Professional Education Reviewer Part 10: 50 Questions with Answers

Professional Education Reviewer Part 10: 50 Questions with Answers

1. Which statement on IQ and EQ is correct?

a. EQ has a greater contribution to performance than IQ
b. IQ has a greater contribution to performance than EQ
c. Blending of both IQ and EQ can make a difference in performance 
d. The contribution of IQ and EQ to performance is dependent on factors like age and gender

Ans: c

2. Teacher Nikko helped his students recall that stalagmites grow on the “ground” while stalactites grow on the “ceiling” of a cave by associating “G” in stalaGmites with ground and “C” in stalaCtites with ceiling. What did Teacher Nikko make use of it?

a. Visual aid 
b. Mnemonic device  
c. Audio-visual aid
d. Meaning-maker device 

Ans: b

3. “Makabayan” as a subject in the re-structured Basic Education Curriculum is the “laboratory for life.” What does this mean? It is in this subject where the learner ____________.

a. Will be taught the Filipino strengths and weaknesses
b. Will demonstrate practical knowledge and skills gained in the other subjects 
c. Will be taught the true concept of being “pagkamakabayan”
d. The biographies of heroes who are “makabayan” will be taught 

Ans: b

4. In the faculty room everyone is talking about a teacher who is torturing for a fee from her own pupil who is vying for honors. What is the professional thing for the other teachers to do?

a. Talk to the parents of the tutee. Tell them what teachers doing is unprofessional 
b. Leave her alone, she might accuse you of meddling in her personal life
c. Correct her and remind her torturing one’s own pupil for a fee is unethical 
d. As a group, report her to the principal 

Ans: c

5. When Teacher Demi presents a set of data then asks the students to enter a conclusion, generalization or a pattern of relationship which method does she use?

a. Process approach
b. Type method  
c. Unit method
d. Inductive inquiry method 

Ans: c

6. Which individualized teaching method makes use of workbooks, teaching machines or computers?

a. Project method  
b. Unit method
c. Programmed instruction 
d. Inductive inquiry method 

Ans: c

7. I want to elicit more student responses. Which one should I avoid? 

a. Creating an evaluative atmosphere 
b. Using covert responses 
c. Prompting to covert wrong answers to correct ones 
d. Giving non-threatening comments 

Ans: a

8. For practice to be effective, which guideline should bear in mind? Practice should _______. 

a. Be done in an evaluative atmosphere 
b. Be arranged to allow students to receive feedback 
c. Take place over a long period of time 
d. Be difficult enough for students to remember and learn

Ans: b

9. Which of the following is a practice in progressive education?

a. Open classroom      
b. Study of classics     
c. Academic orientation 
d. Cognitive education 

Ans: a

10. The workers’ rights to form unions or to strike can be suppressed in times of national emergency. On what norm is this based?

a. Higher law, inalienable rights before alienable 
b. Wider social order, the society before the individual 
c. Clearer title, the certain before the title 
d. Nobler person, God before man 

Ans: b

11. Which skills should be taught if Teacher Joey wants to equip his students with the skill to organize information gathered?

a. Note-taking, outlining, using the library
b. Outlining, summarizing, using the card catalogue
c. Note-taking, outlining, summarizing 
d. Summarizing, note taking using the library 

Ans: c

12. Annual medical checkup required of teachers is done in the interest of:

a. Filipino medical doctors
b. Parents
c. The state and of every teacher
d. School administration 

Ans: c

13. In a study conducted, the pupils were asked which nationality they preferred if given a choice. Majority of the pupils wanted to be an American. In this case, in which obligation relative to the state are schools seemed to be failing? In their obligation to:

a. Respect for all duly constituted authorities 
b. Instill allegiance to the Constitution 
c. Promote obedience to the laws of the state 
d. Promote national pride 

Ans: d

14. To be an effective classroom manager, teachers must be friendly but at the same time be:

a. Buddy-buddy
b. Rigid
c. Business-like
d. Highly demanding 

Ans: c

15. Which of the following field of Social Sciences below is more connected with the study of social traditions and cultures?

