GES Apptitude Test Trial Quiz Two for AD II

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

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1. 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. Essay

C. True-false

D. Multiple-choice

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

A. Dr. Kwabena Bimpa Tandoh

B. Ms. Angela Frimpomaa Nkansah

C. Ms. Hassan Patty

D. Mr. Anthony Boateng

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

A. Checklist.

B. Inventory

C. Rating scale

D. Rubric

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

A. Mentor and nurture students

B. Set the tone of their classroom.

C. Provide leadership for learning

D. Build a warm environment in the classroom

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5. 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 a process intended to get input from teachers.

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

C. None of the above

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

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6. 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. I, ii, iii and iv

B. I, ii and iii only

C. Iii only

D. Ii and iii only

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

A. 7.8

B. 7.9

C. 8.7

D. 9.7

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

A. water and liquid soap to wash their hands.

B. hand gloves to protect their hands.

C. hand sanitizer to sanitize their hands.

D. face mask to wear.

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

A. don’t know.

B. are to know.

C. already know.

D. are willing to know.

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

A. What resources do we require?

B. All of the above

C. What do we hope to accomplish?

D. Why is the change taking place?

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11. 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 1023

D. Act 506

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

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

B. Expand physical school infrastructure and facilities

C. Create room to accommodate the increase in enrolment

D. Reduce class size

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

A. make students less likely to become distracted.

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

C. allow students private space to work for themselves.

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

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14. 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. mandate

B. object

C. mission

D. vision

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

A. 20-25%

B. 15-20%

C. 4-6%

D. 10-14%

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16. 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. Pensioners

B. Treasury bill holders

C. Individual bondholders.

D. Government creditors

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17. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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19. Teaching objectives should be all the following except being

A. Time-bound

B. Achievable

C. Realistic

D. Rigid

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20. Management is commonly defined as

A. getting things done through other people.

B. getting things done so that demand is fulfilled.

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

D. working for others

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21. 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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22. The SDG that relates to education aims to ensure

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

B. Universal basic education for all.

C. Inclusive and equitable lifelong learning opportunities for all.

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

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23. 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. None of the above

D. Segregation

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

A. GHS 382.7 billion

B. GHS 575.7 billion

C. GHS 675.5 billion

D. GHS 108.3 billion

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25. 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 is the topic of the lesson?

D. What do I do to explain the topic?

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26. 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. Creativity and innovation

C. Critical thinking and problem solving

D. Cultural identity and global citizenship

E. Personal development and leadership competence.

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

A. Complementary Education Agency

B. Ghana Library Board

C. Ghana Tertiary Education Commission

D. National Commission for Civic Education

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

A. National council for curriculum and assessment

B. Ghana education service

C. Ministry of education

D. National council for tertiary education

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

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

B. Pupils should be punished for absenteeism

C. Teachers should desist from harassing students.

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

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30. 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.

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

A. consistency

B. dependability

C. trustworthiness

D. credibility

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

A. is seen as a role model to pupils.

B. serves as a facilitator pupils/teaching.

C. is the leader of the class.

D. imposes ideas on pupils

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

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

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

C. Motivating and sustaining teachers’ interest in teaching.

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

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

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

B. National Examination Assessment (NEA)

C. Early Grade Mathematics Assessment (EGMA)

D. Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA)

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

A. Character formation

B. Preservation of culture

C. Personality development

D. All of the above

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

A. basic

B. action

C. quantitative

D. qualitative

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

A. Collaboration

B. Communication

C. Critical thinking

D. Clarity

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

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

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

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

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

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40. 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

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

A. Other persons that may be employed for the service

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

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

D. All the stakeholders in education.

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

A. Act 506

B. Act 606

C. Act 778

D. Act 788

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