Superior ACTFL Guidelines

What type of topics can someone with superior reading and writing skills handle?

• Concrete topics

• Abstract topics

• Simple topics

• Basic topics

Which rhetorical devices are mentioned as being used by someone with superior listening and speaking skills?

• Alliteration and hyperbole

• Similes and metaphors

• Irony and sarcasm

• Personification and onomatopoeia

What can someone with superior writing skills do with abstract topics?

• Ignore them

• Support opinions with cogent arguments

• Avoid them

• Simplify them

What kind of expressions do people with superior understanding of language comprehend?

• Literal expressions

• Idiomatic expressions

• Simple expressions

• Basic expressions

What is a key feature of superior reading skills in terms of text genres?

• Understanding only familiar genres

• Understanding texts from many genres

• Understanding only technical genres

• Understanding only fictional genres

What kind of vocabulary is associated with superior listening skills?

• Limited vocabulary

• Specialized vocabulary

• Basic vocabulary

• Common vocabulary

What is a characteristic of superior writing skills regarding grammar?

• Limited control of grammar

• High degree of control of grammar

• No control of grammar

• Basic control of grammar

What do people with superior language skills understand about audio tasks?

• The volume of audio

• The mood and emotion

• The length of audio

• The speed of audio

What kind of properties of language are people with superior reading skills aware of?

• Aesthetic properties

• Physical properties

• Chemical properties

• Mathematical properties

What can someone with superior listening skills do with inferences?

• Ignore them

• Make inferences

• Avoid them

• Simplify them