Diagnostic Assessment for Bachelor in Technical Vocational Teacher Education.docx

**Diagnostic Assessment for Bachelor in Technical Vocational Teacher Education (BTVTE) for Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET)** Direction: Read and understand carefully each question and choose the best answer. 1. Which is an example of a non-pathogenic microorganism? A. Palsmodium falcip...

**Diagnostic Assessment for Bachelor in Technical Vocational Teacher Education (BTVTE) for Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET)** Direction: Read and understand carefully each question and choose the best answer. 1. Which is an example of a non-pathogenic microorganism? A. Palsmodium falciparum C. Influenza sp. B. Probiotics such as bifidobacteria D. Yersinia pestis 2. When the North Pole is tilted towards the sun, it is summer and when the sun shines all the time both day and night, what is this called? A. Twilight sun C. Summer light B. Northern light D. Midnight sun 3. Why do we hear thunder some seconds after seeing lightning? A. Light appears brighter in the sky C. Light travels faster than sound. B. Sound travels 1.331 m/s D. Sound is released later actually 4. Because the production of fossil fuels, petroleum and coal will run out in the near future, it is called \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ A. Renewable resources C. Natural resources B. Non-renewable resources D. Bio-resources 5. Who discovered penicillin? A. Darwin B. Curie C. Fleming D. Mendel 6. While it is not necessary for every individual organism to reproduce, reproduction is necessary for the \_\_\_\_\_\_ of the species. A. Extinction B. Survival C. Development D. Evolution 7. What are the thin structures essential for cytokinesis, amoeboid, movements and changes in cell shape? A. Nanofilaments C. Myosin filaments B. Microfilaments D. Pseudofilaments 8. What property of matter is involved in the sign, "Fasten Your Seatbelt"? A. Impenetrability C. Acceleration B. Inertia D. Interaction 9. An atom of silicon has mass number of 28 and an atomic number of 14. How many protons are there in an atom? A. 28 B. 12 C. 14 D. 7 10. Ecosystem is the relationship between the physical and biological environments in a certain plain. Among desert ecosystems, the world's largest ecosystem is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. Sahara B. Antarctica C. Tianshan D. Namib 11. What happens when there is weather inversion? A. Warm air rises B. The warm air is above and cool air is trapped below C. The cool air is above and warm air is trapped below D. Getting cooler at higher temperature A. II and IV C. I and II B. I and III D. II and III 13. Which among the following is the only method of contraception that has 100% success rate? A. Injectable contraceptives C. Withdrawal method B. Abstinence D. Daily oral contraceptive pills 14. Which of the following human activities reduces the level of ozone in the atmosphere? A. Using large banks of solar cells for energy production B. Using artificial lighting in scientific polar stations C. Releasing of fluorocarbons from aerosol cans D. Destroying large areas of the equatorial rain forests 15. Polysaccharides, triglycerides, polypeptides and nucleic acids are classified as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. Carbohydrates C. Phospholipids B. B. Acids and bases D. Macromolecular 16. In the pacific area, a storm is called \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. Hurricane B. Typhoon C. El Niño D. El Niña 17. Damage to DNA that is not repaired and then replicated can result in genetic disorders. A. Mutation B. Embryology C. Pathology D. Speciation 18. Which is true about lithosphere? A. crust and upper mantle C. crust and water on it B. continents and crust D. crust and the core 19. Which of the following is a heterotroph? A. Algae B. Grasshopper C. Fern D. Moss 20. Which of true of metalloids? A. Conduct heat and electricity less effectively than non-metal. B. Conduct heat and electricity better than metals. C. Conduct heat better than metals. D. Have properties of both metals and non-metals. 