Drill in Curriculum Development

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Professional Education

Pre-Licensure Examination for Teachers

1. Which of the following group of materialsis considered to have the highest degreeof abstraction?

A. pictures, posters, and slidesB. plants, insects, and other

specimensC. educational televisions, film, and

video clipsD. friendly and business letters,

novels, newspaper clips2. Which of the following factors should Mr.

Bautista primarily consider in hisdetermination of his teaching and learningobjectives and in his utilization of instructional materials?

A. assessment toolsB. nature of the learnersC. modes of material presentationD. instructional activity and

experiences3. In instructional development, teachers

state objectives first because it helpsthem best in

A. operating the equipments to beused for instruction.

B. securing available instructionalmaterials.

C. selecting which media to use best.D. preparing materials beforehand.

4. Mrs. Gavina ensures that the illustrationsshe is preparing for her class do notsuggest messages that can be interpreted

in variety of ways. Which of the followingprinciples in media selection andutilization guides her development of instructional materials?

A. communication effectivenessB. meaningfulnessC. authenticityD. interest

5. The following statements are examples of good practices in the use of printedvisuals like charts, graphs, and drawingsEXCEPT for

A. Present the material one by one.

B. Students should pass the materialaround for everyone’s benefit.

C. Print visuals should be seen byeveryone in a single presentation.

D. Provide written or verbal cues tosupport important information thatis to be clearly understood in thevisuals.

6. Prof. Balagtas plans to utilizeaudiocassettes in his Literature class thenext day. Which of the followingcompetencies does he want to develop inhis students?

A. Literary criticismB. Literary appreciationC. Short story compositionD. Auditory comprehension

7. Hector is asked to present a reportregarding the expedition of ChristopherColumbus. He is planning to deliver hisreport by making the parts of hispresentation partly hidden to make itmore interesting and exciting. Which of the following materials should he probablyuse?

A. Video C. realiaB. Slides D. models

8. Ms. Runduin plans to tell a tall tale to herstudents. She is planning to tell it in anexciting progressing presentation by usinga group of transparent sheets placed overa base transparency. Which of thefollowing materials is she planning to usefor her storytelling?

A. Marionettes C. silhouettesB. Puppets D. overlay

9. Mr. Delos Santos, a fresh graduateelementary teacher is asked by theprincipal to help the school developresources for instruction so that the schoolwould have available materials for theteachers to use. The principal describedthe learners and the teachers in the schoolin terms of abilities and attitudes. Whichof the following processes would yousuggest him to do so that he may be wellguided in his development process?

A. development – utilization –evaluation – design

B. development – design – utilization –evaluation

C. design – development – utilization –evaluation

D. design – utilization – evaluation –development

10. Ms. Henson wants to determine herteaching and learning objectives for herscience class the next day. She also plansto think of a material to use so that shecould deliver her lesson with efficiency.Which of the following factors should Ms.

Henson primarily consider?A. instructional strategyB. instructional activityC. assessment toolsD. the learner

11. Mr. Binangonan brought real samples of leaves when he discussed aboutdifferences of plants through the leaves.Which of the following principles BESTreflects his decision in the selection of instructional media?

A. Interest C.responsiveness

B. Authenticity D. cost effectiveness12. Prof. Duque would like to create a

presentation material for his lecture onthe normal curve distribution in statistics.

To make his presentation more efficientand effective, which of the following toolsshould he utilize?

A. communicative toolB. productivity toolC. informative toolD. situating tool

13. You grouped your students and askedthem to make a trailer for the novel they

have read in your Literature class. Whattool could possibly help the students intheir project?

A. communicative toolB. productivity toolC. informative toolD. situating tool

14. Teacher Silva used video excerpts inteaching new economic concepts to her 4th

year high school class. However, as the



clips are viewed, the students seemed tohave blank responses to them. Studentsyawn and feel sleepy. There is anineffective utilization of the instructionalmedia in the classroom. In this situation,educational technology is consideredineffective because it

A. does not provide vicariousexperiences for the learners.

B. does not help attain the objectivesof the lesson.

C. induces alienation on the part of the learners.

D. promotes passive reception of themessage.

15. Mr. Bautista wants to increase theproficiency of his students in a newlylearned skill and he wants to refresh anexisting skill in the learners. Which of thefollowing categories of computer-assistedinstruction or CAI should he use to achievehis teaching objective?

A. instructional gamesB. drill and practiceC. simulationD. tutorial

16. Mr. Malaya is teaching a 3rd year highschool class in world history. The studentsneed note taking, outlining, and studyskills. Which strategy should she start tomodel, teach, and have students practicefirst?

A. main ideaB. sequencing

C. reciprocal teachingD. rhetorical patterns of expository

texts17. Teacher Sheila does a read-aloud and

think-aloud modeling several times a weekin her first and second grade classroom.Which of the following strategies is sheNOT modeling?

A. asking questions of the text, theauthor, and self

B. making connections with the textC. checking predictionsD. phonetic analysis

18. Mr. Rodrigo has several students in hisfifth grade class that need more strategiesfor comprehension of texts. Which of thefollowing is NOT an effective strategy forhim to model to the students?

A. checking and modifying predictionswhile reading

B. looking up vocabulary words duringreading

C. activating prior knowledge beforereading

D. using context clues for monitoring19. Which of the following phonological and

phonemic awareness activities isconsidered to have the LEAST level of difficulty?

