Primary Maths Test

Primary Maths

This is Primary Maths Test-24 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

A child of Class III reads 482 as four hundred eighty two but writes it as 40082. What does this indicate for a teacher?

A
Teacher should teach the concept of place value when the children are able to write numbers correctly
B
Child is not attentive in the class and is a careless listener
C
Child is a careful listener but has not established sense of place value
Correct
D
Child is confusing the expression of number in expanded form and in short form

To introduce subtraction of two-digit numbers in Class III, a teacher proceeded in the following steps Step I: Revision of two-digit numbers with understanding of place value system. Step II: use of tally marks to show that smaller number can be subtracted from larger number. Step III: Application of subtraction on numbers under each column of place value. In this case, teacher is developing the lesson

A
From system concept – algorithm – operation
Correct
B
From system concept – operation – algorithm
C
From algorithm – system concept – operation
D
From operation – system concept – algorithm

“Which two numbers when multiplied give the product 24?” This question

A
Help the child to think metacognitively
B
Is an open-ended question as it has more than one answer
Correct
C
Suggests general problem-solving strategy to the child, so that he/she can answer correctly
D
Is a closed-ended question as it has definite number of answers

The students of class V were able to attempt the problem $\frac{1}{2} \div \frac{1}{3}$correctly, but not able to solve the problem. “How many$\frac{1}{3}$cake pieces are there in half a cake?” The reason is

A
Students are not able to understand the Mathematical equivalence of the two problem 50
B
Students’ language development is poor
C
Operations on fractions are taught without contextualization and language support
D
Problem is of higher difficulty level for Class V
Correct

Hamida always allow her students to observe the number pattern and to form conjectures on their own in order to enhance their Mathematical abilities. She wrote the following problems on board and asked the students to write the answer Through the set of question, she wants the students to observe that

A
As one factor is divided by 10 and the other is multiplied by 10, the product remains same
B
If both the divisor and the dividend are increased or decreased by power of 10, the quotient remains the same
Correct
C
If both the divisor and the dividend are decreased by power of 10, the quotient is also decreased by the power of 10
D
As one divisor is decreased by 10 and the other is increased by power of 10, the product remains same

Piaget believed that learning results from social instruction and a Mathematics teacher believing in Piaget’s theory shall use

A
Group project and group discussion
Correct
B
Chalk and talk method
C
Lots of manipulatives and lab activities in the class
D
Differentiated instruction

Pradeep was shown a broken ruler and asked, where is 5 cm on the ruler. He picked up the ruler and pointed at the mark of 5 cm on the ruler. His answer

A
Is reflecting that he has the misconception that 5 cm refers to a point and not to a length
B
Is correct as he rightly pointed out the marks of 5 cm on the ruler
C
Is incorrect as he is showing a point only and not the distance between two points marked as 0 and 5
Correct
D
Is incorrect as the ruler is broken and he must start with 2 and should point at 7 as the desired mark

Uma was not able to understand the concept of odd and even numbers. In order to improve her understanding, the teacher took some 20 pebbles of different colours and asked her to pair them up sort out the numbers from 1 to 20 for which pebbles get paired up or do not get paired up. Uma

A
Is an auditory learner
B
Is a kinesthetic learner
C
Is a visual learner
Correct
D
Needs personal attention

Rubrics of assessment for the Geometry lesson on points and lines in Class IV shall be

A
Can differentiate between line, ray and line segment and can define them
B
Can differentiate between line and line segment, can mark a point, can draw a line segment of given length accurately
Correct
C
Can measure the line segment in cm and inch accurately and can mark end points of line segment
D
Can measure the line in cm and inch accurately, can name the line

In a class, a teacher asked the students to define a quadrilateral in different ways – using sides, using angels, using diagonals etc. The teacher’s objective is to

A
Help the students to memorize all definitions by heart
B
Help the students to explore various definitions
C
Help the students to solve all problem of quadrilateral based on definitions
D
Help the students to understand quadrilateral from different perspectives
Correct

Students are asked to establish a relation between vertically opposite angles. They draw various figures, measure the angles and observe that vertically opposite angles are equal. In this case, students according to Van Hiele thought are at

A
Analytic level
Correct
B
Deduction level
C
Informal deduction level
D
Visualization level

Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) based questions demand the

A
Knowledge of facts, rules, formulae
Correct
B
Knowledge of algorithm
C
Knowledge of symbols and diagrams
D
Knowledge and some degree of cognitive

Most appropriate formative task to assess the students’ understanding of data analysis is

A
Quiz
B
Crossword
C
Survey based project
Correct
D
Role play

Classroom discussion was initiated in Class V on ‘Sale’ in festival season, during topic of ‘Percentage’. This type of discussion in classroom

A
Helps the students to enhance their debating skills
B
Must be avoided as it raises the noise level of class and disturbs others
C
Helps the students to listen to each other’s opinion and encourages them to present their argument
Correct
D
Starts heated arguments in class and spoil the atmosphere of the class

Perimeter of a square is 24 cm and length of a rectangle is 8 cm. If the perimeters of the square and the rectangle are equal, then the area (in square cm) of the rectangle is

A
32
Correct
B
24
C
16
D
64