Previous year Pedagogy Questions for CTET Aspirants Paper 2
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Pedagogy plays a crucial role in the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), as it evaluates a candidate's understanding of the principles and methods of teaching. For aspiring teachers, mastering pedagogy is essential to foster effective learning in classrooms and to meet the diverse needs of students.
This section focuses on providing well-curated previous year questions on pedagogy, which will help you understand the pattern, types, and difficulty level of questions asked in CTET. By practicing these questions, you will gain insights into key topics such as child development, learning theories, classroom management, and assessment techniques.
Use this resource to identify your strengths, work on weak areas, and boost your confidence to excel in the pedagogy section of CTET. Let’s embark on this learning journey to become a skilled and competent educator.
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1. Which of the following questions promotes critical and creative thinking in children ?
(1) Which can be the best way to save water
and why ?
(2) Where does water come from in your
city ?
(3) How many states and how many capitals are there in your country ?
(4) What is the name of your country and its geographical location on the map ?
Answer: 1
2. What is the role of evidence in critical
thinking ?
(1) Evidence should be evaluated in a logical and systematic way.
(2) Evidence should be accepted without
analysis.
(3) Evidence is irrelevant to critical thinking.
(4) Evidence should be ignored in favour of
personal opinion.
Answer: 1
3. What does inclusive education entail ?
(1) Standard curriculum for all learners
(2) Segregation and categorisation of
students on the basis of their abilities
(3) Provisioning of only vocational education to learners with special needs
(4) Flexibility in the curriculum as a result of recognition of individual differences
Answer: 4
4. Read the following statements and choose the correct option :
Assertion (A) :Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky differ in their perspective on the influence of language on cognitive development in children.
Reason (R) :In discovery learning, teacher provides opportunities and students derive information for themselves.
(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
Answer: 2
5. Which of the following set correctly mentions the characteristics on which students who are gifted typically differ from other students in the class ?
A. Advanced depth of understanding
B. Fast pace of learning
C. Higher dependence on others for
understanding
D. Rapid physical development
Choose the correct option :
(1) A, B and C
(2) B and C
(3) B, C and D
(4) A and B
Answer: 4
6. Which of the following statements is correct in the context of hearing impairment ?
(1) Hearing impairment can affect a child’s
ability to communicate effectively.
(2) All children with hearing impairment
need to use ‘sign language’ to
communicate.
(3) Hearing impairment of a child can be
reliably tested by making loud noises
near the child.
(4) Hearing impairment is always due to a
physical problem with the ear.
Answer: 1
7. In the context of inclusion, curriculum
learning expectations are the same in ______ , while in ________, they are different.
(1) enrichment; acceleration
(2) modification; accommodation
(3) acceleration; enrichment
(4) accommodation; modification
Answer: 4
8. According to constructivist theorists, which of the following statements would not be correct ?
(1) Knowledge is subjective.
(2) Learners construct knowledge in their
social and cultural context.
(3) Learners need to be extrinsically
motivated to ensure effective learning.
(4) Knowledge is pluralistic and multiple.
Answer: 3
9. Which of the following is an example of
intrinsic motivation ?
(1) Completing the project to impress the
teacher
(2) Playing a musical instrument for
personal enjoyment
(3) Studying to avoid being scolded
(4) Participating in a competition for the
prize money
Answer: 2
10. Read the following statements and choose the correct option :
Assertion (A) :
Teachers should work hard to break down
students’ stereotypes of particular ethnic
groups.
Reason (R) :
A key educational objective is to enable
students to engage in critical self-reflection.
(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
Answer: 4
11. What is the difference between mastery goals and performance goals ?
(1) Mastery goals are focused on avoiding
failure, while performance goals are
focused on gaining approval and
recognition from others.
(2) Mastery goals are focused on improving
one’s own skills and understanding of a
task, while performance goals are focused
on achieving a high grade or receiving
external rewards.
(3) Mastery goals are focused on gaining
approval from others, while performance
goals are focused on avoiding failure.
(4) Mastery goals are focused on achieving a certain level of performance for
competing with others, while
performance goals are focused on
improving one’s own skills and
understanding of a task.
Answer: 2
12. Sibling relationships :
(1) are different than relationships with
parents and peers and play an important
role in socialization throughout
childhood.
(2) are similar to relationships with parents
and peers and play an important role in
socialization throughout childhood.
(3) play an important role only during early
childhood.
(4) do not have much role in socialization.
Answer: 1
13. Read the following statements and choose the correct option :
Assertion (A) :
Considerable variations exist in
developmental rates among children.
Reason (R) :
Developmental differences are an inevitable
result of complex interaction of genetic and
experiential variations.
(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
Answer: 4
14. Which principle of development is illustrated in the following statement ?
“Children who are deprived of a conducive
environment for learning language in their
early years have some difficulty in picking
language later in life.”
(1) Development of language is totally
dependent on genetics.
