TNPSC TRB TET ENGLISH 100 QUESTION AND ANSWER

TNPSC TRB TET ENGLISH 100 QUESTION AND ANSWER - PART 1

I. Literary Works, Authors, and Quotes

Quote Identification (Speaker and Play):
- Quote: "It droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath"
- Speaker and Play: Portia in The Merchant of Venice
Quote Identification (Author and Poem):
- Quote: "Where words come out from the depths of truth"
- Author and Poem: Rabindranath Tagore in 'Where the Mind is Without Fear'
Quote Identification (Speaker and Play):
- Quote: "Believe me for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe".
- Speaker and Play: Brutus in Julius Caesar
Quote Identification (Speaker):
- Quote: "-----not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more"
- Speaker: Brutus
Quote Identification (Speaker):
- Quote: "Friends Romans, Countrymen Lend me your ears"
- Speaker and Play: Mark Antony in Julius Caesar
Quote Identification (Speaker):
- Quote: "I shot him dead because- Because he was my foe"
- Speaker: Thomas Hardy
Quote Identification (Speaker):
- Quote: 'Ingratitude, more strong than traitor's arm Quite vanquished him'
- Speaker: Antony
Poem and Lines:
- Lines: "Your eagle pinion is chained down at last And gravelling in the lowly dust are you."
- Poem: To India - My Native Land
Literary Term (Two Lines): A poem consisting of two lines is known as a Couplet.
Literary Term (Sonnet): A Sonnet is a poem with Fourteen lines.
Literary Term (Song Narrating a Story): A song that narrates a popular story is called a ballad.
Author and Work Match:
- Correct Match: Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
- Works Not Associated with Oscar Wilde: The Last Leaf
Poem Identification: The Mark of Vishnu is not a poem.
Match Lines with Poets:
- "Art is long and Time is fleeting" - H.W. Longfellow
- "And I like a second comer, waiting" - D.H. Lawrence
- "O'tongues of fire" - V.K. Gokak
- "Or help to half a crown" - Thomas Hardy
Match Poems with Poets:
- The Cry of the Children - Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- No men are Foreign - James Kirkup
- The Solitary Reaper - William Wordsworth
- The man he killed - Thomas Hardy
Incorrect Poem/Poet Pair (Odd Pair): Is life, but a dream? - H.W. Longfellow
Speaker's Profession (Jane Austen): Jane Austen is a novelist.
Historical Figure Quote: "If non-violence is the law of our being, the future is with women." - Mahatma Gandhi

II. Characters and Contexts

Match Characters with Roles (The Merchant of Venice):
- Portia - A Wealthy Lady in Belmont
- Jessica - Shylock's daughter
- Shylock - A Jewish Money Lender
- Antonio - A Merchant of Venice
Match Characters with Association (Julius Caesar):
- Calphurnia - Caesar's wife
- Decius Brutus - One of the conspirators
- Marcus Brutus - Beloved friend
- Mark Antony - Eloquence of speech
Salim Ali's Interest: The celebrity interested in ornithology (the study of birds) is Salim Ali.
Kalpana Chawla Fact: The statement that is not true about Kalpana Chawla is: Chawla travelled about 760 hours in space.
DJ Definition: DJ refers to: Someone who plays CDs and records in a club or restaurant.
Linnet Meaning: The word "linnet" indicates a bird.
Chola King's Munificence: The munificence of the Chola king who built "The Brihadeesvarar Temple" is demonstrated by The towering Vimanam which echoes the divine Mount Kailash.
Munsiyari Context: Munsiyari, situated in a remote corner of Kumaon bordering Tibet and Nepal, was once a bustling trade centre.
Hughie's Reaction: When Trevor learned that Hughie had given a sovereign to the model, he burst into laughter.

