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Animals and Human Language

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A bird may suddenly fly away at the approach of a predator.

a)

Communicative signal

b)

Informative signal

c)

Expressive signal

d)

Intensive signal

2.

The ability to create and communicate new ideas using a language like when a person writes or speaks.

a)

Duality of Patterning

b)

Arbitrariness

c)

Productivity

d)

Cultural Transmission

3.

The process whereby a language is passed on from one generation to the next.

a)

Duality of Patterning

b)

Cultural Transmission

c)

Arbitrariness

d)

Productivity

4.

Which property of human language that discuss on the past and present?

a)

Reflexivity

b)

Duality

c)

Displacement

d)

Openendedness

5.

I am one of the applicants for the vacant position of senior brain surgeon at the hospital.

a)

Informative signal

b)

Intensive signal

c)

Expressive signal

d)

Communicative signal

6.

A cat may make a loud squawk at the sight of a predator.

a)

Communicative signal

b)

Intensive signal

c)

Expressive signal

d)

Informative signal

7.

…………… are born with a set of specific signals that are produced instinctively.

a)

Human

b)

Animal

8.

Linguistic focuses on the …... and ....... human language.

a)

Understand-Analysis

b)

Meaning-description

c)

Analysis-Description

9.

Which of the following is the chimpanzee used in the experiment by Luella and Winthrop Kellog.

a)

Sarah

b)

Lana

c)

Gua

d)

Kanzi

10.

Which of the following is not one of the words that Viki is trying to pronounce?

a)

Cup

b)

Papa

c)

Water

d)

Mama