1. According to Lemlech (1988), what is the primary purpose of classroom management?
(A) To focus solely on student discipline
(B) To decorate the classroom
(C) To minimize teacher workload
(D) To make teaching and learning achievable
2. Which of the following is not listed as a key component of classroom management?
(A) Planning curriculum
(B) Organizing procedures and resources
(C) Monitoring student progress
(D) Preparing report cards
3. Successful classroom management is defined as:
(A) Producing a high rate of work involvement with a high rate of deviancy
(B) Producing a low rate of work involvement with a low rate of deviancy
(C) Producing a high rate of work involvement with a low rate of deviancy
(D) Producing high teacher satisfaction only
4. What differentiates an active teacher from a passive teacher?
(A) Active teachers rely on traditional teaching methods
(B) Active teachers plan different strategies and techniques to motivate students
(C) Passive teachers actively engage students in discussions
(D) Passive teachers plan multiple strategies for student motivation
5. Which of the following is a principle for setting up classrooms effectively?
(A) High-traffic areas should be free of congestion
(B) Students should face away from instructional presentations
(C) Teaching materials should be hidden until needed
(D) Teachers should ignore student visibility
6. What is allocated time in classroom management?
(A) Time students spend on extracurricular activities
(B) Time scheduled by the teacher for a specific subject
(C) Time students spend socializing
(D) Time taken for breaks only
7. Engaged time is defined as:
(A) Time students are actively involved with academic content
(B) Time teachers prepare lesson plans
(C) Time students spend in the library
(D) Time allocated for physical education
8. Academic learning time refers to:
(A) Time students spend listening without participating
(B) Engaged time with a high success rate
(C) Time used for classroom maintenance
(D) Time used to take attendance
9. Why is proper time management important in classrooms?
(A) It ensures the classroom is clean
(B) It reduces teacher responsibilities
(C) It increases student achievement by maximizing academic content time
(D) It limits student participation
10. How do effective classroom managers handle noise and disruptions?
(A) Ignore them completely
(B) Punish all students equally
(C) Delay lessons until calm returns
(D) Handle situations quickly and efficiently
11. Why is seating arrangement important in classrooms?
(A) It ensures students and teachers can see each other and facilitates lesson delivery
(B) It allows clustering of students for maximum distraction
(C) It lets students choose random seats
(D) It is mainly for classroom decoration
12. According to Anderson (1991), what environmental factors can enhance a classroom?
(A) Light, temperature, paint, wall coverings, artwork, and plants
(B) Only the type of furniture
(C) Noise and congestion
(D) Ignoring student comfort
13. What is the primary purpose of discipline in classrooms?
(A) To punish students
(B) To create an atmosphere conducive to learning and encourage self-direction
(C) To reduce teacher responsibilities
(D) To ensure no mistakes are made
14. How should rules be displayed in classrooms?
(A) Verbally, once a week
(B) Only told to top-performing students
(C) Hidden in a teacher’s notebook
(D) Posted for all to see
15. What is the main purpose of discipline in the classroom?
(A) To punish students for mistakes
(B) To create an atmosphere conducive to learning and encourage self-direction
(C) To reduce teacher responsibilities
(D) To enforce strict silence at all times
16. How should teachers handle disciplinary violations?
(A) Ignore them and continue teaching
(B) Focus on only one student at a time
(C) Punish all students equally regardless of behavior
(D) Plan to prevent violations and take appropriate steps if they occur
17. Where should classroom discipline rules be posted?
(A) Only in the teacher’s diary
(B) On the classroom walls for all to see
(C) In the principal’s office
(D) Only in the student handbook
18. Why are educational institutions integrating technology into teaching strategies?
(A) To replace teachers entirely
(B) To make learning environments more interactive and responsive to student needs
(C) To reduce student engagement
(D) To make classes easier for teachers
19. Which of the following is true about teaching strategies?
(A) They should be carefully matched to the teaching objectives of a lesson
(B) They should be chosen randomly
(C) They are only necessary for advanced students
(D) They are optional in modern classrooms
20. What is a major advantage of the lecture method?
(A) Provides immediate feedback from all students
(B) Ensures all students fully understand the material
(C) Communicates a large amount of information to many listeners and maximizes instructor control
(D) Guarantees student engagement throughout
21. What is a key disadvantage of the lecture method?
(A) It minimizes feedback, assumes high comprehension, and may disengage students
