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CTET 2026 Paper I — AI Predicted (Set 3) — Online Reading

150 of 150 questions available online. Answers and explanations reveal per question.

1According to Piaget, the ability to reason about abstract, hypothetical situations (like 'what if gravity didn't exist?') typically emerges in the:

  1. (A) Formal operational stage
  2. (B) Sensorimotor stage
  3. (C) Preoperational stage
  4. (D) Concrete operational stage

2A child sees a cat for the first time and calls it a 'doggie' because it has four legs and fur, fitting it into their existing schema for 'dog'. This is an example of:

  1. (A) Assimilation
  2. (B) Accommodation
  3. (C) Equilibration only
  4. (D) Reversibility

3As a learner becomes more competent at a task, an effective teacher gradually reduces the amount of support given. This gradual withdrawal of support is called:

  1. (A) Fading (of scaffolding)
  2. (B) Reinforcement
  3. (C) Extinction
  4. (D) Punishment

4Vygotsky's social constructivism holds that higher-order thinking primarily develops through:

  1. (A) Social interaction and cultural/linguistic tools shared with more capable others
  2. (B) Isolated, individual discovery with no social contact
  3. (C) Purely biological maturation, unaffected by environment
  4. (D) Passive reception of information alone

5A young child who obeys a rule strictly only to avoid being physically punished is reasoning at Kohlberg's:

  1. (A) Punishment-obedience orientation (pre-conventional stage 1)
  2. (B) Social contract orientation
  3. (C) Universal ethical principles orientation
  4. (D) 'Good boy-good girl' orientation

6Carol Gilligan's critique of Kohlberg's theory of moral development centred on the argument that:

  1. (A) Kohlberg's stages, based mainly on male samples, undervalued an 'ethic of care' more often emphasised by girls/women
  2. (B) Kohlberg's theory applies equally and perfectly to all genders with no limitations
  3. (C) Moral development does not exist at all
  4. (D) Only boys are capable of moral reasoning

7A student who easily learns and remembers information when it is set to rhythm, rhyme or song is showing strength in Gardner's:

  1. (A) Musical intelligence
  2. (B) Logical-mathematical intelligence
  3. (C) Spatial intelligence
  4. (D) Naturalistic intelligence

8A student who excels at sports, dance, and hands-on craft activities, showing excellent control over body movements, is strong in Gardner's:

  1. (A) Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
  2. (B) Intrapersonal intelligence
  3. (C) Linguistic intelligence
  4. (D) Musical intelligence

9An 'Individualised Education Plan' (IEP) for a child with a disability in an inclusive classroom is best described as:

  1. (A) A customised plan outlining specific goals, supports and teaching strategies tailored to that child's needs
  2. (B) An identical worksheet given to the whole class
  3. (C) A plan that excludes the child from regular classroom activities
  4. (D) A punishment record maintained for a student

10The RTE Act's provision for a 'neighbourhood school' primarily ensures that:

  1. (A) A school is available within a specified distance of every child's residence
  2. (B) Only children from wealthy neighbourhoods can attend school
  3. (C) Schools can be located anywhere, regardless of distance from children's homes
  4. (D) Children must travel more than 10 km to attend school