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1. ¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 1- Question 1 (Subtopic 1 – Phase 1)Scenario: In your 9th-grade English class in Quito, several students show low participation and poor pronunciation. You decide to begin the academic intervention process. Question: What is the first action you must take according to Phase 1 of the Diagnostic Approach?. a. Design the action plan immediately. b. Check final results and reevaluate. c. Identify only the whole-group educational needs. d. Apply an evaluation to determine factors affecting the learning process in the English classroom.

Pregunta 2 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 1 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 1-QUESTION 3. Scenario: A curriculum designer is tasked with creating a "Roadmap" for a new language center. They must outline the content, objectives, and methods to ensure students achieve specific learning outcomes. What are they primarily developing? Pregunta 2Respuesta. a. A teaching philosophy. b. A lesson plan. c. A curriculum. d. An assessment tool.

Pregunta 3 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 3 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 4 Question 13. Scenario: While students are practicing a dialogue, the teacher walks around the room, listening and taking mental notes of common pronunciation errors to address later in the "Wrap-up" session. This is:? Pregunta 3Respuesta. a. Formal Assessment. b. Standardized Testing. c. Informal Assessment. d. Evaluation of Curriculum.

Pregunta 4 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 1 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 3-QUESTION 11. Scenario: Due to limited internet access in a remote community, a teacher provides students with pre-recorded video lessons to watch at home and meets them once a week in person for communicative practice. This model is:? Pregunta 4Respuesta. a. Blended Learning. b. Passive Learning. c. Face-to-Face Learning. d. Online Learning.

Pregunta 5 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 1 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 2 QUESTION 6. Scenario: In a high school in Manta, students are tasked with designing a tourism brochure for their city. They must research locations, interview local guides in English, and produce a final digital product. The language is the "tool" to complete the project. This is:? Pregunta 5Respuesta. a. Spaced Repetition Technique. b. Project-Based Approach. c. Theatricalization. d. The Direct Method.

Pregunta 6 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 1 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 1-TEACHING PRACTICE IN THE CLASSROOM QUESTION 1. Scenario: In a 9th-grade English classroom in Guayaquil, the teacher focuses heavily on grammar drills and immediate correction. Students receive "points" for every correct response and are expected to repeat structures until they are habituated. Which curriculum theory is most evident here?. a. Behaviorism. b. Constructivism. c. Personalized Learning. d. Humanism.

Pregunta 7 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 1 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 2 QUESTION 8. Scenario: A teacher starts her lesson by giving students a short communicative task to see what they already know. Based on the errors they made, she then teaches the specific grammar points they struggled with, and finally gives them a new task to practice. This sequence is:? Pregunta 7Respuesta. a. Direct Method. b. Test-Teach-Test (TTT) Approach. c. The Silent Way. d. Presentation-Practice-Production (PPP).

Pregunta 8 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 3- Question 12 (Subtopic 3 – Phase 3) Scenario: You adapt all materials and activities to the student’s specific needs and ensure they are meaningful. Question: What is the purpose of this adaptation in Phase 3?. a. To evaluate only outcomes. b. To replace Phase 1 evaluation. c. So that the planned objectives will be achieved applying meaningful concepts. d. To ignore the tutor’s role.

Pregunta 9 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 3- Question 10 (Subtopic 3 – Phase 3) Scenario: You are writing the action plan for a student who needs help with oral production.Question: Which elements must be clearly defined in the project-plan of Phase 3? Pregunta 9Respuesta. a. Only process, impact, and outcome. b. What is going to be taught, objectives (middle-term and final-term), contents, activities, methodology, how and when the plan runs, and assessment. c. Only the final exam date. d. Only reevaluation criteria.

Pregunta 10 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 3 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 2 Question 7. Scenario: Teacher Monica has decided her goal is to assess "Oral Interaction." She now decides that she will observe students working in pairs while using a rubric. In the decision-making framework, selecting the rubric represents the choice of:? Pregunta 10Respuesta. a. Instrument. b. Purpose. c. Method. d. Consequence.

Pregunta 11 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 3 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 2- QUESTION. 7. Scenario: At the start of a new unit, a teacher asks students to fill out a K-W-L chart (What I Know, What I Want to know, What I Learned). This "Past" instrument is being used for which specific purpose? Pregunta 11Respuesta. a. Reliability check. b. Diagnostic assessment. c. Summative evaluation. d. Language proficiency certification.

