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1. Part I I – Multiple Choice. Write the letter(s) that corresponds
to your best choice in your answer sheet. If ever none
of the choices is right, write the correct answer.
1) Society denotes
a.the totality of social organization and its complex
of social relationships
b.a group of people who share a common culture
c. a geographical aggregate who live a common life
and interact with one another
d.all of the above
e.none of the above
2) The pattern of relationship between units of a specified
whole is:
a.social structure d. all of these
b.social organization e. none of these
c. society
3) Sociologists define culture as:
a.a state of refinement
b.the plastic and graphics arts
c. activities such as TV sitcoms, soap operas or
rock music
d.the totality of meanings, values, customs, norms,
ideas and symbols relative to a society
e.none of the above
4) Which statement about culture does sociologist hold?
a.people living in urban areas are highly cultured
b.the Negritoes in Central Luzon are uncultured
c. all societies have culture
d.all of the above
e.none of the above
5) The idea held by the Negritoes about nature spirits
helping them is an example of:
a.norms d. sanction
b. belief e. all of these
c. perception
6) The strongly held norms considered essential to the
welfare of the people and their cherished values are
called:
a.folkways d. laws
b. belief e. all of these
c. mores
7) When norms are formalized a governing body, they
become -
a. folkways d. laws
b. belief e. none of these
c. mores
8) The socially imposed rewards and punishments to
ensure the conformity of the members of society to its
norms are called -
a. laws d. sanctions
b. folkways e. all of these
c. mores
9) Which of the following is apart of our folkways?
a.the pamanhikan d. all of these
b.superstitious e. none of these
c. the ten commandments
10) The feeling of unpleasantness or disorientation when
one goes to an unfamiliar setting is:
a.culture strip d. cultural imagination
b.skeptical receptivity e. none of these
c. culture shock
11) When one group blends and takes on the
characteristics of another culture, there is ____.
a.Acculturation d. assimilation
b.Accommodation e. none of these
c. adaption
12) The sharing for the dignity of others and being with
them is:
a.Pakikisalamuha d. pakikitungo
b.Pakikiisa e. none of these
c. pakikipagkapwa
13) The obligation to repay a person for whom one has
received a favor with undefined quantification is ___.
a.Pakikisama d. utang na loob
b.kusang loob e. none of these
c. magandang loob
14) The occurrence of graft and corruption, nepotism and
favoritism in the Philippines if often attributed to the
value of:
a.Personalism d. hospitality
b.Impersonalism e. none of these
c. utang na loob
15) The raw materials from which personality is fashioned
refers to:
a.genetic personalities
b.biological inheritance
c. geographical environment
d.socio-cultural environment
e.all of these
16) The basic idea off personality held by the symbolic
interactionism is that personality is the result of the
interaction.
a.heredity and environment
b.individuals mediated by symbols or language
c. the individuals and his culture
d.all of these
e.none of these
17) The process by which a child learns to conform to the
norms of the group acquires a status, plays the
corresponding role and emerges with a social self is –
a.education d. socialization
b.enculturation e. none of these
c. presentation of self
18) Which statement best characterizes the socialization
process?
a.the first five years of child’s life is crucial in
personality formation
b.socialization is a continuous life-long process
c. culture makes its deep influence during early
childhood
d.the church play a crucial role in the socialization
process
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19) According to Cooley, the ability of children to visualize
themselves through the eyes of others and imagine how
they appear to others is called –
a.personality d. superego
b.looking glass self e. none of these
c. presentation of self
20) Responding to a number of individuals in the group and
integrating the various rules or set of norms of the group
takes place in what is called the period of the –
a.looking glass self
b.reference groups
c. generalized others
d.development of the social self
e.all of these
21) Which of the following serves as the role model and
source of values and attitudes for the young?
a.school group d. mass media
b.church group e. none of these
c. peer group
22) Statuses which are fixed at birth by biological
characteristics over which the individuals has little
control are –
a.ascribed d. attained
b.assigned e. none of these
c. achieved
23) Becoming a doctor is an example of –
a.ascribed d. attained
b.assigned e. none of these
c. achieved
24) The basic element of social structure in Philippine
society is the –
a.friendship group d. rural community
b.family e. all of these
c. school
25) The totality of social organization and the complex
network of interconnected, interdependent and
overlapping social relationships refers to –
a.social groups c. bureaucracy
b.society d. state
e. none of these
26) In the Philippines, the adoption or borrowing of the
culture patterns and values of the Chinese by the
Filipinos and vice-versa is –
a.accommodation c. bureaucracy
b.society d. reciprocity
e. none of these
27) The family where one is born, reared and socialized is –
a. family orientation d. egalitarian family
b. family of procreation e. none of these
c. nuclear family
28) The type of residence which permits the newly married
couple to reside independently of the parents of the
bride and the groom is –
a. patrilocal d. neolocal residence
b. matrilocal e. none of these
c. bilocal
29) Among the Muslims, the most common type of family is
–
a. nuclear d. avunculocal family
b. joint e. none of these
c. neolocal
30) The function of religion in all culture is –
a. to provide guidance to behavior
b. perform welfare function
c. discover a road to spiritual serenity
d. perform recreation function
e. all of these
31) The hierarchical arrangement and establishment of
social categories that may evolve into social groups
together with statuses and their corresponding roles
refer to:
a. social ranking d. segmentation
b. social stratification e. none of these
c. bureaucracy
32) The social standing of a person or group within a social
class or the whole stratification system is called –
a. status d. social rank
b. role e. none of these
c. social exchange
33) When we say Cebuanos are thrifty and industrious, and
Bicolanos are friendly people, we are making use –
a. stereotypes d. prejudice
b. ethnocentrism e. none of these
c. Epithets
34) The improvement in the quality of life, ensuring
adequate level of nutrition and suitable characteristics of
economically and politically stable societies of the West
is –
a. modernization d. progress
b. development e. none of these
c. globalization
35) The movement of a person or group of persons to
another place more or less for permanent residence is –
a. migration d. ecological movement
b. population growth e. none of these
c. population change
36) The complex whole which includes knowledge, belief,
art, morals, laws, customs, and any other capabilities
and habits acquired by men as a member of society is –
a. religion d. culture
b. ethnocentrism e. none of these
c. idiosyncrasy
37) The anthropologist who discovered the tabon cave in
Palawan was –
a. Jaime Bulatao d. Frank Lynch
b. Linda Jocano e. Francisco Rodrigo
c. Robert Fox
38) The kinship group consisting of parents and children is
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a. nuclear d. households
b. stem e. none of these
c. extended
39) ____ is the material wealth given to the bride and her
family before marriage.
a. bride wealth d. fetish
b. fosterage e. all of these
c. dowry
40) Polygamy is practiced by the –
a. Muslims of southern Philippines
b. Kalingas d. Negritos
c. Bontocs e. Cebuanos
41) ___ describes the blurring and breakdown of
established rules, standards, categories, distinctions
and boundaries.
a. naturalization d. westernization
b. postmodern e. none of these
c. urbanization
42) ___ are considered as society’s standards of morality,
propriety, ethics and legality.
a. folkways d. habits
b. values e. all of these
c. norm
43) ___ is the family in which a person is raised and born.
a. family of procreation d. joint family
b. family of orientation e. family size
c. extended family
44) ___ was Frank Lynch’s contribution to the study of
Filipino values. It connotes the facility of getting along
with others so as to avoid outward signs of conflicts,
even under difficult circumstances.
a. smooth interpersonal relationship
b. reciprocity d. utang na loob
c. amor propio e. all of these
45) ___ is a Filipino value and defined as benign taken by
one’s fellowmen for what one is or believes he is and
treated in accordance with his status, not rejected or
improperly criticized.
a. social acceptance d. bayanihan
b. pakikipagkapwa e. none of these
c. amor propio
46) Countless popular songs tell us that for every person
there is one true love. This is an example of –
a. real culture d. patterned evasion
b. ideal culture e. all of these
c. subculture
47) Which of the following is a value?
a. students should not throw spitballs during
classes
b. students who cheat on examinations should be
suspended
c. all young people have a right to an education
d. college professors should not data their
students
e. all of the above
48) A rule about putting your napkins in your lap before you
start eating is an example of –
a. mores d. laws
b. ethnocentrism e. none of these
c. folkway
49) By taking the role of the other, George Herbert Mead
meant –
a. practicing the new role before actually taking
on that role
b. seeing an image of oneself reflected in other
people’s eyes
c. learning to play a game such as baseball by
the rules
d. learning to see things from another person’s
point of view.
e. all of these
50) One of the primary differences between peers and
parents as agents of socialization is that –
a. peers engage in open conflict
b. peer’s relations are egalitarian
c. peers and parents have different confliction
values
d. peer are more fun
e. all of these
51) Freud’s term for the part of the personality that operates
on the pleasure level, seeking immediate gratification, is
the –
a. Id d. libido
b. Superego e. drive
c. ego
52) Which of the following theories saw socialization as a
confrontation between the individual and society?
a. Sigmund Freud d. Charles Horton Cooley
b. Erik Erikson e. John Locke
c. George Herbert Mead
53) Young children “play” at being mothers and fathers,
cops and robbers, Hollywood stars and sports heroes.
