LET Review

P R O FESS IO N A L
ED U C ATIO N
A SS ESS M EN T O F Mr. Angelo A. Unay
LEA R N IN G

How does measurement differ from

evaluation?

A. Measurement is assigning a numerical

value to a given trait while evaluation is

giving meaning to the numerical value
of the trait.
B. Measurement
is
the
process
of
quantifying data while evaluation is the
process of organizing data.
C. Measurement is a pre-requisite of
assessment while evaluation is the prerequisite of testing.

Miss del Sol rated her students in

terms of appropriate and effective
use of some laboratory equipment
and measurement tools and if they
are
able
to
follow
specified
procedures.
What
mode
of
assessment should Miss del Sol
use?A. Portfolio Assessment
B. Journal Assessment
C. Traditional Assessment
D. Performance-Based Assessment

Who among the teachers below

performed a formative evaluation?

A. Ms. Olivares, who asked questions when

the discussion was going on to know who

among her students understood what she
was trying to stress.
B. Mr. Borromeo, who gave a short quiz
after discussing thoroughly the lesson to
determine the outcome of instruction.
C. Ms. Berces, who gave a 10-item test to
find out the specific lessons which the
students failed to understand.
D. Mrs.
Corpuz, who administered a

St. Andrews School gave a standardized

achievement test instead of giving a
teacher-made test to the graduating
elementary pupils. Which could have
been the reason why this was the kind of
test given?
A. Standardized test has items of average level
of difficulty while teacher-made test has
varying levels of difficulty.
B. Standardized test uses multiple-choice
format while teacher-made test uses the
essay test format.
C. Standardized test is used for mastery while
teacher-made test is used for survey.
D. Standardized test is valid while teacher-

Which test format is best to use if

the purpose of the test is to relate
inventors and their inventions?
A. Short-Answer
B. True-False
C. Matching Type
D. Multiple Choice

In the parlance of index of test

construction, what does TOS mean?
A. Table of Specifics
B. Terms

of

Specifications
C. Table of Scopes
D. Table

of

Here is an item:
From the data presented in the table,
form
generalizations
that
are
supported by the data.
UnderA.what
type of question does this
Convergent
item fall?
B. Evaluative
C. Application
D. Divergent

The following are synonymous to

performance objectives EXCEPT:
A. Learners objective
B. Instructional

objective
C. Teachers objective
D. Behavioral

Which is (are) a norm-referenced

statement?
A. Danny performed better in spelling
than 60% of his classmates.
B. Danny was able to spell 90% of
the words correctly.
C. Danny was able to spell 90% of the
words correctly and spelled 35
words out of 50 correctly.
D. Danny spelled 35 words out of 50
correctly.

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0

Which
guideline
in
test
construction is NOT observed in
this test item?
EDGAR
ALLAN
POE
WROTE
__________.
A. The length of the blank suggests
the answer.
B. The central problem is not packed
in the stem.
C. It is open to more than one correct
answer.
D. The blank is at the end of the
question.

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Which does NOT belong to the group?
1
A. Completion
B. Matching
C. Multiple Choice
D. Alternate Response

A test is considered reliable if:

1
2

A. it is easy to score.
B. it served the purpose for which

it is constructed.
C. it is consistent and stable.
D. it is easy to administer.

1
Which is claimed to be the overall
advantage of criterion-referenced
3
over norm-referenced interpretation?
A. An individuals score is compared with

the set mastery level.

B. An individuals score is compared with
that of his peers.
C. An individuals score is compared with
the average scores.
D. An individuals score does not need to be
compared with any measure.

1
Teacher Liza does norm-referenced
interpretation of scores. Which of the
4
following does she do?
A. She uses a specified content as its

frame of reference.
B. She describes group performance in
relation to a set mastery level.
C. She compares every individual
student score with others scores.
D. She describes what should be their
performance.

