449 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.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
All the world is a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms;
Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwilling to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like a furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like a pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble-reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth.
‘..... their exits and entrances.....’
The figure of speech used here is :
ASimile
BMetaphor
CPersonification
DHyperbole
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Correct answer: (B) Metaphor
Explanation
Life is directly called a play with 'exits and entrances' (birth and death), without 'like' or 'as'. This is a metaphor.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
All the world is a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms;
Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwilling to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like a furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like a pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble-reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth.
A school-boy :
Ais reluctant to go to school.
Blooks beautiful in the morning.
Clikes his teachers.
Dboth (1) and (2)
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Correct answer: (D) both (1) and (2)
Explanation
The school-boy goes 'creeping like snail unwilling to school' (reluctant) with a 'shining morning face' (looks bright and fresh in the morning). So both (1) and (2) apply.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
All the world is a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms;
Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwilling to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like a furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like a pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble-reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth.
What do all men and women do ?
Aperform various roles in life
Bindulge in indoor games like chess, cards, etc.
Cplay outdoor games like football, cricket, etc.
Dfight wars
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Correct answer: (A) perform various roles in life
Explanation
'All the men and women merely players... one man in his time plays many parts' means people perform various roles in life.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
All the world is a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms;
Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwilling to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like a furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like a pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble-reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth.
Why is the lover’s sign compared to a furnace ?
AHe gets angry very soon.
BHe feels emotionally charged.
CHe offers warmth to his beloved.
DHe is writing a ballad.
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Correct answer: (B) He feels emotionally charged.
Explanation
The lover is 'sighing like a furnace': his sighs are deep and hot with passion, i.e. he is emotionally charged. ('Sign' in the question means 'sigh'.)
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
All the world is a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms;
Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwilling to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like a furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress’ eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like a pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble-reputation
Even in the cannon’s mouth.
Identify the figure of speech used in the first line.
ASimile
BMetaphor
CPersonification
DHyperbole
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Correct answer: (B) Metaphor
Explanation
'All the world is a stage' directly equates the world with a stage, without 'like' or 'as'. This is a metaphor.
Which one of the following statements is NOT correct with respect to the given sentence ?
Sentence : Rhymes, songs and chants are ways for children to :
Aextend vocabulary.
Bmemorize words and sentence structure.
Cpractise pronunciation.
Denhance expression and the rhythm of sentences.
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Correct answer: (B) memorize words and sentence structure.
Explanation
Note: the official key accepts both (2) and (4). Rhymes, songs and chants help children extend vocabulary, practise pronunciation and feel the rhythm of language. Their purpose is not rote memorising of words and sentence structure, so (2) is the best 'NOT correct' choice.
Which one of the following is NOT true about using the library at the primary level ?
The library should not just be seen as a storage space for books, rather
Alearners can be exposed to a variety of genres of children’s literature.
Bas an active environment for engagement with books.
Cteachers and other adults can also model reading behaviour in the libraries.
Da read-aloud of the textbook can be best done in a library.
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Correct answer: (D) a read-aloud of the textbook can be best done in a library.
Explanation
A library is meant for exposure to varied children's literature, active engagement with books and adults modelling reading. Reading aloud the textbook is a classroom task and is not what a library is for.
Which one of the following should be mastered to be literate ?
APhonological awareness and fluency.
BSight vocabulary and pattern recognition.
CDecoding and language comprehension.
DAccuracy and phonological comprehension.
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Correct answer: (C) Decoding and language comprehension.
Explanation
To be literate a child must master decoding (turning print into sounds and words) and language comprehension (understanding meaning). This is the 'simple view of reading'.
A teacher in class III asked her learners to ask their partners five questions about their abilities using the word ‘can’, e.g can you swim ? This type of activity enhances :
AOral fluency practice
BControlled oral practice
CFree speaking
DPassive listening
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Correct answer: (A) Oral fluency practice
Explanation
Per the official key, asking a partner several 'Can you...?' questions gives learners repeated spoken practice that builds oral fluency in asking and answering.
A third-grade teacher wishes to establish a reading corner in her class. In making the judgements for selecting a children’s book, which one of the following questions would be most important to be considered first ?
AAre the authors of these books well-known and respected authors of children’s literature ?
BAre the books written for the independent reading level of most students in the class ?
