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1-200 ITEMS (Af
1-200 ITEMS (Af
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
EXAM DRILL
b. Condition d. Behavior
3. Teacher B clears his throat to communicate disapproval of a student’s behavior. Which specific
influence technique is this?
5. Which may NOT be a benefit derived from the use of graphic organizers?
6. Whitehead’s “ educated man” is the man of culture and expertise. Which one most completely
describes the “ educated” man according to Whitehead?
a. Highly dependent and deeply involved
7. Rights which can not be renounced or transferred because they are necessary for the fulfillment of
man’s primordial obligations are called
a. Discrimination c. Correlation
c. It makes possible the presentation of intimate experiences that can not be revealed in a face-to-face
situation by shy students
11. If teacher wants to develop in the learner the skills to organize ideas which one should he employ?
12. Russel thinks that some amount of constraints and discipline is indispensable to education.
Therefore, it is necessary for the teacher to.
d. Convince the child that he/she has no choice but to subject himself/herself to these constraints
13. Which characteristic of a good test will pupils be assured of when a teacher constructs a table of
specification for test construction purposes?
a. Scorability c. Economy
a. Less from the lower group got the test item correctly
b. More from the lower group answered the test item correctca
c. The test item could not discriminate between the lower and upper group
d. More from the upper group answered the test item correctly
20. Your teacher is of the opinion that the world and everything in it are ever changing and so teaches
you the skill to cope with change. Which is his governing philosophy?
a. Existentialism c. Idealism
b. Realism d. Experimentalism
22. Here is a performance objective:” WITH THE AID OF A PERIODIC CHART, the student will list the
atomic weights of the first ten elements.” The capitalized words are referred to as the.
24. Marvin, a Grade I pupil, plays with his classmates but can not accept defeat. Based on Piaget’s theory
or cognitive development, in what developmental stage is Marvin?
b. Sensorimotor d. Pre-operational
25. Which guideline in test construction is NOT observed in this test item? EDGAR ALLAN POE WROTE
_____________.
26. In her Science class Teacher H uses the process approach. Which order of process will she follow?
b. Covers the Philippine Elementary/Secondary Learning Competencies without relating them to daily
life
d. Leads the learner to see how all that is taught hangs together in a meaningful whole
a. Non-threatening atmosphere
c. Openness to idea
a. Critical Comprehension
b. Critical evaluation
c. Integration
d. Literal comprehension
31. If teacher wants to elaborate on a central idea by adding details to the central idea which one should
he use?
32. Mother equally divided the pineapple juice in two glasses for her two boys. One glass is short but
stout; another long but thin. Both boys wanted the long but thin glass believing that it contained more.
In what developmental stage are the boys?
33. A teacher is a facilitator of learning and of the development of the youth. Which practice is NOT in
keeping with his role as facilitator?
34. What can be said of Jones who obtained a score of 75 in a Grammar Test?
37. Which feature was true to Philippine education during the Spanish regime?
39. Which graphic organizer provides a visual representation of analytical thinking where the concept,
the focus of analysis, is written at the center of a circle and major characteristics are placed like the sun’s
rays from the center?
40. Which group activity is illustrated when a teacher allows the evaluation of members’ work by the
group and encourage the giving of constructive moment’s and suggestions about ways to improve the
work?
41. Which one indicates a teacher’s genuine enthusiasm and pride teaching?
a. Telling everyone that he went to teaching for there was no other choice then
42. It is necessary that the parts of a lesson plan from the first to the last have
a. Completeness c. Symmetry
b. Conciseness d. Coherence
a. Provide information to students about their competence and the value of their accomplishments
b. Uses the accomplishment of peers as the context for describing a student’s present accomplishments
a. Delineate c. Intergrate
b. Manipulate d. Comprehend
a. The Filipino will look at his culture as something superior over others
46. Just as selected Filipino teachers today are sent abroad to study, the Americans did the same in 1903.
These teacher scholars then were known as:
