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Why are Philippine native languages considered 'related'?

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the passage, what is the large language family to which Philippine native languages belong?

a)

Indo-European

b)

Austronesyo

c)

Sino-Tibetan

d)

Afro-Asiatic

2.

The similarities among Philippine native languages make it easy for Filipinos to learn a second native language.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following is NOT traditionally considered one of the eight 'pangunahing wika' of the Philippines?

a)

Tagalog

b)

Bikol

c)

English

d)

Ilokano

4.

According to the passage, which languages were declared as official languages in the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines?

a)

A. English and Spanish

b)

B. Filipino and English

c)

C. Spanish and Filipino

d)

D. Filipino and Chabacano

5.

According to the passage, the term 'Pilipino' was officially used as the name of the national language starting in 1959.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

According to the passage, who initiated the teaching of the National Language as a regular subject in secondary schools in 1940?

a)

Corazon C. Aquino

b)

Celedonio Salvador

c)

Executive Order No. 335

d)

Kawanihan ng Edukasyon

7.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which Executive Order directed all government departments and agencies to take steps to use Filipino as the official language for transactions, communication, and correspondence?

a)

Executive Order No. 335

b)

Executive Order No. 123

c)

Article XIV, Section 6

d)

Patakarang Bilingguwal

9.

True or False: 'Wikang pantulong' is always the same as the official language of instruction in the classroom.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an example of a 'wikang pantulong' used in different regions?

a)

Sebwano

b)

Ilokano

c)

Tagalog

d)

Ibaloy

11.

Based on the passage 'Bakit may "wikang pambansa"', which of the following is NOT mentioned as a national symbol along with the national language?

a)

National flag

b)

National anthem

c)

National flower

d)

National emblem

12.

Based on the passage 'Bakit may "wikang pambansa"'?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

According to the passage 'Bakit may "wikang pambansa"?', which country did NOT retain the language of its colonizer as its national language?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Mexico

c)

Brazil

d)

Algeria

14.

According to the report in September 1934, why was a native language chosen as the national language?

a)

All the vernaculars are outgrowths or branches of the Malay

b)

The vernaculars have very many terms in common and are almost similar in inflection and variation

c)

Ease and rapidity with which one tribe learns and uses another vernacular

d)

Wide diffusion of Tagalog in provinces not speaking it, notwithstanding the absence of encouragement for its use.