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GENERAL EDUCATION 1. I can’t find _____ calculator; may I use ______, Richard?
 A. My, his B. My, yours 15. Corrupt government officials should be ashamed of _______.
2. On your vacation in Palawan, please if you chance upon Arturo, please give ___ my A. Themselves B. Ourselves
warm regards. 16. I thought the task was heavy for Samantha and _________.
A. Him B. Himself A. Me B. Myself
3. My brother and I ran into a friend of ____ in the park. 17. Your boss isn’t working anymore, ______?
A. Ours B. Min A. Is he B. Isn’t he
4. The cost of a new family house is quite expensive for _____, besides we have more 18. The student’s request to reset the test _____ reasonable.
urgent family needs. A. Are B. Is
A. Them B. Us 19. A number of endangered species living underwater _____ now extinct because of illegal
5. Neither the principal nor the coordinators _____ were present in the event hunting and dynamite fishing.
A. Were B. Was Is B. Are
6. After ___ all day, Father finally found the time to rest. 20. Technology _______ dramatically in the twenty-first century.
A. Having worked B. Working A. Has improved B. Did improved
7. The empty board ______ on the table. 21. If I ______ the same problems you had as a child, I might not have succeeded in life as
well as you have.
A. Were left B. Was left
8. Drama _______ to be the most interesting co-curricular activity of the year. A. Have B. Had
22. You ______ finished eating before she arrived.
A. Appears B. Appear
9. The proposed project ______ within the budget of the school. A. Have B. Will have
23. If I could speak English well, I _______ next year studying in the States.
A. Is appearing B. Is
10. It’s now two hours past his schedule; the facilitator may not come anymore, but we’ll A. Would have spent B. Would spend
still be ready in case he _________. 24. The principal has issued the memorandum before she _______ the student’s request.
A. Does B. Will come A. Received B. Will be receiving
11. We admire ________ when Cynthia speaks English fluently with ____________. 25. Had I studied very well, I _______ rewarded with a tour around El Nido.
A. Her, us B. Him, them A. Would have been B. Would be
12. I watched the _______ news on television. 26. The means of transportation ______ dramatically since the end of the 20th century.
A. Late B. Latest A. Has changed B. Have changed
13. Let us campaign for the total ban __________ of harmful insecticides. 27. The tribulations that I faced were ______ for me to overcome.
A. With use B. On the use A. So much B. Too much
14. When preparing ingredients, she is always careful not to hurt _____. 28. Joan lives _____ Santillan Road.
A. Herself B. Myself A. In B. On
29. Maggie will be ready to leave ____ about thirty minutes.
In B. At 31. Jeremy responded to his mother’s demands ____ throwing a tantrum.
30. Since he met his new girlfriend, Mico never seems to be _____ home. A. With B. By
A. In B. At 32. I think Carmen spent the entire afternoon ____ the phone.
 A. In B. On 44. In the small town of Tubao, ______ to the green hills and plains.
33. The nearest post office is on _______. A. One can quickly walk
A. Twenty Second Street B. Where one can quickly walk
B. Twenty-second Street 45. One method of ending discrimination in business and industry is _________.
34. Have you ever been to my _________? A. To demand quotas to be met by employers
A. Brother-in-law’s repair shop, Gus’s Garage B. Brothers-inlaw’s repair shop, B. To demand that employers must meet quotas
Gus’s Garage 46. Your findings are impertinent to the results of this investigation. Select the word which
35. Please read the chapter __________. means the same as the underlined word.
A. “Filing Your Income Tax Returns.” A. Important B. Irrelevant
B. “Filing your Income Tax Returns.” 47. Several elements must be transmuted to see the real implications of this event. Select
36. New students at the shop should bring ________. the word which means the same as the underlined word.
A. Hammers, wrenches, and screwdrivers A. Summed B. Changed
B. Hammers, wrenches and screwdrivers 48. You should be ashamed of yourself for having such carnal desires. Select the word
which means the same as the underlined word.
37. Mrs. Navarro said that ________.
A. the Chemistry II exam will be next Wednesday.
A. Worldly B. Bold
49. The President showed great aplomb while dealing with the reporters. Select the word
B. “The chemistry II exam will be next Wednesday.”
which means the same as the underlined word.
38. “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.” This line means ________.
A. Nervousness B. Composure
Only the heart can see the beautiful things in life. B. The
50. The courage of the son who saved his father from a raging fire is worth
heart is always correct about everything.
39. The man in the mirror looks: A. Emulating B. Watching
A. Strange B. Strangely 51. His apocalyptic views seemed to doom the human race. This is to be taken as _______.
40. Several factors must be considered in order to make a sound ________. A. Apathetic B. Prophetic
A. Query B. Decision 52. Our guest of honor was a loquacious speaker. This means _________.
41. Those are probably the _______ blankets in the store. A. Reserved B. Verbose
A. Most fancy B. Fanciest 53. Except for the profanity, I like the story. What is the story about?
42. Lolo Jorge is really ____ man. A. Obscenities B. Shamelessness
A. A sweet old B. An old sweet 54. Which word/phrase is nearest in meaning to the italicized word? He has been very
feeble since his illness?
43. _______ are activities which a heart patient must forego.
A. Heavy smoking and overeating
A. Weak B. Unwell
55. Which word/phrase is nearest in meaning to the italicized word? Jose was
B. Smoking heavy and to overeat
contemptuous of the effects of the efforts of his rival to show greater ability.
A. Scornful B. Appreciative 57. The word “baduy” means
56. She has a penchant for red accessories. This indicates _________. A. Awkward looking B. Low profile
A. Dislike B. Fondness 58. That hard work has it rewards appears to be the _______ of the story
 A. Moral B. Morale A. Metaphor B. Hyperbole
59. Archimedes shouted “Eureka!” What did we take this to mean? 74. What figure of speech is employed when the author states, “O souls and spirits of the
A. Enjoyment B. Discovery martyred brave, arise?”
60. What figure of speech is the following: “He was helpless as a child.” A. Apostrophe B. Metonymy
A. Simile B. Metaphor 75. October 10 is a “red letter day” for the Chinese. Classify the quoted expression.
61. “…It droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven” is an example of this figure of speech A. Idiom B. Metaphor
A. Simile B. Metaphor 76. “A man is known by the company he keeps.” This is an example of a __________.
62. For the synecdoche figurative “My mother has a green thumb. I can’t wait to show you A. Proverb B. Poem
her garden.” What is the equivalent meaning? 77. Shakespeare once said, “My honor is my life, both grow as one, take honor from me
A. She cultivates a garden and my life is gone.” What is the correct interpretation for this?
B. She is good at gathering A. His life is determined by his honor
63. What figure of speech is: “O wild west wind!” B. He values honor as much as his life
A. Apostrophe B. Hyperbole 78. “The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want…” is an expression of one’s _______.
64. What is the figure of speech in the sentence: “The sun was a ball of fire over the A. Blind ignorance
mountain.” B. Total submission to God
A. Simile B. Metaphor 79. The line from the Koran, “Woe to every backbiter,” talks of ________.
65. “She is my sunshine” is an example of A. Sorrow for those who oppose other’s opinion
A. Simile B. Metaphor B. Misery for those who talk ill of others
66. “My head is bloody, but unbowed” is an example of which figure ofspeech? 80. What season is it, with the line, “He ruffles every lily-pond? Where blossoms kiss and
A. Hyperbole B. Metaphor part.”
67. “Sturdy and strong, the Filipinos are like the molave” is ________ A. Spring B. Autumn
A. Simile B. Metaphor 81. The hostages are free. They paid their way. What does this statement tell us?
68. What figure of speech is: “A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed against the earth’s A. They negotiated peacefully.
sweet flowing breasts.”
B. After paying ransom they were released.
A. Personification B. Hyperbole 82. She wrote a “first-rate” report. What does it say about the report?
69. “He was like a snake in the night.” What figure of speech is present?
A. Excellent B. Run-of-the-mill
A. Simile B. Metaphor 83. Our commitments can develop us or they can destroy us, but either way, they define
70. News travels as fast as the wind. This statement is a/an: us. Choose the line below that has the same meaning.
A. Simile B. Metaphor A. Our lives are shaped by what we are committed to
71. What figure of speech is used in the line “I wondered lonely as a cloud…”
B. We must make full commitment to wordly goals
A. Simile B. Metaphor 84. The Bible tells us, “There is a right time and a right way to do everything.”
72. “The Lord is my shepherd” uses this figure of speech.
A. Plan well what you say and do.
A. Simile B. Metaphor
B. Say and do things anytime.
73. “He is the black sheep in the family.” Which figure of speech is used?
85. Thomas Carlyle said “The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder-a A. Friendliness B. Forgiving
waif…” It could be interpreted as: 89. The Senator approached the podium with his spiel. His hands were shaking and he was
A. There should be a strong driving force in one’slife. sweating tremendously. He experienced:
B. There should be sufficient energy in one’s life. A. Nausea B. Stage fright
86. Shakespeare once said: But love is blind and lovers cannot see; the pretty follies that 90. What role of the women is displayed by the lines in Luis Dato’s Spouse: “She holds no
they themselves commit. What do the underlined words mean? joys beyond the day’s tomorrow, finds no world beyond her love’s embrace, looks upon
A. Careless acts B. Nonsense words the form behind the furrow, her mind, motion, time, and space?
87. What does the expression “love begets love” mean? A. Work partner B. House wife
A. If you offer love, you will be loved in return. 91. “I have always been financially dependent by continuing to teacheven when I got
married. At times though when the cares of life weighed heavily on me, I would think of
B. Love is offered, not waiting for love in return.
my mother and her example of making the most of what she had. She did her
88. Imprisoned for 27 years, Nelson Mandela realizes dream of a free and non-racial South
household chores methodically, tutored us in our lessons and gave modest
Africa by forgiving his oppressors and negotiating in good faith for the peaceful
contributions to worthy causes.” What adjective best describes the mother?
transition to democracy. Nelson Mandela demonstrated his trait of _________.
A. Sacrificing B. Dutiful
92. What became prophetically true in France when Edwin Markham saw the French acts of charity on the side was beyond me.” Based on the recount, the mother’s financial
peasant as “The man with the Hoe”, a plundered slave under the rule of kings and resources were:
princesses? A. Limited B. Enough
A. French revolution 96. “I am a retired a public school teacher. As a teacher, I was branded asa terror in school.
The pupils dreaded the day they would enter my class. Little did they know that behind
B. Napoleon’s imperial rule
my unpopular façade was a heart full of compassion. But how did I learn this moniker? I
93. Select the most appropriate heading for the paragraph: Before he has any actual
did not tolerate dirty pupils in my class. I wanted them to know that cleanliness of body
knowledge of war, Stephen Crane wrote the American Classic “The Red Badge of
was
Courage”, which made him an overnight success. He wrote “The Open Boat” as a result
good for their health. I inspected their teeth, nails, footwear, handkerchiefs, clothes,
of shipwreck he experienced on his way to Cuba to report a war in progress there.”
ears, noses and hair.” Based on the recount, the teacher values ______.
A. The Open Boat
Cleanliness B. Study
B. Stephen’s Writings 97. Close relatives in an extended family are provided food and accommodation and in turn
94. In William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice”, Portia, the judge, said, “The quality of help in the household activities making the relationship __________.
mercy is not strained; it droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven upon the place A. Reciprocal B. Friendly
beneath…It’s mightiest…and one is likened to God when mercy seasons justice.” The 98. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, of
main thought of the excerpt is that glory in the flower, we will grieve not; rather find strength in what remains behind. The
A. Mercy is limited in extent passage expresses
B. Mercy is spontaneous and freely given A. Hope B. Despair
94. “My concept of inner peace came from my mother’s daily activities which I now recall with 99. Who has always been called the Morning Star of English literature?
fondness and awe. She was a full-time housewife wholly dependent on my father’s A. Shakespeare B. Geoffrey Chaucer
monthly salary. How she made both ends meet, guided us in our studies and did small 100. “To be or not to be” is the beginning of the soliloquy of _________.
A. Macbeth B. Hamlet
101. Which play by William Shakespeare features to ill-starred lovers who come from warring A. For information and ideas
families?
B. For enjoyment
A. Rome and Juliet B. Anthony and Cleopatra 112. In the speech progress, which is concerned with amplifying and enriching the voice,
102. The Rubaiyat has the theme: using human amplifiers such as the nose, windpipe and chest?
A. Grasping pleasure while you can A. Resonation B. Phonation
B. Creating your own world and beautify it 113. Of the seven continents comprising a continuous land mass surrounded by big bodies of
103. Who was the foremost French short story writer? water, the biggest (30.1 percent of the earth) is ___________.
A. Anatole France Africa B. Asia
114.Baghdad is to Iraq and ____________ is to Syria.
B. De Maupassant
104. What are the greatest lyric poems in the literature of the world? A. Jordan B. Damascus
115. Hers is … “the face that launched a thousand ship”
A. The Psalms of Praises
A. Helen of Troy
B. The Psalms of King David
105. The pen name of Samuel Clemens is _________. B. Princess of the Nile
Mark Twain B. George Elliot 116. Where did the ancient civilization of China exist?
106. Filipino migrant writer whose fiction stories reflect the Filipino’s concept of American A. Nile River B. Yellow River
culture? 117. Analects which are short and witty sayings that treat moral values and good human
A. Bienvenido Santos relation, are attributed to this Chinese writer:
B. Ambeth Ocampo A. Confucius B. Lao-Tzu
107. This Filipino writer in English used Hispanic-Filipino culture and traditions in his fiction 118. Indian sacred hymns are enshrined in this compendium
works. A. Rig Veda B. Mahabharata
A. Nick Joaquin B. Jose Garcia Villa
108. What is a dramatic presentation that originated from the traditional armed encounter
119. This person is the world’s first mythical geographer, and he was recognized due to his
between the Christians and Muslim Filipinos?
vivid descriptions of lands and people encountered by his hero Ulysses.
A. Moro-moro
A. Virgil B. Homer
B. Comedia de Lara y Espana
120. Egyptian literature is identified as ___________ literature.
109. One famous Japanese poem is known as haiku. It consists of
A. Mediterranean B. African
A. Three lines totaling 17 syllables with nature as topic
121. The Philippines lies in the ________, an area where volcanoes are active.
B. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic A. Wheel of fire B. Ring of fire
110. If a story is made out of an exchange of letters, it will be called ______ literature. 122. Before migrants crossed the seas from the southern Philippines, there were already
A. Epistolary B. Episodic aboriginal settlers in the islands. Who were these?
111. Among the kinds of listening, which is the type that most students do in the classroom? Negritos B. Malayans
123. What is considered the earliest form of writing in the Philippines? A. Rice terraces B. Manila Bay
A. Abakada B. Alibata 125. Who first introduced the Islamic religion to the Philippines?
124. What is one of the man-made wonders of the Philippines? A. Mukdum B. Rajah Baguinda
126. The late president Ferdinand Marcos placed the Philippines under Martial Law through B. Juan Matapang Cruz
which of the following laws? 137. The following were among the five ships involved in Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage,
A. Proclamation 1081 except:
B. Kautusang Tagapagpaganap blg. 25 S. 1974 A. Trinidad B. Cartagena
127. In July 1901, Isabelo delos Reyes founded the first labour union in the country. What was 138. What was the name of forced labor imposed during the Spanish regime?
its name? A. Bandala B. Polo
A. Union Obrero Democratica 139. Through the Galleon Trade, the Philippines had extended contacts with ___________.
B. Union Trabajadores de Filipinos Mexico B. Spice Islands
128. This religious institution is the only living remnant of the Philippine Revolution of 1896? 140. What economic policy in 16th century Europe influenced Spain’s expansion is policy to
discover new lands?
A. Philippine Independent Church
A. Mercantilism B. Colonialism
B. United Church of the Philippines
141. 1565, Legaspi concluded a blood compact with the chief of Bohol. Who is referred to?
129. What building was the only one left intact after the destruction of Intramuros during the
Battle of Manila? A. In Lakandula B. Sikatuna
142. Which of the following was the first to happen?
A. San Agustin Church
A. The Philippines was ceded to the US by the Treaty of Paris
B. Manila Cathedral
130. This person served as the brains behind the “arena theater”. B. Guerilla warfare against the US was initiated
143. Which religious missionaries first arrived in the Philippines?
A. Montano B. Avellana
131. She wrote the 1st Filipino modern English language short story, Dead Star, published in A. Augustinians B. Franciscans
the Philippine Herald in 1925. 144. The Spanish mestizo priest was the pioneering leader of the native secular clergy in the
Secularization Movement of 1861.
A. Paz Marquez Benitez
A. Father Pedro Pelaez
B. Ophelia Dimalanta
132. Which among the following pertains to the passionate Filipino dance that makes use of a B. Father Gregorio Aglipay
fan or handkerchief to illustrate a couple in romance? 145. Governor-General Narciso Claveria was responsible for the
____________.
A. El Bimbo B. Carinosa
133. Famous ballerina who brought ballet to children of various economic levels? A. Use of Spanish surname by Filipinos

