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1
Which of the following correctly sequence the continuum from language family to dialect?
Indo-European, Germanic, English, Midland Northern
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Hindi, Bengali
Afro-asiatic, Semitic, Arabic, Berber
Sino-Tibetan, Sinitic, Mandarin, Chinese
2
Which of the following is NOT a Germanic Language?
Slovakian
Swedish
English
German
3
Which is NOT a region where people speak a Celtic language today?
The Isle of Man
Brittany, France
Basque Country
Scotland
4
Which is NOT a branch of Indo-European?
Romance
Indo-Iranian
Turkish
Balto-Slavic
5
Which of the following have the greatest linguistic fragmentation?
Korea
Quebec
Caucasus
Argentina
6
Which of the following is NOT a paring of synonyms in English with Germanic and Latin roots?
drink/imbibe
stool/chair
deity/god
loose/tight
7
All of the following are places the indo-european langage family dominates EXCEPT...
Iran
Southern and Central Australia
Central Asia
Russia
8
Another name for African American Vernacular English.
Cyrillic
Romansh
Ebonics
Abugida
9
What do Basque, Finnish and Hungarian have in common?
They are in Europe but not part of the Indo-European family.
They are not written.
They all use the Cyrillic alphabet.
They are part of the Balto-Slavic branch of Indo-European.
10
A group of languages that have a common ancestor before recorded history.
Language dialect
Language branch
Language group
Language family
11
All of the following are true of the language family indicated EXCEPT...
A widely spoken language in the family is Arabic.
It is the Afro-Asiatic family.
It is the Niger-Congo family.
A language in the family is Hebrew.
12
Which of the following is NOT something Celtic speakers are doing to save the languages?
Having all church services in a Celtic language.
Making Welsh an official UK language.
Teaching it in schools.
Celtic TV.
13
Which language family is indicated here?
Austronesian
Altaic
Uralic
Sino-Tibetan
14
This is the second largest language family by number of speakers.
Sino-Tibetan
Nilo-Saharan
Austronesian
Dravidian
15
Which of the following was NOT discussed as a way Celtic languages were trying to be saved?
Making a Celtic language for all British people.
Teaching in schools
TV in Celtic languages.
Irish rock bands
16
A language that is spoken and written has a...
literary tradition.
abugida.
accent
dialect.
17
A language used in mass media, business and laws.
Abugida
Institutional language
Vigorous langugage
Cyrillic
18
The theory that The Kurgan people spread Proto-Indo-European through warfare is called...
Sedentary farmer theory
Nomadic warrior theory
Afro-Asiatic Theory
Cyrillic Alphabet Theory
19
The arrow indicates which of the four languages spoken in Switzerland?
French
German
Romansh
Italian
20
Which of the following best explains the Internet’s homogenizing effect on global language patterns?
The English language is widely used on the Internet.
Social media applications commonly support dozens of different languages.
More and more Internet users communicate exclusively through emojis.
Many governments censor citizens’ Internet access.
21
Which of the following is NOT an example of British and American synonyms?
Hood of the car/bonnet
Pacifier/dummy
Taco/Mexican Sandwich
Zebra Crossing/Crosswalk
22
What is the difference between a pidgin and a creole?
Creoles are spoken as a first language.
Pidgins in the park like bread crumbs.
Creoles are the same as dialects.
Pidgins are spoken as a first language.
23
Which language is indicated?
Danish
Polish
English
Norwegian
24
Which romance language is indicated.
Romanian
French
Catalan
Spanish
25
All of the following are true of the language family indicated EXCEPT...
Russian is one of its languages.
Hungarian is one of its languages
It is called Uralic
Finnish is one of its languages.
26
Why was the Nigerian capital moved to Abuja?
To give the Igbo more power.
To give the Christians more power.
To lessen ethno-linguistic tension.
To give the Hausa more power.
27
Who were the original inhabitants of the British Isles about 2000 years ago?
Basques
Germans
Celts
Scythians
28
Which of the following is NOT a language of the Balto-Slavic branch?
Polish
Czech
French
Russian
29
Which of the following is NOT true of the linguistic divide in Belgium?
They North is richer.
The people of the South are called Walloons.
The Flemish in the North speak French.
Dutch is spoken in the North.
30
The picture shows a road sign in the Republic of Ireland. Which of the following best describes the sign's significance?
The sign shows an international political border between Ireland and the UK
The sign promotes the use of a single language in the region.
The sign indicates that County Cork is a linguistic region Ireland.
The sign promotes the use of traditional language among citizens of Ireland
31
Which of the following was NOT a group that influence the languages of the British Isles?
Germanic Tribes
Normans
Russians
Celts
32
Finish this sequence: nane, jees, tree, kiare...
queig
cinco
fünf
toot
33
Which of the following is a difference in British and American spelling?
British doesn't have Xs.
British have eliminated the silent p.
British have a u in words like labour and colour.
British spell words with an ie not a y like babie not baby.
34
Which language family is indicated on the map?
Niger-Congo
Indo-European
Sino-Tibetan
Tai-Kadai
