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Placement Exam

1. Which of these capitalized words do not rhyme?

a. I know it CLEAR

b. That’s not easy to BEAR

c. Let’s give a CHEER

d. It shows, it’s SHEER truth

2. Wastes from the kitchen are considered useful if properly separated. How are they classified?

a. A non-degradable c. Metallic recesses

b. Biodegradable d. Degradable

3. An ERRATIC behavior suggests one that is _____.

a. Normal c. Inconsistent

b. Stable d. Predictable

4. Piggery farms affected by FMD are prohibited from:

a. Castrating their piglets

b. Isolating their piglets from sows

c. Butchering their pigs for the market

d. Mating their sows when in heat

5. The driver of the speeding car is CULPABLE. This means _______.

a. Innocent c. Guilty

b. Blameless d. Reckless

6. A child after birth has a right to a name. This is _____.

a. A right to his identity

b. A right for just treatment

c. A right for survival

d. A right to suffrage

7. What has solved the caste and social strata system in the Philippines society?
a. Schools in every barangay

b. Barangay empowerment

c. Schools for the handicapped

d. Barangay high schools opened

8. The son of a principal wants to be the valedictorian of the class. What should the principal do to
avoid criticism?

a. Transfer the brighter student to a lower section

b. Assist the son in his class preparation and participation on school activities

c. Call the rivals and give the stern warning

d. Confront the teachers on the son’s grade

9. Free trade means ______.

a. Government restrict entry of identified goods

b. Level of taxing is mutual between countries

c. Goods are all imported

d. Goods come in untaxed

10. How many cubic meters of sand will be required to fill reclamation area of 6 hectares with 1.5
meters depth?

a. 90,000 cubic meters

b. 90,900 cubic meters

c. 110,000 cubic meters

d. 100,000 cubic meters

11. What has made world business fast?

a. A radio network c. Modern technology

b. New prints d. Computers

12. A subordinate could not take the insults his superior does on him daily. What does this
relationship indicate?

a. Superiors are superior

b. Subordinates feeling and valueless

c. Subordinates should be taken as slave

d. The value of respect for another is prevailing

13. Wounded, he walked away still suffering from EXCRUCIATING pain. Describe the pain.

a. Mild c. Endurable

b. Unbearable d. Slight

14. A fire alarm was rung. What will be done to exit properly? What is heard from the principal?

a. “Keep cool. Get down quietly.”

b. “Get in touch with your parents, fast.”

c. “Leave your things. March down the stair briskly.”

d. “Dismiss your classes.”

15. Ang sarzuela noong panahong ng Kastila ay dinadaan sa:

a. Pamamagitan ng Kastila

b. Pamamagitan ng salita sa isang bayan

c. Pamamagitan ng halong Tagalog at Kastila

d. Pamamagitan ng halong Tagalog at Ingles

16. The Philippines prides itself as the first presiding officers of the United Nation. Who was this
person?

a. Ambassador Elizalde

b. General Romulo

c. Ambassador Maceda

d. General Yan

17. Ang hiling ng namatay na artista ay siya’y ilibing sa takip-silim. Anong oras iyon?

a. Madaling araw

b. Sa pagitan ng alas-singko at alas sais ng hapon

c. Ika-anim ng umaga

d. Ika-walo ng gabi

18. Si Ninoy ay bumalik sa Pilipinas. Ayon sa kanya:

a. Ang lahing Pilipino higit sa lahat ay dapat ipaglaban, hanggang kamatayan

b. Di dapat buhayin ang mga Pilipino

c. Ang kamatayan ko para sa pamilya lang

d. Dapat bang magpakamatay dahil lang sa Pilipino

19. The price of glassware was P160.00 per set. After a day the price was raised by 10% what was
the final glassware?

a. P176.00 c. P166.00

b. P196.00 d. P276.00

20. What prize will each receive from a first prize of P45,000,000. There were 15 recipients of the
jackpot?

a. P2,500,000 c. P3,100,000

b. P3,000,000 d. P45,000

21. In order not to lose the mother’s teeth what is encouraged in their diet?

a. Iron c. Carbohydrates

b. Fat d. Vitamins

22. The government wants a piece of private land for a government project. The owner resisted.
How can the government own the land?