1
All examinees obtained scores below
the mean. A graphic representation of
5
the
score
distribution
will
be
__________.
A. Negatively skewed
B. Perfect normal curve
C. Leptokurtic
D. Positively skewed

1
In a normal distribution curve, a T-score
6
of 70 is:
A. Two SDs below the mean
B. Two SDs above the mean
C. One SD below the mean
D. One SD above the mean

Which type of test measures

order thinking skills?
A. Enumeration
B. Matching
C. Completion
D. Analogy

1
higher7

Who is the best admired for

outstanding contribution to world
peace?
A. Kissinger
C. Kennedy
B. Clinton
D. Mother Teresa
What is WRONG with this item?
A. Item is overly specific.
B. Content is trivial.
C. Test item is opinion-based.
D. There is a cue to the right

1
8

The strongest disadvantage of

alternate-response type of test is:
A. the

demand

for

1
the
9

critical

thinking
B. the absence of analysis
C. the encouragement of rote

memory

2
A class is composed of academically
0
poor students. The distribution will
most likely to be:

A. leptokurtic
B. skewed to the right
C. skewed to the left
D. symmetrical

2
Of the following types of tests, which is
1
the most subjective in scoring?
A. Enumeration
B. Matching Type
C. Essay
D. Multiple Choice

2
Toms raw score in the Filipino class is
2
23 which is equal to the 70 percentile.
th

What does this imply?

A. 70% of Toms classmates got
score lower than 23.
B. Toms score is higher than 23%
his classmates.
C. 70% of Toms classmates got
score above 23.
D. Toms score is higher than 23
his classmates.

a
of
a
of

2
Test norms are established in order to
3
have a basis for:
A. establishing learning objectives
B. identifying pupils difficulties
C. planning effective instructional

devices
D. comparing test scores

2
The score distribution follows a normal
4
curve. What does this mean?
A. Most of the scores are on the

-2SD.
B. Most of the scores are on the

+2SD.
C. The

scores

mean.

coincide

with

the

2
In her conduct of item analysis, Teacher
5
Cristy found out that a significantly
greater number from the upper group
of the class got test item #5 correctly.
This
means that the test item:
A. Has a negative discriminating
power
B. Is valid
C. Is easy
D. Has

positive

discriminating

2
his students to
6
What learning

Mr. Reyes tasked

play volleyball.
target is he assessing?
A. Knowledge
B. Skill
C. Products
D. Reasoning

2
Martina obtained an NSAT percentile
7
rank of 80. This indicates that:
A. She surpassed in performance

80% of her fellow examinees.

B. She got a score of 80.
C. She surpassed in performance
20% of her fellow examinees.
D. She answered 80 items correctly.

2
Which term refers to the collection of
8
students
products
and
accomplishments for a
evaluation purposes?
A. Anecdotal Records
B. Portfolio
C. Observation Report
D. Diary

period

for

2
Which form of assessment is consistent
9
with the saying The proof of the
pudding is in the eating?
A. Contrived
B. Authentic
C. Traditional
D. Indirect

3
Which error do teachers commit when
0
they tend to overrate the achievement
of students identified by aptitude tests
as
gifted
because
they
expect
achievement and giftedness to go
A. Generosity Error
together?
B. Central Tendency Error
C. Severity Error
D. Logical Error

Under which assumption is

assessment based?
A. Portfolio

3
portfolio
1

assessment is dynamic
assessment.
B. Assessment
should
stress
the
reproduction of knowledge.
C. An individual learner is inadequately
characterized by a test score.
D. An individual learner is adequately
characterized by a test score.

3
Which is a valid assessment tool if I
2
want to find out how well my students
can speak extemporaneously?

A. Writing speeches
B. Written quiz on how to deliver

extemporaneous speech
C. Performance
test
extemporaneous speaking
D. Display of speeches delivered

in

3
Teacher J discovered that her pupils are
3
weak in comprehension. To further
determine which particular skill(s) her
pupils are weak in, which test should
Teacher
J give?
A. Standardized test
B. Placement
C. Diagnostic
D. Aptitude test

3
Group the following items according to
4
phylum is a thought test item on
__________.
A. Inferring
B. Classifying
C. Generalizing
D. Comparing

3
In a multiple choice test, keeping the
5
options brief indicates________.
A. Inclusion

in
clues such as
answer
B. Non-inclusion
the same
C. Plausibility &
item

the item irrelevant

the use in the correct
of option that mean
attractiveness of the

3
most authentic
6
an instructional

Which will be the

assessment tool for
objective on working with and relating
to people?
A. Writing articles on working and
relating to people
B. Organizing a community project
C. Home visitation
D. Conducting a mock election

3
While she is in the process of teaching,
7
Teacher J finds out if her students
understand what she is teaching. What
is Teacher J engaged in?
A. Criterion-referenced evaluation
B. Summative evaluation
C. Formative evaluation
D. Norm-referenced evaluation

