ESOL ASSESSMENT EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100
PERCENT CORRECT
◉ sight word approach
Answer: memorize words as a whole
◉ Vygotsky
Answer: developed "Zone of Proximal Development" theory.
◉ ZPD
Answer: Zone of Proximal development. Must work at appropriate
level--not too hard/not too easy to learn
◉ Integrated Language Approach
Answer: language is learned best when it is whole and in context.
Focus on meaning and using language to cmmunicate reading,
writing, speaking, and listening are all essential components.
,◉ Audio-Lingual Approach
Answer: Learn set patterns and then substitute in new words. Stress
pronunciations and repetitive drills.
◉ Krashen
Answer: had theories on comprehensible input (i+1)
◉ What is the symbol for comprehensible input?
Answer: i+1
◉ Title VI- Civil Rights Act 1964
Answer: no person b/c of race, color, or national origin shall be
excluded from participation nor denied or otherwise subject to
discrimination if program receives federal funds.
◉ allophones
Answer: all the phones that make up one phoneme
◉ stops
Answer: formed by completely blocking the air and releasing it
bilabials--stops at lips.
◉ reflexive pronouns
, Answer: refer back to the person to whom the pronoun refers.
◉ CALLA
Answer: Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach
◉ CALLA (Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach)
Answer: teaches explicit learning strategies while language is taught
through content. Great for MS/HS.
◉ Title III
Answer: requires Ell's to receive equal numbers of textbooks and
other resources as their English speaking peers.
◉ Cummins
Answer: says it take 5 to 7 years to learn academic English (new
research now shows 7-10)
◉ consonant diagraph
Answer: two consonants pronounced a single sound (ch, sh, th, wh)
◉ Labiodental
Answer: sounds formed with the upper teeth and lower lip (f, v)
COMPREHENSIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100
PERCENT CORRECT
◉ sight word approach
Answer: memorize words as a whole
◉ Vygotsky
Answer: developed "Zone of Proximal Development" theory.
◉ ZPD
Answer: Zone of Proximal development. Must work at appropriate
level--not too hard/not too easy to learn
◉ Integrated Language Approach
Answer: language is learned best when it is whole and in context.
Focus on meaning and using language to cmmunicate reading,
writing, speaking, and listening are all essential components.
,◉ Audio-Lingual Approach
Answer: Learn set patterns and then substitute in new words. Stress
pronunciations and repetitive drills.
◉ Krashen
Answer: had theories on comprehensible input (i+1)
◉ What is the symbol for comprehensible input?
Answer: i+1
◉ Title VI- Civil Rights Act 1964
Answer: no person b/c of race, color, or national origin shall be
excluded from participation nor denied or otherwise subject to
discrimination if program receives federal funds.
◉ allophones
Answer: all the phones that make up one phoneme
◉ stops
Answer: formed by completely blocking the air and releasing it
bilabials--stops at lips.
◉ reflexive pronouns
, Answer: refer back to the person to whom the pronoun refers.
◉ CALLA
Answer: Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach
◉ CALLA (Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach)
Answer: teaches explicit learning strategies while language is taught
through content. Great for MS/HS.
◉ Title III
Answer: requires Ell's to receive equal numbers of textbooks and
other resources as their English speaking peers.
◉ Cummins
Answer: says it take 5 to 7 years to learn academic English (new
research now shows 7-10)
◉ consonant diagraph
Answer: two consonants pronounced a single sound (ch, sh, th, wh)
◉ Labiodental
Answer: sounds formed with the upper teeth and lower lip (f, v)
