2. We need an air stream mechanism for
the :
a. Production of speech
b. Digestion process
c. Blood circulation process
d. Excretion process
a. Production of speech
b. Digestion process
c. Blood circulation process
d. Excretion process
3. Mary has difficulty sounding out
words like "though" and "calendar." Her difficulties lie in
which of the following aspects of language?
a. Phonology
b. Pragmatics
c. Semantics
d. Syntax
a. Phonology
b. Pragmatics
c. Semantics
d. Syntax
4. Name the figure of speech used in
the following sentence: “The pen is mightier than the sword.”
a. Synecdoche
b. Metonymy
c. Foregrounding
d. Simile
a. Synecdoche
b. Metonymy
c. Foregrounding
d. Simile
5. Milton’s work -------- is in defence
of right to freedom of speech and expression and opposing censorship.
a. Defencio Secunda
b. Areopagitica
c. Of Education
d. A Treatise of Civil Power
a. Defencio Secunda
b. Areopagitica
c. Of Education
d. A Treatise of Civil Power
6.
Identify
the figure of speech used in the line : “A little more than kin, and less than
kind.”
a. Simile
b. Pun
c. Transferred epithet
d. Metaphor
a. Simile
b. Pun
c. Transferred epithet
d. Metaphor
7.
“Full
of the true, the blushful Hippocrene.” Identify the figure of speech :
a. Alliteration
b. Hyperbole
c. Personification
d. Oxymoron
a. Alliteration
b. Hyperbole
c. Personification
d. Oxymoron
8.
“You
of course, are a rose
But
were always a rose.” Identify the figure of speech in the line :
a. Alliteration
b. Personification
c. Synecdoche
d. Metaphor
9.
A
figure of speech in which a part is used to describe the whole of something, or
vice versa is :
a. Synecdoche
b. Synderesis
c. Simile
d. Hyperbole
a. Synecdoche
b. Synderesis
c. Simile
d. Hyperbole
10. Matthew Arnold advocates -------
as“the great help out of our present difficulties.”
a. Literature
b. Culture
c. Criticism
d. Poetry
a. Literature
b. Culture
c. Criticism
d. Poetry
11. No, the day has wept its full. ‘The
day has wept’ is an example of :
a. Metaphor
b. Metanomy
c. Conceit
d. Personification
a. Metaphor
b. Metanomy
c. Conceit
d. Personification
12. “The day burns thro’ their blood
Like
a white candle thro’ a shuttered hand.” ‘The day’ and ‘like a white candle’ are
examples of :
a. simile
and imagery
b. metaphor and irony
c. hyperbole and simile
d. metaphor and simile
13. “His honor rooted in dishonor stood
And
faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.” The above is an example of :
a. Periphrasis
b. Transferred epithet
c. Climax
d.
Oxymoron
14. The figure of speech in which the
sound echoes the sense is :
a. Metonymy
b. Simile
c. Onomatopoeia
d. Oxymoron
a. Metonymy
b. Simile
c. Onomatopoeia
d. Oxymoron
15. Samuel Johnson’s Lives of the Poets
begins with an account of the life of :
a. Chaucer
b. John Dryden
c. Cowley
d. Shakespeare
a. Chaucer
b. John Dryden
c. Cowley
d. Shakespeare
16. In English prosody a foot consisting
of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables is called :
a. Iambic
b. Dactylic
c. Anapaestic
d. Trochaic
a. Iambic
b. Dactylic
c. Anapaestic
d. Trochaic
17. Sauveur and Berlitz are the exponents
of ------- method of teaching English.
a. Grammar Translation Method
b. Direct method
c. CLT
d. Structural-Situational method
a. Grammar Translation Method
b. Direct method
c. CLT
d. Structural-Situational method
18. Front Mutation which is of great
importance to Modern English is better known as :
a. | i | - Mutation
b. Gutteral Umlaut
c. West Saxon Dialect
d. Palatal Mutation
a. | i | - Mutation
b. Gutteral Umlaut
c. West Saxon Dialect
d. Palatal Mutation
19. A proper noun that becomes commonly
used for an idea it is associated with, usually by changing its part of speech
is called -------.