a. Insulares c. Peninsulares
b. Pensionados d. Reformists
47. Which according to Rizal is the main formula for national redemption?
a. Ethnocentrism c. Xenocentrism
50. Teacher Y does norm-referenced interpretation of scores. Which of the following does she do?
51. Out of the 3 distracters in a multiple choice type of test namely, A, B, and D, no pupil chose D as
answer. This implies that D is
a. A vague alternative
b. A plausible distracter
c. An ineffective distracter
d. An effective distracter
52. The main purpose of the compulsory study of the Constitution in Philippine schools is to
54. In a study pupils were asked about their preference for a mother country. Only 4.83% preferred
Philippines. This finding shows that several pupils
55. All the examinees obtained scores below the mean. A graphic representation of the score
distribution will be:
a. Negatively skewed
c. Leptokurtic
d. Positively skewed
56. The lesson is on the pros and cons of declaring a state rebellion in the country. Teacher B wants his
students to arrive at a view of the declaration of the state of rebellion from different perspectives. Which
technique will be most appropriate?
b. Simulation d. Braistorming
59. STUDY THE TABLE ON ITEM ANALYSIS FOR NON-ATTRACTIVENESS AND NON-PLAUSIBILITY OF
DISTRACTORS BASED ON THE RESULT OF A TRYOUT TEST IN MATH. THE LETTER MARKED WITH AN
ASTERISK IS THE CORRECT ANSWER
a. Option D c. Option A
b. Option C d. Option B
60. Teacher T wants the group to evaluate an issue by having the group act out a jury trial. Which
technique will he employ?
b. Panel d. Simulation
61. Which activities should a teacher have more for his students if he wants them to develop logical-
mathematical thinking?
a. Enumeration c. Completion
b. Matching d. Analogy
b. Constrcut a pentagon
66. Some students who are high in the scholastic aptitude tests have failed in college. Some who are
below the standards set for admission, but who, for various reason, were admitted, attained satisfactory
standings. This proves that
67. The use of the process approach gives the students the opportunity to
68. Teacher H and Teacher I are rivals for promotion. To gain the favor of the promotional staff, Teacher I
offers her beach resort for free for the members of the promotional staff before the ranking. As one of
the contenders for promotion, is this becoming of her to do?
a. Yes, the rare invitation will certainly be welcomed by an overworked promotional staff
b. Yes, this will be professional growth for the promotional staff
d. No, this may exert undue influence on the members of the promotional staff and so may fail to
promote someone on the basis of merit.
69. A child who gets punished for stealing candy may not steal again immediately. But this does not
mean that the child may not steal again. Based on Thorndike’s theory on punishment and learning, this
shows that.
a. Mode c. Range
b. Quantile d. Pearson
71. A comprehension skill of higher level which may be inferred or implied from reading is
c. Following directions
d. Drawing conclusion
72. One philosopher considers education as the acquisition of the art of the utilization of knowledge.
This implied that.
73. For professional growth which source of teacher performance evaluation is considered more valid
and reliable considering time spent together?
a. Self –evaluation
b. Supervisory evaluation
c. Students’ evaluation
d. Peer evaluation
74. If you have to vote for the sake of the nation you will vote for
75. Teacher F wanted to teach the pupils the skill to do cross stitching. Her check up quiz was a written
test on test on steps of cross stitching. Which characteristic of a good test does it lack?
a. Scorability c. Validity
b. Objectivity d. Reliability
76. The search for related literature by accessing several data bases by the use of a telephone line to
connect a computer in a library with other computers that have database is termed:
a. Computer search
78. Teacher wants his pupils to master the skill in adding unlike fractions. Which teaching method should
he use?
a. The student called to answer may be able to think well of his answer
c. The rest of the class may not engage themselves in thinking of the answer
80. A student was asked to respond to a series of pictures, ink blots and to similarly ambiguous stimuli
for personality appraisal. To what tool was he subjected?
81. The guidance counselor as a social worker means that the guidance counselor will
c. Do tutoring
a. Monitor c. Keyboard
b. UPS d. CPU
83. A class is composed of academically poor students. The distribution will most likely to be
84. In the Preamble of the Code of the Ethics of Professional Teachers, which is not mentioned about
teachers?
c. LET passers
c. By force
d. By moral example
86. Which technique gives a group an opportunity to listen to other groups’ comments or suggestions
regarding the group’s work?
a. Majority-rule decision-making
b. Critiquing session
c. Panel
d. Forum
a. Creativity
b. Lack of motivation
88. Which is referred to as a list of instructions that the computer carries out one at a time?
b. File d. CD
a. It is measure of variability
91. In Russel’s negative theory of education”, for which reason must impositions on the learner be
minimized?
