1) Which of the following is a characteristic of a gifted learner?

A) He can feel under stimulated and bored if the class activities are not challenging enough
B) He is highly temperamental
C) He engages in ritualistic behavior like hand flapping, rocking etc.
D) He gets aggressive and frustrated

2) A teacher can enhance effective learning in her elementary classroom by

A) drill and practice
B) encouraging competition amongst her students
C) connecting the content to the lives of the students
D) offering rewards for small steps in learning

3) Which of the following statements about children are correct?

A) Children are passive recipients of knowledge
B) Children are problem solvers.
C) Children are scientific investigators.
D) Children are active explorers of the environment.

1) B,C and D
2) A, B, C and D
3) A, B, and C
4) A, B and D

4) Which of the following is the most effective method to encourage conceptual development in students?

A) Replace the student's incorrect ideas with correct ones by asking them to memories
B) Give students multiple examples and encourage them to use reasoning
C) Use punishment till students have made the required conceptual changes
D) New concepts need to be understood on their own without any reference to the old ones

5) Primary school children will learn most effectively in an atmosphere

A) where the teacher is authoritative and clearly dictates what should be done
B) where the focus and stress are only on mastering primarily cognitive skills of reading, writing and Mathematics
C) where the teacher leads all the learning and expects students to play a passive role
D) where their emotional needs are met and they feel that they are valued

6) A child sees a crow flying past the window and says, "A bird." What does this suggest about the child's thinking?

i) The child has previously stored memories.
ii) The child has developed the concept of a 'bird'.
iv) The child has developed some tools of language to communicate her experience

A) (ii) and (iii)
B) (i),(ii) and (iii)
C) only (ii)
D) (i) and (ii)

7) What should a teacher tell her students to encourage them to do tasks with intrinsic motivation?

A) "Why can't you be like him? See he has done it perfectly"
B) "Complete the task fast and ger a toffee "
C) "Try to do it, you will learn"
D) "come on, finish it before she does"

8) How can a teacher encourage her students to be intrinsically motivate towards learning for the sake of learning?

A) By giving competitive tests
B) By supporting them in setting individual goals and their mastery
C) By offering tangible rewards such as toffees
D) By inducing anxiety and fear

9) In an elementary classroom, an effective teacher should aim at the students to be motivated

A) to rote memories so that they become good at recall
B) by using punitive measures so that they respect the teacher
C) to perform so that they get good marks in the end of the year examination
D) to learn so that they become curious and love learning for its own sake

10) Which of the following is an example of effective school practice?

A) Corporal punishment
B) Individualized learning
C) Competitive classroom
D) Constant comparative evaluation

11) The cephalocaudal principle development principle development explains how development proceeds from

A) differentiated to integrated functions
B) head to toe
C) rural to urban areas
D) general to specific functions

12) Which of the following is a sensitive period pertaining to language development?

A) Middle childhood period
B) Adulthood
C) Early childhood period
D) prenatal period

13) A 6 years old girl shows exceptional sporting ability. Both of her parents are sports persons, send her for coaching everyday and train her on weekends. Her capabilities most likely to be the result of an interaction between

A) growth and development
B) health and training
C) discipline and nutrition
D) heredity and environment

14) Which of the following are secondary agents of socialization?

A) School and neighbourhood
B) School and immediate family members
C) family and relatives
D) family and neighbourhood

15) According to Lev Vygotsky, the primary cause of cognitive development is

A) social interaction
B) adjustment of mental schemas
C) stimulus-response pairing
D) equilibration

16) In the context of Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning, under which stage would the given typical response of a child fall?

"Your parents will be proud of you if you are honest. So you should be honest."

A) Social contract orientation
B) Good girl-good boy orientation
C) Law and order orientation
D) Punishment-obedience orientation

17) According to Jean Piaget, which of the following is necessary for learning ?

A) Observing the behaviour of adults
B) Belief in immanent justice
C) Reinforcement by teachers and parents
D) Active exploration of the environment by the learner

18) According to Jean Piaget, schema building occurs as a result of modifying new information to fit existing schemes and by modifying old schemes as per new information

These two processes are known as

A) assimilation and adaptation
B) equilibration and modification
C) assimilation and accommodation
D) accommodation and adaptation

19) In a progressive classroom setup, the teacher facilitates learning by providing an environment that

A) is restrictive
B) discourages inclusion
C) encourages repetition
D) promotes discovery

20) Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligence (MI) suggests that

A) intelligence is solely determined by IQ tests
B) teachers should use MI as a framework for devising alternative ways to teach the subject matter
C) ability is destiny and does not change over a period of time
D) every child should be taught every subject in eight different ways in order to develop all of the intelligence

21) A 5 years old girl talk to herself while trying to fold a T-shirt. Which of the following statements is correct in the context of the behaviour displayed by the girl?

A) Jean Piaget would explain this as egocentric speech, while lev Vygostky would explain this as the child's attempt to regulate her actions through private speech
B) Jean Piaget would explain this as social interaction, while Lev Vygotsky would explain this as an exploration
C) Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky would explain this as the child's attempt to imitate her mother
D) Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky would explain this as egocentric nature of the child's thoughts

22) 'Gender' is a/an

A) physiological construct
B) innate quality
C) social construct
D) biological entity

23) As a teacher, who firmly believes in social constructivist theory of Lev Vygotsky, which of the following methods would you prfer for assessing your students?

A) standardised tests
B) Fact-based recall
C) Objective multiple-choice type questions
D) Collaborative projects

24) To cater to individual differences in his classroom, a teacher should

A) segregate and label children based on their marks
B) engage in a dialogue with students and value their perspectives
C) impose strict rules upon his students
D) have uniform and standard ways teaching and assessment

25) Assessment is purposeful if

A) it serves as a feedback for the students as well as the teachers
B) it is done only once at the end of the year
C) comparative evaluations are made to differentiate between the student's achievements
D) it induces fear and stress among the students

26) According to NCF, 2005, the role of a teacher has to be

A) dictatorial
B) permissive
C) facilitative
D) authoritative

27) Research suggests that in a diverse classroom, a teacher's expectations from her students .... their learning.

A) are the sole determinant of
B) should not be correlated with
C) do not have any effect on
D) have a significant impact

28) Inclusion of children with special needs

A) is detrimental to children without disabilities
B) will increase the burden on schools
C) requires a change in attitude, content and approach to teaching
D) is an unrealistic goal

29) "Having a diverse classroom with children from varied social, economic and cultural backgrounds enriches the learning experiences of all students."

This statement is
A) correct, because children learn many skills from their peers
B) correct, because it makes the classroom more hierarchical
C) incorrect, because it leads to unnecessary competition
D) incorrect, because it can confuse the children and they may feel lost

30) A child with hearing impairment

A) will not benefit from academic education only and should be given vocational training instead
B) can do very well in a regular school if suitable facilitation and resources are provided
C) will never be able to perform on a par with classmates in a regular school
D) should be sent only to a school for the hearing impaired and not to regular school