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World Languages

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What writing system does Chinese use?

a)

The Roman Alphabet

b)

The Cyrillic Alphabet

c)

Symbols called pictographs and ideographs

d)

The Greek Alphabet

2.

The word alphabet comes from...?

a)

The Greek Alphabet

b)

The Roman Alphabet

c)

The Hebrew Alphabet

d)

The Cyrillic Alphabet

3.

What percentage of the world does not speak English?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

10%

4.

What is the most spoken language in the world?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Arabic

d)

Chinese

5.

What was the language of the Ancient Romans?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

Egyptian

d)

Persian

6.

What alphabet does Russian use?

a)

Greek

b)

Roman

c)

Cyrillic

d)

Arabic

7.

The first people to invent the alphabet were....

a)

The Egyptians

b)

The Hebrews and the Phoenicians

c)

The Greeks and the Persians

d)

The Assyrians

8.

After the invasion of England in 1066, What became the official language?

a)

German

b)

English

c)

French

d)

Spanish

9.
How many languages are there in the world?
a)
about 7,000
b)
about 1,000
c)
about 3,000
d)
about 5,000
10.
Which language does NOT use an alphabet?
a)
Arabic
b)
Chinese
c)
Russian
d)
Finnish
11.
Which language is spoken in Vatican City?
a)
Japanese
b)
Hebrew
c)
Latin
d)
Greek
12.

Which language boasts the longest word in the world?

a)

Hungarian

b)

Welsh

c)

Danish

d)

German

13.

What is the official language of Austria?

a)

German

b)

Austrian

c)

Austrian German

d)

Bavarian

14.

Which country has 11 official languages?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Egypt

c)

Cambodia

d)

Niger

15.

Which of the following was NOT a Germanic speaking people that influenced the English language?

a)

Angles

b)

Saxons

c)

Jutes

d)

Normans