What term describes the use of formal tests or structured continuous assessment to evaluate language?

What term describes the use of formal tests or structured continuous assessment to evaluate language?

• A. Formal Assessment
• B. Facilitation
• C. Exposure
• D. Extensive Reading

Answer: (A)

Formal assessment describes using formal tests or structured, ongoing assessments to measure language ability. It relies on predefined procedures and scoring rubrics, so results are reliable and comparable across learners and over time. This matches the description in the question, since it specifically involves formal tests and organized ways of evaluating language.

Facilitation is about guiding learning rather than measuring it, exposure refers to the learner encountering language, and extensive reading is a method to build reading skills through large volumes of reading—not an evaluation approach.