English Language Day Quiz

April 23rd was chosen to be English Language Day in honour of

• the Queen

• Shakespeare

• the British President

• the King

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Around __________ words are added to the English dictionary every year.

• 2000

• 300

• 4000

• 150

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CCSS.L.11-12.1B

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

More people speak English as a second language than there are native English speakers in the world.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

How many per cent of the English words have got French origin?

• 25%

• 35%

• 15%

• 45%

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

The average English speakers know between 20 000 and 30 000 words.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

How many people around the world speak English?

• 1 billion people

• 1.75 billion people

• 400 million people

• 2.2 billion people

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

The English language spread so much because of colonization.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The most used word in the English language is

• they

• yes

• very

• I

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The word "good" has got 380 synonyms.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Shakespeare added more than ________ words to the English language.

• 1000

• 200

• 3000

• 500

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3