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The Four Language Skills — GK Questions with Answers

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  1. In the SQ3R formula suggested for extensive reading of prose, the sequence of the 3Rs is —
    1. Reading, Reproduction, Review
    2. Review, Reading, Reproduction
    3. Reading, Review, Reproduction
    4. Reproduction, Review, Reading
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    Answer: (A) Reading, Reproduction, Review

    After Survey and Question come Read, Recite (reproduce) and Review.

  2. Which of the following does NOT bring out the importance of oral composition?
    1. It develops spontaneity of speech among the students
    2. It creates interest among students
    3. It teaches good spoken English
    4. It limits the thoughts of the students
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    Answer: (D) It limits the thoughts of the students

    Oral composition frees expression; it does not limit thought.

  3. A teacher gives an outline of a story and asks students to develop it. This is an example of —
    1. Guided writing
    2. Controlled writing
    3. Critical writing
    4. Free writing
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    Answer: (A) Guided writing

    Support is given but the learner supplies the language — guided writing.

  4. Which enables students to make up their own ideas while writing a composition?
    1. Literary composition
    2. Oral composition
    3. Free composition
    4. Written composition
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    Answer: (C) Free composition

    Free composition leaves the ideas and the words to the learner.

  5. While teaching a prose piece, why should a teacher ask students to read the text silently?
    1. To maintain discipline in the class
    2. To help weaker students while others read
    3. To enable learners to memorize important points
    4. To enable the learners to comprehend the text on their own
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    Answer: (D) To enable the learners to comprehend the text on their own

    Silent reading is for comprehension, which is also how reading works outside school.

  6. The writing exercise which involves rearranging words to form grammatically correct sentences is an example of —
    1. Free writing
    2. Guided writing
    3. Sentence structure
    4. Creative writing
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    Answer: (B) Guided writing

    The learner is given the words and must only order them — a supported, guided task.

  7. Which is NOT an aim of creative writing?
    1. To encourage self-expression in students
    2. To teach the students correct forms of writing
    3. To develop a sense of achievement among students
    4. To enable students to make good use of their free time
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    Answer: (D) To enable students to make good use of their free time

    Filling free time is not a teaching aim.

  8. Listening and reading are classified as —
    1. productive skills
    2. receptive skills
    3. mechanical skills
    4. written skills
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    Answer: (B) receptive skills

    Language comes in, so they are receptive (passive) skills.

  9. In a lesson on relative clauses, what is the most effective way to encourage students to use the structure?
    1. Providing them definitions of grammatical terms to memorize
    2. Asking them to copy example sentences from the board
    3. Giving them a grammar worksheet to complete individually
    4. Organising a role-play activity where they must ask and answer questions using relative clauses
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    Answer: (D) Organising a role-play activity where they must ask and answer questions using relative clauses

    A role-play creates a real need to use the structure.

  10. "Skimming" means reading —
    1. slowly and aloud
    2. quickly for the general idea
    3. to find one specific detail
    4. with a dictionary
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    Answer: (B) quickly for the general idea

    Skimming gives the gist; scanning finds a specific item.

  11. Which skill is usually the last to be developed?
    1. Listening
    2. Speaking
    3. Reading
    4. Writing
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    Answer: (D) Writing

    The natural order is L, S, R, W.

  12. While assigning class activities on writing skills, a teacher may do all of the following EXCEPT —
    1. ask students to write what they know about a topic before discussing it
    2. ask students to respond in writing to questions being asked
    3. tell a student to write a brief summary at the end
    4. not allow students to revise their own written work
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    Answer: (D) not allow students to revise their own written work

    Revision is essential to writing; forbidding it is bad practice.

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