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SET 11 - CTET - Feb 2015 - Paper 2
1.
Do children acquire language because they are genetically predisposed to do so or because parents intensively teach them from an early age? This question essentially highlights:
a) Whether development is a continuous process or discontinuous one?
b) the nature-nurture debate
c) the influence of cognition on development of language
d) the discussion on development as a multi-factor ability
2.
Development of the capacity for abstract scientific thinking is a characteristic of
a) Concrete operational stage
b) Formal operational stage
c) Pre-operational stage
d) Sensori-motor stage
3.
The answer is either - The instrumental purpose orientation (or) The ‘good boy-good girl’ orientation
A child reasons - ‘You do this for me and I’ll do that for you.’ In which stage of Kohlberg’s moral reasoning would this child fall?
a) The ‘good boy-good girl’ orientation
b) The social-contract orientation
c) The instrumental purpose orientation
d) The punishment and obedience orientation
4.
Progressive education
a) lays strong emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking
b) is based on the principles of conditioning and reinforcement
c) reaffirms the belief that the teacher has to be firm in her approach and in today’s world children cannot be taught without using punishment
d) is centred around textbooks since they are the only valid source of knowledge
5.
Questions encouraging students to voice their individual opinions on issues and reflections while giving reasons for the same, promote
a) Recall of information
b) Standardized assessment of children
c) Analytical and critical thinking
d) Convergent thinking
6.
Which one of the following statements best sums up the relationship between development and learning?
a) Development is independent of learning
b) Learning and development are inter-related in a complex manner
c) Learning trails behind development
d) Learning and development are synonymous terms
7.
Which one of these is NOT a principle of development?
a) Development is modifiable
b) Development is governed and determined by culture alone
c) Development is influenced by both heredity and environment
d) Development is life-long
8.
A key feature of a child-centred classroom is that in which
a) the teacher lays down uniform ways of behaviour for children and gives them appropriate rewards when they do the same
b) the teacher’s role is to present the knowledge to be learned and to assess the students on standard parameters
c) the students with the teacher’s guidance are made responsible for constructing their own understanding
d) there’s coercive and psychological control of the teacher who determines the learning trajectory and the behaviour of the children
9.
Which one of the following statements is most appropriate about intelligence?
a) Intelligence can be reliably determined only by administering standardised IQ tests
b) Intelligence is the ability to do well in school
c) Intelligence is fundamentally neurological functioning, for example speed of processing, sensory discrimination etc
d) Intelligence is multi-dimensional having several aspects to it
10.
Gender bias refers to
a) differential treatment of boys and girls based on expectations due to cultural attitudes
b) genetic differences that exist between boys and girls
c) perception of self as relatively feminine and masculine in characteristics
d) acknowledgement of differences between boys and girls due to their physiology
11.
As an upper primary school teacher you have quite a few children who are ‘first generation school goers’ in your classroom. Which one of the following are you most likely to do?
a) Provide scaffolding and other kinds of support during classroom activities and for homework
b) Give them homework of memorizing and copying the answers in their notebooks five times
c) Call the parents and gently ask them to enroll their children for tuition
d) Tell the children that they do not have the capability to study further and they should now help their parents at work
12.
Even children of the same age vary greatly in appearance, abilities, temperament, interests, aptitude amongst other things. What is the role of the school in this regard?
a) Ensure that all children develop in the same manner
b) Ensure that the teacher uses standardized instruction and textbooks
c) Ensure that each child gets opportunities to develop as per her potential
d) Lay down normative standards of assessment for children
13.
A teacher’s most important role in an inclusive classroom is
a) to find out the occupations of parents of children so that the teacher knows what each child’s future occupation would be.
b) to plan for the class so that every child progresses at the same pace
c) to ensure that the teacher gives standard instructions to the class
d) to ensure that every child gets an opportunity to realize her potential
14.
How would you help children in your class to make changes in their concepts?
a) By giving children an opportunity to express their own understanding of the concepts.
b) By punishing children if their concepts are wrong.
c) By dictating the information to the children and then asking them to memorize it.
d) By giving factual information.
15.
A certificate is given to children when they read a specific number of books. In the long run this strategy might not work since
a) this might lead to children reading only for getting the certificates.
b) reading books would distract children from completing their homework.
c) the library would need to buy a lot of books.
d) a large number of certificates would have to be given when more children start reading.