A. substitutions, additions, anddeletions

B. segmentationC. blendingD. rhyming

20. Mrs. Gutierrez has students who are weakin the use of structural analysis. Which of the following words would BEST lend itself

to the development of the skillmentioned?

A. Cough C. fountainsB. Decided D. previewed

21. Mrs. Ilanan has a new kindergarten classand needs to obtain some baseline datafrom her students. She deems itnecessary to assess her students’ printskills. Which of the following skills wouldNOT be included in this particularassessment?

A. recognition of a capital letterB. pointing the cover of a bookC. left-to-right orientationD. word segmentation

22. Teacher A has found out that the results of the curriculum that was implemented callfor an alteration in the set of objectivesand competencies. Which of the followingcurriculum development stages doesteacher A want to happen?

A. curriculum planningB. curriculum evaluationC. curriculum changeD. curriculum improvement

23. Ms. Natividad, a classroom teacher, wantsto try-out to her class another strategyshe has learned from a seminar-workshopshe has attended. Which level of curriculum is shown in this situation?

A. Societal C.instructional

B. Experiential D. institutional

24. Mr. Reyes, the principal of BagumbatoNational High School, opted to use thecurriculum that employs the integration of Music, Arts, P.E., and Social Studies on alonger time block. This situation clearlyshows that the principal prefers to use

A. core curriculum design.B. correlated subjects design.C. broad-fields curriculum design.D. single-subject curriculum design.

25. The sub-processes of curriculum planning,

organization and designing,implementation and evaluation sum upthe process of

A. curriculum and instruction.B. curriculum management.C. curriculum development.D. curriculum assessment.

26. When the aim of the curriculum is toprovide the learners with the needed skillsin this ever-changing world, the curriculumreflects the belief that it should

A. provide learner’s with theknowledge needed for social

relevance.B. perpetuate cumulative tradition of

organized knowledge.C. provide avenues for the students to

do self-expression.D. allow learner’s self-actualization.

27. The following statements arecharacteristics of the subject-centeredcurriculum EXCEPT for

A. The main task is mastery learning.



B. The teacher has full control of thelesson.

C. There is a high level of cooperativeinteraction.

D. It covers much of the content in ashort span of time.

28. The phase of curriculum developmentwhich involves a survey of the currentneeds of the learners and the demands of society is curriculum

A. planning.B. evaluation.C. organization.D. implementation

29. Ms. Oliveros, a language teacher, hasnoticed that Bryan, a diagnosed dyslexicchild, has already improved in his reading,writing, gross, and fine motor abilities.She recommended to her principal thatBryan should be learning in a regularclassroom. Which of the following doesthe teacher want to happen?

A. Promotion C. inclusionB. Intervention D. exclusion

30. When developers try to obtain relevantinformation to be able to judge the worthof an educational program, its product,procedures, and objectives, thedevelopers are in the process of curriculum

A. planning. C. evaluation.B. designing. D. alignment.

31. Johnny, a junior high school student,connected his lesson on fractions with hisSocial Studies lesson on land ownershipduring the time of Feudalism. Which

curriculum design element is reflected in Johnny’s practice?

A. Articulation C. continuityB. Integration D. balance

32. Teacher B wants to give his student thefreedom to choose what to learn andbelieve, and allow the student to set hisown identity and standards. Teacher Bclearly shows that he believes in

A. Realism. C. Perennialism.B. Idealism. D. Existentialism

33. A curriculum developer wants to combinegeography, civics and culture, and history

to complete the subject area of SocialStudies. The curriculum developer clearlymanifests favor for the

A. correlated subjects curriculumdesign.

B. broad fields curriculum design.C. fused curriculum design.D. core curriculum design.

34. Teacher C has found out that there was amismatch between the content she wasteaching in the class and thecompetencies tested in the standards-based assessment (SBA) given after a

year of instruction. This situation calls forcurriculum

A. planning. C. alignment.B. designing. D. implementation.

35. The following are characteristics of theexperience-centered curriculum EXCEPTfor

A. The classroom activities arecooperatively controlled by thelearner and the teacher.

B. The emphasis is on the holisticdevelopment of the individuallearner.

C. Education aims to develop asocially creative individual.

D. Facts and knowledge are to bemastered for future use.

36. The students’ first languages are to bethe medium of instruction during the firstthree years of formal schooling both in thepublic and private schools. Which of thefollowing stakeholders in curriculumdevelopment asks for this requirement?

A. Parents C. publishersB. teachers D. legislators

37. Mr. Delos Reyes believes that curriculumis not concerned with what the studentswill do in the learning situation, but whatthey will retain in mind as a consequenceof what they do. Which of the followingdefinitions or conceptions of curriculumreflects the belief of Mr. Delos Reyes?

A. Curriculum as PlanB. Curriculum as ExperienceC. Curriculum as Subject MatterD. Curriculum as Result or Outcome

38. Mrs. Benitez, a school principal, haslearned that there is a new trend in theteaching of Science and Mathematics.She immediately planned for a seminar-workshop intended for her faculty so thatthey may be updated with the currenttrend. Which of the following curriculumlevels reflects this situation?

A. societal levelB. experiential level

C. institutional levelD. instructional level

39. Annie, a grade six pupil, has learned thatshe remembers better when she usesgraphic organizers as study aids when shereviews previous lessons. Which of thefollowing curriculum levels reflects thissituation?

