CTET CDP Solved Question Paper - 2 (31 Jan - 2021) | Child Development and Pedagogy for CTET Preparation - CTET & State TET PDF Download

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Directions (Q. Nos. 1 to 30) Answer the
following questions by selecting the
correct/most appropriate options.
1. To promote meaningful learning in the
classrooms, a teacher should
(i) help students to regulate their own
emotions and motivation.
(ii) categorise and label students according
to their performance and make
ability-grouping.
(iii) promote dialogue and discussion among
children to build multiple perspectives.
(iv) ignore diversity in the classroom and
follow standard methods of instruction.
(a) (i), (iii) and (iv) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iii) (d) All of these
2. Which of the following is not an effective
strategy to address learners from
disadvantaged and deprived
backgrounds ?
(a) Motivate the students to set moderately
challenging goals and provide appropriate
instructional support.
(b) Form collaborative groups to work on
activities and encourage students to support
each other.
(c) Talk to the learners to understand their needs
and challenges faced by them.
(d) Asking the learners to enroll for tuition'
outside of school so that the teacher does not
have to pay much attention to them.
3. Physical and emotional health of children
......... their learning.
(a) is not related to
(b) has an insignificant role in
(c) does not have any influence on
(d) plays an important role in
4. It is important to create ……… learning
environment in the classroom rather than
……… one.
(a) fearful; facilitative
(b) competitive; facilitative
(c) collaborative; competitive
(d) competitive; collaborative
5. Which of the following is an example of
effective motivational strategy to encourage
students to learn ?
(a) Giving tasks that are very easy.
(b) Creating a lot of opportunities for
competition.
(c) Providing scaffolding especially when students
learn a new skill.
(d) Emphasis on completion of work rather than
learning.
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Paper - 2 (CDP)
31 Januar y, 2021
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Directions (Q. Nos. 1 to 30) Answer the
following questions by selecting the
correct/most appropriate options.
1. To promote meaningful learning in the
classrooms, a teacher should
(i) help students to regulate their own
emotions and motivation.
(ii) categorise and label students according
to their performance and make
ability-grouping.
(iii) promote dialogue and discussion among
children to build multiple perspectives.
(iv) ignore diversity in the classroom and
follow standard methods of instruction.
(a) (i), (iii) and (iv) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iii) (d) All of these
2. Which of the following is not an effective
strategy to address learners from
disadvantaged and deprived
backgrounds ?
(a) Motivate the students to set moderately
challenging goals and provide appropriate
instructional support.
(b) Form collaborative groups to work on
activities and encourage students to support
each other.
(c) Talk to the learners to understand their needs
and challenges faced by them.
(d) Asking the learners to enroll for tuition'
outside of school so that the teacher does not
have to pay much attention to them.
3. Physical and emotional health of children
......... their learning.
(a) is not related to
(b) has an insignificant role in
(c) does not have any influence on
(d) plays an important role in
4. It is important to create ……… learning
environment in the classroom rather than
……… one.
(a) fearful; facilitative
(b) competitive; facilitative
(c) collaborative; competitive
(d) competitive; collaborative
5. Which of the following is an example of
effective motivational strategy to encourage
students to learn ?
(a) Giving tasks that are very easy.
(b) Creating a lot of opportunities for
competition.
(c) Providing scaffolding especially when students
learn a new skill.
(d) Emphasis on completion of work rather than
learning.
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Paper - 2 (CDP)
31 Januar y, 2021
6. Which of the following statements about
children’s thinking is NOT correct?
(a) Children actively think about various
phenomenon around them and have an urge to
explore.
(b) Children are born with curiosity to learn about
the world around them.
(c) Children construct their own theories about
various phenomenon around them.
(d) Children cannot think of concepts on their
own and the primary role of teachers is to
provide information.
7. Learning is a ……… and ……… process.
(a) simple; individual (b) complex; passive
(c) complex; active (d) simple; linear
8. A teacher should ……… the social, cultural,
religious and, linguistic diversity in her
classroom to facilitate meaningful learning.
(a) understand (b) neglect
(c) dismiss (d) ignore
9. In a ……… classroom, teachers adapt their
Pedagogy and vary assessment to cater to
individual students.
(a) textbook-centric (b) behaviouristic
(c) teacher-centric (d) progressive
10. Children’s failure in school
(a) proves that these children have genetic birth
defects and hence should be pulled out from
school.
(b) signifies that parents have not been able to
support their children to learn.
(c) suggests that children from deprived
backgrounds are not capable of learning.
(d) indicates that school has not been able to cater
to the needs and interests of these children.
11. By working in groups, teaching and helping
each other, children
(a) get distracted and hence it is an ineffective
pedagogical strategy.
(b) develop competitive tendencies that hinder
learning.
(c) are able to reflect on their own thought
processes and shift to a higher level of
cognitive activity.
(d) can develop misconceptions which interferes
with their learning.
12. School ……… socialisation of children.
(a) is a primary agency of
(b) is a secondary agency of
(c) does not play any role in
(d) plays very little role in
13. Which of the following theorists proposed
that children’s thinking is qualitatively
different from that of adults?
