LET Reviewer on General Education

    GENERAL EDUCATION

1. There was HIATUS of two years before I went back to college. HIATUS means _______. 

 a. Lapse                     c. Length 

 b. Uninterruption     d. Continuation 

 2. I was speaking to Raquel on the phone when suddenly we were _____. 

 a. Disconnected         c. Hung up 

 b. Cut off                   d. Broken down 

 3. The surprised teacher asked, “What was all the HUBHUB about?” HUBHUB means _______. 

 a. Hush                     c. Commotion 

b. Serenity                 d. Stillness 

4. Who is the General who said “I shall return” after training troops in Australia. 

 a. Carlos P. Romulo         c. J. de la Torre 

b. Douglas McArthur         d. Arthur McArthur 

5. Thomas Carlyle said, “The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder…” It could be interpreted as ______. 

 a. There is a strong driving force in one’s life      b. There should be sufficient energy in one’s life 

c. Direction can never come into one’s life          d. One’s life doesn’t need to be controlled 

6. Who said, “The Filipino is worth dying for?” 

a. Benigno Aquino             c. Fidel V. Ramos 

b. Carlos P. Garcia             d. Jose P. Rizal 

7. Who is remembered for his famous quotation? “My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty to my country begins.” 

a. Carlos P. Garcia             c. Manuel Quezon     

b. Ferdinand Marcos         d. Manuel Roxas 

8. Both Nenita and _____ plan to go. 

 a. I                     c. Myself                     b. Me                     d. Me myself 

 9. Your brother is paying for your plane ticket, _____? 

 a. Is he                             c. Aren’t you                  b. Isn’t it                 d. Isn’t he 

10. We should work for a total ban ____ of pesticides that are harmful to man

a. By the use                 c. With the use      b. On using                     d. On the use 

11. Joevy _____ in bed too long and missed her classes. 

 a. Laid                 c. Lay                 

b. Lays                 d. Lied 

12. Which sentences that clearly and effectively states the idea and has no structural errors? 

 a. The interest at a loan company is higher than at a bank 

 b. The interest of a loan company is higher than in a bank 

 c. The interes at a loan company is higher than a bank 

 d. The interest if a loan company is higher than a bank 

13. I should have returned this book last Tuesday, it is now five days ____. 

 a. Delayed                     c. Overdue 

b. Postponed                   d. Beyond deadline 

14. Which among the following is the correct sequence of the sentences below? 

 (1) The image of a good teacher is one who is constantly reflecting about how best to help different types of learners how to learn 

(2) The National Competency-Based Teacher Standards (NCBTS) define a new paradigm of teaching where the teacher is viewed as a knowledge professional who is responsible for facilitating learning 

 (3) Good teaching is defined in terms of those practices that help students learn better 

 (4) Competency-based means that the standards or criteria for characterizing good 

 (5) The NCBTS can be used as a self assessment tool for professional development 

 a. 2, 4, 3, 1, 5                     c. 1, 2, 4, 5, 3 

b. 3, 4, 5, 1, 2                     d. 4, 1, 3, 5, 2 

15. Choose the sentence that expresses the thought clearly and that has no error in structure/spelling. 

 a. The farmer did plow, plant, harvest his corn in record time 

b. The farmer plowed, planted and harvested his corn in record time 

c. The farmer plowed, has planted and has harvested his corn in record time 

d. The farmer has plowed, planted and harvested his corn on record time. 

16. The traffic flow at the corner was jammed. Manny feared getting late so he _____ with a bus and leaped at the door. 

a. Catch up                 c. Caught up 

b. Was catching         d. Has caught 

17. Teacher Maechelle always tries to help people, but recently she has been _________ kind and generous? 

 a. Principally             c. Especially 

b. Usually                  d. Largely 

18. “I die just when the dawn breaks to herald the day.” This is a famous quote from ____. 

 a. Jose P. Rizal             c. Jose Aquino 

 b. Benigno S. Aquino d. Manuel L. Quezon 

19. Rousseau advised, “Have a good bank account, a good cook and a good digestion.” What is being referred to? 

 a. Investment             c. Family 

 b. Security                 d. Duty 

 20. Parents admit that text messaging is an easy way of knowing their children’s whereabouts. However, they are worried about its effect on _______. 

 a. Shortening messages effectively          b. Ability to spell words correctly 

 c. Ability to guess words correctly          d. Communicating through guessing 

 21. After 10 unfruitful years, Nancy finally quit the job. She ____ along with her boss for a long time. a. Hadn’t been getting                 c. Didn’t get 

b. Hasn’t been getting                 d. Isn’t getting 

22. I saw a nasty_ between two cars this morning. 

 a. Happening                             c. Accident 

b. Damage                                 d. Danger 

23. Which passage is expressed effectively and without structural error/s? 

 a. I would not want to be themselves      b. I would not want to be theirselves 

 c. I would not want to be himself/herself d. I would not want to be he/she 

 24. Which passage is expressed effectively and without structural error/s? 

 a. Having called the other students and they, the secretary went home 

 b. Having called the other students and us, the secretary went home 

c. Having called the other students and ourselves, the secretary went home 

 d. Having called the other students and we, the secretary went home

25. Select the sentence that clearly and effectively states the idea and has no structural errors. 

 a. The examines need double pencils simply a calculator and ball pen 

 b. The examinees need pencils, a calculator and a ball pen 

 c. The examinees need two pencils, a simple calculator, and a ball pen 

 d. The examinees need two sharpened pencils, calculator and ball pen 

 26. “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want” is an expression of one’s ____. 

 a. Total poverty                  b. Total submission to God 

c. Blind ignorance              d. Love for self 

 27. Which passage is expressed effectively and without structural error/s? 

a. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage Score (MPS) of high school students in English was much lower than the previous years 

b. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage Score (MPS) of high school students in English was much lower than it has been in previous years 

c. The teacher explained that the mean percentage Score (MPS) of high school students in English was lowest than the previous years 

d. The teacher explained that the Mean Percentage Score (MPS) in English of high school students was much lower than it had been in previous years 

28. Which of the theories of learning, language and literacy views children as having the ability to organize and integrate information in schemata? 

 a. Sociolinguistic                 c. Interactive 

 b. Constructivist                 d. Reader Response 

 29. Select the sentence that clearly and effectively states the idea and has no structural errors. 

 a. The weather service expects temperatures to not rise

 b. The weather service expects temperatures to no increase 

 c. The weather service expects temperatures not to rise 

 d. The weather service expects temperatures not to increass 

30. Of the different principles of effective teaching of reading, which is IMPROPERLY stated? 

 a. Effective teachers use the four cueing system to support students 

 b. Effective teachers select appropriate reading materials 

 c. Effective teachers go out of the structured classroom to create community of readers 

d. Effective teachers use instructional approaches on how children learn 

 31. What virtue is inferred in the poem below? Little Things It’s the little things we do or say That make or break the beauty of the average passing day Heats, like doors, will open with ease To every, very little keys. And don’t forget that two of these Are “I thank you” If you please.” 

a. Friendliness                 c. Confidentially 

 b. Kindness                     d. Encouragement 

32. “Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.” The meaning of this aphorism in “Poor Richard’s Almanac” is: 

 a. Forget what other people have done to hurt you 

b. It is not easy to forgive and forget 

 c. Nurse your hurt feelings 

 d. Let bygones be bygones 

33. “What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly”. When restated means: 

 a. The buying power of the peso is weak so you have to buy wisely 

b. In buying, what is easy to get to consume 

 c. You have to value everything in this world 

 d. You have to pay something before you really value it 

34. Which of the following best restates the meaning of the saying: “The child is the father of the man?” 

a. The experience, and lessons of childhood influence one’s adult life 

 b. Fathers are dependent on the sights of their children 

 c. If there were no children, there could be no fathers 

 d. Children are naturally wiser than adults

35. Anong bahagi ng pananalita ang nasa malaking titik? Malungkot ANG MGA nagtapos na wala pang trabaho. 

a. Pananda             c. Pang-ukol

b. Parirala             d. Pangatnig

36. “Ang mga mata mo ay tulad ng mga bituin sa kalangitan.” Ano ang ginagamit na pagpahayag ditto? a. Pagtutulad                 c. Pagwawangis 

b. Personipikasyon       d. Pang-uyam 

37. Alin sa mga ito ang nagpapahayag sa paraang organisado at artistiko maging tuluyan o sa berso na nagmula sa imahinasyon? 

