CTET PAPER I 2019 · PYQ · Language Pedagogy / Pragmatics · medium
Read the exchange: Teacher: Shall we go out to the garden and find out the names of those flowers near the corridor? Student: Yes, yes, yeah. Teacher: Yes, Ma'am, please. Here, the teacher—
A.relates language function with politeness✓ Correct
B.makes a polite suggestion to start reading
C.confirms the student's request
D.offers an alternative language activity
Explanation
The teacher models a more polite form ('Yes, Ma'am, please.') in response to the student's casual 'Yes, yes, yeah.' This connects the language function of agreement/affirmation with the social value of politeness, teaching students that the same function can be expressed with varying degrees of politeness.
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