ENGL03 4
  • 1. According to Krashen’s Monitor Hypothesis, what is the main role of consciously learned grammar in language use?
A) To help memorize vocabulary lists
B) To make speech fully fluent
C) To prevent all possible mistakes
D) To serve as an editing device for outpu
  • 2. Monitoring occurs only when certain conditions are met. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for successful monitoring?
A) The learner focuses on meaning only
B) There is pressure for accuracy
C) Sufficient time is available
D) The learner knows the rules
  • 3. What does Krashen mean when he says the Monitor “operates before or after output”?
A) Learners cannot use grammar knowledge at all during speaking
B) Grammar knowledge functions automatically without thought
C) Monitoring occurs only during listening tasks
D) Learners can plan and edit language before speaking or correct themselves afterward
  • 4. Which of the following situations best illustrates Monitor use?
A) A learner guessing the meaning of a word from context
B) A learner speaking naturally without hesitation
C) A learner listening passively to a recording
D) A learner stopping mid-sentence to recall a grammar rule
  • 5. Why does Krashen say the Monitor has a “limited function”?
A) It cannot create fluency, only edit output
B) It works only in the classroom and not in real life
C) It is effective for pronunciation but not grammar
D) It can only be used for vocabulary learning
  • 6. Which student is most likely using the Monitor effectively?
A) A learner engaging in fast-paced conversation
B) A learner writing an essay with time to edit
C) A tourist trying to order food in a hurry
D) A child learning to speak through play
  • 7. What is one potential drawback of overusing the Monitor?
A) It causes hesitation and slows communication
B) It eliminates errors completely
C) It makes learners more confident
D) It develops automatic fluency
  • 8. In what type of communication situation is the Monitor most likely to be used?
A) High-stakes situations where accuracy matters
B) Casual chatting with friends
C) Spontaneous storytelling
D) Singing a song in the target language
  • 9. What happens if a learner knows grammar rules but cannot apply them spontaneously in speech?
A) The learner is relying only on the Monitor
B) The learner has fully internalized the rules
C) The learner has high motivation and confidence
D) The learner demonstrates effective acquisition
  • 10. How does the Monitor Hypothesis explain the difference between learning and acquisition?
A) Learning creates fluency while acquisition checks output
B) Both learning and acquisition are equally automatic
C) Acquisition creates fluency, while learning only monitors
D) Acquisition happens only through formal grammar drills
  • 11. Krashen’s Input Hypothesis states that language acquisition occurs when learners are exposed to input that is:
A) Slightly beyond their current level
B) At the same level they already know
C) Given only through translation
D) Memorized from vocabulary lists
  • 12. In the formula “i + 1,” what does “i” represent?
A) The teacher’s expected output
B) The learner’s current level
C) The learner’s future ability
D) The learner’s vocabulary knowledge only
  • 13. What does the “+1” in “i + 1” signify?
A) An extra grammar rule to memorize
B) Repetition of old material
C) A level just beyond the learner’s present knowledge
D) Material completely unrelated to current skills
  • 14. Which classroom example best represents the Input Hypothesis?
A) A teacher gives students a passage with visuals that make new grammar understandable
B) A teacher drills pronunciation repeatedly without meaning
C) A teacher requires students to memorize 50 verb forms
D) A student translates every line into the first language
  • 15. Why does Krashen emphasize the role of context in input?
A) Context increases the use of the Monitor
B) Context eliminates the need for acquisition
C) Context makes input comprehensible
D) Context makes learners memorize better
  • 16. Which of the following is an example of comprehensible input?
A) Reading an advanced legal text without help
B) Memorizing a grammar rule out of context
C) Speaking without listening to others
D) Listening to a story with supporting gestures
  • 17. What does Krashen mean when he says communication “emerges”?
A) It develops naturally from exposure
B) It is directly taught by grammar lessons
C) It must be memorized through drills
D) It appears only in testing situations
  • 18. According to the Input Hypothesis, what is the teacher’s main role?
A) To supply comprehensible input
B) To test students after each lesson
C) To provide constant grammar correction
D) To force students to memorize lists
  • 19. Which student is most likely benefiting from “i + 1”?
