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English Language U3AoS2 - Formal Language

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a person has 'gravitas' they...

a)

are considered charismatic and entertaining.

b)

are considered serious and respected.

c)

are considered drab and unintelligent.

d)

are considered insipid and uninspiring.

2.

__________ __________ accents are regularly used in formal speech to gain in-group membership and solidarity.

a)

Cultivated Australian accent

b)

Culminated Australian accent

3.

Prosodics in formal language tends to take a more free approach, with more inappropriate volume, pitch and intonation.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

(Select all that apply) Generalised pronouns aid a speaker in achieving...

a)

Greater distance between them and the listener/s.

b)

Obfuscation and ambiguity

c)

A reduced social distance between them and the listener/s.

d)

Their everlasting quest for never-ending mint slice.

5.

Why would the collective pronoun 'we' be inappropriate for formalised rules and regulation documents?

a)

It may lack authority.

b)

It shouldn't be used at all in these types of documents.

6.

(Select all that apply) Typical syntactic elements of formal language include...

a)

Passive or cleft constructions

b)

Simple sentences

c)

compound and complex sentences

d)

Nominalisations

7.

(Select all that apply) The statement 'Jane and me went to the shops' would anger a...

a)

Descriptivist

b)

Prescriptivist

c)

Grammar Pendant

8.

Taking a verb and turning it into a noun like - for instance: 'utilise > 'utilisation' and 'prepare > 'preparation' is called...

(a)  

9.

The status and influence a speaker may have over their audience, impacts the level of formality.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

(Select all that apply) As formal language is typically used for an explicit purpose, the following features or purposes are NOT 'usually' found...

a)

Deictic Speech and Non-Fluency features

b)

Salutations and Vocatives

c)

A fostering and establishing of relationships between the speaker and audience.

d)

Giving and taking back the floor.

11.

In regards to coherence and cohesion features, clear demarcations for openings and closings prevent ______ from occurring.

a)

Overlapping Speech

b)

Ethos

c)

Public Speech

12.

(Select all that apply) Formal language allows speakers greater freedom in semantic patterning through the use of metaphors to ...

a)

Reinforce relationship hierarchies

b)

Navigate taboos

c)

Obfuscate an accusation upon them.

d)

Provide greater understanding on the one idea.

13.

(Select all that apply) Some ways to describe how a speaker tries to obfuscate in an interaction could include the intention to garble, befog, baffle and ...

a)

Mystify

b)

Obscure

c)

Clarify

d)

bewilder

e)

Unambiguate

14.

(Select all that apply) Kevin Rudd's apology for the 'Stolen Generation' has social purposes of...

a)

Assert authority

b)

Maintain sensitivity on a solemn or difficult circumstance in society.

c)

Promote social harmony

d)

Establish expertise

15.

What are the three components making up contextual factors?

a)

Situational Context

b)

Circumstantial evidence

c)

Cultural context

d)

Social Understanding

e)

Relationships between participants

16.

Three factors we consider when analysing the relationships between participants are...

a)

Social Distance

b)

Coercion

c)

Hierarchy

d)

Solidarity

17.

Penelope _____ & Stephen________ studied Positive and Negative Face Needs.

a)

Brawn and Levinston

b)

Brown and Levitate

c)

Brown and Levinson

d)

Brown and Levinston

18.

"I'm sorry to be asking you this but..." is meeting what 'face need'...

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

19.

"Let's go guys!" is meeting what 'face need'...

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

20.

(Select all that apply) Politeness strategy aims to...

a)

Build rapport between interlocutors

b)

Encourage solidarity

c)

Increase social distance

d)

Create a sense of intimacy and inclusiveness

21.

(a)   is a language variety that is particular to any trade, occupation, hobby or group. It can build in-group solidarity, group membership and promotes authority and expertise of its members whilst simultaneously excluding those who do not belong to the group.

22.

Jargon in the semantic domain/field of__________ include terms like scanner, trolley key, Replenishment, Stocktake, register.

a)

Australian football

b)

Film and Television

c)

Classic Literature

d)

Supermarkets

23.

