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2016-08-13 22:13:48 - A classroom test designed to assess mastery of a point of grammar in communicative use will have criterion validity

if

1) test scores are at least 1 standard deviation above the mean

2) it predicts students" subsequent performance in the course accurately

3) it requires the test-takers to use the grammar point in question to perform certain communicative tasks

4) test scores are corroborated by other communicative measures of the grammar point in question

115- Which of the following is a problem with the classical true score theory (CTS)?

1) It considers all errors to be systematic.

2) It treats error variance as homogeneous in origin.

3) It distinguishes systematic errors from random errors.

4) It defines reliability in terms of true score variance.

116- The process of administering a newly developed test to a group of examinees with characteristics similar to those

of the target group is known as

1) objective testing

2) validation

3) indirect testing

3) pretesting

117- Unlike holistic marking scales, analytical writing scale

1) are not very reliable

2) are not useful for diagnostic feedback

3) provide a profile of the student's writing ability

4) overlook the various sub-skills that make up writing

118- Which of the following is NOT an assumption that underlies the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient?

1) The variables must be either nominal or interval measurements.

2) The relationship between the two sets of scores is linear.

3) Each of the two sets of scores is normally distributed.

4) Each pair of score is independent from all other pairs.

119.- All of the following are among the problems with task-based assessment EXCEPT

1) reliability

2) authenticity

3) validity

4) representativeness

120- Compared to the K-R 21, K-R 20

1) is less difficult to calculate

2) is a less accurate estimate of reliability

3) requires multiple administrations of a test

4) avoids the problem of underestimating reliability

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120 4 Open / Comment

2016-08-13 22:13:48 evel of ability and the level of

difficulty of the item.

2) An individual's response to a given test item does not depend upon how he responds to other items that are of equal

difficulty.

3) Test scores can be used to relate an individual's test performance to that individual's level of ability.

4) The parts or items of a given test all measure the same single ability.

103- In a computer-adaptive test, the computer is programmed to

1) let test takers answer questions in an order already fixed

2) score each question before selecting the next one

3) start with easy questions that almost all test takers can answer

4) let test takers see the whole set of questions before they start the test

104- In interpreting a student's score on a criterion-referenced test,

1) there is no need for any reference to the actual number of test questions the student has answered correctly

2) the primary focus is on how much of the material the student has learned in relative terms

3) there is no need for any reference to the performances of other students

4) the focus must be on the student's percentile rank

105- Which of the following statements is NOT true about systematic measurement error.

1) Its general and specific effects tend to increase the generalizability of test scores.

2) It increases estimates of reliability but may decrease validity.

3) Systematic errors tend to be correlated across measures.

4) It introduces bias into our measures.

106- If there is a mismatch between a placement test and what is taught in a program, the danger is that

1) there won't be a wide range of abilities in the program

2) the groupings of similar ability levels will not occur

3) classes will contain students with relatively homogeneous ability levels

4) there will not be a criterion level against which students' performances can be judged

107- In test construction, which of the following factors is NOT taken into account to determine the function of a test?

1) The scope of the test

2) The content of the test

3) The characteristics of the examinees

4) The specific purpose of the test

108- What is the major limitation of content validity as the sole basis for validity?

1) It is difficult to demonstrate that the contents of a test accurately represent a given domain of ability.

2) It affects the performance of different test takers in the same way.

3) It will vary across different groups of examinees.

4) It focuses on tests, rather than test scores.

109. What makes a certain integrative test pragmatic is the extent to which the test

1) involves candidates in the communication act

2) assesses a unified underlying linguistic competence

3) pertains to decontextualized forms of the language

4) samples all four skills and as many linguistic discrete points as possible

110- What does a test taker's percentile rank of 72 mean?

1) Most of the test-takers performed better than this test-taker.

2) 72% of the test-takers performed as well as this test-taker.

3) 28% of the test-takers outperformed him.

4) He answered 72% of the questions correctly.

111- A test item for which the upper group had an item facility of 0.20 and the lower group an IF of 0.60

1) would have an item discrimination of -0.8

2) is somehow testing something quite different from the rest of the test

3) is a good candidate for retention in any revised version of the test

4) would have a low but positive item discrimination index

112- What is construct validation research mainly concerned with?

1) Estimating the ability levels of test takers and the characteristics of test items

2) Eliciting language test performance that is characteristic of language performance in non-test situations

3) The relationships between performance on language tests and the abilities that underlie this performance

4) A conceptual framework and a set of procedures for examining different sources 01 error simultaneously

113- All of the following are measures of variability EXCEPT

I ) mean

2) range

3) variance

4) standard deviation

114 Open / Comment

2016-08-13 22:13:48 otes fluency rather than accuracy, which may lead to inadequate control of the target language system

91- Which of the following is an affective strategy?

