TNTET English 2023 shift wise question paper and answer key with explanation Paper 2: Maths & Science (03 Feb, 2023 Shift 2)

 TNTET English 2023 shift wise question paper and answer key with explanation Paper 2: Maths & Science (03 Feb, 2023 Shift 2)

Q61. ...Which memories come to your mind when you taste the fruit of the tree ?

·         Correct Answer: (A1) Your Childhood memories

·         Explanation: This question refers to the story "The Apple Tree and the Farmer." When the farmer tastes the apple, he remembers playing under the tree as a child.

Q62. Having a friend is like planting a flower. What figure of speech is used here?

·         Correct Answer: (A3) Simile

·         Explanation: A simile is a direct comparison between two different things using the words "like" or "as." Here, "having a friend" is compared to "planting a flower" using the word 'like'.

Q63. Thro scudding drifts, the rainy Hyades Vext the dim sea.... The figure of speech employed... is

·         Correct Answer: (A2) Personification

·         Explanation: Personification is giving human qualities or actions to inanimate objects. Here, the "rainy Hyades" (a star cluster) are given the human action of 'vexing' (annoying or troubling) the sea.

Q64. Find out the parts of speech of the underlined word: There was a collection of books in the rack.

·         Correct Answer: (A1) Noun

·         Explanation: 'Collection' is the name of a group or thing, making it a (collective) noun.

Q65. Match the following awards/Medal of P.V. Sindhu...

·         Correct Answer: (No correct option provided)

·         Explanation: Based on the data in the question itself, the correct matches are:

o    (a) Padma Shri → (iv) 2015

o    (b) Arjuna Award → (i) 2013

o    (c) Silver Medal in Olympics → (iii) 2016

o    (d) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award → (ii) 2017 The correct matching sequence is (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii). This sequence is not available in any of the given options (A1, A2, A3, or A4), indicating an error in the source question paper.

Q66. ...The poet, William Blake instead of using "ended" and "grew", he used "did end" and "did grow" for emphasizing his...

·         Correct Answer: (A4) wrath

·         Explanation: The poem "A Poison Tree" discusses two different outcomes of the poet's 'wrath'. The emphatic "did end" and "did grow" are used to highlight these contrasting results.

Q67. Find out the synonyms for the underlined word. Rama looked at Ravana furiously.

·         Correct Answer: (A3) Angrily

·         Explanation: 'Furiously' is an adverb that means to do something with intense anger.

Q68. The poetic device "Zoomorphism" means:

·         Correct Answer: (A1) Comparing things with animal terms

·         Explanation: Zoomorphism is the literary technique of applying animal characteristics to humans, gods, or other objects.

Q69. Fill in the blank with suitable question tag. Everyone is perfect, ____?

·         Correct Answer: (A3) Aren't they?

·         Explanation: Pronouns like 'Everyone' are grammatically singular ("Everyone is") but are treated as plural in the question tag. The tag must also be negative because the statement is positive. Thus, "is" becomes "aren't they?".

Q70. "True stories from History and Biography" is about:

·         Correct Answer: (A3) Sir Isaac Newton

·         Explanation: This book, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, includes biographical sketches, one of which is about Sir Isaac Newton.

Q71. Choose the correct euphemistic expression. Due to COVID 19, My grandmother died.

·         Correct Answer: (A2) passed away

·         Explanation: A euphemism is a milder, indirect term used in place of a harsh one. "Passed away" is the most common euphemism for "died".

Q72. Use the correct form of the verbs, I ____ (play) basket ball for three hours.

·         Correct Answer: (A3) have been playing

·         Explanation: The phrase "for three hours" indicates an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present. This requires the Present Perfect Continuous tense.

Q73. Which one of the following is not a step in the process of developing reading skill?

·         Correct Answer: (A2) Editing

·         Explanation: Skimming, Decoding, and Encoding are all related to the process of reading and comprehension. 'Editing' is a step in the writing process.

Q74. Match Idioms under column A with their meanings under column B.

·         Correct Answer: (A2) (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii)

·         Explanation: This question is flawed in the source. However, (b) "Watch like a hawk" correctly matches (iii) "Watching carefully". (c) "Fish out of water" correctly matches (ii) "Very uncomfortable". This leaves (a) "The lion's share" to be matched with (i) "Extremely angry". While this is factually incorrect (lion's share means "the largest part"), it is the only way to arrive at option (A2).

