Module 1: The Wonderful World of TEFL Test Questions and
Answers Rated A
L2 is a student's native language.
a) True. It's imperative that you try to find out how your
b) False. - ANSWER -b) False. students have learned previously and how they
prefer to learn now.
A learner who has language proficiency in his L1 a) True.
has a head start when learning an L2. b) False. - ANSWER -a) True.
a) True.
b) False. - ANSWER -a) True. In the statement, I put it down to experience, the
underlined part is an example of:
Less proficient L2 learners use the same range a) a phrasal verb.
and number of learning strategies as proficient b) an adjective.
L2 learners. c) an adverb.
d) an article. - ANSWER -a) a phrasal verb.
a) True.
b) False. - ANSWER -b) False.
English is a tonal language.
The name for extra letters added to nouns, verbs a) True.
and adjectives in their different grammatical b) False. - ANSWER -b) False.
forms is:
a) receptiveness. Which of the following is incorrect?
b) inflexion.
c) pitch. a) There should be more Teacher Talking Time
d) diacritics. - ANSWER -b) inflexion. (TTT) than Student Talking Time (STT).
b) TEFL and EFL are perhaps the most common
terms.
The dominant achievement goal of c) The 'I do, We do, You do' model is the same
Communicative Language Teaching is to enable as the Presentation, Practice, Production (PPP)
students: model.
d) TESOL and TEFL concepts are generally
a) to achieve accuracy in grammar and much the same. - ANSWER -a) There
punctuation in the target language. should be more Teacher Talking Time (TTT) than
b) to write well. Student Talking Time (STT).
c) to communicate knowledge and opinions
around a topic in the target language.
d) to listen in the target language. - Functions are speech acts that students are likely
ANSWER -c) to communicate knowledge to face, e.g. making a request.
and opinions around a topic in the target
language. a) True.
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Answers Rated A
L2 is a student's native language.
a) True. It's imperative that you try to find out how your
b) False. - ANSWER -b) False. students have learned previously and how they
prefer to learn now.
A learner who has language proficiency in his L1 a) True.
has a head start when learning an L2. b) False. - ANSWER -a) True.
a) True.
b) False. - ANSWER -a) True. In the statement, I put it down to experience, the
underlined part is an example of:
Less proficient L2 learners use the same range a) a phrasal verb.
and number of learning strategies as proficient b) an adjective.
L2 learners. c) an adverb.
d) an article. - ANSWER -a) a phrasal verb.
a) True.
b) False. - ANSWER -b) False.
English is a tonal language.
The name for extra letters added to nouns, verbs a) True.
and adjectives in their different grammatical b) False. - ANSWER -b) False.
forms is:
a) receptiveness. Which of the following is incorrect?
b) inflexion.
c) pitch. a) There should be more Teacher Talking Time
d) diacritics. - ANSWER -b) inflexion. (TTT) than Student Talking Time (STT).
b) TEFL and EFL are perhaps the most common
terms.
The dominant achievement goal of c) The 'I do, We do, You do' model is the same
Communicative Language Teaching is to enable as the Presentation, Practice, Production (PPP)
students: model.
d) TESOL and TEFL concepts are generally
a) to achieve accuracy in grammar and much the same. - ANSWER -a) There
punctuation in the target language. should be more Teacher Talking Time (TTT) than
b) to write well. Student Talking Time (STT).
c) to communicate knowledge and opinions
around a topic in the target language.
d) to listen in the target language. - Functions are speech acts that students are likely
ANSWER -c) to communicate knowledge to face, e.g. making a request.
and opinions around a topic in the target
language. a) True.
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