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SET 4 - CTET - Jan 2012 - Paper 2
1.
According to theories of motivation, a teacher can enhance learning by
a) Setting uniform standards of expectations
b) Setting realistic expectations from students
c) Setting extremely high expectations from students
d) Not having any expectations from students
2.
Development starts from
a) Pre-childhood stage
b) Post-childhood stage
c) Pre-natal stage
d) The stage of infancy
3.
Ability to recognize and classify all varieties of animals, minerals and plants, according to multiple intelligences theory, is called
a) Linguistic intelligence
b) Spatial intelligence
c) Naturalist intelligence
d) Logico-mathematical intelligence
4.
The statement “Majority of the people are average, a few very bright and a few very dull” is based on the established principle of
a) Intelligence and racial differences
b) Intelligence and sex differences
c) Distribution of intelligence
d) Growth of intelligence
5.
In co-operative learning, older and more proficient students assist younger and lesser skilled students. This leads to
a) Higher moral development
b) Intense competition
c) Conflict between and groups
d) Higher achievement and self-esteem
6.
When previous learning makes no difference at all to the learning in a new situation, it is called
a) Zero transfer of learning
b) Negative transfer of learning
c) Absolute transfer of learning
d) Positive transfer of learning
7.
Thinking is essentially
a) A psychomotor process
b) An affective behaviour
c) A psychological phenomenon
d) A cognitive activity
8.
In a child-centred classroom, children generally learn
a) Individually and in groups
b) Mainly from the teacher
c) Individually
d) In groups
9.
According to Piaget’s cognitive theory of learning, the process by which the cognitive structure is modified is called
a) Accommodation
b) Schema
c) Assimilation
d) Perception
10.
A teacher always helps her learners link the knowledge they have derived in one subject area with the knowledge from other subject
areas. This helps to promote
a) Correlation and transfer of knowledge
b) Learner autonomy
c) Reinforcement
d) Individual difference
11.
Creativity is usually associated with
a) Divergent thinking
b) Modelling
c) Convergent thinking
d) Imitation
12.
A student works hard to clear an entrance test for admission into a medical college. The student is said to be motivated
a) Experientially
b) Extrinsically
c) Intrinsically
d) Individually
13.
The ‘doing’ aspect of behaviour falls in the
a) Psychological domain of learning
b) Cognitive domain of learning
c) Affective domain of learning
d) Conative domain of learning
14.
Science and art exhibitions, music and dance shows and bringing out school magazines, are meant to
a) Train students for various professions
b) Establish a name for the school
c) Satisfy the parents
d) Provide a creative channel for learners
15.
A teacher engages her learners in a number of group activities such as group discussions, group projects, role plays, etc. The learning dimension it highlights is
a) Competition-based learning
b) Learning through recreation
c) Learning as a social activity
d) Language-guided learning
16.
When a teacher involves a visually challenged learner in group activities with the other learners of the class, she is
a) Likely to increase the stress on the visually challenged learner
b) Acting according to the spirit of inclusive education
c) Creating barriers to learning for the class
d) Helping all the learners to develop sympathy towards the visually challenged learner
17.
A teacher uses audio-visual aids and physical activities in her teaching because they
a) Facilitate effective assessment
b) Provide relief to the teacher
c) Utilize maximum number of senses to enhance learning
d) Provide a diversion to learners
18.
According to Kohlberg, the thinking process involved in judgments about questions of right and wrong is called
a) Moral dilemma
b) Moral reasoning
c) Moral realism
d) Morality co-operation
19.
A student is aggressive in his behaviour towards his peer group and does not conform to the norms of the school. This student needs help in
a) Cognitive domain
b) Affective domain
c) Psychomotor domain
d) Higher order thinking skills
20.
Teachers are advised to involve their learners in group activities because, besides facilitating learning, they also help in
a) Socialization
b) Value conflicts
c) Anxiety
d) Aggression
21.
Inclusive education refers to a school education system that
a) Encourages education of children with special needs through exclusive schools
b) Includes children regardless of physical, intellectual, social, linguistic or other differently abled conditions
c) Includes children with disability
d) Emphasizes the need to promote the education of the girls child only
22.
Which of the following is predominantly a heredity related factor?
a) Thinking pattern
b) Attitude towards peer group
c) Participation in social activities
d) Colour of the eyes
23.
Teachers should study the errors of their students as they often indicate the
a) Need for differentiated curriculum
b) Pathways for ability grouping
c) Remedial strategies needed
d) Extent of their knowledge
24.
Seema learns every lesson very quickly but Leena takes longer to learn them. It donates the development principle of
a) Continuity
b) General to specific
c) Inter-relationships
d) Individual differences
25.
Environmental factors that shape development include all of the following except
a) Physique
b) Culture
c) Quality of nutrition
d) Quality of education
26.
The major frustration that children with hearing loss face in the classroom is
a) The inability to take examinations with other students
b) The inability to communicate or share information with other
c) The inability to read the prescribed textbook
d) The inability to participate in sports and games
27.
Dyslexia is associated mainly with difficulties in
a) Reading
b) Speaking and hearing
c) Speaking
d) Hearing
28.
Gifted students will realize their potential when
a) They attend private coaching classes
b) They learn with other students
c) They are tested frequently
d) They are segregated from other students
29.
A good textbook avoids
a) Gender sensitivity
b) Gender equality
c) Gender bias
d) Social responsibility
30.
The stage of cognitive development, according to Piaget, in which a child displays ‘object permanence’ is
a) Pre-operational stage
b) Concrete operational stage
c) Sensori-motor stage
d) Formal operational stage
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