Republic of the Philippines

City of Taguig

Taguig City University

Gen. Santos Avenue, Central Bicutan, Taguig City

College of Education
Professional Education: Assessment and Evaluation of
Learning
Directions: Read the following carefully and choose the best answer.
1. Which of the following is a vital component in defining measurement?
a. Quantity of an attribute

c. Quality of an attribute

b. Setting of programs

d. Setting of standards

2. Which of the following best describe educational assessment?

a. Process of measuring and evaluating learning outcomes
b. Process of comparing objectives with actual results
c. Process of identifying a particular attribute
d. Process of using appropriate measuring device
3. When is educational considered valid?
a. When it yields consistent results.
b. When it yields variety of results
c. When it reflects the purpose of assessment
d. When it is free from bias
4. After doing the exercise for verbs, Ms. Bonillo gave a short quiz to find out how well the
students have understood the lesson. What type of assessment is done?
a. Summative Assessment

c. Placement Assessment

b. Formative Assessment

d. Diagnostic Assessment

5. Ms. Repalda is planning to do an assessment OF learning, which of these should she

include in her plan considering her purpose of assessment?
a. How to certify students activities
b. How to determine the areas of interest of students.
c. How to give immediate feedbacks to students strength and weaknesses.
d. How to design ones instruction

6. You are assessing FOR learning. Which of these will you likely do?
a. Giving grades to students.
b. Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of students.
c. Reporting to parents the performance of their child.
d. Recommending policies in grading students.
7. What type of validity does the pre-board examination possesses if its result can explain
on how the students will likely perform on their Licensure Examination.
a. Concurrent

b. Construct

c. Predictive

d. Content

8. Ms. Familara tasked her student to show how to play basketball. What learning target is
she assessing?
a. Knowledge

b. Reasoning

c. Skills

d. Affective

9. The grade six pupils were given a diagnostic test in addition and subtraction of whole
numbers to find out if they can proceed to the next unit. However, the result of the test
was very low. What should the teacher do?
a. Proceed to next lesson to be able to finish all the topic in the course.
b. Construct another test parallel to the given test to determine the consistency of the
scores.
c. Count the frequency of errors to find out the lessons that the majority of students
need to learn.
d. Record the scores then inform the parents about the very poor performance of
their child in Mathematics.
10. At the beginning of the school year, the 6 year old pupils were tested to find out who
among them can already read. The result was used to determine their sections. What kind
of test was given to them?
a. Diagnostic

b. Formative

c. Placement

d. Summative

11. Ms. Buenaventura advocates assessment FOR learning. Which will she not likely do?
a. Formative Assessment

c. Placement Assessment

b. Diagnostic Assessment

d. Summative Assessment

12. The result of the test given by Teacher Rechele showed a negatively skewed distribution.
What kind of test did teacher Rechele give?
a. The test is difficult

c. It is not too easy nor too difficult

b. It is moderately difficult

d. It is easy

13. Mr. De Guzman developed an achievement test in Math for his grade three pupils. Before
he finalized the test, he examined carefully if the test items were constructed based on the
competencies that have to be tested. What test of validity was he trying to establish?
a. Content validity
b. Concurrent validity
c. Predictive validity
d. Construct validity
14. Teacher Anne gives a 50 item test in English where the mean performance of the group is
40 and the standard deviation is 3. Markie obtained a score of 45. Which of the following
best described his performance?
a. Below average
b. Average
c. Above average
d. Cannot be distinguished since a standard deviation of 3 is included.
15. Teacher Ryan conducted a short quiz after discussing the topic Electricity, to get
feedback on how much the students learned which may NOT be used for grading
purposes is classified as:
a. Placement

c. Formative Assessment

b. Summative Assessment

d. Diagnostic Assessment

16. Which of the following statement/s is / are important in developing a scoring rubric?
I.

Description of each criterion to serve as standard.

II.

Very clear description of performance in each level.

III.

Rating scale

IV.

