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A father tells his daughter “You are a woman. You are meant for the home and so for you, going to
school is not necessary.” Is the father CORRECT?
a. It depends on the place when the daughter and the father live.
b. Yes, women are meant to be a mother only.
c. No. today women can take on the jobs of men.
d. No, there is gender equality in education.
Which pillar of learning is aimed at the holistic development of man and his complete fulfillment?
a. Learning to be
b. Learning to know
c. Learning to live together
d. Learning to do
Material development at the expense of human development points to the need to do more in
school.
a. Learning to be
b. Learning to know
c. Learning to live together
d. Learning to do
Student C says “Bahala na” and braves the storm for a test. In this situation, which is expressed by the
student’s “Bahala na”?
a. lack of self reliance
b. lack of foresight
c. willingness to take risk
d. indolence
While serving during elections, some trouble makers entered your precinct. What do you think is the most
appropriate thing to do?
a. challenge them to a duel
b. ignore them and look for a safe place
c. close the precinct and go home
d. seek the assistance of law enforcers
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What does conservative Filipino student experience when she migrates to the US and witnesses for herself
public display of affection?
a. colonial mentality
b. enculturation
c. culture shock
d. acculturation
Student Z does not study at all but when the LET comes, before he takes the LET, he spends one hour at
Quiapo church praying for a miracle, i.e. to pass the exam. Which attitude towards religion or God is
displayed?
a. religion as fake
b. religion as authentic
c. religion as magic
d. religion as real
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 cannot be 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.
c. No. The act of inducing abortion is bad in itself.
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.
Which explains the reason why there are continuous and increasing human rights violations?
a. The United Nations General Assembly approved only resolutions on human rights and the basic
freedoms which are not binding.
b. The solutions used are ineffective.
c. The United Nations as an international body is rather slow in the exercise of its powers.
d. The United Nations uses a single solution on all forms of human rights violations.
“Be honest even if others are not. Be honest even if others cannot.” What does the statement imply
about values?
I. Values remain to be values even if nobody possesses them
II. Values are dependent on persons, place and time
III. Values are changing
a. II only b. II and III c. III only d. I only
For world peace, the United Nations approved a non- proliferation treaty. Which was the immediate purpose of
this treaty?
a. To limit the use and the sale of guns
b. To reject the membership of China as a member of the United Nations
c. To stop the manufacture of guns
d. To stop the spread of nuclear weapons
Which of the UNESCO’s four pillars of education is most related to peace education?
a. learn to do b. learn to know c. learn to live together d. learn to be
Genuine respect for all people that lead to world peace is anchored on the concept that all persons:.
a. high dignity c. have talents
b. are citizens of the world d. can contribute to global development
When planning her lessons and units, Mrs. Jones is careful to include books and resources from a variety of
cultures and ethnic groups. What kind of education is this?
a. Multilingual education
b. Transformative education
c. Multicultural education
d. Gender free education
Which of the following illustrates the major paradigm shift in education in the 21st century?
a. Shift from rigid subject matter to a more interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary pedagogical
approach.
b. Shift from values education and emotional learning to knowledge dominated curriculum
c. From contextualized themes generated from global and local realities to pre-organized
subject matter
d. From more flexible learning styles to a prescribed pedagogy
. Which of the following initiatives would NOT help a school address diversity?
a. Using ability grouping
b. Using cooperative learning
c. Working with neighborhood groups
d. Using culturally-relevant teaching methods
If the teacher is emphasizing the development of the learners competency to transform knowledge into
innovations and job-creation, what pillar of education does s/he is actually promoting?
a. Learning to Know
b. Learning to Do
c. Learning to Live Together
d. Learning to Be
What pillar of education which emphasizes learning to be human, through acquisition of knowledge,
skills and values conducive to personality development?
a. Learning to Know
b. Learning to Do
c. Learning to Live Together
d. Learning to Be
A class is composed of students coming from several ethnic communities including Muslims and lumads.
They seem to have difficulty understanding each other; behavior and points of view. What should the
teacher do?
a. Introduce multicuturalism in the class and provide activities for practice.
b. Threaten the students that if there are students who do not behave and tolerant of
their classmates, s/he will be dropped from class.
c. Inform students that they will all be learning new ways of thinking and behaving in this
class, so they might as well leave their cultural idiosyncrasies at home.
d. Assign bright students to monitor and control behavior of poor students.
. Which of the following qualities should be developed by the pillar, Learning to Live Together?
a. Strong appreciation of the diversity of the human race
b. Readiness to take risks and resolve or manage conflicts
c. Scientific spirit and an inquiring mind
d. Complete fulfillment of humans, in all the richness of his/her personality
Which of the following is accurate in regard to working with parents in diverse classrooms?
a. The parent culture is important, but should not influence their children & education.
b. Teachers should demonstrate their expertise; to parents to show they know best.
c. Teachers should strive to use a variety of ways to keep parents informed, including parents
who cannot speak English or Filipino.
d. The importance of the family influence on children; education has diminished over the
past few years.
