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CTET 7 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 81

Topic: Animals

Q81

Isha of class IV asked her teacher, “Why cow does not lay eggs?” What is your most appropriate response if you are Isha’s teacher?

  1. (1) Reply that cows are mammals which give birth to young ones.
  2. (2) Ask her to relate laying of eggs/giving birth to their visible ears and whose ears cannot be seen.Correct answer
  3. (3) Ask her to find out herself the reason for this.
  4. (4) Ask other students of the class to answer Isha’s question.

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) Relate laying eggs or giving birth to visible and hidden ears.

  1. This links to the Class III EVS idea: animals with visible outer ears give birth; those whose ears cannot be seen usually lay eggs.
  2. Isha can check animals she knows (cow, dog, hen, crow, lizard) and discover the pattern herself.
  3. A cow has visible ears, so it gives birth.

Trap: (1) is correct but just hands over the answer.