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

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

An IQ below 50

Bullying other children and engaging in aggressive acts

Doing the same motor action repeatedly

Difficulty in reading fluently and reversing words

Question 1 of 25

2. Creativity is usually associated with

Convergent thinking

Imitation

Divergent thinking

Modeling

Question 2 of 25

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

the inability to read the prescribed text & book

the inability to communicate or share information with others

the inability to take examinations with other students

the inability to participate in sports and games

Question 3 of 25

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

not having any expectations from students

setting uniform standard of expectations

Setting extremely high expectations form students

setting realistic expect expectations from students

Question 4 of 25

5. According to Vygotsky, zone of proximal development is

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

zone demarking the support offered by the teacher.

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

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

Question 5 of 25

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

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

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

Question 6 of 25

7. 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

Higher order thinking skills

Cognitive domain

Psychomotor domain

Affective domain

Question 7 of 25

8. 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

Lack of high-level abstract reasoning

Personal fable

Question 8 of 25

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

changing their behaviour when offered appropriate rewards.

processes of adaptation.

memorizing information by paying due attention.

scaffolding provided by more able members of the society.

Question 9 of 25

10. Inclusive education refers to a school education system that

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

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

includes children with disability

encourages the education of children with special needs through exclusive schools

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.

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

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

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

Question 11 of 25

12. Socialization is a process of

socializing with friends.

assimilation and accommodation.

learning to critique the culture of a society.

acquiring values, beliefs and expectations.

Question 12 of 25

13. Development starts from

pre –childhood stage

post – childhood stage

pre – natal stage

the stage of infancy

Question 13 of 25

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

Formal operational stage

Concrete operational stage

Pre – operational

Sensor motor stage

Question 14 of 25

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

spatial called

Naturalist intelligence

Logicoa- mathematical intelligence

Linguistic intelligence

Question 15 of 25

16. A good text – book avoids

gender equality

social responsibility

gender bias

gender sensitivity

Question 16 of 25

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

Moral dilemma

Morality co- operation

Moral realism

Moral reasoning

Question 17 of 25

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

offer tangible rewards.

specify uniform standards of achievement for all children.

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

plan learning activities which encourage convergent thinking.

Question 18 of 25

19. 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

Growth of intelligence

Intelligence and sex differences

Intelligence and racial differences

Question 19 of 25

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

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

By giving tangible rewards for solving problems

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

Question 20 of 25

21. Dyslexia students will realize their potential when

speaking

hearing

speaking and hearing

reading

Question 21 of 25

22. 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.

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

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

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

Question 22 of 25

23. 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.

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

Girls are not encouraged to take up maths and science.

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

Question 23 of 25

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

Socio-cultural context of her students

Reliability and validity of her assessment tool

Standardization of the assessment tool

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

Question 24 of 25

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

Kohlberg did not give clear cut stages of moral development.

Kohlberg proposed that moral reasoning is developmental.

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

Kohlberg proposed a theory without any empirical basis.

Question 25 of 25

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