Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Languages

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many languages are there in the world?
a)
about 7,000
b)
about 1,000
c)
about 3,000
d)
about 5,000
2.
Which country does NOT speak English as a main language?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Ireland
c)
New Zealand
d)
Singapore
3.
Which language is NOT in the top 5 spoken in the world?
a)
Arabic
b)
Hindi
c)
Polish
d)
Spanish
4.
Which language is NOT written & read from left to right?
a)
Greek
b)
Latin
c)
Hebrew
d)
Polish
5.
Which language does NOT use an alphabet?
a)
Arabic
b)
Chinese
c)
Russian
d)
Finnish
6.
Which language is spoken in Pakistan?
a)
Dutch
b)
Portuguese
c)
Polish
d)
Urdu
7.
Which language is spoken in Brazil?
a)
Spanish
b)
Portuguese
c)
French
d)
German
8.
Which language is spoken in Vatican City?
a)
Japanese
b)
Hebrew
c)
Latin
d)
Greek
9.
This language family is spoken in Russia and other eastern European countries.
a)
Germanic
b)
Slavic
c)
English
d)
Romance
10.

What alphabet does English use?

a)

Roman

b)

Greek

c)

Arabic

d)

Hebrew

11.

What percentage of the world does not speak English?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

10%

12.

What is the most spoken language in the world?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Arabic

d)

Chinese

13.

What was the language of the Ancient Romans?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

Egyptian

d)

Persian

14.

"Herba" is a ............ word.

a)

Latvian

b)

Latin

c)

French

d)

Russian

15.
List 6 countries that have Chinese as their official language.
a)
China, Beijing, Taiwan, Tibet, Mexico, Singapore
b)
Macau, Tibet, Taiwan, Singapore, China, Japan
c)
Macau, Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, 
d)
Macau, Tibet, Taiwan, Singapore, 
16.
The five most widely spoken languages from greatest to least are:
a)
Mandarin, Japanese, English, Spanish, Urdu
b)
Chinese, Spanish, English, Hindi/Urdu, Arabic
c)
Arabic, Hindi/Urdu, English, Spanish, Chinese
d)
Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese
17.
The five most widely spoken languages from least to greatest are:
a)
Mandarin, Japanese, English, Spanish, Urdu
b)
Chinese, Spanish, English, Hindi/Urdu, Arabic
c)
Arabic, Hindi/Urdu, English, Spanish, Chinese
d)
Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese
18.

What is the person, who can speak many languages, called?

a)

Multi-speaker

b)

Multiglot

c)

Polyglot

d)

Polyspeaker

19.

What is the main language spoken in Tonga?

a)

English

b)

Polynesian

c)

French

d)

Tongan

20.

What is the main language spoken in Bolivia?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Portuguese

d)

French

21.

Choose 2 languages from the list below which are taught in every country in the World.

a)

Spanish

b)

Mandarin

c)

English

d)

French

22.

Which language must you learn if you wish to be an astronaut?

a)

Russian

b)

Polish

c)

German

d)

French

23.

What is the official language of Austria?

a)

German

b)

Austrian

c)

Austrian German

d)

Bavarian

24.

Which language has 44 letters, 14 vowels and is officially known as "Magyar"?

a)

Egyptian

b)

Hungarian

c)

Polish

d)

Chinese

25.

What foreign language is this?

"I want to go home."

a)

Elvish

b)

Klingon

c)

English

d)

I don't know.

26.

What foreign language is this?

"Quero ir para casa."

a)

Hindi

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Portuguese

27.

What foreign language is this?

"Ich will nach hause gehen."

a)

German

b)

Bahasa Malaysia

c)

Tagalog

d)

Hanwi

28.

What foreign language is this?

"Я хочу домой."

a)

Russian

b)

Celtic

c)

Hindi

d)

Bengali

29.

What foreign language is this?

"อยากกลับบ้าน."

a)

Kazakh (Mongolian)

b)

Thai

c)

Khmer

d)

Cantonese

30.

What language is this?

"我想回家."

a)

Chinese

b)

Japanese

c)

Korean

d)

Vietnamese

31.

What language is this?

"Tôi muốn về nhà."

a)

Kazakh (Mongolia)

b)

Chinese

c)

Vietnamese

d)

Khmer (Cambodia)

32.

What language is this?

"Quiero ir a casa."

a)

Italian

b)

Portuguese

c)

Spanish

d)

French

33.

What language is this?

"Je veux aller a la maison."

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

French

d)

Italian

34.
Which continent has the most language?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
America
35.
Which country has the largest number of languages?
a)
China
b)
England
c)
Papua New Guinea
d)
Brazil
36.
What is the second largest language in the world?
a)
Spanish
b)
Chinese
c)
English
d)
Arabic
37.
What is the third largest language in the world?
a)
Chinese
b)
Spanish
c)
English
d)
Hindi
38.
What is the fourth largest language in the world?
a)
Hindi
b)
Chinese
c)
English
d)
Arabic
39.
In Italian "I love you" is... 
a)
te amo
b)
ti amo
c)
te adoro
d)
te quiero
40.

What is the oldest language in the world?

a)

Greek

b)

Chinese

c)

Latin

d)

Egyptian

41.

what language is spoken in Argentina?

a)

Argentinese

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

Latin

42.

What language is spoken in India?

a)

Hindi

b)

English

c)

Indese

d)

Mongonese

Similar Resources on Wayground

Perú

43 questions

Perú

quiz

Worksheet

•

Professional Development

CLASS A -3RD ROUND

40 questions

CLASS A -3RD ROUND

quiz

Worksheet

•

Professional Development

Hsk 1

40 questions

Hsk 1

quiz

Worksheet

•

KG - Professional Dev...

Mini test 3 _ FCE

40 questions

Mini test 3 _ FCE

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade - Professio...

Reading Explorer 1 Unit 3 Vocab (1-3)

43 questions

Reading Explorer 1 Unit 3 Vocab (1-3)

quiz

Worksheet

•

University - Professi...

FINAL EXAM-JUNIOR 2

40 questions

FINAL EXAM-JUNIOR 2

quiz

Worksheet

•

KG - Professional Dev...

Revision of Tenses - Present Past Futures

37 questions

Revision of Tenses - Present Past Futures

quiz

Worksheet

•

Professional Development