a. Cliché
b. Eponym
c. Acronym
d. Loan word
a. Cliché
b. Eponym
c. Acronym
d. Loan word
20. Essay of
Dramatick Poesie is a dialogue between four speakers in which Dryden is represented by ...............
a. Eugenius
b. Crites
c. Neander
d. Lisideius
a. Eugenius
b. Crites
c. Neander
d. Lisideius
21. ------ of the following is a fricative.
a. /n/
b. /k/
c. /w/
d. /f/
a. /n/
b. /k/
c. /w/
d. /f/
22. A test intended to identify a person’s
strengths and weaknesses is called :
a. Achievement test
b. Proficiency test
c. Diagnostic test
d. Objective test
a. Achievement test
b. Proficiency test
c. Diagnostic test
d. Objective test
23. Amour is a loan word from -------.
a. German
b. Indian
c. French
d. Greek
a. German
b. Indian
c. French
d. Greek
24. ‘Bury the hatchet’ is an example of :
a. Idiom
b. Synonym
c. Phrasal verb
d. Euphemism
a. Idiom
b. Synonym
c. Phrasal verb
d. Euphemism
25. Which literary theory flourished in the1960s
as an attempt to apply to literature the methods and insights of modern
linguistics and anthropology?
a. Reception theory
b. Symbolism
c. Structuralism
d. Phenomenological criticism
a. Reception theory
b. Symbolism
c. Structuralism
d. Phenomenological criticism
26. ------- method of teaching focused on
memorization, reading and writing.
a. Grammar-Translation method
b. Direct method
c. Audio-lingual method
d. Situational language teaching
a. Grammar-Translation method
b. Direct method
c. Audio-lingual method
d. Situational language teaching
27. According to Austin’s theory of
language learning, ------- meaning refers to the effect of what is said.
a. propositional
b. illocutionary
c. locutionary
d. perlocutionary
a. propositional
b. illocutionary
c. locutionary
d. perlocutionary
28. The full form of LAD is -------
a. Language Acquisition Device
b. Language And Development
c. Learning Acquisition Disorder
d. Language Articulation Disability
a. Language Acquisition Device
b. Language And Development
c. Learning Acquisition Disorder
d. Language Articulation Disability
29. The word vowel and consonant are
derived from :
a. Latin
b. Greek
c. French
d. Persian
a. Latin
b. Greek
c. French
d. Persian
30. Match the following :
i.
Libido - (a)Carl Jung
ii.
Collective
unconscious - (b)Sigmund Freud
iii.
Ambiguity - (c)Frazer
iv.
Myth - (d)William Empson
a. (i)-d,(ii)-a,(iii)-b,(iv)-c
b. (i)-b,(ii)-a,(iii)-d,(iv)-c
c. (i)-c,(ii)-d,(iii)-b,(iv)-a
d.
(i)-b,(ii)-c,(iii)-a,(iv)-d
31. Match the feature and the phonological
terms :
i.
Pressure
exerted in a word form - (a)Intonation
ii.
Rise
and fall of Voice - (b)Assimilation
iii.
One
sound becomes more like a nearby sound - (c)Elision
iv.
Omission
of a sound in speech - (d)Stress
a. (i)-d,(ii)-a,(iii)-b,(iv)-c
b. (i)-c,(ii)-a,(iii)-d,(iv)-b
c. (i)-c,(ii)-d,(iii)-b,(iv)-a
d.
(i)-b,(ii)-c,(iii)-a,(iv)-d
32. Morphemes are the smallest units of
------ in a language.
a. stress
b. syntax
c. meaning
d. grammar
a. stress
b. syntax
c. meaning
d. grammar
33. Linguistic meaning can be normatively
classified into ----- types.
