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The passage below has gaps. Following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

One way in which we come to see monolingual standard languages as the norm and __6__ [A. deviations B. aberrations C. criticisms D. deviants] from the imagined monolingual standard language as aberrant, and remember each individual __7__ [A. repertoire B. word C. idea D. statement] is a deviation but repertoires characterised by greater deviation as problematic is through the close association between language and place. You would have seen maps that map languages into territory. You probably can __8__ [A. write B. set C. conjure D. let] in your mind a map of the Americas where almost all of North America is __9__ [A. known B.  coded C. accepted D. conceded] for English except for a bit of French in East Canada, more than half of Central and South America would be coded for Spanish, the other big chunk (Brazil) for Portuguese, and three tiny __10__ [A. havens B. colonies C. isles D. pockets] of English, Dutch and French where the states of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana are located in addition to maps based on the __11__ [A. national B. common C. local D regional] language of a state, you would be able to find more fine-grained maps that map traditional minority languages into a particular territory. Language maps do not only inform us about global language distributions; they also fulfil a __12__ [A. interactive B. discursive C. intuitive D. reclusive] function, they establish a __13__ [A. plan B. wedge C. bridge D. link] between language and territory as a central and normal way to think about language use. The territorial __14__ [A. principle B. concept C. perception D. technique] is foundational to most thinking about linguistic justice because it __15__ [A. undergirds B. undermines C. underestimate D. underserved] linguistic legislation.

(Source: Ingrid Piler, 2016 p. 33, Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice. Oxford, Oxford University Press)

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Select the option that best fills the gap labelled 13

  • A. plan
  • B. wedge
  • C. bridge
  • D. link
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192

Select the option that best fills the gap labelled 14

  • A. principle
  • B. concept
  • C. perception
  • D. technique
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193

Select the option that best fills the gap labelled 15

  • A. undergirds
  • B. undermines
  • C. underestimate
  • D. underserved
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194

Choose the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

She is travelling to Abuja. She'll return next week.

  • A. She is travelling to Abuja to return next week
  • B. She is travelling to Abuja but returning next week
  • C. She is travelling to Abuja to returning next week
  • D. She is travelling to Abuja and returning next week
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195

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence

Our school field is bigger than yours.

  • A. Your school is bigger than ours
  • B. Your school is not bigger than ours
  • C. Our school field is as big as yours
  • D. Your school field is not as big as ours
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