Indian fashion
Sustainable growth at Didcot
Language diversity
Language diversity VOCABULARY
Sustainable growth at Didcot vocabulary
100

At the start of the 21st century, key elements in theIndian fashion industry changed.

TRUE

100

Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.
A certain proportion of houses in any new development now have to be of the _____________ type.

LOW COST

100

In the final decades of the twentieth century, a
single theory of language learning was dominant. (Y.N.NG)

YES

100

Choose the correct meaning 

Interpreted most nearly means:
A) ignored
B) translated word-for-word
C) explained or understood in a particular way
D) forgotten

C) explained or understood in a particular way

100

Choose the correct definition

Infrastructure
A) natural landscape
B) basic physical and organizational structures of a community
C) educational programs
D) building materials

B) basic physical and organizational structures of a community

200

India now exports more than half of the cotton itproduces.

NG

200

FIND THE SATEMENT RELATED TO THE PLACE "BROADWAY 

"List of statements

A It provided extra facilities for shopping and cars.

B Its location took a long time to agree

C Its layout was unsuitable.

D Its construction was held up due to funding problems.

E It was privately funded.

F It failed to get Council approval at first.

C.  Its layout was unsuitable

200

The loss of any single language might have
implications for the human race
(Y.N.NG)

YES

200

Idiosyncrasies refers to:
A) common rules shared by everyone
B) natural disasters
C) unusual characteristics or habits
D) simple explanations

C) unusual characteristics or habits

200

Holistic
A) focused on one aspect only
B) cheap and low-quality
C) dealing with the whole system
D) limited in approach

C — dealing with the whole system

300

Indian clothing exports have suffered from changes
in the value of its currency.

False

300

FIND THE SATEMENT RELATED TO THE PLACE "MARKET PLACE"

List of statements

A It provided extra facilities for shopping and cars.

B Its location took a long time to agree

C Its layout was unsuitable.

D Its construction was held up due to funding problems.

E It was privately funded.

F It failed to get Council approval at first.

E It was privately funded.

300

Which of the following views about language are held by Evans and Levinson?
A) Each of the world’s languages develops independently.
B) The differences between languages outweigh the similarities.
C) Only a few language features are universal.
D) Each language is influenced by the characteristics of other languages

A

300

PUT THE SUITABLE WORD.

recursion, universal, bio-cultural, outlier, grammar

Something that applies to all languages:

UNIVERSAL

300

300

300

400

Modern machinery accounts for the high quality of
Chapa’s silk.

FALSE

400

The Government’s Sustainable Communities Plan seeks a holistic approach to new urban development in which housing, employment, services and infrastructure of all kinds are carefully planned and delivered in a way which avoids the infrastructure deficits that have occurred in places like Didcot in the
past. This report, therefore, is structured around the individual components of a sustainable community, and shows the baseline position for each component.
A) reference to the way the council’s report is organised
B) the reason why inhabitants in one part of Didcot are isolated 

C)  a statement concerning future sources of investment

A) reference to the way the council’s report is organised

400

Which of the following best describes the writer’s
purpose?
A) To describe progress in the field of cognitive science.
B) To defend a long-held view of language learning.
C) To identify the similarities between particular languages.
D) To outline opposing views concerning the nature of language.

D

400

Choose the correct word

Choose from: recursion, universal, bio-cultural, outlier, grammar

The ability to embed one structure inside another:______

recursion

400

Stakeholders
A) people who own land for farming
B) people or groups with an interest in a project
C) government inspectors
D) professional consultants

B — people or groups with an interest in a project

500

Some types of Indian craftwork which are internationally popular had humble origins

TRUE

500

NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS  
The views of Didcot’s inhabitants and others will form the basis of a _____________ for the town.

STRATEGIC MASTER PLAN

500

The Arrernte language breaks a ‘rule’ concerning ... 

FIND THE CORRECT ENDING

A words of a certain grammatical type.

B a sequence of sounds predicted by UG.

C words which can have more than one meaning.

D the language feature regarded as the most basic.

E sentences beyond a specified length.



B a sequence of sounds predicted by UG.

500

Prevail (para. 1) means: 

A) to continue to exist or dominate
B) to disappear
C) to cause harm
D) to be questioned

A) to continue to exist or dominate

500

Synonym Matching 

1. Unachievable    a. dreams, goals

2. Prioritising       b. supply, provide 

3. Deliver            c. deciding what is most important

4. Community      d. basic services

5. Aspirations      e.impossible

1.e 2 c 3 b 4 d 5 a

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