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Pourquoi étudier le français (1- Multilingualism)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for a person who speaks only one language?

a)

monolingual

b)

bilingual

c)

multilingual

d)

polyglot

2.

What is the term for a person who speaks only two languages?

a)

monolingual

b)

bilingual

c)

multilingual

d)

polyglot

3.

What is the term for a person who speaks two or more languages?

a)

monolingual

b)

bilingual

c)

multilingual

d)

polyglot

4.

What is the term for a person who speaks several languages really well?

a)

monolingual

b)

bilingual

c)

multilingual

d)

polyglot

5.

What is the term for a second language that someone uses to communicate to another?

a)

language of the other speaker

b)

lingua franca

c)

pidgin

d)

creole

6.

What is the term for a second language that two or more people use to communicate although it is not the native language of any of them?

a)

language of the other speaker

b)

lingua franca

c)

pidgin

d)

creole

7.

What is the term for a second language that is a hybrid of two used for a specific purpose but that has a limited vocabulary?

a)

language of the other speaker

b)

lingua franca

c)

pidgin

d)

creole

8.

What is the term for a second language that is a pidgin language after it has become a first language?

a)

language of the other speaker

b)

lingua franca

c)

pidgin

d)

creole

9.

Which of these regions is an example given for monolingual? (Select all that apply.)

a)

Norway

b)

Australia

c)

Switzerland

d)

Francophone Africa

e)

UK

10.

Which of these regions is an example given for multilingual? (Select all that apply.)

a)

Norway

b)

Australia

c)

Switzerland

d)

Francophone Africa

e)

UK

11.

Which of these regions is an example given for polyglot? (Select all that apply.)

a)

Norway

b)

Australia

c)

Switzerland

d)

Francophone Africa

e)

UK

12.

Which of the following languages is spoken in Aruba?

a)

papiamento

b)

luxembourgish

c)

tamil

d)

malay

e)

afrikaans

13.

Which of the following languages is spoken in Singapore?

a)

papiamento

b)

luxembourgish

c)

tamil

d)

malay

e)

afrikaans

14.

Which of the following languages is spoken in Luxembourg?

a)

papiamento

b)

luxembourgish

c)

tamil

d)

malay

e)

afrikaans

15.

Which of the following languages is spoken in Malaysia?

a)

papiamento

b)

luxembourgish

c)

tamil

d)

malay

e)

afrikaans

16.

Which of the following languages is spoken in South Africa?

a)

papiamento

b)

luxembourgish

c)

tamil

d)

malay

e)

afrikaans

17.

According to our research and discussions, what percentage of the world's population is monolingual?

a)

17

b)

21

c)

40

d)

43

18.

According to our research and discussions, what percentage of the world's population is multilingual?

a)

17

b)

21

c)

40

d)

43

19.

According to our research and discussions, what percentage of the world's population is polyglot?

a)

17

b)

21

c)

40

d)

43

20.

According to our research and discussions, what percentage of the US population speaks a second language?

a)

17

b)

21

c)

40

d)

43

21.

Which of the following is not 1 of the top 5 languages spoken in US homes based on our research?

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

Arabic

d)

"Chinese"

e)

Tagalog