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SUPER MOCK APTITUDE TEST FOR

8:00 PM
PRINCIPAL SUPERINTENDENT 9TH FEB, 2021
Compiled & Written By: GERHADT SEDDOH – REGIONAL IT OFFICER
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Under a circumstance where a Teacher has been sexually harassed by a Co-teacher, the aggrieved
Teacher must first take up the matter with:
A. the Headteacher of the School
B. the Circuit Supervision
C. the P.T.A
D. the S.M.C
2. An employee who wishes to retire voluntarily shall seek the permission of the Director-General at
least………………before the date on which he or she wishes to retire.
A. Two (2) months
B. Three (3) months
C. Four (4) months
D. Six (6) months
3. Which of the following is not a mode by which an employee may leave the Ghana Education Service?
A. On retirement for medical reasons
B. On retirement for further studies
C. On retirement on Marriage grounds
D. On transfer to approved employment
4. One term service award is paid when:
A. an employee has meritoriously served for 25 years
B. an employee has meritoriously served for 30 years
C. an employee has meritoriously served for 40 years
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D. an employee has meritoriously served for 35 years
5. Which organisation ensures the management and treatment of all cancer related conditions of a Teacher
who donates to GNAT Cancer fund?
A. Zurak Cancer Foundation (ZCF)
B. World Child Cancer (WCC)
C. Sweden Ghana Medical Centre (SGMC)
D. Ghana-American Institute for Cancer Research
6. The characteristics of the Teaching Profession are the following with the exception of
A. long term training
B. short term training
C. certification
D. having a licensing structure
7. Quasi-professionals are Teachers who
A. are at the basic level of education
B. do not have Staff Number
C. have not been licensed
D. are below the Principal Superintendent Rank
8. If a Teacher fails to abide by the code of conduct of the teaching profession, He or She is
said to have………………………………………..
A. misconducted him/herself
B. disobeyed the profession
C. disrespected the profession
D. collapsed the ethics of the profession
9. Which of the following is not a ground for termination of employment?
A. By death
B. By reason of ill-health
C. By mutual agreement
D. By transfer
10. …………………………………….. is not a possible sanction in the Ghana Education Service.
A. Suspension of allowance
B. Disciplinary transfer
C. Reduction in rank
D. Revocation of Certificate
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11. Clapping for students, rewarding marks and giving prizes fall under
A. General Motivation
B. Extrinsic Motivation
C. Intrinsic Motivation
D. Selection Motivation
12. An example of what motivates a Teacher is the following
I. Availability of TLMs
II. Normal class size
III. Quick promotions
IV. Improved condition of service
A. I and II
B. I, II and III
C. I, III and IV
D. All the above
13. …………………………….. involves combining students’ participation with demonstration,
recitation and memorisation.
A. Dictatorial Method
B. Didactic Method
C. Demonstrative Method
D. Creative Method
14. ……………………………………. is the practice of determining a student's progress based on their
earlier work. Many assignments and rubrics are designed to measure student work in the
normative assessment mode.
A. Ipsative assessment
B. Criterion-referenced assessment
C. Non-referenced assessment
D. Summative assessment
15. …………………………………… are used to measure mastery of specific material and the goal is
success for all students.
A. Ipsative assessment
B. Criterion-referenced assessment
C. Non-referenced assessment
D. Summative assessment
16. Which of the following is not a solution to downward trend in our educational standards?
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A. Address the Needs of Low-Achievers.
B. Reduce the Number of Students in the Classroom.
C. Internships and Volunteering Part of Education.
D. Advise Parents to act like Teachers at Home.
17. In what ways can communities not participate in the new educational reforms?
A. Donate supplies.
B. Volunteer in the classroom.
C. Chair meetings
D. Nominate schools for grants.
18. In what ways can schools render service to communities to reciprocate the assistance they enjoy from
the communities?
A. Organising speech and prize giving day
B. Teachers contributing to pay levies of students
C. Organising extra tuition for students
D. Engaging students in co-curricular activities
19. The main objectives of the School feeding programme at the basic level of education is to
I. reduce child hunger
II. improve child nutrition
III. enhance school performance
IV. provide socialization opportunities for children
A. I and III
B. I, II and III
C. I, II, III and IV
D. I, III and IV
20. What differentiates Remedial classes from Private classes is……………………..
A. Time
B. Money
C. Curriculum
D. Grades
21. The main difference between appointment and promotion is that
A. Appointment guarantees a raise but Promotion does not
B. Appointment does not guarantee a raise but Promotion does
C. Appointment is by merit but Promotion is mandatory
D. Appointment requires documents such as Certificates but Promotion requires previous
promotion letters
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22. SMC is in-charge of School management whereas DEOC is in-charge of
A. the management of schools in the community
B. the management of schools in the district
C. the management of schools in the circuit
D. the management of schools in the country
23. Education is funded in Ghana in the following ways except
A. Loans
B. Grants
C. Salary deductions
D. Scholarships
24. The right to education is guaranteed in Ghana's 1992 Constitution in
A. Article 68(5)
B. Article 38(2)
C. Article 778
D. Article 78(8)
25. When constructing an Objective Test for pupils in Basic six, which of the steps below should be
followed?
I. Planning the test, that is identifying the teaching objectives.
II. Reviewing the items (editing the test)
III. Assembling and administering the test
IV. Writing test items and scoring/marking scheme
A. I, II
B. I, III, IV
C. I, IV, II, III
D. I, II, III, IV
26. The types of objective tests at the Basic level of education in Ghana include the following except
A. Multiple test
B. True or False
C. Demand type
D. Pictorial
27. The following are activities of Headteachers in a basic school with the exception of
A. Organising in-service training for Teachers
B. Purchase and Supply of textbooks for Teachers
C. Organising speech and prize giving activities
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D. Organising staff to take part in SPAM
28. At which level is School Management Committee the highest decision-making body?
A. 1st Cycle Institutions
B. B. 2nd Cycle Institutions
C. C. 3rd Cycle Institutions
D. Primary School
29. ………………….is not a criterion for Ghana Teacher Prize.
A. Lesson plan
B. Rank
C. Regularity of teacher attendance
D. Current Affairs
30. Which of the Acts of Education is also known as Fee-Free Universal Primary Education?
A. Act 1961, Act 87
B. Act 2008, Act 778
C. Act 1995, Act 506
D. Act 1965, Act 299
31. The developmental domains of childhood development include the following except
A. Practical
B. Emotional
C. Language
D. Cognitive Skills
32. Under the Primary level of the Basic Education, which class is considered as the transitional class?
A. Basic 2
B. Basic 3
C. Basic 4
D. Basic 5
33. …………………………. are factors that make the lower and upper levels of the basic education.
A. Age
B. Medium of Communication
C. Foundation
D. Teaching methods
34. Factors to be considered in salary determination at the Ghana Education Service include
I. Long Service or Rank
II. Economic Conditions
III. Class taught
IV. Comparison with related jobs
V. Risk involved
A. I, II
B. I, II, III, V
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C. I, II, IV
D. I, II, IV, V
35. …………………………….is an agreement between an employee and a labour union which regulates
the terms and conditions of the employees as well as the duties of the employer.
A. Collective Agreement
B. Required Condition
C. Code of Service
D. Employee mandate
36. Which of the following is not a condition of service?
A. Promotions
B. Regular monthly salary
C. Examination
D. Allowances
37. The movement of a public servant from one geographical area or location to another within the same
organisation or service to perform duties relating to the class of posts that the public servant belongs
is termed as…………………………………………………..
A. Transfer
B. Posting
C. Engagement
D. Re-engagement
38. ……………………………….in the public service is a movement of a public servant from one of the
services within the public service to another or from one class of posts to another class of posts
within the same or different service.
A. Transfer
B. Posting
C. Engagement
D. Re-engagement
39. The components of the Capitation Grant include all the following except………………..
A. Improving access
B. Non-teaching staff
C. School facilities
D. School Management
40. Global citizenship education is a form of……………….that involves students’ active participation in
projects that address global issues of social, political and economic development.
A. civic education
B. civic learning
C. global awareness
D. global culture
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TRUE OR FALSE STATEMENTS
41. Terminal leave is reserved for Employees who are due for retirement and they would be granted six
months to enable them adequately prepare for retirement.
A. True B. False (granted three months)
42. An employee may be recalled from leave by the service to perform certain duties as the exigencies of the
service may demand and shall not forfeit the remainder of his leave.
A. True B. False
43. All employees within the teaching service shall have 1st September as their incremental date to coincide
with the next academic year.
A. True B. False (coincide with the appointment year)
44. Without the authority of the Director-General no employee who vacates his or her post shall be re-
instated or re-engaged.
A. True B. False
45. All teaching employees of the service shall serve a probationary period of one year on first
appointment, commencing on the date of first salary.
A. True B. False (commencing on the date of first appointment)
46. Mode of Progression is a component of scheme of service.
A. True B. False
47. As far as Pre-tertiary education in Ghana is concerned, Employer means the Ghana Education Service
or any other authority empowered to act on behalf of the Ghana Education Service.
A. True B. False
48. It is not necessary for Salary starting point to be included in an Appointment letter of a Teacher.
A. True B. False
49. Classrooms are said to have norms when only few of the students agree on what is and/ or what
is not socially acceptable classroom behaviour.
A. True B. False
50. Social psychologists believe that the process of group formation begins when its members
agree to go against the norms of the group.
A. True B. False
51. Licensure and exit tests are the best predictors of classroom performance of teachers.
A. True B. False
52. If a teacher teaches with a high degree of clarity, he/she will spend less time going over
material.
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A. True B. False
53. Student performance is higher in classes where the teacher devotes large amounts of time to the
process and materials needed rather than teaching content.
A. True B. False
54. What a teacher does not say every bit as important as what a teacher does say.
A. True B. False
55. Competitive activities have little value in establishing or maintain an effective classroom
climate and should thus be avoided.
A. True B. False
56. Students feel important and are encouraged to participate in class when a teacher uses their ideas in
moving a class lesson or activity forward.
A. True B. False
57. The Institute of Adult Education was established in 1949 as a department of the University of Ghana
of the Gold Coast.
A. True B. False (UCC)
58. In informal roles, leaders have a designated responsibility within their position that causes
employees to follow them. Formal roles include situations in which leaders use personal traits like
empathy, charisma, inspiration and compassion to naturally motivate others to act.
A. True B. False
59. Child Psychologists help children and teens dealing with social problems like substance abuse,
bullying and risky sexual behaviours by education and providing them counselling. In our Basic and
Second Cycle levels of Education, the Guidance and Counseling Coordinator plays these roles.
A. True B. False
60. HIV/AIDS can be inculcated into any subject of the Basic and Second Cycle levels of Education
provided that are theoretically oriented but this approach cannot be applied to the TVET system of
Education.
A. True B. False
61. The Public Services Commission controls Government on salaries and allowances for employees
in the country.
A. True B. False
62. The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) was established in 1975 as the recognized
Association of teachers in pre-tertiary schools and institutions in Ghana.
A. True B. False (1960)
63. The Ghana Partnership Schools (GPS) Policy was slated to start in September 2019 on a pilot basis,
but the teacher unions in a joint statement, said “Failure to abolish the policy will leave the unions
with no option than to marshal our forces to resist this Ghana Partnerships Schools (GPS) Policy.”
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A. True B. False
64. The Education Act 506, a legal product of the National Education Reform (2007), has put our
nation's education system into three progressive levels, namely; basic education, which consists of
two years of kindergarten education, six years of primary education and three years of junior high
school education.
A. True B. False (Act 778)
65. The Curriculum Research and Development Division (CRDD) is a body under the Ghana
Education Service.
A. True B. False
66. The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) is an initiative of the comprehensive Africa
Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP).
A. True B. False
67. Tax evasion is a choice that can be opted for.
A. True B. False
68. Positing of Teachers of the same tribe to a school can be considered as an act of Nepotism.
A. True B. False
69. The Controller and Accountant-General's Department (CAGD), was established in 1885, during the
pre-independence era of the Gold Coast.
A. True B. False
70. The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) was established under the FWSC Act, 2007 (Act
737). The Commission has the mandate to implement the new Government Pay Policy (i.e. Single
Spine Pay Policy).
A. True B. False
71. In the UN Security Council, Ghana is one of the permanent five countries.
A. True B. False
72. A member can withdraw part of his contribution because SSNIT has been mandated by government
to operate as a saving scheme as a result of its rapid group and contribution to the Ghanaian society.
A. True B. False
73. TIER 2: A voluntary provident fund and personal pension scheme — also fully funded and privately
managed.
A. True B. False (TIER 3)
74. An example of a value Book are payment vouchers.
A. True B. False
75. Continuous Assessment can be a tool to discourage lateness in class.
A. True B. False
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IN-DEPTH PREPARATION
OF TEACHERS TOWARDS
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2 APTITUDE TEST
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1st MOCK for PS / AD II
Compiled & Written By:

Gerhadt Seddoh
Statistics Officer – WMMED
APTITUDE TEST FOR SENIOR TEACHERS – PRINCIPAL
SUPERTENDENT, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR II & ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR I
Please Choose the correct answer from the Options A – D for the Questions given
1. Dr Martin, a clinical neuropsychologist, works diligently to be accurate, honest,
and truthful as he provides services to his patients. Which ethical principle is Dr.
Martin upholding?
a) Beneficence and nonmaleficence
b) Integrity
c) Respect for People's Rights and Dignity
d) Fair billing and reporting
2. What is one of the main principles included in the Individuals with Disabilities
Education ACT (IDEA)?
a) mandated individualized education programs

b) mandated additional recess time
c) mandated separate library times
d) mandated 2 to 1 teacher / student ratio
3. What is an example of a procedural safeguard?
a) a document detailing what procedures are considered acceptable

when interacting with a disabled student
b) parents determining the best way to proceed in educating their
disabled student through the public school system
c) parents being informed of any change in the school situation for their
disabled student
d) a document created in collaboration with the principal, teacher, and
parents of a disabled student
4. What is a tenant of the least restrictive environment?
a) allowing students with a disability to do whatever they are interested

in during classroom time
b) meeting one on one with students with a disability to allow them free
expression
c) allowing students with a disability to continue learning in a normal
classroom setting where possible
d) pairing students with a disability with other disabled students of the
same social level
5. What is one part of appropriate evaluation?
a) assessments should conform to current best practices for assessment writing
b) students should be tested at the average level for their age group
c) assessments must be non-biased and non-discriminatory
d) students should be able to retake assessments if they are unhappy with their
results
6. Which action exemplifies social cognitive perspective?
a) allowing students to assist in creating classroom rules and expectations
b) setting students up in social groups according to their cognitive abilities
c) observing student behaviour during recess time
d) determining where student social behaviour can be improved through

surveys
7. The final goal, or motivation, at the height of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, is _____
a) security.
b) altruism.
c) productivity.
d) self-actualization.
8. A theory in practice that helps students align with personal goals, foster positive
relationships with others, and aim to achieve their best would be considered which
type of psychological approach?
a) Behaviourist
b) Functional
c) Cognitive
d) Humanistic
9. Behaviourist learning theory aims to change a student's behavior by using positive

reinforcement, such as stickers and praise, implying that a student is motivated
externally. Which theory proposes nearly the opposite?
a) The cognitive perspective

b) The humanistic perspective
c) The hierarchy of needs perspective
d) The trait perspective

10. An instructional perspective that suggests adult students' motivation is internal
and personal, and dismisses the notion of providing external rewards from the
instructor, is:
a) the trait perspective.

b) the psychoanalytic perspective.
c) the behaviourist perspective.
d) the social cognitive perspective.
11. Who posited the Expectancy-Value theory in order to explain and predict an
individual's attitude toward objects and actions?
a) Bernard Weiner
b) Maria Montessori
c) Martin Fishbein
d) Abraham Maslow
12. Someone experiencing functional fixedness will do which of the following?
a) Find an original and unique solution to a problem

b) Use pre-conceived knowledge for a set of specific problems
c) Look for practical solutions based on experience
d) Use objects or tools in only a certain, specific way
13. Which type of problem requires more complicated, or more creative, problem
solving strategies?
a) Experienced-based problem
b) Non-routine problem
c) Well defined problem
d) Everyday problem
14. The cognitive theoretical perspective of educational psychology focuses on

learning based on how people _____, remember, _____, speak, and problem solve?
a) participate; move
b) perceive; think
c) conceive; repeat
d) sleep; document
15.If a person only thinks of an object in a certain way, that person will not be able to
come up with creative ways to use that object. This barrier to creative thinking is called
_____.
a) a mnemonic device
b) a heuristic
c) functional fixedness
d) Gestalt thinking
16. Retrieval of state-dependent memory is improved when:
a) The environment for encoding is the same as the environment for retrieval
b) The environment for storage is different from the environment for encoding
c) The environment for retrieval is the same as the environment for storage
d) The environment for retrieval is different from the environment for storage
17. Which of the following is characteristic of a positive correlation?
a) amount of food consumed and your weight
b) amount of partying you do and your GPA
c) amount of clothes worn and the temperature of the air
d) amount of exercise you do and the size of your clothes
18. Expert teachers are very concerned about
a) being reflective problem solvers
b) the specific techniques teachers apply
c) maintaining classroom discipline
d) adhering to lesson plans
19. The Carnegie Foundation (1987) reported that teachers felt most
involved in making decisions about
a) choosing textbooks
b) shaping the curriculum
c) setting standards for student behavior
d) designing staff development programs

20. Research suggests that reasons for lack of teacher participation in
school wide decisions stem from
A. teachers have little time or energy for these kinds of activities outside of
the classroom
B. teachers not wanting to step on administrator's toes
C. the fact that restructuring adds responsibilities to teachers for which they
are not compensated
D. all of the above
21. Educational Psychology is distinct from other branches of psychology
because
a) its findings are based upon research
b) expert teachers are the researchers versus psychologists
c) understanding and improving education is its primary goal
d) most educational principles have their foundation in common sense
notions regarding teaching
22. …………….is the transfer of a loan of an employee to another related
organization for a specific time period to perform a specific important
duty
a) Re-activation
b) Replacement
c) Secondment
d) Re-engagement
23. Which of the following is FALSE regarding a general principle of

development?
a) Development occurs at different rates.
b) Development is rapid and dramatic.
c) Development takes place in an orderly sequence.
d) Development takes place gradually.
24. According to Piaget's view, the child's ______________ influences his or

her cognitive development as the child tests, explores and observes the
environment.
a) maturation.
b) activity and social transmission
c) equilibration
d) all of the above
25. As a biologist, Piaget looked for patterns in the human species, and
concluded that humans inherit the invariant functions of:
A. lateralization and plasticity B.
maturation and activity
C. organization and adaptation
D. equilibrium and disequilibrium
26. If you are puzzled about a situation and don't understand why present
attempts to solve the problem aren't working, Piaget would say you are in a
state of:
A. adaptation
B. accommodation
C. Equilibration
D. disequilibrium
27. The ability to use language and think symbolically, is a characteristic

of _________and is referred to as _______________.
A. sensorimotor development; goal directed action
B. preoperational development; the semiotic function
C. preoperational development; collective monologue
D. concrete operational development; classification
28. The approach called cognitive self-instruction is consistent with

Vygotsky's view of:
A. sociocultural theory
B. scaffolding
C. the Zone of Proximal Development
D. private speech
29. You have taught a new math skill to your class, and find that some
students have caught on quickly, while others are still having difficulty
applying the skill. Based on Vygotsky's principles of assisted learning /
zone of proximal development, you should
a) give all students more practice problems
b) pair students for more practice, pairing students who have mastered the
skill with those who have not.
c) give all students for more instruction in the performance of math skill.
d) go on to the next skill and put students in cooperative learning groups.
30. Normal language development patterns would anticipate that most
children have mastered the basics of pronunciation, grammar and
vocabulary in their native language by ages ______.
a) 3-4
b) 4-5
c) 5-6
d) 6-7
31. ……………………compares students of similar ages and levels to

hypothetical average student.
a) Formative Assessment
b) Diagnostic Assessment
c) Norm-Referenced Assessment
d) Summative Assessment
32. In this type of Assessment, students are given questions at the

beginning of the lesson or academic year to test the learners’ level of
knowledge to be able to know what the student needs to be taught a)
Formative Assessment
33. An environmental factor that is crucial to proper brain development is

a) a diet rich in calcium
b) the introduction of music to the fetus in utero.
c) an adequate amount of stimulation
d) the mother's limited intake of drugs including alcohol and caffeine
34. ………………assesses pupils systematically or continuously over a

period of time. It is not just one stop assessment.
35. Which form of Assessment assesses a learner at the end of a period of

study, End of lesson, mid-term or end of term, end of year, etc.?
36. This is the re-introduction of the salary of an officer whose name went
of the GES payroll mistakenly
a) Re-activation
b) Replacement
c) Secondment
d) Re-engagement
37. With respect to perceptions of their own abilities

A. junior high school boys see themselves as more capable than girls
B. junior high school boys and girls have comparable perceptions
C. Ghanaian males are more confident than Ghanaian females
D. continuing through junior high school, girls gradually increase their
perceptions of their abilities relative to boys
38. ………………is the recruitment of a new staff in the place of an officer

who has left the service but has been budgeted for in the current financial
or fiscal year.
a) Re-activation
b) Replacement
c) Secondment
d) Re-engagement
39. According to Piaget, moral realism is the

a) realistic perspective and understanding that others have different feelings
and experiences
b) stage of development wherein children see rules as absolute
c) stage of development wherein children realize that people make rules and
people can change them
d) thinking process involved in judgments about questions of right and
wrong
40. With respect to cheating, research supports the notion that

A. students will cheat if parental pressure for grades is high
B. students who cheat are more likely to lie and steal
C. college-age females are more likely to lie and steal
D. students in the arts and humanities are more likely to cheat than science
and engineering students
True or False
41. Sexual Harassment, Rape and Defilement have the same mode of
punishment if committed
a) True b) False
42. Criterion-Referenced Assessment measures students against pre-established

standard or goal.
a) True b) False
43. Curricular activities, Co-curricular activities form part of Educational

outcomes except personality development.
a) True b) False
44. Preparation Report Cards is an indirect responsibility of a Headteacher

in a Basic School.
a) True b) False
45. Input description of the school performance improvement plan outlines

the items needed to be purchased for a basic School’s Administration.
a) True b) False
46. In the course of the C.S.S.P.S model, students who desire to go the
Polytechnic right from JHS without passing through SHS or TVET are
catered for.
a) True b) False
47. Upon the letter of appointment, the Basic School Headteacher has the
legitimate power to operate the school on behalf of the District Director.
a) True b) False
48. The only Power that is given to a Headteacher of a Basic School is