 a. Panulaan                 c. Sanaysay 

 b. Epiko                     d. Panitikan 

38. Kung ang awit ng pag-iibigan ay kundiman, ano naman sa Bisaya? 

 a. Diona                     c. Sambotani     

b. Kumintang             d. Talindaw 

 39. Mag-aalas singko na ___ umaga _____ magising siya. 

 a. ng - nang         c. nang - nang     

b. nang - kapag         d. ng - at 

40. Sino ang nangungusap sa quotation? “Ang pag-ibig ay hindi pag-ibig kapag nagbabago kung nakakakita ng pagbabago.” 

a. Geneveva Matute             c. Robert Frost 

b. William Shakespeare     d. Jose Rizal 

41. Ano ang kahulugan ng tagbising panahon? 

 a. Tag-ulan                       c. Tag-lamig 

b. Tag-init                        d. Tag-tuyot 

42. Ang salitang apartment ay binubuo ng dalawang klaster. Tukuyin ito. 

 a. rt & nt                         c. tm & nt 

 b. pr & tm                       d. rt & tm 

43. Ponema ang tawag sa makabuluhang tunog ng wika. Ilan ang ponema ng Filipino? 

 a. 28             b. 31             c. 20                 d. 21 

44. Saan hinango ang mga kwentong tinatawag na parabola? 

 a. Mga pinagmulan             c. Bibliya 

b. Kasabihan                        d. Kwentong bayan 

 45. Alin dito ang ginagamit sa pagtuturo ng panitikan lalo na sa pagkasunod-sunod ng mga pangyayari sa kwento?

 a. Story grammar             c. Character web

b. Decoding                      d. Story frame

46. Alin dito ang gamit sa pagtuturo ng replica na yari sa isang tunay o sintetik na material? 

 a. Dayorama             c. Papet 

 b. Mock-up              d. Ispesimen

47. Ano ang kahulugan ng idyomang ginamit sa pangungusap na “Marami sa mga magsasaka ang INALAT dahil sa patuloy na pagbuhos ng ulan.” 

a. Nawalan ng pag-asa             c. Nagalit 

b. Nanibago                             d. Minalas 

48. Sa taas ng mga bilihin ngayon, kahit “kahig ka ng kahig” ay wala pa ring maipon. Ano ang ibig sabihin nito? 

 a. Hindi bumili                         c. Bawasan ang bili 

b. Hanap ng hanap                    d. Gastos ng gastos 

49. Kapani-paniwala ang isang tauhan kung ito ay may katulad na nakikitang nabubuhay sa mundo. Wika nga’y totoo itong tao, nagtataglay ng positibo at negatibong katangian, may kapurihan at may kapintasan. May kalakasan at may kahinaan at may kasamaan. May kawastuan at may kamalian. May katinuan at may kabaliwan. May kalabisan at may kakulangan. May kabanalan at may kasalanan. May katimpian at may kabiglaanan. Lahat ng katangian salu-salungat, may bahid siya. Hindi siya taong nabubuhay sa daigdig ng kataka-taka na pinakabuod ng lahat, gaya ng madalas mapanood sa pelikulang Pilipino, na kapag bida, sa kanya lahat ng positibo at kapag kontrabida, sa kanya naman lahat ng negatibo. Hindi kinaiempatya-han ang tauhang ganito, kinaantipatiko-han, oo! Ang naaangkop na pamagat ng talatang ito ay: 

a. Ang Tauhan 

 b. Ang Katauhan 

 c. Ang Tao sa Mundo 

d. Ang Katangian ng Tao 

 50. “Kung anong bukambibig siyang laman ng dibdib.” Ito ay isang uri ng ____. 

 a. Tula                      c. Bugtong 

 b. Tugmaan             d. Salawikain 

51. Aling pamaraan ang ginagamit ng guro na nagsisimula sa mga halimbawa patungo sa paglalahat? 

 a. Pabalak                 c. Patuklas 

b. Pasaklaw               d. Pabuod 

52. A child can be admitted to Grade 1 if he/she is at least 5 years and 10 months old by June of the school year. Which of these dates of birth will disqualify a child from being admitted to Grade 1 on June 15, 2009? 

 a. June 10, 2003           c. April 30, 2003 

 b. January 10, 2003     d. May 5, 2003 

 53. A water tank contains 8 liters when it is 20% full. How many liters does it contain when it is 75% full? 

 a. 60                 b. 30                 c. 58             d. 15 

54. Which of these math sentences is incorrect? 

 a. 1/2 + 1/3 = 5/6                 b. 1/3 + 1/4 = 7/12 

c. 1/7 + 2/3 = 3/21                d. 1/6 + 1/8 = 14/48 

55. Which of the following has the largest value? 

 a. 75                     b. 39                      c. 64                     d. 93 

56. What is the value of 12 1/6 - 2 3/8 - 7 2/3 + 19 3/4? 

a. 21 1/8                 b. 22             c. 21 7/8             d. 21 

 57. In the following numbers, which digit is in the thousandths place? 5672.13498 

a. 6                 b.             4 c. 3             d. 9 

58. One angle of a parallelogram is 35? What are the measures of the other three angels? 

 a. 45, 65, 170                 c. 145, 35, 145 

b. 85, 135, 140                d. 45, 65, 65

59. The edges of a rectangular solid have these measures: 1.5 feet x ½ feet x 3 inches. What is its volume in cubic inches? 

 a. 324                 b. 225         c. 272                d. 27 

60. How many degrees are between the hands of a clock at 4:30? 

 a. 140         b. 45         c. 125         d. 150 

61. Which of these three fractions has the largest value? 

 a. 4                 c. 12 15 24 

b. 3                 d. 5 4 9 

62. If x = 3 and y = 2, then 2x + 3y = ______

 a. 12             b. 10             c. 14             d. 5 

63. Which of these has a value different from the other three? 

a. 15%          c. 1

b. 2               d. 12 20 15 

64. The vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 30. What is the measure of one base angle? 

a. 150         b. 60         c. 75         d. 70 

65. Which of these numbers cannot possibly be a square number? 

 a. 10,217,356             c. 26,275,876             b. 35,366,809         d. 2,913,849 

66. Which number is wrong in this sequence? What should the number be for the sequence to be correct? 5, 15, 16, 48, 144, 147, 148, 444…. 

a. 48; it should be 18              b. 144; it should be 49 

c. 147; it should be 145          d. 144; it should be 132 

67. If July 12, 2003 fell on a Tuesday, on what day will July 12, 2005 fall? 

 a. Friday                     c. Sunday 

b. Thursday                 d. Monday 

68. Jestoni is 10 years older than his sister. If Jestoni was 25 years of age in 1983, in what year could he have been born? 

 a. 1948             b. 1963         c. 1958             d. 1953

 69. If 8 - √x + 2 = 4, what is the value of x? 

 a. 6                 b. 14                 c. 48                d. 2 

70. What number is next in this sequence? 11120, 11260, 11420, 11600, _______. 

a. 11820                                     c. 11720 

b. 11760                                     d. 11800 

71. Which decimal is equal to 3 + 2 + 5 100 10 1000 

a. 0.532                         c. 0.325 

b. 0.0523                       d. 0.235 

72. If the counting numbers 1 to 30 are written down how many times does the digit 2 appear? 

 a. 11                 b. 14                 c. 12                 d. 13 

73. 259 : 37 as _______. 

