English Important Questions Series – 1 for CTET, all State TETs, KVS, NVS, DSSSB etc

English Important Questions Series – 1 for CTET, all State TETs, KVS, NVS, DSSSB etc

1. A teacher asks students of class III to describe their best friend. She writes the students’ responses on the blackboard. At last she states that all these describing words on the blackboard are adjectives. This is-

  1. Immersion method
  2. Incidental method
  3. Inductive method
  4. Deductive method

Ans- Option C

In the inductive method, first the simple examples are present and then a theory or a concept has formed.

( Child development and pedagogy:  Learning and its Methods )

2. Teaching learning material (TLM) should be used by teachers as it-

  1. Is not very expensive
  2. Motivates learners to further prepare such material at home
  3. Supplements teaching-learning process
  4. Prepare students mentally to sit in the class

Ans- Option C

Teaching learning material supplements teaching learning process as they refer to a spectrum of educational materials that teachers use in the classroom to support specific learning objects, as set out in lesson plans. These can be games, videos, flash cards, project supplies and more. Using TLM can greatly assist students in the learning process.

( Child Development and Pedagogy:  Teaching Aids )

3. Which of the following is the most important about storytelling-

  1. It broadens their knowledge about various authors
  2. It enhances graded pattern and structure
  3. It promotes whole language approach
  4. it is an effective way of learning vocabulary

Ans- Option D

Children like to listen to stories; in doing so they come across new words which enrich their vocabulary.

( Child development and pedagogy:  Learning and its Methods )

4. Who gave the concept of LAD (language acquisition device)-

  1. Naom Chomsky
  2. Jean Piaget
  3. Lev Vygotsky
  4. Lawrence Kohlberg

Ans- Option A

The Language Acquisition Device (LAD) is a hypothetical module of the human mind posited to account for children’s innate predisposition for language acquisition. First proposed by Noam Chomsky in the 1960s, the LAD concept is an instinctive mental capacity which enables an infant to acquire and produce language. 

( English: Pedagogy of Language Development )

5. The English curriculum is concerned with-

  1. Learning of language
  2. Learning through language
  3. Both option A and B
  4. Neither option A nor option B

Ans- Option C

The English curriculum is connected with both learning of language and learning through language as children acquire language through a subconscious process during which they are unaware of grammatical rules. This is similar to the way they acquire their first language. In order to acquire language the learner needs a source of natural communication with emphasis on the text of the communication and not on the form. 

( Child Development and Pedagogy: Language Acquisition and Language Learning )

6.  The period of infancy is from-

  1. Birth to 2 years
  2. Birth to 3 years
  3. 2 to 3 year
  4. Birth to 1 year

Ans- Option A

The term infant is typically applied to young children between age of birth to 1 year.

STAGES OF LIFE-

Infancy (birth to 18 months)

Early childhood (2 to 3 years)

Preschool (3 to 5 years)

School age (6 to 11 years)

Adolescence (12 to 18 years)

Early adulthood (19 to 40 years)

Middle adulthood (40 to 65 years)

Maturity (65 years till death)

( Child Development and Pedagogy: Development of Children )

7. Deficiency in the ability to write associated with impaired handwriting is a symptom of-

  1. Dyscalculia
  2. Dysgraphia 
  3. Dysphasia
  4. Aphasia

Ans- Option B

Dysgraphia is a specific learning disability that affects written expression. It can appear as poor handwriting, difficulty in spelling and writing in straight lines.

( Child Development and Pedagogy: Learning Disorders and Remedial Teaching )

8. Writing is a______  and not a______.

  1. Product, process
  2. Product, formation
  3. Process, product
  4. Process, formation

Ans- Option C 

According to Donald Murray “teach writing as a process, not a product.”

Means children should acquire writing skills as a process because writing is the process of exploration of what we know and what we feel about what we know through language. It is the process of using language to learn about our world, to evaluate what we learn about our world and to communicate what we learn about our world.

