UP TGT7 or 8 August 2021

UP TGT 2021 — English (Series A)

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01Transform direct narration into indirect narration : Ram said, “How lovely this flower is !”

Ram said how lovely this flower was with joyRam exclaimed with joy that was a lovely flowerRam exclaimed with joy that a lovely flower wasRam said with joy that was a lovely flower

02The line ‘They also serve who only stand and wait’ occurs in which of the following poems ?

‘True Love’ by Shakespeare‘On His Blindness’ by Milton‘Daffodils’ by Milton‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’ by John Keats

03Who refers William Wordsworth as an “ever enduring man” ?

Dr. JohnsonJohn KeatsDe QuinceyS.T. Coleridge

04Mark the part with the error. (Read the four options as the parts of the given sentence.)

It was Meera whosuggested that you be at the entranceto welcome each delegateon their arrival

05What is rhyme scheme of Petrarchan sonnet ?

abba, abba, cde, cdeabab, cde, abab, cdecde, cde, abba, abbaabab, abab, cde, cde

06What is the grammatical status of the underlined word in the following sentence ? Everybody joins hands and dances round.

nounadverbadjectiveverb

07Which of the following statements about ‘lyric’ form of poetry is not True ?

A lyric contains 14 linesIt usually expresses the feelings and thoughts of a single speakerThe Greeks identified the lyric as a song rendered to the accompaniment of a lyreA lyric poem may be a brief expression of a mood

08The term ‘Carpe Diem’ means

Hail the daySeize the dayGoodbye the bright daySees the day

09Which of the following statements is not correct about ‘Biography’ ?

It is the history of particular men’s livesThe name biography now connotes a relatively full account of a particular person’s lifeIt involves the attempt to set forth character, temperament and milieu as well as subject’s activities and experiencesBiography is a later day genre and we find biographies in 20th century only

10Which of the following statements is not correct with reference to essay ?

The essay differs from a “treatise” or “dissertation” in its lack of pretension to be a systemic and complete expositionAn essay primarily discusses its subject in non-technical fashionThe essay discusses its subject with a liberal use of such devices as anecdotes, striking illustrations and humour to augment its appealThe formal essay is relatively personal

11“Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea : Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free,” The above lines are written for

John GalsworthyWilliam ShakespeareJohn MiltonWilliam Wordsworth

12Choose one word from the options which describes the phrase most accurately. Murder of a brother

HomicideInfanticideFratricideSororicide

13The correct spelling is

consonantalconsconentalconscenentalconsonental

14The correct spelling is

GinocologistGaenecologistGaynecologistGynaecologist

15Which of the following is not a major characteristic of a ballad ?

It tells a story often with a musical accompanimentIt usually deals with a single episodeIt is comic in natureThe story is told through dialogue and action

16Transform the following sentence into ‘Exclamatory’ sentence : This story is very beautifully told.

This story is narrated beautifully !This story is communicated so gracefully !How graceful the writer is in telling this story !How beautifully this story is told !

17Jack Barthwick is a character in

The Man of PropertyJocelynThe Island PhariseesThe Silver Box

18Which of the following statements is correct about Autobiography ?

It is written by a great author on the life of fellow authorIt is written by a scholar on the life of a fellow scholarIt is a memoirThe first fully developed autobiography is also the most influential : The Confessions of St. Augustine, written in fourth century

19Find out correct sentence.

He gave me much too painI shall go just nowHe always gets success since he hardly worksI shall be only too glad to see you

20Who called Shakespeare a ‘Johannes Factotum’, a Jack-of-all Trades ?

Christophere MarloweSamuel JohnsonRobert GreeneWilliam Wordsworth

21The great artistic movement ‘Renaissance’ had its full impact on English literature in

Fifteenth centurySixteenth centuryEighteenth centuryNineteenth century

22Which of the following works is a novelette written by John Galsworthy ?

The FreelandsJacolynThe Forsyte SagaNone of the above

23What is the grammatical status of the underlined word in the following sentence ? There was a great round of applause.

nounadjectiveadverbverb

a single speaker talking to himselfseveral speakers talking on one subjectone imaginary speaker talking to an imaginary audiencea single dialogue in the poem

25Which of the following is a ‘pastoral elegy’ ?

Elegy Written in a Country ChurchyardIn MemoriamLycidasDuino Elegy

26“A factual account of a person’s life, examing all available information and texts relevant to the subject”, is called

BiographyAutobiographyMemoir and OdeElegy

27Choose one word from the options which describes the phrase most accurately. Gradual recovery from illness

PanaceaConvalescencePutrefactionNone of the above

28The correct spelling is

DiferentialDifferensialDifferencialDifferential

29Find out incorrect sentence.

