TS SET Paper 2 Mock Test - 6 (English) - TS TET MCQ

The correct answer is 'To test the feasibility of a research project'.

 Key Points

• A pilot study is a small-scale study that is conducted before a larger research project is undertaken.
• The purpose of a pilot study is to test the feasibility of the research project.
• This involves testing the research methods, instruments, and procedures to ensure that they are appropriate and effective.
• A pilot study can also help to identify any potential problems with the research project and to make necessary adjustments.

The correct answer is 'Harper Lee.'

 Key Points

• "To Kill a Mockingbird" was written by Harper Lee and published in 1960.
• The novel is set in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, and addresses issues of racial injustice and moral growth.
• The story is narrated by Scout Finch, a young girl who observes her father, Atticus Finch, defending a black man wrongly accused of raping a white woman.
• The novel is celebrated for its exploration of empathy, compassion, and the complexities of human nature.
• "To Kill a Mockingbird" has become a staple in American literature courses for its powerful portrayal of societal issues and its enduring impact.

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 4'.

 Additional Information

• Option 1 is incorrect. Mark Twain is known for "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
• Option 2 is incorrect. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote "The Great Gatsby."
• Option 3 is incorrect. J.D. Salinger is the author of "The Catcher in the Rye."

The correct answer is 'Augustan Age, Neo-Classical Age, Victorian Age, Modern Age'.

Key Points

• The Augustan Age, often included within the broader Neo-Classical Age, refers to the early part of the 18th century, specifically under the reign of Queen Anne and the early years of George I, roughly from 1700 to 1740. This period is marked by an emphasis on clarity, order, and elegance, inspired by classical models.
• The Neo-Classical Age follows the Restoration Era, which saw a revival of interest in classical antiquity and its principles, stretching from the late 17th century through the mid-18th century. It fundamentally embraced the same ideals as the Augustan Age but is often considered to extend up to the late 18th century, leading into the Romantic Age.
• The Victorian Age follows after the Romantic Period, beginning with the reign of Queen Victoria in 1837 and lasting until her death in 1901. It is characterized by a complex society, industrial advancements, moral strictness, and a flourishing of literature and arts influenced by both Romantic and realist characteristics.
• The Modern Age in literature is marked by a break from the conventional writing styles of the Victorian era, ushering in new forms of narrative such as stream of consciousness and multiple narratives. This period is generally considered to start around the early 20th century (circa 1910) and include the interwar period, up until the late 20th century.

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 2'.

Additional Information

• Options 1 and 3 reverse the chronological order of these ages, mixing up the placement of the Victorian and the Neo-Classical/Augustan Ages.
• Option 4 places the Modern Age incorrectly before all other options, which contradicts the historical progression of English literature.

The correct answer is "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner.”

 Key Points

• "The Sound and the Fury" is a novel by William Faulkner, published in 1929, and is considered a seminal work in Southern Gothic literature.
• The novel explores the decline of the Compson family, once part of the Southern aristocracy, and delves into the impact of the Civil War and social changes on the region.
• Faulkner's narrative techniques, including stream of consciousness and multiple perspectives, contribute to the novel's complexity and exploration of psychological depth.
• The novel's portrayal of the Compson family's disintegration and the fading Southern traditions reflects the broader themes of Southern Gothic literature.
• "The Sound and the Fury" is celebrated for its innovative narrative style and profound exploration of the American South.

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.

 Additional Information

• Option 2 is incorrect. "Beloved" by Toni Morrison is a powerful exploration of slavery's legacy but is not a Southern Gothic novel.
• Option 3 is incorrect. "Wise Blood" by Flannery O'Connor is a Southern Gothic novel, but it doesn't specifically focus on the decline of the Southern aristocracy.
• Option 4 is incorrect. "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell is a classic novel set during the Civil War, but it is not considered Southern Gothic.

Houyhnhnms are a race of intelligent horses, described in the last part of Jonathan Swift’s satiric work, Guliver Travels. The Houyhnhnms are masters of the land, contrasting strongly with the Yahoos, savage human like creatures, but no better than beasts of burden.

Houyhnhnms have a settled, calm, and rational society. They seem to lack passions, specifically love and compassion, but have industry and temperance Unlike Humans they seems untouched by greed, politics, lust, lying, cheating and jealousy, furthermore pay attention to cultivation of virtue, unity and above all reason. As their wants and passions are fewer than human wants and passions, they need fewer words to express.

The correct answer is 'Anatomy of Melancholy'.

