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    1.
    Which one of the following methods is suggested for teaching grammar at primary level?
    (A)
    Deductive method
    (B)
    Textbook method
    (C)
    Inductive method
    (D)
    Translation method
    2.
    ‘Cloze’ means—
    (A)
    finishing
    (B)
    missing part
    (C)
    close
    (D)
    assessing
    3.
    The last stage of writing is—
    (A)
    controlled writing
    (B)
    guided writing
    (C)
    free writing
    (D)
    advanced writing
    4.
    The procedure of alphabetic method is—
    (A)
    letters—words—phrases—sentences
    (B)
    words—phrases—sentences—paragraph
    (C)
    letters—words—sentences—paragraph
    (D)
    letters—words—phrases—paragraph
    5.
    “You ask, what has my government done for you? I can answer in two words a lot !”

    The question put up here is—
    (A)
    rhetorical
    (B)
    stylized
    (C)
    a prompt
    (D)
    explanatory
    6.
    According to the observation in the National Curriculum Framework (NCF)–2005, English is a _____ language in India.
    (A)
    second
    (B)
    foreign
    (C)
    first
    (D)
    global
    7.
    Read the exchange :

    Teacher : Shall we go out to the garden and find out the names of those flowers near the corridor?

    Student : Yes, yes, yeah.

    Teacher : Yes, Ma’am, please.

    Here, the teacher—
    (A)
    relates language function with politeness
    (B)
    makes a polite suggestion to start reading
    (C)
    confirms the student’s request
    (D)
    offers an alternative language activity
    8.
    Which one of the following helps in learning the second language without using the printed text?
    (A)
    Natural approach
    (B)
    Language immersion
    (C)
    Grammar-translation method
    (D)
    Situational approach
    9.
    The study of meaning in a language is known as—
    (A)
    syntax
    (B)
    semantics
    (C)
    morphology
    (D)
    linguistics
    10.
    The teacher tells a story about animals. Children make animal
    noises every time they hear the name of the animal. It is -
    (A)
    total physical response
    (B)
    communicative language teaching
    (C)
    grammar translation
    (D)
    reading approach
    11.
    Any of a wide variety of exercises, activities or devices used in the language classroom for realizing lesson objectives is known as—
    (A)
    method
    (B)
    technique
    (C)
    syllabus
    (D)
    approach
    12.
    A test which is administered at the end of a language course for remedial teaching is -
    (A)
    diagnostic test
    (B)
    placement test
    (C)
    achievement test
    (D)
    memory test
    13.
    The practice of grammatical structures in a controlled manner can be done by—
    (A)
    correcting wrong sentences produced by learners
    (B)
    gap-filling grammar exercises
    (C)
    writing paragraphs and essays
    (D)
    explaining the use of particular structures
    14.
    “In the backyard, the dog barked and howled at the cat” is an example of—
    (A)
    simple sentence
    (B)
    sentence fragment
    (C)
    complex sentence
    (D)
    complex compound sentence
    15.
    Which one of the following methods of teaching cannot be used interchangeably with each other?
    (A)
    Reference method
    (B)
    Incidental method
    (C)
    Direct method
    (D)
    Correlative method
    16.
    Which one of the following statements is true?
    (A)
    All formative tasks are meant for assessment.
    (B)
    Assignments need to be given as classwork followed by homework everyday to provide variety and practice.
    (C)
    Formative assessment, to be effective, must be conducted only after teaching a lesson.
    (D)
    While all formative tasks are meant for improving teaching-learning, some are used for assessment too.
    17.
    Mother tongue influence can be effectively minimized in the classroom by—
    (A)
    using the mother tongue more often
    (B)
    giving examples from the mother tongue
    (C)
    giving a lot of exposure in the target language
    (D)
    giving inputs from the target language in a simple, graded manner
    18.
    Which one of the following sentences is a result of error arising out of translation from our language to another?
    (A)
    The teacher is giving examination.
    (B)
    The students are giving their examination.
    (C)
    My joy knew no bounds.
    (D)
    Are you going by the train?
    19.
    Who would be the implementer of education?
    (A)
    Teacher
    (B)
    Education Department
    (C)
    Student
    (D)
    Curriculum
    20.
    A listening stimulus -
    (A)
    presents input to separate groups of students who gather again to share it
    (B)
    is listening to a good commentary to review it
    (C)
    enables students to discuss a set of criteria that they prioritize to complete and present a task
    (D)
    presents an information gap activity such as giving directions
    21.
