LPENGTS STUDY PACK
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, LPENGTS STUDY PACK
Attention all students registered for LPENGTS 2021
Kindly note that I have uploaded additional resources for your attention. You can find
the additional
resources on myUnisa, under the Additional Resources Tab.
Kind regards
Your lecturer
Question 1
What is the main purpose of the above text?
1. to instruct
2. to persuade
3. to entertain
4. to inform
Question 2
Identify the topic sentence in the text below.
The register of a message is indicated by the words and sentence patterns used.
Some words are suitable or appropriate in one situation, or with one kind of person
and not another. This may be because the users of a language have come to expect
certain words to be used in particular situations. Words that are commonly
associated with particular associated meanings may also be used in particular
situations.
1. This may be because the users of a language have come to expect certain words
to be used in particular situations.
2. Words that are commonly associated with particular associated meanings may
also be used in particular situations.
3. The register of a message is indicated by the words and sentence patterns used.
4. Some words are suitable or appropriate in one situation, or with one kind of
person and not another.
Question 3
Read the scenario below to answer question 3.
Teacher Shirley teaches English to Grade 4s. She plans a lesson on the topic of
pronouns. During her lesson she wants to judge in an informal way if her learners
grasp the concept of pronouns. She decides to pose a few oral questions to her
learners to judge their understanding. What will be the most suitable type of listening
for teacher Shirley to use to judge if her learners have indeed grasped the concept of
pronouns?
1. evaluative listening
2. appreciative listening
3. empathic listening
4. informative listening
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Question 4
Which of the options below best describes the tone of the following communication?
Good day
Please be informed that your parcel will be delivered by Speedy Couriers on 1 June
2021 at 9.00. Identification will be required on receipt of your goods.
To track your order, use order number: 96532AB. Speedy Couriers (015) 853 9023
1. ironic
2. informal
3. formal
4. sarcastic
Question 5
Read the scenario below to answer question 5.
You have recently completed your BEd degree. You are still learning how to apply
what you have learnt to classroom practice. You decide that you need to document
your teaching activities and experiences. You believe that this reflecting will assist
you in identifying your strengths as well as areas of improvement. What will be the
most suitable way for you to document your teaching activities and experiences?
1. Documenting weekly reports about your teaching activities and experiences to
your head of department.
2. Documenting your teaching activities and experiences in a writer’s journal.
3. Documenting your teaching activities and experiences in your teacher resource
file.
4. Documenting your teaching activities and experiences in your lesson plan
template.
Question 6
An organised group of sentences that belong together and are all related to a single
topic is referred to as…
1. a paragraph.
2. an essay.
3. an article.
4. a story.
Question 7
A well-organised paragraph supports or develops a single controlling idea, which is
referred to as the…
1. detail sentence.
2. main statement.
3. topic sentence.
4. supporting statement.
Question 8
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Writing down a central idea and thinking up new and related ideas radiating from the
central idea, focusing on key ideas written in your own words best describes a…
1. report.
2. mind map.
3. composition.
4. summary.
Read the text below to answer questions 9 and 10.
Introducing Bubbly Washing Powder. We use environmentally friendly ingredients to
ensure safe use for the entire family. One scoop is all you need to keep your clothing
sparkling clean and freshly scented. Get your bag today at all major retailers.
Question 9
What is the situation in which communication takes place in the above text?
1. a commercial one
2. an educational one
3. a political one
4. an investigative one
Question 10
The relationship between the writer of the text and the audience is that of a…
1. researcher and research participant.
2. teacher and learner.
3. interviewer and interviewee.
4. seller and potential buyer.
Question 11
Combining the ideas you had before reading a text with the ideas you have
developed after you have read a text, best describes….
1. surveying information.
2. synthesising information.
3. summarising information.
4. evaluating information.
Question 12
When you read a text and know exactly what you are looking for; and you move your
eyes very quickly across all other items until you see the item that you want, you are
using the reading technique of:
1. skimming
2. study reading
3. scanning
4. intensive reading
Question 13
Which of the following statements regarding comic conventions is correct?
