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QUIZ - How much do you know ABOUT English?
QUIZ - How much do you know ABOUT English?
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1
In which of the historical periods of English did William Shakespeare write his plays?
Modern English
Middle English
Old English
2
About how many people in the world can speak English?
400 million
100 million
900 million
1.5 billion
3
In approximately how many countries does the English language have official or special status?
34
20
6
67
4
How many people in the world are
native
English speakers?
360 million
240 million
1 billion
743 million
5
Which language family does English belong to?
Finnic
Celtic
Romance
Germanic
6
Which of these is
not
the name of a dialect that combines English with another language?
springlish
singlish
hinglish
spanglish
7
Which country contains the largest English-speaking population in the world?
United Kingdom
United States
China
India
8
Which term means the substitution of a
more
offensive word or phrase for one considered
less
offensive?
dramatism
orthophemism
euphemism
dysphemism
9
'Basic English' is a simplified form of English used for international communication. How many word it contains?
2,450
450
1,450
850
10
Which of the following is generally regarded as the first
genuine
dictionary in English?
A Table Alphabeticall by Robert Cawdrey
An American Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster
Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson
The Elementarie by Richard Mulcaster
11
Which of the following is probably the most widely used English word throughout the world?
ok
dollar
sex
internet
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What is the oldest piece of English literature?
Beowulf
The Legends of King Arthur
The Canterbury Tales
The Lord f the Rings
