General and Professional Education Review (LET March 2026)

Flashcards covering key General Education and Professional Education concepts from the March 2026 LET Board Exam questions.

Music

The art that is therapeutic because it soothes the emotion and prevents depression.

Investment Interest Calculation

The interest earned on an investment of $500,000$ at $5.5\%$ annually after two years, which is $P55,000$.

Volume of Bernadette's Aquarium

The volume of an aquarium with length $10\,cm$, width $8\,cm$, and height $6\,cm$, which is $480\,cm^3$.

Energy

The capacity to do work.

Technology

The practical application of scientific knowledge on daily human activities.

Carlos Francisco

The national artist for visual arts from Angono.

Alibata

The ancient system used by Filipinos, similar to the hieroglyphs used by Ancient Egyptians.

Reciprocal Relationship

The relationship where society determines resource spending for science and technology, while science and technology contribute modern products and processes to society.

Ilustrados

A class of educated Filipinos that included Jose Rizal, Marcelo H. del Pilar, and Graciano Lopez Jaena, notably excluding Andres Bonifacio.

Fernando Amorsolo

Filipino painter known for his vivid depictions of landscapes, rural life, and portraits.

Ninoy Aquino

A modern day martyr who famously said, "the Philippines is worth dying for."

Food Chain Link Line

The sequence illustrated by $\text{grass - goat - human - bacteria}$.

Filipinas Dentro de Cien Años

A brilliant socio-political essay by Rizal published in four parts in La Solidaridad.

Spoliarium

A famous painting by Juan Luna.

Biomes

Distinct biological communities that have formed and developed in response to a shared physical climate and distinct physical environment.

Andres Bonifacio

The organizer of the Katipunan who chose armed struggle as the method to achieve freedom.

Sculpture

Any form of art that occupies three-dimensional space.

Allegory

The classification of Rizal's novels because they revealed hidden socio-political meanings.

Elegy

The classification of Jose Rizal's poem "Mi Ultimo Adios."

Simplified Algebraic Expression

The result of simplifying $(2x-3y) + (y-4z) - (z-3x)$, which is $5x-2y-5z$.

Bienvenido Santos

Author of "Scent of Apples", a collection of stories that succeeded in winning the readership of the United States audience.

Shakespeare

The most famous writer of enduring literary pieces during the Elizabethan Period in English literature.

Benigno Aquino

An individual cited as more of a political idealist (advocating justice and equality) rather than a political realist.

Writ of Habeas Corpus

The right to demand the physical presence of the accused in court.

Doña Victorina

The caricature of a Filipino who tried to pass as "Española" by speaking Spanish and wearing heavy makeup.

Labor Union

The legal sector that safeguards the welfare of workers.

Consecutive Even Integers

The two integers whose sum is $34$, which are $16$ and $18$.

The Sun

The major source of energy on Earth.

Meritocracy

A social system policy that results in the leadership of people with talent, competence, and integrity.

Piece of cake

An idiomatic expression meaning "very easy."

Dam Construction

The engineering principle where dams are thicker at their bottoms because water pressure is higher at the bottom.

Huseng Sisiw

The pen name of Jose dela Cruz, similar to how Jose Rizal used "Laong Laan."

World Heritage

The designation for places on earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity.

Hemisphere

Half of the celestial sphere.

Omnivores

Animals that eat both plants and animals.

Aetas

The indigenous people of Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales.

Donald Trump

The American politician, media personality, and businessman serving as the 47th President of the United States.

Biodiversity

The concept that all species from varied sources, no matter how small, have an important role to play.

To the Filipino Youth

The first poem written by Rizal which won a prize.

NCCA

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts; the agency tasked with nurturing Philippine Arts.

Pag-iisipan

The predicate (panaguri) in the sentence "Matamang pag-iisipan ng kalahok ang wastong kasagutan".

Oncology

The field that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of cancer.

Bicameral Legislature

A legislative body that has $2$ chambers, characteristic of the Philippine Legislature.

Ferdinand Magellan

The Portuguese explorer who chanced upon the Philippines in $1521$.

Greatest Common Divisor of 24 and 36

The largest number that divides both $24$ and $36$, which is $12$.

Indigenous Knowledge

The cumulative wisdom of a nation passed from generation to generation that plays an important role in the progress of science.

Bantugan

A long Filipino dramatic poem (epic) which treats of a national hero, national history, or a significant national event.

Sapagkat

The causal conjunction (pangatnig na pananhi) in the sentence "kapag tag-ulan ang dala ni Liza ay kapote o payong sapagkat ayaw niyang magkasakit".

Kabayao

The violist who brought classical violin music to the masses.

Didactic

Literature types that aim to inspire and develop values.

Lucio San Pedro

The national artist and composer from Angono, Rizal.

Greatest Common Divisor of 24, 45, 5

The largest number that divides $24$, $45$, and $5$, which is $1$.

Air-Conditioner

The appliance with the highest consumption of electricity among standard household items.

Language

The subject that should be primarily strengthened in instruction to effectively improve literacy among learners.

Difficulty Index of 0.70

A measurement indicating that a test item is "easy."

Norming

The stage of group development where members have clear roles and mutual respect.

Ivan Pavlov

The Father of Classical Conditioning.

Pragmatism

A student-centered philosophy of education focusing on learning by doing and using experiential, hands-on activities to solve real-life problems.

Essentialism

A philosophical school of thought aiming to instill academic knowledge through a back-to-basics approach.

PPST

Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers; standards describing expectations of teachers' increasing levels of knowledge, practice, and professional engagement.

Inclusive Education Setting

The most desired setting for students with disabilities, which is generally a regular classroom.

Eco-literacy

The ability to build empathy for all forms of life, anticipate unintended consequences, and understand how nature sustains life.

Responsible Parenthood

National efforts hampered by the belief that children are a parent's investment for the future.

Salitang-ugat

The Filipino term for a word that does not have any affixes (walang panlapi).

Autotrophs

Organisms that can produce their own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.

Josephine Bracken

The individual Jose Rizal referred to in his writings as "Mi Extrangera."

Jean Piaget

The proponent of the theory of Cognitive Development.

Venice

The city known for its Romantic Canal.

Paris

The city where the Eiffel Tower is located.

Learning Disabilities

Specific learning disorders including Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and Dyscalculia.