1. Which ofthe following is correct?
She has ecieto confie in her octor.
She has ecieto confie with her octor.
She has ecieto confie for her octor.
She has ecieto confie to her octor.

2. Look at the following sentences
i. They haven't replieto me.
ii. They haven't replie.
iii. They haven't replieme.
iv. They haven't repliefor me.
The correct sentences are:
i. aniii.
i anii.
only i.
only iii.

Questions 3 an4: Stuy the pairs of wors given anchoose from the options the set that best parallels the relationship exemplifiein the examples given in questions 3 an4.
3.
enfranchise: slavery

liberate: confine
bonage: subjugation
appeasement: unreasonableness
anatomy: physiology


4.
rise: ascen


live: well
occupy: well
occupy: inhabit
well: inhabit


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5. "I speak to you as a teacher."
This sentence means:

1. is the teacher anshe speaks.
11. is speaking to her teacher.
o 1

o ii

o Both i anii

o Neither i nor ii.


6. Whichofthefollowingisthemostpoliteanappropriateinthecontext ofajuniorofficer talking to his CEO?
o Hanme the book.
Will you hanme the book?
Woulyou hanme the book?


o CoulI ask you to hanme the book?


7. A teacher writes to a young stuent asking him to responto an invitation. Which of the following is appropriate at the enofthe letter?
i. You are requesteto reply immeiately.
ii. Please answer right away.
Onlyi
o Only ii
Both i anii
Neither i nor ii

8. Her to ance was mae known to everyboy.
obviousness
o eagerness
aviness
forwarness

9. Jack took Mike's coat off.
This sentence means:
i. Jack was wearing Mike's coat anhe took it off.
ii. Mike was wearing a coat anJack took it off.
1
0
0 11

Both i anii
0
0 Neither i nor ii

10. A recent acquaintance visits you at home. She takes cookies without invitation. You say,
"That's right. Help yourselfto the cookie jar." By saying this you are:

i. being sarcastic
11. enorsingthe person's actions
o only
only


o both an(ii)

o neither nor


Questions 11 an12: Reathe passage below ananswer questions 11 an12.
The levels ofissolveoxygen in the worl's ocean waters are eclining precipitously. Just like humans, fish neeoxygen to survive. Anso, in ocean areas, fish populations are plummeting ue to significant levels of oxygen scarcity, or hypoxia. Although some hypoxic areas, calle"eazones," occur naturally, hypoxia in coastal areas aninlanwaters is causemainly by agricultural run-off anby ischarge of inustrial waste waters. More than one-hunrepermanent eazones, many covering thousans of square miles, exist worlwie toay.
11.
This paragraph oes not say that

hypoxic areas occur because ofinustrial waste water.
hypoxic areas can occur naturally.
fish populations are plummeting because of inustrial waste.
coastal areas only are baly affecteby agricultural run-off.


12.
Which ofthe following is stateovertly by the passage?


Hypoxia is inevitable.
Hypoxia shoulbe prevente.
o Primarily, human activity causes hypoxia.

o Primarily, stagnant inlanwater is affecteby hypoxia.


Questions 13 an14: Reathe passage below ananswer questions 13 an14.
Evolutionary psychology takes as its starting point the uncontroversial assertion that the anatomical anphysiological features ofthe human brain have arisen as a result of aaptations to the emans ofthe environment over the millennia. However, from this reasonable point ofeparture, these psychologists make unreasonable extrapolations. They claim that the behavior ofcontemporary man (in almost all its aspects) is a
reflectionoffeatures ofthe brainthat acquiretheirpresent characteristics uring those earliest ays ofour species when early man struggleto survive anmultiply.
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13. The author's primary purpose in the passage is not to
o question the role ofevolution in the formation ofthe human brain.

o evaluate a particular theory of human behavior.
c)argue for the superiority of a particular viewpoint.


o highlight the erroneo?s tenency in an area of social sciences.


14.
This passage accepts that-a) the present human behavior is not at all connectewith the features the brain acquireuring the early ays of evolution. the anatomical features ofthe brain have been shapeby the emans of aaptation over ages. the physiological features ofthe brain remains unchange.

the neeto survive anmultiply has always been the eciing factor ofhuman behaviour.

