Languages

How many languages are there in the world?

• about 7,000
• about 1,000
• about 3,000
• about 5,000

What percentage of the world does not speak English?

• 50%

• 25%

• 75%

• 10%

The first people to invent the alphabet were....

• The Egyptians

• The Hebrews and the Phoenicians

• The Greeks and the Persians

• The Assyrians

Which language does NOT use an alphabet?

• Arabic
• Chinese
• Russian
• Finnish

English is part of the .....family

• Romance

• Germanic

• Hebrew

• Slavic

What is the most spoken language in the world?

• English

• Spanish

• Arabic

• Chinese

Which language is spoken in Vatican City?

• Japanese
• Hebrew
• Latin
• Greek

A symbol that represents a specific object is ....

• an ideograph

• a phonetic alphabet

• intonation

• a pictograph

Who invaded England in 1066?

• The Pope

• Julius Cesar

• William Duke of Normandy

• Napoleon

After the invasion of England in 1066, What became the official language?

• German

• English

• French

• Spanish