REET CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY PRACTICE TEST haminpur.com

1. How the students should be motivated to get success in life ?

(A). Selected study

(B). Incidental study

(C). Intensive study

(D). Learning by recitation

Correct Answer: C

2. Which social quality of a teacher enhances his respect?

(A). Camp organization for students

(B). Poem recitation

(C). Literary interests

(D). Community service

Correct Answer: D

3. What is the objective of teaching Arithmetic in modern primary classes?

(A). To help students solve real problems

(B). To impart the knowledge o1 various formulae and principles to students

(C). To provide knowledge of square roots, L.C.M. and H.C.M. to students

(D). The familiarize students with the Laws of Simple Mathematics and Tables

Correct Answer: A

4. For conditioning to occur, the proper order of events is

(A). US-UR-CR.

(B). CS-CR-UR.

(C). CS-US-UR.

(D). UR-US-CR.

Correct Answer: C

5. A guardian never comes to see you in school. You will-

(A). ignore the child

(B). write to the guardian

(C). go to meet him yourself

(D). start punishing the child

Correct Answer: C

6. Syllabus at primary level should be inclined towards—

(A). Course-content

(B). Social development

(C). Exercises on comprehensive subjects

(D). All the aspects of child growth.

Correct Answer: D

7. What is the main responsibility of a class- teacher?

(A). To maintain discipline among the students

(B). To collect fees from students

(C). To maintain all records of the students of the class

(D). To remain alert about the health of students of class

Correct Answer: A

8. The most basic form of learning that is not heavily dependent on higher order intellectual processes is known as

(A). Symbolic interaction.

(B). Information processing.

(C). Reductionism.

(D). Conditioning.

Correct Answer: D

9. Adult education is for—

(A). Illiterate adults

(B). School going adults

(C). Normal adult people

(D). All of these

Correct Answer: A

10. Which quality is most important for students?

(A). Hard work

(B). Obedience

(C). Humility

(D). Independent thinking

Correct Answer: D

11. __________ occurs when making a response removes an unpleasant event.

(A). Positive reinforcement

(B). Negative reinforcement

(C). Extinction

(D). Punishment

Correct Answer: B

12. The ideal teacher-

(A). Teaches the whole curriculum

(B). Helps his students in learning

(C). Is a friend, philosopher and guide

(D). Maintains good discipline

Correct Answer: C

13. What will you do if your students do not take interest in studies?

(A). You will take interest in your teaching

(B). You will make your teaching more interesting

(C). You will give examples of meritorious students

(D). You will try to know the reason for lack of interest

Correct Answer: D

14. What is the most effective way to reform the aggressive behavior of a child?

(A). He should be kept in isolation

(B). He should be ignored

(C). Reasons for this behavior should be investigated

(D). He should be punished severely

Correct Answer: C

15. Increased feedback

(A). Sometimes improves learning and performance.

(B). Has no effect on learning and performance.

(C). Almost always improves learning and performance.

(D). Is not as effective as computer-assisted learning.

Correct Answer: C

16. Which of the following is related with teaching skill ?

(A). Black-board writing

(B). Solving questions

(C). Asking questions

(D). All the above

Correct Answer: D

17. Students who ask questions in the class should be-

(A). Advised to meet the teacher after the class

(B). Encouraged to participate in the discussion in the class

(C). Encouraged to continue asking questions

(D). Encouraged to search answers independently

Correct Answer: C

18. A child is conditioned to fear a furry, black cat. Soon she becomes fearful of any black,

furry object. Her new response demonstrates

(A). Spontaneous recovery.

(B). Negative transfer.

(C). Stimulus generalization.

(D). Operant conditioning.

Correct Answer: C

19. A teacher asks the questions in the class to-

(A). keep students busy

(B). maintain discipline

(C). attract student's attention

(D). teach

Correct Answer: C

20. One of the important theories of moral development has been proposed by—

(A). Laurence Kohlberg

(B). Erik Fromm

(C). Daniel Coleman

(D). Benjamin Bloom

Correct Answer: A

21. Character is developed by-

(A). Will-power

(B). Conduct and behavior

(C). Morality

(D). All of the above

Correct Answer: D

22. Negative reinforcement and punishment

(A). Have opposite effects on behavior.

