PROF.

ED PREBOARD

1. The knowledge explosion has led into crowding of more and more information into curriculum courses. A likely
result is that
a. the textbook will no longer be the main instructional medium in many classes.
b. the teacher may have to rely more on the use of multimedia materials
c. the child will have to rely more on technology
d. the child may spend more time in school

2. To encourage children to express themselves orally, the LEAST effective activity would be to have them
a. present a puppet play
b. dramatize familiar poems and stories
c. read book reports aloud that they have written
d. converse among themselves about their experience

3. In order to maintain interest and sense of pleasure on writing while developing basic techniques of writing, the
LEAST important activity is to
a. Use the literature program as a springboard for writing by using poems and stories to show how others have
used language
b. Give children frequent opportunity to write and provide for both cooperative and independent responses to
a topic
c. Have the children rewrite corrected papers so they are error-free and attractive.
d. Share experiences orally & in writing to encourage children to think, talk & write.

4. Among activities to develop children’s skill in oral communication, the least effective is to have the children
a. Interpret literature through choral speaking
b. Conduct interviews with other children and adult
c. Deliver oral message to other adults in the building
d. Report to the class on social studies and science projects.

5. Art is best taught to elementary school pupils by

a. Motivating, guiding and evaluating the pupils as their work progresses from start to finish.
b. Giving out the materials and telling the pupils what to do step by step
c. Requiring that part of their art work be completed at home
d. Permitting the pupils to do as they wish.

6. In studying weather, a fourth grade science class should learn that northern hemisphere, during summer the sun Comment [GA1]: During our
rays summer, the Northern
a. Strike the earth more vertically and the days are longer Hemisphere leans toward the
sun in its revolution, there are
b. Strike the earth more vertically & the days are shorter. more daylight hours, and the
c. Strike the earth less vertically and the days are longer sun’s angle is more
d. Strike the earth less vertically & the days are shorter perpendicular to us than at
other times of year. The
longer days and more
7. Students should be able to determine the correct arrangement of linear measurement (English and Metric), in concentrated sunlight and
increasing order of length is results in more heating.
a. Centimetre, inch, yard and meter (Shadows are shorter in the
summer because the sun
b. Inch, centimetre, meter and yard strikes Earth more directly.)
c. Centimetre, meter, inch and yard
d. Inch, centimetre, yard and meter
8. In selecting words to be taught in spelling lessons, the best criterion is
a. Difficulty
b. Frequently of use
c. Discrepancy between sound & orthography
d. Rarity

9. In the following activities, the ones that may be used to develop auditory and visual perception at the same time
is
a. Arranging geometric forms in teacher-directed sequence
b. Discriminating fine differences in the forms of words
c. Reproducing sounds in varying rhythmic patterns.
d. Discriminating fine differences in real objects

10. In evaluating and revising their written compositions, the LEAST important question children should be taught to
ask themselves is
a. Do I have a good beginning and a good ending?
b. Does my sentences say what I intended them to say?
c. Have I by-lined the paper properly?
d. Have I kept to the subject?

11. In choosing a story for children to dramatize, the least important criterion the teacher should keep in mind is
a. The children should be able to understand the story
b. There should be conflict that needs to be resolved
c. The story should contain characters with whom the children can identify
d. The story’s language should test the children’s ability to use new, unfamiliar vocabulary.

12. Among these poems, the least appropriate for choral speaking would be
a. “Buffalo Bill” – E. E. Cummings
b. “The King’s Breakfast” – A. A. Milne
c. “Whickory Dickory Dock – Mother Goose
d. “Fog” – Carl Sanburg

13. Of the following classroom practices, the one which is generally undesirable is
a. A room indicator card should be used to indicate the whereabouts of the class when it is not in the
classroom
b. Classroom “center of interest” should vary from grade to grade in accordance with children’s learning
needs.
c. Whenever possible, classroom bulletin boards & chart should place at children’s eye level.
d. Windows in the classroom should be covered with crepe paper to make the room attractive.

14. In meeting the challenge of building a positive self-image in the disadvantaged child, the technique least
effective is
a. Giving the child opportunity of having successful experience in meeting challenges.
b. Providing material easy enough for all the children to master
c. Setting a reasonable standard of academic expectations.
d. Providing a non-segregated school situation
15. The teacher attempting to correct stereotypes about South America might work on all of the following
statements EXCEPT
a. South America is exclusively Spanish in culture
b. South America lives almost exclusively in villages
c. The Amazon River is a wonderful highway for trade
d. An outdated land system has concentrated land ownership in the hands of wealthy families.

16. If a pupil stutters frequently, much to his embarrassment and to the amusement of the other children in the
class, the teacher should do which one of the following?
a. Advise the parents to keep him out of school of his nervousness
b. Reprimand the students who are laughing to their classmate’s stuttering.
c. Insist that he recite in front of the class to help him overcome his stuttering.
d. Provide additional learning experiences to train and overcome his nervousness.

