1. COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement. Direct Speech: "When can you finish the traveling report?" Indirect Speech: Last week my boss asked me…………the traveling report. a. when can I finish b. when could I finish c. when I could finish.
2. COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR Choose the one alternative that best completes the answer. A: If you knew the answer, would you tell me? B: Yes, I………… a. did b. will c. would.
3. COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement. Wearing new clothes, _____________debts, lighting candles – many cultures share similar New Year traditions. In Iran, for example, people celebrate Now Ruz, or New Year Day, on the first day of spring. a. paying back b. giving out c. getting together.
4. COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement. If Georgia doesn't get here soon, we________without her. a. would have leave b. would have left c. should leave.
5. COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement. The left wing_________if the fuel tank hadn't ruptured and caught fire. a. would have melted b. wouldn't have melted c. wouldn't had melted.
6. COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement. In my opinion, drivers should _____their phones and____the minute they get in their cars. a. hang on / turn off b. hang out / turn off them c. hang up / turn them off.
7. CULTURE AND LITERATURE Why do we have to learn about the different theoretical positions and practical approaches to interpret all the products of the language? a. To learn how Marxists, Feminists, Formalists, Ecologists view the world through texts b. To have a broader view to be more critical and creative in order to better understand the world c. You cannot have your own position or orientation to understand a text; you have to place yourself on the position of the ones that created the text in order to understand the world.
8. CULTURE AND LITERATURE Pronouncing words in a way which is nationally, regionally or socially distinctive is … a. Accent b. Dialect c. Sociolect.
9. CULTURE AND LITERATURE Complete the statement with the right terms: The difference between 'sociolect' and________is that the last is a regional variety, while _____is a form of a language spoken in a particular social group. a. accent - sociolect b. dialect – sociolect c. local – standard.
10. CULTURE AND LITERATURE Complete the statement with the correct terms: _______________are approaches that are concerned mainly with the social and political aspects of interpretation -class, status, and power in the community. a. Psychological Approach and New Criticism b. Formalism and Functionalism c. Marxism, Cultural Materialism and New Historicism.
11. CULTURE AND LITERATURE What statement best describes “close reading"? a. It is essential because you can relate the particular text in hand to other texts in mind and to its context. b. This model is essential because you can widen close reading by taking on board related intertexts from the one you have in hand, or read about aspects of the text's context. c. It is essential because you can grasp the specific text and pay close attention to specific choices and combinations of 'words on the page'.
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12. CULTURE AND LITERATURE Which of the following explanation best represents the idea of a ‘classic’ when referring to literary work? a. Any text that is considered worthy of study. b. The authoritative text in any category. c. A method of categorization of texts based on the style of writing.
13. SYNTAX AND TEACHING GRAMMAR In the clause “When you are studying, time becomes endless”, the word “endless” is an example of how______work. a. derivational suffixes b. inflectional prefixes c. inflectional suffixes.
14. SYNTAX AND TEACHING GRAMMAR Nouns is a word class that includes many types, such as collective and abstract nouns. The difference between them is that… a. abstract nouns can be perceived by the 5 senses while collective ones cannot. b. collective nouns can be perceived by the 5 senses while abstract nouns cannot. c. abstract nouns can be pluralized while collective nouns cannot.
15. SYNTAX AND TEACHING GRAMMAR Subcategorization can work differently for each verb. For instance, the example “Marcia wants a new car” belongs to the subcategorization rule in which… a. verbs are followed by a motion phrase. b. Verbs are followed by present-participial verb phrases. c. Verbs are followed by a noun phrase.
16. SYNTAX AND TEACHING GRAMMAR Dependent clauses, differing from independent clauses, cannot stand alone since they do not make sense on their own. Hence, they need to be linked to the main clause by using… a. subordinating conjunctions b. main clauses c. coordinating conjunctions.
17. SYNTAX AND TEACHING GRAMMAR Subordinating conjunctions can be used to express the perspective of the construction; these perspectives can refer to: ........ a. conjunctions, subordinators, coordinators, among others b. manner, time, result, among others c. modals, linking words, transitions, among others.
18. SYNTAX AND TEACHING GRAMMAR There are various types of non-finite clauses, which are distinguished mainly by what type of finite clause they modify. Thus, the sentence “Eating well can make a difference for a high-quality life” illustrates the following structure: .... a. –ing clause as a subject b. –ing clause as an explanatory apposition c. –ing clause as adverbial.
19. CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS An English curriculum which is designed on the basis of the Communicative Language Teaching approach organizes syllabus in terms of ________ a. task outcomes b. grammatical constructions c. language functions.
20. CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS One of the advantages of a syllabus based on the contribution of the learners is that________________________________ a. the learners are more motivated and the teaching materials are chosen by local students with their own tastes and interests. b. It can be used in educational institutions where teacher have no experience in the creation of language courses but are motivated to embark in curriculum design. c. the students like to take decisions on what they want to learn but they may lack knowledge and experience to choose what is appropriate for them to learn in the course.
21. CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS There are many kinds of change that can occur in an educational system which can be positive or negative. If the changes are achieved through authority, rules and top-down pressure the approach applied is called:____________ a. normative–re-educative b. rational–empirical approach c. power-coecive approach.
22. CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS If a course contains a mixture of high- and low-frequency items that does not give the best available return for learning effort, a teacher may ________________________________________ a. include activities and strategies that allow learners to practice an obvious learning goal. b. include all the high-frequency items which are at the appropriate level for the learners. c. decide to reduce teacher talking time and hence students communication in class.
23. CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS In a communicative course designed for intermediate learners aged between sixteen and eighteen. Which of the following statements has an example of a goal for this course? a. To develop speaking and listening skills necessary for hearing and interacting in small talks at home or at school. b. To be able to understand lectures about scientific topics and give speeches and participate in round tables discussions with experts on the field. c. To develop speaking and listening skills necessary for participating in classroom discussions with an introduction to oral presentation and critical listening skills.
24. CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS The danger with functionally based courses is that curriculum designers sometimes feel the need to present several different ways of expressing the same function, for example, several ways of refusing something. This can result in_________________________. a. interference between these somewhat similar expressions, making them more difficult to learn because they keep getting mixed up in the learner’s mind. b. useful coverage of language features, the genres that occur in the course should match the genres that the learner will need to work with outside the course. c. the opportunity to ensure that learners develop both a rich repertoire of formulaic expressions and a rule-based.
25. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH In the following research questions the dependent variable would be___________ “What impact would the use of Padlet will have in developing reading skills?” a. impact b. use of Padlet c. reading skills.
26. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Which of the following is a way in which research can specifically add to our knowledge base? a. It can help fill a hole in the literature which hasn’t previously been studied. b. It can be used by practitioners to improve performance. c. It can be used by governments to inform policy decisions.
27. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH At the heart of quantitative research is an emphasis on _____________ a. analyzing words expressed in an interview. b. measuring and relating variables. c. reviewing the literature and stating hypotheses.
28. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH What is a "research topic?" a. A narrowing of the purpose into a specific idea that the researcher would like to address. b. The major objective of the study used to address the “research problem”. c. The broad subject matter addressed by the study.
29. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH What do research questions do? a. They offer up the broad subject matter addressed by the study. b. They narrow the purpose into specific questions that the researcher would like to have answered or addressed in the study. c. They highlight the major intent or objective of the study used to address the problem.
30. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH A justification of the importance of the problem as found in the past research and in practice would normally be found in which section of your work? a. The purpose statement. b. Methodology c. Problem statement.
31. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Creswell identifies and proposes some definitions of the parts of a research. Choose the option that does NOT correspond to his statements. a. A research problem is a general educational issue, concern, or controversy addressed in research that narrows the topic. b. A research topic is the broad subject matter addressed by the study. c. The literature review is the major intent or objective of the study used to address the problem.
32. EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Which of these statements is correct? a. Researchers need to create a budget and obtain advice from other, experienced researchers about whether the anticipated expenses are realistic b. The skills needed for quantitative researchers include the ability to write detailed passages and analyzing words from participants in the study. c. Regardless of the approach, the amount of time needed for data collection can only be estimated by examining similar studies.
33. PSYCHOLOGY AND LENGUAGE LEARNING Read the following information and choose the correct option to complete it. According to Krashen's Monitor Model second language acquisition occurs in predictable patterns and it is related to………hypothesis. a. Monitor hypothesis b. Natural order hypothesis c. Affective filter hypothesis.
34. PSYCHOLOGY AND LENGUAGE LEARNING Read the following asseveration and choose the correct option definition. “When learners must produce language that their interlocutor can understand, they are most likely to see the limits of their second language ability and the need to find better ways to express their meaning. The demands of producing comprehensible output, 'push' learners ahead in their development.” a. Interaction Hypothesis b. Comprehensible output hypothesis c. Interaction hypothesis.
