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1.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 suffering from:
A. Mental retardation
B. Down syndrome
C. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
D. Learning disability

2.If one is asked to develop himself to the fullest, what need is he trying to satisfy according to Maslow’s hierarchy of
needs?
A. Safety needs
B. Physiological needs
C. Belongingness
D. Self-actualization

3.In his second item analysis, Teacher Luis found out that more from the lower group got the test item #10 correctly.
This means that the test item _______________.
A. has a negative discriminating power
B. has a lower validity
C. has a positive discriminating power
D. has a high reliability

4.NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted against a set of mastery level. This means that NSAT and NEAT fall under
___________________.
A. intelligence test
B. aptitude test
C. criterion-referenced test
D. norm-referenced test

5.Which of the following describes what Progressivism is?

A. Education-learning takes place only when students are inside the classroom
B. Education-learning takes only for a period of time for it ends when students earn a degree
C. Education-learning takes place according to the desire of the students
D. Education-learning takes place continuously and contributes to the development of the students

6.What technique a teacher is using, if he asks his students to respond to series of pictures?
A. Anecdotal record
B. Sociometry
C. Projective technique
D. Problem checklist

7.Which of the following provides the teacher the test the least freedom of choice in relation to course they teach?
A. Using prescribed syllabus and its accompanying textbook throughout the implementation of the course
B. Establishing course goals in negotiation with students and making decisions with them throughout the course about
the next steps to take.
C. Using a prescribed textbook but being able to choose and design other course activities and tasks.
D. Formulating a plan of work on the basis of student needs and selecting and designing materials to teach it.

8.A principal asked her good teachers to write modular lesson in Social Science, then she had them published with
her name printed as author. Which is unethical in this case?
A. She was the exclusive beneficiary of the royalty from the modules.
B. She had the modular lessons published when they worth publishing.
C. She got the merit which was due for her teacher-writers.
D. She burdened the teachers with work not related to teaching.

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9._______ reflects the teachers’ understanding of development as results of maturation and learning
A. Patience when dealing with the slower ones
B. Fairness when giving grades of school marks
C. Creativity with the classroom strategies or task
D. Cheerfulness and enthusiasm when discussing

10.Which of the following should be the guiding principle of a Rationalist Teacher?

A. I must teach the students things that have great impact to culture so that he can be assured of great future
B. I must teach the students of things that will be needed to survive this challenging world
C. I must teach the students things that will develop his mental powers to conceive great ideas
D. I must teach the student of things that will make him love himself and attain the fullness of Life

11.What activity must a teacher use if he wants to make his students master the skill in adding unlike fractions?
A. Discovery method
B. Type method
C. Unit method
D. Drill method

12.What is the meaning of Higher Order Thinking Skills?

A. This involves the learning of complex judgmental skills such as critical thinking and problem solving.
B. This refers to skills that go beyond memorizing information or regurgitating stories and emphasize the development
of analytical skills.
C. This helps move beyond remembering and recalling information and move deeper into application, analysis,
synthesis, evaluation, and creation.
D. This will make inferences, draw relevant and insightful conclusions, use their knowledge in new situations, and
relate their thinking to other situations and to their own background knowledge.

13.Which of the following statements is not true of a curriculum?

A. It is the sum of all activities, experiences and learning opportunities for which an institution takes responsibility.
B. It is an educational plan that spells out which goals and objectives should be achieved.
C. It is an educational proposal that is capable of effective translation into practice.
D. It is a specification of content of a course of instruction listing what is to be taught and tested.

14.“Subject matter should help students understand and appreciate themselves as unique individuals who accept
complete responsibility for their thoughts, feelings and actions.” From which philosophy is this thought based?
A. Perennialism
B. Existentialism
C. Essentialism
D. Progressivism

15.Which of the following instructional modes of Mr. Toledo is more inclusive?

I. Mr. Toledo is good in teaching and very informative
II. Mr. Toledo is a very nice teacher. He involves everybody in the discussion
III. Mr. Toledo is a very considerate teacher, so she only gives few problems to solve
IV. Mr. Toledo exercises student inquiry inside the classroom

A. I and II
B. II and III
C. II and IV
D. II only

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16.You are very much interested in quality professional development program for teachers. What characteristics
should you look for?
A. Depends on the availability of funds
B. Prescribed by top educational leaders
C. Responsive to identified teacher’s needs
D. Required for renewal of professional license

17.For quality professional development, teachers must consider the NCBTS, which are the established standards for
good teaching in the Philippines. What is meant by the acronym NCBTS?
A. National-Competency-Based Teacher Standards
B. National-Competency Based Teaching Standards
C. National-Competency Basic Teacher Standards
D. National-Competency Basic Teaching Standards

18.A boy is closer to his mother and a girl is close to her father. These instances are under ______.
A. Oedipal Complex
B. Latent stage
C. Phallic stage
D. Pre-genital stage

19.Teacher should use REALIA when

A. available
B. feasible
C. affordable
D. plausible

20.A test item has a difficulty index of 85 and discrimination index of 10. What should the test constructor do?
A. Retain the item
B. Make it a bonus item
C. Revise the item
D. Reject the item

21.Which statement best describes a negatively skewed score distribution?