Key Points

• "Anatomy of Melancholy," written by Robert Burton, delves deeply into the causes, symptoms, and treatments of melancholy, making it a comprehensive study on the subject.
• The work is encyclopedic in scope, combining medicine, psychology, literature, and philosophy to explore how melancholy affects the human condition.
• Burton uses a pseudonym, Democritus Junior, to analyze melancholy from a scholarly perspective while reflecting on the impact of melancholy on human creativity and thought.
• The book is divided into three main sections: the first discusses the causes of melancholy, the second examines the symptoms, and the third offers cures, underscoring its thorough examination of the topic.
• Burton’s exploration goes beyond the medical, venturing into the philosophical and existential dimensions of melancholy, illustrating its pervasive influence on human life.
• By examining melancholy in such depth, Burton sheds light on the complexities of human emotions and the multifaceted nature of melancholy's impact on individuals.

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 1'.

Additional Information

• Option 2 ('Urn Burial') offers a meditation on mortality and the rites of burial, not focusing primarily on melancholy.
• Option 3 ('Religio Medici') explores the author's personal spirituality and philosophy, with less emphasis on melancholy.
• Option 4 ('None of the above') is incorrect as "Anatomy of Melancholy" directly addresses the question's focus.

Structural approach is based on structures which have been carefully selected and graded focus on mastery of phonological and grammatical structures rather than on the mastery of vocabulary. The approach doesn’t work on developing ‘communicative competence”, it may help in making correct sentences, but fails in helping the learner to make correct utterances” on the other side, Communicative approach focuses on the significance of language functions because the learner needs knowledge of both meaning and functions.

It insists that the grammatical rules and knowledge of the structures are useless unless they are applied to real-life situations. It lays emphasis on functional, communicative and social interactive activities.

The correct answer is 'The beauty of the African landscape'.

 Key Points

• "The Joys of Motherhood" focuses on the struggles of Nnu Ego, a Nigerian woman who faces numerous challenges as a mother and a wife in a patriarchal society.
• The novel explores themes such as the importance of education for women, the role of women in the workforce, and the double standards that women face.
• The beauty of the African landscape is not a central theme in the novel.
• It is considered a classic of African literature and has been praised for its realistic portrayal of the lives of women in Nigeria.

( S)  is a view and (I)  is correct.

Christopher Fry was a famous poet and dramatist of the Modern Age, majorly in the 1940s and 50s. He is best noticed for his poetic plays, especially, The Lady’s Not for Burning, a verse drama constituted in three act presents two distinct characters with their diverse ideology toward life. First one is a war soldier who wants to die as tired of desperation and destruction following the war and the second is a witch, who wants to live. The play debuted in 1948.

Venus Observed is another famous play of Fry and staged in 1950. The play is written in Blank verse. The play was a huge success and bestowed Fry the fame, he enjoyed throughout his life. It was also adapted to British and Australian TV series.

French Without Tears is a comic play created by one of the best British dramatist of the 20th century. The play focus on those adults, who want to acquire the French language for business and materialistic success. The play was first staged in 1936 and enjoyed a huge success. In year 1940, a film based on the story of the play and with the same name released.

The Deep blue sea is another play by Rattigan and based on the secret relationship of dramatist with the young actor, Kenny Morgan and his suicide. The play is considered to be one of the finest creations of Rattigan and staged first time in 1952

The correct answer is 'Sensitivity'.

 Key Points

• Keats argues that the most important quality for a poet is sensitivity, or the ability to empathize with and understand other people and things.
• He believes that a poet must be able to "be in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason."
• Keats contrasts this with the "irritable reaching after fact and reason" that he sees in many of his contemporaries.
• He believes that a poet must be able to "be in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason."

The correct answer is 'Gavin Douglas'.

Key Points

• Gavin Douglas, a Scottish bishop and poet, is known for translating Virgil's Aeneid into the Scots dialect. His translation, titled "Eneados", was the first complete translation of any major work of classical antiquity into an Anglic language.
• Douglas's translation is an important milestone in Scottish literature and a testament to the influence of classical works on the Scottish Chaucerians.
• The other poets listed, while significant figures in the Scottish Chaucerian tradition, did not translate Virgil's Aeneid into Scots.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4.

"Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences" by Jacques Derrida is a significant essay which begins the journey of Deconstruction in Western Critical theory.

Edmund Spenser was an English poet of Elizabethan age. He is recognized as one of the Homer like poet in telling stories of heroic confrontations, The Fairie Queene an epic poem and fantastical allegory is the best example of it. He is also known as premier craftsmen of the Modern English verse for employing a distinctive verse form, called the Spenserian stanza in several works, including The Faerie Queene.

The stanza consists of iambic pentameter with a final line in iambic hexameter (having six feet or stresses, known as an Alexandrine) with the rhyme scheme ababbcbcc. The stanza’s main meter is iambic pentameter with a final line in iambic hexameter (having six feet or stresses, known as an Alexandrine), and the rhyme scheme is ababbcbcc.

