Identify the figure of speech used in the first line.
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Which one of the following statements is NOT correct with respect to the given sentence? Sentence : Rhymes, songs and chants are ways for children to :
Enhance expression and the rhythm of sentences.
Extend vocabulary.
Memorized words and sentence structure.
Practice pronunciation.
Which of the following is NOT considered a major domain of learning?
Socio-cultural
Affective
Psychomotor
Cognitive
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Monitor Hypothesis given by Stephen Krashen?
What is ‘acquired’ helps in monitoring what is ‘learnt’.
The learner can only monitor if s/he has enough time and enough knowledge of the rules.
It is used in the context of second language acquisition.
It is based on the relationship between acquisition and learning.
Mother tongue based multilingualism advocates that ______.
all children begin their schooling in their mother tongue or home language
all children begin their schooling in English medium and in home language
all children study Hindi as their first language
all children begin their schooling in the language of the State
A child does not write a paragraph on her own even after brainstorming the topic. However, she is able to write it under adult or peer guidance. This guidance is called ______.
Scaffolding
Team teaching
Peer teaching
Peer counseling
Language acquisition occurs only when the ______.
child has exposure to the language
child is taught the rules of grammar
child is given practice in translation
child is given opportunity to read
When we say ‘Language is arbitrary’, we mean to say that :
there is no inherent relation between the words of a language and their meaning.
Language follows prefixed principles.
there is an inherent relation between the words of a language and their meaning.
the relation between words and their meaning is based on a valid reason and not on chance.
The statement that describe the knowledge, skills and attitudes that students should acquire by the end of a particular class or course come under ______.
learning outcomes
foundational literacy outcomes
teaching outcomes
numeracy outcomes
When language is learnt naturally and without any systematic practice, it is called:
Acquisition
Learning
Erudition
Acceptance
Children learn a language most effectively when they have ______.
motivation
a proficient language teacher
a good textbook
inhibition
You were born and brought up in a village where everybody spoke Hindi and you too began us this language without going to any school. Later when you went to school you studied English, Sanskrit, Hindi and Urdu. Now, you speak English very fluently. Now which is your first language?
Hindi
Sanskrit
English
Urdu
If children hear two languages spoken around them, this exposure will :
put the children at an advantage.
put the children at a disadvantage.
not make any difference to the children.
confuse the children, hindering understanding.
Children’s cognitive development and language :
is closely related to the culture and the community in which children live.
is related to the principle of linking stimulus-response and a process of imitation.
is that an individual is born with a tool to master the language.
development bear no relationship.
One of the best way to learn a second language is :
by constant contact with native speakers in their own society.
being in a classroom where you can focus on the grammar and receive help from a teacher.
by repeating and practicing the dialogues as done in the audio-lingual method.
by joining a speaking course for the target language.
“Language learning is an intensive process that begins at birth and continues throughout life.” Do you agree or disagree with the above statement?
I disagree with this statement.
I agree with this statement.
I partially agree with the statement.
I partially disagree with the statement.
Children in the foundational stage are more engaged in learning when :
They use multiple senses and actively use their hands.
They sing rhymes after the teacher.
They trace or write letters repeatedly in their notebooks.
They focus only on developing fine motor skills.
The concept of LAD is directly associated with
Chomsky
Skinner
Piaget
Vygotsky
When around 2 months, babies begin to make vowel-like noises, it is called
Cooing
Babbling
Crying
Talking
A contrast between performance and competence was established by
Noam Chomsky
Ferdinand de Saussure
Edward Sapir
Leonard Bloomfield
Which of the following is the Government of India’s flagship programme to promote Indian languages and culture in schools ?
Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat
Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
Foundational Literacy and Numeracy
Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
Which of the following is not true of language ?
A language should have a script to be a language.
All human languages are natural languages.
Language is primarily spoken.
All languages have a grammar and a system.
What is the duration of ‘Foundational Years’ of schooling as recommended by National Education Policy, 2020 ?
First five years up to class II
First three years up to class I
First five years from class I to V
First two years of learning, pre-school years
Which approach to writing could be stated as learning to write by writing ?
Process approach to writing
Product approach to writing
Dictation
Summarising
The method that is based on the coordination of language and physical movements is ______.
total physical response
task – based language learning
cooperative language learning
communicative language teaching
Which one could be “the while reading activity” when doing a short story?