Coercive Power.
a) True b) False
49. Ghana Education Service formulates National Educational Policies at all

levels as director by the Director General through the Regional Director.
a) True b) False
50. The GES Council as a governing body of GES was established by GES
Act 506 of 1995.
a) True b) False
51. When the salary of a GES Staff goes off mistakenly or inadvertently on or
before six months, Reactivation is done.
a) True b) False
52. Evidence of a positive school ethos includes consistent shared values and standards.
(a) True (b) False
53. It is important that Circuit Supervisors keep their teachers’ lesson plan notebooks.
(a) True (b) False
54. Students learn best in a multitude of ways rather than one dominant means.
(a) True (b) False
55. The competency-based training curriculum delivery methodology is suitable for
TVET training at the Second Cycle Level of education.
(a) True (b) False
56. The ministry of Education formulates and implements approved national policies
and programmes on education in Ghana.
A. True
B. False
57. Teacher Education Division (TED) is one of the divisions at the Ghana Education
Service Headquarters.
A. True
B. False
58. In any school situation, performance tasks are handed-on activities that require
students to demonstrate their ability to perform certain actions.
A. True
B. False
59. Teachers who are respected and liked are associated with greater student satisfaction
and higher achievement.
A. True
B. False
60. A teacher cannot exhibit referent power from the first day of class by giving students a
sense of belonging and acceptance.
A. True
B. False
61. Classrooms are said to have norms when only few of the students agree on what is
and/ or what is not socially acceptable classroom behaviour.
A. True
B. False
62. Social psychologists believe that the process of group formation begins when its
members agree to go against the norms of the group.
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
64. If a teacher teaches with a high degree of clarity, he/she will spend less time going
over material.
A. True
B. False
65. Student performance is higher in classes where the teacher devotes large amounts of
time to the process and materials needed rather than teaching content.
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
67. Competitive activities have little value in establishing or maintain an effective
classroom climate and should thus be avoided.
A. True
B. False
68. Students feel important and are encouraged to participate in class when a teacher uses
their ideas in moving a class lesson or activity forward.
A. True
B. False
69. Bid-rigging may result in the supply of inferior textbooks and supplies.
A. True
B. False
70. In assessing learning, it is not important to know the purpose of assessment
before selecting an assessment approach.
A. True
B. False
71. Types of corruption in elementary-secondary education range from academic cheating
to bribery and nepotism is teaching appointments, to bid-rigging in the procurement of
textbooks and suppliers.
A. True
B. False
72. When families are made to pay bribes for services, this puts poor students at a
disadvantage and thus reduces equal access to education.
A. True
B. False
73. Giving teachers the authority and responsibility to apply their own professional
knowledge to making decisions in their area of responsibility is an important aspect of
collegiality.
A. True
B. False
74. Establishing rules and procedures is one of the least important classroom management
tasks.
A. True
B. False
75. The performing stage begins when students want to show they can do some
things independently of the teacher.
A. True
B. False
IN-DEPTH PREPARATION
OF TEACHERS TOWARDS
ND
2 APTITUDE TEST
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1st MOCK for PS / AD II
Compiled & Written By:

Gerhadt Seddoh
Statistics Officer – WMMED
APTITUDE TEST FOR SENIOR TEACHERS – PRINCIPAL
SUPERTENDENT, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR II & ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR I
Please Choose the correct answer from the Options A – D for the Questions given
1. Dr Martin, a clinical neuropsychologist, works diligently to be accurate, honest,
and truthful as he provides services to his patients. Which ethical principle is Dr.
Martin upholding?
a) Beneficence and nonmaleficence
b) Integrity
c) Respect for People's Rights and Dignity
d) Fair billing and reporting
2. What is one of the main principles included in the Individuals with Disabilities
Education ACT (IDEA)?
a) mandated individualized education programs

b) mandated additional recess time
c) mandated separate library times
d) mandated 2 to 1 teacher / student ratio
3. What is an example of a procedural safeguard?
a) a document detailing what procedures are considered acceptable

when interacting with a disabled student
b) parents determining the best way to proceed in educating their
disabled student through the public school system
c) parents being informed of any change in the school situation for their
disabled student
d) a document created in collaboration with the principal, teacher, and
parents of a disabled student
4. What is a tenant of the least restrictive environment?
a) allowing students with a disability to do whatever they are interested

in during classroom time
b) meeting one on one with students with a disability to allow them free
expression
c) allowing students with a disability to continue learning in a normal
classroom setting where possible
d) pairing students with a disability with other disabled students of the
same social level
5. What is one part of appropriate evaluation?
a) assessments should conform to current best practices for assessment writing
b) students should be tested at the average level for their age group
c) assessments must be non-biased and non-discriminatory
d) students should be able to retake assessments if they are unhappy with their
results
6. Which action exemplifies social cognitive perspective?
a) allowing students to assist in creating classroom rules and expectations
b) setting students up in social groups according to their cognitive abilities
c) observing student behaviour during recess time
d) determining where student social behaviour can be improved through

surveys
7. The final goal, or motivation, at the height of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, is _____
a) security.
b) altruism.
c) productivity.
d) self-actualization.
8. A theory in practice that helps students align with personal goals, foster positive
relationships with others, and aim to achieve their best would be considered which
type of psychological approach?
a) Behaviourist
b) Functional
c) Cognitive
d) Humanistic
9. Behaviourist learning theory aims to change a student's behavior by using positive

reinforcement, such as stickers and praise, implying that a student is motivated
externally. Which theory proposes nearly the opposite?
a) The cognitive perspective

b) The humanistic perspective
c) The hierarchy of needs perspective
d) The trait perspective

10. An instructional perspective that suggests adult students' motivation is internal
and personal, and dismisses the notion of providing external rewards from the
instructor, is:
a) the trait perspective.

b) the psychoanalytic perspective.
c) the behaviourist perspective.
d) the social cognitive perspective.
11. Who posited the Expectancy-Value theory in order to explain and predict an
individual's attitude toward objects and actions?
a) Bernard Weiner
b) Maria Montessori
c) Martin Fishbein
d) Abraham Maslow
12. Someone experiencing functional fixedness will do which of the following?
a) Find an original and unique solution to a problem

b) Use pre-conceived knowledge for a set of specific problems
c) Look for practical solutions based on experience
d) Use objects or tools in only a certain, specific way
13. Which type of problem requires more complicated, or more creative, problem
solving strategies?
a) Experienced-based problem
b) Non-routine problem
c) Well defined problem
d) Everyday problem
14. The cognitive theoretical perspective of educational psychology focuses on

learning based on how people _____, remember, _____, speak, and problem solve?
a) participate; move
b) perceive; think
c) conceive; repeat
d) sleep; document
15.If a person only thinks of an object in a certain way, that person will not be able to
come up with creative ways to use that object. This barrier to creative thinking is called
_____.
a) a mnemonic device
b) a heuristic
c) functional fixedness
d) Gestalt thinking
16. Retrieval of state-dependent memory is improved when:
a) The environment for encoding is the same as the environment for retrieval
b) The environment for storage is different from the environment for encoding
c) The environment for retrieval is the same as the environment for storage
d) The environment for retrieval is different from the environment for storage
17. Which of the following is characteristic of a positive correlation?
a) amount of food consumed and your weight
b) amount of partying you do and your GPA
c) amount of clothes worn and the temperature of the air
d) amount of exercise you do and the size of your clothes
18. Expert teachers are very concerned about
a) being reflective problem solvers
b) the specific techniques teachers apply
c) maintaining classroom discipline
d) adhering to lesson plans
19. The Carnegie Foundation (1987) reported that teachers felt most
involved in making decisions about
a) choosing textbooks
b) shaping the curriculum
c) setting standards for student behavior
d) designing staff development programs

20. Research suggests that reasons for lack of teacher participation in
school wide decisions stem from
A. teachers have little time or energy for these kinds of activities outside of
the classroom
B. teachers not wanting to step on administrator's toes
C. the fact that restructuring adds responsibilities to teachers for which they
are not compensated
D. all of the above
21. Educational Psychology is distinct from other branches of psychology
because
a) its findings are based upon research
b) expert teachers are the researchers versus psychologists
c) understanding and improving education is its primary goal
d) most educational principles have their foundation in common sense
notions regarding teaching
22. …………….is the transfer of a loan of an employee to another related
organization for a specific time period to perform a specific important
duty
a) Re-activation
b) Replacement
c) Secondment
d) Re-engagement
23. Which of the following is FALSE regarding a general principle of

development?
a) Development occurs at different rates.
b) Development is rapid and dramatic.
c) Development takes place in an orderly sequence.
d) Development takes place gradually.
24. According to Piaget's view, the child's ______________ influences his or

her cognitive development as the child tests, explores and observes the
environment.
a) maturation.
b) activity and social transmission
c) equilibration
d) all of the above
25. As a biologist, Piaget looked for patterns in the human species, and
concluded that humans inherit the invariant functions of:
A. lateralization and plasticity B.
maturation and activity
C. organization and adaptation
D. equilibrium and disequilibrium
26. If you are puzzled about a situation and don't understand why present
attempts to solve the problem aren't working, Piaget would say you are in a
state of:
A. adaptation
B. accommodation
C. Equilibration
D. disequilibrium
27. The ability to use language and think symbolically, is a characteristic

of _________and is referred to as _______________.
A. sensorimotor development; goal directed action
B. preoperational development; the semiotic function
C. preoperational development; collective monologue
D. concrete operational development; classification
28. The approach called cognitive self-instruction is consistent with

Vygotsky's view of:
A. sociocultural theory
B. scaffolding
C. the Zone of Proximal Development
D. private speech
29. You have taught a new math skill to your class, and find that some
students have caught on quickly, while others are still having difficulty
applying the skill. Based on Vygotsky's principles of assisted learning /
zone of proximal development, you should
a) give all students more practice problems
b) pair students for more practice, pairing students who have mastered the
skill with those who have not.
c) give all students for more instruction in the performance of math skill.
d) go on to the next skill and put students in cooperative learning groups.
30. Normal language development patterns would anticipate that most
children have mastered the basics of pronunciation, grammar and
vocabulary in their native language by ages ______.
a) 3-4
b) 4-5
c) 5-6
d) 6-7
31. ……………………compares students of similar ages and levels to

hypothetical average student.
32. In this type of Assessment, students are given questions at the

beginning of the lesson or academic year to test the learners’ level of
knowledge to be able to know what the student needs to be taught a)
Formative Assessment
33. An environmental factor that is crucial to proper brain development is

a) a diet rich in calcium
b) the introduction of music to the fetus in utero.
c) an adequate amount of stimulation
d) the mother's limited intake of drugs including alcohol and caffeine
34. ………………assesses pupils systematically or continuously over a

period of time. It is not just one stop assessment.
35. Which form of Assessment assesses a learner at the end of a period of

study, End of lesson, mid-term or end of term, end of year, etc.?
36. This is the re-introduction of the salary of an officer whose name went
of the GES payroll mistakenly
a) Re-activation
b) Replacement
c) Secondment
d) Re-engagement
37. With respect to perceptions of their own abilities

A. junior high school boys see themselves as more capable than girls
B. junior high school boys and girls have comparable perceptions
C. Ghanaian males are more confident than Ghanaian females
D. continuing through junior high school, girls gradually increase their
perceptions of their abilities relative to boys
38. ………………is the recruitment of a new staff in the place of an officer

who has left the service but has been budgeted for in the current financial
or fiscal year.
a) Re-activation
b) Replacement
c) Secondment
d) Re-engagement
39. According to Piaget, moral realism is the

a) realistic perspective and understanding that others have different feelings
and experiences
b) stage of development wherein children see rules as absolute
c) stage of development wherein children realize that people make rules and
people can change them
d) thinking process involved in judgments about questions of right and
wrong
40. With respect to cheating, research supports the notion that

A. students will cheat if parental pressure for grades is high
B. students who cheat are more likely to lie and steal
C. college-age females are more likely to lie and steal
D. students in the arts and humanities are more likely to cheat than science
and engineering students
True or False
41. Sexual Harassment, Rape and Defilement have the same mode of
punishment if committed
a) True b) False
42. Criterion-Referenced Assessment measures students against pre-established

standard or goal.
a) True b) False
43. Curricular activities, Co-curricular activities form part of Educational

outcomes except personality development.
a) True b) False
44. Preparation Report Cards is an indirect responsibility of a Headteacher

in a Basic School.
a) True b) False
45. Input description of the school performance improvement plan outlines

the items needed to be purchased for a basic School’s Administration.
a) True b) False
46. In the course of the C.S.S.P.S model, students who desire to go the
Polytechnic right from JHS without passing through SHS or TVET are
catered for.
a) True b) False
47. Upon the letter of appointment, the Basic School Headteacher has the
legitimate power to operate the school on behalf of the District Director.
a) True b) False
48. The only Power that is given to a Headteacher of a Basic School is

