DSSSB TGT English MCQ

Directions (Q1-5) : In the following questions Q7. ESTRANGED

choose the word opposite in meaning to the (a) Jealous
given word. (b) Angry
Q1. FLORID (c) Separated
(a) Weak (d) Suspicious
(b) Pale
(c) Monotonous Q8. CAPITULATE
(d) Ugly (a) Repeat
(b) Execute
Q2. VERITY (c) Summarize
(a) Sanctity (d) Surrender
(b) Reverence
(c) Falsehood Q9. PROPITIATE
(d) Rarity (a) Conform
(b) Appease
Q3. PERSPICUITY (c) Influence
(a) Vagueness (d) Approach
(b) Dullness
(c) Unfairness Q10. CEREMONIAL
(d) Unwillingness (a) Religious
(b) Formal
Q4. FERVENT (c) Official
(a) Unexcitable (d) Pompous
(b) Enduring
(c) Dispassionate Directions: Read the extract given below and
(d) Subdued answer the questions that follow (Q. Nos. 11 to 16)
by selecting the correct/most appropriate
Q5. MEANDERING options.
(a) Sliding My mother born me in the southern wild,
(b) Sloping And I am black, but O! My soul is white;
(c) Strained White as an angel is the English child:
(d) Straight But I am black as if bereav'd of light.
My mother taught me underneath a tree
Direction: (Q6-10) : In the following questions And sitting down before the heat of day,
choose the word similar in meaning to the given She took me on her lap and kissed me,
word. And pointing to the east began to say.
Look on the rising sun: there God does live
Q6. ERRONEOUSLY And gives his light, and gives his heat away.
(a) Previously And flowers and trees and beasts and men receive
(b) Effectively Comfort in morning joy in the noonday.
(c) Wrongly And we are put on earth a little space,
(d) Evidently That we may learn to bear the beams of love,
And these black bodies and this sun-burnt face
Is but a cloud, and like a shady grove.
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Q11. The Little Black Boy' was born in— Q18. She was a tower of strength in their trouble.
(a) The desert wastes This sentence is an example of a/an:
(b) The servants' house (a) Alliteration
(c) The southern wild (b) Hyperbole
(d) The east coast (c) Metaphor
(d) Oxymoron
Q12. The Little Black Boy' wished that he could
be— Q19. The leaves danced in the wind. This sentence
(a) Educated is an example of a/an:
(a) Simile
(b) Older
(b) Metaphor
(c) Free
(c) Personification
(d) White
(d) Hyperbole
Q13. The mother of the Little Black Boy' says God Q20. The baby's skin was like a rose petal. This
put people on earth- sentence is an example of a/an:
(a) To learn to endure his love (a) Simile
(b) To work off their sins (b) Personification
(c) To prepare them for future trials (c) Metaphor
(d) To learn how to treat one another as equals (d) Oxymoron

Q14. The mother of the Little Black Boy' says his Directions (Q21-29) : Read the passage given
dark skin and face are— below and answer the questions the following
(a) A blessing questions selecting the correct/most
(b) A veil appropriate options.
(c) A curse
(d) A cloud What we call Old Delhi is actually only about 350
years old, which is not terribly ancient, considering
Q15. The phrase 'like a shady grove' is— that the city was inhabited around 1000 to 800 BC.
(a) A metaphor But it is a good place to look because Old Delhi has
retained its character from the Mughal days. Most
(b) A simile
of what we call Old Delhi was built by the emperor
(c) An example of alliteration
Shah Jahan who, with characteristic modesty, called
(d) A personification
it Shahjahanabad. The city was built around 1640-
1650 AD (so, by Delhi standards, it is actually
Q16. Through the phrase 'as if bereav'd of light', the young) and remained the capital of the Mughal
poet hints at— empire ever since.
(a) Low self-esteem of the child India was one of the world’s richest countries in
(b) Lack of hope for the future that age, so the capital’s commercial quarter was
(c) Color of the boy one of the most important trading and business
(d) All of the above centers in the East. The original Chandni Chowk
was built around a canal of the Yamuna, which
Q17. The words "like" and "as" typically appear in passed down the street, forming, and a pool that
a. reflected the moonlight and gave the area its name.
(a) Simile The business of Chandni Chowk was business only.
(b) Metaphor Some people say that it was the ruthless reprisals
(c) Hyperbole from the British after the 1857 Mutiny/War of
(d) Personification Independence that destroyed the peaceful
character of Chandni Chowk; as did the looting that

