0 ratings0% found this document useful (0 votes) 134 views32 pagesUp TGT English 14
Previous year question paper
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content,
claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF or read online on Scribd
Lay Tea ROB
Ror yf &
wae Code: 74. mR
ENGLISH : PAPER-IT gfe a
‘gitar 4 yest at rem : 32
sftsrar 4 uget at aaa : 150 461805
Ha / Timo: 24 e/ Hours ‘ypties / Maximum Marks : 300
= INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all questions.
2. All questions carry equal marks,
3. Only one answer is to be given for each question
4. If more th;
answer.
one answers are marked, ik would be treated as wrong.
5. Each question has four alternative responses marked serially as
1, 2, 3, 4, You have to darken only one circle or bubble sndicating the
correct. answer on the Anawer Sheet, using BLUE BALL POINT PEN.
6. U8 part of the mark(s) of each question will be deducted for each
wrong answer. (A wrong answer means an incorrecl answer or more
than one answers for any question, Leaving all tho relevant civelos or
bubbles of any question blank will not be considered as wrong answer.)
7. ‘Tho candidate shoul engure that Series Code of the Question Paper
Booklet and Answer Sheet must, be same after opening the envelopes.
In case they are different, a candidate must obtain another question
paper of the same series. Candidate himself shall be responsible for
ensuring this
8 Mobile Phone or any other electronic gadget in the examination hall is
striclly prohibited, A candidate found with any of such objectionable
material with him/her will he steictly dealt as per rules.
9. Please cirreetly fill your Roll Number in O.M.R. Sheet. 5 marks will be
deducted for Gilling wrong or incomplete Roll Number.
Warning : 1 a candidate is found copying or if any unauthorised material
is found in histher possession, PLR. would be lodged against him/her in the
Police Station and he/she would liable to be prosecuted under Section 8 af the
I-P.E, (Prevention of Unfairmeans) Act, 1992. Commission may also debar
him/her permanently from all fubure oxaminations of the Commission
“Al 1 [ Contd...Choose the correct option :
1
‘There are twenty boys in this class. The underlined word is
(1) A Noun 2) A Pronoun
G) A Verb (4) An Adjective
He worked quickly. ‘Quickly’ is
(1) An Adjective @) An Adverb
(3) A Verb (4) A Preposition
He is on the committee. ‘On’ is
(1) A Conjunetion An Interjeetion
(3) A Preposition (4) An Adverb
That which adds to the meaning of @ Noun is
(1) A Pronoun Q) An Adjective
GB) An Adverb (4) A Verb
A word that joins words or sentences together is :
(1) An Interjection (2) A Conjunction
3) A Preposition (4) A Verb
Al 2 [ Contd...Fill in the blanks with the correct option :
6 — She did the job without enthusiasm.
(1) much @ all
@) many ) little
7 There is nothing that of us can do to help.
(1) every (2) any
@) half (4) none
8 How money do you have ?
(1) many @) much
(3) few (4) lot of
9 She was so tired that she could not walk
(1) more: @)
G) any @)
further.
along
a great deat of
10 Vasco Da Gama was first European sailor to come to India.
(1) only @)
GB) a 4
no wood floats on water.
MA @)
(3) Most @
4Al 3
the
very
‘The
No determiner
[ Contd...12
13
“4
16
17
No sooner did the train #11 ott the platform than the passengers rushed
towards it
(1) arrive (2) arrived
@G) will arrive (4) had arrived
Much since they were here last
(1) has happened (2) was happened
(3) would happen “ (4) have happening
She the best apples from the basket.
(1) choose (2) chose
3) was chosen (4) choosing
He to the teacher about his homework.
(1) lie 2) lying
G) laid (4) lied
The prisoner was to death.
(hung 2) hanging
G) hanged (4) hunged
The bell at regular intervals.
(1) ringing 2) rings
(G) runged (4) ringed
Al 4 [ Contd...18
19
20
2
2
23
‘The: bus was
(1) tom
(3) tomed
One of my books
() are
(G) has
One must try
(1) their
(3) one's
apart by :the blast.
