1 - How many words do you think there are in the English language?
a) 70,000 b) 170,000 c) 500,000 d) 2 million+


2 - The following English words come from other languages. Can you guess which language they are borrowed from?a) Tea b) Coffee c) Casserole d) Potato e) Shampoo


3-The American English word 'zucchini' means what in Standard English English?a) leek b) courgette c) radish d) spring onion e) yam

4-After the Battle of Hastings in 1066 what language was spoken by the Royal Court and the ruling class? a) Latin b) German c) English d) French e) Swedish


5-Approximately how many languages are spoken in the world?
a) 1070 b) 1250 c) 2100 d) 2700 e) 3200


6-Middle English was used by which poet?

a) Hardy b) Blake c) Chaucer d) Shakespeare e) Milton


7-What are the official languages of Israel?

a) Hebrew and Arabic b) Hebrew and English c) Arabic and English d) Hebrew and Yiddish


8-What percentage of the Internet is in English?

a) 55% b) 69% c) 86% d) 92% e) 95%


9-According to the U.S. Census, how many languages are spoken in the United States?

a) 457 b) 329 c) 275 d) 203 e) 162

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1- 2 million!

2-The following English words come from other languages. Can you guess which language they are borrowed from?

a) Tea b) Coffee c) Casserole d) Potato e) Shampoo
a) China (from the AMOY dialect) b) Turkey c) Greek d) Spain e) India

Borrowings are one of the commonest ways in which words enter the language.The English language is like a magpie, collecting and hoarding useful vocabulary to build up the biggest wordstock in the world. This process has gone on throughout history, but the media has made it so much easier in the 20th century.

3- zucchini = courgette

4- conjunction

5- Approximately how many languages are spoken in the world?
a) 1070 b) 1250 c) 2100 d) 2700 e) 3200
d) 2700

6-Middle English was used by which poet?

a) Hardy b) Blake c) Chaucer d) Shakespeare e) Milton

c) Chaucer


7-Hebrew and Arabic

8-86%

9-According to the U.S. Census, how many languages are spoken in the United States?

a) 457 b) 329 c) 275 d) 203 e) 162

b) 329

After the Battle of Hastings in 1066 what language was spoken by the Royal Court and the ruling class?

a) Latin b) German c) English d) French e) Swedish

correct answer is: French

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