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TET/CTET
Teacher Eligibility Test English language Solved Question Paper
LANGUAGE
II ENGLISH
Directions:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions by selecting
the most
appropriate option.
1.
This was one of the Old Man's pet schemes; and one about which he
would brook no interference.
Each child would review the events of
his school week in his own words, in his
own way; he was free to
comment, to criticize, to agree or disagree, with any person, subject
or
method, as long as it was in-some way associated with the school.
No one and
nothing was sacred, from the Headmaster down, and the
child, moreover, was safe from any form of
reprisal.
2.
"Look at it this way," Mr. Florian had said. "It is of
advantage to both pupil and teacher. If a child
wants to write about
something which matters to him, he will take some pains to
set it
down as carefully and with as much detail as possible; that must in
some way improve his
written
English in terms of spelling, construction and style. Week by week
we
are able, through his reviews, to follow and observe his progress
in such things. As for the teachers,
we soon get a pretty good idea
what the children think of us and whether or not
we are getting
close to them. It may sometimes be rather deflating to discover that
a well-prepared
lesson did not really excite Johnny Smith's
interest, but, after all, the lesson was
intended to benefit Johnny
Smith, not his teacher.
1.
The scheme, according to the Old Man, was useful because
(1)
it was excellent feedback for the teacher, principal and school
,
(2) he was slightly eccentric
(3)
it was meant to humiliate the teacher
, (4) it was meant to give
power to the teacher
Ans:
(1)
2.
'Pet schemes' in line 1 refers to
(1)
a student he is fond of
, (2) a formula he had discovered
, (3) a
pet animal
, (4) a method he has advocated
Ans:
(4)
3.
The 'Old Man' refers to
(1)
a parent of the school
, (2) a student of the school
, (3) a
teacher of the school
, (4) the headmaster called Mr. Florian
Ans:
(4)
4.
The advantages of the scheme were many. Pick out the disadvantage
from the list given below.
(1)
Sometimes deflating to the teacher's ego
, (2) Diagnostic and
remedial for the student and the teacher
(3)
Effective feedback
, (4) Enhanced writing skills
Ans:
(1)
5.
'Sacred' in the context of the Headmaster means
(1)
that even 'he' was not above the 'scheme' he advocated for students
,
(2) he believed in the sacred nature of all life
(3)
that he was a holy man
, (4) that he was the powerful head of the
school
Ans:
(1)
6.
'Brook' as a verb means 'to tolerate' in para l. As a noun, it means
(1)
Tolerance
, (2) Allow
, (3) Suffer
, (4) Stream
Ans:
(4)
Directions:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions by selecting
the most
appropriate option.
1.
Karuna Verma is bewildered. "I don't know how she did it,"
she says about her mother, Renu
Chopra. Karuna's childhood memories
are of her father leaving late for office so that, by then, her
mother would be-back from work. Of her parents working in sync to
make sure the kids were well
taken care of .Of her mother handling
kitchen and classroom with ease.
2.
When her own daughter was born, Karuna too wanted to do the balancing
act. But it did not turn
out to be as easy as it seemed. For
starters, her parents' era was different from hers. As she was
living with her husband in Andheri, Mumbai, away from their families,
resuming work would have
meant leaving her daughter with a maid
while she was away. Her daughter's formative years would
be spent
with an outsider, a thought that did not appeal to Karuna. She quit
her teaching job in a
school.
3.
For a woman who was encouraged to be independent. throughout her
life, the decision to quit and
stay at home was a difficult one.
Ironically it was her mother who urged her to
quit the job and
become a full-time mother. For Karuna, being a housewife is one of
the tougher jobs
she has had. "I have no time for myself,"
says Karuna. "I make sure all my personal work is done
when
Avni is asleep. Earlier I had a set routine. My husband and I used to
wake up at 6 a.m. I would
re-heat the food the maid had cooked the
day before and pack it for lunch. Then we used to head off
to work,
and at night, we would go out. I had a lot of time to myself and for
my husband then," says
Karuna.
4.
The routine is quite different now. Karuna has taken to cooking. She
wakes up quite early and
makes sure all her work is done before the
baby is up. The rest of the day flies by,
pandering to two-year-old
Avni's needs.
7.
Karuna Verma is bewildered at
(1)
the responsibility of bringing up a daughter in a big city
, (2) her
mother's ability to combine her career with household work
(3)
the amount of work that she has to do after becoming a mother
, (4)
the late hours of work that her father followed
Ans:
(2)
8.