(2) teared
(4) tered
@) is
@) was
best to achieve success,
(2) everyone's
(4) someone's
| tried to learn English for years, but 1
(2) have not succeed
(3) have not succeeded
(2) not succeeded
(4) has not succeeded
He his watch while he was travelling.
(1) losed (2) lost
G) Tossed (4) losted
‘The house, with all its contents,
(1) were
GB) are
TAI
insured
@ was
(4) has
[ Contd...24
26
27
28
29
Either he or T mistaken, *5 ~
@) am 2) are
3) were 4) is
Everyone of the boys to ride a. bike.
() loving Q) love
(G) loves + @) are loving
Who did you give the money ’
(1) trom Q w
@) by (4) on
Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize literature.
(1) for @) in
@) of on
Students should be asked to write only ink.
Q) with Q) in
@) by (4) from
Ravi is married a cousin of mine.
(1) with 2) alongwith
6) of @) ©
Al 6 [ Contd...30
31
32
33
35
4A]
It is hardly ten years
the reform was introduced.
(1) ago (2) since
@) from (4) for
The Secretary was asked to give the prizes,
(1) away Q) over
G3) off (4) up
You. improve your spellings
(1) shall 2) must
G) would (4 dare to
you lend me your scooter, please ?
(Would (2) Should
@) Might (4) Shall
They getting married next year
(1) need to (2) must
8) ought to (4) will be
She work harder.
Q) must be (2) cant be
(3) might be (4) should
| Contd.36
37
38
30
40
41
What a big crowd, it be some very important person.
Q) must @) need to
(3) ought (4) certainly
you work harder, you will fal.
(yt 2) Whether
(3) Unless Whatever
If | had told the truth, punishment,
(1) T would have escaped Q) 1 will escape
(3) 1 would escape (4) 1 will not escape
If la bird, 1 would fy im the sky,
(1) was (2) might be
(@) were (4) can be
The wind the candie.
(1) blew away (2) blow away
(3) blew out (4) blown out
We must our expenses or we will get into debt.
(1) cut up cut away
(3) cut down 4) cut off
Al 3 [ Contd...2
43
44
45
46
"To weather the storm! means 208
(1) to be out in bad weather
(2) to survive in difficult times
(3) to make a fils over something
@)_ to feel happy
‘To pull through’ means
(1) to pull with strength
2) to use a lot of energy
(3) _ to recover
(4) to control
‘A fish out of water’ means
(face to face with death
2) in want of a house
G) determined to live
(4) in a strange situation
‘A wild goose chase’ is
(1) a useless enterprise
(2) a violent chase
(3) a pleasurable hunt
(4) a harsh gesture
‘Make hay while the sunshines’ means
(1) use the sunshine for harvesting
(2) be active during the day
(3) be merry during the summer
(4) make maximum use of @ given opportunity
MAI 9 [ Contd...47
48
49
50
51
32
"To bank upon! means os It 02»
(1) to hope 2) to invest
(3) to harness (4) to depend
‘Need of the hour’ means
(1) the most essential requirement
(2) the requirement at a given time
(G) a dire necessity
(4) Timely remedy
The superlative degree of the adverb ‘well is
(1) well 2) better
3) best (4) good
The comparative degree of ‘much’ is
() more (2) most
G) less (4) many
He is the of the two.
(1) bright 2) brightly
3) brighter (4) brightest
In this book the concepts are the
(dear @) clearer
G) clearest (4) cleanest
The superlative degree of ‘beautiful’ is
(1) beautifulness 2) beautifullest
G3) most beautiful (4) beautifullester
TAA) 10 [ Contd...Choose the correct option according to the transformation stated in the brackets :
S4 1 was doubtfill whether it was really you. (Negative)
(1) Twas not sure that it was really you.
(2) 1 did not believe it was really you
(3) Twas sure it was really not you.
(4) Twas in no doubt that it really was you.
55 He is greater than I am. (Negative)
(1) He is not greater than me,
2) Lam not so great as he (is)
(3) He is great, | am not.
