b.

makabayan, makatao, makahalaman, at

maka-Diyos
c. makabayan, makakaragatan, makatao, at
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION maka-Diyos
EXAM DRILL II d. makabayan, makatao, makakalikasan at
maka-Diyos
1. “Do not teach too many subjects. What you 9. Sex education in schools implies that
teach, teach thoroughly”, said one philosopher. I. man is educable
The primary reason behind the advice is to II. main is free in the choice of his sexual
ensure that teachers? expression
a. Cover all the PELCs / PSLCs. III. man has pure sexual instinct
b. Relate their lessons to their students daily a. I,II,III b. I,II c. II,III d. I,III
life 10. How is the latest curriculum introduced in the
c. Avoid failing grades elementary and secondary schools called?
d. Avoid spoon feeding their students a. The Re-structured Basic Education and
2. A student passes a book report poorly written Curricula
but ornately presented in a folder to make up in b. 2002 Elementary and Secondary Education
the poor quality of the book report content. Curricula
Which Filipino trait does this practice prove? c. Millennium Curriculum
Emphasis on d. 2002 Basic Education Curriculum
a. “ Porma” over substance 11. “ Sometimes it may be better to make wrong
b. art over academics decisions when a decision is urgent than to make
c. substance over “porma” d. art over science a “ right” decision too late” is a thought
3. Extreme authoritarianism in the home encouraged by the
reinforces learners to a. rationalist c. realist
a. work creatively b. progressivis d. existentialist
b. depend on others for directions 12. Which does pataasan ng ihi mentality negate?
c. direct themselves a. Initiative c. Teamwork
d. do things on their own initiative b. Flexibility d. Religiosity
4. Which did the Americans teach the Filipinos 13. To whom do Filipinos owe the widespread
which the Spaniards did NOT? Philippine educational system today?
a. Their government c. Their language a. The First Filipino political leaders’
b. Their art d. Their religion b. The Americans
5. The back-to-basic curriculum is in essence a (an) c. The Japanese
___________ curriculum d. Spaniards
a. Existentialist c. essentialist 14. Which is NOT a characteristic of the 2002 Basic
b. progressivist d. perennialist Education Curriculum?
6. In the most recent curriculum introduced in a. More integrated
2002, Makabayan as a subject b. More holistic
a. Singles out values education c. More compartmentized
b. Serve as a practice environment for holistic d. Make use of interdisciplinary approach
learning 15. All of these prevent the emergence of the truth
c. Compartmentalizes subjects excluding which learners and teachers are in search of
English, Filipino, Science and Math EXCEPT a ( an)
d. Integrates English, Filipino, Science and a. Mindset c. open mind
Math b. “mask” d. defense
7. “ Approach every pupil as she is/he is without 16. Teaching health in schools is backed up by the
allowing yourself to be influenced by your concept that
foreknowledge of his/her home background” is a. man has non-tangible and transcending
an advice from a (an) dimensions
a. essentialist b. rationalist c. povitivist b. man’s body is the expression of his soul
d. existentialist-phenomenologist c. man has a dual nature d. man is nothing
8. The Filipino learner envisioned by the but matter
Department of Education is one who is imbued 17. Before the Thomasites arrived in the
with the desirable values of a person who is Philippines, who served as teachers to the
a. makabayan, makasarili, makakalikasan, and colonials during the American regime?
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 a. The Elementary Teacher’s Certificate 24. A pupil who has developed a love for reading
graduates of the normal school keeps on reading for her enjoyment. His
b. The American Soldiers d. The government motivation for reading is
officials a. both intrinsic and extrinsic
c. The selected Grade 7 graduates b. extrinsic c. intrinsic d. insufficient
18. Who were Thomasites? 25. Which is the most effective way(s) of retaining
a. The soldiers who doubted the success of the learned material?
public educational system to be set in the I. hearing it
Philippines II. seeing it I
b. The first American teacher recruit to help III. notes complication
establish the public educational system in a. I and II c. all of these
the Philippines b. II only d. II and III
c. The first religious group who came to the 26. Where are multi-media resources and
Philippines on board the US transport computers, which is the most favorable result of
Thomas the optimal use of educational media
d. The devotees to St. Thomas Aquinas who technology?
came to evangelized a. Increased learning
19. The American teachers who were recruited to b. Speed learning
help set the public educational system in the c. Interactive learning
Philippines during the American regime were d. More interesting learning
called Thomasites because: 27. The right hemisphere of the brain is involved
a. They arrived in the Philippines on the feast with the following functions EXCEPT
of St. Thomas a. nonverbal functions
b. They first taught at the University of Sto. b. intuitive functions
Tomas c. detail-oriented functions
c. They were devotees of St. Thomas Aquinas d. visual functions
d. They disembarked from the CIS transport 28. What functions are associated with the right
called Thomas brain?
20. A group of Filipino children served as a. Visual, intuitive, logical
respondents in a research conducted. The b. Visual, intuitive, non-verbal
children were asked they tell what they wanted c. Visual, non-verbal, logical
to be, if given the choice. None of them said “ to d. Visual, logical, detail oriented
be an American, to be a Japanese, to be a 29. John Watson said: “Men are built not born.”
