This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Language Acquisition > Language Acquisition Theories – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Language Acquisition Theories Quiz 7 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Acquiring knowledge and skills and having them readily available from memory so you can make sense of future problems and opportunities." A) Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel. B) R.M. Smith. C) Susan Ambrose, et al. D) Tony Bingham and Marcia Conner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel. 2. ..... claims that children are biologically programmed for language and that language develops in the child in just the same way that other biological functions develop. A) Noam Chomsky. B) Ivan Pavlov. C) Jean Piaget. D) Charles Fries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noam Chomsky. 3. ..... compensatory model of second language reading accounts for several factors and complexities. A) Bernhardt. B) Chomsky. C) Cummins. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bernhardt. 4. Chomsky says that ..... A) Punishments influence the acquisition of language. B) Stimulus and reinforcement influence the acquisition of language. C) Imitation and asociation influence the acquisition of language. D) Nature and Nurture influence the acquisition of language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nature and Nurture influence the acquisition of language. 5. Noam Chomsky stated that language acquisition is ....., universal, and automatic, a uniquely human endowment A) L1. B) L2. C) Language. D) Innate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Innate. 6. Core of child's language acquisition A) Pre-linguistic stage. B) Babbling stage. C) One-word stage. D) Two-word stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pre-linguistic stage. 7. Which of the following is a plosive stop? A) T. B) S. C) F. D) H. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 8. This theory uses the idea that children are born with very little cognitive abilities, meaning that they are not able to recognize and process very much information. A) Functional. B) Nativist. C) Behavioristic. D) Cognitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cognitive. 9. On average, how long does it take to fully acquire a L2? A) 1 year or less. B) 3-4 years. C) 5-7 years. D) 7-10 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5-7 years. 10. The LAD contains A) All that is required for a person to be bilingual. B) The phonological features of a human being. C) The principles which are universal to all languages. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The principles which are universal to all languages. 11. What does comprehensible input mean? A) Extralinguistic information. B) Challenging language in real and complex context. C) Understanding language in natural communication. D) Focusing on grammar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understanding language in natural communication. 12. Is it fair to say there is only one correct theory? A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 13. Labeling, packaging, network building belong to this author's theory A) Krashen. B) Aitchison. C) Crystal. D) Piaget. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aitchison. 14. General theory of learning in the mid-twentieth century that stresses process of habit formation and shaping of behavior through stimulus and response. A) Constructivism. B) Behaviorism. C) Connectionism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behaviorism. 15. Who suggests children learn by interacting with the world around them? A) Chomsky. B) Skinner. C) Piaget. D) Clark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Piaget. 16. Why devised the Interactionist Theory? A) Piaget. B) Bruner. C) Skinner. D) Chomsky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bruner. 17. Which theory do virtuous errors support? A) Naturvist. B) Behaviourist. C) Cognitive. D) Vygotsky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Naturvist. 18. A term from sociocultural theory used to describe learner's potential to solve problems just beyond their current level under guidance. A) Language Socialization. B) Speech Community. C) Zone of Proximal Development. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zone of Proximal Development. 19. The underlying knowledge of a language is called: A) Linguistic performance. B) Linguistic competence. C) Linguistic development. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linguistic competence. 20. "The process of gaining knowledge and expertise." A) George Seimens. B) M. Driscoll. C) Malcolm Knowles. D) Ruth C. Clark and Richard E. Mayer. 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