Learners do pair work and read mutually to one another.
Learners discuss to predict the events in the story.
Learners discuss biographical details of the poet.
Teacher asks meaning of new words.
Which of the following statements do not feature in National Education Policy, 2020?
All children in school should be taught in the medium of instruction of the school.
Learning how to read and write must begin in children’s home languages.
Young children learn the best if exposed to multiple languages at their tender age.
Children should be taught in their mother tongue as learning a new language could be a challenge for them.
Which of the following strategies of teaching language is most effective at foundational level?
Fear and stress – free learning environment with exposure to the target language.
Starting from learning alphabets and lessons from the prescribed textbook.
Simple oral and written drills at the level of childrens comprehension
Emphasis on speaking the target language without using any word from mother tongue.
Which of the following steps in a lesson on listening is incorrect?
Playing the passage with background noise
Using authentic materials for real time listening practice
Learning how to pronounce specific vocabulary items
Playing the listening passage only once
Holistic development means –
development of intellectual, mental, physical, emotional and social abilities.
development of intellectual and mental abilities.
development of intellectual, mental and social abilities.
development of intellectual, emotional and social abilities.
The development of ‘3-month play-based school preparation module’ is a recommendation for all Grade-1 Students by
NEP-2020
NCF-2005
NCERT
NCF-2000
Peer review is understood as an important strategy for improving students writing process. The purpose of peer review is to
offer formative feedback to their peers which further helps them to improve their drafts.
encourage in finding faults of their peers.
help the teacher in evaluation of writing of students.
be able to connect ideas and build paragraphs for the writing.
The steps to the writing process
begin with brainstorming
begin with publishing
end with mindmapping
end with reviewing
Gitika, a class-6 student is not able to pronounce a few words properly. The teacher provides her individual attention and helps her by using various strategies. In Vygotsky’s view this kind of support is
Scaffolding
Reinforcement
Conditioning
Modeling
A mother asked the teacher of Class II how it was possible for her child to Sometimes say things that she had never heard any adults or siblings say. How is it possible? Which one of the following is the apt answer to this question?
The human brain is innately wired to learn language.
A child learns language when we reinforce the development of the child’s language.
As per the constructivist approach, children can invent new languages
Children learn language only by imitating adults.
While planning lessons for young learners, the teacher decided to focus on the Total Physical Response (TPR) method. Which one of the following should be used to include TPR in the lesson?
Must ensure to add some bodily activities in class.
Must add some listening activity in class.
Must keep activities aside and instead ask questions and motivate them to respond.
Choose activities that help them stay in their seats and work in pairs or groups.
Read the following statements and choose the correct option : Assertion (A) : Accuracy in language is most important at the primary level. Reason (R) : Grammar is an integral part of the primary curriculum.
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
A mother notices that her child sometimes says things that she has never heard adults or her siblings say. She is confused, as she believes that the child learns language by imitating people in her family and immediate surroundings. Her belief resonates with:
Behaviourism
Constructivism
Multilingualism
Nativism
‘Children start out as clean slates and language learning is printing of linguistic habits on these clean slates.’ This idea is supported by
Skinner
Piaget
Vygotsky
Chomsky
Given below are two statements about language learning. Read the statements and choose the correct option. A. An individual can learn a language at any age but it is easier to do so at a younger age. B. Language can be learnt through exposure.
Both (A) and (B) are true
(A) is true but (B) is false
(B) is true but (A) is false
Both (A) and (B) are false
As per Nipun Bharat Mission lakshayas (targets) i.e. the learning goals of FLN mission for literacy at the end of grade-2 are
read with meaning 45-60 words per minute
read simple words comprising of at least 2-3 alphabets
read small sentences consisting of at least 4-5 simple words in an age-appropriate unknown text
read with meaning at least 60 words per minute.
To bring words from a child’s passive vocabulary to active vocabulary, a teacher should create opportunities to
use the words quite often
hear the words quite often
know the meaning of words but not use them often
learn the words antonyms and synonyms
The concept of BICS – Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills was given by
Jim Cummins
Stephen Krashen
Lev Vygotsky
B.F. Skinner
Gurjeet wants to teach her students social skills and social language. Which strategy would best suit her?