Pregunta 12 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 2 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 2 QUESTION 8. Scenario: During a group discussion, a student stops and says, "Wait, I just realized I am using the past tense instead of the future. I need to correct that." This is an example of:? Pregunta 12Respuesta. a. Metacognitive Monitoring. b. Knowledge of cognition. c. Lack of confidence. d. Social identity struggle.

Pregunta 13 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 1 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 1 QUESTION 4. Scenario: A teacher realizes that some of her students learn better through movement, while others need a clear grammatical explanation.Instead of sticking to one strict method, she purposefully selects a communicative role-play for the main activity but uses a brief "Audiolingual" drill to help students master a difficult phoneme. This professional judgment is known as:? Pregunta 13Respuesta. a. Traditionalism. b. Random teaching. c. Enlightened Eclecticism Approach. d. The Silent Way.

Pregunta 14 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 1 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 3 QUESTION 12. Scenario: In a "Theatricalization" session, students are asked to improvise a scene at a doctor's office. They must move around the room, use props, and express emotions in English. This method is classified under:? Pregunta 14Respuesta. a. Teacher-centered approaches. b. Traditional EFL methodologies. c. Grammar-Translation variants. d. Recent ELT teaching methodologies.

Pregunta 15 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 1 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 3 QUESTION 10. Scenario: A teacher wants to lower the "Affective Filter" of her students. She plays soft music in the background, uses comfortable seating, and gives students new "English identities" to reduce the fear of making mistakes. This traditional method is:?. a. The Direct Method. b. The Silent Way. c. Audiolingualism. d. Desuggestopedia (Suggestopedia).

Pregunta 16 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 3 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 3 Question 9. Scenario: You are participating in a professional development workshop to learn how to design "Reliable and Valid" rubrics for the new national curriculum. By improving your ability to design, select, and use assessments, you are increasing your:? Pregunta 16Respuesta. a. Evaluation judgment. b. Language Proficiency. c. Assessment Literacy. d. Classroom Management.

Pregunta 17 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 1 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 4 QUESTION 14. Scenario: A teacher asks her students to "listen and do." She says, "Pick up your pen and put it under the chair," and the students perform the action without speaking. This is an example of:? Pregunta 17Respuesta. a. Total Physical Response (TPR). b. GTM. c. Task-Based Learning. d. The Natural Approach.

Pregunta 18 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 3-Question 9 (Subtopic 3) Scenario: A student in your English class has difficulty expressing ideas in writing due to low confidence. You plan a short-term, personalized set of activities to help him demonstrate the knowledge he already possesses.Question: This plan best matches the definition of:? Pregunta 18Respuesta. a. Academic intervention. b. A summative evaluation. c. A placement test. d. A behavioral modification only.

Pregunta 19 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 1 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 3 QUESTION 9. Scenario: An EFL teacher uses "Badges," "Leaderboards," and "Levels" within a vocabulary app to motivate her 9th-semester students. The students feel they are playing a game while they are actually learning phrasal verbs. This approach is:? Pregunta 19Respuesta. a. Theatricalization. b. Suggestopedia. c. Gamification. d. Natural Approach.

Pregunta 20 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 1 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 1 QUESTION 2. Scenario: A teacher enters a classroom and begins speaking only in English. To explain the word "umbrella," she points to a picture of one and pretends to open it. She strictly forbids the use of the students' native language (L1). This teacher is following:? Pregunta 20Respuesta. a. The Silent Way. b. The Direct Method. c. Desuggestopedia. d. Community Language Learning.

Pregunta 21 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 3 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 4- QUESTION. 15. Scenario: Why is "Authenticity" considered an advantage over conventional tests? Pregunta 21Respuesta. a. It provides more specific and usable information about what students have actually learned. b. It eliminates the need for reliability. c. It requires less time for the teacher to prepare. d. It is only used for final exams.

Pregunta 22 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 3 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 4 Question 14. Scenario: A teacher provides students with a "Self-Assessment Checklist" and asks them to reflect on their own progress during the writing process. This helps students become more aware of how they learn. This is:?. a. Assessment as Learning. b. Assessment of Learning. c. Assessment for Grading. d. Sumative Evaluation.

