This practice test covers discipline approaches and models: Canter’s assertive discipline, Dreikurs’ logical consequences, Glasser’s choice theory, Kounin’s classroom management concepts, and preventive and corrective discipline. Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.

Canter’s Assertive Discipline

Q1. What is the central idea of Canter’s assertive discipline?

  • (A) Students alone should decide every classroom rule
  • (B) The teacher clearly states expectations and consequences and enforces them consistently
  • (C) The teacher avoids making rules in order to keep peace
  • (D) The teacher punishes misbehaviour without any prior warning
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Answer: B – Assertive discipline rests on clear, communicated expectations backed by consistent consequences.

Q2. How does an assertive teacher differ from a hostile teacher?

  • (A) An assertive teacher never enforces a consequence
  • (B) An assertive teacher shouts to show authority
  • (C) An assertive teacher uses sarcasm to correct students
  • (D) An assertive teacher is calm, firm and respectful while enforcing rules
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Answer: D – Assertiveness combines firmness with respect; hostility relies on anger and humiliation.

Q3. Why does Canter insist that classroom expectations be stated clearly at the start?

  • (A) Students then know exactly what behaviour is expected of them
  • (B) Teachers spend less time repeating instructions during lessons
  • (C) Parents understand the classroom rules more clearly
  • (D) Students take part more actively in group work
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Answer: A – Clear expectations remove guesswork, so students can choose to meet them.

Q4. In assertive discipline, a consequence should be which of the following?

  • (A) Invented on the spot after the incident
  • (B) Kept secret from students until it is applied
  • (C) Known in advance, related to the rule and applied consistently
  • (D) Different for every student on the teacher’s mood
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Answer: C – A consequence known beforehand feels fair and teaches responsibility for choices.

Q5. According to Canter, which right belongs to the teacher?

  • (A) The right to teach without disruption and to expect appropriate behaviour
  • (B) The right to ignore students who disturb the lesson
  • (C) The right to change rules daily without telling students
  • (D) The right to punish the whole class for one student’s act
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Answer: A – Canter argues that teachers have the right to teach and students have the right to learn in an orderly room.

Q6. A complete assertive discipline plan usually includes rules, positive recognition and consequences. What else makes it workable?

  • (A) A rule list that is never shown to students
  • (B) Consequences that apply only on examination days
  • (C) Rewards given only to the highest achievers
  • (D) A written plan shared with students and parents
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Answer: D – Sharing the plan builds understanding and support at home and at school.

Q7. What distinguishes an assertive response from an aggressive response to misbehaviour?

  • (A) An assertive response avoids naming the behaviour
  • (B) An assertive response is firm but respectful and free from personal attack
  • (C) An assertive response blames the student’s family
  • (D) An assertive response threatens the student publicly
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Answer: B – Assertiveness addresses the behaviour; aggression attacks the person.

Q8. What is the main purpose of positive recognition in Canter’s model?

  • (A) To buy students’ obedience with prizes
  • (B) To embarrass students who behave poorly
  • (C) To reinforce desired behaviour so students repeat it
  • (D) To replace all consequences in the classroom
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Answer: C – Recognising good behaviour increases the chance that it will happen again.

Q9. A student breaks a clearly stated rule for the first time. What is the assertive teacher’s first step?

  • (A) Send the student out of school at once
  • (B) Ignore the incident and hope it stops
  • (C) Lecture the whole class about respect
  • (D) Calmly restate the rule and apply the agreed consequence
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Answer: D – A calm, predictable response keeps the focus on the rule rather than on anger.

Q10. Canter’s model expects the teacher to take which role in the classroom?

  • (A) The teacher takes charge of behaviour in a firm and consistent way
  • (B) The teacher leaves behaviour entirely to student opinion
  • (C) The teacher waits for the head teacher to solve every problem
  • (D) The teacher avoids intervening until behaviour becomes extreme
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Answer: A – The teacher, not the class, is responsible for establishing order.

Q11. Why do assertive discipline plans often arrange consequences in a hierarchy?

  • (A) So the teacher can skip steps whenever convenient
  • (B) So every offence receives the severest punishment
  • (C) So consequences grow gradually stronger if misbehaviour is repeated
  • (D) So students cannot predict what will happen next
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Answer: C – A graduated hierarchy gives students repeated chances to correct themselves.

Q12. A student keeps talking while the teacher explains a task. Which response best fits assertive discipline?

