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APHG 2022 Languages Project

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the world's most spoken language?

a)

Hindi

b)

English

c)

Latin

d)

Swahili

2.

Language Families -

A group of languages that is related through a common ancestor.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Rapid widespread diffusion through popular culture.

a)

Stimulus Diffusion

b)

Relocation diffusion

c)

Contagious Diffusion

d)

Hierarchical Diffusion

4.

Language variation refers to regional, social, or contextual differences in the ways that a particular language is used.

a)

False

b)

True

5.

Dialect-

a)

refers to a branch of language

b)

Different terms are used for different things

c)

Are usually formed around specific regions

d)

Can sometimes be formed around specific groups

6.

By never speaking your native language, you can preserve a language.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Isolated languages also known as language isolates are languages that cannot be classified into larger language families.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

*the right answer*

8.

What is an extinct language?

a)

a language that no longer has any speakers

b)

a language with a large number of speakers

c)

a language that is not related to other languages

9.

When did the term ¨Lingua Franca" come to be

a)

The Middle Ages

b)

The Romantic Period

c)

Yesterday

d)

The Modern Era

10.

Which languages have been revived

a)

French

b)

Latin

c)

Hebrew

d)

German

11.

Endangered languages are languages that are spoken by a typically small group of people, and it isn’t being passed down to the next generation.

a)

True

b)

False