1. I the post office, but I the letter which is still in my briefcase.

to enter post

entering

entering post

to enter

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate choice


2. Must I come back home before 11 p.m? I have something else to do.
B:No,you

can't

don't

needn't

mustn't

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate choice

3. A football team eleven members.
0 is made up D makes up of D consists of D is consisted of
4.
Known to be intensely Kantha has shut herself off from friends to avoid

5.
There are at least five star-wives who fail to us with their dress sense.


any questions on her life.
D personal
D private
0 intimate
0 confidential

D flatter D Impress Dc) persuade D coerce
6. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
Confused by thoughts
we experience duality
in life.
Unencumbered by ideas,
the enlightened see the one
Even in strife.

D Earth D Reality D Wealth D Truth
7. Look at the two sentences carefully­
"When he approaches, the girls don't pay any attention to him."
"When he approaches the girls, don't pay any attention to him." Which ofthe sentences above means:
You should not pay any attention to him when he approaches the girls.
D
D
Dc) Both and
D Neither nor

8. pipe: tube Choose from the options, the set of words that best parallels the relationship exemplified in the example above.
D sugar: maple Db) rapidly: speedily D tree: plant D white: yellow


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9. Read the dialogue below and complete the response, choosing from the options given.
You have to complete the task.
1haven't yet thought about it.
(Impatient response)
1. Do it, will you.
ii. Do it, won't you. D D D Both are correct. D Neither is correct.
10. Read the dialogue given below and choose the best option to fill in the blank.
"Are you busy?"
room."
1. clean
ii. am cleaning
iii. was cleaning
iv. will clean
D i. and ii D ii. and iii D iii. and iv D iandiv
11. "love is more thicker than forget." This is more correctly rewritten as:
D love is thicker than forget Db) love is thicker than forgetfulness DC) love is more thick than forget D love is more thicker than forgetfulness
12. The sentence "Why don't you give him a ring?" means:
1. You could gift a ring to him.
ii. You could draw a circle around him.
iii. You could phone him.
iv. You could give him a picture of a circle.


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The right options are:
D iandii
D ii and iii
D iiandiv
D i and iii

13. "My pet, Junior, is ready to leap at every visitor." This sentence suggests:
D I have only one pet, and that is Junior
Db) I have many pets, Junior is one ofthem
Dc) Only Junior leaps at every visitor
D All my pets are named Junior

14. "On Thursday afternoon, meetings were scheduled."
The meaning ofthis is:

i. The scheduling work was done on Thursday afternoon.
ii. Meetings were scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
The answer is-
D
D Only
D Both and
D Neither nor

15.
Jane is standing the car.
The expression which will not be appropriate in this blank is:
D by
D beside
D besides
D nextto


16.
Which ofthe following usages is wrong?
D We had a good party at the weekend
Db) We had a good party during the weekend
DC) We had a good party over the weekend
D We had a good party on the weekend


17.
"I am baffled by the thoughts 1find myselfthinking." The meaning of baffled here is: D pleased Db) depreciate D amused D confused

18.
"The comments provoked a lot of people." The meaning ofprovoked here is: D talked in a loud voice Db) talked for the people D discussed politics D incited anger

19.
massive: bulk Choose from the options, the set of words that best parallels the relationship exemplified in the example above.

D ultimate: magnitude D trivial: importance DC) gigantic: size D interminable: legacy

20.
"They fed her baby carrots." This sentence means:


i. Her baby was fed with carrots.
ii. She was fed with baby carrots.
o 1 D 11 D Both i and ii D Neither i nor ii
21.
We were by his speech. D inspired-inspiring Db) inspiring-inspired DC) inspiring-inspiring D inspired-inspired

22.
"I find that most ofthe books available on essay-writing take so long to wade through


that you have little time left to write your essay." Wade through here means: D walk through Db) bring through D struggle through D travel through
23. The general economic condition ofthe country is poor and everyone is trying to feather his nest.
Feather his nest means:
o to be frugal in spending money.

