Directions: Read and analyze each item and select and correct option that answers each question.

Analyze the items

using the first 5 items as your sample. Write only the letter of your answer choice in your answer sheet.

1. Which of the following describes the Primitive education?

a. Development of individual persons physically and mentally
b. Taught interestingly through play and recreation
c. Related and linked to the events happening in everyday life
d. Practiced at home under guidance of their respective parents
2. Which influenced the military training requirements like CAT in the secondary level and ROTC in the tertiary
level?
a. Chinese
b. Orientals
c. Greeks
d. Roman
3. Which program in the educational is aligned with the Christian humanitarian principle which is respect for the
human personality?
a. The alternative learning system delivery
b. The functional literacy program for the out-of-school youth and adults
c. The promotion of the basic human rights of the Filipino
d. The personality development training for the students
4. Which philosophy advocates that the teacher’s role is to advise and not to direct since students are responsible
for their own education.
a. Essentialism
b. Reconstructionism
c. Progressivism
d. Existentialism
5. Whose thought is this: “Although there is an external world from which human beings acquire sensory
information, ideas originate from the workings of the mind.”?
a. Idealist
b. Realist
c. Empiricist
d. Pragmatist
6. Teacher says: “If it is billiard that rings the student out of the classroom. Perhaps, I can use it to teach Math.” To
which philosophy does teacher adhere?
a. Essentialism
b. Idealism
c. Progressivism
d. Reconstructionism
7. A fresh teacher graduate is usually idealistic. Which one will most likely inspire her to cling to her idealism?
a. Introduction of educational innovations
b. Support of living models
c. Pressure of work
d. High salary
8. Principal C shares this thought with his teachers: “Subject matter should help students understand and
appreciate themselves as unique and appreciates themselves as unique individuals who accept complete
responsibility for their thoughts, feelings, and actions.” From which philosophy is this thought based?
a. Essentialism
b. Existentialism
c. Perennialism
d. Progressivism
9. Which of the following school practices is NOT based on Social Reconstructionism?
a. Establishment of SOF
b. Exemption of Scouts from CAT
c. Promoting culture and arts in school
d. Promoting project WOW
10. If a teacher believes that the child’s mind is TABULA RASA, in which processes will s/he engage the child to learn?
a. Sensory impressionism
b. Reasoning
c. Reflection
d. Meta-cognition
11. Which of the following best describes the role of a teacher from a perennialist perspective?
a. To express the learner to up-to-date information about Science to Math.
b. To reveal the wisdom of the Ages such as those contained in the Bible/Koran
c. To assist the learners clarify his/her value priorities through self-analysis
d. To tell, interpret, or analyze complete information to the students
12. “Do not trust the senses since ideas are arrived at only by reason”. Whose advice is this?
a. Naturalist
b. Rationalist
c. Existentialist
d. Realist
13. According to reconstructionism, the goal of education is to bring about a new social order. Which practice best
manifests this view?
a. The class conducts scientific experiments to discover or verify concepts.
b. The class discusses role models and their impact on society.
c. The class is allowed to engage in divergent thinking.
d. The class undertakes well-planned projects in the community.
14. Which Eastern Philosophy teaches moral life through devotion to the family, loyalty to elders, love of learning,
brotherhood, civil service, universal love and justice?
a. Constructionism
b. Taoism
c. Islam
d. Buddhism
15. Which in the Philippine Educational System is characterized as practical training to satisfy the basic needs and to
transmits social ideas, beliefs, and traditions?
a. Spanish
b. American
c. Pre-Spanish
d. Japanese
16. Which of the following is the focus of the Japanese education in the Philippines?
a. Democratic ideals and nationalism
b. Learning about native dialect
c. Religion and love for Asian brothers
d. Vocational and health education
17. Which one does NOT illustrate the principle that rights and duties are correlative?
a. The right of an unmarried pregnant teacher to abort her baby in relation to her duty to protect her name
and her job as a teacher.
b. The right of a state to compel students to military service is reciprocated by the duty of the state to
protect them.
c. The right to a living wage involves the duty of the school administrators to give the salary agreed upon
and the duty of the teachers to give a fair amount of work.
d. The right to life of children and to be given respect of such right.
