August 2023
Directions
:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions (Q. Nos.1 1to 30 )
that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate option.
“Let’s go! We are going to be
late!” shouted Glen gleefully as he tightened his schoolbag on his back. Three
other faces broke into a smile upon hearing his words. They could not wait to
soak their feet in the water and perhaps catch a small fish or two, just for
kicks. They were clearly not heading towards where they should be — school. The
cold imposing white building became smaller and smaller. Their little hearts
grew braver by the minute. They knew exactly where to go. The canal was huge
but that morning, there was only a small lazy stream of dirty water in it. With
great gusto, Glen, the leader of the pack, hoisted himself over the railings
and climbed down the huge monsoon drain. In the process, he got himself very
dirty, but the excitement of truancy was too great to be bothered by some loose
buttons and tears in his shirt. In a fraction of seconds, the other boys joined
him. Soon, screams and laughter of delight reverberated into the air but no one
else could hear them for they had chosen a canal that was far from anyone. Glen
spied many tiny fish darting to and fro in the murky water. They had no
economical value and were practically worthless but nevertheless, the thrill of
catching them bare-handed was priceless. Glen raced after an extra fat one. He
plunged his hands to grab it only to have it slip between the cracks of his
fingers.
1. The word ‘lazy’
in the phrase ‘a small lazy stream of dirty water’ means :
(1) lethargic
(2) murky
(3) slow
(4) tired
2. Why did the
boys’ hearts grow braver by the minute ?
(1) They knew that their teachers
couldn’t find them.
(2) They could no longer see the school
building.
(3) They knew exactly where they
were headed.
(4) They were excited to have
missed school.
3. Where should
the boys have been at that time of the day ?
(1) Playing with friends
(2) By the canal
(3) At school
(4) At home
4. Arrange these
sentences as per the sequence in which they occur in the passage :
A. Glen climbed down the huge
monsoon drain.
B. Soon, his friends joined Glen
at the canal.
C. Glen climbed over the railings
with excitement.
D. The boys caught fish in the
dirty water.
(1) B A D C
(2) A C D B
(3) D C B A
(4) C A B D
5. Identify the underlined words (parts of speech) in the
sentence given below : Glen spied many tiny fish darting to and fro in the
murky water.
(1) verb, adjective
(2) adverb, noun
(3) verb, noun
(4) adverb, adjective
6. How many boys
had missed school to go fishing to the canal that day ?
(1) Three
(2) Two
(3) Five
(4) Four
7. Complete the
word analogy : imposing : impressive :: truancy : ?
(1) lying
(2) play-acting
(3) absenteeism
(4) foolhardiness
Directions
: Read the passage given below and answer the questions (Q. Nos. 128
to 135) that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate option.
Reach Out! is an organization
that runs week-long summer camps, designed to give young people the skills to
be the leaders of the future. The camps help to create confident young people
who wish to improve not only themselves, but the world around them. Varying in
age from 12 to 17, young people come to attend the camps in Canada and the USA
from across the world. They spend their time learning leadership skills,
considering and discussing important issues such as pollution and health, and
helping in the local community. They also meet many other people who have the
same interests and beliefs and frequently make friendships that will last a
lifetime. There is no average day at the camp and changes are made to the
timetable, which is handed out daily, to allow room for exciting events as they
come up. However, camp members generally get up at 7:00 a.m. and, once they’ve
eaten breakfast, start their day with outdoor games to get them warmed up for
the busy day ahead. There are workshops in the morning on skills such as public
speaking, and then there’s an hour for lunch at noon. For one hour in the
afternoon, camp members have the opportunity to select from various activities
that include dancing, yoga, basketball and song writing. During the time at
camp, there is a day known as Action Day. This is when small groups go out with
an adult group leader to work with organisations in the neighbourhood.... Reach
Out! This can involve organisations dealing with housing, journalism,
healthcare or the environment, to name just a few. Evenings are spent watching
documentary films or listening to guest speakers. The aim is to encourage the
young people to go out and make the world a better place.
8. Read the following statements and choose the correct
option :
A. Reach Out! camps are week-long
summer camps that are organized all across the world.
B. Young people in the age group
of 12 – 17 years attend these camps.
C. These young people come to
learn leadership skills.
(1) A and B are correct, C is incorrect.
(2) A, B and C are all correct.
(3) A and C are incorrect, B is
correct.
(4) B and C are correct, A is
incorrect.
9. Why do young
people from all over the world come to these camps ?
(1) To while away their time
(2) To improve their leadership
skills only
(3) To improve themselves and the world around
them
(4) For fun and friendships
10 To prepare
themselves and get warmed up for the busy day ahead, the young people :
(1) partake in some outdoor games.
(2) attend workshops.
(3) eat a heavy breakfast.
(4) get up as early as 7 a.m.
11. In the afternoon, which of the following activities
can camp members not select ?
(1) Dancing and yoga
(2) Basketball and dancing
(3) Yoga and public speaking
(4) Basketball and songwriting
12. The camps are justifiably named ‘Reach Out!’ because
:
(1) they are action packed
throughout the day.
(2) young people work under group
leaders.
(3) young people find it exciting
to reach the camping site.
(4) members are encouraged to collaborate with
neighbourhood organizations.
13. All the seven days at the camp are :
(1) tiring and average.
(2) not the same routine-wise.
(3) action days.
(4) planned in a way to
collaborate with local organizations.
14. Identify the underlined words (parts of speech) in
the sentence given below : They also meet many other people who have the same
interests and beliefs.
(1) conjunction, verb
(2) preposition, noun
(3) adverb, adjective
(4) adverb, noun
15. Complete the word analogy : confident : shy ::
average : ?
