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CTET Feb 2026 · Paper I
Classes I–V. A full paper in the CTET pattern: one 150-minute clock, move freely between sections, and no negative marking. Choose English or Hindi as Language I.
150questions
150 minone clock
+1 / 0no negative marking
Sections and topics
Five sections of 30 questions each.
Child Development & Pedagogy · 30 questions
- Piaget – conservation1
- Vygotsky – ZPD1
- Kohlberg1
- Erikson1
- Heredity & environment1
- Gender & education1
- Individual differences1
- Formative assessment1
- RPwD Act 20161
- Learning disability1
- Motivation1
- Errors as learning1
English (Language I or II) · 30 questions
- Vocabulary3
- Assessment3
- Reading – detail2
- Reading – cause1
- Reading – inference1
- Figurative language1
- Character1
- Inference1
- Title1
- Poetry – imagery1
- Poetry – meaning1
- Poetry – detail1
Hindi (Language I or II) · 30 questions
- बोध – तथ्य3
- भावार्थ3
- शब्द-भंडार2
- बोध – अनुमान1
- चरित्र-चित्रण1
- शीर्षक1
- काव्य-बोध1
- प्रतीक1
- तत्सम-तद्भव1
- केंद्रीय भाव1
- भाषा-अर्जन1
- पठन शिक्षण1
Mathematics · 30 questions
- Place value1
- LCM word problem1
- Fractions1
- Perimeter1
- Area1
- Money1
- Time1
- Measurement1
- Patterns1
- Data handling1
- Triangles1
- Division1
Environmental Studies · 30 questions
- Waste management1
- Water conservation1
- Comprehension1
- Things we get from animals1
- Animal life1
- Plants around us1
- Water1
- Travel1
- Shelter1
- Food1
- Nutrition1
- Animal homes1
Sample question
Piaget – conservation · medium
Seven-year-old Imran insists that a tall thin glass holds more juice than a short wide glass, even after watching the juice being poured from one to the other. Which cognitive limitation, according to Piaget, best explains his reasoning?
- A. Lack of object permanence
- B. Failure of hypothetical-deductive reasoning
- C. Excessive reliance on sensorimotor schemas
- D. Inability to conserve because he centres on one dimension (height)
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D
Conservation of liquid is typically mastered around 7–8 years. A child who judges only by height is 'centring' on a single feature and not yet decentring or using reversibility. Object permanence is achieved in infancy, and hypothetical-deductive reasoning belongs to the formal operational stage, so neither explains the error.
Conservation of liquid is typically mastered around 7–8 years. A child who judges only by height is 'centring' on a single feature and not yet decentring or using reversibility. Object permanence is achieved in infancy, and hypothetical-deductive reasoning belongs to the formal operational stage, so neither explains the error.