Test Preparation on CTET Mock Test For Paper-II (Set-4)

Child Development and Pedagogy

How would you help children in your class to make changes in their concepts ?

1By giving factual information.
2By giving children an opportunity to express their own understanding of the concepts.
3By dictating the information to the children and then asking them to memorize it.
4By punishing children if their concepts are wrong.

A teacher's most important role in an inclusive classroom is :

1to ensure that every child gets an opportunity to realize her potential.
2to plan for the class so that every child progresses at the same pace.
3to ensure that the teacher gives standard instructions to the class.
4to fmd out the occupations of parents of children so that the teacher knows what each child's future occupation would be.

To encourage children to put in efforts In their studies teachers need to :

1motivate the child
2scold the child
3scold the child
4compare the child with others.

Presenting disconnected chunks of knowledge would:

1make it difficult for the learners to gain conceptual understanding.
2make recall easier for the learners.
3help learners organize information on their own.
4make the task of the teacher difficult and that of the learners easy.

Which one of these statements in the context of emotions, learning and motivation Is most appropriate ?

1Emotions do not play any role in motivating us to learn.
2Learning something new is dependent on how good we are at that.
3Emotions need to be pushed aside to allow for learning to take place.
4Emotions are inextricably intertwined with motivation and learning.

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 ?

1Ensure that all children develop in the same manner.
2Ensure that each child gets opportunities to develop as per her potential.
3Lay down normative standards of assessment for children.
4Ensure that the teacher uses standardized instruction and textbooks.

Multiple Choice Questions assess the child's ability to :

1recognize the correct answer.
2recall the correct answer.
3construct the correct answer.
4E both A and B

A key feature of a childcentred classroom is that in which :

1there's coercive and psychological control of the teacher who determines the learning trajectory and the behaviour of the children.
2the teacher lays down uniform ways of behaviour for children and gives them appropriate rewards when they do the same.
3the teacher's role is to present the knowledge to be learned and to assess the students on standard parameters.
4the students with the teacher's guidance are made responsible for constructing their own understanding.

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 ?

1The instrumental purpose orientation
2The punishment and obedience orientation
3The 'good boygood girl' orientation
4both C and A

10.

Development of the capacity for abstract scientific thinking is a characteristic of :

1Bensorimotor stage
2Preoperational stage
3Concrete operational stage
4Formal operational stage

11.

Which one of these is NOT a principle of development?

1Development is lifelong.
2Development is influenced by both heredity and environment
3Development is modifiable.
4Development is governed and determined by culture alone

12.

Which one of the following statements best sums up the relationship between
development and learning?

1Learning and development are synonymous terms.
2Learning and development are interrelated in a complex manner.
3Development is independent of learning.
4Learning trails behind development.

13.

What is Creativity ?

1Ability to identify or prepare original and divergent solutions to problems.
2Creativity is best defined as an IQ of above 200.
3A form of intelligence that refers to skills that depend on accumulated knowledge and experience.
4A form of intelligence that depends heavily on information processing skills including the speed of processing.

14.

Children with learning disabilities :

1have retarded mental development.
2have low IQ.
3have confusion between letters and alphabets that look alike.
4easily recognise and comprehend sight words.

15.

A certificate is given to children when they read a specific number of books. In the long nIn this strategy might not work since:

1a large number of certificates would have to be given when more children start reading.
2reading books would distract children from completing their homework.
3this might lead to children reading only for getting the certificates.
4the library would need to buy a lot of books.


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Child Development and Pedagogy How would you help children in your class to make changes in their concepts ?

A teacher's most important role in an inclusive classroom is :

To encourage children to put in efforts In their studies teachers need to :

Presenting disconnected chunks of knowledge would:

Which one of these statements in the context of emotions, learning and motivation Is most appropriate ?

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 ?

Multiple Choice Questions assess the child's ability to :

A key feature of a childcentred classroom is that in which :

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 ?

Development of the capacity for abstract scientific thinking is a characteristic of :

Which one of these is NOT a principle of development?

Which one of the following statements best sums up the relationship betweendevelopment and learning?

What is Creativity ?

Children with learning disabilities :

A certificate is given to children when they read a specific number of books. In the long nIn this strategy might not work since:

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Child Development and Pedagogy

How would you help children in your class to make changes in their concepts ?

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 ?

Which one of the following statements best sums up the relationship between
development and learning?