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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
How many languages are there in the world?
3000 - 4000
6000 - 7000
9000 - 10000
12000 - 14000
How many languages are indigenous to Europe?
around 125
around 55
around 225
around 75
True or false?
Although many languages usually have 50 000 words or more, native speakers normally use the same few hundred words.
True
False
English belongs to...
the Germanic language family
the Romance language family
the Slavic language family
Most European languages use the (a) alphabet.
True or false?
Russia has by far the highest number of languages spoken on its territory: from 130 to 200 depending on the criteria.
True
False
Which of these is the oldest European language spoken today?
Basque
Greek
Galician
Icelandic
Where does the word 'alphabet' come from?
From Sanskrit
From the first two letters of the Greek alphabet
From the name of the Greek god Alpheus
From the Egyptian word for 'writing'
What's the official language in the USA?
English
none
Spanish
German
Which of these languages has the longest alphabet? (73 letters)
Cambodian
Croatian
Indonesian
Hindi
There are only two languages which are taught in every country in the world. Those are...
English and German
English and French
English and Spanish
English and Italian
True or false?
There are no words for 'yes' or 'no' in Irish.
True
False
The first book written in Italian is...
The Divine Comedy
The Bible
Il Canzoniere
The Decameron
The oldest English word still in use is (a) .
The most common adjective used in English is (a) .
(a) is credited with adding 1700 words to the English language during his lifetime (like lonely, majestic, and monumental).
Which letter is most commonly used in the English language?
e
i
a
y
The three official languages in Luxembourg are
French, Luxembourgish and German
French, Luxembourgish and Dutch
Dutch, German and Luxembourgish
True or false?
At the time of the French Revolution, 75% of French citizens did not speak French as a mother tongue.
True
False
The only language that capitalizes all nouns is (a) .