Mastery levels of achievement.

a. I only

b. I and II only

c. I, II, III

d. I,II,III,IV

17. Most of the students who took the examination got scores above the mean. What is the
graphical representation of the score distribution?
a. Skewed to the left

c. Scores are normally distributed

b. Skewed to the right

d. Positively skewed

18. Which of the following test item can best effectively measure higher order of cognitive
learning objectives?
a. Objective test

c. Completion test

b. Achievement test

d. Extended essay test

19. If teacher Jeff want to test his students synthesis skills. Which of the following has the
highest diagnostic value?
a. Completion test

c. Essay test

b. Performance test

d. Multiple choice test

20. Type of test that measure the level of performance of an individual wherein the questions
are arranged in increasing order of difficulty. This test is known as:
a. Speed test
b. Power test
c. Educational test
d. Symmetrically test
21. This is the pre-planned collection of sample of students works, assessed results and other
output produced by the students:
a. Diary
b. Guess who technique
c. Portfolio
d. Anecdotal report
22. The counselee revealed that she will commit suicide on weekend. Can the counselor
revealed the secret to the parents?
a. Yes, it is mandatory that in case involving suicide that confidentiality is
superseded.
b. No, counselor has no right to disclose such information to anyone.
c. Yes, as long as he tells the parents that he is not the one who disclosed the
information.
d. No, it is unethical.
23. What should a teacher do when assessment result is above the predetermined level of
performance?
a. Review the lesson
b. Remediate the learning differently
c. Re-teach the lesson
d. Proceed to the next level objective

24. How can skills be assessed appropriately?

a. Through self-report
b. Through open ended interview

c. Through direct observation

d. Through paper and pencil test
25. It refers to the assessment methods that stimulate true to life situation:
a. Traditional

b. Alternative

c. Authentic

d. Measurement

26. It refers to the process of systematic interpretation, analysis of organized data for decision
making:
a. Assessment

b. Measurement

c. Testing

d. Evaluation

27. Mr. Fernandez is judging the accuracy of these statements. Which statement will he
consider as correct?
I.

Test is a tool to measure a trait

II.

Measurement is the process of qualifying

III.

Assessment is the gathering of quantitative and qualitative data for decision

making.

IV.

Evaluation is the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data for decision making
a. I and II only

b. III and IV only

c. I, II and III

d. I, III, IV

28. If I have to use the most authentic method of assessment, which of these procedures
should I consider?
a. Traditional test
b. Written test
c. Performance-based assessment
d. Objective assessment
29. You targeted that after instruction, your students should be able to show their ability to
solve problems with speed and accuracy. You the designed a tool to measure this ability.
What principle of assessment did you consider in this situation?
a. Assessment should be based on clear and appropriate target or objectives.
b. Assessment should have a positive consequence on students learning.
c. Assessment should be reliable.
d. Assessment should be fair.
30. Mrs. Soriano is judging the worth of the project of the students in her Math class based
on a set of criteria. What process describes what she is doing?
a. Testing
b. Measuring
c. Evaluating

d. Assessing

31. Mr. Gomez is comparing measurements from evaluation. Which statement explains the
difference?
a. Measurement is assigning a numerical value to given trait while evaluation is
giving meaning to the numerical value of the trait.
b. Measurement is the process of gathering data while assessment is the process of
quantifying the data gathered.
c. Measurement is the process of quantifying data while evaluation is the process of
organizing data.
d. Measurement is a pre requisite of assessment while evaluation is the pre-requisite
of testing.
32. The students of Mrs., Espino are very noisy. To keep them busy, they were given any test
available in the classroom and then the results were graded as a way to punish them.
Which statement best explains if practice is acceptable or not?
a. The practice is acceptable because the students behaved well when they were
given a test.
b. The practice is not acceptable because it violates the principle of reliability
c. The practice is not acceptable because it violates the principle of validity
d. The practice is accepted since the test result is graded.
33. Ms. Mallari administrated an exam in Filipino and the results were positively skewed.
However, she also conducted an exam in social studies and the results were negatively
skewed. Which of the following is true?
a. The exam in Filipino is easy
b. The exam in social studies is difficult
c. Both exam are difficult
d. Filipino exam is difficult
34. Mr. Suarez, an elementary school teacher in Science found out that his pupils got very
high scores in the test. What measure of central tendency should he use to describe their
average performance in the subject?
a. Mean

b. Median

c. Mode

d. Range

35. Which of the following is the main purpose of administering a pre-test and post-test to
the students?
a. Measure the value of the materials used
b. Accustom the students in frequent testing
c. Measure gains in learning
d. Measure the effectiveness of instruction

