TET MODEL Question Paper 1

KERALA TEACHER ELIGIBILITY MODEL TEST (1)

CATEGORY 1&2

Part 3-ENGLISH

Questions 121 - 127 Read the following passage and answer the questions that

follow.

According to Greek mythology, Atlas was a Titan of enormous strength. After being defeated by the god Zeus, Atlas was forced to carry the earth and the sky for eternity. In depictions of Altas, he is shown as a stooped figure carrying the globe on his shoulders. Because of his association with globe, maps began to be decorated with this image of Atlas. Accordingly, the word 'Atlas' became a nickname for a collection of maps. Today, an atlas refers to any book that consists of a bound collection of maps. For example, an atlas can be made up of maps of the countries of the world ... Sometimes an atlas will also contain graphs and charts with other statistical information about religion, temperature, languages or population of a given area.

1. This passage focuses on …………

A. Greek mythology B. culture, religion and climate of certain areas

C. how the term 'atlas' has been evolved D. the enormous strength of Atlas

2. Atlas supported the earth and the sky because

A. he was a titan of enormous strength B. he was punished after losing to Zeus

C. he was associated with maps and globes D. he was a slave to the god Zeus

3. As used in the passage, which is the best synonym for 'accordingly'?

A. consequently B. however

C. logically D. naturally

4. Based on the passage, it can be inferred that the additional charts and graphs in an atlas can include information about

I. Major languages

II. Average temperatures

III. Historical events

A. I and II only B. II and III only

C. I only D. I, II and III

5. In the above passage, the word 'stoop' means

A. stand straight B. to kneel down

C. to bend one's shoulder D. having the arms backwards

6. Which of the following words from the passage is closer in meaning to 'gigantic'?

A. Atlas B. Zeus

C. Titan D. Globe

7. Find the odd pair out

A. books - library B. people - population

C. maps - atlas D. graphs – charts

Questions 128 - 150 Choose the right answer out of the options given :

128.Our team will win the match, ............ ?

(A) did he ? (B) doesn’t they ?

(C) won’t they ? (D)will  they ?

129.The bell ………………. Before I entered the class.

a) Rung

b) Had rung

c) Rang

d) Was ringing

130. Pick out the correct sentence :

(A) I had been writing letters since all the morning

(B) I wrote letters all the morning

(C) I have written letters all the morning

(D) I have been writing letters all the morning

131. A little boy was walking ______ her.

(A) together (B) across (C) beside (D) besides

132. Each men and each woman has a vote.

(A) The above sentence is wrong

(B) The above sentence is right

(C) The above sentence is partially right

(D) The above sentence is partially wrong

133. Only a few members ________ for the examination.

(A) turned down (B) turned up (C) turned out (D) turned in

134. Futurity is expressed in the following sentence.

(A) The former president had visited our state

(B) The former president has arrived

(C) The former president arrives

(D) The former president arrived

135. Alen always writes ‘dad’ instead of ‘bad’. The teacher identified this problem as :

(A) Dislexia (B) Disgraphia (C) Discalculia (D) Anomia

136. One of the best teaching learning strategies for the standard I and II English

class is :

(A) Long lectures (B) Seminar presentation

(C) Narration (D) Symposium

137. What strategy will you adopt if you want your learners to produce a good notice?

(A) Supply a variety of notices in groups for analysis

(B) Dictate them the notice intended to get

(C) Ask them to copy from the leader

(D) Ask them to learn byheart the sentences for the notice

138. Which type of continuous assessment is inculcating interpersonal intelligence

among co-learners?

(A) Self assessment (B) Peer assessment

(C) Teacher assessment (D) Parent assessment

139. Pick out the wrong statement on the basis of theory of learning :

(A) Remedial teaching increases the slow learners

(B) Over crowded classrooms create slow learners

(C) Social and economic backwardness of the parents produce slow learners

(D) Ill health makes one a slow learner

140. One among the following DOES NOT express suggestion :

(A) Let’s drink a cup of tea? (B) Shall we go to the beach?

(C) How about going for a drive? (D) May I take your note book?

141. The one which is a feature of ‘learning’ when compared with ‘acquisition’ :

(A) Conscious (B) Flexible

(C) Informal (D) Whole learning

142. “English is a library language” which among the following explains the meaning of this statement :

(A) Voluminous reference books are in English language

(B) Stock register in libraries are in English language

(C) Librarians speak English

(D) Labels on books in libraries are in English language

143. ‘Need based vocabulary development’ believes in .....

(A) Pre-teaching of vocabulary

(B) Post-teaching of vocabulary

(C) On-demand supply of vocabulary

(D) No teaching of vocabulary at all

144. Diagnostic test is administered ................

A. after remedial teaching B. at the end of teaching

C. before remedial teaching D. when a student prepares for a test

145. LAD (Language Acquisition Device) is a term coined by ..............

A. Piaget B. Bruner

C. Vygotsky D. Chomsky

146 Teaching would be more effective if the teacher-

(a)Makes his intent purposeful

(b)Is master of the subject

(c)Uses various intellectual aids

(d)Declares his objective in the beginning

147.Teaching aids are helpful because they-

(a)Help teachers work

(b)Activate all senses

(c)Help students to be attentive

(d)Make learning more meaningful
148. ‘Mr. Rajan have a car’. What category of error is underlined?

(A) Synthetic (B) Morphological

(C) Related to punctuation (D) Phonological

149. The boy swam ...................the river

A. above B. across

B. under C. over

150. ‘Yesterday I was late to bed; but I got a sound sleep’. What does sound means in

the sentence?

(A) I got a complete sleep

(B) I produced sound during sleep

(C) I heard a sound during the sleep

(D) Someone produced sound to distract my sleep

ANSWER KEY

QUESTION NO:	ANSWER
121	C
122	D
123	A
124	A
125	B
126	C
127	D
128	C
129	B
130	D
131	C
132	B
133	B
134	C
135	B
136	C
137	A
138	B
139	A
140	D
141	A
142	A
143	C
144	B
145	D
146	C
147	B
148	B
149	B
150	A