English Pedagogy Questions

1- Etymology is: 9-- What is Alphabet

(a) science of Pedagogy. 1- a group of letters 2- a group of words
(b) science of study of language. 3-a group of phrase 4- a group of clauses
(c) science of meaning of words 10-- Monophthongs are
(d) science of knowing the origin of words A—7 B----8
2-: Children can best learn a language when they C----12 D----16
having 11-- Diphthongs are known as
(a) a good textbook A-----Single vowel sound
(b) a proficient language teacher B-------Pure vowel sound
(c) inhibition c------- double vowel sounds
(d) motivation d---------triple vowel sounds
3--A student of class IV is having some problem in 12- Semi- vowels are
writing. She may have 1-------w and x 2-------w and v
(1) dyslexia (2) dysgraphia 3---------w and z 4----------w and y
(3) dysphasia (4) amnesia 13-- The smallest unit of sound
4--the language which is learnt from environment A-------Morpheme B--------phonology
without any explicit teaching is c---------phoneme d- ------semantics
(1) First language (2) Second language 14--Full form of IPA
(3) Third language (4) School language 1-International program Association
5--What is the status given to English by the Indian 2-International phonetic Associate
Constitution ? 3- International phonology Association
(1) Official Language 4-Internstional phonetic Alphabet
(2) Associate Official Language 15---The most spoken language in the world
(3) National Language 1- Spanish 2---French
(4) Link Language 3----Chinese 4-----English
6-Which of the following statements are true of 16- The study of speech sound
languages in India ? 1-semantics 2-dendrology
a. English is the official language of India. 3-phonetics 4-syntax
b. Hindi is the national language of India. 17-- Learning a language is a
c. Hindi is the official language of India. (a) gradual process (b) last process
d. English is the associate official language of India. (c) instant process (d) all inclusive process
(1) ‘a’ and ‘b’ are true. (2) ‘c’ and ‘d’ are true. 18- - The four basic language skills are –
(3) ‘a’ and ‘d’ are true. (4) ‘b’ and ‘c’ are true (a) listening, speaking, understanding and expressing
7-- When language is learnt naturally and without (b)reading, writing, speaking and communicating
any systematic practice, it is called as (c) listening, reading, speaking and communicating
(a) learning (b) first learning (d) reading, writing, listening , speaking
(c) acquisition (d) erudition 19- From the given factors, which one may not
8-There are 44 sounds in English. Out of these, how affect learning outcome?
many sounds are vowels and how many are (a) Learner’s motivation and interest
consonants respectively? (b) Structure and size of classroom
(a) 20, 24 (b) 5, 39 (c) Teacher’s personality and attitude
(c) 22, 22 (d) 10, 34 (d) Parent’s income and status
20-. The term ‘second language’ refers to (4) generate grammar rules
(a) one’s native language 29- The most important aspect of an effective
(b) regional languages language classroom is to provide learners with an
(c) other than the native opportunity to
(d) None of the above (1) interact (2) interfere
21-CALP stands for (3) assess (4) imitate
a-cognitive advanced language proficiency 30-. In the primary classes, it is recommended that
b-cognitive based academic language proficiency children should be taught in their mother tongue
c-comparative academic language proficiency because
d-cognitive academic language proficiency (1) it enables children to comprehend
22- cry of a child is (2) it creates a natural environment
a-language b-direct (3) children develop self-confidence
c-sound d-sign language (4) it promotes regional languages
23--Banishing mother tongue in the classroom is a 31- A child got admission to a new school. The
characteristic of ------- method teacher was surprised to see that she would speak
a-grammar translation method four languages fluently but could not speak in
b-direct English. She is a
c-natural (1) linguist (2) monolingual
d-bi-lingual (3) bilingual (4) multilingual
24- new method of teaching English is developed 32-. A good teacher is one who
by (1) gives them ample opportunities to learn
a-I.K Davies b-B.S bloom (2) gives them useful information
[Link] d-none of these (3) explains concepts and principles
25-the teacher gives the meaning of the difficult (4) gives printed notes to students
words in the pupil's mother tongue .This is a 33-The Linguist, Noam Chomsky, maintains that
principle involved in--- every child has an innate Language Acquisition
a-reading method of Dr. west Device (LAD) that he/she uses for
b-the grammar translation method (1) Phonemes (2) Universal Grammar
c-the direct method (3) Complex words (4) Semantics
c-the bilingual method 34- Under which act did English get the status of
26- When language development is a deliberate the associate official language?
and conscious effort, language is (1) National Curriculum Framework
(1) honed (2) brushed up (2) Official Language Act, Article-343
(3) learned (4) acquired (3) Associate Official Language Act, Article-343
27-. Teachers do not give the meaning of new (4) Three Language Formula
words to learners directly because 35-12. Correct speech habits can be developed
(1) learners do not like to be given the meaning of most effectively through
words (1) pronunciation practice (2) vocabulary practice
(2) it prevents learners from discovering the (3) quizzes (4) dictations
meaning through puzzling out using clues 36-. A teacher asks students of Class III to describe
(3) learners already know the meaning of the words their best friend. She writes the students' responses
(4) vocabulary will not be enriched on the blackboard. At last, she states that all these
28- As per Noam Chomsky's theory, the role of describing words on the blackboard are adjectives.
