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These 30 CTET English multiple choice questions cover English language teaching, pedagogy of language, grammar and language development. Each question has the correct answer with a step-by-step explanation and a short teacher's note, so you can practise for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test and check your understanding.

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Question 1: Among the four language skills, which pair constitutes the reinforcement skills?
(a) Reading and listening
(b) Speaking and listening
(c) Reading and speaking
(d) Speaking and writing
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Answer: (d) Speaking and writing

Explanation:
1. Speaking and writing are productive skills that consolidate what is learnt through listening and reading.
2. So they reinforce learning.

Teacher's Note:
1. Listening and reading are receptive skills.
2. Source key retained.

Question 2: Dyslexia is a learning disability that negatively affects the understanding abilities in terms of
(a) oral language
(b) sign language
(c) dialect
(d) reading
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Answer: (d) reading

Explanation:
1. Dyslexia is a specific difficulty in reading and decoding.
2. It is not an intellectual disability.

Teacher's Note:
1. Dyslexic learners have normal intelligence.
2. Look for letter reversals.

Question 3: Who strongly maintains that language is learnt by imitation of stimuli and reinforcement of correct responses?
(a) Albert Bandura
(b) Kurt Lewin
(c) Tolman
(d) BF Skinner
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Answer: (d) BF Skinner

Explanation:
1. Skinner's behaviourist theory explains language by imitation and reinforcement.
2. Chomsky criticised it.

Teacher's Note:
1. Skinner wrote Verbal Behavior.
2. Behaviourism equals stimulus-response.

Question 4: Travelogue is a genre of
(a) criticism
(b) bibliography
(c) literature
(d) poetry
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Answer: (c) literature

Explanation:
1. A travelogue narrates a journey.
2. It is a form of literature.

Teacher's Note:
1. It is non-fiction prose.
2. Not poetry or criticism.

Question 5: When learners give feedback on each other's language, work, learning strategies, performance etc., it is called
(a) formal assessment
(b) group assessment
(c) self-assessment
(d) peer assessment
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Answer: (d) peer assessment

Explanation:
1. Assessment of learners by fellow learners is peer assessment.

Teacher's Note:
1. Self-assessment is by the learner on own work.
2. Peer feedback builds responsibility.

Question 6: Mother tongue influence can be effectively minimised in the classroom by
(a) giving inputs from the target language in a simple graded manner
(b) using the mother tongue more often
(c) giving examples from the mother tongue
(d) giving a lot of exposure in the target language
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Answer: (a) giving inputs from the target language in a simple graded manner

Explanation:
1. Simple, graded input makes target language understandable.
2. Dumping lots of exposure may not be comprehensible.

Teacher's Note:
1. Comprehensible input matters.
2. Source key retained; (d) is close.

Question 7: If a language teacher has taught a topic in the class and no student asks questions in her class, then maybe
(a) all the students are at a higher level of learning
(b) students are not paying attention
(c) she had been an excellent teacher
(d) whatever was taught was beyond the comprehension of the students
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Answer: (d) whatever was taught was beyond the comprehension of the students

Explanation:
1. Silence may mean learners did not understand enough to ask.
2. So the content may be beyond them.

Teacher's Note:
1. Check understanding actively.
2. Do not assume silence means clarity.

Question 8: A teacher of class II uses learner's knowledge and language to build a bridge between his mother tongue and English language teaching. Here learner's language is used in teaching English as a
(a) hindrance
(b) translation
(c) resource
(d) pattern
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Answer: (c) resource

Explanation:
1. NCF 2005 treats the home language as a resource.
2. The bridge uses it as a resource.

Teacher's Note:
1. Multilingualism is a resource.
2. Not a hindrance.

Question 9: Learners lack confidence to speak in the target language in class where the main language of conversation is the local vernacular. This challenge can be met by
(a) allowing students to speak about whatever they can, irrespective of the grammatical errors, enhance their vocabulary and gradually make corrections
(b) allowing students to watch English films as motivation, practice a drill consisting of useful sentences and vocabulary with regular correction of grammatical errors
(c) insisting on students' using only the target language irrespective of the grammatical errors, enhance their vocabulary, with regular feedback on their performance
(d) instructing them to speak slowly and self correct grammatical errors, enhance their vocabulary with a list of useful words
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Answer: (a) allowing students to speak about whatever they can, irrespective of the grammatical errors, enhance their vocabulary and gradually make corrections

Explanation:
1. Confidence grows when fluency is encouraged before accuracy.
2. Gradual correction avoids fear of mistakes.

Teacher's Note:
1. Do not interrupt for every error.
2. Fluency first.

Question 10: Providing learning support to pupils who lag far behind their counterparts in school performance includes
(a) giving more activities for language practice
(b) providing extra notes and coaching
(c) allowing them to complete assignments without time limits
(d) initially adapting school curriculum and teaching strategies
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Answer: (d) initially adapting school curriculum and teaching strategies

Explanation:
1. Learners with serious lag need adapted curriculum and strategies.
2. Extra work alone does not address the gap.

Teacher's Note:
1. Inclusive education adapts the teaching.
2. Not just extra time.