(B). Are different terms for the same procedure.

(C). Have the same effect on behavior.

(D). Are not very effective in changing behavior.

Correct Answer: A

23. How will you bring a hyperactive child on the right path?

(A). Make him sit in front of the class and keep a strict vigil on him

(B). Allocate a seat for him in a corner of the class

(C). Give him tasks of his interest and make him involve same activities.

(D). None of above

Correct Answer: C

24. NUEPA is mainly concerned with-

(A). Educational Supervision

(B). Educational Unity

(C). Educational Planning

(D). Educational Evaluation

Correct Answer: C

25. Which form of learning would most likely be studied in a Skinner box?

(A). Classical conditioning

(B). Vicarious conditioning

(C). Operant conditioning

(D). Conditioned emotional responses

Correct Answer: C

26. The name of Yashpal Committee Report (1993) is-

(A). l.C.T. in Teacher education

(B). Learning without Burden

(C). Learning through Broadcasting

(D). None of the above

Correct Answer: B

27. Spare the rod —- spoil the child. This assumption is related to that type of discipline

which has been advocated-

(A). By naturalist philosophy

(B). By pragmatist philosophy

(C). In Victorian Era

(D). ln Democratic Era

Correct Answer: B

28. A teacher can develop social values among students by-

(A). telling them about great people

(B). developing sense of discipline

(C). behaving ideally

(D). telling them good stories

Correct Answer: C

29. A child bitten by a white dog is not afraid of black dogs. This is an example of

(A). Discrimination.

(B). Spontaneous recovery.

(C). Shaping.

(D). Generalization.

Correct Answer: A

30. Which of the following is an approach to educational planning ?

(A). Man-power approach

(B). Social Demand approach

(C). Both Man-power approach and Social Demand approach

(D). None of the above

Correct Answer: C

31. In order to modify the undesirable behavior of a student the most effective method is-

(A). To punish the student

(B). To bring it to the notice of parents

(C). To find out the reasons for the undesirable behavior and provide remedies

(D). To ignore it

Correct Answer: C

32. By a continuous reinforcement schedule, we mean that

(A). Reinforcements occur continuously regardless of the subject's behavior.

(B). Responding without pausing is the requirement for reinforcement.

(C). Each correct response is reinforced.

(D). Reinforcement continues even when errors are made.

Correct Answer: C

33. “Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains/’ This statement has been given by-

(A). Abraham Maslow

(B). Jean Jacques Rousseau

(C). John Dewey

(D). W. I-I. Kilpatrick

Correct Answer: B

34. Which state of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is characterized by abstract logic, and potential for mature moral reasoning?

(A). Sensorimotor

(B). Concrete operational

(C). Formal operational

(D). Preoperational

Correct Answer: C

35. Knowledge of child psychology is a must for a primary teacher. That is because

(A). It helps in making children disciplined

(B). The examination result is improved

(C). It becomes a convenient mode for motivating children

(D). It helps the teacher in understanding the behavior of children

Correct Answer: D

36. The aim of National Council for teacher education is-

(A). to open college of education

(B). to promote research in education

(C). to maintain standards in colleges of education

(D). to provide grant to colleges of education

Correct Answer: C

37. Factor of personality is—

(A). Ductless glands

(B). Family background

(C). School

(D). All the above

Correct Answer: D

38. Learning is best defined as

(A). Any change in behavior.

(B). A relatively permanent change in behavior due to past experience.

(C). A permanent change in behavior due to physical development.

(D). Any change in behavior caused by punishment.

Correct Answer: B

39. Environmental education should be taught in schools because

(A). It will affect environmental pollution

(B). It is important part of life

(C). It will provide job to teachers

(D). We cannot escape from environment

Correct Answer: B

40. Operant conditioning is to Skinner as classical conditioning is to

(A). Pavlov.

