6 Fill in the Blanks (English) questions asked in CTET previous year papers, each with the correct answer and explanation. Read them free on UTpaper, or attempt the full papers as timed online tests.
Q1CTET August 2023 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 20 Aug 2023
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate option.
Love came to Flora asking for a flower
That would of flowers be undisputed queen,
The lily and the rose, long, long had been
Rivals for that high honor. Bards of power
Had sung their claims. 'The rose can never tower
Like the pale lily with her Juno mien' –
'But is the lily lovelier ?' Thus between
Flower-factions rang the strife in Psyche's bower.
'Give me a flower delicious as the rose
And stately as the lily in her pride' –
'But of what colour ?' – 'Rose-red', Love first chose,
Then prayed, 'No, lily-white – or, both provide;'
And Flora gave the lotus, 'rose-red' dyed,
And 'lily-white', the queenliest flower that blows.
Which of the following attributes is not associated with the lily?
AThe colour red
BStateliness
CThe colour pale white
DLoveliness
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Correct answer: (A) The colour red
Explanation
The poem links the lily with paleness ('pale lily', 'lily-white'), stateliness ('stately as the lily') and loveliness ('is the lily lovelier?'); red is linked with the rose ('rose-red').
Q2CTET August 2023 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 20 Aug 2023
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate option.
Love came to Flora asking for a flower
That would of flowers be undisputed queen,
The lily and the rose, long, long had been
Rivals for that high honor. Bards of power
Had sung their claims. 'The rose can never tower
Like the pale lily with her Juno mien' –
'But is the lily lovelier ?' Thus between
Flower-factions rang the strife in Psyche's bower.
'Give me a flower delicious as the rose
And stately as the lily in her pride' –
'But of what colour ?' – 'Rose-red', Love first chose,
Then prayed, 'No, lily-white – or, both provide;'
And Flora gave the lotus, 'rose-red' dyed,
And 'lily-white', the queenliest flower that blows.
Read the following statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): The poets did not declare the lily as the queen of flowers.
Reason (R): The lily was pale coloured.
A(A) is true, but (R) is not the only reason for it.
B(A) is not true, (R) is partially true.
CBoth (A) and (R) are true.
DBoth (A) and (R) are not true.
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Correct answer: (A) (A) is true, but (R) is not the only reason for it.
Explanation
Note: the official key accepts both (1) and (3). The bards only argued the rival claims of the rose and the lily and never crowned the lily, and the lily is described as 'pale', so both statements are true; the poem does not show paleness to be the only reason.
Q3CTET August 2023 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 20 Aug 2023
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate option.
Love came to Flora asking for a flower
That would of flowers be undisputed queen,
The lily and the rose, long, long had been
Rivals for that high honor. Bards of power
Had sung their claims. 'The rose can never tower
Like the pale lily with her Juno mien' –
'But is the lily lovelier ?' Thus between
Flower-factions rang the strife in Psyche's bower.
'Give me a flower delicious as the rose
And stately as the lily in her pride' –
'But of what colour ?' – 'Rose-red', Love first chose,
Then prayed, 'No, lily-white – or, both provide;'
And Flora gave the lotus, 'rose-red' dyed,
And 'lily-white', the queenliest flower that blows.
Psyche's garden echoed with the sounds of a dispute between the supporters of:
ALove and bards of power.
Bthe lotus and the rose.
Call the 3 flowers – rose, lotus and lily.
Dthe lily and the rose.
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Correct answer: (D) the lily and the rose.
Explanation
'Thus between Flower-factions rang the strife in Psyche's bower' refers to the rival claims of the rose and the lily.
Q4CTET August 2023 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 20 Aug 2023
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate option.
Love came to Flora asking for a flower
That would of flowers be undisputed queen,
The lily and the rose, long, long had been
Rivals for that high honor. Bards of power
Had sung their claims. 'The rose can never tower
Like the pale lily with her Juno mien' –
'But is the lily lovelier ?' Thus between
Flower-factions rang the strife in Psyche's bower.
'Give me a flower delicious as the rose
And stately as the lily in her pride' –
'But of what colour ?' – 'Rose-red', Love first chose,
Then prayed, 'No, lily-white – or, both provide;'
And Flora gave the lotus, 'rose-red' dyed,
And 'lily-white', the queenliest flower that blows.
Identify the rhyme scheme in lines 1 – 4.
Aabab
Baabb
Cabba
Dabcb
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Correct answer: (C) abba
Explanation
The line endings are flower (a), queen (b), been (b), power (a), giving the enclosed rhyme abba.
Q5CTET August 2023 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 20 Aug 2023
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate option.
Love came to Flora asking for a flower
That would of flowers be undisputed queen,
The lily and the rose, long, long had been
Rivals for that high honor. Bards of power
Had sung their claims. 'The rose can never tower
Like the pale lily with her Juno mien' –
'But is the lily lovelier ?' Thus between
Flower-factions rang the strife in Psyche's bower.
'Give me a flower delicious as the rose
And stately as the lily in her pride' –
'But of what colour ?' – 'Rose-red', Love first chose,
Then prayed, 'No, lily-white – or, both provide;'
And Flora gave the lotus, 'rose-red' dyed,
And 'lily-white', the queenliest flower that blows.
Identify the poetic devices in Line 1 and Line 10.
Aanaphora, metaphor
Bpersonification, simile
Cmetaphor, simile
Dalliteration, simile
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Correct answer: (B) personification, simile
Explanation
Line 1 treats Love as a person who comes asking Flora for a flower (personification); Line 10 'stately as the lily' compares using 'as' (simile).
Q6CTET August 2023 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 20 Aug 2023
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate option.
Love came to Flora asking for a flower
That would of flowers be undisputed queen,
The lily and the rose, long, long had been
Rivals for that high honor. Bards of power
Had sung their claims. 'The rose can never tower
Like the pale lily with her Juno mien' –
'But is the lily lovelier ?' Thus between
Flower-factions rang the strife in Psyche's bower.
'Give me a flower delicious as the rose
And stately as the lily in her pride' –
'But of what colour ?' – 'Rose-red', Love first chose,
Then prayed, 'No, lily-white – or, both provide;'
And Flora gave the lotus, 'rose-red' dyed,
And 'lily-white', the queenliest flower that blows.
Complete the word analogy:
delicious : inviting :: strife : ?
Aconflict
Bmelody
Cadventure
Ddiscussion
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Correct answer: (A) conflict
Explanation
'Delicious' and 'inviting' are near-synonyms, so the pair for 'strife' is its synonym 'conflict'.
How to use these CTET English questions
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