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WorksheetsWHS EDL quiz Y9-14 2023
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How many living languages are there estimated in the world today?
Around 500
Around 2000
Around 3500
Around 6000
Sign language is universal.
True
False
Which is the country with the highest number of languages spoken on its territory?
Russia
China
Germany
Norway
The ‘Romance languages’ include:
Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian
Italian, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian
The Slavic languages include:
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish
Polish, Czech, Romanian, Bulgarian
Serbian, Croatian, Greek, Bulgarian
How many languages do people speak in Europe?
100-200
200-300
300-400
Which of the following languages is considered to be the oldest language still used in Europe?
Galician
Icelandic
Basque
Greek
Which European language is Afrikaans derived from?
German
English
French
Dutch
When do we celebrate the European Day of Languages?
25th September
26th September
25th October
26th October
English belongs to:
Slavic languages
Romance languages
Germanic languages
Baltic languages
Which two languages are used the most in the institutions of the European Union?
German and English
French and English
Italian and English
A person who is multilingual…
Does not know how to read and write
Speaks two or more languages
Cannot understand other languages
Is against the idea of language learning
How many stars are on the EU flag?
10
14
12
16
What day is Europe Day?
9th January
9th March
9th May
9th July
Europe’s anthem is ‘Ode to Joy’. Who composed it in 1823?
Beethoven
Bach
Mozart
Wagner
Which country’s name means “low land”?
Latvia
Ireland
Finland
Netherlands
Which one of these EU countries has the smallest population?
Italy
Malta
Portugal
Germany
Only ……% of the world’s population have English as their mother tongue?
4
50
30
10
Tallin is the capital of which EU country?
Latvia
Austria
Portugal
Estonia
In which of these countries is the language Cymraeg spoken?
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Faroe Islands
