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TET Child Development & Pedagogy Question Paper Set 1
In Paper I, The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
In Paper II, The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning, relevant to the age group of 11-14 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.
TET Child Development & Pedagogy Question Paper Set 1 (Paper I and Paper II)
Learners display individual difference. So, a teacher should
Provide a variety of learning experience
enforce strict discipline
increase numbers of tests
insist on uniform pace of learning
Ans: (1) Provide a variety of learning experience
The sense organs of talented student are
normal
sharp
lacerative
none of these
Ans :(2) sharp
Studies show that healthy food intake, including low-fat protein and carbohydrates high in fibre, help students to
organise
read
concentrate
motivation
Ans: (3) concentrate
The problem child is generally who has
an unsolved problem
an over protection parent
a poor home environment
a poor heredity
Ans: (1) an unsolved problem
For proper conducive environment situations, which of the following are necessary?
proper seating arrangements
calm and peaceful environment
cooperative and competitive group situation
All of the above
Ans: (4) All of the above
The process of personality development is completed in …. stage according to Ericson
6
7
8
10
Ans: (3) 8
Which of the following should be emphasised in teaching strategy?
Application of psychology
Application of natural science
Application of technology
All of these
Ans: (4) All of these
A creative child may be poor in
religious value
social values
aesthetic values
None of these
Ans: (1) religious value
Learners display individual differences. So, a teacher should
provide a variety of learning experiences
enforce strict discipline
increase number of tests
insist on uniform pace of learning
Ans: (1) provide a variety of learning experiences
A 13 years old boy quarrels with his elders in any matter and always tries to prove himself right. In which stage of development he is?
Early childhood
Adolescence
Youth
Childhood
Ans: (2) Adolescence
Which of the following is not a basic feature of pre-operational period according to Piaget?
Transformation
Centration
Conservation
Decantation
Ans: (4) Decantation
The concept of multiple intelligence was propounded by
Guilford
Thurston
Gardner
Catell
Ans: (3) Gardner
The feeling of shame and pride develops in this stage
infancy
childhood
adolescence
adulthood
Ans: (2) childhood
Factors affecting learning that deal with the innate aspects of an individual and are unique to his/her are called
language factors
social factors
personal factors
parental factors
Ans: (3) personal factors
Which of the following organisation of UN related with the education?
UNICEF
UNESCO
UNO
UNSC
Ans :(2) UNESCO
Education helps a child to develop his/her
emotional intelligence
social intelligence
career skills
all of these
Ans: (4) all of these
The stage of development is
certain
uncertain
and (2)
None of these
Ans: (1) certain
The stage of development is begin of any child
after the age of 2 years
after the age of 5 years
after the age of 7 years
at the pregnancy of the mother
Ans: (4) at the pregnancy of the mother
Which of the following reason is not for individual difference in any child?
Heredity
Maturity
Atmosphere
None of these
Ans: (4) None of these
With reference to piglet’s key ideas the realisation that objects or sets of objects stay the same even when they are change about or made different is
decantation
classification
class inclusion
conservation
Ans: (4) conservation
Peer Group refers to
People of roughly the same age
friends, buddies, pals, troops
family members
All of the above
Ans: (2) friends, buddies, pals, troops
According to Burner’s stages of development which mode refers to ‘illustrative of a person’s-competence to consider proposition rather than objects, to give ideas a hierarchical structure and to consider alternative possibilities in a combinatorial fashion;
enactive
iconic
symbolic
None of these
Ans: (3) symbolic
The instructional process where the adult adjusts the amount and type of support offered so that it is best suited to the child’s level of development is called
assessment
adjustment
scaffolding
instructing
Ans: (3) scaffolding
The purpose of education psychology is
to increase rate of learning by moulding behaviour
to apply scientific principles and theories in educational setting
to study human behaviour for new researches
All of these
Ans: (1) to increase rate of learning by moulding behaviour
Development new rules and principle on the basic of given facts and information in memory level is called
generalisation
assimilation
application
association
Ans: (1) generalisation
We can make lecture strategy a success by
presenting the content in a logical sequence with force
making the language of the content easy
aiding visual aids to the lecture
All of the above
Ans: (4) All of the above
Which of the following strategies is most suitable for introducing a lesson?
Lecture
Questioning
Narration
Demonstration
Ans: (2) Questioning
Due to uses of various methods in teaching
teaching is simple
students pay more attention
teaching becomes interesting
All of these
Ans :(1) teaching is simple
Students who gets less marks. you will
try to search other options for him
ask him to get commercial education
punish him in morning meeting
provide necessary help to them after
Ans: (4) provide necessary help to them after
When a child with a disability first comes to school according to the disability
Refer the child to a special school according to the disability
Seclude him from other students
Discuss with the child parents to evolve collaborative plans
conduct an administer test
Ans: (3) Discuss with the child parents to evolve collaborative plans
By which obstruction the process of inspiration can never begin?
