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

1. 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 emphasis is laid upon positive correlation between test scores and student ability

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

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

Question 1 of 25

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

setting realistic expect expectations from students

setting uniform standard of expectations

Setting extremely high expectations form students

not having any expectations from students

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

Distribution of differences

Intelligence and racial differences

Intelligence and sex differences

Growth of intelligence

Question 3 of 25

4. 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 4 of 25

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

Socio-cultural context of her students

Standardization of the assessment tool

Reliability and validity of her assessment tool

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

Question 5 of 25

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

Kohlberg did not give clear cut stages of moral development.

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.

Question 6 of 25

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

Personal fable

Inability of hypothetico-deductive reasoning

Lack of high-level abstract reasoning

Irreversibility of thought

Question 7 of 25

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

the inability to take examinations with other students

the inability to read the prescribed text & book

the inability to communicate or share information with others

the inability to participate in sports and games

Question 8 of 25

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

Doing the same motor action repeatedly

Bullying other children and engaging in aggressive acts

Difficulty in reading fluently and reversing words

An IQ below 50

Question 9 of 25

10. 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 10 of 25

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

Aggression

Anxiety

Socialization

Value conflicts

Question 11 of 25

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

scaffolding provided by more able members of the society.

changing their behaviour when offered appropriate rewards.

processes of adaptation.

memorizing information by paying due attention.

Question 12 of 25

13. 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

Cognitive domain

Affective domain

Higher order thinking skills

Psychomotor domain

Question 13 of 25

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

Morality co- operation

Moral reasoning

Moral realism

Moral dilemma

Question 14 of 25

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

By giving tangible rewards for solving problems

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

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

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

Question 15 of 25

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

spatial called

Logicoa- mathematical intelligence

Linguistic intelligence

Naturalist intelligence

Question 16 of 25

17. 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?

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

Girls are not encouraged to take up maths and science.

Many teachers use only lecture method to teach.

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

Question 17 of 25

18. 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.

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.

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

Question 18 of 25

19. Creativity is usually associated with

Divergent thinking

Imitation

Modeling

Convergent thinking

Question 19 of 25

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

Development is synonymous with learning.

Learning and development are parallel processes.

Development process lags behind the learning process.

Development is independent of learning.

Question 20 of 25

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

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

offer tangible rewards.

plan learning activities which encourage convergent thinking.

specify uniform standards of achievement for all children.

Question 21 of 25

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

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

children are born with certain capabilities and deficits.

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

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

Question 22 of 25

23. Which one of the following statements best describes why children should be encouraged to ask questions in the class?

Children can be made to realize that they lack intelligence by making them think of all the things they don’t know about.

Children need to practise their language skills.

Questions increase the curiosity of the children.

Questions take learning forward by interactions and lead to conceptual clarity.

Question 23 of 25

24. According to Vygotsky, zone of proximal development is

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.

zone demarking the support offered by the teacher.

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

Question 24 of 25

25. Development starts from

the stage of infancy

post – childhood stage

pre –childhood stage

pre – natal stage

Question 25 of 25

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