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CTET2011Math&Science(English)Paper
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Section1: ChildDevelopmentandPedagogy

Q1.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Acreative
learnerreferstoonewhois

A capableofscoringconsistentlygoodmarksintests

B goodatlateralthinkingandproblemsolving

C verytalentedindrawingandpainting

D highlyintelligent

Q2.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Human
developmentisbasedoncertainprinciples.Whichofthefollowingisnotaprincipleof
humandevelopment?

A GeneraltoSpecific

B Reversible

C Continuity

D Sequentiality

Q3.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.
MultilingualcharacterofIndiansocietyshouldbeseenas

A achallengetoteacher'scapacitytomotivatestudentstoleam

B afactorthatmakesschoollifeacomplexexperienceforthelearners
 C ahindranceinteachinglearningprocess

D aresourceforenrichmentofschoollife

Q4.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Every
learnerisuniquemeansthat

A Acommoncurriculumforairlearnersisnotpossible

B Itisimpossibletodevelopthepotentialoflearnersinaheterogeneousclass

C Notwolearnersarealikeintheirabilities,interestsandtalents

D Learnersdonothaveanycommonqualities,nordotheysharecommongoals

Q5.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Ateacher
wantsthegiftedchildrenofherclasstoachievetheirpotential.Whichofthefollowing
shouldshenotdotoachieveherobjective?

A Segregatethemfromtheirpeersforspecialattention

B Challengethemtoenhancetheircreativity

C Teachthemtoenjoynonacademicactivities

D Teachthemtomanagestress

Q6.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Irfan
breakstoysanddismantlesthemtoexploretheircomponents.Whatwouldyoudo?

A Encouragehisinquisitivenatureandchannelisehisenergy

B Makehimunderstandthattoysshouldnotbebroken

C NeverletManplaywithtoys

D Alwayskeepaclosewatch

Q7.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.The
statement'Menaregenerallymoreintelligentthanwomen'

A showsgenderbias
 B istruefordifferentdomainsofintelligence

C istrue

D maybetrue

Q8.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Centrally
sponsoredschemeofIntegratedEducationfordisabledchildrenaimsatproviding
educationalopportunitiestochildrenwithdisabilitiesin

A openschools

B BlindReliefAssociationschools

C regularschools

D specialschools

Q9.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Diagnosis
ofthegapsinthelearningofstudentsshouldbefollowedby

A systematicrevisionofalllessons

B reportingthefindingstolearnersandparents

C appropriateremedialmeasures

D intensivedrillandpractice

Q10.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.The
statement:'Animportantpreconditionfortheproperdevelopmentofachildisensuring
her/hishealthyphysicaldevelopment'

A istruebecausephysicaldevelopmentoccupiesthetopmostplaceinthesequence
ofdevelopment
B istruebecausephysicaldevelopmentisinterrelatedwithotherdomainsof
development
C isuntrueasphysicaldevelopmentdoesnotaffectotherdomainsofdevelopmentin
anyway
D maybeincorrectasdevelopmentvariesfromindividualtoindividual

Q11.
Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Whichof
thefollowingisnotasignofreadingdifficultyamongyounglearners?Difficultyin

A understandingwordsandideas

B spellingconsistency

C letterandwordrecognition

D readingspeedandfluency

Q12.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Helping
learnersrecapitulateorrecallwhattheyhavealreadylearntisimportantbecause

A itisaneffectivewayofrevisingoldlessons

B itenhancesthememoryoflearnerstherebystrengtheninglearning

C itisaconvenientbeginningforanyclassroominstruction

D relatingnewinformationtopriorknowledgeenhanceslearning

Q13.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Individual
learnersdifferfromeachotherin

A sequenceofdevelopment

B generalcapacityfordevelopment

C principlesofgrowthanddevelopment

D rateofdevelopment

Q14.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.'Self
regulation'oflearnersrefersto

A rulesandregulationsmadebythestudentbody

B seifdisciplineandcontrol

C theirabilitytomonitortheirownlearning

D creatingregulationsforstudentbehaviour

Q15.
Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Themost
intenseandcrucialsocializationtakesplace

A duringearlychildhood

B duringadulthood

C throughoutthelifeofaperson

D duringadolescence

Q16.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Christina
tookherclassforafieldtripandaftercomingback,shediscussedthetripwithher
students.Itmaybeconnotatedas

A LearningforAssessment

B LearningofAssessment

C AssessmentofLearning

D AssessmentforLearning

Q17.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Whichof
thefollowingstatementscannotbeconsideredasafeatureof'learning'?

