English test 1 paper 2 1 / 16 Words which we have learnt to use in writing and speaking are (internalized words) (active vocabulary) (passive vocabulary) (realia) 2 / 16 An essential pre-requisite for learning language is A. A good textbook B. Motivation C. Positive attitude D. A good teacher. A B C D 3 / 16 Kumara is able to recognise a particular word in a text or when it is spoken, but is not able to use it on his own. What would you call this vocabulary? A.Active vocabulary B. Difficult word C. Passive vocabulary D. New word A B C D 4 / 16 Words which one recognises when one hears or sees them are called (Explicit vocabulary) (Implicit vocabulary) (Productive vocabulary) (Receptive vocabulary) 5 / 16 ‘Input Hypothesis’ refers to (the relationship between what the learner is exposed to of a language and language acquisition) (the relationship between what languages the learners know and the languages they are taught) The relationship among the learner Teacher and the materials 6 / 16 English does not find its place as a… (medium of instruction) (first language in the school curriculum) (second language in the school curriculum) (third language in the school curriculum) 7 / 16 The concept of transformative generative grammar was given by (Ferdinand Saussure) (Bruner) (Noam Chomsky) (Piaget) 8 / 16 Stephen Krashen’s theory of second language acquisition does not consist of (the natural order hypothesis) (the input hypothesis) (the acquisition-learning hypothesis) (the learnability hypothesis) 9 / 16 Second language acquisition is more effective when it (is used as the basis for discussing grammatical concepts) (involves periodic revision work by the teacher and students) (involves mostly self-study by students, using certain guidelines) (is practised in situations familiar to students) 10 / 16 Noam Chomsky’s reference to ‘deep structures’ means a (universal grammar underlying all languages and corresponding to an innate capacity of the human brain) (hidden set of grammatical rules learnt through intensive study) (transformational grammar that has led in turn to increased interest in comparative linguistics) (a trend that English is the most common auxiliary language in the world) 11 / 16 What is taught is not what is learnt because… (a teacher or learner can never fully master any discipline) (students pay attention during informal discussion) (a teacher’s socio-economic level may differ widely from the students’ socio-economic level) (students possess different abilities, personalities and come from a variety of backgrounds) 12 / 16 Who strongly maintains that language is learnt by imitation of stimuli and reinforcement of correct responses? (Albert Bandura) (Kurt Lewin) (Tolman) (B.F. Skinner) 13 / 16 According to socio-cultural theory of Vygotsky, (self-directed speech is the lowest stage of the scaffolding) (children can think in abstract terms, if abstract material is provided at a lower age) (children drink in different domain and do take a complete perspective) (culture helps in language development) 14 / 16 For English as a second language, ‘acquisition-poor environment’ is one where (Hindi/Mother tongue is the lingua franca) (English language is used only in the classroom) (English is not spoken at home at all) (access to any learning material is unavailable to students) 15 / 16 Learning to speak in a second language does not involve (its pronunciation) (culturally bound speaking events) (theoretical knowledge of a language) (second language grammatical knowledge) 16 / 16 When language development is a deliberate and conscious effort, language is (honed) (brushed up) (learned) (acquired) Your score is 0% Restart quiz Post navigation English test 5 P1 English test 2P2
