Typically native speakers know ........... word families - or lemmas - in their first language.
15,000 to 20,000
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To understand dialogue in film or TV you'll need to know the ... most common lemmas. A) 1,000; B) 2,000; C) 3,000
C) 3,000
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What is the most common adjective used in English? A) happy; B) good; C) new; D) great
B) good
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What is the most commonly used letter in the English language? e; i; a; c
e
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You need to know ..... to understand written texts (novels, newspaper and magazine articles).
8,000 to 9,000 lemmas
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The most common vocabulary size for foreigners is .... words
4,500 words
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Roughly what proportion of the world's population is fluent or competent in English? (a) one person in 1,000 (b) one in a 100 (c) one in 10 (d) one in four
D
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In approximately how many countries does the English language have official or special status? (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 35 (d) 50 (e) 75
(e) 75
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The estimated number of words currently in use in the English language is: A) 471,146; B) 371,146; C) 271,146; D) 171,146
D) 171,146
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Which is right? 90 % of everything written in English uses: A)1000 words; B) 2000 words; C) 4000 words; D)10 000 words
A)1000 words
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Which country contains the largest English-speaking population in the world? (a) England (b) United States (c) China (d) India (e) Australia
(d) India
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thief
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shark
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gift
Win 15 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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lifesaver
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gold
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shark
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baam
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thief
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gold
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shark
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baam
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A new word is added to the dictionary every .... A) 2 hours; B) 2 days; C) 2 weeks; D) 2 years
A) 2 hours
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Average native speakers of age 8 already know ..... words A) 10,000; B) 5,000; C) 2,000