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10
34. Grimm's Law or Rask's rule, is named
after :
a. Brother Grimm
b. Jakob Grimm
c. Griffin
d. Meg Grimm
a. Brother Grimm
b. Jakob Grimm
c. Griffin
d. Meg Grimm
35. Hermeneutics is the theory of :
a. Religion
b. Tradition
c. Existence
d. Interpretation
a. Religion
b. Tradition
c. Existence
d. Interpretation
36. Old English is also known as -------
a. Anglo-Irish
b. Anglo-Welsh
c. Anglo-Saxon
d. Anglican
a. Anglo-Irish
b. Anglo-Welsh
c. Anglo-Saxon
d. Anglican
37. Identify the poet who has made English
language rich with words such as debauchery, besottedly, unhealthily, and
padlock :
a. Geoffrey Chaucer
b. Samuel Johnson
c. Shakespeare
d. John Milton
a. Geoffrey Chaucer
b. Samuel Johnson
c. Shakespeare
d. John Milton
38. A simplified language or simplified
mixture of languages used by non-native speakers is known as :
a. Pidgin
b. Dialect
c. Isogloss
d. Mixed
a. Pidgin
b. Dialect
c. Isogloss
d. Mixed
39. The refusal to use the language of the
colonizer in a correct or standard way is termed as -----
a. Appropriation
b. Retribution
c. Abrogation
d. Assimilation
a. Appropriation
b. Retribution
c. Abrogation
d. Assimilation
40. Which literary theory advocates “the
historical context as a co-text”?
a. Historicism
b. New Historicism
c. Anti-Historicism
d. Archetypal Criticism
a. Historicism
b. New Historicism
c. Anti-Historicism
d. Archetypal Criticism
41. Identify the characteristic that is NOT
part of the Behaviourist School of Learning :
a. Learners use their brain to store information
b. Learners should practice a lot
c. Teachers design the learning environments
d. Focus on observation and conditioning
a. Learners use their brain to store information
b. Learners should practice a lot
c. Teachers design the learning environments
d. Focus on observation and conditioning
42. What are the arguments that Macaulay
makes to explain why English is a good language to be taught to Indians?
i.
It
stands pre-eminent even among the languages of the West.
ii.
It
abounds with works of imagination and has models of every species of eloquence.
iii.
The
grammar of English is superior to all other languages.
iv.
It
is an ancient language.
a. (i)
& (ii) only
b. (ii) &
(iv) only
c. (iii) & (iv)
only
d. (i) & (ii) only
43. An important and primary purpose that
can be attributed to language is that it helps us to ………..
a. Write
b. Communicate
c. Build Knowledge
d. Establish Superiority
a. Write
b. Communicate
c. Build Knowledge
d. Establish Superiority
44. Match the following :
i.
ESL - (a)English for Special Purposes
ii.
ESOL - (b)English to Speakers of Other Languages
iii.
EFL - (c)English as a Second Language
iv.
ESP - (d)English as a Foreign Language
a. (i)-d,(ii)-a,(iii)-b,(iv)-c
b. (i)-c,(ii)-b,(iii)-d,(iv)-a
c. (i)-c,(ii)-d,(iii)-b,(iv)-a
d.
(i)-b,(ii)-c,(iii)-a,(iv)-d
45. Who according to Johnson “sacrifices virtue to
convenience”?
a. Milton
b. Voltaire
c. Rhymer
d. Shakespeare
a. Milton
b. Voltaire
c. Rhymer
d. Shakespeare
46. Which of these does NOT form
part of the Audio-Lingual type of language teaching?
a.
Drills
are used to teach structural patterns
b.
Set
phrases are memorised with a focus on intonation
c.
Grammatical
explanations are kept to a minimum
d.
Emphasis
is given to the ability to communicate the meaning of the message
47. Who created the Modern Language
Aptitude Test (MLAT)?
a. John B. Carroll
b. B.F. Skinner
c. Norbert Wiener
d. R.C. Atkinson
a. John B. Carroll
b. B.F. Skinner
c. Norbert Wiener
d. R.C. Atkinson
48. The components of a lesson plan are
to :
i.
Create
Objectives for student learning ii.
Know the Teaching/learning activities
iii.
Learn
to assess student understanding iv.
Satisfy your Principal
a. (i),
(ii) & (iii) only
b. (i),
(ii) & (iv) only
c. (ii), (iii)