Coercive Power.
a) True b) False
49. Ghana Education Service formulates National Educational Policies at all

levels as director by the Director General through the Regional Director.
a) True b) False
50. The GES Council as a governing body of GES was established by GES
Act 506 of 1995.
a) True b) False
51. When the salary of a GES Staff goes off mistakenly or inadvertently on or
before six months, Reactivation is done.
a) True b) False
52. Evidence of a positive school ethos includes consistent shared values and standards.
(a) True (b) False
53. It is important that Circuit Supervisors keep their teachers’ lesson plan notebooks.
(a) True (b) False
54. Students learn best in a multitude of ways rather than one dominant means.
(a) True (b) False
55. The competency-based training curriculum delivery methodology is suitable for
TVET training at the Second Cycle Level of education.
(a) True (b) False
56. The ministry of Education formulates and implements approved national policies
and programmes on education in Ghana.
A. True
B. False
57. Teacher Education Division (TED) is one of the divisions at the Ghana Education
Service Headquarters.
A. True
B. False
58. In any school situation, performance tasks are handed-on activities that require
students to demonstrate their ability to perform certain actions.
A. True
B. False
59. Teachers who are respected and liked are associated with greater student satisfaction
and higher achievement.
A. True
B. False
60. A teacher cannot exhibit referent power from the first day of class by giving students a
sense of belonging and acceptance.
A. True
B. False
61. Classrooms are said to have norms when only few of the students agree on what is
and/ or what is not socially acceptable classroom behaviour.
A. True
B. False
62. Social psychologists believe that the process of group formation begins when its
members agree to go against the norms of the group.
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
64. If a teacher teaches with a high degree of clarity, he/she will spend less time going
over material.
A. True
B. False
65. Student performance is higher in classes where the teacher devotes large amounts of
time to the process and materials needed rather than teaching content.
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
67. Competitive activities have little value in establishing or maintain an effective
classroom climate and should thus be avoided.
A. True
B. False
68. Students feel important and are encouraged to participate in class when a teacher uses
their ideas in moving a class lesson or activity forward.
A. True
B. False
69. Bid-rigging may result in the supply of inferior textbooks and supplies.
A. True
B. False
70. In assessing learning, it is not important to know the purpose of assessment
before selecting an assessment approach.
A. True
B. False
71. Types of corruption in elementary-secondary education range from academic cheating
to bribery and nepotism is teaching appointments, to bid-rigging in the procurement of
textbooks and suppliers.
A. True
B. False
72. When families are made to pay bribes for services, this puts poor students at a
disadvantage and thus reduces equal access to education.
A. True
B. False
73. Giving teachers the authority and responsibility to apply their own professional
knowledge to making decisions in their area of responsibility is an important aspect of
collegiality.
A. True
B. False
74. Establishing rules and procedures is one of the least important classroom management
tasks.
A. True
B. False
75. The performing stage begins when students want to show they can do some
things independently of the teacher.
A. True
B. False
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Mock Aptitude Test
(PS & ADII) MOCK 8
Compiled & Written By: GERHADT SEDDOH – STATISTICS OFFICER

Instruction: Answer all the questions in this section by circling the letter corresponding to the correct or best
answer on your question paper
1. The following influence examination at the basic and second cycle levels of education except
A. NIB
B. NaCCA
C. WAEC
D. NTC
2. ……………………………………………………….. is responsible for implementing and managing
the internal control function of the District. He/She is responsible for planning, executing and
reporting on operational, financial, regulatory and compliance related audits/reviews of the
District.
A. The District Account
B. The Internal Audit Manager
C. The AD/DD Finance and Administration
D. The Budget Officer
3. To determine performance at the basic, second cycle and TVET levels of education, the
following can be measured
I. Increase enrollment in schools particularly in disadvantaged communities
II. Availability of approved school-community relations improvement plan
III. Quality of pupils admitted into the school at the Pre-school level
IV. Timely achievement of milestones in accordance with approved school calendar
A. I, II and III
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B. I, II, III and IV
C. I, III and IV
D. I, II and IV
4. The …………………………………………is responsible for managing and providing
comprehensive programs to families and children from birth to age five, including early
childhood family education classes, early childhood screening, pre-school school readiness
services, kindergarten bridges activities, family outreach and parental education at community
sites and facilities.
A. Guidance and Counseling Coordinator
B. Basic Education Coordinator
C. Early Childhood Development Coordinator
D. Pre-School Coordinator
5. Which of the following can best satisfy the reason that a Student was adjudged the best
performing BECE candidate of a school that was positioned last in a District?
A. Teachers of the school concentrated on preparing only that student at the neglect of the rest
of the students in the year group
B. The student assiduously learnt on his own at all times
C. The student had all learning materials at his disposal
D. The student ever wrote BECE and so already had the experience
6. The three main types of evaluation methods are…………………………, process based and
outcomes based.
A. objective based
B. goal based
C. data based
D. initial based
7. Asking students to research into the causes of widespread of an ailment on campus falls under
A. Formative Assessment
B. Summative Assessment
C. Diagnostic Assessment
D. Confirmative Assessment
8. The following are roles and responsibilities of the Teacher in the Covid-19 era in the exception
of
A. Ensure regular cleaning and disinfection of toilet facilities, surfaces, classrooms, laboratories
for practical, workstations, canteens, common facilities, and all points of human contacts
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such as door handles, switches of fans, lights, air conditioners, remote controls, and
computers. Preferably every 1-2 hours depending on the rate of utilization.
B. Provide adequate ventilation, i.e. open windows to allow for the maximum circulation of
fresh air
C. Make classroom seating arrangements such that students or chairs are at least 1 meter away
from each other
D. Notify GES Management when there is a suspected case
9. ………………………….. exists when a person who occupies a position and he/she is not
sure/consistent of his functions.
A. Role incompatibility
B. Role ambiguity
C. Role conflict
D. Role setting
10. Which of the following is an approved course to secure a Study leave with pay?
A. BSc laboratory technology
B. B.A. Banking and Finance
C. BSc Architectural Engineering
D. BSc Civil Engineering
11. The highest Rank in the Ghana Education Service is Director General whereas the lowest
is……………………..……..
A. Superintendent
B. Superintendent I
C. Superintendent II
D. Junior Superintendent
12. Below are types of allowances under the conditions of service except…………….
A. Security allowance
B. Night allowance
C. Maintenance and mileage allowance
D. Transfer Grant
13. The following make up leave of absence except…………….
A. Maternity leave
B. Sick leave
C. Membership of committee
D. Leave of interview
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14. ……………………..is a vocation founded upon-specialised education of training.
A. Teaching
B. Learning
C. Profession
D. Leadership
15. …………………………are principles that govern the behaviour of a person or group in a
business environment.
A. Professional conducts
B. Professional traits
C. Professional values
D. Professional ethics
16. Which of the following is not a feature of an organised profession?
A. Registered association
B. Ethical standards
C. Certification
D. Examination
17. ……………………….refers to the knowledge, skills and practices that teachers must have in
order to be effective educators and to impact positively on the educands and the general
public.
A. Code of ethics
B. Teacher professionalism
C. Teacher development
D. Personal development
18. …………………………. regulates the relationship between the employer and employees.
A. Professional codes of conduct
B. Professional development
D. Code of ethics
19. Thomas completed St. Francis College of Education in 2004 with Teachers’ Cert ‘A’ and He
was posted to a basic school in Akim-North District. After ten years in service, He had the
following certificate to boast of: Diploma in Basic Education, BSc Artcurial Science and M.Ed
Information Technology. In a completing his personal record form He is confused about
categorizing his highest certificates under academic and professional. How can he get it right
in this regard?
A. Teachers’ Cert ‘A’ for Professional qualification and BSc Artcurial Science for Academic
qualification
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B. Teachers’ Cert ‘A’ for Professional qualification and M.Ed Information Technology for
Academic qualification
C. BSc Artcurial Science for Academic qualification and M.Ed Information Technology for
Professional qualification
D. BSc Artcurial Science for Academic qualification and Diploma in Basic Education for
Professional qualification
20. A teacher has taught with fake certificates for the past 15 years, and upon a tip off, he was
subjected to dismissal. Who would ensure that he is dismissed from the service?
A. Director General and GES Council
B. Regional Director and Director General
C. District Director and Regional Director
D. Director General
21. The following are circumstances that can lead to the exit of the Teacher from the teaching
service except
I. Retirement
II. Secondment
III. Resignation
IV. Removal from service
V. Incapacitation
VI. Retrenchment
A. I, III and IV
B. II and VI
D. I, II and IV
22. How many days does Paternity leave cover?
A. 10 days
B. 20 days
C. 5 days
D. 15 days
23. A teacher survived a serious accident but became deaf and dumb and as a result, He left the
service. Under which condition can his situation be classified?
A. Retirement
B. Resignation
C. Removal from service
D. Incapacitation
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24. Mr. Ofori, a former Social Studies Teacher of St. Barnabas SHS left for Nigeria without
notifying the Management of the Ghana Education Service. He returned after ten years and
decided to get re-engaged by the Ghana Education Service. He is mandated to strictly follow a
protocol. Which of the following is not one of them?
A. Receiving an assurance letter from a District Directorate or an Educational Unit
B. Providing last promotion letter and certificates
C. Providing a confidential report from his or her former District Director or Unit Manager
D. Providing a thorough explanatory report on what led to the break of service
25. On the face of the GOG Payslip, which information can produce the date of birth of the
employee?
A. Period
B. SSNIT number
C. Registered number
D. Grade
26. In the ESPV website certify spv is used for
A. validating all staff members before submission
B. certifying all personnel on the management unit before submission
C. displaying all submitted printable paid vouchers
D. editing personnel details on the management unit
27. Canning or spanking is completely disallowed in our system of Education, particularly at the
basic education level. In order to ensure some disciplinary measures at the basic school level,
GES introduced ……………………………………………., a manual that contains types of
offences and their corresponding legitimate punishments.
A. Offences and Punishment book
B. Positive Discipline Tools
C. High and Low grades offences
D. Disciplinary Measures book
28. A National Service Scheme Personnel posted to a school is a ………………………..for one year.
A. permanent staff
B. temporary staff
C. voluntary staff
D. casual staff
29. Children are said to have intellectual development disabilities (IDD) when
A. they cannot answer questions in class
B. they attack and disturb their colleagues during lessons
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C. they are hyperactive in class
D. they do not remember things they have been taught in the shortest possible time
30. The Circuit Supervisor Title has been changed to……………………………..
A. School Improvement Support Officer (SISO)
B. School Improvement Supervisor (SIS)
C. School Improvement Officer (SIO)
D. School Improvement Support Supervisor (SISS)
31. Factors to be considered in salary determination at the Ghana Education Service include
I. Long Service or Rank
II. Economic Conditions
III. Class taught
IV. Comparison with related jobs
V. Risk involved
A. I, II
B. I, II, III, V
C. I, II, IV
D. I, II, IV, V
32. The movement of a public servant from one geographical area or location to another within the
same organisation or service to perform duties relating to the class of posts that the public
servant belongs is termed as…………………………………………………..
A. Transfer
B. Posting
C. Engagement
D. Re-engagement
33. The World Menstrual Hygiene Day, a Day set aside to highlight the importance of
good menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is celebrated on every
A. 30th June
B. 25th February
C. 28th May
D. 15th December
34. ………………………….is to the measures an aggrieved employee has to pass through to bring
action against management or employer.
A. Protestation
B. Laid down rules
C. Grievance Procedure
D. External report
35. A teacher attacked and beat up an Educational Officer. What possible sanction do you think
would meted out to this Teacher?
A. Verbal warning and a written query
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B. Disciplinary transfer
C. Reduction in Rank
D. Dismissal with pension
36. The first Minister of Education in Ghana was ……………………………………….under
the Nkrumah government in 1957.
A. K.B. Asante
B. B.F. Johnson
C. J.B. Erzuah
D. A.M.E Nimoh
37. ……………………………….is premised on the principle of reciprocity within the education
system and it is aimed at making teachers responsible for achieving agreed targets whilst the
employer ensures availability of adequate and timely resources.
A. Evaluation
B. Accountability
C. Assessment
D. Supervision
38. The process of managing the financial, human and other resources for the attainment of
goals and objectives of schools is termed as
A. School Governance
B. School Management
C. School Policy
D. School structure
39. .……………………………………has it that all educational policies, should stipulate that
disabled children attend the neighbourhood school that would be attended if the child did not
have a disability.
A. Educ 1300
B. Sustainable Development Goal - 4
C. Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action (UNESCO, 1994)
D. Dakar Framework for Action 2000
40. The Programme for the Analysis of Education Systems (PASEC) 2014 international student
assessment has been administered in 10 countries in Francophone West Africa.
PASEC is designed to assess student abilities in mathematics and reading French.
Which of the following countries is not one of them?
A. Cameroon
B. Republic of Congo
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C. Côte d’Ivoire
D. Gabon
41. The classes that have so far been given learning materials under the Ghana Reading Radio
Program being implemented by the Ghana Education Service are K1, K2, B1, B2, B3 and B4?
A. True B. False (B1, B2 and B3)
42. Ineffective teacher management and inadequate support system is major factor that contribute
to low learning outcomes and regional and gender disparities.
A. True B. False
43. The proposed Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP)will support the
implementation of the Government’s Education Sector Plan (ESP) focusing on basic and second
cycle levels of education.
A. True B. False (Basic Eduction only)
44. The total number of Basic Schools in Ghana is over 20,000.
A. True B. False
45. The National Teacher Council (NTC) is responsible for the development and determination of
its advice on matters relating to curriculum and assessment.
A. True B. False (NaCCA)
46. Celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the
significant role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on
emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily
lives.
A. True B. False
47. The capitation grants policy is one of the key strategies adopted by the Ghana Government to
motivate Ghana’s drive to achieve universal primary education. The main Objective of the
Capitation grant is to make readily available all materials needed for Teaching and learning and
to also ensure Teacher motivation.
A. True B. False
48. With the Capitation grant policy, Data for the study was obtained from the World Development
Indicators, UIS, and Ghana Education Management Information System (EMIS). The key
indicators observed in the study are GAR, NAR, out-of-primary-school children, GER, NER, GPI
and primary completion rate.
A. True B. False
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49. The admission rate indicates how many persons in a given age group have completed primary,
lower secondary, or upper secondary education. It indicates how many children and adolescents
enter school on time and progress through the education system without excessive delays.
A. True B. False (Completion rate)
50. The net admission rate measures the actual number of school-aged children who are admitted into a
class.
A. True B. False
51. From the World Bank (2019) on gender parity index from 2011-2018 for Ghana shows that access
to education still favours girls and women.
A. True B. False (boys and Men)
52. Curriculum framework is for the initial training of all teachers at the pre-tertiary level. All
material included in a revised curriculum needs to
be justified in terms of how it will support the student in becoming a more effective teacher.
A. True B. False
53. The ESP 2018-2030 revolves around the ambition to improve the quality of education for all in
Ghana. Every sub-sector of the education system has a strategic goal and is based on four policy
objectives
A. True B. False (Three Policy objectives)
54. Competency based training (CBT) is a style of education that focuses on what you can achieve in
the workplace after completing a course, or because of your workplace training and experience.
A. True B. False
55. Education Sector Medium-Term Development plan not only sets the long-term vision but also
how this will be operationalized in the medium term through the accompanying Education
Sector Medium Term Development Plan 2018-2021.
A. True B. False
56. As far as the Ghana Education Service is concerned, there are two major laws/regulations.
• The Ghana Education Service Act 1995, (Act 506)
• The Education Act 2008 (778).
A. True B. False
57. In mainstreaming special education students, it is important that they experience an educational
environment that reinforces the differences between special education and general education
students.
A. True B. False
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58. The school head should ensure that paid vouchers are numbered sequentially and entered same
in the log book and properly filled.
A. True B. False
59. Climate change, Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development have
become major tools for protecting the environment and ensuring sustainable development.
A. True B. False
60. Even though Homework is important in the instructional system and teachers must therefore
give homework as part of the instructional process, it is NOT scored as part of the School-Based
Assessment in Ghana.
A. True B. False
61. The new pension scheme is a defined benefit scheme and mandatory for workers to have 10.5%
contributions made on their behalf.
A. True B. False (13.5%)
62. It is appropriate to use percentile ranks when a Teacher wants to examine changes in
performance or differences in performance among students’ overtime.
A. True B. False
63. Continuous Assessment can be a tool to discourage truancy.
A. True B. False
64. There is temptation for Students to pay attention to only work which is to be assessed. This
statement was made by Rowntree in 1977.
A. True B. False
65. BSc Clinical Laboratory is an approved Course for Study Leave with Pay.
A. True B. False
66. The Institute of Adult Education was established in 1949 as a department of the University of
Ghana of the Gold Coast.
A. True B. False (UCC)
67. In informal roles, leaders have a designated responsibility within their position that causes
employees to follow them. Formal roles include situations in which leaders use personal traits
like empathy, charisma, inspiration and compassion to naturally motivate others to act.
A. True B. False
68. Child Psychologists help children and teens dealing with social problems like substance abuse,
bullying and risky sexual behaviours by education and providing them counselling. In our Basic
and Second Cycle levels of Education, the Guidance and Counseling Coordinator plays these
roles.
A. True B. False
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69. HIV/AIDS can be inculcated into any subject of the Basic and Second Cycle levels of Education
provided that are theoretically oriented but this approach cannot be applied to the TVET system
of Education.
A. True B. False
70. The TPB is comprised of five constructs that collectively represent a person's actual control over
the behaviour.
A. True B. False (Six)
71. The many benefits of teaching aids include helping learners improve reading comprehension
skills, illustrating or reinforcing a skill or concept, differentiating instruction and relieving
anxiety or boredom by presenting information in a new and exciting way.
A. True B. False
72. Vision may be explained as a target or an objective aimed at to help achieve a strategic result.
A. True B. False (Goal)
73. When applying to the GES Office to seek for approval to embark on an excursion with pupils, the
Teacher needs to be mindful of the fact that GES policy does not allow night travels and that
movement of pupils should take place between 6am and 6pm.
A. True B. False
74. In vetting lesson plans, notes should strictly be based on the syllabus, and scheme of work.
A. True B. False
75. As a teaching method, Creative method is adopted purposely to tap the inherent talent of the
pupils/students.
A. True B. False
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3RD Composite Mock Aptitude Test

