PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION – Part 11

1. If you plan to develop a lesson on using s-verb with the third person singular as subject deductively, what is the first step in
your lesson development outline?
a. Give sentences using s-verb form
b. Ask the students about s-verb form and third person singular as subject
c. State the rule on subject-verb agreement for third person as subject
d. Conduct appropriate sentence drill
2. For lesson clarity and effective retention, which one should a teacher observes, according to Bruner’s theory?
a. Start at the concrete level and end there
b. Begin teaching at the concrete level but go beyond it by reaching the abstract
c. End teaching with verbal symbol
d. Use purely verbal symbols in teaching
3. Which activity should a teacher have more for his students if he wants them to develop logical-critical thinking?
a. Symposium c. Brainstorming
b. Debate d. Panel discussion
4. The criterion of success in Teacher Edna’s objective is that “the pupils must be able to spell 90% of the words correctly.” Linda
and other 24 students in the class spelled only 40 out of 50 words correctly while the rest scored 45 and above. This means
that Teacher Edna ________.
a. Did not attain her lesson objective because of the pupil’s lack of attention
b. Attained her lesson objective because of the pupil’s lack of attention
c. Attained her lesson objective
d. Failed to attain her lesson objective as far as the 25 pupils are concerned
5. With assessment of affective learning in mind, which does not belong to the group?
a. Moral dilemma c. Diary entry
b. Reflective writing d. Cloze test
6. Which is true when standard deviation is big?
a. Scores are concentrated
b. Scores are not extremes
c. Scores are spread apart
d. The bell curve shape is steep
7. Jan, a grade 1 pupil, is happy when he wins a game but skulks when he doesn’t. Which concept does his behavior indicate?
a. Egotism c. Semi-logical reasoning
b. Egocentrism d. Rigidity of thought
8. The practice of non-graded instruction stems from ________.
a. Progressivism c. Existentialism
b. Reconstructionism d. Essentialism
9. Theft of school equipment like TV, computer, etc. by teenagers in the community itself is becoming a common phenomenon.
What does this incident signify?
a. Deprivation of Filipino schools
b. Inability of school to hire security guards
c. Prevalence of poverty in the community
d. Community’s lack of sense of co-ownership
10. What does extreme authoritarianism in the home reinforce in learners?
a. Creativity in work
b. Ability to direct themselves
c. Doing things on their own initiative
d. Dependence on others for direction
11. The main purpose of compulsory study of the constitution is to ________.
a. Make constitutional experts of the students
b. Develop students into responsible, thinking citizens
c. Prepare students for law-making
d. Acquaint students with the historical development of the Philippine Constitution
12. Studies in the areas of neurosciences disclosed that the human brain has limitless capacity. What does this imply?
a. Every child is a potential genius
b. Pupils can possibly reach a point where they have learned everything
c. Some pupils are admitted not capable of learning
d. Every pupil has his its own native ability and his learning is limited to this native ability
13. The principle of individual differences requires teachers to _____.
a. Treat all learners alike while in the classroom
 b. Prepare modules for slow learners in class
c. Give greater attention to gifted learners
d. Provide for a variety of learning activities
14. Which assumption underlines the teacher’s use of performance objectives?
a. Performance objectives assure the learner of learning
b. Learning is defined as a change in the learner’s observable performance
c. The success of learners is based on teacher performance
d. Not every form of learning is observable
15. The following are used in writing performance objective, except?
a. Integrate c. Diagram
b. Delineate d. Comprehend
16. Which is/are sign/s of the student with Attention Deficit Disorder?
a. Impatient while waiting for his/her turn during games
b. Completes work before shifting to another
c. Excessively quiet
d. Cares for his/her personal things
17. You observe that pupils answer even when not called, shouts MA’AM to get your attention, and laugh when someone commits
mistakes. What should you do?
a. Send the misbehaving pupils to the guidance counselor
b. Set the rules for the class to observe
c. Involve the whole class in setting rules of conduct for the whole class
d. Make a report to the parents about their children’s misbehavior
18. Which is the final, indispensable component of a lesson plan?
a. Evaluation c. References
b. Activity d. Assignments
19. Carlo, a grade 2 pupil, plays with his classmates but cannot accept defeat. Based on Piaget’s theory on cognitive development,
in what development stage is Carlo?
a. Formal operation c. Pre-operational
b. Concrete operation d. Sensorimotor
20. Which seating arrangement has been proven to be effective for learning?
a. Flexible to suit varied activities
b. Fixed arrangement to maximize instructional time
c. Any seat arrangement to suit varied learning styles
d. A combination of fixed and flexible arrangement
21. Which can run counter to the encouragement you give to your students to ask questions?
a. Eye to eye contact
b. An encouraging hand gesture
c. Radiant face
d. Knitted eyebrows when a question is raised

22. Teacher Agot likes to show how the launching of spaceships takes place. Which of the following materials available is most fit?
a. Mock-up c. Replica
b. Realia d. Chart