& (iv) only
d. (i), (iii) &
(iv) only
49. What does IATEFL refer to?
a. Indian
Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
b. International
Association of Trainers of English as a Foreign Language
c. International
Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
d. International
Alliance of Teachers of English in a Foreign Language
50. Who propounded the terms Langue and Parole?
a. Ferdinand de Saussure
b. Paul de Man
c. Roland Barthe
d. Northrop Frye
a. Ferdinand de Saussure
b. Paul de Man
c. Roland Barthe
d. Northrop Frye
51. A test that uses multiple stimuli to
solve a problem or create something new is called as ------
a. Problem Test
b. Participative test
c. Pressure Learning
d. Performance Task
a. Problem Test
b. Participative test
c. Pressure Learning
d. Performance Task
52. When a Tamil speaker says, “It’s a
great score, illiya”, she is doing the act of :
a. Code Mixing
b. Code Switching
c. Code Transmitting
d. Code learning
a. Code Mixing
b. Code Switching
c. Code Transmitting
d. Code learning
53. Application of linguistic knowledge to
literary interpretation is called :
a. Pragmatics
b. Stylistics
c. Psycholinguistics
d. Semiotics
a. Pragmatics
b. Stylistics
c. Psycholinguistics
d. Semiotics
54. The word “mob” is an example of the process
of word-formation called :
a. Back-Formation
b. Shortening
c. Metanalysis
d. Metanthesis
a. Back-Formation
b. Shortening
c. Metanalysis
d. Metanthesis
55. Who was the first art critic to define ‘Rasa’?
a. Valmiki
b. Dandin
c. Bharata
d. Mahimbhatta
a. Valmiki
b. Dandin
c. Bharata
d. Mahimbhatta
56. Who wrote English as a Global Language?
a. H.G. Widdowson
b. Michael Wallace
c. David Crystal
d. Carter Ronald
a. H.G. Widdowson
b. Michael Wallace
c. David Crystal
d. Carter Ronald
57. The English Language is said to have :
a. Syllable – timed rhythm
b. Phoneme – timed rhythm
c. Stress – timed rhythm
d. Word – timed rhythm
a. Syllable – timed rhythm
b. Phoneme – timed rhythm
c. Stress – timed rhythm
d. Word – timed rhythm
58. What does CALL stand for?
a. Computerized
Advanced Language Learning
b. Computer
Assisted Language Learning
c. Computer
Advised Language Learning
d. Computer
Associated Language Learning
59. Which language gave the word “shampoo”
to the English Language?
a. French
b. Chinese
c. Italian
d. Hindi
a. French
b. Chinese
c. Italian
d. Hindi
60. In calling orientalism a “discourse,”
Said draws on the terminology most closely associated with :
a. Michel Foucault
b. Jacques Lacan
c. Jacques Derrida
d. Gayatri Spirak
a. Michel Foucault
b. Jacques Lacan
c. Jacques Derrida
d. Gayatri Spirak
61. Who is the author of An Outline
History of the English Language?
a. F.T. Wood
b. A.C. Baugh
c. C.L. Wren
d. David Crystal
a. F.T. Wood
b. A.C. Baugh
c. C.L. Wren
d. David Crystal
62. Match the following :
i.
Plosives - (a) Gliding articulation
ii.
Nasals - (b) English has two of them
iii.
Affricates - (c)
Complete closure and explosive release
iv.
Semi-vowels - (d)
Closure of the oral passage
a. (i)-d,(ii)-a,(iii)-b,(iv)-c
b. (i)-c,(ii)-b,(iii)-d,(iv)-a
c. (i)-c,(ii)-d,(iii)-b,(iv)-a
d.
(i)-b,(ii)-c,(iii)-a,(iv)-d
63. Which of the following statements are true?
i.
English
has word stress and sentence stress
ii.
English
is a stress-timed language
iii.
English
is a tone language
iv.
A
Yes/No question in English is normally uttered with a rising tone.
a. Statements i, ii and iii only are true.
b. Statements i, ii and iv only
are true.
c. Statements
ii and iii only are true.
d.
All statements are true
64. English has -------
a. Suffixes only
b. Suffixes, prefixes and infixes
c. Suffixes and prefixes
d. None of these
a. Suffixes only
b. Suffixes, prefixes and infixes
c. Suffixes and prefixes
d. None of these
65. Which of the following plays of
Shakespeare, according to T.S. Eliot, is an “artistic failure”?
a. The Tempest
b. Hamlet
c. Henry IV, PI
d. Twelfth Night
a. The Tempest
b. Hamlet
c. Henry IV, PI
d. Twelfth Night
66. The process by which the word ‘pass away’ got
its current sense of ‘die’ is ------
a. Amelioration
b. Generalization
c. Pejoration
d. Euphemism
a. Amelioration
b. Generalization
c. Pejoration
d. Euphemism
67. Which of the following statements are true?
i.
