LET Mock Exam ProfEd Set C
1. Scouting and Citizen’s Army Training (CAT) give training in character-building, citizenship training, etc. which leads to the creation of a new social order and a new society eventually. What philosophy supports this?
A. Existentialism D. Social reconstructionism Social reconstructionism views education as a tool to create a new social order and solve societal problems. Progressivism focuses on child-centered learning, while perennialism and existentialism do not emphasize social transformation.
B. Perennialism
C. Progressivism
D. Social reconstructionismShow Answer
2. Teacher V demonstrated the technique on how to group students according to their needs and interests and how to use self-paced instructional materials. Which philosophy is manifested in this activity?
A. Essentialism B. Progressivism Progressivism emphasizes learner-centered activities, grouping by needs and interests, and self-paced learning. Essentialism focuses on basic skills, realism on sense experience, and reconstructionism on social change.
B. Progressivism
C. Realism
D. Social reconstructionismShow Answer
3. Teacher G, a Christian Living teacher, puts so much significance on values development and discipline. What could be her educational philosophy?
A. Idealism A. Idealism Idealism emphasizes spiritual and moral values, character development, and discipline. Pragmatism focuses on practical outcomes, progressivism on experience, and realism on the physical world.
B. Pragmatism
C. Progressivism
D. RealismShow Answer
4. Which one does NOT illustrate the principle that rights and duties are correlative?
A. The right of an unmarried pregnant teacher to abort her baby in relation to her duty to protect her name and her job as a teacher. A. The right of an unmarried pregnant teacher to abort her baby in relation to her duty to protect her name and her job as a teacher. This option presents a conflict where the claimed right violates the child’s right to life, not a correlative duty. Options B, C, and D properly show rights paired with corresponding duties.
B. The right of a state to compel students to military service is reciprocated by the duty of the state to protect them.
C. The right to a living wage involves the duty of the school administrators to give the salary agreed upon and the duty of the teachers to give a fair amount of work.
D. The right to life of children and to be given respect of such right.Show Answer
5. Why should a teacher take the obligation upon himself to study and understand the custom and traditions of the community where he works?
A. To change the culture of the community. B. To have a sympathetic attitude for the people of the community. Understanding local customs helps the teacher develop empathy and respect, fostering better relationships. Changing culture or identifying weaknesses is not the primary goal, and pleasing is superficial.
B. To have a sympathetic attitude for the people of the community.
C. To identify the weaknesses of the culture of the community.
D. To please the people of the community.Show Answer
6. Which stage of the psychosexual theory does young boys experience rivalry with their father for their mother’s attention and affection?
A. Oral C. Phallic Freud’s phallic stage (ages 4-6) involves the Oedipus complex, where boys desire the mother and rival the father. Oral and anal stages focus on earlier erogenous zones, and latency represses sexual impulses.
B. Anal
C. Phallic
D. LatencyShow Answer
7. Angela focuses her attention on the school work and vigorous play that consume most of her physical energy. Which stage of psychosexual theory illustrates her behavior?
A. Oral D. Latency The latency stage (6 years to puberty) channels sexual energy into school, play, and peer relationships. Oral, anal, and phallic stages involve earlier psychosexual conflicts.
B. Anal
C. Phallic
D. LatencyShow Answer
8. Which of the following is likely to be developed if infants are shown genuine affection?
A. Trust A. Trust Erikson’s first psychosocial stage (infancy) is trust vs. mistrust, developed through consistent, affectionate care. Autonomy, initiative, and industry appear in later stages.
B. Autonomy
C. Initiative
D. IndustryShow Answer
9. Christian develops an integral and coherent sense of self. He seeks answers to the question “Who am I?” Which of the following is Christian likely to develop?
A. Initiative B. Identity and Role confusion According to Erikson, adolescence (12-20 years) focuses on identity vs. role confusion, where individuals explore who they are. Initiative, intimacy, and autonomy are from other stages.
B. Identity and Role confusion
C. Intimacy
D. AutonomyShow Answer
10. Ms. Cruz uses images and language to represent and understand her various lessons to preschool learners. What stage in the cognitive theory of development explains this?
A. Sensorimotor B. Preoperational The preoperational stage (2-7 years) is characterized by use of symbols, images, and language. Sensorimotor is birth-2, concrete operational (7-11) uses logic on concrete objects, formal operational (11+) uses abstract reasoning.
B. Preoperational
C. Concrete operational
D. Formal operationalShow Answer
11. Which is an application of cognitive approach to motivation?
A. Explain the reasons for studying the topic. A. Explain the reasons for studying the topic. Cognitive approaches to motivation emphasize understanding purposes and goals. Explaining relevance activates intrinsic motivation. Supportive climate and feedback are more behavioral, challenging questions may create dissonance.
B. Create a supportive classroom climate for students.
C. Provide clear and prompt feedback on assignments.
D. Begin lessons with challenging questions and conflicting events.Show Answer
12. The first people power was held in February 25, 1986. What kind of knowledge is presented?
A. Conditional knowledge B. Declarative knowledge Declarative knowledge refers to factual information about events, dates, and concepts. Conditional knowledge knows when to apply skills, procedural knowledge knows how to do something, and domain-specific is within a field.
B. Declarative knowledge
C. Domain-specific knowledge
D. Procedural knowledgeShow Answer
13. The students of Mrs. Saludes were not able to learn the concepts that she presented yesterday so she taught the same concepts again but this time using a different teaching method. What principle of learning was applied?
A. Concepts should be presented in varied and different ways A. Concepts should be presented in varied and different ways Re-teaching using a different method applies the principle of varied presentation to enhance understanding. Challenge and learning by doing are not illustrated here, nor is questioning.
B. Effort was put forth when tasks are challenging
C. Learning by doing is more effective than just by sitting and listening
D. Learning is aided by formulating and asking questionsShow Answer
14. Alvin is a transferee and feels uneasy with his new school. His teacher is very accommodating, warm and caring. Alvin felt comfortable with the teacher’s display of genuine warmth. The teacher is consistent in his manner and Alvin began to associate school with the teacher’s warmth. Which theory is being illustrated?
A. Meaningful learning C. Classical conditioning Alvin learns to associate school (neutral stimulus) with warmth and comfort (unconditioned response) through repeated pairing. Operant conditioning involves reinforcement, meaningful learning relates new to old knowledge, and observational learning is imitation.
B. Operant conditioning
C. Classical conditioning
D. Observational learningShow Answer
15. After just being introduced to another guest in the party, Tom cannot remember the name of the guest he was introduced to. In what memory stage was the information stored in?
A. Episodic memory C. Sensory memory The name was briefly held in auditory sensory memory (echoic) but not transferred to short-term/working memory. Episodic and semantic are long-term memory types. Working memory is for active processing, not initial storage.
B. Semantic memory
C. Sensory memory
D. Working memoryShow Answer
16. Which part of the lesson is involved in the giving of situation or activities based on the concepts learned?
A. Preparation C. Application Application involves using learned concepts in new situations or activities. Preparation introduces the lesson, generalization draws conclusions, and comparison & abstraction analyze relationships.
B. Generalization
C. Application
D. Comparison & abstractionShow Answer
17. Teacher F wants the class to find out the effect of heat on matter. Which method will help him accomplish his objective?
A. Project method B. Laboratory method The laboratory method involves hands-on experiments to discover cause-and-effect relationships. Project method is longer-term, problem method focuses on solving, expository is teacher-led.
B. Laboratory method
C. Problem method
D. Expository methodShow Answer
18. In Math, Teacher G presents various examples of plane figures to her class. Afterwards, she asks the students to give the definition of each. What method did she use?
A. Inductive A. Inductive Inductive teaching moves from specific examples to general definitions. Deductive starts with rules then applies them; laboratory and expository are different approaches.
B. Laboratory
C. Deductive
D. ExpositoryShow Answer
19. Teaching Tinkling to I-Mallksi becomes possible through the use of?
A. Inductive method C. Demonstration method Demonstration method shows the skill or process while students observe, ideal for teaching dances. Inductive and expository are for concepts, laboratory is for experiments.
B. Expository method
C. Demonstration method
D. Laboratory methodShow Answer
20. What is the implication of using a method that focuses on the why rather than the how?
A. There is best method. D. Teaching methods should favor inquiry and problem solving. Focusing on “why” promotes critical thinking, inquiry, and problem-solving rather than rote procedures. There is no single best method; methods should vary by context.
B. A typical one will be good for any subject.
C. These methods should be standardized for different subjects.
D. Teaching methods should favor inquiry and problem solving.Show Answer
21. A stakeholder in curriculum development, Mr. Cruz, a district supervisor and a member of the school board has one of the following primary roles. Which one is this?
A. Support and participate in parent-school organization activities. D. Recommend changes in curriculum. As a district supervisor and school board member, Mr. Cruz primarily recommends curriculum changes. Authorizing expenditures is for administrators, enacting legislation for lawmakers, parent support for parents.
B. Authorize school expenditures for curriculum development, implementation and evaluation.
C. Enact legislations to effect curriculum improvement.
D. Recommend changes in curriculum.Show Answer
22. The schools in the 1st District plan to adopt the reading program used in the 3rd District. What level of curriculum improvement is used?
A. Variation C. Substitution Substitution replaces one program with another without changing fundamental structure. Variation involves minor changes, restructuring reorganizes teams, value orientation changes philosophy.
B. Value orientation
C. Substitution
D. RestructuringShow Answer
23. Mr. Bernardo, a curriculum consultant on Economics insists that in selecting the curriculum content, it is better that throughout the high school years, economic geography concepts be used to recur and be repeated with depth for effective learning. What criterion in content selection is shown here?
A. Validity B. Continuity Continuity refers to vertical repetition and recurring of content across grade levels. Validity is authenticity, significance is relevance, learnability is adjustability to learner ability.
B. Continuity
C. Significance
D. LearnabilityShow Answer
24. The Filipino learners envisioned by the Department of Education in the light of the K-12 Curriculum is?
A. Technologically literate or logistically developed Filipino B. Functionally literate or logistically developed Filipino The K-12 curriculum aims to produce functionally literate Filipinos who are holistically developed. The other options are not the official DepEd vision.
B. Functionally literate or logistically developed Filipino
C. Scientifically Advanced and Values Oriented Filipino
D. National Oriented and Internationally Competitive FilipinosShow Answer
25. Teacher Dominguito believes that a new respect for the child is fundamental in curriculum. Thus, all activities in the classroom are geared towards the development of the child - the center of the educative process. To which approach in curriculum does Teacher Dominguito adhere?
A. Learner-centered A. Learner-centered Learner-centered design places the child at the center of the educative process. Subject-centered focuses on content, problem-centered on real-life issues, pragmatic is a philosophy.
B. Subject-centered
C. Problem-centered
D. PragmaticShow Answer
26. Ms. Morallos teaches her grade 6 class how to write a summary of an expository text. In her discussion, she explains what it is, models it through think aloud, and informs her pupils when and how this skill learned in the classroom can be used even during their own free silent reading. She provides them with guided and independent practice before she conducts an evaluation. What approach to teaching is reflected in Ms. Morallos’ practice?
A. Indirect instruction B. Explicit instruction Explicit instruction involves clear explanation, modeling, guided practice, and independent practice. Indirect instruction is more student-led, intrinsic is not a standard term, independent lacks teacher guidance.
B. Explicit instruction
C. Intrinsic instruction
D. Independent instructionShow Answer
27. ReQuest is a strategy used to develop learners’ ability in asking significant questions. The teacher needs to model questioning skills and let the pupils practice the same until the learners are ready to use the skill automatically. What is the best reason for teaching the learners this skill?
A. Learners become purposive when they set their own questions while reading. A. Learners become purposive when they set their own questions while reading. Self-generated questions make reading purposeful and enhance comprehension. The other options focus on teacher convenience or student ego, not learning effectiveness.
B. Teachers become confused by the questions asked by the learners.
C. Teachers find time to review the questions of the learners.
D. Learners feel important when they make questions.Show Answer
28. Mr. Gutierrez is planning to have a list of 200 words in Science for the school’s vocabulary development program. After going through all the books used by his fourth grade pupils, he is still in the dark as to what words need to be included in his list. Which of the following criteria should NOT be the basis of Mr. Gutierrez for word selection?
A. High frequency words C. Difficult words Difficulty alone is not a sound basis for vocabulary selection; frequency and utility are more important. Selecting words solely because they are difficult may not be relevant to learners’ needs.
B. High utility words
C. Difficult words
D. Words with multiple meaningsShow Answer
29. Mr. Malaya is teaching a 3rd year high school class in world history. The students need note taking, outlining, and study skills. If he wants to help the students learn these strategies, which of the following skills should he model to them first?
A. Getting main idea A. Getting main idea Identifying the main idea is a foundational comprehension skill that precedes note taking and outlining. Sequencing, reciprocal teaching, and rhetorical patterns are more advanced.
B. Sequencing events
C. Reciprocal teaching
D. Rhetorical patterns of expository textsShow Answer
30. Which of the following beliefs is consistent with the bottom-up perspective in reading?
A. A reader could read a text when he/she uses his prior knowledge to make sense of the text. D. A reader could read a text when he/she can translate the visual symbols to their aural equivalent. Bottom-up reading emphasizes decoding letters to sounds to words. Prior knowledge, meaningful segments, and relating texts are top-down or interactive features.
B. A reader could read a text when he/she selects only the meaningful segments in the text.
C. A reader could read a text when he/she relates the text to other texts previously read.
D. A reader could read a text when he/she can translate the visual symbols to their aural equivalent.Show Answer
31. Which of these technologies used in the classroom are arranged from the most symbolic to multisensory?
A. Real objects, print, audio-visual materials, and visual materials D. Print, audio, visual materials, computers and realia This sequence moves from abstract symbolic (print) to concrete multisensory (realia). Real objects are most concrete, while print is most symbolic. The other options do not follow this progression.
B. Visual materials, audio visual materials, print and computers
C. Visual materials, print, audio-visual materials and realia
D. Print, audio, visual materials, computers and realiaShow Answer
32. Which of the following is inappropriate in using printed visuals such as charts, graphs, and drawings?
A. Provide written or verbal cues to highlight important aspects of visuals. B. Present the instructional materials simultaneously. Presenting multiple visuals at once splits attention and reduces effectiveness. Cues, visibility, and suspense (when appropriate) are acceptable practices.
B. Present the instructional materials simultaneously.
C. Use materials that everyone can see.
D. Make the presentation suspenseful.Show Answer
33. Susan wants to learn more English. Specifically, she wants to improve her listening skills. She has a CD player, a tape recorder and has internet access. As an English teacher, what do you suggest? I. CDs with English listening drills II. Tapes with English listening drills III. Internet websites such as Go4English, English Language Listening Lab, or Randall’s listening Lab.
A. I and II D. I, II and III All three options provide valid listening practice using different media. The teacher should utilize all available resources to maximize learning opportunities.
B. II and III
C. I or III
D. I, II and IIIShow Answer
34. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the contributions of technology to student learning?
A. The quality of learning can be improved. D. The role of the teacher can be changed into knowledge dispenser. Technology shifts the teacher’s role to facilitator, not just dispenser of knowledge. Options A, B, and C are correct benefits of technology integration.
