Chomsky argued that humans are equipped with a Language Acquisition Device that enables us to learn a language, leading to the creation of the:
A.
Cognitive Code Approach
B.
Audiolingual Method
C.
Audiovisual Method
D.
Direct Method
2.
This approach appeared from the dissatisfaction of educators and linguists with the Grammar Translation Method, as students were not learning realistic and whole language, and did not know how to communicate using appropriate language, gestures and verbal and non-verbal means of communication
A.
Suggestopedia
B.
Communicative Approach
C.
Silent Way
D.
Students’ Centred Approach
3.
Constructivism considers that students are the ones who should build, enhance and coordinate their learning process, whereas discovery learning results from altering the traditional order of the activities, being considered a reverse pedagogy
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
4.
The natural approach is a method of language teaching developed by Hymes, considering 5 hypotheses: the acquisition-learning, the monitor, the input, the natural order and the affective filter hypothesis
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
5.
According to this aspect regarding the Communicative Competence, a native speaker knows whether something is possible in the language
A.
Systematic potential
B.
Appropriacy
C.
Occurrence
D.
Feasibility
6.
This kind of learning arises when the students, as constructor of their own knowledge, relate the concepts to learn and give them a sense from the conceptual structure that they already had, building new knowledge from the knowledge previously acquired
A.
Discovery learning
B.
Flipped classroom
C.
Meaningful learning
D.
Constructivism
7.
Logic games structured in levels that allow students to test their deduction, imagination, logic and research skills, making children laugh, think, improve their reading comprehension and expand their vocabulary
A.
Riddles
B.
Narrations
C.
Nursery rhymes
D.
Tales
8.
When choosing literary texts, some criteria need to be considered. Choose the incorrect sentence:
A.
Language difficulty and the students’ needs and abilities
B.
The length and the exploitability of the text
C.
The amount of background information required
D.
All of them are correct
9.
Text in which the writer criticises or discusses about a specific problem, trying to persuade and convince the reader, being extremely useful for our students to form opinions and solve problems, developing their critical-analytical thinking
A.
Narrative
B.
Argumentative
C.
Descriptive
D.
Dialogic
10.
Literature, apart from allowing students to gain vocabulary and syntax, will be of great interest due to the fact that it is the perfect vehicle to introduce the FL and its culture
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
11.
This feature does not correspond to children’s literature:
A.
It is simple and straightforward
B.
It tries to avoid repetitions
C.
It expresses the children’s point of view
D.
It represents a realistic point of view from the world
12.
Which century is considered to be the Golden Age of English children’s literature?
A.
17th century
B.
18th century
C.
19th century
D.
20th century
13.
In what stage can be found the extensive and intensive listening strategies?
A.
Warm-up stage
B.
Pre-listening stage
C.
While-listening stage
D.
Post-listening stage
14.
Apart from communicating ideas and desires, what other reasons should be considered for using literature within the classroom?
A.
Appreciating poetic within language
B.
Being aware of the rhythm, rhyming and stylistic effects of language
C.
Reading for pleasure
D.
All of them are correct
15.
Through the use of songs students do not only get new structures and vocabulary, but they will also:
A.
Learn within a relaxed atmosphere
B.
Develop curiosity and positive attitudes towards the language and its culture
C.
Improve their creativity, spontaneity and imagination
D.
All of them are true
16.
They introduce our students to intellectual humour, helping students work their brains, expand their vocabulary and improve their social skills
A.
Lullabies
B.
Round songs
C.
Riddles
D.
Traditional songs
17.
Choose the incorrect sentence regarding songs:
A.
The use of songs is flexible, since they can be used in any stage of the class
B.
It is not recommendable that students familiarise themselves with the rhythm of the song at the very beginning.
C.
When working with songs, the context of the activity must be set first
D.
Pronunciation must be the aspect in which we should insist on when we teach a song
18.
Songs that have been specifically written for the teaching of English and graded so that the language is within the students’ level of competence, are called:
A.
Adapted songs
B.
Authentic songs
C.
Jazz chants
D.
Traditional songs
19.
When selecting songs within the English classroom, we should bear in mind several criteria. Choose the incorrect one:
A.
Students´ needs and abilities
B.
Language difficulty
C.
Amount of background information
D.
The possibility to carry out a test
20.
Choose the incorrect sentence:
A.
Games develop children’s creativity, since they imagine situations and play different roles
B.
Noam Chomsky agreed with behaviourism, claiming that sentences are not learnt by imitation and repetition, but generated from the learners’ competence. Consequently, learners must be encouraged to use their creative abilities.
C.
Games have an end in themselves
D.
Games have an educational value, since they contribute to the full development of the child's personality
21.
This didactic principle sustains that we should adapt the teaching learning process to the realities of our students, being considered as unique recipients of knowledge and skills
A.
Activity
B.
Inclusive education
C.
Globalization
D.
Individualization
22.
For the development of the previous didactic principles will be borne in mind the following dimensions:
A.
Knowledge, knowing to do and dimension of be
B.