A Studyofbehaviourislearning

B Unlearningisalsoapartoflearning

C Learningisaprocessthatmediatesbehaviour

D Learningissomethingthatoccursasaresultofcertainexperiences

Q18.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Theoryof
learningwhichtotallyandonlydependson'observablebehaviour'isassociated
with______theoryoflearning.

A Behaviourist

B Constructivist

C Cognitivist

D Developmental
 Q19.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.
Understandingtheprinciplesofdevelopmentofachildhelpsateacherin

A rationalizingwhythelearneroughttobetaught

B effectivelycateringtothedifferentlearningstylesoflearners

C identifyingthesocialstatusofthelearner

D identifyingtheeconomicbackgroundofthelearner

Q20.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Whichof
thefollowingstatementsistrueabout'learning'?

A Learningisnotaffectedbyemotionalfactorsatanystageoflearning.

B Learningisfundamentallyamentalactivity.

C Errorsmadebychildrenindicatethatno,learninghastakenplace.

D Learningiseffectiveinanenvironmentthatisemotionallypositiveandsatisfying
forthelearners.

Q21.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Learners
shouldnotbeencouragedto

A participateinasmanycocurricularactivitiesaspossible

B memorizealltheanswerstoquestionswhichtheteachermayask

C askasmanyquestionsaspossiblebothinsideandoutsideheclass.

D activelyinteractwithotherlearnersingroupwork.

Q22.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Whichof
thefollowingisnotanappropriatetoolforFormativeAssessment?

A Termtest

B Quizandgames

C Assignment

D Oralquestions
 Q23.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Creative
answersrequire

A openendedquestions

B ahighlydisciplinedclassroom

C directteachinganddirectquestions

D contentbasedquestions

Q24.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.According
toPiagct,duringthefirststageofdevelopment(birthtoabout2yearsage),achild
learnsbest

A bythinkinginanabstractfashion

B byapplyingnewlyacquiredknowledgeoflanguage

C byusingthesenses

D bycomprehendingneutralwords

Q25.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.
Developmentofconceptsisprimarilyapartof

A physicaldevelopment

B socialdevelopment

C emotionaldevelopment

D intellectualdevelopment

Q26.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Heredity
isconsideredasa_________socialstructure.

A dynamic

B static
 C primary

D secondary

Q27.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.
Constructivismasatheory

A emphasisesonmemorisinginformationandtestingthroughrecall

B emphasisesonthedominantroleoftheteacher

C focusesontheroleofimitation

D emphasisestheroleofthelearnerinconstructinghisownviewoftheworld

Q28.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Whichof
thefollowingdoesnotreflect'teachingforunderstanding'?

A Helpstudentsseesimilaritiesanddifferencesandgenerateanalogies

B Enablestudentstomemorizeisolatedfactsandprocedures

C Askstudentstoexplainaphenomenonoraconceptintheirownwords

D TeachstudentstoprovideexamplestoillustratehowalawWorks

Q29.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Whichof
thefollowingisnotacharacteristicfeatureofintrinsicallymotivatedchildren?

A Theydisplayahighlevelofenergywhileworking

B Theylikechallengingtasks

C Theyalwayssucceed

D Theyenjoydoingtheirwork

Q30.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption.Themain
purposeofassessmentshouldbe

A todecideifastudentshouldbepromotedtothenextclass

B todiagnoseandremedygapsinlearning
 C topointouttheerrorsofthelearners

D tomeasuretheachievementoflearners

Section2: Language1English

Q1.

Thepoetdescribeshiseyesas'tworedredundanteyes'because

A theyhavebeenaffectedbyaneyedisease

B inhismedicalconditionthepoetisimaginingthings

C hecannotseeproperlyduetothecold

D theyshowhowfuriousthepoetis

Q2.

Whatistheemotionthatthepoetdisplaysinthefirststanza?

A Jealousy

B Sympathy

C Anger

D Joy

Q3.

