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French Speaking Countries Around the World

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to Article 2 of the French Constitution, what is the official and national language in France?

a)

French

b)

German

c)

Spanish

d)

Italian

2.

Wallonia, the southern portion of which country, is primarily French-speaking?

a)

Belgium

b)

Netherlands

c)

Germany

d)

France

3.

There are three official languages in Luxembourg. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

a)

German

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

Luxembourgish

4.

What is the official language of Monaco?

a)

French

b)

Italian

c)

Spanish

d)

German

5.

About what percentage of Switzerland's population speaks French, especially in the western part of Switzerland?

a)

About 23%

b)

About 10%

c)

About 40%

d)

About 55%

6.

What are the official languages of Burundi?

a)

Kirundi and French

b)

Swahili and English

c)

French and Arabic

d)

English and Portuguese

7.

Which country is home to at least 250 languages and has French and English as its official languages?

a)

Cameroon

b)

Nigeria

c)

South Africa

d)

Kenya

8.

What are the official languages of the Central African Republic?

a)

French and Sangho

b)

English and Swahili

c)

Portuguese and Lingala

d)

Arabic and Hausa

9.

French and Modern Standard Arabic are both national languages in which country, along with over 120 indigenous languages?

a)

Chad

b)

Morocco

c)

Tunisia

d)

Algeria

10.

According to the Comoros constitution, what are the official languages of Comoros?

a)

Comorian (Shikomoro), French, and Arabic

b)

Comorian (Shikomoro), English, and Arabic

c)

French, Arabic, and Swahili

d)

Comorian (Shikomoro), French, and Swahili

11.

What is the official language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

a)

French

b)

Swahili

c)

English

d)

Portuguese

12.

Which country has Kituba, Lingala, Luba-Kasai, and Swahili as national languages?

a)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

b)

Nigeria

c)

Kenya

d)

South Africa

13.

What are the main languages used in Algeria for government, media, and education?

a)

Modern Standard Arabic, Berber, and French

b)

English, Spanish, and Italian

c)

Swahili, Hausa, and Yoruba

d)

German, Russian, and Mandarin

14.

What are the national languages of the Republic of the Congo?

a)

Kituba, Lingala

b)

French, Swahili

c)

Zulu, Xhosa

d)

Hausa, Yoruba

15.

What is the official language of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)?

a)

French

b)

English

c)

Spanish

d)

Portuguese

16.

What are the official languages of Djibouti?

a)

Arabic, French

b)

English, Somali

c)

Amharic, Tigrinya

d)

Swahili, Oromo

17.

Which languages are official in Equatorial Guinea? Spanish, French, and ______ are the official languages. Annobonese Creole (Fa d'Ambu), Pidgin English, and Fang are standard languages.

a)

Portuguese

b)

German

c)

Swahili

d)

Arabic

18.

What is Gabon's official language?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

English

19.

Which country is home to more than 40 indigenous languages, with national languages including Fula (or Pular), Mandinka, Susu, Kissi, Kpelle, and Loma?

a)

Guinea

b)

Senegal

c)

Mali

d)

Liberia

20.

What is the official language on the island of Madagascar?

a)

Malagasy

b)

Swahili

c)

French

d)

English

21.

What is the official language of Mali?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

Arabic

d)

Swahili

22.

What are the de facto official languages of Mauritius? English and ______ are de facto official languages. However, the most widely spoken language is the Swahili.

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

German

23.

What are the two official languages in Morocco?

a)

Standard Arabic and Tamazight (Berber)

b)

French and Spanish

c)

English and Arabic

d)

Tamazight (Berber) and French

24.

In Morocco, which language is used for business, culture, and education?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

Arabic

d)

English

25.

How many national languages does Niger have?

a)

Eleven

b)

Five

c)

Seven

d)

Nine

26.

What percentage of Niger's population speaks French?

a)

About 11%

b)

About 50%

c)

About 30%

d)

About 70%

27.

Which are the most widely spoken languages in Niger?

a)

Hausa and Zarma

b)

French and Arabic

c)

Swahili and Yoruba

d)

Amharic and Somali

28.

What are the most commonly spoken languages on the island of Réunion?

a)

French and French-based Réunion Creole

b)

English and Hindi

c)

Spanish and Portuguese

d)

Dutch and Afrikaans

29.

What is the national language of Rwanda?

a)

Kinyarwanda

b)

Swahili

c)

French

d)

English

30.

In 2008, Rwanda changed the medium of education from which language to English?

a)

French

b)

German

c)

Spanish

d)

Swahili

31.

