CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH ASSESSMENT
Teaching Knowledge Test - Module 1
Language and background to language learning and teaching
TEST TIME: 1 hour 20 minutes
Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully. Answer all the questions. You must complete the test within the time limit.
There are 80 questions in this paper. Each question carries one mark.
Describing language and language skills
40 questions
Background to language learning
15 questions
Background to language teaching
25 questions
For questions 1 - 7, look at the sentences. Match the underlined
words in the example sentences with the grammatical terms listed
A – H.
There is one extra option which you do not need to use.
Grammatical terms
| A | main verb |
| B | comparative adjective |
| C | determiner |
| D | reflexive pronoun |
| E | auxiliary verb |
| F | adverb |
| G | personal pronoun |
| H | preposition |
Examples
For questions 8 - 13, complete the sentences about the uses of ‘will’ with one of the three possible endings A, B or C.
For questions 14 - 19, look at the lexical terms and three possible descriptions listed A, B and C. Choose the description which matches the term.
Lexical terms
For questions 20 - 26, match the example sentences with the
functions listed A – H.
There is one extra option which
you do not need to use.
Functions
| A | advising |
| B | requesting |
| C | negotiating |
| D | offering |
| E | declining |
| F | warning |
| G | inviting |
| H | speculating |
Example sentences
For questions 27 - 33, match the underlined letter ‘e’ in each
example word with the phonemic symbol which would be used in a
dictionary entry listed A, B, C or D.
You need
to use some options more than once.
Phonemic symbols
| A | /iː/ |
| B | /ə/ |
| C | /eɪ/ |
| D | /ɜː/ |
Example words
For questions 34 - 40, choose the best option (A, B or C) to complete each statement on listening skills.
For questions 41 - 45, match the techniques for encouraging
motivation A – F with the classroom activities.
There
is one extra option which you do not need to use.
Techniques for encouraging motivation
| A | setting goals and targets |
| B | encouraging learner autonomy |
| C | bringing culture into the classroom |
| D | making tasks personally relevant |
| E | building learners’ self-confidence |
| F | creating a positive classroom atmosphere |
Classroom activities
For questions 46 - 50 match the learners’ comments with the types of
learning strategies listed A, B and C.
You need
to use some options more than once.
Learners' comments
| A | deducing from context |
| B | self-monitoring |
| C | organising learning aids |
Learning strategies
For questions 51 - 55, choose the best option (A, B or C) to complete each statement about L1 or L2 learning.
For questions 56 - 61, match the statement with the approaches
listed A – G.
There is one extra option which you do
not need to use.
Approaches
| A | Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) |
| B | Task-based learning (TBL) |
| C | Grammar-Translation method |
| D | Presentation, Practice and Production (PPP) |
| E | Lexical Approach |
| F | Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) |
| G | Guided discovery |
Statements
For questions 62 - 67 look at the types of presentation techniques
and introductory activities and the three possible classroom
activities listed
A, B and C.
Two of the classroom activities are examples of the technique or
activity. One is NOT.
Mark the letter which is NOT an example of the
technique or activity.
For questions 68 - 74 match the practice activities with the task types listed A, B and C.
For questions 75 - 80, match the descriptions of assessments with the types of assessment listed A – F.
Types of assessment
Descriptions of assessments