normal curve in the grade distribution of students in a class?
A. All have average grades B. Most get average grades, few high and low
758. What can be said of student performance in a negatively skewed class score distribution?
A. Most students performed well B. Most students performed poorly
759. Which is true when the standard deviation is big?
A. Scores are spread out B. Scores are concentrated
760. Which of the following best describes creativity?
A. Imaginative B. Positive
761. Of the types of validity for tests, what reflects the knowledge and skills in the program of studies?
A. Curricular validity B. Criterion validity
762. Of the types of validity for tests, what type constructs a test for a particular subject, the items adequately reflecting the
specific matter of the subject?
A. Content validity B. Criterion validity
763. Principal Balita introduced machine-scored tests in his school. What factor in scoring does this add to make tests more
reliable?
A. Objective scoring B. Ease in checking
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 764. Since Teacher Alvin wants his test be more reliable, which of the following should he adopt?
A. Make a test that requires students the need for more time to complete B. Increase number of test items
765. For easier correction of his test, Teacher Edward prepared the True and False items in alternating 1, 3, 5, 7 etc. True, and
2, 4, 6 etc. False. What is wrong with the test in terms of Usability?
A. Improper arrangement of items B. Identifiable pattern of answers
766. What is the graphic illustration for the relationship between two variables?
A. Histogram B. Normal curves 767. For assessment in Problem-Based Learning, how do you classify the teacher’s assessment
of individual students presenting their output in class?
A. Peer assessment B. Individual assessment 768. In assessment for Problem-Based Learning, who are responsible in judging
student performance?
A. Teacher and peers B. Teacher-and-students
769. What is a scoring guide that lists the criteria and their levels of quality on which evaluation will be focused?
A. Portfolio B. Rubric
770. What is being assessed by the Rubric that seeks to assess high, moderate, or low imaginative thinking?
A. Creativity B. Craftsmanship
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 771. Using Rubrics to assess power-point presentations of students, which criteria from the
following is most significant as it is the essence of presentations?
A. Presenting design B. Content value
772. Using Rubrics, which is futuristic and hypothetical among the following criteria chosen to assess a planned student affairs
program for the school year?
A. Projected impact of projects/activities B. Feasibility of projects/activities
773. What should be the basis of remedial instruction?
A. Errors, fallings, and lapses B. Identified systematic errors by students
774. Which of the following is the most reliable tool for determining the students’ ability to write?
A. Portfolio assessment B. Scoring rubric
775. Which is the research method or technique suited for the study of Garbage collection in NCR district I?
A. Focus group B. Observational technique
776. What dependent variable can be used to test the hypothesis, “The more a teacher knows about a specific subject matter,
the better she can teach it”?
A. Teacher’s yearly performance rating B. Personality traits of the teacher
777. For group guidance in classroom management, what element is lacking when there is too much competitiveness and
exclusiveness with the teacher being punitive and partial to some students?
A. Poor interpersonal relations B. Disturbance in group climate
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 778. Which of the following is the best option to deal with chronic behavior problems in the
classroom?
A. Indicate consequences of behavior B. Establish positive expectations for students
779. Among styles of classroom management, which expects teachers to specify rules of behavior, consequence for disobeying
them, and to communicate these rules and consequences clearly?
A. Assertive approach B. Behavioral modification style
780. To manage behavior, the teacher needs to be able to identify the mistaken goals of students who refuse to cooperate or
participate?
A. Goal is to get revenge B. Goal is to Isolate self
781. Of the approaches to classroom management, which emphasizes the organization and management of students as they
engage in academic work?
A. Group managerial approach B. Business-academic approach
782. Teacher Ann Patuan dealt effectively with a minor infraction of whispering by a student to a neighbor during class. Which
of the following did she do?
A. Continue to teach and ignore infraction B. Use nonverbal signals (gesture or facial expression)
783. Teacher Dra D Explorer is a great lecturer and so she is invited to speak and represent the school on many occasions.
What is one quality of her lecturers when she follows a planned sequence, not diverting so as to lose attention of her
listeners?
A. Continuity B. Fluency
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 784. If threat of punishment is necessary on erring students, how should this best be done?
A. Warn and threat at the same time B. First a warning before the threat
785. Judging the relative severity of common classroom management strategies, which of the following is least severe if
applied on erring students?
A. Surprise quiz B. Lowering school mark
786. For problems of discipline that cannot be resolved in class, which of the following should not be done as it reduces the
authority of the teacher?
A. Rely on others to resolve your classroom problems B. Give students a chance to redeem himself
787. What mistake is teacher Benny trying to avoid when he never drops a topic before it is completed?
A. Dangling topic B. Bounded topic
788. From classroom management strategies applied on erring students, which of the following should not be done?
A. Parent-principal conference B. Shaming erring student before the class
789. As preventive measure for classroom discipline, the teacher may restructure the program. How is this not done?
A. Remove tension level before processing with lesson B. Skip whole lesson unit altogether
790. Teacher Jose talks to students about their interests, what they did over the weekend, their progress in school work, etc.
What positive approach to classroom management did Teacher Jose apply?