( Child Development and Pedagogy: Language Learning )

9. Educators use YouTube to teach visual learners with videos, podcasts for auditory learners and interactive games for tactile learners in a language class. Here, multimedia caters to individual-

  1. Linguistic differences
  2. Learning styles
  3. Authentic second language
  4. Learning disabilities

Ans- Option B

Multimedia is used to cater mainly three different learning styles: 1.Auditory learners 2.Visual learners and 3. kinesthetic tactile learners.

( Child Development and Pedagogy: Language Acquisition and Language Learning )

10. ” Language is one of the most important characteristic forms of human behaviour.” It is the statement of-

  1. Gleason 
  2. Maclver and Page
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Dr. R.K. Agarwal

Ans- Option A

( Child Development and Pedagogy: Language Acquisition )

English: Reading Comprehension – 2 for CTET, all State TETs, KVS, NVS, DSSSB etc

English: Reading Comprehension for CTET, all State TETs, KVS, NVS, DSSSB etc

Directions- Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct / most appropriate options –

Today, I, Rabindranath Tagore complete eighty years of my life. As I look back on the vast stretch of years that lie behind me and see in clear the history of my early development, I am struck by the change that has taken place both in my own attitude and in the psychology of my countrymen – a change that carries within it a cause of profound tragedy.

Our direct contact with the larger world of men was linked up with the contemporary history of the English people whom we came to know in those earlier days. It was mainly through their mighty literature that we formed our ideas with regard to these newcomers to our Indian shores. In those days the type of learning that was served out to us was neither plentiful nor diverse, nor was the spirit of scientific enquiry very much in evidence. Thus their scope being strictly limited, the educated of those days had recourse to English language and literature. Their days and nights were eloquent with the stately declamations of Burke, with Macaulay’s long-rolling sentences; discussions centered upon Shakespeare’s drama and Byron’s poetry and above all upon the large-hearted liberalism of the nineteenth-century English politics.

At the time though tentative attempts were being made to gain our national independence, at heart we had not lost faith in the generosity of the English race. This belief was so firmly rooted in the sentiments of our leaders as to lead them to hope that the victor would of his own grace pave the path of freedom for the vanquished. This belief was based upon the fact that England at the time provided a shelter to all those who had to flee from persecution in their own country. Political martyrs who had suffered for the honour of their people were accorded unreserved welcome at the hands of the English.

I was impressed by this evidence of liberal humanity in the character of the English and thus I was led to set them on the pedestal of my highest respect. This generosity in their national character had not yet been vitiated by imperialist pride. About this time, as a boy in England, I had the opportunity of listening to the speeches of John Bright, both in and outside Parliament. The large-hearted, radical liberalism of those speeches, overflowing all narrow national bounds, had made so deep an impression on my mind that something of it lingers even today, even in these days of graceless disillusionment.

From the first paragraph, give a synonym for ‘deep’:

A. Perspective

B. Profound

C. tragedy

D. Psychology

Ans- Option B

The word ‘profound’ is similar in meaning to ‘deep’.

( General English: Synonyms / Antonyms )

What helped the Indians to conceive of a notion of the Englishmen?

A. Their advanced weaponry

B. Their literature

C. Their orders

D. Their administration

Ans- Option B

As mentioned in the second paragraph, English literature helped Indians to shape their ideas about the Englishmen by that it helped the Indians to conceive of a notion of the Englishman.

Who could read and gain from English literature?

A. The educated Indians

B. All the Indians

C. Only writers such as Rabindranath Tagore

D. None of the above

Ans- Option A

As stated in the second paragraph, only the educated Indians could understand English literature.

From the third paragraph, give an antonym for ‘victorious’-

A. Victor

B. Vanquished

C. Belief

D. Persecution

Ans- Option B

Here, the antonym for victorious is vanquished.

Victor means champion or Hero.

