Primary Maths Test

Primary Maths

This is Primary Maths Test-27 for CTET, Central Teacher Eligibility Test conducted by CBSE.. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
The internal length, breadth and height of a rectangular box A are 20 cm, 18 cm and 15 cm respectively and that of box B are 18 cm, 12 cm and 5 cm respectively. The volume of box A is how many times that of box B?
  • A
    6
    Correct
  • B
    3
  • C
    4
  • D
    5
2
Which of the following is not correct?
  • A
    0.40 is same as 0.4
  • B
    Area of a square of side 10 cm= Area of a rectangle of length 10 cm and breadth 0.1 m
  • C
    Rupee =Rupee 0.75
  • D
    1 metre 5 centimetre=1.5 metre
    Correct
3
One orange costs five and half rupees and one kg apples costs Rs 80. Then the total cost of one and half dozen of oranges and one and three-fourth kg of apples is
  • A
    Rs 209
  • B
    Rs 229
  • C
    Rs 239
    Correct
  • D
    Rs 219
4
NCF, 2005 states that Mathematics teaching should be ambitious, coherent and important. Here, ‘ambitious’ refers to achievement of
  • A
    Narrow goals of Mathematics
  • B
    Linking of Mathematics with other subjects
  • C
    Application of Mathematics
  • D
    Higher goals of Mathematics
    Correct
5
In Class II, concept of even number and odd number was introduced by activity of pairing the given number with concrete objects. Then teacher asked the students to check (i) whether the total number of crayons in their colour boxes is even in number or odd in number, (ii) whether the number of pages in their Math notebook is odd or even. This task of finding even or odd number of crayons/pages is
  • A
    Assessment as learning
  • B
    Assessment for learning
    Correct
  • C
    Assessment at the end of learning
  • D
    Assessment of learning
6
After explaining the operation of subtraction in Class II, teacher drew the following diagram on the board and asked the students to fill in the circles:The purpose of the exercise is
Question 6 figure 1
  • A
    Arranging fun activity for the students
  • B
    Mathematization of mind
  • C
    Summative assessment
  • D
    Strengthening skill of addition and subtraction
    Correct
7
How many rectangles are there in the following figure? The above question is testing
Question 7 figure 1
  • A
    Knowledge of learner
  • B
    Memory of learner
  • C
    Understanding of learner
    Correct
  • D
    Creativity of learner
8
Which of the following activities is meant to enhance problem-solving abilities of students of Class III?
  • A
    Conduct and interclass quiz in the class on ‘numbers and operations’
  • B
    A group project: how the students of primary wing shall be distributed equally in four houses (house system of school) so that every house has talented students from sports, arts, cultural and academic activities?
    Correct
  • C
    A worksheet containing problems on four basic operations like- find , etc.
  • D
    A crossword puzzle containing clues for all key terms learnt like even number, odd number, composite number, prime number, etc.
9
The recommended key concept in the unit of ‘multiplication’ in Class III is
  • A
    Multiplication of 3-digit numbers by 10
  • B
    Properties of multiplication-order property and group property
    Correct
  • C
    Multiplication of 2-digit number with 2-digit number
  • D
    Word problem based on multiplication
10
From the unit of ‘fraction’, teacher asked the students to list any five fractions. This question refer to
  • A
    Lower level of thinking
    Correct
  • B
    Spatial thinking
  • C
    Higher level of thinking
  • D
    Analytical thinking
11
In an exercise, the question was-Measure the length of the line segments P-------------Q and R-----------S. The child answered- Length of AB=5 cm Length of AB=3 cm This refers to
  • A
    Conceptual error
  • B
    Procedural error
  • C
    Reading error
  • D
    Error due to habit of naming line segment as AB
    Correct
12
A teacher distributed newspaper in Class V and asked the students to read the cricket scores of Indian team in latest match. Then she asked them to draw bar graph of the score. The teacher is trying to
  • A
    Make the class joyful and communicating
  • B
    Help the students to make connections between mathematical concepts and real life
    Correct
  • C
    Enhance reasoning power of the students
  • D
    Teach them through project approach
13
The following word problem was given to a child of Class IV: Mumbai has 336 bus stops. Delhi has 127 more bus stops than Mumbai. How many bus stops are there in all, in Delhi? The child’s response to the above problem is recorded as- Total bus stops in Delhi are 336+127=463. The teacher shall report about his performance as:
Question 13 figure 1
  • A
    The child can find the answer correctly but his expression is poor
  • B
    The child is not able to write all steps required properly
  • C
    The child has not adopted the right procedure. He needs to practice more
  • D
    The child is good at visualizing and analyzing, and his problem solving ability is appreciable
    Correct
14
A student was asked to read the following numbers: 306, 408, 4008, 4010 He read as follows: The reason for error in reading is that
  • A
    The students is not able to understand the concept of place value and feels comfortable using two-digit numbers only
    Correct
  • B
    The student has understood the concept of place value but does not know how to use it
  • C
    The student is not fit for study of Maths
  • D
    The student does not like Maths class and finds the class boring
15
The parameter(s) of assessment for ‘time’ for Class IV shall be
  • A
    Reading time on digital clock, concept of a.m. and p.m. only
  • B
    Reading time on digit and analogous clock, concept of half past, quarter past, quarter to, a.m., p.m., relation between minutes and seconds
    Correct
  • C
    Reading time on analogous clock only
  • D
    Reading time on digit clock only