A. Being fair and consistent B. Expressing interest for students
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 791. Of the approaches to classroom management, which involves a variety of techniques and
methods of ranging simple rewards to elaborate reinforcement, e.g. praise or rewards?
A. Behavioral modification approach B. Assertive approach
792. To manage behavior, the teacher needs to be able to identify the mistaken goals of students. What is the hidden goal of
students who become violent?
A. Goal is to get attention B. Goal is to get revenge
793. The class has become uncontrollable, and so teacher Iah decided to have some undisciplined students out of the room to
the counselor’s office. What did teacher Iah apply by way of preventive approach to discipline?
A. Removing seductive objects B. Antiseptic bouncing
794. To what problem type do students belong, who have difficulty due to low potential or lack of readiness rather than
motivation to work?
A. Underachiever B. Low achiever
795. What is the term for the leap from theory to practice in which the teacher applies theories to effective teaching methods
and theories?
A. Integration process B. Conceptualization process
796. Of subcategories of teacher movement behavior, what is happening when the teacher is too immersed in a small group of
students or activity, thus ignoring other students or activity?
A. Truncation B. Stimulus-bounded
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 797. Of subcategories of teacher movement behavior, what is happening when the teacher bursts
into activities without assessing student readiness and giver orders, statements, or questions that confuse students?
A. Truncation B. Thrust
798. According to Nagel’s Acronym PPFF, what is important to Follow Up in the proper use of instructional materials?
A. Student interest B. Student expectations
799. Among unit plan components, to what cluster do projected competencies-outcomes belong?
A. Objectives B. Evaluation procedures
800. Of the following, which is not an example of instructional goals?
A. Critical understanding of Lyric poetic lines B. Appreciation of art
801. Under the psychomotor domain of learning, what relates to expressive movement, posture, gesture, facial expression and
creative movements, e.g. taking part in a play?
A. Non-discursive communication B. Reflex movements
802. Under the domains of learning, to what domain do comprehension, analysis, and evaluation belong?
A. Reflective B. Cognitive
803. Under the affective domain of learning, what includes active attention to stimuli such as acquiescence, willingness to
answer, and feelings of satisfaction?
A. Valuing B. Responding
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 804. Among cognitive objectives, what refers to the transfer of knowledge from once concept to
another?
A. Application B. Analysis
805. Of components of direct instruction, which involves teachers and students working together on a skill or task and figuring
out how to apply the strategy?
A. Consolidation B. Guided practice
806. Which of the following is an active strategy in transformative education?
A. Brainstorming B. Demonstration
807. Which of the following will not serve the aims of Sequential Synthesizing Technique (SST) to enhance one-way lecture in
class?
A. Plus-minus survey sheet B. Small group discussion
808. Following a model procedure how is the process in Problem-Based learning sequenced? I. List action for what we
need to know II. Explore the issues III. Write solution with supporting document IV. Develop and write problems
statement A. II, IV, I, and III B. III, I, IV, and II
809. Among examples listed, which does not represent teaching strategies to develop metacognition?
A. Have the students develop questions about what is going on around them B. Have teachers the free hand to monitor and
rate learning achievement
810. Of the following questions, which relate to metacognition?
A. How is this done? B. Am I learning well enough?
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 811. Among teaching styles, how do you classify a teacher who clearly and fairly communicates
standards for discipline and performance to student?
A. Permissive B. Authoritative 812. How can the teacher best begin in developing a lesson plan design?
A. General learning goals B. Clearly defined outcomes
813. In the school, who is the key to the success or failure in teaching-andlearning, being the link between the child and the
curriculum?
A. The teacher B. The parent
814. How do you characterize education that “shifts away” and introduces something new from current educational practices?
A. Instructive B. Constructive
815. In the implementation of the curriculum at the classroom level, ineffective strategies are called “Red”. Which of the
following belongs to the Red Flag?
A. Content applied to real-life situations B. Overemphasis on drill and practice
816. Which of the following has greatly influenced the introduction of Kto-12 reform in basic education?
A. Need to conform international standards B. Need to upgrade facilities of schools
817. What does the traditional curriculum and mass education lack that the progressive curriculum can deliver?
A. Authoritarian role of the teacher B. Value for individualization
818. Which of the following is the most appropriate use of television in the classroom?
A. TV viewing to replace absent teacher B. TV viewing with cuts and explanation
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 819. While there is modernity and progress through the use of technology in instruction, what is
the greatest danger along the domain of learning that is posed by technology?
A. Developing passivity and uncritical minds B. Developing visual and audial orientation
820. What is aroused among viewing learners by dramatic educational films in what is known as “cliff hangers”?
A. Satisfaction B. Expectancy
821. In recent curricular revisions, the humanities are gradually replaced by technical courses that bear practical
consequences. This shows that curricular direction is toward _______.
A. Pragmatism B. Utilitarianism
822. According to the existentialist, every person is in the same predicament and has the same possibilities. What does this
imply?
A. Every person must go through the same form of education. B. Every person must be given access to education
823. School B’s curriculum puts emphasis on the classics. School B’s curriculum is predominantly_____.
A. Perennialist B. Progressivist
824. Which teaching activity is founded on Bandura’s social learning theory?
A. Questioning B. Modeling
825. The practice of starting school programs very late points to the Filipinos’s ________.
A. Orientation only to the present B. Lack of discipline
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 826. Teacher Cris always checks on entry knowledge and skills before she proceeds to her new
lesson. On which principle is Teacher Cris’ practice grounded?
