Karnataka TET English Language – II, Paper-I (Classes 1–5), Part-II – Detailed Solutions
The Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test (KARTET) plays a crucial role in selecting qualified and competent teachers for primary schools across the state. Among all the sections in Paper-I, English Language – II (Part-II) is one of the most important and scoring components, especially for candidates aspiring to teach Classes 1 to 5. This section is designed to evaluate not only the candidate’s understanding of the English language, but also their teaching methodology, pedagogical awareness, and ability to use English as a medium of classroom communication.
The English Language – II section focuses on various essential aspects such as grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure, comprehension skills, and classroom-oriented language concepts. In addition to this, it also tests the candidate’s familiarity with language learning theories, child-centred teaching approaches, error analysis, assessment techniques, and the role of language in cognitive development. These concepts are highly relevant for primary-level teaching, because at this stage children are developing foundational literacy skills that will influence their future learning outcomes.
To support aspirants preparing for KARTET Paper-I, this blog post presents a comprehensive question bank, including model questions, explanations, grammar-based items, and pedagogy-oriented multiple-choice questions. Each question is accompanied by accurate answers and, wherever needed, clear and simple explanations. This helps candidates not only practice but also understand the logic behind each answer, enabling them to strengthen their conceptual clarity.
This collection covers all key sub-topics such as
- Principles of language teaching
- Language acquisition vs. language learning
- Use of teaching aids
- Evaluation techniques
- Error analysis and remedial teaching
- Grammar applications (tenses, articles, prepositions, voice, speech, etc.)
- Reading comprehension and interpretation
The detailed question bank ensures that candidates become familiar with the exam pattern, improve their time management, and gain confidence in answering both content-based and methodology-based questions. Whether you are a first-time KARTET candidate or someone revising the syllabus, this resource will serve as a complete and reliable guide.
By studying the KARTET English Language – II (Part-II) Question Bank, aspirants can enhance their skills as future teachers and build a strong foundation in language teaching pedagogy. With systematic practice and clarity in concepts, candidates can significantly increase their chances of securing good scores and qualifying for Karnataka TET.
KARNATAKA TET SUB – ENGLISH Lang. – II PAPER – I (1-5)
Language – II: ENGLISH
Reading Comprehension (Q. No. 31-38)
Read the given story and answer the questions that follow (Q. No. 31-38):Once, a dog named ‘Scoofy’ lived with his friends in a small town. He ate whatever he wanted to eat and slept in the shade of an oak tree. Though he was enjoying his life in town, he was not satisfied and always hoped to have something better than what he had. One night, when all his friends were sleeping, he woke up at midnight and without saying anything to his friends, he ran away to the city. In the City, he found a house with a place in the backyard where all waste food was dumped. Scoofy ate the delicious left overs every day and turned stout in a few days.One day, the pet dogs of the house-owner were roaming loose in the backyard. As soon as they detected Scoofy, they attacked him. They dug their sharp teeth into Scoofy’s soft and stout flesh. With deep wounds and torn flesh Scoofy returned to his home town.His old friends greeted him at once and enquired of him. After listening to him, they started laughing mockingly seeing his bad condition. Scoofy was very ashamed and said sorry to his friends.
31. Scoofy was not satisfied because he
Correct Answer: (3) hoped to have something better than what he had
Explanation: The passage explicitly states: “he was not satisfied and always hoped to have something better than what he had.”
32. Scoofy turned stout in a few days as he
Correct Answer: (4) ate the delicious left overs every day
Explanation: The passage mentions: “Scoofy ate the delicious left overs every day and turned stout in a few days.”
33. Scoofy ran back to his home town because
Correct Answer: (3) the pet dogs of the house owner wounded him
Explanation: The dogs attacked him, resulting in “deep wounds and torn flesh.” Consequently, he “returned to his home town.”
34. Scoofy’s friends
Correct Answer: (1) laughed at him mockingly
Explanation: The passage states: “After listening to him, they started laughing mockingly seeing his bad condition.”
