HEADMASTER MCQS

The unit of meaning involved in word formation is:

A. Semantics
B. Pragmatics
C. Phonology
D. Morphology
Correct answer is: D. Morphology
Morphology deals with word formation.

Psychology’s answer to the question of whether we are born or made tends to be:

A. We are born
B. We are made
C. We are both born and made
D. Neither
Correct answer is: C. We are both born and made
NA

The way words are combined to form acceptable sentences is:

A. Syntax
B. Semantics
C. Pragmatics
D. Morphology
Correct answer is: A. Syntax
Syntax governs how words combine to form sentences.

The reason the SQ3R method is effective is that:

A. It breaks a reading assignment down into manageable segments and requires understanding before you move on
B. With this method, you only have to skim the reading assignment to pick out the main points
C. It allows you to memorize and recite great quantities of material even if you don’t fully understand it
D. It requires you to read and reread your text over and over
Correct answer is: A. It breaks a reading assignment down into manageable segments and requires understanding before you move on
NA

Semantic refers to the:

A. Meaning of words
B. Combination of words
C. Units of meaning
D. Use of language
Correct answer is: A. Meaning of words
Semantics deals with the meaning of words.

Critical thinking skills:

A. Are abstract abilities that cannot be identified
B. Usually develop spontaneously through normal content
C. Usually develop spontaneously without any instruction
D. Need to be deliberately taught because they often do not develop by themselves with standard content instruction
Correct answer is: D. Need to be deliberately taught because they often do not develop by themselves with standard content instruction
NA

The characteristics of language development at the age of 2 years:

A. Vocabulary rapidly increases
B. Use of past tense
C. Use of some prepositions
D. All
Correct answer is: D. All
At age 2, vocabulary, tense usage, and prepositions develop.

A neural impulse is initiated when a neuron’s charge momentarily becomes less negative, or even positive. This event is called:

A. An action potential
B. A resting potential
C. Impulse facilitation
D. Inhibitory
Correct answer is: A. An action potential
NA

A technique that involves changing the level of support for learning is:

A. Zone of maturation
B. Zone of proximal development
C. Action zone
D. Scaffolding
Correct answer is: D. Scaffolding
Scaffolding involves adjusting support for learning.

An individual perceives things as a whole and not as a collection of parts:

A. Gestalt Psychology
B. Transpersonal Psychology
C. Psychoanalysis
D. Cognitive Psychology
Correct answer is: A. Gestalt Psychology
Gestalt Psychology involves perceiving wholes rather than parts.
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