TNPSC TRB TET ENGLISH 100 QUESTION AND ANSWER

TNPSC TRB TET ENGLISH 100 QUESTION AND ANSWER - PART 11

TNPSC TRB TET ENGLISH 100 QUESTION AND ANSWER | 1001-1000

English Language and Phonology

Sounds and Symbols

Question	Answer
How many English speech sounds are there in total?	44 speech sounds.
How many symbols are there for the 44 sounds in English?	44 symbols.
How many letters of the alphabet are there for reading and writing in English?	26 letters.
Is English a phonetic language?	English is not a phonetic language.

Vowels and Consonants

Category	Count	Breakdown	Other Terminology
Total Sounds	44	20 Vowel Sounds + 24 Consonant Sounds
Vowel Sounds	20	12 Pure Vowels (Monophthongs) + 8 Diphthongs
Pure Vowels	12
Diphthongs	8	Combination of two vowel sounds.	Vowel-glide.
Consonant Sounds	24
Semi-vowels (Approximants)	3		(j) and (w) do not occur at the end of words.

Specific Vowel Information

Question	Answer
What is the longest vowel in English?	(ɔ:).
What is the shortest vowel in English called?	Murmur vowel.

Consonant Classification

Type	Count	Voiceless Examples	Voiced Examples	Other Information
Plosives	6	(p), (t), (k)	(b), (d), (g)
Fricatives	9
Affricatives	2
Nasals	3	All are voiced.	/m, n, ŋ/	(ŋ) does not occur at the beginning of words.
Sound (r)				Sounded only when followed by a word beginning with a vowel sound.

Organs of Speech and Articulation

Part	Description/Function	Related Terminology
Active Articulators	The vocal cords, soft palate, tongue, and lips.
Larynx	The box-like structure in front of the throat.	Prominent larynx in some men is called Adam's apple.
Glottis	The space or opening between the vocal cords.	Complete glottal closure produces Glottal Stops.
Alveolum	Another name for the teeth-ridge.
Velic Closure	Produces Oral sounds.
Respiratory System	Includes the lungs, bronchial tubes, and windpipe.

Miscellaneous Linguistic Terms

Question	Answer
What Latin word is the word 'language' derived from?	Lingua, meaning tongue.
What is the smallest unit of meaningful sound in a language?	Phoneme.

-----Vocabulary and Word Meanings

Word Meanings and Synonyms

Phrasal Verbs

One-Word Substitutions

Definition	Word
An institution for the care of people who are mentally ill.	Asylum.
A person that makes an official examination of accounts.	Auditor.
A self-governing country or region.	Autonomy.
An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present.	Bouquet.
A family of young animals.	Brood.
A person that writes beautiful writing.	Calligrapher.
A person that draws or produces maps.	Cartographer.
The use of the fingers and hands to communicate and convey ideas.	Dactylology.
Someone that often talks of his achievements.	Egotist.
Someone who leaves one country to settle in another.	Emigrant.
A person that is for the pleasure of eating and drinking.	Epicure.
A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor.	Genealogy.
A community of people smaller than a village.	Hamlet.
The therapeutic use of sunlight.	Heliotherapy.
A person that acts against religion.	Heretic.
A person that dislikes humankind and avoids human society.	Misanthrope.

-----Literary and Pedagogical Terms

Literature

Question	Answer
Who said "Prose is words in their best order"?	Coleridge.
What is the purpose of prose?	For information.
What is the purpose of poetry?	For appreciation.
What type of essay is explaining something called?	Expository.
What is a short funny play called?	A skit.

Teaching and Reading

Term/Method	Description/Aim
ABL method	Helps learners to learn with freedom.
Supplementary Reader	Meant for extensive reading.
Skimming	Reading something quickly in order to find the main points.
Aim of teaching poetry	To help pupils to enjoy reading the poems.
Extensive Reading	Reading a passage from the Supplementary Reader for enjoyment and expansion of information.
Remedial teaching	Involves teaching, testing and reteaching.
Validity (of a test)	A test measures what it intends to measure.
Listening	A process of hearing with understanding, interpreting and responding.
Reports	Factual descriptions of an event or incident.
Bilingual method	Developed by Dr. C. J. Dadson.
Eclectic approach	The combination of all approaches.
Scanning	Going through the text quickly with a view to looking for specific information.
Thesaurus	Used to find out synonyms.