Which of the following is/are not the method(s) of assessment in Language…

Assessment of language learning is generally grouped into two broad, well-established modes: an oral mode, which evaluates listening and speaking through direct spoken interaction, and a written mode, which evaluates reading, writing, and grammatical accuracy through a written response. Both modes are standard, recognized tools that language teachers use to measure a learner's overall proficiency.

Here, Statement I (Oral Test) is exactly the oral mode of assessment, and Statement II (Written Test) is exactly the written mode of assessment. Since both modes are genuine, widely used methods of assessing language proficiency, neither statement can be excluded from the category of “methods of assessment.”

Contrasting what each option claims:

• “Only I” claims the oral test is not a valid method of assessment, but oral assessment (evaluating a learner's speaking and listening through direct spoken interaction) is just as standard as written assessment, so excluding only the oral test from the category of assessment methods is incorrect.

• “Only II” claims the written test is not a valid method of assessment, but written assessment (evaluating a learner's reading, writing and grammatical accuracy through a written response) is just as standard as oral assessment, so excluding only the written test from the category of assessment methods is incorrect.

• “Both I and II” would require both oral and written testing to be excluded from the category of assessment methods altogether, but both are firmly established, widely used techniques, so excluding both misidentifies two of the most basic assessment tools as invalid.

• “Neither I nor II” correctly reflects that both oral and written testing remain valid, recognized methods, so no statement here qualifies for exclusion.

Cross-checking against any standard language-testing framework confirms the same grouping: oral and written assessment are the two foundational testing modes used to measure proficiency, not exceptions to be excluded. This confirms that neither statement is excluded from being a method of assessment.