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world languages

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do they speak in France?

a)

español

b)

français

c)

hangugeo

d)

zhōng wén

2.

What do they speak in France?

a)

español

b)

français

c)

hangugeo

d)

zhōng wén

3.

What do they speak in France?

a)

español

b)

français

c)

hangugeo

d)

zhōng wén

4.

How do you say 'My name is ....' in French?

a)

Je parle...

b)

Je m'appelle..

c)

Bonjour

d)

Salut

5.

Annyeonghaseyo! - What language is this?

a)

Mandarin

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

Korean

6.

Goodbye! - in Spanish is ____________.

a)

Au revoir!

b)

Jalgayo!

c)

Adiós

d)

Merci

7.

Excuse me! in Spanish is ___________.

a)

Excusez-moi!

b)

Disculpe

c)

Excusi meo!

d)

Perdón

8.

French is spoken only in France.

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

감사합니다 - This is thank you in Korean. It sounds like this:

a)

Jalgayo

b)

Kamsahamnida

c)

Aniyo

d)

Annyeong

10.

Take a Guess: An egg (in French)

a)

un oeil

b)

un oiseau

c)

un oeuf

d)

un ours

11.

Take a Guess: An egg (in French)

a)

un oeil

b)

un oiseau

c)

un oeuf

d)

un ours

12.

Take a Guess: Friend (in Korean)

a)

donsaeng

b)

chaebal

c)

kwaenchana

d)

chingu

13.

Which language are you learning on Duolingo now?

4 lines
14.

Which world language is of interest to you?

4 lines
15.

Take a Guess: Friend (in Korean)

a)

donsaeng

b)

chaebal

c)

kwaenchana

d)

chingu

16.

What alphabet does English use?

a)

Roman

b)

Greek

c)

Arabic

d)

Hebrew

17.

What writing system does Chinese use?

a)

The Roman Alphabet

b)

The Cyrillic Alphabet

c)

Symbols called pictographs and ideographs

d)

The Greek Alphabet

18.

The word alphabet comes from...?

a)

The Greek Alphabet

b)

The Roman Alphabet

c)

The Hebrew Alphabet

d)

The Cyrillic Alphabet

19.

What percentage of the world does not speak English?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

10%

20.

What is the most spoken language in the world?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Arabic

d)

Chinese

21.

What was the language of the Ancient Romans?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

Egyptian

d)

Persian

22.

What alphabet does Russian use?

a)

Greek

b)

Roman

c)

Cyrillic

d)

Arabic

23.

What is the international language?

a)

Spanish

b)

Chinese

c)

French

d)

English

24.

Arabic and Hebrew are written from....

a)

right to left

b)

left to right

c)

up and down

d)

in capital letters

25.

Latin is an important language and is still used in medicine,....

a)

Science

b)

Religion

c)

Law

d)

Science, Religion, and Law

26.

A symbol that represents a specific object is ....

a)

an ideograph

b)

a phonetic alphabet

c)

intonation

d)

a pictograph

27.

The first people to invent the alphabet were....

a)

The Egyptians

b)

The Hebrews and the Phoenicians

c)

The Greeks and the Persians

d)

The Assyrians

28.

English is part of the .....family

a)

Romance

b)

Germanic

c)

Hebrew

d)

Slavic

29.

Almost ______ of the world speak a language that comes from the Indo-European family

a)

1/3

b)

3/4

c)

1/2

d)

1/5

30.

Who were the first documented people to live in England?

a)

The Celts

b)

The French

c)

The Anglo-Saxons

d)

The Romans

31.

After the invasion of England in 1066, What became the official language?

a)

German

b)

English

c)

French

d)

Spanish

32.

Who invaded England in 1066?

a)

The Pope

b)

Julius Cesar

c)

William Duke of Normandy

d)

Napoleon

33.

