LET Board Exam - Random Questions With Answer (Prof. Ed. & Gen. Ed)

Here are some LET board exam questions with answers which will probably come out this September 2019 exams.

LET BOARD EXAM – Here are some questions with answer which will probably come out this September 2019 LET Board exam.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION for LET Board Exam

1. A teacher’s quarrel with a parent makes her develop a feeling of prejudice against the parent’s child. The teacher’s unfavorable treatment of the child is an influence of what Filipino trait?
a. Lack of self-reflection
b. Extreme personalism
c. Extreme family-centeredness
d. “Sakop-mentality”

Ans: B

2. In the context of grading, what is referred to as teacher’s generosity error? A teacher _______.
a. Rewards students who perform well
b. In overgenerous with praise
c. Has a tendency to give high grades as compare to the rest
d. Gives way to students’ bargain for no more quiz

Ans: C

3. For mastery learning and in line with outcome-based evaluation model which element should be present?
a. Inclusion of non-performance objectives
b. Construction of criterion-referenced tests
c. Construction of norm-referenced tests
d. Non-provision of independent learning

Ans: B

4. Which statement about standard deviation is correct?
a. The higher the standard deviation the more spread the scores are
b. The lower the standard deviation the more spread the scores are
c. The higher the standard deviation the less spread the scores are
d. It is a measure of central tendency

Ans: A

5. What is the Teacher’s Professionalism Act?

a. RA 7836
b. RA 4670
c. RA 7722
d. RA 9263

Ans: A

6. The State shall protect and promote the right of citizens to quality education at all levels. Which government program is in support of this?
a. Exclusion of children with special needs from the formal system
b. Free elementary and secondary education
c. Deregulated tuition fee hike
d. Re-introduction of the NEAT and NSAT

Ans: B

7. The American Teachers who were recruited to help set the public educational system in the Philippines during the American regime were called Thomasite’s because:
a. They were devotees of St. Thomas Aquinas
b. They disembarked from the CIS Transport called Thomas
c. They first taught at the University of Sto. Tomas
d. They arrived in the Philippines on the feast of St. Tomas

Ans: B

8. Zazha exhibits fear response to freely roaming dogs but does not show fear when a dog is on a leash or confined to a pen. Which conditioning process is illustrated?
a. Generalization
b. Acquisition
c. Discrimination
d. Extinction

Ans: B

9. The Filipino learner envisioned by the Department of Education is one who is imbued with the desirable values of person who is:
a. Makabayan, makatao, makakalikasan at maka-Diyos
b. Makabayan, makatao, makahalaman, at maka-Diyos
c. Makabayan, makasarili, makakalikasan, at maka-Diyos
d. Makabayan, makakaragatan, makatao, at maka-Diyos

Ans: B

10. The right hemisphere of the brain is involved with the following function except:
a. Intuitive functions
b. Nonverbal functions
c. Visual functions
d. Detail-oriented functions

Ans: B

11. What function is associated with the right brain?
a. Visual, non-verbal, logical
b. Visual, intuitive, non-verbal
c. Visual, intuitive, logical
d. Visual, logical, detail-oriented

Ans: C

12. Principal Connie tells her teachers that training in the humanities is most important. To which education philosophy does he adhere?
a. Existentialism
b. Progressivism
c. Essentialism
d. Perennialism

Ans: D

13. Behavior followed by pleasant consequences will be strengthened and will be more likely to occur in the future. Behavior followed by unpleasant consequences will be weakened and will be less likely to be repeated in the future. Which one is explained?
a. Freud’s psychoanalytic theory
b. Thorndike’s law of effect
c. B.F. Skinner’s Operant conditioning theory
d. Bandura’s social learning theory

Ans: B

14. Theft of school equipment like TV, computer, etc. by people on the community itself is becoming a common phenomenon. What does this signify?
a. Prevalence of poverty in the community
b. Inability of school to hire security guards
c. Deprivation of Filipino schools
d. Community’s lack of sense of co-ownership