92. In order to avoid disgrace, a pregnant, unmarried woman takes drugs to induce abortion. Is she
morally justified to do that?
a. No. The unborn child can not made to suffer the consequences of the sins of his parents
b. Yes, It can save her and the child from disgrace when he grows up
d. No. It is better to prevent the child from coming into the world who will suffer very much due to the
absence of a father
93. In which way does heredity affect the development of the learner?
94. When a teacher teaches the idea that it is wrong to think that Filpino lifestyle, products and ideas are
inferior to those of other nationalities he fights against feelings of
b. Ethnocentrism d. Acculturation
d. The learners are earnestly engaged in an activity that leads them to realize the staged goal
96. Which measure(s) of central tendency is (are) most appropriate when the score distribution is not
badly skewed?
b. Mean d. Median
97. Which of the following teacher behaviors my NOT enhance the developmental of high-level thinking
skills?
d. The scores are concentrated more at one end or the other end
d. The scores are evenly distribution from the left to the right
101. Which activity is are meant for the bodily-kinesthetically intelligent pupils?
a. Cooperative learning
b. Individualized instruction
c. Independent study
d. Dance
102. The three-level approach to teaching includes the teaching of facts and skills, concepts, and values.
Which teaching is in highest level?
a. Skills c. Facts
b. Values d. Concepts
a. Rationalism
b. Extreme authoritarianism
c. “Utang-na-loob
d. “Bahala na”
a. Short answer
b. Restricted-response essay
c. Completion
d. Multiple choice
106. The following are trends in making and reporting system, EXCEPT:
107. A teacher discovers that a product of a certain bottling company brings about damage to teeth.
Much as he wants to share the products of his research, he could not because of harassment from all
sides. Which teacher’s right is violated?
b. Academic freedom
d. Right to property
108. Which is a type of graph in which lines represent each score or set of scores?
b. Histogram d. Scatterplot
109. Which term refers to a model which is constructed so as to emphasize a particular part or function?
b. Mock up d. Realia
a. A TV inside shows it
111. On which constitutional provision is the full or partial integration of capable deaf and blind students
in the classroom based? The provision on
b. Academic freedom
c. Providing citizenship and vocational training to adult citizens and out-of-school youths
112. Which of the following is (are) the least stable measure(s) of central tendency?
a. Median c. Mode
113. Teaching in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains is based on the concept that the
learner is a
115. Which may NOT help develop attentive listening in the students?
c. Refusing to serve in worthwhile neighborhood activities as these will adversely affect her teaching
d. Conferring with the next of kin about the problems and needs of a student
119. In time of war, soldiers must be ready to give up their lives in defense of the nation. Which principle
is applied?
120. “ What I hear, I forget. What I see, I remember. What I do, I understand.” This means that pupils
learn best when they
a. Learn independently
c. Watch TV
121. Both Muslim and Christian value marriage but the Muslim practices polygamous marriage while the
Christian practices monogamous marriage. What is this called?
123. Research found out that children learn visual discrimination tasks more rapidly if they talk to
themselves. This shows that
124. Which one should Teacher Y use if he wants to teach to pupils the relationship among details?
125. If teacher M wants to build teamwork among his students which should he use more.
126. Teacher C wants to compare 2 concepts. With which technique can he accomplish this best?
127. The problem method can have an incalculable value for children because
130. The test item “Group the following items according to shape” is a thought question on
a. Creating c. Comparing
b. Generalizing d. Classifying.
131. Marvin, a Grade I pupil, is happy when he wins in a game but sulks when he doesn’t. Which does
Marvin’s behavior indicate?
