TEFL Certification UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
According to Glasser, which of the following is an inherent need all humans require for
emotional health? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The need to belong.
Which of the following are the two types of motivation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Extrinsic and Intrinsic
Can a student's cultural background affect his or her learning? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Yes, because people learn from the world around them.
Which of the following are common barriers a new English language learner might run into?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Getting used to reading left to right, Getting used to letters and
words instead of conceptual symbols, Getting used to the order of adjectives and nouns in a
sentence.
What are cognates? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A word that has a common etymology with
similar words in different languages
Breaking words down to their root parts is a great way to help students understand English. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
Students learning English for the first time should not be able to use translations in their
native language. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
Which of the following are basic skills that students need to master to have English fluency? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Reading and Writing
What is phonology the study of? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The study of the sound and
structure of language
Which of the following are common types of phonemes? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Vowels and Consonants
, Which of the following terms describes a morpheme that is not dependent on other words and
carries meaning? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Free lexical morpheme
Which of the following are word forms of the word "go"? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Went
and Goes
What part of speech describes an action or a state of being? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Verb
A compound sentence is a sentence that is made up of one clause. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- False
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
Which of the following words have antonymy? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Light and Dark;
Day and Night
Why is phonemic awareness important no matter what native language a student speaks? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Phonemes are unique to a language
Which of the following are advanced reading strategies? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Sequencing, Summarizing, Identifying main ideas
Why is reading considered an active process? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Because it
requires effort
Which of the following are suggestions for teaching students to form letter-sound
associations? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Assessment, Explicit instruction, Multi-sensory
teaching
What is decoding? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Rapidly turning written word into speech
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
According to Glasser, which of the following is an inherent need all humans require for
emotional health? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The need to belong.
Which of the following are the two types of motivation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Extrinsic and Intrinsic
Can a student's cultural background affect his or her learning? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Yes, because people learn from the world around them.
Which of the following are common barriers a new English language learner might run into?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Getting used to reading left to right, Getting used to letters and
words instead of conceptual symbols, Getting used to the order of adjectives and nouns in a
sentence.
What are cognates? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A word that has a common etymology with
similar words in different languages
Breaking words down to their root parts is a great way to help students understand English. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
Students learning English for the first time should not be able to use translations in their
native language. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- False
Which of the following are basic skills that students need to master to have English fluency? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Reading and Writing
What is phonology the study of? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The study of the sound and
structure of language
Which of the following are common types of phonemes? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Vowels and Consonants
, Which of the following terms describes a morpheme that is not dependent on other words and
carries meaning? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Free lexical morpheme
Which of the following are word forms of the word "go"? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Went
and Goes
What part of speech describes an action or a state of being? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Verb
A compound sentence is a sentence that is made up of one clause. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- False
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- True
Which of the following words have antonymy? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Light and Dark;
Day and Night
Why is phonemic awareness important no matter what native language a student speaks? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Phonemes are unique to a language
Which of the following are advanced reading strategies? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Sequencing, Summarizing, Identifying main ideas
Why is reading considered an active process? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Because it
requires effort
Which of the following are suggestions for teaching students to form letter-sound
associations? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Assessment, Explicit instruction, Multi-sensory
teaching
What is decoding? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Rapidly turning written word into speech