B. The delivery of instruction can be more interesting.
C. The method of teaching and learning becomes more interactive.
D. The role of the teacher can be changed into knowledge dispenser.Show Answer
35. Mr. Tamate, an ICT teacher takes into account technology standards to address the needs of the students and help them adapt with the changing society and technology. Which of the following standards is an exception?
A. Creativity and innovation C. Model digital-age work and learning This standard applies more to teachers than to students. The other three are student-focused ISTE standards. The question asks for the exception in addressing student needs.
B. Research and Information literacy
C. Model digital-age work and learning
D. Technology operations and conceptsShow Answer
36. Mr. Cedro wants to test students’ knowledge of the different places in the Philippines, their capital and their products and so he gave his students an essay test. If I were the teacher, will you do the same?
A. No, the giving of an objective test is more appropriate than the use of essay. A. No, the giving of an objective test is more appropriate than the use of essay. Factual recall of names and capitals is best measured by objective tests (multiple choice, matching). Essay tests are for higher-order thinking, not simple knowledge.
B. No, such type of essay is inappropriate because essay is difficult.
C. Yes, essay test could measure more than what other tests could measure.
D. Yes, essay test is the best in measuring any type of knowledge.Show Answer
37. What type of validity does the Pre-board Examination possess if its results can explain how the students will likely perform in their licensure examination?
A. Concurrent B. Predictive Predictive validity correlates test scores with future performance on a criterion (licensure exam). Concurrent validity compares present status, construct measures psychological traits, content covers curricular objectives.
B. Predictive
C. Construct
D. ContentShow Answer
38. Ms. Aliz wants to determine if the students’ scores in their Final Test is reliable. However, she has only one set of test and her students are already on vacation. What test of reliability can she use?
A. Equivalent Forms B. Split-half Split-half reliability uses a single test administration and divides it into halves, making it possible when retesting is not feasible. Equivalent forms require two versions, test-retest requires two occasions.
B. Split-half
C. Test-Retest
D. Test-Retest with Equivalent FormsShow Answer
39. Two teachers of the same grade level have set the following objectives for the day’s lesson: A. construct bar graph; and B. interpret bar graphs. To assess the attainment of the objectives, Teacher A required the students to construct a bar graph for the given set of data then she asked them to interpret this using a set of questions as guide. Teacher B presented a bar graph then asked them to interpret this using also a set of guide questions. Whose practice is acceptable based on the principles of assessment?
A. Teacher A A. Teacher A Teacher A’s practice directly assesses both construction (performance-based) and interpretation. Teacher B assesses only interpretation, missing the construction objective.
B. Teacher B
C. Both Teacher A and B
D. Neither Teacher A nor Teacher BShow Answer
40. Which is true about the given case?
A. Objective A matched with performance-based assessment while B can be assessed using the traditional pen-and-paper objective test. A. Objective A matched with performance-based assessment while B can be assessed using the traditional pen-and-paper objective test. Constructing a graph requires performance-based assessment (demonstration), while interpreting a graph can be measured with traditional objective items. The other options misalign the methods.
B. Objective A matched with traditional assessment while B can be assessed using a performance-based method.
C. Both objective A and B matched with performance-based assessment.
D. Both objective A and B matched with traditional assessment.Show Answer
41. Who among the following characterizes a professional teacher?
A. An education graduate who received honors D. A teacher who qualifies for a permanent position under R. A. 4670 Professionalization is defined by legal qualification and permanent appointment under the Magna Carta. Honors, years of service, and seminars do not alone constitute a professional teacher.
B. A teacher who has taught for at least six years
C. A teacher who has attended national seminars on teaching
D. A teacher who qualifies for a permanent position under R. A. 4670Show Answer
42. Who are covered by R. A. 4670?
A. Teachers in all levels D. Teachers in public elementary and secondary schools R.A. 4670 (Magna Carta for Public School Teachers) specifically covers public school teachers at elementary and secondary levels. Private school teachers are covered by other laws.
