Multiple Choice
Questions
2017-2020
, SEMESTER 1 2017
3. A teacher requests that learners write an essay in their mother tongue but one
of them submits an essay about her mother written in a second language. This is
an example of:
1) Cross-cultural communication
2) Miscommunication
3) Non-verbal communication
4) Communication failure
4. Limited English Proficiency (LEP) learners are best described as …
1) suffering from a learning deficiency.
2) learners who cannot speak English at all.
3) primary school learners.
4) learners who are still in the process of acquiring English.
5. The potential for conflict in the classroom increases when …
1) learners share the same culture.
2) learners and teachers share the same culture.
3) leaners and teachers do not share the same culture.
4) learners belong to lower socio-economic classes.
6. The term “lingua franca” refers to …
1) a language used as a communication medium between diverse linguistic groups.
2) a foreign language spoken in France.
3) one of the official languages of South Africa.
4) a language spoken by people in the lower socio-economic class.
7. The following are dimensions of multicultural education EXCEPT:
1) Equity pedagogy
2) The knowledge construction process
3) Bi-cultural education
4) Prejudice reduction
8. The following can transmit non-verbal messages:
1) Physical stance
2) Facial expressions
3) House or neighbourhood where one lives
4) All of the above
9. A teacher can use the following to counter racism among learners by …
a) being an example of harmonious race relations.
b) avoiding the grouping of learners according to race.
c) challenging racist stereotypes.
d) avoiding topics on race relations.
1) a), b) and c)
2) a), b) and d)
3) a), c) and d)
4) b), c) and d)
, 10. The following can help reduce racism, prejudice, xenophobia and correct
stereotypes:
a) Additional education.
b) Contact between the stereotyped and those who form stereotypes.
c) Reducing contact between the diverse social groups in society.
d) Accurately portraying individuals and groups in literature.
1) a), b) and c)
2) a), b) and d)
3) a), c) and d)
4) b), c) and d)
13. With respect to the learners’ names in a multicultural class, a teacher should:
a) Use the learners’ names and surnames accurately.
b) Be clear on how each learner prefers to be addressed.
c) Give nicknames to learners with difficult, non-English names.
d) Get to know the meanings of the names of the learners, especially the non-English
ones.
1) a), b) and c)
2) a), b) and d)
3) a), c) and d)
4) b), c) and d)
14. The following is true about stereotyping:
a) Teachers tend to stereotype learners unconsciously.
b) Stereotyping influences teachers’ expectations of certain cultural groups in class.
c) It refers to the portrayal of individuals in a group as having the same attributes.
d) It is done deliberately and refers to information that is intentionally left out.
1) a), b) and c)
2) a), b) and d)
3) a), c) and d)
4) b), c) and d)
15. Multicultural teachers can accommodate the diverse learning styles of their
learners in class by:
a) Recognising and complementing the learners’ learning styles.
b) Being aware of their own teaching learning and teaching styles.
c) Being flexible in their choice of teaching style.
d) Avoiding competitive and cooperative teaching strategies.
1) a), b) and c)
2) a), b) and d)
3) a), c) and d)
4) b), c) and d)
16. The following are some of the categories identified by Dunn and Dunn that
make up the learning environment:
a) Physical factors
b) Environmental factors
c) Residual factors
d) Psychological factors
1) a), b) and c)
2) a), b) and d)
3) a), c) and d)
4) b), c) and d)
Questions
2017-2020
, SEMESTER 1 2017
3. A teacher requests that learners write an essay in their mother tongue but one
of them submits an essay about her mother written in a second language. This is
an example of:
1) Cross-cultural communication
2) Miscommunication
3) Non-verbal communication
4) Communication failure
4. Limited English Proficiency (LEP) learners are best described as …
1) suffering from a learning deficiency.
2) learners who cannot speak English at all.
3) primary school learners.
4) learners who are still in the process of acquiring English.
5. The potential for conflict in the classroom increases when …
1) learners share the same culture.
2) learners and teachers share the same culture.
3) leaners and teachers do not share the same culture.
4) learners belong to lower socio-economic classes.
6. The term “lingua franca” refers to …
1) a language used as a communication medium between diverse linguistic groups.
2) a foreign language spoken in France.
3) one of the official languages of South Africa.
4) a language spoken by people in the lower socio-economic class.
7. The following are dimensions of multicultural education EXCEPT:
1) Equity pedagogy
2) The knowledge construction process
3) Bi-cultural education
4) Prejudice reduction
8. The following can transmit non-verbal messages:
1) Physical stance
2) Facial expressions
3) House or neighbourhood where one lives
4) All of the above
9. A teacher can use the following to counter racism among learners by …
a) being an example of harmonious race relations.
b) avoiding the grouping of learners according to race.
c) challenging racist stereotypes.
d) avoiding topics on race relations.
1) a), b) and c)
2) a), b) and d)
3) a), c) and d)
4) b), c) and d)
, 10. The following can help reduce racism, prejudice, xenophobia and correct
stereotypes:
a) Additional education.
b) Contact between the stereotyped and those who form stereotypes.
c) Reducing contact between the diverse social groups in society.
d) Accurately portraying individuals and groups in literature.
1) a), b) and c)
2) a), b) and d)
3) a), c) and d)
4) b), c) and d)
13. With respect to the learners’ names in a multicultural class, a teacher should:
a) Use the learners’ names and surnames accurately.
b) Be clear on how each learner prefers to be addressed.
c) Give nicknames to learners with difficult, non-English names.
d) Get to know the meanings of the names of the learners, especially the non-English
ones.
1) a), b) and c)
2) a), b) and d)
3) a), c) and d)
4) b), c) and d)
14. The following is true about stereotyping:
a) Teachers tend to stereotype learners unconsciously.
b) Stereotyping influences teachers’ expectations of certain cultural groups in class.
c) It refers to the portrayal of individuals in a group as having the same attributes.
d) It is done deliberately and refers to information that is intentionally left out.
1) a), b) and c)
2) a), b) and d)
3) a), c) and d)
4) b), c) and d)
15. Multicultural teachers can accommodate the diverse learning styles of their
learners in class by:
a) Recognising and complementing the learners’ learning styles.
b) Being aware of their own teaching learning and teaching styles.
c) Being flexible in their choice of teaching style.
d) Avoiding competitive and cooperative teaching strategies.
1) a), b) and c)
2) a), b) and d)
3) a), c) and d)
4) b), c) and d)
16. The following are some of the categories identified by Dunn and Dunn that
make up the learning environment:
a) Physical factors
b) Environmental factors
c) Residual factors
d) Psychological factors
1) a), b) and c)
2) a), b) and d)
3) a), c) and d)
4) b), c) and d)