'Whoneverinterruptforslumber.Theirstampingelephantinerumba.'Themeaningof
theselinesisthat

A thebacilliaresoactivethattheyrefusetogotosleep

B thepoetisnotabletoconcentrateonhisworkduetotheragingcold

C thebacteriaarecontinuouslystampingtheirelephantlikefeet

D thecoldcausinggermsarecausingmuchdiscomfortandpaintothepoetwithout
anybreak

Q4.

'...itmaybiteindefence'(para3).Thisobservationimpliesthat

A humanbeingsaredefencelessagainst
 B asnakebitesahumanonlywhenitisthreatened

C asnakeisverygoodatdefendingitself

D asnakemaybiteahumanbeinginordertodefenditsprey

Q5.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption
Aninclusiveclassisthatinwhich

A studentsfromdifferentreligionsstudytogether

B bothboysandgirlsstudytogether

C differentlyabledlearnersstudywithnormalstudents

D studentsfromdifferentnationalitiesstudytogether

Q6.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption
Theterm'Comprehensive'inContinuousandComprehensiveEvaluationmeans

A academicskills

B scholasticandcoscholasticdevelopment

C scholasticdevelopment

D coscholasticdevelopment

Q7.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption
Ateacher,Amrita,usesvarioustaskssuchascreatingcharts,graphs,drawing,gathering
informationandpresentingthemthroughpairorgroupwork.Thisdifferentiated
instruction

A onlyhelpsthebrightlearners

B isthebestwaytopreparestudentsforanassessment

C helpslearnerswithmultipleintelligencestoperformwellandlearnbetter

D isawayofdemonstratingherownknowledge

Q8.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption
CommunicativeLanguageTeachingisconcernedwith
 A interpretinggrammarrulestosuittheaudience

B enhancingreceptiveandproductiveskillssuchasspeaking,listening,readingand
writing
C teachingofvocabularyandgrammarthroughrulesofspellingandlanguage

D teachinglanguagetolearnersforwrittentests

Q9.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption
Ania,whileteachingparagraphconstruction,shoulddrawattentionto

A topicsentence,supportingdetailsandconnectors

B arangeofvocabulary

C alargevarietyofideas

D originalityofideas

Q10.

Thegeneraltoneofthepoemcanbedescribedas

A whimsicalandhumorous

B sadandtragic

C satiricalandharsh

D ironicalandmocking

Q11.

Pickoutawordfromthepassage,thatmeans'havingthepowertocausedeath'.(Para
5)

A lethal

B serum

C immobilise

D voluntarily

Q12.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption
Genderstereotypesandbiasamonglearnerscanbediscouragedby
 A creatinganopenandencouragingatmosphereinamixedclass

B pressuringgirlstolearncooking

C enablingalllearnerstocookandsewirrespectiveofgender

D usingtextbookswhichdonotperpetuatesuchbeliefs

Q13.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption
.Whichofthefollowingissuitableformakingstudentsresponsiblefortheirownlearning?

A Encouragingstudentstoaskmoreandmorequestions

B Givingalotofhomework,projectworkandassignmentstoimprovelanguageskills
ofstudent
C Discouragingstudentsfrommakingdecisionsabouthowtheylearnbest

D Usingtechnologytochatandnetwork

Q14.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption
TheConstructivistApproachtolearningmeans

A helpinglearnersacquirenewvocabularybystudyingliteratureintensively

B teachingnewwordsandstructuresusingavarietyofaudiovisualaidsfollowedby
practicethroughdrill
C involvingthestudentsinavarietyofactivitiestoencouragethemtolearnnew
wordsandstructuresbyaccommodatingthemwiththosethattheyhavealreadylearnt
throughaprocessofdiscovery
D teachingrulesofgrammarandconsolidatingthroughrigorouspractice

Q15.

Storingfoodgrainsinthehouseisoneofthecausesforsnakebitesbecause

A thesmelloffoodgrainsbringsbothsnakesandotheranimalsintothehouse

B storedfoodgrainscreateconvenienthidingplacesforsnakeswithinhouses

C foodgrainsattractrats.whichinturnattractsnakes

D snakesenterhousesinsearchofstoredfoodgrains

Q16.
Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption
Usingawordbankandbrainstorminghelpstobuild

A Writingskills

B Readingcomprehension

C Vocabulary

D Ideas

Q17.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption
'ConcreteOperationalStage'referstothoselearnerswhoare

A toddlers

B adults

C adolescents

D atmiddlelevel

Q18.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption
FormativeAssessmentisassessment

A inlearning

B forlearning

C oflearning

D atlearning

Q19.

