Practice Items

 Foundations of Education
 Teaching Profession
1. Which of these is the major difference in the professionalization
of teachers and teaching as promulgated in Presidential Decree
1006 and in R. A. 7836?

A. Appointed on full time and on permanent status

B. Holder of valid professional license and certificate of registration
C. Assigned at the tertiary level in both private and state colleges and
universities
D. Assigned at the elementary and secondary levels in both public and
private schools
2. Which of the following embodies the operation
“Return to the Basics”?

A. NSAT
B. NESC
C. NSEC
D. NEAT
3. As a parent and at the same time a teacher, which of the
following will you do to show your cooperation to a PTA project
in your school to be financed with the proceeds of the sales from
the school canteen where food prices are a little bit higher?

A. Bring baon enough for you and your children even if you really do
not like to do it
B. Buy all your food from the school canteen even if you cannot afford
everyday
C. Bring baon but always make it a point to buy something from the
canteen
D. Buy all your food in the school canteen but request for a discount
4. Aprofessional teacher should keep his/her
practices in mind, which is NOT likely for one to do?

A. Shares relevant knowledge with others

B. Maintains cordial relationship with colleagues
C. Respects his/her superiors
D. Engages in gossips
5. What will you do if someone confided to you an
offense that will implicate your brother?

A. Advise the person who confided to you to get the services

of the lawyer
B. Encourage him to keep quiet so as not to implicate your
brother
C. Tell him to report the matter to the authorities
D. Find out the full account of the matter
6. Parents and teachers are considered as authorities and
models by children at the early childhood stage. What
does this imply?

A. Teachers and parents should serve as role models at all times.

B. Parent-teacher conference should always be an activity in school
C. Parents should enforce strict discipline at home and teachers in
school
D. Teachers should demand complete obedience from the learners
in school
7. Why does the government prescribe a higher
percentage on the administration of educational
institutions to Filipinos?

A. Minimize the unemployment problem

B. Produce globally competitive graduates
C. Protect the rights of the citizens
D. Ensure the teaching of Filipino
8. Which of the following advocates the pragmatic
philosophy of education?

A. Encourage her students to memorize facts

B. Require her students mastery of the lesson
C. Equip her students with basic skills and abilities
D. Provide her students to apply their skills and
abilities
9. Respect for honest differences of opinions is one
objective of ____.

A. Human relationship
B. Self-actualization
C. Civic responsibility and conscience
D. Economic self-sufficiency
10. Whitehead’s “educated man” is the man of culture and
expertise. Which one most completely describes this
educated man?

A. Highly dependent and deeply involved

B. Critical and deeply involved
C. Productive and deeply involved
D. Productive and obeys blindly
11. During Spanish period, the medium of instruction in
schools was/were _____.

A. The vernacular
B. Spanish & the vernacular
C. English
D. Spanish
12. School B’s curriculum puts emphasis on the classics.
School B’s curriculum is predominantly _____.

A. Perennialist
B. Progressivist
C. Reconstructionist
D. Essentialist
13. On which policy is R. A. 4670 focused?

A. Right to establish or join organizations

B. Code of ethics for professional teachers
C. Recruitment shall take place after training
D. Promote the socio-economic status of public
school teachers
14. Which ideology is emphasized when the school system
stresses that citizens should be equipped with the principles and
duties of citizenship to guarantee national stability?

A. Citizenship
B. Progressivism
C. Nationalism
D. Secular Education
15. What are the sources of one’s educational philosophy?
I. People and kinds of relationship
II. School and teachers they’re in
III. Socio-cultural environment

A. I, II and III
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I and III only
16. Which of the following is NOT a good teaching/
learning practice?

A. Students are governed by fixed and rigid standards

B. Evaluation is made an integral part of teaching procedures
C. Life-like situations introduced as learning experience in
classrooms
D. Students are given more opportunities to act or experience
learning
17. Which of these is NOT a quality of a good
teacher?

A. Mastery of subject matter

B. Limited background of liberal education
C. Aims to enrich himself thru teaching
D. Understand the nature of learners
18. The Secondary School Competencies program and foster the learning process is classified as
program, generic and specific. Program Competencies refer to over-all competencies which should be the
thrusts of lessons/ programs for first to fourth year. The General Competencies refer to knowledge and
information, skills, values and attitudes which need immediate and observable learning behavioral
outcomes, hence must be well-defined, achieved and realized based on the needs of the learners,
resources of the school and the nature of the society. How can the teacher succeed in achieving the goals
of each curriculum which he/she handles in the secondary level?

