Set A
Set A
Set A
1. Which is one role of play in the pre-school and early childhood years?
A. Develops competitive spirit.
B. Separates reality from fantasy.
C. Increases imagination due to expanding knowledge and emotional range.
D. Develops the upper and lower limbs.
2. Student Z does not study at all but when the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) comes, before
he takes theLET, he spends one hour or more praying for a miracle, i.e. to pass the exam. Which attitude
towards religion or God isdisplayed?
A. Religion as fake
B. Religion as magic
C. Religion as authentic
D. Religion as real
3. As a teacher, you are a rationalist. Which among these will be your guiding principle?
A. I must teach the child that we can never have real knowledge of anything.
B. I must teAch the child to develop his mental powers to the full.
C. I must teach the child so he is assured of heaven.
D. I must teach the child every knowledge, skill, and value that he needs for a better future.
4. All men are pretty much alike. It is only by custom that they are set apart, said one Oriental
philosopher. Where can thisthought be most inspiring?
A. In a multi-cultural group of learners
B. In multi-cultural and heterogeneous groups of learners and indigenous peoples' group
C. In a class composed of indigenous peoples
D. In heterogeneous class of learners
5. Teacher A discovered that his pupils are very good in dramatizing. Which tool must have helped him
discover his pupils' strength?
A. Portfolio assessment
B. Performance test
C. Journal entry
D. Paper-and-pencil test
6. NSAT and NEAT results are interpreted against set mastery level. This means that NSAT and NEAT fall
under __________.
A. intelligence test
B. aptitude test
C. criterion-referenced test
D. norm-referenced test
7. In a social studies class, Teacher I presents a morally ambiguous situation and asks his students what
they would do. Onwhose theory is Teacher I's technique based?
A. Kohlberg
B. Bandura
C. Piaget
D. Bruner
9. A sixth grade twelve-year old boy comes from a dysfunctional family and has been abused and
neglected. He has beento two orphanages and three different elementary schools. The student
can decode on the second grade level, but he cancomprehend orally material at the fourth or fifth grade
level. The most probable cause/s of this student's reading problemis/are __________.
A. emotional factors
B. poor teaching
C. neurological factors
D. immaturity
10. Teacher U teaches to his pupils that pleasure is not the highest good. Teacher's teaching is against
what philosophy?
A. Realism
B. Hedonism
C. Epicureanism
D. Empiricism
11. With which goals of educational institutions as provided for by the Constitution is the development
of work skillsaligned?
A. To develop moral character
B. To teach the duties of citizenship
C. To inculcate love of country
D. To develop vocational efficiency
12. Direct instruction is for facts, rules, and actions as indirect instruction is for __________,
__________, __________.
A. hypotheses, verified data and conclusions
B. concepts, patterns and abstractions
C. concepts, processes and generalizations
D. guesses, data and conclusions
13. To elicit more student's response, Teacher G made use of covert responses. Which one did she NOT
do?
A. She had the students write their response privately.
B. She showed the correct answers on the overhead after the students have written their responses.
C. She had the students write their responses privately then called each of them.
D. She refrained from judging on the student's responses.
14. 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?
A. Refuse to show either record.
B. Show both records to him.
C. Refuse to show any record without expressing permission from principal.
D. Show only his child's records.
15. John Watson said:Men are built not born.What does this statement point to?
A. The ineffectiveness of training on a person's development.
B. The effect of environmental stimulation on a person's development.
C. The absence of genetic influence on a person's development
D. The effect of heredity.
16. A guest speaker in one graduation rites told his audience: "Reminder, you are what you choose to
be." The guestspeaker is more of a/an __________.
A. realistic
B. pragmatist
C. idealist
D. existentialist
17. The best way for a guidance counselor to begin to develop study skills and habits in underachieving
student would beto __________.
A. have these underachieving students observe the study habits of excelling students
B. encourage students to talk about study habits from their own experiences
C. have them view film strips about various study approaches
D. give out a list of effective study approaches
18. Principal C shares this thought with his teachers:Subject matter should help students understand
and appreciatethemselves as unique individuals who accept complete responsibility for their thoughts,
feelings, and actions.From which philosophy is this thought based?
A. Perennialism
B. Essentialism
C. Existentialism
D. Progressivism
19. The search for related literature by accessing several databases by the use of a telephone line to
connect a computer library with other computers that have database is termed __________.
A. compact disc search
B. manual search
C. on-line search
D. computer search
20. Teacher W wants to review and check on the lesson of the previous day? Which one will be most
reliable?
