PST131J

ASSIGNMENT 01
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING ON THE MARK-READING SHEET
For each of the following multiple choice items select the most appropriate answer and
only mark the correct letter next to the appropriate question number on the mark-reading
sheet.
1. Many interesting studies and experiments have been done on how human beings learn
or acquire a language. These studies observe the following:
1. Children do not understand sentences they have never heard before.
2. Language rules are taught.
3. Linguistic knowledge develops at birth.
4. Human language is creative and not just appropriate responses to particular stimuli.
2. All normal children master the grammatical system of their home language before they
go to school. This suggests the following:
1. Children cannot communicate and understand what is being said to them.
2. They cannot respond to requests.
3. They are able to communicate and understand what is being said to them.
4. They respond to requests but cannot communicate their needs.
3. Theories of language acquisition include the following ideas:
1. Language acquisition results from repetition and rote learning.
2. Children learn language because adults encourage them.
3. Humans have an innate ability to acquire language.
4. All of the above
4. The native speaker possesses a system that has potential for creating a lot of language.
This explains:
1. Appropriacy
2. Occurrence
3. Systematic potential
4. Feasibility

5. Babies speak in an environment where ...

1. they do not hear people around them talking to each other.
2. people speak directly to them.
3. context is not meaningful.
4. people do not speak directly to them.
6. The ability to recognise, recall or decode a word is basic to ...
1. reading.
2. writing.
3. listening.
4. speaking.
7. ... forms part of teaching the correct use of language by allowing children the freedom to
express themselves.
1. Informal oral work
2. Formal oral work
3. Formal direct talk
4. Non-verbal talk
8. Which questioning technique does the teacher use when she asks learners to remember
information such as names of words?
1. Observation
2. Recall
3. Evaluation
4. Explanation
9. Creative writing differs from formal writing because ...
1. it follows more formal approach.
2. learners are expected to create and make something out of words using their feelings and
imagination.
3. learners' self-expression is discouraged.
4. learners are encouraged to write creatively through listening.
10. The aim of text experience as a teaching approach is to ...
1. develop physical elements.
2. promote a negative attitude.
3. assist in verbalising learners attitudes to the text.

4. show learners the connection between the book and their own world.
11. The communicative approach of language teaching emphasises ...
1. grammar rules.
2. social context.
3. reading.
4. speaking.
12. The stage when children start to use sounds in a functional manner showing their
developing social and emotional awareness is referred to as the ... stage.
1. creative
2. holophrastic
3. babbling
4. cognitive
13. According to the communicative approach, meaning takes precedence over ...
1. grammatical accuracy.
2. writing skills.
3. positive attitudes.
4. None of the above
14. A pedagogical practice that requires students to work together in small groups to
accomplish a shared goal is referred to as ...
1. the communicative approach.
2. group work.
3. the direct method.
4. the traditional method.
15. Learners use a/an ... to write up their own reading experiences over a period of time.
1. scribbler
2. dictionary
3. reading logbook
4. album
16. Learners need to demonstrate that they have achieved ... during the learning
experience.
1. assessment standards
2. learning outcomes
3. assessment criteria
4. programme organizers
17. Impromptu work is oral work done ...
1. without preparation.

2. with preparation.
3. with the teacher.
4. with the dictionary.
18. A/An ... is the means used to establish whether a learning outcome has been achieved.
1. learning outcome
2. assessment standard
3. learning area
4. assessment criterium
19. One of the aims of teaching poetry to learners is to ...
1 accomplish the learning outcomes.
2 inspire learners to verbalise their thoughts.
3 help learners to recite the poem.
4 rewrite the poem.
20. Productive skills include the following:
1 Listening and reading
2 Listening and speaking
3 Speaking and reading
4 Speaking and writing
21. ... is defined as the systematic basis for making inferences about the learning and
development of students.
1 The communicative approach
2 The reflective approach
3 Assessment
4 Creativity
22. A ... contains samples of learners work over a period of time.
1 portfolio
2 journal
3 folder
4 file
23. ...forms is one of the key factors that motivate learners to write.
1 Ridicule
2 Praise
3 Writing
4 Speaking
24. ... refer to the ability to interpret any aural input with specific reference to meaningful
communication.
1. Reading skills

2. Writing skills
3. Speaking skills
4. Listening skills
25. ... is one of the four basic elements of communication.
1. Feedback
2. Arguing
3. Writing
4. Reading
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