CTET Paper I (Primary: Class 1-5)

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In a formative assessment on fractions, class 5 teacher Vineet asks students to add one-third and one-fourth (1/3 + 1/4). Many students write the answer as 2/7. What does this error diagnostic reveal about the students' conceptual understanding?

(A)
Students have mastered the algorithm for finding common denominators.
(B)
Students are applying whole number addition properties inappropriately to the numerators and denominators of fractions.
(C)
Students are confusing addition with multiplication of fractions.
(D)
Students lack basic counting skills below ten.
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During an error analysis session in a primary classroom, teacher Geeta notices that multiple students evaluate 3/5 minus 1/5 as 2/0 because they subtracted the denominators as well as the numerators. How should Geeta remediate this error?

(A)
Scold the students for carelessness and make them copy the correct rule ten times.
(B)
Use visual fraction models (such as divided strips or pizza slices) to show that the denominator represents the size of the equal parts, which remains constant when subtracting like fractions.
(C)
Tell them to always convert fractions into decimals before performing any operation.
(D)
Advise them to avoid fraction subtraction entirely until middle school.
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