PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (WITH ANSWER KEY)

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Which does Naom Chomsky assert about language learning for children?

Young children learn and apply grammatical rules and vocabulary as they are exposed to them.

Begin formal teaching of grammatical rules to children as early as possible.

Do not require initial formal language teaching for children.

A. I and III C. I only

B. II only D. I and II

Which is/are the sources of man’s intellectual drives, according to Freud

Id C. Id -ego

Super ego D. Ego

Theft of school equipment like TV, computer, etc. by teenagers in the community itself is becoming a
common phenomenon. What does this incident signify?

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.

As a teacher, you are reconstructionist, Which among these will be your guiding principle?

I must teach the child every knowledge, skills and value that he needs for a better future.

I must teach the child to develop his mental powers to the full.

I must teach the child so he is assured of heaven.

I must teach the child that we can never have real knowledge of anything.

The concepts of Trust vs. mistrust, autonomy vs. shame & self-doubt, and initiative vs. guilt are most
closely related with works of _____.

Erickson C. Freud

B. Piaget D. Jung
Student Z does not study at all but when the Licensure Examination for Teachers comes, before he
takes the LET, he spends one hour or more praying for a miracle, i.e., to pass the examination. Which
attitude towards religion or God is displayed?

Religion as fake C. Religion as authentic

Religion as magic D. Religion as real

Teacher B engages her students with information for thorough understanding, for meaning and for
competent application. Which principle governs Teacher B’s practice?

Constructivist C. Behaviorist

B. Gestalt D. Cognitivist

8. 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. Empiricist D. Pragmatist

What does extreme authoritarianism in the home reinforce in learners

A. Doing things on their own initiative

B. Ability to direct themselves

C. Dependence on others for directions.

D. Creativity in work.

You arrive at knowledge by re-thinking of latent ideas. From whom does this thought come?

A. Experimentalist C. Idealist

B. Realist D. Existentialist

Behavior followed by pleasant consequences will be strengthened and will be more likely to occur in
the future. Behavior followed by unpleasant consequences will be weakened and will be more likely
to be repeated in the future. Which one is explained

Freud’s psychoanalytic theory

Thorndike’s law effect

B.F. Skinner’s Operant conditioning theory

D. Bandura’s social learning theory

Principal B tells her teachers that training in the humanities is most important. To which educational
philosophy does he adhere?
Existentialism C. Progressivism

Perennialism D. Essentialism

13. All subject in Philippine elementary and secondary schools are expected to be taught using the
integrated approach. This came about as a result of implementation of ___________.

Program for Decentralized Education

School-Based Management

Basic Education Curriculum

D. Schools First Initiative

Principal C shares this thought with the teachers: Subject matter should help students understand
and appreciate themselves as unique individual who accept complete responsibility for their
thoughts, feelings and actions. “ From which philosophy is this thought based?

A. Perennialism C. Existentialism

B. Essentialism D. Progressivism

Based on Piaget’s theory, what should a teacher provide for children in the concrete operational
stage?

Activities for hypothesis formulation.

Learning activities that involve problems of classification and ordering.

Games and other physical activities to develop motor skills.

Stimulating environment with ample objectives to play with.

16. To come closer to the truth we need to “go back to the things themselves.” This is the advice of
the ______.

Behavioris C. idealist

B. phenomenologists D. pragmatists

Researches conducted show that teacher’s expectations of students become self-fulfilling

prophecies. What is this phenomenon called?

A. Halo effect C. Ripple effect

B. Pygmalion effect D. Hawthorne effect

Teacher F is convinced that whatever a student performs a 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

Teacher U teaches to his pupils that pleasure is not the highest good. Teacher’s teaching is against
what philosophy?

A. Realism C. Epicureanism

B. Hedonism D. Empiricism

Studies in the areas of neurosciences discloses that the human brain has limitless capacity. What
does this imply

Some pupils are admittedly not capable of learning.

Every pupil has his own native ability and his learning is limited to this native ability.

Every child is a potential genius.

Pupil can possibly reach a point where they have learned everything.

Availment of the Philippine Education Placement Test for adults and out-of-school youths is in
support of the government’s educational program towards _____.

A. equitable access C. quality and relevance

B. quality D. relevance

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?

A. Associative learning

B. Classical conditioning

C. Operant conditioning

D. Pavlonian conditioning

Which group of philosophers maintain the “truth exists in an objective order that is independent of
the knower”?

Idealists C. Existentialists

B. Pragmatists D. Realists

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?

Government Assistance Program

Study Now-Pay later

Educational Service Contract System

D. National Scholarship Program

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

Truth is relative to a particular time and place.

Human beings create their own truths.

Learning is the discovery of truth as latent ideas are brought to consciousness

Sense perception is the most accurate guide to knowledge.

