Different types of exercises | Christiaan

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Different types of exercises

1. Multiple choice
a. The dog is … than the bear.
a) smaller
b) smallest
c) small
d) tiny2. Fill in the gap
a. An elephant is ………. than a dog. (big)
b. The car is …… than the bike. (expensive)
(Wright, 2011)

3. Question and Answer
a. Teacher: Do you go to school?
Pupil: Yes, I do go to school.
Teacher: Do you drive a car?
Pupil: No, I do not drive a car.

4. Positive to negative
a. Teacher: I cleaned my room
Pupil: I didn’t clean my room
Teacher: I drive a car
Pupil: I don’t drive a car
(Devastarte66, 2010)

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Clarification

In exercise 1 there is a list of possible answers and in exercise 2 there is only a part of the answer given and the pupils have to come up with the correct form themselves.
The difference between exercises 3 and 4 is the difficulty in answering the questions, in exercise 4 the pupils only have to turn the sentence into a negative sentence. Meanwhile, in exercise 3 the pupils have to produce their own answers.
The main difference between exercises 1-2 and 3-4 is that in the first two exercises, the answers or a part of the answers are already given. In exercises 3 and 4 the pupils have to produce their own answers without directly seeing the answers.

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References

Wright, A. (2011). Grammar Practice: Mechanical and Communicative. Retrieved from https://andrewarticlesandstories.wordpress.com/articles/grammar-practice-mechanical-and-communicative/

Devastarte66. (2010, June 13). Drilling. Retrieved from https://teffl.wordpress.com/2010/06/13/drilling/#more-12