Practice Test

Q1) Which of the following Is/are characteristic of language? Show Answer

Q2) The primary functions of language are Show Answer

Q3) Command over language gives a feeling of Show Answer

Q4) When language is learnt naturally and without any systematic practice, then it is called as Show Answer

Q5) When languages are learnt without any practice it is called as Show Answer

Q6) The way through which the art of using skill and practice is given to learn it than it is called Show Answer

Q7) Which one is the theory based on the habit formation that says that human or any creature gives response due to stimulus or human learn due to stimulus? Show Answer

Q8) Which one of the following is not one of the stages of learning? Show Answer

Q9) 'The aim is that the child should learn to do the task both accurately and quickly' the statement fits to which of the following stage? Show Answer

Q10) Which of the following is/are productive skill/skills? Show Answer

Q11) Effective instructors teach students strategies using minimal responses, recognizing scripts and using language to talk about language. These strategies help students learn to Show Answer

Q12) Instructors can help students overcome this reticence by assuring them that misunderstanding and the need for clarification can occur in any type of interaction, whatever the participants' language skill levels. The particular strategy refers to which of the following? Show Answer

Q13) Halliday identifies seven functions that language has for children in their early years, which one of the following is not one of them? Show Answer

Q14) ....... function is when language is used to gain knowledge about the environment (e.g., 'What the tractor doing?') Which one of the following is the above function identified by Halliday? Show Answer

Q15) The goal of grammar instruction is to enable students has for children in their early years, which one of the following is not one of them? Show Answer

Q16) Halliday identified three metafunctions that language has for children in their early years, which one of the following is not one of them? Show Answer

Q17) Which one of the following is not a basic principle around which a teacher could plan his/her examples?
A. Be sure the examples are accurate and appropriate
B. Use the examples as teaching tools Show Answer

Q18) Which of the following is kinds of speaking situations in which we find ourselves?
A. Interactive
B. Partially Interactive
C. Non Interactive Show Answer

Q19) Which of the following is kinds of speaking situations in which we find ourselves?
A. Interactive
B. Partially Interactive
C. Non Interactive Show Answer

Q20) 'Use stress and rhythmic patterns and intonation patterns of the language and 'use vocabulary appropriately' are the micro-skills involved in which of the following? Show Answer

Q21) Teaching aids such as Charts, Maps, Pictures and Drawings should be used by teachers as they
A.prepare students mentally
B. motivate for further preparation
C. are not expensive Show Answer

Q22) Language laboratory is the place where the learners have to listen on headphone. The language lab s are set up with a view to provide listening activities in order to make them developing good ...... Show Answer

Q23) Identify the characteristics of various types of Instructional Material used in the class room Instruction.
A. Audio- Visual aids as Motivator
B. Supplement Oral Teaching
C. Save Time and Energy
D. Provide Direct Experience Show Answer

Q24) Keeping in view the significance of text book, what should one keep in his mind while selecting a text book?
A. Age, Interest and individual differences
B. The cover should be attractive and qualitative.
C. Text book should cover the objectives of the subject.
D. The publisher of the book should be known. Show Answer

Q25) Which of the following is/are essential characteristics of good text books are?
A. The introduction at the beginning and conclusion at the end of the chapter should be given in the text book.
B. There should be both practice and text exercise at the end of the chapter.
C. The binding should be proper and strong.
D. No difficult words and new words are given in good text book. Show Answer

Q26) Which of the following is not the main characteristic of instructional material? Show Answer

Q27) According to a few experts, the students who study grammar are very often able to solve grammar exercise .........., Show Answer

Q28) Which of the following are a few features of a particular method of teaching grammar.
A, The learners become inactive during class room teaching.
B. This method is not child centered but teacher centered.
C. Average teacher can use this method in country like India.
Which method are we talking about? Show Answer

Q29) Which method is based on the theory 'From example to generalization"? Show Answer

Q30) Which of the following grammar teaching method disturbs the teaching of a text book or composition writing at times Show Answer

Q31) In the context of pupils with learning difficulties, which one is not a learning difficulty? Show Answer

Q32) The aim of remedial teaching programme (RTP) is to provide
A. learning support to pupils who lag far behind their counterparts in school performance.
B. systematic training to develop pupils' generic skills. Show Answer

Q33) Which one of the following is not a principle of helping pupils with learning difficulties? Show Answer

