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