(1) extraordinary
(2) understated
(3) below par
(4) similar
16. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of
a language ?
(1) Language is social.
(2) Language is systematic.
(3) Language is static.
(4) Language is symbolic.
17. Read the following statements and choose the correct option
:
Assertion (A) :
Prompting students to recall previous knowledge is
important.
Reason (R) :
Recalling the previous knowledge helps students connect
the known knowledge to the new knowledge.
(1) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true,
but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(4) (A) is true, but (R) is
false.
18. A teacher of Class VIII asked her learners to produce
a leaflet about saving energy at home as an assignment. This task will cater to
which feature of language ?
(1) Comparative
(2) The past tense
(3) Positive imperatives
(4) Question forms
19. While planning a lesson, one of the objectives is to
enable learners to produce typical business communication with customers. This
objective matches with one of the types of text genres listed below:
(1) Article
(2) Letter
(3) Description
(4) Report
20. Read the following statements and choose the correct
option :
Assertion (A) :
English is an associate official language in India.
Reason (R) :
English is taught as a foreign language in Indian
schools.
(1) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true,
but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(4) (A) is true, but (R) is
false.
21. A teacher asked students to look at the four musical
instruments in the picture, and discuss why they are used in different musical
contexts. Choose the cognitive skill that matches this activity :
(1) Reasoning
(2) Imagining
(3) Composing
(4) Analyzing
22. When monolingual speakers move from formal to
informal modes of speech within the same spoken or gestured idea, they are
engaging in :
(1) Dialects
(2) Sociolinguistics
(3) Code-switching
(4) Code-mixing
23. Children’s informal interactions, friendships and
relationships with others in their community are based on their use of which
form of language ?
(1) Language socialization
(2) Enculturation
(3) Assimilation
(4) Accommodation
24. In the case of vocabulary use, grammar provides a
pathway for learners to :
(1) draft formal pieces of
writing in higher classes.
(2) speak in formal situations
with greater accuracy and confidence.
(3) re-tell listening inputs into
oral output.
(4) combine lexical items into meaningful and
communicative expressions.
25. Which one of the following is not a classroom
resource for learners in teaching-learning of language?
(1) Classroom procedures
(2) Word wall
(3) Reading corner
(4) Classroom library
26. Read the following statements and choose the correct
option :
Assertion (A) :
A plan for individualised learning must be created by a
language teacher.
Reason (R) :
There is diversity in learners in the learning of new
languages.
(1) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true,
but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(4) (A) is true, but (R) is
false.
27. In which method does the learners’ first language play
a central role in teaching ?
(1) Task-based learning
(2) Direct method
(3) Grammar-Translation method
(4) Communicative language
teaching method
28. Chetan’s first language was Bhojpuri. Since arriving
in Tamil Nadu, he no longer speaks Bhojpuri and only speaks English with the
natives. When the new second language replaces the native language, this is an
example of :
(1) Code-switching
(2) Bilingualism
(3) Subtractive bilingualism
(4) Code-mixing
29. Which of the following supports a pre-reading
activity ?
(1) Teaching grammatical
structures
(2) Using paraphrasing tasks
(3) Using a prediction task
(4) Asking learners to summarise
the text
30. Which of the following is true about remedial
teaching ?
(1) Providing extra marks to
improve performance
(2) Giving extra attention to
gifted children
(3) Showing sympathy to backward
students
(4) Providing support to improve performance
January
2021
Directions
: Read the passage given below and answer the questions (Q. Nos. 1to
30) that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options :
The richness of her
childhood experience came from living a life, which embraced tradition on one
hand and exposure to the world of change, of questioning and questing on the
other. Her father’s progressive ideas, his involvement in bringing about change
in the restricted Brahminical society, his encouragement of Kamaladevi to
follow her own inclinations and yet give her an opportunity to study in a
school and participate in all the social functions with which he was involved,
as a Senior Revenue Official, gave her confidence. The example of her
grandmother, who lived the life of a scholar and fearless woman, who travelled
alone without any fear of any social disapproval or adverse consequences, was a
fitting example to Kamaladevi, who later travelled all over the world, often
risking her life. Girjabai, her mother was a dominant influence throughout her
childhood and youth who set an example by overcoming all difficulties without a
murmur. She discarded meaningless social customs and observances. She
championed the cause of women. Her conviction was that a woman must educate
herself, so that she could be independent and her insistence that Kamaladevi
should not only study, but also participate in cultural activitiesand sports, enriched
her daughter’s life. Seva Sadan and saw her exhorting women even older than her
to become literate. She heard her read to them from the newspapers, magazines
and extracts from books by social reformers and nationalists, followed by
discussions and saw their attitudes changing. Girjabai’s love formusic was
shared by Kamaladevi and she was encouraged to learn North Indian and Carnatic
music. This love of music was a great source of peace for Kamaladevi in her
later years.
1. Her father did not believe in
(1) removing brahminical
restrictions
(2) giving freedom to children
(3) allowing children to
join the adults in their activities
(4) female education
2. Which of the following statements is NOT
correct of her grandmother ?
(1) She believed that women
should lead a secure life.
(2) She loved to read
books.
(3) She was not afraid
of social criticism.
(4) She travelled unescorted.
3. Which of the following statements is correct
about her mother ?
(1) She struggled
through life smilingly.
(2) She observed faithfully all the social
customs.
(3) She preferred
studies to sports.
(4) She did not believe
in adult literacy.
4. Which two contradictory kinds of experience did
Kamaladevi have in her childhood ?