(a) Howard Gardner (b) Lawrence Kohlberg
(c) Jean Piaget (d) Lev Vygotsky
14. Which of the following statements about
development is correct?
(a) Development occurs in a neat, orderly set of
stages predetermined by genetic factors.
(b) Development is simple and unidimensional.
(c) There is a lot of cultural diversity in the
development of children.
(d) Children across the world follow the same
sequence and exact time of development.
15. Which of the following is a major hallmark
of the period of middle childhood?
(a) Rapid development of motor skills and overall
physical growth.
(b) Development of scientific reasoning and ability
to think abstractly.
(c) Emergence of make-believe play.
(d) Development of logical thought that is
concrete in nature.
16. According to Jean Piaget, children in formal
operational stage
(a) cannot conserve, classify and seriate.
(b) begin to engage in make-believe and symbolic
play.
(c) are capable of hypothetico-deductive reasoning
and propositional thought.
(d) are bound by centration and irreversibly of
thought.
17. At which stage of Lawrence Kohlberg’s
theory of moral development do individuals
believe that actively maintaining the
current social system ensures positive
human relationships and societal order?
(a) The instrumental purpose orientation
(b) The universal ethical principle orientation
(c) The punishment and obedience orientation
(d) The social-order maintaining orientation
18. During the period of childhood,
development
(a) consists only of quantitative changes.
(b) is disorderly and disjointed.
(c) is slow and cannot be measured.
(d) is multi-layered and complex.
19. ‘Zone of proximal development’ is
(a) the process where two individuals who begin
with different understandings arrive at a shared
understanding.
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Directions (Q. Nos. 1 to 30) Answer the
following questions by selecting the
correct/most appropriate options.
1. To promote meaningful learning in the
classrooms, a teacher should
(i) help students to regulate their own
emotions and motivation.
(ii) categorise and label students according
to their performance and make
ability-grouping.
(iii) promote dialogue and discussion among
children to build multiple perspectives.
(iv) ignore diversity in the classroom and
follow standard methods of instruction.
(a) (i), (iii) and (iv) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iii) (d) All of these
2. Which of the following is not an effective
strategy to address learners from
disadvantaged and deprived
backgrounds ?
(a) Motivate the students to set moderately
challenging goals and provide appropriate
instructional support.
(b) Form collaborative groups to work on
activities and encourage students to support
each other.
(c) Talk to the learners to understand their needs
and challenges faced by them.
(d) Asking the learners to enroll for tuition'
outside of school so that the teacher does not
have to pay much attention to them.
3. Physical and emotional health of children
......... their learning.
(a) is not related to
(b) has an insignificant role in
(c) does not have any influence on
(d) plays an important role in
4. It is important to create ……… learning
environment in the classroom rather than
……… one.
(a) fearful; facilitative
(b) competitive; facilitative
(c) collaborative; competitive
(d) competitive; collaborative
5. Which of the following is an example of
effective motivational strategy to encourage
students to learn ?
(a) Giving tasks that are very easy.
(b) Creating a lot of opportunities for
competition.
(c) Providing scaffolding especially when students
learn a new skill.
(d) Emphasis on completion of work rather than
learning.
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
Paper - 2 (CDP)
31 Januar y, 2021
6. Which of the following statements about
children’s thinking is NOT correct?
(a) Children actively think about various
phenomenon around them and have an urge to
explore.
(b) Children are born with curiosity to learn about
the world around them.
(c) Children construct their own theories about
various phenomenon around them.
(d) Children cannot think of concepts on their
own and the primary role of teachers is to
provide information.
7. Learning is a ……… and ……… process.
(a) simple; individual (b) complex; passive
(c) complex; active (d) simple; linear
8. A teacher should ……… the social, cultural,
religious and, linguistic diversity in her
classroom to facilitate meaningful learning.
(a) understand (b) neglect
(c) dismiss (d) ignore
9. In a ……… classroom, teachers adapt their
Pedagogy and vary assessment to cater to
individual students.
(a) textbook-centric (b) behaviouristic
(c) teacher-centric (d) progressive
10. Children’s failure in school
(a) proves that these children have genetic birth
defects and hence should be pulled out from
school.
(b) signifies that parents have not been able to
support their children to learn.
(c) suggests that children from deprived
backgrounds are not capable of learning.
(d) indicates that school has not been able to cater
to the needs and interests of these children.
11. By working in groups, teaching and helping
each other, children
(a) get distracted and hence it is an ineffective
pedagogical strategy.
(b) develop competitive tendencies that hinder
learning.
(c) are able to reflect on their own thought
processes and shift to a higher level of
cognitive activity.
(d) can develop misconceptions which interferes
with their learning.
12. School ……… socialisation of children.
(a) is a primary agency of
(b) is a secondary agency of
(c) does not play any role in
(d) plays very little role in
13. Which of the following theorists proposed
that children’s thinking is qualitatively
different from that of adults?
(a) Howard Gardner (b) Lawrence Kohlberg
(c) Jean Piaget (d) Lev Vygotsky
14. Which of the following statements about
development is correct?