23. Teacher Bonnie likes to concretize abstract concept of the water molecule. She came up with a concrete presentation by using
wires and plastic balls. How would you classify Teacher Bonnie’s visual aid?
a. Replica c. Realia
b. Chart d. Mock-up
24. Teacher Lenny demonstrated to the class how to focus the microscope, after which the students were asked to practice.
Which teacher prompting is least intrusive? Teacher Lenny ________.
a. Held the hand of a student and with her hand holding the student’s hand adjusted the mirror
b. Pointed to the mirror and made an adjusting gesture with her hand
c. Adjusted the mirror
d. Reminded the class to first adjust the mirror
25. A pupil who has developed a love for reading keeps in reading for his enjoyment. His motivation for reading is:

a. Insufficient c. Extrinsic
b. Intrinsic d. Both intrinsic and extrinsic
26. Which educational trend is occurring in all modern societies as a result of knowledge explosion and rapid social, technological
and economic changes?
a. Nuclear education
b. International education
c. Lifelong learning
d. Team teaching

27. With the advent of multi-media resources and computers, which is the most favorable result of the optimal use of educational
media technology?
a. Interactive learning
b. Increase learning
c. Speed learning
d. More interesting learning
28. Which refers to the Filipino trait of practicing conflicting values in different venues and with different social groups?
a. “Kanya-kanya” mentality
b. Procrastination
c. Existential intelligence
d. Crab mentality
29. Which of these can measure awareness of values?
a. Projective techniques
b. Rating scales
c. Moral dilemmas
d. Sociogram
30. Which test determines whether students accept responsibility for their own behavior or pass on responsibility for their own
behavior to other people?
a. Locus-of-control tests
b. Sentence-completion tests
c. Thematic tests
d. Stylistic tests

31. Which process enhances the comparability of grades?

a. Giving more Higher Order thinking skills
b. Constructing departmentalized exam for each subject area
c. Determining the level of difficulty of the test
d. Using a table of specification

32. Under which type of guidance service does the concern of school to put students into their most appropriate courses fall?
a. Information service
b. Placement service
c. Individual inventory services
d. Research services
33. The teacher’s role in the classroom according to cognitive psychologist is to _______.
a. Make the learning task easy for the learner
b. Dictate what to learn upon the learner
c. Fill the minds of the learner with information
d. Help the learner connect what they know with new information from the teacher

34. Which questioning technique would be appropriate for inductive lessons?

a. Involve students actively in the questioning process
b. Expect participation only among the more motivated students
c. Use questions requiring only memory responses
d. As a teacher, you ask no questions
35. Which statement is true in a bell-shaped curve?
a. There are more high scores than low scores
b. Most scores are high
c. The scores are normally distributed
d. The bell curve shape is steep.
36. Here is a test item:
DISTANT : NEAR :: GENUINE : _______.
This item is a/an _________.
a. Analogy c. Metaphor
b. Riddle d. Completion
37. What refers to a single word or phrase that tells the computer to do something with program or file?
a. Computer language c. Command
b. Computer program d. Password
38. Can an insane person be blamed for killing a stranger?
a. Yes, because an insane person possesses a little degree of voluntariness
b. Yes, because an insane person is not totally ignorant
c. No, because of his ignorance and lack of voluntariness
d. No, because the one killed is a stranger, not in any way related to him
39. A political boss builds a school in a distant barrio in order to get the votes for an unworthy and corrupt candidate. Is the action
of the political boss moral?
a. No, the candidate is undeserving
b. No, his move was not meant for good effect
c. Yes, the votes were exchange for the school built
d. Yes, it was his duty to strategies for his candidate to win
40. The teacher’s first task in the selection of media in teaching is to determine the:
a. Choice of the teacher
b. Availability of the media
c. Technique to be used
d. Choice of the students
41. Which is the true foundation of the social order?
a. Strong political leadership
b. The reciprocation of rights and duties
c. Equitable distribution of wealth
d. Obedient citizen
42. All the examinees obtained scores below the mean. A graphic representation of the score distribution will be:
a. Perfect normal curve
b. Negatively skewed
c. Positively skewed
d. Leptokurtic
43. In a normal distribution curve, a T-score of 70 is:
a. Two SDs above the mean
b. Two SDs below the mean
c. One SD below the mean
d. One SD above the mean
44. Which one stifles student’s initiative?
a. “Bahala na”
b. “Utang na loob”
c. Rationalism
d. Extreme authoritarianism
45. The following are trends in marking and reporting system, except:
a. Supplementing subject grades with checklist on traits
b. Conducting parent-teacher conferences as often as needed
c. Raising the passing grade from 70 to 80
d. Indicating strong points as well as those needing improvement
46. Which is a type of graph in which lines represent each score or set of scores?
a. Histogram
 b. Scatter gram
c. Scatter plot
d. Frequency polygon
47. Which is an example of a perfect duty?
a. Paying the worker the wages agreed upon
b. Donating an amount for a noble project
c. Giving alms to the needy
d. Supporting a poor but deserving student to school
48. In what way can instructional aides enhance learning?
a. Entertain student
b. Hold students in the classroom
c. Reinforce learning
d. Take the place of the teacher
49. The study on types of reading exercises gives practice in:
a. All sorts of study methods
b. Reading skills needed in other project
c. Recognizing the precise meaning of words
d. Picking out the man ideas

50. How students learn may be more important than what they learn. From this principle, which of the following is particularly
important?
a. Knowing how to solve a problem
b. Solving a problem within time allotted
c. Getting the right answer to a word problem
d. Determining the given
51. Kiko is very attached to his mother and Sharon to her father. In what developmental stage are they according to Freudian’s
psychological theory?
a. Phallic stage c. Oedipal stage
b. Latent stage d. Anal stage
52. A student dislikes Math due to traumatic experience in the past. Which law explains this?
a. Partial activity c. Vividness
b. Analogy d. Disposition/Mind set