Role Of Listening And Speaking Functions Of Language
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01 The international routine during speaking assessment includes a
- describing one’s school or its environment informally
- negotiating meanings, taking turns and allowing others to take turns
- telephonic conversation with other one learner
- comparing two or more objects/places for the assessor
Option 2 – negotiating meanings, taking turns and allowing others to take turns
02 Which one of the following is not a correct statement?
- reading is the third stage following speaking
- the writing skill should be developed before listening skills
- practice in listening should precede practice in speaking
- speaking gives an opportunity to express feelings and emotions
Option 2 – the writing skill should be developed before listening skills
03 A teacher of class II indulges in story sessions in the class. After the story is over the teacher asks the students to repeat some words used in the story. Which learning skills is the teacher trying to develop in the learners?
- speaking
- listening
- all of the above
- none of these
Option 3 – all of the above
04 Which of the following is an objective of speech in the learning process?
- improving one’s writing
- improving one’s listening ability
- making learner a good thinker
- making learner good in speaking with correct intonation and stress
Option 4 – making learner good in speaking with correct intonation and stress
05 Children often feel shy to speak in English. What strategy can be adopted by the teacher to overcome this problem?
- asking children to read out loud in the class
- engage learners in game activity which requires verbal interaction
- ask children to watch English programmes on TV
- read English newspaper
Option 2 – engage learners in game activity which requires verbal interaction
- reading
- listening
- speaking
- writing
Option 3 – speaking
07 Communicative fluency in speaking can be developed through ………
- language input
- structured output
- communicative output
- all of the above
Option 4 – all of the above
08 The spoken skills in a language teaching classroom can be developed through
- enabling activities with a focus on conversation skills leading to communicative competence
- group activities where learners can talk in whichever language they would like to
- engaging in small talk as confident aggressive learners
- encourage play with no other objectives
Option 1 – enabling activities with a focus on conversation skills leading to communicative competence
09 Ria is unable to pronounce the words ‘smile’ and ‘school’ clearly. As her teacher, what will you do?
- humiliate Ria by isolating her and asking her to repeat the words
- asking the entire class to repeat the words and appreciating Ria when she repeats them correctly
- make Ria repeat the ‘words’ many times
- Make Ria understand the meaning and the sound pattern and get the class as a whole to listen to these words through an audio-visual medium
Option 4 – Make Ria understand the meaning and the sound pattern and get the class as a whole to listen to these words through an audio-visual medium
10 Telling interesting stories to young learners is primarily meant for improving their
- writing skills
- speaking skills
- listening skills
- reading skills
Option 3 – listening skills
11 The main purpose of using oral drill is
- to assess the comprehension skills of learners
- to improve pronunciation and accuracy
- to enhance the speaking skills of learners
- to improve retention capacity of learners
Option 2 – to improve pronunciation and accuracy
12 ‘Decorum’ in spoken language pertains to
- correct grammatical usage
- voice quality or loudness
- clarity and purity of style
- appropriate gestures
Option 4 – appropriate gestures
13 A fellow traveller at the airport has just finished reading the newspaper and you want him/her to pass it to you. Choose how you will make the request?
- pass me the paper
- pass me the paper, please
- can you pass me the paper
- could you possibly pass me the newspaper?
Option 4 – could you possibly pass me the newspaper?
14 ” You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: victory”. Churchill asks a question and then goes on to answer it. Such a question is
- a prompt
- explanatory
- rhetorical
- stylized
Option 3 – rhetorical
15 A student recommends the reading of the latest best-seller, saying it is very interesting. You listen, trying to make out whether the student’s observation is sincere or not. This type of listening can be described as
- critical
- comprehension
- sympathetic
- active
Option 1 – critical
16 Students learning a language often lack confidence when speaking due to the language’s unique pronunciation rules. One way to overcome this problem is
- children reading aloud in class
- using game like activities which require verbal interaction in classroom
- conducting special speech therapy with a counselor
- correcting errors whenever they happen
Option 2 – using game like activities which require verbal interaction in classroom
17 Which activity best supports the practice of speaking skills? ( Role Of Listening And Speaking Functions Of Language )
- students independently research a topic and present a formal report
- teacher is giving purposeful dictation by integrating it with a spoken activity
- individually, students read a case-study and draft a response
- students tell their version of a story based on some hints and apply it to a problem-solving situation
Option 4 – students tell their version of a story based on some hints and apply it to a problem-solving situation
18 Develop a resource box for class I. Teacher gives three instructions to each student regarding which items are to be put in it. (e.g. puppets, pieces of coloured fabric, brushes, stencils, colour pencils, small toys etc). Students follow instructions. The activity is
- listening with concentration for specific information needed for a task
- stage in a listening session when a listener completes a task
- listening to natural conversation between teacher and student
- listening to a speech which is semi-scripted
Option 1 – listening with concentration for specific information needed for a task
19 Learning to speak in a second language does not involve
- its pronunciation
- culturally bound speaking events
- theoretical knowledge of a language
- second language grammatical knowledge
Option 3 – theoretical knowledge of a language
20 An intonation may not be a ……….
- loud
- sliding
- rising
- falling
Option 1 – loud
21 Which of the following is not a criteria of listening? ( Role Of Listening And Speaking Functions Of Language )
- recognizing words
- recognizing stress, rhythm, tone and intonation
- avoiding distractions
- being attentive but avoiding eye contact
Option 4 – being attentive but avoiding eye contact
22 Poetry recitation helps learners to
- learn proper intonation and stress
- understand same sound words
- learn rhythm
- none of the above
Option 1 – learn proper intonation and stress
23 Speaking is an active process while listening is a ……… process
- slow
- passive
- fast
- dormant
Option 2 – passive
24 Which of the following is not a role of listening? ( Role Of Listening And Speaking Functions Of Language )
- understanding the message and content
- focusing on what the other person is trying to say
- expressing one’s feelings before someone
- understanding facts and concepts
Option 3 – expressing one’s feelings before someone
25 A teacher can develop listening skills in English by
- speaking to learners continuously both within the classroom and outside
- focusing only on listening skills without associating it with other language skills
- creating opportunities for learners to listen to a variety of sources and people and engage in listening activities
- making the learners listen to everything they hear passively
Option 3 – creating opportunities for learners to listen to a variety of sources and people and engage in listening activities
26 Correct speech habits can be effectively developed through
- quizzes
- dictation
- pronunciation practice
- vocabulary practice
Option 3 – pronunciation practice
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