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CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 17

Topic: Vygotsky

Q17

As per Lev Vygotsky, ‘inner speech’ :

  1. (1) hinders the cognitive development of children.
  2. (2) is a sign of cognitive immaturity among children.
  3. (3) occurs from birth until the age of three.
  4. (4) helps in reasoning and organizing thoughts.Correct answer

Solution.

CBSE answer: (4)

Answer: (4) helps in reasoning and organizing thoughts.

  1. For Vygotsky, speech turns inward with age: social speech, then private speech, then silent inner speech.
  2. Inner speech is a tool of thought; it helps the child plan, reason and control behaviour.
  3. It supports cognitive growth rather than hindering it, and it develops after early childhood, not from birth.

Trap: (2) is closer to Piaget's view of egocentric speech.