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WorksheetsINTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 10mins
How many languages are spoken in today’s world?
9000
8000
6000
5000
What percentage of the global population has no access to an education in a language they speak or understand?
40
43
55
102
How often does a language disappear in today’s societies?
Every three months
Every month
Every two weeks
Every week
Which United Nations document holds the Guinness World Record as the most translated document in the world?
United Nations Charter
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UNESCO
Which United Nations Entity proclaimed 21 February International Mother Language Day?
World Intellectual Property Organization
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
United Nations World Tourism Organization
United Nations Development Programme
Guten tag, is "Good morning" in...
German
Irish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic
Swedish
What is the most widely spoken language in Asia-Pacific?
Chinese
English
Hindi
Arabic
How many out of the 7,097 living languages known do not have an established writing system?
Approximately 78%
Approximately 25%
Approximately 50%
Approximately 64%
How many languages have become extinct globally since 1950?
47
198
360
450
Which country has the highest density or concentration of languages in Asia-Pacific?
Vanuatu
Bangladesh
Cambodia
India
What is the most linguistically diverse country in Asia-Pacific?
Indonesia
Papua New Guinea
India
Bangladesh
In which small country will you find this road sign "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?"
England
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Which language boasts the longest word in the world?
Hungarian
Welsh
Hindi
German
Which language must you learn if you wish to be an astronaut?
Polish
Russian
German
French
Which language has a written history of about 5000 years?
Egyptian
Russian
Hungarian
Greek
In which language would you find the following letters grouped together? ch, cz, rz, sz, szcz.
German
Slovakian
Hungarian
Polish
Which country has 11 official languages?
Bolivia
Egypt
Cambodia
Niger
The language with the richest vocabulary is:
Hindi
German
English
French
Patriotic song Vande Mataram is mixture of which of our languages?
Hindi and Prakrit
Sanskrit and Prakrit
Bengali and prakrit
Bengali and Sanskrit
How many official languages are there in india?
22
32
45
36
Which formerly "dead" language was successfully revived to become a popular living language?
Hebrew
Latin
Sanskrit
Old Norse
