LET REVIEWER Professional Education

1.
Principal B tells her teachers that training in the
humanities is most important. To which educational
philosophy does he adhere?
A. Existentialism B. Perennialism
C. Progressivism D. Essentialism
2. Principal C shares this thought with his teachers: "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. Essentialism
C. Existentialism D. Progressivism
3. To come closer to the truth we need to "go back to the
things themselves." This is the advice of the
A. behaviorists
C. idealists

B. phenomenologist
D. pragmatists

4. Student B claims: "I cannot see perfection but I long for it.
So it must be real." Under which group can he be classified?
A. Idealist
C. Realist

B. Empiridist
D. Pragmatist.

5. Which of the following prepositions is attributed to Plato?

A. Truth is relative to a particular time and place.
B. Human beings create their own truths.
C. Learning is the discovery of truth as latent ideas are
brought to consciousness.
D. Sense perception is the most accurate guide to knowledge.
6. On whose philosophy was A. S. Neil's Summer Hill, one of
the most experimental schools, based?
A. Rousseau
C. Montessori

B. Pestalozzi
D. John Locke

7. As a teacher, you are a rationalist. Which among these will

be your guiding principle?
A. I must teach the child that we can never have real
knowledge of anything.
B. I must teach the child to develop his mental powers to the
full.
C. I must teach the child so he is assured of heaven.
D. I must teach the child every knowledge, skill, and value
that he needs for a better future.
8. Teacher U teaches to his pupils that pleasure are not the
highest good. Teacher's teaching is against what philosophy?
A. Realism
B. Hedonism
C. Epicureanism D. Empiricism
9. Who among the following puts more emphasis on core
requirements, longer school day, longer academic year and
more challenging textbooks?
A. Perennialist
C. Progressivist

B. Essentialist
D. Existentialist

A. Experimentalist
C. Idealist

B. Realist
D. Existentialist

12. As a teacher, you are constructionists. Which among

these will be your guiding principle?
A. I must teach the child every knowledge, skill, and value
that he needs for a better future.
B. I must teach the child to develop his mental powers to the
full.
C. I must teach the child so he is assured of heaven.
D. I must teach the child that we can never have real
knowledge of anything.
13. Teacher B engages her students with information for
thorough understanding for meaning and for competent
application. Which principle governs Teacher B's practice?
A. Contructivist
C. Behaviorist

B. Gestalt
D. Cognitivist

14. Which is/are the sources of man's intellectual drives,

according to Freud?
A. Id
C. Id and ego

B. Superego
D. Ego

15. Soc exhibits fear response to freely roaming dogs but does
not show fear when a dog is on a leash or confined to a pen.
Which conditioning process is illustrated?
A. Generalization
C. Acquisition

B. Extinction
D. Discrimination

16. The concepts of trust vs. maturity, autonomy vs. selfdoubt, and initiative vs. guilt are most closely related with the
works of __________.
A. Erikson
C. Freud

B. Piaget
D. Jung

17. Teacher F is convinced that whenever a student performs

desired behavior, provided reinforcement and soon the
student will learn to perform the behavior on his own. On
which principle is Teacher F's conviction based?
A. Cognitivism
C. Behaviorism

B. Environmentalism
D. Constructivism

18. in a social studies class, Teacher I present a morally

ambiguous situation and ask his students what they would do.
On whose theory is Teacher I's technique based?
A. Kohlberg
C. Piaget

B. Bandura
D. Bruner

19.
Based on Freud's psychoanalytic theory which
component(s) of personality is (are) concerned with a sense of
right and wrong?
A. Super-ego
C. LD

B. Super-ego and Ego

D. Ego

20. Which does Naom Chomsky, assert about language

learning for children?

A. Idealists
B. Pragmatists
C. Existentialists D. Realists

I. Young children learn and apply grammatical rules and

vocabulary as they are exposed to them.
II. Begin formal teaching of grammatical rules to children as
early as possible.
III. Do not require initial formal language teaching for children.
A. I and III
B. II only
C. I only
D. I and II

11. You arrive at knowledge by re-thinking of latent ideas.

From who does this thought come?

21. Which teaching activity is founded on Bandura's Social

Learning Theory?

10. Which group of philosophers maintains that "truth exists

in an objective order that is independent of the knower"?

A. Lecturing
C. Questioning

B. Modeling
D. inductive Reasoning

22. Behavior followed by pleasant consequences will be be

strengthened and will be more likely to occur in the future.
Behavior followed by unpleasant consequences will be
weakened and will be less likely to be repeated in the future.
Which one is explained?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory

Thorndike's Law of Effect
B. F. Skinner's Operant Conditioning Theory
Bandura's Social Learning Theory

23. Bruner's theory on intellectual development moves from

enactive to iconic and symbolic stages. In which stage(s) are
diagrams helpful to accompany verbal information?
A. Enactive and iconic
B. Symbolic
C. Symbolic and enactive D. Iconic
24. In a treatment for alcoholism, Ramil was made to drink an
alcoholic beverage and then made to ingest a drug that
produces nausea. Eventually, he was nauseated at the sight
and smell of alcohol and stopped drinking alcohol which
theory explains this?
A. Operant conditioning
C. Associative Learning

B. Social Learning Theory

D. Attribution Theory

displayed?
A. Religion as fake
C. Religion as authentic

B. Religion as magic
D. Religion as real

31.
During the Spanish period, what
medium/media of instruction in schools?
A. The Vernacular
C. Spanish

was/were

the

B. English
D. Spanish and the Vernacular

32. All subjects in Philippine elementary and secondary

schools are expected to be taught using the integrated
approach. This came about as a result of the implementation
of _________.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Program for Decentralized Education

School-Based Management
Basic Education Curriculum
Schools First Initiative

33. Under which program were students who were not

accommodated in public elementary and secondary schools
because of lack of classroom, teachers, and instructional
materials, were enrolled in private schools in their respective
communities at the government's expense?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Government Assistance Program

Study Now-Pay Later
Educational Service Contract System
National Scholarship Program

25. A mother gives his boy his favorite snack every time the
boy cleans up his room. Afterwards, the boy cleaned his room
everyday in anticipation of the snack. Which theory is
illustrated?

