CTET Exam 20 Aug 2023 Paper II (Language I – English) Answer Key

CBSE conducted the CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test) Exam Paper 2023. This Paper held on 20 August 2023 Evening Shift. Here The CTET Paper – II (Junior Level Class 6 to 8), Part – IV (Language I – English) Solved Question Paper. CTET August 2023 Question Paper II with Official Answer Key.

CTET (Central Teachers Eligibility Test)
Paper – II Junior Level (Class 6 to Class 8)

CTET Junior Level (August 2023)

CTET Exam August 2023 Paper – II (Junior Level)
Part – IV Language I – English
(Official Answer Key)

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the questions (Q. Nos. 91 to 99) that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate option.

1. A majority of people think that their dream job is too hard to achieve, too competitive and believe that it is all a matter of luck. All this is true actually. but why should that stop anyone from trying to get the job they really want? A really determined person will always succeed and, in many ways, will need other people to give up trying so that he can succeed.

2. Many job seekers feel limited by the choices they made at college. They may think that because they studied marketing, all they can ever do is work in marketing. All the evidence shows that, in fact, employers are less interested in acquired knowledge than the ability to think and learn. It is also very difficult to predict the needs of society. For example, if a person chose to study dentistry because there was a lack of dentists when he was in high school, that may not be the case when he graduates. The needs of employers and the economy can change very quickly, and often unexpectedly.

3. of course, if it is a very tough time economically, it is hard to find employment straight after university, but it is by no means impossible. It might take several months longer to find a job after graduating, but there is work out there. A really key piece of advice is never to get downhearted by rejection because there will probably be a lot you can do to achieve your dream job, whatever it is. You must never give up. Be prepared to work hard and for long hours without necessarily climbing up the career ladder. There is a lot to be said for learning your trade from the bottom up. At the start, there will probably be little money, but it will be worth it in the end. The best jobs are not supposed to be easy- that is what makes them challenging. And if you like a challenge, just keep your head down and go for it.

91. Read the following sentences:
A. Determined people succeed occasionally.
B. Few people believe that getting their dream job is a matter of luck.
C. A majority of the people think that dream jobs are highly competitive.
(1) B and C are incorrect, A is correct.
(2) A and B are correct, C is incorrect.
(3) A and C are incorrect, B is correct.
(4) A and B are incorrect, C is correct.

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92. Why is it not easy to predict the needs of society?
(1) Job seekers don’t take appropriate career decisions.
(2) The needs of the employers and economy are changing at a fast pace.
(3) Because there is a lack of dentists in the society.
(4) Employers only seek graduates who are knowledgeable.

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93. A job seeker who likes challenges should keep his head down. This means he should ______ .
(1) walk away in anger
(2) avoid troublesome situations
(3) confront challenging situations
(4) bow down his head

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94. What advice does the writer not give employment seekers in para 3?
(1) To be dejected by rejection
(2) To never give up the search for a dream job
(3) To be patient in the search for a job
(4) To be prepared for long hours of work

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95. Identify the underlined words (parts of speech) in the following sentence:
A majority of people think that their dream job is too hard to achieve.
(1) noun, adjective
(2) adverb, noun
(3) noun, adverb
(4) adjective, noun

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96. Job seekers feel limited by the choices they made at college.
The underlined phrase means:
(1) to feel dejected
(2) to feel limitless
(3) to feel confused
(4) to feel constrained

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97. Read the following statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A):
It is quite easy to get a job immediately after graduating from a university.
Reason (R):
The economic scenario regarding job generation is difficult.
(1) (A) does not justify (R).
(2) (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.

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98. ‘Learning the trade from the bottom up’ means:
(1) from the lowest to the highest in hierarchy.
(2) from your colleagues.
(3) inter-departmental learning.
(4) trading places with others.

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99. Complete the word analogy:
expectedly : unexpectedly : : rejection : ?
(1) eviction
(2) dejection
(3) selection
(4) probation

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Directions : Read the extract given below and answer the questions (Q. Nos. 100 to 105) that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate option.

1. Love came to Flora asking for a flower
That would of flowers be undisputed queen,
The lily and the rose, long, long had been
Rivals for that high honor. Bards of power
5 Had sung their claims. The rose can never tower
Like the pale lily with her Junio mien’ –
‘But is the lily lovelier ?’ Thus between
Flower-factions rang the strife in Psyche’s bower.
‘Give me a flower delicious as the rose
10 And stately as the lily in her pride’
‘But of what colour ?’ – ‘Rose-red’, Love first chose.
Then prayed, ‘No, lily-white-or, both provide;’
And Flora gave the lotus, ‘rose-red’ dyed,
And ‘lily-white’, the queenliest flower that blows.

100. Which of the following attributes is not associated with the lily?
(1) The colour red
(2) The colour pale white
(3) Loveliness
(4) Stateliness

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101. Read the following statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A):
The poets did not declare the lily as the queen of flowers.
Reason (R):
The lily was pale coloured.
(1) (A) is true, but (R) is not the only reason for it.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are not true.
(4) (A) is not true, (R) is partially true.

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102. Psyche’s garden echoed with the sounds of a dispute between the supporters of:
(1) Love and bards of power.
(2) all the 3 flowers – rose, lotus and lily.
(3) the lily and the rose.
(4) the lotus and the rose.

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103. Identify the rhyme scheme in lines 1- 4
(1) abab
(2) abba
(3) abcb
(4) aabb

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104. Identify the poetic devices in Line 1 and Line 10.
(1) anaphora, metaphor
(2) metaphor, simile
(3) alliteration, simile
(4) personification, simile

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105. Complete the word analogy:
delicious : inviting : : strife : ?
(1) conflict
(2) adventure
(3) discussion
(4) melody

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