(B) It increases student participation
(C) It allows teachers to cover only one topic
(D) It is too interactive for some students
22. Which of the following is a recommendation for making lectures more effective?
(A) Cover as many topics as possible in one lecture
(B) Avoid repeating points under any circumstances
(C) Avoid using examples or illustrations
(D) Be aware of your audience and notice their feedback
23. The case method primarily engages students in:
(A) Memorizing facts
(B) Active discussion about practical problems and real-life scenarios
(C) Silent individual work
(D) Passive listening
24. What is the purpose of a case in the case method?
(A) To present a fictional story unrelated to the lesson
(B) To highlight real problems with facts, perceptions, and attitudes for learning and application
(C) To entertain students without learning objectives
(D) To replace lectures entirely
25. Case content can come from which sources?
(A) Only textbooks
(B) Only historical documents
(C) Only teacher imagination
(D) Current events, media reports, or actual problems experienced by individuals or groups
26. How does the case study method enhance student learning?
(A) Stimulates critical thinking and awareness in cooperative or role-playing environments
(B) Encourages rote memorization
(C) Reduces classroom interaction
(D) Focuses solely on theoretical knowledge
27. What is a major advantage of the case method?
(A) It allows covering all course content quickly
(B) It bridges the gap between school and real-life experiences
(C) It eliminates the need for lectures
(D) It removes the role of teacher guidance
28. How does the case method treat human emotions and feelings?
(A) It ignores emotions entirely
(B) It discourages discussion of emotions
(C) It treats feelings as facts to capture learner interest and imagination
(D) It considers emotions irrelevant to learning
29. Which of the following is a disadvantage of the case method?
(A) It is completely realistic and identical to real life
(B) It requires no preparation by teachers
(C) It may collapse time and space dimensions
(D) It guarantees student engagement
30. In the discussion method, how does the teacher initiate the discussion?
(A) By giving students a long lecture without interruptions
(B) By letting students talk freely without guidance
(C) By assigning homework only
(D) By placing an issue in front of students and using a probing question
31. What is essential for a successful class discussion?
(A) Teacher planning and student preparation
(B) Teacher talking without student participation
(C) Ignoring the assigned readings
(D) Using only yes/no questions
32. According to Meyers and Jones (1993), what does active learning involve?
(A) Students passively listening to lectures
(B) Students engaging in problem-solving, discussion, simulations, role play, and reflection
(C) Students memorizing notes only
(D) Students avoiding collaboration
33. What is a challenge of assessing students in active learning environments?
(A) Students cannot learn effectively
(B) Grading contributions is problematic without clear evaluation criteria
(C) Teachers do not need a syllabus
(D) Participation does not affect grades
34. What is cooperative learning?
(A) A systematic strategy where small groups work together to achieve a common goal
(B) A strategy where students work individually for separate goals
(C) Students copying teacher’s notes
(D) A method for passive listening
35. How is collaborative learning different from cooperative learning?
(A) It only involves lectures
(B) It discourages student-faculty involvement
(C) It includes a broader range of group interactions like learning communities, discussions, and online exchanges
(D) It replaces cooperative learning entirely
36. Why is integrating technology in teaching important?
(A) It reduces teacher workload
(B) It enhances and extends the learning experience and promotes communication
(C) It is only useful for computer science courses
(D) It replaces classroom learning entirely
37. What is a key consideration when using technology in classrooms?
(A) All students already have computer literacy
(B) Only advanced students should use it
(C) Technology should replace discussion methods
(D) Teachers may need to provide basic skill-level instruction for students
38. What defines distance learning?
(A) Learning only in traditional classrooms
(B) Exclusive use of printed materials
(C) Learning without any guidance
(D) Teaching and learning in which the teacher and learner are not in the same place at the same time
39. How can questioning be beneficial in teaching?
(A) It checks students’ learning and guides further instruction
(B) It only tests memorization
(C) It replaces lectures completely
(D) It is discouraged in active learning environments
40. How can students benefit from questioning the teacher?
(A) It clarifies doubts and enhances understanding of the subject
(B) It allows them to skip assignments
(C) It replaces studying textbooks
(D) It discourages independent learning
41. What is the main purpose of testing in teaching?
(A) To develop critical thinking
(B) To know the student’s previous knowledge and already taught material
(C) To replace lectures entirely
(D) To encourage group work
42. Which of the following is essential when explaining a topic to students?
(A) Avoiding examples
(B) Using only technical jargon
(C) Giving introduction, summary, and using suitable examples
(D) Focusing on teacher experience only
43. How can explaining be made more effective?
(A) By clubbing it with modeling
(B) By avoiding any student participation
(C) By skipping the introduction
(D) By using only textbooks
44. What is the key criterion for learning through modeling?
(A) Listening, memorizing, and repeating
(B) Writing notes without discussion
(C) Reading only
(D) Observing, retaining, and replicating
45. Why is modeling important in teaching?
(A) It helps students memorize without understanding
(B) It allows students to visualize, hypothesize, and acquire knowledge by imitation