(a) Development occurs in a neat, orderly set of
stages predetermined by genetic factors.
(b) Development is simple and unidimensional.
(c) There is a lot of cultural diversity in the
development of children.
(d) Children across the world follow the same
sequence and exact time of development.
15. Which of the following is a major hallmark
of the period of middle childhood?
(a) Rapid development of motor skills and overall
physical growth.
(b) Development of scientific reasoning and ability
to think abstractly.
(c) Emergence of make-believe play.
(d) Development of logical thought that is
concrete in nature.
16. According to Jean Piaget, children in formal
operational stage
(a) cannot conserve, classify and seriate.
(b) begin to engage in make-believe and symbolic
play.
(c) are capable of hypothetico-deductive reasoning
and propositional thought.
(d) are bound by centration and irreversibly of
thought.
17. At which stage of Lawrence Kohlberg’s
theory of moral development do individuals
believe that actively maintaining the
current social system ensures positive
human relationships and societal order?
(a) The instrumental purpose orientation
(b) The universal ethical principle orientation
(c) The punishment and obedience orientation
(d) The social-order maintaining orientation
18. During the period of childhood,
development
(a) consists only of quantitative changes.
(b) is disorderly and disjointed.
(c) is slow and cannot be measured.
(d) is multi-layered and complex.
19. ‘Zone of proximal development’ is
(a) the process where two individuals who begin
with different understandings arrive at a shared
understanding.
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(b) the process in which children learn to perform
tasks as set by the elder members in a society.
(c) the area between a child’s current level of
independent performance and the level of
performance that the child could achieve with
the help of adults and more skilled peers.
(d) A range of tasks that the child should be able
to do as per her age but cannot.
20. In a progressive classroom, assessment of
learners during the process of
teaching-learning
(a) is helpful in identifying ‘high’, ‘low’ and ‘non’
achievers for the purposes of giving feedback
to the parents.
(b) is very important since it gives insights into
children’s understanding and helps the teacher
to reflects on her pedagogy.
(c) is not at all helpful in children’s learning.
(d) creates a hindrance in the process of children’s
learning.
21. Which of the following is a correctly
matched pair of type of intelligence and
end-state performance possibilities as per
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple
intelligences?
Types of
Intelligence
End-state Performance
Possibility
(a) Linguistic Sculptor
(b) Bodily-kinesthetic Athlete
(c) Spatial Therapist
(d) Intra-personal Salesperson
22. According to Lev Vygotsky
(a) children’s cognitive development occurs in
stages.
(b) maturation of schemas leads to cognitive
development in children.
(c) language plays an important role in cognitive,
development of children.
(d) children learn language through a ‘language
acquisition device’.
23. A child-centered classroom is one in which
(a) the teacher uses rewards and punishments to
direct children’s behaviour.
(b) the teacher is flexible and caters to needs of
individual children.
(c) the teacher uses the textbook as the only
source of knowledge.
(d) the teacher segregates the children based on
their abilities.
24. According to which theorist ‘cultural tools’
play an important role in cognitive
development of children?
(a) Albert Bandura (b) B.F. Skinner
(c) Lev Vygotsky (d) Jean Piaget
25. An effective classroom strategy to reduce
gender stereotyping and broadening
developmental possibilities for all sexes is
(a) forming same-sex ability groupings.
(b) forming mixed-sex activity groups and
promote discussion.
(c) to ignore and dismiss biological differences
among the sexes.
(d) to reinforce gender roles as portrayed in the
society.
26. Multilingualism in a classroom needs to be
understood as ……… by the teachers.
(a) a problem (b) a systemic issue
(c) an asset and resource (d) a hindrance
27. Needs of gifted and creative children can be
addressed by
(a) providing specific instructions to solve problems.
(b) administrating memory based tests.
(c) giving challenging tasks and activities to
prevent boredom.
(d) giving questions that require convergent
thinking.
28. Children with ‘dyslexia’ can be identified by
(a) analysing their reading and writing skills.
(b) assessing their ability to solve complex
higher-order problems;
(c) finding out their social and cultural context.
(d) a thorough physical health check up.
29. Which of the following is NOT a suitable
learning material for students who are
partially sighted?
(a) Talking books, felt bulletin boards
(b) Small-print worksheets
(c) Large-print books
(d) Three dimensional maps and charts
30. The underlying belief behind ‘inclusive
education’ is
(a) provisioning of special education institutions
for children with different handicaps.
(b) the philosophy that all children have a right to
get equal education in a regular school.
(c) segregation of children on the basis of their
abilities and provisioning of vocational training
accordingly.
(d) diagnostic labelling of children based on their
handicaps for identification of their limitations.
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Directions (Q. Nos. 1 to 30) Answer the
following questions by selecting the
correct/most appropriate options.
1. To promote meaningful learning in the
classrooms, a teacher should
(i) help students to regulate their own
emotions and motivation.
(ii) categorise and label students according
to their performance and make
ability-grouping.
(iii) promote dialogue and discussion among
children to build multiple perspectives.
(iv) ignore diversity in the classroom and
follow standard methods of instruction.