CWill the books help address the goals of the third-grade reading curriculum ?
DWill these books be appropriate for use in more than one instructional context ?
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Correct answer: (A) Are the authors of these books well-known and respected authors of children’s literature ?
Explanation
Note: the official key gives (1), well-known authors. However, most guidance says a reading-corner book should first match the independent reading level of most students (2), so that children can read it on their own.
A student of class V says, “I give my work a final check for accuracy before submitting it to the teacher.” The student is working at the writing stage of :
ADrafting
BRe-drafting
CProof reading
DPeer-evaluation
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Correct answer: (C) Proof reading
Explanation
Giving the work a final check for accuracy (spelling, punctuation, grammar) before submitting it is the proofreading stage of the writing process.
A teacher is planning to collect a variety of Teaching Learning Materials (TLM) for his class II students. Which one of the following is NOT a correct criterion for choosing TLMs ?
AThe material chosen should be attractive and safe for children of this age group to use.
BThe material chosen should provide adequate opportunities for the children to explore and experiment with curiosity.
CThe material chosen should be preferably locally made or locally available, as this would allow for easy replacement.
DThe material chosen should be made by the children only and have some roughness to avoid slipperiness.
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Correct answer: (D) The material chosen should be made by the children only and have some roughness to avoid slipperiness.
Explanation
Good TLM is attractive, safe, open to exploration and locally available. Requiring that it be made only by the children and be rough is not a valid criterion and may even be unsafe.
To create an inclusive, welcoming and joyful environment that supports every child’s participation in achieving the competencies outlined in the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) can be best done by :
Aconducting indoor activities and avoiding them from outdoor activities in scorching heat.
Bmajorly focusing on the learners good health and well being.
Cdisplaying children’s work from different domains of development.
Ddecorating the classroom for a colourful environment.
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Correct answer: (C) displaying children’s work from different domains of development.
Explanation
Displaying children's work from different domains values every child's effort and makes the classroom welcoming, inclusive and joyful (NCF-FS).
Which one of the following is NOT the principle for textbook design at the foundational stage ?
ACurriculum Principle
BPresentation Principle
CConcrete Principle
DTechnology Principle
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Correct answer: (C) Concrete Principle
Explanation
NCF-FS textbook design principles include the curriculum, presentation and technology principles. 'Concrete Principle' is not one of them.
Q121CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. On 15 January 2009, several interesting things happened. A plane crash landed into the Hudson River, right in the middle of New York City. The pilot, crew and 155 passengers escaped safely. But then, something else happened... Jim was nearby and watched the event happen. He immediately tweeted that he had just seen a plane crash in the Hudson. From there the news spread quickly. People contacted him immediately and asked him what was happening, and other people on the street took photos and videos with their phones and posted them online. Ordinary people suddenly became journalists. It was 15 minutes before the news broke on official news channels.
2. Photos, videos and tweets from ordinary people at the scene of dramatic events now provide the words and images that describe events in the news. When a meteor exploded over a Russian city in 2013, millions of people around the world watched videos and photos of the event on Facebook and YouTube. Social media can also save lives. In January 2010, an earthquake hit the Caribbean island of Haiti. The government said that there had been an earthquake, but they didn't give many details at first. Meanwhile, people living in the disaster area were posting photos and eye witness accounts on Twitter and Facebook and telling the world that it was an emergency and houses were collapsing. A local radio presenter used this information to help people find family members, and people even phoned his program to ask if their relatives were safe.
3. News travels fast on social media, but false stories spread just as quickly as the truth. Some of these "facts" are erroneous, others are deliberate hoaxes. Hoaxes remind us that not everything people post and publish is reliable. But social media can change our lives for the better.
The meteor explosion in 2013 in Russia was watched by people on :
ATwitter
BYouTube
CAll social media handles
DFacebook and YouTube
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Correct answer: (D) Facebook and YouTube
Explanation
Paragraph 2 says millions watched videos and photos of the Russian meteor explosion 'on Facebook and YouTube'.
Q122CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. On 15 January 2009, several interesting things happened. A plane crash landed into the Hudson River, right in the middle of New York City. The pilot, crew and 155 passengers escaped safely. But then, something else happened... Jim was nearby and watched the event happen. He immediately tweeted that he had just seen a plane crash in the Hudson. From there the news spread quickly. People contacted him immediately and asked him what was happening, and other people on the street took photos and videos with their phones and posted them online. Ordinary people suddenly became journalists. It was 15 minutes before the news broke on official news channels.
