The Case of the Disappearing Words Review

According to the story which of the following is most likely to be true of a "critically endagered" language?

• there are no known people who speak the language

• Few people other than grandparents speak the language

• Children are the only ones who regulary speak the language

• The language is spoken regulary indoors not not much outdoors

According to the story, which is the following is true of languages today?

• the number of languages is declining, so people are working to preserve them

• The number of languages in use is increasing as people communicate with different cultures

• the number of languages in use is stable thanks to new appreciation for their importance

• the number of languages in use wass declining, but the efforts of linguists have helped to increase them

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

What do linguist study?

• stories

• history

• culture

• language

Which of the following shows the best meaning of lecture?

• My mother made me feel better when I was upset

• My brother whispered a joke to me at the dinner table

• The boss spoke harshly to her workers for not working hard

• The doctor explained how often the patient should take the medicine

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

What are you doing when you are pronouncing a word?

• you are writing it down

• you are speaking it aloud

• you are reading it in context

• you are recalling its meaning

Which quotation from the story suggest that studying another language can help people appreciate ideas that their own language does not have words for?

• The Seri word "moonsi hant cooit" meaning "green turtle that decends" revealed something no one else knew- that green turtles hibernate on the sea floor

• In Welsh, it rains not cats and dogs, but old wives and walking sticks

• The elegant Seri term for a car muffler means "into wich breathing decends"

• If your neighbor pops in every day, you might be dealing with what the Ojibway call "mawasdishiewehkiwin" the habit of making visits too often

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

According to the story, what did Eliezer Ben-Yehuda do to help bring back the Hebrew language? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

• He wrote religious texts in Hebrew

• He founded a nation that spoke Hebrew

• He created Hebrew words for modern things

• He convinced teachers to hold classes in Hebrew

• He built a museum dedicated to Hebrew language

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.9A

Which of the following is an important benefit of saving a language?

• It can introduce people to new sounds

• It can help people create new languages

• It can help people develop new technologies

• It can teach people new things about the world

According to the story what is one important reason that people stop speaking language?

• They want to be accepted by other people

• They dont have books written in their languages

• The realize another language is more advanced

• The do not think the language should be perserved

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

I am _ in 5 languages

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CCSS.L.7.4A