AP DSC 2025 School Assistant (SA) Child Development and Pedagogy English Mock Test

1. Socialization is a process of

acquiring values, beliefs and expectations.

assimilation and accommodation.

socializing with friends.

learning to critique the culture of a society.

Question 1 of 25

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

Psychomotor domain

Higher order thinking skills

Cognitive domain

Affective domain

Question 2 of 25

3. Creativity is usually associated with

Divergent thinking

Modeling

Imitation

Convergent thinking

Question 3 of 25

4. According to theories of motivation, a teacher can enhance learning by

setting realistic expect expectations from students

setting uniform standard of expectations

not having any expectations from students

Setting extremely high expectations form students

Question 4 of 25

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

Logicoa- mathematical intelligence

Naturalist intelligence

spatial called

Linguistic intelligence

Question 5 of 25

6. According to Vygotsky, zone of proximal development is

zone demarking the support offered by the teacher.

what the child can do on her own which cannot be assessed.

the amount and nature of support provided to the child to achieve her potential.

the gap between what the child can do independently and with assistance.

Question 6 of 25

7. A teacher always helps her learners link the knowledge they have derived in one subject areas with the knowledge from other subject areas. This helps to promote

learner autonomy

reinforcement

individual differences

correlation and transfer of knowledge

Question 7 of 25

8. A teacher can effectively respond to the needs of children from ‘disadvantaged sections’ of society by

telling the ‘other children’ to co-operate with the ‘disadvantaged children’ and help them learn the ways of the school.

sensitizing the disadvantaged children to the norms and strictures of schools so that they can comply with those.

reflecting on the school system and herself about various ways in which biases and stereotypes surface.

ensuring that the children do not get a chance to interact with each other to minimize the chances of their being bullied.

Question 8 of 25

9. Piaget proposes that pre-operational children tire unable to conserve. He attributes this inability to which one of the following factors?

Personal fable

Lack of high-level abstract reasoning

Inability of hypothetico-deductive reasoning

Irreversibility of thought

Question 9 of 25

10. Which one of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between development and learning as proposed by Vygotsky?

Learning and development are parallel processes.

Development is synonymous with learning.

Development process lags behind the learning process.

Development is independent of learning.

Question 10 of 25

11. Failure of a child to perform well in class tests leads us to believe that

assessment is objective and can be used to clearly identify failures.

there is a need to reflect upon the syllabus, pedagogy and assessment processes.

some children are deemed to fail irrespective of how hard the system tries.

children are born with certain capabilities and deficits.

Question 11 of 25

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

Value conflicts

Aggression

Anxiety

Socialization

Question 12 of 25

13. Research has pointed out that several levels of discrimination exist in the schools. Which of these is not an example of discrimination at upper primary level?

Many teachers use only lecture method to teach.

Girls are not encouraged to take up maths and science.

Teachers have low expectations of children from lower socio-economic strata.

Dalit children are made to sit separately during mid-day meals.

Question 13 of 25

14. What is a major criticism of Kohlberg’s theory?

Kohlberg proposed that moral reasoning is developmental.

Kohlberg did not account for cultural differences in moral reasoning of men and women.

Kohlberg did not give clear cut stages of moral development.

Kohlberg proposed a theory without any empirical basis.

Question 14 of 25

15. Dyslexia students will realize their potential when

speaking

speaking and hearing

hearing

reading

Question 15 of 25

16. The major frustration that children with hearing loss face in the classroom is

the inability to participate in sports and games

the inability to communicate or share information with others

the inability to read the prescribed text & book

the inability to take examinations with other students

Question 16 of 25

17. According to Kohlberg , the thinking process involved in judgments about questions of right ans wrong is called

Morality co- operation

Moral realism

Moral reasoning

Moral dilemma

Question 17 of 25

18. he statement “Majority of the people are average, a few very bright and a few very dull “is based on the established principle of

Distribution of differences

Intelligence and sex differences

Intelligence and racial differences

Growth of intelligence

Question 18 of 25

19. A teacher in a multi-cultural classroom would ensure that the assessment considers the following :

Reliability and validity of her assessment tool

Expectations of the school administration by complying with the minimum levels of learning

Standardization of the assessment tool

Socio-cultural context of her students

Question 19 of 25

20. According to Piaget’s theory, children learn by

memorizing information by paying due attention.

scaffolding provided by more able members of the society.

processes of adaptation.

changing their behaviour when offered appropriate rewards.

Question 20 of 25

21. How can a teacher help children become better problem solvers?

By providing correct solutions to all the problems they pose to students

By giving tangible rewards for solving problems

By encouraging children to look for answers to the problems in the textbook

By giving children a variety of problems to solve and support while solving them

Question 21 of 25

22. Which of these is a characteristic of a child with learning disability?

Bullying other children and engaging in aggressive acts

Difficulty in reading fluently and reversing words

An IQ below 50

Doing the same motor action repeatedly

Question 22 of 25

23. The stage of cognitive development, according to Piaget, in which a child displays ‘objects permanence ‘is

Sensor motor stage

Formal operational stage

Concrete operational stage

Pre – operational

Question 23 of 25

24. A good text – book avoids

gender sensitivity

gender bias

gender equality

social responsibility

Question 24 of 25

25. A teacher wants to ensure that her students are motivated intrinsically. She would

plan learning activities which encourage convergent thinking.

focus on the processes of learning of individual children rather than on the final outcome.

specify uniform standards of achievement for all children.

offer tangible rewards.

Question 25 of 25

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