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Development of Self (adolescence) — Hard

15 questions 18 min PYQ-grade reasoning

Q1. Consider the following statements about self-concept: I. Self-concept is the core around which all behaviour patterns of personality revolve. II. A favourable self-concept reflects fulfilment of the three 'A's — acceptance, affection and achievement. III. Once the foundations of self-concept are laid in early childhood, they change quickly and easily in adolescence. IV. Children with unfavourable self-concept tend to feel inferior and inadequate. Which of the above are correct?
- A. I, II and III only
- B. I, II and IV only
- C. II, III and IV only
- D. I, III and IV only
Q2. In a Class 7 classroom, a teacher routinely shouts at academically weak children in front of others, makes them stand outside, and uses sarcastic nicknames for them. Going by the account of the 'school environment' factor and the five effective teacher attitudes, which is the best diagnosis?
- A. The discipline is harsh but acceptable because firm rules build values
- B. It reflects authoritarian discipline plus a violation of caring, accepting-diversity and individualised-instruction attitudes — likely to damage self-concept
- C. It is permissive discipline because the teacher is not setting rules
- D. It is democratic discipline because the teacher is explaining consequences
Q3. Assertion (A): A new-born is described as 'amoral'. Reason (R): Babies have no innate sense of right and wrong; moral values are gradually learnt through reward, punishment and interaction with family and society. Choose the correct option
- A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
- B. Both A and R are true, but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- C. A is true, R is false
- D. A is false, R is true
Q4. Values can be organised into six broad categories. Which of the following sets is NOT a correct match?
- A. Personal values — beauty, cleanliness, hard work
- B. Moral values — honesty, truthfulness, justice
- C. Social values — love, friendship, family, equality
- D. Spiritual values — money, status, fashionable clothes
Q5. Which of the following best describes permissive discipline?
- A. It carefully explains the reasons behind every rule
- B. It uses harsh punishment to enforce strict rules — 'spare the rod and spoil the child'
- C. It arose as a revolt against authoritarian discipline, sets few rules and gives the child a free hand
- D. It punishes the child in proportion to the seriousness of the misdeed
Q6. Read the statements about attitude: I. Attitudes are directly observable in the classroom like a child's height or hand-writing. II. Attitudes are inferred from the behaviour of an individual. III. The cognitive component of attitude consists of knowledge and beliefs that are logical and rational. IV. Attitudes, once formed, change so rapidly that the teacher need not pay them attention. Which statements are correct?
- A. I and II only
- B. II and III only
- C. III and IV only
- D. I and IV only
Q7. A Class 8 boy holds the belief that girls are weak in mathematics (knowledge), dislikes group-work with girls in maths (feeling), and refuses to be in a girls-led project team (act). Identify the three components illustrated
- A. Stimulus → response → reinforcement
- B. Id → ego → superego
- C. Cognitive → affective → behavioural
- D. Sensation → perception → memory
Q8. Which of the following classroom practices is LEAST consistent with the third effective teacher attitude — 'sensitively accepting diversity'?
- A. Allowing a child to answer in her home language while she gains confidence in the school language
- B. Adapting examples to reflect the local culture of an upper-primary class in rural Bihar
- C. Insisting that every child in a Class 7 inclusive classroom solve problems in exactly the same way at the same speed
- D. Pairing a child with a hearing impairment with a peer who can signal when the teacher writes on the board
Q9. Perception is essential for child development. Which of the following is NOT a function of perception?
- A. Hand-eye coordination
- B. Acquisition of language through socialisation
- C. Storing knowledge and remembering what has been learnt
- D. Determining the genetic height a child will reach
Q10. An upper-primary teacher organises a science 'magnets and materials' game in which Class 7 students sort objects through trial and error. Going by Piaget and Vygotsky on play, the best reason this works as learning is that
- A. Children are kept silent and disciplined throughout
- B. Play is a vehicle for learning — through play the child examines, manipulates and constructs knowledge of the world
- C. Play replaces the need for any teacher mediation
- D. Play removes the need for further perceptual development
Q11. Consider these statements about free play: I. Free play is undirected and lets children explore on their own. II. Free play helps the development of socialisation skills as children negotiate roles and rules among themselves. III. Free play is harmful in an inclusive classroom because it leaves children without adult control. IV. Free play builds new neural connections that the child needs for higher-order learning. Which statements are correct?
- A. I, II and IV only
- B. I, II and III only
- C. II, III and IV only
- D. Only III
Q12. Repeatedly asking children to engage in learning activities either to avoid punishment or to gain a reward
- A. decreases extrinsic motivation.
- B. increases intrinsic motivation.
- C. would encourage children to focus on mastery rather than performance goals.
- D. decreases children's natural interest and curiosity involved in learning.
Q13. An adolescent in Class 8 takes three weeks to finally solve a hard geometry problem. Going by guidance on motivation, which teacher response is best?
- A. 'You're so intelligent — only top-rankers solve this.'
- B. 'You worked hard and stayed with the problem — that effort is what got the answer.'
- C. 'You finally did it; next time get it faster.'
- D. 'Now I'll give you ten more like this so the class sees what you can do.'
Q14. There are four indicators of motivation. Which of the following observations best fits the FOURTH indicator — 'emotion'?
- A. A Class 7 student keeps trying a tough puzzle for 40 minutes
- B. A Class 8 student picks the harder of two worksheets
- C. A Class 6 student works without needing the teacher's constant approval
- D. A Class 7 student smiles, hums and looks visibly pleased while doing a project on her own
Q15. Assertion (A): To nurture intrinsic motivation, an upper-primary teacher should offer tasks that are 'slightly difficult' rather than very hard or very easy. Reason (R): A task that is appropriately challenging gives the learner a chance of success along with stretch; an overwhelmingly hard task or an instantly easy task both fail to sustain motivation. Choose the correct option
- A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
- B. Both A and R are true, but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- C. A is true, R is false
- D. A is false, R is true

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