A. Learning increases when the lesson isrelevant. B. New learning builds on previous learning.
827. Which practice is an offshoot of B. F. Skinner’s theory of operant conditioning?
A. Use of programmed instruction B. Use of scaffolding
828. Student A claims: “I cannot see it so I won’t believe it.”Under which group can he be classified?
A. Realist B. Empiricist
829. Teacher E encourages her students to develop their reasoning power to the fullest in order to arrive at knowledge.
Teacher E is a/an ______.
A. Pragmatist B. Rationalist
830. “Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less. Then it is better to be a generalist”, claims Teacher Donald.
On which philosophy does Teacher Donald lean?
A. Essentialism B. Progressivism
831. “The greatest happiness lies in the contemplative use of the mind”, said Plato. Therefore, let us give more opportunities
for our students to do _____.
A. cooperative learning B. introspection
832. When we convince our students that pleasure is NOT the only good in life, we object to the teachings of ______.
A. Stoicism B. Epicureanism
833. Teacher Michael teaches his/her students that pleasure is NOT the highest good. What teacher teaches is contrary to
which philosophy?
A. Hedonism B. Idealism
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 834. Class schedule, list of competencies to master, and uniform class requirements belong to a
school governed by the educational philosophy of _____.
A. Perennialism B. Essentialism
835. An emphasis on the humanities is a reflection of the _____ philosophy.
A. Essentialist B. Perennialist
836. Which practice does NOT fit in a classroom that recognizes individual differences?
A. Sharing from multiple perspectives B. Uniform requirements
837. The practice of motivating students before we proceed to our lesson proper is in accordance with the law of ____.
A. Effect B. Readiness
838. If a student is encouraged to develop himself to the fullest and must satisfy his hierarchy of needs, the highest need is
______.
A. Belongingness B. Self-actualization
839. In a research conducted by Sadker. It was found out that male and female teachers are more likely to call on male than
female students and are more likely to give positive reinorcement to male’s correct responses than to those of females. What
does this point to? Prevalence of ___________ in schools.
A. Racial prejudice B. Gender bias
840. Teacher Lexus raises his eyebrows and tilts his head to communicate a warning to Janus who talks while he lectures.
Which classroom control technique did he use?
A. Prompting B. Eye contact
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 841. When asked about her order in a restaurant, a little girl tells the waiter, “yong kagaya
kahapon.” With Piaget’s theory in mind, what is the little girl’s behavior called?
A. Pre-operational egocentrism B. Transductive reasoning
842. Fully convinced that it is not the right thing to do, Michael convinces his classmates not to cut classes. In which stage of
moral development is Michael?
A. Post-conventional B. Pre-conventional
843. Which seat arrangement has been proven to be effective for learning?
A. Any seat arrangement to suit varied learing styles B. A combination of fixed and flexible arrangement
844. Here is a lesson objective in Chemistry: “At the end of a 60-minute period, the students should be able to memorize the
periodic table of elements with 90% accuracy. “Applying Robert Mager’s principle on writing performance objectives, which is
the criterion measure?
A. 90 % accuracy B. memorize the periodic table
845. Which is in accordance with the “with-it-ness” principle of classroom management of Kounin?
A. Teacher is fully aware of what is happening in his classroom. B. Student is with his teacher in everything he teaches.
846. If teacher is concerned with the development of students’higherorder-thinking skills, then his lesson objectives must go
beyond _________.
A. Comprehension B. Application
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 847. When should a teacher decide to use direct instruction as a method?
A. When the subject matter is easy B. When the subject matter is difficult
848. Although learning can take place anywhere and anytime, the more systematic the teacher, the greater is the probability
for success. This points out the need for teachers to _______.
A. Select their instructional materials B. Plan their lesson
849. With Bloom’s cognitive taxonomy in mind, which objective is in the highest level?
A. To rate a project along relevance, originally, and craftmanship B. To state the assumption that underlies the given
statements
850. The following terms refer to performance objectives EXCEPT ____________ objectives.
A. Teacher’s B. Learner’s
851. Edgar Dale found out that people generally remember 10% of what they read but generally remember 90% of what they
do. What does this imply to a teacher’s instructional planning?
A. Plan a detailed lecture and provide the students with your lecture outline. B. Plan for an activity where students do the real
thing.
852. Which statement on review is CORRECT?
A. One of its purposes is to link the past with the new lesson. B. It is repeating the lesson on the previous day to find out if
students learned the lesson.
853. Which objective in the affective domain is in the lowest level?
A. To accumulate examples of authenticity B. To support viewpoints against abortion
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 854. Based on Erikson’s theory, what is the greatest danger in the elementary school years for
children’s development? The development of a sense of _________.
A. Isolation B. Inferiority
855. According to the cognitivist Jerome Bruner, for the learner to use information effectively, it must be TRANSLATED into his
TERMS. What is an implication of this to the teacher?
