Child Development Test

Child Development

This is Child Development Test-17 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

You are teaching a topic in class and a student ask a question unrelated to the topic. What will you do ?

A
you will allow him to ask unrelated question
B
you will not allow him to ask unrealated question
C
you will answer the question after the class
Correct
D
you will consider it indiscipline and punish him

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

A
Encourage the pupil to talk about them during a show and tell period
Correct
B
Take the maps away
C
Tell the pupil the leave the maps at home
D
Plan a unit on maps and globes

The normal twelve –year –old child is most likely to:

A
Have anxiety feelings about pleasing adults
B
Have difficulty with gross motor coordination
C
Be eager for peer approval
Correct
D
Confine his/her interests to the here and now

The discovery method of teaching is best exemplified by

A
Independent study projects
Correct
B
Play activities
C
The open textbook lesson
D
Rote learning

In __________ reinforcement, the re-enforcer follows every correct response.

A
Partial
B
Continuous
Correct
C
Negative
D
Intermittent

The best procedure for a teacher to follow when a pupil habitually calls out in class is to

A
refuse to recognize the pupil even when he/she is acting appropriately
B
ask for a percent conference
C
put a demerit in the making book on each occasion
D
call on the pupil to answer questions that are within his/her ability level
Correct

The reason why students run from school is

A
Not giving punishment to students
B
Lack of interesting class teaching work
C
Callous attitude of teachers towards the problem
Correct
D
Lack of interest in studies on the part of students

In Pavlov's experiments with dogs, salivation was the

A
Conditioned stimulus.
B
Unconditioned stimulus.
C
Conditioned response.
D
Unconditioned response.
Correct

Piaget called the period of infancy as the –

A
Sensorimotor stage
B
Pre-operational stage
C
Concrete operational stage
Correct
D
Formal operational stage

The discovery method of learning is best exemplified by

A
Mainstreaming
B
Team teaching
C
Experimentation in a science laboratory
Correct
D
Programmed instruction

In classical conditioning, learning is evident when a

A
Subject repeats an action he or she has observed in another and is praised for it.
B
Stimulus which did not initially produce a response now elicits that response.
Correct
C
Stimulus automatically produces a response without a prior history of experience.
D
Spontaneously emitted response increases in frequency as a result of its consequences.

Essay type test are not reliable because-

A
their answers are different
B
their checking is affected by examiner's mood
Correct
C
their responding styles are different
D
their results are different

Which of the following can be taken as a reflection of meaningful learning?

A
The capability of transferring/using learning in different situations
Correct
B
A high degree of retention
C
A good score in the examination
D
The ability to recall as and when needed

In Thorndike's law of effect, events critical for conditioning

A
Occur before the response.
B
Occur simultaneously with the response.
C
Occur after the response.
Correct
D
Are unrelated to the response except during extinction.

You find a student to be intelligent. You will

A
Not give him additional homework
B
Motivate him so that he can make more progress
Correct
C
Remain pleased with him
D
Inform his parents about the fact that he is intelligent