Language Skills English Pedagogy CTET MCQ
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01 Receptive language skills are
- being able to self-correct while using language
- using grammatical structures accurately
- writing in range of styles
- listening and reading for information
Option 4 – listening and reading for information
02 The two skills required to take notes effectively are
- writing fluently, using conjunctions
- using symbols and abbreviations instead of words
- re-writing a text, using your own words
- writing legibly with correct punctuation
Option 2 – using symbols and abbreviations instead of words
03 An exercise, where words are left out of a shorter passage and the pupil must fill in the blanks with suitable words based on her reading, assesses her ability to
- comprehend
- use new words
- summarize
- spell words
Option 1 – comprehend
04 Creating or retrieving what the student wants to say and then generating a suitable text to say it, are stages of the ………. process
- listening
- writing
- speaking
- creative
Option 2 – writing
05 Use of grammar, punctuation and spelling pertains to
- text production while writing
- formal speech
- listening to a lecture
- informal conversation
Option 1 – text production while writing
06 Develop a resource box for class I. Teacher gives 3 instructions to each student regarding which items are to be put in it (e.g. puppets, pieces of coloured pencils, small toys etc.) Students follow instruction. The activity is
- listening with concentration for specific information needed for a task
- stage in a listening session when a listener completes a task
- listening to natural conversation between teacher and student
- listening to a speech which is semi-scripted
Option 1 – listening with concentration for specific information needed for a task
07 How can teachers respond to or correct students writing in ways that are effective?
- correcting every error in the essay
- writing detailed comments in the margin
- offering encouraging and summary remarks
- locating patterns of error and suggesting improvement
Option 4 – locating patterns of error and suggesting improvement
08 A student of class V has just read a text about the water problems of a community living on the outskirts of a city. After reading the chapter, the student remarks how difficult it must be to struggle for water every day. Which comprehension strategy does this remark reveal?
- read aloud
- summarizing
- metacognition
- inferential reading
Option 4 – inferential reading
09 Rani is from Delhi. She has taken admission in a school in Asom. In the final exams, she faces difficulty in writing a composition on ‘Bihu’. The most probable reason for Rani’s problem is that
- there is a discontinuity between her home environment and the school curriculum
- her parents are unable to help her in understanding the school culture
- she is not a hardworking girl and is not trying to adapt to the school curriculum
- her background is deficient and is not on par with standard school culture
Which one of the following Himalayan rivers does not originate from across the Himalayas?
(A) Indus
(B) Satluj
(C) Ganga
(D) Brahmaputra
Show AnswerOption 1 – there is a discontinuity between her home environment and the school curriculum
10 A language teacher wants her students to write for an authentic audience and purpose. What would be the best writing task to achieve this?
- students write a letter to the principal expressing their opinion on a school-related issue
- students write answers to questions given at the end of the chapter after discussing them with each other
- students write a movie review of a movie they watched recently
- student write on the topic, ‘ My school ‘
Option 1 – students write a letter to the principal expressing their opinion on a school-related issue
11 Writing is a ……… and not a ………
- product; process
- product; formation
- process; product
- process; formation
Option 1 – product; process
12 A child reads ‘ She bought three apples ‘ as ‘ She bought tree apples ‘ and explains it as ‘ apples from trees ‘. How would you rate this child’s reading skills?
- she reads without comprehension
- she reads with spelling errors
- she reads carelessly
- she reads with comprehension
Option 3 – she reads carelessly
13 While developing writing skill among students, a language teacher should most importantly focus on
- grammatical aspects
- word limits
- expression of ideas
- good handwriting
Option 1 – grammatical aspects
14 Reading comprehension is an ability to
- perceive and decode letters in order to read the text fluently
- construct meaning by interacting with the text
- understand all the words in the text to understand its meaning
- translate the written symbols into corresponding sounds
Option 3 – understand all the words in the text to understand its meaning
15 A teacher divided the students of class V into groups of six and provided each with a short story. She asked them to imagine, discuss and write the story with a different ending. In this activity, the teacher is developing their
- guided writing
- creative writing
- product writing
- controlled writing
The most powerful Peshwa was?
(A) Balaji Baji Rao
(B) Baji Rao
(C) Madhava Rao
(D) Balaji Vishwanath
Show AnswerOption 2 – creative writing
16 Dictation does not help learners to
- increase their concentration
- improve their reading skill
- improve their spelling
- enhance their listening comprehension
Option 2 – improve their reading skill
17 Shreya, a teacher of class IV, asked the learners to complete the dialogue in the given boxes and then to role-play the same using their dialogues. She is developing
- speaking and writing skills
- all, listening, writing, reading and speaking skills
- listening and speaking skills
- reading and writing skills
Option 2 – all, listening, writing, reading and speaking skills
18 The two ‘ productive skills ‘ are
- listening and speaking
- listening and writing
- speaking and writing
- speaking and reading
Option 3 – speaking and writing
19 The ……. and the …….. must share the same lingistic codes while learning a language.
- speaker, writing
- writer, listener
- speaker, listener
- reader, listener
Option 3 – speaker, listener
20 If a student makes pronunciation errors, the best way to help him/her is to
- provide him/her correct pronunciation without humiliating the learner
- call parents of the learner and complain
- scold the child
- none of the above
Option 1 – provide him/her correct pronunciation without humiliating the learner
21 Which of the following is a kind of speaking situation in which we find ourselves? ( Language Skills English Pedagogy CTET MCQ )
- interactive
- partially interactive
- only (2)
- all of the above
Option 4 – all of the above
22 ‘ Stress, rhythmic patterns and intonation patterns of the language, and appropriate vocabulary are the micro skills involved in which of the following?
- listening
- reading
- speaking
- writing
Option 3 – speaking
23 A student of class IV is feeling thirsty while teaching is going on. He wants to drink water and takes permission from the teacher. Choose how he will make the request
- I want to drink water
- Ma’am may I drink some water please?
- will you allow me to drink some water?
- water please
Option 2 – Ma’am may I drink some water please?
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