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was the hallmark of the East India Company’s 26. “… A pool that reflected the moonlight …”
soldiers. Others say that the rot set in after New Which part of speech is the bold word?
Delhi was created in the 20th century. (a) A determiner
Either way, Chandni Chowk is a mess now. It is (b) An interjection
overcrowded, parts of it are dirty and its wonderful (c) A pronoun
historical mansions are now in disrepair. In an era (d) An adjective
when the world’s great squares have become
landmarks, why should Chandni Chowk become a Q27. “… terribly ancient, considering that …”
slum? The bold word is a/an:
(a) Verb
Q21. Study the following statements: (b) Adverb
A. A canal used to run through Chandni Chowk. (c) Noun
B. Business and trading was done on the banks of (d) Participle
the canal.
C. People visited Chandni Chowk to view the Q28. “Either way, Chandni Chowk is a mess now.”
moonlight reflected in the canal. The word ‘mess’ means the same as:
Which of the above statements are true? (a) Confusion
(a) A and C (b) Upset
(b) A, B and C (c) Canteen
(c) A and B (d) Snare
(d) B and C
Q29. “… A pool that reflected the moonlight …”
Q22. Shah Jahan named the new city of Delhi, The word opposite in meaning to ‘reflected’ is:
Shahjahanabad. It shows his: (a) Absorbed
(a) Character (b) Discredited
(b) Love of art (c) Imitated
(c) Pride (d) Claimed
(d) Modesty
Q30. As used in the passage, which of the following
Q23. By Delhi standards, Old Delhi is called young could best replace the word 'reveal'?
because: (a) Observe
(a) It was inhabited around 1000-800 BC (b) Show
(b) It was built around 1640-1650 AD (c) Explain
(c) It was an active business center (d) Mean
(d) It was visited by young tourists

Q24. During the Mughal period, Delhi was very

prosperous because:
(a) It was ruled by rich Mughals
(b) It was built by Shah Jahan
(c) It was looted by East India Company’s soldiers
(d) A lot of trade and commerce took place here

Q25. East India Company’s soldiers were:

(a) Cruel but not greedy
(b) Greedy but not cruel
(c) Noble and brave
(d) Cruel and greedy

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Directions (Q31-35): Read the passage given Q34. Meena’s dad can best be described as
and answer the questions that follow, by (a) shameless
selecting the most appropriate option. (b) foolish
Meena says that all of her friends have a cell phone, (c) wild
but Meena’s mom dosen’t want to buy her one. (d) reasonable
Meena to play video game either. What is more, the
Internet scares her. Meena’s mom says, “If Meena Q35. Which of the following would be the best way
has a cell phone, how do we know whom she is for Meena to change the way her mom thinks about
talking to? Video game are bad for you. The internet technology?
is dangerous and uncontrolled. It’s like having a gun
(a) Read her a newspaper article that talks about
in the house. We should just ban her from using the
the importance of technology.
computer, and I’m not buying her a cell phone until
(b) Provide her an instruction manual detailing
she is eighteen. This is the only way we can be sure
that Meena’s mom. Although he agrees that there how the latest cell phone functions.
are some dangers to it, he likes the internet, and (c) Take her to the library and show her the top five
finds it to be very useful. most popular internet websites.
“The trouble is”, he says, “we just can’t stop Meena (d) Spend the weekend playing video games with
from using the internet, as this would put her at a her.
disadvantage. What is more, I like video games, I
think that, when played in moderation they are fun. Q35. Her brain is the size of a pea.. This sentence is
Obviously, it is not good to play them without an example of a/an:
restraint or self-control. Finally, think Meena needs (a) Cilche
a cell phone. We can’t take these things away.” (b) Personification
(c) Metaphor
Q31. Which of the following best describes the (d) Hyperbole
difference between Meena’s mom and Meena’s
Dad? Q36. Two figures of speech that involve
(a) mom wants to ban Meena from using the comparisons are
computer, while dad likes to play video games. (a) Simile and Metaphor
(b) Mom thinks technology is dangerous, while dad (b) Hyperbole and Simile
thinks it can be useful.
(c) Personification and Idiom
(c) Mom cares, little about Meena’s future, while
(d) Alliteration and Metaphor
dad is very supportive.
(d) Mom is very strict while dad is open minded.
Q37. What is the figure of speech in which
Q32. Which of the following best describes the nonhuman or nonliving things are spoken about as
similarity between Meena’s mom and Meena’s dad? if they were human?
(a) Mom and dad both like technology. (a) Simile
(b) Mom and dad both think video games (b) Metaphor
(c) Mom and dad both think the internet is (c) Personification
dangerous. (d) Hyperbole
(d) Mom and dad both care about Meena’s
wellbeing. Q38. "Education is our passport to the future,
and tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it
Q33. Meena’s mom can be best described as today." The given bold line is
(a) ridiculous (a) Simile
(b) careless (b) Metaphor
(c) cruel (c) Personification
(d) rude (d) Alliteration
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Q39. What is the following an example of? to all of the aforementioned risk factors, intense
“Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers” research continues in the hope of future
(a) Idiom comprehending why and how heart failure is
(b) Alliteration triggered.
(c) Hyperbole
(d) Metaphor Q41. What does the passage mainly discuss?
(a) Cardiology
Q40. The word "bittersweet" and the phrase "be (b) Diet and stress as factors in heart attacks
cruel to be kind" are examples of what figure of (c) Seasonal and temporal patterns of heart attacks
speech? (d) Risk factors in heart attacks
(a) Oxymoron
(b) Simile Q42. The word 'potential' could best be replaced by
(c) Personification which of the following?
(d) Hyperbole
(a) Harmful
(b) Possible
Directions (Q41-44): Read the passage given
(c) Unknown
and answer the questions that follow, by
selecting the most appropriate option. (d) Primary

