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World Languages

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most spoken language in the world?

a)

Mandarin Chinese

b)

Hindustani (India)

c)

Spanish

d)

English

2.

Hakuna matata (meaning no worries) was a phrase made popular around the world by the Lion King, but which language is it?

a)

Igbo

b)

Swahili

c)

Afrikaans

d)

Yoruba

3.

Which of these countries does not list Russian as an official language?

a)

Belarus

b)

Romania

c)

Kazakhstan

d)

Tajikstan

4.

Which country has the highest linguistic diversity in the world with an estimated 820 languages spoken?

a)

Papua New Guinea

b)

India

c)

Nigeria

d)

China

5.

What language did the ancient Britons speak?

a)

Iroquis

b)

Latin

c)

French

d)

Celtic

6.

In what language are the alpha and omega the first and last letters?

a)

Japanese

b)

Greek

c)

Assyrian

d)

Latin

7.

In order to be fluent in Mandarin Chinese, you would need to learn roughly ____________ different symbols and their meanings.

a)

30,000

b)

100

c)

500

d)

3,000

8.

What is the most translated book in the world?

a)

Don Quijote

b)

Harry Potter

c)

Pinnochio

d)

The Bible

9.

The most common letter in the English language is ________. This is also true for Norwegian, French, Finnish and Italian.

a)

O

b)

E

c)

A

d)

S

10.

Which of these countries does NOT have Spanish as their official language?

a)

Nicaragua

b)

Jamaica

c)

Paraguay

d)

Chile