The
Germanic branch of the Indo-European family has three sub-groups.
ii.
English
belongs to the West Germanic sub-group
iii.
Polish
belongs to the East Germanic sub-group
iv.
Swedish
and Norwegian belong to the North Germanic sub-group
a. All
statements are true.
b.
Only statement i is true.
c. Statements
i, iii and iv only are true.
d.
Statements i, ii and iv only are true.
68. The Anglo Saxon Chronicles were written in the
------ dialect.
a. Scots
b. Northumbrian
c. Kentish
d. Wessex
a. Scots
b. Northumbrian
c. Kentish
d. Wessex
69. Which of the following statements are true?
i.
Middle
English is a much less inflected language than Old English.
ii.
Scots
was a dialect of Middle English.
iii.
Middle
English literature was heavily influenced by classical Greek literature.
iv.
Middle
English was decisively influenced by Norman French.
a. Statements
i and iv only are true
b.
Statements i, iii and iv only are true
c. Statements
i, ii and iv only are true
d.
All the statements are true.
70. M.H. Abrams’ The Deconstructive Angel is a
critique of :
a. Roland Barthes
b. Gayatri Spivak
c. Jaques Derrida
d. Paul de Man
a. Roland Barthes
b. Gayatri Spivak
c. Jaques Derrida
d. Paul de Man
71. Colonialism influenced English -------
a. Vocabulary
b. Morphology
c. Grammar
d. All of these
a. Vocabulary
b. Morphology
c. Grammar
d. All of these
72. African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is
a ------
a. Dialect
b. Pidgin
c. Creole
d. None of these
a. Dialect
b. Pidgin
c. Creole
d. None of these
73. Which of the following statements are true?
i.
Lev
Vygotsky and Jean Piaget were contemporaries.
ii.
‘Scaffolding’
is a notion related to the Constructivist approach to learning.
iii.
Social
constructivism conceives of language as a socially mediated phenomenon.
iv.
Paulo
Freire is associated with Critical Pedagogy.
a. Statements
i, ii and iii only are true
b.
Statements ii, iii and iv only are true
c. Only
statement ii is true
d. All statements are true
74. ------- looks at language as skill.
a. Behaviourism
b. Constructivism
c. Cognitivism
d. Structuralism
a. Behaviourism
b. Constructivism
c. Cognitivism
d. Structuralism
75. Intertextuality refers to :
a. Close reading
b. Comparison between two texts
c. The conditioning of the meaning of a text by other texts
d. The reading of the intention of the author
a. Close reading
b. Comparison between two texts
c. The conditioning of the meaning of a text by other texts
d. The reading of the intention of the author
76. Macaulay’s minute on introducing English
education in India is dated ------
a. 1835
b. 1858
c. 1815
d. 1819
a. 1835
b. 1858
c. 1815
d. 1819
77. In India, English is -------
a. an official language
b. a national language
c. a pidgin language
d. a semi-official language
a. an official language
b. a national language
c. a pidgin language
d. a semi-official language
78. Which of the following statements are true?
i.
Learning
cannot take place without motivation.
ii.
Learning
environment is important in the process of learning.
iii.
Age
is not a factor in learning.
iv.
Aptitude,
not attitude counts in learning.
a. All
statements are true.
b.
Statement ii alone is true
c. Statements
i and ii alone are true
d. Statements
iii and iv alone are true
79. A lesson plan is -------
a. A plan for transacting a lesson
b. A plan for preparing a lesson
c. A plan for selecting a lesson
d. A plan for testing a lesson
a. A plan for transacting a lesson
b. A plan for preparing a lesson
c. A plan for selecting a lesson
d. A plan for testing a lesson
80. What, according to Aristotle, are the two emotions
that tragedy arouses in the audience?
a. Pity and Fear
b. Surprise and Shock
c. Sympathy and Satisfaction
d. Despair and Disgust
a. Pity and Fear
b. Surprise and Shock
c. Sympathy and Satisfaction
d. Despair and Disgust
81. Which of the following statements are true?
i.
The
Grammar Translation Method was the most popular method of teaching language
till the end of the Nineteenth century in Europe.
ii.
