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SET 9 - CTET - Feb 2014 - Paper 2
1.
Which of the following figures correctly represents the development according to Piaget’s development theory?
a) (2)
b) (3)
c) (4)
d) (1)
2.
A teacher found that a student is facing difficulty in drawing a square. She/he assumes that this student would also find it difficult to draw a diamond. She/he applies which of the following principles to arrive at his/her assumption?
a) Development is different for different people
b) Development tends to follows an orderly sequence
c) Development is gradual
d) Development is salutatory
3.
Which one of the following statements is true regarding the role of heredity and environment in human development?
a) The policy of compensatory discrimination of the Government of India is based on the role of ‘nature’ in human development
b) The relative effects of heredity and environment vary in different areas of development
c) The theories based on the ‘behaviorism’ are largely based on the role of ‘nature’ in human development
d) The role of environment is almost fixed, whereas the impact of heredity can be altered
4.
In the context of socialization, schools often have a hidden curriculum which consists of
a) Negotiating and resisting socialization of students through their families
b) The informal cues about social roles presented in schools through interaction and materials
c) Teaching and assessment of values and attitudes
d) Forcible learning, thinking and behaving in particular ways by imitating peers and teachers
5.
Which of the following implications cannot be derived from Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?
a) Discovery learning
b) Need of verbal teaching
c) Acceptance of individual differences
d) Sensitivity to children’s readiness to learn
6.
Which of the following is a characteristic of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development?
a) Variable sequence of stages
b) Stages are isolated responses and not general pattern
c) Stages proceed in a non-hierarchic manner
d) Universal sequences of stages across all cultures
7.
Teachers and students draw on one another’s expertise while working on complex projects related to real world problems in …………classroom.
a) Constructivist
b) Teacher-centric
c) Traditional
d) Social-constructivist
8.
In the context of progressive education, the term ‘equal educational opportunity’ implies that all students should
a) Receive equal education irrespective of their caste, creed, colour, region and religion
b) Be provided an education by using the same methods and materials without any distinction
c) Be provided an education which is most appropriate to them and their future life at work
d) Be allowed to prove their capability after receiving and equal education
9.
In the context of language development, which of the following areas was underestimated by Piaget?
a) Social interaction
b) Heredity
c) Active construction by the child
d) Egocentric speech
10.
An eleven-year old child’s score on Standard-Binet Intelligence Scale is 130. By assuming μ = 100 and σ = 15 in a normal probability curve, calculate the percentage of 11-year old children this child has scored better than
a) 78%
b) 80%
c) 98%
d) 88%
11.
Which of the following observations supports Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences?
a) Teachers should follow one specific theory of educational innovation at the time of designing instruction
b) Different intelligences are hierarchical in nature
c) Intelligence is an interaction of analytical, creative and practical intelligences
d) Damage to one part of the brain affects only a particular ability sparing others
12.
Which one of the following statements is true about ability and ability grouping?
a) Teachers may use multilevel teaching to cater to different ability groups
b) Students learn better in homogeneous groups
c) For smooth and effective teaching, class should be homogeneous
d) Children are intolerant and do not accept differences
13.
Which one of the following statements is true?
a) The major objective of the formative assessment is to grade the achievement of students
b) The formative assessment summarizes the development of learners during a time interval
c) The formative assessment can sometimes be summative assessment and vice-versa
d) The summative assessment implies that assessment is a continuous and integral part of learning
14.
A teacher asks his/her students to draw a concept map to reflect their comprehension of a topic. He/She is
a) Testing the ability of the students to summarize the main points
b) Trying to develop rubrics to evaluate the achievement of the students
c) Conducting formative assessment
d) Jogging the memory of the students
15.
Which one of the following represents the domain ‘evaluating’ in the Bloom’ revised taxonomy?
a) Creating a graph or chart using the data
b) Evaluating the pertinence of the data provided
c) Formulating a new way for categorizing objects
d) Judging the logical consistency of a solution
16.