As heart disease continues to be the number one Q43. According to the passage, which of the
killer in the United States, researchers have become following is not a possible cause of many heart
increasingly interested in identifying the potential attacks?
risk factors that trigger heart attacks. High-fat diets (a) Decreased blood flow to the heart
and life in the fast lane have long been known to (b) Increased blood pressure
contribute to the high incidence of heart failure. But (c) Lower heart rate
according to new studies, the list of risk factors may (d) Increase in hormones
be significantly longer and quite surprising.
Heart failure, e.g., appears to have seasonal and Q44. Which of the following is cited as a possible
temporal patterns. A higher percentage of heart risk factor?
attacks occur in cold weather and more people (a) Getting married
experience heart failure on Monday than on any (b) Rainy weather
other day of the week. In addition, people are more (c) Eating fatty foods
susceptible to heart attacks in the first few hours (d) Driving fast
after waking. Cardiologists first observed this
morning phenomenon in the mid-1980 and have
since discovered a number of possible causes. An
early-morning rise in blood pressure, heart rate
and concentration of heart stimulating hormones,
plus a reduction of blood flow to the heart, may
all contribute to the higher incidence of heart
attacks between the hours of 8.00 a.m. and 10.00
a.m. In other studies, both birthday and
bachelorhood have been implicated as risk factors.
Statistics reveal that heart attack rate increases
significantly for both females and males in the few
days immediately preceding and following their
birthdays. And unmarried men are more at risk for
heart attacks than their married counterparts.
Though stress is thought to be linked in some way

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Directions (Q. Nos. 45-49) Read the given poem Q49. Mud in the hands of a good craftsman becomes
and answer the question that follow and select (a) A useful article
the most appropriate option. (b) A museum piece
(c) An expensive article
I want to be with people who submerge (d) A work of art
in the task, who go into the fields of harvest
Q50. Amphoras, vases and pitched are metaphors
and work in a raw and pass the bags along,
for
who are not parlor generals and field deserters (a) useful human labour
but move in common rhythm (b) antique art
when the food must come in or the fire be put out. (c) pride in wealth
The work of the world is common as mud. (d) items of luxury
Botched, it smears the hands, crumbles to dust.
But the thing worth doing well done Direction(Q51-60) : Fill in the blanks in the
has shape that satisfies, clean and evident. following questions by choosing correct option.
Greek amphoras for wine and oil, Q51. A journalist who ______________ detained in a city
Hopi vases that held corn, are put in museums for more than a year.
(a) Is be
but you know they were made to be used.
(b) Can be
The pitcher cries for water carry (c) Might been
and the person for work that is real. (d) Has been

Q45. The poet seems to admire Q52. After him in my life, I _____ see things
(a) Parlor generals differently now.
(b) Farm workers (a) Be
(c) Field deserters (b) Been
(d) Wage earners (c) Can
(d) Being
Q46. What is common between parlor generals and
Q53. Complete shutdown _____ _____ observed today
field deserters?
against new law.
(a) Both love to work (a) Is being
(b) Both of them love fighting (b) Can be
(c) Both enjoy respect in society (c) Is been
(d) Neither of them fights (d) Was been

Q47. What happens when work with mud gets Q54. You _____ maintain a healthy weight, if you
botched? keep exercising.
(a) It leads to satisfaction (a) Can
(b) It is abandoned (b) Was keep
(c) Hands get dirty (c) Is keep
(d) Keep
(d) No one pays for it
Q55. I would have bought a new car for her but it
Q48. The figure of speech used in lines 12-14 is ____________ too expensive.
(a) personification (a) Were
(b) metaphor (b) Are
(c) alliteration (c) Was
(d) irony (d) Can
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Q56. When my teacher explains sums in class, I Q63. Is snowboarding as much fun as it looks?
____________ practice at home. (a) Exclamatory
(a) Does (b) Interrogative
(b) Do (c) Declarative
(c) Done (d) Imperative
(d) Be
Q64. Take plenty of pictures.
Q57. Our prime minister ____________ deliver his (a) Exclamatory
speech on TV and radio. (b) Imperative
(a) Should
(c) Declarative
(b) Do
(d) Interrogative
(c) Was
(d) Is
Q65. How wonderful the statue looks from the sea!
Q58. They ____________ some saving to fall back on. (a) Imperative
(a) Be (b) Interrogative
(b) Been (c) Exclamatory
(c) Being (d) Declarative
(d) Have
Q66.Watch your step when you get off the train.
Q59. Keep out yourself from bad company, if you (a) Exclamatory
____________ to study well. (b) Interrogative
(a) Want (c) Declarative
(b) Wants (d) Imperative
(c) Wanted
(d) Wanting Q67. Wow! I've never been in a city this huge!
(a) Interrogative
Q60. Adam, who is my brother, ____________ a slow (b) Exclamatory
learner. (c) Imperative
(a) Are (d) Declarative
(b) Were
(c) Was
Q68. Buy you tickets here for the Statue of Liberty.
(d) Is
(a) Exclamatory
Direction (Q61-70) : Read each sentence to (b) Declarative
determine if it is a Declarative, Imperative, (c) Interrogative
Interrogative, or Exclamatory Sentence. (d) Imperative
Q61.Last year Ali's brother walked the Appalachian
Trail. Q69. What would happen if you had an accident?
(a) Imperative (a) Imperative
(b) Interrogative (b) Declarative
(c) Declarative (c) Exclamatory
(d) Exclamatory (d) Interrogative

