In the communicative classroom, learners acquire the grammar of second language to

• understand second language better while reading/listening to it

• understand how to make meaning and become more proficient in speaking and writing

• enhance their formal communication skills

• write confidently

Identify the question that assesses student's ability to infer the meaning of the text.

• Use the phrase 'in disbelief' in a sentence of your own

• Give the opposite of 'delighted'

• Why did Mohan change his mind despite his parent's advice?

• Where did Tom and his parents live?

A speaking activity can be made more purposeful by

• motivating students to complete a task at the end

• providing a specific list of vocabulary to use

• insisting on correct structure and pronunciation

• interrupting the activity with some writing/reading

While learning a language, the .... instruction provides opportunities for independent study, a wide range of reference material, and immediate feedback about achievement.

• direct

• distance

• programmed

• computer-aided

A dual-language classroom consisting of students speaking a native language and the target language is beneficial because it

• justifies conducting more activities in each language

• causes less distractions in the class as students will talk less

• motivates target language-speaking students learn another language and vice-versa

• offers an opportunity for separate project work

When they encounter unfamiliar words during a reading activity, students should be trained to.... while processing the meaning of the whole text.

• use information in its context to correctly guess its rough area of meaning

• choose more simple texts

• refer a dictionary to find out the meaning immediately

• ask the teacher or neighbour

Structures in second language are better assimilated in a pedagogical practice

• through repetition and practice of commonly used syntax

• through application of learned structures in discrete language items

• through meaningful interaction with interesting content

• insisting on accuracy, explicit instruction in rules

Students always find it difficult to listen to and understand a second language presentation inside or outside their class. This can be helped by

• recommending to choose another language closer to LI

• being taught by only native speakers of L2

• increasing the number of periods for the second language

• practice by using the second language more

Error correction in students' written work is most effective when the teacher

• points out major errors using symbols and students self-correct

• gives students more drill work till they 'learn' the correct responses

• writes out the correct answers on the board

• revises the wrong answers with them

While assessing a report of a school program for a class journal the following are the main criteria

• literary style, chronological presentation, word limit

• relevance, logical organization of content, a direct style

• descriptive presentation, title, writer's name

• word limit, title, factual description