The sample question paper for Pedagogy subject for the Assam Teachers Eligibility Test conducted by Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhijan has been provided below.


Pedagogy Model Questions
Q1: It is Said that Teacher in a Classroom is a?
(1) Speaker
(2) Leader
(3) Friend
(4) Thinker
Q2: Some students are backward in studies. What will be your attitude towards them?
(1) Harsh
(2) Sympathetic
(3) Liberal
(4) Lovable
Q3: For harmonious development of the personality of the child, parent should
(1) overprotect the child.
(2) regularly compare the child with other children.
(3) provide conducive environment at home.
(4) engage qualified teachers.
Q4: Which of the following characteristics is most essential to make you a good teacher?
(1) Sympathy for students.
(2) Proficiency of language.
(3) Thoroughness of knowledge.
(4) Effective communication.
Q5: Identify the main objective of teaching
(1) To give notes to students.
(2) To prepare students to pass the examinations.
(3) To prepare students for jobs.
(4) To develop the thinking power of students.
Q6: Students achievement mainly depends on
(1) The use of good textbooks.
(2) The care taken by the parents.
(3) The teaching-learning process in the classroom.
(4) The discipline imposed in the school.
Q7: I praise the teacher who ....
(1) has pleasing personality.
(2) is friendly with students.
(3) has strict control over the students.
(4) knows the problems of students and helps them.
Q8: Absenteeism in the class can be minimised by ...
(1) Teaching effectively and regularly
(2) Ignoring the fact of absenteeism.
(3) Punishing the students.
(4) Informing the parents.
Q9: The new millennium teacher is addressed as
(1) Guide
(2) Learning facilitator
(3) Friend
(4) Philosopher
Q10: If a student is aggressive in the class, the teacher should ...
(1) Inform police.
(2) Inform the headmaster.
(3) Advise him properly.
(4) Punish him.

Answers:
1: (2) Leader
2: (2) Sympathetic
3: (3) provide conducive environment at home.
4: (1) Sympathy for students.
5: (4) To develop the thinking power of students.
6: (3) The teaching-learning process in the classroom.
7: (4) knows the problems of students and helps them.
8: (1) Teaching effectively and regularly.
9: (2) Learning facilitator
10: (3) Advise him properly.


Q1: Theory of multiple intelligence implies the following except
(a) intelligence is a distinct set of processing operations used by an individual to solve problems.
(b) disciplines should be presented in a number of ways
(c) learning could be assessed through a variety of means
(d) emotional intelligence is not related to IQ

Q2: Smallest unit of meaning in a language is
(a) syntax
(b) morpheme
(c) pragmatics
(d) phoneme

Q3: A child cannot distinguish between 'saw' and 'was', nuclear' and 'unclear'. S/He is suffering from
(a) dyslexia
(b) word jumbling disorder
(c) dyslexemia
(d) dysmorphemia

Q4: A child of 16 years scores 75 in an IQ test; his mental age will be ________ years.
(a) 12
(b) 8
(c) 14
(d) 15

Q5: Adolescents may experience
(a) feeling of self-actualization
(b) feeling of satiation about life
(c) anxiety and concern about themselves
(d) feeling of fear about sins committed in childhood.

Q6: Vygotsky theory implies
(a) child will learn best in the company of children having IQ lesser than his/her own.
(b) collaborative problem solving
(c) individual assignments to each student
(d) after initial explanation, do not support a child in solving difficult questions

Q7: Gifted students are
(a) non-assertive of their needs
(b) independent in their judgements
(c) independent of teachers
(d) introvert in nature

Q8: Assessment for learning takes into account the following except
(a) mistake of students
(b) learning styles of students
(c) strengths of students
(d) needs of students

Q9: Which one of the following is an example of a fine motor skill?
(a) climbing
(b) hopping
(c) running
(d) writing

Q10: Which would be the best theme to start with in a nursery class?
(a) My best friend
(b) My neighbourhood
(c) My school
(d) My family

Q11: In order to instil a positive environment in a primary class a teacher should
(a) wish each child in the morning
(b) narrate stories with positive endings
(c) allow them to make groups on their own on the basis of sociometry during group activities.
(d) not discriminate and set the same goal for every child.

Q12: Successful inclusion requires the following except
(a) involvement of parents
(b) capacity building
(c) sensitization
(d) segregation

Q13: IQ scores are generally ________ correlated with academic performance.
(a) least
(b) perfectly
(c) highly
(d) moderately

Q14: An empowering school will promote which of the following qualities the most in its teachers?
(a) tendency to experiment
(b) memory
(c) disciplined nature
(d) competitive aptitude

Q15: A teacher can make problem-solving fun for students by doing all the following except
(a) providing open ended material
(b) giving time for free play
(c) providing endless opportunities for creative thinking
(d) expecting perfection from the students while they are trying to do things by themselves.