PRINCIPLES AND
STRATEGIES OF TEACHING
1.
Ms. Monster was having discipline problem with her English
class. What questioning technique should she considered to sustain students’
attention?
a.
Ask low-level thinking questions
b.
Ask difficult questions
c.
Ask varied questions
d.
Ask stimulating questions
2.
Teacher abby is partial to experiential or learner –
centered teaching. Which of the following strategies will she least engage in?
a.
Deductive discovery
b.
Problem solving
c.
Lecture –
discussion
d.
Laboratory
3.
Choose two questions that could promote development of
critical thinking
a.
Those that ask for factual information
b.
Those that call for application
c.
Those that require description
d.
Those that require use of a rule
4.
What lesson would be very useful in mastering science
and mathematical facts, social science concepts, oral spelling skill and
vocabulary development?
a.
Development
b.
Review
c.
Drill
d.
Appreciation
5.
Which strategy provides the learners with more
information rather than application?
a.
Deduction
b.
Induction
c.
Lecture
d.
Discussion
6.
Teacher Justin often use the inquiry approach in
Science teaching. What would be the emphasis in this approach?
a.
Verbal interaction with classmate
b.
Verbal interaction with the teacher
c.
Pupils manipulation of several materials
d.
Testing tentative solutions to a problem
7.
Which types of lesson requires viewing old facts and
concept in a new setting?
a.
Development
b.
Review
c.
Drill
d.
Supervised study
8.
A teaching approach that brings the learner to
continuously learn from their experiences through analysis of their own
actions, and beliefs in the light of alternative hypotheses is referred to as
___________
a.
Creative teaching
b.
Reflective teaching
c.
Problem solving
d.
Experiential learning
9.
An act which involves activities at effecting learning
is :
a.
Modelling
b.
Discussing
c.
Teaching
d.
Explaining
10. Which teacher’s
statement illustrates a reduction technique of questioning?
a.
Another. Paulo?
b.
What is conservation?
c.
Well, do you think they are the same?
d.
What can you say about this?
11. Which objective could
be taught best using inquiry method?
a.
To interpret the first stanza of the poem
b.
To illustrate how magnet is being used
c.
To distinguish living from non-living things
d.
To summarize the story
12. The closure of a
lesson is as important as “set induction” which of the following statement
would be an effective way of closing a lesson?
a.
It’s already time, see you tomorrow
b.
There’s the bell, Good bye!
c.
Time is over. Get ready
d.
Before we end, state our science concept again
13. In which of the
following classroom activities would process approach be appropriate?
a.
When the learners observe and take down observations
of samples
b.
When the class closes a lesson with the learning
concept
c.
When the teacher asks the class to enumerate the
processes used
d.
When the teacher introduces the new lesson
14. Ms kris, an
aralingPanlipunan teacher begins her lessons with the identification of a
problem to let the students gain some control of the learning situation. What
exploratory method of teaching is used?
a.
Project
b.
Inquiry
c.
Inductive
d.
Discovery
15. Ms.Jacson often
teaches content-oriented subject matter in a traditional way. Which of these
strategies does she therefore often use?
a.
Expository
b.
Exploratory
c.
Inductive
d.
Problem solving
16. In her THE class, Ms
Jane provides her students enough practice often showing andexplaining formal
and informal even with less student participation, but a lot of content be
covered in a short period of time. What method is applied?
a.
Deductive discovery
b.
Metacognitive
c.
Demonstration
d.
Lecture-discussion
17. Teacher Yolly has been
teaching social studies with the intent of providing the students with more
knowledge and information even with less student participation, but a lot of
content be covered in a short period of time. What method is applied?
a.
Inquiry
b.
Lecture
c.
Indirect
d.
Explanatory
18. To make sure of a 100%
student participation, teacher Adrew grouped his class into several small
groups to make them talk about family practices
during all Saints Day. What discussion techniques is shown?
a.
Panel
b.
Debate
c.
Symposium
d.