He is a Christian poet and follower of Anglican Church of Queen Elizabeth. He never England’s break with the Roman Catholic Church but describe Elizabethan church reform within the epic named The Fairie queen. Gloriana Who represent the Queen in the epic has godly English knights destroy Catholic continental power in Books I and V and many of his villains embodies with the superstitious Catholic reliance on deceptive images.

Isaac Bashevi's Singer was a Polish-born American writer of novels, short stories, and essays in Yiddish

The correct answer is 'Through the transformative relationship between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy'.

Key Points

• Austen employs irony in Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy’s relationship by initially presenting seemingly insurmountable misunderstandings and differences, only to reveal how these obstacles lead to a deeper knowledge and love.
• The progression of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy’s relationship from mutual misunderstandings and prejudice to eventual marriage underscores the ironic overturning of the notion that less knowledge is preferable in marriage.
• The eventual happiness and understanding shared between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy refute the idea posited in the quote by demonstrating that true felicity in marriage can stem from deep mutual comprehension and growth beyond initial defects.
• The irony in their relationship development also serves to critique societal expectations of marriage, challenging the reader's assumptions about love and compatibility.
• Austen's narrative strategy employs the irony of their evolving relationship to highlight the importance of knowledge, communication, and transformation within a successful marriage, opposing the sentiment that ignorance is bliss in matrimonial matters.

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 3'.

Additional Information

• Option 1 ('Through the successful marriage of Lydia and Wickham') is ironic for different reasons, largely showcasing the potential pitfalls of ignorance in marriage rather than challenging the quote’s perspective positively.
• Option 2 ('By highlighting the happiness of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's marriage') employs irony in depicting their marriage but underscores the complications stemming from a lack of understanding, rather than challenging the quote’s viewpoint.
• Option 4 ('By the financial stability brought to Charlotte by her marriage') illustrates pragmatic considerations over romantic ones, aligning more closely with the sentiment of the quote rather than challenging it.

• “Jabberwocky” is a nonsense poem composed by Lewis Carroll and included in his 1871 novel “Through the Looking-Glass”, the sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The poem is about the killing of a creature named “the Jabberwock”.
• It is considered one of the greatest nonsense poems written in English for its playful, whimsical language and neologisms such as “galumphing” and “chortle” The original purpose of “Jabberwocky” was to satirise both pretentious verse and ignorant literary critics and designed as verse showing how not to write verse, but eventually became the subject of pedestrian translation or explanation and incorporated into classroom learning

• Syllabic verse is a poetic form having a fixed or constrained number of syllables in each line. Syllables play the major role while stress, quantity, or tone plays a secondary or no role at all in the structure of poem.
• Languages such as Japanese or modern French or Finnish have these features as opposed to stress-timed languages such as English, in which stress and quantity play a significant role in structure of the verse.

The correct answer is 'Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari.'

 Key Points

• Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, in their collaborative work "A Thousand Plateaus" (1980), introduced the concept of "rhizome" as an alternative to hierarchical structures.
• The rhizomatic approach rejects linear and hierarchical thinking, proposing a networked, interconnected model for understanding literature, culture, and knowledge.
• According to Deleuze and Guattari, a rhizome is a non-hierarchical and non-linear structure that allows for multiple entry points and connections.
• This concept encourages a more open and flexible understanding of literature, breaking away from traditional, linear interpretations.
• The rhizomatic approach has been influential in poststructuralist thought, challenging fixed meanings and encouraging dynamic, multifaceted interpretations.

 Additional Information

• Option 1 is incorrect. Michel Foucault is known for his work on power, discipline, and discourse analysis.
• Option 2 is incorrect. Jacques Derrida is associated with deconstruction and the critique of binary oppositions.
• Option 3 is incorrect. Roland Barthes contributed to semiotics and structuralism, not the concept of "rhizome."

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 4'

The correct answer is Leo Tolstoy. Key Points

• "The Three Questions" is a short story by author Leo Tolstoy.
• It is a parable which tells the story of a king who is in search of answers to three philosophical questions in life. 
• The moral of the story is to live in the present moment, rather than grumbling about the past and being anxious about tomorrow.

          Hence, 'option 1' is the correct answer.​ Additional Information

• Leo Tolstoy was a 19th century Russian writer known for his famous novels and short stories.

A limerick is a form of poetry, especially one in five-line anapestic meter with a strict rhyme scheme (aabba), which is sometimes obscene with humorous intent. The first, second and fifth lines are usually longer than the third and fourth.

The correct answer is 'Economic dependence'

Key Points

• The Dashwood sisters face economic challenges due to the laws of inheritance, which dictate that the family estate passes to a male heir.
• This economic dependence influences their choices in love and marriage, adding a layer of societal critique to the novel.

