This is the Multiple Choice Questions in General Education as one coverage of Licensure Examinations for Teachers (LET). The exam is divided into two classifications. First is the elementary level exam which covers topics from General Education (GenEd) 40% and Professional Education (ProfEd) 60%. Secondly is the secondary level which covers GenEd 20%, ProfEd 40% and area of specialization 40%. I assume you are looking for a reviewer that will help you achieve your goal to become a professional License teacher very soon. Yes, you are in the right place to make your dream come true. Make sure to familiarize each and every questions to increase the chance of passing the Licensure Examinations for Teachers (LET).
GENERAL EDUCATION (Elementary and Secondary) Coverage
- English (Study and Thinking Skills, Writing in the Discipline, Speech and Oral Communication, Philippine Literature, Master Works of the World)
- Filipino (Komunikasyon sa Akademikonh Filipino, Pagbasa at Pagsulat tungo sa Pananaliksik, Masining na Pagpapahayag)
- Mathematics (Fundamentals of Math, Plane Geometry, elementary Algebra, Statistics and Probability)
- Science (Biological Science - General Biology, Physical Science-with Earth Science)
- Social Sciences (Philippine Government and New Constitution with Human Rights, Philippine History, Basic Economics, Taxation, Agrarian Reform, Society, Culture with Family Planning, Rizal and other heroes, Philosophy of Man, Arts, General Psychology, Information and Communication Technology)
Practice Exam Test Questions
Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.
1. Analects which are short and witty sayings that treat of moral values and good human relation, are attributed to:
A. Mao Tze Tung
B. Confucious
C. Mencius
D. Lao-Tzu
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Option B
2. Which of the following is an artistic tradition that seeks to revive past glory in various forms?
A. Antique
B. Modern
C. Contemporary
D. Classical
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Option D
3. What is the application of the principles of theories of human behavior in teaching and learning?
A. Educational theory
B. Educational philosophy
C. Educational psychology
D. Educational sociology
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Option C
4. “I am a retired public school teacher. As a teacher, I was branded as a terror in school. The pupils dreaded the day they would enter my class. Little did they know that behind my unpopular facade was a heart full of compassion. But how did I earn this moniker? I did not tolerate dirty pupils in my class. I wanter them to know that clealiness of body was good for their health. I inspected their teeth, nails, footwear, handkerchief, clothes, ears, noses and hair.”
The public school teacher gives much importance to her pupils’ ________.
A. Cleanliness
B. Study
C. Absence
D. Posture
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Option A
5. Considering the “tayo-tayo” mentality of the Filipinos, one goal for CHANGE that should be worked on is to develop _________.
A. A sense of common good.
B. A sense of national pride.
C. “Pakikisama”
D. The habits of discipline and hard work
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Option A
6. Who is the proponent of the arena theater?
A. Carpio
B. Tinio
C. Montano
D. Avellana
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Option C
7. She is known for the love sonnets she wrote.
A. Paz Marquez Benitez
B. Edith Trempo
C. Gilda Cordero Fernando
D. Ophelia Dimalanta
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Option D
8. What is a collection of Indian sacred hymns?
A. Rig Veda
B. Mahabharata
C. Upanishad
D. Ramayana
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Option A
9. Which is NOT characteristic of people with a strong sense of self-efficacy?
A. View challenging problems as tasks to be mastered.
B. Recover quickly from setbacks and disappointements.
C. Avoid challenging tasks.
D. Develop deeper interest in the activities in which they participate.
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Option C
10. Who is the first mythical geographer who was recognized due to his vivid descriptions of lands and people encountered by his hero Ulysses?
A. Virgil
B. Plato
C. Homer
D. Cicero
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Option C
11. Haiku is traditional Japanese poems consisting of ___________.
A. Eight lines ending in rhyming couplet with death as topic.
B. Lines of poetry in free verse with ordinary things as topic.
C. Three lines totalling 17 syllables with nature as topic.
D. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic.
