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.
O what is that sound which so thrills the ear
Down in the valley drumming, drumming ?
Only the scarlet soldiers, dear,
The soldiers coming.
O what is that light I see flashing so clear
Over the distance brightly, brightly ?
Only the sun on their weapons, dear,
As they step lightly.
O what are they doing with all that gear,
What are they doing this morning, this morning ?
Only the usual manoeuvres, dear,
Or perhaps a warning.
O why have they left the road down there,
Why are they suddenly wheeling, wheeling ?
Perhaps a change in the orders, dear,
Why are you kneeling ?
Which literary device has been used in the expression ‘scarlet soldiers’ ?
Asimile
Bmetonymy
Calliteration
Dtransferred epithet
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Correct answer: (D) transferred epithet
Explanation
The official key treats 'scarlet', which really describes the soldiers' red coats, as transferred to the soldiers themselves - a transferred epithet. The repeated 's' sound is also alliteration.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
O what is that sound which so thrills the ear
Down in the valley drumming, drumming ?
Only the scarlet soldiers, dear,
The soldiers coming.
O what is that light I see flashing so clear
Over the distance brightly, brightly ?
Only the sun on their weapons, dear,
As they step lightly.
O what are they doing with all that gear,
What are they doing this morning, this morning ?
Only the usual manoeuvres, dear,
Or perhaps a warning.
O why have they left the road down there,
Why are they suddenly wheeling, wheeling ?
Perhaps a change in the orders, dear,
Why are you kneeling ?
The poem has been written in the form of ...
Aan elegy
Ban epic
Ca ballad
Da lyric
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Correct answer: (C) a ballad
Explanation
W. H. Auden's 'O What Is That Sound' tells a story through dialogue in short rhyming quatrains with refrain-like repetition - a ballad.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
O what is that sound which so thrills the ear
Down in the valley drumming, drumming ?
Only the scarlet soldiers, dear,
The soldiers coming.
O what is that light I see flashing so clear
Over the distance brightly, brightly ?
Only the sun on their weapons, dear,
As they step lightly.
O what are they doing with all that gear,
What are they doing this morning, this morning ?
Only the usual manoeuvres, dear,
Or perhaps a warning.
O why have they left the road down there,
Why are they suddenly wheeling, wheeling ?
Perhaps a change in the orders, dear,
Why are you kneeling ?
Identify the rhyme scheme of these lines.
Aabcb
Babdc
Cbaba
Dabab
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Correct answer: (D) abab
Explanation
In each stanza lines 1 and 3 rhyme (ear/dear, clear/dear) and lines 2 and 4 rhyme (drumming/coming, brightly/lightly): abab.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
O what is that sound which so thrills the ear
Down in the valley drumming, drumming ?
Only the scarlet soldiers, dear,
The soldiers coming.
O what is that light I see flashing so clear
Over the distance brightly, brightly ?
Only the sun on their weapons, dear,
As they step lightly.
O what are they doing with all that gear,
What are they doing this morning, this morning ?
Only the usual manoeuvres, dear,
Or perhaps a warning.
O why have they left the road down there,
Why are they suddenly wheeling, wheeling ?
Perhaps a change in the orders, dear,
Why are you kneeling ?
What emotional state does ‘kneeling’ reflect ?
Aindifference
Banger
Canxiety
Djubilation
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Correct answer: (C) anxiety
Explanation
As the soldiers approach and the questions grow more urgent, the speaker kneels in fear - kneeling reflects anxiety.
Mother tongue based multilingualism advocates that __________.
Aall children begin their schooling in English medium and in home language
Ball children study Hindi as their first language
Call children begin their schooling in their mother tongue or home language
Dall children begin their schooling in the language of the State
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Correct answer: (C) all children begin their schooling in their mother tongue or home language
Explanation
Mother-tongue-based multilingual education (supported by NCF 2005 and NEP 2020) has children begin schooling in their home language and gradually add other languages.
Mark the INCORRECT statement among the following, regarding text-comprehension strategies :
ASkimming is more apt for reviewing while scanning helps more with answering particular questions.
BBoth skimming and scanning involve rapid eye movement through the text.
CSkimming involves going through the text rapidly while scanning involves looking for specific facts.
DSkimming is more about in-depth reading while scanning is more of cursory reading.
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Correct answer: (D) Skimming is more about in-depth reading while scanning is more of cursory reading.
Explanation
Skimming is a quick read for the gist, not in-depth reading; both skimming and scanning are fast reading strategies, so option 4 is the incorrect statement.
When children start using language to ask about things, events and phenomenon around them, which of the following functions of language is used more than the others ?
AInformative.
BHeuristic.
CImaginative.
