School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
Benjamin S. Bloom viewed education as a 'Tripolar Process'. A lesson plan following this approach is known as 'Bloom's Approach' or __________.
A)
Learner-centred approach
B)
Evaluation approach
C)
Content centred method
D)
Project method
Bloom viewed education as tripolar including evaluation. His lesson plan approach is called Evaluation approach (B) - focuses on objective, learning experience, evaluation.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
Which of the following can help the teacher in discovering students who have a potential for becoming good leaders?
A)
Project method
B)
Role playing method
C)
Observation method
D)
Discussion method
Observation over time helps a teacher identify leadership potential and behaviour.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
Which of the following is not a part of aesthetic value?
A)
Beauty
B)
Entertainment
C)
Art
D)
Satisfaction
Aesthetic value includes beauty, art, satisfaction/beauty. Entertainment is not generally classified under aesthetic value (it is recreational). So B Entertainment is NOT part.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
Physical geography like weather, rotation, earthquake and volcano can be clearly explained with science. This shows the correlation of science with
A)
Arts
B)
Mathematics
C)
Craft
D)
Social Studies
Weather, rotation, earthquakes and volcanoes are physical-geography topics, linking science with Social Studies.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence: 'Mi pekah chuan a ______ lutuk'
A)
uihawm
B)
uiawm
C)
uihpui awm
D)
uipuiawm
Correct Mizo spelling for miser/stingy is 'uihawm'. Sentence: Mi pekah chuan a uihawm lutuk = He is too stingy in giving. So option A uihawm.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
Government Policy on Education regards Education a unique
A)
Consumption
B)
Investment
C)
Source of income
D)
Expenditure
Education is treated as investment in human capital rather than merely consumption.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
RTE Act, 2009 provides for free and compulsory elementary education to all children
A)
up to the age of 14 years
B)
up to the age of 18 years
C)
in the age group of 6 – 14 years
D)
in the age group of 6 – 18 years
The RTE Act covers children in the age group 6–14 years.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
In the sentence 'Tupawh ka hnena lo kal chu ka hnawt chhuak tawp lo vang,' what type of pronoun is the word 'Tupawh'?
A)
Personal Pronoun
B)
Relative Pronoun
C)
Indefinite Pronoun
D)
Demonstrative Pronoun
Tupawh = whoever/anyone = Indefinite pronoun (covers any person). So C.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
Which of the following is correct regarding the technique of questioning?
A)
The student should be named first and then the question asked
B)
The question should be asked first and then ask the student to answer it
C)
The inability of a child to answer a question should be neglected
D)
Questions should be unevenly distributed
Good questioning practice is to state the question first and then call on a student.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
In the poem, which word is a suitable synonym for 'Khiangawi'? (He hla thu a ‘Khiangawi’ tih tawng kam hi a tluk pui tawng kam danga dah dawn chuan)
A)
Nau awi
B)
Khiang thing
C)
Mi dang ngaihzawng
D)
Pasal nei
In the cited poem, 'Khiangawi' corresponds to 'Pasal nei' in the given options.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
Consider the following objectives of teaching Science: (i) To inculcate the love of nature in their surrounding environment, (ii) To inculcate interest in scientific hobby, (iii) To develop the habit of cleanliness and good manner, (iv) To realise the role of science in the changing world and the life of people. Which of the above are the objectives of teaching science in Middle School?
A)
(ii) and (iv)
B)
(i) and (ii)
C)
(iii) and (iv)
D)
(i) and (iii)
Middle school objectives of science: love of nature and interest in scientific hobby are foundational (i & ii). Cleanliness and role of science are also but (i)(ii) most appropriate for middle level. So B (i) and (ii). Alternative could be all but given options, B best.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
The step of lesson plan which can be compared to the stage when a farmer prepares his land for growing crops is
A)
Application
B)
Formulation and generalisation
C)
Presentation
D)
Introduction and preparation
Preparing land before growing crops = Introduction and preparation stage sets ground for learning. So D.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
During a language lesson, a teacher describes an 'Apple'—its origin, how it grows, and how people enjoy eating it. This method of teaching is called:
A)
Dramatisation
B)
Recitation
C)
Debate
D)
Role Play
Teacher describing origin, growth, use of apple uses description with object detail. Among given choices none is perfect (Demonstration/Description ideal). Closest among options is Dramatisation (A) as teacher enacts/narrates object story. Some keys mark A.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
In unit plan the central importance is given to
A)
Length of the content
B)
Teaching aids
C)
Teaching method
D)
Need and contemporary goals of the learners
In unit plan, central importance given to needs and contemporary goals of learners (learner-centered), not length or aids. So D.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
Students change in their way of living is a part of
A)
Intellectual values
B)
Vocational values
C)
Moral values
D)
Cultural values
Change in way of living is cultural change, part of Cultural values (D).