17. The children’s book mentioned below that is incorrectly matched with the described phrase is
a. Make Way for Duckling – traffic in Boston is held up
b. Men of Iron – steel workers complete a skyscraper
c. Call it Courage – retelling of South sea legend
d. White Stag – story of Attila the Hun.

18. All of the following statement regarding the teacher of handwriting are valid EXCEPT
a. Manuscript writing is slanted while cursive writing is straight up & down, parallel to the side
b. A child whose left handedness is pronounced should be allowed to write with his left hand.
c. The transition from manuscript to cursive writing generally occurs in the third grade.
d. It is not desirable to drop manuscript writing completely.

19. When a teacher performs a scientific demonstration in the front of the room, he is least likely to improve
observation by the pupils if he:
a. Tells pupils in advance what to look for
b. Keeps the equipment as simple as possible
c. Requires that each child remain in his own seat
d. Questions the pupils to test accuracy of observation at each step.

20. As the teacher develops charts to represent key signatures, and the placement of “do,” “mi,” and “sol on the
staff, the children will learn correctly that “mi” in the key of G corresponds to
a. B
b. A
c. D
d. C

21. All of the following statements are true of the game of bombardment EXCEPT
a. Indian clubs are used
b. The playing area is divided into court
c. Two bases four feet in width are provided
d. Object of the game is to strike members of the opposing team with the ball

22. Who among the following specialists is correctly paired with his area of specialization?
a. Podiatrist – disease of the ear
b. Paediatrician – disorder of the foot
c. Ophthalmologist – disease of the eye
 d. Geriatrician – disease of the children

23. The following the specialist who is correctly paired with his area of specialization is:
a. Giving each child an individual’s list of books & articles to read during the following two weeks.
b. The chairman’s assigning different areas of research to various members of committee
c. Letting the members of a group dramatize a famous covered in their research.
d. Having pupils report to their committee the results of their individual research

24. All of the following stories deal with horses EXCEPT

a. Big Red – Kjelgaard Comment [GA2]: From the
b. High Courage – Clarence Anderson moment Danny sees the beautiful
Irish setter, he knows Red is the
c. Misty of Chincoteague – Marguerite Henry
dog for him.Fast and smart, strong
d. Fire for Windy Foot – Frances Frost and noble, Red is the only dog
Danny wants by his side.Soon,
neither boy nor dog can stand to
25. In a poetry lesson for six – grade class, the least appropriate activity among the following is to be apart.Together Danny and Red
a. Give major attention to phonics & structural analysis of words in the poem to make reading skills functional. face many dangers in the harsh
b. Give major attention to helping children visualize word picture to stimulate imagination Wintapi wilderness that they call
home.
c. Provide opportunities for children to read the poem aloud after study of the poem
d. Relate the idea of the poem to the children’s experiences to vitalize the lesson.

26. Of the following, the incorrect pairing of book and author is:
a. The Education of American Teachers – Sylvia Ashton-Warner Comment [GA3]: The Education of
b. The Transformation of the school – Lawrence A Cremin American Teachers – James B. Conant
c. The Knee-Deep in June – James W. Riley (1963)
d. How Children’s Fail – John C. Holt

27. All of the following have written at least one book devoted to the field of critical analysis of literature for early
childhood EXCEPT
a. Dorothy White
b. Wanda Gag
c. Kornel Chubovsky
d. Claudia Lewis

28. As a motivational device, a pupil’s extended account of a motion picture he has recently seen in open to criticism
chiefly because:
a. Few pupils, without preparation can present such an account in a manner to sustain interest
b. The teacher could make better use of the time to present new materials
c. Some of the pupils having also seen the picture would be bored
d. The school should encourage leisure activities more.

