HOW TO PREPARE FOR LET

1. There is no substitute for serious preparation .
“ Forewarned is forearmed.”

2.  No one may teach a license . ( RA. 7836)

3. LET measures stock knowledge
Four-year pre-service preparation matters a lot!

4. Help yourself
Self –review
Master the competencies .
Prepare for high-level questions.
Sharpen your comprehension level in English.

5. Effective Review
Go over all the cluster of subjects and
competencies of the different tests . Read all
references you can read about the competencies
to the point of mastery .

6. On the day of the LET
Allow plenty of time to get to the test site.
Keep calm. If you get tense, take a few deep breaths.
Budget your time wisely.
Follow instructions.

7. General Instructions to Examinees
Report to the test center before 6:30 AM on the
first day of the examination to verify your room
and seat numbers .
Late examinees will not be admitted.
(Res.N0.2004-211, s.04)
Attend to your personal needs before the start of
the examination in every subject. NO EXAMINEE
WILL BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE
EXAMINATION ROOM DURING THE
EXAMINATION.

8. General Instructions to Examinees
Answer the questions at the time allotted . When you
submit your answer sheet and test booklet , follow
this arrangement:
- Notice of Admission
- Answer Sheet
- Questionnaire

9. General Instruction to Examinees
• Do not leave the room until:
- your answer sheet and test question set are
received by the room watchers
- you have signed , indicated the time and set ( A
or B) on the Examinees’ Record of Attendance
and
- the lower portion of your Notice of Admission
( certification on the Receipt of Test Papers ) is
signed by Room Watchers and returned to you.

10. How to Handle Test Booklets
Write your seat number at the right top corner
of page 1.
Check if the number of pages of the Test Booklet
is complete and has no misprint .If there is any
problem, return the set to your Room Watchers
for replacement.
Indicate the set of your Test Booklet by marking
A or B on your answer sheet.
You may use your test booklet for solving,
writing.

11. Corrections, Rating and Release
These are fully computerized.
Answer sheets ( no names ) are read by an Optic
Mark Reader.
Answers are matched with the Answer Key and
rated by computers.
Test results are FINAL upon release.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS RE-CHECKING
OF TEST PAPERS .
BEWARE OF FIXERS.

12. Learning from Other Examinees ‘ Mistakes
Don’t shade your answers too heavily nor too thinly
or lightly.
Shade your answers on the right spot.
No erasures!
Shade answers with your pencil NOT with your
ballpen.
There is only one answer to every question.

13. How to handle ID/Answer Sheet
Check if the serial number of the Examinee
Identification Sheet / Answer Sheets are the same
for all the sheets. If there is any discrepancy ,
return the set to your Room Watchers for
replacement .The Serial Number is NOT the
examination number.
Check if there are defects or unnecessary marks
on your Examinee ID Sheet/Answer Sheet.

14. How to Handle the Answer Sheet
Check if the number of Answer Sheets correspond to
the number of examination subjects.
Do not fold or mutilate. Take extra care to keep clean
your Examinee ID/Answer Sheets.

15. Rating in the LET- BSEd
( Secondary )
The passing rating is 75%. This is a contribution
of :
- 20% of the Gen Ed rating
- 40% of the Prof Ed
- 40% of the Specialization
To pass you must have an average rating of 75%
but you must have no rating below 50% in any
of the 3 tests.

16. Rating in the LET- BEEd
( Elementary )
The passing rating is 75%. This is a contribution
of :
- 40% of the Gen Ed rating
- 60% of the Prof Ed
- Preschool and SPED are incorporated in
the Prof Ed
To pass you must have an average rating of 75%
but you must have no rating below 50% in any
of the 3 tests.

17. Aspire to top the LET!
Our level of performance is usually lower than our
level of aspiration.
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18. Some TIPS on How to Find the
Correct Answer
1. Read, understand and analyze what the question is
asking.

19. 2.Watch out for negative
words.
e.g. Which does NOT belong?
A. Conclusion
B. Hypothesis
C. Surmise
D.Conjecture

20. How to Find the Answer
e.g.
Which does NOT belong?
 A. Mile
B. Foot
 C. Kilometer
D.Centigrade

21. How to Find the Answer
3. Analyze the options. The option that is different
from the rest is the CORRECT answer.
e.g. A human person is a moral being. Which statement
correctly explains this?
A. B. He/she is an embodied spirit.
B. He/she has a spirit inseparably related to the body.
C. He/she is a body-spirit.
D. He/she has an inherent sense of right and wrong.
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22. How to Find the Answer
CONFLICTING ANSWERS CAN’T CONSTITUTE THE
CORRECT ANSWER.
Scheler taught that values are objective. Which
statement/s support/s this thought?
I. When a person fails to live by a value it is not the value that
is destroyed but the person.
II. When a person fails to live by a value, it is the value that is
destroyed, not the person.
III. Values are unchanging.
A. II and III C. I and III
B. I and II D. I only

23. How to Find the Answer
4.If options are multiple and you sense that all
the options are correct , usually the answer is
not just one. BUT NOT ALWAYS!
e.g. To make our children “little scientists” , which
method(s) should we employ ?
I. Inquiry
II. Problem solving
III. Laboratory
A. I, II and III C. II and III
B. I and II D. I and III

24. How to Find the Answer
5.Update yourself with developments in
education.
e.g. With Bloom’s and Anderson’s cognitive taxonomy in
mind , which objective is in the highest level?
A. To rate a project along relevance, originality, and
craftsmanship
B. To interpret the given data in the light of the problem
C. To write a paragraph that observes unity, coherence, and
variety
D. To state the assumption that underlies the given
statements

25. 9. Teacher Alvin wants to teach the class the rules in
playing basketball.
Which method is most appropriate?
A. Direct instruction
B. Problem solving
C. Discovery
D. Inductive reasoning
10. You want to teach concepts, patterns, and abstractions.
Which method is most appropriate?
A. Deductive method C. Direct instruction
B. Problem solving D. Indirect instruction

26. HOTS questions
1. Cross out obviously wrong answers to reduce .
2.Prepare for HOTs questions

27. How to Find the Answer
3. In case you find no CORRECT answer, select the
best answer.
4. Don’t encircle option “E”.
5. If there are items on the same subject compare
them. One test item may contain the answer to
another item.