English subject questions and answers for Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), suitable for Paper II (Upper Primary) or Paper I (Primary) (Part-2)
26. Q: What does ‘reading comprehension’ test in TET?
A: Understanding of given passages.
27. Q: Fill in the blank: "It’s a pleasure to work ____ you."
A: With.
28. Q: Who wrote Oliver Twist?
A: Charles Dickens.
29. Q: What is a homonym?
A: A word that sounds the same but has a different meaning.
30. Q: Use ‘despite’ in a sentence.
A: Despite the rain, we went out.
31. Q: What is a phrasal verb?
A: A verb followed by a preposition/adverb, changing its meaning.
32. Q: Give an example of a modal verb.
A: Can, could, will, should.
33. Q: Identify the part of speech: “Alas! He is dead.”
A: Interjection.
34. Q: What is a pronoun?
A: A word that replaces a noun.
35. Q: What is the past tense of 'go'?
A: Went.
36. Q: What is the past participle of 'write'?
A: Written.
37. Q: Use 'either...or' in a sentence.
A: Either you come with me or stay here.
38. Q: Define 'alliteration'.
A: Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
39. Q: What is a synonym for ‘intelligent’?
A: Smart.
40. Q: What is the antonym of ‘frequent’?
A: Rare.
41. Q: Define a compound sentence.
A: A sentence with two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
42. Q: Give an example of a determiner.
A: Some, many, this, those.
43. Q: What is a suffix?
A: A letter or group of letters added at the end of a word.
44. Q: Fill in the blank: "He is afraid ____ dogs."
A: Of.
45. Q: What is a descriptive paragraph?
A: A paragraph that describes a person, place, or thing.
46. Q: Identify the sentence type: “How beautiful the night is!”
A: Exclamatory.
47. Q: Change the voice: “The letter was written by her.”
A: She wrote the letter.
48. Q: What is the function of a preposition?
A: It shows the relationship between a noun/pronoun and other words.
49. Q: What is the purpose of TET English paper?
A: To test proficiency in English teaching, grammar, and pedagogy.
50. Q: What is ‘subject-verb agreement’?
A: Matching the subject with the correct form of the verb.