Belief means faith or trust.

Persecution means abuse, oppression or cruelty.

( General English: Synonyms / Antonyms )

Whose speeches did Tagore listen to, as a boy-

A. Shakespeare

B. Byron

C. John Bright

D. Macaulay

Ans- Option C 

As a boy Tagore listened to the speeches of John bright. These large – hearted radical liberalism of those speeches, overflowed all narrow National bounds, had made so deep impression on his mind that something of it lingered even in the days of graceless disillusionment.

Which of the following word is the antonym of ‘eloquent’ –

A. Inarticulate

B. Fluent

C. Expressive 

D. Glib

Ans- Option A

Fluent, expressive and glib are the synonyms of eloquent. So the antonym of eloquent is inarticulate.

( General English: Synonyms / Antonyms )

English: Reading Comprehension- 1 for CTET, all State TETs, KVS, NVS, DSSSB etc

English: Reading Comprehension- 1 for CTET, all State TETs, KVS, NVS, DSSSB etc

Directions- Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct / most appropriate option – 

Philosophy of Education is a label applied to the study of the purpose, process, nature and ideals of education. It can be considered a branch of both philosophy and education. Education can be defined as the teaching and learning of specific skills, and the imparting of knowledge, judgment and wisdom, and is something broader than the societal institution of education we often speak of.

Many educationalists consider it a weak and woolly field, too far removed from the practical applications of the real world to be useful. But philosophers dating back to Plato and the Ancient Greeks have given the area much thought and emphasis, and there is little doubt that their work has helped shape the practice of education over the millennia.

Plato is the earliest important educational thinker, and education is an essential element in “The Republic” (his most important work on philosophy and political theory, written around 360 B.C.). In it, he advocates some rather extreme methods: removing children from their mothers’ care and raising them as wards of the state, and differentiating children suitable to the various castes, the highest receiving the most education, so that they could act as guardians of the city and care for the less able. He believed that education should be holistic, including facts, skills, physical discipline, music and art. Plato believed that talent and intelligence is not distributed genetically and thus is to be found in children born to all classes, although his proposed system of selective public education for an educated minority of the population does not really follow a democratic model.

Aristotle considered human nature, habit and reason to be equally important forces to be cultivated in education, the ultimate aim of which should be to produce good and virtuous citizens. He proposed that teachers lead their students systematically, and that repetition be used as a key tool to develop good habits, unlike Socrates’ emphasis on questioning his listeners to bring out their own ideas. He emphasized the balancing of the theoretical and practical aspects of subjects taught, among which he explicitly mentions reading, writing, mathematics, music, physical education, literature, history, and a wide range of sciences, as well as play, which he also considered important.

During the Medieval period, the idea of Perennialism was first formulated by St. Thomas Aquinas in his work “De Magistro”. Perennialism holds that one should teach those things 

 to be of everlasting importance to all people everywhere, namely principles and reasoning, not just facts (which are apt to change over time), and that one should teach first about people, not machines or techniques. It was originally religious in nature, and it was only much later that a theory of secular perennialism developed.

During the Renaissance, the French skeptic Michel de Montaigne (1533 – 1592) was one of the first to critically look at education. Unusually for his time, Montaigne was willing to question the conventional wisdom of the period, calling into question the whole edifice of the educational system, and the implicit assumption that university-educated philosophers were necessarily wiser than uneducated farm workers, for example.

What is the difference between the approaches of Socrates and Aristotle?

A. Aristotle felt the need for repetition to develop good habits in students; Socrates felt that students need to be constantly questioned

B. Aristotle felt the need for rote-learning; Socrates emphasized on dialogic learning

C. There was no difference

D. Aristotle emphasized on the importance of paying attention to human nature; Socrates emphasized upon science

Ans – Option A

Their approaches were different and this difference is quite explicitly explained in the fourth paragraph.

Why do educationists consider philosophy a ‘weak and woolly’ field?