(B). Thorndike.

(C). Miller.

(D). Freud.

Correct Answer: A

41. In which stage of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, language development starts?

(A). Sensorimotor

(B). Concrete operational

(C). Formal operational

(D). Preoperational

Correct Answer: D

42. If a student does not pay any respect to you, then you will-

(A). ignore him

(B). award less marks in examination

(C). talk to his/her parents

(D). rebuke him

Correct Answer: A

43. At primary level, it is better to teach in mother language because—

(A). It develops self-confidence in children

(B). It makes learning easy

(C). It is helpful in intellectual development

(D). It helps children in learning in natural atmosphere

Correct Answer: D

44. Kohlberg’s moral development stages are closely related to-

(A). Freud’s psychosexual stages

(B). Piaget’s cognitive development stages

(C). Erikson’s psychosocial stages

(D). Sullivan’s interpersonal stages

Correct Answer: D

45. In Piaget’s stage of concrete operational intelligence, the child acquires an understanding of the principle of:

(A). Conservation

(B). Abstract logic

(C). Attachment

(D). Object permanence

Correct Answer: A

46. In ______, physical growth slows, strength and athletic skills improve, and health is generally better than at any other time in the life span.

(A). Middle childhood

(B). Early childhood

(C). Adolescence

(D). Infancy and toddlerhood

Correct Answer: B

47. A student comes late in your class. Then you will—

(A). Inform to parents

(B). Punish him

(C). Try to know the reason

(D). Not pay attention there

Correct Answer: C

48. Piaget's stages of cognitive development fall in which order?

(A). Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operations, formal operations

(B). Preoperational, concrete operations, formal operations, sensorimotor

(C). Sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operations, concrete operations

(D). Preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete operations, formal operations

Correct Answer: A

49. It is advantage of giving home work that student—

(A). Remain busy at home

(B). Study at home

(C). May be checked for their progress

(D). May develop habit of self-study

Correct Answer: D

50. Which of the following best describes learning that occurs through observing and imitating others?

(A). Classical conditioning

(B). Operant conditioning

(C). Social learning

(D). Both Classical conditioning and Operant conditioning

Correct Answer: C

51. You are teaching a topic in class and a student asks a question unrelated to the topic. What will you do?

(A). You will allow him to ask unrelated question

(B). You will not allow him to ask unrelated question

(C). You will consider it indiscipline and punish him

(D). You will answer the question after the class

Correct Answer: D

52. Piaget held that egocentrism is characteristic of the

(A). Sensorimotor stage

(B). Preoperational stage

(C). Concrete operational stage

(D). Formal operational stage

Correct Answer: B

53. Regarding the relative effects of heredity and environment on intelligence, which of the following statements is false?

(A). Heredity seems to exert a strong influence on specific abilities, but not on general intelligence

(B). Studies indicate that heritability of intelligence is around 50 percent

(C). The main environmental influences on intelligence seem to occur early in life

(D). Intelligence is a good example of a case of quantitative trait loci

Correct Answer: A

54. To raise the standard of education, it is necessary—

(A). To evaluate students continuously

(B). To give high salary to teachers

(C). To revise curriculum

(D). To make good school building

Correct Answer: A

55. If you are unable to get a job of teacher, then you will-

(A). start giving tuition at home

(B). remain at home till you get a job

(C). take some another job

(D). continue applying for teaching

Correct Answer: D

56. On average, schoolchildren need about ______ calories per day.

(A). 1200

(B). 1800

(C). 2400

(D). 3000

Correct Answer: C

57. Identical twins raised separately and found to have similar IQs are cited as examples of the contribution made to intelligence by-

(A). Environment

(B). Infant stimulation

(C). Heredity

(D). Learning

Correct Answer: B

58. Seema learns every lesson very quickly but Leena takes longer to learn them. It denotes the developmental principle of

