CTET Paper I — 7 February 2026 (Set V)

01Rama was mean to her brother Tahir. Next day Tahir got sick. Rama concluded that she made her brother sick. According to Piaget, which stage of cognitive development is Rama in?

02_____ is the process by which children become aware of their gender roles.

03Which of the following scenarios is aptly describing the application of Lev Vygotsky’s concept of ‘scaffolding’?

04Progressive education is an educational philosophy that emphasizes on _____.

05Read the following statements : Assertion (A) : Children progress from understanding consequences of act to determine whether they are good/bad to understanding that rules and laws are flexible and can be changed. Reason (R) : According to Kohlberg, children’s moral development occurs in continuous manner and not a discontinuous one. Choose the correct option.

06According to Lev Vygotsky, cognitive development is guided by

07Which of the following intelligence helps people to perceive, express, understand and regulate moods and feelings of others?

08A child’s first experience as well as expectations of what it means to be a ‘girl’ or a ‘boy’ comes from

09An essential characteristic of formative assessment is

11A teacher should cater to _____ needs of gifted children in the classrooms.

12Which of the following are examples of pedagogical approaches to teach students with learning disabilities? (i) Use of multisensory strategies (ii) Standardized learning goals (iii) Flexible and sequential instructions (iv) Breaking down tasks into smaller parts Choose the correct option.

13Which of the following statements about Autism Spectrum Disorder is correct?

14While teaching in inclusive setups, it is important that teachers

15Read the following statements : Assertion (A) : Teachers should include a variety of children’s literature to create print-rich environment in the classroom. Reason (R) : Classrooms rich in literacy materials and literacy experiences are central to effective learning. Choose the correct option.

16In order to facilitate students’ learning in a progressive classroom, a teacher should emphasize on the practice of

17Seeing Raman, a 4th grade student stuck on a question, his teacher asked him to try the solution while speaking what is going on in his mind. Such verbalization is likely to be

18A teacher who believes in constructivist pedagogy would

19Active engagement of learners implies that the students

20Radha reasons, “Clothes dry faster in the sun than in the shade, so the sun is helping them to dry”. She is showing an understanding of

21Which of the following is an example of intrinsic motivation?

22Read the following statements : Assertion (A) : Teachers who believe in constructivist pedagogy should provide a lot of materials to the children. Reason (R) : Young children depend solely on verbal instructions and lectures for meaningful learning. Choose the correct option.

23Avoiding the appearance of low ability in front of peers and teachers is an example of

24Which of the following is an effective way to promote critical thinking in the classroom?

25Read the following statements : Assertion (A) : Some children have characteristics that resemble their parents while others are markedly different from their parents. Reason (R) : Working out how much of any characteristic is due to nature or genes and how much is due to nurture or environment is a complex issue. Choose the correct option.

26Which of the following statements about development is correct?

27Read the following statements : Assertion (A) : The ability to comprehend and speak depends on the physical development of the mouth and brain. Reason (R) : Emotional development is related to physical growth. Choose the correct option.

28Most children can speak five-six coherent sentences at

29As per Lev Vygotsky, as children grow, their language develops from _____.

30Piaget described cognitive development as occurring

31What is the difference between the greatest 4-digit number and the least 4-digit number formed by using the digits 1, 5, 0 and 7 once?

32Kanta has five dozen chocolates. She gives of these to Aruna and of the remaining 6 5 1 chocolates to Radha. She then gives of the remaining chocolates to each of her other three 8 friends. How many chocolates does Kanta have now?

33(LCM of 96, 120 and 160) ¸ (HCF of 72 and 168) is equal to

3524 L 650 mL of milk is filled in 29 bottles each of same size. The quantity of milk in 15 such bottles is

36The internal length, breadth and height of a cuboidal box are 12 cm, 10 cm and 8 cm, respectively. A cubical box has side (internal) 9 cm. Avin tries to pack 1800 cubical dice of side 1 cm each in these two boxes. The number of dice which are left unpacked is :

37A bag containing potatoes, onions and lemons weighs 46 kg 160 g. The weight of potatoes is 17 kg 115 g and that of onions is 15 kg 325 g. The weight of empty bag is 120 g. If 30 lemons weigh 1 kg, then what is the number of lemons in the bag?

