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According to Glasser, which of the following is an inherent need all humans require for
emotional health? ✔✔The need to belong.
Which of the following a
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TEFL Certification - Exam Study
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According to Glasser, which of the following is an inherent need all humans require for
emotional health? ✔✔The need to belong.
Which of the following are the two types of motivation? ✔✔Extrinsic and Intrinsic
Can a student's cultural background affect his or her learning? ✔✔Yes, because people learn
from the world around them.
Which of the following are common barriers a new English language learner might run into?
✔✔Getting used to reading left to right, Getting used to letters and words instead of conceptual
symbols, Getting used to the order of adjectives and nouns in a sentence.
What are cognates? ✔✔A word that has a common etymology with similar words in different
languages
Breaking words down to their root parts is a great way to help students understand English.
✔✔True
Students learning English for the first time should not be able to use translations in their native
language. ✔✔False
Which of the following are basic skills that students need to master to have English fluency?
✔✔Reading and Writing
What is phonology the study of? ✔✔The study of the sound and structure of language
Which of the following are common types of phonemes? ✔✔Vowels and Consonants
Which of the following terms describes a morpheme that is not dependent on other words and
carries meaning? ✔✔Free lexical morpheme
Which of the following are word forms of the word "go"? ✔✔Went and Goes
What part of speech describes an action or a state of being? ✔✔Verb
A compound sentence is a sentence that is made up of one clause. ✔✔False
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun. ✔✔True
Which of the following words have antonymy? ✔✔Light and Dark; Day and Night
Why is phonemic awareness important no matter what native language a student speaks?
✔✔Phonemes are unique to a language
Which of the following are advanced reading strategies? ✔✔Sequencing, Summarizing,
Identifying main ideas
Why is reading considered an active process? ✔✔Because it requires effort
Which of the following are suggestions for teaching students to form letter-sound associations?
✔✔Assessment, Explicit instruction, Multi-sensory teaching
What is decoding? ✔✔Rapidly turning written word into speech
t is a good habit to ask yourself questions as you read a text. ✔✔True
The first reading skill you should teach is how to compare and contrast. ✔✔False
Why is reading for purpose a higher level of thinking than comprehension? ✔✔Because reading
for purpose requires a comprehension of implicit ideas. Because reading for purpose allows
students to extend meaning
Which sentence pattern does the sentence, "Samuel ran to the store," follow? ✔✔S-V-O
Which of the following are examples of independent clauses? ✔✔They went to the movies. She
wants to go.
Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence? ✔✔Myrtle drove to the store and
Calvin bought a soda.
Which of the following pairs provides a singular noun and its accurate plural form? ✔✔Knife -
Knives, Beach - Beaches
What is the word for the noun that a pronoun is replacing? ✔✔Antecedent
A verb always needs to have an object. ✔✔Flase
In possessive nouns, possession is usually marked by an apostrophe (') ✔✔True
Which of the following is an important component of persuasive writing? ✔✔Support, Thesis,
Analysis.
Why are phonetic symbols important? ✔✔They can help your student visualize English sounds
Which of the following body parts contribute to the creation of sound? ✔✔Tongue, Lips, Hard
Palate
How do vowel sounds differ from consonant sounds? ✔✔Vowel sounds involve less obstruction
of air
Which of the following are reasons why your students should practice reading out loud?
✔✔Improved self-correction, sharper focus, practice with intonation.
What is a downside of round robin reading? ✔✔Some students find it embarrassing and get
anxious
Students do not get anything out of hearing the teacher read a text. ✔✔False
When students are connecting to the text, they are using higher-level thinking than when they
answers questions about the text. ✔✔True
How should you provide feedback to your students when they are presenting new ideas in
English? ✔✔Be honest, be specific, tell them what they can improve.
What is phonetic transcription? ✔✔Transcribing speech using phonemes
Which of the following are phonetic transcriptions? ✔✔Allophonic transcription, Comparative
transcription
Why should you use a text that is already transcribed in your transcription exercises? ✔✔So that
there is an answer key for comparison
Which of the following is an effective classroom transcription activity? ✔✔Students transcribe
alone
How does conversational English differ from formal English? ✔✔There is more use of slang and
improper language
Students need to understand all English idioms to understand conversational English. ✔✔False
Verb conjugation is an important part of conversational English. ✔✔True
Which of the following are steps in the paraphrasing process? ✔✔Recheck, Reword, Rearrange
According to Bloom's taxonomy, what skill requires the highest level of thinking? ✔✔Creating
According to behaviorists, what is it called when you give a student an F for not doing his or her
work? ✔✔Positive punishment
Which of the following, according to B.F. Skinner, is a method for dispersing reinforcement to
your students? ✔✔Variable ratio, Fixed ratio
When you are planning backwards, what is the first thing you need to identify? ✔✔The
objectives
As a teacher, you should model desirable behavior for your students. ✔✔True
Lecturing is a great example of student-centered learning. ✔✔False
Which of the following are good tips for providing your students with constructive criticism?
✔✔Be honest, Be specific, Balance strengths and weaknesses.
Which of the following is NOT an important trait of effective lesson objectives? ✔✔The
objective is written in first-person
Which of the following are typical categories for education standard to cover? ✔✔Writing,
Reading for information, Reading literature
What are cognitive objectives? ✔✔Objectives that measure a student's exploration of knowledge
Which of the following are common components of a curriculum? ✔✔Assessments, Standards,
Exemplar texts
Which of the following steps comes first in the curriculum process? ✔✔Planning
For a curriculum to be effective, teachers need to be able to revise it. ✔✔True
Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences refer to his ranking of which types of intelligences are
more important. ✔✔False
What is the purpose of varied instruction? ✔✔To appeal to the different strengths of your
students. To appeal to different types of intelligence.
How can it be helpful to have your students create the class expectations for behavior? ✔✔They
will be more invested in rules they have set
Which of the following is a type of respect students need to have in the classroom? ✔✔Respect
for themselves, Respect for other students, Respect for the teacher
How do routines help teachers with classroom management? ✔✔They give students consistency
in terms of what behaviors you expect
When is it a good time to discuss respect with your students? ✔✔On the first day of class.
Before lessons that promote student sharing. Whenever there has been an issue with respect
Why do many teachers avoid holding students accountable? ✔✔They want to avoid
confrontation
Removing yourself as the enforcer can make confrontations with volatile students easier to
handle. ✔✔True.
You should not let a student's home life impact how you deal with that student. ✔✔False
Why is it helpful to choose your battles in the classroom? ✔✔To maintain the level of mutual
respect you have created. To accommodate students who need their discipline differentiated.
To get a TEFL, are you required to have a college degree in the field? ✔✔No, but it looks good
if you do
What do you need to include on your resume? ✔✔Work experience, Education, Skills
What do employers most want to see in your work experience? ✔✔Your skills and
accomplishments
When is it important to do research in your preparations? ✔✔Before your interview, Before
applying
What should you do after a job interview is over? ✔✔Follow up with your interviewer to thank
him or her for the opportunity
You cannot really do much to anticipate the types of questions that your interviewer will ask.
✔✔False
You should not treat your interviewer like your friend. ✔✔True
Which of the following feelings should you expect when you leave home to teach English in a
different country? ✔✔A sense of biculturalism. Initial happiness. Frustration.
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