1) Lexical cohesion devices are
1. Words/phrases used for connecting ideas
2. Vocabulary
3. Structures
4. Punctuation
2) According to NCF 2005 a teacher should
1. Help in enriching the learner’s imagination
2. Develop a learner to at least two languages
3. Expose the learner to at least two languages
4. Concentrate on making learners learn the next thoroughly
3) A multi-dimensional curriculum is one which
1. Cates to the teaching of many subjects
2. Ensures an all-round development
3. Spreads in various dimensions
4. Covers comprehensive content areas
4) “Team Teaching”
1. Is a way out to manage the shortage of teachers
2. Encourages healthy competition among teams of teachers in a school
3. Involves small teams of students as per their ability
4. Involves teams of teachers to optimize resources, interests and expertise
5) Language evaluation must aim at
1. Assessing the achievement of the learner in terms of grades.
2. Assessing the learner’s language proficiency
3. Assessing the learner’s knowledge of the rule of language
4. Assessing the learner’s ability to learn a new language
6) How will a teacher best teach ‘writing’ skills to a class?
1. By brainstorming ideas and asking students to write in their own words
2. By asking students to write neatly
3. Through dictation
4. By asking students to learn articles and rewrite them
7) Which of the following descriptors can be used for assessing the learners’ writing skills?
1. Their reading ability
2. Their pronunciation and spelling
3. Organization of ideas
4. Handwriting
8) During dramatization when a teacher uses ‘empathy’ as one of the descriptors for assessing the learners, she is assessing
their ability to
1. Sympathize with the character
2. Get into the skin of the character
3. Appreciate the character
4. Critically analyze the character
9) A good summative assessment should have which of the following qualities?
1. Be reliable and without bias
2. Test mainly structures
3. Have very few grammars questions
4. Test the full year’s syllabus
10) Poetry recitation helps learners to
1. Learn proper intonation and stress
2. Understand the same sound words
3. Learn rhythm
4. Learn rhymes
11) Which of these would be a valid “Learning Objectives’ for teaching a drama?
1. The learners will be able to speak fluently with correct stress and intonation
2. The learners will be able to act effectively
3. The learners will be able to understand what is drama
4. The learners will have an opportunity to dress up in different
costumes
12) For story mapping of a narrative text the learners can be asked to
1. Answers a question that has the story in jumbled order.
2. Make a flow chart depicting the sequence of the story
3. Draw pictures of every sequence
4. Draw a map of the locations mentioned in the story
13) The skill of introducing the lesson
1. Depends on the ability of the teacher
2. Can be used only if the students are receptive
3. Makes the teaching-learning environment congenial, creating curiosity and motivating the students
4. Makes the lesson interesting
14) Which of the following is least important in the process of thinking?
1. Reasoning
2. Problem
3. Generalizations
4. Memory
15) An inclusive class is that in which
1. Differently abled learners' study with normal students
2. Students from different nationalities study together
3. Students from different religions study together
4. Both boys and girls study together
16) Remedial teaching as part of Formative Assessment means
1. Extra coaching by parents
2. Teaching for gifted students
3. Diagnosing and addressing gaps in learning
4. Teaching beyond the textbooks.
17) What type of questions promote thinking skills in children?
1. Personal response questions
2. Closed-ended questions
3. Factual questions
4. Questions bases purely on the reading text
18) Which of the following is a value associated with an inclusive classroom?
1. Sympathy
2. Collaboration
3. Competition
4. Envy
19) Language acquisition
1. Is a technique intended to simulate the environment in which children learn their native language
2. Requires the memorization and use of necessary vocabulary
3. Involves a systematic approach to the analysis and comprehension of grammar as well as to the memorization of vocabulary
4. Refers to the process of learning a native or second language because of the innate capacity of the human
brain
20) A teacher designs a test to find out the cause of the poor grades of her learners through a/an
1. Diagnostic Test
2. Proficiency Test
3. Achievement Test
4. Aptitude Test
21) A teacher can develop listening skills in English by
1. Speaking to them continuously both within the classroom and outside
2. Focusing only on listening skills without associating them with other languages skills
3. Making the learners listen to everything they hear passively
4. Creating opportunities for them to listen to a variety of sources and people and engage in listening activities
22) Using a word bank and brainstorming helps to build
1. Vocabulary
2. Ideas
3. Writing skills
4. Reading comprehension
23) …… are involved in thinking.