Q62.Our family is planning a trip to the mountains. Q70. Don't miss the bus tour of the city.
(a) Declarative (a) Declarative
(b) Exclamatory (b) Exclamatory
(c) Interrogative (c) Interrogative
(d) Imperative (d) Imperative
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Direction (Q71-80) : In each of the following Q77. The items I liked most (1) /were the rosewood
questions, find out which part of the sentence has carvings (2) /and the teak-wood furnitures of
an error. If there is no mistake, the answer is “no Dutch design. (3) / No error (4) /
error”. (a) 1
(b) 2
Q71. They left (1) / their luggages (2) / at the
(c) 3
railway station. (3) / No error. (4) /
(d) 4
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3 Q78. The furnitures(1) / had become(2) / old and
(d) 4 rusty. (3) / No error (4) /
(a) 1
Q72. We should arrange (1) / for a porter as (2) (b) 2
/the luggages are heavy. (3) / No error (4)/ (c) 3
(a) 1 (d) 4
(b) 2
(c) 3 Q79. We get (1) /excellent furnitures(2) / in this
(d) 4
shop. (3) / No error (4) /
Q73. No porter being available (1) / he carried (2) (a) 1
/ all his luggages himself. (3) /No error (4)/ (b) 2
(a) 1 (c) 3
(b) 2 (d) 4
(c) 3
(d) 4 Q80. You shall get (1) / all the informations(2) / if
you read this book carefully. (3) / No error (4) /
Q74. In India, hill stations (1) / usually have (2) / (a) 1
beautiful sceneries. (3) / No error (4) / (b) 2
(a) 1 (c) 3
(b) 2 (d) 4
(c) 3
(d) 4

Q75. He likes (1) / the sceneries (2) /of the hills. (3)
/ No error (4) /
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

Q76. When my friends came to visit us (1) /at the

railway (2) /station they left some of their luggages.
(3) / No error (4) /
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
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Directions (Q81-90) : In the following questions, Q88. One who enjoys inflicting pain on himself
out of the four alternatives, choose the one which (a) masochist
can be substituted for the given words/sentence. (b) nihilist
(c) egoist
Q81. A person who is greatly respected because of (d) sadist
wisdom.
(a) veracious Q89. Murder of a brother
(b) vulnerable (a) Fratricide
(c) venerable (b) Patricide
(d) verger (c) Regicide
(d) Homicide
Q82. Intentional destruction of racial groups
(a) regicide Q90. One who thinks or speaks too much of himself
(b) genocide (a) Imposter
(c) homicide (b) Enthusiast
(d) fratricide (c) Egotist
(d) Optimist
Q83. An act of violence to take control of a plane
(a) hold as hostage
Direction (Q91-96): Answer the following
(b) abduct
questions on Conjunctions. Choose the correct
(c) hijack
option.
(d) kidnap

Q84. One who is all powerful Q91. I’ll be glad ____ it’s finished.
(a) omnipotent (a) When
(b) omniscient (b) Before
(c) absolute (c) After
(d) almighty (d) As

Q85. That which cannot be believed Q92. I hurt myself ____ I was playing tennis.
(a) inaudible (a) Whenever
(b) incredible (b) While
(c) invincible (c) Before
(d) indivisible (d) When

Q86. More like a woman than a man in manners and Q93. I’ll only pay you _____ you finish the work.
habits (a) If
(a) Unmanly (b) Unless
(b) Effeminate (c) But
(c) Womanish (d) Yet
(d) Delicate
Q94. I couldn’t figure out _____ he said what he said.
Q87. To play the part of, and function as, some other (a) Why
person (b) Once
(a) Imitate (c) Because
(b) Pretend (d) What
(c) Impersonate
(d) Act

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Q95. _______ the police arrived, we had to end the Q102. Language learners learn to do by doing.
party. Which activity supports this observation ?
(a) Until (a) Provide opportunities to practice as it helps
(b) Once with habit formation.
(c) Although (b) Encourage the use of mother tongue to promote
(d) As better understanding of the meaning of a
prescribed text.
Q96. She spoke _____ she knew what she was talking (c) Go from concrete to abstract texts.
about, but she didn’t. (d) The teacher models the writing and speaking
(a) Until
styles which learners copy.
(b) Although
(c) As if
Q103. The famous educationist Palmer said,
(d) Till
‘Language learning is essentially a habit forming
Direction (Q97-100): Answer the following process during which we acquire new habits.’ In
questions on Prepositions. Choose the correct this given concept, which linguistic principle is
option. implied ?
(a) Principle of habit formation
Q97. We have a test _____ seven days. (b) Principle of motivation
(a) In (c) principle of proper order
(b) At (d) Principle of proportion
(c) On
(d) During Q104. As a teacher, you follow the linguistic
principles of a language during its teaching in a
Q98. The dog jumped _______ the river. classroom. What is your main aim behind such kind
(a) Toward of teaching ?
(b) In (a) To impress the students by your effective
(c) Into teaching
(d) Onto
(b) To affect the cognitive domain of the students
(c) To prove yourself a unique teacher in
Q99. The plane landed ______ the runway.
comparison with others
(a) On
(d) To affect the logical domain of the students
(b) On to
(c) To
(d) Toward Q105. Suppose a student lacks accuracy in the task
he/she has learnt. At what stage of the learning
Q100. We drove ______ the river for an hour, but process would someone generally face this
turned north before we reached it. problem ?
(a) To (a) Acquisition
(b) Toward (b) Expertisation
(c) Across (c) Generalisation
(d) Along (d) Proficiency

