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CTET 7 Feb 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 144

Topic: Writing skills

Q144

Children in their early years scribble on the wall, floor and in notebooks. This stage in language learning is called

  1. (1) scribbling
  2. (2) emergent literacyCorrect answer
  3. (3) writing skills
  4. (4) graphic development

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) emergent literacy

  1. Early scribbles are a child's first attempts to make marks that carry meaning.
  2. This stage, before formal reading and writing, is called emergent literacy.
  3. It shows the child is beginning to understand that print and marks communicate.

Trap: (1) scribbling is the activity, not the name of the stage in language learning.