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Code-Switching (HELA) Vocab Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

point of view means:

a)

perspective

b)

legacy

c)

manner

d)

resource

2.

But his controversial remarks drew a sharp response from an opposite _______________.

a)

dialogue

b)

context

c)

perspective

d)

stereotype

3.

dialogue means:

a)

a formal request that something be submitted to an authority

b)

a contract granting use or occupation of property

c)

a brief section of a work forming part of a connected series

d)

the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction

4.

Which of the following relates to linguistics?

a)

how a language organizes sounds into different patterns

b)

how a visual artist uses color and pattern in a composition

c)

how the human taste buds distinguish between sweet and sour

d)

how a female bird distinguishes the mating call of a male

5.

Who is most likely to be formal?

a)

a man napping on the sofa

b)

a baby on her first birthday

c)

a queen on her throne

d)

a singer in a hip-hop club

6.

The meaning of words like "novel", "bat", and "fair" depend on the ______________.

a)

diction

b)

stereotype

c)

linguistics

d)

context

7.

Which person is most likely to be bilingual?

a)

a person with two interesting hobbies

b)

an American who speaks English only

c)

a French speaker who learns English

d)

a tourist who travels to a foreign country

8.

informal means:

a)

friendly

b)

wonderful

c)

learned

d)

accountable

9.

diction =

(a)  

10.

If you stereotype people, what are you actually doing?

a)

making unfair generalizations

b)

observing others carefully

c)

doing favors for others

d)

making friends very easily

11.

Which job would best suit a multilingual person?

a)

dental hygienist

b)

translator

c)

software developer

d)

acrobat

12.

When might it be appropriate to use slang?

a)

when writing a research report

b)

when writing a business letter

c)

when speaking to a city official

d)

when speaking to a good friend

13.

The opposite of colloquial is:

a)

vernacular

b)

formal

c)

informal

d)

slang

14.

A non-Black person using the "n-word" is an example of:

a)

appropriation

b)

perspective

c)

stereotype

d)

diction

15.

A dialect can be considered a form of:

a)

formal

b)

vernacular

c)

slang

d)

colloquialism