A. Lea Salonga B. Liza Macuja B. Establishment of the Tobacco Monopoly

134. Angono, Rizal boasts a famous composer who became a National Artist. Who is this 146. During the Hispanic era, native and Chinese male mestizos 16-60 years old are obligated
person? to do forced labor for forty days. How can exemption be made?
A. San Pedro B. Cayabyab A. Paying the bandala
135. Who is Quijano de Martin in Philippine Literature? B. Paying the falla (exemption fee)
A. Nick Joaquin 147. Which Spanish policy provided the resettlement of Filipino
communities to form town centers of cabeceras?
B. Jose Garcia Villa
136. Who was the literary figure known as “Huseng Sisiw”? A. Reduccion B. Bandala
148. The last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines
A. Jose dela Cruz
 A. Basilio Agustin B. Underwood-Simmons Act
B. Diego de los Rios 158. Which law set a full-tree trade policy abolishing the quota limitations on Philippine
149. During the Spanish era, who was the revolutionary leader who waged a long war against exports to the United States?
the government because it did not allow proper burial for his brother? A. Payne-Aldrich Act
A. Macario Sakay B. Underwood-Simmons Act
B. Francisco Dagohoy 159. Which law enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1916 established a bicameral legislature in
150. Even after General Malvar’s surrender, there was a revolutionary leader who refused to the Philippines with the senator (upper house) and House of Representative (lower
surrender to the Americans. Instead, he declared himself President and Commander-in- house) to be composed of elected Filipinos?
chief of the supreme Government of the Tagalog Archipelago. Who was this person? A. Cooper Act B. Jones Law
A. Macario Sakay 160. What contain the concrete promise of the Americans to Filipinos
independence “as soon as stable government can be established”?
B. Artemio Ricarte
151. Gregoria de Jesus saw her husband ______ charged for treason by fellow Filipinos who A. Preamble of Jones Law
have formed the Philippine revolutionary force to fight Spain. B. Preamble of the Commonwealth Government
A. Andres Bonifacio 161. Who was the American president who proclaimed the Benevolent
Assimilation policy during the American colonial years of the Philippines?
B. Jose Rizal
152. During the June 12, 1898 declaration of Philippine Independence, a band played the A. William Mckinley
Marcha Nacional Filipino. What band was this? B. Franklin Roosevelt
A. Malabon Band 162. Who was among the last Filipino generals who fought the Americans and established the
so-called “Tagalog Republic?”
B. San Francisco del Monte Band
153. Marcelo H. del Pilar condemned the hidden control and domination by Spanish religious A. Macario Sakay
priests over the colonial government using this term. B. Miguel Malvar
Complace B. Frailocracia 163. In Philippine history, who was known as the “The Great Dissenter?”
154. He became the leader of the Magdalo faction. A. Manuel Roxas B. Claro M. Recto
A. Mariano Alvarez 164. Who among the following Filipino statesmen was the most vocal to speak against the
B. Baldomero Aguinaldo country’s foreign policy of close association with Americans?
155. Who was the founder and editor of the newspaper “La Independencia”? A. Claro M. Recto
A. Antonio Luna B. Cayetano Arellano
B. Graciano Lopez Jaena 165. He is considered as the “Father of the Local Government Code”.
156. Who was the orator of the Reform Movement and the first editor of La Solidaridad? A. Jovito Salonga
A. Marcelo del Pilar B. Aquilino Pimentel
B. Graciano Lopez Jaena 166. Who is considered as the father of Iloco Literature?
157. What law passed on August 1909 by the U.S. Congress established a partial free trade in A. Pedro Bucaneg
the Philippines? B. Pedro Paterno
A. Payne-Aldrich Act 167. Where did the folk song “Atin Cu Pong Singsing” originate?
 A. Ilocanos B. Pampangos 176. Which is the fundamental law of the Philippines?
168. One instance of taking away the life of another person without due process is _______. A. The Philippine Constitution
Salvaging B. Euthanasia B. The Bill of Rights
169. How many days are needed after which an enrolled bill becomes a law? 177. Which condition contradicts the social justice mandate in the 1987 Constitution?
A. 90 days B. 30 days A. Creation of economic opportunities for all
170. Which policy of the state provides preferential attention to the welfare of the less
B. Sense of dependency among citizens
fortunate members of Philippine society?
178. Which refers to the act of the President to stay the execution of a convict?
A. Distributive justice B. Social justice
A. Pardon B. Reprieve
171. Participation in governance, including the right to vote and seek public office is secured
179. Who has the power to declare the existence of a state of war?
within the citizenry’s _____________.
A. Congress B. President
A. Political rights
180. A losing senatorial candidate may file a protest against the winner. What body will
B. Right of suffrage assume jurisdiction over the case?
172. Which best describes the division of the Legislature in to the Senate and the House of
A. COMELEC B. Electoral Tribunal
Representatives?
181. How is the crime of rape classified?
A. Bipartisanship
A. Malicious mischief
B. Bicameralism
B. Heinous
173. Which department has the authority to make laws and to alter them when needed?
182. All Filipino citizens have the right to vote and to be voted upon as a government official.
A. Legislative B. Administrative What is this constitutional right called?
174. If this principle is applied well, no branch of government will be too powerful or abusive.
A. Suffrage B. Electoral right
A. Check and balance 183. Any individual has the right to question why he is being arrested, and to summon his
B. Impeachment accuses to court so that due process may be performed. This right is embodied in which
175. Which of the following is a way for the judiciary to check on the executive branch of of the following?
government? A. Res ipsa loquitor
A. Determining the salary of the president and vice president B. Habeas corpus
B. Declaring an act of the president unconstitutional
184. The tax required to be paid annually by all adult citizens of the Philippines is the B. Leadership by the people of talent
____________. 187. In the decade of the 70s, one clamor of the activists who staged street demonstration on
A. Community tax B. Income tax the streets was “Down with the oligarchs!” What did they accuse government of as
185. Which among the following represents the political process involved in amending or suggested by the underlined word? Government was:
revising the Philippine constitution to adapt to the present Philippine situation? A. A rule of the few rich
A. Constitutional convention B. Elitist
B. Charter change 188. With the Batasang Pambansa performing legislative and executive powers in the Marcos
186. If the social system is based on meritocracy, which is a possible effect? regime, which form of government was implemented?
A. Rule by wealthy and powerful A. Presidential B. Parliamentary
189. To which type of political system do we belong? 196. How do you call the tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals?
A. Democracy B. Colonialism A. Income tax B. Community tax
190. In which form of government does power or authority reside in a few persons who 197. Which of the environmental law requires industries to install antipollution devices and
govern for their own interest? bans the use of incinerators?
A. Monarchy B. Oligarchy A. Clean Air Act
191. Which of the following represents the smallest subunit of government in the Philippines B. Environmental Security Act
at present? 198. Based on the poem, “Sa Aking Mga Kababata” written by Jose Rizal as a young poet,
A. Barangay B. Sitio what was he advocating?
192. The Philippine government is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and A. The use of both the native tongue and multilingual languages
judiciary. Which among the following doctrines best describes the model of governance
B. The use of one’s native tongue (mother tongue)
in the Philippines?
199. In his “La Indolencia del Filipino,” Rizal’s thinking was the rich natural
A. Division of labor resources of the Philippines and the favourable climate were not a blessing after all for
B. Separation of powers the Filipino. Which explains this?
193. The right invoked in the “writ of habeas data.” Is _________ The rich natural resources and the favourable climate of the country _________.
A. Right to search for information A. Made the Filipinos compere against one another
B. Right to privacy of information B. Encouraged the “get-by” mentality
194. The fundamental right invoked by filing the writ of amparo is ____________. 200. Which among the following is the main theme of the El Filibusterismo?
A. Right to due process A. Curing the social cancer
B. Right to life, liberty, and security B. Ideal means of achieving social reform
195. Which concept best showcases social and environmental justice interconnection? 201. What was the title of Rizal’s work considered to be his crowning glory as a young poet?
A. Industrialized countries’ toxic disposed to poorer countries A. Mi Ultimo Adios
B. Desertification of verdant regions B. A La Juventad Filipina
202. What is the art and science that deals with the morality of human acts? 206. Reason must be used in understanding the existence of God. Who advocated this
A. Ethics B. Logic philosophy?
203. In Rizal’s time which among the following was pressing issues in Philippines society that A. St. John B. St. Thomas Aquinas
were presented in Noli Me Tangere? 207. This field deals with the study of how human beings behave.
A. Abuses against Filipino women A. Psychology B. Ethics
B. Abuses of friars 208. If principles and theories of human behavior were to applied to teaching and learning,
204. Ethical conduct governs social research. Which among the following are not related to the field will be called
ethics/morality in research? A. Educational philosophy
A. Erroneous data B. Educational psychology
B. Voluntary participation of respondents 209. The father of modern psychology
205. Whose view gives prominence to faith in understanding the existence of God? Sigmund Freud
Wilhelm Wundt
A. St. Augustine B. St. John
210. Which of the following is considered as the lowest form of learning? A. Individual undergoes similar stages of development
A. Perceiving B. Responding B. The rate of development is the same in everyone
211. Which statement on human intelligence is correct? 219. The tendency to imitate elders is very strong among children. Teachers should therefore
A. It is verbal ability and abstract reasoning be very good ______
B. It consists of multiple intelligences A. Role models B. Disciplinarians
212. Of the following, which is an example of natural altered state of awareness? 220. Which term refers to the social aspects of sex or to socially defined roles and
A. Sedation B. Sleep expectations that are associated with sex?
213. What is Ausubel’s belief on the learning of the children? A. Social differentiation
A. Learn best when given ample opportunity for autonomous discovery B. Gender
B. Children can be taught concepts in similar ways that adults are taught as long 221. Which need is highlighted by the statement “Children cannot learn with empty
as the materials is meaningful stomach”?
214. A behavioural psychologist would probably say that: A. Physiological B. Esteem
A. The mind is most important when analyzing behavior 222. Which idea contradicts the concept of free will?
B. We act based on rewards and punishments received A. Evolution theory
215. Which characterizes psychologically healthy people? B. Biological determinism
A. Concerned with goals and beyond themselves 223. Which human need is considered basic?
B. Feels superior over others A. Security B. Wealth
216. Which of the following is not true of mentally retarded children? 224. Which among the following represents a detrimental aspect of
A. Grasps things easily Philippine culture and society?