Pregunta 23 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 1 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 4-QUESTION 14. Scenario: A student with a specific learning disability is given a customized learning pathway and a "Personal plan for learning" that differs from the rest of the class to meet their unique needs. Which level of curriculum does this individual plan represent? Pregunta 23Respuesta. a. Nano. b. Meso. c. Supra. d. Macro.

Pregunta 24 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 3 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 3- QUESTION. 10. Scenario: A teacher notices that her students are more motivated when they have to create a "Podcast" about their local community than when they take a grammar quiz. This is because Authentic Assessments:?. a. Are easier to grade. b. Do not require validity. c. Are only for advanced students. d. Involve real-world tasks and higher-order thinking skills.

Pregunta 25 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 1 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 2-QUESTION 6. Scenario: Teacher Carla is spending her Sunday evening designing a detailed plan for Monday’s 10:00 AM English class, selecting specific instructional materials and activities for her 10th-grade students. Carla is working at the:? Pregunta 25Respuesta. a. Supra level. b. Macro level. c. Meso level. d. Micro level.

Pregunta 26 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 3 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 2 Question 8. Scenario: An English teacher in a rural mountain community designs a reading comprehension test based entirely on the "New York Subway System." His students, who have never seen a subway, struggle with the test. This assessment lacks:? Pregunta 26Respuesta. a. Washback. b. Practicality. c. Fairness. d. Reliability.

Pregunta 27 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 2 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 3 QUESTION 12. Scenario: An EFL teacher allows students to work in pairs where a stronger student helps a weaker one. She notices that the weaker student's confidence increases as they feel supported rather than judged. This social factor is known as:? Pregunta 27Respuesta. a. Standardized testing. b. Peer scaffolding. c. Content-based instruction. d. Metacognitive monitoring.

Pregunta 28 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 1 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 3-QUESTION 9. Scenario: An English academy allows students to progress through different "modules" only after they have demonstrated 100% mastery of specific communicative skills, regardless of how many weeks it takes. This trend is known as:? Pregunta 28Respuesta. a. Competency-Based Education (CBE). b. Blended Learning. c. Game-Based Learning. d. Traditional Schooling.

Pregunta 29 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 2- Question 6 (Subtopic 2 – Phase 2) Scenario: You want to support equity in your English class and need to categorize a student who has particular study requirements. Question: According to Ecuadorian law and Phase 2, what must the educational institution do? Pregunta 29Respuesta. a. Skip to Phase 4 reevaluation. b. Only apply summative exams. c. Adjust the curriculum, offer additional support, and report on this student group. d. Ignore individual differences.

Pregunta 30 Sin responder aún ¿UNIT 1 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 2-QUESTION 8. Scenario: At the end of the school year, the English department meets to analyze student performance data and feedback from teachers to determine if the current curriculum effectively met the learning objectives. This stage is called:? Pregunta 30Respuesta. a. Needs Analysis. b. Evaluation and Revision. c. Content Selection. d. Implementation.

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 1-Question 4 (Subtopic 1)Scenario: After applying a short diagnostic task on conditionals, you give each student written comments highlighting exactly which rules they mastered and which still cause errors. Question: This action best demonstrates which characteristic of the Diagnostic Approach?. a. Comprehensive analysis about the items considered and specific feedback on difficult items. b. Only total test scores without details. c. Focus exclusively on summative evaluation. d. Ignoring weaknesses to save time.

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 1-Question 2 (Subtopic 1)Scenario: During an English speaking activity, several students remain silent or give very short answers. You suspect this is related to anxiety rather than lack of vocabulary. Question: Which related approach from the classical school would help you analyze how individual behavior in the classroom affects overall productivity and participation?. a. Behavioral Approach. b. Systematic Approach. c. Process Mapping. d. System Dynamics Approach.

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 4- Question 15 (Subtopic 4 – Phase 4)Scenario: After checking results, you decide to continue with a second short intervention while monitoring progress weekly. Question: Which three elements must you consider throughout the ongoing monitoring in Phase 4?. a. Only middle-term objectives. b. Only unperceived needs. c. Process, impact, and outcome. d. Only learning diversity.