In a treatment for alcoholism, Ramil was made to drink an alcoholic beverage and then made to
ingest a drug that produces nausea. Eventually, h nauseated at he sight and smell of alcohol and
stopped drinking alcohol. Which theory explains this?

Operant conditioning C. Associative learning

Social learning theory D. Attribution theory

In a social studies class, Teacher I present a morally ambiguous situation and asks his students what
they would do. On whose theory is Teacher I’s technique based

Kohlberg C. Piaget

Bandura D. Bruner

Quiz to formative test while periodic is to _________.

criterion-reference test C. norm-reference test

B. summative test D. diagnostic test

Your teacher is of the opinion that the world and everything in it are ever changing and so you the
skill to cope with change. What is his governing philosophy?

A. Idealism C. Experimentalism

B. Existentialism D. Realism

The search for related literature by accessing several data bases by the use of a telephone line to
connect a computer that have database is termed ______.

compact disc search C. on-line search

B. manual search D. computer search

In which competency do my students find the greater difficulty? In item with a difficulty index of

0. 1 C. 0.5
B. 0. 9 D. 1.0

We encounter people whose prayer goes like this: O God, if there is a God; save my soul if I have a
soul,” from whom is this prayer?

Stoic C. Agnostic

Empiricist D. Skeptic

If teacher wants to test student’s ability to organize ideas, which type of test should she formulate?

A. Short answer C. Essay

B. Technical problem type D. Multiple-choice type

Who among the following needs less verbal counseling but needs more concrete operational forms
of assistance? The child who ________.

has mental retardation

has attention-deficit disorder

has learning disability

has conduct disorder

Which applies when skewness is zero?

Mean is greater than median.

Median is greater than the mean.

Scores have three modes.

Scores are normally distributed

Which does NOT belong to the group of alternative learning systems

Multi-grade grouping C. Graded education

Multi-age grouping D. Non-graded grouping

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

decide on the number of items for the test

go back to her instructional objectives

study the content

decide on the type of test to construct

38. Which one can enhance the comparability of grades?

Using common conversation table for translating test scores in to ratings.

Formulating tests that vary from one teacher to another.

Allowing individual teachers to determine factors for rating

Individual teachers giving weights to factors considered for rating.

39. The cultivation of reflective and meditative skills in teaching is an influence of _____.

A. Shintoism C. Confucianism

B. Zen Buddhism D. Taoism

40. Teacher Y does norm-referenced interpretation of scores. Which of the following does she do?

She describes group performance in relation to a level of mastery set.

She uses a specified content as its frame of reference.

She compares every individual student’s scores with others’ scores.

She describes what should be their performance.

41. The best way for a guidance counselor to begin to develop study skills and habits in
underachieving student would be to ______.

have these underachieving students observe the study habits of excelling students.

encourage students to talk study habits from their own experiences

have them view filmstrips about various study approaches

give out list of effective study approaches

42. Teacher F wanted to teach the pupils the skills to do cross stitching. He check up quiz was a
written test on the steps of cross stitching. What characteristic of a good test does it lack?

A. Scorability C. Objectivity

B. Reliability D. Validity

43. For which may you use the direct instruction method?

Become aware of the pollutants around us.

Appreciate Milton’s Paradise Lost.

C. Use a microscope properly.

D. Distinguish war from aggression.

44. In the context on the theory on multiple intelligences, what is one weakness of the paper-pencil
test?
It is not easy to administer.

It puts the non-linguistically intelligent at a disadvantage

It utilizes so much time.

It lacks reliability.

NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted against set mastery level. This means that NSAT and NEAT fall
under _________.

intelligence test C. criterion-referenced test

B. aptitude test D. norm-referenced test

46. Teacher B uses the direct instruction strategy. Which sequence of steps will she follow?

Independent practice

Feedback and correctiveness

Guided student practice

Presenting and structuring

Reviewing the previous day’s work

V-IV-III-II-I C. V-II-IV-III-I

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

Which guideline must be observed in the use of prompting to shape the correct performance of your
students?

Use the list intrusive prompt first.

Use all prompts available.

Use the most intrusive prompt first.

Refrain form using prompts.

48. What measure/s of central tendency do/es the number 16 represent in the following data:
14,15,17,16,19,20,16,14,16?

Mode C. Median

Mode and median D. Mean

49. Which holds true to standardized tests?

They are used for comparative purposes.

They are administered differently.

They are scored according to different standards.

They are used for assigned grades.

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

Subject Mean SD Ronnel’s scrore

Math 56 10 43

Physics 41 9 31

English 80 16 109

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

Math C. Physics

B. English D. Physics and Math

51. In the parlance of test construction what does TOS mean?

A. Table of Specifics C. Table of Specific Test Items

B. Term of Specifications D. Table of Specifications

52. Which is a major advantage of a curriculum-based assessment?

It is informal nature.

It connects testing with teaching.