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Option C
12. This Filipino writer in English who used Hispanic Filipino culture and traditions in his fiction works.
A. Edilberto Tiempo
B. Nick Joaquin
C. Sionil Jose
D. Jose Garcia Villa
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Option B
13. Who is the famous composer from Angono who is also a national artist?
A. Buenaventura
B. Cenizal
C. San Pedro
D. Cayabyab
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Option C
14. Which among the following is the part of the newspaper where you can see the opinions of people?
A. Classified Section
B. Obituary
C. Headline
D. Editorial Section
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Option D
15. Which policy of the state provides preferential attention to the welfare of the less fortunate members of the Philippines society?
A. Social justice
B. Criminal justice
C. Distributive justice
D. Bill of rights
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Option A
16. What is the possible consequence of meritocracy in a social system?
A. Rule by the wealthy and powerful.
B. Leadership by people of talent.
C. Culture of elitism.
D. Rule by those with noble birth.
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Option B
17. Which constitutional safeguard prevents one branch of government from becoming powerful or abusive?
A. Impeachment
B. Ombudsman
C. Check and Balance
D. Laissez Faire
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Option C
18. What is the predominant characteristic of eastern religion?
A. Optimism
B. Secularism
C. Mysticism
D. Pessimism
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Option A
19. What economic policy in 16th century in Europe influenced Spain’s expansionist policy to discover new lands?
A. Spice-trading
B. Capitalism
C. Mercantilism
D. Colonialism
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Option C
20. The righ invoked in the “writ of habeas data” is________.
A. The right to information privacy.
B. Right to gather information data.
C. The right to search for information.
D. Right to transmit data.
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Option A
21. Whose philosphy advocate the use of reason in understanding the existence of God?
A. St. Benedict
B. St. Peter
C. St. John
D. St. Thomas Aquinas
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Option D
22. Which is a check on the executive department by the judiciary in the principle check and balance among branches of the government?
A. Impeachment of the Chief of Justice of the Supreme Court.
B. Determining the salary of the Presiden and Vice-President.
C. Declaring a legislative measure unconsitutional.
D. Declaring an act of the President unconstitutional.
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Option D
23. Declaring an act of the President unconstitutional.
A. Bill of Rights
B. Constitution
C. Civil Criminal Code
D. Ten Commandments
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Option B
24. Gregoria de Jesus saw her husband ________ charge for treason by fellow Filipinos who have formed the Philippine Revolutionary force to fight Spain.
A. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
B. Emilio Aguinaldo
C. Andres Bonifacio
D. Jose Rizal
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Option C
25. What did Nelson Mandela mean to South African and the rest of thw world? He gave up armed struggle and chose the peaceful way to freedom.
Nelson Mandela is a world leader who is a model of ________.
A. Black supremacy
B. Armed struggle
C. Non-violence
D. Imprisonment
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Option C
26. Which band played the Marcha Nacional Filipino of the national anthem on June 12, 1898 during the declaration of Philippine Independence?