15.
Look at the sentences below anpick out the correct ones


i. I in't want to stuy any longer but my mother mae me to continue for another hour.
ii. I in't want to stuy any longer but my mother mae me continue for another hour.
iii. I in't want to stuy longer but my mother mae me to continue for another hour.
iv. I in't want to stuy longer but my mother mae me continue for another hour.
The correct sentences
ianii
iianiv
iii aniv
ianiv
16. Pick out the correct sentence.
o a) Poisonous black wiow spiers have invaeBritain by plane. A U. S. airman has captureone ofthe spiers in ajarafterit crawleout ofa crate. Britainis in a state ofhigh alert now.
Poisonous black wiow spiers hainvaeBritain by plane. A U. S. airman captureone ofthe spiers in ajar after it crawleout of a crate. Britain is in a state ofhigh alert now.
Poisonous black wiow spiers hainvaeBritain by plane. A U. S. airman hacaptureone ofthespiersin ajarafteritcrawleout ofacrate. Britainis in a state ofhigh alert now.
Poisonous black wiow spiers have invaeBritain by plane. A U. S. airman hacaptureone ofthe spiers in ajar after it crawleout ofa crate. Britain is in a state of high alert now.
Questions 17-21: Fill in the blanks choosing the best option.
17.
After the interview, she realizethat she hano useful skills that the
interviewer.
was interesting
woulbe intereste
intereste
interestein


18.
The British not to be very gooat cooking.
says



o say
is sai
are sai

19. The granmother that her granson in the school.
taken goocare of
o was goocare of
has goocare of
was taken goocare of

20.
This ictionary to you; yours by someone else.

is not been taken
oesn't belong taken
oesn't belong been taken
oesn't belong have be taken


21.
Choose the option that will not fit in the blank.
True luxury the munane anbecomes what you wish it to become.



o turns into
escapes
enorses
obscures

22.
Choose the right option to complete the sentence.
"In matters ofthe heart it is often ifficult to "
make a conclusion
fina conclusion
erive a conclusion
arrive at a conclusion


23.
Pick out the sentence that is unacceptable.


o The bullet shot was useas a ecoy to istract.
ecoywasthemainmotif ofthegameplan.
You cannot ecoy me in this game.


o on't use your innocent face as a ecoy.


24. Which ofthe following is the most appropriate for a notice boar?
o Wante: a baly hit car with flat unusable tyres.

o Wantea baly hit car, with flat unusable tyres.

o Wante: a baly, hit car, with flat unusable tyres.

o Wantea baly-hit car with flat unusable tyres.


25. Which ofthe following is not correctly punctuate?
o The Aui A-7 Sport pack. Luxury liberate.
The Aui A-7 Sport pack, Luxury liberate.
The Aui A-7 Sport pack: Luxury liberate.


o The Aui A-7 Sport pack-Luxury liberate.



FOR ROUGH WORK

Hall Ticket Number: I
SECTION ATX ANALYSIS ANTEACHING TASKS [TOTAL MARKS 25]
There are 12 questions to answer.
Questions 1 to 11 carry TWO MARKS each.
Question 12 carries THREE MARKS.

Put a tick mark in the box against the correct answer.
1. "I will go" (saiwith a falling intonation on is an example of:
1. promise
11. permission
iii. preiction
iv. request
ii, iii, iv
i aniii
ii aniv
ii aniii

2. "He will lose." (saiwith a rising intonation) This statement is an example of:
i. oubt
ii. permission
iii. preiction
iv. assertion
i aniii iianiv i anii ii aniii
3. Given below are two examples ofhow English wors are sometimes abbreviateanusein Inia:
"enthusiasm" to "enthu" as in "She has real enthu." OR "He is areal enthu person." "funamentals" to "funas" as in "She knows her funas." Sometimes it changes into "funu" anmeans "wonerful" or "brilliant" as in "He is a funu person"; "He is funu".
The process at work here shows that aaptation can
i. alter the meaning of a wor
ii. be prouctive
iii. make wors unusable
o ianii

o ii aniii

o i aniii

o All ofthe above ii aniii)


4. At 22 months chilren prouce the following structures:
po I tato Cth e0]
I heli,copter hot
I avo,cao Ck Q go]
This ata emonstrates that:
i. chilren reuce polysyllabic wors to isyllabic wors
ii. they have stanarinitial stress
iii. they omit seconary stress
iv. their syllables o not begin with vowels
o Only ii, aniii

o Only ii, iii aniv
All ofthe above
None ofthe above.



5. in English has these variants:
1[1]ate gl[I]ean pl[l]ow
l[l]ive gl[l]ae cl[lJean
l[l]ack bl[l]ack cl[l]imb
p k though sl[l]ip
This ata shows that:
i. an[103 are useunpreictably
ii. is usein worfinal positions
iii. is usebefore vowels
IV.
is usebefore consonants

v.
is useafter voiceless consonants


The right answer is:
o Onlyi

o ii, iii aniv
ii, iv anv
iii, iv anv



6. "John anBill cook well."
i. This sentence may be saito be erivefrom John cooks well anBill cooks well.
ii. Uner conitions of ientity, the verb phrase is brought own to one.
iii. This transformation is obligatory.
Which of the above is true?
o Only i
ianii
ii aniii


o ii aniii


7. The following are some slips ofthe tongue:
•
"Threw the winow through the clock" for "Threw the clock through the winow"

•
"A hole full offioors" for "A floor full of holes "

•
"In 1896" for "In 1986"

But not:

•
"The Threw clock through the winow"

•
"Floor a full of holes"

•
"19 in 86"


