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.