Reading Comprehension [CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test) Paper-I English]: Questions 1 - 5 of 336
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Passage
Oh, I wish I՚d looked after me teeth,
And spotted the dangers beneath
All the toffees I chewed,
And the sweet sticky food.
Oh, I wish I՚d looked after me teeth.
I wish I ′ d been that much more willin ′
When I had more tooth there than fillin ′
To give up gobstoppers.
From respect to me choppers,
And to buy something else with me shillin ′ .
When I think of the lollies I licked
And the liquorice all sorts I picked,
Sherbet dabs, big and little,
All that hard peanut brittle,
My conscience gets horribly pricked.
My mother, she told me no end,
‘If you got a tooth, you got a friend.’
I was young then, and careless,
My toothbrush was hairless,
I never had much time to spend.
Oh I showed them the toothpaste all right,
I flashed it about late at night,
But up and down brishin ′
And pokin ‘and fussin’
didn՚t seem worth the time I would bite!
If I՚d known I was paving the way
To cavities, caps and decay,
The murder of fillin՚s,
Injections and drillin՚s,
I՚d have thrown all me shebet away.
So I lie in the old dentist՚s chair,
And I gaze up his nose in despair,
And his drill it do whine
In these molars of mine.
‘Two amalgam,’ he՚ll say, ‘for in there.’
How I laughed at my mother՚s false teeth,
As they foamed in the waters beneath.
But now comes the reckonin ′
it ′ s methey are beckonin ′
Oh, I wish I՚d looked after me teeth.
- Pam Ayres
Question 1 (1 of 6 Based on Passage)
Question MCQ▾
What is the title of the poem -
Choices
Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | ‘Oh, I wish I՚d Looked After Me Teeth’ | |
b. | ‘Oh, I wish I՚d Looked After My Friend’ | |
c. | ′ Oh, I wish I ′ d A Lot of Wealth | |
d. | Question does not provide sufficient data or is vague |
Passage
The supervisor would have to change his attitude towards people first. The staff under him must be perceived as human beings with feelings and needs. They are not automations within a complex work machinery. One of the greatest needs of today՚s worker is to have a feeling that he is in control of his work place and not vice-versa. The best way is to satisfy this need as far as possible. He must feel firstly, that his work is meaningful. To do this the supervisor must delegate responsibility and limited authority for the man to execute his job well. The subordinate must be properly trained to assume responsibility and authority. Once he is ready to assume these he can be made accountable for his job. Very often supervisors assume all responsibility and accountability for fear of losing control of the workplace. This makes workers under him pawns in a vast chessboard. Delegating accountability gives the worker a purpose in life and the need to do a job well. Most important is to sit with each worker and chalk out common objectives and agreed norms to achieve them. This gives workers a security as to what is expected to them. When he has met his objectives he certainly has a feeling of achievement. This feeling of achievement is the greatest motivator.
Question 2 (1 of 9 Based on Passage)
Question MCQ▾
A human attitude on the part of the supervisor towards his staff is necessary to-
Choices
Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | get them to work | |
b. | have a congenial atmosphere at workplace | |
c. | get the best out of them | |
d. | keep them happy |
Question 3 (2 of 9 Based on Passage)
Question MCQ▾
Responsibility and accountability make a worker-
Choices
Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | shirk his duties | |
b. | tense and frightened | |
c. | do his job properly | |
d. | vulnerable before his supervisors |
Question 4 (3 of 9 Based on Passage)
Question MCQ▾
Supervisors do not delegate responsibility and authority to their subordinate because-
Choices
Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | final responsibility is theirs | |
b. | they are apprehensive of losing their hold on the place of work | |
c. | subordinates are not capable enough | |
d. | they can՚t trust their subordinates |
Question 5 (4 of 9 Based on Passage)
Question MCQ▾
Orientation of subordinates of common objectives and achieving them is-
Choices
Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | not at all necessary | |
b. | not very important | |
c. | optional | |
d. | a must |