English 2B: What language do you speak?

Which of the following is NOT an English-speaking country?

• South Africa

• the Dominican Republic

• Jamaica

• India

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

How many people speak English in the world today?

• 4 million

• 5 million

• 2 billion

• 5 billion

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Approximately how many native speakers of English are there in the world?

• 400 million

• 200 million

• 100 million

• 50 million

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

About how many people have learned English as a foreign language?

• 375 million

• 75 million

• 750 million

• 950 million

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

An open-source language means:

• it is defined only by the Modern Language Assocation.

• it follows strict grammatical rules.

• it is only written and has no spoken form.

• anyone can add to it.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

GDP refers to:

• public health.

• access to education and language learning.

• social inequality in a country.

• a country's economic status.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five major developing economies in the world?

• Russia

• Brazil

• Mexico

• India

Which of the following languages is increasing in economic importance?

• Chinese

• Japanese

• French

• German

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Portuguese is a language that is increasing in economic importance.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the most widely spoken language in the world?

• Mandarin Chinese
• Hindi
• Spanish
• English

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D