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Directions (Q.No. 1-8) Read the passage
given below and answer the questions that
follow by choosing the correct/most
appropriate options.
1. The study of handwriting is known as
graphology and it has been practised for
hundreds of years. Professional forensic
graphologists have worked on many court
cases to use handwriting to link suspects with
crimes.
2. Handwriting is particularly important legally
in the case of signatures and proving whether
signatures are real or forged can be pivotal.
Graphologists also work to verify whether
autographs are real or fake.
3. Some handwriting analysts also study writing
samples to determine personality types and
some businesses commission this analysis
before hiring new employees. The method is
even sometimes used to help couples see if
they are compatible. According to
graphologists, there is very little you can’t tell
from a person’s handwriting.
4. From psychological conditions like high blood
pressure and schizophrenia to personality
traits like dominance and aggression : if you
write by hand graphologists can analyse you.
5. Everything from the size of your letters to
how closely you space words can reveal
intricate details of your personality. In
general, the size of your letters can reveal
whether you are shy or outgoing. Compared to
a standard lined sheet. of paper, if you write
with tiny letters that do not reach the top
line, you are likely to have a timid and
introverted personality. If you write with
large letters that go over the top line, you are
likely to be the opposite: outgoing, confident
and attention seeking.
6. Studies suggest that people who space words
widely like freedom and independence,
whereas those choosing to write with small
spaces prefer to be among others and do not
like to be alone.
1. Which one of the following words is similar
in meaning to the words, ‘verify’ (Para-2) as
used in the passage?
(a) Notify (b) Discover
(c) Clarify (d) Confirm
2. Which one of the following words is opposite
in meaning to ‘reveal’ (Para-5) as used in the
passage?
(a) Conceal (b) Teal (c) Blacken (d) Repeal
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Directions (Q.No. 1-8) Read the passage
given below and answer the questions that
follow by choosing the correct/most
appropriate options.
1. The study of handwriting is known as
graphology and it has been practised for
hundreds of years. Professional forensic
graphologists have worked on many court
cases to use handwriting to link suspects with
crimes.
2. Handwriting is particularly important legally
in the case of signatures and proving whether
signatures are real or forged can be pivotal.
Graphologists also work to verify whether
autographs are real or fake.
3. Some handwriting analysts also study writing
samples to determine personality types and
some businesses commission this analysis
before hiring new employees. The method is
even sometimes used to help couples see if
they are compatible. According to
graphologists, there is very little you can’t tell
from a person’s handwriting.
4. From psychological conditions like high blood
pressure and schizophrenia to personality
traits like dominance and aggression : if you
write by hand graphologists can analyse you.
5. Everything from the size of your letters to
how closely you space words can reveal
intricate details of your personality. In
general, the size of your letters can reveal
whether you are shy or outgoing. Compared to
a standard lined sheet. of paper, if you write
with tiny letters that do not reach the top
line, you are likely to have a timid and
introverted personality. If you write with
large letters that go over the top line, you are
likely to be the opposite: outgoing, confident
and attention seeking.
6. Studies suggest that people who space words
widely like freedom and independence,
whereas those choosing to write with small
spaces prefer to be among others and do not
like to be alone.
1. Which one of the following words is similar
in meaning to the words, ‘verify’ (Para-2) as
used in the passage?
(a) Notify (b) Discover
(c) Clarify (d) Confirm
2. Which one of the following words is opposite
in meaning to ‘reveal’ (Para-5) as used in the
passage?
(a) Conceal (b) Teal (c) Blacken (d) Repeal
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3. Which part of speech is the underlined word
in the following sentence?
Graphologists can verify whether the
autographs are real or fake?
(a) Pronoun (b) Conjunction
(c) Adverb (d) Preposition
4. Which of the following statements is not
true?
Handwriting is used by graphologists to
(a) help couples to determine their suitability to
each other.
(b) predict about a person’s future criminal
tendency.
(c) nail criminals.
(d) verify genuineness of signatures.
5. A graphologist can give accurate information
about
(a) setbacks a person is likely to face in future.
(b) a person’s chances of success.
(c) a person’s popularity graph.
(d) a person’s mental health.
6. A person who writes with large letters that
cross over to the top line is likely to be
(a) aggressive (b) diffident
(c) outgoing (d) introverted
7. An attention seeking, confident person
writes with
(a) large letters (b) rounded letters
(c) tiny letters (d) cursive letters
8. Read the following statements:
(A)Graphology has been practised for
thousands of years.
(B) A person’s handwriting reveals everything
about him.
(a) Both A and B are true.
(b) Both A and B are false.
(c) A is true and B is false.
