1.The statement "The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect.
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Means that
A. Understanding that diversity includes not only ways of being but also ways of
knowing.
B. Understanding and appreciating interdependence of humanity, cultures, and the
natural environment.
C. It means more than just acknowledging and/or tolerating difference.
D. It means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual
differences.
2. In the original model, Loden presented six primary dimensions that help shape our
basic self-image and our worldviews. Which of the identifier in the given choices below
belongs to the primary dimensions?
A. Religion
B. work experience
C. income
D. race
3. Gardenswartz and Rowe describe the internal dimensions as those that have a
powerful impact way we treat others and other opportunities presented to us in
organizations. Which of the primary iteration by both consultants in the Diversity Wheel
Model?
A. They added two additional concentric circles.
B. They changed the original language of core and secondary diversity dimensions.
C. Both modify the model by adding factor like personal habits.
D. Personality and Organizational dimensions were added to the model.
4. All DepED offices and units gather relevant data from schools, learning centers, and
educatio programmes, this is done through_ ?
A. Basic Education Information System (BEIS)
B. Special Education
C. Alternative Learning System (ALS)
D. Madrasah Education
5. Which of the principle below pertains to Loden’s advice for using his Diversity Wheel
Model on managing personal behavior to maintain a diversity-positive environment and
questioning inappropriate behavior when it occurs?
A. Respect
B. Inclusion
C. Cooperation
D. Responsibility
6. According to the 2013 Enhanced Basic Education Act, national basic education
curriculum has to be leaner-centered, inclusive and developmentally appropriate,
culture-sensitive, consistent with the principles and framework of Mother Tongue-Based
Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE), and flexible in order to
A. Allow schools to localize and indigenize, according to the concerned context.
B. Establish gender-based curriculum.
C. Institutionalize global education and genderless curriculum
D. Ignore students’ familial background, race, gender and the like.
7. Infants and toddlers, birth through age 2, with disabilities and their families receive
early intervention services under IDEA Part C. This statement is
A. True
B. False
C. Partly True
D. Undecided
8. The principles to enable a child friendly educational environment outlined by
UNESCO are the following except.
A. Equality and Valuing Difference
B. Collaborative Learning – Peer Support
C. Identifying Barriers – Finding Solutions
D. Basic Education Sector Agenda (BESRA)
9. Students in inclusive education must receive their education in the least restrictive
environment. This means?
A. They are with their peers without disabilities to the maximum degree possible,
with general education the placement of first choice for all students.
B. They are with students of the same level of intelligence so that they can be of
maximum participation in a speed section.
C. They are with out-of-school youth to have informal education, developing
technical skills and craftsmanship in order to imbibe entrepreneurial skills.
D. They are with their peers without considering age and intelligence since the
driving principle of Inclusive education is that every student is welcomed and
appropriately challenged.
10. The IDEA authorizes:
A. Formula grants to states to support special education and related services and
early intervention services.
B. Discretionary grants to state educational agencies, institutions of higher
education, and other nonprofit organizations to support research,
demonstrations, technical assistance and dissemination, technology
development, personnel preparation and development, and parent-training and -
information centers.
C. Congress reauthorized the IDEA in 2004 and most recently amended the IDEA
through Public Law 114-95, The Every Student Succeeds Act, in December 2015.
D. All of these.
11. The 2016 Special education Senate Bill intends to______?
A. Establish the Bureau of Special education to institutionalize and manage
altenative learning system
B. Design an appropriate curriculum and tailored programmes and supervise the
Gifted and talented Children Youth Division and Children and Youth with
Disabilities Division within the DepEd.
C. Be responsible for later identification of special needs and the provision of
medical and financial assistance.
D. None of these is correct.
12. Education based on Principles of Equality and Child Empowerment involves
foundations and inclusive values which apply and are beneficial to all groups of
marginalized learners and children. Which of the following sector doesn’t belong to
marginalized learners and children?
A. Ethnic Minorities
B. traumatized and displaced children.
C. Child soldiers
D. Teachers
13. What do you call a natural part of the human experience and in no way diminishes
the right of individuals to participate in or contribute to society?
A. Freedom
B. Capacities
C. Disability
D. Abilities
14. Basic education management and governance was decentralized with the_____?
A. 2000 Basic Education Act
B. 2001 Governance of Basic Education Act
C. Republic Act 10533
D. 2001 Basic Education Act
15. is a parallel learning system to the formal education system usually conducted in
community learning centers. Established by the 2001 Governance of Basic Education
Act, it provides an opportunity for out-of-school population to access to and complete
basic education.