B. Short attention span

A. Palabra de honor

217. If a person claims he has a strong sense of self-efficacy, which is not reflective of B. Ningas cogon
him/her? 225. Material culture refers to the tangible and concrete objects produced by man. Which are
View challenging problems are tasked to be mastered Avoid challenging tasks examples of material culture?
218. Which statement is not true of human growth and development? Sinulog celebrations
Stone walls of Tasadays
226. What is the term for the unpleasant sensation of frustration when a traditional bound A. The same as culture or nation
Filipino goes to the U.S. and observes the open display of love and emotions?
B. Organized interaction of people sharing land and culture
A. Culture shock 229. The primary biological limitation of natural family planning is that it
B. Culture phobia is:
227. When teachers brand as “pilosopo” students who ask questions, they communicate the A. Goes against the tenets of the Catholic church B. Only suitable for females
negative sociological principle that with regular periods
A. Asking questions in class is a sign of inattentiveness 230. What is the bet reason for holism in art education?
B. Passive and conformity are worth perpetuating A. Everyone is a potential artist with talents of his or her own
228. Which of the following best describes the concept of society? B. Art means the beautiful in human creativity
231. Art is the handmaid of religion. Why do Jews and Muslims allow signs and symbols and 243. Of the following remarks from workers, which deserve a higher wage owing to effective
not human beings in religious art? speech what increases work efficiency?
A. People might worship images themselves A. I have strong hands, willingness and honesty in work
B. Signs and symbols display hidden mysteries B. I like people and listen to respond their opinions and needs
232. Due to close family ties, Filipino families are generally 244. What problem can result owing to bias among parents and the youth towards manual or
A. Nuclear B. Extended technical occupations, e.g. Masons, mechanics, plumbers, etc?
233. If the family is matriarchal, who will the leader be? A. White collar mania
Mother B. Grandmother B. Blue collar mania
234. In what sense is the Filipino likened to a bamboo? 245. Which among the following are qualities of an authoritarian parent?
A. He is flexible B. He is sturdy A. High level of control and a low level of warmth
235. The Filipino’s indomitable spirit is shown in his _____.
B. High level of both control and warmth
A. Self-reliance B. Ability to survive 246. An individual who can find minute differences between small objects possesses which of
236. On which Filipino trait does Gawad Kalinga build on? the following?
A. Bayanihan spirit A. A high difference threshold
B. Joy and humor B. A low difference threshold
237. Out of used illustration boards, students came up with cute and 247. Among the developing Asian nations, which of the following is widely promoted to be
functional bags for school children. Which Filipino trait is exhibited? the better solution to poverty and unemployment?
A. Creativity B. Adaptability A. Urbanization
238. The Filipinos are deeply religious; however, sometimes this religiosity instills the
B. Industrialization
negative attitude of:
248. The method of classical conditioning begins with:
A. Resignation, which leads to doing nothing to improve one’s condition
A. The unconditioned stimulus and response
B. Total surrender to God in times of helplessness is best
B. The conditioned stimulus and response
239. Then Philippines is an example of a predominantly _________ country in the world.
249. What does “capital” in economics refer to?
A. Christian B. Muslim
A. Investment and loss computed
240. Which of the following types of societies came first during societal evolution?
B. Money/machines invested to transact business
A. Horticultural B. Industrial
250. What results when the government spends more than what it collects in the form of
241. In a sociological sense, earning a 1.0 Grade Weighted Average (GWA) makes you a
taxes?
deviant because:
A. Fiscal overspending
A. You could only have gotten that CGWA by cheating
B. Fiscal deficit
B. A GWA of 10 is not the norm
251. One of the major functions of taxes is to finance real government expenditures. This
242. What is the underlying theory of the belief that the DepEd and other stakeholders
function can simply be stated as to:
should exert deliberate efforts to construct a satisfying culture for education?
A. Promote development
A. Cultural Revitalization Theory
B. Raise revenues
B. Anarchistic Theory
252. What is the type of cooperative which promoted thrift among members and creates 263. Like the typewriter, the computer has a ______.
funds in order to be able to grant loans? A. Screen B. Keyboard
A. Service B. Credit 264. Which refers to a single phrase or word that tells the computer to do something with a
253. Which term refers to the measures undertaken by the government which would remove program or file?
anything that hinders the entry of foreign products, services and capital between A. Command
countries?
B. Computer program
A. Liberalization 265. A secret word that must be entered into the computer before a person is allowed to get
B. Globalization or change information is called ________:
254. What do we call the sum of money collected for our use of a road, bridge and highway? A. Password B. Input
A. Tax B. Toll 266. In writing a letter, which productivity tool is used?
255. Which term refers to duties payable on goods, whether imported or exported? A. Publisher B. Word processing
A. Subsidiary B. Tariff 267. Which application program provides users with a means to organize and present
256. When on controls the supply/production of goods, this implies information through the use of text, numbers, graphs, sounds and visual images?
A. Inflation B. Monopoly A. Publisher B. Multimedia
257. To stimulate the nation’s economy and increase employment, former President 268. What symbol is used to make the text bold?
Diosdado Macapagal: A. Ctrl + B B. Ctrl + V
A. Abolished government repressive controls 269. ______means the graphics will be displayed more than once.
B. Standardized the salaries of government employees A. Tiling B. Tagging
258. Which of the following best described the goal of agrarian reform? 270. Which keyboard information is used to open a document in Windows operating
A. Abolish share tenancy in favor of less tenancy systems?
B. Distribute all arable lands to the landless A. Ctrl + D B. Ctrl + O
259. Which task does an operating system for a computer perform? 271. Which is the brain of the computer?
A. Data compression A. RAM B. CPU
272. The acronym HTML means Hyper Text Mark-Up
B. Memory management
260. Which one links the computers to base computer making it possible to share software A. Language B. Label
materials? 273. Three-dimensional image reproduced from a pattern of interference is called
A. Internet B. Local Area Network A. Hologram B. Network
261. Which enables the computer to communicate with other computers over the 274. Activities connected by a computer system are described as
telephone? A. Network B. Online
A. Modem B. Network 275. Which among these types of graphs best illustrates the progress in academic grades over
262. When is it most important to scan a computer’s drives for viruses? Immediately after four quarters?
______. A. Line graph B. Bar graph
A. Downloading a text file from a government website 276. What illustrates a particular data series through rectangles?
B. Installing software from a disk created by a friend A. Line graphs B. Bar graph
277. A social network services available through the computer is ______. A. Greatest common factor
A. I-pad B. Facebook B. Prime factor
278. Which program application provides users with a means to organize and present 290. The greatest common factor of 22, 15, 7 is
information through the use of text, numbers, graphs, sounds, and visual images?
A. 1 B. 2
A. Multimedia B. Spreadsheet 291. Among the given decimals, which is equivalent to 9%
279. What refers to a computer program?
A. 0.09 B. 0.9
A. Software B. Terminal 292. What percent if 75 is 15?
280. The information highway is called ________.
A. 20% B. 30%
A. Internet 293. Total amount after adding 8% interest for 3 months of P 6, 000?
B. Information technology A. P 6, 120 B. P 10, 500
281. In the phrase, “six times a number increased by seven raised to the fifth power, the 294. Iah left her house at 2 PM travelling at a constant speed. At 4 PM, her brother Prince
exponent is ______. drove at 70 kph to catch up to her. If Mia was overtaken at 9 PM, at what speed was she
A. 5 B. 7 travelling?
282. The island of Luzon is estimated to be 100, 000 square kilometers. In exponential from, it A. 40 kilometers per hour
can be expressed as ________.
B. 50 kilometers per hour
A. 1 x 106 B. 105 295. The probability of getting a 2 after rolling a fair die is
283. How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 100?
A. 1/6 B. ½
A. 25 B. 24 296. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number divisible by 2?
284. What are the prime factors of 120?
A. 1/2 B. 1/3
A. 2x3x4x5 B. 2x2x2x3x5 297. A ball is drawn at random from a box containing 6 red balls, 4 white balls, and 5 blue
285. What are the prime factors of 56? balls. Find the probability that is it is blue.
A. 7, 4, 2 B. 7, 2, 2, 2 A. 1/3 B. 2/5
286. The least common multiple of 2, 3, and 4 is _______. 298. In how many ways can 5 girls be seated in a row of 5 seats?
A. 12 B. 24 A. 120 B. 100
287. What is the LCM of 5, 2, and 7? 299. A recipe calls for 2 cups of milk for every 7 cups of flour. A chef will use 28 cups of flour,
A. 35 B. 70 how many cups of milk must he have?
288. What are the least common multiple of 12 and 60? A. 8 B. 14
A. 120 B. 360 300. In a university, the ratio of female professors to the male professors is
289. The largest common factor of two or more numbers is called? 8:5. If there are 288 female professors, how many are male professors?
180 B. 120 A. 4 B. 3
301. How many seconds are there in a 24-hour day? 303. The sum of three consecutive integers is 123. What are the integers?
A. 86, 400 B. 84, 600 A. 40,41,42 B. 39,40,41
302. What number must be subtracted from both numerator and denominator of the fraction 304. Which of the following is a product of 13 and an integer?
11/23 to give a fraction whose values is 2/ 5?
A. 1326 B. 1323
305. Simplify 6 – (3 – (4) + 11 + 8) 317. Given the test scores 10, 12, 14, 10, 12, 11, 10, 11, 12, 13, 10, 12, 12, 11,
A. 20 B. -20 10, the distribution is
306. Simplify 5 – (2 – (-4)+ 11 – 8) A. Bimodal B. Unimodal
A. 4 B. -4 318. The sum of the sides of a polygon is the ______.
307. Simplify: x – 2y (x – 8y) – (-6xy + 7x) A. Perimeter B. Area
A. 2
-6x + 3xy + 24y B. 6x – 3xy – 24y 2 319. All right angles are
308. Simplify: (8x – 24) / (2x2 – x – 15) Equal B. Supplementary
320. The altitudes of the base of a triangle are 24 meters, and 5 meters respectively. What is
A. 8 / (2x + 5) B. 4 / (x – 13)
its area?
309. Subtract 5a-2b from the sum of 7a+5b and a+b
A. 60 square meters B. 50 square meters 321. Kalian nagsimula ang
A. 3a + 14b B. -3a + 14b
pagkakaraoon ng modernisasyon ng wikang pambansa?
310. If 50% of x is 20, what is 20% of x?
A. 1987 B. 1974
A. 16 B. 8
322. Ang katumbas ng igkas ng titik Q sa kasalukuyan ay
311. The mean of an x and negative five is ten. What is the value of x?
A. Kuyu B. Kyu
A. 25 B. 20
323. Hanapin mo ako sa _____ ng mga sasakyan.
312. Janus took 6 tests in Art. She got an average of 76% on quizzes 1 and 2 while she got an
A. Abangan B. Pag-abangan
average of 85% on quizzes 3 to 6. What is her average score for the six tests?
324. Gagawin mo lang yan _____ mo ako mahal.
A. 82% B. 82.5%
A. Kung di B. Kungdi
313. The following are Mathematics test scores: 10, 15, 12, 18, 16, 24, 12, 19,
325. ______ ka na sa ilog. Nanginginig ka na.
14. What is the median score?
A. Humango B. Umahon
A. 14 B. 15
326. Kinakailangang _______ ang damit sa Huwebes.
314. The scores of five students in an English exam are as follows: 80, 75, 60, 95, and 100.
What is the average score? A. Magyari B. Mayari
327. Limang oras na pero hindi ko pa rin _____ ang nawawalang aklat.
A. 82 B. 83
315. In an English test, eight students obtained the following scores: 12, 10, 13, 11, 15, 20, 19, A. Makita B. Mahanap
17. What is the median score? 328. Pahalagahan ang pangaral ______________ hindi malihis ng lands. Anong pangatnig ang
angkop sa pahayag na ito?
A. 15.5 B. 14
316. The following measures are affected by outliers, except A. Nang B. Habang
329. Nakapandidiri ang asong kalye na _____________.
A. Median B. Mean
Madumi B. Dumumi 332. Huwag makisama kay Zoilo dahil buwaya siya. Ang salitang buwaya ay tumutukoy sa
330. Anong salita ang nagsisilbing salitang ugat ng PINAGLABANAN? kahulugang
A. Laban B. Labanan A. Denotasyon B. Konotasyon
331. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang pangungusap na may paksa? 333. Uri ng pangatnig na ginagamit sa pagpili, pagbubukod at pagtatangi.
A. Nagbabasa sila sa aklatan. A. Pamukod B. Paninsay
B. Kay ganda ng paglubog ng araw. 334. Bantas na ginagamit sa pagitan ng panlaping ika at tambilang
 A. Gitling B. Panaklong 345. Kung ang pangungusap ay, “Bilang at sukat kung mangusap ang dalaga”, paano
335. Ano ang tawag sa tatlong magkakasunod na tuldok na ginagamit upang ipabatid na may mailalarawan ang dalaga?
bahaging hindi sinipi mula sa talata? A. Mahirap unawain
A. Ellipsis B. Sintesis B. Maingat
336. Uri ng pagbabagong morpoponemiko na gumagamit ng pagpapapalit ng posisyon ng 346. Isang uri ng pamamatnubay kung saan ang reporter ay lumilihis sa pamatnubay;
ponema sa salita. lumilikha ito ng sariling paraan sa mga gawaing pagulat.
A. Asimilasyon B. Metatesis Kombensyunal
337. Uri ng pagsusulat na ang pokus ay ang imahinasyon ng manunulat upang pukawin ang B. Di-kombensyunal
damdamin. 347. Ibigay ang angkop na damdaming Ito ang dinadaanan upang maipaabot ng tagapagsalita
ang kanyang mensahe
A. Jornalistik B. Malikhain
338. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang nararapat sa komunikasyon na pasulat? A. Tsanel B. Fidbak
Lakas ng boses 348. Ang pag-aaral ay nakatuon sa motibasyon ng mga mag-aaral sa paggamit ng kompyuter
B. Maayos na pagpapalugit sa paggawa ng mga sulatin. Natuklasan sa pagaaral na ito na ang ganitong pahayag ay
339. Ano ang kalabang mortal ng pakiking? ilalagay sa _______.
A. Talinghaga B. Ingay A. Abstrak B. Paradigm
340. Pahayag na pasaklaw na nabubuo sa pamamagitan ng personal na panlasa o pagpili. 349. Kung ikaw ay nagnanais lamang magpalipas ng oras, anong klaseng pagbasa ang
nababagay sa iyo?
A. Subjective generalization
A. Scanning B. Kaswal
B. Analytical generalization
350. Ang kahulugan ng: My bank account is in the read.
341. Dulog pampanitikan na nagbibigay diing sariling panlasag bumabasa. Kilala rin ito bilang
reader-response theory. A. Bale-wala B. Malapit na maubos
351. Ano ang damdaming napapaloob sa “Bakit gabi na’y ‘di pa siay dumarating?”
A. Antropolohiya
A. Pagkatakot B. Pagkagalit
B. Impresyonista
352. Sa taas ng mga bilihin ngayon kahit kahig ka nang kahig ay wala pa ring maipon. Ano ang
342. Proseso ng paghahatid ng saloobin, opinion, karunungan sa pamamagitan ng
ibig sabihin?
makabuluhang tunog.
A. Trabaho ng trabaho
A. Pakikinig B. Pagsasalita
343. Nakikipagaway ka sa speaker. Ito ay pakikinig na B. Hanap nang hanap
353. Ang pahayagan ay hindi dapat maglathala ng anumang uri ng pagbibintang na makasisira
A. Pasibo B. Kombatib
sa reputasyon nang di muna nagbibigay ng pagkakataon sa nasasakdal na marinig ang
344. Paraan ng pagbasa na ginagamit kung ang akda ay mahirap unawain.
kanyang panig. Ito ay _________.
A. Muling basa B. Masusis
Patas na pamamahayag
B. Makatarungang pakikitungo A. Walang pera B. Kuripot
354. “You can count on me,” Ang pinakamalapit na salin nito ay _________. 356. Siya ay may kutsarang pilak ng ipinanganak. Ito ay nangangahulugang _________.
A. Maaasahan mo ako A. Masalita B. Mayaman
B. Bilangin mo ako 357. “Panahon na upang magdilat ng mata at makisangkot sa mga usapin.” Ito’y
355. “Malalim ang bulsa,” ng kanyang Nanay. Ang ibig sabihin nito ay __________. nagpapahiwatig na _________.
 A. Magising sa katotohanan 367. Pen pen de sarapen/ de cuchillo de almasen/ haw haw de carabao batuten.
Pinatutunayan ng linya ang paglaganap ng wika dahil sa ________.
B. Idilat ang mga mata
Pananakop B. Heograpiya
358. “Ang lumalakad ng mabilis, kung matinik ay malalim.” Ano ang ibig sabihin ng paalaalang
368. Pinag-aaralang mabuti ng bawa’t abogado ang _____ ng 1987.
ito?
A. Saligang batas
A. Ang naglalakad nang mabilis ay hindi nakakapag-isip.
B. Batas pambansa
B. Ang nagmamadali ay madalas magkamali.
369. Ang paniniwala sa Diyos ay susi upang matamo natin ang _______.
359. Mahusay “maglubid ng buhangin” ang taong gipit. Ano ang ibig sabihin?
A. Kaligtasan B. Salvasyon
A. Magsinungaling
370. Tapos na ang klase kapag tumunog na ang _______.
B. Magpaikot-ikot
A. Batingting B. Kampana
360. “Mahal kita, mahal kita hindi ‘to bola/ Ngumit ka man lang sana ako’t nasa langit na.”
371. Upang hindi madala ng agos ang barko, ibinaba ng mga mandaragat ang ________.
Ang salitang pampanitikan na ginamit sa linya ng kanta ay nangangahulugang ________.
A. Timpulan B. Angkora
A. Sinisinta B. Napakasaya
372. Ang aklat ni Dr. Tinsley Harrison ang ______ sa pag-aral ng medisina.
361. Anong uri ng tayutay ang pahayag na ito? “Ang kabutihan mo sa buhay ang magiging
hakbang sa pag-unlad.” A. Sandigan B. Pundasyon
373. Winasak ng _______ Katrina ang maraming bahay sa New Orleans.
A. Pagtutulad B. Pagwawangis
362. Alin dito ang pinakawastong salin sa pangungusap na: “I am sure he didn’t say that.” A. Bagyong B. Buhawi
374. Ang pagbibigay ng diploma ay nasa huling bahagi ng ________.
A. Natitiyak kong hindi niya sinabi iyon.
A. Programa B. Palatuntunan
B. Ako ay tiayk na hindi niya sinabi iyon.
375. Ang sanaysay na ito ay nagtataglay ng pangkaraniwang paksa at waring nakikipagusap
363. Ang salin sa blangko para sa blank ay halimbawa ng pagtutumbas na _______.
lamang.
A. Panghiram sa Espanyol at pagbaybay sa Filipino
A. Malaya B. Maanyo
B. Paggamit ng leksikong Filipino
376. Ang katangiang ito ng wika ay nangangahulugang ang wika ay nauunawaan ng lahat at
364. “Pinutol mo/ dagkung kahoy/ dahil ditto/ gumulong ang mga bato/ napagkasunduan ng isang lahi/pangkat.
ania na, ania na, ania na…” Ang linya ng awit ay nagpapatunay ng _____.
A. Dinamiko B. Arbitraryo
A. Diglossic na kkalagayan ng wika
377. Ito ay naguulat ng mga tunay na pangyayari batay sa pag-aaral, pananaliksik, o
B. Paggamit ng lalawigang antas pakikipanayam. Ngunit, ang paraan ng pagsulat ay kawili-wili. Ano ito?
365. “Heto na, heto na, heto na, /wahh! Doo bidoo bidoo, bidoo, bidoo.” Alin A. Lathalain B. Editorial
ang nabuong salita o tunog sa linya nabuo ayon sa teoryang poohpooh? 378. “Kapapasok pa lang niya sa silid.” Ang pandiwa sa pangungusap ay nasa aspetong
A. Wahh B. Doo bidoo A. Pangnagdaan B. Perpektibo
366. “Ang babae ay huwag mong tingnang isang bagay na libangan lamang kundi isang 379. Paano mailalarawan ang isang akademing marunong tumanggap ng kritisismo para sa
katuwang at karamay sa mga kahirapan nitong kabuhayan.” (E. Jacinto) Ang tungkulin ng ikagaganda ng pananaliksik?
wika sa linya ay ______.
A. Malikhain B. Bukas ang isipan
A. Panregulatori
380. Ang wastong salin ng “You are the apple of my eye.”
B. Pang-instrumental A. Ikaw ay mahalaga sa akin
 B. Katuwa-tuwa ka 387. Sa anong bahagi ng pananaliksik matatagpuan ang mga kaugnay na literature at pag-
381. Sa pangungusap na “Malakas ang boses mo”, ang salitang malakas ay isang aaral?
A. Panguri B. Pandiwa A. Kabanata I B. Kabanata II
382. Ang pagpapalitan ng mga ideya, opinyon, salaysay, sa pamamagitan ng mga sagisag ay 388. Ang wastong kahulugan ng “The present problem is only a storm in a teacup” ay
tinatawag na ______. A. May galit B. Bale-wala
A. Talastasan B. Paglalahad 389. Sa pangungusap na “Malakas ang boses mo”, ang salitang malakas ay isang
383. Saan kabilang na uri ng tayutay ang pahag na: “Kapalaran, huwag ka sanang mailap.” A. Pang-uri B. Panghalip
A. Pagtawag B. Palit-tawag 390. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang di-mahalagang salik sa pagtatalumpati?
384. Ang bahaging ito ng lingwistika ang siyang nag-aaral ng mga tuntunin kung paano A. Pagyayabang B. Okasyon
inaayos ang mga salita sa loob ng pangungusap 391. Ang simbolong kumakatawan sa mga bagay at mga pangungusap na nais ipahayag ng tao
Syntax B. Pragmatika sa kanyang kapwa ay
385. Kung bibilangin ang pantig sa bawat taludtod ng tula, ito ang makukuha A. Wika B. Tunog
A. Tugma B. Sukat 392. Tumutukoy ito sa mga salitang nakapagiisa at may kahulugan. Kilala rin itong salitang-
386. Ito ay uri ng pangungusap na tumutukoy sa pangyayaring pangkalikasan o ugat.
pangkapaligiran A. Malayang morpema B. Di-malayang morpema
A. Eksistensyal B. Phenomenal 393. Anong anyo ng patanong na pangungusap ang: Dumaan ka na dito, di ba?
A. May karugtong B. Kabalikang anyo 400. Which among the following are duplicated during the process of mitosis?
394. Sa anong bahagi ng pananaliksik matatagpuan ang mga lugar at babasahing A. Chromosomes B. Centromeres
mapagkukunan ng mga literature at pag-aaral. 401. Plants create their own food by absorbing and processing sunlight. The ability to
A. Kabanata I B. Kabanata II produce one’s own food source is a metabolic process known as:
395. Science provides knowledge through disciplined observation. Which of the following is A. Autotrophy B. Homotrophy
not characteristic of scientific assertion? 402. Fungi absorb the nutrients from dead organisms. In an ecosystem what roles do they
A. Hearsay play?
B. Empirical support A. Carnivore B. Saprophytes
396. Which of the following when perceived causes action on a reaction? 403. Which among the following cell organelles does not participate in cellular division?
A. Stimulus B. Sound A. Cytoplasm B. Ribosomes
397. Which among the following represents the smallest unit of life? 404. Which of the following is an example of a symbiotic relationship?
A. Embryo B. Cell A. Wolves working together to hunt in a pack
398. Which of the following statements about living things is false? B. Weeds clinging to the roots of trees in your backyard
A. All living things have a nervous system 405. Which of the following is not an example of a naturally occurring sugar?
B. All living things are capable of reproduction A. Glucose B. Mitose
399. Which of the following best describes a group of cells that work together to perform a 406. Sugar compounds such as monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides are also
function? classified
A. Organ B. Tissue A. Carbohydrates B. Proteins
407. Polysaccharides, triglycerides, polypeptides, and nucleic acids are classified as 418. You won the jackpot prize in the lottery. The prize money cannot be paid in currency byt
A. Acids and bases only in gold. Applying your knowledge in chemistry, select the largest amount of gold
from the choices below. (Au = 197).
B. Macromolecular
408. Which of the following are the components of fungal cell wall? A. 40.0 kilograms of gold

