By signing in you confirm you are 18 or older, or have your parent’s or guardian’s consent.

CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 136

Topic: Pedagogy of language

Q136

A teacher finds a video to fit into the topic of the unit and plans for a pair work activity around this video. The objective of this pair work activity is to encourage students to :

  1. (1) make them work at a faster pace together.
  2. (2) work independently of the teacher.Correct answer
  3. (3) develop language awareness.
  4. (4) assess their own work.

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) work independently of the teacher.

  1. In pair work the teacher steps back and learners talk to each other about the video.
  2. They ask, answer and agree among themselves instead of waiting for the teacher, so they become less dependent on the teacher.
  3. This learner autonomy, with more student talking time, is the core purpose of organising pair work.

Trap: (3) language awareness may grow as a by-product, but it is a general aim of all language work, not the reason for choosing pair work; speed (1) and self-assessment (4) are not its aim.