TET MCQ Quiz Hub

1. Where do these people come ……….. ? Choose the correct preposition to complete the meaning of the sentence.
at
under
under
since

2. Choose the correct spelling of the word.
buffeloo
bufello
bufelloo
buffalo

3. The weaver said to Ramya, "Do you like this saree?" The reported speech of this sentence is:
The weaver told Ramya he liked this saree.
The weaver asked Ramya that she liked this saree.
The weaver asked Ramya if she liked this saree.
The weaver asked Ramya if she liked that saree.

4. The teacher explained the problem ………. the students. Choose the correct preposition that fits the blank.
with
to
by
up

5. Choose the sentence that has a noun clause.
Mohan said that he wanted to go there.correct
Mohan told me a story.
Mohan told me a story with five characters.
That was not an interesting movie.

6. Could you lend me your book? In the sentence above, 'could' is used:
as the past participle
to express politeness
as the past tense of 'can'
to express obligation

7. I’ve grown old and feeble. Choose the antonym of the word “feeble”.
happy
strong
active
serious

8. I sat at the window and looked out at my cold white garden. Choose the meaning of the phrasal verb “looked out”.
admired
praised
placed
watched

9. My brother has gone to Chennai." "When …….. to Chennai"?
he has gone
has he gone
did he go
had he gone

10. He feels as if he were a Prime Minister.
A simple sentence
A compound sentence
A complex sentence
A compound complex sentence

11. What are you mumbling over there?” Amma said loudly. Choose the meaning of the word “mumbling”.
speaking unclearly and quietly
not willing to do something
hanging downward
admiring

12. Andrew’s parents were moving into a smaller house because they could not afford to stay in the present house after paying doctors bill. They gave up their efforts. Choose the word in the sentence that should contain an apostrophe :
parents
efforts
doctors
present

13. Change this damaged magnifying glass at once.” Choose the sentence that can be used to express the above sentence politely.
Why do you change this damaged magnifying glass at once ?
You should change this damaged magnifying glass at once.
You must change this damaged magnifying glass at once.
Could you please change this damaged magnifying glass at once ?

14. Choose the word with wrong spelling.
dispair
scorpion
faint
terrible

15. Choose the noun phrase with the correct order of adjectives.
A dirty black crow
A crow dirty black
A crow black dirty
A black dirty crow

16. With the tree grown tall, we get more shade. The part of the sentence. 'we get more shade' is
a finite clause
a non-finite clause
a relative clause
a subordinate clause

17. Which of the following is an Acronym?
USA
AIDS
LAN
Both 2 & 3

18. Even though my husband had a good job, I took up one as well.’ Choose the meaning of the phrasal verb ‘took up”.
offered
started doing
managed
brought

19. The pen ………. is on the book is mine. Choose the conjunction that fits the context.
who
when
which
where

20. The train ………. before we reached the station. Choose the correct form of the verb that fits the blank.
left
had left
is leaving
would have left

21. I am not a student, ………………. . Choose the correct question tag to complete this sentence: D.
are I ?
aren't I ?
am I ?
isn't it ?

22. Please give me your pen. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word.
Verb
Adjective
Interjection
Adverb

23. My situation is similar ……. yours. Choose the correct preposition that fits that context
of
with
by
to

24. We discussed the new plan at length. In the above sentence, the expression 'at length' gives the meaning of: A. fast B. beyond the limits C. in short We discussed the new plan at length. In the above sentence, the expression 'at length' gives the meaning of:
fast
beyond the limits
in short
in detail

25. shall have ………. this novel by the end of next week. Choose the correct form of verb that fits the blank.
had read
read
has read
reads

26. I have completed my work, I went to bed. These two sentences can be combined as:
Going to bed, I have completed my work
I went to bed to complete my work
Having completed my work, I went to bed
To go to bed, I complete your work

27. If I ………….. asked to stay at home, I would not accept it. Choose the correct verb to fill in the blank.
was been
am
were
have been

28. I am sorry, I can’t let you go in without a ticket. This sentence indicates;
Apologising
efusing permission
Ordering
Refusing help

29. The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of:
Children's stories
Adult stories
Women's stories
Men's stories

30. You can eat as much as you like. Choose the part of speech of the word ‘much’.
a common noun
a noun
an adjective
a conjunction

31. A language is
a broad term simply referring to human patterned verbal behaviour in general
a set of specific rules for generating speech
another word for a dialect
None of These

32. The best time to learn a second language is in
early childhood
junior school
senior secondary school
college

33. verbal communication means:
sending a message in words including writing
informal communication
exact limited message the speaker wants to convey
actual words said

34. Metalinguistic awareness is
the ability to think and talk about language
the ability to connect the distinctive sounds in words to letters
the ability to recognize writing from other visual marks
understanding of the mapping principles between sounds and meaning

35. Which skills are receptive
listening and speaking
)listening and reading
reading and writing
writing and speaking

36. The following statements that are true about language is
all languages use essentially the same number of sounds
all native speakers of a language learn the basic rules of grammar in school
While the different languages may use different phonemes, they all essentially share the same syntax
None of the above

37. The statement that best describes the linguistic concept of words is
words are inherent units of meaning that every child is born with,and learns to attach specific sounds to specific words
words are sounds that we only attach meaning to through the context of syntax, and are by themselves devoid of useful information
words are written pieces of language that are defined via long-cultural consensus, andterm recorded in dictionaries to main-uniformity of expression, without which words would be arbitrary and meaning
words are arbitrary sounds that are memorized through brute force and are associated in the mental lexicon with the word itself, its sound, and its meaning

38. ______is the study of language from a cognitive and developmental law
psycholinguistics
sociolinguistics
comparative linguistics
linguistics

39. The following definition best describes language acquisition
The process by which a society’ svernacular varies
The process by which linguistics is applied to sociology
The process by which the linguistic ability develops in a human
the process by which the origin of language is developed

40. “A student recommends the reading of the latest best-seller, saying that it is very interesting. You listen, trying to make out whether the student’s observation is sincere or not.” This type of listening can be described:
critical
comprehension
sympathetic
active