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?

Doing the same motor action repeatedly

An IQ below 50

Difficulty in reading fluently and reversing words

Bullying other children and engaging in aggressive acts

Question 1 of 25

2. 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.

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

Girls are not encouraged to take up maths and science.

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

Growth of intelligence

Distribution of differences

Intelligence and racial differences

Question 3 of 25

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

Sensor motor stage

Concrete operational stage

Formal operational stage

Pre – operational

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

Linguistic intelligence

Naturalist intelligence

spatial called

Question 5 of 25

6. Dyslexia students will realize their potential when

speaking

speaking and hearing

reading

hearing

Question 6 of 25

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

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

Socio-cultural context of her students

Standardization of the assessment tool

Reliability and validity of her assessment tool

Question 7 of 25

8. 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

Cognitive domain

Higher order thinking skills

Question 8 of 25

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

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

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

Question 9 of 25

10. 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

learner autonomy

correlation and transfer of knowledge

reinforcement

Question 10 of 25

11. Inclusive education refers to a school education system that

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

includes children with disability

Question 11 of 25

12. 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.

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.

children are born with certain capabilities and deficits.

Question 12 of 25

13. 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 tangible rewards for solving problems

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

Question 13 of 25

14. Gifted students will realize their potential when

they attend private coaching classes

they are segregated from other students

they learn with other students

they are tested frequently

Question 14 of 25

15. Socialization is a process of

acquiring values, beliefs and expectations.

assimilation and accommodation.

learning to critique the culture of a society.

socializing with friends.

Question 15 of 25

16. A good text – book avoids

gender bias

gender equality

gender sensitivity

social responsibility

Question 16 of 25

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

Development is synonymous with learning.

Development is independent of learning.

Learning and development are parallel processes.

Development process lags behind the learning process.

Question 17 of 25

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

processes of adaptation.

changing their behaviour when offered appropriate rewards.

scaffolding provided by more able members of the society.

memorizing information by paying due attention.

Question 18 of 25

19. Development starts from

pre – natal stage

the stage of infancy

pre –childhood stage

post – childhood stage

Question 19 of 25

20. 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 participate in sports and games

the inability to communicate or share information with others

Question 20 of 25

21. 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.

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 21 of 25

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

Kohlberg did not give clear cut stages of moral development.

Kohlberg proposed a theory without any empirical basis.

Kohlberg proposed that moral reasoning is developmental.

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

Question 22 of 25

23. 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

Lack of high-level abstract reasoning

Personal fable

Irreversibility of thought

Question 23 of 25

24. Creativity is usually associated with

Convergent thinking

Modeling

Divergent thinking

Imitation

Question 24 of 25

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

not having any expectations from students

setting uniform standard of expectations

setting realistic expect expectations from students

Setting extremely high expectations form students

Question 25 of 25

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