
Varying diction and dialects
Authored by Sonia Vijayakumar
English
6th Grade

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is Standard English?
He be running fast.
He is running fast.
He gonna running fast.
He run fastly.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Southern: “I reckon it’s gonna rain.” Standard English: “I ___ it’s going to rain.”
think
guess
wish
hope
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the Standard English version of the Southern dialect phrase: “Y’all better git movin’.”?
You all had better get moving.
You better move it now.
You all should go away.
You all better get going.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is the correct way to rewrite the sentence: “Me and him went to the store.”?
He and I went to the store.
Him and me went to the store.
Me and him went to the store.
Him and I went to the store.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Academic diction: “The results were ___ by further experimentation.”
proven
validated
hyped
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rewrite: Convert pirate diction to Standard English: “Aye, we be plunderin’ the gold.”
Yes, we are plundering the gold.
No, we are hiding the gold.
Yes, we are burying the gold.
No, we are sharing the gold.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rewrite: Cowboy diction to Standard English: “I’m fixin’ to hit the trail.”
I’m getting ready to leave.
I’m about to cook dinner.
I’m planning to buy a horse.
I’m going to fix the fence.
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