MCQ's in Teaching Aptitude Set II

1.   All the following are acceptable goals for dealing with behaviour problems in the      classroom, except:
 (A) helping the child to improve his/her self-control
 (B) being impersonal and objective
 (C) understanding the offense
 (D) utilizing appeals to children that have personal implications
 (E) punishing, when necessary, in private

       Ans:D

2.      The term ‘identical elements is closely associated with:
 (A) group instruction
 (B) transfer of learning
 (C) jealousy between twins
 (D) similar test questions
 (E) The scientific method

       Ans:B

3.  All of the following are true about phobias, except that
      (A) They are generated by an early emotional experience
      (B) The sufferer cannot the impulse to avoid them
      (C) The sufferer will resort to reckless activities to conceal them
      (D) They can be overcome
      (E) Acrophobia is a fear of open places agoraphobia is a fear of high places

      Ans:E

4.   Teacher tenure laws can best be justified because they
     (A) protect teachers whose political views differ sharply with those of the              community
     (B) Provide for stability of staffing
     (C) Allow an experienced teacher to plan creatively
     (D) Protect teachers from excessive requirements of principals
     (E) Prevent teachers from leaving to accept positions in higher paying school districts

Ans:A

5.  The trial and error method of instruction is best enhanced by:
    (A) role playing
    (B) programmed instruction
    (C) the developmental lesson
    (D) an audio visual lession
    (E) independent study

    Ans:E

6.  All of the following are appropriate areas for pupil teacher planning except
    (A) the day’s schedule
    (B) the selection of committees
    (C) the sequence in a skills programme
    (D) a class party
    (E) the selection of recreational reading

    Ans:C

7.  Curriculum makers have the most difficulty when:
     (A) there is an inflationary cycle
     (B) the nature of the student population is changing
     (C) parents are participants
     (D) teachers unions insist on input
     (E) school boards must their final approval

    Ans:B

8.  De facto school segregation is segregation that is primarily a result of:
    (A) guidelines issued by the State Commissioner of Education
    (B) discriminatory zoning of a local school board
    (C) Residence patterns of the community
    (D) Federal education laws
    (E) Rulings of the courts

    Ans:C

9.  Of the following the statement that is least educationally valid is that:
    (A) heterogeneous grouping is undemocratic
    (B) Drill periods should be brief
    (C) Study habits should be taught
    (D) Overlearning constitutes a waste of time
    (E) The quality of a student’s notes book should be a factor in formulating the student’s  mark

    Ans:D

10  All of the following are appropriate areas for pupil teacher planning except
     (A) the day’s schedule
     (B) the selection of committees
     (C) the sequence in a skills programme
     (D) a class party
     (E) the selection of recreational reading

     Ans:C