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Four Educational Riddles

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

...................... with which the child can relate to is being left out by the educational system as per the second educational riddle.

a)

Aposteriori Knowledge

b)

Universal Knowledge

c)

Local Knowledge

d)

Religious Knowledge

2.

The educational system should be able to accommodate every child which means

a)

A) the child of specific background, of a particular geographical or cultural area of the country, should be able to engage with what is being taught in the educational system.

b)

B) the child of any background, of any geographical or cultural area of the country, should be able to engage with what is being taught in the educational system

c)

C) that child must get a chance irrespective of his capacity or capability, it is the responsibility of teachers and schools to enhance their capabilities.

d)

Both B & C

3.

The Education system should aim at overall success where success will not be limited to a few individuals rather it should be a common phenomenon of everyone, where no scope of failure should be there. In which riddle this concept has been explained?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

4.

The Second riddle talks about

a)

the role of education in forming a link between Today and Tomorrow.

As tomorrow’s success depends upon today’s educational policies and its proper

implementation.

b)

the conflict between INFORMATION VS. KNOWLEDGE.

There is always a confusion between just telling and teaching.

c)

The education and related experiences, which should be made available and accessible to all the

individuals of the country in order to achieve equity.

d)

the fact that the child contains local knowledge which he acquires from his primary

socialization such as, value, skills and behavioural attributes.

5.

“Baiga Tribe” which is

known to have great knowledge of medicines are from

a)

Jammu $ Kashmir

b)

Madhya Pradesh

c)

Sikkim

d)

Kerala

6.

A metaphor has been used in the second riddle. He said that Knowledge

is like the rays of the (a)   which first falls on hilltops, then gradually falls on slopes and at the end, they fall on the valleys.

7.

The last riddle tries to find solutions to the first three riddles. To achieve a solution in which area reforms need to be brought.

a)

Curricular Reforms

b)

Teacher Training Reforms

c)

Systemic Reforms

d)

All the above

8.

Riddles have educational value. Through the process of solving it, child tries to construct new knowledge and apply that knowledge to new context.

a)

Strongly Agree

b)

Agree

c)

Disagree

d)

Strongly disagree

9.

In which contest, Mr. H.P.Modi used a metaphor in which knowledge is compared with the rays of the sun.

a)

Letter Writing

b)

Essay Writing

c)

Poem Writing

d)

None of the above

10.

Since we can't diversify success, we often agree to (a)   failures.

11.

In which institution did Prof. Krishna Kumar teach during 1981-2016.

a)

NIOS

b)

CIET

c)

NCERT

d)

CBSE

12.

Which University has awarded him the Honorary D.Litt in Education?

a)

University of Mysore

b)

University of People

c)

University of London

d)

None of the above