Buzzing
19. The class divided into
two opposing teams on a topic discussing the effects of technology. One team
takes the positive stands, where the other one deals on the negative effects.
What discussion technique is this?
a.
Interview
b.
Debate
c.
Forum
d.
Buzzing
20. Which step of the
lesson would ask for a conclusion or generalization from the students after a
lesson has been taught?
a.
Applications
b.
Evaluation
c.
Synthesis
d.
Comprehension
21. Which of the following
theories supports John Dewey’s “ learning by doing?
a.
Constructivism
b.
Metacognition
c.
Experiential
d.
Concept teaching
22. Students expect to get
the latest and most reliable information from an expert, the teacher, about a
certain topic. For this purpose, which would be the best strategy that teacher
must use?
a.
Interview
b.
Field trip
c.
Lecture
d.
Demonstration
23. Which method would
promote rapport; respect for other’s viewpoints, submission majority’s choice
and concern for individual differences?
a.
Group discussion
b.
Laboratory method
c.
Peer mediated
d.
Cooperative learning
24. Which method involves
having the students engaged in meaningful experiences in effectively results to
the development of higher-level thinking and scientific process skills
a.
Inquiry method
b.
Project method
c.
Concept method
d.
Problem solving method
25. Which of the following
principles of effective instruction concerns the proper ordering learning
tasks?
a.
Principle of context
b.
Principle of focus
c.
Principle of individualization
d.
Principle of Sequence
26. To determine whether or
not her students gained mastery of learning, Mrs Salve gave long test after
finishing several lessons in a unit on matter. What kind of evaluation does she
give?
a.
Summative evaluation
b.
Formative evaluation
c.
Pre-assessment
d.
Diagnostic test
27. All of the items,
EXCEPT ONE, are questions to consider in selecting instructional material.
Which is the exception?
a.
Is it up-to-date
b.
Does it match the instructional objectives?
c.
Is it durable and audible?
d.
Is it suited to the levels of the students?
28. Which of the following
is the aim of Classroom Management?
a.
Minimize classroom noise
b.
Increase occurrence of discipline problems
c.
Maximize the use of classroom time for productive
activities
d.
Decrease time spent on tasks
29. When Mr. Garcia tells
his class what the objectives of the present lesson is, what type of learning
activities is he using?
a.
Developmental
b.
Introductory
c.
Evaluation
d.
Closure
30. Mrs. Blanco prepared
an instructional material that she thinks can be used for several types of
learners and for different purposes. The principle she considered here is that
a.
Meaningfulness
b.
Breadth
c.
Cost
d.
Authenticity
31. A non-traditional
teacher, Mr. Ramos likes to use control and discipline in his class not
necessarily to eliminate misbehaviors but, as classroom management emphasize,
to
a.
Make students “prim and proper” at all times
b.
Help them obey all school rules and regulations
c.
Reduce the frequency of occurrence of inappropriate
behaviors
d.
Increase quality of learning
32. Mrs.Adame often scolds
students who commit mistakes even in front of the other members of the class.
What basic principle in discipline is she going against?
a.
Students must be helped to recognize their
misbehaviour
b.
Respect pupil dignity
c.
Private correction is better than public correction
d.
The response to misbehaviour must be consistent and
fair
33. Because Arnulfo is
seriously ill and has to stay at home, his teacher prepared a learning kit
containing activities that cover all lessons his classmate are also having in
school. What mode of instruction delivery is used in this situation?
a.
Informal education
b.
Distance education
c.
Non – formal education
d.
Mastery of learning
34. Mr. Cruz provides
lesson activities for each of the different groups of learners in his class.
What basic principle in selecting learning activities does he employ?
a.
Learning activities should consider the laws of
learning
b.
Learning activities have to be interactive
c.
Learning activities must suit the subject matter
d.
Learning activities must be multi- level and varied
35. The items follow state
the reason for using instructional materials and/or tools, EXCEPT ONE: Which is
the exception?
a.
Make instruction effective at less cost
b.
Increase students interest for learning
c.
