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  • 1. Five Macro Skills in Language Learning

    1. Which of the following is NOT one of the five macro skills in language learning?
A) Writing
B) Memorizing
C) Listening
D) Reading
  • 2. What macro skill involves understanding spoken messages?
A) Listening
B) Speaking
C) Writing
D) Reading
  • 3. Which macro skill focuses on expressing ideas through speech?
A) Writing
B) Speaking
C) Listening
D) Reading
  • 4. Which macro skill is considered a receptive skill along with listening?
A) Writing
B) Watching
C) Speaking
D) Reading
  • 5. Writing is what kind of skill?
A) Passive
B) Expressive
C) Memorization
D) Receptive
  • 6. Canale and Swain’s Communicative Competence (1980)

    1. Which competence involves knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure?
A) Sociolinguistic competence
B) Discourse competence
C) Grammatical competence
D) Strategic competence
  • 7. What type of competence is the ability to use language appropriately depending on the context and culture?
A) Sociolinguistic competence
B) Grammatical competence
C) Discourse competence
D) Strategic competence
  • 8. Which competence refers to the ability to connect sentences and ideas to form a meaningful whole?
A) Strategic competence
B) Sociolinguistic competence
C) Discourse competence
D) Grammatical competence
  • 9. When a speaker uses gestures or rephrases to solve communication problems, which competence is being used?
A) Sociolinguistic competence
B) Grammatical competence
C) Strategic competence
D) Discourse competence
  • 10. What does BICS stand for?
A) Broad Intercultural Communication Studies
B) Basic International Culture Skills
C) Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
D) Basic Internal Cognitive Skills
  • 11. What does CALP stand for?
A) Cognitive Applied Language Practice
B) Cultural Academic Learning Process
C) Cultural Academic Language Proficiency
D) Communication and Literacy Program
  • 12. BICS is best described as:
A) Non-verbal gestures in communication
B) Language skills used for everyday social interactions
C) Language skills needed for academic learning
D) Technical vocabulary used in science
  • 13. CALP is best described as:
A) Language used in casual conversations
B) Language required for academic tasks and learning
C) Social communication in informal settings
D) Language based only on listening and speaking
  • 14. Which develops faster for second language learners?
A) BICS
B) CALP
C) Neither
D) Both at the same time
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