  • (A) Stop teaching for the rest of the period
  • (B) Give a brief private reminder of the rule and apply the consequence if talking continues
  • (C) Move the student to another school
  • (D) Pretend the talking is part of the lesson
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Answer: B – A private, brief reminder protects dignity while keeping the consequence predictable.

Q13. Why should classroom rules be few and clearly worded?

  • (A) So the teacher can add new rules secretly
  • (B) So only obedient students need to learn them
  • (C) So students can remember them and the teacher can enforce them fairly
  • (D) So rules cover only examination behaviour
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Answer: C – A short, clear set of rules is easier to remember, teach and apply fairly.

Q14. Which body language best supports an assertive correction?

  • (A) Calm eye contact, a steady voice and a relaxed but upright posture
  • (B) Turning away and whispering the correction
  • (C) Pointing aggressively and raising the voice
  • (D) Laughing while announcing the consequence
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Answer: A – Calm, direct body language signals confidence without threat.

Q15. What happens when a teacher announces consequences but rarely enforces them?

  • (A) Students ask the teacher to restate the rules more often
  • (B) Students learn that the rules are negotiable and test them further
  • (C) Students become unsure which consequences apply to which behaviour
  • (D) Students rely on classmates to remind them of the rules
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Answer: B – Inconsistent enforcement teaches students that rules may not really apply.

Dreikurs’ Logical Consequences and Democratic Discipline

Q16. How does a logical consequence differ from punishment?

  • (A) It is decided by the whole class as revenge
  • (B) It is harsher so students feel fear
  • (C) It is related to the misbehaviour, respectful and explained to the student
  • (D) It is applied without telling the student why
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Answer: C – Logical consequences teach cause and effect; punishment aims mainly to make the student suffer.

Q17. Democratic discipline, in Dreikurs’ sense, emphasises what?

  • (A) Shared responsibility, mutual respect and student participation in classroom decisions
  • (B) The teacher making every decision alone
  • (C) Competition between students for the teacher’s favour
  • (D) Freedom from all classroom rules
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Answer: A – Democratic discipline treats students as capable partners in maintaining order.

Q18. A student deliberately breaks a classmate’s pencil. Which response is a logical consequence?

  • (A) The student is banned from all lessons for a week
  • (B) The student is made to stand outside all day
  • (C) The student writes an essay on an unrelated topic
  • (D) The student repairs or replaces the pencil
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Answer: D – Repairing or replacing the pencil is directly related to the damage caused.

Q19. A student constantly argues with the teacher in front of the class. Which mistaken goal is most likely behind this behaviour?

  • (A) The goal of seeking attention through quiet work
  • (B) The goal of gaining power by winning the argument
  • (C) The goal of displaying inadequacy by refusing to try
  • (D) The goal of seeking revenge through helping others
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Answer: B – Power-seeking students try to prove that the teacher cannot make them comply.

Q20. A student often calls out to gain attention. Which teacher response best fits Dreikurs’ approach?

  • (A) Give the student attention only when calling out
  • (B) Scold the student loudly in front of peers
  • (C) Redirect the student to a useful role and recognise positive contributions
  • (D) Remove the student permanently from class discussion
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Answer: C – Meeting the need for belonging through useful contribution reduces attention-seeking misbehaviour.

Q21. A student repeatedly fails to submit homework on time. Which logical consequence is most appropriate?

  • (A) The student loses the right to attend all future lessons
  • (B) The student is given extra homework on an unrelated subject
  • (C) The student is publicly ranked against classmates
  • (D) The student completes the work during a break or free period
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Answer: D – Using free time to complete the work is directly connected to the missed homework.

Q22. Which practice best shows democratic discipline in action?

  • (A) A class meeting in which students help agree on rules and solve problems
  • (B) A rule list posted without any student discussion
  • (C) A seating plan changed daily as a punishment
  • (D) A ban on students raising classroom problems
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Answer: A – Class meetings give students a real voice in the rules they are expected to follow.

Q23. According to Dreikurs, misbehaviour is best understood as what?

  • (A) Random behaviour with no purpose at all
  • (B) A purposeful attempt by the student to find a place and belong in the group
  • (C) Proof that the student cannot ever learn
  • (D) Behaviour caused only by poor parenting
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Answer: B – Dreikurs held that misbehaviour pursues mistaken goals such as attention, power, revenge or assumed inadequacy.

Q24. A student who feels wronged by a teacher starts damaging classroom property. Which goal does this suggest, and what should the teacher avoid?