34. What was the most prominent educational issue of the

mid 1980s?

A. Associative Learning
C. Operant Conditioning

A. Bilingual Education
C. Accountability

B. Classical Conditioning
D. Pavlonian Conditioning

26. 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
C. Ripple effect

B. Pygmalion effect
D. Hawthorne effect

27.
What does extreme authoritarianism in the home
reinforce in learners?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Doing things on their own initiative

Ability to direct themselves.
Dependence on others for direction.
Creativity in work.

28. Theft of school equipment like tv, computer, etc. by

teenagers in the community itself is becoming a common
phenomenon. What does this incident signify?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Prevalence of poverty in the community.

Inability of school to hire security guards.
Deprivation of Filipino schools.
Community's lack of sense of co-ownership.

29. A student passes a research report poorly written but

ornately presented in a folder to make up for the poor quality
of the book report content. Which Filipino trait does this
practice prove? Emphasis on
A. art over academics
B. substance over "porma"
C. art over science
D. porma" over substance
30. Student Z does not study at all but when the Licensure
Examination for Teachers (LET) comes, before he takes the
LET, he spends one hour or more praying for a miracle, i.e. to
pass the exam. Which attitude towards religion or God is

B. Values Education
D. Mainstreaming

35. Availment of the Philippine Education Placement Test

(PEPT) for adults and out-of-school youths is in support of the
governments educational program towards __________.
A. equitable access
C. quality and relevance

B. quality
D. relevance

36. The main purpose of compulsory study of the Constitution

is to __________
A. develop students into responsible, thinking citizens
B. acquaint students with the historical development of the
Philippine Constitution
C. makes constitutional experts of the students
D. prepare students for law-making
37.
Which one may support equitable access but may
sacrifice quality?
A. Open admission
C. Deregulated tuition fee hike

B. School accreditation
D. Selective retention

38. With which goals of educational institutions as provided

for by the Constitution is the development of work skills
aligned?
A.
B.
C.
D.

To develop moral character

To teach the duties of citizenship
To inculcate love of country
To develop vocational efficiency

39. Studies in the areas of neurosciences disclosed that the

human brain has limitless capacity. What does this imply?
A. Some pupils are admittedly not capable of learning.
B. Every pupil has his own native ability and his learning is
limited to this native ability.
C. Every child is a potential genius.
D. Pupils can possibly reach a point where they have learned

everything.
40. Based on Piaget's theory, what should a teacher provide
for children in the concrete operational stage?
A. Activities for hypothesis formulation.
B. Learning activities that involve problems of classification
and ordering.
C. Games and other physical activities to develop motor
skills.
D. Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with.
41. Based on Piaget's theory, what should a teacher provide
for children in the sense motor stage?
A. Games and other physical activities to develop motor skill.
B. Learning activities that involve problems of classification
and ordering.
C. Activities for hypothesis formulation.
D. Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with.

A. they shift from impulsivity to adaptive ability

B. sex differences in IQ becomes more evident
C. they exhibit increase objectivity in thinking
D. they show abstract thinking and judgment
49. Rodel is very aloof and cold in his relationships with his
classmates. Which basic goal must have not been attained by
Rodel during his developmental years, according to Erikson's
theory on psychological development?
A. Autonomy
C. Initiative

B. Trust
D. Generativity

50. Ruben is very attached to his mother and Ruth to her

father. In what developmental stage are they according to
Freudian psychological theory?
A. Oedipal stage
C. Annal stage

B. Latent stage
D. Pre-genital stage

42. Which behavior is exhibited by a student who is strong in

interpersonal intelligence?

51.
Which assumption underlies the teacher's use of
performance objectives?

A.
B.
C.
D.

A. Not every form of learning is observable.

B. Performance objectives assure the blearier 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.

Works on his/her own.

Keeps interest to himself/herself.
Seeks out a classmate for help when problem occurs.
Spends time meditating.

43.
A sixth grade twelve-year old boy comes from a
dysfunctional family and has been abused and neglected. He
has been to two orphanages and three different elementary
schools. The student can decode on the second grade level,
but he can comprehend orally material at the fourth or fifth
grade level. The most probable cause/s of this student's
reading problem is/are __________.
A. emotional factors
C. neurological factors

B. poor teaching
D. immaturity

44. A child who gets punished for stealing candy may not
steal again immediately. But this does not mean that the child
may not steal again. Based on Thorndike's theory on
punishment and learning, this shows that __________
A. punishment strengthens a response
B. punishment removes a response
C. punishment does not remove a response
D. punishment weakens a response
45. It is not wise to laugh at a two-year old child when he
utters bad word because in his stage he is learning to
__________.
A. consider other's views
C. socialize

B. distinguish sex differences

D. distinguish right from wrong

46. John Watson said: "Men are built not born." What does
this statement point to?
A. The ineffectiveness of training on 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.
47. Which types of play is most characteristic of a four to sixyear old child?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Solitary and onlooker plays

Associative and cooperative plays
Associative and onlooker plays
Cooperative and solitary plays

48. All of the following describe the development of children

aged eleven to thirteen EXCEPT __________.

