Question 1
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Your student is having trouble saying the word "potbelly," as his/her "p" and "b" sounds are incorrect. What type of consonant sounds should you work on with him/her?
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Dentals
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Labiodentals
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Bilabials
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Palatals
Question 2
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If your student is having difficulties pronouncing bilabial sounds, which of the following sounds should you practice with him/her?
Question 3
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If you would like to teach your students about the meanings of words, phrases, and sentences, you would be teaching the students morphology.
Question 4
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If you would like to teach your students about the sounds and the patterns of speech in a language, you would be teaching them about phonology.
Question 5
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You would like to do a lesson with your students on pronouncing vowels. Which of the following categories should you teach your students about?
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Front vowels
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Central vowels
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Fricative vowels
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Back vowels
Question 6
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An ELL is having trouble pronouncing the "e" sound in "me." Where should the student place his/her tongue to produce the correct sound?
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Front of the mouth
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Middle of the mouth
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Back of the mouth
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On the roof of the mouth
Question 7
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Your ESL coordinator gives you a report on a student who just moved to your neighborhood. The report says that the student is having difficulties pronouncing fricatives. Which of the following words would he/she have trouble pronouncing?
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formula
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scissors
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probably
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variable
Question 8
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You have an ELL in class who has a cold, and thus, his nasal cavity is congested. Which of the following words is he most likely going to have problems pronouncing due to this cold?
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chose
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bubble
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walked
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money
Question 9
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Your student wrote the sentence "She is taller than me." You tell her to change the sentence so it reads, "She is taller than I." This is an example of you taking a prescriptive approach to language.
Question 10
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Your student is having trouble with pronouncing the "w" in "awesome." Thus, your student is having trouble pronouncing glide consonants.
Question 11
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Your student is having trouble pronouncing liquid consonant sounds. Which words should you have him pronounce to get practice with this sound?
Question 12
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Imagine you are a 4th grade teacher teaching Geography, and you have an ELL who is having trouble pronouncing affricatives. Which of the following locations would not give the student pronunciation problems?
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Japan
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Chicago
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Cairo
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Jamaica
Question 13
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You have a student in class who is having trouble pronouncing his p's and t's. Thus, he is having trouble with his voiced consonants.
Question 14
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Based off of the recent ACCESS data, you have an ELL who needs to practice saying voiced consonants. Which of the following sounds should you practice with him/her?
Question 15
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A student in your class is having problems with stop consonants. If you would like him/her to get better at saying these, which words would not be ideal to have him/her practice?
Question 16
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A student in your class wrote the following sentence: "Dogs I like to pet." This student's error is most likely a syntax error.
Question 17
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A sign in the grocery store reads, "Ears of corn on sale." Someone who takes this literal meaning and thinks that there are actually human ears made of corn made a mistake in which of the following fields?
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phonology
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morphology
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syntax
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pragmatics
Question 18
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Your goal for the upcoming unit is to have the students practice communication. Which of the following themes should you focus on in class to improve the students' abilities to communicate?
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Reading
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Writing
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Speaking
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Listening
Question 19
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The study of how the meaning of the word "dress" changes when the prefix un- is added is a quintessential example of morphology.
Question 20
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Your student is unable to make different vowel sounds when she says "bed" vs. "bad." Thus, you should focus on helping your students pronounce which of the following?
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front vowels
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central vowels
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back vowels
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voiceless vowels