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Key Aspects of Teaching Young Learners

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I often use action rhymes with my class because _____ help the children to associate words with meanings.

a)

the words that rhyme

b)

the movements

c)

the tunes

2.

I find computer games where children put sentences in the right order to make a story can be useful because children get ______.

a)

immediate feedback on their answers

b)

the chance to invent interesting stories

c)

plenty of listening practice

3.

Making origami animals in class is particularly useful for practicing _____

a)

the words for different animals

b)

listening for gist

c)

following instructions

4.

Wordsearch puzzles can be a useful way of _____.

a)

practicing reading comprehension

b)

improving learners' word stress

c)

reviewing a lexical set

5.

I like making a video of my classes acting out little stories because they ______.

a)

realize their pronunciation is not very good

b)

want to practice until they can do it really well

c)

can see whose acting skills are particularly good

6.

I find that flashcards are particularly useful for illustrating ____.

a)

concrete vocabulary items

b)

lexical chunks

c)

words that are hard to translate

7.

Brainstorming vocabulary before a task

a)

makes use of children's own experience and memories of the topic.

b)

helps children deduce meaning from context.

c)

creates an information-gap activity.

8.

Role-play can provide children with the opportunity to

a)

practice writing skills

b)

do jigsaw listening

c)

consolidate language chunks

9.

Setting activities aim to

a)

create a competitive classroom atmosphere.

b)

calm and focus children after a period of activity.

c)

provide group practice of target language

10.

Visualization activities involve children in

a)

using mind maps to record vocabulary.

b)

closing their eyes and listening to the teacher.

c)

looking at pictures in groups.

11.

Total Physical Response activities involve mainly

a)

children's writing skills.

b)

children's reading skills.

c)

children's listening skills

12.

Problem-solving activities consolidate children's language learning by

a)

activating their cognitive skills.

b)

presenting new language.

c)

highlighting the importance of accurate pronunciation.