| Category of mistakes |
Mistakes |
Examples |
No. of cases |
| Concerning the phrasing |
Phrasing the task in an imperative manner, not as a question |
Describe the landscape in the image!Analyse the landscape types in the image!Identify the landforms in the image! |
4 |
| Questions that require an affirmative or negative answer (Yes/No) |
Are there any vegetation elements present in the image? |
2 |
| Double questions |
What are the temperature data and what climate type is this? What is the name and altitude of the highest peak of this mountain range? |
2 |
| Vague/general questions |
What can you notice at the landscape in the image? What does the photograph represent? |
2 |
| Questions that require counting elements |
How many types of landforms are there in the image? |
1 |
| Questions require evoking previous knowledge or using certain resources |
Questions that require evoking declarative statements |
During which orogenesis did the mountainous unit in the image form? What kind of food do bears eat?Where do brown bears live? |
2 |
| Questions that require evoking exact data (numbers) |
Which is the rainfall mean value in the area?Which is the yearly mean temperature for the alpine plateau of the Bucegi Mountains?How many km does Transfăgărăşanul road have?How many inhabitants does the city of Tokyo have? Which is the (maximum) surface of Sahara Desert? |
5 |
| Questions that require knowing geographical names and how to use maps |
What is the name of the river that crosses the park? What group of the Carpathians do these mountains belong to? Which are the mountains of Sahara?What group of the Carpathians does the massif in the image belong to? On the territory of which counties does Bucegi Massif extend? Where are the mountainous areas of the Sahara Desert located? |
6 |
| Questions that require including objects into a typology or evoking typologies |
What type of landforms do you notice in the image? What type of vegetation do you notice in the image? What genetic type of lake do you notice in the image? What type of valley do you notice in the image? What type of country is Japan from an economic point of view? What kind of landscape is there in the image?What type of city from an economic point of view is there in the image? What type of climate can you identify? What type of rocks are present in the image? What type of animals can be identified in such an ecosystem? |
11 |
| Questions that require evoking concepts |
What is the name of the areas around a river? What is the name of a river flowing into another one?What is the name of the place where two rivers meet?What is the name of the river part through which the river flows into another river or into a sea? What is the name of the place where a river starts to flow from? |
5 |