A) A student who reads stories with some new but understandable grammar
B) A student copying sentences word for word
C) A student avoiding input and focusing only on output
D) A student memorizing verb conjugations in isolation
  • 20. What is the difference between input that is comprehensible and input that is not?
A) Incomprehensible input is only vocabulary
B) Comprehensible input is simplified grammar only
C) Comprehensible input is understood with the help of context
D) Incomprehensible input is always useless
  • 21. According to the Affective Filter Hypothesis, which factors influence the filter?
A) Memory capacity and test scores
B) Age, gender, and intelligence
C) Motivation, attitude, self-confidence, and anxiety
D) Only grammatical knowledge
  • 22. What happens when a learner has a low affective filter?
A) The learner depends only on grammar rules
B) Input is blocked from reaching acquisition
C) The learner stops interacting with others
D) Input flows freely, making acquisition easier
  • 23. What is the effect of a high affective filter on acquisition?
A) It helps learners remember grammar
B) It makes students more confident
C) It accelerates learning
D) It prevents input from being acquired
  • 24. Which classroom situation shows a low affective filter?
A) Students feel relaxed and willing to participate
B) Students memorize lists silently without interaction
C) Students avoid speaking in front of others
D) Students are anxious about being corrected
  • 25. Why is self-confidence important in language learning according to Krashen?
A) Confident learners are more open to input
B) Confidence allows perfect monitoring
C) Confidence replaces the need for practice
D) Confidence eliminates errors completely
  • 26. A student enjoys class and is motivated to speak despite mistakes. Which filter level is demonstrated?
A) High
B) Low
C) Blocked
D) Medium
  • 27. What strategy should teachers avoid because it raises the affective filter?
A) Encouraging risk-taking in communication
B) Allowing time for learners to think
C) Publicly criticizing student errors
D) Providing supportive feedback
  • 28. How does anxiety affect the affective filter?
A) It has no influence on input
B) It ensures faster fluency
C) It lowers the filter and aids acquisition
D) It raises the filter and blocks acquisition
  • 29. What classroom practice lowers the affective filter?
A) Constant error correction during speaking
B) Comparing students publicly by test scores
C) Encouraging participation without fear of mistakes
D) Requiring students to speak before they are ready
  • 30. Why does Krashen suggest teachers protect learners’ “ego”?
A) To keep them from speaking at all
B) To stop errors from occurring
C) To reduce anxiety and increase openness to input
D) To ensure they memorize grammar faster
  • 31. What must teachers provide continuously, according to Krashen’s implications for teaching?
A) Writing-only tasks
B) Translation practice
C) Comprehensible input
D) Grammar drills
  • 32. Why should classrooms simulate real-life communication?
A) To prepare learners to cope and continue learning outside
B) To eliminate all errors immediately
C) To memorize vocabulary faster
D) To allow strict grammar testing
  • 33. Why should teachers avoid insisting that learners speak before they feel ready?
A) It helps them memorize grammar better
B) It may increase anxiety and raise the affective filter
C) It develops fluency faster
D) It prevents vocabulary learning
  • 34. How should teachers handle errors during acquisition?
A) Ignore errors permanently
B) Correct every error immediately
C) Test students on each mistake
D) Avoid correction to prevent anxiety
  • 35. When is error correction most useful?
A) When learning simple grammar rules
B) When students are anxious
C) During natural acquisition
D) During free conversation only
  • 36. Why is formal grammar teaching of limited value?
A) It is unnecessary even for writing
B) It creates fluency faster than input
C) It supports learning, but acquisition requires input
D) It completely replaces natural exposure
  • 37. What classroom atmosphere best supports acquisition?
A) Strict correction and high pressure
B) Silent memorization only
C) Competitive and stressful environment
D) Relaxed and encouraging environment
  • 38. Why is conversational confidence important in teaching?
A) It reduces the need for listening input
B) It makes them memorize grammar faster
C) It eliminates errors completely
D) It allows learners to cope with real-life situations
  • 39. Which activity aligns with Krashen’s view on acquisition?
