TNTET English 2023 shift wise question paper and answer key with explanation Paper 2 (11 Feb, 2023 Shift 1)

 TNTET English 2023 shift wise question paper and answer key with explanation Paper 2  Social Science (11 Feb, 2023 Shift 1)

(11 Feb, 2023 Shift 1)

Q61. Choose the correct order of the answers by matching A and B.

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

·         Explanation: This question matches collective nouns and phrases:

o    (a) bowl of → (iii) rice

o    (b) herd of → (iv) cows

o    (c) pair of → (i) shoes

o    (d) shower of → (ii) rain

Q62. "Man is born free but is everywhere in chains." These words were uttered by...

·         Correct Answer: (A1) Jean JacQues Rousseau

·         Explanation: This is the famous opening line of The Social Contract (1762) by the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Q63. Add a suitable tag: I am late, ____

·         Correct Answer: (A2) aren't I?

·         Explanation: This is a specific grammar exception. The question tag for "I am" is "aren't I?" (not "amn't I").

Q64. "And miles to go before I Sleep, And miles to go before I Sleep." Here "Sleep" denotes...

·         Correct Answer: (A2) death

·         Explanation: In the context of the poem (Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost), the repeated word "sleep" is a metaphor for death.

Q65. Rewrite the following in indirect form. She said to me, "Where did you go"?

·         Correct Answer: (A4) She asked me where I went.

·         Explanation: In reported questions, the verb "said to" becomes "asked." The verb tense shifts from Simple Past ("did... go") to Past Perfect ("had gone"). However, in many modern usages, Simple Past ("went") is also accepted, as seen in the answer key. The key is that the question form (did you) is removed.

o    Note: A more grammatically strict answer would be "She asked me where I had gone." But "where I went" is the best choice provided.

Q66. Write an equivalent word for the underlined word. The poor woman was in panic.

·         Correct Answer: (A1) frightened

·         Explanation: 'Panic' is a sudden overwhelming fear. 'Frightened' is the closest equivalent.

Q67. The plural form of radius is...

·         Correct Answer: (A3) radii

·         Explanation: 'Radius' is a Latin word, and its correct plural form is 'radii'.

Q68. Who wrote the following lines? "Spring is pretty but short and sweet"

·         Correct Answer: (A2) (iv) (Christina M. Kerschen)

·         Explanation: These lines are from the poem "Seasons" by Christina M. Kerschen.

Q69. A word is made up of preposition and a noun phrase is called...

·         Correct Answer: (A1) prepositional phrase

·         Explanation: This is the definition of a prepositional phrase (e.g., "on the table," "under the bridge").

Q70. Choose the correct option by matching the following: (Noun types)

·         Correct Answer: (A1) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

·         Explanation:

o    (a) Committee → (iii) Collective (a group)

o    (b) The Nile → (iv) Proper (a specific name)

o    (c) Soldiers → (ii) Common (a general noun for a person)

o    (d) Cleanliness → (i) Abstract (a concept/quality)

Q71. Match the words... to form compound words...

·         Correct Answer: (A1) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

·         Explanation:

o    (a) Toll → (iii) Plaza (Toll Plaza)

o    (b) Mantel → (iv) Piece (Mantelpiece)

o    (c) Bee → (i) Hive (Beehive)

o    (d) Door → (ii) Knob (Doorknob)

Q72. The meaning of the word 'idealism' is:

·         Correct Answer: (A3) belief that the best possible concepts should be pursued

·         Explanation: Idealism is a philosophy based on pursuing ideals, or the best possible standards and concepts.

Q73. Choose the correct answer. I ____ here since last Monday.

·         Correct Answer: (A3) have been

·         Explanation: The word "since" indicates a period of time that started in the past and continues to the present. This requires the Present Perfect tense ("have been").

Q74. Choose the correct tense. I played basket ball yesterday.

·         Correct Answer: (A1) Past simple

·         Explanation: The verb "played" and the time marker "yesterday" both indicate the Simple Past (or Past simple) tense.

Q75. Find out the conditional clause... "If I won the lottery, I would travel a lot."

·         Correct Answer: (A4) Second conditional

·         Explanation: This is a Type 2 Conditional (Hypothetical). The "if" clause uses Simple Past ("won"), and the main clause uses "would + verb" ("would travel").

Q76. In a certain code language, EGG is 577 and ICE is 935 then what is 8945 ?

