7 APPENDICES
7.5 Appendix: 5: The Vocabulary Knowledge Scale Test
Please fill in the following personal information
Name and Surname: _________________________________________________________ Student number: ____________________________________________________________ Home Language:____________________________________________________________ Age:_______________________________________________________________________
Gender: Male Female
Instruction:
Please indicate the sentence that best describes what you know about each word.
Check off the appropriate box to the left of the options and follow the instructions for each option.
Sample Answer
Adapted from: Weshe, M and Paribakht, T.S. (1996).Assessing second language vocabulary knowledge: Depth versus breath. Canadian Modern Language Review, (53)13-40.
A. Uncharted
1. I don’t remember having seen this word before.
2. I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. 3. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
4. I know this word. It means
It refers to an area or place that is unexplored.
(provide a synonym or explanation). 5. I can use this word in a sentence.
The sailors set out for sea to discover the uncharted territory.
104 Grow
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
Dwarfing
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
105 Season
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
Coniferous
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
106 Extensive
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
Circle
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
107 Stun
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
Wilderness
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
108 Sparse
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
Dominate
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
109 Sign
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
Stirs
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ________________________
(provide a synonym or explanation). I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ________________________
(provide a synonym or explanation). I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *
110 Gather
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
Essence
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
111 Produce
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
Prise
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
112 Hunter
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
Magnificent
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
113 Living
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
Barren
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
114 Print
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
Sheer
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
115 Silent
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
Deciduous
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
116 Planet
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
Scarce
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
117 Glimpse
I don’t remember having seen this word before.
I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means. I have seen this word before, and I think it means
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I know this word. It means *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (provide a synonym or explanation).
I can use this word in a sentence. *
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ (Make a sentence in English. Answer both marked with *)
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