A. To make him define the terms clearly B. To use terms within the level of the pupil’s understanding
856. Aeneas, a Grade I pupil, plays with his classmates but cannot accept defeat. Based on Piaget’s theory on cognitive
development, in what development stage is Aeneas?
A. Sensorimotor B. Pre-operational
857. Which learning principle is the essence of Gardner’s theory on Multiple Intelligence?
A. Intelligence is not measured in one form. B. Learners have different IQ level.
858. Sandream, a Grade I pupil, is happy when he wins a game but sulks when he doesn’t. Which does Sandream’s behavior
indicate?
A. Egocentrism B. Egotism
859. Which statement on IQ and EQ is correct?
A. It is the blending of both IQ and EQ that can make a difference in performance. B. The contribution of IQ and EQ to
performance is dependent on factors like age and gender.
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 860. Which is the main purpose of the compulsory study of the Philippine Constitution in schools?
A. Develop students into responsible, thinking citizens B. Equip students with the basic knowledge of the Phil. Constitution
861. To develop in the young a sense of pride and appreciation of our very own culture,which one should schools do more? I.
Stress on the positive aspects of our Filipino culture. II. Invite knowlegdeable persons to discuss events in our history for
which we can be proud III. Study the lives of our heroes.
A. I, II and III B. II and III
862. Based on Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, which component/s of personality is/are concerned with a sense of right and
wrong?
A. Ego B. Super ego
863. Which teaching practice is contrary to the child’s multiple intelligence theory of Gardner?
A. Using portfolio as an alternative way of assessing learning B. Limiting the assessment of learning to paper-and-pencil tests
864. Baleleng says: “I must not cheat even if everyone in class cheats. Never mind if I get ostracized for that. I will only cheat
myself if I do. Besides, cheating erodes people’s trusts and relationships. I condemn cheating.”In the context of Kohlberg’s
moral development theory, in what moral development level is Baleleng?
A. Post-conventional B. Conventional
865. The following are characteristics of a child-friendly school EXCEPT ____________.
A. Not discriminating B. Exclusive
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866. Which does basic education encompass? I. Early chilhood education II. Elementary education III. Secondary education IV.
Alternative learningsystem V. Education for Children with Special Needs
A. I, II, III, IV and V B. I, II, III and IV
867. To which goals of educational institutions as provided for by the Constitution is the development of work skills attuned?
A. To develop vocational efficiency B. To teach the duties of citizenship
868. Are elementary and secondary education compulsory for all children of schoolage?
A. No, this violates parents’and children ‘s right to decide what is best for them and their children. B. No, only elementary
education is compulsory.
869. The Continuous Progression Scheme (CPS) in the elementary level in the Philippines in the past had as its
objective_________.
A. Equitable access to education B. Mass promotion
870. Which program was wrongly understood to mean all pupils pass,no one fails?
A. Mastery Learning B. Continuous Progression Scheme
871. Which move liberalized access to education during the Spanish period?
A. The provision of vocational training for school age children B. The establishment of at least one primary school for boys and
girls in each municipality
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 872. Which is/are characteristic feature/s of the 2002 Basic Education Curriculum? I. Constructivist
II. Integrative III. Essentialist
A. I and II B. I,II and III
873. According to psychologist Ormrod, considering socio-cultural influences, who can serve an effective model for
students’motivation? One who is ______.
A. Not like them in terms of race, socio-economic status and cultural background B. Similar to them in terms of race,socio-
economic status and cutural background 874. Which program of the Department of Education is an offshoot of the Filipino
bayanihan spirit?
A. Child-Friendly School System B. Brigada Eskwela
875. Which is a classroom application of this principle “Students learn more effectively when they elaborate on new
information” . Ask your students to __________.
A. Commit the principle to memory B. Identify an application of the principle
876. Teacher Aljon gives his students opportunities to be creative because of his conviction that much learning results from
the need to express creativity. On which theory is Teacher Aljon’s conviction anchored?
A. Behaviorist B. Humanist
877. Pavlov is to classical conditioning as ____ is to operant conditioning.
A. B. F. Skinner B. J. Holt
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 878. Why is it sound to encourage our students to define terms in their own words? Because
____.
A. students remember information better when they mentally process it in some way. B. they ought to connect the terms that
they learn with other terms
879. Teacher Aldrex says: “If it is billiard that brings students out of the classroom, let us bring it in the classroom. Perhaps, I
can use it to teach Math.”To which philosophy does Teacher Aldrex adhere?
A. Reconstructionism B. Progressivism
880. Which illustrates a proactive approach to discipline?
A. Teacher starts giving rule only after a violation of a rule. B. Teacher arranges the chairs to allow for a smooth traffic flow.
881. With preventive discipline in mind, which does NOT belong to the group?
A. Reactive B. Proactive
882. Which is a proactive management practice?
A. Tell them that you enforce the rules on everyone, no exception. B. Set and clarify your rules and expectations on Day 1.
883. Teacher Liam strives to draw participation of every student into her classroom discussion. Which student need is she
trying to address? The need to _____.
