LET Mock Exam ProfEd Set B
1. Which philosophy has the educational objective to indoctrinate Filipinos to accept the teachings of the Catholic church which is to foster faith in God?
A. Realism C. Idealism Idealism emphasizes spiritual and moral development, aligning with the goal of fostering faith in God. Realism focuses on the physical world, pragmatism on practical outcomes, and existentialism on individual choice.
B. Pragmatism
C. Idealism
D. ExistentialismShow Answer
2. Virtue as one component in the teaching of Rizal as a course focuses on the teaching of good and beauty consistent with the good and beauty in God. What philosophy supports this?
A. Existentialism B. Idealism Idealism holds that universal truths, virtue, and beauty are derived from a perfect ideal (God). Existentialism prioritizes individual choice, progressivism focuses on experience, and reconstructionism on social change.
B. Idealism
C. Progressivism
D. Social ReconstructionismShow Answer
3. Giving education the highest budgetary allocation, the Philippine government recognizes the possible contribution of its future citizens to the national development goals of the Philippine society. Which stressed this goal of education for social transformation?
A. Athenian education D. Roman education Roman education aimed for utilitarianism and preparing citizens for national development and social transformation. Athenian and Greek education focused on individual excellence, not primarily national goals.
B. Followers of Christ
C. Greek education
D. Roman educationShow Answer
4. The progressivists emphasized the individuality of the child. What is the concern of the reconstructionists?
A. Experiential learning C. Social problem Reconstructionism focuses on using education to solve social problems and create a better society. Experiential learning and socialization are more aligned with progressivism, and values education is broader.
B. Socialization
C. Social problem
D. Values EducationShow Answer
5. One of the following quotations does not conform to the Christian doctrine of Education for Humanitarianism. Which one is it?
A. Do unto others as you would like others do unto you. C. Not on bread alone is man to live but on every utterance that comes from the mouth of God. This quotation emphasizes spiritual dependence on God rather than direct humanitarian action toward others. The other options explicitly promote kindness, love, and service to fellow humans.
B. Love thy neighbor as thyself.
C. Not on bread alone is man to live but on every utterance that comes from the mouth of God.
D. Whatever good things we do to our poor, helpless brothers, we do it for God.Show Answer
6. Manuel, a five-year old boy can hold his pen and write his name with his right hand. Which term describes Manuel’s action/behavior?
A. Development A. Development Development refers to qualitative functional changes and increasing complexity of skills, such as writing. Growth is quantitative, learning is experience-based, and maturation is genetically programmed readiness.
B. Growth
C. Learning
D. MaturationShow Answer
7. Which of the following theory can help Miss Samson determine the readiness of her learners by administering a readiness test?
A. Conditioning Theories C. Cognitive Development Theory Piaget’s cognitive development theory outlines stages of readiness for learning, which can be assessed via readiness tests. Conditioning focuses on behavior, maturation on biological unfolding, and ethology on innate behaviors.
B. Maturation Theory
C. Cognitive Development Theory
D. Ethological TheoryShow Answer
8. Mr. Francisco was very much worried about the thumb sucking of his son. A friend of him says that certain behavior among infants. Who presented that notion that certain behavior like thumb-sucking is normal behavior?
A. Sigmund Freud A. Sigmund Freud Freud’s psychosexual theory describes thumb-sucking as normal during the oral stage. Erikson focused on psychosocial stages, Bowlby on attachment, and Bronfenbrenner on ecological systems.
B. Erick Erickson
C. John Bowlby
D. Urie BronfenbrennerShow Answer
9. A newborn infant move his whole body at one time, instead of moving a part of it. Which of the following principles is illustrated by this behavior?
A. Development proceeds from specific to general. B. Development proceeds from general to specific The principle of general-to-specific development means that large, whole-body movements (general) appear before fine, isolated movements (specific). The newborn’s whole-body movement exemplifies this.
B. Development proceeds from general to specific.
C. Development follows an orderly pattern.
D. Development follows a general pattern.Show Answer
10. “Train up a child in the way he should be; when he grows up, he will not depart from it”. Which principle supports this?
A. Development is determined by the heredity. B. Development is determined by the environment The quotation emphasizes the lasting impact of early training (environmental influence). While heredity and critical periods play roles, the statement directly supports the power of environmental shaping.
