Cambridge TKT: Teaching Knowledge Test, Modules 1–3
Planning and preparing a lesson or sequence of lessons: practice questions
Our TKT Modules 1–3 bank has 51 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
A lesson for beginners on telling the time. Which activity should come first?
- Presenting times on a clock and drilling them
- Writing a long essay about their daily timetable
- Writing an essay about their daily timetable
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A. Presenting times on a clock and drilling them — Beginners need to meet and practise the language before using it freely.
Question 2
Which lesson plan component tells how long each activity should take?
- Procedure
- Assumptions
- Timing
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C. Timing — Timing is the likely time different activities or stages should take.
Question 3
A teacher checks whether learners achieved the purpose of a role-play by using a list of criteria while they perform. This is...
- performance assessment
- portfolio assessment over a term
- a cloze test
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A. performance assessment — Performance assessment checks learners' classroom performance on tasks against criteria.
Question 4
Which lesson type has the main aim of developing a skill rather than language?
- A lesson presenting comparatives
- A listening lesson for gist and detail
- A lesson presenting comparative adjectives
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B. A listening lesson for gist and detail — Lessons can focus on language (grammar, lexis, phonology, functions) or on skills and subskills.
Question 5
A teacher plans what to teach over the next eight weeks, balancing grammar, skills and topics. What is this document?
- A scheme of work
- A lesson plan for one lesson
- A class profile
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A. A scheme of work — A scheme of work is a basic plan for a number of lessons that makes sure they fit together and are balanced.