The
Direct Method avoids the use of the Mother Tongue in second language teaching.
iii.
The
teacher’s direct intervention is minimal in the Silent Method.
iv.
Community
language learning can be related to Social Constructivism.
a. Statement
i, ii and iii only are true.
b.
Statement ii and iii only are true.
c. Only
Statement ii is true.
d.
All statements are true.
82. The following is an instance /are instances of
the use of ICT in language learning :
a. A discussion on a mobile phone platform
b. A lecture using a smart board
c. Playing an audio file on English pronunciation in the classroom.
d. All of the above.
a. A discussion on a mobile phone platform
b. A lecture using a smart board
c. Playing an audio file on English pronunciation in the classroom.
d. All of the above.
83. Match the following :
i.
Summative
Evaluation - (a)During the course of the programme
ii.
Diagnostic
test - (b)Assessing achievement levels
iii.
Proficiency
test - (c)Assessing learning problems
iv.
Formative
Evaluation - (d)At the end of the programme
a. (i)-d,(ii)-c,(iii)-b,(iv)-a
b. (i)-c,(ii)-b,(iii)-d,(iv)-a
c. (i)-c,(ii)-d,(iii)-b,(iv)-a
d. (i)-b,(ii)-c,(iii)-a,(iv)-d
84. Chomsky holds the view that most of language
is -------
a. Innate
b. Acquired
c. Constructed
d. Assimilated
a. Innate
b. Acquired
c. Constructed
d. Assimilated
85. Who considers “truth and high seriousness”
qualities of great poetry?
a. Matthew Arnold
b. Alexander Pope
c. Sir Philip Sidney
d. Thomas Gray
a. Matthew Arnold
b. Alexander Pope
c. Sir Philip Sidney
d. Thomas Gray
86. The study of sound structure in a language is
called -------
a. Phonology
b. Phonetics
c. Phonotactics
d. Phonotectonics
a. Phonology
b. Phonetics
c. Phonotactics
d. Phonotectonics
87. Which of these is NOT a passive articulator?
a. The hard palate
b. The alveolar ridge
c. The upper teeth
d. Pharynx
a. The hard palate
b. The alveolar ridge
c. The upper teeth
d. Pharynx
88. Identify the number of morphemes in the word
‘gentlemanliness’ :
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
89. What is NOT true of semantics?
a. It
means the meaning and interpretation of words, signs, and sentence structure.
b. It
determines our reading comprehension, how we understand others, and even what
decisions we make as a result of our interpretations.
c. It
explains how stress and intonation occur in language.
d. It
can also refer to the branch of study within linguistics that deals with language
and how we understand meaning.
90. In “An Essay of Dramatic Poesy” the participants
are :
i.
Crites
and Neander ii.
Lisideius and Eugenius
iii.
Sedley
and Howard iv.
Sackille and Dryden
a. (i)
& (ii)
b. (ii)
& (iii)
c. (iii)
& (iv)
d. (i) & (iv)
91. Which of these statements is part of Verner’s
Law?
i.
It
is a formulation of English morphology.
ii.
It
explains problems in the Grimm’s Law.
iii.
It
demonstrated the significant role that accent (stress) played in linguistic change
in the Germanic languages.
iv.
This
law was first presented in an article, “Eine Ausnahme der ersten
Lautverschiebung” (“An Exception to the First Sound Shift”)
a. i,
ii & iii only
b. ii, iii
& iv only
c. All of the
above
d. None of the above
92. During the Middle English period he
was the Archbishop of Canterbury. Identify him :
a. St. Thomas of Becket
b. St Augustine
c. St. Jerome
d. St. Bede
a. St. Thomas of Becket
b. St Augustine
c. St. Jerome
d. St. Bede
93. One of the most important factors that
changed Middle English into Modern English is the -------
a. growth of linguistic theories
b. change in word patterns
c. great vowel shift
d. change in the way people wrote 100.
a. growth of linguistic theories
b. change in word patterns
c. great vowel shift
d. change in the way people wrote 100.
