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Yakubu and Fuseni bought food at a restaurant. Fuseini’s food costs y Ghana cedis. If Yakubu’s food costs GH¢15 less than Fuseni’s, which of the following expressions represents the cost of Yakubu’s food?

15+y

15-y

y-15

15y

None

Kwesi claimed his portion of the property.

Choose from the alternatives the option, which is nearly opposite in meaning to the word italicized.

"Kwesi claimed his portion of the property."

retrieved

concealed

roasted

forfeited

None

A polytank contains 4,000 litres of water. If 3,500 litres of water is used, what fraction of the original quantity is used?

3/8

1/8

7/8

5/8

None

What is the most appropriate strategy for a teacher to use to effectively engage his students throughout his lesson?

Basing his lesson on the availability of TLMs the school can provide.

Lifting instructional objectives directly from the syllabus.

Breaking the instructional objectives into teachable units.

Questioning students in class on his instructional objectives.

None

In which of the following situations would peer teaching be the most appropriate professional development strategy for a curriculum leader to use? Some teachers ………..

wish to learn more about the educational challenges of the community.

from several schools in the district have been reassigned to teach at a newly built school.

from KG 2 put their heads together to resolve an identied social problem.

have identied a problem in a specic area of instruction and are ready to develop a plan to address the need.

None

In a lesson, a teacher called a particular student before asking her a question. Which of the following best the teacher's action?

correct her mistakes.

be ahead of her class mates.

attention in class.

enjoy the class.

None

A teacher handling three classes with class sizes 28, 42 and 56 students wants to form groups such that in every group there is an equal number of students. What is the maximum number of students that can be in each group?

None

The Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (Act 1023) is an Act that ……..

established the Complementary Basic Education Agency.

merged the National Teaching Council and the National Inspectorate Board.

merged the Ghana Education Service and Ghana Tertiary Education Commission.

established the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training.

None

Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

The team of players be ready for the match.

The team of players am ready for the match.

The team of players is ready for the match.

The team of players are ready for the match.

None

A teacher wishes to ensure inclusion in her teaching. How can she best achieve this in the classroom? The teacher should ……………

be aware of the specific needs of every child in the class.

allow the pupils to put up any preferred behavior in the class.

encourage participation of all learners in class activities.

make use of different languages during teaching and learning.

None

Which one of the following behaviors should be avoided when a teacher wants to effectively manage classroom activities?

Indicating expectations at the end of the lesson.

Encouraging learners who put up good behavior in the classroom.

Establishing classroom rules and regulations together with the learners.

Punishing undesirable behavior in the classroom.

None

There are 30 and 50 employees respectively in the Kasuliyili and Tolon branches of the same company. Each branch is to raise an amount of GH¢ 4,500.00 towards the send- off ceremony of their manager. If the employees at each branch are to contribute equally, how much will each employee of the Tolon branch contribute?

GH¢ 200.00

GH¢ 150.00

GH¢ 56.00

GH¢ 90.00

None

The length of a rectangular playing field is 10 metres longer than its width. If the perimeter of the field is 180 metres, what is its width?

None

All of the following factors should be considered when constructing test items except the …………

availability of test blueprints.

physical facilities that are available.

skills to be tested.

age of respondents.

None

A teacher always greets her students before starting the day's lesson. The most likely reason for her action is to.........

tell the students to get ready for the lesson.

establish rapport with the students.

make her lesson interesting.

None

Shamima is 5 years older than Sameera. If the sum of their ages is 25 years, what is Shamima’s age?

15 years

18 years

20 years

10 years

None

When a group of professional teachers comes together to share concerns, ideas and passion for the teaching profession and learn how to teach better, it is described as a …..

community of consultation.

community of competence.

community of engagement.

community of practice.

None

The table gives the number of students from three schools at United Stated of Kasuliyili who attended a conference. If a student is selected at random at the conference, what is the probability that the student is a male from United Stated of Kasuliyili?