3
With types of test in mind, which does
8
NOT belong to the group?
A. Restricted response essay
B. Completion
C. Multiple choice
D. Short answer

3
Which tests determine whether the
9
students accept responsibility for their
own behavior or pass on responsibility
for their own behavior to other people?
A. Thematic tests
B. Sentence Completion tests
C. Stylistic tests
D. Locus-of-control tests

4
When writing performance objectives,
0
which word is NOT acceptable?
A. Manipulate
B. Delineate
C. Comprehend
D. Integrate

4
1

Here is a test item:

__________ is an example of a mammal.
What is defective with the test item?
A. It is very elementary.

B. The blank is at the beginning of

the sentence.
C. It is a very short question.
D. It is an insignificant test item.

4
By
observing
unity,
coherence,
emphasis, and variety, write a short
2
paragraph on taking examinations.
This is an item that test the students
skill to __________.
A. Evaluate
B. Comprehend
C. Synthesize
D. Recall

4
Teacher A constructed a matching type
of test. In her columns of items are3
a
combination of events, peoples, and
circumstances. Which of the following
guidelines in constructing matching
typeA.ofList
testoptions
did he violate?
in an alphabetical
order.
B. Make list of items homogeneous.
C. Make

list

of

items

4
A number of items in a test are said to
be
non-discriminating,
What
5
conclusion/s can be drawn?
I. Teaching or learning was very good.
II. The item is so easy that anyone
could get it right.
III. The item is so difficult that nobody
could get it.
A. I only
B. I and III
C. II only
D. II and III

4
Measuring the work done by a
gravitational force is a learning task. 6
At
what level of cognition is it?
A. Comprehension
B. Application
C. Evaluation
D. Analysis

4
Which improvement/s should be done
in this completion test item:
7
An example of a mammal is
__________.
A. The blank should be longer to
accommodate all possible answers.
B. The blank should be at the
beginning of the sentence.
C. The question should have only one
acceptable answer.
D. The item should give more clues.

4
8

Here is Teacher Ds lesson objective:

To trace the causes of Alzheimers
Disease.
Which is a valid test for this particular
objective?
A.
Can Alzheimers Disease be traced
to old age? Explain.
B. To what factors can Alzheimers
Disease be traced? Explain.
C. What is Alzheimers Disease?
D. Do young people get attacked by
Alzheimers Disease? Support your
answer.

4
What characteristic of a good test will
pupils be assured of when a teacher
9
constructs a table of specifications for
test construction purposes?
A. Reliability
B. Content Validity
C. Construct Validity
D. Scorability

5
0

A test is valid when __________.

a. it measures what purports to
measure
b. covers a broad scope of subject
matter
c. reliability of scores
d. easy to administer
A. Make
the
lengththis
oftest
theitem?
options
How
can you
improve
uniform.
B. Pack the question in the stem.
C. Make the options parallel.
D. Construct the options in such a way
that the grammar of the sentence

5
In taking a test, one examinee
approached the proctor for clarification
1
on what to do. This implies a problem
on which characteristic of a good test?
A. Objectivity
B. Administrability
C. Scorability
D. Economy

5
Teacher Jane wants to determine if her
2
students scores in the second grading
is reliable. However, she has only one
test and her students are already on
their semestral break. What test of
reliability
can she use?
A. Test-Retest
B. Split-half
C. Equivalent forms
D. Test-Retest

with

equivalent

5
Mrs. Cruz has only one form of test and
3
she administered her test only once.
What test of reliability can she do?
A. Test of stability
B. Test of equivalence
C. Test of correlation
D. Test of internal consistency

Class
Limits

Frequency

50 54
45 49
40 44

9
12
16

35 39
30 34

8
5

5
4

What is the lower limit of the class with

highest frequency?
A. 39.5
B. 40
C. 44
D. 44.5

Class
Limits

Frequency

50 54
45 49
40 44

9
12
16

35 39
30 34

8
5

What is the crude mode?

A. 40
B. 42
C. 42.5
D. 44

5
5

5
About what percent of the cases falls
6
between +1 and -1 SD in a normal
curve?

A. 43.1%
B. 95.4%
C. 99.8%
D. 68.3%

Study this group of test which was

administered to a class to whom Peter
belongs, then answer the question:
SUBJECT

MEAN

SD

PETERS
SCORE

Math

56

10

43

Physics

41

31

English

80

16

109

In which subject(s) did Peter perform most

poorly in relation to the groups mean
performance?