A. societal levelB. experiential levelC. institutional levelD. instructional level

40. An international body of educational

researchers has published a recent findingin the use of Understanding by Design(UbD) in the Philippine setting. Theexperts report that there has been asignificant progress in the achievement of Philippine public high school students.

The government responds to mandate theuse of the framework. Which of thefollowing curriculum levels is responsiblefor this affair?

A. societal levelB. experiential levelC. institutional level

D. instructional level41. Administrative officials of a private school

set a day for the parents to have aconference with their children’s teachersso that the parents would know thecurrent status of their children in theirclasses. Which of the following curriculumlevels is responsible for this practice?

A. societal levelB. experiential levelC. institutional levelD. instructional level



42. Mrs. Jimenez, an academic coordinator,arranges the different subjects byidentifying a central theme so that therewill be a meeting point of ideas fromdifferent content areas. Which of thefollowing phases of curriculumdevelopment does Mrs. Jimenez practice?

A. curriculum changeB. curriculum planningC. curriculum organizationD. curriculum implementation

43. Mr. Quiteviz, a guidance counselor,administered a psychological test toidentify the child’s ability, maturation,mental age, and experiential background.

The test that he administered should BESThelp curriculum developers to decide on

A. time allotment.B. grade placement.C. curriculum content.D. curriculum evaluation.

44. Mr. Calado, a private school owner,ensures that the equipments and facilitiesof his school are functional and safe forthe teachers and students to use. Thissituation implies that Mr. Calado is in theprocess of

A. curriculum planning.B. curriculum designing.C. curriculum improvementD. curriculum implementation.

45. Region IV-A and B administered aStandards-Based Assessment (SBA) toknow how their schools perform againsteach other. The test was done so thatthey could appropriate funding for an

educational intervention for the leastperforming school. The regions clearlymanifest that they underwent

A. curriculum implementationB. curriculum organizationC. curriculum evaluationD. curriculum change

46. Mrs. Dumalanta admits that the currenttrends in teaching that are suggested byexperts do not fit with her currentclassroom conditions for instruction.Nevertheless, she devices a new strategyto approach a classroom problem and she

anticipates an improved condition for herclass through this strategy. Which of thefollowing does the teacher manifest?

A. responsibilityB. accountabilityC. innovativenessD. professionalism

47. Mrs. Juntalon taught count nouns and non-count nouns in the classroom. After theclass, when the pupils went home, Johnny,one of her pupils, points to the sugar andsays, “Non-count, Mama!” Which of the

following types of curriculum is reflectedin this situation?

A. tested curriculumB. taught curriculumC. written curriculumD. received curriculum

48. Mr. Pinzon suggests that the curricularcontent of Science should only include practical ways of applying scientificprinciples into everyday situations. Whichof the following criteria for curriculum

organization and design is considered byMr. Pinzon?

A. Integration C. validityB. Sequence D. scope

49. Which of the following is NOT a function of curriculum evaluation?

A. Evaluation provides feedback tothose who are concerned in thestudents’ learning.

B. Evaluation serves as basis forcurriculum change andimprovement.

C. Evaluation gives light to curriculummisalignment.

D. Evaluation could serve as adisciplinary measure.

50. Mrs. Elena, an academic coordinator, findsit necessary for most subject areas tohave their contents be repeated acrossgrade levels in progressing degrees of difficulty and contextualization. Which of the following curriculum designs does shewant to use?

A. broad-fields C. spiralB. correlated D. core

51. Mr. Ventura, a Literature teacher, tries toenrich the content of his lesson byidentifying related concepts in History andArt. Which of the following reflects thepattern of organizing subject matter thathe utilized?

A. separate subject C. correlatedB. broad fields D. core

52. Too much use of technology underBruner’s symbolic mode does notguarantee effectiveness to children at a

very young age because theyA. do not engage the learners’ active

participation in classroomdiscussions.

B. require tactile and manipulationskills from the learners.

C. are not interesting.D. are too abstract.

53. Which of the following is not included inBruner’s three modes of learning?

A. Inductive C. abstractB. Enactive D. iconic

54. These are experiences that draw heavily

on the richest and most vivid senseimpressions involving feelings andperceptions as the young learner embarkson exploring the world. Which of thefollowing refers to these experiences?

A. direct purposeful experiencesB. dramatized experiencesC. contrived experiencesD. abstract experiences

55. Which of the following instructional mediais the LEAST abstract under the enactivemode?

A. role plays C. models

B. mock-ups D. realia56. A diagram that illustrates the sequence of

steps that a learner might follow logicallyis called

A. pie chart. C. flow chart.B. bar graph. D. pictograph.

57. A technique used to protect a visualmaterial from wear and tear by covering itwith clear plastic or similar substances iscalled

A. mimeographing. C. lamination.



B. duplication. D. simulation.58. The equilibrium achieved when the

elements in a display are equallydistributed on both sides, eitherhorizontally or vertically is called

A. emphasis. C. balance.B. contrast. D. unity.

59. Which of the following statements BESTarticulates the reason why teachers usemodels over real things as an instructionaltool?

A. Models are more advanced and up-to-date than real things.

B. Models bridge time and space,therefore, economical.

C. Models provide direct purposefulexperiences.

D. Models are the best instructionaltools to use.

60. Which of the following refers to a learningexercise which demands constantrepetition until behavior becomesdesirable?