21. One angle of a parallelogram is 35? What are the measures of the three other angles? A. 145˚, 35˚, 145˚ C. 85˚, 135˚, 140˚ B. 45˚, 65˚, 170˚ D. 35˚, 65˚, 65˚ 22. If a-2, b-1, and c-3. What s the value of 1+2b-c? A. 5 B. 0 C. 7 D. 11 23. On a certain day, three computer technicians took turns in manning a 24-hour internet shop. The number of hours Cesar, Bert and Danny were on duty was in the ratio 1:2:3, respectively. The shop owner pays them Php 40 per hour. How much would Danny receive for that day? A. Php 230 B. Php 160 C. Php 960 D. Php 480 24. What are the missing terms in the series 5, 20, 80, \_\_, 1280, \_\_, 20, 480? A. 50;210 B. 40;160 C. 35;135 D. 320;5120 25. What is the latest addition to our departments added in 2016? A. DOST B. DICT C. DAR D. DOTC 26. Which is true of ZERO? A. A divisor of all numbers C. Is a positive even integer B. Is a counting number D. A multiple of every integer 27. If July 12, 2003 fell on Tuesday, on what day will July 12, 2005 fall? A. Thursday B. Friday C. Sunday D. Monday 28. What is the amount due on Php 10,000.00 after adding the annual interest of 12% for 5 years? A. Php 14,000.00 C. Php 13,500.00 B. Php 15,500.00 D. Php 16,000.00 29. Two buses leave the same station at 8:00 PM. One bus travel north at the rate of 30kph and the other travels east at 40kph. How many kilometers apart are the buses at 10PM? A. 140km B. 100km C. 70km D. 50km 30. The school cafeteria raised the price of a plate of rice from P8 to P10. If the same rate of increase was applied to a regular order of viand which used to cost P20, how much does an order of viand cost? A. P25 B. P22 C. P26 D. P24 31. The readings on a water meter in April and May are 417.8kl and 430.4kl. If there is a basic charge of 23 pesos and the cost per kl is 20 pesos, how much is the billing for water consumption between the two months? A. P2520 B. P2543 C. P272 D. P275 32. A Toyota car travelling at a rate of 70km per hour, leaves the house 2 hours after a Kia car has left and overtakes it in 5 hours. At what rate was the Kia car travelling? A. 50kph B. 40kph C. 20kph D. 30kph 33. A time deposit in a bank will mature after 91 days. If the deposit was made on April 28, on what date will it mature? A. June 28 B. July 28 C. July 18 D. July 29 34. Total amount to pay for 8% interest in 3 months of Php 6000. A. Php 10,500 B. Php 11,500 C. Php 6,120 D. Php 6,480 35. The legs of one right triangle are 9 and 12, while those another right triangle are 12 and 16. How much longer is the perimeter of the larger triangle than the perimeter of the smaller triangle? A. 84 B. 12 C. 7 D. 14 36. It can be used to show to progress in academic grades over four quarters. A. Circle graph B. Line graph C. Pie graph D. Bar graph 37. If 16 men and 20 women can finish a job in 25 days, how many days can 28 men and 15 women finish? A. 15 B. 20 C. 10 D. 25 38. If the counting numbers 1 to 30 are written down, how many times does the digit 2 appear? A. 11 B. 14 C. 12 D. 13 39. Ruben's f=grade in 6 subjects is 88, 89, 84, 90, 91 and 86? What is the least grade that he should aim for in the 7^th^ subject if he has to have an average of 88? A. 91 B. 93 C. 90 D. 92 40. Simplify (8x-24) / (2x2-x-15) A. (x-4)/(x+4) C. 4/(x-13) B. 8/(2x+5) D. 5/(2x-5) 41. Haiku is traditional Japanese poem consisting of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. Three lines totaling of 17 syllables with nature as topic. B. Eight lines ending in rhyming couplet with death as topic. C. Four lines that rhyme with love as topic. D. Lines of poetry in free verse with ordinary thing as topic. 42. There is an outbreak of dengue of which authorities \_\_\_\_\_\_ warned us. A. should be B. should C. shall be D. should have 43. You father is paying for your plane ticket, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_? A. isn't it B. isn't he C. is he D. aren't you 44. What is true of the following example? "My goal, to be independently wealthy by the age of fifty, is looking increasingly unrealistic." A. It contains a gerund phrase C. It contains a participial phrase B. It contains an absolute phrase D. It contains an appositive phrase 45. You are the sunshine of my life. A. Simile B. Irony C. Metaphor D. Hyperbole 46. In Kerima Polotan Tuvera's short story "The Virgin", why did Ms. Mijares fail to find a man to marry? A. She is choosy in finding a man C. She took care of her sick mother B. She is busy with work D. She is concentrated in her studies 47. Which among the following is the part of the newspaper where you can see the opinions of people? A. Classified Section C. Obituary B. Headline D. Editorial section 48. To show phonological awareness skill, students say the word and then say the syllable or sound. A. Rhyming B. Blending C. Segmenting D. Combining 49. In the articulatory speech, which works the most in the sounds like t, d, s, z, n, la, and th? A. Soft palate B. Tongue C. Teeth D. Lips 50. How will you classify the peculiarity of speech that is more acceptable in ordinary conversation, but not in formal speech such as "What a close shave"? A. Trite expression C. Jargon B. Colloquialism D. Slang 51. What reading technique is being utilized when a teacher asks his students to read particular passage, then he marks mispronounced words? A. DRTA B. SQ3R C. IRI D. KWL chart 52. What is meant by the adage "What you reap, is what you sow?" A. Respect to tradition C. Right decision B. Endurance and sacrifices D. Clean Christian Living 53. Which is NOT a 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 disappointments. C. Avoid challenging tasks. D. Develop deeper interest in the activities in which they participate. 