(a) (i), (iii) and (iv) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iii) (d) All of these
2. Which of the following is not an effective
strategy to address learners from
disadvantaged and deprived
backgrounds ?
(a) Motivate the students to set moderately
challenging goals and provide appropriate
instructional support.
(b) Form collaborative groups to work on
activities and encourage students to support
each other.
(c) Talk to the learners to understand their needs
and challenges faced by them.
(d) Asking the learners to enroll for tuition'
outside of school so that the teacher does not
have to pay much attention to them.
3. Physical and emotional health of children
......... their learning.
(a) is not related to
(b) has an insignificant role in
(c) does not have any influence on
(d) plays an important role in
4. It is important to create ……… learning
environment in the classroom rather than
……… one.
(a) fearful; facilitative
(b) competitive; facilitative
(c) collaborative; competitive
(d) competitive; collaborative
5. Which of the following is an example of
effective motivational strategy to encourage
students to learn ?
(a) Giving tasks that are very easy.
(b) Creating a lot of opportunities for
competition.
(c) Providing scaffolding especially when students
learn a new skill.
(d) Emphasis on completion of work rather than
learning.
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
Paper - 2 (CDP)
31 Januar y, 2021
6. Which of the following statements about
children’s thinking is NOT correct?
(a) Children actively think about various
phenomenon around them and have an urge to
explore.
(b) Children are born with curiosity to learn about
the world around them.
(c) Children construct their own theories about
various phenomenon around them.
(d) Children cannot think of concepts on their
own and the primary role of teachers is to
provide information.
7. Learning is a ……… and ……… process.
(a) simple; individual (b) complex; passive
(c) complex; active (d) simple; linear
8. A teacher should ……… the social, cultural,
religious and, linguistic diversity in her
classroom to facilitate meaningful learning.
(a) understand (b) neglect
(c) dismiss (d) ignore
9. In a ……… classroom, teachers adapt their
Pedagogy and vary assessment to cater to
individual students.
(a) textbook-centric (b) behaviouristic
(c) teacher-centric (d) progressive
10. Children’s failure in school
(a) proves that these children have genetic birth
defects and hence should be pulled out from
school.
(b) signifies that parents have not been able to
support their children to learn.
(c) suggests that children from deprived
backgrounds are not capable of learning.
(d) indicates that school has not been able to cater
to the needs and interests of these children.
11. By working in groups, teaching and helping
each other, children
(a) get distracted and hence it is an ineffective
pedagogical strategy.
(b) develop competitive tendencies that hinder
learning.
(c) are able to reflect on their own thought
processes and shift to a higher level of
cognitive activity.
(d) can develop misconceptions which interferes
with their learning.
12. School ……… socialisation of children.
(a) is a primary agency of
(b) is a secondary agency of
(c) does not play any role in
(d) plays very little role in
13. Which of the following theorists proposed
that children’s thinking is qualitatively
different from that of adults?
(a) Howard Gardner (b) Lawrence Kohlberg
(c) Jean Piaget (d) Lev Vygotsky
14. Which of the following statements about
development is correct?
(a) Development occurs in a neat, orderly set of
stages predetermined by genetic factors.
(b) Development is simple and unidimensional.
(c) There is a lot of cultural diversity in the
development of children.
(d) Children across the world follow the same
sequence and exact time of development.
15. Which of the following is a major hallmark
of the period of middle childhood?
(a) Rapid development of motor skills and overall
physical growth.
(b) Development of scientific reasoning and ability
to think abstractly.
(c) Emergence of make-believe play.
(d) Development of logical thought that is
concrete in nature.
16. According to Jean Piaget, children in formal
operational stage
(a) cannot conserve, classify and seriate.
(b) begin to engage in make-believe and symbolic
play.
(c) are capable of hypothetico-deductive reasoning
and propositional thought.
(d) are bound by centration and irreversibly of
thought.
17. At which stage of Lawrence Kohlberg’s
theory of moral development do individuals
believe that actively maintaining the
current social system ensures positive
human relationships and societal order?
(a) The instrumental purpose orientation
(b) The universal ethical principle orientation
(c) The punishment and obedience orientation
(d) The social-order maintaining orientation
18. During the period of childhood,
development
(a) consists only of quantitative changes.
(b) is disorderly and disjointed.
(c) is slow and cannot be measured.
(d) is multi-layered and complex.
19. ‘Zone of proximal development’ is
(a) the process where two individuals who begin
with different understandings arrive at a shared
understanding.
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(b) the process in which children learn to perform
tasks as set by the elder members in a society.
(c) the area between a child’s current level of
independent performance and the level of
performance that the child could achieve with
the help of adults and more skilled peers.
(d) A range of tasks that the child should be able
to do as per her age but cannot.
20. In a progressive classroom, assessment of
learners during the process of
teaching-learning
(a) is helpful in identifying ‘high’, ‘low’ and ‘non’
achievers for the purposes of giving feedback
to the parents.
(b) is very important since it gives insights into
children’s understanding and helps the teacher
to reflects on her pedagogy.
(c) is not at all helpful in children’s learning.
(d) creates a hindrance in the process of children’s
learning.