 a. 84:12                 c. 5:1         

b. 25:4                    d. 63:441 

74. By how much is 35% of P220 greater than 50% of P140? 

 a. P10.00                 c. P7.00 

b. P0.00                    d. P20.00 

75. Which among the following common fraction is equivalent to 0.216? 

 a. 53                         c. 21 250 50 

b. 27                         d. 108 125 375

76. What value of x will make this proportion correct? 13 : x = 3.25 : 8.00 

a. 2                     b. 3.5             c. 32                   d. 20 

77. Maria and Fe do a job together in two hours. Working alone Maria does the job in 5 hours. How long will it take Fe to do the job alone? 

 a. 3 1/3 hrs         c. 3 hrs 

 b. 2 1/3 hrs        d. 2 hrs 

 78. What is the greatest common factor of the numbers 48, 12 and 32? 

a. 2                     b. 4 

c. 3                     d. 6 

79. A car depreciates by 10% of its new price each year and by 15% in each succeeding year. By 2009, what would be the market price for a car bought brand new for P600,000 in 2004? 

 a. P390,000             c. P210,000 

b. P480,000              d. P420,000 

80. How much greater is the sum of the first 20 counting numbers greater than the sum of the first 10 counting numbers? 

 a. 110                     b. 55             c. 155             d. 100 

 81. How many vertices does a rectangular solid have? 

 a. 8                         b. 6                 c. 4                 d. 12 

82. The voltage across a transformer primary coil that has turns is 10V. What is the voltage across the secondary coil which has 20V turns? 

 a. 2V                        b. 20V             c. 100V         d. 10V 

83. Which is a destructive fishing method wherein fishes are driven out of a coral reef by pounding the corals with a heavy weight? 

 a. Moro-ami              b. Cyanide fishing          c. Reef fishing         d. Corals entrapping 

 84. Of the state of matter which has the weakest intermolecular force of attraction?

 a. Plasma                     c. Solid 

 b. Liquid                      d. Gas 

 85. The prevailing wind systems experienced in the Philippines are _____. 

 a. Northwest and Southeast monsoon      b. Northeast and Southwest monsoon 

 c. East and West monsoon                       d. North and South monsoon 

86. Which statement is false? 

 a. Solid particles have the strongest attractive forces in between

b. Solids and liquids have more molecules per unit volume, hence their densities are higher 

c. Molecules of solids and liquids are more closely packed than those in gases 

d. The gas phase has the least kinetic energy 

87. Which has the higher specific heat capacity, water or sand? 

 a. Neither         c. Both 

b. Sand             d. Water 

88. When you carry a heavy load with one arm, you tend to hold your hand away from your body in order to ______. 

 a. Be ready to grab something in case you fall 

 b. Change the weight of your body and load 

 c. Change the mass of your body 

 d. Change the center of gravity of your body and load 

89. The direct transformation of a solid into the gas phase without passing through the liquid phase is called: 

 a. Sublimation         c. Evaporation 

 b. Compression        d. Freeze drying 

 90. To be safe in the unlikely case of lightning strike, it is best to be inside a building framed with ____. 

 a. Steel                     c. Iron 

 b. Cement                d. Wood 

 91. Which of these does not belong to the other three terms? 

 a. Colloid                  c. Suspension 

 b. Element                d. Solution 

 92. Why should gasoline be stored in tightly covered narrow-mouthed containers and should be placed away from heat? 

 I. To reduce evaporation 

 II. To preserve its qualities 

 III. To decrease its potential as fire hazard 

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

 b. I and II                               d. II and III 

93. Why is it not advisable to repeatedly open the door of a refrigerator? 

 a. It leads to wastage in electrical energy

 b. It will loosen the refrigerator’s door 

 c. The warm air outside lowers the temperature inside, thus making the refrigerator less efficient 

 d. Repeated opening introduces bacteria into the refrigerator

94. What may occur when there is a severe damage to some parts of the brain due to lack of blood supply? 

 a. Thrombosis 

 b. Cerebrovascular accident 

c. Rheumatic heart disease 

d. Myocardial infarction 

95. What kind of mirror is used in cars to give the driver a wider area and smaller image of the traffic him/her? 

 a. Double concave         c. Plane 

 b. Convex                       d. Concave 

 96. Lanny placed some mothballs inside her cabinet. After a week they were all gone. What happened to the mothballs? 

 a. They sublimed 

 b. They were dissolved by water in air 

 c. They melted 

 d. They condensed 

97. You inherited tallness from your father. Physical traits are transmitted from parents to offspring through _______. 

 a. Alleles                                     c. Gametes 

 b. Genes                                      d. Chromosomes 

98. Which of these statements is false? 

 a. Fire caused by kerosene can be put out if water is poured on the fire 

 b. Water is heavier than oil 

c. Kerosene is lighter than water 

d. Rain or distilled water (a pure liquid) boils at constant temperature 

99. How can we prevent developing osteoporosis? 

a. Estrogen replacement therapy 

b. Adequate intake of vitamins A and D 

 c. Adequate intake of calcium and vitamin D 

 d. Less exercise to decrease bone density 

 100. Which statement correctly differentiates boiling from evaporation? 

 I. Boiling happens at a definite temperature while evaporation can occur at any temperature. 

II. Boiling happens when the vapor pressure exerted by the liquid becomes equal to the atmospheric pressure, while evaporation occurs when high energy molecules at the liquid surface continuously escape to the space above the liquid. 

III. Boiling is always associated with temperature while evaporation is related only to pressure.

a. I and III                     c. II only 

b. I only                        d. I and II 

     

1. “Do not teach too many subjects. What you teach, teach thoroughly”, said one philosopher. The primary reason behind the advice is to ensure that teachers? 

a. Cover all the PELCs / PSLCs. 

b. Relate their lessons to their students daily life 

c. Avoid failing grades 

d. Avoid spoon feeding their students 

2. A student passes a book report poorly written but ornately presented in a folder to make up in the poor quality of the book report content. Which Filipino trait does this practice prove? Emphasis on 

a. “ Porma” over substance 

b. art over academics 

c. substance over “porma” 

d. art over science 

3. Extreme authoritarianism in the home reinforces learners to 

a. work creatively 

b. depend on others for directions 

c. direct themselves 

d. do things on their own initiative 

4. Which did the Americans teach the Filipinos which the Spaniards did NOT? 

a. Their government 

b. Their language 

c. Their art 

d. Their religion 

5. The back-to-basic curriculum is in essence a (an) ___________ curriculum 

a. Existentialist           c. essentialist 

b. progressivist           d. perennialist 

6. In the most recent curriculum introduced in 2002, Makabayan as a subject 

a. Singles out values education 

b. Serve as a practice environment for holistic learning 

c. Compartmentalizes subjects excluding English, Filipino, Science and Math 

d. Integrates English, Filipino, Science and Math 

7. “ Approach every pupil as she is/he is without allowing yourself to be influenced by your foreknowledge of his/her home background” is an advice from a (an) 

a. essentialist b. rationalist c. povitivist    d. existentialist-phenomenologist 