A. Gaming C.demonstration

B. Simulation D. drill and practice61. Which of the following refers to

inexpensive, instructional resources whichinvolve students and teachers beingengaged in planning and preparingexhibits to be mounted in an integrated,meaningful and attractive manner?

A. field trips C. teaching displays

B. role-playing D. simulationprograms

62. Which of the following refers to therepeated transmission of a message,possibly through different channels, toovercome or bypass distracting noises?

A. Feedback C. redundancyB. Channeling D. communication

63. A grade one teacher made lines on herchalkboard. The lines seem to be like agrade one pad paper which contains ablue-red-blue sequence. Which of thefollowing is the BEST reason for theteacher’s instructional designing?

A. Different colors draw the children’s

attention to the teacher and thelesson.

B. The lines require the learner’scontrol of their fine and grossmotor skills.

C. The teacher can write on the boardwith perfect alignment.

D. Dull chalkboards make any lessonboring to the learners.

64. Mr. Leopoldo is hesitant to integratecomputers in his Mathematics instructionbecause he fears that he might press a

wrong key in the keyboard. He thinks thathe might damage both the hardware andthe computer program installed in thecomputer. Which of the following factorsaffecting resistance to change in mediautilization does he exhibit?

A. TechnophobiaB. Lack of integration ideasC. Inhibition of human conductD. Lack of local production ability

65. Which of the following is a limitation of printed materials?

A. They require little technologicalexpertise and maintenance.

B. They provide a common resourcefor all students to follow.

C. They require self-paced orindividualized learning.

D. They are usually written for anational audience.

66. Which of the following is considered asstrength of drawings over photographs?

A. They are more attractive tolearners.

B. They have a higher degree of realism.

C. Children prefer to view drawingsrather than photographs.

D. Drawings deliver less crowdedmessages and they are lessambiguous than photos.

67. In the bottom-up perspective, a readercould read a text when he/she

A. uses his prior knowledge to makesense of the text.

B. selects only the meaningfulsegments in the text.

C. can translate the visual symbols totheir aural equivalent.

D. relates the text to other textspreviously read.

68. Which of the following reading skills orstrategies is the closest to outside-inprocessing or reading?

A. inferencingB. outliningC. predicting outcomesD. structural analysis

69. Before a reader could read the WORD, hemust learn to read the WORLD first. Thisstatement implies that

A. students or readers must know thenames of the letter first before theywill know what the word means.

B. readers must know the sounds of the letters first before they willknow what the word means.

C. words are only representations of the concepts that the child orreader knows before encounteringthe print.

D. the text supplies the readers withthe necessary knowledge theyneed to make sense of the print.

70. Teacher A explicitly teaches his/herstudents the rhetorical patterns of aninformational text taken from a sciencetextbook. Which of the following does theteacher want to develop in the reader?

A. print skillB. content schemataC. formal schemataD. vocabulary knowledge

71. Teacher B uses the timeline as a graphicorganizer to teach the readers tounderstand a given expository text.Which of the following organizationalstructures might be the one used in theexposition of the text’s information?

A. cause and effectB. comparison and contrastC. enumeration-descriptionD. sequence or procedural

72. Teacher C has presented a reading lessonto her students. The lesson went on for a



span of a week. After a day or two, whenthe teacher introduced a new lesson thatrequires them the knowledge of theprevious lesson, the students no longerremember it. What could be the cause of this problem?

A. There was a lack of constant drilland practice given by the teacher.

B. The text used and the instructiongiven in the previous lesson iswithin the students’ independentlevel.

C. There was a lack of activities thatintegrate the students’ backgroundexperiences to the text presented.

D. The text used and the instructiongiven in the previous lesson iswithin the students’ instructionallevel.

73. A reader was asked to fill in words to thesentences that are found inside the boxbelow. Which of the following cueingsystems did the reader fail to consider?

A. graphophonic cuesB. syntactic cuesC. semantic cuesD. pragmatic cues

74. A reader read the word “plan” with apronunciation like “plane” in the sentence,“It’s my plan to sail across the ocean.”

The deviation of the reader in reading the

text can be explained by the reader’s useof

A. syntactic cuesB. semantic cuesC. graphophonic cuesD. pragmatic cues

75. An office secretary encoded her boss’smemorandum for the company’semployees. The boss returned the memoto the secretary along with the note,“Please justify this!” The secretary feltbad and wanted to resign immediatelybecause she thinks that it’s not her job to

explain the contents of the memo. Whatcueing system did the secretary fail toconsider?

A. Graphophonic C. semanticB. Syntactic D. pragmatic

76. A reader was asked to read the sentencefound inside the box below. Instead of reading the word “moved”, he substitutedit with the word “ran”. Which of thecueing systems could have interfered hisreading so that he manifests such adeviation from the text?

A. graphophonic cuesB. syntactic cuesC. semantic cuesD. pragmatic cues

77. Which of the following refers to themovement of the eyes across a line of text?

A. Saccades C. clusteringB. Fixation D.

regression

78. A reader was asked to read a short story.When the reader started reading the text,he encountered several words that areunfamiliar. He tried to pause for amoment and tried to convert the wordfrom visual to aural. Which of thefollowing physiological correlates of effective reading does the readerevidently practice in this situation?

