The Disappearing Words

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English
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7th Grade
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Hard
+20
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Margaret Anderson
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12 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to “The Case of the Disappearing Words,” which of the following is true of languages today?
The number of languages in use 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 was declining, but the efforts of linguists have helped to increase them.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to “The Case of the Disappearing Words,” which of the following is most likely to be true of a critically endangered language (the most endangered category of language)?
There are no known people who speak the language.
Few people other than grandparents speak the language.
Children are the only ones who regularly speak the language.
The language is spoken regularly indoors but not much outdoors.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to “The Case of the Disappearing Words,” what strategy did Hawaiians use to help their language come back?
They opened a school where only Hawaiian is spoken.
They created an app where people can text in Hawaiian.
They preserved recordings of people speaking in Hawaiian.
They opened a museum dedicated to the Hawaiian language.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
According to “The Case of the Disappearing Words,” what did Eliezer Ben-Yehuda do to help bring back the Hebrew language? Choose 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 the Hebrew language.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do linguists study?
stories
history
culture
language
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RL.6.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best shows the 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 his workers for not working hard.
The doctor explained how often the patient should take the medicine.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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