A. Cellulose, lipids, and nucleic acids B. 22.4 moles of gold

419. The Kyoto protocol, which requires countries to reduce greenhouse emission, is a
B. Chitin, proteins, and sugar
practice that advocates _______.
409. What organisms would most likely be in an artic environment?
A. Environmental protection
A. Walrus B. Turtle
410. How are bats able to navigate in the dark without bumping into anything? B. Ecological destruction
420. Which is true of metalloids?
A. They emit sound waves whose returning vibrations can detect the presence of
objects A. Have properties of both metals and non-metals
B. They have supersonic eyes B. Conduct heat and electricity less effectively than non-metals
411. A species of fish lived in a lake. When a dam was constructed in the area, a group of fish 421. An atom of silicon has a mass number of 28 and an atomic number of
was separated and populated a new pond. They then developed differing characteristics 14. How many protons are in this atom?
and became a distinct species. Which of the following concepts explains this speciation? A. 28 B. 14
A. Geographical isolation 422. Element X has an electron configuration of 1S22S22P2. Based on information, element X
B. Behavioral isolation belongs to a/an ______ family.
412. This demonstrates the feeding connections between all life forms. A. Coinage
A. Nutrition cycle B. Food web B. Halogen
413. Plants capture energy from the sunlight by means of molecule known as 423. A toothpick can sit on the surface of water due to
A. Adenosine triphosphate A. Surface tension B. Buoyancy
B. Chlorophyll 424. When the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, it is summer and when the sun shines all
the time both day and night, what is this called?
414. Because it will adversely affect the populations’ food supplies, the most disadvantageous
source of energy is _______. A. Midnight sun
A. Geo-thermal B. Plants B. Northern light
415. Damage to DNA that is not repaired and then replicated can result in genetic disorders. 425. What type of clouds produce thunderstorms
This demonstrates ________. A. Cumulonimbus
A. Mutation B. Pathology B. Stratus
416. Air, when mixed with sulfur oxide coming from motor vehicles and industrial plants falls 426. What is a pyroclastic flow?
to earth giving effects to living things. This polluted air is known as A. Poisonous gas of a volcano
A. Acid rain B. Greenhouse rain B. A mixture of volcanic gas, ash and other tephra
417. Air, flood, and water are essential elements in human existence. Carried by wind air 427. Rock fragments thrown into the air during a volcanic eruption are called:
called _____ falls to earth poisoning fish and destroying vegetation.
A. Lava B. Tephra
A. Acid rain B. Greenhouse rain
428. Which among the following properties is a measure of how easily a mineral can be A. Lithosphere B. Core
scratched? 431. What is the partially molten layer of the Earth called?
A. Luster B. Hardness A. Asthenosphere B. Lithosphere
429. What is the numerical value for the hardest mineral on the Mohs hardness scale? 432. If there are several earthquakes in a row, what is the name of the largest of these
A. 10 B. 20 earthquakes
430. What part of the Earth is thought to be composed of iron and nickel?
Mainshock A. Lead B. Silver
B. Tertiary shock 443. Which of the following is an example of a fungus?
433. What is the location on the Earth’s surface that is directly above the place where an
A. Yeast B. Euglenoids
earthquake originates?
444. Which among the following elements can be drawn into thin wires and hammered into
A. Epicenter B. Fault thin sheets?
434. Fats do not dissolve in water because fats _____.
A. Cu B. Ag
A. Are nonpolar and water is polar 445. A molecule or an ion is classified as a Lewis base if it has which of the following
B. Are polar and water is nonpolar properties?
435. Breaking up solid speeds dissolving in a liquid by _______. A. Accepts a proton from water
A. Raising the temperature B. Donates a proton to water
B. Increasing surface area 446. Which among the following has the most polar bond?
436. The amount of substance having 6.02x1023 of any kind of chemical unit is called a(n): A. N2 B. HF
A. Mass number B. Mole 447. Which of the following best describes the amount of energy required to remove an
437. According to the modern periodic law, the chemical properties of the elements are electron from a gaseous atom?
periodic functions of their _____. A. Ionization energy
A. Atomic mass B. Atomic number B. Activation energy
438. A horizontal row of elements on the Periodic Table is known as a(n): 448. What does a pH below 7 indicate?
A. Period or series Acidity B. Alkalinity
B. Group or family 449. Which among the following gases is green in color?
439. If no more solute can be dissolved in a solvent at a given temperature, then that solution A. Krypton B. Chlorine
is called: 450. The manager of textile factory considers it too expensive to treat liquid wastes so he
A. Saturated B. Saturable suggested digging a hole near the factory where the wastes can be stored. Is this
440. What intermolecular forces do geckos and other lizards use to stick to walls and ceilings? environmentally safe?
Static ionic attractions A. No, the liquid wastes will mix to the groundwater.
B. Van der Waals forces B. No, the liquid can be recycled.
441. Salts of which of the following metals are added to fireworks to make them brilliant red? 451. Why are nights cooler when the sky is clear than when it is overcast?
A. Copper B. Strontium A. Cooler air holds less vapour
442. Alchemists in ancient Egypt tested gold for purity by remelting it and heating it. If the
B. There is no cloud cover to prevent heat from escaping
gold became whiter, it contained:
452. Water covers 75% of the Earth’s surface and yet some people still do not have enough A. Become mentally retarded
water to drink. Why?
B. Have weak bones
1. Most of world’s water is salty 454. The correct way of eating fruits is when eaten ______.
2. Most of our bodies of water are polluted by chemicals A. With an empty stomach
3. Most freshwater are frozen in ice caps B. After meals
A. 1 and 2 only B. 1, 2 and 3 455. An eclipse of the sun throws the shadow of the _____.
453. Children born with a deficiency of thyroxin ______ if deficiency is not checked. A. Moon on the earth
B. Moon on the sun 2. Critical mindedness
456. The following are effects of global warming, except: 3. Objectivity
A. Changes in the aiming of seasonal patterns in ecosystem 4. Truthfulness
B. Expansion of tropical diseases A. 1 and 4 B. 1 and 3
457. John experienced a lack of growth hormone (GH) as a child. Now that 463. What is the main difference between prokaryotes and the eukaryotes?
John is an adult, it is likely that he:
A. The eukaryote has a nucleus, but the prokaryote does not have.
A. Has normal adult body proportions, but an extremely short stature
B. The prokaryote has a nucleus, but the eukaryote does not have
B. Is of normal height, but has child-like body proportions 464. Which of the following is a proper example of natural selection?
458. Which type of digestion occurs in the mouth when an individual chews a piece of bread?
A. A community of lady bugs begins having offspring with darker shells, in order
A. Mechanical digestion only to hide from their predators
B. Both mechanical and chemical digestion B. Seagulls begin to eat so many fish so that only those with dark blue scale color
459. One immediate cause of a decrease in the rate of photosynthesis is a reduction in the survive
availability of which of the following substance? 465. Which of the following has the smallest mass when measured in an equal arm balance?
A. Oxygen B. Carbon dioxide A. 1/8 sheet of pad paper
460. Vascular tissue that transports water in leaves connects directly to which of the B. ½ sheet of pad paper
following?
466. During periods of increased global temperatures, which of the following is most likely to
A. Xylem in the stem occur?
B. Root hairs in the epidermis A. A decrease in atmospheric CO2
461. Which of the following statements is true about parasites and their relationships with B. An increase in atmospheric CO2
their hosts?
467. Why is the Philippines much hotter than Canada? The Philippines:
A. The parasite enjoys the benefits of a relationship in which the host is harmed
A. Has days with more hours of light
or killed
B. Receives sun rays closer to vertical position
B. The host enjoys the benefits of a relationship in which the parasite is harmed
468. Geothermal energy, an energy resource in the country, is based on which phenomenon?
or killed
462. In computing data, a student computes up to the second decimal place.
A. There are more concentrations of heat in some places of earth’s crust
As a researcher or scientist, what trait(s) do(es) the student possess? B. Earth’s internal energy heats its surface more than the sun does
1. Accuracy
469. Which of these effects generally occurs as a result of warm air mass and a cooler air 479. Which of the following is the lowest rank of coal and is otherwise called brown coal?
mass converging at earth’s surface? A. Lignite B. Anthracite
A. Winds lie down 480. Which element has Te as its symbol?
B. Stormy weather patterns develop A. Tellurium B. Technetium
470. Why do fisherfolks catch more fish during the new moon than during the full moon? 481. What is the term form slowing-down response by the frog’s circulatory system during
A. Fishes are attracted to the light from the fishing boat which fisherman makes cold season?
use of during the new moon A. Hibernation B. Estivation
B. Fishes go near the surface during the new moon because the water is warmer 482. Which of the following is a vitamin?
471. Bagoong smells because ________. A. Niacin B. Pepsin
A. Air and volatile particles from bagoong mix and get spoiled further 483. Which element has Ca as its symbol?
B. Molecules from bagoong spread in air A. Carbon B. Calcium
472. Every morning when the sun shines through the glass jalousies of Maria’s window, she 484. Which of the following process involves chloroplast?
sees a rainbow on her wall. Which could explain this? A. Conversion of light energy to chemical energy
A. The glass jalousies break up the beam of sunlight into the colors of the rainbow B. Cell division
B. There are water droplets on the glass that act like a prism 485. Aside from solid, liquid, and gas what is the fourth form of matter?
473. Which of the following is true about light and seeing? A. Plasma B. Colloid
A. Light rays coming from an object meets lightcoming from a light source, and 486. Which of the following is a heterotroph?
then enters the eyes A. Grasshopper B. Algae
B. Light hits an object, bounces and then enters the eyes 487. Which type of reaction does the general equation (AB + energy A + B) show?
474. Why do leaves with green color look green in the sunlight? A. Endothermic synthesis
A. They absorb the green light B. Endothermic decomposition
B. They reflect green light 488. Iron is what type of magnetic material?
475. Why does the level of water in a beaker rise after a stone is placed in it? A. Ferromagnetic
A. The stone takes the place occupied by water B. Paramagnetic
B. The stone has more mass than the water 489. Humans reproduce when an ovum is combined with a sperm leading
476. Why do people feel their ears pop or crack when they are up in the air? to the development of an embryo. This form of reproduction is called
A. There are less air particles A. Budding B. Fertilization
B. There are more air particles 490. Of the following which is an example of physiological adaptation that allows survival
among plants or animals?
477. Which of the following activities help reduce water pollution?
A. Treating wastewater before it is discharged
A. Frog’s powerful hind to jump away from predators

B. Cleaning of soap instead of detergents

B. Walking stick’s unique shape and color
491. Which of the following activities help reduce water pollution?
478. Of the following organisms, which are included under Kingdom Plantae?
A. Magnolidae B. Prokaryotes
A. Use of soap and detergents
 B. Treating waste water prior to discharge
492. What is the main organ for respiration?
A. Lungs B. Nose
493. Dengue is an infectious disease transmitted by an organism classified under which
phylum?
A. Arthropoda B. Echinodermata
494. The source of water pollution is when water from a river is mixed with the contents of a
septic tank, this is called
A. Water condensation
B. Hypertrophication
495. The union of an ovum and sperm inside a test tube is
A. In vitro fertilization B. Pollination
496. What are the small hair-like structures that serve as a sensory function in eukaryotic
cells?
A. Cilia B. Actin filaments
497. What thin structures are essential for cytokinesis, amoeboid movement, and changes in
cell shape?
A. Pseudofilaments
B. Microfilaments
498. Which of the following process best explains the evolution of life forms or gradual
transformation of species?
A. Natural selection
B. Genetic drift
499. Which technology can lead to the formation of a new genetic trait?
A. Embryo transplant
B. Exposure to radiation
500. A rectangular book of steel has dimensions of 5 meters x 10 meters x 15 meters and
weights, 1, 000 N. How should this block be placed on a surface to exert the least
pressure on the surface?
A. On the 10 meters by 15 meters side
B. On the 5 meters by 15 meters side
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22 B 52 B 82 A 112 A 142 A
1 A 31 B 61 A 91 B 121 B
23 B 53 A 83 A 113 B 143 A
2 A 32 B 62 B 92 B 122 A
24 A 54 A 84 A 114 B 144 B
3 A 33 B 63 A 93 B 123 B
25 A 55 A 85 A 115 A 145 A
4 B 34 A 64 B 94 A 124 A
26 A 56 B 86 A 116 B 146 B
5 A 35 A 65 B 95 B 125 A
27 B 57 A 87 A 117 A 147 A
6 A 36 A 66 A 96 A 126 A
28 B 58 A 88 B 118 A 148 B
7 B 37 A 67 A 97 A 127 A
29 A 59 B 89 B 119 B 149 B
8 A 38 A 68 A 98 A 128 A
30 B 60 A 90 B 120 A 150 A
9 B 39 A 69 A 99 B 129 A

10 A 40 B 70 A 100 B 130 A 151 A 191 A 231 A 271 B 311 A

11 A 41 B 71 A 101 A 131 A 152 A 192 B 232 B 272 A 312 A

12 B 42 A 72 B 102 A 132 B 153 B 193 B 233 A 273 A 313 B

13 B 43 A 73 A 103 B 133 B 154 B 194 B 234 A 274 A 314 A

14 A 44 A 74 A 104 B 134 A 155 A 195 A 235 B 275 A 315 B

15 A 45 B 75 A 105 A 135 A 156 B 196 A 236 A 276 B 316 A

16 A 46 B 76 A 106 A 136 A 157 A 197 A 237 A 277 B 317 A

17 A 47 B 77 B 107 A 137 B 158 B 198 B 238 A 278 A 318 A

18 B 48 A 78 B 108 A 138 B 159 B 199 B 239 A 279 A 319 A

19 B 49 B 79 B 109 A 139 A
160 A 200 B 240 A 280 A 320 A
20 A 50 A 80 B 110 A 140 A
161 A 201 B 241 B 281 A 321 A
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162 A 202 B 242 A 282 B 322 B 181 B 221 B 261 A 301 A 341 B

163 B 203 A 243 B 283 A 323 A 182 A 222 B 262 B 302 B 342 B

164 A 204 A 244 B 284 B 324 A 183 B 223 A 263 B 303 A 343 B

165 B 205 B 245 A 285 B 325 B 184 A 224 B 264 A 304 A 344 A

166 A 206 B 246 B 286 A 326 B 185 B 225 B 265 A 305 B 345 B

167 B 207 A 247 B 287 B 327 A 186 B 226 A 266 B 306 A 346 B

168 A 208 B 248 A 288 A 328 A 187 A 227 B 267 B 307 A 347 A

169 B 209 A 249 B 289 A 329 A 188 A 228 B 268 A 308 A 348 A

170 B 210 A 250 B 290 A 330 A 189 A 229 B 269 A 309 A 349 B

171 A 211 B 251 B 291 A 331 A 190 B 230 A 270 B 310 B 350 B

172 B 212 B 252 B 292 A 332 B

351 A 391 A 431 A 471 B
173 A 213 B 253 A 293 A 333 A
352 A 392 A 432 A 472 A
174 A 214 B 254 B 294 B 334 A
353 A 393 A 433 A 473 B
175 B 215 A 255 B 295 A 335 A
354 A 394 A 434 A 474 B
176 A 216 A 256 B 296 A 336 B
355 B 395 A 435 B 475 A
177 B 217 B 257 A 297 A 337 B
356 B 396 A 436 B 476 A
178 B 218 B 258 B 298 A 338 B
357 A 397 B 437 B 477 A
179 A 219 A 259 B 299 A 339 B
358 B 398 A 438 A 478 A
180 B 220 A 260 B 300 A 340 A
359 A 399 B 439 A 479 A

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360 B 400 A 440 B 480 A 381 A 421 B 461 A

361 B 401 A 441 B 481 A 382 A 422 A 462 A

362 A 402 B 442 B 482 A

363 A 403 B 443 A 483 B

364 B 404 B 444 A 484 A

365 A 405 B 445 A 485 A

366 A 406 A 446 B 486 A

367 B 407 B 447 A 487 B

368 A 408 B 448 A 488 A

369 A 409 A 449 B 489 B

370 B 410 A 450 A 490 A

371 A 411 A 451 B 491 B

372 B 412 B 452 B 492 A

373 A 413 B 453 A 493 A

374 A 414 B 454 A 494 B

375 A 415 A 455 A 495 A

376 B 416 A 456 B 496 A

377 A 417 A 457 A 497 B

378 B 418 A 458 B 498 A

379 B 419 A 459 B 499 B

380 B 420 A 460 A 500 A

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383 A 423 A 463 B

384 A 424 A 464 A

385 B 425 A 465 A

386 B 426 B 466 B

387 B 427 B 467 B

388 B 428 B 468 A

389 A 429 A 469 B

390 A 430 B 470 A

A. Childhood stage
B. Adolescence stage
505. Which of these theories holds that human activity is based on the interaction of stimuli and
responses?
A. Phenomenology
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION B. Association
501. Which of the following descriptions of a teacher is included in the preamble of the Code of 506. What is the process by which an organism inherits the characteristics/ traits of the parents?
Ethics for Professional Teachers? A. Variation
A. Persons of dignity and reputation B. Heredity
B. With satisfactory teaching performance 507. Kristle is competing with her mother for her father’s attention. She is therefore said to be
502. The effects of maternal employment on children’s achievement were found by a number of experiencing _______.
researchers as _______. A. Electra complex B. Oedipus complex
A. Fully established 508. To whom is classical conditioning theory always attributed for his experiment involving the
B. Hardly established dog’s salivation as a reaction to the sound of the buzzer
503. Why is babyhood often referred to as a “critical period” in the development of personality? A. Lewin B. Pavlov
A. At this time the baby is exposed to many hazards both physical and a 509. How are institutions of learning encouraged to set higher standards of quality over and
psychological above the minimum required for state recognition as provided for the Education Act of
B. At this time the foundations are laid upon which the adult personality structure is 1982?
built A. Continuing professional education (CPE)
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510. The main function of a philosophy of education is to: B. Parent-teacher conference should always be an activity in school
A. Aid the learner to build his own personal philosophy 521. Which of these statements regarding professional teachers is the major difference in the
B. Define the goals and set the direction for which education is to strive professionalization of teachers and teaching as promulgated in Presidential Decree 1006 and
in Republic Act 7836?
511. The control and the administration of all educational institutions shall
be vested in the citizens of the Philippines as stipulated in ___________. A. Holder of valid professional license and certificate of registration

A. 1987 Constitution B. P.D. no. 176 B. Appointed on full time basis and on a permanent status

512. The present military training in our school curriculum is an influence of 522. Which of these activities would be an effective way of avoiding or minimizing social
stratification in the classroom?
A. Sparta B. Athens
A. Assign leadership roles to the children of the upper social class
513. Which of these philosophies stresses the development of an individual capable of reflective
thinking especially that of being able to solve the problem he faces individually or B. Avail the infuence of mass media for children of all classes
collectively? 523. The constitution which provided the present philosophy of education was the contribution
A. Developmentalism of the Aquino Administration. Which of these statements is NOT consistent with our
educational philosophy?
B. Experimentalism
A. Foster nationalism and patriotism
514. Which of the following contributed to the establishment of secondary schools which is an
inclusion to basic education ? B. Appreciate the roles of foreigners on the historical saga of the country

A. Reformation 524. If children are cooperatively engaged with the teacher in a group project, the children will
discipline themselves as each member of the group exercises _______.
B. Realistic
A. Obedience to the teacher
515. The present Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act has its beginning on what period of
Roman History? B. Moral compulsion

A. A.D. 100-AD 175-government increased its subsidy for education 525. Operation “return to the basics” was launched by the Department of Education, Culture and
Sports not only to upgrade pupil achievement but also to ________.
B. A.D. 274-259- government established a monopoly on education
A. Emphasize the importance of the 3Rs
516. Whose philosophy influenced the present emphasis on Character Education and Values
Education in our school system? B. Serve as the basis for a learning continuum

A. Gandhi B. Confucius 526. Which of the following embodies the operation “Return to the Basics”?

517. The singing of national anthem is an offshoot of the philosophical ideals of A. New Elementary School Curriculum

A. Nationalism B. Socialism B. National Secondary Achievement Test

518. Ejay, an adolescent combines his ability to use deductive and inductive reasoning in realistic 527. In a classroom it is possible to see the teacher doing the following to facilitate learning :
rules that he can respect and live by. When he does this, how does Ejay perceives his I. The class reads a workbook on the characteristics of animals
environment? II. The class copies the characteristics of animals from books
A. He sees events apart from himself and other people III. The class goes out to the zoo to observe the animals IV. The teacher shows posters
B. He sees the world through the eyes of the people of animals
519. Manual aesthetic activities involving attitudes and feelings are primarily expressive of Which of these teacher’s activities reflects an interactive environment?
emotions and values not thought. An example of this motor skill is ________. A. I and IV B. III only
A. Baking a cake with background music 528. Which is NOT TRUE in the development of understanding in early childhood?
B. Dancing and playing musical instruments A. Ability to reason and to see relationship
520. Parents and teachers are considered as authorities and models by children at the early B. Ability to explore their environment
childhood stage. What does this statement imply? 529. Whose research established the first kindergarten also known as “a garden where children
A. Teachers and parents should serve as role models at all times can grow” ?
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A. Froebel B. Herbart 538. Ms. Sarah wants to help in ending Ms. Rose’s act of immorality but doesn’t have the courage
530. Values development is integrated in all subjects in the NSEC while Values Education is to confront her. What she did was to write and secretly distribute copies of anonymous
_________. letter to her colleagues. What should have been done instead?
A. Offered as a separate subject A. Talk to the married man with whom Ms. Rose is having an
illicit affair
B. Emphasized in Science and technology
B. If the charge is valid, present such charge under oath before her school head
531. Which of the following is a mark of a good teacher?
539. The principal asks his good teachers to write modular lessons in Science, then he had them
A. Has the mastery of the lesson
published with his name printed as author. Which is unethical in this case?
B. Has the capability to implement corporal punishment
A. He got the merit which was due for his teacher writers
532. Under the learning to do, which of the following instruments must be acquired by Justin so
B. He burdened the teachers with work not related to teaching
he can perform his work effectively?
540. Teacher Ruth, a teacher for thirty two years, refuses to attend seminars. She claims that her
A. Competence B. Insights
thirty two years of teaching is more than all the seminars she is asked to attend. Are her
533. What do you think would be the action of a teacher who found out and has proven that his
actuation and thinking in accordance with the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers?
principal is involved in the malversation of funds of their school?
A. Yes, because she taught for thirty two years and may have mastered the subject
A. Ignore what the teacher has discovered about this action of the principal
B. No, a professional teacher, regardless of teaching experience, ought to go
B. Present the charge to a competent authority
through CPE
534. Teacher Abe is a neophyte teacher. One time a mother of one of his students confronted 541. Operation “return to the basics” was launched by the Department of Education, Culture and
and maligned him in front of his colleagues. How should Teacher Abe react on this kind of Sports not only to upgrade pupil achievement but also to _______.
situation?
A. Emphasize the importance of the 3Rs
A. Allow the mother to keep on maligning her until it’s turn to do the same
B. Serve as the basis for a learning continuum
B. Wait until the emotion of the mother subsides and invite her to discuss the
542. Which of the following embodies the operation “Return to the Basics”?
concern with the principal or guidance counselor
A. New Elementary School Curriculum
535. Ms. Gasat is always guided by the principle that she has a foremost responsibility as a
teacher. Given the following, which do you think is the main responsibility of Ms.Gasat? B. National Secondary Achievement Test
A. Inspires student to interesting lessons 543. Education is a continuous process of experiencing and revisiting or reorganizing experiences
according to a progressivist. What does it mean?
B. Guides students in the learning process
A. Education takes place anytime and anywhere
536. During the class reunion, Teacher Nancy learned that most of her classmates are successful
in their fields. Also, she found out that most of them are wealthy because they have chosen B. Education goes on throughout life
a lucrative profession. Confronted with this situation, how should Teacher Nancy react? 544. The main contribution of the Arroyo administration in education is Republic Act no. 9155.
A. Leave the event so as to avoid being asked about her profession This provision _______.
B. Tell with pride that she is a teacher by profession A. Renamed the DECS to DepED

