KTET English Category 2 September 2025 | Previous Questions, Answers & Study Notes
KTET category 2 English September 2025 PYQ
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Qns. (91-96): Read the passage given below and choose the best answer from the options given.
It was during winter that appooppan visited us. I was not particularly fond of him and so, was not excited about his visit, as I had not had any opportunity to interact with him in my childhood days. I had dismissed him to be an old villager who knew nothing about modern times. He was my maternal grandfather. Amma used to tell me that he was a great scholar, who worked as a village officer. But my arrogance and ego did not let me acknowledge him. My attitude towards him changed completely when there was a get-together. One of our family friends who was a senior scientist struck a conversation with ppooppan and was amazed at the way he was updated on latest developments in science and technology. I was sitting next to them, and was surprised myself. Later that day, out of remorse, I approached appooppan. He interacted with me as if nothing happened
91. What is the narrator's justification for not developing an intimacy with appooppan?
(A) Appooppan was inconsiderate.
(B) Appooppan was arrogant.
(C) The narrator was shy.
(D) The narrator considered appooppan to be an ordinary villager.
Answer
(D) The narrator considered appooppan to be an ordinary villager.
92. The narrator was ___ appooppan when he visited. to see his/
(A) excited
(B) thrilled
(C) happy
(D) not happy
Answer
(D) not happy
93. The word in the passage that means 'related to one's mother' is:
(A) arrogance
(B) maternal
(C) attitude
(D) scholar
Answer
(B) Maternal
94. The narrator's ___ was the obstacle in his/her relationship with appooppan.
(A) happy nature
(B) compassion
(C) arrogance
(D) none of the above
Answer
(C) arrogance
95. What changed the attitude of the narrator to appooppan?
(A) When appooppan delivered a speech at a get-together
(B) When appooppan organised a get-together
(C) When the narrator realised that appooppan had updated his knowledge on latest trends in science
(D) When the narrator realised that appooppan was wealthy
Answer
(C) When the narrator realised that appooppan had updated his knowledge on latest trends in science
96. The message of the passage is:
(A) We should not judge others by appearance.
(B) Prejudice is not welcome in any relationship.
(C) Never underestimate others.
(D) All the above
Answer
(D) All of the above
Qns. 97 to 120. Answer according to the instructions given.
97. Blank verse is usually ___ pentameter. iambic
(A) rhymed
(B) unrhymed
(C) half-rhymed
(D) slant-rhymed
Answer
(B) unrhymed
98. ____ by his looks one could very well say that he was a genius.
(A) Judging
(B) Judge
(C) Judged
(D) Judges
Answer
(A) judging
99. The thunders ___ the storm were scary to such an extent that I hid my head under the pillow.
(A) beside
(B) besides
(C) along with
(D) almost
Answer
(C) Along with
100. The professor has a unique style of opening from ordinary his lecture by ____ examples.
Blank verse is usually iambic pentameter.
(A)taking up
(B) taking off
(C) taking on
(D) taking in
Answer
(A) taking up
101. The word imaginative has ___ syllables.
(A) two
(B) three
(C) four
(D) five
Answer
(D) five
102. It is ___this juncture that we can see a twist in the story.
(A) in
(B) at
(C) on
(D) off
Answer
(B) at
103. Pick out the sentence that expresses an opinion.
(A) You should bring the files now itself.
(B) Could you please give me some time?
(C) I would rather you went by car when you go for the wedding.
(D) Her name is Cleopatra
Answer
(C) I would rather you went by car when you go for the wedding
104. "That was the moment when he reacted." The appropriate question to get this as the response is:
(A) When does he react?
(B) When did he react?
(C) When did he reacted?
(D) When he reacted ?
Answer
(B) When did he react?
105. She admitted her mistake when ___ for hours by the police.
(A) had interrogate
(B) was interrogated
(C) is interrogated
(D) have been interrogated
Answer
(B) was interrogated
106. If it rains for some more time, ____
(A) they would open the shutters of th dam.
(B) they will open the shutters of the dam
(C) they would be open the shutters of the dam.
(D) they will be opened th EZ of the dam.
Answer
(B) they will open the shutters of the dam
107. "The doctor advises surgery," said m mother. This can be reported as:
(A) My mother said that the doctor advise surgery.
(B) My mother said that the doctor advising surgery
(C) My mother said that the doctor have been advising surgery.
(D) My mother said that t... Ivisok surgery.
Answer
(B) My mother said that the doctor advising surgery
108. It is difficult to reach out to the people inhabiting the areas across the river. Here, to reach out to means:
(A) to communicate with
(B) to get in touch with
(C) to interact with
(D) all the above
Answer
(D) All of the above
109. If she is good____help her become successful.
(A) of
(B) on
(C) at
(D) to
Answer
(C) at
110. I'm tired. Let's _____
(A) call it a day
(B) call in a day
(C) call on the day
(D) call up the day
Answer
(A) call it a day
111. "Let's get the ball rolling to make this prop a success." The sentence means:
(A) The project focuses on manufacturin balls.
(B) They were doing exer balls.
(C) The speaker wants to give a good start to make the project a success.
(D) None of the above
Answer
(C) The speaker wants to give a good start to make the project a success
112. We went for practice early in the morning. Here, the word underlined a/an ____
(A) noun
(B)verb
(C) adverb
(D) adjective
Answer
(A) noun
113. "The surgery will take at least eight hours" The appropriate question to get this as the response is:
(A) How much long will the surgery take?
(B) How long will the surgery take?
(C) How much time surgery take?
(D) How long surgery will take?
Answer
(A) How much long will the surgery take?
114. The movie ___ spite of the controversies.
(A) turned up
(B) turned in
(C) turned out
(D) turned away
Answer
(C) turned out
115. The proverb 'The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence' means:
(A) There is grass on the plot next to that of ours.
(B) Grass is always green even during summer.
(C) There was grass near the fence.
(D) Things that look amazing from a distance may not actually be amazing
Answer
(D) Things that look amazing from a distance may not actually be amazing
116. 'What she said was like Greek to me' means:
(A) She knows Greek very well. Greek very well!
(B) She likes Greek.
(C) I learnt Greek from her.
(D) I could not understand what she said.
Answer
(D) I could not understand what she said
117. There was no clue as to what happened, _____ the old woman started narrating the incidents.
(A) until
(B) up to
(C) till then
(D) on when
Answer
(A) until
118. The smallest unit of language that h meaning is called a ____
(A) morpheme
(B) phoneme
(C) consonant
(D) vowel
Answer
(A) morpheme
119. One of the following words is misspelt. Fin the word.
(A) glisening
(B) gliding
(C) glowing
(D) gladiator
Answer
(A) glisening
120. No one was around to help us when we struggled financially,_____
(A) was there?
(B) wasn't there ?
(C)were there?
(D) weren't there?
Answer
(A) was there?
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