2. Photos, videos and tweets from ordinary people at the scene of dramatic events now provide the words and images that describe events in the news. When a meteor exploded over a Russian city in 2013, millions of people around the world watched videos and photos of the event on Facebook and YouTube. Social media can also save lives. In January 2010, an earthquake hit the Caribbean island of Haiti. The government said that there had been an earthquake, but they didn't give many details at first. Meanwhile, people living in the disaster area were posting photos and eye witness accounts on Twitter and Facebook and telling the world that it was an emergency and houses were collapsing. A local radio presenter used this information to help people find family members, and people even phoned his program to ask if their relatives were safe.
3. News travels fast on social media, but false stories spread just as quickly as the truth. Some of these "facts" are erroneous, others are deliberate hoaxes. Hoaxes remind us that not everything people post and publish is reliable. But social media can change our lives for the better.
'Some of these facts are erroneous'. The antonym for the underlined word (erroneous) in the given sentence is :
Afaultless
Binaccurate
Cinvalid
Dsurprising
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Correct answer: (A) faultless
Explanation
'Erroneous' means containing errors, wrong; its opposite is 'faultless' (free of errors). 'Inaccurate' and 'invalid' are near-synonyms.
Q123CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. On 15 January 2009, several interesting things happened. A plane crash landed into the Hudson River, right in the middle of New York City. The pilot, crew and 155 passengers escaped safely. But then, something else happened... Jim was nearby and watched the event happen. He immediately tweeted that he had just seen a plane crash in the Hudson. From there the news spread quickly. People contacted him immediately and asked him what was happening, and other people on the street took photos and videos with their phones and posted them online. Ordinary people suddenly became journalists. It was 15 minutes before the news broke on official news channels.
2. Photos, videos and tweets from ordinary people at the scene of dramatic events now provide the words and images that describe events in the news. When a meteor exploded over a Russian city in 2013, millions of people around the world watched videos and photos of the event on Facebook and YouTube. Social media can also save lives. In January 2010, an earthquake hit the Caribbean island of Haiti. The government said that there had been an earthquake, but they didn't give many details at first. Meanwhile, people living in the disaster area were posting photos and eye witness accounts on Twitter and Facebook and telling the world that it was an emergency and houses were collapsing. A local radio presenter used this information to help people find family members, and people even phoned his program to ask if their relatives were safe.
3. News travels fast on social media, but false stories spread just as quickly as the truth. Some of these "facts" are erroneous, others are deliberate hoaxes. Hoaxes remind us that not everything people post and publish is reliable. But social media can change our lives for the better.
Why should we not take news on social media lightly ?
AThe facts are erroneous.
BStrangers can call you to seek information.
CThey can change our lives for the better.
DNews posted are hoax and confusing.
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Correct answer: (C) They can change our lives for the better.
Explanation
The passage ends that social media can change our lives for the better - it spreads news fast and even saves lives (as in Haiti) - so it should be taken seriously; only some posts are false.
Q124CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. On 15 January 2009, several interesting things happened. A plane crash landed into the Hudson River, right in the middle of New York City. The pilot, crew and 155 passengers escaped safely. But then, something else happened... Jim was nearby and watched the event happen. He immediately tweeted that he had just seen a plane crash in the Hudson. From there the news spread quickly. People contacted him immediately and asked him what was happening, and other people on the street took photos and videos with their phones and posted them online. Ordinary people suddenly became journalists. It was 15 minutes before the news broke on official news channels.
2. Photos, videos and tweets from ordinary people at the scene of dramatic events now provide the words and images that describe events in the news. When a meteor exploded over a Russian city in 2013, millions of people around the world watched videos and photos of the event on Facebook and YouTube. Social media can also save lives. In January 2010, an earthquake hit the Caribbean island of Haiti. The government said that there had been an earthquake, but they didn't give many details at first. Meanwhile, people living in the disaster area were posting photos and eye witness accounts on Twitter and Facebook and telling the world that it was an emergency and houses were collapsing. A local radio presenter used this information to help people find family members, and people even phoned his program to ask if their relatives were safe.