Question 11: A primary teacher should introduce reading through
(a) stories
(b) picture books
(c) alphabet books only
(d) phonic teaching
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Answer: (b) picture books

Explanation:
1. Picture books link images with words and meaning.
2. They are the usual starting point for early readers.

Teacher's Note:
1. Start with pictures and meaning.
2. Not alphabet drill alone.

Question 12: Which one of the following is most important in developing reading skill at primary level?
(a) Ability to read phrases correctly
(b) Ability to comprehend the text already read
(c) Only knowing the correct order of alphabet
(d) Ability to read words correctly
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Answer: (b) Ability to comprehend the text already read

Explanation:
1. The purpose of reading is understanding.
2. Comprehension is most important.

Teacher's Note:
1. Decoding is only a means.
2. Reading with meaning.

Question 13: The primary objective of using role play is
(a) to evaluate dialogue writing skill
(b) to promote the reading habit
(c) to improve the communicative competence
(d) to develop acting talent
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Answer: (c) to improve the communicative competence

Explanation:
1. Role play gives practice in using language in real-like situations.
2. This improves communicative competence.

Teacher's Note:
1. It is a speaking-listening activity.
2. Not about acting.

Question 14: Which one of the following activities comes under CALP?
(a) Making reservations
(b) Answering calls
(c) Making an appointment for a saloon
(d) Writing book reviews
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Answer: (d) Writing book reviews

Explanation:
1. CALP is academic language used for abstract, school tasks.
2. Writing book reviews is academic; the others are everyday BICS.

Teacher's Note:
1. BICS is social language; CALP is academic.
2. Cummins introduced both terms.

Question 15: A 'special needs language classroom' ideally
(a) has extra teachers to help regular teachers
(b) is exclusively furnished
(c) is located separately
(d) integrates all types of learners
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Answer: (d) integrates all types of learners

Explanation:
1. Inclusive education places all learners together.
2. So the classroom integrates all types of learners.

Teacher's Note:
1. Avoid segregation.
2. Inclusion is the RTE/NEP stance.

Question 16: The learning experiences that offer a vicarious experience to learners are
(a) field trips, observations
(b) real objects and specimens
(c) abstract words, case study
(d) display boards, film clips
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Answer: (a) field trips, observations

Explanation:
1. Source key says field trips and observations.
2. Doubtful: film clips also give vicarious experience.

Teacher's Note:
1. Vicarious means second-hand experience.
2. Source key retained.

Question 17: A teacher of class IV brought some interesting books and distributed them among the students. Then he said, 'Today let's have fun and read these books for our pleasure'. This reading is called
(a) Extensive-reading
(b) Pre-reading
(c) Post-reading
(d) Intensive-reading
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Answer: (a) Extensive-reading

Explanation:
1. Reading for pleasure of longer texts is extensive reading.
2. Intensive reading is close study of short texts.

Teacher's Note:
1. Extensive means wide and enjoyable.
2. Intensive means detailed.

Question 18: A teacher divides the class into groups of five and asks them to discuss what they would do if they were caught in one of the following situations:
(i) Their friend falls down in the play field and is hurt.
(ii) They are trapped in a building on fire.
(iii) They are stuck up in a traffic jam.
This activity is based on
(a) Audio lingual approach
(b) Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) Approach
(c) Structural Approach
(d) Grammar translation method
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Answer: (b) Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) Approach

Explanation:
1. Group discussion of real-life situations is communicative.
2. So it is based on CLT.

Teacher's Note:
1. CLT uses real-life tasks.
2. Other methods rely on drills or translation.

Question 19: A language teacher asks students to collect flowers to make a flower scrap book. She also asks them to write the name of each flower in their language and in English. This activity will help her to promote
(a) integration of subjects
(b) multilingualism
(c) language across the curriculum
(d) a love for nature
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Answer: (b) multilingualism

Explanation:
1. Writing names in the home language and English uses more than one language.
2. So it promotes multilingualism.

Teacher's Note:
1. Look for the use of two languages.
2. Subjects integration is secondary.

Question 20: In a language classroom you have asked students to write down the directions for reaching your home from school. When students have written down the directions, they will then present their directions in pairs to each other. This activity will help to increase
(a) their Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS).
(b) their directional sense which a student often confuses.
(c) the integration of language with science.
(d) their CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency).
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Answer: (a) their Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS).

Explanation:
1. Giving directions is everyday social language.
2. This builds BICS.

Teacher's Note:
1. BICS is everyday talk.
2. CALP is for academic use.

Question 21: Which of the following is an instance of non-formal learning?
(a) Children learning to cook from their parents
(b) Children learning a new game from friends
(c) Children learning through correspondence lessons
(d) Children learning to draw from their art teacher
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Answer: (c) Children learning through correspondence lessons

Explanation:
1. Non-formal learning is organised but outside the regular school system, such as correspondence lessons.
2. Learning from parents or friends is informal.

Teacher's Note:
1. Informal is unplanned.
2. Formal is in regular school.

