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TET EXAM – UPS -2015 (ENGLISH)

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TET EXAM – UPS -2015 (ENGLISH)

Questions 30

Time 30 Minutes

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Category: Vocabulary – Synonyms

1. Choose the synonym of “Truncate.”

A) Cancel

B) Act cruelly

C) Cut off

D) End swiftly

“Truncate” means to cut off or shorten.

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Category: Idiom/Phrase

2. Meaning of the phrase “To beat the air.”

A) To make frantic effort

B) To make effort that are useless or vain

C) To act foolishly

D) To make every possible effort

Means to make vain or useless efforts.

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Category: General English

3. English is a ______ language in India.

A) Second

B) Foreign

C) First

D) Global

English is India’s second language.

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Category: Grammar – Vocabulary

4. Which of the following is a lexical word?

A) Principal

B) If

C) Some

D) Whether

Lexical words carry meaning; “Principal” is a content word.

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Category: Teaching Method

5. Drills are considered important in which method?

A) Translation Method

B) Grammar Method

C) Bilingual Method

D) Pattern Practice

Drills (practice) are a part of the Pattern Practice method.

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Category: Pedagogy

6. Which skill cannot be tested in a formal written examination?

A) Meaning of words and phrases

B) Extensive reading for pleasure

C) Analyzing text

D) Reading for information

Enjoyment or pleasure from reading cannot be measured in exams.

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Category: Pedagogy

7. Pedagogical knowledge includes:

A) Knowledge of content

B) Knowledge of method

C) Both (a) and (b)

D) None of the above

Pedagogical knowledge = knowledge of content + method.

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Category: Vocabulary – Antonyms

8. Select the antonym of the bold word: “This frivolous remark provoked no comments.”

A) Serious

B) Frantic

C) Momentous

D) Fanciful

“Frivolous” = silly or trivial; opposite: “Serious.”

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Category: Vocabulary – Antonyms

9. Choose the opposite of “Masticate.”

A) Conceal

B) Chew

C) Review

D) Gobble

“Masticate” = to chew; opposite: “Gobble” (swallow).

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Category: Grammar – Prepositions

10. Fill in the blanks: She has been living ______ this city ______ ten years.

A) for, to

B) in, for

C) to, for

D) on, to

Correct prepositions: “in” and “for.”

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Category: Grammar – Transformation

11. Transform the sentence using “too”: She is over-anxious for the safety of her son.

A) She is too anxious that she wants the safety of her son

B) She is too anxious for the safety of her son

C) She is too anxious that her son may be safe

D) She is too anxious so that her son might be safe

“Over” = “too”; correct form: “She is too anxious for the safety of her son.”

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Category: Grammar – Parts of Speech

12. Identify the part of speech of the bold word: It is a unique book.

A) Verb

B) Noun

C) Adjective

D) Adverb

“Unique” describes the noun “book”; hence it’s an adjective.

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Category: Grammar – Subject-Verb Agreement

13. Choose the incorrect part: One of Mohan’s ambitions (a)/in life were to visit(b)/ all the historic places(c)/in the country(d)

A) in life were to visit

B) all the historic places

C) in the country

D) None of these

“One of” takes singular verb “was,” not “were.”

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Category: Vocabulary – Collocation

14. If you make a promise, you must be sure to ______ it.

A) accomplish

B) keep

C) follow

D) succeed

The phrase “keep a promise” is standard English usage.

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Category: Grammar – Preposition

15. Fill in the blank using the correct prepositional phrase: Shall we play indoors ______ the sun sweating out in?

A) instead of

B) other than

C) but for

D) because of

“Instead of” means “in place of”; fits the sentence.

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Category: Literature

16. Who wrote “A Fellow-Traveler”?

A) Ruskin Bond

B) C.E.M. Joad

C) A.G. Gardiner

D) James Allen

Written by A.G. Gardiner; a humorous and reflective essay.

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Category: Vocabulary – Synonyms

17. Choose the synonym of “Opulent.”

A) Greedy

B) Hungry

C) Heavy

D) Wealthy

“Opulent” means rich or wealthy; synonym: “Wealthy.”

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Category: Grammar – Narration

18. Change into indirect speech: Our teacher said to us, “Sugar dissolves in water.”

A) Our teacher told us that sugar dissolved in water

B) Our teacher told us that sugar has dissolved in water

C) Our teacher said to us that sugar dissolves in water

D) Our teacher told us that sugar dissolves in water

Universal truth — no tense change; correct: “Our teacher told us that sugar dissolves in water.”

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Category: Vocabulary – Synonyms

19. Choose the synonym of “Industrious.”

A) Successful

B) Sensible

C) Punctual

D) Diligent

“Industrious” means hardworking; synonym is “Diligent.”

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Category: Vocabulary – Antonyms

20. Choose the word opposite in meaning to “Atheist.”

A) Rationalist

B) Theologist

C) Believer

D) Ritualist

“Atheist” = one who doesn’t believe in God; opposite is “Believer.”

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Category: Grammar – Voice

21. Point out the active voice of the sentence: “This notice has been altered.”

A) Alteration has been made in this notice by someone

B) Someone has altered this notice

C) Already the notice has been altered

D) The notice had been altered previously

Passive → Active: “Someone has altered this notice.”

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Category: Literature

22. “Arms and the Man” was written by which playwright?

A) John Osborne

B) William Shakespeare

C) George Bernard Shaw

D) Eugene O’Neill

It was written by George Bernard Shaw, a Nobel Prize-winning dramatist.

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Category: Grammar – Prepositions

23. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: He killed two birds _______ one stone.

A) by

B) at

C) of

D) with

“With” is used when an instrument or means is involved.

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Category: Idiom/Proverb

24. Complete the proverb: The pen is mightier _______.

A) than the King

B) than the artist

C) than the actor

D) than the sword

“The pen is mightier than the sword” — meaning writing is more powerful than violence.

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Category: Literature

25. ‘Shylock’ is a character in which play?

A) Romeo and Juliet

B) Othello

C) The Monkey’s Paw

D) The Merchant of Venice

Shylock is a famous character from “The Merchant of Venice” by Shakespeare.

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Category: Literature

26. Who wrote “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested”?

A) E.V. Lucas

B) V.S. Naipaul

C) Francis Bacon

D) E.M. Forster

Said by Francis Bacon in his essay “Of Studies.”

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Category: Literary Device

27. Point out the figure of speech: “All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.”

A) Metaphor

B) Hyperbole

C) Oxymoron

D) Personification

It exaggerates to emphasize meaning — a Hyperbole.

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Category: Grammar – Degree of Comparison

28. Pick out the comparative form of the sentence. “He is as wise as Solomon.”

A) Solomon is wiser than he is

B) Solomon is not wiser than he is

C) He is wiser than Solomon

D) Solomon is the wisest among them

“As…as” shows positive degree; comparative form will be “Solomon is not wiser than he is.”

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Category: Grammar – Phrasal Verb

29. It isn’t easy to _______ children now-a-days.

A) train up

B) bring up

C) put up

D) leave up

“Bring up” means to raise or rear children; hence, it fits the context.

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Category: Literature

30. The line ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever’ has been written by which of the following?

A) William Wordsworth

B) John Keats

C) Robert Frost

D) P.B. Shelley

The line is from a poem by John Keats, one of the great Romantic poets.

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