DRegulatory.
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Correct answer: (B) Heuristic.
Explanation
In Halliday's functions of language, the heuristic function is using language to explore and learn about the environment - asking questions ('why', 'what is').
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Grammar translation method of second language teaching ?
ACommunicating directly in second language and then comparing the rules of grammar of the two languages.
BFocusing more on the form than the function of language.
CComparing the grammatical rules of first and second language.
DLearning and practicing the rules of grammar of the second language.
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Correct answer: (A) Communicating directly in second language and then comparing the rules of grammar of the two languages.
Explanation
Grammar-translation relies on translation and explicit grammar rules with focus on form; communicating directly in the second language belongs to the Direct/communicative methods.
A teacher asks her students to reflect on how they have answered an experience-based question she gave them and what and how they were thinking when they wrote that answer. This is an example of :
AMetalingualism.
BMetasemiotics.
CMetacognition.
DMetaphor.
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Correct answer: (C) Metacognition.
Explanation
Thinking about one's own thinking and how one arrived at an answer is metacognition.
Which of the following among Krashen’s hypotheses is similar to Vygotsky’s ZPD ?
ANatural order hypothesis
BAffective filter hypothesis
CInput hypothesis
DMonitor hypothesis
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Correct answer: (C) Input hypothesis
Explanation
Krashen's Input hypothesis says learners acquire language from comprehensible input just beyond their current level (i + 1), similar to Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development.
According to Cummins’ interdependence hypothesis, which of these are interdependent on each other :
AReading and writing in second language.
BBasic interpersonal skills in first and second language.
CComprehension and production in second language.
DCognitive academic proficiency in first and second language.
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Correct answer: (D) Cognitive academic proficiency in first and second language.
Explanation
Cummins' linguistic interdependence hypothesis holds that cognitive academic language proficiency (CALP) is common across languages, so academic skills developed in L1 transfer to L2.
Which of the following DOES NOT justify starting reading skills with words and short story texts instead of letters and alphabets ?
AWords and texts are more interesting but letters are not.
BSeparate letters are more difficult to memorise than words.
CBeginner readers can focus better on bigger units than smaller units.
DWords and texts create meaningful associations which letters fail to do.
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Correct answer: (C) Beginner readers can focus better on bigger units than smaller units.
Explanation
The case for whole-language reading rests on meaning and interest; the official key treats the claim that beginners focus better on bigger units than smaller ones as not a justification.
Which of the following is linguistically CORRECT about languages and dialects ?
ALanguages have their own script but dialects do not have their own script.
BThere is no well-defined linguistic difference between a language and dialect.
CLanguages have written literature but dialects are only based on oral traditions.
DLanguages and dialects are linguistically different but geographically same.
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Correct answer: (B) There is no well-defined linguistic difference between a language and dialect.
Explanation
Linguistically, no clear structural boundary separates a 'language' from a 'dialect'; the distinction is largely social and political (scripts and literature are not the deciding factors).
Veera is a seven month old infant. She is now making vocalizations that combine consonants and vowels. She is communicating using which of the following ?
ACooing.
BLinguistic speech.
CPhonemes.
DBabbling.
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Correct answer: (D) Babbling.
Explanation
Around 6-10 months infants babble - repeating consonant-vowel combinations like 'ba-ba'; cooing (vowel sounds) comes earlier, around 2-4 months.
Correct answer: (A) Words that we use in writing and speaking.
Explanation
Productive (active) vocabulary is the words we can use ourselves in speaking and writing; receptive vocabulary is words we recognise when listening or reading.
Which of the following is NOT explained by the concept of Language Acquisition Device (LAD) ?
AHow children learn figurative language.
BWhy the linguistic output of children is more than the input they get.
CHow children learn their first language.
DHow children are able to learn language within a short span of 4-5 years.
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Correct answer: (A) How children learn figurative language.
Explanation
Chomsky's LAD explains rapid, universal first-language acquisition and the poverty of stimulus (output exceeding input); figurative language is learnt later through experience and culture, not explained by the LAD.
In a speech community, it is observed that ‘s’ is pronounced differently by two different socio-economic groups of speakers. This difference is an example of :
AA socio-cultural variable
BA socio-psychological variable
CA socio-linguistic variable
DA pragmatic variable
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Correct answer: (C) A socio-linguistic variable
Explanation
A linguistic feature (like the pronunciation of 's') that varies with social factors such as class is a sociolinguistic variable (Labov).
Q270CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.
A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring,
Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.
Not a crumb to be found
On the snow-covered ground;
Not a flower could he see,
Not a leaf on a tree.
“Oh ! what will become,” says the cricket, “of me ?”
At last by starvation and famine made bold,
All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold.