3/4

3/5

1/5

1/2

None

A school teacher plans to use class discussions as a regular part of instruction. The teacher should be aware that class discussions tend to be most productive when the guiding questions 4 are.....

act-based and focused on core content.

centered on a single concept or idea.

drawn directly from the course textbook.

open-ended and exploratory in nature.

None

Each worker in the Kumasi and Tamale branches of the same company was to contribute an equal amount towards an orphanage fundraising. There were 30 and 50 workers respectively in the Kumasi and Tamale branches. If a total amount of GH¢4500.00 was realized at the Kumasi branch, what was the total amount raised by the Tamale branch?

GH¢ 150.00

GH¢ 8,500.00

GH¢ 7,500.00

GH¢ 90.00

None

According to Vygotsky, social interaction is important for learning. This statement implies that children......

in the crib do not interact and therefore cannot learn.

are independent problem solvers.

learn from adults and other children.

learn by passive presentation of information.

None

A pre-service teacher tries to nd ways by which the attention of the learners can be sustained during instructional time. Which one of the following strategies would you not suggest to her?

Conduct intermittent assessment for learners to monitor whether they are following what is being taught.

Adopt formative assessment strategies at the beginning of the lesson.

Identify the interest of the learners and use this to inform the instructional design to use.

Design the classroom setting with colorful pictures of fruits, vegetables, animals, etc

None

A basket contains 45 mangoes. If each mango costs GH¢2.50, what is the total cost of the mangoes in the basket?

GH¢ 112.50

GH¢ 18.00

GH¢ 44.75

GH¢ 1,125.00

None

Which of these numbers 245, 242, 142, 225 is divisible by 3?

242

142

225

245

None

A teacher gave an assignment to his students and after marking, he met them individually and discussed with them what they did wrong. Which one of the following best describes the teacher’s action?

Step-by-step guidance and support on the task were provided by the teacher.

The teacher gave prompt feedback to the students on the task.

The teacher adopted an effective and efficient instructional design on the task.

The teacher attempted to build the confidence of the students on the task.

None

If a luggage weighs 40.24 kg, what is the weight of this luggage in grams?

424 g

42,040 g

40,240 g

4,024 g

None

Which data collection method is best suited for gathering opinions on a new product?

Observation

Interview

Experiment

Self-reported survey

None

The statement ‘A student obtained 92% in a test and won second prize’ is an example of …

formative evaluation of teaching and learning.

norm-reference interpretation of test scores.

summative evaluation of teaching and learning

criterion-reference interpretation of test score.

None

Which one of the following is not true about lesson planning?

It helps to plan for different ability levels and needs of learners.

It helps the teacher to understand himself very well when preparing to teach.

It helps the lesson plan to be less demanding.

It stimulates learners to think in a logical and organized manner.

None

Identify the sentence which contains a concord error.

Read the passage below and answer question

¹Uncle Joe, like many others, does a 30-minute exercise every day. ²This every day

activity is done to ensure that he stays healthy continuously throughout the rest of his

life. ³Uncle Joe thinks exercising is a benchmark for good health. ⁴He forgets that

exercising alone are not enough. ⁵Good eating habit can equally be considered too.

Sentence 2

Sentence 3

Sentence 4

Sentence 1

None

The Professional General Knowledge paper is being written today by candidates.

Choose from the alternatives the option which represents the active form of the statement.

are to write

will write

are writing

are being writing

None

The angle formed by one complete turnaround at a xed point is equivalent to.....

four right angles.

two right angles.

one right angle.

three right angles.

None

Two classrooms, A and B, have the same floor area. Classroom A has dimensions of 8 metres by 6 metres. If the length of the floor of Classroom B is 10 metres, what should be its width?

4.8 metres

4.0 metres

6.0 metres

5.2 metres

None

The proprietor and headmaster of the school .........…… at last year’s induction ceremony.

