GENERAL METHODS OF TEACHING
91. When students fail, it can be understood that:
A. The system has failed
B. The teacher’s failure
C. The textbooks’ failure
D. The individual student’s failure
Ans: (D) The individual student’s failure
92. An advantage of giving homework to students is that they:
A. Remain busy at home
B. Study at home
C. May be checked for their progress
D. May develop the habit of self-study
Ans: (D) May develop the habit of self-study
93. A teacher has a serious defect if he/she:
A. Is physically handicapped
B. Belongs to a low socioeconomic status
C. Has a weak personality
D. Has immature mental development
Ans: (D) Has immature mental development
94. The success of a teacher is measured by:
A. High achievement of students
B. Good traits of his/her personality
C. His/her good teaching
D. His/her good character
Ans: (C) His/her good teaching
95. The type of learning that involves the use of problems or activities which are multi-dimensional or multidisciplinary is called:
A. Holistic Learning
B. Holistic Development
C. Holistic Approach
D. None of the above
Ans: (A) Holistic Learning
96. HOTS is the abbreviation of:
A. Higher Order Teaching Skills
B. Higher Order Learning Skills
C. Higher Order Thinking Skills
D. None of the above
Ans: (C) Higher Order Thinking Skills
97. Activities designed to help people get acquainted in new situations or environments are called:
A. Introductions
B. Greetings
C. Ice Breakers
D. Ice Lifters
Ans: (C) Ice Breakers
98. When a student is copying painting, style of writing, etc., in the classroom, his activity is actually:
A. Intimation
B. Imitation
C. Inclusion
D. None of the above
Ans: (B) Imitation
101. When students are analyzing individual observations to come to general conclusions, they are engaged in the process of:
A. Deductive Thinking
B. Collective Thinking
C. Individual Thinking
D. Inductive Thinking
Ans: (D) Inductive Thinking
102. ________ is a holistic approach that works to strengthen all aspects of a student’s life (academic, physical, personal, and emotional):
A. Integrative Learning Model
B. Integrative Teaching Model
C. Both A & B
D. None of the Above
Ans: (A) Integrative Learning Model
103. When children begin learning to write, they normally misspell the words; these mistaken spellings are often called:
A. Discovered Spelling
B. Invented Spelling
C. Original Spelling
D. Wrong Spelling
Ans: (B) Invented Spelling
104. When students begin learning with an activity and generate many possible solutions, they are encouraged by the teacher. This approach of teaching is:
A. Classical Teaching
B. Discovery Teaching
C. Invented Teaching
D. Invention Teaching
Ans: (D) Invention Teaching
105. Invention Teaching is actually a __________ of teaching approach:
A. Pragmatist
B. Idealistic
C. Conservative
D. Constructivist
Ans: (D) Constructivist
106. One of the basic principles of teaching is:
A. Lecture
B. Communication in the Classroom
C. Questioning
D. Known-to-Unknown
Ans: (B) Communication in the Classroom
107. __________ is an instructional approach in which objectives are presented to learners beginning with known concepts and proceeding to unknown concepts.
A. Lecture
B. Communication in the Classroom
C. Questioning
D. Known-to-Unknown
Ans: (D) Known-to-Unknown
108. Changing a discussion to consider categories that are either more inclusive or less inclusive than the level of the current topic is the strategy called:
A. Laddering
B. Scaffolding
C. Nurturing
D. Stepping
Ans: (A) Laddering
109. A direct instructional method is:
A. Group Discussion
B. Demonstration
C. Seminar
D. Lecture
Ans: (D) Lecture
110. Activities to promote active and critical listening are:
A. Reading Comprehension
B. Oral Comprehension
C. Listening Comprehension
D. None of the Above
Ans: (C) Listening Comprehension
111. __________ is the practice of teaching the same class for more than one year:
A. Looping
B. Longing
C. Lengthening
D. None of the Above
Ans: (A) Looping
112. The handmade objects used in the classroom to allow students to make connections to concepts through touch are called:
A. Learning Materials
B. Teaching Aids
C. Manipulative
D. None of the Above
Ans: (C) Manipulative
113. When teachers model the desired behaviors or skills in front of the students in the classroom, the practice is called:
A. Demonstration
B. Role Play
C. Modelling
D. None of the Above
Ans: (C) Modelling
114. The type of brainstorming in which students propose things NOT to do or ideas that are NOT examples is:
A. Negative Reinforcement
B. Negative-Brainstorming
C. Creative Brainstorming
D. None of the Above
Ans: (B) Negative-Brainstorming
15. One of the best motivational techniques to engage students early in instruction is to share something unusual with students to arouse curiosity. The technique is often referred to as:
A. Introduction
B. Originality
C. Novelty
D. Positivity
Ans: (C) Novelty
16. Open discussion is the __________ form of discussion.
A. Well-structured
B. Fully structured
C. Least structured
D. None of the above
Ans: (C) Least structured
17. A problem-solving technique in which one member of the pair is the “thinker” who thinks aloud as they try to solve the problem and the other member is the “listener” who analyzes and provides feedback on the “thinker’s” approach is the technique of:
A. Group Problem Solving
B. Team Problem Solving
C. Pair Problem Solving
D. Class Problem Solving
Ans: (C) Pair Problem Solving
18. __________ is the method in which pairs work together and check each other’s work.
A. Pair Work
B. Pair Strategy
C. Pair Review
D. Pairs Check
Ans: (D) Pairs Check
19. In a panel discussion, a __________ acts as experts to answer the questions of the people in the larger group.
A. Core Group
B. Peer Group
C. Smaller Group
D. Larger Group
Ans: (C) Smaller Group
120. The purpose of the basic education scheme is:
A. Universalization of Primary Education
B. To Vocationalize Education
C. To Fulfill Basic Needs of Persons Through Education
D. To Make Education Compulsory for All
Ans: (C) To Fulfill Basic Needs of Persons Through Education
121. A teacher can motivate the students by:
A. Giving Suitable Prizes
B. Giving Proper Guidance
C. Giving Examples
D. Delivering Speech in Class
Ans: (A) Giving Suitable Prizes
122. The Kindergarten system of education was contributed by:
A. Friedrich Froebel
B. John Dewey
C. Maria Montessori
D. Jean Piaget
Ans: (A) Friedrich Froebel