A. He/ She must be a degree holder

B. He/ She must be able to pass the LET
C. He/ She must be familiar with the types of competencies in the curriculum
he/she handles
D. Not only should he/ she knows all the types of competencies developed
for secondary level but also to distinguish which competencies should be
realized
19. What might be done to create a favorable teaching and
learning atmosphere in class?

A. Allow students to do as they please

B. Insist on quiet and focused attention at all times
C. Discourage questions and dissenting opinions from students
D. Encourage participation in challenging but achievable
activities
20. Which of this information is NOT entered in Form 1
or the School Register?

A. Daily attendance record of each student

B. Personal data of the students in the register
C. Grades obtained by each student in all of his/her subjects
D. Alphabetical list of students, boys are separated from girls
21. Before the end of the SY, the supply officer tells you to replace the
glass windows broken by slamming of the door caused by wind.
Furthermore, you are also required to replace all missing and damaged
chairs in the classroom otherwise, she will not sign your clearance. What
should you do?
A. Refer this case to higher authorities
B. Ignore the supply officer and forge her signature in your clearance
C. Let the students contribute for the replacement of the broken
windows and chairs
D. Explain that you are not only one using the room, and besides the
chairs are easily broken.You will not also pay for the broken glass
windows that were now damaged by your students.
22. In recent curricular revisions, the humanities are gradually
replaced by technical courses that bear practical consequences.
This shows that curricular direction is toward ____.

A. Pragmatism
B. Realism
C. Utilitarianism
D. Essentialism
23. There is a school program the following Monday at
9AM.You are assigned to emcee in the said program but
your 8-year old son has a fever. What will you do?

A. Make some arrangements and let someone take over the

emceeing
B. Tell your spouse not to go to his office to take care of your son
C. Call a neighbor and let him take care of your sick son
D. Forget the program and attend to your son
24. You were discussing poetry in your English class when your
students tell you that you just discussed poetry the following day
and instead ask you to about their problems with their projects.
What will you do?

A. Give them additional assignments

B. Don’t listen to them. Go on with your lesson
C. Give them time and listen to their problems
D. Tell them that you will discuss the problem the next day
instead
25. Two of your students dropped out from school without
notifying the adviser and each went to the province. The supply
officer wants you to pay for the unreturned books. What would
you do?

A. Refer this matter to the PTA president

B. Talk to the principal regarding this matter
C. Pay for the books so that you will be cleared
D. Let your students contribute money to pay for the
books
26. While you are teaching, the principal who is observing your
class stands up and takes over in teaching the students. What will
you do?

A. Assert your right politely as the teacher after class

B. Just let her take over since she is the principal
C. Refer this to the higher authority
D. Report this to the media
27. In your grammar lesson, three students tell you that their previous
English teacher taught them differently regarding your current lesson. They
are confused as to who between you and their previous teacher is right.
What would you do?

A. Let them decide who is correct

B. Let them read more about the subject matter
C. Tell them that the previous teacher is wrong and you are
correct
D. Tell them that they might have misunderstood the previous
teacher
28. A parent talks with you about his son’s low grades. He
showed you his quizzes, unit test and projects.You discovered that
his name is Mel and you wrongfully put his name on the girls’ list.
What will you do?

A. Recognize your mistake and promise to correct it

B. Insist that you are right in grading him
C. Refer the matter to the principal
D. Ignore the complain
29. A co-teacher had been gossiping with other teacher
about your husband’s/ wife’s illicit affair with another
teacher. What will you do?

A. Ignore him/her
B. Talk to your husband/wife
C. Gossip about that co-teacher
D. Confront him/her to stop the gossip
30. What should a cooperating teacher do to help the
student teacher who has been assigned to him/her?

A. Provide opportunities for the student teacher to acquire the skills and
competencies of effective teachers
B. Don’t allow him/her to make own decisions as to how the lesson is to be
introduced
C. Write or prepare activities to be done and let him/her execute these in
class
D. Show your lesson plan and let him/her follow what is in your lesson plan
31. Which of the following is an important duty of a
teacher?

A. Soliciting contributions
B. Evaluating the students’ progress
C. Safekeeping of the school properties
D. Building relationships with the students
32. Most delinquents are found to have low IQ. They can
hardly read and comprehend. How can a teacher help
them?

