GES Aptitude Trial Quiz Two for AD II

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GES Apptitude Trial Quiz for AD II (Quiz Two).

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Which one of these statements is not correct about examination malpractice?

A. It is a sure way for candidates not to fail in an examination.

B. It may lead to a cancellation of entire results of a school.

C. People caught in examination leakage may be prosecuted at the law court.

D. The general public may lose confidence in the certificates that are awarded to candidates.

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Teaching objectives should be all the following except being

A. Time-bound

B. Achievable

C. Rigid

D. Realistic

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Secondary education in its different forms, including technical and vocational education, shall be free and accessible to all eligible candidates. Which of the following acts has made provision for the aforementioned?

A. Act 778

B. Act 1049

C. Act 506

D. Act 1023

4 / 42

The Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) initiated by Government of Ghana as a directive from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2023 has resulted in the hair cut of all the following except?

A. Government creditors

B. Pensioners

C. Treasury bill holders

D. Individual bondholders.

5 / 42

Which of the reasons best explains why teachers should ensure that there are physical pathways for students in the classroom? The pathways

A. make it easier for teachers to see the board from the back.

B. allow students private space to work for themselves.

C. make it easier for teachers to attend to individual student needs.

D. make students less likely to become distracted.

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A student’s ability to analyze issues and situations leading to the resolution of problems is a demonstration of what kind of competence?

A. Communication and collaboration

B. Personal development and leadership competence.

C. Creativity and innovation

D. Critical thinking and problem solving

E. Cultural identity and global citizenship

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Supervision of teaching mainly ensures

A. achievement of success in examination

B. advancement of pupil welfare

C. proper utilization of school resources.

D. quality delivery of the curriculum.

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Management is commonly defined as

A. working for others

B. getting things done so that demand is fulfilled.

C. getting things done through other people.

D. knowing what actually has been produced and which should have been produced.

9 / 42

All of these key terms relate to and/or describe reliability, except:

A. credibility

B. consistency

C. dependability

D. trustworthiness

10 / 42

The magnitude of the earthquake that take thousands of human lives in Turkey and Syria was not above?

A. 8.7

B. 7.8

C. 9.7

D. 7.9

11 / 42

Which one of the following is the most common role of teachers in education?

A. Provide leadership for learning

B. Build a warm environment in the classroom

C. Mentor and nurture students

D. Set the tone of their classroom.

12 / 42

Which of these learners’ attributes is not a major of school bonding? Attachments to

A. teachers

B. the non-teaching staff.

C. friends.

D. the school

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Which of the following is the least remedy for students’ absenteeism in schools?

A. Pupils should be punished for absenteeism

B. Teachers should desist from harassing students.

C. Parents should personally supervise the activities of their wards to ensure that they do not play truancy.

D. Parents should be counselled to ensure regular attendance of their wards/pupils to school

14 / 42

Which of the following is an example of learning assessment metric for Ghanaian basic schools?

A. National Examination Assessment (NEA)

B. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)

C. Early Grade Mathematics Assessment (EGMA)

D. Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA)

15 / 42

Which of the following types of achievement test items can best be used to measure higher-order cognitive skills?

A. Short answer or completion

B. Multiple-choice

C. Essay

D. True-false

16 / 42

All the following about the teacher is correct, except that the teacher

A. imposes ideas on pupils

B. is the leader of the class.

C. is seen as a role model to pupils.

D. serves as a facilitator pupils/teaching.

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The activity of teachers investigating their own practices and developing useful ideas to improve their practices can be referred to as ………………………………. research.

A. qualitative

B. quantitative

C. action

D. basic

18 / 42

All the following are minimum levels of standards every beginner teacher in Ghana must meet according to the components of the national teachers’ standards (NTS), except professional

A. Value

B. Ethics

C. Knowledge

D. Practice

19 / 42

The Ghana education service was established by the Ghana Education service Act 1995,

A. Act 788

B. Act 506

C. Act 606

D. Act 778

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Providing coordination and harmonization for the effective and efficient delivery of basic and senior high school education in Ghana is the …………………. of the service

A. mission

B. vision

C. object

D. mandate

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Which one of these question helps you the least to specify your teaching objectives for students learning, as a teacher?

A. What do I want students to learn?

B. What do I want them to understand and be able to do at the end of the class?

C. What do I do to explain the topic?

D. What is the topic of the lesson?

22 / 42

The general name of scoring guide used to evaluate the quality of students is called a/an

A. Checklist.

B. Rating scale

C. Rubric

D. Inventory

23 / 42

Which body within the Ghana education system has the overall responsibility for education sector policy formulation, planning, monitoring, evaluation, budgeting and co-ordinating?