What two norms are regularly exploited by members of society to gain power and prestige?

a)

Convict and Onvict norms

b)

Convert and Overt norms

c)

Covert and Overt norms

d)

Ingham is a legend norms

24.

A new faculty member of a school in their opening address states that "Improved academic results are a direct result of focused formative and summative tasks and consistent and guaranteed curriculum". Are they achieving covert or overt prestige?

a)

Covert

b)

Overt

25.

A teenager at a party converses with someone they have just met by exclaiming, "F*&K, where's the tunes? This party sucks! I'm going to bail in 10". Are they achieving covert or overt prestige?

a)

Covert

b)

Overt

26.

"Ingham's making us write again!" Is the speaker achieving covert or overt prestige?

a)

Covert

b)

Overt

27.

Overt norms can often reflect the individual's high socio-economic status; or present them in a well-educated or upper class position, as they utilise standard English that suits that image.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

(Select all that apply) Those aiming to flout covert norms usually speak with the aid of ...

a)

Slang and rhyming slang

b)

Jargon

c)

Initialisms

d)

Standard word order (SVO)

29.

The phrase 'Bleeding- heart' is a form of (a)   language.

30.

The phrase 'Correctional facility' is a form of (a)   language.

31.

The phrase 'passed on' is a form of (a)   language.

32.

The phrase 'Au Naturel' is a form of (a)   language.

33.

The phrase 'Snail mail' is a form of (a)   language.

34.

A word or a topic can count as taboo and is related to behaviour we deem socially unacceptable in some contexts.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

(Select all that apply) Taboo topics could include...

a)

Sex

b)

Genitalia

c)

Bodily functions/bodily effluvia

d)

Disease and Death

e)

Disability

36.

The 'Euphemism Treadmill' refers to...

a)

The idea that euphemistic language is used too often in society.

b)

The idea that euphemisms have contributed to the world being unable to express themselves properly.

c)

The idea that humans have a tendency to reuse the same euphemisms.

d)

The idea that euphemism turn into taboos over time, lending to the notion that euphemisms are subsequently pointless.

37.

Surprise Metalanguage! - Paralinguistic features include...

a)

Vocal effects: Whispering, creaky voice, laughter.

b)

Pitch and intonation

c)

Heavy intakes of breath

d)

Body language: shrugging, nodding, winks and smiles

38.

Surprise Metalanguage! - Adjacency Pairs DO NOT include...

a)

Openings and Closings, Questions and Answers.

b)

Greetings and Responses, Complaints and excuses

c)

Compliments and acknowledgments, Apology and Acceptance

d)

Phatic comments and Responses, Thank you and Response

e)

Criticisms and ignoring, Passing the floor and Holding the floor

39.

'Political Correctness' is defined as...

a)

A style of language that is designed to reduce of avoid potential offence or exclusion.

b)

A style of language that is designed to increase potential offence or exclusion.

40.

(Select all that apply) Political Correctness is a style of language that is designed to...

a)

Cause offence and incite aggression.

b)

Avoid potential offence

c)

Prevent bullying and offensive behaviour by using impartial language.

d)

Reduce free speech and muffle those with questionable attitudes.

41.

(Select all that apply) Public Language is found regularly in these fields...

a)

Politics

b)

Sporting Academies and Clubs

c)

Media

d)

Law

e)

Bureaucracy

42.

(Select all that apply) Characteristics of Public Language involve...

a)

Tends to be relatively informal

b)

Aims to achieve connection and familiarity with the audience

c)

Adhering to language standards of the relevant field

d)

Shows greater levels of planning

43.

'Bureaucratese' also referred to as 'officialese' would typically be used by...

a)

Government and officials

b)

General public

c)

Bored 8 year old children

44.

