TET - ஆசிரியர் தகுதித் தேர்வு ஆங்கிலம் வினாக்கள் பகுதி 3

*  How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters OTE using each letter once?
Ans: OneChoose the word is most Opposite is meaning of the word given*  PoliteAns: Offended*  RevealAns:  Conceal*  Spot the odd one out : Bag, Basket, Hat, BucketAns: Hat - the others are used for carrying things*  Fill in the blankI do not know what _____________________ my father choose that particular schoolAns:  Made*   In the Active Learning Method (ALM) mind map is drawn to check the ________of the studentsAns: Understanding of the content*   I thought it might ________Ans: Rain*  Change the given verb into noun form : ImagineAns: Imagination*  Choose the correct order of the sentences from tha list given belowa. ABDCEF b. BDAFEC c. DFEABC d. BDEFC*  Identify the Compound Sentece :a. He is too tired to walkb. After he had done the sums he went to bedc. As she worked hard she completed the workd. The farmer was old and he could not plough the field himself*   choose the correct phrase to fill in the blank in the sentenceShe_____________ living in chennai since 1986.Ans  : has beenFind out the appropriate word in each case*   It was a usless attempt on her part to participate in the competitionAns  : futile*   He is reluctant to ask for permission to leave earlyAns  : unwillingThe alternative best describes its use in the sentence

*    The police will leave no stone unturned to discover the murderer

Ans  : Investigate thoroughly*   I ____________ you are wrongAns : Know*   Would you mind _________ the window, please?Ans : openingSelect the word with the correct prefix*   a) Deordinate b) postordinate c) disordinate d) suboridnateAns : d) suboridnate*   a) Tireful b) tirely c) tirery d) tiresomeAns : d) tiresome*    "A bit" means________Ans : a small amount*    To "act up" means _________Ans : to behave badly*   "Out of shape" means to be _________Ans :unfit*   To "pop up" means to ________Ans : appear suddenlyselect the correct sentence :*     a. His uncle met with an accident       b. His uncle met for an accident       c. His uncle met on an accident       d. His uncle met in an accident*    a. I took pity on him      b. I took pity for him      c. I took pity about him      d. I took pity in himIdentify the given Sentence :*   On seeing the police, the thief ran away     a. Complex  b. Compound    c. Simple  d. Negative*   The girl who found the purse is my cousin.     a. Complex  b. Compound     c. Simple    d. Negative *   He is too small to climb the hill.    a. Complex  b. Compound   c. Simple    d. Negative*  Identify the correct degree :    No other girl in the class is an intelligent as uma    a. Imperative     b. Positive    c. Superlative     d. Comparative*  Identify the Superlative Degree :    a. Most of the Islands are not larger than Australia.   b. Australia is the largest island.    c. No other island is as large as Australia    d. Australia is larger than any other island.*   Identify the positive degree :      a. Gandhi is the greatest of all leaders.      b. Gandhi is greater that all other leaders      c. Subhash Chandra Bose is not greater than Gandhi     d. No other leader is as great as Gandhi

TET - ஆசிரியர் தகுதித் தேர்வு ஆங்கிலம் வினாக்கள் பகுதி 4

Choose the suitable collective nouns

* A---------------- of birds flew high on the sky

(a) group (b) Feather (c) number (d) flight

* We saw a --------------- of sheep on our way home

(a) Flock  (b)flight (c) fleet (d) herd

* The---------------of pupils are listening attentively to the teacher.

(a) School (b) unit  (c) club (d) class

* Police have arrested a ---------------- of thieves.

(a) Gang (b) gathering (c) crowd (d) group

Form abstract nouns selecting from the alternatives below:

* Brother

(a) brotherhood (b) brothership (c) brotherdom (d) brotherly

* Know

(a) Knownly  (b) knownship (c) knowledge (d) Known

* Man

(a) Manhood (b) Menhood (c) Manly (d) men

Select the correct Pronouns from the following:

* Every bird returns to -------------- nest in the evening

(a) its (b) theirs (c) his (d) her

* A doctor does ------------- best to save a patient's life.

(a) his (b) him (c) your (d) my

Select suitable conjunctions from the following:

* That way years -------------years ago

(a) unless (b) and (c) when (d) or

* She has not called -------------- she left last week

(a) so (b)  since (d) but (d) or

Choose appropriate adverbs from the following

* He told us ------------ not to walk on the grass.

