Previous Year Solved Papers (PSTET/CTET English)

Previous Year Solved Papers (PSTET/CTET English)

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Here are important previous-year–type questions with answers & explanations 👇

PSTET / CTET Previous Year Questions (Solved)

🔹 1. Pedagogy (Very Important)

Q1. Which approach focuses on interaction in real situations?
A. Structural
B. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) ✅
C. Grammar Method
D. Lecture

Q2. What is mother tongue interference?
A. Correct usage
B. Influence of first language on second language ✅
C. Reading skill
D. Writing skill

Q3. What is bilingual method?
A. Only English
B. Use of two languages in teaching ✅
C. Only mother tongue
D. No speaking

Q4. What is the purpose of warm-up activity?

A. Punishment
B. Prepare students for lesson ✅
C. Testing
D. Homework

Q5. What is drilling?
A. Writing
B. Repetition practice ✅
C. Storytelling
D. Drawing

Q6. What is reinforcement?
A. Ignoring students
B. Encouraging correct responses ✅
C. Punishment
D. Testing

Q7. What is blended learning?
A. Only classroom
B. Only online
C. Combination of online + offline learning ✅
D. No teaching

Q8. What is learning outcome?
A. Teaching method
B. What students learn at the end ✅
C. Homework
D. Activity

Q9. What is diagnostic test?
A. Final exam
B. Identify learning problems ✅
C. Practice test
D. Oral test

Q10. What is portfolio assessment?
A. Single test
B. Collection of student work ✅
C. Oral exam
D. MCQ test

Q11. What is interactive teaching?

A. Lecture only
B. Teacher-student interaction ✅
C. Silent class
D. Writing only

Q12. What is cooperative learning?
A. Individual study
B. Group learning with cooperation ✅
C. Homework
D. Lecture

Q13. What is micro-teaching?
A. Full class teaching
B. Practice teaching in small steps ✅
C. Homework
D. Testing

Q14. What is language lab?
A. Library
B. Place for practicing language skills ✅
C. Playground
D. Office

Q15. What is pronunciation skill?
A. Writing words
B. Correct speaking of words ✅
C. Reading silently
D. Grammar learning

Q16. What is extensive reading?
A. Detailed study
B. Reading large amount for pleasure ✅
C. Grammar reading
D. Loud reading

Q17. What is intensive reading?
A. Quick reading
B. Detailed understanding of text ✅
C. Skimming
D. Scanning

Q18. What is dictation used for?
A. Drawing
B. Listening + writing practice ✅
C. Speaking only
D. Reading only

Q19. What is substitution table?

A. Grammar explanation
B. Practice sentence patterns ✅
C. Story writing
D. Reading

Q20. What is language game?
A. Punishment
B. Learning through play ✅
C. Test
D. Homework

Q21. What is self-learning?
A. Teacher teaching
B. Learning by oneself ✅
C. Group work
D. Lecture

Q22. What is feedback?
A. Ignoring students
B. Response to student performance ✅
C. Punishment
D. Homework

Q23. What is syllabus?
A. Lesson
B. Course content outline ✅
C. Homework
D. Test

Q24. What is curriculum?
A. Only books
B. Overall learning plan ✅
C. Homework
D. Test

Q25. What is classroom management?
A. Teaching only
B. Managing class activities and discipline ✅
C. Homework
D. Testing

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2. Grammar (Asked Many Times) (1–25) with Rules

Q1. Choose the correct sentence:
A. He go to school
B. He goes to school ✅
C. He going school
D. He gone school

👉 Rule: In Present Simple, 3rd person singular (he/she/it) → verb + s/es

Q2. Identify the part of speech:
She runs quickly.
A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Adverb ✅
D. Adjective

👉 Rule: Adverb describes a verb (how action happens)

Q3. Choose the correct preposition:
She is fond ___ music.
A. at
B. of ✅
C. in
D. on

👉 Rule: Fixed expression → fond of

Q4. Fill in the blank:
They ___ playing in the park.
A. is
B. are ✅
C. am
D. be

👉 Rule: Plural subject → use are

Q5. Choose correct plural:
Child →
A. Childs
B. Children ✅
C. Childes
D. Childrens