A. Having students identify difficult homework problems.
B. Having students correct each other's work.
C. Sampling the understanding of a few students.
D. Explicitly reviewing the task-relevant information necessary for the day's lesson.
21. During the Spanish period, what was/were the medium/media of instruction in schools?
A. The Vernacular
B. English
C. Spanish
D. Spanish and the Vernacular
22. With indirect instruction in mind, which does NOT belong to the group?
A. Problem solving
B. Lecture-recitation
C. Inductive reasoning
D. Discovery
23. I combined several subject areas in order to focus on a single concept for inter-disciplinary teaching.
Whichstrategy/method did I use?
A. Problem-entered learning
B. Thematic instruction
C. Reading-writing activity
D. Unit method
Question: The Teacher's questions in the above exchange are examples of __________ questions
A. fact
B. concept
C. direct
D. closed
25. In his second item analysis, Teacher H found out that more from the lower group got the test item #
6 correctly. Thismeans that the test item __________.
A. has a negative discriminating power
B. has a lower validity
C. has a positive discriminating power
D. has a high reability
26. For maximum interaction, a teacher ought to avoid __________ questions.
A. informational
B. rhetorical
C. leading
D. divergent
27. The teacher's first task in the selection of media in teaching is to determine the ______.
A. choice of the students
B. availability of the media
C. objectives of the lesson
D. technique to be used
28. Principal B tells her teachers that training in the humanities is most important. To which educational
philosophy doeshe adhere?
A. Existentialism
B. Perennialism
C. Progressivism
D. Essentialism
29. Who among the following needs less verbal counseling but needs more concrete and operational
forms of assistance?The child who __________.
A. has mental retardation
B. has attention-deficit disorder
C. has learning disability
D. has conduct disorder
30. After giving an input on a good paragraph, Teacher W asks her students to rate a given paragraph
along the elementsof a good paragraph. The students' task is in level of __________
A. application
B. analysis
C. evaluation
D. synthesis
31. In the Preamble of the Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers, which is NOT said of teachers?
A. LET passers
B. Duly licensed professionals
C. Possess dignity and reputation
D. With high-moral values as well as technical and professional competence
32. Study this group of tests which was administered with the following results, then answer the
question.
In which subject(s) did Ronnel perform most poorly in relation to the group's performance?
A. English
B. English and Math
C. Math
D. Physics
33. Teacher G's lesson objective has something to do with the skill of synthesizing? Which behavioral
term is mostappropriate?
A. Test
B. Assess
C. Appraise
D. Theorize
35. If you agree with Rizal on how you can contribute to our nation's redemption, which should you
work for?
A. Opening our doors to foreign influence
B. Upgrading the quality of the Filipino through education
C. Stabilizing the political situation
D. Gaining economic recovery
36. Teacher T taught a lesson denoting ownership by means of possessives. He first introduced the
rule, then gaveexamples, followed by class exercises, then back to the rule before he moved into the
second rule. Which presentingtechnique did he use?
A. Combinatorial
B. Comparative
C. Part-whole
D. Sequence
37. 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. Prevalence of poverty in the community.
B. Inability of school to hire security guards.
C. Deprivation of Filipino schools.
D. Community's lack of sense of co-ownership.
38. As a teacher, what do you do when you engage yourself in major task analysis?
A. Test if learning reached higher level thinking skills.
B. Breakdown a complex task into sub-skills.
C. Determine the level of thinking involved.
D. Revise lesson objectives.
39. With-it-ness, according to Kounin, is one of the characterestics of an effective classroom manager.
Which phrase goeswith it?
A. Have hands that write fast.
B. Have eyes on the back of your heads.
C. Have a mouth ready to speak.
D. Have minds packed with knowledge.
40. Ruben is very attached to his mother and Ruth to her father. In what developmental stage are they
according toFreudian psychological theory?
A. Oedipal stage
B. Latent stage
C. Anal stage
D. Pre-genital stage
41. Teacher Y does norm-referenced interpretation of scores. Which of the following does she do?
A. She describes group performance in relation to a level of mastery set.
B. She uses a specified content as its frame of reference.
C. She compares every individual students' scores with others' scores.
D. She describes what should be their performance.
42. As a teacher, you are a reconstructionist. Which among these will be your guiding principle?
A. I must teach the child every knowledge, skill, and value that he needs for a better future.
B. I must teach the child to develop his mental powers to the full.
C. I must teach the child so he is assured of heaven.
D. I must teach the child that we can never have real knowledge of anything.
43. From whom do we owe the theory of deductive interference as illustrated in syllogisms?
A. Plato
B. Scorates
C. Aristotle
D. Pythagoras
44. Teacher B engages her students with information for thorough understanding for meaning and for
competentapplication. Which principle governs Teacher B's practice?