It tends to focus on anecdotal information on student progress.

It is based on a norm-referenced measurement model.

53. Teacher H gave first-grade class a page with a story in which picture take the place of some
words. Which method did she use?

The whole language approach

The Spaulding method

The rebus method

The language experience approach

54. Out of 3 distracters in a multiple choice test items, namely B, C, and D, no pupil choice D as
answer. This implies that D is ________.

an ineffective distracter

a vague distracter
an effective distracter

a plausible distracter

55. The burnout malady gets worse if a teacher doesn’t intervene to change whatever areas he or
she in control. Which one can renew a teacher’s enthusiasm?

Stick to job C. Judge someone else as wrong

Initiate changes in jobs D. Engage in self-pity

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

closed C. concept

B. Fact D. convergent

57. What can be said of Peter who obtained a score of P75 in a Grammar objective test?

His rating is 75 items in the test correctly.

He answered 75 % of the test items correctly.

He answered 75.

He performed better that 5% of his classmate.

58. I drew learners into several content areas and encouraged them to solve a complex question for
interdisciplinary teaching. Which strategy did I use?

Problem-centered learning

Unit method

Reading-writing activity

D. Thematic instruction

59. Which guidance in test construction is NOT observed in this test item “ Jose Rizal wrote ____”.

The central problem should be packed in the stem.

There must be only one correct answer.

Alternatives must grammatical parallelism.

The alternative must be plausible.

60. To elicit more students’ response, Teacher G. made use of covert responses. Which one did she
NOT do?

She had the students write their response privately.

She showed the correct answers on the overhead after the students have written their responses.
She had the students write their responses privately then called each of them.

She refrained from judging on the student’s responses.

61. Direct instruction id a facts, rules, and actions as indirect instruction is for _____ ,____, _____.

hypotheses, verified data and conclusions

concepts, patterns and abstractions

concepts, processes and generalizations

D. guesses, data and conclusions

Which test has broad sampling of topics as strength?

Objective test C. Essay test

Short answer test D. Problem test

Teacher T taught a lesson denoting ownership by means of possessives. He first introduced the rule,
then gave examples, followed by class exercises, then back to the rule before he moved into second
rule. Which presenting technique did he use

Combinatorial C. Part-whole

Comparative D. Sequential

64. 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 _____.

has a negative discriminating power.

has a lower validity.

has a positive discriminating power.

has a high reability.

65. 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?

It used a taxonomy of basic thinking skills.

It was constructivist.

It helped students understand scientific methodology.

None of the above

66. Teacher W wants to review and check on the lesson of the previous day. Which one will be most
reliable?

Having students identify difficult homework problems.

Having students correct each other’s work.

Sampling the understanding of a few students.

Explicitly reviewing the task-relevant information necessary for the day’s lesson.

Shown a picture of children in sweaters inside the classrooms, the students were asked this question:
In what kind of climate do these children live? This is a thought questions on ______.

A. inferring C. applying

B. creating D. predicting

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

Subject Mean SD Ronnel’s scrore

Math 56 10 43

Physics 41 9 31

English 80 16 109

In which subject(s) did Ronnel perform best in relation to the group’s performance?

Physics and Math C. Physics

English D. Math

69. Which criterion should guide a teacher in the choice of instructional devices?

Attractiveness C. Novelty

Cost D. Appropriateness

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

Subject Mean SD Ronnel’s scrore

Math 56 10 43

Physics 41 9 31

English 80 16 109

In which subject(s) did Ronnel perform poorly in relation to the group’s performance?
English C. Math

English and Math D. Physics

“What is most likely to happen to our economy when export continuously surpasses import” is a
thought question on ______.

A. creating C. relating cause-and-effect

B. synthesizing D. predicting

Which method has been proven to be effective in courses that stress acquisition of knowledge?

A. Socratic method C. Indirect instruction

B. Cooperative learning D. Mastery learning

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

Define the instructional objective.

Decide on the length of the test.

Select the type of test items to use.

Build a table of specification.

74. Which activity should a teacher have more for his students if he wants to develop logical-
mathematical thinking?

Drama C. Problem solving

Choral reading D. Storytelling

75. Why should a teacher NOT use direct instruction all the time

It requires much time.

It requires use of many supplemental materials.

It is generally effective only in the teaching of concepts and abstractions.

It reduces student’s engagement in learning.

76. Which are direct measures of competence?

Personality tests C. Paper-and-pencil test

B. Performance tests D. Standardized tests

77. Which is one role play in the pre-school and early childhood years?

Develops competitive spirit.

Separates reality from fantasy.

Increase imagination due to expanding knowledge and emotional range.

Develops the upper and lower limbs.

78. Teacher A discovered that his pupils are very good in dramatizing. Which tool must have helped
him discover his pupils’ strength?

