PRACTIC TEST FOR CTET/STET
Sub: Vygotsky Theory
1. According
to Vygotsky, the most important factor in a child’s cognitive development is:
A. Biological maturation
B. Social interaction
C. Individual competition
D. Rote memorisation
Answer: B. Social interaction
Explanation: Vygotsky emphasized that cognitive development occurs
through interaction with more knowledgeable people and the social environment.
2. The
concept of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) refers to:
A. What a child can do independently
B. What a child cannot do under any circumstances
C. The gap between what a child can do independently and what they can do with
assistance
D. The child's physical development zone
Answer: C. The gap between what a child can do
independently and what they can do with assistance
3. Which of
the following best represents Vygotsky’s view of learning?
A. Learning always follows development
B. Learning has no relationship with development
C. Appropriate learning can lead development
D. Development depends only on maturation
Answer: C. Appropriate learning can lead
development
4. A
teacher provides hints to a child while solving a difficult mathematical
problem and gradually reduces the help. This is an example of:
A. Conditioning
B. Scaffolding
C. Rote learning
D. Trial-and-error learning
Answer: B. Scaffolding
Explanation: Scaffolding is temporary support provided to help a learner
perform a task that they cannot yet accomplish independently.
5.
According to Vygotsky, language plays an important role in:
A. Physical growth only
B. Cognitive development and thinking
C. Emotional development only
D. Memory loss
Answer: B. Cognitive development and thinking
6. Which
statement about private speech is consistent with Vygotsky’s theory?
A. It is meaningless speech
B. It helps children regulate their thinking and behaviour
C. It indicates poor intelligence
D. It should always be discouraged
Answer: B. It helps children regulate their
thinking and behaviour
7. A child
cannot solve a puzzle alone but successfully solves it when guided by the
teacher. The task lies within the child’s:
A. Zone of actual development only
B. Zone of Proximal Development
C. Zone of physical development
D. Zone of emotional development
Answer: B. Zone of Proximal Development
8. In
Vygotsky’s theory, a More Knowledgeable Other (MKO) can be:
A. Only a teacher
B. Only a parent
C. A teacher, parent, peer, or anyone with greater expertise
D. Only an adult
Answer: C. A teacher, parent, peer, or anyone
with greater expertise
9. Which
classroom practice is most consistent with Vygotsky’s theory?
A. Teacher lectures throughout the class
B. Students work individually without interaction
C. Students collaborate and learn from one another
D. Students memorise answers
Answer: C. Students collaborate and learn from
one another
10.
According to Vygotsky, children's development is strongly influenced by:
A. Culture and social environment
B. Heredity alone
C. Physical growth alone
D. Intelligence quotient alone
Answer: A. Culture and social environment
11. A
teacher groups a high-achieving student with students who need assistance. This
strategy is based mainly on:
A. Social constructivism
B. Classical conditioning
C. Maturation theory
D. Behaviourism
Answer: A. Social constructivism
12.
Vygotsky’s theory is generally associated with:
A. Behaviourism
B. Social constructivism
C. Psychoanalysis
D. Classical conditioning
Answer: B. Social constructivism
13. Which
of the following is NOT consistent with Vygotsky’s theory?
A. Learning is socially mediated
B. Culture influences cognitive development
C. Children construct knowledge through social interaction
D. Learning occurs independently of social and cultural context
Answer: D. Learning occurs independently of
social and cultural context
14. When a
teacher initially gives substantial support and gradually withdraws it as the learner
becomes competent, the teacher is:
A. Reinforcing behaviour
B. Providing scaffolding
C. Using punishment
D. Promoting rote learning
Answer: B. Providing scaffolding
15. Which
teaching method would Vygotsky most likely support?
A. Cooperative learning
B. Silent memorisation
C. Individual competition
D. Repetition without understanding
Answer: A. Cooperative learning
16. A child
makes repeated mistakes while learning. The most appropriate response of a
teacher is to:
A. Punish the child
B. Ignore the child
C. Identify the difficulty and provide appropriate support
D. Compare the child with classmates
Answer: C. Identify the difficulty and provide
appropriate support
17. A child
who is unable to solve a problem independently solves it after receiving a few
hints from the teacher. The teacher should conclude that:
A. The child has no ability to learn
B. The child may be capable of performing the task with appropriate assistance
C. The child should be given easier work permanently
D. The child should memorise the solution
Answer: B. The child may be capable of
performing the task with appropriate assistance
18. The
best way to assess a learner from a Vygotskian perspective is to:
A. Assess only independent performance
B. Assess both independent performance and performance with assistance
C. Use only written examinations
D. Compare the learner with the highest scorer
Answer: B. Assess both independent performance
and performance with assistance
19. Which
classroom situation best illustrates social learning through interaction?
A. A student memorises a poem alone
B. Students discuss different ways of solving a problem
C. A teacher dictates notes
D. Students silently copy from the board
Answer: B. Students discuss different ways of
solving a problem
20. If a
child can perform a task independently, the task belongs to the child’s:
A. Zone of Proximal Development
B. Zone of Actual Development
C. Zone of Assisted Development
D. Zone of Potential Failure
Answer: B. Zone of Actual Development
21. In
Vygotsky's theory, which aspect of development gets neglected
A. Social
B. Cultural
D Linguistic
Answer: C. Biological
22. A teacher wishes to help her
students to appreciate multiple views of a situation. She provides her students
multiple opportunities to debate on this situation in different groups According
to Vygotsky's perspective, her students will ________ various views and develop
multiple perspectives of the situation on their own.
B. construct
C. operationalizes
D. rationalizes
Answer: A. internalize
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