SPSC Past papers of English Lecturer 2024

Which language learning theory emphasizes comprehensible input?

1. Skinner’s Theory of Behaviourism
2. Chomsky’s Universal Grammar
3. Cognitive Theory
4. Krashen’s Monitor Model

Which of the following phonemes represents a voiceless alveolar fricative?

1. /s/
2. /n/
3. /u/
4. /g/

What is the syllabic structure of the word “Trim”?

1. CVCC
2. VCVC
3. CCVC
4. CCCV

What does “Pidgin” refer to?

1. A mother tongue of a particular group
2. An artificial language with recognizable grammar
3. People who speak multiple dialects
4. An auxiliary language created by people

The term for a situation where two languages are employed in distinct connects within a community, often by the same speaker is called?

1. Balanced bilingualism
2. Diachronic
3. Diglossia
4. Diphthong

In neutral intonation situation, which words in a sentence are usually stressed?

1. Content words
2. Structure words
3. Function words
4. Auxiliary words

In Kachruvian model, what is the meaning of the “outer circle”?

1. A group of countries that speak English as their third language
2. A group of cities that speak English as their third language
3. A group of countries that speak English as their second language
4. A group of cities that speak English as their second language

The minimal meaningful unit is?

1. Syntax
2. Syllable
3. Morpheme
4. Sound

Who used the term “langue” and “parole”?

1. Sapir
2. Chomsky
3. Saussure
4. Bloomfield

What do you call a collection of linguistic information used to discover linguistic rules?

1. Utterance
2. Corpus
3. Compilation
4. Collection