(1) Questioning and
Questing
(2) Tradition and Change
(3) Childlike and Adult
(4) Social and
Individual
5. Study the following statements :
A. Kamaladevi’s mother
read to her from newspapers and magazines.
B. Music was a source of
great comfort to her.
(1) A is right and B is wrong.
(2) A is wrong and B is
right.
(3) Both A and B are
right.
(4) Both A and B are
wrong.
6. ‘which embraced tradition’ The word ‘embraced’
here means
(1) disused
(2) performed
(3) pleased
(4) followed
7. ‘an example by overcoming all difficulties’ The
word ‘overcoming’ means
(1) reaching
(2) not coming
(3) conquering
(4) over bearing
8. ‘living a life, which embraced tradition, Which
part of speech is the underlined word ?
(1) Adjective
(2) Adverb
(3) Pronoun
(4) Determiner
Directions
:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by
selecting the correct / most appropriate options.
The goal of independence
was achieved in India through a prolonged struggle, during which, the far
sightedness of the leaders of the freedom movement resulted in giving a final
shape to our social and economic goals to be achieved after freedom. This
vision imagined to build a selfreliant nation through maximum utilization of
the resources in men and materials, and the establishment of a noble and
liberal society. It has been an article of faith amongst the policy planners in
India that while economic strength determined the scope and quality of
political freedom for millions, the quality of freedom depends on increased
work and production in factories. It leads to just and equal distribution of
wealth among the people so that the poor can also enjoy the benefit of freedom.
This, it is recognized, is possible only through increased employment
opportunities in the society. In human terms, democracy means availability of
equal opportunities to all the people irrespective of caste, creed, sex and
religion to develop their personalities. It means access to education in Arts,
Science and Humanities and also awareness of our age old values and traditions.
It needs to be emphasized that the Indian policy has been based on a concern
for the individual not only as a worker working for the economic development of
the society but also as an end in itself. In the Indian context, the concept of
national development goes far beyond economic growth; it is concerned with the
creation of a nation united in one purpose, of people speaking different
languages, professing different religions and rooted in a variety of cultures.
9. ‘while economic strength determined the scope’
The word ‘determined’ means
(1) established
(2) decried
(3) preferred
(4) rejected
10. ‘our social and economic goal’ Part of speech
of the underlined word is
(1) Pronoun
(2) Determiner
(3) Interjection
(4) Conjunction
11. ‘In the Indian context, the concept of’ The
word ‘concept’ means
(1) Curiosity
(2) Idea
(3) Care
(4) Inception
12. The Independence was achieved in India
(1) through a long struggle
(2) by self-reliant
leadership
(3) through violent
means
(4) by making use of
every resource available
13. Our leaders’ vision of independent India was
based on
(1) boycott of foreign
goods
(2) development of
defence forces
(3) economic self-reliance
(4) diversification of
employment
14. In addition to economic growth our society, as
a consequence, also needs
(1) development of
countryside.
(2) to give importance
to cultural variety.
(3) to pay attention to
climatic changes.
(4) just and equitable distribution of wealth.
15. Study the following statements :
A. Along with economic growth, we also want to
develop a united nation with one aim.
B. A noble and liberal society depends entirely on
economic wealth.
(1) A is right and B is wrong.
(2) A is wrong and B is
right.
(3) Both A and B are
right.
(4) Both A and B are
wrong
16. ‘Habit formation through repetition’ is a
component of which method ?
(1) Communicative
approach
(2) Audio lingualism
(3) Task based language
teaching
(4) Constructivism
17. A teacher of class VII asks her learners to
bring at least two or three objects from home and she asks them to exchange the
objects among themselves. She now asks them to describe the objects in their
hands in at least ten sentences. What are the objects known as in language
teaching-learning materials ?
(1) Realia
(2) Home objects
(3) Teachers materials
(4) Inputs for language
learning
18. Which one of following components is a process
in the Top Down approach to teaching-learning of listening ?
(1) Discriminating
between intonationcompounds
(2) Discriminating between
phonemes
(3) Recognising
prominent details
(4) Recognising the topic
19. A teacher arranges her learners into pairs and
give them a text of two paragraphs. One learner in the pair reads out the text
to the other and the partner takes the dictation. Then the process is reversed.
What is this known as ?
(1) Jig-saw dictation
(2) Partial dictation
(3) Running dictation
(4) Composition
dictation
20. ‘Mechanics’ of language in speaking skills
includes ________.
(1) pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary
(2) clarity of message
(3) social and cultural
rules of using language
(4) script, words and
sentences
21. Jatin Ragav is reading fast, looking for
specific information in a machinery manual. What is this
reading sub skill known as ?
(1) Skimming
(2) Scanning
(3) Bottom up reading
(4) Critical reading
22. Here are some sets of words in some pattern.
Find what are these known as in teaching-learning of pronunciation ? bit-bet,
did-dead, hid-head, lid-lead, miss-mess, pin-pen, lock-luck
(1) Contrastive pairs
(2) Comparable pairs
(3) Vowels
(4) Stress and
intonation
23. Words which one recognizes when one hears or
sees them are ________.
(1) Productive
vocabulary
(2) Receptive vocabulary
(3) Explicit vocabulary
(4) Implicit vocabulary
24. What does ‘free-writing approach’ to writing
promote ?
(1) Understanding of
form and accuracy
(2) Grammatical accuracy
(3) Understanding of the content and fluency
(4) Syntax and language
use
25. ‘Pedagogical Grammar’ means that ________.
(1) All grammar teaching
should be rule focussed.
(2) Teaching grammar in context
(3) Begin from form and
move on to use.
(4) Teaching through
immersion
26. Which one of the following is not advocated as
an element for assessment in a poem ?