Ans: B

15. The main purpose of compulsory study of the Constitution is to _____.
a. Develop students into responsible, thinking citizen
b. Acquaint students with the historical development of the Philippine Constitution
c. Make constitutional experts of the students
d. Prepare students for law-making

Ans: B

16. Which goals of educational institution, as provided for by the Constitution, is the development of work skills aligned?
a. To develop moral character
b. To develop vocational efficiency
c. To teach the duties of citizenship
d. To inculcate love of country

Ans: B

17. Complete this analogy:
Spanish period: moral and religious person.
American period: _______
a. Productive citizen
b. Self-reliant citizen
c. Patriotic citizen
d. Caring citizen

Ans: A

18. Who is remembered for his famous quotation? “My loyalty to may party ends where my loyalty to my country begins.”
a. Carlos P. Garcia
b. Ferdinand Marcos
c. Manuel L. Quezon
d. Manuel Roxas

Ans: C

19. Here is a question: “Is the paragraph a good one? Evaluate.” If broken down to simplify, which is the best simplification?
a. Is the paragraph a good one? Why or why not?
b. Why is the paragraph a good one? Prove
c. If you asked to evaluate something, what do you do? Evaluate the paragraph
d. What are the qualities of a good paragraph? Does the paragraph have these qualities?

Ans: A

20. Manunulatangtataymo kaya sa personal mong kagustuhan makasunod sa kanyang mga yapak, magsusulat ka. Ano ang kahulugan ng pagsusulat?
a. Prosesonanagsisimulasa idea o karanasan
b. Makalikha ng mgasalita, pangungusap at talata
c. Kakayahan ng taonamakapagtala o makapagimprenta ng malinaw
d. Pagpili ng paksa at pagsasaliksik

Ans: B

21. Anongbahagi ng pananalita ang nasa malaking titik? Malungkot ANG MGA nagtaposnawala pang trabaho.
a. Pananda
b. Pang-ukol
c. Pariralang-pantukoy
d. Pangatnig

Ans: A

22. Which is NOT a characteristic of education during the pre-Spanish era?a. Vocational training-oriented
b. Structured
c. Unstructured
d. Informal

Ans: B

23. Which is closest to the real human digestive system for study in the classroom?
a. Model of the human digestive system
b. Drawing of the human digestive system on the board
c. The human digestive system projected on an OHP
d. Drawing of human digestive system on a page of a textbook

Ans: A

24. Which one is in support of greater interaction?
a. Repeating the question
b. Not allowing a student to complete a response
c. Probing
d. Selecting the same student respondents

Ans: C

25. Which is/are effective methods/s in teaching students critical reading skills?
a. Interpret editorials about a particular subject from three different
newspapers
b. Read and interpret three different movie reviews
c. Distinguish fiction from non-fiction materials
d. Interpret editorials and read and interpret three different movie
reviews

Ans: B

26. Which is true of a bimodal score distribution?
a. The group tested has two different groups
b. The scores are neither high nor low
c. The scores are high
d. The scores are low

Ans: A

27. What is the mastery level of school in a 100 item test with a mean of 55?a. 42%
b. 50%
c. 45%
d. 55%

Ans: D

28. Who stressed the idea that students cannot learn if their basic needs are not first met?
a. Thorndike
b. Maslow
c. Wertheimer
d. Operant conditioning

Ans: B

29. A person, who has had painful experience as the dentist’s office, may become fearful at the mere sight of the dentist’s office building. What theory can explain this?
a. Attribution theory
b. Classical conditioning
c. Generalization
d. Operant conditioning

Ans: B

30. I want my students to have mastery learning of a basic topic. Which of the following can help?
a. Socratic method and drill
b. Drill
c. Socratic method
d. None of the above

Ans: B

31. As a teacher you are a skeptic. Which among these will be your guiding principle?
a. I must teach the child to the fullest
b. I must teach the child every knowledge, skill, and value that he needs for a better future
c. I must teach the child that we can never have real knowledge of anything
d. I must teach the child so he is assured

Ans: C

32. With forms of prompting in mind, which group is arranged from least to most instructive prompting?
a. Verbal, physical, gestural
b. Verbal, gestural, physical
c. Gestural, physical, verbal
d. Physical, gestural, verbal

