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1. Researches conducted show that teacher’s expectations of students become. Do not

require initial formal language teaching for children self-fulfilling prophecies. What is
this phenomenon called?
A. Halo effect
B. Pygmalion effect
C. Ripple effect
D. Hawthorne effect
2. Which is the first step in planning an achievement test?
A. Define the instructional objective.
B. Decide on the length of the test.
C. Select the type of test items to use.
D. Build a table of specification.
3. Are percentile ranks the same as percentage correct?
A. It cannot be determined unless scores are given.
B. It cannot be determined unless the number of examinees is given.
C. No
D. Yes
4. Which is one characteristic of an effective classroom management?
A. It quickly and unobtrusively redirects misbehavior once it occurs.
B. It teaches dependence on others for self-control.
C. It respects cultural norms of a limited group students.
D. Strategies are simple enough to be used consistently.
5. Read the following then answer the question:
Teacher: in what ways other than the periodic table might we predict the undiscovered
elements?
Bobby: we could go to the moon and see if there are some elements there. We don’t have.
Betty: we could dig down to the center of the earth and see if we find any of the missing
elements.
Ricky: we could study debris from the meteorites if we can find any.
Teacher: those are all good answers but what if those, excursions to the moon, to the center of
the earth, or to find meteorites were too costly and time consuming? How might we use the
elements we already have here on earth to find some new ones?
Question: Which questioning strategy does the exchange of thoughts above illustrate?
A. Funneling
B. Sowing and reaping
C. Nose-dive
D. Extending and lifting
6. How can you exhibit expert power on the first day of school?
A. By making them feel you know what you are talking about.
B. By making them realize the importance of good grades.
C. By reminding them your students your authority over them again and again.
D. By giving your students a sense of belonging and acceptance.
7. After giving an input on a good paragraph, Teacher W asks her students to rate a given
paragraph along the elements of a good paragraph. The students' task is in level of
__________.
A. application
B. analysis
C. evaluation
D. synthesis
8. Which types of play is most characteristic of a four to six-year old child?
A. Solitary and onlooker play
B. Associative and cooperative plays
C. Associative and onlooker plays
D. Cooperative and solitary plays
9. Which behavior is exhibited by a student who is strong in interpersonal intelligence?
A. Works on his/her own.
B. Keeps interest to himself/herself.
C. Seeks out a classmate for help when problem occurs.
D. Spends time meditating.
10. Which assumption underlies the teacher’s use of performance objectives?

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 A. Not every form of learning is observable.
B. Performance objectives assure the learner of learning.
C. Learning is defined as a change in the learner’s observable performance.
D. The success of learner is based on teacher performance.
11. The concepts of trust vs. maturity, autonomy vs. self-doubt, and initiative vs. guilt are
most closely related with the works of __________.
A. Erikson
B. Piaget
C. Freud
D. Jung
12. If teacher wants to test students’ ability to organize ideas, which type of test should she
formulate?
A. Multiple-choice type
B. Short answer
C. Essay
D. Technical problem
13. A teacher’s summary of a lesson serves the following functions, except __________.
A. It links the parts of the lesson
B. It brings together the information that has been discussed
C. It makes provisions for full participation of students.
D. It clinches the basic ideas or concepts of the lesson.
14. Which is/are the sources of man’s intellectual drives, according to Freud?
A. Id
B. Superego
C. Id and ego
D. Ego
15. The best way for a guidance counselor to begin to develop study skills and habits in
underachieving student would be to __________.
A. have these underachieving students observe the study habits of excelling students
B. encourage students to talk about study habits from their own experiences
C. have them view film strips about various study approaches
D. give out a list of effective study approaches
16. Study this group of tests which was administered with the following results in the table
below, then answer the question.