Choose from the alternatives the one that best completes the sentence.

was

were

are

None

The students answered the questions according …..… they were instructed by their teacher.

Choose from the alternatives the one that best completes the sentence.

against

with

None

A committee has been constituted to look into the matter, ……...…?

Choose from the alternatives the one that best completes the sentence.

won’t they

hasn’t it

won’t it

haven’t they

None

Some headteachers encouraged their teachers to attend a conference on innovative pedagogies for instructional delivery. The reason for the headteachers’ action was to help the teachers to acquire …

competencies on the management of students’ behavior.

skills in helping learners settle for instruction.

prociencies in assessing learners in the classroom.

knowledge on diverse ways of teaching in class.

None

Three consecutive even numbers sum up to 60. What is the product of the least and highest of the numbers?

378

396

399

360

None

During an advance preparation, a teacher demonstrated awareness of differences in learning abilities, gender, and social background of learners. This teacher is showing …………

empathy for learning abilities.

knowledge of social inclusion of learners in the class.

sympathy for the vulnerable in his class.

love for learners including the disabled in his class.

None

Choose the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement:

Neither the cat nor the dogs likes to play outside.

Neither the cat nor the dogs is liking to play outside.

Neither the cat nor the dogs like to play outside.

Neither the cat nor the dogs are liking to play outside.

None

Why did mates heave a sigh of relief when he told them he was only joking?

Carefully read the passage below and use it to answer the question

Julius came out of the staff common room leaving the principal and the headmaster

behind. He walked with defiant limp straight into his classroom. He knew that three

hundred pairs of eyes were looking at him from several windows. He could hear

cheering hisses but he despised them all. He felt tall. The class teacher who was also

the headmaster was still in the staff room. The boys stood up and gathered around

him. He was disappointed that the girls did not rush to him as the boys had done.

They red barrels of questions at him but he did not appear eager to answer any. He

knew they must know the details by now and be anxious to hear the end of it. But he

would not give it to them yet. They must see him as he truly was. They must

completely forget all the impressions they had gathered on the football eld and on

the race track. Then, he told himself that he must not look serious because if they

discovered the truth, they might think he was crying for himself. He was a hero and

heroes are to be admired not pitied. ‘They just told me to go home and never come

back’. There was stunned silence. Julius noticed a crumpled look come onto Dora’s

face and quickly said, ‘Oh, it was only a joke’. Then, there was a sigh of relief and

everybody was laughing with him. Julius felt happy because they did not yet know the

truth. He laughed carelessly.

Culled from Ogundipe and Tregido: Practical English Course Book 3

He had been a good student.

They cheered him up.

They did not want him dismissed.

He told them the news in class.

None

Which one of the following occurs when learners are able to solve open-ended problems?

Curriculum-based learning

Problem-based learning

Student-centred learning

Content-centred learning

None

Some teachers argue that in-service activities for practicing teachers is a waste of time and resources because the teachers are already abreast with the requisite skills. The actions of these teachers show that they lack …

self-motivation in upgrading themselves.

knowledge of self-understanding.

interest in going for further studies.

knowledge of education as a life-long process.

None

A pharmacist mistakenly sets the regulator of her freezer to 9 degrees Celsius instead of -8 degrees Celsius to store some vaccines. By how many degrees Celsius should she turn the regulator to get to the right temperature?

-17

-1

None

A teacher planned to develop some strategies to enable her to attract learners’ attention to the lesson. Which of the following will not be an appropriate option for her to consider?

Tailoring instruction to specific learners.

Giving homework to learners.

Giving constructive feedback.

Giving attention to weak learners.

None

Which one of the following strategies will you recommend to a teacher as the most appropriate to enhance the participation of learners in class discussions?

Make use of reinforcement and punishment when teaching.

Use highly interactive methods of teaching and learning.

Attach brilliant learners to low-achievers in a group for a task.

Develop the confidence of learners who are afraid to talk in class.

