POS 1 - Quiz 1

When teaching young learners, their attention span is limited, they need engaging and entertaining activities in order to lose interest.

• True

• False

When teaching young learners, the teacher should take control of most of the lesson, ensuring adequate instructions are given for every stage.

• True

• False

Is there a lack of motivation and enthusiasm during lessons when teaching kids?

• At some point.

• Yes, there is.

• No, there isn't.

• Quite true.

Language lessons for young learners can be longer in duration and can be more focused on learning tasks.

• Absolutely.

• True.

• False.

• Quite true.

Young learners seem to have fear and aren´t willing to try anything—as long as they perceive it to be fun.

• True.

• False.

• Quite true.

• Absolutely.

Young learners, bring enthusiasm, curiosity, and energy into the classroom.

• Not at all.

• True.

• False.

• Quite false.

By six years of age, most children have acquired a vocabulary of approximately ______ different words.

• 18,000

• 20,000

• 15,000

• 16,000

Children are able to read proficiently, usually by around age ____________.

• nine or 10 years

• seven or eight years

• 12 or 14 years

• 11 or 12 years

Many six-year-old children can comprehend ‘metaphors’, ‘idioms’, and ‘proverbs’.

• True.

• False

• Absolutely.

• Quite true.

A 6-year-old child will produce sentences of approximately _____ in length.

• six words

• 10 words

• eight words

• Three words