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CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 110

Topic: Reading skills

Q110

Which one of the following is NOT a sub skill of reading ?

  1. (1) Deducing the meaning and use of unfamiliar lexical items.
  2. (2) Scanning to locate specifically required information.
  3. (3) Knowing the spelling of each word.Correct answer
  4. (4) Recognizing vocabulary, picking out key words.

Solution.

CBSE answer: (3)

Answer: (3) Knowing the spelling of each word.

  1. Reading sub-skills help a reader get meaning from a text.
  2. Guessing the meaning of new words, scanning for specific facts and picking out key words are all such skills.
  3. Knowing how to spell every word is a writing concern; a reader can understand words without spelling them.
  4. So spelling is not a sub-skill of reading.