38Which of the following has/have only two lines of symmetry? A. Equilateral triangle B. Rectangle C. Rhombus D. Isosceles triangle Choose the correct option.

39Which of the following letters has a rotational symmetry but no line symmetry?

40A pentagonal pyramid has

41The following table shows the number of visitors to a library in the first six days of a week : Days Number of visitors Monday 86 Tuesday 114 Wednesday 141 Thursday 95 Friday 124 Saturday 151 On which day, the number of visitors to the library was 29 more than its previous day?

42The sum of next two numbers in the pattern 3, 10, 32, 99, _____, _____ is

43What is the sum of all the prime numbers between 12 and 49?

45The sum of all the common factors of 36 and 48 (excluding 1) is

46Which of the following is least desirable in a primary school mathematics classroom?

47Which of the following is/are appropriate in the context of social perspectives on assessment in mathematics? A. Bringing the experiences of children outside the school in assessment B. Making standardized tests C. Using folk algorithms from different cultures Choose the correct option.

48Which of the following is least appropriate about contextual problems in mathematics?

49The statements given below are marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (B) : A : It is important to introduce data representation and analysis in the primary stage and to strengthen it in the upper primary stage. B : Data analysis exposes children at primary level to uncertainty and changeability in information as opposed to the fixed nature of mathematical facts they mostly study. Choose the correct option.

50Which of the following is not an expected learning outcome for class III as per NCERT recommendations? 1 1

51Which of the following mathematical statements is true?

52In mathematics, the primary stage curriculum is focussed on _____.

53A child writes five hundred three as 5003. It shows that

54According to Van Hiele’s levels of development of geometrical thinking, which of the following represents level–2 (relationships)?

55Which of the following is the most appropriate example of incorporation of local/cultural knowledge in mathematics teaching-learning?

56One of the main guiding principles of the National Education Policy, 2020 is ‘‘The highest priority is to achieve foundational literacy and numeracy at _____ by all the students’’.

57A primary class mathematics teacher brings in two jars of different shapes, with water in one of them, to her classroom. She pours water completely from the taller, thin jar to the shorter, broad jar. She then asks the question, ‘‘Which jar can hold more water?’’ This activity is most appropriate to teach

58A teacher writes the number 308 on the blackboard and asks the children to read the number loudly. A child says, ‘‘It is thirty-eight.’’ Which among the following is the most appropriate strategy to rectify the error committed by the child?

59A class II mathematics teacher gives the following word problem on addition to the students to solve : ‘‘A bag contains 4 mangoes and 6 more mangoes are added to it. How many total mangoes are there in the bag?’’ This type of word problem belongs to which of the following structures of addition?

60Which of the following pre-number concepts are relevant for building the understanding of mathematical concepts at foundational stage?

61Consider the following statements about Nepenthes/Pitcher plant : A. This plant has leaves which are pitcher-shaped and the mouth is covered with a leaf. B. This plant has a special smell that attracts insects to it. C. This plant is very common in the cold deserts of Ladakh and Russia. D. This plant can trap and eat small insects, frogs and even mice. These animals when land on the mouth of the plant, they get trapped and cannot get out of it. The correct statements are

62Which one of the following statements is not true about the houses of Srinagar in Kashmir?

63Consider the following statements about beehives : A. Every beehive has only one queen bee that lays eggs. B. There are a few males in the hive who make the hive. C. The number of females is much more than the males in the hive. These female bees are the worker bees who work all day. They also look after the baby bees. D. The worker bees fly around flowers in search of nectar for honey. On finding flowers with nectar, they do a special kind of dance by which other bees also join them to collect the nectar. The correct statements are

64Consider the following statements about elephants : A. Elephants live in herds. B. A herd may have 20 to 25 female elephants and their young ones. C. Male elephants live in the herd till they are 9–10 years. D. The oldest female takes all the decisions of the herd. The correct statements are

65More than a thousand years ago, Al-Biruni, a traveller from Uzbekistan, had described his observations about India. Which of the following observations were recorded in Al-Biruni’s book? A. People of India are very skilled at making ponds. B. Horses are used to draw carts in India. C. Step-wells have separate steps for going up and coming down. D. Lakes and Johads are built to collect water. Choose the correct option.