A. Most examinees got scores above the mean.
B. The value of median and mode are equal.
C. The value of mode corresponds to a low score.
D. The value of median is higher than the value of mode.

22.A pregnant, unmarried woman aborted her baby to avoid disgrace. Is she morally justified to do that?
A. No, the unborn child cannot be made to suffer the consequences of the sins of his/her parents
B. Yes, it can save her and the child from disgrace when he grows up
C. No, abortion is immoral
D. Yes, it is better to prevent the child from coming into the world who will suffer very much due to the absence of a
father

23.This is when education was largely informal and incidental, school and its curriculum remained quite unknown to
man and this also when education need-based which people used to receive incidentally through work with their own
hands in the natural situation.
A. Correlated Curriculum
B. Work-experience in Curriculum
C. Activity curriculum
D. Subject-Centered Curriculum

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24.Learners have dynamic participation from the planning, designing, implementing and evaluating and the degree of
their involvement is dependent on their maturity.
A. Learners are the core of the curriculum
B. Teachers are curricularists
C. School leaders are curriculum managers
D. Principals are curriculum planners

25.Which of the following is a basic consideration in curriculum or syllabus design?

A. Teacher's teaching experience
B. Expectations of parents
C. Needs of the learner
D. Availability of instructional materials

26.Based on Edgar Dales Cone of Experience, which among the following is nearest from the real thing?
A. watching demo
B. attending exhibit
C hearing and listening
D. viewing images

27.When a significantly greater number from the lower group gets a test item correctly, this implies that the test item
A. is a very valid
B. is not valid
C. is not reliable
D. is highly reliable

28.When points in the scatter gram are spread evenly in all directions this means that:
A. the correlation between two variables is positive
B. the correlation between two variables is low
C. the correlation between variables is high
D. there is no correlation between two variables

29.What should be considered in selecting students for inclusion?

I. Being included requires that the student is able to attend school
II. Students with severe behavioral problems are candidates for inclusion
III. Students that are entirely excluded from school or who are educated outside of
schools cannot attempt inclusion
IV. Every student with special needs is poor candidates for inclusion because of their
effect on other students.

A. I and II
B. I and III
C. I and IV
D. I only

30.This type of curriculum is revolutionary and flexible in nature that meets with the changing needs of the time. As
such, there is a need for change to take place in the curriculum and it believes in the continuous process of human
evolution that serves the changing needs of education.
A. Rigid Curriculum
B. Flexible curriculum
C. Work-experience in Curriculum
D. Subject-Centered Curriculum

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31.What a teacher should do if students are misbehaving in class?

A. Send the misbehaving pupils to the guidance counselor
B. Involve the whole class in setting rules of conduct in the whole class
C. Make a report to the parents about their children’s misbehavior
D. Set the rules for the class to observe

32.Progressivism considers the nature of the child. Which philosophy does not adhere to this?
A. Pragmatism
B. Essentialism
C. Humanism
D. Naturalism

33.When we say that rights and duties are correlative, we meant that _______.
A. Right and duties regulate the relationship of men in society
B. Each right carries with it one or several corresponding duties.
C. Rights and duties ultimate come from God.
D. Rights and duties arise from the natural law.

34.Which of the following statement is best that described social media literacy?
A. It is a set of technical, cognitive and emotional competencies that are required when to search for information,
communication, content creation and for problem-solving, in both professional and social contexts.
B. It is a computer-based technology that facilitates the sharing of ideas, thoughts, and information through the
building of virtual networks and communities.
C. It is by design that internet-based and gives users quick electronic communication of content.
D. Its content includes personal information, documents, videos, and photos with via computer, tablet or smartphone
web application, often utilizing it for messaging.

35.What kind of test must a teacher use if she wants to test the students’ ability to organize ideas?
A. Multiple-choice type
B. Short answer
C. Essay
D. Technical problem type

36.A student is finding it hard to read. When the guidance counselor traced the child’s history, the counselor was able
to find out that 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
C. Neurological factors
D. Immaturity

37.Pleasure is not the highest good.” This teaching is against what philosophy?
A. Realism
B. Essentialism
C. Epicureanism
D. Empiricism

38.Educational institutions’ efforts of developing work skills inside the school are aimed at _______.
A. Developing moral character
C. Inculcating love of country
B. Teaching the duties of citizenship
D. Developing vocational efficiency

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39.The desired learning focus of the lessons that are presented on cognitive, affective and psychomotor.
A. Assessment of Learning Outcomes
B. Intended Learning Outcomes
C. Objectives Learning Outcomes
D. Outcomes-Based Education

40.The sociocultural theory has important implications for kindergarten age children and children with specialized
needs because __________.
A. it can be effectively used to occasion critical advancements in their learning development
B. it can be effectively used to occasion critical achievements in their learning development
C. helps the children to be transformed
D. B and C

41.The criterion of success in teacher Rudy’s objective is that “the pupils must be able to spell 90% of the words
correctly”. Tintin and 19 others correctly spelled 40 words only out of 50. This means that Teacher Rudy
A. Attained his objective because of his effective spelling drill.
B. Attained his lesson objective.
C. Failed to attain his lesson objective as far as the twenty pupils are concerned.
D. Did not attain his lesson objective because of the pupil’s lack of attention.

