Q1. What are the 5 types of Language tests we learned in the previous class sessions? In your response focus on each of them in detail. (Write your response in no less than 80 words)
An acheivement test is a test of advanced skill or knowledge. The most common type of success test is a standardized test designed to measure the skills and knowledge learned at a particular class level, usually through planned guidelines such as training or classroom teaching.
The proficiency test is also called an interlaboratory comparison. As the term implies, a proficiency test compares the results of measurements obtained by different laboratories.
In the proficiency test, one or more artifacts are sent between a number of participating laboratories.
A diagnostic test is a test that identifies a person's strengths and weaknesses in order to identify a defect.
A placement test is a test given by a school to determine a student’s academic or qualification level, especially to place a new student in the right class.
An Aptitude test is an exam used to determine an individual’s ability or tendency to succeed in a particular activity.
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Q2. List all the testing methods you know from your reading and class discussions. Provide at least one originally developed exemplar for any given testing method.
1. I don't know how we are going to get to the airport. We will have to ______ for a taxi to come.
a. plan
b. arrange
c. book
d. hire
2. If you don't like the soup, why don't you_______ to the waiter and he can bring you another one.
a.
complain
b. protest
c. criticise
d. insult
3. If you were a more________ person, you would not have left me waiting for you in the rain for an hour.
a.
polite
b. considerate
c. kind
d. humorous
4. Oh I am so _______! Let's go and rent a video or something.
a. boring
b.
fed up
c. tired
d. unhappy
5. I don't think Alan is________ . Sherie is at home with him.
a. lonely
b. solitary
c. unsociable
d. alone
6. His uncle owns four computer companies and lives in a big_________ out in the country.
a.
mansion
b. bungalow
c. apartment
d. hut
7. I am afraid this car doesn't have enough _________ to get up that hill. We will have to walk up!
a. motor
b. power
c. charge
d.
engine
8. The company didn't have any________ opening shops in Paris and Marseilles so they closed after only three months.
a. profit
b. success
c. victory
d. winnings
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