What is an English Quiz?Many of us can answer that this is a special event that is organized in the educational institution of any level (university or school). The given action allows to increase with a big share of efficiency a stock of knowledge of pupils in the field of a studied subject.
Let's consider in more detail the question of how to organize and correctly organize this quiz.
A quiz is a method of learning that, with oneparty, proceeds from the need to organize the game activity of students, and on the other - involves studying the material at a higher level of complexity.
Quiz in English provides students with rich opportunities: this is the improvement of oral speaking skills, and translation of words, and an attempt to solve complex grammatical forms of language.
In essence, quizzes are developingmeans, and directly use them for training is difficult. Usually they are used during after-hour activities - when conducting KVN, at computer games evenings or other similar events. The basis of quizzes are a set of questions or tasks. Quizzes, crosswords in teaching activity, unfortunately, are used extremely rarely. Working with quizzes in a competent setting allows not only to develop, but also to teach schoolchildren.
Any event of this kind, including a quiz on English, has its own peculiarities.
The simplest is the typology by methodrepresentation, because it is based on a way of submitting questions: verbal quizzes are spoken out, written ones are presented on material carriers (paper, cardboard, interactive whiteboard).
It is for written quizzes that applytypology of design. If the questions are given in the form of drawings, then this quiz is a graphic quiz, if there are only letters and other symbols, then text, and if there are quizzes and letters, and drawings in the task, it refers to the text-graphic type.
The typology of the means used isthe following. If you use any material objects during the quiz (for example, for demonstration or clarification of questions), then it refers to the type of quiz with material objects, otherwise it's a quiz with abstract concepts.
Quite simple and the fourth sign is typologyon the subject area: depending on the content (content of questions) this can be mathematical or physical quizzes, quizzes on natural history.
According to the typology of the specifics of the questions, ifthese questions are put traditionally, then the quiz is considered standard. In entertaining quizzes, non-standard questions are asked, or the quiz is a narrative or a complex image, to which indirect questions are asked.
The benefits of these training sessions are obvious.First, they are positively perceived by students of both lower grades and middle and senior students. Secondly, it is with the help of such events that the teacher can form in the students love for their subject and interest in activities.
What questions can be asked for the quiz?They can be very diverse. As a rule, these events use either a literary work that children studied in English, for example, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", or is told about a region of the United Kingdom.
There are quizzes, which are designed to expand the knowledge of students about the history of England, its royal house and so on.
Thus, we see that the questions for the quiz are made up based on the age of the children, the level of language proficiency and the personal preferences of the teacher.
Consequently, we can conclude that the inclusionadditional material in the lessons of a foreign language is pedagogically expedient. The organization of quizzes as one of the ways to maintain the interest of students to the subjects studied is very useful. Nevertheless, the teacher needs preliminary preparation, or rather, the selection of additional material for each subject separately (texts of regional nature, links to Internet sources and printed literature). The selection of material should be based on the questions and tasks that are included in the quiz. An example of this is the regional study quiz in English.
It is very important to monitor understandingread additional material by each student, because in some cases the style of presentation may not correspond to the age characteristics and level of language training of individual students. When preparing for quizzes, it is necessary to organize and conduct consultations.
It is important to remember that the UK quiz is a bright way to help children learn a lot about the country of the language they are studying.
