English Previous Year Paper 2022

Question 1. What are the two receptive skills?

(a) Listening-Speaking

(b) Speaking-Writing

(c) Listening-Reading

(d) Reading-Writing

Answer: (c) Listening-Reading

Listening and reading are receptive skills because learners receive and understand language through them. Speaking and writing are productive skills because learners produce language through these skills.

Question 2. Dr. West's method mainly focuses on-

(a) Reading

(b) Listening

(c) Speaking

(d) Writing

Answer: (a) Reading

Dr. Michael West's New Method gives primary importance to reading. It particularly emphasises the development of reading comprehension and the habit of silent reading.

Question 3. Choose the correctly spelt word-

(a) Grammer

(b) Grammar

(c) Grramer

(d) Graamer

Answer: (b) Grammar

The correct spelling is Grammar.

Question 4. What is the correct sentence structure of English?

(a) Subject-Object-Verb

(b) Verb-Subject-Object

(c) Subject-Verb-Object

(d) None of the above

Answer: (c) Subject-Verb-Object

The basic word order of a simple English declarative sentence is generally Subject + Verb + Object. Example- He reads a book.

Question 5. Write a sentence to show exclamation-

(a) I will go to school!

(b) How sweet Payal is!

(c) Kajal is a brilliant student!

(d) The weather is hot!

Answer: (b) How sweet Payal is!

An exclamatory sentence expresses a strong feeling such as joy, surprise or admiration. With 'how', the usual structure is How + adjective + subject + verb!

Question 6. Point out the adjective in the following sentence- "The gorgeous lady is coming towards us."

Answer: The adjective is gorgeous, as it describes the noun 'lady'.

Question 7. Fill in the blank with a suitable article- I have _____ one rupee note. (a/an)

Answer: I have a one rupee note. 'One' begins with the consonant sound /w/, so 'a' is used before it.

Question 8. Change the following sentence into Passive Voice- The teacher praised him.

Answer: He was praised by the teacher.

Question 9. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb- One of the boys in college _____ fallen ill. (has/have)

Answer: One of the boys in college has fallen ill. The subject 'one' is singular, so the singular auxiliary 'has' is used.

Question 10. Punctuate the following sentence with punctuation marks wherever necessary- Oh 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 11. Change the following sentence into Interrogative without changing its meaning- The deaf cannot hear.

Answer: Can the deaf hear?

Question 12. Correct the following sentences:

1. I am senior than you.
2. Though he is poor but he is happy.

Answer:

1. I am senior to you.
   'Senior' takes the preposition 'to', not 'than'.
2. Though he is poor, he is happy.
   'Though' already expresses contrast, so 'but' should not be used with it in the same construction.

Question 13. Complete the spellings of the following words:

(a) Ph_los_phy

(b) A_ph_b_t

Answer:

1. Philosophy
2. Alphabet

Question 14. Define a noun and its types with examples.

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

The five commonly taught types of nouns are-

1. Proper Noun- The particular name of a person, place or thing. Examples- Ravi, India, Delhi.
2. Common Noun- A general name given to a person, place, animal or thing. Examples- boy, city, book.
3. Collective Noun- The name of a group considered as a whole. Examples- team, army, flock.
4. Material Noun- The name of a material or substance. Examples- gold, water, milk.
5. Abstract Noun- The name of a quality, feeling, state or idea. Examples- honesty, beauty, childhood.

Question 15. Write any two aims of teaching poetry.

Answer: Two important aims of teaching poetry are-

1. To enable students to enjoy and appreciate the beauty, rhythm, music and meaning of poetry.
2. To develop students' imagination, aesthetic sense and ability to recite poetry with proper pronunciation, stress and intonation.

Question 16. Write a short note on the Bilingual Method.

Answer: The Bilingual Method was developed by C.J. Dodson. In this method, both the mother tongue and the target language are used systematically. The mother tongue is used mainly to convey meanings quickly and clearly, while the target language is used extensively for imitation, practice, speaking, reading and writing. The method aims to develop both accuracy and fluency while making effective use of the learner's knowledge of the mother tongue.

Question 17. Fill in the blanks with suitable words given in the brackets:

(a) He cannot _____ my offer. (accept/except)

(b) Do not walk _____ footed. (bear/bare)

Answer:

1. He cannot accept my offer.
2. Do not walk bare footed.

'Accept' means to receive or agree to something, whereas 'except' means excluding. 'Bare' means uncovered, while 'bear' has different meanings such as to carry or tolerate.

Question 18. Write one word for the following expressions:

(a) A gathering of spectators or listeners at a performance.

(b) The science of vegetable life.

Answer:

1. Audience
2. Botany