29. A teacher boils a small amount of water in one gallon can and lets steam escape for several minutes. He then
caps the can tightly and lets it cool. The can will:
a. Blow apart because of the internal pressure of the steam
b. Collapse because a vacuum tends to draw materials to itself
c. Collapse because the air pressure outside is much greater than inside
d. Remain unchanged because the steam pressure within equal the air pressure outside
30. The best possible way to measure the influence of heredity is by:
a. Ignoring the environment
b. Keeping the environment constant
c. Studying only identical twins of normal capability
d. Studying only fraternal twins of normal capability
31. All of the following practices in the teaching of spelling are generally considered valid except:
a. A mnemonic device may be used where it is appropriate
b. The teacher indicates the syllables of a multi-syllabic word
c. Numerical grades are always assigned to pretests as a motivating factor
d. The teacher presents the word orally in a sentence and then writes on the board
32. During the classroom lesson, a child uses improper language. The least effective way to handle this is to:
a. Teacher look directly at the child without acting shocked and then proceed with the lesson
b. Stop the lesson immediately and tell the class you will not tolerate that kind of languages.
c. Speak to parents if this is not the first time this has happened.
d. Speak to child privately.
33. The teacher who encourages students to developed their own question, to set their own goals, to search for
answer and to use new information in creative ways is using:
a. The herbartian method
b. The inquiry method
c. The classical-school approach
d. The field theory method
34. Co-curricular activities, such as clubs, provides to student with opportunities to learn skills of socialization,
cooperation and sharing. These skills are related to students need for:
a. Competition
b. Achievement
c. Affiliation
d. Acceptance
35. In an elementary school developmental mathematics program. In which students develop mathematical
knowledge and computational skill, the sequential levels and the proper order are:
a. Thinking through experiences, representative materials and written computations.
b. Representative materials, experiences, thinking through and written computations.
c. Experiences, representative materials, thinking through and written computations.
d. Written computations, thinking through, representative materials and experiences.
36. During the learning process the teacher has most control over:
a. The learning process
b. The learning environment
c. The behaviour of the learner
d. The learner motivations
37. Richard see teacher as facilitators of learning. According to his findings, significant learning takes place when the
teacher:
a. Encourage students to evaluate their learning process
b. Bring acceptance, understanding and trust to the class
c. Helps students modify behaviour and attitudes.
d. Does all of the above.
38. A teacher is planning to use diagnostic-prescriptive techniques with his six-grade class. Which of the following is
not likely to be a part of his plan for DPT?
a. Sets of behavioural objectives relevant to the unit he will teach
b. Class direction for using certain materials
c. Tests to determine each students need
d. Criterion referenced tests.
39. A varying interval during the work period, the teacher smiles, nods or talks to Lea, a child who has difficulty with
arithmetic. The teacher will probably find that Lea works for longer period because of:
a. Her competitiveness with other students for recognition
b. The surprise elements in the reinforcement
c. The expectation of regular reinforcement
d. Other rewards expected from the teacher
40. When using objectives test, a teacher will not be able to:
a. Find the mode
b. Do item analysis
c. Compare students performance
d. Evaluate students ability to gather data and derive conclusion
41. The teacher who understand the adolescent’s need to conform will:
a. Disregard unique responses in discussion and on examination
b. Establish a learning climate that fosters feelings of security
c. Lecture students on their weaknesses of character
d. Use sarcasm as a disciplinary device
42. The teachers in a particular school regard teaching in a “bifocal way”. This means that they view and interpret
classroom activities as:
a. Supervisors
b. Instruction
c. Participants observers
d. learners
43. a teacher is planning an open classroom for her social studies program. Which of the following would be least
important in preparing the new setting?
a. Placing attractive posters around the area
b. Preparing a detailed record-keeping system
c. Providing materials for students who finish their work early
d. Preparing detailed outlines of each pupils assignment with the pupil.
44. A teacher is planning an open classroom for her social studies program. Which of the following would be least
important in preparing the new setting?
a. Assimilation needs
b. Normative needs
c. Needs for accommodation
d. Psychological needs
45. Research shows that students who follow the cognitive learning approach manifest all of the following
characteristic except:
a. An analytic mind set toward new problems.
b. An impulsive habit in drawing conclusions.
c. A reflective manner when examining data
d. A and C above
46. Which of the following does not represent a teacher’s contribution to the emotional environment of the
classroom?
a. A sustained sense of expectation where student achievement is concerned
b. A sense of humor in a tense situation
c. A well – written lesson plan
d. A strident, compelling voice
47. To reduce the probability that a student will repeat undesirable behaviour in the future, a teacher should:
a. Reward that student’s undesirable behaviour
b. Make work more interesting for all the students
c. Reprimand the student for inattention in classes
 d. Involve the students parents in special counselling sessions
48. In taking to teacher about the need for sensitivity towards the pupils with behaviour problem, a counsellor will
emphasize all of the following, except:
a. Awareness of the child’s telling
b. The use of reinforcement and warmth
c. The need for variety of effective goals.
d. The value of reprimands followed by punishment
49. When a teacher reports the outcome of norm-referenced objective tests, he or she includes:
a. The items missed by each student’s
b. The mode for the group