8. The Filipino learner envisioned by the Department of Education is one who is imbued with the desirable values of a person who is 

a. makabayan, makasarili, makakalikasan, and maka-Diyos 

b. makabayan, makatao, makahalaman, at maka-Diyos 

c. makabayan, makakaragatan, makatao, at maka-Diyos 

d. makabayan, makatao, makakalikasan at maka-Diyos 

9. Sex education in schools implies that 

I. man is educable 

II. main is free in the choice of his sexual expression 

III. man has pure sexual instinct 

a. I,II,III       b. I,II        c. II,III         d. I,III 

10. How is the latest curriculum introduced in the elementary and secondary schools called? 

a. The Re-structured Basic Education and Curricula 

b. 2002 Elementary and Secondary Education Curricula 

c. Millennium Curriculum 

d. 2002 Basic Education Curriculum 

11. “ Sometimes it may be better to make wrong decisions when a decision is urgent than to make a “ right” decision too late” is a thought encouraged by the 

a. rationalist                c. realist 

b. progressivis            d. existentialist 

12. Which does pataasan ng ihi mentality negate? 

a. Initiative         c. Teamwork 

 b. Flexibility     d. Religiosity 

13. To whom do Filipinos owe the widespread Philippine educational system today? 

a. The First Filipino political leaders’

 b. The Americans 

c. The Japanese 

 d. Spaniards 

14. Which is NOT a characteristic of the 2002 Basic Education Curriculum? 

a. More integrated 

 b. More holistic 

 c. More compartmentized 

 d. Make use of interdisciplinary approach 

15. All of these prevent the emergence of the truth which learners and teachers are in search of EXCEPT a ( an) 

a. Mindset             c. open mind 

b. “mask”             d. defense 

16. Teaching health in schools is backed up by the concept that 

a. man has non-tangible and transcending dimensions 

b. man’s body is the expression of his soul 

c. man has a dual nature 

d. man is nothing but matter

17. Before the Thomasites arrived in the Philippines, who served as teachers to the colonials during the American regime? 

a. The Elementary Teacher’s Certificate graduates of the normal school 

b. The American Soldiers 

d. The government officials 

c. The selected Grade 7 graduates 

18. Who were Thomasites? 

a. The soldiers who doubted the success of the public educational system to be set in the Philippines 

b. The first American teacher recruit to help establish the public educational system in the Philippines 

c. The first religious group who came to the Philippines on board the US transport Thomas 

d. The devotees to St. Thomas Aquinas who came to evangelized 

19. The American teachers who were recruited to help set the public educational system in the Philippines during the American regime were called Thomasites because: 

a. They arrived in the Philippines on the feast of St. Thomas 

b. They first taught at the University of Sto. Tomas 

c. They were devotees of St. Thomas Aquinas 

d. They disembarked from the CIS transport called Thomas 

20. A group of Filipino children served as respondents in a research conducted. The children were asked they tell what they wanted to be, if given the choice. None of them said “ to be an American, to be a Japanese, to be a Korean, etc. What does this finding show? 

a. Inferiority of other nationalities 

b. Superiority of the Filipino 

c. Superiority of other nationalities 

d. Filipino lack of a sense of national pride 

21. An “ I –thou” relationship exist between teacher and students when there is 

 a. Favoritism         b. pretension             c. respect             d. prejudice 

22. Which educational trend is occurring in all modern societies as a result of knowledge explosion and rapid social, technological and economic changes? 

a. International education 

b. Lifelong learning 

c. Nuclear education 

 d. Team teaching 

23. One learns by association and also by insight. This shows that the association and cognitive theories of learning are 

a. diametrically opposed 

b. complementary 

c. partly wrong 

d. partly correct 

 24. A pupil who has developed a love for reading keeps on reading for her enjoyment. His motivation for reading is 

a. both intrinsic and extrinsic 

b. extrinsic 

c. intrinsic 

d. insufficient 

25. Which is the most effective way(s) of retaining learned material? 

I. hearing it 

II. seeing it I 

III. notes complication 

a. I and II             c. all of these 

b. II only             d. II and III 

26. Where are multi-media resources and computers, which is the most favorable result of the optimal use of educational media technology? 

a. Increased learning 

 b. Speed learning 

c. Interactive learning 

 d. More interesting learning 

27. The right hemisphere of the brain is involved with the following functions EXCEPT 

a. nonverbal functions 

 b. intuitive functions 

 c. detail-oriented functions 

 d. visual functions 

28. What functions are associated with the right brain? 

a. Visual, intuitive, logical 

b. Visual, intuitive, non-verbal 

c. Visual, non-verbal, logical 

d. Visual, logical, detail oriented 

29. John Watson said: “Men are built not born.” What does this statement point to? 

a. The ineffectiveness of training on a person’s development 

b. The effect of heredity 

c. The absence of genetic influence on a person’s development 

d. The effect of environmental stimulation on a person’s development 

30. Under which type of guidance service does the concern of schools to put students into their most appropriate courses fall? 

a. Research service 

b. Individual inventory service 

 c. Placement service 

 d. Information service 

31. Which is an advantage of teacher made tests over those of standardized tests? 

a. highly reliable 

b. better adapted to the needs of the pupils 

c. highly valid 

d. more objectivel

32. With the number of senses to be stimulated to criterion, which one should be first in the list? 

a. Audio aid             c. Visual aid 

b. Audio-visual aid d. Multi-sensory aid 

33. Which refers to the Filipino trait of practicing conflicting values in different venues with different social groups? 

a. crab mentality 

b. “kanya-kanya” mentality 

 c. Procrastination 

 d. Split personality 

34. Richard excels in classifying different types of leaves and rocks. He loves to collect specimens and catalogs them. His strength is 

 a. naturalistic intelligence             c. spatial intelligence 

b. intrapersonal intelligence          d. existential intelligence 

35. Students D says “ bahala na” and braves the storm for a test. In this situation which is expressed by the students “ bahala na”? 

a. lack of self-reliance             c. Lack of foresight 

b. Willingness to take risks     d. Indolence 

36. It is easy for children to learn language because each person as a Language Acquisition Device that predisposes one to acquire language. This theory is espoused by________. 

a. Watson         b. Gardener         c. Chomsky         d. Piaget 

 37. Miss Cortez is teaching a three-year-old boy how to put on his shirt. She might first reward him for placing his right arm in the right sleeve, then the left arm min the left sleeve, then buttoning the front of the shirt, then tucking the shirt into his pants. This technique is called. 

a. conditioning                 c. chaining 

b. fading                          d. reinforcement 

38. According to Erikson’s theory, the child aged three to five is largely 

 a. Mischievous             c. lazy 

 b. ego-centric               d. altruistic 

39. Teacher S wants to show to the class a magnified picture of Mayon Volcano mounted on a bond paper. Which one will she use? 

a. Overhead projector             c. Slide 

b. Opaque projector                d. Filmstrip 

40. Teacher V wants to check prior knowledge of his pupils about water pollution. She writes the main topic water pollution in the center of the chalkboard and encircles it. Then she asks the pupils to provide information that can be clustered around the main topic. Which technique did the teacher employ?

a. Deductive teaching                 c. Semantic mapping 

b. Demonstration                       d. Vocabulary building 

41. After having been humiliated by his teacher, student B evaluates that teacher very poorly despite teacher’s excellent performance. Which trait is illustrated by student B’s behavior? 

a. Rationalism                 c. Personalism 

b. Impersonalism             d. Particularism 

42. In her desire to help the children build their vocabulary, she maintains a small board at the corner of her classroom for the Word of Day to teach the children one new word each day. Which method of vocabulary- building does she employ? 

a. Incidental attention to building meaning 

b. All of these 

c. Direct vocabulary instruction

d. wide reading 

43. Conducting follow up studies of graduates and drop out is guidance service that falls under 

a. individual inventory service 

 b. research service 

c. counseling service 

 d. placement service 

44. Teacher F helps pupils determine the pronunciation and meanings of words by analyzing roots, affixes, and derived forms. This process is called 

a. contextual attack                 c. blending sounds 

b. phonetic analysis                 d. structural analysis 

45. Researches conducted show that teachers expectancies of students often become selffulfilling prophecies. What is this phenomenon called? 

a. Ripple effect                     c. Pygmalion effect 

b. Hawthrone effect             d. Halo effect 

46. Age two (2) is usually described as the “ terrible 2’s” because, according to Erikson, at this stage the child tends to be 

a. Inquisitive                 c. playful 

b. Sickly                        d. assertive in words and in actions 

47. Peter is able to gain a lot of friends. He is welllinked and popular among other students. He has a natural flare for making people laugh and is almost always ready to help them. He possesses what is called: 

a. naturalistic intelligence 

 b. spatial intelligence 

 c. intra personal intelligence 

d. interpersonal intelligence 

 48. Jones, age 7, was removed from her class frequent fights with other children. She refused to be disciplined and was to focus in class only for very short time. She also has frequent tantrums. She is suffering from 

a. mental retardation 

b. down syndrome

c. attention -deficit disorder  

d. learning disability c. attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder 

