alleryA large school vocabulary is best built through:
AMemorising word lists
BCopying dictionary meanings
CWeekly vocabulary tests
DGradual growth by reading
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Gradual growth by reading
1. A very large vocabulary is not acquired in an all-or-none, taught manner.
2. It is built gradually and incrementally through reading.
3. An enriched approach with word associations brings greater gains than learning dictionary definitions.
4. So reading, not lists or tests, builds the vocabulary.
**Why not the others:** Word lists, dictionary meanings and weekly tests are the taught, dictionary approach that NCERT rates lower.
_Source: NCERT, Position Paper of the National Focus Group on Teaching of English (2006), section "3.3.1 English at later levels: Higher-order skills", PDF p. 19 (ncert.nic.in/pdf/focus-group/english.pdf)_
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