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European Day of Languages

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many living languages are there estimated in the world today?
a)
Around 500
b)
Around 2000
c)
Around 3500
d)
Around 6000
2.
Due to the influx of migrants and refugees, Europe has become largely multilingual. In London alone around ............. languages are spoken.
a)
300
b)
100
c)
10
d)
30
3.
The European Day of Languages was started in
a)
2000
b)
2001
c)
2002
d)
2003
4.

In which country do you speak German as an official language?

a)

Belgium

b)

Poland

c)

Switzerland

5.

How many countries belong to the European Union?

a)

24

b)

27

c)

17

d)

20

6.

How many official languages are spoken in the EU?

a)

17

b)

6000-7000

c)

27

d)

24

7.

How many languages are spoken in the world?

a)

6000-7000

b)

5000-6000

c)

7000-8000

d)

4000-5000

8.

When do we celebrate the European Day of Languages?

a)

September 25

b)

September 26

c)

October 25

d)

October 26

9.

Which are minority languages?

a)

IRISH, GALICIAN, BASQUE, CHEROKEE, WELSH, CATALAN, MAORI

b)

IRISH, GALICIAN AND ENGLISH

c)

BASQUE, CATALAN AND CHINESE

d)

MAORI, FRENCH AND GERMAN

10.

In which country is the language Cymraeg spoken? 

a)

In the Faroe Islands

b)

In Wales

c)

In Ireland

d)

In Ireland

11.

Sign language is universal. - true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which is the country with the highest number of languages spoken on its territory?

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

Norway

13.

In which of the following countries is German an official language?

a)

All

b)

Switzerland

c)

Luxembourg

d)

Belgium

14.
Which of these two languages are official languages in Switzerland?
a)
Swiss and French
b)
French and German
c)
German and Swiss
d)
Italian and Swiss
15.

Which day of the week is called martes, mardi, martedì or

Dienstag in 4 different European Languages?

a)

Monday

b)

Thursday

c)

Tuesday

d)

Sunday