52. The principle of individual differences requires teachers to

__________.
A. gives greater a
ttention to gifted learners
B. provide for a variety of learning activities
C. treats all learners alike while in the classroom
D. prepare modules for slow learners in class
53. In instructional planning it is necessary that the parts of
the plan from the first to the last have __________.
A. clarity
C. coherence

B. symmetry
D. conciseness

54. A goal-oriented instruction culminates in __________.

A. planning of activities
C. identification of topics

B. evaluation
D. formulation of objectives

55. A teacher's summary of a lesson serves the following

functions, EXCEPT
A. it links the parts of the lesson
B. lt 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.
56. In Krathwohl's affective domain of objectives, which of
the following is the lowest level of affective behavior?
A. Valuing
C. Responding

B. Characterization
D. Organization

57. The following are used in writing performance objectives,

EXCEPT
A. delineate
C. integrate

B. diagram
D. comprehend

58. If a teacher plans a constructivist lesson, what will he

most likely do? Plan how he can
A. do evaluate his students' work
B. does reciprocal teaching
C. lecture to his students
D. engage his students in convergent thinking

59. In mastery learning, the definition of an acceptable

standard of performance is called a
A. SMART
C. behavior

B. criterion measure
D. condition

D.
By giving your students a sense of belonging and
acceptance.
69. Teacher H strives to draw participation of every student
into her classroom discussion. Which student's need is she
trying to address? The need __________

60. The primary objective of my lesson is: "To add similar

fractions correctly." Before I can do this I must first aim at this
specific objective: "To distinguish a numerator from a
nominator." What kind of objective is the latter?

A. to show their oral abilities to the rest of the class

B. to be creative
C. to feel significant and be part of a group
D. to get everything out in the open

A. Major
C. Enabling

70. Which is a sound classroom management practice?

B. Terminal
D. Primary

61. Which behavioral term describes a lesson outcome in the

highest level of Bloom's cognitive domain?
A. Create
C. Analyze

B. Evaluate
D. Design

62. As a teacher, what do you do when you engage yourself

in major task analysis?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Test if learning reached higher level thinking skills.

Breakdown a complex task into sub-skills.
Determine the level of thinking involved.
Revise lesson objectives.

63. Teacher G's lesson objective has something to do with the

skill of synthesizing? Which behavioral term is most
appropriate?
A. Test B. Assess
Theorize

C. Appraise

D.

A. Avoid establishing routines; routines make your student

robots.
B. Establish routines for all daily needs and tasks.
C. Apply rules and policies on a case to case basis.
D. Apply reactive approach to discipline.
71.
An effective classroom manager uses low-profile
classroom control. Which is a low-profile classroom technique?
A. Note to parents
B. After-school detention
C. Withdrawal of privileges
D. Raising the pitch of the
voice
72. 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 limited group students.
D. Strategies are simple enough to be used consistently.

64. In Krathwohl's taxonomy of objectives in the affective,

which is most authentic?

73. How can you exhibit legitimate power on the first day of
school?

A. Characterization
C. Responding

A. By making your students feel they are accepted for who

they are.
B. By informing them you are allowed to act in loco parentis
C. By making they realize the importance of good grades.
D. By making they feel you have mastery of subject matter.

B. Orgarlization
D. Valuing

65. "A stitch on time saves nine", so goes the adage...

Applied to classroom management, this means that we
__________
A. may not occupy us with disruptions which are worth
ignoring because they are minor
B. must be reactive in our approach to discipline
C. has to resolve minor disruptions before they are out of
control
D. may apply 9 rules out of 10 consistently
66. How can you exhibit referent power on the first day of
school?
A. By making they feel you know what you are talking about.
B. By telling them the importance of good grades.
C. By reminding your students your authority over them
again and again.
D.
By giving your students a sense of belonging and
acceptance.
67. Teacher B clears his throat to communicate disapproval of
a student's behavior. Which specific influence technique is
this?
A. Signal interference
C. Interest boosting

B. Direct appeal
D. Proximity control

68. How can you exhibit expert power on the first day of
school?
A. By making they feel you know what you are talking about.
B. By making they realize the importance of good grades.
C. By reminding them your students your authority over them
again and again.

74.
With-it-ness, according to Kounin, is one of the
characterestics of an effective classroom manager. Which
phrase goes with it?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Have hands that write fast.

Have eyes on the back of your heads.
Have a mouth ready to speak.
Have minds packed with knowledge.

75.
Which is an appropriate way to manage off-task
behavior?
A. Make eye contact.
B. Stop your class activity to correct a child who is no longer
on task.
C. Move closer to the child.
D. Redirect a child's attention to task and check his progress
to make sure he is continuing to work.
76. Referring to Teacher S, Nicolle describes her teacher as
"fair, caring and someone you can talk to." Which power or
leadership does Teacher S have?
A. Referent power
C. Reward power

B. Legitimate power
D. Expert power

77.
Research tells that teachers ask mostly content
questions. Which of the following terms does NOT refer to
content question?
A. Closed
C. Concept

B. Direct
D. Convergent

78. 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 TOTHE 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.

