Chapter Mastery Test
I. Directions: Below are questions that sum-up the study on the foundations of language. Read the descriptions carefully
and encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.
1. Which group of linguists who believed that language can be best described in terms
of verifiable and observable data such as language behavior and forms?
A. Transformationalists
C. Interactionists
B. Transactionists
D. Structuralist
2. Which language nature describes language as primarily made of verbal sounds
produced by speech apparatus in the human body?
A. Language is vocal
C. Language is a system
B. Language is arbitrary
D. Language is socio-cultural
3. Which group of linguists sees language as learnt through a process of exchanges
from one person to another?
A. Structuralist
C. Transactionist
B. Interactionist
D. Transformationalist
4. Which group of linguists believes that language can be manifested in linguistic
forms and that it is considered innate and universal?
A. Transactionists
C. Structuralists
B. Interactionists
D. Transformationalists
5. Structuralists believe that language is purely accidental. There is no natural link between the words
and their meaning. Which statement is explained?
A. Language is dual.
C. Language is culturally-defined.
B. Language is arbitrary.
D. Language is a human attribute.
6. Language & a language of human beings, where only people are capable of recalling events that
happened previously, or that will occur in the future. Which characteristic of language is described?
A. Language is universal
C. Language is a product of
B. Language is instrumental.
displacement
D. Language in productive and creative
7, Martha is living in a town where people are Christians and religious. They always respond to
positive situations by saying "glory to God : How is language defined in this situation?
A. Language as linguistic communication
B. Language as speech communication
C. Language as a cognitive process
D. Language as culture-defined
8. Nathaniel is very particular in studying grammatical rules. He believes that mastering the structures
and symbols will make him fluent in the use of language. Nathaniel is an example of a/an___?
A. Structuralist
C. transactionist
B. Interactionist
D. transformationalist
9.In some movies, teenagers often use words that have once had no meaning but were eventually
understood and used by many young people all over the world. This explains that ___________.
A. language is arbitrary
C. language is multicultural
B. language is productive
D. linguagens speeres uniformed
10. Agnes believes that language is primarily spoken, sounds are produced by the articulation of the
speech organs. Agnes refers this idea to the definition that ___________.
A. language is a linguistic communication
C. language is a system of systems
B. language is a speech communication
D. language is creative
11. Michael Halliday sees language as a means to establish and maintain a social relationship. Which
function of language does he describe?
A. Ideational
C. Interpersonal
B. Experiential
D. Logical
12 Jakobson believes that a channel is an essential element of communication, A channel determines
whether the communication will be sustained or halted. Which does this function of language
describe?
A. Conative
C. Emotive
B. Phatic
D. Metalingual
13. When children start to explore their environment and intend to learn more about the world around
them, they usually become very inquisitive and always throw questions. Which language function is
described?
A. Expressive
C. Personal
B. Imaginative
D. Heuristic
14. In what way do informative and interpersonal language functions differ?
A. Informative language seeks to learn about the environment while interpersonal language
describes the personal emotions of the speaker.
B. Informative language seeks to provide statements that could hardly be negated nor verified,
while interpersonal language describes a language that is used for social connections
C. Informative language seeks to listen to other peoples' ideas and learn the facts while
interpersonal language desires to influence other people in order to show control
D. Informative language seeks to inform others of one's feelings and emotions while
interpersonal language is used for developing relationships.
15, How in Jakobson's language function different from Halliday's?
A. Jakobson conforms to the general functions of language while Halliday Fees language as a
gift to humanity,
B. Jakobson associated language as a means to learn people while Halliday values the
language of a child
C. Jakobson wants language to be communicated through modeling technique while Halliday
seeks to describe both the language of the child and adult
D. Jakobson confers language functions to the act of verbal communication, while Halliday
describes language in social interaction
16. Which element of Jakobson's model of communication is associated with the
referential function?
A. Context
C. Sender
B. Code
D. Receiver
17. Which element of Jakobson's model of communication focuses on the sender?
A. Conative
C. Phatic
B. Emotive
D. Poetic
18. Which of Halliday's Meta-functions of language focuses on logical and experiential purposes?
A. Ideational
C. Interpersonal
B. Textual
D. Representational
19. Ava is very good at speaking in rhymes. She ses language as _______.
A. emotive
C. expressive
B. poetic
D. representational
20. Mrs. V always engages her students in role play in order to practice language.She
emphasizes a particular language function that is _______.
A. heuristic
C. Imaginative
B. ideational
D. recreational