A. English
B. Physics
C. English and Physics
D. Math

5
7

Study this group of test which was

administered to a class to whom Peter
belongs, then answer the question:
SUBJECT

MEAN

SD

PETERS
SCORE

Math

56

10

43

Physics

41

31

English

80

16

109

In which subject(s) were the scores most

widespread?

A. Math
B. Physics
C. Cannot be determined
D. English

5
8

5
A mathematics test was given to all
9
Grade V pupils to determine the
contestants for the Math Quiz Bee.
Which statistical measure should be
used to identify the top 15?
A. Mean Percentage Score
B. Quartile Deviation
C. Percentile Rank
D. Percentage Score

6
A test item has a difficulty index of .89
0
and a discrimination index of -0.44.
What should the teacher do?

A. Make it a bonus item.

B. Reject the item.
C. Retain the item.
D. Make it a bonus and reject it.

6
What is/are important to state when
explaining percentile-ranked tests to
1
parents?
I. What group took the test
II. That the scores show how students
performed in relation to other
students
III. That the scores show how students
A. II only in relation to an absolute
performed
B. I and III
measure
C. I and II
D. III only

6
Which of the following reasons for
measuring student achievement is
2
NOT valid?
A. To

prepare feedback on the

effectiveness of the learning
process
B. To certify the students have
attained a level of competence in
a subject area
C. To discourage students from
cheating during test and getting
high scores

6
The computed r for English and Math
scores is -0.75. What does this mean?
3
A. The

higher the scores in

English, the higher the scores in
Math.
B. The scores in Math and English
do not have any relationship.
C. The higher the scores in Math,
the lower the scores in English.
D. The lower the scores in English,
the lower the scores in Math.

6
Which statement holds TRUE to grades?
Grades __________.
4
A. Are

exact

measurements

of

intelligence and achievement

B. Are necessarily a measure of a

students intelligence
C. Are

intrinsic

learning

motivators

for

6
What is the advantage of using
computers in processing test results? 5
A. Test

results

can

easily

be

assessed.
B. Its

statistical

computation

is

accurate.
C. Its processing takes a shorter

period of time.

1
Which of the following steps should be
completed
first
in
planning
an
achievement test?
A. Set-up a table of specifications.
B. Go

back

to

the

instructional

objectives.
C. Determine the length of the test.
D. Select the type of test items to

__________________ is an example of a leafy

vegetable.

Why is this test item poor?

I. The test item does not pose a problem to
the examinee.
II. There is a variety of possible correct
answers to this item.
III. The language used in the question is not
precise.
A. I and III
IV. The blank is near the beginning of a
B. II and IV
sentence.
C. I and IV
D. I and II

On the first day of class after

introductions, the teacher administered a
Misconception/ Preconception Check. She
explained that she wanted to know what
the class as a whole already knew about
the Philippines before the Spaniards
came. The Misconception/Preconception
Check is a form of a
A. diagnostic test
B. placement test
C. criterion-referenced test
D. achievement test

A test item has a difficulty index of .

81 and a discrimination index of .
13.

What

should

the

constructor do?
A. Retain the item.
B. Make it a bonus item.
C. Revise the item.
D. Reject the item.

test

If a teacher wants to measure her

students ability to discriminate,
which of these is an appropriate
type of test item as implied by the
direction?
A. Outline the chapter on The
Cell.
B. Summarize
the
lesson
yesterday.
C. Group the following items
according to shape.
D. State a set of principles that

positive

discrimination

index

means that
A. the
test
item
could
not
discriminate between the lower
and upper groups.
B. more from the upper group got the
item correctly.
C. more from the lower group got the
item correctly.
D. the test item has low reliability.

Teacher

Ria

discovered

that

her

pupils are very good in dramatizing.

Which tool must have helped her
discover
her pupils
strength?
A. Portfolio
Assessment
B. Performance Assessment
C. Journal Entry
D. Pen-and-Paper test

Which

among

objectives

in

the
the

following

psychomotor

domain is highest in level?

A. To contract a muscle
B. To run a 100-meter dash
C. To distinguish distant and close

sounds
D. To dance the basic steps of the

If your LET items sample adequately

the competencies listed in education
courses syllabi, it can be said that
LET possesses __________ validity.
A. Concurrent
B. Construct
C. Content
D. Predictive

1
In the context on the theory on
multiple intelligences, what is one0
weakness of the pen-and-paper test?
A. It is not easy to administer.
B. It

puts

the

non-linguistically

intelligent at a disadvantage.
C. It utilizes so much time.
D. It lacks reliability.