In what strands of the four pillars of education implies a shift from skill to competence, or a mix of
higher-order skills specific to each individual?
a. Learning to Know c. Learning to Do
b. Learning to Live Together d. Learning to Be
The rapid traversing of ideas, attitudes and values across national borders that generally leads to
an interconnectedness and interaction between peoples of diverse cultures and ways of life. What is
being referred to?
a. Cultural Globalization
b. Multiculturalism
c. Fundamentalism
d. Clash of civilization
Emmabeb went home crying because her peers kept calling her “Ms Moon!”.
a. classism b. sexism c. ageism d. looksism
Power interruptions occur in some areas in Luzon. What theory is manifested in this scenario?
a. Consensus theory
b. Conflict theory
c. Interactionist theory
d. Structural functionalism
If you encountered a very arrogant person, what will you do to be able to practice Learning to Live
Together?
a. Ignore the person.
b. Push the person away.
c. Talk to the person nicely.
d. Speak to him loudly.
What form of government is practiced if people are obliged to follow any official in the country, for
any cause?
a. fascism
b. oligarchy
c. dictatorship
d. communism
Which of the following characteristics does NOT describe contextualized learning as a major paradigm
shift in education?
a. From traditional pedagogies to more modern strategies of teaching and learning.
b. Pre-organized subject matter to localized themes generated from the global realities and the
cultural relevant, meaningful and useful to learner.
c. From knowledge limited to the local scene to the globalized knowledge, values, attitudes, and
skills interfaced with local wisdom.
d. From limited access to time-bound and space limited education, to borderless education,
lifelong learning for all in a learning society.
Teacher J discusses conflicts between warring groups in Mindanao. Which pillar should he stress more?
a. Learning to be
b. Learning to live together
c. Learning to do
d. Learning to know
Which of the following features represents the new paradigm shift in education?
a. Traditional pedagogies
b. Lifelong education for all
c. Rigid subject matter boundaries
d. Knowledge as the only learning outcome
When planning her lessons and units, Mrs. Denden is careful to include books and resources from a variety of
cultures and ethnic groups. What kind of education is this?
a. Multilingual education
b. Transformative education
c. Multicultural education
d. Gender free education
Which of the following initiatives would NOT help a school address diversity?
a. Using ability grouping
b. Using cooperative learning
c. Working with neighborhood groups
d. Using culturally-relevant teaching methods
If the teacher is emphasizing the development of the learner's competency to transform knowledge
into innovations and job-creation, what pillar of education does s/he is actually promoting?
a. Learning to Know
b. Learning to Do
c. Learning to Live Together
d. Learning to Be
Which of the following qualities should be developed by the pillar, Learning to Live Together?
a. Strong appreciation of the diversity of the human race
b. Readiness to take risks and resolve or manage conflicts
c. Scientific spirit and an inquiring mind
d. Complete fulfillment of humans, in all the richness of his/her personality
Which of these practices makes a transgender people offended toward the society?
a. Deprive them of their rights and privileges.
b. Invite them to social gatherings and events.
c. Entertain transgender job applicants.
d. Support their dreams and aspirations in life.
Which theory upholds that parents reinforce appropriate gender role behaviors?
a. Gender schema theory
b. Multiplicity theory
c. Social learning theory
d. Cognitive developmental theory
Which ideology assumes that men have greater power than women?
a. Traditional gender
b. Classical gender
c. Egoistic gender
d. Empowered gender
If a newly married couple is expected to live with or near the husband’s parent, they are -
a. patrilocality
b. matrilocality
c. bilocality
d. neolocality
You are a Brahmin (highest class) in India. You decide to marry an untouchable (lowest class).
Sociologists would call this marriage an example of
a. exogamy
b. endogamy
c. polygamy
d. polyandry
What was Karl Marx’s contribution to the understanding of social institutions?
a. As societies became more industrialized, they become more communist.
b. In a socialist society, the bosses and the workers are constantly in conflict with one another.
c. The economy is the basic institution in society.
d. None of the above
Which of the following statements best describes how deviance helps strengthen conformity in
society?
a. Without deviance, there would be no need for agents of social control.
b. Deviant behavior obstructs movements promoting social change.
c. Responding to deviance clarifies boundaries between right and wrong.
d. Punishment of deviance affirms the legitimacy of political authority.
It is a cause of poverty that means an intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power,
or food.
a. Inequitable distribution of wealth
b. inequitable distribution of power
c. Lack of opportunities
d. Greed
In any society, the key principles from the functionalist perspective includes the following -.
a. social system, social structure, consensus, cooperation and equilibrium
b. equilibrium, consensus and cooperation, social structure, social system
c. interdependency, social structure, consensus and cooperation, equilibrium
d. interdependency, consensus, cooperation, equilibrium