49. Which ones are two-dimensional representations of earth’s geographic and /or political features? 

a. Mock ups         b. Models         c. Globes         d. Maps

50. Studies in the area of neurosciences disclosed that the human brain has limitless capacity. What does this imply? 

a. Pupils can possibly reach a point where they have learned everything 

b. Every child is a potential genius 

c. Every pupil has his own native ability and his learning is limited to this native ability 

d. Some pupils are admittedly not capable of learning 

51. Through the enactment of republic Act 7836, the regulation and licensing of teachers is now with the: 

a. Professional regulation commission 

b. Commission on Higher education 

c. Department of education, Culture and Sport 

d. Civil Service Commission 

52. Which characterizes the perfections type of student? 

a. Often anxious, fearful, or frustrated about quality of work 

b. Does not volunteer or initiate 

c. Gives up easily 

 d. rarely completes tasks 

53. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE with respect to physical force or violence? 

a. Scold a hungry student for his lack of attention 

b. Believe in their students 

c. Critisize the misbehavior not the student who misbehaves 

d. Structure the classroom environment to make it supportive 

54. Which of the following group activities provides an open environment in which group members can discuss their opinions without being judged as wrong? 

a. Panel                     c. Buzz session 

b. Forum                   d. Philips 

66 55. Results in NEAT and NSAT for the past years show that achievement has highest in: 

a. Science 

b. Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika 

 c. English 

 d. Filipino 

56. Which is the least authentic mode of assessment? 

a. experiments in science to assess skill in the use of scientific method 

b. oral performance to assess student’s spoken communication skills 

c. paper-and-pencil test in vocabulary 

d. artistic production for music or art subject 57. The Philosophers that maintain that “ Truth exists in an objective order that is independent of the knower are the: a. pragmatists c. existentialists 

LET Reviewer on Literature

   

      LITERATURE 

1. He is the first Asian writer to receive the Nobel Prize. (Rabindranath Tagore)

2. He is considered as the greatest English writer and also known as the “Bard of Avon”. (William Shakespeare)

3. This Shakespeare’s play is a story of a man whose downfall was caused by overwhelming ambition for power.(Macbeth)

4. He is known as the father of horror stories. (Edgar AllanPoe)

5. He is known as the Father of Essays. (Francis Bacon)

6. This Omar Khayam’s work has the theme “Grasping pleasure while you can”. (Rubaiyat)

7. This short story by Edgar Allan Poe has the theme which is similar to the theme of “Poison Tree”. (The Caskof Amontillado)

8. He is a Filipino writer whose stories and poems depict Filipino-Spanish cultural beliefs and traditions. (NickJoaquin)

9. He was the first Filipino National Artist for Literature awarded in 1973. (Jose Garcia Villa)

10. He is a Filipino migrant whose fiction stories reflect the Filipino’s concept of American culture. (BienvenidoSantos)

11. He is called a “comma poet” because he used commas extensively in his works. (Jose Garcia Villa)

12. This is a collection of Indian beast fables originally written in Sanskrit. (Panchatantra)

13. This is the first great work of English literature.(Beowulf)

14. This is the greatest lyric poem in the literature of the world. (Psalms of King David)

15. This is a folk song that originated in Pampanga. (Atin Cu PungSingsing)

16. He is known as the greatest Indian writer of alltime.” (Kalidasa)

17. He is called the “Morning Star” of English literature.(Geoffrey " Chaucer)

18. He is the first man to replace myth with natural laws.(Thales of Melitus)

19. This is a collection of Indian sacred hymns. (RigVeda)

20. This is a collection of Indian religious text.(Upanishad)

21. He is regarded as the greatest haiku poet. (MatsuoBasho)

22. He is recognized as the father of American literature.(Washington Irving)

23. He was the first mythical geographer who wasrecognized due to his vivid descriptions of lands and

people encountered by hishero, Ulysses. (Homer)

24. He is a famous composer from Angono, Rizal, andwas given a National Artist Award. (Luis San Pedro)

25. This is regarded as the most influential book in the history of English civilization. (The King James Bible)

26. This is a popular Philippine secular poetry in octosyllabic quatrains. (Korido)

27. It is a medieval German epic. (Nibelungenlied)

28. He is known as the master of “local color” because of his Pickwick Papers. (Charles Dickens)

29. It is a story of a man’s effort to save his King from a monster. (Beowulf)

30. It is Jonathan Swift’s satire on human folly and stupidity. (Gulliver’s Travel)

31. He is a Philippine National Artist awardee for Literature, and used free verse and espoused the dictum,"Art for art's sake“. (JoseGarcia Villa)

32. This is known as epic of Ifugao. (Hud-hud)

33. These poems are often erotic and espouse CARPE DIEM or “seize the day”. (Cavalier Poems)

34. This is known to be the very first successful shortstory in English written in 1925 by Paz Marquez Benitez.(Dead Stars)

35. She wrote the most exquisite love poems of her time in “Sonnets from the Portuguese”. (Elizabeth BarrettBrowning)

36. This is a very long poem about a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury. (Canterbury Tales)

37. He is a Japanese poet who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1968. (Yasunari Kawabata)

38. This Indian epic which is considered as the longest poem ever written is made up of almost 100,000 couplets divided into 18 parvans or sections. (Mahabharata)

39. This was the era of knights, chivalry, and castles in English literature. (Middle Ages)

40. This is known as epic of Visaya. (Maragtas)

41. This a popular Philippine secular poetry in dodecasyllabic quatrains. (Awit)

42. He is popularly known as “HusengSisiw”. (Jose Corazon de Jesus)

43. This period of English literature literally means “rebirth” in French. (Renaissance)

44. This is the first novel in English written by a Filipino writer in 1921. (Child of Sorrow,ZoiloGalang)

45. From which Francis Bacon’s essay is this line taken “Some books are to be tasted, others are to be

swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested”? (Of Studies)

46. This is the National Epic of England. (Beowulf)

47. He is known as the Father of Tragedy. (Christopher Marlowe)

48. From which Shakespeare’s play are these lines taken “Good night, good night! Parting is such a sweet sorrow that I shall saygood night till it be morrow”? (Romeo and Juliet)

49. He is the first black Nigerian writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1986. (Wole Soyinka)

50. This is an epic of Ilocanos. (Biag Ni Lam-Ang)

51. What is StevanJavellana’s 1947 novel that capturedthe moving tale of the cruelty and the bravery of

the war years? (Without Seeing the Dawn)

52. What is Carlos Bulosan’s 1946 literary work that tells about the painful reality of the American dream? (America Is in the Heart)

53. He has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history”. (Samuel Johnson)

54. This is the National Epic of America. (The Song of Hiawatha)

55. This poem commemorates the life of a public leader, Abraham Lincoln. (O Captain! My Captain!)

56. This literary work is believed to have triggered the American Civil War. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

        

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

1.      Suppose that in developing a curriculum, your intention is to put a lot of importance in developing the mind and spirit of the learners. What philosophical belief will help you on this?

a.      Axiology

b.      Idealism

c.      Pragmatism

d.      Reconstructionism

 

2.      Two of the following choices NOT considered as social forces that affect the school and the curriculum, which are these?

a.      Multicultural concerns

b.      Change in gender roles

c.      Nature of knowledge

d.      Learner’s characteristics

 

3.      Two of the following choices NOT considered as social forces that affect the school and the curriculum, which are these?

a.      Multicultural concerns

b.      Change in gender roles

c.      Nature of knowledge

d.      Learner’s characteristics

 

