Select the best answer for each item.

1		Which of the following is the most optimal condition for language acquisition?
			A)	Explicit information followed by mechanical, meaningful and communicative drills.
			B)	Comprehensible input.
			C)	Comprehensible input plus interaction.
2		There is research in SLA to support that explicit information is…
			A)	always necessary.
			B)	sometimes necessary.
			C)	not necessary but may be beneficial in some cases.
3		Which of the following is not a reason for why classroom learning is superior to non-classroom learning.
			A)	In a classroom learning context, learners have more opportunities to produce output via different types of drills.
			B)	In a classroom learning context, learners tend to be exposed to a greater variety of input.
			C)	In a classroom learning context, learners tend to be more aware of grammatical forms they hear in the input.
4		Instructor X insists on teaching all forms of the verb to like even though the task only requires students to use the third person forms. Which misconception about SLA does this practice reflect?
			A)	Drills are effective tools for learning grammar.
			B)	Acquisition involves the learning of paradigms.
			C)	Explicit explanation is necessary.
5		“When I was learning Italian, I received a lot of practice with mechanical drills so drills must be an important part of SLA.” Which misconception about SLA does this statement reflect?
			A)	Explicit information is necessary.
			B)	That’s the way I learned, so…
			C)	The first language is the source of all errors.
6		Which of the following is an example of a mechanical drill?
			A)	Make the following nouns plural by adding an –s: a. boy; b. cat; c. book
			B)	The teacher asks everyone to use an adjective in the correct form to describe Hillary Clinton.
			C)	In pairs, students must find out three things they did last night.