CTET Solved Paper - CTET Feburary 2016 Paper2
46. Which one of the following is an important activity to enable children to learn?
- Option : D
- Explanation : Children learn by observing, listening, exploring, experimenting and asking questions most efficiently. So, a dialogue is an important activity to enable children to learn.
47. Which one of the following statements about development is correct?
- A
Development occurs at a different rate among different individuals.
- B
Development occurs at a very fast pace from birth till adolescence and then it stops.
- C
Development proceeds from birth to adolescence in a forward manner and then it goes backward.
- D
Developmental changes go forward in a straight line.
- Option : A
- Explanation : Child development entails the biological; psychological and emotional changes that occur in human being. Development occurs at a different rate among different individuals.
48. Middle childhood is the period from
- Option : B
- Explanation : Middle childhood (6 years to 11 years) is a time when children develop foundational skills for building healthy social relationships and learn roles that will prepare them for adolescence and adulthood.
- A
Correct, since there have been several researches to prove that genetic material alone predicts an individual's development.
- B
Incorrect, since environmental factors contribute little to an individual's growth and development.
- C
Incorrect, since there have been several researches to prove that environment can have a major influence on development.
- D
Correct, since genetic makeup of an individual is very strong.
- Option : C
- Explanation : Human growth and development is influenced by several factors, many of which are beyond our control. Heredity and genetic makeup or genes certainly play a large role in terms of determining sex and health, there are also environmental factors at play.
- Option : D
- Explanation : 'Socialisation' refers to a lifelong process of inheriting and disseminating norms, customs, values and ideologies, providing an individual with the skill necessary for participating within their own society.