537. Roan as a principal is very much interested in a quality professional development program of B. Established the study now-pay later system
her teachers. Which of the following should she consider to realize this? 545. The main purpose of compulsory education of the Constitution is to:
A. Responsive to identified teachers needs A. Develop students into responsible thinking citizen
B. Prescribed by top educational teachers B. Acquaint students with the historical development of
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546. Which of the following situations violates the principle of respect? clears his throat and looks intently at the erring student. This classroom management style is
commonly known as _______.
A. Teacher Dave tells his students that what Teacher Neil taught is essential.
A. Proximity control
B. Teacher Dang is giving special favor to students to please so that she can get a
remarkable result in the evaluation B. Signal interference
547. If Teacher Lando states that specialization is knowing more and more about less and less, 554. When choosing an instructional aid or device, the primary consideration of the teacher
hence it is better to be generalist. What kind of philosophy does he uphold? would be _______.
A. Essentialism A. Suitability B. Efficiency
B. Progressivism 555. Which of the computer-based instructional tools can help you revise written work such as
short stories and essays?
548. Teacher Iah is an inspiration to almost all of the students. Her efficiency and effectiveness in
the profession is truly outstanding. Which of the following describes this attitude toward A. Desktop publishing
her? B. Word processing
A. Progressivism 556. Ms. Bhum wants to show to her class a magnified picture of the Mt. Pinatubo’s crater fixed
B. Idealism on a bond paper. Which of the following tools can she use?
549. Teacher Janus finds teaching in a multi-cultural classes very challenging. Which among the A. Overhead projector
following choices will alleviate the difficulty of addressing theses challenges? B. Opaque projector
A. He must nurture diversity rather than practicing domination and oppression 557. As teacher employs the project based multimedia learning (PBML) strategy, what are some
B. He must welcome one sided view rather than the recognition of biases limitations teachers expect from the encounter?
550. Ms. Algie is the most admired pre-school teacher in her school. Which among the following I. There is a need for extending the time to use several media
can best explain her being a good teacher? II. The presentation of the product is not an easy task
A. She manages to instill control to her students III. The technology skills to produce a product may be lacking
B. She adheres to the want of the parents for their children A. I, II, III B. II and III only
551. Teacher Bong brought a salamander in the class during a lecture about amphibians. The 558. B.F. Skinner is a known psychologist and the one who first described operant conditioning.
salamander is a device commonly known as REALIA. Teacher can bring realia ONLY when Which of the techniques is an application of operant conditioning?
________. A. Project method
A. Available B. Computer-assisted instruction
B. Feasible 559. Which of the following choices is considered as social force that affects the school and the
552. Students of Teacher Jigs described him as someone who knows what he is talking about. curriculum?
Teacher Jigs therefore exhibits a power known as _____. A. Changes in gender roles
A. Expert power B. Learner’s characteristics
B. Referent power 560. Which of the following is an expression of child’s interest in his body?
553. To show disapproval to the misbehavior of the student, Teacher Prince
Looking at themselves in the mirror 563. What is the main reason why children with ADHD have limited learning
B. Looking the picture of an adult men and women skills?
561. Motor development is manifested by a particular child who _______? A. Are given sedatives which make them listen
A. Learns how to walk, run, and jump B. Act on impulse and cannot concentrate
B. Recognizes the different sizes of toys given to him 564. Many concerned parents commonly make the mistake of __________.
562. Which among the following drugs is commonly used for children with ADHD? A. Unintentionally rewarding their children for creating stress
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565. Stuttering is commonly caused by _________. 575. Teacher Selwyn has been lecturing for more than an hour and he noticed that students are
A. Problem with a physical origin not anymore able to absorb additional information. This phenomenon is known as
________.
B. Side effect of authoritarian parenting
A. Stagnation B. Plateau of learning
566. How can parents foster initiative and independence in children?
576. Planned ignoring, signal interference and proximity control are techniques used in
A. Mastering psychomotor skills
__________.
B. Encouragement from parents when a child plans and carries out a task
A. Life space interviewing
567. Which stage considers the importance of teachers, peers and adults outside the home in
B. Managing surface behavior
shaping attitude toward oneself?
577. A foreigner who is studying here in the Philippines was turned off by the Filipinos way of
A. Integrity versus despair
eating balut and frogs. This feeling is called _________.
B. Industry versus inferiority
A. Culture phobia
568. When a child manifest autism, self-destructive behavior and echolalia, the child might be
B. Culture shock
showing the symptoms of ______?
578. Who among the following claimed that children are natural learners and therefore must be
A. Anorexia nervosa
taught in natural settings?
B. Childhood autism
A. Montessori B. Froebel
569. When Kevin’s moral choices are determined by the
579. The concept that learning to read or write does not happen quickly but is build upon many
direct
small steps that occur over the course of the child’s early childhood.
consequences of actions, he is most likely in the stage of _______?
A. Emergent literacy
A. Post conventional B. Pre-conventional
B. Innate literacy
570. What is the motivation of Lester who paints for the sheer enjoyment of creating artwork?
580. A boy is closer to his mother and a girl is closed to her father. These instances are under
A. Intrinsic B. Extrinsic
________.
571. Providing variety of learning activities to students is a characteristic of a teacher who
A. Oepidal complex B. Phallic stage
understands the principle of __________.
581. Laughing at a two year old child who uttered a bad word is not a proper thing to do because
A. Facilitating learning with emphasis on individual differences
in this stages of the child’s life, the child is _________.
B. Allowing the student to be exposed to various teaching techniques
A. Considering the views of others
572. Students who are disobedient and who display negative attitudes towards others are best
B. Distinguishing right from wrong
handled by a teacher who will ________.
582. The school director emphasizes the necessity of clean and green environment that
A. Take every opportunity to praise him for every positive attitude displays
contribute to effective teaching and learning. This is an example of ________.
B. Detain him after office hours for him to do what he has been ordered
A. Providing an atmosphere conducive to learning
573. Which of the following develops critical thinking skill among the students?
B. Establishing rapport between teachers and pupils
A. A willingness to suspend judgment
583. The teachers are facilitators of learning. Which among the following negates this principle?
B. Blind obedience to authority
A. Uses pro-active discipline methods
574. A child who always fights with his /her classmates, who has a very short attention span, and
B. Focus on the background of the students
who has frequent tantrums is believed to be sufferring from
Mental retardation 584. The nearest to the real thing according to Edgar Dale’s Cone of Experience is __________.
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B. Attending exhibit A. Mean B. Mode

585. This is the pre-planned collection of sample of student works, assessed results and other 594. Which statement/s is/are true in constructing matching type of test? I. The options and
output produced by the students _________. descriptions are not necessarily homogenous
A. Portfolio II. Description in Column A and option in Column B
B. Observation report III. The options must be greater than the description IV. The directions must state the
586. Which of the following statements is one of the strengths of an autobiography as a basis of matching
technique for personality appraisal? A. I, II and III B. II, III and IV
A. It can replace data obtain from other data techniques 595. A type of error committed in grading the performance of the students by the rater who
B. It makes possible presentation of intimate experience avoids both extremes of the scale and tends to rate everyone as average
587. Student Raj was asked to report to the Guidance Office. Student Raj and his classmates at A. Logical error B. Central tendency error
once remark, “What’s wrong?” What does this mean? 596. Which of the following should be AVOIDED in constructing true or false test?
Reporting to a guidance office is often associated with misbehavior I. Verbal clues and specific determiner
B. Guidance counselors are perceived to be “almighty and omniscient.”
II. Terms denoting definite degree or amount
588. The discriminating index of item number 15 is 0.45 means that
III. Taking statements directly from the book
A. More students from the upper group got the item correctly
IV. Keep true and false statement the same in length
B. More students from the lower group got the item correctly
A. I and III only B. I, II and III
589. What is the main advantage of using the table of specifications when constructing periodic
597. Which of the following tests can best effectively measure higher order of cognitive learning
test?
objectives?
A. It increases the validity of the test result
A. Objective test
B. It improves the sampling of content areas
B. Extended essay test
590. Which of the following is an example of norm-
598. To increase the difficulty of a multiple choice test item, which of the following should be
referenced
done?
interpretation?
A. Make the options homogeneous
A. Jiah’s test score is higher than 89% of the class
B. Make the options equal in length
B. Fritz solves five problems correctly out of thirty problems
599. Teacher Abegail wants to establish the reliability of his test in Biology.
591. Which of the following assessment techniques best assess the objective
Which of the following will he accomplish?
“plans and designs an experiment to be performed.”
I. Administer a parallel test
A. Rating scale B. Checklist
II. Split the test
592. What type of measure of variation is easily affected by the extreme scores?
III. Construct a variety of items IV. Administer the same test twice
A. Quartile deviation B. Standard deviation
A. I, III, IV B. I, II, IV
593. Standard deviation is to measure of variation as _______ is to measure of central tendency
600. Teacher Tiffany constructed a matching type test item. In her column of descriptions are A. Sentence Completion test
combination of presidents, current issues, and sports. Which rule of constructing a matching B. Word Association test
type test item was NOT followed?
602. Which of the following is the main purpose of administering a pre test and post test to the
A. The descriptions must be homogeneous students?
B. The descriptions must be heterogeneous A. Measure gains in learning
601. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group when we talk about projective B. Measure the effectiveness of instruction
personality test?
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A. Construct a table of specification A. Share it to all her students in her live account
B. Go back to the instructional objectives B. Send the module through group instant messaging
604. Below is the list of methods used to establish the reliability of a test, which method is 614. Teacher Grace is assigned to handle a multi-grade class. What instructional material must be
questionable due to practice and familiarity? used to provide the needs of each grade?
A. Kuder Richardson A. Differentiated materials to cater to different levels
B. Test retest B. Multisensory materials
605. What is the meaning of TOS in the parlance of test construction? 615. A document published by a school district that identifies rules of
A. Table of Specifications behavior that must be followed by anyone using the school district computers, network or
internet connection
B. Table of Specific Test
A. Fair use B. Ethical internet use policy
606. Which is implied by a positively skewed score distribution?
616. Which of the following are the rationales behind using technology in the classrooms?
A. The mode is high
I. Motivational
B. Most of the scores are low
II. Unique instructional capabilities
607. Which of the following is a result of compressing a file?
III. Increased Teachers’ productivity
A. The file is deleted
A. II and II only B. I, II and III
B. The file size is smaller
617. Using bloom’s Taxonomy, the highest among the following is
608. Which of the following are the basic components of curriculum design?
A. Critical comprehension
A. Content, Assessment and delivery
B. Critical evaluation
B. Assessment, Teaching strategies and textbooks
618. Among the following educators, who proposed the placement of children in a “prepared
609. The following are examples of Learner-Centered Design EXCEPT
environment”?
A. Child-centered design
A. Montessori B. Froebel
B. Humanistic-centered design
619. To improve comprehension and retention among the students, the teacher’s best option
610. Which of the following statements about computer viruses is TRUE? would be to use
A. Files damaged by computer viruses can be cured A. SQ3R B. Contextual Clues
B. Compressed files can never be damaged by viruses 620. Teacher Nerry would like to compare and contrast plant cell vs. animal cell. She would most
611. Mrs. Grachie dreams to organize a seminar with a known poet from another country but she likely use:
cannot afford to spend for the transportation of the said guest. Which of the following can A. Venn diagram B. Tree diagram
she use so she won’t need to spend much?
621. The students of Teacher Panyang feel that their teacher has an “eye behind her head” This
A. Instant messaging B. Video conferencing characteristics of the teacher is known as
612. Teacher Nemiah wants her students to express their opinions regarding environmental A. Referent power B. Withitness
problems. Which of the following can she use to do this?
622. Teacher Prince asks his students what they already know about the topic before starting a
A. Forum B. Blog new topic in his subject. What concept of cognitive development is exhibited in the situation
613. Ms. Vanessa will be absent for two days because of a national conference. She wants her above?
students to work on a certain module. What is the fastest way of sending the module to her A. Assimilation B. Schemata
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623. During the distribution of the report card, which of the following must be the foremost A. Ageism B. Senilism
concern of a teacher? 634. Jco’s parents do not want their child with ADHD to undergo drug treatment, their better
A. Discuss the projects of the school alternative would be
B. Discuss the progress as well as the deficiencies of the student A. Behavior modification of behavior management
624. How will you classify the purpose of the school as it concerns with the training and B. Punishment
preparation of citizens for the world of work? 635. Ripple effect can also be seen in misdemeanor. The teacher should therefore
A. Economic purpose A. Immediately respond to misbehavior
B. Social purpose B. Be consistent in classroom management
625. After listening to the homily of the Priest about fidelity, Julian has a moment of reflection. 636. The best example of Operant Conditioning among the following is _________.
His understanding of the value of fidelity has become deeper as he relate this to his past
A. Using reinforcement
experiences. This typifies what kind of philosophy _______?
B. Fostering conducive learning environment
A. Constructivism B. Reconstructivism
637. A child submitted a poorly written report but packaged with startingly colored paper cover.
626. Teacher Carl is a new teacher. He realizes that handling his students’ misbehavior is a very
This showcases ___________
demanding aspect of the classroom management. In this regard he thought of giving up
teaching. What advice can you give him? A. Subtance over “porma”

A. Report every student’s misbehavior to the principal B. porma” over substance

B. Set the ground rules for the whole class 638. Jeff has inherent skills in taking care of plants. It is highly possible that he has _______

627. Which among the following philosophers considered habits and reasons as equally A. Naturalistic intelligence
important forces to be cultivated in education? B. Intrapersonal intelligence
A. Aristotle B. Jerome Bruner 639. According to Erikson, a child who is cold towards that people around him might have failed
628. Which of the following is the most important component of educational reform? to attain what basic goal based on psychosocial development?

A. Implementing a better curriculum for students A. Trust B. Initiative

B. Allowing the students to participate more 640. What is the most likely characteristic of children aged 3 to 5 according Erikson?

629. The failure in the test of independence among Filipino students can be attributed to A. Mischievous B. Ego-centric

A. High degree of dependence to authority 641. Metacogniton is primarily characterized by _________.

B. Strong family ties A. Formulating hypothesis

630. Teacher Justin is admired for being an effective classroom manager. He is not only friendly B. Thinking about their thinking
but at the same time _____. 642. A person who is friendly and has a capacity to make people laugh possesses _______.
A. Business-like B. Analytical A. Intrapersonal intelligence
631. Which of the following would be the most fitting action of a teacher who is having a B. Interpersonal intelligence
relationship with his/her student? 643. A student is finding it hard to read. When the guidance counselor traced the child’s history,
A. Defer the relationship until they are ready to admit it the counselor was able to find out the student came from a dysfunctional family, Aside from
B. Continue the relationship and exercise utmost professional discretion about this that, the child was abused and neglected. What could have caused the student’s reading
disability?
632. Some children go through a period of intense appetite when they eat or chew on all sorts of
inedible substances. This is called: A. Emotional factors

A. Pica B. Enuresis B. Poor teaching

633. Mrs. Grace Binay was not accepted by a certain company because of her age. This 644. As children move into the elementary school years, they direct their energy toward mastery
discrimination based on age is called knowledge and skills. Which stage of Erikson’s theory is characterized here?

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A. Industry VS. Inferiority 649. When should teachers support one another?
B. Identity VS. Role Confusion A. At all times for whatever cause
645. To whom does the word teacher refer? B. When the best interest of learners is at stake ina controversy
I. Full time teachers 650. What does the Teacher Education Development Program signify as a
II. Part time teachers prerequisite for employment of teachers in basic education schools?
III. Guidance counselors A. Licensure examination for teachers

IV. Librarians B. National standard competencies among teachers

V. Division Superintendent A. I,II, and V B. III and IV 651. How do orientation sessions help the new teacher? I. Be attuned to the school environment
II. Learn guidelines to follow III. Develop good relations
646. Which is true of LET passers?
A. II and III B. I, II, III
A. Every LET passer shall be required to take the Professional Oath before practicing
as a Professional Teacher 652. Former DepEd Director Lolita Andrada described her humble early schooling: a silong
(ground floor of a house) converted into a classroom. Which best characterizes the
B. Taking the Professional Oath before practicing as a Professional Teacher is
situation?
optional for LET passer
647. Are vocational teachers required of professional license?
A. School-home connection B. Rural village school

A. Yes B. No
653. What is the overall stream for education, growth and fulfillment in the teaching profession?

648. Can a failed examinee qualify for the position of para-teacher?

A. Merit and promotion B. Lifelong career

A. Yes, if his LET rating is below 75 B. Yes, if his LET rating is 70 and above
654. Among the following, which directly qualifies the teacher candidate to be registered at par
with other professions like medicine, law, nursing, and the like?
Licensure examination clarify the schools’ goals and responsibilities early in the first year?
Membership in professional association A. Student’s handbook B. Orientation
655. In essence, what is the new Performance Appraisal System for Teachers (PAST)? 660. Transparency international, a global corruption watchdog, rates the Philippines as one of the
A. Competency-based B. Skill-based most corrupt nation in Asia. What educational program is relevant to this situation?
656. Among active participation of school officials and teachers in the community, which of the A. Values education
following is not appropriate due to prevailing religious sentiments? B. Socio-economic development
A. Literacy assistance for out of school children/youths 661. The Transparency International’s perception that the Philippines suffer a cultural malaise of
B. Promoting contraceptives for planned parenthood corruption, what component of our character needs to be further developed along the
657. Among rights of the schools, which is not provided by the law? Learning To Be Pillar of education in the 21st century?
A. Right for basic education to determine subjects of the study A. Intellectual-emotional component

B. Right for institutions of higher learning to determine academic grounds for B. Ethical-spiritual component
admission. 662. What is the cultural trait of conflicting values that aims to please people in different venues
658. What is known as a self-appraisal for professional growth that is acceptable and useful for and situations rather than abide by principles?
recognizing weakness and strengths for a new beginning teacher? A. Kanya-kanya system
A. Self-evaluation B. Split personality
B. Students’ evaluation 663. What best describes “puwede na” mentality vs. excellence in service/ work?
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B. Resignation to mediocrity 675. What observation tests to the fact that the student’s motivation vary according to socio-
664. A teacher introduces herself as teacher only. What does this imply? cultural background?
A. The teaching profession is the lowest paid profession A. Genetic endowments may show gifted endowments
among the young
B. She takes no pride in the teaching profession
B. Children from low-income household meet more
665. How is collaboration among teachers for sustained professional practice teachers best
obstacles in learning
achieved?
676. Which indicator is most useful for assessing quality of schooling?
A. Mentoring system by experienced teachers
A. Cohort survival rate
B. Interdependent work for cohesion
B. Net enrollment rate
666. From the Constitution, what is the condition for allowing students to be taught religion in
public schools? 677. The world has become a global village. What sound practice is expected of teachers?

