49 Soal Sosiolinguistics Beserta Jawaban
Kumpulan Soal Pilihan Ganda Materi Sociolinguistics
1. In an interaction, politeness can be defined as the means employed to show awareness of another person’s face whereas face means … .
A. the emotional and social sense
B. the situation of social distance
C. the public self-image of a person
D. the idea of polite social behavior
A. the emotional and social sense
B. the situation of social distance
C. the public self-image of a person
D. the idea of polite social behavior
Jawaban:
2. Which of the following is the example of positive politeness?
A. I want you to lend me your dictionary, please ?
B. How about letting me use your dictionary ?
C. Can I ask you for a dictionary ?
D. I need a dictionary, please ?
3. Sociolinguistics transfer refers to the use of the rules of speaking of one’s own speech community or cultural group when interacting with ….
A. people who have the same native language
B. members of another community
C. communities having different rules of speaking
D. speakers trying to achieve a particular language
4. Sociolinguistics transfer is classified into three types as the following except … .
A. transfer of a native language sociolinguistics variable rule
B. transfer of native, discourse level, sociocultural competence
C. transfer as an explanation of error in second language
D. socially motivated transfer where the transfer pattern may not be sociolinguistics itself
5. A speech act is an act that a speaker performs when … .
A. speaking in front of public
B. making an utterance
C. interacting with someone
D. talking in formal situation
6. One of the potential sources of intercultural miscommunication is if there is frequently interactional trouble when members of one cultural group compliment in situation in which compliments are … .
A. considered as the means of communication
B. appropriate for other cultures
C. recognized by the members of the cultural group
D. inappropriate for members of other groups
7. Interlocutor is someone who … .
A. takes part in a conversation, often formally or officially
B. presides over an assembly , meeting, or discussion
C. speaks in public
D. presides over a public ceremony , formal dinner , entertainment, etc
8. Varieties of a language consists of continuum with the original language at one extreme and … .
A. used by people with various linguistic background
B. the most different variation at the other
C. more complicated or ambiguous entity
D. the same variety are much more comfortable with each other
9. There are two opinions about bilingual education, those who favor bilingual education argue that children cannot learn in a language they do not understand therefore the language one is necessary , whereas the other ones say that bilingual education …..
A. doesn’t provide language minority students with maximum exposure to English
B. is illogical in its implication that less English instruction will lead to more English achievement
C. has less to the majority language for students who do learn very effectively in a second language
D. is far more than just being able to read, write and speak two languages
10. A model of bilingual education which focuses on the development of full bilingualism, encouraging oral fluency and literacy in both English and the students’s native language as well as academic learning is called …model.
A. late-exit
B. the transitional
C. dual immersion
D. the transferred
11. The idea underlying of international English is to discard the choice of any particular variety to be taught to students from the expanding circle countries and to … .
A. choose whether English is taught as a second language in a country where it is spoken by the majority of the population
B. expand circle countries where English has no official status but it is acquired by many people for use in international communication
C. have some form of English that is equally comprehensible to speakers of all the varieties
D. develop varieties of English that are now recognized as varieties for those that are worth teaching to students from the expanding circle countries
12. An English Immersion model which uses a simplified form of English as the language of instruction in all classes is called … model.
A. English as a second language (ESL)
B. limited English proficient
C. structured or sheltered immersion classes
D. the submersion or sink or swim
13. The followings are some bilingualism dichotomies, except … .
A. early vs late bilingualism
B. simultaneous vs successive bilingualism
C. coordinate vs subcoordinate bilingualism
D. additive vs subtractive bilingualism
C. the public self-image of a person
2. Which of the following is the example of positive politeness?
A. I want you to lend me your dictionary, please ?
B. How about letting me use your dictionary ?
C. Can I ask you for a dictionary ?
D. I need a dictionary, please ?
Jawaban:
B. How about letting me use your dictionary ?
B. How about letting me use your dictionary ?
3. Sociolinguistics transfer refers to the use of the rules of speaking of one’s own speech community or cultural group when interacting with ….
A. people who have the same native language
B. members of another community
C. communities having different rules of speaking
D. speakers trying to achieve a particular language
Jawaban:
B. members of another community
B. members of another community
4. Sociolinguistics transfer is classified into three types as the following except … .
A. transfer of a native language sociolinguistics variable rule
B. transfer of native, discourse level, sociocultural competence
C. transfer as an explanation of error in second language
D. socially motivated transfer where the transfer pattern may not be sociolinguistics itself
Jawaban:
C. transfer as an explanation of error in second language
C. transfer as an explanation of error in second language
5. A speech act is an act that a speaker performs when … .
A. speaking in front of public
B. making an utterance
C. interacting with someone
D. talking in formal situation
Jawaban:
B. making an utterance
B. making an utterance
6. One of the potential sources of intercultural miscommunication is if there is frequently interactional trouble when members of one cultural group compliment in situation in which compliments are … .