A. Ghana education service

B. Ministry of education

C. National council for curriculum and assessment

D. National council for tertiary education

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The current acting deputy director general of Ghana education service in charge of Management Service is known as…

A. Ms. Angela Frimpomaa Nkansah

B. Dr. Kwabena Bimpa Tandoh

C. Mr. Anthony Boateng

D. Ms. Hassan Patty

25 / 42

In order to effect a purposeful change in schools, a school leader should ask the question

A. What resources do we require?

B. What do we hope to accomplish?

C. Why is the change taking place?

D. All of the above

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Which of these general competencies envisioned by Ghana’s pre-tertiary education curriculum framework seeks to promote entrepreneurial skills in learners?

A. Critical thinking and problem solving

B. Communication and collaboration

C. Creativity and innovation

D. Personal development and leadership

27 / 42

Which of the following is not one of the core competencies emphasized in the new standards- based curriculum?

A. Collaboration

B. Critical thinking

C. Clarity

D. Communication

28 / 42

The maturity level of students determines the

A. Teaching methods.

B. Appropriate motivational techniques needed to be employed

C. All of the above

D. Learning tasks.

29 / 42

According to Bank of Ghana’s report, Ghana’s total debt stock as at November 2022 was

A. GHS 382.7 billion

B. GHS 108.3 billion

C. GHS 675.5 billion

D. GHS 575.7 billion

30 / 42

The headteacher in a learner-centred school undertakes all the following activities to enhance teaching and learning except.

A. Motivating and sustaining teachers’ interest in teaching.

B. Empowering teachers to involve each learner in the teaching/learning process

C. Encouraging teachers to develop lesson plans that use existing knowledge to construct new knowledge

D. Encouraging teachers to avoid test and other assessment because they demoralized students.

31 / 42

Membership of the Ghana Education is made up of all the following except

A. Teachers and non-teaching personnel in pre-tertiary educational institutions in the public system.

B. All the stakeholders in education.

C. The personnel of the Ghana Education Service existing immediately before the coming into force of the Ghana Education Act of 1995

D. Other persons that may be employed for the service

32 / 42

The SDG that relates to education aims to ensure

A. Equitable and inclusive for all, especially, the girl child.

B. Improve access and participation in education for all school aged-children.

C. Universal basic education for all.

D. Inclusive and equitable lifelong learning opportunities for all.

33 / 42

Which of the following agencies is not a body under the Ministry of Education which implements its policies and programmes related to education?

A. Ghana Library Board

B. Ghana Tertiary Education Commission

C. Complementary Education Agency

D. National Commission for Civic Education

34 / 42

Heads of educational institutions can appropriately ensure the safety of their students against Covid-19 by the following measures except providing them

A. hand sanitizer to sanitize their hands.

B. water and liquid soap to wash their hands.

C. face mask to wear.

D. hand gloves to protect their hands.

35 / 42

If teachers want to present information to students in interesting ways, they should start from what they

A. are willing to know.

B. are to know.

C. don’t know.

D. already know.

36 / 42

In the context of Education Strategic Plan 2030, what is the total percentage of government budget that should be allocated to education?

A. 15-20%

B. 10-14%

C. 4-6%

D. 20-25%

37 / 42

Which of these reflective questions would best help the classroom teacher to design learning activities for teaching?

A. What questions will I ask students to check for understanding?

B. What are the relevant real-life examples, analogies, or situations that can help students understand the topic?

C. What will I have students do to demonstrate that they are following?

D. How will I check whether students know anything about the topic or have any pre-conceived notions about it?

38 / 42

Which of these is not a major aim of the double truck intervention which was introduced in senior high schools in Ghana?

A. Create room to accommodate the increase in enrolment

B. Expand physical school infrastructure and facilities

C. Reduce class size

D. Increase the number of holidays (especially for teachers) D. 

39 / 42

Programme evaluation is one of the many duties assigned to educational administrators. Which one of the following statements describes summative programme evaluation accurately?

A. It is a process intended to determine if a programme has met its goals.

B. None of the above

C. It is a process intended to provide information that can be used to improve a programme.

D. It a process intended to get input from teachers.

40 / 42

Which of the following was part of the programmes and interventions implemented to facilitate the attainment of the free compulsory universal basic education (FCUBE) policy objectives?

i. Quality improvement in Primary Schools (QUIPS)

ii. Child School Community Progress in Education (Child Scope)

iii. Performance Monitoring Test (PMT)

iv. District Teacher Support Teams (DTST)

A. Iii only

B. Ii and iii only

C. I, ii and iii only

D. I, ii, iii and iv

41 / 42

For what reason might a school be unable to maintain adequate educational quality and student discipline?

A. Diversity

B. Both option A and B

C. Segregation

D. None of the above

42 / 42

Ghana’s system of education is aimed at which of these aspects of development?

A. Preservation of culture

B. Character formation

C. Personality development

D. All of the above

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