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CTET 7 Feb 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 142

Topic: Multilingualism

Q142

The Second Language classroom is usually a confluence of varied languages. The role of teachers in such a class is to give their students :

  1. (1) Worksheets with a variety of tasks while covering the syllabus
  2. (2) A comfortable environment to develop requisite skillsCorrect answer
  3. (3) Summaries and simplified versions of text
  4. (4) Adequate self-explanatory notes

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) A comfortable environment to develop requisite skills

  1. A class with many home languages needs a safe, accepting space where every learner feels free to speak.
  2. NCF 2005 treats multilingualism as a resource, so learners can use their own languages as a bridge.
  3. Notes, summaries and worksheets alone do not build listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

Trap: (1) covering the syllabus is not the teacher's main role here.