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CTET Understanding and Appreciating Science — practice questions — page 2

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Open book examination moves away fromRead the answer and worked solution →At secondary stage, stress is on comprehension notRead the answer and worked solution →Atoms and evolution show science also relies onRead the answer and worked solution →Higher secondary content should not beRead the answer and worked solution →Microchemistry is proposed mainly for itsRead the answer and worked solution →Debates on science and society issues areRead the answer and worked solution →Technology is guided by science and also byRead the answer and worked solution →Science can help people out of the vicious circle of poverty, ignorance andRead the answer and worked solution →

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Open book examination moves away from

  1. practical experiments
  2. mere information seeking
  3. internal assessment
  4. group project work
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Correct answer: B. mere information seeking

1. Examinations should assess practical skills, data analysis and application of knowledge. 2. Open book examination is one way to move away from mere information seeking questions. 3. It does not replace practicals or group projects. _Source: NCERT, Position Paper of the National Focus Group on Teaching of Science, 5.2.2 Upper Primary Stage (Classes VI to VIII)_

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At secondary stage, stress is on comprehension not

  1. mere formal definitions
  2. hands-on experiments
  3. technology modules
  4. co-curricular work
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Correct answer: A. mere formal definitions

1. Concepts, principles and laws now appear in the curriculum. 2. The stress should be on comprehension. 3. It should not be on mere formal definitions. _Source: NCERT, Position Paper of the National Focus Group on Teaching of Science, 5.2.3 Secondary Stage (Classes IX and X)_

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Atoms and evolution show science also relies on

  1. direct observation only
  2. guesswork and chance
  3. inference and interpretation
  4. tradition and old belief
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Correct answer: C. inference and interpretation

1. At secondary stage some concepts lie beyond direct experience. 2. Not all phenomena are directly observable, so science relies on inference and interpretation. 3. Atoms and evolution are the paper's examples. _Source: NCERT, Position Paper of the National Focus Group on Teaching of Science, 5.2.3 Secondary Stage (Classes IX and X)_

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