Korean, etc. What does this finding show? What does this statement point to?
a. Inferiority of other nationalities a. The ineffectiveness of training on a person’s
b. Superiority of the Filipino development
c. Superiority of other nationalities b. The effect of heredity
d. Filipino lack of a sense of national pride c. The absence of genetic influence on a
21. An “ I –thou” relationship exist between teacher person’s development
and students when there is d. The effect of environmental stimulation on a
a. Favoritism b. pretension c. respect d. person’s development
prejudice 30. Under which type of guidance service does the
22. Which educational trend is occurring in all concern of schools to put students into their
modern societies as a result of knowledge most appropriate courses fall?
explosion and rapid social, technological and a. Research service
economic changes? b. Individual inventory service
a. International education c. Placement service
b. Lifelong learning d. Information service
c. Nuclear education 31. Which is an advantage of teacher made tests
d. Team teaching over those of standardized tests?
23. One learns by association and also by insight. a. highly reliable
This shows that the association and cognitive b. better adapted to the needs of the pupils
theories of learning are c. highly valid d. more objectively
a. diametrically opposed 32. With the number of senses to be stimulated to
b. complementary criterion, which one should be first in the list?
c. partly wrong a. Audio aid c. Visual aid
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33. Which refers to the Filipino trait of practicing 42. In her desire to help the children build their
conflicting values in different venues with vocabulary, she maintains a small board at the
different social groups? corner of her classroom for the Word of Day to
a. crab mentality teach the children one new word each day.
b. “kanya-kanya” mentality Which method of vocabulary- building does she
c. Procrastination employ?
d. Split personality a. Incidental attention to building meaning
34. Richard excels in classifying different types of b. All of these d. Wide reading
leaves and rocks. He loves to collect specimens c. Direct vocabulary instruction
and catalogs them. His strength is 43. Conducting follow up studies of graduates and
a. naturalistic intelligence c. spatial drop out is guidance service that falls under
intelligence a. individual inventory service
b. intrapersonal intelligence d. existential b. research service
intelligence c. counseling service
35. Students C says “ bahala na” and braves the d. placement service
storm for a test. In this situation which is 44. Teacher F helps pupils determine the
expressed by the students “ bahala na”? pronunciation and meanings of words by
a. lack of self-reliance c. Lack of foresight analyzing roots, affixes, and derived forms. This
b. Willingness to take risks d. Indolence process is called
36. It is easy for children to learn language because a. contextual attack c. blending sounds
each person as a Language Acquisition Device b. phonetic analysis d. structural analysis
that predisposes one to acquire language. This 45. Researches conducted show that teachers
theory is espoused by________. expectancies of students often become self-
a. Watson b. Gardener c. Chomsky d. fulfilling prophecies. What is this phenomenon
Piaget called?
37. Miss Cortez is teaching a three-year-old boy a. Ripple effect c. Pygmalion effect
how to put on his shirt. She might first reward b. Hawthrone effect d. Halo effect
him for placing his right arm in the right sleeve, 46. Age two (2) is usually described as the “ terrible
then the left arm min the left sleeve, then 2’s” because, according to Erikson, at this stage
buttoning the front of the shirt, then tucking the the child tends to be
shirt into his pants. This technique is called. a. Inquisitive c. playful
a. conditioning c. chaining b. Sickly d. assertive in words and in actions
b. fading d. reinforcement 47. Peter is able to gain a lot of friends. He is well-
38. According to Erikson’s theory, the child aged linked and popular among other students. He
three to five is largely has a natural flare for making people laugh and is
a. Mischievous c. lazy almost always ready to help them. He possesses
b. ego-centric d. altruistic what is called:
39. Teacher S wants to show to the class a a. naturalistic intelligence
magnified picture of Mayon Volcano mounted b. spatial intelligence
on a bond paper. Which one will she use? c. intra personal intelligence
a. Overhead projector c. Slide d. interpersonal intelligence
b. Opaque projector d. Filmstrip 48. Jones, age 7, was removed from her class
40. Teacher V wants to check prior knowledge of his frequent fights with other children. She refused
pupils about water pollution. She writes the to be disciplined and was to focus in class only
main topic water pollution in the center of the for very short time. She also has frequent
chalkboard and encircles it. Then she asks the tantrums. She is suffering from
pupils to provide information that can be a. mental retardation
clustered around the main topic. Which b. down syndrome d. learning disability
technique did the teacher employ? c. attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
a. Deductive teaching c. Semantic mapping 49. Which ones are two-dimensional
b. Demonstration d. Vocabulary building representations of earth’s geographic and /or
41. After having been humiliated by his teacher, political features?
student B evaluates that teacher very poorly a. Mock ups b. Models c. Globes d. Maps
despite teacher’s excellent performance. Which 50. Studies in the area of neurosciences disclosed
trait is illustrated by student B’s behavior? that the human brain has limitless capacity.
a. Rationalism c. Personalism What does this imply?