None

A teacher has discovered that a student in his class has brought a small bottle of alcoholic beverage to school. Which of the following actions will be the best reaction of the teacher to this discovery?

Refer the student to the drug abuse centre.

Refer the student to the school head.

Send a note home on this issue to the student's parents.

Offer to work with the student at school.

None

A teacher administered a pretest and found that more than half of the class did not have the prerequisite skills for the new topic to be treated. The teacher therefore had to plan an intervention to address the problem. This intervention most likely involved …

dividing the class into two groups and providing remedial activities for those who did not pass the pretest.

teaching the new unit anyway because all students will have to take a test on the material in 2 weeks.

giving the students who failed the pretest extra written homework on the skills for the next 2 weeks.

showing all the students a video covering the skills and proceeding with teaching the entire class.

None

A teacher discovered that a learner was gifted and consistently performed better than his colleagues. Which one of the following actions would you encourage the teacher to take?

Give the learner challenging assessment tasks and provide feedback.

Conduct more summative assessments for the gifted learner in the classroom.

Exempt the learner from group projects.

Frequently conduct needs assessment for the gifted learner in the classroom.

None

What is the mode of the following data set: 5, 8, 2, 5, 8, 10, 5?

None

A box contains 5 yellow balls, 3 blue balls and 2 red balls. If a ball is picked at random from the box, what is the probability of picking a yellow ball?

1/2

3/10

1/5

3/5

None

Through a computer programming error, all the applicants who took an entrance test were credited with 10 more correct answers than they really scored. Is this error of scores a concern to the organizer of the test?

No, because the additional 10 points is a systematic error and of no consequence to the reliability of the results.

Yes, because the addition of 10 points has distorted the validity of the results.

Yes, because the addition of 10 points has distorted the reliability of the results

No, because the additional 10 points is a systematic error and of no consequence to the validity of the results.

None

Which one of the following reasons would best explain why a teacher will use the demonstration method?

It provides learners with real-life experience of events.

It ensures active learner participation.

It helps learners to be active during teaching.

It does not take a lot of instructional time.

None

Which one of the following sequences correctly depicts the classroom teacher’s involvement in the curriculum implementation process?

Breaking down the syllabus; writing scheme of work; writing lesson note.

Writing lesson note; teaching; evaluating learners.

Finding appropriate teaching and learning materials; writing lesson note; delivering the lesson.

Writing appropriate lesson note; teaching.

None

The most occurring number in the given data, 7, 5, x, 3, 3, 2, 2, 4 is 2. What is the value of x?

None

A student reported to his teacher that he could not see what was written on the board clearly. What is the best action to be taken by the teacher?

Report the issue to the headmaster and later take the child to meet the headmaster.

Inform the parents on the issue and constantly follow up to nd out the parents’ actions.

Move the child to the front seat and take him for assessment of visual problems.

Move the child to sit at a place where he sees clearly in order to read.

None

Identify the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement:

One of the apples are rotten.

One of the apples am rotten.

One of the apples be rotten.

One of the apples is rotten.

None

What type of decision does a teacher make when he indicates whether a child has qualified to be promoted to the next grade or not?

Competency decision

Certificate decision

Diagnostic decision

Placement decision

None

At a professional development workshop, a teacher sought knowledge about ways by which he can promote reective teaching. Which one of the following is not likely to be amongst the strategies promoted?

Allowing colleague teachers to sit in one’s class to provide feedback.

Taking video recording of one’s lesson for evaluation purposes.

Conversing with learners on their performance.

Making experts take notes on one’s teaching and analyzing it.

None

What is the value of the expression 3a +2b -14 if a=3 and b=12.

None

In which sentence is a word wrongly separated?

Read the passage below and answer question

¹Uncle Joe, like many others, does a 30-minute exercise every day. ²This every day

activity is done to ensure that he stays healthy continuously throughout the rest of his

life. ³Uncle Joe thinks exercising is a benchmark for good health. ⁴He forgets that

exercising alone are not enough. ⁵Good eating habit can equally be considered too.

