TET Practice Questions

Following is the comprehension passage for APTET English Content Paper 1. Model passage along with questions and answers are given below.

Answer the following questions by picking up the appropriate answers from those given under for each of the questions.

1. The Student Services Office familiarises students with the student code.
A) True B) False C) Not given
D) Insufficient information to predict

2. According to the text, cheating is a more serious offence than plagiarism.
A) True B) False C) Not given
D) Insufficient information to predict

3. Students can submit the same work in different courses as long as they ask their lecturer and it is not their own.
A) True B) False C) Not given
D) Insufficient information to predict

4. If students want to use other students’ laboratory data, they must ask them and the lecturer first.
A) True B) False C) Not given
D) Insufficient information to predict

5. Cheats will automatically be expelled because their behaviour cannot be condoned.
A) True B) False C) Not given
D) Insufficient information to predict

6. Your son, I think, is cut out ………… a police job.
Choose the appropriate preposition to fill in the blank.
A) to B) for C) into D) with

7. I first met him ………… year ago.
Select the suitable article to fill in the blank, if necessary.
A) a B) an C) the D) zero article

8. Fifty thousand rupees ………… too much for Neetu’s ear rings.
Choose the correct verb for the above sentence.
A) is B) are C) have D) None of the above

9. We should not speak ill of the dead.
Locate the part of speech of the underlined word in the above sentence
A) adverb B) verb C) adjective D) None of the above

10. council Classify the above noun.
A) proper noun B) common noun
C) collective noun D) None of the above

11. ‘I am doing the gardening’, said he Trace the reported
speech version of the above sentence.
A) He said that he is doing the gardening.
B) He said that he was doing the gardening.
C) He said that he had been doing the gardening.
D) None of the above

12. No one knows her. Find the complex sentence form of the
above sentence.
A) She is not known to anyone.
B) No one knows who she is.
C) What is not known is she.
D) It is she yet no one knows her.

13. Wordsworth is not the most popular of all poets.
The Positive Degree description of the above sentence is ………..
A) Some poets are at least as popular as Wordsworth.
B) Wordsworth is not more popular than some other poets.
C) Very few poets are not as popular as Wordsworth.
D) No other poet is not as popular as Wordsworth.

14. Don’t stop singing, …………? Add the appropriate question tag.
A) will you? B) won’t you? C) do you? D) don’t you?

15. The performer is less important than the action. The meaning of the underlined word in the context could be ………..
A) not as much of B) more
C) little D) with a reduction of

16. REGULAR Find the synonym.
A) punctual B) constant C) permanent D) none of the above

17. FACT Find the antonym.
A) fabrication B) expectation C) imagination D) fiction

18. Pronouns stand for nouns. What does the underlined part mean here?
A) support B) move C) reinstate D) symbolize

19. Darjeeling grows tea.
Pick out the correct voice transformation of the above sentence.
A) Tea is being grown in Darjeeling.
B) Let the tea be grown in Darjeeling.
C) Tea is grown in Darjeeling.
D) Tea grows in Darjeeling.

20. What kind of ………… man is he?
Choose the best option for the above sentence.
A) No article is required.
B) Use of an article is discretionary in the case.
C) article ‘an’ can be used.
D) article ‘the’ is mandatory.

21. Bring me milk.
Select the best out of the four answer choices.
A) The sentence has a transitive verb with two objects.
B) The sentence has factitive verb with one object and one complement.
C) The sentence has an intransitive verb and has no object.
D) None of these is correct.

22. In writing a letter, he made many mistakes.
Label the underlined word.
A) Gerund B) Verbal Noun C) Present Participle D) Perfect Gerund

23. Life is a dream. The above expression is an example of
A) Idiom B) Phrase C) Figure of Speech D) Subordinate Clause

24. Which of the following is correct in its spelling?
A) satellite B) sattelite C) satelite D) sattellite

ANSWERS: 1)B 2)C 3)B 4)B 5)B 6)B 7)A 8) A 9)A 10)C 11)B 12)B 13)A 14)A 15)A 16)A 17)D 18)D 19)C 20) A 21)A 22)A 23)C 24)A.

Here is a passage for APTET English candidates. Read the following passage and answer the given questions accordingly. The Passage is useful for APTET English Content paper 2:

1. According to the passage, political education in the real sense should prepare
a) citizens for social change.
b) well-informed politicians.
c) responsible students of political science.
d) devoted social workers.

