CTET exam paper 1 – 8 December 2019 – Child Development & Pedagogy (Answer Key)

16. Which of the following is an effective strategy to reduce children’s gender stereotyping and gender-role conformity ?
(1) Gender-segregated play groups
(2) Gender-segregated seating arrangement
(3) Discussion about gender bias
(4) Emphasizing gender-specific roles

17. Which of the following theorists while viewing children as active seekers of knowledge emphasized the influence of social and cultural contents on their thinking?
(1) Jean Piaget
(2) Lawrence Kohlberg
(3) John B. Watson
(4) Lev Vygotsky

18. The most critical period of acquisition and development of language is
(1) middle childhood.
(2) adolescence.
(3) pre-natal period.
(4) early childhood.

19. Which of the following is a stage of moral development proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg ? (1) Concrete operational stage
(2) Industry vs. Inferiority stage
(3) Latency Stage
(4) The social contract orientation

20. Which of the following behaviour’s characterize the concrete operational stage’ as proposed by Jean linget?
(1) Deferred imitation; object permanence
(2) Make-believe play, irreversibility of thought
(3) Hypothetico-deduction reasoning: propositional thought
(4) Conservation; class inclusion

21. Which of the following is a Plagetlan construct in the context of cognitive development of children?
(1) Conditioning
(2) Reinforcement
(3) Schemas
(4) Observational learning

22. While working on a Jig-saw puzzle, 5 years old Najma says to herself, “Where is the blue piece ? No, not this one, darker one that would go here and make this shoe”. This kind of talk is referred to by Vygotsky as
(1) scaffolding.
(2) egocentric speech.
(3) private speech.
(4) talk aloud.

23. Giving cues to children and offering support as and when needed is an example of
(1) modelling.
(2) scaffolding.
(3) reinforcement.
(4) conditioning.

24. Ruhi always thinks of multiple solutions to a problem many of which are original solutions. Ruhi is displaying characteristics of a/an
(1) rigid thinker.
(2) egocentric thinker,
(3) creative thinker.
(4) convergent thinker.

25. Primary should be objective of Assessment
(1) labelling students as per their score.
(2) marking pass or fail in the report cards.
(3) assigning rank to students.
(4) understanding children’s clarity and confusions about related concepts.

26. Which of the following statements about intelligence is correct ?
(1) Intelligence is a unitary factor and a single trait.
(2) Intelligence is multi-dimensional and a set of complex abilities.
(3) Intelligence is a fixed ability determined at the time of birth only.
(4) Intelligence can be accurately measured and determined by using standardized tests.

27. The primary characteristic of children with ‘dyslexia’ includes
(1) inability to read fluently.
(2) engaging in repetitive locomotor actions.
(3) attention deficit disorders.
(4) divergent thinking; fluency in reading

28. The concept of ‘Inclusive Education’ as advocated in the Right to Education Act, 2009 is based on
(1) a rights-based humanistic perspective.
(2) mainstreaming of the disabled by offering them primarily vocational education.
(3) the behaviouristic principles.
(4) a sympathetic attitude towards disabled.

29. In a situation of less participation of students belonging to a deprived group in teaching-learning process, a teacher should
(1) lower her expectations from such students.
(2) reflect on her own teaching and find ways to improve student’s involvement.
(3) ask the children to withdraw from school.
(4) accept this situation as it is.

30. In an inclusive classroom, a teacher Individualized Education Plans.
(1) should actively prepare
(2) should discourage the preparation of
(3) should not prepare
(4) should occasionally prepare

CTET exam paper 1 – 8 December 2019 – MATHEMATICS (Answer Key)

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