quiz answer key lexical analysis
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Lexical Analysis Reading Quiz
Name:_____________________________________Score: ________/30 Mark:__________
I. ACCORDING TO THE TEXT “THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE”. WHAT IS A LANGUAGE? MENTION AT LEAST 3 CHARACTERISTICS 3pts
Language is a fundamental human faculty which is used for creative expressions, face to face communication and also language is an ability that humans possess.
II. WHAT “ENGLISH” MEANS? MENTION AT LEAST 2 CHARACTERISTICS. 2pts
English could refer to the description for the people from a particular part of Great Britain and also to a particular language which was originated in German and some derivation of French and Latin.
III. ANSWER WITH T FOR TRUE OR F FOR FALSE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS. 6 pts
There are 6,000 to 8, 000 languages in the world _F_ English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, and Hindi become more widespread
as a result of globalization _T_ English has not only Celtic but also French, Latin and Portuguese _F_ Celtic languages were spoken all over Europe _T_ The Celtic languages survive to the present in Wales, Scotland and Irish
_F_ During the Roman occupation, many speakers of Roman dialects
served in the Germanic army _F_
IV. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT MISSING INFORMATION 5 pts
Wall, Kitchen, wine, mile and street were borrowed from ___Latin ___ English officially starts when the ____Germanic tribes__ and their
languages reach the ___British Isles__ The Frisians, the Angles, __the Saxons__and possibly the
__Jutes__occupied the British Isles.
V. ACCORDING TO THE TEXT “SOCIOLINGUISTIC PATTERNS”. HOW THE LANGUAGE IS INFLUENCED BY SOCIETY AND CULTURE? 3pts
The language could be affected in the way how we speak not only by regional accent or dialect but also by social factor such as age, class, sex and style. The social class is classified between upper and lower class.
VI. ANSWER WITH T FOR TRUE OR F FOR FALSE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS. 5 pts
People use a regional variation and social class because they live in in a region and participated in a social group _T_
Field of discourse could be written and spoken _F_
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Lexical Analysis Reading Quiz
When the language is conditioned by the relationship of the participants is called attitude _T_
The style of the language could be formal or casual _T_ Education is not as relevant as social class in the language _F_
VII. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT MISSING INFORMATION 6 pts
There are five types of variation to consider for example regional variation, ___social group___, field of discourse, medium an______attitude__.
Social dialects are varieties of language used by groups defined according to _____class____, education, ___age __, and sex .
The process of standardization converts one variety into a standard by ____fixing___and __regulating___its spelling and grammar., etc.
By Ingrid Bello and Margarita Morales
Name:_____________________________________Score: ________/30 Mark:__________
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Lexical Analysis Reading Quiz
1 ACCORDING TO THE TEXT “THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE”. WHAT IS A LANGUAGE? MENTION AT LEAST 3 CHARACTERISTICS 3pts
2 WHAT “ENGLISH” MEANS? MENTION AT LEAST 2 CHARACTERISTICS. 2pts
3 ANSWER WITH T FOR TRUE OR F FOR FALSE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS. 6 pts
There are 6,000 to 8, 000 languages in the world ______ English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, and Hindi become more widespread
as a result of globalization _____ English has not only Celtic but also French, Latin and Portuguese ____ Celtic languages were spoken all over Europe _______ The Celtic languages survive to the present in Wales, Scotland and Irish
_____ During the Roman occupation, many speakers of Roman dialects
served in the Germanic army ___
4 FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT MISSING INFORMATION 5 pts
Wall, Kitchen, wine, mile and street were borrowed from _____________ English officially starts when the ___________ and their languages reach
the _______________ The Frisians, the Angles, __________and possibly the ________occupied
the British Isles.
5 ACCORDING TO THE TEXT “LANGUAGE AROUND THE WORLD”. WHAT IS A LINGUA FRANCA, PROVIDE TWO EXAMPLES OF LINGUA FRANCA MENTION IN THE TEXT? 3pts
6 ANSWER WITH T FOR TRUE OR F FOR FALSE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS. 5 pts
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Lexical Analysis Reading Quiz
Britain and Africa were the first countries affected by the spreading of English ______
Philippines became independent in 1998 _____ 15% of the world’s population uses English regularly ______ The variety of English differ in its grammar and vocabulary _____ A minor shift has been produced in the elimination of final sounds in
the spreading of English. ____
7 FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT MISSING INFORMATION 6 pts
Collective nouns such as Government, police, and committee can be either ____________ and _______________.
Pidgin and Creole contains certain ______________ and there are considered therefore ______________ of English.
A pidgin is acquired by _____________ and Creole is learnt by __________
By Ingrid Bello and Margarita Morales