TEFL Study Guide 2026

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📋 TEFL Exam Format at a Glance

100

Questions

120 min

Time Limit

75.00%

Passing Score

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📚 TEFL Topics to Study (35)

Basics of Teaching · 7 cards Parts of Speech · 7 cards Vocabulary Terminology · 7 cards Basics of Teaching · 7 cards Basics of Teaching · 7 cards Basics of Teaching · 7 cards Basics of Teaching · 7 cards Classroom Management · 7 cards Classroom Management · 7 cards Classroom Management · 7 cards Classroom Management · 7 cards Parts of Speech · 7 cards Parts of Speech · 7 cards Parts of Speech · 7 cards Parts of Speech · 7 cards Second Language Acquisition · 7 cards Second Language Acquisition · 7 cards Second Language Acquisition · 7 cards Vocabulary Terminology · 7 cards Vocabulary Terminology · 7 cards Vocabulary Terminology · 7 cards Vocabulary Terminology · 7 cards Assessment and Testing in EFL · 6 cards Assessment and Testing in EFL · 6 cards Assessment and Testing in EFL · 6 cards Classroom Management · 6 cards Language Skills: Listening and Speaking · 6 cards Language Skills: Listening and Speaking · 6 cards Language Skills: Listening and Speaking · 6 cards Language Skills: Reading and Writing · 6 cards

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✍️ Sample TEFL Questions & Answers

1. Which word in 'He spoke with great confidence' is an abstract noun?

✓ confidence

'Confidence' names an intangible quality, making it an abstract noun.

2. What is an 'information gap' activity?

✓ A task where partners each hold different information and must communicate to complete the task

Information gap activities create genuine communication need because each student has different information the other needs to complete the task.

3. Which sentence uses a demonstrative pronoun correctly?

✓ Those are my keys.

'Those are my keys' correctly uses the demonstrative pronoun 'those' with a plural verb.

4. How should a TEFL teacher handle a situation where two students are having a private conversation in their L1 during an English activity?

✓ Gently redirect them to the task and remind them of the English-use expectation

A gentle, non-confrontational reminder maintains the target language expectation while preserving a positive classroom climate.

5. In the sentence 'She runs quickly,' what part of speech is 'quickly'?

✓ Adverb

'Quickly' modifies the verb 'runs,' making it an adverb.

6. What is a 'notional-functional syllabus' primarily based on?

✓ The communicative purposes and meanings language serves

A notional-functional syllabus organizes content by the functions (e.g., apologizing, requesting) and notions (e.g., time, quantity) that learners need.

🎯 Free TEFL Practice Tests

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