English Pedagogy – WB Primary TET Practice Set-6
1.What kind of environment is best for second language acquisition?
A. An ambience which involves more and more practice
B. Anxiety-free environment
C. Oral work is important
D. Peer-intervention is important
Ans- B. Anxiety-free environment
2. /M/ sound in the word ‘make’ is….
A. Labio-dental
B. Dental
C. Bilabial
D. Of all these
Ans- A. Labio-dental
3. What is meant by learner-friendly environment?
A. The learner should have his friends in the immediate environment
B. The teacher should be friendly to the student
C. Student should learn from his peers
D. Student should be subjected to such an environment which is anxiety-free
Ans- D. Student should be subjected to such an environment which is anxiety-free
4. Remedial teaching….
A. Fills the gap that creeps into a pupil’s learning the s which have been misunderstood
C. Helps in retaining homogeneity in the class
D. All of these
Ans- D. All of these
5. What are the two different types of communication?
A. Verbal and fluent
B. Oral and written
C. Simple and complex
D. Advanced and slow
Ans- B. Oral and written
6. Identify the correct passive voice of the sentence: Oney me.
A. I should be obeyed
B. Let be obeyed
C. Both a and b
D. None of these
Ans- A. I should be obeyed
7. Which should come first— ‘practice of listening’ or ‘practice of speaking’?
A. Practice of listening followed by practice of speaking
B.Practice of speaking followed by practice of listening
C. Both go hand-in-hand
D. Depends on the individual
Ans- B. Practice of listening followed by practice of speaking
8. Find the word nearest in meaning to ‘REMORSE’
A. Obdurate
B. Hard
C. Penitent
D. None of these
Ans- C. Penitent
9. Why should the lessons be made more interesting for the students?
A. So that the students are able to acquire information properly
B. So that the students continue to retain their interest in the learning process and feel inspired to learn
C. Students should be able to focus more
D. Students may learn more
Ans- B. So that the students continue to retain their interest in the learning process and feel inspired to learn