B. Development is determined by the environment.
C. Early development is more critical than the late development.
D. Early development is less critical than late development.Show Answer
11. A Music teacher is careful in planning activities for each lesson. He praises liberally and rewards correct answers. What view of learning is exhibited?
A. classical conditioning C. operant conditioning Operant conditioning (Skinner) uses reinforcement (praise and rewards) to strengthen desired behaviors. Classical conditioning pairs stimuli, meaningful learning relates new to prior knowledge, and social learning involves observation.
B. meaningful learning
C. operant conditioning
D. social learningShow Answer
12. Which of the theories of learning presents or states that learning skills are hierarchically arranged?
A. Cumulative Learning A. Cumulative Learning Gagne’s cumulative learning theory proposes that learning tasks are hierarchically arranged, where lower-level skills must be mastered before higher-level ones. Meaningful learning focuses on relating new to old knowledge.
B. Meaningful Learning
C. Social Cognitive Learning
D. Theory of InstructionShow Answer
13. Which of the following best describes what meaningful learning is?
A. When what is to be learned is new and easy for the students C. When the materials to be learned is related to what students already know Ausubel’s meaningful learning occurs when new information is consciously linked to existing cognitive structures. Ease or difficulty alone does not guarantee meaningfulness.
B. Materials presented are difficult and challenging to the students
C. When the materials to be learned is related to what students already know
D. Students find the lessons easy and relevant to what was assigned to themShow Answer
14. Vanessa easily remember dates and events in history. What component of LTM does Vanessa have?
A. Creative thinking C. Reflective thinking The question likely assesses memory retrieval, but among the options, reflective thinking involves thoughtful recall and analysis of information. The answer key aligns with this choice.
B. Critical thinking
C. Reflective thinking
D. Logical thinkingShow Answer
15. An Earth Science teacher has just completed a unit on the sun. As she organizes her next unit on other stars, she uses the sun as a frame of reference. What view of learning was used?
A. Discovery learning C. Meaningful learning Using the sun (known concept) as a frame of reference for other stars (new concept) exemplifies relating new information to prior knowledge, which is Ausubel’s meaningful learning.
B. Information learning
C. Meaningful learning
D. Transfer learningShow Answer
16. The class of N - Kalkasan is tasked to analyze the present population of the different cities and municipalities of the National Capital Region for the last five years. How can they best present their analysis?
A. By means of a table C. By means of a graph Graphs visually represent trends and comparisons over time, making them the most effective way to present population analysis. Tables are less visual, and guessing is not analytical.
B. By looking for a pattern
C. By means of a graph
D. By guessing and checkingShow Answer
17. There are several reasons why problem-solving is taught in Math. Which is the LEAST important?
A. It is the main goal for the study of Math. A. It is the main goal for the study of Math. While problem-solving is important, stating it as the main goal is too narrow; math also includes concepts, structures, and reasoning. The other options highlight broader benefits.
B. It provides the content in which concepts and skills are learned and applied.
C. It provides an opportunity to develop critical and analytical thinking.
D. It provides pupils an opportunity to relate Math with the real world.Show Answer
18. Teacher D teaches in a remote high school where newspapers are delivered irregularly. Knowing the importance of keeping the students aware of current affairs, what is probably the best way to keep the students updated?
A. Gather back issues of newspapers and let pupils compile them. C. Encourage the pupils to listen to daily broadcast from a transistor radio Radio broadcasts provide timely, daily news even in remote areas without reliable newspaper delivery. The other options are less reliable or outdated.
B. Urge the pupils to listen to stories circulating in the community.
C. Encourage the pupils to listen to daily broadcast from a transistor radio.
D. The teacher should try all available means to get the newspaper delivered to the school.Show Answer
19. Devices can make a lecture more understandable and meaningful. What is the most important thing a teacher should consider in the selection and utilization of instructional materials?
A. Objectives of the lesson A. Objectives of the lesson Instructional materials must align with lesson objectives to be effective. Availability, attractiveness, and student interest are secondary considerations.
B. Availability of instructional materials
C. Attractiveness of instructional materials
D. Degree of interest on the part of the studentsShow Answer
20. Teacher E asks student A to identify and analyze events, ideas or objects in order to state their similarities and differences. In which part of the lesson does said activity take place?
A. Preparation D. Comparison & abstraction Comparing and contrasting similarities and differences is a cognitive operation that occurs during the comparison and abstraction phase of a lesson, not during preparation or generalization.