4.      A curriculum developer decides to effect a curricular change, instead of curriculum improvement. The most probable reason for this is that the results of curriculum evaluation call for an alteration in the _________ and in the _________

a.      Set of competencies and objectives

b.      Teaching strategies to be used

c.      Time allotment of subject areas

d.      Sequence of content for a certain year/grade level

 

5.      A curriculum developer decides to effect a curricular change, instead of curriculum improvement. The most probable reason for this is that the results of curriculum evaluation call for an alteration in the _________ and in the _________

a.      Set of competencies and objectives

b.      Teaching strategies to be used

c.      Time allotment of subject areas

d.      Sequence of content for a certain year/grade level

 

6.      For the situation analysis that may be done for curriculum planning, a teacher or developer must examine TWO of the following things. These are the __________ and the ___________

a.      Abilities and educational needs of learners

b.      Way by which the curriculum is used

c.      Changing nature of the subject matter to be taught

d.      Form of the curriculum

 

7.      For the situation analysis that may be done for curriculum planning, a teacher or developer must examine TWO of the following things. These are the __________ and the ___________

a.      Abilities and educational needs of learners

b.      Way by which the curriculum is used

c.      Changing nature of the subject matter to be taught

d.      Form of the curriculum

 

 

8.      Every curriculum has this dimension. This is both unplanned and implicit but its instructional effects are often evident in the student’s behaviour, values and dispositions. This dimension is referred to as _________

a.      Societal curriculum

b.      Instructional curriculum

c.      Institutional curriculum

d.      Hidden curriculum

 

9.      Dr.Almonte , the provincial hospital director, plans to attend a school board meeting where a new high school science curriculum will be discussed. Which level of curriculum is shown in this situation?

a.      Experiential

b.      Instructional

c.      Institutional

d.      Societal

 

10.  Mrs Galang often makes use of experiential rather than the rote method in teaching, she is thus, observed to provide “custom-made” activities for her pupils. The curriculum pattern she apparently follows is that of  ______________

a.      Activity-based

b.      Child-centered

c.      Process-oriented

d.      Life-functions-focused

 

11.  The concept includes the sub-process of curriculum planning, organization, implementation and evaluation. What concept is this?

a.      Curriculum development

b.      Curriculum assessment

c.      Curriculum management

d.      Curriculum and instruction

 

12.  If the ‘ What” in teaching refers to curriculum, the “how” of it refers to ___________

a.      Strategies

b.      Instruction

c.      Learning

d.      Approaches

 

13.  Mrs. Padilla, the principal of Casay Elementary School, opted to use the curriculum that involves the integration of Social Studies, Music, Arts, and P.E on longer time blocks. This shows that the design pattern she prefers is that of the _____________curriculum

a.      Correlated subject

b.      Core

c.      Mastery learning

d.      Broad fields

 

14.  The school has responsibility to develop, among other things, problem-solving and abstraction skills. This responsibility has something to do with _______________

a.      Intellectualism

b.      Technological changes

c.      Vocational preparation

d.      Citizenship

  

15.  The curriculum used during this period in Philippine History terminated the use of English as a medium of instruction. What period was this?

a.      American

b.      Spanish

c.      Commonwealth

d.      Japanese

 

16.  One popular conception of curriculum is that which aims to provide the learners with the needed skills in this ever-changing world. Which conception is this?

a.      Self – actualization

b.      Social relevance

c.      Cumulative tradition of organized knowledge

d.      Technology

 

17.  As a social studies teacher, you are tasked to implement the newly revised curriculum. Which two important initial action will you first take?

a.      Understand the external and the nature of change in the curriculum.

b.      Develop a unit plan for the subject

c.      Attend all orientation and/or training activities that meant to clarify and develop meaning for aspect of the revised curriculum

d.      Prepare appropriate instructional materials for the lessons during the first grading period

 

18.  As a social studies teacher, you are tasked to implement the newly revised curriculum. Which two important initial action will you first take?

a.      Understand the external and the nature of change in the curriculum.

b.      Develop a unit plan for the subject

c.      Attend all orientation and/or training activities that meant to clarify and develop meaning for aspect of the revised curriculum

d.      Prepare appropriate instructional materials for the lessons during the first grading period

 

19.  Which of the following statement about the concept of curriculum is NOT quite acceptable?

a.      It refers to all the experiences that both the school and the teacher provide the students with

b.      It is the set of acquired knowledge, habits, and skills.

c.      It consists of everything that goes within the school

d.      It is a planned action for instruction

 

20.  Which TWO statements show that the concepts of curriculum and instruction are similar?

a.      Both involve thorough planning, implementation, and evaluation processes

b.      Both refer to social and cultural changes as one of the sources of content

c.      Both are tasked to determine what method is appropriate to teach lesson

d.      Both have set of objective to attain

 

21.  Which TWO statements show that the concepts of curriculum and instruction are similar?

a.      Both involve thorough planning, implementation, and evaluation processes

b.      Both refer to social and cultural changes as one of the sources of content

c.      Both are tasked to determine what method is appropriate to teach lesson

d.      Both have set of objective to attain

22.  This phase of curriculum development involves decisions, among other things, on grade placement and sequencing of content. Which phase is this?

a.      Curriculum planning

b.      Curriculum evaluation

c.      Curriculum organization

d.      Curriculum implementation

 

23.  Which statement about the subject – centered curriculum is NOT true?

a.      There is a high level of cooperative interaction

b.      It covers much content in a short period of time

c.      The teacher has full control of the classroom activities

d.      The main task is mastery of learning

 

24.  Ryan, a grade VI pupil, remembers that he has had lessons on Philippine history since he was in grade IV this is because the design of the curriculum implemented in his school is the ______________

a.      Core curriculum

b.      Problem solving curriculum

c.      Spiral curriculum

d.      Open education curriculum

 

25.  Mrs Garcia would like to take part in developing a subject-centered curriculum because she believes that all subjects in this type of curriculum are geared towards the holistic development of the learner. Is her belief about the centered curriculum true? Why?

a.      Yes, because the subject centered curriculum focuses on the learners needs, interests, and abilities

b.      No, because it is the experience centered curriculum that emphasize the teaching of facts and knowledge for future use

c.      Yes, because the subject-centered curriculum involves cooperative control

d.      No, because it is the experience centered and not the subject-centered curriculum that emphasizes integration of habits and skills in learning the knowledge component of a subject areas

 

26.  In curriculum planning, one of these factors is concerned with the identification of required resources and list of expenditures and revenue estimates. This factor is that of __________

a.      Goal setting

b.      Situation analysis

c.      Decisions on implementation and evaluation

d.      Budget determination

 

27.  During this particular historical period,specific subject areas in the curriculum started to be taught in Filipino while the others in English, as provided in the newly-mandated Bilingual Education Policy which period was this?

a.      Commonwealth

b.      Third Republic

c.      New society

d.      Japanese

 

28.  This type of curriculum focuses more on problem solving processes and skills and human relation than on content acquisition. Which type is this?

a.      Subject centered

b.      Society-culture-based

c.      Learner-centered

d.      None of the above

29.  While having supper, Mrs. Garcia asks her two children what they learned in the school earlier that day. Which level of curriculum  is shown in this situation?

a.      Institutional

b.      Experiential

c.      Societal

d.      Instructional

 

30.  The Baya Elementary School uses a curriculum design that recognizes the ability levels of its pupils. Thus, the content of the subject areas taught across grade levels are so organized that the simplest concepts are taken up in the early grades and the more difficult ones, in the higher levels. This shows a widening and deepening sequence of similar concepts taught through the elementary levels. Which curriculum design is this?

a.      Correlated

b.      Broad fields

c.      Spiral

d.      Core

 

31.  Mr. Cruz is interested in getting involved in a school-related functions. He asked “why should schools need a curriculum? Which curriculum foundations could give him some ideas for an answer?

a.      Socio-philosophical

b.      Psychological

c.      Historical

d.      Technological

 

32.  During the implementation phase of the curriculum, the following, except one, are factors worth considering for the effective use of the curriculum in the classroom. Which is the exception?