A.
B.
C.
D.

To probe deeper after an answer is given.

To discipline a bully in class.
To remind students of a procedure.
To encourage self-reflection.

86. 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
C. evaluation

B. analysis
D. synthesis

87. Read the following then answer the question

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?

TEACHER: IN WHAT WAYS OTHER THAN THE PERIODIC TABLE

MIGHT WE PREDICT THE UNDISCOVERED ELEMENTS?

Question: Which questioning strategy/ies

exchange of thoughts above illustrate?

BETTY: WE COULD DIG DOWN INTO THE CENTER OF THE

EARTH AND SEE IF WE FIND ANY OF THE MISSING ELEMENTS

A. Funneling
C. Nose-dive
79.
Which
interaction?
A.
B.
C.
D.

does/do

the

B. Sowing and reaping

D. Extending and lifting

questioning

practice

promotes

more

RICKY: WE COULD STUDY DEBRIS FROM THE METEORITES IF

WE CAN FIND ANY
class

Asking the question before calling on a student.

Focusing on divergent questions.
Focusing on convergent questions.
Asking rhetorical questions.

80. Which technique should a teacher use to encourage

response if his students do not respond to his question?
A. Ask a specific student to respond, state the question, and
wait a response.
B. Tell the class that it will have detention unless answers are
forthcoming.
C. Ask another question, an easier one.
D. Wait for a response.
81. Teacher P wants to develop the skill of synthesizing in her
pupils. Which one will she do?
A. Ask her students to formulate a generalization from the
data shown in graphs.
B. Ask her students to answer questions beginning with
"What if ...
C. Tell her pupils to state data presented in graphs.
D. Directs her students to ask questions on the parts of the
lesson not understood.
82. The following are sound specific purposes of questions
EXCEPT
A. to call the attention of an inattentive student
B. to teach via student answers
C. to stimulate leaders to ask questions
D. to arouse interest and curiosity
83. For maximum interaction, a teacher ought to avoid
_________ questions.
A. informational
C. leading

B. rhetorical
D. divergent

84. If teacher has to ask more higher-order questions, he has

to ask more __________ questions.
A. closed
C. concept

B. Fact
D. Convergent

85. Which is NOT a sound purpose for asking questions?

BOBBY: WE COULD GOTO THE MOON AND SEE IF THERE ARE

SOME ELEMENTS THERE WE DON'T HAVE.

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: The Teacher's questions in the above exchange are
examples of __________ questions.
A. fact
C. direct

B. Concept
D. Closed

88. Read this question: "How will you present the layers of
the earth to your class?" This is a question that
A. directs
B. leads the student to evaluate
C. assesses cognition
D. probes creative thinking
89. The teacher's first task in the selection of media in
teaching is to determine the ______.
A. choice of the student
B. availability of the media
C. objectives of the lesson D. technique to be used
90. Based on Edgar Dale's Cone of Experience, which activity
is closest to the real thing?
A. View images B. Attend exhibit
C. Watch a demo D. Hear
91. Based on Edgar Dale's Cone of Experience, which activity
is farthest from the real thing?
A. Read
C. View images

B. Hear
D. Attend exhibit

92. Which criterion should guide a teacher in the choice of

instructional devices?
A. Attractiveness
C. Novelty

B. Cost
D. Appropriateness

93. To elicit more students response, Teacher G made use of

covert responses. Which one did she NOT do?
A. She had the students write their response privately.
B. She showed the correct answers on the overhead after the
students have written their responses.

C. She had the students write their responses privately then

called each of them.
D. She refrained from judging on the student's responses.
94. Teacher W wants to review and check on the lesson of the
previous day? Which one will be most reliable?
A. Having students identify difficult homework problems.
B. Having students correct each other's work.
C. Sampling the understanding of a few students.
D.
Explicitly reviewing the task-relevant information
necessary for the day's lesson.
95. Teacher M's pupils are quite weak academically and his
lesson is already far behind his time table. How should
Teacher M proceed with his lesson?
A. Experientially
C. Logically

B. Inductively
D. Deductively

96. Which activity should a teacher have more for his

students if he wants them to develop logical-mathematical
thinking?
A. Problem solving
C. Drama

B. Choral reading
D. Storytelling

103. Which method has been proven to be effective in

courses that stress acquisition of knowledge?
A.
B.
C.
D.

104. Direct instruction is for facts, rules, and actions as

indirect instruction is for __________, __________, __________.
A. hypotheses, verified data and conclusions
B. concepts, patterns and abstractions
C. concepts, processes and generalizations
D. guesses, data and conclusions
105. For which may you use the direct instruction method?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Use the least intrusive prompt first.

Use all prompts available.
Use the most intrusive prompt first.
Refrain from using prompts.

