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CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 19

Topic: Assessment

Q19

Assertion (A) : Invented spellings, free explorations of writings provide teachers with opportunities of authentic assessment of learner levels.
Reason (R) : Given the vast linguistic diversity in the classroom assessment in language should be dynamic.
Choose the correct option :

  1. (1) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  2. (2) (A) is true but (R) is false.
  3. (3) Both (A) and (R) are false.
  4. (4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).Correct answer

Solution.

CBSE answer: (4)

Answer: (4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

  1. (A) is true: invented spellings and free writing show how a child connects sounds and letters, giving real evidence of learning.
  2. (R) is true: in a multilingual class, assessment cannot use one fixed standard; it must be flexible and ongoing.
  3. Because children bring different home languages, their invented spellings reflect different sound systems. Dynamic assessment reads these attempts as evidence instead of marking them wrong, which is why they become authentic assessment.

Trap: (1) treats R as a separate general fact, but R is the principle that makes A work.