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CTET 2026 Paper II (Maths & Science) — AI Predicted (Set 1) — Online Reading

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

1A child correctly conserves number (understanding that 8 counters spread apart are still 8) before they can conserve volume (understanding equal liquid poured into different-shaped containers remains equal). Piaget termed this uneven development across tasks:

  1. (A) Egocentrism
  2. (B) Equilibration
  3. (C) Object permanence
  4. (D) Horizontal decalage

2According to Vygotsky, symbolic systems like language, counting systems, and writing that mediate thinking are called:

  1. (A) Unconditioned stimuli
  2. (B) Psychological/cultural tools
  3. (C) Reflexes
  4. (D) Physical tools only

3The process by which external social speech and shared activity gradually become internal, silent thought is called, in Vygotsky's theory:

  1. (A) Assimilation
  2. (B) Habituation
  3. (C) Internalisation
  4. (D) Extinction

4A student obeys school rules because they believe laws and rules exist to maintain social order, and that following them is important for society to function. As per Kohlberg, this reflects the:

  1. (A) Universal ethical principles orientation
  2. (B) 'Law and order' orientation (conventional stage 4)
  3. (C) Social contract orientation
  4. (D) Punishment-obedience orientation

5A person who believes laws should be understood as flexible social agreements that can be changed through legitimate democratic processes if they no longer serve the community's welfare is reasoning at Kohlberg's:

  1. (A) Punishment-obedience orientation (stage 1)
  2. (B) Social contract orientation (stage 5)
  3. (C) 'Good boy-good girl' orientation (stage 3)
  4. (D) 'Law and order' orientation (stage 4)

6'Existential intelligence', a possible ninth intelligence discussed by Gardner (though not fully confirmed in his original framework), relates to:

  1. (A) Musical rhythm and pitch sensitivity
  2. (B) Mathematical calculation speed
  3. (C) Physical coordination and dance ability
  4. (D) The capacity to ponder deep questions about human existence, life and death

7Using Gardner's Multiple Intelligences theory to offer students varied ways to demonstrate understanding (e.g., through a model, a song, or an essay) is an example of:

  1. (A) Ignoring individual student strengths
  2. (B) Standardised, one-size-fits-all testing
  3. (C) Purely rote-based evaluation
  4. (D) Differentiated instruction/assessment

8The onset of puberty, involving rapid physical growth and hormonal changes, typically marks the beginning of which developmental period, relevant to upper-primary (Classes VI-VIII) learners?

  1. (A) Infancy
  2. (B) Adolescence
  3. (C) Early childhood
  4. (D) Old age

9According to James Marcia's theory of identity development (extending Erikson), an adolescent who has neither explored options nor made commitments regarding their identity is in a state of:

  1. (A) Identity achievement
  2. (B) Identity foreclosure
  3. (C) Identity moratorium
  4. (D) Identity diffusion

10The 'School Management Committee' (SMC) mandated under the RTE Act primarily includes representation from:

  1. (A) Only students, with no adult representation
  2. (B) Only central government ministers
  3. (C) Only private company executives
  4. (D) Parents/guardians, local authority representatives, and teachers