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Language Loan Words Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the origin of the word 'banana'?

a)

Japanese

b)

Chinese

c)

Arabic

d)

West African

2.

Which language does the word 'ketchup' originate from?

a)

Chinese

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Italian

3.

Where did the word 'karaoke' originate from?

a)

Portuguese

b)

German

c)

Russian

d)

Japanese

4.

What is the origin of the word 'ballet'?

a)

Arabic

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Greek

5.

Which language does the word 'wanderlust' come from?

a)

Japanese

b)

German

c)

Italian

d)

Russian

6.

What is the origin of the word 'paparazzi'?

a)

Spanish

b)

Italian

c)

Greek

d)

Portuguese

7.

Where does the word 'penguin' come from?

a)

Russian

b)

German

c)

French

d)

Welsh

8.

Which language does the word 'victim' originate from?

a)

Latin

b)

Italian

c)

Arabic

d)

Greek

9.

What is the origin of the word 'guru'?

a)

Russian

b)

Japanese

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Portuguese

10.

Where does the word 'telephone' come from?

a)

Italian

b)

French

c)

Greek

d)

Spanish

11.

Which language does the word 'television' originate from?

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

German

d)

Italian

12.

What is the origin of the word 'tomato'?

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

Italian

d)

Portuguese

13.

Where does the word 'traffic' come from?

a)

Greek

b)

Spanish

c)

Arabic

d)

Italian

14.

Which language does the word 'mattress' originate from?

a)

Spanish

b)

Arabic

c)

French

d)

Italian

15.

What is the origin of the word 'magazine'?

a)

Arabic

b)

French

c)

Italian

d)

Spanish