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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 94

Topic: Reading skills

Q94

A child reads an unseen passage. He is expected to answer the questions that follow. This type of reading is referred to as :

  1. (1) Skimming
  2. (2) ScanningCorrect answer
  3. (3) Exclusive reading
  4. (4) Extensive reading

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) Scanning

  1. The child reads the unseen passage with a clear purpose: to find what the questions that follow ask for.
  2. Reading quickly through a text to locate specific information is scanning.
  3. Skimming gives only the general idea, and extensive reading is reading long texts for pleasure, so options 1 and 4 do not fit.

Trap: 'Exclusive reading' (option 3) is not a recognised type of reading; do not confuse it with intensive reading.