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 4-Question 14 (Subtopic 4)Scenario: During the intervention you notice that one student learns better through visual aids while another prefers group discussion. You adjust activities and continue monitoring their progress weekly. Question: Which aspects of the teacher’s performance in Academic Intervention are you demonstrating?. a. Using only behavioral modification. b. Only focusing on total scores. c. Ignoring individual needs. d. Paying attention to learning diversity, applying active listening and direct observation, and providing accompaniment/follow-up.

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 4- Question 14 (Subtopic 4 – Phase 4)Scenario: You have assessment data from the intervention but realize raw scores alone are not enough to improve future support. Question: What additional step is required in Phase 4 according to the compendium?. a. Only calculate the average grade. b. Skip monitoring completely. c. Systematically conceptualize the assessment data to assign appropriate resources. d. Focus only on process without impact or outcome.

¿UNIT 3 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 3 Question 11. Scenario: A teacher wants to test "Listening Comprehension," but the test she designed consists of a long reading passage with 10 grammar questions. The test is not actually measuring what it is supposed to measure. This test lacks:?. a. Practicality. b. Reliability. c. Security. d. Validity.

¿UNIT 3 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 1 Question 3. Scenario: During a lesson, Teacher Elena uses "Thumbs up/Thumbs down" checks every ten minutes to see if students understand her instructions. She uses this information to immediately adjust her pace. This is an example of:?. a. Summative Assessment. b. Assessment of Learning (AoL). c. Standardized Testing. d. Assessment for Learning (AfL).

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 2- Question 7 (Subtopic 2 – Phase 2)Scenario: Students say they “want to learn more idioms for speaking,” but you know they also lack basic grammar they are unaware of. Question: Which two types of learning needs from the table in Figure 1 are you dealing with? Pregunta 6Respuesta. a. Normative and Prescribed. b. Comparative and Expressed. c. Prescribed and Process. d. Perceived and Unperceived.

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 1- Question 4 (Subtopic 1 – Phase 1) Scenario: Before starting any support activities, you conduct a diagnostic task and share the results with the school coordinator. Question: What is the purpose of this Phase 1 evaluation according to the compendium?. a. To check only long-term outcomes. b. To make a follow-up to the student’s progress and inform the educational community. c. To design the action plan. d. To identify unperceived needs only.

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 4- Question 13 (Subtopic 4 – Phase 4) Scenario: The three-week intervention has just ended. You now analyze whether the student can use the target structures fluently. Question: What must you do in Phase 4?. a. Return to Phase 1 evaluation only. b. Design a new project-plan. c. Identify only perceived needs. d. Check the results to verify if the objectives have been achieved and decide if another intervention is necessary.

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 2-Question 8 (Subtopic 2)Scenario: After analyzing diagnostic results, you realize that quantitative data alone does not show the full picture of students’ emotional barriers to speaking English.Question: Which limitation of the Diagnostic Approach are you experiencing? Pregunta 9Respuesta. a. It not being individualized. b. Lack of precise measurement. c. The reliability on quantitative data, which can show complexity in interpretation, and the problem of having a holistic overview. d. It being too concrete and limited in time.

¿UNIT 3 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 1 Question 4. Scenario: At the conclusion of the first semester, all 10th-grade students in a high school in Portoviejo must take a final exam that accounts for 40% of their total grade. This exam is used to document what the students have achieved at the end of the term. This is:?. a. Assessment of Learning (AoL). b. Diagnostic Assessment. c. Informal Assessment. d. Assessment as Learning.

¿UNIT 4-TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 2-Question 8 (Subtopic 2 –Phase 2) Scenario: You consult the educational psychologist to better understand a student’s deficiencies in writing skills. Question: Why is collaboration with the psychologist recommended in Phase 2?. a. To check final results. b. To evaluate process, impact, and outcome. c. To design the action plan only. d. To support inclusive and equity study and categorize pupils into the appropriate category.

¿UNIT 2 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 4 QUESTION 15. Scenario: How does "metacognition" specifically help in the "Sistematización de la Práctica" for you as future teachers?. a. It ensures you never make a mistake in class. b. It allows you to reflect on your own teaching processes and evaluate what worked and why. c. It helps you memorize the names of all the methods. d. It is only for students, not for teachers.

