Child Development Test

Child Development

This is Child Development Test-16 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

In the context of education, socialization means

A
Adapting and adjusting to social environment
Correct
B
Respecting elders in society
C
Always following social norms
D
Creating one’s own social norms

A school gives preference to girls while preparing students for a State level solo-song competition. This reflects

A
Pragmatic approach
B
Progressive thinking
C
Global trends
Correct
D
Gender bias

Vygotsky emphasized the significance of the role played by which of the following factors in the learning of children?

A
Social
Correct
B
Physical
C
Hereditary
D
Moral

A teacher makes use of a variety of task to cater to the different learning styles of her learners. She is influenced by

A
Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory
Correct
B
Piaget’s cognitive development theory
C
Kohlberg’s moral development theory
D
Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory

A teacher never gives answer to questions herself. She encourages her students to suggest answer, have group discussions and adopt collaborative learning. This approach is based on the principle of

A
Readiness to learn
B
Proper organization of instructional material
C
Setting a good example and being a role-model
D
Active participation
Correct

Which of the following is a teacher-related factor affective learning?

A
Proper seating arrangement
B
Availability of teaching-learning resources
C
Mastery over the subject-matter
Correct
D
Nature of the content or learning experiences

According to Kohlberg, a teacher can instill moral values in children by

A
Giving strict instructions on ‘how to behave’
B
Involving them in discussions on moral issues
Correct
C
Lying clear rules of behaviour
D
Giving importance to religious teachings

Young learners should be encouraged to interact with peers in the classroom so that

A
They learn social skills in the course of study
Correct
B
The syllabus can be covered quickly
C
They can learn answer to questions from each other
D
The teacher can control the classroom better

When a child with a disability first comes to school, the teacher should

A
Refer the child to a special school according to the disability
Correct
B
Conduct an admission test
C
Seclude him from other students
D
Discuss with the child’s parents to evolve collaborative plans

According to Piaget’s stages of Cognitive Development, the sensori-motor stage is associated with

A
Ability to interpret and analyse options
B
Concerns about social issues
C
Imitation, memory and mental representation
Correct
D
Ability to solve problems in logical fashion

Human personality is the result of

A
Only environment
B
Upbringing and education
C
Interaction between heredity and environment
Correct
D
Only heredity

Individual attention is important in the teaching-learning process because

A
It offers better opportunities to teachers to discipline each learner
B
Children develop at different rates and learn differently
Correct
C
Learners always learn better in groups
D
Teacher training programmes prescribe it

Which of the following is the first step in the scientific method of problem-solving?

A
Collection of relevant information
B
Problem awareness
Correct
C
Formation of hypothesis
D
Verification of hypothesis

Which of the following is a domain of learning?

A
Professional
B
Affective
C
Experiential
Correct
D
Spiritual

When a child gets bored while doing a task, it is a sign that

A
The child is not capable of learning
B
The child needs to be disciplined
C
The task may have become mechanically repetitive
Correct
D
The child is not intelligent