alleryIn the silent period, understanding can be checked through:
AGestures or one-word replies
BShort written essays
COral speeches on set topics
DGrammar test papers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Gestures or one-word replies
1. The classroom must not insist on early production at the expense of exposure and understanding.
2. Understanding can be checked through the mother tongue, gestures, or single-word answers.
3. Essays, speeches and grammar tests demand production, which beginners cannot yet give.
4. So gestures or one-word replies are the suitable check.
**Why not the others:** Essays, speeches and grammar tests all demand production, which is not expected in the silent period.
_Source: NCERT, Position Paper of the National Focus Group on Teaching of English (2006), section "3.2.1 English at the initial level", PDF p. 15 (ncert.nic.in/pdf/focus-group/english.pdf)_
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