Q101. When children first start to speak in Q106. Which of the following is an effective method
sentences, their speech may be described as of learning ?
(a) babbling (a) Theoretical reading
(b) exceptionally soft (b) Watching related videos on YouTube
(c) telegraphic (c) Performing tasks
(d) multi-lingual (d) Reading motivational books
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Q107. Who said, Learning includes both acquisition Q113. Who said, Language, whether native (L1) or
and retention ? foreign (L2) , is better learnt through its use than its
(a) Skinner grammar, although the study of grammar leads to a
(b) Crow & Crow greater accuracy in its use ?
(c) Guilford (a) Fries
(d) Morgan and Gilliland (b) Dr. Sweet
(c) Ballard
Q108. In India, which language is regarded as the (d) Thomson
second language ?
(a) Hindi Q114. Match the table
(b) Urdu
(c) English Table A Table B
(d) Sanskrit [stages] [Duration]
One year after the
Intermediate
Q109. Who said, There is no better test of I a early production
proficiency stage
knowledge of English than translation from mother stage
tongue to English ? Speech emergence Six months after
II b
(a) Ryburn stage the silent stage
(b) Findlay Two years after the
Early production
(c) Thompson III c intermediate
state
(d) Bacon proficiency stage
One year after the
Q110. Which of the following is not a stage of Advanced
Iv d speech emergence
learning ? proficiency stage
stage
(a) Acquisition
(b) Expertisation I II. III. IV
(c) Generalisation (a) c b a d
(d) Memorisation (b) a d c b
(c) b c d a
Q111. How does the mother tongue help in the (d) d a b c
development of a child ?
(a) Mentally, biologically
(b) Philosophically, socially
(c) Mentally, emotionally
(d) Emotionally, biologically

Q112. Who said, Mother tongue is the basis of all

work ?
(a) Ryburn
(b) Menon and Patel
(c) Bhatia
(d) Gurrey

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Q115. Which of the following environmental factors (a) involving students in a variety of activities to
affects teaching ? encourage them to learn new words and structures
(a) Student’s motivational level by accommodating them with those that they have
(b) Teacher’s behaviour with students already learnt through a process of discovery
(c) Distraction outside the classroom (b) teaching rules of grammar and consolidating
(d) Student’s intelligence level through rigorous practice
(c) helping learners acquire new vocabulary by
Q116. ………….. refers to a permanent change in the studying literature intensively
behaviour of the learner. (d) teaching new words and structures using a
(a) Learning variety of audio-visual aids followed by practice
(b) Motivation through drill
(c) Acquisition
(d) Intelligence Q121. Communicative Language Teaching is
concerned with
Q117. Which form of English is generally accepted (a) teaching of vocabulary and grammar through
in India ? rules of spelling and language
(a) American (b) teaching language to learners for written tests
(b) British (c) interpreting grammar rules to suit the audience
(c) French (d) enhancing receptive and productive skills such
(d) Australian as speaking, listening, reading and writing

Q118. Match the table : Q122. When students learn a language for bright
employment opportunities, their motivation is
Table A [stages] Table B (a) intrinsic
[Duration] (b) exotic
I Formal a Used by its native (c) eccentric
grammar speakers (d) extrinsic
II Structural b Develops on
grammar critical Q123. Minimal pairs are usually used to give
evaluations practice in
III Scholarly c Emphasizes (a) vocabulary
grammar rules (b) structures
IV Functional d Focused on (c) pronunciation
grammar sentence (d) reading
formation Q124. As a facilitator of learning, the teacher should
(a) aim at finishing the syllabus in time
I II III IV (b) load learners with extra information about the
(a) c d b a theme of the text
(b) b a c d (c) explain each lesson in detail
(c) a c d b (d) provide enough opportunities to expose the
(d) d b a c learners to hear and use the language

Q119. Traditional method of teaching emphasises Q125. ‘You ask, what has my government done for
(a) teaching incidentally by relating to objects you? I can answer in two words: A lot!” The
(b) using only examples question put here is
(c) giving examples followed by rules (a) a prompt
(d) providing grammatical rules (b) explanatory
Q120. The Constructivist Approach to learning (c) rhetorical
means (d) stylised
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evidence to demonstrate to parents and
administrators what students can do with a
language ?
(a) Lists of course goals and objectives
(b) Marks in a test
(c) Poems or paragraphs written by students
(d) National curriculum and syllabi
(c) Noam Chomsky
(d) Lev Vygotsky
Q133. I.E.C. stands for
(a) Indian Education Committee
(b) Indian Educational Commission
(c) India’s Education Committee
(d) Indian Education Commission

