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Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what languages originated from GERMANIC

a)

German

b)

English

c)

Welsh

d)

Polish

e)

Irish

2.

what languages originated from BALTO SLAVIC

a)

Russian

b)

Polish

c)

English

d)

Welsh

e)

Irish

3.

what languages originated from CELTIC

a)

irish

b)

welsh

c)

russian

d)

english

e)

french

4.

what languages originated from LATIN AND ROMANCE

a)

french

b)

spanish

c)

english

d)

russian

e)

german

5.

what languages originated from INDO IRANIAN

a)

Hindi

b)

Urdu

c)

None

d)

Greek

e)

Welsh

6.

what languages originated from GREEK

a)

Hindi

b)

Urdu

c)

None

d)

Greek

e)

Welsh

7.

what year was french introduced to the british isles

(a)  

8.

Where was william the conquerer from?

(a)  

9.

what language does northern africa primarily speak

a)

Arabic

b)

english

c)

french

d)

portugese

e)

spanish

10.

what 2 regions of africa speak the most english?

a)

Northern

b)

southern

c)

eastern

d)

western

e)

central

11.

what 2 regions of africa speak the most french?

a)

Northern

b)

southern

c)

eastern

d)

western

e)

central

12.

least spoken language in africa (not other)

a)

Arabic

b)

english

c)

french

d)

portugese

e)

spanish

13.

african country that primarily speaks "other"

(a)  

14.

What two countries share the same language family proving migration between the location?

a)

somalia

b)

madagascar

c)

indonesia

d)

phillipines

e)

malaysia

15.
a)

indonesia

b)

madagascar

c)

turkey

d)

russia

e)

spain

16.

largest language in sino tibetan language family

a)

mandarin

b)

wu

c)

cantonese

d)

min

e)

burmese

17.

what number of speakers classifies a language family as a "tree trunk"?

a)

10 mil speakers

b)

5 mil speakers

c)

50 mil speakers

d)

1 mil speakers

e)

100 mil speakers

18.

what number of speakers classifies a language as a "leaf"?

a)

10 mil speakers

b)

5 mil speakers

c)

50 mil speakers

d)

1 mil speakers

e)

100 mil speakers

19.

the __ of a language tree pre date recorded history and are speculative

a)

leaves

b)

roots

c)

branches

d)

trunk

20.

most spoken language family

a)

indo-european

b)

sino tibetan

c)

niger congo

d)

japanese

e)

austronesian

21.

second most spoken language family

a)

indo-european

b)

sino tibetan

c)

niger congo

d)

japanese

e)

austronesian

22.

most spoken austronesian language

a)

indonesian

b)

javanese

c)

sunda

d)

filipino

e)

tagalog

23.

what is the largest speaking language group in indo european?

a)

indo aryan

b)

germanic

c)

romance

d)

slavic

24.

largest spoken romance language

a)

french

b)

spanish

c)

portugese

d)

italian

e)

romanian

25.

largest spoken germanic language

a)

english

b)

german

c)

dutch

d)

afrikaans

e)

swedish

26.

second largest spoken germanic language

a)

english

b)

german

c)

dutch

d)

spanish

e)

swedish

27.

second largest spoken romance language

a)

french

b)

spanish

c)

portugese

d)

italian

e)

romanian

28.

what language is spoken in brazil

(a)  

29.

which language has 50-100 million speakers in the western hemisphere

a)

english

b)

spanish

c)

french

d)

portuguese

30.

what language is an example of logograms

(a)  

31.

what language is this

a)

chinese

b)

japanese

c)

korean

d)

arabic

e)

vietnamese

32.

which language family isnt spoken in south america

a)

indo european

b)

other

c)

quechanan

d)

afro asiatic

33.

what language family is most common in sub saharan africa

a)

indo european

b)

niger congo

c)

afro asiatic

d)

nilo saharan

e)

other

34.

what language family is most common in north africa

a)

indo european

b)

niger congo

c)

afro asiatic

d)

nilo saharan

e)

other

35.

name of the turkish leader in 1928

a)

kemal ataturk

b)

latife usaki

c)

ismet inonu

d)

makbule atadan

36.

what letters and alphabet did turkey start using in 1928

a)

latin

b)

roman

c)

greek

d)

english

e)

arabic

37.

leader name + country

a)

Turkey

b)

Kemal Ataturk

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Syria

e)

Bashar Assad

38.

