1. Why should teachers set their criterion or acceptable standard of success?

a. assessment would be continuous and improvement is best achieved

b. students would have a basis for comparison of their performance

c. activities are supported to attain the learning outcomes

d. students would then be given specific feedback on how they performed

2. Why do we need to align our assessment tasks with the institution’s mission and core values?

a. assessment tasks should elaborate the mission and core values

b. mission and core values are abstract and need to be concretized

c. mission and core values dictate explicitly what are the activities to be implemented in the classroom

d. assessment tasks dwell upon activities the institution values for its students

3. The following are supporting activities for the outcome “Students can classify the different types of
triangles” EXCEPT

a. giving the names of triangles given illustrations of them

b. matching the name of triangle and their drawings

c. giving the definitions of the types of triangles

d. drawing the illustrations given the names of triangles

4. This focuses on the activities that further furnish and enhance a student’s skills so that they are ready
for summative assessment.

a. mastery learning

b. review/reteach

c. supporting student activities

d. diagnostic assessment

5. How important is diagnostic assessment for the later part of the instructional cycle?

a. it tests the students about the knowledge and skills they acquired before

b. the test serves as a beginning activity for the teaching learning process

c. it allows teacher to choose on where to focus his/her discussion of the topic

d. the test compares student performance based on their previous learning achievement
6. Choose the task best aligned to the outcome “Students construct a sentence illustrating the use of
adjectives?”

a. describe the state of Philippine politics in their own words

b. supply the right adjectives to incomplete sentences

c. explain the meaning of a given adjective

d. give adjective and provide two synonyms of it and explain why they are synonyms

7. Complete the analogy – multiple choice: alternate response :: essay : ___

a. completion

b. short answer

c. problem solving

d. matching type

8. Complete the analogy – oral recitation: research paper :: dramatization: __

a. graph

b. collage

c. journal

d. script

9. The following are characteristics pertaining to working portfolio, EXCEPT

a. developmental in purpose

b. contains progress

c. contains finished samples

d. documents outcome achievement

10. If a teacher has plenty of time to prepare for his/her assessment of performance, it is better to use

a. analytic rubric

b. holistic rubric

c. both analytic and holistic rubric

d. neither, as the teacher can settle for traditional assessment

11. Which of these criteria would least assess an expository essay?

A. Organization

B. Coherence

C. Accuracy of facts

D. Creativity of ideas

12. Which of these appropriate levels of performance are for assessing a student’s oration skills?

A. Very satisfactory, satisfactory, needs improvement, poor

B. Always, sometimes, never

C. Beginner, intermediate, expert

D. Sufficient, less sufficient, insufficient, extremely insufficient

13. Which is an appropriate activity for musical students in the outcome “Students explain the process
of evolution?”

A. Dance to the song explaining evolution

B. Research about songs that are related to evolution

C. Compose a song that explains evolution

D. Interview people who can compose a song about evolution

14. The activity “Describe one of your personal values about the application of mathematics in
gambling” is for

A. Interpersonal

B. Intrapersonal

C. Linguistic

D. Logical mathematical

15. The activity “Create a theory about how lightning forms” is for

A. Linguistic

B. Visual

C. Logical

D. Naturalist
16. Which is NOT true about assessment in the K to 12 program?

A. Assessment methods are consistent with standards

B. Formative assessment is essentially collaborative

C. Grades depend on quarterly test

D. Krathwohl and Anderson’s Taxonomy levels govern task formulation

17. The following are components of the Table of Specifications, EXCEPT

A. Assessment task

B. Objective

C. No. of items

D. Percentage

18. “Nelie’s two sons, John, Angelo and Noah, are going to the mall”. The rule violated is

A. Avoid giving an inadvertent hint in the item.

B. Avoid long statements as these tend to be true.

C. Avoid using assumed qualifiers students may not be aware of

D. Avoid using complex statements.

19. Which of these learning outcome - assessment task pairings does NOT have alignment?

a.Illustrate the process of photosynthesis - Make a flow chart on the steps of photosynthesis

b.Determine the Body Mass Index (BMI) of a person - Measure the height and weight of your seatmate
and compute his/her BMI.

c.Determine the notes of a musical chord - Give the notes of Cmin7, F#dim, A5, and Bbsus chords

d.Reduce a fraction to its lowest terms - Illustrate 3/5 using a pie chart

20. Are there instances where paper-and-pencil tests are used as part of authentic assessment?

a.Yes, because students have been accustomed to it since the beginning of their schooling life.

b.Yes, because some skills relevant after schooling involve written activities.

c. No, because paper-and-pencil tests don’t measure how good students are in demonstrating
psychomotor skills.

d.No, because students are much more willing to display their extent of learning when they are actually
demonstrated than tested in written form.
21. Which is FALSE about scoring rubrics?

a.It includes descriptions of levels of performance quality on the criteria.

b.It is reliably used in product and performance tests.

c.It can be applied in formative, summative, and self-assessment.

d.It evaluates student performance based on a single numerical score.

