QUESTION 1
Which of the following is NOT a skill involved in reading
a. Adapting reading style according to purpose and text.
b. Understanding the meaning of every word,
c. Making inferences about people, things, and events,
d. Playing video games
QUESTION 2
What is the main challenge for language testers when measuring reading ability
a. The lack of clear demonstration of the skills involved in reading
b. Difficulty in designing tasks that result in observable behavior
c. The need for candidate to have prior knowledge of the text
d. Difficulty in determining the credibility of the test takers
QUESTION 3
Which of the following is not a type of expeditious reading?
a. Skimming
b. Search reading
c. Scanning
d. Careful reading
QUESTION 4
Which of the following is not a graphic feature that may be included in a text?
a. Tables
b. Charts
c. Food
d. Cartoons
QUESTION 5
What is the main criterion for determining the level of performance on a reading comprehension test?
a. Vocabulary size
b. Grammatical accuracy
c. Inferential understanding
d. Cultural background
QUESTION 6
How is the score on a reading comprehension test typically determined?
a. Number of words read per minute
b. Number of vocabulary words used
c. Number of questions answered correctly
d. The number of idiomatic expressions used.
QUESTION 7
What type of text is most suitable for testing reading at an intermediate level of proficiency?
a. Narrative
b. Expository,
c. Persuasive
d. Poetic
QUESTION 8
What is the primary challenge in creating a listening test?
a.The transient nature of spoken language,
b.Lack of ability to pause and rewind,
c. Difficulty in specifying the desired outcomes
d. The complexity of testing global operations
QUESTION 9
What are the two types of content operations tested in a listening test?
a. Factual and interactional information
b. Global and informational operations
c. Diagnostic and lower-level skills
d. Speaker’s attitude and purpose
QUESTION 10
What is the significance of specifying desired outcomes in a listening test?
a. It ensures that the test measures the desired language ability
b. It allows for the use of written text as a comparison
c. It enhances the complexity of testing global operations
d. It makes it easier to recognize the speaker’s attitude
QUESTION 11
What are the two main types of listening skills tested in a listening test?
a. Global and informational operations
b. Factual and interactional information
c. Diagnostic and lower-level skills
d. Gist and argument recognition
QUESTION 12
What is one of the disadvantages of using ‘multiple choice’ in extended listening tests?
a. Candidates can easily retain the alternatives
b. Alternatives are too complex
c. Candidates are not required to hold alternatives in their heads
d. Options are kept too short and simple.
QUESTION 13
What is the purpose of using the information transfer technique in a listening test?
a. To test candidates’ productive skills
b. To make minimal demands on candidates’ productive skills
c. To test their higher-level skills
d. To test their phoneme discrimination skills
QUESTION 14
What is essential when including note-taking in a listening test?
a. Careful moderation and scoring of notes
b. Easy items that can be scored easily
c. Difficult items that are not likely to be performed reliably
d. Short and straightforward items
QUESTION 15
How should alternatives be kept when using multiple choice in a listening test?
a. Complex and long
b. Simple and straightforward
c. Difficult and challenging
d. Vague and unclear
QUESTION 16
What was the view of grammar testing in the past?
a. It was seen as the core of language ability
b. It was not considered important
c. It was thought to measure language skills directly
d. It was thought to limit the number of tests topics
QUESTION 17
What is the purpose of diagnostic tests of grammar?
a. To provide competition for students,
b. To give prominence to the grammar component,
c.To fill gaps in the grammatical repertoire of learners
d. To give test content validity
QUESTION 18
What is the difference between gap-filling and multiple-choice techniques for testing grammar?
a. Gap filling requires recognition, while multiple-choice requires production,
b. Multiple choice requires imagination while gap-filling does not
c. Both require production on the part of the candidates
d. There are no differences between the two.
QUESTION 19
What is the main purpose of testing vocabulary in language proficiency tests?
a. To measure the extent of vocabulary learning
b. To encourage the teaching of vocabulary
c. To diagnose the student’s vocabulary proficiency
d. To assess the general adequacy of a student’s vocabulary
QUESTION 20
What is the objective of a vocabulary placement test?
a. To determine a student’s mastery of specific vocabulary items
b. To measure a student’s vocabulary proficiency
c. To indicate the adequacy of a student’s vocabulary
d. To evaluate a student’s ability to produce new vocabulary items.
QUESTION 21
What is the purpose of adding to the context in a gap-filling grammar test?
a. To increase the length of the test
b. To make the test more difficult
c. To restrict the number of possible correct responses to a single one
d. None of the above
QUESTION 22
What is the preferred method of testing vocabulary knowledge?
a. Using common words as stems and less frequent words as options
b. Using context to test understanding of a lexical item
c. Testing vocabulary productively
d. Using definitions to test a range of lexical items
QUESTION 23
What is the method of testing vocabulary using pictures?
a. Concrete nouns that can’t be unambiguously drawn
b. Abstract nouns that can be unambiguously drawn
c. Abstract nouns that can’t be unambiguously drawn
d. Concrete nouns that can be unambiguously drawn
QUESTION 24
Why is it important to test young language learners?
a. To make meaningful comparisons
b. To ensure the teaching program is effective
c. To measure their level of language proficiency
d. To track their progress over time
QUESTION 25
What is the recommended approach to testing young learners?
a. Tests should be seen as separate from learning
b. Feedback from tests should be immediate and positive
c. Testing should be an integral part of the teaching program
d. Tests should be made as long as possible
QUESTION 26
What should be the focus of the feedback given to young learners after a test?
a. Their weaknesses only
b. The negative impact of test results
c. Their strengths and weaknesses
d. The potential demoralizing effect of test results
QUESTION 27
What is the primary purpose of testing young language learners?
a. To instill negative attitudes towards tests and language learning
b. To develop positive attitudes toward assessment
c. To assess their weaknesses only
d. To determine the effectiveness of the teaching program
QUESTION 28
What is the benefit of encouraging self-assessment by young learners?
a. They will develop the habit of monitoring their progress,
b. They will take pleasure in what they are achieving,
c. They will compare their own assessments with their teacher’s assessments,
d. They will have negative attitudes toward tests and language learning.
QUESTION 29
What are the unique features of tests for young learners?
a. Tests should be long,
b. Tasks should reflect the children’s interests in stories and play,
c. Tests should be dull and unappealing,
d. Tests should include pictures, attractive typography, and color.
QUESTION 30
What is an alternative to a line-drawing exercise for children?
a. Multiple choice pictures,
b. Drawing of children in a variety of activities
c. Interviewing someone
d. Transcribing a discussion