    If a language teacher has taught a topic in the class and no student asks questions in her class, then may be—
    (A)
    students are not paying attention
    (B)
    she had been an excellent teacher
    (C)
    whatever was taught was beyond the comprehension of the students
    (D)
    all the students are at a higher level of learning
    22.
    The founder of Structural Grammar was -
    (A)
    Newfield
    (B)
    Chapman
    (C)
    Chomsky
    (D)
    Fries
    23.
    Flower and Hayes regarded which one of the following skills as ‘problem-creating and solving skill’ ?
    (A)
    Listening
    (B)
    Speaking
    (C)
    Reading
    (D)
    Writing
    24.
    Find out the function word from the following.
    (A)
    And
    (B)
    Champion
    (C)
    Handsome
    (D)
    Seizing
    25.
    What do you mean by ‘review’ ?
    (A)
    Guess
    (B)
    Evaluation
    (C)
    Critical evaluation
    (D)
    Assessment
    26.
    Content words are called -
    (A)
    functors
    (B)
    grammatical words
    (C)
    lexical words
    (D)
    empty words
    27.
    Reading skill can be developed best by -
    (A)
    writing answers to questions on text
    (B)
    focusing on the use of words from context in the text
    (C)
    doing vocabulary exercises
    (D)
    doing quizzes and playing wordgames
    28.
    A language teacher firstly, asks students to introduce themselves to each other in the class. Then she asks them to introduce their friend to each other. This activity will help them to increase
    (A)
    BICS
    (B)
    CALP
    (C)
    PPPP
    (D)
    ELT
    29.
    Literature should be included in language classroom because
    (A)
    it helps learners to be budding writers.
    (B)
    it gives exposure to different grammatical forms and structures.
    (C)
    it develops moral values among the learners.
    (D)
    it exposes them to different genres, culture and social issues.
    30.
    A teacher makes her learners respond to her actions and speech only by bodily movements. What is this known as ?
    (A)
    Total Physical Response
    (B)
    Task Based Language Teaching
    (C)
    Communicative Approach
    (D)
    Play-way method
    31.
    In a language class students are memorizing the dialogues through drill and practice and the teacher is correcting their pronunciation, mistakes immediately. They are practising the dialogues in chorus. The teacher is following the
    (A)
    Direct method
    (B)
    Natural method
    (C)
    Audiolingual method
    (D)
    CLT method
    32.
    The oral errors of the students can be best corrected if the teacher
    (A)
    corrects an error directly after the student has made the error.
    (B)
    points out the error in general and lets the student try to correct himself first.
    (C)
    ignores the error as it may hamper their learning.
    (D)
    asks other students to help him as peer tutoring is must in schools.
    33.
    As a pair activity the teacher gives her learners almost the same pictures and asks them to find the difference between the two students, ask each
    other questions to discover how the two pictures are different. This can be a
    (A)
    grammar activity
    (B)
    speaking activity
    (C)
    cloze based activity
    (D)
    crosswords activity
    34.
    A student of class IV is having some problem in writing. She may have
    (A)
    dyslexia
    (B)
    dysgraphia
    (C)
    dysphasia
    (D)
    dyscalculia
    35.
    It specifies the rules which govern the arrangement of words into phrases, clauses and sentences.
    (A)
    Discourse
    (B)
    Semantics
    (C)
    Syntax
    (D)
    Cohesion
    36.
    A teacher of class VI has labelled the classroom objects such as blackboard, door, window, fan, table, chair etc. in different languages (Hindi, English, Urdu, Sanskrit etc). Here the classroom as a whole
    (A)
    is learning through grammar translation method.
    (B)
    is creating a language confusion in students.
    (C)
    is focusing on three language formula.
    (D)
    is a rich resource for promoting multilingualism.
    37.
    The assessment process not only assesses students’ learning but also assesses teacher’s teaching process. This statement is
    (A)
    fully wrong
    (B)
    fully right
    (C)
    partially right
    (D)
    baseless
    38.
    The language which is learnt from environment without any explicit teaching is
    (A)
    First language
    (B)
    Second language
    (C)
    Third language
    (D)
    School language
    39.
    A teacher is facing the problem of students’ poor spelling. She listed the probable causes for it and then decided to frame some steps to overcome it. This whole process is
    (A)
    Problem solving
    (B)
    Improving spelling
    (C)
    Action research
    (D)
    Applied research
    40.
    Reading picture book means
    (A)
    exposing learners to different styles of drawing.
    (B)
    to help learners to understand and analyse the pictures.
    (C)
    to help learners to draw neat and colourful pictures.
