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Linguistics and Language Education Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of code-switching?

a)

Correcting a student’s grammar

b)

Speaking in a formal tone during a job interview

c)

Using gestures to explain a concept

d)

Switching between speaking English at school and Spanish at home

2.

Where is the primary stress in the word “geographic”?

a)

GEO

b)

GEO-graph

c)

geo-GRAPH

d)

geo-graph-IC

3.

Two-way immersion programs are an example of:

a)

Subtractive bilingualism

b)

Transitional bilingual education

c)

Additive bilingualism

d)

ESL pullout programs

4.

Which of the following sentences contains a modal auxiliary?

a)

She has walked to school.

b)

She walks to school.

c)

She can walk to school.

d)

She is walking to school.

5.

What is a gerund?

a)

A helping verb

b)

A verb used in the past tense

c)

A verb functioning as a noun and ending in -ing

d)

A word that modifies a verb

6.

ESL pullout programs are most commonly used when:

a)

The school has many bilingual teachers

b)

Students require dual language instruction

c)

There are few ELLs and limited resources

d)

The school uses content-based instruction

7.

Which of the following best defines “epenthesis”?

a)

The switching of sounds in a word

b)

The deletion of sounds in a word

c)

The insertion of a sound in a word

d)

The natural rhythm of speech

8.

What is the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) associated with?

a)

Chomsky's Universal Grammar

b)

Cummins' CALP theory

c)

Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory

d)

The Language Experience Approach

9.

Which statement best describes “washback”?

a)

Instructional strategies for ELLs

b)

Feedback from students on lessons

c)

The impact of testing on instruction

d)

Government regulation of language programs

10.

What is a collocation?

a)

A word with the same meaning in two languages

b)

A sentence written in passive voice

c)

A pair of words commonly used together

d)

A grammatical error caused by native language

11.

Which verb tense is used in the sentence: “She has been reading for two hours”?

a)

Present Perfect

b)

Past Perfect

c)

Present Continuous

d)

Present Perfect Continuous

12.

What is a characteristic of the Language Experience Approach (LEA)?

a)

Emphasis on grammar instruction

b)

Teacher-led lecture and drills

c)

Using students' experiences as reading material

d)

Translating all materials into L1

13.

What is pragmatic failure?

a)

Misusing grammar rules

b)

Misunderstanding social rules in communication

c)

Using informal register in writing

d)

Inserting sounds into words

14.

According to Cummins, BICS refers to:

a)

Academic language needed for school success

b)

Informal, everyday communication skills

c)

Strategies for grammar instruction

d)

Formal register used in essays

15.

What is the function of auxiliary verbs?

a)

Replace nouns in complex sentences

b)

Act as the main verb in passive voice

c)

Support the main verb in a sentence

d)

Connect two independent clauses

16.

What is the primary goal of a culturally responsive classroom?

a)

Enforce standard English usage

b)

Eliminate cultural differences

c)

Incorporate and affirm students’ cultures

d)

Prepare students for standardized testing

17.

The court case Plyler v. Doe established that:

a)

Testing must include accommodations for ELLs

b)

English-only instruction is mandatory

c)

Undocumented children must be provided public education

d)

ESL programs must use scientifically based methods

18.

Which best describes “intonation”?

a)

The way pitch rises and falls in speech

b)

The use of hand gestures in communication

c)

The grammatical structure of a sentence

d)

The combination of prefixes and suffixes

19.

What does CALLA emphasize?

a)

Memorizing vocabulary lists

b)

Teaching content and language with cognitive strategies

c)

Eliminating first-language use in the classroom

d)

Using immersion-only models

20.

What does “coarticulation” mean in speech production?

a)

Speaking with exaggerated stress

b)

The influence of adjacent sounds on each other

c)

Repeating words for emphasis

d)

Deleting sounds at the end of words