A. Elementary Education
B. Extension Education Program
C. Alternative Learning System
D. Madrasah Education
16. Social Learning Theory is a combination of _____?
A. behavioral learning theory and Psychodynamic theory
B. Cognitive learning theory and behavioral learning theory
C. Children studies and social psychology
D. Cognitive learning theory and tabula rasa
17. What was Lev Vygotsky’s theory?
A. Children develop their behavior and habits from treats/ prizes.
B. Children develop their behaviors and habits from their cultures and through
interpersonal experiences.
C. Children develop their behaviors and habits from punishment’s/ discipline
D. children develop their behavior and habits from friendships
18. The theory behind instructional scaffolding is that,
A. Compared to learning independently, students learn more when collaborating
with others who have a wider range of skills and knowledge than the student
currently does.
B. Students learn best when they are alone or independent.
C. Teachers help the student to expand learning boundaries and learn more than
she would be able to on her own through series of board work and activities.
D. None of these.
19. Education for All Handicapped Children Act-passed by Congress in 1975, this law
A. stated that public schools must provide children with special needs with the same
opportunities for education as other children.
B. also required any public school that received federal funds to provide three free
meals a day for these children.
C. Was the last special education law directed at students with physical and mental
disabilities. Law
D. governs on private education special education assistance.
20. The following are general principles in special education except for
A. Each child has a Right to Education.
B. Each child should have health financial assistance program for equality.
C. Equal opportunity assurance of quality education to all regardless of their
assessed needs will be fully met.
D. Educational resources for handicapped students should be comparable to those
available for non-handicapped
21. The IDEA maintains that parents and teachers of children who qualify for special
education must develop an Individualized Education Program, or IEP, that,_____?
A. Helps establish specific education for a child’s explicit needs.
B. Requires caregivers to meet initially to determine a child’s eligibility for an IEP
and to come together annually to develop and assess the educational plan.
C. Helps maintain collaboration between teacher and student
D. All of these.
22. During the preoperational stage children, a very____?
A. Independent
B. loud
C. Egocentric
D. Self centered
23. The process of taking in new information and adding it to what the child already
knows is called?
A. Accommodation
B. schema
C. assimilation
D. All of these.
24. The ability to use deductive logic, think abstractly and systematically solve
problems emerges during the;
A. Concrete Operational Stage
B. Formal Operational Stage.
C. Sensorimotor Stage
D. Preoperational State
25. Vygotsky scaffolding is part of the education concept “zone of proximal
development” or ZPD. The ZPD is?
A. The set of skills or knowledge a student can’t do on her own but can do with the
help or guidance of someone else.
B. The skill level just above where the student currently is.
C. Is often depicted as a series of concentric circles.
D. All of these.
26. In the early 1980s UNESCO carried out a survey on teacher education in 14
countries involving all world regions. The findings revealed the following except;
A. Teachers felt competent in the special needs field.
B. Regular classroom teachers were willing to take on the responsibility for special
needs children, nut were not t confident whether they had the skills to carry out that
task.
C. Suggested the need for in-service training for regular classroom teachers through
teachers training.
D. Teachers must develop materials and teaching strategies that would meet the need
of teachers in inclusive schools.
27. The movement called for the merging of special and general education into one
single system in which all children attended the regular community school.
A. UNESCO
B. Regular Education Initiative
C. FAPE
D. Handicapped Movement
28. In 2001, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, commonly known as the No
Child Left Behind Act, called for schools to be accountable for academic performance of
all students, whether or not they had disabilities. This act________?
A. The act requires schools in every state to develop routine assessments of
students’ academic skills.
B. Also allows for students to seek alternative options if schools are not meeting
their academic needs.
C. Provides incentives for schools to demonstrate progress in students with special
needs.
D. All of these.
29. Special Education services should be locally accessible, which means?
A. that is based on the assessed and agreed needs of the child.
B. That is within reasonable travelling distance of the pupil’s house or residents.
C. That is serving all persons with special needs irrespective degree of handicap,
such as no child of school age is excluded from the educational provision from
the grounds of severity or handicap.
D. All of these.
30. ___________ approved on January 22, 1992, otherwise known as the Magna Carta
for Disabled Persons affirms the full participation and total integration of persons with
disabilities into the mainstream of our society.
