DIETCET Previous Papers – General English Questions

Here are General English questions from DIETCET previous question papers. Candidates appearing for DIETCET can practice these questions. Key is provided below the questions.

1. How did the Tortoise get a shell? Do you know?
From the following choose the suitable question which is formed after
combining the above two questions.
1) How did the tortoise get a shell you know?
2) Do you know how the tortoise got a shell?
3) Do you know how did the tortoise get a shell?
4) Do you know how the tortoise get a shell?

2. If ……….. you can go to the Gir National Park.
Fill in the blank choosing the correct expression from the following.
1) You want to see lions 2) You wanted to see lions
3) You had wanted to see lions 4) You are wanting to see lions

3. Mrs. Ramya is teaching them Science. She began to teach them Science some
time ago and she is still teaching.
The above sentences can be said in a single sentence without changing the
meaning. Choose the correct expression from the following.
1) Mrs. Ramya is teaching them Science a long time.
2) Mrs. Ramya has been teaching them Science since a long time
3) Mrs. Ramya is being taught them Science for a long time
4) Mrs. Ramya has been teaching them Science for a long time.

4. We ………. hurry. There is plenty of time.
Choose the right word from the following to fill in the blank.
1) mustn’t 2) needn’t 3) shouldn’t 4) wouldn’t

5. He said to me, “Stay where you are”.
Which of the following is the right way of reporting the above statement.
1) He told me that stay where I was
2) He told me to stay where I am
3) He told me to stay where I was
4) He told me stay where was I

6. What’s the name of the man ……..?
Complete the question choosing the correct expression from the following.
1) Whom lent you his car 2) His car who lent
3) Who lent you his car 4) Lent you his

7. Find the wrongly spelt word from the following.
1) Restaurant 2) Consultant 3) Ignorant 4) Non Violant

8. This is …….. 5 year old child.
Choose the right article to fill in the blank.
1) a 2) an 3) the 4) no article

9. Has a dog ever bitten you?
Choose the correct expression to change the voice
1) Have you been ever bitten dog? 2) Has you been bitten ever by a dog?
3) Have you ever been bitten by a dog? 4) Has you ever been bitten by a dog?

10. If you were an Ophthalmologist, you would be interested in …….
Complete the statement choosing the correct phrase from the following.
1) The mind 2) The eyes 3) The skin 4) The bones

Answers: 1-2, 2-1, 3-4, 4-2, 5-3, 6-3, 7-4, 8-2, 9-3, 10-2 .

DIETCET General English Practice Bits with Key

Following are DIETCTE model questions from General English Section. Here are 10 practice questions with answers / key. DIETCET is an entrance exam aimed at providing admissions into D.Ed or TTC course. Wish you all the success in DIETCET.

1. Choose the correct sentence:
1) Had I known of your arrival, I would have met you.
2) Had myself known of your arrival, I would be meeting you.
3) Had I known of your arrival, I would meet you.
4) Had I known of your arrival, I would have met yourself.

Q. 2 to 4: Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
‘Most books allocate ‘home-keeping’ for girls and ‘home-ruling’ for boys. This
kind of ‘gender apartheid’ is an attempt to ‘ghettoise’ girls and segregate girls and
boys in ways that perpetuate male control. Unless the gender bias is eliminated
in our curriculum and text books, education will only strengthen the stereotyping
of men and women’.

2. ‘Gender apartheid’ means –
1) Coordinating of men and women
2) Suppressing of both, the male and the female
3) Strengthening of female domination
4) Strengthening of male domination

3. Most books allocate ‘home – keeping’ for girls. It means that in most books, girls
are entrusted with the responsibility of
1) Making decisions
2) The supreme family head
3) Doing household work
4) Doing jobs to maintain their family

4. The phrase ‘gender bias’ refers to a tendency:
1) In the favour of boys and against girls
2) In the favour of girls and against boys
3) In the favour of girls
4) against boys

5. When he …. (get) back the answer-script, he saw that he …. (make) several
mistakes.
(Put the correct form of verbs)
1) got, made 2) got, had made 3) get, made 4) had got, made

6. Can I see the manager?
The question means ….
1) seeking permission 2) seeking advice
3) offering help 4) asking for help

7. ‘A hibernating animal cannot feel any pain’.
1) an auxiliary verb 2) an adjective
3) a gerund 4) an adverb

8. ‘Aruna … English for five years’.
Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence.
1) had been learning 2) will be learning
3) learns 4) has been learning

9. The sage said, ‘man is mortal’.
This sentence can be reported as:
1) The sage said man should be mortal 2) The sage said man is mortal
3) The sage said man was mortal 4) The sage said man would be mortal

10. ‘A man was ….. by a car last night’.
Choose the correct phrasal verb
1) knocked out 2) knocked in 3) knocked down 4) knocked at

Answers: Answers: 1-4, 2-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2, 8-4, 9-4, 10- 1 .

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