Rajasthan Public Service Commission

Sr. Teacher
Grade-II
(Secondary Education) Examination

ENGLISH
GUIDE AND
PRACTICE BOOK
RPSC Sr. Teacher Grade-II (Secondary Education) English Guide and Practice Book

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Ashok Kumar Jangir

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 FOREWORD
As soon as any advertisement is announced a lot of
books swell in the market. Many of them are prepared
so rashly that the students get confused and waste both
their time and money. A good book not only provides
all kind of correct information but it gives confidence
also.

This present edition by Mr. Ashok Jangir has all the

characteristics that a good book should have. I am full
of praise for the sincere efforts of Mr. Jangir to make it
a comprehensive book. The objective questions given in
abundance are just like a revision to the matter. The
book is complete in itself and I believe that the candi-
dates, who are appearing in this examination, need not
anything else after reading this book.

I am sure that the students will appreciate and get

advantage of this comprehensive work.

I wish best of luck to all the candidates.

Dr Arun Soule
Associate Professor (Department of English)
University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

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 INTRODUCTION
The present edition of this book is prepared to
meet the requirements of the students preparing
for RPSC Sr. Teacher (Grade II) English
Examination. Having this purpose in mind all the
topics are prepared with a practical approach. The
book provides ample exercises in usage of gram-
mar, literature and in teaching methods.
The soul objective of preparing this book is to
provide such a comprehensive book to the stu-
dents that after reading it, they should not feel any
need for some other book for this examination.
Main Features of the book
The matter provided in the book is sufficed and
it makes it a comprehensive book. The book
completes the search of a student for a good
book.
Parts of Speech are given in detail (including
more than 500 exercises).
Phonetic symbols and Word-Stress have been
explained in a very simple way that a new stu-
dent to topic will feel quite comfortable.
The book comprises more than 3400 exercises
covering all the topics thoroughly.
A mini dictionary of Phonetic Transcription
along with Word-Stress (A-Z) has also been
given.
A Grammar Glossary of 240 entries develops a
better understanding for grammar.
The book has been prepared according to the
questions set in the Question Paper of RPSC
2011 (May and December).
RPSC Question Papers 2011 (May and
December) have been solved with necessary
explanations.
A Model Question Paper has been also added.
Rules of grammar are explained in English as
well as in Hindi. It makes the book suitable for
both classroom use and self-study.
A lot of care has tried to keep the book free
from any factual mistakes. Apart from this a sin-
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cere effort has been made to simplify grammar
and to make literature interesting.
Your valuable suggestions would be welcomed
at: jangirashok1@gmail.com. I hope every reader
will like the work and get advantage out of it.
Books Consulted
1. Guide to Patterns and Usage in English - A.S.
Hornby
2. A Practical English Grammar - A. J.
Thomson and A. V. Martinet
3. Living English Structure - W. Stannard Allen
4. English Grammar for Today - Geoffrey
Leech, Margaret Deuchar and Robert
Hoogenrad
5. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English
Language- Randolph Quirk, Sidney
Grennbaum, Geoffrey Leech and Jan
Svartvik
6. Practical English Usage - Michael Swan
7. Oxford Practice Grammar - John Eastwood
8. English Grammar and Composition - Wren
and Martin
9. A Course in Phonetics and Spoken English -
J. Sethi and P. V. Dhamija
10. A History of English Literature - W.H.
Hudson
11. A Glossary of Literary Terms - M.H. Abrams
and Geoffrey Galt Harpham
12. English Pronouncing Dictionary - Daniel
Jones
13. Webster's Comprehensive Dictionary
14. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
15. Teaching of English - Mohammad Aslam
16. The Teaching of English - Shiv Charan
Sharma
 Previous Year Paper Trend Analysis
Part-1
2008 2011 2014
1. Parts of speech 19 28 17
2. Tenses 7 5 10
3. Subject-verb-agreement 4 2 4
4. Transforming an affirmative into negative and interrogative
sentences, Simple-compound-complex 10 10 15
5. Passive voice 5 9 5
6. Narration 4 1 8
7. Auxiliaries 9 6 4
8. Conditional sentences 4 2 3
9. Phrasal verbs 6 8 2
10. Degree 2 5 5
11. Phonetic Transcription and word stress 14 9 14
12. Common idioms and phrases 7 7
13. Miscellaneous 6 3 1
TOTAL 90 95 95
Part-2
1. Basic sentences patterns 1 3 5
2. Phrase analysis in terms of MHM 7 3
3. Clause analysis in terms of SPOCA 7 5 2
4. Reading comprehension and vocabulary 5 5 4
5. Synonyms 4 4 3
6. Antonyms 2 3 3
7. An acquaintance with literary forms 5 5 5
8. An acquaintance with major literary movements 4 5 6
9. An acquaintance with major Indian writes in English 5 3 4
TOTAL 40 33 35
Part-3
1. GT-Method 3 6 -
2. Direct method 3 2 2
3. Structural method 1 1 2
4. Audio-lingual method 3 1 1
5. Communication English language teaching 3 3 1
6. Teaching Prose, Poetry, Grammar and composition 4 4 5
7. Basic principles of English language teaching - 4 5
8. Selection, Gradation, Presentation 3 1 4
TOTAL 20 22 20
GRAND TOTAL 150 150 150