a.      What resources are required

b.      How curriculum is to be disseminated

c.      How teachers are to be given the necessary knowledge and skills

d.      What content items re to be included

 

33.  The San Jose District plans to adopt the reading program used in the San Agustin District. What curriculum improvement level does this show?

a.      Variation

b.      Value orientation

c.      Substitution

d.      restructuring

 

34.  Mrs. De Jesus is a member of the school District Curriculum Evaluation team that tries to assess the “product aspect” of the curriculum currently being used. What it means?

a.      Wise use of resources

b.      How curriculum implementers did their job

c.      How well the curriculum meet the learner’s needs

d.      Extent of curriculum implementation

 

35.  Mr. Gabriel, a curriculum consultant on economics insists that in selecting the curriculum content, it is better that throughout the high school years, economic geography concepts be used to recur and repeated with depth for effective learning. What criterion in content selection is shown here?

a.      Validity

b.      Continuity and sequence

c.      significance

d.      learnability

36.  Dr.Mansor intends to open a school with a curriculum that must be primarily experience centered. Which of the following criteria must she NOT follow to ensure that the curriculum is that which she wants?

a.      The curriculum should promote the use of active and dynamic process so that learning is improved

b.      The curriculum should be used with a high level of cooperative interaction

c.      The curriculum content should be primarily based on the learner’s  needs, ability levels and interests

d.      The curriculum should emphasize the teaching of facts and knowledge

 

37.  As stakeholder in curriculum development, Ms. Fuertes a district supervisor and a member of the school board, has one of the following primary roles. Which one is this?

a.      Support and participate in parent-school organization activities

b.      Authorize school expenditures for curriculum development, implementation and evaluation

c.      Enact legislation to effect curriculum improvement

d.      Recommend changes in the curriculum

 

38.  Which statement is true in using the non-technical approach to curriculum development?

a.      The teacher function both as a curriculum developer and implementor

b.      The processes used in curriculum development are rational and systematic

c.      The teachers rarely participate in the development of curricula

d.      Curriculum functions are separate but related to instructional functions

 

39.  Atty. Robredo is involved in curriculum development. Her conception of curriculum strongly leans on its being a cognitive process. Which of the following statement specifically reflects this conception she holds?

a.      Curriculum aims to make learning efficient and systematic

b.      Curriculum develops skills in analysing, deducing and speculating

c.      The content of the curriculum is sourced from different academic disciplines

d.      The curriculum largely considers the full development of the learners

 

40.  What refers to the authenticity of the content selected by the curriculum developers?

a.      Feasibility

b.      Learnability

c.      Significance

d.      Validity

 

41.  Which is NOT a description of the experience centered curriculum?

a.      Emphasis is on the total growth and development of the learners

b.      Controlled and cooperatively directed by learners, teachers, and parent

c.      Education is a means to develop socially creative individual

d.      Emphasis upon facts and knowledge for future use

 

42.  Ms. Mateo a science teacher tries to enrich in the content of her lesson by identifying related concepts in Math. What pattern of organizing content/subject matter did she consider?

a.      Broadfield

b.      Correlated

c.      Core

d.      Separate subject

43.  Which curriculum design element is taking place when Noel, a senior high school student, can connect the lessons he learned in a subject area to a related content in another subject area?

a.      Articulation

b.      Balance

c.      Continuity

d.      Integration

 

44.  Which educational philosophy focuses on the role of curriculum as a member in remaking society and rebuilding culture?

a.      Perennialism

b.      Progressivism

c.      Existentialism

d.      Reconstructionism

 

45.  What process is being undertaken by curriculum developers when they enrich, or modify certain aspects ofa particular program without changing its fundamental conceptions?

a.      Curriculum improvement

b.      Curriculum change

c.      Curriculum design

d.      Curriculum implementation

 

46.  Which curriculum development phase focuses on attention of a curriculum’s basic structure and design?

a.      Curriculum change

b.      Curriculum implementation

c.      Curriculum improvement

d.      Curriculum evaluation

 

47.  As a member of the curriculum committee, your chief concern is to give the child freedom to choose what to learn and believe, as you allow them to set their own identities and standards. What philosophy will you consider?

a.      Existentialism

b.      Realism

c.      Idealism

d.      None of the above

 

48.  What process of curriculum development is being undertaken by the developers when they try to obtain relevant and significant information to be able to judge the worth of an educational program, its product, procedures and objectives?

a.      Curriculum planning

b.      Curriculum designing

c.      Curriculum organization

d.      Curriculum evaluation

 

49.  Proponents of the technical scientific approach of curriculum development believe that curriculum is a means and _______________is the end.

a.      Technique

b.      Instruction

c.      Learning

d.      Strategy

 

50.  One example of this design of subject centered curriculum is that which shows social studies being combined with geography, civics and culture, and history to comprise one subject area. Which design is this?

a.      Correlated

b.      Broadfields

c.      Fused

d.      Core

 

51.  The government prescribed a higher percentage on the administration of educational institution to the Filipino citizens in order to:

a.      Minimize the unemployment problem

b.      Produce globally competitive graduates

c.      Protect the right of the citizens

d.      Ensure the teaching of Filipino

 

52.  Free public elementary and secondary education is in line with the government’s effort to address educational problems of

a.      Relevance and quality

b.      Access and equity

c.      Effectiveness and efficiency

d.      Productivity

 

53.  Which of the following abilities is stressed by humanistic education?

a.      Enjoy the great works of man such as the classics

b.      Learn the different philosophy “know thyself”

c.      Make man distinctly civilized, educated and refined

d.      Develop man into a thinking individual

 

54.  Parents negatively react on play in children’s curriculum. A teacher who knows the importance of play would tell the parents that?

a.      Playing is important in the child’s cognitive development

b.      Playing is a good form of exercises

c.      Playing makes learning a pleasurable experience

d.      Playing is a stage of child’s development

 

55.  What is the main concern of the spiralling of a curriculum?

a.      Curriculum renewal and revision

b.      Horizontal articulation among the subjects in a grade level

c.      Vertical articulation of a given subject across grade level

d.      Incorporating governmental thrusts and societal concerns

 

56.  The construction of the curriculum in a modern school be

a.      Planned by the principal, supervisors and superintendent and teachers

b.      Decided by the Deped and followed by all schools in the country

c.      Planned cooperatively by experienced persons and students

d.      Built based on books available in school

 

57.  When will the K to 12 programs be implemented?

a.      s/y 2011 – 2012

b.      s/y 2012 – 2013

c.       s/y 2014 – 2015

d.      s/y 2010 – 2011

 

58.  The first batch of high school students to go through K to 12 will graduate in _______

a.      March 2015

b.      March 2016

c.       March 2017

d.      March 2018

 

59.  In what school year the grade 11 will be introduced?

a.      2016 – 2017

b.      2017 – 2018

c.       2018 – 2019

d.      2020 – 2021

 

60.  The following are some features of K to 12 curriculum EXCEPT:

a.      The K to 12 curriculum is decongested

b.      The K to 12 curriculum is seamless

c.       The K to 12 curriculum is relevant and responsive

d.      The K to 12 curriculum is teacher-centered

 

61.  When the K to 12 curriculum is learner centered?

a.      It focuses on the optimum development of the Filipino child

b.      It responds to the needs of the community

c.       It focuses on understanding for mastery

d.      It uses integrative, inquiry-based and constructive approaches to develop the competencies of learners.

 

62.  When the K to 12 programs is enriched?

a.      It focuses on the optimum development of the Filipino child

b.      It responds to the needs of the community

c.       It focuses on understanding for mastery

d.      It uses integrative, inquiry-based and constructive approaches to develop the competencies of learners.

