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Sample questions:

QUESTION 1 MULTIPLE CHOICE


Circle the letter of the correct answer:

1. In the following conversation, which maxim of the cooperative principle does Speaker A
violate?
Speaker A: We need to implement agile methodologies and use SCRUM to streamline
our project management.
Speaker B: Sorry, I didn't catch that. Can you explain what you mean by "agile
methodologies" and "SCRUM"?

a. Quantity
b. Quality
c. Manner
d. Relation

2. Which of the following is a characteristic of the one-word stage in first language


acquisition?

a. Fluent and grammatically correct sentences


b. Use of complex syntactic structures
c. Vocabulary growth and single-word utterances
d. Advanced pragmatic skills and conversational abilities

3. Which of the following statements is/are not true?

a. First Language Acquisition is a purely innate process and does not require any
external input or interaction.
b. Children, generally speaking, follow a similar sequence of linguistic development.
c. Deaf children stop cooing at around 6 months of age.
d. One gesture that one-year olds can produce along with babbling is pointing with an
outstretched hand.

4. Which of the following statements is/are not true?


a. Discourse Analysis examines language beyond the sentence, focusing on units of
communication like conversations and written texts.
b. Discourse Analysis focuses on the meaning intended by the speaker alone but not
the addressee.
c. Some elements examined in discourse analysis include coherence, cohesion,
implicature, background knowledge.

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d. a& c.

QUESTION 2 :
Fill in the blanks with the correct terms:
1. (--Maxim of Quality--) This maxim has to do with being honest and trying to make one’s
contribution a true one.
2. (-Hedges-) words or phrases used to indicate that we are not really sure that what we are
saying is sufficiently correct or complete. These are aspects of the quality maxim.
3. (----------Conversation Analysis---------------) The study of turn taking in conversations.
4. (--First Language Acquisition-----) The study of how children acquire their first language.
5. (-Input---) The language that the child/acquirer is exposed to.

QUESTION 3 :
A: Read the following conversation, then answer the question that follows: (1m)
Mother: Have you seen your friend Ahmed?
Son: We don’t speak to each other. (when the mother interprets the response of the
son as a "No")
Question: Within the mother’s response is an obvious adherence to the maxims
of......Quantity.............. and .......Relation............... .
B: Examine the following conversation between Adam and his mother, then answer the questions
that follow: (2m)
Jane: Bu (pointing at a book).
Mother: Yes, do you like Papa Bear or Baby Bear more.
Jane: Baby.
Mother: What is Baby Bear doing?
Jane: Eat (meaning: Baby Bear is eating food).

1. Give an estimation of Jane’s age based on her utterances :….1 year to 1.5 year old........
2. What do we call the stage of Jane’s acquisition?....One word stage (holophrastic stage)..

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QUESTION 4: Students’ answers may vary.
A: Define the following terms: (2m)
1. Telegraphic speech
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2. Tautology
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B: Write a short paragraph about the following topic: (3m) (50 – 100 words)
Support your argument with some examples.
Relevant argument=2 m; examples=0.5; language=0.5
Compare and contrast scripts and schemas as used in discourse analysis.
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