Q34) What should be the order for the process of remedial teaching?
A. Collecting and preparing the support materials.
B. Adapting the curriculum
C. Choosing the appropriate teaching strategies.
D. Organising teaching materials.
E. Setting teaching objectives. Show Answer

Q35) Which of the following should be kept in mind while formulating homework policies formulation? Show Answer

Q36) When formulating teaching plans, teachers should not take the following aspects into consideration. Show Answer

Q37) IEP stands for Show Answer

Q38) When designing the rewards offered, remedial teachers should take note of the following. Show Answer

Q39) Remedial teachers should observe the following when dealing with the behavior problems of pupils Show Answer

Q40) The two most common assessment methods are listed as follows for teachers' reference Show Answer

Q41) Teachers must keep in contact with parents to help them understand their children and to provide appropriate guidance to develop the pupils' ...... Show Answer

Q42) Remedial teachers should liaise with ........... to seek for professional support with a view to helping pupils solve their problems. Show Answer

Q43) Behaviourism school of Psychology has been established by
A. Pavlov
B. Leonald Bloomfield
C. B F Skinner
D. Piaget Show Answer

Q44) Cognitivism is the doctrine that the ....... can be invoked in scientific investigation and even be made the object of study itself. Show Answer

Q45) The psychologist Piaget emphasizes the importance of three things, which of the following is not one of them? Show Answer

Q46) "Language acquisition can be automatically attained" favored by Show Answer

Q47) Out of four language skills, which of the following i/are receptive skill/skills?
A. Listening
B. Speaking
C. Reading
D. Writing Show Answer

Q48) Positive interference is a kind of ....... interference Show Answer

Q49) Decorum in spoken language pertains to Show Answer

Q50) " You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: Victory." Churchill asks a question and then goes on to answer it. Such a question is Show Answer

Q51) A fellow traveler at the airport has just finished reading the newspaper and you want him/her to pass it to you. Choose how you will make the request? Show Answer

Q52) Read this exchange.
Teacher: Do you like to read a story book instead
Student : Yes.
Teacher : Yes, please.
Here the teacher Show Answer

Q53) Which is function word? Show Answer

Q54) Strut, stride and trudge are words that describe a manner of Show Answer

Q55) A learner's competence in English will improve when she/he receives ... of learning experience that is appropriate. Show Answer

Q56) A 'mental block' associated with English language learning is Show Answer

Q57) A company labels its frozen snacks 75% fat free rather than contains 25% fat so that people will view them more positively. This is an example of a Show Answer

Q58) When children first start to speak in sentences, their speech may be described as Show Answer

Q59) Which observation supports Noam Chomsky's ideas about language acquisition? Show Answer

Q60) What is the system of rules that governs how words can be meaningfully arranged to form phrases and sentences? Show Answer

Q61) A twelve year old child enjoys using puns. This enjoyment indicates that she has Show Answer

Q62) Did you really .... the money yesterday? Show Answer

Q63) You don't smoke ...? [Question tag] Show Answer

Q64) A 'critical period' during language learning is Show Answer

Q65) A 'Listening stimulus' Show Answer

Q66) Retrieval skills in writing are Show Answer

Q67) 'Awareness raising' grammar games encourage students to Show Answer

Q68) The 'interactional routine' during speaking assessment includes a Show Answer

Q69) Language acquisition Show Answer

Q70) Noah Chomsky's reference to deep structures means a Show Answer

Q71) The 'bottom up model' of curriculum is one where Show Answer

Q72) The Humanistic Approach is specifically tuned to the Show Answer

Q73) A 'special needs language classroom' is ideally Show Answer

Q74) One of the challenges of 'Behavior Management' in a senior class is Show Answer

Q75) To inculcate a 'Never Give Up Attitude', a suitable activity is the one when students Show Answer

Q76) Assessing reading at class VII, can be done most effectively through a Show Answer

Q77) Curriculum development follows the following sequence Show Answer

Q78) The learning experiences that offer a vicarious experience to learners are Show Answer

Q79) In Computer Aided Instruction (CAI), the simulation mode' is where learners Show Answer

Q80) While 'evaluating students' responses for a reading comprehension, marks may be deducted for ...... errors. Show Answer

Q81) A text that requires students to scan in order to understand and analyze the writer's message and purpose could be Show Answer

Q82) While drafting a notice, students may be instructed to use language. Show Answer

Q83) For evaluating a poster designed as a part of a competition, which of the following criteria would be the most appropriate for the judges? Show Answer

