If learners are asked to speak in a group or write, this activity falls under which category?

• A. Productive skills
• B. Receptive skills
• C. Passive skills
• D. Cognitive skills

Answer: (A)

This item tests you on productive skills—the language you actively produce. Speaking in a group and writing require learners to generate and convey language, organize ideas, and respond to others, which are the defining features of productive skills.

Receptive skills involve understanding language—listening and reading—not producing it, which is why those options don’t fit the scenario. The term passive skills isn’t the standard label used for language categories here, and cognitive skills describe mental processes more than the act of producing language itself.

So, the activities described are best classified as productive skills.