Difficult Questions on Philippine Sociolinguistics

Which factor primarily explains the limited spread of Spanish during the colonial period in the Philippines?

• Widespread indigenous resistance

• Lack of Spanish institutions

• Non-implementation of mass education in Spanish

• Preference for regional languages

The Bilingual Education Policy of 1974 mandated English for:

• Humanities and social sciences

• Science and mathematics

• Literature and culture

• All subjects equally

Which language policy promotes the use of regional languages from Kindergarten to Grade 3?

• Bilingual Education Policy

• National Language Act

• MTB-MLE Policy (2009)

• English Proficiency Mandate

Which of the following best illustrates societal multilingualism in the Philippines?

• A student fluent in English and Cebuano

• A Manila native using Filipino at work

• Coexistence of Tagalog, Ilokano, Hiligaynon in public domains

• A politician speaking only English

Code-switching in Philippine society is most commonly found in:

• Academic texts

• Legal documents

• Informal settings and online platforms

• Religious sermons

Which is a phonological feature of Philippine English?

• Redundancies like 'ATM machine'

• Rhotic pronunciation similar to American English

• Misuse of present perfect

• Use of localized idioms

Which example best shows semantic shift in Philippine English?

• 'I will go there now.'

• 'Let's go to the CR.'

• 'She is studying in UST.'

• 'He has been worked already.'

The use of English in Philippine education is argued by critics to:

• Improve literacy

• Promote equal opportunity

• Undermine local language comprehension

• Be neutral in class impact

Which linguistic variety shows the closest proximity to American English?

• Basilect

• Acrolect

• Mesolect

• Pidgin

The phrase 'She is working here in the Philippines since 2015' is typical of which variety?

• Acrolect

• Mesolect

• Basilect

• Standard British English