B. Generalization
C. Application
D. Comparison & abstractionShow Answer
21. Ms. Ortiz, as Science teacher tries to enrich the content of her lesson by identifying related concepts in Math. What pattern of organizing subjects did Ms. Ortiz consider?
A. Broadfield B. Correlated Correlated design links related concepts across different subjects while keeping each subject’s identity. Broadfield combines subjects into larger fields, core focuses on common learning, and separate subject isolates them.
B. Correlated
C. Core
D. Separate SubjectShow Answer
22. Which design is easy to deliver because complementary books and materials are commercially available?
A. Experience centered design D. Subject centered design Subject-centered design (e.g., textbooks) has abundant commercially available materials. Experience-centered, problem, and process designs rely more on teacher-created or situational resources.
B. Problem design
C. Process design
D. Subject centered designShow Answer
23. What refers to the matching between the curriculum and the test to be used to assess the learners?
A. Alignment A. Alignment Curriculum alignment ensures that what is taught (curriculum) matches what is assessed (test). Auditing is review, articulation refers to smooth connections, and delivery is instruction.
B. Auditing
C. Articulation
D. DeliveryShow Answer
24. Ms. Mateo, a History teacher considers the element of time in arranging the content of her lessons in World History. What way of establishing sequence is given emphasis by Ms. Mateo?
A. Simple to complex D. Chronological Arranging content by time (historical periods) is chronological sequencing. Simple-to-complex, part-to-whole, and concrete-to-abstract are other sequencing principles not based on time.
B. Part to whole
C. Concrete to abstract
D. ChronologicalShow Answer
25. Mr. Rivera, a new teacher believes that education is a process of development and is life itself; therefore, experience related to the child’s need and interest should be given primary consideration. What educational philosophy is being exhibited by Mr. Rivera?
A. Idealism C. Progressivism Progressivism (John Dewey) emphasizes learning through experience, child-centeredness, and connecting education to life. Idealism focuses on eternal truths, reconstructionism on social change, realism on the physical world.
B. Reconstructionism
C. Progressivism
D. RealismShow Answer
26. Mr. Moranda is a Grade 1 Teacher who plans reading instruction as a part of the language block. He provides varied reading experiences that involve children sitting quietly, silently reading library books or making a book based on their own experiences. What theoretical model of reading does Mr. Moranda show?
A. Bottom-Up model B. Top-Down model Top-down reading emphasizes meaning-making and using prior knowledge, with whole-language activities like silent reading and creating books. Bottom-up focuses on letters and sounds.
B. Top-Down model
C. Interactive model
D. Schema modelShow Answer
27. One Grade 3 teacher of English to multilingual learners has just finished reading a story aloud to the class. Which of the following is the best post-reading activity for the learners?
A. Provide students with a guide for reader-text interactions. A. Provide students with a guide for reader-text interactions. A post-reading guide helps students reflect on and interact with the text, promoting deeper comprehension. Writing and questions are also useful, but a structured guide is most supportive for multilingual learners.
B. Have students write about what they have read.
C. Give them comprehension questions.
D. Let them rest for a while.Show Answer
28. Mr. German is a teacher handling English for a culturally-diverse class. He would regularly read aloud to his pupils, would provide time for free silent reading, recreational reading, and would lend them magazines and newspapers. What factor in reading does Mr. German want to cultivate among his pupils?
A. Emotional/social development C. Interest in reading Providing varied, enjoyable reading materials and free reading time fosters intrinsic interest and love for reading. Emotional development is broader, and intelligence is not directly targeted.
B. Physical development
C. Interest in reading
D. IntelligenceShow Answer
29. Mr. Arce is a new grade 1 teacher who is unsure whether the pupils are ready for beginning reading instruction. What must he observe before he begins his lessons?
A. The pupils are emotionally prepared for social interaction and competition. B. The pupils have achieved unity of their capabilities with their interests. Hittelman’s readiness concept emphasizes that readiness occurs when capabilities align with interests. Simply responding to questions or showing desire is insufficient.
B. The pupils have achieved unity of their capabilities with their interests.
C. The learners can respond to simple questions and instructions.
D. The learners show desire to learn in class.Show Answer
30. Teacher Millicent knows well that the text or the print material is one factor that affects reading. So she tries to match the text with the ease or difficulty of students’ comprehension based on the style of writing. What text factor does Teacher Millicent consider in the choice of reading materials for her class?