A.It is not practically applicable

B. Its theoretical concepts are easily understood

C. It is irrelevant for education

D. None of the above

Ans- Option A

As educationists believe that philosophical abstractions are not suitable for practical application.

 What do you understand by the term ‘Perennialism’, in the context of the given comprehension passage?

A. It refers to something which is of ceaseless importance

B. It refers to something which is quite unnecessary

C. It refers to something which is abstract and theoretical

D. It refers to something which existed in the past and no longer exists now

Ans- Option A

As the term comes from the root word ‘perennial’ – which means ceaseless.

Plato’s beliefs about education were democratic? 

A. He believed that only the rich have the right to acquire education

B. Yes

C. He believed that only a select few are meant to attend schools

D. He believed that all pupils are not talented

Ans- Option B

Plato’s beliefs were democratic but not his suggested practices.

Why did Aquinas propose a model of education which did not lay much emphasis on facts?

A. Facts are not important

B. Facts do not lead to holistic education

C.Facts change with the changing times

D. Facts are frozen in time

Ans- Option C 

Facts do change with the changing times, hence, they are not of the utmost importance when aiming for holistic education 

Which one of the following words is similar in meaning to ‘acquired’ as used in the passage? – 

A. Implicit

B. Cultivated

C. Emphasized

D. Formulated

Ans- Option B 

*According to the present context the word acquired means cultivated here.

*Implicit means implied, indirect, understood, hinted etc.

*Emphasised means focus on, give special importance or value, highlighted etc.

*Formulated means create or prepare methodically.

( General English: Synonyms / Antonyms )

The antonym of the word ‘holistic’ is-

A. Comprehensive 

B. Integrated

C. Atomistic

D. Formal 

Ans- Option C 

The antonym of the word holistic is atomistic which means incomplete. Comprehensive, integrated are the synonyms of holistic. Formal means proper or official.

( General English: Synonyms / Antonyms )

Pick out the word from the passage that means ‘a large impressive building’.-

A. Explicit

B. Edifice

C. Virtuous

D. Deemed 

Ans- Option B 

Here edifice means a large impressive building. 

Explicit means clear or definite.

Virtuous means moral or righteous

Deemed means considered or judged.

( General English: Synonyms / Antonyms )

Hindi: Reading Comprehension- Prose -1 for CTET, all State TETs, KVS, NVS, DSSSB etc

Hindi: Reading Comprehension- Prose -1 for CTET, all State TETs, KVS, NVS, DSSSB etc

निर्देश- निम्नांकित गद्यांश को ध्यान से पढ़िए और अंत में दिए गए प्रश्नों के सही उत्तर विकल्पों में से चुनकर दीजिए –

गाँधीजी ने दक्षिण अफ्रीका में प्रवासी भारतीयों को मानव-मात्र की समानता और स्वतंत्रता के प्रति जागरुक बनाने का प्रयत्न किया। इसी के साथ उन्होंने भारतीयों के नैतिक पक्ष को जगाने और सुसंस्कृत बनाने के प्रयत्न भी किए। गांधी जी ने ऐसा क्यों किया? इसलिए कि वे मानव-मानव के बीच काले-गोरे, या ऊँच-नीच का भेद मिटाना पर्याप्त नहीं समझते थे, वरन् उनके बीच एक मानवीय स्वभाविक स्नेह और हार्दिक सहयोग का संबंध भी स्थापित करना चाहते थे। इसके बाद जब वे भारत आए, तब उन्होंने इस प्रयोग को एक बड़ा और व्यापक रुप दिया। विदेशी शासन के अन्याय – अनीति के विरोध में उन्होंने जितना बड़ा सामूहिक प्रतिरोध संगठित किया, उसकी मिसाल संसार के इतिहास में अन्यत्र नहीं मिलती। पर इसमें उन्होंने सबसे बड़ा ध्यान इस बात का रखा कि इस प्रतिरोध में कहीं भी कटुता, प्रतिशोध की भावना अथवा कोई भी ऐसी अनैतिक बात न हो जिसके लिए विश्व-मंच पर भारत का माथा नीचा हो। ऐसा गांधी जी ने इसलिए किया क्योंकि वे मानते थे कि बंधुत्व, मैत्री, सद्भावना, स्नेह-सौहार्द आदि गुण मानवता रूपी टहनी के ऐसे पुष्प हैं जो सर्वदा सुगंधित रहते हैं।

