TEACHING KNOWLEDGE TESTYOUNG LEARNERS

Sample Test

Time

1 hour 20 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATESDo not open this question paper until you are told to do so.
Write your name, centre number and candidate number on your answer sheet if they are
not already there.
Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully.
Answer all the questions.
Read the instructions on the answer sheet.
Mark your answers on the answer sheet. Use a pencil.
You must complete the answer sheet within the time limit.
At the end of the test, hand in both this question paper and your answer sheet.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATESThere are 80 questions in this paper.
Each question carries one mark.

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For questions 1 – 6, match the teacher’s comments on her approach to teaching with the young
learner needs and characteristics listed A – G.
Mark the correct letter (A – G) on your answer sheet.
There is one extra option which you do not need to use.

Young learner needs and characteristics
Young learners like to have:A

routines in the classroom.

Bpersonalised feedback on their language.

C

opportunities to respond to and use language creatively.

Dthe chance to have fun as a whole class.

Ehelp with underlying language patterns.

F

opportunities for physical movement/activity.

Genough time to complete their work.

Teacher’s comments
1

They’re often sleepy in the afternoons so we generally do some group project work where
they’re measuring or doing something like a science experiment.

2

They worry about their spelling so, each week, we choose a vowel sound and brainstorm
all the words we can think of. Then we look at how they’re spelt and categorise them.

3

One of the things my pupils like most is to learn a chant and then try to say it faster andfaster but still keep in time. That part’s really hard!

4

At the start of the lesson, two pupils give out the books and another writes the date on theboard.

5

We often do visualisations. They close their eyes and I ask them questions about a story:
who’s in it? where are they? what happens? Then they draw a picture and write a few
sentences about it.

6

I’ve got a bank of worksheets at the back of the room for fast finishers so that they don’t
get bored waiting for everyone else.

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For questions 7 – 13, match the teachers’ instructions with the main cognitive strategies they are
helping to develop listed A – D.
Mark the correct letter (A – D) on your answer sheet.

Main cognitive strategiesA

categorisingB

predicting

CrankingDinferring

Teachers’ instructions
7

Look at the monsters in these pictures. Which one’s naughty? How do you know?

8

Look at these letters and then try to find the animal word I’m thinking of. Are you ready?
First word: D – O …, Next word: S – N – …, next one: C – A ….

9

Cut out the five pictures of food. Stick your favourite one here at the top and write thename under it. Then put your next favourite one under it, and so on.

10

Listen to these people’s voices. Which person sounds happy?

11

On this paper you’ve got two circles. In this circle, draw two things you only wear in winterand in the other, draw two things you only wear in summer.

12

On the board there are pictures of Sue, a shoe and a zoo. Listen to this word and tell me
which picture to write it under. Now listen to these words.

13

Here are pictures of 10 things to take on holiday. In pairs, choose the five most importantfor you.

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For questions 14 – 20, match the teacher’s comments on a vocabulary lesson plan from a resourcebook with the lesson plan headings listed A – H.
Mark the correct letter (A – H) on your answer sheet.
There is one extra option which you do not need to use.

Lesson plan headings
A

Assumptions

B

Assessment evidenceC

Differentiation

D

Extension activity

EInteraction patterns

F

Syllabus fit

G

Personal teaching aim

HProcedure

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Memory Game Lesson plan
Teacher comments
Vocabulary focus
kitchen, knife, fork, spoon, plate, cup,bowl, fruit, vegetables

14

Good: they’re doing healthy eating in science.

15

One group of children can’t read them, so I’ll makea set of matching pictures for them.

16

Great! Children could make their own game sets tokeep and practise with.

yourself as one player, and three
more children.

17

Important, because this game might be new forsome children.

Game rules
Mix the cards, and put the wordcards face down on the table, in fourrows of two, and the pictures facedown on the other side of the table,
also in four rows of two.

18

Explain that they must pay attention to remember
where their words are.

19

I’ll know if they have learned something if they use
English rather than L1 for picture cards.

20

I must try to listen to all the pairs this time.

Before class
Copy the vocabulary worksheet of
pictures and words, and cut them into
flashcards.

In classy Review the topic of vocabulary.
y Explain the game by example, withyy Ask a child to turn over a card fromthe picture side and to say the word,
and to do the same for a card on theword side.

y

If the picture and word cards are thesame object, the child keeps the two
cards. If the picture and word do notmatch, the child puts the two cards
face down again.

y The next child continues in the sameway.

y The game is over when all the pictures
and words have been matched.

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For questions 21 – 27, match the problems teachers have with materials with the ways ofsupplementing or adapting those materials listed A – H.
Mark the correct letter (A – H) on your answer sheet.
There is one extra option which you do not need to use.

