English Success

Thought I'd publish a fun quiz game I designed for a Teacher Training certification course I'm currently teaching. For those who want to brush up on their knowledge of teaching, have fun! Next time I'll post the logistics of playing the game, but the title is a give away.

1. What skill does Cloze passages assess?

a) speaking
b) reading
c) listening
d) writing

2. Which is not an example of a Part of Speech?

a) preposition
b) noun
c) phoneme
d) adverb

3. One example of an engage activity is:

a) “Find Someone Who”
b) Cloze passage
c) A multiple-choice vocabulary quiz
d) Writing an essay

4. Which is not true about the Grammar Translation Method:

a) It’s usually student-centered
b) It’s usually teacher-centered
c) Students do a lot of copying
d) It was first widely taught to university students

5. What is true about the Audio-lingual method?

a) It’s usually student-centered
b) It’s communicative
c) Students produce authentic language
d) Teacher uses a lot repetition

6. In the word “photographer,” which syllable is stressed?

a) first
b) second
c) third
d) fourth

7. In the word “photograph,” which syllable is stressed?

a) first
b) second
c) third
d) none

8. Which is most true about the Communicative Method?

a) It’s teacher-centered
b) It requires a lot of direct teaching
c) It focuses on writing skills
d) It encourages social interaction

9. Which one of these is not an example of the Multiple Intelligences:

a) Technical Intelligence
b) Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
c) Kinesthetic Intelligence
d) Intrapersonal Intelligence

10. Which is true about Intrapersonal Intelligence?

a) Student learns best by socializing with others
b) Student has a strong connection with nature
c) Student learns best through physical movement
d) Student learns best by researching top on their own

11. Which is not one of the major learning types?

a) Tactile-kinesthetic
b) Linguistic
c) Auditory
d) Visual

12. The best learning activity for engaging a student who has high linguistic intelligence is _______:

a) playing charades
b) creating crossword puzzles for new vocabulary words
c) illustrating a story
d) creating a rap to tell a story

13. Which of these is the best example of a transitive verb?

a) run
b) write
c) dance
d) stand up

14. Which of these is a possessive pronoun?

a) her
b) hers
c) herself
d) she

15. Which example is a colloquialism?

a) put on
b) pull over
c) steady hand
d) head over heals

16. Which word is a conjunction?

a) of
b) if
c) watching
d) carefully

17. Which of the following is an example of the past perfect tense?

a) been
b) has been
c) had been
d) was being

18. Which pronoun can represent either a singular or plural subject?

a) You
b) We
c) They
d) It

19. Which consonant is voiced?

a) k
b) p
c) t
d) v

20. Which of the following is most important for engaging students?

a) Teacher should assess students regularly
b) Teacher should model an activity first
c) Teacher should start lesson that motivates and stimulates students
d) Students focus on how language is constructed

21. Which is most true about the Study stage of a lesson?

a) Teacher should assess students regularly
b) Teacher should model an activity first
c) Teacher should start lesson that motivates and stimulates students
d) Students focus on how language is constructed

22. Which of the following is not a verb tense?

a) present progressive
b) future perfect
c) simple present
d) gerund

23. Which of the following is a modal verb?

a) been
b) should
c) to dance
d) dancing

24. Which of the following is an example of a tag question?

a) How often?
b) Are you going abroad this year or next year?
c) You’re going abroad this year?
d) You’re going abroad this year, aren’t you?