III. Grammar and Usage

Sentence Pattern SVC: The sentence pattern SVC (Subject-Verb-Complement) is found in:
- Brutus is an honourable man.
- This computer is sleek.
Sentence Pattern SVCA: The sentence pattern SVCA is found in: Raghu was ill last month.
Odd Sentence Pattern: The sentence with a different pattern (SVC) from the others (SVO) is: He was excited.
Infinitive: The sentence with the correct infinitive (to + verb) is: Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast.
Superlative Degree:
- Sentence Conversion: The Superlative degree for "Very few boys in the class are as tall as Ramu" is: Ramu is one of the tallest boys in the class.
- Sentence Identification: The sentence with the superlative degree is: He is one of the most courageous persons.
- Degree Identification: "Padma is the most intelligent of all girls" uses the superlative degree.
Incorrect Degree of Comparison: The incorrect sentence regarding the degree of comparison for "Mr. Soundar is one of the most helpful persons" is: Mr. Soundar is more helpful than all other persons.
Active Voice: The sentence with the verb in the active voice is: Many students attended this workshop.
Passive Voice (Conversion): The appropriate passive voice for "Little strokes fell great oaks" is: Great oaks are felled by little strokes.
Active Voice (Conversion): The appropriate active voice for "When will the bridge be completed?" is: When will they complete the bridge?
Verb Tense (Conditional): If the sun had not been bright------ the pictures would not have come out well.
Verb Tense (Past Perfect): Veena had left, by the time we arrived there.
Verb Tense (Simple Past): My grand mother was seventy five years old when she died.
Verb Tense (Past Continuous): When you telephoned, I was having my dinner.
Verb Tense (Past Continuous): It started to rain, while we were playing tennis.
Incorrect Sentence (Tense Error): The incorrect sentence is: Akbar rules India well in the 16th century (Should be ruled).
Verb Agreement: The correct verb is: The United States has a big navy.
Conditional Sentence: The correct sentence is: If I were you I would do it at once.
Conditional/Unless: The correct sentence is: Unless you pay the bill, you will be punished.
Modal Verb: The correct sentence is: More jobs will be provided for graduates.
Noun Form:
- Noun form of 'sing' is: song
- Noun form of 'recite' is: recitation
Verb Form: The verb form of the word "aspiration" is: aspire.
Error Identification: The part containing an Error in "Mumps are a serious illness that affects people" is: are (Should be is).
Adjective Identification (No Adjective): The sentence that does not contain an adjective is: He rises early. (Early is an adverb here).
Adverb Identification: The adverb from the list is: daily.
Adverb Identification (No Adverb): The sentence without an adverb is: Sanaran received the badge.
Part of Speech (Adverb Exclusion): The part of speech that is not used in the underlined words in "His brother is a diligent man" is: Adverb.
Participle: The sentence that has a participle (Seeing) in it is: Seeing the sunshine, he threw open the window.
Preposition: His father shouted at him when he came home late.
Article: He is an honour to the profession.
Compound Sentence Identification:
- This must not occur again, or you will be dismissed. (Compound)
- Time flies fast, yet it sometimes appears to move slowly. (Compound)
- You must either pay the bill at once or return the goods. (Compound)
- We should work hard and make up for the lost days. (Compound)

IV. Vocabulary and Phrasing

Homophones:
- The correct word is: The dew on the grass sparkled in the morning sunlight.
- The correct word is: As the knot is too tight, I cannot untie the rope.
- The correct word is: He tried to canvass votes by showing the leaders portrait.
- The correct word is: They had dates for dessert.
- The correct word is: If you want to reach God, you have to forgo worldly pleasures.
- Match Homophones with Meanings:
  - Piece - A portion of an object
  - Peace - Calm, undisturbed
  - Pail - A bucket
  - Pale - Light in colour
Antonyms:
- Antonym for "sturdy" is: Weak
- Antonym for "pursue" is: discontinue
- Antonym for "confessed" is: Denied
Meaning/Synonyms:
- Meaning of the idiom: "His Partner threw cold water on his scheme." - discouraged
- Meaning of "fame" in the extract: glory
- Meaning of "Prosecuted" in "Trespassers will be prosecuted": Punished
- Meaning of "fatigue" in "A terrible fatigue and inertia had come over me": Exhaustive
Match Words with Meanings:
- Grim - Stern
- Splendour - Brilliance
- Gleam - Shine
- Vista - A view
Unrelated Words (Synonym/Context): The words that are not related to "tugged" (pulled) are: pasted, cut, joined.
Sequence of Words (Adverb/Adjective): You can clearly see the mountains on a clear sunny day.

V. Figures of Speech, Word Formation, and Plurals

Hyperbole: The sentence with Hyperbole (exaggeration) is: Why man, if the river were dry I am able to fill it with tears.
Oxymoron: The figure of speech is Oxymoron (contradictory terms) in:
- She accepted it as the kind cruelty of the surgeon's knife.
- Harmonic cacophony to oblivious ears.
Prefixes and Suffixes:
- Match Words with Suffixes:
  - anchor - anchorage
  - murder - murderous
  - hire - hireling
  - novel - novelette
- Match Prefixes with Words:
  - multi - multifaceted
  - mis - misbehave
  - hyper - hypersensitive
  - fore - forerunner
Blended Words:
- The words that blend to form 'intercom' are: internal + communication
- Match Phrases with Blending Words:
  - Information + System - Infosys
  - Bombay + Hollywood - Bollywood
  - Motor + Pedal cycle - Moped
  - Volcanic + Ash - Vash
Word Combination: The combination for "Snow white" is: Noun + Adjective.
Phrasal Verbs:
- Match Phrasal Verbs with Meanings:
  - pick on - to criticize
  - pick up - to improve
  - pick over - to check carefully
  - pick out - to select
- Match Phrasal Verbs with Meanings:
  - put on - wear
  - look for - search
  - take off - remove
  - put out - extinguish
Plural Forms:
- Correct Plural: The plural of nucleus is: Nuclei
- Incorrect Plural: The incorrect plural form is: commanders-in-chiefs (Correct is commanders-in-chief).
- Unchanged Plural: The correct plural for "bison" is: bison.

VI. Question Tags

Correct Question Tag: The sentence with the correct question tag is: Stop adding sugar, won't you?
Incorrect Question Tag: The sentence with the wrong question tag is: You never listen to what we say, don't you? (Should be do you).
Statement for Question Tag: The statement that takes the question tag shouldn't they? is: Students should be allowed to use the library everyday.

VII. Miscellaneous

Seasonal Imagery: Spring is the season that represents the arrival of the little blossoms and little birds.
Greeks' View: According to Greeks, Music and astronomy were two sides to the same coin.
Specific Terminology: The word from the passage that means "by way of special eminence" is: par excellence.