Write the component of the communicative competence that is being assessed in each case.

1. Select the correct capitalized stressed syllable.

Can you pass me a plastic knife?

a. PLAS-tic
b. plas-TIC
Phonological competence - orthoepic competence.
2. Please choose the answer that says what the person means.
Jenny and her flatmate Darren go to university in Brisbane. They are talking one morning before going to lectures.

Jenny: “Darren, is it cold out this morning?”

Darren: “Jenny ,it’s February!”

What does Darren probably mean?

a. It’s surprisingly cold for February.

b. It’s so warm that it feels like February.
c. It’s warm like usual in February.
d. It’s hard to predict the temperature in February.

Intercultural awareness - intercultural skills and know how

3. Circle the odd word out
a. generous b. intelligent c. expensive d. polite
Semantic competence - lexical competence
4. Rearrange the words to create the correct sentences. Write the sentences in the spaces below. Capitalize
the first letter of the first word in each sentence, and end with the appropriate punctuation marks.

Amanda/because/room/her/small/like/doesn't/too/it's

Grammatical competence – syntax competence

5. Write the proverbs from the phonetic transcriptions

/ən ˈæpəl ə deɪ kips ðə ˈdɑktər əˈweɪ/ ________________________________
/wɛn ɪn roʊm, du æz ðə ˈroʊmənz/ ________________________________

Orthoepic competence - expressions of folk wisdom -phonological competence.

6. “People who live in glass houses should not throw stones” is a proverb people use to refer to...
a. bad things that might happen, for which one should be prepared
b. those who criticize other people although they are not perfect themselves
c. your own home as the most comfortable place to be
Expressions of folk wisdom - lexical competence
7. Divide the following text into paragraphs. Remember that each paragraph should develop a particular
theme.
Functional competence
8. Select the option that best completes the dialogue
Tom: Do you know David Lewis?
Adam: ______________________
Tom: He is very tall and he's got quite short, brown hair.
a. I recognize the name but I can't picture him. What does he look like?
b. Where is he from?
c. How old is he?
d. Yes, he is my best friend.
Discourse competence - lexical competence
9. From the following ads, circle the one that would not appear on the classifieds section of a newspaper.
Pragmatic competence
10. Each of the following sentences contains an error made by English learners. In each, identify and correct
the incorrect word.
a. I am very relax here.
b. I am very boring with this game.
c. I am very satisfactory with my life.

Grammatical competence - semantic competence