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CTET · Paper I

CTET Paper I Mathematics: Syllabus & Practice MCQs

Everything for the Mathematics section of CTET Paper I (Primary, Classes I–V): the syllabus blueprint and 3 free practice MCQs with answers. Our bank holds 1,104 approved questions for this subject.

30 marks30 questionsCompulsory2 units1,104 approved MCQs

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Syllabus

In CTET Paper I this section carries 30 marks (30 questions). It is compulsory.

Section I: Content15 marks
  • Geometry — Shapes & Spatial Understanding; Solids around us
  • Numbers — Number sense; Place value
  • Addition and Subtraction — Operations and word problems
  • Multiplication — Multiplication facts and problems
  • Division — Division facts and problems
  • Measurement — Length
  • Weight — Comparison and standard units
  • Time — Clock and calendar
  • Volume — Capacity
  • Data Handling — Pictographs and tables
  • Patterns — Number and shape patterns
  • Money — Currency and transactions
Section II: Pedagogical Issues15 marks
  • Nature of Mathematics / Logical thinking — Understanding children's thinking and reasoning patterns; Strategies of making meaning and learning
  • Place of Mathematics in Curriculum — Aims and goals
  • Language of Mathematics — Mathematical vocabulary and communication
  • Community Mathematics — Everyday mathematics
  • Evaluation — Through formal and informal methods
  • Problems of Teaching — Common difficulties
  • Error analysis and related aspects of learning and teaching — Diagnosis of errors
  • Diagnostic and Remedial Teaching — Remediation strategies

Free sample questions

Three sample questions with answers. Full explanations — and the rest of the question bank — are free to read after you sign up.

Q1. A library issued 6,226 books in April, 25,030 in May and 8,129 in June. How many books were issued in all?

  1. 39,285
  2. 39,385
  3. 29,375
  4. 40,385
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Correct answer: B. 39,385

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Q2. For primary mathematics, the most appropriate form of day-to-day assessment is

  1. ranking children by marks
  2. a yearly examination
  3. a monthly written test only
  4. observation and questioning during activities
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Correct answer: D. observation and questioning during activities

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Q3. For 726 + 584, a learner writes 200. The most likely error is

  1. She writes the full sum of each column side by side without carrying
  2. She carries from the ones column but forgets the carry from the tens column
  3. She adds the carry from the ones column to the hundreds column instead of the tens column
  4. She ignores the carried digits and writes only the ones digit of each column sum
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Correct answer: D. She ignores the carried digits and writes only the ones digit of each column sum

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