The Mother Tongue Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Bill Bryson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Mother Tongue Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Bill Bryson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What allows a speaker to express class status?
(a) Antonyms
(b) Accents
(c) Sentence structure
(d) Synonyms

2. Physical communication strategies include proximity between speakers, hand gestures and ______________________.
(a) facial expression
(b) tics
(c) utterances
(d) head movements

3. What does the author use to show the development of human speech?
(a) Parchments
(b) The Bible
(c) Archaeological evidence
(d) Cave drawings

4. Which group surprisingly makes grammar and word mistakes?
(a) Clergymen
(b) Famous authors
(c) Professors
(d) Scholars

5. What does the English language's large vocabulary mean to users?
(a) More precise expression
(b) More spelling words
(c) More vowels
(d) More letters of the alphabet

6. Words adopted into the English language already have ___________________.
(a) Dictionary listings
(b) Ease of use indicators
(c) Prior approval for use
(d) Adaptations from other languages

7. Which country has been successful in protecting its language?
(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) Wales
(d) Ireland

8. The Celts are strongly influenced by which culture?
(a) Roman
(b) Germanic
(c) French
(d) Norwegian

9. All English speakers can understand each other despite ______________________________.
(a) financial status
(b) differences in vocabulary and pronunciation
(c) age group
(d) geographical differences

10. Which words are appropriate for the common people to use?
(a) Irish
(b) French
(c) Danish
(d) Anglo-Saxon

11. What language is most commonly chosen by international businesses?
(a) English
(b) Italian
(c) French
(d) Japanese

12. What is the difference between Cro-Magnon man and Neanderthal man?
(a) Height
(b) Hair color
(c) The place of the larnyx in the throat
(d) Walking speed

13. What is an important benefit of the Asian pictograph languages?
(a) Instant recognition
(b) Cultural integrity
(c) Connection to modern and ancient texts
(d) Elegant styling

14. Language has the ability to do what?
(a) Unite global communities
(b) Go beyond national borders
(c) Expand and grow
(d) Create peace among countries

15. Which part of Spain often engages in violence to protect its language?
(a) Madrid
(b) Valencian region
(c) Barcelona
(d) Basque region

Short Answer Questions

1. Why could the Neanderthals not keep up with the Cro-Magnons?

2. What is common to most English speakers?

3. What type of languages are Chinese and Japanese

4. There is debate about the simplicity of English spelling and _________________________.

5. What historical occurrence is explored in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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