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

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the questions (Q. Nos. 121 to 128) that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate option.

Reach Out! is an organization that runs week-long summer camps, designed to give young people the skills to be the leaders of the future. The camps help to create confident young people who wish to improve not only themselves, but the world around them. Varying in age from 12 to 17, young people come to attend the camps in Canada and the USA from across the world. They spend their time learning leadership skills, considering and discussing important issues such as pollution and health, and helping in the local community. They also meet many other young people who have the same interests and beliefs and they frequently make friendships that will last a lifetime.

There is no average day at the camp and changes are made to the timetable, which is handed out daily, to allow room for exciting events as they come up. However, camp members generally get up at 7.00 a.m. and, once they’ve eaten breakfast, start their day with outdoor games to get them warmed up for the busy day ahead. There are workshops in the morning on skills such as public speaking, and then there’s an hour for lunch at noon. For one hour in the afternoon, camp members have the opportunity to select from various activities that include dancing, yoga, basketball and song writing.

During the time at camp, there is a day known as Action Day. This is when small groups go out with a adult leader to work with organisations in the neighbourhood …. Reach Out! This can involve organisations dealing with housing, journalism, healthcare or the environment, to name just spent watching few. Evenings are a documentary films or listening to guest speakers. The aim is to encourage the young people to go out and make the world a better place.

121. Read the following statements and choose the correct option:
A. Reach Out! camps are week-long summer camps that are organized all across the world.
B. Young people in the age group of 12-17 years attend these camps.
C. These young people come to learn leadership skills.
(1) B and C are correct, A is incorrect.
(2) A and B are correct, C is incorrect.
(3) A, B and C are all correct.
(4) A and C are incorrect, B is correct.

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122. Why do young people from all over the world come to these camps ?
(1) For fun and friendships
(2) To while away their time
(3) To improve their leadership skills only
(4) To improve themselves and the world around them

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123. To prepare themselves and get warmed up for the busy day ahead, the young people :
(1) get up as early as 7 a.m.
(2) partake in some outdoor games.
(3) attend workshops.
(4) eat a heavy breakfast.

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124. In the afternoon, which of the following activities can camp members not select?
(1) Basketball and songwriting
(2) Dancing and yoga
(3) Basketball and dancing
(4) Yoga and public speaking

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125. The camps are justifiably named ‘Reach Out!’ because:
(1) members are encouraged to collaborate with neighbourhood organizations.
(2) they are action packed throughout the day.
(3) young people work under group leaders.
(4) young people find it exciting to reach the camping site.

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126. All the seven days at the camp are:
(1) planned in a way to collaborate with local organizations.
(2) tiring and average.
(3) not the same routine-wise.
(4) action days.

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127. Identify the underlined words (parts of speech) in the sentence given below:
They also meet many other people who have the same interests and beliefs.
(1) adverb, noun
(2) conjunction, verb
(3) preposition, noun
(4) adverb, adjective

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128. Complete the word analogy:
confident: shy :: average: ?
(1) similar
(2) extraordinary
(3) understated
(4) below par

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Directions : Read the passage given below and answer the questions (Q. Nos. 129 to 135) that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate option.

“Let’s go! We are going to be late!” shouted Glen gleefully as he tightened his schoolbag on his back. Three other faces broke into a smile upon hearing his words. They could not wait to soak their feet in the water and perhaps catch a small fish or two, just for kicks. They were clearly not heading towards where they should be-school. The cold imposing white building became smaller and smaller. Their little hearts grew braver by the minute. They knew exactly where to go.

The canal was huge but that morning, there was only a small lazy stream of dirty water in it. With great gusto, Glen, the leader of the pack, hoisted himself over the railings and climbed down the huge monsoon drain. In the process, he got himself very dirty but the excitement of truancy was too great to be bothered by some loose buttons and tears in his shirt.

In a fraction of seconds, the other boys joined him. Soon, screams and laughter of delight reverberated into the air but no one else could hear them for they had chosen a canal that was far from anyone. Glen spied many tiny fish darting to and fro in the murky water. They had no economical value and were practically worthless but nevertheless, the thrill of catching them bare-handed was priceless. Glen raced after an extra fat one. He plunged his hands to grab it only to have it slip between the cracks of his fingers.

129. How many boys had missed school to go fishing to the canal that day?
(1) Four
(2) Three
(3) Two
(4) Five

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130. The word ‘lazy’ in the phrase ‘a small lazy stream of dirty water’ means:
(1) tired
(2) lethargic
(3) murky
(4) slow

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131. Why did the boys’ hearts grow braver by the minute?
(1) They were excited to have missed school.
(2) They knew that their teachers couldn’t find them.
(3) They could no longer see the school building.
(4) They knew exactly where they were headed.

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132. Where should the boys have been at that time of the day?
(1) At home
(2) Playing with friends
(3) By the canal
(4) At school

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133. Arrange these sentences as per the sequence in which they occur in the passage:
A. Glen climbed down the huge monsoon drain.
B. Soon, his friends joined Glen at the canal.
C. Glen climbed over the railings with excitement.
D. The boys caught fish in the dirty water.
(1) C → A → B → D
(2) B → A → D → C
(3) A → C → D → B
(4) D → C → B → A

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134. Identify the underlined words (parts of speech) in the sentence given below:
Glen spied many tiny fish darting to and fro in the murky water.
(1) adverb, adjective
(2) verb, adjective
(3) adverb, noun
(4) verb, noun

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135. Complete the word analogy:
imposing : impressive :: truancy: ?
(1) foolhardiness
(2) lying
(3) play-acting
(4) absenteeism

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