Away he set off to a miserly ant,
To see if, to keep him alive, he would grant
Him shelter from rain,
And a mouthful of grain.
He wished only to borrow;
He’d repay it tomorrow;
If not, he must die of starvation and sorrow.
What did the cricket do in summer ?
ASat and played
BSang
CSlept and relaxed
DSlogged like an ant
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Correct answer: (B) Sang
Explanation
The opening lines say the cricket was 'accustomed to sing' through summer and spring.
Q271CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.
A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring,
Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.
Not a crumb to be found
On the snow-covered ground;
Not a flower could he see,
Not a leaf on a tree.
“Oh ! what will become,” says the cricket, “of me ?”
At last by starvation and famine made bold,
All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold.
Away he set off to a miserly ant,
To see if, to keep him alive, he would grant
Him shelter from rain,
And a mouthful of grain.
He wished only to borrow;
He’d repay it tomorrow;
If not, he must die of starvation and sorrow.
Study the following statements :
A. During winter, it was difficult to dance in the snow-covered ground.
B. However, the cricket could have enjoyed skating.
AA is right and B is wrong.
BB is right and A is wrong.
CBoth A and B are right.
DBoth A and B are wrong.
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Correct answer: (A) A is right and B is wrong.
Explanation
Note: the official key gives (1). The poem says the ground was snow-covered in winter (A), but it says nothing about the cricket being able to enjoy skating, so B is not supported by the poem.
Q272CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.
A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring,
Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.
Not a crumb to be found
On the snow-covered ground;
Not a flower could he see,
Not a leaf on a tree.
“Oh ! what will become,” says the cricket, “of me ?”
At last by starvation and famine made bold,
All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold.
Away he set off to a miserly ant,
To see if, to keep him alive, he would grant
Him shelter from rain,
And a mouthful of grain.
He wished only to borrow;
He’d repay it tomorrow;
If not, he must die of starvation and sorrow.
What made the cricket go to the ant ?
AStarvation and famine
BEmpty cupboard
CPiles of grains at ant’s place
DApproaching winter
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Correct answer: (A) Starvation and famine
Explanation
The poem says 'At last by starvation and famine made bold ... Away he set off to a miserly ant'.
Q273CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.
A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring,
Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.
Not a crumb to be found
On the snow-covered ground;
Not a flower could he see,
Not a leaf on a tree.
“Oh ! what will become,” says the cricket, “of me ?”
At last by starvation and famine made bold,
All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold.
Away he set off to a miserly ant,
To see if, to keep him alive, he would grant
Him shelter from rain,
And a mouthful of grain.
He wished only to borrow;
He’d repay it tomorrow;
If not, he must die of starvation and sorrow.
Which genre does the poem belong to ?
ASonnet
BEpic
CFable
DLyric
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Correct answer: (C) Fable
Explanation
The poem is a fable: a short story with animal characters (the cricket and the ant) that teaches a moral.
Q274CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.
A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring,
Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.
Not a crumb to be found
On the snow-covered ground;
Not a flower could he see,
Not a leaf on a tree.
“Oh ! what will become,” says the cricket, “of me ?”
At last by starvation and famine made bold,
All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold.
Away he set off to a miserly ant,
To see if, to keep him alive, he would grant
Him shelter from rain,
And a mouthful of grain.
He wished only to borrow;
He’d repay it tomorrow;
If not, he must die of starvation and sorrow.
What is the theme of the poem ?
AWe should always keep slogging like the ant.
BWe should always pursue our hobbies.
CIf we don't care for our future, we will eventually suffer.
DWe should keep partying and dancing.
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Correct answer: (C) If we don't care for our future, we will eventually suffer.
Explanation
The careless cricket enjoyed summer without saving and suffered in winter, showing that neglecting the future leads to suffering.
Q275CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow.
A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring,
Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.
Not a crumb to be found
On the snow-covered ground;
Not a flower could he see,
Not a leaf on a tree.
“Oh ! what will become,” says the cricket, “of me ?”
At last by starvation and famine made bold,
All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold.
Away he set off to a miserly ant,
To see if, to keep him alive, he would grant
Him shelter from rain,
And a mouthful of grain.
He wished only to borrow;
He’d repay it tomorrow;
If not, he must die of starvation and sorrow.
‘... sunny months of gay summer and spring.’
Identify the figure of speech used in the above line.
AMetaphor
BAlliteration
CSimile
DPersonification
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Correct answer: (B) Alliteration
Explanation
The repetition of the initial 's' sound in 'sunny', 'summer' and 'spring' is alliteration.