All of these are examples of role playing illustrate –
a. the generalized other
b. learning to play the game
c. anticipatory socialization
d. id impulses
e. none of these
54) Which of the following is an example of an achieved
status?
a. Wife d. being born male
b. brother e. none of these
c. having blue eyes
55) A sick person’s obligation to stay in bed and follow
doctor’s orders is an example of his or her –
a. status d. institution
b. role e. none of these
c. presentation of self
56) The so-called superwoman syndrome, which holds that
a woman ought to be able to keep and raise a family
while pursuing a full-time career is an example of –
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c. institutionalized
57) In order to achieve control, all societies depend upon
___ which are rewards for conforming behavior and
punishment for deviant behavior –
a. informal norms d. offenses
b. values e. none of these
c. sanctions
58) The division of society into layers in termed as –
a. stratification d. life chance matrix
b. status inconsistency e. none of these
c. status defects
59) The most preferred form of marriage in human societies
is –
a. monogamy d. polyandry
b. polygamy e. all of these
c. bigamy
60) The function of family that has become increasingly
important in contemporary society is
a. the distribution of goods and services
b. socialization of children
c. regulation of sexual activity
d. emotional gratification
e. all of these
61) Who called religion as the opium of the people?
a. Max Weber d. Robert Bellah
b. Karl Max e. none of these
c. Emile Durkheim
62) All religion shares which of the following characteristics?
a. a quest for visions and mystical experiences
b. rituals that symbolizes beliefs
c. a belief in spirits
d. a belief in God
e. a belief in the Holy Spirit
63) The process by which population is concentrated in
cities is called –
a. Secularization d. all of these
b. rural migration e. one of these
c. urbanization
64) An urban area containing a city and its surrounding
suburb and forming an economic and geographic unit is
called –
a. metropolis d. community
b. neopolis e. none of these
c. iopolis
65) Karl Max, one of the fathers of Communism says that
religion is –
a. a game of life
b. the opium of the people
c. the bread of life
d. a form of harassment
e. none of these
66) The Christian values of compassion, mercy, humility,
sacrifices, gratitude and obedience as opposing rigor,
practice, pride, indulgence, reciprocity, and
independence, respectively have found the ways of
faith, hope and peace in the World. Give your view in
terms of the following:
a. impractical
b. suit to contemporary world
c. likely to generate more peace and harmony
d. do more harm than good
e. all of these
67) Beauty, health, and wealth necessary go together in
principle. On this premise, if a person possesses only
one or two of them, he/she loses a great deal of what is
essential in life –
a. the premise is true but the conclusion is false
b. the premise and the conclusion are both true
c. the premise is false but the conclusion is true
d. the premise and the conclusion are both false
e. none of these
68) In general, values maybe effectively taught by means of
inculcation and instilment. The others are –
a. repetition, instinction, practice and imitation
b. compassion, expression and problem-solving
c. function, habituation, cultivation
d. enrichment, intensification, improvement and
modification
e. none of these
69) Values are refined in instructional materials such as
stories, plays and game or in ___
a. technology like film or radio
b. neighboring chats
c. festivities
d. rallies
e. all of these
70) The general term used to indicate multiple marriage of
any type is –
a. polygamy d. group marriage
b. hybridization e. all of these
c. serial monogamy
71) The system of relation among the members in a society
is –
a. kinship d. lineage
b. descent e. none of these
c. festive kinship
72) ___ refers to sexual relation with close relatives.
a. taboo d. endogamy
b. incest e. none of these
c. agriates
73) ___ refers to that form of a family whereby married
brothers with their respective families decided to live
together less than one house.
a. deal career family d. joint family
b. trifurcated family e. none of these
c. stem family
74) The existence of university belt, cars, raw, restaurants,
row or auto spare parts streets is an example of –
a. Centralization d. dominance
b. Concentration e. none of these
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75) A change in technology and science of a society is –
a. Innovation d. social change
b. culture changes e. all of these
c. geographical changes
76) The study of population – its size, distribution and
change is –
a. Sociology d. demography
b. human ecology e. history
c. geography
77) The movement of a person or group of persons to
another place more or less for permanent residence is
–
a. migration d. population change
b. immigration e. ecological movement
c. population growth
78) The improvement in the quality of life, ensuring
adequate level of nutrition and suitable physical
surroundings in the social, political, and ecological
systems and helping the people realize their potentials
is –
a. modernization d. progress
b. development e. all of these
c. globalization
79) The form of behavior that violate the norms and culture
–
a. flainters d. non-social
b. deviant e. none of these
c. defiant
80) Which serves as the role model and source of values
and attitudes for the young –
a. school group d. mass media
b. church group e. gang
c. peer group
81) The basic idea of personality held by symbolic
interactions is that personality is the result of the
interaction between –
a. heredity and environment
b. individuals mediated by symbols or language
c. the individuals and his culture
d. all of these
e. none of these
82) The supreme and over-reaching values that
characterizes education is –
a. human dignity
b. health and harmony with nature
c. human existence
d. peace and practice
e. none of these
83) The occurrence of graft and corruption, nepotism and
favoritism in the Philippines is often attributed to the
values of –
a. personalism d. hospitality
b. impersonalism e. all of these
c. utang na loob
84) When one group blends and takes in the character of
another culture there is –
a. acculturation d. assimilation
b. accommodation e. all of these
c. adoption
85) When norms are formalized by governing body, they
become –
a. folkways c. laws
b. mores d. sanctions
86) In the Philippines the adoption or borrowing of the
cultural patterns and values of the Chinese by the
Filipino and vice-versa is –
a. accommodation d. reprocity
b. adoption e. assimilation
c. acculturate
87) In terms of authority, the Filipino family and more –
a. patriarchal d. bilateral
b. matriarchal e. none of these
c. equilateral
88) To the middle class, the main indicator of social status
is –
a. land holding d. education
b. lifestyle e. all of these
c. authority
89) A change in the technology and science of a society is-
a. Innovation d. social change
b. cultural change e. technological change
c. geographical change
90) Even among identical twins, brothers and sisters,
teachers should not compare abilities because –
a. every individual is unique
b. comparisons can arouse the feeling of hostility
and anger
c. comparisons can lead to unnecessary
pressures
d. all of these
91) There are different factors that affect intelligence, which
of these refers to the pathological conditions?
a. heredity c. brain
b. race d. emotion
92) The lowest IQ indicated in the intelligence scale is-
a. moron c. idiot
b. imbecile d. feeble-minded
93) The individual’s basic outlooks, values and ideals are to
a great shape except during –
a. neonate c. adolescence
b. childhood d. adulthood
94) The cycle of human development includes the following
stages mentioned below. Which of these stages should
come first?
a. adulthood c. childhood
b. Infanthood d. adolescence
95) One inherits certain traits from one’s parents but he is
not the real replica of his parents. This explains the
principle of heredity which is the principle of –
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96) The teacher can help develop self-concept among her
pupils by –
a. letting the child know how bad, stupid and a
failure he was
b. keeping quiet about the child’s limitation
c. expressing confidence on the child’s capability
d. punishing
97) Which of the following will not directly satisfy biological
drives?
a. water c. economic security
b. oxygen d. sleep
98) What term is used to refer to internal stimulus condition
of the organism, which impels it to activity?
a. motives c. motivation
b. school phobia d. incentive
99) A child who is overprotected or rejected may suffer –
a. obsession c. neutralism
b. school phobia d. hypochondriac
100) There are many factors to consider in determining
the child’s readiness for learning. Which of these is the
most basic?
a. maturation
b. experience
c. methods and materials instruction
d. emotional; attitudes and personal adjustment
101) The internationalization of ethical values refers to-
a. personality c. dynamics
b. character d. organization
102) Learning is due to maturation and training. Which
of the laws is highly related to it?
a. Law of use c. Law of effect
b. Law of annoyance d. Law of readiness
103) What tests are designed to measure capabilities?
a. achievement tests c. objective tests
b. aptitude tests d. standardized tests
104) During the sensorimotor period, the child develops
a functional understanding of many things. Which of
these does not belong to these?
a. imitation to play c. space and time
b. causality objects d. concentration
105) When teaching Math, the teacher provides
situations where the pupils discovered the meaning of
square. We may then the pupils form –
a. process concept c. quality concept
b. structural concept d. cluster concept
106) Which of these listed needs does not belong to the
socio-genic type?
a. thirst c. security
b. status d. independence
107) The most scientific school of psychology is –
a. Behaviorism c. Structuralism
b. Gestaltism d. Functionalism
108) A child who can execute difficult dance steps,
throw and catch a ball skillful play several games is said
to have –
a. mechanical intelligence
b. abstract intelligence
c. motor intelligence
d. social intelligence
109) A child who is cordial, friendly and helpful with
whom people like, has a high capacity for –
a. mechanical intelligence
b. abstract intelligence
c. motor intelligence
d. social intelligence
110) Which of the four emotional behavior patterns will
be the reaction in pleasant situation?
a. destruction c. retreat
b. approach d. stopping of response
111) When a younger reverts to weeping, pouting or
childish play as a means of overcoming frustrations, this
mechanism is called –
a. repression c. nomadism
b. regression d. fantasy
112) Cognitive domain refers to –
a. skills c. values
b. attitudes d. knowledge with
understanding
113) There are different ways of identifying talented and
gifted children. Which of these will contribute least to
such identification?
a. standardized intelligence tests
b. standardized achievement tests
c. teachers’ observations
d. parents’ opinions
114) The behavior of the child is to large extent
dependent upon his –
a. biological inheritance c. peers
b. environment d. parents
115) The teacher should help the isolate by –
a. total immersion
b. shifting him in different groups
c. using gradual induction
d. giving him different work
116) Which of these provide the best reinforcement?
a. use of marks
b. scholarships
c. awarding a model
d. natural interest in the world
117) There are several causes of maladjustment. Which
one is not a sure cause?
a. Poverty c. broken home
b. Rejection d. intelligence
118) The period of concrete operations covers ages –
a. 1 – 2 years c. 7 – 11 years
b. 2 – 7 years d. 11 – 14 years
119) According to Erickson, “identity crisis” or identify vs.