' ... parents working in sync' means
(1)
father earning and mother taking care of children
, (2) parents
having staggered office hours and sharing household work
(3)
parents pooling their resources together to take care of expenses
(4)
husband and wife sinking their differences to preserve domestic
harmony
Ans:
(2)
9.
' Karuna too wanted to do the balancing act.' In this sentence, the
term 'balancing act' implies
(1)
managing the time efficiently so that parents can spend quality time
with their children
(2)
making adjustments in order to balance work and leisure properly
(3)
sharing of responsibilities by both husband and wife
(4)
a mother's ability to look after her child without quitting her job
Ans:
(1)
10.
'As she was living with her husband in Andheri, Mumbai, away from
their families............ . In this
sentence
'their families' refers to
(1)
Families of friends in Andheri, Mumbai
, (2) Karuna's parents and
in-laws
(3)
Karuna's mother and father's families
, (4) Karuna's husband's
family
Ans:
(2)
11.
Karuna's parents and her husband's parents probably lived
(1)
in Mumbai but not in Andheri
, (2) with Karuna and her husband
(3)
in Andheri, Mumbai
, (4) in some other city
Ans:
(4)
12.
Karuna decided to quit her job because
(1)
she wanted to have more time, to herself and for her husband
(2)
she wanted to pay more attention to her cooking
(3)
she Was not interested in her teaching job
(4)
she did not want her daughter to spend her early years with a maid
Ans:
(4)
13.
It was ironical that Karuna's mother should advise her to quit her
job and stay at home because
(1)
Karuna's parents had always advised her that home was much more
important than career
(2)
Karuna's mother herself had not quit her job to take care of children
as she encouraged
independence of women
(3)
Karuna herself was keen on quitting her job
(4)
Karuna's parents had insisted that household chores should be shared
between husband and
wife
Ans:
(2)
14.
After Karuna quit her job
(1)
she sent her maid away as she felt that the maid was a bad influence
on Avni
(2)
she had no time for herself as Avni needed all her attention and
care
(3)
she had a lot of time to herself and for her husband
(4)
she occupied herself with cooking to spend her time usefully
Ans:
(2)
15.
"I have no time for myself," says Karuna. This sentence can
be written in reported speech as
(1)
Karuna said that she had no time for herself
(2)
Karuna says that she had no time for herself
(3)
Karuna says that she have no time for herself
(4)
Karuna said that she had no time for myself
Ans:
(1)
Directions—(Q.
16–20) Each sentence has one or two blanks. Choose the word or set
of words that best
completes the sentence meaningfully.
16.
He went to the library ......... to find that it was closed.
(A)
seldom
, (B) never
, (C) only
, (D) solely
Ans
: (C)
17.
The ties that bind us together in common activity are so
.........that they can disappear at any moment.
(A)
tentative
, (B) tenuous
, (C) consistent
, (D) restrictive
Ans
: (B)
18.
Her reaction to his proposal was .......... She rejected it
..........
(A)
inevitable–vehemently
, (B) subtle–violently
, (C)
clever–abruptly
, (D) sympathetic–angrily
Ans
: (A)
19.
His ......... directions misled us we did not know which of the two
roads to take.
(A)
complicated
, (B) ambiguous
, (C) narrow
, (D) fantastic
Ans
: (B)
20.
It would be difficult for one so ......... to believe that all men
are equal irrespective of caste, race and
religion.
(A)
emotional
, (B) democratic
, (C) intolerant
, (D) liberal
Ans
: (C)
Directions—(Q.
21–25) Fill in blanks by selecting appropriate alternative.
21.
I met him only a week ..........
(A)
back
, (B) past
, (C) ago
, (D) previous
Ans
: (C)
22.
Lovey asked me ..........
(A)
why are you angry ?
, (B) why I am angry ?
, (C) why I was angry ?
,
(D) why was I angry ?
Ans
: (C)
23.
Even after repeated warnings, he ......... to office on time.
(A)
never come
, (B) never comes
, (C) is never coming
, (D) have never
come
Ans
: (B)
24.
He told his wife that ......... from Germany.
(A)
he will like to visit France
, (B) he was liking to visit France
(C)
he would like to visit France
, (D) he is liking to visit France
Ans
: (C)
25.
Some people can ......... even with murder.
(A)
get on
, (B) get out
, (C) get off
, (D) get away
Ans
: (D)
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