 

63.  When the K to 12 programs is relevant and responsive?

a.      Learning will be systematically matched with labor market requirements.

b.      It focuses on the optimum development of the Filipino child

c.       It responds to the needs of the community

d.      It focuses on understanding for mastery

 

64.     According to SEAMEO INNOTECH many Filipino students failed to master the competencies skills necessary for productive life because of the following factors EXCEPT:

a.      Limited period of time

b.      Fragmented content

c.       Disintegrated content

d.      Teachers factor

 

65.     When the K to 12 curriculums is decongested?

a.      It focuses on understanding for mastery and has removed the unnecessary repeated competencies

b.      It focuses on the optimum development of the Filipino child

c.       It responds to the needs of the community

d.      It uses integrative, inquiry-based and constructive approaches to develop the competencies of learners.

 

66.  The following are the benefits of K to 12 curriculum for Filipino learners and their families EXCEPT one:

a.      Have more time to master the desired learning competencies

b.      They will be given opportunity to learn beyond academic through a career pathways program

c.       Graduates will not only gain a high school diploma but they will acquire certificate of competencies

d.      Families can’t afford education as the cost of the additional two years in high school.

 

 

67.     The K to 12 will contribute to economic growth bringing progress to society and to the nation. Research studies show that:

I.     Each additional year bring 10% increase in wage earning

II.   Longer time spent in education increase likelihood of employment

III. An additional year increases the average 40 year growth rate in Gross Domestic product by about 0.37 percentage points

IV. A year of schooling typically shows a 25- 30 % rate of return

A.      I and II only

B.      II, III and IV only

C.      I, II, and III only

D.     I, II, III, and IV

 

68.     Why the K to 12 Program is being designed and implemented?

a.      To overcome the inherent limitation of ten year basic education

b.      Learning and quantity of education will improved

c.       Filipino students learn better

d.      Degrees of Filipino are recognized as widely as possible

e.      All of the above

 

69.     The Filipino graduates under K to 12 basic curriculum envisioned to :

I.        Possess sufficient mastery of basic competencies

II.      Be emotionally developed and competent to live a meaningful life

III.    Be socially aware, pro-active, and involved in public and civic affairs

IV.    Be adequately prepared for the world of work or entrepreneurship

a.      I, II, and III only

b.      II, III and IV only

c.       III and IV only

d.      I, II, III, and IV

 

70.     The Filipino graduates under K to 12 basic curriculum program are characterized as graduates who:

I.        Possess healthy mind and body

II.      Have a solid moral and spiritual grounding

III.    Appreciate and care for humanity, the world, and environment

IV.    Are proud to be a Filipino

a.      IV only

b.      I, II, and III only

c.       II, III, and IV only

d.      I, II, III and IV

 

71.     K to 12 basic curriculum is carried out under the principles of:

a.      Inclusive education

b.      Learner’s growth and development

c.       Teaching and learning

d.      Assessment

e.      All of the above

 

72.     The K to 12 basic Education Curriculum is outcome-based as it prepares learners for:

a.         Higher education

b.         Middle level skills

c.          Employment

d.         All of the above

 

73.     In what school year was the universal kindergarten implemented?

a.      s/y 2011 – 2012

b.      s/y 2012 – 2013

c.       s/y 2013 – 2014

d.      s/y 2014 – 2015

 

74.        the medium of instruction should be used from kindergarten to grade III

a.      mother tongue

b.      Filipino

c.       English

d.      Bilingual

 

75.        In what grade level the bridging or transition to Filipino and English as language of instruction will be introduced?

a.      Kindergarten

b.      Grade I

c.       Grade II

d.      Grade III

 

76.  A Philippine innovation in the delivery of educational services to children with special needs is the SPECIAL EDUCATION (SPED) CENTER. The following are its characteristics EXCEPT one:

a.         It is a school-within –a – school concept administered by a principal and operated according to the rules and regulations that governs a regular school

b.         It is staffed by trained SPED teachers for the gifted and for children with disabilities

c.          It is a school-within-a-school concept that provides a range of educational services that promote mainstreaming or integration towards full inclusion

d.         SPED Canter as a resources centre for inclusive education and

Multi-grade teaching

 

77.  Basic principles of multi-grade teaching includes the following, EXCEPT one:

a.         The implementation of the school curriculum must taken into consideration the varied abilities, levels and interests within a particular group

b.         The value of any educational program will be judged according to how well it is able to achieve the goals of the program-whether the children actually learn what they are expected to learn and how well they have learned

c.          Inter-aging or the combination of children of different ages is more respectful of individual needs of learners and reflects real-life

d.         The role of the teachers in a classroom involves setting up and managing a learning environment that will be conducive for homogenous groupings

 

78.  Which of the following best describes a multi-grade class?

a.         A class with two grade levels within one classroom with one teacher

b.         Multi-level classes

c.          A class with two to three grade levels with one teacher for an entire school year

d.         A class involving different children of different ages with different

Skills and abilities

 

79.  Which of the following are the Millennium Development Goals of the Philippine Government?

I.      Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

II. Achieve universal primary education

III.    Reduce child mortality

IV.   Combat HIV AIDS, Malaria and other diseases

 

a.         I and II

b.         I, II, and IV

c.          II and III

d.         I, II, III, and IV

 

 

 

80.  Which of the following principles recognizes that every unit in the education bureaucracy has a particular role, task and responsibility inherent in the office and for which it is principally accountable for outcomes?

a.         School-Based Management

b.         Shared Governance

c.          Accountability and Transparency

d.         AURA ( authority, responsibility, and accountability)

 

81.  “The curriculum is a total learning experience for an individual”. This point of view is considered to be of

a.      Traditionalist

b.      Progressivist

c.       Materialist

d.      Cognitivist

 

82.  The grassroot approach insists that teachers who teach or implement the curriculum should participate in developing it . this is based on the

a.      Ralp Tyler Model

b.      Sigmund Freud Model

c.       Hilda Taba Model

d.      Allan Glatthon Model

 

83.  When the curriculum includes materials resources that would help in the implementation of the written curriculum such as textbooks, computers, audio-visual materials, laboratory equipment, playground, zoos and other facilities, this curriculum could be categorized as

a.      Taught curriculum

b.      Assessed curriculum

c.       Learned curriculum

d.      Supported curriculum

 

84.  Which psychological foundation explains that the curriculum should be organized so students experience success in master the subject matter?

a.      Behaviourism

b.      Psychoanalysis

c.       Humanism

d.      Gestalt

 

85.  A teacher Pia that her pupils realize the “wholeness” of the problem. With this premise, the teacher is manifesting which psychological principle?

a.      Cognitivism

b.      Gestalt

c.       Humanistic

d.      Existentialist

 

86.  Which among the following is NOT a component of the curriculum?

a.      Curriculum aims, goals, and objectives

b.      Curriculum content or subject matter

c.       Curriculum existence

d.      Curriculum evaluation

 

87.  Which of the following when partnered with the different instructional strategies and methods would comprise the core of the curriculum?

a.      Curriculum aims and goals

b.      Curriculum experience

c.       Curriculum evalution

d.      Curriculum design

 

 

88.  The program that gives access to every Filipino the access to early childhood education is

a.      Universal kindergarten

b.      Bantay bata

c.       Generic Elementary Education

d.      Vocational School Program

 

89.  Which program address the learner and learning Process?

a.      Program for Decentralized Educational Development

b.      The Basic Education Curriculum

c.       Secondary Education Development Program

d.      Both b and c

 

 

Curriculum Development

 

1.       B

2.       A

3.       B

4.       A

5.       D

6.       A

7.       C

8.       D

9.       C

10.   A

11.   A

12.   B

13.   A

14.   B

15.   D

16.   B

17.   A

18.   C

19.   B

20.   A

21.   D

22.   C

23.   A

24.   A

25.   D

26.   D

27.   C

28.   B

29.   B

30.   C

31.   A

32.   B

33.   C

34.   B

35.   B

36.   D

37.   D

38.   A

39.   B

40.   C

41.   D

42.   B

43.   D

44.   D

45.   A

46.   C

47.   A

48.   D

49.50.   C