Assam D. El. Ed - General English

SCERT D. El. Ed – General English MCQs

SCERT D. El. Ed – General English MCQs

Vocabulary, Idioms, and Language Concepts

Q1. Choose the word that means the same as ‘pedagogy’.
  • A. Method of teaching
  • B. Study of plants
  • C. Branch of medicine
  • D. Form of poetry
Correct Answer: A. Method of teaching
Q2. Which prefix added to ‘legal’ makes its opposite?
  • A. un-
  • B. il-
  • C. dis-
  • D. mis-
Correct Answer: B. il-
Q3. What part of speech is ‘honesty’?
  • A. Verb
  • B. Adjective
  • C. Noun
  • D. Adverb
Correct Answer: C. Noun
Q4. Which of the following is a compound word?
  • A. Quickly
  • B. Blackboard
  • C. Honest
  • D. Forget
Correct Answer: B. Blackboard
Q5. Which suffix turns ‘beauty’ into an adjective?
  • A. -ly
  • B. -ness
  • C. -ful
  • D. -tion
Correct Answer: C. -ful
Q6. A word that has the same sound but a different meaning and spelling is called a
  • A. homograph
  • B. synonym
  • C. homophone
  • D. antonym
Correct Answer: C. homophone
Q7. Identify the function word in: ‘The boy ran quickly.’
  • A. boy
  • B. ran
  • C. quickly
  • D. the
Correct Answer: D. the
Q8. Which word means ‘an instructor of young children’?
  • A. Pedagogue
  • B. Demagogue
  • C. Prologue
  • D. Monologue
Correct Answer: A. Pedagogue
Q9. Polysemy refers to a word that has
  • A. similar spellings
  • B. multiple meanings
  • C. foreign origin
  • D. single use
Correct Answer: B. multiple meanings
Q10. Which of the following is an abstract noun?
  • A. Book
  • B. Tree
  • C. Bravery
  • D. Boy
Correct Answer: C. Bravery
Q11. Choose the correct meaning of ‘literacy’.
  • A. The ability to count
  • B. The ability to read and write
  • C. The ability to draw
  • D. The ability to sing
Correct Answer: B. The ability to read and write
Q12. Which word is a homograph?
  • A. Lead
  • B. Sun
  • C. Pen
  • D. Door
Correct Answer: A. Lead
Q13. The word ‘disconnect’ is formed by adding the prefix
  • A. un-
  • B. dis-
  • C. re-
  • D. pre-
Correct Answer: B. dis-
Q14. Which of these is NOT a content word?
  • A. Run
  • B. Beautiful
  • C. And
  • D. Slowly
Correct Answer: C. And
Q15. Which suffix is used to form an adverb from an adjective?
  • A. -ness
  • B. -tion
  • C. -ly
  • D. -ment
Correct Answer: C. -ly
Q16. Conversion in word formation means a word changes its ________ without changing its form.
  • A. spelling
  • B. grammatical category
  • C. pronunciation
  • D. meaning
Correct Answer: B. grammatical category
Q17. Choose the word related to ‘ecosystem’.
  • A. Curriculum
  • B. Habitat
  • C. Numeracy
  • D. Pedagogy
Correct Answer: B. Habitat
Q18. Which of the following is a function word?
  • A. Teacher
  • B. Because
  • C. Bright
  • D. Slowly
Correct Answer: B. Because
Q19. Which word means ‘the assessment of learning’?
  • A. Instruction
  • B. Assessment
  • C. Curriculum
  • D. Numeracy
Correct Answer: B. Assessment
Q20. Identify the noun formed from the verb ‘teach’.
  • A. Teaches
  • B. Teaching
  • C. Teacher
  • D. Taught
Correct Answer: C. Teacher

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