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SET 5 - CTET - July 2013 - Paper 1
1.
The following three aspects of intelligence are dealt by Sternberg’s triarchic theory except
a) Experiential
b) Componential
c) Social
d) Contextual
2.
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences emphasizes
a) The unique abilities of each individual
b) Common abilities required in school
c) Conditioning skills in students
d) General intelligence
3.
The sounds th, ph, ch are
a) Lexemes
b) Graphemes
c) Morphemes
d) Phonemes
4.
In order to avoid gender stereotyping in class, a teacher should
a) Try to put both boys and girls in non-traditional roles
b) Discourage girls from taking part in wrestling
c) Appreciate students’ good work by saying ‘good girl’ or ‘good boy’
d) Encourage boys to take risk and be bold
5.
Schools should cater to Individual differences to
a) Understand why students are able or unable to learn
b) Narrow the gap between individual students
c) Make individual students feel exclusive
d) Even out abilities and performance of students
6.
What kind of support can a school provide to address the individual differences in students?
a) Apply every possible measure to remove the individual differences in students
b) Refer slow learners to special schools
c) Follow same level of curriculum for all students
d) Follow a child-centered curriculum and provide multiple learning opportunities to students
7.
Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation emphasizes
a) Continuous testing on a comprehensive scale to ensure learning
b) Redundancy of the Board examination
c) Fine-tuning of tests with the teaching
d) How learning can be observed, recorded and improved upon
8.
School Based Assessment
a) Make students and teachers non-serious and casual
b) Dilutes the accountability of Board of Education
c) Helps all students learn more through diagnosis
d) Hinders achieving Universal National Standards
9.
“Readiness for learning” refers to
a) Present cognitive level of students in the learning continuum
b) Satisfying nature of the act of learning
c) General ability level of students
d) Thorndike’s Law of Readiness
10.
A teacher has some physically challenged children in her class. Which of the following would be appropriate for her to say?
a) Mohan why don't you use your crutches to go to the playground.
b) Polio afflicted children will now present a song.
c) Physically inconvenienced children may do an alternative activity in the classroom.
d) Wheel-chaired bound children may take help of their peers in going to hall.
11.
Learning disabilities may occur due to all of the following except
a) Cultural factors
b) Behavioural disturbance
c) Cerebral dysfunction
d) Emotional disturbance
12.
An inclusive school
a) Differentiate between students and sets less challenging achievement targets for specially abled children
b) Committed particularly to improve the learning outcomes of specially abled students
c) Decides learning heeds of students according to their disability
d) Is committed to improve the learning outcomes of all students irrespective of their capabilities
13.
Gifted students
a) Can be good models for other students
b) Cannot be learning disabled
c) Need support not ordinarily provided by the school
d) Can manage their studies without a teacher
14.
Giftedness is due to
a) Environmental motivation
b) Psychosocial factors
c) Both Genetic makeup and Environmental motivation
d) Genetic makeup
15.
Which of the following is appropriate for environment conducive to thinking and learning in children?
a) Home assignments given frequently
b) Individual tasks done by the learners
c) Allowing students to take some decisions about what to learn and how to learn
d) Passive listening for long periods of time
16.
Learning Disability in motor skills is called
a) Dysphasia
b) Dyspraxia
c) Dyscalculia
d) Dyslexia
17.
Learning Disability
a) Is a stable state
b) Need not impair functioning
c) Does not improve with appropriate input
d) Is a variable state
18.
The following are the steps in the process of problem solving except
a) Anticipate outcomes
b) Explore possible strategies
c) Breaking down the problem into smaller parts
d) Identification of a problem
19.
A teacher should
a) Focus more provide a knowledge
b) Not correct students while they're trying to communicate ideas
c) Treat errors committed by students as blunders and take serious note of each error
d) Measure success as the number of times students avoid making mistakes
20.
Seema is desperate to score A+ grade in an examination. As she enters the examination hall and the examination begins, she becomes extremely nervous. Her feet go cold, her heart starts pounding and she is unable to answer properly. The primary reason for this is that
a) She may not be able to deal with sudden emotional outburst
b) She may be thinking excessively about the result of this examination
c) Invigilator teacher on duty may be her class teacher and she is of very strict nature
d) She may not be very confident about her preparation
21.
Which of the following cognitive verbs are used to analyse the information given?
a) Classify
b) Differentiate
c) Describe
d) Identify
22.
Rajesh is a voracious reader. Apart from studying his course books, he often goes to library and reads books on diverse topics. Rajesh does his project even in the lunch break. He does not need prompting by his teachers or parents to study for tests and seems to truly enjoy learning. He can be best described as a(n) ………
a) Teacher motivated learner
b) Intrinsically motivated learner
c) Assessment-centered learner
d) Fact-centered learner
23.
Children in pre-primary get satisfaction from being allowed to discover. They become distressed, when they are discouraged. They do so due to their motivation to
a) Reduce their ignorance
b) Exercise their power
c) Affiliate with the class
d) Create disorder in the class
24.
Understanding Human Growth and Development enables a teacher to
a) Gain control of learners’ emotions while teaching
b) Practice her teaching in an unbiased way
c) Be clear about teaching diverse learners
d) Tell students how they can improve their lives
25.
Which one of the following is true?
a) Students learn only in a certain way
b) Development and learning are unaffected by socio-cultural contexts
c) Questioning by teacher constrains cognitive development
d) Play is significant for cognition and social competence
26.
Which one of the following is true about the role of heredity and environment in the development of a child?
a) Propensity is related to environment while actual development requires heredity
b) The relative contributions of peers and genes are not additive
c) Both heredity and environment contribute 50% each in the development of a child
d) Heredity and environment do not operate together
27.
Socialization is
a) Change in social norms
b) Adaption of social norms
c) Rapport between teacher and taught
d) Process of modernization of society
28.
A PT teacher wants her students to improve fielding in the game of cricket. Which one of the following strategies will best his students achieve that goal?
a) Explain the logic behind good fielding and rate of success
b) Tell students how important it is for them to learn to field
c) Demonstrate fielding while students observe
d) Give students a lot of practice in fielding
29.
A teacher wishes to help her students to appreciate multiple views of a situation. She provides her students multiple opportunities to debate on this situation in different groups. According to Vygotsky's perspective, her students will various views and develop multiple perspectives of the situation on their own.
a) Rationalize
b) Operationalize
c) Construct
d) Internalize
30.
Sita has learned to eat rice and dal with her hand. When she is given dal and rice, she mixes rice and dal and starts eating. She has eating rice and dal into her schema for doing things.
a) Initiated
b) Accommodated
c) Appropriate
d) Assimilated
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