What language is the basis of English?

a)

Old Norse

b)

Anglo-Saxon

c)

Latin

d)

Celtic

34.
How many languages are there in the world?
a)
about 7,000
b)
about 1,000
c)
about 3,000
d)
about 5,000
35.
Which country does NOT speak English as a main language?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Ireland
c)
New Zealand
d)
Singapore
36.
Which language is NOT in the top 5 spoken in the world?
a)
Arabic
b)
Hindi
c)
Polish
d)
Spanish
37.
Which language is NOT in the top 4 languages spoken in the Western Hemisphere?
a)
German
b)
French
c)
Spanish
d)
Portuguese
38.
Which language is NOT written & read from left to right?
a)
Greek
b)
Latin
c)
Hebrew
d)
Polish
39.
Which language is NOT written & read from left to right?
a)
Greek
b)
Latin
c)
Hebrew
d)
Polish
40.
Which language does NOT use an alphabet?
a)
Arabic
b)
Chinese
c)
Russian
d)
Finnish
41.
What alphabet is used for Russian?
a)
Arabic
b)
Greek
c)
Cyrillic
d)
Hebrew
42.
Which language is spoken in Brazil?
a)
Spanish
b)
Portuguese
c)
French
d)
German
43.
Which language is spoken in Pakistan?
a)
Dutch
b)
Portuguese
c)
Polish
d)
Urdu
44.
Which language is spoken in Vatican City?
a)
Japanese
b)
Hebrew
c)
Latin
d)
Greek
45.

What is the main language spoken in Tonga?

a)

English

b)

Polynesian

c)

French

d)

Tongan

46.

What is the main language spoken in Bolivia?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Portuguese

d)

French

47.

Choose 2 languages from the list below which are taught in every country in the World.

a)

Spanish

b)

Mandarin

c)

English

d)

French

48.

What is the official language of Austria?

a)

German

b)

Austrian

c)

Austrian German

d)

Bavarian

49.

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

a)

Russian

b)

Polish

c)

German

d)

French

50.

Which language boasts the longest word in the world?

a)

Hungarian

b)

Welsh

c)

Danish

d)

German

51.

To talk to your friend Maverick, you would use the pronoun

a)

nosotros

b)

tu

c)

el

d)

usted

52.

Which of the following activities need water?

a)

bailar

b)

montar monopatin

c)

caminar

d)

nadar

53.

To talk to the Sheriff, you use the following pronoun

a)

nosotros

b)

tu

c)

Usted

d)

el

54.

To talk to the Sheriff, you use the following pronoun

a)

nosotros

b)

tu

c)

Usted

d)

el

55.

Which pronoun would you use for you and your friend?

a)

ustedes

b)

ellos

c)

ellas

d)

nosotros

56.

_________are parts of the body

a)

mano, ojo, serio

b)

brazo, pierna, oreja

c)

bandera, cabeza, nariz

d)

boca, cuaderno, pies

57.
List 6 countries that have Chinese as their official language.
a)
China, Beijing, Taiwan, Tibet, Mexico, Singapore
b)
Macau, Tibet, Taiwan, Singapore, China, Japan
c)
Macau, Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, 
d)
Macau, Tibet, Taiwan, Singapore, 
58.
How many Chinese-speaking people are there in the US?
a)
4 billion
b)
3 million
c)
1.2 billion
d)
300,000
59.
is a way to use Roman letters to represent the pronunciation of the Chinese characters
a)
Sanskrit
b)
Cuniform
c)
Calligraphy
d)
Pinyin
60.
The primary form of written text of Chinese--- Used for literary purposes
a)
Pinyin
b)
Wenyen
c)
Cuniform
d)
Cursive
61.
The primary form of written text of Chinese--- Used for literary purposes
a)
Pinyin
b)
Wenyen
c)
Cuniform
d)
Cursive
62.
The most widely-known and celebrated Chinese holiday (it’s celebrated in Korea, Vietnam, and other East-Asian countries
a)
Leap Year
b)
Thanksgiving Day
c)
4th of July
d)
Chinese New Year
63.
The capital of China is:
a)
Beijing
b)
Hong Kong
c)
Tokyo
d)
The Phillipines
64.
The five most widely spoken languages from greatest to least are:
a)
Mandarin, Japanese, English, Spanish, Urdu
b)
Chinese, Spanish, English, Hindi/Urdu, Arabic
c)
Arabic, Hindi/Urdu, English, Spanish, Chinese
d)
Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese
65.
The five most widely spoken languages from least to greatest are:
a)
Mandarin, Japanese, English, Spanish, Urdu
b)
Chinese, Spanish, English, Hindi/Urdu, Arabic
c)
Arabic, Hindi/Urdu, English, Spanish, Chinese
d)
Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese
66.
This image is know as a Chinese
a)
Pinyen
b)
Character
c)
Alphabet
d)
Numbers
67.
China has a ___ government
a)
Communist
b)
Democracy
c)
Parliamentary
d)
Presidential Republic
68.
The spacing of Chinese characters
a)
Varies from word to word
b)
Is greater for more complex words
c)
is the same regardless the complexity of character
d)
is double
69.
The two primary dialects of spoken  Chinese are
a)
Pinyin and Wenyen
b)
Mandarin and Cantonese
c)
Mandarin and Japonese
d)
Pinyin and Mandarin
70.
This is very important in spoken chinese and can change the meaning of a word.
a)
Pinyin
b)
Tones
c)
Government
d)
Yay!!
71.
There are ___ tones and a neutral tone in standard chinese.
a)
2
b)
3
c)
37
d)
4
72.
The population in 2016 of China was close to:
a)
700,000
b)
300,474,234
c)
1,373,434, 233
d)
4 billion
73.
On what continent is China located?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Japan
74.
Name another communist country that speaks Spanish
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Mexico
c)
United States
d)
Cuba
75.
Nǐ hǎo  你好   means
a)
Goodbye
b)
My name is Tim
c)
Hello
76.
Zài jiàn  再见 .  means
a)
goodbye
b)
hello
c)
my name is tim
77.
Wǒ jiào  Tim  我叫 
a)
Hello
b)
Goodbye
c)
My name is Tim
78.

