CTET Language Pedagogy (Hindi and English) MCQ with Answers: 688 Questions (Page 12)

Question 1

NCERT's Honeydew asks pairs to discuss the difference in meaning between 'When I reached the station, the train left' and 'When I reached the station, the train had left.' What is the value of such a task?

Accepted Answer

(D) It shows learners how a change of form changes meaning

Question 2

A teacher listens to a child reading aloud and records her substitutions, omissions and self-corrections, then studies them to understand which strategies the child uses while reading. This technique is called:

Accepted Answer

(D) Miscue analysis

Question 3

Which of the following writing tasks gives Class VII students a real purpose and audience?

Accepted Answer

(B) Writing a notice for the school board about a lost water bottle

Question 4

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Light travels in straight lines. It cannot bend around a corner the way water flows around a stone. We can see this in the narrow beam of sunlight that enters a dark room through a hole in the roof, its path marked by floating specks of dust. A shadow is the result of the same rule. When an object that does not let light pass through stands in the way, the light behind it is blocked, and a dark patch of the same outline appears on the ground or wall. In the early morning and late evening, when the sun is low in the sky, its rays strike objects at a slant, and so the shadows stretch long across the ground. At noon, with the sun nearly overhead, they shrink.

Based on the passage, at what time would a pole cast its shortest shadow?

Accepted Answer

(A) Around noon, when the sun is nearly overhead

Question 5

Consider the following statements about Krashen's input hypothesis. 1. Speaking is a result of acquisition rather than its cause; it emerges once enough comprehensible input has been received. 2. Learners should be pushed to produce output from the first day, because producing language is what drives acquisition. Which is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

(A) Only 1

Question 6

According to NEP 2020, children will have early reading and then writing in the mother tongue, while skills for reading and writing in other languages will be developed:

Accepted Answer

(A) In Grade 3 and beyond

Question 7

The English textbook series that NCERT prepared for Classes I to V following the National Curriculum Framework 2005 was named:

Accepted Answer

(B) Marigold

Question 8

The three-language formula for school education in India was recommended by the:

Accepted Answer

(B) Kothari Commission (1964-66)

Question 9

For students whose home language differs from the medium of instruction, NEP 2020 encourages teachers to:

Accepted Answer

(B) Use a bilingual approach, including bilingual teaching-learning materials

Question 10

A Class III teacher has children chant 'What's your NAME? My name is RI-ya' while clapping only on the stressed syllables. This activity mainly helps children to:

Accepted Answer

(B) Feel the natural stress and rhythm of spoken English

Question 11

To teach the passive voice in Class VIII, which approach matches the advice in the teacher's notes of NCERT's Honeydew?

Accepted Answer

(C) Using texts that naturally use the passive, like news reports and process descriptions

Question 12

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Most of the reading that children do in school is reading to learn: a chapter to be studied, a lesson to be answered, a passage to be summarised. All of this is necessary. But a child who reads only when told to may never discover that reading can be a joy in itself. Reading for pleasure, whether a funny story, an adventure or a book of riddles, chosen freely and read for no reason except delight, does something special. It builds the habit of reading, widens vocabulary without effort, and lets the reader live, for a while, in another person's shoes. Schools and families that make time and space for such reading are giving children a gift that lasts a lifetime.

What does the writer suggest about children who read only when told to?

Accepted Answer

(D) They may never find out that reading can be enjoyable

Question 13

For a Class I reading corner, which kind of book is most suitable for beginning readers?

Accepted Answer

(C) Picture books with predictable, repeated patterns and familiar situations

Question 14

A Class VI student understands English well but refuses to speak in class because she fears that her classmates will laugh at her pronunciation. According to Krashen, which factor is blocking her language output?

Accepted Answer

(D) A high affective filter

Question 15

In a Class II child's writing, 'खाना' (food) looks like 'रवाना' (departed) because she writes the two parts of ख without joining them. What does the teacher need to work on with her?

Accepted Answer

(A) Correct formation of ख, joining its parts so it is not read as र + व

Question 16

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Long before a child can read, she can listen, and listening to stories read aloud is one of the best preparations for reading. As she hears the same tale again and again, she learns how a story begins, builds up and ends. She picks up new words in a setting that makes their meaning clear, and she begins to connect the marks on the page with the sounds of speech. Older brothers, sisters and grandparents can all play this part; no special training is needed, only a book and a little time. The child on the listener's lap is not merely being entertained. She is quietly laying the groundwork for the day she will open a book on her own.

What does the writer suggest by saying that the child is 'not merely being entertained'?

Accepted Answer

(D) She is also gaining skills that will help her read later

Question 17

Before every writing task, a Class VI teacher asks two questions: 'Who will read this?' and 'Why are you writing it?' What does she want the students to understand?

