LANGUAGE SKILL SPEAKING PEDAGOGY

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1. Traditionally speaking is a/an
(a) Receptive skil
(b) Productive skill
(d) Passive skill
(c) Active skill

Ans: (b) Productive skill.

2. In the latest trend of language teaching, speaking is considered to be a/an—
(b) Passive skill
(a) Active skill
(d) Motor skill
(c) Receptive skill

Ans: (a) Active skill.

3. The development of speaking skill is seen as a form of—
(a) Skill-learning/skill-getting
(b) Movement from practice to presentation
(c) Practicing accuracy
(d) Role play

Ans: (a) Skill-learning/skill-getting.

4. Ultimate purpose of speaking is
(a) To move from accuracy to fluency
(b) To move from fluency to accuracy
(c) Teaching to role playing
(d) Role playing to teaching

Ans: (a) To move from accuracy to fluency.

5. Group discussion’ can be employed successfully in teaching speaking if
(a) The teacher is aware of group dynamics
(b) The teacher assigns role to only a few students
(c). The teacher assigns role to the best student only
(d) All the students take note of what the teacher explains

Ans :(a) The teacher is aware of group dynamics.

6. Which one is a part of teaching speaking?
i) Information gap artivities (ii) Opinion gap activities (iii) Role play iv) Simulation
(a) Only i)
(b) Only (ii)
(c) All of them
(d) None

Ans: (c) All of them.

7. Which statement is true ?
i) Simulation is a classroom activity.
(ii) Simulation is dramatization of a text.
(iii) Simulation is role playing.
(a) Only (i) & (ii)
(b) Only (iv) u
(c) ) & (i) & (ii)
(d) (ii) & (iv)

Ans: (c) ) & (i) & (ii)

8. Which of the following can be used as an input for authentic communication ?
(a) Telegram
(b) A lecture on authentic communication
(c) Role cards
(d) None of the above

Ans: (a) Telegram.

9. Interference errors can be found in
(a) Speaking
(b) Writing
(c) Both speaking and writing
(d) None of the above

Ans: (c) Both speaking and writing.

10. Code-switching and ‘code-mixing can be found in—
(a) Speaking
(b) Writing
(c) Neither speaking and writing
(d) Both speaking and writing

Ans: (a) Speaking.

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11. Which one is essential for speaking ?
(b) Exposure
(a) Context
(d) Skimming
(c) Reading

Ans: (d) Skimming.

12. Using gap-fillers is a part of
(a) Listing & reading
(b) Reading & writing
(c) Communicative strategies in speaking
(d) None of the above

Ans: (c) Communicative strategies in speaking.

13. Speaking fluently means-
(a) The speaker speaks very fast.
(b) The speaker speaks rather slowly.
(c) The speaker speaks on the subject-matter in appropriate language and speed.
(d) None of the above

Ans : (c) The speaker speaks on the subject-matter in appropriate language and speed.

14. Speaking accurately means
(a) The speaker speaks slowly
(b) The speaker uses correct grammatical sentences.
(c) The speaker speaks correctly on the topic in proper style.
(d) None of the above

Ans: (c) The speaker speaks correctly on the topic in proper style.

15. “Gesture’ is an extra-linguistic activity that helps to communicate in—
(a) Reading
(b) Speaking
(c) Writing
(d) None of the above

Ans: (b) Speaking.

16. The following functions are associated with speaking—
(i) Asking & answering question
(ii) Conveying intention
ii) Discussing ideas
(iv) Narrating an event
These are actually—
(a) Features of speaking
(b) Sub-skills of speaking
(C) components of speaking
(d) Factors of speaking

Ans: (b) Sub-skills of speaking.

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