c. The performance of all student in the class
d. All of the above
50. Standardized tests for measuring pupil achievement have many advantages over teacher-made tests. Which one
of the following is not an advantage of standard test?
a. Such tests are most costly than teacher-made tests
b. Students are tested under matching condition
c. The norm are based on nationwide testing
d. Such test have high variability
51. Which of the is limitation of self-report instrument?
a. Students may feel pressured to make statement acceptable to their peer group
b. Students may not want to answer certain personal questions truthfully
c. The validity of such measurements tends to be poor
d. All of the above
52. A curriculum committee should consider pupil goals and purpose as:
a. Too changeable to be useful
b. Relevant to the shaping of content and approach
c. Significant only for immediate outcome in daily work
d. Too immature to be considered in planning course content
53. The structured curriculum is in decided contrast to the child-centered curriculum, which:
a. Is changeable and is built around students interest and needs
b. Is oriented to the needs of a democratic society
c. Emphasizes a particular body of knowledge
d. Utilize the theory of metal discipline
54. A teacher is instructing a beginner’s basketball class. If she is to use feedback most effectively, which of the
following approaches should she use?
a. Criticize individual performance in the hearing of the entire class
b. Provide immediate & informative feedback on an individual basis
c. Summarize her observation after each 10-minutes intervals
d. Comment only when a students fails to make a basket
55. If a teacher wants to help his fourth graders develop social skills, one of the first points he will have to consider
will regard to social learning is that
a. All role relationship are defined by law
b. Social roles are learned only in the family
c. Motor skills are not essential to social behaviour
d. Internalized rules determine personal interaction with others.
56. Students with low achievement levels refer a classroom learning environment that is:
a. Innovation – oriented
b. Well – structured
c. Task – oriented
d. A combination of B and C
57. According to federal law, the educational handicapped students:
a. Should be done in special school
b. Should be done by tutors in the home
c. Must be done in “ least restrictive environment”
d. Must be conducted in special classes
58. From the educational viewpoint, intelligence is:
a. An abstract concept
b. Good judgment
c. A trait that can be manipulated
d. A form of behavior
59. According to preliminary research, which of these learning goals is facilitated by the use of classroom word
processors?
a. The creative process of writing
b. Organization of ideas & information
c. Accuracy in grammar & punctuation
d. All of the above
60. A science teacher who spend much of her time teaching concepts finds it is necessary to:
a. Avoid giving non-examples
b. Use examples & non-examples
c. Over generalize, to make a point clear
d. Encourage the students to supply his own
61. A teacher says that she is planning and implementing success building strategies in her classes:
a. This is the current trend in education
b. Motivation depends less on success than on failure
c. All students should experience failure, since it is a part of life.
d. Pupils who have repeated successes at school will maintain the m
62. A teacher is planning a unit in science to increase students sense of competence in the laboratory. Which one of
the following strategies will not be included in the unit?
a. Communicating
b. Exploring
c. Discovering
d. Memorizing
63. A teacher is a firm, autocratic type. The learning climate in his classroom probably would be described by his
supervisor as:
a. Democratic
b. Competitive
c. Self-directed
d. Purposeful
64. A teacher’s use of rewards & punishment is not working the same way for all pupils. The reason is probably that:
a. Teacher and pupils have different views of what is rewarding
b. The teacher favors some students over others
c. Some pupils don’t really care what happens
d. Some pupils mistrust the reward system
65. The teacher who shows interest in the way a pupil loves a difficult arithmetic problem is giving attention to the:
a. Mediating processes of learning
b. Pupil’s effective work habits
c. Basis for the students grade or score
d. Affective objectives of education
66. A teacher is concerned about sixth-grade students who have problem in interpersonal relations. Which of the
following devices should she use with these students?
 a. A personality questionnaire
b. A sociodrama
c. Poetry – writing assignment
d. An interest interview
67. Care must be taken when evaluating the capabilities of any child c=who may be labelled “handicapped”
because:
a. The child and the parents may not understand the meaning of the label “ handicapped.”
b. It costs too much to educate such a child in the public schools
c. Such a label could be emotionally damaging to a child
d. A and B above are true
68. Under which of the following conditions is a child’s IQ more likely to increase?
a. If the child enjoys problem solving and is given ample opportunity for it
b. If the emotional climate in the classroom improves
c. If the child is given a large “research” projects
d. A and B above.
69. Which of the following is useful for a teacher involved in a “mastery learning” program?
a. Formative testing during instruction
b. Summative testing over several unit
c. Smaller classes and individualized instruction
d. All of the above
70. The teacher who writes a summative academic evaluation would probably derive the appropriate information
from:
a. A parent conference
b. A final examination
c. Personal observation
d. A surprise quiz
71. A teacher wants to develop experience-reinforced individualized instruction for his eight-grade English class. He
will probably use:
a. Diagnostic prescriptive teaching
b. Learning center
c. Program developed around students’ interest
d. A and C true answer
72. A teacher uses behavioural modification techniques in his classes. Which of the following students behaviours
would he finds most difficult to change?
a. Failure to read the full question before answering
b. Abandoning a project before it is finished
c. Poor habits in organizing work materials
d. Aggressive tendencies towards classmates.
73. Which of the following strategies would not be useful for a teacher managing a group lesson?
