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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 138

Topic: Language and thought

Q138

Which of the following about language development is supported by Piaget ?

  1. (1) The development of language is a cause, not a consequence of cognitive development.
  2. (2) Certain language concepts must be taught when the child has reached the appropriate stage of cognitive maturity.Correct answer
  3. (3) Children need to memorize grammatical rules in order to learn a language.
  4. (4) Language development is just like habit formation.

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) Certain language concepts must be taught when the child has reached the appropriate stage of cognitive maturity.

  1. For Piaget, thought develops first and language reflects it.
  2. A child can use a concept in language only after reaching the stage that supports it.

Trap: (1) reverses Piaget's view; (3) is rote grammar learning; (4) is the behaviourist habit formation view of Skinner.