Intheinstanceofasnakebite,whatshouldwedoimmediately?

A Immobilisethebittenpartandgetantivcnoinserum

B Cutslicesuckthebittenspot

C Tietourniquets

D Eatherbalchutneys

Q20.
Accordingtotheauthor,peoplelivinginwhichpartsaremorepronetosnakebites?

A Villages

B Forests

C Crowdedcities

D Theopen

Q21.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption
Ateacherdesignsatesttofindoutthecauseofthepoorgradesofherlearnersthrough
a/an

A AchievementTest

B AptitudeTest

C DiagnosticTest

D ProficiencyTest

Q22.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption
Essaysorlongwritingtasksespeciallyonadiscursiveissueshould

A helpthemtoimprovetheirhandwriting

B helpthemdiscussthe.differentpointsofviewandjustifythemwithillustrative
points
C helpstudentsdeveloptheirliteraryskills

D helpstudentswithgrammar

Q23.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption
Whatistheskillamongtheonesgiven.belowthatcannotbetestedinaformalwritten
examination?

A Extensivereadingforpleasure

B Analysingtexts

C Readingforinformation

D Meaningofwordsandphrases
 Q24.

Whyandatwhomdoesthepoetshowhisemotion?

A Atafriend,whoishappyatthepoet'splight

B Atadoctorwhohassaidthepoetmerelyhasacold

C Atanoldmanbecausehehassneeredatthepoet

D Atadoctorforanincorrectdiagnosisofhismedicalcondition

Q25.

"Ifthesnakehasn'tinjectedenoughvenom,evenpoppinganaspirincansaveyourlife."
Thissentencecanberewrittenwithoutchangingthemeaningas

A Evenpoppinganaspirincansaveyouriife,inspiteofasnakenothavinginjected
enoughvenom.
B Aslongasyouarepoppinganaspirintosaveyourlife,thesnakewillnotinjectl
enoughvenom.
C Whenasnakehasnotinjectedenoughvenom,lifecanbesavedevenby
swallowinganaspirin
D Lifecanbesavedevenbyswallowinganaspirin,eventhoughthesnakehasn't
injectedenoughvenom.

Q26.

Pickoutawordfromthepassagewhichmeans'togoaroundinsearchoffood'.(Para2)

A venomous

B barefoot

C foraging

D countryside

Q27.

'Bacteriaaslargeasmice'isaninstanceofa/an

A personification

B alliteration

C simileandahyperbole

D metaphor
 Q28.

OfthepeoplewhoarebittenbysnakesinIndia,thefatalityrateis

A 50%

B 100%

C 5%

D 25%

Q29.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption
Whenlearnersareengagedinapairactivity,takingonrolesofadoctorandapatient,
theactivityiscalled

A Simulation

B Exchangingnotes

C RealActivity

D Declamation

Q30.

What,accordingtotheauthor,isthereasonforthehighfatalityrateduetosnakebitesin
India?

A Shortageofantivenomserum

B Shortageofdoctors

C Shortageofmedicalfacilities

D Lackofscientificknowledgeaboutsnakebites

Section3: Language2Hindi

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Section4: Mathematics

Q1.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption'Buythree,
getonefree.'Whatisthepercentageofdiscountbeingofferedhere?

A 20%

B 2856%

C 3333%

D 25%

Q2.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionTheratioof
thesideandheightofanequilateraltriangleis

A 2:3

B 3:2

C 2:1

D 1:1

Q3.
AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionFindthe

valueof

A 100x

D 10x

Q4.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionWithan
activityonpaperfolding,ateacherwastryingtodepicttherelationshipoftheareasofa
parallelogramandatriangle.Whichofthefollowingbestdepictsthetransformationof
stages?

Q5.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionAmeenais
playingwithmatchsficksandaddsone

Appu,ontheotherhand,makesatable:
NumberofL's123...
Numberofmatchstlcks246...
Whatisyourobservationaboutthetwochildreninthissituation?