Appreciation
Need
Resolution
Punishment
Ans: (2) Need
Adolescents show their emotions of love for
their friends
their country
their heroes
All of these
Ans :(4) All of these
Which of the following does not belong to the categories of coping strategies that women commonly engage in?
Acceptance
Resistance
Adaptation
Revolution
Ans :(4) Revolution
Objective of evaluation is
to declare a child is pass/fail
to know what the child has learnt
to know about learning difficulties of child
All of the above
Ans :(4) All of the above
Development of child is the result of
heredity
environment
interaction of heredity and environment
economic factors
Ans: (3) interaction of heredity and environment
childhood is up to
5 year of age
12 year of age
21 year of age
None of these
Ans: (3) 21 year of age
Which is the important institution to make a person as a human?
school
church
family
community
Ans: (1) school
In a good communicator
Healthy body should be must
Pleasant personality should be must
Clear and correct pronunciation should be must
Should speak fluently
Ans: (3) Clear and correct pronunciation should be must
Playing is the sign of in the children
happiness
wisdom
self-energy
creating power
Ans: (4) creating power
Which statement is correct in the following?
nature of all children is similar
interest of all children is similar
sense of all children is similar
Learning capacity of all children is different
Ans: (4) Learning capacity of all children is different
Inclusive education
celebrates diversity in the classroom
encourages strict admission procedures
includes indoctrination of facts
includes teachers from marginalised groups
Ans: (1) celebrates diversity in the classroom
Backwards children are
slow learners
IQ-level 80-910
mentally sick, persons having maladjusted behaviour
All of the above
Ans: (4) All of the above
A school gives preference to girls while prepaing students for a state level solo-songs competition. this reflects
global trends
pragmatic approach
progressive thinking
gender bias
Ans: (4) gender bias
In which context the gender discrimination is there in the development of a child?
caste
age
social
All of these
Ans: (4) All of these
Which is the individual reason for affecting the greatness of any superior?
Language
Gender
community
All of these
Ans :(4) All of these
Which of the following is not helpful in development of creativity in children?
play/game
Lecture
Story-writing
experiment
Ans: (2) Lecture
To maintain the level of activity of teaching understanding, important thing is
management
skilled administration
able teacher
All of these
Ans: (4) All of these
For healthy arrangement of classroom, necessary thing is
sufficient light should be in the class
ventilated classroom
appropriate seating arrangement in the class
All of the above
Ans: (4) All of the above
In the classroom, direct relation of problems of discipline is with
age of child, interest in study, personality of teacher
which subject is studding in the class
seating arrangement in the class
boring or interesting subject
Ans: (4) boring or interesting subject
Creative child is that who
stands first in the class
have creative behaviour
have good behaviour
have good memory power
Ans: (2) have creative behaviour
“Children are improved by beating”
children live in discipline by beating
Guardian feels powerful beating the children
children do not tease again and again for any thing
Statements are unit
Ans: (4) Statements are unit
Some students are weak in your class, You will
ask him to study 1f1 hours daily
cause to blushing him in front of intelligent student
teach to understand his problems
ask him to do practice again and again
Ans: (3) teach to understand his problems
Medium of primary teaching should be
English
Hindi
Mother tongue
Regional Language
Ans: (3) Mother tongue
Study of behaviour helps the teacher to know
different learning problems of children
causes of maladjustment in different in different situations
how theories of learning help to increase rate of learning
All of the above
Ans: (4) All of the above
Psychology as a science of mind was rejected by philosophers because
mind could not be defined in behavioural terms
mind could not be interpreted in behavioural terms
and (2)
None of the above
Ans: (3) (1) and (2)
According to piaget, maturation is a/an
automatic and innate process
process of learning through language
and (2)
None of the above
Ans: (1) automatic and innate process
Which of the following statements about development is correct?
The rate of development differs from individual to individual
The rate of development differs at every stage in an individual
Development is a continuous process
All of the above
ans: (4) All of the above
Social development about growth is correct?
refinement of behaviour in adverse situ at ion
acceptable behaviour of a person
and (2)
All of the above
Ans: (3) (1) and (2)
Which of the following is a specialised branch of education psychology?
measurement and evaluation
Education technology
Special education
None of the above
Ans: (3) Special education
Child development is marked by interrelated processes, which one is not one of them?