A. Outside of school hours only A. Respect of diverse culture

B. Upon written permission by parents B. Ethnic cleansing

667. Under R.A. 7722 or Higher Education Act of 1994, which agency has direct supervision and 678. Of the following, which is the most powerful source of values like beauty and goodness
management of teacher education institutions or colleges of education in the country? outside the school system?
Commission on Higher Education A. Nature
Teacher Education Council B. Mass media
668. Along the aim towards labor for integrity, which aspect of work needs to be taught to future 679. Among components of a morally mature person, which demonstrates that a teacher seeks
employers and employees in the 21st century workplace? peaceful resolution of conflict?
A. Industry skills and orientation A. Working for peace/reconciliation
B. Loyalty for company and work B. Accepting responsibility for choices
669. Which of the following is a quality of an engaging learning environment most reflective of 680. Which of the following refer to teamwork among teachers in classroom teaching?
Education For All (EFA)?
A. Peer evaluation
A. Improvised to enhance learning for all types of learners
B. Peer teaching
B. Student-centered learning activities
681. Of goals of education, which relates to the strengthening of our society’s sense of belonging
670. Educated in a religious school, Sansa goes to confession every day to be and identity?
free of any kind of sin. How do you characterize Dona’s moral attitude? Moral character
A. Scrupulous B. Pharisaical Citizenship
671. How should teachers regard new trends and reforms in education? 682. Inculcating moral maturity among students, which of the following relates to beliefs and
A. As a development need ideals?
B. As a wave in millennial change A. Respecting freedom of conscience

672. How does the “humaneness” of the teacher best describe when he/ she is full of interest B. Promoting human equality
and enthusiasm in the work of teaching? 683. Among core/basic life skill, which relate to recognizing and giving worth to ourselves as
A. Responsiveness persons?
B. Perceptiveness A. Self-esteem

673. Of the following, which best describes peer teacher-and-learning? B. Empathy

A. Individual B. Collegial 684. What philosophical motive was behind public education during the American colonial
period?
674. To survive in the global community and in the twenty first century, one must be a:
A. Secularism
A. Digital expert B. Digital immigrant
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B. Utilitarianism 693. Which is the most basic in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?

685. Students must be taught self-responsibility is the desire of the ___________ teacher. A. Socialization B. Actualization
A. Existentialist B. Constructivist 694. Among mistaken goals in the Acceptance Approach to discipline, what happens when
686. Values are subjective. Your value may bot necessarily be my value. students seek to hurt others to make up being for being hurt or rejected?
What subscribe to this thought? I. Revenge seeking
Progressivist Power seeking
II. Pragmatists III. Essentialist 695. Among mistaken goals in the Acceptance Approach to discipline, what happens when
A. I and III B. I and II students feel helpless and rejected so that they remove themselves rather than confront the
situation?
687. Which aspect of multi-intelligence is enhanced by asking students to work on a physical
model of the atom after a teacher’s discussion on the subject of the atom? A. Withdrawal

A. InterpersonalB. Kinesthetical B. Attention getting

688. John Dewey said, “An ounce of experience is better than a ton of theory.” To which does this 696. How will you make a child memorize the table of multiplication from the point of view of
statement point? Pavlov?
A. The need for experience A. Make them understand the meaning of multiplication

B. The primacy of experience B. Call the child’s attention every time you recite the table for them

689. In Piaget’s Concrete-Operational stage in cognitive development, which refers to the ability 697. In the 5’S Formula to create a conductive learning environment, which S stands cleanliness
to order or arrange things logically on dimension such as weight, volume, or size? of the work place?
A. Seriation A. Shine

B. Conservation B. Systematize

690. In Piaget’s Formal Operation Stage in cognitive development, which of the following is not 698. Among mistaken goals in the Acceptance Approach to discipline, what happens when
among the characteristics of the child’s thinking ability? students are not getting the recognition they desire, continually seek to help, and refuse to
work unless the teacher hovers over them?
A. Hypothesis making
A. Withdrawal
B. Knowing properties (number, mass, volume, etc)
B. Power seeking
691. In Erikson’s Stage Theory of Development, which affirmation belongs to the stage of Identity
versus role confusion? 699. What is being shown by teachers who ignore slow-learners and take pride in the work of fast
learners?
A. I get a good deal of pleasure from working
A. Hurling invectives
B. I wonder what sort of person I am
B. Discrimination
692. What is the degree of moral certitude of Vanessa who entered into marriage only out of
obedience to her parents, but uncertain whether she wanted marriage at all? 700. What provides the most direct type of learning, but is difficult to supply in the traditional
classroom?
A. Probable B. Doubtful
Real-life experience B. Convergent thinking
B. Multisensory instructional aids
702. Of the following effects on learning, what is the effect of assigning various sections of the
701. Among thinking skills in learning, what includes fluent, flexible, original and elaborate newspaper, and allowing choice depending on the learner’s choice?
thinking?
A. Allowing different interests
A. Divergent thinking
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703. Learning is influenced by social interaction and interpersonal relations. What must a teacher 714. What characteristic differentiate spiritual intelligence or spiritual quotient as developed by
do? Harvard University, from sectarian religion (E.g. Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, etc.)?
A. Make students feel good about themselves A. Creedal values
B. Make students work collaboratively Sectarian values
704. How can new information be made more meaningful to students? 715. Sequence the following events on the historical development of reading:

A. Relating it to knowledge they already know I. Greek letters and the Roman alphabet were developed

B. Increasing retention of new knowledge II. Through the Semite’s ingenuity, sounds, and symbols gave rise to the Phoenician
alphabet
705. Which of the following best relate to basic literacy to learners?
III. People used pictures and characters to convey messages
A. Text-based learning
IV. Researchers showed the processes of reading,
B. Field experience
comprehension, and interpretation
706. What is the initial knowing process learned by the individual that revolves around practical
A. I, II, III, and IV B. III, II, I and IV
problem-solving?
716. In Grace Godell’s Reading Skill Ladder, which step should come last, and only when needed?
A. Thinking
A. Using parts of a book
B. Listening
B. Using the dictionary
707. What condition afflicts child learners who have to count on fingers to tell whether 5 are
more than 4? 717. In Grace Godell’s Reading Skills Ladder, which is at the very bottom and needed to move up
Neurological B. Mental to the sequential ladder of reading skills?
708. In learning complex matters, what is important to give focus on? A. Phonetic analysis

A. Separate and diverse thoughts and beliefs B. Meaning from information, B. Basic sight words
experience, and beliefs 718. Among models of reading strategies, what did student Donald adopt when he reads back
709. Which is not an aim in having partners in team learning? and forth, attending to both what is in his mind and what’s on the page?
A. Focused attention B. Cooperative work A. Bottoms-up

710. Among the components in the instructional framework for learning strategies, which is B. Interactive
demonstrated by teacher Ana who assigns homework for students to do on their own? 719. What is known as learning a new word by studying its roots and affixes?
A. Independent practice B. Consolidation A. Morphology
711. Someone said, “Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere B. Phonetic analysis
intellectual play.” This means that: 720. What is an example of a book or writing intended for moral knowledge of the very young
A. Theory and experience must go hand-in-hand readers?
B. Theory is more important than experience Jack and the Beanstalk
712. Teacher A set 85% accuracy in a test on predicting the kind of weather given 5 different B. Les Miserable
atmospheric conditions. Mary obtain a score of 82% that can be interpreted as 721. Which of the following does not belong to the meta-cognitive reading activities?
A. She is 3% short of the set percentile score A. Testing
B. She did not meet the set standard by 3% B. Sampling
713. Of the following, which is the best way parents can support the learning development of 722. Among specialist in reading, who are mainly concerned about reading as a thinking process
their children? that involves the recognition of printed or written symbols which serve as thought stimuli?
A. Interest and assistance in class assignments A. Linguists
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723. What is mainly addressed by early intervention program for children with disabilities, ages 0 A. How are the test results to be reported?
to 3 years old? B. How are the test scores to be tabulated?
A. Ensuring inclusion for special children 729. Tests should be non-threatening, but which of the following actually threatens students?
B. Early growth development lag A. Surprise quiz
724. Who is best equipped to lead in the formulation of an individual educational plan for special B. Scheduled exam
children?
730. The test questions in Teacher Dae Dae’s test were confusing and subject to wrong
A. Special education teachers understanding, especially to poorer students. What was wrong with the test?
B. Parents of special children A. Unclear directions B. Ambiguity
725. To what problem type do students belong, who have short attention span, unable to sustain 731. In her tests, Teacher Tomden made tests that were either too difficult or too easy. What was
concentration by being easily affected by sights, sounds or speech? wrong with her tests?
A. Withdrawn A. Unclear directions
B. Distractible B. Inappropriate level of difficulty of the test items
726. On categories of exceptionality in the young, what is difficulty in focusing and maintaining 732. What is wrong with test items that give clues to answers to questions?
attention, and/or recurrent hyperactive and impulsive behavior?
A. Tests brevity
A. ADHD
B. Poor construction
Emotional/conduct disorders
733. With manner of answering as a criterion, which of the following belongs to supply type of
727. How is the disorderly behavior of children classified when they tell lies?
test?
A. Moral B. Social
A. Completion
728. In preparing classroom tests, which of the following checklists is the LAST among steps in
B. Multiple choice
tests preparation?
734. What primary response factor is considered by Essay questions? A. Formative assessment
A. Wide sampling of ideas B. Summative assessment
B. Factual information 739. An entering college would like to determine which course is best suited for him. Which test
735. In using Essay questions, what of the following are these tests susceptible to, such as to is appropriate for this purpose?
make them less reliable measure broad knowledge of the subject matter? A. Aptitude test B. Diagnostic test
A. Bluffing B. Time consuming 740. Among recording devices during assessment, which can the student use to describe behavior
736. Among standardized tests, which reveals strengths and weaknesses for purposes of and context which observations may be forgotten or remembered incorrectly?
placement and formulating an appropriate instructional program? A. Anecdotal record
A. Achievement tests Self-assessment
B. Diagnostic tests 741. Among written categories of assessment methods, what did teacher Maggie Lagid use when
she assessed the stock knowledge of her students through questioning in an open class?
737. Among standardized tests, which is to measure cognitive abilities, and administered either
as a group or individual test? A. Oral questioning

A. Intelligence test B. Performance test

B. Achievement test 742. Self-evaluation can be done in various ways, but this is not one of them:

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B. Peer feedback session 748. In outcomes based education, which of the following are not considered outcomes?
743. Which of the following are alternative assessments? A. Products B. Procedures
A. Portfolio, exhibits, journals 749. Among written categories of assessment methods, what instruments did Science teacher
B. Paper-and-pencil test, demonstration, reports Julian use when he prepared a list of behavior that make up a certain type of performance in
the use of a microscope?
744. What is an alternative assessment tool that consists of a collection of work artifacts or in
progress accomplishment by a targeted clientele? A. Product rating scale

A. Rubric B. Performance test

B. Portfolio 750. What is the criterion-referenced test designed to determine?

745. Of the following, which is the most conducive for authentic assessment? A. Performance level on a specific skill

A. Performance drill B. Performance on a wide content of coverage

B. Real world application 751. Of the following subjects, which does not belong to performancebased subjects in which
direct instruction is effectively used?
746. Among written categories of assessment methods, what instruments did Mona use when
she used a check list in order to grade the dramatic performance of students in play? A. Mathematics B. Science

A. Performance test 752. What does it mean if student Pete got a 60% percentile rank in class?

B. Product rating scale A. He scored better than 60% of the class

747. In order for assessment to have clarity of learning targets, outcomes must be stated in B. He scored less than 60% of the class
behavioral terms so that this can be measured. Which of the following shows this desired 753. Which measure of central tendency is most reliable when scores are extremely high and
clarity? low?
A. To practice reading with competence A. Median B. Mean
B. To improve the speed of reading competence 754. What should be done with the test item whose difficulty index is .98?
A. Reject it B. Revise it 760. Which of the following best describes creativity?
755. What does the test mean if the difficulty index is 1? A. Imaginative B. Positive
A. Very difficult B. Very easy 761. Of the types of validity for tests, what reflects the knowledge and skills in the program of
756. What is the meaning of a negative correlation between amount of practice and number of studies?
errors in tennis? A. Curricular validity
A. The increase in the amount of practices does not at all affect the number of B. Criterion validity
errors 762. Of the types of validity for tests, what type constructs a test for a particular subject, the
B. As the amount of practice increases, the number of errors decreases items adequately reflecting the specific matter of the subject?
757. What is the normal curve in the grade distribution of students in a class? A. Content validity
A. All have average grades B. Criterion validity
B. Most get average grades, few high and low 763. Principal Balita introduced machine-scored tests in his school. What factor in scoring does
758. What can be said of student performance in a negatively skewed class score distribution? this add to make tests more reliable?
A. Most students performed well A. Objective scoring

B. Most students performed poorly B. Ease in checking

759. Which is true when the standard deviation is big? 764. Since Teacher Alvin wants his test be more reliable, which of the following should he adopt?

A. Scores are spread out A. Make a test that requires students the need for more time to complete

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765. For easier correction of his test, Teacher Edward prepared the True and False items in 774. Which of the following is the most reliable tool for determining the students’ ability to
alternating 1, 3, 5, 7 etc. True, and 2, 4, 6 etc. False. What is wrong with the test in terms of write?
Usability? A. Portfolio assessment B. Scoring rubric
A. Improper arrangement of items 775. Which is the research method or technique suited for the study of Garbage collection in NCR
B. Identifiable pattern of answers district I?
766. What is the graphic illustration for the relationship between two variables? A. Focus group
A. Histogram B. Normal curves B. Observational technique
767. For assessment in Problem-Based Learning, how do you classify the teacher’s assessment of 776. What dependent variable can be used to test the hypothesis, “The more a teacher knows
individual students presenting their output in class? about a specific subject matter, the better she can teach it”?
A. Peer assessment A. Teacher’s yearly performance rating
B. Individual assessment B. Personality traits of the teacher
768. In assessment for Problem-Based Learning, who are responsible in judging student 777. For group guidance in classroom management, what element is lacking when there is too
performance? much competitiveness and exclusiveness with the teacher being punitive and partial to some
A. Teacher and peers students?
B. Teacher-and-students A. Poor interpersonal relations

769. What is a scoring guide that lists the criteria and their levels of quality on which evaluation B. Disturbance in group climate
will be focused? 778. Which of the following is the best option to deal with chronic behavior problems in the
A. Portfolio classroom?
B. Rubric A. Indicate consequences of behavior

770. What is being assessed by the Rubric that seeks to assess high, moderate, or low imaginative B. Establish positive expectations for students
thinking? 779. Among styles of classroom management, which expects teachers to specify rules of
A. Creativity behavior, consequence for disobeying them, and to communicate these rules and
consequences clearly?
B. Craftsmanship
A. Assertive approach
771. Using Rubrics to assess power-point presentations of students, which criteria from the
following is most significant as it is the essence of presentations? B. Behavioral modification style

A. Presenting design 780. To manage behavior, the teacher needs to be able to identify the mistaken goals of students
who refuse to cooperate or participate?
B. Content value
A. Goal is to get revenge
772. Using Rubrics, which is futuristic and hypothetical among the following criteria chosen to
assess a planned student affairs program for the school year? B. Goal is to Isolate self

A. Projected impact of projects/activities 781. Of the approaches to classroom management, which emphasizes the organization and
management of students as they engage in academic work?
B. Feasibility of projects/activities
A. Group managerial approach
773. What should be the basis of remedial instruction?
B. Business-academic approach
A. Errors, fallings, and lapses
782. Teacher Ann Patuan dealt effectively with a minor infraction of whispering by a student to a
B. Identified systematic errors by students
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A. Continue to teach and ignore infraction 791. Of the approaches to classroom management, which involves a variety of techniques and
B. Use nonverbal signals (gesture or facial expression) methods of ranging simple rewards to elaborate reinforcement, e.g. praise or rewards?
783. Teacher Dra D Explorer is a great lecturer and so she is invited to speak and represent the A. Behavioral modification approach
school on many occasions. What is one quality of her lecturers when she follows a planned B. Assertive approach
sequence, not diverting so as to lose attention of her listeners? 792. To manage behavior, the teacher needs to be able to identify the mistaken goals of students.
A. Continuity What is the hidden goal of students who become violent?
B. Fluency A. Goal is to get attention
784. If threat of punishment is necessary on erring students, how should this best be done? B. Goal is to get revenge
A. Warn and threat at the same time 793. The class has become uncontrollable, and so teacher Iah decided to have some undisciplined
B. First a warning before the threat students out of the room to the counselor’s
office. What did teacher Iah apply by way of preventive approach to discipline?
785. Judging the relative severity of common classroom management strategies, which of the
following is least severe if applied on erring students? A. Removing seductive objects

A. Surprise quiz B. Antiseptic bouncing

B. Lowering school mark 794. To what problem type do students belong, who have difficulty due to low potential or lack of
readiness rather than motivation to work?
786. For problems of discipline that cannot be resolved in class, which of the
following should not be done as it reduces the authority of the teacher? A. Underachiever

A. Rely on others to resolve your classroom problems B. Low achiever

B. Give students a chance to redeem himself 795. What is the term for the leap from theory to practice in which the teacher applies theories
to effective teaching methods and theories?
787. What mistake is teacher Benny trying to avoid when he never drops a topic before it is
completed? A. Integration process

A. Dangling topic B. Bounded topic B. Conceptualization process

788. From classroom management strategies applied on erring students, which of the following 796. Of subcategories of teacher movement behavior, what is happening when the teacher is too
should not be done? immersed in a small group of students or activity, thus ignoring other students or activity?

A. Parent-principal conference A. Truncation

B. Shaming erring student before the class B. Stimulus-bounded

789. As preventive measure for classroom discipline, the teacher may restructure the program. 797. Of subcategories of teacher movement behavior, what is happening when the teacher bursts
How is this not done? into activities without assessing student readiness and giver orders, statements, or questions
that confuse students?
A. Remove tension level before processing with lesson
A. Truncation B. Thrust
B. Skip whole lesson unit altogether
798. According to Nagel’s Acronym PPFF, what is important to Follow Up in the proper use of
790. Teacher Jose talks to students about their interests, what they did over the weekend, their
instructional materials?
progress in school work, etc. What positive approach to classroom management did Teacher
Jose apply? A. Student interest

A. Being fair and consistent B. Student expectations

B. Expressing interest for students 799. Among unit plan components, to what cluster do projected competencies-outcomes belong?
Objectives B. Appreciation of art
B. Evaluation procedures
801. Under the psychomotor domain of learning, what relates to expressive movement,
800. Of the following, which is not an example of instructional goals? posture, gesture, facial expression and creative movements,
A. Critical understanding of Lyric poetic lines e.g. taking part in a play?