Portfolio assessment C. Journal entry

Performance test D. Paper-and-pencil test

79. Teacher M’s pupils are quite weak academically and his lesson is already far behind time table.
How should Teacher M proceed with his lesson?

Experientially C. Logically

B. Inductively D. Deductively

81. I want to teach concepts, patterns and abstractions. Which method is most appropriate?

Indirect instruction C. Direct instruction

Discovery D. Problem solving

If your Licensure Examination for Teacher (LET) items sample adequately the competencies listed in
the syllabi, it can be said that LET possesses ______ validity.

concurrent C. content

construct D. predictive

Read the following then answer the questions:

TEACHER: IN WHAT WAYS OTHER THAN THE PERIODIC TABLE MIGHT WE PREDICT THE
UNDISCOVERED ELEMENTS?

BOBBY: WE COULD GO TO THE 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: The Teacher questions in the above exchange are examples of ____ questions.
Fact C. Direct

Concept D. Closed

84. In Krathwoh’s taxonomy of objectives in the affective, which is most authentic?

Characterization C. Responding

Valuing D. Organization

85. “In the light of the facts presented, what is most likely to happen when…?” is a simple thought
question on _____.

A. inferring C. synthesizing

B. generalizing D. justifying

86. The teacher’s first task in the selection of media in teaching is to determine the

choice of the students

availability of the media

objectives of the lesson

technique to be used

87. In self-directed learning, to what extent should a teacher’s “scaffolding” be?

To a degree the student needs it.

None, to force the student to learn by himself

To the maximum, in order to extend to the student all the help he needs.

To the minimum, to spend up development of student’s sense of independence.

88. Which is a form of direct instruction?

Discovery process C. Programmed instruction

B. Problem solving D. Inductive reasoning

89. With synthesizing skills in mind, which has the highest diagnostic value?

Essay test C. Completion tes

Performance test D. Multiple choice test

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

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

By informing them you are allowed to act in loco parents.

By making them realize the importance of good grades.

By making them feel you have mastery of subject matter.

91. Based on Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience, which activity is farthest from the real thing?

A. View images C. Watch a demo

B. Attend exhibit D. Hear

92. Which can effectively measure student’s awareness of values?

Projective techniques C. Likert scales

Moral dilemma D. Anecdotal record

93. I combined several subject areas in order to focus on a single concept for interdisciplinary
teaching. Which strategy/method did I use?

Problem-entered learning

Thematic instruction

Reading–writing activity

Unit method

The test item ”Group the following items according to shape” is a thought test item on _______.

creating C. classifying

B. generating D. comparing

For maximum interaction, a teacher ought to avoid _____ questions.

informational C. leading

rhetorical D. divergent

By what name is Socratic method also known ?

Mastery learning C. Morrison method

Indirect instruction D. Questioning Method

Which is an appropriate way to make manage off-task behavior?

Make eye contact.

Stop your class activity to correct a child who is no longer on task.

Move closer to the child.

Redirect a child’s attention to task and check his progress to make sure he is continuing to work
98. Which one can best evaluate student’s attitudinal development?

Essay test C. Observation

B. Portfolio D. Short answer test

What should a teacher do for students in his class who are on grade level

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.

Give them the same work as the other students, because they will absorb as much as they are
capable of.

Give them the same work as the other students, not much, so that they won’t feel embarrassed.

Give them work on the level of the other students and work a little above the classmates level to
challenge them.

100. With-it-ness, according to Kourin, is one of the characteristics of an effective classroom

manager. Which phrase goes with it?

Have hands that write fast.

Have eyes on the back of your hands.

Have a mouth ready to speak.

Have minds packed with knowledge.

101. On whose philosophy was A.S.Neil Summerhill, one of the most experimental schools based?

A. Rousseau C. Montessori

B. Pestalozzi D. John Locke

102. Which Filipino trait works against the shift in teacher’s role from teacher as a fountain of
information to teacher as facilitator?

Authoritativeness C. Hiya

Authoritarianism D. Pakikisama

103. Teacher A is a teacher of English as 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?

The teacher is applying Bloom’s hierarchy of cognitive learning.

The teacher is teaching variety of ways because not all students learn in the same manner.

The teacher wants to make her teaching easier by having less talk.
D. The teacher is emphasizing reading and writing skills.

104. With specific details in mind, which one has (have) a stronger diagnostic value?

Multiple choice test

Non-restricted essay test

Restricted essay test

D. Restricted and non-restricted essay tests

105. Teacher B is a teacher of English as 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?

The teacher is reinforcing learning by giving the same information in a variety of methods.

The teacher applying Bloom’s hierarchy of cognitive learning.

The teacher is wants to do less talk.

The teacher is emphasizing listening and speaking skills.

In a criterion-referenced testing, what must you do to ensure that your test is fair

Make all of the questions true or false.

Ask each student to contribute one question.

