UTET Exam 26 Nov 2021 Paper – 1 (Language 1 – English) (Official Answer Key)

Direction (Q. No. 45 to 46): In each of the following questions, groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

45.
(A) measureable
(B) manageable
(C) marriagable
(D) manoevrable

46.
(A) impromptue
(B) illustrious
(C) illusery
(D) impetous

Direction (Q. No. 47 to 48): In each of the following questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom as your answer.

47. Ram is very calculative and always has an axe to grind.
(A) has no result
(B) works for both sides
(C) has a private agenda
(D) fails to arouse interest

48. The project is carried over to this year, and we need to keep the ball rolling.
(A) to continue the work
(B) more information
(C) to do better
(D) new strategies

Direction (Q. No. 49): In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive voice.

49. Who is singing such a sweet song?
(A) By whom is such a sweet song sung?
(B) By whom is such a sweet song being sung?
(C) By whom is such a sweet song sang?
(D) By whom has such a sweet song sung?

Direction (Q. No. 50): In the following question, a sentence is given to be filled in with an appropriate conjunction. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

50. Hardly had he left ______ his brother came.
(A) then
(B) than
(C) when
(D) that

Direction (Q. No. 51) : In the question below, a sentence has been given in Direct speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect speech.

51. I said to my friend, “Can you pick me up after work?”
(A) I asked my friend if he can pick me up after work.
(B) I asked my friend if he could pick me up after work.
(C) I told my friend to pick me up after work.
(D) I told my friend if he could pick him up after work.

Direction (Q. No. 52): Complete the following sentence by selecting the appropriate modal auxiliary out of the given alternatives.

52. Had our flights been on time, we ______ reached by now.
(A) will have
(B) would have
(C) have
(D) shall have

Direction (Q. No. 53 to 54) : Identify the figure of speech in the given sentences.

53. ‘Let not Ambition mock their useful toil’
(A) Simile
(B) Oxymoron
(C) Personification
(D) Metaphor

54. ‘The murmurous haunt of flies on summer eves’
(A) Simile
(B) Metaphor
(C) Onomatopoeia
(D) Oxymoron

55. What are the productive skills of language?
(A) listening, speaking
(B) listening, reading
(C) reading, writing
(D) speaking, writing

56. Role play should be an integral part of every language classroom because –
(A) it is very useful to maintain silence in the classroom.
(B) it enables students to engage in meaningful talk.
(C) it enables students to memorize the story.
(D) it enables girls and boys to interact freely.

57. Which one is the theory based on the habit formation that says that human or any creature gives response due to stimulus or humans learn due to stimulus?
(A) Classical conditioning
(B) Operant conditioning
(C) Stimulus conditioning
(D) None of these

58. The scientific study of articulation, transmission and reception of speech sounds is called –
(A) Linguistics
(B) Morphology
(C) Phonetics
(D) Syntax

59. According to the National Curriculum Framework 2005, English in India is in ______ a multilingual country.
(A) a foreign language
(B) a global language
(C) an associate language
(D) a first language

60. The linguist, Noam Chomsky maintains that every child has an innate Language Acquisition Device (LAD) that he/she uses for –
(A) Semantics
(B) Phonetics
(C) Universal Grammar
(D) Complex words

 

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