(d) A is false and B is true.
Directions (Q.Nos. 9-15) Read the passage
given below carefully and answer the
questions that follow by selecting the
correct/most appropriate options.
1. There is something we all want to do, although
few of us readily admit it : Get rid of guests.
2. For nine months in the year, only my closest
friends come to see me. Then, when
temperatures start soaring in the plains,
long-lost acquaintances suddenly remember
that I exist and people whom I am barely able
to recognise appear at the front door, willing
to have me put them up for periods ranging
from six days to six weeks.
3. Occasionally, I am the master of the
situation.
4. The other day I received visitors who proved
to be more thick-skinned than most. The man
was a friend of an acquaintance of mine. I
had never seen him before. But on the
strength of this distant relationship, he had
brought his family along.
5. I tried the usual ploy but it didn’t work. The
man and his family were perfectly willing to
share the floor with any others who might be
staying with me.
6. So I made my next move. ‘I must warn you
about the scorpions’, I said. The
scorpion-scare is effective with most people.
But I was dealing with professionals. The
man set his son rolling up the carpet.
‘Sometimes centipedes fall from the ceiling’,
I said desperately.
7. We were now interrupted by someone
knocking on the front door. It was the
postman with a rejected manuscript, his
arrival inspired me to greater inventiveness.
8. ‘I’m terribly sorry’, I said, staring hard at a
rejection slip. ‘I’m afraid I have to leave
immediately. A paper wants me to interview
the Maharishi. I hope you won’t mind. Would
you like the name of a good hotel?’
9. ‘Oh, don’t worry about us’, said the woman
expansively. ‘We’ll look after the house while
you are away’.
9. Which one of the following words is similar
in meaning to the word, ‘readily’ (Para 1) as
used in the passage?
(a) efficiently (b) plainly
(c) frankly (d) easily
10. Which one of the following words is opposite
in meaning to the word, ‘soaring’ (Para 2)
as used in the passage?
(a) falling
(b) deteriorating
(c) hovering
(d) exasperating
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Directions (Q.No. 1-8) Read the passage
given below and answer the questions that
follow by choosing the correct/most
appropriate options.
1. The study of handwriting is known as
graphology and it has been practised for
hundreds of years. Professional forensic
graphologists have worked on many court
cases to use handwriting to link suspects with
crimes.
2. Handwriting is particularly important legally
in the case of signatures and proving whether
signatures are real or forged can be pivotal.
Graphologists also work to verify whether
autographs are real or fake.
3. Some handwriting analysts also study writing
samples to determine personality types and
some businesses commission this analysis
before hiring new employees. The method is
even sometimes used to help couples see if
they are compatible. According to
graphologists, there is very little you can’t tell
from a person’s handwriting.
4. From psychological conditions like high blood
pressure and schizophrenia to personality
traits like dominance and aggression : if you
write by hand graphologists can analyse you.
5. Everything from the size of your letters to
how closely you space words can reveal
intricate details of your personality. In
general, the size of your letters can reveal
whether you are shy or outgoing. Compared to
a standard lined sheet. of paper, if you write
with tiny letters that do not reach the top
line, you are likely to have a timid and
introverted personality. If you write with
large letters that go over the top line, you are
likely to be the opposite: outgoing, confident
and attention seeking.
6. Studies suggest that people who space words
widely like freedom and independence,
whereas those choosing to write with small
spaces prefer to be among others and do not
like to be alone.
1. Which one of the following words is similar
in meaning to the words, ‘verify’ (Para-2) as
used in the passage?
(a) Notify (b) Discover
(c) Clarify (d) Confirm
2. Which one of the following words is opposite
in meaning to ‘reveal’ (Para-5) as used in the
passage?
(a) Conceal (b) Teal (c) Blacken (d) Repeal
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3. Which part of speech is the underlined word
in the following sentence?
Graphologists can verify whether the
autographs are real or fake?
(a) Pronoun (b) Conjunction
(c) Adverb (d) Preposition
4. Which of the following statements is not
true?
Handwriting is used by graphologists to
(a) help couples to determine their suitability to
each other.
(b) predict about a person’s future criminal
tendency.
(c) nail criminals.
(d) verify genuineness of signatures.
5. A graphologist can give accurate information
about
(a) setbacks a person is likely to face in future.
(b) a person’s chances of success.
(c) a person’s popularity graph.
(d) a person’s mental health.
6. A person who writes with large letters that
cross over to the top line is likely to be
(a) aggressive (b) diffident
(c) outgoing (d) introverted
7. An attention seeking, confident person
writes with
(a) large letters (b) rounded letters
(c) tiny letters (d) cursive letters
8. Read the following statements:
(A)Graphology has been practised for
thousands of years.
