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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1, Question 2

Topic: Gifted and creative learners

Q2

Which of the following statements about gifted children is correct ?

  1. (1) Gifted children have superior academic, social as well as emotional skills.
  2. (2) Gifted children excel in all areas of academics as well as in extra-curricular activities.
  3. (3) Gifted children have a high degree of mental ability in specific domain of knowledge.Correct answer
  4. (4) Gifted children come up with novel and original solutions to given problems.

Solution.

CBSE answer: (3)

Answer: (3) High mental ability in a specific domain of knowledge.

  1. Giftedness means exceptionally high ability, often shown in one or a few areas such as maths, music or language.
  2. (1) and (2) overgeneralise: a gifted child need not be superior socially, emotionally or in every subject.
  3. (4) describes creativity, which is divergent and original thinking; it overlaps with giftedness but is not its defining mark.

Trap: (4) confuses the creative child with the gifted child.