SUBJECT MEAN STANDARD DEVIATION RONNEL’S SCORE

Physics and math 56 10 43
English 41 9 31
Physics 80 16 109

17. Which is a teaching approach for kindergarten that makes real world experiences of the
child the focal point of educational stimulation?
A. Montessori Approach
B. Traditional Approach
C. Eclectic Approach
D. Situational Approach
18. The use of mnemonics helps a pupil ___________ information.
A. Analyze
B. Understand
C. Apply
D. Remember
19. Which program was adopted to provide universal access to basic education to
eradicate illiteracy?
A. Paaralan - sa - Bawat- Barangay
B. Education for All
C. Values Education Framework
D. Science and Education Development Plan
20. Teacher Z instructs her class to refer to the dictionary in correcting their spelled words.
Which particle is exemplified?
A. Curriculum indigenization
B. Computer- assisted instruction
C. Multi - level instruction
D. Self - evaluation
21. In research, which is the dependent variable?
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 A. Stimulus
B. Input
C. Attribute
D. Predictor
22. What is the mean of this score distribution: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10?
A. 8.5
B. 6
C. 7.5
D. 7
23. Which statement correctly applies to student who got a score of 72 in the test?
A. He surpassed the scores of 72 students
B. He correctly answered 72% of the items in the test
C. He obtained a raw score of 72
D. He answered only items in the test
24. Which measure (s) of central tendency can be determined by mere inspection?
A. Median
B. Mode
C. Mean
D. Mode and Median
25. Teacher C adds the number of cases and 1 over 2 to obtain.
A. Mode
B. Median
C. Median and Mode
D. Mean
26. It is not wise to laugh at a two- year old child when he utters bad words because in his
stage he is learning to __________.
A. Consider other’s views
B. Distinguish right and wrong
C. Socialize
D. Distinguish sex differences
27. Mothers who demand their 3 to 5 children to spend their time in serious academic study
forget that early childhood is the
A. Questioning Age
B. Pre- School Age
C. Initiative Age
D. Toy Age
28. Which refers to a single word or phrase that tells the computer to do something with a
program or file?
A. Computer Program
B. Command
C. Password
D. Computer Language
29. To determine student’s entry knowledge and skills that test should be given?
A. Aptitude
B. Standardized
C. Diagnostic
D. Placement
30. What is the mode in the following score distribution: 96, 97, 98, 97, 93, 90, 89, 97, 81,
and 80?
A. 96
B. 98
C. 97
D. 33
31. If a teacher is concerned with the development of student’s higher order thinking skills,
his lesson objectives must go beyond.
A. Analysis
B. Recall
C. Comprehension
D. Application
32. Which statement on counseling is false?
A. The ultimate goal of counseling is greater happiness on the part of the counselee.
B. For counseling to be successful, the counselee is willing to participate in the process.
C. The school counselor is primarily responsible for counseling
D. Counseling is the program that includes guidance.

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 33. A test item has a difficulty index of .81 and discrimination index of .13. What should the
test constructor do?
A. Retain the item
B. Make it a bonus item
C. Revise the item
D. Reject the item
34. Which is the final, indispensable component of a lesson plan?
A. Assignment
B. References
C. Activity
D. Evaluation
35. For mastery of learning in a certain subject, which type of testing is appropriate?
A. Formative testing
B. Criterion reference testing
C. Aptitude testing
D. Norm reference testing
36. Which is not included in item analysis?
A. Determining the percentage equivalent of the cut off score
B. Identifying the highest score
C. Determining the cut off score
D. Determine the effectiveness of distracters
37. The first thing to do in constructing a periodic test is for a teacher to __________.
A. Decide on the type of test to conduct
B. Go back to her instructional objective
C. Decide on the number of items for the test
D. Study the content
38. The strengthening of liberal education which includes classical literature in the
curriculum is based on the thought of the
A. Rationalists
B. Hedonists
C. Humanists
D. Stoics
39. Which statement of human right is correct?
A. Human rights are unlimited.
B. Human right is a moral power not a physical power.
C. All human rights are inalienable.
D. Human right is might.
40. Which is an example of an alienable right?
A. Right to possess a house through inheritance
B. right to life
C. Right to alms
D. Right to marry
41. It is an area of philosophy which deals on the nature of knowledge and the best
methods of teaching is __________.
A. Epistemology
B. Metaphysics
C. Ethics
D. Aesthetics
42. To occupy a government position, one has to pass an examination on Confucian
thought. From whom did this influence come?
A. Hebrews
B. Chinese
C. Hindus
D. Greeks
43. Who was a strong supporter of inclusive education and “education for all” concept?
A. Dewey•••••
B. Hegel
C. Rousseau
D. Kung - Fu- Tsu
44. A son put a time bomb in the luggage of his mother who took it abroad a Philippine
airline. The bomb exploded while the airplane was in flight killing the mother and forty
other passengers. Although the motive of the criminal act was never revealed by the
son, he aroused suspicion, when he named himself beneficiary to an insurance policy

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 he had previously taken out on his mother’s life. Was the son accountable for the death
of his mother and the other passengers?
A. Yes. He may have been directly interested only in the insurance money but
directly as foreseen consequence, he willed the death for all passengers.
B. No. He did not directly the death of his mother and the other passengers.
C. No, if he refused to get the insurance money after the incident.
D. Yes, if he got the insurance money after the death.
45. Which software allows teachers and students to write, edit, and polish assignments and
reports?
A. Spreadsheets
B. Word processing
C. Database
D. Graphics
46. To have a test with a wide coverage, power to test analytical thinking and ease of
scoring. Which type should teachers use?
A. Completion
B. Short answer
C. Alternate response
D. Multiple choice
47. What does a conservative Filipino student experience when she migrates to the United
States and witness for herself public display of affection?
A. Acculturation
B. Culture shock
C. Colonial mentality
D. Enculturation
48. In what way can teachers uphold the highest possible standards of quality education?
A. By working out undeserved promotions.
B. By putting down other professions to lift the status of teaching
C. Wearing expensive clothes to change people’s poor perception of teachers
D. By continually improving themselves personally and professionally
49. Which learning activity is most appropriate if teacher’s focus is attitudinal change?
A. Field trip
B. Role play
C. Game
D. Exhibit
50. Which questioning practice promotes more class interaction?
A. Asking rhetorical questions.
B. Focusing on convergent actions.
C. Focusing in divergent questions.
D. Calling a student to answer before asking the question

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