A BothAmeenaandAppuaretryingtomak(generalisations

B AmeenawouldbelearningbydoingancAppumaynotbeabletoseethepattern
alall
C AmeenaisonlyplayingandAppuisdoingmathematics

D Ameenawillneedlotsofmatchstickstocometoageneralisation.However,Apply
wouldbefaster.

Q6.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionIfa,bandc
arethreenaturalnumbersinascendingorder,then

A c 2 a 2 <b 2

B c 2 +b 2 =a 2

C c 2 a 2 >b

D c 2 a 2 =b 2

Q7.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionWhendoing
exponents,theworkobservedinalearner'snotebookwasasfollows:
4 34 2 =4 5 6 46 4 =6 8 7 33 7=2l 10
Thelearnerhasnotunderstoodhowto

A multiplynumberswithsamebase

B multiplynumberswithdifferentbases

C addexponents

D addexponentsandmultiply

Q8.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionTheratio
betweenthelengthandtheperimeterofarectangularplotis1:3.Whatistheratio
betweenthelengthandbreadthoftheplot?

A 3:2

B Datainadequate

C 1:2

D 2:1

Q9.
AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionIfa*b=a 2
+b 2 anda.b=a 2 b 2,thevalueof(5*2).25is

A 226

B 216

C 215

D 225

Q10.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionWhen
introducingmensuration,ateacherwritesalltheformulaeontheboardbeforeproceeding
further.Thisreflectsthatsheisfollowingthe

A Experimentalapproach

B Practicalapproach

C Inductiveapproach

D Deductiveapproach

Q11.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionTobegood
inmathematics,oneneedsto

A createandformulateproblemsthroughabstractthinkingandlogical

B memoriseformulae

C remembersolutions

D havemasteryovercalculations

Q12.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionWhen
recast,theradiusofanironrodismadeonefourth.Ifitsvolumeremainsconstant,then
thenewlengthwillbecome

A 16timesoftheoriginal

B 4timesoftheoriginal

C timesoftheoriginal

D timesoftheoriginal
 Q13.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionAteacherin
gradeVIprovidedeachchildwithacentimetergridpaperandapairofscissors.She
wantedthemtoexplorehowtwodimensionalshapescanbefoldedintothree
dimensionalobjects.Whichofthefollowingconceptsarethestudentsexploring?

A Nets

B Decimals

C Rotation

D Reflection

Q14.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionGivenlinear
equations1,11andIII,alearnerisnotabletosolveHIalgebraically.Themostlikely
areaofdifficultyisthatthelearnerhasnotunderstood

A themethodofsolvingequationsusinggraphs

B thatboththeequationsinIIIcanbealteredbymultiplyingwithsuitablenumbers

C thattwoequationscanbeaddedorsubtractedtosolvethem

D thattwoequationscanbesolvedbymethodofsubstitution

Q15.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionThe
smallestnumberbywhich68600mustbemultipliedtogetaperfectcubeis

A 8

B 12

C 5

D 10

Q16.
Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption2xl3,2x
ll,2x9,2x1areconsecutive

A Oddnumbers

B Naturalnumbers

C Primenumbers

D Evennumbers

Q17.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionTheareaof
atrianglewithbasexunitsisequaltotheareaofasquarewithsidexunits.Thenthe
altitudeofthetriangleis

A 2xunits

B 3xunits

C x/2units

D xunits

Q18.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionArectangle
isdividedhorizontallyintotwoequalparts.Theupperpartisfurtherdividedintothree
equalpartsandthelowerpartisdividedintofourequalparts.
Whichfractionoftheoriginalrectangleistheshadedpart?

Q19.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionInthegiven
figure,PS=SQ=SRand SPQ=54.Findthemeasureof x.


A 108

B 36

D 54

D 72

Q20.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionWhichis

greatestamong and0.375

A 0.35

B Cannotbecompared

Q21.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionThe
factorisationof25p 2 q 2 2pqis

A (5+pq)(5p+q)

B (5+pq)(5pq)

C (5+p+q)(5p+q)

D (5+p+q)(5pq)

Q22.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionTheabove
representstheworkofastudent.Ifthiserrorpatterncontinues,thestudent'sanswer

to willbe

A
 B

Q23.

AnswerthefollowingquestionbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionStudents
makeerrorswhilesolvingmathematicalproblemsbecause

A theirsocioeconomicstatusaffectstheirperformance

B theymakealternativeinterpretationsofconceptsintheirattempttomakemeaning

C theydonotpractiseenough

D theydonotrefertomultipletextbooks

Q24.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionTeachers,
whilediscussingproblemsolvingasanapproachtoteachingofmathematics,articulated
fourviews.Whichofthefollowingviewsdoesnotjustifytherealmeaningofthis
approach?

A 'Ithinkitisbettertoconnectproblemsolvingwithgeneralmathematicsclass.'

B 'Ithinkthereisnocorrelationbetweenproblemsolvingandmathematical
reasoning.'
C 'Ithinkquestionsonproblemsolvingshouldbemadefromsituationsbasedenreal
life.'
D 'Ithinkmanyquestionsfoundinthemathematicstextbookcanbeusedfor
problemsolving.'

Q25.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionThevalueof

A 22

B 23

C 6

3 6
 Q26.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionThe
fractionalequivalentof57.12%(approx.)is

Q27.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionUnit'sdigit
in13 2003 is

A 7

B 9

C 1

D 3

Q28.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionAsquare
sheetABCDwhenrotatedonitsdiagonalACasitaxisofrotationsweepsa

A cylinder

B trapezium

C cone

D spindle

Q29.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionAcyclistat
'Ciscyclingtowards'B'.HowfarwillhehavetocyclefromCbeforeheisequidistant
frombothAandB?

A 6km

B 5km

C 4km

D 3km

Q30.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionIftwo
adjacentsidesofasquarepaperaredecreasedby20%and40%respectivelybywhat
percentagedoesthenewareadecrease?

A 52%

B 60%

C 48%

D 50%

Section5: Science

Q1.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionRootcapis
absentin

A Mesophytes

B Halophytes

C Xerophytes

D Hydrophytes

Q2.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionIfthe
pressureoveraliquidincreases,itsboilingpoint

A doesnotchange
 B afirstdecreasesandthenincreases

C decreases.

D increases

Q3.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionNonmetallic
oxides

A areamphotericinnature

B turnredlitmuspaperblue

C areacidicinnature

D arebasicinnature

Q4.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionBakeliteis
usedinmakingelectricalappliancesbecauseitisa

A goodconductorofelectricity

B goodinsulatorofelectricity

C thermoplastic

D goodconductorofheat

Q5.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionWhichofthe
followingcanbeassessedwhenGcetaisusingonlyMCQasatooltoassess"Nutrition
inHumans"?

A Learners'abilitytoapplyknowledgeandpreparearoleplaytopresentinthe
morningassembly
B Learners'abilitytocomprehendtheimportanceofcomponentsoffoodandwritea
longessay
C Analyticalabilitytoclassifyfooditemsandmakeaposter

D Misconceptionsrelatedtofoodhabits

Q6.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionWhile
investigating'howwateraffectsthegerminationofseeds',ateacheraskedthestudents
tosoakbeanseedsonabedofcottonwoolforafewdaysandobservethechanges.
Whatistheguidelinethatsheforgottomention?Toplace

A manyseedsondrycotton

B afewseedsondrycotton

C manyseedsonwetcotton

D afewseedsonwetcotton

Q7.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionWhile
selectingaperformancetasktohelpstudentsdevelopresearchorientedskillsina
Scienceclass,ateachermaypickupatopic

A whichshethinksisimportantforthestudents

B relatedtoaproblemfacedbystudentsintheirdaytodayfunctioningandwhichis
apartoftheconceptstobecoveredforthisclass
C fromthecontentgiveninthesyllabuswhichmustbecompletedintime

D whichmajorityofthestudentsinaclassfindinteresting

Q8.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionWhenan
ironnailisdippedincoppersulphatesolution,thecolourofcoppersulphatesolution
fadesandabrownishlayerisdepositedovertheironnail.Thisisanexampleof

A doubledisplacementreaction

B displacementandredoxreactions

C combinationreaction

D decompositionreaction

Q9.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionThegreen
houseeffectwhichiscausinganincreaseintheatmospherictemperatureismainlydue
to

A carbondioxide

B sulphur
 C oxygen

D nitrogen

Q10.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionAfeather
weighing5gmandanailweighing10gmhavethesamekineticenergy.Whichofthe
followingstatementsistrueaboutthemomentumofthetwobodies?