(B) A person’s handwriting reveals everything
about him.
(a) Both A and B are true.
(b) Both A and B are false.
(c) A is true and B is false.
(d) A is false and B is true.
Directions (Q.Nos. 9-15) Read the passage
given below carefully and answer the
questions that follow by selecting the
correct/most appropriate options.
1. There is something we all want to do, although
few of us readily admit it : Get rid of guests.
2. For nine months in the year, only my closest
friends come to see me. Then, when
temperatures start soaring in the plains,
long-lost acquaintances suddenly remember
that I exist and people whom I am barely able
to recognise appear at the front door, willing
to have me put them up for periods ranging
from six days to six weeks.
3. Occasionally, I am the master of the
situation.
4. The other day I received visitors who proved
to be more thick-skinned than most. The man
was a friend of an acquaintance of mine. I
had never seen him before. But on the
strength of this distant relationship, he had
brought his family along.
5. I tried the usual ploy but it didn’t work. The
man and his family were perfectly willing to
share the floor with any others who might be
staying with me.
6. So I made my next move. ‘I must warn you
about the scorpions’, I said. The
scorpion-scare is effective with most people.
But I was dealing with professionals. The
man set his son rolling up the carpet.
‘Sometimes centipedes fall from the ceiling’,
I said desperately.
7. We were now interrupted by someone
knocking on the front door. It was the
postman with a rejected manuscript, his
arrival inspired me to greater inventiveness.
8. ‘I’m terribly sorry’, I said, staring hard at a
rejection slip. ‘I’m afraid I have to leave
immediately. A paper wants me to interview
the Maharishi. I hope you won’t mind. Would
you like the name of a good hotel?’
9. ‘Oh, don’t worry about us’, said the woman
expansively. ‘We’ll look after the house while
you are away’.
9. Which one of the following words is similar
in meaning to the word, ‘readily’ (Para 1) as
used in the passage?
(a) efficiently (b) plainly
(c) frankly (d) easily
10. Which one of the following words is opposite
in meaning to the word, ‘soaring’ (Para 2)
as used in the passage?
(a) falling
(b) deteriorating
(c) hovering
(d) exasperating
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11. Which part of the following sentence
contains
an error?
Both Raghunath as well as Ravish (a) / have
given (b) / their consent (c) / to the new
proposal (d).
(a) c (b) b (c) d (d) a
12. Which of the following is true?
People who visit the author at the onset of
the summer are
(a) people whom he hardly knows.
(b) his colleagues.
(c) his old school mates.
(d) his closest friends and relatives.
13. Which one of the following ploys does the
author not use to get rid of unwanted
guests?
(a) There is acute water scarcity.
(b) He has already too many guests.
(c) The place is infested with scorpions.
(d) Centipedes fall from the ceiling.
14. Which of the following does not apply to the
unwelcome guests?
(a) They are thick-skinned.
(b) They don’t have enough money to stay at a
hotel.
(c) They are utterly shameless.
(d) They want to enjoy themselves at the author’s
expense.
15. The postman delivered to the author
(a) his rejected manuscript alongwith a rejection
slip
(b) a letter commissioning him to write a new
novel.
(c) a letter inviting him to interview the Maharishi.
(d) his rejected manuscript alongwith a cheque.
16. The one that cannot be further divided into
smaller grammatically meaningful
components is …… .
(a) a diphthong (b) syntax
(c) a phoneme (d) a morpheme
17. Alka, a student of class III often makes a
mistake between /sh/and /s/. As a language
teacher your interpretation will be
(a) Alka’s pronunciation is not clear hence you will
give her more practice.
(b) As a teacher you will ignore such silly mistakes.
(c) Alka is a careless student.
(d) It’s due to influence of her dialect or language.
18. A language teacher asks students to make a
butterfly with paper by following her
instructions. This activity will help the
students to develop ……… .
(a) paper folding skill
(b) reading comprehension
(c) paper making skill
(d) listening comprehension
19. A language teacher asks students to collect
flowers to make a flower scrap book. She
also asks them to write the name of each
flower in their language and in English.
This activity will help her to promote …… .
(a) multilingualism
(b) language across the curriculum
(c) a love for nature
(d) integration of subjects
20. In which of the following the role of the
learner is that of an independent learner?
(a) Teaching learning materials
(b) Integrated materials
(c) Teaching Aid
(d) Building as a Learning Aid
21. Creating a reading corner in the classroom
helps …….
(a) the children but burdens the teacher to maintain
a register and keep record of their work.
(b) to share the responsibility of the librarian as the
books are issued by the teacher.
