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Teaching and Assessment of Grammar_Long Test 2025-2026

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 32mins

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Class
Date
1.

In a professional development workshop, the speaker explains that Michael Halliday views language as a tool for making meaning in social contexts. This perspective is central to which approach?

a)

Structural grammar

b)

Functional grammar

c)

Transformational grammar

d)

Prescriptive grammar

2.

A student of historical linguistics learns that certain full verbs, over centuries, have evolved into auxiliary verbs. What is this process called?

a)

Grammaticalization

b)

Nominalization

c)

Subordination

d)

Lexical expansion

3.

In an advanced grammar lesson, the teacher says that the modal “must” has lost some of its original meaning related to personal willpower and is now mainly used for expressing obligation. This is an example of:

a)

Decategorialization

b)

Semantic bleaching

c)

Morphological reduction

d)

Obligatorification

4.

When a student pronounces “want to” as “wanna,” this is an example of:

a)

Phonetic erosion

b)

Morphological expansion

c)

Semantic shift

d)

Reduplication

5.

A teacher pauses during a speaking activity to point out a repeated subject-verb agreement error. The primary purpose of this intervention is:

a)

To improve learner accuracy

b)

To embarrass the learner

c)

To prevent all errors permanently

d)

To measure class participation

6.

A student says “She can sings well” but immediately changes it to “She can sing well” without any teacher help. This is an example of:

a)

Peer correction

b)

Teacher correction

c)

Self-correction

d)

Systematic fossilization

7.

When learners’ speech reflects a blend of features from their first language and the target language, Selinker refers to this transitional linguistic system as:

a)

Interlanguage

b)

Code-switching

c)

Borrowing

d)

Language shift

8.

A child says “mouses” instead of “mice” because they applied the plural -s rule to an irregular noun. This is:

a)

Overgeneralization

b)

Code-mixing

c)

Interference

d)

Lexical borrowing

9.

A student says “He give me a pen” and the teacher can still understand the message. This error is:

a)

Global error affecting comprehension

b)

Local error with minor impact on understanding

c)

Phonological interference

d)

Fossilized structure

10.

When a teacher refrains from giving the correct answer immediately and encourages the learner to think and correct themselves, this is:

a)

Encouraging self-correction

b)

Ignoring the error

c)

Teacher-centered correction

d)

Recasting

11.

A student says, “Close the light,” due to direct translation from their first language. This is:

a)

L1 interference

b)

L2 influence

c)

Morphological overgeneralization

d)

Free variation

12.

A teacher must decide whether to correct minor vocabulary slips during a fluency exercise without disrupting communication. This is an example of:

a)

Timing and focus in error correction

b)

Teacher evaluation bias

c)

Over-reliance on grammar drills

d)

Exclusive attention to pronunciation

13.

A student uses “less books” instead of “fewer books” due to conflicting quantity rules in English. This is:

a)

Cross-linguistic transfer

b)

Intralingual error

c)

Fossilization

d)

Code-switching

14.

A teacher’s feedback highlights both correct usage and areas for improvement. This feedback focuses on:

a)

Form only

b)

Balanced evaluation

c)

Error avoidance

d)

Teacher-led correction

15.

Students consistently misuse a rule because it was taught incorrectly at the start of the course. This is an example of:

a)

Error from mislearning

b)

Fossilized error

c)

Phonological slip

d)

Random performance error

16.

In a substitution drill, the teacher asks students to replace certain words in a sentence while keeping the grammatical structure correct. The main aim is:

a)

Controlled practice

b)

Free expression

c)

Fluency building

d)

Vocabulary guessing

17.

A teacher repeats a student’s incorrect sentence with rising intonation to prompt the learner to think about the mistake. This is:

a)

Elicitation technique

b)

Explicit correction

c)

Peer review

d)

Clarification request

18.

A student finds a spelling error in their own essay during proofreading and corrects it before submission. This is:

a)

Peer correction

b)

Teacher correction

c)

Self-correction

d)

Collaborative editing

19.

A correction aimed at introducing a new form, such as the passive voice, is meant to:

a)

Support language development

b)

Punish the learner

c)

Avoid all mistakes

d)

Improve only pronunciation

20.

While students are practicing role-plays, the teacher notes down common mistakes and discusses them after the activity. This is:

a)

Delayed correction

b)

On-the-spot correction

c)

Ignoring the error

d)

Error fossilization

21.

A student helps a classmate use the correct verb tense during a group discussion. This shows:

a)

Peer-assisted learning

b)

Teacher-centered instruction

c)

L1 interference

d)

Grammar avoidance

22.

When a teacher discusses errors after a listening activity rather than during it, this is:

a)

Immediate correction

b)

Post-activity feedback

c)

Indirect evaluation

d)

Summative assessment

23.

Students’ casual conversation uses simpler grammar and vocabulary than formal essays. This is:

a)

Informal spoken grammar

b)

Written discourse

c)

Academic register

d)

Complex syntax

24.

A learner says “um” or “you know” before continuing their speech. These are examples of:

a)

Fillers

b)

Conjunctions

c)

Modifiers

d)

Determiners

25.

The teacher explains that written grammar is more standardized and carefully constructed than spoken grammar. This means:

a)

Spoken grammar is spontaneous

b)

Written grammar is unplanned

c)

Written grammar is less organized

d)

Spoken grammar is always more formal

26.

A midterm exam designed to see learners’ progress so far is an example of:

a)

Summative assessment

b)

Formative assessment

c)

Peer evaluation

d)

Informal observation

27.

A group presentation where students must use newly learned sentence structures is an example of:

a)

Performance-based assessment

b)

Multiple-choice test

c)

Dictation exercise

d)

Grammar quiz

28.

Writing a cover letter for a scholarship application as a class task is an example of:

a)

Authentic assessment

b)

Structural grammar drill

c)

Written accuracy test

d)

Timed reading

29.

A teacher points out that research articles often use passive voice more frequently than spoken discussions. This is a feature of:

a)

Informal language

b)

Academic writing

c)

Conversational grammar

d)

Idiomatic usage

30.

Correcting a pronunciation error right after hearing it is:

a)

Immediate correction

b)

Delayed feedback

c)

Self-correction

d)

Peer review

31.

He don’t like pizza.

a)

Right

b)

Wrong

32.

The children are playing outside.

a)

Right

b)

Wrong

33.

She is senior than her brother.

a)

Right

b)

Wrong

34.

Despite of the rain, we went jogging.

a)

Right

b)

Wrong

35.

My father is a doctor, isn’t he?

a)

Right

b)

Wrong

36.

Each of the boys have a ticket.

a)

Right

b)

Wrong

37.

I prefer tea than coffee.

a)

Right

b)

Wrong

38.

There’s five books on the table.

a)

Right

b)

Wrong

39.

Whom is coming to the party?

a)

Right

b)

Wrong

40.

The students has finished their work.

a)

Right

b)

Wrong

41.

I (a)   (live) in Manila since 2010.

42.

She has already (a)   (finish) her homework.

43.

We (a)   never tried Japanese food before.

44.

It was she (a)   I saw yesterday.

45.

I hate the way the dog (a)   tail.

46.

Do you think error correction should always be immediate? Explain with reasons.

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47.

How should teachers decide which errors to correct during activities focused on fluency?

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48.

What are the common fossilized Englsih grammar errors?

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