PRACTICE TEST IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING

I. Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. Guidance is best described as

a. A concept of helping individual
b. Process of helping individuals to understand themselves and the world
c. Providing experience to help the learners
d. Process of helping the individuals solve their problems

2. Punish the act, not the child is the underlying principle when using punishment as a corrective measure.
This means ____
a. Impose punishment depending on the gravity of the offense
b. The act must be condemned for all its bad effects
c. The cause of the offense must be identified
d. The child must be advised not to repeat the offensive act.

3. At the beginning of the school year, the guidance counselor should invite all students by class, to visit the
office and fill out an information sheet. It should be made clear to the students that the guidance office is
for students ___
a. Who go there voluntarily c. With behavioral problems
b. With or without behavioral problems d. Who cannot be disciplined

4. Miss Jacinto is newly appointed guidance counselor. She toured the community one Saturday morning.
Which principle was followed?
a. Guidance emphasizes dignity of individual
b. Guidance promotes research and evaluation
c. Guidance makes use of agencies and service in the community
d. Guidance is continuous

5. The ideal counselor-student ratio is

a. 1:500 c. 500: 1
b. 1:700 d. 1:1000

6. A student develops self-confidence if

a. He is treated with justice and fairness d. He is praised for his good deed
b. He is ignored when he commits mistakes e. He is allowed to do whatever he
wants
7. Which guidance activity is under the individual inventory?
a. Filling up of the PDS and undergoing interviewing session
b. Psychological testing
c. Peer counselling
d. Career orientation

8. Which is the heart of the guidance process?

a. Placement service c. Follow-up service
b. Counselling service d. Individual inventory service

9. Which guidance service suggests the importance for maintaining continuous effort of knowing the
whereabouts of the graduates and drop-outs?
a. Evaluation c. Follow Up
b. Placement d. Information

10. Which concerns the regular check-up of the effectiveness of the guidance program?
a. Research and evaluation c. Counselling
b. Follow-up d. Individual inventory

11. Who is the key person in the actual guidance activities in the school?
a. Guidance counsellor c. Teacher
b. Principal d. Parent

12. Which kind of guidance service does the guidance personnel perform when he schedules Job Fair in the
campus?
A. Career test C. Educational placement
B. Occupational placement D. Follow-up
13. Which aspect of counselling is the key to getting into the counselees thoughts, feelings and values?
A. Art of questioning C. Directive interview
B. Rapport building D. Casual interview

14. A warm persuasive atmosphere would be created at the first stage of the counselling in order that
A. The client will feel relaxed
B. The atmosphere will be invigorating
C. The client can feel safe to express his feelings
D. The client will be able to examine his goals

15. When there is counselling session, the counsellor must maintain

A. Privacy needed in counselling C. dignity
B. Invite people to listen to the discussion D. Timidity

16. In a class, there are children who usually get out of the circle. What describe these children?
A. Aggressive type C. Quarrelsome type
B. Friendly type D. Shy type

17. During the counselling session, what must a counsellor do?

A. Scold the student
B. Build a rapport between a counselee and the counsellor
C. Orient the student about the problem
D. Tell the student to wait for the time to be counselled

18. Mrs. Santos attends to emotionally disturbed student. Which guidance service is provided by Mrs.
Santos?
A. Inventory service C. Placement service
B. Information service D. Counseling service

19. What is the positive measures to take when an advanced learners on your class start to cause some
discipline problems?
A. Let him go to the library to read
B. Better challenge him to do something that will attract his attention
C. Give him other activities that is very difficult for him to do
D. Tell him that you dont like misbehaving students even if they are bright in class

20. The student requested the counsellor to give her the standardized test result of her cousin but the
counsellor tactfully turned down the request. What guidance principle was used by the counsellor?
A. Mutuality C. Objectivity
B. Confidentiality D. Subjectivity

21. It is the process by which we find the extent to which the objectives of the school and school program are
being attained
A. Follow-up B. Research C. Placement D. Evaluation