Accepted Answer

(D) That reader and purpose shape the content, form and tone of writing

Question 18

A Hindi textbook includes a pad (verse) of Surdas written in Braj Bhasha. Some children say it is 'not proper Hindi'. The best response from the teacher is to:

Accepted Answer

(C) Recite it, compare its Braj forms with their speech and standard Hindi, and value Braj

Question 19

The critical period hypothesis, as proposed by Eric Lenneberg, holds that:

Accepted Answer

(C) Natural language acquisition has a biological period that ends around puberty

Question 20

In a speaking test, a Class VI child stays silent after the teacher asks, 'What do you usually do on holidays?' The teacher suspects the child has not understood the question. What is the fairest step?

Accepted Answer

(A) Rephrase it more simply or show a picture, and allow time to think

Question 21

The dot (नुक्ता) that many writers put below letters such as ज़ and फ़, in words like 'ज़मीन' (land) and 'फ़ायदा' (benefit), is used to:

Accepted Answer

(A) Mark sounds that came into Hindi from Persian, Arabic and English

Question 22

Who described reading as 'a psycholinguistic guessing game', an idea that strongly influenced the whole language approach?

Accepted Answer

(C) Kenneth Goodman

Question 23

Kabir in Class IV explains answers clearly when speaking, but his writing is very slow and laboured, with badly formed letters, uneven spacing and words running into each other. His difficulty most likely points to:

Accepted Answer

(B) Dysgraphia

Question 24

Among the four language skills (LSRW), which pair consists of the receptive skills?

Accepted Answer

(C) Listening and reading

Question 25

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Some of the richest lessons cannot be found between the covers of a textbook. A walk around the school garden can teach more about insects and leaves than a chapter read at a desk. A visit to the local post office, a bakery or a farm shows how people work together to meet each other's needs. Measuring the length of the playground turns arithmetic into something real. Such experiences do not replace books; rather, they give the words in books a meaning. When a child who has watched a seed sprout later reads about germination, the word is no longer empty. Wise teachers, therefore, look for ways to open the classroom door and let the world in.

The writer's main purpose in the passage is to

Accepted Answer

(A) show how first-hand experience makes book learning meaningful

Question 26

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Small children ask questions all day long. Why is the sky blue? Where does the wind go? Why can't I see my ears? Adults sometimes find this tiring, but these questions are the engine of learning. A child who asks is not merely collecting answers; she is noticing, wondering and trying to connect one idea to another. Sadly, as children grow older, many of them stop asking, perhaps because they fear looking foolish or because they have learned that only the teacher's questions matter. A classroom where questions are welcomed, even those the teacher cannot answer at once, keeps this engine running. The best answer a teacher can sometimes give is, 'Let us find out together.'

Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the passage?

Accepted Answer

(A) Questions: The Engine of Learning

Question 27

A student runs her eyes quickly over a newspaper article to get a general idea of what it is about, without reading every line. This reading sub-skill is called:

Accepted Answer

(B) Skimming

Question 28

Match NCERT's English books of the NCF 2005 series with their use. A. Honeysuckle B. Honeycomb C. Honeydew D. It So Happened. 1. Class VIII textbook 2. Class VI textbook 3. Class VIII supplementary reader 4. Class VII textbook

Accepted Answer

(D) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

Question 29

While listening to a Class IV child read aloud, a teacher notices that she reads questions and exclamations in the same flat tone as ordinary statements. Which aspect of her reading aloud needs attention?

Accepted Answer

(B) Intonation (आरोह-अवरोह) that follows punctuation and meaning

Question 30

A parent worries that her three-year-old, who used to say 'I went' correctly, now says 'I goed' and 'I runned'. Which explanation and response are best?

Accepted Answer

(A) He is over-applying the past-tense rule, which is a sign of progress

Question 31

In a Class VII lesson, each student in turn reads one paragraph aloud while the rest of the class waits. What is the main limitation of this round-robin reading?

Accepted Answer

(A) Most students do not read for meaning, and weak readers may feel anxious

Question 32

A teacher plays a vocabulary game in which two children at a time come to the board while the other thirty-eight watch. What is the main weakness of this as a language activity?

Accepted Answer

(D) Most children get almost no chance to use the language

Question 33

A student answers in class using the regional dialect of Hindi spoken in his village instead of the standard form. The teacher should:

Accepted Answer

(C) Accept his answer and gradually expose him to the standard variety as one more register

Question 34

A Class VI boy avoids storybooks but eagerly reads comics. What should the teacher do?

Accepted Answer

(C) Treat comics as a bridge, offering graphic stories, then other books on themes he enjoys

Question 35

A Class I child reads 'कमल' (lotus) as 'क-म-ल' (ka-ma-la), sounding the inherent अ of every letter, and does not recognise the word. What should the teacher do?

Accepted Answer

(B) Model blending the sounds into the spoken word (kamal); read familiar words in context

Question 36

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

For a week before the festival of lights, the lane where Nandini lives smells of whitewash and frying sweets. Mothers scrub doorsteps, fathers climb ladders to fix strings of bulbs, and children are sent from house to house carrying plates covered with cloth. No plate ever comes back empty; the family next door always returns it with something of their own. On the night itself, every window and wall glows with small clay lamps, and the dark lane becomes a river of tiny flames. Nandini's favourite moment, though, comes later, when the noise has died down and her grandfather walks along the lane quietly refilling with oil the lamps that are about to go out, whoever's house they stand before.

