CLASS 10 ENGLISH
TEST 1
40 MARKS
1. unseen passage
Read the given passage carefully and answer
the questions that follow. (8 marks)
Philosophy
of Education
Philosophy of Education is a label applied
to the study of the purpose, process, nature and ideals of education. It can be
considered a branch of both philosophy and education. Education can be defined
as the teaching and learning of specific skills and the imparting of knowledge,
judgement and wisdom and is something broader than the societal institution of
education we often speak of.
Many educationalists consider it as a weak
and woolly field, too far removed from the practical applications of the real
world to be useful. But philosophers dating back to Plato and the Ancient
Greeks have given the area much thought and emphasis, and there is a little
doubt that their work has helped shape the practice of education over the
millennia.
Plato is the earliest important educational
thinker, and education is an essential element in The Republic. In it, he advocates
some rather extreme methods: removing children from their mothers' care and
raising them as wards of the state, and differentiating children suitable to
the various castes, the highest receiving the most education, so that they
could act as guardians of the city and care for the less able. He believed that
education should be holistic including facts, skills, physical discipline,
music and art. Plato believed that talent and intelligence are not distributed
genetically and thus is found in children born to all classes, although his
proposed system of selective public education for an educated minority of the
population does not really follow a democratic model.
Aristotle considered human nature, habit
and reason to be equally important forces to be cultivated in education, the
ultimate aim of which should be to produce good and virtuous citizens. He
proposed that teachers lead their students systematically and that repetition
be used as a key tool to develop good habits. He emphasised the balancing of the
theoretical and practical aspects of subjects taught, among which he explicitly
mentions reading, writing, mathematics, music, physical education, literature,
history and a wide range of sciences, as well as play, which he also considered
important.
Questions
1. The study of the purpose, process,
nature and ideals of education is called …………..
(a) philosophy of knowledge
(b) philosophy of education
(c) philosophy
(d) child education
2. Education can be defined as ……………………
(a) something for removed from reality
(b) imparting of knowledge and judgement
(c) a weak and woolly field
(d) talent
3. Who believes that education should be
holistic?
(a) Plato
(b) Aristotle
(c) Ancient Greeks
(d) Socrates
4. Where is intelligence found as per
Plato?
(a) Selective public
(b) Children of all classes
(c) Virtuous citizens
(d) teachers
5. According to Aristotle, which forces are
equally important in the field of education?
(a) Talents and intelligence
(b) Nature, habit and reason
(c) Good habits and discipline
(d) Theory and practice
6. Which of the following are essential
elements of education?
(i) Reading
(ii) Literature
(iii) Physical education
(iv) Dance
Codes
(a) i and ii
(b) ii and iii
(c) i, ii and iii
(d) all of these
7. Plato proposed a system of ………………….. for
a minority educated population.
8. Aristotle advocated some extreme methods
to educate children. (True/False)
2. grammar
(i) Communication (a)................. become very effective
(b)............ instant due to smart phones. People are able (c) ...........
convey their messages all around the globe to (d) .................. loved ones
without spending hefty sums of money.
(a) (i) is (ii) has (iii) have (iv) had
(b) (i) but (ii) as (iii) or (iv) and
(c) (i) for (ii) in (iii) to (iv) of
(d) (i) his (ii) her
(iii) their (iv) your
(ii) During (a)____ hottest part of the year, many of our
city streets seem to be on fire (b)____ masses of Gulmohar flowers. This
(c)_____ one of the most beautiful trees to view (d) _________ summer.
Options:
(a) 1) a 2) the 3) an 4) some
(b) 1) from 2) by 3) with 4) over
(c) 1) is 2) was 3) are 4) be
(d) (1) of (2) at (3) on (4) during
(iii) He screamed so loudly that the pigeons pecking (a)
______ the scattered grains in (b) ______ courtyard (c) ________ off in a
flurry and (d) _________ nor return till morning.
(a) (i) on (ii) at (iii) over (iv) in
(b) (i) the (ii) a (iii) an (iv) some
(c) (i) take (ii) takes (iii) took (iv) taking
(d) (i) can (ii) should (iii) will (d) did
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