(a) yesterday (b) outside (c) angrily (d) never

* I am not strong ----------- to help him carry that box.

(a) Enough (b) Often (c) Quickly (d) rarely

suitable preposition

* --------------  the man stood the child.

(a) Along (b) Beneath (c) Beside (d) Between

* The car dashed ----------the bus

(a) aganist (b) on (c) with (d) in

* listen ----------- what he says.

(a) by (b) on (c) for (d) to

* The work must be finished -------------- the end of the week.

(a) by  (b) on (c) over (d) in

suitable Article

* She is ---an--- LIC agent

* He is ---------member of our club.

(a) an (b) a  (c) some (d) the

* This is ------------- pen which i lost last week.

(a) a (b) the (c) some (d) an

* I saw -------------- one-eyed man.

(a) a (b) the (c) some (d) an

correct homophone

* -----Rein ----- controls the horse

* Mumbai is a ---------- city.

(a) populist (b) populate (c) populous (d) populace

* I have lost my ---------

(a) diary (b) dairy (c) darn (d) damp

* The teacher writes on the -------

(a) beard  (b) bird  (c) board  (d) bored

* Mr.Dayaa is the--------- of the college.

(a) Principal (b) Principle (c) Principality (d) Princely

Slect the correct plural form for the given word:

Brush - Brushes

Mouse  -  Mice

country -  countries

woman  - women]

child  - childrent

suitable phrase

* When the minister arrived, the rain ----had stopped----

Choose the superlative degree for

* Very few cities are as big as Chennai.

Chennai is one of the biggest cities in India

* A hundred years century

* A place where grain is stored granary

* A man who has never been married bachelor

* A group of stars Constellation

* what does 'TV' mean? - television

Sutitable Tense

* I had seen him ealier 

(a) Past perfect  (b) present perfect (c) Future Perfect (d) Simple present

* She had Played carom

(a) Past perfect  (b) present perfect (c) Future Perfect (d) Simple present

* Udhaya bharathi had been working in a bank for some years.

(a) past perfect continuous  (b) past perfect  (c) Past continuous (d) Simple past

Sutitable Gerund:

* He is hard of -------------

(a) to be hearing  (b) hear (c) hearing  (d) none of these.

* I am interested ----------

(a) to swim  (b) in swim (c) in swimming (d) for swimming

* They locked the door before -----------out.

(a) went  (b) going (c) gone (d) to go

Sutitable Infinitive:

* --------------- is to improve the body.

(a) to run (b) to be running (c) to ran (d) to running

* ---------------false evidence is a sin.

(a) to give (b) giving  (c) to be give (d) to be given

suitable Question tag.

* He seldom comes here --does he----?

TET - ஆசிரியர் தகுதித் தேர்வு ஆங்கிலம் வினாக்கள் பகுதி 5

* '' The train arrived'' is a -------------- sentence pattern

(a) S+V (b) S+V+C+A (c) S+V+A (d) S+V+O

* ''India won the match'' is a --------- sentence pattern

(a) S+V (b) S+V+C  (c) S+V+O (d) S+V+O+C

*  In hints development, give a sitable -----------------------

(a) sub -division (b) title (c) name (d) division

*  The second major elements of speech is ------------------

(a) intonation (b) stress (c) pause (d) None of these

* To "back down" means ---------------

     to give up a claim

*  The first major element of speech is --------------------

(a) intonation  (b) pause (c) sounds  (d) stress

* If it is a story use ---------------------------

(a) future tense (b) past perfect tense (c) past simple tense (d) None of these

*  Writing composition is developed through regular ------------------------

(a) practice (b) speaking (c) writing (d) reading

* Write ------------------ in developing hints

(a) One paragraph (b) three paragraph (c) five paragraph (d) essay

* Reporting conversation is in the format of ----------------------

(a) argument (b) expository (c) descriptive (d) reported speech

*  -------------------- is a means of developing reading skill

(a) silent reading (b) reading aloud (c) scanning (d) skimming

*  Accuracy is needed on the part of the teacher in --------------

(a) Grammar translation method (b) Direct method  (c) Structural approach (d) All three

Select the pair among the following which is set in Opposition

* (a) Abortive : Successful (b) Macabre : Earic (c) Mock : Rally (d) Secret : Covert

* (a) Sardonic : Bitter (b) Bright : refulgent  (c)Fetch : Bring  (d)  Wanton : Restrained

* (a) Gay : Animated  (b) Generation : Age (c) Full : Replete (d) Sumise : Fact

*  In story telling ------------------ is developed.