a. Encouraging student’s questions about the subject of the lesson
b. Allowing frequent interruptions after the lesson has begun
c. Giving instruction clearly
d. Having a good seating plan
74. Which of the following is characteristic of a dyslexic child?
a. Minor writing
b. Hyperactivity
c. Below average intelligence
d. Listlessness
75. In the long run, effective classroom management is best achieved through the use of:
a. Rules with consequences that students accept
 b. Pupil input to make rules and consequences
c. Strategies for eliminating distraction
d. All of the above
76. Students with secondary reading problems has normal capacity to read, but are non- readers because of:
a. Environmental or emotional factors
b. Visual-acuity impairment
c. Auditory problems
d. Lack of interest
77. Which of the following is true about educable mentally retarded children?
a. They have short attention spans & experience difficulty in generalizing
b. Their reading, writing and arithmetic skills cannot be improved.
c. Their IQ range between fifty to seventy
d. All of the above
78. Precision teaching is like behaviour modification because it is a technique for changing a student behaviour.
Which of the following step is not part of precision reading?
a. Individuals programs are developed for each students
b. Each pupil identifies his or her behaviour that needs improvement
c. Modification is made as need in the curriculum, course content and activities
d. Record keeping is extensive, and the focus is on having students do it themselves
79. Which of the following conditions does not contribute to a climate psychologically suited to learning?
a. The teacher accepts students as they are
b. The teacher shows trust in students decision
c. The teacher makes all of the decision about students learning activities
d. The teacher expresses non-judgmental understanding of students personal problems
80. When engaging in new task, students do better if the teacher adjusts the learning environment to meet their
needs. Which of the following sets of conditions would not be appropriate for the type of students indicated?
a. The pondered needs structure and latitude, affiliation and recognition
b. The adventurer needs latitude, affiliation and recognition
c. The drifter needs latitude, affiliation and recognition
d. All of the above
81. Experience referenced strategies provide quality learning opportunities for pupils. Which of the following would
not be characterized as an experience-referenced strategy
a. A students develops a project on the 1920s by taping oral histories at a senior citizen home
b. A students considering a career in design talks to artist whenever she has the opportunity
c. The editor of the school paper works as an intern in the local newspaper
d. A students feeds and care for a guinea pig
82. Critics of behaviour referenced instruction find that it limit students in all of the following areas except in:
a. Opportunities for students decision making
b. Opportunities for students input at the planning stages
c. The accuracy of evaluations possible with such instruction
d. The expectations for performance held out to gifted students
83. Behaviour learned in head start and other preschool program tends to be:
a. Lost, unless a follow-through program is done at the nest level of study
b. Diluted by other experience in the child’s life
c. Of decreasing value as children mature
d. Of permanent value to children
84. A teacher planning to use a criterion referenced measurement presumably would begin with:
a. A variety of learning experiences to determine students abilities
b. Asset of specific objectives for pupils achievement
c. Varying norms of students of different abilities
 d. Pupil teacher conferences
85. A non-participating classroom observer can provide valuable information to a teacher because:
a. The observer can focus on certain behaviour & systematically code them for a report
b. The observer is probably less subjective that the teacher
c. The observer can spend full time recording observation
d. All of the above are true
86. A teacher who desires to succeed and grow should be:
a. A reader & user of educational research applicable to student needs
b. A strict disciplarian and a constant innovator
c. A model in self understanding
d. A flexible, permissive leader
87. During the process of learning and comprehending information, pupils experience an acquisition phase. The
most important processes the pupils use to acquire information are:
a. Analysis and evaluation
b. Encoding and retrieval
c. Decoding and interference
d. Interference and transference
88. A teacher gave two forms of a standardized test to class of third graders. She found that the amount of
fluctuation between class score on both forms was as slight as reported in the test publisher’s:
a. Standard deviation
b. Validity proof
c. Standard error
d. History of reliability
89. During class discussions, some high school students tends to be argumentative rather than to listen to another
person’s viewpoint. The reason for this is their:
a. Gestalt viewpoint
b. Need for alienation
c. Egocentric thought process
d. Use of symbolic thought only
90. A new pupil in fourth grade class seems interested in school and is quite verbal but she cannot read beyond the
first grade level. Before planning works for this child, which of the following should the teacher do?
a. Limit her current reading assignment
b. Request testing by the school psychologist
c. Request placement for her in a third grade class
d. Give her individuals intelligence and achievement test
91. A teacher notices more shuffling of feet, squirming in the seats and restless behaviour during a test than at any
other time. This is probably caused by:
a. Rejection
b. Anxiety
c. Lack of preparation
d. Hunger
92. During a guidance session, a school counsellor attempted to bring a student to the point where he would take
responsibility for the failure or success of his decisions. When a students can do this, the focus of control is:
a. Mediated
b. Internal
c. Neutralized
d. Phenomenal
93. The establishment and enforcement of rules, when done appropriately, can contribute to a child’s developing
self discipline. Good school rules have all of the following characteristics except that:
a. They are used in a way that teaches new behaviours
 b. They are viewed as expression of “the way people act here”
c. Student sensibilities are considered when rules are enforced
