9 Writing Training - Teachers’ License by Yousef Alshorbaji

1- If student's written work contains errors in multiple grammatical areas, it is best to :

• A) give the student a different and easier task to write.

• B) mark all the mistakes and ask the student to correct them

• C) ask the student to write the task again and be more careful

• D) mark one grammatical area and ask the student to make corrections

2- Writing seem to be the hardest skill even to the native speakers of a language because it involves:

• A)- considering the graphic representations of speech and development and presentations of thoughts

  in a structured way

• B)- using the register or language variety that is appropriate to the situation.

• C)- recognizing acoustic attributes of prosody.

• D)- guessing word meaning from context

3- A persuasive/argumentative essay makes a claim or takes a position and backs it up with:

• A)- statistics, facts, or expert opinions

• B)- stating arguments in a sequence of events

• C)- similarities and differences between two topics

• D)- explaining the what, why, how, when, and where of a topic

4- In primary school, EFL children progress from writing isolated words and phrases to short paragraphs . It is necessary for a teacher to:

• A)- not comment on very error to avoid discouraging the student

• B)- highlight every error so they improve and know their mistakes

• C)- give them mandatory dictation in every class

• D)- allow as much group work as possible

5- One of the very first stages of writing is:

• A) summarizing

• B) brainstorming

• C) drafting

• D) editing

6- When students are asked to .........The text, it is helpful to provide them with a list of most common writing errors in English.                         

• A) scan and skim

• B) revise and rewrite

• C) brainstorm and mind map

• D) summarize and paraphrase

7- For secondary school students, a less stressful alternative to traditional essay writing is to have:

 

• A) them keep a portfolio of article clippings

• B) a composition quiz frequently

• C) only one essay per term

• D) them keep a journal

8- When students are asked to hand in a report on an assigned newspaper article they practice several language skills. This skills include.....

• A) speaking, reading, and writing

• B ) listening, speaking, and writing

• C ) reading, summarizing, and writing

• D ) summarizing, speaking, and writing

9- (Composing a concise statement on the main idea of a passage is a reading strategy referred to as:

• A) analyzing

• B) evaluating

• C) structuring

• D) Summarizing

10- (Writing that conveys a story and often read for pleasure is recognized as ….........writing

• A) narrative

• B) expository

• C) persuasive

• D) descriptive