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Section A: Child Development and Pedagogy (30)
This course is one full APTET Paper 1A mock test: 150 questions in exam order, 30 per section, each section split into subject knowledge and methodology like the real paper. Take the sections one by one, or all five in one sitting for a full rehearsal. This first section is Section A: Child Development and Pedagogy, with ICT Integration.
How to take this section
- Allow about 30 minutes for these 30 questions; for the whole paper in one sitting, allow about 150 minutes (1 minute per question), and check the official notification for the real exam duration.
- Work without notes, answer on paper first, and mark guesses with a “?”.
- Then open the answers, count your score out of 30, and note it in the score sheet in the last lesson.
| Questions | Part |
|---|---|
| 1–24 | child development and pedagogy |
| 25–30 | ICT integration |
Exam focus
Check theorists, stages and ages carefully: most errors here come from mixing up similar names (Piaget vs Vygotsky, SAMR vs TPACK).
Practice
- A child says a tall, thin glass holds more juice than a short, wide glass, though both hold the same amount. According to Piaget, the child is in the:
- (A) sensorimotor stage
- (B) pre-operational stage
- (C) concrete operational stage
- (D) formal operational stage
- The gap between what a child can do alone and what the child can do with help is called the:
- (A) schema
- (B) equilibration
- (C) zone of proximal development
- (D) object permanence
- A child who obeys rules only to avoid punishment is, according to Kohlberg, at the:
- (A) pre-conventional level
- (B) conventional level
- (C) post-conventional level
- (D) formal operational level
- Erikson’s psychosocial stage for children of about 6 to 12 years is:
- (A) trust vs mistrust
- (B) autonomy vs shame and doubt
- (C) identity vs role confusion
- (D) industry vs inferiority
- Development that proceeds from the head towards the feet follows the:
- (A) proximodistal principle
- (B) cephalocaudal principle
- (C) principle of individual differences
- (D) principle of spiral development
- Compared with development, growth is:
- (A) qualitative
- (B) lifelong and unending
- (C) quantitative and measurable
- (D) unaffected by the environment
- A child is praised each time she completes her homework, and she completes it more often. This is an example of:
- (A) positive reinforcement
- (B) negative reinforcement
- (C) punishment
- (D) extinction
- Insight learning was demonstrated through experiments with:
- (A) dogs, by Pavlov
- (B) rats, by Skinner
- (C) cats, by Thorndike
- (D) chimpanzees, by Köhler
- Bandura’s Bobo doll experiment demonstrated:
- (A) observational learning
- (B) classical conditioning
- (C) trial-and-error learning
- (D) insight learning
- A child has a mental age of 12 years and a chronological age of 10 years. The child’s IQ is:
- (A) 83
- (B) 120
- (C) 100
- (D) 112
- The two-factor theory of intelligence (general factor g and specific factors s) was proposed by:
- (A) Thurstone
- (B) Guilford
- (C) Spearman
- (D) Gardner
- A child of normal intelligence has great difficulty in reading and recognising words. The child may have:
- (A) dyscalculia
- (B) dysgraphia
- (C) dyspraxia
- (D) dyslexia
- The idea of a “language acquisition device” was proposed by:
- (A) Noam Chomsky
- (B) B. F. Skinner
- (C) Lev Vygotsky
- (D) Jean Piaget
- Bruner’s three modes of representation are:
- (A) oral, written and visual
- (B) enactive, iconic and symbolic
- (C) sensorimotor, concrete and formal
- (D) id, ego and superego
- Under the RTE Act 2009, private unaided schools must reserve what share of entry-level seats for children from disadvantaged groups and weaker sections?
- (A) 10%
- (B) 50%
- (C) 25%
- (D) 15%
- The new school structure proposed by NEP 2020 is:
- (A) 5+3+3+4
- (B) 10+2
- (C) 8+4
- (D) 4+4+4
- Assessment carried out during teaching to improve learning is:
- (A) summative assessment
- (B) placement assessment
- (C) formative assessment
- (D) a public examination
- Inclusive education means:
- (A) sending all children with disabilities to special schools
- (B) all children, including those with disabilities, learning together in regular classrooms with support
- (C) teaching only gifted children
- (D) home schooling for all children
- The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 recognises how many types of disabilities?
