Author's Purpose in 5 Minutes! 📚 | Persuade, Inform & Entertain (PIE Method) | Praxis Core Reading 5713

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  Praxis Core Reading 5713 Day 13 | Author's Purpose & Tone Explained (PIE Method) What Is Author's Purpose? The author's purpose is the main reason why the author wrote a passage. On the Praxis Core Reading exam, you'll often need to identify what the author is trying to accomplish. The easiest way to remember it is the PIE Method : P – Persuade: Convince the reader to believe or do something. I – Inform: Give facts or explain a topic. E – Entertain: Tell a story or amuse the reader. Understanding Author's Tone Tone is the author's attitude toward the subject. It is shown through word choice and writing style. Common tones include: Serious Humorous Optimistic Pessimistic Excited Concerned Formal Informal Quick Tips for Praxis Read the title first. Notice emotional or descriptive words. Don't choose an answer based on your opinion. Focus on what the passage actually says. Practice Questions 1. A passage explains how eart...

CTET 2026 English Day 10 | Unseen Passage + Grammar + 30 MCQ | Language Pedagogy

 CTET ENGLISH DAY 10 - 30 MCQ WITH ANSWER*


*Section A: UNSEEN PROSE - 8 MCQ*


*Passage:*  

_Books are our best friends. They give us knowledge and guide us on the right path. Reading books develops our thinking and increases vocabulary. Nowadays children are busy with mobile phones so the habit of reading is decreasing. But the importance of books will never decrease._


1.  *Books are compared to?*  

    A. Enemy  B. Best friends  

    C. Teacher  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


2.  *What do books give us?*  

    A. Money  B. Knowledge  

    C. Games  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


3.  *Reading books increases?*  

    A. Laziness  B. Vocabulary  

    C. Anger  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


4.  *Nowadays children are busy with?*  

    A. Games  B. Mobile phones  

    C. Studies  D. None  

    *Ans: B*



5.  *Synonym of 'develops'?*  

    A. Decreases  B. Grows  

    C. Stops  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


6.  *Antonym of 'decreasing'?*  

    A. Falling  B. Increasing  

    C. Stopping  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


7.  *Suitable title for the passage?*  

    A. Mobile Phones  B. Importance of Books  

    C. Children  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


8.  *According to the writer what is decreasing?*  

    A. Playing habit  B. Reading habit  

    C. Eating habit  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


*Section B: UNSEEN POETRY - 7 MCQ*


*Poem:*  

_The sky is blue, the clouds are white,  

Birds are flying, what a sight!  

Flowers bloom in the garden fair,  

Fresh air and sunshine everywhere._


9.  *What color is the sky?*  

    A. Red  B. Blue  

    C. Green  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


10. *What are flying in the sky?*  

    A. Kites  B. Birds  

    C. Planes  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


11. *Where do flowers bloom?*  

    A. In the garden  B. In the house  

    C. On the road  D. None  

    *Ans: A*


12. *What is everywhere?*  

    A. Fresh air and sunshine  

    B. Rain  

    C. Darkness  

    D. None  

    *Ans: A*


13. *'Fair' means?*  

    A. Ugly  B. Beautiful  

    C. Small  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


14. *The poem is about?*  

    A. War  B. Nature  

    C. City  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


15. *How many lines are in the poem?*  

    A. 2  B. 4  

    C. 6  D. 8  

    *Ans: B*


*Section C: GRAMMAR - 10 MCQ*

16. *Identify the tense: "She is reading a book"*  

    A. Present Simple  B. Present Continuous  

    C. Past Continuous  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


17. *Passive voice of "The teacher teaches students"*  

    A. Students are taught by the teacher  

    B. Students teach the teacher  

    C. Teacher was teaching  

    D. None  

    *Ans: A*


18. *Direct to Indirect: He said, "I am busy"*  

    A. He said that he is busy  

    B. He said that he was busy  

    C. He says he was busy  

    D. None  

    *Ans: B*


19. *Part of speech of 'quickly'?*  

    A. Noun  B. Adverb  

    C. Adjective  D. Verb  

    *Ans: B*


20. *Synonym of 'Happy'?*  

    A. Sad  B. Joyful  

    C. Angry  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


21. *Antonym of 'Difficult'?*  

    A. Hard  B. Easy  

    C. Tough  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


22. *One word: A person who teaches*  

    A. Doctor  B. Teacher  

    C. Engineer  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


23. *Plural of 'Child'?*  

    A. Childs  B. Children  

    C. Childes  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


24. *Correct spelling?*  

    A. Recieve  B. Receive  

    C. Recive  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


25. *"Honest" begins with?*  

    A. a  B. an  

    C. the  D. no article  

    *Ans: B*


*Section D: LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY - 5 MCQ*

26. *According to NCF 2005, language learning should be?*  

    A. Grammar focused  B. Communication focused  

    C. Rote learning  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


27. *The natural order of language skills?*  

    A. Reading-Writing-Listening-Speaking  

    B. Listening-Speaking-Reading-Writing  

    C. Writing-Reading-Speaking-Listening  

    D. None  

    *Ans: B*


28. *Remedial teaching is for?*  

    A. Gifted children  B. Slow learners  

    C. All children  D. None  

    *Ans: B*


29. *Which is not a language teaching method?*  

    A. Direct Method  B. Grammar Translation  

    C. Story Method  D. Rote Method  

    *Ans: D*


30. *Purpose of language lab?*  

    A. For listening-speaking skills  

    B. For writing  

    C. For rote  

    D. None  

    *Ans: A*


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*IMPORTANT TRICKS*

`LSRW = Listening Speaking Reading Writing`  

`Active = Subject + Verb + Object`  

`Passive = Object + is/are/was/were + V3 + by + Subject`  

`NCF 2005 = Child Centered` | `Remedial = After Diagnosis`


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