94. The process wherein over time a creole
language reconverges with one of the standard languages from which it
originally derived is called as ------
a. substrata language
b. decreolization
c. recreolization
d. pidgin
a. substrata language
b. decreolization
c. recreolization
d. pidgin
95. ‘Affective fallacy’ is defined as the
error of judging :
a. a work by its effects on the reader
b. a work by the intention of the author
c. inanimate objects as animate
d. a work by affections aroused
a. a work by its effects on the reader
b. a work by the intention of the author
c. inanimate objects as animate
d. a work by affections aroused
96. Skinner's behaviorist theory of
language development regards ------- as the most important contribution to a
child's language learning process.
a. imitation of and reinforcement by parents
b. observational learning
c. inherited qualities
d. contact with parents and friends
a. imitation of and reinforcement by parents
b. observational learning
c. inherited qualities
d. contact with parents and friends
97. Which of the following is the basis of
language acquisition from the perspective of Noam Chomsky?
a. Humans
learn language by repeatedly associating the object 'dog' with the word 'dog.'
b. Humans
learn language by imitating adult patterns of speech.
c. Humans
are born with an innate ability to learn language.
d. Humans
are rewarded for attempts at speech when their caregivers smile and applaud
their efforts.
98. English was adopted in India as an official
language after Independence, the idea was that it would be :
a. permanently retained as the language of culture
b. retained only for office communications
c. gradually phased out
d. used only for teaching in schools
a. permanently retained as the language of culture
b. retained only for office communications
c. gradually phased out
d. used only for teaching in schools
99. When students are learning English in the
context of a certain field, profession, or topic then it is referred to as
------
a. ESL
b. ESP
c. EFL
d. ESOL
a. ESL
b. ESP
c. EFL
d. ESOL
100. According to whom is poetry “not a turning loose
of emotion, but an escape from emotion”?
a. S.T. Coleridge
b. Allen Tate
c. John Dryden
d. T.S. Eliot
a. S.T. Coleridge
b. Allen Tate
c. John Dryden
d. T.S. Eliot
101. Which is an allophone in the word ‘butter’?
a. b
b. u
c. t
d. e
a. b
b. u
c. t
d. e
102. Which of the following is an example of
unvoiced consonant?
a. /b/ as in ball
b. /p/ as in pea
c. /v/ as in van
d. /ð/ as in that
a. /b/ as in ball
b. /p/ as in pea
c. /v/ as in van
d. /ð/ as in that
103. The number of consonant sounds in
English is :
a. 21
b. 12
c. 24
d. 44
a. 21
b. 12
c. 24
d. 44
104. The hard convex surface just Behind
the upper front teeth is called :
a. soft palate
b. teeth ridge
c. hard palate
d. tongue
a. soft palate
b. teeth ridge
c. hard palate
d. tongue
105. According to Aristotle, which are the
objects that tragedy imitates?
a. Plot, character and thought
b. Diction and song
c. Spectacle
d. Plot and action
a. Plot, character and thought
b. Diction and song
c. Spectacle
d. Plot and action
106. Match the following :
i.
Paronym - (a)single/married
ii.
Complementary pairs - (b)good/bad
iii.
Gradable pairs - (c)buy/sell
iv.
Relational opposites - (d)affect/effect
a. (i)-d,(ii)-a,(iii)-b,(iv)-c
b.
(i)-c,(ii)-a,(iii)-d,(iv)-b
c. (i)-c,(ii)-d,(iii)-b,(iv)-a
d. (i)-b,(ii)-c,(iii)-a,(iv)-d
107. Change from weaker to stronger meaning
refers to :
a. Hyperbole
b. Meiosis
c. Antiphrasis
d. Ellipsis
a. Hyperbole
b. Meiosis
c. Antiphrasis
d. Ellipsis
108. The first edition of Noah Webster’s
‘American Dictionary of the English Language’ was published in :
a. 1828
b. 1855
c. 1878
d. 1901
a. 1828
b. 1855
c. 1878
d. 1901
109. The process of creating a new lexeme
by removing actual or supposed affixes is called :
a. Orthography
b. Back-formation
c. Creole
d. Francophile
a. Orthography
b. Back-formation
c. Creole
d. Francophile
110. ‘Delight is the chief, if not the only
end of Poesy; instruction can be admitted but in the second place; for poesy
only instructs as it delights.’ According to whom is this the function of
poetry?
a. Philip Sydney
b. John Dryden
c. Joseph Addison
d. Dr. Johnson
a. Philip Sydney
b. John Dryden
c. Joseph Addison
d. Dr. Johnson
111. Match the following :
i.
