Directions: To Answer Questions 1 - 20, Choose The One Best Answer - Marked A, B, C, D, and E - To Each Question
Directions: To Answer Questions 1 - 20, Choose The One Best Answer - Marked A, B, C, D, and E - To Each Question
Directions: To Answer Questions 1 - 20, Choose The One Best Answer - Marked A, B, C, D, and E - To Each Question
PEDAGOGY
Directions: To answer questions 1 – 20, choose the one best answer – marked A, B, C, D, and E – to
each question.
1. As the counterbalance to linguistic competence, formulaic competence refers to chunks of language that
speakers use heavily in everyday interactions. It includes the following EXCEPT ….
A. idioms
B. routines
C. turn-taking
D. collocations
E. lexical frames
2. Among the areas where our behavior can directly influence our students’ motivation to continue
participation in EFL classes is determining short-term goals which include the following EXCEPT ….
A. the successful writing of an essay
B. the ability to partake in a discussion
C. the possibility of a better job in the future
D. the learning of a small amount of new language
E. the passing of the progress test at the end of the week
3. Applying the humanistic approach, the teacher should encourage supportive atmosphere in the classroom
by means of the following acts EXCEPT ….
A. listening to the students
B. encouraging them to share their feelings
C. accepting their comments without judgment
D. fixing the aims for the course or for one lesson
E. obliging students to do what they plan to do that day
4. In designing a curriculum, a designer is concerned not just with lists of what will be taught and in what
order, but also with the following EXCEPT ….
A. the planning
B. the implementation
C. the management
D. the supervision
E. the evaluation
5. Communication strategies are strategies that learners use to overcome communication problems in order
to convey their intended meaning. They include the following EXCEPT ….
A. paraphrasing
B. substitution
C. coining new words
D. asking for clarification
E. switching to other languages
6. An effective test should point the way to beneficial washback; when test items represent the various
objectives of a unit and/or focus on major topics of the unit, then the classroom tests ….
A. can raise the washback potential
B. can serve in a diagnostic capacity
C. may be the determinant of success
D. may contribute to the students’ failure
E. can be used as a guide to setting goals
7. Applying portfolio assessments, innovative English teachers expect that they may improve testing
processes in the following ways EXCEPT that they ….
A. enhance student and teacher involvement in assessment
B. provide opportunities for teachers to observe students in various contexts
C. permit the assessment of the multiple dimensions of language learning
D. provide opportunities for both students and teachers to work together
E. reflect on what to do to assess students’ language mastery
8. A well-developed lesson plan should be completed with assignments to guide the instructor’s choice of
assessment measures by providing information about student and class comprehension of the material.
The following are among the questions to consider EXCEPT ….
A. What level of learning do the students need to attain?
B. How does the lesson plan fit particular instructional principles?
C. What is the amount of time the instructor wants the students to use?
D. How does the assignment fit with the rest of the lesson plan?
E. What is the purpose of the assignment?
9. The closure step of a lesson plan is a chance to determine whether the students need additional practice
or to go over the lesson again. The following are examples of closure in an effective lesson plan EXCEPT
A. summarizing the characteristics of the lesson
B. discussing new things that the students learned about the lesson
C. giving them a couple of minutes to read or present the lesson to the class
D. asking what information from the lesson the students will find important
E. asking the students to summarize the lesson for students missing the class.
10. The presentation phase of a lesson plan can take a variety of forms. The following are suggestions on how
to present new materials to class EXCEPT ….
A. teacher centered explanation
B. student presentation
C. reading selection
D. listening selection
E. guided exercises
11. Ms. Francesca is going to facilitate a class, which consists of kinesthetic learners, to design a smart
classroom with particular room features provided in the form of pictures. For the purpose, the most
suitable learning resource for her to facilitate the group to learn would be….
A. outdoor activities in which the group has the chance to observe a real smart room
B. an audio recording describing the parts of a smart classroom to the group to listen
C. worksheets with questions guiding the group to describe parts of a smart classroom
D. discussions requiring the group members to share ideas to design a smart classroom
E. in-class activities involving a still picture of a smart classroom for the group to describe
12. A teacher who wants to have distance learning involving not only spoken but also pictographic images
which enable them to have face-to-face idea exchanges can most appropriately utilize EXCEPT ….
A. skype
B. short message services
C. multimedia language laboratory
D. teleconference
E. google messenger
13. To facilitate students to have sufficient practice in guessing the content of a reading passage, a teacher
can make the best use of activities in which the students….