A. PD 603
B. RA 7277
C. The Declaration of the Rights of the Child
D. DepEd Order 42
31. What is the main goal of diversity?
A) Encouraging tolerance without deeper understanding
B) Recognizing and celebrating individual differences
C) Promoting a single cultural perspective
D) Ignoring differences to create uniformity
32. Which of the following is NOT a key practice of diversity?
A) Understanding interdependence among cultures and the environment
B) Recognizing and addressing discrimination
C) Assuming that one culture is superior to another
D) Building alliances across differences
33. Diversity includes recognizing differences in which of the following areas?
A) Race, gender, and physical abilities
B) Socioeconomic status and educational background
C) Religious beliefs and political ideologies
D) All of the above
34. Who originally developed the Diversity Wheel model?
A) Lee Gardenswartz and Anita Rowe
B) Marilyn Loden and Judy Rosener
C) Howard Gardner
D) John Kotter
35. What was the main reason Marilyn Loden created the Diversity Wheel?
A) To highlight individual personality traits
B) To emphasize group-based differences that shape identity and are prone to
stereotypes
C) To promote the idea that diversity is primarily about personal habits
D) To focus only on organizational roles and structures
36. What was one major change that Gardenswartz and Rowe made to the original
Diversity Wheel?
A) They added “personal habits” as an external dimension
B) They removed gender as a factor
C) They eliminated secondary dimensions
D) They merged all dimensions into a single category
37. According to Loden, what is the primary goal of an organization when using the
Diversity Wheel?
A) To ensure that diversity is focused only on race and gender
B) To create an environment where everyone’s skills are leveraged and they feel
welcomed
C) To impose American diversity standards globally
D) To eliminate cultural differences in the workplace
38. What does the “R” in Loden’s RICR model stand for?
A) Recognition
B) Respect
C) Responsibility
D) Resilience
39. Which of the following laws or policies institutionalized inclusive education through
Special Education (SPED) Centers in regular schools?
A) 2013 Enhanced Basic Education Act
B) 1997 Magna Carta for Disabled Persons
C) 2016 Special Education Senate Bill
D) 2009 Philippine Magna Carta of Women
40. What is the purpose of the Alternative Learning System (ALS)?
A) To integrate the Arabic language and Islamic values into the curriculum
B) To provide education for out-of-school youth and adults through community learning
centers
C) To establish special education programs in all public schools
D) To provide private institutions with funding for special needs education
41. Which government mandate ensures gender equality and prohibits discrimination
against women in education, including expulsion due to pregnancy?
A) 1987 Philippine Constitution
B) 2009 Philippine Magna Carta of Women
C) 2013 Enhanced Basic Education Act
D) 2015 Education Plan
42. Which policy formally regulated Indigenous Peoples Education in the Philippines?
A) 1987 Philippine Constitution
B) 1997 Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA)
C) 2013 Enhanced Basic Education Act
D) 2011 National Indigenous Peoples Education Policy Framework
43. What is the main goal of inclusive education?
A) To separate students based on their learning abilities
B) To ensure equal access and participation for all students
C) To create exclusive programs for high-achieving students
D) To focus only on students with disabilities
44. Which of the following is NOT a key principle of Universal Design for Learning
(UDL)?
A) Multiple means of engagement
B) Multiple means of representation
C) Multiple means of exclusion
D) Multiple means of action and expression
45. Which law ensures accessibility in schools for persons with disabilities by requiring
the installment of facilities and devices?
A) 2013 Enhanced Basic Education Act
B) 1983 Act to Enhance the Mobility of Disabled Persons
C) 2009 Philippine Magna Carta of Women
D) 2006 Memorandum Order No. 23
46. What does the 2013 Enhanced Basic Education Act emphasize about the national
basic education curriculum?
A) It must focus only on core academic subjects.
B) It should be learner-centered, inclusive, and flexible.
C) It should be written exclusively in English.
D) It requires all schools to follow a fixed, standardized curriculum.
47. According to cognitivism, how do learners process and retain new information?
A) By passively receiving information without connecting it to prior knowledge
B) By using mental maps or schema to organize and relate new information to existing
knowledge
C) By relying solely on rewards and punishments to guide learning
D) By memorizing information through repetition without understanding
48. According to Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development, at which stage do children
begin to think logically about concrete events and understand the concept of
conservation?
A) Sensorimotor
B) Pre-operational
C) Concrete operational
D) Formal operational
49. Which of the following is NOT one of the necessary conditions for effective
social/observational learning in Bandura’s Social Learning Theory?
A) Attention
B) Retention
C) Reproduction
D) Innate intelligence
50. Who coined the term "scaffolding" in relation to Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal
Development (ZPD)?
A) Lev Vygotsky
B) Maria Montessori
C) Jerome Bruner
D) Jean Piaget
51. According to Vygotsky, what is the best way to measure a young student’s
intelligence?
