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DIPLOMA EXAMINATION JANUARY 2009.

Pre Primary Teacher Training Programme
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Time : 3 hours Maximum marks : 75
Note :
1. Section A consists of 20 multiple choice
questions. Each questions carries 1 mark
each.
2. Section B consists of 8 short answer
questions. Five questions are to be answered
and each question should be 100 words. Each
question carries 5 marks.
3. Section C consists of 5 long answer
questions, 3 questions are to be answered
and each question should be 250 words. Each
question carries 10 marks.
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SECTION A (20 1 = 20 marks)
Answer ALL the questions.
Multiple Choice Questions.
1. Language development is the
(a) Development of listening, speaking, reading and
writing
(b) A ball game
(c) A science experience
(d) A jungle gym
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2. For a good creative curriculum, the teacher
(a) Does not do anything
(b) Provides a rich and stimulating environment
(c) Does not praise the children
(d) Scolds and shouts at the children
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3. A preschool is important for
(a) Childs holistic development
(b) To keep children quiet
(c) To make money for the management
(d) To discipline children
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4. Maria Montessori was the founder of
(a) The nursery school
(b) Childrens home
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(c) English school
(d) Balwadi
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5. Story telling for children develops
(a) Language skills
(b) Vocabulary
(c) New facts
(d) All the above
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6. The role of the teacher in promoting creative
activities is to
(a) Encourage imagination
(b) Punish children
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(c) Make children copy the teachers drawing
(d) Not include it in the time table
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7. Mathematical language is
(a) Learning words to understand mathematics
(b) Is a foreign language
(c) Not for young children
(d) Not to be used in the class

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8. Rewards must be given to children by
(a) Approval, praise and love by the teacher
(b) Giving sweets
(c) Comparing the child with other children
(d) Talking about the same child all the time
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9. The attention span of a pre school child is
(a) 30 minutes (b) 715 minutes
(c) 45 minutes (d) 1 hour
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10. Writing for children begins with
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(a) The letters A, B, C
(b) Scribbling and colouring
(c) With words
(d) In a four line note book

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11. The thematic approach of the curriculum keeps in
mind
(a) The all round development of the children
(b) The satisfaction of the teacher
(c) To get appreciation form the principal
(d) Because it is different
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12. The preschool teacher should be
(a) Strict
(b) Only a woman
(c) Pleasant, energetic and innovative
(d) Slow
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13. Frobel was the founder of the
(a) Play school
(b) Balwadi
(c) Kindergarten
(d) English medium school
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14. Parent teacher meeting should be held to
(a) Link the home with the school
(b) For parents to discuss with the teacher about the
children
(c) To give talks to parents on child development
(d) All the above
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15. Maria Montessori is
(a) The name of an educationist
(b) The name of a school
(c) The name of a principal
(d) The name of the management
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16. Science experience for preschool children is
(a) Not necessary
(b) Is an exhibition
(c) Is done to please the management
(d) For children to develop skills of observing,
inferring, classifying and communicating
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17. The teacher must first encourage the child to write
by giving
(a) Slates to scribble
(b) Colouring activities
(c) Manipulative toys
(d) All the above
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18. A preschool music and songs curriculum provides
children with
(a) Action songs and dance
(b) Language development
(c) Fun
(d) All the above
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19. Imaginative and Dramatic play
(a) Dressing up play
(b) Repeating the letters of the alphabet
(c) Doing exercises standing in a line
(d) Sitting quietly in the classroom
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20. The essential features of play are
(a) Energy (b) Time
(c) Equipment (d) All the above
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SECTION B (5 5 = 25 marks)
Short Answer Questions.
Answer any FIVE questions.
21. Why is play important for children? What are the
values of play?
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22. The following list consists of play activities for
preschool children. List the development children will
gain through these activities.
(a) Story
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(b) Finger painting
(c) Sliding board
(d) Floating and sinking
(e) Nature walk
(f) Ball
(g) Drama
(h) Puppets
(i) Clay work
(j) Pattern making.
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23. What is Early Childhood Education? Explain the
objectives of Early Childhood Education.
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24. Explain the developmental domains. Suggest play
activities for each domain.
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25. Explain the activities to develop listening and
speaking skills.
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26. Write about Maria Montessori and her Childrens
Home.
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27. Write a few sentences about the different aids you
can use for story telling.
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28. What are the concepts children should know to learn
to count?
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SECTION C (3 10 = 30 marks)
Long Answer Questions.
Answer any THREE questions.
29. What are the basic needs of young children in the
pre primary school? Why is a preschool important?
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30. Why are music and singing rhymes important in a
preschool?
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31. What is science experience? What are the process
children need to understand to develop science skills?
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32. Prepare a time table or schedule for one week on the
theme animals or flowers.
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33. What is home school relationship? What are the
benefits of working with parents?
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