learning vocabulary in another language
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Learning Vocabulary inAnother Language: A testof teachers' knowledge
ByI.S.P. nation
Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand
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1. How many word families doesan average adult nativespeaker of English know?A. 150,000
B. 100,000C. 50,000D. 20,000
Answer: D
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2. If learners know the mostfrequent 2000 words of English,what percentage of runningwords in an academic text willbe known to them?
A. 60%B. 80%C. 90%
D. 98%
Answer: A
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3. The most effective way of
beginning to learn the meaning of aword is by.A. the use of a picture
B. translation into the 1st languageC. a dictionary definitionD. seeing a word in context
Answer: B
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4. How many words does an average
learner of English as a foreignlanguage know after five or sixyears of four 50 minute English
classes per week?A. 1,000B. 3,000
C. 5,000D. 10,000
Answer: B
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5. Initially opposites like hot and cold
should be learned..A. at the same time
B. in quick successionC. as part of a bigger lexical setD. at widely separated times
Answer: D
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6. Learners most often have problems inguessing the meaning of a word in
helpful contexts because they..A. give too much attention to the form ofthe word
B. do not use their background knowledge of
the topicC. do not draw on clues from neighboring
sentences or paragraphsD. do not give attention to the immediate
context of the word
Answer: A
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7. In order to have a good chance ofguessing the meaning of an unknownword from context clues, whatpercentage of the running words inthe text does the learner need toknow?A. 78%B. 80%
C. 90%D. 98%
Answer: A
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8. Teachers should deal with low frequencywords by
A. breaking them into prefixes, stemsand suffixes.
B. letting learners guess them from
contextC. teaching the learners strategies to
deal with them
D. providing varied and repeatedopportunities to give attention tothose words
Answer: D
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9. Which of these most helps vocabulary
learning?
A. meeting or using the word in a new
way
B. having its meaning explainedC. meeting the word in contextD. searching for the word in a
dictionary
Answer: A