18. Which of the following was the 1980’s foremost educational issues?
a. Multilingual Education
b. Values Education
c. Inclusive Education
d. Special Education
19. The K+12 Curriculum envisions that every graduate is inculcated with the respect for human rights and values.
Which of the following are the core values of DepEd?
a. Maka-Diyos, Makabayan, Makabansa, and Maka-Kalikasan
b. Maka-Diyos, Makabayan, Makipagkapwa, and Maka-Kalikasan
c. Maka-Diyos, Maka-tao, Makamundo, and Maka-Kalikasan
d. Maka-Diyos, Maka-tao, Makabansa, and Maka-Kalikasan
20. Which of the following is/are the recommendation/s from report if the Congressional Commission on Education
(EDCOM)?
a. Professionalization of teacher
b. Establish of Teacher Education Center of Excellence
c. Trifocalization if DECS into the Department of Education (DepEd), Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA), and Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
d. All of the above
21. If you were Mr. Malinao, which action would you take to show a balance between freedom and accountability?
a. Give the more free time during the camping so that the students could enjoy.
b. See to it that the older boys scouts take charge of the safety of the group
c. Let the boy scouts do the scheduled activities during the camping while he is enjoying with the other
scout masters.
d. Prepare structured activities that allow independent work among the boy scout groups and rate them
according to the agreed criteria.
22. A teacher who is a recognized expert in carpentry works, taught his students how to prepare and construct good
and aesthetic furniture from local resources. What cultural transmission process is this?
a. Acculturation
 b. Indoctrination
c. Enculturation
d. Observation
23. Which of the following is NOT an example of technological change in education?
a. Vocational education
b. Computer education
c. Practical arts
d. Special education
24. Which of the following is/are the roles of the school?
a. Agents of culture transmission
b. Agents of cultural change
c. Agents of socialization
d. All of the above
25. With a death threat over his head, Teacher Myra is directed to pass an underserving student. If she is
utiliatarianist, which will she do?
a. Don’t pass him, live by her principle of justice. She will get rewarded, if not in this life, in the next.
b. Don’t pass him. She surely will not like someone to give you a death threat in order a pass.
c. Pass the student. That will be of use to her, the student, and his parents.
d. Pass the student. Why suffering the threat
26. Which subject in the elementary and secondary schools are similar to the goal of Rome to train the students for
citizenship?
a. Communication Arts
b. Science
c. MAPE/PEHMS
d. THE/TLE
27. To occupy a government position, one had to pass an examination on Confucian thought. From whom did this
influence come?
a. Hebrews
b. Chinese
c. Hindus
d. Greek
28. Which Eastern Philosophy influenced the cultivation of reflective and mediative skills in teaching?
a. Confucianism
b. Islam
c. Taoism
d. Zen Buddhism
29. Which of the following influenced the offering of the business courses and entrepreneurship in the TLE
curriculum?
a. Saracenic Education
b. Guild System of Education
c. Chivalric Education
d. Monasticism
30. The parochial schools were established to develop an unquestioning obedience to the authority of the church
through education. Which of the following advocates this?
a. Reformation
b. Rationalism
c. Formal Discipline
d. Counter Reformation
31. The assimilation of prescribed subject matter is the heart of the educational process. This is in accordance with
which philosophy of Education?
a. Essentialism
b. Progressivism
c. Reconstructionism
d. Existentialism
32. Faith, hope and love are values now and forever whether they will be valued by people or not. Upon what
philosophy is anchored?
a. Idealism
b. Existentialism
c. Realism
d. Pragmatism
33. Scouting and Citizen’s Army Training (CAT) give training in character-building, citizenship training etc. Which leads
to the creation of a new social order and a new society eventually. What philosophy supports this?
a. Existentialism
b. Progressivism
 c. Perennialism
d. Social reconstructionism
34. “The greatest happiness lies in the contemplative use of mind”, said Plato. Therefore, let us give more
opportunities for our students to do which of the following?
