A sample test summary test for Teaching English

What is the first step before starting a lesson?

• Checking students’ readiness

• Greeting

• Taking registers

• Brainstorming

During the revision step at the beginning of a lesson, what is the first activity?

• Students work in groups and exchange ideas

• Students reflect on the previous lesson

• Give think-time and let students remember the previous lesson content

• Predicting the content of the topic

What activity is included in the practice phase of running a lesson?

• Students produce their own ideas

• Students do speaking activities in different groups

• Students summarize the main points of the lesson

• Students write what they expect to learn

According to Brown (2007), which of the following is NOT a principle for teaching speaking skills?

• Focus on both fluency and accuracy

• Provide intrinsically motivating techniques

• Encourage the parroting of authentic language

• Emphasize written communication over oral communication

Why is teaching speaking important according to Brown (1994)?

• It combines several language skills

• It focuses solely on grammar

• It is less important than writing skills

• It does not require listening skills

Which of the following is a basic feature of teaching speaking to EFL learners?

• Use language with many unnatural pauses

• Select inappropriate words and sentences

• Organize thoughts in a meaningful and logical sequence

• Avoid using word and sentence stress

What is the major goal of teaching speaking skills?

• To focus on written communication

• To achieve communicative efficiency

• To avoid speaking in real-life situations

• To emphasize grammar over communication

Why has teaching listening been neglected?

• It is easy to assess listening comprehension.

• Teachers believe listening activities take up little time.

• Listening is viewed as a passive skill.

• There is always perceptible improvement after listening practice.

Which activity is part of the pre-listening stage?

• Completing comprehension questions.

• Summarizing the text.

• Brainstorming background information.

• Role play/simulation.

What is an activity in the while-listening stage?

• Brainstorming background information.

• Creating mind images of the text message.

• Summarizing the text.

• Establishing the mood/attitude/behavior of the speaker.