But one thing, however, has not changedYou should act like meIf you do not work hard, you can not succeedI will wait here untill you come back

parableapologueproverbexemplum

31Shakespeare’s play ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ is a good example of

The Comedy of IdeasThe Comedy of MannersProblem PlayRomantic Comedy

32Who among the following writers is known for his epigrammatic prose style ?

Thomas BrowneBaconDr. JohnsonAddison

33As a dramatist John Galsworthy belongs to the

romantic traditionpsychological tradition/schoolrealist tradition of Jones and Pinerotradition of Edward Bond

34What is the grammatical status of the underlined word, in the following sentence ? Vasco da Gama was the first to round the Cape of Good Hope.

nounadjectiveadverbverb

35Which of the following statements is true about a ‘closet drama’ ?

It is a drama full of treachery and intriguesA closet drama essentially has double plotsA closet drama is intended to be read rather than to be staged in a theatreIt deals with gentlemen and ladies living in a polished society

36The prose ‘Gothic novel’ denotes

the medieval type of architectural worka type of prose fiction which has been set in the middle ages, often sufficed with gloomy castlea novel full with mysteries in modern agea type of fiction with exotic setting

37“Any short composition in prose that undertakes to discuss a matter, express a point of view persuades us to accept a thesis on any subject, or simply entertain”, is

BiographyEssayAutobiographyOde

38Find out the most suitable preposition from the given options. Malti is fed up _______ the weather.

fromwithoverabout

39Mark the part with the error. (Read the four options as the parts of one sentence that is given)

These kind of apparelseems to be expensivebut it is relativelyaffordable to maintain

40The correct spelling is

DicsernmantDiccernementDiscernmentDicsernment

41Which of the following works is not written by John Galsworthy ?

Swan SongThe ThornSaint’s ProgressFlowering Wilderness

42“Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse Such as the meeting soul may pierce In notes, with many a winding bout.” The above lines appear in

IL PenserosoLycidasSong From ArcadesL’ Allegro

43Lysander is a character in

A Midsummer Night’s DreamKing LearComedy of ErrorsRomeo and Juliet

44Which figure of speech do we see in the following expression ? ‘Ten thousand saw I at a glance’.

OxymoronHyperbolePunTransferred Epithet

45Which of the following is not True ? The term ‘novel’ refers to

prose fictiona prose narrative having characters and a plota treatise on current social problema literary form that is derived from Italian ‘novella’

PassageFor questions 46–52

Directions (Q.46 to 52) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are suggested one of which is the right answer. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Buildings do not make _____ (46) university. It is the teachers and _____ (47) and their pursuit of knowledge which _____ (48) the soul of a university. The university is the sanctuary of the _____ (49) life of a country. The healthy roots of national life are to be found in the people. _____ (50) are the well springs of national awakening. They are the spirit behind revolutionary _____ (51) of society. When we give education, we start a ferment of debate and discussion of first _____ (52).

46Blank (46)

anatheone

47Blank (47)

employeesofficerspupilsthe Vice Chancellor

48Blank (48)

makeformscreatesmakes

49Blank (49)

socialhumannationalintellectual

50Blank (50)

TheyYouWeWho

51Blank (51)

momentsmovementsachievementspeople

52Blank (52)

principalsprinciplesissuesquestions

53In The Forsyte Saga, the Forsytes belong to

a country side familya typical city familythe family of imaginary Islandersnone of the above

54Pick out the correct preposition from the options given below each of the sentences so as to complete them. We didn’t get home _______ 2 a.m.

ataftertillto

55My views may be different _______ yours but you should not be indifferent _______ your interest. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

from, fromfrom, toto, fromto, to

56Choose the appropriate preposition from the options given. We divided the property _______ several parts.

intowithamongof

57Choose the appropriate preposition from the options given. I have not seen him _______ last month.

forfromsincetill

58Choose the appropriate preposition from the options given. Your behaviour does not admit _______ any excuses.

inofforto

59Which of the following plays by Shakespeare is not classified as a Roman play ?

Antony and CleopatraJulius CaesarHamletCoriolanus

60Which figure of speech do we see in the following expression ? He was a good teacher but a poor student

IronyAnticlimaxBathosAntithesis

61Which of the following statements is correct about memoir ?

In memoir, the emphasis is not on the author’s developing self but on the people and events that the author has knownMemoir is another name for ‘Autobiography’Memoire is another name for ‘Biography’Memoir is always episodic and appears in ballad form only

62Which of the following works is not written by John Milton ?

‘Ode on the Morning of Christ’s Nativity’‘On the Late Massacre in Piemont’‘The Inner Vision’‘On Arriving at the Age of Twenty Three’

63Identify the error part in the following sentence. (Consider the four options comprising the complete sentence)

Rajeev was happythat Sanjay and his sister was goingon the same trainnext day

64The correct spelling is

EncryptEncriptEnkriptEnckript

65Mark the part with the error. (Read the four options as the parts of the given sentence.)