    (D)
    that children love pictures and it will be a fun loving class.
    41.
    Before starting a new chapter from a textbook, a teacher should at first focus on ________.
    (A)
    the background setting of story, its history etc.
    (B)
    the work profile of the poet/writer.
    (C)
    relating the story with the previous experiences of learners.
    (D)
    the grammatical structures in the chapter and difficult words.
    42.
    Teacher asks learners to read aloud in the English class. This way of reading will
    (A)
    enable learners to develop reading skill with understanding.
    (B)
    enable learners to read with correct pronunciation using the punctuation marks.
    (C)
    enable a learner to be a fast reader.
    (D)
    help the teacher to complete the syllabus within the stipulated time.
    43.
    Which one of the following activities comes under CALP ?
    (A)
    Writing book reviews
    (B)
    Making reservations
    (C)
    Answering calls
    (D)
    Making an appointment for a
    saloon
    44.
    The branch of linguistics that deals with the explanation of the relation between language and society is known as _________
    (A)
    Societal language
    (B)
    Psycholinguistics
    (C)
    Sociolinguistics
    (D)
    Anthropological linguistics
    45.
    Formative assessment helps in
    (A)
    assessing a teacher’s efficiency in teaching.
    (B)
    providing qualitative feedback to learners to improve.
    (C)
    creating an environment where learners can compete with each other.
    (D)
    engaging learners in meaningful tasks and preparing them for competitive exams.
    46.
    Communicative language teaching method in English lays stress on giving opportunities to learners to participate in a purposeful talk in the classroom as it promotes
    (A)
    the use of mother tongue freely in the classroom.
    (B)
    learners to encounter with real life situations.
    (C)
    their written expression in the classroom.
    (D)
    learners to minimize spelling and grammatical errors.
    47.
    As per Stephen Krashen, “The effective language teacher is someone who can provide input and help make it _________ in a low anxiety situation.
    (A)
    easier
    (B)
    grammatical
    (C)
    comprehensible
    (D)
    fluent
    48.
    A teacher divides the class into groups of five and asks them to discuss what they would do if they were caught in one of the following situations :

    1. Their friend falls down in the play field and is hurt…..
    2. They are trapped in a building on fire…….
    3. They are stuck up in a traffic jam…….

    This activity is based on ________
    (A)
    Grammar translation method
    (B)
    Audio lingual approach
    (C)
    Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) Approach
    (D)
    Structural Approach
    49.
    The one that cannot be further divided into smaller grammatically meaningful components is _________
    (A)
    a phoneme
    (B)
    a morpheme
    (C)
    a diphthong
    (D)
    syntax
    50.
    Alka, a student of class III often makes a mistake between /sh/ and /s/. As a language teacher your interpretation will be
    (A)
    Alka is a careless student.
    (B)
    It’s due to influence of her dialect
    or language.
    (C)
    Alka’s pronunciation is not clear hence you will give her more practice.
    (D)
    As a teacher you will ignore such
    silly mistakes.
    51.
    A language teacher asks students to make a butterfly with paper by following her instructions. This activity will help the students to develop _________.
    (A)
    paper making skill
    (B)
    listening comprehension
    (C)
    paper folding skill
    (D)
    reading comprehension
    52.
    A language teacher asks students to collect flowers to make a flower scrap book. She also asks them to write the name of each flower in their language and in English. This activity will help her to promote _________.
    (A)
    a love for nature
    (B)
    integration of subjects
    (C)
    multilingualism
    (D)
    language across the curriculum
    53.
    In which of the following the role of the learner is that of an independent learner ?
    (A)
    Teaching Aid
    (B)
    Building as a Learning Aid
    (C)
    Teaching learning materials
    (D)
    Integrated materials
    54.
    Creating a reading corner in the classroom helps -
    (A)
    children to learn and revise their syllabus thoroughly.
    (B)
    to provide opportunities to children to select books independently as per their interest.
    (C)
    the children but burdens the teacher to maintain a register and keep record of their work.
    (D)
    to share the responsibility of the librarian as the books are issued by the teacher.
    55.
    Small kids at their initial stage love to move pen and pencil in to and fro or up and down position. This way of writing is _________
    (A)
    drawing
    (B)
    scribbling
    (C)
    invented writing
    (D)
    zig-zag writing
    56.
    In a language classroom a teacher is asking students to interact in groups and then share their personal response to the poem with each other.
    This task promotes social interaction as advocated by -
    (A)
    Chomsky
    (B)
    Piaget
    (C)
    Skinner
    (D)
    Lev Vygotsky
    57.