(PS/ADII/ADI & DD)
@8:00PM
2ND DECEMBER, 2020

Instruction: Answer all the questions in this section by circling the letter corresponding to the correct or
best answer on your question paper
EDUCATION ACTS
1. The following are highlights of the 2008 (Act 778) educational reforms except
A. the right for every child of, at least, four years to access basic school education
B. FCUBE for free and compulsory access to basic education with DAs providing the
needed infrastructure and other facilities in educating the child.
C. Initiation of measures for implementing an effective decentralisation programme,
where DAs shall have the executive duty to provide and manage basic and second-
cycle schools in the country.
D. Implementation of Free Senior High School
2. ……………………………..established the policy of free and compulsory primary and basic

education for all school age children.
A. Education Act of 1961
B. Education Act of 1987
C. Education Act of 1995
D. Education Act of 2005
3. In which year did Government declare that, “without the provision of basic education for our
children to meet the challenges of the environment, we would only be turning into misfits
and denying ourselves the most essential resources for national development” – a
modification of Education Act of 1961?
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A. 1987 B. 1990 C. 1983 D. 1995
4. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) was established following
the 2007 reforms as an Advisory Board to the Curriculum Research and Development
Division (CRDD) of the Ghana Education Service. In 2008, it CRDD was reconstituted as a
statutory council by the
A. Education Act of 2008, Act 778.
B. Education Act of 1995, Act 506.
C. Education Act of 1961
D. Education Act of 2007
5. The National Inspectorate Board was established under the 2008 Education Act (Act 778) and
consists of representatives of major education stakeholders including:
I. the Universities of Education
II. the West African Examinations Council
III. the Association of Private Schools
IV. the National Teaching Council
V. the Council for Technical and
VI. Vocational Education and Training
A. I, III and IV
B. I, II, III and IV
C. I, II, III, IV and V
D. I, III, IV, V and VI
6. The newly formed government created free and compulsory primary and secondary
education, valuing education as a fundamental right. This fundamental right was clearly
articulated in the Education Act of 1987. The act also abolished all methods of
discrimination from the ………………………………………….
A. Education Act of 2000.
B. Education Act of 2008.
C. Education Act of 1979.
D. Education Act of 2005.
7. Which act established the Ghana Education Service in 1995?
A. Ghana Education Service Act, 1995 (Act 506)
B. Ghana Education Service Act, 1995 (Act 778)
C. Ghana Education Service Act, 1995 (Act 87)
D. Ghana Education Service Act, 1995 (Act 858)
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8. The government has introduced a number of reforms aimed at improving teacher training.
The most significant of these was the launch of the new four-year Bachelor of Education
(B. Ed) programme, which replaced the previous three-year Diploma in Basic Education
qualification in…………………………………………………….
A. September 2019
B. September 2018
C. August 2019
D. September 2017
9. Independent Ghana's first President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah introduced formal
education in Ghana, aimed at achieving Free Universal Primary Education. The Act
endorsed the two-tier system of education as instituted by the British in colonial times,
namely primary and middle education, and secondary education. What is this Act?
A. Ghana Education Service Act, 1995 (Act 506)
B. Ghana Education Service Act, 2008 (Act 778)
C. Ghana Education Service Act, 1961 (Act 87)
D. Ghana Education Service Act, 1963 (Act 128)
10. Which act makes it mandatory for all buildings to which the public has access to be fitted
with disability-friendly facilities to make them accessible to People With Disabilities?
A. Act, 2008 (Act 778)
B. Act, 2006 (Act 715)
C. Act, 2008 (Act 506)
D. 1961 (Act 87)
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION – INCLUSIVE EDUCATION POLICY
11. Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action relates to