A. show their abilities to the rest of the class B. feel significant and be part of a group
884. Which can run counter to the encouragement you give to your students to ask questions?
A. Knitted eyebrows when a question is raised B. Eye to eye contact
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 885. To encourage class participation, which ahould a teacher NEVER do?
A. Pose high level questions. B. Reject a student’s response at once
886. Which question demands the highest level of thinking?
A. What conditions must be met for reporting method to be effective B. Was the student reporting well done? Support your
answer?
887. Teacher Dang asked her class this question: How will you illustrate symbiosis to your classmates? Teacher Dang’S
question is a question that _______.
A. Assesses cognition B. Probes creative thinking
888. Which questioning technique promotes more classroom interaction?
A. Focusing on convergent questions B. Focusing on divergent questions
889. At what historical phase did Filipinos get formal tutoring for democratic sovereign life which we started to enjoy in July 4,
1946?
A. June 12, 1898 declaration B. American colonial regime
890. What established formal public school in the Philippines?
A. A Hispanic royal decree of 1863 B. Efforts of Spanish missionaries
891. Noypi is an Existentialism teacher. He made efforts to make connections between new information of the EDSA peaceful
revolution with past lessons on the Philippine Hispanic revolution. How is this effort of teacher Noypi known in the cognitivist
learning theory?
A. Integration B. Modification
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 892. If Teacher Fin Gear sees honestly as a timeless virtue for yesterday/ today/and tomorrow,
what principle does she value?
A. Perennialism B. Pragmatism
893. Principal Noy Calbo is carefully focused on providing healthy, beautiful, and nurturing physical and social environment in
her school. She believes learners are shaped by their own environment. What philosophical heritage of learning does she
value most?
A. Behaviorist B. Parennialist
894. What is stressed by the Reconstructionist philosophy in education?
A. Educational trends and issues B. universal truths
895. In responding to the learning needs of special children, what negative value or condition is directly remedied by our
democratic educational system?
A. Elitism in education B. discrimination among learners
896. In the Code of Ethics of Professional Teacher, moral values are given importance. What aspect of moral character best
relates to the teacher who required good habits and attitudes while practicing them consistently in life?
A. being morally upright B. being a loving person
897. What is the most basic foundation for moral principles?
A. The civil code B. The natural law
898. Teacher Atejay is aware she cannot teach reading in a flash. Following the Goddle’s Reading Skills Ladder, what step will
she first focus on for beginners?
A. Using contextual clues. B. Basic sight words.
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 899. Which of the following is an example of non-verbal behavior by teacher?
A. Voice volume shows arrogance B. Stands or sits that shows alertness 900. In the teaching career, which forms the essence
of professional competence, expertise and consciousness among teachers?
A. High position and ranking B. Excellence in the practice of teaching 901. Teacher Jaja was awarded for her special efforts to
create a nurturing environment in the school. What character has she shown?
A. Humble B. Loving
902. Teacher Petra thinks she is the best among peers, while others are below her stature. What is her attitudes towards
people?
A. “Bukas na lang” attitude B. Holier than thou attitude
903. Which of the following can be a more effective strategy to advance higher esteem for the teaching profession and its
rightful share of available talents?
A. Removal of entry examinations for aspirants B. Adequate remuneration and other means job satisfaction 904. Public school
teachers plan to organize a peaceful rally to express their grievances over education policies. How can this be legally done?
A. Support of parents and community B. Get permit for rally outside of work hours
905. Which of the following will most effectively encourage the new teachers for active participation in the school unique
educational culture?
A. Teacher induction program (TIP) B. Involvement in planning/designing activities
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 906. What initiative provides unity and camaraderie among professional teachers?
A. Communication with former classmates B. Membership in the teacher association
907. Schools are referred to as second homes. What pillar stands for caring and nurturing schools?
A. Learning to be B. Learning to live together
908. Teacher Tal Tal assert that the aim of development is the complete fulfillment of man and his development in a holistic
way as an individual, member of a family and community and as a responsible citizen. Which fundamental type of learning
does a Teacher Tal Tal assert?
A. Learning to be B. Learning to live together
909. What is the introduction of new ideas, goods, services, and practices in education e.g. new educational technologies?
A. Progression B. Innovation
910. In his class, teacher Ta Hwan carefully focuses on important elements of the rich life of indigenous communities, filtering
out their negative attitudes. What attitudes among diverse learners can this generate?
A. Sense of pride B. Sense of apathy
911. Which of the following can be classified as a terminal learning outcome?
A. Sense of scientific attitude B. Dichotomy between aquatic and land animals
912. Among unit plan components, to what cluster do models, replicas, charts, graphs and specimens belong?
A. Resources and materials B. Learning activities
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 913. Scientific attitudes need to be developed among young learners. Which does pupil Fanny
lacks when she accused without evidence her seatmate, Esonsa of stealing her sandwich?
A. Persistence B. Objectivity
914. In today’s technology-society, what competency is gained by early learners in the use of digital resources, such as
electronic devices?
A. Social maturity B. computer literacy
915. Our digital generation reads from the internet. What kind of reading activity do we engage in as we read and share
Facebook materials?
A. Economic reading B. social reading
916. A schema is a computer chip in your brain that holds all you know on a subject. Each time you find something new, you
pull out the computer chip on that subject; add the new information, and the return the chip to the storage. The reading
technique that activates the schema is:
A. Key-word reading B. Previewing
917. Michael Harrington noted: “If there is technological advance without social advance, there is, almost automatically, an
increase in human misery.” Which of the following shows Mr. Harrington is right?
A. Internet Pornography B. Facebook
918. Which of the following situation shows technology engaging learners in active, constructive, intentional, authentic and
cooperative learning?
A. Surfing Internet information sites B. Collating materials from the Web
919. A young mother observes her seven year old girl glued to her computer games. What aspect of family life may suffer due
to obsession of the young with technology gadgets?
A. Family economic life B. Parent-child relationship
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 920. In science teaching, what can be classified as self-directed strategy in knowing concepts,
principles and innovations?
A. Project B. Role playing
921. Teacher Bekang makes her preschoolers touch, rub and manipulate natural and artificial objects. What is given
importance in this case?
A. Tactile B. Anatomic
922. Teacher Empress Ki asked her students to bring small plants in pots, and then organize and mark them according to
categories, e.g. flowering, ornamental, herbal, etc. What skill was desired in this activity?
A. Processing activity B. Classifying activity
923. For young Filipino learners studying English as a second language, which of the following can best generate language
learning?
A. Simple exercise by use B. Study of grammar
924. What can teacher Wan Lou encourage in order foster collaborative/ conversational learning among her high school
students?
A. Seek ideas and opinions from others (peers, parents, friends, etc.) B. Try-out ideas suggested by the teacher
925. Problems of discipline (misdeeds, lapses, minor offenses) can be reduced through enthusiasm which can be matched by
the enthusiasm of learners. What can draw a laugh and reduce tension from all?
A. Nonverbal gestures B. Sense of humor
926. What does a teacher do if she practices differentiated instruction?
A. Applies a multidisciplinary teaching approach B. Makes students collaborate with other on instructional tasks
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 927. Due to the risk in exposing children in some equipment and apparatus, including chemical
elements in a science laboratory, what is an effective alternative teaching strategy?
A. Lecture B. Demonstration
928. In the scientific process, what thinking skill is referred in the process of mentally analyzing and evaluating data on
evidences?
A. Constructive thinking B. Interpretative thinking
929. At what point does the science learner engage in critical thinking?
A. Gathering evidence B. Examining or judging
930. Following Albert Bandura’s social learning theory, what can be achieved from the public television live coverage of Senate
hearings on plunder cases, such as on the misuse of pork barrel funds?
A. Personality imaging B. Behavior change
931. Who among the educational psychologist gave importance to Eugenics or breeding, stating that well-bred chicken create
better, more moral and happier learning environment?
A. William James B. Edward Thorndike
932. Among the following contemporary theories of learning, which explore situations confined to certain people, places or
events?
A. Cased-based reasoning B. Constructivism
933. For the theorist of constructivism what/who is at the core of genuine thinking, understanding and learning?
A. Learners B. Teachers
934. Beyond formal learning, modern school gives regard to parents and the community. What contemporary theory of
learning favors this attitude?
A. Social cognition B. Economic cognition
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 935. English teacher An Pituan teaches grammar by limited concentration on memory and
application of rules, immediately tested by daily quizzes. What learning theory is applicable in this case?
A. Cognitivist B. Connectionist
936. Who introduce Gestalt psychology which influenced the importance of understanding in the teaching-learning process?
A. Robert Gagne B. Max Wertheimer
937. Which of the following is NOT among the elements to consider in applying David Ausubel’s advance organizer process?
A. Degree of prior familiarity B. Subject overview
938. Following Ausubel’s social learning theory, what kind of behavior model is applied by the Cinderella character in
portraying moral lessons on life from rags-to-riches?
A. Symbolic B. Real
939. Within the context of constructive learning, which of the following manifests the teacher as an effective teacher?
A. Great impression that teacher is technology savy B. Discovery by students of learning opportunities
940. During Hispanic days in the Philippines, friars taught the Caratilia and discipline by the use of the rod, on erring young
“Indio” students. What type of conditioning was applied for his practice?
A. Operant conditioning B. Outright conditioning
941. It is believed that the teacher has an invisible aura of light surrounding his/her person that influences the class. To what
learning principle does this influence best relate to?
A. Learning by trial and error B. Learning by observation and imitation
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 942. Learning is influenced by social interaction and interpersonal relations. What must a teacher
do?
A. Make students feel good about themselves B. Make students work collaboratively
943. This is the scenario in Teacher Susan ’s class. The bell rang but the students are still absorbed in their group discussion.
The small groups haven’t move from their seats as they are busy arguing on what the Philippine government should do with
China’s encroachment of the Scarborough shores. Which is true of the class? I. Active learners II. Does things for the sake of
grades III. They have strong knowledge base on government and international relations
A. I,II and III B. I and III
944. Erickson viewed the elementary school years as critical for the development of self-confidence. Which one should the
elementary school provide?