35. PSYCHOLOGY AND LENGUAGE LEARNING Read the following example and choose the correct option. Example: “Reconstructing a story” First, students have to hear a story, then they have to reconstruct the story working together, focusing on the elements of language that they need to complete the task. a. Collaborative dialogue b. Private speech c. Restructuring.
36. PSYCHOLOGY AND LENGUAGE LEARNING What kind of “Correction Feedback in the classroom” related to “Recasts in content- based classrooms” is taking place in the following example. Choose the correct option. Example: (for example, 'Oh, you mean ...', 'You should say ...'). Student: The dog run fastly. Teacher: 'Fastly' doesn't exist. 'Fast' does not take -ly. That's why I picked 'quickly'. a. Repetition b. Explicit correlation Elicitation c. Explicit correlation.
37. PSYCHOLOGY AND LENGUAGE LEARNING Read the following information and choose the correct option to complete it. Grammar translation and Audiolingual teaching methods are examples of the__________: a. Just listen… and read. b. Two for one. c. Get it right from the beginning.
38. PSYCHOLOGY AND LENGUAGE LEARNING Read the options and decide which one of them is true about Processability Theory? a. It explains that first language influence does become more apparent as the learner more about the second language b. It explains that learners do not simply transfer features from the first language at early stages of acquisition. c. It explains that learners have limited processing capacity and cannot pay attention to form and meaning at the same time.
39. READING AND WRITING Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence. Mark didn't______during his childhood. He worked hard, and eventually he used his experiences to successfully reach his students. a. struggle b. give up c. tormented.
40. READING AND WRITING Read the following sentence and choose the correct option. Sales in Argentina decreased considerably. For this reason, we are interested in ________our services in Ecuador. a. to promote b. promoting c. promote.
41. READING AND WRITING Choose the correct answer. Which concession sentence is correct? a. Students learn many things from volunteering even though it can interfere with other activities. b. Students learn many things from volunteering even though, it can interfere with other activities. c. Students learn many things, from volunteering even though it can interfere with other activities.
42. READING AND WRITING The following paragraph is missing a topic sentence. Choose the topic sentence that best fits the paragraph. “Daniel suffered an epileptic seizure when he was very young, which may be the cause of his savant abilities. Soon after, when he was four, his mother gave him a counting book, and his love of mathematics was born. From an early age, he has been able to solve complicated mathematical problems in his head. Recently, he has been able to memorize pi to 22,514 digits.” a. Daniel Tammet is very good at math and has a great memory. b. Daniel Tammet is an autistic savant with exceptional memory and mathematical abilities. c. Daniel Tammet is an autistic savant who loves solving mathematical problems.
43. LANGUAGE TESTING Responsive assessment tasks include interaction and test comprehension but at_____________ of very short conversations, standard greetings and small talk, simple requests and comments, and the like. a. a limited level b. extensive pace c. common words.
44. LANGUAGE TESTING__________is involved in all incidental, unplanned evaluative coaching and feedback on tasks designed to elicit performance, but not for the purpose of recording results. a. Summative assessment b. Informal assessment c. Formal assessment.
45. LANGUAGE TESTING If a test relies on performance and that performance samples the test objectives. It is said that the test is ___________. a. authentic b. practical c. valid.
46. LANGUAGE TESTING An authentic test___________________. a. uses real-world tasks, language that is natural, meaningful, relevant, and interesting to test-takers. b. includes decontextualized items, ambiguous tasks, and the topics are complex. c. considers scoring rubrics and focuses on providing clear directions for administration.
47. LANGUAGE TESTING___________is a formal, systematic (usually paper-and-pencil) procedure used to gather information about student´s achievement. a. A test b. An assessment c. An ongoing process.
48. LANGUAGE TESTING A variety of evidence – eliciting techniques and activities used to evaluate students´ progress and growth on a daily basis is called: a. Testing b. Assessment c. Evaluation.
49. ENGLISH PHONOLOGY In the words like student, reaction, pencil, certain, banana, vowels in the unstressed syllables tend to disappear (not to be pronounced). This phenomenon is known as vowel…: a. reduction b. aspiration c. unvoicing.
50. ENGLISH PHONOLOGY Phonemes are constituted by: a. word and sentence stress b. length, utterance, pitch c. consonants and vowels.
51. ENGLISH PHONOLOGY The branch of Linguistics that studies physical properties of speech sounds, their physiological production, acoustic properties, auditory perception, and neurophysiological status, is called: a. Phonetics b. Phonology c. Acoustic Phonetics.