(c) children to learn and revise their syllabus
thoroughly.
(d) to provide opportunities to children to select
books independently as per their interest.
22. Small kids at their initial stage love to move
pen and pencil in to and fro or up and down
position. This way of writing is ……… .
(a) invented writing (b) zig-zag writing
(c) drawing (d) scribbling
23. In a language classroom a teacher is asking
students to interact in groups and then
share their personal response to the poem
with each other. This task promotes social
interaction as advocated by …… .
(a) Skinner (b) Lev Vygotsky
(c) Chomsky (d) Piaget
24. In a language classroom you have asked
students to write down the directions for
reaching your home from school. When
students have written down the directions,
they will then present their directions in
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Directions (Q.No. 1-8) Read the passage
given below and answer the questions that
follow by choosing the correct/most
appropriate options.
1. The study of handwriting is known as
graphology and it has been practised for
hundreds of years. Professional forensic
graphologists have worked on many court
cases to use handwriting to link suspects with
crimes.
2. Handwriting is particularly important legally
in the case of signatures and proving whether
signatures are real or forged can be pivotal.
Graphologists also work to verify whether
autographs are real or fake.
3. Some handwriting analysts also study writing
samples to determine personality types and
some businesses commission this analysis
before hiring new employees. The method is
even sometimes used to help couples see if
they are compatible. According to
graphologists, there is very little you can’t tell
from a person’s handwriting.
4. From psychological conditions like high blood
pressure and schizophrenia to personality
traits like dominance and aggression : if you
write by hand graphologists can analyse you.
5. Everything from the size of your letters to
how closely you space words can reveal
intricate details of your personality. In
general, the size of your letters can reveal
whether you are shy or outgoing. Compared to
a standard lined sheet. of paper, if you write
with tiny letters that do not reach the top
line, you are likely to have a timid and
introverted personality. If you write with
large letters that go over the top line, you are
likely to be the opposite: outgoing, confident
and attention seeking.
6. Studies suggest that people who space words
widely like freedom and independence,
whereas those choosing to write with small
spaces prefer to be among others and do not
like to be alone.
1. Which one of the following words is similar
in meaning to the words, ‘verify’ (Para-2) as
used in the passage?
(a) Notify (b) Discover
(c) Clarify (d) Confirm
2. Which one of the following words is opposite
in meaning to ‘reveal’ (Para-5) as used in the
passage?
(a) Conceal (b) Teal (c) Blacken (d) Repeal
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3. Which part of speech is the underlined word
in the following sentence?
Graphologists can verify whether the
autographs are real or fake?
(a) Pronoun (b) Conjunction
(c) Adverb (d) Preposition
4. Which of the following statements is not
true?
Handwriting is used by graphologists to
(a) help couples to determine their suitability to
each other.
(b) predict about a person’s future criminal
tendency.
(c) nail criminals.
(d) verify genuineness of signatures.
5. A graphologist can give accurate information
about
(a) setbacks a person is likely to face in future.
(b) a person’s chances of success.
(c) a person’s popularity graph.
(d) a person’s mental health.
6. A person who writes with large letters that
cross over to the top line is likely to be
(a) aggressive (b) diffident
(c) outgoing (d) introverted
7. An attention seeking, confident person
writes with
(a) large letters (b) rounded letters
(c) tiny letters (d) cursive letters
8. Read the following statements:
(A)Graphology has been practised for
thousands of years.
(B) A person’s handwriting reveals everything
about him.
(a) Both A and B are true.
(b) Both A and B are false.
(c) A is true and B is false.
(d) A is false and B is true.
Directions (Q.Nos. 9-15) Read the passage
given below carefully and answer the
questions that follow by selecting the
correct/most appropriate options.
1. There is something we all want to do, although
few of us readily admit it : Get rid of guests.
2. For nine months in the year, only my closest
friends come to see me. Then, when
temperatures start soaring in the plains,
long-lost acquaintances suddenly remember
that I exist and people whom I am barely able
to recognise appear at the front door, willing
to have me put them up for periods ranging
from six days to six weeks.
3. Occasionally, I am the master of the
situation.
4. The other day I received visitors who proved
to be more thick-skinned than most. The man
was a friend of an acquaintance of mine. I
had never seen him before. But on the
strength of this distant relationship, he had
brought his family along.
5. I tried the usual ploy but it didn’t work. The
man and his family were perfectly willing to
share the floor with any others who might be
staying with me.
6. So I made my next move. ‘I must warn you
about the scorpions’, I said. The
scorpion-scare is effective with most people.
But I was dealing with professionals. The
man set his son rolling up the carpet.