2. The theme of the passage could be:
a) British rule in India and Education
b) Education and Politics
c) Education for Freedom
d) Leadership and Education

3. The author emphasizes in the passage that
a) non-formal agencies of political education do not exist in India.
b) vested interests dominate politics.
c) real political education is lacking in India.
d) the Britishers were opposed to real political education.

4. The author condemns the
a) role of the Britishers in organizing education in India.
b) role of the Congress in politics after independence.
c) political interference in education in India.
d) role of the Press in political education.

5. All teachers agree (1) / that Revanth is the (2) / more intelligent of all the boys in his class. (3) / No error (4)
One of the parts in the above sentence may not be acceptable in standard written communication. Mark that part as your answer.
a) (1) b) (2) c) (3) d) (4)

6. ARROGANT Pick up the right synonym.
a) HAUGHTY b) HOSTILITY c) PROPITIATION d) PERPLEXITY

7. AWKWARD
Locate the apt antonym.
a) CLOWNISH b) SHOCKING c) DREADFUL d) SOLEMN

8. The accountant soon picked up the everyday routine of the department. Label one of the following words to be adjective in the context of the above sentence
a) soon b) the c) routine d) everyday

9. A speech made by someone for the first time Trace the one word substitute that satisfies the above expression.
a) SPONTANEITY b) EXTEMPORE c) MAIDEN d) SERMON

10. to strain every nerve Find the meaning of the above idiom
among the following.
a) to spoil relationship b) to get afraid
c) to try one’s utmost d) to take ill

11. Our government is trying to ………. the economic reforms at the moment Select the appropriate phrasal verb to fill in the blank.
a) carry out b) carry away
c) carry forward d) carry through

12. Choose the word from the following with the right spelling.
a) privilege b) managable c) maintinance d) athlet

13. In the following questions, the first and the last parts of
the sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The remaining parts P, Q, R and S are not in their proper order. Select from the answer choices provided, under the question, the combinations to make a meaningful and correct sentence.
1) The advantage of travelling
P) customs and manners is that
Q) we learn to appreciate the good points of others
R) to different places and having
S) the opportunity of observing people’s
6) and our prejudices against them disappear.
a) QRSP b) PQRS c) RSPQ d) SPQR

14. I must hold a discussion ………. you ………. that matter
shortly.
Choose the correct set of prepositions as demanded by the above sentence.
a) about, for b) with, for c) about, in d) with, about

15. Select the error-free sentence from the following.
a) I want you to meet him.
b) I suggest you to apply for the post.
c) He enjoys to swim.
d) She requested for my help.

16. I saw him go out.
Identify the structure pattern of the above sentence.
a) Subject + Verb + Noun/Pronoun + Plain Infinitive
b) Subject + Verb + Noun/Pronoun + Infinitive
c) Subject + Verb + Object + Present Participle
d) Subject + Verb + Noun/Pronoun + (to be+) Complement

17. Wait a minute, ……….? Add the right question tag.
a) can you? b) can’t you? c) do you? d) don’t you?

18. Choose the right subscription suitable for a formal letter.
a) Yours faithfully, b) Yours Faithfully,
c) Your’s faithfully, d) Yours’ faithfully,

19. Choose the Adverb+Verb type compound word from the following.
a) white wash b) upset c) outspoken d) drawback

20. Tennyson is not the greatest of all poets.
Find the Positive Degree form of the above sentence.
a) Some poets are at least as great as Tennyson.
b) Some poets are not as great as Tennyson.
c) Some poets are greater than Tennyson.
d) None of the above.

21. He stays in ………. bed till nine every morning.
Fill in the blank with suitable article, if necessary.
a) a b) an c) the d) zero article

22. Are you there? Decide the mood of the above sentence.
a) Indicative Mood
b) Imperative Mood
c) Subjunctive Mood
d) None of the above three.

23. He asked why I came. The above sentence is ……….
a) simple sentence.
b) compound sentence.
c) complex sentence.
d) compound-complex sentence.

24. His means ………. (be) simple.
Choose the correct verb form to fill in the blank.
a) is b) are c) be d) was

ANSWERS : 1)a 2)b 3)c 4)c 5)c 6)a 7)a 8)d 9)c 10)c 11) a 12)a 13)c 14)d 15)a 16)a 17)a 18)a 19)b 20)a 21)d 22)a 23)c 24)b.