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 (19)

Basics of Teaching · 7 cards Parts of Speech · 7 cards Vocabulary Terminology · 7 cards Second Language Acquisition · 7 cards Second Language Acquisition · 7 cards Second Language Acquisition · 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 Language Skills: Reading and Writing · 6 cards Language Skills: Reading and Writing · 6 cards Lesson Planning and Curriculum Design · 6 cards Lesson Planning and Curriculum Design · 6 cards Lesson Planning and Curriculum Design · 6 cards

✍️ Sample TEFL Questions & Answers

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. What is the role of 'anticipated problems' in a TEFL lesson plan?

✓ To predict language or logistical difficulties learners may face and plan solutions in advance

Anticipated problems help teachers proactively plan for likely misunderstandings or task difficulties so instruction stays on track.

4. What is 'schema theory' and how does it apply to TEFL reading?

✓ The idea that readers use prior background knowledge to make sense of new text, aiding comprehension

Schema theory explains that readers draw on stored knowledge about topics and text types; activating schemata before reading improves comprehension significantly.

5. What is a 'discussion question' frame used for in a TEFL speaking lesson?

✓ To give students a structured prompt that stimulates genuine spoken interaction and opinion exchange

Discussion question frames provide a clear communicative goal that motivates natural speaking while allowing students to use target language.

6. What does 'intonation' describe in spoken English?

✓ The rise and fall of pitch in the voice used to convey meaning, attitude, and grammatical structure

Intonation patterns (falling, rising, fall-rise) carry information about whether a sentence is a statement, question, or expresses doubt.

🎯 Free TEFL Practice Tests

Second Language Acquisition · 7 questions Second Language Acquisition · 7 questions Basics of Teaching · 7 questions Parts of Speech · 7 questions Second Language Acquisition · 7 questions Vocabulary Terminology · 7 questions Language Skills: Listening and Speaking · 6 questions Language Skills: Listening and Speaking · 6 questions Language Skills: Listening and Speaking · 6 questions Language Skills: Reading and Writing · 6 questions

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