Planning Teaching-Learning — Hard

Q1. Read the two statements about the psychological environment of an upper-primary school: Statement I: A positive psychological environment helps the school respond constructively and effectively to all learners, including those from different backgrounds. Statement II: A positive psychological environment satisfies learners' basic psychological needs for safety, belonging, autonomy and competence. Which of the following is correct?

• A. Only Statement I is correct; Statement II is wrong.
• B. Only Statement II is correct; Statement I is wrong.
• C. Both statements are correct and Statement II explains why Statement I happens.
• D. Both statements are wrong.

Q2. Hawkins et al. (1999) describe the outcomes of a supportive, caring school environment. Which of the following is NOT an outcome of such an environment for upper-primary learners?

• A. Greater attachment to school and academic motivation
• B. Better academic achievement
• C. Reduction in violent behaviour and substance abuse
• D. Higher rates of grade-retention and drop-out

Q3. Richards (1998) lists six elements that a lesson plan should contain. Which of the following is NOT one of Richards' six elements?

• A. Goals and objectives
• B. Sequencing and timing of activities
• C. Grouping arrangements
• D. Annual fee structure of the school

Q4. Wong (2009), says an effective upper-primary teacher must have three qualities. The unit lists them as the teacher having

• A. Strict discipline, neat handwriting and a loud voice
• B. Positive expectations, classroom management skills and lesson mastery so learners reach learning success
• C. Subject scholarship, foreign-degree training and English fluency
• D. Membership of a teacher union, ten years' seniority and a postgraduate degree

Q5. While preparing the annual plan for class 8 Science, Mr. Vikram lists an excursion to a nearby river, two demonstrations for the topic on 'Electricity' and three home-experiments for 'Pressure'. This is

• A. Inappropriate — annual plans should contain only chapter names and exam dates
• B. Appropriate — annual plans must clearly point out field trips, experiments and demonstrations along with the topics they support
• C. Inappropriate — such activities can only be entered in the daily lesson plan, never in the annual plan
• D. Appropriate only if the principal explicitly orders these activities

Q6. Tyler (1949) gave four basic elements of a lesson plan. Which of the following sets correctly names Tyler's four elements?

• A. Objectives, learning activities, organisation of learning activities, and evaluation
• B. Anticipatory Set, Input, Modelling and Closure
• C. Engage, Explore, Explain and Evaluate
• D. Introduction, Conclusion, Homework and Punishment

Q7. Read the two assertion-reason statements about behaviourist lesson planning: Assertion (A): Behaviourist lesson planning is not adequate for higher-order learning in class 7-8. Reason (R): Behaviourism ignores internal cognitive processes such as thinking, memory and language acquisition, and treats the learner as essentially passive and shaped by reward-punishment. 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, but R is false.
• D. A is false, but R is true.

Q8. After demonstrating the formula for the area of a triangle, Ms. Geeta does not move on. She first asks the class 7 group: 'Can you tell me, in your own words, why we divide by 2?', then asks two more questions of different types to confirm they have grasped the concept. In the eight-step Behaviourist plan, what is she doing, and why is it placed where it is?

• A. Closure — she is wrapping up the period
• B. Anticipatory Set — she is grabbing attention
• C. Checking for Understanding — places it between Guided Practice and Independent Practice precisely so that misconceptions are caught before learners practise alone
• D. Modelling — she is showing the example again

Q9. In the Behaviourist plan, Step 7 is Independent Practice. Which pair of activities best fits this step?

• A. Locking up the classroom and going home
• B. Presentations by learners and homework
• C. Anticipating prior knowledge and grabbing attention
• D. Conditioning by the teacher through rewards and punishments only

Q10. Mr. Anil, a class 8 Science teacher, asks his learners to draw a concept map on 'Cell' before beginning a new topic. He notices that several maps connect 'mitochondria' to 'photosynthesis'. This use of concept maps best demonstrates that they

• A. Replace the textbook entirely
• B. Are useful only at the end of the unit, never at the beginning
• C. Help the teacher identify learners' misconceptions and prior knowledge before formal teaching begins
• D. Are a kind of summative grading device only

Q11. In a concept map, labelled nodes carry concepts, and the lines/arcs carry linking words. When a node, a linking word, and another node are read together, the unit calls this combination a

• A. Stimulus
• B. Proposition
• C. Reinforcement schedule
• D. Reflex arc

Q12. In a class 7 lesson on 'Sound', learners have already played with rubber bands and rulers, observed vibration, and made guesses about why sounds differ in pitch. The teacher now writes the words 'frequency', 'amplitude' and 'pitch' on the board defines them carefully, and connects each to what learners just observed. In the 5-E model, this is which phase?

• A. Engage
• B. Explore
• C. Explain
• D. Evaluate

Q13. Read the two statements about the 5-E model: Statement I: The 5-E phases — Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate — must be followed in strict linear order, each used once and then discarded. Statement II: Evaluation in the 5-E model is a continuous, on-going process and the model forms a kind of cyclical loop. Choose the correct option.

• A. Both statements are correct.
• B. Statement I is correct; Statement II is wrong.
• C. Statement I is wrong; Statement II is correct.
• D. Both statements are wrong.

Q14. Ms. Saira is using the 5-E approach in her class 8 Social Science lesson. For the Evaluate phase, she wants tools that match the constructivist spirit of on-going, non-threatening assessment. Which set is best aligned to the 5-E Evaluate phase?

• A. Portfolios, observation checklists, learner interviews and rubrics
• B. A single end-of-term written examination with rank list
• C. Surprise oral tests with corporal punishment for wrong answers
• D. Multiple-choice tests only, marked anonymously

Q15. Consider the criteria for a good lesson plan for upper-primary classes. Which of the following is NOT a criterion?

• A. The lesson plan should have a back-up plan for the part of the topic that could not be completed in the period
• B. The lesson plan should consider the previous knowledge (entry behaviour) of learners
• C. The lesson plan should be balanced enough — not over-burdening learners with homework
• D. The lesson plan should rank learners publicly at the end of every period