a. Right of government ownership

b. Right of eminent domain

c. Right of habeas corpus

d. Right of a sovereign over the governed

23. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang aral na ibinigay ng ANG ALAMAT NI MARIA MAKILING na ikinuwento
ni Jose Rizal?

a. Pagyamanin at pangalagaan ang ating bayan at lahi pagkat hiyas at yaman natin ito

b. Pag-ibig ang makapagbabago sa mundong ito

c. Kabanalan ang magpatawad at tulungan ang isang makakasala

d. Dahil sa pagmamalabis at pagsamantala, maraming biyaya ang sa kanya’y nawawala

24. Si Mariano Ponce ay propagandistang may sagisag sa panulat na:

a. Tamaraw c. Kapre

b. Tikbalang d. Kalapate

25. Four mangoes cost P29.00. At that prize what will 2 ½ dozen mangoes cost?

a. P217.50 d. P870.00
b. P188.50 e. None of these

c. P348.50

26. Many observe that ___________.

a. Rich countries abuse their power

b. Countries with poor economy are subservient to the rich

c. Countries that are economically stable are greed

d. Countries with no economic problems become world leader

27. Which family obligation is especially valued?

a. Supplying groceries to relatives in remote barrios

b. Providing health assistance to relatives living in the same locale

c. Keeping immediate family members out of trouble

d. Sending to college relatives in remote barrios

28. Why are barangay chairman assigned to settle barangay cases?

a. They are competent judges

b. They know all the residents

c. They have training

d. They have bases

29. Where would you commit a drug dependent for him to achieve a natural, tensionless and
anxiety-free state?

a. NFPI c. DARE

b. DARN d. Bukang Liwayway Center

30. Which has become a prototype of other schemes that defeated the real and true purpose of the
CARL (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law)?

a. The stock option scheme of Hacienda Luisita

b. The conversion of farmlands to industrial complexes

c. The conversion from agricultural to subdivision

d. The voluntary offer to sell

31. The statue was erected in ____ to war heroes.

a. Irreverence c. Homage
b. Defense d. Protection

32. Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence?

The studies revealing that, for various reasons, girls spent less time working with computers than boys.

a. Revealing studies

b. Studies revealed

c. Studies revelations

d. Studies will reveal

33. What is meant by the idiom “at sixes and sevens”?

a. The things have not been shipped

b. In the state of confusion

c. In an orderly manner

d. The boxes are still intact

34. Which word in the passage does not require a change in pitch to show confidence? “I am the
master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.”

a. Am c. Master

b. Captain d. Fate

35. Mr. Falucho owns a 10 ½ hectares of land. He plans to subdivide this tract into ¼ hectare lots. He
must first set aside 1/6 of the total land for lands. How many lots will this tract yield?

a. 30 c. 42 e. None of these

b. 35 d. 45

36. What would be the next three terms in the progression 1, 4, 16, ____ ?

a. 64, 256, 1024 d. 65, 257, 1025

b. 67, 259, 7027 e. None of these

c. 66, 258, 1026

37. The Magsaysay Memorial features a _____ state of the well-loved President.

a. Drab c. Casual

b. Caustic d. Colossal

38. Nasa anong kaganapan ng pandiwa ang pangungusap?

May padalang tulong ang pamahalaan para sa kanila.

a. Pabalana c. Paari

b. Palagyo d. Palayon

39. “I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos rather than one run by foreigners.” What does
this mean?

a. Filipinos are incapable of running the government

b. Though full of difficulties, Filipinos are preferred to lead

c. Foreign leaders are better in government

d. Leadership can be performed only by foreigners

40. Alin ang di karaniwang anyo ng pandiwang HINTAY KA?

a. Tay c. Intay

b. Tayka d. Teka

41. Aling antas ng tono ang lumilitaw sa bahaging may salungguhit ng pangungusap na nagdududa?
Nagpuputol ng puno ang lalaki.

