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Question 1: A teacher found a hotel menu and brought it to her classroom. Having divided the class into groups of five, she asked her students to order food to eat for an amount of Rs. 1400 for five people, keeping Rs. 70 for a three-wheeler to go back home. Two of them are vegetarians and one is allergic to mushrooms. Learners in groups have to interact and order the food items on the above conditions. What is this piece of work in language teaching-learning known as?
(a) A task
(b) A project
(c) Language processing
(d) Ordering a menu
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Answer: (a) A task

Explanation:
1. Learners use language to reach a real-world goal with a clear outcome.
2. That is a task in the task-based sense.

Teacher's Note:
1. Tasks focus on meaning and have an outcome.
2. A project is longer and wider in scope.

Question 2: Multilingualism in school education in India refers to _______
(a) Recognising the multilingual characteristics of the country and using it as a resource in teaching-learning of languages and content subjects.
(b) Learning as many languages as possible by all learners in order to cope with the developments.
(c) Learning of English by all and studying in English medium
(d) Learning of three languages moving from mother tongue to Hindi and English.
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Answer: (a) Recognising the multilingual characteristics of the country and using it as a resource in teaching-learning of languages and content subjects.

Explanation:
1. NCF and NEP treat the many languages of India's classrooms as a resource for learning.
2. The other options describe language quantity, English medium or the three-language formula, not the idea of multilingualism as a resource.

Teacher's Note:
1. Multilingualism is an approach, not just a count of languages learned.
2. Remember the phrase 'multilingualism as a resource'.

Question 3: A teacher provides learners of class VIII a text from a newspaper which she considers slightly above their language level. Learners have to work with the text to do many tasks. What is this known as?
(a) Comprehensible inputs
(b) Incomprehensible inputs
(c) Reading comprehension
(d) Learning hypothesis
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Answer: (a) Comprehensible inputs

Explanation:
1. Krashen's input hypothesis says learners acquire language from input slightly above their current level (i+1).
2. Such input, understood with the help of tasks and context, is comprehensible input.

Teacher's Note:
1. Comprehensible input is Krashen's key term.
2. Input that is far too difficult is not comprehensible and does not help acquisition.

Question 4: Ravish is reading an interesting article in a newspaper. He wants to get the overall ideas of the writer. What does he do in his reading?
(a) Scanning
(b) Skimming
(c) Reading to find specific details
(d) Reading to write a report
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Answer: (b) Skimming

Explanation:
1. Reading quickly to get the gist or main ideas is skimming.
2. Scanning and reading for specific details look for particular information only.

Teacher's Note:
1. Skimming means gist; scanning means a specific item.
2. Look for the words 'overall idea' for skimming.

Question 5: 'i + 1' as the 'comprehensible input' proposes _______
(a) providing learners the language to their level of language and forms.
(b) inputs received by learners through textbook and the teacher.
(c) exposing learners to language slightly above their level of language.
(d) exposing to texts and materials above the level of learners.
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Answer: (c) exposing learners to language slightly above their level of language.

Explanation:
1. In Krashen's formula, i is the learner's current level and i+1 the next stage.
2. So input should be slightly, not far, above the present level.

Teacher's Note:
1. 'Slightly above' is the key phrase.
2. Option d overshoots; option a stays at the same level.

Question 6: A teacher of class VIII, while teaching a grammatical item of reported speech, asked her learners to read a story / text in which the direct statement appeared many times and she made them convert it into indirect statement with her support. She also gave them many more sentences to do on their own. Then she drew attention to how a direct statement gets converted into indirect and how the changes in verb, adverbs and others occur. What is this strategy known as?
(a) Study-Engage-practice
(b) Consciousness raising
(c) Conversion of direct speech
(d) Conventional grammatical knowledge
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Answer: (b) Consciousness raising

Explanation:
1. Learners first meet the form in use, then the teacher draws attention to the pattern and its changes.
2. Drawing learners' attention to form so they notice it is consciousness raising.

Teacher's Note:
1. Consciousness raising helps learners notice rules from examples.
2. It is an inductive, discovery-oriented way to teach grammar.

Question 7: Which one of the following is NOT a poetic device?
(a) Simile
(b) Character sketch
(c) Image
(d) Metaphor
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Answer: (b) Character sketch

Explanation:
1. Simile, imagery and metaphor are devices used in poetry.
2. A character sketch is a prose description of a person, not a poetic device.