A. saccadic movements C. fixationsB. return sweeps D. clustering

79. The following are the reasons why fixationis not encouraged at times EXCEPT for

A. Fixation allows readers to think of the meaning of a wordencountered.

B. Fixation slows down fluency.C. Readers are given the chance to do

subvocalization when they fixate.D. Too much fixation results to poor

comprehension.80. It refers to the learned ability to see words

in groups rather than as individual words.A. Subvocalization C.

fixationB. Regression D clustering.

81. You asked a group of students to read apassage silently. After a minute of observation, you noticed that they aremoving their lips as they do saccadicmovements along the page. Which of thefollowing terms refers to the practice thatyou have observed from your students?

A. Subvocalization C.fixation

B. Regression D. clustering

82. You asked your students to silently readthe passage you have prepared for them.

The passage is all about arthropods. As astudent go over his passage, you noticedthat he sweeps his hands along the page.After a while, his eyebrows met, as if hedoubts what the passage is all about. Younoticed that he made return sweeps to thetext in a backward manner, as if trying tosearch for a previously read word. Thissituation implies that the reader is doing

A. regression. C. fixation.B. saccades. D. subvocalization.

83. Regression is BEST when the reader usesit as a means to

A. search for keywords in a text.B. monitor comprehension when the

text seems not to make sense.C. read a passage all over again.D. highlight important lines in the text

for retrieval purposes.84. Teacher D entered the classroom and

posted images that she has taken fromthe story she is about to tell the students.Before she started telling the story to the

class, she grouped the students and askedthem to make a story out of the picturesposted on the board. Which of thefollowing approaches reflects the practiceof the teacher?

A. Explicit PhonicsB. Basal ApproachC. Embedded PhonicsD. Language Experience Approach

85. Teacher E entered the classroom andshowed a list of word families like cat,

The cand is in the sweet. It’s in the inside bowl.

The car moved fast.



mat, fat, rat, pat, and bat. This practiceclearly shows that the teacher employs

A. Whole-language approach.B. Language experience approach.C. Literature-based approach.D. Phonics approach.

86. A student asked the teacher to tell him themeaning of the word“disestablishmentarianism”, which isfound in the text that the student read.Instead of explicitly stating the meaning of the word, the teacher asked the student tosegment the word and look for its baseword, prefix, and suffixes so that they mayconstruct the meaning of the wordthrough these word parts. Which of thefollowing vocabulary strategy did theteacher use to help the students arrive atthe meaning of the unfamiliar word?

A. semantic feature analysisB. semantic mappingC. structural analysisD. context clues

87. You were given a long passage to read ina short period of time. Along with thepassage, you were also asked to answerquestions regarding the text you are toread. Which of the following readingstrategies should you use to successfullymeet your aim?

A. Skimming C. closereading

B. Scanning D.summarizing

88. You want your students to give you adetailed account of what they have

understood from the story you have allread in the classroom. Which of thefollowing assessment measures, tools, orprocedures should you use to meet yourgoal?

A. think-aloudB. cloze procedureC. miscue analysisD. retelling

89. A teacher wants to know the currentfunctional reading level of a student in herreading class in terms of word recognition.Which of the following assessment

measures, tools, or procedures should theteacher use to meet her aim?

A. think-aloudB. miscue analysisC. standardized testsD. informal reading inventory

90. You want to know the quality of responsesthe students make as they process a textwhile they are in the act of audibly readingit. You recorded their reading and foundout that they stop at times and givepersonal reactions to the text. Some of the students’ reactions are even stated in

their mother tongue. Which of thefollowing assessment tools or proceduresrefers to this practice?

A. think-aloud C. standardized testsB. miscue analysis D. cloze

procedure91. You want to know the range of your

students’ vocabulary, graphophonicknowledge, syntactic knowledge, semanticknowledge, and pragmatic knowledge byfilling in gaps within a given information.

Which of the following should you use toachieve your goal?

A. think-aloud C. standardized testsB. miscue analysis D. cloze

procedure92. According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive

development, a child belonging to thesensorimotor stage does not see things inabstraction. Consequently, as instructionof mathematics to young children, the

A. abstract stage should succeed theconcrete stage.

B. abstract stage should precede theconcrete stage.

C. use of concrete objects may not benecessary.

D. use of pictures may not beessential.

93. Which of the following circumstancesreflects an individual under the integrityversus despair stage of Erikson’s theory?

A. A person develops a self-conceptthat he or she can accept and ispleased with his or her role in lifeand what he or she produces.

B. A person is satisfied with his statusamong his or her peers in workskills.

C. The individual is able to workpositively and creatively.

D. He or she is sure of his or her ownidentity.

94. Rubi and Maribel are identical twins, whowere orphaned and raised separately bytheir relatives who belong to differentsocio-economic status. After 15 years,

there was a difference in their academicperformance and achievement. Which of the following explains the difference thatoccurred?

A. Difference in intelligence.B. Difference in heredity.C. Difference in nurture.D. Difference in nature.

95. Ruben acquired knowledge and skillsthrough constant conversation andsharing of his experiences to his parents,older siblings, older cousins, and teachers.Which of the following theories illustrates

the situation mentioned?A. Psychosocial TheoryB. Sociohistoric TheoryC. Cognitive TheoryD. Learning Theory

96. Cheating is a continual predicamentduring examinations. Andy, a second yearhigh school student, observed that duringtheir final examination, several of hisclassmates cheated. Though he noticedthis, he did not cheat. Which stage of Kohlberg’s theory does Andy exhibit?

