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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 93

Topic: Pedagogy of language

Q93

Which of the following should not be the objective of reading stories at foundational stage ?

  1. (1) Explicitly tell moral valuesCorrect answer
  2. (2) Enhance reading skills
  3. (3) Develop culture of reading
  4. (4) Enhance vocabulary

Solution.

CBSE answer: (1)

Answer: (1) Explicitly tell moral values

  1. At the foundational stage, stories are read to build reading skills, widen vocabulary and grow a love of reading.
  2. Children should enjoy the story and draw their own meaning from it.
  3. Spelling out a moral at the end turns the story into a lecture and kills the pleasure of reading, so it should not be the aim.

Trap: options 2, 3 and 4 are genuine aims, so they cannot be the answer to a 'not' question.