Teaching Knowledge Test – CLIL

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH ASSESSMENT

Teaching Knowledge Test - CLIL

Content and Language Integrated Learning

TEST TIME: 1 hour 20 minutes

Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully. Answer all the questions. You must complete the test within the time limit.

There are 80 questions in this paper. Each question carries one mark.

For questions 1 – 7, match the classroom activities with the main aims of CLIL listed A - D.
You will need to use some of the options more than once.

Main aims of CLIL

A to review content knowledge
B to develop communication skills
C to develop cognitive skills
D to increase awareness of culture

Classroom activities



For questions 8 - 13, look at the tasks and the three features of language (A, B and C). Choose the feature of language which matches the tasks.



For questions 14 – 19, look at the learners’ language and the functions listed A – G.
Choose the function which matches the learners’ language.
There is one extra option which you do not need to use.

Functions

A Disagreeing
B Asking for clarification
C Presenting solutions
D Checking information
E Inviting others’ opinion
F Evaluating others’ work
G Giving an example

Learners' language



For questions 20 – 25, look at the cognitive skills and the three activities listed A, B and C.
Two of the activities develop the cognitive skill. One activity does NOT.
Which activity does NOT develop the cognitive skill?



For questions 26 – 31, match the examples from a physical education lesson plan with the lesson plan headings listed A – G. There is one extra option which you do not need to use.

Lesson plan headings

A Learning outcomes
B Activating prior knowledge
C Thinking skills
D Teacher’s personal aims
E Evaluation
F Differentiation
G Syllabus fit

Examples from a physical education lesson plan



For questions 32 – 38, look at the teachers’ lesson aims and the three types of text listed A, B and C.
Choose the type of text which matches the teachers’ lesson aims.



For questions 39 – 45, match the learners’ comments with the most suitable way you could adapt the CLIL materials, listed A - D.
You will need to use some of the options more than once.

Ways of adapting materials

A remove unnecessary details
B add a diagram
C highlight key content vocabulary
D include a glossary

Learners’ comments



For questions 46 – 50, match the maths activities with the examples of activity types listed A - F.
There is one extra option which you do not need to use.

Activity types

A classifying
B sentence completion
C ranking
D information transfer
E feature identification
F multiple choice

Maths activities



For questions 51 - 57, match the teacher’s language with the purpose of the classroom language listed A – D.
You will need to use some of the options more than once.

Purpose of classroom language

A giving feedback
B encouraging higher order thinking
C checking content knowledge
D developing learner independence

Teacher's language



For questions 58 - 64, look at the teacher’s language and the three scaffolding strategies A, B and C.
Choose the scaffolding strategy which matches the teacher’s language.



For questions 65 - 70, match the teaching instructions with the types of differentiation listed A - D.
You will need to use some of the options more than once.

Types of differentiation

A Differentiated input for more able learners
B Differentiated input for less able learners
C Differentiated outcome for more able learners
D Differentiated outcome for less able learners

Teaching instructions



For questions 71 – 75, match the assessment activities with the main focus of the assessment listed A - F.
There is one extra option which you do not need to use.

Main focus of assessment

A Oral accuracy
B Practical skills
C Communication skills
D Knowledge of subject content
E Awareness of language structures
F Written fluency

Assessment activities



For questions 76 - 80, look at the types of assessment and the three assessment tasks (A, B and C).
Choose the assessment task which matches the type of assessment.