1) How many living languages do you estimate there are in the world? a) Around 5,00 b) Around 2,000 c) Around 3,000 d) Around 5,000 e) Around 7,000 2) Which is the most widely spoken language in the world? a) English b) Spanish c) Chinese d) Hindi 3) How many languages are spoken in London? a) Around 50 b) Around 100 c) Around 300 d) Around 600 4) What does the word "alphabet" come from? a) From the Egyptian word for "writing" b) From the name of the Greek god Alphaeus c) From the two first letters of the Greek Alphabet d) From Esperanto 5) How many words does the active vocabulary of a person contain? a) around 9,000 - 10,000 b) around 20,000 - 30,000 c) around 50,000 - 60,000 d) around 150,000 6) The most common adjective used in English is ____ a) fast b) cheap c) good d) better 7) 90% of English texts consists of just _____ words. a) 100 b) 1,000 c) 10,000 d) 20,000 8) There are ____ sounds (phonemes) in the English language. a) 27 b) 44 c) 57 d) 124 9) There are __________ vowel sounds in English. a) 5 b) 6 c) 12 d) 15 10) The most translated document in the world is ____________ a) The Bible b) The Little Prince c) Harry Potter d) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 11) Almost all languages in the world have been influenced by another language. a) True b) False 12) ________ of the information stored by computers in the world, is in English. a) 50% b) 80% c) 99% 13) The fastest spoken language is _________________ a) English b) French c) Spanish d) Japanese e) Chinese 14) The most common English consonant is ______________ a) R b) T c) E d) N 15) ______________ of English terms come from French words. a) 10% b) 30% c) 50%

Languages

Afdrukken
Embedden

Scorebord

Visuele stijl

Opties

Template wisselen

Automatisch opgeslagen activiteit "" herstellen?