(A). Continuity

(B). general to specific

(C). individual differences

(D). inter-relationships

Correct Answer: C

59. What is most important for a teacher ?

(A). To maintain discipline in class

(B). To be punctual in class

(C). To remove difficulties of students

(D). To be good orator

Correct Answer: C

60. Family is a means of—

(A). Informal education

(B). Formal education

(C). Non-formal education

(D). Distance education

Correct Answer: A

61. During which stage of cognitive development do children acquire object permanence?

(A). Sensorimotor

(B). Preoperational

(C). Concrete operational

(D). Formal operational

Correct Answer: A

62. Language is

(A). A code

(B). A shared system of symbols

(C). Used to represent and communicate information, ideas, and feelings

(D). All of the above

Correct Answer: D

63. A teacher asks the questions in the class to—

(A). Keep students busy

(B). Maintain discipline

(C). Attract student’s attention

(D). Teach

Correct Answer: C

64. Development starts from

(A). the stage of infancy

(B). Pre-childhood stage

(C). Post-childhood stage

(D). Pre-natal stage

Correct Answer: D

65. According to the text definition, intelligence is

(A). Conscious and deliberate rather than accidental

(B). Aimed at dealing with environmental circumstances and conditions

(C). Both a and b

(D). Neither a nor b

Correct Answer: C

66. The current movement of behavior modification, wherein tokens are awarded for correct responses, is a reflection of:

(A). Herbart’s Five Steps

(B). Lock’s Tabula rasa

(C). Thorndike’s Law of Effect

(D). Thorndike’s Law of Exercise

Correct Answer: C

67. The aim of education should be—

(A). To develop vocational skills in the students

(B). To develop social awareness in the students

(C). To prepare the students for examination

(D). To prepare the students for practical life

Correct Answer: D

68. According to Piaget, the ability to think logically about abstract propositions is indicative of the stage of

(A). Preoperational thought

(B). Concrete operations

(C). Formal operations

(D). Sensorimotor intelligence

Correct Answer: C

69. The psychometric approach to intelligence assumes that intelligence is

(A). Quantifiable, but not measurable

(B). Quantifiable and measurable

(C). Not quantifiable and not measurable

(D). Not quantifiable, but measurable

Correct Answer: B

70. If a student does not like your method of teaching, what will be your attitude towards him?

(A). Ignore him

(B). Try to win him over

(C). Change my method of teaching

(D). Ask him to leave the class

Correct Answer: B

71. The best method of checking student’s homework is—

(A). To assign it to intelligent students of the class

(B). To check the answers in the class in group manner

(C). To check them with the help of specimen answer

(D). To check by the teacher himself in a regular way

Correct Answer: D

72. The first intelligence test was developed by

(A). Sir Francis Galton

(B). Howard Gardner

(C). Charles Spearman

(D). Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon

Correct Answer: D

73. Which of the following is predominantly a heredity related factor ?

(A). Attitude towards peer group

(B). Thinking pattern

(C). Colour of the eyes

(D). Participation in social activities

Correct Answer: C

74. A time bound testing programme for a students should be implemented so that—

(A). The progress of the students should be informed to their parents

(B). A regular practice can be carried out

(C). The students can be trained for final examinations

(D). The remedial programme can be adopted on the basis of the feedback from the results

Correct Answer: D

75. Teachers are advised to involve their learners in group activities because, besides facilitating learning, they also help in

(A). Value conflicts

(B). Aggression

(C). Anxiety

(D). Socialization

Correct Answer: D

76. Eight-year-old Kavita has a mental age of ten. What is her intelligence quotient?

(A). 125

(B). 100

(C). 80

(D). Cannot determine from the information provided

Correct Answer: A

77. At the stage of ……………………………… the child’s capacity for thinking has developed to the extent that he can reason apart from concrete situations.

(A). Concrete operations

(B). Pre-operational

(C). Formal operations

(D). None of the above

Correct Answer: B

78. if a child asks a ridiculous question in the classroom, what will be your reaction?

