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CTET 7 Feb 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 138

Topic: Pedagogy of language

Q138

You observe that your students need to be exposed to samples of the target language and be encouraged to imitate and respond. Which of the following methods is most suitable for this purpose?

  1. (1) Direct method
  2. (2) Communicative language teaching
  3. (3) Audio-lingual methodCorrect answer
  4. (4) Grammar-translation method

Solution.

CBSE answer: (3)

Answer: (3) Audio-lingual method

  1. This method gives learners model samples of the target language (often dialogues or recordings).
  2. Learners imitate the model, repeat it and respond in drills, building habits through mimicry.
  3. Communicative teaching focuses on meaningful use, and grammar-translation on rules and translation.

Trap: (1) the direct method also uses the target language, but its stress is on thinking in it and associating meaning, not imitating models.