Query Details
| Query Subject: |
Test to find native English speakers
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| Author: | Roman Kutlak | |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email | |
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| Query: |
Hello, I would like to do an experiment that involves a language and I
would like to give my participants a simple test that determines whether they are native English speakers. A colleague of mine recommended me a Cloze test of the following form: Fill in each blank with a word from the next set between { and }. Scarcely ____ ____ {I, ME, HAD, WOULD, NEVER} brought down the gavel when there was an outburst of shouting from the gallery. The junta had sent ___ {THEIR, ITS, NO, IT'S, TO} infamous enforcers and they had begun knocking journalists down and beating them with whatever came ___ {FOR, FROM, TO, IN, AT} hand. The provided solution was HAD, I, THEIR/ITS and TO/AT. I was wondering whether this is a good way of doing it or whether there are some standard tests/sentences. Thank you very much. Regards, Roman Kutlak |
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| LL Issue: | 23.43 | |
| Date posted: | 03-Jan-2012 | |
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