(C) It is only useful for adults
(D) It replaces lectures completely
46. What is the primary purpose of demonstration in teaching?
(A) To test students’ memory
(B) To give lectures faster
(C) To allow students to explore aspects, understand theory practically, and sharpen skills
(D) To avoid student participation
47. How does collaborating through group discussions benefit students?
(A) It replaces individual effort entirely
(B) It allows students to avoid learning difficult topics
(C) It promotes mutual responsibility, teamwork, critical analysis, leadership, and presentation skills
(D) It reduces teacher guidance
48. How are teaching methods for special education different?
(A) They use the same methods as regular students
(B) They discourage participation
(C) They avoid using any supplementary aids
(D) They are based on students’ strengths, weaknesses, and special needs
49. Which of the following are examples of modern teaching methods?
(A) Role-play, story/games, seminars, workshops, educational trips, audiovisual aids, computers, internet
(B) Only lectures and textbooks
(C) Memorization and oral tests only
(D) Only individual assignments
50. What is the main aim of brainstorming?
(A) To memorize facts
(B) To replace lectures
(C) To evaluate students’ grades
(D) To generate a large number of ideas and break established thinking patterns
51. Which of the following is not a basic rule of brainstorming?
(A) Focus on quantity of ideas
(B) No criticism
(C) Welcome unusual ideas
(D) Avoid combining ideas
52. How should a problem be defined for a brainstorming session?
(A) It should be broad and vague
(B) It should be clear, manageable, and framed as a definite question
(C) It should be left undefined for creativity
(D) It should include multiple unrelated topics
53. Which of the following is a rule for combining ideas in brainstorming?
(A) Combine ideas to generate a more complete and better solution (“1+1=3”)
