Primary Maths Test

Primary Maths

This is Primary Maths Test-26 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

Which of the following questions is open-ended?

A
Write any four number greater than 2.7
Correct
B
What is 7 more than $\frac{2}{7}$?
C
Write the number 25, 71, 19, 9, 8, 17, 85 in ascending order
D
Which is more? $\frac{1}{3}or\frac{7}{5}$

The most appropriate tool to expose the students of class II to plane figures, its vertices and edges is

A
Black-board surface
B
Geo-Board
Correct
C
Nets of 3D solids
D
Cubes

Following is a problem from text book of class V: "There are 4 poles of measure 105 cm, 115 cm, 150 cm and 235 cm respectively. If they have to be cut into pieces of equal length, what is the maximum length of each piece?" This question is asked to

A
Enhance problem solving skills using learnt concepts
Correct
B
Give practice of word problems based on HCF and LCM
C
Test knowledge of factors and multiples
D
Check the skill of finding HCF

Following is a problem from text book of class III:"Which mathematical operation will be used to solve the following problem? A milkman sold I410 litres of milk in 10 days. How many litres of milk did he sell in a day?" Which competence of Bloom's cognitive domain is referred in the above question?

A
Knowledge
B
Synthesis
C
Comprehension
D
Analysis
Correct

Rashid is studying in class V. He can classify various types of triangles in different categories but has difficulty in understanding the abstract proof for the sum of three angles in a triangle to be always 180. According to Piaget Cognitive Theory Rashid is at

A
Formal operational stage
B
Concrete operational stage
Correct
C
Sensorimotor stage
D
Pre-operational stage

According to NCF 2005 "Developing children's abilities for Mathematization is the main goal of mathematics education. The narrow aim of school mathematics is to develop 'useful' capabilities." Here Mathematization refers to develop child's abilities

A
To translate word problems into linear equations.
B
To formulate Theorems of Geometry and their proofs independently.
C
In performing all number operations efficiently including of finding square root and cube root.
D
To develop the child's resources to think and reason mathematically, to pursue assumptions to their logical conclusion and to handle abstraction.
Correct

The highlights of a good textbook are that A. They contain numerous exercises to give rigorous practice. B. All concepts can be introduced through situations. C. Only solved examples are included. D. They must be thick and heavy.

A
C and D
B
B and D
C
A and C
D
A and B
Correct

NCF 2005 emphasises that

A
Maths shall be taught to selective students.
B
Maths curriculum shall be separate for low achievers.
C
Succeeding in Mathematics should be mandatory for every child.
Correct
D
Students should be tested first for their logical-mathematical ability.

The difference between the smallest common multiple and biggest common factor of 5, 10 and 35 is

A
30
B
65
Correct
C
75
D
35

The number of factors of 105 is

A
4
B
3
C
8
Correct
D
6

If the time now is 2:17 p.m., what will be the time 11 hours and 59 minutes from now?

A
9:59 a.m.
B
2:16 a.m.
Correct
C
11:57 a.m.
D
2:17 a.m.

Number of degree is three and one half right angles is

A
295
B
315
Correct
C
285
D
305

11 ones + 11 tens + 11 hundreds equals

A
12321
B
1221
Correct
C
144
D
111111

The sum of five hundred nine and three thousand twenty eight is

A
387
B
837
C
3087
D
3537
Correct

The perimeter of a square is 20 cm. a rectangle has the same width as the square. The length of the rectangle is double its width. The area, in square cm, of the rectangle is

A
100
B
30
C
25
D
50
Correct