Reading comprehension Set-3

A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it. 

Some languages are used by a few people. Others, such as Mandarin Chinese and English, are spoken by millions. Many people speak two or more languages. They may use one language at home with family and friends, and another at work or school. Regional variations of language are known as dialects. The Anglo-Saxons, who conquered Britain at the end of the Roman Empire, spoke a Germanic language, which later became English. Other Germanic languages include Danish, Dutch, German and Swedish. English also contains French-derived words after it was ruled by French-speaking kings following the Norman Conquest. 

1. Mandarin Chinese is spoken by ________people.

1) little

2) few

3) many

4) big

Correct Answer: many

2. A person who is good at foreign languages is known as

1) Virtuoso

2) Linguist

3) Ventriloquist

4) Scholar

Correct Answer: Linguist

3. _______ are regional variations of a language

1) English

2) Mandarin Chinese

3) Home language

4) Dialects

Correct Answer: Dialects

4. English also included French words ________ the Norman Conquest

1) after

2) prior

3) before

4) during

Correct Answer: after

5. ________ is part of a Germanic language.

1) Britain

2) Anglo-Saxons

3) English

4) Roman Empire

Correct Answer: English