REET Level 1 Shift 1 Exam Paper 23 July 2022 – Answer Key

SECTION-III
LANGUAGE-II
ENGLISH

There are 30 questions in all in this section.

61. In the lines given below the literary device Metaphor’ is used in
(A) Betty Botter bought some butter.
(B) As cold as ice.
(C) A host of golden daffodils.
(D) It is the east, and Juliet, the sun.

62. A genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall main character is known as
(A) Tragedy
(B) Comedy
(C) Irony
(D) Autobiography

63. A ‘Fable’ is an example of
(A) Rhyme
(B) Short story
(C) Sonnet
(D) None of these

64. My father ____ swim very fast when he was young.
(A) can
(B) may
(C) could
(D) must

65. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase given below :
“No Pain No Gain”
(A) You have to work for what you want.
(B) Wait for the right time.
(C) Take care of your pains.
(D) Do not harm others.

66. “To avoid talking about what is important the idiom/phrase which best expresses the above meaning is

(A) Hit the sack
(B) Up in arms
(C) Beat around the bush
(D) Sell like hot cakes

67. Choose the correct phonetic transcription for the given word : ‘Thin’
(A) /ti:/
(B) /θin/
(C) /ən/
(D) /dei/

68. Which of the following contains the same vowel sound ?
(A) tell – bell – cell
(B) know – now – bow
(C) put – cut – cute
(D) All of these

69. Find out the word which begins with different sound from other given words:
(A) High
(B) Hike
(C) Hire
(D) Beat

70. Choose the correct phonetic transcription for the underlined sound of the word :
Call
(A) /k៱M/
(B) /kɔ:L/
(C) /kæl/
(D) /kæml/

71. Which statement is not correct about communicative approach ?
(A) It is practical in use.
(B) It is situational, meaningful and self-rewarding.
(C) It develops the speech ability.
(D) It is teachers centered approach.

72. In structural approach the word “structure’ relates to the structure whereas ‘approach? stands for
(A) Going away
(B) Coming near
(C) Sincere
(D) Intelligent

73. The teaching which is needed for the students who are in general backward in studies and fail in one subject :

74. The process of finding out the extent to which the desired changes have taken place in the pupils
(A) On line lectures
(B) Evaluation
(C) Co-curricular activities
(D) All of these

75. An important part of any evaluation in which the teacher should prepare a record sheet for each student indicating the different skills to be tested is
(A) Record keeping
(B) Notice book
(C) Class teacher diary
(D) Monthly attendance

76. Which one is not a type of digital portfolio ?
(A) Developmental
(B) Reflective
(C) Representational
(D) Occupational

Passage (For Q. Nos. 77 – 83)
Non-biodegradable plastic is one of the prime targets of environmentalists across the world, but, we, too can make a difference – by spurning that plastic bag for cloth, by buying our aerated water in glass bottles instead of plastic, by demanding glass milk bottles instead of plastic pouches, by using that sheet of paper on both sides, by recycling vegetable waste and tea leaves as manure. The media can also play an enormously significant role in this respect. It is not difficult to make a beginning; it is far more taxing to sustain it. But the payoffs of sparing just a little thought to where our waste goes, promise to make it worthwhile. Sometimes you see, waste can kill. non-biodegradable

77. One of the prime targets of environmentalists across the world ____ plastic.
(A) are
(B) is
(C) was
(D) were

78. We should carry cloth bag ____ plastic bag.
(A) despite
(C) instead of
(B) inspite of
(D) as

79. Common man _____ media can play a significant role in this respect.
(A) whereas
(C) as well as
(B) but
(D) though

80. Vegetable waste and tea leaves ___ recycled into manure.
(A) was
(B) is
(C) can be
(D) if