22. These are tests prepared by a competent group or group of persons whereby every item is chosen after its
difficulty and value have been determined by means of rigid experimental processes.
A. Interest test B. Aptitude test C. Standardized test D. Intelligence test

23. It seeks to help an individual become familiar with facts about himself his interests, abilities, previous
development, and plans
A. Counseling B. Guidance services C. Guidance D. Consultation

24. The counselor as a ____ needs to be able to identify tasks that should be done by other persons or an
agency and organize everything to facilitate the performance of such tasks by the needed person or
agency.
A. Conductor B. Change Agent C. Coordinator D. Consultant

25. The counselor as a ____ needs to carefully plan and directly conduct certain activities that may promote
movement in life.
A. Conductor B. Counselor C. Consultant D. Coordinator

26. The counselor as a ____ aims to help people overcome obstacles to their personal and
educational/professional growth and move toward the maximum development of their potential
A. Consultant B. Counselor C. Coordinator D. Conductor
 27. The counselor as a ____ may act as an objective party, looking at a situation and suggesting other helpful
interventions without necessarily having a direct contact with the identified client whose needs are being
addressed.
A. Consultant B. Change Agent C. Conductor D. Coordinator

28. The person who is in charge of the testing program of the Guidance and Counseling office
A. Guidance Director B. Guidance Counselor C. Researcher D. Psychometrician

29. The one who decides on the best methodology for gathering, organizing and reporting data that the
Guidance Director and counsellors believe to be necessary for understanding and responding to the needs
of the clientele.
A. Secretary B. Researcher C. Psychologist D. Counselor

30. Which guidance service gives the administration and faculty an idea of the profile of the school
population?
A. Information B. Counseling C. Follow Up D. Individual Inventory

31. A guidance program is to be established in a public school that has just opened in an expanding school
district. The first step in developing a guidance program is
A. Clarify the school districts unique instructional goals
B. Devise behavioral objectives for classroom management
C. Gather appropriate guidance and counselling materials, such as tests and occupational information
D. Survey the guidance and counselling needs of the student body

32. When working with students with disabilities, it is important for the counselor to communicate with
outside doctors and therapists to enhance school-based services. By doing so, the guidance counselor is
taking the role of
A. Change agent B. Coordinator C. Consultant D. Evaluator

33. A high school meets with a student who is having difficulty what course to take in college. This type of
counseling according to areas covered falls under
A. Educational B. Personal B. Occupational D. Career

34. The comprehensive and systematic collection and dissemination of information relative to the common
development needs of the students and the community members at large is called
A. Referral B. Information C. Training & Seminars D. Follow Up

35. It aims to establish a distinctive picture of individual and gather objective data through the use of
standardized psychological tests.
A. Counseling B. Individual Inventory C. Testing D. Referral

36. It is a service -oriented activity to discover new knowledge

A. Evaluation B. Career C. Research D. Seminars

37. The appraisal of how counselees who have been counseled, placed or referred or have graduated are
doing, to determine whether further assistance is necessary.
A. Follow up B. Referral C. Counseling D. Evaluation

II. TRUE or FALSE.

1. Guidance and Counseling is an integral part of the educational system and it must occupy a prominent
place in the organizational chart of the school.
2. Guidance counselors chat only with students.
3. Guidance counselors can also be a disciplinarian
4. The number of guidance counsellors in an educational institution varies according to the school
population.
5. Guidance program should be evaluated
6. The guidance personnel can function well with or without support extended by the teachers.
7. The guidance director can also be the head of the institution since the functions are the same.
8. The licensure for guidance counsellor is stipulated in RA9256.
9. A guidance counsellor should have the knowledge of fundamental principles and methods of modern
psychology.
10. Guidance counselors provide solution to the problems of students.
1. B
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. A
11. A
12. B
13. B
14. A
15. A
16. A
17. B
18. D
19. B
20. B
21. D
22. C
23. A
24. C
25. A
26. B
27. A
28. D
29. B
30. D
31. D
32. B
33. D
34. B
35. C
36. C
37. A