120 HOUR TESOL
PRACTICE TEST
COMPLETE
Question 1: According to William Glasser's Choice Theory, which of the following is considered an inherent genetic need all humans require for emotional health?
Choices:
1) The need for immediate �nancial reward 2) The need to belong and feel loved 3) The need for constant competition 4) The need to avoid all forms of risk
Correct Answer: The need to belong and feel loved
Explanation: Glasser's Choice Theory posits that humans have �ve basic genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun. Belonging is critical for emotional health in a classroom environment.Page 1
Question 2: Which type of motivation is driven by an internal desire to learn for personal satisfaction or self-improvement rather than external rewards?
Choices:
1) Extrinsic motivation 2) Instrumental motivation 3) Intrinsic motivation 4) Integrative motivation
Correct Answer: Intrinsic motivation
Explanation: Intrinsic motivation comes from within the individual, where the learning process itself acts as the reward, leading to deeper engagement.
Question 3: Stephen Krashen's Input Hypothesis states that language acquisition
occurs best when learners are exposed to 'i+1' input. What does 'i' represent?
Choices:
1) The learner's current language competence level 2) The ideal vocabulary load of a text 3) The instructor's language �uency index 4) The degree of interactive communication
Correct Answer: The learner's current language competence level
Explanation: In Krashen's formula, 'i' represents the learner's current linguistic competence level, and '+1' represents language that is just one step beyond that level.Page 2
Question 4: Which Second Language Acquisition (SLA) theory emphasizes the role of the 'Language Acquisition Device' (LAD) and Universal Grammar?
Choices:
1) Behaviorism 2) Innatism (Nativism) 3) Cognitivism 4) Socio-constructivism
Correct Answer: Innatism (Nativism)
Explanation: Innatism, proposed primarily by Noam Chomsky, argues that biological programming and Universal Grammar allow human children to naturally deduce the rules of language.
Question 5: What term describes the temporary support structure provided by a
teacher or peer that helps a student accomplish a task within their Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)?
Choices:
1) Fossilization 2) Sca�olding 3) Modelling 4) Chaining
Correct Answer: Sca�olding
Explanation: Sca�olding is the supportive framework given by an educator to assist learners in performing actions they cannot yet manage entirely independently.Page 3