3. News travels fast on social media, but false stories spread just as quickly as the truth. Some of these "facts" are erroneous, others are deliberate hoaxes. Hoaxes remind us that not everything people post and publish is reliable. But social media can change our lives for the better.
Arrange the following events as mentioned in para 1 in the correct sequential order.
(a) Jim watched the crash and tweeted.
(b) People started contacting Jim for updated news.
(c) A plane crashed into the Hudson River.
(d) The news of the crash was broadcast 15 minutes later.
A(c) → (b) → (d) → (a)
B(b) → (c) → (a) → (d)
C(d) → (c) → (a) → (b)
D(c) → (a) → (b) → (d)
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Correct answer: (D) (c) → (a) → (b) → (d)
Explanation
The plane crashed first, then Jim saw it and tweeted, then people contacted him, and the official news broke 15 minutes later: (c) → (a) → (b) → (d).
Q125CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. On 15 January 2009, several interesting things happened. A plane crash landed into the Hudson River, right in the middle of New York City. The pilot, crew and 155 passengers escaped safely. But then, something else happened... Jim was nearby and watched the event happen. He immediately tweeted that he had just seen a plane crash in the Hudson. From there the news spread quickly. People contacted him immediately and asked him what was happening, and other people on the street took photos and videos with their phones and posted them online. Ordinary people suddenly became journalists. It was 15 minutes before the news broke on official news channels.
2. Photos, videos and tweets from ordinary people at the scene of dramatic events now provide the words and images that describe events in the news. When a meteor exploded over a Russian city in 2013, millions of people around the world watched videos and photos of the event on Facebook and YouTube. Social media can also save lives. In January 2010, an earthquake hit the Caribbean island of Haiti. The government said that there had been an earthquake, but they didn't give many details at first. Meanwhile, people living in the disaster area were posting photos and eye witness accounts on Twitter and Facebook and telling the world that it was an emergency and houses were collapsing. A local radio presenter used this information to help people find family members, and people even phoned his program to ask if their relatives were safe.
3. News travels fast on social media, but false stories spread just as quickly as the truth. Some of these "facts" are erroneous, others are deliberate hoaxes. Hoaxes remind us that not everything people post and publish is reliable. But social media can change our lives for the better.
Read the following statements :
(a) A plane crashed on 15 January, 2009
(b) 155 passengers escaped, but the pilot lost his life.
(c) Jim, an onlooker, posted pictures on Facebook
A(a) and (b) are correct, but (c) is incorrect
B(c) is correct, but (a) and (b) are incorrect
C(a) is correct, but (b) and (c) are incorrect
D(a), (b) and (c) are all incorrect
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Correct answer: (C) (a) is correct, but (b) and (c) are incorrect
Explanation
The crash was on 15 January 2009, so (a) is correct. The pilot also escaped safely, and Jim tweeted (he did not post pictures on Facebook), so (b) and (c) are wrong.
Q126CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. On 15 January 2009, several interesting things happened. A plane crash landed into the Hudson River, right in the middle of New York City. The pilot, crew and 155 passengers escaped safely. But then, something else happened... Jim was nearby and watched the event happen. He immediately tweeted that he had just seen a plane crash in the Hudson. From there the news spread quickly. People contacted him immediately and asked him what was happening, and other people on the street took photos and videos with their phones and posted them online. Ordinary people suddenly became journalists. It was 15 minutes before the news broke on official news channels.
2. Photos, videos and tweets from ordinary people at the scene of dramatic events now provide the words and images that describe events in the news. When a meteor exploded over a Russian city in 2013, millions of people around the world watched videos and photos of the event on Facebook and YouTube. Social media can also save lives. In January 2010, an earthquake hit the Caribbean island of Haiti. The government said that there had been an earthquake, but they didn't give many details at first. Meanwhile, people living in the disaster area were posting photos and eye witness accounts on Twitter and Facebook and telling the world that it was an emergency and houses were collapsing. A local radio presenter used this information to help people find family members, and people even phoned his program to ask if their relatives were safe.
3. News travels fast on social media, but false stories spread just as quickly as the truth. Some of these "facts" are erroneous, others are deliberate hoaxes. Hoaxes remind us that not everything people post and publish is reliable. But social media can change our lives for the better.
Complete the given word analogy :
dramatic : exciting : : hoax : ?