• Martin Chuzzlewit is one of the picaresque novels by Charles Dickens. It was originally published in serial form between 1842 and 1844 and thought to be the best work by Dickens. He had visited United States in 1842 and wished to portray it in one of his works.

• As the initial sales of the novel in monthly publication was disappointing so Dickens changed the plot to send the title character to America. Although it was written by Dickens as a satire but taken by some as an attack on America. Dickens also attacks the institution of slavery in the United States effectively.

New Criticism developed as a reaction to the older philological and literary history schools of the US North, which, influenced by nineteenth-century German scholarship, focused on the history and meaning of individual words and their relation to foreign and ancient languages, comparative sources, and the biographical circumstances of the authors.

The correct answer is 'Accidentally killing Mary Dalton'.

Key Points

• "Native Son" is a novel by Richard Wright that explores themes of racism, poverty, and social justice through the life of its protagonist, Bigger Thomas, an African American living in poverty in Chicago during the 1930s.
• The pivotal event that drastically changes Bigger's life is when he accidentally kills Mary Dalton, the daughter of his wealthy white employers. This act happens during a moment of panic when Mary is intoxicated, and Bigger fears being found in her room by her blind mother.
• The accidental killing and Bigger's subsequent actions to cover up his involvement propel the narrative into an exploration of the systemic and personal consequences of racial segregation and economic disparity.
• The incident leads to Bigger's spiraling descent into a series of further crimes and ultimately, his arrest and trial, highlighting the harsh realities of the societal and judicial systems of the time.
• Wright uses this event to critique the societal conditions that lead to such tragic outcomes and to examine the psychological effects of racism and poverty on African Americans.

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 2'.

Additional Information

• Winning a lottery, moving to Chicago, and graduating from college are not events that occur in "Native Son" or significantly impact Bigger Thomas' trajectory in the storyline presented by Richard Wright.

• Twelfth Night is one of the most praised comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written around 1601–02. The play has love triangle and expanded on the musical interludes. The play was not published until its inclusion in the 1623 “First Folio.
• She Stoops to Conquer is a comedy by Anglo-Irish author Oliver Goldsmith that was first performed in London in 1773. Initially the play was titled Mistakes of a Night, has been adapted into a film several times, including in 1914 and 1923.
• Blithe Spirit is a comic play by Noel Coward and was first seen in 1941. It created a new long-run record for non-musical British plays of 1,997 performances.
• The Importance of Being Earnest is a comic play by Oscar Wilde, first performed in 1895 at London. It is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae to escape burdensome social obligations.
• Pygmalion is the most beloved and popularly received comic play of G. B. Shaw. Several film versions have been made of the play which helped Shaw to become the first and only man ever to win the much coveted Double: the Nobel Prize for literature and an Academy Award.

The correct answer is 'Mansfield Park.'

 Key Points

• "Mansfield Park" is a novel by Jane Austen, published in 1814.
• The novel explores the complex social relationships and moral dilemmas of its characters within the context of the Regency era.
• Fanny Price, the protagonist, navigates issues of social class, morality, and personal integrity in her pursuit of love and happiness.
• Austen uses the novel to critique the societal norms of the time, particularly the impact of wealth and social status on personal relationships.
• "Mansfield Park" is often considered one of Austen's more serious works, delving into the deeper moral and social complexities of its characters.

Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 4'.

Additional Information

• Option 1 is incorrect. "Emma" explores the challenges of matchmaking and self-discovery in a small English village.
• Option 2 is incorrect. "Northanger Abbey" is a satire of Gothic novels and a coming-of-age story.
• Option 3 is incorrect. "Persuasion" focuses on second chances at love and the consequences of persuasion in personal decisions.

Alice Munro is a short story writer and was the first from Canada to win a Nobel prize for her short stories, in 2013. She was born and grew up in Wingham, Ontario. Her moving stories like “Lives of Girls and Women”, “Too Much Happiness” and many others are set in her small, native towns Wingham, Ontario where, she grew up, and explore human relationships through ordinary everyday events. she herself has called Wingham, Ontario, “The most interesting place in the world. Although Vancouver, Montreal, Quebec all are provinces of Canada but Ontario was used most as a setting of short stories of Alice Munro.

Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy contains. A) Six volumes. B) Nine volumes. C) Ten volumes. D) Four volumes. Correct Answer: B) Nine volumes ...

The correct answer is 'Margaret Fuller.'

Key Points

• "The Dial" was a significant Transcendentalist journal in 19th-century American literature.
• The journal was edited by Margaret Fuller, a prominent feminist and Transcendentalist.
• It published works by several significant figures of the era, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Fuller herself.
• -While the other authors listed made substantial contributions to American literature, they did not edit "The Dial".

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 2.