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 SYLLABUS
SR.TEACHER (GRADE-II), SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
PAPER -II ENGLISH

Part -(i) 180 Marks Part-(ii) 80 Marks

(Secondary and Senior Secondary Standard) (Graduation Standard)
Grammar, Usage and Literature
Grammar and usage 1. Basic Sentence Patterns.
1. Parts of speech 2. Phrase analysis interms of M H M.
2. Determiners 3. Clause analysis in terms of SPOCA.
3. Tenses 4. Phonetic Symbols and Transcription.
4. Subject-verb agreement 5. Reading comprehension and vocabulary.
5. Prepositions 6. Synonyms and Antonyms.
6. Transforming an Affirmative into Negative 7. An acquaintance with literary forms.
and Interogative Sentence. 8. An acquaintance with major literary move-
7. Passive Voice ments.
8. Direct/Indirect Speech 9. An acquaintance with major Indian writers
9. Auxiliaries in English.
10. Conditional Sentences Part -(iii) 40 Marks
11. Phrasal Verbs Teaching Methods
12. Joining Sentences 1. Grammar -Translation method.
13. Transformation 2. Direct Method.
-Simple sentence into compound and com- 3. Structural Method.
plex sentence. 4. Audio-Lingual Method.
-Other varied transformations. 5. Communicative English language Teaching.
14. Degree (Positive/Comparative/Sup. 6. Teaching Prose, Poetry, Grammar and
Degree). Composition.
15. Phonetic Transcription and Word Stress. 7. Basic Principles of second language
16. Common Idioms & Phrases Teaching-Selection, Gradation, Presentation
and Testing.

1. The question paper will carry maximum 300 marks.

2. Duration of question paper will be Two Hours Thirty Minutes.
3. The question paper will carry 150 questions of multiple choices.
4. Paper shall include following subjects carrying the number of marks as shown against them:
(i) Knowledge of Secondary and Sr. Secondary Standard about relevant subject matter. 180 Marks
(ii) Knowledge of Graduation Standard about relevant subject matter. 80 Marks
(iii) Teaching Methods of relevant subject. 40 Marks
Total 300 Marks
5. All questions carry equal marks.
6. There will be Negative Marking.

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 CONTENTS
RPSC Exam. Senior Teacher
GRADE II
Chapter Name Page No.

RPSC Senior Teacher (Grade II) English Examination Solved

Paper March 24, 2013 P1/1-14
RPSC Senior Teacher (Grade II) English Examination Solved
Paper December 10, 2011 P2/1-16
RPSC Senior Teacher (Grade II) English Examination Solved
Paper May 5, 2011 P3/31-20

Part- I : Grammar and Usage

Parts of Speech
z Noun 01/3-11
z Pronoun 01/12-28
z Adjective 01/29-36
z Verb 01/37-42
z Adverb 01/43-48
z Preposition 01/49-71
z Conjunction 01/72-75
z Interjection 01/76-78
Determiners 02/1-13
Tenses 03/1-19
Subject Verb Agreement 04/1-13
Tranforming an Affirmative into Negative and Interrogative Sentence 05/1-9
Passive Voice 06/1-25
Direct/Indirect Speech 07/1-27
Auxiliaries 08/1-17
Conditional Sentences 09/1-7