A. relate the accompanying pictures with the content
B. use a flowchart mapping the content of the passage
C. answer several comprehension questions provided
D. complete a table containing the passage outline
E. rearrange jumbled paragraphs of the passage
14. Handoyo is a type of a field-dependent learner who tends to be good at interpersonal relationships. To
optimize his learning of English, Ms. Yuli can set up learning environments for him which provides him with
an ample opportunity to…..
A. work on individually
B. finalize tasks in details
C. compete in doing tasks
D. perform under pressure
E. accomplish tasks in teams
15. None of the students is willing to act out a brief monolog on the danger of mobile phone use in the
classroom when Ms. Ramiga asks anyone to come forward. The empathetic communication strategy she
may use to make students secure is to….
A. tell the class it is OK to make pronunciation mistakes
B. remind the class to practice again before acting out
C. warrant the class mispronunciation is unavoidable
D. ask the class not to be afraid to be laughed at
E. advise the class not to be shy to practice
16. Consider the following dialog between a teacher and a student in a writing class:
T: “Next week, please do task 5 in groups of 3, OK?”
S: ”Mam, do you will have no class again?”
In response to the student’s question, the teacher should respond by saying ….
A. “Class, is Don’s English correct?”
B. “What did you say, Don? Say it again.”
C. “Your answer is grammatically wrong.”
D. “No. Say please – will you have no class.”
E. “No for sure. But, did you say – do you will?”
18. Based on the indicator that follows: “Students act out a dialog to express meanings on a series of
photographs depicting a metamorphosis of an animal using appropriate language and idea development”,
the most appropriate scoring criteria relevant to the assessment procedure include….
A. content, organization, language, and interaction
B. language, intelligibility, naturalness, and expression
C. information, organization, naturalness, and content
D. grammar, pronunciation, accuracy, and diction
E. clarity, information, accuracy, and vocabulary
19. The problem in Ms. Endah’s class is that her students tend to compete excessively in reading classes.
They do not have much experience working in task groups, and she believes that they need to have more
opportunities to do so as their attitudes in competing leads to an unhealthy class atmosphere. To solve the
problem, she designs an innovative instructional strategy through classroom action research. The steps of
which will need to have the elements of….
A. KWLH
B. SQ3R
C. jigsaw
D. mind mapping
E. click and clunk
20. A pretest may be needed in classroom action research, the function of which is….
A. to confirm that the problem observed initially is real
B. to know students’ initial ability to be compared later
C. to trace possible causes of the practical problems
D. to determine the appropriate teaching strategy
E. to identify the presence of practical problems
PROFESSIONAL
Directions:
To answer the following test items, you will have to read the related short texts. Each is followed by
one or more questions. Choose the one best answer – marked A, B, C, D, and E – to each question.
26. Among the purpose of the text is telling the readers about ….
A. the preparation of doing physical activities
B. the ways to help maintain muscle function
C. how to maximize the effects of antioxidants
D. how to take antioxidants before doing exercises
E. the importance of exercises to make the body fit
Preparation
1. Preheat kettle or covered barbecue to 200°C. Combine the oil, tomatoes, garlic, olives, capers, lemon
zest and thyme in a bowl.
2. Season with pepper. Tear eight squares of baking paper, and divide into 4 lots of double-thick baking
paper.
3. Brush lightly with oil, and place a fish fillet onto each sheet. Top with the tomato mixture.
4. Fold the foil or baking paper up around the filling, and seal the edges to enclose. If you used baking
paper, place the parcels on a tray before putting into the barbecue; this will prevent the paper from
burning. Place the parcels on the hotplate or grill rack over indirect heat and close the hood.
5. Cook for 20 minutes, or until the fish flakes when tested with a fork. Open the parcels, watching for
steam.
31. Wrapped in baking paper, the parcels are placed on a tray before cooking in order to ….
A. heat them quickly
B. produce good smell
C. be easy to remove
D. prevent them from burning
E. keep them fresh prior to cooking
34. The most responsible party that has to put out the forest fire is ….
A. the Natural Resources Minister
B. the Special Malaysia Disaster Team
C. the Riau, Jambi, and Aceh governments
D. the Indonesian and Malaysian Governments
E. the Indonesian Department of Environment
35. The text implies that in the near future the air quality in the southern parts of Riau and Jambi will be ….
A. better
B. worse
C. stable
D. normal
E. cooler
37. Blood vessels near the surface of the skin are called ….
A. arterioles
B. hypothalamus
C. marrows
D. shunt vessel
E. skin
38. It can be inferred from the chart that when the arterioles are dilating ….
A. more blood passes through the shunt vessel
B. less blood passes through the ventricles
C. more blood flows to the skin surface
D. more heat can be created by radiation
E. less body water sand back to circulation
Carl Wieman and colleagues have published evidence that flipping the classroom can produce significant
learning gains. They compared two sections of a large- (56)… physics class. The classes were both taught via
interactive lecture methods for the majority of the semester.