Q127. A ‘mental block’ associated with English Q134. Which of the following is not a type of
language learning is reading ?
(a) interest in Sports and Arts (a) Intensive
(b) disinterest in studies in general (b) Calligraphic
(c) lack of opportunities to use English (c) Supplementary
(d) dyslexia- a disability (d) Silent

Q128. To evaluate reading comprehension at Class Q135. Who said, the aims of silent reading are to
III level, students may be asked to give pleasure and profit, not to be able to read for
(a) retell a story in their own words to summarise interest and to get information ?
the main idea or the moral of the story (a) Morrison
(b) take a short dictation of what they have read (b) Bloom
(c) write a diary based on one of the characters (c) Ryburn
(d) use a set of identified vocabulary on their own (d) Jesperson

Q129. A ‘listening stimulus’ Q136. Which of the following is not a proper way of
(a) presents input to separate groups of students improving handwriting ?
who gather again to share what they listened (a) Holding a pen or pencil
(b) presents an information gap activity such as (b) Using a simple two-lined notebook
giving directions (c) proper writing materials
(c) is listening to a good commentary to review it (d) proper sitting arrangement
(d) enables students to discuss a set of criteria that
they prioritise to complete and present a task Q137. Who said, Reading is a form of experience. It
brings us in contact with the mind of great authors,
Q130. In general Indian English, there are _______ with the written accounts of their experiences
pure vowels and ________ vowels glides. made by them in various fields?
(a) 5, 2 (a) Bell
(b) 5, 21 (b) Campbell
(c) 11, 6 (c) W.S. Gray
(d) 2, 3 (d) B.S. Bloom
Q131. Indian Education Commission (IEC) Q138. Who said, Writing is a tool which enables us
emphasises on to express what is in our mind and for some people
(a) intensive reading it is almost as important as speech ?
(b) silent reading (a) Gandhi
(c) aloud reading (b) B.S. Bloom
(d) extensive reading (c) Bell
(d) Freud
Q132. ________ believed that education is tripolar.
(a) John Dewey
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language is first and foremost a spoken thing, not a society”?
written thing. It’s appeal is to the ear, not to the eye (a) Ben Johnson
? (b) B. S. Bloom
(a) B. Ballard (c) Thompson
(b) B.S. Bloom (d) Campbel
(c) Freud
(d) Watson Q146. RP stands for
(a) Revised Pronunciation
Q140. Who said, Loud reading by students should (b) Received Pronunciation
be followed by silent reading ? (c) Received Pronouncing
(a) Jesperson (d) Received Pronounced
(b) Morrison
(c) Ryburn Q147. A teacher evaluates the speaking ability or
(d) Campbell skill on the basis of student’s
(a) fluency
Q141. Which of the following is not a characteristic (b) attitude or interest
of language skills ? (c) style
(a) To develop the power of understanding (d) None of these
concepts, ideas facts, etc.
(b) To develop the habit of correct sentence Q148. The primary purpose of evaluation is to
formation (a) improve the relationship between teachers and
(c) To contract one’s vocabulary school administration
(d) To read the language with accuracy and fluency (b) allow the learners to be active participants in
the class
Q142. CBSE has laid emphasis on ______ skills in the (c) improve the relationship between teachers and
curriculum of classes IX and X. students
(a) conversation (d) know behavioural changes that take place
(b) writing during the learning process
(c) listening
(d) reading Q149. The concept of evaluation in learning was
introduced by
Q143. The linguistic communicative approach (a) johanson
develops which one of the following skills in a (b) Freud
learner ? (c) Alport
(a) Reading (d) B. S. Bloom
(b) Writing
(c) Listening Q150. An exercise where words are left out of a
(d) speaking shorter passage and the pupil must fill in the blanks
Q144. Who said “setting an Indian standard of with suitable words based on her reading assesses
English would save a good deal of time in teaching her ability to
and learning the language”? (a) comprehend
(a) E. V. Gatenby (b) use new words
(b) Thompson (c) summarise
(c) Campbel (d) spell words
(d) B. S. Bloom

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S1. Ans.(b) The words Erroneously (Adverb) and wrongly
Sol. (not correctly) are synonymous.
The word Florid (Adjective) means: rosy; gaudy;
ornate; red; having too much decoration or detail. S7. Ans.(c)
The word Pale (Adjective) means: light in color; Sol.
not strong or bright; having skin that is almost The word ‘Estranged’ (Adjective) means: no
white because of illness. longer living with the other partner: no longer
Hence, the words florid and pale are antonymous. friendly. Hence, estranged and separated are
synonymous.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. S8. Ans.(d)
The word Verity (Noun) means: a belief or Sol.
principle about life that is accepted as true; truth). The word ‘Capitulate’ (Verb) means: stop fighting
Hence, the words verity and falsehood are against somebody/ something and agree to what
antonymous. they want. Hence, surrender and capitulate are
synonymous.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. S9. Ans.(b)
The word Perspicuity (Noun) means: clarity. Sol.
The word Vagueness (Noun) means: no clarity in The word ‘propitiate’ (Verb) means win the favor of
a person’s mind. somebody by a pleasing act. Hence, propitiate and
Hence, the words perspicuity and vagueness are appease are synonymous.
antonymous.
S10. Ans.(b)
S4. Ans.(c) Sol.
Sol. The word ‘Ceremonial’ (Adjective) means: formal’
The word Fervent (Adjective) means: having or relating to ceremony.
showing very strong and sincere feelings about
something; ardent. S11. Ans.(c)
The word Dispassionate (Adjective) means: not Sol. The southern wild
influenced by emotion; impartial. Hence, the words
fervent and dispassionate are antonymous.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol.
The word Meandering (Adjective) means: not
straight; curved: a course that does not follow a
straight path.
Hence, the words meandering and straight are
antonymous

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol.

