Child Development Test

Child Development

This is Child Development Test-11 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
Which of the following is predominantly heredity related factor?
  • A
    Colour of the eyes
    Correct
  • B
    Participation in social activities
  • C
    Attitude towards peer group
  • D
    Thinking pattern
2
Teachers should study the errors of their students they often indicate the
  • A
    remedial strategies needed
    Correct
  • B
    extent of their knowledge
  • C
    need for differentiated curriculum
  • D
    pathways for ability grouping
3
Seema learns every lesson very quickly but Leena takes longer to learn them. It denotes the developmental principle of
  • A
    inter-relationships
  • B
    general to specific
  • C
    individual differences
    Correct
  • D
    continuity
4
Environmental factors that shape development include all of the following except
  • A
    quality of education
  • B
    culture
  • C
    quality of nutrition
  • D
    physique
    Correct
5
According to theories of motivation, a teacher can enhance learning by
  • A
    setting extremely high expectations
  • B
    setting uniform standards of expectations
  • C
    setting realistic expectations from students
    Correct
  • D
    not having any expectations from students
6
Development starts from
  • A
    post-childhood stage
  • B
    pre-natal stage
    Correct
  • C
    the stage of infancy
  • D
    pre-childhood stage
7
Ability to recognize and classify all varieties of animals, minerals and plants, according to multiple intelligences theory, is called
  • A
    Linguistic intelligence
  • B
    Naturalist intelligence
    Correct
  • C
    Spatial intelligence
  • D
    Logico- mathematical intelligence
8
The statement “Majority of the people are average, a few very bright and a few very dull” is based on the established principle of
  • A
    Growth of intelligence
  • B
    Intelligence and racial differences
  • C
    Intelligence and sex differences
  • D
    Distribution of intelligence
    Correct
9
According to Piaget’s cognitive theory of learning, the process by which the cognitive structure is modified is called
  • A
    Assimilation
    Correct
  • B
    Accommodation
  • C
    Schema
  • D
    Perception
10
When previous learning makes no difference at all to the learning in a new situation, it is called
  • A
    Absolute transfer of learning
  • B
    Positive transfer of learning
  • C
    Negative transfer of learning
  • D
    Zero transfer of learning
    Correct
11
Thinking is essentially
  • A
    an affective behavior
  • B
    a cognitive activity
    Correct
  • C
    a psychomotor process
  • D
    a psychological phenomenon
12
In a child-centered classroom, children generally learn
  • A
    individually
  • B
    mainly from the teacher
  • C
    individually and in groups
    Correct
  • D
    in groups
13
In co-operative learning, older and more proficient students assist younger and lesser skilled students. This leads to
  • A
    higher moral development
  • B
    intense competition
  • C
    higher achievement and self-esteem
    Correct
  • D
    conflict between the groups
14
The major frustration that children with hearing loss face in the classroom is
  • A
    the inability to participate in sports and games
  • B
    the inability to read the prescribed textbook
  • C
    the inability to communicate or share information with others
    Correct
  • D
    the inability to take examinations with other students
15
Dyslexia is associated mainly with difficulties in
  • A
    speaking and hearing
  • B
    reading
    Correct
  • C
    hearing
  • D
    speaking