132. A melody may sound sad to one and yet when the individual notes are played separately there is
nothing sad about it. This viewpoint is based on the doctrine that
d. The whole of experience is not in any way related to the sum of its parts.
a. Perennialism c. Essentialism
b. Progressivism d. Reconstructionism
d. Reinforce learning
135. To build a sense of pride among FILIPINO young which should be done?
b. Replace the study of folklores and myths with technical subjects that make youths globally
competitive
136. Teachers often complain of numerous non-teaching assignments that adversely affect their
teaching. Does this mean that teachers must be preoccupied only with teaching
a. Yes, if they are given other assignments justice demands that they be properly compensated.
b. No, because every teacher is expected to provide leadership and initiative in activities for betterment
of communities
c. Yes, because other community leaders, not teachers, are tasked to lead in community activities
137. When necessary conditions are present, the use of inductive method is preferred because
138. Which is the best reason why Mr. Cruz begins a lesson in Math by checking and reviewing on the
previous day’s assignment and provides practice and drills?
d. Make sure that the students understand the pre-requisite skills of the lesson
139. Here is a test item: “Jose Rizal was born in Calamba, Laguna on June _________, 1861.” What is
wrong with the item?
140. How students learn may be more important than what they learn. From this principle, which of the
following is particularly important?
142. With which function is the left hemisphere of the brain involved?
a. Intuitive c. Nonverval
b. Visual d. Logical
144. For effective classroom management, when should a teacher undertake the task of setting up of
routine activities?
a. Every Homeroom day
145. The score distribution follows the normal curve. What does this mean?
146. The computed for English and Math scores is___75. What does this mean?
a. The higher than scores in Math the higher the scores in English.
c. The higher the scores in Math, the lower the scores in English
d. The lower the scores in Math the lower the scores in English
147. To which Filipino trait can one attribute a Filipino student’s resistance to scientific methods and
unquestioning obedience to authority?
a. Impersonalism c. Personalism
b. Rationalism d. Non-rationalism
148. In her conduct of item analysis, Teacher G found out that a significantly greater number from the
upper group of the class got test item # 5 correctly. This means that the test item
b. Is valid
c. Is easy
150. Which is selective reading technique meant at getting at important facts very fast?
a. Lax atmosphere
d. Threatening atmosphere
152. Which technique is most appropriate when a teacher wants a group to agree on a plan of action?
a. Agenda
b. Composite report
c. Symposium
d. Consensus decision-making
153. Which order is observed in the task analysis model of lesson organization?
154. Who are NOT covered by the Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers?
b. All full time or part time public and private school teacher and administrators
c. Teachers in all educational institutions at the preschool, elementary and secondary levels
d. Teachers of academic, vocational, special, technical or non-formal institutions
157. Teacher Q shares this concept with her students: “What you do not want done to your self do not
do to others. “This concept is
158. A teacher by reason of having gotten tired of elections resulting to no change did not exercise her
right of suffrage last May 14, 2001. Which provision in the Code of Ethics did she fail to observe?
a. Every teacher shall possess and actualize full commitment and devotion to duty
b. A teacher shall not engage in the promotion of any political, religious, or other partisan interest
c. Every teacher shall vote and shall exercise all other constitutional rights and responsibilities
159. The Continuous Progression Scheme introduced in the elementary level in the Philippines, in the
school year 1970-1971 had as its objective.
a. Mastery of the 3 r’ s
d. Access to education
I. Respond to himself/herself
161. Peter sees Tony being attached by a bully classmate and realizes that, unless assisted, Tony will be
badly beaten up. He decides, however, not to stop them because Peter enjoys seeing the fight. Did Peter
act responsibly?
a. Yes, because by not taking part he prevented the fight from becoming worse
162. In the problem solving method of teaching, which is the primary role of the teacher?
a. Director c. Lecturer
b. Classifier d. Judge
164. Which term applies to the search for related literature by computer access of data bases on discs
kept in libraries?
a. Manual research
b. On-line research
c. Compact discs computer research
d. Computer research
b. Using a common conversion table for translating test scores into ratings
166. Lorelie obtained a NSAT percentile rank of 80. This indicates that.
167. Determining the pronunciation and meaning of words by analyzing roots, affixes, and derived forms
is called
a. Confucianism c. Shintoism
169. Which test item is in the highest level of Bloom’s taxonomy of objectives?
170. If the student is encouraged to develop himself to the fullest, which of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
should he satisfy?