(1) Poetic devices
(2) Theme of the poem
(3) Grammar
(4) Vocabulary
27. A teacher asked her learners to watch a movie
two days ago and now she asks them to have a discussion on what would they do,
if they were the hero/heroine of the movie ? What is this assessment task known
as ?
(1) Extrapolative task
(2) Critical pedagogy
(3) Speaking task
(4) Thinking task
28. What does fluency in reading mean ?
(1) Ability to read a text at ease with
expression.
(2) Ability to read a
text without any mistake at all.
(3) Ability to interpret
the text.
(4) Ability to read
without any grammatical errors.
29. Which of the following statements are true of
languages in India ?
a. English is the official language of India.
b. Hindi is the national language of India.
c. Hindi is the official language of India.
d. English is the associate official language of
India.
(1) ‘a’ and ‘b’ are
true.
(2) ‘c’ and ‘d’ are true.
(3) ‘a’ and ‘d’ are
true.
(4) ‘b’ and ‘c’ are
true.
30. ‘Declarative Knowledge’ in learning grammar
refers to ________.
(1) knowing the rules of a grammatical item.
(2) knowing how to do a
grammatical item.
(3) knowing the ideas
and concepts in learning.
(4) knowing to use a
dictionary
December
2019
Directions : Read the passage given below and
answer the questions (Q. Nos. 1 to 30) that follow by selecting the
correct/most appropriate options :
As science progresses,
superstitions ought to grow less. On the whole, that is true. However, it is
surprising how superstitions linger on. If we are tempted to look down on
savage tribes for holding such ideas, we should remember that even today, among
most civilised nations, a great many equally stupid superstitions exist and are
believed in by a great many people. Some people will not sit down thirteen at a
table; or will not like to start anything important on a Friday; or refuse to
walk under a ladder. Many people buy charms and talismans because they think
they will bring them luck. Even in civilised nations today, many laws are made
on the basis of principles which are just as much unproved. For instance, it is
often held as a principle that white people are by nature superior to people of
other colours. The ancient Greeks believed that they were superior to the
people of Northern and Western Europe. The only way to see if there is anything
in such a principle is to make scientific studies of a number of white and
black and brown people under different conditions of life and find out just
what they can and cannot achieve. It is, however, true that the increase of
scientifc knowledge does reduce superstition and also baseless guessing and
useless arguments and practices. Civilised people do not argue and get angry
about what water is composed of. The composition of water is known, and there
is no argument about it.
1. We should not despise the savage tribes because :
(1) they do not believe in science.
(2) they indulge in useless
arguments.
(3) they have stopped being
superstitious.
(4) we are no less superstitious than they are.
2. Which of the following has a scientific basis for it ?
(1) We should not walk under a
ladder.
(2) Number thirteen is inauspicious.
(3) Talismans and charms always
bring luck.
(4) Fridays are as good as other days.
3. Who believe in superstitions ?
(1) All civilised nations.
(2) Only some civilised nations.
(3) Only some tribals.
(4) All tribals and some civilized nations.
4. Study the following statements :
(a) Ancient Greeks were superior to other European nations.
(b) Science helps us fight superstitions.
(1) (a) is right and (b) is wrong.
(2) (a) is wrong and (b) is right.
(3) Both (a) and (b) are right.
(4) Both (a) and (b) are wrong.
5. Which part of speech is the underlined word in the following
sentence ? On the whole that is true.
(1) Determiner
(2) Pronoun
(3) Conjunction
(4) Preposition
6. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the following
sentence. It is often held that as a principle.
(1) Pronoun
(2) Adverb
(3) Adjective
(4) Preposition
7. Fill in the blank in the following sentence. _____ is opposite in
meaning to the word, ‘superior’.
(1) Higher
(2) Prior
(3) Inferior
(4) Lower
8. The statement which best sums up the passage is :
(1) Superstitions disappear with
the advancement of science.
(2) Irrational beliefs decline with the advancement of science.
(3) Civilized nations are no less
superstitions than the savage tribes.
(4) We are very different from the
savage nations in our beliefs.
Directions : Read the passage given below and
answer the questions that following by
selecting the correct / most appropriate options.
If asked, “What matters are related
to health i.e. health decisions ?” most of us would answer –hospitals, doctors
and pills. Yet we are all making a whole range of decisions about our health
which go beyond this limited area of doctors, pills etc. For example, whether
or not to smoke, take exercise, wear a seat belt, drive a motor bike, drink
alcohol regularly etc. The way we reach decisions and form attitudes about our
health is only just beginning to be understood. The main paradox is why people consistently
do things which are known to be very hazardous. Two interesting examples of
this are smoking and not wearing seat belts. Addiction makes smokers keep on
smoking and whether to wear a seat belt or not is affected by safety
considerations. Taken together both these examples show how people reach
decisions about their health. Understanding this process is crucial. Only then
can we effectively change public attitude towards voluntary activities like
smoking. Smokers run the risk of contracting heart disease, several times more
as compared to non-smokers. Even lung cancer. Despite extensive press campaigns
which have regularly told smokers and car drivers the grave risks they are
running, the number of smokers and non-wearers of seat belts has
remained much the same. Although
the numbers of deaths from road accidents and smoking are well publicized, they
have aroused little public interest. If we give smokers the real figures of
deaths caused by smoking, will it affect their views on the dangers of smoking
? Unfortunately not. Many of the real figures are in the form of probable
estimates, and evidence shows that people are very bad at understanding this
kind of information.
9. Study the following statements :
(a) Though it is very dangerous,
some people don’t quit smoking.