A. Girl-Child Education
B. Equality in Education
C. Students with special needs
D. Monitoring and Evaluation
12. The number of subjects for special schools are equal independent on the special needs, but
rather depend on the level:
I. Learners at the KG level must take a minimum of five subjects
II. Learners at Primary and JHS must take a minimum of six subjects
III. Learners at the SHS must take a minimum of eight subjects
A. I only
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B. I and II
C. I, II and III
D. II and III
13. Which of the following is not a Subject taught at the special school of the basic level of
education?
A. P.E
B. Vocational Skills
C. Fine Motor Skills
D. Science
14. …………………………………………………stipulates that, the Ministry of Education shall
provide education for those with physical and mental impairments, orphans, and those
who are slow or fast learners, by including them, wherever possible, within the
mainstream formal system or, only when considered necessary, within special units or
schools.
A. The Education Strategic Plan (2010-2020)
B. The National Youth Policy of 2010
C. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1990)
D. UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006)
15. Which convention mandates that Ghana has ascribed to requires all member states (including
Ghana) to ensure equal access to primary and secondary education, vocational training, adult
education and lifelong learning for all?
A. The Education Strategic Plan (2010-2020)
B. The National Youth Policy of 2010
C. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1990)
D. UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006)
16. The Salamanca Statement on Principles, Policy and Practice in Special Needs Education‖
(UNESCO, 1994) provides a framework and guidance on developing inclusive education
internationally. It enjoins Ghana to:
I. Design and implement educational programmes implemented to take into account
the wide diversity of these characteristics and needs.
II. Ensure that persons with special educational needs have access to regular schools
which should accommodate them within a child-centred pedagogy capable of
meeting these needs.
A. I only B. II only C. I and II D. None
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17. ……………………………………………………is affirms the international community’s
collective commitment to pursue a broad -based strategy for ensuring that the basic
learning needs of every child; youth and adult are met within a generation and sustained
thereafter.
A. World Declaration on Education for All;Jomtien (1990)
B. The Dakar Framework for Action (UNESCO, 2000)
C. Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action (UNESCO, 1994)
D. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1990)
18. Which of the following is not an inclusive Teaching Strategy?
A. Instructors can connect and engage with a variety of students.
B. Instructors are prepared for “hot moments” that may arise when controversial material
is discussed.
C. Students connect with course materials that are relevant to them.
D. Students do not feel comfortable in the classroom environment to voice their
ideas/questions.
19. The implementation of the IE Policy requires specific policy based financial as well as
technical interventions by government and other key stakeholders. The following sources of
financing are recommended except:
A. Government of Ghana (GoG)
B. Support from Development Partners (DPs)
C. Tax of Teachers’ salaries
D. Private Sector Support from corporate institutions and Philanthropist.
20. Which of the following is not special need?
A. Visual impairment
B. Hearing impairment
C. Hyper activeness
D. Intellectual impairments
HUMAN RESOURCE POLICY FRAMEWORK
21. ……………………………….project launched in 1997 on a pilot basis in 12 Districts (out of a

total of 110) and three Regional Offices was to improve the collection, processing and analysis
of educational data in order to make reliable information available for decision making at all
levels of the education system.
A. Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS)
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B. Education Management Information System (EMIS)
C. Education Data System (EDS)
D. Education Electronic Management System (EEMS)
22. Which system supports management of public sector budgetary, financial, and accounting
operations and promote better public financial management (PFM) with a centralized registry
of public sector revenues and expenditures?
A. Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS)
B. Education Management Information System (EMIS)
C. Ghana Financial Management Systems for Education (GFMSE)
D. Education Electronic Management System (EEMS)
23. At the Education Directorate, maternity and paternity leaves are prepared by
A. Budget Officer
B. Welfare Officer
C. Guidance and Counseling Coordinator
D. Girl-Child Officer
24. The following explain why Teacher Management is important except
A. Teachers are the main resource of any education system and require specific management
B. Teachers have a strong influence on the quality of education
C. Poor management of Teachers can lead to Teachers moving to the rural areas
D. Teacher management also plays a key role in achieving the qualitative goals of the
Education 2030 agenda, as underlined by the Incheon declaration.

25. ………………………………………………are paid to an employee who is required by the
Supervising Officer to undertake duties of a special nature requiring additional
responsibilities.
A. Extra duty allowances
B. Professional allowances
C. Overtime allowance
D. Secondment allowances
26. ……………………………………. refers to allocation of allowance of any hours worked by an
employee that exceed their normally scheduled working hours.
A. Extra duty allowances
B. Professional allowances
C. Overtime allowance
D. Secondment allowances
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27. Government of Ghana is introducing a ………………………………………….. of GH¢1,200
per year for professional teachers and GH¢600 per year for non-professional teachers to
deepen their commitment and spur professional growth.
A. PTA
B. TRA
C. TEA
D. TRP
28. At what stage does Ghana Education Service work in collaboration with the Ghana Health
Service?
A. Issuance or Renewal of NHIS cards
B. Utilization of GNAT Cancer Fund
C. Immunization/Vaccination of pupils against sicknesses and diseases
D. Provision of First Aid Boxes to schools
29. GIFMIS is an IT based system for budget management and accounting that is being
implemented by the Government of Ghana to improve Public Expenditure Management
processes, enhance greater accountability and transparency across Ministries and
Departments. What is GIFMIS?
A. Government Integral Financial Management Information System
B. Government Integrated Financial Management Information System
C. Government Integrated Fiscal Management Information System
D. Government Integrated Financial Management Information Software
30. The Government of Ghana is currently providing Free Wireless Fidelity (Wifi) to
all………………………….of the Pre-tertiary education.
A. Primary and Junior High Schools
B. Primary, Junior High Schools, Senior High Schools Regional and District Offices
C. Senior High Schools/TVETs, Regional and District Offices
D. Junior High Schools, Senior High Schools/TVETs and District Offices
31. The National School Feeding Programme creates the opportunity to bring both girls and
boys into school by ensuring that they are free from hunger, enabling them to concentrate
and focus on learning. The goal of the programme is to
A. ensure that all children of school going age are fed adequately well to eliminate
hunger in the school
B. deliver a well-organised, decentralised intervention that provides disadvantaged
school children with nutritionally adequate, locally produced food.
C. introduce school children to a balanced diet
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D. expose school children to local dishes and how they are prepared
32. The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme is a cash transfer
programme which has reached over 200,000 extremely poor and vulnerable households. It
is a GOG programme in partnership with the UK Department for International
Development (DFID), UNICEF, and the World Bank. Who are the main target groups?
A. Party Sympathizers
B. Households with orphaned and vulnerable children
C. Individual who have lost their monies at unlicensed financial institutions
D. Families with special needs
33. …………………………………….. is a fraudulent investing scam promising high rates of
return with little risk to investors.
A. Scamming scheme
B. Duping
C. Ponzi scheme
D. Risky investment
34. The following are roles and responsibilities of the Teacher in the Covid-19 era in the
exception of
A. Ensure regular cleaning and disinfection of toilet facilities, surfaces, classrooms,
laboratories for practical, workstations, canteens, common facilities, and all points
of human contacts such as door handles, switches of fans, lights, air conditioners,
remote controls, and computers. Preferably every 1-2 hours depending on the rate
of utilization.
B. Provide adequate ventilation, i.e. open windows to allow for the maximum
circulation of fresh air
C. Make classroom seating arrangements such that students or chairs are at least 1
meter away from each other
D. Notify GES Management when there is a suspected case
35. ………………………….. exists when a person who occupies a position and he/she is not
sure/consistent of his functions.
A. Role incompatibility
B. Role ambiguity
C. Role conflict
D. Role setting
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36. …………………………are principles that govern the behaviour of a person or group in a
business environment.
A. Professional conducts
B. Professional traits
C. Professional values
D. Professional ethics
37. Which of the following is not a feature of an organised profession?
A. Registered association
B. Ethical standards
C. Certification
D. Examination
38. ……………………….refers to the knowledge, skills and practices that teachers must have
in order to be effective educators and to impact positively on the educands and the
general public.
A. Code of ethics
B. Teacher professionalism
D. Personal development
39. …………………………. regulates the relationship between the employer and employees.
A. Professional codes of conduct
B. Professional development
D. Code of ethics
40. A teacher survived a serious accident but became deaf and dumb and as a result, He left
the service. Under which condition can his situation be classified?
A. Retirement
B. Resignation
C. Removal from service
D. Incapacitation
41. A boost for local farmers with the introduction of the Buffer stock in the supply of staple
foods such as maize, rice, sorghum among others is a major benefit of the implementation of
the Free SHS policy.
A. True B. False
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42. In the implementation of the New policy, a person cannot be employed as a teacher in a pre-
tertiary educational institution unless the person has been registered as a teacher by the
National Teacher Council.
A. True B. False
43. The Whole Sale Development is an MOE strategy for mainstreaming all interventions for the
achievement of the FCUBE objectives.
A. True B. False
44. The new National Pension Scheme was instituted by the National Pensions Act, Act 766
which ensures that every Ghanaian worker get access to his or her contributions in the case
of any financial hard up.
A. True B. False
45. The Second Tier of the Three-Tier Scheme of SSNIT is a benefit scheme and mandatory for
workers to have 13.5% contributions made on their behalf.
A. True B. False
46. The Capitation Grant per child vary from school to school.
A. True B. False
47. As a Teacher, the maximum duration sick leave is 24 months (2 years).
A. True B. False
48. GNAT-LAS is a society within the mainstream Teachers' union- GNAT, and have the
mandate to increase women's participation in the union 's activities. The society was
established in 1985.
A. True B. False
49. The countries with the West African Examination Council are Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone,
Liberia, and the Gambia.
A. True B. False
50. The main difference between psychology and educational psychology is
that psychology refers to the overall study of human condition and behaviour
while educational psychology specifically studies the psychological issues concerned with
human education and learning.
A. True B. False
51. The main types of education are Formal, Semi-Formal and Non-formal.
A. True B. False
52. Madam Sabina Koba Dosu of the St. Dominic Roman Catholic Basic School in the Eastern
Region, won the ultimate prize as Ghana’s Most Outstanding Teacher in 2020.
A. True B. False
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53. Members of the GES Council are given mandate of five years of service even though they
could be re-appointed for a second term.
A. True B. False
54. Vision may be explained as a target or an objective aimed at to help achieve a strategic
result.
A. True B. False
55. When applying to the GES Office to seek for approval to embark on an excursion with
pupils, the Teacher needs to be mindful of the fact that GES policy does not allow night
travels and that movement of pupils should take place between 6am and 6pm.
A. True B. False
56. During Observation of a Teacher, co-curricular activities are considered.
A. True B. False
57. Promotion Interview for Teachers can be considered as an Assessment tool.
A. True B. False
58. COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus. 'CO' stands for corona, 'VI' for
virus, and 'D' for disease.
A. True B. False
59. Tax evasion is criminal and punishable by law.
A. True B. False
60. To calculate the Aggregate of a Candidate on a BECE Results slip, grades of the best six
subjects are used.
A. True (b) False
61. Decolonisation ensures freeing all States under colonial rule in Africa. This is an objective of
the Organisation of African Union.
A. True B. False
62. At the District Directorate of Education, in the absence of the Procurement Officer, the
Budget Officer can step in.
A. True B. False
63. Coalition of Heads of Basic Schools are members on the District Disciplinary Committee
A. True B. False
64. Without principles of management being in place, an organization would have trouble
achieving its aims, or even coming up with aims in the first place.
A. True B. False
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65. The practical difference between Educational Management and Educational Administration
is that, the term 'administration' is generally used in government organisations and
management is used in business organisations.
A. True B. False
66. A function of the School Management Committee is to submit to the Director-General of
Ghana Education Service through Non-Governmental Organisations any information,
returns and accounts on the school on demand.
A. True B. False
67. Under the Act 2008 (Act 778), the District Assembly is required to appoint Education
Oversight Committees to ensure provision and development of infrastructure of all Schools
in the District.
A. True B. False
A. True B. False
A. True B. False
70. The Institute of Adult Education was established in 1949 as a department of the University of
Ghana of the Gold Coast.
A. True B. False
71. In 1974, the new structure and content of education was introduced which brought about
the JSS concept implemented on pilot basis from 1976 to 1987.
A. True B. False
72. The Ministry of Education’s main mandate is to formulate education policies. A legal
incident in this mandate is monitoring and evaluating performances.
A. True B. False
73. The Ghana Education Service Act, 1995 (Act 506) established the National Teaching Council
(NTC) and mandated it to develop frameworks around teachers’ employment, continuous
professional development (CPD) and periodic review of professional practice and ethical
standards.
A. True B. False
74. The present teacher education delivery is designed around the National Teacher Education
Curriculum Framework (NTECF) which includes an Assessment Policy for teacher
preparation and informed by the National Teachers’ Standard (NTS).
A. True B. False
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75. As far as teaching is concerned, the working conditions relate to class size, hours of work,
workload, compensation, incentives, staff support mechanisms, school health and
sanitation, leave (paid and unpaid), school facilities, community relations, teaching and
learning resources, continuous professional development as well as career progression.
A. True B. False
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1ST COMPOSITE MOCK APTITUDE TEST
FOR ALL CATEGORIES (PS/ADII/ADI/DD)
ANSWERS
FALSE (Wesley Girls
1 D 21 B 41 61 TRUE
SHS-1836)
2 C 22 D 42 FALSE 62 FALSE
3 A 23 B 43 FALSE 63 TRUE
4 C 24 D 44 TRUE 64 FALSE
5 B 25 A 45 TRUE 65 TRUE
6 B 26 D 46 TRUE 66 FALSE
7 B 27 B 47 TRUE 67 TRUE
8 D 28 A 48 FALSE (13.5%) 68 FALSE