A Bothwillhaveequalmomentum

B Itisnotpossibletocomparethemomentumoftwoobjects

C Thelighterbodywillhavehighermomentum

D Theheavierbodywillhavehighermomentum

Q11.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionLEDand
CFLarcverycommonlyusedassourcesoflightinhomes.Whichofthefollowing
statementsistrue?

A Bothareequallygood

B Neitherofthemisgoodbecauseboth,contain

C GFLisbetterbecauseLEDcontainstoxicmaterials

D LEDisbetterbecauseCFLcontainstoxicmaterials

Q12.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionGreen
plantsappeartoreleaseoxygeninsteadofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphereduringthe
daytimebecause

A greenplantsrespireduringthedaytimebutareinvolvedinphotosynthesisduring
thenighttime
B therateofphotosynthesisishigherthantherateofrespirationduringthedaytime.

C greenplantsdonotrespireduringthenighttime.

D greenplantsrespireonlyduringthenighttime.

Q13.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionMostBoards
ofEducationhavebannedthedissectionofanimalsbecause
 A thereisaneedtosensitisestudentstopreventionofcrueltytoanimals

B theymayspreadnewdiseases

C animalsarenolongeravailablefordissection

D procuringanimalshasbecomeanexpensiveproposition

Q14.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionWhile
teachingtheconcept,"forcecanchangetheshapeofanobject"tostudents,ateacher
plansthefollowingactivities:
a.Explainconceptsusingcommonlyobservedexamples.
b.Provideadoughonaplateandaskthestudentstopressitdownwiththehand.
c.Showanaudiovisualfilmexplainingtheconceptwithsomeexamples.
Theteacherisusingdifferentapproachestolearningbecause

A shewantstopreparestudentsforatest

B therearedifferentkindsoflearnersintheclassandshewantstoaddressmultiple
intelligence
C shewantstoptoveherknowledge

D sheknowsshemustfollowherlessonplan

Q15.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionTheinner
surfacesoffoodcansarccoatedwithtinandnotwithzincbecause

A zinchasahighermeltingpointthantin

B zincislessreactivethantin

C zinciscostlierthantin

D zincismorereactivethantin

Q16.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionAteacher
planstoteach"ComponentsofFood"inClassVI.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedas
anessentialquestion?

A Doesyourmotherprepareadefinitesetoffooditemsforluncheveryday?

B Doyoueatalltheitemsservedinyourluncheveryday?
 C Listthefooditemsyourmotherservesyouinlunch.

D Whydoesyourmotherserveyouamealwithavarietyoffooditems?

Q17.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionAScience
teacherplansgroupactivitiestoteach"PropertiesofAir"toherstudentsofClassVT.
Whichonesetofattributeswouldsheliketohaveinthestudentssheselectsasgroup
leaders?

A Givingmajorrolestobrighterstudentstoensurethegroupfinishesfirst

B Assigningrolesaspercapability,motivatingandcoordinatingamongthegroup
members
C Freedomtochooseroles,workattheirownpaceandunderstanding

D Orderingstudentstotakerolesanddeliverinconsonancewiththeirunderstanding

Q18.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionAmangoes
doortodoorposingasagoldsmith.Hepromisestobringbacktheglitterondullgold
ornaments.Anunsuspectingwomangivesasetofgoldbanglestohimwhichhedipsina
particularsolution.Thebanglessparklebuttheirweighthasconsiderablyreduced.The
solutionusedbytheimpostorprobablyis

A amixtureofcone.HClandcone.HNO 3

B conc.HNO 3

C da.HCl

D conc.HCl

Q19.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionFour
applicantsforapostofTGT(Science)wereaskedtoplanalessonon'Consequencesof
Deforestation'Whichoneofthefollowinglessonplansreflectsthescientificapproach?

A Includesactivitiesthatchildrencanperformingroupsanddrawconclusions
throughaPowerPointpresentation
B MentionsabouttheuselofTCTtohelpstudentsunderstandtheconcept

C Explainsindetailtheconsequencesofdeforestation

D Providesavarietyofexamplestoexplaintheconcept.
 Q20.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionWhile
dilutingsulphuricacid,itisrecommendedthattheacidshouldbeaddedtowater
because

A dilutionofacidishighlyexothermic

B dilutionofacidishighlyendofhermic

C acidhasstrongaffinityforwater

D acidmaybreaktheglasscontainer

Q21.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionBleedingis
stoppedbytheapplicationofalumtoawoundbecause

A alumreducesthetemperaturenearthewound

B alumisanantiseptic

C thewoundispluggedbythealumchunk

D alumcoagulatesthebloodandformsaClot

Q22.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionMs.Patel,
PrincipalofaSchoolXYZ,iskeenaboutintegratedapproachtoteachingofScience
ratherthanteachingdifferentdisciplinesseparately.Thebasisofthisis

A difficultyofstudentstoadjusttodifferentteachers

B allthedisciplinesareinterlinkedandateachercandrawoncrosscurricular
linkages
C nonavailabilityofqualifiedteachersinherschooltoteachseparatedisciplines

D difficultytoadjusttheteachersinthetimetable

Q23.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionInWhichof
thefollowingcasesofmotionarethedistancemovedandthemagnitudeofdisplacement
equal?

A Apendulumoscillatingtoandfro

B TheEarthrevolvingaroundtheSun
 C Acarmovingonastraightroad

D Acarmovinginacircularpath

Q24.

Answerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoption
HormoneAdrenaline

A helpscontrolheight

B helpscontrolbalanceofelectrolytesinthebody

C helpscontrollevelofsugarintheblood

D helpsthebodytoadjuststresslevelwhenoneisveryangryorworried

Q25.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionAcommon
characteristicfeatureofplantsievetubecellsandmammalianerythrocytesis

A absenceofcellwall

B presenceofhaemoglobin

C absenceofnucleus

D absenceofchloroplast

Q26.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionAdoctor
prescribesamedicinetotreathyperacidity.Themainingredientofthemedicineis

A CaCO 3

B Na 2CO 3

C Al(OH) 3

D MgCl 2

Q27.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionAddingsalt
andsugartofoodsubstanceshelpsinpreservingthemforalongerduration.Itis
becauseexcesssaltandsugar

A causechangeintheshapeofmicrobialcells
 B removewaterfromfood

C plasmolysethemicrobialcells

D causerupturingofmicrobialceils

Q28.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionThethumb
ofhumansmovesmorefreelythanotherfingersduetothepresenceof

A hingejoint

B saddlejoint

C pivotaljoint

D glidingjoint

Q29.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionAnair
bubbleinsidewaterbehaveslike

A planoconvexlens

B concavemirror

C concavelens

D convexlens

Q30.

AnswerthefollowingquestionsbyselectingthemostappropriateoptionThemain
aimofconductingMathematicsandScienceOlympiadsisto

A helpstudentsscorehighmarksinprofessionalexaminations

B gradeschoolsbasedontheperformanceoftheirstudents.

C promoteexcellenceinthesubjectbynurturingcreativityandexperimentation

D gradestudentsaccordingtotheircapabilities

Answers:
Section1: ChildDevelopmentandPedagogy
1.B2.B3.D4.C5.A6.A7.A8.C9.C10.B11.A12.D
13.D14.C15.D16.C17.A18.A19.B20.D21.B22.A
23.A24.C25.D26.B27.D28.B29.C30.D

Section2: Language1English
1.C2.C3.D4.B5.C6.B7.C8.B9.A10.C11.A12.C
13.A14.C15.C16.C17.D18.B19.A20.A21.C22.B
23.A24.B25.C26.C27.C28.C29.A30.D

Section3: Language2Hindi
1.D2.D3.C4.D5.D6.D7.A8.B9.A10.C11.C12.C
13.C14.C15.C16.B17.C18.B19.B20.D21.A22.D
23.C24.C25.B26.B27.C28.B29.D30.D

Section4: Mathematics
1.C2.A3.C4.B5.C6.C7.B8.D9.B10.D11.A12.A
13.C14.D15.C16.A17.A18.B19.B20.A21.D22.D
23.B24.C25.C26.A27.A28.D29.B30.A

Section5: Science
1.D2.D3.C4.B5.D6.D7.B8.B9.A10.D11.D12.B
13.A14.B15.D16.D17.B18.A19.A20.A21.D22.B
23.C24.D25.C26.C27.C28.B29.C30.C