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A. Non-discursive communication B. Am I learning well enough?

B. Reflex movements 811. Among teaching styles, how do you classify a teacher who clearly and fairly communicates
802. Under the domains of learning, to what domain do comprehension, analysis, and evaluation standards for discipline and performance to student?
belong? A. Permissive B. Authoritative
A. Reflective B. Cognitive 812. How can the teacher best begin in developing a lesson plan design?
803. Under the affective domain of learning, what includes active attention to stimuli such as A. General learning goals B. Clearly defined outcomes
acquiescence, willingness to answer, and feelings of satisfaction? 813. In the school, who is the key to the success or failure in teachingandlearning, being the link
A. Valuing B. Responding between the child and the curriculum?
804. Among cognitive objectives, what refers to the transfer of knowledge from once concept to The teacher B. The parent
another? 814. How do you characterize education that “shifts away” and introduces something new from
A. Application B. Analysis current educational practices?
805. Of components of direct instruction, which involves teachers and students working together A. Instructive B. Constructive
on a skill or task and figuring out how to apply the strategy? 815. In the implementation of the curriculum at the classroom level, ineffective strategies are
A. Consolidation B. Guided practice called “Red”. Which of the following belongs to the Red Flag?
806. Which of the following is an active strategy in transformative education? A. Content applied to real-life situations
Brainstorming B. Demonstration B. Overemphasis on drill and practice
807. Which of the following will not serve the aims of Sequential Synthesizing Technique (SST) to 816. Which of the following has greatly influenced the introduction of Kto12 reform in basic
enhance one-way lecture in class? education?
A. Plus-minus survey sheet A. Need to conform international standards
B. Small group discussion B. Need to upgrade facilities of schools
808. Following a model procedure how is the process in Problem-Based learning sequenced? 817. What does the traditional curriculum and mass education lack that the progressive
I. List action for what we need to know curriculum can deliver?
II. Explore the issues A. Authoritarian role of the teacher

III. Write solution with supporting documentIV. Develop and write problems B. Value for individualization
statement 818. Which of the following is the most appropriate use of television in the classroom?
A. II, IV, I, and III B. III, I, IV, and II A. TV viewing to replace absent teacher
809. Among examples listed, which does not represent teaching strategies to develop B. TV viewing with cuts and explanation
metacognition? 819. While there is modernity and progress through the use of technology in instruction, what is
A. Have the students develop questions about what is going on around them the greatest danger along the domain of learning that is posed by technology?
B. Have teachers the free hand to monitor and rate learning achievement A. Developing passivity and uncritical minds
810. Of the following questions, which relate to metacognition? B. Developing visual and audial orientation
A. How is this done?
820. What is aroused among viewing learners by dramatic educational films in what is known as 821. In recent curricular revisions, the humanities are gradually replaced by technical courses that
“cliff hangers”? bear practical consequences. This shows that curricular direction is toward _______.
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822. According to the existentialist, every person is in the same predicament and has the same 834. Class schedule, list of competencies to master, and uniform class requirements belong to a
possibilities. What does this imply? school governed by the educational philosophy of _____.
A. Every person must go through the same form of education. A. Perennialism B. Essentialism
B. Every person must be given access to education 835. An emphasis on the humanities is a reflection of the _____ philosophy.
823. School B’s curriculum puts emphasis on the classics. School B’s curriculum is A. Essentialist B. Perennialist
predominantly_____. 836. Which practice does NOT fit in a classroom that recognizes individual differences?
A. Perennialist B. Progressivist A. Sharing from multiple perspectives
824. Which teaching activity is founded on Bandura’s social learning theory? B. Uniform requirements
A. Questioning B. Modeling 837. The practice of motivating students before we proceed to our lesson proper is in accordance
825. The practice of starting school programs very late points to the Filipinos’s ________. with the law of ____.
A. Orientation only to the present A. Effect B. Readiness
B. Lack of discipline 838. If a student is encouraged to develop himself to the fullest and must satisfy his hierarchy of
826. Teacher Cris always checks on entry knowledge and skills before she proceeds to her new needs, the highest need is ______.
lesson. On which principle is Teacher Cris’ practice grounded? A. Belongingness
A. Learning increases when the lesson is relevant. B. Self-actualization
B. New learning builds on previous learning. 839. In a research conducted by Sadker. It was found out that male and female teachers are more
827. Which practice is an offshoot of B. F. Skinner’s theory of operant conditioning? likely to call on male than female students and are more likely to give positive reinorcement
to male’s correct responses than to those of females. What does this point to? Prevalence of
A. Use of programmed instruction
___________ in schools.
B. Use of scaffolding
A. Racial prejudice
828. Student A claims: “I cannot see it so I won’t believe it.”Under which group can he be
B. Gender bias
classified?
840. Teacher Lexus raises his eyebrows and tilts his head to communicate a warning to Janus who
A. Realist B. Empiricist
talks while he lectures. Which classroom control technique did he use?
829. Teacher E encourages her students to develop their reasoning power
A. Prompting B. Eye contact
to the fullest in order to arrive at knowledge. Teacher E is a/an ______.
841. When asked about her order in a restaurant, a little girl tells the waiter, “yong kagaya
A. Pragmatist B. Rationalist
kahapon.” With Piaget’s theory in mind, what is the little girl’s behavior called?
830. “Specialization is knowing more and more about less and less. Then it is better to be a
A. Pre-operational egocentrism
generalist”, claims Teacher Donald. On which philosophy does Teacher Donald lean?
B. Transductive reasoning
A. Essentialism B. Progressivism
842. Fully convinced that it is not the right thing to do, Michael convinces his classmates not to
831. “The greatest happiness lies in the contemplative use of the mind”, said Plato. Therefore, let
cut classes. In which stage of moral development is Michael?
us give more opportunities for our students to do _____.
A. Post-conventional
A. cooperative learning B. introspection
B. Pre-conventional
832. When we convince our students that pleasure is NOT the only good in life, we object to the
teachings of ______. 843. Which seat arrangement has been proven to be effective for learning?

A. Stoicism B. Epicureanism A. Any seat arrangement to suit varied learing styles

833. Teacher Michael teaches his/her students that pleasure is NOT the B. A combination of fixed and flexible arrangement
highest good. What teacher teaches is contrary to which philosophy? 844. Here is a lesson objective in Chemistry: “At the end of a 60-minute period, the students
A. Hedonism B. Idealism should be able to memorize the periodic table of elements with 90% accuracy. “Applying
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A. 90 % accuracy 854. Based on Erikson’s theory, what is the greatest danger in the elementary school years for
B. memorize the periodic table children’s development? The development of a sense of _________.
845. Which is in accordance with the “with-it-ness” principle of classroom management of A. Isolation B. Inferiority
Kounin? 855. According to the cognitivist Jerome Bruner, for the learner to use information effectively, it
A. Teacher is fully aware of what is happening in his classroom. must be TRANSLATED into his TERMS. What is an implication of this to the teacher?
B. Student is with his teacher in everything he teaches. A. To make him define the terms clearly

846. If teacher is concerned with the development of students’higherorderthinking skills, then his B. To use terms within the level of the pupil’s understanding
lesson objectives must go beyond _________. 856. Aeneas, a Grade I pupil, plays with his classmates but cannot accept defeat. Based on
A. Comprehension Piaget’s theory on cognitive development, in what development stage is Aeneas?
B. Application A. Sensorimotor

847. When should a teacher decide to use direct instruction as a method? B. Pre-operational

A. When the subject matter is easy 857. Which learning principle is the essence of Gardner’s theory on Multiple Intelligence?

B. When the subject matter is difficult A. Intelligence is not measured in one form.

848. Although learning can take place anywhere and anytime, the more systematic the teacher, B. Learners have different IQ level.
the greater is the probability for success. This points out the need for teachers to _______. 858. Sandream, a Grade I pupil, is happy when he wins a game but sulks when he doesn’t. Which
A. Select their instructional materials does Sandream’s behavior indicate?
B. Plan their lesson A. Egocentrism B. Egotism

849. With Bloom’s cognitive taxonomy in mind, which objective is in the highest level? 859. Which statement on IQ and EQ is correct?

A. To rate a project along relevance, originally, and craftmanship A. It is the blending of both IQ and EQ that can make a difference in performance.

B. To state the assumption that underlies the given statements B. The contribution of IQ and EQ to performance is dependent on factors like age
and gender.
850. The following terms refer to performance objectives EXCEPT ____________ objectives.
860. Which is the main purpose of the compulsory study of the Philippine Constitution in schools?
A. Teacher’s B. Learner’s
A. Develop students into responsible, thinking citizens
851. Edgar Dale found out that people generally remember 10% of what they read but generally
remember 90% of what they do. What does this imply to a teacher’s instructional planning? B. Equip students with the basic knowledge of the Phil.
Constitution
A. Plan a detailed lecture and provide the students with your lecture outline.
861. To develop in the young a sense of pride and appreciation of our very own culture,which one
B. Plan for an activity where students do the real thing.
should schools do more?
852. Which statement on review is CORRECT?
I. Stress on the positive aspects of our Filipino culture.
A. One of its purposes is to link the past with the new lesson.
II. Invite knowlegdeable persons to discuss events in our history for which we can
B. It is repeating the lesson on the previous day to find out if students learned the be proud III. Study the lives of our heroes.
lesson.
A. I, II and III B. II and III
853. Which objective in the affective domain is in the lowest level?
862. Based on Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, which component/s of personality is/are concerned
A. To accumulate examples of authenticity with a sense of right and wrong?
B. To support viewpoints against abortion A. Ego B. Super ego
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A. Using portfolio as an alternative way of assessing learning B. The establishment of at least one primary
B. Limiting the assessment of learning to paper-and-pencil tests school for boys and girls in each municipality
864. Baleleng says: “I must not cheat even if everyone in class cheats. Never mind if I get 872. Which is/are characteristic feature/s of the 2002 Basic Education Curriculum?
ostracized for that. I will only cheat myself if I do. Besides, cheating erodes people’s trusts I. Constructivist
and relationships. I condemn cheating.”In the context of Kohlberg’s moral development II. IntegrativeIII. Essentialist
theory, in what moral development level is Baleleng?
A. I and II B. I,II and III
A. Post-conventional
873. According to psychologist Ormrod, considering socio-cultural
B. Conventional influences, who can serve an effective model for students’motivation? One who is ______.
865. The following are characteristics of a child-friendly school EXCEPT ____________. A. Not like them in terms of race, socio-economic status and cultural background
A. Not discriminating B. Similar to them in terms of race,socio- economic status and cutural background
B. Exclusive 874. Which program of the Department of Education is an offshoot of the Filipino bayanihan
866. Which does basic education encompass? spirit?
I. Early chilhood education A. Child-Friendly School System
II. Elementary education B. Brigada Eskwela
III. Secondary education 875. Which is a classroom application of this principle “Students learn more effectively when they
IV. Alternative learningsystem elaborate on new information” . Ask your students to __________.

V. Education for Children with Special Needs A. Commit the principle to memory

A. I, II, III, IV and V B. Identify an application of the principle

B. I, II, III and IV 876. Teacher Aljon gives his students opportunities to be creative because of his conviction that
much learning results from the need to express creativity. On which theory is Teacher Aljon’s
867. To which goals of educational institutions as provided for by the Constitution is the
conviction anchored?
development of work skills attuned?
A. Behaviorist B. Humanist
A. To develop vocational efficiency
877. Pavlov is to classical conditioning as ____ is to operant conditioning.
B. To teach the duties of citizenship
A. B. F. Skinner B. J. Holt
868. Are elementary and secondary education compulsory for all children of schoolage?
878. Why is it sound to encourage our students to define terms in their own words? Because
A. No, this violates parents’and children ‘s right to decide what is best for them and
____.
their children.
A. students remember information better when they mentally process it in some
B. No, only elementary education is compulsory.
way.
869. The Continuous Progression Scheme (CPS) in the elementary level in the Philippines in the
B. they ought to connect the terms that they learn with other terms
past had as its objective_________.
879. Teacher Aldrex says: “If it is billiard that brings students out of the
A. Equitable access to education
classroom, let us bring it in the classroom. Perhaps, I can use it to teach Math.”To which
B. Mass promotion philosophy does Teacher Aldrex adhere?
870. Which program was wrongly understood to mean all pupils pass,no one A. Reconstructionism B. Progressivism
fails?
880. Which illustrates a proactive approach to discipline?
A. Mastery Learning
A. Teacher starts giving rule only after a violation of a rule.
B. Continuous Progression Scheme
B. Teacher arranges the chairs to allow for a smooth traffic flow.
871. Which move liberalized access to education during the Spanish period?
881. With preventive discipline in mind, which does NOT belong to the group?
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882. Which is a proactive management practice? A. Integration B. Modification

A. Tell them that you enforce the rules on everyone, no exception. 892. If Teacher Fin Gear sees honestly as a timeless virtue for yesterday/ today/and tomorrow,
B. Set and clarify your rules and expectations on Day 1. what principle does she value?
883. Teacher Liam strives to draw participation of every student into her classroom discussion. A. Perennialism B. Pragmatism
Which student need is she trying to address? The need to _____. 893. Principal Noy Calbo is carefully focused on providing healthy, beautiful, and nurturing
A. show their abilities to the rest of the class physical and social environment in her school. She believes learners are shaped by their own
environment. What philosophical heritage of learning does she value most?
B. feel significant and be part of a group
A. Behaviorist B. Parennialist
884. Which can run counter to the encouragement you give to your students to ask questions?
894. What is stressed by the Reconstructionist philosophy in education?
A. Knitted eyebrows when a question is raised
A. Educational trends and issues
B. Eye to eye contact
B. universal truths
885. To encourage class participation, which ahould a teacher NEVER do?
895. In responding to the learning needs of special children, what negative value or condition is
A. Pose high level questions.
directly remedied by our democratic educational system?
B. Reject a student’s response at once
A. Elitism in education
886. Which question demands the highest level of thinking?
B. discrimination among learners
A. What conditions must be met for reporting method to be
896. In the Code of Ethics of Professional Teacher, moral values are given importance. What
effective
aspect of moral character best relates to the teacher who required good habits and attitudes
B. Was the student reporting well done? Support your answer? while practicing them consistently in life?
887. Teacher Dang asked her class this question: How will you illustrate symbiosis to your A. being morally upright
classmates? Teacher Dang’S question is a question that _______.
B. being a loving person
A. Assesses cognition
897. What is the most basic foundation for moral principles?
B. Probes creative thinking
A. The civil code
888. Which questioning technique promotes more classroom interaction?
B. The natural law
A. Focusing on convergent questions
898. Teacher Atejay is aware she cannot teach reading in a flash. Following the Goddle’s Reading
B. Focusing on divergent questions Skills Ladder, what step will she first focus on for beginners?
889. At what historical phase did Filipinos get formal tutoring for democratic sovereign life which A. Using contextual clues. B. Basic sight words.
we started to enjoy in July 4, 1946?
899. Which of the following is an example of non-verbal behavior by teacher?
A. June 12, 1898 declaration
A. Voice volume shows arrogance
B. American colonial regime
B. Stands or sits that shows alertness
890. What established formal public school in the Philippines?
900. In the teaching career, which forms the essence of professional competence, expertise and
A. A Hispanic royal decree of 1863 consciousness among teachers?
B. Efforts of Spanish missionaries A. High position and ranking
891. Noypi is an Existentialism teacher. He made efforts to make connections between new B. Excellence in the practice of teaching
information of the EDSA peaceful revolution with past lessons on the Philippine Hispanic
901. Teacher Jaja was awarded for her special efforts to create a nurturing environment in the
revolution. How is this effort of teacher Noypi known in the cognitivist learning theory?
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A. Humble 911. Which of the following can be classified as a terminal learning outcome?
B. Loving A. Sense of scientific attitude
902. Teacher Petra thinks she is the best among peers, while others are below her stature. What B. Dichotomy between aquatic and land animals
is her attitudes towards people? 912. Among unit plan components, to what cluster do models, replicas, charts, graphs and
A. “Bukas na lang” attitude specimens belong?
B. Holier than thou attitude A. Resources and materials
903. Which of the following can be a more effective strategy to advance higher esteem for the B. Learning activities
teaching profession and its rightful share of available talents? 913. Scientific attitudes need to be developed among young learners. Which does pupil Fanny
A. Removal of entry examinations for aspirants lacks when she accused without evidence her seatmate, Esonsa of stealing her sandwich?
B. Adequate remuneration and other means job satisfaction A. Persistence B. Objectivity
904. Public school teachers plan to organize a peaceful rally to express 914. In today’s technology-society, what competency is gained by early learners in the use of
their grievances over education policies. How can this be legally done? digital resources, such as electronic devices?
A. Support of parents and community A. Social maturity B. computer literacy
B. Get permit for rally outside of work hours 915. Our digital generation reads from the internet. What kind of reading activity do we engage in
905. Which of the following will most effectively encourage the new teachers for active as we read and share Facebook materials?
participation in the school unique educational culture? A. Economic reading B. social reading
A. Teacher induction program (TIP) 916. A schema is a computer chip in your brain that holds all you know on a subject. Each time
B. Involvement in planning/designing activities you find something new, you pull out the computer chip on that subject; add the new
information, and the return the chip to the storage. The reading technique that activates the
906. What initiative provides unity and camaraderie among professional teachers?
schema is:
A. Communication with former classmates
A. Key-word reading B. Previewing
B. Membership in the teacher association
917. Michael Harrington noted: “If there is technological advance without social advance, there
907. Schools are referred to as second homes. What pillar stands for caring and nurturing is, almost automatically, an increase in human misery.” Which of the following shows Mr.
schools? Harrington is right?
A. Learning to be A. Internet Pornography
B. Learning to live together B. Facebook
908. Teacher Tal Tal assert that the aim of development is the complete fulfillment of man and 918. Which of the following situation shows technology engaging learners in active, constructive,
his development in a holistic way as an individual, member of a family and community and intentional, authentic and cooperative learning?
as a responsible citizen. Which fundamental type of learning does a Teacher Tal Tal assert?
A. Surfing Internet information sites
A. Learning to be
B. Collating materials from the Web
B. Learning to live together
919. A young mother observes her seven year old girl glued to her computer games. What aspect
909. What is the introduction of new ideas, goods, services, and practices in education e.g. new of family life may suffer due to obsession of the young with technology gadgets?
educational technologies?
A. Family economic life
A. Progression B. Innovation
B. Parent-child relationship
910. In his class, teacher Ta Hwan carefully focuses on important elements of the rich life of
920. In science teaching, what can be classified as self-directed strategy in knowing concepts,
indigenous communities, filtering out their negative attitudes. What attitudes among diverse
principles and innovations?
learners can this generate?
A. Project B. Role playing
A. Sense of pride
921. Teacher Bekang makes her preschoolers touch, rub and manipulate
B. Sense of apathy
natural and artificial objects. What is given importance in this case?
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A. Tactile B. Anatomic 931. Who among the educational psychologist gave importance to Eugenics or breeding, stating
922. Teacher Empress Ki asked her students to bring small plants in pots, and then organize and that well-bred chicken create better, more moral and happier learning environment?
mark them according to categories, e.g. flowering, ornamental, herbal, etc. What skill was A. William James B. Edward Thorndike
desired in this activity? 932. Among the following contemporary theories of learning, which explore situations confined
A. Processing activity to certain people, places or events?
B. Classifying activity A. Cased-based reasoning
923. For young Filipino learners studying English as a second language, which of the following can B. Constructivism
best generate language learning? 933. For the theorist of constructivism what/who is at the core of genuine thinking,
A. Simple exercise by use understanding and learning?
B. Study of grammar A. Learners B. Teachers
924. What can teacher Wan Lou encourage in order foster collaborative/ conversational learning 934. Beyond formal learning, modern school gives regard to parents and the
among her high school students? community. What contemporary theory of learning favors this attitude?
A. Seek ideas and opinions from others (peers, parents, friends, A. Social cognition B. Economic cognition
etc.) 935. English teacher An Pituan teaches grammar by limited concentration on memory and
B. Try-out ideas suggested by the teacher application of rules, immediately tested by daily quizzes. What learning theory is applicable
925. Problems of discipline (misdeeds, lapses, minor offenses) can be reduced through in this case?
enthusiasm which can be matched by the enthusiasm of learners. What can draw a laugh A. Cognitivist B. Connectionist
and reduce tension from all? 936. Who introduce Gestalt psychology which influenced the importance of understanding in the
A. Nonverbal gestures teaching-learning process?
B. Sense of humor A. Robert Gagne B. Max Wertheimer
926. What does a teacher do if she practices differentiated instruction? 937. Which of the following is NOT among the elements to consider in applying David Ausubel’s
A. Applies a multidisciplinary teaching approach advance organizer process?