A. Universal ethical principle

orientationB. Good boy, Nice girl orientationC. Social contract orientationD. Law and order orientation.

97. Learning should be aided by formulatingand asking questions so that

A. the teacher will know the studentswho can communicate very well.

B. the students will be given thechance to do the same thing.

C. students will earn a good grade inrecitation.



D. students will develop their self-confidence.

98. Mr. Natividad considers his students’ agesin presenting certain content and inmodeling certain cognitive processes.Which of the following principles of learning does Mr. Natividad follow?

A. Principle of learning aided byformulating and asking questions

B. Principle of presenting challengingtasks

C. Principle of learning by doingD. Principle of readiness

99. Which of the following statements DOESNOT support the idea on individualdifferences?

A. Help should be extended to boththe gifted and retarded.

B. Involve all students regardless of what the activity is.

C. Use varied activities for a difficultlesson.

D. Consider the uniqueness of eachstudent.

100. A teacher should provide positivefeedback and realistic praises

A. so the students will also praise himor her.

B. to be liked and loved by thestudents.

C. so the students will know what todo.

D. to encourage the students to study.101. Mrs. Karaan, an English teacher,

pointed out to the students the specificelements in making coherent paragraphs

or compositions. Which of the followingelements of observational learning isdemonstrated in this situation?

A. Attention C. motivationB. Retention D. production

102. Mrs. Gunigundo observed thatDelfin is very shy and he happens to be atransferee. He does not like to participatein class activities. Which of the followingmeans should be the BEST option for her?

A. Converse with him to understandhim better.

B. Ask one of his classmates to be his

friend.C. Make him the leader in a group

activity.D. Call on him to recite always.

103. A teacher should do a series of observations, and not just a singleobservation to be able to make aconclusion concerning an individual’sbehavior because it

A. helps one to see the consistency of the exhibited behavior.

B. lets one to check if the modeledbehavior was mimicked correctly.

C. is better to see the individualdisplay different behavior atdifferent times.

D. is not always possible to drawaccurate conclusions by singleobservations.

104. In which stage in Erikson’s theory isan individual in if he learns to winrecognition by being productive and hiswork becomes pleasurable and he learnsto persevere?

A. Initiative vs. Guilt

B. Industry vs. InferiorityC. Identity vs. Role ConfusionD. Generativity vs. Stagnation

105. Mr. Bendo is currently teaching hisclass. He observed that his students keepon asking for his permission so that theycould go out of the room and drink waterfrom the drinking fountain. He, himself,feels the same way as his studentsbecause of the warm weather. Which of the following principles rationalizes thestudents’ behavior?

A. One of the basic needs of man iswater.

B. The body tends to maintain a stateof equilibrium called homeostasis.

C. The needs of an individual are thesame for all individuals in order togrow and develop.

D. Development is the product of theinteraction of the organism’sheredity and its environment.

106. Jun and Jan are fraternal twins. Junis an introvert while Jan is an extrovert.

Jun likes to eat pizza while Jan likes cake.On the other hand, Jan gets good gradeswhile Jun contends himself with fairly goodgrades. Which of the following principlesDOES NOT apply in this situation?

A. Development is a product of theinteraction of the organism and itsenvironment.

B. Development patterns show wideindividual differences.

C. No two individuals are alike.D. Each individual is unique.

107. Ben keeps on sucking his thumbuntil he turns 12. His needs during hisoral development were not gratified so heunderwent stage fixation. Thiscircumstance that Ben undergoes can beexplained by

A. Psychosocial Theory.B. Psychoanalytic Theory.C. Social Learning Theory.D. Cognitive Development Theory.

108. Ms. Gonong handles a class of kindergarten composed of six-year-olds.

She observes that John plays with hispenis. Freud purports that children in thisstage have matured to the point that theirgenitals have become an interesting andsensitive area of the body. The stage thatcorresponds to the phenomenon that Johndisplays is called

A. Latency period. C.Phallic stage.

B. Genital stage. D. Anal stage109. Mrs. Vergara asked Jenny to clean

their classroom. Jenny obeyed herteacher. While Jenny was sweeping the

floor, she found a purse near the teacher’stable. Jenny decided to surrender thepurse to Mrs. Vergara. This situationshows that Jenny’s moral orientation inKohlberg’s theory is in the stage of

A. Law and order orientation.B. Social contract orientation.C. Good boy, nice girl orientation.D. Universal ethical principle

orientation.110. Benito comes to school on time

because it is one of the school’s rules and



regulations. Aside from that, he does notwant to interrupt their class by beingtardy. Which level of Kohlberg’s theoryabout morality does Benito manifest?

A. Postconventional C.Conventional

B. Preconventional D. Universal111. Lisa is now in grade two. She tries

her best to perfect her exams and avoidsdoing something wrong. Prior to gradetwo, she always perfects her exams ingrade one and receives extra allowancefrom her parents everytime she makes itto the top of the class. Nevertheless, shewas reprimanded everytime she commitserror in class. Lisa’s current behavior ingrade two was brought about by

A. Cognitive learning.B. Associative learning.C. Operant conditioning.D. Classical conditioning.

112. Ranilo is a transfer student and hefeels uncomfortable and apprehensivewith his new school. His teacher is veryaccommodating, approachable, warm, andcaring. Ranilo felt comfortable with histeacher’s display of genuine warmth.

