Child Development and Pedagogy

CTET

36 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Most educators agree that oral reading ____________.

  1. comes naturally to good readers
  2. is difficult to do well that it is waste of time to teach it
  3. is useful only for appreciation of poetry
  4. requires an audience situation
  5. is only for poor readers so they can hear their own mistakes and be motivated to correct them
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After a lesson is taught the teacher’s lesson plan should be _________.

  1. thrown away
  2. annotated
  3. filed for use of substitute teacher
  4. filed for use at the same time next year
  5. sent to the supervisor for evaluation
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Suresh tells her teacher that three other girls, who are her friends, copy each other in nearly all the tests. Which of the following actions should the teacher take?

  1. Give the three girls zero in the last two tests
  2. Confer with Suresh’s mother
  3. Try to understand why Suresh said this
  4. Refer the three girls to the guidance counselor
  5. Ignore the remark
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The least appropriate first day activity in school is __________.

  1. saluting the flag
  2. assigning homework
  3. outlining the day’s schedule
  4. tending to class housekeeping
  5. principal giving a brief speech
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A silent, introvert fourth grader brings roadmaps to school and looks at them whenever he gets a chance. The teacher should _________________.

  1. encourage the pupil to talk about them in class
  2. tell the pupil to leave the maps at home
  3. take the maps away
  4. plan a unit on maps and globes
  5. call the mother to determine the reason for the behaviour
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The best procedure for a teacher to follow when a pupil habitually hides himself in class to escape from answering the teachers question is ___________.

  1. call on the pupil to answer questions that are within his/her ability level
  2. put a demerit in the marking book on each occasion
  3. refuse to recognize the pupil even when he/she is acting appropriately
  4. refer the pupil to the guidance counselor
  5. none of these
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Individual differences within a class are best handled by __________.

  1. coaching slow children after school
  2. giving the bright students free reading time
  3. peer tutoring
  4. organizing groups for specific purposes
  5. marking each pupil fairly
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The discovery method of learning is best exemplified by __________.

  1. programmed instruction
  2. experimentation in a science laboratory
  3. team teaching
  4. individualized programming
  5. none of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A lesson taught with little or no flexibility, is least conductive to the learning of the student who ___________.

  1. is culturally disadvantaged
  2. is learning disabled
  3. has an IQ of 85
  4. has a IQ of 125
  5. all of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The discovery method of teaching is best exemplified by ____________.

  1. play activities
  2. rote learning
  3. independent study projects
  4. the open textbook lesson
  5. all of these
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The temporary change in behaviour due to continuous exposure to stimuli is called _________.

  1. habituation
  2. learning
  3. temporary learning
  4. motivation
  5. none of these
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Piaget's four stages of cognitive development explains how a child mentally develops from birth to adolescents. Which of the following is the key feature of these four stages?

  1. Each later stage incorporates, what develops in the previous stage.
  2. Some children skip over or abbreviate certain stages
  3. The stages do not necessarily happen in the same order
  4. Each stage is similar to the previous one
  5. None of these
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Right to Education Act, 2009 specifies that there will be more than 200 students admitted to classes from first to fifth. What will be the pupil- teacher ratio according to the act?

  1. Thirty
  2. Forty
  3. Forty five
  4. Twenty five
  5. Fifty
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

According to Vygotsky’s theory, it is best if teachers design educational programs that work _______________.

  1. just below a child’s zone of proximal development
  2. just above a child’s zone of proximal development
  3. within a child’s zone of proximal development
  4. against a child’s zone of proximal development
  5. none of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

According to Kohlberg, a teacher can develop moral values in children by ______.

  1. giving more importance to religious education
  2. laying clear rules of behaviour
  3. involving them in discussion on moral issues
  4. giving strict instructions on how to behave
  5. none of these
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A paraprofessional in school may properly engage in all of the following activities expect ____________.

  1. assisting on annual day function
  2. conferring with parents about a child's behaviour
  3. making short answer tests
  4. teaching work
  5. distributing materials
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

By which of the following is the team teaching not chartered?

  1. The use of master teacher
  2. The use of large group lectures
  3. Group planning
  4. Inflexible groupings
  5. Differentiated personnel assignments
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a small machine used in the reading programme to increase rate of speed?

  1. The mnemonic device
  2. The sphygmomanometer
  3. The tachistoscope
  4. An audiometer
  5. The stadiometer
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Lesson planning should be guided primarily by the consideration of __________.

  1. meeting the needs of the average child in the class
  2. creating a happy classroom environment
  3. the curriculum goals
  4. providing pupils with work
  5. satisfying parents
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the best solution for a teacher to adopt with a pupil who frequently stammers in class?

