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WorksheetsGrammar Teaching Methods Quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following techniques doesn't belong to whole language teaching?
explanation of the rule
interesting story
recorded authentic listening segment
demonstration of a real-life situation
conversation
Analyzing structures and applying rules are common practices of
grammar-translation approach
communicative approach
silent way
whole language approach
contextualized teaching
The main difficulty in learning a foreign language is:
switching off from the L1 structure to L2 structure
learning the necessary number of lexical units
remembering all the details of grammar
mastering pronunciation
learning the subjunctive mood and modal verbs
The main steps in teaching grammar can be represented by the following three letters:
p p p
p p c
a b c
d p p
t p p
Which of the teaching steps comes first in using Conversation to elicit grammar rules?
look at the Conversation
elicit language from the Conversation
elicit the rule
write the rule on the board
set the scene
Which of the teaching steps comes first in using Grammar Focus to elicit grammar rules?
look at the Grammar Focus box
write the rule on the board
check comprehension
elicit the rule
draw attention to the word in the box
Which comes last in grammar practice from accuracy to fluency?
free discourse
controlled drills
meaningful drills
awareness
free sentence composition
What was 'turned up' to grammar in the grammar-translation method?
vocabulary
pronunciation
phonetics
translation
intonation
In grammar-translation method exercises were limited to:
translation
writing
listening
testing
pronunciation
According to the grammar-translation method the best way to say a sentence in a foreign language is to start from:
sentence in the mother tongue
substitution table
selected word-group
rule in correct articulation
filmstrip
What is considered to be universal according to the grammar-translation method?
syntax
sounds
morphemes
words
intonation
What is considered to be peculiar according to the grammar-translation method?
sounds
sentences
parts of speech
syntax
intonation
What is to be learned as exceptions according to the grammar-translation method?
patterns of a foreign language
a system of skills
syntactical structures
graphic forms
a system of habits
What is the essential teaching aid according to the grammar-translation method?
textbook
visuals
teacher
learner
schedule
What are the primary objectives according to the grammar-translation method?
mastery of reading and writing
knowledge of foreign morphemes
insistence on grammatical analysis
mastery of speaking and listening
knowledge of vocabulary
In the grammar-translation method what was grammar identified with?
logic
skills
translation
means of communication
competence
What is the main purpose of teaching a foreign language according to the direct method?
practical mastery of the language
knowledge of foreign morphemes
insistence on grammatical analysis
the use of translation
knowledge of vocabulary
Which of the features given does not characterize the direct method?
the deductive approach to teaching grammar
developing speaking skills
restricted application of translation
great care in teaching pronunciation
topical arrangement of linguistic material
What is the only scientific principle applied to the selection of study material in the direct method?
topical
grammatical
phonetic
real-life
conventional
Providing the learners with a wide choice of model sentences is a characteristic feature of:
Palmer's method
West's method
Fries' method
Sweet's method
Walter's method
Which of the given items is not one of the 'five evils' to which, according to Palmer, learners are subject?
restricted use prepositions
literal translation from the mother tongue
artificial separation of words
non-recognition of group-words
preference for strong forms
Which of the following is not one of the learning process stages according to Palmer?
imitative work
receptive work
receptive-imitative work
conventional conversation
normal conversation
Who does the following quotation belong to: 'Learning a language has a beginning, but no end'?
Palmer
West
Fries
Sweet
Walter
Which of the sub-stages does not belong to Palmer's receptive work?
repetition exercises
subconscious comprehension
conscious comprehension
exercises in fulfillment of instructions
'yes' and 'no' work
In teaching a foreign language what does West propose to begin with?
reading
phonetics
writing
speaking
listening
According to West, which aspect of a language is the easiest one?
reading
phonetics
writing
speaking
listening
Which way of presenting new grammar material is used in the direct method?
inductive
whole-language
explicit
deductive
holistic
Which system is considered a secondary derivative one according to the audio-lingual method?
writing
speaking
phonetics
grammar
listening
What teaching aid is supposed to be the main one according to the audio-lingual method?
tape-recorded speech
textbook
objects
teacher's gestures
dictionary
What name did Fries give his approach?
oral
inductive
deductive
the whole-language
the pattern-practice
Which theory states that learning is a mechanical process of habit formation and proceeds by means of the frequent reinforcement of a stimulus-response sequence.
behaviorism
mentalism
cognitivism
conservatism
habitualism
What process should be rule-governed according to Chomsky?
thinking
listening
writing
speaking
habit-formation
Which theory states that we learn by thinking about and trying to make sense of what we see, feel, and hear.
cognitivism
behaviorism
mentalism
conservatism
habitualism
Which theory of language teaching considers the similarities and differences in the stylistic uses of items in the first and second language and in form-function relationships.
communicative language teaching
cognitive language teaching
behaviorist language teaching
mentalist language teaching
habit-formation language teaching
The use of activities, in which learners work on the same task, but each learner has different information needed to complete the task is a feature of:
communicative language teaching
comprehensive language teaching
cognitive code theory
audio-lingual language teaching
silent way
Repetitive drill is a characteristic feature of:
behaviorist theory
mentalist theory
cognitive-code theory
Universal hypothesis theory
holistic theory
What is not implied under cognitive processes?
repetitive drill
recognition of form
perception of meaning
relations of universals and particulars
generalization
In formal cooperative learning teachers do not do one of the following:
make final decisions
specify the objectives for the lesson
assess students' learning
explain the task
monitor students' learning
Who makes decisions on the size of groups, the roles the students will be assigned, the materials needed in formal cooperative learning?
teacher
students
parents
school principal
school board
Students work together to achieve shared learning goals and to complete jointly specific tasks and assignments in:
cooperative learning
skills-centered learning
learning-centered learning
Soviet methodology learning
cognitive-code learning
Long-term, heterogeneous cooperative learning groups with stable membership are:
cooperative base groups
cooperative social groups
cooperative time groups
cooperative unit groups
cooperative project groups
Cooperative learning is a good solution of problems that arise in:
heterogeneous classes
homogeneous classes
pre-elementary classes
post-graduate classes
experimental classes
What approach appeared because of the lack of subject texts in the mother tongue?
skills-centered approach
learning-centered approach
task-based approach
habit-formation approach
success and its reward approach
The emphasis on enabling the learners to achieve what they can within the given constrains is laid in:
process-oriented approach
learning-centered approach
task-based approach
success and its reward approach
habit-formation approach
What precedes learning according to learning-centered methodology?
comprehension
practical mastery
theoretical background
philosophical views
visualization
Which of the factors is important in learning-centered methodology?
language processing activity
psycho-motor activity
muscles activity
physical activity
mental activity
Who makes decisions during the process of developing and using a network of knowledge according to learning-centered methodology?
learners
parents
teacher
school principal
school board
What kind of knowledge should be actively exploited in learning-centered methodology?
knowledge of communication
knowledge of the first language
knowledge of the proficiency level
knowledge of the Universal Grammar
knowledge of the outer world
According to learning-centered methodology the teachers do not develop positive emotions by:
giving sufficient home task
using pair and group work
valuing attitude, aptitude, and ability
giving students time to think
putting less emphasis on the product
According to learning-centered methodology who creates an internal system of L2?
learner
teacher
peer group
program advisor
class mate
