101. Which of the following phrases does not have an adjective in the intensifying role?
- (A) a real devil
- (B) a sheer waste
- (C) an utter fool
- (D) a fond memory
Correct Answer: (D) a fond memory
102. Adjectives characteristically show the feature of:
- (A) Tense
- (B) Indefinite article
- (C) Number
- (D) Gradability
Correct Answer: (D) Gradability
103. Which of the following statement is not true regarding adjectives and adverbs?
- (A) Adjectives and adverbs are two closely related but different word classes.
- (B) Most adverbs are derived from adjectives by suffixation.
- (C) Gradable adjectives and adverbs allow intensification and comparison.
- (D) Adjectives and Adverbs constitute the most well-defined and homogeneous class.
Correct Answer: (D) Adjectives and Adverbs constitute the most well-defined and homogeneous class.
104. The auxiliary verb 'used to' indicate:
- (A) Continuous or repeated action in the past
- (B) Advice or recommendation
- (C) Obligation or logical necessity
- (D) Tentative conclusion
Correct Answer: (A) Continuous or repeated action in the past
105. In the sentence 'Could you lend me some money?', the modal 'could' signals:
- (A) Permission
- (B) Polite request
- (C) Necessity
- (D) Prediction
Correct Answer: (B) Polite request
106. Which of the following words does not come under the category of irregular verb?
- (A) Grow
- (B) Bind
- (C) Create
- (D) Drive
Correct Answer: (C) Create
107. The form of sentence in terms of question, assertion or request is realized in grammar by:
- (A) Tense and aspect
- (B) Mood and modality
- (C) Neither (A) nor (B)
- (D) Both (A) and (B)
Correct Answer: (B) Mood and modality
108. Which of the following is not a modal auxiliary?
- (A) Might
- (B) Shall
- (C) Do
- (D) Ought to
Correct Answer: (C) Do
109. Which of the following auxiliaries is generally dummy but important to make negative, interrogative and emphatic sentences?
- (A) Do
- (B) Have
- (C) Be
- (D) Can
Correct Answer: (A) Do
110. Which of following sentences has a past subjunctive mood?
- (A) I rather wish it were true.
- (B) It was true.
- (C) It was not true.
- (D) It will be true.
Correct Answer: (A) I rather wish it were true.
111. A misogynist is the one who:
- (A) hates women.
- (B) does not pursue the pleasures of flesh.
- (C) believes in self-advancement
- (D) turns thoughts outward.
Correct Answer: (A) hates women.
112. The instrument to measure atmospheric pressure is called:
- (A) Barometer
- (B) Tripod
- (C) Hygrometer
- (D) Thermometer
Correct Answer: (A) Barometer
113. Give the synonym of 'stoical'.
- (A) Heavy
- (B) Clear
- (C) Unemotional
- (D) Happy
Correct Answer: (C) Unemotional
114. The antonym of 'stagnant' is:
- (A) Clear
- (B) Humid
- (C) Mobile
- (D) Safe
Correct Answer: (C) Mobile
115. Give the meaning of the idiom- break the ice:
- (A) Achieve two goals with one action
- (B) Feeling ill
- (C) Fall sick
- (D) Start a conversation
Correct Answer: (D) Start a conversation
116. Give the meaning of the idiom- The ball is in your court:
- (A) It is your turn to decide or act
- (B) Reveal a secret accidentally
- (C) Every bad situation has something good
- (D) Tease or joke someone
Correct Answer: (A) It is your turn to decide or act
117. Give the meaning of the idiom- Beat around the bush:
- (A) Extremely happy
- (B) Avoid the main topic
- (C) Blaming or accusing the wrong person
- (D) Don't judge by appearances
Correct Answer: (B) Avoid the main topic
Read the following passage and answer questions from 118-120:
In his classic short horror novel, The Turn of the Screw, Henry James tells a tale concerned with a curse of evil which has permeated the lives of two beautiful children, Miles, aged ten, and Flora, eight. James reveals how the supernatural forces of two ghosts of former servants, steward Peter Quint and governess, Miss Jessel channel through the consciousness of a new, neurotic governess who desperately tries to protect her charges. The ghosts appear to her as real people, but are invisible to the children and the housekeeper. Her efforts with Flora succeed only in arousing the girl's terror; in the final scene, moreover, Miles dies in her arms while the spectre she tries to obliterate stands looking through the window.