Q276CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Language classroom often focuses on group and pair work. This also helps in developing an important value associated with an inclusive classroom, which is :
ASympathy
BCompetition
CCollaboration
DEnvy
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Correct answer: (C) Collaboration
Explanation
Group and pair work make learners work together, building collaboration, an important value of an inclusive classroom.
Q277CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
One day you bring some objects to the class and ask the children to name them. You write their responses on the blackboard and tell them that all these names are used for some objects which are called ‘nouns’ and then give its definition. The method you are using is called :
ADeductive method
BIncidental method
CInductive method
DDirect Method
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Correct answer: (C) Inductive method
Explanation
Moving from examples (names of objects) to the rule or definition (nouns) is the inductive method.
Q278CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
When monolingual speakers move from formal to informal modes of speech in the same spoken or gestured idea, it is called :
ACode-mixing
BDialect
CCode-switching
DSlang
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Correct answer: (C) Code-switching
Explanation
Shifting between varieties or registers of speech (e.g. formal to informal) within a conversation is called code-switching.
Q279CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Some words can have more than one meaning. The meaning of words in a particular language relates to which of the following ?
ASyntax
BPhonology
CMorphology
DSemantics
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Correct answer: (D) Semantics
Explanation
Semantics is the study of meaning in language, including words with more than one meaning.
Q280CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
The purpose of remedial teaching is to :
Aintroduce new language items.
Bteach again, the language items not properly learnt.
Ctest recently taught items.
Dteach again, the language items already learnt.
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Correct answer: (B) teach again, the language items not properly learnt.
Explanation
Remedial teaching re-teaches the language items that learners did not learn properly, after diagnosing their difficulties.
Q281CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Skinner opined that children would repeat sounds if they were followed by a pleasurable response. This viewpoint has its foundation in :
Athe nativist theory.
Bobservational learning.
Cthe language acquisition device.
Doperant conditioning.
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Correct answer: (D) operant conditioning.
Explanation
Skinner's behaviourist view that reinforced behaviour is repeated comes from operant conditioning.
Q282CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Based on your observation to develop a particular skill, you decide to use the Direct method in your class. For which skill will you use this method ?
AListening skills
BSpeaking skills
CWriting skills
DReading skills
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Correct answer: (B) Speaking skills
Explanation
The Direct Method teaches through the target language with oral interaction and no translation, so it mainly develops speaking skills.
Q283CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Which among the following theorists hypothesized that children have a built-in readiness to learn language ?
ASkinner
BJim Cummins
CFreud
DChomsky
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Correct answer: (D) Chomsky
Explanation
Noam Chomsky proposed that children are born with an innate Language Acquisition Device (built-in readiness for language).
Q284CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
To learn about the system of rules that govern how words can be meaningfully arranged to form phrases and sentences, you need to study :
ASyntax
BMorphology
CPhonetics
DSemantics
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Correct answer: (A) Syntax
Explanation
Syntax is the set of rules governing how words are arranged into phrases and sentences.
Q285CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
If children hear two languages spoken around them, this exposure to two languages will :
Anot make any difference.
Bput children at a disadvantage.
Cput children at an advantage.
Dconfuse them.
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Correct answer: (C) put children at an advantage.
Explanation
Early exposure to two languages benefits children: bilingualism supports cognitive flexibility and linguistic awareness.
Q286CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Input is defined as the _____________ a learner hears and responds to for its meaning.
ALanguage
BCommunication
CConversation
DRules
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Correct answer: (A) Language
Explanation
Input is the language a learner hears (or reads) and processes for meaning (Krashen's comprehensible input).
Q287CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Your friend is asked to teach functional grammar. She comes to you for help. You tell her that functional grammar means teaching grammar in/through :
Acontext.
Brules supported with examples.
Cexplanation of literary content.
Drules in isolation.
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Correct answer: (A) context.
Explanation
Functional grammar is taught in context, showing how grammar is used for real communication, not as isolated rules.
Q288CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
A ‘Recall-Type’ test is a test of :
AThinking ability
BMemory
CUnderstanding
DImagination
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Correct answer: (B) Memory
Explanation
A recall-type test asks learners to recall information, so it mainly tests memory.
Q289CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Children are motivated by activities that are :
Ameaningful to them.
Bplanned by an adult.
Cmeaningful to teachers.
Dplanned by children.
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Correct answer: (A) meaningful to them.
Explanation
Children are motivated when activities are meaningful to them and connected to their lives and interests.
Q290CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
You want to identify the deficiencies and difficulties of the learners in your class. Which of the following evaluations would you use for the purpose ?
ACriterion-referenced evaluation
BSummative evaluation
CDiagnostic evaluation
DFollow-up evaluation
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Correct answer: (C) Diagnostic evaluation
Explanation
Diagnostic evaluation identifies learners' specific deficiencies and learning difficulties so that remedial help can be planned.