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Phrasal Verbs 10/1-15
Joining Sentences 11/1-20
Transformation 12/1-10
Degree 13/1-9
Phonetic Transcription and Word Stress 14/1-17
Common Idioms and Phrases 15/1-32

Part - II : Grammar, Usage and Literature

Basic Sentence Patterns 16/1-23

Phrase Analysis in Terms of MHM 17/1-18
Clause Analysis in Terms of SPOCA 18/1-10
Phonetic Symbols and Transcription 19/1-22
Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary 20/1-10
Synonyms and Antonyms 21/1-24
An Acquaintance with Literary Forms 22/1-30
An Acquaintance with Major Literary Movements 23/1-32
An Acquaintance with Major Indian Writers in English 24/1-26

Part - III : Teaching Methods

Grammar Translation Method 25/1-2

Direct Method 25/3-5
Structural Method 25/5-9
Audio Lingual Method 25/9-10
Communicative English Language Teaching 25/10-12
Teaching Prose, Poetry Grammar and Composition 25/13-26
Basic Principles of English Language Teaching
(Selection, Gradation, Presentation and Testing) 25/26-47

Part - IV
Glossary of Grammatical Terms 26/1-34
Model Question Paper P4/1-10

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(Secondary Education) Exam-2013
English Held on : 24 March, 2014

Choose the correct option : (3) many (4) little

1. There are twenty boys in the class. The Answer: (1)
underlined word is : 7. There is nothing that ........... of us can do
(1) A noun (2) A Pronoun to help.
(3) A Verb (4) An Adjective (1) every (2) any
Answer: (4) (3) half (4) none
2. He worked quickly Quickly is : Answer: (2)
(1) An Adjective (2) An Adverb 8. How .......... money do you have?
(3) A Verb (4) A Preposition (1) many (2) much
Answer: (2) [Quickly is the usual adverb (3) few (4) lot of
from quick: I quickly realized that I was on Answer: (2)
the wrong train.?] 9. She was so tired she could not walk
3. He is on the committee. on is : ......... further.
(1) A Conjunction (2) An Interjection (1) more (2) along
(3) A Preposition (4) An Adverb (3) any (4) a great deal of
Answer: (3) Answer: (3)
4. That which adds to the meaning of a 10. Vasco Da Gama was ............ first
Noun is : European sailor to come to India.
(1) A Pronoun (2) An Adjective (1) only (2) the
(3) An Adverb (4) A Verb (3) a (4) very
Answer: (2) Answer: (2)
5. A word that joins words or sentences 11. ............ wood floats on water.
together is : (1) A (2) The
(1) An Interjection (2) A Conjunction (3) Most (4) No determiner
(3) A Preposition (4) A Verb Answer: (4)
Answer: (2) [Conjunction is a word that 12. No sooner did the train .............. at the
joins words, phrases or sentences, for platform than the passengers rushed
example and, but, or.] towards it.
Fill in the blanks with the correct option : (1) arrive (2) arrived
6. She did the job without ........... enthusi- (3) will arrive (4) had arrived
asm. Answer: (1)
(1) much (2) all 13. Much ............. since they were here last.
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(1) has happened (2) was happened 22. He ............ his watch while he was trav-
(3) would happen (4) have happening elling.
Answer: (1) (1) losed (2) lost
14. She ............. the best apples from the (3) lossed (4) losted
basket. Answer: (2)
(1) choose (2) chose 23. The house, with all its contents .............
(3) was chosen (4) choosing insured.
Answer: (2) (1) were (2) was
15. He ............ to the teacher about his (3) are (4) has
homework. Answer: (2)
(1) lie (2) lying 24. Either he or I ................ mistaken.
(3) laid (4) lied (1) am (2) are
Answer: (4) (3) were (4) is
16. The prisoner was ............. to death. Answer: (1)
(1) hung (2) hanging 25. Everyone of the boys .............. to ride a
(3) hanged (4) hunged bike.
Answer: (3) (1) loving (2) love
17. The bell ............ at regular intervals. (3) loves (4) are loving
(1) ringing (2) rings Answer: (3)
(3) runged (4) ringed 26. Who did you give the money .........?
Answer: (2) (1) from (2) to
18. The bus was ............. apart by the blast. (3) by (4) on
(1) torn (2) teared Answer: (2)
(3) torned (4) teered 27. Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize
Answer: (1) ......... literature.
19. One of my books .............. missing. (1) for (2) in
(1) are (2) is (3) of (4) on
(3) has (4) was Answer: (1)
Answer: (2) [was cannot be used as there 28. Students should be asked to write
is no indicator of past time.] only......... ink.
20. One must try .............. best to achieve (1) with (2) in
success. (3) by (4) from
(1) their (2) everyones Answer: (2)
(3) ones (4) someones 29. Ravi is married ................ a cousin of
Answer: (3) mine.
21. I tried to learn English for years, but I (1) with (2) alongwith
............ (3) off (4) to
(1) have not succeed Answer: (4)
(2) not succeeded 30. It is hardly ten years............. the reform
(3) have not succeeded was introduced.
(4) has not succeeded (1) ago (2) since
Answer: (3) (3) from (4) for

