ESOL PRACTICE TEST 6 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are rhetorical patterns? - ....ANSWER ...-"Rhetorical Patterns" are used to
communicate something, usually persuasively. Classification is another type of a
"Rhetorical Pattern". Classification is one of the most useful rhetorical patterns.
Basically, classification identifies the members of a group or a set according to their
individual characteristics.
The pronunciation of the "di" in the word "soldier" would be classified as what? -
....ANSWER ...-Palatalization. Palatalization is the production of consonants with
the front of the tongue drawn up further toward the roof of the hard palate. Words like
"soldier", "canyon" and "picture" require the speaker to move the tongue toward the
roof of the mouth to produce the correct sound.
What does the term "overt prestige" mean in the study of dialects? -
....ANSWER ...-The term "overt prestige" refers to speakers that use the widely
recognized dialect of the culturally dominant group.The term " covert prestige" refers to
speakers using non-standard dialects so as to associate themselves with a particular
group.
What is generative grammar? - ....ANSWER ...-Explicit grammar. Generative
grammar is grammar that defines the grammatical form of a sentence in a language. For
example, " Aaron loves Emily". The word direction ( generates) direction. If we turned
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, the words around to say, " Aaron Emily loves", the sentence would not make any sense.
So generative grammar drives the word order in a sentence.
What is mood? - ....ANSWER ...-Mood is the grammatical expression of a degree
or kind of reality, that a speaker attributes to the rest of the sentence. It is often
expressed by using finite verbs and modal verbs, such as may, can, shall or must.
It is important for ESL teachers to understand pragmatics and be able to teach them to
students. When teaching the students about pragmatics, which statement is true? -
....ANSWER ...-The teacher discusses how pragmatics have to do with the analysis
of language. Pragmatics has to do with the analysis of language. Pragmatics involves 3
major communications skills. They are using language for different reasons, following
rules for having conversations, and changing language based on the needs of the
listener.
What are compensatory strategies in terms of ESOL students? - ....ANSWER ...-In
order to make up for missing knowledge when using English in oral or written
communication ESOL students often use compensatory strategies such as the use of
synonyms, circumlocution and gesturing to suggest the meaning of what they are trying
to say.
What is one of the components of "syntactic variation"? - ....ANSWER ...-Syntactic
variation deals with syntactic differences among dialects. It is another tool used by
linguists to classify dialects. Syntax deals with word order. Likewise, syntactic variation
deals with the different ways a dialect uses word order. For one example, think of an
English speaker from the southern United States. They may say "I done finished a while
ago" or the use of double negatives like: " I didn't see nobody".
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are rhetorical patterns? - ....ANSWER ...-"Rhetorical Patterns" are used to
communicate something, usually persuasively. Classification is another type of a
"Rhetorical Pattern". Classification is one of the most useful rhetorical patterns.
Basically, classification identifies the members of a group or a set according to their
individual characteristics.
The pronunciation of the "di" in the word "soldier" would be classified as what? -
....ANSWER ...-Palatalization. Palatalization is the production of consonants with
the front of the tongue drawn up further toward the roof of the hard palate. Words like
"soldier", "canyon" and "picture" require the speaker to move the tongue toward the
roof of the mouth to produce the correct sound.
What does the term "overt prestige" mean in the study of dialects? -
....ANSWER ...-The term "overt prestige" refers to speakers that use the widely
recognized dialect of the culturally dominant group.The term " covert prestige" refers to
speakers using non-standard dialects so as to associate themselves with a particular
group.
What is generative grammar? - ....ANSWER ...-Explicit grammar. Generative
grammar is grammar that defines the grammatical form of a sentence in a language. For
example, " Aaron loves Emily". The word direction ( generates) direction. If we turned
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, the words around to say, " Aaron Emily loves", the sentence would not make any sense.
So generative grammar drives the word order in a sentence.
What is mood? - ....ANSWER ...-Mood is the grammatical expression of a degree
or kind of reality, that a speaker attributes to the rest of the sentence. It is often
expressed by using finite verbs and modal verbs, such as may, can, shall or must.
It is important for ESL teachers to understand pragmatics and be able to teach them to
students. When teaching the students about pragmatics, which statement is true? -
....ANSWER ...-The teacher discusses how pragmatics have to do with the analysis
of language. Pragmatics has to do with the analysis of language. Pragmatics involves 3
major communications skills. They are using language for different reasons, following
rules for having conversations, and changing language based on the needs of the
listener.
What are compensatory strategies in terms of ESOL students? - ....ANSWER ...-In
order to make up for missing knowledge when using English in oral or written
communication ESOL students often use compensatory strategies such as the use of
synonyms, circumlocution and gesturing to suggest the meaning of what they are trying
to say.
What is one of the components of "syntactic variation"? - ....ANSWER ...-Syntactic
variation deals with syntactic differences among dialects. It is another tool used by
linguists to classify dialects. Syntax deals with word order. Likewise, syntactic variation
deals with the different ways a dialect uses word order. For one example, think of an
English speaker from the southern United States. They may say "I done finished a while
ago" or the use of double negatives like: " I didn't see nobody".
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