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South African Language

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Below are a couple of greetings, some of which you may have heard before. Which one is typically South African?

a)

Ciao

b)

G'day

c)

Alright

d)

Howzit

2.

Translate the South African sentence into 'real' English: "This other broer skipped the red robot"

a)

The man drove through the red traffic lights

b)

Someone else missed the last train

c)

He jumped over a scarlet android

d)

The man left out the important bit

3.

"Chips" in South Africa means/refers to:

a)

All of these

b)

Fries

c)

Potatos

d)

cheap products

4.

What does skelm mean in South Africa?

a)

Thieve

b)

Climber

c)

Fellow

d)

gent

5.

The most common language spoken as a first language by South Africans is

a)

isiZulu

b)

isiXhosa

c)

Afrikaans

d)

English

e)

Setswana

6.

How many languages does South Africa have?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

4

d)

11

7.

What's the most spoken language in Eastern Cape Province

a)

isiXhosa

b)

isiZulu

c)

Sepedi

d)

English

e)

Afrikaans

8.

Is Nama (Khoekhoe) language one of the SouthAfrican official languages?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

Which one of these languages is the most taught and spoken in SA?

a)

isiZulu

b)

isiXhosa

c)

Setswana

d)

Afrikaans

e)

isiNdebele