Teaching Prepared by Caroline W. Ndirangu

 IX. 
Teaching and learning activities
Pre-assessment
Title
: This pre-assessment multiple choice questions are designed to test how much 
you know about the concepts covered in this teaching methodology module.
Rationale:
 Answering these questions correctly or otherwise will be a good in-
dication of your grasp of the subject matter covered in this module of teaching 
methodology. It will also indicate what you will need to know as you prepare to 
become a teacher. 
Questions
In each of the following multiple choice questions choose the correct answer out 
of the options A, B, C, D.
1.  In which domain does the following objective fall?
At the end of the lesson the learner should be able to hit the football using the 
head.
A.  Affective domain
B.  Cognitive domain
C.  Psychomotor domain
D.  A and C domains
2.  The teachers and students in a school belong to a ………………………… 
system
A.  Suprasystem
B.  Subsystem
C.  Interface system
D. Closed system
3.  Planning or arranging the student’s environment in order to predict the 
consequences of a student’s behavior is referred to as:
A.  Prompting
B.  Reinforcement
C.  Shaping
D.  Stimulus control

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4.  Which theory of learning has found knowledge of internal processes crucial 
to the understanding of learning?
A.  Cognitive theorists
B.  Stimulus – response theorists
C.  Operant conditioning theorists
D.  Classical conditioning theorists
5.  Which combination of teaching methods listed below would encourage the 
learner-centered paradigm?
A.  Individualized instruction and lecture method
B. Simulation and demonstration
C. Lecture method and experimentation
D.  Projects and Direct experiences
6.  Which of the following teacher behaviour suggests a dimension of “unsuc-
cessful” teacher behaviour? A teacher who is:
A.  Stimulating and imaginative
B.  Business like and friendly
C.  Aloof and routine
D.  Understanding and sympathetic
7.  When a teacher ensures that students complete an exercise in mathematics 
and makes sure instructions are clear and specific. The teacher ensures the 
………………..aspect of assessment
A.  Validity
B.  Practicality
C.  Reliability
D. Wash-back effect
8.  What type of test is most effective when trying to test memorization?
A.  True / false
B.  Multiple choices
C.  Fill in blanks
D.  B and C

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9.    When a student takes the same test twice it is referred to as?
A.  Post-test
B.  Pre-test
C.  Test-retest
D.  After-test
10.  All teachers should have a good ……………… when they go into the 
classroom 
A.  Plan
B.  Choice 
C.  Attitude
D.  Class
11.  In the introduction part of a lesson plan you get the student 
………………
A.  Assignments
B.  Previous knowledge
C.  Attention
D.  Abilities
12.  Considering that all behaviour occurs in context, what is the possible source 
of behaviour of a child who refuses to interact with the teacher and peers all 
the time?
A.  Materials being learnt are too simple or too challenging
B.  The child has a fight with the parents
C.  The child has been rejected or ridiculed by parents and adults
D.  The child does not understand
13.  What does the cognitive domain of Bloom’s taxonomy of educational ob-
jectives affect in learners?
A.  Thoughts
B.  Emotions
C.  Skills
D.  All the above
14.  What is the disadvantage of the project method of teaching?
A.  It is learner-centered
B.  Learners get first hand knowledge
C.  The learners are not well supervised
D.  The learner’s interest is considered

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15.  Which of the following is not a characteristic of a slow learner?
A.  Limited vocabulary
B.  Short span of attention 
C.  Abstract thinking
D.  Limited range of interests
16.  A teacher used the following statement to change the behaviour of a stu-
dent who was a smoker. “Smoking is healthy for the nation”. This is an 
example of:
A.  Cognitive dissonance
B.  Conceptual conflict
C.  Meaningful learning
D.  Challenge
17.  Which type of evaluation is carried out at the end of a course of study?
A.  Summative
B.  Assessment
C.  Formative
D.  A and B
18.  Which test is carried out to determine the ability of a learner?
A.  Aptitude
B.  Attitude
C.  Achievement
D.   Scholastic 
19.  Which of this equipment would be difficult to improvise in science lear-
ning? 
A.  Periscope
B.  Microscope
C.  Telescope 
D.  Camera
20.  The verbs write, list, label, and name when used in an examination, test the:
A.  Comprehension level
B.  Application level
C.  Knowledge level
D.  Synthesis level

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Title of Pre-assessment: This pre-assessment multiple choice questions above are 
designed to test how much you know about the concepts covered in this general 
method module. The answers have been provided below.
Answer Key
1.  C            
 
2.  B
3.  D
4.  A
5.  D
6.  C
7.  A
8.  D
9.  C
10.  A
11.  C
12.  C
13.  A
14.  C
15.  C
16.  A
17.  A
18.  A
19.  B
20.  C