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Language Overview and its Policy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Chabacano is a creole language that is spoken in Zamboanga City, located in the southern Philippine island group of Mindanao. Creole means __________.

a)

a simplified form of a language, used for communication between people not sharing a common language

b)

the practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation.

c)

the language used for communication between people who do not share a native language

d)

mixing of different languages into a new one.

2.

The national and official language of the country for more than three centuries.

a)

Filipino

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Tagalog

3.

THESE ARE a group of 600 American teachers who travelled from the United States to the newly occupied territory of the Philippines to teach basic education and to train Filipino teachers, with English as the medium of instruction.

(a)  

4.

He is the father of the national language.

a)

Manuel Quezon

b)

Jose Laurel

c)

Ramon Magsaysay

d)

Julian Felipe

5.

__________ designates Filipino, a standardized version of Tagalog, as the national language and an official language along with English.

a)

1987 constitution

b)

1967 constitution

c)

1977 constitution

d)

1947 constitution

6.

The Philippines has 8 major dialects, except __________.

a)

Waray

b)

Bikolano

c)

Kapampangan

d)

Chavacano

7.

It is currently taught for free and is promoted in some Islamic centres. It is used primarily in religious activities and education

a)

Spanish

b)

Arabic

c)

Hebrew

d)

Latin

8.

Filipino and English are considered lingua franca.

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

maybe

d)

it depends

9.

________is/are spoken as a lingua franca in the southernmost parts of the Philippines, from Zamboanga down to Tawi-Tawi among a minority of the Tausug, Bajau,

and Yakan peoples.

a)

Arabic

b)

Malay / Indonesian

c)

Chinese

d)

All of the above

10.

__________ declared the Pilipino language to be co-official, along with English and mandated the development of a national language.

a)

1937 constitution

b)

1933 constitution

c)

1983 constitution

d)

1973 constitution

11.

One of the types of Bi- or Multilingual Education is ESL. What does ESL stand for?

a)

English as a System Language

b)

English as a Strange Language

c)

English as a Substitute Language

d)

English as a Second Language

12.

The process of teaching students using TWO LANGUAGES or it is a form of education in which information is presented to the students in TWO LANGUAGES.

(a)  

13.

Bilingual is a person who can speak two languages, while (a)   is a person who can speak three or more languages.

14.

The 1987 constitution designates Filipino as a national language, a standardized version or based from (a)   dialect.

15.

Which is NOT a goal of the Bilingual Education Policy?

a)

The development of Filipino as a linguistic symbol of national unity and identity.

b)

The maintenance of English as an international language for the Philippines and as a non-exclusive language of science and technology.

c)

To be well-known Filipino citizens throughout Asia and across the globe.

d)

The propagation of Filipino and English as a language of literacy.