Q291CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Aimee had a painful childhood. She was born in 1975 with no shin bones. The doctors therefore had to amputate both her legs so that she would be able to walk later in life. Unfortunately, she had to undergo a number of surgeries at the age of two, five and eight, and had to spend a long time in a hospital. Aimee grew up with artificial legs. Her mother, however, treated her as a self-sufficient person who did not require any special treatment. She was gradually able to learn how to move and run, and even play various sports like softball and go swimming, hiking and skiing.
When she was in high school, Aimee discovered her passion for athletics. Towards the end of high school, she participated in the Boston track and field meet for the disabled. On arriving in Boston, she was surprised to discover that she was the only athlete wearing wooden legs. The rest of the athletes had metal, shock-absorbent legs that she didn’t even know existed. Not to mention that all the other athletes had at least one normal leg. This fact did not shake her determination; instead it made her push herself harder to succeed. And succeed she did — she not only won, she also broke a national record in doing so. She decided to enter the long jump competition next, an event that double amputees were technically ‘not supposed’ to enter. A year later, she broke the world record in it.
Aimee was not happy with the way prosthetic legs were designed. So she invited innovators to combine science and art, and design unconventional prosthetic legs. She was soon wearing cheetah legs, handcrafted wooden legs, jellyfish legs and many more. She now began getting invitations from different parts of the world to talk about her life story and designer legs. The fashion and beauty industry took note of Aimee’s talent and beauty and asked her to model for, or endorse beauty products. Today she is a global model for a leading brand of cosmetics.
The doctors amputated Aimee’s legs because ____________.
Athey were disfigured
Bthey were not of the same length
Cthey were not strong
Dthey had no bones
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Correct answer: (D) they had no bones
Explanation
The passage says Aimee was born with no shin bones, so doctors amputated both legs to let her walk later in life; that is, her legs lacked bones.
Q292CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Aimee had a painful childhood. She was born in 1975 with no shin bones. The doctors therefore had to amputate both her legs so that she would be able to walk later in life. Unfortunately, she had to undergo a number of surgeries at the age of two, five and eight, and had to spend a long time in a hospital. Aimee grew up with artificial legs. Her mother, however, treated her as a self-sufficient person who did not require any special treatment. She was gradually able to learn how to move and run, and even play various sports like softball and go swimming, hiking and skiing.
When she was in high school, Aimee discovered her passion for athletics. Towards the end of high school, she participated in the Boston track and field meet for the disabled. On arriving in Boston, she was surprised to discover that she was the only athlete wearing wooden legs. The rest of the athletes had metal, shock-absorbent legs that she didn’t even know existed. Not to mention that all the other athletes had at least one normal leg. This fact did not shake her determination; instead it made her push herself harder to succeed. And succeed she did — she not only won, she also broke a national record in doing so. She decided to enter the long jump competition next, an event that double amputees were technically ‘not supposed’ to enter. A year later, she broke the world record in it.
Aimee was not happy with the way prosthetic legs were designed. So she invited innovators to combine science and art, and design unconventional prosthetic legs. She was soon wearing cheetah legs, handcrafted wooden legs, jellyfish legs and many more. She now began getting invitations from different parts of the world to talk about her life story and designer legs. The fashion and beauty industry took note of Aimee’s talent and beauty and asked her to model for, or endorse beauty products. Today she is a global model for a leading brand of cosmetics.
When Aimee began to use designer legs, she caught the attention of ____________.
Asports committees
Bdesigners
Cphotographers
Dthe fashion and beauty industry
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Correct answer: (D) the fashion and beauty industry
Explanation
The passage says 'The fashion and beauty industry took note of Aimee's talent and beauty'.
Q293CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Aimee had a painful childhood. She was born in 1975 with no shin bones. The doctors therefore had to amputate both her legs so that she would be able to walk later in life. Unfortunately, she had to undergo a number of surgeries at the age of two, five and eight, and had to spend a long time in a hospital. Aimee grew up with artificial legs. Her mother, however, treated her as a self-sufficient person who did not require any special treatment. She was gradually able to learn how to move and run, and even play various sports like softball and go swimming, hiking and skiing.
When she was in high school, Aimee discovered her passion for athletics. Towards the end of high school, she participated in the Boston track and field meet for the disabled. On arriving in Boston, she was surprised to discover that she was the only athlete wearing wooden legs. The rest of the athletes had metal, shock-absorbent legs that she didn’t even know existed. Not to mention that all the other athletes had at least one normal leg. This fact did not shake her determination; instead it made her push herself harder to succeed. And succeed she did — she not only won, she also broke a national record in doing so. She decided to enter the long jump competition next, an event that double amputees were technically ‘not supposed’ to enter. A year later, she broke the world record in it.