(B) Keep ideas separate
(C) Avoid unusual ideas
(D) Criticize ideas immediately
54. What is the purpose of a background memo in a brainstorming session?
(A) To assign tasks to participants
(B) To provide invitation and information about the session
(C) To evaluate the final results of the session
(D) To record ideas during the session
55. How many participants are generally more productive in a brainstorming session?
(A) 20–25
(B) More than 15
(C) Ten or fewer
(D) Exactly 12
56. Who is responsible for recording all ideas during the brainstorming session?
(A) Chairman
(B) Project manager
(C) Idea collector
(D) Any participant
57. What should the chairman do if no ideas are coming out during the session?
(A) End the session immediately
(B) Suggest a lead question to stimulate creativity
(C) Ask the participants to leave
(D) Present solutions themselves
58. Which of the following is not recommended during a brainstorming session?
(A) Encouraging unusual ideas
(B) Having managers or superiors attend
(C) Elaborating on previous ideas
(D) Reviewing the ideas for understanding
59. What is the first step in the problem-solving process?
(A) Delimitation of the problem
(B) Examining the problem
(C) Choosing the topic and emergence of problem
(D) Planning the application
60. Which of these is an advantage of the problem-solving method?
(A) It is quick to implement
(B) Requires minimal preparation
(C) Provides active participation of students
(D) Eliminates need for discussion
61. Which of the following is a disadvantage of the problem-solving method?
(A) Helps students gain scientific thinking
(B) Improves hypothesis-making skills
(C) Encourages collaboration
(D) It takes too much time
62. Induction as a problem-solving technique is best described as:
(A) Applying general rules to a specific case
(B) Copying previous solutions exactly
(C) Memorizing facts without application
(D) Discovering general rules from observed cases
63. Deduction in problem-solving is the reverse of induction because:
(A) It applies general laws to a specific case
(B) It focuses on brainstorming ideas
(C) It ignores previous knowledge
(D) It encourages unusual ideas
64. What is a key feature of cooperative learning?
(A) Students compete individually for rewards
(B) Students only focus on their own learning
(C) The teacher performs all tasks for students
(D) Students work in small teams of mixed abilities
65. In cooperative learning, each member of the team is responsible for:
(A) Learning for themselves and helping teammates
(B) Learning only for themselves
(C) Completing assignments without interacting with others
(D) Watching others work without participating
66. Which of the following is not an element of cooperative learning?
(A) Positive interdependence
(B) Face-to-face interaction
(C) Individual and group accountability
(D) Teacher-centered lecturing
67. Which classroom activity uses cooperative learning?
(A) Jigsaw
(B) Silent reading
(C) Lecture-based note-taking
(D) Individual quizzes
68. One advantage of cooperative learning is:
(A) Students can avoid participation
(B) Students develop autonomy and decision-making skills
(C) Teachers control every aspect of learning
(D) Groups always work silently
69. A disadvantage of cooperative learning is:
(A) Students learn to cooperate
(B) The group provides each member opportunity to participate
(C) It may be noisy and difficult to manage
(D) Students develop social skills
70. Role playing in drama technique involves:
(A) Students acting without preparation
(B) Students using puppets only
(C) Students preparing for their roles before acting
(D) Teacher performing all roles
71. Pantomime is characterized by:
(A) Using only mime and gestures without speech
(B) Acting with full scripts
(C) Using puppets to speak for students
(D) Finger games for young children
72. One disadvantage of using drama techniques in teaching is:
(A) It improves communication skills
(B) It may require too much time and preparation
(C) It allows exploration of solutions
(D) It provides direct involvement for all students
73. The modern “cognitive perspective” in teaching emphasizes:
(A) Reward and punishment
(B) Cognitive feedback and natural motivation
(C) Strict memorization
(D) Teacher authority over students
74. What should teachers focus on according to the “pedagogical content knowledge” theme?
(A) What they teach, to whom, and how to make it understandable
(B) Only the content without considering students’ needs
(C) Strict discipline and punishment
(D) Competition between students only
75. According to modern teaching themes, unhealthy competition can lead to:
(A) Positive collaboration
(B) Jealousy and personality development issues
(C) Enhanced cooperation
(D) Higher self-esteem
76. Finger games in drama technique are mainly suitable for:
(A) College students
(B) Adults
(C) Younger students
(D) Large groups
77. Cooperative learning promotes all of the following except:
(A) Students’ self-esteem
(B) Positive race relations
(C) Individual isolation
(D) Oral communication skills
78. A characteristic of cooperative learning is:
(A) Each member works independently until finished
(B) Mutual success where one member’s achievement benefits all
(C) Teacher directs every small detail of learning
(D) Success depends solely on the most talented student
79. Individual learning needs suggest that:
(A) All students should be taught the same way
(B) Routine teaching methods suffice for all students
(C) Only abstract teaching works for everyone
(D) Teachers should know students’ learning styles and adapt methods
80. Which of the following is not a learning style mentioned in the text?
(A) Learning through doing
(B) Learning through body language
(C) Learning through abstract ideas
(D) Learning only through exams
81. Cognitive feedback in assessment:
(A) Focuses only on reward and punishment
(B) Provides students with understanding of their learning process
(C) Is unnecessary in modern teaching
(D) Only evaluates factual knowledge
82. A problem with most textbooks is:
(A) They focus on conceptual understanding
(B) They provide in-depth knowledge appropriate for age
(C) They give surface knowledge without core concepts
(D) They help students remember lessons for years
83. Level of prior knowledge in students is important because:
(A) It has no effect on learning
(B) Teachers can transfer new knowledge only after understanding prior knowledge
(C) Students’ prior knowledge is always accurate
(D) It is irrelevant to teaching strategies
84. Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences suggests that:
(A) All students learn the same way
(B) Students have natural tendencies toward different types of intelligence
(C) Logical intelligence is the only important one
(D) Intelligence cannot be developed
85. Career counseling in schools is important because:
(A) Students automatically know about the world of work
(B) Schools prepare students adequately for industrial and organizational work
(C) Schools currently provide little information and skills for work settings
(D) Students do not need guidance for career planning
86. Classroom management helps in achieving learning goals by:
(A) Allowing chaos and freedom
(B) Ensuring structured, focused, and supportive learning
(C) Focusing only on the teacher’s control
(D) Ignoring student behavior
87. The case method in teaching is:
(A) Teaching only theory with no discussion
(B) Using real or hypothetical scenarios to analyze and discuss problems
(C) Memorizing facts and figures
(D) Following a fixed syllabus without questions
88. Which is a key difference between active learning and cooperative learning?
(A) Active learning involves student participation; cooperative learning involves teamwork
(B) Active learning is teacher-centered; cooperative learning is student-centered
(C) Active learning discourages interaction; cooperative learning encourages competition
(D) There is no difference
89. One suggested activity for understanding teaching methods is:
(A) Reading textbooks silently for the day
(B) Teaching five classes using different methods in each
(C) Following the same teaching method for all classes
(D) Ignoring classroom management
90. Teachers should reconstruct students’ prior knowledge because:
(A) Students always have accurate understanding
(B) Prior knowledge has no effect on new learning
(C) Misconceptions can prevent learning new concepts
(D) Only advanced students have prior knowledge
91. Individual learning needs can include:
(A) Visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and social learning preferences
(B) Only memorization
(C) Only textbook reading
(D) Standardized learning for all
92. A limitation of focusing only on factual assessment is:
(A) Students develop conceptual understanding
(B) Students focus only on memorizing facts
(C) Students improve critical thinking
(D) Students retain knowledge longer
93. Teachers adapting to individual intelligence in the classroom helps students:
(A) Only in exams
(B) Ignore personal interests
(C) Learn one uniform method
(D) Develop their natural tendencies and strengths