a. Theology  
b. Psychology
c. Sociology
d. Anthropology

Ans: c

16. When an individual or group adapts the culture of others, practice them and become habitual, this is:

a. Culture change c. Culture shock
b. Culture lag d. Culture difference

Ans: a

17. Which appropriate teaching practice flows this research finding on the brain: “The brain’s emotional center is tied into its ability to learn.”

a. Tell the students to participate in class activities or else won’t receive plus points 
b. Create a learning environment that encourages students to explore their feelings and ideas
c. Come up with highly competitive games where winners will feel happy
d. Establish the disciple of being judgmental in attitude 

Ans: b

18. Which statement holds true to grades? Grades _________.

a. are exact measure of IQ and achievement
b. are a measure of achievement 
c. are necessarily a measure of students’ IQ
d. are intrinsic motivation for learning

Ans: b

19. Which practice does not fit in a classroom that recognizes individual differences?

a. Uniform requirements
b. Sharing from multiple perspective
c. Accommodating student’s learning styles
d. Various modes of assessing learning 


Ans: a

20. Teacher Benny says: “If it is billiard that brings students out of the classroom, let us bring it into the classroom. Perhaps, I can use it to teach Math.” To which philosophy does Teacher Benny adhere?

a. Progressivism c. Essentialism 
b. Existentialism d. Reconstructionism

Ans: b

21. “The greatest happiness lies in the contemplative use of the mind”, said Plato. Therefore, let us give more opportunities for our students to do __________.

a. Social interaction    c. Role playing
b. Introspection        d. Cooperative learning 

Ans: b

22. Why is it sound to encourage students to define terms in their own words? Because ____________.

a. Defining the terms in their own words helps them memorize the definition faster
b. Students remember information better when they mentally process in some way
c. They ought to connect the terms that they learn with other terms 
d. This is one opportunity to brush up with other terms 

Ans: b

23. Pavlov is to classical conditioning as ______ is to operant conditioning.

a. A. Bandura c. J. Watson 
b. J. Holt d. B.F. Skinner 

Ans: d

24. You arrange the rows of blocks in such a way that a row of 5 blocks is longer than a row of 7 blocks. If you ask which row has more, Grade 1 pupils will likely say that it is the row that makes the longer line. Based on Piaget’s cognitive development theory, what problem is illustrated?

a. Conservation problem
b. Assimilation problem
c. Egocentrism problem
d. Accommodation problem 

Ans: a

25. Were teachers in the Philippines required of a professional license since the establishment of the Philippine educational system?

a. No, but the equivalent of a license required was a certificate in teaching 
b. Yes, it was required since the Americans established the educational system 
c. No, it was only with the effectivity of R.A. 7836 that professional license was required 
d. Yes, except for the Thomasites 

Ans: c


26. The increase in the number of school children left by OFW parents intensifies the teacher role as ______________.

a. Student’s friends  
b. Guidance counselors
c. Facilitator of learning
d. Substitute parents 

Ans: d

27. As a teacher, you are a rationalist. Which among these will be your guiding principle?

a. I must teach the child so he is assured of heaven 
b. I must teach the child to develop his mental powers to the fullest 
c. I must teach the child that we can never have real knowledge of anything 
d. I must teach the child every knowledge, skill and value that needs  for a better future

Ans: b

28. A teacher put together the output of her colleagues in one workshop and published it with her name as author. Which is unprofessional about the teacher’s behavior?

a. Failing to correct what appears to be unprofessional conduct
b. Giving due credit to others of their work 
c. Not giving due credit to others for their work 
d. Holding inviolate all confidential information concerning associates 

Ans: c

29. In what way can teachers uphold the highest possible standards of the teaching profession?

a. By pointing out the advantages of joining the teaching profession 
b. By good grooming to change people’s perception of teacher 
c. By continuously improving themselves  personally and professionally 
d. None of the above

Ans: c

30. To reach out to clientele who cannot be in the classroom for one reason or another, which of the following was established?

a. Special education (SPED)
b. Informal education
c. Alternative learning delivery system
d. Pre-school education 