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Sol. white Sol. Greedy but not cruel

S13. Ans.(a) S26. Ans.(c)

Sol. To learn to endure his love Sol. A pronoun

S14. Ans.(d) S27. Ans.(d)

Sol. A cloud Sol. Participle

S15. Ans.(b) S28. Ans.(a)

Sol. A Simile Sol. Confusion

S16. Ans.(d) S29. Ans.(a)

Sol. All of the above Sol. Absorbed

S17.Ans. (a) S30. Ans.(b)

Sol. A Simile shows a likeness or comparison Sol. show
between two objects or events. A simile is usually
introduced with the words- like, as, as……..so. S31. Ans.(b)
Sol. Mom thinks technology is dangerous, while dad
S18.Ans. (c) thinks it can be useful.
Sol. A Metaphor is like a simile. Two objects are
compared, without the words ‘as or like’. It is an S32. Ans.(d)
implied simile. E.g., “she was a tower of strength in Sol. Mom and dad both care about Meena’s
their trouble.” wellbeing.

S19.Ans. (c) S33. Ans.(b)

Sol. When something that is not human is given Sol. careless
human-like qualities, this is known as
personification. An example of personification S34. Ans.(d)
would be to say, “The leaves danced in the wind.” Sol. reasonable

S20.Ans. (a) S35. Ans.(a)

Sol. A Simile shows a likeness or comparison Sol. Read her a newspaper article that talks about
between two objects or events. A simile is usually the importance of technology.
introduced with the words- like, as.
S36.Ans. (a)
S21. Ans.(a) Sol. A simile is a figure of speech that uses
Sol. A and C comparison between two unlike things. It is done
using the words "like”, "as" or so. These two things
S22. Ans.(d) must have one thing in common. A Metaphor is a
Sol. Modesty figure of speech that uses comparison between two
unlike things.
S23. Ans.(d)
Sol. It was visited by young tourists S37.Ans. (c)
Sol. Personification is a figure of speech in which a
S24. Ans.(a) nonhuman or nonliving thing or quality is talked
Sol. It was ruled by rich Mughals about as if it were human or alive.

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Sol. The given line is metaphor. Sol. has been

S39.Ans. (b) S52.Ans.(c)

Sol. Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter Sol. Can
or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely
connected words. S53.Ans.(a)
Sol. is being
S40.Ans. (a)
Sol. Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two S54.Ans.(a)
opposite ideas are joined to create an effect. The Sol. Can
common oxymoron phrase is a combination of an
adjective proceeded by a noun with contrasting S55.Ans.(c)
meanings, such as “cruel kindness,” or Sol. Was
"bittersweet."
S56.Ans.(b)
S41. Ans.(c) Sol. Do
Sol. Seasonal and temporal patterns of heart attacks
S57.Ans.(a)
S42. Ans.(b) Sol. Should
Sol. Possible
S58.Ans.(d)
S43. Ans.(c)
Sol. Have
Sol. Lower heart rate

S44. Ans.(c) S59.Ans.(a)

Sol. Eating fatty foods Sol. Wants

S45. Ans.(b) S60.Ans.(d)

Sol. The poet seem(s) to admire farm workers. Sol. is

S46. Ans.(d) S61.Ans.(c)

Sol. Neither of them fights. Sol. Declarative

S47. Ans.(b) S62.Ans.(a)

Sol. It is abandoned when work with, mud gets Sol. Declarative
botched.

S48. Ans.(a)
Sol. Personification means to show or think of an
object, a quality etc as person.

S49. Ans.(a)
Sol. the answer is clear from ‘… they were made to
be used’.

S50. Ans.(a)
Sol. In the poem amphoras, vases and pitchers are
metaphors for the useful human labour.

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Sol. Interrogative Sol. Furniture is an uncountable noun. Plural of
‘furniture is never written as ‘furnitures’. Hence,
S64.Ans.(b) and the teak-wood furniture of ……………. should be
Sol. Imperative used.

S65.Ans.(c) S78. Ans.(a)

Sol. Exclamatory Sol. There is no plural of the word ‘furniture’.
In plural sense, we use items of/kinds of / pieces of
S66.Ans.(d) before it.
Sol. Imperative Look at the sentence:
We need to buy some new furniture.
S67.Ans.(b)
Sol. Exclamatory S79. Ans.(b)
Sol. Furniture is a singular noun and its plural is
S68.Ans.(d) never furnitures. Hence, we use excellent articles of
Sol. Imperative furniture/furniture in plural.