‘Sometimes centipedes fall from the ceiling’,
I said desperately.
7. We were now interrupted by someone
knocking on the front door. It was the
postman with a rejected manuscript, his
arrival inspired me to greater inventiveness.
8. ‘I’m terribly sorry’, I said, staring hard at a
rejection slip. ‘I’m afraid I have to leave
immediately. A paper wants me to interview
the Maharishi. I hope you won’t mind. Would
you like the name of a good hotel?’
9. ‘Oh, don’t worry about us’, said the woman
expansively. ‘We’ll look after the house while
you are away’.
9. Which one of the following words is similar
in meaning to the word, ‘readily’ (Para 1) as
used in the passage?
(a) efficiently (b) plainly
(c) frankly (d) easily
10. Which one of the following words is opposite
in meaning to the word, ‘soaring’ (Para 2)
as used in the passage?
(a) falling
(b) deteriorating
(c) hovering
(d) exasperating
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11. Which part of the following sentence
contains
an error?
Both Raghunath as well as Ravish (a) / have
given (b) / their consent (c) / to the new
proposal (d).
(a) c (b) b (c) d (d) a
12. Which of the following is true?
People who visit the author at the onset of
the summer are
(a) people whom he hardly knows.
(b) his colleagues.
(c) his old school mates.
(d) his closest friends and relatives.
13. Which one of the following ploys does the
author not use to get rid of unwanted
guests?
(a) There is acute water scarcity.
(b) He has already too many guests.
(c) The place is infested with scorpions.
(d) Centipedes fall from the ceiling.
14. Which of the following does not apply to the
unwelcome guests?
(a) They are thick-skinned.
(b) They don’t have enough money to stay at a
hotel.
(c) They are utterly shameless.
(d) They want to enjoy themselves at the author’s
expense.
15. The postman delivered to the author
(a) his rejected manuscript alongwith a rejection
slip
(b) a letter commissioning him to write a new
novel.
(c) a letter inviting him to interview the Maharishi.
(d) his rejected manuscript alongwith a cheque.
16. The one that cannot be further divided into
smaller grammatically meaningful
components is …… .
(a) a diphthong (b) syntax
(c) a phoneme (d) a morpheme
17. Alka, a student of class III often makes a
mistake between /sh/and /s/. As a language
teacher your interpretation will be
(a) Alka’s pronunciation is not clear hence you will
give her more practice.
(b) As a teacher you will ignore such silly mistakes.
(c) Alka is a careless student.
(d) It’s due to influence of her dialect or language.
18. A language teacher asks students to make a
butterfly with paper by following her
instructions. This activity will help the
students to develop ……… .
(a) paper folding skill
(b) reading comprehension
(c) paper making skill
(d) listening comprehension
19. A language teacher asks students to collect
flowers to make a flower scrap book. She
also asks them to write the name of each
flower in their language and in English.
This activity will help her to promote …… .
(a) multilingualism
(b) language across the curriculum
(c) a love for nature
(d) integration of subjects
20. In which of the following the role of the
learner is that of an independent learner?
(a) Teaching learning materials
(b) Integrated materials
(c) Teaching Aid
(d) Building as a Learning Aid
21. Creating a reading corner in the classroom
helps …….
(a) the children but burdens the teacher to maintain
a register and keep record of their work.
(b) to share the responsibility of the librarian as the
books are issued by the teacher.
(c) children to learn and revise their syllabus
thoroughly.
(d) to provide opportunities to children to select
books independently as per their interest.
22. Small kids at their initial stage love to move
pen and pencil in to and fro or up and down
position. This way of writing is ……… .
(a) invented writing (b) zig-zag writing
(c) drawing (d) scribbling
23. In a language classroom a teacher is asking
students to interact in groups and then
share their personal response to the poem
with each other. This task promotes social
interaction as advocated by …… .
(a) Skinner (b) Lev Vygotsky
(c) Chomsky (d) Piaget
24. In a language classroom you have asked
students to write down the directions for
reaching your home from school. When
students have written down the directions,
they will then present their directions in
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pairs to each other.
This activity will help to increase
(a) their directional sense which a student often
confuses.
(b) the integration of language with science.
(c) their CALP (Congnitive Academic Language
Proficiency).
(d) the Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
(BICS).
25. Which one of the following activities comes
under CALP?
(a) Answering calls
(b) Making an appointment for a saloon
(c) Writing book reviews
(d) Making reservations
26. The branch of linguistics that deals with-the
explanation of the relation between
language and society is known as ……… .
(a) Sociolinguistics
(b) Anthropological linguistics
(c) Societal language
(d) Psycholinguistics
27. Formative assessment helps in
(a) creating an environment where learners can
compete with each other.