Ans: B

33. In which way does heredity affect the development of the learner?
a. By providing equal potential to all
b. By making acquired traits hereditary
c. By compensating for what environment fails to develop
d. By placing limits beyond which the learner cannot develop

Ans: D

34. In writing performance objectives, which word is not acceptable?
a. Integrate
b. Delineate
c. Manipulate
d. Comprehend

Ans: D

35. For which lesson objective will a teacher use the direct instruction method?
a. Distinguish war from aggression
b. Appreciate Milton’s Paradise Lost
c. Use a microscope properly
d. Become aware of the pollutants in the environment

Ans: C

36. To encourage introspection, which teaching method is MOST appropriate?
a. Cognitive
b. Reflective
c. Process
d. Cooperative learning

Ans: B

37. With indirect instruction in mind, which does not belong to the group?
a. Lecture-recitation
b. Experiential method
c. Inductive method
d. Discovery method

Ans: A

38. A master teacher is the resource speaker in an in-service training. He presented the situated learning theory and encouraged his colleagues to apply the same in class. Which of the following did he not encourage his colleagues to do?
a. Apprenticeship
b. Decontextualized teaching
c. Learning as it normally occurs
d. Authentic problem solving

Ans: A

39. I want to engage my students in small group discussions. Which topic lends itself to a lively discussion?
a. The exclusion of Pluto as a planet
b. The meaning of the law of supply and demand
c. The law of inertia
d. Rules on subject-verb agreement

Ans: A

40. Teacher Joshua discovered that his pupils are weak in comprehension. To further in which particular skill(s) his pupils are weak, which test should Teacher Joshua give?
a. Standardized test
b. Aptitude test
c. Placement
d. Diagnostic

Ans: D

41. The students of Teacher Kath scan an electronic encyclopedia, view a film on the subject, or look at related topics at the touch of a button right there in the classroom. Which devices does teacher Kath’s class have?
a. Videotape lesson
b. Teaching machine
c. Video disc
d. CD

Ans: B

42. If my approach to my lesson is behaviorist, what features will dominate my lesson?

I.Lecturing
II. Copying notes
III. Reasoning
IV. Demonstration

a. III, IV
b. I, III, IV
c. I, II, III, IV
d. II, III, IV

Ans: D

43. You practice inclusive education. Which of these applies to you?

I. You accept every student as full and valued member of the class and school community
II. Your special attention is on learners with specific learning or social needs
III. You address the needs of the class as a whole within the context of the learners with specific learning or social needs

a. II only
b. I and II
c. I only
d. I and III

Ans: D

44. Which will be the most authentic assessment tool for an instructional objective on working with and relating to people?
a. Organizing a community project
b. Writing articles on working and relating to people
c. Home visitation
d. Conducting mock election

Ans: A

45. Here is a test item:
“From the data presented in the table, form generalizations that are supported by the data.” Under what type of question does this item fall?
a. Convergent
b. Evaluative
c. Application
d. Divergent

Ans: B

46. I want to teach concepts, patterns, and abstractions. Which method will be most appropriate?
a. Discovery
b. Indirect instruction
c. Direct instruction
d. Problem solving

Ans: C

47. We are very much interested in a quality professional development program for teachers. What characteristic should we look for?
a. Required for renewal of professional license
b. Prescribed by top educational leader
c. Responsive to identified teacher’s needs
d. Dependent on the availability of funds

Ans: C

48. What principle is violated by overusing the chalkboards, as though it is the only education technology available?
a. Isolated use
b. Flexibility
c. Variety
d. Uniformity

Ans: C

49. Which statement applies correctly to Edgar Dale’s “CONE of experience”?
a. The farther you are from the base, the more direct the learning experience becomes
b. The farther you are from the bottom, the more direct the learning experience becomes
c. The close you are to the base, the more indirect the learning experience become
d. The closer you are to the base, the more direct the learning experience becomes

