Testing for Language Teachers - Ch1 Teaching and Testing

"Two Zero Two Four" is given as the following number choice.

• 2024

• 0044

• 0024

• 2044

As also shown in the picture, what is "a tool used for making round holes or driving fasteners" called?

• screw driver

• hedge trimmer

• electric drill

• adjustable wrench

What are the stakeholders involved in language testing according to the text?

• Test-takers, teachers, parents, administrators

• Children, farmers, pilots, chefs

• Students, doctors, engineers, lawyers

• Scientists, athletes, artists, politicians

What is the term used to describe the impact of testing on teaching and learning?

• Underwash

• Backwash

• Frontwash

• Sidewash

Which statement is correct about "backwash"?

• Any kind of impact of testing on teaching is called backwash.

• Backwash is neither harmful nor beneficial.

• Backwash is always beneficial.

• Backwash is always harmful.

Which statement correctly defines the relationship between teaching and testing.

• One is inferior to the other.

• One is superior to the other.

• One is not related to the other.

• One is a partner to the other.

What are high-stakes tests and why do they require greater responsibility?

• Tests with significant impact on test-takers' lives

• Tests with high difficulty levels, requiring more preparation

• Tests with no impact on society

• Tests with low impact on test-takers' lives

What is the main responsibility of a language tester according to the text?

• To make the impact of tests as negative as possible

• To avoid writing tests altogether

• To write tests which give accurate measures of the test-takers' ability

• To write tests with difficult questions

What are the two main sources of inaccuracy in language tests according to the text?

• Test-takers' abilities and test writers' skills

• Test content and test techniques, lack of reliability

• Lack of reliability and lack of impact

• Lack of preparation and lack of resources

What are the two common problems with the way tests are used for employment, citizenship, immigration, and asylum purposes according to the text?

• Appropriate tests and high awareness of test scores' precision

• Accurate tests and lack of awareness of test scores' precision

• Inappropriate tests and lack of awareness of test scores' precision

• Inaccurate tests and high awareness of test scores' precision