66People who have been living in the forests for at least _____ have a right over the forest land and what is grown on it, according to the Right to Forest Act, 2007.

67Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) carefully : Assertion (A) : Domestication of animals was a gradual process that took place in many parts of the world. Reason (R) : The earliest domesticated animals include sheep and goat. Choose the correct option.

68Which one of the following animals was not reared by the Harappans?

69Which of the following States/Union Territories were carved out in the Indian Union in the last 25 years?

70You must have heard about the famous Olympian Karnam Malleswari. What game did she play in international events?

71Which one of the following statements is true about Madhubani paintings and the area in which they originated?

72Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) carefully : Assertion (A) : Mixture of cow dung and mud is used to coat the floor of houses. Reason (R) : Cow dung helps to regulate the temperature inside the house and keeps the insects away. Choose the correct option.

73The approximate distance between the capital of Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal) and the capital of Maharashtra (Mumbai) is 756 km. If a train covers this distance in nearly 14 hours, the average speed of the train in metre per second is

74Consider the following characteristics of houses : A. Wooden floor and wooden flat ceilings B. Ground floor without window for animals and storing necessary materials C. Elevated houses made with slanting roofs and the stone pillars D. Thick walls made of stones, mud and lime The characteristics found in the houses of Leh and Ladakh are

75Select from the following a state where the meaning of ‘ Torang’ is jungle

76The knowledge of which of the following is the most important for an EVS teacher?

77Harleen asked her teacher, “Why do roses have thorns?” What must be the pedagogy of an EVS teacher towards this curiosity?

78Isha of class IV asked her teacher, “Why cow does not lay eggs?” What is your most appropriate response if you are Isha’s teacher?

79An EVS teacher wants to use storytelling as a strategy for teaching and learning. Which of the following are the most suitable for this? A. Contextual stories B. Folk stories C. Student-written stories D. Stories focussing on morals Choose the correct option.

80Teacher asked students to draw an animal. Poonam draws an animal, having body parts of different animals. What should the teacher do? A. Scold Poonam for drawing an absurd animal. B. Ask Poonam why she has drawn parts of different animals. C. Tell Poonam that no such animal exists. D. Ask Poonam the name of the animal she has drawn. Choose the correct option.

81If a teacher wants that students learn about the plant diversity, which of the following are the most suitable activities for this? A. Ask students to look for objects which have patterns of leaves on them in their house. B. Recite a poem to students written on different types of plants and their characteristics. C. Blindfold students and ask the students to identify plants by smelling crushed leaves. D. Ask students to collect the leaves of plants and make pictures of different animals using the leaves. Choose the correct option.

82Which of the following elements best describe the nature of EVS? A. Established facts B. Logical information C. Observation D. Scientific terminology E. Experimentation Choose the correct option.

83Read the following statements A and B carefully : A. Recommendation of NCF (2005) is to discourage rote learning of information. B. Recommendation of NCF (2005) is to discourage maintenance of sharp boundaries between different subject areas. Choose the correct option.

84Chinu wants to know how day and night occur. Which of the following methods will be the best to explain this to Chinu?

85Read the following statements A and B carefully : A. In EVS learning, the challenge is to respect the multicultural dimensions of diverse classrooms. B. In EVS learning, every student should feel important

86Discussion is used by the EVS teachers in their classes because A. discussion develops social interaction among children B. discussion supports authentic and meaningful learning C. meaningful construction of knowledge occurs when ideas are shared D. discussion is suitable for the emotionally balanced children Choose the correct option.

87An environmental studies teacher asked his class III children to visit the school garden and collect different types of leaves. Which of the following process skills does the teacher want to develop among children?

