Story of English

The word "chicken" comes from

• Old English

• Latin

• Norman French

• Celtic

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

For about how many years was Old English used in England?

• 300 years

• 200 years

• 500 years

• 1000 years

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of these languages contributed the fewest words to modern English?

• French

• Latin

• Celtic

• Germanic/Anglo-Saxon

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of these languages contributed the greatest number of words in modern English?

• Germanic/Anglo-Saxon

• French

• Celtc

• Greek

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which language gave English its articles and demonstratives (the, this, that)?

• Celtic

• French

• Germanic/Anglo-Saxon

• Latin

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Latin was the language spoken by

• Normans

• Romans

• Vikings

• Celts

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In order to speak to their rulers, Anglo-Saxon workers had to learn to speak

• English

• Latin

• French

• Celtic

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

According to Bryson, Norman children probably learned Old English words from their

• Fathers

• Teachers

• Mothers

• Enemies

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What people invaded Britain in about 870 CE?

• Norman French

• Romans

• Anglo-Saxons

• Danes

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

When did English become the official language of England?

• About 400 CE

• in the 1300's CE

• In the 800's CE

• In 1602 CE

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A