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WorksheetsWhy are Philippine native languages considered 'related'?
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
According to the passage, what is the large language family to which Philippine native languages belong?
Indo-European
Austronesyo
Sino-Tibetan
Afro-Asiatic
The similarities among Philippine native languages make it easy for Filipinos to learn a second native language.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT traditionally considered one of the eight 'pangunahing wika' of the Philippines?
Tagalog
Bikol
English
Ilokano
According to the passage, which languages were declared as official languages in the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines?
A. English and Spanish
B. Filipino and English
C. Spanish and Filipino
D. Filipino and Chabacano
According to the passage, the term 'Pilipino' was officially used as the name of the national language starting in 1959.
True
False
According to the passage, who initiated the teaching of the National Language as a regular subject in secondary schools in 1940?
Corazon C. Aquino
Celedonio Salvador
Executive Order No. 335
Kawanihan ng Edukasyon
According to the passage, the term 'Pilipino' was used for the National Language from 1959 until the 1973 Constitution, and continued to be recognized until 1987.
True
False
Which Executive Order directed all government departments and agencies to take steps to use Filipino as the official language for transactions, communication, and correspondence?
Executive Order No. 335
Executive Order No. 123
Article XIV, Section 6
Patakarang Bilingguwal
True or False: 'Wikang pantulong' is always the same as the official language of instruction in the classroom.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of a 'wikang pantulong' used in different regions?
Sebwano
Ilokano
Tagalog
Ibaloy
Based on the passage 'Bakit may "wikang pambansa"', which of the following is NOT mentioned as a national symbol along with the national language?
National flag
National anthem
National flower
National emblem
Based on the passage 'Bakit may "wikang pambansa"'?
True
False
According to the passage 'Bakit may "wikang pambansa"?', which country did NOT retain the language of its colonizer as its national language?
Indonesia
Mexico
Brazil
Algeria
According to the report in September 1934, why was a native language chosen as the national language?
All the vernaculars are outgrowths or branches of the Malay
The vernaculars have very many terms in common and are almost similar in inflection and variation
Ease and rapidity with which one tribe learns and uses another vernacular
Wide diffusion of Tagalog in provinces not speaking it, notwithstanding the absence of encouragement for its use.
