Teaching Aptitude Questionnaire

(Please note: This is only a sample provided by the author based on personal opinion, experience, & research)

Read each Question carefully and choose a relevant answer according to your level of agreement.

1. If students do not understand what you are trying to teach, you need to
a. Explain with more clarity and patience
b. Proceed with your lesson to complete syllabus
c. Ask students to refer to books
d. Ignore students

2. The main aim of teaching is to

a. Share knowledge and information
b. Develop thinking and reasoning skills of students
c. Assess students’ knowledge
d. Both a and b
3. A teacher is believed to deliver quality education when
a. There is high attendance in the class
b. Students are able to develop their knowledge, skills and engage in creative
academic activities
c. Students get high percentage in the subject
d. Both a and c
4. A teacher should set an examination that
a. Is easy to comprehend by the students
b. Is easy for the students to complete within the duration
c. Is complex and out of syllabus
d. Develops the critical, logical and reasoning abilities of the students

5. Teachers can help weak students by

a. Giving high marks
b. Being friendly with the students
c. Taking extra efforts to make them understand
d. Listening to their problems
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6. An efficient teacher is one who
a. Completes the syllabus on time
b. Shows centum pass rate
c. Develops the students in a wholesome manner
d. Gets good feedback from students

7. A teacher needs to handle a difficult student by

a. Shouting and threatening
b. Giving written warning
c. Showing empathy and counselling
d. All of the above in the same order

8. An efficient teacher is one who

a. Is punctual to class
b. Controls and manages the class
c. Makes learning interesting and motivates students for learning
d. Gives creative assignments

9. For teaching to be an interesting career, a person needs

a. Support from management
b. Healthy learning environment and literacy resources
c. High salary
d. Good students

10. When a student disagrees with a teacher, the teacher should

a. Send the students out of class
b. Reduce marks in assignments
c. Ignore the student
d. Allow the student to express his/her disagreement

11. A teacher who is not effective in classroom need to

a. Look for other jobs
b. Ask for a different batch of students
c. Teach another subject
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 d. Make a self-assessment of teaching method and style and improve oneself

12. The single most important factor for a teacher is

a. Popularity
b. High qualification
c. Gift of the gab
d. Ability to share knowledge

13. Bad behavior of a student need to be

a. Reported to the management
b. Punished
c. Discussed in privacy with the student
d. Discussed in front of parents and disciplinary committee

14. A teacher needs to

a. Believe in what he/she shares as knowledge
b. Merely share what he/she knows
c. Refrain from sharing crucial knowledge and expertise
d. Share all information whether relevant or not

15. Students like a teacher who

a. Is friendly with them
b. Has a good personality
c. Teaches with a command over subject and communicates well
d. Maintains strict behavior in classroom

16. Hyperactive students need to be

a. put in place
b. asked to maintain a low profile in class
c. given additional exercises to keep them engaged
d. given a break during sessions

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 17. Students will be impressed by a teacher who
a. Dresses smartly
b. Is knowledgeable and maintains emotional maturity
c. Shares jokes in class
d. Is lenient with students

18. A teacher need to do the following for making learning effective

a. Use different kinds of teaching aids
b. Give creative and interesting exercises to students
c. Provide relevant information from different sources in a simple manner
d. All of the above

19. Which of the following is important for a teacher?

a. Knowledge in use of technology
b. Subject mastery and communication abilities
c. Ability to deal with students both at the professional and psychological level
d. All of the above

20. I prefer teaching profession because [rearrange according to your priorities]

a. Teachers get many holidays
b. Teaching is a low pressure job
c. Teachers get good salary and benefits
d. Teachers get opportunities to share knowledge and skills
e. Teachers get opportunities to relate with young students
f. It is easy to teach what you know
g. There is job security
h. Teachers can constantly learn for self-improvement
Check your Answers

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a d b d c c c c b d
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d d c a c c b d d

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