Make twenty questions but ask the students to answer only ten of their choice.

Use objectives for the unit as guide in your test construction.

107. Read this question: “How will you present the layers of the earth to your class?” This is a
question that _________.

directs

B. leads the students to evaluate

C. assesses cognition

D. probes creative thinking

108. In Krathwoh’s affective domain of objectives, which of the following is the lowest level of
effective behavior?

Valuing C. Responding

B. Characterization D. Organization

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

To probe deeper after an answer is given

To discipline a bully in class

To remind students of a procedure

To encourage self-reflection

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 __________.

considered other’s views

distinguish right from wrong

socialize

distinguish sex differences

Research tells that teachers ask mostly content questions. Which of the following terms does NOT
refer to content questions?

Closed C. Concept

Direct D. Convergent

In mastery learning, the definition of an acceptable standard of performance is called a

behavior C. SMART

condition D. criterion measure

113. Based on Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience, which activity is farthest from the real thing?

Read C. View images

Hear D. Attend exhibit

114. 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 _________.

application C. evaluation

analysis D. synthesis

115. Which is one characteristic of an effective classroom management?

It quickly and unobtrusively redirects misbehavior once it occurs.

It teaches dependence on other for self-control.

It respects cultural norms of a limited group students.

Strategies are simple enough to be used consistently

116. Read the following then answer the questions:

TEACHER: IN WHAT WAYS OTHER THAN THE PERIODIC TABLE MIGHT WE PREDICT THE
UNDISCOVERED ELEMENTS?

BOBBY: WE COULD GO TO THE 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?

Funneling

Sowing and reaping

Nose-dive

Extending and lifting

117. How can you exhibit referent power on the first day of school?

By making them feel you know what you are talking about.

By telling them the importance of good grades.

By reminding your students your authority over them again and again.

By giving your students a sense of belonging and acceptance.

118. 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 ______.

emotional factors

poor teaching

neurological factors

immaturity

119. Which questioning practice promotes more class interaction?

Asking the question before calling a student

Focusing on divergent questions.

Focusing on convergent questions.

Asking rhetorical questions

120. The following are sound specific purpose of questions EXCEPTS

To call the attention of an inattentive student

To teach via student answers

To stimulate learners to ask questions

To arouse interest and curiosity

121. Which technique should a teacher use to encourage response if his students do not respond to
his question?

Ask a specific student to respond, state the question, and wait a response.

Tell the class that it will have detention unless answers are forthcoming.

Ask another question, an easier one.

Wait for a response.

122. Which types of play is most characteristic of a four to six-year old child?

Solidarity plays and onlookers plays

Associative and cooperative plays

Associative and onlookers plays

Cooperative and solidarity plays

123. The principle of the individual difference requires teachers to ___________.

give greater attention to gifted learners

provide for a variety of learning activities

treat all learners alike while in the classroom

prepare modules for slow learners in class

124. 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

125. During the Spanish period, what was/were the medium/media of instruction in schools?

The Vernacular C. Spanish

English D. Spanish and the Vernacular

126. Rodel is very aloof and cold in his relationship with classmates. Which basic goals must have not
been attained by Rodel during his developmental years, according to Erickson’s theory of
psychological development?

Autonomy C. Initiative

Trust D. Generativity

127. How can you exhibit expert power on the first day of school?

By making them feel you know what you are talking about.

By telling them the importance of good grades.

By reminding then your students your authority over them again and again.

By giving your students a sense of belonging and acceptance.

128. Teacher P wants to develop the skill of synthesizing in her pupil. Which one will she do?

Ask her students to formulate a generalization from the data shown in graphs.

Ask her students to answer questions beginning with “What if …”

Tell her pupils to state data presented in graphs.

Directs her students to ask questions on the parts of the lesson not understood.

129. John Watson said “Men are built not born. ” What does this statement point to?

The ineffectiveness of training on a person’s development.

The effect of environmental stimulation on a person’s development.

The absence of genetic influence on a person’s development.

The effect of heredity.

130. Teacher H strives to draw participation of every student into classroom discussion. Which
student’s need is she trying to address? The need

to show their oral abilities to the rest of the class

to be creative

to feel significant and be part of a group

to get everything out in the open

Teacher G’s lessons objective has something to do with the skill of synthesizing? Which behavioral
term is most appropriate?

Test C. Appraisal

Assess D. Theorize

132. Which is a sound classroom management practice?

Avoid establishing routines; routines make your student robots.

Establish routines for all daily needs and tasks.

Apply rules and policies on a case to case basis.

Apply reactive approach to discipline.

133. 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 ______________.

punishment strengthen e a response

punishment remove a response

punishment does not remove a response

punishment weakens a response

134. Which assumption underlines the teacher’s use of performance objectives?

Not every form of learning id observable.

Performance objectives assure the learner of learning.

