30 Child Development and Pedagogy Multiple Choice Questions Set I

Check some important multiple choice questions (MCQs) on Child Development and Pedagogy Set I Section. Child Development and Pedagogy are one of the important sections of the CTET Examination. I hope everyone will like the following questions and answers.

Child Development and Pedagogy MCQs Questions

1. The word ‘ancestry’ means—
(A) dynasty
(B) family
(C) line of forefathers
(D) aristocracy

2. ‘Students need to brainstorm ideas, organize them, draft, edit and revise their work,’ is a ‘process’ which reflects—
(A) Listening skills
(B) Speaking skills
(C) Reading skills
(D) Writing skills

3. Teachers help learners ‘construct’ their knowledge in English by—
(A) giving the learners a lot of assignments and projects that will lead to much practice
(B) correcting every mistake a learner makes and giving the relevant rule of grammar as immediate feedback
(C) giving extensive language drills in which learners practice language items mechanically
(D) enabling them to see the relationship between their prior knowledge and the new knowledge

4. Success in developing values is mainly dependent upon—
(A) Government
(B) society
(C) family
(D) teacher

5. One of the students of a class hardly talks in the class. How would you encourage him to express himself?
(A) By organizing discussions
(B) By encouraging children to take part in classroom activities
(C) By organizing educational games/programs in which children feel like speaking
(D) By giving good marks to those who express themselves well

6. The best methodology of teaching grammar is—
(A) direct method
(B) indirect method
(C) both (A) and (B)
(D) practical exercise

7. Communicative language teaching is concerned with—
(A) enhancing the writing skills
(B) improving receptive and productive skills
(C) encouraging group discussions
(D) improving vocabulary

8. The curriculum should ideally—
(A) connect knowledge to life outside the school
(B) do away with assessment and evaluation
(C) provide overall development of children
(D) address social needs

9. The disadvantage of a performance test is that—
(A) it is useful for older children
(B) it is useful for those with language handicap
(C) it fails to test concept formation
(D) it has clinical significance

10. Enquiry bared teaching—
(A) encourages quiet learners
(B) does not encourage creative activity
(C) encourages the creative activity of the learners
(D) makes the learners disinterested in the class

11. Noise in the classroom indicates—
(A) indiscipline of the learners
(B) the incompetence of the teacher
(C) constructive activities of the learners
(D) disinterested learners

12. A poem can be best taught by—
(A) making the students recite it
(B) oral language drill
(C) recitation and then an explanation
(D) group discussion

13. In pedagogy, what is meant by ‘acquisition’?
(A) going through the process of learning
(B) acquiring all the language skills
(C) acquiring proper notes for examination
(D) securing high marks in the examination

14. In speaking a language the role of grammar is—
(A) not at all important
(B) most important
(C) liberal
(D) none of these

15. Remedial teaching is needed—
(A) At the beginning of the course
(B) in the middle of the course
(C) at the end of the course
(D) a day before the final examination

16. In a well equipped Language Laboratory a student can—
(A) hear the tape distinctly
(B) stop, rewind and play the tape at any time
(C) work at his own pace
(D) compare responses with classmates

17. A project work does not test—
(A) creativity
(B) adaptability
(C) memory
(D) writing skill

18. Mixed-ability group of learners means—
(A) learners coming from different levels of the society
(B) learners coming from different part of the state
(C) learners with different cognitive levels
(D) learners coming from different cultures

19. In the context of teaching a ‘large class’ means—
(A) a big classroom
(B) a class with many students
(C) a class where all the students of the school assemble
(D) none of these

20. The best way to improve upon the vocabulary of a student is—
(A) making him use the dictionary
(B) aptitude test
(C) encouraging him to read more books
(D) using a word bank

Child Development and Pedagogy MCQs Answers