(4) He is not as greater as I (am).
56 This is all 1 want. (Negative)
(1) Not all I want is this.
(2) All T want. is not this.
@B)T want not all of this.
(4) 1 don't want anything else.
57 It is meaningless 10 worry about your future ? (Interrogative)
(1) Do you meaningfully worry about your fiture ?
(2) Why worry about your future ?
(3) Should you worry about your future ?
(4) Does worrying about the future mean anything ?
74 Al ut { Contd.58
59
60
61
I never asked her to come with me. (Interrogative)
(1) Do T ever ask her to come with me ?
(2) Did I not ask her to come with me 7
(3) Did I ever ask her to come with me ?
(4) Did I ask her not to come with me ?
Students are doing a lot of work, (Passive)
(1) A lot of work is done by the students.
(2) The work is done by the students a lot
B) A lot of work is being done by the students,
(4) A lot of work is doing by the students
My father bought me a good watch. (Passive)
(1) A good watch was bought by me for my father.
(2) A good watch was bongit for me by my father
(3) Bought for me by my father a good watch,
(4) A good watch my father bought me.
Please post this letter. (Passive)
(1) This letter may be posted by you.
2) This letter must be posted.
(3) You are requested to post this letter.
(4) This letter may be posted please
Al 12 [ Conta,62
63
64
65
I am surprised at her decision, (Aétive) pos
(1). Her decision is a surprise to me: 3 Ais
(2) Her decision is surprising for me.
(3) Her decision surprised me.
(4) Her decision surprises me.
Why should 1 be insulted by you ? (Active)
(1) Why do you insult me ?
(2) Why should you insult me ?
@) Why am T insulted 7
(4) Why am T being insulted ?
I said to my brother, "Let us go to some hill station for a change".
(indirect Speech)
(1) 1 asked my brother to go to some hill station for a change.
(2) 1 asked my brother if he would go to some bili station for a change.
(3) I permitted my brother to go to some hill station for a change
(4) I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station
for a change
"I don't know the way. Do you" %, he said. (Indirect Speech)
(1) He said he didn't know the way and did I know it.
(@) He said he was not knowing the way and wondered if I-knew it
(3) He asked me if 1 knew the way which he didn't
(4) He said that he didn't know the way and asked me if I did.
4 Al 13 { Contd...66
or
68
69
Keats said, "A thing of beauty is @ joy forever". (Indirect Speech)
(1) Keats said that 2 thing of beauty is joyful,
(2) Keats said that © beautiful thing is a joy.
(3) Keats said that a thing of beauty is joy forever.
(4) Keats said that things beautiful are forever joyful.
“Are you going to Delhi tomorrow 2" I said to her, (Indirect Speech)
(1) 1 asked her if she was going to Delhi the next day.
(2) 1 asked from her if she was going to Delhi tomorrow,
(3) I told her that she was going to Delhi tomorrow.
(4) T asked her intention the next day of going to Delhi,
He inquired whether his name was not Ahmed. (Direct Speech)
(1) He asked, "Are you Ahmed?"
(2) He inquired, "Your name is Ahmed?"
(3) He said to him, “Is not your name, Ahmed?"
(4) None of the above
1 exclaimed with wonder that it was an excellent idea. (Direct Speech)
(1) "Oh! What an excellent idea,” said 1
(2) “Ohl this is such an excellent idea.”
G) "An excellent idea 1" I said,
(4) "Ah! An excellent idea this is."
4Al 14 [ Contd...0
n
nR
3
Ram said, "The children had better ‘go’ to bed eatly." (Indirect Speech)
(1) Ram said that the children had better go to bed early.
(2) Ram said that the children should go to bed.
(3) Ram often says that children go to bed early. :
(4) Children go to bed early.
“I could read when I was three!" she said (Indirect Speech)
(1) She could read when she was nearly three.
(2) She says that she had been reading since three.
G) She said she read at three ‘
(4) She said that she could read when she was three.
You must start early, you will reach there in time. (Compound)
(1) You must start early and reach there in time.
