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  • 1. What is the official language of Indonesia?
A) Balinese
B) Javanese
C) Sundanese
D) Indonesian
  • 2. Local languages in Indonesia are:
A) Rarely used formally in government schools
B) Used only for religious
C) Banned in education
D) Used officially
  • 3. In Indonesia, local languages are more widely used in:
A) Non-formal education
B) News broadcasting
C) University Education
D) Government reports
  • 4. Approximately how many languages are spoken in Malaysia?
A) 140
B) 80
C) 39
D) 40
  • 5. The official national language of Malaysia is:
A) English
B) Malay
C) Mandarin
D) Tamil
  • 6. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a medium of instruction in Malaysia?
A) Thai
B) Tamil
C) Other indian languages
D) Mandarin
  • 7. Are education programs using local languages in Malaysia considered bilingual?
A) Yes yes yow
B) yessi
C) No, they are not officially used
D) Only in secondary schools
  • 8. How many languages are spoken in Singapore?
A) 10
B) More than 20
C) 5
D) Over 50
  • 9. The sole medium of instruction in Singapore is:
A) Tamil
B) Mandarin
C) Malay
D) English
  • 10. Which of the following is NOT one of Singapore's mother tongues?
A) Hindi
B) Malay ko
C) Hindi tayo pwede
D) Malay
  • 11. Which of these is NOT emphasized in Singapore's language policy?
A) Bilingualism for instruction
B) Bilingual programs in private schools only
C) English for instruction
  • 12. How many languages are spoken in China?
A) 400
B) More than 200
C) 300
D) 100
  • 13. What is the official language of China?
A) Hakka
B) Tibetan
C) Mandarin Chinese
D) Cantonese
  • 14. Where is there most commitment to local languages use in china?
A) Northern cities
B) Areas where students start with mother tongue
C) Tourist Zones
D) Coastal cities
  • 15. In china, local languagess are often;
A) Not allowed in education
B) Used as mediums of instruction then shift to Mandarin
C) Taught only in universities
  • 16. How many indigenous languages are spoken in Japan?
A) Two (japanese and Ainu)
B) One
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D) Five
  • 17. What is the national language of Japan?
A) Japanese
B) Korean
C) Japanese-Ryukyuan
D) Ainu
  • 18. Which group makes up 1.4% of Japan's population?
A) Ainu speakers
B) School teachers
C) Registered aliens (foreigners)
  • 19. What policies are issued to help children of immigrants?
A) Ban native language use
B) Eliminate dialects
C) Improve japanese as a second language
  • 20. How many languages are spoken in Bangladesh?
A) 30
B) 41
C) 39
D) Around 40
  • 21. What is the official and national language of Bangladeshm
A) Desh
B) English
C) Bangla
D) Hindi
E) Urdu
  • 22. What is official used for in Bangladesh?
A) Loss of mother tongue literacy
B) Language inflation
C) Too many dialects
D) Religious restrictions
  • 23. How many languagess are spoken in the Philippines?
A) 60
B) 100
C) Around 170
D) 250
  • 24. What are the official languages of the Philippines?
A) English and Filipino
B) Tagalog and English
C) Ilocano and tagalog
D) Visayan and English
  • 25. Local languages are mostly used in;
A) Tertiary level
B) Business and governments
C) Early primary education
  • 26. Who usually runs education projects using local languages in the Philippines?
A) Universities
B) Private schools
C) NGOs and the community
D) Government
  • 27. What percentage of the world's population is considered bilingual?
A) 20%
B) 30%
C) 75%
D) 40%
  • 28. Which of the following is NOT a common method of bilingual education?
A) Using foreign language for all subjects
B) Teaching only grammar in native language
C) Teaching in student's home language
  • 29. Bilingual education is strongly connected with:
A) Sports
B) Minority rights and cultural identity
C) International travel
  • 30. A key characteristics of bilingual education is;
A) It is bicultural
B) It is mono-cultural
C) It ignored native identity
D) It avoids cukture
  • 31. According to baker (2001), bilingual education aims can be;
A) Always unified
B) Focused on literature
C) Varying and conflicting
D) Clearly defined only
  • 32. One aim of bilingual education is;
A) To promote a single global language
B) To teach only English
C) To help individuals integrate into mainstream society
  • 33. Bilingual education also aims to;
A) Prevent multiculturalism
B) Encourage isolation
C) Enhance economic adaptability
D) Reduce job opportunities
  • 34. Which is NOT an aim of bilingual education?
A) Limit language diversity
B) Promote language durvival
C) Develop students identities
  • 35. Bilingual education can support:
A) Cultural homogeneity
B) Government censorhip
C) Communication across political and linguistic communicaties
D) Elimination of regional dialects
  • 36. An example of formal bilingual education is:
A) Minority and disadvantaged students
B) Trade unions
C) Entertainment
D) Military training
  • 37. The use of native languages in bilingual education contributes to;
A) Private tutoring only
B) Education in english only
C) Informal language instruction
D) Instruction using two languages across curriculum
  • 38. What is the most effective approach in bilingual programs according to the document?
A) Teaching L2 first and L1 learning
B) Early transition to L2
C) Continued investment inL1 learning
  • 39. What enables students to use skills learned in one language in another?
A) Repetition
B) Translation
C) Memorization
D) Transfer
  • 40. Who emphasized the essential components of multilingual education in 2005?
A) Stephen Krashen
B) Jim Cummins
C) Noam Chomsku
D) Susan Malone
  • 41. What is crucial for the sustainability of MLE programs?
A) More teachers
B) Funding
C) Supportive language and education policies
D) Classroom technology
  • 42. MLE programs require cooperation among:
A) To train teachers
B) For grading students
C) To design uniforms
D) To asses learner progress and identify strengths/weaknesses
  • 43. What is the purpose of preliminary research in MLE?
A) To eleminate weak languages to promote English
B) To gather data on language and resources
C) To find L2 learner
  • 44. Orthographies must be acceptable to:
A) Government only
B) Teachers onlu
C) Researchers only
D) Mother-tongu speakers and authorities
  • 45. Instructional material in MLE should:
A) Ignore culture
B) Build on learners existing knowledge and language
C) Be in English
D) Focus on L2
  • 46. Graded reading materials should help learners
A) Learn grammar
B) Memorize words
C) Build reading confidence and competence
D) Speak fluently only
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