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a. 3 to 6 years c. 12 to 18 years
b. 6 to 12 years d. 18 to 21 years
120) Learning is a matter of habit formation of “getting
used to it” according to the theory of Pavlov known as –
a. Gestaltism
b. Functionalism
c. Stimulus response-connectionism
d. Conditioning
121) The best single criterion on the degree of maturity
of a child is his –
a. size c. bone classification
b. age d. skeletal growth
122) Growth is most rapid proportionally –
a. in the pre-natal months
b. from birth to six
c. from six to twelve
d. in adolescence
123) Growth takes place –
a. gradually for the whole organism
b. with differential rates for different parts of the
body
c. suddenly by spurts of the whole
d. in serial order of development
124) The different stages of the child growth should be
understood because –
a. of the relation of between his physical and
mental status
b. of the wide range of ability
c. his emotional; and social factors affect growth
d. education should ft the growth
125) Adolescence includes the years from –
a. six to nine
b. nine to twelve
c. thirteen to twenty-one
d. twenty-one to twenty-six
126) By social intelligence, we mean –
a. ability to get along with people
b. absence of shyness
c. membership in several organizations
d. absence of inferiority complex
127) Children form gang mainly because of –
a. parental laxity
b. rebellion against authority
c. desire for adventure
d. the urge to be independent
128) Delinquency reaches its peak –
a. before the teenage
b. in the early and middle teens
c. in the twenties
d. in the thirties
129) The gang generally disintegrates because of –
a. hostility between members
b. members becomes different in size
c. the school prohibits it
d. other interests, particularly in the other sex
130) The best way to help adolescents become socially
mature is to –
a. urge them to confide in their parents
b. help them feel free to do as the crowd does
c. give wholesome and adequate social
experiences
d. overcome inferiority feelings and pattern
131) Emotions are significant because they –
a. always stimulate thinking
b. preserves our lives
c. are the products of the body
d. are the major fasteners in personality
132) The school causes emotional maladjustments most
often by –
a. hard problems and lessons
b. failure in the work
c. opposition from friends
d. lack of guidance
133) The endocrine glands –
a. are glands of internal secretions
b. are known as the glands with ducts
c. are glands that produces sweat and
perspirations
d. directly control our behavior
134) The native stimulus for fear is –
a. the dark
b. the snakes
c. a sudden or starting stimulus
d. being restrained or held
135) Emotions can best be trained by –
a. assuming an indifference to disturbing things
b. inhibiting or repressing all emotions
c. avoiding all emotional stimuli
d. attaching satisfaction to desirable emotional
pattern
136) Maladjustment can often be prevented by –
a. giving the child more attention
b. speaking of the bad impression his conduct
makes
c. seeing the child is successful in what he
undertakes
d. letting the child strictly alone
137) Overprotected children will probably develop into
adults who –
a. are independent and self-reliant
b. are emotionally mature
c. will protect other children
d. continue to learn on their parent
138) The most serious maladjusted child is one who –
a. talk back to his teachers
b. is loud and disorderly
c. is unsocial and withdrawn from others
d. destroys school materials
139) Making the child ashamed of some habitual
behaviors is most likely to have effect of –
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b. adding a deep sense of guilt to the
misbehavior
c. causing open rebellion
d. a temporary improvement in conduct and
attitude
140) The correction of maladjustment in an individual
child is –
a. a very complicated and difficult matter
b. an impossible task
c. a rather easy thing
d. a task only for psychiatrists
141) Memorization is made more effective by –
a. Repetition
b. Visualization
c. Meaningfulness and understanding
d. Intensity
142) Studies of the effect of summer vacation upon
retention indicate that –
a. much is forgotten
b. small amount is forgotten
c. nothing is forgotten
d. retention is increased
143) The intention to remember is –
a. assume mastery
b. adds meaning to the material
c. does not retard forgetting
d. increased interest and mind-set
144) Over-learning the material –
a. increases retention
b. decrease interests
c. makes memory work monotonous
d. increases forgetting
145) A good memory has much value because it –
a. gives one a chance to show individuality
b. shows that one is above average in
intelligence
c. increased one’s social efficiency
d. indicates clear thinking
146) The most widely accepted concept of intelligence is
–
a. capacity to learn
b. ability to control emotion
c. ability to sustain oneself economically
d. ability to make social contacts
147) A feeble-minded person has an IQ of –
a. 80 c. below 70
b. 90 d. 75
148) A gifted person has an IQ of –
a. 100 c. 120
b. 110 d. above 130
149) The percentage of individuals classified as having
an average of normal intelligence is –
a. 50 c. 70
b. 60 d. 80
150) Children who are very bright tend to be –
a. physically small and sickly
b. nervous and emotionally unstable
c. shy, timid and unsocial
d. favorable endowed in more respect
151) People’ knowledge, beliefs, arts, morals, customs
and other capabilities and habits are known as –
a. education c. culture
b. socialization d. anthropology
152) Pre-marital sex is commonly practiced in Western
Countries, but considered bad in the Philippines; what is
good for them is bad for us. This means that culture is
–
a. adaptive c. shared
b. dynamic d. relative
153) An American felt sick after being forced to eat “balut”
by Filipinos; such experience is known as –
a. culture trait c. culture diversity
b. culture shock d. culture amalgamation
154) The expression “Filipinos operate or live on two
levels of culture,” means that Filipinos –
a. are influenced by both parental sides- father-
mother
b. versatile people who can live whether in the
Philippines or U.S.A.
c. influenced by both Western and Asian culture
d. either good or bad
155) Whether we like or not, it is impossible to find a true
or pure Filipino music, dance or belief, because, culture
is –
a. diverge c. relative
b. dynamic-cumulative d. learned
156) In what sense does culture distinguished man from
animals?
a. man develops culture, arts, laws, etc. while
animals behave according to their instincts
b. man is superior intellectually than animals
c. man although superior intellectually, is
physically inferior to animals
d. animals can be cultured like human beings
157) When Filipino is married to a German, there is a
mixture or blending of two different cultures – as shown
in their children’s behavior, this is known as cultural –
a. fusion c. unification
b. amalgamation d. breeding
158) White people usually feel superior, blacks inferior;
this feeling of superiority is known as –
a. ethnocentrism c. agnosticism
b. altruism d. relativism
159) Filipino Catholics celebrate fiestas, novenas in
honor of their saints, or as a form of thanksgiving; this
practice is part of –
a. folkways c. folklore
b. folktales d. none of these
160) Sexual relations between relatives is strictly
forbidden in our society; this prohibition is part of the –
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b. mores d. all of these
161) Filipinos, Koreans, Japanese have their own
languages, habits, dresses, etc., the culture common to
all people is known as –
a. sub-culture c. universe culture
b. socio-culture d. international culture
162) As part of modernization, people would prefer to
use a telephone rather than travel, they prefer to take
jeepneys rather than walk; these new habits are known
as –
a. technicways c. folkways
b. mores d. culture complex
163) Pordoy and Kagidlay are newly-wed with no money
to either rent or buy a house; so they decided to live
their in-laws; theirs and in-laws families are now known
as –
a. nuclear c. bilateral
b. extended d. unified families
164) People’s ideas, beliefs of what is good or bad,
desirable or undesirable, important or non important are
better known as –
a. folkways c. values
b. mores d. attitudes
165) Earnings, watches, lipsticks, beautiful dresses have
their –
a. moral c. educational
b. ethical d. social values
166) Some students often says, “It’s better to cheat than
to repeat,” others also say, “Bahala na ug ma-zero; dili
gyud ko mangodigo.” These expression show their –
a. religious c. spiritual
b. moral-ethical d. social values
167) Filipinos are always conscious of what people say
or think about their appearances or actions; this “ulaw”
mentality is part of their desire to attain –
a. social acceptance c. supernaturalism
b. euphemism d. particularlism
168) Diplomas, titles, as Dr., Engr., Atty., are always
used by Filipinos as part of their –
a. particularism c. supernaturalism
b. personalism d. euphemism
169) The expression, “It is not what you know but whom
you know that counts,” reflects Filipinos’ values on –
a. particularism c. euphemism
b. personalism d. familism
170) Pedro studied hard and passed the Teacher’s
Board Examination. Yet when asked on his “secret” for
passing the said exam, he simply/humbly answered
“Swerte lang, kaloy-an sa Ginoo.” This reflects the
value of –
a. personalism c. supernaturalism
b. particularism d. utang na loob
171) Man is part of the government, church,
organizations or association; educating or training him
for his roles, duties are a consideration of his ____
dimension.
a. moral c. spiritual
b. social d. political
172) Why did the Philippines send military troops to
Cambodia? It is because –
a. the Philippines is part or a member of nation of
U.N.O. and we promote global solidarity
b. the Philippines was ordered by the United
States
c. the Philippines is against communism
d. none of these
173) Upon birth, his parents automatically rear an
individual; he starts learning the culture of his family;
later with his neighbors, then the school and society’s
rules, regulations and laws. This is known as –
a. education c. training
b. socialization d. experience
174) What is the sociological difference between on
“individual” and “person”?
a. there is no difference between an individual
and person
b. an individual is unsocialized, uncultured;
person cultured, socialized
c. an individual is bad; a person is good
d. both socialized
175) As a person reaches adolescence, becoming more
independent, the ___ have the greatest influences in
behavior.
a. home or parents c. peers
b. school or teachers d. priests
176) Most governors, mayors, congressmen are corrupt,
rapists, murderers or less educated, yet they continue to
be re-elected during election s. This bad situation in our
society shows the Filipinos in general are –
a. still politically immature, if not stupid who can
be bought, threatened by guns, gold or money
b. in live with criminal politicians
c. helpless and do not care about the future of
the country/community
d. A and C answers
177) Which of the following describes the “Pleistocene”
or “Ice Age”?
a. waters around what is now the Philippines fell
about 156 ft. below its level
b. areas of land came to the surface and became
“land bridges”
c. the packs of glaciers which covered the earth
melted as sunlight entered the atmosphere
d. all of these
178) As cited by researchers which gave such names as
“Peking Man,” “Java Man,” “Australopithecus.” There is
great possible that the first man must have come from –
a. Europe c. Asia
b. Africa d. America
179) The fossils believed to be those of the first Filipinos
were found by Robert Fox in –
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b. Tabon Cave, Palawan
c. Tabon-tabon Cave, Mindoro
d. Masao Cave, Agusan del Norte
180) Which group of traders introduced Islam in the
Philippines?
a. Chinese c. Malaysian
b. Arabs d. Indonesian
181) Which of the following is not a result of learning?
a. getting drunk c. driving car
b. saying bad words d. showing how to swim
182) Which of the following is least effective in moral
instruction?
a. having children memorize the laws/rules
b. calling attention of children on the positive
consequences of their behavior
c. praising children for displaying positive
behavior
d. discussing real-life moral situation and
evaluating their consequences.
183) The relation between heredity and environment is
an interaction. What does this mean?
a. there are special abilities are dependent on the
environment
b. parents determine the behavior of their
children
c. the importance of environment is dependent
upon heredity
d. maturation is the process of bringing the
various parts of an organism to full
development
184) After the sounding of the bell is paired off a number
of times with the presentation of meal powder, the bell
alone is observed to elicit salivation response known as
the:
a. unconditional response
b. conditioned stimulus
c. conditional response
d. unconditioned stimulus
185) To Thorndike, learning is:
a. always involve trial-and-error
b. sometimes involves trial-and-error
c. never involves trial-and-error
d. none of these
186) All of the following are examples of psychological
barriers in learning except:
a. teacher personality
b. absence of skill motive in a learning situation
c. emotional blocking
d. poor teaching techniques
187) Which of the following poorly explains stimulus-
response bond?
a. a situation which influences or affects the
learner
b. a response in which the learner makes the
situation
c. a connection between the problem and
solution
d. a learner achieving a solution
188) Applied to the general classroom situation, the
Field Theory implies the need for emphasis on looking
at the total situation at the beginning. Which of the
examples below best explains the theory?
a. the teacher introduces the study of Chemistry
by examples in a detailed analysis of a given
element
b. in primary reading, the teacher tells briefly the
story is all about, describing the characters and
relates the story to the pupils’ experience
c. the psychology teacher discusses first the
importance of psychology in daily living
d. B & C
189) Bruner’s Theory of Learning points out that if a
learner is to use information effectively, it must be
translated into his terms. This means that:
a. the teacher must strive to see a problem as the
learner sees it
b. the teacher must translate the meaning of
terms into the vernacular
c. the teacher must provide more information
d. the teacher must allow the child to look at the
meaning of words in the dictionary
190) The way a child talks, walks, or uses gestures may
have been learned from a model he had been exposed
to. This is according to the theory of:
a. connectionism
b. operant conditioning
c. classical conditioning
d. social learning
191) Thorndike’ Law of Readiness claims that the:
a. teacher must either wait for readiness or
accept the present level of readiness and be
satisfied with a lower learning rate in
introducing any new learning experience
b. teacher must wait for the readiness of her
students
c. teacher must accept the present level of
readiness and be satisfied with the lower
learning rate in introducing any new learning
experience
d. teacher must understand he students’ level of
readiness
192) Which of the following statement below is false
about punishment?
a. it may produce undesirable emotional side
effects
b. it may actually increase the strength of an
undesirable behavior
c. in order to effective, it must often be in severe
form
d. punished behavior may continue to occur
especially when the punisher is not present
193) The best way to shape the behavior of students is
by:
a. exposing pupils to desirable models
b. telling them the “do’s” of behavior
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194) All of the following statements are principles that
facilitate classroom learning except:
a. the learner must clearly perceive his goal
b. the learner must practice role learning
c. learner must be psychologically and
physiologically ready
d. the learner must be motivated to learn
195) In the classroom, teachers are said to reinforce the
kind of behavior they want to see through praise,
smiles, marks, reward and the like. This situations
exemplifies:
a. operant conditioning
b. classical conditioning
c. Lewin’s topological theory
d. Cognitive field theory
196) Which of the statements below best illustrates the
role of teacher as facilitator o student learning?
a. directing the action of the student
b. calling for the proper application of a teaching
method to make learning experiences
meaningful
c. intervening with student’s choices and actions
d. understanding how students learn
197) A teacher who is unable to overcome role
confusion or to postpone choices leading to identity
formation but attempts to resolve conflict manifests.
a. negative identity
b. psychological androgyny
c. psychological moratorium
d. identity crises
198) Teachers in Health, Biology, Psychology and Home
Economics may best help students accept or improve
their appearance by:
a. explaining that acne, for example is usually
due to physiological changes accompanying
puberty and such changes are temporary
b. citing examples of people with pleasant
appearance
c. giving them books on how to accept self and
appearance
d. accepting them as they are and explaining that
psychological changes are temporary.
199) All of the following statements apply to Piaget’s pre-
operational; stage of cognitive development except:
a. children are capable of using symbols to stand
for objects
b. children use a language that is egocentric
c. children are capable of decantation
d. children are capable of solving conservation
problems
200) By repeatedly pairing an unconditioned stimulus an
unconditioned response, a conditioned stimulus
eventually elicits a conditioned response. This is
according to the:
a. Classical Conditioning Theory
b. Operant Conditioning Theory
c. Reinforcement Theory
d. Learning Theory
201) Which of the following is false about the Cognitive
Field Theory?
a. sees learning as a stimulus-response
interaction
b. focuses on the cognitive structure of man as
basis for learning
c. centers on the life space as source of learning
d. does not emphasize reinforcement
202) Bruner’s Theory on learning states that intrinsic
motivation is better than extrinsic motivation. Which of
the following statement below is the best example of
intrinsic motivation?
a. a student has a desire to learn a subject
because it is worth knowing
b. a student learns because of the use of reward
and punishment
c. a student wants to learn because his goal is to
graduate with honors
d. a student learns because he wants to prove
that he is intelligent
203) All of the following are principles that facilitate
classroom learning except:
a. the learner must clearly perceive the goal
b. the learner must practice role playing
c. the learner must be psychologically and
physiologically ready
d. the learner must be motivated to learn
204) Jane has been punished and this has adopted her
aggressive behavior towards her younger brother.
However, lately, she has been seen her mother
shouting at and showing aggressive behavior toward
her father. Because of this, she has started to manifest
aggressive behavior toward her younger brother. This
situation is an example of:
a. inhibitory effect c. disinhibitory effect
b. negative effect d. modelling effect
205) Learners who have past histories of failures and
frustrations are generally observed to manifest:
a. low achievement motivation
b. high achievement performance
c. a fear to study
d. fear of school
206) A group of accelerated Grade V pupils is expected
to learn more learning task in Science than does a
group of regular Grade V pupils. A teacher who works
on a sound principle of motivation is likely to present:
a. the overview of all learning tasks to arouse
interest for the entire lesson.
b. the lesson from the simplest to them are
complex
c. the lessons from most difficult to simplest to
challenge the group
d. the lesson at random to generate creativity
207) Teacher should avoid labeling pupils negatively as
they may live up to these images. This tendency to
manifest negative labels into actual behaviors is a
concept of attitude formation called:
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208) A conscientious teacher can best help her students
demonstrate learned helplessness by:
a. Making them aware of their strength and
weaknesses for learning
b. providing them activities that will enable them
to experience success
c. encouraging them to join rewarding activities
d. creating activities for them that will make them
feel important
209) A social unit of persons united by kinship, marriage,
or adoption, with a common habitat and interacting
according to well-defined roles to maintain and protect
its members and perpetuates the society.
a. family c. barangay
b. government d. society
210) The commission of criminal or anti-social acts by
the youth.
a. prostitution c. juvenile delinquency
b. gambling d. drug addiction
211) It is the study of man as a product of evolution, his
physical structure is known as …
a. Sociology c. cultural anthropology
b. physical anthropology d. archeology
212) The sum total of knowledge, skills, beliefs,
products, etc. shared by people and passed from one
generation to another.
a. Sociology c. culture
b. Anthropology d. archeology
213) This refers to the ability to communicate with
others. Thoughts and feelings are symbolized so as to
convey meaning in different forms of communication is
known as …
a. speech c. message
b. communication d. language
214) It is a form of language in which articulate sounds
or words used to convey meanings is known as
a. speech c. message
b. communication d. language
215) The sacred book of the Judaism.
a. Bible
b. Quran
c. Torah She Bi-Khetab &Tora She-Be al Peh
d. None of the above
216) It is the totality of human activities involving
creativity, ingenuity, judgment, and skills aimed at the
accomplishment of a given aesthetic end or a thing of
beauty is known as….
a. culture c. language
b. arts d. humanities
217) As defined by the American College Dictionary, It is
the study of a real differentiation of the earth surface, as
shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations
over the world elements is known as...
a. map c. culture
b. arts d. geography
218) As defined by the American College Dictionary, it is
defined as the things of social life, such as ideals,
customs, institutions, etc. toward which the people of
the group have affective regard and which are
considered desirable is known as …
a. culture c. geography
b. values d. arts
219) The stimulus-response theory believes every
stimulus creates a response where activities can be
measured objectively. This is known as …
a. Structuralism c. behaviorism
b. gestalt psychology d. functionalism
220) It is a stirred up state or disorganized behavior
caused by a situation which the individual cannot cope
with is known as …
a. emotion c. delusions
b. motivation d. hysteria
221) This refers to the arousal and maintenance of
interest.
a. emotion c. delusions
b. motivation d. hysteria
222) It is system or schools of psychology that claims
that experience or mental states are made of
sensations, images or ideas and feelings.
a. Structuralism c. behaviorism
b. gestalt psychology d. functionalism
223) It is another system or schools of psychology that
mental processes are functions or operations of the
organism in its adaptation to and modification of is
environment.
a. Structuralism c. behaviorism
b. gestalt psychology d. functionalism
224) The conception of experience at any given
moment is determined by the totality of its related
phases, which constitute an integrated pattern or
configuration. This school of psychology is known as ..
a. Structuralism c. behaviorism
b. gestalt psychology d. functionalism
225) “Emotion is the primitive matrix from which all later
mental powers are developed.” This theory is known as
…
a. Canon-Dana Theory
b. James-Lange Theory
c. Evolutionary Theory
d. Emergency or conflict theory
226) The following are methods of eradicating
undesirable emotional behavior except one:
a. disuse
b. frequent application of the stimulus
c. ridicule of scorn
d. sublimation
227) It is the sum total of the traits and characteristics
and patterns of adjustment of an individual that sets him
apart or makes him different from other individuals.
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228) It is the process of overcoming difficulties that
hinder the attainment of a goal by using knowledge and
skills gained from associative leaning, reflective,
analytical and constructive thinking are very much
needed. This type of learning is known as …
a. aesthetic leaning
b. problem-solving learning
c. affective learning
d. psychomotor learning
229) When an organism is ready to act, action is
satisfying, inaction is annoying. This law of learning is
known as ….
a. law of effect c. law of readiness
b. law of exercise d. none of these
230) This is law of learning states that “practice
reinforces learning.”
a. law of effect c. law of readiness
b. law of exercise d. none of these
231) This refers to the inborn automatic responses to
simple localized stimulation involving particular muscles
and a part of the body is known as ….
a. drives c. reflexes
b. urges d. aptitudes
232) Charles’ mother noticed that her son is sometimes
competing with his father for her attention. Charles can
be classified under what psychoanalytic stage of
development?
a. latency b. genital
c. phallic d. oral
233) This pattern of development states that
development follows an orderly pattern that is
predictable.
a. cepahlocaudal c. conventional
b. phylogenetic d. proximodistal
234) Classical conditioning theory is always attributed to
him for his experiment concerning the dog’s salivation
as a reaction to the sound of the buzzer.
a. Bandura c. Pavlov
b. Lewin d. B. F. Skinner
235) The child’s concept of right and wrong is based on
external criteria laid down by adults during the stage of
pre-conventional morality. This is based on the idea of
____.
a. Erikson c. Kohlberg
b. Freud d. Piaget
236) During the pre-operational stage language skill
emerges and the child now uses words to represent
ideas. This is the theory attributed to ____.
a. Wallace c. Freud
b. Piaget d. Dewey
237) An individual with an I. Q. of 110 is considered
____.
a. above-average c. genius
b. average d. moron
238) It is the process by which an organism inherits the
characteristic traits of the parents.
a. heredity c. development
b. maturation d. fertilization
239) It is the stage of development, which is considered
as the transition period form childhood to adulthood.
a. adolescence c. late childhood
b. adulthood d. infancy
240) It is a process when the sperm cell penetrates the
membranes of the egg cell and is considered as the
beginning of life.
a. development c. maturation
b. fertilization d. accommodation
241) A fetus, which comes from a single fertilized egg
cell, is called ___.
a. fraternal twin c. Siamese twin
b. bi-ovular twin d. uniovular twin
242) The stage of development from the time of
conception to the time of birth is known as
_____.
a. pre-natal period c. early childhood
b. post-natal period d. babyhood
243) it refers to the nurture that the child receives from
his parents and from interaction with the people
around him.
a. environment c. nutrition
b. heredity d. parental cares
244) The stage of development is known as the
questioning age or exploratory age because the child is
constantly asking so many questions.
a. babyhood c. infancy
b. early childhood d. late childhood
245) It refers to the natural impulse possessed by men
and animals, an activity engaged in for the enjoyment
and satisfaction, but can also be utilized as a tool for
learning.
a. desire c. play
b. emotion d. rivalry
246) It is one of the characteristics of Filipino learners
shown by the attitude of partial inhibition of social
responses especially in the presence of strangers.
a. shyness c. humility
b. perseverance d. competition
247) Learning is any change in the behavior of an
organism, is the main educational idea of the ____.
a. behaviorist’s c. Gestaltists
b. connectionists d. mind theories
248) it is the natural impulse of the child, which involves
a skillful or dexterous management, or control of
actions.
a. rivalry c. manipulation
b. play d. curiosity
249) Learning is an active and dynamic process in which
the learner must definitely be involved in the teaching-
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a. progressivism c. connectionism
b. Gestalt d. behaviorism
250) This is the law of learning states that when an
organism is prepared to respond to a stimulus, allowing
him to do so would be satisfying while preventing him
would be annoying.
a. Law of Effect c. Law of Recency
b. Law of Exercise d. Law of Readiness
251) A type of motivation, which is based on reward and
punishments.
a. extrinsic c. materialistic
b. intrinsic d. psychological
252) It is the process of equaling or excelling over the
work of another.
a. competition c. emulation
b. curiosity d. rivalry
253) Danica got the highest grade in Mathematics
because she studied very well in the said subject. For
this, Danica will be all the more motivated to study not
only Mathematics but also her other subjects. This is in
accordance with the ____.
a. Law of Belongingness c. Law of Exercise
b. Law of Effect d. Law of Readiness
254) During the Spanish period, the teachers who were
mostly friars assumed all the authority in the schools
and classrooms and the students had no right but to
obey their teachers. This best illustrates ____ approach
to teaching.
a. authoritarian c. laissez-faire
b. democratic d. Socratic
255) It is the domain, which is focused on the
development of the attitude, interest and emotion as
well as the intangible qualities of the child.
a. affective c. manipulative
b. cognitive d. psychomotor
256) Regarding the maturation of boys and girls,
teachers should bear in mind that:
a. girls mature at a later stage than boys’
b. girls mature at an earlier stage than boys
c. boys and girls mature at the same time
d. there are no marked difference in their time of
maturity
257) Transfer of learning easily takes place if the
activities involved ____.
a. are different
b. having identical elements
c. occur in the same time
d. vary in difficulty
258) When the learner is well motivated, he performs his
task ___.
a. with indifference c. with arrogance
b. with interests’ d. with enthusiasm
259) A six-year-old child who has a mental age of 96 has
an IQ of ____.
a. 120 c. 132
b. 130 d. 133
260) The ratio obtained by dividing mental age by
chronological age times 100 is called _____.
a. derived quotient
b. emotional intelligence quotient
c. intelligence quotient or IQ
d. intelligence ratio
261) This natural born tendency of the child, which refers
to the capacity to adjust his thinking to new
requirements.
a. competition c. emotion
b. curiosity d. intelligence
262) it is the process of arousing the individual’s
attention and interest to wards a definite goal.
a. learning c. resourcefulness
b. motivation d. rivalry
263) This domain of learning is geared towards the
development of the child’s intellectual capacity.
a. affective c. manipulative
b. cognitive d. psychomotor
264) it is believed that education is a matter of training
and discipline. Hence, if one wants to sharpen his
memory, he must memorize names, dates, events and
others. This is the main idea of ____.
a. generalization c. identical element
b. gestalt d. mind theory
265) This law of learning states that constant repetition
of any learning task strengthens learning.
a. Law of Belongingness c. Law of Exercise
b. Law of Effect d. Law of Readiness
266) The ability of the individual to foresee things based
on knowledge and experiences and to react in advance
is known as ____.
a. E.S.P. c. Insight
b. Conditioning d. Trial and Error
267) This law of learning states that the response which
has been exercised and rewarded most recently is the
one which is most likely to occur when the organism is
in a given situation.
a. Law of Effect c. Law of Readiness
b. Law of Exercise d. Law of Recency
268) “Values are caught and not taught.” This due to the
fact that children learn from what they observe from
adults. This shows the natural tendency of children
known as:
a. competition c. imitation
b. curiosity d. rivalry
269) The domain of learning, which caters to the
development of skills of the child.
a. affective c. objectives
b. cognitive d. psychomotor
270) This is a term, which means pattern shape or
configuration. This school of thought adheres to the
idea that the experiences at any given moment are
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a. behaviorism c. gestalt
b. connectionism d. progressivism
271) Learning is further strengthened when there are
similarities in the topics or subject matters to be learned.
a. Law of Belongingness c. Law of Exercises
b. Law of Effect d. Law of Readiness
272) This law of learning states that a given situation
usually generates various reactions from the learners.
a. Law of Effect c. Law of Multiple Response
b. Law of Frequency d. Law of Recency
273) Zsa-zsa’s father promised to by her a laptop
computer if she graduated as valedictorian. She
studied so hard in order to graduate as valedictorian
and get her prize. This is a good example of _____.
a. punishment c. intrinsic motivation
b. motivation d. extrinsic motivation
274) it is defined as the quest for truth based on logical
reasoning aside form factual observation of the nature’s
multifarious phenomena.
a. culture c. philosophy
b. morality d. sociology
275) it is an ordinance of reason formulated for the
common good by the one who has charge of the
society.
a. philosophy c. law
b. morality d. culture
276) A teacher can best help a withdrawn child to assert
himself and win the respect of his classmates by ____.
a. giving him opportunity to show his talents
b. providing him leadership roles
c. always calling him to answer questions
d. encouraging him to study harder to outwit his
classmates
277) The best for a teacher to impart values to his pupils
is ___.
a. constant repetition of actions to make them
routinely
b. inflicting corporal punishment
c. acting as a role model
d. always scolding his pupils
278) “All mortal existence is characterized by suffering”
is the basic premise of this Oriental philosophy.
a. Brahmanism c. Confucianism
b. Buddhism d. Islam
279) It is the art and science that deals with the morality
of human acts.
a. aesthetics c. ethics
b. axiology d. logic
280) it is a short story, a weighty similitude that is used
to convey instruction to ignorant and inattentive
listeners. A method of teaching that was used by Jesus
Christ. An example is the story of the Prodigal son.
a. dialectic c. parable
b. dialog d. proverb
281) This philosophical school of thought believes that
the ultimate goal of human existence is the acquisition
of pleasure. Everything that brings pleasure and
delights is moral. Whereas, anything that brings
suffering and pain is immoral.
a. utilitarianism c. moral sensism
b. moral rationalism d. hedonism
282) If the Christian has the Bible and the Islam has the
Qur’an as Holy Scriptures, what do you call the Sacred
of Text of Hinduism?
a. Veda c. Karma
b. Nirvana d. Analects
283) He postulated that both human heartedness and
propriety should operate in a scheme of five human
relationships like between father and son; between
brothers; between husband and wife; between friends
and between rules and subjects.
a. Buddha c. Lao Tzu
b. Confucius d. Tagore
284) Life is full of conditions. As much, man is always
confronted with alternative wherein he must decide
based on his prudence. But he must take full
responsibility for the consequences that his decision
might bring. This is the maxim of ____.
a. essentialism c. pragmatism
b. existentialism d. utilitarianism
285) The name of this Oriental religion means
submission to God.
a. Christianity c. Islam
b. Hinduism d. Judaism
286) “Know thyself” was the dictum of this Greek thinker
who was condemned to die by drinking hemlock.
a. Aristotle c. Socrates
b. Plato d. Thales
287) It is something, which is chosen from alternatives,
acted upon and enhances the creative integration and
development of human personality.
a. values c. ethics
b. morality d. character
288) Hitler massacred millions of people during the
holocaust due to the belief advocated by Friedrich
Nietzsche that the society must produce strong people
and kill the weak. What is the name of this
philosophical belief?
a. moral rationalism c. Nazism
b. moral evolutionism d. utilitarianism
289) Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I
cannot change; courage to change the things I can and
wisdom to know the difference was the well known
prayer of ____.
a. Saint Augustin c. Saint Francis
b. Saint Duke d. Saint Matthew
290) it is an Oriental religion whose main philosophy is
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b. Shintoism d. Buddhism
291) It is the belief that man’s soul is imprisoned in his
earthly body and can escape only from such bondage
through an endless series of birth.
a. Veda c. Karma
b. Transmigration d. Nirvana
292) “Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic
revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but
their claims they have a world to win. Workingmen of all
countries unite!” were the concluding statements of the
____.
a. Russian Constitution
b. Magna Carta
c. Communist Manifesto
d. Das Kapital
293) “To repeat is to acquire understanding, is to
demonstrate concentration, is to show the power of the
human intellect’” was the basic doctrine of this educator
for establishing a special kind of school for children.
a. John Amos Camenius c. Friedrich Herbart
b. John Dewey d. Maria Montessori
294) These are bodily appetites or tendencies like love,
joy, anger, grief, passion, etc. that modify human acts.
a. Concupiscence c. ignorance
b. freedom d. violence
295) Eating “sili” and other spicy food is the trademark of
the Bicolonos. This practice is acceptable for them but
may not be as welcome to the other ethnic groups. This
only shows that value is _____.
a. bipolar c. objective
b. hierarchical d. subjective
296) The passage “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not
want,” is taken from _____.
a. Veda c. Proverbs
b. Talmud d. Psalms
297) The formation of the alphabet for the Western
World was the achievement of the ____.
a. Egyptians c. Phoenicians
b. Babylonians d. Romans
298) The great educational achievement of the medieval
period, which created an academic world, is _____.
a. scholasticism c. Chantry schools
b. venture school d. the University
299) Support of the State government for the
maintenance of schools was one o the notable effects of
the ____.
a. Reformation c. Naturalism in education
b. Renaissance d. Realism in education
300) What statement is INCONSISTENT with what are
advocated by progressive educators?
a. The cosmos that confronts the learner is
continually undergoing change
b. Educational aims are not fixed and final.
c. Education is the constant reconstruction of
experience.
d. Educational concerns are focused on the
supernatural world of eternity.
301) What statement is FALSE with respect to
essentialism as a philosophy of education?
a. The chief business of education is to cultivate
the intellectual virtues of man.
b. Education should be devoted to the thorough
study of a few subjects selected for their
universal and basic importance.
c. Essentialism stresses reading, speaking,
writing and arithmetic as tool subjects;
grammar, rhetoric, logic and languages as
intellectual subjects.
d. Essentialism is in accord with the basic
philosophy of child-centered education as
favored by progressives.
302) What statement is NOT TRUE in so far as the
contributions of Friedrich W. Froebel to education
are concerned?
a. Education is development from within.
b. In the educational process the pupil or learner
is a passive agent.
c. He is propounded the principle of self-activity.
d. He formulated the principle of social
participation.
303) What statement is NOT TRUE when it comes to the
contribution of John Friedrich Herbart to education?
a. Education is development from within.
b. Education is the sole business of the teacher.
c. He formulated the doctrine of interest.
d. He formulated the doctrine of apperception.
304) What statement is NOT TRUE with reference to
Realism in education?
a. The basic reality is to be found in the forces
and laws of nature.
b. Sense perception is the fundamental means to
learning.
c. What is hard or difficult has special disciplinary
value.
d. All knowledge is acquired through experience.
305) What statement is unacceptable to proponents and
followers of humanism in education?
a. Classical Latin literature is the basis of liberal
education.
b. Liberal education stresses moral discipline.
c. The essential of liberal education are history,
moral philosophy and eloquence.
d. Languages are used as tool subjects and a
pansophic curriculum is the means to new
social order.
306) The ways in which primitive children learn were by
observation of activities in which they would later
be participants and by simple telling and
demonstration on how things were done. When
primitive education is contrasted with civilized
education, this difference will be noted;
a. Primitive education is relatively simple.
b. Primitive education evolves in a purely natural
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d. Primitive education is relatively complex.
307) Roman education emphasized the practical way of
doing things aim of roman education was utilitarian
- not theory but application, not learning but
practice. What kind of people were the Romans?
a. Naturalist c. Pragmatists
b. Progressivists d. Realists
308) Most authorities agree that modern times began
with the movement known as the Renaissance; and
since education is always a reflection of the times,
modern education and modern theories of
education can be said to have began with this
movement. The distinct outgrowth of the
Renaissance was:
a. Realist education c. Pragmatic education
b. Naturalist educationd. Humanistic education
309) Individual teachers need to begin their professional
life by soul searching and knowing more about
them. The most important aspect of the
professional life of a teacher therefore is a critical
examination of ideas related to his life and work,
the critical examination of ideas should continue
through:
a. teacher’s professional career
b. teacher’s changing philosophical orientation
c. teacher’s value orientation
d. teacher’s philosophy in life
310) The teacher’s total philosophy of life can’t be
separated from his philosophy of education or his
learning theory, and his methods of teaching, for
views of reality, knowledge and value lie in the
realm of:
a. movistic, dualistic and organic view
b. metaphysical, epistemological and
axiological view
c. philosophical, sociological anthropological
view
d. realistic, naturalist and humanistic view
311) Education seeks the self-realization of the
individual through participation in the social of his
family and society. From his early infancy, the
individual’s participation grows increasingly. This
means:
a. Education transmits the vital elements of
culture to the succeeding generation.
b. Education secures to the individual the
external conditions of good life.
c. Education is a continuous process.
d. Education preserves and spreads spiritual
values.
312) The curriculum of kindergarten schools emphasizes
physical and mental growth, development of personal
habits and attitudes through informal activities most of
all it should emphasize:
a. religious instruction c. appreciation of ideas
b. social relationship d. military discipline
313) There are three components of the educative
processes, which have been the concern of both
psychologists and teachers. These are the:
a. parents, teachers, classmates, teachers,
friends, parents
b. learners, learning process, learning
situation
c. learning process, teachers, learners
d. none of these
314) The adolescent wants independence; yet he has a
strong desire for security. He wants to feel secure in
the affection and regard of his peers and of adults, That
is, he wants to be secured ____.
a. physically and socially spiritually and
physically
b. mentally and emotionally
c. emotionally and socially
d. none of these
315) What development is described in this view of
Piaget?
“Development involves two processes:
assimilation in which an individual acquires
information or knowledge accommodation where
an individual creates a new scheme after his
interaction with the environment.”
a. cognitive development affective
development
b. psychomotor development
c. spiritual development
d. none of these
316) The problem of meeting adequately all the needs of
a learner in education becomes the task of the
teacher. For this task to be effectively
accomplished, the teacher has to be aware of the
nature and extent of the school learner’s
differences, how they affect teaching and learning.
In the developmental theory, this refers to:
a. family differences
b. community differences
c. individual differences
d. sex differences
317) As the individual emerges form the sheltered life
within the home toward an expanded social and
physical environment, new problems arises and
additional needs and wants appear. During this
time boys and girls need very urgently.
a. physical adjustment
b. social adjustment
c. emotional adjustment
d. spiritual adjustment
318) According to this theory, human activities are based
on association between stimuli and responses.
This theory has bee called S – R bond. These
terms refers to:
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d. conditioning theory
319) Which of these attitudes helps the individual to
endure suffering, poverty, sickness and bad luck?
This attitude enables one to accept resignation and
tolerance to pain and frustrations. This attitude that
still persists is called ____.
a. fatalism c. animism
b. non-rationalism d. euphemism
320) This attitude denotes a sense of gratitude. This
value system comprises a work of behavior with
different degrees connotation. It is a complicated
system of mutual obligation. Everybody owes a
debt of gratitude to someone, everyone in some
way has done something for someone who
therefore owes him in return. This value is referred
to as:
a. ningas cogon c. fiesta syndrome
b. manana habit d. utang na loob
321) It is something that grows and changes with the
passage of time. It is complex whole, which
includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals,
customs, and/or capabilities and habits acquired by
man as a member of society. This is referred to as:
a. culture c. learning
b. experience d. education
322) When planning the program for learning what is
important for the teacher to know?
a. the child’s or learner’s background
b. the learner’s problems and needs
c. the learner’s abilities and interest
d. all of the above
323) Which of the following statements is consistent with
the basic principles guiding pupil learning?
a. the child is the beginning, the center, and the
end goal of the learning process.
b. The child is a unique individual, meaning no
two children are alike because every child has
characteristics distinctly his own.
c. The child should be accepted for what he is:
his personality should be respected.
d. All of the above
324) Which of the following groups of individual look
upon education as changed behavior?
a. anthropologist’s c. physiologists
b. sociologists d. all of these
325) Human social life is the product of ____.
a. biological heredity c. the group and culture
b. natural environment d. none of these
326) Kilpatrickian (referring to William Kilpatrick) is
essentially associated with ___.
a. the project method c. intrinsic motivation
b. purposeful activity d. all of these
327) The idea that education is primarily a method of
helping the individuals adjust to his environment
stems from the ____.
a. sociological foundations of education
b. philosophical foundations of education
c. scientific foundations of education
d. psychological foundations of education
328) The contemporary educational view fundamentally
manifests ____.
a. an eclectic tendency c. sociological bias
b. psychological trend d. philosophical
inclination
329) Who was the educational theorist who propounded
the idea that “all children are born good but society
makes them bad”?
a. Jean Jacques Rousseau
b. John Locke
c. Thomas Habbes
d. none of the above
330) What does a sense-realist or a pragmatist mean
when he says that a person “talks sense”?
a. The person talks about something important or
significant.
b. The person understands what he is talking
about.
c. The person talks about those that are
perceived by the senses not only by the person
who experience them but also by others who
can verify them.
d. All the above.
331) According to Herbartian psychology the chief
characteristic of the mind is its power of___.
a. assimilation c. intellectualization
b. abstraction d. conceptualization
332) We owe our idea of universal, elementary
education to the ___.
a. Reformation c. Humanism
b. Renaissance d. Scholasticism
333) The educational theory upholding the idea that
sensory experience is the only source of knowledge
is associated with ___.
a. empiricism c. scholasticism
b. idealism d. none of these
334) What propagation devices are used by a person
who presents only one side of an issue especially
the side favorable to what he supports of
represents?
a. card stacking c. bandwagon
b. glittering generally d. name calling
335) The tendency to regard learning as a set of
processes by which an organism is modified by the
responses it makes to stimuli is indicative of ___.
a. sociological influence
b. philosophical influence
c. scientific influence
d. psychological bias
336) How group integration in a school system be
sustained?
a. through independent or common pupil and
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d. all of the above
337) What are the acquired human needs that are
a. build largely around the ego?
b. the desire to belong to the group
c. desire to be accepted and loved by the group
d. desire to enjoy good standing in the group
e. all the above
338) What is personality a function of?
a. Personality is a function of the expectations of
social situations.
b. Personality is a function of social situations.
c. Personality is a function of the self.
d. A and B.