  • (A) Attention-seeking; the teacher should give more praise
  • (B) Power-seeking; the teacher should argue back
  • (C) Revenge; the teacher should avoid retaliation and work on rebuilding the relationship
  • (D) Inadequacy; the teacher should lower all expectations
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Answer: C – Revenge behaviour invites retaliation, but a calm, relationship-building response breaks the cycle.

Q25. Which behaviour most clearly signals the mistaken goal of assumed inadequacy?

  • (A) A student who gives up quickly and says the work is too hard before trying
  • (B) A student who leads every group discussion confidently
  • (C) A student who argues with every instruction
  • (D) A student who jokes constantly to entertain the class
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Answer: A – Students displaying inadequacy withdraw and expect failure, so they avoid trying.

Q26. How does Dreikurs distinguish encouragement from praise?

  • (A) Praise focuses on effort, while encouragement focuses on winning
  • (B) Encouragement focuses on effort, improvement and contribution rather than on being the best
  • (C) Encouragement is given only for perfect work
  • (D) Praise and encouragement mean exactly the same thing
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Answer: B – Encouragement values effort and progress, which helps discouraged students keep trying.

Q27. Which of the following is a natural consequence in a classroom setting?

  • (A) A student who arrives late is given double homework
  • (B) A student who arrives late is made to clean the school
  • (C) A student who arrives late loses marks in every subject
  • (D) A student who arrives late misses the start of the lesson and its instructions
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Answer: D – Missing the instructions follows naturally from lateness, without any punishment imposed by the teacher.

Q28. What should a teacher avoid when applying a logical consequence?

  • (A) Explaining the connection between behaviour and consequence
  • (B) Keeping the consequence proportionate to the behaviour
  • (C) Shaming or humiliating the student in front of the class
  • (D) Giving the student a chance to make amends
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Answer: C – Shaming turns a teaching consequence into punishment and damages the relationship.

Q29. What is the main purpose of a regular class meeting in Dreikurs’ model?

  • (A) To let students solve classroom problems jointly and practise social skills
  • (B) To announce punishments for the week
  • (C) To rank students by behaviour
  • (D) To replace all teaching with discussion
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Answer: A – Class meetings build community and shared problem-solving skills.

Q30. Why is Dreikurs’ discipline described as democratic?

  • (A) Because students vote on examination grades
  • (B) Because the teacher never intervenes in behaviour
  • (C) Because there are no rules in a democratic classroom
  • (D) Because students participate in setting rules and solving classroom problems
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Answer: D – Participation, not absence of rules, is what makes the approach democratic.

Glasser’s Choice Theory and Reality Therapy

Q31. According to Glasser’s choice theory, human behaviour is mainly what?

  • (A) Forced by other people and events
  • (B) Chosen by the individual in an attempt to satisfy basic needs
  • (C) Fixed at birth and impossible to change
  • (D) Controlled entirely by rewards and punishments
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Answer: B – Choice theory holds that we choose our behaviour to meet needs such as belonging, power, freedom and fun.

Q32. What does Glasser mean by a person’s “quality world”?

  • (A) The school building and its facilities
  • (B) The set of examination results a student has achieved
  • (C) The mental picture of people, things and beliefs the person most wants
  • (D) The list of rules posted in the classroom
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Answer: C – The quality world holds our pictures of what satisfies us, and behaviour aims to bring reality closer to it.

Q33. Which four parts make up “total behaviour” in Glasser’s theory?

  • (A) Acting, thinking, feeling and physiology
  • (B) Talking, listening, reading and writing
  • (C) Rewards, punishments, rules and routines
  • (D) Attention, power, revenge and inadequacy
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Answer: A – Total behaviour always combines acting, thinking, feeling and physiology, though we control acting and thinking most directly.

Q34. What is the main focus of reality therapy in a school?

  • (A) Analysing the student’s childhood in detail
  • (B) Finding someone else to blame for the behaviour
  • (C) Diagnosing the student with a disorder
  • (D) Present behaviour, personal responsibility and practical plans for change
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Answer: D – Reality therapy looks at what the student is doing now and what better choice can be made.

Q35. Which list correctly names Glasser’s five basic needs?

  • (A) Food, shelter, clothing, money and fame
  • (B) Grades, prizes, praise, promotion and popularity
  • (C) Survival, love and belonging, power, freedom and fun
  • (D) Attention, power, revenge, inadequacy and control
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Answer: C – These five needs drive the choices described by choice theory.