A. Organization C. Readability Readability refers to the ease or difficulty of a text based on writing style, sentence length, and vocabulary. Organization, format, and content are different text factors.
B. Format
C. Readability
D. ContentShow Answer
31. Mrs. Del Prado placed text together with the relevant graphics on the same page in her multimedia presentation. Which principle did she apply?
A. Split attention B. Spatial contiguity Spatial contiguity principle (Mayer) states that corresponding words and pictures should be presented near each other. Split attention is the opposite problem.
B. Spatial contiguity
C. Cost effectiveness
D. Communication effectivenessShow Answer
32. Mrs. Olivarez presented real samples of rocks in her General Science class. What principle did she apply?
A. Appropriateness B. Authenticity Using real objects (realia) provides authentic, concrete learning experiences. Appropriateness relates to level, responsiveness to societal needs, simplicity to clarity.
B. Authenticity
C. Responsiveness
D. SimplicityShow Answer
33. Which is the best reason why teachers state the objectives before using instructional media?
A. To secure available materials. C. To determine which media to use best. Objectives guide the selection of appropriate media. Securing, preparing, and practicing are secondary steps that follow objective-setting.
B. To prepare the materials beforehand.
C. To determine which media to use best.
D. To be able to practice how to operate the equipment.Show Answer
34. Which of the following should Mr. Rivera primarily consider in determining his teaching-learning objectives and use of instructional media?
A. The assessment tool to be used C. The learner Learner characteristics (needs, interests, level) are the primary consideration in setting objectives and choosing media. Assessment, activities, and teacher factors are secondary.
B. The learning activities
C. The learner
D. The teacherShow Answer
35. Which of the following technologies provide iconic experiences to students/children?
A. Video and books B. Pictures and videos Iconic experiences are visual representations (pictures, videos) that stand for real objects. Radio and recordings are symbolic (words/sounds), books are mixed, modules are print.
B. Pictures and videos
C. Radio and recordings
D. Modules and periodicalsShow Answer
36. You are assessing FOR learning. Which of these will you likely do?
A. Giving grades to students D. Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of students. Assessment FOR learning (formative) focuses on identifying strengths and weaknesses to guide instruction. Grades and reporting are assessment OF learning (summative).
B. Reporting to parents the performance of their child.
C. Recommending new policies in grading students.
D. Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of students.Show Answer
37. Ms. Saplan is planning to do an assessment OF learning. Which of these should she include in her plan considering her purpose for assessment?
A. How to give immediate feedback to student’s strengths and weaknesses C. How to certify student’s achievement Assessment OF learning (summative) certifies what students have learned at the end of a period. Immediate feedback and designing instruction are formative purposes.
B. How to determine the area of interest of learners
C. How to certify student’s achievement
D. How to design instruction for the next lessonShow Answer
38. You targeted that after instruction, your students should be able to show their ability to solve problems with speed and accuracy. You then designed a tool to measure this ability. What principle of assessment did you consider in this situation?
A. Assessment should have a positive consequence on student’s learning A. Assessment should have a positive consequence on student’s learning Designing a tool aligned with the target promotes positive learning outcomes by accurately measuring intended skills. Reliability, fairness, and authenticity are also important but not the primary principle illustrated.
B. Assessment should be reliable.
C. Assessment should be fair.
D. Assessment should be authentic.Show Answer
39. Ms. Ortega tasked her students to show how to play basketball. What learning target is being assessed?
A. Knowledge C. Skills Demonstrating how to play basketball assesses psychomotor skills (performance). Knowledge would be facts, reasoning would be strategy, and product would be a tangible output.
B. Reasoning
C. Skills
D. ProductShow Answer
40. Mr. Ravelas made an essay test for the objective “Identify the planets in the solar system”. Was the assessment method used the most appropriate for the given objective? Why?
A. Yes, because essay test is easier to construct than objective test. D. No, he should have used an objective test. Identification of planets is a recall-level objective best measured by objective tests (multiple choice, matching). Essay tests are for higher-order thinking.
B. Yes, because essay test can measure any type of objective.
C. No, he should have conducted oral questioning.
D. No, he should have used an objective test.Show Answer
41. What appointment can be given to Teacher A who possesses the minimum qualifications but lacks the appropriate civil service eligibility?
A. Contractual basis C. Provisional Under the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers, a provisional appointment (not less than one year) is given to those with minimum qualifications but lacking civil service eligibility.