Provide entertainment to students
d.
Present abstract ideas in more concrete terms
36. Mrs.Tinio wants to use
more concrete things that are the equivalent of real object for her grade 1.
Their lesson is about animals and their kids. However, she cannot possibly take out the class since no prior
arrangement has been done for this. What is the closest possible type of
instruction materials can she used instead?
a.
Audio tapes
b.
Graphics
c.
Photographic prints
d.
Radio
37. Miss Cabrera wants to
know what knowledge and skills her students already have about the Philippines
during the American period. What kind of evaluation instrument would she
possibly use?
a.
Formative evaluation
b.
Pre-assessment
c.
Summative evaluation
d.
Achievement test
38. This type of classroom
management involves attention to what which creates the best use of available
space .which type is it?
a.
Time management
b.
Routine and procedure
c.
Discipline
d.
Physical environment
39. What routinary
activity would be best to use to start the class?
a.
Ringing the bell
b.
Greeting each other
c.
Making the student line up
d.
Asking the students to clean the room
40. If a pupil asks
permission to go to the rest room while the class is going on, which may be
done to avoid class disruption?
a.
Stop the lesson and let all students go to the rest
room
b.
Stop the lesson and let the pupil to go
c.
Tell the pupil to seat down instead
d.
Simply nod while continuing the lesson
41. After presenting the
lesson to the class, what could be the logical step to take to develop a lesson
well?
a.
Provide concluding activities
b.
Evaluate the learning gained
c.
Provide further input
d.
Engage student in doing relevant activities
42. One of the following
items NOT among the considerations that a teacher should make in the
presentation of a new lesson, which is it?
a.
The relation of the new information to previous
learning
b.
Information regarding the lesson objective
c.
High involvement of students
d.
Logical organization and a smooth transition
43. Time management is one
important aspect of classroom management. Which of the following teacher
behaviours is part of time management?
a.
Maintaining group alertness
b.
Creating orderly movement in class
c.
Checking attendance
d.
Keeping pupil’s attention engaged during instruction
44. Which behaviour is NOT
an acceptable routine procedure when distributing list of activities that
students need to do?
a.
give the activity cards one by one
b.
have the pupils come to you one by one
c.
ask a leader to distribute them
d.
give the cards to the first pupil in each row with the
instruction for him to “ get one and pass the others”
45. which of the following
statement is NOT True?
a.
Evaluation helps determine how well students learned
b.
Evaluation provides feedback regarding success or
failure
c.
Evaluation is used only as basis of student grade
d.
Evaluation helps in determining specific learning
errors that need correction
46. Which statement about
lesson plan is LEAST accepted?
a.
Lesson plan should be in constant state of revision
b.
A good daily lesson plan ensures a better discussion
c.
Students should never see a teacher using a lesson
plan
d.
All teachers regardless of their experience should
have daily lesson plan
47. Which objective is in
lowest level in Bloom’s taxonomy of cognitive domain?
a.
To draw conclusions from a set of data
b.
To identify places mentioned in the story
c.
To differentiate low from high level of degrees
d.
To explain the procedure in changing improper fraction
to mixed number
48. Aims are general
statements of objectives which are derived from the ultimate Philosophy of
Education. Which is an example of this kind of objective?
a.
Show the difference between men and women in the
universe
b.
Develop responsible citizens of the country
c.
Identify the strategies in problem solving
d.
Develop physical skills
49. When you observed the
teacher reviewing the plan with the class and assigning students to check the
activities on the day’s agenda that are completed, what form of a plan is being
described?
a.
Yearly
b.
Weekly
c.
Daily
d.
Quarterly
50. In planning
instruction, there are common errors that teachers make which weaken the
effectiveness of their plans. Which of these will you avoid so that your
instructional plans will become successful?
a.
Considering the needs and characteristics
b.
Relying entirely on textbooks and other aids when planning
c.
Using varied teaching strategies and activities in
one’s plan
d.
Emphasizing the use of higher level objective in
lesson planning
