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Languages as a world‘s development

Future Generation

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Question 1Lithuania

By which 3 languages was the Lithuanian language

influenced?

A German, Finnish and English

B Finnish, Polish and Russian

C Italian, Czech and English

D Finnish, Czech and Polish

A German, Finnish and English

B Finnish, Polish and Russian

C Italian, Czech and English

D Finnish, Czech and Polish

By which 3 languages was the Lithuanian language

influenced?

Question 2Lithuania

Which alphabet do Lithuanians use?

A Roman alphabet

B Latin alphabet

C Romanic alphabet

D Germanic alphabet

Which alphabet do Lithuanians use?

A Roman alphabet

B Latin alphabet

C Romanic alphabet

D Germanic alphabet

Question 3Portugal

Which Portuguese word has no translation to other

languages?

A Saudade

B Otorrinolaringologista

C Azenha

D None of the options

Which Portuguese word has no translation to

other languages?

A Saudade

B Otorrinolaringologista

C Azenha

D None of the options

Question 4Portugal

In which position, in the ranking of the most spoken languages in the world,

is the Portuguese language?

A 17th

B 12th

C 8th

D 6th

A 17th

B 12th

C 8th

D 6th

In which position, in the ranking of the most spoken languages in the world, is the Portuguese

language?

Question 5Turkey

What language do 90% of all contemporary speakers of Altaic languages speak?

A Albanese

B English and Turkish

C Turkish

D English and Albanese

What language do 90% of all contemporary speakers of Altaic languages speak?

A Albanese

B English and Turkish

C Turkish

D English and Albanese

Question 6Turkey

The Turks began to borrow both lexical conventions and grammatical

conventions from the Arabic language because:

A they wanted to improve their language.

B of the political situation in Turkey.

C of their history.

D of their prestige, religious, scientific and literary traditions.

The Turks began to borrow both lexical conventions and grammatical

conventions from the Arabic language because:

A they wanted to improve their language.

B of the political situation in Turkey.

C of their history.

D of their prestige, religious, scientific and literary traditions.

Question 7Poland

Which language group does the Polish language belong

to?

A West Latin group

B North Germanic group

C East Slavonic group

D West Slavonic group

Which language group does the Polish language

belong to?

A West Latin group

B North Germanic group

C East Slavonic group

D West Slavonic group

Question 8Poland

Which languages influenced the Polish language?

A German, Latin, French, Czech & Italian

B Latin and English

C French, Spanish, Latin, English & Italian

D Czech, Latin and English

Which languages influenced the Polish language?

A German, Latin, French, Czech & Italian

B Latin and English

C French, Spanish, Latin, English & Italian

D Czech, Latin and English

Question 9Czech Republic

What did Czech language derive from?

A From the first king of the Czech Republic.

B From a Slavic tribe of Czechs.

C From a Slavic soldier.

D From a historical Czech tribe.

What did Czech language derive from?

A From the first king of the Czech Republic.

B From a Slavic tribe of Czechs.

C From a Slavic soldier.

D From a historical Czech tribe.

Question 10 Czech Republic

What other countries have a similar language to Czech?

A Lithuanian, Slovak and Czech

B Russian and Lithuanian

C Slovak, Russian and Polish

D Polish and Czech

What other countries have a similar language to Czech?

A Lithuanian, Slovak and Czech

B Russian and Lithuanian

C Slovak, Russian and Polish

D Polish and Czech

Question 11Spain

What makes of Spanish or Castilian languages Romanic

languages?

A They have the same alphabet.

B They appeared at the same time.

C Some terms they have in common with the Romanic language.

D Their origin in Latin, the language of Rome.

What makes of Spanish or Castilian languages Romanic

languages?

A They have the same alphabet.

B They appeared at the same time.

C Some terms they have in common with the Romanic language.

D Their origins in Latin, the language of Rome.

Question 12Spain

Spanish is, after Mandarin Chinese and English, the…

A first most spoken language in the world.

B second most spoken language in the world.

C third most spoken language in the world.

D None of the options below.

A first most spoken language in the world.

B second most spoken language in the world.

C third most spoken language in the world.

D None of the options below.

Spanish is, after Mandarin Chinese and English, the…

Question 13Italy

Why can we affirm that the term “Latin” is often used as a

synonym of “Roman”?

A Because they spoke the same language.

B Because they socialised together.

C It is the third most spoken language in the world.

D Because they lived together in the same area.

Why can we affirm that the term “Latin” is often used as

a synonym of “Romans”?

A Because they spoke the same language.

B Because they socialised together.

C Latins gave a decisive contribution to the formation of the People of Rome.

D Because they lived together in the same area.

Question 14Italy

In which period did the Italian language spread out?

A During the First World War.

B After the First World War.

C After the Second World War.

D During the Second World War.

In which period did the Italian language spread out?

A During the First World War.

B After the First World War.

C After the Second World War.

D During the Second World War.

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