Teacher's Note:
1. Poetic devices include simile, metaphor, imagery, alliteration and personification.
2. Character sketch is a writing task.

Question 8: Match the items regarding English Teaching given in List A with their interpretation in List B.
List A
A. Teaching Strategies
B. Teaching Techniques
C. Teaching Method
D. Teaching Approach
List B
a. Set of assumptions dealing with the nature of language teaching and learning.
b. Way of teaching a language based on systematic principles and procedures
c. Specific way of conducting instructional activities with a purpose to keep students involved
d. Any means or tools used by the teacher to promote, stimulate or motivate learning
(a) A-a, B-b, C-c, D-d
(b) A-b, B-a, C-c, D-d
(c) A-d, B-c, C-b, D-a
(d) A-d, B-c, C-a, D-b
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Answer: (c) A-d, B-c, C-b, D-a

Explanation:
1. An approach is a set of assumptions about language and learning (D-a); a method is a systematic way of teaching based on principles and procedures (C-b).
2. A technique is a specific way of conducting activities (B-c); strategies are the means used to stimulate learning (A-d).

Teacher's Note:
1. Order of generality: approach, then method, then technique.
2. Approach is theory; method and technique are practice.

Question 9: Which of the following is NOT true about the disadvantage of Direct Method of teaching?
(a) It neglects reading and writing as it gives much emphasis on Speaking.
(b) Grammar is taught inductively so it is quite difficult to put it into practice.
(c) It requires ample use of audio-visual aids which are not available in every school.
(d) Students do not acquire good pronunciation skills and knowledge of phonetics.
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Answer: (d) Students do not acquire good pronunciation skills and knowledge of phonetics.

Explanation:
1. The Direct Method stresses speech, so reading and writing may be neglected, grammar is taught inductively and aids are needed.
2. It gives special attention to pronunciation, so saying learners do not acquire good pronunciation is not a true disadvantage.

Teacher's Note:
1. Direct Method: oral work, target language only, inductive grammar, good pronunciation.
2. Read 'NOT true' carefully before choosing.

Question 10: Before starting remedial lessons for his students Mr. Dinesh should
(a) see how many have free time
(b) conduct a diagnostic test
(c) talk to parents
(d) talk to students
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Answer: (b) conduct a diagnostic test

Explanation:
1. Remedial teaching must target specific difficulties.
2. A diagnostic test shows what those difficulties are, so it comes first.

Teacher's Note:
1. Diagnose, then treat.
2. Remedial work without diagnosis is guesswork.

Question 11: In learning a language mistakes
(a) help in learning.
(b) are a hindrance in learning.
(c) increase the load of correction work.
(d) provide negative reinforcement to learners.
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Answer: (a) help in learning.

Explanation:
1. Errors show learners testing hypotheses about the language.
2. They give the teacher feedback on what to teach next, so they help learning.

Teacher's Note:
1. Modern language teaching treats errors as a natural part of learning.
2. Over-correction can lower confidence.

Question 12: What is this activity known as?
Students are divided into groups of four and each one is assigned a character in a family situation and supplied with some language chunks. They converse for the situation in their groups and the teacher later picks up each character from some group and asks them to converse as a group to the whole class.
(a) Dramatics
(b) Speaking activity
(c) Role play
(d) Language generating activity
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Answer: (c) Role play

Explanation:
1. Each learner takes on an assigned character in a given situation and speaks in role.
2. That is role play.

Teacher's Note:
1. Role play: learners assume roles in a situation.
2. Simulation and drama differ in scale and scripting.

Question 13: 'Semantic cue' in reading is _______
(a) the meaning of a word.
(b) the prompt for identifying the grammatical item.
(c) the prompt that supports the meaning-making process.
(d) the prompt for the correct pronunciation of the word.
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Answer: (c) the prompt that supports the meaning-making process.

Explanation:
1. Semantic cues are clues from meaning and context that help a reader work out a word or text.
2. They support the meaning-making process.

Teacher's Note:
1. Cueing systems: semantic (meaning), syntactic (grammar), graphophonic (sound-letter).
2. Do not confuse semantic with syntactic cues.

