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Pre - Test (PRAGMATISM)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Pragmatism, the following words are being used EXCEPT _______.

a)

action

b)

practice

c)

values

d)

activity

2.

One of his most important contributions to the study of pragmatism is his concern with religion, who is he?

a)

Charles Sanders Peirce

b)

William James

c)

F.C.S. Schiller

d)

John Dewey

3.

Pragmatists stressed that school subjects should be woven around the child’s _________.

a)

experiments

b)

families

c)

activities

d)

theory

4.

To pragmatism, child learns best when he performs some action along with the theoretical knowledge of a subject.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What form of Pragmatism states that, only those things or principles are true which satisfy the needs, requirements, aspirations and objectives of human beings and cater to the welfare of mankind?

a)

Biological Pragmatism

b)

Experimental Pragmatism

c)

Humanistic Pragmatism

d)

None of these

6.

Pragmatism condemns enforced discipline.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

One of the aims of education in pragmatism is ________.

a)

To provide educational opportunities for the parents

b)

To enable the child to discover the truth himself

c)

To reform and reconstruct the school

d)

To develop practical skills

8.

As a basis for school practice pragmatism supports pre-determined and pre-ordained objectives and curriculums.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Pragmatist philosophy treats truth as permanent and objective.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What principle of Pragmatism states that, Man is a social being. He is born in society and all his development takes place in society.

a)

Emphasis on social and democratic value

b)

Emphasis on the principle of utility

c)

Opposition to social customs and traditions

d)

Importance of man power