98. To promote effective practice, which guideline should you

bear in mind? Practice should be
A. done in an evaluative atmosphere
B. difficult for students to learn a lesson
C. arranged to allow students to receive feedback
D. takes place over a long period of time
99. Which is one role of play in the pre-school and early
childhood years?
A. Develops competitive spirit.
B. Separates reality from fantasy.
C. Increases imagination due to expanding knowledge and
emotional range.
D. Develops the upper and lower limbs.
100. Teacher T taught a lesson denoting ownership by means
of possessives. He first introduced the rule, and then gave
examples, followed by class exercises, then back to the rule
before he moved into the second rule. Which presenting
technique did he use?
A. Combinatorial B. Comparative
C. Part-whole
D. Sequential
101. The burnout malady gets worse if a teacher doesn't
intervene to change whatever areas he or she can control.
Which one can renew a teacher's enthusiasm?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Stick to job
Initiate changes in jobs
Judge someone else as wrong
Engage in self-pity

A.
B.
C.
D.

A. Authoritativeness
C. Hiya

B. Authoritarianism
D. Pakikisama

Indirect instruction
Discovery
Direct instruction
Problem solving

107. What should a teacher do for students in his class who

are not on grade level?
A. Give them materials on their level and let them work at a
pace that is reasonable for them, trying to bring them up to a
grade level.
B. Give them the same work as the other students, because
they will absorb as much as they are capable of.
C. Give them the same work as the other students, not much,
so that they won't feel embarrassed.
D. Give them work on the level of the other students and
work a little above the classmates level to challenge them.
108. By what name is indirect instruction the Socratic Method
also known?
A. Mastery learning
C. Morrison method

B. Indirect Method
D. Questioning method

109. Teacher B is a teacher of English as a Second Language.

She uses vocabulary cards, fill-in-the-blank sentences,
dictation and writing exercises in teaching a lesson about
grocery shopping. Based on this information, which of the
following is a valid conclusion?
A. The teacher is reinforcing learning by giving the same
information in, a variety of methods.
B. The teacher is applying Bloom's hierarchy of cognitive
learning.
C. The teacher wants to do less talk.
D. The teacher is emphasizing listening and speaking skills.
110. Which is a form of direct instruction?
A.
B.
C.
D.

102. Which Filipino trait works against the shift in teacher's

role from teacher as a fountain of information to teacher as
facilitator?

Become aware of the pollutants around us.

Appreciate Milton's Paradise Lost.
Use a microscope properly.
Distinguish war from aggression.

106. I want to teach concepts, patterns and abstractions.

Which method is most appropriate?

97.
Which guideline must be observed in the use of
prompting to shape the correct performance of your students?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Socratic Method
Cooperative learning
Mastery learning
Indirect instruction

Discovery process
Problem solving
Programmed instruction
Inductive reasoning

111. Which does NOT belong to the group of alternative

learning systems?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Multi-grade grouping
Multi-age grouping
Graded education
Non-graded grouping

112. Teacher H gave her first-grade class a page with a story

in which pictures take the place of some words. Which method
did she use?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The whole language approach

The Spaulding method
The rebus method
The language experience approach

113. Teacher B uses the direct instruction strategy. Which

sequence of steps will she follow?
I. Independent practice
II. Feedback and correctiveness
III. Guided student practice
IV. Presenting and structuring
V. Reviewing the previous day's work
A. V-II-IV-III-I
C. V-lV-III-II-I

B. III-II-IV-I-V
D. I-V-II-III-IV

114. Why should a teacher NOT use direct instruction all the
time?
A. It requires much time.
B. It requires use of many supplementary materials.
C. It is generally effective only in the teaching of concepts
and abstractions.
D. It reduces students engagement in learning.

C. Reading-writing activity
D. Thematic instruction
120.
in self-directed learning, to what extent should a
teacher's "scaffolding" be?
A. To a degree the student needs it.
B. None, to force the student to learn by himself.
C. To the minimum, to speed up development of student's
sense of independence.
D. To the maximum, in order to extend to the student all the
help he needs.
121. Which is a major advantage of a curriculum-based
assessment?
A. It is informal in nature.
B. It connects testing with teaching.
C. It tends to focus on anecdotal information on student
progress.
D. It is based on a norm-referenced measurement model.
122. Which are direct measures of competence?
A. Personality tests
C. Paper-and-pencil tests

123. "What is most likely to happen to our economy when

export continuously surpasses import" is a thought question
on __________.

115. Teacher A is a teacher of English as a Second Language.

She uses vocabulary cards, fill-in-the-blank sentences,
dialogues, and dictation and writing exercises in teaching a
lesson about grocery shopping. Based on this information,
which of the following is a valid conclusion?

A. creating
C. synthesizing

A. The teacher is applying Bloom's hierarchy of cognitive

learning.
B. The teacher is teaching in a variety of ways because not all
students learn in the same manner.
C. The teacher wants to make her teaching easier by having
less talk.
D. The teacher is emphasizing reading and writing skills.

A. creating
C. generalizing

116. I combined several subject areas in order to focus on a

single concept for inter-disciplinary teaching. Which
strategy/method did I use?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Problem-entered learning
Thematic instruction
Reading-writing activity
Unit method

B. Performance tests
D. Standardized test

B. Relating cause-and-effect
D. Predicting

124. The test item "Group the following items according to

shape" is a thought test item on __________.
B. classifying
D. comparing

125. In the context on the theory on multiple intelligences,

what is one weakness of the paper-pencil test?
A.
B.
C.
D.

It is not easy to administer.

It puts the non-linguistically intelligent at a disadvantage
It utilizes so much time.
It lacks reability.

126. With synthesizing skills in mind, which has the highest

diagnostic value?
A. Essay test
C. Completion test

B. Performance test
D. Multiple choice test

117. Teacher E discussed how electricity flows through wires

and what generates the electric charge. Then she gave the
students wires, bulbs, switches, and dry cells and told the
class to create a circuit that will increase the brightness of
each bulb. Which one best describes the approach used?

127.
Which one can best evaluate students' attitudinal
development?

A.
B.
C.
D.

128. With specific details in mind, which one has (have) a

stronger diagnostic value?