36. Teacher Angelyn discovered that her students are weak in grammar. Which assessment
procedure should teacher Angelyn administer to further determine in which other skills
his students are weak?
a. Placement assessment
b. Diagnostic assessment
c. Summative assessment
d. Formative assessment

37. What is the meaning of TOS in the parlance of test construction?

a. Table of Specifies

c. Table of Specific Test

b. Table of Specification

d. Table of Subject

38. Under which assumption is portfolio assessment based?

a. Portfolio 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
39. Teacher Jen will conduct a test To measure her students ability to organize thoughts and
present original ideas. Which type of type is most appropriate?
a. True-False item
b. Completion Test
c. Essay Test
d. Sort Answer test
40. The main objective of testing in teaching is:
a. To assess students learning and effectiveness of instruction
b. To assess the effectiveness of teaching method used
c. To evaluate the instructional material used
d. To evaluate the performance of the teacher in the particular lesson.
41. It refers to use of methods other than pen and paper objective test which includes
performance test, projects, portfolios, journals, and the likes.
a. Alternative assessment
b. Traditional assessment
c. Authentic assessment
d. Assessment

42. It refers to use of assessment methods that stimulate true to life situation.
a. Alternative assessment
b. Traditional assessment
c. Authentic assessment
d. Assessment
43. The degree which the assessment instrument measures what intends to measure.
a. Reliability
b. Validity
c. Balanced
d. Fairness
44. Describe the present status of the individual by correlating the set scores obtained from
two measures given concurrently.
a. Face validity
b. Concurrent validity
c. Predictive validity
d. Construct validity
45. It refers to the consistency of the scores obtained by the same person when retested using
the same instrument.
a. Reliability
b. Validity
c. Balanced
d. Fairness

46. A process of gathering information about students learning through actual demonstration
of essential and observation skills.
a. Traditional Assessment
b. Performance-based assessment
c. Authentic Assessment
d. Performance assessment
47. This is task that requires tangible products.
a. Demonstration type
b. Creation type
c. Feasibility

d. Product-based
48. The task is realistically implementable in relation to its cost, space, time, and equipment
requirements.
a. Demonstration type
b. Creation type
c. Feasibility
d. Product-based
49. Type of portfolio that collects the students day-to-day work which reflects his/her
learning.
a. Working portfolio
b. Show portfolio
c. Documentary portfolio
d. Portfolio
50. The examinees create a work sample or product utilizing the skills/abilities.
a. Demonstration type
b. Creation type
c. Feasibility
d. Product-based

51. Which of the following is considered as a serious with personality tests?

a. Reliability
c. Usability
b. Scorability
d. validity
52. Attitudes towards communism or socialism are best measured with:
a. Sociometry
b. Questionaires and Interviews
c. Checklist and Multiple Choice
d. Forced Triads
53. Two classes are given the same arithmetic test and the mean for both classes is 57. The
standard deviation for class A is 5.1, while that of Class is 10.3. On the basis of the above
data, we may conclude that with respect to arithmetic achievement:
a. Class A is more heterogeneous than Class B
b. The teaching of arithmetic is more effective in Class A.
c. Class B is more heterogeneous than Class A.
d. There is no sufficient data for making a comparison.
54. In the following distribution: 1,3,3,3,5; we can say that:
a. The mean is greater than the median.
b. The median is greater than the mode.
c. The mode is greater than the mode.
d. The mean, median and the mode have the same value.

