UPTET 2014 Paper 2 – English - II PYP Quiz

The English-II section of UPTET 2014 Paper 2 was designed to assess the candidates’ understanding of language concepts, comprehension skills, and their ability to apply grammatical rules in practical contexts. The questions aimed to evaluate not only the knowledge of literature and vocabulary but also the capacity to interpret passages, identify language functions, and analyze sentence structures effectively.

This portion of the exam focused on strengthening the foundation required for teaching English at the upper primary level. It covered essential areas such as reading comprehension, pedagogy of language development, phonetics, and error detection. The structure of the section encouraged candidates to think critically, use contextual clues, and understand the learner-centered approach essential for modern English teaching methodologies.

UPTET 2014 Paper 2 (Held On : 23 Feb, 2014) – English - II PYP Quiz

Question 1: Choose the antonym of the given word.
Brutal — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) Gentle

B) Inhuman

C) Cruel

D) Barbarous

Question 2: Choose the synonym of the given word.
Deceptive — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) Opaque

B) Honest

C) Transparent

D) Misleading

Question 3: Give one word for the given definition.
One who writes stories and news for a newspaper. — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) Draughtsman

B) Herbalist

C) Copywriter

D) Correspondent

Question 4: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom
A bird of passage — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) A person of great importance

B) An evil person

C) A person who travels widely

D) A weak person

Question 5: Choose the correct adjective of the following noun.
Advice — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) Advisable

B) Advise

C) Advisedly

D) Adviser

Question 6: Complete the following sentence by choosing the appropriate forms of verbs.
Will you ....... a car, if you ........ any money? — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) have, didn't have

B) owned, hadn't

C) buy, don't have

D) have sold, had

Question 7: Complete the following sentence by choosing the appropriate forms of verbs.
If the result of the admission test ....... today, she ...... a telegram. — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) will be announced, will send

B) was announced, would send

C) is announced, will send

D) declared, could send

Question 8: Complete the following sentence by choosing the appropriate verb forms.
Mr. Indrajeet Gupta .......... that he ......... truth to those people.  — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) claims, spoke

B) claimed, spoke

C) had claimed, had spoke

D) will claim, speak

Question 9: Point out the correct sentence of the following. — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) He and I was very good friends once upon a time

B) The committee were divided in their decision

C) Every student should do one's duty

D) Each boy and each girl have done their work

Question 10: Choose the correct synonym of the word 'Exile' — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) Exit

B) Banishment

C) Camp

D) Picnic

Question 11: Choose the correct word form the words given below.
We heard ....... of trumpets. — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) peal

B) pail

C) peel

D) pale

Question 12: The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.
Point out the figure of speech in the above lines — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) Simile

B) Metaphor

C) Personification

D) Apostrophe

Question 13: Fill the appropriate set of words in the given sentence.
'The bridal ...... of my daughter will be ...... on 10th December. — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) performed, temporary

B) ceremony, temporary

C) ceremony, performed

D) performed, ceremony

Question 14: Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition.
'She went ....... the park ....... a walk. — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) for, to

B) to, with

C) to, on

D) to, for

Question 15: Name the poet who wrote the poem 'stopping by the woods on a snowy evening." — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) William Wordsworth

B) Robert Lynd

C) Robert Frost

D) PB Shelley

Question 16: Vocabulary can be taught by using the following technique — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) Usage

B) Direct

C) Synonym

D) All of these

Question 17: Who said, "Reading makes a full man, writing an exact man and conference a ready man"? — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) CC Fries

B) Francis Bacon

C) Prof Jesperson

D) WS Gray

Question 18: Which one is regarded as the best style of writing? — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) Vertical

B) Irregular

C) Froward

D) Horizontal

Question 19: Structural grammar emphasize — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) word of sentence

B) phrase of sentence

C) structure of sentence

D) All of these

Question 20: Which method is based on the theory "from example to generalization"? — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) Deductive Method

B) Inductive Method

C) Inductive Deductive Method

D) Incidental Method

Question 21: 'Julius Ceaser' was written by — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) Bernard Shaw

B) Galsworthy

C) Prem Chand

D) William Shakespeare

Question 22: Choose the correct sentence. — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) You should either come today or tomorrow.

B) I had scarcely reached home when it started raining heavily.

C) I had no sooner finished my studies when I got a job.

D) He is cleverer than me.

Question 23: Fill the correct articles in the sentence .........Sun rises in ...... East. — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) A, the

B) The, the

C) The, a

D) An, a

Question 24: Find the meaning of the following idiom given in option.
To read between the lines — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) to suspect

B) to read carefully

C) to understand the hidden meaning of the word

D) to do useless things

Question 25: Identify the underlined part of speech.
The burglar disappeared with the cash. — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) Transitive verb

B) Intransitive verb

C) Linking verb

D) Auxiliary verb

Question 26: Pick out the incorrectly spelt word. — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) Virtue

B) Queer

C) Tradgedy

D) Legible

Question 27: Find out the grammatically wrong sentence — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) She takes her dog out for a walk

B) He teaches in a school

C) She go to the market for vegetables

D) They live in Allahabad

Question 28: Point out the Active Voice of the following.
The patients are visited by their relatives only between 4 to 6 pm. — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) Only between 4 to 6 pm the patients are visited by the relatives

B) The relatives visit the patients only between 4 to 6 pm

C) The relatives visited the patients only between 4 to 6 pm

D) Only between 4 to 6 pm the relatives can visit the patients

Question 29: Point out the sentence in Passive Voice. — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) The striking students were throwing stones

B) Twenty lessons have been finished

C) The murderer hide the knife

D) The enemy will have sunk the ship by now

Question 30: Choose the correct option.
The Prime Minister was acquitted ……….. the charge levelled against him. — UPTET (23 Feb, 2014)

A) of

B) off

C) for

D) with