EXAM PAPERS QUESTIONS & ASS 01 – (all answers in blue, pg references in red, exam papers in red)
Multiple choice questions
1. School guidance and counseling should aim to
a. Teach learners to become involved in the community
b. Cultivate a culture of learning for all
c. Empower an individual by promoting healthy development
d. All of the above are correct - (PG 7 – 1.1.3.4)
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2. Counseling vision needs to focus on the school situation and on the site of learning. The
vision should aim to
a. Create an effective education support system
b. Correct the teacher’s mistake whilst teaching
c. Create teacher support teams that form the cornerstones of an effective education support
service
d. A & C are correct. - (PG 7 – 1.1.3.4)
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3. The school guidance teacher knows that the learner function in the following situations.
a. The educational situation
b. The personal situation
c. The career situation
d. All of the above - (PG 8 – 1.1.3.5 2nd last paragraph)
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4. The objectives of school guidance and counseling are to provide learners with a sense of
security, this implies that
a. The function of school guidance is not to support the learner in the learning process
b. Cognitive learning is about introducing new structures
c. We do not learn through our senses
d. None of the above - (PG 8 3rd paragraph)
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5. The school curricula often neglect taking the important contribution guidance, counseling
and life skills can make to learners’ academic, social and personal development into
account. This is partly due to
a. A lack of awareness of the importance of guidance and counseling
b. A shortage of personnel with the relevant qualification
c. The fact that most teachers are not specialist in the field of guidance
d. All of the above. - (PG 11 – 1.1.4) a &b is also correct CHECK THIS ANSWER
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6. According to the norms and standards, the following are the roles of the educator
a. A facilitator of learning
b. A researcher and life-long learner
c. A community member and counselor
d. All of the above. - (PG 4 – 1.1.3.1)
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