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European day of languages 2023

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many languages are estimated to be spoken across Europe?

a)

Around 20 languages

b)

Around 50 languages

c)

Around 200 languages

d)

Around 500 languages

2.

Which language is not a Romance language?

a)

Spanish

b)

German

c)

Italian

d)

Romanian

3.

Which European country is known for having four official languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh?

a)

Netherlands

b)

Belgium

c)

Switzerland

d)

Luxemburg

4.

What language family does English belong to?

a)

Germanic

b)

Slavic

c)

Celtic

d)

Romance

5.

Which language is spoken by the most people as their first language in Europe?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

German

d)

French

6.

What is the name for a word that is spelled the same in two languages but has different meanings?

a)

homophone

b)

homonym

c)

synonym

d)

antonym

7.

Which country is known for its difficult-to-learn language that has 14 grammatical cases?

a)

Sweden

b)

Hungary

c)

Ireland

d)

Greece

8.

Which language is known for having clicks as part of its phonology?

a)

Zulu

b)

Swahili

c)

Danish

d)

Dutch

9.

In which language is "hola" the word for "hello"?

a)

Italian

b)

French

c)

German

d)

Spanish

10.

Which language has the most vowels in its standard sound system?

a)

English

b)

Hawaiian

c)

Finnish

d)

Arabic

11.

What is the only language with no known living relatives?

a)

Latin

b)

Ancient Greek

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Basque

12.

The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog" is known for:

a)

Being the shortest pangram - a sentence that includes every letter of the alphabet

b)

A hidden message

c)

Being a famous palindrome - a sentence that reads the same backwards

d)

A funny riddle

13.

Put the words in the correct order

a)

Why

b)

do

c)

we

d)

like

e)

this

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
14.

Point to the loneliest Germanic language.

A
B
15.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

go

like

house

car

nice

small

never

here

very

play

mouse

beautiful

verb
noun
adjective
adverb
16.

Where on the car are these things

windshield

roof

hood

handle

licence plate

c
d
e
b
a
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
17.

Draw Slovenia!

18.

I love

4 lines
19.

Tell me about yourself

4 lines
20.

What is your favourite activity in English lessons?

4 lines
21.

Reorder the following

a)

learning

b)

is

c)

really

d)

not

e)

hard

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
22.

Label the parts o a shoe.

laces

tongue

heel

collar

a
b
c
d
a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Label the parts of a bicycle!

frame

saddle

pedal

basket

a
b
c
d
a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Tell me about your best friend!

4 lines
25.

What is the most common first language spoken in India?

a)

Hindi

b)

Bengali

c)

Marathi

d)

Indian

26.
Which language is NOT written & read from left to right?
a)
Greek
b)
Latin
c)
Hebrew
d)
Polish
27.
Which language does NOT use an alphabet?
a)
Arabic
b)
Chinese
c)
Russian
d)
Finnish
28.

What has been the maximum number of foreign languages acquired by one person?

a)

15

b)

2000

c)

50

d)

200

29.

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

30.
How would you say "Hello" in French?
a)
¡Hola!
b)
Bonjour!
c)
Ni hao!
d)
Guten tag
31.
What are some of the benefits of learning a foreign language?
a)
Better memory, multitasking and decision making skills
b)
Better singing and dancing skills
c)
Bigger brain and analytical skills
32.
Student beliefs about foreign languages or cultures can negatively impact their learning.
a)
true
b)
false
33.
Everyone speaks English so there's no need to learn another language.
a)
true
b)
false
34.
You have to live in the country where the language is spoken to become fluent.
a)
true
b)
false

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