B. Makes students collaborate with other on instructional tasks A. Degree of prior familiarity

927. Due to the risk in exposing children in some equipment and apparatus, including chemical B. Subject overview
elements in a science laboratory, what is an effective alternative teaching strategy? 938. Following Ausubel’s social learning theory, what kind of behavior model is applied by the
A. Lecture B. Demonstration Cinderella character in portraying moral lessons on life from rags-to-riches?

928. In the scientific process, what thinking skill is referred in the process of mentally analyzing A. Symbolic B. Real
and evaluating data on evidences? 939. Within the context of constructive learning, which of the following manifests the teacher as
A. Constructive thinking B. Interpretative thinking an effective teacher?

929. At what point does the science learner engage in critical thinking? A. Great impression that teacher is technology savy

A. Gathering evidence B. Examining or judging B. Discovery by students of learning opportunities

930. Following Albert Bandura’s social learning theory, what can be achieved from the public 940. During Hispanic days in the Philippines, friars taught the Caratilia and discipline by the use of
television live coverage of Senate hearings on plunder cases, such as on the misuse of pork the rod, on erring young “Indio” students. What type of conditioning was applied for his
barrel funds? practice?

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B. Outright conditioning A. First come, first served basis

941. It is believed that the teacher has an invisible aura of light surrounding his/her person that B. needs of student’s basis
influences the class. To what learning principle does this influence best relate to? 949. Student Teacher Sophie has a very strong knowledge base in earth science. In effect, which
A. Learning by trial and error will she most likely be capable of doing?
B. Learning by observation and imitation A. Can make an experimental set up on the planets
942. Learning is influenced by social interaction and interpersonal relations. What must a teacher B. Can answer all questions pertaining to earth science
do? 950. What is teacher Noni’s teaching style which asserts his authority, and provides rewards or
A. Make students feel good about themselves punishment for work done?
B. Make students work collaboratively A. Apprenticeship
943. This is the scenario in Teacher Susan ’s class. The bell rang but the students are still absorbed B. Boss Employee
in their group discussion. The small groups haven’t move from their seats as they are busy 951. What kind of classroom may have harmful effects to preschoolers along academic
arguing on what the Philippine government should do with China’s encroachment of the orientation or structures?
Scarborough shores. Which is true of the class? I. Active learners
A. Adaption to age, maturity, cultural capabilities
II. Does things for the sake of grades
B. Highly academic direct instruction
III. They have strong knowledge base on government and
952. What makes assessment of learning peculiar is that it measures concepts, ideas and abstract
international relations
which can be characterized as ________________.
A. I,II and III B. I and III
A. Physical B. Intangibles
944. Erickson viewed the elementary school years as critical for the development of self-
953. Teacher Alden is observed to be a bit aloof from the children of the Aetas. She justifies her
confidence. Which one should the elementary school provide?
action by saying: “We are but human; we cannot like every pupil.”Is she acting ethically?
A. Opportunities for children to achieve the recognition of teachers, parents and
A. Yes, persons have their own peculiarities and we expect that we cannot like
peers by producing the things
everybody in the same way that not everybody can like us.
B. Rules on academic behavior to be strictly enforced on all pupils
B. No, under no circumstances shall a teacher be prejudiced against any learner.
945. At the elementary level which must be done to curb pupil’s lack of motivation, low self-
954. The teacher is obliged to ensure certain qualities in choice and use of assessment
esteem and lethargy?
instruments. What was not observed when teacher Emperatress gave a test that included
I. Help children discover their special talents and interest materials that were not covered by class lessons?
II. Organize interest clubs A. Validity B. Reliability
III. Focus solely on academics for lesson mastery 955. Teachers evaluate student’s achievements because _______.
A. I and II B. II only A. They want to know how their student perceived their method of teaching
946. There are values in the home environment that should form part of the school environment B. They want to know if they are able to reach the goal of their teaching efforts
during early childhood development. Which of the following has greatest significance for
956. Teacher Francis organized a structured class discussion with two opposing sides and
carrying over form the home to the school?
assigned speakers on the issue of contraceptives. What was this kind of class?
A. Hygiene B. Discipline
A. panel discussion B. Debate
947. Principal Ejay invited an expert to speak and answer questions on the issue of cybercrime
957. On managing the class as a group, what is the problem when a teacher gives work load to
among faculty and senior students. What kind of discussion was held by the school?
students that are too light or too heavy?
A. panel discussion
A. dissatisfaction
B. Symposium discussion
B. disturbance in group climate
948. Facilities such as classrooms, fixtures and equipment can often damage the morale of new
teachers and become an obstacle for adapting well to the school environment. What should
be the policy for assigning said physical facilities?
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958. Guided by Max Scheler’s hierarchy of values, what did student KiSeung Nyang prefer to 966. Teacher Baek An manages a Nursery class. What stage/period of reading should she observe
practice when she decided to go on an out-oftown picnic to enjoy the day with friends, in teaching reading skills to her pupils?
rather than attend a required Saturday class? A. Reading readiness
A. Vital values B. Beginning reading
B. Pleasure values 967. Which of the following opinions about books is about the sensible delight they give the
959. Of the following, which demonstrates the principle that the good end does not justify the reader?
illegal/immoral means? A. A man without book is like a body without a soul
A. Students form a peer group to pass the course B. A book is a garden in pocket
B. A principal collects money from students to set up a computer laboratory 968. Ranking of teacher applicants based on LET rating, college GPA, demo teaching interview,
960. Which is considered ethical when it comes to a teacher applying for a teaching position? etc. is in accordance with the hiring principle of _______.
I. There is a vacant position A. Selective admission to the profession
II. She/he is qualified for the position B. Aristocracy
III. She/he respects the system of selection on the basis of merit and competence 969. Which is NOT a manifestation of a professional teacher’s pride in a teaching as a noble
A. I, II, and III B. I and II calling?

961. How is the moral character of a teacher most accurately summed up when he/she have A. She is resigned to the idea that teaching is for those who cannot make it in the
reached a level of development emotionally, socially, mentally, spiritually, appropriate to other profession.
age and status? B. She campaigns for the better students to take up teaching.
A. Being loving person 970. A teacher is a facilitator of learning and of the development of the
B. Being fully human youth. Which practice is NOT in keeping with his role as facilitator?

962. Teacher Chang does not personally agree with one school policy. What is the professional A. Considers the multiple intelligences of learners
thing for her to do? B. Humiliates misbehaving pupils
A. Make an honest effort to understand, support, and carry out the school policy 971. Teacher Purang does not want Teacher Pazang to be promoted and so the former fabricates
even if he does not personally agree. lies against Teacher Pazang and writes them in an anonymous letter mailed to the Schools
B. Be indifferent about it as he exerts effort to understand. Division Superintendent. What should Teacher Purang do if she has to act prefessionally?
963. Which of the following steps should be completed first in planning an achievement test? A. Go to the Schools Division Superintendent and give criticism verbally.

A. Set up a table of specifications B. Submit to the office concerned a signed justifiable criticism against Teacher
Pazang.
B. Define the instructional objective
972. Under no circumstances shall a teacher be prejudiced nor discriminatory against
964. One every important type of communication skill which is receptive in nature and requires
any learner, says the Code of Ethics. When is a teacher prejudiced against any learner?
one to be very alert is:
A. When he makes a farsighted pupil sit at the back
A. Reading B. Listening
B. When he refuses a pupil with a slight physical disability in class
965. Magda is already in College. What reading activities should she be guided on the following
stages/period of continuity/progression in developmental reading? 973. Authority comes from God and is meant to _________.

A. Reading readiness A. Make the subjects of authority recognize theirsuperiors

B. Refinement in the use of reading materials B. Help those given the authority do their task
974. In school-based management, school head is given more power for him __________.

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A. Be able to serve his teachers, pupils and community better 981. Teacher Dadang is ordered to pass undeserving student with a death threat. Which advice
B. Command his subordinates to do what he pleases will a hedonist give?
975. To insist on rights without acceptance of duty is ________. A. Pass the student. That will be of use to the student, his parents and you.

A. Selflessness B. Selfishness B. Pass the student. Why suffer the threat?

976. Human dignity is inherent in every person. What does this mean? The inner worth of a 982. In times of war, soldiers must be ready to give up their lives in defense of the nation.which
person _________. normative relationship applies this case?
A. Depends on what s/he can do A. More common good-public safety before private gain

B. Is in him/her whether or not s/he can do or has something B. Wider social order-the family before the individual

977. Which statement on human rights is CORRECT? 983. Which illustrates this principle: “Circumstances may change a good or an indifferent act into
a punishable one”.
A. Every right carries with an obligation.
A. The professional teacher’s act of insulting a student is worse than a student
B. Rights are absolute.
belittling a classmate.
978. Duties that secure public order or common good have priority over those that safeguard the
B. Slapping someone at a moment of rage is not as worse as slapping someone for
individual. Which illustrates this?
thrill.
A. The need to obey traffic rules is prior to one’s personal convenience.
984. The early Egyptians adopted apprenticeship as one educational method. Which is its
B. Drugstores require doctor’s prescription before disposing the drug. equivalent in our present teacher education curriculum?
979. If you agree with Rizal on how you can contribute to our country’s redemption, which should A. Presentation and defense of a research paper
you work for?
B. Practicum like practice teaching
A. The economic recovery of the country
985. Teacher Dante advises the class: “Better be good in this life. Treat others well. The good that
B. The upgrading of the quality of Philippine education you do to others will come back to you in the same way that the bad you do to others will
980. Which one should you do if a parent of one of your failing pupils asks you to tutor her boomerang to you.” This is what they call karma. From which thought did this originate?
daughter in consideration of a certain amount of money which you badly needed? A. Buddhist B. Hindu
A. Accept the offer but do tutoring outside office hours. 986. Jerome Bruner’s idea that interest in the material being learned was the best stimulus for
B. Advise the parent to look for another tutor. learning supports our efforts to develop ______ motivation in our students.
Intrinsic B. Extrinsic 991. Self-rating and a follow-up conference with teacher benefit both
987. Helping in the development of graduates who are “maka-Diyos” is an influence of teacher and student. The following are benefits for the student EXCEPT
__________ morality. A. heightens student’s defensiveness.
A. Naturalistic B. helps the student develop increased skill in self-assessment.
B. Classical Christian 992. Teacher Uber asked her pupils to create a story out of the given pictures. Which projective
988. With which philosopher did the emphasis on critical thinking begin? This philosopher said technique did Teacher Uber use?
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” A. Rorschach test
A. Pythagoras B. Socrates B. Thematic Apperception Test
989. Which classroom management technique is in line with Lao tsu’s thought on inaction? 993. If a researcher commits a type 1 error, what does he commit?
A. Planned ignoring Accepting the null hypothesis when it should havebeen rejected
B. Loss of privileges B. Rejecting the null hypothesis when it should have been accepted
990. Which is NOT true of the guidance process? 994. Which is TRUE when standard deviation is small?
A. Guidance is meant for every student including the performing students. A. Scores are tightly bunched together.
B. The guidance counselor decides what is best for the student who is in the dark. B. The bell curve is relatively flat.

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995. Principal announced this in a faculty meeting: “There is a positive correlation between the 998. In the context of grading, what is referred to as teacher’s generosity error? A teacher _____.
students’ scores in Math and in Science. “Which is the CORRECT interpretation? A. has a tendency to give high grades as compared to the rest
A. The students who scored high in Math also scored high in Science. B. gives way to students’ bargain for no more quiz
B. The students who scored high in Math scored lowin Science. 999. Teacher Lorelie does norm-referenced interpretation of scores. Which of the following does
996. Which CANNOT enhance the comparability of grades? she do?
A. Using common conversion table for translating the test scores to ratings She compares individual student’s scores with other students’scores.
B. She describes what should be every individual student’s performance.
B. Formulating tests that vary among teachers
1000. If the lowest score obtained in a 100-item test is 1 and the highest is 99, what can be said
997. Which is claimed to be a disadvantage of our current practice of giving numerical or letter
roughly of the scores? The scores are _____.
grade?
A. highly similar
A. They are perceived to be absolute measures of intelligence.
B. highly dispersed
B. They don’t give feedback on students’ specificstrengths and weaknesses.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ANSWER KEYS
513 A 543 B 573 A 603 B 633 A
501 A 531 A 561 A 591 A 621 B
514 A 544 A 574 B 604 B 634 A
502 A 532 A 562 A 592 B 622 B
515 A 545 A 575 B 605 A 635 A
503 B 533 B 563 B 593 A 623 B
516 B 546 B 576 B 606 B 636 A
504 B 534 B 564 B 594 B 624 A
517 A 547 A 577 B 607 B 637 B
505 B 535 B 565 A 595 B 625 A
518 B 548 B 578 A 608 A 638 A
506 B 536 B 566 B 596 B 626 B
519 B 549 A 579 A 609 B 639 A
507 A 537 A 567 B 597 B 627 A
520 A 550 A 580 B 610 B 640 B
508 B 538 B 568 B 598 B 628 A
521 A 551 B 581 B 611 B 641 B
509 B 539 A 569 B 599 B 629 A
522 B 552 A 582 A 612 A 642 B
510 B 540 B 570 A 600 A 630 A
523 B 553 B 583 B 613 A 643 A
511 A 541 A 571 A 601 B 631 B
524 A 554 A 584 A 614 A 644 A
512 B 542 A 572 A 602 A 632 A
525 A 555 B 585 A 615 B 645 A

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526 A 556 B 586 B 616 B 646 A 666 B 706 A 746 A 786 A 826 B

527 B 557 A 587 A 617 B 647 B 667 A 707 B 747 B 787 A 827 A

528 A 558 B 588 A 618 A 648 B 668 A 708 B 748 B 788 B 828 B

529 A 559 A 589 A 619 A 649 B 669 A 709 A 749 A 789 B 829 B

530 A 560 A 590 A 620 A 650 B 670 B 710 A 750 A 790 B 830 A

651 B 691 B 731 B 771 B 811 A 671 A 711 A 751 B 791 A 831 B

652 A 692 B 732 B 772 A 812 B 672 A 712 B 752 A 792 B 832 B

653 B 693 A 733 A 773 A 813 A 673 B 713 A 753 B 793 B 833 A

654 A 694 A 734 A 774 B 814 B 674 A 714 B 754 A 794 B 834 B

655 A 695 A 735 A 775 B 815 B 675 B 715 A 755 B 795 A 835 B

656 B 696 B 736 B 776 A 816 A 676 A 716 B 756 B 796 B 836 B

657 B 697 A 737 A 777 B 817 B 677 A 717 B 757 B 797 B 837 B

658 A 698 A 738 A 778 A 818 B 678 A 718 B 758 A 798 A 838 B

659 B 699 B 739 A 779 A 819 A 679 A 719 A 759 A 799 A 839 B

680 B 720 A 760 A 800 B 840 A

660 A 700 A 740 A 780 B 820 B 681 B 721 B 761 A 801 A 841 A

661 B 701 A 741 A 781 A 821 A 682 A 722 B 762 A 802 B 842 B

662 A 702 A 742 B 782 B 822 B 683 A 723 B 763 A 803 B 843 A

663 B 703 B 743 A 783 A 823 A 684 B 724 A 764 B 804 A 844 A

664 B 704 A 744 B 784 B 824 B 685 A 725 B 765 B 805 B 845 A

665 A 705 A 745 B 785 A 825 B 686 B 726 A 766 A 806 A 846 B

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687 B 727 A 767 B 807 B 847 B 865 B 905 B 945 A 985 B

688 A 728 A 768 B 808 A 848 B 866 A 906 B 946 B 986 A

689 A 729 A 769 A 809 B 849 A 867 A 907 B 947 B 987 B

690 B 730 B 770 A 810 B 850 B 868 B 908 A 948 B 988 B

869 B 909 A 949 B 989 A

851 A 891 A 931 B 971 B
870 B 910 B 950 B 990 B
852 A 892 A 932 A 972 B
871 B 911 A 951 B 991 A
853 A 893 A 933 A 973 B
872 B 912 B 952 B 992 B
854 B 894 A 934 A 974 A
873 B 913 B 953 B 993 B
855 B 895 B 935 A 975 B
874 B 914 B 954 A 994 A
856 B 896 A 936 B 976 B
875 B 915 B 955 B 995 A
857 A 897 B 937 B 977 A
876 B 916 A 956 B 996 B
858 B 898 B 938 A 978 A
877 A 917 A 957 A 997 B
859 A 899 B 939 B 979 B
878 A 918 B 958 B 998 A
860 A 900 B 940 A 980 B
879 B 919 B 959 B 999 A

861 A 901 B 941 B 981 B 880 B 920 A 960 A 1000 B

862 B 902 B 942 B 982 A 881 A 921 A 961 B

863 B 903 B 943 B 983 B 882 B 922 B 962 B

864 A 904 B 944 A 984 B 883 B 923 A 963 A

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884 A 924 A 964 B

885 B 925 B 965 B

886 B 926 A 966 A

887 B 927 B 967 B

888 B 928 B 968 A

889 B 929 B 969 A

890 A 930 A 970 B

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