There is a consistency in the teacher’smanner and Ranilo begins to associateschool with the teacher’s warmth. Whichof the following theories is reflective of this kind of situation?

A. Observational learningB. Classical conditioningC. Operant conditioningD. Meaningful learning

113. Which of the following should BESTenhance the learning of preschoolers?

A. Make activities too easy, simpleand can be done for a short periodof time.

B. Use colorful, attractive andchallenging materials.

C. Activities should be hands-on andnot written.

D. Always give reward and neverpunish.

114. The mother of Robert got angrywith him because he disobeyed her. He

joined his circle of friends in their trip, onewhich the mother thought was dangerous.If Robert did not join the trip, he will beconsidered an outcast by his group.Which of the following characteristics of adolescents did Roberto manifest in thissituation?

A. Adolescents know that theirparents could give them pardoneven if they commit mistakes.

B. Adolescents’ priority is focused onthe demands of their peers ratherthan their parents.

C. Adolescents do not mind otherpeople as long as they are happy.

D. Adolescents are care-free andhappy-go-lucky individuals.

115. Gina and Rina, who are grade threepupils, observe Ms. Alfero, their teacher,after taking her lunch. They observe herbrush her teeth, comb her hair, andpowder her face. After several days, thegirls did the same things that Ms. Alferodid after eating her lunch. This scenarioonly tells that children

A. learn by doing.B. learn by repetition.C. learn by observation.D. like to display the same behavior

like adults.116. Shiela found a wallet in the

canteen. She gave it to the canteenmanager. The canteen managerappreciated her deed. Which of thefollowing would most likely be thebehavior that Shiela will display everytime she finds something that is not hers?

A. She would always return whatevershe finds.

B. She will not return the things shefinds.

C. Give the things she finds to others.D. She will keep the things she finds.

117. If Mr. Bautista wants to increasethe abilities of his students in solving morecomplex problems, which of the followingprovisions should he give his students?

A. problems that match appropriatelyto students’ level of thinking

B. stimulation reduction so as toincrease attention to the task

C. increase drill and practice withsimple problems

D. correct answers all the time

118. Mrs. Dela Rosa requires her gradeone pupils to use big pencils in writing.She discourages the use of small pencilsand ballpens. Mrs. Dela Rosa clearlybelieves that

A. small pencils and ballpens are thin

and have pointed writing edges,which might be dangerous to veryyoung children.

B. big pencils are easy to holdbecause fine muscles at this stageare not yet fully developed.

C. small pencils and ballpens makesmall prints, which are difficult toread.

D. big pencils make big prints, whichare easier to read.

119. Mr. Diego, a computer teacher, letshis students explore the computer on their

own. Which of the following principlesdoes he exhibit to believe in?

A. Learning is aided by formulatingand asking questions.

B. Concepts should be presented invaried ways.

C. Effort is put forth when tasks arechallenging.

D. Children learn by doing.120. Teacher Celia believes that

students learn with pictures.Nevertheless, her continued use of pictures for succeeding days of instruction

made her students feel bored towards thelesson she presents. Which of thefollowing principles of learning did sheforget to consider?

A. Effort is put forth when tasks arechallenging.

B. Concepts should be presented invariety of ways.

C. Learning is aided by formulatingand asking questions.

D. The principle of readiness is relatedto the learner’s stage of



development and their previouslearning.

121. Aling Berta is 60 years old but stillexperiences depression in her educationalachievement. She feels that the time istoo short for an attempt to start anotherlife and to try out alternative roads tointegrity. In which stage of Erikson’spsychosocial theory does Aling Bertabelong?

A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubtB. Generativity vs. StagnationC. Ego Integrity vs. DespairD. Industry vs. Inferiority

122. For the students to producecorrectly the /f/ and /p/, Ms. Manzanoreads-aloud clearly the two lists of wordswritten on the board, one with /f/ soundand the other with /p/ asking them tofocus on her sound production includingthe formation of her lips. Then, she asksthe class to repeat after her, read on theirown, and later do tongue-twisters. Ms.Manzano clearly utilizes

A. inductive method.B. deductive method.C. direct-instruction.D. concept-attainment.

123. After several observation of cluttered garbage in the trash bin, Mr.Bumaat, the TLE teacher, challenged hisstudents to think of ways to convert thetrash into something useful. With hisguidance, the students brainstormed of varied things that they could produceusing the garbage. Some came up with

purse and bags, others with doordecorations which they proudly displayedon the door of their classroom for judgingand appreciation of teachers and otherstudents. Which of the following methodswas employed in this instructionalsituation?

A. problem-solving methodB. cooperative learningC. laboratory methodD. project method

124. The method that allows thestudents to engage in constructive activity

making them develop creativity,independence, sense of responsibility, andpride in their own work while respondingto a real-life problem is

A. problem-solving method.B. laboratory method.C. research method.D. project method.

125. Ms. Consuelo aims to train herstudents to formulate or generalizationbased on careful studying, observing,comparing, and analyzing of examplesand cases presented. Which of the

following methods would you suggest herto use?

