ALS A&E Elementary study guide
ALS A&E Elementary · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The ALS A&E Elementary Test is the elementary-level credential in the Philippines' Alternative Learning System, a parallel pathway for out-of-school youth and adults who did not complete formal grade school. A passing result signals functional competence at elementary level and can open doors to the ALS junior high school program, further skills training, or employment that asks for basic literacy. The ALS A&E Elementary study guide has 6 sections and about 1,831 words.
01Communication Skills (English)
Focus on the parts of English that appear most often in everyday reading and writing tasks: main idea and supporting details , context clues (using nearby words to guess a word's meaning), inference (a reasonable conclusion from clues), fact vs. opinion , sequence and cause-effect , and basic grammar and usage (subject-verb agreement, pronoun reference, verb tense consistency, capitalization, punctuation).
328 words, about 2 min02Communication Skills (Filipino)
Pagtuunan ang mga kasanayang madalas lumitaw sa pagbasa at pagsulat: pangunahing diwa , detalyeng sumusuporta , paghihinuha , pagkilala sa opinyon at katotohanan , sanhi at bunga , at pagkakasunod-sunod ng pangyayari . Balik-aralan din ang balarila : wastong gamit ng ng at nang , rin/din , raw/daw , may/mayroon , panauhan ng panghalip, at wastong bantas at malaking titik.
296 words, about 1 min03Mathematics
Expect whole numbers and operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide, with and without regrouping), fractions and decimals , percent , ratio and proportion , measurement (length, mass, time, money), perimeter and area , and word problems . Also review averages , rounding , and order of operations .
300 words, about 2 min04Science
Cover the basics of living things (parts of plants and animals, life cycles, needs of organisms), the human body and health (digestive, respiratory, circulatory systems; nutrition; hygiene), matter (solid, liquid, gas; changes of state), force and motion , energy (light, heat, sound, electricity), earth and space (weather, water cycle, day and night), and environment and conservation . "Which is NOT" questions: three options fit the concept and one does not; read carefully.
321 words, about 2 min05Social Studies / Araling Panlipunan
Review Philippine geography (regions, major islands, bodies of water, climate), Philippine history (early communities, Spanish period, revolution, American period, independence), government and citizenship (branches of government, rights and duties, Constitution), community and culture , and basic economics (needs vs. wants, producers and consumers, saving).
299 words, about 1 min06Life Skills / Personal and Social Development
This domain tests practical judgment: self-awareness and goal setting , decision making and problem solving , communication and healthy relationships , health and safety (hygiene, nutrition, first aid basics, avoiding risky behavior), money management (budgeting, saving, needs vs. wants), work and study habits , and community responsibility .
287 words, about 1 min