what language family is most common in europe

a)

indo european

b)

austro asiatic

c)

afro asiatic

d)

uratic

e)

dravidian

39.

what language family is most common in russia

a)

indo european

b)

austro asiatic

c)

afro asiatic

d)

uratic

e)

dravidian

40.

what continents are romance languages found on

(a)  

41.

what 2 language families are in small parts of south africa

a)

indo european

b)

khoisan

c)

austronesian

d)

nilo sahara

e)

niger congo

42.

what language family is malagsy in

a)

indo european

b)

khoisan

c)

austronesian

d)

nilo sahara

e)

niger congo

43.

what language family is scattered throughout the sahara

a)

indo european

b)

afro asiatic

c)

austronesian

d)

nilo sahara

e)

niger congo

44.

what indo european branch is mostly spoken in eastern europe

a)

romance

b)

balto slavic

c)

germanic

d)

celtic

e)

greek

45.

what indo european branch is mostly spoken in western europe

a)

romance

b)

balto slavic

c)

germanic

d)

celtic

e)

greek

46.

what indo european branch is mostly spoken in northern europe

a)

romance

b)

balto slavic

c)

germanic

d)

celtic

e)

greek

47.

what indo european branch is mostly spoken in the middle east

a)

indo iranian

b)

armenian

c)

albanian

d)

celtic

e)

none

48.

hat language does austria speak

(a)  

49.

germanic language predominate in ___ and ___ europe

a)

northern

b)

eastern

c)

southern

d)

western

50.

largest indo european language spoken in india

a)

hindi

b)

other

c)

austro asiatic

d)

dravidian

e)

sino tibetan

51.

largest NON indo european language spoken in india

a)

hindi

b)

other

c)

austro asiatic

d)

dravidian

e)

sino tibetan

52.
a)

indonesia

b)

madagascar

c)

turkey

d)

russia

e)

spain

53.

romance brance languages pre dominate in ____ europe

a)

southwestern

b)

southeastern

c)

northeastern

d)

northern

e)

western

54.
a)

indonesia

b)

madagascar

c)

turkey

d)

russia

e)

barcelona, spain

55.

which were the first speak english

a)

germans

b)

celts

c)

normans

d)

vikings

56.

what number century was the english invasion

(a)  

57.

where did the jutes settle in england

a)

south eastern

b)

south

c)

west

d)

north

58.

where did the angles settle in england

a)

south eastern

b)

south

c)

west

d)

north

59.

where did the saxons settle in england

a)

south eastern

b)

south

c)

west

d)

north

60.

who were ht elast successful invaders of england

a)

germans

b)

celts

c)

normans

d)

vikings

61.
a)

latin quarter, paris

b)

sao paulo, brazil

c)

catalan, spain

d)

brussels, belgium

e)

hveragerdi, iceland

62.
a)

latin quarter, paris

b)

sao paulo, brazil

c)

catalan, spain

d)

brussels, belgium

e)

hveragerdi, iceland

63.
a)

latin quarter, paris

b)

sao paulo, brazil

c)

catalan, spain

d)

brussels, belgium

e)

hveragerdi, iceland

64.
a)

latin quarter, paris

b)

sao paulo, brazil

c)

catalan, spain

d)

brussels, belgium

e)

hveragerdi, iceland

65.
a)

latin quarter, paris

b)

sao paulo, brazil

c)

catalan, spain

d)

abuja, nigeria

e)

hveragerdi, iceland

66.
a)

san sebastian, spain

b)

sao paulo, brazil

c)

catalan, spain

d)

abuja, nigeria

e)

chisasibi, quebec

67.
a)

san sebastian, spain

b)

sao paulo, brazil

c)

catalan, spain

d)

abuja, nigeria

e)

chisasibi, quebec

68.
a)

san sebastian, spain

b)

sao paulo, brazil

c)

catalan, spain

d)

abuja, nigeria

e)

chisasibi, quebec

69.
a)

san sebastian, spain

b)

sao paulo, brazil

c)

catalan, spain

d)

abuja, nigeria

e)

chisasibi, quebec

70.

which ethnicity is most common in NORTHERN belgium

a)

flemings (speaking dutch dialect

b)

germans

c)

walloons (speaking french)

d)

flemings and walloons (legally biliguals

71.

which ethnicity is most common in SOUTHERN belgium

a)

flemings (speaking dutch dialect

b)

germans

c)

walloons (speaking french)

d)

flemings and walloons (legally biliguals

72.

what type of language is this written in?

(a)