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Answer: (2) (3) were (4) can by

31. The Secretary was asked to give ............ Answer: (3)
the prizes. 40. The wind ........... the candle.
(1) away (2) over (1) blew away (2) blow away
(3) off (4) up (3) blew out (4) blown out
Answer: (1) [Give away is a phrasal verb Answer: (3)
which means- To give something as a gift.] 41. We must ........... our expenses or we will
32. You ............ improve your spellings. get into debt.
(1) shall (2) must (1) cut up (2) cut away
(3) would (4) dare to (3) cut down (4) cut off
Answer: (2) Answer: (3)
33. ............. you lend me your scooter, 42. To weather the storm means :
please? (1) to be out in bad weather
(1) Would (2) Should (2) to survive in difficult times
(3) Might (4) Shall (3) to make a fuss over something
Answer: (1) (4) to feel happy
34. They .......... getting married next year. Answer: (2)
(1) need to (2) must 43. To pull through means :
(3) ought to (4) will be (1) to pull with strength
Answer: (4) (2) to used a lot of energy
35. She .............. work harder. (3) to recover
(1) must be (2) cant be (4) to control
(3) might be (4) should Answer: (3)
Answer: (4) 44. A fish out of water means :
36. What a big crowd, it ............. be some (1) face to face with death
very important person. (2) in want of house
(1) must (2) need to (3) determined to live
(3) ought (4) certainly (4) in a strange situation
Answer: (1) Answer: (4)
37. ............ you work harder, you will fail. 45. A wild goose chase is
(1) If (2) Whether (1) a useless interprise
(3) Unless (4) Whatever (2) a violent chase
Answer: (3) (3) a pleasurable hunt
38. If I had told the truth, ............. punish- (4) a harsh gesture
ment. Answer: (1)
(1) I would have escaped 46. Make hay while the sunshines
(2) I will escape means :
(3) I would escape (1) use the sunshine for harvesting
(4) I will not escape (2) be active during the day
Answer: (1) (3) be merry during the summer
39. If I ............. a bird, I would fly in the sky. (4) make maximum use of a given oppor-
(1) was (2) might be tunity

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Answer: (4) (1) He is not greather than me.