What language do Americans speak in America?

a)

English

b)

Gaelic

c)

Australian

d)

I don't know

79.

What do they speak in the Philippines?

a)

German

b)

Filipino

c)

British

d)

Phillipino

80.

What do they most commonly speak in Russia?

a)

English

b)

Irish

c)

Russian

d)

African

81.

What country has 98% of 1.2 million Gaelic speakers?

a)

Iceland

b)

Ireland

c)

Switzerland

d)

Mexico

82.

What country has 98% of 1.2 million Gaelic speakers?

a)

Iceland

b)

Ireland

c)

Switzerland

d)

Mexico

83.

What do they most commonly speak in Switzerland?

a)

German

b)

French

c)

Romansh

d)

Italian

e)

All of the above

84.

What is most commonly spoken in Brazil?

a)

Portuguese

b)

English

c)

German

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

85.

What is the official language of the Icelanders?

a)

Spanish

b)

American

c)

Icelandic

d)

I don't know and I don't care :/

86.

What country speaks Māori, Their own sign language, and English?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Papua New Guinea

c)

Greenland

d)

AMERICA, OF COURSE! :D

87.

What language are you speaking right now? (You can just say the language, you don't have to recycle the question!)

4 lines
88.

What is spoken in Greenland by the Greenlanders (or, as the people there refer to themselves as, the Kalaallit)?

a)

I don't know

b)

Greenlandic

c)

Slang

d)

British

89.

I. Sino ang nanay ni Kenneth?

a)

Aling Crising

b)

Aling Maria

c)

Aling Rowena

90.

Saan inihalintulad ang balat o kulay ni Kelly.

a)

Labanos

b)

Singkamas

c)

Mangga

91.

Sino ang gumawa ng saranggola ni Kelly?

a)

Ang knilang kapitbahay

b)

Si kenneth

c)

Ang kanyang ina

92.

How many minutes are in a hour?

a)

sechzehn

b)

sechs

c)

sechzig

d)

dreizehn

93.

How many wheels are on a car?

a)

zwei

b)

vier

c)

fünf

d)

vierzehn

94.

How many days are in the month of September?

a)

vierzig

b)

dreißig

c)

einunddreißig

d)

dreizehn

95.

3 + 11

a)

vierzehn

b)

vierzig

c)

fünfzehn

d)

fünfzig

96.

50 - 30 =

a)

zwei

b)

zwölf

c)

zwanzig

d)

dreißig

97.

How many hours are in the day?

a)

zwei

b)

vierzehn

c)

vierundzwanzig

d)

vier

98.

15

a)

fünf

b)

fünfzehn

c)

fünfzig

d)

zehn

99.

15

a)

fünf

b)

fünfzehn

c)

fünfzig

d)

zehn

100.

How many letters are in "Frau Lamia" ?

a)

sieben

b)

acht

c)

neun

d)

zehn