o to be foresighted in the matters ofmoney.

o to be practical and use money

o to grow wealthy by using power and prestige


Questions 24 and 25. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
24.
o a) Almost 75 percent ofthe people who speak foreign languages used the words "good" or "very good" when judging their proficiency in English.
Db) Almost 75 percent ofthe people, who speak foreign languages, used the words, "good" or "very good," when judging their proficiency in English.
o c) Almost 75 percent ofthe people who speak foreign languages, used the words, "good" or "very good," when judging their proficiency in English.

o d) Almost 75 percent ofthe people, who speak foreign languages used the words "good" or "very good" when judging their proficiency in English.


25.
0 The guests at the wedding included Mr. our principal; Miss Jones, the science teacher; and Mrs. Elson, the counsellor.
0 The guests at the wedding included Mr. Smith, our principal, Miss Jones, the science teacher; and Mrs. Elson, the counsellor.
0 The guests at the wedding included Mr. Smith, our principal; Miss Jones, the science teacher, and Mrs. Elson, the counsellor.
0 The guests at the wedding included Mr. Smith, our principal; Miss Jones, the science teacher; and Mrs. Elson; the counsellor.

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Hall Ticket Number:
SECTION DATA ANALYSIS AND TEACHING TASKS [TOTAL MARKS 25]
There are 14 questions to answer.
Questions 1-11 carry TWO MARKS each.
All the other questions carry ONE MARK each.
Put a tick mark ../ in the box against the correct answer.
1. The following is a set ofwords taken from children between the ages 11 and 18 months.
block
dog [drek]
puzzle AZ]
pepper

This data shows that children ofthis age
i. reduce words to mono-syllables
ii. reduce all consonants to plosives
iii. devoice plosives in word final position
iv. reduce consonant clusters.
The right answer is:
D Only i and iii
D Only i and iv
D Only ii and iv
D Only iii and iv

2. The following English words are stressed as indicated below:
Group! Group!!
coli lapse ad I monish
e I xist I exit
re I pent I'Image
re I volt I cancel
a I dopt e I licit

practice

The data above show that English words are stressed
1. unpredictably
11. on the second syllable ifthere are three syllables in the word
111. on the second syllable if it contains two consonants at the end.
o i and ii.

o ii and iii

o Only ii

o Only iii


3. The Latin "veni, vidi, vici" has greater cohesion than its English translation "I came, 1saw, 1 conquered" because:
o there is alliteration in the Latin utterance
Db) there are equal number of syllables in the Latin
Dc) there is assonance in the Latin


o all of the above


Questions 4 and Read the following passage and answer questions 4 and 5.
He spent all that day roaming over the house. He nearly drowned himself in the bathtubs, put his nose into the ink on a writing table, and burned it on the end ofthe big man's cigar, for he climbed up in the big man's lap to see how writing was done. At nightfall he ran into Teddy's nursery to watch how kerosene lamps were lighted, and when Teddy went to bed Rikki-Tikki climbed up too. But he was a restless companion, because he had to get up and attend to every noise all through the night, and find out what made it.
("Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" The Jungle Book)
4. The passage should not be used for teaching:
o logical ordering of sentences in a paragraph.
Db) use ofconnectors to signpost thought in a paragraph.
DC) identifying topic sentences


o argumentative writing.


5. The passage can be most profitably used for teaching:
1. adjectivals
ii. different uses ofprepositions
The right answer is:
o i only

o ii only

o both i and ii

o neither i nor ii


Questions 6 and Read the following paragraph and answer questions 6 and 7.
Once metals have been taken out ofthe ground, they cannot be replaced. For this reason, many metals today are recycled. Often after their utility is over they are collected and taken to special furnaces where they are heated and when hot, made into new products.
6. This paragraph can be part of material to teach:
1. The structure ofEnglish
11. Function of a particular structure
D Onlyi

o Only ii

o both i and ii

o neither i nor ii


7. The best source for a text with similar structure would be:
o Instructions on medicine bottles.
Db) Description of snow-capped peaks around the world.


o Lab-manuals describing experiments.

o A geography lesson describing mountain types.