It used taxonomy of basic thinking skills

It was constructivist
It helped students understand scientific methodology
It used cooperative learning

118. With indirect instruction in mind, which does NOT

belong to the group?
A. Problem solving
C. Inductive reasoning

B. Lecture-recitation
D. Discovery

119.
I drew learners into several content areas and
encouraged them to solve a complex question for interdisciplinary teaching. Which strategy did I use?
A. Problem-centered learning
B. Unit method

A. Essay test
C. Observation

B. Portfolio
D. Short answer test

A. Multiple choice test

C. Restricted essay test
essay tests

B. Non-restricted essay test

D. Restricted and non-restricted

129. Teacher A discovered that his pupils are very good in

dramatizing. Which tool must have helped him discover his
pupils' strength?
A. Portfolio assessment
C. Journal entry

B. Performance test
D. Paper-and-pencil test

130. Which can effectively measure students' awareness of

values?

A. Projective techniques
C. Likert scales

B. Moral dilemma
D. Anecdotal record

131. Teacher F wanted to teach the pupils the skill to do cross

stitching. Her check up quiz was a written test on the steps of
cross stitching. Which characteristic of a good test does it
lack?
A. Scorability
C. Objectivity

B. Reliability
D. Validity

132. If your Licensure Examination Test (LET) items sample

adequately the competencies listed in the syllabi, it can be
said that the LET possesses __________ validity.
A. concurrent
C. content

B. Construct
D. Predictive

141. Quiz is to formative test while periodic is to __________

A. criterion-reference test B. Summative test
C. norm-reference test
D. Diagnostic test
142. If teacher wants to test students' ability to organize
ideas, which type of test should she formulate?
A. Multiple-choice type
C. Essay

B. Short answer
D. Technical problem

143. Out of 3 distracters in a multiple choice test item,

namely B, C, and D, no pupil chose D as answer. This implies
that D is __________

133. "In the light of the facts presented, what is most likely to
happen when ... ?" is a sample thought question on

A. an ineffective distracter
B. A vague distracter
C. an effective distracter
D. A plausible distracter

A. inferring
C. synthesizing

144. Study this group of tests which was administered with

the following results, then answer the question

B. Generalizing
D. Justifying

134. In a criterion-referenced testing, what must you do to

ensure that your test is fair?
A. Make all of the questions true or false.
B. Ask each student to contribute one question.
C. Make twenty questions but ask the students to answer
only ten of their choice.
D. Use the objectives for the units as guide in your test
construction.
135. Which test has broad sampling of topics as strength?
A. Objective test
C. Essay test

B. Short answer test

D. Problem type

136. Which is the first step in planning an achievement test?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Define the instructional objective.

Decide on the length of the test.
Select the type of test items to use.
Build a table of specification.

Subject
Math
Physics
English

Mean
56
41
80

SD
10
9
16

Ronnels's Score
43
31
109

In which subject(s) did Ronnel perform best in relation to the

group's performance?
A. Physics and Math
C. Physics

B. English
D. Math

145. Study this group of tests which was administered with

the following results, and then answer the question.
Subject
Math
Physics
English

Mean
56
41
80

SO
10
9
16

Ronnel's Score
43
31
109

In which subject(s) did Ronnel perform most poorly in relation

to the group's performance?

137. The first thing to do in constructing a periodic test is for

a teacher to __________

A. English
B. English and Math
C. Math D. Physics

A. decide on the number of items for the test

B. goes back to her instructional objectives
C. study the content
D. decide on the type of test to construct

146. What can be said of Peter who obtained a score of 75 in

a Grammar objective test?

138. In the parlance of test construction what does "TOS"

mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Table of Specifics
Table of Specifications
Table of Specific Test Items
Team of Specifications

139. Shown a picture of children in sweaters inside the

classroom, the students were asked this question: "In what
kind of climate do these children live?" This is a thought
question on __________
A. inferring
C. creating

B. Applying
D. Predicting

140. Which guideline in test construction is NOT observed in

this test item Jose Rizal wrote __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.

The central problem should be packed in the stem.

There must be only one correct answer.
Alternatives must have grammatical parallelism.
The alternates must be plausible.

A.
B.
C.
D.

He answered 75 items in the test correctly.

He answered 75% of the test items correctly.
His rating is 75.
He performed better than 5% of his classmates.

147. In his second item analysis, Teacher H found out that

more from the lower group got the test item # 6 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 reability
148. NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted against set
mastery level. This means that NSAT and NEAT fall under
__________.
A. intelligence test
B. Aptitude test
C. criterion-referenced test
D. norm-referenced test
149. Teacher Y does norm-referenced interpretation of scores.
Which of the following does she do?

A. She describes group performance in relation to a level of

mastery set.
B. She uses a specified content as its frame of reference.
C. She compares every individual students scores with
others' scores.
D. She describes what should be their performance.
150. Test norms are established in order to have a basis for
__________.
A. establishing learning goals
B. interpreting test results
C. computing grades
D. identifying pupils' difficulties

The scores are evenly distributed from left to the right

Most pupils are achievers
Most of the scores are low
Most of the scores are high

They are used for comparative purposes

They are administered differently
They are scored according to different standards
They are used for assigning grades

154. 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
155. In which competency do my students find the greatest
difficulty? In the item with a difficulty index of _________.
C. 0.5

D. 1.0

156. Study this group tests which was administered wit the
following results, then answer the question
Subject
Math
Physics
English

Mean
56
41
80

SD
10
9
16

Runnels Score
43
31
109

In which subject(s) were the scores most homogenous?