Teachers must believe in which of the following values in the context of dealing with disadvantaged learners?
a) No demands of any sort on the student
b) For immediate compliance of students, use of being shocked and angry
c) Personal accountability for students’ success
d) High expectations of appropriate behavior
17.
Stuttering problems in students can be dealt by applying which of the following methods?
a) Protracted speech
b) Pragmatic speech
c) Prolonged speech
d) Dictated speech
18.
In the context of learning-disabled children, providing immediate connections, stressing collaboration and leveraging non-learning technologies such as instant messaging, intelligent search and context management are associated with which of the following designs?
a) Interventionist learning
b) Universal design for learning
c) Embedded learning
d) Reply to remediation
19.
An inclusive classroom is that where
a) There is an active involvement of children in solving as many roblems as possible
b) Teachers create diverse and meaningful learning experiences for every learner
c) Assessments are repeated till the time every learner achieves minimum grades
d) Teachers teach from only prescribed books to lessen the burden of the students
20.
Which of the following is an appropriate assignment for a gifted student?
a) Asking him/her to tutor the peers to channelize the energy and keep him/her busy
b) Many more exercises of the same type in comparison to other students
c) Letting him/her finish the textbook on his/her own before the entire class
d) Create a prototype of a new Science book based on different themes
21.
Many measures have been taken at institutional level to check the dropout cases in the schools run by government agencies. Which of the following is an institutional reason for children dropping out of these schools?
a) There is no alternative curriculum for children who reject the compulsory curriculum offered
b) Teachers are not having appropriate qualification and are paid lesser salaries
c) Teachers have not been sensitized about the need of treating children well
d) There is a lack of infrastructure, such as blackboards and toilets
22.
Learning disabilities are
a) Also present in children with average or above average IQ
b) Synonymous with dyslexia
c) Not immutable irrespective of time and nature of interventions
d) Objective facts and culture has no role in determining them
23.
Problem solving is more likely to succeed in schools where
a) Homogeneous groups of students are present in the classes
b) The emphasis is only on higher order academic achievement
c) Teacher-centric pedagogy is in effect
d) A flexible curriculum is in place
24.
Cognitive apprenticeships and instructional conversations
a) Are based on application of inductive reasoning
b) Conceive learning as a social activity
c) Highlight the need of practical training to achieve efficiency
d) Emphasize on systematic organization of textual material
25.
Which of the following should be a right way for a teacher who intends to correct errors of his/her students?
a) He/She must correct every error of his/her students even if it requires late sitting in the school
b) He/She should correct less frequent errors more often than high frequent and generally errors
c) He/She should correct errors that interface with general meaning and understandability
d) He/She should not correct errors if it irritates children
26.
The following skills are involved in emotional intelligence, except
a) Awareness of emotions
b) Management of emotions
c) Amicable relation with class fellows
d) Criticism of emotions
27.
While appearing in an assessment, Devika finds her arousal as energizing, whereas Rajesh finds his arousal as discouraging. Their emotional experiences are most likely to differ with respect to
a) The duration of time
b) The level of adaptation
c) The intensity of thought
d) The extremity of emotion
28.
The Government of India has started Midday Meal Scheme for the elementary schools. Which of the following theories of motivation supports this Scheme?
a) Humanistic
b) Behaviourist
c) Social-cultural
d) Cognitive
29.
Attaching importance to the home setting of students for understanding children’s behavior and using this information for building effective pedagogy is related to which of the following theories of learning?
a) Constructivist
b) Ecological
c) Behaviourist
d) Social-constructivist
30.
Which of the following may be the best way to deal with an inattentive child in the classroom?
a) Provide the child frequent breaks to refresh her/his attention
b) Make the child sit in the most distraction-reduced area
c) Nag the child as frequently in front of the class to make her/him realize
d) Allow the child to stand while working so as to enable the child to focus attention
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