Question 22: Criteria of assessment is a/are
(a) guidelines with marking scheme
(b) question-wise distribution of marks
(c) general impression of a student's ability
(d) scoring key
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Answer: (a) guidelines with marking scheme

Explanation:
1. Assessment criteria are the stated standards against which a performance is judged.
2. These standards are given as guidelines along with a marking scheme.
3. A general impression is a subjective judgement, not a criterion.

Teacher's Note:
1. Criteria tell both teacher and learner what counts as good work and how marks are awarded.
2. Do not confuse criteria (standards) with a scoring key (list of correct answers).

Question 23: Grammar gains its prominence in language teaching, particularly in English as a foreign language. Accuracy in language use can be achieved through
(a) intensive practice with sentence patterns
(b) grammar is taught as the basis for all four language skills
(c) reading more books written in the target language
(d) integrating knowledge of structures with use and meaning
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Answer: (d) integrating knowledge of structures with use and meaning

Explanation:
1. Modern views hold that grammar should be learnt in context, not in isolation.
2. Accuracy comes when structure is linked with meaning and use.
3. Pattern drills alone or grammar as a base give form without communicative use.

Teacher's Note:
1. Grammar is best taught as a tool for meaning-making.
2. Isolated drills improve form but rarely transfer to real communication.

Question 24: Students of Class IV can recognize flawed usage of sentence construction when the teacher
(a) tells them something is wrong
(b) gives alternatives as possible corrections
(c) lets them find the corrections
(d) focuses on certain surface errors
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Answer: (b) gives alternatives as possible corrections

Explanation:
1. Young learners notice a flaw when they can compare the faulty form with correct alternatives.
2. Simply telling them it is wrong gives no model to compare.
3. Giving alternatives lets them choose and so recognise the error.

Teacher's Note:
1. Offering choices makes error awareness an active comparison task.
2. Being told 'wrong' without a model seldom builds understanding.

Question 25: Under which activity do recognising sounds and deducing meanings come?
(a) Speaking
(b) Listening
(c) Reading
(d) Writing
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Answer: (b) Listening

Explanation:
1. Listening involves hearing and recognising sounds.
2. The listener then works out the meaning of what is heard.
3. Speaking, reading and writing are not mainly about decoding spoken sounds.

Teacher's Note:
1. Listening is an active, receptive skill, not mere hearing.
2. Reading decodes written symbols, listening decodes sounds.

Question 26: As per Stephen Krashen, "The effective language teacher is someone who can provide input and help make it _______ in low anxiety situation."
(a) grammatical
(b) comprehensible
(c) fluent
(d) easier
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Answer: (b) comprehensible

Explanation:
1. Krashen's Input Hypothesis stresses comprehensible input (i+1).
2. His Affective Filter Hypothesis says low anxiety lets input be absorbed.
3. So the teacher makes input comprehensible in a low-anxiety setting.

Teacher's Note:
1. Remember the pair: comprehensible input and low affective filter.
2. Krashen separates acquisition from learning.

Question 27: The one that cannot be further divided into smaller grammatically meaningful components is
(a) a morpheme
(b) a diphthong
(c) syntax
(d) a phoneme
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Answer: (a) a morpheme

Explanation:
1. A morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit of grammar.
2. A phoneme is a sound unit with no meaning of its own.
3. A diphthong is a vowel sound and syntax is sentence structure.

Teacher's Note:
1. Morpheme = smallest unit of meaning; phoneme = smallest unit of sound.
2. Example: 'unkind' has two morphemes, un- and kind.

Question 28: In a language classroom a teacher is asking students to interact in groups and then share their personal response to the poem with each other. This task promotes social interaction as advocated by ________
(a) Piaget
(b) Skinner
(c) Lev Vygotsky
(d) Chomsky
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Answer: (c) Lev Vygotsky

Explanation:
1. Vygotsky held that learning is socially constructed through interaction.
2. Group sharing of responses is such social interaction.
3. Piaget stressed individual construction, Skinner reinforcement, Chomsky innate grammar.

Teacher's Note:
1. Vygotsky: social interaction, ZPD, scaffolding.
2. Peer talk is a key route to learning in his theory.

Question 29: The branch of linguistics that deals with the explanation of the relation between language and society is known as _______
(a) Psycholinguistics
(b) Sociolinguistics
(c) Anthropological linguistics
(d) Societal language
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Answer: (b) Sociolinguistics

Explanation:
1. Sociolinguistics studies how language varies with social factors.
2. Psycholinguistics links language and the mind.
3. 'Societal language' is not a branch of linguistics.

Teacher's Note:
1. Match the prefix: socio- with society, psycho- with mind.
2. Dialects, registers and code-switching belong to sociolinguistics.

Question 30: It specifies the rules which govern the arrangement of words into phrases, clauses and sentences.
(a) Semantics
(b) Syntax
(c) Cohesion
(d) Discourse
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Answer: (b) Syntax

Explanation:
1. Syntax is the set of rules for ordering words into phrases, clauses and sentences.
2. Semantics is about meaning.
3. Cohesion and discourse concern links across sentences and longer text.

Teacher's Note:
1. Syntax = structure; semantics = meaning.
2. Word order rules, like subject-verb-object in English, are syntax.

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