21. Which of the following is a correctly
matched pair of type of intelligence and
end-state performance possibilities as per
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple
intelligences?
Types of
Intelligence
End-state Performance
Possibility
(a) Linguistic Sculptor
(b) Bodily-kinesthetic Athlete
(c) Spatial Therapist
(d) Intra-personal Salesperson
22. According to Lev Vygotsky
(a) children’s cognitive development occurs in
stages.
(b) maturation of schemas leads to cognitive
development in children.
(c) language plays an important role in cognitive,
development of children.
(d) children learn language through a ‘language
acquisition device’.
23. A child-centered classroom is one in which
(a) the teacher uses rewards and punishments to
direct children’s behaviour.
(b) the teacher is flexible and caters to needs of
individual children.
(c) the teacher uses the textbook as the only
source of knowledge.
(d) the teacher segregates the children based on
their abilities.
24. According to which theorist ‘cultural tools’
play an important role in cognitive
development of children?
(a) Albert Bandura (b) B.F. Skinner
(c) Lev Vygotsky (d) Jean Piaget
25. An effective classroom strategy to reduce
gender stereotyping and broadening
developmental possibilities for all sexes is
(a) forming same-sex ability groupings.
(b) forming mixed-sex activity groups and
promote discussion.
(c) to ignore and dismiss biological differences
among the sexes.
(d) to reinforce gender roles as portrayed in the
society.
26. Multilingualism in a classroom needs to be
understood as ……… by the teachers.
(a) a problem (b) a systemic issue
(c) an asset and resource (d) a hindrance
27. Needs of gifted and creative children can be
addressed by
(a) providing specific instructions to solve problems.
(b) administrating memory based tests.
(c) giving challenging tasks and activities to
prevent boredom.
(d) giving questions that require convergent
thinking.
28. Children with ‘dyslexia’ can be identified by
(a) analysing their reading and writing skills.
(b) assessing their ability to solve complex
higher-order problems;
(c) finding out their social and cultural context.
(d) a thorough physical health check up.
29. Which of the following is NOT a suitable
learning material for students who are
partially sighted?
(a) Talking books, felt bulletin boards
(b) Small-print worksheets
(c) Large-print books
(d) Three dimensional maps and charts
30. The underlying belief behind ‘inclusive
education’ is
(a) provisioning of special education institutions
for children with different handicaps.
(b) the philosophy that all children have a right to
get equal education in a regular school.
(c) segregation of children on the basis of their
abilities and provisioning of vocational training
accordingly.
(d) diagnostic labelling of children based on their
handicaps for identification of their limitations.
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1. (c) By teaching students to
regulate their emotions and by
providing motivation, teachers
promote meaningful learning. By
promoting dialogue and discussion,
teachers develop thinking ability
and provide a healthy learning
environment.
2. (d) Asking the learners to take
tuition acts as a demotivator.
Learners coming from
disadvantaged backgrounds may
not be able to take tuitions. This
will discourage them and they will
start loosing interest in learning.
3. (d) Physical activity is beneficial
for the mental health also.
Emotional health helps in building
confidence, managing anxiety. This
ultimately improves learning and in
acquiring cognitive skills.
4. (c) Collaborative learning
environment helps to develop team
participation, coordination and
holistic learning. But a competitive
environment may push the students
too hard to excel over others.
5. (c) The scaffolding technique
helps students to use the
knowledge independently and learn
self regulating behaviours. When
students are given support then
they learn faster. This stimulates
further learning. So option (c) is
correct.
6. (d) Children are capable of
thinking of their own. They take
cues from the environment and
learn from their experiences. So it is
not true that teacher has the
primary role of providing
information.
7. (c) Learning is a complex process
as it functions within a complex
developmental, cognitive, physical,
social and cultural system. It is a
mix of experiences, knowledge,
understanding and conditioning.
Learning is active because it is an
ongoing process. It continue life
long.
8. (a) A teacher should know about
the different cultural, religious and
linguistic diversity, students are
coming from. Then only he/she
will be able to understand the
specific needs of the learners and
facilitate meaningful learning.
9. (d) A progressive classroom
gives more value to experiences
rather than formal learning. Here
teachers adapt their pedagogy to
suit the individual needs. It is not
rigid or formal. Teacher can focus
on learning by doing and motivate
students hands on project.
10. (d) School is a social institution
that promotes all round
development of students studying
in it. It not only gives academic
knowledge but also develop moral
values, social skills etc. Children’s
failure indicates that schools lack
some of their functions.
11. (c) When children work in
groups, then they are able to break
complex tasks into small steps, plan
strategies and manage time. By
helping each other, children
develop strong network,
communication and cooperation.
12. (b) School is a secondary
agency of socialisation. Children
come to school when they are 3 to
4 years old. Family is the primary
agency of socialisation as children
interact with the family from their
birth. Therefore, option (b) is
correct.
13. (c) According to Jean Piaget,
children develop their intelligence
through a series of qualitatively
differentiated stages and that their
intelligence levels are radically
different to that of adults, so option
(c) is the correct one.
14. (c) Development is complex, it
is not orderly and is
multidimensional. Also children
across the world have different
sequence and time of development.
