Changing partners for the next stage of the class A. … and find the person with the piece of paper that matches your own.
B. OK? Any questions? Off you go!
C. Then, sit down together, ready for the next activity.
D. When I say go, I’d like you to stand up …
a. B, C, A,D b. A, C, B, D c. D, A, C, B d. C, A, D, B
41. Find an example for the specific characteristics of PROFICIENCY TEST:
a) An example of this would be a test designed to discover whether someone can function successfully as a United Nations translator. Another example would be a test used to determine whether a student's English is good enough to follow a course of study at a British university.
b) They are administered at the end or a course of study. They may be written and administered by ministries of education, official examining boards, or by members of teaching institutions. Clearly the content of these tests must be related to the courses with which they are concerned.
c) We may be able to go further, and analyse samples of a persons performance in writing or speaking in order to create profiles of the student's ability with respect to such categories as 'grammatical accuracy' or 'linguistic appropriacy'.
d) They can be bought, but this is to be recommended only when the institution concerned is sure that the test being considered suits its particular teaching programme.
42. Choose the best answer:
Some tasks are like tasks we use outside the classroom to communicate, e.g. a conversation, an interview, a letter, reading a leaflet for prices. These tasks test communication skills. Some tasks, e.g. gap-fill, test the … of language use. We do not use them to communicate, and they do not test communication skills.
a) appropriacy b) accuracy c) fluency d) interaction.
43. Choose the best answer:
A … for example, tests spelling, handwriting, punctuation, grammar, vocabulary, organisation of ideas and fluency of writing
a) gap-fill b) choosing between pairs of sounds c) multiple choice d) composition
44. Choose the best answer:
The reason for using … assessment is to help learners to understand their language use and performance better, and so become more autonomous.
a) self-assessment b) formative assessment c) summative assessment
45. Choose the best answer:
Pronunciation describes how well your utterances are comprehensible to the listener. You will be assessed on things such as ........, which means how well you pronounce strong and weak syllables within individual words.
a. intonation
b. rhythm
c. sounds
d. stress
46. Choose the best answer: It also relates to ........, which is your ability to connect words together naturally with stress on appropriate words.
a. intonation
b. rhythm
c. sounds
d. stress
47. Choose the best answer: Your use of ........ should be possible to express a range of attitudes and meanings.
a. intonation
b. rhythm
c. sounds
d. stress
48. Choose the best answer: You should also be able to pronounce individual ........ (for example consonant clusters, vowels and dipthongs) effectively.
a. intonation
b. rhythm
c. sounds
d. stress
49. Choose the right answer that characterizes the word feedback.
a) The reason for using feedback is to help learners to understand their language use and performance better, and so become more autonomous.
b) Informal assessment is often followed up by feedback to the learners on the suggestions for how to improve.
c) We use the information from formative assessment to decide if we need to continue teaching this area or not, and to give learners reactions on their strengths and difficulties in learning in this area.
50. Choose the best answer: “An exam question in which students must uniquely associate prompts and options is called a _______________ question.” Students respond to questions by pairing each of a set of stems (e.g., definitions) with one of the choices provided on the exam.
a. true-false
b. multiple-choice
c. short answer
d. matching
51. Choose the best answer: ________________ questions are typically composed of a brief prompt that demands a written answer that varies in length from one or two words to a few sentences. They are most often used to test basic knowledge of key facts and terms.
a. true-false
b. multiple-choice
c. short answer
d. matching
52. Choose the best answer: ________________ questions are composed of one question (stem) with possible answers, including the correct answer and several incorrect answers.
a. true-false
b. multiple-choice
c. short answer
d. matching
53. Choose the best answer: _________________are only composed of a statement. Students respond to the questions by indicating whether the statement is correct or incorrect.
a. true-false
b. multiple-choice
c. short answer
d. matching
54. Choose appropriate teacher’s role for the following situation: _______________ is when we get information from our learners rather than giving it to them. This information can be about topics or language. For example, we can show learners a picture and ask 'What can you see in the picture?'
a. Checking learning
b. Eliciting
c. Prompting learners
d. Conveying the meaning of new language
55. Find the right order of the following instructions so that they are logical and easy to follow.