(A). Make fun of him

(B). Shout at him

(C). Try to explain the ridiculous nature of the question

(D). Expel him from the class

Correct Answer: C

79. The idea of Basic Education is propounded by—

(A). Dr. Zakir Husain

(B). Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(C). Mahatma Gandhi

(D). Rabindranath Tagore

Correct Answer: C

80. The stage of cognitive development, according to Piaget, in which a child displays

'object permanence' is

(A). Sensorimotor stage

(B). Pre-operation stage

(C). Concrete operational stage

(D). Formal operational stage

Correct Answer: B

81. ______ is considered "average" IQ.

(A). 50

(B). 100

(C). 150

(D). 200

Correct Answer: B

82. A student is aggressive in his behaviour towards his peer group and does not conform to the norms of the school. This student needs help in

(A). Cognitive domain

(B). Psychomotor domain

(C). Affective domain

(D). Higher order thinking skills

Correct Answer: C

83. The most important indicator of quality of education in a school is—

(A). Infrastructural facilities of a school

(B). Classroom system

(C). Text-books and Teaching-learning material

(D). Student Achievement level

Correct Answer: D

84. Most intelligence tests today reflect a(n) ______ view of intelligence.

(A). Multidimensional

(B). Non-standardized

(C). Unitary

(D). All of the above

Correct Answer: A

85. Ability to recognize and classify all varieties of animals, minerals and plants, according to multiple intelligences theory, is called

(A). Linguistic intelligence

(B). Spatial intelligence

(C). Logico-mathematical intelligence

(D). Naturalist intelligence

Correct Answer: D

86. The best remedy of the student’s problems related with learning is—

(A). Suggestion for hard work

(B). Supervised study in Library

(C). Suggestion for private tuition

(D). Diagnostic teaching

Correct Answer: D

87. You overhear children criticizing you. How will you react?

(A). Leave them alone

(B). Indulge introspection

(C). Punish them

(D). Report to their parents

Correct Answer: B

88. The best argument for group intelligence test is that it

(A). Treats all the children equally

(B). Provides the teacher with diagnostic information

(C). Is less tension – producing than an individual test

(D). Is the least expensive method to determine the IQ

Correct Answer: D

89. Science and Art exhibitions, music and dance shows and bringing out school magazines, are meant to

(A). establish a name for the school

(B). satisfy the parents

(C). provide a creative channel for learners

(D). train students from various professions

Correct Answer: C

90. Who proposed the theory of multiple intelligences?

(A). Howard Gardner

(B). Robert Sternberg

(C). David Wechsler

(D). Alfred Binet

Correct Answer: A

91. The least justifiable use of the results of a standardized reading test is to

(A). Evaluate the reading instruction programmer

(B). Serve as a basis for report card marks

(C). Serve as a basis for parent conference

(D). Serve as a basis for making groups in the class

Correct Answer: B

92. Children from poor homes but small family size still have the chance to get better environment for growth because they are likely to face less than children from poor homes but large family size.

(A). Sanitary conditions

(B). Happy parents

(C). Peaceful conditions

(D). Impoverished conditions

Correct Answer: A

93. Dynamic testing is based on ______'s view of the dynamic nature of learning.

(A). Piaget

(B). Gardner

(C). Sternberg

(D). Vygotsky

Correct Answer: D

94. You don’t have any knowledge of a particular topic asked by a child. How will you react?

(A). Satisfy him with a wrong reply

(B). Acknowledge my ignorance

(C). Snub the child for asking a wrong question

(D). Try to put off the child’s question

Correct Answer: B

95. The evaluation of personality is best made through the use of a/an

(A). Inventory test

(B). Preference test

(C). Survey test

(D). Projective test

Correct Answer: D

96. Mental retardation is indicated by

(A). An IQ score of 70 or less

(B). A deficiency in age-appropriate adaptive behavior occurring before age 18

(C). Both a and b

(D). Neither a nor b

Correct Answer: C

97. Stranger anxiety develops soon after:

(A). The concept of conservation

(B). Egocentrism

(C). A theory of mind

(D). The concept of object permanence

Correct Answer: D

98. The educator, who promoted the idea of five formal steps in learning, was

(A). Rousseau

(B). Comenius

(C). Pestalozzi

(D). Herbart

Correct Answer: D

99. When previous learning makes no difference at all to the learning in a new situation, it is called

(A). Positive transfer of learning

(B). Negative transfer of learning

(C). Zero transfer of learning

(D). absolute transfer of learning

Correct Answer: C

100. According to Piaget, ______ is how the child handles new information that seems to conflict with what s/he already knows.