35. At the end, Scoofy said sorry to his friends because
Correct Answer: (2) he felt ashamed of his fault
Explanation: The last line confirms this: “Scoofy was very ashamed and said sorry to his friends.” His fault was leaving them without notice to seek a ‘better’ life.
36. Scoofy ate the delicious left overs everyday. The adjective in the given sentence is
Correct Answer: (4) delicious
Explanation: An adjective describes a noun. The word ‘delicious’ describes the noun phrase ‘left overs’ (what kind of left overs?).
37. One word from the passage which means “fat and solid looking especially around the waist” is
Correct Answer: (2) stout
Explanation: The definition perfectly matches the word ‘stout’ used in the text: “…and turned stout in a few days.”
38. The opposite of “satisfied” is
Correct Answer: (1) dissatisfied
Explanation: The correct negative prefix to form the opposite of ‘satisfied’ is ‘dis-‘.
Poetry Comprehension (Q. No. 39-45)
Read the given poem and answer the questions that follow (Q. No. 39-45):It is not growing like a tree
In bulk, doth make Mom better be;
Or standing long an Oak, three hundred years
To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere;
A Lily of a day
Is fairer far in May,
Although it fall and die that night
It was the plant and flower of light!
In small proportions we just beauties see;
And in short measures life may perfect be.
39. According to the poet, life is meaningful when
Correct Answer: (1) man is able to contribute to society
Explanation: The poem emphasizes quality (beauty, perfection, “flower of light”) over mere duration (Oak, 300 years). The meaningfulness comes from the impact and perfection achieved, which translates to a contribution to life/society.
40. The main idea of the given poem is about
Correct Answer: (4) short life of beauty and perfection
Explanation: The central idea is conveyed in the final lines: “In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures life may perfect be.” The Lily is used as an example of perfection achieved in a short time.
41. The Oak tree, at the end of its life
Correct Answer: (3) is a log, dry, bald and sere
Explanation: The poem states the Oak stands long, “To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere (withered).”
42. The two objects contrasted in the poem are
Correct Answer: (2) an Oak tree and a lily
Explanation: The poem contrasts the long life of the Oak tree (300 years, lacking beauty at the end) with the short, perfect life of the Lily (of a day, “fairer far”).
43. The statement which does not relate to the lily in the poem is
Correct Answer: (4) it stands as long as an Oak
Explanation: The Lily is described as being “of a day” and dying “that night,” which is the opposite of standing long like the 300-year-old Oak.
44. The correct rhyming word for ‘log’ is
Correct Answer: (3) fog
Explanation: ‘Log’ and ‘fog’ have the same vowel sound /ɒ/ and end with the same consonant sound /g/.
45. “And in short measures life may perfect be” Identify the preposition in the given sentence.
Correct Answer: (4) in
Explanation: ‘In’ is a preposition. It relates the noun phrase ‘short measures’ to the rest of the sentence, indicating a manner or condition.
Grammar and Pedagogy (Q. No. 46-60)
46. Why had you gone there she asked
The correct punctuation for the given sentence is
The correct punctuation for the given sentence is
Correct Answer: (2) “Why had you gone there?” she asked.
Explanation:
1. The spoken part (“Why had you gone there”) must be in quotation marks.
2. It is a question, so it must end with a question mark (?) inside the closing quote.
3. The dialogue must start with a capital letter (‘W’ in Why).
4. The reporting clause (“she asked”) ends with a full stop (.).
47. The soldiers are the pride of the nation,
The correct question tag to be used in the above sentence is
The correct question tag to be used in the above sentence is
Correct Answer: (1) aren’t they?
Explanation: The statement is positive (“The soldiers are…”), so the tag must be negative (aren’t). The subject ‘The soldiers’ is plural, so the pronoun used in the tag is ‘they’.
