REET Model Paper (Language 1)

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Prose passage -I (Que No. 1-5)

Archeology is the scientific study of human past. It is the means whereby we are able to extend our knowledge of
human history beyond the limits of written records. In India, written history goes back many millennia; and,
throughout the words inscriptions on the stone and clay tablets are only a few millennia old. Such records
encompass only a small fraction of the human story. Archaeology gives us access to entire spectrum of human
experience is spanning several million years on Africa. This enormous time depth offers the potential to study
long-term cultural processes and the opportunity to learn the lessons of the countless cultures. Recovering this
knowledge may prove vital to our own survival.

1. Which of the following word is an antonym for 'spectrum'?

A. Range
B. Scale
C. Stretch
D. periapsis √√
2. Which of the following word is a synonym for 'enormous'?
A. Pure
B. Tired
C. Tiny
D. Great √√
3. The word 'Survival' can give us the verb-
A. Survivability
B. Survivor
C. Survive √√
D. Survivable
4. Which of the following words is correctly spelt?
A. Matarial
B. Matteial
C. Matrtial
D. Material √√
5. Find out the correct one word for the phrase -'writing carved into something made of stone or metal'
A. Archeology
B. History
C. Inscription √√
D. spectrum

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Prose passage -II (Que No. 6-10)

The art of madhubani painting is the traditional style developed in the Mithila region , in the village around
Madhubani Bihar. Madhubani literally means forest of honey. This style of painting has been traditionally used
 by the women of the region ,though men are involved to meet the demand . The work is done on freshly
painted mud walls. For commerical purposes, it is now being done on cloth and paper etc.
The paintings are basically religious nature . They are done in special rooms their homes on the main village ,
walls , etc for ceremonal or ritualistic purposes . The women offer prayers to the deities before starting their
work . Figures from nature and mythology are adapted to suit their style . The themes and designs widely
painted are worship of Hindu deites such as Krishna, Rama, Shiva, Durga, Lakshmi, Sun and Moon, Tulsi plant.
Floral animal and bird, moffits, geometricals designs are used to fill the gaps. There is hardly any space
between the styles. Cotton wrapped around a bamboo stick from the brush. Colors applied are prepared by
artists. This skill is handed down generation and hence the traditional designs and patterns are widely
maintained. It is believed that genesis of Madhubani paintings came about when a King Janaka asked for
paintings to be developed for his daughter sita's wedding.
6. Identify the tense - "The women offer prayers to the deities before starting their work."
A. Present simple√√
B. Future simple
C. Past simple
D. Present perfect
7. Which part of speech is used in the underlined word in - "The work is done on freshly painted mud walls. "
A. Noun
B. Adjective
C. Adverb√√
D. Verb
8. "There is hardly any space between the styles." The determiner used in this line is-
A. Hardly
B. Any √√
C. In
D. Between
9. Which one of the following has three degrees of the adjective in their correct form?
A. Hard, harder, most hard
B. Hard, more hard, hardest
C. Hard , more hard, most hardest
D. Hard, harder, hardest√√
10. Conjunction in the line "It is ............sita's wedding" are-
A. That, and
B. And , what
C. That, when√√
D. What, that
11. Let us dance together..............?
A. Can we?
B. Can't we?
C. Don't we?
D. Shall we?√√
12. Which one of the following has correct structure of questions?
A. Whose glasses were wearing you?
B. Whose glasses was wearing you?
 C. Whose were glasses you wearing?
D. Whose glasses were you wearing?√√
13. Change into passive - 'Everyone understands English.'
A. English is understood by everyone. √√
B. Everyone are understood by English.
C. English has been understood by everyone.
D. English was understood by Everyone.
14. The number of pure vowel sounds in English are-
A. 8
B. 20
C. 10
D. 12√√
15. Which one of the following has different sound?
A. Tie
B. Bike
C. Oil√√
D. Night
16. Which one of the following activities is not followed in direct method?
A. Dictation
B. Conversation practice
C. Memorization of rules and word meaning√√
D. Getting students to self correct
17. Which one of the following is not followed in the communicative English Language Teaching?
A. Pattern Practice√√
B. Language games
C. Role play
D. Unscrambling of scrambled sentences
18. What is the soul of language according to Grammar translation method?
A. Literature
B. Grammar√√
C. Translation
D. Patterns
19. Communicative competence includes-
A. Only grammatical knowledge
B. Grammatical knowledge and the ability to use this knowledge to perform different functions √√
C. Only abstract grammatical knowledge
D. Only linguistic competence
20. One essential feature of good teaching aid is-
A. Low cost
B. Popular
C. Involving participation of maximum senses √√
D. Easy to handle
21. The purpose of achievement test is not to-
A. Know what students have learnt
 B. Know the areas where learners are weak√√
C. Grade learners of as sharp weak and average
D. Ascertain the fulfilment of scholastic goals
22. A good test shouldn't have-
A. Subjectivity√√
B. Reliability
C. Objectivity
D. Validity
23. .........…….facilitate communication between schools as well as between students/teachers and programmes
or between students/teachers and data.
A. Computers√√
B. Voice recorders
C. Reference books
D. Whiteboards
24. A reading activity where students focus on phonemic sounds, pronunciation and intonation can be used to
assess
A. Literary appreciation
B. Analysis
C. Reading accuracy √√
D. Inference
25. What does comprehensive evaluation mean for the student?
A. Learning to gain greater achievement in academic subjects
B. Learning to gain overall achievement in overall performance in the classroom√√
C. Learning to gain greater achievement in test results
D. Learning to compete with each other for student gains
26. What does continuous evaluation mean for the student?
A. Evaluating the students through formal tests multiple times during the academic year
B. Evaluating the students through the learning process continually through the academic year
C. Evaluating the students through understanding of subject matter content multiple times through the
academic year√√
D. Evaluating the students on informal tests alone through the academic year
27. Readiness for learning” refers to
A. General ability level of students
B. Present cognitive level of students in the learning continuum √√
C. Satisfying nature of the act of learning
D. Thorndike’s Law el Readiness
28. Which of the following belongs to a projected aid?
A. Blackboard
B. Diorama
C. Epidiascope√√
D. Globe
29. Equipment, supplies, supplementary materials etc that teachers take to a class can be called
A. authentic materials
B. teaching aids√√
 C. realia
D. Supplement
30. Mother tongue is always learnt easily because there is a natural environment for it. This is a -
A. Principle of Selection
B. Principle of Naturalness√√
C. Principle of Motivation
D. Principle of first language