118. Who are the ghosts in the novel The Turn of the Screw?
- (A) Flora and Miles
- (B) Governess and the housekeeper
- (C) Peter Quint and Miss Jessel
- (D) Not mentioned in the text
Correct Answer: (C) Peter Quint and Miss Jessel
119. Whom does the new governess tries to protect?
- (A) Flora
- (B) Miles
- (C) Both (A) and (B)
- (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Correct Answer: (C) Both (A) and (B)
120. What is the effect of the new governess's efforts on Flora?
- (A) Flora kills her.
- (B) She scares Flora more.
- (C) Flora leaves the house.
- (D) Flora drowns in the lake.
Correct Answer: (B) She scares Flora more.
121. The summary or abstract of a text with a specific number of words is called:
- (A) essay.
- (B) verse.
- (C) paragraph.
- (D) précis.
Correct Answer: (D) précis.
122. An official letter should be generally written using:
- (A) slang and colloquial expressions.
- (B) informal greetings.
- (C) polite and formal language.
- (D) many quotes and references
Correct Answer: (C) polite and formal language.
123. A text written to the principal requesting sick leave is an example of:
- (A) a personal letter.
- (B) an application.
- (C) an advertisement.
- (D) a précis.
Correct Answer: (B) an application.
124. The primary purpose of précis is:
- (A) expand the original passage.
- (B) reproduce the passage word by word.
- (C) condense the passage while retaining the main ideas.
- (D) add personal opinions.
Correct Answer: (C) condense the passage while retaining the main ideas.
125. A notice is generally written to:
- (A) entertain the readers.
- (B) give information to a specific group of people.
- (C) express personal feelings.
- (D) narrate a story.
Correct Answer: (B) give information to a specific group of people.
126. A notice must contain:
- (A) Date, heading and issuing authority.
- (B) a long introduction and conclusion.
- (C) a bibliography.
- (D) glossary.
Correct Answer: (A) Date, heading and issuing authority.
127. Which of the following is not a part of a business letter?
- (A) Inside address
- (B) Date
- (C) Salutation
- (D) Preface
Correct Answer: (D) Preface
128. Which of the following is important with regard to a complaint letter by a business head?
- (A) The letters are written to settle the claims without losing the business.
- (B) The letters often demonstrate threats, accusations and veiled hints.
- (C) The end of such letters is often abrupt and unfavorable.
- (D) The letters must never mention an apology to the client
Correct Answer: (A) The letters are written to settle the claims without losing the business.
129. An effective job application letter must include:
- (A) An introductory sentence or paragraph which immediately attracts the attention of the employer.
- (B) It must state whether one is applying in response to an advertisement or at somebody's suggestion or one's own initiative
- (C) Both (A) and (B)
- (D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (C) Both (A) and (B)
