Child Development Test

Child Development

This is Child Development Test-20 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
A teacher can make problem-solving fun for students by doing all the following except
  • A
    Expecting perfection from the students while they are trying to do things by themselves
    Correct
  • B
    Providing endless opportunities for creative thinking
  • C
    Giving time for free play
  • D
    Providing open ended material
2
Of the following, the greatest advantage of interdisciplinary instruction is that
  • A
    Students are given opportunities to generalize and apply newly learned knowledge in multiple contexts
    Correct
  • B
    Students are less likely to develop a dislike for particular topics of different subject areas
  • C
    Teachers are less likely to feel overwhelmed by the multiplicity of topics needed to be addressed in a traditional curriculum
  • D
    Teachers are permitted greater flexibility in planning lessons and activities
3
Successful inclusion requires the following except
  • A
    Segregation
    Correct
  • B
    Sensitization
  • C
    Capacity building
  • D
    Involvement
4
Which of the following characteristics is the hallmark of the problem-solving approach?
  • A
    There is an implicit hint given in the problem statement
    Correct
  • B
    The problem is original
  • C
    There is usually one approach for getting the right answer
  • D
    The problem is based on only one principle/topic
5
Which would be the best first theme to start with in a nursery class?
  • A
    My best friend
  • B
    My family
    Correct
  • C
    My neighbourhood
  • D
    My school
6
In order to instil a positive environment in a primary class, a teacher should
  • A
    Wish each child in the morning
  • B
    Narrate stories with positive endings
  • C
    Allow them to make group on their own on the basis of sociometry during group activities
  • D
    Not discriminate and set the same goal for every child
    Correct
7
Which of the following is true in relation to errors made by children?
  • A
    Errors can be corrected by children themselves, therefore a teacher should not immediately correct them
  • B
    Correcting every error would take too much time and be tiresome for a teacher
  • C
    If a teacher is not able to correct all errors in the classroom it indicates that the system of teacher education has failed
    Correct
  • D
    A teacher should not notice every error otherwise syllabus will not be covered
8
Monika, a Maths teacher, asks Radhika a question. On not getting any answer from Radhika, she quickly moves on and asks Mohan another question. She rewords her question after realizing that Mohan is struggling to find the answer. This tendency of Monika reflects that she is
  • A
    Well aware of the fact that Radhika is not capable of answering questions
  • B
    Supporting gender stereotyping of roles by favouring Mohan
    Correct
  • C
    Slightly nervous about her question
  • D
    Trying not to put Radhika in an embarrassing situation
9
An empowering school will promote which of the following qualities the most in its teachers?
  • A
    Memory
  • B
    Disciplined nature
  • C
    Competitive aptitude
    Correct
  • D
    Tendency to experiment
10
Smallest unit of meaning in a language is
  • A
    Pragmatics
  • B
    Syntax
  • C
    Morpheme
  • D
    Phoneme
    Correct
11
IQ scores are generally ……………….. correlated with academic performance.
  • A
    Moderately
  • B
    Perfectly
  • C
    Highly
    Correct
  • D
    Least
12
Theory of multiple intelligence implies the following except
  • A
    Learning could be assessed through a variety of means
  • B
    Emotional intelligence is not related to IQ
  • C
    Disciplines should be presented in a numbers of ways
  • D
    Intelligence is a distinct set of processing operations used by an individual to solve problems
    Correct
13
Assessment for learning takes into account the following except
  • A
    Learning styles of students
  • B
    Strengths of students
  • C
    Needs of students
  • D
    Mistakes of students
    Correct
14
One of the identical twin brothers is adopted by a socio-economically rich family and the other by a poor family. After one year, which one or the following may be most likely observed about their IQ scores?
  • A
    Both of them will score equally
  • B
    Socio-economic level does not affect the IQ score
    Correct
  • C
    The boy with rich socio-economic family will score greater than the boy with poor family
  • D
    The boy with poor family will score greater than the boy with rich socio-economic family
15
Which one of the following optimizes motivation to learn?
  • A
    Motivation to avoid failure
  • B
    Personal satisfaction in meeting targets
    Correct
  • C
    Tendency to choose very easy or difficult goals
  • D
    Extrinsic factor