10. Find the word opposite in meaning to ‘INSIPID’
A. Impalatable
B. Bland
C. Tame
D. Savoury
Ans- B. Bland
11. What is the relationship between speaking and writing as far as language teaching is concerned?
A. Speaking should occur before and also from the base to writing
B. Better writing skills require better speaking ability
C. Speaking and writing should go hand-in-hand
D. Writing is of central importance
Ans- A. Speaking should occur before and also from the base to writing
12. Which of the following organs of speech is also known as ‘VELUM’
A. Hard palate
B. Voice box
C. Alveolar ridge
D. Soft palate
Ans- D. Soft palate
13. As far as second language acquisition is concerned, what is the key to better competency?
A. More reading of books
B. More speaking
C. Maximum exposure, maximum practice and proper feedback
D. More practice of writing
Ans- C. Maximum exposure, maximum practice and proper feedback
14. A teacher engages her learners in a fun activity before beginning in a lesson. The purpose of this activity is to
A. Discipline the learners before the lesson
B. Divert the attention of the learners
C. Reduce the workload of the teacher
D. Motivate and energize the learners
Ans- D. Motivate and energize the learners
15. What are the kinds of activities needed for quality practice?
A. Content-related activities are needed for betterment
B. Practice should focus on cognitive improvement
C. Reading activities are needed
D. Peer-practice is needed for betterment
Ans- A. Content-related activities are needed for betterment
16. The major difference between ‘ARTICLE’ and ‘SPEECH’ is ….
A. Speech is more formal
B. Speech is more informal
C. Speech is more descriptive
D. All of these
Ans- A. Speech is more informal
17. What is the role of peer work in language teaching?
A. Peer work is central to language acquisition
B. Peer work may hamper language learning
C. Peer work may diminish the level of concentration of the students
D. Peer work should not be allowed
Ans- A. Peer work is central to language acquisition
18. ‘Prediction’ as a subskill is associated with
A. Drafting
B. Summarising
C. Note making
D. Reading
Ans- D. Reading
19. What is the central difference between earlier syllabus and that of the newer one?
A. Earlier syllabus was grammar based, much unlike the new
B. New syllabus was grammar based, but not the earlier
C. Earlier syllabus was skill based
D. Old syllabus was devoid of literary texts but it was present in the new
Ans- A. Earlier syllabus was grammar based, much unlike the new
20. Minimal pairs are usually used to give practice in
A. Reading
B. Vocabulary
C. Structures
D. Pronunciation
Ans- Structures
21. What are the two different perspectives of the listening skill?
A. Comprehension and acquisition
B. Learning and acquisition
C. Understanding and learning
D. Listening and word recognition
Ans- A. Comprehension and acquisition
22. When a teacher uses lessons in Science and Social Science to teach language, such an approach can be termed as—-
A. Objective language teaching
B. Pluralistic language teaching
C. Discipline-wise language teaching
D. Language across the curriculum
Ans- Language across the curriculum
23. What are the important characteriatics of spoken discourse?
A. Instantaneous, unplanned, linear and personal
B. Unwritten, haphazard and contemplative
C. Illogical, unplanned and context-free
D. Spoken, not meticulous and repetitive
Ans- A. Instantaneous, unplanned, linear and personal
24. Language skill should be taught
A. Through imitation
B. In isolation
C. Through clear explanations
D. In an integrated manner
Ans- D. In an integrated manner
25. What are the two different processes involved in understanding the spoken discourse?
A. Bottom-up processing and top-down processing
B. Focus and attention
C. Language expertise and vocabulary strength
D. Learner’s comprehension skill and fluency
Ans- A. Bottom-up processing and top-down processing
26. Remedial teaching refers to
A. To test learners periodically
B. To address gaps in learning
C. After the regular school hours
D. To help bright learners to excel
Ans- B. To address gaps in learning
27. What is chunking?
A. Involves the understanding of the language
B. To divide the speech into style, vocabulary, pace, etc.
C. Involve the mental breaking up of the components of speech
D. Division of the key elements into learner-friendly way
Ans- C. Involve the mental breaking up of the components of speech
28. A teacher gives many sentences and asks her students to arrange them into a letter using appropriate connectors. The skill then is chiefly involved in this task is
A. Collecting information
B. Expending notes
C. Organizing
D. Rewriting
Ans- C. Organizing
29.what is understood by background knowledge for top-down processing?
A. Knowledge of the topic
B. Knowledge of the background, knowledge of the situation and also of the schemata
C. Knowledge of the background of the pupil
D. Knowledge of the speaker
Ans- B. Knowledge of the background, knowledge of the situation and also of the schemata
30. After reading a story on fish, if a teacher asks children to answer ” Imagine you are a fish in a pond. What do you see around you”? This is an example of
A. Comprehension question
B. Close type question
C. Open-ended question
D. Multiple choice question
Ans- C. Open-ended question
31. what is the common assumption of any language course in relation to learning acquisition?
A. Listening of language items is mandatory for learning or acquisition
B. Aim is to enhance the different skills
C. Aim is to develop the comprehension level
D. Aim is to enhance the learning ability of the student
Ans- A. Listening of language items is mandatory for learning or acquisition
32. Which of the following is not a study skill
A. Writing formal reports
B. Note taking
C. Using dictionary
D. Getting information from an encyclopaedia
Ans- A. Writing formal reports
33. How does the second language learner assess the success of any English course?
A. If the four skills are effectively developed
B. If he can read and write in the target language
C. If he can speak fluently and express his ideas
D. If he can assess his learning outcome
Ans- C. If he can speak fluently and express his ideas
34. The language skill that cannot be assessed through a traditional pen-paper test are
A. Listening and speaking
B. Reading and speaking
C. Writing and listening
D. Reading and listening
Ans- A. Listening and speaking
35. What should the students do, who lack the art of talk as interaction?
A. They should talk more with their peer group
B. They should start speaking on familiar topics and then move to New ones
C. They should read more
D. They should interact more often
Ans- B. They should start speaking on familiar topics and then move to New ones
36. A teacher uses a report from a newspaper to teach writing. The material used thus for teaching is referred to
A. External material
B. Realistic material
C. Natural material
D. Authentic material
Ans- A. External material
37. What is meant by talk as interaction?
A. This involves discourse which also include activities
B. Involves only verbal communications
C. Involves hand gesture
D. Involves talking for interaction
Ans- A. This involves discourse which also include activities
38. When students learn a language for bright employment opportunities, their motivation is
A. Extrinsic
B. Intrinsic
C. Exotic
D. Eccentric
Ans- A. Extrinsic
39. What is talk as performance?
A. Talking for performance
B. it is public talk and is used as monologue
C. It involves talking with one’s peer group
D. It is similar to talk as interaction
Ans- B. it is public talk and is used as monologue
40. Comprehensive Evaluation refers to assessment of
A. Co-curricular activities
B. Academic subjects
C. Both scholastic and co-scholastic areas
D. Summative assessment tests
Ans- C. Both scholastic and co-scholastic areas
41. What is the function of language in general?
A. To speak
B. To transfer the quintessence of culture from one to the other
C. To speak about scientific innovation
D. To talk about day-to-day activities
Ans- B. To transfer the quintessence of culture from one to the other
42. A mixed ability group is heterogeneous in
A. Economic status
B. Gender and age
C. Social strata
D. Knowledge and skill
Ans- A. Economic status
43. Study of correct spelling is known as —-
A. Syntax
B. Semantics
C. Morphology
D. Orthography
Ans- D. Orthography
44. The most important feature of an effective language classroom is opportunity for learners to
A. Relax
B. Interact
C. Evaluate
D. Lmitate
Ans- B. Interact
45. Perspective grammar is also called —
A. Traditional
B. Conventional
C. Accusative
D. Formal
Ans- D. Formal
47. The study of vocal sounds is called —-
A. Phonology
B. Photograph
C. Phonems
D. Phonetics
Ans- C. Phonems
47. In learning a new language, multilingualism is
A. A methodology
B. An asset
C. An interference
D. A burden
Ans- B. An asset
48. The study of the structure of the language is called —
A. Linguistics
B. Morphology
C. Etymology
D. Axiology
Ans- B. Morphology
49. The main purpose of assessment is
A. To give practice in writing
B. To improve the teaching-learning process
C. To decide pass and fail
D. To measure achievement of learners
Ans- B. To improve the teaching-learning process
50. A language is best learnt by —-
A. Initiation
B. Inhibition
C. Imitation
D. Intimation
Ans- C. Imitation