54. Ms. Reyes is a public-school teacher. As a teacher, she was branded as a terror in school. The pupils dreaded the day they would enter her class. Little did they know that behind her unpopular façade was a heart full of compassion. But how did she earn this moniker? She did not tolerate dirty pupils in her class. Ms. Reyes wanted them to know that cleanliness of body was good for their health. She inspected every student's neatness before they enter inside her classroom. Ms. Reyes gives much importance to her pupils'\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. cleanliness B. absence C. studies D. posture 55. Largest kind of crowd A. mobs B. demonstrators C. spectators D. cooperatives 56. Which of the following word has an alternate correct spelling as shown in any good dictionary? A. apologized B. ageless C. advertisement D. aggravate 57. From the following, choose two words that lack correlation. A. Sensuous: pertaining to senses C. Troupe: company of actors B. Species: variety D. Time: in that place 58. What is meant by AT SIXES AND SEVENS in this sentence? We moved into he house last week, but I'm afraid everything, is still at sixes and sevens. A. The things have not been shipped B. In a state of confusion C. In an orderly manner D. The boxes are still intact 59. Who won the Nobel Prize collection "Gitanjali," which express faith, hope and beauty of the world. A. Mashou Basho C. Rabindranath Tagore B. Tatamkulu Afrika D. Omar Khayyam 60. Who delivers the Gettysburg address to give tribute to the union soldiers of civil war? A. John Paigne C. Thomas Jefferson B. Abrahan Lincoln D. George Washington 61. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the philosophy of our folks during the pre-Hispanic days. A. folk tale B. folklore C. proverbs D. ordeal 62. Bettina can know the differences among different flavor of noodle, even though this are only subtle. A. absolute threshold C. sensory threshold B. difference threshold D. minimal threshold 63. Right to life, liberty and genuine happiness is fundamental to: A. historical rights C. political rights B. civil rights D. constitutional rights 64. What problem can result owing to bias among parents and the youth towards manual or technical occupations, eg. Masons, mechanics, plumbers, etc.? A. boss mentality C. white collar mania B. blue collar mania D. technocrat mind 65. Who was the first man to circumnavigate the world? A. Ferdinand Magellan C. Enrique of Malacca B. Ruy Lopez de Villalobos D. Sebastian Elcano 66. The third and last military governor of the Philippines was \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. Gen. Wesley Merrit C. Gen. Arthur MacArthur B. Gen. Elwell Otis D. Gen. Douglas MacArthur 67. What causes the fury of Filipinos during the ruthless reign of Gov. Gen. Rafael De Izquierdo? A. Demolition of Masonic rites C. Execution of GomBurZa B. Execution of Dr. Jose Rizal D. Uncovering the propaganda movement 68. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ rejected Aguinaldo as president. A. Acta de Katipunan C. Acta de Malolos B. Acta de Tejeros D. Acta de Propaganda 69. In the 19^th^ century, the new \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ sprang the leaders of the propaganda which sowed the seeds of the Philippines revolution. A. upper class C. lower class B. middle class D. first class 70. Spanish educational degree of 1863 provides \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. high school/secondary education C. tertiary education B. primary education D. free education 71. Which Katipunan member commuted from Cavite to Manila to buy materials used to make ammunitions? A. Teresa Magbanua C. Teodora Alonso B. Agueda Esteban D. Trinidad Tecson 72. The term "frailocracia" which refers to the hidden control and domination of the religious leaders on the colonial government was given by A. Apolonario Mabini C. Jose Rizal B. Graciani Lopez Jaena D. Marcelo Del Pilar 73. What is meant by Rizal to the Philippine and to the world? Rizal chose peaceful movements to fight Spain. Rizal is a model of \_\_\_\_\_? A. rebellion B. nonviolence C. armed struggle D. subservience 