42.Thomasites are:
A. The soldiers who doubted the success of the public educational system to be set in the Philippines.
B. The first American teacher recruits to help establish the public educational system in the Philippines.
C. The first religious group who came to the Philippines on board the US transport named Thomas.
D. The devotees of St. Thomas Aquinas who came to evangelize.

43.In which subject did Carl Vincent performed poorly in relation to the performance of the group?
A. Mathematics
B. Science
C. Filipino
D. Mathematics and Filipino

44.The Professional Teachers Code of Ethics does not cover _______.

A. Teachers in the tertiary level
B. All full time or part time public and private school teachers and administrators
C. Teachers in all educational institutions at the pre-school, elementary and secondary levels
D. Teachers of academic, vocational, special, technical or non-formal institutions

45.For better efficiency and effectiveness, the Philippine educational system is TRIFOCAL system. What is the proof?
A. The linkage of the teacher Education Council, Technical panel for Teachers Educational and Professional
Regulation Commission for teacher education concerns.
B. The presence of DepEd for basic education, CHED for higher education and TESDA for vocation education.
C. The linkage of DepEd, CHED and PRC for teachers’ professionalization.
D. The existence of Bureau of Elementary Education, Bureau of Secondary Education, and Bureau of Alternative
Learning System.

46.With R.A. 9155, to which body were all the functions, programs, and activities of the Department of Education
related to Sports competition transferred?
A. Philippine Sports Commissions
B. National Commission for Culture and the Arts
C. Technical Education Services Department Authority
D. Commission on Higher Education

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47.It is naturally endowed with high degree of general mental ability or extraordinary ability in specific sphere of
activity or knowledge.
A. Intellectual Quotient
B. Emotional Quotient
C. Gratitude Quotient
D. Intellectual Giftedness

48.What do you think of the concept of functional literacy?

i. "Functional literacy is the ability to read and write sufficient to be adapted to society, or to communicate with others
in order to serve their interests, economic or other, or to participate in democratic life ".
ii. It is still deeply rooted in communication; it has remained function-driven, and it is increasingly context-based.
iii. It refers to a more in-depth conceptualization of the notion of literacy, which subjects the thinker to deep reflection
on the identification of the new functions or skills of literacy.
iv. It is helping people be literate taking the real life demands as core emphasis in a literacy project.

A. i, ii, & iv
B. i, ii, & iii
C. ii, iii, & iv
D. i, ii, iii & iv

49.Which of the following measures is more affected by an extreme score?

A. Semi-interquartile range
B. Median
C. Mode
D. Mean

50.Teacher Jenny would like to ask more higher-order questions, she has to ask more ________ questions.
A. fact
B. close
C. convergent
D. divergent

51.Teacher Joy would like to show how volcanoes erupt. Which of the following materials available is most fit?
A. model
B. mock-up
C. replica
D. realia

52.What type of curriculum is syllabus?

A. Syllabus contains the overall content as provided by an education board for a particular course spanning across a
stipulated time period.
B. Syllabus explains the summary of different topics covered or units that will be taught in a specific subject or
discipline under that particular course.
C. A subject syllabus is a unit of the curriculum which helps in the planning of an educational program, where the
portion of what topics should be taught in a particular subject.
D. Syllabus is a systematic arrangement of the sum total of selected experiences planned by a school or college or
defined group of student to attain the aims of particular educational program.

53.Searching for related literature by assessing several data bases by the use of telephone lines connected to a
computer in the library with other computers that have data base is called:
A. computer search
B. computer disc search
C. on-line search
D. manual search

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54.You want to report on a colleague’s act of immorality. You don’t have the courage to confront her. To end her illicit
affair with a married man you write and secretly distribute copies of your anonymous letter against your fellow teacher.
What should have been done instead?
A. Ask a third party to write the anonymous letter to prevent yourself from being involved.
B. Talk to the married man with whom she is having an illicit affair.
C. If the charged is valid, present such charged under oath before your school head.
D. Secretly give anonymous letter only to the people concerned.

55.To be useful in OBE system, assessment should be guided by the following principles.
I. Procedure and tools should actually assess what one intends to test.
II. The results should be consistent.
III. Assessment procedure should be fair.
IV. Assessment should reflect the knowledge and skills that are important to students.
V. Assessment should tell both the teachers and students how students are progressing

A. I, II, III & IV

B. I, III, IV & V
C. I, II, III & V
D. I, II, III IV & V

56.Which of the following should be the guiding principle of a Rationalist Teacher?

A. I must teach the students things that have great impact to culture so that he can be assured of great future
B. I must teach the students of things that will be needed to survive this challenging world
C. I must teach the students things that will develop his mental powers to conceive great ideas
D. I must teach the student of things that will make him love himself and attain the fullness of life

57.What is content area literacy?

A. Content area literacy is understanding when reading and writing fiction.
B. Content area literacy is reading fluently.
C. Content area literacy is the ability to navigate a table of contents, epilogue, and other non-body structures in a
work.
D. Content area literacy is reading to learn about a topic other than literature.

