If you learn only ..... of the most frequently-used lemmas in English, you'll be able to understand 75% of the language as it is spoken in normal life. A) 2000; B) 800; C) 500

What is the most common adjective used in English? A) happy; B) good; C) new; D) great

The most common vocabulary size for foreigners is .... words

Average native speakers of age 8 already know ..... words A) 10,000; B) 5,000; C) 2,000

A new word is added to the dictionary every .... A) 2 hours; B) 2 days; C) 2 weeks; D) 2 years

What is the most commonly used letter in the English language? e; i; a; c

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

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

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

Typically native speakers know ........... word families - or lemmas - in their first language.

You need to know ..... to understand written texts (novels, newspaper and magazine articles).

In approximately how many countries does the English language have official or special status? (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 35 (d) 50 (e) 75