Which test has broad sampling

topics as strength?
A. Objective Test
B. Short Answer Test
C. Essay
D. Problem Type

1
of
1

1
Quiz is to formative as periodic is to
2
________?
A. criterion-referenced
B. summative test
C. norm-referenced
D. diagnostic test

1
What does a negatively skewed score
3
distribution imply?
A. The score congregate on the

left
side
of
the
normal
distribution curve.
B. The scores are widespread.
C. The
students
must
be
academically poor.
D. The scores congregate on the
right side of the normal

1
4

The criterion of success in Teacher

Lyns objective is that the pupils
must be able to spell 90% of the
words correctly. Ana and 19
others correctly spelled 40 words
only out of 50. This means that
A. attained
her objective because
Teacher
Lyn:
of her effective spelling drill
B. attained her lesson objective
C. failed to attain her lesson
objective as far as the twenty
pupils are concerned
D. did not attain her lesson

1
In group norming, percentile rank of
5
the examinee is:
A. dependent

on

his

batch

of

examinees.
B. independent on his batch of

examinees.
C. unaffected

by

skewed

1
When a significantly greater number
6
from the lower group gets a test item
correctly, this implies that the test
item:A. is very valid
B. is not very valid
C. is not highly reliable
D. is highly reliable

1
are
7

Which applies when there

extreme scores?
A. The median will not be a very
reliable measure of central
tendency.
B. The mode will be the most
reliable measure of central
tendency.
C. There is no reliable measure for
central tendency.
D. The mean will not be a very

1
Which statement about performance8
based assessment is FALSE?
A. They

emphasize

merely

process.
B. They stress on doing, not only
knowing.
C. Essay tests are examples of
performance-based
assessments.
D. They accentuate on process as

If the scores of your test follow a

negatively
skewed
distribution,
what should you do?

1
9

Find out_________________.
A. Why your items were easy
B. Why most of the scores are high
C. Why most of the scores are low
D. Why some pupils scored high

Median is to point as
deviation is to __________.
A. Area
B. Volume
C. Distance
D. Square

2
standard
0

2
1

Referring
to
assessment
of
learning, which statement on the
normal curve is FALSE?
A. The
normal
curve
may
not
necessarily apply to homogeneous
class.
B. When all pupils achieve as expected
of their learning, curve may deviate
from the normal curve.
C. The
normal curve is sacred.
Teachers must adhere to it no
matter what.
D. The normal curve may not be

Aura Vivian is one-half standard

deviation above the mean of his
group in arithmetic and one
standard
deviation
above
in
spelling. What does this imply?

2
2

A. She excels both is arithmetic and

spelling.
B. She is better in arithmetic than in

spelling.
C. She does not excel in spelling nor

in arithmetic.

You give a 100-point test, three

students make scores of 95, 91,
and 91, respectively, while the
other 22 students in the class
make scores ranging from 33 to 67.
The measure of central tendency
which
is
apt
to
best
describe
this
A. the mean
group of 25 is:
B. the mode

2
3

C. an average of the median and

mode

2
NSAT
and
NEAT
results
are
interpreted against a set of mastery
4
level. This means that NSAT and NEAT
fall under:
A. Criterion-referenced test
B. Achievement test
C. Aptitude test
D. Norm-referenced test

2
Which of the following is the MOST
important
purpose
for
using
5
achievement
test?
To
measure
the_______.
A. Quality & quantity of previous
learning
B. Quality & quantity of previous

teaching
C. Educational

&

vocational

2
What should be AVOIDED in arranging
the items of the final form of the test?
6
A. Space the items so they can be

read easily.
B. Follow a definite response pattern
for the correct answers to ensure
ease of scoring.
C. Arrange the sections such that
they progress from the very simple
to very complex.
D. Keep all the items and options

2
What is an advantage of point system
of grading?
7
A. It

does away with establishing

clear distinctions among students.

B. It is precise.
C. It is qualitative.
D. It

emphasizes

learning

objectivity of scoring.

not

Which statement on test

interpretation is CORRECT?
A. A

2
result
8

raw score by itself is

meaningful.
B. A students score is a final
indication of his ability.
C. The use of statistical technique
gives meaning to pupils scores.
D. Test scores do not in any way
reflect teachers effectiveness.

