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CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 106

Topic: Pedagogy of language

Q106

Assertion (A) : Learning experiences in the classroom are deeply connected to children’s lives and their contexts.
Reason (R) : Learning experiences are designed to build on children’s previous understanding.
Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

  1. (1) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  2. (2) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  3. (3) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
  4. (4) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).Correct answer

Solution.

CBSE answer: (4)

Answer: (4) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

  1. A is true: NCF asks that classroom learning connect with children's lives and surroundings.
  2. R is true: new learning builds on what children already know.
  3. What children already know comes from their lives and context, so linking lessons to their lives is how teachers build on prior understanding.

Trap: (1) treats the two ideas as unrelated, though R gives the reason for A.