    In a language classroom you have asked students to write down the directions for reaching your home from school. When students have written down the directions, they will then present their directions in pairs to each other. This activity will help to increase
    (A)
    their CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency).
    (B)
    their Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills (BICS).
    (C)
    their directional sense which a student often confuses.
    (D)
    the integration of language with science.
    58.
    In the multilingual classroom learners can interact _____.
    (A)
    in the medium of instruction followed by the school.
    (B)
    in their own language and can be a mix of words from more than one language.
    (C)
    only in the language prescribed in three-language formula.
    (D)
    in the language with which the teacher is familiar
    59.
    Diagnostic tests are administered to -
    (A)
    find out deficiencies of the students with a view to planning remedies
    (B)
    assess the suitability of a candidate for a specific
    programme.
    (C)
    test the language proficiency of students for providing them jobs.
    (D)
    judge the students’ capabilities.
    60.
    Structural approach gives more
    importance to -
    (A)
    speech and reading
    (B)
    reading only
    (C)
    speech only
    (D)
    reading and writing
    61.
    Which among the following does not come under meaning based activities ?
    (A)
    Interacting with the text.
    (B)
    Using previous knowledge.
    (C)
    Reading the text and then
    narrating the same to peers
    (D)
    Reading out every word aloud and translating it.
    62.
    ____________ comprehension is the skill of reading a piece of text closely or intensely for the purpose of extracting specific information from the text.
    (A)
    Inferential
    (B)
    Global
    (C)
    Local
    (D)
    Transactional
    63.
    It is a type of writing in which the teacher provides the situation and helps the class to prepare it. The
    teacher continuously provides feedback, direction and expansion of ideas to the learners.
    (A)
    Controlled writing
    (B)
    Guided writing
    (C)
    Free writing
    (D)
    Product writing
    64.
    A teacher asked the students of class V to read the text thoroughly. Then she asked them to answer the
    questions with reference to the context (RTC). In this process she is encouraging students for -
    (A)
    skimming
    (B)
    scanning
    (C)
    intensive reading
    (D)
    extensive reading
    65.
    The term ‘Comprehensible input’ is associated with -
    (A)
    Lev Vygotsky
    (B)
    Stephen Krashan
    (C)
    Noam Chomsky
    (D)
    James Asher
    66.
    Which one of the following is not a sub skill of reading ?
    (A)
    Connecting
    (B)
    Predicting
    (C)
    Synthesizing
    (D)
    Transcripting
    67.
    Which one of the following is least important in enhancing speaking skill of children ?
    (A)
    Listening patiently to children’s talk.
    (B)
    Giving them an opportunity to express their feelings and ideas.
    (C)
    Asking closed ended questions.
    (D)
    Organizing discussions on a given topic.
    68.
    At primary level literature is helpful in developing language of learners as :
    (A)
    it encourages the learners to complete the worksheets based on it.
    (B)
    it is an authentic material covering various genres.
    (C)
    it develops teachers’ interpretative, creative and critical abilities.
    (D)
    it is a good basis for the only expansion of vocabulary.
    69.
    A teacher prepares a worksheet and removes every seventh word from the text. Then she asks the learners to read the text after that they were asked to complete the worksheet with missing word. The task given on the worksheet is a -
    (A)
    speaking task
    (B)
    writing task
    (C)
    cloze test
    (D)
    open test
    70.
    ‘Language is arbitrary’ means that -
    (A)
    something is determined by judgement and for a specific reason.
    (B)
    it is based on a valid reason and not on chance.
    (C)
    there is a strong relation between the words of a language and their meaning.
    (D)
    there is no inherent relation between the words of a language and their meaning.
    71.
    The teacher observed that Pravin could not write a paragraph on her own even after brainstorming the
    topic. However, she was able to write it under adult or peer guidance. This guidance is called -
    (A)
    Team teaching
    (B)
    Counselling
    (C)
    Scaffolding
    (D)
    Socialization
    72.
    The purpose of textual exercise is not to
    (A)
    develop creativity among learners.
    (B)
    provide opportunity to express themselves.
    (C)
    memorise the answers to the questions.
    (D)
    give exposure to language learning.
    73.
    A teacher wants to create a languagerich environment in her class. She should :
    (A)
    establish a language lab in her class.
    (B)
    motivate parents to buy language games and activities.
    (C)
    provide an opportunity where the language is seen, noticed and used by children.
    (D)
    ask students to use only English while communicating in the class with peers.
    74.
