Diagnostic Quiz - Grade 12

English may be considered a dificult language to learn because...

• its grammar structure and inflections are difficult to grasp.
• there's a grat disparity between spelling and pronunciation.
• there's a huge variety of words from very different origins.

The main reason a language may become a global language is ...

• the easy vocabulary and grammar structure.
• the number of people who speak that language as a native language.
• the economic power of nations that speak it.

Choose the group of words in which vowel sounds are read the same way.

• bear, fair, heir
• bear, hear, stair
• sewer, door, more

Why was the Norman invasion an important landmark for the development of the English language?

• Local people gave up their language and started to speak French.
• It set the English language development apart from the other Germanic languages.
• The sounds of words became similar to the French pronunciation.

French words came to replace English ones in certain fields. Why?

• French words were easier to pronounce.
• English words didn't suit the new Norman reality in the country.
• French words were the language of the rulers.

English will probably keep its status as a global language because...

• the number of native speakers is on the rise.
• it is spoken by the highest number of non-native speakers.
• it is the dominant language on the internet.

The difference between being considered a second language or a foreign language lies mainly...

• in the official or unofficial status that language has been given in a certain country.
• in the level of fluency or ability of the speakers in a country.
• in the amount of speakers mastering the language.

The different varieties of English developed around the world...

• do not have distinctive linguistic features.
• follow the standard British English as a model.
• adapt their language to suit their reality and needs.

The existence of so many varieties of English all over the world ...

• will compromise intelligibility among speakers of English.
• will turn the English language into a mixture of existing varieties.
• will eventually make one variety stand out and impose itself on the others.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is...

• a worldwide legally accepted document that every country lives by.
• a list of basic rights that every country can choose to apply.
• a universal statement of the rights every human being is entitled to.