अफ्रीका में प्रवासी भारतीयों के पीड़ित होने का क्या कारण था?

क) निर्धनता धनिकता पर आधारित भेदभाव 

ख) रंग-भेद और सामाजिक स्तर से संबंधित भेदभाव 

ग) धार्मिक भिन्ता पर आश्रित भेदभाव

घ) विदेशी होने से उत्पन्न मन-मुटाव

उत्तरविकल्प ख

अफ्रीका में प्रवासी भारतीयों के पीड़ित होने का कारण रंगभेद और सामाजिक स्तर से संबंधित भेदभाव था। गांधी जी ने वहां प्रवासी भारतीयों को मानव मात्र की समानता और स्वतंत्रता के प्रति जागरूक बनाने का प्रयत्न किया।

गांधी जी अफ्रीकावासियों और भारतीय प्रवासियों के मध्य क्या स्थापित करना चाहते थे?

क) सहज प्रेम एवं सहयोग की भावना

ख) पारिवारिक अपनत्व की भावना 

ग) अहिंसा एवं सत्य के प्रति लगाव 

घ) विश्वबंधुत्व की भावना   

उत्तर – विकल्प क 

गांधी जी अफ्रीकावासियों और भारतीय प्रवासियों के मध्य सहज प्रेम एवं सहयोग की भावना स्थापित करना चाहते थे ताकि वह मानव मानव के बीच काले-गोरे,  ऊंच-नीच का भेद मिटा पाए और उनके बीच एक मानवीय स्वभाविक स्नेह और हार्दिक सहयोग का संबंध भी स्थापित कर पाएं।

भारत में गांधी जी का विदेशी शासन का प्रतिरोध किस पर आधारित था?

क) संगठन की भावना पर

ख) नैतिक मान्यताओं पर 

ग) राष्ट्रीयता के विचारों पर 

घ) शांति की सदभावना पर

 उत्तर – विकल्प ख 

भारत में गांधीजी का विदेशी शासन का प्रतिरोध नैतिक मान्यताओं पर आधारित था। वे चाहते थे कि इस प्रतिरोध में कहीं भी कटुता, प्रतिशोध की भावना अथवा कोई भी ऐसी अनैतिक बात ना हो जिसके लिए विश्व-मंच पर भारत का माथा नीचा हो।

 बंधुत्व, मैत्री आदि गुणों की पुष्पों के साथ तुलना आधारित है – 

क) उनकी सुंदरता पर 

ख) उनकी कोमलता पर 

ग) उनके अपनत्व पर 

घ) उनके कायिक प्रभाव पर

उत्तर – विकल्प घ

 गांधी जी मानते थे कि बंधुत्व, मैत्री, सद्भावना, स्नेह-सौहार्द्र आदि गुण मानवता रूपी टहनी के ऐसे पुष्प हैं जो सर्वदा सुगंधित रहते हैं अर्थात इनकी तुलना उनके कायिक प्रभाव पर आधारित है।

शेष शब्दों से भिन्न शब्द पहचानिए-

क) अनधिकृत

ख) अनुचित

ग) अनैतिक

घ) अंतर्निहित

उत्तर – विकल्प घ 

अनधिकृत, अनुचित तथा अनैतिक तीनों शब्द गलत के पर्यायवाची हैं। जबकि अंतर्निहित शब्द का मतलब-अंदर छिपा हुआ है।