55. The word that best completes the missing space is….
A. enroll
B. enroller
C. enrolled
D. enrolling
E. enrollment
Natural language processing (NLP) is one aspect of machine learning, big data, and artificial intelligence that
has the potential to truly change everything. (58) In its most critical terms, natural language processing is the
ability of a computer to understand natural human speech as it is spoken.
58. The underlined part In its most critical terms in the passage may be best rephrased as….
A. basically
B. practically
C. technically
D. empirically
E. evidently
KWL charts help students to be active thinkers while they read, giving them specific things to look for and
having them reflect on what they learned (59) when they are finished reading. KWL uses the metacognitive
strategy of self-questioning to ensure that students comprehend the content presented in the lesson. When
students set their own purposes for reading, they are more motivated and active as readers.
59. The underlined part when they are finished reading in the passage may be best rephrased as….
A. upon reading
B. when reading
C. their reading end
D. their reading done
E. reading completion
There is often confusion over the difference between grades and learning assessment. Some believe they are
totally unrelated and others think they are one and the same. The truth is, it depends. (60) Grades are often
based on more than just learning outcomes. Grading criteria often include behaviors or activities that are not
measures of learning outcomes, such as attendance, participation, improvement, or effort. Although these may
be correlated with learning outcomes, and can be valued aspects of the course, typically they are not
measures of learning outcomes themselves.
60. The underlined part Grades are often based on more than just learning outcomes in the passage may be
best rephrased as ….
A. Grades include many more activities than learning outcomes
B. Grades come from a wider scope than outcomes of learning
C. Grading covers learning outcomes and other components
D. Grading systems are complex beyond learning outcomes
E. Grades constitute not just learning outcomes but others
61. The meaning that best expresses these two sentences: ‘Last year we went to Jogjakarta’ and ‘It is perhaps
the best education city’ is ….
A. Last year we went to Jogjakarta that is perhaps still the best education city
B. Last year we went to Jogjakarta that it is perhaps still the best education city
C. Last year we went to Jogjakarta which is perhaps still the best education city
D. Last year we went to Jogjakarta where it is perhaps still the best education city
E. Last year we went to Jogjakarta which it is perhaps still the best education city
62. … your students could not finish all the items of the test, what would your decision be?
A. Even though
B. While
C. Supposing
D. Whenever
E. As though
63. The meaning that best expresses this: ‘The students would not finish their work even if the teacher was
there’ is….
A. The students would not have finished their work even if the teacher would have been there
B. The students would not have finished their work even if the teacher had been there
C. The students would not have finished their work even if the teacher were there
D. The students had not finished their work even if the teacher would not be there
E. The students had not finished their work even if the teacher were there
64. In the English teaching learning process under meaning orientation, meaning negotiation is focused in that
communication is considered running in so far as you can understand and….
A. understood
B. be understood
C. are understood
D. to be understood
E. being understood
65. We planned to attend the conference overland; but it was not easy to find the transports … we traveled as
most were fully booked.
A. in which
B. which
C. where
D. that
E. by which
66. Based on her progress, there is a … possibility that Nina will have finished her Master’s study by the end
of the semester.
A. clear
B. vivid
C. bright
D. distinct
E. obvious
67. The garden scene around the campus is very nice so during the break time students feel they … a good
time sitting there.
A. use
B. have
C. enjoy
D. spend
E. experience
68. The language used in the student’s poetry was … decorated with beautiful expressions of peace.
A. richly
B. fully
C. nicely
D. lovely
E. prettily
69. Having no idea to answer the examiner’s question, Agung murmured as though to the examiner he
whispered….
A. softly
B. quietly
C. gently
D. silently
E. mutely
70. Dominik reached the class at …. As a result, he missed a lot of important information.
A. the long odds
B. the eleventh hour
C. the main chance
D. the unhappy hour
E. the bad time
71. Thesis completion needs not only consistent struggles but also academic independence. Students cannot
just … their thesis advisor for ideas.
A. bank on
B. look up to
C. stick up for
D. take on
E. run into
72. Everyone is given a chance to revise their writing assignment no later than 13.00 p.m., Friday 27. Late
submissions will not be considered, and the grade will be announced as….
A. cut and dried
B. safe and sound
C. fair and square
D. bright and early
E. first and foremost
A. 1–7–4–3–6–5–2
B. 2–6–7–4–3–5–1
C. 2–7–4–6–3–5–1
D. 1–6–4–7–2–3–5
E. 3–5–7–4–6–2–1