(2) You can reach there in time if you start early,
G) You must start early reaching there in time
(4) Starting early you will reach there in time.
Notwithstanding his hard work, he did not succeed. (Compound)
(1) He did not succeed despite his hardworking.
(2) Though hardworking, he did not succeed,
(3) He worked hard yet did not succeed.
(4) Despite hard work, success did not come.
T4Al 15 [ Contd...14
15
16
7
He must not be late or he will be punished. (Simple)
(1) In the event of his being late, he will be punished.
(2) He will be punished if he is late.
(3) He must not be late and avoid being punished,
(4) His coming fate will result in his being punished.
I don't know her name, (Complex)
(1) 1 don't know who she is.
(2) Her name is not known to me.
(3) 1 dont know what her name is.
(4) 1 dont know what she is called.
Moban is too poor to study abroad. (Complex)
(2) Mohan is so-poor that it is impossible to. study abroad.
(2) Mohan is so poor that he cannot study abroad
(3) Mohan being poor cannot study abroad.
(4) Mohan is very poor and so couldn't study abroad.
He declared that he was innocent, (Simple)
(1) He declared his innocence.
(2) He proved his innocence,
(B) He was declared innocent.
(4) He openly announced his innocenee.
74A] 16 [ Contd...78 Search his pockets and you will find the watch. (Complex)
G) If you don't search his pockets, you will not find the watch
@) If you search his pockets, you will find the watch,
(3) Search his pockets to find the watch
(4) You will find the watch on searching his pockets
79 Do as I tell you or you will regret it. (Complex)
(1) You will not regret if you do as I tell you.
(2) Do as I tell you so as not to regret it
(3) Do as told so you won't regret it
(4) Unless you do as I tell you, you will regret it.
80 I am certain that you have made @ mistake, (Compound)
(1) There is no doubt that you have made a mistake
(2) You have made a mistake and I am certain of this.
G) Lam certain of your mistake
(4) That you have made a mistake ( am certain,
TAL 7 [ Contd...Choose the correct phonetic transcription of the given words :
81
32
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
Bead
(1) fbid? @)
(3) fbevad/ 4)
Cabin
(1) fkeabizn/ @)
) fkeibin/ 4)
Decide
(1) fde-cide! Q)
(3) disaid/ 4)
Ean
(1) Maen! @)
G) ffian! @)
fwanddr/ is the phonetic transcription of
(1) wander @
(G) wanderer 4
Ad mpl is the phonetic transcription of
(2) temple @
(3) template @
Ispa:k/ is the phonetic transcription of
(1) spak @)
GB) spok @)
‘Geography’ is transcribed as
() /gidugrafi/ e)
@) Hdsi5g afi (4)
“The correct stress in ‘starvation! is on
(1). starvation Q
) starvation 4)
The correct stress in ‘thermometer’ is on
(1) ‘thermometer Q
(3) ther'mometer @
74.4] 18
foeed/
doicds
Jk @ebin’
Jseabin:/
Ideside:/
Idisaed:/
/fain/
fant
winder
wonder
temper
tempil
spoke
spark
Jes; Dugr a fil
18313gr 0 phi
‘starvation
starva'tion
thermo'meter
thermome'ter
[ Contd...oF
92
93
94
The pattern of Subject + Verb + Noyn/Pronoun, + Present Participle is
(1) She kept burning the fire.
(2) She could not keep the fire burning.
(3) She has kept the fire burning
(4) She kept the fire burning.
The doctor ordered Ram to stay in bed
‘The sentence pattern in the given sentence is
(1) Subject + Verb + Adjective
(2) Subject + Verb + Noun/Pronoun + to-Infinitive
(3) Subject + Verb + Noun + Infinitive verb
(4) Subject + Verb + Noun
Today even a blank sheet of paper is in_danger of being cons
work of art,
identify the pattern in the underlined portion
a) SVOA
@ asve
B) Svoc
@ COVs
The phrase ‘The place 1 tive in’ has
(1) A preposition as a modifier
2) A clause as a modifier
(3) Neither an adjective nor a preposition as a modifier
(4) An adjective as a modifier
74Al 19 [ Contd...95 "You can talk as mich as you'tlike’
The sentence is an example of
ay
@
@)
«@)
Adjective clause
Verb clause
Adverb clause
Noun clause
96 Which of the following has Adjective Phrase ?
a)
@)
6)
(4)
Ram ran with a great speed
The chief lived in a house built of stone.
