Table 1 Distribution of parameters in each targeted parameter of Persian knowledge and the test
Parameters | Frequency and percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Reading test | Listening test | Peykare (%) | |
POS | |||
 Noun (N) | 12 (40%) | 13 (43%) | 39.74 |
 Preposition (P) | 4 (13%) | 6 (20.3%) | 11.25 |
 Adjective (AJ) | 3 (10%) | 3 (10%) | 9.27 |
 Verb (V) | 3 (10%) | 2 (6.6%) | 8.89 |
 Conjunction (CONJ) | 2 (10%) | 2 (6.6%) | 8.48 |
 Number (NUM) | 1 (3.3%) | 2 (6.6%) | 3.13 |
 Pronoun (PRO) | 2 (6.6%) | 0 (0%) | 2.58 |
 Determiner (Det) | 1 (3.3%) | 1 (3.3%) | 2.50 |
 Adverb (ADV) | 1 (3.3%) | 1 (3.3%) | 1.84 |
 Postposition (POST) | 1 (3.3%) | 0 (0%) | 1.47 |
Homograph/Homophone | |||
 Non-lexical (e.g., verbal 3rd person, preterite 3rd person, preterite/perfect 1st person, possessive 2nd person,) | 15 (49.5 %) | 10 (33.3 %) | 58.50 |
Ezafe construction | |||
 N+N | 13 (43.3%) | 11 (36.6%) | 33.24 |
 N+AJ | 7 (23.3%) | 3 (10%) | 23.58 |
 N+N+N | 5 (16.5%) | 8 (26.4%) | 8.84 |
 AJ+N | 1 (3.3%) | 2 (6.6%) | 5.38 |
 N+N+N+N | 2 (6.6%) | 4 (13.3%) | 2.17 |
 N+N+N+AJ | 2 (6.6%) | 2 (6.6%) | 1.44 |
Clauses (co-ordinate, subordinate, predictive, …) | |||
 Conditional | 2 (6.6%) | 2 (6.6%) | 7.7 |
 Passive | 14 (42%) | 12 (40%) | 60 |
 Adverbial | 1 (3.3%) | 3 (10%) | 2 |