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Languages of the World

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There are around ... different languages in the world today.

a)

5,000

b)

6,000

c)

7,000

d)

8,000

2.

Many of the smaller languages have no writing, only spoken.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Europe has ... different language.

a)

283

b)

284

c)

285

d)

286

4.

Romances Languages, Except :

a)

Spanish

b)

Portuguese

c)

Italian

d)

Polish

5.

Slavic Languages, Except :

a)

Russian

b)

Polish

c)

Czech

d)

Italian

6.

English belongs to ... group.

a)

Germanic

b)

Romance

c)

Slavic

d)

Russian

7.

English is the ... largest language in the world.

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

8.

... million people speak English as the first language.

a)

300

b)

325

c)

335

d)

350

9.

... million people speak English as the second language.

a)

500

b)

505

c)

510

d)

550

10.

The basque language is from :

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

German

11.

America has ... languages.

a)

1000

b)

1050

c)

1060

d)

1070

12.

... and ... are two largest of language spoken in America.

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Mexican

d)

French

13.

Spanish, with 406 million, is the world's ... largest language.

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

14.

Portuguese is mostly spoken in ...

a)

Brazil

b)

Mexico

c)

Canada

d)

Peru

15.

English and French are mainly spoken in ....

a)

Canada

b)

Brazil

c)

Peru

d)

Mexico

16.

People in Mexico and Guatemala speak ... language.

a)

Malayan

b)

Malaysian

c)

Indian

d)

Indonesian

17.

Human language probably began on this continent.

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

America

d)

Europe

18.

There are ... languages in Africa.

a)

2146

b)

2000

c)

2461

d)

2164

19.

Many people in Africa can speak more than one language.

a)

Yes

b)

No

20.

Most people in Africa speak, Except...

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Portuguese

d)

Arabic

e)

Russian

21.

Asia has ... languages.

a)

2000

b)

2303

c)

2030

d)

2300

22.

... has a billion speakers.

a)

Chinese

b)

Indian

c)

English

d)

Spanish

23.

Hindi is the ... largest language.

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

24.

Arabic is the ... largest language.

a)

third

b)

fourth

c)

fifth

d)

sixth

25.

THe main language of Australia & New Zealand is ...

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Arabic

d)

Aborigin