2nd Grade MCQ Teaching of English

1. The main aim/aims of teaching prose is/are– 8. The Audio Lingual Method shares a lot of
(a) to enable the students to read with similarities with–
comprehension (a) The Grammar Translation Method
(b) to expand the vocabulary (b) The Direct Method
(c) to help the students think imaginatively and (c) The Communicative Approach
develop their writing skills (d) The Bilingual Method
(d) all of the above 9. Which of the following is true of the Audio
2. The main aim of teaching prose at junior Lingual Method?
level is– (a) It doesn’t focus on accurate pronunciation
(a) Language development and grammar.
(b) Literary development (b) Correct responses are seldom reinforced.
(c) Both language and literary development (c) The target language is the only language to
(d) None of these be used in the classroom.
3. Which of the following is true? (d) Teachers often give explicit grammatical
(a) The teacher should fix the teaching instruction.
strategies keeping in mind the aptitude and 10. In the Direct Method, the teachers use the
abilities of the learners. ____________ technique to help the students
(b) The teachers must relate the classroom when they make mistakes.
teaching to practical life. (a) self-blaming
(c) Complex things should be taught first and (b) self-correction
then the simple ones. (c) rule memorization
(d) Oral language is based primarily on (d) memorization
imitation. 11. Speaking skill is the ability to speak English–
4. Which of the following is true of CLT? (a) intelligibly
(a) CLT emphasizes communicative proficiency (b) confidently
rather a mastery of structures. (c) courageously
(b) It focuses on fluent interaction even at the (d) attentively
expense of accuracy. 12. Which method/approach is based on the
(c) The teacher facilitates the communication belief that language consists of structures
process between the participants in the and that the mastery of structures is more
classroom.
important than the acquisition of
(d) All of the above
5. The aim of CLT is to develop learners’ vocabulary?
communicative proficiency through– (a) The Direct Method
(a) continuous interaction (b) The Communicative Approach
(b) casual interaction
(c) The Structural Approach
(c) meaningful interaction
(d) None of these (d) The Grammar Translation Method
6. The Direct Method puts emphasis on– 13. Which of the following limitations doesn’t
(a) Theoretical Grammar belong to the Grammar Translation Method?
(b) Transformational-Generative Grammar
(c) Functional Grammar (RPSC II Grade Sanskrit Dept 2019)
(d) All of the above (a) The method puts tremendous strain on
7. Communicative competence implies that– students’ memories.
(a) it is enough to be able to produce (b) Word-for-word translations are often
grammatically correct sentences unsatisfactory.
(b) the speaker must be able to produce
(c) The grammatical analysis often confuses the
grammatically correct sentences,
understanding the social context students.
(c) communicative ability can be enhanced by (d) The method requires teachers who have
reading textbooks native speaker like fluency in the target
(d) linguistic competence need not be language.
developed
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2nd Grade MCQ Teaching of English
14. Which of the following techniques is not used 20. The objective of teaching poetry is to enable
in The Audio Lingual Method? the students to–
(RPSC II Grade Sanskrit Dept 2019) (RPSC II Grade 2011)
(a) Dialogue Memorization (a) enhance their vocabulary
(b) Repetition Drills (b) promote their thinking power
(c) Question and Answer Drills (c) make them aware of grammar
(d) Use of bilingual dictionaries for meanings. (d) develop the taste for aesthetic sensibility
15. Which of the following is not true of CLT? 21. The Structural approach stresses the
(RPSC II Grade Sanskrit Dept 2019) importance of–
(a) The teacher facilitates communication. (RPSC II Grade 2011)
(b) He acts as a classroom manager. (a) spellings of words
(c) He performs the role of an independent (b) fluency
participant and co-communicator. (c) vocabulary
(d) He exercises his authority. (d) sentence structures
16. Which type of grammar expects children to 22. Teaching of prose emphasizes–
memorise the definitions and then apply (RPSC II Grade 2011)
them in naming parts of speech in a given (a) reading skills
sentence. (b) speaking skills
(a) Traditional Grammar (c) writing skills
(b) Structural Grammar (d) listening skills
(c) Functional Grammar 23. Which of the following is not a common
(d) None of these feature of the Direct Method?
17. What do you think is of least importance in (RPSC II Grade 2011)
composition? (a) Emphasis on the oral language
(RPSC II Grade Sanskrit Dept 2019) (b) Intensive speech practice
(a) A good range of vocabulary. (c) Exclusive use of the new language
(b) Well-structured sentences (d) Intensive reading practice
(c) Originality of ideas
(d) Fluency in oral communication
18. Which of the following best states the
advantage of teaching poetry?
(RPSC II Grade 2013)
(a) Acquiring mastery over four skills of
language
(b) Enhancing vocabulary
(c) Creating the aesthetic sense
(d) Facilitating linguistic purpose
19. Inductive method of teaching grammar
focuses on–
(RPSC II Grade 2013)
(a) the teacher telling the rules first to the
students and later applying them in different
situations
(b) the teacher presenting certain examples
before the students and framing rules with their
help.
(c) mastery over the rules of grammar
(d) Both (a) and (c)

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