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The hardest language

I. Write the letter of the main idea next to the correct paragraph. Not all the paragraphs are included.
(4 points for each correct answer, 20 points total)

Main ideas Paragraphs

A. A group of people’s opinions Paragraph 1 ______

B. The difficulty of a language can be measured only when Paragraph 2 ______

learning a second language

C. The difficulty of a language cannot be determined Paragraph 3 ______

D. Factors that affect learning a new language Paragraph 4 ______

E. Examples of first languages affecting learning second Paragraph 5 ______

languages

II. Underline the correct option: (3 points each correct answer, 18 points total)

1. When can the difficulty of a language be determined?

a) never b) when learning c) when learning d) when learning
a second language a first language the mother tongue

2. Who will find it easy to learn Chinese?

a) Spanish learners b) Portuguese learners c) Many people d) Japanese learners

3. What does the word readily” in line 14 mean?

a) easily b) ready c) problematic d) hard

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4. How many factors affect learning a language?

a) one b) two c) three d) four

5. Why do British diplomats find Hungarian difficult to learn?

a) for its number of nouns b) for its forms of nouns c) for its genitives d) for its subjects

5. What is Tabassaran?
a) an alphabet b) a country c) a person d) a language

III. Identify the following words in the text and underline what or who they refer to:
(3 points each correct answer, 18 points total)

1. “they” in line 3 refers to: a) differences b) mother tongue c) people

2. “who” in line 11 refers to: a) People b) Japanese speakers c) foreign learners

3. “which” in line 15 refers to: a) circumstances b) teachers c) language

4. “their” in line 18 refers to: a) daily life b) people c) teachers

5. “they” in line 21 refers to: a) language b) Japanese c) British diplomats and

other staff members

6. “it” in line 25 refers to: a) Tabassaran b) Hungarian c) Japanese

IV. Circle the correct letter T (true) or F (false). (3 points each correct answer, 15 points total)

1. The mother tongue is learned in a natural way. T F

2. Learning a second language will be influenced by our first language. T F

3. Chinese is considered a hard language due to its writing system and pronunciation. T F

4. Learning languages is hard for British diplomats. T F

5. Learning any writing system is challenging. T F

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V. Elabora EN ESPAÑOL un resumen del texto (90 a 120 palabras): incluye los siguientes puntos:

 Explain the factors that make a language difficult to learn

 Give examples of why some people find a language difficult
(29 puntos en total)

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