DepEd Order No. 020, s. 2025

1.The school head of Angono Elementary School, Mam Crisanta Calingo is discussing with her teachers in a meeting,

the new DepEd issuance that states that the Medium of Instruction (MOI) for Kindergarten to Grade 3 shall primarily be

Filipino and English, including Filipino Sign Language for deaf and hard-of-hearing learners. What is this issuance?

• A. DepEd Order No. 18, s. 2025

•   B. DepEd Order No. 19, s. 2025

•   C. DepEd Order No. 20, s. 2025

•   D. DepEd Order No. 21, s. 2025

2. Mam Crisanta told her teachers that  DO No. 20. s. 2025 rescinds the language provisions for Key Stage 1 of a DepEd Order otherwise known as the Policy Guidelines on the Implementation of the MATATAG Curriculum. What is this DepEd issuance whose language provisions for Key Stage 1 was rescinded?

•   A. DepEd Order No. 16, s. 2012

•   B. DepEd Order No. 18, s. 2015

•   C. DepEd Order No. 10, s. 2024

•   D. DepEd Order No. 05, s. 2025

3. It was further stated that DO No. 20. s. 2025 is pursuant to a Republic Act discontinuing the use of mother tongue as Medium of Instruction (MOI) from Kindergarten to Grade 3. What is this Republic Act?

• A. Republic Act No. 10533

•   B. Republic Act No. 11210

•   C. Republic Act No. 11313

•   D. Republic Act No. 12027

4. Mam Calingo enumerated the reasons why RA 12027 and DO No. 20, s. 2025 were promulgated. Which among the following were the cited reasons?

  i.   lack of developmentally appropriate and localized  reading materials

  ii.  inadequate teacher preparation

  iii. top-down policy execution

  iv. uniform implementation was difficult

  v.  multi-lingual classrooms

  vi. lack of sufficient funding

• A. all except v 

•     B. all except vi

• C. all except v and vi

•   D. all of the above

5. The scope and coverage of DO No. 20, s. 2025 was also Discussed by Mam Calingo. Which among the following schools is not covered by DO No. 20, s. 2025?

• A. Taytay Elementary School

•   B. Saint Martin Montessori School

•   C. San Jose Integrated School

•   D. Angono Private High School

6. One of the teachers asked if there is something in the DepEd Order that talks about the language to be used for deaf and hard-of-hearing learners. Mam Calingo replied that for those learners, the DO states that Filipino Sign Language shall be used as the primary medium of instruction, pursuant to a Republic Act  known as The Filipino Sign Language Act. What is the number of this Republic Act?

• A. Republic Act No. 11106

•   B. Republic Act No. 11210

•   C. Republic Act No. 11313

•   D. Republic Act No. 12027

7. The terms related to the DO were also discussed in the meeting. What term refers to teacher-guided verbal strategies, such as rephrasing, modelling, prompting, and using contextual cues, that support learners in understanding and expressing Ideas in a second or unfamiliar language?

•   A. MTB-MLE

•   B. Orthography

•   C. Oral scaffolding

•   D. Translanguaging

8. Another term is that which refers to a pedagogical strategy and classroom technique that allows learners to draw from their full linguistic repertoire to make meaning, clarify concepts, and scaffold learning. This is especially used in multilingual classrooms to support continuity in comprehension and learning progression. What is this term?

• A. MTB-MLE

•   B. Orthography

•   C. Oral scaffolding

•   D. Translanguaging

9. The DepEd Order states that beginning School Year 2025- 2026, the primary media of instruction for Kindergarten to Grade 3 shall be Filipino and English, with Filipino Sign Language (FSL) for deaf learners. What will happen to the use of mother tongue as the primary medium of instruction?

•   A. fully abolished

•   B. optional and allowed in monolingual classes

•   C. optional and allowed in multilingual classes

•   D. depends on the school head

10. The use of mother tongue as the primary medium of instruction will be optional and allowed in monolingual classes

provided they comply with the following, EXCEPT what?

• A. documentation requirements

•   B. planning requirements

•   C. funding requirements

•   D. approval requirements