Writing Skills Quiz

What is NOT a way to make mechanical writing practice more meaningful?

• Writing words in the correct order

• Delayed copying

• Copying sentences from the board

• Match words with pictures

What should teachers do to correct a written work by an elementary student?

• Cross the mistakes and write the correct answers.

• Underline the whole phrases containing the mistakes, then write the error symbols.

• Only underline the phrases containing the mistakes

• Only write the error symbols

To be able to write, what do we DON'T need?

• A message

• A message receiver

• A comprehensible pronunciation

• The ability to join letters, words and sentences to communicate a message

What should a teacher do in teaching writing?

• Teach writing after the other 3 skills have been mastered

• Introduce consonants first

• Only teach printing letter style

• Teach letters with similar shapes together.

Which is NOT a meaningful writing activity?

• Re-ordering words

• Dictation

• Gap-filling

• Correcting the facts

What is the basic procedure for correcting simple written work in class?

• The teacher corrects all the work themselves

• Students correct their own work without any guidance

• The teacher writes the correct answers on the board and students correct their own work

• The teacher collects all the work and corrects it at home

What is the main purpose of pre-writing activities?

• To teach grammar

• To check listening comprehension

• To generate ideas and plan the writing

• To correct mistakes in writing

Which of the following is NOT a common sub-skill of writing that is taught at the primary level?

• Forming letters and words

• Writing short texts of a few words or sentences

• Copying models

• Writing longer texts such as letters or compositions

Which of the following is an example of a controlled writing activity?

• Writing a story

• Writing a letter to a friend

• Gap-filling

• Writing a poem

Which of the following is a common writing activity for secondary level learners?

• Copying models

• Writing short texts of a few words or sentences

• Writing research papers

• Writing letters to pen pals