FALSE (5 per
9 C 29 A 49 FALSE 69
class)
10 C 30 B 50 TRUE 70 TRUE
FALSE (Part
11 C 31 D 51 TRUE 71
Two)
12 D 32 A 52 FALSE 72 TRUE
13 C 33 B 53 FALSE (UCC) 73 TRUE
14 C 34 C 54 TRUE 74 FALSE
15 D 35 A 55 TRUE 75 TRUE
16 C 36 D 56 TRUE
17 B 37 C 57 FALSE
18 C 38 C 58 TRUE
19 B 39 A 59 FALSE
20 D 40 C 60 FALSE (1960)
THANK YOU
IN-DEPTH PREPARATION OF TEACHERS TOWARDS 2ND APTITUDE TEST

ANSWERS TO 2ND COMPOSITE MOCK APTITUDE TEST
ANSWERS
1 B 21 B 41 TRUE 61 TRUE
2 C 22 C 42 TRUE 62 TRUE
3 D 23 B 43 FALSE (Validity) 63 TRUE
4 C 24 D 44 TRUE 64 TRUE
5 A 25 C 45 TRUE 65 TRUE
FALSE (Pre-tertiary
6 B 26 D 46 TRUE 66
and Tertiary)
7 B 27 A 47 FALSE (2/3) 67 TRUE
8 B 28 A 48 FALSE 68 TRUE
9 B 29 B 49 FALSE (1983) 69 FALSE
10 D 30 C 50 TRUE 70 FALSE (SIX)
11 B 31 A 51 TRUE 71 TRUE
12 B 32 A 52 FALSE 72 TRUE
13 B 33 D 53 FALSE 73 FALSE
14 B 34 B 54 FALSE 74 TRUE
15 B 35 B 55 TRUE 75 FALSE
16 A 36 A 56 FALSE
17 C 37 C 57 FALSE
18 B 38 B 58 FALSE
19 C 39 C 59 TRUE
FALSE (National
20 C 40 D 60
Inspectorate Board )
THANK YOU

3RD COMPOSITE MOCK APTITUDE TEST
FOR ALL CATEGORIES (PS/ADII/ADI/DD)
ANSWERS
1 D 21 B 41 TRUE 61 TRUE
2 C 22 A 42 TRUE 62 FALSE
3 C 23 B 43 FALSE (GES) 63 FALSE
5 D 25 A 45 FALSE (First Tier) 65 TRUE
6 C 26 C 46 FALSE 66 FALSE
7 A 27 A 47 FALSE (12 months) 67 FALSE
9 C 29 B 49 TRUE 69 FALSE
10 B 30 B 50 TRUE 70 FALSE (UCC)

FALSE (Formal, Informal and
11 C 31 B 51 71 TRUE
Non-formal)
12 B 32 B 52 FALSE (2019) 72 TRUE

FALSE (Education Act,
13 D 33 C 53 FALSE (Three years) 73
2008 (Act 778)
14 A 34 D 54 FALSE (Goal) 74 TRUE
15 D 35 B 55 TRUE 75 TRUE
16 C 36 D 56 TRUE
17 B 37 D 57 TRUE
18 D 38 B 58 TRUE
19 C 39 A 59 TRUE
20 C 40 D 60 FALSE
THANK YOU

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1st Composite Mock Aptitude Test

(PS/ADII/ADI & DD)
@8:00PM
13th NOVEMBER, 2020

Instruction: Answer all the questions in this section by circling the letter corresponding to the correct or
best answer on your question paper
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
1. One of the students of a class hardly talks in the class. How would you encourage him to
express himself?
A. By encouraging children to take part in activities
B. By giving good marks to those who express themselves well.
C. By organizing discussions around classroom activities
D. By organizing educational games/programmes which will make children feel like
speaking
2. A teacher is to use appropriate methods, techniques and sound principles of teaching and
learning such as……………………………………………….
I. building on past learning or previous knowledge and positive reinforcement
II. providing guidance and practice in class before independent practice
III. motivating and sustaining pupils’ interest
IV. involving each learner in the teaching/learning process.
V. distributing evaluative questions evenly
A. I, II and III only B. I, II, III and IV only
C. I, II, III, IV and V D. II and III only
3. A curriculum is the sum total of a school efforts to influence a child’s………………….
A. behaviour
B. course
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C. design
D. logical sequence
4. …………………………………………………is the essence of collaboration for students'
learning—a fundamental way to teach concepts in the context of multiple subjects at once. It
requires the math teacher to align with the literature teacher, who aligns with the
art teacher.
A. Model teaching
B. Pedagogical model of teaching
C. Cross-Curricular teaching
D. Thinking model of teaching
5. The essence of an effective classroom environment is
A. a variety of teaching aids

B. lively student-teacher interaction
C. pin-drop silence
D. strict discipline
6. On the first day of his class, if a teacher is asked by the students to introduce himself, he
should
A. ask them to meet after the class

B. tell them about himself in brief
C. ignore the demand and start teaching
D. scold the student for this unwanted demand
7. Moral values can be effectively inculcated among the students when the teacher
A. frequently talks about values

B. himself practices them
C. tells stories of great persons
D. talks of Gods and Goddesses
8. The following are Principles of an outstanding Classroom Management except

A. Take care of yourself to take care of your students.
B. Focus on Building Relationships.
C. Set Rules, Boundaries, and Expectations (and Do It Early)
D. Ensure that exercises are given to your educands at all times even if they measure
objectives or not
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9. …………………………………………………is the essence of collaboration for students'
learning—a fundamental way to teach concepts in the context of multiple subjects at once. It
requires the math teacher to align with the literature teacher, who aligns with the
art teacher.
A. Model teaching
B. Pedagogical model of teaching
C. Cross-Curricular teaching
D. Thinking model of teaching
10. Which of the following is not a mode of communication among pupils at the basic and
second cycle levels of education?
A. Facial expression
B. Written language
C. Telecommunication
D. Verbal language
ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION

11. ……………………………………is for the recording of the overall achievement of a pupil in a
systematic way.
B. Diagnostic Assessment
C. Summative Assessment
D. Evaluative Assessment
12. …………………………..by means of which some aspects of the work of a school or discrete
part of the educational service can be assessed and/or reported upon.
B. Diagnostic Assessment
C. Summative Assessment
D. Evaluative Assessment
13. What also refers to Continuous Assessment, which is used in Ghana as part of the
Educational Reforms that began in September 2008, is recommended for use at the Basic,
Second Cycle and TVET levels of education?
A. End of term Examination
B. Aptitude Test
C. School Based Assessment
D. Curriculum Based Assessment
14. What is the target group of Early Grade Mathematics Assessment (EGMA)?
A. KG 1 and KG 2
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B. B 1, B 2 and B 3
C. B 1 and B 2
D. B 2 and B 3
15. ………………………….is the qualitative aspect of determining the outcomes of learning.
A. Testing
B. Evaluation
C. Measurement
D. Assessment
16. The four major phases of Curriculum development are Plan and Research, Curriculum
Development, Professional Learning and ……………………………………………………
A. Research and Execution
B. Monitoring and Evaluation
C. Curriculum Development, and Implementation
D. Classroom management
17. ………………………….. involves a rigorous process of using predetermined performance
measures to collect information about a project or program to determine its merit or worth.
A. Research and Execution
B. Monitoring and Evaluation
C. Curriculum Development, and Implementation
D. Classroom management
18. ………………………………… refers to the extent to which an assessment method or
instrument measures consistently the performance of the student. Assessments are usually
expected to produce comparable outcomes, with consistent standards over time and
between different learners and examiners.
A. Normality
B. Objectivity
C. Reliability
D. Validity
19. The performance of a student can be evaluated in the best possible manner through
A. annual assessment
B. continuous assessment
C. monthly assessment
D. weekly assessment
20. Testing in education is only possibly by using
A. achievement test
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B. intelligence test
C. aptitude test
D. standardized achievement test
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL (SDG) - 4
21. ……………………………….. is not a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG).

A. Zero hunger
B. Eradication of poverty by 2050
C. Clean water and Sanitation
D. Industrial Development, innovation and infrastructure
22. The main targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UNDG) 4, which
focuses on ensuring inclusive quality education for all and promoting lifelong learning are
the following except
A. Ensure that all boys and girls have access to quality early childhood development
B. Ensure that all boys and girls complete free and equitable primary and secondary
education
C. Ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote
sustainable development
D. Ensure that all exceptional learners are given the necessary guidance to improve upon
their capabilities
23. The socio-economic development across the country is uneven. Consequently, it is necessary
to ensure an equitable distribution of resources based on the unique needs of learners and
schools. Ghana’s learners are from diverse backgrounds, which requires the provision of
equal opportunities to all, and that all strive to care for each other both personally and
professionally. This concept is referred to as
A. Respect
B. Equity
C. Commitment to achieving excellence
D. Diversity
24. Which concept has it that, “Ghana is a multicultural society in which every citizen enjoys
fundamental rights and responsibilities. Learners must be taught to respect the views of all
persons and to see national diversity as a powerful force for nation development. The
curriculum promotes social cohesion”?
A. Respect
B. Equity
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C. Commitment to achieving excellence
D. Diversity
25. The………………………………………………….., is an annual conference organised by the
MOE, provides an opportunity for PBME to disseminate progress made over the past year
with stakeholders of education.
A. National Education Sector Annual Review (NESAR)
B. Annual District Education Operational Plans (ADEOPs)
C. Education Sector Performance Reports (ESPRs)
D. Annual District Performance Reviews
26. The focus of the Service Delivery Indicators (SDI) initiative is on quality. This initiative has
been designed to link with other research studies in education and health to capture the
inputs in policy and institutional environment, as well as education or health outcomes.
Which of the following are the surveys by sector linked to SDI?
I. The Southern and Eastern African Consortium for Monitoring Education Quality
(SACMEQ).
II. Programme for the Analysis of Education Systems (PASEC). (These are standardised
surveys that primarily focus on education outcomes).
III. SDI also links to the World Bank’s Systems Approach for Better Education Results
(SABER) initiative that focuses mainly on the policy and institutional environment.
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I and III
D. I, II and III
27. There are a number of critical requirements for the effective implementation of ESP 2018–
2030: The following can be considered except:
A. a consistent and equitable allocation of public financial resources to education that will
affect
B. a systematic approach towards Teacher development and upgrading and its reflection in
the classroom
C. a results-oriented management of the expenditure system that ensures coherence
between
spending and implementation needs emerging from the M&E system;
D. a well-managed continuing capacity building plan for the sustainability of ESP;
28. ……………………………………………empowers the Ministry of Education to be the
responsible body overseeing the operation of private schools. Private schools use the public-
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school curriculum. Subjects studied as well as assessment of pupils and students are the
same as in public schools.
A. The Education Act of 1961
B. New Structure and Content of Education, 1974
C. Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE) Programme, 1996
D. Education Reform Programme, 1987/88
29. ………………………………….is signed at the end of the business meeting day of
the Education Week serves as an accountability mechanism regarding the
fulfilment of obligations agreed upon during the week.
A The Aide Memoire

