Organizing Teaching-Learning — Quiz

Q1. The instructional process is normally arranged on a continuum based on who controls the teaching-learning activities. The three points on this continuum are

• A. Online, offline and blended
• B. Teacher centred, child centred and group centred
• C. Formal, informal and non-formal
• D. Prelims, mains and interview

Q2. While planning a class 7 lesson on the laws of reflection, the teacher writes — 'learner will be able to define reflection, state its laws, and verify the laws.' These statements are the

• A. Daily attendance plan
• B. Intended learning outcomes
• C. School time-table
• D. Co-curricular goals

Q3. The learning environment is described as an 'ecosystem'. This means that the learning environment is shaped by

• A. Only the textbook content
• B. Only the teacher's mood
• C. Physical, biological and psychological components and their continuous interactions
• D. Only the school principal's instructions

Q4. The seventh basic consideration — teacher ability — requires the teacher to be equipped with which specific abilities?

• A. Pedagogical, technological and content knowledge
• B. Only public-speaking skills
• C. Only knowledge of Sanskrit
• D. Only typing and computer skills

Q5. Three advantages of the lecture method. Which of the following is one of them?

• A. It guarantees deep peer interaction
• B. It allows the teacher full control over the transaction of the lesson
• C. It eliminates the need for any teacher preparation
• D. It works best for classes of size five or below

Q6. A class 8 science teacher in Rampur plans a demonstration of how an electromagnet is made. The four aspects she should pay attention to are

• A. Planning and rehearsal, purpose, active participation of learners, training in scientific thinking
• B. Cost, length, decoration, photographs
• C. Volume, speed, slogan, applause
• D. Bell, chalk, attendance, homework

Q7. Why is team-teaching especially useful for bright learners in an upper-primary class?

• A. Because bright learners get extra work and gain more knowledge about the subject than is possible with a single teacher
• B. Because bright learners are made to sit separately
• C. Because bright learners replace the absent teacher
• D. Because bright learners are excused from cooperative tasks

Q8. Learner-centred instruction grew out of which movement in psychology, and which scholar's observation is associated with it?

• A. Behaviourist movement; Skinner (1953)
• B. Humanistic movement; Rogers (1969)
• C. Structuralist movement; Wundt (1879)
• D. Psychoanalytic movement; Freud (1900)

Q9. A class 7 teacher in rural Bihar wants her learners to solve the problem of plastic waste in the schoolyard using the problem-solving method. Which sequence of steps should she follow?

• A. Recognise → Analyze root cause → Generate alternatives → Select → Implement → Evaluate
• B. Memorise → Recite → Repeat → Test → Pass → Forget
• C. Lecture → Notes → Homework → Exam → Result → File
• D. Pray → Sing → Dance → Eat → Sleep → Repeat

Q10. Inquiry and problem solving are similar but differ in starting point. Which statement captures the difference?

• A. Inquiry starts from observations to develop an understanding of a concept; problem solving starts from a defined situation and determines how to achieve the outcome
• B. Inquiry is only for primary classes; problem solving is only for secondary
• C. Inquiry uses no questions; problem solving uses only questions
• D. Both are identical and the unit makes no distinction

Q11. Questioning in inquiry should nurture 'divergent thinking'. Divergent thinking means

• A. Insisting on a single fixed right answer
• B. Recognising that questions often have more than one 'good' or 'correct' answer
• C. Asking only yes-or-no questions
• D. Avoiding all open-ended questions

Q12. Inductive and deductive activities differ by their direction of reasoning. Which pairing is correct?

• A. Inductive: specific facts to inferences/generalisations; Deductive: generalised principle to specific instances
• B. Inductive: top-down only; Deductive: bottom-up only
• C. Inductive: lecture-based; Deductive: drill-based
• D. Inductive: textbook-only; Deductive: project-only

Q13. If a class 8 teacher uses the cooperative-learning method for a project on water conservation, what should her FIRST step be?

• A. Evaluate the investigations and assign points
• B. Organize learners into groups using clear criteria, after determining the desired outcomes
• C. Print the final report
• D. Hold a parents' meeting

Q14. The four main components of the discussion method are

• A. Bell, chalk, board, desk
• B. Leader, group, problem and content
• C. Lecture, drill, demonstration, test
• D. Question paper, marking scheme, invigilator, result

Q15. A class 7 social studies teacher uses the jigsaw method to teach four sub-topics of the French Revolution. She distributes handouts of different colours so that

• A. Each learner first becomes an 'expert' on one sub-topic in a colour-matched group, then shuffles into a new group where members have different colours, sharing expertise
• B. Learners colour their notebooks for art class
• C. The principal can identify naughty learners
• D. The school can save photocopy expenses