    Literature for children is considered as a/an _____ reading.
    (A)
    additional burden on
    (B)
    authentic source of
    (C)
    hindrance material for
    (D)
    inspirational source of
    75.
    Which one of the following is not a form of literature for children ?
    (A)
    Picture books
    (B)
    Thesaurus
    (C)
    Myths and legends
    (D)
    Tales of heroes of history
    76.
    Which one of the following statements is not correct about Print Rich Environment ?
    (A)
    It consists of context-based relevant material for children such as pictures, rhymes, stories etc.
    (B)
    Once the material is pasted on walls, it should not be removed for the whole session.
    (C)
    Pictures / posters give children an opportunity to talk about things, persons and happenings.
    (D)
    Encourage children to create their own poems, posters, stories etc. and display them in the class.
    77.
    A teacher gives a task of dialogue completion to class V students. The role of this task in language learning will be -
    (A)
    teaching of structures
    (B)
    the separation of spoken and written forms of language.
    (C)
    to facilitate conversation by giving specific language practice using formulaic expressions.
    (D)
    to provide frequent feedback only on grammatical errors.
    78.
    Using ‘realia’ in the language class means bringing
    (A)
    real life situations to communicate.
    (B)
    real objects as teaching aids.
    (C)
    realistic objectives and targets for the learners.
    (D)
    real level of child’s learning to the knowledge of parents.
    79.
    The multilingual nature of the Indian class-room must be used as a resource so that 
    (A)
    every child feels secure and accepted.
    (B)
    every child learns at the same pace.
    (C)
    children can learn many languages.
    (D)
    the teacher develops language proficiency.
    80.
    An English textbook for class I starts with pictures, poems and stories and ends with alphabets in the end. Which approach does this kind of arrangement reflect in language pedagogy ?
    (A)
    Eclectic approach
    (B)
    Bottom-up approach
    (C)
    Top down approach
    (D)
    Language across curriculum approach
    81.
    While checking the notebooks the teacher observed that a child has repeatedly made some errors in
    writing such as reverse image as b – d, m – w. The child is showing the signs of
    (A)
    learning preference
    (B)
    learning style
    (C)
    learning disability
    (D)
    learning differences
    82.
    A teacher is telling a story with actions and gestures to class III students. After this she asked them to
    draw pictures on the story in groups. Why do you think she asked them to draw pictures on the story ?
    (A)
    She wanted to assess their colouring and drawing skills.
    (B)
    She had completed her lesson as per her lesson plan so, she engaged them in drawing.
    (C)
    She wanted to assess their comprehension of the story.
    (D)
    She wanted to see the participation of children while drawing.
    83.
    Active vocabulary consists of words which are 
    (A)
    used occasionally
    (B)
    difficult to pronounce
    (C)
    used frequently
    (D)
    phonological and lexical
    84.
    The major aim of teaching poetry is
    (A)
    vocabulary development.
    (B)
    enjoyment and appreciation
    (C)
    development of grammar
    (D)
    making learners to became poets
    85.
    Morpheme is the
    (A)
    smallest unit of a word.
    (B)
    smallest unit of meaning that cannot be broken up
    (C)
    unit of a word that can be broken up into new meaning.
    (D)
    smallest unit of a phrase
    86.
    A teacher of class II uses learner’s knowledge and language to build a bridge between his mother tongue and English language teaching. Here learner’s language is used in teaching English as a
    (A)
    hindrance
    (B)
    translation
    (C)
    resource
    (D)
    pattern
    87.
    BICS stands for
    (A)
    Bilingual Integrated Content and Syllabus
    (B)
    Bilingual Interdependent Course and Syllabus
    (C)
    Basic Interrelated Communication Strategies
    (D)
    Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills
    88.
    Iconic mode of learning is based on the system of using -
    (A)
    a variety of activities
    (B)
    symbols
    (C)
    images and diagrams
    (D)
    different types of graph
    89.
    While reading for comprehension, we understand that some pairs are examples of homograph. Which one of the following is a homograph?
    (A)
    warm/tepid [being neither too hot nor too cold]
    (B)
    lead [metal]/lead [give direction]
    (C)
    lead [give direction]/dead [mortal]
    (D)
    mail [post]/male [gender]
    90.
    A ‘sight word’ is a vocabulary item—
    (A)
    that needs proper visual understanding of the context
    (B)
    that is to be learnt by heart
    (C)
    that the reader recognizes and finds meaningful on sight without a complicated analysis
    (D)
    that helps in judging the effectiveness of the author’s style