SUPERVISION OF POLICE PERSONNEL
PRACTICE TEST 2026 FULL SOLUTIONS
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◉ All of the following statements are true in regards to testing
except:
a. Tests are not easy to construct.
b. Tests determine what the student has learned.
c. Tests have limited or no value.
d. Tests give teachers some clues whether he is achieving his
teaching goals..
Answer: c. Tests have limited or no value.
◉ The real problems encountered by the instructor in applying the
five-step method of teaching are not failures of the method but:
a. Failure of the instructor to make proper use of the steps
b. Failure of the instructor to orient his students
c. Failure of the instructor to confront teaching problems
d. Failure of the instructor to make judgments on the learning ability
of each student.
,Answer: a. Failure of the instructor to make proper use of the steps
◉ Which method of teaching is quite often the least effective
method, since it assumes that all members of the class progress at
the same rate?
a. Guest speakers
b. Lecture
c. Role playing
d. Field problems.
Answer: b. Lecture
◉ Which of the following is not true regarding the use of questions?
a. Questions to students requiring thinking and reasoning can be
used to reveal the extent to which they have absorbed the material
needed to perform a task.
b. Questions can be used to spot-check the student's progress or to
reveal the need for review.
c. Questions may sometimes be used as a club to embarrass,
chastise, or reveal the ignorance of a student.
d. A simple question, tactfully asked, is sometimes a useful device to
gain the attention of an inattentive student..
,Answer: c. Questions may sometimes be used as a club to embarrass,
chastise, or reveal the ignorance of a student.
◉ Which of the following is most correct in regards to the use of
teaching aids?
a. Instructional aids help the teacher to avoid too much telling and
too much reliance on words to carry ideas.
b. They supplant good verbal instruction.
c. Avenues of learning are reduced when senses other than hearing
are brought into play and combined with it.
d. The teacher who performs his instructional function most
effectively is the one who utilizes limited means to assist him in
carrying his message to the student in a manner calculated to
enhance learning efficiency..
Answer: a. Instructional aids help the teacher to avoid too much
telling and too much reliance on words to carry ideas.
◉ Which statement is most correct?
a. The ability to negotiate clearly and concisely is the most important
single skill of the supervisor.
b. The ability to coordinate clearly and concisely is the most
important single skill of the supervisor.
, c. The ability to plan clearly and concisely is the most important
single skill of the supervisor.
d. The ability to communicate clearly and concisely is the most
important single skill of the supervisor..
Answer: d. The ability to communicate clearly and concisely is the
most important single skill of the supervisor.
◉ Which of the following are barriers to effective communications?
a. Failure to listen
b. Status differences
c. Noise
d. All of the above.
Answer: d. All of the above
◉ As information is passed from individual to individual, usually a
distortion or dilution of content occurs, which is called:
a. Fear of criticism
b. Filtering
c. Jumping to conclusions
d. Siphoning.
Answer: b. Filtering
PRACTICE TEST 2026 FULL SOLUTIONS
REVIEW PACK
◉ All of the following statements are true in regards to testing
except:
a. Tests are not easy to construct.
b. Tests determine what the student has learned.
c. Tests have limited or no value.
d. Tests give teachers some clues whether he is achieving his
teaching goals..
Answer: c. Tests have limited or no value.
◉ The real problems encountered by the instructor in applying the
five-step method of teaching are not failures of the method but:
a. Failure of the instructor to make proper use of the steps
b. Failure of the instructor to orient his students
c. Failure of the instructor to confront teaching problems
d. Failure of the instructor to make judgments on the learning ability
of each student.
,Answer: a. Failure of the instructor to make proper use of the steps
◉ Which method of teaching is quite often the least effective
method, since it assumes that all members of the class progress at
the same rate?
a. Guest speakers
b. Lecture
c. Role playing
d. Field problems.
Answer: b. Lecture
◉ Which of the following is not true regarding the use of questions?
a. Questions to students requiring thinking and reasoning can be
used to reveal the extent to which they have absorbed the material
needed to perform a task.
b. Questions can be used to spot-check the student's progress or to
reveal the need for review.
c. Questions may sometimes be used as a club to embarrass,
chastise, or reveal the ignorance of a student.
d. A simple question, tactfully asked, is sometimes a useful device to
gain the attention of an inattentive student..
,Answer: c. Questions may sometimes be used as a club to embarrass,
chastise, or reveal the ignorance of a student.
◉ Which of the following is most correct in regards to the use of
teaching aids?
a. Instructional aids help the teacher to avoid too much telling and
too much reliance on words to carry ideas.
b. They supplant good verbal instruction.
c. Avenues of learning are reduced when senses other than hearing
are brought into play and combined with it.
d. The teacher who performs his instructional function most
effectively is the one who utilizes limited means to assist him in
carrying his message to the student in a manner calculated to
enhance learning efficiency..
Answer: a. Instructional aids help the teacher to avoid too much
telling and too much reliance on words to carry ideas.
◉ Which statement is most correct?
a. The ability to negotiate clearly and concisely is the most important
single skill of the supervisor.
b. The ability to coordinate clearly and concisely is the most
important single skill of the supervisor.
, c. The ability to plan clearly and concisely is the most important
single skill of the supervisor.
d. The ability to communicate clearly and concisely is the most
important single skill of the supervisor..
Answer: d. The ability to communicate clearly and concisely is the
most important single skill of the supervisor.
◉ Which of the following are barriers to effective communications?
a. Failure to listen
b. Status differences
c. Noise
d. All of the above.
Answer: d. All of the above
◉ As information is passed from individual to individual, usually a
distortion or dilution of content occurs, which is called:
a. Fear of criticism
b. Filtering
c. Jumping to conclusions
d. Siphoning.
Answer: b. Filtering