Question 14: Which two of the following are bottom-up strategies in listening skills?
a. Recognize word and clause divisions.
b. Use key words to construct schema of the discourse.
c. Infer the setting for a text.
d. Retain input while it is being processed.
(a) c and d are bottom-up strategies
(b) a and d are bottom-up strategies
(c) b and c are bottom-up strategies.
(d) a and b are bottom-up strategies
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Answer: (b) a and d are bottom-up strategies

Explanation:
1. Bottom-up work deals with the linguistic input itself: segmenting words and clauses (a) and holding input in memory while processing (d).
2. Building schema from key words (b) and inferring setting (c) use background knowledge, so they are top-down.

Teacher's Note:
1. Bottom-up works on sounds, words and clauses.
2. Top-down uses context and prior knowledge.

Question 15: Having grouped her learners into groups of five, a teacher read out a text to them and then asks them to jot down words and fragments of sentences to recreate the text, not necessarily the exact text. What is this strategy known as?
(a) Mutual dictation
(b) Composition dictation
(c) Grammar dictation
(d) Plain
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Answer: (b) Composition dictation

Explanation:
1. Learners note key words and fragments and then reconstruct the text in their own words.
2. This reconstruction rather than exact copying is composition dictation (as dictogloss).

Teacher's Note:
1. The aim is to recreate meaning, not to copy word for word.
2. Plain dictation requires exact writing.

Question 16: What does BICS stand for?
(a) Basic interpersonal communicative skills
(b) Basic internal communicational strategy
(c) Basic interpersonal communicational skills
(d) Basic internal communication skills
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Answer: (a) Basic interpersonal communicative skills

Explanation:
1. Cummins coined BICS as Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills, the everyday conversational language.
2. It is contrasted with CALP, cognitive academic language proficiency.

Teacher's Note:
1. BICS develops in about two years; CALP takes five to seven.
2. Option c is a near-miss in wording.

Question 17: A learner while listening to a lecture attempts to gather the overall idea of the lecture and does not give much importance to all the individual words. What strategy does she adopt for listening?
(a) Bottom up processing
(b) Top-down processing
(c) Discriminating between key words
(d) Recognizing coherence
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Answer: (b) Top-down processing

Explanation:
1. Getting the overall idea using context and prior knowledge is top-down listening.
2. Bottom-up would attend to individual words and sounds.

Teacher's Note:
1. Top-down = gist and background knowledge.
2. Bottom-up = words and details.

Question 18: Which of the following statements is NOT true of study of literary texts in the language classroom?
(a) Literary texts are for appreciation and enjoyment.
(b) Literary texts are cultural inputs for language learning.
(c) Literary texts develop critical thinking and reflection.
(d) Literary texts should be used to teach grammar.
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Answer: (d) Literary texts should be used to teach grammar.

Explanation:
1. Literature is for enjoyment, cultural input and critical reflection.
2. It should not be used merely to teach grammar items.

Teacher's Note:
1. Literature offers aesthetic and cultural experience.
2. Using it for grammar drill kills the pleasure of reading.

Question 19: What are those words for, into, which, by known as?
(a) Content words
(b) Function words
(c) Connection words
(d) Coherence markers
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Answer: (b) Function words

Explanation:
1. Prepositions, conjunctions, articles and pronouns carry grammatical relationships.
2. These are function words, unlike nouns, verbs and adjectives, which are content words.

Teacher's Note:
1. Content words carry meaning; function words carry grammar.
2. Function words are a closed class.

Question 20: Which method / approach advocates plausible ways of engaging learners to learn a second language?
(a) Structural approach
(b) Eclectic approach
(c) Constructivism
(d) Grammar-Translation Method
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Answer: (b) Eclectic approach

Explanation:
1. The eclectic approach draws on a variety of methods and techniques as suits the learners and context.
2. Others stick to a single method or theory.

Teacher's Note:
1. Eclectic means selecting the best from several methods.
2. No single method suits all learners.

Question 21: "Really Edison invented the electric bulb, Columbus discovered America, but Kalidas created Shakuntala." A teacher should have the ability to present comparison well in his teaching, which is reflected by the statement. What does she lack?
(a) Skill of composition
(b) Scientific temper
(c) Capacity to motivate
(d) Developing Creativity
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Answer: (a) Skill of composition

Explanation:
1. The statement is about expressing precise distinctions (invent, discover, create) in writing.
2. This is a matter of skill of composition.

Teacher's Note:
1. Choosing the exact word is a composition skill.
2. Invent, discover and create are not interchangeable.

