Language
Short Answer Questions
Vocabulary
L1 Questions
100
How many languages are there in the world?
7,000
100
What are the cardinal directions?
north, south, east, and west.
100
divide up
a) locate
b) split up
c) distinguish
b) split up
100
What is another word for "folks"?
People
200
Each language has its own way of
a. eating
b. learning
c. teaching
d. thinking
d) thinking
200
How do you spell 1/4?
a fourth
one fourth
200
"We may ask the question: Does the language we speak _______ the way we think?"
a) start
b) use
c) shape
c) shape
200
How do languages differ?
They can differ in sound, vocabulary, and structure.
300
English is the most widely-spoken language, followed by (Spanish/French/Mandarin Chinese).
Mandarin Chinese
300
Listen to Lina.
You will spell the word.
Aboriginal
300
vast reaches of space
a) a small area
b) a very tiny area
c) a huge area
c) a huge area
300
Instead of "left" and "right", the Kuuk Thaayorre people use...
north, south, east, and west
400
One language disappears every two (days/weeks/months/years).
weeks :(
400
What is another word for "put ~ in order"?
lay ~ out
400
weigh in on~
a) give one's opinion
b) receive one's opinion
c) obtain one's opinion
a) give one's opinion
"But now we have scientific data to weigh in on this question."
400
"Having number words in your language ________ the whole world of mathematics."
opens up
= unleashes
500
Japanese is the (13th/15th/17th) most spoken language in the world.
13th
500
What does this spell?
r e u t p s m r
spectrum
as in color spectrum
500
a little bit
a) significantly
b) slightly
c) largely
b) slightly
500
Can you think of another word for "boundaries"?
barriers
limits
bounds