8. Read the following passage and answer the question below:
The U.S. government had been preparing for a hurricane in New Orleans for a number of years and had already decided on a plan to get people out. When the hurricane actually struck, therefore, people were able to leave the city quickly by using both sides ofcertain roads as was planned earlier.
This material can be ideally used for teaching:
o tense

o adjectives

o modals

o conditionals


Questions 9 and 10:
This is a poem written by class VII students from a school in Baroda. It is part of the CBSE Civics syllabus ofclass VII. Read the poem carefully and answer questions 9 and 10.
Men and Women
In my textbooks I learnt that only
Men are kings and soldiers
Till I read a book in which famous
Queens ruled and fought against enemies.
In my textbooks I learnt that only
men are doctors.
When I went to a doctor I saw that she was a woman.
In my textbook I learnt that only
men do farming in my country
Until, on a train journey, I saw women working in the fields.
I have learned that I have a lot to learn by seeing.
9. Which among the following cannot be a good warm up activity to teach this poem at the higher secondary level? The level of the students ranges from intermediate to high proficiency in English.
D Studying the division of labour in the family 'and domestic work-sector.
Db) Asking the students to read the work of women scientists.
Dc) Studying the stereotyped feminine women in Indian soap operas.
D Looking at gender and the pattern of employment over the years.
10. An activity developed to promote accuracy in students already fluent in English could be to:
i. Giveaclozepassageonthecreation ofthepublicandprivatesphere ofworkwith content words deleted.
ii. Giveaclozepassageonthecreation ofthepublicandprivatesphere ofworkwithmany structure words deleted.
iii. Ask students to fill out parts of a discussion on girl-child abuse.
iv. Plan out a role play on "working women and house work".
The right answer would be: Questions 11 and 12: Read the paragraph given below and answer questions 11 and 12.
D i and ii
D ii and iii
D iii and iv
D i and iv

A review of the literature indicates that the introduction of humor as an instructional strategy in computer-based instruction has not been studied as much as the effects of humor use in the classroom and other media. In this article humor theories are summarized, examples of humor research are provided, and perspectives on the relationships between humor, affect, motivation, information processing, and learner characteristics are discussed. Also, general guidelines for incorporating humor in CBI are suggested, and a research agenda is proposed that would support more definitive prescriptions for humor applications that reflect the affordances of modem instructional technology.
11. The paragraph can very effectively be used to teach:
o simple present tense
Db) abstract writing or outlining


o modals

o descriptive writing.


12. The paragraph can also be used to teach:
o cohesive devices

o modals

o tenses

o passive


13. The transition in common usage from the word lavatory to the expression rest room is probably due to:.
1. the changing nature oflanguage
ii. a preference for euphemisms
o Onlyi

o Only ii

o Both i and ii

o Neither i nor ii


14. Study the following conversation:
Your frock looks lovely. I think red is your colour! Would you like me to buy you the same colour for your birthday?
My mom got it stitched. I would like pink on me any day!
In terms ofthe type ofconversation, the above may be classified as:
o Statements-responses
Db) Compliment-query--acceptance-statement--preference
DC) Compliment-query-statement--preference


o Compliment-query--acceptance-statement--preference



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Hall Ticket Number:
SECTION ESSAY [TOTAL MARKS 25]
Write an essay, giving suitable examples, on any ONE of the following in the space provided on the following pages.
Topics for Essay:
1.
Issues in English Use: Core and Periphery

2.
Language Policies in Higher Education in India

3.
English as a Predatory Language

4.
Social Networking Sites and Language Use/ Change

5.
UseofAdvertisementfortheTeaching ofEnglish

6.
English for Academic Purposes

7.
Teaching Writing through Teaching Organization

8.
Multilingualism and Teaching English to Young Learners

9.
Native Speaker Norms in Speaking L2

10.
Objective Type Testing vs. Subjective Type Testing

11.
Formal Linguistics and Grammar

12.
'New words' in English.