ESOL ASSESSMENT ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Code Switching
Answer: Interspersing one language with another
◉ Dialect
Answer: Complete system of verbal communication (oral or signed,
not written) with its own pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar;
often associated with regions or social groups
◉ Pragmatics
Answer: The study of how the context impacts the interpretation of
language
◉ Phonology
Answer: The way in which speech sounds form patterns
◉ Phonemes
Answer: The smallest unit of sound that affects meaning
,◉ Phonographemics
Answer: Study of letters and letter combinations
◉ Homonyms
Answer: General term for word forms that have two or more
meanings
◉ Homophones
Answer: Two words with the same pronunciation, but different
meaning and spelling (wood/would, cite/sight)
◉ Homographs
Answer: Two words with the same spelling or pronunciation, but
different meanings (stalk-to follow, stalk-part of a plant)
◉ Heteronyms
Answer: Two words that have the same spelling, but different
pronunciation and meanings (Polish, polish)
◉ Morphology
Answer: How te words of a language are formed to create
meaningful messages
, ◉ Morpheme
Answer: Smallest unit of a language system that has meaning
◉ Syntax
Answer: Order words are arranged to create meaning
◉ Standardizer
Answer: One who successfully integrates new knowledge
◉ Simplifier
Answer: Reverts to syntactical rules of earlier stages (requires a
reteach)
◉ Semantics
Answer: The meaning of words
◉ DIscourse
Answer: linguistic components of several sentences
◉ BICS
Answer: Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Code Switching
Answer: Interspersing one language with another
◉ Dialect
Answer: Complete system of verbal communication (oral or signed,
not written) with its own pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar;
often associated with regions or social groups
◉ Pragmatics
Answer: The study of how the context impacts the interpretation of
language
◉ Phonology
Answer: The way in which speech sounds form patterns
◉ Phonemes
Answer: The smallest unit of sound that affects meaning
,◉ Phonographemics
Answer: Study of letters and letter combinations
◉ Homonyms
Answer: General term for word forms that have two or more
meanings
◉ Homophones
Answer: Two words with the same pronunciation, but different
meaning and spelling (wood/would, cite/sight)
◉ Homographs
Answer: Two words with the same spelling or pronunciation, but
different meanings (stalk-to follow, stalk-part of a plant)
◉ Heteronyms
Answer: Two words that have the same spelling, but different
pronunciation and meanings (Polish, polish)
◉ Morphology
Answer: How te words of a language are formed to create
meaningful messages
, ◉ Morpheme
Answer: Smallest unit of a language system that has meaning
◉ Syntax
Answer: Order words are arranged to create meaning
◉ Standardizer
Answer: One who successfully integrates new knowledge
◉ Simplifier
Answer: Reverts to syntactical rules of earlier stages (requires a
reteach)
◉ Semantics
Answer: The meaning of words
◉ DIscourse
Answer: linguistic components of several sentences
◉ BICS
Answer: Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills