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 a. Pupils can possibly reach a point where they 58. The following are four levels of computer use.
have learned everything You are able to use the computer as a tool for
b. Every child is a potential genius particular purposes. In what level are you?
c. Every pupil has his own native ability and his a. computer hacker
learning is limited to this native ability b. computer expertise
d. Some pupils are admittedly not capable of c. Computer literacy
learning d. computer competency
51. Through the enactment of republic Act 7836, 59. A teacher who equates authority with power
the regulation and licensing of teachers is now usually does the following, Except:
with the: a. shames
a. Professional regulation commission b. retaliates
b. Commission on Higher education c. develops self respect in every pupil
c. Department of education, Culture and Sport d. intimidates
d. Civil Service Commission 60. Which type of test is least useful in educational
52. Which characterizes the perfections type of diagnosis?
student? a. Multiple choice item c. Matching item
a. Often anxious, fearful, or frustrated about b. True-false item d. Short answer item
quality of work 61. In a microcomputer system the actual machine
b. Does not volunteer or initiate itself is called the:
c. Gives up easily a. CPU c. hardware
d. rarely completes tasks b. software d. peripheral
53. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE 62. Which interactive teaching should be AVOIDED?
with respect to physical force or violence? a. using multiple-response strategy
a. Scold a hungry student for his lack of b. using “ put-down” strategy
attention c. asking more divergent questions
b. Believe in their students d. asking more evaluative questions
c. Critisize the misbehavior not the student 63. Teacher C wants to develop in his pupils the skill
who misbehaves to organizes ideas. Which activity will fit?
d. Structure the classroom environment to a. simulation c. Brainstroming
make it supportive b. Game d. concept mapping
54. Which of the following group activities provides 64. The process whereby a culture is transmitted
an open environment in which group members from members of one society to another is
can discuss their opinions without being judged called:
as wrong? a. integration c. acculturation
a. Panel c. Buzz session b. assimilation d. enculturation
b. Forum d. Philips 66 65. One aim of La Liga Filipina, i.e., to encourage
55. Results in NEAT and NSAT for the past years popular education is in line with the present Phil.
show that achievement has highest in: Government in education to promote
a. Science a. lifelong and quality
b. Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika b. effectiveness & efficiency
c. English c. relevance and quality
d. Filipino d. access and equity
56. Which is the least authentic mode of 66. Teacher T wants group members to give their
assessment? full attention to what one individual wants to
a. experiments in science to assess skill in the express. This is done by the whole group seated
use of scientific method in a circle while 2 chairs are placed in the center
b. oral performance to assess student’s of the circle for two members to converse while
spoken communication skills the others listen. What is this technique called?
c. paper-and-pencil test in vocabulary a. Round table c. Forum
d. artistic production for music or art subject b. Symposium d. Fish bowl technique
57. The Philosophers that maintain that “ Truth 67. Confucius asserted that in teaching there should
exists in an objective order that is independent be no distinction of classes. Confucius’ teaching
of the knower are the: is in support of
a. pragmatists c. existentialists a. Moral recovery program
b. idealists d. realists b. Back-to –the-basics
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68. The first American teachers in the Philippines 77. Students non-verbal behavior affects student-
were teacher interaction. An example is a student’s
a. Elementary graduates choice of seat at the beginning of the year
b. Graduates of the normal school influences the teacher’s impression of how
c. Missionaries responsive the student is. Under which category
d. Soldiers of non-verbal communication does the example
69. Which instructional aid requires pupils to fall?
perform? a. Attentiveness c. Timing
a. mock up c. pantomime b. Location/proximity d. Disruptive behavior
b. film d. comic books 78. In instructional planning, which among these
70. Which among the following objectives in the three; unit plan, course plan, lesson plan is (are)
psychomotor domain is highest in level? most specific? _______ plans.
a. To contract a muscle a. Course
b. To run a100 meter dash b. Unit c. Lesson d. Course and lesson
c. To distinguish distant and close sounds 79. If a student thinks about thinking, he is involved
d. To dance the basic steps of the waltz in the process called:
71. The project method is considered valuable for a. creative thinking c. higher-order thinking
the following reasons EXCEPT one: b. metacognition d. critical thinking
a. Pupils develop alertness, open-mindedness 80. The following are some drill techniques EXCEPT:
and tolerance a. Assigning exercises from a workbook
b. Pupils are trained to be responsible b. Challenging students to be above the level of
c. Motive for learning is developed the class
d. Movement among pupils is not free and free c. Giving short quiz and having students grade
discussion is almost nil papers
72. The use of drills in the classroom is rooted on d. Asking papers to repeat answers
Thorndike’s law of 81. For instructions to be effective it must be
a. Belongingness c. Exercise interactive. Which then should be avoided by
b. Readiness d. Effect teachers?
