English Pedagogy Test – 34 Methods of Teaching

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1. Constructivism primarily focuses on:

A) Active learning

B) Passive learning

C) Lecture-based learning

D) Rote learning

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2. What was the primary focus of the grammar-translation method?

A) Listening skills

B) Cultural understanding

C) Oral fluency

D) Reading and writing

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3. In the Structural Approach, what type of grouping is based on similar sentence patterns?

A) Lexical grouping

B) Grammatical grouping

C) Semantic grouping

D) Phonetic grouping

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4. The Constructive Approach represents a move from education based on:

A) Multilingualism

B) Individualism

C) Behaviourism

D) Cognition

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5. Remedial teaching primarily focuses on:

A) Classroom management techniques

B) Teaching new concepts

C) Addressing specific learning difficulties

D) Advancing gifted students

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6. One of the major drawbacks of the Grammar-Translation Method is that:

A) It focuses on real-life situations.

B) It enhances the learner's cultural understanding.

C) It helps learners achieve native-like fluency quickly.

D) It does not improve the oral fluency in English.

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7. Which method believes in the principle that 'Language is for communication'?

A) Structural Approach

B) Direct Method

C) Grammar-Translation Method

D) Audio-Lingual Method

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8. The whole language approach places importance on:

A) Constructing one's own meaning of what one reads

B) Strictly following a textbook

C) Focusing only on grammar rules

D) Isolating language from other disciplines

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9. What is the primary objective of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)?

A) Memorization of grammar rules

B) Focus on written skills before oral skills

C) Enabling learners to communicate in the target language

D) Teaching through a textbook

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10. What is the primary theory behind the whole language approach?

A) Language learning through stimuli and responses

B) Stress-free learning

C) The whole is greater than the sum of its parts

D) Chunked learning systems

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11. Which education refers to "first-language-first" teaching?

A) Inductive method

B) Multilingual Education (MLE)

C) Deductive method

D) Constructive approach

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12. The "whole language" approach originated from:

A) Behaviorism

B) Structuralism

C) Constructivism

D) Holism

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13. Total Physical Response is particularly popular among which group?

A) Elderly learners

B) Middle-aged learners

C) Young learners and beginners

D) Advanced learners

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14. A significant disadvantage of the Audio-Lingual Method is:

A) Emphasis on listening and speaking.

B) Grounding on solid theory of language learning.

C) Use of visual aids for teaching.

D) Ignoring communicative competence.

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15. Which method does not provide activities to practice the grammar item?

A) Multilingual pedagogical approach

B) Constructive approach

C) Deductive method

D) Inductive method

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16. Which approach focuses on teaching one language item at a time?

A) Direct Method

B) Grammar-Translation Method

C) Audio-Lingual Method

D) Structural Approach

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17. Which method involves the teacher explaining the rule first followed by examples?

A) Deductive method

B) Constructive approach

C) Multilingual pedagogical approach

D) Inductive method

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18. Which method's principles emphasize that the mother tongue of the learners should be neglected during instruction?

A) Communicative Language Teaching

B) Direct Method

C) Grammar-Translation Method

D) Task-Based Language Teaching

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19. Which of the following is a merit of CLT?

A) Teacher's maximum involvement in teaching

B) Focus only on listening and speaking

C) Learners acquire fluency and accuracy

D) Works well only with small classes

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20. Which of these is a merit of the Grammar-Translation Method?

A) It promotes oral fluency in English

B) Translation of new words provides clear understanding to the learner

C) It builds confidence in learners

D) It restricts the use of L1 in class

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21. Which method emphasizes the coordination of language and physical movement?

A) Total Physical Response (TPR)

B) Bilingual Method

C) Structural Approach

D) Direct Method

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22. In which approach are learners taught to take initiative for their own learning experiences?

A) Deductive method

B) Constructive approach

C) Multilingual pedagogical approach

D) Inductive method

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23. Which of the following activities is NOT commonly used in CLT classrooms?

A) Dictation

B) Scavenger hunt

C) Role-play

D) Group work

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24. Which competence refers to understanding the social context in which communication takes place?

A) Discourse competence

B) Sociolinguistic competence

C) Strategic competence

D) Grammatical competence

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25. In the Inductive method, after providing examples, the next step is to:

A) Explain the rule

B) Ask questions

C) Show pictures

D) Formulate rules

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26. A primary disadvantage of the Structural Approach is:

A) Its disregard for the native language in teaching.

B) Its use of meaningful contexts.

C) Its selection and gradation principles.

D) Its focus on speaking.

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27. What is NOT one of the stages followed by the Bilingual Method in teaching English?

A) Production

B) Presentation

C) Participation

D) Practice

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28. Which method believes in the principle that the 'meaning' is at the heart of a lesson?

A) Bilingual Method

B) Total Physical Response

C) Direct Method

D) Audio-Lingual Method

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29. According to Asher, what engages the right hemisphere of the brain?

A) Language learning

B) Bilingual translation

C) Repetition of patterns

D) Speaking in multiple languages

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30. The Inductive method of teaching grammar begins with:

A) Asking tasks

B) Giving examples

C) Showing pictures

D) Providing a rule

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31. Which method primarily uses oral drilling and pronunciation techniques?

A) Grammar-Translation Method

B) Direct Method

C) Structural Approach

D) Audio-Lingual Method

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32. In the Bilingual Method, who is allowed to use L1?

A) No one

B) Only teacher

C) Both teacher and students

D) Only students

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33. Which type of reading acquires words or phrases without giving attention to the characters?

A) Semantic reading

B) Sub-lexical reading

C) Lexical reading

D) Graphophonemic reading

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34. Which method believes that 'language learning should be free from stress'?

A) Total Physical Response

B) Direct Method

C) Bilingual Method

D) Audio-Lingual Method

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35. In the early stages of TPR, how are learners advised to respond to the teacher?

A) In L2

B) With written responses

C) With only gestures

D) In L1

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