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CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 120

Topic: Teaching aids

Q120

Textbooks contain stories, poems, plays and other forms of writing by writers. We need to select such materials because they are __________.

  1. (1) written with the purpose to be used in textbooks
  2. (2) written by well known writers
  3. (3) they are in simple language
  4. (4) authentic and are in natural languageCorrect answer

Solution.

CBSE answer: (4)

Answer: (4) authentic and are in natural language

  1. Stories, poems and plays by real writers were written for real readers, not for textbooks.
  2. Such authentic texts show language as people actually use it.
  3. This exposure to natural language helps children learn.

Trap: (2) fame of the writer is not the reason, and (1) is false because these texts were not written for textbooks.