73. For wholistic learning, it is urgent to utilize both a. Teacher episode c. Non-verbal
sides of the brain; the effective as well as the cues
cognitive, the logical along with the b. Teacher asking questions d. Teacher
a. Behavioral c. Musical monologue
b. Intuitive d. Rational 82. Which is NOT a basic component of a lesson
74. Which instructional aid requires pupils to plan?
verbalize? a. Evaluation b. Assignment c. Resources d.
a. Diorama c. Sociodrama Content
b. Brainstorming d. Graph 83. To improve students’ attentive behavior, which
75. Education during the revolutionary period in the should be vigilant about?
Philippines then was focused on the a. Raising a hand to volunteer a response
a. Mastery of the Spanish language b. Turning around to listen to a student who is
b. Strengthening of the moral fiber of the speaking
people c. Maintaining eye contact with the teacher
c. Mastery of the basic skills d. Doodling with a pencil
d. Establishment of nationhood 84. One criterion for content to be developed in a
76. Gagne delineates 9 external events in sequential lesson is LEARNABILITY. What does the
instructional planning. Which are the first and capitalized letter word mean?
the last in the sequence? a. The content should be worthwhile
a. Informing students of the lesson objectives- b. The content should be within the capacity of
enhancing the retention and transfer of the students to learn
learning c. Resources and materials for the development
b. Informing students of the lesson objectives- of the content are available
assessing student performance d. The content should be useful or practical in
c. Gaining attention- enhancing the retention some situation
and transfer of learning 85. Learning is enhanced when
d. Stimulating recall of previous learning- a. the learner competes with his classmates
assessing student performance b. the teacher expresses his enlargement with
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 c. the expectation of success is high 93. Which one can help the student develop the
d. the expectations is under stress and is habit of critical thinking?
challenged a. asking low level questions
86. Teacher V teaches the pupils to find the main b. a willingness to suspend judgment until
idea, sequence events, find the details and read sufficient evidence id presented
creatively and critically. What skills does Teacher c. Asking convergent questions
V teach? d. Blind obedience to authority
a. Utilization skills c. Comprehension skills 94. Which materials consists of instructional units
b. Study skills d. Word recognition skill that cater to the different needs and the varying
87. Vygotsky claimed that social interaction is mental levels pupils?
important for learning. What does this imply? a. Minimum learning competencies
a. Children are independent problem solvers b. Multi-level materials
b. Children learn from adults and other children c. Plantilia
c. Since they are not capable of interaction, d. Multi-grade materials
children in the crib has no learning yet 95. Which is a teaching approach for kindergartens
d. Children learn well by passive presentation of that makes the real world experiences of the
information child the focal point of educational stimulation?
88. Teacher Z has a variety of instructional materials a. Montessori approach
at her disposal for a lesson on marine life. Which b. Traditional approach
one should she consider first and foremost? c. Eclectic approach
a. Pupil’s ability c. Pupil’s interest d. Situation approach
b. lesson objective d. Topic 96. Gray defines reading a four-step process. In
89. Which were features of Educational Decree of which order do the fur steps come?
1863? I. Integration II. reaction
I. The church’s active involvement in the public II. Perception IV. Comprehension
educational system a. I-II-III-I b. II-III-IV-I c. III-IV-I-II d. II-IV-III-I
II. Segregation of boys and girls in the school 97. Teacher M wants to develop in her pupils
III. Few benefits and privileges for teachers comprehension skills. What order of skills will
IV.Absence of a system of teacher promotion she develop?
a. II,III b. I,II c. I,IV d. I,III I. literal comprehension
90. Which one explains curriculum alignment II. interpretation
correctly? III. critical evaluation
a. Teachers emphasize different learning IV. integration
experiences based upon their skills and a.II-III-IV-I b. IV-III-II-I c. III-IV-I-II d. I-II-III-IV
interests. 98. An integrative, conceptual approach introduced
b. Teachers plan activities considering learner’s by Roldan has as its highest level is the
multiple intelligences and varied learning development of _______ thinking skills
styles a. Interpretative c. Creative
c. Objectives match with assessment b. Literal d. Critical
d. Objectives match instruction and assessments 99. The use of mnemonics helps a pupil _______
91. Positive interdependence as an element of information
collaborative learning means that the students a. Analyze c. Apply
must b. Understand d. Remember
a. help one another in the individual test for 100. which schools are subjects to supervision,
everyone to pass regulation and control by the state?
b. depend on the diligent student a. public, private sectarian and non-sectarian
c. be grouped heterogeneously schools
d. learn to depend on each other to achieve a b. public schools
goal c. private schools
92. Teacher E wants to encourage collaborative d. sectarian and non-sectarian schools
learning in her class. Which one should do to 101. Which graphic organizers are used to show
heighten positive interdependence event in chronological order?
a. Emphasize the idea that the success of the a. Series of events chart and story map
group depends on the diligent student b. Time line and cycle
b. Works for homogeneous grouping c. Time line and series of events chart
c. Provide each student with one set of d. Time line and story map
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102. Which program was adopted to provide and may learn from one another. What is the
universal access to basic education to eradicate teacher preparing the class for?
illiteracy? a. Buzz grouping c. Peer tutoring
a. “ Paaralan –sa-bawat-Barangay” b. Remedial instructions d. Ability grouping
b. Education for all 111. Teacher asked the pupils these questions
c. Values Education Framework after reading A New Home for Ruben. “ What
d. Science and Education Development Plan glimpses of rural life of rural life did you get
103. Teacher M instructs her class to refer to the from the story? How do you compare them with
dictionary in correcting their spelled words. yours?”