22. Which assessment activity below supports the teacher in helping students achieve the learning
outcome “Identify the different types of polygon”?

a.Counting the number of sides of polygons drawn on test paper

b.Choosing two polygons and comparing them

c.Giving the names of polygons drawn on the test paper

d.Drawing a triangle and a square

23. Which assessment activity below supports the teacher in helping students achieve the learning
outcome “Enumerate ways to ensure safety during earthquakes”?

a.Describe how a person inside a building during an earthquake could make his/her way to a safe
place

b.Illustrate how to estimate the intensity and magnitude of an earthquake by observation and decide on
what one should do

c.Describe how a building can be recovered from the damage that a strong earthquake caused

d.Illustrate how one can keep the most belongings undamaged during an earthquake

24. In the instructional cycle for outcomes assessment, after the learners have undergone formative
assessment, how does the teacher prepare them so that they are ready for summative assessment?

a.The teacher rechecks the lesson focus decided in the beginning and adjusts it at his/her discretion

b.The teacher repeats having students do the supporting student activities again

c.The teacher lets the students have a break and give them the next assessment afterwards

d.The teacher reviews/reteaches the lesson and engages them in mastery learning

25. Which of these is the most specific feedback to a student in terms of his/her performance?

a.“Good job there! You’re classmates have initially done it and so did you.”

b.“You can now add numbers with ease and accuracy. You’re doing great!”

c.“Wow! I haven’t seen those efforts emanate from you before. Keep up the good work! ”

d.“Seems like you’re now on your way to mastering the lesson. That’s the spirit!”
26. Which of the following is most likely an opening phrase of a learning outcome or activity for the
bodily-kinesthetic learners?

a.Write a poem, myth, legend, short story, or news article about…

b.Make up syllogisms to demonstrate…

c.Build or construct a…

d.Create a piece of art that demonstrates…

27. The foremost step in planning for a test is

a.Deciding on the type of test to be used

b.Identifying test objectives or learning outcomes

c.Preparing a Table of Specifications (TOS)

d.Constructing the draft test items

28. Which of the following activities is useful yet not usually done in practice due to lack of time?

a.Identifying test objectives or learning outcomes

b.Deciding on the type of test to be used

c.Preparing a Table of Specifications (TOS)

d.Try-out of the constructed test

29. One of the greatest disadvantages of true or false test, if compared to multiple choice test is that

a.A student would have a greater chance of getting the correct answer by guessing, than that of
multiple choice.

b.A student wouldn’t spend much time thinking of possible inconsistencies of the statement presented
in the true or false test than in multiple choice test.

c.A student wouldn’t be delighted in answering true or false test because it has only two choices than
that of multiple choice which has usually four choices.

d.A student would quickly determine the correct answer in the true-or-false test than in multiple choice
test.
30. What is wrong with this true or false test item?

The Roman Empire had always been the strongest international empire in the ancient times.

a.The item gave an inadvertent hint in its entirety.

b.The item used a determiner “always” which tended the item to be false.

c.The item had a trick statement with some minor features such as spelling anomaly.

d.The item was quoted verbatim from reference material or textbook.

31. What is wrong with this true or false test item?

For a span of 50 years, the era of popular music shifted from the 60s rock-and-roll music of The Beatles
to the 80s pop rock music of Madonna and Michael Jackson.

a.The item gave an inadvertent hint in its entirety.

b.The item used determiners which tended the item to be always true or always false.

c.The item had a trick statement with some minor features such as spelling anomaly.

d.The item was quoted verbatim from reference material or textbook.

32. What is wrong with this true or false test item?

Ang Pagpugot kay Longino was written by Jose Marcia Panganiban.

a.The item gave an inadvertent hint in its entirety.

b.The item used determiners which tended the item to be always true or always false.

c.The item had a trick statement with some minor features such as spelling anomaly.

d.The item was quoted verbatim from a reference material or textbook.

33. Being in a hurry in making an assessment for her students, Teacher Aida had the following answers
to her 10-item test: T T T F F F T T T F. Which of these is the guideline in writing a true-or-false test that
she didn’t observe?

a.Avoid a grossly disproportionate number of either true or false statements.

b.Avoid patterns in the occurrence of true and false statements.

c.Avoid being in a hurry in preparing a true or false test for students.

d.Avoid making the last statement false as it would lead students to unravel the test answer’s pattern.
34. Consider the following item:

Jose Rizal was ______.

a.a painter and sculptor

b.exiled in Dapitan

c.executed in Bagumbayan

d.known for his novels

What guideline was violated by this multiple choice item?

a.Pack the question in the stem.

b.The lengths, explicitness or degree of technicality of alternatives should not be the determinants for
correct answer.

c.All multiple choice options should be grammatically consistent with the stem.

d.The stem should be specific in questioning.

35. Consider the following item.

Manny Pacquiao is known for his achievements in the field of

a.Boxing

b.Cooking

c.Skiing

d.Darting

How could this item be improved?

a.Lengthen the options from a single word to a phrase or sentence.

b.Pack the question in the stem.

c.Change the person involved in the stem to a relatively unknown one.

d.Make the options homogeneous.

