Child Development Test

Child Development

This is Child Development Test-15 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

The statement: ‘An important precondition for the proper development of a child is ensuring her/his healthy physical development’-

A
May be incorrect as development varies from individual to individual
B
Is untrue as physical development in any way
C
Is true because physical development occupies the top-most place in the sequence of development
D
Is true because physical development is interrelated with other domains of development
Correct

When a child ‘fails’, it means

A
The system has failed
Correct
B
The child should have taken private tuition
C
The child has not memorised the answer properly
D
The child is not fit for studies

The emphasis from teaching to learning can be shifted by

A
Adopting frontal teaching
B
Encouraging rote learning
C
Adopting child-centred pedagogy
Correct
D
Focusing on examination results

The most effective method to teach the concept of germination of seeds is

A
To give detailed explanations
B
To draw pictures on the black-board and give descriptions
C
To show pictures of seed growth
D
To make the students plant seeds sand observe stages of germination
Correct

Inclusive education

A
Celebrates diversity in the classroom
Correct
B
Includes indoctrination of facts
C
Encourages strict admission procedures
D
Includes teachers from marginalized groups

Which of the following is an objective question?

A
True or false
Correct
B
Short answer question
C
Open ended question
D
Essay type question

Which of the following is a feature of progressive education?

A
Instruction based solely on prescribed text-books
B
Flexible time-table and seating arrangement
Correct
C
Frequent tests and examinations
D
Emphasis on scoring good marks in examinations

A teacher, after preparing a question paper, checks whether the questions test specific testing objectives. He is concerned primarily about the question paper’s

A
Content coverage
Correct
B
Typology of questions
C
Reliability
D
Validity

Critical pedagogy firmly believes that

A
What children learn out of school is irrelevant
B
The learners need not reason independently
C
The teacher should always lead the classroom instruction
D
The experiences and perception of learners and important
Correct

School-based assessment is primarily based on the principle that

A
Teachers know their learners’ capabilities better than external examiners
Correct
B
Schools are more efficient than external bodies of examination
C
Students should at all costs get high grades
D
Assessment should be very economical

Learners display individual differences. So a teacher should

A
Provide a variety of learning experiences
Correct
B
Increase number of tests
C
Enforce strict discipline
D
Insist on uniform pace of learning

Which of the following is a principle of development?

A
All processes of development are not inter-connected
B
It does not proceed at the same pace for all
Correct
C
It is a discontinuous process
D
Development is always linear

Human development is divided into domains such as

A
Physical, spiritual, cognitive and social
B
Psychological, cognitive, emotional and physical
Correct
C
Physical, cognitive, emotional and social
D
Emotional, cognitive, spiritual and social-psychological

A teacher uses a text and some pictures of fruits and vegetables and holds a discussion with her students. The students link the details with their previous knowledge and learn the concept of nutrition. This approach is based on

A
Construction of knowledge
Correct
B
Theory of reinforcement
C
Operant conditioning of learning
D
Classical conditioning of learning

A child starts to cry when his grandmother takes him from his mother’s lap. The child cries due to

A
Emotional anxiety
Correct
B
Separation anxiety
C
Stranger anxiety
D
Social anxiety