The crowd halted in Bazaar.
When 1 was young, I thought so.
97 ‘That barking dogs seldom bite! is not quite true.
ay
@
G)
4)
Noun Phrase
Adjective Phrase
Adverbial Phrase
None of these
98 The clause analysis of the sentence, "To be honest, I have never liked bim”
follows the following pattern
a)
@)
@)
@
14 Al
S-P-A
SP-C
AS-P-O
S-P-C-0
20 { Contd...99 Which has the pattern of Subject + Verb + Gerund ?
(1) My brother used to enjoy playing. cricket.
(2) My brother plays cricket
(3) My brother enjoys playing cricket
(4) My brother enjoyed playing cricket,
100 My opinion is that_he will_get good marks.
(Subject
2) Object
(3) Complement of the verb
(4) Predicate
101 Phonetic transcription of ‘Revive! is
() ri'vaiv Q r'viv
G) reer 4) rivav"
102 Phonetic transcription of ‘Logical’ is
() Yodzik!'e Q) la:d3ikl
3) logical (@lodzikell
103 /ili:t/ is the phonetic transcription of the word
G) eliot @) lite
3) alight (4) illicit
74_AJ 2 1 Contd...404, Which of the following is: spelecorrectly ?
(1) Faternity (2) Freternity
(3) Fraternity (4) Feternity
105. The opposite of the word “Eloquent’ is
(1) Inarticulate @ Articulate
(8) Persuasive (4) Expressive
106 The opposite of ‘MORBID' is
(1) Gloomy @) Gay
3) Melancholic, (4) Unbappy
107. The opposite of “Explicit
0) Clear Plain
(3) Implicit (4) Straight forward
108 Choose the word which is most closely same to the meaning of the (given) word.
Indigenous
(1) Foreign @) Native
(3) Diasporic @)~ Rural
109 What is the synonym of ‘Redemption’ ?
(1) Reclamation 2) Condemnation
@) Pawning (4) Purchase
110 The word ‘Temporal’ means
Q) Spiritual (2) Worldly
3) Religious (4) Peaceful
744) 2 [ Contd...111 Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of a pastoral elegy ?
ay
@
@)
@)
The soul of the dead Shepherd realizes at the end that death in this world
is the entry to a higher life
The moumer charges with negligence of the nymph or other guardians of
the dead Shepherd,
‘There is a procession of appropriate mourners,
The speaker begins by invoking the muses.
112 Octave and Sestet are two main parts of
a
2)
GB)
@)
Petrarchan form of Sonnet
Shakespearean form of Sonnet
Spenserian form of Sonnet
All of the above
113 ‘Onomatopoeia’ is defined as
a)
@
6)
(a)
A figure of speech in which action is prominent,
A figure of speech in which sound alone is significant.
A figure of speech in which the poet's presence is obvious.
A figure of speech in which the formation of words is such whose sound
is imitative of the action designated
114 Soliloquy is defined as
a
@)
GB)
@)
T4Al
An act of speaking with one person,
An act of speaking alone or to oneself.
An act of speaking with audience,
An act of speaking to the heroine on stage.
23 [Contd...115. The Victorian Age’ during ‘thé 'Y&h’ of Queen Victoriié lasted
(1) 1888-1906 Q) 1836-1902 °F:
G) 1834-1910 (4) 1837-1901“ .