a. 1 b. 2 c. 4 d. 3

42. Which of the following lines is a simile?

a. “Holding wonder like a cup”

b. “Life has loneliness to sell”

c. “Eyes that love you, arms that hold”

d. “Buy it and never count the cost”

43. During a recent shopping spree. Dodo and Ani bought some new accessories for their
apartment. Ani chose a crocheted throw pillow at P24.95, and Dod purchased a rural landscape painting
for P135.00. How much did they actually spend if they paid 7% sales tax on their purchased?

a. P171.15 d. P148.75

b. P139.25 e. None of these

c. P159.95

44. What is the sum of all the two digit numbers which are divisible by 5?

a. 945 c. 960 e. None of these

b. 950 d. 1050

45. Tides, caused by the moon’s gravity, create a frictional force that is gradually slowing down
Earth’s rotation speed. One million years from now, scientist may discover that compared to today,
Earth’s:
a. Day is longer c. Day is shorter

b. Year is shorter d. Year is longer

46. Which is the best evidence that helium gas is lighter than air?

a. Helium-filled balloons rise in air

b. Helium has the lowest boiling point of all elements

c. Helium atoms do not combine with other air atoms

d. By volume, helium makes up only 0.0005% of air

47. What is the most likely reason for a desert plant to have a few or no leaves?

a. To increase photosynthesis

b. To decrease transpiration

c. To decrease photosynthesis

d. To increase transpiration

48. Without the process of meiosis, we can infer that offspring from sexual reproduction would:

a. Be identical

b. Have a high degree of genetic variety

c. Have twice the assigned number of chromosomes

d. Have a number of mutations

49. Each of the following objects is designed to employ the buoyancy principle except a:

a. Life preserver c. Submarine

b. Kite d. Canoe

50. Which of the following will give the same value as A (B + C – D)?

a. AB-AC+AD c. AB+AC-AD

b. ABC-D d. ABCD

51. I want to use a diagram to compare the traditional and authentic modes of assessment. Which
one is most fit?

a. Affinity diagram

b. Tree diagram

c. Venn diagram

d. Fishbone diagram
52. A big story in your local newspaper. You want to use the headlines as an inquiry device. To
increase student participation, you might begin by ____.

a. Asking one to read the news story and interpret what he read after

b. Asking the class to infer connotations and denotations from the headline

c. Explaining what you believe to be the underlying causes

d. Describing the background of the story as you know it

53. If a triadic interaction includes three (3) persons, how many persons are included in a dyadic
interaction?

a. Two

b. Two groups composed of two persons each

c. One, the person and himself

d. Four

54. When I teach skills that are critical to the learning of the next topics, what should I employ?

a. Direct instruction

b. Mastery learning

c. Socratic method

d. Cooperative learning

55. I want my students to have mastery learning of a basic topic. Which can help?

a. Drill

b. Socratic method and drill

c. Morrisonian technique and drill

d. Socratic method

56. Teacher Feng wanted to teach the pupils the skill of cross stretching. Her check-up quiz was a
written test on the steps of cross stitching. What characteristic of a good test does it lack?

a. Predictive validity

b. Objectivity

c. Reliability

d. Content validity

57. In the parlance of test construction, what does TOS mean?

a. Table of Specification

b. Team of Specifications

c. Table of Specifics

d. Terms of Specifications

58. If I favor “assessment for learning,” which will I do most likely?

I. Conduct a pre-test results

II. Teach based on pre-test results

III. Give specific feedback to students

IV. Conduct peer tutoring for students in need of help

a. I, II and IV c. I, II and III

b. II, III and IV d. I, II, III and IV

59. After a lesson on the atom, the students were asked to work on a physical model of the atom to
determine learning. For which group of students is building an atom model intended?

a. Interpersonality intelligent

b. Kinesthetically intelligent

c. Mathematically intelligent

d. Linguistically intelligent

60. If I want to develop creative thinking in my students, which one/s should I use?

I. Problem solving

II. Brainstorming

III. Dramatics

a. I and II c. III only

b. II only d. I, II and II

61. Which is/are effective method/s in teaching students critical reading skills?

a. Read and interpret three different movie reviews

b. Interpret editorials about a particular subject from three different newspaper

c. Distinguish fiction from non-fiction materials

d. Interpret editorials and read and interpret three different movie reviews
62. I want to present the characteristics features of a constructivist approach. What should I use?

