TKT - Teaching Knowledge Language and Skills Description Questions and Answers

Question 1

A teacher asks students to listen to a train station announcement to find out which platform a specific train departs from. Which listening subskill is the primary focus of this task?

Accepted Answer

Listening for specific information

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Listening for gist

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Inferring attitude

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Listening for detail

Question 2

Which of the following is the best definition of a 'phoneme'?

Accepted Answer

The smallest unit of sound that can change the meaning of a word.

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The smallest written letter in a language.

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A unit of meaning that can be a whole word or a part of a word.

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The rhythm and stress pattern of a spoken sentence.

Question 3

A student says, 'Could you possibly pass me the salt?' This is an exponent of which function?

Accepted Answer

Making a request

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Giving an order

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Expressing an opinion

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Apologising

Question 4

In the context of describing language, what does 'syntax' refer to?

Accepted Answer

The rules for combining words to form sentences.

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The vocabulary of a language.

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The system of sounds in a language.

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The meaning of words and phrases.

Question 5

A teacher wants students to practice the reading subskill of 'skimming'. Which instruction would be most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

"Read the article quickly to understand the main topic and the writer's general opinion."

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"Read the text and underline all the past tense verbs you can find."

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"Read the text and find the author's date of birth."

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"Read the story and then write a detailed summary of the plot."

Question 6

Which of the following word pairs is an example of a 'collocation'?

Accepted Answer

heavy rain

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dog, cat

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run, ran

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un-happy

A teacher asks students to listen to a train station announcement to find out which platform a specific train departs from.Which listening subskill is the primary focus of this task?

A teacher asks students to listen to a train station announcement to find out which platform a specific train departs from.
Which listening subskill is the primary focus of this task?