Knowledge, creativity and socialization
C.
Coexistence and contents
D.
All of them are true
23.
Why is gamification getting so relevant within the current educative system?
A.
It allows active learning, providing students the control of their learning process
B.
It fosters social skills and digital literacy
C.
It helps students to reason and develop their autonomy
D.
All of them are true
24.
Choose the incorrect conclusion that can be obtained from the use of games within the classroom:
A.
Vocabulary and grammar are the engine to achieve success
B.
We teachers are the reason of the success of our students
C.
The school should never be considered as a place where boredom and routine take place
D.
Our main role as teachers is that of letting our students develop as active recipients of knowledge
25.
Choose the incorrect sentence:
A.
Drama means, literally, “doing”, being directly involved in learning through direct experience
B.
Drama is very suitable to train students in the use of verbal language in interactions
C.
Rather than just listening and remembering, when using drama techniques children become actively involved, making language meaningful and memorable
D.
Drama basically corresponds to the performance of a play, but it is part of the process of language learning.
26.
There are some elements that must be present in any drama lesson. Choose the one that does not fit:
A.
Relationships: creating a pleasure atmosphere by working in groups
B.
Physical environment: considering space arrangement
C.
Warm-ups: songs or games related to the main activity
D.
Free-orientation: not having a limit time to reach the goals
27.
Order the stages to be borne in mind of any drama lesson
A.
Warm-up, setting the context, improvisation, mime and feedback
B.
Warm-up, setting the context, questions about the characters, improvisation, mime, role-play and feedback
C.
Setting the context, warm-up, questions about the characters, improvisation, mime, role-play and feedback
D.
Improvisation, questions about the characters, mime, role-play and feedback
28.
The main difference between simulations and role plays is that:
A.
In simulations children pretend being themselves in an imaginary situation, whereas in role-plays children take roles and pretend being someone else in a particular situation.
B.
Role-plays tend to be longer than simulations
C.
The students’ level of competence has to be higher in simulations than is role-plays
D.
All of them are true
29.
Model of interaction between the teacher and the students in which both of them are active participants within the communicative act, following a continuous exchange of roles, leading to a feed-feed process, being transmitted in a multidirectional way
A.
Observer-facilitator
B.
Organiser-inventor
C.
Communicative
D.
Observer-inventor
30.
The reason why the contents can be distributed in the way we have done it is due to the fact that:
A.
We will not be able to develop all the contents disposed within our Decree
B.
The contents can be complemented
C.
The Administration provides us with autonomy to adapt the contents to the reality of our centre and our students
D.
All of them are correct
31.
What methodological orientations will be our main and only priority within the English classroom?
A.
Teachers teamwork, ICT’s and coordination with the rest of the areas
B.
Cooperative work, meaningful and discovery learning
C.
Constructivism, multidisciplinary work and collaboration with the families
D.
None of them, considering the multiplicity principle
32.
Flexible groupings, group work or deepening and enriching groups would be some examples of:
A.
General measures of attention to diversity
B.
Ordinary measures of attention to diversity
C.
Extraordinary measures of attention to diversity
D.
Measures to take into account regarding meaningful curricular adaptations
33.
It includes the general organization of the school, including the analysis of the socio-cultural context and the identity signs of the centre
A.
General Annual Plan
B.
Curricular Proposal
C.
Educative Project
D.
School Curricular Project
34.
Curricular element that is not found on the curriculum, but that we should consider within the Didactic Unit:
A.
Didactic Objectives
B.
Key competences
C.
General objectives
D.
Evaluation criteria
35.
The teaching planning must fulfil a series of conditions. Choose the incorrect one:
A.
It must be adapted to the school’s socio-cultural and economic environment, but not necessarily to the characteristics of the students
B.
It has to specify the teaching-learning process
C.
It must be a flexible document
D.
It must be feasible
36.
Regarding some of the elements to be borne in mind for the didactic units, choose the incorrect one:
A.
The key competences will allow students to apply the knowledge acquired into their real lives in a contextualised way
B.
The contents will determine the degree of acquisition of the key competences and the achievement of the stage objectives
C.
The transversal elements will allow us to deal with education in values, the reading plan, the ICT’s, audio-visual communication and the development of entrepreneurship
D.
The attention to diversity will give response to all students through individualised learning
37.
Choose the incorrect sentence regarding the sequence and timing of the contents and objectives:
A.
We always tend to learn from the simplest to the most complex
B.
The centres will be doted by autonomy for the design of the methodological strategies to be applied and the fixing of the schedule and timetables
C.
Complex aspects distant from the students’ real life should be introduced before others
D.
More time will be devoted to the development of oral skills than the written ones
38.
Choose the incorrect sentence regarding the selection of the activities to be used within the classroom:
A.
They need to be exciting, interesting and motivating to this particular group of pupils
B.
Children must focus on practising a language item rather than getting the task done
C.
They must provide a suitable challenge for the age group, being neither too simple nor too difficult
D.
