CBSE Class 12 Sample Paper 2026 Solution for Early Childhood Care & Education

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CBSE | DEPARTMENT OF SKILL EDUCATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE & EDUCATION (SUBJECT CODE-842)
MARKING SCHEME FOR CLASS XII (SESSION 2025-2026)
Max. Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 50
General Instructions:
1. Please read the instructions carefully.
2. This Question Paper consists of 21 questions in two sections – Section A & Section B.
3. Section A has Objective type questions whereas Section B contains Subjective type questions.
4. Out of the given (5 + 16 =) 21 questions, a candidate has to answer (5 + 10 =) 15 questions in the
allotted (maximum) time of 2 hours.
5. All questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.
6. SECTION A - OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (24 MARKS):
i. This section has 05 questions.
ii. There is no negative marking.
iii. Do as per the instructions given.
iv. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.
7. SECTION B – SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (26 MARKS):
i. This section contains 16 questions.
ii. A candidate has to do 10 questions.
iii. Do as per the instructions given.
iv. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.

SECTION A: OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
Source Material Unit/
Q. No. QUESTION (NCERT/PSSCIVE/ CBSE Chap. Marks
Study Material) No.
Q. 1 Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions on Employability Skills (1 x 4 = 4 marks)
i. Active listening is the practice of giving NCERT 1 1
full attention to a speaker, focusing on
understanding their message, and
responding thoughtfully. It involves
maintaining eye contact, offering
feedback, and asking clarifying
questions to ensure clear
communication.
ii. b) Consciousness NCERT 2 1
iii. c) Borderline personality disorder NCERT 2 1
iv. d) Ctrl + B NCERT 3 1
v. d) Ability to learn from experience NCERT 4 1
vi. a) Eco Tourism NCERT 5 1

Q. 2 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. Play is very important for childs CBSE Unit 1 1
development and many skill like
language, emotional, creativity and
social skills.
The development that involves learning
to talk, listen, read, and write is called

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language development or language and
literacy development.
ii. Brain CBSE Unit 1 1

iii. Socio-Emotional Development CBSE Unit 1 1

iv. CBSE Unit 1 1
Fine Motor Skills
v. CBSe Unit 2 1
Erik Erikson
vi. Shri Mahatma Gandhi CBSe Unit 2 1

Q. 3 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. Preoperational Stage as per Piaget’s CBSe Unit 2 1
theory of Cognitive development
ii. Froebel CBSe Unit 2 1

iii. 1.Individualised instruction CBSe Unit 2 1
2.Whole language approach to reading

iv. Sri Aurobindo Ghose CBSe Unit 2
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v. Building Blocks/Ball/Running Tyre CBSE Unit 3 1

vi. Cognitive development CBSE Unit 3 1
Unit/
Q. No. QUESTION Chap. Marks
No.
Q. 4 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. Fine Motor Skills CBSE Unit 3 1

ii. Unzipping, tying Shoe laces CBSE Unit 3 1

iii. Oral Polio Vaccine CBSE Unit 4 1

iv. Stomach disorder/ dysentery CBSE Unit 4 1

v. Integrated Child Development Services CBSE Unit 4 1

vi. By providing stimulating experiences by CBSE Unit 4 1
empathetic care givers.
Q. 5 Answer any 5 out of the given 6 questions (1 x 5 = 5 marks)
i. 1:20 CBSE Unit 5 1

ii. Weather talk, warm up exercises or CBSE Unit 5 1
introducing the days programme
iii. Growth Chart CBSE Unit 5 1

iv. Water to be changed daily or in two CBSE Unit 5 1
days and no leaves or insects to be
found floating in the water.
v. Socio-emotional development CBSE Unit 1 1
vi. All furniture of any material should have CBSE UNIT 4 1
rounded edges and nails should not
come out of it.

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SECTION B: SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
Source Material Unit/
Q.
QUESTION (NCERT/PSSCIVE/ Chap. Marks
No.
CBSE Study Material) No.
Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions on Employability Skills in 20 – 30 words each (2 x 3 = 6 marks)
Q. 6 S - Show that you are listening attentively to NCERT 1 2
the speaker through gestures.
P - Pay attention and focus on what the
speaker is saying
Q. 7 Ans- Motivation refers to the internal or NCERT 2 2
external factors that stimulate individuals to
take action, achieve goals, or maintain a
behaviour. It drives a person to perform
tasks with enthusiasm, commitment, and
focus.
 Enhances Productivity
 Fosters Continuous Learning
 Improves Problem-Solving

Q. 8 NCERT 3 2

Worksheet Workbook
A worksheet refers A workbook is a file
to a single that contains one or
spreadsheet within more worksheets. It
a program like serves as the overall
Microsoft Excel, container for
where data is organizing and
stored in a grid of managing related
rows and columns. data across multiple
worksheets.
It is used for In web application
performing development, a
calculations, workbook can be
organizing data, or used to manage
analysing data across
information, such different sections,
as creating project such as project
timelines, task budgets, timelines,
tracking, or data and task
analysis for a web management, all
application project. within the same file
but on separate
worksheets.
Q. 9 An industrial entrepreneur is, essentially, a NCERT 4 2
manufacturer, who identifies the needs of
customers and creates products or services
to serve them. Such an entrepreneur is
product oriented, who starts through an
industrial unit to create a product like
electronic industry, textile unit, machine
tools, manufacturing unit, etc.

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Q. 10  increase the efficiency of energy and raw NCERT 5 2
material.
reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions in 20 – 30 words each (2 x 4 = 8 marks)
Q. 11 The development of brain is called cognitive CBSE Unit I 2
development.
Q. 12 She was the first Indian to develop ‘Balwadi’ CBSE Unit 2 2
and worked extensively for the children
below the poverty line.
Q. 13 It enhances their creative socio-emotional, CBSE Unit 3 2
cognitive and language development.
Q. 14 1.Improper diet CBSE Unit 4 2
2.Intake of insufficient food
Q. 15 Froebel’s concept of kindergarten which CBSE Unit 1 2
means the children’s garden regarded the
school as a garden and a teacher as a
gardener and his concept of nature study.
All lead up to the insightful learning.
Q. 16 To attain the learning outcomes and the well CBSE Unit 5 2
being of children.

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions in 50– 80 words each (4 x 3 = 12 marks)
Q. 17 To check their development milestones CBSE Unit 1 4
Q. 18 The education should be of head, hand and CBSE UNIT 2 4
heart
Q. 19 It helps in multiple areas of child’s growth CBSE Unit 3 4
e.g socio-emotional development, physical
development while playing it. Language
development and physical development
while displaying it.
Q. 20 The immunization program is very important CBSE Unit 4 4
for the well-being of children. It prevents
child from many diseases.
Q. 21 1.Create a safe ambience for children CBSE Unit 5 4
ensuring their mental and physical safety all
the time.
2. Design rules and SOPs in school to ensure
the premises in sanitized and clean.
3. Evolve strategies to train children to deal
with emergencies without creating panic and
emotional trauma.

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