a. Safety needs c. Belongingness
171. When plateau is reached in a student’s learning curve, it is advisable for the learner to.
a. Continue reviewing
b. Give up learning
c. Take a rest
172. Based on Piaget’s theory, in what cognitive development stage in the learner who is capable of
abstract, hypothetical, and logical reasoning?
b. Pre-operational stage
d. Sensori-motor stage
173. When teachers are convinced that it is best to teach students the skill to adapt to change since
change is the only thing permanent in this word, they subscribe to the philosophy of
a. Realism c. Pragmatism
b. Existentialism d. Idealism
174. The old adage “ Do not to others what you do not want others do to you” is a teaching of
b. Confucious d. Buddha
a. To remove the physical conditions in the room that distract children’s attention
d. To make children realize that they can not do everything they want
b. An absolute standard
179. Teacher K delegates some of her responsibilities to the whole class. She separate student monitors
for attendance, classroom cleaning, and distribution of learning materials. In which aspect is she good?
180. The Second World War has caused too much destruction to life and property and the Allied forces
consisting of the United States, Great Britain and France wanted to end it but Japan consistently refused.
To force Japan’s surrender the Allied forces dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
Japan on August 9, 1945. Which principle of morality applies in this situation?
181. Of the following methods used to discover the interests of people, which does NOT belong to the
group?
182. A child refuses to obey orders or displays negativism as a development trait. How may you best
handle him?
b. Take every opportunity to praise him for every positive attitude displays
c. Avoid giving him orders or if you do and he objects take back the order
d. Detain him after office hours for him to do what he has been ordered to do.
184. Royalty rights acquired through the authorship of a book are examples of
185. For grades to be made valid indicators of students achievements which process should be
observed?
186. Using the six descriptions of the elements of a good short story, IDENTIFY IN WRITING THE SIX
ELEMENTS IN THE SHORT STORY BY O HENRY with complete accuracy. The capitalized words are referred
to as the
c. Criterion success
d. Condition
187. For comparing and contrasting, which graphic organizer is most appropriate?
188. Under which teaching strategy does a School’s Division practice of assigning a Girl Scout to serve as
Superintendent of the Day or Major of the Day for leadership training fall?
b. Simulation d. Dramarization
189. Which is characteristic of the country’s educational system during the American regime?
a. Religious c. Filipinistic
b. Centralized d. Decentralized
190. Which term refers to the collection of student’s products and accomplishments for a period for
evaluation purposes?
b. Portfolio d. Diary
191. With Republic Act 7836 the licensure exams for teachers is with
a. Cooperative learning
b. Long assignments
c. Individual competition
d. Excessive praise
193. With which goals of educational institutions as provided for by the Constitution is the development
of work skills aligned?
195. Teacher U wants to make use of a structured format where two positions on a controversial issue
are presented formally and each speaker is a given a center amount of time to state a position. Which
technique should he use?
a. Simulation c. Debate
a. It is easy to score
d. It is easy to administer
197. A class is composed to bright students. The distribution will most likely be
198. An arsonist is seen preparing to burn a public market. Can he be shot to death in the name of self-
defense?
a. Yes, but the act of killing can not be called self-defense
b. Yes, the good to be defended is of great importance and is proportionate to the evil done by the
aggressor
d. No, in no way is killing justified, only God can take away life
199. If a student’s appropriate behavior is mild and that it appears that the misbehavior will not spread
to others, it is sometimes best for the teacher not to make a fuss of it. Which influence technique is this?
a. Antiseptic bouncing
b. Planned ignoring*
c. Proximity control
d. Signal interference
200. Which materials consist of instructional units that cater to the different needs and the varying
mental levels of pupils?
a. Multi-level materials
b. Multi-grade materials
d. Plantilla
“The strongest single factor in prosperity consciousness is self-esteem: believing you can do it, believing
you deserve it, believing you will get it.”
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. D
9. D
10. C
11. C
12. B
13. D
14. C
15. A
16. C
17. B
18. C
19. B
20. B
21. B
22. A
23. C
24. D
25. C
26. D
27. D
28. B
29. B
30. A