36. Which of these is not suggestive of a good matching type of test?

a.The descriptions must be in the first column and the options in the second column.

b.Match heterogeneous not homogeneous items.

c.The options must be more in number than the options.

d.Arrange the options alphabetically or chronologically.

37. What is a commonly cited limitation of matching type of test as compared to multiple choice and
essay tests?

a.It tests lower order thinking skills and is unable to test higher ones.

b.Its options are often overlapping, making the process of elimination tedious.

c.It creates confusion among students since at least one answer may be repeated.

d.It is time-consuming in terms of knowing which of the options are part of the answers and which are
not.

38. Between true or false type and completion type of test, which is able to test higher order thinking
than the other?

a.True or false type, because it allows students to examine every part of the statement to conclude
something about its truthfulness.

b.True or false type, because it describes statements rather than giving a correct answer of knowledge
level.

c.Completion type, because answers vary according to the type of question, whereas true or false only
has two options to choose from.

d.Completion type, because arriving at a particular answer is a higher skill than deciding whether a
statement is true or not

39. With types of test in mind, which doesn’t belong to the group?

a.Extended response essay

b.Matching type

c.Short answer

d.Completion type

40. Why are optional questions not encouraged in essay tests?

a.Unanswered questions are a waste of effort because it also takes time to formulate one.

b.It is difficult to make questions that are of equal difficulty.

c.Optional questions suggest a notion of many choices characteristic of multiple choice and not essay
test.

d.Topics may vary for optional questions.

41. Although not a feasible practice for daily assessment, in which situation is having two or more
persons grade each essay answer useful?

a.When some of the students’ answers contain numerous typographical and conceptual errors

b.When there is a need to select students for further training or special awards

c.When there are many essay outputs and the teacher doesn’t have the luxury of time to check them all

d.When teacher isn’t competent enough to check all of the answers

42. Consider the following essay question:

“If you were to change the latter sequence of events from the novel Romeo and Juliet, explain how
Romeo and Juliet could have prevented their fatal ending and live happily ever after instead.”

What does the essay question lack?

I. Specific instruction on how the students should respond

II. Criteria used for grading the essay

III. Situation that students need to respond to

a.I and II

b.II and III

c.I and III

d.I, II, and III

43. What does a teacher try to avoid as he/she checks students’ answers to one question before
proceeding to the next question?

a.Checking hassle and heavy time consumption

b.Checking hassle and Pygmalion effect

c.Non-uniformity of standard and Pygmalion effect

d.Non-uniformity of standard and halo effect

44. Why is not knowing the identity of the writer of an essay answer suggested in checking?

a.It attempts to control personal bias in scoring

b.It suspends conclusion in learning student progress

c.It attempts to prevent humiliation if a student has poor answer

d.It allows for ease of checking

45. Which of these essay questions emphasize higher level thinking skills than the other three?

a.Considering the influence of global warming, give places that are dominantly lowlands which would be
affected by melting of ice caps.

b.Considering the influence of global warming, provide scientists who will relinquish their doubts on
melting of ice caps and those who won’t in the near future.

c.Considering the influence of global warming, explain how the melting of ice caps would be harmful
to lowland places in the world.

d.Considering the influence of global warming, mention scientists that would adequately explain the
melting of ice caps.

46. Consider the completion type question given below:

In _____, the _____ produced by _____ through the process of ____ absorbed by ____ breaks down into
two _____ and further undergoes ____ and ____ in order to become _____, with ____ as by-product.

Which guideline in making a completion type of test is violated by the item?

a.The blank should be at the end or near the end of the answer.

b.Avoid overmutilated sentences and give enough clue.

c.Avoid an open-ended item.

d.Make the blanks uniform in size.

47. What guideline in making a completion type of test is violated by this item?

_____ is the scientific study of language.

a.The blank should be at the end or near the end of the answer.

b.Avoid overmutilated sentences and give enough clue.

c.The length of the blanks must not suggest the answer.

d.Make the blanks uniform in size.

48. What guideline in making a completion type of test is violated by this item?

Amino acid is the building _____ of protein.

a.Avoid overmutilated sentences and give enough clue.

b.Ask question on significant item not on trivial matter.

c.The blank should be at the end or near the end of the answer.

d.Make the blanks uniform in size.

49. In a multiple choice test, which of the following is true regarding the suggested usage of “none of
the above” and “all of the above”?

a.Usage of any of them is appropriate as long as the test taker is instructed to choose the best answer.

b.Usage of any of them removes the possibility of incorrectness of other items.

c.It is better to use them sparingly and best not to use them at all.

d.It is better to use them often and best to use them always.

50. Which of these does not increase the difficulty of the multiple choice test?

a.Having compound response choices

b.Having a multi-stage multiple choice

c.Increasing the homogeneity of responses

d.Using grammatical inconsistency of stem and responses