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Krashen's Five Hypotheses II

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The comprehensible input should be

a)

Above the learner's level of linguistic competence

b)

Below the learner's level of linguistic competence

2.

Which of the following describe Krashen's Natural Order Hypothesis?

a)

We acquire the rules of language in a predictable order.

b)

Teachers should use natural-sounding oral language.

c)

Reading material needs to be authentic.

d)

Teaching should encompass every student’s language learning.

3.

Stress, anxiety, fear, fatigue, and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) are examples of states that can raise this, impeding learning.

a)

The internal monitor

b)

The affective filter

c)

Illiteracy

d)

Phonemic awareness

4.

What is meant by i+1?

a)

Material should be just slightly above the learner's current level of abilities.

b)

ELLs do better when paired with others above their level.

c)

Students need to identify their learning strengths and weaknesses to set goals.

d)

Reinforce classwork with independent homework.

5.

Certain rules within a language are acquired before others. 

a)
Natural Order Hypothesis
b)
Dual Language Immersion
c)
Interlanguage
d)
Language Transfer
6.

Emotional variables such as anxiety, motivation, and self-confidence play a part in language acquisition.

a)
Comprehensible Input
b)
Fossilization
c)
Monitor Hypothesis
d)
Affective Filter Hypothesis
7.

Language is acquired when learners understand messages and learners must be exposed to messages a bit beyond their level of proficiency (i + 1).

a)

Acquisition vs. Learning

b)

Comprehensible Input Hypothesis

c)

Language Transfer

d)

Task-based Learning

8.

What is meant by i + 1?

a)

Material should be just slightly above the learner's current level of abilities.

b)

Reinforce classwork with independent homework.

c)

Students need to identify their learning strengths and weaknesses to set goals.

d)

Students do better when paired with others above their level.

9.

A high affective filter can hinder the development of language acquisition, as well as have an all around the negative impact on the learner. Choose 2 factors that could contribute to heightened affective filter.

a)

Boredom

b)

High Success, Confidence-building Tasks

c)

Highly Engaging and Varied Teaching Materials and Styles

d)

Negative Tone and Body Language

10.

Choose the CORRECT statement about the Comprehensible Input Hypothesis.

a)

Acquisition occurs when learners receive messages that they cannot understand.

b)

Second language learners require comprehensible input, represented by i + 2.

c)

Acquisition occurs when learners receive messages that they can understand.

d)

A language user must have an adequate amount of time to consciously think about and apply learned rules.

11.

Affective filter can be prompted by many different variables including anxiety, self-confidence and motivation.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

How many hypotheses does Krashen´s Second Language Acquisition have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

3

13.

Low motivation, low self-confidence, and high anxiety are elements of which hypothesis?

a)

The Acquisition/ learning hypothesis.

b)

The input hypothesis.

c)

The natural order hypothesis.

d)

The affective filter hypothesis.

e)

The monitor hypothesis.

14.

What does the Natural Order Hypothesis say?

a)

Acquisition of grammatical structures follows a natural order that is predictable.

b)

Is the utterance initiator.

c)

We acquire language only when we understand it perfectly.

d)

In order to learn a language you need to see it in use.

15.

"We acquire a language only when we understand language that contains a structure that´s a little beyond where we are." The statement refers to the ____ hypothesis.

a)

natural order

b)

comprehensible input

c)

monitor

d)

affective filter

e)

acquisition/ learning