👉 Rule: Some nouns have irregular plurals

Q6. Choose correct sentence:
A. She do not like tea
B. She does not likes tea
C. She does not like tea ✅
D. She not like tea

👉 Rule: Does + base verb (V1) → no “s” after verb

Q7. Fill in the blank:
He has been working here ___ 2015.
A. for
B. since ✅
C. from
D. at

👉 Rule: Since = point of time, For = duration

Q8. Identify tense:
“She has finished her work.”
A. Present Continuous
B. Present Perfect ✅
C. Past
D. Future

👉 Rule: Has/Have + V3 → Present Perfect

Q9. Choose correct article:
He is ___ honest man.
A. a
B. an ✅

👉 Rule: Use “an” before vowel sound (honest → silent h)

Q10. Synonym of “Brave”:
A. Coward
B. Bold ✅
C. Weak
D. Fear

👉 Rule: Synonym = similar meaning word

Q11. Choose correct form:
She ___ a letter now.
A. write
B. writes
C. is writing ✅
D. wrote

👉 Rule: “now” → Present Continuous (is/am/are + V-ing)

Q12. Identify adjective:
She is a kind girl.
A. She
B. kind ✅
C. girl
D. is

👉 Rule: Adjective describes noun

Q13. Choose correct sentence:
A. I am having a car
B. I have a car ✅
C. I has a car
D. I having car

👉 Rule: “Have” (possession) → Simple Present, not continuous

Q14. Antonym of “Fast”:
A. Quick
B. Slow ✅
C. Speed
D. Rapid

👉 Rule: Antonym = opposite meaning

Q15. Fill in the blank:
She ___ finished her homework.
A. have
B. has ✅
C. had
D. having

👉 Rule: Singular subject → has

Q16. Identify conjunction:
Ram and Shyam are friends.
A. Ram
B. and ✅
C. friends
D. Shyam

👉 Rule: Conjunction joins words/sentences

Q17. Choose correct tense:
He ___ to school yesterday.
A. go
B. goes
C. went ✅
D. going

👉 Rule: “yesterday” → Past Simple (V2)

Q18. Identify pronoun:
This is my book. It is new.
A. This
B. my
C. It ✅
D. book

👉 Rule: Pronoun replaces a noun

Q19. Choose correct article:
___ sun rises in the east.
A. A
B. An
C. The ✅
D. No article

👉 Rule: Unique things → use “the”

Q20. Choose correct preposition:
He is good ___ maths.
A. in
B. at ✅
C. on
D. for

👉 Rule: Fixed phrase → good at

Q21. Identify interjection:
Oh! That hurts.
A. Oh ✅
B. That
C. hurts
D. none

👉 Rule: Interjection shows sudden emotion

Q22. Choose correct degree:
She is ___ than her sister.
A. tall
B. taller ✅
C. tallest
D. more tall

👉 Rule: “than” → comparative degree

Q23. Choose correct sentence:
A. He don’t know
B. He doesn’t know ✅
C. He not know
D. He no know

👉 Rule: He/She/It → doesn’t + V1

Q24. Identify sentence type:
Please help me.
A. Declarative
B. Interrogative
C. Imperative ✅
D. Exclamatory

👉 Rule: Request/command → Imperative

Q25. Synonym of “Happy”:
A. Sad
B. Joyful ✅
C. Angry
D. Tired

👉 Rule: Synonym = same meaning word

🎯 Quick Revision Trick

• ✅ Does/Did → always V1 (base form)

• ✅ Since = point, For = duration

• ✅ Has/Have + V3 = Perfect tense

• ✅ He/She/It → verb + s/es

• ✅ “The” → unique things

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3. Figures of Speech (Repeated in Exams)

Q1. “All the world is a stage.”

A. Simile

B. Metaphor ✅

C. Personification

D. Irony

👉 **Rule:** Direct comparison without *like/as*

Q2. “He is as brave as a lion.”