A. Call for their parents

B. Refer them to a doctor
C. Give them remedial classes
D. Suspend them from classes
33. What should a teacher do if a question is asked
which she, the teacher cannot answer?

A. Call other student to answer

B. Ignore the question
C. Admit her lack of knowledge
D. Assign the class to look for the answer
34. Your fellow teacher who belongs to your department had
been absent for a week because she went to Canada.You
discovered that all the dates had been filled in, meaning that she
hasn’t been absent. What will you do?

A. Report this to the principal

B. Gossip about the teacher
C. Leave her alone
D. Confront this teacher when you see her
35. Teaching of health in schools is backed up by the
concept that _____.

A. Man has non-tangible and transcending dimensions

B. Man’s body is the expression of his soul
C. Man is nothing but matter
D. Man has dual nature
36. A student passes a book report poorly written but
ornately presented in a folder to make-up for the poor
quality of the book report content. Which Filipino traits
does this practice prove?

A. “Porma” over Substance

B. Art over Academics
C. Substance over “Porma”
D. Art over Science
37. A police officer informs you that there has been a case of
stealing within the vicinity of the school. He asks you for the
names of some students you believe might have been involved.
Which of the following will you do?

A. Provide him with the names of likely suspects

B. Ask him to seek permission from the principal
C. Promise him that you will ask information about this
crime
D. Remind him of the confidentiality of information
38. Which of the following abilities is stressed by
humanistic education?

A. Enjoy the great works of man such as classics

B. Learn the different philosophy “know thyself”
C. Make man distinctly civilized, educated and refined
D. Develop man into a thinking individual
39. A popular mass education for the Filipinos under the
American regime came into being upon the passage of
_____.

A. Act No. 74 in 1901

B. Educ Decree of 1863
C. Monroe Survey of 1929
D. Royal Decree of 1865
40. Education is a life long process, which means
_______.

A. It takes place in the school where the individual is expected to a

specific, self-contained experience
B. May take place formally or informally to enable the individual to
grow
C. Is a continuous process of experiencing and reorganizing experiences
D. May take place anywhere and anytime the individual so desires
41. A teacher can best help a withdrawn child to
assert himself and win the respect of his classmates
by ____.

A. Encouraging to study further to outwit others

B. Always calling him to answer the questions
C. Giving him opportunities to show his talent
D. Providing him leadership roles
42.You have a student who is always boasting in the class his
mastery of the Bible because he is a protestant. How would you
react being a Catholic?

A. Challenge him to a debate

B. Share with him knowledge of the Bible
C. Keep silent and respect his beliefs
D. Listen to him once in a while
43. The chairman asks you to change the election returns
in exchange of special favors. It would be best for you to
_____.

A. Say NO and be firm in your decision

B. Say YES but do not do it
C. Change some as discretely as you can
D. Tell him to make the changes himself
44. The best way for a teacher to impart values to his
pupils is ____.

A. Constant repetition of actions to make them

routinary
B. Inflicting corporal punishment
C. Acting a role model
D. Always scolding his pupils
45. While serving during the elections, some trouble
makers enter your precinct. What do you think is the most
appropriate thing to do?

A. Challenge them to a duel

B. Close the precinct and go home
C. Ignore them and look for a safe place
D. Seek the assistance of law enforcers
46. Which of the following will you recommend to a
senior high school student who is impregnated by a fellow
student?

A. Force her boyfriend to marry her

B. Tell the parents about her condition
C. Stop schooling until after she gave birth
D. Direct her to an abortion clinic
47. In the preamble of the Code of Ethics for Professional
Teachers, which of the following teacher descriptions is
included?

A. Duly licensed professional

B. Persons of dignity and reputation
C. With satisfactorily teaching performance
D. Passed the LET
48. As provided for the Education Act of 1982, how are
institutions of learning encourage to set higher standards of
quality over and above the minimum required for state
recognition?

A. Formal education
B. Academic freedom
C. Continuing professional education
D. Voluntary accreditation
49. The main function of a philosophy of education is
to _____.

A. Aid the learner to build his own personal philosophy

B. Provide the academic background prerequisite to learning
C. Reconsider existing educational goals in the light of society’s
needs
D. Define the goals and set the direction for which education is
to strive
50. The control and the administration of all educational
institutions shall be vested in the citizens of the Philippines
as stipulated in ________.

A. P.D. 1006
B. P.D. 6-A
C. 1987 Constitution
D. P.D. No. 176
51. Basic education includes secondary education. Which
of the following contributed to the establishment of
secondary schools?