- (A) 7
- (B) 14
- (C) 21
- (D) 30
- Thorndike’s law stating that a response followed by satisfaction is strengthened is the:
- (A) law of readiness
- (B) law of exercise
- (C) law of effect
- (D) law of contiguity
- Changing an existing schema to fit new information is, according to Piaget:
- (A) assimilation
- (B) accommodation
- (C) conservation
- (D) centration
- A child who understands her own feelings and strengths very well shows high:
- (A) interpersonal intelligence
- (B) naturalist intelligence
- (C) spatial intelligence
- (D) intrapersonal intelligence
- Kohlberg’s highest stage of moral reasoning is based on:
- (A) universal ethical principles
- (B) fear of punishment
- (C) approval of others
- (D) obedience to law and order
- The RTE Act 2009 provides free and compulsory education for children aged:
- (A) 6–14 years
- (B) 3–18 years
- (C) 5–15 years
- (D) 0–6 years
- Which of these is an input device?
- (A) printer
- (B) monitor
- (C) speaker
- (D) scanner
- RAM is:
- (A) volatile memory
- (B) permanent storage
- (C) an output device
- (D) application software
- The SAMR model of technology integration was proposed by:
- (A) Mishra and Koehler
- (B) Ruben Puentedura
- (C) Benjamin Bloom
- (D) Jerome Bruner
- The national helpline number for reporting cyber fraud in India is:
- (A) 1098
- (B) 108
- (C) 112
- (D) 1930
- The DIKSHA platform is mainly used for:
- (A) online payments
- (B) university degree courses only
- (C) railway ticket booking
- (D) QR-coded digital content for teachers and students
- In a Creative Commons licence, “NC” means:
- (A) no copying allowed
- (B) a new copy is required
- (C) non-commercial use only
- (D) no credit needed
Answers and explanations (tap to show)
- (B) Pre-operational children cannot yet conserve quantity; they focus on the height of the glass.
- (C) Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development is the gap that scaffolding helps a child cross.
- (A) Obedience to avoid punishment is Stage 1, at the pre-conventional level.
- (D) Primary-school children develop a sense of industry or inferiority.
- (B) Cephalocaudal means from head to tail; proximodistal means from the centre outwards.
- (C) Growth is physical and measurable (height, weight); development is qualitative and lifelong.
- (A) Adding something pleasant (praise) to strengthen behaviour is positive reinforcement.
- (D) Köhler’s chimpanzee Sultan solved problems by insight.
- (A) Children imitated the aggressive behaviour they observed in an adult model.
- (B) IQ = (MA ÷ CA) × 100 = (12 ÷ 10) × 100 = 120.
- (C) Spearman proposed g and s factors; Thurstone proposed primary mental abilities.
- (D) Dyslexia is a specific learning disability in reading.
- (A) Chomsky proposed an inborn language acquisition device.
- (B) Enactive (action), iconic (images) and symbolic (language and symbols).
- (C) The RTE Act requires 25% of entry-level seats in private unaided schools for such children.
- (A) NEP 2020 proposes a 5+3+3+4 structure.
- (C) Formative assessment happens during teaching to guide learning.
- (B) Inclusive education brings all children into regular classrooms with suitable support.
- (C) The RPwD Act, 2016 lists 21 disabilities.
- (C) The law of effect: satisfying results strengthen a response.
- (B) Accommodation changes the schema; assimilation fits new information into an existing one.
- (D) Intrapersonal intelligence is understanding oneself; interpersonal is understanding others.
- (A) Stage 6 is based on universal ethical principles.
- (A) The RTE Act covers children aged 6 to 14.
- (D) A scanner sends data into the computer; the others are output devices.
- (A) RAM loses its data when the power is switched off.
- (B) Ruben Puentedura proposed SAMR; Mishra and Koehler proposed TPACK.
- (D) 1930 is the cyber fraud helpline; 1098 is CHILDLINE.
- (D) DIKSHA offers e-content, often linked through QR codes in textbooks, and teacher training.
- (C) NC restricts use to non-commercial purposes.
Key takeaways
- Piaget’s pre-operational children lack conservation; ZPD and scaffolding are Vygotsky’s ideas.
- Kohlberg: punishment and reward (pre-conventional), approval and law (conventional), principles (post-conventional).
- Accommodation changes a schema; Thorndike’s law of effect strengthens satisfying responses.
- IQ = MA ÷ CA × 100; Spearman g and s; Gardner’s intrapersonal = understanding oneself.
- RTE: ages 6–14 and 25% seats; NEP 2020: 5+3+3+4; RPwD Act: 21 disabilities.
- SAMR = Puentedura; cyber fraud helpline 1930; Creative Commons NC = non-commercial.