CTET CTET English 2

Question 1

Which approach to teaching reading emphasizes understanding the overall meaning of a text before focusing on individual words or grammar?

Accepted Answer

Top-down approach

Answer

The top-down approach prioritizes comprehension of overall meaning using prior knowledge before analyzing individual linguistic elements.

Question 2

In Bloom's Taxonomy, which cognitive level requires a student to break down information into its component parts and examine relationships?

Accepted Answer

Analysis

Answer

Analysis involves breaking material into constituent parts and detecting how they relate to one another and to an overall structure.

Question 3

A teacher asks students to rewrite a paragraph using reported speech. This activity primarily develops which language skill?

Accepted Answer

Writing

Answer

Rewriting a paragraph requires active production of written language, making it primarily a writing skill activity.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a 'schema' in the context of reading comprehension?

Accepted Answer

A student's prior knowledge about a topic

Answer

Schema theory holds that readers use pre-existing mental frameworks (prior knowledge) to interpret and make sense of new text.

Question 5

The CTET syllabus for English includes 'Language Acquisition.' Which theorist is most associated with the concept of a 'Language Acquisition Device' (LAD)?

Accepted Answer

Noam Chomsky

Answer

Noam Chomsky proposed that humans are born with an innate Language Acquisition Device that facilitates the natural learning of language.

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CTET CTET English 2