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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1, Question 17

Topic: Teaching practices

Q17

How should a teacher deal with students who are distracted in her class ?

  1. (1) Offer material rewards for every class that they are attentive in
  2. (2) Give them severe punishment
  3. (3) Call the parents and threaten to give severe punishment to the children
  4. (4) Divide the class into manageable groups and let them learn cooperativelyCorrect answer

Solution.

CBSE answer: (4)

Answer: (4) Divide the class into manageable groups for cooperative learning

  1. Small cooperative groups give each child an active role, which holds attention better than passive listening.
  2. Peer interaction makes the task meaningful and lets the teacher reach distracted children more easily.
  3. Punishment and threats (2, 3) create fear; material rewards (1) build dependence on outside incentives.

Trap: (1) seems kind but weakens intrinsic motivation.