Development of Self — Quiz

Q1. According to the unit, the FIRST setting in which a child's self-concept begins to take shape is

• A. the school classroom
• B. the wider culture and media
• C. the peer group on the playground
• D. the home, through parents and siblings

Q2. Aman is the youngest of three siblings and is often compared with his elder brother's marks. Using the unit's 'family relations and ordinal position' factor, his self-concept is MOST likely to be shaped by

• A. the brand of his school bag
• B. the distance of his school from home
• C. the colour of his school uniform
• D. comparisons made at home about birth-order and achievements

Q3. A class 4 girl is repeatedly left out of her friend-group's games. Using the unit's 'social acceptance' factor, her self-concept is MOST likely to

• A. remain unaffected because peers do not matter at this age
• B. depend only on her teacher's praise that day
• C. improve, since rejection always builds resilience
• D. become less favourable because acceptance by the peer group is a key factor

Q4. In the unit's classification of values, 'moral values' are best described as the values that

• A. guide our judgement of what is right and wrong in behaviour
• B. express the unique tastes of one person
• C. are restricted to one religious community
• D. apply only to economic transactions

Q5. The unit explains the rise of permissive discipline as

• A. a planned NCF-2005 reform
• B. an Indian cultural tradition since ancient times
• C. a revolt against the harshness of authoritarian discipline, letting children learn from natural consequences
• D. a policy introduced by school principals to save money

Q6. According to the unit's section on moral development, newborn babies are

• A. born with a fully formed moral sense
• B. born immoral and need to be punished early
• C. neither moral nor immoral at birth, and learn what is right or wrong as they grow
• D. morally identical to their parents from birth

Q7. A student says, 'I know maths is useful (knowledge), I enjoy solving problems (feeling), so I practise every day.' The 'practise every day' part of his attitude is the

• A. cognitive component
• B. feeling component
• C. behaviour component
• D. physical component

Q8. Of the following sources, the unit names which one as the FIRST source from which a child's attitudes develop?

• A. the home
• B. social media
• C. the head teacher
• D. the school inspector

Q9. A class 5 student dislikes children with disabilities because she has very little information about them. According to the unit, the BEST strategy to change her attitude is to

• A. punish her sharply each time she shows the attitude
• B. ignore the attitude and hope it disappears with age
• C. give her accurate information and experiences, since attitudes based on little knowledge are easier to change
• D. shift her to another section so she does not meet such children

Q10. Anita Ma'am gives small classroom jobs — keeping the chalk box, watering the plants — to different students in turn. Which of the five effective teacher attitudes is she practising?

• A. Demonstrating caring and kindness
• B. Encouraging creativity
• C. Sensitively accepting diversity
• D. Sharing responsibility

Q11. A new student who uses a wheelchair joins a class 3 in Rampur. The teacher quietly rearranges seating and pairs her with a buddy so she fits in naturally. This BEST illustrates which effective teacher attitude?

• A. Demonstrating caring and kindness only
• B. Sharing responsibility
• C. Sensitively accepting diversity
• D. Fostering individualised instruction

Q12. The unit emphasises that in perception, the stimulus and the object are different. The BEST classroom illustration of this point is

• A. two children look at the same chart but interpret what they see slightly differently
• B. all children in the class produce the same drawing of a tree
• C. every student writes the same definition of perception
• D. the teacher's voice is heard equally clearly by every child

Q13. According to the unit, Jean Piaget viewed play as

• A. a waste of time that delays formal learning
• B. an activity reserved for the holidays
• C. the vehicle through which the child's intelligence develops
• D. a strictly adult-directed activity

Q14. A class 2 child completes his homework only because his mother promises him a chocolate. According to the unit, this is an example of

• A. intrinsic motivation
• B. self-concept
• C. perception
• D. extrinsic motivation

Q15. Sunita Ma'am sees that Ayesha worked hard on a clay model even though it broke before display. To enhance her motivation in line with the unit, Sunita Ma'am should

• A. praise the effort she put in, not only the final outcome
• B. stay silent because the model did not survive
• C. compare Ayesha's model with the best model in class
• D. give her a chocolate every time she tries something new