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 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
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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
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
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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?

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
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 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
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
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 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
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

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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 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.

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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
41. A/an……………………………………is an instrument used for measuring sample of
behaviour.
A. Assessment
B. Evaluation
C. Measurement
D. Testing
42. Which of the following processes is limited to quantitative description of a pupil’s
performance? A.
Assessment B. Evaluation
C. Measurement

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43. The purpose of evaluation is to make………………………………about students.
A. decision
B. judgment
C. opinion
D. prediction
44. Evaluation is done to make judgment about the ……………………..of education.
A. age
B. quality
C. quantity
D. time period
45. The type of evaluation that monitors learning progress is……………………..evaluation.
A. diagnostic B.
formative C. placement D.
assessment
46. Which of the following is a process of obtaining numerical values of students’
characteristics?
A. Assessment B. Evaluation C. Measurement D. Test
47. A formal and systematic procedure of getting information about how much students have
learnt is……………………………………………………………
A. assessment B. evaluation C. measurement D. test
48. The purpose of evaluation in education is to………………………………………
A. assign a mark or score in a subject
B. measure the achievement of students
C. test the student in a subject
D. make judgement about the quality of learning
49. The best possible way of evaluating student’s performance is through……………………..
A. an on-going overall assessment throughout the year
B. annual tests
C. monthly tests
D. weekly tests
50. The end of term exams conducted in schools are largely
A. achievement tests
B. aptitude tests
C. intelligent tests
D. standardized achievement tests

TRUE OR FALSE QUESTIONS

51. 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)

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52. 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
53. 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)
54. 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
55. 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)
56. Mode of Progression is a component of scheme of service. A. True
B. False
57. 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
58. It is not necessary for Salary starting point to be included in an Appointment letter of a
Teacher.
A. True B. False
59. 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

60. 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
61. Licensure and exit tests are the best predictors of classroom performance of teachers. A. True
B. False
62. If a teacher teaches with a high degree of clarity, he/she will spend less time going
over material.
A. True B. False
63. 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
64. What a teacher does not say every bit as important as what a teacher does say. A. True B.
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65. Competitive activities have little value in establishing or maintain an effective
classroom climate and should thus be avoided. A. True
B. False
66. 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
67. 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)
68. 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
69. 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
70. 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
71. The Public Services Commission controls Government on salaries and allowances for employees in
the country.
A. True B. False
72. 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)
73. 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.”
A. True B. False
74. 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
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 B. False (Act 778)
75. The Curriculum Research and Development Division (CRDD) is a body under the
Ghana Education Service.
A. True B. False

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