Question 22: Skills of Expression or Productive Skills include _______
(a) Listening and Reading
(b) Listening and Writing
(c) Reading and Writing
(d) Writing and Speaking
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Answer: (d) Writing and Speaking

Explanation:
1. Productive skills produce language: speaking and writing.
2. Listening and reading are receptive skills.

Teacher's Note:
1. Receptive = listening, reading; productive = speaking, writing.
2. Remember: produce = speak and write.

Question 23: Ms. Rekha has the habit of first teaching the topic in detail and then providing a summary of what has been taught. Ms. Rekha is following the practice of teaching
(a) from simple to complex
(b) from concrete to abstract
(c) from analysis to synthesis
(d) from induction to deduction
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Answer: (c) from analysis to synthesis

Explanation:
1. Teaching the topic part by part in detail is analysis.
2. Summarising it into a whole is synthesis.

Teacher's Note:
1. Analysis breaks into parts; synthesis combines them.
2. Summary at the end is the synthesis step.

Question 24: Ms. Sheela is teaching about the types of sentences to her class 7 students. She first gives them some examples of sentences that we commonly hear and then she goes on to explain the various types of sentences. Ms. Sheela is following which teaching maxim?
(a) from deductive to inductive
(b) from concrete to abstract
(c) from analysis to synthesis
(d) from inductive to deductive
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Answer: (d) from inductive to deductive

Explanation:
1. She starts with examples and then moves to the rules and types.
2. Examples to generalisation is the inductive path, followed by deduction.

Teacher's Note:
1. Induction: examples then rule; deduction: rule then examples.
2. Grammar is often taught inductively.

Question 25: A good speaking activity is the one where
(a) teachers talk more.
(b) learners talk more.
(c) participation is uneven.
(d) participation by outspoken students is maximum.
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Answer: (b) learners talk more.

Explanation:
1. The aim of speaking activities is to give learners practice in speaking.
2. So learner talking time should be high and shared evenly.

Teacher's Note:
1. Reduce teacher talk time and increase learner talk time.
2. Make sure quiet learners also participate.

Question 26: National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recommends the study of foreign languages as _______
(a) a language in place of English as a second language.
(b) additional options at the middle stage.
(c) additional options at the secondary stage.
(d) an option under three language formula.
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Answer: (c) additional options at the secondary stage.

Explanation:
1. NEP 2020 says foreign languages such as Korean, Japanese, French, German and Spanish may be offered at the secondary level.
2. They are additional options, not replacements for the languages in the three-language formula.

Teacher's Note:
1. NEP: foreign languages at secondary stage as enrichment.
2. Do not mix up with the three-language formula.

Question 27: Which one of the following are true of authentic materials for language learning?
(a). Materials should take into consideration the socio-cultural milieu of the region.
(b). Materials should provide a route map for learner to move on.
(c). Any materials could be taught in any region.
(a) a, b and c are true
(b) a and b are true
(c) c and a are not true
(d) c and b are true
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Answer: (b) a and b are true

Explanation:
1. Good materials suit the socio-cultural context of learners (a) and give a path for progress (b).
2. Any material cannot be used in any region (c), so c is false.

Teacher's Note:
1. Materials should be contextual and progressive.
2. Statements with 'any' are usually false.

Question 28: Which two of the following are the major purposes of school based assessment?
a. It promotes teacher's and learner's autonomy.
b. It gives opportunity for the school to plan on their own.
c. It makes the school aware of the examination board's power.
d. It reduces the quality of learning in school.
(a) a and d
(b) b and c
(c) c and d
(d) a and b
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Answer: (d) a and b

Explanation:
1. School-based assessment promotes autonomy of teachers and learners and lets the school plan on its own.
2. Statements c and d are not its purposes.

Teacher's Note:
1. School-based assessment is flexible and contextual.
2. Eliminate statements that are negative about learning.

Question 29: Raghav reads a land document to find out the location of the land and its survey number. What is this reading known as?
(a) Scanning
(b) Skimming
(c) Reading for purpose
(d) Reading for information
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Answer: (a) Scanning

Explanation:
1. He looks for particular items only.
2. Searching quickly for specific information is scanning.

Teacher's Note:
1. Scanning is for specific details; skimming is for the gist.
2. Examples: timetables, phone books, forms.

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