(b) Whether or not to drink alcohol
is not a health decision.
(1) (a) is right and (b) is wrong.
(2) (a) is wrong and (b) is right.
(3) Both (a) and (b) are right.
(4) Both (a) and (b) are wrong.
10. Which of the following pieces of advice can be easily ignored by
the people ?
(1) Don’t smoke.
(2) Wear a seat belt.
(3) Don’t drink alcohol.
(4) Don’t drive a motor bike.
11. Which part of speech is the underlined word in the following
sentence ? Yet, we are all making a whole range of decisions.
(1) Adverb
(2) Conjunction
(3) Pronoun
(4) Preposition
12. Which part of speech is the underlined word in the following
sentence ? Understanding this process is crucial.
(1) Determiner
(2) Preposition
(3) Adverb
(4) Conjunction
13. Smokers run double the risk of contracting heart disease. The word ‘contracting’
here means
(1) receiving
(2) removing
(3) catching
(4) avoiding
14. An example of ‘limited area’ of health is :
(1) smoking
(2) taking exercise
(3) wearing a seat belt
(4) taking medicines
15. A teacher asks her learners to discuss in groups of four, jot down
ideas and then develop them in an outline to write a paragraph. Learners then
edit the paragraph into a final draft. Which strategy of writing does the
teacher follow here ?
(1) Group work
(2) Process approach
(3) Product approach
(4) Discussion method
16. Transactional listening
(1) lays emphasis on conveying
information.
(2) lays emphasis on harmonious
communication in the social context.
(3) does not require careful
attention to details and facts.
(4) is interactive by nature.
17. CALP stands for
(1) Cognitively Academic Language Proficiency
(2) Cognitively Advanced Language
Proficiency
(3) Competency based Academic
Language Proficiency
(4) Comparative Academic Language
Proficiency
18. ‘A task’ in Task Based Language Learning means _____.
(1) an activity where the target language is used by the learner for
a communicative purpose.
(2) a piece of work designed by the
teacher for language teacher.
(3) a text-book exercise to be
carried out by learners individuals.
(4) a task for the teacher for
assessing learners language learning.
19. According to National Curriculum Framework 2005, which one of the
following is NOT objective of language teaching-learning ?
(1) the competence to understand
what one hears.
(2) ability to read with
comprehension.
(3) effortless expression.
(4) to know the history of languages.
20. Which one of the following is NOT true of language learning ?
(1) Reading is making meaning.
(2) Grammatical rules are important for learning a language.
(3) Language learning takes time.
(4) Language learning needs a
context.
21. Why does a common man choose to wear a seat belt ?
(1) There is a law for it.
(2) He wants to protect himself.
(3) It is fitted in the car.
(4) For fear of the policeman.
22. Which is an effective way of teachinglearning grammar ?
(1) Teaching the rules first
followed by examples.
(2) Presenting grammar form in a natural discourse, then explaining
how the form is made and used.
(3) Presenting single sentence
examples in plenty of ways and then explaining the form.
(4) Teaching through a typical
grammar book.
23. What status is given to English language in the Indian Constitution
?
(1) Recognised language
(2) Associate official language
(3) Official language
(4) Foreign language
24. A language teacher asks learners to write a paragraph on ‘scarcity
of water’. Learners gather information from science and social science books
and other sources before writing. Such task aims at :
(1) developing the scientific
attitude.
(2) completing the syllabus of
other subjects simultaneously.
(3) achieving language learning across the curriculum.
(4) enhancing co-curricular skills.
25. Which one of the following is NOT an assessment tool for language
learning ?
(1) Observation schedule
(2) Portfolio
(3) Assignment
(4) Realia
26. Teaching a novel is to promote :
(1) reading for pleasure
(2) reading for details
(3) reading to become a writer
(4) reading to learn vocabulary
27. Story telling as a strategy in language teaching is aimed at _____.
(1) learning the morals.
(2) learning to retell the story.
(3) engaging learners with language.
(4) testing the memory of learners.
28. ‘Input Hypothesis’ refers to
(1) the relationship between what the learner is exposed to of a
language and language acquisition.
(2) the relationship between what
languages the learners know and the languages they are taught.
(3) the relationship among the
learner, teacher and the materials.
(4) all the inputs of the school.
29. Which one of the following makes the communication a cyclic process
?
(1) Sender
(2) Receiver
(3) Feedback
(4) Message
30. Top-down process of reading :
(1) proceeds from whole to part.
(2) proceeds from part to whole.
(3) proceeds from centre to
periphery.
(4) proceeds from bottom to top.
July 2019
Directions : Read
the passage given below and answer the questions (1 to 30) by selecting the
correct/most appropriate options :
The
other day I received an unusual and very gratifying gift : I was given a tree.
Or rather, I was given half-a-dozen trees, which would be planted on my behalf.
I had been invited to give a talk to an organisation. After such events, the
speaker is usually given a token gift. Sometimes the gift is that of a pen, or
something useful. Often, the gift is in the form of a plaque or similar
commemorative token. However well-meant, such gifts are destined to gather dust
in forgotten corners. Which is why I was agreeably surprised to be given a
scroll which attested that, in a designated plantation established for the
purpose, six tress would be added in my name, as part of ‘green’ֹ movement
being sponsored by the organization. In an increasingly environmentallyconscious
world, the gift of a living tree or plant makes for a perfect present. The
tradition of giving and receiving gifts has increasingly become a highly
evolved marketing exercise. Apart from festivals like Diwali, Holi, Christmas,
Eid and others, a whole new calendar of celebratory events has been created to
promote the giving of gifts : Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Teacher’s Day,
Valentine’s Day and so on and on. What do you give to people – friends,
relatives, spouses, children, parents, employees, clients, well-wishers who
have more or less everything, or at least everything that you could afford to
give them as a gift ? Another shirt or kurta ? Another bottle of scent or
aftershave? Another box of chocolates ? Another any other ?