Differentiation
Integrative
Motivation
Learning
Ans: (3) Motivation
According to Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development and his various stage of moral development which one of the following is not a stage proposed by him
individualism and Exchange
Interpersonal Relationship
Social Contract and Social Rights
Universal Principle
Ans: (3) Social Contract and Social Rights
Intimate and close friendship is shown in
early childhood
later childhood
adolescence
None of these
Ans: (3) adolescence
Emotional tension in youth is the result of
conflict between id and ego
Prejudice against him on the ground of creed or colour
repeated failure in school examinations
All of the above
Ans: (4) All of the above
In the period of early childhood, children take part in those games which
involve physical energy and motor activity
involve creative activities and puzzles
and (2)
None of these
Ans: (4) None of these
The determinants of individual differences in humans relate to
difference in their environment
difference in their heredity
difference in both heredity and environment
an interaction between the factors of heredity and factors of environment
Ans: (4) an interaction between the factors of heredity and factors of environment
Kritika does not talk much at home, talks a lot at school. It shows that
the school provides opportunities to children to talk a lot
teacher demand that children to talk a lot a school
she does not like her home at all
her thoughts get acknowledged at schools
Ans: (4) her thoughts get acknowledged at schools
Learner display individual difference. So, a teacher should
insist on uniform pace of learning
enforce strict discipline
provide a variety of learning experience
increase number of tests
Ans: (3) provide a variety of learning experience
A school give preference to girls while preparing student for a state level solo-song competition. This reflects
gender bias
global trends
pragmatic approach
progressive thinking
Ans: (1) gender bias
The knowledge of Individual Difference helps teacher in
understanding the futility of working hard with backward students as they can never be at per with the class
accepting and attributing the failure of students to their individual differences
making their presentation style uniform to benefit all students equally
assessing the individual needs of all students and teaching them accordingly
Ans: (4) assessing the individual needs of all students and teaching them accordingly
Which of the following approaches suggests interaction of the child with the people around him and with social institution to deal with disruptive behaviour discover?
Psychodynamic
Ecological
Biological
Behavioural
Ans: (2) Ecological
For gifted students,
it is safe to consider aptitude as a skill
there is no need to monitor progress
the teacher should adapt as the student changes
the teacher should initiate and lead problem solving
Ans: (3) the teacher should adapt as the student changes
The best way to increase the chance odf learning disabled students to lead a full and productive life, is by
focussing on weaknesses of such students
maintaining a high expectation from such students
teaching a variety of skills and strategies that can be applied across a range of contexts
encouraging these children to define their own goals
Ans: (3) teaching a variety of skills and strategies that can be applied across a range of contexts
Stuttering problems in students can be dealt by applying which of the following methods?
Pragmatic speech
Protracted speech
Dictated speech
Prolonged speech
Ans: (4) Prolonged speech
An inclusive classroom is that where
there is an active involvement of children in solving as many problems as possible
teachers create diverse and meaningful learning experiences for every learner
assessments are repeated till the time every learner achiever minimum grades
teachers teach from only prescribed books to lessen the burden of the students
Ans: (2) teachers create diverse and meaningful learning experiences for every learner
Learning disabilities are
also present in children with average or above average IQ
not immutable irrespective or time and nature of interventions
objective facts and culture has no role in determining them
synonymous with dyslexia
Ans: (1) also present in children with average or above average IQ
In the context of progressive education, equal educational opportunity’ implies that all students should
be provided an education by using the same methods and materials without any distinction
be provided an education which is most appropriate to them and their future life at work
receive equal education irrespective of their caste, creed, colour, region and religion
be allowed to prove their capability after receiving an equal education
Ans: (2)be provided an education which is most appropriate to them and their future life at work
Features assigned due to social roles and not due to biological endowment are called
gender role attitudes
gender role strain
gender role stereotype
gender role diagnosticity
Ans: (3) gender role stereotype
Learning disabilities may occur due to all of the following except
teachers way of teaching
prenatal use of alcohol
mental retardation
meningitis during infancy
Ans: (1) teachers way of teaching
Gifted students are
convergent thinkers
divergent thinkers
extrovert
very hard working
Ans: (2) divergent thinkers
Which of the following statements Support role of environment in the development of a child?
some students quickly process information while others in the same class do not
there has been a steady increase in students’ average performance on IQ tests in last few decades
Correlation between IQs of identical twins raised in different homes is as high as 0.75
physically fit children are found to be morally good
Ans:(2) there has been a steady increase in students’ average performance on IQ tests in last few decades
Creativity is usually associated with
imitation
convergent thinking
divergent thinking
modelling
Ans: (3) divergent thinking
According to Kohlberg, a teacher can instil moral values in children by
giving strict instructions on ‘how to behave’
giving importance to relious teachings
laying clear rules of behaviour
involving them in discussions on moral issues
Ans: (4) involving them in discussions on moral issues
In the context of education, socialisation means
always following social norms
creative one’s own social norms
respecting elders in society
adapting and adjusting to social environment
ans: (4) adapting and adjusting to social environment
Which one of the following is an example of a fine motor skill?