1) Cooperating with others

2) Keeping a language learning diary

3) Developing cultural understanding

4) Asking for clarification or verification

92- Which of the following is true about high-structure teaching?

1) It is an approach that puts heavy emphasis on learner accuracy.

2) It is an approach that puts heavy emphasis on learner fluency.

3) It is an approach in which learners have little power or control on the process of learning.

4) It is an approach in which learners are provided with numerous options and a great deal of autonomy.

93- Which of the following is true about the skills model of reading?

1) Reading is a precise process.

2) Function precedes form in reading.

3) Reading has no one sequence of skills.

4) Reading is an alternate language process.

94- Why do reasoning-gap tasks work better than information-gap and opinion-gap tasks?

1) They tend to be open-ended and hence promote further interaction.

2) They promote a more sustained engagement with meaning.

3) They are abstract in nature and hence generate more talk.

4) They often involve a single step transfer of information.

95. Which of the following involves peripheral learning?

1) Asking students to read a text and underline the unfamiliar words

2) Asking students to present an oral summary of an extensive reading project

3) Looking at a number of flash cards and write a sentence to describe each picture

4) Placing posters containing some grammatical information on the classroom walls

96- Research shows that students will benefit from strategies-based instruction if they

1) understand the strategy itself and perceive it to be effective

2) understand the strategy itself and reflect upon using it for a while

3) critically evaluate the strategy itself and perceive it to be effective

4) critically evaluate the strategy itself and reflect upon using it for a while

97- A learner who prefers the teacher to explain everything and likes to have his or her own textbook is a(n)

1) analytic learner

2) concrete learner

3) authority-oriented learner

4) communicative learner

98- Which of the following is true about the strong and weak versions of the communicative Approach?

1) The weak version claims that language is merely acquired through authentic communication.

2) The weak version asserts that language learning is facilitated through explicit teaching of grammar.

3) The strong version emphasizes using English to learn it, while the weak version emphasizes learning to use English.

4) The strong version emphasizes learning to use English, while the weak version emphasizes using English to learn it.

99- Which of the following is true about the banking method of teaching?

1) it is a teaching philosophy that was advocated by educationalists like Dewey and Freire.

2) It is a teaching method in which students' lives and local cultural norms become the content of learning.

3) It is a teaching process in which students closely collaborate with the teacher to make learning a valuable investment.

4) It is a teaching method in which the assumption is that the teacher knows everything the students need to learn.

100- Telling the summary of a short story to the rest of the students in the class is an example of

1) sustained talking with activity

2) sustained talking to activity

3) non-sustained talking to activity

4) non-sustained talking with activity

TESTING

101- Which of the following is a principle that underlies the discrete-point testing theory?

1) Language can be dismantled into its small units.

2) Learning could not be achieved through habit formation.

3) Several aspects of a skill should be tested at one time.

4) The discrete elements of language should not be measured separately

102- What does the measurement assumption that test scores are unidimensional mean?

1) An individual's expected performance on an item is a function of the individual's l Open / Comment

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1) Belief

2) heat

3) star

4) man

80- The following diagram represents Chornsky's

1) Extended Standard Theory

2) Standard Theory

3) Revised Extended Standard Theory

4) Universal Grammar

TEACHING

81- Which of the following is a main criticism of the Natural Approach?

1) There is no emphasis on vocabulary learning.

2) It is not based on any specific theory of language.

3) There is an optimizing emotional preparedness for learning.

4) There is no period of attention to what the language learners hear.

82- All of the following are true about critical pedagogy EXCEPT

1) language is a politically-loaded phenomenon

2) no language is the exclusive property of its native speakers

3) holding learners to native-speaker standards is necessary

4) there is an appreciation for how much of one's identity comes from speaking a particular language or languages

83- The Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT) predicted a prospective student's success in language learning based on

factors such as

1) language analytic ability, grammatical sensitivity, and deductive learning ability

2) phonemic coding ability, grammatical sensitivity, and deductive learning ability

3) language analytic ability, deductive learning ability, and rote learning

4) phonemic coding ability, grammatical sensitivity, and rote learning

84- According to Littlewood, pre-communicative activities include

1 ) structural and quasi-communicative activities

2) structural and functional communicative activities

3) quasi-communicative and social interaction activities

4) quasi-communicative and functional communicative activities

85- All of the following are true about the Language Experience Approach EXCEPT

1) students produce a text individually

2) students produce a text whose content is significant to them

3) students practice reading their stories with the teacher's help

4) the link between the student's text and meaning is facilitated

86- Which of the following statements represents Piaget's view about learning?

1) Teachers should provide a relaxed learning environment so that students will reach their full potential.

2) If we wish to control behavior, say, to teach someone something, we ought to attend to rein forcers

3) Children's thinking and meaning-making is socially constructed and emerges out of their social interactions with their

environment.

4) Learning is a developmental process that involves change, self-generation and construction, each building on prior

learning experiences.

