Simple General English Questions for CTET and REET Exam
Which one of the following is not a poetic device?┬а
(A) Imagery
(B) Morpheme
(C) Metaphor
(D) Alliteration
Correct Answer : B
The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.
┬аPoint out the figure of speech in the above lines.┬а
(A) Simile
(B) Metaphor
(C) Personification
(D) Apostrophe
Correct Answer : A
A sonnet usually contains┬а
(A) eight lines
(B) twelve lines
(C) six lines
(D) fourteen lines
Correct Answer : D
You must not park your cycles here. 'must not' expresses
(A) prohibition
(B) permission
(C) inability
(D) probability
Correct Answer : A
May I enter your office?
┬аIn the above sentence 'may' has the meaning of- ┬а┬а
(A) permission
(B) possibility
(C) probability
(D) order
Correct Answer : A
Now he _____ ┬аhis father's business.┬а
(A) looks into
(B) looks after
(C) looks out
(D) looks back
Correct Answer : B
Shall we play indoors ______sweating out in the Sun?
(A) instead of
(B) other than
(C) but for
(D) because of
Correct Answer : A
A sonnet contains┬а
(A) 16 lines
(B) 14 lines
(C) 12 lines
(D) 10 lines
Correct Answer : B
Either those children or my own son________picked all the flowers.┬а
(A) were
(B) has
(C) have
(D) All of the above
Correct Answer : B