OAVS Teacher 2026 Practice Set: 20 Questions on Teaching, Reasoning and Subject Basics

How to use this set

This set is for candidates applying for OAVS Teacher Recruitment 2026 (Advt. 01/2026), with the application window open until 11 November 2026, 5:00 PM. The official pattern for OAVS is not yet published, so this set samples the general skills teacher exams test: language, reasoning, general knowledge, teaching methods and subject basics. It is not a copy of an OAVS paper.

It does not include Odia questions. Odia is a qualifying part of the CBT, so practise it separately, including grammar and reading comprehension.

Set a timer for 25 minutes. Negative marking is not yet confirmed for OAVS, so treat each guess with care. Read the OAVS syllabus status page for what is still awaited.

Start the set

Q1. Choose the correct form: "If I ___ rich, I would travel the world."

A) was B) were C) am D) be

Q2. Choose the synonym of "brief".

A) Long B) Short C) Heavy D) Bright

Q3. The idiom "a piece of cake" means:

A) A small dessert B) Something very easy C) Something very expensive D) A difficult task

Q4. According to Piaget, children aged about 7 to 11 years are generally in which stage?

A) Sensorimotor B) Preoperational C) Concrete operational D) Formal operational

Q5. The concept of the "Zone of Proximal Development" is associated with:

A) Piaget B) Vygotsky C) Skinner D) Montessori

Q6. Which Act provides free and compulsory education to children aged 6 to 14 years in India?

A) The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 B) The Indian Education Act, 1986 C) The National Education Policy, 2020 D) The Factories Act, 1948

Q7. Formative assessment is best described as:

A) A test given only at the end of the year B) Assessment done during learning to guide teaching C) A ranking of students by marks D) A fee-based test

Q8. Find the next number in the series: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ?

A) 33 B) 35 C) 37 D) 39

Q9. Choose the odd one out: 9, 16, 25, 30, 49.

A) 9 B) 16 C) 30 D) 49

Q10. Which Indian city is the capital of Odisha?

A) Cuttack B) Bhubaneswar C) Puri D) Sambalpur

Q11. Chilika Lake, the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia, lies in which state?

A) West Bengal B) Andhra Pradesh C) Odisha D) Tamil Nadu

Q12. Solve: 3x + 5 = 20. What is the value of x?

A) 3 B) 5 C) 7 D) 15

Q13. What is the area of a circle of radius 7 cm? (Use π = 22/7.)

A) 44 cm² B) 124 cm² C) 154 cm² D) 196 cm²

Q14. What is the HCF of 24 and 36?

A) 6 B) 8 C) 12 D) 18

Q15. Which process do green plants use to make food using sunlight?

A) Respiration B) Photosynthesis C) Fermentation D) Transpiration

Q16. Which of these is a noun?

A) Quickly B) Happiness C) Beautiful D) Run

Q17. Choose the correct sentence.

A) She don't like tea. B) She doesn't likes tea. C) She doesn't like tea. D) She not like tea.

Q18. In a mixed-ability class, which approach adjusts tasks to different learners' needs?

A) Rote memorisation only B) Differentiated instruction C) Lecturing without questions D) Uniform testing with no feedback

Q19. Which Indian article of the Constitution makes education a fundamental right for children aged 6 to 14?

A) Article 21A B) Article 19 C) Article 32 D) Article 45

Q20. The Vygotsky concept that describes help given by a more knowledgeable person is called:

A) Scaffolding B) Conditioning C) Assimilation D) Accommodation

Answer key and explanations

Q1. B (were). The unreal present conditional uses "were" for all persons.

Q2. B (Short).

Q3. B (Something very easy).

Q4. C (Concrete operational). Piaget's concrete operational stage covers roughly ages 7 to 11.

Q5. B (Vygotsky).

Q6. A (The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009).

Q7. B (Assessment done during learning to guide teaching).

Q8. C (37). The differences are 3, 5, 7, 9, 11. So 26 + 11 = 37.

Q9. C (30). 9, 16, 25 and 49 are perfect squares. 30 is not.

Q10. B (Bhubaneswar).

Q11. C (Odisha).

Q12. B (5). 3x = 15, so x = 5.

Q13. C (154 cm²). Area = 22/7 × 7 × 7 = 154.

Q14. C (12).

Q15. B (Photosynthesis).

Q16. B (Happiness). It names a state or quality.

Q17. C (She doesn't like tea.). Use "doesn't" with the base form of the verb.

Q18. B (Differentiated instruction).

Q19. A (Article 21A). Article 21A, inserted by the 86th Amendment, makes education for children aged 6 to 14 a fundamental right.

Q20. A (Scaffolding).

Next steps

If you scored below 12, go back to the English grammar rules and the child development topics. Those are where easy marks are lost. If you scored 12 to 16, focus on reasoning speed and Odisha current affairs. If you scored above 16, take a full 200-question timed mock on the official pattern for your post, and add a daily Odia reading session.

For the application window and eligibility rules, read the OAVS exam post. Check the official notice on oav.edu.in before applying.

Sources

Questions were written for this practice set and checked against standard school-level references and the Constitution of India. They are not taken from any official OAVS paper. Confirm the pattern on oav.edu.in.