1. What usually happens to the gifts
he/she receives ?
(1)
He uses them if he needs them.
(2)
He gives them away as gifts to others.
(3)
They are put away and forgotten.
(4)
He keeps them religiously as mementoes.
2. The gift received by the writer was
:
(1)
a marketing exercise
(2)
environment friendly
(3)
very expensive
(4)
gathering dust in a corner
3. Why do you not very much care for it
when you receive a shirt or a kurta as a gift ?
(1)
The giver had to spend a lot of money.
(2)
You already have so many of them.
(3)
You don’t like the colour.
(4)
You were not asked about your choice.
4. The word ‘gratifying’ means
(1)
annoying
(2)
satisfying
(3)
giving
(4)
fortifying
5. The word ‘destined’ means :
(1)
fated
(2)
decided
(3)
declined
(4)
departed
6. Name the part of speech of the
underlined word in the following clause. which is why I was agreeably
surprised.
(1)
Preposition
(2)
Adjective
(3)
Pronoun
(4)
Adverb
7. Identify the part of the following
sentence which has an error in it.
(a)Your
claim ought
(b) to succeed in that case
(c)
the damages
(d)will
be substantial
(1)
(a)
(2)
(b)
(3)
(c)
(4)
(d)
8. The writer was thrilled when he was
given
(1)
a tree
(2)
six trees
(3)
a plaque
(4)
a pen
Directions : With
more then 3,000 languages currently spoken, English undoubtedly is amongst the
richest of all languages. The Oxford English Dictionary lists about half a
million words of which only 2,00,000 are frequently used. This is because, the
balance 3,00,000 words are technical and not found in ordinary dictionaries.
The only language that can come near English is Chinese. Apart from being the
richest language, English also boasts of being one of the most widely spoken,
second only to Mandarin Chinese. This remarkable achievement is only because of
the one thing that we all love to do – copy ! ‘Siesta’ for example is of
Spanish origin. ‘Sputnik’ as you must be aware of, has a Russian origin.
‘Restaurant’ is from France and ‘Super’ from Germany. Even before the birth of
the ‘genius’ of ‘drama’, William Shakespeare, the words ‘genius’ and ‘drama’
were adapted from Greek. Now, you must be wondering if English has anything
original about it. Well, find it out ! Did you ever try to find out how many
different words of English we use in our daily life ? Try to guess and then
read on. A modern novelist has a vocabulary of anywhere between ten to fifteen
thousand words. William Shakespeare used thirty thousand words and the only
writer to come close to him was James Joyce in ‘Ulysses’. We normally have a
vocabulary of about ten thousand words of which only five thousand are used in
everyday conversation. This leads to a limited variety of words. This is
because we repeat a lot of words. In conversation and in writing, it is ‘the’.
(Try counting it in this article and you will have proof of it.)
9. In our everyday conversation we use
a limited number of words because :
(1)
our vocabulary is unlimited.
(2)
we are not a genius like Shakespeare.
(3)
everybody is not highly educated.
(4)
we repeat a lot of words.
10. How many words are usually used by
an English speaking person ?
(1)
3,000
(2)
5,000
(3)
10,000
(4)
15,000
11. Which of the following words is
most often used in English language ?
(1)
a
(2)
the
(3)
is
(4)
one
12. The word that is similar in meaning
to the word, ‘remarkable’ is :
(1)
astonishing
(2)
remedial
(3)
remaining
(4)
optional
13. The word that is opposite in
meaning
to the word, ‘ordinary’ is :
(1)
usual
(2)
complex
(3) special
(4)
liable
14. Which part of speech is the
underlined word in the following sentence ? Did you ever try to find out ?
(1) Adverb
(2)
Adjective
(3)
Pronoun
(4)
Verb
15. English is the most widely used
language in the world because :
(1)
Shakespeare has written in English.
(2)
it is the richest language.
(3) it has taken words from other languages.
(4)
it has half a million words in it.
16. Continuous Assessment focuses on
(1)
Formal assessment
(2)
Informal assessment
(3) Informal and a combination of both formative and summative
(4)
Outcome and achievement based assessment
17. ‘Pre-reading’ activity in class is
to
(1) connect learner’s previous knowledge with what she learns in the
reading text.
(2)
connect learners’ with one another.
(3)
enable learners to know about the story which they would read ahead.
(4)
All of these
18. Pedagogical Grammar is
(1)
grammar of pedagogy
(2)
grammar for teachers
(3) grammar in context to connect grammar points with real life
context
(4)
grammar with formal rules to be applied while writing
19. What are these words known as ? –
the, of, and, a, to, that, it, with, but, they, she, he
(1)
Sight words
(2)
Form words
(3)
Use words
(4)
Unimportant words
20. A teacher gives a puzzle to her
class- VIII students and asks them to solve it by speaking out how they solve
it. What is this strategy known as ?
(1)
Speaking aloud
(2)
Think aloud protocol
(3)
Listening
(4)
Picture reading
21. Sanskrit in India today is a
(1)
Modern Indian language
(2)
Modern Indian language and a classical language
(3)
Religious language
(4)
Hindu language
22. A teacher of Class-VII asked her
students to read a short story and come to the class. She asks them to discuss
the major points of the story in groups and present them to the whole class.
What is this reading known as ?
(1)
Intensive reading
(2)
Reading with a purpose
(3)
Reading for thinking
(4)
Extensive reading
23. English does not find its place as
a_________.
