Home Talk Vs School Talk! Trivia Knowledge Quiz
What is the difference between Home Talk and School Talk?
- 1.How do you talk when you use home talk?
- A.
Listening only
- B.
Talking only
- C.
Speaking in turns
- D.
Speaking out of turn
- 2.True or False: School talk is only used in a school
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.True or False: Slang is inappropriate in both home and school talk.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.True or False: Home talk and School talk are equally important
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.When do you assume your audience does NOT know what you are talking about?
- A.
Whenever you use School Talk
- B.
Whenever you use Home Talk
- C.
Sometimes when you use School Talk
- D.
Sometimes when you use Home Talk
- 6.True or False: Students only get value from listening to teachers' School Talk and not other students' School Talk.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.What might be a benefit of knowing how to use School Talk?
- A.
A higher tendency to use Home Talk
- B.
A higher tendency to use School Talk
- C.
More appreciation for slang words
- D.
Better scores on standardized tests
- 8.How does "what we talk about" differ between Home and School Talk?
- A.
School Talk is more personal while Home Talk deals with issues that don't directly affect the students
- B.
Home Talk is more personal while School Talk deals with issues that don't directly affect the students
- C.
The location
- D.
The audience
- 9.True or False: Home Talk gives students the ability to complete everyday activities.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Why is it important for caretakers to understand the difference between Home Talk and School Talk
- A.
Caretakers can explain the difference to their students
- B.
Caretakers can use this information to work with schools on eliminating School Talk
- C.
Caretakers can help students bridge the gap between how they learn and communicate at home and how they learn and communicate at school
- D.
Caretakers should use this information to modify their language to be similar to School Talk
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