(b) engaging learners in meaningful tasks and
preparing them for competitive exams.
(c) assessing a teacher’s efficiency in teaching.
(d) providing qualitative feedback to learners to
improve.
28. Communicative language teaching method
in English lays stress on giving
opportunities to learners to participate in a
purposeful talk in the classroom as it
promotes
(a) their written expression in the classroom.
(b) learners to minimise spelling and grammatical
errors.
(c) the use of mother tongue freely in the
classroom.
(d) learners to encounter with real life situations.
29. As per Stephen Krashen, “The effective
language teacher is someone who can
provide input and help make it ……… in a
low anxiety situation.
(a) comprehensible (b) fluent
(c) easier (d) grammatical
30. A teacher divides the class into groups of
five and asks them to discuss what they
would do if they were caught in one of the
following situations :
Their friend falls down in the play field and
is hurt…
They are trapped in a building on fire…
They are stuck up in a traffic jam…
This activity is based on ………
(a) Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
approach
(b) Structural approach
(c) Grammar translation method
(d) Audio lingual approach
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1 (d) 2 (a) 3 (b) 4 (d) 5 (d) 6 (c) 7 (a) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10 (b)
11 (d) 12 (a) 13 (a) 14 (b) 15 (a) 16 (c) 17 (a) 18 (d) 19 (b) 20 (d)
21 (d) 22 (b) 23 (b) 24 (d) 25 (c) 26 (a) 27 (c) 28 (d) 29 (a) 30 (a)
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Directions (Q.No. 1-8) Read the passage
given below and answer the questions that
follow by choosing the correct/most
appropriate options.
1. The study of handwriting is known as
graphology and it has been practised for
hundreds of years. Professional forensic
graphologists have worked on many court
cases to use handwriting to link suspects with
crimes.
2. Handwriting is particularly important legally
in the case of signatures and proving whether
signatures are real or forged can be pivotal.
Graphologists also work to verify whether
autographs are real or fake.
3. Some handwriting analysts also study writing
samples to determine personality types and
some businesses commission this analysis
before hiring new employees. The method is
even sometimes used to help couples see if
they are compatible. According to
graphologists, there is very little you can’t tell
from a person’s handwriting.
4. From psychological conditions like high blood
pressure and schizophrenia to personality
traits like dominance and aggression : if you
write by hand graphologists can analyse you.
5. Everything from the size of your letters to
how closely you space words can reveal
intricate details of your personality. In
general, the size of your letters can reveal
whether you are shy or outgoing. Compared to
a standard lined sheet. of paper, if you write
with tiny letters that do not reach the top
line, you are likely to have a timid and
introverted personality. If you write with
large letters that go over the top line, you are
likely to be the opposite: outgoing, confident
and attention seeking.
6. Studies suggest that people who space words
widely like freedom and independence,
whereas those choosing to write with small
spaces prefer to be among others and do not
like to be alone.
1. Which one of the following words is similar
in meaning to the words, ‘verify’ (Para-2) as
used in the passage?
(a) Notify (b) Discover
(c) Clarify (d) Confirm
2. Which one of the following words is opposite
in meaning to ‘reveal’ (Para-5) as used in the
passage?
(a) Conceal (b) Teal (c) Blacken (d) Repeal
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3. Which part of speech is the underlined word
in the following sentence?
Graphologists can verify whether the
autographs are real or fake?
(a) Pronoun (b) Conjunction
(c) Adverb (d) Preposition
4. Which of the following statements is not
true?
Handwriting is used by graphologists to
(a) help couples to determine their suitability to
each other.
(b) predict about a person’s future criminal
tendency.
(c) nail criminals.
(d) verify genuineness of signatures.
5. A graphologist can give accurate information
about
(a) setbacks a person is likely to face in future.
(b) a person’s chances of success.
(c) a person’s popularity graph.
(d) a person’s mental health.
6. A person who writes with large letters that
cross over to the top line is likely to be
(a) aggressive (b) diffident
(c) outgoing (d) introverted
7. An attention seeking, confident person
writes with
(a) large letters (b) rounded letters
(c) tiny letters (d) cursive letters
8. Read the following statements:
(A)Graphology has been practised for
thousands of years.
(B) A person’s handwriting reveals everything
about him.
(a) Both A and B are true.
(b) Both A and B are false.
(c) A is true and B is false.
(d) A is false and B is true.
Directions (Q.Nos. 9-15) Read the passage
given below carefully and answer the
questions that follow by selecting the
correct/most appropriate options.
1. There is something we all want to do, although
few of us readily admit it : Get rid of guests.