16.
Role of a teacher in a class is to
a) transmit knowledge in a straight fashion and prepare students for right answers.
b) fill the students with her own knowledge and prepare them for examinations.
c) provide authentic learning situations and facilitate independent thinking in students.
d) follow the time-table strictly and stick to the course.
17.
Which of the following statements is most appropriate about children’s making errors?
a) Children’s errors are a window into how they think.
b) To avoid making errors, children need to imitate the teacher.
c) Children’s errors need to be taken seriously and they should be punished severely so that they do not repeat the mistakes.
d) Children commit errors since they do not have the capacity to think.
18.
Assessment is an integral part of teaching-learning process because
a) assessment is the only way to ensure that teachers have taught and students have learnt.
b) assessment helps the teacher to understand children’s learning and serves as a feedback for her own teaching.
c) children need to be marked so that they know where they stand in comparison to their peers.
d) in today’s time marks are the only important thing in education.
19.
“The curriculum must enable children to find their voices, nurture their curiosity - to do things, to ask questions and to pursue investigations, sharing and integrating their experiences with school knowledge - rather than their ability to reproduce textual knowledge.” National Curriculum Framework 2005, p-13. Against this backdrop, what should be the primary role of the teacher?
a) to do the chapters of the textbooks sequentially.
b) to give plenty of opportunities to children to share their own understanding and knowledge.
c) to discard the experiences of the children and focus on the textbook.
d) to ensure that the teacher asks good questions and the children write the answers in their notebooks.
20.
To encourage children to put in efforts in their studies teachers need to
a) motivate the child
b) scold the child
c) control the child
d) compare the child with others
21.
Which one of these statements in the context of emotions, learning and motivation is most appropriate?
a) Emotions are inextricably intertwined with motivation and learning.
b) Emotions do not play any role in motivating us to learn.
c) Learning something new is dependent on how good we are at that.
d) Emotions need to be pushed aside to allow for learning to take place.
22.
The answer is either - recognize the correct answer or recall the correct answer.
Multiple Choice Questions assess the child’s ability to
a) recall the correct answer.
b) construct the correct answer.
c) explain the correct answer.
d) recognize the correct answer.
23.
Process of socialization does NOT include
a) Acquisition of skills
b) Learning the customs and norms of a culture
c) Genetic transmission
d) Acquiring values and beliefs
24.
What term/phrase does Piaget use for ‘mental structures which are the building blocks of thinking’?
a) Maturation blocks
b) Schemas
c) Zones of development
d) Gene
25.
According to Vygotsky why do children speak to themselves?
a) Children are egocentric.
b) Children use their speech to attract the attention of adults to them.
c) Children use speech to guide their actions.
d) Children are very talkative by nature.
26.
Children with learning disabilities
a) have low IQ.
b) have confusion between letters and alphabets that look alike.
c) have retarded mental development.
d) easily recognise and comprehend sight words.
27.
What is Creativity?
a) A form of intelligence that refers to skills that depend on accumulated knowledge and experience.
b) A form of intelligence that depends heavily on information - processing skills including the speed of processing.
c) Ability to identify or prepare original and divergent solutions to problems.
d) Creativity is best defined as an IQ of above 200.
28.
A lot of children in India, especially girls do household chores before coming to school and after going back from school. What do you think a teacher should do regarding homework in this context?
a) She should give harsh punishment to the children who do not complete their homework.
b) The teacher should give homework that connects the learning at school to the children’s lives at home.
c) Ask the parents of the children to get tuition for completing the homework for their children.
d) The teacher should ensure that the children wake up early in the morning and stay till late to complete their homework.
29.
In an effective classroom
a) the children don’t have any regard for the teacher and do as they please.
b) the children look up to the teacher for guidance and support to facilitate their learning.
c) the children fear the teacher since the teacher uses verbal and physical punishment.
d) the children are always anxious and kept on their toes since the teacher keeps on giving regular tests to assess their ability for recall.
30.
Presenting disconnected chunks of knowledge would
a) make the task of the teacher difficult and that of the learners easy.
b) make it difficult for the learners to gain conceptual understanding.
c) make recall easier for the learners.
d) help learners organize information on their own.
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