A. inquiry methodB. inductive methodC. lecture-discussion methodD. concept-attainment method

126. Which of the following practicescan be considered an example of expository teaching?

A. The teacher presented examplesfor students’ analysis to be used as

basis for the formulation of rule ordefinition.

B. The teacher allows the students todo an experiment to find answersto their own questions.

C. The teacher engaged the studentsto a listening activity to acquireinformation not provided in thetextbook.

D. The teacher engaged the studentsin a constructive activity that willenhance their creativity.

127. Mrs. Tismo, a TLE plans to teachdress making to her students. She plansto show the parts and functions of thesewing machine and how it works by usingthe machine herself. What method wouldyou suggest her to use?

A. Experimentation C. inquiryB. Demonstration D.

lecture128. Teacher Roman is presently

teaching chemical change and isexecuting his lesson by doing thefollowing steps: presenting a question,forming hypotheses, gathering of data,analysis of data and then generalizingtheir findings. Which of the followinginstructional methods is he using?

A. Demonstration C.inquiry

B. Interview D. lecture129. Which of the following is NOT

considered an essential aspect of instruction?

A. Learners should learn with

appropriate level of input from theenvironment.

B. Learners need to know how theyare getting along with each other.

C. Learners must function in the rightkind of social relationship.

D. Learners must always work in hisunique and individual way.

130. Ms. Dee, a preschool teacher,carries out learning through activities likesorting of objects, categorizing themaccording to colors, shapes, size, andidentifying examples and non-examples.

Which of the following methods reflectsher instructional practice?

A. discussion methodB. concept teachingC. lecture methodD. inquiry method

131. Mr. Leviste wants his students toacquire the most reliable informationabout certain scientific discovery from anexpert. What best experience should hehold his students in?

A. lecture-demonstrationB. independent study

C. interviewD. field trip

132. Several of Mr. Bautista’s studentsconsistently scored low in their objectivetests. However, they were the samestudents who led group activities, whowrote excellent insight journals, andsubmitted creative and unique projects.Which of the following assessmentmeasures allows the use of theseevidences as bases in determining thestudents’ class performance?



A. performance-based assessmentB. portfolio assessmentC. journal assessmentD. pen-and-paper tes

133. Mr. Gabao taught the students howto multiply whole numbers throughdemonstration. Which of the followingtests should he prepare to determine whoamong the students have learned theprocess of multiplication?

A. formative testC. diagnostic testB. placement test D. summative

test134. Mrs. Asistio wants to know her

students’ ability to explicate a poem andorganize their ideas into a coherent whole.Which of the following types of test wouldyou suggest her to employ?

A. short-answer testB. multiple choiceC. sentence completionD. essay

135. Mrs. Collado gave a test in Sciencewhich requires the students to name the50 laboratory equipments placed on thetables lined up inside their classroom.Each student is given 10 seconds to namean equipment before she instructs them tomove to another item. Which of thefollowing tests did she administer?

A. short-answer test C. masterytest

B. multiple choice D.speed test

136. Mr. Duque needs to revise the

multiple-choice item found inside the boxbelow. If you are to help Mr. Duque in hisrevision, which of the following choiceswould you revise or modify and why?

A. Choice A because it has no relationwith the other choices.

B. Choice C because it gives the clueto the answer.

C. Choice B because it is a differentprocess.

D. Choice D because this is obviouslycorrect.

137. Mrs. Mendoza prepared activitieswhich will make her grade 4 pupils sing,play, dance, talk, learn and introducethemselves to the class because it is thefirst instructional day of the year. Shebelieves that these activities will help thepupils to be at ease with each other.

Which of the following processes does theteacher emphasize?

A. Acculturation C.enculturation

B. Indoctrination D.socialization

138. Which of the following practicesestablishes a desirable relationshipbetween the teacher and other groups of people?

A. The principal does her own meansof campaigning for cleanliness in

and outside the school; he nevergets involved with the same natureof campaign sponsored by thebarangay officials where the schoolis situated.

B. Mr. Genaro feels that the barangaycouncil is against his plans that’swhy he does not consult thecouncil even if there is requirementto do so.

C. A teacher declined the request of the barangay council to have heras a witness to a child’s moralconduct in school because the childwas suspected of bullying otherchildren in the barangay.

D. A newly appointed principal in abarangay school calls on thebarangay chairman as a courtesy.

139. The teaching and learning of religion and values clearly manifest theuse of the process of

A. acculturation.B. assimilation.C. indoctrination.D. enculturation.

140. Public officials and employees areentitled to specific privileges from thegovernment. Which of the followingsituations portray that an action is legalbut is not moral?

A. Buys the latest and the mostexpensive car model for hisdepartment

B. Reverts back to the public fund theten percent commission due him

C. Does his or her job without gettingfavors from the client he/sheserves

D. Takes the most economical fare ingoing about his execution of duties

141. Which of the following bestdemonstrates or exemplifies a sense of responsibility that a professional teacher

is expected to have?A. Teacher A is humble.B. Teacher A has a pleasant

disposition.C. Teacher A makes good use of his

time.D. Teacher A tutors own student for a

fee.

What do you call the union of the egg and the

sperm cells?

A. communionB. reproduction

C. ovulation

Prepared by:

Prof. Judy “Jude” C. Bautista

Faculty

Department of Professional Education

Philippine Normal University, Manila

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