2
Below is a list of methods used to
establish the reliability of the
9
instrument.
Which
method
is
questioned for its reliability due to
practice
and familiarity?
A. Split-half
B. Equivalent Forms
C. Test-Retest
D. Kuder-Richardson Formula 20

Q3 is to 75th
to:

3
percentile as median is
0

A. 40th percentile
B. 25th percentile
C. 50th percentile
D. 49th percentile

What type of test is this?

Knee is to leg as
__________.
A. Hand
B. Fingers
Wrist
A. Analogy

elbow

C. Arm

B. Rearrangement type
C. Short answer type
D. Problem type

is

3
to
1
D.

Which statement about

deviation is CORRECT?

3
standard
2

A. The lower the SD, the more

spread the scores are.

B. The higher the SD, the less
spread the scores are.
C. The higher the SD, the more
spread the scores are.
D. It is a measure of central
tendency.

Which test items do NOT

variability of test scores?

3
affect
3

A. Test items that are a bit easy.

B. Test items that are moderate in

difficulty.
C. Test items that are a bit difficult.
D. Test items that every examinee

gets correctly.

3
Teacher B wants to diagnose in which
vowel sound(s) her students have
4
difficulty.
Which
tool
is
most
appropriate?
A. Portfolio Assessment
B. Journal Entry
C. Performance Test
D. Paper-and-pencil Test

3
The index of difficulty of a particular
test is 0.10. What does this mean? My
5
students __________.
A. Gained mastery over the item.
B. Performed

very

well

against

expectation.
C. Found that the test item was

either easy nor difficult.

Study this group of test which was

administered with the following results,
then answer the question that follows:
SUBJECT

MEAN

SD

RONNELS
SCORE

Math

56

10

43

Physics

41

31

English

80

16

109

In which subject(s) did Ronnel perform

best in relation to the groups mean
performance?

A. Physics and Math

B. English
C. Math
D. Physics

3
6

3
Which applies when the distribution is
concentrated on the left side of the
7
curve?
A. Bell curve
B. Positively skewed
C. Leptokurtic
D. Negatively skewed

3
Standard deviation is to variability as
_________ is to central tendency.
8
A. quartile
B. mode
C. range
D. Pearson r

3
Danny takes an IQ test thrice and
each time earns a similar score. The
9
test is said to possess __________.
A. Objectivity
B. Reliability
C. Validity
D. Scorability

4
The test item has a discrimination index
of -0.38 and a difficulty index of 1.0.
0
What
does
this
imply
to
test
construction? Teacher must __________.
A. recast the item
B. shelve the item for future use
C. reject the item
D. retain the item

4
1

Here is a sample TRUE-FALSE test

item:
All women have a longer life-span
than men.

What
is wrong
test item?
A. The
test with
item the
is quoted
verbatim
from a textbook.
B. The test item contains trivial
detail.
C. A specific determiner was used
in the statement.
D. The test item was vague.

4
In which competency do my students
find greatest difficulty? In the item
2
with the difficulty index of:
A. 1.0
B. .50
C. .90
D. .10

4
Describe the reasoning errors in the
following paragraph is a sample
3
thought question on __________.
A. synthesizing
B. applying
C. analyzing
D. summarizing

4
In a one hundred-item test, what does
Ryans raw score of 70 mean?
4
A. He

surpassed
70
of
his
classmates in terms of score.
B. He
surpassed
30
of
his
classmates in terms of score.
C. He got a score above the mean.
D. He got 70 items correct.

Study the table on item analysis for nonattractiveness and non-plausibility of

distractors based on the results of a
multiple choice tryout test in math. The
letter marked with an asterisk in the
correct answer.
A*
B
C
D
Upper
27%

10

Lower
27%

Based on the table, which is the most

A. Option A
effective distracter?
B. Option C
C. Option B
D. Option D

4
5

4
Here is a score distribution: 98, 93, 93,
93, 90, 88, 87, 85, 85, 85, 70, 51, 6
34,
34, 34, 20, 18, 15, 12, 9, 8, 6, 3, 1.
Which is a characteristic of the score
distribution?
A. Bi-modal
B. Tri-modal
C. Skewed to the right
D. No discernible pattern

4
Which measure(s) of central tendency
is (are) most appropriate when the
7
score distribution is badly skewed?
A. Mode
B. Mean and mode
C. Median
D. Mean

4
Is it wise to practice to orient our
students and parents on our grading
8
system?
A. No,

this will court a lot of

complaints later.
B. Yes, but orientation must be only
for our immediate customers, the
students.
C. Yes, so that from the very start,
students and their parents know
how grades are derived.

