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world languages

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

how many Spanish speaking country's are there in north america

a)

1

b)

33

c)

4

d)

10

e)

nothing

2.

what does la ropa mean?

a)

cloths

b)

close the door

c)

mom

d)

nothing

3.

How do you say mom in Spanish

a)

mama

b)

papa

c)

hijo

d)

hija

4.

do dog fly

a)

yes

b)

no

5.

what is smarter

a)

dog

b)

cat

c)

man keys

6.
How many languages are there in the world?
a)
about 7,000
b)
about 1,000
c)
about 3,000
d)
about 5,000
7.
Which country does NOT speak English as a main language?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Ireland
c)
New Zealand
d)
Singapore
8.
Which language is NOT in the top 5 spoken in the world?
a)
Arabic
b)
Hindi
c)
Polish
d)
Spanish
9.
Which language is NOT in the top 5 spoken in the world?
a)
Arabic
b)
Hindi
c)
Polish
d)
Spanish
10.
Which language is NOT in the top 5 spoken in the world?
a)
Arabic
b)
Hindi
c)
Polish
d)
Spanish
11.
Which language is NOT in the top 4 languages spoken in the Western Hemisphere?
a)
German
b)
French
c)
Spanish
d)
Portuguese
12.
Which language is NOT written & read from left to right?
a)
Greek
b)
Latin
c)
Hebrew
d)
Polish
13.

What alphabet does English use?

a)

Roman

b)

Greek

c)

Arabic

d)

Hebrew

14.

What writing system does Chinese use?

a)

The Roman Alphabet

b)

The Cyrillic Alphabet

c)

Symbols called pictographs and ideographs

d)

The Greek Alphabet

15.

The word alphabet comes from...?

a)

The Greek Alphabet

b)

The Roman Alphabet

c)

The Hebrew Alphabet

d)

The Cyrillic Alphabet

16.
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, 
17.
How many Chinese-speaking people are there in the US?
a)
4 billion
b)
3 million
c)
1.2 billion
d)
300,000
18.
The capital of China is:
a)
Beijing
b)
Hong Kong
c)
Tokyo
d)
The Phillipines
19.

What is the main language spoken in Bolivia?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Portuguese

d)

French

20.

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

a)

Spanish

b)

Mandarin

c)

English

d)

French

21.

What is the main language spoken in Tonga?

a)

English

b)

Polynesian

c)

French

d)

Tongan

22.

In which language would you find the following letters grouped together? ch, cz, rz, sz, szcz.

a)

German

b)

Slovakian

c)

Hungarian

d)

Polish

23.

Who studied at has degrees from Rockford, Judson and Liberty Universities?

a)

Christy

b)

Kelly

c)

Joselyn

d)

Julie

24.

Who studied at Knox College and enjoys photography?

a)

Peter

b)

Jenny

c)

Roberta

d)

Cyndy

25.

Who in the department has taught in Harvard?

a)

Roberta

b)

Peter

c)

Julie

d)

Joselyn