Q36. In a Glasser-style classroom, what is the teacher’s main role when a student misbehaves?

  • (A) To punish the student at once
  • (B) To help the student evaluate whether the behaviour is getting what they want
  • (C) To ignore the behaviour completely
  • (D) To decide the student’s future for them
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Answer: B – Self-evaluation is the turning point: the student judges whether current behaviour is working.

Q37. In reality therapy, the WDEP system stands for what sequence?

  • (A) Wants, Doing, Evaluation and Planning
  • (B) Warnings, Detention, Exclusion and Punishment
  • (C) Watching, Directing, Examining and Praising
  • (D) Writing, Discussing, Explaining and Presenting
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Answer: A – WDEP moves from what the student wants, through what they are doing, to evaluating it and planning a better way.

Q38. What does a reality-therapy teacher avoid when talking with a misbehaving student?

  • (A) Asking what the student wants
  • (B) Helping the student make a plan
  • (C) Discussing present behaviour
  • (D) Dwelling on the past and trading blame
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Answer: D – Reality therapy avoids past-blame and focuses on present choices and future plans.

Q39. A student says, “The teacher made me angry, so I shouted.” How would Glasser’s theory reframe this?

  • (A) The student is right: feelings are entirely caused by others
  • (B) The student chose shouting as a way of responding, and can choose a different response
  • (C) The student should never feel angry at school
  • (D) The teacher should accept all blame for the incident
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Answer: B – Choice theory stresses that we choose our acting and thinking, even when feelings are strong.

Q40. What characterises a “quality school” in Glasser’s ideas?

  • (A) Strict punishment for every minor offence
  • (B) Students competing against each other for grades
  • (C) Students doing quality work because their needs for belonging and power are met through learning
  • (D) Teachers controlling every student decision
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Answer: C – In a quality school, useful work itself satisfies needs, so coercion becomes unnecessary.

Q41. In Glasser’s view, what does taking responsibility mean for a student?

  • (A) Doing what classmates do so the class stays settled
  • (B) Waiting for the teacher to set a new plan
  • (C) Explaining behaviour by pointing to past experiences
  • (D) Owning one’s choices and accepting their consequences
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Answer: D – Responsibility means recognising that one’s own behaviour, not others, is the lever for change.

Q42. A student makes a plan to complete classwork but fails to follow it. What does reality therapy suggest next?

  • (A) Punish the student and abandon planning
  • (B) Lower all expectations permanently
  • (C) Review the plan together and revise it, without accepting excuses
  • (D) Let another student do the work instead
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Answer: C – When a plan fails, reality therapy revises the plan rather than resorting to punishment or excuses.

Q43. How can a teacher meet a student’s need for power in a positive way?

  • (A) By letting the student dominate classmates
  • (B) By removing all classroom responsibilities
  • (C) By giving the student a genuine leadership role or a chance to show competence
  • (D) By praising only examination toppers
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Answer: C – Leadership and competence satisfy the power need without harming others.

Q44. Why does Glasser argue that external control harms classrooms?

  • (A) Because rules are never needed in schools
  • (B) Because coercion damages relationships and reduces students’ motivation to do quality work
  • (C) Because students prefer complete freedom from structure
  • (D) Because teachers lose authority when they explain rules
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Answer: B – Boss-management through threats damages the teacher-student relationship that learning depends on.

Q45. In total behaviour, which part is hardest to change directly?

  • (A) Acting, because actions are automatic
  • (B) Thinking, because thoughts cannot be noticed
  • (C) Physiology, because bodily responses are fixed
  • (D) Feeling, because changing acting and thinking is the usual route to changing feelings
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Answer: D – Glasser argues we change feelings indirectly, by changing what we do and think.

Kounin’s Concepts, Preventive and Corrective Discipline

Q46. What does Kounin mean by “withitness”?

  • (A) The teacher’s awareness of everything happening in the classroom at all times
  • (B) The teacher’s friendship with every student
  • (C) The teacher’s ability to write on the board quickly
  • (D) The teacher’s knowledge of the syllabus only
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Answer: A – A with-it teacher notices misbehaviour early and acts before it spreads.

Q47. A teacher helps one group with a task while also noticing that another group has gone off task. Which Kounin concept is this?

  • (A) Momentum
  • (B) Satiation
  • (C) Overlapping
  • (D) Smoothness
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Answer: C – Overlapping is handling more than one classroom event at the same time.