47. To bank upon means : (2) I am not so great as he (is).
(1) to hope (2) to invest (3) He is great, I am not.
(3) to harness (4) to depend (4) He is not as greater as I (am).
Answer: (4) Answer: (2)
48. Need of the hour means : 56. This is all I want. (Negative)
(1) the most essential requirement (1) Not all I want is this.
(2) the requirement at a given time (2) All I want is not this.
(3) a dire necessity (3) I want not all of this.
(4) Timely remedy (4) I dont want anything else.
Answer: (2) Answer: (4)
49. The superlative degree of the adverb 57. It is meaningless to worry about your
well is : future? (nterrogative)
(1) well (2) better (1) Do you meaningfully worry about your
(3) best (4) good future?
Answer: (3) (2) Why worry about your future?
50. The comparative degree of much is (3) Should you worry about your future?
(1) more (2) most (4) Does worrying about the future mean
(3) less (4) many anything?
Answer: (1) Answer: (2)
51. He is the ............. of the two. 58. I never asked her to come with me.
(1) bright (2) brightly (Interrogative)
(3) brighter (4) brightest (1) Do I ever ask her to come with me?
Answer: (3) (2) Did I not ask her to come with me?
52. In this book the concepts are the ....... (3) Did I ever ask her to come with me?
(1) clear (2) clearer (4) Did I ask her not to come with me?
(3) clearest (4) cleanest Answer: (3)
Answer: (3) 59. Students are doing a lot of work.
53. The superlative degree of beautiful is (Passive)
(1) beautifulness (2) beautifullest (1) A lot of work is done by the students.
(3) most beautiful (4) beautifullester (2) The work is done by the students a lot.
Answer: (3) (3) A lot of work is being done by the stu-
Choose the correct option according to the trans- dents.
formation stated in the brackets : (4) A lot of work is doing by the students.
54. I was doubtful whether it was really Answer: (3)
you. (Negative) 60. My father bought me a good watch.
(1) I was not sure that it was really you. (Passive)
(2) I did not believe it was really you. (1) A good watch was bought by me for
(3) I was sure it was really not you. my father.
(4) I was in no doubt that it really was you. (2) A good watch was bought for me by
Answer: (1) my father.
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watch.
(4) A good watch my father bought me.
Answer: (2)
61. Please post the letter. (Passive)
(1) This letter may be posted by you.
(2) This letter must be posted.
(3) You are requested to post this letter.
(4) This letter may be posted please.
Answer: (3)
62. I am surprised at her decision. (Active)
(1) Her decision is a surprise to me.
(2) Her decision is surprising for me.
(3) Her decision surprised me.
(4) Her decision surprises me.
Answer: (4)
63. Why should I be insulted by you?
(Active)
(1) Why do you insult me?
(2) Why should you insult me?
(3) Why am I insulted?
(4) Why am I being insulted?
Answer: (2)
64. I said to my brother, Let us go to some
hill station for a change. (Indirect
Speech)
(1) I asked my brother to go to some hill
station for a change.
(2) I asked my brother if he would go to
some hill station for a change.
(3) P permitted my brother to go to hill
station for a change.
(4) I suggested to my brother that we
should go to some hill station for a change.
Answer: (4)
65. I dont know the way. Do you?, he
said. (Indirect speech)
(1) He said he didnt know the way and did
i know it.
(2) He said he was not knowing the way
and wondered if I knew it.
(3) He asked me if I knew the way which
he didnt.
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(4) He said that he didnt know the way
and asked me if i did.
Answer: (4)
66. Keats said, A thing of beauty is a joy
forever. (Indirect Speech)
(1) Keats said that a thing of beauty is joy-
ful.
(2) Kests said that a beautiful thing is a
joy.
(3) Keats said that a thing of beauty is a
joy forever.
(4) Keats said that things beautiful are for-
ever joyful.
Answer: (3)
67. Are you going to Delhi tomorrow? I
said to her. (Indirect Speech)
(1) I asked her if she was going to Delhi
the next day.
(2) I asked from her if she was going to
Delhi tomorrow.
(3) I told her that she was going to Delhi
tomorrow.
(4) I asked her intention the next day of
going to Delhi.
Answer: (1)
68. He inquired whether his name was not
Ahmed. (Direct Speech)
(1) He asked, Are you Ahmed?
(2) He inquired, Your name is Ahmed?
(3) He said to him, Is not your name,
Ahmed?
(4) None of the above
Answer: (4)
69. I exclaimed with wonder that it was an
excellent idea. (Direct speech).
(1) Oh! What an excellent idea, said I.
(2) Oh! this is such an excellent idea.
