CTET Exam 2020: Child Development and Pedagogy Model Questions

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Child Development and Pedagogy Model Questions

Directions (Q.Nos. 1-30) Answer the following questions by selecting the correct/most appropriate options. 

1. The most critical period of acquisition and development of language is

 (1) pre-natal period 

(2) early childhood 

(3) middle childhood

 (4) adolescence 

Ans: (2)

2. Which of the following is a stage of moral development proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg? 

(1) Latency Stage 

(2) The social contract orientation

 (3) Concrete operational stage

 (4) Industry vs Inferiority stage

Ans:  (2)

3. During classroom discussions, a teacher often pays more attention to boys than girls. This is an example of

 (1) gender bias

 (2) gender identity

 (3) gender relevance 

(4) gender constancy

Ans:  (1)

4. Which of the following is an effective strategy to reduce children’s gender stereotyping and gender-role conformity? (1) Discussion about gender bias 

(2) Emphasising gender-specific roles 

(3) Gender-segregated play groups

 (4) Gender-segregated seating arrangement

Ans: (1)

5. Which of the following theorists while viewing children as active seekers of knowledge emphasised the influence of social and cultural contents on their thinking? 

(1) John B Watson 

(2) Lev Vygotsky 

(3) Jean Piaget

 (4) Lawrence Kohlberg

Ans: (2)

6. While working on a jig-saw puzzle, 5 years old Najma says to herself, ‘‘Where is the blue piece? No, not this one, darker one that would go here and make this shoe’’. This kind of talk is referred to by Vygotsky as

 (1) private speech 

(2) talk aloud 

(3) scaffolding 

(4) egocentric speech

Ans:  (1)

7. Giving cues to children and offering support as and when needed is an example of

 (1) reinforcement 

(2) conditioning

 (3) modelling 

(4) scaffolding

Ans: (4)

8. Which of the following behaviours characterise the ‘concrete operational stage’ as proposed by Jean Piaget? 

(1) Hypothetico-deduction reasoning; propositional thought

 (2) Conservation; class inclusion

 (3) Deferred imitation; object permanence

(4) Make-believe play; irreversibility of thought 

Ans: (2)

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9. Which of the following is a Piagetian construct in the context of cognitive development of children? 

(1) Schemas 

(2) Observational learning

 (3) Conditioning

 (4) Reinforcement 

Ans:  (1)

10. Primary objective of Assessment should be 

(1) assigning rank to students 

(2) understanding children’s clarity and confusions about related concepts

 (3) labelling students as per their score 

(4) marking pass or fail in the report cards

Ans:  (2)

11. Which of the following statements about intelligence is correct? 

(1) Intelligence is a fixed ability determined at the time of birth only 

(2) Intelligence can be accurately measured and determined by using standardised tests 

(3) Intelligence is a unitary factor and a single trait

 (4) Intelligence is multi-dimensional and a set of complex abilities 

Ans: (4)

12. Ruhi always thinks of multiple solutions to a problem many of which are original solutions. Ruhi is displaying characteristics of a/an

 (1) creative thinker 

(2) convergent thinker 

(3) rigid thinker

 (4) egocentric thinker

Ans: (1)

13. In a situation of less participation of students belonging to a deprived group in teaching learning process, a teacher should

 (1) ask the children to withdraw from school 

(2) accept this s ituation as it is

 (3) lower her expectations from such students

 (4) reflect on her own teaching and find ways to improve student’s involvement 

Ans:  (4)

14. In an inclusive classroom, a teacher ……… Individualised Education Plans.

 (1) should not prepare 

(2) should occasionally prepare

 (3) should actively prepare

 (4) should discourage the preparation of 

Ans:  (3)

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15. The primary characteristic of children with ‘dyslexia’ includes

 (1) attention deficit disorders 

(2) divergent thinking; fluency in reading

 (3) inability to read fluently 

(4) engaging in repetitive locomotor actions 

Ans: (3)

16. The concept of ‘Inclusive Education’ as advocated in the Right to Education Act, 2009 is based on

 (1) the behaviouristic principles

 (2) a sympathetic attitude towards disabled 

(3) a rights-based humanistic perspective.

