AP TET 2024 previous year paper practice · PYQ-pattern set

AP TET 2024 PYQ-pattern questions

Showing 10 of the 19 PYQ-pattern questions in this set — freshly worded in that year's pattern, not the original questions. Answers and solutions open under each question.

1. Q1 · Learning Theories

   A teacher observes that a student learns better when working alongside peers rather than alone. This approach aligns most closely with whose theory?

   • A. Pavlov's Classical Conditioning
   • B. Vygotsky's Socio-cultural Theory
   • C. Thorndike's Trial and Error Learning
   • D. Kohler's Insight Learning
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory emphasizes the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) and the importance of social interaction, collaboration, and cultural tools in learning, making peer learning especially effective.

2. Q2 · Assessment and Evaluation

   Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) aims to assess which dimensions of a learner?

   • A. Only cognitive skills
   • B. Only physical development
   • C. Cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains
   • D. Only subject knowledge
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   CCE is designed to assess all aspects of a learner's development including cognitive (knowledge), affective (attitudes and values), and psychomotor (skills) domains in a holistic and continuous manner.

3. Q3 · Reading Comprehension

   A passage states: "Language learning is most effective when students are exposed to authentic contexts and real-life communication situations." What pedagogical approach does this statement support?

   • A. Grammar-translation method
   • B. Communicative language teaching approach
   • C. Audiolingual method
   • D. Direct method only
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   The statement emphasizes authentic contexts and real-life communication, which are core principles of the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach.

4. Q4 · English Grammar

   Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: By the time the teacher arrived, the students ________ their assignment.

   • A. complete
   • B. have completed
   • C. had completed
   • D. will complete
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   Past perfect tense 'had completed' is required because the action was completed before another past action (teacher's arrival).

5. Q5 · Fractions and Decimals

   Simplify: 3/8 + 5/12

   • A. 19/24
   • B. 8/20
   • C. 17/24
   • D. 7/10
   Answer and solution

   Answer: A

   LCM of 8 and 12 is 24. Converting: 3/8 = 9/24 and 5/12 = 10/24. Adding gives 19/24.

6. Q6 · Geometry

   In a triangle ABC, angle A is 65° and angle B is 55°. What type of triangle is it based on its angles?

   • A. Right-angled triangle
   • B. Obtuse-angled triangle
   • C. Acute-angled triangle
   • D. Equilateral triangle
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   Angle C = 180° - (65° + 55°) = 60°. All three angles are less than 90°, making it an acute-angled triangle.

7. Q7 · Living World

   Which of the following organisms can prepare their own food?

   • A. Mushrooms
   • B. Green plants
   • C. Earthworms
   • D. Frogs
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Green plants contain chlorophyll and can perform photosynthesis to prepare their own food, making them autotrophs.

8. Q8 · Our Environment

   In the context of an ecosystem, which of the following best describes the role of decomposers?

   • A. They produce oxygen through photosynthesis
   • B. They break down dead organic matter and return nutrients to the soil
   • C. They directly consume producers for energy
   • D. They are the primary consumers in a food chain
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Decomposers such as bacteria and fungi break down dead plants and animals, returning essential nutrients like nitrogen and carbon back to the soil, thereby completing the nutrient cycle.

9. Q9 · Andhra Pradesh Environment

   Which of the following wildlife sanctuaries in Andhra Pradesh is known for the conservation of the endangered Great Indian Bustard?

   • A. Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
   • B. Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary
   • C. Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary
   • D. Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh was specifically established for the conservation of the Great Indian Bustard, one of the most critically endangered bird species in India.

10. Q10 · Algebra

    If 3x + 7 = 22, then the value of x is:

    • A. 4
    • B. 5
    • C. 6
    • D. 7
    Answer and solution

    Answer: B

    Solving 3x + 7 = 22, we get 3x = 15, hence x = 5.