48. In ___ interesting observation, Ambedkar described ___ method of civil disobedience as Grammar of Anarchy.
The correct article to be filled in the blanks are
The correct article to be filled in the blanks are
Correct Answer: (3) an, the
Explanation:
1. ‘interesting’ starts with a vowel sound (/ɪ/), requiring the indefinite article ‘an’.
2. ‘method of civil disobedience’ refers to a specific, known method, requiring the definite article ‘the’.
49. Choose the correct response (singular-plural form).
Correct Answer: (4) Man – Men
Explanation: ‘Man’ (singular) and ‘Men’ (plural) is a correct example of an irregular plural.
* (1) Roof – Roof’s (Incorrect, ‘Roof’s’ is possessive)
* (2) City – Citys (Incorrect plural, should be ‘Cities’)
* (3) Photo – Photoes (Incorrect plural, should be ‘Photos’)
50. Find the correct sequence of the sentence.
P. The houses
Q. are built of
R. in the city
S. wood and bricks
P. The houses
Q. are built of
R. in the city
S. wood and bricks
Correct Answer: (3) PRQS
Explanation: The correct sequence is P R Q S:
* P: The houses (Subject)
* R: in the city (Location Phrase)
* Q: are built of (Verb Phrase)
* S: wood and bricks (Object/Material)
* Sentence: The houses in the city are built of wood and bricks.
51. The main aim of the communicative language teaching is to
Correct Answer: (1) provide communicative competency to learners
Explanation: Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) emphasizes that the goal of language learning is communicative competence—the ability to use language appropriately and effectively in real-life situations.
52. Story telling as a strategy in language teaching is aimed at
Correct Answer: (3) engaging learners with language
Explanation: Storytelling is an engaging and holistic method that provides a rich, meaningful context for learning vocabulary, grammar, and cultural elements, thereby engaging learners with the language naturally.
53. The correct set of communicative activities are
Correct Answer: (1) Games, Role-plays, problem solving tasks
Explanation: Communicative activities require learners to use the target language to exchange information, interact, or solve a problem. Role-plays, Games, and Problem-solving tasks are all high-interaction, communicative activities. (Drill work and copy-writing are mechanical/non-communicative).
54. Continuous comprehensive evaluation aims to evaluate
Correct Answer: (4) overall development of a child
Explanation: Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) aims for a holistic assessment covering both Scholastic (academic) and Co-scholastic (life skills, attitude, values) aspects, thus ensuring the overall development of the child is monitored.
55. The teacher’s role is less dominant in a
Correct Answer: (2) student-centred method
Explanation: In a student-centred method, the student is the active participant and the focus of the learning process, making the teacher’s role a facilitator (less dominant). The other methods are examples of teacher-centred approaches.
56. “Students have a conversation”. The principle used here is
Correct Answer: (4) language is for communication
Explanation: Conversation is the most direct and purest form of communication. This activity directly applies the fundamental principle of language teaching: the ultimate goal of learning a language is to communicate meaning.
57. The ability to make use of dictionary, atlas, thesaurus, etc. is
Correct Answer: (4) Reference skill
Explanation: Dictionaries, atlases, encyclopedias, and thesauruses are all reference materials. The ability to efficiently locate and use information from them is called reference skill.
58. Which one of the following is a low cost teaching aid for teaching English ?
Correct Answer: (3) Finger puppets
Explanation: Finger puppets can be easily and inexpensively made from paper, cloth scraps, or card, making them a low-cost teaching aid. The other options are electronic media/devices which are higher in cost.
59. In language teaching ‘SLA’ stands for
Correct Answer: (4) Second Language Acquisition
Explanation: SLA is a common abbreviation in language teaching and linguistics, standing for Second Language Acquisition, the process of learning a second language after the first has been established.
60. Text books are a very useful tool in the hands of a language teacher because
Correct Answer: (3) they have content and exercises to engage children in language learning activities
Explanation: The primary pedagogical value of a textbook is that it provides a structured syllabus, organized content, and relevant exercises that help the teacher plan and implement meaningful language learning activities.