Writing
Climbing
Hopping
Running
Ans: (1) Writing
Vygotsky theory implies
after initial explanation, do not support a child in solving difficult questions
child will learn best in the company of children having IQ lesser than his/her own
collaborative problem solving
individual assignment to each student
Ans: (4) individual assignment to each student
IQ score are generally ………..correlated with academic performance.
least
moderately
highly
perfectly
Ans: (4) perfectly
An empowering school will promote which of the following qualities the most in its teachers?
Competitive aptitude
Tendency to experiment
memory
disciplined nature
Ans: (1) Competitive aptitude
Theory of multiple intelligences implies the following expect
emotional intelligence is not related to IQ
intelligence is a distinct set of processing operations used by an individual to solve problems
disciplines should be presented in a numbers of ways
learning could be assessed through a variety of means
Ans: (2) intelligence is a distinct set of processing operations used by an individual to solve problems
A child of 16 years scores 75 in an IQ test his mental age will be ………years.
15
12
8
14
Ans: (2) 12
Which is the incorrect way to support the language development?
Letting the child talk uninterruptedly on a topic
disapproving the use of their own language
Supporting initiation taken by children
Providing opportunities
ans :(2) disapproving the use of their own language
A teacher has some physically challenged children in her class. which of the following would be appropriate for her to say?
Physically inconvenienced children may do an alternative activity in the classroom
Wheel-chaired bound children may take help of their peers in going to hall
Polio affricated children will now present a song
why don’t you use your crutches to go the playground
Ans: (1) Physically inconvenienced children may do an alternative activity in the classroom
Which one of the following is true about the role of heredity and environment in the development of a child?
Both heredity and environment are contributed 50%-50% in the development of a child
the relative contributions of adult and genes are not additive
Heredity and environment are not operate together
None of the above
Ans: (2) the relative contributions of adult and genes are not additive
In order to avoid gender stereotyping in class, a teacher should
encourage boys to take risk and be bold
try to put both boys and girls in non-traditional roles
appreciate students’ good work by saying ‘good girl’ or ‘good boy’
discourage girl from taking part in wrestling
Ans: (2) try to put both boys and girls in non-traditional roles
‘Readiness for learning’ refers to
Thorndike’s law of readiness
general ability level of students
present cognitive level of students in the learning continuum
satisfying nature of the act of learning
Ans: (3) present cognitive level of students in the learning continuum
Under ordinary conditions, an individual’s IQ is supposed to remain the same throughout life or least throughout the age limits covered by the scale. this property is known as
Constancy of IQ
Deviation IQ
and (2)
None of the above
Ans: (1) Constancy of IQ
Maturation influences the individual’s behaviour during dormant peridos while learning modifies it during period of responses to the
external environment
change in adolescence
change in poverty
All of the above
Ans: (3) change in poverty
Behavioural change which occur on the basis of physiogical developments rather then learning and which appear in virtually all members of the species are the result of
maturation
socialisation
fermentation
rationalisation
Ans :(1) maturation
Arrange the following in chronological order.
Pre-operational stage
Formal operational stage
Concrete operational stage
Sensor motor stage
A,B,D,C
B,C,D,A
D,A,C,B
B,A,C,D
Ans: (1) A,B,D,C
A gene of one parent carrying the trait of brown eyes gets fused with a gene of the other parent carrying the trait of blue eyes. Amongst the following possibilities which one would be application to the above fusion of genes carrying trait of eye colour?
Blue- eyed offspring
Brown-eyed offspring
Blue-eyed offspring carrying the brown eye trait unexpressed
Brown-eyed offspring caring the blue age trait unexpressed
Ans: (1) Blue- eyed offspring
Consider the following statement statement the formation of attachment in human infants grows out of these statements
Biological factors.
Social interaction.
Tactile experience of being holds and cuddled.
B alone is correct
A and C are correct
C alone in correct
A,B and c are correct
Ans: (3) C alone in correct
Which state of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is characterised by by abstract logic and potential for mature moral reasoning?
Concrete operational
pre-operational
Sensor motor
Formal operational
Ans: (4) Formal operational
