Name:_____________________________________________Grade Level and Section: 11-HUMSS

Multiple Choice: Read the question carefully: Make sure you understand the question before you start looking at the answer
choices. Pay attention to keywords and phrases that may indicate what the question is asking for. Write the letter of the correct
answer on the space provided.
1. Which of the following is NOT a role of a guidance counselor?
a. Teaching effective communication
b. Aiding clients in coping with a crisis
c. Judging and criticizing clients' behaviors
d. Assisting clients in making career choices
2. Which of the following is NOT a counseling area of focus?
a. Premarital and marital counseling
b. Career counseling
c. Political consulting
d. Counseling of emotionally and mentally disturbed individuals
3. How is a guidance counselor defined in the Philippine Republic Act No. 9258?
a. A person who provides advice to individuals
b. A person who has undergone specialized training and is licensed to perform guidance and
counseling functions
c. A person who is appointed by the government to provide guidance services
d. A person who has a degree in psychology or social work
4. Which of the following is NOT a function of a guidance counselor?
a. Helping clients plan their future in accordance with their abilities, interests, and needs
b. Administering a wide range of human development services
c. Providing legal advice to clients
d. Sharing and applying knowledge related to counseling
5. What is one of the competencies of guidance counselors?
a. Designing and implementing programs that expose students to the world and value of work
b. Providing medical care to students
c. Organizing school events
d. Teaching academic subjects
6. What is the importance of guidance counselors administering and maintaining career guidance and
counseling programs?
a. To help students become more popular
b. To guide students toward becoming productive and contributing individuals through informed
career choices
c. To help students become wealthy
d. To provide medical care to students
7. Which of the following is NOT one of the three broad competencies in Egan's three-stage theory of
counseling?
a. What's going on?
b. What solutions make sense for me?
c. How can I get others to change?
d. What do I have to do to get what I need or want?
8. According to Egan's three-stage theory of counseling, what is involved in Stage II?
a. Helping clients to clarify the key issues calling for change
b. Helping clients determine outcomes
c. Helping clients develop strategies for accomplishing goals
d. None of the above
9. What is involved in Stage III of Egan's three-stage theory of counseling?
a. Helping clients to clarify the key issues calling for change
b. Helping clients determine outcomes
c. Helping clients develop self-awareness
d. Helping clients develop strategies for accomplishing goals

