CTET 2014 September Paper-1 Question with Answer | ||
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Language-I(Eng)
DIRECTIONS (Q. No. 91-99): Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate option.
In this floating village in Brazil, there is only one way to travel. Students go to school by boat. Locals go to worship by boat. Taxis arrive by boat. Even the soccer field is often a boat. There are three homemade fields on land, but they are submerged now in the annual flooding of the Black River. If the wooden goalposts had nets, they would be useful this time of the year only for catching fish. So, young players and adults improvise. They play soccer at a community center that has a roof but no walls. They play on the dock of a restaurant. And they play on a parked ferry, a few wearing life jackets to cushion their fall. The high-water mark in the Rio Negro this year was the fifth-highest in more than a century of measurements.
As scientists study the impact of deforestation on the Amazon basin, and the cooling and warming of the Pacific Ocean, extreme patterns observed over the last 25 or 30 years raise an important unanswered question: “Are these trends human-induced climate change. or can we explain this with natural variability?
Villagers said that passing boats sometimes knocked down power lines during periods of exceptionally high water. And while the soccer fields are usually available for about half the year, the land has recently been dry enough for only four or five months of play, “We don’t have a place for the children to play,” said de Sousa, a shop owner. “They are stuck in the houses, bored.” The most adventurous, though, will find a game somewhere.
Q91. The floating village is famous for its
(a) Black River
(b) craze tor sports
(c) annual flooding
(d) the suffering of the locals
Q92. The wooden goalposts had nets that are …………….. during floods.
(a) floating around
(b) used as nets
(c) useless
(d) misused
Q93. “The passing boats sometimes knocked down power lines’ suggests that the
(a) rescue boats are careless
(b) water was charged
(c) the flood levels were high
(d) electric poles had fallen
Q94. A word that best replaces the word ‘improvise” is
(a) contrive
(b) share
(c) plan
(d) devise
Q95. In this paragraph, “to cushion‘ means to
(a) separate
(b) protect
(c) pad
(d) abate
Q96. Identify the correct statement.
Flooding has ………. over a period of time.
(a) remained the same
(b) been increasing
(c) been unpredictable
(d) been decreasing
Q97. Pick out the false statement.
(a) The lines remain n place during the floods.
(b) The residents enjoy football the most.
(c) The goalposts and nets are useless during the floods.
(d) The community center is the only space for playing
Q98. The antonym of the word ‘exceptionally‘ is
(a) extraordinary
(b) generally
(c) markedly
(d) easily
Q99. “ ……….. will find a game somewhere” suggests that
(a) people will play football in the water
(b) football is lost during the floods
(c) the Black River is no threat to a game of football
(d) high grounds are reserved for the popular game
DIRECTIONS (Q. No. 100-105): Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate option
THE LAST CONQUEROR
Victorious men of the earth, no more
Proclaim how wide your empires are
Though you bind in every shore
And your triumphs reach as far
As night or day,
Yet you, proud monarchs, must obey
And mingle with forgotten ashes, when
Death calls ye to the crowd of common men.
Devouring Famine, Plague, and War,
Each able to undo mankind,
Death’s servile emissaries are,
Nor to these alone confined,
He hath at will
More quaint and subtle ways to kill,
A smile or kiss, as he will use the art,
Shall have the cunning skill to break a heart.
Q100. “ ………….. servile emissaries” means
(a) risky behavior
(b) humble messengers
(c) those who protect
(d) messengers of peace
Q101. “More quaint and subtle ways to kill;
Smile or kiss, as he will use the art,”
– tells the reader that the speaker
(a) believes in human goodness
(b) is afraid of his enemies
(c) hates wars
(d) distrusts human nature
Q102. “……. the cunning skill”-refers to
(a) a weapon of war
(b) skillful soldier
(c) a manipulative king
(d) hidden threat
Q103. “……… mingle with forgotten ashes” means
(a) dead persons
(b) fires on the battlefield
(c) threats to life
(d) hidden dangers
Q104. Here, ‘subtle” means
(a) stupid
(b) hidden
(c) suggestive
(d) sullen
Q105. “And your triumphs reach as far
As night or day,”
-The poetic device found in these words is a
(a) pathetic fallacy
(b) metaphor
(c) Simile
(d) formula
DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option.