4
With the current emphasis on selfassessment
and
performance
9
assessment, which is indispensable?
A. Numerical grading
B. Paper-and-Pencil Test
C. Transmutation Table
D. Scoring Rubric

5
In the light of the facts presented,
what is most likely to happen when?
0
is a sample thought question on
__________.
A. inferring
B. generalizing
C. synthesizing
D. justifying

5
With grading practice in mind, what is
meant by teachers severity error? 1
A teacher __________.
A. Tends to look down on students

answers
B. Uses

tests

and

quizzes

as

extremely

low

punitive measures
C. Tends

to

give

5
Ms. Ramos gave a test to find out how
the students feel toward their subject
2
Science. Her first item was stated as
Science is an interesting _ _ _ _ _
boring subject. What kind of instrument
was given?
A. Rubric
B. Likert-scale
C. Rating Scale
D. Semantic Differential Scale

5
Which holds true to standardized tests?
3
A. They are used for comparative

purposes.
B. They are administered differently.
C. They are scored according to

different standards.

5
What is simple frequency distribution?
A graphic representation of:
4
A. means
B. standard deviation
C. raw scores
D. lowest and highest scores

5
are
this
5

When points in a scattergram

spread evenly in all directions
means that:
A. The correlation between two
variables is positive.
B. The correlation between two
variables is low.
C. The correlation between two
variables is high.
D. There is no correlation between
two variables.

Which applies when skewness is 0?

5
6

A. Mean is greater than the median.

B. Median is greater than the mean.
C. Scores have 3 modes.
D. Scores are normally distributed.

Which
process
enhances
comparability of grades?

5
the
7

A. Determining the level of difficulty of

the test
B. Constructing

departmentalized

examinations for each subject area

C. Using table of specifications

5
In a grade distribution, what does the
normal curve mean?
8
A. All students having average grades.
B. A large number of students with high

grades and very few with low grades.

C. A large number of more or less
average students and very few
students receiving low and high
grades
D. A large number of students receiving
low grades and very few students

For professional growth, which

source of teacher performance?
A. Self-evaluation
B. Supervisory evaluation
C. Students evaluation
D. Peer evaluation

5
is a
9

6
The following are trends in marking and
reporting system, EXCEPT:
0
A. indicating strong points as well as

those needing improvement

B. conducting
parent-teacher
conferences as often as needed
C. raising the passing grade from 75
to 80
D. supplementing subject grade with
checklist on traits

Diligence is the mother of good

fortune.
And idleness, its opposite, never
brought a man to the goal of any of
his best wishes.
- Miguel de Cervantes

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Which goes with the

assessment for learning?

spirit

of

A. Stress on summative tests

B. Absence of formative tests.
C. Emphasis on self-assessment
D. Emphasis on grades and honors

Which must go with self-assessment for

it to be effective?
A. Public display of results of self-

evaluation
B. Scoring rubric
C. Consensus of evaluation results
from teacher and student
D. External monitor

The main purpose in administering a

pretest and a posttest to students is
to_________.
A. accustom
the
students
to
frequent testing
B. measure the value of the
material taught
C. measure gains in learning
D. keep adequate records

If I favor assessment for learning,

which will I do more most likely?
I. Conduct a pre-test; formative and
summative tests.
II. Teach based on pre-test results.
III. Give specific feedback to students
IV. Conduct peer tutoring for students
in need of help.
A. II, III and IV C. I, II, III and IV
B. I, II and III
D. I, II and IV

A teacher would use a standardized

test ___________.
A. to engage in easy scoring
B. to serve as a final examination
C. to

compare

her

students

national norms
D. to serve as a unit test

to

Other than finding out how well the

course
competencies
were
met,
Teacher K also wants to know his
students performance when compared
with other students in the country.
WhatA.isFormative
Teacher K evaluation
interested to do?
B. Authentic evaluation
C. Norm-referenced evaluation
D. Criterion-referenced evaluation

If all of your students in your class

passed the pretest, what should you
do?
A. Go through the lesson quickly in

order not to skip any.

B. Go through the unit as usual
because it is part of the
syllabus.
C. Administer the posttest.
D. Go on to the next unit.