Role play
Drama
Plays
Debates
Silent period is critical in language learning. This statement is
True
Partially true
False
Factually incorrect
In the primary classes, it is recommended that instruction should be given in the mother tongue of the children because
it enables children to comprehend.
it creates a natural environment.
it helps the teacher in establishing her authority in class.
it promotes regional languages.
Which of the following is true for BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) and CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency)?
CALP is different From BICS
CALP is another word for BICS
CALP is not related to BICS
CALP is an extension of BICS
According to Cummins, social language is also known as the language of
The playground
The classroom
The language laboratory
The newsroom
As per Stephen Krashen, “The effective language teacher is someone who can provide input and help make it ______ in a low anxiety situation.
comprehensible
fluent
easier
grammatical
Small kids at their initial stage love to move pen and pencil in to and fro or up and down position. This way of writing is…….
Scribbling
invented writing
Zig-Zag writing
drawing
In a language classroom a teacher is asking students to interact in groups and then share their personal response to the poem with each other. This task promotes social interaction as advocated by……
Lev Vygotsky
Skinner
Chomsky
Piaget
In a language classroom you have asked students to write down the directions for reaching your home from school. When students have written down the directions, they will then present their directions in pairs to each other. This activity will help to increase
Their Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills (BICS)
Their directional sense which a student often confuses.
The integration of language with science.
Their CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency)
Which one of the following activities comes under CALP?
Writing book reviews
Answering calls
Making an appointment for a saloon
Making reservations
The branch of linguistics that deals with the explanation of the relation between language and society is known as______
Sociolinguistics
Anthropological linguistics
Societal language
Psycholinguistics
A language teacher firstly, asks students to introduce themselves to each other in the class. Then she asks them to introduce their friend to each other. This activity will help them to increase.
BICS
PPPP
ELT
CALP
Literature should be included in language classroom because
it exposes them to different genres, culture and social issues.
it develops moral values among the learners.
it helps learners to be budding writers.
it gives exposure to different grammatical forms and structures.
The language which is learnt from environment without any explicit teaching is
First language
Third language
School language
Second language
BICS stands for
Basic Interpersonal Communicative skills
Basic Interrelated Communication Strategies
Bilingual Integrated Content and Syllabus
Bilingual Interdependent Course and Syllabus
A teacher wants to create a language rich environment in her class. She should :
provide an opportunity where the language is seen, noticed and used by children.
ask students to use only English while communicating in the class with peers.
establish a language lab in her class.
motivate parents to buy language games and activities.
The teacher observed that Pravin could not write a paragraph on her own even after brainstorming the topic. However, she was able to write it under adult or peer guidance. This guidance is called …………
Scaffolding
Socialization
Team teaching
Counseling
As per Noam Chomsky’s theory, the role of Language Acquisition Device (LAD) helps children to
generate grammar rules.
communicate actively in second language.
imitate the language spoken by adults.
learn second language easily.
Which of the following statements is correct?
Children come to school with a treasure of experience and their in learning English.
it is difficult to teach English as they use their first language in every aspect and ignore English.
As a teacher you would like to give a list of English words on the very first day.
Children’s first language is a hurdle in learning English.
According to National Curriculum Framework, 2005, “English in India is ______
a global language
a foreign language
an associate language
a first language
A Hindi speaking teacher gets posted in a primary school which is in the area of Punjab. Since he doesn’t know the local language of that area. He should :
use the child’s language as a resource and start teaching.
motivate the community to learn Hindi, as it’s a national / official language.
communicate in English as it is difficult for him to understand their local dialect.
apply for the transfer to a Hindi speaking area.
Under which act did English get the status of the associate official language?
Official Language Act, Artical-343
Associate Official Language Act, Article-343
Three Language Formula
National Curriculum Framework
As a language teacher which one of the following is most important for your regarding teaching of grammar?
Using functional approach.
Avoiding grammar rules.
Using grammar translation method.
Memorizing grammar rules.
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Grammar translation method of second language teaching?
Communicating directly in second language and then comparing the rules of grammar of the two languages
Focusing more on the form than the function of language
Comparing the grammatical rules of first and second language.
Learning and practicing the rules of grammar of the second language.
Which of the following features of human language enables humans to talk about things which are not present in immediate time and space?
Displacement
Structure Dependence
Discreteness
Arbitrariness
When children start using language to ask about things, events and phenomenon around them, which of the following functions of language is used more than the others?