Which practice is exemplified? a. Critical evaluation c. Interpretation
a. curriculum idigenization b. Application d. Literal comprehension
b. computed-assisted instruction 112. In the K-W-L technique K stands for what the
c. multi-level instruction pupil already knows what he really wants to
d. self-evaluation know and L for what he
104. Which note-taking technique includes the a. failed to learn c. needs to learn
use of various sizes of circle to indicate the b. he likes to learn d. learned
degree of the importance and connectedness of 113. Teacher Z shows a histogram on Filipino
ideas? population growth form 1990 to 2001. Seeing
a. Venn diagram c. Comparison matrix the pattern of growth, pupil is asked to tell what
b. Fishbone diagram d. Webbing will happen in the next two years. What skill is
105. The free public elementary and secondary the pupil asked to display?
education in the country is in line with the a. Inferring c. Extrapolating
government effort to address educational b. Predicting d. Drawing conclusion
problems of 114. Which theory stresses the importance of
a. effectiveness and efficiency c. productivity using a pre-reading strategy that encourages
b. relevance and quality d. access and equity students to use their own experiences to predict
106. Classroom discussion should end with a final and evaluate the problems an action of
summary also known as characters in the stories they read?
a. internal summaries c. organizers a. Metacognition theory
b. medial summaries d. postorganizers b. Text structure theory
107. Teacher wants his pupils to master the skill in c. Vocabulary theory
adding unlike fractions. Which method should he d. Scheme theory
use? 115. Which questioning technique would be
a. Unit method c. Laboratory method appropriate for inductive lessons?
b. Drill method d. Discovery method a. Use questions requiring only memory
108. Which is correct statement about teaching responses
method? b. Expect participation only among the more
a. There is one best method for teaching motivated students
b. Indirect instructional method is teacher- c. Involve students actively in the questioning
centered process
c. There is a best method of teaching d. As teacher, you ask no questions
d. No one teaching method can accomplish 116. The Philippine Constipation directs the
every goal teaching of religion in public schools on the
109. Science Teacher C introduces a topic on following conditions EXCEPT
earthquakes, then help her students determine a. option is expressed in writing
what they need to know about earthquakes, b. without cost to the government
then help her students determine what they c. with cost shouldered by the parents or
need to know about earthquakes and the guardians d. given only at the option
activities and resources which will help them 117. What type of lesson takes place when
learn. Which technique does Teacher C employ? teacher dwells on the same lesson but present it
a. Individualized instruction in a different way?
b. Computer assisted instructions a. Developmental c. Review
c. Self-directed learning b. Deductive d. Inductive
d. Collaborative learning 118. Marvin has had difficulty getting right
110. Teacher X assesses her pupil’s needs then solution to a problem in algebra. Suddenly he
cerates that everyone has something to share “saw” how to solve the problem. Which of the
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 a. Revelation b. Insight c. Retention d. in class discussion and seemed to have no
Memory interest in what was being discussed. This was
119. Which one will likely contribute to the very unusual, for he has always been eager to
effectiveness of small discussion? participate and often monopolized the
a. repeating directions over and over discussion time.” What Teacher A wrote is an
b. Developing a plan for getting non-volunteers example of a (an)
to respond a. incidence report c. personality report
c. Threatening atmosphere b. anecdotal report d. observation report
d. Volunteerism is the rule of contributing to 128. What is a simple frequency distribution? A
the discussion graphic representation of
120. Which one is benefit derived from the use of a. Means
performance objectives? b. standard deviations
a. A panacea to class management problems c. lowest and highest
b. Makes it easier to measure student d. score raw scores
achievement 129. About what percent of the cases falls
c. Makes possible value integration between +2 and –1 in a normal curve?
d. Makes selection of instructional materials a. 43.1% b. 95.4 % c. 99.8% d. 68.2 %
easier 130. Which error do teachers commit when they
121. In research, the definition of key terms used tend to overrate the achievement student
is identified by aptitude tests as gifted because
a. Literal c. operational they expect achievement and giftedness to go
b. Conceptual d. figurative together?
122. After a lesson AIDS, the students are asked a. Generosity error c. Severity error
to summarize the lesson in one long sentence by b. Central tendency error d. Logical error
answering : Who?; Does what or whom?; 131. What is the mean of this score distribution:
When?; Where?; How?; Why?; This assessment 4,5,6,7,8,9,10?
technique evaluates students ability to a. 8.5 b. 6 c. 7.5 d. 7
a. Evaluate c. synthesize 132. Which statement correctly applies to a
b. Analyze d. recall student who got score of 72 in the test?