Ivan Pavlov - (a) Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
ii.
John Dewey - (b)classical conditioning
iii.
B.S. Bloom - (c)operant conditioning chamber
iv.
B.F. Skinner - (d) experiential learning
a. (i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
b. (i)-c, (ii)-d,
(iii)-a, (iv)-b
c. (i)-b, (ii)-a,
(iii)-d, (iv)-c
d. (i)-d, (ii)-b, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
112. Who among the following identifies the
three linguistic communities – the monoglossic, the diglossic and the
polyglossic – in the post-colonial world?
a. Ngugi wa Thiong’o
b. Salman Rushdie
c. Bill Ashcroft
d. Eric Anchimbe
a. Ngugi wa Thiong’o
b. Salman Rushdie
c. Bill Ashcroft
d. Eric Anchimbe
113. The variety of English used between
non-native speakers who do not share a first language is called :
a. English for specific purposes
b. English for basic purposes
c. English as a lingua Franca
d. English as a language tool
a. English for specific purposes
b. English for basic purposes
c. English as a lingua Franca
d. English as a language tool
114. ‘Risk-taking’ is one of the traits of
a good :
a. language learner
b. language teacher
c. teacher of grammar rules
d. printer of books and authors
a. language learner
b. language teacher
c. teacher of grammar rules
d. printer of books and authors
115. The Authorized Version of The English
Bible was first printed by -------.
a. Bonham Norton
b. John Bill
c. Robert Barker
d. William Caxton
a. Bonham Norton
b. John Bill
c. Robert Barker
d. William Caxton
116. Match the critical works with the
authors :
i. Chinua Achebe - (a) Is there a Text in this class?
ii. Stanley Fish - (b) The Mad Woman in the Attic
iii. Elaine Showalter - (c) Colonialist Criticism
iv. Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gabar - (d)
Towards a Feminist Poetics
a. (i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
b. (i)-c, (ii)-a, (iii)-d,
(iv)-b
c. (i)-b, (ii)-a,
(iii)-d, (iv)-c
d. (i)-d, (ii)-b, (iii)-a, (iv)-c
117. Which among the following is true
about Direct Method of teaching?
a. Teaching
concepts and vocabulary through pantomiming, real-life objects and other visual
materials.
b. Teaching
grammar by using an inductive approach.
c. Focus
on question-answer patterns.
d. All
of them
118. Who among the following is a
theoretical attacker of Audi-lingual method?
a. Bloomfiled
b. John Locke
c. Noam Chomsky
d. Charles Fries
a. Bloomfiled
b. John Locke
c. Noam Chomsky
d. Charles Fries
119. Which of the following is not a
product of learning?
a. Attitudes
b. Concepts
c. Knowledge
d. Maturation
a. Attitudes
b. Concepts
c. Knowledge
d. Maturation
120. Verbal guidance is least effective in
the learning of :
a. Aptitudes
b. Skills
c. Attitudes
d. Relationship
b. Skills
c. Attitudes
d. Relationship
1. B
ReplyDelete2. A
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. B
11. D
12. D
13. D
14. C
15. C
16. B
17. B
18. A
19. B
20. C
21. D
22. C
23. C
24. A
25. C
26. A
27. B
28. A
29. A
30. B
31. A
32. C
33. A
34. B
35. D
36. C
37. D
38. A
39. C
40. B
41. A
42. D
43. B
44. B
45. D
46. D
47. A
48. A
49. C
50. A
51. D
52. B
53. B
54. B
55. C
56. C
57. C
58. B
59. D
60. A
61. A
62. C
63. B
64. C
65. B
66. D
67. D
68. D
69. A
70. C
71. A
72. A
73. D
74. A
75. C
76. A
77. A
78. C
79. A
80. A
81. D
82. D
83. A
84. A
85. A
86. A
87. D
88. B
89. C
90. A
91. B
92. A
93. C
94. B
95. A
96. A
97. C
98. C
99. B
100. D
101. C
102. B
103. C
104. C
105. A
106. A
107. A
108. A
109. B
110. B
111. A
112. C
113. C
114. A
115. C
116. B
117. D
118. C
119. D
120. B