130. Reference/recommendation letters are special letters asked from people like:
- (A) Former employees
- (B) Teachers
- (C) Corporate leaders
- (D) All of the above
Correct Answer: (D) All of the above
131. The four main types of ________ are argumentative, expository, narrative and descriptive.
- (A) Letter
- (B) Précis
- (C) Notice
- (D) Essay
Correct Answer: (D) Essay
132. Which quality is most important in a message?
- (A) Ambiguity
- (B) Brevity
- (C) Ornamentation
- (D) Suspense
Correct Answer: (B) Brevity
133. A good system of note making generally follows:
- (A) Random ordering
- (B) Logical hierarchy
- (C) Alphabetical ordering
- (D) Chronological ordering in every case
Correct Answer: (B) Logical hierarchy
134. In note making, symbols and abbreviations are used mainly to:
- (A) Make notes longer
- (B) Save time and space
- (C) Make the notes difficult to understand
- (D) Replace the heading
Correct Answer: (B) Save time and space
135. A suitable title for notes should:
- (A) Be as long as possible
- (B) Reflect the central idea of the passage
- (C) Contain every detail
- (D) Reproduce the opening sentence
Correct Answer: (B) Reflect the central idea of the passage
136. Which method of teaching English is known as Berlitz method?
- (A) Grammar Translation Method
- (B) Audio-Lingual method
- (C) Direct Method
- (D) Traditional Grammar
Correct Answer: (C) Direct Method
137. Structural approach was in which of the following university?
- (A) University of Michigan
- (B) University of London
- (C) University of California
- (D) University of Pennsylvania
Correct Answer: (B) University of London
138. Which of the following are three sorts of situational syllabi under situational approach of teaching language?
- (A) Structural, lexical and grammatical
- (B) Functional, notional and procedural
- (C) Phonological, semantic and morphological
- (D) Concrete, mythical and limbo
Correct Answer: (D) Concrete, mythical and limbo
139. How many phases are included in planning of teaching?
Correct Answer: (C) 3
140. Morrison's general pattern for instructional process involves various sequential steps. Which of the following is first step?
- (A) Learning outcomes
- (B) General aids
- (C) Pretest
- (D) Testing the results of instruction
Correct Answer: (C) Pretest
141. Who said, "Careful reflections on past experiences result in teacher growth and more effective planning and teaching."?
- (A) Donald Schön
- (B) John Dewey
- (C) Donald Cruickshank
- (D) Philip Jackson
Correct Answer: (C) Donald Cruickshank
142. Which of the following is a multi-tiered model of classifying thinking, according to six cognitive levels of complexity?
- (A) Gagné's Nine Events of Instruction
- (B) Bloom's Taxonomy
- (C) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
- (D) Morrison's Instructional Model
Correct Answer: (B) Bloom's Taxonomy
143. What is the full form of ELPT?
- (A) English Language Proficiency Test
- (B) English Learning Performance Test
- (C) English Language Pedagogy Test
- (D) English Language Practice Test
Correct Answer: (A) English Language Proficiency Test
144. Which test tries to find out what exactly a learner has learnt in a given teaching context?
- (A) Proficiency Test
- (B) Aptitude Test
- (C) Achievement Test
- (D) Diagnostic Test
Correct Answer: (C) Achievement Test
145. Which type of validity checks whether the content of the test questions is accurate and appropriate?
- (A) Construct Validity
- (B) Criterion-related Validity
- (C) Content Validity
- (D) Predictive Validity
Correct Answer: (C) Content Validity
146. Skimming and scanning are different types of sub-skills used in which of the following?
- (A) Speaking
- (B) Listening
- (C) Reading
- (D) Writing
Correct Answer: (C) Reading
147. Which of the following approaches is used in teaching grammar as a rule-discovery path?
- (A) Deductive Approach
- (B) Inductive Approach
- (C) Structural Approach
- (D) Translation Approach
Correct Answer: (B) Inductive Approach
148. Who stated that "Silent reading inculcates love for reading and is pleasurable and it gives the pupils a feeling of power and achievement"?
- (A) A.W. Frisby
- (B) W.S. Tomkinson
- (C) C.H. Handschin
- (D) Morrison
Correct Answer: (A) A.W. Frisby
149. In revised Bloom's Taxonomy, the basic elements that students must know to be acquainted with a discipline or solve problems in it, is the part of which type of knowledge?
- (A) Conceptual Knowledge
- (B) Procedural Knowledge
- (C) Factual Knowledge
- (D) Metacognitive Knowledge
Correct Answer: (C) Factual Knowledge
150. Who said, "Prose is words in their best form and poetry is the best of the words in their best form"?
- (A) William Wordsworth
- (B) Matthew Arnold
- (C) S.T. Coleridge
- (D) T.S. Eliot
Correct Answer: (C) S.T. Coleridge
