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Here is a hard-level MCQ Practice Set for UP PGT English Exam, designed as per the latest
exam pattern.

UP PGT English Practice Set (125 Marks)

Section A: Grammar and Language Usage

1. Identify the error in the following sentence: "Hardly had the man left than the storm
started."

(a) Hardly

(b) had the man left

(c) than

(d) the storm started

2. Choose the correct sequence for the jumbled sentence: "to the conclusion / the detective
/ after analyzing all evidence / came."

(a) After analyzing all evidence, the detective came to the conclusion.

(b) The detective to the conclusion came after analyzing all evidence.

(c) To the conclusion, the detective came after analyzing all evidence.

(d) The detective came after analyzing all evidence to the conclusion.

3. Fill in the blank with the correct option: "If I ___ more money, I would travel the world."

(a) had

(b) have

(c) will have

(d) would have

4. Identify the sentence that uses correct punctuation:

(a) He said, “What is your name”?

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 (b) He said “What is your name?”

(c) He said, “What is your name?”

(d) He said, what is your name?

5. Transform the following sentence into indirect speech: "She said, 'I will complete the
project tomorrow.'"

(a) She said that she would complete the project tomorrow.

(b) She said that she will complete the project tomorrow.

(c) She said that she would complete the project the next day.

(d) She said she will complete the project tomorrow.

Section B: Literature

6. Which figure of speech is used in the line below? "The leaves danced in the wind, swirling
and twirling."

(a) Simile

(b) Metaphor

(c) Personification

(d) Hyperbole

7. Match the literary works with their themes:

Works Themes

(i) Wuthering Heights (a) Revenge and passion

(ii) The Tempest (b) Colonialism

(iii) Pride and Prejudice (c) Love and marriage

(iv) 1984 (d) Totalitarianism

(a) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d

(b) i-c, ii-a, iii-d, iv-b

(c) i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b

(d) i-b, ii-d, iii-a, iv-c

8. Who among the following is NOT a Romantic poet?

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 (a) John Keats

(b) William Wordsworth

(c) T.S. Eliot

(d) Percy Bysshe Shelley

9. Identify the play from which the following lines are taken:
"The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven."

(a) Othello

(b) Macbeth

(c) The Merchant of Venice

(d) Julius Caesar

10. Which novel is subtitled ‘A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented’?

(a) Jane Eyre

(b) Tess of the d’Urbervilles

(c) Middlemarch

(d) Wuthering Heights

Section C: Pedagogy

11. Which of the following is the most effective method for teaching Shakespearean
drama to students?

(a) Reading aloud in class

(b) Role-playing scenes

(c) Watching a film adaptation

(d) Summarizing each act

12. What is scaffolding in education?

(a) A structure for building knowledge

(b) A step-by-step guide for learning

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 (c) A technique for supporting learners at their level of need

(d) An assessment tool for student progress

13. Which approach is ideal for teaching critical appreciation of poetry?

(a) Memorization of stanzas

(b) Analyzing the poet's intent and themes

(c) Reading the poem silently

(d) Writing summaries of each stanza

Section D: Linguistics

14. Which of the following is an example of a derivational morpheme?

(a) -s in "cats"

(b) -er in "teacher"

(c) -ing in "playing"

(d) -ed in "played"

15. What is the study of meaning in language called?

(a) Syntax

(b) Semantics

(c) Pragmatics

(d) Phonology

16. Which theory of language acquisition is associated with Noam Chomsky?

(a) Behaviorist Theory

(b) Cognitive Development Theory

(c) Universal Grammar Theory

(d) Interactionist Theory

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Section E: Reading Comprehension

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:

"The Renaissance was a cultural movement that profoundly impacted European intellectual life.
Originating in Italy, it emphasized a return to the classical ideals of Greece and Rome and fostered
innovations in art, science, and philosophy. The period was marked by figures such as
Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Galileo, whose contributions shaped modern thought."

17. According to the passage, which area was NOT significantly impacted by the
Renaissance?

(a) Art

(b) Science

(c) Philosophy

(d) Industrial Technology

18. What does the word fostered in the passage most closely mean?

(a) Restricted

(b) Encouraged

(c) Hindered

(d) Established

19. Who among the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a Renaissance figure?

(a) Michelangelo

(b) Shakespeare

(c) Leonardo da Vinci

(d) Galileo

20. Summarize the passage in 20 words.

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This practice set has been crafted with hard-level questions covering all critical areas of the
syllabus: grammar, literature, pedagogy, linguistics, and comprehension. Let me know if
you'd like solutions or explanations for these questions!

Here’s an extended hard-level MCQ Practice Set for the UP PGT English Exam to fulfill the
125 marks requirement. Each question is carefully curated to match the latest syllabus and
pattern.