52. ENGLISH PHONOLOGY Stress placement (the stress shift from one to another syllable) may change the part of speech. It is known as………function of stress. a. grammatical b. attitudinal c. pragmatic.
53. ENGLISH PHONOLOGY The alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables is called: a. pitch b. Intonation c. Rhythm.
54. ENGLISH PHONOLOGY The variation in the pitch level of the voice, or melodic pattern of a language is known as: a. Stress b. Pronunciation c. Intonation.
55. TEACHING TECHNIQUES Analyze the following case: Ms. Brock prepares a lesson for her middle school Social Science students to demonstrate how to prepare a project for the History Day. As the students participate in designing their presentations, Ms. Block is able to observe and keep records or the process and the language associated with the lesson; and later she prepares other lessons to give students more opportunities of using the history language. What strategy for the development of language is Ms. Brock using? a. Language Framework Planning b. Guided reading c. Story Reenactment.
56. TEACHING TECHNIQUES Analyze the following case: Mrs. Burton teaches ninth-social studies. She is planning a unit about pluralistic society in the USA and wants her students to recognize the value of diversity in society instead of focusing on rigid allegiance to their cultural group; she wants students to incorporate the new information with their existing knowledge. Which strategy can help the teacher to achieve her goal? a. Graphic organizers b. Advance organizers c. Integrated curriculum projects.
57. TEACHING TECHNIQUES Choose the option to complete the statement below. A good strategy to promote vocabulary building by using vocabulary words in context and showing several contexts, in which the words may be used appropriately, is _________. a. Total Physical Response. b. Collecting and processing words c. Vocabulary role-play.
58. TEACHING TECHNIQUES When doing cloze activities students should be able to: a. Read every word of a paragraph to understand its meaning b. Read every word of a paragraph to understand its meaning c. Learn ways in which the context of a reading passage in combination with their knowledge of phonics, syntax and prior knowledge supports their understanding of the text they read.
59. TEACHING TECHNIQUES Which are the main steps to implement Learning Centers in the classroom? a. Identifying skills to be practiced, introducing the centers, documenting the center work, bringing students up to date, assess student progress, add technology. b. Identify a language need, model the game, organize pairs or groups, guide the practice, talk about th experience. c. Identify cognates for words beign taught, provide instructions in the meanings, focus on spelling differences, post cognates, observe students.
60. TEACHING TECHNIQUES In order to show students' understanding of concepts, the teacher has them to manipulate objects and written symbols. In this case, what strategy is the teacher applying? a. Sorting Activities b. Cohesion Links c. Manipulatives.
61. APPLIED LINGUISTICS Non standard English differs from Standard English most importantly at the level of: a. Grammar b. Morphology c. Vocabulary.
62. APPLIED LINGUISTICS The phenomenon of Language Transfer and refers to errors produced by second/foreign language learner as a result of: a. lack of exposure to target language or appropriate language mode b. borrowing patterns from student´s mother language and using words and already known structures c. lack of reinforcement of correct language production and constructive feedback.
63. APPLIED LINGUISTICS The notion of this discipline is necessary for areas of cross-cultural communication, for correct use of language in general, because it is considered the goal of language education, and it is necessary element in efficient classroom practice. It refers to: a. Universal Grammar Theory b. Communicative Competence c. Linguistic Competence.
64. APPLIED LINGUISTICS The “universal grammar” theory implies that: a. the same set of grammar rules is shared by all human languages b. all human beings have an inner ability to use grammar rules in their native language. certain languages have very primitive grammar systems c. certain languages have very primitive grammar systems.
65. APPLIED LINGUISTICS The system of linguistic knowledge possessed by all native speakers of a concrete language and a principle for correct sentence formation and the creation of grammatical sentences is known as: a. Linguistic Competence b. Communicative Competence c. Universal Grammar Theory.
66. APPLIED LINGUISTICS Examples of incorrect use of language such as “beautifuls flowers,” How many years old do you have?”,”I see many fishes” represent: a. Non -standard language b. Linguistic Comepetence c. Language transfer.
67. METHODOLOGY AND DIDACTICS Establishing positive relationships promotes a sense of school belonging, as well as encourages students to participate cooperatively. How can teacher develop a positive teacher-student relationships? a. By focusing on efforts not only on achievements. b. Providing answers to any query students might have. c. Making sure that all the knowledge has been conveyed.
68. METHODOLOGY AND DIDACTICS Why are lessons and tasks that are designed to bring students together important? a. Because teamwork helps nurture leadership skills and also students might develop more respect for each other. b. Because students can obtain better grades when they do part of the job assigned. c. Because individual work does not always allow students to obtain good results.
