Perspectives 3 - Unit 7D - TEDtalks
Authored by Alistair James Percival
English
11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main message the speaker conveys about creativity with words?
Creativity should be encouraged
Creativity should be limited
Creativity is harmful
Creativity is unnecessary
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which method of creating new words involves stealing them from other languages?
Back-formation
Functional shift
Borrowing
Compounding
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of the natural rules that exist in your brain when it comes to language?
To limit creativity
To help you understand language without being taught
To remind you of traffic laws
To confuse people
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which method of creating new words involves changing how a word operates?
Borrowing
Compounding
Functional shift
Back-formation
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main job of a lexicographer?
To create new words
To put all possible words into a dictionary
To teach grammar rules
To decide what is a word
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which method of creating new words involves changing the meaning of an existing word?
Back-formation
Functional shift
Compounding
Borrowing
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do people collectively decide what is a word in English?
By consulting dictionaries
By asking linguists
By following grammar rules
By agreeing to understand each other
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