CTET Paper I (Classes I to V) 16 Dec 2021 Solved Paper

Question Numbers: 91-99Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct / most appropriate options.1. Schools might have been shut, but children continued their learning even during the pandemic. Despite the inequalities and digital divide, the 15^{th} Annual Status of Educations Report (ASER 2020) reflected the resilience shown towards learning as 11% of all rural families’ bought a new phone since the lockdown began and 80% of these were smart phones. Also more children joined government schools than private schools.2. While the closure of schools since March 2020 affected campus academic activities the good news was that 70% of the community came out to help the school support system. The data demonstrated that almost three quarters of all children received some form of learning support from family members. Notably, even among children whose parents have not studied beyond primary school, family members provided support with older siblings also playing an important role in helping the younger children learn.3. The report called for developing a digital pedagogy and to priotize efforts to break the digital divide. 56% of households with children enrolled in government schools have smartphones while 74% of households who send their children to private schools have smartphones.4. Citing another example of the existing divide the report said children in private schools were much more likely to have accessed online resources than those in government schools. For example 28.7% of children enrolled in private schools had watched videos or other pre-recorded content online, as compared to government school students.5. Access to learning material and activities too need attention as only 33.5% of government school children received materials or activities, as compared to 40.6% children in private schools. In fact, in states like Rajasthan (21.5%), UP (21%) and Bihar (7.7%) less than a quarter of all children had received any material. Whatsapp emerged as the must preferred medium via which the children got materials/activities.