A. Opportunities for children to achieve the recognition of teachers, parents and peers by producing the things B. Rules on
academic behavior to be strictly enforced on all pupils
945. At the elementary level which must be done to curb pupil’s lack of motivation, low self-esteem and lethargy? I. Help
children discover their special talents and interest II. Organize interest clubs III. Focus solely on academics for lesson mastery
A. I and II B. II only
946. There are values in the home environment that should form part of the school environment during early childhood
development. Which of the following has greatest significance for carrying over form the home to the school?
A. Hygiene B. Discipline
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 947. Principal Ejay invited an expert to speak and answer questions on the issue of cybercrime
among faculty and senior students. What kind of discussion was held by the school?
A. panel discussion B. Symposium discussion
948. Facilities such as classrooms, fixtures and equipment can often damage the morale of new teachers and become an
obstacle for adapting well to the school environment. What should be the policy for assigning said physical facilities?
A. First come, first served basis B. needs of student’s basis
949. Student Teacher Sophie has a very strong knowledge base in earth science. In effect, which will she most likely be capable
of doing?
A. Can make an experimental set up on the planets B. Can answer all questions pertaining to earth science
950. What is teacher Noni’s teaching style which asserts his authority, and provides rewards or punishment for work done?
A. Apprenticeship B. Boss Employee
951. What kind of classroom may have harmful effects to preschoolers along academic orientation or structures?
A. Adaption to age, maturity, cultural capabilities B. Highly academic direct instruction
952. What makes assessment of learning peculiar is that it measures concepts, ideas and abstract which can be characterized
as ________________.
A. Physical B. Intangibles
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 953. Teacher Alden is observed to be a bit aloof from the children of the Aetas. She justifies her
action by saying: “We are but human; we cannot like every pupil.”Is she acting ethically?
A. Yes, persons have their own peculiarities and we expect that we cannot like everybody in the same way that not everybody
can like us. B. No, under no circumstances shall a teacher be prejudiced against any learner.
954. The teacher is obliged to ensure certain qualities in choice and use of assessment instruments. What was not observed
when teacher Emperatress gave a test that included materials that were not covered by class lessons?
A. Validity B. Reliability
955. Teachers evaluate student’s achievements because _______.
A. They want to know how their student perceived their method of teaching B. They want to know if they are able to reach
the goal of their teaching efforts
956. Teacher Francis organized a structured class discussion with two opposing sides and assigned speakers on the issue of
contraceptives. What was this kind of class?
A. panel discussion B. Debate
957. On managing the class as a group, what is the problem when a teacher gives work load to students that are too light or
too heavy?
A. dissatisfaction B. disturbance in group climate
958. Guided by Max Scheler’s hierarchy of values, what did student KiSeung Nyang prefer to practice when she decided to go
on an out-oftown picnic to enjoy the day with friends, rather than attend a required Saturday class?
A. Vital values B. Pleasure values
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 959. Of the following, which demonstrates the principle that the good end does not justify the
illegal/immoral means?
A. Students form a peer group to pass the course B. A principal collects money from students to set up a computer laboratory
960. Which is considered ethical when it comes to a teacher applying for a teaching position? I. There is a vacant position II.
She/he is qualified for the position III. She/he respects the system of selection on the basis of merit and competence
A. I, II, and III B. I and II
961. How is the moral character of a teacher most accurately summed up when he/she have reached a level of development
emotionally, socially, mentally, spiritually, appropriate to age and status?
A. Being loving person B. Being fully human
962. Teacher Chang does not personally agree with one school policy. What is the professional thing for her to do?
A. Make an honest effort to understand, support, and carry out the school policy even if he does not personally agree. B. Be
indifferent about it as he exerts effort to understand.
963. Which of the following steps should be completed first in planning an achievement test?
A. Set up a table of specifications B. Define the instructional objective
964. One every important type of communication skill which is receptive in nature and requires one to be very alert is:
A. Reading B. Listening
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 965. Magda is already in College. What reading activities should she be guided on the following
stages/period of continuity/progression in developmental reading?
A. Reading readiness B. Refinement in the use of reading materials
966. Teacher Baek An manages a Nursery class. What stage/period of reading should she observe in teaching reading skills to
her pupils?
A. Reading readiness B. Beginning reading
967. Which of the following opinions about books is about the sensible delight they give the reader?
A. A man without book is like a body without a soul B. A book is a garden in pocket
968. Ranking of teacher applicants based on LET rating, college GPA, demo teaching interview, etc. is in accordance with the
hiring principle of _______.
A. Selective admission to the profession B. Aristocracy
969. Which is NOT a manifestation of a professional teacher’s pride in a teaching as a noble calling?
A. She is resigned to the idea that teaching is for those who cannot make it in the other profession. B. She campaigns for the
better students to take up teaching.
970. A teacher is a facilitator of learning and of the development of the youth. Which practice is NOT in keeping with his role
as facilitator?
A. Considers the multiple intelligences of learners B. Humiliates misbehaving pupils
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 971. Teacher Purang does not want Teacher Pazang to be promoted and so the former fabricates
lies against Teacher Pazang and writes them in an anonymous letter mailed to the Schools Division Superintendent. What
should Teacher Purang do if she has to act prefessionally?
A. Go to the Schools Division Superintendent and give criticism verbally. B. Submit to the office concerned a signed justifiable
criticism against Teacher Pazang.