Aimee was not happy with the way prosthetic legs were designed. So she invited innovators to combine science and art, and design unconventional prosthetic legs. She was soon wearing cheetah legs, handcrafted wooden legs, jellyfish legs and many more. She now began getting invitations from different parts of the world to talk about her life story and designer legs. The fashion and beauty industry took note of Aimee’s talent and beauty and asked her to model for, or endorse beauty products. Today she is a global model for a leading brand of cosmetics.
Aimee had a painful childhood because :
A. both her legs did not have bones.
B. she underwent a lot of surgeries.
AOnly A is correct
BOnly B is correct
CBoth A and B are correct
DBoth A and B are incorrect
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Correct answer: (C) Both A and B are correct
Explanation
Her childhood was painful because she was born without shin bones and had to undergo many surgeries, so both A and B are correct.
Q294CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Aimee had a painful childhood. She was born in 1975 with no shin bones. The doctors therefore had to amputate both her legs so that she would be able to walk later in life. Unfortunately, she had to undergo a number of surgeries at the age of two, five and eight, and had to spend a long time in a hospital. Aimee grew up with artificial legs. Her mother, however, treated her as a self-sufficient person who did not require any special treatment. She was gradually able to learn how to move and run, and even play various sports like softball and go swimming, hiking and skiing.
When she was in high school, Aimee discovered her passion for athletics. Towards the end of high school, she participated in the Boston track and field meet for the disabled. On arriving in Boston, she was surprised to discover that she was the only athlete wearing wooden legs. The rest of the athletes had metal, shock-absorbent legs that she didn’t even know existed. Not to mention that all the other athletes had at least one normal leg. This fact did not shake her determination; instead it made her push herself harder to succeed. And succeed she did — she not only won, she also broke a national record in doing so. She decided to enter the long jump competition next, an event that double amputees were technically ‘not supposed’ to enter. A year later, she broke the world record in it.
Aimee was not happy with the way prosthetic legs were designed. So she invited innovators to combine science and art, and design unconventional prosthetic legs. She was soon wearing cheetah legs, handcrafted wooden legs, jellyfish legs and many more. She now began getting invitations from different parts of the world to talk about her life story and designer legs. The fashion and beauty industry took note of Aimee’s talent and beauty and asked her to model for, or endorse beauty products. Today she is a global model for a leading brand of cosmetics.
Which of the following statements is true ?
AThe Boston meet was for double amputees only.
BAimee’s mother gave her special care when she was a young child.
CSoon Aimee started promoting health products.
DAt the Boston meet, Aimee was the only one on wooden legs.
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Correct answer: (D) At the Boston meet, Aimee was the only one on wooden legs.
Explanation
The passage says that at Boston 'she was the only athlete wearing wooden legs'. The meet was for the disabled in general, her mother gave no special treatment, and she promotes cosmetics.
Q295CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Aimee had a painful childhood. She was born in 1975 with no shin bones. The doctors therefore had to amputate both her legs so that she would be able to walk later in life. Unfortunately, she had to undergo a number of surgeries at the age of two, five and eight, and had to spend a long time in a hospital. Aimee grew up with artificial legs. Her mother, however, treated her as a self-sufficient person who did not require any special treatment. She was gradually able to learn how to move and run, and even play various sports like softball and go swimming, hiking and skiing.
When she was in high school, Aimee discovered her passion for athletics. Towards the end of high school, she participated in the Boston track and field meet for the disabled. On arriving in Boston, she was surprised to discover that she was the only athlete wearing wooden legs. The rest of the athletes had metal, shock-absorbent legs that she didn’t even know existed. Not to mention that all the other athletes had at least one normal leg. This fact did not shake her determination; instead it made her push herself harder to succeed. And succeed she did — she not only won, she also broke a national record in doing so. She decided to enter the long jump competition next, an event that double amputees were technically ‘not supposed’ to enter. A year later, she broke the world record in it.
Aimee was not happy with the way prosthetic legs were designed. So she invited innovators to combine science and art, and design unconventional prosthetic legs. She was soon wearing cheetah legs, handcrafted wooden legs, jellyfish legs and many more. She now began getting invitations from different parts of the world to talk about her life story and designer legs. The fashion and beauty industry took note of Aimee’s talent and beauty and asked her to model for, or endorse beauty products. Today she is a global model for a leading brand of cosmetics.
At the Boston sports meet, Aimee discovered that all the other athletes had only one artificial leg. That did not discourage her. Instead, she began to do something. What was it ?