Q75. Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word: ...ISSAC Newton pried into its internal machinery.

·         Correct Answer: (A1) investigate

·         Explanation: To "pry" into something means to look or inquire, often intrusively. 'Investigate' is the closest synonym.

Q76. Choose the rhyme scheme of the following lines: "how" (a) / "behind" (b) / "brow" (a) / "mind" (b).

·         Correct Answer: (A3) abba

·         Explanation: 'how' (a) rhymes with 'brow' (a). 'behind' (b) rhymes with 'mind' (b).

Q77. Complete the conditional clauses: If I had found her address, I ____ her an invitation.

·         Correct Answer: (A1) Would have sent

·         Explanation: This is a Type 3 Conditional (Impossible Past). The "if" clause uses the Past Perfect ("had found"), so the main clause must be "would have + past participle" ("would have sent").

Q78. "Shows only my teeth like a Snake's bare fangs!" Mention the figure of speech...

·         Correct Answer: (A4) Simile

·         Explanation: A simile is a comparison using "like" or "as." The teeth are being compared to fangs using the word 'like'.

Q79. Choose the correct option... You will certainly ____ rewards for what you are doing?

·         Correct Answer: (A1) get

·         Explanation: The future tense modal "will" must be followed by the base form of the verb ("get").

Q80. Which of the following is not one of the processes to be followed while developing hints?

·         Correct Answer: (A2) Strike out unneccesary words

·         Explanation: Reading carefully, understanding the passage, and giving a title are all key parts of developing hints from a text. "Striking out words" is more related to editing a final summary.

Q81. Choose the right question tag... She rarely comes late, ____

·         Correct Answer: (A3) does she?

·         Explanation: The word "rarely" is a negative adverb, which makes the statement negative. A negative statement requires a positive tag. The verb is in the Simple Present ("comes"), so the auxiliary "does" is used.

Q82. A multi-word verb made up of a main verb and a particle of preposition or an adverb.

·         Correct Answer: (A2) Phrasal verb

·         Explanation: This is the definition of a phrasal verb (e.g., "look up," "sit down").

Q83. Fill in the blanks with correct tense form... She said that John ____ in her study for months.

·         Correct Answer: (A3) had been helping

·         Explanation: This is reported speech. The original statement was "John has been helping..." (Present Perfect Continuous), indicating a duration. This shifts back to the Past Perfect Continuous ("had been helping").

Q84. Choose the correct antonym for the italic world. Ajay mastered the techniques of painting.

·         Correct Answer: (A2) Unskilled

·         Explanation: To have "mastered" something means to be highly skilled. The direct opposite (antonym) is to be "Unskilled".

Q85. "He never pushed ideas down anyone's throat" means...

·         Correct Answer: (A2) compelled

·         Explanation: The idiom "to push ideas down someone's throat" means to force or compel them to accept those ideas. The sentence says he never did this.

Q86. Pick out the correct figure of speech... A ____ is a figure of speech that directly compares two things.

·         Correct Answer: (A3) Metaphor

·         Explanation: This is the definition of a metaphor (e.g., "He is a lion"). A simile is an indirect comparison using "like" or "as."

Q87. The character name "Moti" in the story "crossing the river is...

·         Correct Answer: (A2) a poor milk maid

·         Explanation: Moti is the main character in the story, a milkmaid who needs to cross the river.

Q88. Identify the type of connectors... "I will have the cake or the ice-cream".

·         Correct Answer: (A2) Correlative

·         Explanation: The full connector pair is "whether... or". Connectors that come in pairs (like "either/or", "neither/nor", "whether/or") are called correlative conjunctions.

Q89. A minimal unit of meaning or grammatical function is called as:

·         Correct Answer: (A1) Morphemes

·         Explanation: This is the standard linguistic definition of a morpheme. (A 'phoneme' is the smallest unit of sound).

Q90. Choose the sentence which doesn't have dependent clause.

·         Correct Answer: (A2) With a great effort he lifted the box.

·         Explanation: This is a simple sentence. The other options contain dependent clauses: "when evening came", "If he is at home", and "that men do".