1. Image, language, imagination, proposition
2. Image, imagination, concept, Proposition
3. Imagination, language, concept, proposition
4. Image, language, concept, proposition
24) The best way to sensitize young learners to rhythm and intonation are
1. By explaining the rules of phonetics in simple words
2. By reading out poems in different meters and explaining them
3. By making the learners listen to nursery rhymes and recite them effectively
4. By making the learners copy out simple poems in neat
handwriting
25) Telling interesting stories to young learners are primarily meant for improving their
1. Reading skills
2. Writing skills
3. Speaking skills
4. Listening skills
26) inclusive Education
1. Celebrates diversity in the classroom
2. Encourages strict admission procedures
3. Includes indoctrination of facts
4. Includes teachers from marginalized groups
27) The main purpose of using an oral drill is
1. To improve the retention capacity of learners
2. To assess the comprehension skills of learners
3. To improve pronunciation and accuracy
4. To enhance the speaking skills of learners
28) Essays or long writhing tasks especially on a discursive issue should
1. Help students develop their literary skill
2. Help students with grammar
3. Help them to improve their handwriting
4. Help them discuss the different points of view and justify them with illustrative points
29) Which of the following is not an appropriate tool for Formative Assessment?
1. Assignment
2. Oral questions
3. Term test
4. Quiz and games
30) When a test item expects the learners to use tense forms, voice, connectors, prepositions and articles accurately such and approach can be called
1. Integrated grammar testing
2. Asserted grammar practice
3. Mixed grammar task
4. Improper grammar testing
31) Use of the medium of motion pictures offers a/an …… experience for the student.
1. Concrete
2. Vicarious
3. Abstract
4. Indirect
32) Minimal pairs are usually used to give practice in
1. Vocabulary
2. Structures
3. Pronunciation
4. Reading
33) Which of the lexical word?
1. Principal
2. If
3. Some
4. Whether
34) Young learners should be encouraged to interact with peers in the classroom so that
1. They can learn answers to questions
2. The syllabus can be covered quickly
3. They learn social skills in the course of
4. The teacher can control the classroom better
35) A teacher uses audio-visual aids and physical activities in her teaching because they
1. Facilitate the effective assessment
2. Provide a diversion to learners
3. Utilize a maximum number of senses to enhance learning
4. Provide relief to the teacher
36) In language creativity is usually associated with
1. Imitation
2. Convergent thinking
3. Divergent thinking
4. Modeling
37) Under the Constructivist Approach to language learning, learners are encouraged to
1. Learn the grammar rules by rote
2. Discover the rules of grammar from examples
3. Avoid errors completely
4. Practice languages drills mechanically
38) The spoken skills in a language teaching classroom can be developed through
1. Engaging in small talk as confident aggressive learners
2. Emotionally connecting with learners
3. Enabling activities with a focus on conversation skills leading to communicative competence
4. Group activities where learners can talk in whichever language they would like to
39) Grammar should be taught by
1. Asking students to learn rules
2. Making learners do written assignments
3. Giving clear explanations
4. Enabling practice in the context
40) In a computer Aided Learning (CAL) class, a teacher ran a programme on the screen about ‘Tense’ and sat behind in class as an observer. This type of computer-aided learning based on programmed learning may be disadvantageous as
1. Students may feel lost due to the absence of teacher-pupil interaction
2. Students get every information in a sequential manner
3. Students get a chance to understand
at their own pace
4. Students are responsible for their own learning
41) The process of word-formation consists of
1. Spelling and compounding
2. Using synonyms or euphemisms
3. Compounding and conversion
4. Conversion and meaning
42) In learning a new language, multilingualism is
1. A methodology
2. As an asset
3. An interface
4. A burden
43) According to the recommendations of NCF 2005,the technology could be integrated
1. As an add on the main educational goals
2. Used only judiciously subject to the economic and social goals of community
3. With the larger goals and process of educational programmes
4. With the revisions to meet current development policies of the central Government
44) Decorum in spoken language pertains to
1. Clarity and purity of style
2. Appropriate gestures
3. Correct grammatical usage
4. Voice quality or loudness
45) A play can be best taught by
1. Making the students read it silently several times to understand the story
2. Encouraging the students to stage the play after working in groups to understand the plot, characters etc.
3. Asking several questions to test the comprehension of the students
4. Conducting a test with specific questions on the story and grammar items
46) “Schools need to become centres that prepare children for life and ensure that all children, especially the differently-abled, children from marginalized sections, and children in difficult circumstances get the maximum benefit of this critical area of education.”This observation found in the National Curriculum Framework 2005 is related to
1. Inclusive education
2. Constructivist learning
3. Gender equality
4. Critical pedagogy
47) Scanning means darting over much of text to search for
1. The central idea
2. The opinion of the author
3. Difficult words
4. A specific item or piece of information that we wish to discover
48) Which of the following is an important stage in the writing process?