(1)
first language in the school curriculum
(2)
second language in the school curriculum
(3)
third language in the school curriculum
(4)
medium of instruction
24. Bottom-up processing in listening
is to
(1)
decode messages moving from sounds to words, phrases, clauses and other
grammatical elements to sentences.
(2)
decode the overall messages of the discourse and move down the micro level
units.
(3)
encode all the sounds from speaker to listener.
(4)
use multiple ways to decode the messages.
25. What is the following strategy
known as in reading ? The text is read more slowly and in detail to get the
gist or overall sense of the text.
(1)
Scanning
(2)
Summarising
(3)
Skimming
(4)
Scaffolding
26. A teacher asks her learners of
class-VII to refer to the textbook of
History and find a theme which can be connected with English language text for
writing an essay. What is this practice known as ?
(1)
Language and Social Science learning
(2) Language across the curriculum
(3)
Language in learning
(4)
Language and history integrated learning
27. Multilingualism as a resource means
(1)
learning many languages in school.
(2) using the languages of learners as a strategy in school.
(3)
teaching many languages.
(4)
promoting of languages through content learning.
28. Match the types of writing with
their corresponding category :
a.
Personal writing i. Letter of complaint
b.
Study writing ii. Diary writing
c.
Creative writing iii. Synopsis writing
d.
Public writing
iv.
Travelogue
a
b c d
(1)
i ii iii iv
(2)
ii iii iv i
(3)
iii ii i iv
(4)
iv iii ii i
29. A teacher divides her class into
groups of five and allocates different themes to the groups. The groups have to
collect information on the themes and write reports to be presented to the
class. What is this activity known as ?
(1)
Assignment
(2) Project work
(3)
Writing work
(4)
Research
30. Process approach to writing
involves
(1) Brainstorming, outlining, drafting revising, proof-reading and
drafting the final writing.
(2)
Brainstorming, writing the first draft and final writing.
(3)
Outlining, revising and writing the final draft.
(4)
Writing the first draft, revising and developing the final draft.
December 2018
Directions : Read
the passage given below and answer the questions that follow (Q. Nos. 1to 30) by selecting the
correct/most appropriate options.
The
strength of Indian democracy lies in its tradition, in the fusion of the ideas
of democracy and national independence which was characteristic of the Indian
national movement long before independence. Although the British retained
supreme authority over India until 1947, the provincial elections of 1937
provided real exercise in democratic practice before national independence.
During the Pacific War, India was not overrun or seriously invaded by the
Japanese and after the War was over, the transfer of power to a government of
the Indian Congress Party was a peaceful one as far as Britain was By 1947,
‘Indianization’ had already gone far in the Indian Civil Service and army, so
that the new government could start with effective instruments of central
control. After independence, however, India was faced with two vast problems,
the first, that of ethnic diversity and the aspirations of subnationalities.
The Congress leadership was more aware of the former problem than of the
second; as a new political elite which had rebelled not only against the
British Raj, but also against India’s social order; they were conscious of the
need to initiate economic development and undertake social reforms, but as
nationalists who had led a struggle against alien rule on behalf of all parts
of India, they took the cohesion of the Indian nation too much for granted and
underestimated the centrifugal forces of ethnic division, which were bound to
be accentuated rather than diminished as the popular masses were more and more
drawn into politics. The Congress Party was originally opposed to the idea of
recognizing any division of India on a linguistic basis and preferred to retain
the old provinces of British India which often cut across linguistic
boundaries; it was only in response to strong pressures from below that the
principle of linguistic States was conceded as the basis of a federal ‘Indian
Union’. The rights granted to the States created new problems for the Central
Government. The idea of making Hindi the national language of a united India
was thwarted by the recalcitrance of the speakers of other important Indian
languages, and the autonomy of the States rendered central economic planning
extremely difficult. Land reforms remained under the control of the States and
many large-scale economic projects required a degree of cooperation between the
Central Government and one or more of the States which it was found impossible
to achieve. Coordination of policies was difficult even when the Congress Party
was in power both in the States and at the Centre; when a Congress government
in Delhi was confronted with non-Congress parties in office in the States, it
became much harder.
1. Choose the word which is most nearly
the same in meaning as the word ‘thwarted’ as used in the passage.
(1)
Opposed
(2)
Implemented
(3)
Accepted
(4) Diverted
2. Choose the word which is most
opposite in meaning of the word ‘conceded’ as used in the passage.
(1)
Criticized
(2) Rejected
(3)
Denounced
(4)
Withdrawn
3. Why was central economic planning
found to be difficult?
(1) Multiplicity of States and Union Territories
(2)
Lack of coordination in different government departments
(3)
Autonomy given to the States in certain matters
(4)
Lack of will in implementing land reforms
4. Which one of the following problems
was India faced with after independence?
(1)
Military attack from across the border
(2)
Lack of coordination between the Central and State Governments
(3)
Improper coordination of various government policies
(4) Increasing the production from a very low level
5. Which one of the following issues
was not appropriately realized by the Central Government?
(1)
Ethnic diversity of the people
(2) A national language for the country
(3)
Implementation of the formulated policies
(4)
Centre-State relations
6. Which, according to the passage, can
be cited as exercise in democratic practice in India before independence?
(1)
The handing over of the power by British to India
(2) The Indianization of the Indian Civil Service
(3)
Several democratic institutions created by the Indian National Congress
(4)
None of the above
7. Which one of the following
statements is not true in the context of the passage?
(1) The Congress Party was originally opposed to the idea of
division of States on linguistic basis.
(2)
Economic development and social reforms were initiated soon after independence.
