Assertion (A) : To communicate well in the classroom is a natural ability.…
2018
Assertion (A) : To communicate well in the classroom is a natural ability.
Reason (R) : Effective teaching in the classroom demands knowledge of the communication process.
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Answer: D. (A) is false, but (R) is true. — ConceptEffective classroom communication is a learned professional competence, not an automatic or purely inborn ability. It depends on understanding how a…
- A.
Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) .
- B.
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) .
- C.
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
- D.
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
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Correct answer: D
Concept
Effective classroom communication is a learned professional competence, not an automatic or purely inborn ability. It depends on understanding how a message is encoded, transmitted, received, interpreted, and checked through feedback.
In an assertion–reason item, first test the truth of the assertion and the reason independently; only if both are true should their explanatory relationship be tested.
Application
Assertion (A): Calling good classroom communication a natural ability ignores the knowledge, planning, practice, learner awareness, and feedback skills through which communication becomes effective. Therefore the assertion is false.
Reason (R): Effective teaching requires the teacher to understand the communication process so that ideas are encoded clearly, suitable channels are chosen, learner responses are interpreted, and misunderstandings are corrected. Therefore the reason is true.
Because the assertion is false while the reason is true, the applicable logical combination is: (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Cross-check and contrast
The combination that makes both statements true fails the independent truth test for (A).
The combination that makes (A) true and (R) false reverses both truth values.
Result: (A) is false, but (R) is true.