CTET Solved Paper - CTET September 2015
61. A teacher's most important role in an inclusive classroom is
- A
to ensure that the teacher gives standard instructions to the class
- B
to find out the occupations of parents of children so that the teacher knows what each child's future occupation would be
- C
to ensure that every child gets an opportunity to realise her potential
- D
to plan for the class so that every child progresses at the same pace
- Option : C
- Explanation : An inclusive classroom is a kind of classroom in which teachers and students work together. A teacher's most important role in an inclusive classroom is to ensure that every child gets an opportunity to realise her potential.
62. How would you help children in your class to make changes in their concepts?
- Option : D
- Explanation : To make any changes in the concept, it is better to incorporate new ideas or dimensions to the existing concepts. So children have their own ways to understand the concept and to formulate new concept. It is better to allow children to express their own understanding of concepts in their ways.
- Option : A
- Explanation : "A certificate is given to children when they read a specific number of books". But in long run it might lead to children reading only for getting certificates because getting certificate for reading books is kind of prize for children and they will focus on reading books only rather than try to understand the books.
64. Role of a teacher in a class is to
- A
follow the time-table strictly and stick to the course
- B
provide authentic learning situation and facilitate independent thinking in students
- C
fill the students with her own knowledge and prepare them for examinations
- D
transmit knowledge in a straight fashion and prepare students for right answers
- Option : B
- Explanation : The role of a teacher in a class is diverse in nature. Teacher not only helps in subjects or academics but in other things also. He/She teaches the method to solve the problems, provides analytical skills, gives ways to rational thinking and helps to provide authentic learning situations. In fact, we can say the teacher helps in overall development of the students.
65. Which of the following statements is most appropriate about children making errors?
- A
To avoid making errors, children need to imitate the teacher
- B
Children's errors need to be taken seriously and they should be punished severely so that they do not repeat the mistakes
- C
Children commit errors since they do not have the capacity to think
- D
Children's errors are a window into how they think
- Option : D
- Explanation : If in a class or anywhere, any problem is given to children to solve, it is assumed or mostly happens even they make mistakes. Their mistakes are somehow near to the answer of the problem. And their error shows 'how they think about the solution' and understand the problem.