  1. Afford the child ample opportunity to recite to the class.
  2. Ignore the child.
  3. Suggest that the parents seek professional help.
  4. Suggest that the parents apply for home instruction.
  5. Keep the child after school for individual help.
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A teacher should be catechized for all of the following practices except __________.

  1. excusing the poor behaviour of children from broken homes
  2. becoming overly friendly with pupils
  3. exercising firm leadership
  4. giving talented pupils special favours
  5. undermining the role of the parent
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A teacher is trying to include visually challenged learners and other learners of a class in the same group activity. What is the teacher trying to do?

  1. Helping all the learners to develop sympathy towards the visually challenged learners.
  2. Likely to increase the stress on the visually challenged learner.
  3. Creating barriers to learning for the class.
  4. Acting according to the spirit of inclusive education.
  5. None of these
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

On open day of the school, a mother of a fourth class student asks the teacher how can she improve her child’s reading ability. Which of the following is the poorest recommendation from the teacher?

  1. To encourage the child to make regular visits to the public library.
  2. To give the child books as presents for birthdays and special occasions.
  3. Take the child on trips to interesting places in the community.
  4. Read to the child.
  5. Strictly limit the child watching of television.
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the possible procedure to procure that should be followed by the teacher, after the class has taken a spelling test?

  1. Permit pupils to discuss the answers.
  2. Correct the paper of the pupils who failed to finish the test.
  3. Assign a drill to the entire class based on the most frequently misspelled words.
  4. Record the marks because 15 per cent of the class failed.
  5. Base some future language arts lesson on the results of the test.
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Creative writing should be activity planned for whom?

  1. For those children who are reading on grade level.
  2. For those children who can spell and who can write cohesive sentences.
  3. For those children who want to write for the class newspaper.
  4. For every child.
  5. For children who consistently finish their regular language arts work on time.
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The teacher introduces a problem-solving chapter with good motivation and then asks for proposed solutions. No suggestions are forthcoming. The teacher is best advised to ___________.

  1. repeat the motivation until children respond
  2. tell the students to read their text
  3. show an interesting filmstrip
  4. stimulate pupils thoughts by advancing a few personal proposals
  5. assign the proposed solution for homework
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Every time a child commits a mistake the teacher punishes him for that mistake but still teacher could not observe any change in his behavior. What do you think which policy the teacher should probably start practicing on the student?

  1. Retribution
  2. Corporal punishment
  3. Negative reinforcement
  4. Sarcasm
  5. None of these
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the purpose of exam evaluation?

  1. To label children as slow learners and gifted children.
  2. To identify children who need remediation.
  3. To diagnose learning difficulties and problem areas.
  4. To provide feedback on the extent to which educationalist has been successful in imparting education for a productive life.
  5. All of these
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Froebel’s most important contribution to education was his development of the ___________.

  1. vocational school
  2. high school
  3. kindergarten
  4. latin school
  5. none of these
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

According to Piaget, infants in the sensorimotor thought stage cannot _________.

  1. use sensory impressions to understand the world
  2. use motor action to understand the world
  3. form symbolic representations to understand the world
  4. display reflexes during the first month after birth
  5. infants in the sensorimotor stage can do all of these above things
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Both Mohan and Rohan respond correctly to the famous water jar problem (according to which child perceives that the tall glass has more water than the thick glass even though they both actually carry the same amount of water). This illustrates that they have developed ______________(according to Piaget).

  1. formal operations.
  2. object permanence
  3. reversible thinking
  4. accommodation
  5. none of these
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is correct about slow learners and bright learners?

  1. Bright children are likely to have a higher incidence of emotional problems.
  2. Slow learners are likely to have greater manual dexterity.
  3. Slow learners are likely to be physically stronger.
  4. Both groups are difficult to identify when very young.
  5. Both groups strive for success in school.
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Terman showed that mentally gifted children ________.

  1. have a greater susceptibility to mental illness in adulthood
  2. score in the average IQ range as adults
  3. are successful during their youth but fail to reach their potential in adulthood
  4. are generally successful in their chosen occupations as adults
  5. none of these
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A class teacher is assigned several hours of school library management. Of the following, the teacher’s top priority should be to make sure that _______________.

  1. no books are lost or damaged
  2. only books that are popular with the children are ordered
  3. the card catalogue is in order
  4. the library is used appropriately by maximum number of children
  5. children are quiet while in the library
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the least important as one begins reading?

  1. A clear and lucid speech pattern.
  2. Normal vision and hearing.
  3. Directionality.
  4. Knowledge of the alphabet.
  5. A mental age of about six and half years.
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which theory believes that human mind is mostly hidden like an iceberg and has three levels of consciousness?

  1. Trait theory
  2. Type theory
  3. Psychoanalytical theory
  4. Behaviourist theory
  5. None of these