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Preliminary Screening Test for the Post of Headmaster/Headmistress (BPS 17) in School Education & Literacy Department, Government of Sindh
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1. Attempt all questions. Each incorrect answer will result in a deduction of half (0.5) mark.
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1. The research approach that simultaneously investigates and solves a problem:
- (A) Action research
- (B) Evaluation research
- (C) Oriental research
- (D) Basic research
2. Evaluation that monitors learning progress is?
- (A) Placement evaluation
- (B) Formative evaluation
- (C) Diagnostic evaluation
- (D) Summative evaluation
3. The difference between maximum and minimum values is?
- (A) Mean
- (B) Mode
- (C) Range
- (D) None
4. Test that measures the learning outcome of students is:
- (A) Achievement test
- (B) Aptitude test
- (C) Criterion referenced test
- (D) Norm referenced test
5. Percentiles are used to describe:
- (A) Cumulative frequency
- (B) Individual student achievement
- (C) Overall group performance
- (D) Correct number of responses on any given test
6. The body of knowledge, skills, and attitudes expected to be learned by all students is known as:
- (A) Attended curriculum
- (B) Hidden curriculum
- (C) Attained curriculum
- (D) Core curriculum
7. While teaching in the classroom, any kind of work that involves two or more students is a form of:
- (A) Collaborative work
- (B) Collaborative effort
- (C) Collaborative project
- (D) Collaborative learning
8. The first step before preparing the test is to:
- (A) Review course outline
- (B) Set objectives
- (C) Draw a table of specification
- (D) Both A and B
9. Education, according to the Pragmatist is:
- (A) Exclusively pupil oriented
- (B) Exclusively purposive
- (C) Wholly society oriented
- (D) Wholly interdisciplinary
10. Interview is basically a method of:
- (A) Selection
- (B) Personality assessment
- (C) Personality make up
- (D) Attitude assessment
11. The curriculum will be “Child centered” if the teacher is:
- (A) Realist
- (B) Perennialist
- (C) Progressivist
- (D) Essentialist
12. The teaching strategy includes breaking down complex concepts into smaller, more manageable parts and teaching them sequentially?
- (A) Problem based learning
- (B) Scaffolding
- (C) Inquiry based learning
- (D) Flipped classroom
14. Which organization is responsible for educational planning at the international level?
- (A) UNESCO
- (B) NASA
- (C) WHO
- (D) IMF
15. Educational planning plays a crucial role in addressing issues of:
- (A) Gender discrimination
- (B) Teacher’s salary negotiations
- (C) Sports competitions
- (D) Historical research
16. According to Jean Piaget, what is the term for the process by which a child incorporates new information into existing cognitive structures?
- (A) Accommodation
- (B) Assimilation
- (C) Equilibration
- (D) Conservation
17. The World Health Organization (WHO) plays a significant role in:
- (A) Education Policy
- (B) Public Health
- (C) Cultural Heritage Preservation
- (D) Environmental Conservation
18. Which of the following is not a key component of educational controlling?
- (A) Curriculum development
- (B) Assessment and evaluation
- (C) Financial management
- (D) Teacher professional development
19. Which government body is responsible for curriculum development and educational standards in Pakistan?
- (A) National Assembly of Pakistan
- (B) Ministry of Education
- (C) Pakistan Educational Research Council (PERC)
- (D) Higher Education Commission (HEC)