·         Correct Answer: (A2) FEAR

·         Explanation: This is a letter-to-number substitution. E=5, G=7, I=9, C=3. We need to find 8945. We know 9=I, 5=E. We need 8 and 4. The options are HIDE, FEAR, DEED, HIGH.

o    From (A2) FEAR: E=5. This matches.

o    From (A3) DEED: E=5, D=?

o    From (A4) HIGH: I=9. This matches.

o    This is not a simple A=1 code. E=5 (5th letter). G=7 (7th letter). I=9 (9th letter). C=3 (3rd letter). The code is the letter's position in the alphabet.

o    We need 8945. 8=H, 9=I, 4=D, 5=E. The word is "HIDE".

o    Correct Answer: (A1) HIDE

o    Self-Correction: The user's provided PDF might have the answer key as A2 (FEAR). Let me double-check. The image for Q76 shows "A2 FEAR".

o    Re-analysis: Why would 8945 be FEAR? F=6, E=5, A=1, R=18. This doesn't match 8945.

o    Why would 8945 be HIDE? H=8, I=9, D=4, E=5. This perfectly matches 8945.

o    The provided answer key in the document (A2) is incorrect. The logical answer is (A1).

o    Explanation: The code is based on the letter's position in the alphabet (E=5, G=7, I=9, C=3). We need to decode the number 8945. 8 = H, 9 = I, 4 = D, 5 = E. The correct word is "HIDE". (Note: The provided answer key in the source document may be incorrect, as the logical answer is A1).

Q77. Find out the correct Prefix for the word "respect".

·         Correct Answer: (A4) Dis

·         Explanation: The correct prefix to make the opposite of "respect" is "dis-", forming "disrespect".

Q78. Find the synonyms. The narrator was in trouble because he took the oranges.

·         Correct Answer: (A3) difficult

·         Explanation: "In trouble" means to be in a "difficult" situation.

Q79. "And with soft deceitful wiles". The synonym for the underlined word is.

·         Correct Answer: (A2) cunning

·         Explanation: 'Deceitful' means dishonest or tricky. 'Cunning' is the best synonym.

Q80. Fill in the blank with a suitable collective noun. A ____ of wolves.

·         Correct Answer: (A1) herd

·         Explanation: While "pack" is the most common collective noun for wolves, "herd" is also used, especially in older texts. Given the options, 'herd' is the intended answer. 'Flock' is for birds, and 'swarm' is for insects.

Q81. Choose a suitable Question tag. Let's go for a movie, ____

·         Correct Answer: (A1) Shall we ?

·         Explanation: "Let's" is a suggestion, which always takes "shall we?" as the question tag.

Q82. ____ are used to express the speaker's opinion or attitude to something.

·         Correct Answer: (A2) Adverbs of Stance

·         Explanation: Adverbs of Stance (also called sentence adverbs) modify the whole sentence and show the speaker's opinion (e.g., "Frankly," "Obviously," "Luckily").

Q83. The conjunction 'Even though' is used to express...

·         Correct Answer: (A3) Contrast

·         Explanation: "Even though" is a concessive conjunction used to show a contrast or contradiction between two ideas (e.g., "Even though it was raining, he went for a walk").

Q84. What do we say 'the cry of a cow'?

·         Correct Answer: (A1) Moo

·         Explanation: 'Moo' is the onomatopoeic word for the sound a cow makes.

Q85. Identify the correct combination of the compound word 'Diamond-hard'.

·         Correct Answer: (A1) Noun + Adjective

·         Explanation: The word 'Diamond' (a thing) is a Noun, and 'hard' (a descriptor) is an Adjective.

Q86. Complete the sentence: ____ helps to describe an event that is expected or planned to happen before a time in the future.

·         Correct Answer: (A2) Future Perfect tense

·         Explanation: This is the definition of the Future Perfect tense (e.g., "By 8 pm, I will have finished my homework").

Q87. Choose the correct option. The word used to connect the words and sentences is called as...

·         Correct Answer: (A2) Conjunctions

·         Explanation: This is the definition of a conjunction (e.g., and, but, or).

Q88. Red Shirt is mine. The under lined word comes under:

·         Correct Answer: (A2) Possessive Pronoun

·         Explanation: A possessive pronoun (like mine, yours, hers) shows ownership and stands alone. A possessive adjective (like my, your, her) would come before a noun (e.g., "It is my shirt").

Q89. Pick out the correct clipped word from the following:

·         Correct Answer: (A4) Mathematics- Math

·         Explanation: A clipped word is a shortened form. "Math" is the correct clipped form of "Mathematics". "Influ" and "Caf" are incorrect clips. "Versity" is a clip, but often "Uni" is more common. "Math" is the most standard example here.

Q90. The sentence "If they sold their houses, they would be rich', conveys the situation of...

·         Correct Answer: (A1) Hypothetical

·         Explanation: This is a Type 2 Conditional, which is used to describe a hypothetical (unreal or imaginary) situation in the present or future.