English Previous Year Paper 2017

Question 1. Who developed the Bilingual Method?

(a) H.E. Palmer

(b) Dr. West

(c) Prof. C.J. Dodson

(d) O. Jespersen

Answer: (c) Prof. C.J. Dodson

The Bilingual Method of foreign-language teaching was developed by C.J. Dodson. It makes systematic use of the learner's mother tongue along with the target language.

Question 2. New Method is related to-

(a) Dr. West

(b) H.E. Palmer

(c) Prof. C.J. Dodson

(d) O. Jespersen

Answer: (a) Dr. West

The New Method is associated with Dr. Michael West. It gave special importance to developing reading ability in English.

Question 3. Choose the correct preposition- I came _____ his request.

(a) on

(b) at

(c) of

(d) by

Answer: (b) at

The correct sentence is: I came at his request. The expression 'at someone's request' means because someone asked or requested it.

Question 4. Choose the correct article- He became _____ great man.

(a) a

(b) an

(c) the

(d) both a and an

Answer: (a) a

The correct sentence is: He became a great man. The indefinite article 'a' is used before a word beginning with a consonant sound.

Question 5. Rearrange the following words- Today / nature / man is / playing with

(a) c a d b

(b) b a c d

(c) d a b c

(d) b a d c

Answer: (a) c a d b

The correctly arranged sentence is: Man is today playing with nature.

Question 6. Change the following into Passive Voice- She invited me home.

Answer: I was invited home by her.

Question 7. Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun- The bird has hurt _____ left wing.

Answer: The bird has hurt its left wing.

Question 8. Point out the nouns in the following sentence- Jatin speaks Hindi and Urdu.

Answer: The nouns are Jatin, Hindi and Urdu. All three are proper nouns.

Question 9. Change the following into Comparative Degree- Lead is the heaviest of all metals.

Answer: Lead is heavier than any other metal.

Question 10. Fill in the blank with the correct determiner- Take _____ as you want.

Answer: Take as much as you want.

Question 11. Convert the following simple sentence into a complex sentence- I hope to pass the test.

Answer: I hope that I will pass the test.

Question 12. Define a noun with example.

Answer: A noun is a word used as the name of a person, place, animal, thing, quality or idea.

Examples: Ram, Delhi, dog, book, honesty and childhood.

Question 13. Complete the spellings of the following:

1. A_ph_b_t
2. Re_i_a_i_n

Answer:

1. Alphabet
2. Recitation

Question 14. Rewrite the following sentence by using a possessive pronoun- Everyone will take their own seat.

Answer: Everyone will take the seat that is his or hers.

Here, 'his' and 'hers' are possessive pronouns. In modern English, the original sentence Everyone will take their own seat is also grammatically acceptable; in that sentence, 'their' functions as a possessive determiner.

Question 15. Write one word for the following expressions:

1. Someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime.
2. A gathering of spectators or listeners at a performance.

Answer:

1. Amateur
2. Audience

Question 16. Punctuate the following, putting capital letters and other punctuation marks wherever necessary- O yes said the father I can at least do that much

Answer: "Oh, yes," said the father. "I can at least do that much."

Question 17. Correct the following sentences:

1. Your's truly.
2. Tom is older than me.

Answer:

1. Yours truly. — Possessive pronouns such as 'yours' do not take an apostrophe.
2. Tom is older than me. — This sentence is already correct. A more formal form is: Tom is older than I am.

Question 18. Write a letter to your friend, telling him how you spent your summer vacation.

Answer:

24, Shastri Nagar
Lucknow
20 June 2017

Dear Akash,

I hope you are fine. I spent my summer vacation very happily. I visited Shimla with my grandparents and enjoyed the beautiful hills and pleasant weather. I also joined a short computer course and learnt some useful computer skills. The vacation was both enjoyable and educational. I will tell you more when we meet.

With best wishes,

Your loving friend,
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