Question Paper for Sr. Teacher (Sec. Edu.) Comp. Exam - 2025(English)

Q21.Identify the basic sentence pattern: The king gave him a medal.

Q22.Identify the pattern in the sentence given below: Everyone was longing for the holidays to begin.

Q23.Read the following passage and select the appropriate options to the given questions (23–26). Conversation is indeed the easily teachable of all arts. All you need to do in order to become ‘a good conversationalist’ is to find a subject that interests you and your listeners. There are, for example, numberless hobbies to talk about. But the important thing is that you must talk about other fellow’s hobby rather than your own. Therein lies the secret of your popularity. Talk to your friends about the things that interest them and you will make your reputation for good fellowship, charming wit and a brilliant mind. There is nothing that pleases people more than your interest in their interest. It is as important to know what subject to avoid, as what subjects to select for good conversation. If you don’t want to be sat down as a wet blanket or a bore, be careful to avoid certain unpleasant topics. Avoid talking about yourself, unless you are asked to do so. People are interested in their problems, not yours. Sickness and death bore everybody. The only one who willingly listens to such talk is a doctor, but he gets paid for it. To be a good conversationalist you must know not only what to say but how to say it. Be civil and modest. Don’t overemphasize your own happiness. Be mentally quick and witty, but don’t hurt others with your wit. Finally try to avoid mannerisms in your conversation. Don’t bite your lips, or cheek your tongue, or roll your eyes, or use hands excessively as you speak. Don’t be like the Frenchman who said, “How can I talk if you hold my hands ?” The secret of popularity of a good conversationalist lies in:

Q24.Read the following passage and select the appropriate options to the given questions (23–26). Conversation is indeed the easily teachable of all arts. All you need to do in order to become ‘a good conversationalist’ is to find a subject that interests you and your listeners. There are, for example, numberless hobbies to talk about. But the important thing is that you must talk about other fellow’s hobby rather than your own. Therein lies the secret of your popularity. Talk to your friends about the things that interest them and you will make your reputation for good fellowship, charming wit and a brilliant mind. There is nothing that pleases people more than your interest in their interest. It is as important to know what subject to avoid, as what subjects to select for good conversation. If you don’t want to be sat down as a wet blanket or a bore, be careful to avoid certain unpleasant topics. Avoid talking about yourself, unless you are asked to do so. People are interested in their problems, not yours. Sickness and death bore everybody. The only one who willingly listens to such talk is a doctor, but he gets paid for it. To be a good conversationalist you must know not only what to say but how to say it. Be civil and modest. Don’t overemphasize your own happiness. Be mentally quick and witty, but don’t hurt others with your wit. Finally try to avoid mannerisms in your conversation. Don’t bite your lips, or cheek your tongue, or roll your eyes, or use hands excessively as you speak. Don’t be like the Frenchman who said, “How can I talk if you hold my hands ?” ‘Wet blanket’ in the passage refers to –

Q25.Read the following passage and select the appropriate options to the given questions (23–26). Conversation is indeed the easily teachable of all arts. All you need to do in order to become ‘a good conversationalist’ is to find a subject that interests you and your listeners. There are, for example, numberless hobbies to talk about. But the important thing is that you must talk about other fellow’s hobby rather than your own. Therein lies the secret of your popularity. Talk to your friends about the things that interest them and you will make your reputation for good fellowship, charming wit and a brilliant mind. There is nothing that pleases people more than your interest in their interest. It is as important to know what subject to avoid, as what subjects to select for good conversation. If you don’t want to be sat down as a wet blanket or a bore, be careful to avoid certain unpleasant topics. Avoid talking about yourself, unless you are asked to do so. People are interested in their problems, not yours. Sickness and death bore everybody. The only one who willingly listens to such talk is a doctor, but he gets paid for it. To be a good conversationalist you must know not only what to say but how to say it. Be civil and modest. Don’t overemphasize your own happiness. Be mentally quick and witty, but don’t hurt others with your wit. Finally try to avoid mannerisms in your conversation. Don’t bite your lips, or cheek your tongue, or roll your eyes, or use hands excessively as you speak. Don’t be like the Frenchman who said, “How can I talk if you hold my hands ?” The mannerisms to be avoided NOT mentioned in the passage is:

Q26.Read the following passage and select the appropriate options to the given questions (23–26). Conversation is indeed the easily teachable of all arts. All you need to do in order to become ‘a good conversationalist’ is to find a subject that interests you and your listeners. There are, for example, numberless hobbies to talk about. But the important thing is that you must talk about other fellow’s hobby rather than your own. Therein lies the secret of your popularity. Talk to your friends about the things that interest them and you will make your reputation for good fellowship, charming wit and a brilliant mind. There is nothing that pleases people more than your interest in their interest. It is as important to know what subject to avoid, as what subjects to select for good conversation. If you don’t want to be sat down as a wet blanket or a bore, be careful to avoid certain unpleasant topics. Avoid talking about yourself, unless you are asked to do so. People are interested in their problems, not yours. Sickness and death bore everybody. The only one who willingly listens to such talk is a doctor, but he gets paid for it. To be a good conversationalist you must know not only what to say but how to say it. Be civil and modest. Don’t overemphasize your own happiness. Be mentally quick and witty, but don’t hurt others with your wit. Finally try to avoid mannerisms in your conversation. Don’t bite your lips, or cheek your tongue, or roll your eyes, or use hands excessively as you speak. Don’t be like the Frenchman who said, “How can I talk if you hold my hands ?” According to the author what is not a quality of a good conversationalist ?

Q27.Read the poem carefully and answer the questions (27–29). Lightly, O lightly we bear her along, She sways like a flower in the wind of our song, She skims like a bird on the foam of a stream, She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream, Gaily, O gaily we glide and we sing, We bear her along like a pearl on a string. Softly, O softly we bear her along, She hangs like a star in the dew of our song, She springs like a beam on the brow of the tide, She falls like a tear from the eyes of a bride. Lightly, O lightly we glide and we sing, We bear her along like a pearl on a string. “Lightly, O Lightly we bear her along” suggests the attitude of –

Q28.Read the poem carefully and answer the questions (27–29). Lightly, O lightly we bear her along, She sways like a flower in the wind of our song, She skims like a bird on the foam of a stream, She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream, Gaily, O gaily we glide and we sing, We bear her along like a pearl on a string. Softly, O softly we bear her along, She hangs like a star in the dew of our song, She springs like a beam on the brow of the tide, She falls like a tear from the eyes of a bride. Lightly, O lightly we glide and we sing, We bear her along like a pearl on a string. Which of the following is NOT true of the poem’s formal features ?

Q29.Read the poem carefully and answer the questions (27–29). Lightly, O lightly we bear her along, She sways like a flower in the wind of our song, She skims like a bird on the foam of a stream, She floats like a laugh from the lips of a dream, Gaily, O gaily we glide and we sing, We bear her along like a pearl on a string. Softly, O softly we bear her along, She hangs like a star in the dew of our song, She springs like a beam on the brow of the tide, She falls like a tear from the eyes of a bride. Lightly, O lightly we glide and we sing, We bear her along like a pearl on a string. What is being described in the given poem ?

Q30.Which of the following sentences does not have a noun clause ?

Q31.Identify the basic sentence pattern: He made the other chair.

Q32.Which of the following sentences does not have an adverb clause ?

Q33.Which of these statements about sonnet are correct ? A. It is a long, narrative poem. B. It has a specific rhyme scheme. C. It tells a story. D. It is a fourteen line poem.

Q34.The difference between the following two sentences is: i. He was a lion in the fight. ii. He fought like a lion.

Q35.Which figure of speech is used in the following lines ? As I gain the cove with pushing prow, And quench its speed, the slushy sand.

Q36.Fill in the blanks choosing the correct option. Both ____ and ____ ode forms were revived during the ____ and continued to influence Western lyric poetry into the ____ century.

Q37.Choose the correct figure of speech in the following sentence: ‘The wind lies asleep in the arms of dawn.’

Q38.Which of these is NOT a characteristic feature of stream of consciousness ?

Q39.Which of the following statements is not correct about the Ballad ?

Q40.Which of the following statements about a dramatic lyric are correct ? Choose the correct option. A. A single person, who is not the poet, utters the speech which makes up the whole poem. B. The presence of one or more people is acknowledged by the speaker himself. C. This form was used by Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot and other poets of the 20th century.