A. Contructivist
B. Gestalt
C. Behaviorist
D. Cognitivist
45. What was the most prominent educational issue of the mid 1980s?
A. Bilingual Education
B. Values Education
C. Accountability
D. Mainstreaming
46. A teacher/student is held responsible for his actions because s/he __________.
A. has instincts
B. is mature
C. has a choice
D. has reason
47. For which may you use the direct instruction method?
A. Become aware of the pollutants around us.
B. Appreciate Milton's Paradise Lost.
C. Use a microscope properly.
D. Distinguish war from aggression.
48. The concepts of trust vs. maturity, autonomy vs. self-doubt, and initiative vs. guilt are most closely
related with theworks of __________.
A. Erikson
B. Piaget
C. Freud
D. Jung
49. What measure of central tendency does the number 16 represent in the following data: 14, 15, 17,
16, 19, 20, 16, 14,16?
A. Mode
B. Median
C. Mode and median
D. Mean
59. Which method has been proven to be effective in courses that stress acquisition of knowledge?A.
Socratic methodB. Cooperative learning
C. Mastery learning
D. Indirect instruction60. A teacher's summary of a lesson serves the following functions, EXCEPTA. it
links the parts of the lesson
B. lt brings together the information that has been discussed
C. it makes provisions for full participation of students.D. it clinches the basic ideas or concepts of the
lesson.61. Which is a true foundation of the social order?A. Obedient citizenry
B. The reciprocation of rights and duties
C. Strong political leadershipD. Equitable distribution of wealth62. Which one can enhance
the comparability of grades?
A. Using common conversion table for translating test scores in to ratings
B. Formulating tests that vary from one teacher to another C. Allowing individual teachers to determine
factors for ratingD. Individual teachers giving weights to factors considered for rating63. Who among the
following puts more emphasis on core requirements, longer school day, longer academic year andmore
challenging textbooks?A. Perennialist
B. Essentialist
C. ProgressivistD. Existentialist64. Which test has broad sampling of topics as strength?A. Objective
testB. Short answer test
C. Essay test
D. Problem type65. Read this question:How will you present the layers of the earth to your class?This is
a question thatA. directsB. leads the student to evaluateC. assesses cognition
D. probes creative thinking
66. In Krathwohl's affective domain of objectives, which of the following is the lowest level of affective
behavior?A. ValuingB. CharacterizationC. Responding
D. Organization
67. Rodel is very aloof and cold in his relationships with his classmates. Which basic goal must haye not
been attained byRodel during his developmental years, according to Erikson's theory on psychological
development?A. Autonomy
B. Trust
C. InitiativeD. Generativity68. Two students are given the WISE II. One has a full scale IQ of 91, while the
other has an IQ of 109. Which conclusioncan be drawn?
A. The second student has significantly higher intellectual ability
B. The first student is probably below average, while the second has above average potentialC. Both
students are functioning in the average range of intellectual abilityD. Another IQ test should be given to
truly assess their intellectual potential69. To come closer to the truth we need togo back to the things
themselves.This is the advice of theA. behaviorists
B. phenomenologists
C. idealistsD. pragmatists70. Which guideline in test construction is NOT observed in this test item: Jose
Rizal wrote __________.A. The central problem should be packed in the stem.
B. There must be only one correct answer.
C. Alternatives must have grammatical parallelism.D. The alternates must be plausible.71. In what
way can teachers uphold the highest possible standards of quality education?
A. By continually improving themselves personally and professionally
B. By wearing expensive clothes to change people's poor perception of teachersC. By working out
undeserved promotionsD. By putting down other professions to lift the status of teaching72. Each
teacher is said to be a trustee of the cultural and educational heritage of the nation and is, under
obligation totransmit to learners such heritage. Which practice makes him fulfill such obligation?A. Use
the latest instructional technology.B. Observe continuing professional education.C. Use interactive
teaching strategies.
D. Study the life of Filipino heroes.
73. Studies in the areas of neurosciences disclosed that the human brain has limitless capacity. What
does this imply?A. Some pupils are admittedly not capable of learning.B. Every pupil has his own native
ability and his learning is limited to this nativeabilty.
C. Every child is a potential genius.
D. Pupils can possibly reach a point where they have learned everything.74. In a treatment for
alcoholism, Ramil was made to drink an alcoholic beverage and then made to ingest a drug
that produces nausea. Eventually, he was nauseated at the sight and smell of alcohol and stopped
drinking alcohoL Whichtheory explains this?A. Operant conditioningB. Social Learning Theory
C. Associative Learning
D. Attribution Theory75. The following are used in writing performance objectives, EXCEPT
A. delineate
B. diagramC. integrateD. comprehend76. Which guideline must be observed in the use of prompting to
shape the correct performance of your students?
A. Use the least intrusive prompt first.
B. Use all prompts available.C. Use the most intrusive prompt first.D. Refrain from using prompts.77. On
whose philosophy was A. S. Neil's Summerhill, one of the most experimental schools, based?
