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Why learn a language?

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Roughly how many languages are there?

a)

1,400

b)

2,300

c)

980

d)

6,500

2.

What is the most spoken language in the world?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Mandarin

d)

Hindi

3.

What percentage of people around the world speak more than one language?

a)

around 42%

b)

around 75%

c)

around 25%

d)

around 90%

4.

What percentage of people around the world can speak English?

a)

19%

b)

32%

c)

51%

d)

68%

5.

What language is this?

a)

Arabic

b)

Greek

c)

Latin

d)

Korean

6.

What language is this?

a)

Mandarin

b)

Korean

c)

Ukranian

d)

Russian

7.

What language is this?

a)

Arabic

b)

Latin

c)

Russian

d)

Japanese

8.

What language is this?

a)

Polish

b)

Japanese

c)

Arabic

d)

Russian

9.

How often does a language "go extinct"?

a)

Every 14 days

b)

Every 5 weeks

c)

Every 3 months

d)

Twice a year

10.

How many "made-up” languages are there?

a)

around 12

b)

around 7

c)

around 191

d)

around 312

11.

Which book has been translated into the most amount of languages?

a)

The Hobbit

b)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

c)

The Bible

d)

The Gruffalo

12.

Who said this?:

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Barack Obama

d)

J.K. Rowling

13.

What health benefits are there to learning a language? Pick all correct answers.

a)

Makes your brain bigger.

b)

Prevents Alzheimer's and dementia.

c)

Prevents heart disease.

d)

Improves memory.

14.

Since 2015, the number of job adverts asking for someone with more than one language has increased by ...

a)

over 56%

b)

around 28%

c)

over 100%

d)

less than 13%

15.

On average, how much more money do multi-linguists earn compared to people who only speak one language?

a)

2%

b)

50%

c)

20%

d)

They get paid the same.

16.

What can studying a new language help you improve? Pick all correct answers.

a)

Problem solving skills

b)

Communication skills

c)

Multitasking skills

d)

Confidence and self-esteem