Code Switching Quiz : 20 MCQs on Code-Switching

Code Switching Quiz : What is Code Switching? – Code-switching is the practice of switching between languages or dialects (linguistic codes) based on the social context or conversation.

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Code Switching Quiz : 20 MCQs

Welcome to Code Switching Quiz

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1. Who coined the term "code-switching"?

Janet Holmes

Noam Chomsky

Ferdinand de Saussure

Einar Haugen

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2. Code-switching involves alternating between:

Formal and informal speech only

Dialects, accents, registers, and languages

Different languages only

Written and spoken communication

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3. In which communities is code-switching most commonly observed?

Bilingual or multilingual

Monolingual

Urban

Rural

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4. What is a "linguistic code"?

A secret language

A language, dialect, accent, or register

A computer programming language

Only a spoken language

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5. Which of the following is not an example of a linguistic code?

Morse code

Formal register

French language

Geordie dialect

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6. According to Janet Holmes (2000), why do people code-switch?

For belonging, communication, and lexical gaps

To show off their language skills

To avoid misunderstandings

To maintain linguistic purity

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7. Code-switching can be used to fill:

Lexical gaps

Temporal gaps

Social gaps

Formal gaps

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8. Switching from informal to formal speech is an example of:

Code-mixing

Changing registers

Intra-sentential switching

Inter-sentential switching

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9. Which type of code-switching happens at the beginning or end of a sentence?

Changing registers

Inter-sentential

Extra-sentential

Intra-sentential

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10. What is intra-sentential code-switching?

Switching in the middle of a sentence fluently

Switching using tags only

Switching between sentences

Switching subconsciously

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11. Extra-sentential code-switching often includes:

Tag phrases from one language to another

Unrelated words from another dialect

Grammatical errors

Complete sentences in another language

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12. Switching between English and Spanish mid-sentence is an example of:

Extra-sentential switching

Inter-sentential switching

Intra-sentential switching

Code-mixing

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13. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates code-switching?

A bilingual person shifting from English to Hindi during a conversation

A monolingual speaker using formal language in a job interview

A person forgetting words in one language

A linguist studying multiple languages

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14. Code-switching often occurs in globalized workplaces because:

Employees belong to multicultural communities

People forget their native language

There are strict language rules

Employees dislike formal registers

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15. Which of the following would NOT be classified as code-switching?

A bilingual person intentionally switching to exclude someone

A speaker translating between languages

A speaker switching from English to French

A speaker using an informal register at home and a formal one at work

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16. A bilingual speaker using Hindi conjunctions in English sentences exhibits:

Code-mixing

Intra-sentential switching

Extra-sentential switching

Inter-sentential switching

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17. Code-switching is often mistaken for:

Code-mixing

Lexical borrowing

Dialectal consistency

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18. Tag-switching refers to:

Mixing words from two languages randomly

Alternating between formal and informal language

Switching between sentences

Adding tag phrases from one language to another

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19. Which of the following types of code-switching happens within a single sentence?

Extra-sentential

Inter-sentential

Intra-sentential

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20. In which linguistic field is code switching commonly studied?

Phonetics

Semantics

Morphology

Sociolinguistics

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