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, LPENGTS STUDY PACK
Attention all students registered for LPENGTS 2021
Kindly note that I have uploaded additional resources for your attention. You can find
the additional
resources on myUnisa, under the Additional Resources Tab.
Kind regards
Your lecturer
Question 1
What is the main purpose of the above text?
1. to instruct
2. to persuade
3. to entertain
4. to inform
Question 2
Identify the topic sentence in the text below.
The register of a message is indicated by the words and sentence patterns used.
Some words are suitable or appropriate in one situation, or with one kind of person
and not another. This may be because the users of a language have come to expect
certain words to be used in particular situations. Words that are commonly
associated with particular associated meanings may also be used in particular
situations.
1. This may be because the users of a language have come to expect certain words
to be used in particular situations.
2. Words that are commonly associated with particular associated meanings may
also be used in particular situations.
3. The register of a message is indicated by the words and sentence patterns used.
4. Some words are suitable or appropriate in one situation, or with one kind of
person and not another.
Question 3
Read the scenario below to answer question 3.
Teacher Shirley teaches English to Grade 4s. She plans a lesson on the topic of
pronouns. During her lesson she wants to judge in an informal way if her learners
grasp the concept of pronouns. She decides to pose a few oral questions to her
learners to judge their understanding. What will be the most suitable type of listening
for teacher Shirley to use to judge if her learners have indeed grasped the concept of
pronouns?
1. evaluative listening
2. appreciative listening
3. empathic listening
4. informative listening
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, LPENGTS STUDY PACK
Question 4
Which of the options below best describes the tone of the following communication?
Good day
Please be informed that your parcel will be delivered by Speedy Couriers on 1 June
2021 at 9.00. Identification will be required on receipt of your goods.
To track your order, use order number: 96532AB. Speedy Couriers (015) 853 9023
1. ironic
2. informal
3. formal
4. sarcastic
Question 5
Read the scenario below to answer question 5.
You have recently completed your BEd degree. You are still learning how to apply
what you have learnt to classroom practice. You decide that you need to document
your teaching activities and experiences. You believe that this reflecting will assist
you in identifying your strengths as well as areas of improvement. What will be the
most suitable way for you to document your teaching activities and experiences?
1. Documenting weekly reports about your teaching activities and experiences to
your head of department.
2. Documenting your teaching activities and experiences in a writer’s journal.
3. Documenting your teaching activities and experiences in your teacher resource
file.
4. Documenting your teaching activities and experiences in your lesson plan
template.
Question 6
An organised group of sentences that belong together and are all related to a single
topic is referred to as…
1. a paragraph.
2. an essay.
3. an article.
4. a story.
Question 7
A well-organised paragraph supports or develops a single controlling idea, which is
referred to as the…
1. detail sentence.
2. main statement.
3. topic sentence.
4. supporting statement.
Question 8
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, LPENGTS STUDY PACK
Writing down a central idea and thinking up new and related ideas radiating from the
central idea, focusing on key ideas written in your own words best describes a…
1. report.
2. mind map.
3. composition.
4. summary.
Read the text below to answer questions 9 and 10.
Introducing Bubbly Washing Powder. We use environmentally friendly ingredients to
ensure safe use for the entire family. One scoop is all you need to keep your clothing
sparkling clean and freshly scented. Get your bag today at all major retailers.
Question 9
What is the situation in which communication takes place in the above text?
1. a commercial one
2. an educational one
3. a political one
4. an investigative one
Question 10
The relationship between the writer of the text and the audience is that of a…
1. researcher and research participant.
2. teacher and learner.
3. interviewer and interviewee.
4. seller and potential buyer.
Question 11
Combining the ideas you had before reading a text with the ideas you have
developed after you have read a text, best describes….
1. surveying information.
2. synthesising information.
3. summarising information.
4. evaluating information.
Question 12
When you read a text and know exactly what you are looking for; and you move your
eyes very quickly across all other items until you see the item that you want, you are
using the reading technique of:
1. skimming
2. study reading
3. scanning
4. intensive reading
Question 13
Which of the following statements regarding comic conventions is correct?
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