(2) Language and cognition are complexly
interrelated.
(3) Development is disorderly and
unpredictable.
(4) There is a sensitive period of language
development.
Answer: 4
15. Students struggling with ‘dyslexia’ can be taught to read :
(1) by encouraging them to study in multiple distractions.
(2) by providing higher grade level reading
texts.
(3) through use of strict punishment to
ensure corrective reading.
(4) through systemic phonological training.
Answer : 4
16. The underlying principle of
‘understanding-based teaching’ is the belief
that :
(1) learners’ abilities and needs are diverse
which cannot be catered to without
focusing on standard instructions.
(2) learners are passive recipients and the
teacher has the ‘right’ knowledge.
(3) learners can construct knowledge when
provided with a facilitative environment
to do so.
(4) learners know little and teaching involves
transmission of facts to students.
Answer: 3
17. How can a teacher help Aman who is
struggling with complex problems develop
problem-solving skills ?
(1) Encourage him to brainstorm and
generate ideas
(2) Tell him to give up on the problem
(3) Discourage him from experimenting and taking risks
(4) Provide him with the answers
Answer: 1
18. A conducive classroom environment for
learning in middle classes centres around
_________.
(1) fear of punishment and embarrassment
(2) co-operative learning
(3) competitive ethos
(4) conditioning and reinforcement
Answer: 2
19. Lev Vygotsky believed that development :
(1) is discontinuous in nature.
(2) is an unfolding of genetic programming.
(3) results directly from maturation.
(4) results directly from social interaction.
Answer: 4
20. According to Piaget, the four qualitatively
different stages :
(1) vary vastly across the various cultures in
the world.
(2) illustrate that children’s minds are
miniature adult minds.
(3) are dependent upon the genetic codes of
the children.
(4) represent universal patterns of
development of children.
Answer: 4
21. Which of the following is a limitation of
Piaget’s theory of cognitive development ?
(1) It overemphasizes the role of language in cognitive development.
(2) It does not account for individual
differences in cognitive development.
(3) It does not account for the role of
biological factors in cognitive
development.
(4) It does not account for the influence of
culture and social factors on cognitive
development.
Answer: 4
22. Read the following statements and choose the correct option :
Assertion (A) :
Every year Lata, a Class VII teacher invites a female maths professor and a male nurse to her class to discuss careers in these fields.
Reason (R) :
Gender differences are innate and not
acquired through society.
(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
Answer: 1
23. In a progressive classroom, the students :
A. do not ask many questions.
B. ask questions to the teacher.
C. ask questions to each other.
D. ask themselves questions.
Choose the correct option :
(1) B and D
(2) B and C
(3) B, C and D
(4) A
Answer: 3
24. Expectations associated with being male or female are referred to as __________ and these are learned ___________ .
(1) gender roles; throughout childhood and
into adulthood
(2) gender constancy; initially during
adolescence
(3) gender stereotypes; only during middle
childhood
(4) gender bias; mainly during early
childhood
Answer : 1
25. Which of the following views about
intelligence supports the respectful
consideration of diversity among learners ?
(1) Intelligence is not influenced by
environmental factors.
(2) Intelligence is not influenced by genetic
factors.
(3) IQ tests are the only measure of
intelligence.
(4) Intelligence is multidimensional and can change over time.
Answer: 4
26. Who among the following critiqued the concept of ‘general’ intelligence and proposed an alternative theory of intelligence ?
(1) Jean Piaget
(2) Howard Gardner
(3) Lev Vygotsky
(4) Charles Spearman
Answer: 2
27. Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory has been
critiqued by Carol Gilligan for :
(1) ignoring gender differences in moral
reasoning.
(2) not applying quantitative methods of
analysis.
(3) presenting a stage-theory of moral
development.
(4) collecting data by means of real-life
situations.
Answer: 1
28. A teacher wants to help her students develop metacognitive skills. Which of the following strategies would be most effective ?
(1) Providing frequent grades and feedback
to motivate students
(2) Encouraging students to reflect on their
own learning and evaluate their progress
(3) Assigning texts to students to memorize
and encouraging them to repeat
information from the textbook
(4) Providing students with detailed and
prescriptive instructions for all learning
tasks
Answer: 2
29. Read the following statements and choose the correct option :
Assertion (A) :
Teachers should ask students to identify their
own examples and non-examples of the
concept for strengthening the concept.
Reason (R) :
Thinking of examples leads to strengthening
of the concept while non-examples tend to
confuse the students.
(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
Answer: 1
30 General principles of learning suggest that students learn better if a teacher :
(1) first introduces the concept in its
symbolic form and then moves to its
physical form.
(2) first discusses what is not known to the
student and then comes to what the
student already knows.
(3) first introduces the concept overall and
then moves on to the intricacies of it.
(4) first discusses the concepts in terms of
logic and reason and then grants
opportunity to verify the ideas.
Answer: 3
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