B Memorandum
C Financial clearance
D Business minutes
30. To ensure this communication reaches from the central to the local level, the MOE will
work in partnership with………………………………………, through the coordination of
GNECC, to widely disseminate the ESP in the most appropriate form to local
communities.
A Basic and Second Cycle schools

B CSOs and NGOs
C Regional and District Directorates
D Headteachers and Teachers
GHANA ACCOUNTABILITY FOR LEARNING OUTCOMES PROJECT (GALOP)

31. GALOP is committed to meeting the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework
(ESF) which requires that for project with series of subprojects, that the risks and impacts
cannot be determined until the details of subprojects have been identified, an
Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) be prepared. The ESMF sets
out the principles and processes within which the subprojects would be implemented
agreeable to all parties. Specifically, the ESMF will:
I. Assess the potential adverse E&S impacts commonly associated with the sub-
projects and the way to avoid, minimize or mitigate them;
II. Establish clear procedures and methodologies for the E&S planning, review,
approval and implementation of sub-projects;
III. Develop an E&S assessment screening process;
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IV. Specify the roles and responsibilities and the necessary reporting procedures for
managing and monitoring sub-project E&S concerns.
A. I and II
B. I and III
C. I, II and III
D. I, II, III and IV
32. Many of the current training modules and systems developed under the USAID supported
Partnership for Learning and UNICEF supported STARS7 will be extended to GALOP
schools. This will be implemented by
A. NTC and GES.
B. NaCCA and NTC
C. GES and NaCCA
D. NIB and GES
33. Under GALOP, Regional and district education offices will be resourced to support
training on learning grant utilization, development of 3-year learning-oriented SPIPs, and
consolidation, supervision and monitoring of learning grant utilization through existing
systems in the form of District Learning Monitoring Grants integrated in the
A. Environmental and Social Management plan
B. Annual District Education Operational Plans (ADEOPs).
C. Education Sector Medium Term Development Plan
D. Education Sector Plan
34. ………………………………………………………. sets out material measures and actions,
any specific documents or plans, as well as their timing.
A. Environmental and Social Framework (ESF)
B. Education Sector Medium Term Development Plan (ESMTDP)
C. Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP)
D. Environmental and Social Management plan (ESMP)
35. The Steering Committee's role is to
A. provide advice, ensure delivery of the project outputs and the achievement
of project outcomes.
B. design and write proposals for projects and rollout training on it.
C. solicit for funding for project
D. pay allowances to officers on the project
36. The National Climate Change Policy addresses the four major areas of concern related to
climate change and climate variability in Ghana: These areas are the following except
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A. Increasing greenhouse gas emissions and loss of carbon sinks;
B. Increasing temperatures;
C. Rainfall variability leading to extreme and unpredictable events; and
D. Sea-level rise and fall
37. …………………………………….is defined as the school procedures that contribute to the
maintenance and improvement of the health of pupils and school personnel
including health services healthful living and health education.
A. School First-Aid
B. School Clinic Project
C. School Health Education Programme
D. School Health Improvement Programme
38. The following suggestions were made after presentation on potential environmental and
social impacts that could be associated with the GALOP:
I. Provision of appropriate PPEs for workers and ensuring that all standards relating
the work on site are complies with by contractors and artisans
II. What can government do under the GALOP to avoid encroachment of school lands?
III. The need to put measures in place to allow school authorities expresses their views
on work on site without victimization.
IV. All stakeholders should be involved in the selection of schools that will benefit from
the GALOP.
A. I and II
B. I, II and III
D. II, III and IV
39. The government has introduced a number of reforms aimed at improving teacher training.
The most significant of these was the launch of the new four-year Bachelor
of Education (B. Ed) programme, which replaced the previous three-year Diploma in
Basic Education qualification in
A. September 2019.
B. September 2018
C. August 2019
D. August 2018
40. A pre-appraisal meeting was held on February 6, 2019 for project focal staff from MOE, GES,
WB safeguards team, MOE safeguards team and social assessment consultant at the Peduase
resort hotel. The Deputy Minister for General Education participated in this workshop. The
main objectives of this meeting were the following except:
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A. To brief participants on the general overview of the GALOP i.e. financial
implications, PDO, components etc.
B. To educate participants on the new ESF of the WB
C. To educate participants on the new allowance structure for teachers
D. To solicit views form participants on the implementation of the various components
of the project
TRUE OR FALSE STATEMENTS - GENERAL
41. The First Girls Senior High School to be established in Ghana is Holy Child Senior High
School, Cape Coast established in 1946.
(a) True (b) False
42. In the circumstance of lack of infrastructure, multigrade teaching can be done at the Junior
High Level of Education.
(a) True (b) False
43. In the CSSPS of the Junior High School, Candidates with Aggregates above 35 are
automatically placed in the Technical and Vocational Schools.
(a) True (b) False
44. The main objective of the propose GALOP will be to support the implementation of
Government's Education Sector Plan (ESP).
(a) True (b) False
45. A fiscal deficit is calculated as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).
(a) True (b) False
46. GDP in Ghana is expected to reach 70.00 USD Billion by the end of 2020, according to
Trading Economics global macro models and analysts’ expectations.
(a) True (b) False
47. The primary responsibility of SSNIT is to replace part of lost income of workers in Ghana.
(a) True (b) False
48. The new pension scheme is a defined benefit scheme and mandatory for workers to have
10.5% contributions made on their behalf.
(a) True (b) False
49. It is appropriate to use percentile ranks when a Teacher wants to examine changes in
performance or differences in performance among students’ overtime.
(a) True (b) False
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50. Continuous Assessment can be a tool to discourage truancy.
(a) True (b) False
(a) True (b) False
(a) True (b) False
53. The Institute of Adult Education was established in 1949 as a department of the University
of Ghana of the Gold Coast.
(a) True (b) False
54. In 1974, the new structure and content of education was introduced which brought about
the JSS concept implemented on pilot basis from 1976 to 1987.
(a) True (b) False
55. The Ministry of Education’s main mandate is to formulate education policies. A legal
incident in this mandate is monitoring and evaluating performances.
(a) True (b) False
56. Legitimate Power of a school head is conferred by virtue of his or her appointment to the
position and therefore can exert administrative authority.
(a) True (b) False
57. Fiscal Policy is the use of government revenue collection (taxation) and expenditure to
budget for pressing needs such as incremental jumps for Teachers.
(a) True (b) False
58. The Public Services Commission in Ghana is established by Act 482 of 1994.
(a) True (b) False
59. The Public Services Commission controls Government on salaries and allowances for
employees in the country.
(a) True (b) False
60. The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) was established in 1975 as the
recognized Association of teachers in pre-tertiary schools and institutions in Ghana.
(a) True (b) False
61. A typical example of a gender gap in our society is certain jobs are considered to be the
preserves of men.
(a) True (b) False
62. Some features of Monarchial rule include Freedom of Expression, Separation of Powers,
Rule of Law, Multi-party system among others.
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(a) True (b) False
63. Laxity in the enforcement of bonds by GES is a major reason for some beneficiaries
defaulting bonds they sigh with impunity.
(a) True (b) False
64. In the case of Re-engagement, a court order or a document declaring the Teacher innocent
must be attached to other relevant documents.
(a) True (b) False
65. A fundamental difference between inspection and supervision is that inspection is specific
oriented whereas supervision involves all aspects of the school.
(a) True (b) False
66. When building a dossier on a misconducting Teacher, a Note Book must be procured by the
Headteacher of the school to enter all the misconducts of the Teacher.
(a) True (b) False
67. Intuitive decision-making is based on implicit knowledge relayed to the conscious mind at
the point of decision through affect or unconscious cognition.
(a) True (b) False
68. Criterion referenced assessments fall under formal assessments.
(a) True (b) False
69. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, a CBE class is requested to have a maximum of 10 learners
per class.
(a) True (b) False
70. In all, there are seventeen Districts on the Complementary Basic Education Project.
(a) True (b) False
71. Part One of the National Pension Scheme deals with the basic National Social Security
Scheme.
(a) True (b) False
72. The present teacher education delivery is designed around the National Teacher Education
Curriculum Framework (NTECF) which includes an Assessment Policy for teacher
preparation and informed by the National Teachers’ Standard (NTS).
(a) True (b) False
73. As far as teaching is concerned, the working conditions relate to class size, hours of
work, workload, compensation, incentives, staff support mechanisms, school health and
sanitation, leave (paid and unpaid), school facilities, community relations, teaching and
learning resources, continuous professional development as well as career progression.
(a) True (b) False
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74. At the school level, the head of the institution provides day-to-day administration of the
processes of teaching and learning while teachers are supposed to provide learners with
skills for the job market.
(a) True (b) False
75. The National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) established by an Act of Parliament, to
recommend and advise the Minister for Education on all matters relating to the delivery of
tertiary education in Ghana.
(a) True (b) False
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SUPER MOCK APTITUDE TEST FOR

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1st MOCK for PS / AD II

Compiled & Written By:

a) mandated individualized education programs

3. What is an example of a procedural safeguard?

a) a document detailing what procedures are considered acceptable

a) allowing students with a disability to do whatever they are interested

a) assessments should conform to current best practices for assessment writing

6. Which action exemplifies social cognitive perspective?

a) allowing students to assist in creating classroom rules and expectations

b) setting students up in social groups according to their cognitive abilities

c) observing student behaviour during recess time

d) determining where student social behaviour can be improved through

9. Behaviourist learning theory aims to change a student's behavior by using positive

a) The cognitive perspective

d) The trait perspective

a) the trait perspective.

12. Someone experiencing functional fixedness will do which of the following?

a) Find an original and unique solution to a problem

14. The cognitive theoretical perspective of educational psychology focuses on

16. Retrieval of state-dependent memory is improved when:

17. Which of the following is characteristic of a positive correlation?

a) amount of food consumed and your weight

b) amount of partying you do and your GPA

c) amount of clothes worn and the temperature of the air

d) amount of exercise you do and the size of your clothes

18. Expert teachers are very concerned about

a) being reflective problem solvers

b) the specific techniques teachers apply

c) maintaining classroom discipline

d) adhering to lesson plans

b) shaping the curriculum

c) setting standards for student behavior

d) designing staff development programs

B. teachers not wanting to step on administrator's toes

23. Which of the following is FALSE regarding a general principle of

24. According to Piaget's view, the child's ______________ influences his or

27. The ability to use language and think symbolically, is a characteristic

28. The approach called cognitive self-instruction is consistent with

31. ……………………compares students of similar ages and levels to

32. In this type of Assessment, students are given questions at the

33. An environmental factor that is crucial to proper brain development is

34. ………………assesses pupils systematically or continuously over a

35. Which form of Assessment assesses a learner at the end of a period of

37. With respect to perceptions of their own abilities

38. ………………is the recruitment of a new staff in the place of an officer

39. According to Piaget, moral realism is the

40. With respect to cheating, research supports the notion that

42. Criterion-Referenced Assessment measures students against pre-established

43. Curricular activities, Co-curricular activities form part of Educational

44. Preparation Report Cards is an indirect responsibility of a Headteacher

45. Input description of the school performance improvement plan outlines

48. The only Power that is given to a Headteacher of a Basic School is

49. Ghana Education Service formulates National Educational Policies at all

1st MOCK for PS / AD II

Compiled & Written By:

a) mandated individualized education programs