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Communicative Competence

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who originally defined the communicative competence?

a)

Noam Chomsky

b)

Canale and Swain

c)

Dell Hymes

d)

Bachman’

2.

How many components of communicative competence exist?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

2

3.

Communicative competence is...

a)

an ability to express coherent ideas

b)

A method for teaching language

c)

The ability to use the language to communicate sucessfully

d)

The ability to make grammatically corrrect sentences

4.

Strategic competence is...

a)

The ability to structure texts

b)

The ability to repair and sustain communication in case of communication breakdowns.

c)

The ability to use new words in different social settings

d)

None of the above

5.

An example of strategic competence is...

a)

When you choose appropiate words and register (Formal or informal) according to the setting. Ex: Asking your professor for permission to take a test at a later time.

b)

To use synonyms or use other words to define and object. (When you don't know the word)

6.

The awareness of cultural conventions (Idioms, expressions) corresponds to:

a)

Linguistic competence

b)

Strategic competence

c)

Sociolinguistic competence

d)

Discourse competence

7.

Discourse competence is not...

a)

the ability to express ideas in a coherent way

b)

the ability to interpret and construct messages

c)

the ablity to speak fluently

d)

All the above

8.

Knowing in what setting do we need to be more formal or informal is a characteristics of

a)

Linguistic competence

b)

Discourse competence

c)

Sociolinguistic competence

d)

Strategic competence

9.

Who propose the concept of Competence and Performance?

(a)  

10.

Who created a model of communicative competence for language teaching and evaluation?

a)

Noam Chomsky

b)

Dell Hymes

c)

Jhon Gumperz

d)

Canale & Swain

11.

This competence includes the ability to produce coherent and cohesive utterances

a)

Strategic competence

b)

Discourse competence

c)

Linguistic competence

d)

Sociolinguistic competence

12.

Which of the following activities promote communicative competence?

a)

Simulation activities

b)

Role plays

c)

Jigsaws

d)

Games

13.

What is the difference between a Role play and a Simulation activity?

a)

In the role play the students pretend to be themselves and speak according to the role they are playing.

b)

In the simulation activity the students pretend to be themselves and speak according to the role they are playing.

c)

In simulation activities the students take part in simulations as themselves.

14.

To promote communicative competence the following aspects should be replaced

a)

Teacher - centered classes

b)

Only preparing students for exams

c)

Being just someone that transmits knowledge

d)

Implementing games to lower student's high affective filter