Q84) Learners lack confidence to speak in the target language in class where the main language of conversation is the local vernacular. This challenge can be met by Show Answer

Q85) In order to drive home the point that listening skills matter, students should be Show Answer

Q86) Learning a new language after puberty leads to .... of a foreign language. Show Answer

Q87) An activity that requires a class to design and present a Power Point on the importance of water conservation in a target language is a ..... activity Show Answer

Q88) To enable students to distinguish between academic and spoken forms of a target language in a bilingual class, they should be encouraged to Show Answer

Q89) Enriching the curriculum for learners who are gifted and talented Show Answer

Q90) Providing learning support to pupils who lag far behind their counterparts in school performance includes Show Answer

Q91) Identify the false assumption. Language course - books prescribed for students should provide Show Answer

Q92) Students who do not have the opportunities to use the target language outside the classroom, demonstrate much lower levels of language competency. This can be overcome by Show Answer

Q93) A foreign /non-mother tongue language teacher often faces the problem of a class full of reluctant, unmotivated learners. This can be helped by Show Answer

Q94) Language learners learn to do by doing. Which activity supports this observation? Show Answer

Q95) The teacher's role in shifting from "sage on the stage" to "guide on the side". Technology integration helps this process when Show Answer

Q96) Slow learners fail to grasp effectively and mix up words and structures easily. Teachers can remediate by beginning with Show Answer

Q97) According to language acquisition theory, when there is a lack of sufficient information in the language input, there is a universal grammar that applied to all Show Answer

Q98) For English as a second language, 'acquisition - poor environment' is one where Show Answer

Q99) At class II, sharing stories, familiar experiences, and interests, employing gestures where appropriate, is a sub-skill of ..... function. Show Answer

Q100) In the case of vocabulary use, grammar provides a pathway to learners to Show Answer

Q101) Selection of language items while determining the second language syllabus should take into account ....... Show Answer

Q102) One of the sub-skills that is assessed for speaking would be Show Answer

Q103) Grammar gains its prominence in language teaching, particularly in English as a foreign language. Accuracy in language use can be achieved through Show Answer

Q104) " Some research shown that developing students native language skills leads to higher scores academically over the long term in English." A bilingual class would be characterized by Show Answer

Q105) Motivation is an important factor in language learning. For example, in Class VI, ... may be done Show Answer

Q106) Second language acquisition is more effective when it Show Answer

Q107) Among the four language skills, which pair constitutes the reinforcement skills? Show Answer

Q108) Students of Class IV can recognize flawed usage of sentence construction when the teacher Show Answer

Q109) The teacher and student/s discuss a topic and the former starts the conversation by asking a question then the student/s respond by giving examples and explanations. The speaking assessment here is to grade how well students Show Answer

Q110) Skilled reading is Show Answer

Q111) Of the following which one is the most important pre-requisite for language learning, whether first or second? Show Answer

Q112) A Hindi-speaking teacher gets posted in a primary school which is situated in a remote area of Rajasthan. Since she doesn't know the local language, she faces lots of problems. She should Show Answer

Q113) While teaching children to read, at which point should the teacher focus on comprehension? Show Answer

Q114) Here is a list of tasks commonly included in a language classroom. Which of these sees children as active learners? Show Answer

Q115) The assessment of students writing should most importantly focus on Show Answer

Q116) Children's oral language development forms an important foundation for learning literacy. Which of the following classroom practices enables oral language development? Show Answer

Q117) A teacher of class III realizes that vocabulary development is an important factor in enabling students to become better readers. Of the following, which might be a good strategy for vocabulary development? Show Answer

Q118) Mrs. Sinha asks prediction questions as she reads aloud a story to her class III students. She does this to Show Answer

Q119) Before students start reading a story titled, 'Brave Bitto', the teacher initiates a discussion with them on 'Bravery'. What is the teacher trying to achieve through this activity? Show Answer

Q120) Which one of the following would be the best evidence to demonstrate to parents and administrators what students can do with language? Show Answer

Q121) If a student is making pronunciation errors, the best way to help him/her is to Show Answer

Q122) Scribbling is a stage of Show Answer

Q123) A primary teacher should introduce reading through Show Answer

Q124) Choose the correct spelling Show Answer

Q125) Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
1. BF Skinner - Theory of Operand Conditions
2. Pavlov - Theory of Classical Conditioning
3. BF Skinner - Verbal behavior Show Answer