Each cigarette whicha person smokes doessome harm and eventually you may geta serious disease from its effect

66Find out the most suitable preposition from the given options. These boxes are very heavy. They are full _______ books.

withofinfrom

67“Will no one tell me what she sings ? Perhaps the plaintive numbness flow.” The above mentioned lines appear in

True LoveThe UnchangeableThe Solitary ReaperLucy Gray

68What is the meaning of the word ‘mercenary’ ?

The motive to earn moneyAn office without payA business of machineryAll of these

69Among the following which is not example of pastoral elegy ?

AstrophelLycidasThyrsisElegy Written in a Country Churchyard

70The first folio, the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays was edited by

Heminge and Thomas SackvilleNicholas Udall and Thomas NortanNicholas Udall and CondellHeminge and Condell

71Which of the following plays of Shakespeare does not belong to the last phase of his career ?

Much Ado about NothingThe TempestCymbelineThe Winter’s Tale

72Falder is a character in which of the following plays by John Galsworthy ?

Silver BoxJusticeStrifeLoyalties

73Which figure of speech do we see in the following expression ? “Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea”

assonancealliterationmetonymypun

74Which of the following works of John Galsworthy puts forward John Galsworthy’s ideas on the drama ?

JocelynThe Island PhariseesThe Inn of TranquilityEngland to Free Men

75Choose one word from the options which describes the phrase most accurately. Incapable of being redeemed from evil, i.e. beyond correction

ImpregnableIneffaceableIndelibleIncorrigible

76Find out the most suitable preposition from the given options. It was very generous _______ you to offer to help me.

aboutfromoffor

77Among following sentences which is not correctly punctuated ?

Ram, the son of Dashrath, killed Ravan.“Man” he said “is a political animal.I told him that I would help him.He is an honest person; even his enemies say so.

78The characters-Beatrice and Benedick appear in Shakespeare’s play

Love’s Labour’s LostThe Comedy of ErrorsMuch Ado about NothingAs You Like It

SatireIronyAllegoryFable

80Which of the following works of William Shakespeare is written in six-line stanza, and shows decided signs of immaturity ?

The Passionate PilgrimThe Rape of LucreceVenus and AdonisNone of the above

81Cokeson is a character in

JusticeMacbethAreopagiticaAs You Like It

82Which of the following is not a form of ‘Ode’ ?

PindaricHoratianJacobeanIrregular

83Which of the following authors has written the lines : “For fear of which, here, this, thou age unbed – Ere you were born, was beauty’s summer dead.”

John GalsworthyJohn MiltonWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Wordsworth

84Identify the error part in the following sentence. (Consider four options comprising the complete sentence)

Fifteen milesarelong wayto walk

85Which of the following is mismatched ?

William Shakespeare : “True Love”William Shakespeare : “Carpe Diem”William Wordsworth : “Revolution”William Wordsworth : “Written in Early Spring”

86Which work has been called by Shakespeare as, ‘the first heir of my invention’ ?

Hero and LeanderThe Rape of LucreceVenus and AdonisThe Comedy of Errors

87The characters-Ophelia and Gastrude appear in Shakespeare’s play

King LearHamletOthelloMacbeth

88Find out antonym of the word ‘ample’.

enoughsufficientmeagrescarcity

89Find out appropriate transformed exclamatory sentence of the following assertive sentence. We had a very merry time of it last night.

What merry time they had this night !What a merry time we have this night !What a merry time we had of it last night !What a merry time they have of it last night !

90In the first folio edition of Shakespeare’s dramas which play was omitted ?

MacbethPericlesA Midsummer Night’s DreamTitus Andronicus

91In each question below, four options (A), (B), (C), (D) are given. Find out the word which is correctly spelt.

invertibrateinvertebrateinvertibratinvertiberate

92In each question below, four options (A), (B), (C), (D) are given. Find out the word which is correctly spelt.

ommeletteomeletteomelletteomelett

93In each question below, four options (A), (B), (C), (D) are given. Find out the word which is correctly spelt.

ciusinecuisincusinecuisine

94In each question below, four options (A), (B), (C), (D) are given. Find out the word which is correctly spelt.

diarrhoeadiarhoeadirrheadiarhoia

95Out of the given alternatives, fill in the gaps in the following sentence. “_______” is a connected narrative of the author’s life with some stress on introspection.

BiographyAutobiographyTravelogueMemoir

96Identify the error part in the following sentence. (Consider the four options comprising the complete sentence)

The number of peopleapplying were so largethat the college had tostop issuing application forms

97Choose one word from the options which describes the phrase most accurately. To banish from one’s country

RepatriateImmigrateEmigrateExpatriate

98Identify the correct form of verb/phrase out of given choices so as to complete following sentences : I (be) there, situation (be) different.

