English Previous Year Paper 2023

Question 1. Dr. West's 'New Method' of teaching English emerged to overcome the limitations of which of the following methods?

1. Grammar Cum Translation method
2. Substitution method
3. Direct method
4. Situational method

Answer: (c) : Dr. West's 'New Method' of teaching English emerged to overcome the limitations of the direct method. The direct method also know as the natural method in the method of teaching English as a second language.

Question 2. The Productive skills of a language are -

1. Listening and writing
2. Reading and writing
3. Speaking and listening
4. Speaking and writing

Answer: (d) : The productive skills of a language are speaking and writing because they involve producing words, sentences and paragraphs.

Question 3. Phonetics is the science of -

1. Sounds
2. Consonants
3. Pronunciation
4. Writing

Answer: (a) : Phonetics is the science of sounds. "Phonetics" the study of speech sounds and their physiological production and caustic qualities.

Question 4. Choose the correct article from the following options to fill in the blanks - He has been teaching for ______ hour.

1. the
2. a
3. an
4. None of the above

Answer: (c) : He has been teaching for an hour.

Question 5. Choose the correct spelt word

1. Grammer
2. Grammar
3. Grramer
4. Graamer

Answer: (b) : Grammar - is the correct spelt word.

Question 6. Point out the adjective in the following sentence- "led is a heavy metal."

Answer: "Led is a heavy metal". Adjective: An Adjective is word that describes something about noun or pronoun. Indeed it qualities noun or pronoun. Ex-beautiful, heavy smooth etc.

Question 7. Change the following sentence into active voice- "A letter will be written by him."

Answer: The active voice version of the sentence is:
Adjective voice: He will write a letter.

Question 8. Fill in the blanks with suitable article- He teaches in ______ University.

Answer: He teaches in a university.
Use of 'An' and 'A' An is used before noun that starts with a vowel sound (Ex-A,O,I,E,U) A is used before a noun that starts with a consonant sound. (Ex-S, T, V, X, Z etc).

Question 9. Fill in the blanks with superlative degree- Mount Everest is the ______ peak of the Himalayas.

Answer: Mount Everest is the highest peak of the Himalayas.

Question 10. Change the following sentence into Past Continuous Tense- You spoke.

Answer: Sentence - you spoke.
Past continuous Tense - You were speaking.

Question 11. Change the following sentence into negative sentence- Aisha and Omar work in the central bank.

Answer: Aisha and Omar work in the central bank.
Negative sentence - Aisha and Omar do not work in the central bank.

Question 12. Correct the following sentences-

1. Have you ever being to Kerala?
2. They has a party planned for Army.

Answer: The corrections for the sentences are-

1. Have you ever been to Kerala?
2. They have a party planned for the Army.

Question 13. Complete the spellings of the following words-

1. Ha_d_er_h_ef
2. P_e_m_n_a

Answer:

1. Handkerchief
2. Pneumonia

Question 14. Define an adjective with different examples.

Answer: An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.

Examples:

• Holy
• Honest
• Testy
• Huge
• High
• Lucky
• King
• Gentle
• Healthy

Question 15. What is the importance of language games in English Language teaching?

Answer: A language game is a system of manipulating spoken words to render them incomprehensible to the untrained ear.

Language games are effective in learning language because they-

1. Allow students to practice language skills.
2. Encourage them to interact and communicate in a meaningful context.
3. Provide a stress-free and natural environment for all learners to enhance the usage of language.

Hence, it could be concluded that language games are effective in learning language because they allow students to practice language skills.

Question 16. Write any two aims of teaching prose?

Answer: Aims of teaching prose-

1. To enable the students to read with comprehension.
2. To develop their interest in reading and enrich their active and passive vocabulary.
3. To enable the students to express the ideas contained in the passes orally and writing.

Question 17. Write an application to your principal for full fee concession. (Do not write your name and address.)

Answer:

To,
The Principal,
Government Inter College,
Prayagraj

Sir,

Most respectfully I beg to say that I come from a very poor family. My father is a peon in a private firm. He gets only Rs. 6,000 p.m. He has a big family to support. He cannot pay my fees.

Kindly grant me full free ship so that I may continue my study.

Thanks,

Your obediently,
Prakash
Class IX
26-01-2024

Question 18. Write one word for the following expression-

1. The study of rocks and soil.
2. A person who writes beautiful writing.

Answer:

1. The study of rocks and soil - Geologist
2. A person who writes beautiful writing - Calligrapher