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REET 2023 previous year paper practice · PYQ-pattern set
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Q1 · Intelligence and Creativity
According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, a student who excels in understanding patterns in nature, classifying plants and animals would have strong:
- A. Logical-mathematical intelligence
- B. Naturalist intelligence
- C. Spatial intelligence
- D. Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
Answer and solution
Answer: B
Naturalist intelligence involves the ability to recognize and classify plants, animals, and other aspects of nature, which is exactly what the student demonstrates.
Q2 · Teaching Learning and Pedagogy
A teacher uses real-life problems and encourages students to find solutions through investigation and experimentation. This approach is known as:
- A. Direct instruction method
- B. Problem-solving approach
- C. Lecture method
- D. Rote learning method
Answer and solution
Answer: B
The problem-solving approach engages learners in investigating real-world problems and developing solutions through inquiry and experimentation, promoting critical thinking.
Q3 · Shabd Vichar
'विद्यालय' शब्द किस प्रकार का है?
- A. तद्भव
- B. देशज
- C. तत्सम
- D. विदेशी
Answer and solution
Answer: C
'विद्यालय' संस्कृत से सीधे हिंदी में आया शब्द है, अतः यह तत्सम शब्द है।
Q4 · Ling, Vachan, Kaal, Karak
'लड़की पुस्तक पढ़ रही थी।' इस वाक्य में क्रिया किस काल में है?
- A. भूतकाल (अपूर्ण)
- B. वर्तमान काल
- C. भविष्यत काल
- D. संदिग्ध भूतकाल
Answer and solution
Answer: A
'पढ़ रही थी' अपूर्ण भूतकाल (Past Continuous) की क्रिया है, जो भूतकाल में जारी क्रिया दर्शाती है।
Q5 · Paryayvachi, Vilom and Anekarthi Shabd
'आकाश' शब्द का पर्यायवाची शब्द नहीं है—
- A. गगन
- B. नभ
- C. अंबर
- D. धरती
Answer and solution
Answer: D
'धरती' का अर्थ पृथ्वी है, जो आकाश का पर्यायवाची नहीं है। गगन, नभ और अंबर आकाश के पर्यायवाची शब्द हैं।
Q6 · Tenses
Which sentence is in the Present Perfect Continuous Tense?
- A. She has written a letter.
- B. She has been writing a letter for an hour.
- C. She is writing a letter.
- D. She wrote a letter yesterday.
Answer and solution
Answer: B
Present Perfect Continuous uses 'has/have been + verb+ing'. The sentence 'She has been writing a letter for an hour' follows this structure.
Q7 · Direct and Indirect Speech
Convert the following into indirect speech: The teacher said to the students, "Have you completed your homework?"
- A. The teacher asked the students if they had completed their homework.
- B. The teacher asked the students if they have completed their homework.
- C. The teacher told the students to complete their homework.
- D. The teacher asked the students whether they complete their homework.
Answer and solution
Answer: A
When converting a question in direct speech to indirect speech, 'said to' changes to 'asked', and the present perfect tense 'have completed' changes to past perfect 'had completed'.
Q8 · Question Forms
Choose the correctly formed question tag for the sentence: "The children have finished their project, _____?"
- A. haven't they
- B. have they
- C. didn't they
- D. don't they
Answer and solution
Answer: A
When the main sentence is affirmative and uses 'have', the question tag should be negative 'haven't they' to maintain grammatical consistency.
Q9 · Pedagogy of English Language
Which principle of language teaching emphasizes that language should be taught in a natural, oral-first manner before introducing written forms?
- A. Principle of Motivation
- B. Principle of Naturalness
- C. Principle of Selection
- D. Principle of Accuracy
Answer and solution
Answer: B
The Principle of Naturalness states that language should be learned naturally by starting with oral practice (listening and speaking) before moving to written skills.
Q10 · Decimals
Convert the fraction 7/8 into a decimal.
- A. 0.785
- B. 0.875
- C. 0.825
- D. 0.750
Answer and solution
Answer: B
Dividing 7 by 8: 7 ÷ 8 = 0.875.
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