Understanding Mother Tongue and Language

Understanding Mother Tongue and Language

Assessment

Interactive Video

World Languages

4th - 5th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

FREE Resource

The video introduces a story about a scholar who visits Akbar's court, claiming mastery over many languages. Birbal uses his wit to discover the scholar's mother tongue, Telugu, by observing his reaction when startled. The story highlights that in times of stress, people revert to their mother tongue. The video also includes vocabulary exercises to reinforce learning.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a scholar according to the video?

A person who travels a lot

A person who is very learned and knowledgeable

A person who is very athletic

A person who is very wealthy

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is meant by 'mother tongue'?

The national language of a country

The state language you belong to

The language you learn in school

The language spoken by your mother

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you are from Maharashtra, what would be your mother tongue?

Punjabi

Marathi

Hindi

Malayalam

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who visited Akbar's court in the story?

A learned pandit

A renowned artist

A king from another land

A famous warrior

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What challenge did the pandit present to Akbar's court?

To solve a complex riddle

To identify his favorite language

To find out his mother tongue

To defeat him in a debate

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Birbal plan to discover the pandit's mother tongue?

By whispering and tickling him while he slept

By challenging him to a language test

By observing his behavior

By asking him directly

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the pandit do when he was tickled in his sleep?

He laughed loudly

He spoke in his mother tongue

He ignored it

He woke up immediately

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