Q106. The teaching of reading by associating characters or groups of characters with sounds is the …………. method.
(a) morphemic
(b) direct
(c) phonic
(d) whole-language
Q107. Teachers can remediate for the student with language learning difficulty by
(a) focusing on individual progress with individualized instruction
(b) providing notes that are summarized and simplified
(c) initially, giving information as reading only, no writing
(d) conduct extra classes for the student to catch up with others
Q108. Teachers can demystify abstract grammatical terminology so that students can write through the
(a) explicit teaching of certain structures
(b) the separating of spoken and written forms of language
(c) linking spoken language with writing
(d) frequent feedback on only grammatical errors
Q109. Language is taught by beginning with simple sentences instead of the initial sounds and blends. This implies that
(a) communication is based on complete sentences
(b) pronunciation has no place in language acquisition
(c) grammar and pronunciation have an equal place in language teaching
(d) grammar is an important basis of communication
Q110. Which activity best supports the practice of speaking skills?
(a) Students independently research a topic and present a formal report
(b) Teacher’s giving purposeful dictation by integrating it with a spoken activity
(c) Individually, students read a case-study and draft a response
(d) Students tell their version of a story based on some hints and apply it to a problem-solving situation.
Q111. Develop a resource box Class I. Teacher gives 3 instructions to each student regarding which items are to be put in it. e.g.: puppets, pieces of colored fabric, brushes, stencils, color pencils, small toys, etc.]. The student follows instructions. The activity is
(a) listening with concentration for specific information needed for a task
(b) stage in a listening session when a listener completes a task
(c) listening to the natural conversation between teacher and student
(d) listening to a speech that is semi-scripted
Q112. Vocabulary in the target language should be kept under control, i.e. graded. This can be done by
(a) teachers providing a short list of words that are commonly used
(b) students learning and practicing in the context of real situations
(c) students write/speak using a graded list of new words
(d) students read a prescribed b0ok and take a vocabulary quiz
Q113. To achieve communicative competence, learners need to be competent in four aspects: linguistic, sociolinguistic, discourse, and strategic competencies. Here, linguistic competence concerns students
(a) use of syntax, lexis, and structures
(b) expression of the meaning of what they communicate
(c) use of formats and stylistic devices
(d) content organization and use of vocabulary
Q114. Examples of “Creative Reading” Projects for assessment are
(a) reference work is done in the library for more information on the theme
(b) surfing the internet for related information
(c) dramatization, role-play, and re-writing from a different point of view
(d) reading for meaning
Q115. The teacher’s cues for activities are given in the first language, in a second language class. This …………. Exploits the communicative potential of a given structure.
(a) sandwich approach
(b) communicative approach
(c) bilingual techniques
(d) structural technique
Q116. The second language classroom is a confluence of varied languages. Teachers should give their students
(a) adequate self-explanatory notes
(b) Summaries and simplified versions of texts
(c) Worksheets with a variety of tasks while covering the syllabus
(d) comfortable environments to develop requisite skills
Q117. “ ………….. Supply ‘comprehensible input’ in low anxiety situations” is the basis of language acquisition. An example would be
(a) teacher-directed learning in the classroom
(b) the collaboration of students in a learning situation
(c) home-work designed to use parents support
(d) students receive feedback for error correction regularly
Q118. How can teachers respond to or “correct’ student’s writing in ways that are effective?
(a) Correcting every error in the essay
(b) Writing detailed comments in the margin
(c) Offering encouraging and summary remarks
(d) Locating patterns of error and suggesting improvement
Q119. Some parents of students with learning difficulties may have unrealistic expectations from their children. The teacher can support such students by
(a) persuading them to liaise with other such students
(b) explaining to the parents about the child’s characteristic and abilities
(c) providing instructions for dealing with the students at home
(d) making a clear reference to the learning objectives
Q120. Educators use YouTube to teach visual learners with videos, podcasts for auditory learners and interactive games for tactile learners in a language class. Here, multi-media caters to individual
(a) linguistic differences
(b) learning styles
(c) authentic second language.
(d) learning disabilities