a. Fishbone diagram

b. Venn diagram

c. Narrative frame

d. Attribute wheel

63. If all of your students in your class passed the pretest, what should you do?

a. Administer the posttest

b. Go through the unit as usual because it is part of the syllabus

c. Go through the lesson quickly in order not to skip any

d. Go on to the next unit

64. Teacher Vicky shows her students a picture of people in thick jackets. Then she asks them to tell
her the kind of climate when the picture was taken. If she asks 5 questions of this kind and her students
do not get them, it is safe to conclude that pupils are quite weak in the skill of _______.

a. Analyzing c. Synthesizing

b. Inferring d. Generalizing

65. Which must go with self-assessment for it to be effective?

a. Scoring rubric

b. Consensus of evaluation results from teacher and student

c. External monitor

d. Public display of results of self-evaluation

66. Which group of scores is most varied? The group with ________.

a. 0.90 SD c. 0.10 SD

b. 0.50 SD d. 0.75 SD

67. The main purpose in administering a pretest and a posttest to students is to _____.

a. Measure gains in learning

b. Measure the value of the material taught

c. Keep adequate records

d. Accustom the students to frequent testing

68. Assessment is said to be authentic when the teacher ________.

a. Consider students’ suggestion in teaching

b. Gives valid and reliable paper-and-pencil test

c. Gives students real-life task to accomplish

d. Includes parents in the determination of assessment procedures

69. The following are computed means of a hundred-item test: Physical science, 38; Math, 52;
English, 33. Based on the data, which is true?

a. The examinees seem to be very good in Physical Science

b. The Math test appears to be the easiest among the three

c. The examinees seem to excel in English

d. The English test appears to be the easiest among the three

70. An examinee whose score is within x + 1 SD belongs to which of the following groups?

a. Above average

b. Average

c. Below average

d. Needs improvement

71. Which is true of a bimodal distribution?

a. The scores are neither high nor low

b. The group has two different groups

c. The score are high

d. The score are low

72. When you reach the “plateau of learning”, what should you do?

a. Forget about learning

b. Reflect what caused it

c. Force yourself to learn

d. Rest

73. What can be said if student performance in a positively skewed scores distribution?

a. Most students performed well

b. Most students performed poorly

c. Almost all students had averaged performance

d. A few students performed excellently

74. A number of test items in a test are said to be non-discriminating? What conclusion/s can be
drawn?

I. Teaching or learning was very good.

II. The item is so easy that anyone could get it right.

III. The item is so difficult that nobody could get it.

a. II only c. III only

b. I and II d. II and III

75. A test item has a difficulty index of 0.51 and a discrimination index of 0.25. What should the
teacher do?

a. Revise the item

b. Retain the item

c. Make it a bonus item

d. Reject the item

76. The difficulty index of a test item is 1. This means that _____________.

a. The test item is a quality item

b. The test is very difficult

c. The test is very easy

d. Nobody got the item correctly

77. If the compound range is low, this means that _____________.

a. The students performed very well in the test

b. The difference between the highest and the lowest score is low

c. The difference between the highest and the lowest score is high

d. The students performed very poorly in the test

78. What is the mastery level of a school division in a 100-item test with a mean of 55?

a. 42% b. 55% c. 45% d. 50%

79. A negative discrimination index means that ____________.

a. The test item has low reliability

b. More from the lower group answered the test item correctly

c. The test item could not discriminate between the lower and upper groups

d. More from the upper group got the item correctly

80. In an entrance examination, student Anna’s Percentile is 25 (P25). Based on this Percentile rank,
which is likely to happen?

a. Student Anna will be admitted

b. Student Anna will not be admitted

c. Student Anna has 50-50 percent chance to be admitted

d. Student Anna has 75 percent chance to be admitted

81. What does a percentile rank of 62 mean?

a. It is the student’s score in the test

b. The student answered sixty-two (62%) of the items correctly

c. The student’s score is higher than 62 percent of all students who took the test

d. Sixty-two percent (62%) of those who took the test scored higher than the individual

