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CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 139

Topic: Assessment in language

Q139

Retelling of a story read by a student in his/her own words helps in assessing :

  1. (1) Fluency
  2. (2) ComprehensionCorrect answer
  3. (3) Memory
  4. (4) Accuracy

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) Comprehension

  1. To retell a story in one's own words, the child must understand the events, characters and sequence.
  2. A child who has only memorised lines cannot rephrase them meaningfully.
  3. So retelling shows how well the child has understood what was read.

Trap: (3) memory would be tested by repeating the exact words, not by retelling in one's own words.