Amedia posts
Bdeception
Cexample
Dexcuse
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Correct answer: (B) deception
Explanation
'Exciting' is a synonym of 'dramatic'; likewise a synonym of 'hoax' (a trick meant to deceive) is 'deception'.
Q127CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. On 15 January 2009, several interesting things happened. A plane crash landed into the Hudson River, right in the middle of New York City. The pilot, crew and 155 passengers escaped safely. But then, something else happened... Jim was nearby and watched the event happen. He immediately tweeted that he had just seen a plane crash in the Hudson. From there the news spread quickly. People contacted him immediately and asked him what was happening, and other people on the street took photos and videos with their phones and posted them online. Ordinary people suddenly became journalists. It was 15 minutes before the news broke on official news channels.
2. Photos, videos and tweets from ordinary people at the scene of dramatic events now provide the words and images that describe events in the news. When a meteor exploded over a Russian city in 2013, millions of people around the world watched videos and photos of the event on Facebook and YouTube. Social media can also save lives. In January 2010, an earthquake hit the Caribbean island of Haiti. The government said that there had been an earthquake, but they didn't give many details at first. Meanwhile, people living in the disaster area were posting photos and eye witness accounts on Twitter and Facebook and telling the world that it was an emergency and houses were collapsing. A local radio presenter used this information to help people find family members, and people even phoned his program to ask if their relatives were safe.
3. News travels fast on social media, but false stories spread just as quickly as the truth. Some of these "facts" are erroneous, others are deliberate hoaxes. Hoaxes remind us that not everything people post and publish is reliable. But social media can change our lives for the better.
News on social media :
Aare reliable
Btravel fast
Care deliberate hoaxes
Dare insignificant
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Correct answer: (B) travel fast
Explanation
Paragraph 3 says 'News travels fast on social media'; it is not always reliable, and only some stories are hoaxes.
Q128CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. On 15 January 2009, several interesting things happened. A plane crash landed into the Hudson River, right in the middle of New York City. The pilot, crew and 155 passengers escaped safely. But then, something else happened... Jim was nearby and watched the event happen. He immediately tweeted that he had just seen a plane crash in the Hudson. From there the news spread quickly. People contacted him immediately and asked him what was happening, and other people on the street took photos and videos with their phones and posted them online. Ordinary people suddenly became journalists. It was 15 minutes before the news broke on official news channels.
2. Photos, videos and tweets from ordinary people at the scene of dramatic events now provide the words and images that describe events in the news. When a meteor exploded over a Russian city in 2013, millions of people around the world watched videos and photos of the event on Facebook and YouTube. Social media can also save lives. In January 2010, an earthquake hit the Caribbean island of Haiti. The government said that there had been an earthquake, but they didn't give many details at first. Meanwhile, people living in the disaster area were posting photos and eye witness accounts on Twitter and Facebook and telling the world that it was an emergency and houses were collapsing. A local radio presenter used this information to help people find family members, and people even phoned his program to ask if their relatives were safe.
3. News travels fast on social media, but false stories spread just as quickly as the truth. Some of these "facts" are erroneous, others are deliberate hoaxes. Hoaxes remind us that not everything people post and publish is reliable. But social media can change our lives for the better.
Identify Parts of Speech of the underlined words in the sentence given below :
'But social media can change our lives for the better.' (underlined: lives, better)
Anoun, adverb
Bverb, adjective
Cverb, adverb
Dnoun, adjective
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Correct answer: (D) noun, adjective
Explanation
'Lives' (plural of life) is a noun, the object of 'change'. 'Better' is the comparative of the adjective 'good'; in 'for the better' it is used as an adjective-turned-noun, and the key treats it as an adjective.
Q129CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. On 15 January 2009, several interesting things happened. A plane crash landed into the Hudson River, right in the middle of New York City. The pilot, crew and 155 passengers escaped safely. But then, something else happened... Jim was nearby and watched the event happen. He immediately tweeted that he had just seen a plane crash in the Hudson. From there the news spread quickly. People contacted him immediately and asked him what was happening, and other people on the street took photos and videos with their phones and posted them online. Ordinary people suddenly became journalists. It was 15 minutes before the news broke on official news channels.
