GENERAL METHODS OF TEACHING

61. One way to maximize teaching time, shorten delays due to transitions, and focus student behavior is to establish _______ in the classroom.

A. Routines
B. Procedures
C. Rules
D. None of the above

Ans: (A) Routines

62. Providing temporary support and encouragement to students until help is no longer needed, is called:

A. Appreciating
B. Criticizing
C. Scaffolding
D. None of the above

Ans: (C) Scaffolding

63. Reading or looking at material quickly to gain an overview of the content is the reading technique called:

A. Skimming
B. Scanning
C. Silent Reading
D. None of the above

Ans: (A) Skimming

64. All the verbal and non-verbal communications between teachers and students are called:

A. Gestures
B. Dialogues
C. Hints
D. Signals

Ans: (D) Signals

65. Rather than “telling,” the teacher leads students to a concept through a series of ordered questions in:

A. Aristotelian Method
B. Platonic Method
C. Socratic Method
D. Heuristic Method

Ans: (C) Socratic Method

66. _______ is a student-generated list of words maintained by the student to remind them of words they need more work on:

A. Word list
B. Matching words
C. Spelling Notebook
D. None of the above

Ans: (C) Spelling Notebook

67. In a _______, students formally present material then respond to questions from the audience.

A. Seminar
B. Discussion
C. Dialogue
D. Symposium

Ans: (D) Symposium

68. One-on-one approach to teaching or re-teaching concepts is termed as:

A. Counseling
B. Guidance
C. Tutoring
D. None of the above

Ans: (C) Tutoring

69. _______ is an instructional approach in which objectives are presented to learners beginning with unknown concepts and proceeding to known concepts.

A. Unknown to known
B. Unknown-to-Known
C. Known to known
D. Unknown to unknown

Ans: (B) Unknown-to-Known

71. How long a teacher waits after asking a question can influence the quality of responses provided by students, is called:

A. Response time
B. Engagement time
C. Wait Time
D. None of the above

Ans: (C) Wait Time

72. Formal education or school training represents:

A. Learner programs of study
B. Planned programs of study
C. Collective programs of study
D. Basic programs of study

Ans: (B) Planned programs of study

73. Psychologists agree that education implies can be regarded as:

A. Process
B. Product
C. Both Process & Product
D. None of these

Ans: (C) Both Process & Product

74. Teachers are closely associated with the _______ process:

A. Study
B. Learning
C. Evaluation
D. Observing

Ans: (B) Learning

75. Which of the following is related to teaching skill?

A. Black-board writing
B. Solving questions
C. Asking questions
D. All the above

Ans: (D) All the above

76. The best remedy for the student’s problems related to learning is:

A. Suggestion for hard work
B. Supervised study in Library
C. Suggestion for private tuition
D. Diagnostic teaching

Ans: (D) Diagnostic teaching

77. The quality of school education is exclusively dependent upon:

A. Infrastructural facilities
B. Financial provisions
C. International support
D. The quality of teacher education

Ans: (D) The quality of teacher education

78. The best method of checking students’ homework is:

A. To assign it to intelligent students of the class
B. To check the answers in the class in group manner
C. To check them with the help of specimen answer
D. To check by the teacher himself in a regular way

Ans: (D) To check by the teacher himself in a regular way

79. The aim of education should be:

A. To develop vocational skills in the students
B. To develop social awareness in the students
C. To prepare the students for examination
D. To prepare the students for practical life

Ans: (D) To prepare the students for practical life

80. The ideal teacher:

A. Teaches the whole curriculum
B. Helps his students in learning
C. Is a friend, philosopher, and guide
D. Maintains good discipline

Ans: (C) Is a friend, philosopher, and guide

81. The problem of drop-out in which students leave their schooling in early years can be tackled in a better way through:

A. Reduction of the weight of curriculum
B. Sympathy of teachers
C. Attractive environment of the school
D. Encouragement of the students

Ans: (D) Encouragement of the students

82. Experienced teachers do not require the detailed lesson plan of a topic because:

A. They can teach in a good manner without its help
B. The number of curious students is very poor in the class
C. When they commit some mistake, they do not face any challenge from their students
D. They can equip themselves with a brief outline as they gain specialization in it through experience

Ans: (D) They can equip themselves with a brief outline as they gain specialization in it through experience

83. When the students try to solve the questions in some different way as taught by the teacher from prescribed books, then these students should be:

A. Discouraged to consult some other books on the subject
B. Encouraged to consult some other books on the subject
C. Given additional assignments
D. Restricted to the prescribed methods

Ans: (B) Encouraged to consult some other books on the subject

84. To whom should the responsibility for organizing co-curricular activities be assigned?

A. The principal
B. The teacher who is appointed for this work
C. The teachers who take interest in it
D. All the teachers

Ans: (A) The principal

85. A teacher asks questions in the class to:

A. Keep students busy
B. Maintain discipline
C. Attract students’ attention
D. Teach

Ans: (C) Attract students’ attention

86. What should a teacher do during leisure time in school?

A. Take rest in the teacher’s room
B. Read magazines in the library
C. Talk to clerks in the office
D. Check homework of students

Ans: (D) Check homework of students

87. The most important work of a teacher is:

A. To organize teaching work
B. To deliver lectures in class
C. To take care of children
D. To evaluate the students

Ans: (A) To organize teaching work

88. Environmental education should be taught in schools because:

A. It will affect environmental pollution
B. It is an important part of life
C. It will provide jobs to teachers
D. We cannot escape from the environment

Ans: (B) It is an important part of life

89. Women are considered better teachers at the primary level because:

A. They behave more patiently with children
B. They are ready to work with a low salary
C. Higher qualification is not needed in this profession
D. They have fewer chances in other professions

Ans: (A) They behave more patiently with children

90. What is most important while writing on the blackboard?

A. Good writing
B. Clarity in writing
C. Use of colorful chalk
D. Speed of writing

Ans: (B) Clarity in writing