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 2-Question 6 (Subtopic 2) Scenario: Most of your students received high total scores on a recent standardized English test, yet many still cannot use the vocabulary fluently in real conversations. Question: What is the main limitation of relying only on such tests, as explained in the need for a Diagnostic Approach?. a. They are too flexible and personalized. b. They provide precise measurement of individual processes. c. They only give total test scores and do not provide specific diagnostic information about strengths and weaknesses. d. They focus exclusively on behavioral issues.

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 2-Question 6 (Subtopic 2) Scenario: Most of your students received high total scores on a recent standardized English test, yet many still cannot use the vocabulary fluently in real conversations. Question: What is the main limitation of relying only on such tests, as explained in the need for a Diagnostic Approach?. a. They are too flexible and personalized. b. They provide precise measurement of individual processes. c. They only give total test scores and do not provide specific diagnostic information about strengths and weaknesses. d. They focus exclusively on behavioral issues.

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 1-Question 3 (Subtopic 1) Scenario: You notice that when one group of students improves their listening skills, the whole class’s oral interaction quality also rises.Question: Which characteristic of the Diagnostic Approach best explains this interconnected effect?. a. It only focuses on individual weaknesses. b. It is limited to behavioral modification. c. It provides only quantitative total scores. d. It uses the System Dynamics Approach to visualize how variations in one part affect the whole system.

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 3-Question 10 (Subtopic 3)Scenario: You design an intervention that will last exactly three weeks, can be adapted if the student’s needs change, and includes weekly check-ins to monitor progress. Question: Which three essential characteristics of Academic Intervention are you applying? Pregunta 21Respuesta. a. Only behavioral and emotional. b. Intentional, concrete and limited, flexible, individualized and personalized, plus supervision and evaluation. c. Only summative and placement. d. Only quantitative and holistic.

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 4-Question 13 (Subtopic 4)Scenario: You are responsible for carrying out an academic intervention for a group of students struggling with reading Comprehension. Question: As the educator, what is your fundamental role according to the compendium? Pregunta 24Respuesta. a. Only to give final grades. b. To ignore learning diversity. c. To apply only standardized tests. d. To be one of the fundamental elements through observation, planning, and evaluation so that strategies have a great impact.

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 2- Question 5 (Subtopic 2 – Phase 2) Scenario: After Phase 1 evaluation, you discover that one student has specific gaps in vocabulary use while the rest of the class does not. Question: How should you classify this need in Phase 2? Pregunta 25Respuesta. a. As a normative need decided by professional bodies. b. As a comparative need between two groups. c. As a learning need applied on an individualistic basis. d. As an educational need for the whole target group.

¿UNIT 2 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 4-QUESTION 14. Scenario: An English teacher in Ecuador realizes that her textbook's unit on "Snowy Holidays" is irrelevant to her students on the coast. She decides to adapt the lesson to "Beach Holidays" in Salinas. This is an instructional decision based on:? Pregunta 26Respuesta. a. The teacher's desire to be the sole authority. b. Cultural relevance and connection to the local context. c. The need for grammar drills. d. Classroom discourse rules.

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 2 – SUBTOPICS 3- Question 11 (Subtopic 3 – Phase 3) Scenario: You formulate objectives that can be measured after two weeks and at the end of the intervention. Question: Why is it recommended to include both middle-term and final-term objectives in Phase 3?. a. To have evidence if there is a satisfactory progress. b. To reduce the number of activities. c. To skip monitoring in Phase 4. d. To focus only on unperceived needs.

¿UNIT 4 - TOPIC 1 – SUBTOPICS 1-Question 1 (Subtopic 1) Scenario: You are teaching a 10th-grade English class in Quito. After a unit on present perfect, you observe that some students use the tense correctly in writing but struggle with oral production, while others avoid it entirely. You want to identify their specific strengths and weaknesses in the target language before planning the next lesson. Question: Which tool best aligns with the Diagnostic Approach to gather this information?. a. A general placement test used only for grouping students. b. A self-assessment questionnaire completed after the unit. c. A diagnostic assessment at the beginning of the unit. d. A final summative exam at the end of the semester.