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CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1 English, Question 145

Topic: Multilingualism

Q145

Children should be exposed to and immersed in __________.

  1. (1) two written languages from an early age
  2. (2) multiple oral languages from an early ageCorrect answer
  3. (3) multiple written languages from an early age
  4. (4) two oral languages from an early age

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) multiple oral languages from an early age

  1. Young children pick up languages quickly by hearing and speaking them.
  2. NEP 2020 and NCF-FS 2022 support early exposure to several languages, mainly through talk, songs and stories.
  3. Reading and writing come later and begin in the home language.

Trap: (3) asking young children to handle many written scripts early is not recommended.