I (had been) there, situation (was) differentI (was) there, situation (was) different(Had) I (been) there, situation (would have been) different(Had) I (been) there, situation (had been) different

99Identify the correct form of verb/phrase out of given choices so as to complete following sentences : The boss wanted to know _______ done the job.

how I hadthat how had Ihow would I havehow had I

100Which is correctly spelt word ?

ComprehansibleContemptibleCarporealNone of these

101

heroic couplettercetrime royalterza rima

102Which of the following works is not written by John Milton ?

Of EducationAreopagiticaOn ShakespeareAlma or the Progress of the Mind

103Wordsworth’s The Borderers comes under the category of

prose tragedyepicverse tragedyode

104Which of the following authors has written the lines – “Tuwhit ! tuwhoo ! A merry note ! While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.” ?

John GalsworthyJohn MiltonWilliam WordsworthWilliam Shakespeare

105Which of the following poems is not written by John Galsworthy ?

“Devon to Me”“Russia – America”“Past”“Admonition to a Traveller”

106Choose one word from the options which describes the phrase most accurately. The art of making fireworks

PyrotechnicsNumismaticsFireomaticsCicatrics

107Mark the part with the error. (Read the four options as the parts of the given sentence.)

One must grab advantage ofopportunities to talk with native speakersif you want to improveone’s English

108The meaning of the word ‘indignation’ is

dignitydisgustdiversionanger with surprise

109The correct spelling is

FluffyFluppyFlufpyFluffie

110Find out the most suitable preposition from the given options. I broke this glass _______ accident.

atbyinof

111The line, “Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart” appears in

London, 1802The DynastsThe UnchangeableA Consolation

112What is the correct meaning of the word ‘apposite’ ?

contrarydifferentrightsuitable

113Some statements have been given here for tragedy. Find out correct statements. 1. It is representation of serious actions leading a joyous conclusion for tragic hero. 2. The tragic hero will evoke both our pity and terror. 3. The hamartia becomes the reason of his demise. 4. The anagnorisis in tragedy is reversal in his fortune from happiness to disaster.

1 and 21 and 42 and 33 and 4

114Which of the following plays is not written by John Galsworthy ?

JusticeSilver BoxThe Apple CartStrife

115In William Wordsworth’s ‘The Solitary Reaper’, ‘The Solitary Highland Lass’ is

a girl from Irelanda girl from Scotlanda girl from Arabian Sandsnone of the above

116Following sentences have been transformed as per directions given in their brackets. Choose the correct sentence from the choices given. The apple was too sour to eat. (Remove ‘too’)

The apple was very sourThe apple was extremely sour to eatThe apple was so sour that it cannot be eatenThe apple was so sour that it could not be eaten

117Following sentences have been transformed as per directions given in their brackets. Choose the correct sentence from the choices given. The President appointed him Governor. (Passive)

The Governor was appointed by the PresidentHe was appointed by the PresidentHe was appointed Governor by the PresidentNone of the above

118Following sentences have been transformed as per directions given in their brackets. Choose the correct sentence from the choices given. Who would not love his country ? (Assertive)

Everyone would love his countryEveryone should love his countryHardly anyone would love his countrySome people may not love his country

119Following sentences have been transformed as per directions given in their brackets. Choose the correct sentence from the choices given. Why should they be blamed by you ? (Active)

Why should you blame them ?Let you not blame them.Why you should not blame them ?None of the above

120In which poem of Wordsworth does the line, ‘Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting’ occur ?

Tintern AbbeyThe RecluseThe PreludeImmortality Ode

121In the classification of Shakespeare’s plays, in which category does The Two Gentlemen of Verona, come ?

The Early ComediesThe Mature ComediesThe Sombre PlaysThe Last Plays

122Which of the following statements is not correct about Autobiography ?

An autobiography can never be a connected narrativeAn autobiography is the story of a person’s life as written by that personMemoirs deal at least in part with public events and noted personages other than the author, an autobiography is a record of author’s lifeSimulated autobiography is a device often used in the novel

123Milton’s ‘On Shakespeare’ was published in

1630168716291632

124Identify the error part in the following sentence. (Consider the four options comprising the complete sentence)

Neither my brothernor my brother-in-lawwere able to help mein the work

125Find out the most suitable preposition from the given options. The new medicine prevents the virus _______ growing.

tofrominfor

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Source: U.P. Secondary Education Services Selection Board, TGT Examination 2021 (Advt. 01/2021), English, booklet code TG-08, Series A — the Board’s question booklet for this sitting, with its official answer key. Question booklets on the Commission’s site (upessc.up.gov.in) . The answer key was matched to the questions automatically and has not yet been checked by a person. The official booklet is a scan with no text, so ExamBharo typed this paper from it by hand. A typing slip is possible; report one through the contact page. The board deleted question 85 in its final answer key: shown here, with no answer, and not counted in the score.