339) The personality of education based on knowledge
of the activities and development of the human
mind are indicators of the influence of ___.
a. rational psychology
b. realistic philosophy
c. naturalistic movement
d. none of the above
340) In the transfer of learning, this theory asserts that
the skill or training gained in the study of one
subject will improve the performance of the same
skill in the study of another subject. This theory is
known as ….
a. mental discipline
b. theory of generalization
c. theory of identical elements
d. theory of configuration
341) It is a theory of learning that a series of responses
are connected until the correct response is
achieved.
a. stimulus-response theory
b. cognitive field theory
c. trial and error theory
d. conditioning theory
342) According to this theory, the stimulus to activity
does not come from within the individual but from
outside.
a. need-drive-incentive theory
b. cue-stimulus theory
c. affective arousal theory
d. psychoanalytic theory
343) This refers to social drives that are acquired,
learned, or derived. It is also the need for social
approval, security, safety, belongingness, love,
esteem, prestige, power and the like.
a. biological and physiological drives
b. psychological drives
c. self-actualization drives
d. all of the above
344) “Emotion is the primitive matrix from which all later
mental powers are developed.” This theory is
known as …
a. Cannon-Dana theory
b. Emergency or conflict theory
c. James-Lange theory
d. Evolutionary theory
345) It is the study of human behavior, of how a person
acts and reacts under different situations,
consciously or unconsciously, mentally,
physiologically, physically, overtly or covertly.
a. Anthropology c. Philosophy
b. Psychology d. Sociology
346) Which of the following is true about human growth
and development?
a. growth involves physical changes while
development refers to maturation
b. growth involves growing older, while
development is an increase in height and
weight at all times
c. growth is the process of ripening while
development is the result of training
d. none of the above
347) The unborn fetus appear to be like “monsters” with
abnormally large heads because –
a. the head contains a lot of fluids
b. the pattern of development follows
cephalocaudal trend
c. the head is the most important part of the body
d. human life has not fully developed
348) The period when rapid learning takes place is
known as –
a. plateau of learning c. learning curve
b. learning sports d. learning process
349) The feeling of uneasiness or dislike against new
culture is known as –
a. enculturation c. acculturation
b. culture shock d. culture orientation
350) The teacher can develop self-concept among her
pupils by –
a. letting the child know how bad he was
b. keeping quite about the child’s weakness
c. expressing confidence on the child’s capability
d. all of the above
351) What is the most basic factor to be considered in
determining a child’s readiness to learn?
a. maturation c. experience
b. methods of instruction d. age
352) A child who is friendly, cordial and easy to work
with is showing –
a. mechanical intelligence
b. social intelligence
c. motor intelligence
d. abstract intelligence
353) A new-born baby is know as –
a. neonate c. an infant
b. fetus d. a preemie
354) Readiness in the child involves not only maturation
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c. independent learning
d. motivation and experience
355) Which of the following is not a psychological need?
a. need for love c. need for belongingness
b. need for food d. needs of friends
356) Biological inheritance begins –
a. at the birth of the child
b. at the age of one year
c. at the time of conception
d. all the period of infancy
357) Identical twins caused by –
a. two sperm cells entering one egg
b. two sperm cells fertilizing two eggs
c. one sperm fertilizing two eggs
d. a fertilized egg separate into two
358) Projection is best defined as –
a. a tendency to react to others according to our
motivation
b. an eagerness to discuss personal problems
c. adoption of values of older persons
d. assigning to others negative traits we
ourselves possess
359) Learning in accordance with the view of Thorndike
–
a. always involves trial and error
b. sometimes involves trial and error
c. never involves trial and error
d. none of the above
360) The method of teaching which aims to correct
errors in the past is –
a. remedial c. development
b. diagnostic d. corrective
361) With cooperative learning is mind, which does NOT
belong to group?
a. competition c. collaboration
b. teamwork d. synergy
362) Which is more of a spatial task for a learner?
a. read a book then write a response
b. examine a statistical chart then write a
response
c. go on a field trip then write a response
d. watch a movie then write a response
363) With the explosion of knowledge, which image of
teacher is unacceptable?
a. Questioner c. facilitator of learning
b. omniscient teacher d. “guide on the side”
364) Which question is in the highest level of Bloom’s
Taxonomy of objectives in the cognitive domain?
a. what could happen if there were no control
groups?
b. Distinguished between control and
experimental groups/
c. Judge the validity of the experimental design
d. What two groups are present in an
experimental design?
365) In what developmental stage is growth is most
rapid?
a. adolescence c. middle childhood
b. early childhood d. infancy
366) What characteristics of a dyslexic child?
a. hard up in writing and spelling
b. attention-getter
c. out of focus
d. hyperactive
367) In Piaget’s concrete operational stage, what is it
that children CAN NOT do?
a. reasoning applied to specific example
b. doing mentally what was just physically done
c. classifying objects into different sets
d. imaging the steps necessary to complete an
algebraic equation
368) Which according to Jocano is strength of the
Filipino people?
a. sense of national pride
b. sense of humor
c. sense of historical or national identity
d. sense of commitment to nationalistic ideas
369) Who among the following is genuinely nationalistic?
The citizen who –
a. works overseas for the education of his
children
b. uses his skills and capital to generate jobs in
the countryside
c. sings the National Anthem will all his heart
d. salutes the flag as it is raised during the flag
ceremony
370) Which one may help an adolescent discover his
identity?
a. Parents a pursuing in to follow a specific path
b. exploring many different roles in healthy
manner
c. relating to people
d. deciding to follow one path only
371) Each teacher is said to be a trustee of the cultural
and educational heritage of the nation and is under
obligation to transmit such heritage to learners.
Which practice makes him fulfill such obligation?
a. study of the life of Filipino heroes
b. observe continuing professional education
c. use of the latest instructional technology
d. use of interactive teaching strategies
372) What functions are associated with the left-brain?
a. verbal, visual, intuitive
b. verbal, logical, intuitive
c. verbal, logical, detail-oriented
d. verbal, intuitive, detail-oriented
373) According to Piaget’s theory, in which development
stage can the child do symbolic thinking and go
beyond the connection of sensory information and
physical action?
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374) Which of the 3 – id, ego, and superego, consist(s)
of instincts?
a. ego c. ego & superego
b. superego d. id
375) Which attitude does a Boy Scout who says “Bahala
Na” and dives into a pool to save a drowning boy
exemplify?
a. a daring attitude
b. a “segurista” attitude
c. a daring attitude combined with “pagmalasakit”
d. an “I don’t care” attitude
376) Dr. Melgo teaches in a remote multigrade class.
His principal and supervisors seldom visit him. He
teaches when he feels like teaching and not when
he does not feel like teaching. What trait of a good
teacher does he lack?
a. emotional intelligence
b. independent study
c. relating to people
d. deciding to follow one path only
377) If you want a child to eliminate an undesirable
behavior, punish him. This is in accordance with
Thorndike’s law of –
a. reward. c. exercise
b. punishment d. effect
378) Elpidio, an elementary pupil, read WAS for SAW
or D for P or B. From his reading behavior, one can
say that Elpidio is suffering from –
a. dysgraphia c. dysphasia
b. dyslexia d. dyspraxia
379) Elpidio helps his classmates carry heavy books if
their teacher sees him and so praises Elpidio.
Based on Kohlberg’s theory of development, in
which level of moral development is Elpidio?
a. non-conventional c. pre-conventional
b. post-conventional d. conventional
380) Dr. Melgo banged the door when he entered the
classroom while the pupils waited nervously to
greet him. He was tense and harsh the pupils.
Later, he tried to encourage t hem to participate but
the children remained quite in their seats. Which
can be best explained the situation?
a. the impact of the non-verbal and verbal
messages of the teacher is the same
b. the teacher’s verbal communication has not
be interpreted correctly by the pupils
c. the teacher’s verbal and non-verbal
messages are contradictory
d. the pupil’s perceptions of the teacher’s non-
verbal behavior did not change
e.
381) Which of the following are implications of growth
and development principles in education?
i. the teacher should endeavor to know her
capacity and her home environment
ii. teachers should respect differences among
children and youth
iii. the predictability of the patterns of
development should guide curriculum
makers and teachers in the sequencing and
choice of learning materials
a. I, ii c. ii, iii
b. I, iii d. I, ii, iii
382) Which of the following is an example of learning?
a. an infant cries when he is hungry
b. a student wears here “lucky” skirt during a
test
c. an adolescent became ill after being
exposed to influenza
d. a girl playing “bahay-bahayan”
383) What is the strongest implication of the theory of
classical conditioning theory of Pavlov?
a. Gina having stomach ache before the
Geometry class
b. Ben wanting to participate in class for more
popularity
c. Cliff trying to earn good grades by studying
d. Roel searching in the library for an
assignment
384) Aimee was not playing originally good at playing the
piano when she first learned it in third grade.