972. Under no circumstances shall a teacher be prejudiced nor discriminatory against any learner, says the Code of Ethics.
When is a teacher prejudiced against any learner?
A. When he makes a farsighted pupil sit at the back B. When he refuses a pupil with a slight physical disability in class
973. Authority comes from God and is meant to _________.
A. Make the subjects of authority recognize theirsuperiors B. Help those given the authority do their task
974. In school-based management, school head is given more power for him __________.
A. Be able to serve his teachers, pupils and community better B. Command his subordinates to do what he pleases
975. To insist on rights without acceptance of duty is ________.
A. Selflessness B. Selfishness
976. Human dignity is inherent in every person. What does this mean? The inner worth of a person _________.
A. Depends on what s/he can do B. Is in him/her whether or not s/he can do or has something 977. Which statement on
human rights is CORRECT?
A. Every right carries with an obligation. B. Rights are absolute.
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 978. Duties that secure public order or common good have priority over those that safeguard the
individual. Which illustrates this?
A. The need to obey traffic rules is prior to one’s personal convenience. B. Drugstores require doctor’s prescription before
disposing the drug.
979. If you agree with Rizal on how you can contribute to our country’s redemption, which should you work for?
A. The economic recovery of the country B. The upgrading of the quality of Philippine education
980. Which one should you do if a parent of one of your failing pupils asks you to tutor her daughter in consideration of a
certain amount of money which you badly needed?
A. Accept the offer but do tutoring outside office hours. B. Advise the parent to look for another tutor.
981. Teacher Dadang is ordered to pass undeserving student with a death threat. Which advice will a hedonist give?
A. Pass the student. That will be of use to the student, his parents and you. B. Pass the student. Why suffer the threat?
982. In times of war, soldiers must be ready to give up their lives in defense of the nation.which normative relationship
applies this case?
A. More common good-public safety before private gain B. Wider social order-the family before the individual
983. Which illustrates this principle: “Circumstances may change a good or an indifferent act into a punishable one”.
A. The professional teacher’s act of insulting a student is worse than a student belittling a classmate. B. Slapping someone at a
moment of rage is not as worse as slapping someone for thrill.
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 984. The early Egyptians adopted apprenticeship as one educational method. Which is its
equivalent in our present teacher education curriculum?
A. Presentation and defense of a research paper B. Practicum like practice teaching
985. Teacher Dante advises the class: “Better be good in this life. Treat others well. The good that you do to others will come
back to you in the same way that the bad you do to others will boomerang to you.” This is what they call karma. From which
thought did this originate?
A. Buddhist B. Hindu
986. Jerome Bruner’s idea that interest in the material being learned was the best stimulus for learning supports our efforts to
develop ______ motivation in our students.
A. Intrinsic B. Extrinsic
987. Helping in the development of graduates who are “maka-Diyos” is an influence of __________ morality.
A. Naturalistic B. Classical Christian
988. With which philosopher did the emphasis on critical thinking begin? This philosopher said “The unexamined life is not
worth living.”
A. Pythagoras B. Socrates
989. Which classroom management technique is in line with Lao tsu’s thought on inaction?
A. Planned ignoring B. Loss of privileges
990. Which is NOT true of the guidance process?
A. Guidance is meant for every student including the performing students. B. The guidance counselor decides what is best for
the student who is in the dark.
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 991. Self-rating and a follow-up conference with teacher benefit both teacher and student. The
following are benefits for the student EXCEPT
A. heightens student’s defensiveness. B. helps the student develop increased skill in self-assessment.
992. Teacher Uber asked her pupils to create a story out of the given pictures. Which projective technique did Teacher Uber
use?
A. Rorschach test B. Thematic Apperception Test
993. If a researcher commits a type 1 error, what does he commit?
A. Accepting the null hypothesis when it should havebeen rejected B. Rejecting the null hypothesis when it should have been
accepted
994. Which is TRUE when standard deviation is small?
A. Scores are tightly bunched together. B. The bell curve is relatively flat.
995. Principal announced this in a faculty meeting: “There is a positive correlation between the students’ scores in Math and in
Science. “Which is the CORRECT interpretation?
A. The students who scored high in Math also scored high in Science. B. The students who scored high in Math scored lowin
Science.
996. Which CANNOT enhance the comparability of grades?
A. Using common conversion table for translating the test scores to ratings B. Formulating tests that vary among teachers
997. Which is claimed to be a disadvantage of our current practice of giving numerical or letter grade?
A. They are perceived to be absolute measures of intelligence. B. They don’t give feedback on students’ specificstrengths and
weaknesses.
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 998. In the context of grading, what is referred to as teacher’s generosity error? A teacher _____.
A. has a tendency to give high grades as compared to the rest B. gives way to students’ bargain for no more quiz
999. Teacher Lorelie does norm-referenced interpretation of scores. Which of the following does she do?
A. She compares individual student’s scores with other students’scores. B. She describes what should be every individual
student’s performance.
1000. If the lowest score obtained in a 100-item test is 1 and the highest is 99, what can be said roughly of the scores? The
scores are _____.
A. highly similar B. highly dispersed