Learning is defined as a change in the learner’s observable performance.

The success of the learner is based on teacher’s performance.

135. As a teacher, what do you do when you engage yourself in major task analysis?

Test if learning reached higher level thinking skills

Breakdown a complex task into sub-skills

Determine the level of thinking involved

Revise lesson objectives

136. The following are used in writing performance objectives EXCEPT

delineate C. integrate
diagram D. comprehend

137. Teacher B clears his throat to communicate disapproval of a student’s behavior. Which specific
influence technique is this?

Signal interference C. Interest boosting

Direct appeal D. Proximity control

138. An effective classroom manager uses low-profile classroom control. What is a low-profile
classroom technique?

Note to parents

After-school detention

Withdrawal of privileges

Raising the pitch of the voice

139. 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?

Major C. Enabling

Terminal D. Primary

140. With which goals of educational institutions as provided for by the Constitution is the
development of work skills aligned?

To develop moral character

To teach the duties of citizenship

To inculcate love of country

To develop vocational efficiency

141. In instructional planning it is necessary that parts of the plan from the first to the last have
___________.

clarity C. coherence

symmetry D. conciseness

142. All of the following describe the development of children aged eleven to thirteen EXCEPT

they shift from impulsivity to adaptive ability

sex differences in IQ becomes more evident

they exhibit increased objectivity in thinking

they show abstract thinking and judgement

143. If a teacher plans a constructivist lesson, what will he most likely do? Plan how he can _______.

do evaluate his student’s work

do reciprocal teaching

do lecture to his students

engage his students in convergent thinking

144. In mastery learning, the definition of an acceptable standard of performance is called a

SMART C. behavior

criterion measure D. condition

145. “A stitch on time saves nine”, so goes the adage. Applied to classroom management, this means
that we _______.

may not occupy ourselves with disruptions which are worth ignoring because they are minor

must be reactive in our approach to discipline

have to resolve minor disruptions before they are out of control

may apply 9 rules out of 10 consistently

146. Ruben is very attached to his mother and Ruth to her father. In what developmental stage are
they according to Freudian psychological theory?

Oedipal stage C. Anal Stage

Latent stage D. Pre-genital stage

147. What was the prominent educational issues of the mid 1980’s?

Bilingual Education C. Accountability

Value Education D. Mainstreaming

148. Which behavior is exhibited by a student who is strong in interpersonal intelligence?

Works on his/her own.

Keeps interest to himself/herself

Seeks out a classmate for help when problem occurs.

Spends time meditating.

149. Which is behavioral term describes a lesson outcome in the highest level of Bloom’s cognitive
domain?
A. Create C. C. Analyze

Evaluate D. Design

150. The main purpose of compulsory study of the Constitution is to ___.

develop students into responsible, thinking citizens

acquaint student with the historical development of the Phil Constitution

make constitutional experts of the students

prepare students for law-making

151. A goal-oriented instruction culminates in _______.

planning activities

evaluation

identification of topics

formulation of objectives

152. Based on Freud’s psychoanalytic theory which component (s) of personality is (are) concerned
with a sense of right and wrong?

Super ego C. Id

Super-ego and Ego D. Ego

153. Who among the following puts more emphasis on core requirements, longer school day, longer
academic year and more challenging textbooks?

Perennialist C. Progressivist

Essentialist D. Existentialist

154. 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?

art of academics

substance over “porma”

art over science

“porma” over substance

155. Which one may support equitable access but may sacrifice quality?

Open admission C. Deregulated tuition fee hike

School accreditation D. Selective retention

156. Based on Piaget’s theory, what should a teacher provide for children in the sensimotor stage?

Games and other physical activities to develop motor skill.

Learning activities that involve problems of classification and ordering.

Activities for hypothesis formulation.

Stimulating environment with ample objects to play with.

157. A teacher’s summary of a lesson serves the following functions, EXCEPT

it links the parts of the lesson.

it brings together the information that has been discussed.

it makes provisions for full participation of students.

it clinches the basic ideas or concepts of the lesson.

158. As a teacher, you are rationalist, Which among these will be your guiding principle?

I must teach the child that we can never have real knowledge of anything.

I must teach the child to develop his mental powers to the full.

I must teach the child so he is assured of heaven

I must teach the child every knowledge, skills and value that he needs for a better future.

159. 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?

Enactive and iconic C. Symbolic and enactive

Symbolic D. Iconic

160. Student’s scores on a test were: 72,72,73,74,76,78,81,83,85.

The score 76 is the ___.

mode C. average

mean D. median

161. Standard deviation is to variability as mode to _____.

level of difficulty C. correction

discrimination D. central tendency

162. A teacher who equates authority with power does NOT usually __________.

Shame C. develop self-respect in every pupil

retaliate D. intimidate

163. 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

164. Standard deviation is to variability as mean is to _______.

coefficient of correlation C. discrimination index

central tendency D. level of difficulty

165. 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 School Division
Superintendent. What should Teacher Q do if she has to act professionally?

