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

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

the inability to participate in sports and games

the inability to read the prescribed text & book

the inability to take examinations with other students

the inability to communicate or share information with others

Question 1 of 25

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

An IQ below 50

Bullying other children and engaging in aggressive acts

Difficulty in reading fluently and reversing words

Doing the same motor action repeatedly

Question 2 of 25

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

Intelligence and sex differences

Distribution of differences

Growth of intelligence

Intelligence and racial differences

Question 3 of 25

4. 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

Affective domain

Psychomotor domain

Higher order thinking skills

Cognitive domain

Question 4 of 25

5. Development starts from

the stage of infancy

pre –childhood stage

post – childhood stage

pre – natal stage

Question 5 of 25

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

Inability of hypothetico-deductive reasoning

Irreversibility of thought

Personal fable

Lack of high-level abstract reasoning

Question 6 of 25

7. Socialization is a process of

socializing with friends.

learning to critique the culture of a society.

assimilation and accommodation.

acquiring values, beliefs and expectations.

Question 7 of 25

8. Inclusive education refers to a school education system that

includes children with disability

encourages the education of children with special needs through exclusive schools

emphasizes the need to promote the education of the girl child only

includes children regardless of physical, intellectual, social, linguistic of other differently a baled conditions

Question 8 of 25

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

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

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

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

By giving tangible rewards for solving problems

Question 9 of 25

10. 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?

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

Girls are not encouraged to take up maths and science.

Many teachers use only lecture method to teach.

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

Question 10 of 25

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

children are born with certain capabilities and deficits.

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

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

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

Question 11 of 25

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

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

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

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

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

Question 12 of 25

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

spatial called

Naturalist intelligence

Linguistic intelligence

Logicoa- mathematical intelligence

Question 13 of 25

14. 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

individual differences

correlation and transfer of knowledge

learner autonomy

reinforcement

Question 14 of 25

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

Pre – operational

Concrete operational stage

Sensor motor stage

Formal operational stage

Question 15 of 25

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

Socialization

Aggression

Anxiety

Value conflicts

Question 16 of 25

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

scaffolding provided by more able members of the society.

processes of adaptation.

memorizing information by paying due attention.

changing their behaviour when offered appropriate rewards.

Question 17 of 25

18. Which one of the following assessment practices will bring out the best in students?

When students are required to reproduce facts as tested via multiple choice questions

When the marks obtained and the position securcd by the student in the class are the ultimate determinants of success

When the emphasis is laid upon positive correlation between test scores and student ability

When conceptual change and students’ alternative solutions are assessed through several different methods of assessment

Question 18 of 25

19. Gifted students will realize their potential when

they learn with other students

they are segregated from other students

they are tested frequently

they attend private coaching classes

Question 19 of 25

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

Moral reasoning

Moral dilemma

Morality co- operation

Moral realism

Question 20 of 25

21. According to Vygotsky, zone of proximal development is

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

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

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

zone demarking the support offered by the teacher.

Question 21 of 25

22. Dyslexia students will realize their potential when

speaking

speaking and hearing

hearing

reading

Question 22 of 25

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

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

Kohlberg proposed that moral reasoning is developmental.

Kohlberg proposed a theory without any empirical basis.

Kohlberg did not give clear cut stages of moral development.

Question 23 of 25

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

Development is synonymous with learning.

Development process lags behind the learning process.

Learning and development are parallel processes.

Development is independent of learning.

Question 24 of 25

25. A good text – book avoids

gender equality

gender bias

gender sensitivity

social responsibility

Question 25 of 25

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