Q48. A lesson drags because the teacher spends ten minutes searching for materials. Which Kounin concept has been lost?

  • (A) Group alerting
  • (B) Momentum
  • (C) Accountability
  • (D) Withitness
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Answer: B – Momentum is the steady, brisk pace that keeps students engaged and reduces idle time.

Q49. A teacher finishes one activity and jumps suddenly to an unrelated topic without any transition. Which concept is violated?

  • (A) Accountability
  • (B) Overlapping
  • (C) Withitness
  • (D) Smoothness
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Answer: D – Smoothness means transitions without abrupt breaks, dangles or flip-flops.

Q50. A teacher regularly asks different students questions during a lesson so everyone stays ready. Which concept is being used?

  • (A) Group alerting
  • (B) Satiation
  • (C) Overlapping
  • (D) Momentum
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Answer: A – Group alerting keeps the whole class attentive, not only the student answering.

Q51. Students work harder when they know the teacher may check their work or call on them. Which concept explains this?

  • (A) Smoothness
  • (B) Accountability
  • (C) Withitness
  • (D) Satiation
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Answer: B – Accountability means students know their participation and work will be noticed and followed up.

Q52. A class becomes restless because the same drill is repeated far beyond the point of learning. Which Kounin term describes this?

  • (A) Momentum
  • (B) Overlapping
  • (C) Group alerting
  • (D) Satiation
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Answer: D – Satiation is boredom and restlessness caused by over-repetition of an activity.

Q53. Which of the following is an example of preventive discipline?

  • (A) Establishing clear routines and seating at the start of term
  • (B) Giving detention after homework is missed
  • (C) Suspending a student after a fight
  • (D) Reprimanding a student who is already shouting
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Answer: A – Preventive discipline stops problems before they start through planning, routines and engaging teaching.

Q54. What is corrective discipline?

  • (A) Intervention after misbehaviour to restore order and teach better behaviour
  • (B) Planning lessons to prevent all problems
  • (C) Ignoring misbehaviour until it disappears
  • (D) Rewarding students before any behaviour occurs
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Answer: A – Corrective discipline responds to misbehaviour that has already happened.

Q55. A student whispers to a neighbour. Which response is the least intrusive desist?

  • (A) Pausing the lesson and reminding the whole class of the rule
  • (B) Moving near the student and making brief eye contact
  • (C) Asking the student to move to a seat at the front
  • (D) Writing the student’s name on the board as a warning
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Answer: B – Proximity and eye contact often stop minor misbehaviour without interrupting the lesson.

Q56. Why can public scolding escalate misbehaviour instead of stopping it?

  • (A) Because students enjoy all teacher attention
  • (B) Because scolding always improves behaviour
  • (C) Because public embarrassment can provoke defiance and damage the relationship
  • (D) Because other students never notice scolding
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Answer: C – Embarrassment in front of peers often triggers a power struggle rather than compliance.

Q57. In Kounin’s research, what is a “desist”?

  • (A) A lesson plan for the whole term
  • (B) A reward given for good behaviour
  • (C) A seating arrangement for group work
  • (D) A teacher action intended to stop misbehaviour
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Answer: D – A desist is any teacher move aimed at ending off-task or disruptive behaviour.

Q58. What is the key difference between preventive and corrective discipline?

  • (A) Preventive discipline acts before misbehaviour occurs; corrective discipline responds after it occurs
  • (B) Preventive discipline uses punishment; corrective discipline uses rewards
  • (C) Preventive discipline is for young children only
  • (D) Corrective discipline is never needed in a good classroom
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Answer: A – Timing is the distinction: prevention comes first, correction follows misbehaviour.

Q59. Which sequence best follows the principle of least-intrusive intervention?

  • (A) Detention first, then a quiet reminder
  • (B) Suspension first, then eye contact
  • (C) Public scolding first, then a private talk
  • (D) A quiet signal or proximity first, with stronger steps only if behaviour continues
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Answer: D – Start with the smallest effective step and escalate only as needed.

Q60. A teacher keeps a lesson flowing, notices two students off task, and calmly redirects them without stopping the lesson. Which combination is best illustrated?

  • (A) Satiation and punishment
  • (B) Withitness, overlapping and a least-intrusive desist
  • (C) Democratic discipline and detention
  • (D) Reality therapy and exclusion
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Answer: B – Awareness, multitasking and a gentle redirect together keep learning on track.

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