ENG501 Quiz Set 2

Q1. What percentage of the information stored in the world's computers is in English?

1. 10%
2. 50%
3. 80%
4. 30%

Correct answer: 80%

Q2. How many words are listed in the Oxford English Dictionary?

1. 50,000
2. 500,000
3. 100,000
4. 250,000

Correct answer: 500,000

Q3. Which of the following options is NOT correct about English?

1. It is a lingua franca.
2. It is a common mother tongue.
3. It is a business language.
4. It is a global need.

Correct answer: It is a common mother tongue.

Q4. What is the most basic element of a natural language?

1. Grammar
2. Culture
3. Words
4. Structure

Correct answer: Words

Q5. Over _____ million people speak English as a foreign language.

1. 500
2. 600
3. 800
4. 700

Correct answer: 700

Q6. “It is to speak infinite utterances with new expressions and novel utterances.” Which feature of language has been discussed in the given statement?

1. Arbitrariness
2. Productivity
3. Displacement
4. Duality

Correct answer: Productivity

Q7. A change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in a tonal language is called _________________. Choose one option.

1. Juncture
2. Stress
3. Pitch
4. Tone

Correct answer: Tone

Q8. Which field of linguistics determines that the sound ‘c’ would be of ‘ka’ or ‘sa’ as represented in ‘cat’, or ‘censor’?

1. Phonology
2. Pragmatics
3. Semantics
4. Morphology

Correct answer: Phonology

Q9. Arabic is a ______ language.

1. Assyrian
2. Syriac
3. South Semitic
4. Babylonian

Correct answer: South Semitic

Q10. In intonation, the pauses or connections between words, phrases and sentences are called ___________________. Choose one option.

1. juncture
2. stress
3. pitch
4. tone

Correct answer: juncture