Language Acquisition Device (LAD) helps children to This is
(1) imitate the language spoken by adults (1) Immersion method (2) Incidental method
(2) learn second language easily (3) Inductive method (4) Deductive method
(3) communicate actively in second language
37-. Which of the following is related to confusion? (2) Presenting grammar form in a natural discourse,
(1) Dysmorphia (2) Dysthymia then explaining how the form is made and used.
(3) Discalculia (4) Apraxia (3) Presenting single sentence examples in plenty of
38-. When a teacher uses realia to teach vocabulary ways and then explaining the form.
and grammar, she is (4) Teaching through a typical grammar book.
(1) using real objects, actions and real-life situations 45- A Hindi speaking teacher gets posted in a
(2) using computer technology primary school which is in the area of Punjab. Since
(3) teaching through true stories he doesn’t know the local language of that area. He
(4) using role play as a learning device should
39- The method of teaching foreign language 1. use the child’s language as a resource and start
without using the pupil's first language is teaching
(1) classical method 2. apply for the transfer to a Hindi speaking area
(2) grammar-translation method 3. motivate the community to learn Hindi, as it’s
(3) old method national/official language
(4) direct method 4. communication is English as it is difficult for him
40- . Intensive reading refers to to understand their local dialect
(1) reading a text for detailed information. 46-A ‘sight word’ is a vocabulary item
(2) reading a text for pleasure. 1. that helps in judging the effectiveness of the
(3) reading a text for editing. author’s style
(4) reading a text for someone else. 2. that needs proper visual understanding of the
41-. A phoneme is a context
(1) technique to improve pronunciation 3. that is to be learnt by heart
(2) single sound unit 4. that the reader recognizes and finds meaningful
(3) sound pattern on sight without a complicated analysis
(4) lexical item 47- Which one of the following methods is
42-. A class VII student makes mistakes in spelling. suggested for teaching grammar at primary level?
As a teacher would you 1. Direct method
(1) show him his mistakes and ask him to 2. Deductive method
repronounce them? 3. Textbook method
(2) ignore the mistakes? 4. Inductive method
(3) allow the student to use a mobile dictionary? 48-A teacher asked the students of class V to read
(4) ask the student to repronounce the word? the text thoroughly. Then she asked them to
43-. Intensive reading is aimed at helping the answer the questions with reference to the context
learners read a text for (RTC). In this process, she is encouraging students
(1) accuracy for ……….
(2) improving study skills 1. skimming 2. scanning
(3) pleasure only 3. intensive reading 4. extensive reading
(4) information 49- The term ‘ Comprehensible input ‘ is associated
44-. Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation is with …..
(1) assessment of learners while learning 1. Lev Vygotsky 2. Stephen Krashen
(2) periodic conduct of exams 3. Noam Chomsky 4. James Asher
(3) continuous testing 50-Teachers can remediate the student with
(4) continuous assessment language learning difficulties by
44-. Which is an effective way of teaching-learning (A) focusing on individual progress with individual
grammar? instruction
(1) Teaching the rules first followed by examples. (B) providing notes that are summarized and
simplified
(C) initially giving information as reading only, no 58-. A word gets its meaning
writing (1) from dictionary only
(D) conduct extra classes for the students to ‘catch (2) spelling
up with others (3) from its origin
51- Students learning a language often lack (4) in relation to its context
confidence when speaking due to the language’s 59- Scribbling is a stage of
unique pronunciation rules. One way to overcome (1) speaking (2) listening
this problem is (3) writing (4) reading
(A) Children reading aloud in class 60-. A primary teacher should introduce reading
(B) using game-like activities which require through
(C) Strictly verbal interaction in the classroom (1) stories (2) picture books
(D) conducting special speech therapy with a (3) alphabet books only (4) phonic teaching
counsellor
52- A language is
(A) a broad term simply referring to human
patterned verbal behaviour in general
(B) a set of specific rules for generating speech
(C) another word for a dialect
(D) college
53-Which skills are receptive?
(A) listening and speaking
(B) listening and reading
(C) reading and writing
(D) writing and speaking
54-Remedial teaching is for:
(A) improving the image of the school
(B) the learner to learn better
(C) the learner to learn better and the teacher to
improve his/her teaching
(D) the teacher to teach better
55- The use of dictionary does not help learners to
(A) find out how to say a word.
(B) be proficient in oral communication.
(C) find the meaning of words.
(D) check the part of speech of a word
56-The productive skills of a language are
(A) listening and writing
(B) reading and writing
(C) speaking and listening
(D) speaking and writing
57 Choose one of the best options. Pedagogy is the
study of_____?
[Link] Students
B. Education
C. Teaching Methods
D. Learning Process