TEACHING KNOWLEDGE TESTMODULE 1
Language and background to language learning and teaching

SAMPLE PAPER 4Time

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.

PV5© UCLES 2015

2For questions 1 – 7, read the text. Match the underlined examples in the text with the grammaticalterms 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.

Grammatical terms

A

conjunction

B

preposition

CadverbDsuperlative adjectiveEobject pronounFdemonstrative adjectiveG

possessive adjectiveH

demonstrative pronoun

TextFor me the (1) best thing about the weekend is that I don’t have to go to work. I like(2) my job but I have to spend all day in an office and I’m someone who loves beingoutside. Another good thing about the weekend is (3) that I don’t have to get up at half
past six every day. It isn’t (4) too bad in summer but I hate (5) it in winter when it’s darkin the morning. (6) That’s the time when I dream about moving away from (7) thiscountry to somewhere light and bright.

3For questions 8 – 13, read the text. Match the underlined words or phrases in the text with the lexicalterms 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.

Lexical terms
Aphrasal verb

B

compound nounC

word with negative affix

Dcompound adjectiveEword family

Fverb and noun collocation

Gnoun with affix

Text

During his career, Sean Connery made over 70 films and became very rich. However, as achild (8) growing up in Scotland during the Great Depression in the 1930s, he was poor. Heand his family were not (9) unusual in living in a two-roomed flat with no (10) bathroom.
Sean left school at thirteen and did a variety of jobs to (11) make money including being amilkman and a (12) builder. Eventually he began acting and his role as the first James Bond
made him (13) well-known all over the world.

Turn over ►4
For questions 14 – 19, complete the sentences about the uses of adverbs with one of the threepossible endings A, B or C.
Mark the correct letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet.

14‘This is quite nice.’ ‘You’re quite wrong.’ These examples show that quite can be usedABC

15‘This is the best book I’ve ever read.’ In this sentence ever is used
A
B
C

16

the speaker doesn’t mind what he does.
the speaker is saying that something is special.
the speaker is making a polite suggestion.

‘I can hardly see – it’s so dark.’ In this sentence hardly is used because
AB
C

19

to describe an unfinished action.
to highlight when the action was done.
to show a repeated action.

‘I’d rather go somewhere else.’ In this sentence rather is used because
AB
C

18

to give emphasis.
to show there is only one of something.
to show that the action has recently been completed.

‘I have just been speaking to him.’ In this sentence just is usedA
B
C

17

to modify adverbs.
to express a negative idea.
to strengthen or weaken adjectives.

the speaker is trying very hard to see.
the speaker is unable to see.
it is difficult for the speaker to see.

‘Joe worked particularly well this month.’ In this sentence particularly is used toA
BC

show agreement with what Joe did.
emphasise how well Joe worked.
focus on when Joe worked well.

5For questions 20 – 25, match the underlined parts of the email with the functions 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.

FunctionsA

expressing ability

Bmaking an offer

Cmaking a prediction

D

expressing intentionE

expressing possibilityFmaking a request

G

expressing preference

EmailDear Juan,Thought I’d let you know (20) I’m planning to come to Chile next year and I’m hoping to visit
you there! (21) January is my first choice, but I might stay with Mum then, so (22) it could
be that I’ll visit you in February instead.
Anyway, (23) I’d be really grateful if you could share your knowledge. What’s the weather
like in February? How much can I see in two weeks? (24) I know how to check all this on
the internet, but it would be good to speak to someone who knows the country. By the way,(25) would you like me to bring you anything special from Britain?
Speak soon, I hope.
FrankTurn over ►6For questions 26 – 33, look at the phonemic symbols and the three words listed A, B and C.
Choose the word which contains the sound matching the phonemic symbol.
Mark the correct letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet.

26/iː/
ABC

27/tʃ/A
B
C

28

butnewbook/ʒ/ABC

31

dangercheap
nation/uː/ABC

30

sharelotsquestion/dʒ/ABC

29

leavewear
heardedge
pleasure
ocean/θ/ABC

thisfatherteeth

732/j/ABC33

Juneuniversityguest/ŋ/ABCnightmanagerdrink

Turn over ►8For questions 34 – 40, choose the best option (A, B or C) to complete each statement on speakingskills.
Mark the correct letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet.

34

Adapting your speech to the listener can involve
ABC

35

A common feature of speech which is not fluent isABC

36

No, what I actually said was…..
I mean coming down the stairs, sorry.
That’s right. In other words, a lot of people think that…..

Trying to help the listener can involve
ABC

39

developing a topic.
using a variety of language patterns.
exchanging ideas.

An example of self-correction isAB
C38

hesitation.
encouragement.
turn taking.

Interactive speaking involves
AB
C

37

giving attention to register.
making use of prompting.
politely correcting.

requesting clarification.
interrupting.
paraphrasing.

A speaker uses repetition toABC

explain things more simply when communication has broken down.
speed up the interaction process.
clarify things for a listener who has not heard properly.

940

Linking devices are important whenABC

giving a presentation to an audience.
using corrected speech.
communicating the meaning of individual words.

Turn over ►10For questions 41 – 45, match the teacher’s comments with the types of mistake listed A, B and C.
Mark the correct letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet.
You will need to use some of the options more than once.

Types of mistakeAdevelopmental errors

B

L1 interferenceCslips

Teacher’s comments
41It’s natural for all beginners to say things like I goed home instead of I went home.

42

Even though his level of English was good, the student was so excited yesterday that hemade several mistakes which he wouldn’t normally make.

43

This advanced student still has problems distinguishing between /σ/ and / /. /σ/ doesn’t
exist in his language.

44

After we’d done the unit on comparatives using more several students started saying morenicer.

45

This intermediate level student did the written exercises on irregular verbs perfectly but she
said cutted when she recorded the exercises. She was probably just a bit nervous.

11For questions 46 – 50, look at the learning strategies and the three learner activities A, B and C.
Two of the learner activities are examples of the learning strategy. One learner activity is NOT.
Mark the letter (A, B or C) which is NOT an example of the learning strategy on your answer sheet.

46

using a written reference resource to clarify meaningABC

47

notetakingABC

48

A learner categorises vocabulary into words she knows and doesn’t know.
A learner writes vocabulary quiz questions for his partner.
A learner notes down important vocabulary under headings according to topic.

guessing meaning from contextABC

50

Learners record the main points from a lecture in writing.
Learners make a mind map of what they have learned from a lesson.
Learners complete gaps in a coursebook text.

organising workA
B
C

49

Learners check pronunciation of a new phrase in a dictionary.
Learners check the register of a new phrase on the internet.
Learners use examples on a worksheet to check understanding of a new phrase.

Learners use the intonation of a speaker in a recording to work out what he is feeling.
Learners use a picture in a story to identify what a new word means.
Learners use a picture dictionary to find out what a word in the title of a story means.

organising participation
ABC

A group of learners agree a time limit for a speaking game.
Learners discuss mistakes in a speaking game.
Learners agree rules for taking turns to speak in a speaking game.

Turn over ►12For questions 51 – 55, match the statements about first and second language learning with thecategories listed A, B and C.
Mark the correct letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet.
You will need to use some of the options more than once.

Categories
A

L1 learning

B

L2 learning in the classroom

C

BothStatements about first and second language learning
51

There is always a strong social need for the learner to acquire the language.

52

It is necessary to process information you’ve heard.

53

Acquisition of the language always happens together with cognitive development.

54

The language isn’t always an essential skill in the learner’s life.

55

Many learners fail to become proficient users.

13For questions 56 – 61, match the teacher’s actions with the techniques for presenting new language
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.

Techniques for presenting new language
A

encouraging prediction of target language

Busing a familiar textCdrilling of language forms

D

concept checking

Eusing a visual context

F

personalising a topic

Ggiving a model for pronunciation

Teacher’s actions
56The teacher tells a favourite fairy story to introduce narrative tenses.

57

After the students have read a text about a person who used to live in New York, theteacher asks the students if the person still lives in New York.

58

The teacher repeats the words walk and work.

59

The teacher shows an interview with a singer and asks the students to identify five fillers
the singer uses.

60

The teacher asks the students what sport they play.

61

The teacher asks the students to repeat some conditional sentences from a recording.

Turn over ►14
For questions 62 – 68, match the practice activities with the task types 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.

Task types
AbrainstormingBchoral drill

Cjumbled sentenceDrank orderingErole-playF

surveyGtransformation drillHvisualisation

Practice activities
62

You want to go out to visit the zoo. Your partner wants to stay at home. Try to persuade yourpartner to come with you.

63

Close your eyes and imagine you are walking in a forest. What animals do you see?
What noises can you hear? What can you smell?

64

Put these words in the right order to make questions
is colour a What zebra?

15

65
66

Listen to these animal names and say them together.

Which of these animals is most useful to humans? Number them from most useful (1) to least
useful (5).
rabbit donkey camel sheep elephant

67

Work with a partner. Write down the names of as many animals as you can.

68

Complete this table by asking your friends about animals they like and don’t like
Name Animal he/she likes

Animal he/she doesn’t like

Turn over ►16
For questions 69 – 74, match the features of lessons which students describe with the teachingapproaches listed A, B and C.
Mark the correct letter (A, B or C) on your answer sheet.
You will need to use some of the options more than once.

Teaching approaches
A

Grammar-Translation

B

Total Physical ResponseC

Lexical Approach

Features of lessons
69

We analyse the language, focusing especially on everyday expressions and learning theirmeanings.

70

We focus on understanding the rules of the structures in L2 reading passages.

71

We work a lot on collocation and this helps us to memorise common phrases.

72

In my class everyone speaks the same language, so our teacher often asks us to look at
English texts and write them out in our own language.

73

Our teacher often tells us stories, and we listen or maybe mime parts of them.

74

We often do lots of exercises on different structures.

17For questions 75 – 80, match the assessment tasks with the descriptions of assessment listed A – D.
Mark the correct letter (A – D) on your answer sheet.
You will need to use some of the options more than once.

Descriptions of assessment
Asummative and objective

Bsummative and subjectiveCformative and objectiveDformative and subjective

Assessment tasks
75

For their final test, students are given a picture and they talk about it. They are assessedon their ability to communicate.

76

Students write an article about leisure facilities in their area. The teacher gives comments
later on layout and organisation, content and vocabulary and grammar.

77

Students read three texts on a topic they have studied on the course and do true/false andmatching tasks.

78

Students do a vocabulary test at the end of every term on the words they have learnt. Thisterm they have to match words with pictures.

79

Students do a multiple-choice diagnostic test which covers a range of grammar andvocabulary. The teacher then tells the students their main strengths and weaknesses.

80

As part of a monthly test, students write a composition. They then exchange compositions
and choose comments from a list, to evaluate the writing. They then return it.

18

BLANK PAGE

19
BLANK PAGE

20

BLANK PAGE

Answer Key: Module 1
Sample Paper 4Order
12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940

Key
D
G
A
C
E
H
F
A
C
B
F
G
D
C
A
B
C
C
B
D
G
E
F
A
B
A
C
A
B
B
C
B
C
A
A
C
B
C
C
A

Order
4142434445
46
4748495051525354555657
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80

Key
A
C
B
A
C
A
C
B
C
B
A
C
A
B
B
B
D
G
E
F
C
E
H
C
B
D
A
F
C
A
C
A
B
AB
D
AACD