B. Permanent
C. Provisional
D. SubstituteShow Answer
42. Which of the following rights is intended for parents under Education Act of 1982?
A. The right to academic freedom C. The right to seek redress of grievance The Education Act of 1982 grants parents the right to seek redress of grievances. Academic freedom belongs to institutions, and privacy/access rights are more specific to students.
B. The right to privacy of communication
C. The right to seek redress of grievance
D. The right to have access to the evidence of the caseShow Answer
43. What can help achieve relevant quality education?
A. strong curriculum B. competent instruction Quality education is most directly achieved through competent instruction (skilled teachers delivering effective lessons). Curriculum, relations, and administration support but do not substitute for instruction.
B. competent instruction
C. school-community relations
D. competent administratorShow Answer
44. Which of the following provisions under the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers will most likely promote teachers’ welfare and defend their interests?
A. be promoted in rank and salary D. establish, join, and maintain professional & self-regulating organizations The right to organize allows teachers to collectively defend their welfare and interests. Promotion and professional development are individual benefits, not collective defense.
B. regulate their social involvement
C. undergo and participate in professional development
D. establish, join, and maintain professional & self-regulating organizationsShow Answer
45. What does “teachers are persons in authority” imply?
A. Teachers cannot be charged. B. No person can assault a teacher. Commonwealth Act 578 confers upon teachers the status of persons in authority, meaning assaulting a teacher carries the same penalty as assaulting a government official.
B. No person can assault a teacher.
C. Teachers have immunity from arrest.
D. Decisions made by teachers are deemed right.Show Answer
46. Which of the following may be considered an economic impact of globalization on education?
A. Increasing commercialization of education and the corporate takeover of education A. Increasing commercialization of education and the corporate takeover of education Globalization leads to market-driven education, privatization, and corporate influence. The other options are political, socio-cultural, or technological impacts.
B. Weakening of the notion of the “citizen” as a unified and unifying concept
C. New technologies of information and communication creates new approaches to learning
D. Reduction of state and government support and subsidy for educationShow Answer
47. Which of the following aptly describes Marshall McLuhan’s concept of global village?
A. The idea that because of rapid globalization and development in technology, the world has become one global village where increased diversity and difference among people has become more pronounced than ever. B. Rapid integration of the planet through media and technology where events in one part of the world could be experienced from other parts in real-time, similar to what human experience was like when we lived in small villages. McLuhan’s global village describes instantaneous electronic communication shrinking the world. Options A, C, and D describe other globalization phenomena or Huntington’s clash of civilizations.
B. Rapid integration of the planet through media and technology where events in one part of the world could be experienced from other parts in real-time, similar to what human experience was like when we lived in small villages.
C. Global Village is the kind of global world we are experiencing, characterized by fundamentalism, apathy and conflict brought about by clashes of cultures.
D. People’s cultural and religious identities will be the primary source of conflict in the post-Cold War world as evidenced by the conflict between fundamentalist Muslims and the western world.Show Answer
48. When planning her lessons and units, Mrs. Jones is careful to include books and resources from a variety of cultures and ethnic groups. What kind of education is this?
A. Multilingual education C. Multicultural education Multicultural education aims to include diverse cultural perspectives and promote understanding. Multilingual focuses on language, transformative on deep change, gender free on equality.
B. Transformative education
C. Multicultural education
D. Gender free educationShow Answer
49. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of globalization?
A. Stretching of social, political and economic activities across political frontiers, regions and continents. D. The expansion of economic protectionism and isolation of poor countries. Protectionism and isolation are opposite to globalization, which promotes integration, open trade, and interconnectedness. The other options are core characteristics of globalization.
B. The growing magnitude of interconnectedness and flows of trade, investment and migration.
C. A speeding up of global interactions and processes through world-wide systems of transportation and communication.
D. The expansion of economic protectionism and isolation of poor countries.Show Answer
50. Which of the following illustrates the major paradigm shift in education in the 21st century?
A. Shift from rigid subject matter to a more interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary pedagogical approach. A. Shift from rigid subject matter to a more interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary pedagogical approach. The 21st century paradigm emphasizes integration, flexibility, and contextualization. Options B, C, and D describe shifts toward old, rigid practices, not the new paradigm.
B. Shift from values education and emotional learning to knowledge dominated curriculum.
C. From contextualized themes generated from global and local realities to pre-organized subject matter.
D. From more flexible learning styles to a prescribed pedagogy.Show Answer