AShe decided to enter long jump competition next.
BShe decided to participate in athletics.
CShe decided to have designer legs.
DShe decided to enter the fashion industry.
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Correct answer: (A) She decided to enter long jump competition next.
Explanation
After the Boston meet, where she not only won but broke a national record, she decided to enter the long jump competition next.
Q296CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Aimee had a painful childhood. She was born in 1975 with no shin bones. The doctors therefore had to amputate both her legs so that she would be able to walk later in life. Unfortunately, she had to undergo a number of surgeries at the age of two, five and eight, and had to spend a long time in a hospital. Aimee grew up with artificial legs. Her mother, however, treated her as a self-sufficient person who did not require any special treatment. She was gradually able to learn how to move and run, and even play various sports like softball and go swimming, hiking and skiing.
When she was in high school, Aimee discovered her passion for athletics. Towards the end of high school, she participated in the Boston track and field meet for the disabled. On arriving in Boston, she was surprised to discover that she was the only athlete wearing wooden legs. The rest of the athletes had metal, shock-absorbent legs that she didn’t even know existed. Not to mention that all the other athletes had at least one normal leg. This fact did not shake her determination; instead it made her push herself harder to succeed. And succeed she did — she not only won, she also broke a national record in doing so. She decided to enter the long jump competition next, an event that double amputees were technically ‘not supposed’ to enter. A year later, she broke the world record in it.
Aimee was not happy with the way prosthetic legs were designed. So she invited innovators to combine science and art, and design unconventional prosthetic legs. She was soon wearing cheetah legs, handcrafted wooden legs, jellyfish legs and many more. She now began getting invitations from different parts of the world to talk about her life story and designer legs. The fashion and beauty industry took note of Aimee’s talent and beauty and asked her to model for, or endorse beauty products. Today she is a global model for a leading brand of cosmetics.
Which one of the following words is most similar in meaning to the word, ‘self-sufficient’ ?
AIndependent
BNeedy
CDependent
DHelpless
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Correct answer: (A) Independent
Explanation
Self-sufficient means able to manage without help, i.e. independent.
Q297CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Aimee had a painful childhood. She was born in 1975 with no shin bones. The doctors therefore had to amputate both her legs so that she would be able to walk later in life. Unfortunately, she had to undergo a number of surgeries at the age of two, five and eight, and had to spend a long time in a hospital. Aimee grew up with artificial legs. Her mother, however, treated her as a self-sufficient person who did not require any special treatment. She was gradually able to learn how to move and run, and even play various sports like softball and go swimming, hiking and skiing.
When she was in high school, Aimee discovered her passion for athletics. Towards the end of high school, she participated in the Boston track and field meet for the disabled. On arriving in Boston, she was surprised to discover that she was the only athlete wearing wooden legs. The rest of the athletes had metal, shock-absorbent legs that she didn’t even know existed. Not to mention that all the other athletes had at least one normal leg. This fact did not shake her determination; instead it made her push herself harder to succeed. And succeed she did — she not only won, she also broke a national record in doing so. She decided to enter the long jump competition next, an event that double amputees were technically ‘not supposed’ to enter. A year later, she broke the world record in it.
Aimee was not happy with the way prosthetic legs were designed. So she invited innovators to combine science and art, and design unconventional prosthetic legs. She was soon wearing cheetah legs, handcrafted wooden legs, jellyfish legs and many more. She now began getting invitations from different parts of the world to talk about her life story and designer legs. The fashion and beauty industry took note of Aimee’s talent and beauty and asked her to model for, or endorse beauty products. Today she is a global model for a leading brand of cosmetics.
Which one of the following words is most opposite to the word, ‘unconventional’ ?
AInnovative
BEccentric
CTraditional
DUnusual
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Correct answer: (C) Traditional
Explanation
Unconventional means not following custom, so its opposite is traditional.
Q298CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Aimee had a painful childhood. She was born in 1975 with no shin bones. The doctors therefore had to amputate both her legs so that she would be able to walk later in life. Unfortunately, she had to undergo a number of surgeries at the age of two, five and eight, and had to spend a long time in a hospital. Aimee grew up with artificial legs. Her mother, however, treated her as a self-sufficient person who did not require any special treatment. She was gradually able to learn how to move and run, and even play various sports like softball and go swimming, hiking and skiing.
When she was in high school, Aimee discovered her passion for athletics. Towards the end of high school, she participated in the Boston track and field meet for the disabled. On arriving in Boston, she was surprised to discover that she was the only athlete wearing wooden legs. The rest of the athletes had metal, shock-absorbent legs that she didn’t even know existed. Not to mention that all the other athletes had at least one normal leg. This fact did not shake her determination; instead it made her push herself harder to succeed. And succeed she did — she not only won, she also broke a national record in doing so. She decided to enter the long jump competition next, an event that double amputees were technically ‘not supposed’ to enter. A year later, she broke the world record in it.