123. On the first day of class after initial a. He surpassed the score of 72 students
introductions, the teacher administered a b. He correctly answered 72% of the items in
Misconception/ Preconception check. She the test
explained that she wanted to know what the c. He obtained a raw score of 72 items in the
class as a whole already knew about the test
Philippines before the Spaniards came. This d. He answered only 72 items in the test
misconception/Preconception check is a form of 133. Which measure (s) of central tendency can
a. diagnostic test c. criterion-referenced test be determine by inspection?
b. placement test d. achievement test a. Median b. Mode c. Mead d. Mode &
124. In research which is the dependent variable? Median
a. Stimulus c. attribute 134. When a significantly greater number form
b. Input d. predictor the lower group gets a test item correctly, this
125. Which types of statistics give (s) information implies that the test items
about the sample being studied? a. is very valid
a. Inferential and correlational b. is not very valid
b. Inferential c. is not highly reliable
c. Descriptive d. is highly reliable
d. Correlational 135. Teacher C adds the number of cases 1 over 2
126. Which happens when score distribution is obtain
positively skewed? a. Mode c. median and mode
a. The median will be higher than the mean b. Median d. mean
and the mode 136. Like a typewriter, a computer has a
b. The mode corresponds to a low value a. desk drive c. screen
c. The mean will have a high value b. keyboard d. cursor
d. The mode corresponds to a high value 137. The following demand criterion –referenced
127. Teacher A wrote of Henry: “ When Henry tests, EXCEPT
come to the class this morning, he seemed very a. Personalized System of Instruction
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d. Mastery learning tells the computer to do something with a
138. Read this test item then answer the program or file?
questions below, WHAT IS THE END a. computer program
PUNCTUATION FOR AN INTERROGATIVE b. command
SENTENCE? c. password
a. Quotation marks d. Semicolon d. Computer language
b. Comma 146. To determine student’s entry knowledge and
c. Exclamation point e. Questions marks skills which test should be given?
139. It is not wise to laugh at a two-year-old child a. Aptitude c. diagnostic
when he utters bad word because in his stage he b. standard d. placement
is learning to 147. Which is (are) signs of the student with
a. consider other views Attention deficit Disorder?
b. distinguish right and wrong a. Cares for his/personal things
c. socialize d. distinguish sex differences b. Impatient while waiting for his/her turn
140. In which subjects can learning outcomes be during games
best evaluated by criterion-reference tests? c. Completes work before shifting to another
a. In subjects where speed and accuracy of d. Excessively quite
learner’s response are emphasized 148. After scoring , Teacher G got the difference
b. In all subjects of the highest and the lowest scores in each
c. In subjects where the acquisition of class. What did she compute?
cognitive and psychomotor abilities are a. range of the lowest fourth
emphasized b. standard deviation d. external range
d. In subjects where objects are hierarchically c. range of the middle 50%
arranged 149. After scoring, teacher G got the difference of
141. In a Science class test, one group had a range the highest and the lowest scores in each class.
within the top quarter of 15 points and another What did she compute?
group on the same measurement had a range of a. Porfolio assessment is dynamic assessment
30 points. Which statement applies? b. Assessment should stress the reproduction
a. The first group has variability twice as great of knowledge
as the second group within the top quarter c. An individual learner is inadequately
b. The first group is more varied than the characterized by a test score
second group d. An individual learner is adequately
c. The second group has a variability twice as characterized by a test score
a great as the first group within the top 150. What is the mode in the following score
quarter distribution: 96,97,98,97,93,90,89,97,81,80?
d. the second group does not differ from the a. 96 b. 98 c. 97 d. 83
first group of variability 151. If a teacher is concerned with the
142. Which applies when all high frequencies are development of students’ higher order thinking
not adjacent? skills, his lesson objectives must go beyond.
a. The score distribution will neither be a. Analysis c. comprehension
bimodal nor multimodal b. recall d. application
b. There is no point of score concentration 152. Which statement about guidanc4 is FALSE?
c. The score distribution will be concentrated a. A guidance program is inherent in every
d. There will only be one point of score school
concentration b. Guidance is a function of the entire school
143. Mothers who demand their 3 to 5 children to c. The classroom teacher is not part of the
spend their time in serious academic stud forget school guidance program since she/he is
that early childhood is the. not trained to be a guidance counselor
a. Questioning age c. initiative age d. Guidance embraces curriculum, teaching,
b. Pre-school age d. Toy age supervision and all other activities of the
144. Teacher A wants to make use of the most school guidance
stable measure of variability? Which one(s) 153. Which statement on the counseling is FALSE?
should you recommend? a. The ultimate goal of counseling is greater
a. external range and quartile range happiness on the part of counselee.
b. standard deviation
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 b. For counseling to be successful, the a. Determining the percentage equivalent of
counselee is willing to participate in the the cut off score
process b. Identifying the highest score
c. The school counselor is primarily responsible c. Determining the cut off score
for counseling d. Determining the effectiveness of distracters
d. Counseling is the program that includes 163. Teacher Z wants to check whether or not his
guidance students learned what he intended to teach and
154. A test item has a difficulty index of .81 and so formulated a quiz that should be based on his
discrimination index of.13. What should the test a. topic(s) c. students ability
constructor do? b. extra readings d. instructional objectives
a. Retain the item c. Revise the item 164. If teacher wants to test student’s ability to
b. Make it a bonus a item d. Reject the item organize ideas, which type of test should she