d. Specified punishment is doled out to everyone in the same way, regardless of circumstances.
94. Some parents object to the administration of intelligence tests to their children on the ground that:
a. Such tests do not measure special aptitude or creativity
b. Such tests are inaccurate measurement of ability
c. The vocabulary in these tests is unfamiliar
d. All of the above is true
95. Instructors often think the intellectually gifted children do not need special attention because such a child:
a. Should be able to help/herself
b. Would resent teacher “interference”
c. Should be able to help him/herself
d. Probably knows more than the teacher
96. When constructing a teacher made test, it is most important for the teacher to:
a. Ask students to express their point of view
b. Stress the objectives used during the lesson
c. Ask questions based on both factual and conceptual learning
d. Develop ¼ of the question at the level of challenge appropriate for the testee.
97. Intelligence tests that can be used with children who have language difficulties include:
a. The letter international performance scale
b. Raven’s progressive matrices test
c. The draw A Man test
d. All of the above are true
98. According to law, a program for a handicapped child must specify all of the following except:
a. Plans for evaluation & for annual review of the child progress
b. The special services to be provided
c. The length of tests to be given
d. Individualized objectives
99. To improve their athletic performance, a coach appeals to her student’s capacity for self motivation. Which of
the following motivation would not aid team performance?
a. The use of goal setting in developing strength and skills.
b. Curiosity about the plays that other teams develop
c. Desire for independence in decision-making
d. A desire for affiliation with team members
100. Hyperactive children and emotionally disturbed children are alike in that both tend to:
a. Be given drug therapy
b. Have behaviour problems
c. Come from broken homes
d. Fight with other children
101. John’s first grade teacher ignores him when he leaves his place once or twice during the period. His teacher is
attempting to:
a. Allow time out for undesirable behaviour
b. Establish who’s in control
c. Decrease undesirable behaviour by ignoring it.
d. Reinforce the desirable behaviour of others.
102. The best public relations agent for a school are the:
a. PTA member’s
b. Pupils
c. Teachers and Pupils
d. Principal
103. A teacher finds that a boy in her class talks out, walk around bothers other and is generally troublesome. Among
the following, the most promising action for her to take is to:
a. Speak with him privately to seek the reasons for his behaviour
b. Tell the class that lessons will stop until the boy behaves properly
c. Ask a colleague to take him into her lower grade class temporarily
d. Make an announcement to the class that such behaviour will not be tolerated.
104. In a group discussion, the one of the following which is likely to produce maximum participation by the pupils is
the situation in which:
a. Each child directs his remarks to the teacher
b. One pupil is trained to act as discussion leader
c. The teacher interrupts only to make correction or to bring the group back to the topic
d. The pupils are trained to speak informally, calling upon classmates for opinions or facts
105. To use video materials effectively the teacher must remember that each student perceives and responds to
them in an individual way at what point in visual perception to individual begin:
a. When light waves reach the eye
b. When cortical perception begins
c. When the pupils responds to light waves
d. When optical nerve impulses are created.
106. When some parents of your fifth grade class request that you assign more homework, the most reasonable
response is to explain that:
a. You assign only as much as you can check daily
b. Your assignment take the average child about an hour daily
c. Are always for view and are made only before tests
d. Your assignment are made only as punishment and “no homework ”means that the children have been well
behaved.
107. In the curriculum area of science for grade three through six, seven brod topics (magnetism& Electricity, the
Earth in space, Living Thing etc.) are listed. Of the following suggestions, which one is not recommended
a. A class may conceivably begin a topic at one time of the year & complete it at a later date.
b. The teacher selects topics according to the timeless of the subject matter.
c. All seven topics should be taught in each grade
d. The topics listed must be taught in sequence.
108. Art activities should be encouraged in children primarily for purpose of:
a. Instilling habits of neatness
b. Showing children how to make useful objects
c. Teaching children to draw and sculpt realistically
d. Giving children an opportunity to use their creative potential.
109. The teacher must be aware that both heredity and environment represent complex factors, exerting much
specific influence on an individual’s growth. Which of the following statement best represent the influences on
an individual growth. Which of the following statements best represents the influence of heredity and
environment?
a. Heredity counts; environment is less important
b. In the long run, both tend to cancel each other’s influence
c. If the environment is changed, heredity becomes less important
d. The relative influences of heredity and environment can vary widely in an individual’s growth
110. Excessive verbalism on a teacher’s part may create a psychological barrier to learning particularly:
a. Gifted children
b. Hyperactive children
c. Physically handicapped students
d. Disadvantaged learners
111. Knowledge that children differ in their capacity to learn has led to the continued development of tools for
testing the child’s:
a. Musical ability
b. Artistic interest
c. Special aptitudes
d. Motor skills
112. During the periods of individualized instruction, a teacher use task cards. These may contain all of the following
except:
a. Sources & direction
b. Assignment
c. Evaluation materials
d. Title of appropriate learning materials
113. Educator s who contributed to the open education movement include:
a. Kohl and Kozol
b. Neil and Piaget
c. Bruner and Silberman
d. All of the above
114. A child’s social skills can be measured by:
a. Adaptive behaviour scales
b. Psychological tests
c. Direct observations & parents teacher conference
