Praxis ESOL 5362 - Cat 1 Foundations of Linguistics Practice

In semantics, denotation means

• the emotional association of a word

• how words are formed into phrases or sentences

• a speech act of one or more words with silence before and after

• a word's actual dictionary definition

While writing a paragraph describing her house, a student mistakenly uses the following terms: in the porch, on the basement, and around the ceiling she needs extra practice with which point of grammar?

• prepositions

• conjunctions

• pronouns

• verbs

Which of the following is a clause?

• After several meetings about the situation

• Although she cannot be there on Monday

• In addition to his academic record

• The next speaker on the agenda

Which assignment presents discrete practice in forming compound and complex sentences?

• Rearrangethefollowing sentences to create a logically sequenced composition

• Write a paragraph in which you explain how to make an omelet.

• Study this photograph of a sports car. Make a pros/cons list

• Combine the following pairs of sentences using "and," "so," or "because."

Which assignment would rely most on the student's recognition of a topic sentence and supporting ideas?

• Rearrange the following sentences to create a logically sequenced composition

• Write a paragraph in which you explain how to make an omelet. Include the following words: egg

• Study this photograph of a sports car.]

• Combine the following pairs of sentences using "and," "so," or "because."

Which of best represents the stress pattern a native speaker of American English would use in pronouncing the word "geographic"?

• x - - -

• - x - -

• - - - x

• - - x -

The study of how language relates to the habits, customs, and needs of a community is called

• semantics

• sociolinguistics

• psycholinguistics

• phonology

Which two of the sentences contain modal auxiliaries?

• Sentences 1 and 2                

• Sentences 1 and 4                

• Sentences 2 and 4                

• Sentences 3 and 4                

Which sentence contains a gerund?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following statements best reflects the sociocultural perspective on language acquisition?

• Language learners acquire the target language more quickly through a large amount of exposure.

• Language learning takes place when learners interact with people within their ZPK

• Language learners acquire linguistic features in a predictable and systematized sequence.

• Language learning is more successful if a teacher chooses inductive, rather than deductive, met