A) Standardized knowledge-based tests
B) Observing their ability to work independently
C) Assessing their problem-solving skills both independently and with guidance
D) Comparing their test scores with peers
52. What is the main goal of inclusive education?
A) To separate students with disabilities into specialized schools
B) To ensure all students learn together in the same classroom and participate equally
C) To provide education only for students without special needs
D) To focus only on academic performance without considering social interactions
53. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of inclusive education?
A) Developing friendships with a diverse group of peers
B) Encouraging a culture of respect and belonging
C) Guaranteeing that all students receive the exact same type of instruction
D) Reducing bullying and discrimination through acceptance of differences
54. What is a key element of an inclusive education system?
A) Using teaching assistants only to pull students out of class for individual lessons
B) Implementing an inclusive curriculum that adapts to diverse learning needs
C) Encouraging minimal parental involvement in school activities
D) Grouping students with special needs separately to provide specialized instruction
55. Why is inclusive education not considered a cost-cutting measure?
A) It requires initial investments in system reforms such as teacher training and
infrastructure.
B) It reduces the need for trained teachers and specialized learning materials.
C) It primarily focuses on cutting expenses by eliminating special schools.
D) It relies on minimal government funding and volunteer efforts.
56. What is one of the greatest concerns in implementing inclusive education in
Guyana?
A) The overrepresentation of males in special education programs.
B) The inability to adequately meet the special education needs of children with
disabilities.
C) The lack of interest among parents in inclusive education programs.
D) The excessive focus on indigenous language programs over special education.
57. What is considered the greatest barrier to inclusive education?
A) Lack of funding
B) Negative societal attitudes
C) Physical inaccessibility of schools
D) Rigid curriculum
58. Why is curriculum often a barrier to inclusive education?
A) It is too flexible and varies widely
B) It is centrally designed and lacks adaptability
C) It focuses only on students with disabilities
D) It requires too many teaching materials
59. What does inclusive education emphasize as a key principle?
A) Only children with mild disabilities should be included
B) Special education should be completely separate
C) All children have the right to be included
D) Only students who can keep up with the general curriculum should be included
60. What is one of the major criticisms of special education?
A) It provides too many resources to students with disabilities.
B) It segregates children with disabilities and provides them with a different curriculum.
C) It allows students with disabilities to dominate regular clas strategies srooms.
D) It prevents teachers from using specialized teaching.
61. What was the main goal of the Regular Education Initiative (REI) movement in the
United States?
A) To create more special schools for students with disabilities.
B) To ensure that students with disabilities remain in separate educational settings.
C) To merge special and general education into one unified system.
D) To eliminate parental involvement in special education decisions.
62. What was a significant outcome of the 1994 World Conference at Salamanca?
A) The endorsement of segregated schooling for children with disabilities.
B) The establishment of strict assessment procedures for students with disabilities.
C) The adoption of the Salamanca Statement promoting inclusive education.
D) The abolition of special education programs worldwide.
63. What percentage of children with disabilities remain unreached by education in the
Philippines?
A) 75%
B) 85%
C) 97.3%
D) 60%
64. Which law provides special protection for children against abuse, exploitation, and
discrimination?
A) P.D. 603
B) R.A. 7610
C) R.A. 7277
D) R.A. 9442
65. What is one of the strategies used in inclusive education for children with
disabilities?
A) Full isolation from regular classes
B) Complete separation into special schools
C) Partial or full mainstreaming in regular classes
D) Exemption from attending school
66. What is one of the key objectives of the Indigenous Peoples Education program?
A) To replace indigenous traditions with modern practices
B) To promote the use of only the national curriculum
C) To operationalize the National IP Education Policy Framework in all schools
D) To limit education access to specific indigenous groups
67. Which of the following is NOT an alternative delivery mode for disadvantaged
children?
A) Modular learning
B) Open High School Program
C) Early Intervention Program
D) Home-based learning
68. What is one of the challenges of inclusive education?
A) It reduces the self-esteem of regular students
B) It may lead to overcrowding and a lower quality of education
C) It discourages participation in social progress
D) It eliminates the need for additional resources
69. What is the ultimate goal of Special Education?
A) To separate children with special needs from the regular school system
B) To provide limited educational services to children with disabilities
C) To integrate learners with special needs into the regular school system and the
community
D) To focus only on children with mild disabilities
70. Which law affirms the full participation and total integration of persons with
disabilities into mainstream society?
A) Commonwealth Act No. 3208
B) Republic Act 7277
C) Presidential Decree No. 603
D) Republic Act No. 3562
