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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many languages are there in the world?
a)
about 7,000
b)
about 1,000
c)
about 3,000
d)
about 5,000
2.
What percentage of the world does not speak English?
a)
50%
b)
25%
c)
75%
d)
10%
3.
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
4.
Which language does NOT use an alphabet?
a)
Arabic
b)
Chinese
c)
Russian
d)
Finnish
5.
English is part of the .....family
a)
Romance
b)
Germanic
c)
Hebrew
d)
Slavic
6.
What is the most spoken language in the world?
a)
English
b)
Spanish
c)
Arabic
d)
Chinese
7.
Which language is spoken in Vatican City?
a)
Japanese
b)
Hebrew
c)
Latin
d)
Greek
8.
A symbol that represents a specific object is ....
a)
an ideograph
b)
a phonetic alphabet
c)
intonation
d)
a pictograph
9.
Who invaded England in 1066?
a)
The Pope
b)
Julius Cesar
c)
William Duke of Normandy
d)
Napoleon
10.
After the invasion of England in 1066, What became the official language?
a)
German
b)
English
c)
French
d)
Spanish
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