CTET Paper Level 2 Set IX Model Paper in English

CTET Paper Level 2 Set IX Model Paper in English :  Passage Ulysses Answer Sheet ( Most Important Notes for CTET Examination )

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SET-IX

Direction-Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate option.

Passage

A recent report in news week says that in American colleges, students of Asian origin outperform not only the minority group students but the majority whites as well. Many of these students must be of Indian origin, and their achievement is something we can be proud of. It is unlikely that these talented youngsters will come back to India, and that is the familiar brain drain problem. However recent statements by the nation’s policy-makers indicate that the perception of this issue is changing, ‘Brain bank” and not ‘brain drain is the more appropriate idea, they suggest since the expertise of India abroad is only deposited in other places and no’lost.

This may be : o, but this brain bank, like most other banks, is one that primarily serves customers ir its neighbourhood. “The skills of the As ans now excelling in America’s colleges will mainly help the U.S.A. No matter how significant, what non-resident Inrdans do for Indian and what their counterprrts do for other Asian lands is only a by-poduct.

But it is also necessary to ask, or be reminded, why Indians study fruitfully when abroad. The Asian whose accomplishments News Week records would have probably had a very different tale if they had studied irt India. In America they found elbow room, books and facilities not available and not likely to be available here. The need to prove themselves in their new country’ and the competition of an international standard they faced there must have cured mental and physical laziness. But other things helping them in America can be obtained here if we achieve a change in social attitudes, Specially towards youth.

We need to learn to value individuals and their unique qualities more than conformity and respectability. We need to learn the language of encouragement to add to our skill in flattery. Wt might also learn to be less liberal with blame and less tight-fisted with appreciation, especially.

1  Among the many groups of students is American colleges. Asian students:

(a) are often written about in magazineslike News Week

(b) are most successful academically.

(c) have proved that they are as good as the whites.

(d) have only a minority status like the blacks.

2. In general, the talented young Indi ans studying in America:

(a) have a reputation for being hard working

( b) Have the opportunity to contrib ute to India’s development..

(c) can solve the brain drain problem because of recent changes in policy.

(d) will not return to pursue their careers in India.

3. The students of Asian origin in America include:

(a) a fair number from India

(b) a small group from India.

(c) persons from India who are very proud.

(d) Indians who are the most hard working or all.

4. There is talk now of the brain bank’ This idea:

(a) is a solution to the brain drain problem.

(b) is a new problem caused partly by the brain drain.

(c) is a new way of looking at the role of qualified Indians living abroad.

(d) is based on a plan to utilize foreign exchange remittances to stimulate research and development.

5. The author feels that what non-resident Indians do for India:

(a) will have many useful side effects.

(b) will not be their main interest and concern.

(c) can benefit other Asian countries, as a by-product

(d) can American colleges be of service to the world community..

6. The brain bank has limitations like all banks! in the sense that:

(a) a bank’s services go mainly to those near it

(b) small neighborhood banks are not visible in this age of multinationals.

(c) only what is deposited can be withdrawn and utilized.

(d) no one can be forced to put his assets in a bank.

7. Tic author feels that some of the conditions other than the level of facilities that make the west attractive.

(a) are available in India but young people do not appreciate them.

(b) can never be found here because we believe in conformity.

(c) can be created if our attitudes and values change.

(d) can also give respectability to our traditions and customs.

8. The high level of competition faced by Asian students in America:

(a) helps them overcome their lazy habits.

(b) makes them lazy since the facilities there are good.

(c) makes them worried about failing.

(d) helps them prove that they are as good as whites.

9. The performance of Indians when they go to study in the west:

(a) shows the fruits of hardwork done by school teachers in India. .

(b) should remind us that knowledge and wisdom are not limited by the boundaries of race and nation.

(c) is better than people in the West expect of non-whites.

(d) is better than what it would have been if they had studied in India.

10. One of the ways of making the situation in India better would be:

(a) to eliminate flattery from public life.

(b) to distinguish between conformity and respectability.

(c) to give appreciation and not be tightfisted.

(d) to encourage people and not merely flatter them.

Passage

Direction: Read the poem below carefully:

ULYSSES

I cannot rest from travel; I will drink Life to t

he lees. All times I have enjoyed

Greatly, have suffered greatly, both with those

That loved me, and along; on shore and when

Through scudding drifts the rainy Hy-ades

Vext the dim sea. I am become a name For

always roaming with a hungry heart,

Much have I seen and known-cities of men

And manners. Climates, councils. governments

Myself not least, but honoured of them all:

And drunk delight of battle with my peers.

Far on the ringing plains of Windy Troy.

11. The speaker has a passion for………

(a) seeing historical places

(b) seeing new cities

(e) seeing mountains and beaches

(d) travelling

12. The Speaker Has become a name because

(a) he is rich

(b) he is strong

(c) he has hunger for travelling and meeting new people and seeing new lands

(d) he has worked hard to earn it.

13. “I will drink………. Life to the lees means

(a) that I will drink’ means

(b) that I love drinking

(c) that I will drink through out my life

(d) that I will enjoy life fully and completely.

14. The expression……. ‘with my peer’ here means

(a) with my superiors

(b) with my fellow travelers

(c) with my soldiers

(d) with my equals and companions.

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15. The phrase ‘with a hungry heart’ means..

(a) getting not proper food

(b) getting not proper ideas

(c) passion for travelling

(d) lust for wealth.

16. How are textbooks important to a teacher

(a) to set question papers

(b) serve as guide

(c) help to prepare lessons

(d) all of these

17. Which educational body has been assigned for looking into the criteria for the selection of a textbook?

(a) NAAC

(b) NCERT

(c) UGC

(d) IGNOU

18. What should be the criteria for the selection of a good textbook?

(a) need and level of the child

(b) originality and creativity

(c) characteristics of a textbook

(d) all of these

19. How do textbooks supplement the need of students ?

(a) provide material for self-study

(b) covers the syllabus

(c) helps in preparing for examination

(d) all of these

20. Which of the following is not a technical aspect of a textbook?

(a) good quality paper

(b) properly bound

(c) selected and graded vocabulary

(d) no printing mistakes

21. What should be the size of a textbook for primary level?

(a) 6″X4″

(b) 7.5 “X5.5″

(c) 85″X5.5”

(d) No prescribed size’

22. What are the academic characteristics of a textbook?

(a) subject matter

(b) vocabulary

(c) illustration

(d) all of these

23. Examination in English should be a judicious combination of

(a) Objective question

(b) Short answer question

(c) Essay type question

(d) All of these

24. What types of item are included in objective type test in English

(a) Recall type items

(b) Recognition type items

(c) Both a and b

(d) None of these

25. In English, evaluation can be done by giving

(a) Oral test

(b) Written test

(c) Both a and B

(d) None of these

26. Essay type questions in English measures

(a) Verbal fluency

(b) Skill of expression

(c) Organizer ?? of thought and presentation

(d) All of these

27. Which of the following is a comprehensive test in English?

(a) Picture comprehension

(b) Reading comprehension

(c) Auditorv comprehension

(d) All of these

28. What should be the characteristics of a good test in English?

(a) Reliable

(b) Valid

(b) Comprehensive

(d) All of these

29. What consideration should be taken while setting a question paper?

(a) Intelligence level

(b) Personality

(c) Motivation level

(d) All of these

30. What is the purpose of Oral tests in English?

(a) Reading

(b) Comprehension

(c) Expression

(d) All of these

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