a. Cooperative learning
b. Introspection
c. Role playing
d. Social interaction
35. Which educational view is of the belief that reality exists independent of the mind thus truth can be verified?
a. Pragmatism
b. Idealism
c. Constructivism
d. Realism
36. DECS Order No. 71, s. 1996 entitled “Establishment in Pilot Regional School of the Future (SOF)” introduces
improvement and reform in education to respond to both human and social needs. What philosophy is related to
it?
a. Idealism
b. Realism
c. Progressivism
d. Reconstructionism
37. A teacher who subscribes to the pragmatic philosophy of education believes that experience should follow
learning in her teaching. Which of the following does she exert effort in to support her beliefs?
a. Encouraging learners to memorize factual knowledge
b. Equipping learners with the basic abilities and skills
c. Providing learners opportunities to apply theories and principles
d. Requiring learners full mastery of the lesson
38. Progressivism considers the nature of the child. Which philosophy does NOT relate with this?
a. Pragmatism
b. Essentialism
c. Humanism
d. Naturalism
39. Art classes should focus primarily on individual expression and creativity. From what Philosophy can this be
traced?
a. Behaviorism
b. Progressivism
c. Perennialism
d. Existentialism
40. Teaching must focus on the universal truths that have withstood the test of time, thus, students must read the
Great Books and develop their understanding of the philosophical concepts that underlie human knowledge.
What philosophy is applied?
a. Progressivism
b. Essentialism
c. Perennialism
d. Realism
41. Which of the following is the chief aim of Spanish education?
a. Conformity and militarism
b. Propagation of the Catholic religion
c. Perpetuation of culture
d. Utilitarianism and conformity
42. Which of the following is the belief of a progressivist teacher?
a. Student’s attention should focus on the prescribed formal or academic curriculum to attain mastery of
knowledge and skills.
b. Student’s experiences in life should not be allowed to intervene in the teaching-learning encounters
c. Student’s learn best form what they consider most relevant to their lives consider most relevant to their
lives and with their real life experiences
d. Students have to learn the common core of information and skills for them to be protective members of
society
43. Which situation shows that a sense of nationhood is exemplified?
a. The class conducted a debate using Filipino as a medium.
b. The class is required to watch English movies to improve their communication skills.
c. The class opted to make a choral rendition of improve their communication skills.
d. When Teacher Genny asked her Grade 1 students in what country they wish to live, most of them did not
chose the Philippines.
44. Which of the following is the aim of our education during the Commonwealth period?
a. Designed after Japanese education
b. Patterned after the American curriculum
c. Religious and health education
d. Purely nationalistic and democratic
45. Which reform in the Philippine Educational System advocates the use of English and Filipino as media of
instruction in specific learning areas?
a. Alternative Learning
b. K+12 Program
c. Bilingual Education
d. Multilingual Education
46. Which of the following are the characteristic if the Filipino learners envisioned by the Department of Education
in the K+12 curriculum?
a. Globally competitive and lifelong learners
b. With the capability to engage in autonomous critical thinking
c. Equipped to take on every opportunity in life he or she chooses—to find work to engage in higher
studies or to start an entrepreneurial endeavor.
d. All of the above
47. Which of the following is NOT a function of the school?
a. Changing cultural practices
b. Reproduction of species
c. Development of attitudes and skills
d. Socialization among children
48. Which of the following is the best situation wherein a teacher paid on an hourly basis can be balance
responsibility and accountability?
a. She entertain her students with personal stories until the end of the period.
b. She spends most of the time on the latest gossips in showbiz.
c. She teaches as much as she could for duration of the period.
d. She teaches as well as entertains the students with personal stories.
49. Every first day of the school year, Miss Camacho prepared activities which will make her Kindergarten pupils sing,
play, learn and introduce themselves to the class. What process did the teacher emphasize?
a. Acculturation
b. Indoctrination
c. Enculturation
d. Socialization
50. Which of the following situations presents a value conflict?
a. The teacher and his students have better class standing as their priorities
b. The teacher as the administrator follow a set of criteria in giving grades.
c. The teacher has students whose parent want their children to obtain higher grades that what they are
capable of getting.
d. The teacher sets high expectations from her intelligent students such as getting higher grades.