This ata shows that probably:
i. Slips ofthe tongue are unpreictable
ii. Articles anprepositions are not involve
111. Only items that are ientifiable as whole units are involve
o Onlyi

o Only ii

o Only iii

o None ofthe Cove


Questions 8 an9: Look at the following news items escribing the same event from two news papers ananswer questions 8 an9.
1. "Unruly Black mobs shot eaby police as ANC leaers meet"
11. "Police shoot 11 eain Salisbury riot"
8.
Compare the two statements anpick out which ofthe two tries to sympathise with the police. Only i Only ii both i anii neither i nor ii

9.
Which ofthe newspapers woulbe openly anti-Black?
1
11
both i anii
neither i nor ii



Questions 10 to 12: The following information has been put together after stuying the way a group of L2 learners (English in this case) learn the language. Their scores in a reaing proficiency test (out of 10) in L2, their journal entries, anthe ominant language in their home environment also have been provie. Stuy the ata ananswer questions 10 to 12.
A. Sreeparna-
Scores in reaing comprehension test-3.5
(Journal entries)

•
I harly compare my mother tongue structure with English while reaing.


•
I easily guess the meanings ofunknown wors from the context given.


•
My meium of stuy has been English from the beginning.


•
Very often English is usefor communication in my house
(Sreeparna is not gooat her'mother tongue but has some reaing proficiency)



B. Ramana-
Scores in reaing comprehension test-4.5
(Journal entries)

•
Ion'tneeto,butIenjoycomparingmyL1anL2structures.

•
I can grasp meaning from the context but woullike to know how a similar woris usein my mother tongue.

•
My meium ofstuy has always been English.

•
At home, the preferremoe ofcommunication is the mother tongue.


(Ramana is very gooat English anhas gooexposure anproficiency in his Mother tongue)
c. Ramya-
Scores in reaing comprehension test-5
(Journal entries)

•
I on't neeto compare the L2 structure with my mother tongue, but I can ifI have to.

•
I can infer the meanings ofunknown wors from the context but I am aware of parallel wors in my mother-tongue.

•
I hamy initial eucation in the English meium but moveon to join the vernacular meium.

•
My family is bilingual. Both English anthe mother-tongue are useat home.


(Because offormal exposure to the vernacular meium Ramya is goowith mother tongue literature; her English too is very proficient.)
. Sohit-
Scores in reaing comprehension test-3.5
(Journal entries)

•
I often translate, English to my mother tongue to unerstan.

•
Guessing the wors from the context is not always easy but I manage by linking it to the context anusing my mother tongue knowlege.

•
I have been eucatein the vernacular meium only.

•
at home, my mother tongue is the preferrelanguage.


(Sohit haan English isavantage when he startethe year. But he is very harworking anperceptive. He has almost overcome the isavantage.)
E. Rohit-
Scores in reaing comprehension test-3
(Journal entries)

•
I neeto raw parallels with my mother tongue to unerstanEnglish well.

•
I can guess the meanings of wors from the context but am surer ifthe mother tongue translation too is also available..

•
My stuy has been all through in the vernacular meium.

•
English is rarely usein my home as the language ofcommunication.


(Rohit startewith a lot ofenthusiasm to learn English to overcome his isavantage. But he founthe task too emaning anhas starteto give up trying)
F. Raha-
Scores in reaing comprehension test-3.5
(Journal entries)

•
I am more easy with English than my mother tongue.

•
I sometimes finit ifficult to grasp wormeanings from the context, especially if it involves inferring.

•
My stuy has always been in the English meium.

•
English is the language spoken often at home. (Raha is fluent in English but has problems of accuracy sometimes. She feels her English is gooenough anshe has no motivation to improve it further.)


10. Comparing the structures ofLl anL2 might result in:
o help in L2 acquisition
hinrance in L2 acquisition
confusion in L2 acquisition


o None ofthe above


11. Stuying in the English anvernacular meiums affects acquisition of L2 reaing
comprehension:

o positively

o negatively

o always negatively

o None ofthe above


12. Which ofthe following is true?
o a) Ability to infer meaning from the context is generally a sign of gooreaing comprehension.

o b) Ability to infer meaning from the context is not necessarily a sign of gooreaing comprehension.


Ability to infer meaning from the context angooreaing comprehension are not relate.
o None ofthe above.

Hall Ticket Number
SECTION ESSAY [TOTAL MARKS 25]
Write an essay, giving suitable examples, on any ONE of the following topics in the space provieon the following pages.
1.
"Reliability" in language research.

2.
Socio-linguistic theories anlanguage varieties.

3.
Teaching stress anrhythm of English in the L2 context.

4.
etennining stanars in testing.

5.
Context-baseinstruction in language teaching.

6.
Teacher eucation policies in Inia.

7.
L21earning -the earlier the better?

8.
Using computers for multiple-intelligences approaches.

9.
English as a colonizer's language in Inia.

10.
Scaffoling in L2 teaching.

11.
Teaching strategies anteaching styles.


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