Ans: c

31. Teacher Neil discovered that his pupils are weak in comprehension. To further determine in which particular skills his pupils are weak; which test should Teacher Neil give?

a. Standard Test c. Diagnostic Test
b. Placement Test d. Aptitude Test 

Ans: c

32. In the context of multiple intelligences, which one is the weakness of the paper-pencil test?

a. It put non-linguistically intelligent pupils at a disadvantage 
b. It requires paper and printing and is so expensive 
c. It utilizes so much time 
d. It lacks reliability 

Ans: a

33. Out of 3 distracters in a multiple choice test item, namely X, Y and Z, no pupil chose Z as an answer. This implies that Z is ________.

a. An effective distracter
b. A plausible distracter 
c. A vague distracter
d. An ineffective distracter

Ans: d


34. The Thematic Appreciation Test is an example of a (an) __________.

a. Self-report technique
b. Projective technique
c. Interest inventory
d. Socio-metric technique 

Ans: b


35. The following are features of the Restructure Basic Education Curriculum, except: 

a. Increased time for tasks to gain mastery of competencies
b. Interdisciplinary modes of teaching 
c. Greater emphasis on content, less on the learning process
d. Stronger integration of competencies and values, across the learning area 

Ans: c

36. The free public elementary and secondary education in the country is in the line with the government effort to address educational problems of _______.

a. access and equity
b. relevance and quality
c. effectiveness and efficiency
d. productivity 

Ans: a

37. The task of setting up routine activities for effective classroom management as a task that a teacher should undertake ______.

a. on the very first day of school 
b. every day at the start of the session 
c. every homeroom day 
d. as soon as the students have adjusted on their schedule 

Ans: a

38. Teacher Honey uses direct instruction strategy. Which will she first do?

a. Independent practice
b. Guided student practice
c. Review the previous day’s work
d. Presenting and structuring 

Ans: c

39. Teacher Janice observes cleanliness and order in her classroom to create a conductive atmosphere for learning. On which theory is her practice based?

a. Behaviorism
b. Psychoanalysis
c. Gestalt psychology
d. Humanistic psychology 


Ans: a

40. Which activity is meant for kinesthetically intelligent pupils?

a. Independent study  
b. Individualized study
c. Pantomime
d. Cooperative learning 

Ans: c

41. With which will the existentialist agree? The school is a place where individuals _____.

a. Listen and accept what the teacher say
b. Can meet to pursue dialogue and discussion about their lives and choices
c. Can observe by using their senses to the maximum 
d. Can reflect on ideas 

Ans: b

42. Which will be the most authentic assessment tool for an instructional objective on working with and relating to people?
a. Writing articles on working and relating to people
b. Organizing a community project
c. Home visitation
d. Conducting mock election 

Ans: b

43. Which physical arrangement of chairs contributes to effective classroom management?

a. Sticks to the traditional chair arrangement in the classroom 
b. Distinguishes teacher from students 
c. Makes it easier to clean the room 
d. Enhances classroom interaction 

Ans: d

44. Each teacher said to be a trustee of cultural and educational heritage of the nation and under obligation to transmit to learners such heritage. Which practice makes him fulfill such obligation?

a. Use of the latest instructional technology 
b. Study of the life of Filipino heroes 
c. Use of interactive teaching strategies 
d. Observing continuing professional education 

Ans: b

45. Writing an original essay is an example of which level of objective in the cognitive domain?

a. Evaluation c. Analysis
b. Synthesis d. Application 

Ans: d


46. Which terms refers to a teacher helping a colleague grow professionally?

a. Technology transfer  
b. Independent study
c. Facilitating
d. Peer mentoring 

Ans: d

47. Which terms refers to the collection of student’s products and accomplishments for a period for evaluation purposes?

a. Anecdotal record c. Diary 
b. Observation report d. Portfolio 

Ans: d

48. To develop reasoning and speaking ability, which should I use? 
a. Debate c. Experiment
b. Storytelling d. Role-playing 

Ans: a

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

a. Individual inventory service
b. Research service
c. Placement service
d. Information service 


Ans: c

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

a. Particularism c. Personalism
b. Rationalism d. Impersonalism 

Ans: c

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