58.The importance of providing free public education for both in primary and secondary levels is highlighted in Article
XIV section 2. This is needed because:
A. Elementary and Secondary school provides formal education
B. These levels provide the foundation for life function and roles
C. No one goes to college without passing the grade in high schools.
D. A few people cannot afford the expensive quality of private schools

59.A well managed class is exhibited when:

A. The learners pursue their task without inhibition.
B. The learners are controlled by the teacher.
C. The learners blindly obey teacher’s instructions.
D. The learners are earnestly engaged in an activity the leads them to realize the stated goal.
60.Learning activities should be planned because
A. This is required by the teacher.
B. The ability of the teacher to planned is tested.
C. The accomplishments of the objectives is dependent on the plan.
D. This is expected by pupils.

61.Which applies when the mean are equal?

A. The distribution of the scores is concentrated.
B. The distribution of the scores is widespread.
C. The distribution of the scores is identical.
D. The distribution of the scores are not necessarily identical.

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62.Which describes Philippine education during Spanish regime?

A. Establishment of a normal school
C. Vernaculars as medium of instruction
B. Separation of church and state
D. Emphasis on religious instruction

63.Which of the following best described the role of teacher in curriculum development? The role of teachers in the
curriculum process is …
A. To provide supplemental materials during the curriculum process and enables teachers to consider how they can
best deliver lessons that will reach learners, or other diverse populations.
B. To build lessons that include simulations, experiments, case studies and activities to deliver curriculum.
C. To understand the individualized needs of each student, differentiated or adaptive instruction is critical so that it
ensures that each student will maximize their potential.
D. To encourage collaborative learning or to assess student progress so that the teacher can determine the pace of
curriculum delivery and also create groups with varied levels of student achievement to encourage collaborative
learning and success.

64.Given two sets of the data:

Set A: 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11, 11, 12, 15, 17, 19, 20, 20
Set B: 4, 4, 6, 6, 8, 9, 9, 12, 13, 15, 15, 16, 18, 18, 20

Which statements best described both set of data?

A. The range of set A is 14.
B. The scores of set A is more spread out than the scores of set B.
C. The range of set B is 15.
D. The scores of set B is more spread out than the scores of set A.

65.Adrian Vinci obtained a score of 95 in Chemistry multiple choice tests. What does this imply?
A. He has a rating of 95.
B. He answered 95% of the test item correctly.
C. He answered 95 items in the test correctly.
D. His performance is 5% better than the group.

66.The brain’s left hemisphere is involved in _______ function.

A. Intuitive
B. Visual
C. Nonverbal
D. Logical

67.When is a teacher prejudicial against a learner?

A. When she refuses a pupil with a slight physical disability in class.
B. When she makes a farsighted pupil to sit at the back.
C. When she makes a nearsighted pupil to sit in front.
D. When she considers multiple intelligences in the choice of her teaching strategies.

68.During the American regime, they named the American soldiers, who were recruited to help set the public
educational system , as Thomasites because:
A. They arrived here during the feast of St. Thomas.
B. They first taught at UST.
C. They were devotees of St. Thomas Aquinas.
D. They disembarked from the CIS Transport called Thomas.

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69.Skewed score distribution means.

A. The scores are normally distributed.
B. The mean and the median are equal.
C. The mode, the mean, and the median are equal.
D. The scores are concentrated more at one end or the other end.

70.Schema theory states that

A. We learn by the process of conditioning
B. We organize what we learn according to patterns
C. We are passive learners
D. We are totally conditioned by our environment

71.Which is 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. Determining the effectiveness of distracters

72.Philippine Education during the Revolutionary period was focused on the:

A. Mastery of the Spanish language
C. Mastery of basic skills
B. Strengthening of the moral fiber of the people
D. Establishment of nationhood

73.In Piaget’s concrete operational stage, a teacher should provide _____.

A. Activities for hypothesis formulation
B. Learning activities that involve problems of classification and order
C. Activities for evaluation purposes
D. Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with

74.Is it moral if someone will put up a school in a far barrio in order to get votes for an unworthy candidate?
A. No, the candidate is undeserving.
B. Yes, the votes were in exchange for the school built.
C. Yes, it was his duty to strategize for his candidate to win.
D. No, his motive was not meant for a good effect.

75.What is the importance of digital literacy in the classroom?

A. Digital literacy is the ability to use computers, the internet, and technology. It’s playing on your smartphone, using
your email, watching YouTube.
B. Digital literacy is “the ability to find, evaluate, share, and create content using information technologies and the
internet.”
C. Not only is digital literacy being able to find and use technology, but also to understand and create it.
D. Digital literacy expands the scope of traditional literacy and encompasses e-learning skills that incorporate audio
and video for strengthening thinking and learning in students.

76.Why is there a need to know the different types of curricula?

A. The traditional and still important “three Rs” of reading, writing and arithmetic, schools should be equipping
students with the four Cs of critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity.
B. Teachers who know how their kids learn can guide them and lead them to grow in their learning.
C. Teachers who know their students as unique individuals can help them to navigate the often confusing and anxiety
filled lives that they lead.
D. As a future teacher, to be aware of what we are imparting to our students and can also serve as a guide to keep
track to the intended learning that the students should receive.