Ans: D

50. To teach the democratic process to the pupils. Santo Domingo Elementary School decided that the election of class officers shall be patterned after local elections. There are qualities set for candidates, limited period for campaign, rules for posting campaign materials, etc. Which of the following did the school use?
a. Symposium
b. Simulation
c. Role playing
d. Philips 66

Ans: B

GENERAL EDUCATION for LET Board Exam

1. the Philippine General Hospital, doctors reported on the abandoned patients. This means:
a. The patients do not have permanent address
b. The patients are left behind by relatives
c. The patients cannot afford to pay their bill
d. The patients are left by doctors

Ans: B

2. The death of men in the mine was caused by:
a. Suffocation
b. Lethal smell
c. Erosion
d. Darkness

Ans: A

3. “At time patient is indefatigable in promoting political truth”. The statement means:
a. A hero practices political truth
b. Patriots forget selves to serve others
c. Patriots are brave and cunning
d. Patriots are rich and truthful

Ans: B

4. Ano ang tawag sa mga titik batay sa bigkas ng Ingles?
a. Alivata or baybayin
b. Alpabetong Filipino
c. Alpabetong Romano
d. Alpabetong Pilipino

Ans: C

5. Ayon kng Romulo: “Ang Pilipino ay dugong maharlika.” Ano ang kahulugan nito.
a. Ang Pilipino ay sadyang matatag ang budhi
b. Ang Pilipino ay nanggaling sa malayang lahi
c. Ang Pilipino ay madaling maipagbili at mabola
d. Ang Pilipino ay di purong Pilipino

Ans: B

6. Ang Tagalog ang naging opisyal na wika ng Pilipinas dahil sa:
a. Saligang batas ng 1986
b. Saligang batas ng 1973
c. Saligang batas ng 1935
d. Saligang batas ng Malolos

Ans: C

7. Di katakataka na ilang pulis ay hinihinalang kasangkot sa pagpalaganap ng krimen. Ano ang kahulugan ng kasangkot?

a. Kabalikat
b. Kabilang
c. Kasabwat
d. Kasama-sama

Ans: C

8. Ang di niya makalimutan ay isang ____ ng anak niya bago umalis pa Amerika.
a. Pagaako
b. Pagpako
c. Pinangako
d. Pangako

Ans: D

9. A swimming pool is an equilateral triangle in shape. One side is 11 meters. How many meters are needed to enclose the pool?

a. 55 meters
b. 45 meters
c. 44 meters
d. 33 meters

Ans: D

10. Water is rationed in a village everyday. The truck tanks deliver 8 tons of water in 10 hours. How many tons of water was delivered in 4 days to each house by the agent?
a. 3.2 tons
b. 320 tons
c. 40 tons
d. 80 tons

Ans: A

11. Mrs. Amanda’s bathroom has to be covered with tiles. The edge of the bathroom needs a rubberize tile. If the tub is 2.3 meters long and 1.8 wide, how many meters of rubberized tiles are required?
a. 9.2 meters
b. 8.2 meters
c. 4.6 meters
d. 2.3 meters

Ans: B

12. An executive office has to be carpeted. The area is 3m by 4m and the carpet costs PHP 1,000.00 per square meter. How much will be spent for the purchase of the carpet?
a. PHP 120,000.00
b. PHP 10,000.00
c. PHP 12,000.00
d. PHP 1,000.00

Ans: C

13. Write this ratio in its simplest form: 3 cm to 20 cm.
a. 20.30
b. 02.30
c. 30.20
d. 03.20

Ans: D

14. The Department of Health allows the sale of drugs and medicines after thorough laboratory test. Which of these drugs are discouraged for use because of its component?
a. Bangkok pills
b. Vitamin A and B
c. Tea and sugar syrup
d. None of these

Ans: A

15. Food markets are encouraged to handle cooked foods well. One incident in a wedding party sent hundreds of guest to the hospital. It was found out that the food:
a. Was left uncovered
b. Was half cooked
c. Had ptomaine poison
d. Was contaminated with dysentery bacteria