74. During the 17^th^ -- 18^th^ century Hispanic era, what was the highest post a native or Chinese mestizo can attain at the municipal level, equivalent to local bureaucrats namely the mayors today? A. Gobernadorcillo C. Cabeza de Barangay B. Tenientes de Justicia D. Directorcillo 75. He is the speaker of the Philippine Assembly. A. Emilio Aguinaldo C. Elpidio Quirino B. Manuel Quezon D. Sergio Osmeña 76. What is the overriding principle that calls to the impeachment of impeachable officials such as the president according to the Philippine Constitution? A. hidden wealth C. lost of public trust B. nepotism D. corruption 77. What contained the concrete promise of the Americans of the Philippine Independence "as soon as stable government can be established"? A. Preamble of the Jones Law C. Fairfield Bill of 1924 B. Preamble of the Commonwealth Government D. First 1919 Parliamentary Mission to the U.S. 78. What is the term for the unpleasant sensation or frustration when a traditional-bound Filipino goes to the U.S. and observes the open display of love and emotions? A. culture relativism C. culture shock B. culture cosmopolitanism D. culture phobia 79. Which philosophy comprises the official statement of Chinese values during Han Dynasty? A. Hanonine Philosophy C. Laotician B. Confucian D. Laotist 80. What country gives the highest salary for teachers? A. China C. Philippines B. Singapore D. Thailand 81. Pangatnig na ginagamit sa pagpili, pamukod at pagtanggi? A. Panlinaw C. pamilang B. Paninsay D. pamuklod 82. Anong pahayag ang pinakamataas sa pagpapahalaga ng Pilipina bilang Hiyas ng Lipunan? A. Mahinhin sa kilos at gawa C. kayumanggi ang balat B. Mabuting kasambahay D. marikit at mahalagang kalahi 83. Uri ng pagbabagong morpnemiko na gumagamit ng pagpapalit ng posisyon ng ponema sa salita. A. asimilasyon B. paglapi C. pagkaltas D. metatesis 84. Alin sa mga sumusunod ang pangungusap na may paksa? A. Nagbabasa sila sa aklatan. C. Kay ganda ng paglubog ng araw. B. Walang tubig kahapon. D. Magandang umaga. 85. Aling salita ang may klister? A. palma B. pluma C. basta D. basket 86. Saan tumatalakay ang akdang "Ang Sampaguitang Walang Bango"? A. Pagtataksil sa asawa C. nalantang sampaguita B. Mapanlinlang sa kapwa D. kawalang malay ng mga kababaihan 87. Ang nalaglag-nahulog ay nasa aspetong: A. Magkahawig B. magkapares C. magkasalungat D. magkasingtunog 88. Pahayag na pasaklaw na nabubuo sa pamamagitan ng personal na panlasa o pagpili. A. Probable generalization C. Subjective generalization B. Analytical generalization D. Categorical generalization 89. Umaawit sa puso A. Pagmamalabis B. pagwawangis C. personipikasyon D. palit-tawag 90. Bahagi ng pananaliksik kung saan matatagpuan ang panimula, kaligiran ng pag-aaral at konseptuwal framework. A. Kabanata II B. Kabanata IV C. Kabanata I D. Kabanata III 91. Alin ang pinakamababang antas ng wika na impormal na nilikha at nabuo sa pagsama-sama ng mga salitang pinaikli o pinahaba? A. kolokyal B. balbal C. lalawiganin D. pampanitikan 92. Kung sa pakikinig ang mga layuning malibang ay mauri bilang apresyatib, mauri naman sa pagbabasa bilang \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. Mapanuri B. scanning C. intensibo D. ekstensibo 93. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ piraso ang dala niyang pasalubong. A. Labingwalong B. labimwalong C. labinwalong D. labing-walong 94. Ito ay isang dulang nagsasalaysay ng buhay at kamatayan ng ating Mahal na poong Hesukristo at masasabing parang PASYONG itinatanghal sa entablado. A. moro-moro B. karagatan C. senakulo D. duplo 95. Pakpak, gamugamo, dibdib at paruparo ay mga halimbawa ng salitang A. payak B. tambalan C. inuulit D. maylapi 96. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ang katiwaliang ginagawa ng opisyal ng gobyerno na paggamit ng pera ng bayan para sa pansariling kapakanan. A. paglustay B. pagnanakaw C. pang-aabuso D. panloloko 97. Tumutulong ito sa mga salitang nakapag-iisa at may kahulugan. Kilala rin itong salitang-ugat. A. Paglalapi C. malayang ponema B. Di-malayang ponema D. morpemang leksikal 98. Ang bantas na palugit ay ginagamit sa \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. komunikasyong di-pasalita C. pagbigkas na pahayag B. pasulat na pahayag D. pagsama ng pagsulat at pagbigkas na pahayag 99. Mahaba ang pahayag ni Socrates kaya kailangan iyong mahalaga na lamang ang dapat na Mabasa kaya gumamit siya ng \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. sintesis B. abstrak C. direktang sipi D. ellipsis 100. Ibigay ang salin ng: A stitch in time saves time. A. Maagap B. eksaherado C. bale-wala D. magtipid ANSWER KEY 1.