A. Math
C. Physics

B. English
D. Physics and Math

157. Which measure(s) of central tendency separate(s) the

top half of the group from the bottom half?
A. Median
C. Median and Mean

B. Mean
D. Mode

158. Which applies when skewness is zero?

A.
B.
C.
D.

C. 8.5

D. 7.5

Mean is greater than the median

Median is greater than mean
Scores have three modes
Scores are normally distributed

A. coefficient of correlation
B. central tendency
C. discrimination index
D. level of difficulty
162. What measure of central tendency does the number 16
represent in the following data: 14, 15, 17, 16, 19, 20, 16, 14,
and 16?
D. Mean

163. Which one can enhance the comparability of grades?

A. mode
B. average
C. mean
D. median

B. 0.9

B. 6

A. Mode B. Median
C. Mode and median

153. Students' scores on a test were: 72, 72, 73, 74, 76, 78,
81, 83, and 85. The score 76 is the ______.

A. 0.1

160. What is the mean of this score distribution: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,

9, and 10?

161.
Standard deviation is to variability as mean is to
__________.

152. Which holds true to standardized tests?

A.
B.
C.
D.

A. level of difficulty
B. discrimination
C. correlation
D. central tendency

A. 7

151. Which is most implied by a negatively skewed score

distribution?
A.
B.
C.
D.

159.
Standard deviation is to variability as mode to
__________.

A. Using common conversion table for translating test scores

in to ratings
B. Formulating tests that vary from one teacher to another
C. Allowing individual teachers to determine factors for rating
D. Individual teachers giving weights to factors considered for
rating
164. Which describes norm-referenced grading?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The performance of the group

What constitutes a perfect score?
The students' past performance
An absolute standard

165. The search for related literature by accessing several

databases by the use of a telephone line to connect a
computer library with other computers that have database is
termed __________.
A. compact disc search
B. manual search
C. on-line search
D. computer search
166. Two students are given the WISE II. One has a full scale
IQ of 91, while the other has an IQ of 109. Which conclusion
can be drawn?
A. The second student has significantly higher intellectual
ability
B. The first student is probably below average, while the
second has above average potential
C. Both students are functioning in the average range of
intellectual ability
D. Another IQ test should be given to truly assess their
intellectual potential
167. Which type of report refers to "on-the-spot" description
of some incident, episode or occurrence that is being
observed and recorded as being of possible significance?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Autobiographical report
Biographical report
Value and interest report
Anecdotal report

168. The best way for a guidance counselor to begin to

develop study skills and habits in underachieving student
would be to __________.
A. has these underachieving students observe the study
habits of excelling students
B. encourage students to talk about study habits from their
own experiences
C. has them view film strips about various study approaches
D. gives out a list of effective study approaches

178. Your teacher is of the opinion that the world and

everything in it are ever changing and so teaches you the skill
to cope with change. What is his governing philosophy?
A. Idealism
C. Experimentalism

B. Existentialism
D. Realism

179. Value clarification as a strategy in Values Education

classes is anchored on which philosophy?

169. Which illustrates a developmental approach in guidance

and counseling?

A. Existentialism
C. Idealism

A.
B.
C.
D.

180.
A guest speaker in one graduation rites told his
audience: "Reminder, you are what you choose to be." The
guest speaker is more of a/an __________.

Spotting on students in need of guidance

Teaching students how to interact in a positive manner
Acting as a mediator
Making the decision for the confused student

170. Who among the following needs less verbal counseling

but needs more concrete and operational forms of assistance?
The child who ___________.
A. has mental retardation
B. has attention-deficit disorder
C. has learning disability
D. has conduct disorder

A. realistic
C. idealist

B. Christian philosophy
D. Hedonism

B. pragmatist
D. existentialist

181. "All men are pretty much alike. It is only by custom that
they are set apart", said one Oriental philosopher. Where can
this thought be most inspiring?

171. The cultivation of reflective and meditative skills in

teaching is an influence of __________.

A. In a multi-cultural group of learners

B. In multi-cultural and heterogeneous groups of learners and
indigenous peoples' group
C. In a class composed of indigenous peoples
D. In heterogeneous class of learners

A. Shintoism
C. Confucianism

182.
From whom do we owe the theory of deductive
interference as illustrated in syllogisms?

B. Zen Buddhism
D. Taoism

172. Helping in the development of graduates who are

"maka-Diyos" is an influence of

A. Plato
C. Aristotle

A. naturalistic morality
B. classical Christian morality
C. situational morality
D. dialectical morality

183. Teacher A knows of the illegal activities of a neighbor

but keeps quiet in order not to be involved in any
investigation. Which foundational principle of morality does
Teacher A fail to apply?

173. The attention to the development of a deep respect and

affection for our rich cultural past is an influence of __________.

A.
B.
C.
D.

A. Confucius
C. Teilhard de Chardin

B. Hegel
D. Dewey

174. Whose teaching is in support of "Education for All" (EFA),

he asserted that in teaching there should be no distinction of
social classes.
A. Sun Yat Sen
C. Mencius

B. Confucius
D. Lao Tzu

175. We encounter people whose prayer goes like this: "O

God, if there is a God; save my soul, if I have a soul" From who
is this prayer?
A. Stoic
C. Agnostic

B. Empiricist
D. Skeptic

176. How would you select the most fit in government

positions? Applying Confucius teachings, which would be the
answer?
A.
B.
C.
D.

