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Questions 1 — 6

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.


Write the correct letter in boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet.
1 What does the writer say about families in which the parents speak different
languages?

A They constantly research ways to help their children learn both languages.
B They realise the importance of their role in their children's language learning.
C They prioritise their children's language learning over their own.
D They find the OPOL approach the easiest to adopt.

2 The writer uses the term 'received wisdom' in the first paragraph to illustrate that
A the success of OPOL depends on the languages spoken by the parents.
B OPOL fails if the parents are not consistent in its use.
C one generally accepted principle of OPOL is incorrect.
D there has been a lack of research into OPOL.

3 The mothers who took part in the writer's research


A compensated for the fact that their children were exposed to more English than
Japanese.
B took their children's language learning more seriously than their partners did.
C used language learning to increase the time they spent with their children.
D were reluctant for their partners to speak Japanese to their children.

4 The writer says that the children in her study


A preferred to use Japanese exclusively for communicating with their mothers.
B understood their mothers better as their knowledge of Japanese increased.
C argued about things that would be unimportant for monolingual children.
D used language in a way that is uncommon.

5 What does the writer suggest about correcting children who are learning to be
bilingual?
A It is usually avoided if it causes bad feeling.
B Parents tend to prioritise it over maintaining a conversation.
C It is unnecessary with the OPOL method of learning.
D Parents are less likely to do it if they speak both languages.

6 The writer gives the 'ice cream' example to show that


A bilingual children find the use of borrowed words less confusing than other children.
B bilingual children like to test their parents with words they know to be wrong.
C knowledge of two languages leads bilingual children to invent new word forms.
D it may be difficult to distinguish which language a bilingual child is using.
Questions 7 — 10
Complete the summary using the list of words, A-I, below.
Write the correct letter, A-I, in boxes 7-10 on your answer sheet

A bilingual child negotiates with her brother


Faced with her little brother's 7 …… to let her play with his toys, a young bilingual child
used all of her communication 8 …… to change his mind. First, she expressed her 9
…… in gentler, more polite language, and pretended to be about to cry. Having
switched from English to Japanese, she exploited aspects of Japanese culture, such as
reminding him of his 10 ….. to her as her brother. She succeeded in her attempts to
convince him.
A request B attempts C strategies D misunderstandings
E responsibility F agreement G judgement H refusal
I behavior

Questions 11 — 14
Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3?
YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer
NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to what the writer thinks about this

11 Even people who speak only one language know how to adapt their way of
communicating according to the situation.
12 People who grow up in OPOL families will go on to use this approach with their own
children.
13 The reason the OPOL approach is favoured by many parents is that it encourages
them to switch languages when necessary.
14 Bilingual children who mix languages eventually develop a preference for one of the
languages.

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