A. Reformation
B. Rationalism
C. Realistic
D. Humanistic
52. The present military training in our school
curriculum is an influence of ____.

A. Sparta
B. Rome
C. Egypt
D. Athens
53. Whose philosophy influenced the present emphasis on
Character Education and Values Education in our school
system?

A. Tagore
B. Gandhi
C. Confucius
D. Bonifacio
54. The singing of national anthem is an offshoot of
the philosophical ideas of ____.

A. Naturalism
B. Nationalism
C. Socialism
D. Pragmatism
55. The constitution which provided the present philosophy of
education was the contribution of the Aquino Administration.
Which of these statements is NOT consistent with our
educational philosophy?

A. Restore ethical and moral values

B. Foster nationalism and patriotism
C. Introduce vocational and scientific efficiency
D. Appreciate the roles of foreigners on the
historical saga of the country
56. Operation “return to the basics” was launched by the
DECS not only to upgrade pupil achievement but also to
____.

A. Develop thinking skills

B. Encourage pupils to study
C. Emphasize the importance of 3Rs
D. Serve as the basis for a learning continuum
57. The first kindergarten also known as “a garden
where children can grow” was the product of a
research by ____.

A. Froebel
B. Herbart
C. Pestalozzi
D. Rousseau
58. Values development is integrated in all subjects in
the NESC while Values Education is _____ in NSEC.

A. Offered as a separate subject

B. Emphasized in Science and Technology
C. Emphasized for creativity and productivity
D. Integrated with Technology and Home
Economics
59. Which of the following is a mark of a good
teacher?

A. Has the control of the class

B. Has the mastery of the lesson
C. Has the habit of preparing visual aids
D. Has the capability to implement corporal
punishment
60. What do you think would be the action of a teacher
who found out and has proven that his principal is involved
in the malversation of funds of their school?

A. Ignore what the teacher has discovered about this

action of the principal
B. Present the charge to a competent authority
C. Circulate this issue and let it become a gossip
D. Malign him through an anonymous letter
61. If
a teacher is an advocate of Banking Concept in
education, he or she viewed students as ____.

A. Dormant account to be activated by the teacher

B. Wobble account to be balanced by the teacher
C. Clear account to be filled up by the teacher
D. All of the above
62. Teacher A is a neophyte teacher. One time, a mother of
one of her students confronted and maligned her in front
of her colleagues. How should Teacher A react on this kind
of situation?
A. Walk away and ignore the mother
B. Answer back the mother and malign her too
C. Allow the mother to keep on maligning her until it’s turn to
do the same
D. Wait until the emotion of the mother subsides and invite
her to discuss the concern with the principal or counselor
63. Ms. Castillo is always guided by the principle that she has a
foremost responsibility as a teacher. Given the following, which do
you think is the main responsibility of Ms. Castillo?

A. Asks challenging questions

B. Shares responsibility in counseling
C. Inspires students to interesting lessons
D. Guides students in the learning process
64. When asked, students of Teacher Joel described him as
someone who knows what he is talking about. Teacher Joel
therefore exhibits a power known as _____.

A. Expert power
B. Reward power
C. Referent power
D. Legitimate power
65. Who among the following claimed that children
are natural learners and therefore must be taught in
natural settings?

A. Kohlberg
B. Piaget
C. Montessori
D. Froebel
66. Among the following educators, who proposed
the placement of children in a “prepared
environment”?

A. Thorndike
B. Montessori
C. Kilpatrick
D. Froebel
67. After listening to the homily of the priest about fidelity,
Catherine has a moment of reflection. Her understanding of the
value of fidelity has become deeper as she relate this to her past
experiences. This typifies what kind of philosophy?

A. Constructivism
B. Reconstructionism
C. Humanism
D. Existentialism
68. Which of these philosophers is considered habits and
reasons as equally important forces to be cultivated in
education?

A. Avicenna
B. Aristotle
C. Jerome Bruner
D. Maria Montessori
69. Student A claims: “I cannot see it so I won’t
believe it.” Under which group can he be
classified?

A. Idealist
B. Realist
C. Pragmatist
D. Empiricist
70. Teacher E encourages her student to develop their
reasoning power to the fullest in order to arrive at
knowledge. Teacher E is a/an ____.

A. Empiricist
B. Pragmatist
C. Rationalist
D. Utilitarianist
71. “Specialization is knowing more and more about less
and less. Then it is better to be a generalist’, claims Teacher
F. On which philosophy does Teacher F lean?