However cultural diversity affects
development. So only (c) is correct.
15. (d) As per Piaget’s theory of
cognitive development, middle
childhood is called concrete
operational stage. It begins from
7 years and end in 11 years. The
most important characteristic is
development of logical though that
is concrete in nature.
16. (c) Formal operational stage
begins at age twelve and lasts into
adulthood. Hypothetico-deductive
reasoning and positional thought
are main characteristics of this
stage. It refers to generating
predictions, hypotheses and
approaching problem through trial
and error.
17. (d) The social-order
maintaining orientation is a stage in
which an individual acts in order to
maintain the social order such as
doing duty, showing respect to
1 (c) 2 (d) 3 (d) 4 (c) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7 (c) 8 (a) 9 (d) 10 (d)
11 (c) 12 (b) 13 (c) 14 (c) 15 (d) 16 (c) 17 (d) 18 (d) 19 (c) 20 (b)
21 (b) 22 (c) 23 (b) 24 (c) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (c) 28 (a) 29 (b) 30 (b)
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Directions (Q. Nos. 1 to 30) Answer the
following questions by selecting the
correct/most appropriate options.
1. To promote meaningful learning in the
classrooms, a teacher should
(i) help students to regulate their own
emotions and motivation.
(ii) categorise and label students according
to their performance and make
ability-grouping.
(iii) promote dialogue and discussion among
children to build multiple perspectives.
(iv) ignore diversity in the classroom and
follow standard methods of instruction.
(a) (i), (iii) and (iv) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iii) (d) All of these
2. Which of the following is not an effective
strategy to address learners from
disadvantaged and deprived
backgrounds ?
(a) Motivate the students to set moderately
challenging goals and provide appropriate
instructional support.
(b) Form collaborative groups to work on
activities and encourage students to support
each other.
(c) Talk to the learners to understand their needs
and challenges faced by them.
(d) Asking the learners to enroll for tuition'
outside of school so that the teacher does not
have to pay much attention to them.
3. Physical and emotional health of children
......... their learning.
(a) is not related to
(b) has an insignificant role in
(c) does not have any influence on
(d) plays an important role in
4. It is important to create ……… learning
environment in the classroom rather than
……… one.
(a) fearful; facilitative
(b) competitive; facilitative
(c) collaborative; competitive
(d) competitive; collaborative
5. Which of the following is an example of
effective motivational strategy to encourage
students to learn ?
(a) Giving tasks that are very easy.
(b) Creating a lot of opportunities for
competition.
(c) Providing scaffolding especially when students
learn a new skill.
(d) Emphasis on completion of work rather than
learning.
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6. Which of the following statements about
children’s thinking is NOT correct?
(a) Children actively think about various
phenomenon around them and have an urge to
explore.
(b) Children are born with curiosity to learn about
the world around them.
(c) Children construct their own theories about
various phenomenon around them.
(d) Children cannot think of concepts on their
own and the primary role of teachers is to
provide information.
7. Learning is a ……… and ……… process.
(a) simple; individual (b) complex; passive
(c) complex; active (d) simple; linear
8. A teacher should ……… the social, cultural,
religious and, linguistic diversity in her
classroom to facilitate meaningful learning.
(a) understand (b) neglect
(c) dismiss (d) ignore
9. In a ……… classroom, teachers adapt their
Pedagogy and vary assessment to cater to
individual students.
(a) textbook-centric (b) behaviouristic
(c) teacher-centric (d) progressive
10. Children’s failure in school
(a) proves that these children have genetic birth
defects and hence should be pulled out from
school.
(b) signifies that parents have not been able to
support their children to learn.
(c) suggests that children from deprived
backgrounds are not capable of learning.
(d) indicates that school has not been able to cater
to the needs and interests of these children.
11. By working in groups, teaching and helping
each other, children
(a) get distracted and hence it is an ineffective
pedagogical strategy.
(b) develop competitive tendencies that hinder
learning.
(c) are able to reflect on their own thought
processes and shift to a higher level of
cognitive activity.
(d) can develop misconceptions which interferes
with their learning.
12. School ……… socialisation of children.
(a) is a primary agency of
(b) is a secondary agency of
(c) does not play any role in
(d) plays very little role in
13. Which of the following theorists proposed
that children’s thinking is qualitatively
different from that of adults?
(a) Howard Gardner (b) Lawrence Kohlberg
(c) Jean Piaget (d) Lev Vygotsky
14. Which of the following statements about
development is correct?
(a) Development occurs in a neat, orderly set of
stages predetermined by genetic factors.
(b) Development is simple and unidimensional.
(c) There is a lot of cultural diversity in the
development of children.
(d) Children across the world follow the same
sequence and exact time of development.
15. Which of the following is a major hallmark
of the period of middle childhood?
(a) Rapid development of motor skills and overall
physical growth.
(b) Development of scientific reasoning and ability
to think abstractly.
(c) Emergence of make-believe play.
(d) Development of logical thought that is
concrete in nature.
16. According to Jean Piaget, children in formal
operational stage
(a) cannot conserve, classify and seriate.