69. METHODOLOGY AND DIDACTICS This role can be a great way to pay individual attention to a student. It can also allow a teacher to fit specific student needs. a. Controller b. Participant c. Tutor.
70. METHODOLOGY AND DIDACTICS What is the focus of the following activity? Students are required to recall different events explicitly stated in the text they have already read. a. Literal comprehension of the text b. Drawing inferences from the text c. Using the text for other purposes in addition to understanding.
71. METHODOLOGY AND DIDACTICS This technique is the most appropriate to the applied when students have problems at the moment of understanding high frequency vocabulary in a text. a. Ignore the word b. Replace the word in the text with a low frequency word. c. Make a glossary before the learners read the text.
72. METHODOLOGY AND DIDACTICS Select the activity that is the most appropriate for making students work on intensive reading. a. ACTIVITY 1 Based on the information that you have read about digital tools, write a cause-effect essay. b. ACTIVITY 2 Work in groups and share information about one of the books you have previously read. Once you have finished reading, prepare an oral book report for your classmates. c. ACTIVITY 3 Read the student’s introduction to an essay. Then answer the following question: • Does the writer go from broad general statements to specific statements?.
73. METHODOLOGY AND DIDACTICS The following are the steps required for a Dictoglos Activity, which is the correct order teachers have to follow to perform them? a. Preparation, listening for meaning, listening and note-taking text, text reconstruction in groups, text comparison between groups. b. Preparation, text comparison between groups, listening and note-taking, text reconstruction in groups, listening for meaning. c. Preparation, listening and note-taking, text comparison between groups, text reconstruction in groups, listening for meaning.
74. METHODOLOGY AND DIDACTICS If I wanted to have a learner deal with receiving written or verbal messages I would use techniques associated with which strand of learning? a. Meaning-focused input. b. Meaning-focused output. c. Fluency.
75. METHODOLOGY AND DIDACTICS Which of the following would be an example of supporting listening? a. Giving the students encouragement and moral support via verbal communication. b. Adding a list of words or pictures for learners to see whilst they listen. c. Listening to a specially designed radio show with native speakers talking in simplified slower speech.
76. ACADEMIC WRITING Read the following introductory paragraph and identify its thesis statement. A happy family is a beautiful dream with everybody in the world. What is a happy family? In my opinion, my family is a happy family because we usually spend a lot of time for together activities on special days such as my mother birthday or Lunar New Years. There are two activities that are special in my family on Lunar New Year’s such as cooking traditional cakes and décor my house. a. There are two activities that are special in my family on Lunar New Year’s such as cooking traditional cakes and décor my house. b. A happy family is a beautiful dream with everybody in the world. c. In my opinion, my family is a happy family because we usually spend a lot of time for together activities on special day such as my mother birthday or Lunar New Years.
77. ACADEMIC WRITING Choose option that best explains the process to write a good paraphrase. a. Avoid using the original words, and sentence structure; make it a lot shorter than the original; and keep the meaning of the original b. Use your own words, and own sentence structure; shorten the length from the original; and modify the meaning of the original. c. Use of own words, and own sentence structure; keeping almost the same length as the original; and keeping the meaning of the original.
78. ACADEMIC WRITING Read the given scrambled paragraph and choose the option that contains the right order of the paragraph from top to bottom. A. Human activities, including pollution, deforestation, hunting, and overpopulation, are devastating the natural environment. Without our help, many species will not survive long enough for our children to see them in the wild. Take the tiger, for example. Today, tigers occupy just 7 % of their historical range, and many local populations are already extinct. Hunted for their beautiful pelt and other body parts, the tiger population has plummeted from one hundred thousand in 1920 to just a few thousand. B. Many species of plants and animals are disappearing right before our eyes. If we don’t act fast, it might be too late to save them. C. Contact your local wildlife conservation society today to find out how you can stop this terrible destruction. a. A, B, C b. B, A, C c. C, A, B.
79. ACADEMIC WRITING It is said that a paragraph is ‘cohesive’ when ……. a. every supporting sentence is independent from one another b. every supporting sentence is well structured and organized in terms of sentence formation. c. every supporting sentence is very well organized.
80. ACADEMIC WRITING It is said that a paragraph meets ‘unity’ when……. its supporting a. sentences develop one and only one idea. b. its supporting sentences developed related ideas to the main topic c. its supporting sentences develop more than one idea.
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