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Entrance Exam : AP Education Common Entrance Test-2015 (AP Ed.CET-2015)

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AP Ed.CET- 2015 :
SYLLABUS :
Syllabus for the subjects under Part-A, Part-B and Part-C of the Education Common Entrance Test-2015.
PART-A: GENERAL ENGLISH
1. Reading Comprehension.
2. Correction of Sentences, Articles, Prepositions, Tenses, Spelling.
3. Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms.
4. Transformation of Sentences – Simple, Compound and Complex. Voices, Direct Speech and Indirect Speech.

PART-B: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & TEACHING APTITUDE
1. Questions will be designed to test the ability of the candidate’s general knowledge of the environment around him and its application to society.
2. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observation and experience in their scientific outlook as is expected of an educated person.
3. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring Countries especially pertaining to History, Culture, Geography, Ecology, Economics, General Policy and Scientific Research.
4. Teaching requires certain characteristics like ability to communicate, ability to deal with Children, ability to recognise individual differences etc., apart from analytical thinking and general intelligence. One who has these characteristics will be able to become a good teacher after training. Questions relating to these aspects will be included to test one’s teaching aptitude.

PART-C:
One of the following subjects to be opted:
1. Mathematics (MS)
2. Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) (PS)
3. Biological Sciences (Botany and Zoology) (BS)
4. Social Studies (Geography, History, Civics and Economics) (SS) (For these four subjects Syllabus shall be of graduation level (revised common core degree syllabus) visit www.apedcet.org, www.andhrauniversity.info, edcet2014.info
5. English [Special English in B.A.]

The Syllabus for Part C for Subject: English shall cover
a) Syllabus pertaining to English for Classes VIII, IX and X and that for the Two-Year Intermediate course of A.P-50 Questions (50 Marks)
Topics
i) Language functions
ii) Elements of Phonetics
iii) Grammar
iv) Phrasal Verbs (idioms)
v) Writing skills
vi) Study skills
vii) Reference skills

b) Syllabus prescribed for Optional English at B.A. Degree Level (B.A.Special English)/Modern Literature Syllabus in English -50 Questions (50 marks)

MODEL PAPER
PART-A : GENERAL ENGLISH (Marks : 25)
1. He failed. He was very careless. Choose the sentence you get when you combine the given pairs of sentences.
(1) He failed, so he was very careless.
(2) He was very careless, but he failed.
(3) He failed because his carelessness.
(4) He failed because of his carelessness.
2. We attended a……………… of classical music last Sunday. Fill in the blanks with the correct word given.
(1) programmes
(2) consort
(3) show
(4) concert
3. Identify the correct sentence given.
(1) Will you mind closing the door ?
(2) Would you mind to closing the door ?
(3) Would you mind closing the door ?
(4) Would you mind switch off the fan ?

PART-B : GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND TEACHING APTITUDE (Marks : 25)
1. Who is related to Green Revolution in India ?
(1) Vargheese Kurian
(2) Anand
(3) Dr. M.S. Swaminadhan
(4) Medha Patkar
2. The material used in lead pencils :
(1) Lead
(2) Graphite
(3) Mica
(4) Carbon
3. Children learn better when they are :
(1) always punished for mistakes
(2) praised for good performance
(3) unsure of punishment or reward
(4) left entirely to themselves