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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 92

Topic: Reading skills

Q92

A child reads a storybook of her interest. This type of reading is referred to as :

  1. (1) Extensive readingCorrect answer
  2. (2) Intensive reading
  3. (3) Skimming
  4. (4) Scanning

Solution.

CBSE answer: (1)

Answer: (1) Extensive reading

  1. Reading a whole storybook by choice, for pleasure, is extensive reading.
  2. The focus is on enjoying the story and reading a lot, not on studying every word or line.
  3. Intensive reading is close, careful reading of a short text; skimming and scanning are quick reading strategies for the gist or a specific detail.

Trap: intensive reading suits a textbook passage, not a book read out of interest.