A. Metaphor

B. Simile ✅

C. Personification

D. Hyperbole

👉 **Rule:** *as/like* used

Q3. “The moon smiled at us.”

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Personification ✅

D. Hyperbole

👉 **Rule:** Non-living → human action

Q4. “She sells seashells on the seashore.”

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Alliteration ✅

D. Irony

👉 **Rule:** Same starting sound repetition

Q5. “I have told you a thousand times.”

A. Hyperbole ✅

B. Metaphor

C. Irony

D. Simile

👉 **Rule:** Exaggeration

Q6. “The classroom was a zoo.”

A. Simile

B. Metaphor ✅

C. Personification

D. Hyperbole

Q7. “What a pleasant day!” (during heavy rain)

A. Irony ✅

B. Hyperbole

C. Simile

D. Metaphor

👉 **Rule:** Opposite meaning intended

Q8. “Time is a thief.”

A. Simile

B. Metaphor ✅

C. Hyperbole

D. Personification

Q9. “The stars danced in the sky.”

A. Personification ✅

B. Simile

C. Hyperbole

D. Irony

Q10. “Sweet sorrow.”

A. Hyperbole

B. Oxymoron ✅

C. Simile

D. Irony

👉 **Rule:** Opposite words together

Q11. “He fought like a lion.”

A. Simile ✅

B. Metaphor

C. Hyperbole

D. Irony

Q12. “The pen is mightier than the sword.”

A. Metaphor

B. Metonymy ✅

C. Hyperbole

D. Irony

👉 **Rule:** One thing represents another

Q13.“All hands on deck.”

A. Metaphor

B. Synecdoche ✅

C. Simile

D. Irony

👉 **Rule:** Part = whole

Q14. “He has a heart of stone.”

A. Simile

B. Metaphor ✅

C. Hyperbole

D. Irony

Q15. “The wind whispered through trees.”

A. Simile

B. Personification ✅

C. Hyperbole

D. Irony

Q16. “Break the ice.”

A. Idiom ✅

B. Simile

C. Metaphor

D. Hyperbole

Q17. “The buzzing of bees filled the air.”

A. Alliteration

B. Onomatopoeia ✅

C. Simile

D. Metaphor

👉 **Rule:** Sound word

Q18. “Child is father of the man.”

A. Paradox ✅

B. Irony

C. Simile

D. Metaphor

Q19. “He is the black sheep of the family.”

A. Simile

B. Metaphor ✅

C. Hyperbole

D. Irony

Q20.. “The sun smiled down on us.”

A. Personification ✅

B. Simile

C. Hyperbole

D. Irony

 Quick Revision Trick

as/like → Simile

direct comparison → Metaphor 

non-living acts human → Personification

exaggeration → Hyperbole

opposites together → Oxymoron

sound repetition → Alliteration

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 4. Error Detection

Q1. Identify error:
He go to school daily.
👉 Correct: goes ✅

Q2 She have completed work.
👉 Correct: has ✅

5. Comprehension (Real Pattern)

Passage:
Sita is a student. She studies hard. She wants to become a teacher.

Q1. What does Sita want to become?
A. Doctor
B. Teacher ✅
C. Engineer
D. Nurse

Q2. What kind of student is she?

A. Lazy
B. Hardworking ✅
C. Weak
D. Careless

6. Teaching Skills (Highly Repeated)

Q1. Which skill comes first in language learning?
A. Writing
B. Reading
C. Listening ✅
D. Speaking

👉 Natural order: LSRW

Q2. What is phonics?
A. Grammar
B. Sound-symbol relationship ✅
C. Writing skill
D. Reading aloud

Q3 Continuous evaluation means:
A. Year-end exam
B. Daily assessment ✅
C. No test
D. Only oral test

🎯 Exam Insight (Important)

• ⭐ Pedagogy = 60–70% questions repeated concepts

• ⭐ Grammar = basic rules (no high level)

• ⭐ Figures of Speech = 2–3 sure questions

• ⭐ Comprehension = very easy scoring

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