(A). Adaptation

(B). Organization

(C). Conservation

(D). Equilibration

Correct Answer: A

101. Which theorist would suggest that people gradually develop their own moral code as they reach higher levels of thinking?

(A). Piaget

(B). Kohlberg

(C). Both Piaget and Kohlberg

(D). Neither Piaget and Kohlberg

Correct Answer: C

102. At the stage of formal operations, the child-

(A). Has learned to symbolize and attach labels to something in his environment

(B). Reasons in terms of the dominant per-ceptual experience

(C). Can draw valid conclusions from the experiments in a practical way

(D). Has mastered many of the processes required in solving problems where there are concrete materials

Correct Answer: C

103. The first intelligence test was designed by Binet and Simon to

(A). Identify gifted children who might excel given the right opportunities

(B). Identify children who were unable to learn in a traditional classroom setting.

(C). Inhibit teachers' prejudices against children who were from privileged backgrounds.

(D). Complete the research for their doctoral thesis.

Correct Answer: B

104. Teachers should study the errors of their students as they often indicate the

(A). extent of their knowledge

(B). remedial strategies needed

(C). pathways for ability grouping

(D). need for differentiated curriculum

Correct Answer: B

105. A lesson, in which examples are given first and then, students are told to delineate a general rule or principle, is known as a/an

(A). Deductive lesson

(B). Inductive lesson

(C). Knowledge lessons

(D). Developing lesson

Correct Answer: B

106. Before Piaget, people were more likely to believe that:

(A). The child’s mind is a miniature model of the adult’s

(B). Children think about the world in radically different ways from adults

(C). The child’s mind develops through a series of stages

(D). Children interpret their experiences in terms of their current understandings

Correct Answer: A

107. A characteristic of gifted children is

(A). Multiple intelligences.

(B). Being labeled a "nerd".

(C). Efficiency of cognitive processing.

(D). Low self-esteem.

Correct Answer: C

108. What will be your attitude towards the bullies of your class?

(A). Keep them under check

(B). Ask the principal to expel them

(C). Try to appease them

(D). Snub them from time to time

Correct Answer: A

109. The psychometric approach to intelligence

(A). Focuses on intellectual changes that shape the organization of adolescent intelligence.

(B). Ignores individual differences and emphasizes the dynamic nature of intelligence.

(C). Is not concerned with predicting intelligence at a later point in development.

(D). Focuses on individual differences and seeks to measure them.

Correct Answer: D

110. A good textbook avoids

(A). gender bias

(B). gender sensitivity

(C). gender equality

(D). social responsibility

Correct Answer: A

111. Gifted individuals

(A). Have above average intelligence.

(B). Have a superior talent.

(C). Have academic aptitude.

(D). All of the above are correct.

Correct Answer: D

112. Which of the following activities do you think is the best for the development of the mind of a child?

(A). Debates

(B). Acting in drams

(C). Singing

(D). Dancing

Correct Answer: A

113. Primary purposes of intelligence testing include ________.

(A). Predicting academic performance.

(B). Predicting performance on the job.

(C). Assessing general adjustment and health.

(D). All of the above.

