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The English Language Quiz

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What is the status of English as a second language?

  • Most widely learned second language in the world (correct)
  • Least learned second language in the world
  • Second most spoken native language
  • Not commonly used as a second language

    • Where did the speakers of English, called Anglophones, originate?

  • Early medieval England (correct)
  • Medieval France
  • Viking Scandinavia
  • Ancient Rome

    • Which language family does English belong to?

  • Niger-Congo
  • Sino-Tibetan
  • Afro-Asiatic
  • Indo-European (correct)

    • How many sovereign states have English as an official language?

    <p>59</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributed to the emergence of Old English?

    <p>West Germanic dialects spoken by the Anglo-Saxons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the position of English among the most spoken languages in the world?

    <p>Third-most spoken native language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does English rank in terms of second-language speakers?

    <p>Second-most widely learned second language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In how many sovereign states is English an official language?

    <p>59</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the status of English as a co-official language?

    <p>Co-official language of the United Nations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the total speakers of the Germanic language branch does English account for?

    <p>70%</p> Signup and view all the answers

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