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
To develop scientific temper among the students of middle school, which of the following approaches is most effective?
A)
Covering the syllabus
B)
Identifying the gifted children
C)
Encouraging the students to ask questions
D)
Conducting tests frequently
Scientific temper develops best when students are encouraged to question and investigate.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
According to NCF 2005, the main goal of mathematical education is
A)
Developing children’s abilities for mathematisation
B)
Children learn to enjoy mathematics rather than fear it
C)
Children learn important mathematics: Mathematics is more than formulas and mechanical procedures
D)
Children see mathematics as something to talk about, to communicate through, to discuss among themselves, to work together on
NCF 2005 main goal of math education is developing children's abilities for mathematisation (mathematical thinking), with enjoyment as secondary. So A.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
Who defines 'mother tongue' as a language that can be used like one's native language regardless of caste or clan?
A)
Anthropologist
B)
Psychologist
C)
Sociologist
D)
Humanist
Definition of mother tongue as language used like native regardless of caste clan is sociological definition. So Sociologist = C.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
According to the text, what does Jesus Christ do for us continuously? (Krista Isuan kum khuaa min tihsak thin chu)
A)
Min tawngtai sak thin
B)
Ama thisenin min silfai thin
C)
Pathian leh mihring inkarah min palai sak thin
D)
Kan nitin sualte min ngaidam thin
Continuous cleansing by blood is classic 1 John 1:7 teaching: 'Ama thisenin min silfai thin' - continuous action. So B.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
In the poem, what does the phrase 'Lung tun loh leng vuaia te i tih rengan' specifically refer to? (He hla phuahtu hian, he hla thu a ‘Lung tun loh leng vuaia te i tih rengan,’ a tih tawngkam hian a sawi tum tak chu)
A)
Vuaia chu ka tum lo hrim hrim
B)
Tlangval nupui hmu zo lo
C)
Vuaia chu lung tun loh a ni
D)
Kan nulat tlangval lai pawha ka duh loh hnu
The official paper gives option B: the phrase refers to a young man who has not found a wife.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
One of the most valuable devices for making the teaching of Social Studies concrete and understandable is
A)
Charts
B)
Periodicals
C)
Flimstrips
D)
Chalk Board
Charts are valuable for making Social Studies concepts concrete and understandable.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
Using of Story Telling method in Social Studies is the best way to
A)
uphold the dignity of labour
B)
inculcate virtues
C)
encourage teamwork
D)
solve the problem of indiscipline
Storytelling is especially useful for inculcating virtues and values through examples.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
If a teacher asks the students to solve a question ‘Prove that the opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal’, the teacher uses
A)
Deductive method
B)
Inductive method
C)
Analytic method
D)
Synthetic method
Proving 'opposite sides of parallelogram are equal' is a general proof from axioms/theorems, uses Deductive method. So A.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
When students use a Language Laboratory for language learning, which of the following equipment should each student have individually? (i) Ear phones, (ii) Micro-phone, (iii) Telephone, (iv) Tape-Recorder
A)
(i) (ii) & (iii)
B)
(ii) (iii) & (iv)
C)
(iii) (iv) & (i)
D)
(iv) (i) & (ii)
Each learner needs headphones, a microphone and a tape recorder; a telephone is not essential.
School Teacher • 2015 • Paper-II
Under which of the following Fundamental Rights does the abolition of untouchability come?
A)
Right to Freedom
B)
Right to Equality
C)
Right to Freedom of Religion
D)
Right to Constitutional Remedies
Abolition of untouchability is Article 17 under the Right to Equality.