By course accreditation of an accrediting body

By merit system and course accreditation
By merit system
By government examinations

177. Whose influence is the education program that puts

emphasis on self-development through the classics, music,
and rituals?
A. Buddha
C. Confucius

B. Mohammed
D. Lao Tzu

B. Socrates
D. Pythagoras

The end does not justify the means.

The principle of double-effect
Always do what is right.
Between two evils, do the lesser evil.

184. Teacher A is directed to pass an undeserving student

with a death threat. Which advice will a hedonist give?
A. Pass the student. Why suffer the threat?
B. Don't pass him. You surely will not like someone to give
you a death threat in order to pass.
C. Don't pass him. Live by your principle of justice. You will
get reward, if not in this life, in the next!
D. Pass the student. That will be of use to the student, his
parents and you.
185. History books used in schools are replete with events
portraying defeats and weaknesses of the Filipino as a people.
How should you tackle them in the classroom?
A. Present them and express your feelings of shame.
B. Present facts and use them as means in inspiring your
class to learn from them.
C. Present them and blame those people responsible or those
who have contributed.
D. Present them as they are presented, and tell the class to
accept reality.
186. If you agree with Rizal on how you can contribute to our
nation's redemption, which should you work for?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Opening our doors to foreign influence

Upgrading the quality of the Filipino through education
Stabilizing the political situation
Gaining economic recovery

187. Rights and duties are correlative. This means that

__________.
A. rights and duties regulate the relationship of men in society
B. rights and duties arise from natural law
C. each right carries with it one or several corresponding
duties
D. rights and duties ultimately come from God
188. A teacher who equates authority with power does NOT
__________.
A. shame
B. develop self-respect in every pupil
C. retaliate
D. intimidate
189. Which is a true foundation of the social order?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Obedient citizenry
The reciprocation of rights and duties
Strong political leadership
Equitable distribution of wealth

190. In what way can teachers uphold the highest possible

standards of quality education?
A. By continually improving themselves personally and
professionally
B. By wearing expensive clothes to change people's poor
perception of teachers
C. By working out undeserved promotions
D. By putting down other professions to lift the status of
teaching
191. A teacher/student is held responsible for his actions
because s/he __________.
A. has instincts
C. has a choice

B. is mature
D. has reason

192. The typical autocratic teacher consistently does the

following EXCEPT
A. encouraging students
B. shaming students
C. ridiculing students
D. intimidating students
193. What should you do if a parent who is concerned about a
grade his child received compared to another student's grade,
demands to see both students' grades?
A. Refuse to show either record.
B. Show both records to him.
C. Refuse to show any record without expressing permission
from principal.
D. Show only his child's records.
194. Teacher Q does not want Teacher B to be promoted and
so writes an anonymous letter against Teacher B accusing her
of fabricated lies Teacher Q mails this anonymous letter to the
Schools Division Superintendent. What should Teacher Q do if
she has to act professionally?
A. Submit a signed justifiable criticism against Teacher B, if
there is any.
B. Go straight to the Schools Division Superintendent and
gives criticism verbally.
C. Hire a group to distribute poison letters against Teacher B
for information dissemination.
D. Instigate student activists to read poison letters over the
microphone.
195. 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. Yes, if they are given other assignments, justice demands
that they be properly compensated.
B. Yes, because other community leaders, not teachers, are
tasked to lead in community activities.
C.
NO, because every teacher is expected to provide
leadership and initiative in activities for betterment of
communities.
D. Yes, because teaching is enough full time job.
196. In a study conducted, the pupils were asked which
nationality they preferred, if given a choice. Majority of the
pupils wanted to be Americans. In this case, in which
obligation relative to the state, do schools seem to be failing?
In their obligation to _________.
A. respect for all duly constituted authorities
B. promote national pride
C. promote obedience to the laws of the state
D. instill allegiance to the Constitution
197. In the Preamble of the Code of Ethics of Professional
Teachers, which is NOT said of teachers?
A. LET passers
B. Duly licensed professionals
C. Possess dignity and reputation
D.
With high-moral values as well as technical and
professional competence
198. Teacher H and Teacher I are rivals for promotion. To gain
the favor of the promotional staff, Teacher I offers her beach
resort for free for members of the promotional staff before the
ranking. As one of the contenders for promotion, is this
becoming of her to do?
A. Yes. This will be professional growth for the promotional
staff.
B. No. This may exert undue influence or the members of the
promotional staff and so may fail to promote someone on the
basis of merit.
C. Yes. The rare invitation will certainly be welcomed by an
overworked promotional staff.
D. Yes. There's nothing wrong with sharing one's blessings.
199. Each teacher is said to be a trustee of the cultural and
educational heritage of the nation and is, under obligation to
transmit to learners such heritage. Which practice makes him
fulfill such obligation?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Use the latest instructional technology.

Observe continuing professional education.
Use interactive teaching strategies.
Study the life of Filipino heroes.

200. Teacher F is newly converted to a religion. Deeply

convinced of his new found religion, he starts Monday classes
by attacking one religion and convinces his pupils to attend
their religious services on Sundays. Is this in accordance with
the Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers?
A. Yes. What he does is values education.
B. No. A teacher should not use his position to proselyte
others.
C. Yes. In the name of academic freedom, a teacher can
decide what to teach.
D. Yes, what he does strengthens values education.