116 Which of the following is correctly matched ? =
(1) Tennyson — @° Lyrical Ballads +
(2) WB. Yeats —- (ii) The Waste Land
(3) Rudyard Kipling — (iii) The Five Nations
(4) WH Auden — (iv) A Shropshive Lad
117 Oxford Movement was initiated by
(1) John Keble in 1833 (2) John Raymonds in 1839
@) John Henery Newman in 1837 (4) John Beckham in 1840
418 Renaissance means
(1) Elizabethan literature (2) Puritan Literature
(3) Restoration Age (4) Revival of Classical Literature
119 Who among the following has won the ‘Booker Prize! for his/her writing ?
(1) Sarojini Naidu Q) Anita Desai
@) Arundati Roy 4) Jumpa Lahiri
120. Which particular literary term is generally not associated with Drama ?
(1) Soliloquy 2) Plot
G)_ Stream of Consciousness (4) Poetic Justice
TAY 4 [ Contd...1
122
123
124
Rs
126
Who among: the following is not considered among the ‘Moderns’ ?
Q) TS, Bliot Q) Carlyte
G) ¥. B. Yeats 4) Virginia Woolf
Which is the ‘odd’ one out ?
(1) Kamala Das @) Toru Dutt
@) Kiran Desai (4) Imtiaz Dharkar
Which one of the following does not match correctly ?
(1) Raja Rao — The Serpant and the Rope
@) Anita Desai — Fire on the Mountain
(3) Mulk Raj Anand — Man Eaters of Malgudi
(4) Jompa Lal — The Interpreter of Maladies
‘In the Bazzars of Hyderabad’ is a poem composed by
(1). Gita Menta (2) Ismat Chugtai
8) Sarojint Naidu (4) Chitra Devi Keruni
‘Art for Art's Sake! was one of the features of
(1) Pre Rephaelite movement (2) Symbolism
3) Tractarian Movement (A) Renaissance Movement
A Dipthong’ is a
(1) Consonantal phoneme ©) Vowel glide
@) Monothong @) Monosyllabic sound
“Al 28 [ Conta...Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary vs
|All moralists recommend honesty as a virtue, Is it also to be recommended as a policy ?
Js it a wise plan of action in all situations ? The answer is that itis. Is there anybody
who will not approve of it, The answer shall definitely be in negative. Dishonesty
may serve a turn and bring temporary results but honesty is best in the end.
Once a thief came near a house to burgle it, but he was prevented by a dog which
began to bark loudly. The thief tried to coax him into sikénce by offering him a tempting
piece of meat. 'No’ said the dog, J will not sell my master and myself for a bite
‘of meat; for, after you have finished with my master, I am sure, you will finish me.
The piece of meat is quite tempting but I love honesty more’. The piece of meat was
actually poisoned.
127 Which of the following words has the opposite meaning as the word 'moralists)
as used in the passage ?
(1) virtuous person (2) righteous person
(3) practical persons (4) upright persons
128 Which of the following words has the same meaning as the word ‘approve’ as
used in the passage ?
(1) endorse (2) refuse
3) disapprove (4) deny
129 Which of the following is correct according to the passage ?
(1) The thief tried to persuade the dog
(2). The thief tried to dissuade the dog
(3) The thief tried to overlook the dog
(4) None of these
130 What can be presumed from the passage ?
(1) Dishonesty may turn and bring temporary results but honesty is best in
the end.
(2) Honest may turn and bring temporary results but dishonesty is best in the
end.
(B) One should be practical in life to get the best results
(4) One cannot presume anything from the message.
4 Al 26 [ Contd...131
132
133
134
Which of the following is applicable’ to-Aunctional grammar®? «
(1) Rules of “grammar have to be Isarnt from the amie “of their” aesthetic,
intellectual and cultural use.
(2) Does not lay down any formal rules and abstract definitions,
G) Students are encouraged to learn from the sentences which may be
gramatically inaccurate.
(4) Grammar is a continuous evolving state,
Direct method was usefil for
(1) Native Speakers
(2) Second Language leamers
G) Foreign students
(4) Students with less exposure to native Language
If @ teacher uses a series:of monologues interspersed with exchanges of question
and answer between teacher and pupil, he must be a practitioner of .
