How Cognates Can Help ELLs | ESL Tips

How Cognates Can Help ELLs | ESL Tips

Assessment

Interactive Video

Education

Professional Development

Hard

Created by

Kimberly Tedder-riley

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a cognate?

A word that is used in two languages but has different spellings.

A word that is unique to one language.

A word that is spelled the same or almost the same in two languages and has the same meaning.

A word that sounds the same in two languages but has different meanings.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a cognate pair between English and Spanish?

Car - Coche

Library - Librería

Problem - Problema

Exit - Éxito

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a false cognate?

A word that is spelled the same in two languages and has the same meaning.

A word that looks similar in two languages but has different meanings.

A word that is unique to one language.

A word that sounds the same in two languages and has the same meaning.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many cognates were found in the example passage used in the video?

29

39

49

59

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Spanish cognate for the English word 'national'?

Natural

Nacional

Nativo

Nación