Ans: D

16. Eruptions of volcanoes have affected lives in Zambales during the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. Relief and evacuation were managed by the Philippine Red Cross. Which of the following volcanoes is located in the island of Mindanao?
a. Taal Volcano
b. Mayon Volcano
c. Mt. Hibok-hibok
d. Mt. Halcon

Ans: C

17. Modern science has used technology to help determine illness. A child bumped and fell his head hitting a concrete pavement. Which medical approach will determine the status of the cranial accident?
a. Submit the child to chest X-ray
b. Submit the child to cranial X-ray
c. Submit the child to cranial scanning
d. Open up and so surgical operation

Ans: C

18. The city government of Metro Manila had been closing and raiding night spots. What is the basic reason of the campaign?
a. Many homes are destroyed by these night clubs
b. The values of the young affected by these clubs
c. The fast spread of HIV and AIDS are traced to these places
d. These spots are areas of crimes

Ans: B

19. In the Philippine government, the earliest and smallest service of governance is the:
a. Municipality c. Barangay
b. Poblacion d. Barrio

Ans: C

20. Personal income tax should be paid and filed every year by employees and corporation. Who among the group are exempt from filling income tax returns, except:
a. Government employees on daily, contractual and consultation basis
b. Retired government employees receiving only pensions
c. Government employees receiving less than PHP 18,000.00 per year
d. Overseas workers

Ans: A

21. When rainfall attains a pH less than 5.6, it becomes __________.
a. Torrential
b. Tropical
c. Acidic
d. Neutral

Ans: C

22. Philippine eagles are identified as rare species. Lately, in Davao more eagles were raised through:
a. Eagles, caught in the wild, are raised in cages
b. Artificial insemination through fertilized eggs
c. Incubating eggs from their nests
d. Putting up eagle farms under the Bureau of Wildlife

Ans: B

23. All of the following are substances which may be broken down by the decomposing action of living organisms like bacteria except:
a. Potato peelings
b. A microchip
c. Onion skin
d. An apple core

Ans: B

24. The proper disposal of garbage has improved the environment. The best process of handling waste is through:
a. Utilization of organic compounds
b. Burning non-biodegradable waste
c. Dumping soluble waste
d. Recycling non-biodegradable waste

Ans: D

25. The nervous system has its specific function. Which is the closest function?
a. The spinal cord links the finger tips to the brain
b. Impulses transmit messages to the brain by electrical signal
c. Human body activities are all in the nervous system
d. The nervous system defends most on the brain

Ans: C

26. A provincial governor was convicted for using prisoners to build his summer resort. What should the prisoner demands?
a. The right to refuse the job
b. The right to just compensation
c. The right to suffrage
d. The right to live in standard rooms

Ans: B

27. A priest gave all his possessions to disabled children. What right may they claim?
a. Right to just treatment
b. Right to proper treatment
c. Right of disable to equal treatment
d. Right to disabled to equal protection

Ans: C

28. The case of farmers in Sumilao, Bukidnon was won by the landowner. How was the case decided by the Supreme Court?
a. Final judgment was made because of political pressure
b. Final judgment was made after it was established that the farmers were not legitimate holders of titles of the land
c. The farmers were paid beforehand
d. The farmers were landholders of a farm

Ans: B

29. A peace officer opens the house of a drug pusher. The drug pusher complained on the police officer’s actuation because he alleged that:
a. He was not around when the incident happened
b. The officer had no warrant of arrest
c. The officer was armed
d. The right for privacy was violated

Ans: D

30. A candidate was detained for working against a dominant political party. Which right can be invoked?
a. Right to his aspirations
b. Right to his political beliefs
c. Right to seek redress
d. Right to vote according to one’s conscience

Ans: B

31. The entry of data and commands into the computer system is made possible through the:
a. Keyboard c. Printer
b. Diskette d. Monitor

Ans: A

32. Which of the following values is closest to the square root of 4,000?
a. 63 b. 200 c. 22 d. 19

Ans: A

33. The arithmetic mean of a set of 50 meters is 38. If two numbers, 45 and 35, are discarded. The mean of the remaining set of numbers is:
a. 37.24 b. 37.5 c. 37.91 d. 36.5

