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World Language Families

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There are more than __________ spoken in the world.

a)

150

b)

1500

c)

4500

d)

6500

2.

A linguist is a scientist who studies ____________.

a)

sounds

b)

languages

c)

whistles

d)

people

3.

A language family is a group of different languages that are ...

a)

1 person speaks.

b)

taught in school.

c)

related to each other.

d)

spoken, but not written.

4.

A polyglot is a person who...

a)

likes to go to a party.

b)

speaks a lot of languages.

c)

studies language in school.

d)

eats a lot of food.

5.

Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian are Romance languages that descend from...

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

Russian

d)

English

6.

Spanish and Arabic are from different language families, but have a lot of words in common because the Spanish were __________ by the Moors, an Arabic speaking group from Northern Africa.

a)

admired

b)

copied

c)

invaded

d)

texted

7.

We live on the continent ___________ and it consists of ______ countries.

a)

Europe; 44

b)

North America; 3

c)

Asia; 48

d)

Oceania; 14

8.

The United States borders 2 oceans: the _________ and the ________.

a)

Atlantic; Pacific

b)

Atlantic; Indian

c)

Indian; Pacific

d)

Pacific; Arctic

9.

When a continent is divided into countries, this is a __________ division.

a)

romantic

b)

convenient

c)

natural

d)

political

10.

What language is in the same family as English?

a)

Spanish

b)

German

c)

Russian

d)

Navajo