A. Rousseau
B. PestalozziC. MontessoriD. John Locke78. "In the light of the facts presented, what is most likely to
happen when ... ?" is a sample thought question on
A. inferring
B. generalizingC. synthesizingD. justifying79. Which applies when skewness is zero?A. Mean is greater
than the medianB. Median is greater than meanC. Scores have three modes
D. Scores are normally distributed
0. Whose influence is the education program that puts emphasis on self-development. through the
classics, music, andrituals?
A. Buddha
B. MohammedC. ConfuciusD. Lao Tsu81. Which is an appropriate way to manage off-task behavior?A.
Make eye contact.B. Stop your class activity to correct a child who is no longer on task.C. Move closer to
the child.
D. Redirect a child's attention to task and check his progress to make sure he is continuing to work.
82. In Krathwohl's taxonomy of objectives in the affective, which is most authentic?A. CharacterizationB.
OrganizationC. Responding
D. Valuing
83. Study this group of tests which was administered with the following results, then answer the
question.SubjectMean SD Ronnels's ScoreMath 56 10 43Physics 41 9 31English 80 16 109In which
subject(s) were the scores most homogenous?A. MathB. EnglishC. Physics
D. Physics and Math
84. We encounter people whose prayer goes like this: "O God, if there is a God; save my soul, if I have a
soul" Fromwhom is this prayer?A. StoicB. Empiricist
C. Agnostic
D. Skeptic85. The test item "Group the following items according to shape" is a thought test item on
__________.A. creating
B. classifying
C. generalizingD. comparing
86. Teacher B is a teacher of English as a 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 thefollowing is a valid conclusion?
A. The teacher is reinforcing learning by giving the same information in, a variety of methods.
B. The teacher is applying Bloom's hierachy of cognitive learning.C. The teacher wants to do less talk.D.
The teacher is emphasizing listening and speaking skills.87. What is the mean of this score distribution:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10?
A. 7
B. 6C. 8.5D. 7.588. Teacher P wants to develop the skill of synthesizing in her pupils. Which one will
she do?
A. Ask her students to formulate a generalization from the data shown in graphs.
B. Ask her students to answer questions beginning withWhat if ...C. Tell her pupils to state data
presented in graphs.D. Directs her students to ask questions on the parts of the lesson
not understood.89. Bruner's theory on intellectual development moves from enactive to iconic and
symbolic stages. In which stage(s) arediagrams helpful to accompany verbal information?A. Enactive and
iconic
B. Symbolic
C. Symbolic and enactiveD. Iconic90. Which holds true to standardized tests?A. They are used for
comparative purposesB. They are administered differently
C. They are scored according to different standards
D. They are used for assigning grades91. An effective classroom manager uses low-profile classroom
control. Which is a low-profile classroom technique?A. Note to parentsB. After-school detentionC.
Withdrawal of privileges
D. Raising the pitch of the voice
92. Which type of report refers toon-the-spotdescription of some incident, episode or occurrence that is
being observedand recorded as being of possible significance?A. Autobiographical reportB. Biographical
report
C. Value and interest report
D. Anecdotal report
93. By what name is Indirect instruction the Socratic method also known?A. Mastery learningB. Indirect
MethodC. Morrison method
D. Questioning method
94. 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?A. The end does
not justify the means.B. The principle of double-effect
C. Always do what is right.
D. Between two evils, do the lesser evil.95. What should a teacher do for students in his class who
are not on grade level?
A. Give them materials on their level and let them work at a pace that is reasonable forthem, trying to
bring themup to a grade level.
B. Give them the same work as the other students, because they will absorb as much as they are capable
of.C. Give them the same work as the other students, not much, so that they won't feel embarrassed.D.
Give them work on the level of the other students and work a little above the classmates level to
challenge them.96. A child who gets punished for stealing candy may not steal again immediately.
But this does not mean that the childmay not steal again. Based on Thorndike's theory on punishment
and learning, this shows that __________ A. punishment strengthens a responseB. punishment removes
a response
C. punishment does not remove a response
D. punishment weakens a response97. Helping in the development of graduates who aremaka-Diyosis
an influence of A. naturalistic morality
B. classical Christian morality
C. situational moralityD. dialectical morality98. Teacher H gave her first-grade class a page with a story
in which pictures take the place of some words. Whichmethod did she use?A. The whole language
approach
B. The Spaulding method
C. The rebus methodD. The language experience approach99. 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 illustratedA. GeneralizationB. ExtinctionC. Acquisition
D. Discrimination
100. Teachers often complain of numerous non-teaching assignments that adversely, affect their
teaching. Does this meanthat teachers must be preoccupied only with teaching?A. Yes, if they are given
other assignments, justice demands that they be properly compensated.B. Yes, because
other community leaders, not teachers, are tasked to leadin community activities.
C. NO, because every teacher is expected to provide leadership and initiative in activities for
betterment of communities.
D. Yes, because teaching is enough full time job.
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