alleryNCERT says languages are learned mainly by:
AMemorising grammar rules
BCopying model sentences
CReciting long word lists
DUnderstanding messages
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Understanding messages
1. Input-rich communication is a prerequisite for language learning.
2. Languages are learned implicitly, by comprehending and communicating messages.
3. This happens through listening or reading for meaning, not through rules or lists.
**Why not the others:** Memorising rules, copying sentences and reciting lists are form-focused work that NCERT does not rate as the route to language learning.
_Source: NCERT, Position Paper of the National Focus Group on Teaching of English (2006), section "3.1 Input-rich environments", PDF p. 14 (ncert.nic.in/pdf/focus-group/english.pdf)_
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