Correct Answer: D

114. An IQ score above _______ signals intellectual giftedness.

(A). 125

(B). 130

(C). 135

(D). 140

Correct Answer: B

115. Inclusive education refers to a school education system that

(A). includes children with disability

(B). includes children regardless of physical, intellectual, social, linguistic or other differently abled conditions

(C). encourages education of children with special needs through exclusive schools

(D). emphasizes the need to promote the education of the girl child only

Correct Answer: B

116. According to the Dalton Scheme of education; which one of the following is dominant?

(A). The teacher

(B). The contract

(C). The student

(D). Guidance

Correct Answer: C

117. Which is the correct sequence of stages in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?

(A). Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational

(B). Sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational

(C). Preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational

(D). Preoperational, sensorimotor, formal operational, concrete operational

Correct Answer: A

118. Who is known as the father of educational psychology?

(A). Pestology

(B). Devy

(C). Herbart

(D). Spencer

Correct Answer: C

119. Gifted students will realize their potential when

(A). they are segregated from other students

(B). they attend private coaching classes

(C). they are tested frequently

(D). they learn with other students

Correct Answer: D

120. A critical factor in reducing the dropout rate involves

(A). Improving the connection between schooling and home.

(B). A significant increase in the amount of money the government is willing to spend on education.

(C). Ending racial inequality in the classroom.

(D). Increasing the length of the school hours.

Correct Answer: A

121. You are asked to organise a picnic. Which one of the following will be your first step?

(A). Selecting the spot to be visited

(B). Collecting money form the students

(C). Arranging transport

(D). Getting approval of the parents

Correct Answer: A

122. “At least one – third of learning that will determine later levels of school achievement has already taken place by the age of six. “This is a statement most closely associated with the writings of

(A). Benjamin Bloom

(B). Martin Mayer

(C). Fritz Redl

(D). Nathan Glazer

Correct Answer: A

123. In your opinion, a successful teacher is one, who

(A). Gives home work regularly

(B). Gives good marks in examinations

(C). Takes keen interest in the progress of students

(D). Comes to school on time

Correct Answer: C

124. Sports, according to you

(A). Should be a part of education

(B). Should be more important than education

(C). Generally diverts the attention of the students

(D). Should be a individual’s affair.

Correct Answer: B

125. Perhaps the best way to view gender typing is as

(A). An ongoing and changing process throughout development.

(B). An activity of childhood, once established, always the same.

(C). An activity of adolescence and early adulthood.

(D). An insignificant event that has little relevance to most individuals.

Correct Answer: A

126. In your class, a student is not able to answer a question due to fear even if he knows it. You will

(A). Tell him the answer

(B). Try to find the basic reasons of his fear

(C). Tell him time and again to answer the question

(D). Ask for an answer from another student

Correct Answer: B

127. In ………………………………. Stage, the child is beginning to understand the operations of classification, relations, numbers, temporal and spatial order.

(A). Pre-operational

(B). Concrete operations

(C). Format operations

(D). Pre-conceptual

Correct Answer: B

128. According to Kohlberg's cognitive theory of the development of gender typing, children's differentiation of gender roles occurs before

(A). Stereotyping.

(B). Gender identification.

(C). A gender schema develops

(D). Completion of the Oedipus complex

Correct Answer: B

129. Insecurely attached infants who are left by their mothers in an unfamiliar setting often will:

(A). Hold fast to their mothers on their return

(B). Explore the new surroundings confidently

(C). Be indifferent toward their mothers on their return

(D). Display little emotion at any time

Correct Answer: C

130. Which of the following sex differences has been observed in the way parents treat their children?

(A). Girls are encouraged equally as boys to be independent and achieve.

(B). Girls are allowed to run errands and engage in venturesome activities at the same time as boys.

(C). Parents tend to be more apprehensive about their sons as opposed to daughters.

(D). Boys are more likely to be left unsupervised after school in comparison to girls.

Correct Answer: D

131. According to Kohlberg, ____ is achieved between the ages of _____ years.

(A). Gender identity; 4 -5

(B). Gender constancy; 4 - 5

(C). Gender constancy; 2 - 3

(D). Gender identity; 2 -3

Correct Answer: D

132. Margo is teaching Tom to play a new composition for the piano. Initially, Margo must provide each explanation, many hints, and several demonstrations. As Tom practices, Margo's instruction is reduced. Gradually, Tom learns to perform the composition well all by himself. This is an example of Lev Vygotsky's concept of

(A). Assimilation.