2. Photos, videos and tweets from ordinary people at the scene of dramatic events now provide the words and images that describe events in the news. When a meteor exploded over a Russian city in 2013, millions of people around the world watched videos and photos of the event on Facebook and YouTube. Social media can also save lives. In January 2010, an earthquake hit the Caribbean island of Haiti. The government said that there had been an earthquake, but they didn't give many details at first. Meanwhile, people living in the disaster area were posting photos and eye witness accounts on Twitter and Facebook and telling the world that it was an emergency and houses were collapsing. A local radio presenter used this information to help people find family members, and people even phoned his program to ask if their relatives were safe.
3. News travels fast on social media, but false stories spread just as quickly as the truth. Some of these "facts" are erroneous, others are deliberate hoaxes. Hoaxes remind us that not everything people post and publish is reliable. But social media can change our lives for the better.
Ordinary people suddenly became journalists means :
Athey started posting news-bits pictures and videos on social media
Bthey headed towards media houses to seek employment
Cthey started contacting Jim to know the details
Dthey left the jobs where they were employed
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Correct answer: (A) they started posting news-bits pictures and videos on social media
Explanation
People on the street took photos and videos of the crash and posted them online, i.e. they did a reporter's job by sharing news on social media.
Q130CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.
Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful world,
With the wonderful water round you curled.
And the wonderful grass upon your breast
World, you are beautifully drest.
The wonderful air is over me,
And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree,
It walks on the water, and whirls the mills,
And talks to itself on the tops of the hills.
You friendly Earth! How far do you go,
With the wheat-fields that nod and the rivers that flow.
With cities and gardens, and cliffs, and isles,
And people upon you for thousands of miles ?
Ah, you are so great, and I am so small,
I tremble to think of you, World, at all;
And yet, when I said my prayers today,
A whisper inside me seemed to say,
'You are more than the Earth, though you are such a dot,
You can love and think, and the Earth cannot!'
What does the underlined word refer to ?
'It walks on the water, ....' (underlined: It)
Ariver
Bgrass
Cwind
DEarth
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Correct answer: (C) wind
Explanation
The previous line is 'And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree'; 'It' refers to the wind, which walks on the water and whirls the mills.
Q131CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.
Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful world,
With the wonderful water round you curled.
And the wonderful grass upon your breast
World, you are beautifully drest.
The wonderful air is over me,
And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree,
It walks on the water, and whirls the mills,
And talks to itself on the tops of the hills.
You friendly Earth! How far do you go,
With the wheat-fields that nod and the rivers that flow.
With cities and gardens, and cliffs, and isles,
And people upon you for thousands of miles ?
Ah, you are so great, and I am so small,
I tremble to think of you, World, at all;
And yet, when I said my prayers today,
A whisper inside me seemed to say,
'You are more than the Earth, though you are such a dot,
You can love and think, and the Earth cannot!'
In the line, 'with the wonderful water round you curled', the word 'curled' means :
Aarched
Bsurrounded
Cmounted
Dturbulent
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Correct answer: (B) surrounded
Explanation
The water is 'curled round' the world, i.e. it encircles or surrounds the Earth.
Q132CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.
Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful world,
With the wonderful water round you curled.
And the wonderful grass upon your breast
World, you are beautifully drest.
The wonderful air is over me,
And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree,
It walks on the water, and whirls the mills,
And talks to itself on the tops of the hills.
You friendly Earth! How far do you go,
With the wheat-fields that nod and the rivers that flow.
With cities and gardens, and cliffs, and isles,
And people upon you for thousands of miles ?
Ah, you are so great, and I am so small,
I tremble to think of you, World, at all;
And yet, when I said my prayers today,
A whisper inside me seemed to say,
'You are more than the Earth, though you are such a dot,
You can love and think, and the Earth cannot!'
In this poem, the poet describes the :
Athe Earth, its present and past
Bthe plants that grow on the Earth
Cbeauty and vastness of Earth
Dlife in the cities
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Correct answer: (C) beauty and vastness of Earth
Explanation
The poem praises the 'great, wide, beautiful, wonderful world' and wonders how far it goes, so it is about the beauty and vastness of the Earth.
Q133CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.
Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful world,
With the wonderful water round you curled.
And the wonderful grass upon your breast
World, you are beautifully drest.
The wonderful air is over me,
And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree,
It walks on the water, and whirls the mills,
And talks to itself on the tops of the hills.
You friendly Earth! How far do you go,
With the wheat-fields that nod and the rivers that flow.