Submit a signed justifiable criticism against Teacher B, if there is any.

Go straight to the School Division Superintendent and gives criticism verbally.

Hire a group to distribute poison letters against Teacher B for the information dissemination.

Instigate student activists to read poison letter over the microphone.

166. 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?

Use the latest instruction technology

Observing continuing professional education.

Use interactive teaching strategies

Study the life of Filipino heroes

167. Which type of reports to “on-the spot” description of some incident, episode or occurrence that
is being observed and recorded as being of possible significance?

Autobiographical report

Value and interest report

Biographical report

Anecdotal report
168. Teacher A is directed to pass an undeserving student with a death threat. Which advice will a
hedonist give?

Pass the student. Why suffer the threat?

Don’t pass him. You surely will not like someone to give you a death threat in order to pass.

Pass the student. That will be use to the student, his parents and you.

D. Don’t pass him. Live by principle of justice. You will get reward, if not in this life, in the next.

169. If you agree with Rizal on how you can contribute to our nation’s redemption, which should you
work for?

Opening our doors to foreign influence

Upgrading the quality of the Filipino through education

Stabilizing the political situation

Gaining economic recovery

170. “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?

In a multi-cultural group of learners.

In multi-cultural and heterogeneous groups of learners and indigenous peoples’ group.

In a class composed of indigenous people.

In heterogeneous class of learners.

171. In what way can teachers uphold the highest possible standard of quality education?

By continually improving themselves personally and professionally

By wearing expensive clothes to change people’s poor perception of teachers

By working out undeserved promotions

By putting down other professions to lift the status of teaching

172. How would you select the most fit in government position? Applying Confucius teaching, which
would be the answer?

By course accreditation of an accrediting body

By merit system and course accreditation

By merit system

By government examinations
173. The attention to the development of a deep respect and affection for our rich cultural past is an
influence of ______

A. Confucius C. Teilhard de Chardin

B. Heqel D. Dewey

174. A teacher / student is held responsible for his actions because s/he _______.

has instincts C. has mature

has a choice D. is reason

175. The typical autocratic teacher consistently does the following EXCEPT

intimidating students C. shaming students

ridiculing students D. encouraging students

176. Teacher H and teacher I are rivals for promotion. To again the favor of the promotion staff,
teacher I offers her beach resort for free for members of he promotional staff before ranking. As one
of the contenders for promotions, is this becoming of her to do

Yes. This will be professional growth for the promotional staff.

No. This may exert undue influence on the members of the promotional staff and so may fail to
promote on the basis of merit.

Yes. The rare invitation will certainly be welcomed by an overworked promotional staff.

Yes. There’s nothing wrong with sharing one’s blessings.

177. Rights and duties are correlative. This means that.

rights and duties regulate the relationship of men in society.

rights and duties arise from natural law.

each right carries with it one or several corresponding duties.

rights and duties ultimately come from God.

178. In the Preamble of Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers, which is NOT said of teachers?

LET passer

Duly licensed professionals

Possess dignity and reputation

With high moral values as well as technical and professional competence

179. 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?

Refuse to show either record.

Show only his child’s record.

Refuse to show any record without expressing permission from principal.

Show both records to him.

180. Teacher often complain of numerous non-teaching assignments that adversely affect their
teaching. Does this mean that teachers must be preoccupied only with teaching?

Yes, if they are given other assignments, justice demands that they be properly compensated.

Yes, because other community leaders, not leaders, not teachers, are asked to lead in community
activities.

Yes, because every teacher is expected to provide leadership and initiative in activities for
betterment of communities.

No, because teaching is enough full time job.

181. Which illustrates a development approach in guidance and counseling?

Spotting on students in need of guidance

Teaching students how to interact in a positive manner

Acting as a mentor

Making the decision for the confused student

182. Whose influence is the education program that puts emphasis on self-development through the
classics, music, and ritual?

Buddha C. Confucius

Mohammed D. Lao tsu

183. Helping in the development of graduates who are “maka-Diyos” is an influence of ___.

naturalistic morality

classical Christian morality

situational morality

dialectical morality

184. What is the mean of this score distribution 4,5,6,7,8,9,10?

7 C. 8.5

B. 6 D. 7.5

185. Are percentile ranks the same as percentage correct?

It cannot be determined unless scores are given.

It cannot be determined unless the number of examinees is given

No

Yes

186. Teacher F is a newly converted to a religion. Deeply convinced of his new found religion, he
starts Monday classes by attacking one religion and convinces his pupil to attend their religion
services on Sundays. Is this in accordance with the Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers?

Yes. What he does strengthens value education.

No. A teacher should not use his position to proselyte others.