A. considered as the means of communication
B. appropriate for other cultures
C. recognized by the members of the cultural group
D. inappropriate for members of other groups
Jawaban:
D. inappropriate for members of other groups
D. inappropriate for members of other groups
7. Interlocutor is someone who … .
A. takes part in a conversation, often formally or officially
B. presides over an assembly , meeting, or discussion
C. speaks in public
D. presides over a public ceremony , formal dinner , entertainment, etc
Jawaban:
A. takes part in a conversation, often formally or officially
A. takes part in a conversation, often formally or officially
8. Varieties of a language consists of continuum with the original language at one extreme and … .
A. used by people with various linguistic background
B. the most different variation at the other
C. more complicated or ambiguous entity
D. the same variety are much more comfortable with each other
Jawaban:
B. the most different variation at the other
B. the most different variation at the other
9. There are two opinions about bilingual education, those who favor bilingual education argue that children cannot learn in a language they do not understand therefore the language one is necessary , whereas the other ones say that bilingual education …..
A. doesn’t provide language minority students with maximum exposure to English
B. is illogical in its implication that less English instruction will lead to more English achievement
C. has less to the majority language for students who do learn very effectively in a second language
D. is far more than just being able to read, write and speak two languages
Jawaban:
B. is illogical in its implication that less English instruction will lead to more English achievement
B. is illogical in its implication that less English instruction will lead to more English achievement
10. A model of bilingual education which focuses on the development of full bilingualism, encouraging oral fluency and literacy in both English and the students’s native language as well as academic learning is called …model.
A. late-exit
B. the transitional
C. dual immersion
D. the transferred
Jawaban:
A. late-exit
A. late-exit
11. The idea underlying of international English is to discard the choice of any particular variety to be taught to students from the expanding circle countries and to … .
A. choose whether English is taught as a second language in a country where it is spoken by the majority of the population
B. expand circle countries where English has no official status but it is acquired by many people for use in international communication
C. have some form of English that is equally comprehensible to speakers of all the varieties
D. develop varieties of English that are now recognized as varieties for those that are worth teaching to students from the expanding circle countries
Jawaban:
C. have some form of English that is equally comprehensible to speakers of all the varieties
C. have some form of English that is equally comprehensible to speakers of all the varieties
12. An English Immersion model which uses a simplified form of English as the language of instruction in all classes is called … model.
A. English as a second language (ESL)
B. limited English proficient
C. structured or sheltered immersion classes
D. the submersion or sink or swim
Jawaban:
C. structured or sheltered immersion classes
C. structured or sheltered immersion classes
13. The followings are some bilingualism dichotomies, except … .
A. early vs late bilingualism
B. simultaneous vs successive bilingualism
C. coordinate vs subcoordinate bilingualism
D. additive vs subtractive bilingualism
Jawaban:
C. coordinate vs subcoordinate bilingualism
14. The function of language is not only to enable people to store knowledge but also to …
A. incorporate social and cultural factors
B. transmit their culture to succeeding generations
C. function the real world in different circumstances
D. transfer sounds and letters that have meaning
A. incorporate social and cultural factors
B. transmit their culture to succeeding generations
C. function the real world in different circumstances
D. transfer sounds and letters that have meaning
Jawaban:
B. transmit their culture to succeeding generations
B. transmit their culture to succeeding generations
15. According to Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, language influences the way people see the world, which means every language has …… upon what the people who use, see, feel, think and talk about it.
A. a different meaning
B. natural aspects
C. an effect
D. its own characters
A. a different meaning
B. natural aspects
C. an effect
D. its own characters
Jawaban:
C. an effect
C. an effect
16. The difference between speech and written language is that speech tends to be people-centered while written tends to be … centered
A. redundancy
B. context
C. expression
D. topic
A. redundancy
B. context
C. expression
D. topic
Jawaban:
D. topic
D. topic
17. Which of the following doesn’t influence social structure toward the language usage?
A. Status
B. Size
C. Boundaries
D. Culture
A. Status
B. Size
C. Boundaries
D. Culture
Jawaban:
D. Culture
D. Culture