Q1 What type of testing tells the teacher how much the learners have learnt in a language __?
Q2 The central massage of a text is called the __?
Q3 The basic inguistic factors that should be used for selecting literature is their _.
Q4 Selecting literature text should not be based on but also linguistic factor.
Q5 Ngugi Wa Thiongo is from ?
Q6 The basic linguistic factor that should be used in selecting literature texts is their __.
Q7 The different forms of literature is otherwise called __.
Q8 A major purpose of your studying literature in a second language situation is to .
Q9 That the original message content could be lost in a text, is the of translating an indigenous text into a second language.
Q10 Language can be said to be the store house of the of a people
Q11 A good percentage of the traditional African literary activities are conducted in the __.
Q12 Literature can be in the form of __, and __.
Q13 The two broad groups of words in language are and _.
Q14 The subject matter of what one has to write determines its _.
Q15 Reading for examination can be classified as sort of _.
Q16 The basic language skills that aid oral communication are and _.
Q17 Lexical derivation in the Nigerian English can be traced to and factors.
Q18 Most Nigerian languages are syllable-timed while the English language is .
Q19 Phonological deviation can be said to be dominant at the level.
Q20 The productive language skills acquired in the course of learning a language are and __.
Q21 The levels of learning a language include: , _, and _.
Q22 is when a person’s L1 eases or facilitates the learning of the L2.
Q23 The is that language in which a bilingual or multilingual person has the greatest linguistic competence or intuitive knowledge.
Q24 The standards required for a standard Nigerian English to be accepted internationally are internal and __.
Q25 The variety of English found generally in literary texts is called the _.
Q26 Varieties are easily noticed in the area of .
Q27 can be used to measure one's level of linguistic competence by speakers of English.
Q28 The variety of English in Nigeria spoken among the educated people is called __.
Q29 A language that enjoys dominance over its rivals is referred to as _.
Q30 is a common feature in bi- or multi-lingual setting.
Q31 Another concept for linguistic pluralism within a single polity is .
Q32 The phenomenon of making one utterance in one language and another
in a different language within the same discourse is referred to as _.
Q33 is a major factor that led to national bilingualism in most African States.
Q34 is a situation where a person speaks two different languages with equal fluency.
Q35 is the situation in which two languages that exist side by side in the society have their separate domains of use.
Q36 The two types of bilingualism are and .
Q37 Nationality is defined by the choice of __.
Q38 The word “sarry’ is “sabi’ in Creole.
Q39 `The two main groups of Creoles are: and __.
Q40 The major difference between Pidgin and Creole is that while Creole has the status of , Pidgin does not.
Q41 An advanced form of pidgin is referred to as __.
Q42 The major characteristic of pidgin is _.
Q43 refers to the way the first language hinders the learning of a new language.
Q44 is an important linguistic legacy which Nigeria inherited from Britain.
Q45 Language related education that was given prominence in Christian missionary activities were __.
Q46 The type of English introduced by trades in the 16th century was __.
Q47 The transplanting of English to different parts of the world led to the emergence of _.
Q48 is the traditional home of English.
Q49 History, education, religion, and politics are some of the factors that can either or facilitate the spread of a language.
Q50 The popularity of a language is noticed by its __.
Q51 The pervading influence of the mother tongue on English in Nigeria is particularly observed on the .
Q52 Maize in British English refers to what the Americans call __.
Q53 The second language is used to the first language.
Q54 The major languages in Nigeria are _, _, and _.
Q55 A language that has assumed official status is otherwise referred to as a .
Q56 Any language that is acquired and used wildly after the first language is known as __.
Q57 is the person who speaks two languages fluently.
Q58 Another name for first language (L1) is __.
Q59 The status of a language can be defined through _.
Q60 Language is the most important and organized means of .
Q61 To teach prose, poetry and drama, there must be
Q62 All the following are the purpose of teaching literature except
Q63 Which language among these would you consider as inferior to the English language:
Q64 Any genre of literature written by Africans, in whatever language, can be referred to as:
Q65 The method that takes language to be a process of
rule formation rather than habit formation and does not allow
pronunciation drills yet discourage automatic repetition of phrases and
sentences is the ………………… method in teaching grammar.
Q66 Words and expressions used, especially with
peculairity to various occupations and fields of human endeavours, are
called…………
Q67 Words of opposite meaning are…….
Q68 Words with similar meaning are ………
Q69 All these are associated with reading deficiency except:
Q70 The two most sophisticated of the four basic language skills are….
Q71 The primary language skills are:
Q72 The basic language skills are:
Q73 The two basic skills as concerns the teaching of second language in Nigeria are:
Q74 ESL in Nigeria is conditioned by linguistic and ………………….. Factors.
Q75 A body of descriptive statements about the morphological and syntactic structure of a language is
Q76 The most important supra-segmental unit which poses problems for non-native speakers is
Q77 At the …………….. Level, L2 speakers of language
tend to transfer the syllabic rules in indigenous languages on the
target language.
Q78 The transfer of rules guiding the production of
speech sounds of a dominant language in a speech community to the sound
system of a subordinate or target language is termed as
Q79 When a speech habit of a first language (L1)
interferes in an effort at learning and using a second language, it is
known as ………………….
Q80 English as a second language, as an institutionalized variety, has the following features except
Q81 Mother tongue is one of the languages spoken by a(n) ……..
Q82 One of the varieties that is characterized by local features modification of a non-native speaker of a language is
Q83 The major variety of English in Nigeria can be classified according to these but…
Q84 Geographical distribution of Nigeria places English in four major parts of………
Q85 English language infiltrated Nigeria through the ………….
Q86 English language first came into Nigeria through ………………
Q87 When more than two codes appear within a sentence, it is………..
Q88 The art of switching of codes from one language to another, from one sentence to another is………..
Q89 The appropriateness of interaction, contextual and transactional usage is the concern of ………………………. Method.
Q90 One of these is not a level of language description:
Q91 Historically, the earliest contact between Nigerian communities and other languages is with the
Q92 One of the deficiencies of the Nigerian policy on language is that
Q93 The particular context of viewing language as an
official government policy statement that guides government actions in
respect of language issues is referred to as
Q94 All the following are extent of bilingualism except
Q95 Bilingualism is not classified into the following except
Q96 The native like content of two languages used by a speaker is referred to as
Q97 The denotation of belonging to a nationality is
Q98 The language made up of elements of many language s used for basic functional contact between speakers is a/an
Q99 When a pidgin comes to be used as a mother tongue of a group of people, it then becomes
Q100 English language performs so many functions in Nigeria’s national life among which are
Q101 In Nigeria, English is a medium of education at all the levels of education except
Q102 The main factors responsible for the implantation of English in Nigeria include all the following except
Q103 Languages are generally sensitive to their
Q104 The following are varieties of English except
Q105 Usually, one’s first language is his/her
Q106 English is a Second language in all these countries except
Q107 English has the following as its source except
Q108 The most wide spread language around the world presently is
Q109 All the following factors facilitate language spread except
Q110 Language spread refers to
Q111 Any language used by government in the conduct of its affairs is normally regarded as
Q112 Linguistically, you will classify Nigeria as a
Q113 A language that possesses the authority of
government as a language of various ethnic groups in any geo-political
domain is referred to as
Q114 English in Nigeria is commonlly classified
Q115 A multilingual person is one who
Q116 In many parts of the world, English is used as
Q117 Term that is used to refer to a learned language that is used extensively is
Q118 In Nigeria, English is not
Q119 Mother tongue is learnt from all except
Q120 First language refers to the language which one acquires