(3) An excellent idea! I said.
(4) Ah! An excellent idea this is.
Answer: (1)
70. Ram said, The children had better go
to bed early. (Indirect Speech)
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(1) Ram said that the children had better (2) He will be punished if he is late.
go to bed early. (3) He must not be late and avoid being
(2) Ram said that the children should go to punished.
bed. (4) His coming late will result in his being
(3) Ram often says the children go to bed punished.
early. Answer: (1)
(4) Children go to bed early. 75. I dont know her name. (Complex)
Answer: (1) (1) I dont know who she is.
71. I could read when I was three! She (2) Her name is not known to me.
said (Indirect Speech) (3) I dont know what her name is.
(1) She could read when she was nearly (4) I dont know what she is called.
three. Answer: (3)
(2) She says that she had been reading 76. Mohan is too poor to study abroad.
since three. (Complex)
(3) She said she read at three. (1) Mohan is so poor that it is impossible
(4) She said that she could read when she to study abroad.
was three. (2) Mohan is so poor that he cannot study
Answer: (4) abroad.
72. You must start early, you will reach (3) Mohan being poor cannot study
there in time (Compound) abroad.
(1) You must start early and reach there in (4) Mohan is very poor and so couldnt
time. study abroad.
(2) You can reach there in time if you start Answer: (2)
early. 77. He declared that he was innocent.
(3) You must start early reaching there in (Simple)
time. (1) He declared his innocence.
(4) Starting early you will reach there in (2) He proved his innocence.
time. (3) He was declared innocent.
Answer: (1) (4) He openly announced his innocence.
73. Notwithstanding his hard work, he did Answer: (1)
not succeed. (Compound) 78. Search his pockets and you will find the
(1) He did not succeed despite his hard- watch. (Complex)
working. (1) If you dont search his pockets, you
(2) Though hardworking, he did not succeed. will not find the watch.
(3) He worked hard yet did not succeed. (2) If you search his pockets, you will find
(4) Despite hard work, success did not the watch.
come. (3) Search his pockets to find the watch.
Answer: (3) (4) You will find the watch on searching
74. He must not be late or he will be pun- his pockets.
ished. (Simple) Answer: (2)
(1) In the event of his being late, he will be 79. Do as I tell you or you will regret it.
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(1) You will not regret if you do as I tell (1) temple (2) temper
you. (3) template (4) tempil
(2) Do as I tell you so as not to regret it. Answer: (1) [It should /templ/]
(3) Do as told so you wont regret it. 87. /spa:k/ is the phonetic transcription of
(4) Unless you do as I tell you, you will (1) spak (2) spoke
regret it. (3) spok (4) spark
Answer: (4) Answer: (4)
80. I am certain that you have made a mis- 88. Geography is transcribed as
take. (Compound) (1) /giugr if/ (2) /d3iugrfi/
(1) There is no doubt that you have made a (3) /d3i3grfi/ (4) /d3i3grphi/
mistake. Answer: (2)
(2) You have made a mistake and I am cer- 89. The correct stress in starvation is on
tain of this. (1) starvation (2) starvation
(3) I am certain of you mistake. (3) starvation (4) stravtion
(4) That you have made a mistake I am Answer: (3)
certain. 90. The correct stress in thermometer is
Answer: (2) on
Choose the correct phonetic transcription of the (1) thermometer (2) thermometer
given words. (3) thermometer (4) thermometer
81. Bead Answer: (3)
(1) /bid/ (2) /beed/ 91. The pattern of Subject + Verb +
(3) /be:ad/ (4) /bi:d/ Noun/Pronoun + Present Participle is
Answer: (4) (1) She kept burning the fire.
82. Cabin (2) She could not keep the fire burning.
(1) /keabi:n/ (2) /kebin/ (3) She has kept the fire burning.
(3) /keibin/ (4) /keabin:/ (4) She kept the fire burning
Answer: (*) [The correct phonetic tran- Answer: (4)
scription of Cabin should - kbIn 92. The doctor ordered Ram to stay in bed.
83. Decide The sentence pattern is the given sentence
(1) /de-cide/ (2) /deside:/ is :
(3) /disaid/ (4) /disaed:/ (1) Subject + Verb + Adjective
Answer: (3) (2) Subject + Verb + Noun/Pronoun + to-
84. Fan Infinitive
(1) /faen/ (2) /fai:n/ (3) Subject + Verb + Noun + Infinitive
(3) /fia:n/ (4) /fn verb
Answer: (1) (4) Subject + Verb + Noun
85. /w^ndr/ is the phonetic transcription Answer: (2)
of 93. Today even a blank sheet of paper is in
(1) wander (2) winder danger of being considered a work of
(3) wanderer (4) wonder art.
Answer: (4) Identify the pattern in the underlined por-
86. /tmpl/ is the phonetic transcription of tion :