2. For nine months in the year, only my closest
friends come to see me. Then, when
temperatures start soaring in the plains,
long-lost acquaintances suddenly remember
that I exist and people whom I am barely able
to recognise appear at the front door, willing
to have me put them up for periods ranging
from six days to six weeks.
3. Occasionally, I am the master of the
situation.
4. The other day I received visitors who proved
to be more thick-skinned than most. The man
was a friend of an acquaintance of mine. I
had never seen him before. But on the
strength of this distant relationship, he had
brought his family along.
5. I tried the usual ploy but it didn’t work. The
man and his family were perfectly willing to
share the floor with any others who might be
staying with me.
6. So I made my next move. ‘I must warn you
about the scorpions’, I said. The
scorpion-scare is effective with most people.
But I was dealing with professionals. The
man set his son rolling up the carpet.
‘Sometimes centipedes fall from the ceiling’,
I said desperately.
7. We were now interrupted by someone
knocking on the front door. It was the
postman with a rejected manuscript, his
arrival inspired me to greater inventiveness.
8. ‘I’m terribly sorry’, I said, staring hard at a
rejection slip. ‘I’m afraid I have to leave
immediately. A paper wants me to interview
the Maharishi. I hope you won’t mind. Would
you like the name of a good hotel?’
9. ‘Oh, don’t worry about us’, said the woman
expansively. ‘We’ll look after the house while
you are away’.
9. Which one of the following words is similar
in meaning to the word, ‘readily’ (Para 1) as
used in the passage?
(a) efficiently (b) plainly
(c) frankly (d) easily
10. Which one of the following words is opposite
in meaning to the word, ‘soaring’ (Para 2)
as used in the passage?
(a) falling
(b) deteriorating
(c) hovering
(d) exasperating
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11. Which part of the following sentence
contains
an error?
Both Raghunath as well as Ravish (a) / have
given (b) / their consent (c) / to the new
proposal (d).
(a) c (b) b (c) d (d) a
12. Which of the following is true?
People who visit the author at the onset of
the summer are
(a) people whom he hardly knows.
(b) his colleagues.
(c) his old school mates.
(d) his closest friends and relatives.
13. Which one of the following ploys does the
author not use to get rid of unwanted
guests?
(a) There is acute water scarcity.
(b) He has already too many guests.
(c) The place is infested with scorpions.
(d) Centipedes fall from the ceiling.
14. Which of the following does not apply to the
unwelcome guests?
(a) They are thick-skinned.
(b) They don’t have enough money to stay at a
hotel.
(c) They are utterly shameless.
(d) They want to enjoy themselves at the author’s
expense.
15. The postman delivered to the author
(a) his rejected manuscript alongwith a rejection
slip
(b) a letter commissioning him to write a new
novel.
(c) a letter inviting him to interview the Maharishi.
(d) his rejected manuscript alongwith a cheque.
16. The one that cannot be further divided into
smaller grammatically meaningful
components is …… .
(a) a diphthong (b) syntax
(c) a phoneme (d) a morpheme
17. Alka, a student of class III often makes a
mistake between /sh/and /s/. As a language
teacher your interpretation will be
(a) Alka’s pronunciation is not clear hence you will
give her more practice.
(b) As a teacher you will ignore such silly mistakes.
(c) Alka is a careless student.
(d) It’s due to influence of her dialect or language.
18. A language teacher asks students to make a
butterfly with paper by following her
instructions. This activity will help the
students to develop ……… .
(a) paper folding skill
(b) reading comprehension
(c) paper making skill
(d) listening comprehension
19. A language teacher asks students to collect
flowers to make a flower scrap book. She
also asks them to write the name of each
flower in their language and in English.
This activity will help her to promote …… .
(a) multilingualism
(b) language across the curriculum
(c) a love for nature
(d) integration of subjects
20. In which of the following the role of the
learner is that of an independent learner?
(a) Teaching learning materials
(b) Integrated materials
(c) Teaching Aid
(d) Building as a Learning Aid
21. Creating a reading corner in the classroom
helps …….
(a) the children but burdens the teacher to maintain
a register and keep record of their work.
(b) to share the responsibility of the librarian as the
books are issued by the teacher.
(c) children to learn and revise their syllabus
thoroughly.
(d) to provide opportunities to children to select
books independently as per their interest.
22. Small kids at their initial stage love to move
pen and pencil in to and fro or up and down
position. This way of writing is ……… .
(a) invented writing (b) zig-zag writing
(c) drawing (d) scribbling
23. In a language classroom a teacher is asking
students to interact in groups and then
share their personal response to the poem
with each other. This task promotes social
interaction as advocated by …… .