Heuristic
Informative
Imaginative
Regulatory
You are a Hindi speaking teacher, but you get posted in a primary school which is in the area of Punjab. Since you do not know the local language of that area, you should :
use the child’s language as a resource and start teaching.
motivate the community to learn Hindi.
immediately apply for the transfer to a Hindi speaking area.
communicate in English
A teacher promotes group discussion and peer interaction in her classroom. She does not bother to correct spelling or pronunciation errors. She is using ______ approach in her classroom.
Constructivist
Traditional
Eclectic
Structural
You as a teacher find that the language used in the lesson is very difficult for your learners. You simplify the language and also make certain changes in the content to suit your learners. What you have done is called______.
Adaptation
Review
Adopting
Evalution
Whole language approach is :
Meaning based
Skill based
Blends sounds
Infers a sound-symbol relationship
Which one of the following is NOT the principle for textbook design at the foundational stage?
Technology Principle
Curriculum Principle
Presentation Principle
Concrete Principle
Which approach/method doesn’t encourage learners to use their native language in a language class?
Communicative approach
Natural approach
Direct method
Audio-lingual method
Which approach/method is geared towards the learner’s main goal of using language in a real-life context?
Communicative approach
Natural approach
Direct method
Audio-lingual method
Literacy teaching approach that emphasise the relationship between letters and sound is :
Phonics instruction
Whole language Approach
Grammar translation
Situational approach
A teacher in class III asked her learners to ask their partners five questions about their abilities using the word ‘can’, e.g. can you swim? This type of activity enhances :
Oral fluency practice
Controlled oral practice
Free speaking
Passive listening
Constructivist approach to language learning includes
inquiry – based learning.
drilling as an effective tool.
habit formation.
practicing grammar rules.
Plurilingual approach to language teaching does not
consider languages and the corresponding socio-cultural experiences as separate mental compartments.
emphasize diversifying the languages on offer in the education system.
encourage students to learn more than one languages.
emphasise an individual’s linguistic and cognitive experience and the social and cultural context of the language.
Which one of the following is not among the fundamental principles guiding the natural process of language learning during the learning of the mother tongue?
Learners are corrected every time they get something wrong.
Learning to write is not a priority.
Learning by doing plays a significant role.
Emphasis on conveying the message rather than accuracy of language.
When planning a lesson, which of the following questions should be lowest in priority?
Is the teacher willing to teach the lesson?
What kind of activities should you do first if the students are tired?
What, and how much material can your students cope with?
Is there something you can substitute or add to increase student motivation?
______ is learnt in a formal setting with the help of a teacher.
Second language
First language
Home language
Mother tongue
In ______, rules of grammer are given prescriptively and explained to the learners.
Grammar Translation Method
Constructive Classroom
Direct Method
Audiolingual Method
A way to teach reading that emphasises understanding the meaning of words from the context in which they appear is:
Whole language approach
Structural approach
Communicative approach
Bottom-up approach
One of the important features of ______ is that the learners solve problems collectively, either in pairs or groups.
Whole language approach
Behaviourist approach
Structural approach
Audiolingual approach
A teacher asked his learners to flip through the pages of the newspaper and find out which page carries the sports news and list three international news headlines. This activity is based on
Scanning
Predicting
Interpreting
Skimming
Which approach lays a lot of emphasis on habit formation?
Behaviouristic approach
Constructivist approach
Communicative approach
Whole language approach
Which one of the following way will support and encourage emergent literacy in a child?
Labelling everyday items in your classroom.
Teaching them the alphabets of the language
Displaying books where children cannot reach them to ensure safety of books and avoid tearing of the books.
Encouraging the child to follow words with their finger while reading silently.
A method that can only be used, if the teacher is acquainted about all methods is
Eclectic method
Grammar translation method
Direct method
Activity-based learning
Which of these is based on the premise that teacher should be silent as much as possible and learners should be encouraged to produce language as much as possible?
The silent Way
Suggestopedia
Total Physical Response
The Whole Language
A good speaking activity is the one during which :
learners talk more
teachers explains more
learners listens more
participation by outspoken students is the maximum
Which one of the following is not correct about the role of English language in India?
English is a source of Indian languages
English has been the associate official language of the country