82. What does the computer have in common with the TV?

a. Key board c. Screen

b. File d. Disk drive

83. Which depicts in graphic form the social relations present in a group?

a. Interest inventory

b. Sociogram

c. Anecdotal record

d. Johari’s window

84. Planned ignoring, signal interference, and proximity control are techniques used in _____.

a. Managing temper tantrums

b. Managing surface behavior

c. Operant conditioning

d. Life-space interviewing

85. What should you do to get the child’s attention when she/he is distracted by an object in the
room?
I. Call him by his name and tell him to pay attention

II. Put away the distracting influence

III. Involve him in helping with an activity

a. I and II c. II and III

b. I and III d. I, II and III

86. Which practice in our present educational system is in line with Plato’s thought that “nothing
learned under compulsion stays with the mind”?

a. Clarification of school policies and classroom rules on Day 1

b. Presentation of standards of performance in the learner

c. Making the teaching-learning process interesting

d. Involving the learner in the determination of learning goals

87. In Values Education, faith, hope, and love are believed to be permanent values whether they be
valued by people or not. Upon what philosophy is this anchored?

a. Realism c. Idealism

b. Existentialism d. Pragmatism

88. In the schools, we teach realities that cannot be verified by the senses like an Invisible God or
Allah. Whose beliefs does this practice negate?

a. Stoicists’ c. Skeptics’

b. Rationalists’ d. Empiricists’

89. Which emphasized on non-violence as the path to true peace as discussed in peace education?

a. Taoism c. Hinduism

b. Buddhism d. Shintoism

90. I make full use of the question-and-answer as a model for discussion. From whom is this
question-and-answer method?

a. Socrates c. Aristotle

b. Kant d. Plato

91. A wife who loves her husband dearly becomes so jealous that in a moment of savage rage, kills
him. Is the wife morally responsible and why?

a. Not necessarily. Antecedent passion may completely destroy freedom and consequently moral
responsibility
b. Yes, she killed her husband simply because of jealousy

c. It depends on the case of the wife’s jealousy

d. It depends on the mental health of the wife

92. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Man may understand all about the rotation of the earth but he
may still miss the radiance of the sunset.” Which type of education should be emphasized as implied by
Martin Luther King Jr.?

a. Science and education

b. Vocational education

c. Liberal education

d. Technical education

93. Computer-assisted instruction is an offshoot of the theory of _____.

a. J. Piaget c. B.F. Skinner

b. J. Brunner d. J. Watson

94. The use of varied teaching and testing strategies on account of students’ multiple intelligences is
in line with the thoughts of ______.

a. Daniel Goleman

b. Jean Piaget

c. Howard Gardner

d. Benjamin Bloom

95. Applying Confucius’s teachings, how would hiring personnel select the most fit in government
positions?

a. By record evaluation done by an accrediting body

b. By government examinations

c. By accreditation

d. By merit system

96. “Moral example has a greater effect on pupils’ discipline than laws and codes of punishment” is
an advice of teachers from _________.
a. Confucius c. Lao tzu

b. Mohammed d. Mencius

97. “The principle of spontaneity against artificiality will make you accomplish something. Leave
nature to itself and you will have harmony” is an active advice from the _____¬.

a. Hindu c. Shintoist

b. Taoist d. Buddhist

98. The significance of liberal education in holistic development of students is supported by _____.

a. Perennialism

b. Pragmatism

c. Confucian teaching

d. Perennialism and Confucian philosophy

99. Is a sick teacher, the only one assigned in a remote school, excused from her teaching duty?

a. No, she is the only one assigned in that school

b. Yes, teaching is a demanding job

c. Yes, she is sick

d. No, she must abide by her contract

100. What is a demonstration of your authority as a professional teacher?

a. You make your pupils run errands for you

b. You decide on how to teach a particular lesson

c. You absent from class to enjoy your leave even without prior notice

d. You select to teach only those lessons which you have mastered
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