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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1, Question 23

Topic: Learning difficulties

Q23

Dyslexia is a ___________.

  1. (1) Developmental writing disorder
  2. (2) Developmental reading disorderCorrect answer
  3. (3) Developmental motor disorder
  4. (4) Developmental autoimmune disorder

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) Developmental reading disorder

  1. Dyslexia is a specific learning disability affecting reading: decoding words, linking letters to sounds and fluency.
  2. Writing difficulty is dysgraphia and motor coordination difficulty is dyspraxia.
  3. It is not an autoimmune condition and is not linked to low intelligence.

Trap: (1) describes dysgraphia.