(1) Audio-Lingual Method
@) Structural Method
G) Direct Method
(4) Communicative Language Teaching Method
Which of the following is applicable to Structural Method ?
i. Language is taught in meaningful situation
2. Stress and habit formation,
3. Emphasis on writing,
4, Random selection of Language Material
() Land 4 Q) 3 and 4
G) band 3 @) 1 and 2
4Al 27 [ Contd...135
136
137
138
Which of the following statement is not true with regard: 40 Communicative
Language teaching ?
(1) Communicative Language teaching emphasis Spontaneous Production and
Comprehension.
(2) Communicative Language teaching does not include grammatical competence
(3) Communicative Language teaching includes Discourse Competence.
(4) Communicative Language teaching includes Strategic Competence.
According to Second Language Acquisition research, what is the criterion applied
to learners ?
(1) The learner has to aspire to attain the standards of native speakers
(2) The leamer has to aspire to attain the standards of International English.
(3) The learner has to aspire to attain the standards insisted by International
Phonetic Association and British Broadcasting Corporation.
(4) The learner has to aspire to attain the standards set by them which are
appropriate.
The concept of Universal grammar is associated with =
(1) Fries (2) Skinner
@) Chomsky (4) Pavlov
Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
(1) Aptitude Test gives us guidelines to show if a leamer has the ability to
learn a given subject,
(2) Proficiency Test measures the ability of the learner.
(3) Diagnostic Test are not useful in planning remedial activities.
(4) Achievement Test indicates the level of achievement.
M4 Al 28 [ Contd...139
140
141
142
Inductive Method in teaching grammar focuses on
(1) The teacher telling the rules first to the students and later applying them
in different situations,
(2) The teacher presents certain examples before the students and then frames
the rules with their help.
(3) Mastery of the rules of grammar,
(4) Both (1) and (3).
Arrange the major steps in teaching a prose passage.
1. Exploiting the text orally and in writing
2. Introduction and task setting
3. Reading and listening
4. Writing and going beyond the text
Select the answer from the options provided below :
ad) 13,42 2) 43,12
6) 2314 @ 3412
Which of the following best states the advantage of teaching poetry ?
(@) Acquiring mastery over four skills of language.
(2) Enhancing vocabulary.
BY Creates the aesthetic sense.
(4) Facilitates linguistic purpose,
Which of the following cannot be an advantage of Structural Method ?
(1) Carefully selected and graded language material
(2) Suitable for higher classes
(3) Language is taught in a meaningful situation
(4) Stress on habit formation
74_Al 29 [ Contd...jon ig a matter of 2
143 In essence, the languadée acqui
(1) Determining lexical idiosyncrasies
(2) Comprehending sentence structures
(3) Understanding morphology
(4) Understanding phonemes
144 What is not applicable to teaching of poetry ?
(1) Poetry is to be read for the charm of sound,
(2) The teacher should guard against the tendency of explaining too much lest
the poem lose its beauty.
(G) Individual loud reading by the students so that they feel the beauty of
the poem
(4) Memorizing the poem and reciting it,
145 Linguist Jesperin’s name is associated with which of the following methods ?
(1) Grammar - Translation method
2) Direct method
(3) Audio-lingual_ method
(4) Structural method
146 Which of the following cannot be an attribute of free composition ?
(1) No restriction on the tength of the composition,
(2) Students encouraged to explore the dimensions of the topic given to them.
(G) Develops the ability to translate.
(4) Corrects grammatical mistakes simultaneously.
14 Al 30 [ Contd...147
148,
149
Which of the following is not used as a measurement scale in a test of English
Language proficiency ?
(1) distinctiveness
(2) analogies
(8) ordering
(4) equal intervals
In the early stages of teaching L-2 the teacher has to focus on
(1) morphemes
(2) improving vocabulary
(3) inflections
(4) main word order
What is the characteristic that distinguishes a test from other types
of measurement ?
(1) it is designed to obtain a specific sample of behaviour,
@) it is designed to test knowledge
G3) iit is designed to test cognition.
(4) it is designed to test the ability to memorize.
Who was the propounder of Discreet point evatuation technique ?
(1) Carroll
(2) Lado
@G) Oller
(4) Me, Namara
714A] 31 [ Contd...SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK
174A] 32