World Book Trivia Quiz For Kids--10/22-language
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What language has the greatest number native speakers?
- A.
English
- B.
Chinese
- C.
Spanish
Correct Answer
B. ChineseExplanation
Around 7,000 languages are spoken in the world today. The Chinese language has the greatest number of native speakers.Rate this question:
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- 2.
Different forms of a spoken language are called what?
- A.
Slang
- B.
Dialects
- C.
Translations
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B. DialectsExplanation
Different forms of a spoken language are called dialects. The most common dialect in China is Northern Chinese or Mandarin.Rate this question:
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- 3.
Hebrew belongs to which language group?
- A.
Romance
- B.
Germanic
- C.
Afro-Asian
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C. Afro-AsianExplanation
Italian, French, and Spanish all come from the same parent language. They belong to the Romance group. Hebrew and Arabic belong to the Afro-Asian family.Rate this question:
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- 4.
Which of the following is NOT a part of spoken language?
- A.
Sounds
- B.
Structure
- C.
Hand signals
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C. Hand signalsExplanation
Spoken languages use sounds to communicate. All spoken languages have words. Words stand for objects, actions, or ideas. Sign language is a system of communication that uses the hands, body, and face to produce messages that can be seen. In this way, sign languages differ from spoken languages. Like spoken languages, sign languages have a vocabulary and grammar and syntax—rules for making words into sentences.Rate this question:
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- 5.
How did language begin?
- A.
With sign language
- B.
No one really knows
- C.
With spoken words
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B. No one really knowsExplanation
Nobody really knows how language began. It is a mystery. Language probably began very slowly and very early in human history. First, people might have made sounds such as barks, grunts, and hoots. In time, the sounds might have become more exact. Then the sounds came to mean certain things. However, there is no record of early spoken languages. We can only guess about how language began.Rate this question:
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- 6.
What was the first stage in the history of writing?
- A.
Creating an alphabet
- B.
Drawing pictures
- C.
Using hand signals
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B. Drawing picturesExplanation
The first stage in writing was the drawing of pictures. The pictures allowed people who did not speak the same language to share ideas. Then people learned to use signs to stand for words.Rate this question:
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- 7.
What language is spoken in the most countries?
- A.
English
- B.
Chinese
- C.
Spanish
Correct Answer
A. EnglishExplanation
The English language is spoken in more countries than any language in the world. English has spread around the world since the 1500's, when people who lived in what is now the United Kingdom were the only ones who spoke English.Rate this question:
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Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are examples of what?
- A.
Parts of speech
- B.
Prepositions
- C.
Punctuation
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A. Parts of speechExplanation
Parts of speech are the word categories of languages. Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are examples of parts of speech.Rate this question:
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- 9.
Writing is a part of all languages.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
Writing is a part of some languages, but not of all languages. No language began with writing. Writing always comes after speaking.Rate this question:
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- 10.
Children start to learn a language by imitation.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
Children learn spoken languages by hearing and repeating sounds. Babies like to make all kinds of sounds. They hear the people around them speak. They imitate the sounds they hear from the people around them and begin to say words.Rate this question:
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