History of English- English 12

French influences the language we speak today.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

VERY TRUE! At one time the French RULED England.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What country can we trace the first spread of the Indo-European Language in the region of the Biblical Hittites

• England

• Turkey

• Italy

• Germany

Answer explanation

You are a TURKEY if you didn't get that right! All the other choices were not in the middle east!

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The following groups invaded the area now known as Great Britain after the Romans left.... CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY

• Angles

• Celts

• Saxons

• Frisians

• Jutes

Answer explanation

Dude, the Celts were ALREADY there!

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The first group of people that spoke the ancestor of the Modern English Language is

• Asian

• Native American

• Sub-Saharan African

• Egyptian

• Indo-European

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of these languages is Latin based (Romance Languages)? CHOOSE 3

• Spanish

• German

• Arabic

• Portuguese

• French

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

French has more words in common use today than English.

• False

• True

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

This month was named for the Caesar who was alive during the time of Christ.

• January

• July

• August

• April

Answer explanation

Give unto Caesar what is Caesar'.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Girraffe is what origin.

• German

• Old English

• Portuguese

• French

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of these was the first Alphabet developed?

• Roman

• Greek

• Phonetian

• English

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Modern English and Spanish are cognate. They once spoke a common language

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A