 (4) mainstreaming of the disabled by offering them primarily vocational education. 

Ans: (3)

17. In the constructivist framework, learning is primarily

 (1) based on rote-memorisation

 (2) centered around reinforcement

 (3) acquired through conditioning

 (4) focused on the process of meaning making 

Ans: (4)

18. ‘Naive theories’ that children construct about various phenomenon 

(1) should be ignored by the teacher 

(2) should be punished by the teacher

 (3) should be ‘replaced’ by correct one through repetitive memorisation

 (4) should be challenged by presenting counter evidence and examples 

Ans: (4)

19. Child-centered pedagogy promotes

 (1) exclusive reliance on text books 

(2) giving primacy to children’s experiences

 (3) rote memorisation 

(4) labelling and categorisation of students base on ability

Ans: (2)

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20. Emotions and cognition are ……… each other. 

(1) completely separate from

 (2) independent of 

(3) inter-woven with

 (4) not related to 

Ans:  (3)

21. Which of the following statements about learning is correct from a constructivist perspective? 

(1) Learning is the process of reproduction and recall

 (2) Learning is the process of rote memorisation 

(3) Learning is conditioning of behaviours by repetitive association

 (4) Learning is the process of construction of knowledge by active engagement 

Ans: (4)

22. Presenting students with clear examples and non-examples

 (1) is an effective way to encourage conceptual change 

(2) leads to confusion in the minds of students 

(3) causes gaps in their understanding of concepts

 (4) focuses on procedural knowledge rather than conceptual understanding 

Ans: (1) 

23. Repeatedly asking children to engage in learning activities either to avoid punishment or to gain a reward 

(1) decreases extrinsic motivation

 (2) increase intrinsic motivation

 (3) would encourage children to focus on mastery rather than performance goals 

(4) decreases children’s natural interest and curiosity involved in learning

Ans: (4) 

24. Which of the following practices promote meaningful learning?

 (i) Corporal punishment (ii) Co-operative learning environment (iii) Continuous and comprehensive evaluation (iv) Constant comparative evaluation

 (1) (i), (ii) 

(2) (ii), (iii) 

(3) (i), (ii), (iii) 

(4) (ii), (iii), (iv) 

Ans: (2) 

25. How can teachers facilitate understanding of complex concepts in children? 

(1) By delivering a lecture

 (2) By organising competitive events 

(3) By repetitive mechanical drill 

(4) By providing opportunities for exploration and discussion

Ans:  (4)

 26. A primary school teacher can encourage children to become effective problem solvers by

(1) offering materialistic rewards for every small tasks

 (2) emphasising only on procedural knowledge

 (3) dismissing and penalising ‘incorrect answers’ 

(4) encouraging children to make intuitive guesses and then brainstorming on the same

Ans: (4) 

27. In which of the following periods does physical growth and development occur at a rapid pace?

 (1) Infancy and early childhood 

(2) Early childhood and middle childhood 

(3) Middle childhood and adolescence 

(4) Adolescence and adulthood 

Ans:  (1) 

28. Which of the following is not a principle of development? 

(1) Development is lifelong

 (2) Development is modifiable 

(3) Development is influenced by both heredity and environment 

(4) Development is universal and cultural contents do not influence it 

Ans: (4)

29. The primary cause of individual variations is

 (1) the genetic code received by the individuals from birth parents

 (2) the inborn characteristics

 (3) the environmental influences

 (4) the complex interplay between the heredity and the environment 

Ans: (4)

30. Which of the following are examples of secondary socialising agency? 

(1) Family and neighbourhood 

(2) Family and media

(3) School and media

 (4) Media and neighbourhood

Ans: (3) 

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