55. Which of the following is an important duty of a teacher?

a. Evaluating pupils progress
b. Soliciting contributions
c. Safekeeping of the properties of the school
d. Going on a vacation
56. Which of the following is not to be considered in preparing items for objectives tests?
a. Make each test items comprehensible
b. Group items belonging to the same type together
c. Provide specific directions on how the test is to be taken
d. Very difficult test items
57. To promote better student learning, which of these should be practical in testing?
a. Check the papers long after the test has been given
b. Check and return corrected papers to the students as soon as possible to appraise
them of their performances
c. Pile test papers in the stockroom
d. Use to get even with the students
58. In scoring essay test, which of the following is not a good practice?
a. Decide what qualities are to be considered in scoring the answer
b. Write comments and correct errors on the answer
c. Rearrange the papers after checking one questions before starting to check the
next
d. Accept all answers written by the tester
59. Which type of objective test is best or evaluating mastery of facts and information?
a. Multiple-choice
c. Completing type
b. True-False
d. Essay
60. In making test items of objective type, which o the following should be observed?
a. No clues to the correct response should be given intentionally
b. Each test item should be related to the item
c. The vocabulary level of the test should present some form of difficulty
d. Test items should include also the irrelevant part of the lesson
61. Which of the following is not a good characteristic of an evaluative technique?
a. Has clear goals
b. Utilizes various forms of testing
c. Consider the nature of the learners
d. Has ambiguous presentation
62. Which of the following is not an objective type of teacher-made test?
a. Matching type
c. Completion type
b. Multiple-response
d. Essay Test
63. Which of the following is not criterion in determining the effectiveness of a test?
a. Validity
c. Reliability
b. Cost of Test
d. Items based on factor analysis
64. Which of the following is not a purpose of evaluation?
a. Provide educational guidance
b. Appraise the total school program
c. Provide for the individual differences
d. None of these

65. The test results revealed that a great majority of the student failed. What is the best action
that an effective teacher should take to insure that learning will take place?
a. Reteach the items that are heavily missed
b. Analyze the difficulty then test again
c. Give more difficult test
d. Scold the pupils
66. When the aim is to determine where the strengths and weaknesses of the students lie
before teaching of a new lesson is done, what test is given?
a. Unit
c. Diagnostic
b. Achievement
d. Summative
67. In any kind of education endeavor, these three interdependent processes are involved
a. Evaluation, Application, Learning
b. Teaching, Learning, Evaluation of results
c. Testing, Recording, Reteaching
d. Application, Evaluation, Recall
68. It is a chart prepared to determine the goals, the content and the number of items to be
included in the test
a. Test Chart
b. Test Book
c. Table of Specifications
d. Skewed Chart
69. The entire processes involved in conducting any scientific study include these sequential
steps,
a. Know the problem, gather and analyze needed data, then make conclusion
b. Analyze, gather and collect data
c. Gather data,, analyze the problem, then conclude
d. Give description, make a calculated guess, then conclude
70. Mr. Pascual, being a conscientious teacher initially, feels that many of his student dislike
him, hence, they failed his course. To verify his hunch, he will conduct what study?
a. Descriptive study of student behavior
b. Historical study
c. Achievement test
d. Self-analysis
71. Which of the following is useful for a teacher involved in a majesty learning program?
a. Summative testing over several units
b. Formative testing during instruction
c. Diagnostic testing
d. All of the above
72. When constructing a teacher-made test, it is most important for the teacher to:
a. Develop one-fourth of the question at the level of challenge appropriate for the
examinee.
b. Ask question based on both factual and conceptual learnings
c. Ask students to express their point of view
d. Stress the objectives used during the lesson.
73. When teaching concepts at the elementary grade level, it is most helpful to provide pupils
with
a. Examples and non-examples of the concept
b. A cluster of concepts at one time
c. A definition of the concepts

d. Disjunctive concepts
74. A junior high school principal wants to evaluate the science program. What is the first he
should take?
a. Analyze pupil achievement scores
b. Look at national norms for achievement in the sciences
c. Confer with parents
d. Review and, if necessary, revise objectives for the program
75. A personal feeling, either positive or negative towards an object, a person or an
institution.
a. Attitude
c. Opinion
b. Aptitude
d. None of these
76. Known as ones preparedness for learn in a certain task brought about by the influences
of heredity and environment.
a. Characteristics
c. Interest
b. Aptitude
d. None of these
77. The process of identifying educational goals and the extent to which these objectives
have been realized or met.
a. Examination
c. Planning
b. Evaluation
d. None of these
78. Which one of the following factor is NOT a significant advantage of a standardized test
over day-to-day teacher made test?
a. The standardized test is cost-effective
b. The standardized test is more valid
c. The standardized test is more reliable
d. The standardized test is based on national norms.
79. The law requires school personnel to make a childs school records available to his or her
parents. Parents have the right to:
a. Help plan their childs instructional program
b. See their childs school records
c. Receive an interpretation of any data recorded about their child
d. All of the above.
80. Mr. James always starts the year by giving an exam that encompasses the entire subject
he will teach in a year. Which of the following could not be his purpose for doing so?
a. To diagnose the weakness and strengths of his students
b. To gain data about the prior knowledge of his student of the subject
c. To have a basis in determining the final performance abilities of the student
d. To determine what content and activities to provide the students.
81. Assessing the student is a must; it is the integral part of the teaching process. Which of
the following is not a function of assessment of student learning?
a. Evaluating the teachers way of teaching
b. Motivating students to learn
c. Predicting success of teacher and learner
d. Giving supplementary disciplinary actions to misbehaving students
82. Assessment of learning has two integral parts; measurement and evaluation. Which of the
following illustrates the measurement as part of the assessment?
a. It is a process of analyzing and interpreting data evidence in the changing
behavior of a student.