(b) begin to engage in make-believe and symbolic
play.
(c) are capable of hypothetico-deductive reasoning
and propositional thought.
(d) are bound by centration and irreversibly of
thought.
17. At which stage of Lawrence Kohlberg’s
theory of moral development do individuals
believe that actively maintaining the
current social system ensures positive
human relationships and societal order?
(a) The instrumental purpose orientation
(b) The universal ethical principle orientation
(c) The punishment and obedience orientation
(d) The social-order maintaining orientation
18. During the period of childhood,
development
(a) consists only of quantitative changes.
(b) is disorderly and disjointed.
(c) is slow and cannot be measured.
(d) is multi-layered and complex.
19. ‘Zone of proximal development’ is
(a) the process where two individuals who begin
with different understandings arrive at a shared
understanding.
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(b) the process in which children learn to perform
tasks as set by the elder members in a society.
(c) the area between a child’s current level of
independent performance and the level of
performance that the child could achieve with
the help of adults and more skilled peers.
(d) A range of tasks that the child should be able
to do as per her age but cannot.
20. In a progressive classroom, assessment of
learners during the process of
teaching-learning
(a) is helpful in identifying ‘high’, ‘low’ and ‘non’
achievers for the purposes of giving feedback
to the parents.
(b) is very important since it gives insights into
children’s understanding and helps the teacher
to reflects on her pedagogy.
(c) is not at all helpful in children’s learning.
(d) creates a hindrance in the process of children’s
learning.
21. Which of the following is a correctly
matched pair of type of intelligence and
end-state performance possibilities as per
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple
intelligences?
Types of
Intelligence
End-state Performance
Possibility
(a) Linguistic Sculptor
(b) Bodily-kinesthetic Athlete
(c) Spatial Therapist
(d) Intra-personal Salesperson
22. According to Lev Vygotsky
(a) children’s cognitive development occurs in
stages.
(b) maturation of schemas leads to cognitive
development in children.
(c) language plays an important role in cognitive,
development of children.
(d) children learn language through a ‘language
acquisition device’.
23. A child-centered classroom is one in which
(a) the teacher uses rewards and punishments to
direct children’s behaviour.
(b) the teacher is flexible and caters to needs of
individual children.
(c) the teacher uses the textbook as the only
source of knowledge.
(d) the teacher segregates the children based on
their abilities.
24. According to which theorist ‘cultural tools’
play an important role in cognitive
development of children?
(a) Albert Bandura (b) B.F. Skinner
(c) Lev Vygotsky (d) Jean Piaget
25. An effective classroom strategy to reduce
gender stereotyping and broadening
developmental possibilities for all sexes is
(a) forming same-sex ability groupings.
(b) forming mixed-sex activity groups and
promote discussion.
(c) to ignore and dismiss biological differences
among the sexes.
(d) to reinforce gender roles as portrayed in the
society.
26. Multilingualism in a classroom needs to be
understood as ……… by the teachers.
(a) a problem (b) a systemic issue
(c) an asset and resource (d) a hindrance
27. Needs of gifted and creative children can be
addressed by
(a) providing specific instructions to solve problems.
(b) administrating memory based tests.
(c) giving challenging tasks and activities to
prevent boredom.
(d) giving questions that require convergent
thinking.
28. Children with ‘dyslexia’ can be identified by
(a) analysing their reading and writing skills.
(b) assessing their ability to solve complex
higher-order problems;
(c) finding out their social and cultural context.
(d) a thorough physical health check up.
29. Which of the following is NOT a suitable
learning material for students who are
partially sighted?
(a) Talking books, felt bulletin boards
(b) Small-print worksheets
(c) Large-print books
(d) Three dimensional maps and charts
30. The underlying belief behind ‘inclusive
education’ is
(a) provisioning of special education institutions
for children with different handicaps.
(b) the philosophy that all children have a right to
get equal education in a regular school.
(c) segregation of children on the basis of their
abilities and provisioning of vocational training
accordingly.
(d) diagnostic labelling of children based on their
handicaps for identification of their limitations.
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1. (c) By teaching students to
regulate their emotions and by
providing motivation, teachers
promote meaningful learning. By
promoting dialogue and discussion,
teachers develop thinking ability
and provide a healthy learning
environment.
2. (d) Asking the learners to take
tuition acts as a demotivator.
Learners coming from
disadvantaged backgrounds may
not be able to take tuitions. This
will discourage them and they will
start loosing interest in learning.
3. (d) Physical activity is beneficial
for the mental health also.
Emotional health helps in building
confidence, managing anxiety. This
ultimately improves learning and in
acquiring cognitive skills.
4. (c) Collaborative learning
environment helps to develop team
participation, coordination and
holistic learning. But a competitive
environment may push the students
too hard to excel over others.
5. (c) The scaffolding technique
helps students to use the
knowledge independently and learn
self regulating behaviours. When
students are given support then
they learn faster. This stimulates
further learning. So option (c) is
correct.
6. (d) Children are capable of
thinking of their own. They take
cues from the environment and
learn from their experiences. So it is
not true that teacher has the
primary role of providing
information.
