Dip in primary Education Enrichment Activities

LYCEUM ACADEMY FOR TEACHER EDUCATION
DIPLOMA IN PRIMARY EDUCATION
Enrichment Activities
Final Examination - Batch : 07 ( 2008 / 2009 )
Time : 2½ Hours
INSTRUCTIONS : Answer only 20 questions only. Five marks for each answer.

PART - I
Answer all questions
(01) Define enrichment activities.
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(02) Name 04 kinds of enrichment activities.
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(03) Write 03 instances when these activities could be made use of in the classroom.
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(04) Write 04 advantages of enrichment activities for language learners.
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(05) Write 02 adjectives to describe the environment of a classroom when making use of enrichment activities.
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(06) What is TPR ?
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(07) How does TPR help learners in learning a language ?
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(08) Name 02 kinds of Poetry.
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(09) Name 02 examples of chants.
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(10) Write 02 advantages of chants and rhymes.
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(11) Give 02 examples of Finger Play.
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(12) Write 02 advantages of Finger Play.
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(13) Write 02 factors you would consider when selecting a poem for young learners.
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(14) Name an alphabet game - ________________________________
a guessing game - ________________________________
a problem solving activity - ________________________________
a vocabulary game - _______________________________
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(15) Write 03 components of a successful game.
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(16) When is the ideal time to use language games with beginners.
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(17) Write 03 benefits of story telling.
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(18) Write 04 ways of making story telling interesting.
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(19) Write 02 features you would be looking into when selecting a story for young learners.
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(20) What will you do before you start story telling ?
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(21) Write 02 ways of using songs successfully.
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(22) Name 02 benefits of action songs.
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(23) Why do you use Drama Activities ?
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(24) Write 02 non-verbal ways of communicating when dramatizing.
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(25) Write 02 reasons why drama would help language learners.
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(26) What helps learners to hide behind when dramatizing ?
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(27) Write 04 themes that could be dramatized in class.
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(28) Name 03 instruments in a primary percussion band.
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( 03 marks )
( Total = 70 marks )
PART - II
Answer 02 questions only.

(01) Discuss in relation to teachers and students why language games are essential in a Teachers’ Tool box.
(02) List out some activities that can be done after telling a story.
(03) What are the many benefits of teaching songs in a language classroom ?
(04) How can drama help in language learning ? Discuss.
(15 x 2 = 30 marks )

















LYCEUM ACADEMY FOR TEACHER EDUCATION
DIPLOMA IN PRIMARY EDUCATION
Enrichment Activities
Final Examination - Batch : 08 ( 2009 / 2010 )
Time : 02 Hours

PART - I
Answer all questions
(01) Define enrichment activities.
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(02) Name 04 kinds of enrichment activities. _________________________________________________________________
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( 04 marks )
(03) Write 03 instances when these activities could be made use of in the classroom.
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( 03 marks )
(04) Write 04 advantages of enrichment activities for language learners.
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(05) Write 02 adjectives to describe the environment of a classroom when making use of enrichment activities.
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(06) What is TPR ?
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(07) Name 02 kinds of poetry.
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(08) Write 2 characteristics of chants.
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(09) Name 02 examples of chants.
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(10) Write 02 advantages of using chants and rhymes in a language classroom.
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(11) Give 02 examples of Finger Play.
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(12) Write 02 advantages of Finger Play.
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(13) Write 02 factors you would consider when selecting a poem for young learners.
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(14) Name an alphabet game - _________________________________
a guessing game - _________________________________
a problem solving activity - _________________________________
a vocabulary game - _________________________________ ( 04 marks )
(15) Write 03 benefits of language games.
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(16) Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs.
_____________ a song _____________ a story
_____________ a poem _____________ an action
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(17) Write 03 benefits of story telling.
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(18) Write 04 ways of making story telling interesting.
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(19) Write 02 features you would be looking into when selecting a story for young learners.
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(20) What will you do before you start story telling ?
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(21) Write 02 reasons that help learners remember a song.
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(22) Name 02 benefits of action songs.
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(23) Name a sinhala folk tale.
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(24) Write 02 non-verbal ways of communicating when dramatizing.
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(25) Write 02 reasons why drama would help language learners.
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(26) What helps learners to hide behind when dramatizing ?
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(27) Write 02 themes that could be dramatized in class.
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(28) Name 02 rhythmic movements learners can do to music.
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(29) Write a 04 lined verse for a “round”.
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( Total = 70 marks )





PART - II
Answer 02 questions only.

(01) Discuss in relation to teachers and students why language games are essential in a Teachers’ Tool box.

(02) List out some activities that can be done after telling a story.

(03) What are the many benefits of teaching songs in a language classroom ?

(04) How can drama help in language learning ? Discuss. (15 x 2 = 30 marks )


LYCEUM ACADEMY FOR TEACHER EDUCATION
DIPLOMA IN PRIMARY EDUCATION
Enrichment Activities
Final Examination - Batch : 09 ( 2009 / 2010 )
Time : 02 Hours

 Answer all questions

(01) Define the term enrichment activities.
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(02) Name 04 kinds of enrichment activities.
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(03) Write 02 reasons why enrichment activities help in language teaching ?
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(04) When do you do “warmers” ?
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(05) When do you have “fillers” ?
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(06) Write 02 advantages of using language games for a teacher ?
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(07) Name 02 examples of alphabet games that is suitable for Primary learners.
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(08) Name 02 guessing games.
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(09) Write an example of a vocabulary game.
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(10) Name a problem solving activity.
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(11) Write 02 advantages of having language games in class for a student.
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(12) Write 02 components of a successful game.
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(13) What kind of atmosphere prevails in a classroom when using language games ?
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(14) Write 05 benefits of using songs in a language classroom.
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(15) How do you start teaching a song ?
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(16) What is the main benefit of an action song ?
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(17) Write 02 factors you should consider when selecting a song for primary learners.
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(18) What is TPR ?
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(19) Name a song that uses TPR ?
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(20) What kind of motivation helps children to be engaged in listening to a story ?
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(21) Write 03 ways of how a teacher can be creative when using story telling in class.
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(22) What do you do before you use a story in a classroom ?
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(23) Write 03 activities you could do following a story.
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(24) What language skills are developed in children when the teacher is engaged in story telling ?
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(25) Name a popular English story for children.
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(26) What helps the children to “hide behind” a character when dramatizing ?
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(27) Write 02 things that children do when dramatizing in a group.
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(28) State one reason how dramatization helps children to learn a language effectively.
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(29) Give 02 examples how children could use drama in other subjects of the curriculum.
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(30) Name a “finger-play”.
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(31) Name a chant.
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(32) Write an advantage of “finger play rhymes”.
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(33) Write 02 uses of rhymes & chants.
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(34) What are the 02 main characteristics that help children to learn & remember a poem or a rhyme ?
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(35) Fill in the blanks with suitable action words.
______________ a song ______________ a poem ______________ a story

(36) Name 02 percussion instruments for very young learners.
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(37) Write the following phrases to match the lines of the finger play.
standing near / not so tall / kind and dear / see how tall / sweet and small / one and all.

This is mama __________________________________
This is papa __________________________________
This is brother __________________________________
This is sister __________________________________
This is baby __________________________________
This is the family; __________________________________


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