(B). Wisdom.

(C). Apprenticeship training.

(D). Zone of proximal development.

Correct Answer: D

133. Creative writing should be an activity planned for

(A). Only those children reading on grade–I level

(B). Only those children who can spell and who can write cohesive sentences

(C). Only those children who want to write for the class newspaper

(D). All children

Correct Answer: D

134. Lesson planning should be guided primary by the consideration of

(A). Meeting the needs of the average child in the class

(B). Creating a happy classroom environment

(C). The curriculum goals

(D). Providing pupils with work

Correct Answer: C

135. …………………… is interpreting one’s own experience in terms of one’s existing schemes.

(A). Accommodation

(B). Cognition

(C). Sensation

(D). Assimilation

Correct Answer: D

136. Most of the behavioral traits that interest psychologists are –

(A). Polygenic

(B). Unrelated to each other

(C). Unrelated to genes

(D). Phonotypical only

Correct Answer: C

137. Stranger anxiety develops soon after:

(A). The concept of conservation

(B). Egocentrism

(C). A theory of mind

(D). The concept of object permanence

Correct Answer: D

138. All of the following advanced principles of child development that are closely allied to the stimulus response learning theory, except

(A). Pavilov

(B). J B Waston

(C). Hull

(D). Gesell

Correct Answer: D

139. Frobel’s most important contribution to education was his development of the

(A). Vocational school

(B). Public high school

(C). Kindergarten

(D). Latin School

Correct Answer: C

140. Which of the following is a domain of learning?

(A). Experiential

(B). Affective

(C). Spiritual

(D). Professional

Correct Answer: B

141. The students of first standard are making a noise. In order to calm them down, you will

(A). Scold them

(B). Tell them to go to the playground and play

(C). Tell them a story

(D). Do nothing

Correct Answer: C

142. If some students are not in a mood to study in the class, you will

(A). Force them to study

(B). Tell those students to leave the class and enjoy

(C). Warn them that they must study else you will report the matter to the Principal

(D). Tell them some interesting things related to their interests or your own subject

Correct Answer: D

143. You have been told to accommodate two mentally retarded children in your class. You will

(A). Refuse to accept them as your students

(B). Tell the Principal to accommodate them in another class that is exclusively meant for mentally retarded children

(C). Learn techniques to teach such students and accept them as a part of your class

(D). None of These

Correct Answer: C

144. Which of the following is an incorrect stage theory pairing?

(A). Piaget – cognitive

(B). Kohlberg – physiological

(C). Freud – psychosexual

(D). Erikson – psychosocial

Correct Answer: C

145. Piaget claimed that all of the following are true of his stages of cognitive development EXCEPT:

(A). All children progress through the various stages at exactly the same age.

(B). All children throughout the world pass through the stages in the same order.

(C). All normal children reach the stage of concrete operations.

(D). The changes from stage to stage can sometimes be very abrupt.

Correct Answer: A

146. The teacher introduces a problem-solving lesson with a good motivation and then asks for proposed solutions. No suggestions are forthcoming. The teacher is best advised to

(A). Repeat the motivation until children respond

(B). Tell the student to read their text

(C). Show an interesting filmstrip

(D). Stimulate pupil thought by advancing a few personal proposals

Correct Answer: D

147. To maintain interest among students in class, a teacher should-

(A). use blackboard

(B). discuss

(C). tell stories

(D). ask question

Correct Answer: D

148. Why is the parents-Teachers Association considered to be important?

(A). This helps the school function properly

(B). This helps in understanding students in a better way

(C). This helps in solving the students’ problem

(D). This helps the teachers and parents coming closer

Correct Answer: B

149. A teacher can develop social values among students by-

(A). telling them about great people

(B). developing sense of discipline

(C). behaving ideally

(D). telling them good stories

Correct Answer: C

150. Family is a means of—

(A). Informal education

(B). Formal education

(C). Non-formal education

(D). Distance education

Correct Answer: A