Ways of adapting the materials

Teachers’ problems
21

22

There was a text in the coursebook about pets. I
wasn’t sure if my learners would know thedifference between hamsters and guinea pigs andbudgies and canaries.
The children were keen to find out more about a
new film which came out recently. I found a good
review in a newspaper and although the language
was above their level, I knew they would find it all
really interesting.

23

The coursebook had a recipe for something that
isn’t popular among children in our country. I
thought it would be more useful for them to study
the language in a recipe for something they like.

24

I got some information about chocolate from a local
factory but I wanted the children to read only about
how it is made and not about the history of
chocolate making.

25

The recording from the coursebook about thefestivals was really interesting. But I wanted thechildren to do something more communicative thanjust listen and answer the comprehension
questions.

26

I wanted my class to draw a Venn diagram of thesimilarities and differences between camels andgiraffes. I knew they wouldn’t think of enoughthings to make a very complete diagram.

27

The story in the coursebook was written as one
long paragraph in very small print and was hard to
read.

A

personalising the content

Bomitting some unnecessary detailsC

adapting the taskDadding a transcriptEchanging the layout

Fgiving them some possible answers

Gadding some visual supportH

simplifying the language

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For questions 28 – 34, look at the statements about using additional resources and choose the option(A, B or C) which completes each statement.
Mark the correct letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet.

28

I often use action rhymes with my class because ____________ help the children toassociate words with meanings.
A
B
C

29

I find computer games where children put sentences in the right order to make a story canbe useful because children get ____________.
A
B
C

30

repeatimaginetranslate

I like making a video of my classes acting out little stories because they ____________.
A
B
C

34

practising reading comprehension
improving learners’ word stressreviewing a lexical set

When I’m showing a video clip for the first time, I sometimes turn the sound down and ask
the children to ____________ what the characters are saying.
A
B
C

33

the words for different animals
listening for gist
following instructions

Wordsearch puzzles can be a useful way of ____________.
A
B
C

32

immediate feedback on their answers
the chance to invent interesting stories
plenty of listening practice

Making origami animals in class is particularly useful for practising ____________.
A
B
C

31

the words that rhyme
the movements
the tunes

realise their pronunciation is not very goodwant to practise until they can do it really well
can see whose acting skills are particularly goodI find that flashcards are particularly useful for illustrating ____________.
A
B
C

concrete vocabulary items
lexical chunks
words that are hard to translate

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For questions 35 – 41, match the teacher classroom language in the examples with the strategies for
scaffolding children’s understanding and language use listed A – H.
Mark the correct letter (A – H) on your answer sheet.
There is one extra option which you do not need to use.

Strategies for scaffolding children’s understanding and language use
AreformulatingB

promptingCecho correcting

DdefiningEgiving an example

F

demonstratingG

ignoring error

Hasking an open question

Teacher classroom language
35Child:
Teacher:

What does ‘animal’ mean?
Cats and horses are animals.

36

Child:
Teacher:This Martin’s pen.
OK. Well can you give it back to him, please.

37

Child:
Teacher:

Last Saturday my auntie take me to the cinema.
Take?

38

Child:
Teacher:

Sorry. I don’t understand.
Put your chair like this. Then you can’t see Sam’s picture.

39

Child:
Teacher:This dinosaur is more big.
OK, this dinosaur’s bigger.

40

Child:
Teacher:What’s an insect?
It’s an animal with six legs.

41

Child:
Teacher:
Child:

I can’t remember the name of the colour.
Pur …
Purple.

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For questions 42 – 48, match the examples of what fast finishers do in class with the scaffolding
strategies for challenging them listed A, B and C.
Mark the correct letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet.

Scaffolding strategies for challenging fast finishers
A

Children check their own work.

B

Children help other children who have not finished yet.

CChildren do an extension activity.

What fast finishers do
42

Write the name of five objects which are usually red.

43

Compare their answers to a comprehension task about a story with the answer key at theback of their coursebook.

44

Explain in L1 how to do a sequencing task to a group having problems doing the task.

45

Draw a picture to illustrate the chant they have written.

46

Proofread their short description of a typical day in their life before they give it to theteacher.

47

Choose a graded reader from a reading box the teacher keeps in the classroom.

48

Answer another child’s questions about the meaning of some words in a survey the classare preparing.

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For questions 49 – 54, match the descriptions of activities with the types of practice activity listed
A – G.
Mark the correct letter (A – G) on your answer sheet.
There is one extra option which you do not need to use.

Types of practice activityAbrainstorm

B

information-gap

Cvisualisation

D

guessingE

memory activity

Frole-play

G

drill

Descriptions of activities
49

Children close their eyes while the teacher removes one of the story sentences from theboard. They open their eyes, then say which one is missing.