A) Memorizing word lists
B) Role-playing real-life conversations
C) Writing grammar rules repeatedly
D) Silent reading without comprehension
  • 40. Why is protecting learners’ self-esteem vital in acquisition?
A) Because fear and shame can block input
B) Because errors must be eliminated
C) Because grammar must be memorized
D) Because only motivated students can learn
  • 41. What should teachers do when students feel embarrassed about mistakes?
A) Assign more grammar drills
B) Reduce stress and encourage risk-taking
C) Compare them with other students
D) Correct them more often
  • 42. Why should teachers avoid negative remarks?
A) Negative comments build confidence
B) Negative comments discourage learners and raise the affective filter
C) Negative comments improve memory
D) Negative comments reduce mistakes
  • 43. What is the main focus of language teaching according to Krashen?
A) Practicing translation constantly
B) Encouraging communication and comprehension
C) Testing learners frequently
D) Memorizing all grammar rules
  • 44. How can teachers help learners who are afraid of making mistakes?
A) Increase correction to avoid fossilization
B) Provide activities that build gradual confidence
C) Give more homework in grammar
D) Require immediate oral responses
  • 45. Why should teachers design relaxing techniques in language classes?
A) To lower anxiety and protect the learner’s affective filter
B) To increase pressure for accuracy
C) To force faster acquisition
D) To reduce classroom participation
  • 46. In the sentence “She has just eaten,” what does “just” indicate?
A) An action still relevant to the future
B) A continuing action
C) A recently completed action
D) An action before another past event
  • 47. Which of the following best defines a rubric in language learning?
A) A norm-referenced test only
B) A measure of independent reading levels
C) A type of vocabulary list
D) A tool that provides specific criteria to evaluate student performance
  • 48. What linguistic feature is used in the sentence, “I told Paul to close the door and he did so”?
A) Hyponymy
B) Synonymy
C) Homonymy
D) Anaphora
  • 49. According to cognitivists, what do errors in second language learning represent?
A) Proof that grammar must be memorized
B) Signs that acquisition has stopped
C) A natural part of the learning process
D) Evidence of a poor learning process
  • 50. What does assimilation mean for a second language learner?
A) Keeping one’s lifestyle while rejecting the target language
B) Adopting some practices but keeping native culture
C) Mixing both languages equally
D) Giving up one’s lifestyle and adopting the target culture completely
  • 51. Which best describes “homonymy”?
A) A word that includes another in meaning
B) Two words with exactly the same definition
C) A word referring back to another word
D) Two words that sound alike but differ in meaning
  • 52. Which example shows “hyponymy”?
A) “Run” referring to both exercise and management
B) “Bank” meaning both money and river
C) “Rose” as a type of “flower”
D) “She” referring back to “Maria”
  • 53. Vocabulary instruction should ideally occur:
A) Only in reading lessons
B) Throughout the day in all subjects
C) Only once a week
D) Only in language arts
  • 54. Which is an example of anaphora in language?
A) “The bank is near the riverbank.”
B) “John lost his phone, but he found it later.”
C) “Rose is a flower.”
D) “Run fast or you’ll miss the run.”
  • 55. When a teacher uses a rubric, what advantage does it provide?
A) Clear criteria for judging performance
B) It eliminates the need for input
C) It measures IQ
D) It ensures perfect fluency
  • 56. Which tense does “She has just eaten” represent?
A) Simple Past
B) Past Perfect
C) Present Perfect
D) Present Continuous
  • 57. When language acquisition is blocked due to anxiety, which hypothesis explains this?
A) Monitor
B) Input
C) Affective Filter
D) Natural Order
  • 58. Which of the following is an example of code-switching?
A) A student creates a homonym
B) A student mixes native and target languages in a sentence
C) A student uses anaphora
D) A student repeats the same word twice
  • 59. If a student adapts to the values of the target culture while still keeping their own culture for intragroup use, this process is called:
A) Assimilation
B) Separation
C) Marginalization
D) Integration
  • 60. Why are errors not always corrected immediately during acquisition?
A) Because errors never matter in communication
B) Because correction can increase anxiety and raise the affective filter
C) Because students cannot notice corrections
D) Because teachers must ignore mistakes permanently
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