89Which of the following statements are correct about learning of EVS? A. Children are naturally curious to learn. B. Children are passive recipients in learning. C. Children need teacher for learning. D. Children learn better in collaborative groups. Choose the correct option.

90Which of the following components best describe the meaning of EVS? A. Accumulation of facts B. Observation C. Asking questions D. Experimentation Choose the correct option.

91Ankita can understand and speak six different languages. Her language ability makes her a

92You are interested in studying topics such as code-mixing, code-switching, children’s language and secret languages. Which of the following disciplines you need to study for these?

93Which area is not a part of contrastive analysis?

94You find that an English language teacher is using freely mother tongue in the class. She is using _____ method.

95The ability to write concisely by not including any details that can be avoided to achieve precision is a skill which is known as

96Voice expressions can effectively be judged by

97Seating arrangement in a classroom should be flexible. This is because

98To assess reading skill at primary level, a language teacher should most importantly focus on

99To ensure effective communication, it is important to

100A major objective of teaching English grammar is to

101While developing writing skill among the students at primary level, a teacher must encourage her students to write on topics related to

103Chomsky propounded that an innate capacity to acquire language is the result of our uniquely human biological inheritance. This inheritance is known as

104The term for the smallest meaningful unit of sound in a language is

106Which of the following describes the theme of the poem correctly?

107“I am the dream and the hope of the slave” shows that the poet is a/an

108“A past that’s rooted in pain” refers to a past

109The use of ‘I rise’ in the poem is an example of :

110Which literary device has been used in the following line? “But still, like air, I’ll rise.”

112State which of the following statements is True/False. A : The friends’ sessions gradually came to an end. B : The uncle stubbornly refused to listen to his wife. Choose the correct option.

113Which of the following statements is not true?

115Identify the type of the following sentence. “What madness seizes you ...!”

116Choose the word opposite in meaning to ‘fragile’.

117What does the expression, ‘We sallied out ...’ mean in the context?

118Who is the narrator in the story?

119What task was the uncle supposed to perform that day?

120Why was the aunt angry at the uncle’s entertaining friends at home?

121Learning of the mother tongue by a child is generally assumed to be :

122An active listener immediately understands

123To teach poetry in the class, the teacher first reads a poem, then involves the learners in group work. One group writes the theme of the poem, another draws a picture to depict the main character and yet another writes the summary of the poem. This activity aims at :

124The Second Language classroom is usually a confluence of varied languages. The role of teachers in such a class is to give their students :

125You prepare a test item that expects the learners to use tense forms, connectors, prepositions, and adjectives accurately. The approach that you have used in this test item is :

126Children in their early years scribble on the wall, floor and in notebooks. This stage in language learning is called

127Communicative language teaching stresses the interdependence of :

128You have to keep anecdotal records of the learning process of the students of your class. For this, you need to use :

129Which of the following statements is true in the context of grammar?

130When infants and very young children live in environments where they have no exposure or experience with language, their language development is severely impaired. This impairment is irreversible. Which of the following terms supports this explanation?

131Grammar should be taught by :

132You want to create a language-rich environment in your class. For this, you should :

133_____ gave the terms acquisition, observation, natural, input, dominant hypothesis in the theory of Second Language learning.

134Which among the following involves the principle of grading and sequence?

136State which of the following statements is True/False : A. For practical purposes, Chanakya kept the reins of power with himself. B. Chanakya enjoyed the power and prestige of the high authority he wielded.

137Which one of the following is not true?

138What does the given verb mean? ‘to delude’

139Identify the tense of the given expression : “... had redeemed his pledge”

141Whose account is called ‘much more important’ as a record of the Mauryan rule?

143State which of the following statements is True/False : A. The peacocks both welcomed the writer and bid him farewell. B. The wings of the peacocks were smeared with slime.

144Which one of the following is not true?

145What kind of sentence is the following? “Where have they all disappeared?”

148Choose the word nearest in meaning to ‘desolation’.

149Where did the writer see the peacocks?

150Why does the writer see ‘a picture of desolation’ in the Rajasthan city now?