b. It is process of summing up results of tests, giving them based meaning on value

judgement.
c. It is a process of appraising various aspects of student behavior and the extent of
their learning.
d. It is a process of quantifying an individuals achievement, personality learning,
and attitude among others.
83. Using performance based assessment has become widely known to be effective in
assessing complex skills. Which of the following is an example of a performance based
assessment?
a. Multiple choice test
b. Situational compound true or false test
c. Essay test
d. Alternate response test
84. Which of the following is not an advantage of using rubrics when assessing student
learning?
a. Rubrics can improve student performance when they know what is it expected of
them to perform.
b. Rubrics can help student judge their own performance or the performance of their
peers.
c. Rubrics tell student what to do and not to do when performing a task.
d. Rubrics reduce the time spent be teachers in evaluating students work.
85. It reflects the extent to which test scores actually measure what they were meant to
measure.
a. Validity
c. Rubric
b. Balance
d. Reliability
86. Assessment that is accompanied by a number or letter grade.
a. Assessment as learning
c. Assessment for learning
b. Assessment of learning
d. Summative
87. It occurs during the course of a unit of study
a. Formative Assessment
b. Summative Test
c. Diagnostic
d. Placement
88. Judgment made on the basis of a students performance
a. Evaluation
c. Measurement
b. Assessment
d. Judgement
89. It uses pen and paper assessment.
a. Traditional
b. Authentic

c. Alternative
d. Portfolio

90. Standard deviation is to variability as mode to _____________.

a. Correlation
c. Central tendency
b. Discrimination
d. Level of difficulty
91. Which is a guidance function of a test?
a. Identifying pupils who need corrective teaching
b. Predicting success in future academic and vocational education
c. Assigning marks for courses taken
d. Grouping pupils for instruction within a class

92. Mr. Lamorena, a secondary school teacher in chemistry found out that many of his
students got very high scores in the test. What measure of central tendency should he use
to describe their average performance in the subject?
a. Mean
c. Mode
b. Median
d. Range
93. Which of the following indicates how compressed or expanded the distribution of scores
is?
a. Measures of position
b. Measures of central tendency
c. Measures of correlation
d. Measures of variability
94. The proportion passing the upper and lower group is 0.70 and 0.32 respectively, what is
the index of difficulty?
a. 0.38
c. 0.51
b. 0.40
d. 1.02
95. Mr. Macapagal tried to correlate the scores of his pupils in the Social Studies test with
their grades in the same subject last 3 rd quarter. What test validity is he trying to
establish?
a. Content Validity
c. Concurrent Validity
b. Construct Validity
d. Criterion-related validity
96. Two sections have the same mean but the standard deviation of section 2 is higher than
section 1. Which of the two sections is more homogeneous?
a. Section 1
c. both A and B
b. Section 2
d. none of these
97. Miss Reyes administered a test to her class and the result is positively skewed. What kind
of test do you think Miss Reyes gave to her pupils?
a. Posttest
c. Mastery Test
b. Pretest
d. Criterion-referenced Test
98. Which is implied by a positively skewed scores distribution?
a. The mean, the median and the mode are equal.
b. Most of the scores are high.
c. The mode is high.
d. Most of the scores are low.
99. Ms. Zaide wants to determine if the students scores in their final test is reliable. However
she has only one set of test and her students are already on vacation. What test of
reliability can she employ?
a. Test-Retest
c. Equivalent Forms
b. Kuder Richardson Method
d. Test-Retest with Equivalent Forms
100. If a teacher has set objectives in all domains or learning targets, which could be assessed
using a single performance task, what criterion in selecting a task did she consider?
a. Generalizability
c. Multiple foci
b. Fairness
d. Teachability