20. Which of the following best describes formative supervision?
- (A) Supervision focused on teacher evaluation
- (B) Supervision that occurs after a lesson is taught
- (C) Supervision aimed at improving instruction during the teaching process
- (D) Supervision conducted by external agencies
21. Which of the following words mean extremely bad or appalling?
- (A) Atrocious
- (B) Admirable
- (C) Appealing
- (D) Average
22. Which sentence is an example of the passive voice?
- (A) The committee will review the application
- (B) The application will be reviewed by the committee
- (C) The committee reviews all applications on Thursday
- (D) They are reviewing the application in the meeting
23. Choose the sentence that correctly employs the future perfect tense:
- (A) She will have completed the report by tomorrow
- (B) He will complete the report
- (C) They are completing the report by tomorrow
- (D) She completes the report by tomorrow
24. Identify the sentence with correct parallel structure:
- (A) She likes dancing, to sing, and reading
- (B) He enjoys playing chess, reading novels, and to jog
- (C) They were happy, excited, and full of joy
- (D) She bought a pen, a notebook, and a bottle of ink
25. Which sentence correctly uses a subjunctive mood?
- (A) If he was taller, he would join the basketball team
- (B) If he were taller, he would join the basketball team
- (C) If he is taller, he will join the basketball team
- (D) If he had been taller, he would have joined the basketball team
26. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a cleft sentence:
- (A) It was the wind that broke the window
- (B) The wind broke the window
- (C) The window was broken by the wind
- (D) The window was broke because of the wind
27. Which sentence correctly uses an elliptical clause to avoid repetition:
- (A) She likes to ski in winter, and to swim in summer
- (B) She likes to ski in winter, and swim in summer
- (C) She likes skiing in winter, and swimming in summer
- (D) She likes to ski in winter, and swimming in summer
28. Choose the correct Synonym of “Contort”:
- (A) To twist
- (B) Remove
- (C) Hurt
- (D) Race
29. Choose the correct Synonym of “Sceptical”:
- (A) Dubious
- (B) Naive
- (C) Convinced
- (D) Startled
30. Choose the correct Synonym of “Onerous”:
- (A) Light
- (B) Difficult
- (C) Burdensome
- (D) Fluent
31. Expected life outcomes from education are referred to as?
- (A) Learning
- (B) Evaluation
- (C) Aims
- (D) Pedagogy
32. The field of study that focuses on how thought processes are constructed, including memory, problem solving, and decision making is called:
- (A) Skill Development
- (B) Pedagogy
- (C) Cognitive Development
- (D) Epistemology
33. The term “inductive method of teaching” refers to:
- (A) From general to specific
- (B) From specific to general
- (C) From macro to micro
- (D) From easy to difficult
34. What is the term used to describe the relationship of subjects across different educational levels?
- (A) Horizontal alignment
- (B) Lateral articulation
- (C) Vertical alignment
- (D) Parallel progression
35. The central focus of idealistic education:
- (A) Practical skills development
- (B) Moral character and intellectual growth
- (C) Rote memorization of facts
- (D) Achievement on standardized tests
36. Who emphasized that education ought to be a social endeavor?
- (A) Rousseau
- (B) Tayler
- (C) Dewey
- (D) Pestalozzi
37. The philosopher who first mentioned the importance of play or sports in education was:
- (A) Socrates
- (B) Plato
- (C) Aristotle
- (D) John Locke
38. The application of ideas, knowledge, and skills to achieve desired results is called:
- (A) Problem solving
- (B) Critical thinking
- (C) Reasoned arguments
- (D) Deductive method
39. The use of physical punishment for class management is called:
- (A) Extinction technique
- (B) Satiation technique
- (C) Time out technique
- (D) Corporal punishment
40. The period starting from Zygote to 250 300 days is:
- (A) Prenatal
- (B) Neonatal
- (C) Adolescence
- (D) Adulthood
41. Laws of learning were founded by:
- (A) Thorndike
- (B) Skinner
- (C) Watson
- (D) Pavlov
42. In learning disabilities, the name for mathematical disorder is:
- (A) Dyspraxia
- (B) Dyslexia
- (C) Dyscalculia
- (D) Dysphasia
43. The process quantifying the observed performance of learners in the classroom is called:
- (A) Evaluation
- (B) Measurement
- (C) Assessment
- (D) Test
44. Research is directed towards the solution of a:
- (A) Hypothesis
- (B) Experiment
- (C) Problem
- (D) Assumption
45. The process of transforming qualitative research data from written interviews or field notes into typed text is called:
- (A) Segmenting
- (B) Coding
- (C) Transcription
46. Permanent change in behavior as a result of experience is:
- (A) Learning
- (B) Education
- (C) Experiment
- (D) Innovation
48. Axiology in philosophy deals with?
- (A) Knowledge
- (B) Reality
- (C) Values
- (D) Culture
49. Metaphysics deals with the nature of?
- (A) Values
- (B) Knowledge
- (C) Universe
- (D) Reality
50. Expected life outcomes from education are referred to as?
(A) Learning
(B) Evaluation
(C) Aims
(D) Pedagogy
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