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77.If a student would say this: “What I hear, I forget. What I see I remember”, then he learns best when:
A. They learn independently
B. Work with groups
C. Watches TV
D. Takes active part in the learning process

78.In some culture, women never experienced to be in school. School is no longer necessary for them since their
essence is to serve their families and perform domestic responsibilities. Is this CORRECT?
A. Yes, women are domestic partners
B. No, there is gender equality in education
C. It depends on what kind of culture that a woman is accustomed to
D. No, women are skillful just like men

79.What is the best explanation for the phrase “It is every child’s right to be included”?
A. Inclusion is about providing the help children need to learn and participate in meaningful ways.
B. All children with disabilities should be educated with non-disabled children their own age and have access to the
general education curriculum.
C. Inclusive education is based on the simple idea that every child and family is valued equally and deserves the
same opportunities and experiences.
D. B and C

80.Forty students took an examination in Mathematics, below are their scores

Scores Number of students

10-14 1
15-19 5
20-24 10
25-29 15
30-34 9

In which interval does the median value lies?

A. 10-14
B. 20-24
C. 25-29
D. between 20-24 and 25-29

81.Teachers are stakeholders who plan, design, teach, implement and evaluate the curriculum.
A. Learners are the core of the curriculum
B. Teachers are curricularists
C. School leaders are curriculum managers
D. Principals are curriculum planners

82.The EFA Commitment was translated into a ten-year EFA Phil. Plan of Action and for 2015 with the following
priority areas except ___________.
A. Vocational Education
B. Formal Basic Education
C. Early Childhood Education
D. Alternative Learning System

83.Which error do teachers commit when they tent to overrate the achievement of students identified by aptitude tests
as gifted because they expect achievement and giftedness to go together?
A. Generosity error
B. Central tendency error
C. Severity error
D. Logical error

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84.This constitutional provision is the full and partial integration of the capable deaf and blind students in the
classroom.
A. Creating scholarship for poor and deserving students
B. Academic freedom
C. Providing citizenship and vocational training to adult citizens and out-of-school-youths
D. Protecting and promoting the right of all citizens to quality education

85.Teacher Yet, a teacher for forty years, refuses to attend seminars. She claims that her forty 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. No, non-attendance to seminars means no professional growth.
B. No, a professional teacher, regardless of teaching experience, ought to go through continuing process of education.
C. Yes, because, she taught for forty years and may have mastered the trade.
D. Yes, provide she has an excellent performance rating.

86.Utilizing both sides of the brain is important in achieving holistic learning, cognitive and affective, and the logical
along with the ________.
A. Behavioral
B. Intuitive
C. Musical
D. Rational

87.Interpersonal intelligence is best shown by a student who ______.

A. Works on his/her own
B. Seeks out a classmate for help when problem occurs
C. Keeps interest to himself/herself
D. Spends time meditating

88.As envisioned by the Department of Education, a Filipino learner should be:

A. Makabayan, makasarili, makakalikasan at maka-Diyos
B. Makabayan, makatao, makahalaman at maka-Diyos
C. Makabayan, makakaragatan, makata at maka-Diyos
D. Makabayan, makatao, makakalikasan at maka-Diyos

89.Which of the following curricular programs in the Philippines was anchored on content-based language instruction?
A. UBD curriculum
B. BEC curriculum
C. K-12 curriculum
D. SEDP curriculum
E. OBE curriculum

90.What is the significant factor of curriculum development among college students and teachers?
A. Curriculum development describes all the ways in which teaching or training organization plans and guides
learning, wherein learning can take place in groups or with individual learners.
B. Curriculum development can take place inside or outside the classroom and in an institutional setting like school,
college, training center, or a central field to the teaching-learning process.
C. Curriculum development is needed for appropriate selection and organization of learning experiences and helps in
the selection of study matter and other activities so that learners are able to acquire goals and objectives of teaching.
D. Curriculum development’s knowledge, experiences and competencies, teachers are central to any curriculum
development effort. Hence, teacher involvement is important for successful and meaningful curriculum development.

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91.A student has been staring at a puzzle. He/She is figuring out how to solve it and suddenly, an idea flashed in the
student’s mind and excitedly she was able to learn how to solve the puzzle. This exemplifies _______.
A. Metacognition
B. Insight learning
C. Analytical learning
D. Trial and error learning

92.Were teachers in the Philippines required of a professional license since the establishment of the Philippine
educational system?
A. No, it was only with the affectivity of R.A. 7836 that a professional license was required.
B. Yes, except for the Thomasites.
C. No, but the equivalent of a license required was a certificate in teaching.
D. Yes, it was required since the Americans established the educational system in the country.

93.Which of the following is not true for inclusive education?

I. Abled and differently abled must learn together

II. All students including with disabilities have the right to be educated
III. Mentally retarded children should not be accepted for inclusive education
IV. Student with excessive or highly aggressive should not be accepted for inclusion

A. I and II
B. II only
C. III only
D. III and IV

94.What is curriculum development defined?

A. Curriculum development is needed for appropriate selection and organization of learning experiences and helps in
the selection of study matter and other activities so that learners are able to acquire goals and objectives of teaching.
B. Curriculum development is the step-by-step process used to create positive improvements in courses offered by a
school institution to evolve, new discoveries have to be roped into the education curricula.
C. Curriculum development is a process to help students develop an engaged relationship with the content and active
learning will increase the focus and retention of the curriculum, resulting in an exciting learning environment.
D. Curriculum development is a whole-group instruction, individualized attention, experiential education and using a
global lens, are methods that provide teachers with avenues for success in the curriculum process.

