TKT Task Type 2 – Multiple choice

Task Description

Which module does this task type appear in?
This task type can appear in all three modules of TKT.

What are candidates required to do?
Candidates are asked to look at a question, word or statement and choose the correct/best option from three alternatives (A, B or C).

Are there any variations of this task type?
Yes. There is one variation of the multiple-choice task type.

• 3-option multiple-choice gap-fill – this variation requires candidates to complete a sentence with one of three possible words or phrases.
  
  This task type may also include multiple-choice questions based on an extract of classroom interaction.
  

Understanding the Task

To see examples of this task type please click on the link below.

Examples of Multiple-choice Tasks (PDF)

To understand better how candidates need to approach this task, it may help you to do the activity yourself and analyse what you had to do to find the right answer.

Look at this sample multiple-choice task. Complete the task, thinking about how you are doing it.

Sample Multiple-choice Task (PDF)
Answers

Things to consider

Now look at these questions about how you approached these tasks and consider your answers.

1. What did you have to do to complete the task?
   
   
2. What did you have to consider when answering?
   
   
3. What did you learn about the task from reading the instructions?
   
   
4. What area of the TKT syllabus is covered in this task?
   
   
5. Was any of the language ‘teaching specific’?
   

Answers and Discussion