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(1) S V O A (2) A S V C (4) My brother enjoyed playing cricket.

(3) S V O C (4) C O V S Answer: (*) [None of the options is cor-
Answer: (2) rect.]
94. The phrase The place I live in has 100. My opinion is that he will get good
(1) A preposition as a modifier marks.
(2) A clause as a modifier (1) Subject
(3) Neither an adjective nor a preposition (2) Object
as a modifier (3) Complement of the verb
(4) An adjective as a modifier (4) Predicate
Answer: (2) Answer: (3)
95. You can talk as much as you like. 101. Phonetic transcription of Revive is :
The sentence is an example of (1) rivaiv (2) reviv
(1) Adjective clause (2) Verb clause (3) revev (4) rivav
(3) Adverb clause (4) Noun clause Answer: (1)
Answer: (3) 102. Phonetic transcription of Logical is :
96. Which of the following has Adjective (1) lodzikle (2) la:d3ikl
Phrase? (3) logical (4) lodzikel
(1) Ram ran with a great speed. Answer: (*) [The correct phonetic tran-
(2) The chief lived in a house built of scription of Logical should - /ld3ikl/
stone. 103. /ili:t/ is the phonetic transcription of the
(3) The crowd halted in Bazaar. word
(4) When I was young, I thought so. (1) eliot (2) elite
Answer: (2) (3) alight (4) illicit
97. That barking dogs seldom bite is not Answer: (2)
quite true. 104. Which of the following is spelt correct-
(1) Noun Phrase ly?
(2) Adjective Phrase (1) Faternity (2) Freternity
(3) Adverbial Phrase (3) Fraternity (4) Feternity
(4) None of these Answer: (3)
Answer: (1) 105. The opposite of the word Eloquent is
98. The clause analysis of the sentence, To (1) Inarticulate (2) Articulate
be honest, I have never liked him fol- (3) Persuasive (4) Expressive
lows the following pattern. Answer: (1)
(1) S - P - A (2) S - P - C 106. The opposite of MORBID is
(3) A - S - P - O (4) S - P - C - O (1) Gloomy (2) Gay
Answer: (3) (3) Melancholic (4) Unhappy
99. Which has the pattern of Subject + Verb Answer: (2)
+ Gerund? 107. The opposite of Explicit is
(1) My brother used to enjoy playing (1) Clear (2) Plain
cricket. (3) Implicit (4) Straight forward
(2) My brother play cricket. Answer: (3)
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same to the meaning of the (given)
word. Indigenous
(1) Foreign (2) Native
(3) Diasporic (4) Rural
Answer: (2)
109. What is the synonym of Redemption?
(1) Reclamation (2) Condemnation
(3) Pawning (4) Purchase
Answer: (1)
110. The word Temporal means
(1) Spiritual (2) Worldly
(3) Religious (4) Peaceful
Answer: (2)
111. Which of the following is not a charac-
teristic feature of a pastoral elegy?
(1) The soul of the dead Shepherd realizes
at the end that death in this world is the
entry to a higher life.
(2) The mourner charges withe negligence
of the nymph or other guardians of the
dead shepherd.
(3) There is a procession of appropriate
mourners.
(4) The speaker begins by invoking the
muses.
Answer: (1)
[The pastoral elegy represents both the
poet and the one he mournswho is usu-
ally also a poetas shepherds (the Latin
word for shepherd is "pastor"). The pas-
toral elegists developed a set of elaborate
conventions. In addition to the fictional
representation of both mourner and subject
as shepherds tending their flocks we often
find the following conventional features:
(1) The lyric speaker begins by invoking the
muses, and goes on to make frequent ref-
erence to other figures from classical
mythology.
(2) All nature joins in mourning the shep-
herd's death
(3) The mourner charges with negligence the
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nymphs or other guardians of the dead
shepherd.
(4) There is a procession of appropriate
mourners.
(5) The poet raises questions about the justice
of fate, or else of Providence, and adverts
to the corrupt conditions of his own times.
(6) Post-Renaissance elegies often include an
elaborate passage in which appropriate
flowers are brought to deck the hearse.
(7) There is a closing consolation. In Christian
elegies, the lyric reversal from grief and
despair to joy and assurance typically
occurs when the elegist suddenly realizes
that death in this world is the entry to a
higher life.]
112. Octave and Sestet are two main parts of
(1) Petrarchan form of Sonnet
(2) Shakespearean form of Sonnet
(3) Spenserian form of Sonnet
(4) All of the above
Answer: (1)
113. Onomatopoeia is defined as
(1) A figure of speech in which action is
prominent.
(2) A figure of speech in which sound
alone is significant.
(3) A figure of speech in which the poets
presence is obvious.
(4) A figure of speech in which the forma-
tion of words is such whose sound is imi-
tative of the action designated.
Answer: (4)
114. Soliloquy is defined as
(1) An act of speaking with one person.
(2) An act of speaking alone or to oneself.
(3) An act of speaking with audience.
(4) An act of speaking to the heroine on
stage.
Answer: (2)
115. The Victorian Age during the reign of
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(1) 1888 - 1906 (2) 1836 - 1902 associated with fiction.]

