TNTET English 2023 shift wise question paper and answer key with explanation Paper 2 (06 Feb, 2023 Shift 1)
Q61. Choose the correct word which is not the synonym of 'Ample'.
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Correct Answer: (A1) Restricted
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Explanation: 'Ample' means plentiful.
'Generous', 'Great', and 'Plentiful' are synonyms. 'Restricted' is an antonym
(the opposite).
Q62. Give adjective form of the given word 'amusement'.
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Correct Answer: (A2) amusing
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Explanation: The adjective form of the
noun 'amusement' is 'amusing' (describing something that causes
amusement) or 'amused' (describing someone feeling amusement). 'Amusing'
is the provided option.
Q63. Choose the most appropriate preposition... "The final match
will be held ____ India and Australia".
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Correct Answer: (A2) between
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Explanation: 'Between' is used when
referring to two distinct items (India, Australia). 'Among' is used for three
or more.
Q64. Define Rhetoric.
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Correct Answer: (A4) The art of using
eloquence
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Explanation: Rhetoric is the art of
effective or persuasive speaking or writing; 'eloquence' is a key component of
this.
Q65. Pick out the related word: Pig: swine flu, Dog: Rabies, Rat:?
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Correct Answer: (A4) Plague
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Explanation: This question pairs an
animal with a disease it is famously associated with. Rats (specifically, the
fleas on them) are historically known for transmitting the Plague.
Q66. Choose the correct synonyms for the underlined word. With this princely
sum.
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Correct Answer: (A2) very large
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Explanation: A "princely sum"
is an idiom meaning a very large or generous amount of money.
Q67. Choose appropriate linker... I was not well. ____ I did not
attend the class.
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Correct Answer: (A1) SO
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Explanation: 'So' is a conjunction used
to show the result or consequence of the first statement.
Q68. Satellite photographs help us to predict tomorrow's ____
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Correct Answer: (A1) Weather
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Explanation: Satellite imagery is a
primary tool used in meteorology to forecast short-term 'weather'. 'Climate'
refers to long-term patterns.
Q69. Fill in the blank... Nathaniel Hawthorne was ____
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Correct Answer: (A1) An American novelist
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Explanation: Nathaniel Hawthorne was a
19th-century American novelist, famous for The Scarlet Letter.
Q70. Which of the following sentences is correct:
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Correct Answer: (A3) You and I love music
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Explanation: This is the correct
subject-verb agreement. "You and I" is a plural subject, so it takes
the plural verb "love." (A1) and (A4) incorrectly use the singular
verb "loves". (A2) has the word order "I and you," which is
considered less polite in English; "You and I" is the standard.
Q71. Identify the figure of speech. "All the world's a
stage"
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Correct Answer: (A4) Metaphor
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Explanation: This famous line from
Shakespeare is a metaphor. It directly compares "the world" to
"a stage" without using "like" or "as".
Q72. Match the following compound words.
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Correct Answer: (A4) (d)-(i), (c)-(ii),
(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii)
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Explanation:
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(a) Baking Soda → (iv) Gerund + Noun ('Baking'
is a gerund)
o
(b) Snow fall → (iii) Noun + Verb ('Snow' is
Noun, 'fall' is Verb)
o
(c) Black board → (ii) Adjective + Noun ('Black'
is Adj, 'board' is Noun)
o
(d) Eye sight → (i) Noun + Noun ('Eye' is Noun,
'sight' is Noun)
Q73. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation AIBA.
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Correct Answer: (A4) Association
Internationale de Boxe Amateur
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Explanation: AIBA (now just IBA) stands
for the International Boxing Association, which was originally in French:
'Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur'.
Q74. We'd discussed this point ____ ourselves many times...
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Correct Answer: (A3) between
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Explanation: "Between" is used
here to refer to the discussion happening within the group (of two).
"Among" would also be possible if the group is larger, but
"between" is the provided correct answer.
Q75. Give the synonym for the word 'damaged".
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Correct Answer: (A2) dilapidated
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Explanation: 'Dilapidated' means in a
state of disrepair or ruin, often as a result of age or neglect; it is a strong
synonym for 'damaged'.
Q76. What does the underlined word mean? The policeman on the beat
moved up...
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Correct Answer: (A2) On duty walking
around the assigned area
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Explanation: A policeman's
"beat" is the specific area they are assigned to patrol, usually on
foot.
Q77. The method of tree ring dating is called ____
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Correct Answer: (A3) Dendrochronology
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Explanation: 'Dendrochronology' is the
scientific method of dating tree rings to analyze historical periods.
Q78. The auxiliary 'Dare' does not come under:
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Correct Answer: (A4) Prepositions
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Explanation: 'Dare' is a special type of
auxiliary verb, often called a 'semi-modal', 'quasi-modal', or 'marginal'. A
'preposition' (like in, on, at) is a completely different
part of speech.
Q79. Fill in the blank with correct tense... When Usha looked out of
the window, dark clouds ____ (gather) over the mountains.
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Correct Answer: (A3) had gathered
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Explanation: This sentence describes two
past actions. The Past Perfect ("had gathered") is used for
the action that was completed before the second action (which uses Simple
Past, "looked").
Q80. Find the synonym of the underlined word... then as trade slackened
we went out.
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Correct Answer: (A3) Reduced
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Explanation: To 'slacken' means to slow
down, lessen, or reduce in activity.
Q81. Choose the appropriate modal verb... Rani ____ cook early in the
morning when she was young.
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Correct Answer: (A2) used to
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Explanation: The modal phrase "used
to" is used to describe a repeated habit or state in the past that is no
longer true in the present.
Q82. Pick a suitable prefix for the word 'true'.
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Correct Answer: (A4) un
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Explanation: The correct prefix to make
the opposite of "true" is "un-", forming
"untrue."
Q83. The poem that start with the line "There once was
____" or "There was a ____"
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Correct Answer: (A3) limerick poem
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Explanation: This is the traditional
opening line format for a limerick.
Q84. Pick out the odd one from the following words.
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Correct Answer: (A4) Deceitful
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Explanation: 'Reliable', 'Trusty', and
'Sincere' are all positive traits (synonyms for trustworthy). 'Deceitful' is a
negative trait (dishonest), making it the odd one out.
Q85. Choose the appropriate question tag... "There are some
books on the table. ____?"
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Correct Answer: (A1) aren't there?
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Explanation: The statement is positive
("There are..."). The tag must be negative. The verb "are"
is inverted with "there" to form "aren't there?".
Q86. Identify the participle in the following sentence. The Wrecked
sailboat washed up on shore
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Correct Answer: (A3) Wrecked
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Explanation: 'Wrecked' is a past
participle being used as an adjective to describe the noun 'sailboat'.
Q87. Choose the right conjuction: Everyone likes him ____ he is very
helpful.
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Correct Answer: (A3) because
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Explanation: 'Because' is a conjunction used
to show the reason why everyone likes him. 'As' and 'Since' can also
mean 'because', but 'because' is the strongest and most direct.
Q88. Syllabify the word "heterogeneous":
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Correct Answer: (A1) he-ter-o-ge-ne-ous
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Explanation: The word is broken into its
six distinct vowel sounds: he / ter / o / ge / ne / ous.
Q89. Find out the appropriate determines... "The teacher gave
____ student a separate topic..."
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Correct Answer: (A1) every
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Explanation: 'Every' is a determiner used
to refer to all members of a group as individuals. It is used with a singular
noun ("student").
Q90. Frame a new word by adding a suitable 'suffix' to the root word
"Auto".
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Correct Answer: (A2) cracy
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