CTET Paper II — Study Material
Classes VI–VIII (Elementary Stage). Everything below is exactly what Paper II tests — nothing from the other paper. Work through each section: concept notes, solved examples, MCQ practice and chapter tests, all free.
Child Development & Pedagogy
Compulsory in both papers — 30 marks, 20% of the whole exam. The single highest-yield section: learning theories (Piaget, Vygotsky, Kohlberg), intelligence, inclusive education, motivation and assessment. Authored once and shared by Paper I and Paper II (only the age focus differs).
Growth vs Development · Principles of Development · Heredity & Environment · …
Schema, Assimilation & Accommodation · Sensorimotor Stage · Preoperational Stage · …
Social Construction of Knowledge · Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) · Scaffolding · …
Pre-conventional Level · Conventional Level · Post-conventional Level · …
Concept & Critique of IQ · Gardner's Multiple Intelligences · Spearman, Thurstone & Guilford · …
Language & Thought · Gender as a Social Construct · Individual Differences among Learners · …
Concept of Inclusive Education · Disadvantaged & Deprived Learners · Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia, Dyscalculia) · …
Behaviourism, Cognitivism & Constructivism · How & Why Children Learn · Children's Errors & Alternative Conceptions · …
Assessment FOR vs OF Learning · Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation · School-Based Assessment · …
Language I — English
Comprehension (two unseen passages — prose and poem), a dedicated CTET Grammar & Verbal Ability bank, plus the Pedagogy of Language Development. All three are authored for CTET and shared across both papers.
Main Idea & Detail · Inference & Tone · Vocabulary in Context · …
Tenses · Parts of Speech · Articles & Prepositions · …
Learning vs Acquisition · Principles & Methods of Language Teaching · Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing (LSRW) · …
भाषा II — हिन्दी
अपठित बोध (दो अपठित गद्यांश), व्याकरण और भाषा विकास का अध्यापन। हिन्दी व्याकरण व शिक्षण-शास्त्र दोनों पेपरों के लिए नए सिरे से तैयार — Vidaara पर पहली बार।
संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, विशेषण, क्रिया · काल एवं वाच्य · संधि एवं समास · …
पर्यायवाची एवं विलोम · मुहावरे एवं लोकोक्तियाँ · अनेकार्थी एवं वाक्यांश के लिए एक शब्द · …
अधिगम और अर्जन · भाषा शिक्षण के सिद्धांत · भाषा कौशल (LSRW) · …
Option A — Mathematics & Science
For Maths & Science teachers (Section IV-A, 60 marks).
Mathematics & Its Pedagogy
Nature of Mathematics & Logical Thinking · Place of Maths in the Curriculum · Language of Mathematics · …
Knowing Our Numbers & Estimation · Playing with Numbers (Factors, Multiples, HCF, LCM) · Integers & Their Operations · …
Algebraic Expressions · Linear Equations in One Variable · Exponents & Powers · …
Ratio, Proportion & Unitary Method · Percentage · Profit, Loss & Discount · …
Basic Geometrical Ideas · Lines & Angles · Triangles & Their Properties · …
Perimeter & Area of Plane Figures · Area of Triangles, Parallelograms & Circles · Surface Area & Volume of Solids
Organising & Representing Data · Bar Graphs, Pie Charts & Histograms · Mean, Median & Mode · …
Science & Its Pedagogy
Nature & Structure of Science · Aims & Objectives of Teaching Science · Approaches: Observation, Experiment, Discovery · …
Components of Food & Nutrients · Sources of Food: Plants & Animals · Balanced Diet & Deficiency Diseases · …
Materials of Daily Use & Their Properties · Separation of Substances · Metals & Non-Metals · …
Plants: Structure & Functions · Animals: Nutrition & Body Systems · Cell & Microorganisms · …
Motion, Distance & Time · Force & Pressure · Friction
Electric Current & Circuits · Conductors, Insulators & Effects of Current · Magnets & Their Properties
Light & Reflection · Sound · Heat & Temperature · …
Air, Water & Soil · Conservation & Pollution · Coal, Petroleum & Sources of Energy
Option B — Social Studies
For Social Studies teachers (Section IV-B, 60 marks).
Social Studies & Its Pedagogy
Sources & Earliest Societies · First Cities & Early Empires · Sultans, Mughals & Regional Cultures · …
Planet Earth & the Globe · Air, Water & Natural Environment · Human Environment & Settlement · …
Diversity & Government · Local & State Government · Democracy & The Constitution · …
Concept & Nature of Social Science · Critical Thinking & Inquiry · Primary & Secondary Sources · …