Assessment is said to be authentic

when the teacher ____________.
A. considers students suggestions

in testing
B. gives valid and reliable paperand pencil test
C. gives students real-life tasks to
accomplish
D. includes
parents
in
the
determination of assessment

Teacher Bing wanted to teach the pupils

the skill of cross-stitching. Her check-up
quiz was a written test on the steps of
cross stitching. What characteristics of
a good test does it lack?
A. Objectivity
B. Predictive validity
C. Content validity
D. Reliability

1
In the parlance index of a test
construction, what does TOS mean? 0
A. Team of Specifications
B. Terms of Specifications
C. Table of Specifications
D. Table of Specifics

1
The difficulty index of a test item is 1.
This means that ____________.
1
A. the test item is quality item
B. the test is very easy
C. nobody got the item correctly
D. the test is very difficult

1
Students scores on a test were 72, 72,
73, 74, 76, 78, 81, 83, 85. The score 76
2
is the __________.
A. Mean
B. Cutoff score
C. Median
D. Average

Which is TRUE of a bimodal score

distribution?

1
3

A. The scores are high.

B. The scores are low.
C. The

group tested has two

different groups.
D. The scores are neither high

nor low

1
Which group of scores is most varied?
The group with __________.
4
A. .10
B. .75
C. .90
D. .50

SD
SD
SD
SD

1
A number of test items in a test are
said to be non-discriminating. What
5
conclusion/s can be drawn?
I. Teaching or learning was very

good.
II. The item is so easy that anyone
could get it right.
III. The item is so difficult that nobody
could get it.
A. III only

C. II only

1
An examinee whose score is within X +
1 SD belongs to which of the following
6
groups?
A. Needs improvement
B. Average
C. Above average
D. Below average

1
7

What can be said of student

performance in a positively skewed
score distribution?
A. Almost all students had average
performance.
B. Most students performed poorly.
C. A

few

students

performed

excellently.
D. Most students performed well.

What does a percentile rank of 62

mean?

1
8

A. Sixty-two percent (62%) of those

who took the test scored higher

than the individual.
B. The student answered sixty-two
percent (62%) of the items
correctly.
C. It is the students score in the test.
D. The students scores is higher than

1
In an entrance examination, student As
Percentile is 25 (P25). Based on this
9
percentile rank, which is likely to
happen?
A. Student A has 50-50 percent
chance to be admitted.
B. Student A will not be admitted.
C. Student A has a 75-percent chance
to be admitted.
D. Student A will be admitted.

2
What is the mean of this score
distribution: 40, 42, 45, 48, 50, 52, 0
54,
68, 68?
A. 50.88
B. 50
C. 51.88
D. 68

2
What does a skewed score distribution
mean?
1
A. The

scores
are
normally
distributed.
B. Most of the scores are on the lower
end of the curve.
C. Most of the scores are on the
upper end of the curve.
D. The scores are concentrated more
at one end or the other end of the

2
Suppose that in the April 2008 LET the
mean in the professional education test
1
for the elementary group was 44.3.
What does this mean?
A. 44.3

is the best single value that

represents the performance of the
elementary teacher examinees as a
whole.
B. Most
of the elementary teacher
examines obtained a score of 44.3.
C. 50%
of the elementary teacher
examinees got a score of at least 44.
D. None of the elementary teacher

2
In a 50-item test where the mean is 20
and the standard deviation is 8, Soc
2
obtained a score of 16. What
descriptive rating should his teacher
give him?
A. Average
B. Below Average
C. Poor
D. Above Average

2
The score distribution of Set A and Set
B have equal mean but with different
3
SDs. Set A has an SD of 1.7 while Set B
has an SD of 3.2. Which statement is
TRUE of the score distributions?
A. The scores of Set B has less
variability than the scores in Set A.
B. Scores in Set A are more widely
scattered.
C. Majority of the scores in Set A are
clustered around the mean.
D. Majority of the scores in Set are

Principal A is talking about grading

on the curve in a faculty meeting.
What does this expression refer to?
A. A

2
4his

student mark compares

achievement to his effort.
B. A student grade or mark depends on
how his achievement compares with
the achievement of other students in
a class.
C. A student grade determines whether
or not a student attains a defined
standard of achievement.
D. A student mark tells how closely he is

A man is like a fraction

whose numerator is what he
is and whose denominator is
what he thinks of himself.
The larger the denominator,
the smaller the fraction.

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