TESOL EXAM 2 Questions and
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1. The No Child Left Behind Act refers to ELLs as limited English proficient
students.: True
2. The United States is the 7th largest spanish speaking country in the
world.: False (5th)
3. The majority of ELLs are Native U.S born citizens.: True
4. All heritage language speakers are fully bilingual and biliterate.: False
5. ELLs can only come from a singular cultural or linguistic background.: -
False
6. The meaning of words, phrases, and sentences is the language subsys-
tem known as:
A. Phonology
B. Syntax
C. Semantics
D. Pragmatics: C. Semantics
7. The vocabulary of language is known as its:
,A. Vernacular
B. Jargon
C. Lexicon
D. Dictionary: C. Lexicon
8. Which sentence provides an example of homonyms?
A. I want to go to the county fair with my mom but we have to bring my sister
,to be fair.
B. I went to the park to play with my friends because we love the park.
C. The dog ran fast down the street
D. my mom always says, "we will shop until we drop!": A. I want to go to the
county fair with my mom but we have to bring my sister to be fair.
9. Vihn is an ELL from Vietnam who is having a difficulty pronouncing the
"th" sound. What area of language is he struggling with?
A. Morphology
B. Syntax
C. Semantics
D. Phonology: D. Phonology
10. What is morphology?
A. The study of the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences.
B. The study of the structure of words.
C. The study of the sound systems of languages.
D. The study of the rules governing the way words are combined to form
sentences and the rules governing the arrangement of sentences in se-
quences.: B. The study of the structure of words
11. Rosa consistently switches words around within her sentences. She
often says things such as "car red" rather than "red car". What domain of
language is Rosa struggling with?
A. Semantics
, B. Morphology
C. Phonology
D. Syntax: D. Syntax
12. The ability to understand an indirect request or command deals with what
area of language?
A. Morphology
B. Semantics
C. Pragmatics
D. Syntax: C. Pragmatics
13. What vocabulary Tier would an ELL who has just moved to America and
has no prior English skills be expected to be in the classroom?
Answers Latest Versions 2025
TOP RATED A+
1. The No Child Left Behind Act refers to ELLs as limited English proficient
students.: True
2. The United States is the 7th largest spanish speaking country in the
world.: False (5th)
3. The majority of ELLs are Native U.S born citizens.: True
4. All heritage language speakers are fully bilingual and biliterate.: False
5. ELLs can only come from a singular cultural or linguistic background.: -
False
6. The meaning of words, phrases, and sentences is the language subsys-
tem known as:
A. Phonology
B. Syntax
C. Semantics
D. Pragmatics: C. Semantics
7. The vocabulary of language is known as its:
,A. Vernacular
B. Jargon
C. Lexicon
D. Dictionary: C. Lexicon
8. Which sentence provides an example of homonyms?
A. I want to go to the county fair with my mom but we have to bring my sister
,to be fair.
B. I went to the park to play with my friends because we love the park.
C. The dog ran fast down the street
D. my mom always says, "we will shop until we drop!": A. I want to go to the
county fair with my mom but we have to bring my sister to be fair.
9. Vihn is an ELL from Vietnam who is having a difficulty pronouncing the
"th" sound. What area of language is he struggling with?
A. Morphology
B. Syntax
C. Semantics
D. Phonology: D. Phonology
10. What is morphology?
A. The study of the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences.
B. The study of the structure of words.
C. The study of the sound systems of languages.
D. The study of the rules governing the way words are combined to form
sentences and the rules governing the arrangement of sentences in se-
quences.: B. The study of the structure of words
11. Rosa consistently switches words around within her sentences. She
often says things such as "car red" rather than "red car". What domain of
language is Rosa struggling with?
A. Semantics
, B. Morphology
C. Phonology
D. Syntax: D. Syntax
12. The ability to understand an indirect request or command deals with what
area of language?
A. Morphology
B. Semantics
C. Pragmatics
D. Syntax: C. Pragmatics
13. What vocabulary Tier would an ELL who has just moved to America and
has no prior English skills be expected to be in the classroom?