What does the grandfather's action at the end of the passage suggest about him?

Accepted Answer

(B) He cares for the whole lane, not only his own home

Question 37

A teacher insists that children replace everyday words such as 'स्टेशन' (station), 'बस' (bus) and 'किताब' (book) with Sanskrit-derived words. Which view is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

(D) Borrowed words that are part of everyday Hindi are legitimate Hindi words

Question 38

Consider the following statements about methods of teaching grammar. 1. The inductive method usually takes more time than the deductive method. 2. In the combined inductive-deductive method, the rule children discover from examples is then confirmed and applied in new sentences. 3. The deductive method is the most suitable method for beginners in Classes I and II. Which are correct?

Accepted Answer

(C) 1 and 2 only

Question 39

Which of the following best reflects the position of NCF 2005 on teaching English in India?

Accepted Answer

(C) English should be taught within a multilingual approach that builds on children's other languages

Question 40

A Class VI student writes 'आर्शीवाद' instead of 'आशीर्वाद' (blessing). What is the error, and how can the teacher help?

Accepted Answer

(D) Misplaced रेफ (र्); say it in parts (आ-शीर्-वाद) so he hears र् before व

Question 41

Consider the following statements about oral assessment in language. 1. It can show abilities, such as fluency and taking turns in conversation, that a written test cannot. 2. For young children who cannot yet write well, it gives a truer picture of their understanding. 3. It is fair only if each child is questioned alone in front of the whole class. Which are correct?

Accepted Answer

(D) Only 1 and 2

Question 42

In the process approach to teaching writing, the correct sequence of stages is:

Accepted Answer

(C) Pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing

Question 43

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

'Sorry' is one of the shortest words we know, yet many people find it among the hardest to say. Perhaps they feel that admitting a mistake makes them look weak, or they hope the matter will simply be forgotten. But an apology that is never made often grows into a lasting coldness between friends. A sincere apology does three things: it admits plainly what went wrong, it shows that we understand how the other person felt, and it promises, at least to ourselves, to do better. Such words take courage, and they are usually received with relief. Far from being a sign of weakness, they show a strength that others quietly respect.

In the passage, 'they' in 'they are usually received with relief' refers to

Accepted Answer

(D) the words of a sincere apology

Question 44

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

For three weeks Harbans had walked to the edge of his field every morning and looked at the sky. The seed was ready in sacks, the plough had been mended, and the bullocks were fed and rested, but the earth was hard and pale, and the clouds that came each afternoon drifted past without letting fall a drop. His wife stopped asking him about it. His children learnt not to talk about the weather at dinner. Then one night he woke to a sound on the roof and lay very still, afraid to believe it. In the morning his children found him standing barefoot in the courtyard, his clothes soaked through, and he did not seem to have noticed.

Why had Harbans's children learnt not to talk about the weather at dinner?

Accepted Answer

(C) The failing rain was worrying their father deeply

Question 45

The approach in which sentence structures are carefully selected and graded, and each new structure is presented and practised in a meaningful classroom situation, is known as the:

Accepted Answer

(A) Structural-situational approach

Question 46

A Class VIII student writes, 'I did a big mistake' and 'I did a wish on my birthday.' His tense is correct. What is the most useful way for the teacher to help him?

Accepted Answer

(D) Help him notice pairs like 'make a mistake' and 'make a wish' and learn them as chunks

Question 47

As NCF 2005 uses the term, a child's 'home language' means:

Accepted Answer

(B) The language(s) of her home, kinship group, street and neighbourhood

Question 48

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Every Sunday after lunch, Nanaji set up the old wooden chessboard on the verandah, and every Sunday for two years, Tara lost. He never let her win. He would explain each of her mistakes, slowly and kindly, and then set up the pieces again. Sometimes she sulked; once she knocked the board over. But she kept coming back. Then one hot Sunday in May, in the middle of the game, Nanaji sat back and studied the board for a long time. For the first time in two years, there was nothing he could do. He laid his king gently on its side. Tara stared at it, not understanding. Then she saw his face. He was smiling more widely than she had ever seen, as if he, and not she, had won.

Why was Nanaji smiling so widely after losing?

Accepted Answer

(D) He was delighted that Tara had at last beaten him

Question 49

The 'Notes for the Teacher' in NCERT's Honeycomb (Class VII) and Honeydew (Class VIII) advise that poems:

Accepted Answer

(C) Need not go line by line; after a model reading, each child reads it alone

Question 50

Consider the following statements about Krashen's distinction between acquisition and learning. 1. Acquisition is possible only in early childhood; adults can only learn a new language. 2. Learning involves conscious attention to the rules and forms of a language. Which is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

(B) Only 2

CTET Language Pedagogy (Hindi and English) MCQ with Answers

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