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CTET 7 Feb 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 120

Topic: Assessment in language

Q120Two answers accepted

You want to identify individual differences of learners to scaffold them in your class. Which of the following assessments would you use for this purpose?

  1. (1) Peer assessment
  2. (2) Diagnostic assessmentCorrect answer
  3. (3) Summative assessment
  4. (4) Formative assessmentCorrect answer

Solution.

CBSE accepts (2) or (4)

Answer: (2) or (4) Diagnostic assessment or Formative assessment

  1. Diagnostic assessment finds each learner's strengths, gaps and needs, which is exactly what "identify individual differences" asks for.
  2. Formative assessment also checks learning while teaching goes on and guides the support (scaffolding) each child gets.
  3. The stem fits both, since scaffolding depends on knowing differences and on ongoing checks, so either option is accepted.

Trap: (3) Summative assessment comes at the end of a unit, too late to scaffold.