With cities and gardens, and cliffs, and isles,
And people upon you for thousands of miles ?
Ah, you are so great, and I am so small,
I tremble to think of you, World, at all;
And yet, when I said my prayers today,
A whisper inside me seemed to say,
'You are more than the Earth, though you are such a dot,
You can love and think, and the Earth cannot!'
The wind in the poem talks to :
Aitself
Btrees
Cclouds
Dhills
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Correct answer: (A) itself
Explanation
The poem says the wind 'talks to itself on the tops of the hills'.
Q134CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.
Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful world,
With the wonderful water round you curled.
And the wonderful grass upon your breast
World, you are beautifully drest.
The wonderful air is over me,
And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree,
It walks on the water, and whirls the mills,
And talks to itself on the tops of the hills.
You friendly Earth! How far do you go,
With the wheat-fields that nod and the rivers that flow.
With cities and gardens, and cliffs, and isles,
And people upon you for thousands of miles ?
Ah, you are so great, and I am so small,
I tremble to think of you, World, at all;
And yet, when I said my prayers today,
A whisper inside me seemed to say,
'You are more than the Earth, though you are such a dot,
You can love and think, and the Earth cannot!'
Identify the figures of speech in line 1 and line 4.
Aanaphora, personification
Balliteration, metaphor
Calliteration, personification
Dsimile, alliteration
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Correct answer: (C) alliteration, personification
Explanation
Line 1 repeats the 'w' sound (wide, wonderful world) - alliteration. Line 4 addresses the world as a person who is 'beautifully drest' - personification.
Q135CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.
Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful world,
With the wonderful water round you curled.
And the wonderful grass upon your breast
World, you are beautifully drest.
The wonderful air is over me,
And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree,
It walks on the water, and whirls the mills,
And talks to itself on the tops of the hills.
You friendly Earth! How far do you go,
With the wheat-fields that nod and the rivers that flow.
With cities and gardens, and cliffs, and isles,
And people upon you for thousands of miles ?
Ah, you are so great, and I am so small,
I tremble to think of you, World, at all;
And yet, when I said my prayers today,
A whisper inside me seemed to say,
'You are more than the Earth, though you are such a dot,
You can love and think, and the Earth cannot!'
List the 3 different things (in stanza 3) found on Earth that make it great.
Arivers, gardens, cliffs
Bisles, oceans, people
Cwheatfields, trees, whisper
Dcities, grass, mills
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Correct answer: (A) rivers, gardens, cliffs
Explanation
Stanza 3 mentions wheat-fields, rivers, cities, gardens, cliffs, isles and people; only option (1) lists three things all from that stanza.
Q136CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
The impact of tests and assessments on teachers, learners, and materials is called __________.
ACorpus effect
BWashback effect
CClassroom effect
DReinforcement
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Correct answer: (B) Washback effect
Explanation
Washback (backwash) is the influence a test has on teaching, learning and materials - e.g. teachers 'teaching to the test'.
Q137CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Schools should follow additive bilingualism because it :
Avalues the culture and language of the child
Bgives importance to teaching English as a second language
Cpromotes the child's language but not the culture
Dhinders the development of the first language
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Correct answer: (A) values the culture and language of the child
Explanation
In additive bilingualism a second language is added while the home language and culture are kept and valued, unlike subtractive bilingualism which replaces them.
Q138CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Linguistic function such as intonation, tone, stress, and rhythm are known as :
APoetry
BProsody
CPhonetics
DPragmatics
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Correct answer: (B) Prosody
Explanation
Prosody refers to the suprasegmental features of speech - intonation, tone, stress and rhythm.
Q139CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Which of the following statements is NOT true about languages in India ?
AAccording to the Indian Constitution, English is an Associate Official Language.
BAccording to the list of Eighth schedule of the Constitution of India, there are 22 languages.
CSanskrit is a Modern Indian Language.
DHindi is the lingua franca of the Indian sub-continent.
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Correct answer: (C) Sanskrit is a Modern Indian Language.
Explanation
Sanskrit is a classical (ancient) Indian language, not a modern Indian language; the Eighth Schedule lists 22 languages and English is the associate official language.
Q140CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
In a language class, students form groups under the guidance of a teacher and present an advertisement on a given topic. Learning a language in this way is called __________.