A. Essentialism
B. Progressivism
C. Perennialism
D. Existentialism
72. “The greatest happiness lies in the contemplative use
of the mind”, said Plato. Therefore, let us give more
opportunities for our students to do ____.

A. Social interaction
B. Role playing
C. Cooperative learning
D. Introspection
73. When we convince our students that pleasure is
NOT the only good in life, we object to the
teachings of _____.

A. Skepticism
B. Stoicism
C. Epicureanism
D. Humanism
74. An emphasis on the humanities is a
reflection of the ____ philosophy?

A. Progressivist
B. Essentialist
C. Perennialist
D. Reconstructionist
75. Teacher L says, “If it is billiard that brings students out of
the classroom, let us bring it in the classroom. Perhaps, I can
use it to teach Math.” To which philosophy does Teacher L
adhere?

A. Reconstructionism
B. Essentialism
C. Existentialism
D. Progressivism
76. Class schedule, list of competencies to master, and
uniform class requirements belong to a school governed
by the educational philosophy of ____.

A. Progressivism
B. Perennialism
C. Essentialism
D. Existentialism
77. Which program of the DepEd is an offshoot of
the Filipino bayanihan spirit?

A. BEC
B. ECARP
C. CFSS
D. Brigada Eskwela
78. The Continuous Progression Scheme (CPS) in the
elementary level in the Philippines in the past had as its
objective ___.

A. Pupil’s progression according to capacity

B. Equitable access to education
C. Mastery of the 3R’s
D. Mass promotion
79. Which program was wrongly understood to
mean all pupils pass, no one fails?

A. Mastery learning
B. Continuous Progression Scheme
C. Back-to-Basics
D. Schools First Initiative
80. Which move liberalized access to education
during the Spanish period?

A. The education of illiterate parents

B. The hiring of tribal tutors to teach children
C. The provision of vocational training for school age children
D. The establishment of at least one primary school for boys
and girls in each municipality
81. Are elementary and secondary education
compulsory for all children of school age?

A. No, this violates parents and children’s right to decide

what is best for them and their children
B. No, only elementary education is compulsory
C. Yes, that is why they are free of charge
D. Yes, for all children regardless of age
82. To which goals of educational institutions as
provided by the Constitution is the development of
work skills attuned?

A. To develop moral character

B. To develop vocational efficiency
C. To teach the duties of citizenship
D. To inculcate love of country
83. Which classroom management technique is in
line with Lao Tsu’s thought of inaction?

A. Student detention after class

B. Planned ignoring
C. Loss of privileges
D. Warning
84. With which philosopher did the emphasis on
critical thinking begin? He said, ”The unexamined life
is not worth living.”

A. Aristotle
B. Pythagoras
C. Socrates
D. Plato
85. Helping in the development of graduates who are
“maka-Diyos” is an influence of ___ morality.

A. Radical humanist
B. Naturalistic
C. Classical Christian
D. Situational
86. The encouragement of spontaneity in the
classroom is in line with the teaching of ____.

A. Mohammed
B. Lao Tsu
C. Confucius
D. Mencius
87. On whose teaching is the performance or rituals
or ceremonies in schools rooted?

A. Buddha
B. Lao Tsu
C. Confucius
D. Mohammed
88. Teacher D advises the class, “Better be good in this life. Treat
others well. The good that you do to others will come back to you
in the same way that the bad you do to others will boomerang to
you. From which thought this originate?

A. Taoist
B. Buddhist
C. Hindu
D. Shinto
89. Which did the American teach the Filipinos
which the Spaniards did NOT?

A. Their government
B. Their art
C. Their language
D. Their religion
90. “Do not teach too many subjects. What you teach,
teach thoroughly”, said one philosopher. The primary
reason behind the advice is to insure that teachers ____.

A. Relate their lessons to daily life

B. Cover all PELCs/PSLCs
C. Avoid spoon-feeding
D. Avoid failing grades
SCORE INTERPRETATION

68 and Above – You are a way to go! Excellent.You have mastered the
content! You may top the exam.
46 – 67 – This is a good score, you passed the exam fairly.
24 – 45 – Better take note of the lecture and review a little. Bring food so
that you don’t become sleepy in the review sessions.
0 – 23 - I feel bad for you my friend, there is still hope for you, you better
start remembering the lectures you went through to be ready for the
examination.