155. Continuous evaluation of the guidance formulate?
program in one service of guidance programs. a. technical problem type c. Short answer
Under which guidance service does it fall? b. Essay d. Multiple-choice type
a. Individual inventory service 165. Teacher should not be a slave of his lesson
b. Research service plan. This means that
c. Placement service d. Educational service a. a teacher must be ready to depart from her
156. Shown a picture of children in sweaters lesson plan, if she remembers something
inside the classroom, the students were asked more interesting than what she earlier
this question: “ In what kind of climate of this planned
children live?” This is a thought question on b. teacher is the best lesson plan designer
a. Creating c. predicting c. a lesson plan must be followed by a teacher
b. Interfering d. applying no matter what
157. Which is the final, indispensable component d. a teacher must be willing other than her
of a lesson plan? intended lesson
a. Assignment c. Activity 166. The first thing to do in constructing a periodic
b. References d. Evaluation test is for a teacher to
158. Which multiple choice type of test has a. decide on the type of test to construct
options that are based on a graphical b. go back to her instructional objective
presentation of data or on a paragraph or picture c. decide on the number of items for the test
? d. study the content
a. setting and options test 167. The criterion for success in Teacher D’s
b. structured –response test objective is that “ the pupils must be able to spell
c. contained options test 90% of the words correctly” Ana and 19 others
d. stem and options test correctly spelled 40 words only out of 50. This
159. For mastery learning which type of testing means that Teacher D
will be most fit? a. attained his objective because of her
a. Formative testing effective spelling drill
b. Criterion-reference testing b. attained his lesson objective
c. Aptitude testing c. failed to attain his lesson objective as far as
d. Norm reference testing the twenty pupils are concerned
160. Which is a characteristics of an imperfect d. did not attain his lesson objective because of
type of matching test? the pupil’s lack of attention
a. An item may have no answer at all 168. A positive discrimination index means that
b. The items in the right and left columns are a. the test item could not discriminate
equal in number between the lower and upper groups
c. An answer maybe repeated b. more from the upper group got to he item
d. There are two or more distracters correctly
161. The following are necessary for successful c. more from the lower group of the item
counseling ECEPT: correctly
a. counselee willingness to participate d. the test item has low reliability
b. atmosphere of confidentiality 169. Why are test norms established? To have a
c. professionalism basis for
d. buddy-buddy relation between counselor a. computing grades
and counselee b. establishing learning goals
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 d. interpreting test results 179. The inclusion of Logic the curriculum is
170. When points in the scattergram are spread perhaps an influence of the importance of logic
evenly in all directions this means that that _______ stressed
a. the correlation between twp variables is a. St. Augustine c. The hedonists
positive b. The humanists d. The scholastics
b. the correlation between two variables is low 180. You observe that pupils answer even when
c. the correlation between two variables is not called, shout MA’AM to get your attention,
high and laugh when someone commits mistakes.
d. there is no correlation between two What should you do?
variables a. Send the misbehaving pupils to the guidance
171. The more the learner feels what he is counselor
learning the better the learning. Therefore the b. Involve the whole class in setting rules of
teachers should take up lessons that conduct for the whole class
a. are easy to comprehend c. Make a report to the parents about their
b. appeal to the learner’s imagination children’s misbehavior
c. portray complex ideas d. Set the rules for the for the class to observe
d. have significance for the learner 181. A political boss builds a school in a distant
172. The whole child of education is contrary to barrio in order to get the votes for an unworthy
the and corrupt candidate. Is the action of the
a. focus on the disadvantaged approach to political boss moral?
education a. No, the candidate is undeserving
b. the mental discipline approach to education b. Yes, the votes were in exchange for the
c. progressivist approach to education whole class.
d. academic essentials approach to education c. Yes, it was his duty to strategize for his
173. The strengthening of liberal education which candidate to win
includes classical literature in the curriculum is d. No, his motive was not meant for a good
based on the thought of the effect
a. Rationalist c. humanists 182. Can an insane person be blamed for killing a
b. Hedonists d. stoics stranger?
174. Which one is rejected by communism but is a. Yes, because an insane person possesses a
accepted by fascism? little degree of voluntariness
a. Dictatorship c. No opposition b. No, because the one killed is a stranger, not
b. Private ownership d. Personal liberty in any way related to hi.
175. To provide for individual differences how is c. Yes, because an insane person because is
curriculum designed? not totally ignorant
a. Some degree of flexibility is provided d. No, because of his ignorance and lack
b. Realistic and meaningful experiences are voluntariness
provided 183. My right ends where the right of the other
c. Minimum learning competencies are begins. What does this mean?
included d. Social skills are emphasized a. Rights are absolute
176. The emphasizes given on respect and care b. Rights are inalienable
for the aged of Values Education classes goes c. Rights are alienable
along with the teachings of an Oriental d. Rights are not absolute
philosopher by the name of _______. 184. The teacher’s first task in the selection of
a. Hsun tsu c. Kung-fu-tsu media in teaching is to determine the
b. Mo Tsu d., Lao tsu a. availability of the media
177. Which philiosphy approves of a teacher b. technique to be used
whole lectures most of the time and requires his c. objectives of the lesson
students to memorize the rules of grammar? d. choice of the students
a. Pragmantism c. Realism 185. which criterion should guide a teacher in the
b. Existentialism d. Idealism choice of instructional devices?