What is the official language of Senegal?

a)

French

b)

English

c)

Spanish

d)

Arabic

32.

What is the national language and lingua franca of Senegal?

a)

Wolof

b)

French

c)

Mandinka

d)

Pulaar

33.

Which languages are spoken in Senegal besides Wolof?

a)

Jola-Fonyi, Mandinka, and Serer

b)

Swahili, Zulu, and Xhosa

c)

Amharic, Tigrinya, and Oromo

d)

Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo

34.

What is the common language in Seychelles?

a)

Seychellois Creole (Seselwa Creole)

b)

French

c)

Swahili

d)

English

35.

What are the official languages of Seychelles?

a)

French and English

b)

Spanish and Portuguese

c)

Hindi and Tamil

d)

Swahili and Arabic

36.

What is the French-based language spoken in Mauritius?

a)

Mauritian Creole

b)

Haitian Creole

c)

Seychellois Creole

d)

Réunion Creole

37.

French is the official and most used language in ______. Éwé and Kabiyé are indigenous national languages.

a)

Togo

b)

Benin

c)

Gabon

d)

Senegal

38.

The official language is Arabic; Tunisian Arabic is Tunisia's everyday language. ______ is widely used in education, in the media, and business.

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

German

d)

Italian

39.

Which of the following is NOT a French-speaking country in the Americas and the Caribbean?

a)

Canada

b)

French Guiana

c)

Guadeloupe

d)

Brazil

40.

Canada is de facto a bilingual country. The two official languages are ______ and ______.

a)

English, French

b)

English, Spanish

c)

French, German

d)

English, German

41.

In the Canadian territory of Nunavut, the third official language is ______.

a)

Inuktitut

b)

French

c)

Cree

d)

Ojibwe

42.

French is the official language and national language of ______. Guianese Creole (Créole Guyanais), a French-based creole language, is the people's language.

a)

French Guiana

b)

Suriname

c)

Brazil

d)

Venezuela

43.

Guadeloupe is an overseas region of France in the Caribbean. The official language is ______. French-based Guadeloupean Creole is widely used within the community.

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Dutch

44.

Haiti knows two official languages, ______ and ______.

a)

French and Haitian Creole

b)

Spanish and English

c)

Portuguese and French

d)

English and Haitian Creole

45.

French is the official language in the overseas département of France called ______.

a)

Martinique

b)

Guadeloupe

c)

Réunion

d)

Corsica

46.

What percentage of Haitians speak French?

a)

About 42%

b)

About 80%

c)

About 10%

d)

About 60%

47.

What is the French-based creole language spoken in Martinique?

a)

Martinican Creole

b)

Guadeloupean Creole

c)

Haitian Creole

d)

Réunion Creole

48.

Which of the following is NOT a French-speaking country in Oceania?

a)

French Polynesia

b)

New Caledonia

c)

Vanuatu

d)

Fiji

49.

What is the dominant language in French Polynesia?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

German

50.

Match the French-speaking country in Oceania with its language fact:

a)

French Polynesia

1.

Bislama is the language of choice and lingua franca with more than 100 indigenous languages.

b)

New Caledonia

2.

The dominant language is French; about 20% of the population speak most Tahitian at home.

c)

Vanuatu

3.

French is the official language of the island group. The archipelago knows about 30 indigenous languages; the most widely spoken Melanesian-Polynesian dialects are Drehu, Nengone, and Paicî.

51.

French is the official language in which of the following countries?

a)

Belgium

b)

Brazil

c)

Canada

d)

Nigeria

52.

What does 'Le monde francophone' mean in English?

a)

The Francophone World

b)

The French Revolution

c)

The French Cuisine

d)

The French Language

53.

Which of the following countries is highlighted as a French-speaking country on the map?

a)

Canada

b)

Brazil

c)

China

d)

Australia

54.

The map shows that French is spoken in parts of Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

What does 'Nous parlons français!' mean in English?

a)

We speak French!

b)

They speak French!

c)

We speak Spanish!

d)

You speak French!

56.

According to the map titled 'The World of Francophonie', how many states and governments are members of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)?

a)

14

b)

56

c)

20

d)

35

57.

According to the map titled 'The World of Francophonie', which color represents observer countries of the OIF?

a)

Orange

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Yellow

58.

According to the map titled 'The World of Francophonie', Canada is a ______ of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).

a)

member

b)

observer

c)

partner

d)

guest

59.

According to the map titled 'The World of Francophonie', which of the following countries is NOT a member of the OIF?

a)

France

b)

Madagascar

c)

Ukraine

d)

Canada