1. Comprehension
2. Editing
3. Memorization
4. Calligraphy
49) When reading, to ‘decade’ means to
1. Recognize words to understand their meanings
2. Replace long words with symbols
3. Make notes
4. Read superficially for the general meaning
50) Substitution table drill helps teachers in
1. Giving controlled language practice
2. Developing free writing skills
3. Improving the fluency of learners
4. Evaluating the listening skills
51) Which should be the method of teaching grammar?
1. Inductive deductive
2. Lecture
3. Translation
4. Bilingual
52) The RECM approach has converted analysis, synthesis and evaluation into which category?
1. Knowledge
2. Understanding
3. Creativity
4. Application
53) Which language skill is considered a basic skill?
1. Reading
2. Listening
3. Speaking
4. Writing
54) Which of the following is the pre-active Phase of teaching?
1. Presentation
2. Evaluation
3. Analysis
4. Planning
55) Which of the following is not the function of measurement?
1. Preparation
2. Prognosis
3. Research
4. Diagnosis
56) Which one of the following is not one of the stages of learning?
1. Acquisition
2. Maintenance
3. Generalization
4. Adaptation
57) Which of the following combination is found in the structure of the English language?
1. Subject-Verb-Object
2. Subject-Object-Verb
3. Verb-Object-Subject
4. Object-Verb-Subject
58) Who said, “A single shelf of good European literature (English) is worth the whole literature of India and Arabia?
1. Lord Bentinck
2. Lord Macaulay
3. Shakespeare
4. FG French
59) Keeping in view the significance of textbooks, what should one keep in his mind while selecting a textbook?
a) Age, interest and individual differences.
b) The cover should be attractive and qualitative.
c) Textbook should cover the objectives of the subject.
d) The publisher of the book should be well known
1. A and B
2. A and C
3. B and C
4. All of these
60) Which of the following aid can be used to provide knowledge of phonetics?
1. Tape recorder
2. Lingua phone
3. Language laboratory
4. All of the above
61) Words that convey the meaning given in the dictionary is called
1. Lexical
2. Morphological
3. Synonym
4. All of these
62) What should be the objectives of teaching English at the senior stage?
1. Language at the senior stage?
2. Literary development
3. Both 1 and 2
4. None of the above
1. Speaking ability
2. Confidence
3. Confidence
4. All of the above
64) Free composition is called as
1. Controlled
2. Directed
3. Uncontrolled
4. Guided
65) What type of questions promotes thinking skills in children?
1. Factual questions
2. Questions based purely on the reading of the text
3. Personal response questions
4. Closed-ended questions
66) The two receptive languages skills are
1. Listening and Speaking
2. Listening and reading
3. Speaking and writing
4. Speaking and listening
67) Who said, “There is no better test of knowledge of English than translation from mother-tongue to English?”
1. Ryburn
2. Champion
3. Findlay
4. Thompson
68) Teaching of the composition based on the principle of
1. Selection
2. Gradation
3. Sequence
4. All of these
69) teaching of translation can be based as
1. A method
2. A skill
3. Both 1 and 2
4. None of above
70) In the translation cum grammar method, English is taught with the help of
1. Mother-tongue
2. Foreign language
3. Internet
4. None of these
71) The two most, common assessment methods are listed as follows for teachers’ reference
1. Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment
2. Summative Assessment, Cumulative Assessment
3. Cumulative Assessment, Formative Assessment
4. Formative Assessment, Evaluation Assessment
72) Students need to brainstorm ideas, organize them, draft, edit and revise their work, is a ‘process’ that reflects
1. Writing skills
2. Listening skills
3. Speaking skills
4. Reading skills
73) Reading for comprehension can be best achieved through
1. Learners reading silently and asking comprehension questions
2. Teaching learners to run a finger or pencil under the line being read
3. Asking the children to read the text aloud
4. Helping learners speak words softly while reading
74) Who said, “Language is one of the most important and characteristic forms of human behaviour”?
1. Bloomfield
2. Socrates
3. Aristotle
4. Gleason
75) Which technique is used in the teaching of poetry?
