ENG506 Quiz 1 Set 2

Q1. Communication technologies always ___________ the scope of economic developments.

1. compress
2. expand
3. shorten
4. reduce

Correct answer: expand

Q2. In how many concentric circles does Kachru classify English?

1. 3
2. 5
3. 2
4. 4

Correct answer: 3

Q3. The acronym ‘ESL’ stands for:

1. English as students’ language
2. English as a source language
3. English as a second language
4. None of the given options

Correct answer: English as a second language

Q4. Children born to first generation of slaves started using pidgin as their _____.

1. none of the given options
2. official language
3. mother tongue
4. lingua franca

Correct answer: mother tongue

Q5. In the year 1807, the British Parliament passed an Act for the _____ of slave trade.

1. none of the given options
2. creation
3. enactment
4. abolition

Correct answer: abolition

Q6. Blacks viewed ___________ language as a tool for achieving an international voice.

1. Greek
2. English
3. Spanish
4. French

Correct answer: English

Q7. identity means people’s desire to have shared customs, beliefs and behaviors.

1. Personal
2. Financial
3. National
4. Cultural

Correct answer: Cultural

Q8. Which of the following factors is crucial in making a language a global language?

1. Structural properties
2. Vocabulary
3. Economic power
4. Clarity of expression

Correct answer: Economic power

Q9. is a term for emerging localized or indigenized varieties of English.

1. World’s English
2. World English
3. World Englishes
4. World’s Englishes

Correct answer: World Englishes

Q10. British colonial empire in Southeast Asia was established by ______.

1. Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
2. Sir Rutherford
3. Lord Mountbatten
4. Sir Thomas Moore

Correct answer: Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles