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New English (World Englishes)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of Kachru’s Three Circles

Does New English Falls Under?

a)

Outer Circle

b)

Expanding Circle

c)

Inner Circle

2.

From the options below,

what country has their

own New English?

a)

USA

b)

Canada

c)

Jamaica

d)

South Africa

3.

What category does “LOL” falls under?

a)

Abbreviations

b)

Memes

c)

Slangs

d)

Acronyms

4.

Which one the statement is true?

a)

Singapore English is Exactly The Same With Standard English

b)

Singapore English is used in a casual setting meanwhile, Singlish is used in a formal setting.

c)

Singlish is used daily and casually meanwhile Singapore English is only used in official affairs.

d)

Singapore English uses different phonological articulation than Standard English

5.

What is the name of the process of adapting

local language into a new variety of English?

a)

Localization

b)

Cultural Adaptation

c)

Collaboration

d)

Nativization

6.

Which Century Does Decolonozation

and Local Adaptation Happens?

a)

16TH Century

b)

20TH Century

c)

19TH Century

d)

21ST Century

7.

Which New English Variety Uses “cousin brother” and “cousin sister” when refering to a cousin ?

a)

Indian English

b)

Singlish

c)

Manglish

d)

Chinglish

8.

what category of linguistic features

does “wahala”(trouble) falls under?

a)

Spelling

b)

Grammar

c)

Discourse

d)

Vocabulary

e)

Pronunciation

9.

We can define the linguistic feature

“Discourse” as…..

a)

Loanwords, local slangs, and invented terms

b)

Simplified or distinct sentence structures

c)

Different ways of using language in conversation and social interaction

d)

the word formation process one language acquire

10.

“Vocabulary” in New English is understood to be…

a)

Abbreveations

b)

Loanwords, local slangs and invented words

c)

Cultural Acronym

d)

Simplified or distinct sentence structure

11.

“Chill-lah brother”

is used in what new english variety?

a)

Indonesian English

b)

Afrikaans English

c)

Arabian English

d)

Malaysian English

12.

Which one of the options are NOT a key feature

of Digital English?

a)

Emojis

b)

Social Media

c)

Memes

d)

Internet Slangs

13.

What category does this picture falls under?

a)

Memes

b)

Internet Slangs

c)

Comedy Sub-reddit

d)

WhatsApp Trend

14.

What direction is World Englishes heading to?

a)

The death of English Language

b)

Rise of Bahasa Melayu

c)

Collapsing of a strong linguistic generatoion

d)

Digital English

15.

“English Is The Property Of The Imagination: It Is The Property Of The Language Itself” -(Author’s Name)

Who Is The Author Responsible For The Quote Above?

a)

Max Weber

b)

Salman Rushdie

c)

Nelson Mandela

16.

When Did New Englishes Gain Global Importance?

a)

20th Century

b)

15th Century

c)

21st Century

d)

16-19th Century

17.

“When Will He Ever Love Me? Aku Siap Gadaikan Semuanya Buat Dia”

What type of process is happening here?

a)

Code Switching

b)

Code Mixing

c)

Nativization

d)

Localization

18.

“Catch Me Outside How Bout Dat?”

Is A….

a)

Gif

b)

Abbreviation

c)

Meme

d)

Acronym

19.

“Thx luv x”

which key feature of Digital English

Does this falls under?

a)

Creative Spelling

b)

Memes

c)

Internet Slangs

d)

Gifs

20.

When texting people often uses this instead of words.

What is “this”?

a)

Internet Slangs

b)

Song lyrics

c)

Emojis & Gifs

d)

Creative Spellings

21.

In the answers below, an imposter is hiding, which one doone is the imposter?

a)

lmao

b)

gonna

c)

idrcb

d)

bbttyl