Aimee was not happy with the way prosthetic legs were designed. So she invited innovators to combine science and art, and design unconventional prosthetic legs. She was soon wearing cheetah legs, handcrafted wooden legs, jellyfish legs and many more. She now began getting invitations from different parts of the world to talk about her life story and designer legs. The fashion and beauty industry took note of Aimee’s talent and beauty and asked her to model for, or endorse beauty products. Today she is a global model for a leading brand of cosmetics.
Identify the clause in the underlined part of the following sentence.
A year later, she broke the world record in it.
(Underlined part: "she broke the world record in it")
APrincipal clause
BAdverb clause
CAdjective clause
DNoun clause
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Correct answer: (A) Principal clause
Explanation
'she broke the world record in it' has its own subject and finite verb and stands alone as the main idea; 'A year later' is only an adverbial phrase. So it is the principal (main) clause.
Q299CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 1 Mar 2026
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Aimee had a painful childhood. She was born in 1975 with no shin bones. The doctors therefore had to amputate both her legs so that she would be able to walk later in life. Unfortunately, she had to undergo a number of surgeries at the age of two, five and eight, and had to spend a long time in a hospital. Aimee grew up with artificial legs. Her mother, however, treated her as a self-sufficient person who did not require any special treatment. She was gradually able to learn how to move and run, and even play various sports like softball and go swimming, hiking and skiing.
When she was in high school, Aimee discovered her passion for athletics. Towards the end of high school, she participated in the Boston track and field meet for the disabled. On arriving in Boston, she was surprised to discover that she was the only athlete wearing wooden legs. The rest of the athletes had metal, shock-absorbent legs that she didn’t even know existed. Not to mention that all the other athletes had at least one normal leg. This fact did not shake her determination; instead it made her push herself harder to succeed. And succeed she did — she not only won, she also broke a national record in doing so. She decided to enter the long jump competition next, an event that double amputees were technically ‘not supposed’ to enter. A year later, she broke the world record in it.
Aimee was not happy with the way prosthetic legs were designed. So she invited innovators to combine science and art, and design unconventional prosthetic legs. She was soon wearing cheetah legs, handcrafted wooden legs, jellyfish legs and many more. She now began getting invitations from different parts of the world to talk about her life story and designer legs. The fashion and beauty industry took note of Aimee’s talent and beauty and asked her to model for, or endorse beauty products. Today she is a global model for a leading brand of cosmetics.
Which part of speech does the underlined word in the following sentence belong to ?
Her mother, however, treated her as a self-sufficient person.
(Underlined word: "however")
AAdverb
BInterjection
CConjunction
DAdjective
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Correct answer: (C) Conjunction
Explanation
Note: the official key gives (3); 'however' here works as a linking word between ideas (a conjunctive adverb), and the key treats it as a conjunction. Grammatically it is often classed as an adverb, but the official answer is conjunction.
Q300CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 8 Feb 2026
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Pelicans are birds. There are more than half a dozen species of pelicans. All of them have the sack for which the birds are best known all over the world. The sack is like a big bag of skin hanging under their bill, or their mouth. These large carnivorous birds use them to catch fish.
Many pelicans fish by swimming in a group. They may form a line or a "U" shape and drive fish into shallow water by beating their wings on the surface. When the fish collect in the shallows, the pelicans simply scoop them up. The brown pelican, on the other hand, dives on the fish from above and traps them in its bill. Pelicans do not store fish in their pouch, but simply use it to catch them and then tip it back to drain out water and swallow the fish immediately. The American white pelican can hold some 11.5 litres of water in its bill. Young pelicans feed by sticking their bills into their parents' throats to retrieve food.
Along with giant pouch, pelicans are large birds with short legs, and they appear rather clumsy on land. Once in water, they are strong swimmers, thanks to their webbed feet. This means that webbing connects all four of their toes, even the back toe.
Pelicans are found on many of the world's coastlines and also along lakes and rivers. They travel in flocks. They also breed in groups called colonies, which typically gather on islands. The average life span of pelicans in the wild is about 10 to 25 years and their average body size is about 1.8 metres but when they open their wings their wingspan is around 3 metres. These large birds usually weigh around 13 kg.
Which one of the following words is most opposite in meaning to the word, 'retrieve' ?
Aremedy
Babandon
Crecover
Drectify
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Correct answer: (B) abandon
Explanation
'Retrieve' means to get back or recover something; its opposite is 'abandon', to give up or leave behind.
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