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CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1 Mizo, Question 142

Topic: Multilingualism

Q142

Zirlaite chu Foundation stage - ah hian nuam an tiin thil zir an awlsam berna chhan chu :

  1. (1) Official language hmanin
  2. (2) In lama an ṭawng hmaninCorrect answer
  3. (3) Sap ṭawng hmanin
  4. (4) An medium of instruction hmanin

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) In lama an ṭawng hmanin (using their home language)

  1. At the foundational stage children learn best in the language they already speak at home.
  2. NEP 2020 and NCF-FS 2022 ask that early teaching be in the home language or mother tongue.
  3. Children then understand, feel at ease and take part freely.

Trap: (4) the medium of instruction may be a language the child does not yet know.