S69.Ans.(d) S80. Ans.(b)

Sol. Interrogative Sol. ‘Information’ is an uncountable noun. Hence,
here all the information …………. should be used.
S70.Ans.(d)
Sol. Imperative S81. Ans.(c)
Sol. venerable (Adj.): impressive by reason of age;
S71. Ans.(b) profoundly honored
Sol. The plural of luggage is not ‘luggages’. Luggage
is an uncountable noun. S82. Ans.(b)
Sol. genocide: the deliberate killing of a large group
S72. Ans.(c) of people, especially those of a particular nation or
Sol. ‘Luggage’ is a singular noun. Hence, the luggage ethnic group.
is heavy should be used here.
S83. Ans.(c)
S73. Ans.(c) Sol. hijack: to use violence or threats to take control
Sol. Replace ‘all his luggages himself’ by ‘all his of a vehicle (plane).
luggage himself’ The word ‘luggage is an
uncountable noun and is always used a ‘luggage’ S84. Ans.(a)
both in singular and plural. Sol. omnipotent: able to do anything; having total
power.
S74. Ans.(c)
Sol. Plural of scenery is not sceneries. S85. Ans.(b)
Sol. incredible: impossible to believe.
S75. Ans.(b)
Sol. The plural of scenery is not sceneries. S86. Ans.(b)
‘Sceneries’ should be replaced by ‘scenery’. Sol. effeminate (Adj.): looking, behaving or
sounding like a woman or a girl (of a man/boy).
S76. Ans.(c)
Sol. Luggage is used in singular only. Luggages S87. Ans.(c)
should be replaced by luggage/items of luggage. Sol. Impersonate: to pretend to be somebody else
in order to trick people or to entertain them
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Sol. masochist: a person who is gratified by pain, Sol. Principle of habit formation
degradation, etc., that is self-imposed or imposed
by others. S104. Ans.(b)
Sol. To affect the cognitive domain of the students
S89. Ans.(a)
Sol. Fratricide: the killing of one's brother or sister. S105. Ans.(d)
Sol. Proficiency
S90. Ans.(c)
Sol. Egotist: a person who thinks that he/she is
S106. Ans.(c)
better than other people and who thinks and
Sol. Performing tasks
talks too much about himself/ herself.
S107. Ans.(a)
S91. Ans.(a)
Sol. Skinner
Sol. When
S108. Ans.(c)
S92. Ans.(b)
Sol. English
Sol. While
S109. Ans.(a)
S93. Ans.(b)
Sol. Ryburn
Sol. Unless
S110. Ans.(d)
S94. Ans.(a)
Sol. Memorisation
Sol. why
S111. Ans.(c)
S95. Ans.(b)
Sol. Mentally, emotionally
Sol. Once
S112. Ans.(b)
S96. Ans.(c)
Sol. Menon and Patel
Sol. Although
S113. Ans.(c)
S97. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ballard
Sol. in
S114. Ans.(d)
S98. Ans.(c)
Sol. I-d, II-a, III-b, IV- c
Sol. into

S99. Ans.(a)
Sol. On

S100. Ans.(b)
Sol. Toward

S101. Ans.(a)
Sol. Babbling

S102. Ans.(a)
Sol. Provide opportunities to practice as it helps
with habit formation.
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Sol. Distraction outside the classroom Sol. presents an information gap activity such as
giving directions
S116. Ans.(a)
Sol. Learning S130. Ans.(c)
Sol. 11, 6
S117. Ans.(b)
Sol. British
S131. Ans.(d)
S118. Ans.(a) Sol. extensive reading
Sol. I-c, II-d, III-b, IV-a
S132. Ans.(a)
S119. Ans.(d) Sol. John Dewey
Sol. providing grammatical rules
S133. Ans.(d)
S120. Ans.(a) Sol. Indian Education Commission
Sol. involving students in a variety of activities to
encourage them to learn new words and structures
S134. Ans.(b)
by accommodating them with those that they have
already learnt through a process of discovery Sol. Calligraphic

S121. Ans.(d) S135. Ans.(c)

Sol. enhancing receptive and productive skills such Sol. Ryburn
as speaking, listening, reading and writing
S136. Ans.(b)
S122. Ans.(d) Sol. Using a simple two-lined notebook
Sol. extrinsic
S137. Ans.(c)
S123. Ans.(c)
Sol. W. S. Gray
Sol. Pronunciation

S124. Ans.(d) S138. Ans.(c)

Sol. provide enough opportunities to expose the Sol. Bell
learners to hear and use the language
S139. Ans.(a)
S125. Ans.(c) Sol. B. Ballard
Sol. rhetorical
S140. Ans.(b)
S126. Ans.(c) Sol. Morrison
Sol. Poems or paragraphs written by students
S141. Ans.(c)
S127. Ans.(c)
Sol. lack of opportunities to use English Sol. To contract one’s vocabulary

S128. Ans.(a) S142. Ans.(a)

Sol. retell a story in their own words to summarise Sol. conversation
the main idea or the moral of the story
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Sol. Speaking
S150. Ans.(a)
S144. Ans.(a) Sol. Comprehend
Sol. E. V. Gatenby

S145. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ben Johnson

S146. Ans.(b)
Sol. Received Pronunciation

S147. Ans.(a)
Sol. Fluency

S148. Ans.(d)
Sol. know behavioural changes that take place
during the learning process

S149. Ans.(d)

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