(a) fluency  (b) reading (c) writing (d) hearing

*  ------------------ is an essential skill

(a) Note taking  (b) Riddles   (c) Both  (d) none

* --------------------- requires active listening and precise writing

(a) Note taking (b) Reporting game (c) Narration (d) None of these

*  Complement complete the meaning of a ----------------

(a) noun (b) sentence (c) verb (d) question

*   slient reading is an -----------activity

(a) individual (b) skillful (c) both (a) and (b)  (d) Non of these

* "All hours" means ----------------

     at irregular times

*  Adverb that say something about the manner is -----------------

(a) Adverbs of manner  (b) adverb of time  (c) adverbs of place (d) Non of these

* A man "after my own heart " means -----------     Liking the same things as me

*  ----------------- habits  have social significance

(a) reading  (b) writing  (c) watching (d) Non of these

* "Against the clock" means -----------

     a test of speed or time

*  Clause that says about a period of time is ---------------

(a Adverbial clause of time (b) Adverbial clause of  place (c)  Adverbial clause of  noun (d) Non of these

*  In a summary the language should be --------------------

(a) simple (b) formal (c) standard (d) complicated

* '' May I '' is a --------------- utterance

(a) requests/ permission (b) request  (c) introducing (d) permission

*  We can be polite even in -------------

(a) disagreement (b) apology (c) rude (d) None of these

*  "And then some"  means -----------

     and a lot more

* In CLT teaching is a --------------

(a) teacher - centered (b) learner - centered (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these

* The  third major element of speech is -------------

(a) Stress  (b) pause (c) intonation (d) None of these

 * English is a gateway to higher education so it is called ---------------language

(a) Library (b) multi -lingual (c) bi-lingual (d) national

*  "Along in years" means ----------

      getting old

* English is a ------------- language because of its trade and commerce

(a) national (b) international (c) library (d) link

* Controlled composition needs a -------------

(a) text (b) hints (c) guide (d) none of these

* All along" means -----------------

    all the time

* Lalitha is studying now -  sentence pattern

(a) S+V+A  (b) S+V+C  (c) S+V+O (d) S+V+O+C

* A news report has a structure of inverse -----------

(a) cup (b) cone (c) pyramid (d) none of these

* and, but, or are ----------------------------

(a) Phrasal verbs (b) relative pronoun (c) subordinating conjunctions (d) coordinating conjunctions

* Sentences that contain coordinating conjunctions are sentencse

(a) simple (b) complex (c) compound (d) imperative

* -------------- must deal with one topic or idea

(a) paragraph (b) sentence (c) essay (d) all the three

* To ''back out" means  ----------

     to get out of an agreement
*  Conjunctions join clauses into -----------------

(a) main clauses  (b) sentences (c) subordinate clauses (d) phrasal verbs

* You can use "that instead of which in as --------- style

(a) formal (b) informal (c) both (a) and (b) (d) None of these

*  Content words are --------------

(a) friendly (b) strangers (c) both (a) and (b) (d) None of these

* A "babe in the woods" means ---------------

    someone who is innocent

* He Borrowed my book last week - sentence pattern

(a) S+V+O+C (b) S+V+O+A (c) S+V+IO+DO (d) S+V+O+A

Choose the right alternative from the options given:

*  An interpreter is involved with the task of

(a) Translation  (b) Transformation (c) Transcription  (d) Inscription

*  A market where old and used goods are sold is called a

(a) Flea Market (b) Grey Market  (c) Share Market (d) Black market

Choose the right word from the option given:

*  A collection of assorted poems or other writings is Known(a) A journal (b) An Anthology (c) A case book (d) Reviews

*  An author who writes the story of another person's life is kown as 90

(a) Diarist  (b) Historian (c) Chronicler (d) Biographer

Which of the following spellings is correct:

*  (a) embarrass  (b) embaras  (c) embarras (d) embarass

* (a) License (b) lisense (c) lisence (d) licens

*  (a) consencus (b) concensus (c) consenssus (d) consensus

* (a) arguemant (b) arguemint (c) arguement (d) argument

* (a) Proceede (b) Proceed (c) Procede (d) Proced