87- Which of the following statements is true?

1) Phatic talk is associated with the transactional function of language and referential talk is associated with the

interactional function of language.

2) Phatic talk is associated with the interactional function of language and referential talk is associated with the

transactional function of language.

3) Both phatic and referential talks are associated with the transactional function of language.

4) Both phatic and referential talks are associated with the interactional function of language.

88- All of the following are guidelines still followed in contemporary Berlitz schools EXCEPT

1) never explain: act

2) never imitate mistakes: correct

3) never make a speech: ask questions

4) never use your lesson plan: use the textbook

89- Which of the following is a lesson to be learned from Larsen Freeman's examination or chaos/complexity theory?

1) Beware of reductionist thinking

2) Be sure to make false dichotomies for similar concepts

3) Ignore insignificant factors in second language learning

4) Promote linear, causal second language learning approaches

90- All of the following are main criticisms of Community Language Learning EXCEPT ,

1) the teacher is expected to attempt counseling without special training

2) the lack of a specific syllabus makes objectives unclear and evaluation difficult to accomplish

3) the teacher must be prepared to accept the adolescent aggression of learners as they strive for autonomy

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LINGUISTICS

61- Which of the following is the correct division of the English word repaired (meaning mended, fixed) into

morphemes?

1) repair-ed

2) repaired

3) re-paired

4) re-pair- ed

62- Which of the words has a tree structure like the following for the word "kingdoms"?

l) Activists

2) Truthfully

3) Neighborhoods

4) Acceptability

63- The English words through and threw are examples of

1) meronymy

2) homophony

3) polysemy

4) synonymy

64- Articulatory phonetics is concerned with

1) the auditory features of speech sounds

2) the perception of speech sounds

3) the physical properties of speech sounds

4) the anatomy involved in the production of speech sounds

65- Plosives, fricatives, nasals, and approximants are all manners of articulation. Which group of sounds is always

voiced?

1) Approximants

2) Plosives

3) Nasals

4) Fricatives

66- A plosive and a fricative differ in .

I ) height of the tongue

2) position of the velum

3) vibration of vocal cords

4) total vs. partial obstruction of the airflow

67- Which of the following refers to backformation?

1) Reducing a word such as a noun to a shorter one and using it as a new word such as a verb

2) Changing the function of a word such as a noun to a verb

3) Combining two or more words to form a new word

4) Adding a derivational suffix to a word and using it as a different part of speech

68- Which of the following is NOT a case of structural ambiguity?

1) Harry saw the people with a telescope.

2) Some women cannot bear children.

3) He called out to the man with a loudspeaker.

4) They described the scene in the old attic.

69- Which of the following is NOT a case of conjoining?

1) I wanted a green truck and the same type of canopy that she bought

2) Loves syntax and listens enthusiastically

3) Above and beyond the call of duty

4) On the table, John put the book.

70- Some typical speech acts include all of the following EXCEPT ....

1) warning

2) writing

3) promising

4) questioning

71- Which of the following short conversations shows that the maxim of relevance has been flouted?

1) Did Sarah sing at the party? She made a series of tonal sounds with her mouth.

2) How much did that new dress cost, darling? 30 pounds (the tag: 50 pounds)

3) Will Sally be at the meeting? Her car broke down.

4) What are your parents' names? Michael.

72- Which of the following is representative of a commissive act?

1) A speech act that commits a speaker to some future action

2) A speech act that causes the hearer to take a particular action

3) A speech act that expresses the speaker's attitudes and emotions

4) A speech act that commits a speaker to the truth of the expressed proposition

73- If Velenjak Street is defined as meaning wealth, power and greed, what kind of meaning is it?

1) Collocative

2) Thematic

3) Connotative

4) Denotative

74- Which of the following shows a case of movement?

1) Jack will not help me with the dishes, but his sister will.

2) Off the bus got an angry man carrying a heavy bag.

3) They say she is very smart and so she may be.

4) Who are you ringing up? My sister.

75- Which of the following is a case of spoonerism?

1) Good punctuation means not to be late.

2) He's a wolf in cheap clothing.

3) "Don't" is a contraption.

4) Mardon me padam.

76- Which of the following is NOT an analytic statement?

1) New Orleans is the largest city in Louisiana.

2) Bachelors are unmarried men.

3) Two halves make up a whole.

4) Frozen water is ice.

77- Which of the following is a case of entailment?

1) Your aunt is waiting outside for you. You have an aunt.

2) Where is the boy with the phone? There is a person with a phone.

3) The Queen of England attended a cooking workshop. There is a queen of England.

4) At least three students solved the problem. At least two students solved the problem.

78- Which of the following is NOT a marked element in language?

1) Negative sentence

2) Superlative adjective

3) Active sentence

4) Plural noun

79- Which of the following is an example Open / Comment

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