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CTET 7 Feb 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 139

Topic: Language acquisition

Q139

Learning of the mother tongue by a child is generally assumed to be :

  1. (1) Language acquisitionCorrect answer
  2. (2) Language learning
  3. (3) Language assimilation
  4. (4) Abstract language development

Solution.

CBSE answer: (1)

Answer: (1) Language acquisition

  1. A child picks up the mother tongue naturally and subconsciously, through rich exposure at home and in the community.
  2. There is no formal teaching of rules; the focus is on meaning.
  3. Language learning is the conscious, formal study of a language, usually in a classroom.

Trap: (2) describes how a second language is often studied in school.