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CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 116

Topic: Pedagogy of language

Q116

Which of the following statement related to the young learners is true ?

  1. (1) young learners find it hard to understand abstract concepts.Correct answer
  2. (2) young learners partially understand the abstract concepts.
  3. (3) young learners get motivated by abstract concepts.
  4. (4) young learners understand the abstract concepts.

Solution.

CBSE answer: (1)

Answer: (1) young learners find it hard to understand abstract concepts.

  1. Young children think in concrete terms: they understand what they can see, touch and do.
  2. Ideas that cannot be seen or handled are hard for them to grasp.
  3. That is why teachers of young learners use objects, pictures, actions and stories.

Trap: (4) says they understand abstract concepts, which goes against what we know of their stage of development.