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WorksheetsEuropean Day of Languages
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which of the following countries is German an official language?
a)
All
b)
Switzerland
c)
Luxembourg
d)
Belgium
2.
Which are the two varieties of standard modern Norwegian?
a)
Nynorsk and Bokmål
b)
Norse
c)
Faroese
d)
Bokmål
3.
The official language of Azerbaijan is called?
a)
Azerbaijanian
b)
Azerbaigianic
c)
Azerban
d)
AzerbaijanianAzerbaigianicAzerbanAzeri
4.
Where is Aleut spoken?
a)
Alaska and Siberia
b)
Siberia
c)
Norway
d)
Greenland
5.
How many languages are estimated to be indigenous to Europe?
a)
less than 100
b)
100-200
c)
200-300
d)
300-400
6.
How many living languages are there estimated in the world?
a)
around 500
b)
around 4000
c)
around 2000
d)
around 6000
7.
Which is the most widely spoken language in the world?
a)
Chinese
b)
Hindi
c)
Spanish
d)
English
8.
What proportion of all languages in the world are African languages?
a)
approx. one third of all languages
b)
approx. half of all languages
c)
approx. one fifth of all languages
d)
approx. ten percent of all languages
9.
Which of the following languages are written from right to left?
a)
Hebrew and Arabic
b)
Maltese
c)
Arabic
d)
Japanese
10.
Which of the following languages is considered to be the oldest language still used in Europe?
a)
Galician
b)
Basque
c)
Icelandic
d)
Greek
11.
Which European language is Afrikaans derived from?
a)
German
b)
English
c)
Dutch
d)
French
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