95.As a Reconstructionist, which among these will be your guiding principle?

A. I must teach the child every knowledge, skills and values that he needs for better future.
B. I must teach the child to develop his mental powers to the fullest.
C. I must teach the child so he is assured of heaven.
D. I must teach the child that we can have real knowledge of anything.

96.For better efficiency and effectiveness, the Philippine educational system is TRIFOCAL system. What is the proof?
A. The linkage of the teacher Education Council, Technical panel for Teachers Educational and Professional
Regulation Commission for teacher education concerns.
B. The presence of DepEd for basic education, CHED for higher education and TESDA for vocation education.
C. The linkage of DepEd, CHED and PRC for teachers’ professionalization.
D. The existence of Bureau of Elementary Education, Bureau of Secondary Education, and Bureau of Alternative
Learning System.

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97.Which of the following is true about the benefits of Inclusion for students without disabilities?

I. Meaningful friendships
II. Increased appreciation of individuals
III. Increased understanding of homogeneity
IV. Prepared abled students for adult life

A. I and II
B. I and III
C. I and IV
D. I only

98.What manifestation on how each foundation influences the curriculum development?

A. The foundation upon which curriculum is based are educational philosophies, historical developments,
psychological explanations, and societal influences.
B. Teachers assist students to think with reason (critical thinking HOTS - High-Order Thinking Skills from low-order
learning outcomes, such as those attained by rote memorization.
C. Learning is explained in terms of "wholeness" of the problem and human beings do not respond to isolated stimuli
but to an organization or pattern of stimuli.
D. Learning analyze the problem, discriminate between essential and nonessential data, and perceive relationships
and learners will perceive something in relation to the whole. What/how they perceive is related to their previous
experiences.

99.Which of the following is not included for inclusive education?

I. Persons with learning disabilities

II. Person without disabilities
III. Hospitalized person
IV. Persons with autistic spectrum

A. I and II
B. II only
C. III only
D. III and IV

100.Which is implied by a positively skewed score distribution?

A. The mean, the median and the mode are equal
B. Most of the scores are high
C. The mode is high
D. Most of the scores are low

101.Which of the following preposition are attributed to Plato?

A. Truth is relative to particular time and place.
B. Human beings create their own truths
C. Learning is the discovery to the truth as latent ideas are brought to consciousness
D. Sense perception is the most accurate guide to knowledge

102.What is the mode of the following scores: 90, 85, 96, 85, 93, 66, 85, 75, 90, 96, 93, 100?
A. 85
B. 93
C. 93 & 85
D. 85 & 90

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103.Which of the following that describe on how to embed literacy across the curriculum.

i. Implementing Accelerated Reader and focusing on daily reading

ii. More time spent reading and improved literacy attitudes
iii. Celebrating and recognizing reading accomplishments
iv. A reading culture supported across the school

A. i, ii, & iv
B. i, ii, & iii
C. ii, iii, & iv
D. i, ii, iii & iv

104.A perfect duty is exemplified by:

A. Supporting a poor but deserving student to school.
B. Paying the worker the wages agreed upon.
C. Donating an amount for a noble project.
D. Giving aims to the needy.

105.Which of the following describes what Progressivism is?

A. Education-learning takes place only when students are inside the classroom
B. Education-learning takes only for a period of time for it ends when students earn a degree
C. Education-learning takes place according to the desire of the students
D. Education-learning takes place continuously and contributes to the development of the students

106.These types of curriculum give importance to training pupils in particular subjects. Its main objectives are all the
elements of knowledge that constitute a subject for study. Thus, the curriculum goes into the depth of the subject that
gives specialized knowledge to the learner.
A. Child-centered curriculum
B. Work-experience in Curriculum
C. Activity curriculum
D. Subject-Centered Curriculum

107.Under which assumption is portfolio assessment based?

A. Portfolio assessment is dynamic assessment.
B. Assessments should stress the reproduction of knowledge.
C. An individual learner is inadequately characterized by a test score.
D. An individual learner is adequately characterized by a test score.

108.When Jacob Kounin said that teacher should have "with-it-ness" he meant that teacher should:
A. be available to students' consultation
B. be aware of what is happening in the classroom
C. be loving and caring
D. be giving attention to the more slow ones

109.How can digital literacy enhance the classroom?

A. Teachers will employ these skills in the classroom to foster a strong sense of digital citizenship in our students.
B. Looking at Bloom’s Taxonomy, students have to gain the deepest level of understanding when faced with a
problem.
C. Being a good digital citizen means understanding and applying appropriate and responsible uses of internet and
technology.
D. This could be anything from challenging students to pose related questions to use other digital platforms to create
something new.

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110.Which of the following is true about the benefits of Inclusion for students with disabilities?

I. Friendships
II. Increased social attention
III. Greater focus of education
IV. Increased parental participation

A. I and II
B. I and III
C. I and IV
D. I only

111.Filipinization is violated if:

A. An educational institution is owned by a corporation of which 40% of the capital is owned by a Filipino Citizens.
B. An educational institution owned by a religious order.
C. An American serving as president of the educational institution.
D. An educational institution owned by a charitable institution.

112.What do you think of the concept of science literacy?

A. It is the ability to respond intelligently to technical questions that arise in our daily lives and in the world of political
action.
B. Adult students show an interest in specialized academic training, child students are more interested in establishing
relationships with their peers and doing their homework.
C. Scientific literacy implies building concepts in certain sciences with a high level of abstraction, also explaining
certain phenomena from physical laws, assuming the learning of the metalanguage of each particular science.
D. Scientific literacy is the ability to apply your knowledge to real life.

113.If a teacher states that “Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less, hence it is better to be a
generalist”. What kind of philosophy does this teacher espoused?
A. Existentialism
B. Progressivism
C. Essentialism
D. Positivism

114.Which of the following statements describes a syllabus aptly?

A. It is a specification of the content of a course of instruction listing what is to be taught and tested.
B. It is a list of competencies and skills to be achieved at the end of instruction.
C. It is a plan of what the students will learn and what teachers will teach.
D. It is a program which takes into account the environment in which it is used.

115.Teacher Angel, aside from being a competent teacher, is also a community leader in their place. Which of the
following should Teacher Angel not do as a teacher?
A. Develop projects that will benefit the community
B. Participate actively in the activities of the community
C. Beseech donations from philanthropists in the community
D. Make herself detached to everyone in the community so that her decisions will have no influence of community
politics

116.Fear of something that was caused by a painful experience in the past is an example of:
A. Insight
B. Classical conditioning
C. Operant conditioning
D. Imitation

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117.Teacher Roel would like to discuss about the earth and therefore brought with him a globe when he started his
lesson I low would you classify Teacher Roel's device?
A. Chart
B. Replica
C. Model
D. Realia

118.A grade 1 pupil likes to play with his friends, but gets angry when defeated. Piaget’s theory states that this pupil is
under what developmental stage?
A. Concrete operation
B. Sensor motor
C. Formal operation
D. Pre-operation

119.In Piaget’s concrete operational stage, a teacher should provide _____.

A. Activities for hypothesis formulation
B. Learning activities that involve problems of classification and order
C. Activities for evaluation purposes
D. Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with

120.Ripple effect can also be seen in misdemeanor. The teacher should therefore:
A. reinforce positive behaviour
B. immediately respond to misbehaviour
C. be consistent in classroom management
D. count 1 to 10 before she gets angry

121.What are the important elements of Inclusive Education?

I. Teacher and Students

II. Classroom and Instructional Modes
III. Legal Bases and Students
IV. Legal bases and Teachers

A. I and II B. II and III C. III and IV D. I only

122.Teachers are tasked with so many things to do aside from teaching. Something these tasks adversely affect their
teaching. Does this mean that teachers should be only preoccupied with teaching?
A. Yes, if they are given other assignments justice demands that they be properly compensated
B. No, because every teacher is expected to provide leadership and initiative in activities for betterment of
communities
C. Yes, because other community leaders, not teachers, are tasked to lead in community activities
D. Yes, because teaching is enough full time job

123.A principal asked her good teachers to write modular lesson in Social Science, then she had them published with
her name printed as author. Which is unethical in this case?
A. She was the exclusive beneficiary of the royalty from the modules.
B. She had the modular lessons published when they worth publishing.
C. She got the merit which was due for her teacher-writers.
D. She burdened the teachers with work not related to teaching.

124.A child treats his friends highly aggressive. The reason behind this attitude is his past experiences with his father
who is also highly aggressive. This is demonstrated on what theory?
A. Social cognitive theory
B. Cognitive development theory
C. Operant conditioning
D. Classical conditioning

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125. is the brain of the computer

A. monitor
B. UPS
C. keyboard
D. CPU

126.These are demonstrated by the learners and the rule of thumb is what has been taught should be measured, the
intended outcomes set at the beginning has been achieved.
A. Knowledge, Process Understanding and Performance
B. Intended Learning Outcomes
C. Achieved Learning Outcomes
D. SMART

127.The government controls, regulates and supervises which schools?

A. Public, private sectarian and non-sectarian schools
B. Private schools
C. Public schools
D. Sectarian and non-sectarian schools

128.They have significant roles in curriculum implementation process in schools, and they should fully understand the
need for change and be ready to assist the teachers and students.
A. Learners are the core of the curriculum
B. Teachers are curricularists
C. School leaders are curriculum managers
D. Principals are curriculum planners

129.“Men are built not born”. This quotation by John Watson states that ______.
A. The ineffectiveness of training of a person’s development
B. The effect of environmental stimulation on a person’s development
C. The absence of genetic influence on a person’s development
D. The effect of heredity

130.To show referent power of the teacher, Teacher Arnel:

A. tells the students the importance of grade
B. gives his students a feeling of trust and acceptance
C. makes the students feel he knows what he is talking about
D. reminds his students about his authority over them

131.A positive discrimination index means that:

A. The test item could not discriminate between the lower and upper groups.
B. More from the upper group got the item correctly.
C. More from the lower group got the item correctly.
D. The test item has low reliability.

