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SET 8 - CTET - Feb 2014 - Paper 1
1.
In the progressive model of education as implemented by CBSE, socialization of children is done in such a way so as to expect them to
a) Accept what they are offered by the school irrespective of their social background
b) Prepare them to conform to the rule and regulations of society without questioning
c) Be an active participant in the group work and learn social skills
d) Give up time-consuming social habits and learn how to score good grades
2.
Which of the following is based on Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory?
a) Insight learning
b) Reciprocal teaching
c) Cultural-neutral cognitive development
d) Operant conditioning
3.
A teacher says to her class, “As individual assignments are designed to help individual students learn more effectively, all students should complete assignments prescribed without any assistance.” She is referring to which of the following stages of Kohlberg’s moral development?
a) Pre-conventional stage-2 --- individual and exchange
b) Post-conventional stage-5 --- social contract
c) Pre-conventional stage-1 --- punishment avoidance
d) Conventional stage 4 --- law and order
4.
Fourteen-year old Devika is attempting to develop a sense of herself as a separate, self-governing individual. She is developing
a) Maturity
b) Teenage arrogance
c) Hatred for rules
d) Autonomy
5.
In context of progressive education, which of the following statements is true according to John Dewery?
a) Curiosity does not belong to the inherent nature of students rather it is to be cultivated
b) Students should be able to solve social problem themselves
c) Students should be observed and not heard in the classroom
d) There should not be a place for democracy in a classroom
6.
A disorder related to language comprehension is
a) Apraxia
b) Aphasia
c) Dyslexia
d) Aspeechxia
7.
Following are the critical views about the ‘Theory of Multiple Intelligence’, except
a) It is not research-based
b) It lacks of empirical support
c) Gifted students usually excel in a single domain
d) Different intelligence demand different methods for different students
8.
‘Theory of Multiple Intelligences’ cannot be legitimized as it
a) Is based only on sound empirical studies done by Abraham Maslow throughout his life
b) Is not possible to measure different intelligences as there are not specific tests
c) Is not compatible with general intelligence ‘g’, which is most important
d) Does not place equal importance on all seven intelligence
9.
The individual difference of students in a classroom are
a) Disadvantageous as teachers need to control a diverse classroom
b) Detrimental as they lead to student-student conflicts
c) Advantageous as they lead teacher to explore a wider pool of cognitive structures
d) Inexpedient as they reduce the speed of the curriculum transaction to the level of the slowest student
10.
School-based assessment was introduced to
a) Encourage schools to excel by competing with the other schools in their area
b) Ensure the holistic development of all the students
c) Motivate teachers to punctiliously record all the activities of students for better interpretation of their progress
d) Decentralize the power of Boards of school education in the country
11.
Which one of the following is not related to other options?
a) Modeling the skills of self-assessment
b) Taking feedback from students on a topic
c) Conducting quiz
d) Organizing question-answer sessions
12.
Which one of the following questions is correctly matched with its specified domain?
a) What was the turning: creating point in the cricket match telecasted last night?
b) Determine which of the: Analyzing given measures would most likely lead to achieve best results.
c) Could you group you’re: Evaluating students on the basis of their achievement in mathematics?
d) Write down a new: application recipe to cook chicken by using herbs.
13.
Which of the following is the most effective way to convey students from disadvantaged sections that you expect them to participate and succeed?
a) Develop your own interest in the topics to be taught
b) Emphasize the point that you have high expectation of them
c) Compare them with other children as frequently as possible to make them realize their goal
d) Articulate your confidence in their ability to succeed
14.
Following are the examples of developmental disorder, except
a) Cerebral palsy
b) Post-traumatic stress
c) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
d) Autism
15.
Multiple pedagogical techniques, assorted learning material, multiple assessment techniques and varying the complexity and nature of the content are associated with which of the following?
a) Differentiated instruction
b) Universal design for learning
c) Reciprocal teaching
d) Remedial teaching
16.
Which of the following is true about gifted learners?
a) Their importance is primarily due to their brainpower
b) They always led other and assume extra responsibility in the classroom
c) They may achieve lower grades due to their heightened sensitivity
d) They make everyone else smarter and are essential for collaborative learning
17.
Inclusion in schools primarily focuses on
a) Fulfilling the needs of children with disabilities only
b) Making subtle provisions for special category children
c) Including the educational needs of illiterate parents in schools
d) Meeting the need of the disabled child at the expense of entire class
18.
The cause of learned helplessness in children is their
a) Acquired behavior that they will not succeed
b) Non-compliance with expectations of their parents
c) Callous attitude towards classroom activities
d) Moral decision for not taking up studies seriously
19.
If a student is consistently getting lower grades in school, her parents can be advised to help her by
a) Withholding mobile phones, movies, comics and extra time for play
b) Forcing her to work harder at home
c) Working in close association with teachers
d) Narrating her the hardships of life for those who do not possess proper education
20.
Which of the following does not deter problem solving?
a) Entrenchment
b) Insight
c) Fixation
d) Mental sets
21.
A teacher is connecting a text to the previously learnt text and showing children how to summarize it. She is
a) Insinuating that there is no need to go through the entire text
b) Helping children to develop their own strategy to comprehend it
c) Encouraging children to mug it up as effectively as possible
d) Reinforcing the importance of text from the assessment point of view
22.
What king of errors is common between a learner who is learning his mother tongue and the learner who learns the same language as a second language?
a) Developmental
b) Simplification
c) Overgeneralization
d) Hypercorrection
23.
The stress affects performance in examinations. This fact reflects which of the following relationships?
a) Stress-omission
b) Cognition-competition
c) Performance-anxiety
d) Cognition-emotion
24.
A teacher is trying to counsel a child who is not performing well after an accident. Which one of the following is most appropriate about counseling in schools?
a) It is about the palliative measures for making people comfortable
b) It is about giving the best possible advice to students about their future careers options
c) It builds self-confidence of people by letting them explore their own thoughts
d) It can be done only by the professional experts
25.
Which of the following would encourage the least a student who wants to become a highly creative theater artist?
a) Develop empathetic, amicable and supportive relationships with your peer theater artists
b) Devote your time to those theatrical skills that you find most enjoyable
c) Read about the performances of the world’s best theater artists and try to learn
d) Try to win the State level competition that will ensure you scholarship
26.
Which of the following theorists would be of the opinion that students study hard for their personal growth and development?
a) Bandura
b) Maslow
c) Skinner
d) Piaget
27.
Which of the following factors supports learning in a classroom?
a) Increasing the number of tests to motivate children to learn
b) Increasing the time interval of periods from 40 minutes to 50 minutes
c) Sticking to one particular method of instruction to maintain uniformity
d) Supporting the autonomy of children by the teachers
28.
Mature students
a) Believe that emotion has no place in their studies
b) Sometimes need emotional support in their studies
c) Resolve easily all their conflicts with their intellect
d) Do not get upset by studies in difficult situations
29.
A child coming to pre-school for the first time cries profusely. After two years when the same child goes to the primary school for the first time, he does not express his tension by crying rather his shoulder and neck muscles become tense. This change in his behavior can be explained on the basis of which of the following principles?
a) Development is characterized by differentiation and integration
b) Development is gradual
c) Development proceeds in a sequential manner
d) Development is different in different people
30.
Which of the following statement is true?
a) Adoptive children possess same IQs as their adoptive siblings
b) Genetic makeup impacts responsiveness of an individual to qualities of the environment
c) Intelligence remain unaffected by the schooling
d) Experience does not influence brain development
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