7. (c) Learning is a complex process
as it functions within a complex
developmental, cognitive, physical,
social and cultural system. It is a
mix of experiences, knowledge,
understanding and conditioning.
Learning is active because it is an
ongoing process. It continue life
long.
8. (a) A teacher should know about
the different cultural, religious and
linguistic diversity, students are
coming from. Then only he/she
will be able to understand the
specific needs of the learners and
facilitate meaningful learning.
9. (d) A progressive classroom
gives more value to experiences
rather than formal learning. Here
teachers adapt their pedagogy to
suit the individual needs. It is not
rigid or formal. Teacher can focus
on learning by doing and motivate
students hands on project.
10. (d) School is a social institution
that promotes all round
development of students studying
in it. It not only gives academic
knowledge but also develop moral
values, social skills etc. Children’s
failure indicates that schools lack
some of their functions.
11. (c) When children work in
groups, then they are able to break
complex tasks into small steps, plan
strategies and manage time. By
helping each other, children
develop strong network,
communication and cooperation.
12. (b) School is a secondary
agency of socialisation. Children
come to school when they are 3 to
4 years old. Family is the primary
agency of socialisation as children
interact with the family from their
birth. Therefore, option (b) is
correct.
13. (c) According to Jean Piaget,
children develop their intelligence
through a series of qualitatively
differentiated stages and that their
intelligence levels are radically
different to that of adults, so option
(c) is the correct one.
14. (c) Development is complex, it
is not orderly and is
multidimensional. Also children
across the world have different
sequence and time of development.
However cultural diversity affects
development. So only (c) is correct.
15. (d) As per Piaget’s theory of
cognitive development, middle
childhood is called concrete
operational stage. It begins from
7 years and end in 11 years. The
most important characteristic is
development of logical though that
is concrete in nature.
16. (c) Formal operational stage
begins at age twelve and lasts into
adulthood. Hypothetico-deductive
reasoning and positional thought
are main characteristics of this
stage. It refers to generating
predictions, hypotheses and
approaching problem through trial
and error.
17. (d) The social-order
maintaining orientation is a stage in
which an individual acts in order to
maintain the social order such as
doing duty, showing respect to
1 (c) 2 (d) 3 (d) 4 (c) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7 (c) 8 (a) 9 (d) 10 (d)
11 (c) 12 (b) 13 (c) 14 (c) 15 (d) 16 (c) 17 (d) 18 (d) 19 (c) 20 (b)
21 (b) 22 (c) 23 (b) 24 (c) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (c) 28 (a) 29 (b) 30 (b)
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authority etc therefore correct
option is (d).
18. (d) Childhood development
involves the biological,
psychological and emotional
changes. Therefore it is multilayered
and complex. Rest of the options are
not correct as childhood is
qualitative also. It is orderly and
joint. It may be fast or slow.
19. (c) The zone of proximal
development is the most immediate
psychological development of
learners that includes a wide range of
emotional, cognitive and
psychological processes. They are
the skills that individuals can
perform with assistance but cannot
get perform independently.
20. (b) The assessment of learners
during the process of teaching
learning is very essential. The
teacher should know the level of
learning taking place in the
classroom and develop strategies
according to the result of the
assessments.
21. (b) Bodily kinesthetic type of
intelligence prefer bodily
information over other forms. Such
type of learners learn through lot of
hand movements, leg movements,
they have lot of energy and the end
state performance ability can be
athletes or sports person.
22. (c) According to Vygotsky,
language helps in social interaction.
It helps in acquiring new skills and
abilities. It plays an important role
in cognitive development of
children also as children grasp the
language.
23. (b) Student or child centered
classroom is where the focus of
instruction is on the students. It has
an end goal of developing students
who are independent. So the teacher
is flexible in such a type of
environment.
24. (c) According to Lev Vygotsky,
cultural tools play an important role
in cognitive development of
children. Cultural tools refer to
both psychological tools and
technical tools that are specific to a
culture.
25. (b) By forming mixed sex
groups that consist of both boys
and girls, the gender stereotypes can
be reduced. The developmental
possibilities can be broadened for all
sexes. Therefore, option (b) is the
correct option.
26. (c) Multilingualism in the
classroom should be understood as
an asset and a resource. Teachers
should help to develop
understanding of different cultures
by appreciating the festivals and
traditions of students coming
from different cultures.
27. (c) Gifted and creative
children may finish the tasks
faster than other children. In that
case, the teacher should provide
them with challenging tasks and
creative activities to keep them
busy.
28. (a) Dyslexia is a learning
disorder that involves difficulty in
reading and writing. It is due to
problem in identifying speech,
sound or in learning how to relate
to letters and words, so option (a)
is correct.
29. (b) Partial sightedness means
not having clear vision. In that
situation students may face
difficulty in reading small print
worksheets. So large print books,
three dimensional maps, charts,
talking books and felt bulletin
boards should be used.
30. (b) Inclusive education is
when all students are placed in age
appropriate general education
classes. Students with special
needs study with non-special
needs students.
It is based on the philosophy that
all children have an equal right to
get equal education in a regular
school.
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