The language input and output necessary to carry out the activity must be adapted to the students’ level of competence.
39.
Choose the incorrect sentence in relation to the methodological principles to be borne in mind:
A.
Students only learn from the teacher
B.
Errors must be seen as something natural and logical, since they are positive evidence of the learning process
C.
Students are the centre of the teaching process, being responsible for their own learning and having an active role in the classroom
D.
Language is a means of communication, so learning a language will imply having communicative competence in that language.
40.
Traditional teaching situation in which all the students work as a group, with the teacher being ‘locked’ into some activity within the same rhythm and pace
A.
Individual study
B.
Pair work
C.
Group work
D.
Whole class
41.
Its main advantage is that each student will have the same visual contact with the teacher and with the rest of the classmates, enhancing participation and communication, despite not being feasible for large classes
A.
Modular classroom arrangement
B.
Horseshoe arrangement
C.
Streams
D.
Mix and mingle
42.
When managing time, some principles can be taken into account. Choose the incorrect sentence:
A.
Timing has to be carefully and realistically planned so as to ensure that the duration of the activities correspond to the duration of the lesson
B.
We should bear in mind that the attention span of students is much less than of adults, as young learners have short-term memory
C.
The level of the class should be considered without underestimating or overestimating students
D.
We should anticipate the length of the DUs and activities, not having to bother about the pace of each student
43.
Type of timetable in which the school day is divided into modules of 20 minutes, covering several modules at a day:
A.
Open timetable
B.
Flexible timetable
C.
Traditional timetable
D.
Modular timetable
44.
Relationship among the teacher and the students in which an atmosphere of acceptance, understanding, respect, security and mutual trust is created:
A.
Autonomy
B.
Emphathy
C.
Activity
D.
Equality
45.
Regarding the production of materials, choose the incorrect sentence:
A.
The teacher needs to bear in mind the objectives that pupils must achieve based on his own criteria, rather than considering the curriculum
B.
Materials must be based on the students’ characteristics, their age, their learning styles, their attitudes towards learning, their motivation and their personality
C.
Interdisciplinarity should always be borne in mind, establishing connections and integrations with other subjects
D.
A constructivist approach that allows students to build up their own knowledge in an autonomous and independent way should be considered, fostering meaningful and discovery learning.
46.
Materials that should specially be borne in mind within the current Information and Knowledge Society, contemplating the Information and Communication Technologies, connecting students to the network and bringing e-learning resources into the classroom:
A.
Auditory materials
B.
Visual materials
C.
Audio-visual materials
D.
Written materials
47.
Choose the incorrect sentence in relation to the use of the coursebook:
A.
It will help the teacher to relieve from the pressure of having to think of original material for every class
B.
It will provide a sense of security for students, becoming a reference for checking and revising
C.
It is psychologically indispensable for students, since their progress and achievement can be measured
D.
Spontaneity and flexibility will, by no means, be diminished.
48.
Materials that appear to be authentic but present the language in a controlled way, adapted to the students’ level of competence
A.
Authentic materials
B.
Non-authentic materials
C.
Simulated authentic materials
D.
Realia materials
49.
In relation to the students’ participation in material design, choose the incorrect sentence:
A.
The Communicative Approach provoked a revolution in Foreign Language Teaching, with learners no longer being considered as passive recipients of knowledge
B.
Since the teacher’s role is less dominant, students are more responsible for their own learning and have a higher degree of involvement in their own learning process
C.
The students themselves can be an important resource to be used in the English classroom, taking an active part within the teaching-learning process
D.
All of them are true
50.
Choose the incorrect sentence:
A.
The use of the Webquest is based on Discovery learning through analysis and research
B.
Just changing the WHAT (digital resources used within the classroom) should be enough to satisfy our students’ needs
C.
The use of the ICT’s can lead to the development of critical-analytical thinking, as well as an increase on motivation and self-esteem
D.
The use of Blogs, Wikis, eTwinning experiences will allow cooperative learning to take place within the classroom
51.
They enhance retention, aid spaced repetitions, improve comprehension skills and allow visual learning
A.
Magazines
B.
Audiobooks
C.
Blackboard
D.
Flashcards
52.
Choose the incorrect sentence:
A.
Grammar should be learnt inductively, with no grammar explanation, through personal discovery
B.
Students should be encouraged to use language freely and creatively
C.
Students should be considered the protagonist of the communication process, being responsible of their learning
D.
Syllabus negotiation should be kept apart, as students could get distant from what the curriculum establishes
53.
Choose the incorrect sentence:
A.
We should try to create an English-speaking environment within the classroom, helping our students to get involved within the foreign language culture, customs and lifestyles
B.
The freedom principle should be borne in mind, with students actively involved with the main aim of avoiding any kind of passivity, individual work, boredom or lack of originality
C.
The learning experience should consider problem-based learning
D.
Apart from the age of our students, we will consider their aptitude, respecting their natural learning pace and designing activities that focus on the multiple intelligences, not only facilitating language acquisition, but also helping students realize their full potential