d. Both A and C are true
115. A child’s emotional behaviour and problems can be measured by:
a. Direct observation
b. Psychological tests
c. Behaviour scales
d. All of the above
116. Shaping a form of operand conditioning, is successful with educable mentally retarded children because it:
a. Provides frequent feedback
b. Begins w/ easily achieved goals
c. Provides multiple success experience
d. Does all of the above
117. Teacher who tends to focus on disruptive behaviour in the classroom should watch also for children with:
a. High motivation
b. Aggressive behaviour
c. Restless behaviour
d. Withdrawn behavior
118. Which of the following is (are) important in helping to motivate students?
a. Helping them set realistic goals
b. Giving constructive criticism
c. Providing challenging situations
d. All of the above
119. If a teacher accepts Marlow’s theory on the hierarchy of needs, he or she will probably structure objectives to:
a. Eliminates testing
b. Maintain a certain anxiety level for increased competition
c. Eliminate extrinsic motivation
d. Meet both psychological and intellectual and character development
120. Which of the following describes the nature of the New Elementary School Curriculum?
a. Covers the general education of the child as a human person, citizen & productive agents
b. Is addressed to civic, intellectual and character development
 c. Orients elementary education to national development
d. All of the above are true
121. What approach to language education program is described by a situation where in the teacher teaches
elementary pupils the use of the native language in the classroom except the Grade One?
a. Immersion approach
b. Indirect approach
c. Direct approach
d. None of the above
122. Of the following, the activity least characteristic of the discovery method of teaching social studies on the first
grade level is:
a. Vicarious experiences
b. Social play
c. Use of illustrative materials
d. First hand experiences
123. Of the following, the most important benefit of unit teaching in social studies is that:
a. Most units have vague central theme or topic
b. Most units are tightly structured so that you can use one text
c. Units are easier to plan and teach than are day to day lessons
d. Unit teaching suits itself nicely to the notion that any class exhibits a range of abilities
124. All of the following are criteria for worthwhile homework assignments except:
a. They should extend the pupils fund of information or give practice that they needs.
b. Homework assignment should be specific and completely understood
c. Homework assignment should serve a valid educational purpose.
d. All homework assignment should be written assignments.
125. The least effective method for dealing with discipline problems in the classroom is to:
a. Single out difficult children for reprimand before the whole class
b. Make sure children understand what is expected of them
c. Keep expectations within the ability level of the children
d. Keep students busy with appropriate assignments
126. Of the following standards that a committee chairman should observe in an upper grade class, the lease
important is:
a. Analyze the jobs of the committee members so that all have a fair chance to express ideas
b. Establish guidelines so that each members will present a clear well organized report
c. Be impartial and secure the ideas of all members so that all can participate
d. Assume the major responsibility for the functioning of the group.
127. All of the following statements are true about the time line, except:
a. Its use is limited to grades one and two
b. It is used as a reference in teaching situation
c. It is a visual technique used for developing time sequence and time relations
d. It is more interesting when illustrated with pictures that are pertinent to the focal topic
128. A collage lesson can be best enriched by:
a. Having every pupils work with the same colors.
b. Providing the pupils with outlined forms to cut out
c. Teaching the pupils about relationship of colors, size, shape and texture.
d. First letting the pupils make a printing as a planning exercise prior to creating the collage lesson
129. Scientific terms that are unfamiliar to children may interfere with their grasp of the materials in a lesson. In
preparing a child to handle these terms, the best advice for teacher to follow is:
a. To assign children new scientific terms for homework before the lesson, so that they understand the work
b. To ascertain the best scientific minds in the class and have they research the meaning of the new words.
 c. To teach the children the meanings of the terms before the lesson, so that there is no impediment to
learning the materials
d. To give children some hints as to the meanings of these terms so that they will involved in the learning
process.
130. A class is practicing the use of word phrases for given numerals. Which of the following word phrases should the
teacher reject as not being equivalent expression of six?
a. Six squared
b. Six to the second power
c. Six multiplied by itself twice
d. Six used as a factor two times
131. Regarding the pupil who is reading below grade level, all of the following statements are true, expect:
a. The teacher investigates various reading methods before deciding which approach to use.
b. The teacher is expected to assume total responsibility for diagnosing the cause of reading disability.
c. The below grade level reader must develop a sense of confidence in his ability to become a successful
reader.
d. The teacher provides reading materials that has high interest for the below grade level reader.
132. The most effective method of helping children to develop the concept of cooperation is to provide:
a. Opportunities for listening to stories about children cooperating with each other
b. Speakers to tell about how they cooperate with people of various ethnic groups
c. Audio-visual materials which illustrates the concept to cooperation among ethnic groups
d. Many experiences that will involve them in cooperating with children of different ethnic groups
133. The following statements regarding displaying elementary school pupils artwork are acceptable except:
a. Pupils should participate in the selection and arrangement of art items for displayed
b. Pupils who do not produce creditable artwork should not have their work displayed
c. Opportunities for displaying the artwork of an entire class should be provided at times