178. The current emphasizes on the development a. Attrcativeness c. Appropriateness
of critical thinking by the use of philosophic b. Novelty d. Cost
methods that emphasize debate and discussion 186. Which one does NOT illustrate the principle
began with that rights and duties are correlative?
a. Confucius c. Aristotle a. The right a living wage involves the duty of
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 and the duty of the employee to give a fair d. change the culture of the community
amount of work 194. Which one should teacher AVOID to produce
b. The right of the state to compel citizens to an environment conducive for learning?
military service is reciprocated by the duty a. Tests c. Individual competition
of the state to protect the citizens b. Seat plan d. Games
c. The right of an unmarried pregnant woman 195. In a study conducted, the pupils were asked
to abort her baby in relation to hr duty to which nationality they preferred if given a
protect her name choice. Majority of the pupils wanted to be
d. The right to life on the part of one person Americans. In this case, in which obligation
corresponds to the obligation on the part of relative to the state are schools seemed to be
other persons to respect such a right failing? In their obligation to
187. Which economic system upholds the a. promote obedience to the to the laws of
unlimited right to private property and pursuit of the state
profit to the exclusion of other considerations? b. instill allegiance to the Consultation
a. Moderate capitalism c. respect for all duly constituted authorities
b. Moderate capitalism d. promote national pride
c. Exaggerated capitalism d. Communism 196. Which skills should be taught if teacher
188. Which statement on human rights is wants to equip his students with the skill to
CORRECT? organize information gathered?
a. Human rights are unlimited a. Note taking, outlining, using library
b. Human right is a moral power not a physical b. Summarizing note taking using the library
power c. Note taking, outlining, summarizing
c. All human rights are inalienable d. Outlining, summarizing, using the card
d. Human right is might catalogue
189. Which is TRUE foundation of the social 197. Which practice negates teacher’s role as
order? facilitator of learning?
a. Equitable distribution of health a. Teacher does more talk so learners talk less
b. The reciprocation of rights and duties b. Teacher make use of interactive teaching
c. Obedient citizenry strategies
d. Strong political leadership c. Teacher caters to multiple intelligences in
190. Which is an example of an alienable right? the classroom
a. Right to possess a house through d. Teacher does less talk for learners to talk
inheritance more
b. Right to life 198. Annual medical check up required of
c. Right to alms teachers is done in the interest of
d. Right to marry a. parents
191. The worker’s right to form unions or to strike b. school administrators
can be suppressed in times of national c. Filipino medical doctors
emergency. On what norm is this based? d. The state and of every teacher
a. Clearer title- the certain before the little 199. Which activity is most fit if teacher his
b. Higher law-inalienable rights before students to appreciate the value of teamwork?
alienable a. Brainstorming c. Field trip
c. Wider social order- the family before the b. Group game d. Buzz group
individual 200. The information processing psychology
d. Nobler person person-God before man asserts that
192. with which is true authority equated? a. the learner is a passive receiver of stimuli
a. Power c. Coercion b. the learner is totally conditioned by
b. Suppression d. Service environment
193. Why should the teacher take the obligation c. learning is purely a conditioning process
upon himself to study and understand the d. learning is an interactive process between
custom and traditions of the community where the learner and the environment
he works? In order to
a. identify the weaknesses of the culture of the “It is not because that things are difficult that we
community do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they
b. have a sympathetic attitude for the people are difficult.”
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1. A 52. A 103. D 154. C
2. A 53. A 104. A 155. B
3. B 54. C 105. D 156. B
4. A 55. D 106. C 157. A
5. C 56. C 107. B 158. B
6. C 57. B 108. C 159. B
7. B 58. C 109. D 160. D
8. D 59. C 110. A 161. D
9. B 60. B 111. B 162. D
10. D 61. C 112. D 163. D
11. B 62. B 113. C 164. B
12. C 63. D 114. D 165. A
13. B 64. C 115. C 166. B
14. C 65. A 116. B 167. C
15. B 66. D 117. C 168. B
16. C 67. C 118. B 169. D
17. C 68. D 119. B 170. D
18. B 69. C 120. B 171. D
19. B 70. D 121. C 172. C
20. D 71. D 122. C 173. B
21. B 72. C 123. A 174. B
22. C 73. B 124. A 175. D
23. A 74. B 125. C 176. D
24. B 75. B 126. B 177. B
25. C 76. C 127. D 178. D
26. C 77. B 128. D 179. D
27. C 78. C 129. B 180. D
28. B 79. D 130. D 181. D
29. D 80. C 131. D 182. C
30. B 81. D 132. C 183. D
31. C 82. C 133. B 184. C
32. B 83. D 134. C 185. C
33. C 84. B 135. D 186. C
34. B 85. C 136. B 187. D
35. A 86. D 137. C 188. C
36. B 87. B 138. E 189. B
37. A 88. B 139. B 190. A
38. B 89. B 140. D 191. C
39. B 90. D 141. C 192. A
40. A 91. D 142. B 193. B
41. C 92. C 143. D 194. B
42. D 93. B 144. B 195. D
43. A 94. B 145. B 196. C
44. D 95. A 146. C 197. A
45. C 96. D 147. B 198. D
46. C 97. D 148. D 199. B
47. C 98. D 149. – 200. D
48. C 99. D 150. C
49. D 100. B 151. B
50. B 101. C 152. C
51. A 102. B 153. C

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