(3) 1834 - 1910 (4) 1837 - 1901 121. Who among the following is not consid-
Answer: (4) [[The Victorian Period was ered among the Moderns?
the period of Queen Victoria's reign. (1) T.S. Eliot (2) Carlyle
Queen Victoria (24 May 1819 - 22 (3) Y.B. Yeats (4) Virginis Woolf
January 1901) was the monarch of the Answer: (2) [Thomas Carlyle is consid-
United Kingdom of Great Britain and ered as a Victorian.]
Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her 122. Which is the odd one out?
death.] (1) Kamala Das (2) Toru Dutt
116. Which of the following is correctly (3) Kiran Desai (4) Imtiaz Dharkar
matched Answer: (4) [Imtiaz Dharkar is a Pakistani
(1) Tennyson (i) Lyrical Ballads born Scottish writer while all others are
(2) W.B. Yeats (ii) The Waste Land Indian.]
(3) Rudyard Kipling (iii) The Five 123. Which one of the following does not
Nations match correctly?
(4) W.H. Auden (iv) A Shropshive (1) Raja Rao - The Serpant and
Lad the Rope
Answer: (3) (2) Anita Desai - Fire on the
117. Oxford Movement was initiated by Mountain
(1) John Keble in 1833 (3) Mulk Raj Anand - Man Eaters of
(2) John Raymonds in 1839 Malgudi
(3) John Henery Newman in 1837 (4) Jumpa Lahiri - The Interpreter of
(4) John Beckham in 1840 Maladies
Answer: (1) Answer: (3) [Man Eaters of Malgudi is a
118. Renaissance means novel by R. K. Narayan.]
(1) Elizabethan literature 124. In the Bazzars of Hyderabad is a poem
(2) Puritan Literature composed by
(3) Restoration Age (1) Gita Mehta
(4) Revival of Classical Literature (2) Ismat Chugtai
Answer: (4) (3) Sarojini Naidu
119. Who among the following has won the (4) Chitra Devi Karuni
Booker Prize for his/her writing? Answer: (3)
(1) Sarojini Naidu (2) Anita Desai 125. Art for Arts Sake was one of the fea-
(3) Arundati Roy (4) Jumpa Lahiri ture of
Answer: (3) (1) Pre Rephaelite movement
120. Which particular literary term is gener- (2) Symbolism
ally not associated with Drama? (3) Tractarian Movement
(1) Soliloquy (4) Renaissance Movement
(2) Plot Answer: (1) [Actually art for arts sake
(3) Stream of Consciousness was associated with Aestheticism which
(4) Poetic Justice was a late 19th century European arts
Answer: (3) [Stream of Consciousness is movement which centred on the doctrine

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