(3)
The political elite in India rebelled against the British Raj.
(4)
The Congress leadership was fully aware of the problems of ethnic diversity in
India at the time of independence.
8. Why was the linguistic
reorganization of the States accepted?
(1)
The States were not cooperating with the Central Government.
(2)
Non-Congress governments in the States demanded such a reorganization of the
States.
(3)
No common national language could be emerged.
(4) Strong pressures from the States were exerted on the Central
Government to create such States.
9. India was not overrun by the
Japanese during the Pacific War because—
(1)
Japan had friendly relations with Britain
(2)
Japan was interested in India’s freedom
(3) Japan was skeptical about its success in War
(4)
None of the above
Directions : A
principal fruit of friendship”, Francis Bacon wrote in his timeless meditation
on the subject, “is the ease and discharge of the fullness and swellings of the
heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce.” For Thoreau,
friendship was one of life’s great rewards. But in today’s cultural landscape
of muddled relationships scattered across various platforms for connecting,
amidst constant debates about whether our Facebook ‘friendships’ are making us
more or less happy, it pays to consider what friendship actually is. That’s
precisely what
CUNY
Philosophy professor Massimo Pigliucci explores in Answers for Aristotle : How
Science and Philosophy Can Lead Us to a More Meaningful Life (public library),
which also gave us this provocative read on the science of what we call
‘intuition’. Philosophers and cognitive scientists agree that friendship is an
essential ingredient of human happiness. But beyond the dry academic
definitions—like, say, “voluntary interdependence between two persons over
time, which is intended to facilitatemsocio-emotional goals of the participants,
and
may
involve varying types and degrees of companionship, intimacy, affection and
mutual assistance”—lies a body of compelling research that sheds light on how,
precisely, friendship augments happiness. The way friendship enhances
well-being, it turns out,has nothing to do with quantity and everything to do
with quality—researchers confirm that it isn’t the number of friends (or, in
the case of Facebook, ‘friends’).
10. Is the quality of friends
important?
(1)
No, it is important to have more number of friends, quality does not matter
(2)
No, number of comments on social networking sites is important, not the quality
of friends
(3) Yes, it matters
(4)
No, quality comes automatically with quantity
11. As per the first paragraph, what
are the debates about?
(1) They are centered around whether our Facebook friends are
helping us become more or less happy.
(2)
There are no debates around friendship.
(3)
The quality of comments of social media is debatable.
(4)
Thoreau and Aristotle’s thinking is at loggerheads.
12. The word that is opposite in
meaning to the word ‘muddled’ is—
(1)
confused
(2)
chaotic
(3) ordered
(4)
rumpled
13. The change in the present situation
which has forced us to rethink the concept of friendship is—
(1)
Bacon and Thoreau’s theories are no longer available to read
(2) the arrival of social media on the scene
(3)
there is more interest in the sciences
(4)
friendships are not possible in the real world anymore, due to over-competition
14. Friendship leads to happiness. Is
it true?
(1) Yes, researches have proven that friendship does lead to
happiness
(2)
No, there is no relationship between friendship and happiness
(3)
Friends cannot make each other happy
(4)
One needs to find one’s happiness alone, with peace of mind
15. Did Pigliucci’s book discuss
intuition too?
(1)
No, it only discussed friendship
(2)
It just explained science andphilosophy
(3)
It discussed Aristotle’s theories
(4) Yes
16. Positive interference is a kind of—
(1)
target language
(2)
foreign language
(3)
pictorial language
(4) native language
17. In learning the new language,
multilingualism is—
(1)
a methodology
(2) an asset
(3)
an interference
(4)
a burden
18. Note taking is done—
(1) during a lecture
(2)
while reading a review
(3)
during extensive reference work
(4)
while writing an essay
19. The method of teaching foreign
language without using the pupil’s first language is—
(1) direct method
(2)
classical method
(3)
grammar-translation method
(4)
old method
20. Two words have identical sound and spelling,
but not related in meaning. It is known as—
(1)
homophone
(2)
homonymy
(3) homograph
(4)
polysemy
21. Language of word is not necessary
for—
(1)
imaginative thinking
(2)
conceptual thinking
(3)
associative thinking
(4) perceptual thinking
22. Communicative Language Teaching
replaced basically—
(1)
Natural Language Processing
(2)
Structural Teaching
(3) Situational Language Teaching
(4)
Motivational Teaching
23. Students are not organisms. Which
one of the following methods sees them as a whole person?
(1)
CLT
(2)
SLT
(3) Silent way
(4)
CLL
24. Writing is the _____ representation
of speech sounds.
(1)
alphabetical
(2) graphical
(3)
phonetic
(4)
systematic
25. When a teacher uses realia to teach
vocabulary and grammar, she is—
(1)
using role play as a learning device
(2) using real objects, actions and real-life situations
(3)
using computer technology
(4)
teaching through true stories
26. A poem whose first letters of each
line spell out a word is called—
(1)
alliterative
(2)
epic
(3) acrostic
(4)
haiku
27. Decorum in spoken English
pertainsto—
(1) appropriate gestures
(2)
clarity and purity of style
(3)
correct grammatical usage
(4)
voice quality
28. Inquiry-based curriculum is based
on—
(1)
deductive reasoning
(2) inductive reasoning
(3)
heuristic reasoning
(4)
analogical reasoning
29. Which of the following are
structuralwords?
(1)
Auxiliaries
(2)
Prepositions
(3)
Conjunctions
(4) All of the above
30. Conventions of writing include—
(1)
story ideas
(2) proper punctuation
(3)
imagination
(4)
good vocabulary