10. What is the three-stage model commonly used in counseling?

a. Beginning, middle, and end
b. Starting out, moving on, and letting go
c. What's going on, what solutions make sense for me, and what do I have to do to get what I
need or want?
d. Attending and listening, reflective skills, and probing skills
11. What is the main goal of attending and listening skills in counseling ?
a. To actively listen to clients and respond in a way that they feel heard and understood
b. To capture what the client is saying and play it back to them in the counselor's own words
c. To facilitate going deeper and ask more directed questions
d. To summarize and paraphrase what the client has said
12. Which of the following is NOT a reflective skill in counseling?
a. Restating
b. Paraphrasing
c. Probing
d. Summarizing
13. What is the role of probing skills in counseling?
a. To actively listen to clients and respond in a way that they feel heard and understood
b. To capture what the client is saying and play it back to them in the counselor's own words
c. To facilitate going deeper and ask more directed questions
d. To summarize and paragraph
14. Which of the following is NOT a component of effective communication skills?
a. Active listening
b. Demonstrating understanding
c. Asking inappropriate questions
d. d) Providing information as needed
15. What are motivational skills in the context of applied social science disciplines?
a. Skills that help in resolving conflicts
b. Skills that facilitate problem solving
c. Skills that help in influencing a helpee to take action after a helping session or consultation
d. Skills that help in effective communication
16. What are problem-solving skills in the context of applied social science disciplines?
a. Differentiating between symptoms and the problem
b. Pinpointing probable causes and triggers for the problem
c. Generating a range of possible solutions to the actual problem
d. All of the above
17. What are conflict resolution skills in the context of applied social science disciplines?
a. Learning about styles of conflict resolution
b. Recognizing the signs of conflict
c. Learning the process of conflict resolution
d. All of the above
18. Which of the following is not a part of child development and counseling area of specialization in
counseling?
a. Elementary school counseling
b. Counseling with battered and abused children and their families
c. Career development specialist
d. Parent education
19. Which of the following is a part of gerontology area of specialization in counseling?
a. Youth probation officer
b. Premarital counseling
c. Rehabilitation counseling
d. Nursing home counseling
20. Which of the following is not a part of career/lifestyle area of specialization in counseling?
a. Guidance on choices and decision-making pertaining to career or lifestyle
b. Provision of educational and occupational information to clients
c. Rehabilitation counseling
d. Facilitation of work-related activities as an integral part of development and formation across the
lifespan
21. Which of the following is not an option in drugs area of specialization in counseling?
a. Alcohol counseling
b. Substance abuse counseling
c. Crisis intervention counseling
d. Stress management counseling
22. Which of the following is a part of college and university area of specialization in counseling?
a. Substance abuse counseling
b. Residential hall or dormitory counselor
c. Quality and work-life or quality circles manager
d. Training manager
23. Which of the following is not a part of business and industry area of specialization in counseling?
a. Training and development personnel
b. Affirmative action or equal opportunity specialist
c. College student counseling
d. Employee career development officer
24. Which of the following is considered an "other specialties" area of specialization in counseling?
a. Youth work in a residential facility
b. Genetic counseling
c. Employee assistance programs manager
d. Marital or relationship counseling
25. Can a counselor be self-employed as a private practitioner in any area of specialization in counseling?
a. Yes
b. No
26. Which of the following is NOT a type of counselor?
a. Educational and school counselors
b. Vocational or career counselors
c. Engineering counselors
d. Marriage and family counselors
27. Which type of counselor offers personal, educational, social, and academic counseling services to
students in school settings?
a. Marriage and family counselors
b. Addictions and behavioral counselors
c. Vocational or career counselors
d. Educational and school counselors
28. Which type of counselor provides support to individuals who have lost their jobs, and helps them to
improve their skills?
a. Vocational or career counselors
b. Mental health counselors
c. Rehabilitation counselors
d. Addictions and behavioral counselors
29. Which type of counselor works with people suffering from addictions such as drugs, alcohol, and
gambling?
a. Mental health counselors
b. Rehabilitation counselors
c. Addictions and behavioral counselors
d. Genetics counselors
30. Which type of counselor works with individuals suffering from mental or psychological distress such as
anxiety, phobias, and depression?
a. Marriage and family counselors
b. Mental health counselors
c. Educational and school counselors
d. Addictions and behavioral counselors
31. Which type of counselor works with individuals suffering from physical or emotional disabilities, and
provides services such as personal and vocational counseling?
a. Rehabilitation counselors
b. Mental health counselors
c. Genetics counselors
d. Addictions and behavioral counselors
32. Which type of counselor operates in a very specialized context of dealing with genetic information for
individuals and the decisions that come with it?
a. Genetics counselors
b. Rehabilitation counselors
c. Mental health counselors
d. Educational and school counselors
33. What are counselors governed by?
a. Laws only
b. Professional standards and ethics only
c. Science only
d. Laws, professional standards and ethics, and scientific theories and practices
34. Who are counselors accountable to?
a. Their clients only
b. The professional body only
c. The government only
d. Their clients, the professional body, and the government
35. What is critical for counselors and clients to do before taking action on a problem?
a. Agree on the nature of the concerns
b. Agree on the solution to the problem
c. Agree on the cost of counseling services
d. Agree on the timeline for resolving the problem
36. What is the main responsibility of counselors?
a. To make decisions for their clients
b. To provide advice on personal matters
c. To practice their profession in accordance with their mandates and professional guidelines and
ethics
d. To solve their clients' problems
37. What is the importance of confidentiality in counseling?
a. It allows counselors to use their clients' information for research purposes
b. It helps counselors establish trust with their clients
c. It allows counselors to share their clients' information with their colleagues
d. It is not important in counseling
38. According to the Institute of Guidance Counselors' Code of Ethics, what is the first overall ethical
principle that counselors should follow?
a. Competence
b. Integrity
c. Respect for the rights and dignity of the client
d. Responsibility
39. What should counselors do to promote their integrity?
a. Represent themselves accurately and treat others with honesty, straightforwardness, and fairness
b. Avoid doing harm to clients
c. Only offer services for which they are qualified
d. Engage in self-care
40. What is one of the fundamental principles of ethical conduct for counselors?
a. Treating all clients the same way regardless of their background or circumstances
b. Ensuring the integrity of the practitioner-client relationship
c. Using their clients' information for research purposes
d. Providing clients with services that exceed their needs and expectations