PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (September 26, 2024)

Question 1

1. Which one should a teacher avoid to produce an environment conducive for learning?
   a. Games
   b. Seat Plan
   c. Tests
   d. Individual Competition

Answer 1

d. Individual Competition

Question 2

2. Between pursuing a college course where there is no demand and a vocational course which is highly in demand, the Filipino usually opts for the college course. Which Filipino trait is shown?
   a. Interest to obtain a skill
   b. Penchant for a college diploma
   c. Desire for entrepreneurship
   d. Appreciation for manual labor

Answer 2

b. Penchant for a college diploma

Question 3

3. Which of the following does extreme authoritarianism in the home reinforce in pupils?
   a. Sense of initiative
   b. Dependence on other for direction
   c. Ability for self-direction
   d. Creativity in work

Answer 3

b. Dependence on other for direction

Question 4

4. Teacher Bart wants his students to master the concept of social justice. Which series of activities will be most effective?
   a. Pre-teaching> post-test> re-teaching of unlearned concept> post-test
   b. Pre-test> teaching > post-test
   c. Review> Pretest> Teaching> Post-test
   d. Teaching> Post-test

Answer 4

c. Review> Pretest> Teaching> Post-test

Question 5

5. To provide for individual differences how is curriculum designed?
   a. Minimum learning competencies are included
   b. Realistic and meaningful experiences are provided
   c. Some degree of flexibility is provided
   d. Social skills are emphasized

Answer 5

b. Realistic and meaningful experiences are provided

Question 6

6. Which types of play is most characteristic of a four-to-six-year-old child?
   a. Solitary and onlooker plays
   b. Associative and cooperative plays
   c. Associative and onlooker plays
   d. Cooperative and solitary plays

Answer 6

b. Associative and cooperative plays

Question 7

7. How can you exhibit referent power on the first day of school?
   a. By making the students feel you know what you are talking about
   b. By telling them the importance of good grades
   c. By reminding your students your authority over them again and again
   d. By giving your students a sense of belonging and acceptance

Answer 7

d. By giving your students a sense of belonging and acceptance

Question 8

8. To ensure that all Filipino children are functionally literate, which mechanism is meant to reach out to children who are far from a school?
   a. A school in every barangay
   b. Multi-grade classroom
   c. Mobile teacher
   d. Sine’s skwela

Answer 8

a. A school in every barangay

Question 9

9. Referring to the characteristics of the latest Basic Educational Curriculum which does not belong to the group?
   a. More flexible
   b. Less prescriptive
   c. More compartmentalized
   d. More integrated

Answer 9

c. More compartmentalized

Question 10

10. If student’s inappropriate behavior is low level or mild and that it appears that the misbehavior will not spread to others, it is sometimes best for the teacher not to take notice of it. What influence technique is this?
    a. Planned ignoring
    b. Antiseptic bouncing
    c. Proximity control
    d. Signal interference

Answer 10

a. Planned ignoring

Question 11

11. Which among the following objectives in the psychomotor domain is highest in level?
    a. To distinguish distant and close sounds
    b. To contract a muscle
    c. To run a 100-meter dash
    d. To dance the basic steps of the waltz

Answer 11

d. To dance the basic steps of the waltz

Question 12

12. Which material consists of instructional units that cater to varying mental level pupils?
    a. Plantilia
    b. Multi-level materials
    c. Multi-grade materials
    d. Minimum learning competencies

Answer 12

b. Multi-level materials

Question 13

13. Which statement on counseling is false?
    a. For counseling to be successful, the counselee is willing to participate the process
    b. The ultimate goal of counselling is greater happiness on the part of the counselee
    c. Counseling is the program that includes guidance
    d. The school counselor is primarily responsible of the counseling

Answer 13

c. Counseling is the program that includes guidance

Question 14

14. Arianna describes teacher Monica as “fair, caring and approachable.” Which power does teacher Monica possess?
    a. Legitimate power
    b. Expert power
    c. Referent power
    d. Reward power

Answer 14

c. Referent power

Question 15

15. Kounin claims “with-it-ness” is one of the characteristics of an effective classroom manager. Which among the following is a sign of “with-it-ness”?
    a. Giving attention to students having difficulty with school work
    b. Seeing only a portion of the class but intensively
    c. Knowing where instructional materials are kept
    d. Aware of what’s happening in all part of the classroom

Answer 15

d. Aware of what’s happening in all part of the classroom

Question 16

16. In the K-W-L technique, K stands for what the pupils already knows, W for what he wants to know and L for what he:
    a. Learned
    b. He like to learn
    c. Failed to learn
    d. Needs to learn

Answer 16

a. Learned

Question 17

17. When a significantly greater number from the lower group gets a test item correctly, this implies that the test item:
    a. Is not highly reliable
    b. Is not very valid
    c. Is highly reliable
    d. Is very valid

Answer 17

a. Is not highly reliable

Question 18

18. Which statement about guidance is false?
    a. The classroom teacher is not part of the school guidance program since she is not trained to be a guidance counselor
    b. Guidance embraces curriculum, teaching, supervision and all other activities in school
    c. Guidance is a function of the entire school
    d. A guidance program is inherent in every school

Answer 18

a. The classroom teacher is not part of the school guidance program since she is not trained to be a guidance counselor

Question 19

19. A teacher should not be a slave of his lesson plan. This means that:
    a. A teacher must be willing to depart from her lesson plan if students are interested in something other than her intended lesson
    b. A lesson plan must be followed by a teacher no matter what
    c. A teacher must be ready to depart from her lesson plan if she remembers something more interesting than what she earlier planned
    d. Teacher is the best lesson plan designer

Answer 19

a. A teacher must be willing to depart from her lesson plan if students are interested in something other than her intended lesson

Question 20

20. With a death threat over her head, Teacher Donita is directed to pass an undeserving student. What will a utilitarianist do?
    a. Pass the student, why suffer the threat?
    b. Pass the student. That will be of use to the student, his parents and you
    c. Don’t pass him; live by your principle of justice. You will get reward, if not in this life, in the next
    d. Don’t pass him. You will surely will not like someone to give you a death threat in order to pass

Answer 20

b. Pass the student. That will be of use to the student, his parents and you

Question 21

21. Teacher Alessandra knows of the illegal activities of a neighbor but keeps quiet in order not to be involved in any investigation. Which foundational principle of morality does teacher Alessandra fail to apply?
    a. Always do what is right
    b. The end does not justify the means
    c. The end justifies the means
    d. Between two evils, do the lesser evil

Answer 21

a. Always do what is right