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05202006
Contributed by: Dilao
  • 1. What is the official language of Indonesia?
A) Javanese
B) Indonesian
C) Sundanese
D) Balinese
  • 2. Local languages in Indonesia are:
A) Rarely used formally in government schools
B) Banned in education
C) Used officially
D) Used only for religious
  • 3. In Indonesia, local languages are more widely used in:
A) University Education
B) Government reports
C) Non-formal education
D) News broadcasting
  • 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) Malay
B) Mandarin
C) Tamil
D) English
  • 6. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a medium of instruction in Malaysia?
A) Other indian languages
B) Mandarin
C) Thai
D) Tamil
  • 7. Are education programs using local languages in Malaysia considered bilingual?
A) No, they are not officially used
B) yessi
C) Yes yes yow
D) Only in secondary schools
  • 8. How many languages are spoken in Singapore?
A) 5
B) More than 20
C) 10
D) Over 50
  • 9. The sole medium of instruction in Singapore is:
A) English
B) Tamil
C) Malay
D) Mandarin
  • 10. Which of the following is NOT one of Singapore's mother tongues?
A) Malay ko
B) Hindi tayo pwede
C) Malay
D) Hindi
  • 11. Which of these is NOT emphasized in Singapore's language policy?
A) Bilingualism for instruction
B) English for instruction
C) Bilingual programs in private schools only
  • 12. How many languages are spoken in China?
A) 300
B) More than 200
C) 100
D) 400
  • 13. What is the official language of China?
A) Tibetan
B) Mandarin Chinese
C) Cantonese
D) Hakka
  • 14. Where is there most commitment to local languages use in china?
A) Tourist Zones
B) Coastal cities
C) Northern cities
D) Areas where students start with mother tongue
  • 15. In china, local languagess are often;
A) Taught only in universities
B) Not allowed in education
C) Used as mediums of instruction then shift to Mandarin
  • 16. How many indigenous languages are spoken in Japan?
A) wala akong kwentang tao
B) One
C) Five
D) Two (japanese and Ainu)
  • 17. What is the national language of Japan?
A) Korean
B) Ainu
C) Japanese
D) Japanese-Ryukyuan
  • 18. Which group makes up 1.4% of Japan's population?
A) Registered aliens (foreigners)
B) School teachers
C) Ainu speakers
  • 19. What policies are issued to help children of immigrants?
A) Ban native language use
B) Improve japanese as a second language
C) Eliminate dialects
  • 20. How many languages are spoken in Bangladesh?
A) Around 40
B) 41
C) 39
D) 30
  • 21. What is the official and national language of Bangladeshm
A) Hindi
B) Desh
C) Bangla
D) Urdu
E) English
  • 22. What is official used for in Bangladesh?
A) Language inflation
B) Loss of mother tongue literacy
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) Visayan and English
C) Tagalog and English
D) Ilocano and tagalog
  • 25. Local languages are mostly used in;
A) Early primary education
B) Tertiary level
C) Business and governments
  • 26. Who usually runs education projects using local languages in the Philippines?
A) Government
B) Private schools
C) NGOs and the community
D) Universities
  • 27. What percentage of the world's population is considered bilingual?
A) 75%
B) 20%
C) 40%
D) 30%
  • 28. Which of the following is NOT a common method of bilingual education?
A) Teaching only grammar in native language
B) Teaching in student's home language
C) Using foreign language for all subjects
  • 29. Bilingual education is strongly connected with:
A) Sports
B) International travel
C) Minority rights and cultural identity
  • 30. A key characteristics of bilingual education is;
A) It ignored native identity
B) It is bicultural
C) It avoids cukture
D) It is mono-cultural
  • 31. According to baker (2001), bilingual education aims can be;
A) Focused on literature
B) Clearly defined only
C) Always unified
D) Varying and conflicting
  • 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) Enhance economic adaptability
B) Encourage isolation
C) Prevent multiculturalism
D) Reduce job opportunities
  • 34. Which is NOT an aim of bilingual education?
A) Develop students identities
B) Limit language diversity
C) Promote language durvival
  • 35. Bilingual education can support:
A) Communication across political and linguistic communicaties
B) Cultural homogeneity
C) Elimination of regional dialects
D) Government censorhip
  • 36. An example of formal bilingual education is:
A) Military training
B) Trade unions
C) Entertainment
D) Minority and disadvantaged students
  • 37. The use of native languages in bilingual education contributes to;
A) Informal language instruction
B) Private tutoring only
C) Education in english only
D) Instruction using two languages across curriculum
  • 38. What is the most effective approach in bilingual programs according to the document?
A) Early transition to L2
B) Continued investment inL1 learning
C) Teaching L2 first and L1 learning
  • 39. What enables students to use skills learned in one language in another?
A) Transfer
B) Translation
C) Memorization
D) Repetition
  • 40. Who emphasized the essential components of multilingual education in 2005?
A) Noam Chomsku
B) Stephen Krashen
C) Susan Malone
D) Jim Cummins
  • 41. What is crucial for the sustainability of MLE programs?
A) More teachers
B) Funding
C) Classroom technology
D) Supportive language and education policies
  • 42. MLE programs require cooperation among:
A) For grading students
B) To design uniforms
C) To train teachers
D) To asses learner progress and identify strengths/weaknesses
  • 43. What is the purpose of preliminary research in MLE?
A) To gather data on language and resources
B) To find L2 learner
C) To eleminate weak languages to promote English
  • 44. Orthographies must be acceptable to:
A) Government only
B) Researchers only
C) Mother-tongu speakers and authorities
D) Teachers onlu
  • 45. Instructional material in MLE should:
A) Be in English
B) Focus on L2
C) Build on learners existing knowledge and language
D) Ignore culture
  • 46. Graded reading materials should help learners
A) Memorize words
B) Speak fluently only
C) Build reading confidence and competence
D) Learn grammar
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