UP PGT English Practice Set (Extended)

Section F: Literary Theory and Criticism

21. Identify the critic associated with the term "intentional fallacy":

(a) T.S. Eliot

(b) Cleanth Brooks

(c) W.K. Wimsatt and Monroe Beardsley

(d) I.A. Richards

22. Which of the following is NOT a feature of New Criticism?

(a) Focus on the text itself

(b) Authorial intent is irrelevant

(c) Consideration of historical context

(d) Emphasis on close reading

23. Match the theorists with their contributions:

Theorist Contribution

(i) Ferdinand de Saussure (a) Death of the Author

(ii) Roland Barthes (b) Structuralism

(iii) Jacques Derrida (c) Deconstruction

(iv) Northrop Frye (d) Archetypal Criticism

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 (a) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d

(b) i-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-d

(c) i-c, ii-d, iii-b, iv-a

(d) i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b

24. "Negative capability" is a term coined by which poet?

(a) William Wordsworth

(b) John Keats

(c) Percy Bysshe Shelley

(d) Lord Byron

25. Identify the critic who wrote "Practical Criticism."

(a) F.R. Leavis

(b) I.A. Richards

(c) T.S. Eliot

(d) Matthew Arnold

Section G: British Literature

26. Who wrote "The Pilgrim's Progress"?

(a) John Bunyan

(b) Edmund Spenser

(c) Christopher Marlowe

(d) John Milton

27. Which character in Hamlet speaks the lines, "Something is rotten in the state of
Denmark"?

(a) Hamlet

(b) Claudius

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 (c) Marcellus

(d) Polonius

28. Identify the era of the following works:

"Paradise Lost"

"The Rape of the Lock"

"Robinson Crusoe"

(a) Elizabethan, Romantic, Victorian

(b) Jacobean, Augustan, Restoration

(c) Puritan, Neoclassical, Restoration

(d) Renaissance, Neoclassical, Romantic

29. What is the rhyme scheme of a Petrarchan sonnet?

(a) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

(b) ABBA ABBA CDE CDE

(c) ABBA ABBA DCD EFE

(d) ABAB CDCD DCD EFE

30. Which of the following works is NOT written by T.S. Eliot?

(a) The Waste Land

(b) Murder in the Cathedral

(c) Four Quartets

(d) Look Back in Anger

Section H: Teaching Aptitude

31. Which of the following assessment strategies is most appropriate for testing higher-
order thinking skills?

(a) Multiple-choice questions

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 (b) Open-ended essay questions

(c) True/False statements

(d) Fill-in-the-blank questions

32. What is the key feature of a flipped classroom?

(a) Students teach the class instead of the teacher.

(b) Students complete lectures at home and do assignments in class.

(c) The teacher evaluates students in real-time during class.

(d) Group discussions replace individual work.

33. Which of the following is a diagnostic test?

(a) A test conducted to identify learning gaps before starting a new topic

(b) A final exam at the end of a term

(c) A periodic quiz to measure ongoing progress

(d) A practice test before the actual exam

Section I: Linguistics

34. What is the study of sounds in language called?

(a) Phonology

(b) Morphology

(c) Syntax

(d) Semantics

35. Identify the example of a minimal pair:

(a) Cat and Dog

(b) Bat and Mat

(c) Chair and Table

(d) Walk and Walked

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36. Which type of morpheme is used in the word "unhappiest"?

(a) Free morpheme

(b) Bound morpheme

(c) Derivational morpheme

(d) Inflectional morpheme

37. Who proposed the concept of Universal Grammar?

(a) Edward Sapir

(b) Leonard Bloomfield

(c) Noam Chomsky

(d) Ferdinand de Saussure

Section J: Reading Comprehension

38. Read the following passage and answer the questions:

"Climate change has become the most pressing issue of the 21st century. Rising global
temperatures, melting ice caps, and extreme weather events point to a future that demands
urgent action. Governments, scientists, and citizens must collaborate to mitigate its effects and
transition to sustainable practices."

Question 1: What does the passage emphasize as the most critical aspect of tackling climate
change?

(a) Government policies

(b) Scientific innovations

(c) Collaborative efforts

(d) Individual awareness

Question 2: What does the word mitigate most closely mean?

(a) Aggravate

(b) Alleviate

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 (c) Exacerbate

(d) Investigate

Question 3: What is the tone of the passage?

(a) Alarmist

(b) Informative

(c) Persuasive

(d) Analytical

This extended set now covers hard-level 125 marks worth of MCQs, including all major
areas: Grammar, Literature, Literary Theory, Pedagogy, Linguistics, and Reading
Comprehension. Let me know if you'd like solutions or further refinement!

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