(a) Skinner (b) Lev Vygotsky
(c) Chomsky (d) Piaget
24. In a language classroom you have asked
students to write down the directions for
reaching your home from school. When
students have written down the directions,
they will then present their directions in
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pairs to each other.
This activity will help to increase
(a) their directional sense which a student often
confuses.
(b) the integration of language with science.
(c) their CALP (Congnitive Academic Language
Proficiency).
(d) the Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
(BICS).
25. Which one of the following activities comes
under CALP?
(a) Answering calls
(b) Making an appointment for a saloon
(c) Writing book reviews
(d) Making reservations
26. The branch of linguistics that deals with-the
explanation of the relation between
language and society is known as ……… .
(a) Sociolinguistics
(b) Anthropological linguistics
(c) Societal language
(d) Psycholinguistics
27. Formative assessment helps in
(a) creating an environment where learners can
compete with each other.
(b) engaging learners in meaningful tasks and
preparing them for competitive exams.
(c) assessing a teacher’s efficiency in teaching.
(d) providing qualitative feedback to learners to
improve.
28. Communicative language teaching method
in English lays stress on giving
opportunities to learners to participate in a
purposeful talk in the classroom as it
promotes
(a) their written expression in the classroom.
(b) learners to minimise spelling and grammatical
errors.
(c) the use of mother tongue freely in the
classroom.
(d) learners to encounter with real life situations.
29. As per Stephen Krashen, “The effective
language teacher is someone who can
provide input and help make it ……… in a
low anxiety situation.
(a) comprehensible (b) fluent
(c) easier (d) grammatical
30. A teacher divides the class into groups of
five and asks them to discuss what they
would do if they were caught in one of the
following situations :
Their friend falls down in the play field and
is hurt…
They are trapped in a building on fire…
They are stuck up in a traffic jam…
This activity is based on ………
(a) Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
approach
(b) Structural approach
(c) Grammar translation method
(d) Audio lingual approach
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1 (d) 2 (a) 3 (b) 4 (d) 5 (d) 6 (c) 7 (a) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10 (b)
11 (d) 12 (a) 13 (a) 14 (b) 15 (a) 16 (c) 17 (a) 18 (d) 19 (b) 20 (d)
21 (d) 22 (b) 23 (b) 24 (d) 25 (c) 26 (a) 27 (c) 28 (d) 29 (a) 30 (a)
1. (d) The word ‘verify’ means ‘to make sure or demonstrate
that (something) is true, accurate, or justified.’ Hence, from
the given options, only option (d) means the same.
2. (a) The word ‘reveal’ means ‘make (previously unknown or
secret information) known to others.’ From the given options,
option (a) conceal meaning to hide is its correct antonym.
3. (b) The word ‘or’ is a conjunction.
4. (d) It has been stated in the passage that ‘handwriting is
particularly important legally in the case of signatures and
proving whether signatures are real or forged can be pivotal’.
Hence, option (d) is correct.
5. (d) The paragraph states that handwriting can help identify
psychological conditions like high blood pressure and
schizophrenia. Hence, a graphologist can give accurate
information about a person’s mental health.
6. (c) 7. (a)
8. (c) The practice of analysing handwriting has existed for
thousands of years and has been used to tell a lot of things
about a person. It, however, cannot be said whether it tells
everything.
9. (d) The word ‘readily’ means ‘without delay or difficulty;
easily.’
10. (b) The word ‘soaring’ means ‘rising’. From the given
options ‘deteriorating’ which means a fall is the correct
option.
11. (d) Both is always used correlatively with ‘and’. Hence, to
make the sentence grammatically correct, ‘as well as’ in part
(a) must be replaced by ‘and’ or ‘both’ should be
removed.
23. (b) Lev Vygotsky was a psychologist who
believed children learn about their world through
physical interaction. Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory
asserts that learning is an essentially social process in
which the support of parents, caregivers, peers and the
wider society and culture plays a crucial role in the
development of higher psychological functions.
24. (d) The activity will help the child develop the
language they can use in their basic interactions, which
is also known as BICS.
25. (c) As CALP refers to academic language, it will be
used in writing book reviews which needs to be
abstract and specialised.
26. (a) Sociolinguistics is the descriptive study of the
effect of any and all aspects of society, including
cultural norms, expectations and context, on the way
language is used, and society’s effect on language.
27. (d) The goal of formative assessment is to monitor
student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can
be used by instructors to improve their teaching and
by students to improve their learning. More
specifically, formative assessments help students
identify their strengths and weaknesses and target
areas that need work.
28. (d) 29. (a) 30. (a)
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