A. Pangkat Kawayan ng Pateros
B. Kawit Cavite Band
C. Malabon Band
D. San Franciscodel Monte Band
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Option C
27. Agency tasked to nurture Philippine Arts
A. NBI
B. CCP
C. NCAA
D. NCCA
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Option D
28. The ultimate objective of the comprehensive Agrarian Reform is:
A. Abolish share tenancy in favor of lease tenancy.
B. Distribute all arable lands to the landless.
C. Establish once cultivated land.
D. Ensure the cultivation of an idle lands.
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Option B
29. Which was the first labour union in the country founded by Isabelop de los Reyes on July 1901?
A. Association of the Philippine Labor
B. Union Obrera Democratica
C. Union Trabajadores de Filipinos
D. Association de Compania Tabacalera
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Option B
30. Through the Galleon Trade (1565-1815), the Philippines had extended contacts with ________.
A. Spain
B. Spice Island
C. China
D. Mexico
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Option D
31. How many days are needed after which an enrolled bill becomes a law?
A. 75 days
B. 90 days
C. 60 days
D. 30 days
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Option D
32. What law passed on August 1909 by the U.S. Congress established a partial free trade in the Philippines?
A. Bell Trace
B. Payne-Aldrich Act
C. Treaty on General Relations
D. Underwood-Simmons Act
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Option B
33. In a martriarchal family which family member plays the leading role?
A. Grandmother
B. Mother
C. Oldest sister
D. Aunt
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Option B
34. Who was the Spanish mestizo priest who first led the native secular clergy in the Secularization Movement in 1861?
A. Father Jacinto Zamora
B. Father Gregorio Aglipay
C. Father Pedro Pelaez
D. Father Jose Burgos
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Option C
35. What was the term given by Marcelo H. De Pilar to hidden control and domination by Spanish religious priests over the colonial government?
A. Pase region
B. Las suerte partidas
C. Complace
D. Frailocracia
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Option D
36. While authority should be respected, its opinion may be an error. Which of the following represents a better/more certain avenua to the truth?
A. Replication (repeat and check)
B. Selective observation
C. Overgeneralization
D. Fallacious reasoning
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Option A
37. Who is known as the “Father of the Local Government Code”?
A. Joey Lina
B. Joseph Estrada
C. Jovito Salonga
D. Aquilino Pimental
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Option D
38. Who was the first editor of La Solidaridad, and an orator of the Reform Movement?
A. Juan Luna
B. Graciano Lopez Jaena
C. Jose Rizal
D. Marcelo H. Del Pilar
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Option B
39. The Philippines is the only ___________ country in the world.
A. Communist
B. Buddhist
C. Christian
D. Muslim
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Option C
40. In social trends, how do you call those who are for the revival of the classics?
A. Existentialists
B. Rationalists
C. Humanist
D. Reformists
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Option C
41. What happens to a good action when it is perform on account of an evil motive?
A. It becomes good
B. It becomes evil
C. It becomes morally good
D. It becomes an amoral act
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Option B
42. The tax required to be paid annually by all adult citizens of the Philippines is the ________.
A. Community tax
B. Income tax
C. Real estate tax
D. Inheritance tax
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Option A
43. The fundamental right invoked by filling the “writ of amparo” is ________.
A. The right to due process
B. The right to self-defense
C. The right to be defended by a public attorney
D. The right to life, liberty and security
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Option D
44. What is one of the man-made wonders of the Philippines?
A. Rice terraces
B. Mount Makiling
C. Manila Bay
D. Taal Volcano
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Option A
45. As a Social Science teacher which should Teacher Nora avoid?
A. Abreast with all the other issues
B. Appreciative of change
C. Facilitator of learning
D. As a sage on the stage
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Option D
46. Governor General Narciso Claveria was responsible for the _______.
A. Abolition of the Galleon Trade
B. Establishment of the Tobacco Monopoly
C. Use of Spanish surname by Filipinos
D. Establishment of the Galleon Trade
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Option C
47. Whose philosophy gives prominence to faith in understanding the existence of God?
A. St. Benedict
B. St. Peter
C. St. Augustine
D. St. John
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Option C
48. Who among the following Filipino statesmen was the most vocal to speak against the country’s foreign policy of close association with Americans?
A. Claro M. Recto
B. Manuel Luis Quezon
C. Cayetano Arellano
D. Jose P. Laurel
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Option A
49. Of the seven continents comprising continues land mass surrounded by big bodies of water, the biggest (30.1 percent of the earth) is ________?
A. Asia
B. Australia
C. Europe
D. Northern America
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Option A
50. Civilization is where large ideas and tools, as well as human settlements flourished. Where do historians say civilization had first been born?
A. China
B. Middle East
C. Egypt
D. Jordan
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Option B