1. Comprehension
2. Parallel quotation
3. Evaluation
4. All of the above
76) Hindrances in the teaching of English is caused by the use of mother-tongue due to
1. Idiomatic interference
2. Pronunciation interference
3. Vocabulary inference
4. All of the above
77) Which of the following are kinds of speaking situations in which we find ourselves?
A. Interactive
B. Partially interference
C. Non- interactive
1. Only A
2. Only B
3. Both A and B
4. All of these
78) 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.
1. Only A
2. Only B
3. Both A and B
4. None of these
79) Two words having identical sound and spelling, but not related in meaning is known as
1. Homophone
2. Homonym
3. Homograph
4. Polysemy
80) Language laboratory is the place where the learners have to listen on headphone. The languages labs are set up with a view to provide listening activities in order to make them developing good
1. Analysis habit
2. Speech habit
3. Criticizing habit
4. Listening habit
81) Who used the term ‘Biography’ for the first time?
1. W.E William
2. Coleridge
3. Dryden
4. Johnson
82) Which of the following is the first step of teaching pronunciation by imitation method?
1. Drill
2. Imitation
3. Perception
4. Feedback
83) Which of the following should be kept in mind while formulating homework policies formulation?
1. Ineffective and mechanical drills should be used often
2. Contents of homework should not be of a great variety
3. Exercise books available in the market should be done first
4. Teachers should make good use of the homework as a tool for evaluation and feedback
84) Which of the following is not true about listening and speaking?
1. Oral speech is acquired through listening
2. Speaking is not integrated with listening
3. For the students to speak English, it is essential that English is spoken in class.
4. Speech delivery, intonation, rising tone, pronunciation is mastered by listening.
85) On what principles, is the teaching of English based upon?
1. Psychological
2. Linguistic principal
3. Pedagogical principle
4. All of these
86) To know a word means the ability to recognize and use it in its
1. Spoken form
2. Written form
3. Grammatical
4. All of these
87) ‘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?
1. Speaking
2. Writing
3. Reading
4. Listening
88) Which of the following is not a principle of helping pupils with listening difficulties?
1. Teaching preparation
2. Devise various learning activities
3. Design meaningful learning situations
4. Teacher provides home tuitions
89) Two competency areas, which give a language learner in progress the ability to communicate competently are
1. Audio and expressive
2. Grammar and phonetic
3. Linguistic and socio-cultural
4. Discourse and accent
90) When students work in pairs or groups, they just end up chatting in their own language. This can be overcome/monitored by
1. Increasing the difficulty level of task
2. Instructions for the task and objectives to be made clear first
3. Giving an easy task, so that they may chat less
4. Writing notes on the board, so that they will not use L1
91) To assess listening skills, the teacher has framed an activity. What can the assessment be based on?
1. Completing a tabulation based on an audio recording
2. Reading a text aloud
3. Students’ interpretation of a visual
4. Watching a short film and reviewing
92) Learning a language involves the processes of listening, speaking, reading and writing. These processes involve
1. Linguistic aspect
2. Psychological aspect
3. Either 1 and 2
4. Both 1 and 2
93) ….. Facilitate communication between schools as well as between students/teachers and pragrammes or between students/teachers and data.
1. Voice recorders
2. Computers
3. Reference books
4. Whiteboards
94) Constructivism is a theory where students
1. Study a variety of dissimilar samples and draw a well-founded conclusion
2. Form their own understanding and knowledge of the world, through experiencing things and reflecting on those experiences
3. Are facilitated by the teacher and use a variety of media to research and create their own theories
4. Construct their own learning aids, thereby gaining hands on experience
95) E-Learning refers to
1. Acquisition of the mother tongue
2. Learning English language as the first language
3. Use of electronic media and information and communication technologies
4. A language course for foreign languages
96) A subject-centered approach is where learning experiences are organized around
1. Students’ interest
2. Teacher’ subject competency
3. Course content
4. Educational technology
97) Multiple choice items consist of a
1. Set of questions
2. Options to choose questions
3. Sequence of grammatical errors
4. Stem and a set of options
98) Communication technology that enable sharing of educational resources within an institution
1. Internet
2. Intranet
3. MATRAnet
4. Telephone
99) While learning a language, the ….. instruction provides opportunities for independent study, a wide range of reference material and immediate feedback about achievement
1. Direct
2. Distance
3. Programmed
4. Computer- aided
100. A dual languages classroom consisting of students speaking a native language and the target languages is beneficial because it
1. Justifies conducting more activities in each language
2. Causes less distractions in the class as students will talk less
3. Motivates target language speaking students learn other languages and vice versa
4. Offers an opportunity for separate project work
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