(Select all that apply) Double-speak involves using indirect language and ambiguity to deliberately mislead, confuse or obscure meaning. Some examples include...

a)

'Ethnic cleansing' to describe racially motivated genocide.

b)

'Collateral Damage' to describe war casualties.

c)

'Interesting' to describe a night out in Melbourne.

d)

'Howzitgoin?' an opening to a conversation.

45.

The Socratic RHETORIC strategies are...

a)

Rationalos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

d)

Ethos

e)

Empathos

46.

A speaker using the following rhetoric.. "Surely you wouldn't allow this injustice to continue, innocent lives are being taken away from families - we must not sit back and wait" - is appealing to which Rhetorical strategy?

a)

Pathos

b)

Ethos

c)

Logos

d)

Avada Kedavra

47.

A speaker using the following rhetoric.. "It is simple - we move the date of the exam to the next week to serve the concerns of both students and parents and we have an extra week of marking" - is appealing to which Rhetorical strategy?

a)

Egglos

b)

Logos

c)

Ethos

d)

Pathos

48.

A speaker using the following rhetoric.. "Understandably, it is an incredibly heartbreaking situation for this family and we urge you to consider others in a similar circumstance." - is appealing to which Rhetorical strategy?

a)

Pathos

b)

Logos

c)

Ethos

d)

Retaining Wall-os

49.

The theory of linguistic relativity suggests that...

a)

language is a tool for how people communicate but has no relationship with how we think.

b)

language is not merely a tool for expressing human thought but plays a role in influencing the way people think.

50.

Which one is considered a stronger theory? Linguistic relativism or linguistic determinism?

a)

Determinism

b)

Relativism

51.

(Select all that apply) Cognitive Scientist and Language Professor Lera Boroditsky suggests that...

a)

Language does in fact shape the way we think.

b)

Language does not shape the way we think.

c)

Some language communities shape how they engender inanimate objects due to their language use.

d)

All language communities use the same gendered perceptions for inanimate objects.

52.

The following represents 'systemic discrimination'...

a)

Immigration favouring Europeans for most of the 19th century.

b)

'Running like a girl'

c)

Statistics indicating that women are less present in the corporate, IT, upper management and military settings.

d)

'Jewish people are tight with money'

53.

The following represents 'stereotypes' in society...

a)

Indigenous Australians counted as among flora and fauna before 1967.

b)

People with disabilities are heroes.

c)

Youth of today are incapable of respect.

54.

The five general topics where discriminatory language exists include:

a)

Race, Interests, Religion, Sex & Occupation

b)

Intelligence, Sex, Ability, LGBTQI+ and Ethnicity.

c)

Race, Sex, Ability, LGBTQI+ and Religion

55.

There are four typical uses for coarse language. They are...

a)

Expletives for emotional reaction (frustration, undesirable situation)

b)

Abuse and insult (things speakers wish to disparage, humiliate or degrade)

c)

Social Solidarity (in-group solidarity marker for shared colloquial style)

d)

Stylistic Choice (Create vividness and memory through greater description)

e)

Generalisations (If you made it this far, you must know that all the other answers are correct and this one is not)

56.

Write out 5 common Australian swear words...

4 lines
57.

(Select all that apply) Bureaucratic language involves...

a)

Wordiness

b)

Slang and Colloquial terms

c)

Circumlocutions

d)

Euphemisms

e)

Jargon

58.

Metalanguage! What would be the most accurate way to describe this... 'We'

a)

Third person reflexive pronoun

b)

Second person possessive pronoun

c)

First person subject pronoun

59.

Metalanguage! what would be the best way to describe this... 'them'

a)

1st person object pronoun

b)

3rd person object pronoun

c)

2nd person subject pronoun

60.

In the following sentence, identify the underlined verb.


"I was congratulated"

a)

Present tense, auxiliary verb.

b)

Past tense, modal verb.

c)

Past tense, auxiliary verb.

d)

Present tense, modal verb.

61.

In the following sentence, identify the type of verb underlined.


"She may be home"

a)

Present tense, Modal verb

b)

Past tense, auxiliary verb.

c)

Modal auxiliary