However, through time and practices, she began
becoming very good at it. Which conditioning
theory best describes such progress?
a. Law of repetition
b. Law of practice
c. Law of recency
d. Law of exercise
e. Law of identical
385) At the end of Piaget’s concrete operational state, a
child is capable of all the following task, except:
a. class inclusion d. testing hypothesis
b. transitivity e. resolving conflicts
c. decantation
386) According to Kohlberg’s theory of moral
development individual progress from stage to
stage by:
a. interacting with those whose moral
reasoning is at higher level
b. resolving critical and conflicting psycho-
social issues
c. exhibiting socially acceptable behavior
d. seeking approval and avoiding punishment
e. seeking pleasure
387) Which of the following is a definition of learning from
a behavioral perspective?
a. learning is an observable process that
individuals used to learn and to remember
information
b. learning is taking in, processing,, storing and
receiving perceptual information
c. learning is building new structures upon
these previously learned
d. learning includes how pleasurable or how
painful consequences of behavior change
individuals behavior overtime
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388) Which of the following is an example of meta-
cognitive skills?
a. recalling a name
b. listening skill
c. planning and effective study strategy
d. reading a poem aloud
e. baking a cake
389) The forms of behavior that violate the norms are
called –
a. flaunters d. non-social
b. deviants e. moves
c. defiant
390) When we say that Ilocanos are thrifty and
industrious, the Tagalogs are progressive and
proud, the Bicolanos are friendly, we are making
use of –
a. stereotypes d. prejudice
b. epithets e. culture shock
c. eikucentrism
391) Which of this chronology characterizes the period of
babyhood?
i. babyhood is the true foundation of age
ii. babyhood is an age of rapid growth and
change
iii. babyhood is an age of decreasing
dependency
iv. babyhood is the beginning of
socialization
v. babyhood is the beginning of sex-role
typing
a. i, ii, iii and iv d. i, ii, iv and v
b. ii. Iii. Iv and v e. i, ii, iii, iv, and v
c. i. Iii, iv and v
392) There are found chronological forms normally
appearing in the development pattern of earning to
talk, namely:
i. crying iv. gesturing
ii. babbling v. emotional expression
iii. yelling
a. i, ii, iii, and iv d. ii, iii, and v
b. ii, iii, iv and v e. i, ii, iv and v
c. I, iii, iv and v
393) Which chronological development below
characterizes the nature of socialization during the
early childhood?
i. during this state the child does not play more with
other children, but also talks more with them
ii. as a general rule, during the preschool years,
children find social contacts with members of the
opposite sex more pleasurable than those with
members of the same sex
iii. as a social contacts increases, young children
engage in cooperative play, play in which the
yare part of the group and interact with group
members
iv. at this age children engage in parallel play, play in
which young children play independently beside
other children rather than with them.
a. i,ii, and iv d. i, ii, and iii
b. iii and iv e. i, iii, and iv
c. ii, iii and iv
394) Which of the following factors is probably the MOST
crucial to successful child rearing?
a. presence of educational toys at home
b. presence of other siblings
c. adult’s emotional and verbal responsiveness
d. high socio-economic status
e. presence of nutritious food
395) A factor that may contribute to higher incidence of
child abuse in the Philippines is common
acceptance of :
a. spanking and other physical punishment
b. mental illness
c. economic status of the family
d. size of the family
e. dual-career families
396) Some preschoolers have difficulty to read at the
early stage of schooling because they:
a. can not see small objects or letter
b. do not have binocular vision
c. are near sighted
d. can not focus on or scan a line of print
e. are far-sighted
397) In teaching gender issues, knowledge should be
based on an established research about gender-
related differences. Which of the following
statements about gender-related differences is
correct?
a. females have greater verbal ability
b. male have better visual-spatial skills
c. male excel in mathematical skills
d. male are more aggressive
e. all of the above-statements are correct
398) A 9-year old girl is brought to the school physician’s
office for a physical check up. She has no history
of significant problems. When the school nurse ask
the child and mother about the child’s best friend,
the school is assessing:
a. language development
b. motor development
c. neurological development
d. social development
e. emotional development
399) The mother tells the school nurse that the child is
continually telling jokes and riddles to the point of
driving the other family members crazy. The school
nurse should explain that this behavior is a sign
of:
a. inadequate parental attention
b. mastery of language
c. inappropriate peer influence
d. excessive television watching
e. too much confidence
400) The theory of human needs was authored by:
a. Piaget d. Freud
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c. Dunn
401) The proponent of the psychosexual theory is:
a. Piaget d. Freud
b. Maslow e. Eirckson
c. Dunn
402) The psycho-social theory was of :
a. Piaget d. Freud
b. Maslow e. Eirckson
c. Dunn
403) The theorist who believes that each stage of
development has a personality crisis involving a
major conflict that is critical at the time, is:
a. Piaget d. Freud
b. Maslow e. Eirckson
c. Dunn
404) The theorist who view that the development of the
mind as occurring thru adaptation to the
environment via assimilation and accommodation:
a. Piaget d. Freud
b. Maslow e. Eirckson
c. Dunn
405) Piaget is famous for this:
a. human needs theory
b. psychosexual theory
c. physical growth theory
d. psychosocial theory
e. cognitive theory
406) The hereditary traits acquired by a person in his
lifetime.
a. are transmissible to his offspring
b. reappear in his future grandchildren
c. have no influence on the offspring at all
d. become recessive traits
407) What do students develop when they are given a
chance to settle differences of opinion?
a. fair play c. irritants
b. tolerance d. sociability
408) What action must schools do against teenagers
“gang age?”
a. provide the gang all the freedom it needs
b. gives classrooms activities to give directions to
out-of-school youth activities
c. supervise gang activities
d. set up norms of conduct for the members of
the gang
409) Which statement is NOT needed to attain the
learner’s interest in learning activities?
a the activity must lead to practical end
b the activity must be within the ability of the
learner
c the activity must fill a need recognized by the
learner
d the learner must have the experience that will
furnish the background for the activity
410) What is the reaction of the shop teacher upon
seeing the tools scattered?
a that’s very kind of you
b leave your tools alone
c it’s all right, you may go
d return your tools to the property clerk
411) Of the following Filipino traits, which is not a
hindrance for progressive learning?
a Hiya c. compadre system
b Sensibility d. utang na loog
412) A special liking or inclination for a particular type of
undertaking.
a Interest c. attitude
b Goal d. none of these
413) Boyet’s family is very poor. His father is the sole
provider for the seven children. Boyet wants to take
a college degree. However, he has no means but to
join a neighborhood notorious gang. He is following
which life principle?
a Do what is right always
b The means fails to justify the end
c Double standard effect
d The Golden Rule
414) A mother who is an OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker)
regularly sends money to her family here. Her
children are enrolled in an exclusive and almost
always hold parties. What moral principle is
observed?
a double standard of living
b the Golden rule
c do what’s right always
d the means fails to justify the end
415) Maria works for a volunteer group that caters to the
needs of dying individuals like Sofia. Maria talks
with Sofia and his family to prepare them to her
demises. Maria believes in what principle?
a death is inevitable. It must be recognized
b always do what is light
c double effect principle
d the means fails to justify the end
416) The Republic of the Philippines is –
a is a small island
b consist of 7,100 island and 72 million people
c anew Republic
d a very rich country
417) The Pope official residence in the Philippines.
a Malacanang Palace
b The Manila Hotel
c The Apostolic Nunciature
d The Convent of the Manila Cathedral
418) Who were the three Catholic princes of the Church
promoted by Pope John Paul II to Cardinal
positions?
a Jaime Sin, Jose C. Manalo, and Pedro C.
Aglipay
b Jose Bucaneg, Pablo San Paolo and Juan
C. Julio
c Jaime C. Sin. Ted Buhain, and Teodoro
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d Jaime Cardinal Sin, Ricardo Cardinal Vidal
and Jose Cardinal Sanchez
419) Pope John Paul II’s favorite expression is “Totus
Tuus,” which means _____ in Latin.
a We’ll be with you
b Man is valuable
c God loves you
d All I am is for the service of the Lord
420) Time magazine has featured Pope John Paul Ii as
“Man of the Year” a few years ago. He was also
considered as “Man of the Century.” For what
reason?
a placing value on human life and the
dignification of man
b traveling extensively
c initiating the celebration of the World Youth
Day
d waving and blessing the people at all times
421) The mutual respect and cooperation between the
church and the government, contained in a
document signed on March, 1993.
a The Social Pact
b The Mutual Friends
c Church and Government Together Pact
d The Pact for Mutual Respect
422) Through the World Youth Day, Pope John Paul Ii
honors the youth. In the summer of 1997, where the
11th
World Youth Day held?
a South Africa c. Paris, France
b Beijing, China d. Hu Chi Ming
423) Her composition “Tell the World of His Love”
became the official theme of the 1995 world Youth
Day.
a Jamie Rivera c. Regine Velasquez
b Carol Banawa d. Tricia Bellamede
424) His book “Crossing the Threshold of Hope” became
a bestseller.
a Father Teodoro Bacani
b Father Bonifacio Barroflo
c Daniel Battle
d Pope John Paul II
425) A former Portuguese colony, which was annexed by
Indonesia in 1976. The issue is considered still open
or controversial.
a East Timor c. Sri Lanka
b Papua New Guinea d. Australia
426) The Russian physicist whose experiment showed
that certain stimuli elicited reflex action like salivation
of a dog in anticipation of feeding.
a Ivan Petrovich Pavlov c. Leonard Mconahon
b Albert Bandura d. Abraham Maslow
427) The Swiss psychologist who gave the importance of
early cognitive development through four periods in
child growth and development.
a S. Tolonsky c. Richard Walter
b Jean Piaget d. Sigmund Freud
428) He popularized the Connectionism and Trial and
Error theories of learning.
a Edward C. Thorndike
b William Craig
c B. j. Underwood
d Froebel
429) Using chimpanzee as the study specimen, he was
able to theorize that insight learning is possible
where the organism could reconstruct his perceptual
pattern into a new one. Who was he?
a Wolfgang Kohler c. Poster Helgard
b Edward Tolman d. Petrovich Gang
430) What should be the proper position of the Philippine
flag when displayed vertically against a wall.
a the red is the right side
b the blue is at the left side
c the red is down
d the blue is up
431) He was the American President who said, “people
don’t support you because they like you. You can
count on a person’s support if you can do something
for him or to him.” Who was he?
a Lyndon Johnson c. John Kennedy
b Richard Nixon d. Bill Clinton
432) Group work facilitates learning. It allows each
member of the group to respond to the task at hand
the way he/she thinks. What is practiced here?
a respect for others c. social tolerance
b social interaction d. social respect
433) Pep actions and expressions like “you are doing
well,” “nice work” and a pat on the shoulder support
what motivational principle being used?
a positive motivation brings better results
b negative motivation produces negative
results
c goals should be set
d appropriate behavior is wholesome
434) Reciting the alphabet and number sequence
especially in preschool, even done without much
understanding develops remembering later. What
mental process does the teacher develop in the
practice?
a thinking reflectively c. rote associations
b logical sequence d. analysis skill
435) As a progressive principal, Dr. Elpidio A. Melgo
separates Julie, Julio, and Julian, identical triplet in
separate classes. What principles of learning does
he practice?
a each child is unique and is given a chance to
develop his identity
b each child must not depend on each other
c each child must be competitive
d let the triplet progress as they please
436) Described by Sigmund Freud, when a daughter
becomes too attached to her father and consider her
mother a rival –
a oedipal complex c. Achilles heel
b electra complex d. persecution complex