Sentence 3

Sentence 1

Sentence 2

Sentence 4

None

More than one teacher …… needed for this academic year.

Choose from the alternatives the one that best completes the sentence.

has been

are

have been

None

Points A, B and C are three of the corners of a rectangle. Where should the fourth point D be located to form the rectangle ABCD?

(3, 4)

(4, 2)

(2, 4)

(4, 3)

None

For a thirty-minute assessment, which one of the following types of tests will achieve both low reliability and the least coverage of content and skill?

Multiple choice.

True/false.

Essay.

Completion.

None

In a bag with 3 red marbles and 2 blue marbles, what is the probability of drawing two red marbles without replacement?

6/25

3/10

3/5

9/25

None

All the following are ways in which teacher professional development can occur except ……….……

attending teacher professional association welfare meeting.

discussing and learning with colleagues on an issue.

participating in a seminar on lesson planning.

attending a workshop on the common core curriculum.

None

In some classrooms, learners have to be forced to learn. All the following strategies can be adopted by the teacher to motivate learners to learn willingly except …………

planning lessons to meet the different levels of aspirations among the learners.

engaging learners by using appropriate teaching and learning materials.

provoking the learners’ curiosity in the lessons.

encouraging learners to contend with each other in class.

None

A teacher wanted to know how a learner who recently received an intervention on a topic in mathematics was improving over the academic year after engaging the learner in a series of classroom exercises. What would be the best advice you will give to the teacher in making this judgment?

Compare the learner’s assessment scores with the poor students’ scores on the different classroom assessments.

Compare the learner’s assessment scores with the brilliant learners’ scores on the different classroom assessments.

Carry out a trend comparison of the learner’s achievement on all the different classroom assessments.

Compare the scores of the learner with the scores of his colleagues on all the different classroom assessments.

None

In monitoring and conducting periodic review of programs in the implementation of inclusive education, the most essential strategy is for teachers to ………….

set appropriate objectives and achievable targets for only children with mental impairment and ensure that such learners can cope with the levels set for them.

set appropriate objectives and achievable targets for all learners and ensure that learners can cope with the levels set for them.

only provide learners with mild Special Education Needs opportunities to participate in all activities, both within and out of the school.

use only multisensory approaches in teaching and provide additional time for learners with Special Education Needs to complete learning activities/tasks and assignment.

None

How many lines of symmetry does the symbol shown below have?

None

Which one of the following actions is most likely to prevent learners from participating in social activities in schools?

Preventing a student from participating in sports activities based on health grounds.

Restricting a student from going out to play during instructional hours.

Asking a student not to participate in a school social activity with a just cause.

Detaining a student during break as a form of punishment without supervision.

None

The average age of 9 students in a class is 25 years. If another student who is 15 years old joins the class, what is the average age of the 10 students?

None

The scores out of 30 obtained by ten students in a mathematics test are as follows: 21, 21, 22, 22, 23, 23, 23, 24, 25, 26. What is their median score?

None

A teacher elicits evidence about learning in the course of a lesson in order to close the gap between current and desired performance. This process is called ……………

formative assessment.

summative assessment.

self-assessment.

normative assessment.

None

Which one of the following can be considered as the main reason for introducing the most current basic educational reforms in Ghana?

Private schools always outperforming public schools in external examinations.

Schools in both rural and urban areas with inadequate instructional materials.

Declining quality of education and school structures.

Systematically low rate of school attendance.

None

Azindow has 860 eggs to put into a number of crates. If each crate contains 30 eggs, what will be the maximum number of crates required to pack all the eggs.

28.6

28.7

28.0

29.0

None

The graph shows sales made at Mr. Azindow’s shop in a week. On which of the following days did he make the same amount of sales?

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesdays

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

Tuesday, Wednesdays, Thursday

None

How would you interpret the students’ silence when Julius said, “They just told me to go home and never come back.” They were ……