Practice Test in LET Professional Education-Principles and Strategies in

Teaching

1. The _________ method is used when the learners are made to observe things
in a certain place like the market.
1) Participatory
2) Case study
3) Simulation
4) Field trip
2. The recommended method to use if the teachers wishes each learner to
concentrate in learning a topic to his skills are properly assessed is.
1) Semantic webbing
2) Independent study
3) Role playing
4) Field trip
3. The ________ method is observed if we wish the pupil learn from real life
situation dilemmas.
1) Situation
2) Lecture
3) Textbooks
4) Observation
4. The ________ method is used to make the learners study in detail a specific
thing, person or place not known to them
1) Case study
2) Participation
3) Project
4) Field trip
5. Which of the following method will you used to verify a certain findings and
to make the learners handle apparatus properly?
1) Textbook method

2) Laboratory method
3) Field trip method
4) Project method
6. The ________ method is utilized if the learners are trained to do creative
products.
1) Project
2) Case study
3) Field trip
4) Simulation
7. If the material is dangerous for the learners to handle, which of the following
method will you use?
1) Textbook
2) Group discussions
3) Lecture-demonstration
4) Eclectic
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Which method is used to develop scientific inquiry among the learners?

Project
Case study
Problem solving
Simulation
The ________ method is used to find out the learners knowledge about a
certain topic assigned to them.
Independent study
Textbook
Lecture
Question and answer

10. The ________ approach is utilized when the learners are trained to ask
intelligent question.
1) Process
2) Discovery
3) Inquiry
4) Value certification
11. If you wish to relate a subject matter to one of the four principles of learning,
the ________ approach should be used.
1) Multidisciplinary
2) Interdisciplinary
3) Conceptual
4) Integration

12. The ________ approach is used if the teacher wishes to solve a problem being
met in the school.
1) Mastery
2) Integration
3) Action learning
4) Value clarification
13. You wish to make the learners learn or internalized fully a subject matter to
be taught to them. Which of the following will you need?
1) Integrated
2) Multi-media
3) Master
4) Multi-disciplinary
14. Which of the following approaches will be used if you wish to relate a
particular subject to all disciplines of learning?
1) Multidisciplinary
2) Interdisciplinary
3) Value clarification
4) Integration
15. To enable the learners to learn by their own pace of growth, _________
approach is used.
1) Inquiry
2) Discovery
3) Mastery
4) Modular
16. The ______ approach is observed when the learners want to meet the
criterion level of success act set by the teachers.
1) Mastery learning
2) Interdisciplinary
3) Conceptual
4) Modular
17. Which approach is used to emphasize the skills in informing conclusions?
1) Multidisciplinary
2) Interdisciplinary
3) Conceptual
4) Inquiry
18. Which of the following approaches is used to include issues confronting the
societies?
1) Integration
2) Interdisciplinary
3) Conceptual

4) Inquiry
19. The _______ approach is used to make the learners enunciate their feelings
or attitudes about certain issues.
1) Value clarification
2) Mastery
3) Integration
4) Interdisciplinary
20. The _________ method is used if the learners are to use their senses
effectively.
1) Textbook
2) Lecture demonstration
3) Observation
4) Independent study
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26. Based on Piaget's theory, what should a teacher provide for children in the sensimotor 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.

27. Who among the following puts more emphasis on core requirements, longer school day,
longer academic year and more challenging textbooks?
A. Perennialist
B. Essentialist
C. Progressivist
D. Existentialist
28. 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
29. With synthesizing skills in mind, which has the highest diagnostic value?
A. Essay test
B. Performance test
C. Completion test
D. Multiple choice test
30. 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.
31. 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.
TEACHER: THOSE ARE ALL GOOD ANSWERS BUT WHAT IF THOSE, EXCURSIONS TO
THE MOON, TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, OR TO FIND METEORITES WERE TOO
COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING? HOW MIGHT WE USE THE ELEMENTS WE ALREADY
HAVE HERE ON EARTH TO FIND SOME NEW ONES?
Question: Which questioning strategy/ies does/do the exchange of thoughts above illustrate?
A. Funneling
B. Sowing and reaping
C. Nose-dive
D. Extending and lifting
32. Which is NOT a sound purpose for asking questions?
A. To probe deeper after an answer is given.
B. To discipline a bully in class.
C. To remind students of a procedure.
D. To encourage self-reflection.
33. 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. make constitutional experts of the students
D. prepare students for law-making
34. 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
35. As a teacher, you are a reconstructionist. 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.
36. How can you exhibit expert power on the first day of school?
A. By making them feel you know what you are talking about.
B. By making them realize the importance of good grades.
C. By reminding them your students your authority over them again and again.
D. By giving your students a sense of belonging and acceptance.
37. 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
B. poor teaching
C. neurological factors
D. immaturity
38. 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.
39. 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.

40. 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
B. construct
C. content
D. predictive
41. Which guideline must be observed in the use of prompting to shape the correct performance
of your students?
A. Use the least intrusive prompt first.
B. Use all prompts available.
C. Use the most intrusive prompt first.
D. Refrain from using prompts.
42. 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
B. distinguish sex differences
C. socialize
D. distinguish right from wrong
43. 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
B. Social Learning Theory
C. Associative Learning
D. Attribution Theory
44. Which is a true foundation of the social order?
A. Obedient citizenry
B. The reciprocation of rights and duties
C. Strong political leadership

D. Equitable distribution of wealth

45. As a teacher, what do you do when you engage yourself in major task analysis?
A. Test if learning reached higher level thinking skills.
B. Breakdown a complex task into sub-skills.
C. Determine the level of thinking involved.
D. Revise lesson objectives.
46. In instructional planning it is necessary that the parts of the plan from the first to the last
have __________.
A. clarity
B. symmetry
C. coherence
D. conciseness
47. 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
48. The best way for a guidance counselor to begin to develop study skills and habits in
underachieving student would be to __________.
A. have these underachieving students observe the study habits of excelling students
B. encourage students to talk about study habits from their own experiences
C. have them view film strips about various study approaches
D. give out a list of effective study approaches
49. What is most likely to happen to our economy when export continuously surpasses importis
a thought question on __________.
A. creating
B. relating cause-and-effect
C. synthesizing
D. predicting

50. 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