ACollaborative learning
BCompetition and rivalry
CLanguage games
DGuidance and counseling
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Correct answer: (A) Collaborative learning
Explanation
Students working together in groups to produce a shared product is collaborative learning.
Q141CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
A teacher gives a task to familiarise the learners with the vocabulary used in restaurants. What among the following should be objective of the lesson ?
ATo acquaint the learner with the lexical items
BTo familiarise with the grammatical items
CTo introduce the text about a holiday destination
DTo develop critical thinking
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Correct answer: (A) To acquaint the learner with the lexical items
Explanation
Vocabulary consists of lexical items, so a lesson on restaurant vocabulary aims to acquaint learners with those words.
Q142CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Which school of learning believed that language, whether verbal or non-verbal, takes place through the process of habit formation ?
AFunctionalist
BBehaviourist
CCognitivist
DInteractionalist
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Correct answer: (B) Behaviourist
Explanation
Behaviourists (Skinner) saw language learning as habit formation through imitation, practice and reinforcement.
Q143CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
The time and place of the story are called the __________.
ATheme
BSetting
CPlot
DClimax
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Correct answer: (B) Setting
Explanation
The setting of a story is when and where it takes place.
Q144CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
In a language class, a teacher asks a group of students to act as purchasers, property sellers, landlords and tenants while other students are asked to watch them and enjoy their conversation. This activity is called __________.
ARoleplay
BDrama
CActing class
DGuidance
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Correct answer: (A) Roleplay
Explanation
Learners taking on real-life roles (buyer, seller, landlord, tenant) and speaking in those roles is a role-play.
Q145CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
A language teacher brings everyday objects such as newspapers, menu cards and train tickets to teach the students of class V. What is she doing to make learning happen ?
AShe is using authentic materials to make her teaching more realistic and useful.
BShe is trying to help her students to learn multiple languages.
CShe wants her students to learn English through real life like situations.
DShe is creating awareness in the students.
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Correct answer: (A) She is using authentic materials to make her teaching more realistic and useful.
Explanation
Newspapers, menus and tickets are authentic materials - real-world texts not made for teaching - which make language learning realistic and useful.
Q146CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Which of the following is NOT an important factor in planning a listening lesson ?
APausing the recording.
BSpeed of delivery.
CGender of speakers.
DNumber of speakers.
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Correct answer: (C) Gender of speakers.
Explanation
Speed of delivery, number of speakers and where to pause affect how hard a listening text is; the gender of the speakers does not.
Q147CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Multilingualism in India intends teachers to understand :
Acommunication happens, and social cohesion is maintained
Bminority languages should be clubbed with dominant languages
C'a language' policy should be framed in a diverse society
Dlanguage, identity and culture are separate entities
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Correct answer: (A) communication happens, and social cohesion is maintained
Explanation
Multilingualism is a resource: it allows communication across languages and helps maintain social cohesion; language, identity and culture are closely linked, not separate.
Q148CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Which skill of language is known as receptive skills ?
AListening and Speaking
BSpeaking and Writing
CReading and Writing
DListening and Reading
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Correct answer: (D) Listening and Reading
Explanation
Listening and reading are receptive skills (taking in language); speaking and writing are productive skills.
Q149CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Listening involves :
Ahearing the sound, decoding the sounds as they are
Bguessing the content
Cusing prior knowledge of the subject
Drecognising sounds and deducing the meaning from it
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Correct answer: (D) recognising sounds and deducing the meaning from it
Explanation
Listening is more than hearing: it means recognising the sounds and working out (deducing) their meaning.
Q150CTET July 2024 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Jul 2024
Match the language teaching methods in Column - A with their understanding or related activities in Column - B :
Column - A:
(a) Communicative Language Teaching
(b) Direct method
(c) Grammar Translation
(d) West's New Method
Column - B:
(i) Socially acceptable and contextually appropriate language
(ii) Silent reading
(iii) Written literary texts
(iv) Grammar is taught inductively
Aa-i, b-iv, c-iii, d-ii
Ba-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i
Ca-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv
Da-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
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Correct answer: (A) a-i, b-iv, c-iii, d-ii
Explanation
CLT stresses socially appropriate language use; the Direct method teaches grammar inductively; Grammar Translation works on written literary texts; Michael West's New Method emphasises (silent) reading.
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