Ans: C

34. An example of a civil and political right is the right to _________.
a. Work
b. Life and liberty
c. Social security
d. Education

Ans: B

35. If P is a positive integer in the equation 12p=q, then q must be a:
a. Negative even integer
b. Positive even integer
c. Positive odd integer
d. Negative odd integer

Ans: B

36. Ikaw ba ang dapat sisihin sa nangyari?
a. Pagsasadula
b. Pagbati
c. Pagbibigay ng impormasyon
d. Pakikipagkapwa

Ans: C

37. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang pinakatamang pangungusap?
a. Ang mga kabataan sa lansangan ay naglalaro at nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan
b. Ang mga kabataan ay naglalaro at nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan kung maliwanag ang buwan
c. Ang mga kabataan ay naglalaro kung maliwanag ang buwan at nagtakbuhan sa lansangan
d. Ang mga kabataan kung maliwanag ang buwan ay nagtatakbuhan sa lansangan at naglalaro

Ans: B

38. “Kabaliwan at paglulustay ang iyong ginagawa taun-taon. Higit na marami ang maralitang nangailangan ng salapi.” Ang nagsasalita ay:
a. Maramot
b. Praktikal
c. Matipid
d. Kuripot

Ans: B

39. Piliin ang gawi ng pagsasalita: “Ayokong sumunod sa mga sinasabi mo.”
a. Babala
b. Pagtanggi
c. Pakiusap
d. Pamungkahi

Ans: B

40. Ikinalulungkot ko ang mga nangyayari.
a. Pagsagot
b. Pagtanong
c. Panghula
d. Paghingi ng paumanhin

Ans: D

41. Ipinagmamalaki mo siya, BAHAG naman pala ANG kanyang BUNTOT. Ang ibig sabihin ng may malaking titik ay:
a. Mahiyain
b. Traidor
c. Kuripot
d. Duwag

Ans: D

42. What is the range of the following: 86, 70, 83, 90, 85, 78, 79, 81, 87.
a. 12
b. 15
c. 16
d. 20

Ans: D

43. Which of the following audio-visual sets of equipment can best project visual materials in a classroom that is difficult to darken?
a. Filmstrips
b. Color materials
c. Opaque projector
d. Overhead projector

Ans: C

44. Change the following percents to decimals: 23%, 5%, 3%, 3.5%.
a. 2.3, 500, 0.30, 30.5
b. 0.23, 50, 03, 3.05
c. 0.23, 0.05, 0.03, 0.035
d. 0.023, 5.00, 3.0, 03.5

Ans: C

45. If the scores of 10 students are: 76, 80, 75, 83, 80, 79, 85, 80, 88, 90, the mode is:
a. 79
b. 85
c. 80
d. 88

Ans: C

46. A vehicle consumes one liter of gasoline to travel 10 kilometers. After a tune-up, it travels 15% farther on one liter. To the nearest tenth, how many liters of gasoline will it take for the vehicle to travel 230 kilometers?
a. 23 liters
b. 20 liters
c. 23.15 liters
d. 20.15 liters

Ans: B

47. If each of the five members in a basketball team shakes hands with every other member of the team before the game starts, how many handshakes will there be in all?
a. 8
b. 10
c. 6
d. 9

Ans: B

48. How many twenty thousand are there in one million?
a. 500
b. 50
c. 100
d. 1000

Ans: B

49. Why is 1/5 called a unit fraction?
a. The number 5 is the denominator
b. The unit is less than one
c. It is between 0 and 1, the basic unit
d. Unit fractions have 1 as the numerator

Ans: D

50. A rectangle has sides of 10 and 12 units. How can the area of a square be computed if it has the same perimeter as the rectangle?
a. Add 10 and 12, double the sum, divide by 4, then multiply by 4
b. Add 10 and 12, double the sum, divide by 4, then multiply by 2
c. Add 10 and 12, double the sum, divide by 4, then square the quotient
d. Add 10 and 12, double the sum, then multiply by 4

Ans: C

Note: The questions and answers are from the Facebook public group LET Reviewer Online Philippines.