B. Teachers in all public elementary schools
C. Teachers in both public and private schools
D. Teachers in public elementary and secondary schoolsShow Answer
43. Teacher B has been in active service for 10 years when he decided to pursue higher studies. Under R. A. 4670, what kind of leave of absence can s/he avail of?
A. Indefinite leave C. Study leave R.A. 4670 grants study leave (with pay for one year) after seven years of service. Scholarship leave is not the term, indefinite leave is for illness, vacation leave is annual.
B. Scholarship leave
C. Study leave
D. Vacation leaveShow Answer
44. When can teachers be required to work on assignment not related to their duties?
A. When on probation D. Never Under the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers, teachers cannot be required to perform assignments not related to their duties. The other options provide no legal basis for such requirement.
B. When found inefficient
C. When lacking qualification
D. NeverShow Answer
45. Teacher C has been teaching for 7 straight years and therefore qualifies for a study leave with pay for one year. Should she pursue it, how much pay is she entitled to receive?
A. 50% of monthly salary B. 60% of monthly salary R.A. 4670 Section 24 states that teachers on study leave are entitled to at least 60% of their monthly salary. 100% is incorrect; 50% and 70% are not specified in the law.
B. 60% of monthly salary
C. 70% of monthly salary
D. 100% monthly salaryShow Answer
46. What educational approach perspective recognizes the knowledge and experience of women, racial groups and ethnic groups as being just as valid and relevant as the knowledge of dominant groups in mainstream academic discourse?
A. Transformative Education C. Inclusive Education Inclusive education values all groups’ knowledge and experiences equally. Multicultural education focuses on cultural diversity, transformative on deep change, global on international issues.
B. Multicultural Education
C. Inclusive Education
D. Global EducationShow Answer
47. How does the notion of cultural relativity and variability affect the teaching-learning processes in school?
A. The students’ varied cultural background will in no way affect the way they will learn the lessons in school. C. The child’s cultural background influences the children’s way of interpreting and viewing the world; hence, teachers must consider the children’s world view when teaching. Cultural relativity acknowledges that culture shapes perception, requiring teachers to adapt instruction. The other options ignore or dismiss cultural differences.
B. The students can readily adjust to the way the teacher initiates learning in school because children are adaptable beings no matter what culture they come from.
C. The child’s cultural background influences the children’s way of interpreting and viewing the world; hence, teachers must consider the children’s world view when teaching.
D. The teacher should be wary of differing cultural points of view and must make sure that students will see things the same way.Show Answer
48. Which among the following is the focus of Civic Education?
A. Promote understanding of human rights, concepts and values to enable learners to comprehend and transform conditions which give rise to human rights violations. B. Learning for effective participation in democratic and development process at both local and national levels. Civic education focuses on democratic participation and citizenship. Human rights education (A), environmental education (C), and peace education (D) are related but distinct fields.
B. Learning for effective participation in democratic and development process at both local and national levels.
C. Foster a vision of education for sustainable development and care for the environment.
D. Empower people with the skills, attitudes, and knowledge to build a peaceful world based on justice and human rights.Show Answer
49. Which of the following initiatives would NOT help a school address diversity?
A. Using ability grouping A. Using ability grouping Ability grouping often segregates students and does not promote diversity; it can reinforce inequities. Cooperative teams, community involvement, and culturally relevant methods actively address diversity.
B. Using cooperative teams
C. Working with neighborhood groups
D. Using culturally relevant teaching methodsShow Answer
50. If the teacher is emphasizing the development of the learner’s competency to transform knowledge into innovations and job-creation, what pillar of education does s/he is actually promoting?
A. Learning to Know B. Learning to Do Learning to Do focuses on applying knowledge, developing vocational skills, innovation, and job creation. Learning to Know is about acquiring knowledge, Learning to Live Together about social harmony, Learning to Be about personal fulfillment.
B. Learning to Do
C. Learning to Live Together
D. Learning to BeShow Answer