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TEFL UNIVERSAL EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {160 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW! | 100% GUARANTEED PASS
Which one of these statements is correct?
a. Decoding is breaking up a word into sounds.
b. Phonemic awareness is an end goal in itself.
c. Phonemic awareness refers to how a person articulates
specific sounds.
d. Phonemic awareness relates to the correspondences between
letters or groups of letters and the words they represent. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > a. Decoding is breaking up a word into sounds.
In the statement, I put it down to experience, the underlined part
is an example of:
a. an adjective
b. an adverb
c. an article
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d. a phrasal verb - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. a phrasal verb
With regard to cultural contextualisation, which of the following
statements is correct?
a. The same speech act in one society's culture is likely to be
considered appropriate in another's.
b. Cultures do not vary internally and are not changeable.
c. Appropriacy of a speech act is measured against sociocultural
norms.
d. Teachers tend to stress the similarities when describing
another culture's language. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Appropriacy of
a speech act is measured against sociocultural norms.
A lexical set is a group of words with the same topic, function or
form. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > True
When deciding what lexis to teach, you should first:
a. identify the key situations for your learners and include these
in your content
b. ask your Head of Department/Director of Studies for ideas
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c. find out if there are local standards and a curriculum set down
stating the relevant lexis that you must teach
d. arrange a session with a teacher who has taught at the
relevant level - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. find out if there are local
standards and a curriculum set down stating the relevant lexis
that you must teach
With regard to functions and exponents, which of the following
statements is incorrect?
a. In order to choose the right exponent, we need only think
about the situation.
b. A function is the communicative purpose we have for speaking.
c. An exponent is the language we use to express the function.
d. Functions are sometimes called 'situational language'. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > a. In order to choose the right exponent, we need
only think about the situation.
With regard to lexis, which of the following statements is
correct?1
a. Lexis is studied in separate vocabulary and grammar sessions.
b. Lexis focusses on single words only.
c. Lexis links vocabulary and certain areas of grammar together.
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d. Lexis is exactly the same as vocabulary. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c.
Lexis links vocabulary and certain areas of grammar together.
A phrasal verb consists wholly of a verb and a preposition. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > False
Phonological awareness should start with lots and lots of
listening games that focus your learners' attention on words. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > True
Regarding form, meaning and use, which of the following
statements is correct?
a. Use has no connection with meaning.
b. Form refers only to the visible elements of language.
c. Use refers only to how the grammar is used.
d. There are two aspects to meaning: the literal meaning and the
meaning in context. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Re your professional responsibilities in the workplace,
particularly in the early years, which of the following would be
poor advice?
TEFL UNIVERSAL EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {160 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW! | 100% GUARANTEED PASS
Which one of these statements is correct?
a. Decoding is breaking up a word into sounds.
b. Phonemic awareness is an end goal in itself.
c. Phonemic awareness refers to how a person articulates
specific sounds.
d. Phonemic awareness relates to the correspondences between
letters or groups of letters and the words they represent. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > a. Decoding is breaking up a word into sounds.
In the statement, I put it down to experience, the underlined part
is an example of:
a. an adjective
b. an adverb
c. an article
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d. a phrasal verb - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. a phrasal verb
With regard to cultural contextualisation, which of the following
statements is correct?
a. The same speech act in one society's culture is likely to be
considered appropriate in another's.
b. Cultures do not vary internally and are not changeable.
c. Appropriacy of a speech act is measured against sociocultural
norms.
d. Teachers tend to stress the similarities when describing
another culture's language. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Appropriacy of
a speech act is measured against sociocultural norms.
A lexical set is a group of words with the same topic, function or
form. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > True
When deciding what lexis to teach, you should first:
a. identify the key situations for your learners and include these
in your content
b. ask your Head of Department/Director of Studies for ideas
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c. find out if there are local standards and a curriculum set down
stating the relevant lexis that you must teach
d. arrange a session with a teacher who has taught at the
relevant level - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. find out if there are local
standards and a curriculum set down stating the relevant lexis
that you must teach
With regard to functions and exponents, which of the following
statements is incorrect?
a. In order to choose the right exponent, we need only think
about the situation.
b. A function is the communicative purpose we have for speaking.
c. An exponent is the language we use to express the function.
d. Functions are sometimes called 'situational language'. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > a. In order to choose the right exponent, we need
only think about the situation.
With regard to lexis, which of the following statements is
correct?1
a. Lexis is studied in separate vocabulary and grammar sessions.
b. Lexis focusses on single words only.
c. Lexis links vocabulary and certain areas of grammar together.
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d. Lexis is exactly the same as vocabulary. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c.
Lexis links vocabulary and certain areas of grammar together.
A phrasal verb consists wholly of a verb and a preposition. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > False
Phonological awareness should start with lots and lots of
listening games that focus your learners' attention on words. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > True
Regarding form, meaning and use, which of the following
statements is correct?
a. Use has no connection with meaning.
b. Form refers only to the visible elements of language.
c. Use refers only to how the grammar is used.
d. There are two aspects to meaning: the literal meaning and the
meaning in context. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Re your professional responsibilities in the workplace,
particularly in the early years, which of the following would be
poor advice?
