Language Skills English Pedagogy CTET MCQ
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
Option 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
Option 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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