Yes. In the name of academic freedom, a teacher can decide what to teach.

Yes. What he does is a value education.

187. In a study conducted, the pupils were asked which nationality they preferred. If given a choice.
Majority of the pupils wanted to Americans. In this case, in which obligation, relative to the state, do
schools seem to be failing? In their obligation to

respect for all duly constituted authorities

promote national pride

promote obedience to the laws of the state

install allegiance to the Constitution

188. A guest in one graduation rites told his audience: “Reminder, you are what you choose to be”.
The guest speaker is more of a/an _____.

realistic C. pragmatist

Idealistic D. existentialist

189. From whom do we owe the theory of deductive interference as illustrated in syllogism?

Plato C. Socrates

Aristotle D. Pythagoras

190. In what way can teachers uphold the highest possible standard of quality education?
By continually improving themselves personally and professionally

By putting down other professions to lift the status of teaching

By wearing expensive clothes to change people’s poor perception of teachers

By working out undeserved promotions

191. Two students are given the WISC III. One has a full scale IQ of 91, while the other has an IQ of
109. Which conclusion can be drawn?

Both students are functioning in the average range of intellectual ability

Another IQ test should be given to truly assess their intellectual potential.

The first student is probably below average, while the second has above average potential.

The second student has significantly higher intellectual ability.

192. Which describes norm-referenced grading?

What constitutes a perfect score

The student’s past performance

An absolute standard

The performance of the group

193. 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?

Always do what is right

The principle of double effect

The end does not justify the means

Between two evils, do the lesser evil

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 School Division
Superintendent. What should Teacher Q do if she has to act professionally?

Hire a group to distribute poison letters against Teacher B for the information dissemination.

Submit a signed justifiable criticism against Teacher B, if there is any.

Go straight to the School Division Superintendent and gives criticism verbally.

Instigate student activists to read poison letter over the microphone

195. A teacher’s summary of a lesson serves the following functions, EXCEPT

it makes provisions for full participation of students.

it brings together the information that has been discussed.

it links the parts of the lesson.

it. clinches the basic ideas or concepts of the lesson

196. 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. Extinction C. Generation

B. Discrimination D. Acquisition

197. Ruben is very attached to his mother and Ruth to her father. In what developmental stage are
they according to Freudian psychological theory?

A. Latent stage C. Anal Stage

B. Pre-genital stage D. Oedipal stage

198. The concepts of Trust vs. mistrust, autonomy vs. shame & self-doubt, and initiative vs. guilt are
most closely related with works of _____.

Jung C. Erickson

Freud D. Piaget

199. A goal-oriented instruction culminates in _______.

evaluation

formulation of objectives

identification of topics

planning activities

200. Which of the following is considered a peripheral device?

Keyboard C. Monitor

CPU D. Printer

ANSWER KEY

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

(Secondary)

1. A 50. C 100. D 150. B 197. D

2. B 51. B 101. no answer 151. D 198. C 3. D 52. D 102. B 152. A 199. A

4. A 53. no answer 103. B 153. no answer 200. D

5. A 54. A 104. B 154. D

6. B 55. B 105. A 155. A

7. D 56. C 106. D 156. A

8. C 57. A 107. D 157 C

9. C 58. D 108. C 158. B

10. C 59. B 109. B 159. no answer

11. C 60. D 110. C 160. D

12. D 61. B 111. D 161. D

13. C 62. C 112. C 162. C

14. C 63. D 113. C 163. D

15. B 64. A 114. A 164. B

16. C 65. D 115. D 165. A

17. B 66. A 116. A 166. D

18. C 67. A 117. A 167. D

19. B 68. C 118. A 168. D

20. C 69. D 119. B 169. B

21. A 70. A 120. A 170 B

22. B 71. C 121. C 171. A

23. A 72. C 122. C 172. D

24. C 73. A 123. B 173. A

25. no answer 74. A 124. A 174. B

26. C 75. D 125. C 175. A

27. A 76. B 126. B 176. B

28. D 77. C 127. D 177. C

29. C 78. B 128. A 178. A

30. C 79. B 129. B 179. D

31. A 80. C 130. C 180. C

32. C 81. C 131. D 181. A

33. C 82. C 132. C 182. A

34. A 83. C 133. D 183. B

35. D 84. D 134. C 184. A

36. C 85. A 135. B 185. C

37. B 86. C 136. D 186. B

38. A 87. C 137. B 187. B

39. B 88. A 138. C 188. D

40 C 89. A 139. C 189. B

41. B 90. B 140. D 190. A

42. D 91. B 141. C 191. B

43. A 92. B 142. D 192. D

44. B 93. B 143. D 193. C

45 C 94. C 144. B 194. B

46. C 95. B 145. C 195. D

47. A 96. D 146. A 196. B

48. A 97. D 147. B

49. A 98. B 148. C

99. A 149. B 149. A