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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 131

Topic: Reading skills

Q131

A reading activity in which learners hear or read different parts of a text, then exchange information with others in order to complete a task, is referred to as :

  1. (1) Running dictation
  2. (2) Jigsaw dictationCorrect answer
  3. (3) Running text
  4. (4) Dumb charades

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) Jigsaw dictation

  1. In a jigsaw task each learner gets only one piece of a text.
  2. Learners then share their pieces with others to rebuild the whole text or finish a task.
  3. This creates a real information gap, so learners must listen, read and speak to each other.

Trap: (1) Running dictation has one learner read a full text on the wall and dictate it to a partner; parts are not split and exchanged.