d. Pupils derive intense satisfaction from displaying their artwork to other pupils & to adult.
134. The following statements regarding the evaluation of pupils artwork are all valid, except:
a. Evaluation should help pupils from judgment for themselves
b. Evaluation should be given in terms that the pupils understand
c. Evaluation should take place only when the work of art has been completed.
d. Without evaluation, pupils attend to feel that their artwork is not fully recognized.
135. Comparing the teaching of reading from a basal reader in grade 4 , 5 and 6 with similar teaching in earlier
grades, all of the following may be correctly stated, except that:
a. Oral reading is given less time than in the primary grades
b. Practice in improving the rate of silent reading is more emphasized
c. Silent reading is done in smaller units rather than in the large units required in the primary
d. Comprehension may now more frequently be checked by written answer to question as well.
136. In the course of a lesson, a child asks a pertinent question to which the teacher does not know the answer. Of
the following, the teachers best course of action would be to:
a. Without admitting her ignorance, assign a committee to do research on the topic
b. Admit she does not know, plan methods with the class for getting the answer
c. Praise the pupils for good thinking, and tell him to devise an experiment to get the answer
d. Preserve her status with the class by telling the pupil to raise the question on the next day
137. Of the following question, which should probably concern a teacher least when she is selecting a motion picture
for her class?
a. Is the film in color so that the picture will be vivid
b. Is the treatment suitable for children of this grade and age group
c. Can the teacher preview the film so that she may plan for the lesson
d. Does the film cover adequately all or some important part of the unit
138. With regards to the teaching of spelling, all of the following statement are generally accepted by most
educators, except:
a. Growth in spelling power is closely related to growth in language power
b. Mispronunciation are known to be one of the common causes of spelling errors
c. A vital writing program provides the most effective motivation for improvement in spelling
d. Particularly in the power grades, the teaching of spelling rules is the best single method of instruction
139. Each of the following suggestion will help insure good results in growing classroom plants, except:
a. When adding water, soak the soil thoroughly
b. Leaves should be showered or washed from time to time
c. The pot or box should have holes in the bottom to allow excess water to escape
d. During the winter, plants should be placed directly on the radiator to compensate for loss of summer
warmth
140. Of the following, least educationally sound procedure in teaching current events in the social studies program is
to:
a. Have a committee make a series of periodic reports in following up a continuing current problem in some
depth.
b. Try to relate current events, as often as possible, to the unit being studied, even if the unit deals with far
earlier times in history
c. Take time out from a unit to discuss an event of major historical significance, even if it is unrelated to the
unit being studied
d. Set aside regular current periods in which as many children as possible read brief statement on a wide
variety of events to give the class an overview of the current scene.
141. Of the following activities during a class trip to a city park, at least desirable one is:
a. Each child sketches an interesting view
b. Children keep notes about events during the tip
c. Each child collects several samples of twigs and leaves
d. A committee of children seeks an interview with the zoo keeper.
142. Four important tasks confront the teacher in dealing with the diagnosis and remediation of hand writing
problems. The least important of these is:
a. That the teachers seek to prevent children from becoming poor habits
b. That the teachers seek to make the conversion to cursive writing whenever the child is emotionally and
physically ready.
c. That the teacher seeks to motivate each child to his highest level so that he realizes the importance of good
handwriting.
d. That the teacher seeks to diagnose the children’s deficiencies and use whatever facilities are available in
order to correct poor habits.
143. Which of the following statement is/are important in developing rubrics?
I. Description of each criteria to serve as standard
II. Very clear descriptions of performance in each level.
III. Rating scale
IV. Mastery levels of achievement
a. I only
b. I and II
c. I, II III and IV
d. I, II and III
144. Which of the following does not belong to the group when we are talking about projective personality test?
a. Word association test
b. Interview
c. Sentence completion test
d. Thematic apperception test
145. Which of the following can measure awareness of values?
a. Rating scales
b. Role playing
c. Projective technique
d. Moral dilemma
146. Why should negative words be avoided in constructing multiple choice tests?
a. It might be overlooked
b. It makes the stem longer
c. Increase the difficulty of the item
d. More difficult to construct
147. Teacher M conducted a test in Science, in her item 1 it is said to be non discriminating. What can be said about
this item?
I. Teaching and learning is very effective
II. The item is very easy all students got the correct answer
III. The items is very difficult, only four percent got the correct answer
a. I only
b. II only
c. II and III
d. I and II
148. All the statements below are best practices of preparing multiple choice test items, except:
a. Use the stem as short as possible
b. Stem should be stated in positive form
c. Underline words or phrase in the stem that give emphasis
d. Shorten the stem so that alternative can be written longer
149. Which of the following statements is true about normal curve distribution?
a. Most of the scores are low
b. The scores are normally distributed
c. There are more low scores than high score
d. There are more high scores than low scores
150. The environment is greatly abused which is why schools are teaching sustainable development. Which is the
best practice among the following?
a. Focus the curriculum on environment
b. Promote environmental drive in the school
c. Integrate sustainable development on the curriculum
d. Sustainable development is not within the grasp of students