A major affective factor in second or subsequent language literacy

            A major affective factor in second or subsequent language literacy development is age. As mentioned above, most learners in literate societies begin their formal literacy education in their first language when they start school at about the age of five. However, most second-language learners do not begin to learn literacy in a second language until they are older than this (Hammond & Derewianka 1999,p.30). some may be studying a second language at school or university while living in their own culture. Others may have migrated to a new culture where they must learn a second language in order to participate in the adopted society.

1. The passage above is … text.
a. exposition
b. narrative
c. recount
d. news report
e. none of the options are correct

2. What is a major factor in learning a second language to language literacy according to the writer?
a. intelligence
b. address
c. age
d. habits
e. experience

3. Some may be studying a second language at a second or university while living in their own culture. The statement above is ….
a. a thesis the writer expresses for his/her point of
b. a supporting idea to the writer point of view view
c. an opposite idea to counter his/her ideas
d. a theme the writer uses to support his/her ideas
e. none of the options are correct

4. Why does the writer mention the name Hammond & Derewianka in his/her writing?
a. To show that s/he reads more books
b. To tell readers that s/he has read the books
c. To mention the reader that s/he they are his/her friends
d. S/he wants to support his/her point of view by quoting other ideas

e. S/he wants to describe more facts about his/her ideas