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INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many languages are spoken in today’s world?

a)

9000

b)

8000

c)

6000

d)

5000

2.

What percentage of the global population has no access to an education in a language they speak or understand?

a)

40

b)

43

c)

55

d)

102

3.

How often does a language disappear in today’s societies?

a)

Every three months

b)

Every month

c)

Every two weeks

d)

Every week

4.

Which United Nations document holds the Guinness World Record as the most translated document in the world?

a)

United Nations Charter

b)

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

c)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

d)

UNESCO

5.

Which United Nations Entity proclaimed 21 February International Mother Language Day?

a)

World Intellectual Property Organization

b)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

c)

United Nations World Tourism Organization

d)

United Nations Development Programme

6.

Guten tag, is "Good morning" in...

a)

German

b)

Irish Gaelic

c)

Scottish Gaelic

d)

Swedish

7.

What is the most widely spoken language in Asia-Pacific?

a)

Chinese

b)

English

c)

Hindi

d)

Arabic

8.

How many out of the 7,097 living languages known do not have an established writing system?

a)

Approximately 78%

b)

Approximately 25%

c)

Approximately 50%

d)

Approximately 64%

9.

How many languages have become extinct globally since 1950?

a)

47

b)

198

c)

360

d)

450

10.

Which country has the highest density or concentration of languages in Asia-Pacific?

a)

Vanuatu

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Cambodia

d)

India

11.

What is the most linguistically diverse country in Asia-Pacific?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Papua New Guinea

c)

India

d)

Bangladesh

12.

In which small country will you find this road sign "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?"

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

Ireland

d)

Wales

13.

Which language boasts the longest word in the world?

a)

Hungarian

b)

Welsh

c)

Hindi

d)

German

14.

Which language must you learn if you wish to be an astronaut?

a)

Polish

b)

Russian

c)

German

d)

French

15.

Which language has a written history of about 5000 years?

a)

Egyptian

b)

Russian

c)

Hungarian

d)

Greek

16.

In which language would you find the following letters grouped together? ch, cz, rz, sz, szcz.

a)

German

b)

Slovakian

c)

Hungarian

d)

Polish

17.

Which country has 11 official languages?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Egypt

c)

Cambodia

d)

Niger

18.

The language with the richest vocabulary is:

a)

Hindi

b)

German

c)

English

d)

French

19.

Patriotic song Vande Mataram is mixture of which of our languages?

a)

Hindi and Prakrit

b)

Sanskrit and Prakrit

c)

Bengali and prakrit

d)

Bengali and Sanskrit

20.

How many official languages are there in india?

a)

22

b)

32

c)

45

d)

36

21.

Which formerly "dead" language was successfully revived to become a popular living language?

a)

Hebrew

b)

Latin

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Old Norse