132.A child who is cold towards the people around him might have failed to attain what basic goal based on Erikson’s
theory on psychological development?
A. Autonomy
B. Trust
C. Initiative
D. Mistrust

133.Which among of the following is a factor that hinders mastery of the development tasks?
A. Creativity
B. Lack of motivation
C. Absence of physical defect
D. High level of intelligence

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134.How will you determine if a certain student have a comprehension problem?

A. Reading problems occur when there is difficulty understanding the relationship between sounds, letters and words.
B. Reading comprehension problems occur when there is ability to grasp the meaning of words, phrases, and
paragraphs.
C. Children and adults with learning disabilities see, hear, and understand things differently.
D. The most common types of learning disabilities involve problems with reading, writing, math, reasoning, listening,
and speaking.

135.Philippine Education during the Revolutionary period was focused on the:

A. Mastery of the Spanish language
B. Strengthening of the moral fiber of the people
C. Mastery of basic skills
D. Establishment of nationhood

136.Teachers often complain of numerous non-teaching assignments that adversely affect their teaching. Does this
mean that teachers must be preoccupied only with teaching?
A. No, because every teacher is expected to provide leadership and initiative in activities for the betterment of
communities.
B. Yes, because teaching is more than enough full time job.
C. No, because to lead in community activities is the job of the elected officials.
D. Yes, if they are given other assignments justice demands that they be properly compensated.

137.Teachers are tasked with so many things to do aside from teaching. Something these tasks adversely affect their
teaching. Does this mean that teachers should be only preoccupied with teaching?
A. Yes, if they are given other assignments justice demands that they be properly compensated
B. No, because every teacher is expected to provide leadership and initiative in activities for betterment of
communities
C. Yes, because other community leaders, not teachers, are tasked to lead in community activities
D. Yes, because teaching is enough full time job

138.Which of the following situations is more inclusive knowing that Carl and Tom are the children with disabilities
while Reuben and Owen are the abled children with higher intelligence?

I. Mr. Gomez assigned Reuben and Owen to do peer-tutorial to all of their classmates
II. Mr. Gomez assigned Carl to join the group of Owen who is highly intelligent.
III. Mr. Gomez teaches Reuben and Owen separately from Carl and Tom
IV. Mr. Gomez referred Tom and Carl to Special Education

A. I and II
B. II and III
C. III and IV
D. I and IV

139.A child was punished for cheating in an exam. For sure the child won’t cheat again in short span of time, but this
does not guarantee that the child won’t cheat ever again. Based on Thorndike’s theory on punishment and learning,
this shows that ______.
A. Punishment strengthens a response
B. Punishment doesn’t remove a response
C. Punishment removes response
D. Punishment weakens a response

140.________ is Erikson’s, Piaget’s and Freud’s thought about play

A. Contributes to the child’s mastery of his physical and social environment
B. Makes a child’s life so enjoyable that he will tend to hate school life later
C. Prepares a child for an excellent academic performance in formal schooling
D. Develops in the child highly competitive attitude because of the nature of play

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141.A person who is friendly and has a capacity to make people laugh possesses:
A. Naturalistic intelligence
B. Spatial intelligence
C. Intrapersonal intelligence
D. Interpersonal intelligence

142.Which of the following best defines the term competency?

A. The goal or end-product of learning
B. The objectives defined in a particular lesson
C. What a given curriculum provides
D. What a learner can do using the knowledge he has gained

143.Which is characteristic of an imperfect type of matching test?

A. An item may have no answer at all.
B. The items in the right and left columns are equal in number.
C. An answer may be repeated.
D. There are two or more distracters.

144.Study this group of test which was administered with the following results, then answer the question

Subject Mean SD Carl Vincent’s Score

Mathematics 80 7.5 95
Science 49 3.0 60
Filipino 95 12.0 90

In which subject(s) did Carl Vincent performed best in relation to the performance of the group?

A. Mathematics
B. Science
C. Filipino
D. Mathematics and Filipino

145.Most of the students who took the examination got scores above the mean. What is the graphical representation
of the score distribution?
A. normal curve
B. positively skewed
C. mesokurtic
D. negatively skewed

146.Which of the following should be applied to instill knowledge in children within 8-10 years age-group?
A. Scaffolding
B. More Knowledgeable Other
C. Zone of Proximal Development
D. None of the above

147.Teacher Yet, a teacher for forty years, refuses to attend seminars. She claims that her forty 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. No, non-attendance to seminars means no professional growth.
B. No, a professional teacher, regardless of teaching experience, ought to go through continuing process of education.
C. Yes, because, she taught for forty years and may have mastered the trade.
D. Yes, provide she has an excellent performance rating.

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148.Erikson labeled children who are two years of age as “terrible two” because___.
A. They are inquisitive.
B. They are sickly.
C. They are playful.
D. They are assertive.

149.For mastery learning, which type of testing will be most fit?

A. Formative testing
B. Criterion-reference testing
C. Aptitude testing
D. Norm-reference testing

150.Which of the following is not true about RA 9442?

A. This act is to promote the rights of every youth and adult.
B. To ensure the development and implementation of policies and guidelines, health service packages, including
financing and provider payment schemes for health services of PWDs.
C. To enhance capacity of health providers and stakeholders in improving health status of PWDs.
D. Providing continuing education and inclusion of rights of PWDs.

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Answer Key

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