50

The teacher says the sentence ‘I gave her a banana’, then shows pictures of, e.g. a little
girl, a man, a mother and father, a cat. Children have to say the sentence with the correct
pronoun for each.

51

After reading the story, the teacher chooses different children to act it out.

52

The teacher tells the children they are going to travel in a spaceship to another planet. In
groups, they make a list of things they want to take with them.

53

Each child has a different version of a picture from their partner. Without looking at eachother’s picture, they take turns to describe what they see in order to find five differences.

54

The teacher asks the children a series of questions about an imaginary day out such as,‘Where are you going?, Who’s with you? What’s the weather like?’ Children sit quietly with
their eyes closed, thinking about the answers.

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For questions 55 – 60, look at the statements about the uses of classroom practice activities andchoose the option (A, B or C) which completes each statement.
Mark the correct letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet.

55

Brainstorming vocabulary before a task
A
B
C

56

Role-play can provide children with the opportunity to
A
B
C

57

using mind maps to record vocabulary.
closing their eyes and listening to the teacher.
looking at pictures in groups.

Total Physical Response activities involve mainly
A
B
C

60

create a competitive classroom atmosphere.
calm and focus children after a period of activity.
provide group practice of target language.

Visualisation activities involve children in
A
B
C

59

practise writing skills.
do jigsaw listening.
consolidate language chunks.

Settling activities aim to
A
B
C

58

makes use of children’s own experience and memories of the topic.
helps children deduce meaning from context.
creates an information-gap activity.

children’s writing skills.
children’s reading skills.
children’s listening skills.

Problem-solving activities consolidate children’s language learning byA
BC

activating their cognitive skills.
presenting new language.
highlighting the importance of accurate pronunciation.

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For questions 61 – 67, match the teacher’s comments with the areas of managing the class to support
children’s language learning listed A – D.
Mark the correct letter (A – D) on your answer sheet.

Areas of managing a classA

getting children’s attention

Bchecking understandingC

correcting languageDestablishing routines to develop responsible behaviour

Teacher’s comments
61

Very good try Martha, but remember to change the order of the words to make a question.

62

OK, thank you everyone. Are you ready to move on to the next task now?

63

Where should I put usually on our list? Is it nearer to always or to never?

64

Yes, I can hear a lot of people who know the right answer but if I don’t see any hands up, I
don’t know who to ask.

65

Five seconds to finish, and four, three, two, one excellent. Now let’s watch the next part.

66

It’s a lovely sunny day, so tell me which of these clothes I don’t need to wear – shorts,
gloves, a scarf, a T-shirt.

67

No, he said fifteen chocolates, not fifty.

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For questions 68 – 73, look at the incomplete statements about assessing children in class and thethree options for completing them listed A, B and C.
Two of the options would be good teacher decisions about assessing children in class. One of theoptions would NOT be a good teacher decision.
Mark the option (A, B or C) which would NOT be a good teacher decision on your answer sheet.

68

To assess their cognitive skills, the teacher would NOT ask the children to
A
B
C

69

To assess their ability to use language creatively, the teacher would NOT ask the children to
A
B
C

70

fill in a crossword puzzle using the pictures as clues.
use the words in a substitution drill.
label the items in the space provided.

To assess their ability to review their learning, the teacher would NOT ask the children tothink about the lesson and to
A
B
C

73

mime the words in a song.
follow a text with the words of a song.
answer some questions about a song.

To assess their spelling, the teacher would NOT ask the children to look at pictures and
A
B
C

72

listen to and perform a jazz chant in pairs.
take part in a role-play in pairs.
talk about their last holiday in pairs.

To assess their listening comprehension skills, the teacher would NOT ask the children tolisten and
A
B
C

71

answer true/false questions about their favourite types of food.
put pictures of food into two groups: food they like and food they don’t like.
sequence the prices of different foods from the cheapest to the most expensive.

decide what things they were good at.
list the words they understood.
say which activities they liked.

To assess their ability to remember language, the teacher would NOT ask the children toA
BCfill in the gaps in a text about different types of clothes.
match words relating to clothes to pictures of different clothes.
listen to a song about different clothes.

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For questions 74 – 80, match the examples of teacher feedback with the main focus of the feedback
listed A, B and C.
Mark the correct letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet.

Main focus of feedbackA

children’s use of learning strategies

Bchildren’s use of language

Cchildren’s behaviour

Examples of teacher feedback74

OK: is it he or she for your sister?

75

This group, you gave everyone a chance to speak. Well done!

76

That’s interesting: why did you answer the easier story questions first and the harder ones
last?

77

It was a really good idea to plan your poster before you started to draw it.

78

That’s right, it’s a house.

79

Thanks for tidying up the desks so quickly.

80

Yes, sure, it’s fine to use the picture dictionary to find words.

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